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Trump and Vance should stop re-posting ANYTHING. And I'd say Trump needs to stay on issues. (As does Vance, all he does is attack, but he's toothless in that role.) But based on his performance in Potterville, MI, billed as a speech on "Economic Policy" yesterday he seems unable to focus on anything for more than a few seconds. And he was sweating profusely. Thank god he can still use the teleprompter, sort of. His mental decline is shockingly apparent. Maybe they have him on a new medication protocol? Or it's side-effects from the Ozempic? Whatever it is, it is not working. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTlAI9Z9I5Y

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservatives voices. We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we can ever allow this to happen. We saw what they attempted to do, and failed, in 2016. We can’t let a more sophisticated version of that....

'Nuff said. The Supreme Court will not be enlarged or "packed" unless Trump is elected, in which case he'll replace Thomas and Alito. I think everyone can agree that a code of ethics, like those for Federal Judges, is not unreasonable. And term limits should at least be debated.

I'd make copies of all the pages, and carry the photo page and your current permission to stay stamp page. I'd also make copies of the passport renewal documents, including the DS-82, and maybe the Thai Post 100 baht receipt. This link works for me... https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/passports/instructions-for-ds-82-processing-by-mail-and-online-fee-payment-for-u-s-citizens-residing-in-thailand/

In resurfaced remarks, Vance bashes teachers union president for not having 'some of her own' children The GOP vice presidential nominee took aim at American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten when he was running for the Senate in Ohio three years ago. “You know, so many of the leaders of the left, and I hate to be so personal about this, but they’re people without kids, trying to brainwash the minds of our children,” Vance said at a Center for Christian Virtue leadership forum moderated by conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt and the group’s president, Aaron Baer, in October 2021. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/resurfaced-remarks-vance-bashes-teachers-union-president-not-children-rcna168552 Kind of a weird thing to say when you consider the Catholic faith (priests without children) and Nuns who are teachers in Catholic schools. I can't figure out where the weirdness ends and the stupid begins with this clown. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PinFHOiOwXY

Newly Released Records Show How Trump Tried to Retaliate Against Social Media For Fact-Checking A year ago today, President Trump issued an Executive Order that deputized federal agencies to retaliate against online social media services on his behalf, a disturbing and unconstitutional attack on internet free expression. To mark this ignoble anniversary, EFF and the Center for Democracy & Technology are making records from their Freedom of Information Act lawsuit over the Executive Order public. The records show how Trump planned to leverage more than $117 million worth of government online advertising to stop platforms from fact-checking or otherwise moderating his speech. Although the documents released thus far do not disclose whether government officials cut federal advertising as the Executive Order directed, they do show that the agencies’ massive online advertising budgets could easily be manipulated to coerce private platforms into adopting the president or the government’s preferred political views. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/05/newly-released-records-show-how-trump-tried-retaliate-against-social-media-fact https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/05/dangers-trumps-executive-order-explained

Utah Governor Spencer Cox accompanied Trump to Arlington National Cemetary and then used a photo in a campaign email. Utah Gov. Cox faces scrutiny for using military cemetery photo with Trump in campaign email SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican Gov. Spencer Cox came under criticism Wednesday for sending a campaign email that featured a photo of him and former President Donald Trump at Arlington National Cemetery during a wreath-laying ceremony. Federal law prohibits campaign or election-related activities within Army National Military Cemeteries, and that rule was widely shared before the Monday ceremony, Arlington National Cemetery said Wednesday. Cox’s campaign apologized for using the photo and for politicizing the graveside ceremony, which honored Sgt. Darin Taylor Hoover of Utah, one of 13 service members killed in an airport bombing during the Afghanistan War withdrawal three years ago. The email was soliciting donations for Cox’s reelection bid. https://apnews.com/article/spencer-cox-arlington-cemetery-trump-utah-281639822fe420ae102c9dd08af02bf4 AFAIK, only three of thirteen families "invited" Trump to the three-year anniversary. Trump grinning and giving a thumbs-up is a questionable look. Trump negotiated the Afghanistan departure, with the Taliban. He also released 5,000 Taliban prisoners. Had Biden not continued it I'm sure many many more than Thirteen would have been lost in the subsequent three years.

He just announced a new set of digital trading cards... https://collecttrumpcards.com/ Trump launches new $99 NFT 'digital trading cards' showing him dancing, wearing superhero suit https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/27/donald-trump-nft-digital-trading-cards/74969573007/

Great Lincoln Project ad...they are definitely getting under his very thin skin, exposing him him for the sociopathic narcissist that he is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrkSRXLPzWI

Calling BS on this one... IVF is NOT publically funded in the U.S. It is funded in many, many developed countries.

Yes. I am envisioning a Capt. Queeg moment... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-95QqBXLG2I

A bit like your posts, and you. Yes, you all should definitely plan to vote on November 24.

I was surprised that it was the Harris side that wants Trump's mic to be UNMUTED. And that the Trump side seems reticent to accept this. Not what I was expecting. She is definitely messing with his head. Trump threatens to pull out of Harris debate, hot mics an issue https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-threatens-pull-out-harris-debate-hot-mics-an-issue-2024-08-26/ Why Harris wants to unmute Trump https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/27/politics/harris-trump-debate-rules-analysis/index.html

Class of service: Economy, Business, First. Often referred to as Y, J and F.

No, that's not my take on this. I think Imm Div 2, in an effort to streamline fast track for certain segments and have more flexibility in staffing, did drop F & J, without telling AoT/SBIA BKK. This created some backlash, where (again my take) AoT pushed back on Imm Div 2 to staff these booths to handle all previous pax and F & J. One can see, in the communications from AoT (SBIA/BKK) that Imm Div 2 was the controlling factor. We have confirmed with Immigration Division 2 that First and Business Class passengers are currently permitted to use the priority lanes. Any future changes to this policy will be at the discretion of Immigration Division 2, as they hold the ultimate authority on these matters. For further inquiries, please contact them directly at xxxx or by telephone at xxxx. Sincerely, Special Affairs and Community Relations Department Suvarnabhumi Airport While not a storm in a teacup, whatever that might be, it was a bit of a cock-up.

"Ultimately, it was our decision whether or not to take content down, and we own our decisions, including COVID-19-related changes we made to our enforcement in the wake of this pressure," Zuckerberg wrote. 'Nuff said. Pressure, or the suggestion that some comments could harm the public, differs from censorship.

I think many of these right-wing radical republicans expect the President to head down to Whole (Paycheck) Foods to re-price everything. That would make Jeff Bezos very angry.

No. 24 weeks. Are you unable to read? CHICAGO --- Former president Donald Trump’s vice president pick U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance in June voted against the Right to IVF Act, which would have protected accessibility and affordability of in vitro fertilization (IVF) services nationwide. Northwestern University fertility expert says IVF should be the one thing all politicians can agree on. “The fact that he voted against the Right to IVF Act is very telling and very worrisome. IVF is fundamentally ‘pro-life’ in that it helps couples have children that would otherwise not be born,” said Dr. Eve Feinberg https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/july/j-d-vances-worrisome-anti-ivf-stance/?fj=1 He's not a OB GYN, he mixed up his fertility programs. Hardly a lie. https://apnews.com/article/tim-walz-ivf-fertility-jd-vance-fc5ebf8f37adb28cf45d0af51224a938 Don't be so hard on yourself.

AFAIK, She wants Roe re-enacted. So that would be ~ 24 weeks (which I think covers ~ 99% of abortions). See pages 50 - 52 of the DNC Platform... https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf She's also pro-IVF and against any restrictions on contraception.

RFK Jr. Was My Drug Dealer Kennedy’s endorsement of Donald Trump raises an awkward question. By Kurt Andersen https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/08/rfk-jr-endorse-trump-execute-drug-dealers/679597/

Lawrence O'Donnell eviscerates RFK Jr. RFK Jr. is 'the Jeffrey Dahmer of the animal kingdom' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7wNq3cjBkU

Trump's campaign staff have been buying TV ads for Palm Beach County to counter George Conway's Anti-Psychopath PAC ads. Priceless, goading him into throwing away money where ads aren't needed.

"Resurfaces". I see what they did there. Was this pre brain worm or post brain worm. A wretched, horrible human being. Drove his first wife to suicide (hanging). Argued with her family about her remains (weird). Sexually assaulted the nanny. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1rw8d0p2j7o Claims he didn't eat the dog, it was a goat. (Vanity Fair article https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/robert-kennedy-jr-shocking-history ) ...claimed there was a mysterious alternative shooter in the death of his father in 1968 (going so far as to interview Sirhan B. Sirhan in prison and proclaim him innocent); or that the CIA was possibly involved in the assassination—claims that caused deep pain for his siblings. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/05/26/who-killed-bobby-kennedy-his-son-rfk-jr-doesnt-believe-it-was-sirhan-sirhan/ To say that he is troubled is an understatement. Why anyone would think he's qualified for anything other than a padded cell is beyond me.