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"Democratic candidates won all 30 of Northern Virginia's seats in the Virginia House of Delegates on Tuesday as the party was set to significantly expand its 51-49 majority in the state's lower chamber. As of 11 p.m., Democrats had picked up 13 seats statewide, according to the Virginia Public Access Project. With only one race undecided, the Democrats will hold at least 64 of the 100 seats, the most they have held in nearly 40 years." Huh. Turns out being the party responsible for firing all of the federal workers wasn't a winning strategy in an area with the largest concentration of federal workers in the country.

Unfortunately, even though the GOP controls the House, Senate, and has the Presidency - they remain incapable of effective governance. Effective governing requires negotiation and compromise, neither of which the current Administration understands. Apparently, neither do the "Make Americans Goobers Again" fanbois understand that very simple principle. Not surprisingly, then, despite Trump's claims to the contrary, a majority of Americans blame Trump and the Republicans for the shutdown. Trump now holds the records for the two longest government shutdowns in history. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/nbc-data-guru-reveals-americans-182558180.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/04/government-shutdown-live-updates-day-35/86991377007/

In the interest of discussion, if you can make an argument that the "devil" exists, doesn't that mean there's an argument for the counterforce to the devil, i.e. "God"?

"After the ceremony, Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow refused to call it a peace agreement - sticking instead to their own preferred title "Joint Declaration by the prime ministers of Thailand and Cambodia on the outcomes of their meeting in Kuala Lumpur", which doesn't exactly trip off the tongue." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93dy2kk7vzo

Chinning! (Good thing he's not a General - he'd have to fire himself.)

Indeed, the King in all his regal majesty:

That's what she said.

I believe he's already had a run at Columbia University. Colombia the country is probably up next. Anything to distract from his private Gestapo kidnapping and abusing American citizens (like ramming their vehicles 'because we can"), which somehow people now think is normal behavior in the USA. https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/17/us/video/ice-truck-rams-car-california

Trump puts the "Downs" in shutdowns. He puts the "special" in Special Forces. He puts the "more" in moron. But I do love Melania. She's so life-like.

And the least successful after 10 months. Bravo, King Dumbo!

He might not be but ICE is. Golly gee whiz, I expected the "Make Americans Goobers Again" crowd to say "no one is above the law." I guess it's okay when a Trump Gestapo member defecates all over law enforcement. Of course, if you have brown skin....not so much.

He asks about his kids yet they don't give a flying duck about the kids of the people they kidnap. Who would pay money to watch this moron get tasered? (Raises hand.)

Theoretically speaking: 1. The bank in question "understands the process". The money is removed immediately after you receive a printed receipt showing the amount is there. 2. Technically, the 800K must stay in your account for x months (three, is it?) after your extension. Since that doesn't happen and you cannot show it happened in your bank book, you need an agent to "fix it" so you can get the next extension.

Right on top of things, as always - announced five months ago but when you rely on YouTube for your "news".... Hey, did you hear that Trump wants to call the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America"? https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/business/us-gold-card-investor-visa

The 1950s called....they want their slogan back.

Plus she'll give you a public handjob at a live Broadway-esque musical performance. Oh wait, that was the other she-male right wing nutjob. https://www.advocate.com/politics/lauren-boebert

Or read Lord of the Rings or The Cat in the Hat. Same same but different.

TL;DR

Truer words were never spoken about the CM Expat Club and NancyL. I won't go into a big eulogy about her efforts but - in short - she helped a LOT of people in CM through her work at the CM Expat Club and her tireless volunteer efforts at various charitable organizations and local hospitals. Quite frankly, she was a major positive influence in the CM expat community overall. Thank you for reminding us of her contributions.

No argument there. A bit surprised you would reference a "woke, lefty" like him though.

Nice reference, if you're 200 years old. Perhaps Hamilton Burger (Ham Burger) will prosecute the case. (Clever character naming by Erle Stanley Gardner.)

Ha ha, keep reading other threads. Plenty of crybabies saying "they had to scrape the bottom of the barrel to find this winner"....not realizing the implication that even the bottom of the barrel was preferable to General Fattin'.

I'm not asking you to prove a negative. I was asking you to provide proof that the Nobel committee awarded the prize to Obama because he was black. If you actually did understand argumentation, you would understand that the person making a claim is the one who needs to provide proof of that claim. You can't because it's false. Despite your other claim to the contrary, I absolutely refuted your argument by providing some of the accomplishments the committee cited when awarding him the prize. None of those reasons were "because he was black." And I never called you a racist. "Playing the victim" 101. Right out of the MAGA handbook.

I'm not sure you understand how arguments work. You claim Obama only won because he was black but provide no proof of that. Ergo, you have no argument simply a belief. Here is an excerpt from his citation, giving the reasons the committee awarded him the prize: "Obama has as President created a new climate in international politics. Multilateral diplomacy has regained a central position, with emphasis on the role that the United Nations and other international institutions can play." and "Dialogue and negotiations are preferred as instruments for resolving even the most difficult international conflicts. The vision of a world free from nuclear arms has powerfully stimulated disarmament and arms control negotiations. Thanks to Obama’s initiative, the USA is now playing a more constructive role in meeting the great climatic challenges the world is confronting. Democracy and human rights are to be strengthened." https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2009/press-release/

Poor guy. Always the victim.