When I read 'foreign head of state' I was thinking Putin. I've never honestly believed the meeting in Alaska had anything to do with Ukraine. Since the war/not war started in Iran, sanctions against Russia are gone. Not that they mattered much to begin with.
All Putin had to say to the orange russkie was, "Tell Israel you'll back their play and they'll start some shit real fast, and we can move our oil again."
"If it can be used for killing by our military, we want it." Inadvertant collaterial damage isn't a concern. And, if it's not useful to Trump [in his mind], he doesn't care if you are in business [at all], or not.
It will take decades to re-build this. Greenland is getting European troops to be more prepared. From who? My guess is that they are unsure themselves.
Removing the incentive is definately part of the goal. It is working, in that regard. I am a bit more than upset that that government doesn't care about collateral damage among its citizens. The tally grows...
The money waste also bothers me. Illegal immigrants as a % of pop in MN is not as high as in several red states. Sure, it's not partisan revenge... /sarc Send ICE to TX and FL first.
I heard ICE might start going door-to-door. Any white man named Muhammad Smith will have to tape a photocopy of his driver's license to his front door just to save time with the daily visits.
'Why should I care which patch of dirt someone’s parents fucked on?'
You shouldn't. I have seen nothing that indicates that violent criminality amoung immigrants is any higher or lower that the base poulation they came from. Illegal immagration is a statutory crime, not violent.
So much for Trump's "They're all killers, rapists..." crap.
When the border with Mexico was open, the Mexicans crossing were mostly seasonal workers. They went back home when the season was over. Now MAGA complains that we are stuck with them year-round. Who would'a guessed...
If all those H1-Bs would have had to wait in line, Silicon Valley would have given politicians donations to champion picking up the pace. Politicians do what the donors want.
From 30 years to say, 3 years to get through the backlog.
DISCLAIMER: I may sound like a trump supporter, but I'm not... {Independent}
I don't think that the U.S has ever been serious about immigration to start with. I mean, a 30 year wait unless you can get in with an H1-B, or any number of other exceptions (being a foreign actor included…). Really? How is that, in any way, ever been serious about letting anyone into the country?
I know Mike and others have written about the economic benefits of H1-B visa program for technical skills. And I get it. But you carve out exceptions for this and that over the years and here we are, the inevitable conclusion.
I say cut the bullshit. (Sorry Mike…)
If the U.S. eliminated the H1-B’s and all the exceptions (Trump himself uses at least one of the others for his own organization), that would force some things:
1) American businesses would apply political pressure to resolve the 30-year wait problem.
2) Force America to stop belittling science and education and groom the workers we need.
3) Illegal immigration would be less necessary. One could get in before retirement.
I see all of those as benefits. After cutting off the fast pipelines, some of those business people wearing red hats would wake up and go in the direction of the alleged “left”. Less bitching about illegals, a proper emphasis on education, and realizing the stark realities of “no easy answers” for immigration issues. They may even lobby to fix a few.
Politics has always profited off illegals (both sides), recently literally, so the desire to fix it has never been there, by either side of the aisle.
We have a federal government that wants to let the states handle more of their own shit, and state residents that don't trust federal money for fear of strings attached.
So be it. Seems like a marriage made in hillbilly heaven.
Heartless, but if that is the way a state wants to play it, who am I from another state to argue. On a DOGE note, having 50 states all doing the same things for themselves seems incredibly "inefficient".
I called around a few years ago, to get an additional CAT6 run down the length of my house. One quote was for $600.00 {nope} and another would only offer to install a mesh network. ("Sorry buddy, but I can read a manual for myself, if I wanted mesh.") It was really a joke to get someone who wanted to work for a living. Finally a guy I called dropped one, exactly where I wanted it, for about $150.00. All my non-portable media devices use wired.
Adjusting the router wireless channel[s] and adjusting your router's power to cover only what it needs to, would do a lot more to eliminate neighbor interference than another band would, considering the blockage issues. That isn't a reason for a new band.
For context, I'm an independent voter...
Most people's opinions boil down to two, and only two, things. "Which political party wants it", and "Is that my party?". Don't ever give them the luxury of being "clueless" (aka. ignorant of the facts, their resulting tax numbers, etc.). They're not. People have made a purposeful choice with their eyes wide open. "We don't care what happens, as long as our guy won". That is not going to change until enough of them get "bit" and decide for themselves that party is not the end all to be all. The swing voters who get "bit" will examine their next choice before the next election cycle. "Some" of the more partisan voters will also. Most partisan voters just don't care regardless. They honestly don't care if something is against their own self-interest.
SAVE AMERICA
They already believe everything being said about the SAVE AMERICA Act is propoganda.
I was thinking Putin
When I read 'foreign head of state' I was thinking Putin. I've never honestly believed the meeting in Alaska had anything to do with Ukraine. Since the war/not war started in Iran, sanctions against Russia are gone. Not that they mattered much to begin with. All Putin had to say to the orange russkie was, "Tell Israel you'll back their play and they'll start some shit real fast, and we can move our oil again."
Thinking the same...
Ya, I was about to mention that myself. The US doesn't declare wars anymore. That's not a thing. It just does it.
"Ni"
Even noney...
I'd say it's even money that they don't even show up to testify. They're that ballsy. Or is the proper term arrogant? Hard to tell these days.
If it kills, we want it...
"If it can be used for killing by our military, we want it." Inadvertant collaterial damage isn't a concern. And, if it's not useful to Trump [in his mind], he doesn't care if you are in business [at all], or not.
They do...
They do know he's lying. They just don't want to deal with the 'presidential lawsuit' that would arise, if they called him on it.
It's a long road...
It will take decades to re-build this. Greenland is getting European troops to be more prepared. From who? My guess is that they are unsure themselves.
Agreed...
Removing the incentive is definately part of the goal. It is working, in that regard. I am a bit more than upset that that government doesn't care about collateral damage among its citizens. The tally grows... The money waste also bothers me. Illegal immigrants as a % of pop in MN is not as high as in several red states. Sure, it's not partisan revenge... /sarc Send ICE to TX and FL first.
Right?!
I heard ICE might start going door-to-door. Any white man named Muhammad Smith will have to tape a photocopy of his driver's license to his front door just to save time with the daily visits.
You shouldn't
'Why should I care which patch of dirt someone’s parents fucked on?' You shouldn't. I have seen nothing that indicates that violent criminality amoung immigrants is any higher or lower that the base poulation they came from. Illegal immagration is a statutory crime, not violent. So much for Trump's "They're all killers, rapists..." crap.
That's another good point
When the border with Mexico was open, the Mexicans crossing were mostly seasonal workers. They went back home when the season was over. Now MAGA complains that we are stuck with them year-round. Who would'a guessed...
Exactly my point...
If all those H1-Bs would have had to wait in line, Silicon Valley would have given politicians donations to champion picking up the pace. Politicians do what the donors want. From 30 years to say, 3 years to get through the backlog.
In my opinion, the U.S. isn't serious about immigration to start with, and never was...
DISCLAIMER: I may sound like a trump supporter, but I'm not... {Independent} I don't think that the U.S has ever been serious about immigration to start with. I mean, a 30 year wait unless you can get in with an H1-B, or any number of other exceptions (being a foreign actor included…). Really? How is that, in any way, ever been serious about letting anyone into the country? I know Mike and others have written about the economic benefits of H1-B visa program for technical skills. And I get it. But you carve out exceptions for this and that over the years and here we are, the inevitable conclusion. I say cut the bullshit. (Sorry Mike…) If the U.S. eliminated the H1-B’s and all the exceptions (Trump himself uses at least one of the others for his own organization), that would force some things: 1) American businesses would apply political pressure to resolve the 30-year wait problem. 2) Force America to stop belittling science and education and groom the workers we need. 3) Illegal immigration would be less necessary. One could get in before retirement. I see all of those as benefits. After cutting off the fast pipelines, some of those business people wearing red hats would wake up and go in the direction of the alleged “left”. Less bitching about illegals, a proper emphasis on education, and realizing the stark realities of “no easy answers” for immigration issues. They may even lobby to fix a few. Politics has always profited off illegals (both sides), recently literally, so the desire to fix it has never been there, by either side of the aisle.
More of the same...
Like that's [surprising] news...
JWST
And now you know why they put the JWST where they did. Somone saw this coming long ago.
Let me access...
We have a federal government that wants to let the states handle more of their own shit, and state residents that don't trust federal money for fear of strings attached. So be it. Seems like a marriage made in hillbilly heaven. Heartless, but if that is the way a state wants to play it, who am I from another state to argue. On a DOGE note, having 50 states all doing the same things for themselves seems incredibly "inefficient".
Wired vs. wireless techs
I called around a few years ago, to get an additional CAT6 run down the length of my house. One quote was for $600.00 {nope} and another would only offer to install a mesh network. ("Sorry buddy, but I can read a manual for myself, if I wanted mesh.") It was really a joke to get someone who wanted to work for a living. Finally a guy I called dropped one, exactly where I wanted it, for about $150.00. All my non-portable media devices use wired.
A new band to help neighbor interference?! LOL!
Adjusting the router wireless channel[s] and adjusting your router's power to cover only what it needs to, would do a lot more to eliminate neighbor interference than another band would, considering the blockage issues. That isn't a reason for a new band.
Totally agree with "Vote them all out"
For context, I'm an independent voter... Most people's opinions boil down to two, and only two, things. "Which political party wants it", and "Is that my party?". Don't ever give them the luxury of being "clueless" (aka. ignorant of the facts, their resulting tax numbers, etc.). They're not. People have made a purposeful choice with their eyes wide open. "We don't care what happens, as long as our guy won". That is not going to change until enough of them get "bit" and decide for themselves that party is not the end all to be all. The swing voters who get "bit" will examine their next choice before the next election cycle. "Some" of the more partisan voters will also. Most partisan voters just don't care regardless. They honestly don't care if something is against their own self-interest.