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Seattle went with a less crazy mayor and for the most part the crazy is not as extreme. It is still crazy but not as bad. Will they go for a republican. Not in the forseeable future. But they have backed off of the extremists. Chicago, has the chance to change direction. Will they? mspart

I'm doubting this. And I will unless they bring back the old man. This is what management wanted, they got it. But the lady from Bud Light got the boot for doing what they wanted. So I suppose it could happen. Difference here may be Bud Light did not hunker down and keep Mulvaney on as a spokesman. If CB keeps the old man, then they will be backing off as well. CB does have bigger issues than the logo though. Their food has gone from great to garbage. mspart

Hmmm that's really interesting. mspart

Is it possible they will be less stupid on this vote for mayor? mspart

https://jonathanturley.org/2025/08/26/running-it-up-the-flagpole-why-the-trump-order-on-flag-burning-is-unconstitutional/#more-235125 Turley disagrees with Trump on this one. Essentially burning flags is protected. It cannot be used as a sentencing enhancement where it created an injurious situation or otherwise public harm. mspart

Yes, CA gave a temp CDL and WA gave him a permanent one. And NM at a traffic pullover said he could speak adequately. Yet FL says he can't speak and it just goes on and on. It is a crazy time where an illegal alien can get a CDL. Blows my mind. Only in the US does this happen. mspart

Thread is too long so I am putting this in at the risk of it already being pointed out. https://nypost.com/2025/08/22/media/dems-gavin-newsom-roast-new-cheap-cracker-barrel-logo-on-social-media/ The Democratic Party and California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office’s X accounts joined the backlash against Cracker Barrel after it released its new text-only logo earlier this week. The company unveiled the new logo on Tuesday as part of its new branding campaign for the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurants. The campaign eliminated the image of a man resting on a barrel in favor of a text-only logo for the first time since 1977. While conservative critics have piled on the new redesign, both the Democratic Party and the liberal governor’s media team put out tweets Thursday calling out the Tennessee-based restaurant chain for the change. “WHAT IS WRONG WITH CRACKER BARREL?? KEEP YOUR BEAUTIFUL LOGO!!! THE NEW ONE LOOKS LIKE CHEAP VELVEETA “CHEESE” FROM WALMART, THE PLACE FOR ‘GROCERIES’ (AN OLD FASHIONED TERM)!!! ‘FIX IT’ ASAP! WOKE IS DEAD!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. — GCN,” Newsom’s press office wrote, mocking President Donald Trump’s caps-heavy writing style. “We think the Cracker Barrel rebrand sucks too,” the Democratic Party wrote. So apparently not just conservatives are saying Cracker Barrel is making a mistake here. My own opinion is that they are trying to get away from the "country" feel of the place that gave it its charm. And the absolute generic quality of their new logo really makes that clear. They should just change their name to something more appropriate like Food gone bad or something. I used to like the place but the last 2 times I've eaten there, it was pretty horrible. MT and UT were my last two experiences and it was not like it was many years ago when I learned to love them. Not going again. mspart

He presumably qualified for the CDL he carried. He presumably knew more about the rules of the road than the normal Non-CDL driver. Yet, he could not speak English profienctly, answering only 2 of 12 questions. https://nypost.com/2025/08/19/us-news/illegal-migrant-truck-driver-in-deadly-florida-crash-failed-english-road-sign-tests-despite-getting-licenses-from-2-sanctuary-states/ Federal law has mandated for decades that CDL holders must be able to speak English “sufficiently” enough to converse with the public and read road signs – with Duffy signing an order in May to bolster those laws. And in California, CDL tests are administered only in English, while Washington allows tests to be taken in English, Spanish, Russian, or Serbian-Croatian. So why did he have a CDL and was allowed by two states to drive a big rig? CA and WA broke federal law by allowing him to receive a CDL. The family of the victims has a pretty easy case to make for damages of these two states in my opinion. mspart

30 minutes to go. mspart

https://foxbaltimore.com/newsletter-daily/national-guards-presence-slashes-dc-crime-rates-with-seven-days-homicide-free People are happy with the reprieve in crime. I would be. No murders in a week? When was the last time that happened in DC. Sure things may go back to normal after the deployment ends but that just shows that a city can be cleaned up and returned to civility if there is enough will to make it happen. Those fighting the effort are on the wrong side and that would mostly be Dems. They are against anything good for any city, state, or the country. mspart

Yep Trump caved!! https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yk9dqlvygo?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us Canada to drop many of its retaliatory tariffs on the US Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday that his country will drop some of its billions of dollars in retaliatory tariffs on US goods, though it will keep levies on autos, steel and aluminium. It comes a day after he and President Donald Trump spoke over the phone for the first time since the two countries missed a self-imposed deadline to reach a trade agreement. mspart

TEXAS!!! Only because of what RV said! mspart

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Hi all, Kroger, who owns PNW home grown Fred Meyer, is closing stores in Pierce and King Counties. Tacoma, Everett, Redmond, Lake City, and Kent are losing their stores. These stores are more than grocery stores, they are huge and sell all kinds of stuff like house wares etc. You might remember that Kroger tried to merge with Albertsons. Albertsons is a Boise company that bought Safeway. Both of these are very prominent in the WA/OR area. The merger was a big deal around here. Most were happy it didn't happen, myself included. The reason these stores are closing is mostly due to crime and to a lesser extent the lousy business climate here in WA with higher taxes just imposed. https://www.king5.com/article/money/business/fred-meyer-closures-spark-debate-over-retail-theft-and-community-impact/281-3e096ce2-5193-49e2-b6f7-3198e3ccd6d3 https://www.heraldnet.com/news/kroger-to-close-fred-meyer-store-on-evergreen-way-in-everett/ https://mynorthwest.com/local/fred-meyer-stores-closing/4122284 Kroger is closing 60 stores across the country. I believe that the stores price their items so they can remain profitable. Theft robs them of their profit and eventually of our ability to shop there when they eventually close. mspart

The map companies use lat and long to place the land masses appropriately. So what is a better way to represent a globe on a 2d piece of paper? And keep lat and long in straight lines and easily discerned? mspart

My son lives in DC and there is so little crime he warned us not to ride the subway, funny things happen there. mspart

So people starving in the an area controlled by terrorists doesn't make you wonder? No, you assume it is the neighbor next door that is sending the aid and then preventing the aid from getting to the intended target. This is nutty thinking. mspart

Show me where this is wrong. 2+2=4pi/pi You have Harvard President plagiarizing her papers. It is not that far fetched that scientists fudged data. Remember Cold Fusion? mspart

I guess the lefties are on to something else since this got zero traction. mspart

Recently got back from UT visiting my son and my sister. Both are doing well. They live right on the Wasatch front which is incredible to look at . To be able to see that everyday coming out the front door is just heaven on earth. mspart

That is a good one!! Here's one my brother in law told us. Flat Earth Society - It is gaining recognition around the globe. Thank you thank you, I am here from time to time. mspart

Who could look at a world map and think that Africa is small. Way bigger than Australia and Europe and South America and North America. Only Asia would be bigger. Crazy mspart

There seems to be a correlation. My friend who worked and lived in Saudi Arabia lived on a compound for expats. It was a nice place and the elementary school was off the compound but right across the street from the compound. They all drove their kids to school even though it was just across the street. Why you might be asking yourselves? Well, there were Saudi men waiting just off the school grounds that would sexually abuse the boys and the girls. I was shocked but he swore it was true. mspart

I'm sure they have other sources of income. mspart

When you believe news sources that have been shown to continually and maliciously falsify their reports for a political advantage, I'd say the degree of gullibility on your part out weighs most of the free world. Israel has shipped 1.3 million tons of aid. Where is that aid? What happened to it? Apparently the Gazans are not eating it because they are starving. What say you? mspart