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There's always a way around a rule. mspart

The left cries about $5million for citizenship but supported millions of illegals coming in with the implied promise of availability of all social services to them up to and including citizenship. Do they know which way is up or down, right or left, if something is black or white etc? They are so contradictory it makes your head spin. mspart

There was a time when most Ds were against the largest outlets being a megaphone for the US govt. What changed? mspart

Here's an article and the letter Bondi wrote to Kash Patel demanding all of the pages. https://www.foxnews.com/us/epstein-files-pam-bondi-sends-fiery-note-kash-patel-accusing-fbi-withholding-docs mspart

This was noted in the article Vak provided. Nothing new here. mspart

After reading the article, I think this is much ado about nothing. My guess is that Verizzon will retain the contract as it has already been given to them. Musk may get access to remote places. mspart

That is not an answer to the question. If they can prove they are better, why should they not get the contract? That is the question. Your inability to figure out that one company can show they are better than another company doesn't matter in the least. I have to say in this case, i have no idea how they would do it but I'm sure those two companies and any other interested in the contract do know how to differentiate themselves. mspart

If starlink can do it better, why shouldn't they? If they can demonstrate that they are better, pure competition. mspart

Oooof, mspart

Is it conceivable that this action could be taken without DOGE and without Musk's association with Trump? If yes, not conflict. If no, yes conflict. The real question is do you want the best support for the FAA? If so and Starlink shows better support than Verizon can provide, wouldn't we want Starlink? I'm not saying Starklink, or any other company, is better, but if it demonstrably is, wouldn't it be prudent to move that direction or in the direction of a better company than Verizon? mspart

Why should Bezos bankroll a losing rag? Sure he can handle losing millions but why shouldn't he expect to receive money for his investment? Any of you nay sayers willing to bankroll the WAPO with your own money, or is it you don't mind bankrolling it with someone else's money and complain that he wants to make money on a paper that people will actually read? mspart

https://harvardharrispoll.com/about-us/ The Harvard CAPS / Harris Poll is a monthly poll released by Harvard’s Center for American Political Studies, The Harris Poll, and HarrisX. https://harvardharrispoll.com/press-release-february-2025/ FEBRUARY HARVARD CAPS / HARRIS POLL: 58% OF VOTERS ARE MORE SATISFIED WITH TRUMP'S JOB AS PRESIDENT THAN BIDEN DEMOCRATIC PARTY APPROVAL HITS A RECORD LOW AT 36%, NOW 15 POINTS LOWER THAN THE GOP 72% OF VOTERS SUPPORT THE EXISTENCE OF A U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY FOCUSED ON EFFICIENCY INITIATIVES VOTERS WANT UKRAINE TO NEGOTIATE A SETTLEMENT WITH RUSSIA, BUT MOST ARE OPPOSED TO TERRITORIAL CONCESSIONS AND WANT THE U.S. TO GIVE SECURITY GUARANTEES Read the poll RV. You'll find that Harvard runs the poll. Totally rigged though. mspart

Depends on the contractor I guess. Generally I would agree with you, but his daughter just gave me the scoop. I trust her knowledge. He started just before we got married. So for me, he always worked at the city. mspart

Not to mention the horrendous taxes that you have to pay. I have a friend who married a NZer and they live there part time now because of the taxes. The other time is spent in WA down by the Columbia river. mspart

I never asked him why he did that. He was a specialty equipment operator and was underpaid for most of his adult life. My wife grew up very poor. He worked like a dog and had very little to show for it. She just told me the city paid better, had better benefits, better hours, no work away from home. He was grateful for what he learned in the private sector but did not like the outfit. They paid crap and sent him everywhere, no vacation or sick leave. It was a bare bones operation. It worked out for him. mspart

Totally rigged Harvard Poll? yeah, that's right. Harvard did the poll. We all know that everyone at Harvard watches fox news all day and more at night. We all know that they are totally against illegal immigration, against trans sports crossovers, against abuse of Jews, against allowing liberal speakers to speak on campus, etc etc. Yes, that Harvard, they rigged the poll. Of course, I should have seen that. mspart

My father in law worked for construction firms for years and years, and then for himself. Then he got a job at the city and couldn't believe how many people did nothing. It bugged him a lot. But he got all the OT he wanted and was dependable and could think about solutions to problems. But he hated the city work ethic. mspart

You are conflating definitions. mainstream meaning watched most or mainstream meaning most outlets. Using the latter definition, Fox is definitely not mainstream. CBS, NBC, ABC, WAPO, NYT, CNN and others are mainstream because they generally say the same thing. MSNBC is an outlier like Fox but more closely linked to the others in content. https://my.lwv.org/california/torrance-area/article/how-reliable-your-news-source-understanding-media-bias-2022 mspart

Looks like a Hawaiian road crew. Saw this in my neighborhood many times. 5 guys, 4 standing around, 1 patting asphalt into the pot hole. That fix lasted all of 6 weeks. Job security. mspart

How can they if they are destroyed? I wonder if 51 intelligence folks will write a letter and say this is Russian disinformation. mspart

Poor Maddow, the racist works for a racist company. Go figure. I think it was pointed out that Joy had 52k viewers on a nation wide broadcast. Apparently all but 52k Americans are also racist. MSNBC is on the chopping block so they have to get rid of dead weight. You don't get any dead weightier than Joyless Reid. mspart

Nah the easier answer is that Trump is hiding stuff. Obviously. mspart

If True Kash wouldn't have the institutional knowledge to do this. Big qualifier is DOGE is after everyone and so is Kash so they are getting rid of evidence, if this is is even happening. Hillary got away with it, why not them. mspart

https://harvardharrispoll.com/press-release-february-2025/ https://jonathanturley.org/2025/02/25/harvard-polling-majority-supports-doge-measures-to-reduce-the-size-of-government/ What was interesting amid the ongoing judicial and legislative fight is that 83% of voters preferred cutting government spending to raising taxes. Some 77% also supported a broad review of government spending. A massive 70% believe government spending is rife with waste and fraud and 69% support cutting spending by $1 trillion. Sixty percent of voters said that DOGE is carrying out the need of the government to make significant cuts. Turley in this article is pointing out that there are lawsuits against Trump for some of these things, as there should be. But that is how our system works and it has worked well over the centuries. The article is short but interesting. But it appears the American people are with Trump on what he is doing for the most part. mspart

Yet you demand evidence. Maybe read what you write and see how nonsensical it is. mspart