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We'll get off politics soon, but not today. Interesting detail I saw: 90.6% of Washington DC voted Dem. Hmmm. Another thing: No more complaints about $ and politics. She had double Trump's money. Spent a billion.

"I am not voting for Donald Trump today, and here's why"

http://www.example.com/Link0

That's a good piece. Kinda reflects my views.

‘It’s time to unite’: Donald Trump’s victory speech in full

Trump Win Signals 'Historic Realignment'

I'm not convinced

But: The only group Kamala Harris made gains with was white college-educated women and those over 65.

Some astonishing quotes in that link

DOJ To Drop Trump Cases

Jack Smith no longer useful

MAGA Has Birthed a New, Diverse Republican Party

Kimball: The Democratic art of magical thinking - It is not surprising that Democrats prefer pleasing fantasy to sobering reality

Trump's Massive Win Is A Referendum On What The Democratic Party Is No Longer. They lost the plot and abandoned liberal values, common sense, and the working class

" In her service as vice president, Harris was respected by approximately
no one. She was historically unpopular. Her vacuity and the related word
salads became a national joke. We all believe in limits, but the scope
of her emptiness appeared to be infinite."

Yeah, a terrible candidate

"These Are Not Good People" - Trump Derangement Is The Stupidest Political Phenomenon Of Our Lifetime

Niall Ferguson: The Resurrection of Donald J. Trump
Trump’s victory
is a blow to political lawfare, critical race theory, woke campuses,
legacy media, and Hollywood. It’s a win for a new generation of builders
like Elon Musk.

Vox: Donald Trump has won — and American democracy is now in grave danger

Good grief

‘Trump Shock’: European Media in Meltdown Over Trump’s Victory

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"90.6% of Washington DC voted Dem"

This is why they were able to convict the J6 hostages in DC. They never should have been tried in DC, it was a travesty of justice. Every J6 juror should be red flagged and never allowed to sit in judgement again. Every J6 prosecutor and staff should be disbarred.

#1 OneGuy on 2024-11-07 09:34 (Reply)

Another agenda item: begin moving the Federal agencies out of DC. Disperse them across the country. And starve them of funds.

#1.1 B. Hammer on 2024-11-07 11:04 (Reply)

I'm all for that. There is no reason to have a central location for the federal government these days. And there are a few good reasons to avoid it. The monuments and museums should be dispersed throughout the country as well, and then the district land can be returned to the states that originally controlled it.

It's not unreasonable that people who live in DC should want representation. It is unreasonable to offer DC representation. It's counter to the purpose of the district. If DC residents want to vote they should become residents of a state.

#1.1.1 jack walter on 2024-11-07 11:39 (Reply)

Here, here.

#1.1.1.1 B. Hammer on 2024-11-07 11:45 (Reply)

An agency doesn't need to be moved if you abolished or completely defund it. That's the preferable choice

Beyond that, terminate half of the federal employees in the DC area. Move half of the remaining ones to other parts of the country. Which will have the added benefit of pulling the Virgina voting population significantly to the right, as well as possibly moving a couple of Maryland's CDs to the right. Now is not the time for timidity but for boldness. The order of the day should not be "playing it safe" for a perceived short-term benefit but risk taking for long term benefit.

#1.1.2 James4HJ on 2024-11-07 17:55 (Reply)

The Democrat party and in particular, Harris's election campaign was all lies and hate. As bad as that is, what is worse is that the 99% of the media was in lock step with them in their lies and hate. I sincerely hope that the media cleanses themself of the bias and childish stupidity that drives them. I hope the Democrat party restores their more reasonable and defensible traditional liberal philosophy along the lines of JFK. I hope that the Dems decide to abandon their effort to divide the country along racial, gender, and religious lines and works to become the party of all Americans. I don't expect them to, I expect them to double down and even invent more slurs and insults to throw at working class Americans hoping to bully them into voting for the fools and bigots that they run for office.

#2 JustMe on 2024-11-07 09:55 (Reply)

"I hope the Democrat party restores their more reasonable and defensible traditional liberal philosophy along the lines of JFK."

Well, I agree.

The result could perhaps - just perhaps - create some Democrat soul-searching and a move to bring the party back to its old middle-of-the-road American liberal position.

This would of course mean ruthlessly purging the party leadership, finding some fresh faces - surely in a country of 345 million people there are some better future Democrat choices out there? - and casting off the woke/"progressive" shtick.

#2.1 JJM on 2024-11-07 12:31 (Reply)

There still needs to be a reckoning for the abuse and misuse of law and standards by the admin state and also a downsizing of the state. They are neither 'expert' nor moral.

#3 indyjonesouthere on 2024-11-07 11:34 (Reply)

Wow. The list of grievances against the left is long. The American revolution was fought for less; in numbers. It can be boiled down to the fact that we are free people, and in order to preserve our liberties a government was instituted with our consent. For way too long the government has trounced upon our liberties, slowly turning us in to subjects that own nothing. We were never meant to be a democracy. No matter how many times the commie left tries to pretend and reshape us into a one.

#4 B. Hammer on 2024-11-07 11:42 (Reply)

There are hundreds of shredders running 24/7 in DC right now.

Rumor has it that the Obama's are actually planning to move out of the U.S. for some reason.

Do not forget that sitting congress has until Jan 1 to continue Biden's destruction of America. And Biden's puppet master has until Jan 20th with his pen and phone. Watch for some shenanigans between now and then as the far left continues their march towards communism.

#5 Anon on 2024-11-07 13:15 (Reply)

OpenAI SearchGPT is Live. Will Google Search Die?

QUOTE:

ChatGPT can now search the web in a much better way than before. You can get fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources, which you would have previously needed to go to a search engine for. This blends the benefits of a natural language interface with the value of up-to-date sports scores, news, stock quotes, and more.

Google search has been getting worse and worse for many years. Google is forcing too many sponsored links and degrading the actual search links.

This makes Google Search more vulnerable to many AI alternatives.

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2024/10/openai-searchgpt-is-live-will-google-search-die.html

#6 feeblemind on 2024-11-07 14:39 (Reply)

re Vox: Donald Trump has won — and American democracy is now in grave danger

Good grief

While I agree with the sentiment, they really believe the lies the media has been telling for the last 8 years.

The lies are a significant part of the reason for the chasm between left and right.

#7 feeblemind on 2024-11-07 15:04 (Reply)

QUOTE:

Trump's Massive Win Is A Referendum On What The Democratic Party Is No Longer. They lost the plot and abandoned liberal values, common sense, and the working class

With all that insanity, the Demos still got ~48% of the vote. I find that scary.

#8 Gringo on 2024-11-10 00:34 (Reply)

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