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We have been stewing her, no reply man. We were thinking of "Thank you, JC, si man." Or "Thank you, JC, si man. What else would you like to discuss, huh man?"

Biden FDA Handing Cartels, Smugglers Huge New Year's Gift by Banning Cigarettes [...] the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), doesn't seem to understand. On Tuesday, we learned that the FDA is moving ahead with a rule that will effectively ban every cigarette now on the market in the United States. Yes, really. [...] https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/01/07/biden-fda-handing-cartels-smugglers-huge-new-years-gift-by-banning-cigarettes-n2184070

Finally, some leadership. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'All Hell Will Break Loose': Trump Lays Down the Law for Hamas Joe Biden has failed to secure the release of any hostages held by Hamas in Gaza since November 2023 with the release of Abigail Naftali, the great-niece of Liz Hirsh Naftali. I don't think it's a coincidence that Naftali is a major Democratic donor, a key Biden campaign supporter, a Biden appointee, and one of the buyers of Hunter Biden's artwork. Since then, nada. In sharp contrast, Donald Trump held a press conference on Tuesday that showcased his resolve to handle the crisis with strength and decisiveness. Trump, known for his direct and unflinching style, made it clear that he won't tolerate the kind of ineffectiveness that we have seen under Biden's leadership. His remarks reinforced his no-nonsense approach, offering a stark difference in leadership as the hostage crisis continues. "All hell will break out if those hostages aren't back," Trump declared emphatically, sending a message that couldn't be clearer. He added, "If they're not back by the time I get into office, all hell will break out in the Middle East. And it will not be good for Hamas and it will not be good, frankly, for anyone." [...] https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/01/07/all-hell-will-break-loose-trump-lays-down-the-law-for-hamas-n4935750

This is a really insightful article. --- To those in favor of acquiring Greenland, see the Monroe Doctrine. To those opposed, see Cuba. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Okay, Trump Is Serious About Acquiring Greenland, and the Game Is Heating Up When Trump first broached the idea of the U.S. buying Greenland during his first term, the media treated it as a joke. It is clear now, however, that Trump himself is not laughing, and never has been. He is deadly serious, not just about Greenland, but about the Panama Canal, as well as, most likely, about Canada. When questioned on Tuesday about his designs on Greenland, Trump offered two reasons for why he thought it was in America's interest to obtain the territory and even threatened Denmark if it didn't comply. [...] https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2025/01/07/okay-trump-is-serious-about-acquiring-greenland-and-the-game-is-heating-up-n4935764

Indeed. ~~~~~~~ Where did all the fascism talk go? On Monday, the journalist Glenn Greenwald asked on X, "Is there a single person in DC or media acting as if Literal Adolf Hitler is about to assume power in 2 weeks in order to end American democracy, install fascism, and create a white supremacist dictatorship? Is it possible those who said this for years never believed it?" [...] https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/daily-memo/3279134/where-did-donald-trump-fascism-talk-go/

Oh, WOW. Wow wow wow wow WOW. Not gonna quote any passages, because it's all good. This could fit in several threads, so it's posted stand-alone. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why we must expose the criminal fraud of those behind Biden's disastrous presidency https://nypost.com/2025/01/06/opinion/why-we-must-expose-the-criminal-fraud-of-those-behind-bidens-presidency/

Jonathan Turley applauds Zuckerberg's stated intentions. Does Zuck truly believe in this, or is he trying to protect himself & Meta? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Meta's Zuckerberg makes a free speech move that could be truly transformational [...] until tech billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter (now X), we were losing ground around the world to an unprecedented anti-free speech coalition of government, corporate, media, and academic interests. Now, Musk may have added a major new ally that could help turn the tide for free speech: Mark Zuckerberg. In a new video, Meta's CEO announced that the company would adopt X standards and restore free speech protections across Facebook, Instagram, and Meta platforms. Meta will also end its third-party fact-checking program, introduce a 'community notes' system, and focus on removing criminal and fraudulent material—the very guidelines proposed by some of us in prior years. [...] https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/jonathan-turley-metas-zuckerberg-makes-free-speech-move-could-truly-transformational

Thoughts on this Canal business? I think that Jimmy Carter totally hosed us by giving it away for the sake of "amorphous Third World goodwill" as mentioned in the article, and that Trump has the Monroe Doctrine in mind. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Donald Trump Is Right: The Panama Canal Should Be American President-elect Donald Trump's recent lament that the United States ceded control of the Panama Canal to Panama under the Carter administration is both strategically sound and historically resonant. Trump, the most consequential conservative president since Ronald Reagan, shares with the Gipper both an instinctual understanding of U.S. national interests and, more specifically, a healthy skepticism about the logic of ceding the American-built canal. Trump's recent comments echo closely those of Reagan during the 1978 debate over the ratification of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties that ended U.S. sovereignty over the canal. Reagan, preparing to challenge Jimmy Carter in the 1980 election, said he would "talk as long and as loud as I can against it" and warned presciently that "I think that basically the world is not going to see this [giving away the canal] as a magnanimous gesture on our part, as the White House would have us believe." [...] https://nationalinterest.org/feature/donald-trump-right-panama-canal-should-be-american-214240

What do we think about this? I'm dubious, because I think the place is too much of a mess, and I disagree with Priebus' comment below. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why Puerto Rico Statehood Should Be a Republican Priority Many politicians and pundits have offered their analysis of Republicans' sweeping election victory, but only a few have adequately recognized the significance of Puerto Ricans' support for President Trump and what it could mean for the future of the island. Speaking on Fox News the day after the election, former Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus pointed out that President Trump "won in Puerto Rican communities in Florida" and said, "This idea that Puerto Rico is just a bunch of Democrats is totally false, and Donald Trump won that in the Puerto Rican community." He's exactly right, and his comments show why statehood for Puerto Rico should be a Republican priority. [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/01/07/why_puerto_rico_statehood_should_be_republican_priority_152160.html

Ooo, but this is good readin'! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trump sentencing: A BS conclusion to a BS case [...] So, what happens on Friday? In his decision rejecting Trump's argument, Merchan laid out some of his thoughts. He said it was not his "inclination" to sentence Trump to jail, even though he has the authority to do so. The problem with prison time, Merchan said, was that prosecutors "no longer view [it] as a practicable recommendation." Instead, Merchan said a sentence of "unconditional discharge" seems to be the "most viable solution" to "ensure finality" of the case. That would mean that the case would be over, Trump would be an officially convicted felon — good for those Democratic sound bites — and Trump could also begin appealing the verdict, as he has been itching to do. The question now is whether Merchan will do what he says. "We only have Merchan's word for it that he will impose [unconditional discharge] on Friday — he could always change his mind," University of California, Berkeley, law professor John Yoo told me in an email exchange. Yoo noted that Merchan could [...] https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/daily-memo/3278083/trump-sentencing-bs-conclusion-to-bs-hush-money-case/

Good editorial reasoning. Read it in full. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Supreme Court should block Judge Merchan's ongoing election interference [...] Juan Merchan, a Democratic Party donor and trial court judge, seeks to divert Mr. Trump's attention from staffing the executive branch, derailing what has been until now a smooth transition. His honor has ordered the president-elect to participate in a sentencing hearing scheduled for Friday. While the judge signaled his "inclination" is not to jail Mr. Trump, this disruption still matters. The sole purpose of the proceeding is to consummate the branding of our former and future president as a felon. This childish objective serves no legitimate purpose. [...] https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/6/editorial-supreme-court-block-judge-merchan-ongoin/

You're welcome, and thanks to YOU for being an intrepid inspiration.

Let's hope. The new layover is about the shortest that folks here recommend. If your international flight lands and deplanes early, it helps. If that plane is late, or many international flights land concurrently, that's different. Is there a later flight to Little Rock?

Thank heaven that Kash Patel will (it's hoped) soon fix the FBI.

It's mystifying how these "media" "outlets" stay in business.

Elderly people who break their hip have shorter (or shortened) lifespans. I've read this over the years. Older people who can't see (cataracts) or hear well have diminished quality of life, which can shorten life. Socialized medicine sucks.

It would be interesting to learn the current male-female ratio in the country now. I suspect that only the repression of the government is keeping many unmarried males from acting out in antisocial or violent ways.

The above is one of the most important things that everyone in this thread should read and internalize. Such persistence, personal empowerment, and self-belief! Your effort should be enshrined in the pantheon of All-Time Greatest VJ Posts. See the award that you earned.

Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: The Fizzicle Therapist (FT) came at appointed time, up-show FT she man. FT worked us over without mercy, everything locked/knotted up man. We yelled at certain points, but no pain no flexibility, no man and oj nie man. We are much better, great relief man. FT greatly impressed by miu's new toy, SmartyKat man. Lunch was a turkey-&-cheese sandwich, ingest we man. NM (Nicaraguan maid) was supposed to come at noon, time of day always a suggestion man. She came later but actually gave warning beforehand, imagine that man. She has gained Many (2x2x2 +2) pounds on previously cachectic frame, out-fleshed NM she man. She remarked that we looked flaco, skinny we man. NM finished in >2 hours, solo job this time man. NM did pretty well, remembered what not to molest man. We paid her $Many, pay we NM man. Casa stinks like bleach or Pine-Sol or Señor Clean or something, stinky casa man. NM left during prime siesta time, desirous-of-zzz we man. However, we had errands, errand we man. Went to Post Office, go postal we man. Went to drug store, not far man. Went to bank, proximal and red-carpet treatment for POTS typhoon man. Got din-din at Subway*, proximal and ingest at casa we man. *WUOC + gift card, financially savvy we man After din-din, took roaring siesta, zzz we man. Miu was highly interested in all the human visitors and activity, interested miu man. Miu is now zzz-ing on Big Bruddah's bed, zzz miu man. We are now seeking input into how/when to respond to reach-outing by the JC, q.v. above post man. Party with the rubias tonight, cavort we man. Doctor caucus midafternoon Wednesday, caucus we man. And that was/is our thrilling Tuesday, report we man.

Tell Hillbilly that he can jolly well pony up for a maid, si man. Cheap abuse-Ontarklaring Hillbilly! Cheap, CHEAP abuse-Ontarklaring ABUSE-ONTARKLARING Hillbilly!

Lightning has struck and the JC has texted us, see man: "I hope you had a good year, T-B., si man," si man. This came at Many (2+2) p.m., si man. It is now almost Many (2x2x2 +1) p.m., si man. 1. We are wondering how long to let her stew, wonder we man. 2. What we respond is even more crucial than when, si man. Many. What and when should we respond, huh man?

Bad extravagant financially profligate Ontarklar! Bad, BAD extravagant EXTRAVAGANT financially profligate FINANCIALLY PROFLIGATE Ontarklar!

The Babylon Bee Has Obtained The Official White House Schedule For The Final Two Weeks Of Biden's Presidency The day is fast approaching when Joe Biden will depart from the White House. With only two short weeks remaining in his presidency, people may be wondering what he'll do with the time he has left. The Babylon Bee has obtained the following official itinerary to show just what Joe will be up to in his final days as president: [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/the-babylon-bee-has-obtained-the-official-white-house-schedule-for-the-final-two-weeks-of-bidens-presidency

Trudeau To Be Humanely Euthanized OTTAWA — Amid growing public outcry across the country, the Canadian government announced that embattled Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would be humanely euthanized after his resignation. The announcement revealed that, in accordance with what has become a Canadian tradition, the old, unuseful prime minister would be quietly put out of his misery to prevent him from becoming a burden to his fellow citizens. "He has lived a full life but has now exceeded his usefulness," said Benjamin Cloutier, a spokesman for the Canadian government's Department of Euthanasia. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/trudeau-to-be-humanely-euthanized

Mooning us in the forums, reported man! Bad un-family-friendly Ontarklar! Bad, BAD un-family-friendly, UN-FAMILY-FRIENDLY Ontarklar!