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Trump's Second Term

Most medical schools accept less than 10 percent of applicants, so scoring in the 90th percentile is actually somewhat low for getting accepted into a medical school.

A little off-topic, but the article inadvertantly points out a huge problem with the US medical system: there is a shortage of physicians and the shortage is not a result of a lack of qualified people wishing to become physicians. A little Googling found that most medical schools accept only 5-10 percent of applicants, so getting into any particular medical school with an MCAT score in the 90th percentile isn't a guarantee of getting into a top medical school.
Many believe the shortage is artificial, created by the physicians themselves to maintain scarcity and improve their pay.

I don't know if this has been investigated and determined to true, partly true, or unfounded.

Having said that, when I visit a doctor I'd like to have some confidence he/she is a smart, capable person. I'm reminded of the old joke, "What do you call a medical student who graduated at the bottom of the class?" "Doctor." Well, even if that doctor was at or near the bottom of the class, he or she is probably still an intelligent and dedicated person and is likely to be a decent physician.
 
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Mike Johnson: "I sent my good friend Elon a long text message last night explaining that it can be both big and beautiful. What I wanted to make sure that he understands is that the projection he's referring to and others is from the CBO. They are historically totally unreliable. It's run by Democrats."


Did he send photo's ('big' is obviously a relative term and anyway it was a cold night and the heating wasn't working)
 
Mark Hamill puts it nicely:

Mark Hamill on Blueskly said:
Something spicy & delicious as a taco has gotten under Trumplestiltkin's thin tangerine skin. Seems the master of mean, juvenile nicknames can dish them out but when directed towards him, he can't take it, angrily calling it "nasty."🤣Good to know.
(you know what to do!)
🌮🌮 🌮🌮 🌮🌮 🌮🌮 🌮🌮 🌮🌮 🌮🌮 🌮🌮 🌮

Some of the replies to the thread are very funny.

 
Mark Hamill is a national treasure.
I hope the taco thing sticks. Like the couch thing with JD Vance.
 
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Struggles to 'even finish a sentence': Behind the obvious signs of Trump's growing dementia

To ensure that the United States will always be led by a coherent, functioning President, the Twenty-Fifth Amendment provides for the prompt, orderly, and democratic transfer of executive power in the event the president is incapacitated, physically or mentally. Trump’s tariff debacle, where he thrust out his chest, flung economic incoherence at the world, then flip flopped only two days later, was the strongest evidence yet- in a roiling sea of evidence- that he is mentally incapacitated.

Despite inheriting the strongest post-covid economy in the world, Trump keeps insisting that the US economy is broken and in need of saving.He insists global trading partners who sell us more than they buy from us- even countries that are a fraction of our size- are “taking advantage.”

Trump’s tariff drama was so asinine, he’s either self-dealing or insane. Frankly, although they are not mutually exclusive, I’d prefer the former. I only wish that rumors swirling in the media today, suggesting Trump’s tariffs were a hustle, an insider scheme meant to enrich his backers, were true. Trump being a self-dealing crook poses less danger to the world than him making than no sense at all.
 
Mark Hamill puts it nicely:



Some of the replies to the thread are very funny.

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Trump himself was now the one having to "eat the tariffs."
Unfortunately not,

The court ruled Mr Trump had exceeded his authority in imposing the duties and had ordered an immediate block on them.

But on Thursday afternoon, local time, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington granted the White House's request to temporarily pause the Wednesday ruling.

It provided no opinion or reasoning but directed the plaintiffs in the case — a group of small businesses — to respond by June 5 and the administration by June 9.
 
Donald's statement on the Trade Court ruling.
It's all the fault of Leonard Leo and his bad advice on who to pick as judges apparently.

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
The U.S. Court of International Trade incredibly ruled against the United States of America on desperately needed Tariffs but, fortunately, the full 11 Judge Panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Court has just stayed the order by the Manhattan-based Court of International Trade.
Where do these initial three Judges come from? How is it possible for them to have potentially done such damage to the United States of America? Is it purely a hatred of “TRUMP?” What other reason could it be?
I was new to Washington, and it was suggested that I use The Federalist Society as a recommending source on Judges. I did so, openly and freely, but then realized that they were under the thumb of a real “sleazebag” named Leonard Leo, a bad person who, in his own way, probably hates America, and obviously has his own separate ambitions. He openly brags how he controls Judges, and even Justices of the United States Supreme Court — I hope that is not so, and don’t believe it is! In any event, Leo left The Federalist Society to do his own “thing.”
I am so disappointed in The Federalist Society because of the bad advice they gave me on numerous Judicial Nominations. This is something that cannot be forgotten!
With all of that being said, I am very proud of many of our picks, but very disappointed in others. They always must do what’s right for the Country! In this case, it is only because of my successful use of Tariffs that many Trillions of Dollars have already begun pouring into the U.S.A. from other Countries, money that, without these Tariffs, we would not be able to get. It is the difference between having a rich, prosperous, and successful United States of America, and quite the opposite.
The ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade is so wrong, and so political! Hopefully, the Supreme Court will reverse this horrible, Country threatening decision, QUICKLY and DECISIVELY. Backroom “hustlers” must not be allowed to destroy our Nation! The horrific decision stated that I would have to get the approval of Congress for these Tariffs. In other words, hundreds of politicians would sit around D.C. for weeks, and even months, trying to come to a conclusion as to what to charge other Countries that are treating us unfairly. If allowed to stand, this would completely destroy Presidential Power — The Presidency would never be the same!
This decision is being hailed all over the World by every Country, other than the United States of America. Radical Left Judges, together with some very bad people, are destroying America. Under this decision, Trillions of Dollars would be lost by our Country, money that will, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. It would be the harshest financial ruling ever leveled on us as a Sovereign Nation.
The President of the United States must be allowed to protect America against those that are doing it Economic and Financial harm. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
 
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