Trump won’t rule out deploying US troops to support rebuilding Gaza, sees ‘long-term’ US ownership
@usa Trump won’t rule out deploying US troops to support rebuilding Gaza, sees ‘long-term’ US ownership
https://apnews.com/article/trump-netanyahu-washington-ceasefire-1c8deec4dd46177e08e07d669d595ed3
Welcome to 'Murica Gazan. Grab your guns, shoot up a school; you'll fit right in. #gaza
Mystery OPM server that aided buyout offers prompts House Democrat probe
@politics Mystery OPM server that aided buyout offers prompts House Democrat probe
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5125573-opm-server-installation-controversy/
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\> House Oversight Democrats are demanding answers about a "server of unknown nature and origin" installed at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that was used for sending buyout offers to federal employees. They are also questioning how OPM was able to assemble a list of employees, which appears to be done from cobbling together existing email lists and datasets. Democrats argue that this process could have violated laws dictating how the agency must plan for using databases with personally identifiable information. The letter also mentions a suit under the E-Government Act of 2002 and raises concerns about the security of federal workers. OPM did not immediately respond to request for comment.
@alexc Yes but the US doesn't prevent you from that and won't jail you for that. Canada enforces that law.
@alexc To cross the border with a gun?
@alexc It's citizens that bring those Guns into Mexico. It's legal to do so until they've crossed into Mexico. So in theory if we see you on the US side of the border heading into Mexico with a nominally legal weapon, we're not suppose to stop you.
Trump essentially promised that this would change. Which is a pretty big deal as that's how a lot of guns come into Mexico for the Cartels.
@JOMusic It's actually a pretty big concession Trump gave up. Theoretically we're not allowed to restrict the flow of firearms out of the country because of the 2nd Amendment. So it opens up a whole can of worms as to how legally we'll restrict that flow of weapons (or even if we can).
Mexican president reveals U.S. concession Trump failed to mention as tariffs paused
@usa Mexican president reveals U.S. concession Trump failed to mention as tariffs paused
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-mexico-guns/
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo issued a "read-out" of her call with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday — but her list of what the two leaders agreed to is different from his in one major respect: guns.
Washington Post staff writer Meryl Kornfield pointed out on X that in Sheinbaum's list of things the U.S. had committed to do is stop the flow of guns into Mexico.
@d00ery @MicroWave Truthfully, I think most of America is unaware of just how expensive these changes are.
@pete_link There's no way that couldn't be misused.
@SatansMaggotyCumFart Harris was also widely unpopular even among Democrats. When she ran for President in 2020 she received less than 1,000 votes nationally. She was on the ballot in California our home state and we couldn't get her over 1,000 votes.
She's just not a good electoral candidate. Had Biden dropped out late 2023 and the Dems held a primary with debates and such; she never would have been chosen as the candidate.
Harris could have had a any stance(s) she wanted, she was doomed to fail from the beginning.
@SatansMaggotyCumFart He was pretty far left for 2008. Support for Gay Rights/Marriage, Universal Health Care, a proto-energy New Deal, lobbyist refore (pre SuperPac Era), military pullout from Iraq were all on the left side of the 2008 Dem party and he ran hard on all those; especially in the primary.
@SatansMaggotyCumFart @pjwestin Obama was considered "far left" when he ran in 2008.