jerrymahoney

As per 'Well done Trump" NY Times 30 APR 2025 said: The concept of giving the United States a stake in Ukraine’s minerals was first proposed to Mr. Trump by Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, during a meeting at Trump Tower last September.

The corporate brass at McDonald's has nothing to worry about because of any short -term downturn: (As told to Meet the Press) Trump Shrugs Off Recession, Says US Will Have 'Greatest Economy' Ever Updated May 02, 2025 at 8:49 PM EDT And Ms. Karoline Leavitt agrees so who's to question, huh?

To me McD's in Thailand is a good place to hang out at 5 AM as some are open 24 hours -- then it's usually just me and the Grab drivers. And you can even get a cheeseburger at that time not just muffins.

When I read the topic heading "Pam Bondi claims Donald Trump has saved 75% of American lives in first 100 days", I just figured the other 25 % died.

.. and Trump would say they are all Biden's fault (take 2, fellas)

... and Trump would say it's Biden's fault.

What -- no Car Talk?

In a 36-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez in Brownsville, Texas, ruled that the Trump administration exceeded the scope of the Alien Enemies Act by using it to speed up the deportations of alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. The government labels the gang a terrorist organization. ________________ So, it would seem the Trump admin did not feel they had the authority required WITHOUT invoking the 1789 Act.

Mr. Trump has so far almost exclusively attempted to do the will-of-the-people via executive order. Per Wikipedia: Like both legislative statutes and the regulations promulgated by government agencies, executive orders are subject to judicial review and may be overturned if the orders lack support by statute or the Constitution.

From the MEMORANDUM OPINION: The Supreme Court has long made clear that “no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics . . . or other matters of opinion.” W.Va. State Bd. of Educ. v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624, 642 (1943). Simply put, government officials “cannot . . . use the power of the State to punish or suppress disfavored expression.” NRA v. Vullo, 602 U.S. 175, 188 (2024). That, however, is exactly what is happening here.

Final sentence of Judge Howell's order: (6) ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall close this case. SO ORDERED. This is a final and appealable order. Date: May 2, 2025

From Judge Howell's ruling: (4) ORDERED that: A. defendants are PERMANENTLY ENJOINED from implementing or enforcing Executive Order 14230 in any way;

Ms. Bondi has to show everyone why she was a better pick for AG than (fellow Floridian) Matt Gaetz

Google right now is already in enough fed dustups doesn't need something like this.

In the U.S., the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) has officially updated “Gulf of Mexico” to “Gulf of America.” As we announced two weeks ago and consistent with our longstanding practices, we’ve begun rolling out changes to reflect this update. People using Maps in the U.S. will see “Gulf of America,” and people in Mexico will see “Gulf of Mexico.” Everyone else will see both names. https://blog.google/products/maps/united-states-geographic-name-change-feb-2025/ ********** So if Mr. Trump wants to rename the Atlantic Ocean and issues an executive order doing so, everyone in the US would have to use that name

There are very few traits of Donald Trump long term that cannot be traced back to Roy Cohn: The three rules of PR as taught by Roy Cohn to Donald Trump — -- Attack! Attack! Attack! -- Admit nothing and deny everything. -- No matter what happens you claim victory and never admit defeat. You have to be willing to do anything to anyone. https://medium.com/bouncin-and-behavin-blogs/no-matter-what-happens-you-claim-victory-and-never-admit-defeat-da98040d8db5

The settlement would not be of merits to the case just that CBS/Paramount needs FCC approval for a sale of licensed broadcast properties. The case itself may be a dud as it is only about Texas consumer protection laws and Donald Trump does not fit the definition of 'consumer' under the Texas law. REDUX jerrymahoney Posted November 3, 2024 From the complaint filed in Amarillo TX Federal Court: 55. President Trump is a “consumer” within the meaning of the DTPA, since he is an individual who sought and received CBS’s broadcast services. From the DPTA Texas statutes: Sec. 17.45. DEFINITIONS. As used in this subchapter: (4) "Consumer" means an individual, partnership, corporation, this state, or a subdivision or agency of this state WHO SEEKS OR ACQUIRES BY PURCHASE OR LEASE , any goods or services, except that the term does not include a business consumer that has assets of $25 million or more, or that is owned or controlled by a corporation or entity with assets of $25 million or more. https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.17.htm

My favorite hoax is Ms. Karoline Leavitt's saying "It's a fact" that the body of water down south is the 'Gulf of America' instead of the Gulf of Mexico when the body of water was named in the 1500's and the name 'Mexico' was actually referring to a person and is not a reference to a country.

This page lists the Bumrungrad Hospital 'International Company Direct Billing Contracts' and you can maybe do a reverse search and find a broker who represents one of these companies: https://www.bumrungrad.com/en/insurance

And Mr. Trump says Not Me!

Of course --

Trump tells those who voted for him, whether this is what you wanted or not, this is what you got: 'They did sign up for it' Asked by ABC News' Moran for a message to voters who may feel some anxiety at the prospect of higher costs from tariffs, Trump claimed that he has delivered on his signature campaign pledge to lower prices on his first day in the White House. "There is a lot of concern out there," Moran said. "People are worried, even some people who voted for you sayin', 'I didn't sign up for this.' So how do you answer those concerns?" "Well, they did sign up for it, actually. And this is what I campaigned on," Trump replied. "I said that we've been abused by other countries at levels that nobody's ever seen before … I could've left it that way, and at some point, there would've been an implosion like nobody's ever seen. But I said, 'No, we have to fix it.' I've -- I've wanted to do this for many years." https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-defends-100-days-historic-presidency-exclusive-abc/story

OK so Musk (Mike Myers) is only in one photo:

NBC headline now: Trump administration live updates: Trump says Biden is responsible if the economy shrinks in the second quarter