One of the judges arrested this week went way beyond just obstructing ICE deportations.

Watch the first part of this video for a list of actions this judge took to protect and arm an illegal alien criminal.

Looks like Warren picked the wrong venue for playing softball.

Warren Squirms Defending What She
Said About Biden: "Senator, 'On His Feet'
Is Not Praise"

During an appearance this weekend on the "Talk Easy" podcast, Massachusetts
Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren stumbled when asked about the way she
described President Biden's mental acuity and "sharpness" before he dropped
out of the 2024 election.

"I said what I believed to be true," Warren said.

"You think he was as sharp as you?" host Sam Fragoso asked.

"I said I had not seen decline," Warren said, after a lengthy pause. "He was
sharp. He was on his feet. I saw him at a live event. I had meetings with him
a couple of times."

"Senator, 'on his feet' is not praise. 'He can speak in sentences' is not praise,"
the host said.

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/04/22/warren_sqiurms_defending_what_she_said_about_biden_senator_on_his_feet_is_not_praise.html

https://youtube.com/shorts/cJZW8xcWDjw

What do you mean he is crashing everything at record speeds.   With his moronic tariffs and no solid economic plans.

You didn't address the issue.  You just keep throwing ambiguous claims at the wall hoping one will stick.

As for tariffs:

President Trump's tariffs have been shown to strengthen the U.S. economy
by reducing imports and stimulating domestic production, particularly in
industries like manufacturing and steel. Studies indicate that these tariffs
have led to job creation and increased investment in American industries.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/04/tariffs-work-and-president-trumps-first-term-proves-it/

As shown in Table 1, we project that tariffs will raise $5.2 trillion in new
revenue over the next 10 years, even after accounting for reduced import
demand due to higher prices. Over the next 30 years, tariffs are expected
to raise revenues of $16.4 trillion. (These revenues fall to $4.5 trillion and
$11.8 trillion, respectively, on a dynamic basis.) This revenue can be used
to reduce federal debt relative to the baseline path. Table 1 also shows that
President Trump's tariffs will reduce total imports by $6.9 trillion over the
next decade and by $37.2 trillion through 2054. These reductions in imports
will also reduce capital flow.

https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2025/4/10/economic-effects-of-president-trumps-tariffs

Go read the thread with all the posts on why the tariffs are working.

I hope, then maybe I can afford a house here.

You're not a student of economics or history, are you?

What happens is those who can still afford their mortgages and rents stay where they are unless they need to move.  That causes a drop in available housing inventory. 

Drop in inventory equals a lower supply.  Lower prices due to the crash equals higher demand.  When supply drops and demand increases, prices remain high for those willing and able to afford the homes being listed.

What also happens is equity turns negative.  If the market value of a home drops, the owner can't leverage as much, if any, of their equity.  Equity loans pay for cars, school tuition, medical expenses, and other high dollar purchases and obligations. 

If interest rates drop, many won't be able to refinance to take advantage of lower rates if they don't have enough equity in the home.

Then there are the people who bought homes in the past 5-10 years.  if they need to sell due to a change in their lives, they may not be able to afford to sell as their mortgage balance might be higher than the offers -- i.e. upside-down mortgage.

Then there's the constant upkeep and improvements which home refinancing and equity loans make possible.  It's rare to hire anyone to do work on your home and spend less than $10,000.  A new roof for mine would be over $24K.  That's insane.

Even if prices fell as you hope, I doubt you'd be in the market.  You don't strike me as someone who can tell when a market is recovering.

As a point in history to look at, try September 2001.  Right after the 9/11 attacks, interest rates were cut significantly.  This followed about 12 years of housing prices in Hawaii steadily dropping year after year.  That's the main reason I kept my house in VA as a rental (tax advantages), and rented here from 1992-2001  What started as an $1,800/mon rental home in Mililani ended up being $1,100 when I moved out -- all to keep us in the house paying rent.

Once interest rates dropped, home prices were bound to increase, so in October, we started house hunting.  By the time we closed in Dec, we managed to get a home that had been on the market for $550K for $338K.  A couple of months after closing, we refinanced after interest rates were cut again.  The tax assessment on the house is now over $1M.

I don't see a housing bubble bursting like what I was able to take advantage of.  During Obama's first year, there was a massive housing crisis caused by a huge number of toxic mortgage loans trading on the open market.  People lost their homes  mostly due to getting into mortgage agreements they couldn't afford.  On top of that were the predatory loans that included variable rates and balloon payments.  Add to all that the new rules passed by Congress that didn't require lenders to verify employment or income.

So, how is the next bubble going to go?  if you haven't taken the time to understand past market crashes, you probably won't know when it's a good time for you to buy.

One other thing -- when prices drop, those owning rental properties with pre-bubble-burst mortgages may not have the equity to refinance for lower payments.  So, they will have to either keep rents high to make the mortgage payments, they may have to lower rents to compete with the sellers' market, or they may be forced to sell their rental at potentially a loss.  If they lower the asking rent amount, they may be in a cash flow deficit each month.

Anything other than a snub nose for a backup CCW, my statement stands.

So, you'd carry a 15+ oz backup revolver plus the weight of 5 rounds of ammo instead of adding another 6-7 oz to a polymer SIG P320 which matches the weight of the SIG P229 (what the US Secret Service carries)?

I'm not sure weight is what you're trying to minimize if you're good with adding a second pistol.

You also have to add in the weight of additional ammo/mags/speed loaders.

My point is, there's no one-size-fits-all answer for carry guns.  How many polymer revolvers do you know of?  I know people whose grip strength is too weak to properly use a semi-auto.  "Limp wristing" causes all kinds of jams and failures-to-feed.  Do those people not have a valid reason for using a metal frame revolver as their primary carry firearm?

Have you considered dollar-cost averaging?

Buy a second knife at the lower sale price to take advantage of the sale.

One knife on sale saves $70.  $70 divided by 2 knives = $35 average savings per knife.

If it was worth what you paid in the first place, then it's still a better value at $35 off.

You might enjoy having one put away as a spare, or maybe give one as a gift.

Just a thought. 

CDC Stats:

In 2023, there were 47,000 gun related deaths in the US.

Of that total, about 58% (27,300) were suicides.

About 38% (17,927) of the total are murders,

while the remainder involved:
   law enforcement (604),
   accidental (463)
   or involved undetermined circumstances (434).

Gun murders rose dramatically during the coronavirus pandemic
but have declined substantially in more recent years. The number
of gun murders fell from a record 20,958 in 2021 to 17,927 in 2023,
a 14% decrease.

Gun suicides, on the other hand, have been on a mostly upward
trajectory for most of the last two decades and peaked in 2023
with 27,300 such fatalities.

It's estimated that between 15-20 million Semi-auto Sporting Rifles are owned privately in the US, which includes AR-15s and AK-47s.

About 1 in every 10 rifles sold each year in the US falls under the Sporting Rifle category.

CNN's researchers have determined that the AR-15 is THE single most popular type of rifle in the US.

Using the FBI's definition for mass shooting, a total of 105 deaths were attributed to mass shootings in 2023.  That does not include the shooter who may have committed suicide or been killed by a Cop or other good guy with a gun.

CONCLUSION:  Of the total number of murders in 2023, the fraction that are associated with mass shootings is 0.00586 (.586%).
It is completely illogical to dictate government policy and gun laws aimed at banning a type of firearm that's used in less than 0.6% of total gun murders  That assumes all mass shootings involved "Assault Weapons," which they did not.

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/05/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-us/#how-many-people-are-killed-in-mass-shootings-in-the-u-s-every-year

I hope they do, but they won't. Didn't happen between 2016-2020 and it won't happen now.

From what i read, there have only been 2 people charged under the Logan Act since it's creation, and none were convicted.

Kind of comical that the Left was screaming for Logan Act prosecutions whenever anyone else, including Trump, talked to a foreign leader, but then they actually violate the law themselves, it's not a problem.

Logan Act: Why it could be illegal for Trump to call Putin
https://www.axios.com/2024/10/09/logan-act-trump-putin-calls-explained

Donald Trump Accused of Repeatedly Breaking 'Logan Act'
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-logan-act-netanyahu-meeting-zelensky-1930087

Did Elon Musk's Alleged Call With Putin Violate The Logan Act?
https://www.newsweek.com/did-elon-musk-alleged-call-putin-violate-logan-act-1750934

AP Explains: The obscure law in spotlight after Flynn’s call
https://apnews.com/united-states-government-general-news-11c55ac210bb49c48f540867e5442501

No Logan Act Charges Against John Kerry
https://www.factcheck.org/2018/02/no-logan-act-charges-john-kerry/

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