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James Schmeling@jschmeling.bsky.social |
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Speaking only for myself. President and CEO, NDU Foundation. #USAF #Veteran, #IowaState and #IowaLaw alum. #Defense #NatSec #Philanthropy #AmateurPhotography #Veterans #Education #Service Co-founded IVMF at Syracuse, helped rebuild SVA.
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James Schmeling
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Here's what bothers me about Biden critics. I believe they are simply promoting themselves in this rather than having a legitimate approach to ensuring Trump does not win. "Biden must step aside" is not a strategy to win. It's just not.
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James Schmeling
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And it's because of Western values that people have moved out of poverty. No one gave a damn until the West did. And, we moved the needle by a lot, until greed set in, and people want to reverse globalism, opportunity, and freedom. We can and must do more to preserve this trajectory.
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James Schmeling
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We can afford to do anything we want to improve lives. "In 1981 OVER 40% of the world’s population lived in extreme poverty...Forty years later, only 8% of the world’s population is still in extreme poverty; more than half, on some measures, count as middle class."
www.economist.com/interactive/...
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James Schmeling
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Today's flower shot:
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Gwen McNamara
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Rapist and convicted felon Trump brushed off his incessant lying debate performance in a high-stakes interview after he defiantly declared on the stump that he'll stay in the 2024 race. Follow live updates.
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Steve T PhD
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Why didn't Trump drop out in 2016? Days before the election he had only a 15% chance of winning.
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James Schmeling
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Well, Omaha. I always knew that place was a ... well, you know.
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Steve T PhD
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Stephanopolous' line of questioning is completely ludicrous here now. "You're a bit behind. Shouldn't you drop out?" is an absolutely wild thing to say, given the alternatives and the standards that they apply to the opponent. How about "You're a felon. Shouldn't you drop out?"
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James Schmeling
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Ah, good. More fireworks. Illegal in Montgomery County, MD.
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James Schmeling
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I'm sorry for your loss.
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James Schmeling
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I'm an American patriot, I believe in America, in freedom and tolerance, and having people live their best lives right up until it infringes the rights of others. These people will not infringe my rights or hurt my family or friends, and I'm not sitting by.
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James Schmeling
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They want to get together, live their little cultish loser lives, control their families, do business with each other? Great, do it. But leave the rest of us alone. We're not interested in your crap, whether it's in Dallas or Coeur d'Alene. I vote. I support my candidates and organizations.
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James Schmeling
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I cancelled my subscription to the NY Times yesterday. But this article popped up and I can't tell whether to be glad the exposed them or worried that perhaps they are promoting them as a brain trust? But, no thanks. I'm not going to live in their America, but mine.
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/04/u...
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James Schmeling
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Seems to me like time to use the unlimited investigatory powers of the executive branch.
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Scott Dworkin
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“I’m running against the biggest liar and the biggest threat to our democracy in American history.” Joe Biden
www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/biden-nail...
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James Schmeling
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Visiting my mom next week in Eugene, Oregon. How on earth is Eugene, Oregon, over 100 degrees???
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James Schmeling
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China-made military drones similar to the MQ-9 Reaper were disguised as wind turbines in shipments to Libya: Italian officials
www.yahoo.com/news/china-m...
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James Schmeling
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ParkMobile needs a way to change the vehicle you selected even after you pay. I paid twice today. Killer feature for users.
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@SIfill
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A second insurrection. Stop comparing these people to the founders. They are the Confederacy.
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James Schmeling
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Any implications from the UK elections for the US? In particular as different from France? Maybe news media can talk about the parallels of people being tired of crappy government and turn out some of the people jamming up the House and help out in the Senate?
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emptywheel
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It's fairly insane that MOST political journalists exhibit no understanding that being President and running for President are not the same thing, and often a President who is effective at making policy may not titillate their beltway gossip machine, which reflects on THEIR competence, not his.
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Seth Cotlar
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History will recall that the New York Times, that bastion of "the liberal media," on July 4, 2024 chose to give prime space on their op-ed page to a theocratic absolutist who argued that people shouldn't vote, even though he himself has voted in the last 2 elections (but nowhere is that mentioned).
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James Schmeling
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So you told them to get in the sea?
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James Schmeling
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It's been 30 years since Carville was relevant. Why are any news sources paying any attention to him?
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James Schmeling
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Agree on that!
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James Schmeling
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I mean maybe? But are there enough of those who shoot off fireworks AND are insured to make it profitable?
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James Schmeling
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There are at least three, and maybe four, of our neighbors setting off fireworks we can see and hear. They are not legal here. A senior police official lives in our neighborhood and nothing.
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James Schmeling
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Have you been watching the BBQ championships from like 2013 on whatever streaming service they are on? I mean it's a lot to take in and live that lifestyle, but there are a lot of people doing it! Good luck!
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James Schmeling
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This, plus being willing to work to improve on its faults.
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James Schmeling
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Turns out all our boy Cairn needs during fireworks is a couple of gabapentin, sitting on my wife's lap, being petted and praised for being a very good boy every time a firework explodes. Poor boy.
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James Schmeling
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And as a result had no empathy for others. Anti-union and pro right-to-work because he didn't want to give any wages to the union. Anti- any government assistance because he earned just enough not to qualify. He was a good person but his worldview was just narrow. Broke my heart.
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James Schmeling
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That was definitely my dad. He was a construction worker and foreman, then eventually a structural steel manufacturing working - welder, planner - and his claim to fame was the structure for the Oregon Ducks scoreboard. He built equipment for sawmills in Oregon. Always felt like he got short end.
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James Schmeling
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I don't think any of them should care, but there are a lot who might not go vote for him that might go vote against others just because. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think so.
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James Schmeling
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They supported my daughter when she married her wife, and they didn't reject my son as he came out as a transgender woman, and so I still have hope, but I genuinely don't get their support for Trump.
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James Schmeling
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My dad dies about two years ago, and his influence over my mom probably has waned, but my brother and my sister still are Trump supporters. I cut off extended family who expressed discrimination, but my immediate family didn't, and I don't know if I could cut them off anyway. Likely not.
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James Schmeling
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I was stunned in 2016 about how adverse they were to women candidates (disguised as not her, her email, etc., but that wasn't it). They actively opposed her. The same would likely happen with Whitmer. And they would object to anything California. Sad, and a challenge for me, but reality. Fox won.
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James Schmeling
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No. President Biden is the nominee. Whitmer is a good governor, and could be a good candidate for national office, but not Pres. Newsom would also lose to Trump - too many easy critiques of him and California that will turnout more Trumpers. My family (Trump supporters) will never vote for a woman.