From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle.
When Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work. On Tuesday, the state sent a rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
Since government documents are in the public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) and political commentary is classic fair use in any case, the way would appear to be clear for a remix of Chump saying the words “communism”, “socialism”, “marxism” and “communist country” intercut with clips of him yammering about obtaining shares of various companies, promising to give out $5000 to each citizen, etc.
This part of the article, though, is utter nonsense.
One of the keystones of (what used to be) the United States of America’s system of government is civilian rule of the miltiary. And yes, I’m obviously one of those veterans who disagree with that so-called debate. There is no debate. It’s a fact. He’s a civilian, pure and simple. Well, simple.
Cover: The standard umbrella term used by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps for any official headgear.
Headdress: A formal military and historical term describing any official cap, helmet, or ceremonial hat.
Garrison Cap: A lightweight, foldable cloth cap worn with service uniforms, historically carrying various informal or crude barracks nicknames depending on the era and branch. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Common Types of Military Head Coverings
Combat Helmet: A hardened piece of protective personal armor designed to shield the head from shrapnel, ballistic threats, and impact during combat.
Patrol Cap: A soft, billed field cap with a rounded crown used extensively in training and tactical environments. [1]
Boonie Hat: A wide-brimmed hat designed for tropical and hot-weather environments to provide maximum sun protection.
Watch Cap: A tight-fitting, brimless knitted wool cap worn by sailors and soldiers in cold weather conditions. [1]
Service Cap / Peaked Cap: A structured, formal cap featuring a stiff visor (or peak) worn by officers and enlisted personnel during dress or garrison duties. [1]
Beret: A soft, round, brimless cap pulled on one side, often used to signify specific units, airborne forces, or general garrison wear.
Historical Military Headwear
Shako: A tall, cylindrical military cap popular in the 19th century, usually adorned with a large plate or plume.
Kepi: A historical wool cap with a flat top and a short visor widely used during the American Civil War.
Tricorne: A three-cornered cocked hat standard for soldiers and officers during the 18th century and the Revolutionary War era. [1, 2]
I think @Pardel-Lux may have been referring to the possible removal the Orange marmot that has taken up residence atop his Lowness’s head, If not he should have been.
Reality check: The US poverty rate has been declining for years from its 2010 peak, with a brief rebound when COVID hit, quickly countered by stimulus checks (AKA “DemoCrommuniSocialism”, of course) among other measures.
Even so, touting a currently low absolute number for the poverty rate masks a couple of important facts:
Continuing inflation can push some rising incomes above the nominal poverty level even as their actual purchasing power decreases. As in ”Yay, now that I earn X more dollars I’m no longer Officially Poor! Oh, except now I need X+Y more dollars to continue paying my bills, so I’m even more Actually Poor than I used to be.”
The poverty rate for US elderly is rising, not falling. (Which makes sense given that many elderly are on fixed incomes, which inflation hits hardest.)
You’re overthinking it. Trump’s dementia has run into his need to be the “best” at everything. Last week in the Oval Office a reporter told him China was very repressive of their media and his response was “We’re much more repressive”.
At this point you told tell him that Myanmar is having a smallpox epidemic and he’d say “we have the most smallpox”.
“Some say it’s the best smallpox. In fact, our smallpox is so great, it’s not small anymore. People say it’s the biggest pox ever. With giant muscles.”
It’s very much the Lewis Carroll “when I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean” sense of words, which doesn’t work well for a dementia addled elder who was never very bright to begin with
