Drawing Lines Chatter

 I spent about 90 minutes today reviewing the Supreme Court action from yesterday.  It's centered around building House districts....as much as possible for blacks.  The idea by a number of states....stop pretending this is a big deal, and just plain boundary lines.

Yeah, if they (the court) agrees, then various southern states will flip 20 House seats over....to the 'evil' Republicans.

I paused over this...wondering....instead of drawing lines for blacks....why not draw lines for trans-whatever folks, or gays, or lesbians?

I further paused, and wondered....why not draw lines by beer/booze  consumption....to ensure the boozers are represented?

Then I wondered about the dimwits.....shouldn't have a district or two for just low-IQ people  (85 or less)?

Around my 3rd cup of coffee....I wondered about the demon-possessed people....maybe they should have a district.

I finally started to wonder....these 20 Democrat House folks....what will they do with their lives....if not in DC? 

States in Recession?

I asked AI (Grok) what US states are in recession and the primary reason for each state.

1.  Connecticut: Tariff issues and enforcement of immigration (affects manufacturing and related industries). 

2. Delaware: Same reason as Conn.

3.  District of Columbia: fed-layoffs, funding cuts across the city, ongoing  gov't shutdown, high unemployment (6-plus percent), and business decline in general. 

4. Georgia: Over-reliance on manufacturing, agriculture, transportation (including a major port), and distribution, hit hard by tariffs and immigration enforcement.  I should add...a very weakened Atlanta economy due to reduced population inflows and softening housing market. 

5.  Illinois: Large manufacturing sector affected by increased tariffs and slowed immigration. 

6.  Iowa: Agriculture sector spiraling due to the trade war from tariffs. 

7.  Kansas: High exposure to agriculture, impacted by tariffs and immigration-worker problems. 

8.  Maine: Impacts from increased tariffs and slowed immigration affecting industries like manufacturing and agriculture. 

9.  Maryland: Fed layoffs hurt....funding cuts, and the gov't shutdown is damaging the economy.  

10.  Massachusetts:  Impacts from increased tariffs and slowed immigration affecting manufacturing and related sectors. 

11.  Minnesota: state reliance on manufacturing, agriculture, and related industries hit by tariffs and immigration enforcement.  

12.  Mississippi: Agriculture and manufacturing sectors affected by tariffs and immigration enforcement. 

13.  Montana: Mining and agriculture industries impacted by tariffs and immigration enforcement.  

14.  New Hampshire:  Impacts from increased tariffs and immigration enforcement. 

15.  New Jersey: Impacts from increased tariffs and immigration enforcement affecting manufacturing, transportation, and distribution. 

16.  Oregon: Large manufacturing industry hit by increased tariffs. I might also lay into Portland tourism taking a massive hit, with several dozen Portland businesses saying 'enough'...leaving.

17.  Rhode Island: Impacts from increased tariffs and immigration enforcement affecting manufacturing and related sectors. 

18.  South Dakota: High exposure to agriculture, impacted by tariffs. 

19.  Virginia: Hurt by federal layoffs, funding cuts, and government shutdown in nearby D.C. 

20.  Washington: Manufacturing and trade-related sectors affected by tariffs and immigration enforcement.  

21.  West Virginia: Mining and energy sectors hit by policy impacts including tariffs and enforcement of immigration. 

22. Wyoming: Mining and energy industries affected by tariffs and enforcement of immigration. 

So, let me  state the obvious here over four key things.  First, most of these states were banging away from 1990 to present, with illegal labor....showing remarkable profit, while pretending they were legit.  Second, a lot of these states used illegal labor for farm work (chicken-houses, etc), and paid crap wages with no benefits.  Third, California should have been on the list, but avoided it.  Finally, in remote regions (rural areas)....they need to hustle up manpower that doesn't exist, and I doubt that most realize the mess confronting them currently.

Q-and-A

 1.  Has the Trans-BS and non-binary stuff peaked?

This week, I've read through five or six articles...all indicating that at some point in early-to-mid 2024.....peak was achieved, and the numbers are dropping in a significant fashion.

Trend or fad situation?  Yeah....it appears not to be 'cool' or trendy at this point.

I might go and suggest some clinics/hospitals are worried about their positions/profit....if  they end up in one single court-case over assault/murder as 'helping' to  make the situation occur.

2.  Do white Democratic voters stand up and vote for black Democratic candidates?

This came up at the Supreme Court yesterday, with one Justice saying 'no'.  I just sat there and thought....well....if you were voting for someone who seemed half-witted, then 'no'....you probably wouldn't vote for the black candidate. Harris would be an example of that problem.

3.  This NO-KINGs BS?

It's like a bigfoot club.....as long as you believe in bigfoot...it makes sense.  The minute reality hits you, the club is finished.

4.  Trying to make sense out of the America I grew up in....1970s?

Best description is that it evolved into a episode of the Twilight Zone....without commercial breaks.  Around the clock....24 hours a day....Zone-action.