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When I read this post the first time I thought you were doing something called "love hopping" with someone you liked while commuting on the ferry. Now I'm trying to invent something called love hopping. On a ferry. Thank you for that.

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'Abolished': State Department is laying off over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan The State Department is firing over 1,300 employees in line with a dramatic reorganization plan initiated by the Trump administration earlier this year.

"If you don't fund the State Department fully, then I need to buy more ammunition" was said by General James Mattis, former U.S. Secretary of Defense and retired Marine Corps general before members of Congress at a National Security Advisory Council in 2013.

Republicans learned nothing in 12 years.

Um, yes.

Can you hit repost? Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't want you to know the name of her opponent but will try every desperate attempt to save her seat.

My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you share and follow me?

Death toll from Hill Country flash floods rises to 24 as rescue efforts continue Local officials said they have rescued or evacuated more than 200 people since the Guadalupe River flooded early Friday morning, but the fate of more than 20 girls missing from a camp remains unclear.

adding that the National Weather Service advisory issued Thursday “did not predict the amount of rain that we saw.”

Death toll from Hill Country flash floods rises to 24 as rescue efforts continue Local officials said they have rescued or evacuated more than 200 people since the Guadalupe River flooded early Friday morning, but the fate of more than 20 girls missing from a camp remains unclear.

Just a small suggestion: Restore NOAA funding and rehire the experts who how to predict the weather.
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Nim Kidd, the chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management, said local officials were caught off guard by the volume of rain,

His use of these descriptors is not random; it's a deliberate strategy to dehumanize and delegitimize targeted groups, foster an “us vs. them” mentality, and motivate his base by appealing to fear, resentment, and a sense of victimhood.

to “watermelons” and “Black jobs”
Jokes about Puerto Ricans “making babies,” “floating island of garbage”

Even use of the word "The" in front of group names reinforces an “us v. them” mentality (The Muslims, The Mexicans, The African Americans)
Disparaged majority-Black cities like Detroit, Baltimore, and Atlanta, blaming them for crime, poverty, and decline, making references

Taking your jobs
The largest invasion in the history of our country

“Crooked Hillary,” “Sleepy Joe,” “Crazy Bernie,” “Lyin’ Ted,” “Little (or li'l) Marco,” “Sloppy Steve,” “Wacky Congressman Wilson,” “Pocahontas”
“Dumb as a Rock Mika,” “Psycho Joe,” “Crazy Megyn,” “Al Frankenstein”

Suckers
Losers
Drug dealers
Poisoning the blood
poisoning our country
Invasion
invaders
Aliens
Marxists
Communists
Fascists
Enemies from within
Radical
Left wing
Leftist
Illegal monsters
Killers
Gang members
Snakes that bite
People with bad genes
Eating pets
Coming from jails, mental institutions

paint 'others' as existential threats to the country. His willing audience, apparently uneducated in the teachings of christ, seems eager to learn and repeat those insults. To whit:
Animals
Vermin
Human refuse
Human scum
Rapists
Dangerous criminals
Lunatic
Mentally disabled
Dumb
Psycho
Fake news

Just my observation without citations, but it seems the POTUS uses specific descriptors and language to demean, dehumanize, and stigmatize various groups and individuals beyond just Democrats. These deliberate rhetorical choices create distance, foster resentment, reinforce negative stereotypes, and

You can do that. Just do a google search on custom bumper sticker

Party Identity and Leadership: The party is now centered around the personality and preferences of Donald Trump, rather than a consistent ideology or set of principles.
The 2020 Republican National Convention, for example, did not release a policy platform, instead simply declaring support for Trump

Social Issues and Tone: The party has become more strident, antagonistic, often prioritizing combative rhetoric over policy substance.
The GOP has increasingly defined itself by opposition to Democratic policies and “owning the libs,” rather than articulating a coherent conservative philosophy.

Immigration: The GOP previously supported controlled immigration and comprehensive reform.
The party now takes a hardline, restrictionist stance on immigration, with rhetoric focused on border “invasion” and strong opposition to most forms of immigration.

Foreign Policy: The party has shifted from internationalism and interventionism (the George W. Bush era) to a more isolationist and “America First” approach, skeptical of foreign alliances.
This is a change from the post-WWII consensus that saw the GOP as a champion of robust American leadership.

Fiscal Conservatism: Traditional Republicans prioritized balanced budgets and reducing the national debt.
Recent platforms and rhetoric have deprioritized fiscal restraint; the 2024 GOP platform, for example, does not mention the national debt at all.

Economic Policy: Traditional conservatism emphasized free trade, free market capitalism, lower taxes, deregulation, and fiscal restraint. The current GOP has shifted toward economic populism and protectionism

Calling repubs "conservative" is exactly like the term "christian" nationalists, nothing they do follows the teachings of christ.

Thanks Debby, I pasted the lists into a document I can print and refer to.

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Looks like Alligator Auschwitz.

"their answer may surprise you" is classic clickbait. Don't bother

Well, in truth, we had all those M.O.B.s just sitting there in inventory for a long time. It turns out the "Best If Used By" date was coming up. What to do, what to do?
The problem was all that granite in the mountain: it wasn't at all penetrable. Bad intel. Not his fault.

Please don't invite trump to the box: he doesn't enjoy helping, or even looking at, disabled people. Especially veterans.

Reporters and event planners who attended the parade estimate the crowd was likely in the 10,000–20,000 range.

No official or unofficial source, including police, local authorities, or major news outlets, has cited or verified the specific number 8,647 as the attendance.