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Did they make this up too? "Freedom Caucus member Troy Nehls was one of the first to suggest the former president as a candidate for speaker. His call was soon taken up by other far-right Republicans, such as Greg Steube and Marjorie Taylor Greene."

You think that's ridiculous? Wait till you read this: Guess Who Far-Right Republicans Want to be the Next House Speaker? For the first time in U.S. history, the House voted Tuesday night to vacate the speakership. Most Republicans, including the ones who voted to kick McCarthy out, quickly made it clear that they have no idea what actually happens next. But a candidate soon began to emerge: Donald Trump. https://news.yahoo.com/ll-never-guess-far-wants-141130260.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABAhEfkLQgfQUTTFBeuTdUqrnf9rM3p7j6H7Q4nPA_wK0K_NWsBEX4yiCvcVqR20bC-QkRKTOVJc8UrB8yrSKhPNlJ2ecMjs6J0F1XPhId0vjnHEfWwF6AgCBmt6urZUn12KjMYNydI9MCEfYc1xfdRhHFUnrPAieVZp9W9Fjcdz I think Trump will have enough sense to avoid that entanglement. After all, to be good Speaker, you have to be a good negotiator. And Trump is notoriously bad at that.

Whether that's true or not, the discussion isn't about most mental health disorders. (And given the wide use of pharmaceuticals in treating the mentally ill, your assertion is certainly open to doubt.) It's about transgenderism. Are you familiar at all with the research on the neurological research?

Not so smart. The time to raise that issue would be before the trial. I haven't seen any evidence that Trump's lawyers raised the issue. Appeals courts tend to be very sceptical when lawyers raise an appeal on issues that they should have previously addressed. More likely, though it's only my opinion, given Trump's often stated belief that he couldn't get a fair jury trial, his lawyers were acting at Trump's direction.

I unreservedly apologize. You are correct in your statement about that statute. That said, Trump's lawyers made no attempt to appeal the use of the statute which is odd, gi given the propensity of Trump's lawyers to litigate everything... "“It’s not entirely clear whether Trump would have been entitled to a jury trial under New York law – that would depend on nuanced legal determinations about the nature of the remedy sought by the attorney general,” said Elie Honig, a CNN senior legal analyst and former federal and New Jersey prosecutor. “But Trump’s legal team absolutely could have requested a jury, litigated the issue, and then appealed had they lost.” https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/04/politics/trump-new-york-case-no-jury/index.html

First, go ahead and give me the source of the quote.

You really do have a penchant for making things up, don't you? For instance that the poverty statistics are skewed by blue cities Here's a datum from Mississippi, the poorest state: Child Poverty Heavily Concentrated in Rural Mississippi, Even More So Than Before the Great Recession The share of children living in poverty in the U.S. remains higher than it was before the Great Recession. According to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS), nearly 20 percent of children were living in poverty in 2016, compared with 18 percent in 2007. Also, the number of children in poverty increased over this period by 1 million, from 13,097,100 to 14,115,713. Child poverty rates continue to be highest in the South and Southwest, particularly in counties with concentrations of Native Americans and along the Mississippi Delta. Children in poverty tend to live in rural (nonmetro) counties—many with persistently high poverty—that were hard hit by the recession https://www..ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2018/july/child-poverty-heavily-concentrated-in-rural-mississippi-even-more-so-than-before-the-great-recession/

Prove it. And good luck with that. It's clear that either you're making this up or you got this information from some garbage dump of a website. "Any alleged factual claims must be supported by a valid link to an approved credible source." https://aseannow.com/forum/158-world-news/ Trump Gripes It’s ‘Unfair’ He Doesn’t Have A Jury—But He Never Asked For One In N.Y. Fraud Case "Trump’s attorneys, acting on his behalf, waived his right to a jury trial earlier this year, according to online court records. Trump also falsely said on Monday “we’re not entitled to a jury, which is pretty unusual in the United States of America.” Trump was entitled to a jury, but his lawyers chose to have a bench trial, meaning the judge will make the final determination" .https://www.forbes.com/sites/willskipworth/2023/10/02/trump-gripes-its-unfair-he-doesnt-have-a-jury-but-he-never-asked-for-one-in-ny-fraud-case/?sh=15e44b415172

Yours is the kind of statement that comes from living in a fact-free bubble. "In 2014, three Allies spent 2% of GDP or more on defence; this increased to seven Allies in 2022. Moreover, 2022 was the eighth consecutive year of rising defence spending across European Allies and Canada, amounting to a rise of 2.2% in real terms compared to 2021." https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_67655.htm?#:~:text=In 2014%2C three Allies spent,real terms compared to 2021.

How does that work? I'm assuming that I'm going to have to provide some proof of means to pay for medical care since I suspect the Thai govt doesn't want to end up being stuck with the burden of medical expenses.

Trump ran his father's highly successful real estate business into the ground. NY Banks stopped lending to him. He way overpaid for the Plaza Hotel and ultimately that ended in a ruinous bankruptcy He way overpaid for what became for Trump airlines and ultimately that failed. He's a terrible negotiator. What saved Trump was the huge success of "The Apprentice" in which he masqueraded as a super-successful businessman.

I got some news for you. The subject of the article here is "Transgenderism 'a mental health disorder'" Where does actual neurological research stand on that issue? And I take it that you are not opposed to surgical procedures on consenting adults? Or do you consider them mentally ill and therefore unable to make a competent decision?

I wonder if he celebrates on Neville Chamberlain's birthday.

What I haven't seen from you or other anti-trans posters is any reference to the science. There's a joke among sexologists that goes like this: What the biggest sex organ in your body? Your brain. So what does actual research on the brain tell us about people who claim that they are transgender? That said, I'm sure you've looked into this issue had have just forgotten integrate that information into your views on transgenderism.

Actually, Hanaguma was damning Nancy Pelosi by apparently praising her. What in Pelosi's record confirms that "And also credit where credit is due. If you are in the Democratic party and you cross her, she will cut your Jacobs off..."?

I am looking at, or rather, attempting to look at, how Nancy Pelosi "cowed" The Squad. Care to share with us some evidence for that?

Cherry picking much? 82% of electric power in New Zealand comes from renewable sources.

What's that got to do with the fact that the temperature of 60 degrees Kelvin would be compatible with life, which, after all, depends on chemical reactions.

There are still people who deny evolution and who believe that the Earth is 5000 years old. I guess that means that evolution and the age of the earth are still subjects of legitimate debate. At least by your way of reckoning.

Apparently, you don't recall or don't even know that Trump employed teams of lawyers to delay investigations. If Trump had simply complied with investigators requests, instead of going to absurd length to resist them, the trials would already be over.

There's plenty of strong evidence against Trump. Nothing like that against Biden

Could you please share with us the information you clearly have about "their lifestyle." And while you're at it, some actual evidence of what motivates them?

It's clear you don't differentiate between between denouncing and whining. Whine: "complain in a feeble or petulant way." https://www.google.com/search?q=whine+definition&oq=whine+definition&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDQzOTJqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Whine: "publicly declare to be wrong or evil." https://www.google.com/search?q=denounce&oq=denounce&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRhB0gEIMTY4MGowajmoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Given that the claim was that Nancy Pelosi failed in impeachment proceedings, when in fact the House did impeach Trump, your notion of what is nonsense is seriously suspect.

So you disagree with countries like Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Poland that actually share borders with Russia. Odd as it may seem, I will trust their IMO's over yours.