ClaytonB
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Praise God, and may President Trump be blessed for this act of mercy.

Praise God. God bless Trump and the USA. This puts a big dose of patriotism back into my parched veins...

"Day One" just means right away. Trump has everything on his plate from CIAISIS to nuclear stand-down with Russia. Let's allow a little time before saying he broke a promise. According to McArdle and Musk (both with verified access to inside-info), the commutation is already in-progress. Ulbricht isn't as high a priority as J6ers, and a lot of MAGA don't care about Ulbricht. So I'm sure Ulbricht is in the stack of "day one" stuff, closer to the bottom, and they're still churning through it all. Just my opinion. But I definitely want to see him released immediately...

DeepSeek R1 continues smashing OpenAI...

Technically, believers are not supposed to take any kind of oath, Jesus explicitly told us not to do that: In the case of common "oaths", such as in a marriage ceremony, courtroom or public office, such oaths can be stated in good conscience by the believer so long as it is understood that this oath is simply a formal way of saying "Yes, I agree." The "or else" implied in oaths, however, is what Jesus is repudiating above. For the believer, there is no "or else", because every "Yes" and every "No" is itself as binding as any oath. The "or else" for the believer is being told by Jesus, "Get away from me, you evildoer, I have no idea who you are!" (Matt. 7:21-23) So, I see no need for Trump to place his hand on the Bible or even to raise his hand, except as formalities. If he is a believer (which he claims to be), then his Yes must be Yes, and his No must be No.

In a bunker somewhere under DC, I imagine a scene like this unfolding...

Of course. But if not, then it's an intentional betrayal and should be counted as such.

There is never a "shortage", there are just entitled whiners who don't want to pay higher prices.