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  1. WSJ calls on Americans to remember: https://www.mediaite.com/print/lunacy-wall-street-journal-editorial-board-slams-republicans-for-ignoring-trumps-unhinged-posts/ The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board slammed former President Donald Trump — and the Republicans who enable him — over the “unhinged” remarks that populate his feed on social media platform Truth Social. In their latest op-ed, the board noted that in the last few days, Trump has pledged to have NBC and MSNBC investigated for “country-threatening treason” and suggested that General Mark Milley should be executed. The op-ed also noted that Trump “uses Truth Social to amplify unhinged posts from others, including one recently calling the 2021 Capitol riot a ‘Fedsurrection,’ involving Antifa leftists in MAGA disguise, and ‘the Deep State coordinated their actions through proxies.'” The editorial board called “this lunacy” a “direct mind-meld with Mr. Trump’s true social and political self.” As such, the editorial board argued, why are Republicans not taking Trump’s “campaign pledge to abridge the First Amendment” and call for the execution of U.S. generals seriously? He is, after all, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican nomination. “What if some crank does and decides to shoot Gen. Milley in his retirement?” the board asked, before concluding that voters will pay attention to Trump’s posts if he’s nominated for president again, and Republicans will have to deal with the political ramifications of that. From the op-ed:
  2. No, because Chief Justice Roberts says race based discrimination no longer exists in America, despite what you see around you.
  3. Granny Lauren attempted to add a similar amendment that would reduce the pay of a transgendered service person to $1. She kept referring to Sean Kelly as “deputary” while insisting on misgendering her.
  4. Has this ever happened before? https://www.yahoo.com/news/secdef-austin-salary-cut-1-180848504.html House Republicans on Wednesday approved a measure to slash Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s salary from more than $221,000 annually to less than $1, based on their dissatisfaction with his work so far. The move has little chance of becoming law, but underscores the growing animosity between conservatives and military leaders reporting to President Joe Biden. House Democrats dismissed the move as little more than a political stunt. As part of debate on the fiscal 2024 defense appropriations bill, GOP lawmakers approved multiple similar proposals to cut salaries for Defense Department positions they dislike
  5. Either that or they don’t want to invite scrutiny into the skullduggery of a similarly situated Clarence Thomas
  6. Is anybody surprised at how calm Republicans appear to be about this scandal?
  7. It’s especially good for people who get saddled with exorbitant medical bills that can never be paid.
  8. Yeah, but we know a good deal when we see one.
  9. OU didn’t have exit money and Texas didn’t want to be on the hook for sponsoring them. The network worked it out.
  10. Wonder why the media won’t cover stuff like this? Is it because it shows Biden doing something else to help ordinary Americans? The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to remove medical bills from credit reports through a rule change proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
  11. His ass has got to go.
  12. Since the little power he had was positional, and since he has no personal influence with council members, he’s harmless. His lame duck tenure will be spent positioning himself for higher office as a Republican and being dragged to hell and back by Democratic constituencies in Dallas.
  13. We’ve done two white men before. It’s important to note that the quality of the candidates no longer hinges on them being exclusively white and male.
  14. From the Dallas Observer: https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-mayor-eric-johnson-announces-he-is-switching-parties-from-democrat-to-republican-17534050 For those who have been paying even somewhat close attention, this news, although still surprising, isn’t exactly the most shocking thing to ever come out of City Hall. For months, since Johnson won reelection after running unopposed in May, he has openly and rather boldly carried himself in ways that lean more red than blue. The former Democrat state representative for District 100 has made multiple appearances on Fox News, and in June, he invited Republican U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn to the city’s 2023 inaugural ceremony. In the WSJ article, Johnson says he was never a fan of the Democratic caucus during his House run, nor, according to him, were they a fan of his. SMU political science professor Cal Jillson isn't as puzzled by the timing of the mayor's switch as some others. Understanding it is as simple as understanding the political party landscape Johnson is navigating. "You can only be elected mayor of Dallas as a Democrat," he said. "And you can only be elected statewide in Texas as a Republican. I think that helps to explain the timing. After his election, he's now giving Republicans time to get their mind around what has happened and to get comfortable with him as he prepared to think about what office he wants to run for."
  15. Does this mean his poll numbers will go up?
  16. Johnson figures that since Harlan Crow likes buying black men in positions of power, he may as well, put himself on the market. He’d like to take trips on the Gulfstream too.
  17. Don’t forget Governor Moore of Maryland.
  18. In his mind, he’s the classic bootstraps success story. Raised in meager circumstances, sustained in part by public assistance and made it to the top. Now, rather than affirm the possibilities for young black people who find themselves similarly situated, he’s decided to align himself with a party that would make his ascension unlikely. This will not affect his relationship with the black community here. He doesn’t have one. This is him positioning himself to get paid.
  19. If you ask black people in Dallas, he was never much of a Democrat.
  20. How did this man ever get elected? What happened to us? A report from The Atlantic revealed Thursday that Milley had chosen Army captain Luis Avila, who is severely wounded after serving in five combat tours, to sing "God Bless America" at the 2019 Armed Forces Welcome Ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall because, to him and several other Army generals, Avila represented the dignity, strength and sacrifice of wounded soldiers. Avila had lost a leg in an IED attack while serving in Afghanistan in 2011 and suffered two strokes, two heart attacks and brain damage as a result of his injuries. After Trump went over to congratulate the captain for his performance, the then-president asked Milley, who as JCS chairman served as Trump's principal military adviser, within earshot of others, "Why do you bring people like that here? No one wants to see that, the wounded." He also told Milley to never let Avila make a public appearance again. "These sorts of moments, which would grow in intensity and velocity, were disturbing to Milley. As a veteran of multiple combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, he had buried 242 soldiers who'd served under his command," The Atlantic's Jeffery Goldberg writes. "Milley's family venerated the military, and Trump's attitude toward the uniformed services seemed superficial, callous, and, at the deepest human level, repugnant.
  21. Going forward, he should only be referred to as the failed former coach of Texas Tech and Cincinnati.
  22. Granny Lauren would quote the only Psalm she knows, and then ask what you’re doing later. The idea of a site for horny conservative “Christian” women has potential. They should bring on Katara Rivache, aka George Santos, as the Madame. Lord today. Republicans and flies.
  23. She, MTG, and Kristi Noem should start a dating site for conservative “Christian” women on the prowl.
  24. Oh no! A conservative Texas youth conference dropped Rep. Lauren Boebert from its list of speakers following her controversial actions while attending a musical performance of "Beetlejuice." Boebert, who represents Colorado's third congressional district, was originally a part of the speaker lineup for the Texas Youth Summit in Houston, where people between the ages of 16 and 26 lean into Republican principles. https://www.kristv.com/texas-youth-event-drops-boebert-as-speaker-after-incident-at-theater The Texas Youth Summit initially promoted the congresswoman as a "devout Christian who seeks to honor God in all that she does." Previously, she was set to share the stage with other prominent GOP figures like Donald Trump Jr. and Texas congressman Wesley Hunt.
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