I mean, you could let them, though…
Which one is RFK jr?
trump would absolutely love this JFK stuff . gis supporters are nutters and would see him as even more a hero for releasing it. plus, I would say he’s released it as a major distraction to a lot of quite sinister things happening around the judiciary and trumps attempts at weakening their power and authority . so I am certain the timing of JFK release is perfectly timed
Can’t think of any reason why infant formula should be subject to careful regulation over quick profit. When you elevate corporations to hero status huh, cool cool.
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“you’ll never have to vote again”.
NYT article.
With Orders, Investigations and Innuendo, Trump and G.O.P. Aim to Cripple the Left
The president and his allies in Congress are targeting the financial, digital and legal machinery that powers the Democratic Party and much of the progressive political world.
This is actually an extraordinary admission to make for a US Vice President https://x.com/OopsGuess/status/1902396228404674853/video/1
Vance explains that “the idea of globalization was that rich countries would move further up the value chain while the poor countries made the simpler things.”
But he laments that it didn’t quite work out this way: as he explains it turns out that poor countries (mostly China) didn’t want to just remain cheap labor forever and started moving up the value chain themselves. Which is why, according to him, globalization was a failure.
Meaning that the objective of globalization wasn’t to reduce global inequalities but very much to maintain them, to institute a system of permanent economic hierarchy where rich countries would maintain their hold over the most profitable sectors while relegating poor countries to perpetual subordination in lower-value production.
This is basically all you need to know to explain 90% of U.S. foreign policy these past few years: colonial thinking is alive and well, and America’s shift of strategy in recent years - away from the previous “Washington Consensus” of “free” markets towards a much more overt attempt to contain and restrict China’s development - stems precisely from this mindset.
From semiconductor export controls to investment restrictions, these policies aren’t about ‘national security’ in any genuine sense - they’re about trying to preserve a global economic order where, simply put, poorer nations know their assigned place and stay there. At the very core, that’s the “China threat”: a China that stepped out of the economic lane assigned to it by the West.
It’s deeply ironic when you think of it: a global game allegedly designed to “spread market principles” worldwide is being abandoned precisely because it worked too well. When China succeeded better than expected, the response wasn’t to celebrate the validation of the game’s effectiveness but to change its rules. Precisely because the real unspoken game - but now clearly stated by the U.S. Vice President - was to maintain global inequality, not eliminate it.
All in all, in case they hadn’t yet gotten the memo, this sends a very clear message to the developing world: economic development will require challenging a U.S.-dominated economic order that views their advancement as a threat rather than a success. Which incidentally is why Vance’s words might actually help accelerate the very redistribution of global economic power he laments, pushing more nations to recognize that genuine development requires strategic independence from a system intended to keep them in their place.
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When do the mid term primaries start? I am hanging my hat on a few GOP congress members getting concerned that they may be challenged and lose. Might shake up a few.
I’d say early 2026.
The election is Nov 2026;
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Long way to go till then, hopefully mid terms actually are allowed to take place.
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Sadly not and do keep up @Wanderlust, somebody posted this earlier. 
I know you mentioned going to the states recently. Anybody doung so is strongly encouraged to delete any content that a Trump administration might find “objectionable” if you want to be allowed into the country. Alternative of course is you dont delete the objectionable content and just dont go.
In all seriousness though, I’m really sorry this may sour what should have been an enjoyable trip as its plain as day to see how much you were looking forward to it.
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On an unrelated note Seth Abramson is a waste of time.
I failed to list Bomberblitz on my social media sites when I did my ESTA (despite it being 99% of that).
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Following Essendon is not “social”. It used to be a religion but now seems more like penance.
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Well I guess if youre in the middle quintile or above, you dont care as you are better off. I’m guessing that theres a lot more population below those quintiles that are better off, they just need to get organised and start feasting on the rich, literally or figuratively.
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You’re pretty much a journalist too with all the VFL / VFLW updates.
Would border security even know about AFL?
I definitely didn’t identify myself as a journalist/broadcaster when entering equally-paranoid El Salvador!
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