@SenMcConnell Why are you refusing to schedule the SAVE Act vote? I used to respect you but it's become very clear who's interest you serve and it's not the American people.
@kestl@AYANEO__ I've never had TSA look at the watt hours of a device. Ever. External battery packs maybe but even with those I have accidently flown with vmount batteries for video equipment that far exceeded 100wh internationally and never had a second look by airport screeners.
I'd agree if it were not for the fact that the poor eating habits and nutrition of those on welfare end up costing taxpayers billions in healthcare costs because of diabetes, dialysis, heart and other chronic diseases. If people are asking for help at least have the appreciation not to also fleece them on the healthcare side because of poor nutrition.
I’m a Christian, and I believe a Creator who designed a universe and life capable of evolving and self-perpetuating is far more worthy of awe and glory than a god who simply “poofs” things into existence.
Genesis doesn’t explain the mechanics of creation—it tells us that God created, not how He did it.
I believe the Creator knew and planned everything that would unfold—including you and me—when establishing the Big Bang, evolution, and the laws governing reality, in much the same way an architect knows exactly what a house will look like long before construction is complete.
Consider this: why create life forms made of organs, organs made of cells, cells made of organelles, organelles made of molecules, molecules made of atoms, and atoms made of even smaller subatomic particles—on and on in staggering layers of complexity?
Why design such recursive depth if God’s only goal were to instantly create something fully formed that never needed to grow, adapt, or self-sustain?
The answer seems simple to me: He designed a system of astonishing elegance—one capable of growth, improvement, and self-maintenance. That kind of creation is far more awe-inspiring than an arbitrary “poof… there it is.”
As a final note, all of this is interesting to think about and worth considering—but if you believe in Jesus Christ as Savior, and in what Christ Himself said is required for salvation, none of these questions are matters of salvation. Christ said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
The New Testament is also clear that accepting and believing in Christ is central to salvation. Becoming dogmatically attached to a particular belief about how God acted in creation—especially when the Bible is intentionally vague beyond broad descriptions meant to be understood by Bronze Age audiences—does not determine a person’s salvation.
We spend upwards of $19k per k-12 student on average here in the US. More than any other country on earth - yet our students fall way short of students from India, Vietnam and many 3rd world countries in STEM subjects/math, science etc. Throwing more money at the problem is not the answer. Solutions start at home with parents who take an interest in making sure their kids are prioritizing learning and create a culture of making education important. Why do you think so many Asian students excel in the exact same learning environment you criticize as not being well funded enough?
The ignorance of this. You do know during Trump’s time in office, his DOJ tried three different times to get the Epstein documents unsealed—and Democrat federal judges shot them down every single time.
What did happen under Trump terms as president has been unprecedented. The FBI raided Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse in July 2019, and then his private island—Little St. James—in August 2019. No other administration had ever gone that far.
So while the sealed files remain locked away, it was Trump’s administration that pushed Epstein into the spotlight in a way no president before him did. The evidence from those raids is still tightly controlled, and it hasn’t been released to the public.
At the end of the day, the facts are pretty clear: the pursuit of Epstein’s crimes advanced further under Trump than under any other administration, even if the full story hasn’t been revealed yet.
Do you even know what your talking about or do you just regurgitate Democrat nonsense? The proposal is not to erase history but to correct it. He was enslaved on a Louisiana plantation, not in Philadelphia or Harper’s Ferry where the image was displayed. Leaving it there creates a misleading impression of slavery in those places. I want history to be presented factually, not falsely. The realities of slavery and indentured servitude specific to those sites will remain documented and explained.
@krassenstein Amazing how Brian can say this with a straight face while never saying a word as his side advocated for the removal of statues and other historical landmarks across the country for the past decade. What hypocritical little piece of shit you are.
No.
This happens in workplaces all the time. You get a manager who doesn’t track metrics, lets people get away with anything, and shrugs off whether the policies are actually helping or hurting the company. He’s the “good time guy” who just wants everyone to like him.
Then the numbers start tanking, the company’s long-term viability comes into question, and leadership realizes they need someone who’s willing to do the hard job—enforcing the rules, cutting the two-hour lunches, and telling people their buddies can’t just hang out on the clock.
The new boss isn’t doing anything radical—he’s just upholding the policies already in the company handbook. But suddenly, a chunk of the workforce is furious. These are the employees who were never told “no” growing up. They can’t grasp why the rules exist, don’t understand how their behavior threatens the company’s future, and now they’re doing everything they can to disrupt the workplace.
Meanwhile, the rest of the employees—the ones who just want to do their jobs and don’t mind following the rules because they’d like to keep having jobs—are stuck dealing with the fallout.
Same logic as: “I don’t see parents who let their toddlers be disruptive get away with anything having as many tantrums.”
No. Biden is like the barely-there, partial-custody parent who shows up two Saturdays a month and lets the kids run wild. Trump is the one doing the hard work—making sure they follow the rules, finish their homework, and go to bed on time.
And that job’s only gotten harder, because Democrats have raised a class of entitled, spoiled, petulant toddlers who’ve never been told “no” and will tear the place apart until they get their way.
Yes I’ve also read the bill. Take a look at the news sources that are cited in the Grok analysis. Many of those sources provide editorialized analysis. It’s difficult for AI to separate opinion from the plain text of the bill. This can happen when a general query is written as broadly as the one you have. You’d have more accurate results by taking the actual plain text of the bill - ALL OF IT, pasting it into something like a chatGPT canvas and asking Grok/ChatGPT, whatever do an analysis of the bill and break down the points of it.
What you have done is essentially queried a mix of opinion based news reporting along with a general non specific open ended question about population affected. I’m sure this wasn’t intentional. If you want accuracy go directly to the bill and query off of that. Unfortunately today most can’t be troubled to, especially if it challenges their world view.
False. We have analyzed the bill, it’s designed predominately to remove undocumented immigrants from Medicare roles. The requirements that others, perhaps yourself are balking at are most likely the Work Requirements: The bill mandates that able-bodied adults under the age of 65 must work, volunteer, or attend school to maintain Medicaid eligibility. This requirement is set to begin in December 2026
And … the Increased Eligibility Verifications: States would be required to conduct eligibility checks for Medicaid recipients every six months, doubling the current annual verification process.
Oh - and if you own a home valued at more than 1 million you’re ineligible for Medicare.
That’s the bill. Go try your grift on those less educated.
@RonFilipkowski Numerous other people in dark blue suits you whiny moron. It’s getting bent on unimportant, superficial issues like this that independent voters are increasingly finding the democrat party silly and unserious.
No, many of us are pragmatic enough to accept that in order to fix a system that’s been in decline for decades there would be some temporary pain. Trade imbalances, offshoring jobs, allowing China to run roughshod over the economy has devastating consequences to our country if allowed to continue for decades more. Medicine taste bad but is necessary.
I’d much rather pay for quality private insurance or use an HSA that gives some financial advantage than pay high taxes for a one-size-fits-all healthcare system. Government-run systems often struggle just to meet basic demand, let alone drive innovation. Long wait times — sometimes weeks or months — are common. And when the stakes are highest — cancer, neurosurgery, cutting-edge treatments — people from around the world flood to the U.S. for a reason. For profit is the only way to incentivize advancement.