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With a bill to make daylight saving time permanent moving through Congress, airlines are warning that permanently changing the nation's clocks could take years to implement and require costly operational changes.

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The aviation industry says permanent DST would be very disruptive to the sector, requiring up to 24 months to adjust airlines' scheduling systems. The change would impact everything from "crew and aircraft positioning" to "domestic and international connectivity issues," according to Airlines for America, or A4A, the trade association representing leading carriers.

"Airlines operate expansive interconnected domestic and global networks that are reliant on stability and predictability. Any changes would need an implementation timeline that reflects these global complications," the group said.

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SEN. MIKE LEE JUST WENT WAR MODE ON THE SENATE PARLIAMENTARIAN

She may try to OBSTRUCT the SAVE America Act in reconciliation (only needs 50 votes) and Lee is getting ahead of people like Thune saying to "protect" her

"Nobody elected the Senate parliamentarian. The Senate parliamentarian occupies no constitutional post in our system of government!"

"You're going to hear we need to PROTECT the Parliamentarians' rulings, saying they can't be overturned..."

"Nobody's calling for the parliamentarians' rulings to be overturned. Why? Because the parliamentarian DOESN'T RULE! She lacks that power. Only the presiding officer rules. The parliamentarian merely offers ADVICE."

"The presiding officer, whether that's the vice president of the United States, the president pro tem, or the acting president pro tem...is the presiding officer who makes the ruling. It's then up to the Senate to either sustain or overturn that ruling."

"In most contexts, it takes a simple majority vote to overturn the ruling of the chair. In budget reconciliation, it takes 60 votes, so the math changes. But regardless, there is nothing sacred about the rule of the Senate parliamentarian!"

"So don't believe those who say that you've got to protect the parliamentarian at all costs."

"It's not her vote that matters. She doesn't have a vote. It's the ruling of the presiding officer that matters."

NO RECESS UNTIL IT'S DONE!

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Holy sh*t...

Democratic Socialists have officially released their NEW platform ahead of the 2026 midterms...

And it's EVEN MORE EXTREME than anyone could have imagined.

They call for ending:
- for-profit companies
- abolishing ICE
- stopping all deportations
- eliminating both the Senate and Supreme Court.

The plan also includes higher wealth taxes on billionaires, expanding Congress, and creating a new justice system under their control.

The sad part, millions of people will vote for this.

Guys, if this wins, we are done for.

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JD Vance confirms even if the Save America Act is able to be passed, it will be to late to be implemented by midterms

Democrats will still likely be able to flood states with infinite mail in ballots and no proof of citizenship or ID

“Even if it were passed tomorrow, there's not enough time for it to be implemented before voting starts for the November midterm elections”

“You're right, you know, the elections in some ways, the process is already getting started for 2026”

The reason it won’t be able to be implemented is there isn’t enough time to update systems and go through everything allegedly

Real-world rollout involves updating registration systems, training poll workers, processing new proofs for millions of voters, handling provisional ballots, revising forms, and dealing with legal challenges, so it’ll take much longer

It’s almost like the Republican Party should have passed this the first month we elected them majority everything and not waited until months before midterms to try and pass it

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Officials in the Trump White House have been asked to turn over their phones as part of the investigation into a leak about Air Force One security while the President was traveling in the Middle East last week.

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Additionally, White House officials have come under scrutiny, with some being asked to provide their phones to investigators at the direction of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and FBI Director Kash Patel, CNN reports.

Patel and Wiles were reportedly in the West Wing of the White House for roughly seven hours on Friday after Patel was diverted from traveling to Chicago. One source said they were establishing a “war room.”

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I was 11 when the 80s started and 21 when they ended.
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I was 16-26. It was absolutely the peak period of my lifetime for sure.

Almost the same --15-25-- and I echo your sentiments. Reagan, then Bush (and bush), MTV, no piercings or tattoos, races got along, great TV and movies, no overconnectivity with computers and cellphones-- life was just plain and simple better then.

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