@KimStrassel It's all part of his duties. Is that any different than pilots, fire fighters, LEOs, and the other myriad of professions that require people to be absent for the birth of their baby?
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Nice try. When Vance chose to blow off the GOP to go on Rogan--and when this was written--his wife was still expecting. And as problematic as McConnell's absence is, there is a gulf between having to be admitted to the hospital for a health issue, and choosing to fly to Texas for a taping.
Sean Davis@seanmdav
I’m sorry, but pulling this obvious little stunt against J.D. Vance, whose wife just gave birth, when Mitch McConnell hasn’t been seen in weeks is absolutely absurd. What are we even doing here.
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@jwludwig @shipwreckedcrew AGS are an unelected branch of government, accountable to nobody, and can do what they want?
A President has no authority to direct his AG to dismantle, say, the Mob or TdA?
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No. AGs and prosecuting attorneys are supposed to seek justice with impartial prosecutions. As attorneys, they have ethical obligations not to seek indictments unless they possess evidence of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. They are NOT supposed to go on witch hunts to satisfy a corrupt and vindictive president. They have to have some independence from the president or resign as their professional ethics require.
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US Attorneys execute the enforcement priorities set by the Administration.
They do no execute the priorities of the District Judges.
What is likely to happen in the future is the statute is going to be changed to remove U.S. Attorneys from the list of positions that require Senate confirmation.
Opposition party Senators are simply refusing to participate in the process and leaving the positions open as a tactic, followed by Judges of similar political persuasions to appoint U.S. Attorney's not acceptable to the White House.
So they get fired. There is no end game to his problem.
Dilan Esper@dilanesper
i think the controversy over US attorneys is a kind of window into the legal right's soul. It's common sense why neither the Constitution nor Congress goes full unitary executive on appointments of prosecutors. Prosecutors aren't supposed to prosecute anyone POTUS wants to.
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@StealthQE4 I say "bring it". They won't make it across the strait. More of these ass clowns we kill, the better the world is.
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Oh boy. We’ve opened up a whole can of worms here with the past week of bombings.
I’m not even sure Trump or Hegseth have any idea what they’re dealing with.
Say Iran takes Kuwait. Would this force us to put boots on the ground to defend them?
The Hormuz Report@HormuzReport
BREAKING: Iran is seriously considering a ground incursion into Kuwait to seize U.S. military bases, including Camp Buehring and either Camp Arifjan or Ali Al Salem Air Base, if Washington continues its military campaign against Tehran, according to Prominent Iranian journalist and analyst Mahdi Khanalizadeh and former Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki. Mahdi Khanalizadeh: "Kuwait is considered one of Iran's principal options for a potential ground incursion aimed at seizing the two U.S. military bases located within the country." Former Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki previously said Iran could launch a ground operation to capture U.S. troops and take them as prisoners to Iran if necessary, while Iranian officials have warned that "no political border will be safe" and that Tehran would shift to a "full-scale offensive" if U.S. strikes continue.
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@SinaiLawFirm Cop sayin "i dont need a smart mouth right now" is hilarious.
If they just evicted the squatters there wouldnt be a smart mouth anywhere. Serve the people like youre supposed to, dumbass pig.
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This guy brought an entire petting zoo to evict squatters
Via cammkap on instagaram
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@TheCFINeil @Floridap8triot Not really funny that imbeciles are falling for A1, and we don’t have factual news sources.
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Heavy rain today and NYC highways and streets are flooded again. This looks like a river. Infrastructure is absolute shit here — they take our money, spend it on illegals & pet projects, but can’t fix basic drainage. Mayor Mamdani & Gov. Hochul: do your damn jobs. Enough is enough. @KathyHochul @NYCMayor
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@Maryintexas2 @SlumsHighland We have enough water to satisfy the needs of DFW. Lake Lewisville is huge. Plus, the lakes get refilled every spring\fall with the storms.
When was the last time DFW suffered a multi-year drought?
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@SlumsHighland There have been water restrictions throughout Texas for decades. Nothing new. We don’t need to be draining our lakes needlessly. Obviously you are new here
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2 weeks ago our lawn guy was installing a new sprinkler control box and testing them to make sure they work. Last week we got a letter from code compliance that if we do it again we will be fined. It also said we can only water 2 days a week Sunday and Thursday after 7pm and before 6am or something close to that. Today at 1pm the city is watering a park. The repression and hypocrisy of the @CityOfDallas is laughable. Fuck off all the way. @dallasenfuego @RTR_bronin @DallasExpress @wfaa @NBCDFW @CityofDallasD14 #dallas
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@Scipi0Mericanus @ericadamsfornyc Either way, no one was arresting Hitler or Pol Pot or any of the world's dictators.
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@Scipi0Mericanus @ericadamsfornyc Not remotely. It was mainly the US and Great Britain.
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This isn’t a college protest. This is the City of New York.
Threatening to arrest the democratically elected leader of one of America’s closest allies during U.N. General Assembly week isn’t bold. It’s reckless.
American diplomats, service members, and officials are stationed in dangerous places around the world. Irresponsible rhetoric like this doesn’t stay in New York. It can put Americans at greater risk abroad.
Leadership means understanding that your words have consequences. Reckless political theater can have very real-world costs.
I look forward to welcoming Prime Minister @netanyahu to New York City when he arrives in September.
Sally Goldenberg@SallyGold
NEW: @ZohranKMamdani is in "active conversation" with city lawyers over whether to arrest @netanyahu when he's in NYC for UNGA. Legal experts have raised doubts about this and the mayor said he's unsure of his legal authority to do it, but is studying it: nytimes.com/2026/07/18/nyr…
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@david_sivella @ZohranKMamdani So you are blaming him for not fixing problems that SOMEBODY ELSE caused?
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NYC put a 34-year-old rapper who had never had a job in charge of fixing this.
These will make great videos in 2029, @ZohranKMamdani, if you don’t.
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@CerbhalMac @JackKaplanNY We aren't signatories to the ICC. We don't recognize it. It's a stupid kangaroo court that has never accomplished anything.
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@JackKaplanNY There is an international arrest warrant outstanding for the evil war criminal and genocidaire Netanyahu. If not in New York it will simply be a matter of time until justice catches up with him and he is apprehended. Or Israelis could hand him over by way of redemption.
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This is absolutely ridiculous.
The mayor has no authority to arrest anyone. This isn’t Uganda where tinpot dictators get to sic the police force at anyone who they wish.
Not only will Netanyahu not be arrested, the NYPD will be providing security as it does with all foreign leaders.
Ambassador Mike Waltz@michaelgwaltz
Mayor Mamdani: here’s why your threat to arrest PM Netanyahu’s in NYC during UNGA is not going to happen: 1. The U.S. is not party to the Rome Statute that underlies the ICC, 2. The UN Headquarters Agreement grants diplomatic protections to visiting heads of gov’t, 3. head-of-state immunity applies, & 4. federal authority trumps any local mayor’s wishes. This is pure political theater. justthenews.com/government/loc…
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@WarnerJess98 @ericadamsfornyc Netanyahu isn't allowed to defend or avenge his country? A lot of Israelis were tortured, raped, or killed on 10/7.
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@ericadamsfornyc The world could finally end this cruel madness, feel semi-safe again, and celebrate America as Superheroes, if only we would and could let Mamdani arrest Netanyahu. Instead, our own government will shield this Supervillian war criminal.
You give government a bad name.
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@Scipi0Mericanus @ericadamsfornyc Exactly. You couldn't. We had to level Europe to stop him. God, you liberals are really retarded.
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@ericadamsfornyc I guess you couldn't arrest Hitler because he was the democratically elected chancellor of Germany
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Btw, if you use words like
Liberal
R-tard
Clown world
You should be permanently banned from X
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@urrutiafornh Bullshit. If he were a Republican you would be dining out on this for months.
You made fun of Christine O'Donnell for much less. Cut the crap.
He deserves this.
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The attacks mocking Ashley are bullshit and gross.
She seems sincere. Regardless of whether she is qualified or not to be a senator. Too much of our politics takes pleasure in tearing people apart simply for being who they are.
We should be better than that.
Let Ashley do what she believes is right for the country. Agree with her or disagree with her, but treat her with basic respect. #nhpolitics
RNC Research@RNCResearch
Ashley Webb - a Democrat contender to replace Graham Platner for U.S. Senate: "I don't want to hurt anybody, I just want to use the bathroom...if they want me to use the men's room I will but I don't want to be assaulted."
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@melton4iowa Don't make yourself a public figure and you won't be ridiculed.
He's obviously mentally ill. He shouldn't be anywhere near a debate stage.
Stop normalizing this behavior and making him sympathetic. He needs help.
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The RNC is mocking her just for existing. Literally. It’s inhumane. She’s saying she’ll play by their rules and they still mock her. Disgusting.
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@Ikaros1428312 @xAviation Yeah, it doesn't. Stop deflecting and answer the question.
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@TheCFINeil @xAviation The hole doesn’t matter? The 747 has glide ratio of 4:1 when it’s in one piece. The whole front is blown away & you think that won’t affect it? The hole won’t cause enough drag to stop any straight path, causing it to maneuver randomly?
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30 years ago today, on July 17, 1996,TWA Flight 800, a Boeing 747-131, N93119, crashed in the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York. The NTSB concluded that the probable cause of the loss of TWA Flight 800 was an explosion of the center wing fuel tank after the fuel-air mixture ignited.
Investigators determined the most likely ignition source was an electrical short circuit that allowed excessive voltage to enter the fuel quantity indication system.
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@Ikaros1428312 @xAviation That doesn't matter.
What are the 4 forces acting on an aircraft in flight? As an A&P you should know this.
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@TheCFINeil @xAviation What about the huge whole in the fuselage?
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@Ikaros1428312 @xAviation It doesn't matter about the control cables.
What are the 4 forces acting on an aircraft in flight?
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@TheCFINeil @xAviation You’re just looking at CG shift & not the whole picture. The fuselage has a giant hole in it creating a huge drag with no control of its flight surfaces because they will not hold steady anymore, due to cables being sheared out. Trained witnesses are bad, but this 747 climbed?
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