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No way you can make this stuff up. From Bloomberg / MSN Bloomberg) -- Chase Herro has sold a lot of things in his career. Weed. Weight-loss “colon cleanses.” A $149-a-month get-rich-quick class. Now he’s adding another line to his resume: the Trump family’s crypto guru. Herro is the dealmaker behind World Liberty Financial, the crypto project that Donald Trump and his two older sons have been promoting on social media in recent weeks, according to two people involved with the project. Herro's long-time business partner Zachary Folkman is also playing a key role. While few details about World Liberty have been released, Eric Trump said that the startup will …

To my fellow forum Members..... Now, buckle up for the Ride, and PRAY !

LEARN this Word....... A kakistocracy (/kækɪˈstɒkrəsi/, /kækɪsˈtɒ-/) is a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens. The word was coined as early as the seventeenth century noun: kakistocracy government by the least suitable or competent citizens of a state. "the danger is that this will reduce us to kakistocracy" a state or society governed by its least suitable or compe…

Bessent orders halt to consumer bureau activity What dishonest, corrupt pieces of shit these lying fat cats are. Recall how Trump promised during his campaign to force banks to lower credit card interest rates. Bernie and Warren, among others, said "Great! That's what Americans want. Glad to help you with that." Lies and bullshit. Lies and bullshit. Lies and bullshit. Can Trump not lie and bullshit? can Trump not hurt US consumers and airline passengers every time he says something stupid or fires someone competent? Of course Trump will fight like hell for his special interest megadonors - banks, Wall Street, crypto, and many more corrupt…

From CNBC So-called “strongman” leaders of Europe — most of whom are allied with the likes of U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin — look increasingly weak, analysts say, with their popularity waning ahead of key elections. Trump’s inauguration was expected to give a shot in the arm to nationalist-populist leaders and parties such as Hungary’s Viktor Orban, Slovakia’s Robert Fico, Germany’s right-wing AfD party and Marine Le Pen and her National Rally party in France. But such a boost is not a foregone conclusion, as domestic pressures and economic challenges weigh on their popularity and power. “The re-election o…

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I'll start with a paragraph about January 2009. What happened in the Miracle on the Hudson in Obama's first month of his first term was a potent symbol that still resonates. Of course Obama did not save the lives of all the US Airways passengers. Any more than Trump is personally responsible for killing all the passengers on the American flight. But that safe landing on water in January 2009 was still a very powerful moment during the worst of the misery of the Great Recession. It said that we have a reason to hold on to hope. In retrospect, as a Never Trump Democrat, I now feel lots went wrong during the Obama era. Like that's when Democrats were bleeding…

Thank you, President Trump! If anyone here actually believes that the Biden administration has no idea where these drones came from and what they'd doing here -- I've got a beachfront condo in Kansas to sell you. Dementia Joe Biden belongs in an institution for senile nursing home patients. NOT making national security decisions. If you can't walk and talk without stumbling and mumbling, how in the heck can you be qualified to make decisions that affect citizens? We cant wait another 5 weeks. He needs to go now. Enough is enough. THERE SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY TRANSFER OF POWER NOW!!! TRUMP2024 MAGA

I just read that the man believed to start one of the Los Angeles County fires (found with a blowtorch near the site where one of the blazes started) was an illegal immigrant with multiple convictions, including a felony conviction for assault with a deadly weapon, for which he was on parole. I find it insane that this man wasn't even deported. It's news items like this which infuriated much of the public. I mean, one could make an argument for not notifying ICE for petty theft, but assault with a deadly weapon or any other felony? https://www.newsweek.com/la-wildfires-cause-illegal-immigrant-ice-sanctuary-state-2014914 "...According to ICE, Sierra is a 33-year-…

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Under normal circumstances, it takes a year or two before a president can have an impact on the economy or world affairs. But Donald Trump won’t be President for another seven weeks, and we are already feeling the effects of his election. Consumers are more confident, manufacturers more optimistic, investors more bullish. Canada is promising to toughen up its border controls. Ukraine is talking about how to end its nearly three-year-long war. There’s a ceasefire in the Middle East. Even Trump’s favorability rating broke thru 50%, a rarity since he first announced his candidacy in 2015. https://gazette.com/news/wex/trump-starting-on-a-high-of-support-better-…

I will start off with that my mother love Joe Biden. During the '60s and '70s she worked in his campaign to help get him elected and reelected. I first met Joe Biden when I was in the 7th grade and he came to our school during an assembly event. He stood at the auditorium doors to shake the hands of all the kids as they went through and it was something about him that made me pass by him without him touching me. I didn't say anything to my mother but I was surprised she liked them because he gave me the heebie-jeebies. During his presidency he did one thing I liked and that was putting forth the initiative to allow as much government interaction through the i…

Wouldn't it be appropriate for all the Jan. 06 rioters to get together for a reunion? Luckily many have been caught, processed and serving jail time but maybe they could find a large room at the jail and get together. I am sure Trump would be glad to cater the affair. I'm sure he has visited them all over the last 3 years and feels they are part of his extended family. Here are a few photos so they can all remember that day they can proudly tell their children and grandchildren about.

Been so quiet in here.... But hope ya'll keep PAYING ATTENTION. Now is not the time to look away. It will be a long and painful 4 years. Stay aware, and keep questioning ! It's just too much to bear !!!!!

I was wondering which members from the Gay Guides will be attending the Trump inauguration? I will, for sure. We can have a get together the day before the ceremony. Perhaps lunch? All of us wearing our MAGA hats. TRUMP2024 MAGA

NOTE -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D, Illinois) was born in Bangkok and decorated US Army helicopter pilot who lost both legs on a combat mission. From AP / Khaosod English Sen. Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary over whether he had the “breadth and depth of knowledge” needed to lead international negotiations, asked Pete Hegseth if could name one member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, describe what type of agreement the U.S. had with the countries and how many nations were in the bloc. Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn’t tell Duckworth the exact numb…

Trump already plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico. What are some of our favorite names King Baby might pick for his annexation of Canada? Rename the Canadian Rockies: Melanian Tetons. Lake Ontario: Ivankan Sea Toronto: Mar A Lago North British Columbia: Redwood Harvest Northwest Territories: Fracking Land

Much has been posted regarding how Trump managed to score the hat trick of US presidential elections: capturing both houses of congress and the White House. Posters have pretty much exhausted the missteps of the Democrats but have not given sufficient credit to role evangelicals played. From The BBC Standing on a podium in a Florida convention centre on the night of the election, a row of American flags behind him and a jubilant crowd looking on, Donald Trump declared: “Many people have told me that God spared my life for a reason, and that reason was to save our country and to restore America to greatness.” This was one of the most striking themes of…

After Trump got elected, I started wondering what I could do. I came up with a couple of things: I wasn't going to contribute to divisiveness - there's already more than we need I would try to help folks who had more problems than I did - MAGA is looking to hurt people The first thing I started doing right away. The second has taken some time. Working with immigrants seems necessary, but I'm not sure how. President Carter's passing yesterday made things even clearer. As I thought about his life, it was obvious that he had set politics almost completely aside and chosen to spend his time helping to make life better for those who were much less …

Karen (Mother) Pence remained seated and did not acknowledge President-elect donOLD trump and his trophy wife, Melanoma (looking like a flying monkey from Wicked), as they approached their perches at the funeral for Jimmy Carter last week simply because donOLD tried to have Mike Pence hung. That was four long years ago. Shouldn't she forgive and forget? How long should Mother hold a grudge?

He was unlucky as America's 39th president but he was the most successful after leaving office. The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Carter conducted himself in a manner best described as the antithesis of Trump. R.I.P.

A: Trump wasn't president when he committed felonies. Hush hush Stormy. B: Any immunity invented by the most corrupt, most politically paid off SCOTUS is limited to "official acts" in the performance of the duties of the presidency. D:Trump is a convicted state felon, so no pardon (until of course New Yorkers elect a republican governor). E: Trump is a low life. That's never going to change. It's his legacy. 😄 A jury found him guilty of 34 felonies, not Merchan.

How the White House Functioned With a Diminished Biden in Charge Aides kept meetings short and controlled access, top advisers acted as go-betweens and public interactions became more scripted. The administration denied Biden has decline. https://www.wsj.com/politics/biden-white-house-age-function-diminished-3906a839 President Joe Biden’s aides successfully covered up his health until he stepped into the spotlight for July’s debate, according to Wall Street Journal interviews with nearly 50 people, including many who had direct knowledge of the operation. Many Democrats and their media allies still refuse to speak out about the president’s state…

From The Nation The former PM’s return to Thailand after 17 years in exile marked a dramatic shift in Thailand’s political landscape and the decline of big power players In 2024, Thailand’s political scene was dominated by Thaksin Shinawatra, the former prime minister whose every move captured public attention. After 17 years in self-exile overseas, Thaksin made a highly publicised return to Thailand in August 2023. Though sentenced to eight years in prison, he never set foot in a jail cell, instead spending his detention in a VIP room in the Police General Hospital, citing deteriorating health. Thaksin remained in h…