Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the German domestic spy agency for designating the Alternative für Deutschland party an "extremist" group.

Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the Verfassungsschutz, claimed Friday that the AfD was trying to "undermine the free democratic basic order" — opening up the ability to greater surveil the group. The move drew backlash from the Trump administration, with Rubio and others voicing their concern on social media.

"Germany just gave its spy agency new powers to surveil the opposition. That's not democracy—it's tyranny in disguise. What is truly extremist is not the popular AfD—which took second in the recent election—but rather the establishment's deadly open border immigration policies that the AfD opposes. Germany should reverse course," Rubio said in a post on X.

Quote from: DKG on May 03, 2025, 06:21:38 PMI recognize that the people decided they had enough of the status quo. They wanted their government to start forcing other countries to trade fairly with the US.

Technically you are right but people didnt want this shit ITFP. They didnt want this to be the status quo and I personally bitched about it mercilessly for 30+ years! I've been calling for a civil war against the federal government since at least 1995, when I first got the inferwebs.

Quote from: Lokmar on May 03, 2025, 07:14:37 PMTechnically you are right but people didnt want this shit ITFP. They didnt want this to be the status quo and I personally bitched about it mercilessly for 30+ years! I've been calling for a civil war against the federal government since at least 1995, when I first got the inferwebs.

It took thirty years but you finally got a president who takes the nation's trade imbalance seriously.

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the state of Illinois over state efforts against businesses using a federal program meant to weed out illegal aliens from being hired and competing with U.S. citizens for jobs.

"This Department of Justice is committed to protecting American workers, employers, and enforcing federal immigration law," said U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi in a press release about the lawsuit.

"Any state that incentivizes illegal immigration and makes it harder for federal authorities to do their job will face legal consequences from this administration," she added.

The government said the state was infringing on federal immigration enforcement.

Quote from: DKG on May 04, 2025, 11:29:40 AMThe U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the state of Illinois over state efforts against businesses using a federal program meant to weed out illegal aliens from being hired and competing with U.S. citizens for jobs.

"This Department of Justice is committed to protecting American workers, employers, and enforcing federal immigration law," said U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi in a press release about the lawsuit.

"Any state that incentivizes illegal immigration and makes it harder for federal authorities to do their job will face legal consequences from this administration," she added.

The government said the state was infringing on federal immigration enforcement.

I hope TrumpCo fucks my state of Illinois to death!!!

Quote from: Lokmar on May 04, 2025, 01:22:57 PMI hope TrumpCo fucks my state of Illinois to death!!!

I think your leftist governor is doing a pretty good job of that.

Quote from: DKG on May 05, 2025, 10:13:39 AMI think your leftist governor is doing a pretty good job of that.

And we deserve it! I have a relative that works for the state and I swear, every time they tell me about a new program we're spending on, it boils my blood! We're pretty much an Abortions-R-Us state where we'll pay people from other states to come here and get a scrape. No shit!

Quote from: Lokmar on May 05, 2025, 10:18:49 AMAnd we deserve it! I have a relative that works for the state and I swear, every time they tell me about a new program we're spending on, it boils my blood! We're pretty much an Abortions-R-Us state where we'll pay people from other states to come here and get a scrape. No shit!

Pritzker has no respect for taxpayers.

The $880 billion planned in spending cuts will not come from Medicaid benefits. That is a Democrat lie to scare stupid people.

Savings will come from the energy sector, in other sections of code that aren't in the health care sector. Savings will come from cutting waste, fraud, and abuse, to find savings, and to protect Medicaid for people who need it.

House Democrats unanimously voted against a resolution renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Thursday.

The resolution passed the House mostly along party lines in a 211-206 vote, with 211 Republicans voting in favor of the renaming while one Republican and 205 Democrats voted against it. Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska was the only GOP member to side with the Democrats.

A recount in the Terrebonne riding shows the Liberals one by one vote only.

They now have 170 seats. Two short of a majority. They will get it and Canada will suffer.

A Nanos poll has the NDP up two points and the Liberals down two points. I hope this trend continues.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers' Democratic administration issued guidance on April 18 directing state employees not to immediately cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other federal agents. That same day, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan allegedly helped a previously deported illegal alien facing three misdemeanor counts of battery get away from ICE.

In what proved to be a shock to some Americans now accustomed to seeing judicial activism go unchecked, the FBI arrested Dugan on April 25. The arrest sent Democratic lawmakers, former judges, and liberal activists into a frenzy.

Following weeks of Democratic accusations of judicial intimidation and claims about an improper arrest, a federal grand jury determined Tuesday that there was, after all, sufficient evidence to indict Dugan on charges of concealing a person from arrest and obstruction of the law.

The indictment alleges that Dugan committed multiple "affirmative acts" to assist Eduardo Flores-Ruiz evade arrest following his pre-trial April 18 appearance in her courtroom, including:

confronting members of an ICE task force and "falsely telling them they needed a judicial warrant to effectuate the arrest of E.F.R.";
directing all members of the task force to leave the public hallway outside her courtroom and to go to the chief judge's office;
addressing the illegal alien's criminal case off the record while ICE agents were waiting in the chief judge's office;
"directing E.F.R. and his counsel to exit Courtroom 615 through a non-public jury door"; and
advising Flores-Ruiz's lawyer that the illegal alien could appear by Zoom for his next court date.

He is facing six years in prison.

Gavin Newsom said Wednesday he wants the state to stop enrolling more low-income illegal immigrants in a state-funded health care program, beginning next year.

Under Newsom's plan, the state would not end coverage for illegal immigrants who are already enrolled in Medi-Cal, the state's Medicaid program. However, the state would begin charging adults with "unsatisfactory immigrant status" a monthly premium of $100 beginning in 2027.

Mr Newsom is trying to pivot to the center in preparation for a presidential run.

Quote from: Thiel on Today at 01:34:29 PMGavin Newsom said Wednesday he wants the state to stop enrolling more low-income illegal immigrants in a state-funded health care program, beginning next year.

Under Newsom's plan, the state would not end coverage for illegal immigrants who are already enrolled in Medi-Cal, the state's Medicaid program. However, the state would begin charging adults with "unsatisfactory immigrant status" a monthly premium of $100 beginning in 2027.

Mr Newsom is trying to pivot to the center in preparation for a presidential run.

$100 per month for mexcrement health care?    California will be even more broke when he runs for office!