Just a thought.

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Saturday, October 11, 2025

Problem...,

A federal grand jury in Virginia has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution.

U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Lindsey Halligan said James faces up to 30 years in prison per count, up to a $1 million fine on each count and forfeiture if she's convicted.

"No one is above the law. The charges as alleged in this case represent intentional, criminal acts and tremendous breaches of the public’s trust," Halligan said. "The facts and the law in this case are clear, and we will continue following them to ensure that justice is served."

Earlier::

"I will never be afraid to challenge this illegitimate president," James said during a campaign video.
She vowed to shine "a bright light into every dark corner of his real estate dealings".
She called Trump "ill-equipped to serve in the highest office of this land".
She characterized his business activities as a "pattern and practice of money laundering".

SNAP..

While millions have access to food assistance programs like SNAP, the number of people on "food stamps" (SNAP) is closer to 42 million in recent years, not exactly 50 million.

The figure of over 50 million includes people who rely on charitable food assistance in addition to SNAP benefits. The number of SNAP participants fluctuates, but it remained high in recent years, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

More than 50 million people turned to food banks and pantries for assistance in 2023, according to Feeding America.
This figure includes people who get SNAP, but also those who don't qualify for SNAP due to income, are navigating high food prices, or face budget constraints.

Friday, October 10, 2025

Hun Manet..

The 508-mile (817-kilometer) border between Thailand and Cambodia has been prone to flareups of violence for decades.

Cambodia has previously sought a ruling from the UN’s International Court of Justice over disputed areas, but Thailand said it does not recognize the court’s jurisdiction and claims that some areas along the border were never fully demarcated.

The most recent round of violence erupted in July when at least 38 people, mostly civilians, were killed and hundreds of thousands were forced to flee their homes.

Trump held separate phone calls with the leaders of the two countries, threatening to stop trade negotiations if they didn’t agree to a ceasefire.

The two sides met in Malaysia within days and agreed to a ceasefire. However, the conflict over the contested border remains unresolved – even though Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet said that he nominated the US president for the Nobel Peace Prize. Just a thought.

Hate..

Four Decades..

Trump has repeated this claim since earlier this summer, and the White House provided a list of the seven claimed bilateral agreements last month.

While he certainly contributed to brokering a couple of agreements between long-standing foes, his role in securing ceasefires in some of the other conflicts he has boasted about ending has been disputed by some of the countries involved.

Trump certainly deserves credit for hosting the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan at the White House in August, where they finalized a peace agreement.

The two former Soviet republics had been locked in a conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh for almost four decades. Just a thought.

Less Compelling..

The Washington Post editorial board criticized former Vice President Kamala Harris' new book and her return to the spotlight on Sunday, arguing that it was good it happened this week because the Democratic Party did not have "time to waste" on their former presidential candidate in 2028.

The editorial board recounted Harris' several interviews last week, which included conversations with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow and ABC's "The View."

The board wrote she "managed to put on a book tour even less compelling than her presidential campaign."

Comment:

With that in mind, where is the leadership for the coming elections.