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You know what I think? I think:

1) Trump has the goods on Obama.

2) Obama knows it.


It’s time for people to stop with the trash talking and do something. Otherwise this is nothing more than 80s WWF and they’re posting instead of talking to Mean Gene.
My gut tells me Ossoff wins. The blue islands (metro Atlanta, etc.) are getting bigger. I’ve seen a ton of ads from his campaign and very little from Collins. I’ve heard folks connected to state level politics say that Ossoff comes across to many as moderate and a lot of folks credit him with getting funding for state projects.

I’m disappointed to say that I don’t expect Collins to win.

French Riots in News

Posted by TerryDawg03 on 10/3/26 at 9:31 am
Here’s a decent summary of what’s happening in France from a news outlet. Here’s a snippet with a link at the bottom.

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Over 400 schools and colleges across France remained closed on Friday as student protests over education-related grievances continued — with some turning violent.

Education Minister Edouard Geffray told reporters that 735 teaching establishments were "affected" in some way on Friday, "30% fewer than yesterday."

He said that three emergency services personnel had been injured responding, again an improvement on "31 yesterday," and condemned occasional "acts of extreme violence" among the wider protest movement.

The protests ?against teacher shortages, dilapidated school buildings and a lack of learning materials erupted at lycées (equivalent to US high schools) in the Paris region last month before spreading across the country this week.

Government ministers tried to strike a balance between empathetic messages to frustrated youth with presidential elections looming, and clear calls for calm in their public messaging.

"Calm must urgently return to high schools and universities," Europe and Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said online. "Yes, the right to demonstrate is inalienable. But the violence is inexcusable, and the cynical instrumentalization of youth for political ends is irresponsible."

Some of the roughly 400 schools or colleges that closed had sustained damage amid the demonstrations, with one of the worst hit being the Lycee Mandela in Nantes, which was expected to be out of action until mid-October after a fire in the entrance hall.






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DW is a center-left government funded German news agency.
These X posts are always suspect.

The reporter’s question is in quotes. Trump’s supposed response isn’t. Subtle and deceptive.

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Assets are only worth something if people think they’re valuable. When priorities change, values can change.

I wonder where the value went if it left gold.
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Libertarianism doesn't equal conservatism - don't know why most people want to make them the same thing


Agreed. Political “conservatism” and actually being conservative can be different.
Reel this in for me. I found this in the story and have no idea what’s happening outside of the link in the OP.

Did this juror go on a media campaign or are they simply going after him because he didn’t let her off?

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Reddington had asked the court for an investigation into Desronvil, the only juror out of 12 who maintained that Clancy is guilty of murder in the strangling deaths of her three children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months.
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We used to have standards
There are a lot of young women who would love to grow up and become professional athletes. I’m afraid the WNBA will end up making that more difficult if this nonsense continues.
I think most folks agree that today’s Republican Party isn’t fiscally conservative.

When Rand votes against policies that expand government, he gets criticized. He’s one of the only ones who’s consistently conservative across the board. Keep that in mind the next time Trump sends an angry, ALL CAPS message making fun of Rand for not voting to expand government.
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Today, the United States Department of Transportation announced a rule that will reset the fuel-efficiency targets that were put into effect under the Biden administration. The new rule will dramatically reduce the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards mandated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

The new standards will require a fleet-average fuel economy of 34.9 mpg by model year 2031. This is significantly lower than the standards put in place under the Biden administration, which required a fleetwide average of 50.4 mpg.


These large changes that have such huge effects should require legislation so that we don’t get these pendulum swings. Congress needs to take its power back from the Executive Branch.
A lot of the anti data center movement is coordinated by someone somewhere at some level. The same narrative is happening across the country and the western world.

There are concerns to be addressed, such as water, power, etc. The fact that crowds won’t even consider the attempts to mitigate the risks is odd.
This situation says a lot about where we are as a society.

He should be able to serve on a jury without fear. This level of intimidation shouldn’t be acceptable.

It’s bad enough for good people to be intimidated if they want to serve in public office. They damn sure shouldn’t be intimidated for performing their civic duty.
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Only by the left. The right is still too scared to do it.


I’m okay with them not legitimizing it by playing the same dirty game. They’ll never get a Senate conviction.
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The first phase of the Iowa steel plant is estimated to produce some 7.5 million tons per year, supporting up to 6,000 construction jobs, according to the White House. It is slated to eventually ramp up to 10 million tons annually and support at least 1,750 permanent jobs, the official told CNBC.


This is how you grow an economy. :usa:
Sounds like the weaponization of government against political enemies is now an accepted practice in the U.S.
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They accidentally deported their call center employees


And this is why I stick to TD. :rotflmao: :bow: