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If you mean the U.S. Army, Gen. Randy George has taken over until someone is confirmed by the Senate. As for the 300 vacancies, most could go unfilled and nothing much would change.

Most of the areas where frequent brush fires occur are lands that were deforested for the planting of pineapple and sugar or the establishment of cattle ranches. These are lands that already had a history of low rainfall and were irrigated. Now that sugar and most of the pineapple is gone fast growing invasive grasses, such as guinea grass from Africa, have taken over. During the summer months these grasses are easily ignited by dry lightning. Two years ago one of these fires came close to torching our home.

You mean that the Pentagon is run by woke brass that haven't figured out why recruiting goals are not being met causing our armed forces to be seriously undermanned. The Chinese know that. They also know that Biden is foolishly depleting our strategic oil reserve in order to bring gas prices down. They even bought some of that oil. And what's this ask putin (sic) bit?

If Xi were rational he wouldn't be saber rattling in regards to China's neighbors surrounding the South China Sea. He is not rational if he thinks invading Taiwan will not backfire.

As long as Xi and his CCP are in power only a fool would think a rational relation is possible.

Now let's see if these tough restrictions are enforced.

Social media may have a part in influencing these alarming incidents. Time to fight fire with fire, firearms, that is.

Former president Rodrigo Duterte thought he could deal with Chinese aggression by distancing the Philippines from the U.S. China became more aggressive.. Now Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Bong Bong) has welcomed back the U.S. military. Smart move? Only time will tell.

Unless married to a U.S. citizen most immigrants are required to wait 5 years before being eligible to apply for citizenship. A spouse need wait only 3 years. Hence the 5 year waiting period to qualify for SNAP (food stamps) and Medicaid.

Here in Hawaii it used to be that only frozen durian was available. Now locally grown durian is often seen in farmers markets. Bought one last week. It happened to be an unnamed variety, but was of excellent quality. The price was about the same we paid in Chanthaburi this past February. Grafted and seedling trees are also available. One nursery is offering grafted named varieties for $100. Seedling trees go for $35.

"we will do just fine." So will China, exceedingly well.

They are only useful for shooting unarmed civilians.

Girlfriend went to the local Apple store to find out why her iPhone was not charging. I suggested she needed a new battery, but the guy behind the counter sold her a new charger. Not the problem. Went to an independent cell phone shop. Problem was the battery, like I said. So much for Apple stores.

Applying for a job as a movie script writer?

I blame Nixon for taking the U.S. off the gold standard, which is often called the "Nixon shock."

Would be interesting to see what the Vegas oddsmakers are saying about this.

Judging from some of the comments here and many other comments on other social media it surprises me how strong the support for Trump remains. Will it help him to win? First of all he has to win the GOP nomination. If he does, then who his Democrat opponent is can make a difference. Anybody But Clinton comes to mind. Another factor is the mindsets of right-leaning conservatives and left-leaning liberals. Each have there own unique ideas of ethics and morality.

Fences, like door locks, will not keep out those determined to break in.????

Many U.S. presidents, including Biden, have issued executive orders. This is in direct conflict with the Constitution's separation of power. During the first few weeks in office, Biden issued 30, yes 30, executive orders. Maybe you have a different idea what "separation of power" means.

Does not make them wrong either.

I'm quite sure there are many that will disagree about Biden doing no such thing.

This is what happens when the laws of the land, in this case the U.S. Constitution, is intentionally disregarded. There are no checks and balances anymore as all three branches of government violate their own rules. The civil unrest you talk about will most likely move on to race wars and armed insurrection.

Odd? I don't think so.. Unexpected? Not really. Trump's opposition has and will do anything to stop him. So far they have been unsuccessful and this attempt will most likely fail, too.

Maybe, maybe not. His ratings went up after the classified documents flap. He has also jumped ahead of DeSantis.

You're talking about NYC where anythings goes, corruption is a way of life, and criminal behavior is rewarded.