• Re: We Didn't Need New Border Laws... We Needed A New President - Joe B

    From Alan@21:1/5 to AlleyCat on Mon Mar 17 13:02:11 2025
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    On 2025-03-17 06:43, AlleyCat wrote:

    Fentanyl Seized at US-Mexico Border Falls 40%, Lowest Since 2021

    So if they stop looking for it, seizures will fall to zero...

    ...right?

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  • From Skeeter@21:1/5 to All on Mon Mar 17 16:05:34 2025
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    In article <vr9v43$qug3$2@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-17 06:43, AlleyCat wrote:

    Fentanyl Seized at US-Mexico Border Falls 40%, Lowest Since 2021

    So if they stop looking for it, seizures will fall to zero...

    ...right?

    Who said that? Oh YOU did.

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to Skeeter on Mon Mar 17 15:55:04 2025
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    XPost: alt.politics.democrats, alt.politics.usa.republican

    On 2025-03-17 15:05, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vr9v43$qug3$2@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-17 06:43, AlleyCat wrote:

    Fentanyl Seized at US-Mexico Border Falls 40%, Lowest Since 2021

    So if they stop looking for it, seizures will fall to zero...

    ...right?

    Who said that? Oh YOU did.

    I knew you wouldn't be bright enough to understand it.

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  • From Skeeter@21:1/5 to All on Mon Mar 17 18:11:18 2025
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    XPost: alt.politics.democrats, alt.politics.usa.republican

    In article <vra988$v0kf$1@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-17 15:05, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vr9v43$qug3$2@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-17 06:43, AlleyCat wrote:

    Fentanyl Seized at US-Mexico Border Falls 40%, Lowest Since 2021

    So if they stop looking for it, seizures will fall to zero...

    ...right?

    Who said that? Oh YOU did.

    I knew you wouldn't be bright enough to understand it.

    13 libbys voted against the Fentynal bill today. Says a lot about them.

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  • From pothead@21:1/5 to AlleyCat on Tue Mar 18 03:14:47 2025
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    XPost: alt.politics.democrats, alt.politics.usa.republican

    On 2025-03-17, AlleyCat <katt@gmail.com> wrote:

    Fentanyl Seized at US-Mexico Border Falls 40%, Lowest Since 2021

    By Thomas Seal

    March 13,2025 at 12:07 AM UTC

    The amount of fentanyl seized at the US-Mexico border fell dramatically since January to its lowest level since December 2021, according to new US Customs and Border Protection data.

    Some 590 pounds of the deadly synthetic opioid were intercepted in February, down 40% on January's 990 pounds.

    To be sure, the drug is so potent that a potentially lethal dose is just 2 milligrams. But the sharp drop could strengthen President Claudia Sheinbaum's hand in the high-stakes dispute over border security with President Donald Trump, who imposed 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada in emergency orders citing the national security risk of fentanyl flowing over US borders.

    Fentanyl Falls

    Quantity of fentanyl seized by US at southern border lowest in years

    Source: US Customs and Border Protection

    The US has temporarily delayed tariffs on goods compliant under its free trade deal with Mexico and Canada.

    At the northern border with Canada, just 1.14 pounds was seized, higher than January but lower than the average figure for the preceding 12 months.

    In February US Border Patrol agents reported making about 8,300 arrests along the southwest border, a roughly 71% drop from January. It is the lowest monthly arrest figure in decades.

    Arrests of foreigners seeking entry at legal border crossings dropped by about 90% to roughly 3,300, according to Customs and Border Protection data. The Trump administration closed off access to ports to asylum seekers and ended a smartphone app that allowed about 41,000 foreigners to make an appointment to come to the ports to ask for protection each month.


    Yep.
    The libbys kept claiming that Biden needed approval from congress to control the border.
    Really?
    Two months under Trump and the crossings have dropped ~95%.



    --
    pothead
    Filter Free For A While.

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to pothead on Mon Mar 17 21:11:31 2025
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    XPost: alt.politics.democrats, alt.politics.usa.republican

    On 2025-03-17 20:14, pothead wrote:
    On 2025-03-17, AlleyCat <katt@gmail.com> wrote:

    Fentanyl Seized at US-Mexico Border Falls 40%, Lowest Since 2021

    By Thomas Seal

    March 13,2025 at 12:07 AM UTC

    The amount of fentanyl seized at the US-Mexico border fell dramatically since
    January to its lowest level since December 2021, according to new US Customs >> and Border Protection data.

    Some 590 pounds of the deadly synthetic opioid were intercepted in February, >> down 40% on January's 990 pounds.

    To be sure, the drug is so potent that a potentially lethal dose is just 2 >> milligrams. But the sharp drop could strengthen President Claudia Sheinbaum's
    hand in the high-stakes dispute over border security with President Donald >> Trump, who imposed 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada in emergency >> orders citing the national security risk of fentanyl flowing over US borders.

    Fentanyl Falls

    Quantity of fentanyl seized by US at southern border lowest in years

    Source: US Customs and Border Protection

    The US has temporarily delayed tariffs on goods compliant under its free
    trade deal with Mexico and Canada.

    At the northern border with Canada, just 1.14 pounds was seized, higher than >> January but lower than the average figure for the preceding 12 months.

    In February US Border Patrol agents reported making about 8,300 arrests along
    the southwest border, a roughly 71% drop from January. It is the lowest
    monthly arrest figure in decades.

    Arrests of foreigners seeking entry at legal border crossings dropped by
    about 90% to roughly 3,300, according to Customs and Border Protection data. >> The Trump administration closed off access to ports to asylum seekers and
    ended a smartphone app that allowed about 41,000 foreigners to make an
    appointment to come to the ports to ask for protection each month.


    Yep.
    The libbys kept claiming that Biden needed approval from congress to control the border.
    Really?
    Two months under Trump and the crossings have dropped ~95%.




    Are those numbers as accurate as claiming $8 BILLION in "waste"...

    ...(without proving it was waste)...

    ...when it was actually only one THOUSANDTHS as much?

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to Skeeter on Mon Mar 17 22:45:40 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, can.politics, alt.politics.liberalism
    XPost: alt.politics.democrats, alt.politics.usa.republican

    On 2025-03-17 17:11, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vra988$v0kf$1@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-17 15:05, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vr9v43$qug3$2@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-17 06:43, AlleyCat wrote:

    Fentanyl Seized at US-Mexico Border Falls 40%, Lowest Since 2021

    So if they stop looking for it, seizures will fall to zero...

    ...right?

    Who said that? Oh YOU did.

    I knew you wouldn't be bright enough to understand it.

    13 libbys voted against the Fentynal bill today. Says a lot about them.

    What bill was that?

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  • From Skeeter@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 18 08:22:42 2025
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    XPost: alt.politics.democrats, alt.politics.usa.republican

    In article <vrb1a5$1r2hj$4@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-17 17:11, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vra988$v0kf$1@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-17 15:05, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vr9v43$qug3$2@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-17 06:43, AlleyCat wrote:

    Fentanyl Seized at US-Mexico Border Falls 40%, Lowest Since 2021

    So if they stop looking for it, seizures will fall to zero...

    ...right?

    Who said that? Oh YOU did.

    I knew you wouldn't be bright enough to understand it.

    13 libbys voted against the Fentynal bill today. Says a lot about them.

    What bill was that?

    Pay attention. They still lost the vote.

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  • From Skeeter@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 18 08:21:51 2025
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    XPost: alt.politics.democrats, alt.politics.usa.republican

    In article <vrarpj$1mkop$3@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-17 20:14, pothead wrote:
    On 2025-03-17, AlleyCat <katt@gmail.com> wrote:

    Fentanyl Seized at US-Mexico Border Falls 40%, Lowest Since 2021

    By Thomas Seal

    March 13,2025 at 12:07 AM UTC

    The amount of fentanyl seized at the US-Mexico border fell dramatically since
    January to its lowest level since December 2021, according to new US Customs
    and Border Protection data.

    Some 590 pounds of the deadly synthetic opioid were intercepted in February,
    down 40% on January's 990 pounds.

    To be sure, the drug is so potent that a potentially lethal dose is just 2 >> milligrams. But the sharp drop could strengthen President Claudia Sheinbaum's
    hand in the high-stakes dispute over border security with President Donald >> Trump, who imposed 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada in emergency
    orders citing the national security risk of fentanyl flowing over US borders.

    Fentanyl Falls

    Quantity of fentanyl seized by US at southern border lowest in years

    Source: US Customs and Border Protection

    The US has temporarily delayed tariffs on goods compliant under its free >> trade deal with Mexico and Canada.

    At the northern border with Canada, just 1.14 pounds was seized, higher than
    January but lower than the average figure for the preceding 12 months.

    In February US Border Patrol agents reported making about 8,300 arrests along
    the southwest border, a roughly 71% drop from January. It is the lowest
    monthly arrest figure in decades.

    Arrests of foreigners seeking entry at legal border crossings dropped by >> about 90% to roughly 3,300, according to Customs and Border Protection data.
    The Trump administration closed off access to ports to asylum seekers and >> ended a smartphone app that allowed about 41,000 foreigners to make an
    appointment to come to the ports to ask for protection each month.


    Yep.
    The libbys kept claiming that Biden needed approval from congress to control
    the border.
    Really?
    Two months under Trump and the crossings have dropped ~95%.




    Are those numbers as accurate as claiming $8 BILLION in "waste"...

    ...(without proving it was waste)...

    ...when it was actually only one THOUSANDTHS as much?

    So you have something to back this up? Didn't think so.

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to Skeeter on Tue Mar 18 10:28:33 2025
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    XPost: alt.politics.democrats, alt.politics.usa.republican

    On 2025-03-18 07:22, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vrb1a5$1r2hj$4@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-17 17:11, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vra988$v0kf$1@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-17 15:05, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vr9v43$qug3$2@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-17 06:43, AlleyCat wrote:

    Fentanyl Seized at US-Mexico Border Falls 40%, Lowest Since 2021

    So if they stop looking for it, seizures will fall to zero...

    ...right?

    Who said that? Oh YOU did.

    I knew you wouldn't be bright enough to understand it.

    13 libbys voted against the Fentynal bill today. Says a lot about them.

    What bill was that?

    Pay attention. They still lost the vote.

    So tell me what the bill was.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to Skeeter on Tue Mar 18 10:37:50 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, can.politics, alt.politics.liberalism
    XPost: alt.politics.democrats, alt.politics.usa.republican

    On 2025-03-18 07:21, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vrarpj$1mkop$3@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-17 20:14, pothead wrote:
    On 2025-03-17, AlleyCat <katt@gmail.com> wrote:

    Fentanyl Seized at US-Mexico Border Falls 40%, Lowest Since 2021

    By Thomas Seal

    March 13,2025 at 12:07 AM UTC

    The amount of fentanyl seized at the US-Mexico border fell dramatically since
    January to its lowest level since December 2021, according to new US Customs
    and Border Protection data.

    Some 590 pounds of the deadly synthetic opioid were intercepted in February,
    down 40% on January's 990 pounds.

    To be sure, the drug is so potent that a potentially lethal dose is just 2 >>>> milligrams. But the sharp drop could strengthen President Claudia Sheinbaum's
    hand in the high-stakes dispute over border security with President Donald >>>> Trump, who imposed 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada in emergency
    orders citing the national security risk of fentanyl flowing over US borders.

    Fentanyl Falls

    Quantity of fentanyl seized by US at southern border lowest in years

    Source: US Customs and Border Protection

    The US has temporarily delayed tariffs on goods compliant under its free >>>> trade deal with Mexico and Canada.

    At the northern border with Canada, just 1.14 pounds was seized, higher than
    January but lower than the average figure for the preceding 12 months. >>>>
    In February US Border Patrol agents reported making about 8,300 arrests along
    the southwest border, a roughly 71% drop from January. It is the lowest >>>> monthly arrest figure in decades.

    Arrests of foreigners seeking entry at legal border crossings dropped by >>>> about 90% to roughly 3,300, according to Customs and Border Protection data.
    The Trump administration closed off access to ports to asylum seekers and >>>> ended a smartphone app that allowed about 41,000 foreigners to make an >>>> appointment to come to the ports to ask for protection each month.


    Yep.
    The libbys kept claiming that Biden needed approval from congress to control
    the border.
    Really?
    Two months under Trump and the crossings have dropped ~95%.




    Are those numbers as accurate as claiming $8 BILLION in "waste"...

    ...(without proving it was waste)...

    ...when it was actually only one THOUSANDTHS as much?

    So you have something to back this up? Didn't think so.

    'Here Are The Biggest DOGE Hoaxes And Inaccuracies—As $8 Million
    Canceled ICE Contract Listed At $8 Billion'

    <https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/02/19/here-are-the-biggest-doge-hoaxes-and-inaccuracies-as-8-million-canceled-ice-contract-listed-at-8-billion/>

    Note that it is from that terrible left-wing rag: Forbes <smirk>

    But now that we're looking at it:

    'Did Doge Close Jimmy Carter’s Office In Atlanta?

    Not exactly. DOGE lists $128,233 in savings on “allowance to former presidents” after the agency said it closed a nearly 7,700-square-foot
    office in Atlanta. Data from the General Services Administration shows a property of the same size leased from President Jimmy Carter’s charity,
    the Carter Center, at $128,233. The GSA provides funds for each former president annually, though Carter’s allowance would have ended anyways
    on Dec. 30, 2024, the day after he died.'

    'However, while Social Security fraud certainly exists, there’s no
    evidence it takes place at anywhere near the scale Musk and Leavitt have claimed. The Inspector’s General office that oversees the agency found erroneous payments accounted for less than 1% of total payments between
    2015 and 2023. The office has found improper payments to dead people,
    though on a far smaller scale, and while tens of millions of people over
    the age of 100 who might be deceased remain in the SSA database, it’s
    not clear how many actually receive payments. '

    'Did The Government Pay Reuters For “social Deception?”

    No.'

    'Did Fema Spend $59 Million On Housing Migrants In Nyc Luxury Hotels?

    No.'

    'Did Samantha Power Earn $23 Million As Usaid Chief?

    No.'

    'Did Chelsea Clinton Get A Big Paycheck From Usaid?

    No.'

    'Did Usaid Pay Celebrities To Visit Ukraine—including Ben Stiller And Angelina Jolie?

    There is no evidence USAID paid celebrities to visit Ukraine.'

    'Did Usaid Fund Research That Caused Covid-19?

    No.'

    'Did Usaid Spend $6 Million On ‘tourism In Egypt?’

    No.'

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  • From Siri Cruise@21:1/5 to Alan on Tue Mar 18 12:13:07 2025
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    XPost: alt.politics.democrats, alt.politics.usa.republican

    Alan wrote:
    On 2025-03-18 07:21, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vrarpj$1mkop$3@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-17 20:14, pothead wrote:
    On 2025-03-17, AlleyCat <katt@gmail.com> wrote:

    Fentanyl Seized at US-Mexico Border Falls 40%, Lowest Since 2021

    By Thomas Seal

    March 13,2025 at 12:07 AM UTC

    The amount of fentanyl seized at the US-Mexico border fell
    dramatically since
    January to its lowest level since December 2021, according to
    new US Customs
    and Border Protection data.

    Some 590 pounds of the deadly synthetic opioid were
    intercepted in February,
    down 40% on January's 990 pounds.

    To be sure, the drug is so potent that a potentially lethal
    dose is just 2
    milligrams. But the sharp drop could strengthen President
    Claudia Sheinbaum's
    hand in the high-stakes dispute over border security with
    President Donald
    Trump, who imposed 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and
    Canada in emergency
    orders citing the national security risk of fentanyl flowing
    over US borders.

    Fentanyl Falls

    Quantity of fentanyl seized by US at southern border lowest
    in years

    Source: US Customs and Border Protection

    The US has temporarily delayed tariffs on goods compliant
    under its free
    trade deal with Mexico and Canada.

    At the northern border with Canada, just 1.14 pounds was
    seized, higher than
    January but lower than the average figure for the preceding
    12 months.

    In February US Border Patrol agents reported making about
    8,300 arrests along
    the southwest border, a roughly 71% drop from January. It is
    the lowest
    monthly arrest figure in decades.

    Arrests of foreigners seeking entry at legal border crossings
    dropped by
    about 90% to roughly 3,300, according to Customs and Border
    Protection data.
    The Trump administration closed off access to ports to asylum
    seekers and
    ended a smartphone app that allowed about 41,000 foreigners
    to make an
    appointment to come to the ports to ask for protection each
    month.


    Yep.
    The libbys kept claiming that Biden needed approval from
    congress to control
    the border.
    Really?
    Two months under Trump and the crossings have dropped ~95%.




    Are those numbers as accurate as claiming $8 BILLION in "waste"...

    ...(without proving it was waste)...

    ...when it was actually only one THOUSANDTHS as much?

    So you have something to back this up? Didn't think so.

    'Here Are The Biggest DOGE Hoaxes And Inaccuracies—As $8 Million
    Canceled ICE Contract Listed At $8 Billion'

    <https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/02/19/here-are-the-biggest-doge-hoaxes-and-inaccuracies-as-8-million-canceled-ice-contract-listed-at-8-billion/>


    Note that it is from that terrible left-wing rag: Forbes <smirk>

    But now that we're looking at it:

    'Did Doge Close Jimmy Carter’s Office In Atlanta?

    Not exactly. DOGE lists $128,233 in savings on “allowance to
    former presidents” after the agency said it closed a nearly 7,700-square-foot office in Atlanta. Data from the General
    Services Administration shows a property of the same size leased
    from President Jimmy Carter’s charity, the Carter Center, at
    $128,233. The GSA provides funds for each former president
    annually, though Carter’s allowance would have ended anyways on
    Dec. 30, 2024, the day after he died.'

    'However, while Social Security fraud certainly exists, there’s no
    evidence it takes place at anywhere near the scale Musk and
    Leavitt have claimed. The Inspector’s General office that oversees
    the agency found erroneous payments accounted for less than 1% of
    total payments between 2015 and 2023. The office has found
    improper payments to dead people, though on a far smaller scale,
    and while tens of millions of people over the age of 100 who might
    be deceased remain in the SSA database, it’s not clear how many
    actually receive payments. '

    'Did The Government Pay Reuters For “social Deception?”

    No.'

    'Did Fema Spend $59 Million On Housing Migrants In Nyc Luxury Hotels?

    No.'

    'Did Samantha Power Earn $23 Million As Usaid Chief?

    No.'

    'Did Chelsea Clinton Get A Big Paycheck From Usaid?

    No.'

    'Did Usaid Pay Celebrities To Visit Ukraine—including Ben Stiller
    And Angelina Jolie?

    There is no evidence USAID paid celebrities to visit Ukraine.'

    'Did Usaid Fund Research That Caused Covid-19?

    No.'

    'Did Usaid Spend $6 Million On ‘tourism In Egypt?’

    No.'



    <https://www.npr.org/2025/01/23/nx-s1-5272406/trump-suspends-asylum>

    Seeking asylum in the U.S. through the southern border has been
    suspended under an executive order President Trump signed this week.

    Critics say this move to suspend asylum indefinitely is
    unprecedented, and likely to be challenged in the courts.

    --
    Siri Seal of Disavowal #000-001. Disavowed. Denied. @
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  • From Skeeter@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 18 17:17:22 2025
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    XPost: alt.politics.democrats, alt.politics.usa.republican

    In article <vrcag1$2thkt$5@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-18 07:22, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vrb1a5$1r2hj$4@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-17 17:11, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vra988$v0kf$1@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-17 15:05, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vr9v43$qug3$2@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says... >>>>>>
    On 2025-03-17 06:43, AlleyCat wrote:

    Fentanyl Seized at US-Mexico Border Falls 40%, Lowest Since 2021 >>>>>>
    So if they stop looking for it, seizures will fall to zero...

    ...right?

    Who said that? Oh YOU did.

    I knew you wouldn't be bright enough to understand it.

    13 libbys voted against the Fentynal bill today. Says a lot about them. >>
    What bill was that?

    Pay attention. They still lost the vote.

    So tell me what the bill was.

    The bill to change the laws on Fentynil. You know and are playing
    stupid. I think it was called the HALT bill. Go look idiot.

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  • From Skeeter@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 18 17:19:14 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, can.politics, alt.politics.liberalism
    XPost: alt.politics.democrats, alt.politics.usa.republican

    In article <vrcb1e$2ti48$3@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-18 07:21, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vrarpj$1mkop$3@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-17 20:14, pothead wrote:
    On 2025-03-17, AlleyCat <katt@gmail.com> wrote:

    Fentanyl Seized at US-Mexico Border Falls 40%, Lowest Since 2021

    By Thomas Seal

    March 13,2025 at 12:07 AM UTC

    The amount of fentanyl seized at the US-Mexico border fell dramatically since
    January to its lowest level since December 2021, according to new US Customs
    and Border Protection data.

    Some 590 pounds of the deadly synthetic opioid were intercepted in February,
    down 40% on January's 990 pounds.

    To be sure, the drug is so potent that a potentially lethal dose is just 2
    milligrams. But the sharp drop could strengthen President Claudia Sheinbaum's
    hand in the high-stakes dispute over border security with President Donald
    Trump, who imposed 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada in emergency
    orders citing the national security risk of fentanyl flowing over US borders.

    Fentanyl Falls

    Quantity of fentanyl seized by US at southern border lowest in years >>>>
    Source: US Customs and Border Protection

    The US has temporarily delayed tariffs on goods compliant under its free >>>> trade deal with Mexico and Canada.

    At the northern border with Canada, just 1.14 pounds was seized, higher than
    January but lower than the average figure for the preceding 12 months. >>>>
    In February US Border Patrol agents reported making about 8,300 arrests along
    the southwest border, a roughly 71% drop from January. It is the lowest >>>> monthly arrest figure in decades.

    Arrests of foreigners seeking entry at legal border crossings dropped by >>>> about 90% to roughly 3,300, according to Customs and Border Protection data.
    The Trump administration closed off access to ports to asylum seekers and
    ended a smartphone app that allowed about 41,000 foreigners to make an >>>> appointment to come to the ports to ask for protection each month.


    Yep.
    The libbys kept claiming that Biden needed approval from congress to control
    the border.
    Really?
    Two months under Trump and the crossings have dropped ~95%.




    Are those numbers as accurate as claiming $8 BILLION in "waste"...

    ...(without proving it was waste)...

    ...when it was actually only one THOUSANDTHS as much?

    So you have something to back this up? Didn't think so.

    'Here Are The Biggest DOGE Hoaxes And Inaccuracies?As $8 Million
    Canceled ICE Contract Listed At $8 Billion'

    <https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/02/19/here-are-the-biggest-doge-hoaxes-and-inaccuracies-as-8-million-canceled-ice-contract-listed-at-8-billion/>

    Note that it is from that terrible left-wing rag: Forbes <smirk>

    But now that we're looking at it:

    'Did Doge Close Jimmy Carter?s Office In Atlanta?

    Not exactly. DOGE lists $128,233 in savings on ?allowance to former presidents? after the agency said it closed a nearly 7,700-square-foot
    office in Atlanta. Data from the General Services Administration shows a property of the same size leased from President Jimmy Carter?s charity,
    the Carter Center, at $128,233. The GSA provides funds for each former president annually, though Carter?s allowance would have ended anyways
    on Dec. 30, 2024, the day after he died.'

    'However, while Social Security fraud certainly exists, there?s no
    evidence it takes place at anywhere near the scale Musk and Leavitt have claimed. The Inspector?s General office that oversees the agency found erroneous payments accounted for less than 1% of total payments between
    2015 and 2023. The office has found improper payments to dead people,
    though on a far smaller scale, and while tens of millions of people over
    the age of 100 who might be deceased remain in the SSA database, it?s
    not clear how many actually receive payments. '

    'Did The Government Pay Reuters For ?social Deception??

    No.'

    'Did Fema Spend $59 Million On Housing Migrants In Nyc Luxury Hotels?

    No.'

    'Did Samantha Power Earn $23 Million As Usaid Chief?

    No.'

    'Did Chelsea Clinton Get A Big Paycheck From Usaid?

    No.'

    'Did Usaid Pay Celebrities To Visit Ukraine?including Ben Stiller And Angelina Jolie?

    There is no evidence USAID paid celebrities to visit Ukraine.'

    'Did Usaid Fund Research That Caused Covid-19?

    No.'

    'Did Usaid Spend $6 Million On ?tourism In Egypt??

    No.'

    I stopped at the Forbes part.

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  • From Skeeter@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 18 17:20:14 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, can.politics, alt.politics.liberalism
    XPost: alt.politics.democrats, alt.politics.usa.republican

    In article <vrcgk7$34vhm$1@dont-email.me>, chine.bleu@www.yahoo.com
    says...

    Alan wrote:
    On 2025-03-18 07:21, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vrarpj$1mkop$3@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-17 20:14, pothead wrote:
    On 2025-03-17, AlleyCat <katt@gmail.com> wrote:

    Fentanyl Seized at US-Mexico Border Falls 40%, Lowest Since 2021

    By Thomas Seal

    March 13,2025 at 12:07 AM UTC

    The amount of fentanyl seized at the US-Mexico border fell
    dramatically since
    January to its lowest level since December 2021, according to
    new US Customs
    and Border Protection data.

    Some 590 pounds of the deadly synthetic opioid were
    intercepted in February,
    down 40% on January's 990 pounds.

    To be sure, the drug is so potent that a potentially lethal
    dose is just 2
    milligrams. But the sharp drop could strengthen President
    Claudia Sheinbaum's
    hand in the high-stakes dispute over border security with
    President Donald
    Trump, who imposed 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and
    Canada in emergency
    orders citing the national security risk of fentanyl flowing
    over US borders.

    Fentanyl Falls

    Quantity of fentanyl seized by US at southern border lowest
    in years

    Source: US Customs and Border Protection

    The US has temporarily delayed tariffs on goods compliant
    under its free
    trade deal with Mexico and Canada.

    At the northern border with Canada, just 1.14 pounds was
    seized, higher than
    January but lower than the average figure for the preceding
    12 months.

    In February US Border Patrol agents reported making about
    8,300 arrests along
    the southwest border, a roughly 71% drop from January. It is
    the lowest
    monthly arrest figure in decades.

    Arrests of foreigners seeking entry at legal border crossings
    dropped by
    about 90% to roughly 3,300, according to Customs and Border
    Protection data.
    The Trump administration closed off access to ports to asylum
    seekers and
    ended a smartphone app that allowed about 41,000 foreigners
    to make an
    appointment to come to the ports to ask for protection each
    month.


    Yep.
    The libbys kept claiming that Biden needed approval from
    congress to control
    the border.
    Really?
    Two months under Trump and the crossings have dropped ~95%.




    Are those numbers as accurate as claiming $8 BILLION in "waste"...

    ...(without proving it was waste)...

    ...when it was actually only one THOUSANDTHS as much?

    So you have something to back this up? Didn't think so.

    'Here Are The Biggest DOGE Hoaxes And Inaccuracies?As $8 Million
    Canceled ICE Contract Listed At $8 Billion'

    <https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/02/19/here-are-the-biggest-doge-hoaxes-and-inaccuracies-as-8-million-canceled-ice-contract-listed-at-8-billion/>


    Note that it is from that terrible left-wing rag: Forbes <smirk>

    But now that we're looking at it:

    'Did Doge Close Jimmy Carter?s Office In Atlanta?

    Not exactly. DOGE lists $128,233 in savings on ?allowance to
    former presidents? after the agency said it closed a nearly 7,700-square-foot office in Atlanta. Data from the General
    Services Administration shows a property of the same size leased
    from President Jimmy Carter?s charity, the Carter Center, at
    $128,233. The GSA provides funds for each former president
    annually, though Carter?s allowance would have ended anyways on
    Dec. 30, 2024, the day after he died.'

    'However, while Social Security fraud certainly exists, there?s no
    evidence it takes place at anywhere near the scale Musk and
    Leavitt have claimed. The Inspector?s General office that oversees
    the agency found erroneous payments accounted for less than 1% of
    total payments between 2015 and 2023. The office has found
    improper payments to dead people, though on a far smaller scale,
    and while tens of millions of people over the age of 100 who might
    be deceased remain in the SSA database, it?s not clear how many
    actually receive payments. '

    'Did The Government Pay Reuters For ?social Deception??

    No.'

    'Did Fema Spend $59 Million On Housing Migrants In Nyc Luxury Hotels?

    No.'

    'Did Samantha Power Earn $23 Million As Usaid Chief?

    No.'

    'Did Chelsea Clinton Get A Big Paycheck From Usaid?

    No.'

    'Did Usaid Pay Celebrities To Visit Ukraine?including Ben Stiller
    And Angelina Jolie?

    There is no evidence USAID paid celebrities to visit Ukraine.'

    'Did Usaid Fund Research That Caused Covid-19?

    No.'

    'Did Usaid Spend $6 Million On ?tourism In Egypt??

    No.'



    <https://www.npr.org/2025/01/23/nx-s1-5272406/trump-suspends-asylum>

    Seeking asylum in the U.S. through the southern border has been
    suspended under an executive order President Trump signed this week.

    Critics say this move to suspend asylum indefinitely is
    unprecedented, and likely to be challenged in the courts.

    Oh well. Deal with it.

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  • From -hh@21:1/5 to Alan on Tue Mar 18 19:37:47 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, can.politics, alt.politics.liberalism
    XPost: alt.politics.democrats, alt.politics.usa.republican

    On 3/18/25 13:37, Alan wrote:
    On 2025-03-18 07:21, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vrarpj$1mkop$3@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-17 20:14, pothead wrote:
    On 2025-03-17, AlleyCat <katt@gmail.com> wrote:

    Fentanyl Seized at US-Mexico Border Falls 40%, Lowest Since 2021

    By Thomas Seal

    March 13,2025 at 12:07 AM UTC

    The amount of fentanyl seized at the US-Mexico border fell
    dramatically since
    January to its lowest level since December 2021, according to new
    US Customs
    and Border Protection data.

    Some 590 pounds of the deadly synthetic opioid were intercepted in
    February,
    down 40% on January's 990 pounds.

    To be sure, the drug is so potent that a potentially lethal dose is
    just 2
    milligrams. But the sharp drop could strengthen President Claudia
    Sheinbaum's
    hand in the high-stakes dispute over border security with President
    Donald
    Trump, who imposed 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada in
    emergency
    orders citing the national security risk of fentanyl flowing over
    US borders.

    Fentanyl Falls

    Quantity of fentanyl seized by US at southern border lowest in years >>>>>
    Source: US Customs and Border Protection

    The US has temporarily delayed tariffs on goods compliant under its
    free
    trade deal with Mexico and Canada.

    At the northern border with Canada, just 1.14 pounds was seized,
    higher than
    January but lower than the average figure for the preceding 12 months. >>>>>
    In February US Border Patrol agents reported making about 8,300
    arrests along
    the southwest border, a roughly 71% drop from January. It is the
    lowest
    monthly arrest figure in decades.

    Arrests of foreigners seeking entry at legal border crossings
    dropped by
    about 90% to roughly 3,300, according to Customs and Border
    Protection data.
    The Trump administration closed off access to ports to asylum
    seekers and
    ended a smartphone app that allowed about 41,000 foreigners to make an >>>>> appointment to come to the ports to ask for protection each month.


    Yep.
    The libbys kept claiming that Biden needed approval from congress to
    control
    the border.
    Really?
    Two months under Trump and the crossings have dropped ~95%.




    Are those numbers as accurate as claiming $8 BILLION in "waste"...

    ...(without proving it was waste)...

    ...when it was actually only one THOUSANDTHS as much?

    So you have something to back this up? Didn't think so.

    'Here Are The Biggest DOGE Hoaxes And Inaccuracies—As $8 Million
    Canceled ICE Contract Listed At $8 Billion'

    <https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/02/19/here-are-the- biggest-doge-hoaxes-and-inaccuracies-as-8-million-canceled-ice-contract- listed-at-8-billion/>

    Note that it is from that terrible left-wing rag: Forbes <smirk>

    But now that we're looking at it:

    'Did Doge Close Jimmy Carter’s Office In Atlanta?

    Not exactly. DOGE lists $128,233 in savings on “allowance to former presidents” after the agency said it closed a nearly 7,700-square-foot office in Atlanta. Data from the General Services Administration shows a property of the same size leased from President Jimmy Carter’s charity,
    the Carter Center, at $128,233. The GSA provides funds for each former president annually, though Carter’s allowance would have ended anyways
    on Dec. 30, 2024, the day after he died.'

    'However, while Social Security fraud certainly exists, there’s no
    evidence it takes place at anywhere near the scale Musk and Leavitt have claimed. The Inspector’s General office that oversees the agency found erroneous payments accounted for less than 1% of total payments between
    2015 and 2023. The office has found improper payments to dead people,
    though on a far smaller scale, and while tens of millions of people over
    the age of 100 who might be deceased remain in the SSA database, it’s
    not clear how many actually receive payments. '

    'Did The Government Pay Reuters For “social Deception?”

    No.'

    'Did Fema Spend $59 Million On Housing Migrants In Nyc Luxury Hotels?

    No.'

    'Did Samantha Power Earn $23 Million As Usaid Chief?

    No.'

    'Did Chelsea Clinton Get A Big Paycheck From Usaid?

    No.'

    'Did Usaid Pay Celebrities To Visit Ukraine—including Ben Stiller And Angelina Jolie?

    There is no evidence USAID paid celebrities to visit Ukraine.'

    'Did Usaid Fund Research That Caused Covid-19?

    No.'

    'Did Usaid Spend $6 Million On ‘tourism In Egypt?’

    No.'



    Similarly:

    "DOGE Secretly Changes Its Website After Being Caught in Huge Lies"

    "DOGE deleted the top five highest savings claims on its “wall of
    receipts” leaderboard after various news outlets pointed out multiple
    errors in its calculations, The New York Times’ David Fahrenthold
    reported Tuesday.

    The savings, deleted with no explanation from DOGE or the White House,
    include: a $232 million cut to the Social Security Administration that
    actually amounted to only $560,000; an $8 billion cut at Immigration and Customs Enforcement that was actually only $8 million; and three $655
    million cuts at the U.S. Agency for International Development that ended
    up being a measly $18 million. These mistakes all seem to be completely avoidable human errors."


    <https://www.yahoo.com/news/doge-secretly-changes-website-being-203001406.html>

    And of course the hypocritical kicker is:

    “This is a preliminary leaderboard, and there will likely be some
    initial mistakes in the relative rankings.”

    ...because a real auditor is expected to not ever make mistakes.


    -hh

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to Skeeter on Tue Mar 18 18:14:32 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, can.politics, alt.politics.liberalism
    XPost: alt.politics.democrats, alt.politics.usa.republican

    On 2025-03-18 16:17, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vrcag1$2thkt$5@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-18 07:22, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vrb1a5$1r2hj$4@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-17 17:11, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vra988$v0kf$1@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-17 15:05, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vr9v43$qug3$2@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says... >>>>>>>>
    On 2025-03-17 06:43, AlleyCat wrote:

    Fentanyl Seized at US-Mexico Border Falls 40%, Lowest Since 2021 >>>>>>>>
    So if they stop looking for it, seizures will fall to zero...

    ...right?

    Who said that? Oh YOU did.

    I knew you wouldn't be bright enough to understand it.

    13 libbys voted against the Fentynal bill today. Says a lot about them. >>>>
    What bill was that?

    Pay attention. They still lost the vote.

    So tell me what the bill was.

    The bill to change the laws on Fentynil. You know and are playing
    stupid. I think it was called the HALT bill. Go look idiot.

    To achieve what goal?

    Fentanyl is already illegal.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Skeeter@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 18 19:45:15 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, can.politics, alt.politics.liberalism
    XPost: alt.politics.democrats, alt.politics.usa.republican

    In article <vrd5po$3mgas$5@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-18 16:17, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vrcag1$2thkt$5@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-18 07:22, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vrb1a5$1r2hj$4@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says...

    On 2025-03-17 17:11, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vra988$v0kf$1@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says... >>>>>>
    On 2025-03-17 15:05, Skeeter wrote:
    In article <vr9v43$qug3$2@dont-email.me>, nuh-uh@nope.com says... >>>>>>>>
    On 2025-03-17 06:43, AlleyCat wrote:

    Fentanyl Seized at US-Mexico Border Falls 40%, Lowest Since 2021 >>>>>>>>
    So if they stop looking for it, seizures will fall to zero... >>>>>>>>
    ...right?

    Who said that? Oh YOU did.

    I knew you wouldn't be bright enough to understand it.

    13 libbys voted against the Fentynal bill today. Says a lot about them. >>>>
    What bill was that?

    Pay attention. They still lost the vote.

    So tell me what the bill was.

    The bill to change the laws on Fentynil. You know and are playing
    stupid. I think it was called the HALT bill. Go look idiot.

    To achieve what goal?

    Fentanyl is already illegal.

    Now possessing it and selling it carries a much stiffer sentence. You
    really aren't this stupid are you?

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