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IN POLITICAL NEWS

1) The Trump administration has now deported or encouraged people to self deport to the tune of 2.5 MILLION. This would work out to 10 million in Trump's term. By many accounts, that would be half of all illegals here. I know it's looking ahead, but a President J.D. Vance could oversee the final removal of all illegal criminals by the end of his second term. Meanwhile ICE was really busy in N'yawlins as they arrested oer 2,800 and deported over 11,800 . . . in a MONTH!. Kristi Noem's DHS acquired a new fleet of Boeing jets to facilitate faster removal!

2) The weak, cowardly, Pence-influenced IN senate will not redistrict, costing the GOP 1-2 seats. This knocks 2026 back into the razor edge zone of "safe" GOP seats, which I now have as 217. Now, as for some comments by these IN chodetokers: I am a Christian. I am a conservative. And right now, many of these people are metaphorically tossing babies into Moloch ovens because of "muh principles." Oh, and it couldn't be bribes from the holy offering plate, could it? As Seth Keshel points out, someone b gettin' rich from Big Pharma, and does not want a Trump/Bobby HHS taking away their, er, "tithe checks." There is good news: MD has ruled out redistricting.

3) The Comptroller of the Currency's Office has conclusive proof (or, if you are Clinton's adviser, Lanny Davis, "pwoof") that nine big banks engaged in de-banking. I personally know someone who was screwed by this and deserves a nice settlement.

4) I keep chattering about his, but it really is next gen warfare: President Trump has signed an order overriding all state AI regs and putting AI regulation in the hands of the feds. As long as Rs hold the executive, this will be vunderbar. You cannot allow NY or Kollyfornia to have final control over AI. Ever.

5) We'll see: HHS is threatening MN with loss of fed money due to its stratospheric welfare fraud.

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