Thank you, Sigmund.

Thank you Para for posting the video, I really needed a good laugh.
Best wishes

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Originally posted by Cookster:
Typical mindset of the self-entitled elite overlords.

It’s almost as-if Mr. Pulte had this in his back pocket, waiting for the perfect time / timing to release more damning evidence of her criminality.

Cry harder and louder ms. crook, so we can see what Mr. Pulte’s next drop will be on your sorry ass!!

She will never win this case and is throwing a bunch of shit at the wall that the democrat media is parroting. In employment dismissal, "for cause" does not and has never required criminal charges or conviction. And she claims that even if the cause is justification for dismissal, the fraud occurred before she was confirmed to the Fed board so it does not apply.

Seriously, that's the argument. But if she really wants to be charged, I'm sure Bondi can file those pretty quickly....

Federal appeals court strikes down major chunk of Trump’s tariffs

https://www.politico.com/news/...mps-tariffs-00537643

A federal appeals court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers granted by Congress to impose tariffs, opening the door for the administration to potentially have to repay billions worth of duties.

The 7-4 ruling raises doubt about deals Trump has struck with the European Union, Japan, South Korea and other major trading partners to reduce the “reciprocal” tariff rates on their imports, from the levels the administration originally set in April.

“We conclude Congress … did not give the president wide-ranging authority to impose tariffs” of the kind Trump imposed in his sweeping executive orders, the majority wrote.

The ruling also invalidates the tariffs that Trump has imposed on China, Canada and Mexico to pressure those countries to do more to stop shipments of fentanyl and precursor chemicals from entering the United States.

The decision, however, will not take effect until Oct. 14, giving the Trump administration time to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but Trump shared a post on social media Friday evening calling the ruling “highly partisan,” and warning that if the tariffs were ruled illegal “it would be a total disaster for the Country” and “make us financially weak.”

“Now, with the help of the United States Supreme Court, we will use them to the benefit of our Nation, and Make America Rich, Strong, and Powerful Again!” Trump wrote, signaling that the White House will appeal, as expected.

The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upholds a May decision by the U.S. Court of International Trade, which concluded that Trump exceeded his authority under the 1977 law he invoked to impose both the fentanyl trafficking tariffs and his worldwide tariffs, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

“We are not addressing whether the President’s actions should have been taken as a matter of policy,” the majority wrote in its ruling, which was in response to a combined set of cases brought by several small importers and multiple Democratic-run states. “Nor are we deciding whether IEEPA authorizes any tariffs at all. Rather, the only issue we resolve on appeal is whether the Trafficking Tariffs and Reciprocal Tariffs imposed by the Challenged Executive Orders are authorized by IEEPA. We conclude they are not.”

Trade and customs experts told POLITICO that repayments would be a logistical nightmare, and would likely trigger a wave of legal challenges from other businesses and industry groups seeking reimbursement.

The appeals court’s majority said their conclusion that Trump’s tariffs were illegal was bolstered by a series of Supreme Court decisions articulating the “major questions doctrine,” a legal theory rejecting claims that Congress implicitly granted the executive sweeping powers.

“The tariffs at issue in this case implicate the concerns animating the major questions doctrine as they are both ‘unheralded’ and ‘transformative,’” wrote the majority, which consisted of one Republican appointee and six Democratic appointees.

Dissenting from the ruling Friday were Obama appointees Richard Taranto and Raymond Chen and George W. Bush appointees Kimberly Moore and Sharon Prost. Trump has not appointed any judges to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.

“IEEPA embodies an eyes-open congressional grant of broad emergency authority in this foreign-affairs realm, which unsurprisingly extends beyond authorities available under non-emergency laws, and Congress confirmed the understood breadth by tying IEEPA’s authority to particularly demanding procedural requirements for keeping Congress informed,” Taranto wrote for the dissenters.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Trump began aggressively using the international emergency law to impose tariffs shortly after taking office, first hitting China, Canada and Mexico with the fentanyl trafficking tariffs. He then tapped the authority to impose a baseline tariff of 10 percent on almost all countries and additional tariffs ranging up to 50 percent on dozens of individual trading partners, including the 27 nations of the European Union.

No president has previously used the 1977 act to impose tariffs, although they have often used it over the past five decades to impose economic sanctions on other countries.

He also said the “large and persistent” U.S. trade deficit was a national emergency that justified imposing a broader set of “reciprocal” tariffs on most countries, which he then used to pressure some trading partners into negotiating trade deals.

Treasury Department data shows the Trump administration took in about $107 billion in customs duties between February and July of this year. A fair portion of that are the tariffs Trump has collected using IEEPA, but it also includes other U.S. duties that aren’t affected by the appeals court ruling, including some Trump has imposed using other authorities.

Another case challenging the tariffs has also been making its way through the courts.

A federal district judge in Washington, D.C., in a case brought by two Illinois toy companies, ruled on May 29 that Trump did not have any authority under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act to impose tariffs.

That went further than the Court of International Trade ruling, which said that the 1977 law did give Trump some tariff authority but it was not “unlimited.”

The Justice Department appealed the ruling in the toy companies case to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has scheduled oral arguments for late September.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Holy shit I want to be a Democrat so I can just make things up.

https://x.com/RedWave_Press/st.../1961426886392741987

From the lefty rant in the above clip, claims he “Simulated oral sex with the microphone” What??? First I heard of that claim, did some googling and came up with this…


Now, it looks to me like someone miming bending over to talk into a microphone holder considerably lower than it should be for someone his height. There was no mic in the holder at the time, it was in his hand. I saw nothing that would make me think of the “standard” blow job mime/meme action, and trust me I’ve seen those moves a lot in my years.



You be the judge, vulgar or a real stretch by someone who know their viewers never look past the headline or 10 second sound bite?

Of course these are the folks who still believe JD lost his virginity to furniture…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMYlO5eMhl4

Media is reporting that Democrats have placed a contract on Harris now that her federal protection has run out, to prevent her from running for any office now or in the future. I'm not sure I believe it myself but given their desperate and ruthless nature it makes perfect sense.

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Originally posted by wrightd:
Media is reporting that Democrats have placed a contract on Harris now that her federal protection has run out, to prevent her from running for any office now or in the future…

Why even post fake shit like that, and from what “media”? And of course, it’s unverifiable. They don’t have to do anything. She’s been exposed to be so fucking dumb, she’s unelectable.

All they have to do is keep a camera on her non stop recording every stupid thing she says and no one will vote for her ever again. Well, some will but not enough.

Trump Moves $4.9 Billion ‘Pocket Rescission’ to Cut ‘Woke and Weaponized’ Foreign Aid.

https://thenationalpulse.com/2...ponized-foreign-aid/

President Donald J. Trump has moved to cancel $4.9 billion in foreign aid funding previously approved by Congress, using a rarely invoked tactic under the Impoundment Control Act known as a “pocket rescission.” The action, announced just weeks before the end of the fiscal year, blocks the funds from being spent by allowing them to expire on September 30 without a congressional vote.

The targeted funds were allocated to the State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and international assistance programs. According to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the move reflects Trump’s commitment to his “America First” agenda.

“For the first time in nearly 50 years, the President is using his authority under the Impoundment Control Act to deploy a pocket rescission, cancelling $4.9 billion in woke and weaponized foreign aid money,” an OMB spokesman said.

The rescinded accounts include USAID’s $3.2 billion Development Assistance Fund, which supported controversial programs on climate change, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and LGBT initiatives, such as $4 million for global LGBT awareness and $2 million for feminist organizing in Africa.

The $322 million Democracy Fund, criticized for promoting “gender responsive governance” and LGBT projects abroad, was also cut. Funding was withdrawn from UNESCO and the World Trade Organization (WTO) due to their globalist agendas and failure to align with U.S. interests.

U.S. contributions to United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations were also slashed, including $393 million for general peacekeeping and $445 million for specific operations, amid concerns over inefficiency, sexual exploitation by peacekeepers, and other abuses. These funds had backed projects including infrastructure for foreign militaries.

The decision has drawn criticism from Democrats and Republicans-in-name-only (RINOs) in the GOP. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, called the move an attempt to sidestep Congress. “Given that this package was sent to Congress very close to the end of the fiscal year when the funds are scheduled to expire, this is an apparent attempt to rescind appropriated funds without congressional approval,” Collins said.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said the action undermines bipartisan cooperation. “Reasonable Republicans don’t have to go along with the madness; Republicans don’t have to be a rubber stamp for this carnage,” Schumer complained.

The pocket rescission comes amid a broader overhaul of U.S. foreign aid under Trump. Earlier this year, the administration dismantled USAID’s global development programs, terminating billions in contracts and shifting remaining operations to the State Department. In March, Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that “tens of billions of USAID contracts” had been cut. In July, Trump signed the Rescissions Act of 2025, eliminating an additional $8.3 billion in foreign assistance.

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Originally posted by wcb6092:
“For the first time in nearly 50 years, the President is using his authority under the Impoundment Control Act to deploy a pocket rescission, cancelling $4.9 billion in woke and weaponized foreign aid money,” an OMB spokesman said.

Lawsuits filed in 3...2...1...

How many trillions have the corrupt democrats laundered through all of these agencies to fund their radical agenda?

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Originally posted by gearhounds:
Priceless! Newsom is too stupid to even realize how badly he’s being trolled when he whines about it on Politico

https://www.politico.com/news/...er-election-00532972

From the article: “he has two dozen “Trump 2028" hats sent to him by the president’s supporters.”

The cartoon-evil part of me thinks, “We could make that number a lot higher!”

Thanks, Sigmund and vthoky. It surprises me that this would be the case.

On the other hand, it's my understanding that when Harry S Truman's term was up, he and Bess got in their car and drove home to Missouri without any accompaniment. Times have changed.

^^^^^
That’s correct. I grew up in a small town about 30 miles from Truman’s home in Independence, Missouri. My mother often drove us by his house. An ordinary house on a pleasant street.

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Originally posted by newtoSig765:
Thanks, Sigmund and vthoky. It surprises me that this would be the case.

On the other hand, it's my understanding that when Harry S Truman's term was up, he and Bess got in their car and drove home to Missouri without any accompaniment. Times have changed.

Reďecall that PHST was the target of a terrorist attack, on] November 1, 1950.

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Originally posted by Sig2340:


Recall that HST was the target of a terrorist attack, on November 1, 1950.

Stephan Hunter wrote a book about the incident, though IMO too many of the chapters are background on the Puerto Rican separatist movement. HST was living in Blair House, just across Pennsylvania Ave, while the White House was under renovation.

"American Gunfight: The Plot to Kill Harry Truman--and the Shoot-out that Stopped It"

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod...0686/ref=as_li_ss_tl

It is smart that he does this now to get all the BS lawsuits out of the way before the midterms.


Trump to issue 'paper ballots only' executive order: 'Voter I.D. must be part of every single vote'

"No Mail-In Voting, Except For Those That Are Very Ill, And The Far Away Military. USE PAPER BALLOTS ONLY!!!" Trump wrote on Truth Social

https://justthenews.com/govern..._campaign=newsletter

President Donald Trump announced that he intends to issue an executive order that would include strict voter ID requirements and restrictions on mail-in ballots.

He said on Saturday that the executive order would call for the end of electronic voting systems and paper ballots as a replacement.

"Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS!" he wrote in a post on his platform Truth Social. "Will Be Doing An Executive Order To That End!!! Also, No Mail-In Voting, Except For Those That Are Very Ill, And The Far Away Military. USE PAPER BALLOTS ONLY!!!"

Critics of Trump's election plans argue that such decisions should be left up to the states.

It's a Federal election, so you'd think the feds would run it rather than the states. I'm not sure this is within a President's legal authority, but I'm willing to give it a try. Of course the democrats will oppose it. Perhaps PDJT is just trolling them to force them to defend illegal voting, and setting up the atmosphere within which the legislature can make this happen.

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Originally posted by Sigmund:
IMO too many of the chapters are background on the Puerto Rican separatist movement.

I agree and found myself skimming through parts, something I hardly ever do. But it’s a good book for anyone who wants to understand that movement and its early post-WWII history.

I don’t know if the author believed all the detail was necessary for the story or he just needed filler—sort of like a favorite author of ours who goes into great detail about everything from wine descriptions and restaurant menus to the color of buildings.

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Originally posted by whanson_wi:
It's a Federal election, so you'd think the feds would run it rather than the states. I'm not sure this is within a President's legal authority, but I'm willing to give it a try. Of course the democrats will oppose it. Perhaps PDJT is just trolling them to force them to defend illegal voting, and setting up the atmosphere within which the legislature can make this happen.

US Constitution:

Article 1, Section. 2.

The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature.

Article 1, Section. 4.

The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.