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Thursday, December 5. 2024

Thursday morning links

When the Family Flourishes, Society Flourishes


We lose something when we do not relate face to face, person to person.


Return of the Masks- Ignoring the evidence of medical studies, five Bay Area counties announce mask mandates in health-care facilities.


Jews and The Closing of the British Mind


The Trump 'reckoning' for higher ed: No more easy money


Chase Strangio and the 2-Year-Old Transsexuals


Historians Stumped How Kids Throughout History Didn't Commit Suicide Despite Having No Access To Gender Surgery


Supreme Court Shows the Left’s Inability to Grasp the Transgender Movement’s Harms. No, it's not like aspirin.


Alito Calls Out Solicitor General for Ignoring Research That Exposed Risks of Trans Procedures for Kids


Trump's Notre Dame Appearance Means More Than You Think


Democrats and the Torah - If the Democrats do consult the Torah, they
will realize – right at the beginning – something that may surprise
them: They should be feeling great right now.


Awaiting Trump, Memphis Laughs at Biden DOJ Intimidation


UK Podcaster Faces Prison For Saying "Young White Girls Are Being Raped by These Grooming Gangs"


 Would you ever have expected that you would have someone occupying the
Oval Office who would leave American hostages to wallow in captivity for
more than a year?


Biden Regime Grants Protections and Secures Permanent Telework for
42,000 Social Security Bureaucrats Until AFTER President Trump Leaves
Office


A New York Times opinion piece’s ludicrous explanation for why Kash Patel is ‘unqualified’


The Mainstream Media Death Rattle Has Begun. It's Going to Be a Long One, However.


The Return of Realpolitik - Some leaders in Europe may resist a new
alliance with Trump’s America, but in a world dominated by bullies,
sharp elbows and unpredictability may be what the times demand.

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re When the Family Flourishes, Society Flourishes

Absolutely. You can't have a strong nation without strong families as its foundation.
#1 feeblemind on 2024-12-05 12:45 (Reply)
Biden regime grants protections to social security bureaucrats... the agreement is between the government and the union. Make the union go away as it was created by John Kennedy in 1962 by an executive order. No union equals no agreement.
#2 indyjonesouthere on 2024-12-05 12:50 (Reply)
Excuse my ignorance but surely no US administration is required to honour agreements made by a previous one?

Otherwise, what's the point of electing a new government?
#2.1 JJM on 2024-12-05 14:03 (Reply)
Pull their plugs. What are they gonna do? Go on strike? Not show up for work? Not a good way to DOGE a bullet.
#2.2 Mike Anderson (Link) on 2024-12-05 16:10 (Reply)
JJM: Excuse my ignorance but surely no US administration is required to honour agreements made by a previous one?

The alternative is to say the government can’t enter into contracts.
#2.3 Zachriel on 2024-12-06 05:24 (Reply)
No, the alternative is to break contracts and pay the piper.

Or... simply reduce the work force as an economy measure, while honouring the contract for the remaining staff.

Or... whatever executive/legislative option(s) the government deems acceptable to exercise.
#2.3.1 JJM on 2024-12-06 10:01 (Reply)
JJM: No, the alternative is to break contracts and pay the piper.

Sure. Of course, though doing so would tend to undermine the credibility of the United States when it abrogates binding contracts. The government could just renege on the national debt for that matter.

JJM: Or... simply reduce the work force as an economy measure, while honouring the contract for the remaining staff.

Which would disrupt Social Security, including checks being sent out. It may require congressional action as the civil service is a creation of Congress.
#2.3.2 Zachriel on 2024-12-06 14:01 (Reply)
"Trump's Notre Dame Appearance Means More Than You Think"

Ha! Do you know my first thought was:

"So he's catching a Fighting Irish game. What's the big deal?"
#3 JJM on 2024-12-05 13:48 (Reply)
So now the snooty Euroweenies are making nice to Trump in the hope that he won't pull the plug on NATO and leave them to fight Putin themselves.
#3.1 BenDavid on 2024-12-06 03:26 (Reply)
Want to Cut Federal Workers? Just Cut Spending.

QUOTE:
. . . in 2020, grant and contract workers totaled more than 6.8 million. Regular federal workers? They totaled only 2.7 million (counting postal workers.)

. . .Cutting the federal work force does not require any ornate arguments about the civil service or how many federal employees work from home. If the Trump administration is serious about cutting the federal workforce, it will focus on simply cutting federal spending. If federal spending falls significantly, millions of workers paid by federal contracts and grants will have to join the private sector. Moreover, millions of state and local government jobs will disappear as well, given that many of them are essentially federally funded positions. It’s not really any more complicated than that.

https://mises.org/mises-wire/want-cut-federal-workers-just-cut-spending

. . .
#4 feeblemind on 2024-12-05 17:32 (Reply)
feeblemind: If the Trump administration is serious about cutting the federal workforce, it will focus on simply cutting federal spending.

Much of that would require congressional action, such to end long-term military contracts. Or, the congress could just stop sending out Social Security checks while still collecting the payroll tax. Problem solved.

With good management, half the money is wasted. You just have to identify which half. Problem solved.
#4.1 Zachriel on 2024-12-06 14:09 (Reply)
From "The Return of Realpolitik":

"... Trump’s style will be to cut deals narrowly perceived as beneficial to the United States."

I'm struggling to see the problem here. Do countries regularly attempt to cut deals to their detriment?

Reading further:

"Much of the US policy establishment is similarly horrified by the prospect of an administration that promises to prioritise American interests with a doggedness, and even glee, rarely seen since the early republic."

An American president promising to prioritize American interests? Horrors!
#5 Not Sure on 2024-12-05 17:58 (Reply)
The expert admin state losing their minds.
#5.1 indyjonesouthere on 2024-12-05 23:48 (Reply)
Not Sure: Do countries regularly attempt to cut deals to their detriment?

It's long been consider to America's benefit to develop strong ties with other democratic state. Alliances have helped prevent an outbreak of another world war. These relationships have helped create the stable conditions necessary for global trade and prosperity. They act as a force multiplier. And trust being built over generations isn't something that should be cavalierly dispensed with.
#5.2 Zachriel on 2024-12-06 14:15 (Reply)

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