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  1. Fantine

    Do you know anyone that thinks they will Vote for Elons America party?

    A third party would help the. Democrats. Musk puts project 2025 tax ideas on steroids. Obviously he wouldn't run himself. He would look for a figurehead that he could boss around. He thought he could buy his way into bossing Trump around but didn't succeed. I do think that Trump is bossed around...
  2. Fantine

    Of False Witness and Weather Reports

    A drastically downsized Department did the best they could with their meager resources and try to sound authoritative so as not to panic listeners or make them realize how short-handed and behind the eight ball they were. That is the difference.
  3. Fantine

    What if Trump held a press briefing and nobody came?

    I paid attention when I listened to the press conferences. People might have helped provide details but he knew exactly what he was saying. I am in my seventies myself and I would estimate that he is about 20 times as competent as the current president, and numerous psychiatrists weighing in...
  4. Fantine

    What if Trump held a press briefing and nobody came?

    They asked honest questions and he gave honest answers. Not only that, he gave answers that related to the questions, and usually had facts to back them up. Who knows whether he--or any other president, particularly the current one--has all those facts as his disposal? Maybe he has aides...
  5. Fantine

    Communism- Socialism

    In authoritarian governments, is it better to have an authoritarian leader of a group installed by oligarchs who think things like minimum wages, consumer protections, and labor unions are inconveniences that must be eradicated so they can enjoy maximum profits powered by (low) wage slaves? Or...
  6. Fantine

    Hakeem Jeffries politicizes on and on for over eight hours

    It's better because grocery stores don't want to locate in poor neighborhoods, leaving the only food stores bodegas, convenience stores, and dollar stores, all of which have limited selections and high prices.
  7. Fantine

    How Does Dismantling LBJ's Great Society Make America Great Again? (Ans. It doesn't.)

    I respect everyone. I learn from everyone. I am especially impressed by people who have talents I don't possess and they include most repairmen, builders, and crafters. It's an indictment on our society that most people never read a book after they graduate from school. The world of ideas is so...
  8. Fantine

    As Texas Flood Deaths Rise, Officials Blast Faulty Forecast by National Weather Service

    No, it sends exactly the right message. The drastic cuts made in so many agencies make our country vulnerable not only to climactic disasters but also to disease. The NIH and CDC have been completely gutted. No more research is being done on Alzheimer's and many other deadly diseases. There is a...
  9. Fantine

    As Texas Flood Deaths Rise, Officials Blast Faulty Forecast by National Weather Service

    600 highly trained and experienced meteorologists and climatologists. See articles linked earlier.
  10. Fantine

    As Texas Flood Deaths Rise, Officials Blast Faulty Forecast by National Weather Service

    Guns? Did you expect them to shoot their way out of a flood?
  11. Fantine

    Of False Witness and Weather Reports

    No one has said that there were not any warnings. They have said that the warnings were not as accurate about the potential dangers as they might have been if the National Weather Service had not lost funding which required them to fire people with the knowledge and expertise who might have...
  12. Fantine

    As Texas Flood Deaths Rise, Officials Blast Faulty Forecast by National Weather Service

    The meteorologists in the article you provided are not identified. Not a single one identified. Did they really provide information but were too embarrassed to allow their names to be used in the article? Or are they just anonymous sources? In other words your counter article lacks credibility.
  13. Fantine

    As Texas Flood Deaths Rise, Officials Blast Faulty Forecast by National Weather Service

    May I refer you to the Scientific American article linked above? That article and many others warned Americans of the danger and havoc that would be created by DOGE and Elon Musk's youthful assistants.
  14. Fantine

    Hakeem Jeffries politicizes on and on for over eight hours

    Price would be determined by the wholesale cost with an add-on for operational expenses so that the stores would break even without making a profit or incurring a loss.
  15. Fantine

    As Texas Flood Deaths Rise, Officials Blast Faulty Forecast by National Weather Service

    No, he is responsible for gutting the agency that warns people in danger to go to shelters, to board up their windows, and do whatever is needed to protect their homes and their families. He failed the American people.
  16. Fantine

    Of False Witness and Weather Reports

    My state issues flash flood warnings all the time, especially for parts of town that are near the river. There is a road or two I avoid when heavy rain is predicted. I'd say Scientific American is a credible resource...
  17. Fantine

    How Does Dismantling LBJ's Great Society Make America Great Again? (Ans. It doesn't.)

    I might have gone to college before you were born. It was in NYC during the Vietnam War years, so of course everyone was liberal. Kent State occurred a month before I got married, and a few of my professors cancelled their classes for the rest of the semester because they refused to teach in a...
  18. Fantine

    How Does Dismantling LBJ's Great Society Make America Great Again? (Ans. It doesn't.)

    There has been a huge effort by the right to turn college into a "trade school." I think it's because they don't want a citizenry that actively engages with the information (and sometimes disinformation) they provide. An uneducated citizenry is more gullible, less critical.
  19. Fantine

    As Texas Flood Deaths Rise, Officials Blast Faulty Forecast by National Weather Service

    That's what they voted for--a government run on ignorance and greed. They have only themselves to blame. If we were not all potential victims of this colossal mistake I might feel more sympathetic.
  20. Fantine

    Hakeem Jeffries politicizes on and on for over eight hours

    I imagine the stores would be run at cost.
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