Karla Archer

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Oddly enough, he told a story about gelatin. They were having a hard time getting gelatin in Mexico and it's like, well why can't we get gelatin? Well, they're not slaughtering as many hogs. Well, they're not slaughtering as many hogs because they don't need as many hides from the hogs that they use to make cars and they don't need as many hides because they're not making as many cars. Why aren't they making as many cars? Because they can't get the chips from Taiwan.... And then he finished that with saying one of the biggest users in the world of gelatin is the company that makes gummy bears. So it, you know, it turns out that you can't buy gummy bears because you can't buy chips from Taiwan."
Now, Mr. Kennedy and the administration reached out seeking to reassure me regarding their commitment to protecting the public health benefit of vaccination. To this end, Mr. Kennedy and the administration committed that he and I will have an unprecedently close collaborative working relationship if he is confirmed. We will meet or speak multiple times a month. This collaboration will allow us to work well together and therefore to be more effective. Mr. Kennedy has asked for my input into hiring decisions at HHS, beyond Senate-confirmed positions. This aspect of our
Screenshot of text: 12.11 Election bribery. (1) In this section, "anything of value" includes any amount of money, or any object which has utility independent of any political message it contains and the value of which exceeds $1. The prohibitions of this section apply to the distribution of material printed at public expense and available for free distribution if such materials are accompanied by a political message. (1m) Any person who does any of the following violates this chapter: (a) Offers, gives, lends or promises to give or lend, or endeavors to procure, anything of value, or any office or employment or any privilege or immunity to, or for, any elector, or to or for any other person, in order to induce any elector to: 1. Go to or refrain from going to the polls. 2. Vote or refrain from voting. 3. Vote or refrain from voting for or against a particular person. 4. Vote or refrain from voting for or against a particular referendum; or on account of any elector having done any of the above. (b) Receives, agrees or contracts to receive or accept any money, gift, loan, valuable consideration, office or employment personally or for any other person, in consideration that the person or any elector will, so act or has so acted. (c) Advances, pays or causes to be paid any money to or for the use of any person with the intent that such money or any part thereof will be used to bribe electors at any election. (2) This section applies to any convention or meetina held for the purpose of nominating any cand t • docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
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When Robert Michels wrote that "democracy leads to oligarchy, and necessarily contains an oligarchical nucleus,"? he was historically cor-rect, though with this important qualification: the oligarchic clique he feared could be, and often was, a majority of free men, sometimes even a moral majority.' It is no accident that the first and greatest mass democracies of the ancient and modern worlds-Athens and the United States-share this evil in common: they were both conceived in, and fashioned by, the degradation of slaves and their descendants and the exclusion of women. The chronic, identical evils of Athenian xenophobia and misogyny, and antebellum American racism, nativism, and sexism, served a common purpose and nourished a common good: the profound commitment of both cultures to the inspired principle of participative politics. We, the citizens, the people, the free-those whom we "hold dear," those whom we marry, kith, kin, "not in bondage, noble, glad, illustrious," "beloved'"—we the politically free body of men, always, it would seem, tragically require the them who do not belong: the ignoble, the nonkith, the nonkin, the people we do not marry, the alien within-the serf, the Jew, the Slav, the slave, the Negro, the people who cannot vote-who demarcate what we are, the domestic enemy who defines whom we love.
Screenshot of the following text: Sargent: Right. It certainly doesn't seem like it. By the way, I want to bring up one point though. We don't even know how the administration has deemed someone a member of Tren de Aragua, do we? Dye: Well, that's exactly right. Trump has arrogated to himself the ability to define reality, so he says, These guys are Tren de Aragua. They're so dangerous. Pam Bondi goes on television and says, We deported terrorists. But there's no evidence that that's the case. In fact, there's a lot of evidence that it is not the case. Sargent: In fact, one big development that just happened in this case has been that the attorney for one of the Venezuelan men that was deported just revealed in court findings some new details about this guy. His name is Jerce Reyes Barrios, and he came here legally through the CBP One app and applied for asylum. He's accused of being a gang member based on him supposedly having a gang-affiliated tattoo and him supposedly making gang signs with his hands. Of course, that didn't turn out to be exactly right. The lawyer filed an affidavit setting the record straight. Turns out, it was a soccer tattoo. Can you give us this rundown?
The demands include banning masks, empowering campus police and putting the school's department of Middle East, South Asian and African Studies under "academic receivership," which means it would no longer be controlled by the faculty. Columbia's acquiescence would represent a significant moment in the growing battle between Trump and elite universities. Trump campaigned on reining in what he sees as leftist ideologues on college campuses, and has moved aggressively to investigate allegations of campus antisemitism, with Columbia as his main focus. Some faculty, however, view the moves as federal overreach that violate cherished notions of academic freedom.
When a school puts a department into receivership—an unusual move-it typically appoints a chair from another department. Normally, a school only does this when departments are so dysfunctional the university has lost faith they can course correct on their own. The idea that Trump would force such a move — and not the university leadership—is unpalatable to many faculty. The school is negotiating with the administration to call the receivership something more agreeable and present it as a win-win, according to people familiar with the school's thinking.
Reuters @reuters.com • 1h Turkey detained 37 suspects for allegedly making 'provocative posts inciting crime and hatred' over the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the Interior Minister said Turkey detains 37 people over social media posts on detained Istanbul mayor Turkey detained 37 suspects for allegedly making "provocative posts.
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Screenshot of post from Bill McKay @mckay4senate.bsky.social The New York Times is the first to put out comprehensive estimates on the cost of a year without U.S.A.I.D. and they're higher than I thought: - 1.65 million deaths from AIDS - 500,000 from lack of vaccines - 550,000 from lack of food aid - 290,000 from malaria - 310,000 from TB
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4. Taxpayer-funded education should refocus on meaningful learning: proficiency in math, reading, and core subjects, and patriotism in American history and civics.
Screenshot of the following text: Donald J. Trump @realDonald Trump A U.S. Crypto Reserve will elevate this critical industry after years of corrupt attacks by the Biden Administration, which is why my Executive Order on Digital Assets directed the Presidential Working Group to move forward on a Crypto Strategic Reserve that includes XRP, SOL, and ADA. I will make sure the U.S. is the Crypto Capital of the World. We are MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! 309 ReTruths 1.07k Likes Mar 02, 2025, 9:24 AM
Screenshot of the following text: We may never know why Trump is so perversely loyal to Putin. We don't know exactly why Musk went all in for Trump and Russia or what his deep conflicts of interest in the U.S. and China portend. But the urgency of their actions I do understand, and it's a dire warning. These are not the acts of people who expect to lose power any time soon, or ever. They are racing to the point where they will not be able to afford to lose control of the mechanisms they are ripping up and remaking in their image. What such people will do when they believe that mounting a coup is the lesser risk to their fortunes and power cannot be predicted.
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Screenshot of the following: Haltbakk Bunkers ... We have today been witnesses to the biggest shitshow ever presented "live on tv" by the current American president and his vice president. Huge credit to the president of Ukraine restraining himself and for keeping calm even though USA aa put on a backstabbing tv show. It made us sick. Short and sweet. As a result, we have decided to immediate STOP as fuel provider to American forces in Norway and their ships calling Norwegian ports. "No Fuel to Americans!" We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example. SLAVA UKRAINA
Screenshot of the following from Ruth Ben-Ghiat: Just a reminder: the US is not Castro's Cuba, Putin's Russia, or Xi's China. At any moment the GOP could unite and oppose Trump and create a crisis for him. Their cowardice has been astounding but they can still act without being put in a Gulag or shot.
Screenshot of the following reporting: TASS Reporter Escorted from Oval Office During Trump-Zelenskyy Meeting During a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, a TASS reporter was present in the Oval Office despite not being on the approved media list. Upon discovery, the reporter was escorted out by White House staff. This incident raised questions regarding media access protocols at high-level meetings.
Screenshot of the followingg tweet: Matt Viser @mviser At the end of a long and heated debate with Zelensky with enormous global consequences, President Trump says he thinks enough has been said. "This is going to be great television, I will say that," he tells reporters as they leave the room, and he is not wrong. 1:08 PM • Feb 28, 2025
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Screenshot of the following: • Andrew Tate and his brother, both accused of rape and human trafficking, arrived in Florida after travel restrictions were lifted on them. Florida's attorney general, a Ron DeSantis appointee, said the state has "zero tolerance for human trafficking and violence against women" and will conduct a "preliminary inquiry" into the bothers. [AP] • For the love of all that is good and decent, I beg you —journalists, please stop calling the Tate brothers "influencers." They're not reviewing skincare products; they're right-wing extremists and misogynists with a rap sheet of serious and awful accusations.
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Screenshot of the following text: Donald J. Trump @realDonald Trump Great news for Law Enforcement and American Justice! Dan Bongino, a man of incredible love and passion for our Country, has just been named the next DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE FBI, by the man who will be the best ever Director, Kash Patel. Dan has a Masters Degree in Psychology from C.U.N.Y., and an MBA from Penn State. He was a member of the New York Police Department (New York's Finest!), a highly respected Special Agent with the United States Secret Service, and is now one of the most successful Podcasters in the Country, something he is willing and prepared to give up in order to serve. Working with our great new United States Attorney General, Pam Bondi, and Director Patel, Fairness, Justice, Law and Order will be brought back to America, and quickly. Congratulations Dan!
A graphic from a Men’s Equality group claiming men are the victims of the following: Areas of Male Inequality 1. Education 2. Health 3. The Boy Crisis 4. False Allegations 5. Violence against Men 6. Shared Parenting 7. Victims of Crime 8. Partner Abuse 9. Homelessness 10. Workplace Injury 11. Reproductive Rights 12. Media Bias
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Screenshot of a post by the grifter Elon Musk @elonmusk “The adjustment will be difficult for many of them, as they are used to being paid a lot for nothing. They now have to get a real job, which pays fair wages for work that is actually useful to their fellow human beings. A tough, but good transition.” 5:06 PM • Feb 15, 2025
Screenshot of a post by the grifter Elon Musk @elonmusk “The adjustment will be difficult for many of them, as they are used to being paid a lot for nothing. They now have to get a real job, which pays fair wages for work that is actually useful to their fellow human beings. A tough, but good transition.” 5:06 PM • Feb 15, 2025
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Screen shot of a really stupid statement from Elon Musk: "When you see prices go up at the grocery store, the prices are going up because of excess government spending," he said in an online conversation with, among others, Vivek Ramaswamy and Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa. "It's very important to connect these dots. The supermarkets are not taking advantage of you. It's not price gouging, it's that the government spent too much." (This, it must be said, makes no sense.)
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Trump voters don’t care. This is a man who pardoned his co-conspirators, including some of the vile, unrepentant individuals, such as Steve Bannon, Mike Flynn, Roger Stone, and Paul Manafort. Trump voters don’t care. This is a man who pardoned war criminal Eddie Gallagher, who murdered a detained prisoner of war and was criticized and condemned by his SEALs and described as “freaking evil.” Trump voters don’t care. Trump has given cabinet positions to criminals he has pardoned, including his son-in-law’s father, Charles Kushner, who was just appointed as Ambassador to France despite having no qualifications.
Mrs. Hegseth, in a phone interview with The New York Times on Friday, said that she had sent her son an immediate follow-up email at the time apologizing for what she had written. She said she had fired off the original email "in anger, with emotion" at a time when he and his wife were going through a very difficult divorce.
Krystal is currently attaining a doctorate in Medical Science in Psychiatry and practices medicine at the Apollo Clinic with Dr. Dave Rabin, focusing on holistic psychiatry and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy.
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