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Key West, which voted last week to become a sanctuary city, changed its mind after intense pressure from state-level elected officials. Key West commissioners at a city hall meeting on Tuesday night voted to uphold an agreement it had with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to cooperate with the Trump administration's mass deportation effort. Those same commissioners chose in a 6-1 vote to void that same agreement last week and turn the area into a sanctuary city . Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier had threatened to remove Key West elected and unelected officials from their offices. As a result, three of the six commissioners who initially voted to void the agreement, changed their vote. Key West Mayor Danise Henriquez also voted to restore the agreement which will allow local police officers to stop, question and detain illegal aliens.

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Austin, Texas's LGBTQ proponent fire chief Joel Baker refused to deploy for the Texas flood. Worthless excuse of a human being. .

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2025/07/09/darpa-ends-cargo-seaplane-program-eyes-new-uses-for-tech/

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/07/09/chinese-citizens-arrested-accused-of-stealing-plans-to-ukrainian-designed-cruise-missile/

That's when one goes old school and compensates with lower gearing. You won't be flying down the highway but the 6.7L/10spd auto will get the job done.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/08/brooke-rollins-announces-usda-national-farm-security-action-plan-to-promote-agricultural-prosperity-and-strengthen-u-s-food-supply/

Oldsmobile's Toronado (1966-1970 first gen) was years ahead of its time. "Toro" reminds me of GM's Toro-Flow medium truck diesel engines.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/07/trump-throws-out-biden-rule-sought-give-union-rights-foreign-workers-while-excluding-americans/

Until one reviews the frame and suspension options, only then can one realize how heavy the Ford medium can be spec'd. 120,000 PSI frames, 14k front suspensions and 31k rear suspensions.

I literally see them everywhere, and I'm not even speaking of the U-Haul fleet. The gasoline version is so popular with the low mileage fleets. It's hands down the best bang for the buck, particularly with tight-budget users such as tree removal companies.

https://defence-blog.com/us-army-awards-oshkosh-new-heavy-vehicle-order/

Private sector hiring shrunk dramatically last month in a worrying sign for the the US economy. Private payrolls shed 33,000 jobs in June when analysts had conversely expected them to add 100,000. The negative data, the first decrease since 2023, suggests the US economy could be a lot less resilient than investors have been hoping. Though layoffs continue to be rare, a hesitancy to hire and a reluctance to replace departing workers led to job losses last month. The news supports the Fed's position on holding interest rates steady.

Oklahoma republican senator Markwayne Mullin said on Sunday he believes babies born in the United States to illegal aliens living in the country should be deported alongside their parents if the adults are removed. What I've long said, though it's so much common sense that it should go without saying. Stop birth tourism as well.

Canada has rescinded its digital services tax in response to President Trump suspending trade talks with the aim of continuing negotiations.

President Trump is suspending trade talks with Canada, over its plans to continue with its tax on technology firms. He calls the technology tax a direct and blatant attack on our country. The Canadian tax is scheduled to go into affect on Monday. Based on this egregious Tax, we are hereby terminating ALL discussions on Trade with Canada, effective immediately. We will let Canada know the Tariff that they will be paying to do business with the United States of America within the next seven day period.

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I knew about the 2-53 powered John Deere 435. A friend owns a restored one. But I didn't know Oliver-owned Massey Ferguson built a Detroit-powered tractor. Hearing protection is/was a must. . .

Guys, please don't get worked up. At no point in time do the masses know more than 15% of what's "actually" going on in the world. By design, the masses can not connect the dots. So please don't get worked up. Do I like it? No. Would I like a 100% understanding? Yes. But I doubt we'll ever see that moment.