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Strategically as in 4 more years of the same thing we have had the last 4 years as opposed to Trump? Or idealistically as in Kamala's people say she has changed and that is good enough for me, glad Biden isn't going to be there anymore and even though the last four years have been tough, they are better than when Trump was in there? mspart

Now only GA, PA, WI, MI, NV, NC need to follow suit. I think AZ has done so already. mspart

I am not seeing them so much now. Thanks Bob mspart

It looks like someone did not do due diligent stress analysis on that turbine blade for it to break so soon. Or materials were of low quality. It is not easy, but very do able. There is a matter of ultimate strength, tensile strength, and fatigue analysis due to all the repetitious revolutions. As I understand it, it was the railroads that provided the new science of material fatigue as tracks and wheels were breaking all the time. mspart

That's a bargain considering the fate of the world is at stake. mspart

But the media is trying to make it look like Trump is blinking. Who blinks, the person who demands new rules or the one who says the current rules are fine? mspart

Good article. Good read. https://jonathanturley.org/2024/08/27/democrats-lose-effort-to-block-cornel-west-from-michigan-ballot/ For months, we have been discussing the concerted effort of Democrats to bar challengers to President Joe Biden from primary ballots and block third-party candidates like Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Cornel West from appearing on the November ballots. As both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris insisted that “Democracy is on the ballot,” their allies sought to deny the ability of voters to cast their ballots for other candidates. Now, a state judge has issued a stinging denial of the effort of Democratic officials to block West from the Michigan ballots. Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson helped lead the effort to prevent citizens from being able to vote for West in Michigan. Judge James Robert Redford issued the ruling days after West was kicked off the ballot due to technical issues. West issued a statement: “Victory in Michigan! We brought thousands of voices to the table, and the court listened, rejecting the Democrats’ technical challenges. This is a win for democracy and for every person fighting for truth, justice, and love. Onward!” He is running with Black Lives Matter co-founder Melina Abdullah. Democrats are still pushing to strip them from the ballots in other states to prevent voters from having a choice in the election. Another such effort failed in Maine recently. The press and pundits have been largely silent about this effort despite the glaring contradiction with the campaign rhetoric of the DNC on saving democracy from imminent destruction. The media does not appear at all alarmed or critical of the effort to limit democratic choice. The Washington Post stated clinically “Democrats are taking third-party threats seriously this time.” Taking it seriously appears to mean using legal means to keep them from the ballots. It is true that the main political parties have challenged qualification signatures and paperwork in the past. However, the reports indicate a systemic effort geared toward reducing the choices for voters. What is striking is that this is coming from democratic groups and the DNC, which are raising money on the “save democracy” narrative. The contradiction is spellbinding. On the same sites promising to oppose the third party candidates, the DNC and other groups push the narrative that only the Democrats are working to protect the right to vote. The Post reports that Democrats have studied the Hillary Clinton campaign and vowed not to allow third party candidates to drain away millions of voters as they did in 2016. This well-funded campaign to block other candidates is continuing. It was cited by Kennedy as one of the reasons that he pulled out of the race and endorsed former president Donald Trump. West is now a threat with independents looking for an alternative to Trump and Harris. West has long been a charismatic figure in academia. Decades ago, I was his editor on what may have been his first law review publication as a young, rising divinity professor at Princeton. One does not have to support Trump, West, or the other third-party opponents to find this effort repulsive. While some of us have challenged that hyperbolic claim that this “may be our last election,” the one thing that may not be on the ballot is choice, if the self-appointed defenders of Democracy have anything to say about it. I added the bold and underlined at the end here. Any open fair minded individual can see that the Ds are not doing this to protect democracy. They are doing this to protect themselves at the expense of democracy. This is insidious and as noted, is not being reported widely. Again, I say media is the enemy of the people as they are constantly showing themselves to be. mspart

It's about time to stop the lawlessness of this admin. mspart

I noticed this too just now. mspart

Interesting, they protected Biden for years, got caught at the debate, but keep on keeping on with Kamala, even though months ago they were saying she was a liability. The media is in the tank for the Ds and will do anything to protect them as is obvious by now. mspart

I blame that money grubbing dead guy that runs this place. mspart

The lizard strikes again! mspart

Taxpayer money paying for homes for undocumented. That's right, the poor stupid citizens are not eligible for this program. You must be undocumented to get the money but need not thank those stupid citizens that paid the freight. This is against all sorts of civil liberty legislation. mspart

Yep, them new fangled battries are someping tu behold, at er distince. mspart

I'll see your verbal jab with a chainsaw!!! mspart

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2024/08/26/trump-harris-hot-microphones-mute-threat-to-skip-tv-debate/ Mr Miller went on to claim that the Harris campaign have also requested that the candidates be seated for the debate, allowed to use notes and deliver opening statements. Along with hot mics so she can say, "I'm speaking now" multiple times during the debate. So she wants to change the rules for the ABC debate completely. What a coward!! mspart

Those "save the Democracy" democratics. To the moon!!!!!

Yeah, or Jackson or Kagan (Harvard), or Sotomayor (Yale). Or Obama (Columbia). mspart

Yes, and that is why the media is the enemy of the people. mspart

I was 6 so I really wouldn't know. All I know is I was there when the chair was purchased and it was in a shop setting where they were building stuff. I have no idea where I was. I was just assuming we made a trip up to PA for that but who knows. Can you get stuff like that in DC or Maryland where they make that stuff? I also remember my folks watching a funeral on TV. I think it was RFKs funeral. That dates me pretty good. mspart

Do you think people will start wondering what is wrong with her when they don't see her giving interviews, answering press briefing questions, debating? mspart

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2246629/ The recommended dose of selenium is 40 μg per day, whereas extrapolations from mammalian studies suggest that humans might need between 12.5 μg and 25 μg of arsenic. This is, to some extent, academic; a normal diet will contain 12–50 μg of arsenic in most parts of the world, but it shows that arsenic—the famous poison—and selenium—one of the most widely studied elements in the dietary context—could well have almost identical levels of nutritional necessity and toxicity. Yeah, a little bit is good, but more is not so good. Same goes for most things. mspart

Yes, this is the thing that all those Kamala loving Ds have forgotten. She was considered a liability to the Biden campaign. He stubbornly supported her. She was not an asset. Now she is the saving grace of the D party and the nation. If the press isn't the enemy of the people, certainly they are the enemy of the truth. mspart

It's called not enough evidence to get a conviction. Because there is no evidence of an insurrection. Nice try Know Nothing. If it was an insurrection, DOJ would have called it that. They have not. Case closed. mspart

Yes, this is not a good look for NASA, Boeing, or the space program in general. I get that NASA is erring on the side of safety, but they have done so without actually saying what is wrong. We have been getting different version of Starliner is ok, but out of an abundance of caution we aren't going to use it. What the heck is going on? mspart