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re: Alan Dershowitz: Invoking The 25th Amendment Against Trump Would Be Unconstitutional
Posted by epbart on 4/15/26 at 11:57 am to SlowFlowPro
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How do "The Democrats" have literally any role in this potential process?
As he notes:
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only the vice president and a majority of the cabinet can invoke its provisions
While you are solidly correct on citing why it does not appear feasible for Congress to have a role, you so completely miss the plot... pun intended on plot... that you aren't seeing the big picture.
Hey Grok: Are there any anecdotes of members of congress saying they would attempt to invoke the 25th amendment against Trump after midterm elections?
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Yes, there is at least one clear anecdote from a sitting member of Congress explicitly linking plans to pursue (and potentially modify) the 25th Amendment process against President Trump to the outcome of the upcoming November 2026 midterm elections.In recent days (as of mid-April 2026), amid controversy over Trump’s public threats and statements regarding Iran, dozens of Democratic lawmakers have called for his removal via the 25th Amendment (which allows the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet to declare a president unable to discharge his duties, with Congress resolving any dispute) or impeachment.
thehill.com
However, most immediate calls focus on urging the Cabinet (led by VP JD Vance) to act now, or on proposals like Rep. Jamie Raskin’s bill for a new congressional commission to assess presidential capacity under the 25th Amendment.
theguardian.com
The specific tie to “after midterm elections” comes from Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA). In a public statement (widely circulated on video), she said Democrats would pursue changes to the 25th Amendment invocation process if they regain control of the House in the midterms—specifically, removing the requirement for the vice president’s sign-off and a Cabinet majority. She framed this as part of doing “whatever we can to get him out,” including impeachment or invoking the 25th Amendment. She referenced a prior bill by Rep. Raskin aimed at altering the process “should we ever get control of the House back.”
This is the closest direct anecdote matching your query. Other Democrats have expressed similar strategic thinking around timing and electoral gains, though more often in the context of impeachment rather than the 25th Amendment itself. For instance:Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) stated that, as the minority party, pursuing impeachment now isn’t the best use of time and that Democrats should “get into the majority” (i.e., after potential midterm gains) before holding Trump accountable.
thehill.com
Party leaders (e.g., House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries) have been vague on immediate 25th Amendment action, with reports noting reluctance to push major removal efforts before the midterms while keeping “all options on the table.” Some coverage frames intensified Democratic calls as previewing a more aggressive posture if they win majorities in November 2026.
foxnews.com
Historical note (Trump’s first term): After the 2018 midterms, Democrats who gained the House focused primarily on impeachment (which occurred in 2019), not the 25th Amendment. There were no prominent public statements from members at the time pledging to pursue 25th Amendment action specifically after those elections.
brookings.edu +1
In short, while current 25th Amendment calls are mostly framed as urgent/immediate, Rep. Jayapal’s comments provide a direct anecdote of a member signaling intent to pursue (and reform) the mechanism contingent on midterm success. Practical success remains highly unlikely without VP/Cabinet cooperation or a Democratic congressional majority, as the amendment’s thresholds are steep. No other members appear to have made equally explicit “after midterms” pledges in public statements.
I shouldn't have to spell it out, but you are intentionally narrow minded at times. I included the full reply from grok, but underlined a few relevant sentences.
You're correct that currently Dems have no role in invoking the 25th. You completely miss the point that some of the Dems want to change the law itself if they retake congress this fall so that they will have a role.
I didn't read the piece by Dersh. Based on the headline alone, if he mentioned the Dems, I suspect he is saying why that would be wrong if they try.
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re: What? Sydney Sweeney knows how to fix cars, house items, and shoot a gun?
Posted by epbart on 4/15/26 at 11:24 am to WildcatMike
Aside from being nice to look at, she does come off as surprisingly likeable... but the thread title made my mind side track a bit to this old song:
... and in looking it up, I learned author of children books, Shel Silverstein, penned it, and also wrote Johnny Cash's Boy Named Sue... you learn something new everyday.
... and in looking it up, I learned author of children books, Shel Silverstein, penned it, and also wrote Johnny Cash's Boy Named Sue... you learn something new everyday.
re: Over Half of Young American Men Now Use Sports Betting Apps
Posted by epbart on 4/15/26 at 9:18 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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Even if that were the case, still winning
Fair point... Why were you going on about sending out resumes yesterday and not having a job? The answer is right in front of you. Go all in, my man. You've got the gift.
re: Recommend a side sleeper pillow. I'm tired of my neck and back hurting
Posted by epbart on 4/14/26 at 10:55 am to CatfishJohn
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Hope my wife isn't mortified by her supposedly masculine husband hugging a pillow and tucking another between his knees
I prefer to sleep on my back, but my wife (a light sleeper) claims that I snore that way, and hits me or nudges me awake, which became irritating enough for me to learn to be a better side sleeper... I've actually been half awake sometimes when she hits me and I wasn't even really snoring (was more like heavy breathing), but that's another story.
re: Recommend a side sleeper pillow. I'm tired of my neck and back hurting
Posted by epbart on 4/14/26 at 10:35 am to CatfishJohn
I have a firm tempur-pedic as my main pillow my head rests on. By itself, the height isn't exactly right to keep me aligned when side sleeping. So, I experimented with putting folded towels and/or pillows of various thickness under my main pillow until I found what felt like the optimal height that would allow me to remain comfortably in position.
How is your arm positioned? This rarely happens to me, and only is if my arm is pinned under my body. If you extend your arm out perpendicular in front of you (the way it would look if you were throwing an elbow strike) I would think that would resolve the issue.
As others have said, having extra pillows (or a body pillow) helps with this, too. A pillow between the knees helps keep the hips and back aligned. And hugging a pillow/pillows to your chest helps keep your arms and torso aligned and stable so that you don't roll forward on top of your arm.
There might be some ideal side sleeper pillow that's worth buying, but if you spend 10-20 minutes testing different configurations of lift under your current main pillow, between your knees, etc, you might find immediate relief.
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Whichever arm I'm on top of sometimes goes numb as well.
How is your arm positioned? This rarely happens to me, and only is if my arm is pinned under my body. If you extend your arm out perpendicular in front of you (the way it would look if you were throwing an elbow strike) I would think that would resolve the issue.
As others have said, having extra pillows (or a body pillow) helps with this, too. A pillow between the knees helps keep the hips and back aligned. And hugging a pillow/pillows to your chest helps keep your arms and torso aligned and stable so that you don't roll forward on top of your arm.
There might be some ideal side sleeper pillow that's worth buying, but if you spend 10-20 minutes testing different configurations of lift under your current main pillow, between your knees, etc, you might find immediate relief.
Kidney stones might be comprised of several minerals and salts; calcium oxalate is the most common type, but there are others.
Not sure if there are tests and guidance for specific stone types, but aside from the generally good advice of hydrating better, I'd start supplementing vitamin K or eating more vitamin K rich food (K2 in particular, though I'm not sure if you'd be better off with the MK-4 or MK-7 forms of K2... you can google that). In short, K deficient people are somewhat more prone to developing stones, and consuming K helps your body place calcium in the right spots (bones & teeth vs soft tissue), thus lowering the amount of free calcium that might bind with oxalate... IIRC, people who take a lot of vitamin D without K sometimes develop issues with kidney stones.
There's no guarantee this would help your specific issue, but supplementing K2 is a logical first step (even if it's a shot in the dark) since calcium is often involved. If I were you, I would look into high quality brands and would look further into how high you can dose it in the short term.
Not sure if there are tests and guidance for specific stone types, but aside from the generally good advice of hydrating better, I'd start supplementing vitamin K or eating more vitamin K rich food (K2 in particular, though I'm not sure if you'd be better off with the MK-4 or MK-7 forms of K2... you can google that). In short, K deficient people are somewhat more prone to developing stones, and consuming K helps your body place calcium in the right spots (bones & teeth vs soft tissue), thus lowering the amount of free calcium that might bind with oxalate... IIRC, people who take a lot of vitamin D without K sometimes develop issues with kidney stones.
There's no guarantee this would help your specific issue, but supplementing K2 is a logical first step (even if it's a shot in the dark) since calcium is often involved. If I were you, I would look into high quality brands and would look further into how high you can dose it in the short term.
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locked in ecosystem, romper room for kids playing in ipads in the corner and lots of snotty arse apple nerds walking around making you feel cheap for not buying a $4000 vr headset.
Jim at Radio Shack (Twin City Mall IFKYK) let us run wild; we rifled through bins of all kinds of doodads you could probably make a nuclear bomb with the shite they had at radio shack and he would let us sit in front of the TRS-80 for HOURS writing BASIC programs.
This is similar to my own thinking.
The Apple Store convinces you that anything you want to do in the outer world can be done with whatever extraneous peripherals that flow towards their core products: iPhone, iPad, MacBook, & iMac and their supporting infrastructure. It always points towards Apple and being part of the ecosystem.
Radio Shack was open-ended and outward facing. Gadgets, tools, electronics, and components you never imagined would captivate you and stimulate creative thoughts of what you might do with them when you left the store (ecosystem) and applied them to the outer world.
Radio Shack and the Apple Store are diametrically opposed philosophically with where they direct your attention.
I don't hate Apple... in hindsight, I sort of wish he'd succeeded to a greater degree and beat Bill Gates before that arse dominated the PC OS market, but that's a topic for another thread.
re: The “Pearanda rights”
Posted by epbart on 4/2/26 at 4:52 pm to DonJuanDaMiles
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I am doing even better than I was before.
I hope you’re able to move on, but something tells me you’ll have some other dumb thing to say that will make me laugh. I’ll be here for it.
That's great news.
You still don't seem to understand what low hanging fruit was referencing, but that's okay... water under the bridge. I'm beginning to like you, my stubborn little friend. And I really enjoyed your last post where you got in on the corny pear puns. Good job. That's the spirit! I can tell you're having a good time now.
This will be my last post in this thread, though, so feel free to get the last word.
re: The “Pearanda rights”
Posted by epbart on 4/2/26 at 4:13 pm to DonJuanDaMiles
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I don’t care if you think I’m gay because I am in the vast majority of heterosexual mean and women in the world who like soccer.
I don't actually think you're gay and I think soccer is cool; I just don't follow it.
I'm messing with you, and flipped the gay script on you since you brought it up... you did, you know. I assume anyone whose been here long enough recognizes that most people who joke that the Soccer Board is gay are in fact joking... Anyway... now that we've cleared that up, and you've gone out of your way to assure me that you and many other soccer fans are hetero (duly noted, thanks I guess), we can conclude this matter and move on. I mean, it's a little curious that after assuring me you're straight, you conclude your post with literal gay thoughts you just imagined that have nothing to do with me, but let's just look past that.
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but myself and the vast majority of people in this thread think it’s embarrassing and pathetic.
I don't think I've ever felt embarrassed for a poster clowning around and making jokes. Seems odd (not gay, just odd, don't worry)... Why would S-- and fr33... who was never even in this thread and doesn't post poems all that often-- have affected and troubled your soul as much as they did? Doesn't seem healthy. I hope you're okay after this.
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Tbf fr33 poems make me want to yeet myself off the capitol building.
:lol:
I like fr33's work and I have encouraged him at times. I meant to reply to his poem last week and got distracted... Thanks for reminding me. :evil laugh:
re: The “Pearanda rights”
Posted by epbart on 4/2/26 at 11:11 am to DonJuanDaMiles
If you understood the entire sentence and the entire post you should have picked up on two things and neither of them had anything to do with S...
1st paragraph: if I wanted to be content to engage in low brow insults like you, I can do that, and I can beat you at that game... You're more gay than poetry, and you should retreat back to the Soccer Board.
2nd paragraph: I'm more explicitly pointing out that you seem not very intelligent. But I was trying to encourage you to be more thoughtful in the future.
I don't like to be mean on here, but if subtlety doesn't work and I have to explain this, you're kind of proving my point.
I look forward to your downvote as you struggle to find an edge and think of a comeback. And if you don't want to give me the satisfaction of a downvote now that I've anticipated your next move as your mind churns with impotent rage and confusion, I'm okay with that, too.
Be well.
1st paragraph: if I wanted to be content to engage in low brow insults like you, I can do that, and I can beat you at that game... You're more gay than poetry, and you should retreat back to the Soccer Board.
2nd paragraph: I'm more explicitly pointing out that you seem not very intelligent. But I was trying to encourage you to be more thoughtful in the future.
I don't like to be mean on here, but if subtlety doesn't work and I have to explain this, you're kind of proving my point.
I look forward to your downvote as you struggle to find an edge and think of a comeback. And if you don't want to give me the satisfaction of a downvote now that I've anticipated your next move as your mind churns with impotent rage and confusion, I'm okay with that, too.
Be well.
re: The “Pearanda rights”
Posted by epbart on 4/2/26 at 10:28 am to DonJuanDaMiles
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This is really gay. Right up there with freemantors poems about wade. Just stop for the love of God.
If we're just going for low hanging fruit and calling things we don't like gay, then it's peak irony that a high percentage of your recent posts are on the Soccer Board... making you gay according to many on here... not that there's anything wrong with that. But I can safely say I don't think I've ever posted there.
I find it more curious, though, when people go out of their way to shite on something that brings a little personality to the board. Both S and fr33 are unique characters here and make this place more interesting. Would you really prefer everybody be some bland cookie-cutter persona that just bashes this or that player or coach? Is it that hard to not move past posts and topics that don't interest you without drooling mindless negativity into it? Do you even possess qualifications that make your discernment on... say... poetry (since you brought it up in a thread that has nothing to do with poetry) meaningful? I mean: "Durr... poetry is gay!" is a take-- not an enlightened one-- but it is a take. Warrior poets of the past like General Patton, William Wallace and others would disagree. But we are living in an age where stupidity is promoted as virtuous, so here we are, I guess.
I say, old chap, if you could have your staff check the cellar, I'm fancying a snifter of that fine pear brandy you used to serve.
I, too, have heard the tales of an ancient race of men who fished these shores, when crawfish were plentiful and prices steady...
re: This board's obsession with defunding Women's basketball
Posted by epbart on 3/25/26 at 12:55 pm to Tigercowboy
I wouldn't put too much stock into published numbers one way or the other.
Movie studios, sports teams, etc all use creative accounting and overcharge use of facilities, etc. to show losses for tax reasons.
Popularity of sports programs-- including WBB-- also provides a marketing boost to prospective students. There is value in keeping the program strong beyond just the vanity of being good at it.
That being said, considering the past few months, it wouldn't be overly surprising if the limits of booster generosity is reaching its limits... at the expense of some programs.
Movie studios, sports teams, etc all use creative accounting and overcharge use of facilities, etc. to show losses for tax reasons.
Popularity of sports programs-- including WBB-- also provides a marketing boost to prospective students. There is value in keeping the program strong beyond just the vanity of being good at it.
That being said, considering the past few months, it wouldn't be overly surprising if the limits of booster generosity is reaching its limits... at the expense of some programs.
re: Am I the a-hole?
Posted by epbart on 3/25/26 at 11:40 am to crimsoncoded94
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I got really angry,
Sounds like last night is not the first time your friend gave you the red arse.
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Fix what?
Needs to be housebroken, I guess...
Well... maybe...
:usually you have to pay double for that action:
re: Prof. Jiang's Eerily Scary Iran War Breakdown and Predictions --Big Losers & Winners
Posted by epbart on 3/6/26 at 1:52 pm to EphesianArmor
Someone started a thread about Prof. Jiang on the OT earlier this week. As I said in that thread, he can be entertaining and thought-provoking. But take him with a grain of salt.
After that thread, I ended up listening to a couple more of his videos this week and I definitely disagree with some of his analysis-- especially when he starts riffing on how China is not much of a threat (not surprising, though, as I think he's currently living there). He also oversimplifies some ideas like how the asymmetrical advantage of Iran's cheap drones present a challenge... but framing it such that the US cannot defeat them due to this. I disagree. It's absolutely a concern and may result in failure-- if combined with heavy Shia resistance and lack of support here in the US (a huge concern between the media and congress). But to simply assume the decentralized, amorphous nature of these drone threats automatically create an undefeatable force rings a bit more like anti-American propaganda (from a Chinese guy) than it does a battlefield certainty.
Again, I listen to the guy now and again and find him engaging... but I absolutely do not trust him in some regards. Discernment is required.
After that thread, I ended up listening to a couple more of his videos this week and I definitely disagree with some of his analysis-- especially when he starts riffing on how China is not much of a threat (not surprising, though, as I think he's currently living there). He also oversimplifies some ideas like how the asymmetrical advantage of Iran's cheap drones present a challenge... but framing it such that the US cannot defeat them due to this. I disagree. It's absolutely a concern and may result in failure-- if combined with heavy Shia resistance and lack of support here in the US (a huge concern between the media and congress). But to simply assume the decentralized, amorphous nature of these drone threats automatically create an undefeatable force rings a bit more like anti-American propaganda (from a Chinese guy) than it does a battlefield certainty.
Again, I listen to the guy now and again and find him engaging... but I absolutely do not trust him in some regards. Discernment is required.
re: Cow, hit by train, falls on man peeing on tracks, kills him
Posted by epbart on 3/4/26 at 3:30 pm to cypresstiger
He was udderly destroyed.
re: Chinese professor predicted war with Iran 2 years ago
Posted by epbart on 3/3/26 at 10:13 am to GeauxZone90
I listen to that guy (Professor Jiang Xieqin) sometimes. He's a trip... all over the place: how Iran affects Israel in one video, religion in the next, and conspiracies / secret societies after that.
He seems to have at least a couple of channels on YT... Predictive History and Prof. Jiang Clips.
Here's one I listened to on standard religion beliefs vs secret society beliefs...
It's highly entertaining... I liked his snapshot overview of the traditional covenants between God and man, and how he contrasted it with gnostic thought... He seems a bit wrong at times due to the way he oversimplifies some things. So, take him with a grain of salt. But he can be thought-provoking.
He seems to have at least a couple of channels on YT... Predictive History and Prof. Jiang Clips.
Here's one I listened to on standard religion beliefs vs secret society beliefs...
It's highly entertaining... I liked his snapshot overview of the traditional covenants between God and man, and how he contrasted it with gnostic thought... He seems a bit wrong at times due to the way he oversimplifies some things. So, take him with a grain of salt. But he can be thought-provoking.
re: Lesbian Navy Captain Faces Court Martial After $100M Ship Ran Aground, Caught Fire, Sank
Posted by epbart on 3/2/26 at 10:50 am to Night Vision
I understand part of the issue is that they didn't disengage autopilot and see the reference to uncharted waters, and I fully understand larger ships take time to turn, but...
quote:still reminds me of this...
The third officer, who was officer of the watch at the time of the crash, is facing the same charge for allegedly turning the vessel towards a reef half a nautical mile ahead while travelling at more than four knots,
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