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E.P.A. To Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters "The data, from thousands of coal-burning power plants, oil refineries, steel mills and other industrial facilities, is the country’s most comprehensive way to track greenhouse gases." Its open season now for dumping anything anywhere. Let the next generation pay for the cleanup. IT must have been a couple great weeks of paydays for Trump to let this out of the bag.

Either that or unaffiliated: "He was listed in Utah voting records as unaffiliated with a political party. The records noted that he was considered “inactive,” suggesting that he did not vote in the November presidential election, the first since he turned 18." I think he may have been trolling with the anti-gay message given "Another engraving, “Notices bulges OWO what’s this?” is a phrase used for trolling in online role-playing communities." If he comes out as right wing poor Mr Trumpie might have a flip out even more.

"One of those cartridges contained the words “Bella ciao,” Mr. Cox said on Friday. That is an apparent reference to an Italian antifascist song. Mr. Cox said that an engraving on an unfired cartridge read, “Hey, fascist! Catch!” Another message said, “If you read this, you are gay LMAO,” an abbreviation for “laughing my ass off.” The messages cited by officials also include apparent references to online culture and gaming. “Up arrow, right arrow, and three down arrow symbols,” as described by Mr. Cox, appears to refer to a sequence of moves on a controller that release a bomb in the video game Helldivers 2. Another engraving, “Notices bulges OWO what’s this?” is a phrase used for trolling in online role-playing communities." Happy to help.

Trump has little control over his thoughts and decisions. He may offer a prepared statement calling for unity. Then shortly thereafter order further repressions, arrests, or sanctions of his long enemies list.

Yet other voices of moderation. “We may disagree on policy, but we are united in our belief in the value of life, civil discourse and mutual respect,” wrote Kenneth Naylor, the chairman of the young Republicans group in Rhode Island. “Let us honor Charlie’s memory by working together to create a safer and more compassionate political culture.” "sports commentators like Pat McAfee,...Mr. McAfee went on to say, “I hope that to our entire society, like, ‘Yo, you can disagree with people, you can disagree with people, and you don’t have to hate them or have disdain for them forever.”... On Instagram, Cenk Uygur, a well-known progressive activist, echoed that sentiment, calling on partisans to “stop spreading hatred and let’s start spreading empathy.” Yet Trump and his inner circle keep spreading the gasoline. The aforementioned voices are the leaders not the demonizing, enemy labelling activists and politicians.

Once again Trump and his Christian nationalist backers have attacked the rights of millions of poor women. "$10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials The birth control pills, IUDs and hormonal implants were purchased by U.S.A.I.D. for women in low-income countries. They had been in limbo in a Belgian warehouse after the U.S. cut much of its foreign aid." Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) wanted to buy the stockpile because of the need and health benefits to poor women in Africa. “Contraceptives are essential and lifesaving health products,” says Avril Benoît, CEO of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in the US. “MSF has seen firsthand the positive health benefits when women and girls can freely make their own health decisions by choosing to prevent or delay pregnancy—and the dangerous consequences when they cannot. “The US government’s decision to incinerate millions of dollars’ worth of contraceptives is an intentionally reckless and harmful act against women and girls everywhere,” she says. In a fit of rage today Trump ordered the destruction of the entire warehouse stock.

Yeah be it Kings or Presidents, laws apply to the peasants and not the powerful.

Within two years Brazil dealt with the crime, the trial and the sentencing of its president for treason. The former president was convicted of trying to cling to power after losing the 2022 election and has been sentenced to 27 years in the slammer.Jair Bolsonaro was a close buddy of the US King Donald Trump.Trump put tariffs on Brazil for proceeding with this trial. On the other hand the US and its weakling president Biden did nothing for four years when King Trump spearheaded an insurrection. Now since Trump has been crowned again he has bullied the courts into empowering him even more. He has used his royal position to earn over $4.2 billion dollars in his first year. King Trump has had his royal clerks re-write history about the insurrection. Every day the King sees new CEOs of giant corporations who pay bribes in order to curry favours. Soon the Kings new B747, another gift/bribe, completely adorned in gold will take flight. Ready to scour the globe for new bribes.

Wrong Timothy McVeigh single handily puts the killed and injured by the right on top by a factor of ten.

Thats the start his statue will stand next to the January 6th freedom fighters. A US news service just showed a clip whereby between 10-12 FOX news personalities all labelled the "assassination" as "acts of war". All in turn demanding action to respond to the war. Moderates like these Utah republicans need help. Hopefully the major news services can latch onto them.

Several politicians in Utah have stood tall subsequent to the Kirk shooting by calling for calm. Furthermore they are republicans. "Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah built a political brand as the Republican antidote for an age of anger, imploring a divided United States to “disagree better” through civil discussions and bridge-building service projects....Mr. Cox walked in front of the television cameras to make his highest-profile plea to date against the rising tide of political violence that had just crashed into his backyard.... several leaders in Utah echoed Mr. Cox’s appeal to tamp down the overheated political rhetoric, reflecting the state’s self-image as a bastion of a kinder, gentler conservatism. Former Gov. Gary Herbert, whom Mr. Cox served as lieutenant governor, said he hoped the moment would serve as a “wake-up call.” “We should not get so angry that we feel like we have to win the argument or kill them,” said Mr. Herbert, who also made compromise a key tenet of his term and now runs an institute at Utah Valley University — the same college where Mr. Kirk was killed — that teaches young people about moral character in politics.' Compare this with FOX a broadcaster who cheered for hours when a CNBC commentator was fired for his truthful comments about Kirk's character and political position. FOX went on:“They are at war with us, whether we want to accept it or not,” Jesse Watters, the right-wing Fox News commentator, said on his broadcast on Wednesday. He added that “we are going to avenge Charlie’s death in the way that Charlie wanted to be avenged.” Echoing Trump's calls for vengeance and retribution for the killing. Not only are they moderating voices but undoubtedly Christian as well this being Utah after all. It will take more than Mr Cox to restore calm but perhaps hope is out there.

Agree The extreme right has killed tenfold more Americans than the left(see below). Trump has washed his hands of Gaza and Ukraine. So he'll be a tough guy against the left, the weak and non-heterosexuals. He will use this event to entrench project 2025. A Gulf War veteran, McVeigh became radicalized by anti-government beliefs. He sought revenge against the United States federal government for the 1993 Waco siege, as well as the 1992 Ruby Ridge incident. McVeigh expressed particular disapproval of federal agencies such as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for their handling of issues regarding private citizens. He hoped to inspire a revolution against the federal government, and he defended the bombing as a legitimate tactic against what he saw as a tyrannical government.[12] He was arrested shortly after the bombing and indicted on 160 state offenses and 11 federal offenses, including the use of a weapon of mass destruction. He was found guilty on all counts in 1997 and sentenced to death.[13]

Republicans are the party of personable responsibility. So its not the rhetoric of Trump, Patel, Vance, GOP senators, etc. Its "Violent Left Extremists" of the democrat party. Never missing a chance to pour gas on a fire or score points. Its not the transgender military ban as directed by Trump or the decades of service to the US armed forces by those same people. Its what Christ would want and what Trump's USSC dictates as now lawful, just. Charlie Kirk's racist and divisive rhetoric s now rewarded by republicans. President Trump said on Thursday that he will award Charlie Kirk a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States, at a ceremony in the days ahead. How did I see that coming?

"Representative Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin, standing in front of a circle of reporters, directly blamed Democrats and the news media for Kirk’s shooting,... Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina said “People need to be responsible for themselves, that’s what this is about,” she said, adding: “I hope and pray that we bring the death penalty back and whomever did this gets a swift justice and a bullet to the head just like Charlie did.” MAGA republicans milking it for all its worth.

The suspected shooter as disclosed by the FBI who used a older Mauser action 30-06 rifle.

Well actually there is a GOP action plan to protect kids in America. The MAHA plan for healthier kids includes 128 ideas, but few details "The Make America Healthy Again Commission, led by Kennedy, identified four potential drivers behind rising rates of chronic disease among children, including poor diet, chemical exposure, lack of physical activity and chronic stress, as well as "overmedicalization" – which the commission describes as "a concerning trend of overprescribing medications to children." Well yes it is because for MAGA, Trump, Christian nationalists the silence over the largest killer of American children is absolute. For third straight year, firearms killed more children and teens, ages 1 to 17, than any other cause including car crashes and cancer The hypocrisy of conservatives is absolute.

FYI its against forum rules to cut and paste without personal comments included. That aside, your FOX MSM is all in as is your president with that message. Do you actually have any personal ideas that approach the centre of political thought?

Agree everything he and his wife espoused was White Christian nationalism . Turning Point was all about his facade of Christianity to legitimize the worst of MAGA politics. Erika Kirk was an active participant in Turning Point USA, She gave introductions for her husband, gave personal speeches at Turning Point events, had her own personal podcasts and was active politically in the MAGA movement.

More on the left have been killed in the US than those on the right. But its not a football game. The mere fact that you believe only the right are being targeted shows you're deep in the warrens bias. "Modern Bolsheviks" spoken like a true MAGA trooper. Isn't a White Christian conservative the true antithesis of a communist liberal? If you're not MAGA your not conservative and will be run out of the political party. If you're not Christian you're not conservative? No the Bolsheviks is MAGA and who they choose as their leaders. "The GOP has a new superstar and his name is Kyle Rittenhouse. On Monday night in Phoenix, Rittenhouse appeared at AmericaFest, a conference organized by the MAGA-friendly youth group Turning Point USA. " In case anyone misses it Turning Point USA was started by Charlie Kirk.

Kirk was like a MAGA virus unleashed upon the youth of America. He espoused anti-science, anti-vaccination, the election was stolen and libs are the enemy. America should only be White and Christian. Blacks and Brown people should either be slaves or subservient to the ruling White Christian class. Empathy? Thats reserved for fellow Christians who are evangelical as well.

Yeah thats the fine line. The US civil war killed millions primarily over the issue of slavery. Now MAGA conservatives have begun the movement that slavery isn't bad, could be good and that the American south was oppressed by the war. As such, politicians who oppress the weak, the vulnerable, weaker political groups exposing legitimate objectives. Could be identified as enemies of the state. IMO only in the most extreme cases is it justified. i.e. Putin, Kim, the Iranian Mullahs who control Iran, etc. For other countries that still have functioning justice systems and free elections. Individuals have to fight at the ballot box and with other weapons like dialogue.

That transcript outlines what the NRA has used as its arguments for the last several decades. Prior to today I'd never heard of Charlie Kirk and I feel very sorry for his two innocent young children. Charlie Kirk was a political fraud. He sold "open dialogue" and open debate as his come on for his political activism. For his podcasts and his personal political business. But as a Christian nationalist, racist, misogynist, influence peddler, conspiracy peddler and anti-science MAGA trafficker. He did everything possible to steal the rights and freedoms of others. To entrench his rights and that of conservative Christians over all other Americans. The election was stolen,the deep state of enemy liberals must be destroyed, Blacks are inherently violent people, if you're not for Christ the government should not be for you and on and on. This is what he peddled in his podcasts, his interviews and this new movie business. He sowed division and hate. He was no Christian, no example of a good citizen, he fed hate and race baiting. Fuck him. "Its not the guns" is mostly right. Political assassinations in the US arises because of the actions of redistricting. Of labelling the other party, the other group, race, etc. as the enemy. Of the use of the department of justice to attack your enemies. They arise because groups of religious and political activists are using political power to steal rights and freedoms from others who are not a part of their political group. This is not the first assassination and until the winner take all strategy ends they will become more common. For those that incite the violence, fuck them too.

Turning Point USA(TPUSA) is an American nonprofit organization that advocates for conservative politics on high school, college, and university campuses. It was founded in 2012 by Charlie Kirk "TPUSA is also beginning to get involved in far-right filmmaking. In September 2022, the group released “The Enemy Within: FBI Whistleblower,” which features right-wing conspiracy theorist John Guandolo, who has demonized the FBI and promoted anti-Muslim tropes. In the film, Guandolo encourages people to take the law into their own hands and promotes ideas similar to those expressed by the anti-government Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, whose followers believe “the county sheriff is the ultimate authority in the county, able to halt enforcement of any federal or state law or measure they deem unconstitutional.”... "TPUSA has ties to a range of right-wing extremists and has generated support from anti-Muslim bigots, alt-lite activists and some corners of the white supremacist alt-right. Kirk has created a vast platform for extremists and far-right conspiracy theorists, who speak and attend his annual AmericaFest and other events sponsored by TPUSA. AmericaFest has showcased extreme rhetoric from speakers and attendees and has attracted white supremacists. In 2021, the Arizona Mirror reported that AmericaFest attracted far-right figures like Grayson Arnold, who has posted pro-Nazi and antisemitic memes and was photographed at the event with the then-GOP Arizona Chair Kelli Ward. The event also featured Kyle Rittenhouse, who was acquitted of killing two people protesting the killing of a Black man at a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and became a cause celebre in far right and conservative circles At the 2022 AmericaFest, held again in Arizona, far-right provocateur Steve Bannon riled up the crowd by asking the audience if they were at war, referring to them as an “awakened army” and asking if they were ready to destroy the deep state." "Kirk also called for retribution against his political opponents, who he claimed are “acting like Stalinists,” and said “we must make them pay a price and a penalty” by indicting Democrats. “They crossed the Rubicon,” Kirk claimed. “They have declared quote-unquote the Roman Civil War.” ..".In late March, Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk repeatedly told his audience that they must take action against a demonic and tyrannical force that is targeting them for their conservative political views. ...He went on to say " “The country we grew up in has ended, a new country is born. Who’s going to control it? If we want it, we can win.” In the same March 31 episode, while introducing an interview with Donald Trump Jr., Kirk told his listeners, “You should be angry today. And this is a time for action, and this a time to realize that the country we love has slipped away and we have to get it back.”

Fair enough. Who are the enemies?

For conservatives reminding everyone about who "real enemies" are is most important. Enemies are everywhere.