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  1. Pommer

    Could Tariffs Ruin 4th of July celebrations?

    An American fireworks business/blog website explaining that since the importing nation‘s consumers “pay the tariff”, this years’ prices will likely rise. We make a fairly large amount of fireworks but only for the professional shows, the backyards will be largely silent until it catches on that...
  2. Pommer

    The Post Office…who needs it?

    Not us!
  3. Pommer

    Freshman Texas 26th Representative Butters-up The Boss

    Future Washington BigWig and current son-in-law of Dinesh D’Souza, Brandon Gill lately of Texas’ 26th Congressional District, sort of introduces a bill, (HR 1790], titled H.R.1790 - To require $100 notes to include a portrait of Donald J. Trump, and for other purposes. No word on when the text...
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    So it kinda looks like we’re going to be “buddies” with Russia.

    Should President Trump decide to have a better, more friendlier relationship with Russia, then it is entirely within his hands to do so. He is the a president and Presidents conduct foreign policy as they see fit, (that’s [part of] the “job”!) I’m sure my poll missed some good points about such...
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    Well, this is a…thing. President Trump has decided that the post-office is his now. And we were worried about Mitt Romney!

    Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and absorb the independent mail agency into his administration, the Washington Post reported, on Thursday. Same news only Washington Post not reporting the Big Win”news”, for its...
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    A Mississippi judge ordered a newspaper to remove an editorial.

    Chancery Judge Crystal Wise Martin issued the restraining order against the Clarksdale Press Register on Tuesday in connection with a Feb. 8 editorial titled “Secrecy, Deception Erode Public Trust.” The piece criticized the city for not sending the newspaper notice about a meeting the City...
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    Discussion Thread: An INTENTIONAL Two-tiered Justice System

    I kinda, sorta miss the general political discussions that we used to be able to have before “politics” started to look like some zero-sum game and the bickering back and forth, back and forth… BTAIM We already have two sets of laws in the Several States, one set is the State (and State...
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    Oklahoma Governor Stitt to Require Graduating High Schoolers to Go to College OR Trade School OR Join Military or don’t Graduate

    I have been taken in by an internet hoax. While the Governor did allude to toying with the idea, (based on one interview), no actual action nor policy has been promulgated. I apologize to you, my forum-mates, and will take more better care in future. In a posting on X, the Governor of...
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    15 Year Rule Ends with Bangladeshi PM’s Resignation

    https://apnews.com/article/bangladesh-hasina-student-protest-quota-violence-fdc7f2632c3d8fcbd913e6c0a1903fd4 DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s prime minister, [Sheikh Hasina], resigned and fled the country Monday after weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs descended...
  10. Pommer

    The refrigerator

    There are food items that I do not keep in the refrigerator: Here’s a partial list: Vinegar Mustard (prepared: yellow, brown, and powdered) Dried spices Ketchup Soy sauce (all varieties) Bullion paste Breads
  11. Pommer

    Texas Champions the Rights of the Unborn…Until It Doesn’t

    A prison guard says she was forced to stay at her post during labor pains. Texas is fighting compensation for her stillbirth. This case is pre-Dobbs, wherein Texas fights against a fetus’ status as a pre-born human being.
  12. Pommer

    “Little ‘Johnny’?” Not Without Parental Permission! [Florida Man]

    New rule under the DeSantis regime requires written permission by parent/guardian to use a nickname other than their child’s legal name. Loads more paperwork for no apparent reason. Freedom!
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    Fresh atop the IANAL [I am not a lawyer] files: How does our justice system work?

    I’m starting to see a trend in the (seemingly) endless stream of “normal workings of government” being turned into scandal. Not the latest (by any means) but the “Suspicious Activity Reports” that banks are required by law are required fo produce, are now being waved around as “evidence” that...
  14. Pommer

    A House Divivded

    [Fair warning: link goes to radical left NPR] On why [Russel Moore, editor Christianity Today] thinks Christianity is in crisis: I shan’t participate much in this thread but it’s always good to see my Christian brethren “share in love” their feelings along these lines.
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    Trouble in Russia?

    The Wall Street Journal is reporting: “Russian authorities stepped up security in Moscow and issued an arrest warrant for Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner paramilitary group, on charges of mutiny after he called on his troops to oust the country’s military leadership.”
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    Somebody please reboot the server…

    The site is awful clunky tonight. The ads aren’t loading correctly which futzes with Chrome, which locks up
  17. Pommer

    Fresh atop the “free speech” party’s agenda, stifling speech.

    Tennessee Republican lawmakers took the first steps Monday to expel three Democratic members from the GOP-dominant House for their role in a recent gun control protest at the state Capitol. Suddenly disrupting a session of the Tennessee House is “serious”.
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    Statement on President Carter’s Health

    Statement on President Carter’s Health Feb. 18, 2023 ATLANTA (Feb. 18, 2023) — After a series of short hospital stays, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention. He has...
  19. Pommer

    Near Miss as FedEx Jet Aborts Landing Allowing Southwest to Depart Austin

    I found out about this on the Chinese spyware known as TikTok, link is to Politico. The TikTok was wild.
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    State of the Union Speech 2023 (reaction)

    I caught the last 20 minutes or so and apart from a couple of slurred words he done pretty good. Where can I watch the rebuttals?
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