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Senate Republicans were ok with funding TSA and other orgs within the DHS separately from ICE and the CBP. Trump refused. They have enough votes to override his veto but they're too cowardly to move forward.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/pol ... 285094007/
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, spoke to Trump on March 22, according to a person familiar with the conversation, to discuss a deal floated by White House staffers to potentially bring the funding crisis to an end before Congress is supposed to leave for a two-week Easter recess.

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The president rejected that offer.

"He's got a view about, you know, connecting everything to the SAVE America Act," Thune told reporters on March 23. "My view is we should deal with the immediate crisis in front of us and figure out how to fund the government."

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Sticking points remain around mask bans, warrants and use-of-force standards, USA TODAY has reported.

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Whack9 wrote:
Tue Mar 24, 2026 7:10 am

too cowardly to move forward.


Title for a book about the current Congress.

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Well he can't do this legally but who is going to stop him if he can move the money around?
The Radical Left Democrats, and their "Leader," Cryin' Chuck Schumer, have made it very clear where they stand, and that is, ON THE SIDE OF CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS, AND NOT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. They are refusing to fund Immigration Enforcement unless the Republicans agree to their Open Border Policies, which will never, ever happen again. They almost destroyed our Country, allowing 25 Million People to enter from Prisons, Mental Institutions, and Insane Asylums, those that are Drug Dealers, and thousands of Murderers, many of whom killed more than one person. Because the Democrats have recklessly created a true National Crisis, I am using my authorities under the Law to protect our Great Country, as I always will do! Therefore, I am going to sign an Order instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, to immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation, and to quickly stop the Democrat Chaos at the Airports. It is not an easy thing to do, but I am going to do it! I want to thank our hardworking TSA Agents and also, ICE, for the incredible help they have given us at the Airports. I will not allow the Radical Left Democrats to hold our Country hostage any longer. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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GoCubsGo wrote:
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Well he can't do this legally but who is going to stop him if he can move the money around?


I believe the only budget excess that Markwayne has to steal from is ICE money. Works for me.
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Vrede too wrote:
Thu Mar 26, 2026 11:33 pm
GoCubsGo wrote:
Thu Mar 26, 2026 6:56 pm
Well he can't do this legally but who is going to stop him if he can move the money around?


I believe the only budget excess that Markwayne has to steal from is ICE money. Works for me.
If he can do it why didn't he do it a month ago?

Oppsie.
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GoCubsGo wrote:
Fri Mar 27, 2026 12:19 am
Vrede too wrote:
Thu Mar 26, 2026 11:33 pm
I believe the only budget excess that Markwayne has to steal from is ICE money. Works for me.
If he can do it why didn't he do it a month ago?

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1. Was still playing chicken with the Dems
2. Markwayne was only confirmed this week
3. It's illegal, as you say
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Vrede too wrote:
Fri Mar 27, 2026 12:33 am
GoCubsGo wrote:
Fri Mar 27, 2026 12:19 am
Vrede too wrote:
Thu Mar 26, 2026 11:33 pm
I believe the only budget excess that Markwayne has to steal from is ICE money. Works for me.
If he can do it why didn't he do it a month ago?

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1. Was still playing chicken with the Dems
2. Markwayne was only confirmed this week
3. It's illegal, as you say
If he does it it's #1, at the expense of the TSA workers and the flying public.
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Authorities tracked down the alleged assailant, Elisio Melendez, 26, and arrested him for attempted murder in the second degree.
If he's illegal the wingnuts are gonna go apeshit.
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Authorities tracked down the alleged assailant, Elisio Melendez, 26, and arrested him for attempted murder in the second degree.
If he's illegal the wingnuts are gonna go apeshit.
I don't think so. He has a criminal/psych record dating back to at least 2019.

Just leave it to the regular bigots to go apeshit.
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Holy shit.

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GoCubsGo wrote:
Sun May 03, 2026 6:45 pm
Holy shit.

https://x.com/nicksortor/status/2051054466804089010
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The plane clipped a light pole and the light pole hit the truck. The driver was injured but will recover.
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The driver's injuries were minor. He's out doing interviews. It's possible though unlikely that the plane also clipped the truck. The NTSB is investigating. I've always said that driving the NJ Turnpike is dangerous. :wave:

Could be worse:

Suspected hantavirus infections leave 3 dead, several ill on a cruise ship in the Atlantic
One of the six believed to be affected by hantavirus is in intensive care in South Africa, the World Health Organization said.


:( I can't imagine being part of the medical team aboard. What a catastrophe!
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So bringing over the Airbnb/VRBO discussion, we're giving it another try next week at Mammoth. So far the process has been painless. We'll see if this improves my outlook.

https://www.mammothconestoga112.com/

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O Really wrote:
Mon May 04, 2026 10:11 pm
So bringing over the Airbnb/VRBO discussion, we're giving it another try next week at Mammoth. So far the process has been painless. We'll see if this improves my outlook.

https://www.mammothconestoga112.com/

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Looks cute.

And you could bring my dog.

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Love that face. Like you could say "you wanna..." and no matter what follows he'd be jumping and wagging.

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Love that face. Like you could say "you wanna..." and no matter what follows he'd be jumping and wagging.
1,000%.

He's actually smart as heck.
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Depending on specifics I might prefer being stuck on a cruise ship over being stuck in Nebraska. ;)
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