US Politics Thread 2021-24

[u crank]

Originally Posted by Catfish

Really?
Does Harvard consider race in admissions?

Apparently they do.

Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studen...ons_v._Harvard

Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, 600 U.S. 181 (2023), is a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court ruling that race-based affirmative action programs in most college admissions violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

In 2013, Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) sued Harvard University in U.S. District Court in Boston, alleging that the university's undergraduate admission practices violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by discriminating against Asian Americans.

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Harvard that, by a vote of 6–2, reversed the lower court ruling. In the majority opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts held that affirmative action in college admissions is unconstitutional.

[Catfish]

^ Ok, looks like it alright.

[Skybird]

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Skybird

He is back in Delaware now.

[August]

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by August

I live in MD. Von Hollen only did this for political purposes. He has spent more time on this than the Rachel Morin case were an illegal raped and killed her. Von Hollen is a douche bag. Further, we come to learn this person has not one but two restraining orders his wife initiated due to violence. Yet, she is on TV claiming what a great husband he is. Also, he is here illegally. So there is that. A Go Fund Me has been started. We are being taken for a ride on this one.

Not to mention the claim he is a great father. So was Osama bin Laden.

As a side note, Von Hollen voted NO on the Laken Riley Act. The forever democratic state of MD. Now run by a overly progressive governor who pissed his way through a 5 billion dollar surplus in under a year leaving a 3.2 billion dollar deficit this year. He just raised taxes and fees like it was nothing.

EDIT: to add in my findings from PG County Police, he was picked up twice while associating with MS13 gang members. Unless you are one of them you do not associate with MS13. A CI advise the police he was part of MS13. They claim the judge in this case erred in believing the CI had a valid claim. Ask yourself, did the CI have any skin in the game to lie about this? Doubtful. At the end of the day, he was here illegally. He as having run in with the law, violence with his wife and associating with MS 13 gang members.

[VipertheSniper]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I live in MD. Von Hollen only did this for political purposes. He has spent more time on this than the Rachel Morin case were an illegal raped and killed her. Von Hollen is a douche bag. Further, we come to learn this person has not one but two restraining orders his wife initiated due to violence. Yet, she is on TV claiming what a great husband he is. Also, he is here illegally. So there is that. A Go Fund Me has been started. We are being taken for a ride on this one.

Not to mention the claim he is a great father. So was Osama bin Laden.

As a side note, Von Hollen voted NO on the Laken Riley Act. The forever democratic state of MD. Now run by a overly progressive governor who pissed his way through a 5 billion dollar surplus in under a year leaving a 3.2 billion dollar deficit this year. He just raised taxes and fees like it was nothing.

EDIT: to add in my findings from PG County Police, he was picked up twice while associating with MS13 gang members. Unless you are one of them you do not associate with MS13. A CI advise the police he was part of MS13. They claim the judge in this case erred in believing the CI had a valid claim. Ask yourself, did the CI have any skin in the game to lie about this? Doubtful. At the end of the day, he was here illegally. He as having run in with the law, violence with his wife and associating with MS 13 gang members.

Whatever you think of Abrego Kilmar Garcia, and to be clear, at this point I wouldn't believe anything that comes from this adminstration about him, outside of a courtroom under oath, I just hope you'll never have to avail yourself of due process against the government if this BS is allowed to stand, because you'll have none.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/re...178400.8.0.pdf

[Buddahaid]

Originally Posted by VipertheSniper

Whatever you think of Abrego Kilmar Garcia, and to be clear, at this point I wouldn't believe anything that comes from this adminstration about him, outside of a courtroom under oath, I just hope you'll never have to avail yourself of due process against the government if this BS is allowed to stand, because you'll have none.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/re...178400.8.0.pdf

Yep. Knock off the BS and due your Article II Section 3 constitutional duty.

"he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed"

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by VipertheSniper

Whatever you think of Abrego Kilmar Garcia, and to be clear, at this point I wouldn't believe anything that comes from this adminstration about him, outside of a courtroom under oath, I just hope you'll never have to avail yourself of due process against the government if this BS is allowed to stand, because you'll have none.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/re...178400.8.0.pdf

The police files have nothing to do with this administration.

[August]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

The police files have nothing to do with this administration.

They don't care. Chronic Trump Derangement Syndrome makes them ignore such distinctions. He's an illegal alien whom US courts have twice ordered to be deported. Whether he has gang ties or not, and it sure looks like he does, he should have been kicked out of this country long ago.

[VipertheSniper]

Originally Posted by August

They don't care. Chronic Trump Derangement Syndrome makes them ignore such distinctions. He's an illegal alien whom US courts have twice ordered to be deported. Whether he has gang ties or not, and it sure looks like he does, he should have been kicked out of this country long ago.

His research stopped at the first convenient thing confirming what the government has told about Kilmar Abrego Garcia again and again. That these accusations and the rather flimsy evidence was actually ruled on and he was released without bond because he posed no threat? Crickets.

They all swore an oath to protect and defend the constitution, the courts have powers under the same, so when the executive ignores what a court orders them to do, i.e. something that is in the power of the courts under the constitution, because they don't like it, they are violating the constitution.

How you refuse to see how bad that is, just because here the subject of the case is an illegal immigrant and you'd rather not have him in the USA, is quite telling.

If they are allowed to get away with this, the will get away with everything.

[Skybird]

[FOCUS] The global economy isn't waiting for salvation these days, but for crucifixion. If Trump doesn't end his tariff madness, a global flood of profit warnings threatens.

The day before Easter is completely unsuitable for speaking uncomfortable truths. We are all waiting for salvation and resurrection, not political gloom and an economic hellish journey.

And yet it must be said. Because no one who speaks confidentially with major investors and corporate leaders these days can escape the Socrates phrase "I know that I know nothing." All decision-makers know what you should also know: The worst is yet to come.

The reason: Donald Trump's policies are influencing the business plans of all globally operating companies, as the previous assumptions in business plans about supply chains, growth figures, consumer behavior, and especially prices (both purchasing and selling prices) have become obsolete. Unless Trump unexpectedly calls off his war on globalization, a flood of profit warnings will soon follow, shaking the capital market, dampening consumer confidence, and straining banks' loan books.

Why this is an automatic process: The profit warning is a projection mandated by law intended to protect all investors from unpleasant surprises. Even if the profit warning itself comes as a surprise to most small investors and many employees.

Who decides: Every listed company has a so-called 'ad hoc committee' – which always includes the CFO. Decisions are made there based on input from the audit committee chair and the auditors. The fear of investor lawsuits is on everyone's mind.

Why the flood of profit warnings hasn't materialized so far: CEOs are well aware, thanks to their CFOs, that the old plans will not hold up. But these same CFOs can't present new certainty instead of the old clarity, which is why they calculate in scenarios.

The fact is: The world is currently eluding predictability. These scenarios – financial experts call them "forecasts" – are nevertheless the preparatory work for the "profit warning."

Grace period: CFOs and ad hoc committees are still waiting. The irony of the story: Through his erratic decisions, the US president, who handles tariffs like sticks of dynamite, is making it easy for those involved to postpone profit warnings. Trump could still decide to reverse course.

CFOs are hesitating, perhaps with the ulterior motive of allowing fund managers and other large investors to quietly withdraw from the stock. Cash positions are currently being built everywhere. Because once the Bloomberg Terminal is flooded with profit warnings, the herd instinct of the capital market is likely to cause enormous price losses. No one wants to give the starting signal for a "race to the bottom" at the moment.

Trump's tariff policy – ​​this is the core of the fear – is changing the game of globalization to date. Trump isn't doing this by accident, but intentionally: He wants to bring about a reallocation of capital flows by repricing import and export flows. The rerouting of supply chains – with all its implicit consequences for business development – ​​is his goal. Therefore, no export-oriented company can escape the consequences of this policy.

The price changes we are already seeing in the markets are the storm birds warning of the storm:

Dollar meltdown: The US currency has lost almost eight percent of its value against the euro since the beginning of March and almost nine percent against the Swiss franc.

Gold rush: Investors – including many central banks – are bringing their reserves to safety. Gold (up 24 percent since the beginning of the year) acts as a store of value in times of uncertainty.

Globalization discount: Companies that owe their market position primarily to diversified supply chains and free trade have experienced a retreat from investors since Trump's first tariff announcement in early February. Apple down 15 percent; Tesla down 36 percent; Adidas down 13 percent.

Tech crunch: US chipmaker Nvidia expects high costs due to export restrictions, which it reports at $5.5 billion in the first quarter alone. Its share price has lost nearly 30 percent of its value since Trump took office.

The global economy isn't waiting for salvation these days, but for crucifixion.

Conclusion: The emerging crisis, which is likely to spill over from the capital markets to the real economy, is the most predictable in recent world history. The resurrection will follow—this is also the comforting aspect of this Easter story of 2025—but only later. The global economy isn't waiting for salvation these days, but for crucifixion. The new Pontius Pilate looks like Donald Trump.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by VipertheSniper

His research stopped at the first convenient thing confirming what the government has told about Kilmar Abrego Garcia again and again. That these accusations and the rather flimsy evidence was actually ruled on and he was released without bond because he posed no threat? Crickets.

They all swore an oath to protect and defend the constitution, the courts have powers under the same, so when the executive ignores what a court orders them to do, i.e. something that is in the power of the courts under the constitution, because they don't like it, they are violating the constitution.

How you refuse to see how bad that is, just because here the subject of the case is an illegal immigrant and you'd rather not have him in the USA, is quite telling.

If they are allowed to get away with this, the will get away with everything.

What part of illegally in the USA do you fail to recognize? Not an accusation. That's just for starters. My research is the actual documents from the PG County police. You may.find them with a Google search. Nothing cherry picked. I needed to go no further into what church he attended.

He has ample time to go though the proper channels to citizenship. He didn't and that is in him. He was picked up twice by the police. Released both time. Still didn't bother to work towards citizenship. When does one take the responsibility for not doing what is required?

Might bit confused here. He is told as being in maximum security prison. Vin Hollen did meet him. He appeared to be at a restaurant wearing a nice shirt and KC baseball cap. What gives?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6j7jjpgy6o

Idiot!!!! Von Hollen mets wrong person.


https://patch.com/maryland/bowie/md-...eported-md-man

[Buddahaid]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Idiot!!!! Von Hollen mets wrong person.


https://patch.com/maryland/bowie/md-...eported-md-man

Read it again.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

Read it again.

DOH! Reading is fundamental!