From NY Post:
Dozens of New Jersey suburbs have more renters than homeowners — more than any other state
In the Garden State, signing a deed to buy a home is being outnumbered in certain areas by inking a lease to rent one.
As housing affordability continues to decline nationwide, a growing number of New Jersey suburbs especially are now dominated by renters — recasting the classic vision of suburban life.
A new analysis of US Census data by Point2Homes reveals that 39 New Jersey suburbs with populations more than 10,000 are now renter-majority — a figure that leads the nation.
Once a haven for aspiring homeowners who wanted to maintain close ties to New York City, the state’s inner-ring suburbs are seeing significant demographic and economic transformation as more residents lease rather than buy.
Places like Harrison, Union City, West New York, Passaic and Elizabeth are among the top 20 suburbs in the country with the highest shares of renter households.
In Harrison, located near Newark, over 81% of households are occupied by renters; in Union City, it’s nearly 80%. The trend isn’t just about where people are living — it’s about how.
The shift reflects both an affordability crisis and changing attitudes about homeownership, according to the National Association of Home Builders, which noted that nearly 75% of US households cannot afford a median-priced new home in 2025 — now hovering around $460,000 with a 30-year mortgage rate at 6.5%.
In New Jersey, the shift is particularly stark.
Of the 15 suburbs nationwide that flipped from homeowner-majority to renter-majority between 2018 and 2023, four are in New Jersey — more than any other state.
Bound Brook, for example, saw its renter population jump from just under 50% to more than 58%.
North Arlington, East Franklin and Secaucus also made the list, each undergoing a similar transformation.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth and Paterson added more than 3,500 renter households each over the past five years, ranking among the top 10 suburbs nationwide for absolute growth in renter households.
The movement isn’t just driven by rising home prices — it’s also a response to skyrocketing urban rents, especially considering nearby New York.
First, he ejaculated
Takes one to know one you fat orange turd….
Trump hit back with a Truth Social post on Sunday demanding both Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass apologize for the LA riots, insisting those involved are not ‘peaceful protesters’ as the duo had claimed, but instead ‘troublemakers and insurrectionists
So what were posters here saying about cops vs street gangs….?
…nearly 75% of US households cannot afford a median-priced new home in 2025
In the illustrious words of BC Bob: “Sell? Sell to whom?”
Government operatives are inciting chaos to distract from Republicans massive spending bill.
Fox News is wall to wall coverage of los angeles but nothing on Big beautiful maga bill which will increase deficit by almost 3 trillions.
Sold for 500K two months ago, listed for 800K today. Madness abounds:
https://www.trulia.com/home/3-bradshaw-ct-509-hillsdale-nj-07642-37938686
Go to the street view and do a 360 degree turn. This is what 700K buys you in that location. Or does it?
https://www.trulia.com/home/323-kinderkamack-rd-emerson-nj-07630-37884046
Mom is living with Kathy now. Doug is a consultant in Virginia, living with a 27 year old and doesn’t want to know nothing. Just send him the inheritance check when Mom passes. Sue is still battling the drink so… you know. This time capsule can be yours for 600K:
https://www.trulia.com/home/161-hickory-st-township-of-washington-nj-07676-38054674
“In the illustrious words of BC Bob: “Sell? Sell to whom?”
What an excellent reference! Brought me back.
BC Bob’s insight and knowledge is legendary!
So was mine.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/B5QBXTJq4xL7f3vM7
LA cop shoots Australian reporter in the back.
Hehe.
Make America great again.
LA is a divided city, where rich snobs in Range rovers buy 6 oz of Van Leeuwen for 8 bucks with the money they saved hiring illegals to work on their houses.
Channel 7 LA reporters calling out the federal government’s response. Finally some reporters got their balls back. It’s as if it’s their ciiy and are invested in it. Almost Walter Cronkite level.
Got any kids that want to be history teachers or professors?
Take them to the LA protests,not insurrections (see what i did there?)
It’s a good place to learn and when they grow up they will remember how they were a part of history.
Hehe Stu.
Nice flag
https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/1l74d3v/hiding_civilian_shot_in_the_head_la_protests/
Jackboots are here. Don’t look if you are squeamish.
Juice,
Snopes has a more accurate presentation of the Jan 6 Guard issues. Here are some highlights. One note is that Pence gave the order. Technically he is not allowed as only Donnie or Millar the acting DoD can give the order. My reading of all of it is that Miller, put his thumb on the scale to hinder or slow any guard response.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/national-guard-capitol-riots/
Update, Jan 8. 2021: A Washington Post report laid out how the Pentagon placed tight limits on the actions of the National Guard before the Jan. 6 violence and tried to ensure that the use of military force remained constrained. They prohibited guardsmen from receiving ammunition or riot gear, interacting with protesters unless necessary for self-defense, sharing equipment with local law enforcement, or using Guard surveillance and air assets without the defense secretary’s explicit sign-off.
Trump also claimed on Twitter that he directed the Guard to be deployed to the Capitol. This was not true. A New York Times report describes how he initially rebuffed and resisted calling them in for help, and White House counsel, Pat Cipollone, had to intervene. Ultimately it was Vice President Mike Pence who gave the order to deploy the Guard.
Nat guard to what is the equivalent of an ending to a World Series is crazy talk. Storming the Capitol in Washington isn’t close to being on the same level.
The Republicans are only against debt when they are not in power. They are only for reducing deficits when they are not in power. They have not balanced a budget since Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Redditors found the face of the popo that shot the reporter. I guess he thinks it’s okay to assault female reporters this way.
I guess he figured he ain’t getting any of that azz so why not.
Just wait till his PTA mommies find out he pulled the trigger
Ahh, they have no honor either, they will bang this turd for a slice of his pension.
VSG
Boomers balanced the budget on the backs of the youth, then took them to Epstein Island while they were hunched over.
FAB- Snopes accurate? Hahahahahhahaha!
Juice: Running around the streets protesting carrying the flag of the country you don’t want to be deported to. Not a good way to generate sympathy for your cause. Just not a good look at all.
Fab, this is kinda like saying we know a hurricane is coming Friday let’s get together Thursday night 11 pm to discuss and prepare. I believe everyone knew the event was going to happen and there were calls by the protestors to make sure Pence was not there to ratify. I remember fox in the weeks leading up to it discussing what’s steps could be done to stop Jan 6 count from taking place. Costumes were being designed weeks in advance no? This was not a spur of the moment decision to meet up. Or is my timeline off
3b
You proud of your heritage? Your religion?
Does your country/church/religion go begging for money or assistance from the American government?
in other words, are you 100% American or are you part something else?
If so, you have no one to talk. Although I feel you should be able to talk as unlike most people I do believe in free speech as I am a true American.
funniest thing I saw from the LA riots were the car windows getting smashed with the jingle Safelite repair Safelite replace. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
if you are having riots in the streets, and insurrections at your Capitol, your government isn’t doing its job correctly.
That goes for both sides, Repuke and Democrap.
Dark: You are rambling. I think you need sleep or more coffee. If you are protesting against being deported, you should not be running around carrying the flag of the country you don’t want to be deposed to. It’s just common sense. Either carry the American flag to show this is the country you want to remain in, or don’t carry any flags.
3b is as MAGA as anyone can get, yet he doesn’t have the balls to admit it.
What flag do you propose protestors display, because like I said yesterday, the American flag has been hijacked by the right wing nut jobs.
Sending the Nat’l guard against local govt is not a good visual about America to the world (or its own people). Reporters getting shot is worse.
Maybe they should fly the Australian flag?
3B
I’m right on point. And you know it.
Dark: Biden’s open door policy on immigration millions allowed in no questions asked, gang members and other criminals allowed in as well. It was chaos. Now the pendulum swings the other way way and its round everyone up and send them all back, and put the military on the streets. Trump should not have been reelected again, but he was. Biden administration bears a lot of the responsibility for that.
Juice more accurate than a DoD CYA puff piece. You want to to read a DoD doc, try this.
https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Jan6-Clearinghouse-Acting-Secretary-of-Defense-Christopher-Miller-Memorandum-for-Secretary-of-Army-Employment-Guidance-for-the-DC-National-Guard-Jan-4-2021.pdf
Pfffft
3b
you ducked the questions I asked. That speaks volumes.
Everybody has bias.
and both sides are fine with the illegals. When they want them to work for them, money isn’t partisan.
Fab – wow! Good share. It needs extra effort to keep things honest these days!
Rent: I have been polite and just ignored your rambling incoherent posts, and your look at me, look how liberal I am. You are a blind Democrat, who questions or criticizes nothing on the Democrats side. And then anyone who does is labeled MAGA. You are insufferable. You are a simpleton.
And to answer your stupid question as to what flag should they carry, such an incredibly dumb question. Here goes , carry the American flag as a symbol to demonstrate your wish to stay in the USA, or carry no flags at all.
Governor Newsom actually looks pretty good here. He should probably run for president.
Walking,
They prepared by severely limiting the NG engagement. It sounds plausible that the response was slow as they had to ferry the guard members back to the Armory to change gear and that took three hours. Its a different optic when that was deliberate. They could not have been directing traffic in full gear? No drone support, no mutual aid allowed.
It was a deliberate set up for failure.
Newsom speech on good day LA is a presidential level speech.
Dark: I am not ducking your questions, from your first comment I don’t know what you are getting at. It’s a simple point I was making regarding the flags. If you are demonstrating peacefully to stay in the U.S. then carry an American flag , or carry no flag. I don’t see how any reasonable person can have an issue with that.
Do you have two flags?If you had to choose one, which would you choose?
What country are you 100% loyal to?
Fab – re: “They prepared by severely limiting the NG engagement.”
That is correct, but you are still wrong.
Optics of the George Floyd protests the summer before. As I said the Capitol Police did not want the National Guard there at all.
The Guard that were deployed for traffic duty etc were there because Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser requested them to support the local DC Police but not the Capitol Police.
This is all clear in the Jan 6th testimony, including Pence trying and failing to assert command.
Dear Amerikkka,
You win your children’s hearts 💕 and minds🧠by being kind, ethical and moral. I understand someone has told you that using the “Dave Grossman” type of control like other countries do is the way to go about it, but all you will end up with is anarchy if you continue on this path.
The rest of the world has had enough of your shit as well, and even if you are successful at shoving it down your own resident’s throats, the rest of the world is tired of your antics and isn’t going to bow down to your militant ideology.
DC Mayor does not have authority over the Capitol Police, but nice try. The Capitol Chief had his own list of requests that were denied or delayed.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/05/politics/steven-sund-letter-capitol-police/index.html
Todays soundtrack.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tqSIpr0T0w
The FBI didn’t request the CIA, and the CIA didn’t want the FBI involved.
i’m swinging the bigger dick, no I am! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Dark: That is a nonsensical question on your part. I am American of Irish parents. My loyalty is to America. I used to get asked when I was a kid if America and Ireland got into a war who would you support. Stupid question of course but the answer would be America, assuming America was justified. Just like any other war. For instance I did not support the American war in Iraq.
My point is simple regarding the protests in LA or any where else regarding immigration and ICE. If you are protesting American immigration and deportation policies, and you wish to remain in the U.S. then you should be carrying the American flag not the flag of the country you don’t want to be deported back to. It’s just common sense. But, even that reasonable point seems to be a problem for some. So let the demonstrations continue and fly those flags of the countries you don’t want to be deported to, while demonstrating to stay in this country.
All of these authorities think they have the biggest dick until they are caught on camera shooting an unarmed cute 🥰 blonde young female reporter on the leg from behind during a live broadcast. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
3b
Doesn’t matter what flag they carry. It’s hate for the most part, veiled racism. Stupid white middle class hate thinking some Mexican is going to take a job he doesn’t even want. Or blaming them for financial issues actually caused by the corporate and venture capitalist economies that control the American government.
Reminds me of the movie Trading Places with Eddie Murphy.
Trump pulled the APKWS laser guidance systems used to make dumb missiles smart enough to shoot down drones that were destined for Ukraine and instead shipped them to our US troops in the Middle East. I guess we are prepping for a hot war in Iran.
Over in Melrose the pretty boys are wearing Prada sunglasses while the Waymo cars burn. It’s so surreal.
Juice
The world is getting ready to take on Amerikkka. It’s no longer the “Beacon of Democracy.”
“Strength through peace.”
3b,
ever since the internet, assimilation has become less common. You used to be disconnected from your homeland. People move to new countries, and they bring their tribal conflicts with them to eternity now that you are plugged in and connected to those places at all times.
Newsom has a chance to shine and take leadership. If only he didn’t marry the plastic who left him for a Trump – he would get a few more points.
Suing is a good start
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-national-guard-california-lawsuit-gavin-newsom/
I think Gov Phil Murphy should run not Newsom. We don’t have drug and feces-infested tent cities in New Jersey.
We lock up the homeless here to keep them off the streets. Especially in Democratic stronghold towns like Summit. No park bench left behind.
https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/04/nj-citys-controversial-homeless-proposal-jolts-advocates/
Newsom is photogenic and has all the talking points right to be a great leader. Almost too perfect to be true. He reminds me of John Edwards… who was just perfect, until he wasn’t.
But again, that’s the democratic team’s problem. They need a perfect candidate.. one flaw, one tooth out of place, one scandal 30 years ago, one little anything and he’ll be burnt. Whereas, on the republicans get a free ride.
BRT 12:01 – that’s a very accurate and true statement. I would add social media adds to the problem by creating echo chambers.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9NI7nkjxUm0
3b says:
June 9, 2025 at 10:34 am
Dark: Biden’s open door policy on immigration millions allowed in no questions asked, gang members and other criminals allowed in as well. It was chaos. Now the pendulum swings the other way way and its round everyone up and send them all back, and put the military on the streets. Trump should not have been reelected again, but he was. Biden administration bears a lot of the responsibility for that.
Rent – You are right women voters are fickle and biased. Why they voted Trump in over Kamala I will never understand.
Fab – Where do I ship your prize for being right all the time? Send me a link to an Amazon locker for it.
https://tinyurl.com/4f5nscbc
BRT: You will be accused of hatred with that comment. But, there is truth to it.
If you put Biden’s immigation policy and Trump’s policy side by side – with two sides on the pendulum, the policy that does the most damage to America is that of Trumps, hands down.
I was listening to a geo-political advisor who compared Trump’s policy to China’s one-child policy that is destroying its economy. The average age of chinese is 55. And without a consumption demographic it is getting screwed.
Similarly, Germany and other european countries are facing a similar challenge with an aging population and are not far behind. Immigration is the only answer… and the reason why American has been such a phenomenal success compared to the other western countries.
And he goes on to say, how opening the doors too late is another huge problem and can destroy both the social and economic fabric of the country.
What flag do you propose protestors display, because like I said yesterday, the American flag has been hijacked by the right wing nut jobs.
No, it’s just that the left feels awkward as it attempts to find an identity. The American flag is too American. A liberal feels out of place and afraid of the “what if.” Failure is a liberal’s biggest fear as they approach even the most mundane routines of daily life with anxiety. To experience bigger failures is almost unbearable. A child cries when faced with an unpleasant occurrence; an adult liberal lashes out in protest, often violent and unhinged. Pain and suffering feels no different regardless of how one identifies, it’s just that a so-called liberal lacks the guidance, focus or strength to deal with it. It could be a product of environment or something innate. Regardless, the contrast is obvious.
Newsom is photogenic and has all the talking points right to be a great leader. Almost too perfect to be true.
My God, you are hilarious.
3b regarding the flag. It’s no different than st pats parade and all the Irish flags we see. Yes everyone complains about the parade shutting down streets and the vomit piss left on the sidewalks. But we don’t yell oh just carry the American flag do we? The guy is trying to unite his community into action . Kinda looks like a scene from Belfast brigade in Ireland except they had a different flag, cause they were in the UK
10:51 Re: 2 Flags.
Having 2 flags is a luxury. There are many who, all their lives had just one flag – American. And then they are disowned by their own country, leaving them with NO flag.
Those are the dreamers you see in LA.. fighting for everything they ever had without a flag, or borrowing the flag from their neighbor to catch some media attention.
Here’s the handsome man being presidential.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOA3zvgTQKs
RentL0rd says:
June 9, 2025 at 12:48 pm
If you put Biden’s immigration policy and Trump’s policy side by side – with two sides on the pendulum, the policy that does the most damage to America is that of Trumps, hands down.
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Are you really that stupid, or ignorant?? 3B sums it up completely for you simpleton.
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3b says:
June 9, 2025 at 10:34 am
Dark: Biden’s open door policy on immigration millions allowed in no questions asked, gang members and other criminals allowed in as well. It was chaos. Now the pendulum swings the other way way and its round everyone up and send them all back, and put the military on the streets. Trump should not have been reelected again, but he was. Biden administration bears a lot of the responsibility for that.
___________________________________________________________Biden has cost the country billions, but stupid people like Rent think he was great. Biden and Harris put Trump in with their destroy America plan. Illegals who rape murder, traffic people ,abuse children, rob hard working Americans are just not good for America. Rent do you have any common sense whatsoever ??? Biden committed absolute treason, but why let the truth get in your way.
Boomer Remover,
What’s your go to sources of protein typically when eating at home, when eating out? Do you travel often? Bring snacks?
Walking: They are too very different things. The St. Patrick’s Day parade is a celebration of faith and the Irish contributions to America. And no issue with others celebrating their ethnic heritage either, like the Puerto Rican Day Parade yesterday. By the way, the vomit and piss is a thing of the past, that has not been tolerated in years. And of course, it was not just Irish/ Irish Americans vomiting and pissing, lots of young kids from all over the suburbs and from all ethnic backgrounds celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, and use it as an excuse to drink. Everybody is “ Irish” on St Patrick’s Day as they say. And of course even after all these years, we put up with the offensive St. Patrick’s Day Cards, and the offensive tee shirts and jokes. But that’s the way it is and will remain.
As for the protests, in LA, I stand by my point, you should not be carrying flags of a country you don’t want to be deported to. The optics are bad. If your wish is to remain here, then carry the American flag, or else no flags. I will leave it there. Agree to disagree.
Anyone that knows anything about Europe or has travelled there, knows that the current immigration situation in Europe is not working. There are thousands on welfare, and other social benefits. There are thousands not working in Germany as it they get more on social benefits. There are multiple problems with assimilation, and of course Islamic terrorism. The UK is having the same issues, and the government is tightening up immigration policies, because the economic benefits are not materializing. Much more as well. Immigration is supposed to be about coming to a country and contributing to the country, not being a drain on the country’s resources. There are of course many who do come and contribute, and that’s fine. But, there are many who don’t, and the governments in Europe have been tolerating this because they fear offending anyone. That’s why there has been a huge shift to the right. Simply ignoring it and calling people racists is not the answer. It shuts all conversations down, and accomplishes nothing.
Jim, just so you know, that’s an economic analysis from a researcher on geo politics.
Just because you believe in something doesn’t make it true.
Immigration is the ONLY reason America has been so successful and will continue to be so because of it.
And regarding your comment on Rape – people who voted for a rapist should shut the fuck up.
Dark: Who is the world? And what are they taking on? They have enough trouble taking care of themselves. America will destroy itself, and it is. Of course, if we believe the hysterics from the left, it is all the fault of the right. But, it’s not just left of course, it’s the right as well. Action, reaction. That is how it goes. As for the rest of the world when they finish taking on America whatever that means, then they will have China. I am sure they will find them much more agreeable than America.
3b that’s fine to disagree. I still feel it’s more about the flag representing their skin color and hey we are tired of us being picked on. Look at Jim picking on one group when we have certain groups doing worse
Sorry for my view, I’m in the construction industry and see the hard working folks trying to do a good job
We can go through a list of a lot of groups in our region that don’t assimilate, cheat the govt, as Jim states, fly in drugs from Middle East labs, lauder money etc.
Jim,
So what about the rapists and murderers already here. I suppose, we should deport half the Catholic clergy to the Vatican City? So many rapes and murders it’s unbelievable. Every night, I watch the news and this person or that person was shot by homegrown Americans. I suppose, they and all of their families should be deported? And since homegrown Americans are doing the crime, I’ll follow in the Moron in Chief’s footsteps and we should immediately setup a travel ban on all Americans since they are the most murderous country in the world. No? Maybe we should imprison all Americans, since we are the greatest drug abusers and the most homicidal.
Only a simpleton hears of one or two rapists and gang members among the immigrants and decides all of them are criminal.
I continue to be embarrassed regularly by my countrymates. But it does go a long way to explain how history has allowed so many genocides to occur. Us humans are truly a stupid lot. Can’t wait for midterms so we can get back to good old establishment corruption. This Trump show has gone on long enough. Our country is headed back to the dark ages.
And on the flag. It’s a fucking flag. Who cares? Maybe, it’s not smart, if the goal is to avoid being ICEd. But honestly, it’s a protest. And the National Guard? What is this Kent State? Trump is an absolute idiot. But man does he put on an excellent show for those to stupid to think.
RentL0rd says:
June 9, 2025 at 1:55 pm
Jim, just so you know, that’s an economic analysis from a researcher on geo politics.
Just because you believe in something doesn’t make it true.
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So you are saying what you wrote is all crap? Then why would you write something that is just a plain lie. Ignorance must be bliss for you.
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Immigration is the ONLY reason America has been so successful and will continue to be so because of it.
___________________________________________________________I fully agree with that except everyone must be vetted, before Joe they always were, Biden opened the door for all terrorists , no vetting . Treason is the correct term. Even Obama vetted immigrants, and sent the terrorists back home.
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And regarding your comment on Rape – people who voted for a rapist should shut the fuck up.
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Yes I did vote for Clinton twice , but so did you , I have no doubt in you because you voted for Biden and Harris even though in 4 years they literally destroyed America. Bill raped Paula Jones but paid her $800,000 to avoid going to court. In your simple mind that was ok, because he was a Democrat. So follow your own advice and shut the fuck up.
too. Sorry.
Hate to break it to you, but there was never much vetting. The only reason immigration drops under Trump is the fear of deportation. Only difference.
And we all agree that immigration with vetting is the goal. Neither party has cared enough to hire those needed to perform such an act. Better to label them ALL criminals and send them all back to where they came from. Thank goodness there is a statute of limitations. Otherwise, we’d all be criminals. Though, that might be coming. Unless you’re pearly white.
Libturd says:
June 9, 2025 at 2:53 pm
If anyone in America does any crime they should pay the price, except the Liberals want everyone to be free. Even Joe pardoned the worst criminals. Trump is doing the same, but we can’t let the illegals destroy our cities again like the George Floyd riots.
All blueberry pickers should be vetted, I don’t want a neighbor who has a goal of stealing from me.
FAFO – 1992…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm7jA087QRM
Lib: I don’t believe there will be any blueberry pickers in Glen Ridge.
Anyone else having trouble getting a REAL * ID?
There are NO appointments anywhere to schedule my DL renewal + Real ID.
Should I just renew my DL without Real ID since it’s about a month away from expiry?
Lib: I don’t doubt that Trump used the National Guard to deflect the embarrassment of the Musk break up. As for the flag, I believe it does matter. I will state it again, running around with a Mexican flag while protesting to be able to remain in this country, is just bad optics. And to make it worse, there were almost no American flags. It does nothing for their cause. Even a simple point like that, and it people can t acknowledge it.
Rent – Cape May has one for June 11, 2025 @ 2:35 PM
Thanks Juice. Checking
Lib: All legal immigrants are vetted before being allowed in this country. That s the point. Will we ever be able to deport the 11 million that came during the Biden administration? No, we won’t. So what about the future? Do the Democratic if they regain the Presidency open the gates again? How do we integrate those already here? How do we ensure that large numbers don’t become a drain on resources? What about increased Medicaid costs? What about our deficit? What about the debt? How do we provide for the next generations to ensure employment? And AI is real, and it’s here and it’s taking jobs away from the white collar world. How does that fit in with all of this. We had this discussion to some degree last year. These are real issues, not just abstracts. You can’t simply open the gates and let millions in on top of the millions already here, and say we will figure it out later, or kick the can down the road, like has been done with so many other issues. Shutting the conversation down by claiming anyone who disagrees with mass illegal immigration is a racist. There are real issues, real questions. The Democrats don’t want to acknowledge that.
Lib: Your comment on the homegrown murderers and rapists is just deflection on your part. We all know we have home grown rapists and murders does that mean we should let more in? At least with the immigrants that were vetted , and were determined to be murders and rapids could be denied entry. We can only jail the homegrown ones, or is it ok, we can let the illegal ones in too, and if they rape or murder, we can just jail them too.
4:15 It’s an interesting observation and one that I think has merit. Think of it this way. If someone flies the flag of another country then they are indeed identifying with that culture. If they were a little more astute they would be flying the red white and blue. It’s a lot harder for a cop to fire rubber bullets on “American flag flying” folks than it is for the MexiFlag.
I just dropped off the DL renewal in the mail (and avoided the online transaction fee)
It’s not worth my time to drive all over the state for an in-person appointment for a Real ID. I don’t travel that much any more and can just use my passport as I did recently.
What a hassle.
>> It’s a lot harder for a cop to fire rubber bullets on “American flag flying” folks than it is for the MexiFlag.
This strategy needs to be circulated on bluesky!
Regarding legal vs illegal immigration – from a purely economic perspective, it does not matter. Immigration boosts economy. Period.
In fact it’s better than birther based immigration growth, because up until 21 years or more, humans are a burden to raise. Isn’t it better to get a ready-made low wage worker. One can argue that in Europe they could be a drain to society because they use up healthcare resources… not so much so in the US.
Walking: I have no issue with hard working people whatever their skin color is, or ethnic background. I do believe that immigration should be legal, not the chaos we had during the last administration, of massive illegal no questions asked immigration. My Indian friends family waited 15 years to come here. Why one rule for one and not the other? And with the recent influx of people, that depresses the wages of legal and illegal immigrants already here. But of course no comment on that by many. My Father when he was alive used to agonize over this as he was an immigrant, and drafted a few months afterwards he got here. He said they meaning illegal immigrants are just looking for an opportunity to better themselves, like my parents, but at the same time you have to obey the law. And having a discussion on this does not make someone racist. I have a multi ethnic/ racial family all children of parents or grandparents who were legal immigrants. They feel the same way. Immigrants should come legally and follow the process.
*birth based immigration
I mean to say birth based population growth… ugh. Where is the edit button?
We could meet in the middle. Increase legal immigration, eliminate illegal immigration, vet everyone. Some of you seem to be hopelessly in favor of jumping the border.
Lib: I would reasonably say that with 11 million immigrants these last few years, it’s far more than a couple of murderers or rapists that have been allowed in. You should at least acknowledge it’s a legitimate issue of concern.
BRT: You are absolutely right. It makes perfect sense, reasonable and rationale. But the left is just as stupid and delusional as those on the right.
By the way, thank you for your service.
Dark: This one is for you. Apparently, the worst women to date for men, are Nurses, Therapist, and Teachers.
Sly Stone RIP.
Ok, let’s break this down.
64% of all legal immigration is family based. ie., grandma, grandpa, moms and children who are added legally to the population who are not serving members of the economy and do not add much value.
Only 17% come in H1Bs or J1 or a few other work visas. Of which over 70% are from body shops like the Infosys and Tata consulting. With the ai in the picture, their value to the economy is considerably less than in the past. So the legal immigration policy in itself needs a change.
So, by saying you only want legal immigration – you are actually saying you don’t want the factory and farm workers and want to create a burden to the society.
Now, scientists and others in academia are getting pushed out by Trump.. and that stream will also go down.
A real economic growth engine is when all of these types of immigrations continue in a healthy fashion. We are an envy to the rest of the world. Canada and Germany are trying to emulate our success.
So MAGA and Trump’s policies in the long run will kill American economy if this continues.
The left will have a hard time reclaiming the middle.
On issues including immigration, abortion, same-sex marriage, guns, and taxes, he found Democrats moving strongly left over the years. Republicans shifted a bit more conservative or, in the case of same-sex marriage, became more liberal.
While Drum favors more left-wing positions, he conceded, “over the past two decades Democrats have moved left far more than Republicans have moved right….The truth is that the Democratic Party has been pulled far enough left that even lots of non-crazy people find us just plain scary.”
Inflation Was a Hurdle That Extreme Ideology Could Never Leap
That said, this ideological drift is not the full explanation for the election outcome. As Burn-Murdoch of the Financial Times emphasizes, “the main reason the Democrats lost the US election is that inflation kills political incumbents.” Arguably, though, inflation and the resulting hike in the cost of living (it takes more than $120 now to purchase what $100 bought in January 2021, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics) is largely a result of big-spending policies favored by the left. True, Republican Donald Trump’s first presidential term was no model of fiscal restraint; he sent the national debt soaring. But that albatross hangs around the necks of Democrats who loudly embrace high spending as preferred policy.
Also, “scary” isn’t just found in ideological positions, but in conduct. In recent years, the worst elements among Democrats gained a reputation for muzzling dissidents on social media, shouting down dissent, and even denying financial services to those considered politically or morally suspect. Everybody can play at cancel culture, but it’s now associated in the public mind with Democrats and the left.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/democrats-did-themselves-no-favors-120015080.html
By the way, thank you for your service.
not sure if you saw it from yesterday, but I worded my quote poorly. I wrote “from someone that served in Bosnia. It wasn’t me who served in Bosnia. I didn’t serve at all. It was someone I know.
BRT: My mistake I thought it was you. Thanks to your friend for their service.
Do you realize when you criticize the left/Democrats, you criticize them. When you criticize the right/Republicans, you criticize them as well as say the other side is the same? Every time.
Ps. Stallone is still alive. Not trying to be mean. The rumors are false.
Obviously through your posting on these threads, you have demonstrated a chronic inability to consider issues with any kind of sophistication.
Think for a minute. They are standing in the “headquarters of the emergency management administration for Los Angeles”. There is an active situation in the city right now. There is not a single individual engaged at all in that room. NO ONE. So prima facie evidence that both Bass and Newsome are sitting on their hands. Laughable.
So this room for serious surveillance is essentially a television set. No wonder he alleges that the current administration is “Orwellian”, because LA/CA’s idea of governance is abject anarchy reigns.
I am not joking…. I watched for a few minutes and tried to think about what I was witnessing….. the clown is a poor man’s Martin Sheen. Yeah, I guess he is presidential in the sense that he resembles an actor that portrayed the President on TV a couple of decades ago….. albeit with the strained rasp of a hungover fratboy.
You are a disappointment.
RentL0rd says:
June 9, 2025 at 1:31 pm
Here’s the handsome man being presidential.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOA3zvgTQKs
Chi, the problem with you is that you are so keen in finding fault with me that you miss the big picture. Trump escalated the incident in LA. Newsom has to clean it up. And you blame him.
Plus, you zero context on what actually happened when the camera was around. But there you go trying to find that needle of a problem.
Get a life!
Not 3b: You may wish to revise your post, as I have no idea what you are saying. And that includes the Stallone comment.
LA has always had an ungovernable streak.
What is unclear about the first part of my comment?
As far as the second, I thought you were referring to Sylvester Stallone when I heard on the news people thought he died. I made a mistake.
Fab – Where do I ship your prize for being right all the time?
Hang onto it, it will give you a goal to aim for.
I had an ex-colleague who used do the same passive aggressive gaslighting BS. He sent me an email along the lines of while you are smart and articulate, but you do have some “challenging traits”. I told him that my most challenging trait is that I am usually right.
What I have learnt in here over the years watching Clot and others tearing down newbies and rookies is, that you don’t post anything you cant back up. If I post something that tears a hole in your post, that is not being argumentative, it is putting context and perspective on your post that in reveals a different narrative.
Do you want me to send you some witch-hazel wipes to help you cool the hurt?
“No, it’s just that the left feels awkward as it attempts to find an identity. ”
Your second flag is a Trump Flag.
Flags are divisive which is why the right seem to rally round them. While the Gadsden flag was bad enough I’m starting to see a lot of Appeal to Heaven”
If you’re in the mood to ruminate we wanna know more about the ChiFi vs FabMax feud.
“Biden’s open door policy on immigration millions allowed in no questions asked”
But when he put forward a very restrictive Immigration bill, the Repubs voted it down. Why, because Donnie told them to as he didnt want to give Biden the optic.
Context and Perspective.
They are too very different things. The St. Patrick’s Day parade is a celebration of faith and the Irish contributions to America.
So we deporting this lot?
https://fb.watch/A7cGrstRqo/
Fabius Maximus says:
June 9, 2025 at 8:12 pm
“Biden’s open door policy on immigration millions allowed in no questions asked”
But when he put forward a very restrictive Immigration bill, the Repubs voted it down. Why, because Donnie told them to as he didnt want to give Biden the optic.
Absolutely semantics, and he did it three and a half years into his term, what a sick joke, and yes Trump did tell them to vote it down. Mainly because Biden thought he was so slick, and all the damage was already done.
When Trump took over in January illegal immigration dropped to virtual zero.
“The UK is having the same issues, and the government is tightening up immigration policies, because the economic benefits are not materializing.”
The UK is having issues after all the years of Tory use and abuse and Brexit is hurting.
You like to read up on history? How about the level of racism the polish experienced moving to Ireland.
Xenophobia is an easy pot to stir anywhere.
everyone must be vetted, before Joe they always were,
How many European illegals do you think there are here. Hint, not as many as from Asia, but its still a significant number.
Those Obama years look really sweet.
https://x.com/groversmith1/status/1931910271338979456
3b -Thanks for the reply. Yeah I get it, illegal vs legal. I still think the solution could be done better with a little less snarkiness. A little less type casting of the free-loading, boogeyman, certain immigrant. As for being from a family of immigrants, I, too, can relate with family from other countries. I did do a run to Arizona to pick up a family member who was caught crossing. He was from Europe. Fortunately, we had an attorney and money and were able to get him released bring him to his family. It’s not right but he was 23 and took a chance. Just like a lot of kids did back in the day, jumping boats. Sorry for the late reply just finished up the day.
I will be hosting a Colombian get-together next Saturday, so please tell Fast to keep his headphones on as the music might be loud for a few hours
BRT—Regarding your service or non-service, it’s the end of the school year, and we all thank you for your service in the educational field, for your hard work inspiring and leading yet another class who will ultimately be smarter, faster, and eager to replace us. We on this board all know that outcome eventually. It’s a young man’s game, and we will need to bow out at some point. Thanks for your service.
YO,
I dont see it as a feud, more that I live rent free in his head.
It stem from the time I called him out as unprofessional and that if he had been working in the corporate world he would be sitting in HR discussing offboarding for his comments.
Funny point is that it was one of the only things that I and Eddie Ray (aka Nom) ever agreed upon.
Walking: Welcome. I agree it can be done with less snarkiness, but unfortunately that is the way it is. The Democrats or the Left, including people here, don’t want to to have a rational conversation. Just let millions of people in unvetted, ignore the costs and any repercussions to areas impacted by, and all will be fine. If not than you are a racist, end of discussions. They can’t fathom that many people from all ethnic backgrounds feel the same way. Enjoy, your family and the Colombian music. My neighbors are Dominican, and they have lots of parties, and with music. Inevitably at some point in the evening one of them starts singing an old Dominican folk song, and they all get teary eyed and sing along.
Although not Dominican, they were impressed that I can sing Guantanamera in Spanish. I learned the song years ago from a Cuban friend of my wife s.
Jim, so if it had passed and Joe won reelection, you would have had at least 5 years of it.
Also by the time Joe left the numbers crossing were significantly off the peak and heading lower, but don’t let that get in the way of your argument.
https://tinyurl.com/3djcf6v3
” The Democrats or the Left, including people here, don’t want to to have a rational conversation.”
The point here is that we do want to have a rational conversation, but the conversation is how to have legal immigration that works.
Why is the right so he11 bent against Dreamers. These kids are here, have gone through the school system, usually while working and are a productive member of society.
IRS fees are expensive. $1-2k minimum can be a stretch for a third world immigrant, but on the other side pay $1Mil and no questions asked. Donnies $5Mil plan, you get a gold card and I assume a happy ending.
We need immigration to fill low level jobs as we cant fill them here.
Guantanamera
My mother came over to visit and I took her to Mi Bandera in Union City for dinner. It was early on a Friday quiet but starting to get busy. I describe my mother as Socialist with Capitalist Tendencies. So the roving band comes over and my mother and she requests it. The band look at each other nervously, but decide to play it. My mother in full voice starts singing along. Lots and lots of side eye from the rest of the restaurant. I was never so happy to have a song end.
Side note, my sister went to Cuba and met Fidel. My uncle who is a total badass, went separately and Fidel gave him a medal.
BRT is a prog rocker. He serves the shred.
Fabius Maximus says:
June 9, 2025 at 9:10 pm
Jim, so if it had passed and Joe won reelection, you would have had at least 5 years of it.
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Joe would have NEVER won after his abysmal showing during the first debate. Why didn’t Joe do some type of checking/ vetting on the border? Every other president was able to check out the frauds just to protect the American people.
Biden tried three times in primaries to become president. But the baby boomers and the greatest generation voted him down because we knew he was worthless. He sold our country to the highest bidders, collecting millions from our enemies.
I have used immigrants, who I can honestly say were excellent workers, cleaning, painting, and yardwork. In two separate buildings I was renovating…I was more than pleased.
Joe did nothing for working Americans except raising inflation, flooding the country with terrorists, and pardoning people that should be in jail. Joe took care of himself and his family.
thanks Walking
“Pardoning people that should be in jail…”
You fucking rube.
Fidel Castro fanboy? The bottom always seems to get defined lower with this one.
all this show to avoid release of the e pstein files
biggest problem was a massive national debt and increasing deficit in Republican’s budget.
but distractions work.
Its a distraction from the sh1t grift called Trump Wallet. That should be much bigger news.
Musk called for release of the files and government professional saboteurs staged distractions
If you haven’t followed, the Trump Wallet scandal is an interesting one that shows the inside story of a bunch of goons fighting for a share of the booty.
The creators of the Trump meme coin were launching a Trump branded crypto wallet for trading digital assets, including Bitcoin.
However, soon after it was announced, Trump’s sons quickly denied any knowledge of this venture. This included Barron Trump too.
Eric Trump then clarified that their company, World Liberty Financial, would be launching their own official wallet soon.
US Navy’s largest aircraft carrier will be deployed in downtown LA to create more distraction
Yesterday evening there was a comment posted that I believe was the most pompous, arrogant, self important comment I think anyone has ever posted in all the years of this blog.
Well. He did it.
In an unprecedented and deeply alarming move, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed every single member of the nation’s vaccine policy committee—the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)—and announced plans to handpick their replacements.
In other words, someone with an established track record of ignoring reality made the unilateral, ideological decision to gut one of the most trusted and effective pillars of America’s vaccine infrastructure. A system that helped eliminate smallpox, drastically reduce childhood diseases, safeguard schools, expand insurance coverage, and save millions of lives. A system that empowered 90% of Americans to protect their children and families confidently.
It’s now becoming unrecognizable.
THIS is MAGA.
Putting politics in front of our health. THIS is what you voted for.
It’s so weird that California government is serially unwilling and unable to stop illegal protests that block highways, as long as they are aligned with a leftist cause, yet back in the COVID shutdown days they were eager to wield that iron fist to take down people walking alone on the beach.
Anyone standing on a highway is breaking the law and presumably can be carried off in a van and taken to jail. Why instead do the police chiefs ask them to stand around?
3B and BRT offer some pretty basic common sense observations, having nothing to do with Trump policies. Others seem to be living in an online world of socialist revolution or something.
I read a rumor that some of these ICE operations have been going after Mexican drug gangs. That would help explain how the money for these “spontaneous protests” were found so quickly. But even if not true, isn’t the US immigration department supposed to actually enforce the laws that are in the books, especially if no other arms of the government willing to enforce? Lots of people feel like suckers waiting in line to go through the immigration line at airports, especially when they see that other groups can just break the law, cross wherever, stay however long they want, even get government benefits, and then have people get upset when the government tries to enforce the immigration laws.
That said, I think immigration laws should be made considerably easier for people willing and able to support themselves. Though China is a special situation since they are sending so many spies and quasi-spies.
No One: A rational comment, no hysteria, but that’s the problem. The Democratic/ Left does not want to hear that. It’s all because of racism.
Jewish tribe is no different, just better at hiding it, and sweeping it under the rug. It’s not unique to Catholics…
Libturd says:
June 9, 2025 at 2:53 pm
Jim,
So what about the rapists and murderers already here. I suppose, we should deport half the Catholic clergy to the Vatican City? So many rapes and murders it’s unbelievable. Every night, I watch the news and this person or that person was shot by homegrown Americans. I suppose, they and all of their families should be deported? And since homegrown Americans are doing the crime, I’ll follow in the Moron in Chief’s footsteps and we should immediately setup a travel ban on all Americans since they are the most murderous country in the world. No? Maybe we should imprison all Americans, since we are the greatest drug abusers and the most homicidal.
That is the most unbiased logical position I have heard on this issue.
I also think 3b and BRT made some very good points.
No One says:
June 10, 2025 at 9:54 am
“It’s so weird that California government is serially unwilling and unable to stop illegal protests that block highways, as long as they are aligned with a leftist cause, yet back in the COVID shutdown days they were eager to wield that iron fist to take down people walking alone on the beach.”
I agree, and I’m not defending the action. But this is no different than Trump capping the SALT, knowingly and intentionally heavily financially penalizing homeowners in blue states. Considering that Trump is all about cutting taxes for the wealthy, then this decision was just as political in nature as the Dems to allow roads to be blocked by protestors if the protest is pro left.
And this is what our two-party system has become. A back and forth of retribution. Only every four years, the size of the revenge increases and the willingness to compromise diminishes. This is why I believe a central party is so necessary. Call it the compromise party whose policies are a blend of common sense positions of the left and right. Until this happens, this pendulum will continue to swing further and further away from the common sense position which benefits the most.
Of course, all this nonsense is driven by the corporate favor purchasing grift that all of our politicians will never give up.
RFK jr is dangerous….trump needs to get him out.
So, you let millions of people into the country over the years – a lot of them legitimately (that’s how asylum process works btw), then you keep them in limbo for decades (not just years)… don’t give them a path to citizenship. And revoke the citizenship path to millions who after all the years have no place to go.
Then you call them rapists and murderers – which 99.9% are not, but just hard working people trying to meet their ends and repatriate some money for their poor families abroad. And oh, raise the repatriate tax from 3% to 5% on all money sent abroad.
Basically make their lives living hell right here in the US.
Then you send armed military to round up their families.
What do you think will happen? The human grit is at test here – any self respecting human is going to revolt.
And as long as there are assholes like No One, who fail to see what POTUS is doing (same as what the Joker does)… it makes sense to ratchet up the violence – it makes good TV for the show man… this plays well into right-wing politics.
10:49 – it is all by design. Gut America financially, socially and intellectually.
Welcome to medieval politics.
Nice job Donald.
The itinerary for global markets this year had been busy, but the S&P 500 has barely left the gate up a modest 2%. Meanwhile, several single-stock ETFs have already gone long haul, uh chalking up 30 and even 40 plus percent gains. And today, we’re going to be we’re going to see who’s been filling up their passports with the juiciest returns. I’m Jared Blikre, host of Stocks in Translation. So let’s take a look at the country leaderboard. Greece and Poland are at the top of our list. Each of these European countries are clocking in returns in the mid 40s. Austria and Spain are right behind at 40% each, with Italy in the mid 30s. Continuing down the list, Germany is right behind Italy with a 33% surge. Meanwhile, the UAE, Israel, and Japan are each posting respectable low double-digit gains this year. And in case you’re wondering, these ETFs are all priced in US dollars, so these gains are also benefiting from the broad-based weakness in the US dollar this year. Another note, this list is not meant to be exhausted. Now, let’s flip through some of the charts here. First, the record relay, as I’m calling it. Germany tagged a fresh record high last Thursday, followed Friday by Israel. And that’s after Japan notched its own record earlier in the week. It’s almost like global momentum is passing the baton. Now for the Mediterranean makeover, check out Greece. Like a Phoenix rising from the from the global financial crisis, as ashes, excuse me, Athens is back on investors’ radar, flaunting the highest price in nearly a decade, though still down 25% from its 20 2014 high. And say hello to the periphery club. Med is back, with Spain and Italy joining the Greek resurgence. All three of these indices are up five 50% over the last two years. Shifting north, Poland and Austria are leading a Central European surge, with Poland up over 50% in the last two years and Austria just short of that. And don’t forget about the United Arab Emirates to the east, just a hair from a fresh decade long high, as it’s returning 25% plus over two years. Finally, let’s take a look and zoom in on Austria’s long awaited breakout, nearly two decades in the making. After the roller coaster ride along the global financial crisis, the country traded sideways for 17 years, finally breaking out of a trading range only a month ago. Bottom line for investors, yes, these returns are impressive, but is US exceptionalism really a thing of the past? Have the volatile tariff experiments, have those upped the uncertainty vibe too high? Or did the post liberation day market plunge clear the deck for the next US-led surge? If so, the last month of consolidation near near record highs in the S&P, that might just look like a layover by year end. And if not, we could just see some more sideways action that frustrates both the bulls and the bears. Only time is going to tell, but you cannot deny the bullish price action breaking out around the world this year.
Lib: Agreed. But, it won’t happen. My comment yesterday about protesting waving Mexican flags while protesting to stay in the U. S was bad optics. I think that was a reasonable comment, and yet look at some of the tortured responses defending that, or saying it was not an issue. Someone I believe even said that some people can only afford one flag! I saw a picture last night , LA at night, with a protestor standing next to a burning vehicle proudly waving the Mexican flag. More really bad optics. The Republicans will have a great picture for their upcoming campaigns and the 2028 Presidential election.
Lib: I agree on RFK, he is dangerous , and never should have been appointed.
LA protest, not riot, is just a big block party by people who have been targeted by their race. Sure there is a handful of troublemakers, but most of the people I met there were kind but distressed about what is happening to people they know.
Y’all think cops just arrest the bad guys. Y’all just don’t get it.
And only 10 percent or so are active participants. The majority are spectators, journalists or police.
It’s all politics. All of the time.
Perhaps the preamble should be rewritten since what’s good for you and me matters little.
How’s this?
“We the People of the United States, in Order to maintain a more perfect Union, corrupt Justice, brush aside domestic Tranquility, use the common defense against immigrants and immigration, ignore the Welfare, and shut one’s eyes to the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity as long as our leaders obtain maximum grift, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States America.”
Oooh me so horny. 🤣🤣🤣
A teacher at a Morris County high school was accused of sexually assaulting a student who she also tutored, officials with the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office said.
Alyssa Perry, 35, of Rockaway Township was charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault and one count of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child.
Why is everyone so interested in busting a handful of people in LA when your last president and your current president pardoned people who committed much more serious crimes?
Republican campaigns with starlink cheat codes.
Me love you long time.
maybe it’s because these are the only ones in America you can actually get to. Because the rest are truly above the law.
Erewhon, the other end of the spectrum, where you have valet parking to grocery shop.
Once the street gangs trade their rocks for AKs we’ll see blood in streets.
the response by the police and the government in LA cost 50,000 times more than the actual damage that occurred. The helicopters, the police overtime, the drama.
Just like when the human body has an allergic reaction, it’s not the peanut that’s the problem
What I don’t understand is why they have these protests in LA. If they really truly wanted to make a difference, they should move them to other places like Pasadena, Silicon Valley, and Malibu.
Plug up the rich people streets. That’s when the shooting will start.
Worse though is how these street scenes play into Trump’s narrative.
His base, most of whom would never set foot in LA, need to know how the “insurgents” have taken over. True or not the saw it on TV!
Yes, there is a shred of truth to most narratives.
This “response” yielded another response and now we have
a dick swinging contest between two politicians –
Newsom and Trump. Trump already thinks he knows what’s best for nearly every circumstance which is usually proven to be wrong.
Not sure whether I like YO or OY….still working through those “optics”.
The flag…the flag…, the flag makes all the difference.
No, I’m not being sarcastic. When the winners write history it’ll be through the lens of Mexican flag waiving insurrectionists. Not Stars and Stripes bearing freedom loving Americans. I know which flag I fly. It’s that little broken snek flag. Gadsden
Wrong: https://www.chamberofcommerce.org/usflag/gadsden.html
It’s “join or die”. Because Trump successfully ignites a revolution or insurrection he’s actually blowing the Country apart. He’s destroying it from inside. Just exactly what Russia would like to see. Russia is nothing but a country with a gas station. They’ve got one natural resource and a bunch of shitbags. Don’t bet against the Mexicans.
Now get the hell off my lawn…,
If it isn’t readily apparent, they have short man’s disease.
3b says:
June 10, 2025 at 9:41 am
Yesterday evening there was a comment posted that I believe was the most pompous, arrogant, self important comment I think anyone has ever posted in all the years of this blog.
In all seriousness though lawless violence and disruption is scary.
No one needs it. Newsom didn’t have to let it get so out of hand, but Trump is right in one thing. Newsom doesn’t have “control” of the situation. I fear for any kids that turn out to one of those protests. Could go sideways very quickly.
ever since the internet, assimilation has become less common.
I don’t think this is true- any evidence?
Every immigrant group has been accused of “not assimilating”, going back (at least) to the Irish in the 1840’s.
Now the descendents of those same Irish immigrants are accusing the new immigrants of “not assimilating”.
I think that the internet has probably done the opposite. By making US culture so much more accessible around the world it’s essentially starting to “Americanize” immigrants before they even get here.
I haven’t really paid close enough attention, but what exactly do Newsom and Bass think they’re doing? Is it incompetence, opportunism, or just garden-variety stupidity?
Yo says:
June 10, 2025 at 11:59 am
In all seriousness though lawless violence and disruption is scary.
No one needs it. Newsom didn’t have to let it get so out of hand, but Trump is right in one thing. Newsom doesn’t have “control” of the situation. I fear for any kids that turn out to one of those protests. Could go sideways very quickly.
Even Michael Jackson tried to assimilate by repigmenting his skin
Disagree. For some of these newer immigrant groups….it’s hard to decipher the parents from their american born kids… You would have a total difference between the immigrants parents and their american born children in the past…
OC1 says:
June 10, 2025 at 12:02 pm
ever since the internet, assimilation has become less common.
I don’t think this is true- any evidence?
Every immigrant group has been accused of “not assimilating”, going back (at least) to the Irish in the 1840’s.
Now the descendents of those same Irish immigrants are accusing the new immigrants of “not assimilating”.
I think that the internet has probably done the opposite. By making US culture so much more accessible around the world it’s essentially starting to “Americanize” immigrants before they even get here.
FWIW: this is Bass’ second major nationally recognized fuckup in the space of just a couple of months. When is the recall? She is DeBlasio on steroids.
OC1: Is it just the descendants of the Irish immigrants that are complaining about the new immigrants not assimilating, or are others too, like Italians, Jews, and Polish.
As for the Irish immigrants being accused of not assimilating, that’s not true. Many of them, although not all already spoke English, and the ones that did not, quickly learned the language. The Irish were hated because they were overwhelmingly Catholic, in a Protestant country.
Did you hear the LA chief of police speak? He sounds like some security guard at the mall. WTF is wrong with that city?
The pro Palestinian groups have joined the LA protests , one big summer bloc party, or it could be a long hot summer like after the George Floyd murder.
Dark: Seems to be a lot more of these female teachers being arrested for sexually abusing their students. I guess it’s just not a male teacher thing anymore.
Governor Newsom must call for release of e pstein files
VSG says:
June 10, 2025 at 1:03 pm
Governor Newsom must call for release of e pstein files.
Absolutely, but Bill Clinton is shaking in his boots. Release the files now!!!!
I haven’t really paid close enough attention, but what exactly do Newsom and Bass think they’re doing? Is it incompetence, opportunism, or just garden-variety stupidity?
Bass falls within the lesser side of the bell curve and would rather live the lavish lifestyle than adhere to the task required for a city as immense as Los Angeles.
Newsom thinks he’s a player, easy to read, has zero to one on the charisma scale and is in campaign mode. He’s making his state the victim, letting it burn from the hills to the streets, watching chunks of concrete being thrown from overpasses and forcing Trump to act in order to create a narrative. Fuck the innocent folks, fuck your business being looted, fuck safety and fuck law and order. Gavin has an agenda and collateral damage is just a byproduct of the scheme.
Denial is one of the strongest assets of the left and their determination to sway and manipulate in order to mask their sickness is remarkable.
1:12 Clinton is old old news. No one cares. He’s not the sitting POTUS….damn.
12:14 They are struggling to contain some insanely huge forces of nature. Wildfires and Mexicans. If history tells us anything, everything tends to return to the mean…in this case it’s the mean mean streets of LA.
I think it is reasonable to assume that if Trump was in the Epstein files, then the Biden administration would have released them. As Lib said last week, all the damning information of all the wealthy people that hung around with Epstein has been long destroyed. As Lib also said, the rich take care of the rich, whoever they are.
Clearly, it’s not just Newsom although he’s had plenty of time to remake the State in his image. He’s coasted on “GDP” which is just a bragging point among the political class.
The everyday Californian doesn’t feel GDP. They feel the gorgeous weather and overpriced sushi, they look for stars on the boulevards and they yearn for authenticity which they’ll never find in LA.
Meanwhile the middle class is comprised of small business owners and support services that rely on a massive underclass simply to function. As wealthy as California is right now, the tech money has flowed in NorCal to no end…the basics illude most people here. Lot’s of poverty and intergenerational stagnation. My time here is nearing an end. It’s been fascinating. Nothing beats the scenery though. Nothing except NorCal.
LA needs to get their act together soon. They are hosting the World Cup next year.
2:14 Not my problem. The California mantra. BTW I don’t pretend to be an expert on LA. I’m in Ventura Co. a little slice of purple heaven where we have places like Simi Valley to one side and Camarillo to the other. Heavenly.
Well Saturday should be fun day….
Walmart heiress Christy Walton is funding full page color ads in the NYT for “No Kings Day,” a nationwide counter protest scheduled for Trump’s birthday, organized by far-left group Indivisible.
https://www.nokings.org/
3B – it won’t be over, as it’s just getting started….No King’s Day..
The left and their big money backers are getting warmed up for a hot summer, things will be burning that is for sure.
Juice: You are probably right, more chaos. It could be very ugly, if it is, then the Democrats will be in trouble come the midterms perhaps. It’s ironic that a Walton heiress is a big backer of left wing causes. As my Father used to say, if the U.S. goes down it’s over for the rest of the world.
As for the Irish immigrants being accused of not assimilating, that’s not true.
Yes it is. Groups like the “Know Nothings” were saying they were part of a plot to subvert the traditional civil and religious liberty in the US. That definately falls in the category of “not assimilating”. They were also dirty, prone to criminality, drunkeness, etc.
Similar stuff has been said about every ethnic group that had massive immigration into the US- Italians, Chinese, Poles, Jews…
When it comes to being anti-immigrant, everything that is being said today has been said before. The only difference is that it’s the (now assimilated) descendants of those Irish, Poles, Italians, etc. making the claims.
In a generation or two it will be the descendants of todays crop of central and south american immigrants who will be saying the same thing.
I look forward to the Nokings rallys. They will be non-violent and MAGA needs to see that they are not the only patriots in the country. Believe it or not, every protest is not an insurrection and every show of disagreement is not an act of treason.
Meanwhile, Trump causes the LA protests to grow wildly intentionally. The MAGA show must go on. Those who question authority are all traitors under Trump and should be deported, imprisoned or fired.
I nearly forgot. The Trump crypto show must go on.
To this day, the only place I have seen crypto used continues to be among my son’s underage friends who are all addicted to online gambling and sports betting. Quite a useful currency.
They will be non-violent…
Drum roll…
OC1: I won’t argue with you, but the primary reason was their Catholicism, where by all the other stereotypes stemmed from, it was because of their Catholic faith. The Irish did assimilate rapidly, and became widely influential in the American political system, including the corruption. They learned well from the native Americans.
That said, you cannot compare the immigrants of 100 and 150 years ago to today. I won’t go into all the reasons why, but it should be self evident.
And again I point out, legal vs illegal immigration.
Gary,
I know MAGA likes to label every act of violence from the far left yahoos as standard fare for the left. But you see, the left is not a cult of morons. They know these actions often aren’t representative of their beliefs and are frequently condemned. But MAGA sure has a field day every time. Los Angeles is burning. Right. MAGA really is stupid.
Lib: No excuse for the violence in LA. You should not deflect, or appear to justify it. Violence is wrong, whether it’s LA, or the assholes that attacked the Capitol on Jan 6.
Lib: Your comment to Gary, you are really stretching it there.
Lib – That Trump wallet thing is tied to some NFT scam. TrumpWallet.com website which had been promoting it went offline.
Scammers scamming other scammers…
MAGA = A bunch of idiots glued to the tabloid/conspiracy entertainment channels mistaking them for news when they are about as believable as appointing the CEO of the WWE to the department of Education. Again, the entire MAGA movement is a joke.
In other news the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, has rescinded the one minute trade reporting rule that had yet to be implemented. Lots of firms will be happy. Silly MSRB.
I am not justifying the LA violence. But sending in the National Guard is what turned it into a circus. That’s my point. Trump sent them in knowing exactly what those professional protestors would turn it into. And the Fox viewers tongues are all out to their chins thinking the country is under siege. Meanwhile, in the real world, shit just keeps getting worse and worse. But pay attention to the insurrection in Los Angeles as if you care one iota about the city of homeless and immigrants. In actuality, you would rather it be burned.
Lib: And the other bunch of idiots glued to MSNBC, and CNN and The NY Times. They are just as stupid and ignorant. You should read some of their comments, and explanations on a host of topics. Just as dumb and stupid as MAGA.
3b,
Who need regulation. Won’t be long before we look like China.
Again, there are many idiot on the left. But it’s not ALL of them like it is within MAGA. Just look at the nuts here. Trump fucks up daily. Not a peep. Not from a single one. Right, it was a joke has replaced fake news.
Lib: That still does not justify the violence, and LA has a history of not responding adequately to riots. Don’t forget the LA authorities and their failure to act during the Rodney King riots. Do you remember the destruction to the Korean neighborhoods?
And then on the natural disaster front, the LA fires. I dont think Trump should have sent in the National Guard, but he did, it does not give protesters the right to increase their violence and destruction.
The violence against citizens needs to stop yesterday.
Also the rape of govt coffers for military deployments.
Libturd:
“ trust the science”?
Libturd:
Some of my conservative friends have labeled Senator Fetterman as “the voice of sanity” in the Democrat party.
If an orator like Fetterman is your voice of sanity, I’d say that isn’t a good look.
Lib: We have nuts here on the Left, they just don’t have a name yet like MAGA. Not a peep out of them, on some of the madness coming out of the left, and in the case of the LA riots they are either silent or justify it.
Trump is an asshole on every level, but he is not a politician, that is the difference. After his first admission by any measure he never should have been re elected but he was. And it was not all MAGA. The Democrats should have been able to trounce Trup in the last election, but all they could offer was a feeble and impaired Biden, which they tried to hide, and criticized anyone who questioned Biden’s competency, only to be forced to replace him with the moron Harris.
After initially sort of acknowledging thru screws up , they are back to their same old rhetoric and nonsense.
That said, the Republicans have no one on the horizon that looks like a viable, respectable, competent candidate for 2028, so no hope at this point of that changing.
If Trump destroys the economy, then it’s the Democrats again in 2028, and look at the early leading candidates that are considered front runners, from more of the same, to scary. If that’s the case, then we will have Dartb Vader Vance as President.
‘“ trust the science”?”
In reference to what? Trump completely gutting the vaccine experts? Maybe there is someone from the Gong Show he could find to help determine which strains of the flu should be included for this winter’s vaccine. Or perhaps, there is another Kushner. Or just let Baron decide?
Lib: Many of us myself included have been paying attention to the real world shit. The problem is no one left or right is listening. As for looking like China, there are those on the left that very much have authoritarian tendencies too. The whole we know what’s best, because many of us are supposedly highly educated.
Yes 3B, we agree on a lot and the Dem establishment and leadership is as bad as Trump. It really is. Fucking Cuomo again, for example. I think the Jersey Gubernatorial will be very telling. If Mikie wins, then they haven’t learned a thing. I really hope Fulop pulls it off. But I doubt he will. Though Mikie is moderate, she already plays the pay for favor game like the best of them. Between the Bloomberg endorsement, the non-reported trades and their timing around Covid? Of course she was trying to hide it. Just another corrupt Dem.
But you see, I am registered Republican. I actually believe in a lot of what they used to preach. MAGA is not Republican. MAGA is flea market management. It’s so far gone, I would rather vote for a nutty Dem then this abhorrent mess of unqualified dog shit who don’t believe in any personal rights whatsoever. It’s really sad, but the new swamp is more polluted than the old one.
That said, you cannot compare the immigrants of 100 and 150 years ago to today. I won’t go into all the reasons why, but it should be self evident.
It is not self evident. Italian immigrants from 1920 are different than Mexican immigrants today because…?
And again I point out, legal vs illegal immigration.
There were essentially zero restrictions on immigration before 1882 (the Chinese Exclusion Act). In the 1920’s a quota system was set up for SOME countries, but there was no real vetting of potential immigrants. It wasn’t until the 1960’s that we instituted serious immigration rules and quotas across the board.
My point is that the US pretty much had open borders up until the 1920’s.
Todays illegal immigration would have been completely legal for most of US history.
Just wait until our lack of cheap labor backfires. Economically, throwing out the good with the bad is completely fucked up on every level. Right Gary?
Don’t worry, this time next year Bessent will be running the FED and he’ll be independent. Right.
This is MAGA.
3B -Crimes of opportunity as well, they don’t care about ICE or Trump. The looters already hit up the Apple Store and the jewelry district in LA. Cops are too busy shooting rubber bullets and pepper spray to respond.
…heck if it gets bad enough a nice bank robbery…too bad they don’t carry much cash anymore.
Lib: What did we do for cheap labor, before Biden opened the gates and let millions in during his presidency. We had cheap labor, and we will continue to have cheap labor, because all of those that were here illegally before Biden, will still be here, and the same with the millions that Biden let in. The question is will we continue to have a need for millions of people in cheap labor.
OC1: True on the open borders back then. But this is now, and it’s not the same for a many reasons.
Just look at the nuts here.
Eddie like nuts! ;)
3b says:
June 10, 2025 at 2:59 pm
Lib: No excuse for the violence in LA. You should not deflect, or appear to justify it. Violence is wrong,
You are naive. So, so many times its absolutely necessary to get justice in an otherwise corrupt system.
I think so. AI is a disaster so far. We need to develop AI in our company to perform QC on AI.
But seriously, there will always be demand for cheap manual labor. It’s the white collars that should be panicking. And it’s not just cheap labor. Quite frankly, the problems with immigration all boil down to our shitty government that can’t figure out how to vet them. Can’t figure out how to social healthcare. Can’t figure out how to do anything efficiently. I still believe we benefit from immigration, but don’t understand why it has to be all or nothing with everything.
So if the dude who flamethrew my brethren was from Egypt, why aren’t Egyptians among the travel ban that was prompted by it? THIS IS MAGA!
Lib: 3:37. I agree with your entire post, and specifically that MAGA is not Republican, I would only add that the current Democratic Party is not Democratic, it’s too bad there is not a nice 4 letter word to sum them up, so I will just say they are Crazy.
You would rather vote for a crazy, I would rather not vote at all. That’s where we differ.
Justice is no longer allowed under King Trump. Heck, quid pro quo has become acceptable and who needs a fair trial?
This is MAGA. Something only the flea-market crowd would support.
Lib: The question how much demand for cheap labor? It’s all connected, AI is coming, no it’s already here, and apparently already affected hiring for entry level college grad positions. The more white collar jobs that are eliminated, the less cheap labor jobs are needed, and the less skilled labor jobs like carpenters, plumbers, electricians are needed.
3b,
For what it’s worth, I tried not voting at all in 2016 and look what it got us. Now the Oval office is praised by Jesus. Annually!
Can we vote for AI to run NJ?
Dark: Not naive at all. How will the riots achieve justice?
July 13th, 1st class mail rates go up a nickel. Thanks Donald.
3:53 You aren’t wrong.
Do we still make nickels?
Lib: My last vote was for Romney, who was crucified by the Left for working for Bain Capital, and wearing strange underwear required by his Mormon religion.
I could not vote for Hillary, for a multitude of reasons, and could not vote for Trump. Come 2020, it was Trump/ Biden , could not do that either, and Biden was too old then, plus no real accomplishments in all his years in Washington, and some other issues.
Then 2024, Trump is back, and a large part of that is Biden, and then Harris. If Biden had not been in serious decline, and not compotent to be President, I might have held my nose and voted for him. There was no way I was voting for that ding bat ( and that’s kind) Harris; an absolute insult.
Lib: The USPS elected to raise rates in September of 2024 to take effect in 2025. Just saying.
Honestly, at this point I am not sure Kamala would be a lock for governor of CA. People are sick of the status quo.
The vast amount of money thrown at the homeless problem with zero accountability. The current state deficit thanks to overgenerous support for black hole programs. Of course Trump will leave us deeper in debt than any other time in history. We’ll get it from both ends to be fair.
The California Senate overwhelmingly – and with bipartisan support – approved legislation that would allow car dealers to charge buyers up to $500 extra on each vehicle purchase, a blatant departure from promises both parties made this year to lower costs for Californians.
The bill’s opponents said they were shocked senators would disregard their pledge by adding more “junk fees.”
“This is the opposite of saving money for people,” said Rosemary Shahan of Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety. “There’s no two ways about it. It’s just benefiting car dealers at the expense of car buyers. That’s it.”
Yet on Tuesday, just one senator voted against Senate Bill 791 that would raise the fees car dealers can charge to process documents by $415 from their current cap of up to $85 for a new or used vehicle. The proposal would allow dealers to charge as much as 1% of a vehicle’s purchase price, up to $500. The average listed price of a new vehicle in the U.S. in May was $48,656, according to market research firm Cox Automotive.
Libturd says:
June 10, 2025 at 4:03 pm
July 13th, 1st class mail rates go up a nickel. Thanks Donald.
____________________________________________________ ——–Actually …. The United States Postal Service announced that First-Class postage, currently at 73 cents, will go up five times through 2027, according to a detailed document submitted this week to the Postal Regulatory Commission.
This is totally because of Joe Biden’s inflation, and was done during his administration.
Thanks Joe , is probably what you meant to say.
Who uses the mail?
I haven’t been to a post office in years. I did not even know what a stamp costs
Until you just now told me.
Who uses the mail?
I do. Still use stamps regularly, still pay most of my bills through mail. Until I’m forced to opt out and pay online, I’ll keep doing it the old way.
It was a joke. See how that works?
Fast: I can’t believe you still do it the old way. On line is so much easier.
4:57, That may be one thing we have in common!
Looking at today’s sh1t posts here, I am positive that the undocumented in LA add more to the economy than lazy asses that seem to post regurgitated nonsense here.
The undocumented…are vast and wide. Almost 4m people live in LA. We, the educated, those with jobs….and so forth are fortunate. Many live lives that the undocumented could only dream of. Maybe that’s why they called em’ “dreamers”…
As I look out over the Topa Topa mountains across a verdant field and the sweet breezes from the Channel Islands waft across my face. Life is pretty darn good.
Lib:My good friend I have known for years, tells me that ICE is in Woodside, Queens today. This used to be a big Irish/ Irish American community, and there still is a fairly significant population of them living there, including illegals, a fair amount of those from the Bridge ruled part of Ireland in the north. Also a large community of Columbians. He does not know which community ICE is targeting, or if they are targeting both, but they were there today.
Elon was right, release the pstein files now!
No matter the level of criminality and depravity in the pstein files, maga won’t care
Exactly.
You are talking about a sore loser President who tried to interrupt the confirmation of an election. In doing so, killed cops, a protester and made a mockery of our government. People chanting hang the VP with a rolling set of gallows. A President who openly mocks the disabled, calls war dead losers and makes fun of POWs for getting caught. Jim, I hope you are not using this President as a role model for your kids.
Lib: In the event there is any damning information in the Epstein files regarding Trump, I will be the first to say, impeach him and remove from office. I don’t believe there is, or the Biden administration would have released them. You said yourself and I agree the rich protect the rich.
I could give two shits about the Epstein files. Heck, Trump used to sit in the rooms of the Miss Teen America Pageants. Creepy. But if there is anything the Epstein files prove. It’s the wealthy get away with murder. It seems, everyone with 8 or more digits of worth visited the island. Look at Murphy. He has been disgusting, but has paid millions to cover up all of his faux pas. Yet, we keep electing rich guys.
Lib: Agreed. There was speculation that Gates wife divorced him because she was “ uncomfortable “ with his relationship with Epstein. To date she has neither confirmed or denied that from what I understand.
And yet another teacher arrested this time for sending sexually explicit pictures to a female student in West NY High School. And it’s only Tuesday!!
Congrats to Governor Mickie tonight. Sorry Jack…
I am surprised Gotheimer did not win. Nice guy as far as politicians go.
Glad the most competent person in the democrat race won. And double glad I voted for her.
Newsome giving a campaign speech. Mentioning January 6th. Trump bad, Trump bad, over and over. Nothing on the looting. Trump again… dictator… Trump targeting everyone… Trump forcing vulgar display on birthday… Trump a dictator… democracy is under siege… same playbook. Nothing about the riots, burning and looting.
Eyeballs and ears are hard to grab after the pure evil and vitriolic speeches that Trump gives. It’s hard to get that kind of attention. This is also exactly why social media thrives on pushing our buttons.
It’s hard to be a statesman and grab peoples attention these days. Such is the travesty.
Sorry Newsom!
And why tf was the audio out in the beginning?
Los Angeles didn’t want water and now they don’t want ice.
LOL.
Libturd says:
June 10, 2025 at 6:42 pm
Exactly.
Jim, I hope you are not using this President as a role model for your kids.
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Libby that is the most ignorant statement I have ever heard from any ahole. You take the cake. I am their role model and they have done very well. You have TDS so bad that you will go to any level to attack anyone that does not share your stupid opinions Fuck you ! The immigrants are burning down LA and all you can do is attack Trump.
“Done very well” is subjective. One of them makes money when people break glass the other is an agent of some sort if I recall. Bottom feeders.
To MAGA, a protest is always a riot, unless it involves them.
Hahahaha Jim’s such a douchebag
Fitsr
So it looks like the political machines of Newark and Jersey city cancelled each other out and the Suburbs were able to pick a more moderate Democrats for Governor.
Data and charts here.
https://whyy.org/articles/new-jersey-primary-election-2025-results-governor-assembly/#governor
Can you claim first when you are in the mid 200s?
The machine wins again. Ho hum. Resume the riots.
Juice: I am very surprised Gotheimer did not get the nomination. This Mike Sherrill came out of nowhere. I believe she has some insider trading accusations out there around Covid time.
She does. She is supposedly a moderate and talks the part. But when Bloomberg threw his hat into the POTUS ring, Mikie endorsed him. Later, we learned Michael paid Mikie a handsome some for the endorsement. Since Mikie flipped her district, the establishment took over her gubernatorial campaign as they see her as someone with POTUS potential. So that’s the end of her moderation most likely. For what it’s worth, when her vote didn’t count as there were already enough supporting votes, she did not vote to keep Pelosi for House Majority Leader. I expect four more years of tax and spend in NJ. Gator thinks ChiTrumpelli will win in November as Dems won’t be excited to vote for a supposed moderate.
3B – looking at the data I would say the suburban housewives got Sherrill on the ticket for November. As I said if Fullop was not running there is a good chance Ras Baraka could have won. I will send Fullop a thank you card.
Lib, Democrats will get in line behind any blue candidate. Mikie is competent and she paid her dues for the inadvertent trading. Nothing compares to the grift on the other side.
I’m glad Ras Baraka lost.. this is a good thing for dems in Nov.
Also, the race for the governor and the future will be about who is less scum. No more seeking the “ideal” candidate.