Another reason for libs to hate billionaires? How about voter ID. In Californistan, no less...

Let me start out by saying I don't like the idea of anyone outside a jurisdiction being able to fund anything having to do with elections - save Presidential elections, because they're national. The fact that someone from New York can fund an initiative in Florida or someone in Texas backing something in California - on either side of any issue - is just plain fucked up.

That being said it appears that billionaires across the US are spending vast sums to support California’s Proposition 39, a measure that would require voters to show identification before casting their ballots.

The measure is being promoted as a way to “increase trust and confidence in our elections”, and comes amid a nationwide push by the Trump administration to restrict voting. California Republicans have long sought to advance a voter ID initiative in the state.

The campaign has received more than $36m, according to a report from CalMatters, including $17m from Richard Uihlein, a prominent conservative donor and owner of a shipping supply company. Joe Gebbia, a co-founder of Airbnb and Trump administration official, has given $8m, and Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss and Nicole Shanahan have also made significant donations. 

The yes campaign has far outraised its opponents by as much as $13m, according to CalMatters. Watch and see how it plays out in laLaLand. Voter ID there? That's a LONG stretch. We'll see...

 

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Trump’s campaign rally in San Antonio, Texas, took an unexpected turn Wednesday night when a heckler interrupted his speech and a man wearing a MAGA hat decided to take him out. Trump was campaigning for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. A heckler was shouting and recording himself as he moved through the crowd toward the exit. That’s when another attendee wearing a red MAGA hat rushed toward the heckler, grabbed him from behind and pulled him down by his hair. 

Trump paused his speech as the commotion unfolded, then turned the interruption into a moment of humor. “Let me ask you a question - is there anything like a Trump rally? Is there anything like it? I don’t think so. He’s going back home to mom right now,” the president added.

At least six separate interruptions were reported during the evening, with law-enforcement officers and security personnel removing protesters. Between the repeated interruptions, the scuffle in the audience and the president’s running commentary, his question about whether there’s anything quite like a Trump rally became the defining line of the night.

Sources: Facebook Florida Hillbilly News | Mediaite | Associated Press | Reuters | NewsNation

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Bending them to our will - why doesn't the rest of the world care?

It's fascinating to me that we haven't heard another country deny the fact that Iran was on the verge of developing a nuclear weapon, and their inability or lack of desire to help stop them is scary. That leaves it up to us, then. We've placed fresh economic sanctions at the center of our Iran strategy, aiming to curb nuclear ambitions. Policymakers argue that targeted financial measures can isolate Tehran more effectively than past military interventions while preserving American resources and alliances.

Past rounds of economic pressure slowed Iranian nuclear advances but failed to produce a permanent agreement. Military assets deployed across the region serve as both deterrent and reminder that force remains an option if sanctions fall short. Allies in Europe and the Gulf watch closely, concerned only that escalation could 'disrupt energy markets and security arrangements.'

Tell me, Spain and Germany especially, what would an Iranian nuke 

do your Capital cities? And how would feel looking back and realizing 

you had a chance to prevent it and did nothing?

Source: Cagle.com

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This is Isaias, forming in the Gulf of 'America' and getting stronger, heading for the Gulf Coast. Isaias continues to strengthen en route to landfall on the northern Gulf Coast by this weekend. The storm rapidly intensified into the Atlantic season’s first hurricane on Wednesday night.Isaias could near Category 3 strength, but will weaken some before making landfall as a larger hurricane by early Saturday morning. Feet of storm surge, up to 10 inches of rain, tornadoes and destructive winds are expected. States of emergency have been issued in parts of Alabama and Florida, where Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is urging residents to prepare. Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued in two counties in the Florida panhandle.

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 Christa Pike could face execution for a second time after surviving a botched lethal injection – as Tennessee considers another way to put her to death. The 50-year-old “Satanist” murderer’s miraculous survival has now thrust the state into a legal minefield over whether – and how – it can try to execute her again.

Here's an idea, guys. Lock her in broom closet for a coupla weeks. That should do the trick for ya. How do you fuck up an OD ferfucksakes...

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In 1973 Marjorie Merriweather Post bequeathed Mar-a-Lago to the United States government for possible use as a summer White House or retreat. Federal officials reviewed the offer and turned it down, concluding that the estate's extravagant design and overall appearance made it unsuitable for official purposes. The decision reflected prevailing standards of decorum for properties associated with the presidency.

The rejection occurred during a period when the government maintained clear distinctions between private opulence and public facilities. Mar-a-Lago remained in private hands and later became the prominent residence of Donald Trump. Recent discussions about designating or treating the property as an official retreat have revived questions about consistency in those earlier standards.

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Have you figured out yet that the majority of news outlets - no matter where they are and what they cover - think we are all absolute fuckin' idiot? The college-educated jackwagons think their job is to tell you what they think about anything, rather than not editorializing and just telling matter-of-factly what's what and who's who...

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'm serious - I've had it with these road-hogging bicycle freaks. It took me 

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Jeez. First it was 'A penny for your thoughts'. Now, 'For a nickel I will' may be toast...

 

In their rush to get us to accept the concept of digital currencies - worldwide, Imight add - The US Congress may scrap the nickel as we know it after killing off the penny. The federal government stopped minting pennies after more than 200 years because they cost three times more to make than they are worth.

Now, some lawmakers want to focus on making the high-cost nickel piece for cheaper. “If it costs 13 cents to make a five-cent coin, Washington should fix the problem instead of wasting more taxpayer money,” House GOP Conference Chair Lisa McClain said. Nickels are made at a taxpayer loss of roughly eight cents per coin, according to data cited by the outlet.

They are currently made from a mixture of 25% nickel and 75% copper. Pennies stopped being minted back in November, but the Congress-backed Common Cents Act — which is now headed to President Trump’s desk — will formally end their production after 234 years.

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Ii guess is off the rose with those $ 11.00 lattes, huh?

 

Personnaly, I've always thought their coffee was over-priced and bitter, like some hooker I met in Vegas a long, long time ago, but that's yet another story for another day... That being said, ever get an espresso in that place? Six bucks for a thimble-full that two ants coulc drown in standing one each others shoulders. Now I guess the roostyers have come to roast, if ya get my drift. Maybe people now are realizing that over-paying for something is a stupid idea. The only good thing that ever came out of thatplace was that, if yo ever meet a cute girl, but you forget her name, bring her right away to a Starbucks and just check out her cup as soon as she gets it.

Anyway, it seems the Big Apple is losing some beans. Starbucks, the world’s largest coffeehouse chain, is shrinking as the company announces plans to close 250 U.S. locations, including a reported 17 stores in New York State with eight in New York City. 

“We have carefully reviewed our North America coffeehouse portfolio and identified locations where we do not believe we can consistently deliver the experience we want for customers and partners or where we don’t see a path to acceptable financial performance,” Chief Operating Officer Mike Grams said in a statement. 

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