Anonymous wrote:

Canadian Trump supporter with Green Card denied entry to U.S. for 20 year old brushes with the law.

Too bad he can't see his 5 AMERICAN KIDS anymore.

And all of a sudden, he's not liking Trump so much.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-supporter-with-green-card-who-was-in-us-since-age-3-denied-reentry/ar-AA1ImhFP?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=871122d8f5d3464aba25a3d255645def&ei=27#comments

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some provisions within the BBB directly impact financial assistance and support for farmers:

1) Increased Reference Prices and Support: The BBB provides for across-the-board increases in reference prices and the calculation of effective reference prices, which is likely to result in an additional $10 billion in support for farmers in 2026.

2) Tax Cuts: The BBB is reported to cut taxes for farmers by over $10 billion and makes the current death tax exemption permanent, raising it to $15 million, according to Tulsa Today | a local news service.

3) Increased Agricultural Spending: Agricultural-facing spending by the federal government is projected to increase by $64 billion over the next decade, with the bulk of this allocated to farm safety net provisions like federal crop insurance and disaster assistance.

4) 100% Bonus Depreciation and Increased Section 179: The BBB restores 100% bonus depreciation for assets purchased after January 19, 2025, and increases the Section 179 deduction to $2.5 million for 2025.

In addition to these provisions, earlier in the year (March 18, 2025), the USDA announced it was expediting $10 billion in direct economic assistance to agricultural producers through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) for the 2024 crop year. This assistance included payments for various commodities like wheat, sorghum, and cotton.

Why have a reference price if you don’t have a market for your crops?
Tax cuts aren’t going to help farmers who will go into debt from not having anyone to send their crops to.
If there is no one to send crops to, what will the increased agricultural spending go towards?

Anonymous wrote:Some provisions within the BBB directly impact financial assistance and support for farmers:

1) Increased Reference Prices and Support: The BBB provides for across-the-board increases in reference prices and the calculation of effective reference prices, which is likely to result in an additional $10 billion in support for farmers in 2026.

2) Tax Cuts: The BBB is reported to cut taxes for farmers by over $10 billion and makes the current death tax exemption permanent, raising it to $15 million, according to Tulsa Today | a local news service.

3) Increased Agricultural Spending: Agricultural-facing spending by the federal government is projected to increase by $64 billion over the next decade, with the bulk of this allocated to farm safety net provisions like federal crop insurance and disaster assistance.

4) 100% Bonus Depreciation and Increased Section 179: The BBB restores 100% bonus depreciation for assets purchased after January 19, 2025, and increases the Section 179 deduction to $2.5 million for 2025.

In addition to these provisions, earlier in the year (March 18, 2025), the USDA announced it was expediting $10 billion in direct economic assistance to agricultural producers through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) for the 2024 crop year. This assistance included payments for various commodities like wheat, sorghum, and cotton.

Anonymous wrote:MAGA mom arrested by Trump says she still loves Trump and they can't send her back to Iran because she is a Christian Iranian. Her husband refuses to take down all his Trump signs. I say if they can't send her back to Iran, send her to South Sudan. Just get the two-time felon out of the USA.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-mom-locked-up-by-ice-vows-to-never-stop-loving-trump-in-detention-center-call/

You want accurate weather forecasts to keep your kids alive, don’t vote for someone whose cost cutting includes gutting the National Weather Service…particularly if you have weak local governments like in Texas who don’t even have any early warning systems for floods, despite being located in an area prone to flooding….

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/am...-flood-b2783357.html

Anonymous wrote:Some provisions within the BBB directly impact financial assistance and support for farmers:

1) Increased Reference Prices and Support: The BBB provides for across-the-board increases in reference prices and the calculation of effective reference prices, which is likely to result in an additional $10 billion in support for farmers in 2026.

2) Tax Cuts: The BBB is reported to cut taxes for farmers by over $10 billion and makes the current death tax exemption permanent, raising it to $15 million, according to Tulsa Today | a local news service.

3) Increased Agricultural Spending: Agricultural-facing spending by the federal government is projected to increase by $64 billion over the next decade, with the bulk of this allocated to farm safety net provisions like federal crop insurance and disaster assistance.

4) 100% Bonus Depreciation and Increased Section 179: The BBB restores 100% bonus depreciation for assets purchased after January 19, 2025, and increases the Section 179 deduction to $2.5 million for 2025.

In addition to these provisions, earlier in the year (March 18, 2025), the USDA announced it was expediting $10 billion in direct economic assistance to agricultural producers through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) for the 2024 crop year. This assistance included payments for various commodities like wheat, sorghum, and cotton.

Anonymous wrote:Now, all of that food is just rotting on our fields and Trump will just give bailouts to farmers that cost even more money for no return.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You want accurate weather forecasts to keep your kids alive, don’t vote for someone whose cost cutting includes gutting the National Weather Service…particularly if you have weak local governments like in Texas who don’t even have any early warning systems for floods, despite being located in an area prone to flooding….

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/doge-nws-cuts-texas-flood-b2783357.html

Texas officials are questioning the actions of the National Weather Service leading up to Friday’s deadly floods, as fellow meteorologists defend the agency.

Some state and local officials say the NWS didn’t provide accurate forecasts ahead of Friday’s destructive flooding, months after President Donald Trump’s administration gutted the agency and experts warned forecasts could suffer.

So, was this true, that the cuts contributed to the lack of warning, or this some conjecture about it? Would the service have been able to predict this flash flood? Or is this how flash floods happen, generally?
I mean, if so, there needs to be some real accountability. Such a tragedy.

Anonymous wrote:You want accurate weather forecasts to keep your kids alive, don’t vote for someone whose cost cutting includes gutting the National Weather Service…particularly if you have weak local governments like in Texas who don’t even have any early warning systems for floods, despite being located in an area prone to flooding….

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/doge-nws-cuts-texas-flood-b2783357.html

Texas officials are questioning the actions of the National Weather Service leading up to Friday’s deadly floods, as fellow meteorologists defend the agency.

Some state and local officials say the NWS didn’t provide accurate forecasts ahead of Friday’s destructive flooding, months after President Donald Trump’s administration gutted the agency and experts warned forecasts could suffer.