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Books and Authors / Re: What is the ‘Women of Color Study Bible’?
« Last post by Polly Ticks on Today at 12:42:12 pm »
Interestingly enough, my Bible says, "For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
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Editorial/Opinion/Blogs / Re: Miranda Devine: We’ve finally found an issue that unites the country — Trump’s potential VP pic
« Last post by mountaineer on Today at 12:39:30 pm »
Quote from: massadvj on Today at 10:25:37 am
I did not put JR into a pit and fill him with lead, however. Although I must say that image has a certain appeal. Just sayin'.
We all have had people like that in our lives, I'm sure. Resisting the temptation can be quite an accomplishment.
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Military/Defense News / How US special operators are training Ukrainians—and what they’re learning in return
« Last post by rangerrebew on Today at 12:39:07 pm »
How US special operators are training Ukrainians—and what they’re learning in return
The Ukrainian troops bring battlefield experience that is helping to reshape the U.S. Army’s own special operations.
SAM SKOVE | APRIL 29, 2024 08:24 PM ET
UKRAINE TRAINING & SIMULATION ARMY
   
U.S. Army Col. Lucas VanAntwerp was sitting with Ukrainian special-forces soldiers one night when bad news arrived: troops they knew back in Ukraine had died in a helicopter crash.

It wasn’t the day’s first news of casualties. Earlier, they had learned that a tank had ambushed and wiped out a special forces vehicle. Russian forces controlled the area, preventing even the recovery of the bodies.

“They kind of took their moments to mourn that loss,” said VanAntwerp, who leads the 10th Special Forces Group. “And then they were like, ‘All right, let's go out to eat’.”

VanAntwerp recalled being amazed by their composure. Such a loss would have colored his next few months, played out in personal recollections and speaking with the dead soldiers’ loved ones.

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2024/04/how-us-special-operators-are-training-ukraniansand-what-theyre-learning-return/396187/?oref=d1-homepage-top-story
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Pookie's Toons / Re: Today's Toons 4/30/24
« Last post by Polly Ticks on Today at 12:38:40 pm »
Thanks, Pookie.
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Books and Authors / Re: What is the ‘Women of Color Study Bible’?
« Last post by mountaineer on Today at 12:38:16 pm »
Yes, David, those two were women of great faith.
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Immigration/Border / Unrestricted Birthright Citizenship?
« Last post by rangerrebew on Today at 12:36:40 pm »
Unrestricted Birthright Citizenship?

https://www.numbersusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Factsheet_-Birthright-Citizenship-1.pdf
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Trump Legal Investigations / Renowned Legal Scholar Rips Alvin Bragg, Calls Trump Case ‘Historic Mistake’
« Last post by 240B on Today at 12:31:45 pm »

Trending Politics
By Chris Powell
April 29, 2024

In a bold editorial for the New York Times, Boston University law professor Jed Handelsman Shugerman criticized Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s prosecution of former President Donald Trump, labeling it a “historic mistake.” Shugerman’s critique centered on the charges against Trump, which arose from payments made during the 2016 election to allegedly silence allegations of an affair, a move purportedly made to avoid influencing the election outcome.

Shugerman argued that the pursuit of Trump for alleged federal election offenses is a legal overreach. In his opinion piece titled “I Thought the Bragg Case Against Trump Was a Legal Embarrassment. Now I Think It’s a Historic Mistake,” he wrote about his concerns over the vagueness of the allegations and the unprecedented application of state law.

According to Shugerman, “Their vague allegation about ‘a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election’ has me more concerned than ever about their unprecedented use of state law and their persistent avoidance of specifying an election crime or a valid theory of fraud.”

The case against Trump, initially seen as a potential misdemeanor involving falsified business records, has escalated. Bragg’s team has attempted to link these charges to more severe violations of federal election law and state tax fraud. However, Shugerman remains skeptical of the linkage, saying the internal nature of the alleged falsifications and questioning their relevance outside the business context. “A year ago, I wondered how entirely internal business records could be the basis of any fraud if they are not shared with anyone outside the business.”

(more)
https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/liberal-legal-expert-rips-alvin-bragg-calls-trump-case-historic-mistake-mace/
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Immigration/Border / Border agents arrest 24 migrants, 3 alleged smugglers at RV park
« Last post by rangerrebew on Today at 12:30:24 pm »
Border agents arrest 24 migrants, 3 alleged smugglers at RV park
by: Julian Resendiz

Posted: Apr 29, 2024 / 06:25 PM CDT

Updated: Apr 29, 2024 / 06:25 PM CDT

 
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Three drivers and 24 migrants are in custody after border agents tracked a caravan of SUVs and a pickup from a highway near the border to an empty RV park near Columbus, New Mexico.

Three vehicles traveling in tandem on New Mexico State Road 9 in the early hours of April 24 attracted the attention of border agents because they appeared to be following a speeding white Ford F-150. The lead truck kept going but two Ford Expedition SUVs and a Dodge Ram pickup – all with Chihuahua, Mexico, license plates – pulled into an RV park along NM 9, about 2 miles north of the border with Mexico.

Court records show several U.S. Border Patrol agents converged at the RV park and began questioning the drivers. The agents saw several individuals, some wearing camouflage clothing, trying to hide in the back of each vehicle.

https://www.borderreport.com/immigration/border-crime/border-agents-arrest-24-migrants-3-alleged-smugglers-at-rv-park/
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Politics/Government / Re: Zelensky issues statement announcing that Ukraine and the US are working on a ‘ten-year’ funding
« Last post by kevindavis007 on Today at 12:26:41 pm »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on April 29, 2024, 09:56:44 pm
9999hair out0000


I'm not surprised you are angry..  Since you, MAGA folks love Putin like your dear leader does.  If so, so what? I want Russia neutered!


Russia wins, and China wins
Russia loses, and China loses.
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Immigration/Border / Texas truck inspections costing border industry $32 million a day, Juarez official says
« Last post by rangerrebew on Today at 12:23:29 pm »
Texas truck inspections costing border industry $32 million a day, Juarez official says
by: Julian Resendiz

Posted: Apr 29, 2024 / 07:36 PM CDT

Updated: Apr 29, 2024 / 11:12 PM CDT
 
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Juarez industry officials say commercial truck delays at El Paso border crossings are costing them up to $32 million a day.

The delays started on Saturday when the Texas Department of Public Safety resumed enhanced safety inspections of all trucks coming across from Mexico at the Ysleta port of entry and the Bridge of the Americas.
 

Thor Salayandia, an official with the Mexican Chamber of Industry, said hundreds of trucks with parts and goods headed to the United States remain stranded in line at border crossings or had to turn back with their loads to the factories.
 
“We don’t know when this is going to end. There are no indications of what comes next,” Salayandia said at a news conference Monday in Juarez. The losses come from the overtime that plants must pay drivers and warehouse employees and could soon be reflected in unfulfilled delivery contracts.

https://www.borderreport.com/news/trade/texas-truck-inspections-costing-border-industry-32-million-a-day-juarez-official-says/
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