Ret Col Macgregor, says troops are DESTROYING TOILETS in protest of the imminent war with Iran.
Out of nearly 650 toilets onboard the USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier, most are currently not working. Sailors sometimes have to wait up to 45 minutes in line. Hull technicians fixing the plumbing are working shifts of up to 19 hours a day.
Col Douglas Macgregor, who served as senior advisor under Trump six years ago, revealed the disgusting details:
I know from my sources in the Navy that sailors actually took undershirts and stuffed them into the toilets to cause them to back up.
I know that the crew is very, very unhappy with being at sea there.
Logistics in the region is very problematic right now. Places we formerly were able to utilize, we can't because of the Huckabee interview, frankly.
That particular revelation has turned almost everybody against us in the region.
One nation is treating migration as an investment, not a crime Tania Navarro Syndicated columnist
With a new legalization program that aims to regularize half a million migrants already living there, Spain is proving that immigration is a strategic investment, not a police matter. By “resetting the counter” and legalizing people who are already working and contributing to the economy, Spain wins. Employers win. Migrants win. And the pension system, heading for collapse, gets a desperately needed lifeline.
Meanwhile, here in the United States, our federal government continues a war against migrants who have made a life in this country. Instead of treating immigration as an economic and demographic reality, Washington, D.C., is wasting billions of dollars on deportations that could ironically choke off the nation’s own growth. -- nordy
Will Trump try to seize voting machines to disrupt the midterm elections?
Guardian: After the FBI seized elections materials from Fulton county last month, Donald Trump returned once again to his false claim that he beat Joe Biden in Georgia in the 2020 election.
“The Republicans should say, ‘We want to take over,’” Trump said to Dan Bongino on the former FBI staffer’s podcast earlier this month . “We should take over the voting in at least – many – 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.”
Later that week, it was revealed that the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, who was present at the Fulton county raid, led an investigation into Puerto Rico’s voting machines – taking some machines to examine – last May to identify what her office said were potential vulnerabilities in the island’s electronic voting systems. Taken together, Trump’s comments and actions are pointing toward a possibility Democratic voters have until now only contemplated: the federal government seizing voting machines across the country in a way that disrupts voting in the 2026 midterms. -- nordy
It's his only chance. And it would have to be well timed...before voting begins but too late for courts to stop it. Not sure there's a sweet spot for that. The courts need to be prepared to act immediately and arrest anyone interfering in our elections.
California vows ‘vigorous’ review of Paramount-Warner Bros takeover Guardian:Rob Bonta, California’s attorney general, said his office will investigate a possible merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery, hours after Netflix backed away from a planned takeover.
“Paramount/Warner Bros is not a done deal,” Bonta said in a post on X. “These two Hollywood titans have not cleared regulatory scrutiny — the California Department of Justice has an open investigation, and we intend to be vigorous in our review.”
Water tower with logo on front CBS News and CNN staffers fear ‘disaster’ as Paramount wins Warner Bros battle Read more Any acquisition of Warner Bros would require approval from regulators in the United States and Europe, including the US justice department’s antitrust division. The deal Paramount struck for Warner is valued at nearly $111bn.
The merger poses a risk for California’s economy. Paramount’s bid is likely to raise concerns about job cuts in the state, which also dogged Netflix’s bid. Paramount sees $6bn in cost “synergies” in the deal, which typically means massive layoffs, reducing the number of suppliers, squeezing existing contractors for better terms after the two companies merge or other reductions. -- nordy
There's one 7mm stone in one kidney and one 4mm stone in the other kidney. The P.A. said the procedure to shatter the stones doesn't always pulverize them, but rather shatters them into fragments just the right size to lodge in the ductwork, which could easily end up with me having to have the same kind of operation as last Spring. For now, he recommended waiting and watching, and getting the appendix taken care of. I have ultrasound and X-ray scheduled for the middle of June and a return visit to them to follow. In the meantime, he told me to drink LOTS of water. That's just ducky for my bladder disorder. But, what can you do? I want to dissolve the stones. So, drinking lots of water it is. /sigh/
Na. I'm currently not in pain or otherwise incommoded. It's just sort of a worry at the back of the mind. I'll get through it, no matter how many gallons of water it takes! /grin/
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George says she will not prosecute the 13 people charged with trespassing at a Department of Homeland Security building in Williston
ReplyDeleteExcellent! Stick it to DHS.
Deletevia US Democratic Socialists:
ReplyDeleteRet Col Macgregor, says troops are DESTROYING TOILETS in protest of the imminent war with Iran.
Out of nearly 650 toilets onboard the USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier, most are currently not working. Sailors sometimes have to wait up to 45 minutes in line. Hull technicians fixing the plumbing are working shifts of up to 19 hours a day.
Col Douglas Macgregor, who served as senior advisor under Trump six years ago, revealed the disgusting details:
I know from my sources in the Navy that sailors actually took undershirts and stuffed them into the toilets to cause them to back up.
I know that the crew is very, very unhappy with being at sea there.
Logistics in the region is very problematic right now. Places we formerly were able to utilize, we can't because of the Huckabee interview, frankly.
That particular revelation has turned almost everybody against us in the region.
One nation is treating migration as an investment, not a crime
ReplyDeleteTania Navarro
Syndicated columnist
With a new legalization program that aims to regularize half a million migrants already living there, Spain is proving that immigration is a strategic investment, not a police matter. By “resetting the counter” and legalizing people who are already working and contributing to the economy, Spain wins. Employers win. Migrants win. And the pension system, heading for collapse, gets a desperately needed lifeline.
Meanwhile, here in the United States, our federal government continues a war against migrants who have made a life in this country. Instead of treating immigration as an economic and demographic reality, Washington, D.C., is wasting billions of dollars on deportations that could ironically choke off the nation’s own growth. -- nordy
Good news about Spain.
DeleteWill Trump try to seize voting machines to disrupt the midterm elections?
ReplyDeleteGuardian: After the FBI seized elections materials from Fulton county last month, Donald Trump returned once again to his false claim that he beat Joe Biden in Georgia in the 2020 election.
“The Republicans should say, ‘We want to take over,’” Trump said to Dan Bongino on the former FBI staffer’s podcast earlier this month . “We should take over the voting in at least – many – 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.”
Later that week, it was revealed that the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, who was present at the Fulton county raid, led an investigation into Puerto Rico’s voting machines – taking some machines to examine – last May to identify what her office said were potential vulnerabilities in the island’s electronic voting systems. Taken together, Trump’s comments and actions are pointing toward a possibility Democratic voters have until now only contemplated: the federal government seizing voting machines across the country in a way that disrupts voting in the 2026 midterms. -- nordy
It's his only chance. And it would have to be well timed...before voting begins but too late for courts to stop it. Not sure there's a sweet spot for that. The courts need to be prepared to act immediately and arrest anyone interfering in our elections.
DeleteMy dear friend Becky is in this trailer! She is a Thoreau scholar and was interviewed for the documentary.
ReplyDeleteHenry David Thoreau, a Ken Burns film
TV definitely worth watching. Coming to PBS on March 30th!
DeleteViewer beware: Warner Bros, CBS, CNN, Paramount Skydance are all one now...
ReplyDeleteOh, great!
DeleteCalifornia vows ‘vigorous’ review of Paramount-Warner Bros takeover
DeleteGuardian:Rob Bonta, California’s attorney general, said his office will investigate a possible merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery, hours after Netflix backed away from a planned takeover.
“Paramount/Warner Bros is not a done deal,” Bonta said in a post on X. “These two Hollywood titans have not cleared regulatory scrutiny — the California Department of Justice has an open investigation, and we intend to be vigorous in our review.”
Water tower with logo on front
CBS News and CNN staffers fear ‘disaster’ as Paramount wins Warner Bros battle
Read more
Any acquisition of Warner Bros would require approval from regulators in the United States and Europe, including the US justice department’s antitrust division. The deal Paramount struck for Warner is valued at nearly $111bn.
The merger poses a risk for California’s economy. Paramount’s bid is likely to raise concerns about job cuts in the state, which also dogged Netflix’s bid. Paramount sees $6bn in cost “synergies” in the deal, which typically means massive layoffs, reducing the number of suppliers, squeezing existing contractors for better terms after the two companies merge or other reductions. -- nordy
Kidney Stone Report
ReplyDeleteThere's one 7mm stone in one kidney and one 4mm stone in the other kidney. The P.A. said the procedure to shatter the stones doesn't always pulverize them, but rather shatters them into fragments just the right size to lodge in the ductwork, which could easily end up with me having to have the same kind of operation as last Spring. For now, he recommended waiting and watching, and getting the appendix taken care of. I have ultrasound and X-ray scheduled for the middle of June and a return visit to them to follow. In the meantime, he told me to drink LOTS of water. That's just ducky for my bladder disorder. But, what can you do? I want to dissolve the stones. So, drinking lots of water it is. /sigh/
Cat, I am sorry. Double kidney stones outweighs a UTI anytime. -- nordy
ReplyDeleteNa. I'm currently not in pain or otherwise incommoded. It's just sort of a worry at the back of the mind. I'll get through it, no matter how many gallons of water it takes! /grin/
DeleteOhhhh myyyy!
DeleteMay all be well and go smoothly!! ❤️❤️❤️