POLITICAL THREAD

[FirewithFire]

I can't help but laugh at this.

New North Korean Destroyer Capsizes On Launch ​

Kim Jong-un rages at 'careless criminals' as North Korean ship sinks

A launch ceremony for a new North Korean naval destroyer went horribly wrong in front of 'supreme' leader Kim Jong Un, according to state media.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Girthang]

Rand Paul a hard no on House GOP’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has told Senate GOP leadership that he is a hard no on the bill the House passed early Thursday morning to enact President Trump’s legislative agenda because the legislation …

thehill.com

After everyone trashed Massey for voting against it, when this is the very same and good reasoning.

 

[TheFrontRunner]

"It’s an unprecedented sum in modern politics, particularly for a lame-duck president who is barred by the U.S. Constitution from running again."

"Trump is eager to reverse the tide of Democrats routinely outraising GOP candidates and wants to maximize his own impact as president"

"Any money left over after his term could help him maintain enormous influence over the Republican Party, cementing his status as its most influential kingmaker — and potential patron — through 2028 and beyond."







Speaking of money, lets check on the Dems:





'Multiple investigations have confirmed the names of senior citizens are being used to launder money into Democratic campaigns through ActBlue. Victims were shocked when they heard the kind of money donated using their identity.

This is a massive scandal, requiring significant arrests. AG Pam Bondi has to put these officials and their goons in prison, not just for identity theft but also for election fraud.'

 

[MadaboutBlue]

Bye

You know what they say....don't the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya!

Even though I vehemently disagree with the majority of the opinions on this board, and even though, and even though I grow weary with the anger and hate that seems to the be norm on here, I don't have to block anyone, because I'm secure in my own belief system, and occasionally I read a differing perspective that is worth considering.

Who could have ever that the cult that so very viciously labeled those with whom they disagree with as snowflakes turned out to the the biggest wimps of all.

 

[TheFrontRunner]

Federal judge blocks Trump admin moves to dismantle Dept of Education

Judge Myong Joun halted President Donald Trump's mass firing at the Department of Education on Thursday, ordering the reinstatement of all employees.

www.foxnews.com

Biden sure did love those foreign-born judges:

 

[Girthang]

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"It’s an unprecedented sum in modern politics, particularly for a lame-duck president who is barred by the U.S. Constitution from running again."

"Trump is eager to reverse the tide of Democrats routinely outraising GOP candidates and wants to maximize his own impact as president"

"Any money left over after his term could help him maintain enormous influence over the Republican Party, cementing his status as its most influential kingmaker — and potential patron — through 2028 and beyond."







Speaking of money, lets check on the Dems:





'Multiple investigations have confirmed the names of senior citizens are being used to launder money into Democratic campaigns through ActBlue. Victims were shocked when they heard the kind of money donated using their identity.

This is a massive scandal, requiring significant arrests. AG Pam Bondi has to put these officials and their goons in prison, not just for identity theft but also for election fraud.'

If the Republicans don't get their sht together, he should start a separate political party and fill it with actual conservatives, fiscal and policy based conservatives. I'd give them less than a month to put together at least 15 bills dealing with all of the independent issues they lumped into this one fraud that's on the table now, and several to deal with activist judges, making bills single issue legislation, and making it illegal to run a deficit.

While they're at it, set about making it illegal/treason to geoengineer or climate engineer without a referendum going through congress allowing specifically that.

 

[MadaboutBlue]

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I will be interesting to see what happens when one of the most time honored conspiracies of the MAGA cult is denounced by spokesmen for the MAGA cult. I actually agree that this so-called suicide is just a little too convenient for a few too many players.

The question is who had not only the motive (I would suspect a great many), but also the power and influence to do such a thing, I'm guessing only those at the very highest levels of government-perhaps the attorney general? Or even the President of the United States?

I don't know, but it seems odd that both podcaster turned FBI assistant Dan Bongino (who has tremendous credibility among the ring wing, and right wing nut job Kash Patel were rushed out awfully fast to convince MAGA that the their conspiracies were unfounded.

 

[Girthang]

Liberals still screaming, "Please don't ignore me! Plee-ee- ee- eeeeaaaase?!!!"

Just gets funnier and funnier the more they do it...

"You mean people won't listen to me.... You suck. You're wimps! ....but wait, PLEASE don't ignore me, even though I have no valid points, no reasoning skills, and can barely type at a HS level! I hate you! But I still want to talk at you!."

When they start owning their bullsht and condemning sht they're doing that they absolutely KNOW is wrong, that will one day be possible. Then we can start thawing hell

 

[megablue]

i would like to know to what extent the medicaid cuts are to be. i’m all for eliminating fraud in such programs wherever it’s found, but some services in medicaid affect some of our most truly needy citizens. what immediately comes to mind are people who require nursing home care but their only resource is medicaid, which is already a hard process.
i have first hand experience with trying to get a family member into a nursing home via medicaid and it ain’t easy.

This whole issue will be difficult to sort out and the effects will slowly reveal themselves. It is hard to really know, right now, what's actually going to happen. It is a major concern for many in our State.

https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/05/12/hard-choices-face-kentucky-republican-tasked-with-recommending-medicaid-cuts/

 

[BBUK]

 

[FirewithFire]

i would like to know to what extent the medicaid cuts are to be. i’m all for eliminating fraud in such programs wherever it’s found, but some services in medicaid affect some of our most truly needy citizens. what immediately comes to mind are people who require nursing home care but their only resource is medicaid, which is already a hard process.
i have first hand experience with trying to get a family member into a nursing home via medicaid and it ain’t easy.

The way I am understanding it is that they are unwinding the ACA, so the big hit will be that there is no more state money matching. This will hurt KY very bad since KY was one of the top five receivers of match money. No doubt there was fraud here.

That means the rolls are about to get cut big time, which is why KY just implemented a work requirement. So, anyone under the age of 64 who is not on disability will most likely lose Medicaid.

It also mean that anyone receiving assistance on the exchange is about to start paying full price for that complete shit show of an excuse for health insurance they offer on there.

Work requirements and Co Pays for those who do work.

The part that could affect you is that they are shifting costs to the states to fund long term care (nursing homes) and HCBS (home based care). It remains to be seen what the Senate will do.

 

[Craftydragon]

Reporter: "Can you explain why you’re allowing white Afrikaners here when other refugees have all had their protective status revoked?"

Trump: "This is a group, NBC, that is truly fake news."

Trump is among the weakest, pathetic presidents we've ever had. What a coward and a petulant baby. Attacking the press for asking a GOOD question that he can't comfortably answer is a hallmark of a grossly incompetent leader.

Good lord, you taken to the woodshed in the NEXT POST!

Get out of this thread with disingenuous bullsht.

That's honestly so pathetic, it literally shows YOU'RE a coward and a petulant baby.

He answered it fully, and you come with your sht your boomer aunt posted on Facebook.

Do Better!

 

[Craftydragon]

Yawn. Like I said, the truth hurts. Sorry, scout.

Why don't you go look for the real truth then? Quote us some numbers of white farmers deaths in South Africa.

Hint, PBS tried this already, so I'm setting a trap to see how truly stupid you are.

Please. Bring the truth, as you call it, and I shall retort.

Thanks in advance, Village Idiot

 

[BBUK]

Good lord, you taken to the woodshed in the NEXT POST!

Get out of this thread with disingenuous bullsht.

That's honestly so pathetic, it literally shows YOU'RE a coward and a petulant baby.

He answered it fully, and you come with your sht your boomer aunt posted on Facebook.

Do Better!

Ignore it and you will "feel" better.... "Trust" me....

 

[UKBrassowTipIN]

You know what they say....don't the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya!

Even though I vehemently disagree with the majority of the opinions on this board, and even though, and even though I grow weary with the anger and hate that seems to the be norm on here, I don't have to block anyone, because I'm secure in my own belief system, and occasionally I read a differing perspective that is worth considering.

Who could have ever that the cult that so very viciously labeled those with whom they disagree with as snowflakes turned out to the the biggest wimps of all.

You are full of hate. You maje assumptions about everyone and assume everything that you disagree with is evil bc you refuse to get outside of your groupthink bubble. It's the democrat party in a nutshell. You trash voters, they're racist, sexjst, bigots, stupid...and then you guys cant figure out why no one wants to vote for you. Zero ownership, it's always "ppl just don't understand how awesome our ideas are" as opposed to your ideas are moronic.

A perfect example:



Good luck continuing to try to install candidates. Maybe you can fire bomb an ev dealership, a fertility clinic, or shoot some jews

 

[UKBrassowTipIN]

Reporter: "Can you explain why you’re allowing white Afrikaners here when other refugees have all had their protective status revoked?"

Trump: "This is a group, NBC, that is truly fake news."

Trump is among the weakest, pathetic presidents we've ever had. What a coward and a petulant baby. Attacking the press for asking a GOOD question that he can't comfortably answer is a hallmark of a grossly incompetent leader.

You guys are obsessed with skin color for some reason

 

[UK82]

You guys are obsessed with skin color for some reason

Get ready for his response. Predictable to say the least.

 

[UKBrassowTipIN]

 

[mdlUK.1]

Biden sure did love those foreign-born judges:

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He does not have the authority. Ignore him.

 

[Craftydragon]

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I wonder how many times independently, midtweaker, saw and heard that word in the 24 or so hours?

Over/under?

 

[Craftydragon]

I agree. Even if its done for 2 or 4 years, there will always be politicians that run on handouts and a free lunch. So it will never have enough sustenance for the years necessary to lead us out of this mess.

If every country on the planet is in debt, who is holding it? Aliens?

 

[Craftydragon]

It’s completely immoral to allow it to grow. It may never be paid down but it can be made to shrink.

Again, one of the most immoral things that has ever happened in our history. When your government steals from you and your descendants to fund and enrich themselves, it’s indefensible.

It blows my mind that there’s even an argument about spending. CUT UNTIL WE SPEND LESS THAN WE TAKE.

Um, you are aware the good old USA seized everyone's gold in 1933, right?

FDR.
Just saying, I agree, but it's not like they haven't shown a pattern.

 

[Craftydragon]

Why did Trump strip protective status for thousands of brown people, Caveman? Stick to the facts please. few people are saying illegal immigration isn't an issue, stop bringing it up. We know it's a problem.

Because those half million were randomly picked people from 4 shithole countries and flown here for no reason at all.

If you're going to do that, then just bring the entire population here. (That's actually what is the end result of open border policies of leftists.)

You think the people who claim we need someone to pick the crops and clean the toilets don't want an empty Haiti they can make into a lush paradise, once they've brought a suitable % into the USA?

HELLO

 

[screwduke1]

Federal judge blocks Trump admin moves to dismantle Dept of Education

Judge Myong Joun halted President Donald Trump's mass firing at the Department of Education on Thursday, ordering the reinstatement of all employees.

www.foxnews.com

My only real complaint so far about Trump is he doesn't ignore these bull crap orders. He will follow it. But he shouldn't.

I mean what are the judges gonna do? Walk into the WH and arrest him? Dems will whine and cry but who cares.

 

[HymanKaplan]

80 hours a month. That is the "work" requirement to receive Medicaid. School and community service also count towards the 80 hour floor. Additionally, you have to re-certify every 6 months.

OH THE HUMANITY!!!!

 

[screwduke1]

 

[DrH. Lecter]

I will be interesting to see what happens when one of the most time honored conspiracies of the MAGA cult is denounced by spokesmen for the MAGA cult. I actually agree that this so-called suicide is just a little too convenient for a few too many players.

The question is who had not only the motive (I would suspect a great many), but also the power and influence to do such a thing, I'm guessing only those at the very highest levels of government-perhaps the attorney general? Or even the President of the United States?

I don't know, but it seems odd that both podcaster turned FBI assistant Dan Bongino (who has tremendous credibility among the ring wing, and right wing nut job Kash Patel were rushed out awfully fast to convince MAGA that the their conspiracies were unfounded.

Thank you for your dissertation.

Why is the left so violent? Thoughts? Do you support murder when it is directed at Insurance Company executives and Jews?

 

[screwduke1]

Now we wait for Owehs announcement...

 

[Craftydragon]

You are full of hate. You maje assumptions about everyone and assume everything that you disagree with is evil bc you refuse to get outside of your groupthink bubble. It's the democrat party in a nutshell. You trash voters, they're racist, sexjst, bigots, stupid...and then you guys cant figure out why no one wants to vote for you. Zero ownership, it's always "ppl just don't understand how awesome our ideas are" as opposed to your ideas are moronic.

A perfect example:

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Good luck continuing to try to install candidates. Maybe you can fire bomb an ev dealership, a fertility clinic, or shoot some jews

And any party that elevated that idiot in the first place is hapless and completely clueless.

 

[BBUK]

 

[Catfan in Tn.]

Supreme Court upholds Trump's removal of Biden appointees from federal boards

The Supreme Court ruled for Trump’s removal of two Democratic appointees from federal boards, upholding/discarding limits on the president’s power to fire agency officials.

www.foxnews.com

 

[ukalum1988]

Don't both Houses have to pass it? Has THE House passed it? Just a majority in both? Thanks.

House passed it first 2-3 weeks ago.

 

[UKBlueBlood]

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I’m all for it. But I don’t expect it to actually happen.

 

[AshWilliams]

 

[*CatinIL*]

If every country on the planet is in debt, who is holding it? Aliens?

 

[UK82]

Now we wait for Owehs announcement...

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Less than a week left. Fifty fifty if I had to guess.

 

[Girthang]

Um, you are aware the good old USA seized everyone's gold in 1933, right?

FDR.
Just saying, I agree, but it's not like they haven't shown a pattern.

Most aren't aware this is a global pattern of governance for over a thousand years. Conservatives here are aware, but we often forget. Here's a crude but useful summary of it...

Govt formed by the people.
Simple laws and a system of relatively free trade/barter.
They pick leaders based on the opinions of those who know or have done business with them.
Land and land leases are sold to raise money for the new govt.
Those leaders enrich themselves and their families/friends.
Govt itself runs out of money while leaders grow richer.
Govt issues a currency backed by ... the broke, mismanaged govt, but use the collective wealth/value/gdp of the people to give it value.
More and more laws are added that don't deter the criminals nor protect the people from the leaders stealing from them, but protect the leaders from facing accountability, while allowing the govt to confiscate more property.
Money and land are confiscated and resold/reused.
Instead of keeping the currency issue at the same gross amount/value, they print more as the population grows.
Inflation is built into the system at this point.
Govt misuses money to fund pet projects and wars, and enrich the leaders as their family even further, creating an income tax to put money back into the ponzi scheme and then social services to appear benevolent.
Country appears prosperous until the increased printing of money devalues it substantially, while wages and costs escalate due to expected growth/prosperity based on govt misinformation.
Laws are now so complicated and regulations so burdensome that the people are defenseless against both criminals and govt.
People grow agitated with govt.
Govt fuels/invents/finds a war into which to send a generation of the people (or two) to thin the herd and either renew the ponzi scheme, or the govt collapses or is conquered and new leadership takes over.
In the latter case, new leadership needs money so they confiscate land and resources from the people, and it all starts anew.


The steps can be repeated many times and in different order in different situations, but they are essentially the same everywhere throughout history. It's hard to stop the cycle when half the country or more couldn't care less about their neighbor, and is even worse when less than 20% of the country commits more than half of the crime, yet declares it unfair if they are prosecuted. The 20% that are truly conservative need to step up and return the country to fiscally sound governing, and simplify both the law and the tax code, while seeking over time to eliminate the latter.

 

[Girthang]

Less than a week left. Fifty fifty if I had to guess.

I think the odds are greater that someone would offer Oweh a ton of money to go pro for the sole reason that he NOT come back to Kentucky. I'm sure there are people in the SEC alone that would pool their money to try do so. We're looking pretty good on paper if he does return.

 

[UKBrassowTipIN]

So be flew from chicago to DC with the firearm. @MidseasonTweaks what was it yall said years ago about crossing state lines with a gun

 

[Girthang]

Love how the racist, left wing trolls here change their views constantly on what is an acceptable "race" barrier. Brown, white, black.... based simply on political affiliation of the group.

What would happen if people were to actually say these things below - that are based on actual ideological stances and events - out loud? I don't think anyone here actually holds these opinions or knows anything about the events if they do hold them, but it's pretty clear based on media coverage that they expect some people do actually hold them.

"If people from Mexico vote Republican, they're not brown but white. If they vote Democrat they are brown.

If people who are black vote Republican they are not black.

If people come over the southern border, they're brown, even if their skin is white. Doesn't matter if they are from Europe, the Middle East, China, Mexico, South America, or Somalia. UNLESS they vote Republican and come over the border legally because they are a skilled tradesman seeking to naturalize. Then they are white supremacists or favored by white supremacists.

If people are for the war in Ukraine, which is white against white (as far as today's leftist definition is concerned), they aren't racist or bigoted. If they are against it they are white supremacists and Russian disinfo.

If people are against terrorism by Palestinians and think it's ok for people to defend themselves against it, then they are racist. If they are for terrorists attacking people due to their race, then they are not racists.

If they are against violence against blacks, they're fine. If they're against violence against whites, they're racists.

If people are against racial violence against whites, they're racists, while "black lives matter" can be for violence against whites and they're not racist. And "all lives" can't "matter" because that's clearly anti-"black lives matter," so anyone declaring that is also racist.

Yet only those that are already alive matter and not those not yet born, but those with life, senses and emotions don't matter even if they are black, brown or white.. But those who were not born during and never experienced slavery, and whose ancestors may actually have owned slaves, are somehow worth more than those who also weren't born and never experienced
slavery but whose ancestors weren't here during slavery and/or never owned slaves somehow owe them money, even if their ancestors were black or brown, or were slaves themselves on another continent.

Guns are OK to own, but not to carry, unless you're a criminal or rich. They're really only for hunting and not for self-defense, even if the person who commits a crime against you has one. You should be prosecuted rigorously for defending yourself, your family, and your property especially with a gun, unless you are a criminal in which case you should be released immediately without bail and unmonitored, even if you're a former felon not allowed to carry a gun.

If you fraudulently obtain 5M dollars and instigate billions in damage across the country and loss of life, you can get a slap on the wrist if a Democrat and you give a 30sec apology. If you "trespass" on public property while security opens the door for you and ushers you into room after room, you should be prosecuted as if you committed a felony attempt on someone's life, if you're not a Democrat.

If you bomb a federal building, shoot up a concert, bar, or softball game, assault an official or law enforcement officer, stab a fellow student, set fire to a city or an entire subdivision, but you're not a Republican or conservative, you're mostly peaceful and we'll give you money and bury your story. If you smile at a Native American Democrat that initiated a conflict with you, you're a racist and deserve to have your life destroyed in national media for a month.


"A man consensually coming on to a woman is misogynistic and disgusting, unless its done in the oval office by a Democrat. Being naked and performing sexual acts in a parade is fine if you're not straight. A man claiming to be a woman can enter a women's shower and get aroused in front of them, stare at them, and even assault them, but they have a right to be there.

Believe a woman when she says she's been assaulted, as long as she wasn't assaulted by a Democrat, even if she has proof.

A racist is immediately a racist when accused, and a racist who tells you they are racist when found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of a "hate crime" is not a racist simply based on the color of their skin and their political affiliation. A white person in blackface is bad, unless they are a Democrat."


When you say all of these conflicting stupidities out loud it really becomes crystal clear that there's no reasoning with anyone that can take these positions. They are not about reason but rage and hatred of whatever and whoever gets in the way of their money and power. It's just about greed and that's all, just as the founders of blm and the Democrat party have proven to us.