the "Headline That Caught My Attention or the WTF" thread

[longcast]

Not quite, the people "in line" for these houses are folks who are asylum seekers, typically from Somalia, not from Central or South America, who were brought in under sponsorships by church-based and other humanitarian groups in Maine. They are not "shipped" here on buses from Texas or California, at least not yet...

I know that some folks assume ANYONE who has just entered the states must be illegal immigrants, but that isn't always the case. Of course if moaning, pissing, and whining about that gives pleasure, they can have their way with it. Kind of like constantly posting the picture a high-ranking person in the US Public Health Service in uniform, trying to imply that She/He is an USN Admiral. Most people would fall for that, but it isn't always the case..

No matter how you cut or spin it, our current immigration policy is, and has been a disaster for well-over a quarter of a century and both parties are to blame, as nobody had the guts and/or fortitude to do anything about it.

You live there, so I would tend to think you have a better handle on this. I heard this earlier as I was driving, so I need to find this to further the conversation. Some folks do assume that, correct. Lots of coverage on this, lots of video, and lots of eyewitness accounts of illegals strolling on in.

 

[longcast]

Not quite, the people "in line" for these houses are folks who are asylum seekers, typically from Somalia, not from Central or South America, who were brought in under sponsorships by church-based and other humanitarian groups in Maine. They are not "shipped" here on buses from Texas or California, at least not yet...

I know that some folks assume ANYONE who has just entered the states must be illegal immigrants, but that isn't always the case. Of course if moaning, pissing, and whining about that gives pleasure, they can have their way with it. Kind of like constantly posting the picture a high-ranking person in the US Public Health Service in uniform, trying to imply that She/He is an USN Admiral. Most people would fall for that, but it isn't always the case..

No matter how you cut or spin it, our current immigration policy is, and has been a disaster for well-over a quarter of a century and both parties are to blame, as nobody had the guts and/or fortitude to do anything about it.

No matter how you cut or spin it, our current immigration policy is, and has been a disaster for well-over a quarter of a century and both parties are to blame, as nobody had the guts and/or fortitude to do anything about it.

Agree.

So, by the numbers alone, handled better by the last administration? Little more law and order? Some exec orders opened it wide open in 2020?

Can we agree to that?

 

[Avenger]

Asylum seeking is the opposite of what they came for and that Ice cream shop is not going to vet a wetback. If you read it then you missed the in-your-face part (to House asylum seekers). Takes years to vet, not months.
As far the hospitality bs [
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We’re up to Ten million illegal aliens in three years, that’s over ten to one restaurant.

But how many lawns? They're not just on "Lawn" guyland you know.

 

[Roccus7]

No matter how you cut or spin it, our current immigration policy is, and has been a disaster for well-over a quarter of a century and both parties are to blame, as nobody had the guts and/or fortitude to do anything about it.

Agree.

So, by the numbers alone, handled better by the last administration? Little more law and order? Some exec orders opened it wide open in 2020?

Can we agree to that?

Sure, if you'll agree that the best tool the previous Administration had was the COVID Pandemic, which allowed iron-clad legal protection for executive orders under the Public Health umbrella. The current Administration kept that going for as long as they could before it ran out...

Interesting as many who poo-pooed the Pandemic as a Hoax conveniently forget that it had some advantages for their immigration policy...

And of course I can't let this one go, but any pictures of the checks that Mexico wrote to the US Treasury for wall payments???

 

[longcast]

Sure, if you'll agree that the best tool the previous Administration had was the COVID Pandemic, which allowed iron-clad legal protection for executive orders under the Public Health umbrella. The current Administration kept that going for as long as they could before it ran out...

Interesting as many who poo-pooed the Pandemic as a Hoax conveniently forget that it had some advantages for their immigration policy...

And of course I can't let this one go, but any pictures of the checks that Mexico wrote to the US Treasury for wall payments???

I have zero evidence of any checks from Mexico. That I can easily give you. But no more.

 

[Roccus7]

I have zero evidence of any checks from Mexico. That I can easily give you. But no more.

Guess we'll leave it agreeing to disagree...

 

[Roccus7]

This headline cracked me up...

Why the Definition of ‘Extreme Cold’ Is Different in Duluth and Dallas​

“Everyone’s extreme is a different level,” said a meteorologist in Minnesota, which is much more familiar with subzero conditions than much of the U.S.

I ROTFLMAO when Floridians go apeshit about temperatures that approach freezing. The whole FL Gov having to fly his "winter coat" up to Iowa from Tallahassee because he left it down there? WTF was he expecting in January, 70 F and sunny???

 

[Rick67]

Guess we'll leave it agreeing to disagree...

Lol, you don’t actually believe this guy swindled a deal with Mexico for their participation

Mexico agrees to invest $1.5B in 'smart' border technology

Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador has agreed during meetings with President Joe Biden to spend $1.5 billion over the next two years to improve “smart” border technology.

apnews.com

 

[longcast]

Juvenile trans-surgery whistleblower comes forward after 'wiping out' his savings to rebuff fed probe

Whistleblower Dr. Eithan Haim, who came forward as a then-surgeon at a hospital in Texas allegedly wrongly executing transgender surgeries on minors, spoke to Fox News about his experience.

www.foxnews.com

 

[JackPrintMD]

Lol, you don’t actually believe this guy swindled a deal with Mexico for their participation

Mexico agrees to invest $1.5B in 'smart' border technology

Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador has agreed during meetings with President Joe Biden to spend $1.5 billion over the next two years to improve “smart” border technology.

apnews.com

Soooo…. the Biden crime family is training Mexican politicians how to raid and pillage government funds and line your pockets while providing minimal or no assistance to the people who actually need the help and provided the funds.

 

[Rick67]

Soooo…. the Biden crime family is training Mexican politicians how to raid and pillage government funds and line your pockets while providing minimal or no assistance to the people who actually need the help and provided the funds.

I thought the same thing. Amazing how in your face obvious that’s becoming. He should have stayed on the down low and never ran. 20+ shell accounts, nobody even cared back then.

 

[Roccus7]

I'm from the government, I'm here to help and I have absolutely no sense of humor.

Maine has a contest going too: Maine DOT Humor Contest I'll miss the Maineah specific ones like:

No joke: Feds are banning humorous electronic messages on highways​

Humorous and quirky messages on electronic signs will soon be disappearing from highways and freeways across the country.

A freeway sign reading “Drive hammered, get nailed” is seen in Tucson, Ariz., on Dec. 9, 2017. Under new federal guidelines, humorous and quirky messages on electronic signs will soon disappear from highways and freeways across the country. Shutterstock
PHOENIX — It’s no joke. Humorous and quirky messages on electronic signs will soon disappear from highways and freeways across the country.


The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has given states two years to implement all the changes outlined in its new 1,100-page manual released last month, including rules that spells out how signs and other traffic control devices are regulated.

Administration officials said overhead electronic signs with obscure meanings, references to pop culture or those intended to be funny will be banned in 2026 because they can be misunderstood or distracting to drivers.

The agency, which is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, said signs should be “simple, direct, brief, legible and clear” and only be used for important information such as warning drivers of crashes ahead, adverse weather conditions and traffic delays. Seatbelt reminders and warnings about the dangers of speeding or driving impaired are also allowed.

Among those that will be disappearing are messages such as “Use Yah Blinkah” in Massachusetts; “Visiting in-laws? Slow down, get there late,” from Ohio; “Don’t drive Star Spangled Hammered,” from Pennsylvania; “Hocus pocus, drive with focus” from New Jersey; and “Hands on the wheel, not your meal” from Arizona.

Arizona has more than 300 electronic signs above its highways. For the last seven years, the state Department of Transportation has held a contest to find the funniest and most creative messages.

Anyone could submit ideas, drawing more than 3,700 entries last year. The winners were “Seatbelts always pass a vibe check” and “I’m just a sign asking drivers to use turn signals.”

“The humor part of it, we kind of like,” said state Rep. David Cook, a Republican from Globe, told Phoenix TV station CBS 5. “I think in Arizona the majority of us do, if not all of us.”

Cook said he didn’t understand the fuss.

“Why are you trying to have the federal government come in and tell us what we can do in our own state?” he said. “Prime example that the federal government is not focusing on what they need to be.”

 

[Avenger]

I'm from the government, I'm here to help and I have absolutely no sense of humor.

Maine has a contest going too: Maine DOT Humor Contest I'll miss the Maineah specific ones like:
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No joke: Feds are banning humorous electronic messages on highways​

Humorous and quirky messages on electronic signs will soon be disappearing from highways and freeways across the country.

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A freeway sign reading “Drive hammered, get nailed” is seen in Tucson, Ariz., on Dec. 9, 2017. Under new federal guidelines, humorous and quirky messages on electronic signs will soon disappear from highways and freeways across the country. Shutterstock
PHOENIX — It’s no joke. Humorous and quirky messages on electronic signs will soon disappear from highways and freeways across the country.


The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has given states two years to implement all the changes outlined in its new 1,100-page manual released last month, including rules that spells out how signs and other traffic control devices are regulated.

Administration officials said overhead electronic signs with obscure meanings, references to pop culture or those intended to be funny will be banned in 2026 because they can be misunderstood or distracting to drivers.

The agency, which is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, said signs should be “simple, direct, brief, legible and clear” and only be used for important information such as warning drivers of crashes ahead, adverse weather conditions and traffic delays. Seatbelt reminders and warnings about the dangers of speeding or driving impaired are also allowed.

Among those that will be disappearing are messages such as “Use Yah Blinkah” in Massachusetts; “Visiting in-laws? Slow down, get there late,” from Ohio; “Don’t drive Star Spangled Hammered,” from Pennsylvania; “Hocus pocus, drive with focus” from New Jersey; and “Hands on the wheel, not your meal” from Arizona.

Arizona has more than 300 electronic signs above its highways. For the last seven years, the state Department of Transportation has held a contest to find the funniest and most creative messages.

Anyone could submit ideas, drawing more than 3,700 entries last year. The winners were “Seatbelts always pass a vibe check” and “I’m just a sign asking drivers to use turn signals.”

“The humor part of it, we kind of like,” said state Rep. David Cook, a Republican from Globe, told Phoenix TV station CBS 5. “I think in Arizona the majority of us do, if not all of us.”

Cook said he didn’t understand the fuss.

“Why are you trying to have the federal government come in and tell us what we can do in our own state?” he said. “Prime example that the federal government is not focusing on what they need to be.”

In case you didn't notice, on our parkways before Christmas they had "Low bridges on Parkways. No trucks or sleighs." and "Stay off the naughty list. Obey the speed limit."

Leave it to the feds to waste effort on something so unimportant.

 

[longcast]

In case you didn't notice, on our parkways before Christmas they had "Low bridges on Parkways. No trucks or sleighs." and "Stay off the naughty list. Obey the speed limit."

Leave it to the feds to waste effort on something so unimportant.

I thought those signs were great! I actually smiled about a message from our government.

 

[Avenger]

I thought those signs were great! I actually smiled about a message from our government.

I agree. All of us in the car got a mild chuckle out of it. Especially compared to when the signs were first installed, and they'd say things like: "Normal traffic conditions ahead."

WTH?

Around here that means it's a three-lane parking lot.

 

[wader]

I agree. All of us in the car got a mild chuckle out of it. Especially compared to when the signs were first installed, and they'd say things like: "Normal traffic conditions ahead."

WTH?

Around here that means it's a three-lane parking lot.

I believe they also removed those signs that used to be alongside the LIE.
You know.
"Experience NY"
They'd point out places of interest,

Always thought they should have put a picture of a traffic jam.

 

[Roccus7]

I thought those signs were great! I actually smiled about a message from our government.

I agree. All of us in the car got a mild chuckle out of it. Especially compared to when the signs were first installed, and they'd say things like: "Normal traffic conditions ahead."

WTH?

Around here that means it's a three-lane parking lot.

In case you didn't notice, on our parkways before Christmas they had "Low bridges on Parkways. No trucks or sleighs." and "Stay off the naughty list. Obey the speed limit."

Leave it to the feds to waste effort on something so unimportant.

I think of them as the "Burma Shave Signs of the Third Millennium". They will be missed...

 

[Rick67]

I think of them as the "Burma Shave Signs of the Third Millennium". They will be missed...

It’s not the Feds as much as the few in the fed that want it all stopped. Same bunch that want to cancel Christmas.

 

[longcast]

More parents claim Colorado school district forced children into overnight rooms with students of opposite sex

More parents have come forward with claims that children in a Colorado school district were forced into sharing overnight rooms, even showers, with transgender students.

www.foxnews.com

 

[jpd]