Political Meme - Cartoon/Joke Thread...Part XXVIIII
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Federal Judge Overturns Law Of Gravity
U.S. — The country was thrown into chaos this morning as a federal judge from the D.C. District Court overturned the law of gravity nationwide.
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Reminds me of this one:Federal Judge Overturns Law Of Gravity
U.S. — The country was thrown into chaos this morning as a federal judge from the D.C. District Court overturned the law of gravity nationwide.
Alabama's Slice of Pi
Did the state legislature of Alabama redefine the value of pi according to Biblical precepts?
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I can’t believe I missed this one.Reminds me of this one:
Alabama's Slice of Pi
Did the state legislature of Alabama redefine the value of pi according to Biblical precepts?
The question that now must be asked, did they drop due to a new policy, is the reported amount being found not being reported, or did they simply move to a harder to catch location for the supply? Essentially, is the supply really lower, or is there just a new source/delivery route?
Maybe the article will help to explain the puzzle:
Washington Post gift link
Fentanyl seizures are plummeting.
The phenomenon has received little notice in Washington, where the Trump administration has made fentanyl-trafficking cartels a national-security priority. “Narcotics of all kinds are pouring across our borders,” said a White House statement in March, announcing stiff tariffs on Mexico and Canada.
New data suggest a more complex story. The U.S. government’s average monthly seizures of fentanyl at the Mexican border have dropped by more than half — from 1,700 pounds in 2024, to 746 pounds this year, according to Customs and Border Protection data. The White House says the drop is “thanks to President Trump’s policies empowering law enforcement officials to dismantle drug trafficking networks.” Yet the decline started before Trump took office in January. (While officials only manage to detect part of the fentanyl crossing the border, the figure serves as a proxy for supply).
The contraction represents something of a mystery, say antidrug agents and researchers. Are Mexican cartels producing less fentanyl? Or have they simply found new ways to sneak it across the border? Fentanyl is still cheap and widely available in the United States, according to analysts and drug enforcement agents. Yet overdose deaths plunged nearly 27 percent last year, compared with 2023, according to estimates published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The biggest cause of such deaths are illicit synthetic opioids, especially fentanyl.
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