|
| Like many observers, I expected severe buyers' regret
| fairly early in the second Trump administration. After all,
| many Americans who voted for Trump did so because they
| believed he would bring down grocery prices. He was never
| going to be able to deliver on that promise and stopped
| talking about the subject as soon as the election was over;
| sooner or later, voters were going to notice.
|
| I did not, however, expect a MAGA civil war weeks before
| Trump had even taken office. But in retrospect I should
| have seen it coming.
| ...
<https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/maga-is-already-eating-its-own-pass>

--bks

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/latest-news/z650ia/picture263713733/alternates/LANDSCAPE_1140/Brandon%20L%20Jones.jpg
Brandon Lamon Jones is accused of a series of rapes in Kennewick. Police are searching for more possible victims in Washington and Oregon. Kennewick Police Department

KENNEWICK, WA An investigation into a suspected serial rapist from the Tri-Cities is now turning to other cities in Washington and Oregon where he visited.

Kennewick detectives are trying to get the word out in Seattle, Tacoma, Portland and Beaverton to find out if there are more women who were attacked, said a police news release.

So far, six women have accused Brandon Lamon Jones, 26, of raping them after they met him through an online escort website, skipthegames.com.

Jones of Kennewick was arrested in June after a woman reported being raped at gunpoint in Kennewick.

Soon after, other women came forward to report similar attacks by Jones.

He’s currently charged in Benton County Superior Court with seven counts of first-degree rape involving six women.

An undisclosed number of other women also have contacted Kennewick police and Benton County prosecutors but no new charges have been filed yet, said police Lt. Ryan Kelly.

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/crime/article263712808.html

On 12/29/24 9:54 AM, bks@panix.com wrote:
> |
> | Like many observers, I expected severe buyers' regret
> | fairly early in the second Trump administration. After all,
> | many Americans who voted for Trump did so because they
> | believed he would bring down grocery prices. He was never
> | going to be able to deliver on that promise and stopped
> | talking about the subject as soon as the election was over;
> | sooner or later, voters were going to notice.
> |
> | I did not, however, expect a MAGA civil war weeks before
> | Trump had even taken office. But in retrospect I should
> | have seen it coming.
> | ...
> <https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/maga-is-already-eating-its-own-pass>

This is all "expected". Pols, and esp entire branches of
govt, have to maintain (or create the illusion of) their
own 'autonomy'. It's a matter of pride, it's a matter
of politics.

Trump WILL have to make deals with the House/Senate, no
question. Fortunately he's GOOD a deals - he will get
90% of what he wants, while the reps can crow about
not being his loyal minions/slaves/lapdogs.

And this is how it works.

186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
>   question. Fortunately he's GOOD a deals - he will get

Nope.

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of Discordian Mysteries. This post insults Islam. Mohamed

|
| It is now fair to ask the question: Is Elon Musk a national
| security risk?
|
| According to numerous interviews and remarks, Mr. Musk's
| Department of Government Efficiency co-leader, Vivek
| Ramaswamy, once appeared to believe he was. In May 2023,
| Mr. Ramaswamy went so far as to publicly state, "I have no
| reason to think Elon won't jump like a circus monkey when
| Xi Jinping calls in the hour of need," a reference to
| China's leader. In a separate X post targeting Mr. Musk, he
| wrote, "the U.S. needs leaders who aren't in China's
| pocket."
| ...
<https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/opinion/elon-musk-china-classified-secrets-national-security-russia-doge.html>

--bks

bks@panix.com (Bradley K. Sherman) wrote in
news:vku59v$i73$2@reader2.panix.com:

> |
> | It is now fair to ask the question: Is Elon Musk a national
> | security risk?
> |
> | According to numerous interviews and remarks, Mr. Musk's
> | Department of Government Efficiency co-leader, Vivek
> | Ramaswamy, once appeared to believe he was. In May 2023,
> | Mr. Ramaswamy went so far as to publicly state, "I have no
> | reason to think Elon won't jump like a circus monkey when
> | Xi Jinping calls in the hour of need," a reference to
> | China's leader. In a separate X post targeting Mr. Musk, he
> | wrote, "the U.S. needs leaders who aren't in China's
> | pocket."
> | ...
> <https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/opinion/elon-musk-china-classified-
> secrets-national-security-russia-doge.html>
>
> --bks
>

Musk has only one priority,
making money. If he can get inside
the Trump administration to line
his own pockets he will. If he can
cozy up to Xi or Putin or Saudi
monarchs to make money he will.

Does anyone actually think he
has any loyalty to America?

Chicago — Nearly five years after an 18-year-old woman was brutally beaten and raped after leaving the Chicago Blue Line station, her attacker is going to prison.

Rufus Carson, 42, pleaded guilty to attempted murder, aggravated kidnapping, and two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault before Judge Sophia Atcherson last Friday. She sentenced him to seven years on each count, to be served consecutively.

https://cwbchicago.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Rufus-Carson-768x432.jpg
Rufus Carson (inset) and surveillance images of the attacker that were released by CPD. | Chicago Police Department

Prosecutors said CTA video showed Carson hurrying along the platform to catch up with the woman as she exited the station on the morning of August 27, 2018.

Carson continued to follow the woman and eventually attacked her from behind in the 1200 block of West Ohio. Video allegedly showed her putting a hand over the woman’s face before he dragged her into a construction area.

There, Carson raped the woman and beat her so violently that she suffered a concussion and a traumatic brain injury, prosecutors alleged. A construction worker found her about an hour after the attack.

Prosecutors said a security system recorded audio of the attack, in which Carson allegedly slammed the woman’s head against concrete as she screamed for several minutes. At one point, Carson stepped out of the construction area, then returned to attack the woman again.

Block Club Chicago reported in 2019 that the woman spent months in rehab, learning how to walk and talk again.

Chicago police released surveillance images of a suspect later that day and arrested Carson within three hours.

Carson initially rejected a plea deal three years ago, a decision that could have forced the victim, who lives in Poland, to return to Chicago for trial.

At the time of the attack, Carson was on bond for a pending case in McHenry County that accused him of exposing his penis to his girlfriend’s young daughter. He had five previous felony convictions for burglary, possessing a stolen motor vehicle, and narcotics.

He has not been transferred to the Illinois Department of Corrections custody as of Saturday evening, so his anticipated parole date is unavailable.

https://cwbchicago.com/2023/03/chicago-blue-line-sexual-assault-attempted-murder-sentence.html

On Mon, 30 Dec 2024 12:56:32 -0000 (UTC), bks@panix.com (Bradley K.
Sherman) wrote:

> |
> | It is now fair to ask the question: Is Elon Musk a national
> | security risk?
> |
> | According to numerous interviews and remarks, Mr. Musk's
> | Department of Government Efficiency co-leader, Vivek
> | Ramaswamy, once appeared to believe he was. In May 2023,
> | Mr. Ramaswamy went so far as to publicly state, "I have no
> | reason to think Elon won't jump like a circus monkey when
> | Xi Jinping calls in the hour of need," a reference to
> | China's leader. In a separate X post targeting Mr. Musk, he
> | wrote, "the U.S. needs leaders who aren't in China's
> | pocket."
> | ...
><https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/opinion/elon-musk-china-classified-secrets-national-security-russia-doge.html>
>
> --bks

Laughter.

Do keep it up. It helped Trump win and will help him to continue
doing so.

Congrats on getting Trump elected!

On 2024-12-31 12:21:43 +0000, NoBody said:

> On Mon, 30 Dec 2024 12:56:32 -0000 (UTC), bks@panix.com (Bradley K.
> Sherman) wrote:
>
>> |
>> | It is now fair to ask the question: Is Elon Musk a national
>> | security risk?
>> |
>> | According to numerous interviews and remarks, Mr. Musk's
>> | Department of Government Efficiency co-leader, Vivek
>> | Ramaswamy, once appeared to believe he was. In May 2023,
>> | Mr. Ramaswamy went so far as to publicly state, "I have no
>> | reason to think Elon won't jump like a circus monkey when
>> | Xi Jinping calls in the hour of need," a reference to
>> | China's leader. In a separate X post targeting Mr. Musk, he
>> | wrote, "the U.S. needs leaders who aren't in China's
>> | pocket."
>> | ...
>> <https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/opinion/elon-musk-china-classified-secrets-national-security-russia-doge.html>
>>
>>
>> --bks
>
> Laughter.
>
> Do keep it up. It helped Trump win and will help him to continue
> doing so.
>
> Congrats on getting Trump elected!

An intra-Republican war over immigrant visas helped get Trump elected?

You need to come with some new routines.

On Tue, 31 Dec 2024 07:21:43 -0500, NoBody <NoBody@nowhere.com> wrote:

>On Mon, 30 Dec 2024 12:56:32 -0000 (UTC), bks@panix.com (Bradley K.
>Sherman) wrote:
>
>> |
>> | It is now fair to ask the question: Is Elon Musk a national
>> | security risk?
>> |
>> | According to numerous interviews and remarks, Mr. Musk's
>> | Department of Government Efficiency co-leader, Vivek
>> | Ramaswamy, once appeared to believe he was. In May 2023,
>> | Mr. Ramaswamy went so far as to publicly state, "I have no
>> | reason to think Elon won't jump like a circus monkey when
>> | Xi Jinping calls in the hour of need," a reference to
>> | China's leader. In a separate X post targeting Mr. Musk, he
>> | wrote, "the U.S. needs leaders who aren't in China's
>> | pocket."
>> | ...
>><https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/opinion/elon-musk-china-classified-secrets-national-security-russia-doge.html>
>>
>> --bks
>
>Laughter.
>
>Do keep it up. It helped Trump win and will help him to continue
>doing so.
>
>Congrats on getting Trump elected!

And Bradley has run away.

|
| Musk says 'hateful unrepentant racists' must be removed
| from Republican Party as visa feud deepens
| ...
<https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/musk-hateful-racists-removed-republican-party-b2670826.html>

--bks

bks@panix.com (Bradley K. Sherman) wrote in
news:vl8smm$4la$2@reader2.panix.com:

> |
> | Musk says 'hateful unrepentant racists' must be removed
> | from Republican Party as visa feud deepens
> | ...
> <https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/musk-hat
> eful-racists-removed-republican-party-b2670826.html>
>
> --bks
>

Is Musk even a member of the
Republican Party? Texas is an open
primary state so party membership
is not required to vote.

On Fri, 3 Jan 2025 14:37:10 -0000 (UTC), bks@panix.com (Bradley K.
Sherman) wrote:

> |
> | Musk says 'hateful unrepentant racists' must be removed
> | from Republican Party as visa feud deepens
> | ...
><https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/musk-hateful-racists-removed-republican-party-b2670826.html>
>
> --bks

So...you are on the same side with Musk.

Laughter...

Nice job of the Independent creating an entire story out of their own
opinion though.

On Sat, 04 Jan 2025 09:45:55 -0500, NoBody <NoBody@nowhere.com> wrote:

>On Fri, 3 Jan 2025 14:37:10 -0000 (UTC), bks@panix.com (Bradley K.
>Sherman) wrote:
>
>> |
>> | Musk says 'hateful unrepentant racists' must be removed
>> | from Republican Party as visa feud deepens
>> | ...
>><https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/musk-hateful-racists-removed-republican-party-b2670826.html>
>>
>> --bks
>
>So...you are on the same side with Musk.
>
>Laughter...
>
>Nice job of the Independent creating an entire story out of their own
>opinion though.

And Bradley has vanished.

>>> | Musk says 'hateful unrepentant racists' must be removed
>>> | from Republican Party as visa feud deepens

|
| Former Breitbart News executive chairman Steve Bannon has
| declared war on Elon Musk, vowing to have the tech
| billionaire kicked out of the White House by the time
| Donald Trump is inaugurated.
|
| "I will have Elon Musk run out of here by Inauguration
| Day," Bannon told the Italian daily Corriere della Sera
| this week. "He will not have a blue pass to the White
| House, he will not have full access to the White House, he
| will be like any other person."
| ...
<https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/01/11/steve-bannon-i-will-do-anything-keep-elon-musk-out-white-house/>

--bks

On Sun, 12 Jan 2025 02:18:38 -0000 (UTC), bks@panix.com (Bradley K. Sherman)
wrote:

>>>> | Musk says 'hateful unrepentant racists' must be removed
>>>> | from Republican Party as visa feud deepens
>
> |
> | Former Breitbart News executive chairman Steve Bannon has
> | declared war on Elon Musk, vowing to have the tech
> | billionaire kicked out of the White House by the time
> | Donald Trump is inaugurated.
> |
> | "I will have Elon Musk run out of here by Inauguration
> | Day," Bannon told the Italian daily Corriere della Sera
> | this week. "He will not have a blue pass to the White
> | House, he will not have full access to the White House, he
> | will be like any other person."
> | ...
><https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/01/11/steve-bannon-i-will-do-anything-keep-elon-musk-out-white-house/>
>
> --bks

LOL!

>> | "I will have Elon Musk run out of here by Inauguration
>> | Day," Bannon told the Italian daily Corriere della Sera
>> | this week. "He will not have a blue pass to the White
>> | House, he will not have full access to the White House, he
>> | will be like any other person."

|
| A coalition of MAGA die-hards, tech bros and blue-collar
| workers were key to Donald Trump's November victory.
|
| Now, some of them are already at each other's throats.
|
| Free traders and protectionists are at odds over Trump's
| promise to enact "universal" tariffs. Immigration
| hard-liners are butting heads with tech companies that
| support legal immigration. And isolationists are grappling
| with the president-elect's apparently increasingly
| expansionist global agenda.
| ...
<https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/14/trump-republicans-bannon-musk-00197996>

--bks

On Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:07:23 -0000 (UTC), bks@panix.com (Bradley K.
Sherman) wrote:

>>> | "I will have Elon Musk run out of here by Inauguration
>>> | Day," Bannon told the Italian daily Corriere della Sera
>>> | this week. "He will not have a blue pass to the White
>>> | House, he will not have full access to the White House, he
>>> | will be like any other person."
>
> |
> | A coalition of MAGA die-hards, tech bros and blue-collar
> | workers were key to Donald Trump's November victory.
> |
> | Now, some of them are already at each other's throats.
> |
> | Free traders and protectionists are at odds over Trump's
> | promise to enact "universal" tariffs. Immigration
> | hard-liners are butting heads with tech companies that
> | support legal immigration. And isolationists are grappling
> | with the president-elect's apparently increasingly
> | expansionist global agenda.
> | ...
><https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/14/trump-republicans-bannon-musk-00197996>
>
> --bks

And Bradley keeps on pointing silly nonsense from silly nonsense
sources.

Keep it up. It's the reason why we won.

On 1/15/2025 4:09 AM, NoBody wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:07:23 -0000 (UTC), bks@panix.com (Bradley K.
> Sherman) wrote:
>
>>>> | "I will have Elon Musk run out of here by Inauguration
>>>> | Day," Bannon told the Italian daily Corriere della Sera
>>>> | this week. "He will not have a blue pass to the White
>>>> | House, he will not have full access to the White House, he
>>>> | will be like any other person."
>>
>> |
>> | A coalition of MAGA die-hards, tech bros and blue-collar
>> | workers were key to Donald Trump's November victory.
>> |
>> | Now, some of them are already at each other's throats.
>> |
>> | Free traders and protectionists are at odds over Trump's
>> | promise to enact "universal" tariffs. Immigration
>> | hard-liners are butting heads with tech companies that
>> | support legal immigration. And isolationists are grappling
>> | with the president-elect's apparently increasingly
>> | expansionist global agenda.
>> | ...
>> <https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/14/trump-republicans-bannon-musk-00197996>
>>
>> --bks
>
> And Bradley keeps on pointing silly nonsense from silly nonsense
> sources.

What's "silly" about pointing out that Trumpswabs are at one anothers' throats?

On Wed, 15 Jan 2025 07:09:20 -0500, NoBody <NoBody@nowhere.com> wrote:

>On Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:07:23 -0000 (UTC), bks@panix.com (Bradley K.
>Sherman) wrote:
>
>>>> | "I will have Elon Musk run out of here by Inauguration
>>>> | Day," Bannon told the Italian daily Corriere della Sera
>>>> | this week. "He will not have a blue pass to the White
>>>> | House, he will not have full access to the White House, he
>>>> | will be like any other person."
>>
>> |
>> | A coalition of MAGA die-hards, tech bros and blue-collar
>> | workers were key to Donald Trump's November victory.
>> |
>> | Now, some of them are already at each other's throats.
>> |
>> | Free traders and protectionists are at odds over Trump's
>> | promise to enact "universal" tariffs. Immigration
>> | hard-liners are butting heads with tech companies that
>> | support legal immigration. And isolationists are grappling
>> | with the president-elect's apparently increasingly
>> | expansionist global agenda.
>> | ...
>><https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/14/trump-republicans-bannon-musk-00197996>
>>
>> --bks
>
>And Bradley keeps on pointing silly nonsense from silly nonsense
>sources.
>
>Keep it up. It's the reason why we won.

And Bradley has run away.