I created an account for recognizance. Maybe I can spring my LibsofBlueSky career.

I thought that was Antarctica https://www.google.com/maps/place//@-70.7952424,-76.3675315,8z?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTExMy4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

My Dad is always thinking that global financial collapse is 2 weeks away every couple weeks and this goes back to the Clinton adminstration. It's natural for him to gravitate to a new piece of news and overestimate the outcome to validate the "world is falling apart". He has always been right in calling out the fraud that exists in the financial markets and the inevitable outcomes, but he underestimated the level of corruption that keeps the game going. He is not a doomer when it comes to Trump though, and he believes like the rest of us that this was a long time coming against the corruption that has been swelling.

I think Judy Shelton is a good choice. Trump twice tried to get her on the Fed board

They are all retreating to their echo chamber in Blue Skye. Maybe the digital battlefield should be extended there. No Mercy

For now they are not high on my list if SHTF

You might find this an interesting read My View of the Nixon Shock. Iraq would be lynchpin if they would upset the balance of the petro-dollar agreeement, which was essentially the middle east selling their oil for dollars in exchange for military security in the region.

I have my own speculation on that. Not as much about oil, but to ensure oil is priced in US dollars. https://www.rferl.org/a/1095057.html. There was a plan for the Euro to be the reserve currency to prepare when the US reserve currency fails, but it didn't really work out for the Euro. I studied a concept called the Triffin Dilemma, where a reserve currency needs to export US dollars abroad for global stability, but that is always to the detriment of the people with constant deficits.

I don't think that's true since there are literally only like a handful of Jews left in iraq. All of them pretty much left by the early 1950s. There was a pogrom against Jews called the Farhud that started in 41. This also stemmed from Nazi influence within the country.

They probably just started turning on the heat before Trump arrived. Trump wasn't interested in meeting at the studio

I'm not so sure about this - the reason why I think they couldn't do an open primary is it would create lots of division within the party too soon before the election. Don't forget what happened in 2016 when Sanders got snubbed for Hillary - a lot of Bernie Bros went over to Trump in 2016. I also think they needed to go with Kamala in order to meet FEC rules to acquire the campaign finances.

I had a good long talk with my Dad on this who himself had a conversation with a constitutional scholar on the subject. Not only can can he get all his appointments but Trump can renew the recess appointment once a year. The Senate can be completely bypassed.

This site needs the afuera gif

That is probably true as conversion is allowed. There have been many diasporas while maintaining their cultural identity - my background is Iraqi Jewish which goes back to Nebechudnezzar. When Cyrus of Persia conquered Bablyon, he gave the choice for Jews to go back and some stayed.

LOL, Hagar was the Jill Biden of the times

I thought the definition is believing Jewish people have a right to self-determine in their own state, which I believe to be true personally because I'm Jewish. I'm also critical of the Israeli government with their covid response like the rest of us, and I'm suspicious on their role in Oct 7 having been there many times and witnessing the security state that it is.

That said, the Abraham accords sets a positive vision of prosperity in the middle east and where Israel isn't reliant on US involvement for helping police the middle east.

This is a very interesting theory - i was wondering where all the money went. The celebrity endorsements while significant is probably around 10%.

The specific persuasion technique is called "door in the face" and it is Trump's preferred style of negotiating. I only have pause the fact that Gaetz tendered his resignation, he didn't wait until being confirmed, and he did this so another candidate can take his seat in time for the presidency.

Recess appointment were used by a lot of previous administrations, so it's not like it lacks precedent. We all know they are going to scream from the rooftops no matter what Trump does. I've become less concerned about it since more and more people have tuned out the screaming and they don't have narrative control anymore.

I think the ambiguity is the key, the law would need to be direct.

I don't think it would only apply to crimes after the supreme court ruling, it states that the agencies no longer has cart blanche authority to interpret their laws when it's ambiguous. So Fauci won't be able to say i was operating under section code blah blah blah and you need throw the case out in court.

These agencies also can't use chevron deference in a defence anymore

Call off the bomb sniffing dogs - I bet it would be a lot easier for her to board a flight now

My mistake it wasn't a bill but an amendment - it's called the Continuity Amendment. It hasn't passed and it's probably a steep hill to climb because of the filibuster.

This will probably be my favourite department

Also Chrystia Freeland; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree