Chit-Chat: The Feels

[Soapy Goddess]

Sadly, we are ALL just a bunch of pawns in the world's largest political chess game.

[Soapy Goddess]

17 hours ago, Annber03 said:

Because they'r'e rich grifters. 

You know, just like Trump. 

There's your answer. 

Ugh. I hope he doesn't pardon Kody & Robyn for trying to steal Coyote Pass from the OG3. Then I'm really gonna be pissed! 

[Soapy Goddess]

16 hours ago, Dimity said:

I'm sure you must find it difficult to have conversations here when your access to the Internet is limited (it would seem) to once a day and that once a day falls in what is the middle of the night for most posters. 

Certainly it is the middle of the night for me.  That said, by the time I am awake enough to read and respond to middle of the night posts there have been far more posts made that are talking about whatever new Trump atrocity has taken place.   Your posts are a half day late and, often, at least a page behind.

BTW I am assuming based on some responses above that you made a post about Canada and why we care about US politics.  I don't see that post but just to add to what others have already said, the short answer is: empathy.

Thanks, D. That's the nicest thing you've said to me since...forever. But seriously, I DO appreciate it. My late night/early morning posts are because I'm on a swing shift schedule. Mr. Soapy's on-call until midnight 7 days a week, and I moderate another site while he's working. Consequently, after work is the only time I have to read/post.

Yeah, it sucks for me because I can't be in the moment. Then when I get here, it's like a giant pie in my face. Half of the time I lose track where I left off, especially after my first reply because it stays on the last page and I have to scroll my way back several pages. If you know of an easier way to go back to reading, I'd really appreciate your advice.

Anyway, true to my word...I don't have a friggin' clue WTF he's doing with cancer research. I can hardly understand a word that RFK Jr says anyway, and that's even with closed captioning on!🙄

[Affogato]

4 hours ago, Soapy Goddess said:

As it turns out, it wouldn't be pointless because now we know about the cover-up which some are saying is worse than Watergate. I know you don't agree, but they put him through decades old trial because they wanted him gone. They talked about Russian collusion, and that was proved false. Anyone in their right mind would be irritated by the false narrative. But that said, I understand how you see the events unfolded. 

And for the record, giving my opinion(s) does NOT mean that I support every little thing he does. My major support is for border control and two genders, as I have repeatedly said.

Bottom line (as I posted above), we are all pawns in the world's largest political chess game. Because there's corruption on all sides of the aisle...and we ALL see it! Neither side has clean hands.

The difference is that the people who were pardoned at the end of the Biden administration were in direct danger from Trump. The Biden pardons were criticized at the time, but everyone understood them.  No one questions that Trump is a vindictive person. No one questioned there was a reason behind those pardons. 
 

the issues with Biden will be sorted eventually. I had to search. Apparently Jake Tapper said this. I don’t watch Fox news, but at this point there are bigger things in the news to worry about. 

 

4 hours ago, Soapy Goddess said:

Sadly, we are ALL just a bunch of pawns in the world's largest political chess game.

As a person in a democracy, you voted. Me also. We are not pawns. We are players.  

[Affogato]

https://apple.news/AbMMts1nDSm614I_I3jM0aA

 

A new COVID variant, known as NB.1.8.1, has made landfall in the United States, and it's more transmissible than other variants

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um. 

[annzeepark914]

14 minutes ago, Affogato said:

https://apple.news/AbMMts1nDSm614I_I3jM0aA

 

A new COVID variant, known as NB.1.8.1, has made landfall in the United States, and it's more transmissible than other variants

—————————-

um. 

How fortuitous for this variant--it has arrived when the mighty TACO Donnie is once again in control (along with his brilliant sidekick, rfk junyah). 

[bluegirl147]

5 hours ago, Soapy Goddess said:

As it turns out, it wouldn't be pointless because now we know about the cover-up which some are saying is worse than Watergate

Jake Tapper said that.  And why wouldn't he?  He is promoting his book.  

5 hours ago, Soapy Goddess said:

They talked about Russian collusion, and that was proved false.

It wasn't proven false. There might not have been a smoking gun but the allegations were in no way proven false.

59 minutes ago, Affogato said:

https://apple.news/AbMMts1nDSm614I_I3jM0aA

 

A new COVID variant, known as NB.1.8.1, has made landfall in the United States, and it's more transmissible than other variants

—————————-

um. 

Cue the right screaming it's a plot to undermine Trump.

38 minutes ago, annzeepark914 said:

How fortuitous for this variant--it has arrived when the mighty TACO Donnie is once again in control (along with his brilliant sidekick, rfk junyah). 

I feel like TACO is going to stick to him. Oh how I wish someone would switch out his McDonalds lunch order with Taco Bell.

[tres bien]

Jake Tapper utters some ridiculous worse that Watergate meme and it takes the MAGA/FOX crowd a nanosecond to grab onto it like a dog with a bone 

Waiting to see what when or if Tapper will write about the foolish man currently in the WH who is unaware what his job entails surrounded by unfit unqualified sycophants and is there to issue pardons everyday and has no clue on policy nor has any and but is making decisions to line his pockets 

Edited May 29 by tres bien

[bluegirl147]

1 hour ago, tres bien said:

Waiting to see what when or if Tapper will write about the foolish man currently in the WH who is unaware what his job entails surrounded by unfit unqualified sycophants and is there to issue pardons everyday and has no clue on policy nor has any and but is making decisions to line his pockets 

Yeah if Tapper doesn't write that book his assertion his Biden book was just informing the public because they had a right to know would appear to be a lie.  Imagine that.

Edited May 29 by bluegirl147

[lookeyloo]

Jake Tapper is on the TV every day.  I think he is supposed to report on what is going on now.  But, instead, he wrote a book about the past and is promoting that.  Current events are right there in plain sight.  Why didn't he report on the Biden situation every day he was on the air instead of waiting.  Oh wait, I know why.  $$$  Disappointing.

[Yeah No]

19 hours ago, Affogato said:

I think that humanism separates a belief in a god or gods from the idea of ethics and morality. I think the issues that all of the Christian sects have with sexual predation underscore this. A belief in a god does not make you a good person. You may be a good person who believes in a god. 

There is actually a thing called Christian Humanism which combines both Christian principles and beliefs with Secular Humanism, which is independent of any religious beliefs. Christian Humanists may see their ethics as grounded in a Christian, God-based framework while secular humanists see their ethics as independent of any religion or God-based beliefs. But generally Christian Humanists accept the validity of a non-religious based ethics. They don't feel that ethics needs to be grounded in God to be sound and valid. And I would agree with that.

[Kemper]

No matter how badly he behaves. No matter how obvious it is that there is something seriously wrong with him. No matter how low he goes. No matter how far he drags this country down. It will not impact how most of his Fan Base feels about him. He could actually get reelected if the Dems don't wake up and make some serious, drastic changes in their messaging and leadership. Jesus weeps.

[Yeah No]

6 hours ago, Soapy Goddess said:

Sadly, we are ALL just a bunch of pawns in the world's largest political chess game.

I think some of us are more vulnerable to allowing ourselves to be moved around like pawns, but as has already been pointed out we do have some control over this in the voting booth. But I am beginning to believe in that grand conspiracy of ultra rich people to exert control over the market and politics to make themselves more rich and powerful that I used to think was only something wacko conspiracy theorists spouted. And we have never seen more evidence of that out in the open than what is coming from Trump right now.

Remember what Republicans were harping on a while back about George Soros? Well, I never bought into that stuff about him but now we're seeing stuff like that only it's self-serving and coming from super-rich and powerful Republicans. I don't think it's restricted just to Republicans, though. We're just seeing them now because their leader Donnie is doing everything out in the open.

 

[shapeshifter]

NPR:
“The federal government announced Wednesday that it is canceling a contract to develop a vaccine to protect people against flu viruses that could cause pandemics, including the bird flu virus that's been spreading among dairy cows in the U.S., citing concerns about the safety of the mRNA technology being used.…
“Jennifer Nuzzo, the director of Brown University's Pandemic Center, said the decision was ‘disappointing, but unsurprising given the politically-motivated, evidence-free rhetoric that tries to paint mRNA vaccines as being dangerous.’”
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/28/nx-s1-5414642/trump-vaccine-bird-flu-mrna
 

Quote

…Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of the Brown School of Public Health, who served as President Biden's COVID-19 response coordinator.

"Bird Flu is a well known threat and the virus has continued to evolve. If the virus develops the ability to spread from person to person, we could see a large number of people get sick and die from this infection," Jha said. "The program to develop the next generation of vaccines was essential to protecting Americans. The attack by the Administration on the mRNA vaccine platform is absurd."

…

Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, agreed.

"This decision will make our country far less prepared to respond to the next influenza pandemic," he said in an email. "This is a dangerous course to follow."

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the H5N1 flu virus has spread to 41 dairy herds and 24 poultry farms and culling operations, and caused 70 human cases. While the virus has had a high mortality rate in other countries, so far H5N1 has only caused one death in the U.S. and has not shown any signs of spreading easily from one person to another. But infectious disease experts are concerned that the more the virus spreads, the greater the chance it could mutate into a form that would spread from person to person, which would increase the risk of a pandemic.

 

[bluegirl147]

3 minutes ago, Yeah No said:

But I am beginning to believe in that grand conspiracy of ultra rich people to exert control over the market and politics to make themselves more rich and powerful that I used to think was only something wacko conspiracy theorists spouted

I've always believed this.  Too many rich powerful people get away with way too much.  One only need to look at how long Jeffrey Epstein got away with his crimes. And if not for Miami Herald reporter Julie Brown he might have continued to get away with them. 

8 minutes ago, Yeah No said:

I don't think it's restricted just to Republicans, though

Sadly it is not.  And I can admit that. Democrats are not saints.  But Republicans refuse to say the same about their party.

9 minutes ago, Yeah No said:

And we have never seen more evidence of that out in the open than what is coming from Trump right now.

Trump isn't just engaging in corruption. What he is doing is destroying things.  He isn't just enriching himself which is bad enough but he is changing our country into something that isn't good for any of us.

[Yeah No]

7 hours ago, Soapy Goddess said:

And for the record, giving my opinion(s) does NOT mean that I support every little thing he does. My major support is for border control and two genders, as I have repeatedly said.

Bottom line (as I posted above), we are all pawns in the world's largest political chess game. Because there's corruption on all sides of the aisle...and we ALL see it! Neither side has clean hands.

I know but I still wonder how stiffer border control (which most Dems. want to some degree too) and two genders (which some Dems. also support) is worth all the BS and corrupt, unethical crap one has to put up with to support Trump. A while back I would have suggested finding a more ethical Republican candidate to support but now they've all brought themselves down to his level by supporting him and refusing to push back even on the most outrageous stuff he's done.

And while I agree with you that there is corruption and self-serving in all politics no matter what "side" one is looking at, right now the side guilty of the most of it is by far the Republican side. And right now that is mostly thanks to Trump because it's coming directly from HIM.

Edited May 29 by Yeah No

[Yeah No]

3 minutes ago, bluegirl147 said:

Sadly it is not.  And I can admit that. Democrats are not saints.  But Republicans refuse to say the same about their party.

I keep pointing that out but Republicans are just so obedient and loyal to their party that they can't admit this. It's that dangerous quality that can ultimately lead to stuff like Nazis and the Holocaust. I keep trying to tell them that Democrats have no problem criticizing their candidates and even voting for Republicans at times. But it rarely works the other way around. The right wing media has only made this phenomenon even worse by vilifying Democrats and making Republicans think that even a Nazi would be a better alternative to any Democrat because they've been brainwashed into thinking Democrats are worse. I know most Republicans would say they'd never support a Nazi over a Democrat but I don't know if I'd believe that anymore, not after what I've seen from them in the recent past.

10 minutes ago, bluegirl147 said:

Trump isn't just engaging in corruption. What he is doing is destroying things.  He isn't just enriching himself which is bad enough but he is changing our country into something that isn't good for any of us.

No of course, the goal of the corruption is to settle his grudges and enrich himself but it's coming at the expense of the country in general and we're all going to pay for it. Both Dems. and Republicans will lose. And Republicans will be responsible in the end for not pushing back on him because they had the most ability to change things.

[tres bien]

43 minutes ago, lookeyloo said:

Jake Tapper is on the TV every day.  I think he is supposed to report on what is going on now.  But, instead, he wrote a book about the past and is promoting that.  Current events are right there in plain sight.  Why didn't he report on the Biden situation every day he was on the air instead of waiting.  Oh wait, I know why.  $$$  Disappointing.

Thing is that he wrote a hit job book on a man that doesn’t deserve that

His book has no value except to drag President Biden through the mud for no reason
In his decades long career a book by a respected writer (like Joyce Kearns Goodwin) could be written but an Enquirer style book is deceitfully disrespectful except to make a quick buck

[shapeshifter]

14 minutes ago, Yeah No said:

A while back I would have suggested finding a more ethical Republican candidate to support

I voted for a Republican for POTUS once.
The next winter I had to mostly feed my kids oatmeal and potatoes.
A now-adult daughter would say that's too small of a sample size to paint the entire party, and it is. 
But it's a memory that serves to give me pause when a former Republican's words don't quite resonate with the principles and values I try to follow.

Edited May 29 by shapeshifter

[lookeyloo]

46 minutes ago, Yeah No said:

There is actually a thing called Christian Humanism which combines both Christian principles and beliefs with Secular Humanism, which is independent of any religious beliefs. Christian Humanists may see their ethics as grounded in a Christian, God-based framework while secular humanists see their ethics as independent of any religion or God-based beliefs. But generally Christian Humanists accept the validity of a non-religious based ethics. They don't feel that ethics needs to be grounded in God to be sound and valid. And I would agree with that.

similar idea in Judaism.  Although a lot of people who participate in more mainstream Judaism also question or doubt the existence or themselves believe in a god and go for the cultural/traditional/ethical/moral parts.  But, it is okay.  We are taught to question. Of course, the very orthodox groups are different. I am not a religious scholar by any means but I have come to learn there is room for anyone who wants to be there.  And we are not a proselytizing religion.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanistic_Judaism

[bluegirl147]

I grew up (70s & 80s) hearing my mother say my grandfather always said when Republicans are in charge they fuck things up and Democrats have to come in and fix things.  And I would have to agree with that. Reagan, Bush Jr and Trump all did things, or let things happen, that negatively affected our economy. Clinton, Obama and Biden all came in and fixed things.   Reagan mostly ignored the emerging AIDS crisis.  Bush ignored the correct intelligence that Iraq didn't have WMDs.  Trump did his best to ignore the Covid pandemic.  If people don't see a pattern here they aren't looking hard enough.

[Absolom]

9 hours ago, Lantern7 said:

It's obvious the emperor is being handled. It would be nice if those who handle him try to make him less . . . him.

That's the thing with dementia patients - you can't change them.  They're beyond it.  Trying to make them anything other than what they are is wasted effort and only leads to frustration for both the patient and the people caring for them.  As the director of the facility where my mom was said, "I have no expectations for memory care residents."  You can't.  They have little to no reasoning and less control. By the end they're functioning at a 6 to 9 month old level if that.   

The Orange One is not quite at the level for memory care and as long as money is there for sufficient staff will likely never need it.  The things he says about tariffs remind me of when my mom refused to take her documents to get her taxes done.  She just started saying she didn't have to file taxes any more.  That's when I knew I had to take over their finances.  She was stage 4 out of 7 stages.  

[tres bien]

Because no one ever influences TACO Kanye was quick to praise him

”WORDS CAN’T EXPRESS MY GRADITTUDE FOR OUR DEVOTED ENDURING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP FOR FREEING LARRY HOOVER”

Nothing says making America great again than being influenced by a Hitler loving rap star

[bluegirl147]

7 minutes ago, tres bien said:

Because no one ever influences TACO Kanye was quick to praise him

”WORDS CAN’T EXPRESS MY GRADITTUDE FOR OUR DEVOTED ENDURING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP FOR FREEING LARRY HOOVER”

Nothing says making America great again than being influenced by a Hitler loving rap star

Will Trump invite Hoover to the White House for a photo op like he did Alice Johnson?

[tres bien]

48 minutes ago, bluegirl147 said:

Will Trump invite Hoover to the White House for a photo op like he did Alice Johnson?

Hell  I’m waiting for him to invite Hoover to dinner at MAL

Edited May 29 by tres bien

[SoMuchTV]

15 hours ago, Soapy Goddess said:

Half of the time I lose track where I left off, especially after my first reply because it stays on the last page and I have to scroll my way back several pages. If you know of an easier way to go back to reading, I'd really appreciate your advice.

I don't think anyone has replied to this yet.  It's a setting you can change:

 

edit: someone later on in the thread has pointed out that I may have misunderstood the issue. Please read on a couple hours worth of posts to see my additional suggestion. 

Edited May 29 by SoMuchTV
Updating based on additional information

[ProudMary]

8 hours ago, Soapy Goddess said:

They talked about Russian collusion, and that was proved false.

Nope. A three-year investigation by the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee found that Russia had indeed interfered with the election, with the assistance of Trump operatives.

Not that it matters to those who voted for him. I'm still waiting for anyone from the right to answer my repeated question: Is Russia an ally of the United States or an adversary?

Senate panel finds Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. election

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/senate-panel-finds-russia-interfered-in-the-2016-us-election

The Trump campaign’s interactions with Russian intelligence services during the 2016 presidential election posed a “grave” counterintelligence threat, a Senate panel concluded Tuesday as it detailed how associates of Donald Trump had regular contact with Russians and expected to benefit from the Kremlin’s help.

The nearly 1,000-page report, the fifth and final one from the Republican-led Senate intelligence committee on the Russia investigation, details how Russia launched an aggressive effort to interfere in the election on Trump’s behalf. It says the Trump campaign chairman had regular contact with a Russian intelligence officer and says other Trump associates were eager to exploit the Kremlin’s aid, particularly by maximizing the impact of the disclosure of Democratic emails hacked by Russian intelligence officers.

[tres bien]

Marco Rubio signed onto this report 👆

Man has he fallen from being a usually respected member of the senate 

[tres bien]

6 hours ago, annzeepark914 said:

How fortuitous for this variant--it has arrived when the mighty TACO Donnie is once again in control (along with his brilliant sidekick, rfk junyah). 

Jr has released a MAHA report citing studies that don’t exist or misrepresents some studies 

Jr says the MAHA commission report harnesses the “gold standard” of science although seven of the sources listed do not exist or are attributed to authors that have not published articles on the subjects 

Jr is BS ing his way through this job and going crazy on health and no one is going to stop him 

Is there no senate republican that regrets confirming him? How about you Senator Cassidy, MD (R LA)

Edited May 29 by tres bien

[Eri]

28 minutes ago, tres bien said:

Marco Rubio signed onto this report 👆

Man has he fallen from being a usually respected member of the senate 

Not surprised. Rubio was always a sellout even before his newfound "promotion" and I never respected him, being from my home state and all. He's always advanced his career by brownnosing his way to the top, and has looked down on the immigrants and minorities who propped him up despite having one of lowest attendance rates in Congress when he was a Senator (Trump even said this during his 1st term). 

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/14/val-demings/val-demings-ad-criticizes-rubios-attendance-record/

[Spartan Girl]

3 hours ago, lookeyloo said:

Jake Tapper is on the TV every day.  I think he is supposed to report on what is going on now.  But, instead, he wrote a book about the past and is promoting that.  Current events are right there in plain sight.  Why didn't he report on the Biden situation every day he was on the air instead of waiting.  Oh wait, I know why.  $$$  Disappointing.

That and he and other media outlets are trying to pass the buck and act like they didn't contribute to Trump winning by dogpiling Biden/Harris while normalizing Trump.

[tres bien]

11 minutes ago, Eri said:

Not surprised. Rubio was always a sellout even before his newfound "promotion" and I never respected him, being from my home state and all. He's always advanced his career by brownnosing his way to the top, and has looked down on the immigrants and minorities who propped him up despite having one of lowest attendance rates in Congress when he was a Senator (Trump even said this during his 1st term). 

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/14/val-demings/val-demings-ad-criticizes-rubios-attendance-record/

I was a registered voter in FL 2018 - 2024 and I was always whiplashed by Rubio because sometimes he came across as sane followed by the next day as cuckoo 

But I think compared to Rick Scott I have to say Rubio wasn’t completely awful 

Too bad he sold his soul because I thought he could have successfully run for governor 

[bluegirl147]

7 minutes ago, Spartan Girl said:

That and he and other media outlets are trying to pass the buck and act like they didn't contribute to Trump winning by dogpiling Biden/Harris while normalizing Trump.

That is what really pisses me off.  Starting in 2015 when he walked down that fucking escalator the media propped up Trump.  Gave him probably thousands of hours of free air time.  They would interrupt programming just to show an empty stage that Trump was maybe going to appear on.  To be fair there have been many books written about Trump and some of them have shown him to be the sociopath that he is but their authors weren't part of the mainstream media with the access that Tapper has. Jonathan Karl of ABC news has written a couple but they didn't read like hit pieces.  I won't be surprised if Tapper ends up with a job in the Trump administration.

23 minutes ago, Eri said:

Not surprised. Rubio was always a sellout even before his newfound "promotion" and I never respected him, being from my home state and all. He's always advanced his career by brownnosing his way to the top, and has looked down on the immigrants and minorities who propped him up despite having one of lowest attendance rates in Congress when he was a Senator (Trump even said this during his 1st term). 

That is one reason I never liked him.  How can you be a Republican when that party wants to hurt people that look like you?

30 minutes ago, tres bien said:

Jr is BS ing his way through this job and going crazy on health and no one is going to stop him 

He is so woefully unqualified for the job he is throwing everything at the wall hoping some of it will stick and he will be thought to be doing a good job. People are going to die because of him.

 

[Affogato]

2 hours ago, tres bien said:

Mush brain leader commuted the sentence of a Chicago gang leader Kanye West lobbied for (guess couldn’t let former Mrs West have all the glory)

Trump commuted the federal life sentences of Larry Hoover a Chicago gang leader and drug Kingpin who was convicted of leading a vast street gang from prison and has also been convicted of murder

MAGA

Damn those legal and maybe illegal immigrants and migrant workers who may have seen a gang member once, or not. They are such a threat. 

[Cementhead]

I was half-ass listening to an interview with Jake Tapper & Alex Thompson and I swear I heard Alex say that they are still collecting more information on the Biden thing even though the book has been published ... and it kind of hung there in the air like ... the possibility of them writing even more about it could be a thing.

[Absolom]

1 hour ago, SoMuchTV said:

I don't think anyone has replied to this yet.  It's a setting you can change:

I think mainly she's talking about after making a post/responding to a comment, the system loses track of where you were.   Since it takes you to the end of the thread to make a reply, it considers  everything in between as read.  My only way around this is to open threads twice so I can see on the second one approximately where I was reading last.  You have to periodically move down the second open window.  I only do it on long or fast moving threads. If there is an easier way, I'd love to try it.  Using the settings does a wonderful job when opening a thread though.

Edited May 29 by Absolom

[Ohiopirate02]

47 minutes ago, tres bien said:

Jr has released a MAHA report citing studies that don’t exist or misrepresents some studies 

Jr says the MAHA commission report harnesses the “gold standard” of science although seven of the sources listed do not exist or are attributed to authors that have not published articles on the subjects 

Jr is BS ing his way through this job and going crazy on health and no one is going to stop him 

Is there no senate republican that regrets confirming him? How about you Senator Cassidy, MD

They are using AI here. Because, you know, it's the future. There's no need for scientists to run tests and write papers, AI will do it for you. /s

[SoMuchTV]

2 minutes ago, Absolom said:

I think mainly she's talking about after making a post/responding to a comment, the system loses track of where you were.   Since it takes you to the end of the thread to make a reply, it considers  everything in between as read.  My only way around this is to open threads twice so I can see on the second one approximately where I was reading last.  You have to periodically move down the second open window.  If there is an easier way, I'd love to try it.  Using the settings does a wonderful job when opening a thread though.

Ah I see, I probably wasn't understanding the issue.  In that case, I'd recommend using the multi-quote option (the plus-sign at the bottom of each post).  That way, you can reply to each post in one pass.  It has the added advantage of letting you read all the new posts before posting your reply - you may actually change how you want to reply to a given post based on conversation that follows on from it.

[bluegirl147]

14 minutes ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

They are using AI here. Because, you know, it's the future. There's no need for scientists to run tests and write papers, AI will do it for you. /s

I read a headline yesterday that said AI is going to be bad for white collar workers.  If it isn't happening already I'm sure it will be soon.  AI making diagnoses.  I know insurance companies already use algorithms when deciding to approve certain things. 

Speaking of tech, the other day I was driving and I thought about all the cameras that exist now and it suddenly hit me.  That is why state and local budgets always have shortfalls now.  They have to spend so much money on tech.  Things that help people are being cut so big brother can monitor our every move.

[tres bien]

Earlier this week Jr arbitrarily restricted vaccination access to COVID and canceled contracts with Moderna for the mNRNA flu vaccines 

This and I’m talking about the whole damn “administration” is doing it’s best to destroy and certainly nothing to help or protect the American people 

And if your issue for voting for Trump was the border and gender affiliation then good luck when you your family and friends get sick are all of a sudden unemployed or inflation swallows you because blaming it the boarder and someone else’s gender affiliation is gonna be a tough sell 

Edited May 29 by tres bien

[jessiebell]

Now it's being reported that the Trump admin approached Qatar about the plane.  After Trump toured the plane back in Feb,  Air Force officials toured it and found it was poorly maintained and will take millions of dollars just to bring it up to safety standards (not to be confused with security standards which is more millions of dollars).  Anyway you look at it this plane is going to cost us millions if not a billion dollars not only for updating it but then converting it to civilian use when the plane goes to private citizen Trump.  I still don't understand how this is a gift to the United States if it goes to Trump when he leaves office.

To go with all the great pardons Trump has been issuing he's nominated 6 people for Inspector General positions (after firing 19 in an unprecedented purge) and of course is maintaining his record of nominating only the best (NOT)!  The pick for IG at the Dept of Labor is a former NY Congressman who lost his seat in Congress after allegedly putting his mistress and his fiancee's daughter on his payroll.  A mistress and a fiancee?????

Seriously where does trump find these people?

[peacheslatour]

5 minutes ago, tres bien said:

Earlier this week Jr arbitrarily restricted vaccination access to COVID and canceled contracts with Moderna for the mNRNA flu vaccines 

This and I’m talking about the whole damn “administration” is doing it’s best to destroy and certainly nothing to help or protect the American people 

And if your issue for voting for Trump was the boarder and gender affiliation then good luck when you your family and friends get sick are all of a sudden unemployed or inflation swallows you because blaming it the boarder and someone else’s gender affiliation is gonna be a tough sell 

Who cares if millions of children and women die? At least there won't be any damn furriners or them trans people playin' sportsball!

[jessiebell]

Oh! I forgot to mention that I saw Trump speaking (not sure where or why) and he stated he's brought inflation down to almost zero and that cost of groceries is down tremendously maybe 85%.  Guess I"m shopping at the wrong stores.

[LexieLily]

1 minute ago, jessiebell said:

Oh! I forgot to mention that I saw Trump speaking (not sure where or why) and he stated he's brought inflation down to almost zero and that cost of groceries is down tremendously maybe 85%.  Guess I"m shopping at the wrong stores.

Must be the same stores where gas is apparently $1.89/gal. 

[bluegirl147]

16 minutes ago, jessiebell said:

Seriously where does trump find these people?

 

16 minutes ago, jessiebell said:

The pick for IG at the Dept of Labor is a former NY Congressman who lost his seat in Congress after allegedly putting his mistress and his fiancee's daughter on his payroll.  A mistress and a fiancee?????

Birds of a feather and all that.

When Trump was still married to Ivana he would take Marla down to his Atlantic City casinos.  Men like that think they can do whatever they want.

15 minutes ago, jessiebell said:

Oh! I forgot to mention that I saw Trump speaking (not sure where or why) and he stated he's brought inflation down to almost zero and that cost of groceries is down tremendously maybe 85%.  Guess I"m shopping at the wrong stores.

Some of his lies he can get away with.  He can say 20 million or however many he said, immigrants crossed the border last year. We know it's not true but his base believes it.  He says he is working on more trade deals than there are number of countries in the world but his base will believe it.  But saying inflation is at zero and groceries are down 85% is a lie that can be checked in real time. People know how much money they are spending at the grocery store every week and as of right now that amount is not declining. 

[JustHereForFood]

13 hours ago, Soapy Goddess said:

Sadly, we are ALL just a bunch of pawns in the world's largest political chess game.

I have no idea who are these supposed players, but self-defeatism like this is the first step to abandoning any personal responsibility for the world around us.

[PRgal]

Appeals court puts tariff ruling on hold

[Absolom]

3 hours ago, bluegirl147 said:

I read a headline yesterday that said AI is going to be bad for white collar workers.  If it isn't happening already I'm sure it will be soon.  AI making diagnoses.  I know insurance companies already use algorithms when deciding to approve certain things. 

Speaking of tech, the other day I was driving and I thought about all the cameras that exist now and it suddenly hit me.  That is why state and local budgets always have shortfalls now.  They have to spend so much money on tech.  Things that help people are being cut so big brother can monitor our every move.

Spending money on the tech and then defending the lawsuits over using the tech and probably paying damages after that.  One city not too far away is involved in lawsuits over redlight cameras and surveillance drones.

3 hours ago, SoMuchTV said:

Ah I see, I probably wasn't understanding the issue.  In that case, I'd recommend using the multi-quote option (the plus-sign at the bottom of each post).  That way, you can reply to each post in one pass.  It has the added advantage of letting you read all the new posts before posting your reply - you may actually change how you want to reply to a given post based on conversation that follows on from it.

I'm trying multi-quote again.  Maybe this time I'll keep using it.  😀 I see the advantage now of being able to read everything in one go and then seeing if I still want to reply.  Thanks.  Somehow I had it in my head that I needed the quotes to be related.

1 hour ago, jessiebell said:

Oh! I forgot to mention that I saw Trump speaking (not sure where or why) and he stated he's brought inflation down to almost zero and that cost of groceries is down tremendously maybe 85%.  Guess I"m shopping at the wrong stores.

At some point even the most gullible and non-thinking people have to realize that with statements like this he's just making it up as he goes along or saying whatever pops into his head.  Trump's statements and verifiable fact usually have very little in common.

1 hour ago, jessiebell said:

Now it's being reported that the Trump admin approached Qatar about the plane.  After Trump toured the plane back in Feb,  Air Force officials toured it and found it was poorly maintained and will take millions of dollars just to bring it up to safety standards (not to be confused with security standards which is more millions of dollars).  Anyway you look at it this plane is going to cost us millions if not a billion dollars not only for updating it but then converting it to civilian use when the plane goes to private citizen Trump.  I still don't understand how this is a gift to the United States if it goes to Trump when he leaves office.

 

Now there is some waste, fraud, and abuse DOGE could have made hay with stopping.  Too bad they'd pick on regular people who need Government help to live something approaching a normal life, but will ignore or kowtow to absolutely frivolous, obscene, and ridiculous waste.

[Anela]

4 hours ago, Cementhead said:

I was half-ass listening to an interview with Jake Tapper & Alex Thompson and I swear I heard Alex say that they are still collecting more information on the Biden thing even though the book has been published ... and it kind of hung there in the air like ... the possibility of them writing even more about it could be a thing.

I can't wait for All The President's Men 2, where we get to see (again), Biden having one bad debate, because he was sick, and also taking too long to eat an ice cream. Was that one of the accusations, or was that satire? 

If they're so concerned about the fact that he was in the White House, making important decisions for the people of this country, and other parts of the world, they should be focusing on the guy who is destroying everything, or trying to. Trump. 

[Anela]

Trump admits to protecting Russia from 'really bad things' during Ukraine peace talks

https://kyivindependent.com/trump-admits-to-protecting-russia-from-really-bad-things/