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Retired troll hunter from MSNBC early days. Worthy troll opponents back then. Now too old to chase them. Still can wait quietly in dark...
Adam Selenevich
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Or maybe "Farce".
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Still, is like paying someone $100 to go out and collect $10 debt.
What was opportunity cost for US to collect the $16.3 billion?
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That is point.
As they cut more and more there will be increasing complaints.
trump will then say VA not up to it and privatize veterans care.
More money for trump buddies, less care for Vets.
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Actually China may have ended up with slightly higher tariffs against US than in January. It's a little hard to figure out China's MFN statement in January.
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This is just pitch.
Still needs ghost writer.
Is great opportunity for young budding AI program to make name for self.
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Keep in mind that 2024 Biden tariffs were supposed to be 25% on many things and 100% on electric cars. (Targeted tariffs)
If this is beginning of trump negotiation, soon China tariff deal will be lower than with Biden's.
Art of the Deal.
www.visualcapitalist.com/comparing-ne...
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I not drink but would gladly be willing to start for such joyous occasion.
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Next line will be "Thank you for your service" followed by
"Why did you stop"
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Do not be too concerned - once path appears popular - they will follow.
Sanders and AOC taking class message to Red states and drawing crowds shows message has "legs" that cut across parties.
MAGA followers like to hate - must give them different target for that hate not try to stop them hating.
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Is why MAGA followers are important.
MAGA is religion.
Followers have religious zeal and sufficient percentage can be "converted" - awakened to class consciousness. (Story of Saul becoming Paul)
Moderates lack zeal and will never really embrace struggle but many will just go along.
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Keep in mind, MAGA is religion not political party and trump is its for profit prophet .
When trump cuts last fart, will be great division as MAGA worshipers fight over who should be next for profit prophet. Do not think all will unite over selection.
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On brighter side, Paris Opera Company has offered to do revival of Thérèse with Kristi Noem appearing in star role.
They promise accurate ending scene ...
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While a sane evil replacement would actually be more dangerous - Vance would not be generally accepted by MAGA - certainly not if was part of 25th amendment coup to remove him.
To paraphrase "You're no donald trump"
25th will only be invoked if others in administration think trump getting soft.
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Time to stop worrying about trump and consider how to negotiate with military coup that will remove Republicans.
I think if we offer amnesty to military and a Constitutional Congress to write new Constitution that prevents a trump from ever attaining control again we might return to democracy.
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Since we not need all of that lumber - guess what.
trump will sell it to overseas buyers.
Big demand for our prime spruce, and hardwoods.
This is just how Leveraged Buy Out works.
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Actually - picture statue was based on was staged later after first flag raised so why hasn't trump called it fake news?
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
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Excuse will be "I was afraid".
If 200,000,000 or so people who are afraid all speak out at same time - they no longer need to be afraid.
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The very rich will not even notice.
We are way past the "let them eat cake" part.
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Did not work out well for last guy.
Isaiah 14:12
“How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!”
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Wonder what day Christmas will be this year?
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At same time gut FEMA so people will not get help re-building.
Corporations get bigger profits, people go bankrupt.
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Think how disappointed they were when they could not find Biden's concentration camps in basements of Wal-Marts.
They now have to build them from scratch.
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They are rehearsing seizing all airports for trumps declaration of martial law?
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This is tragedy.
All killing is.
Problem, when more and more of population decide justice is only for rich and police seldom held accountable - this will be our future.
Threatened, police will become more violent.
Population will respond in kind.
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Ah - someday - perhaps soon.
A 20% wealth tax on billionaires.
The gnashing of teeth and wailing will sound so sweet.
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Guess it is step above holding cardboard sign at intersection.
They probably needed the $20 bucks. I save anger for those who paid them.
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Says man who no one either loves or respects - fear perhaps - sees as useful tool - but love and respect - no.
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Pretty sure it's not cake we are being told to eat ...
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Guess who Iran's biggest customer is.
Guess - go ahead.
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Could the Heinlein Foundation sue over the used of the term "grok" cause ELON truly does not grok shit.
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Would be cheaper to outsource to North Korea.
Just go over there and they throw him big party with missiles, tanks and regiment of young Communists replacements for aging Melania .
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trump administration following in path of fascists and communist regimes believes all arts are political and should convey only message of the party.
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And person with not just one, but two wives from Communist countries.
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Takes focus away from those who actually fought and those who died and puts it on "Government" that won.
trump thinks of self as "Government" so day all about him.
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I dig out math books and set up Excel simulation.
If could afford 20 dolls and now can only afford 2 dolls - how many dolls can have if could only afford 2 dolls to start with.
20/x = 2 so x = 10 right?
2/x = hummmm - which 1/5 of dolly does little kid get?
In 5 years kid gets whole doll?
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I read The Microbe Hunters when in 6th grade.
Here link to read for free.
First chapter starts in 1600's.
Last chapter is about brain worms - opps - no - it about syphilis . Perhaps that is what Kennedy really had.
archive.org/details/in.e...
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Note - indoctrination will not be successful but will drive youth as far as they can get from church when graduate.
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Old joke - adding vanilla ice cream to cow manure will make cow manure taste better but ruins ice cream.
Perhaps is needed to start with clean slate. In 100 years Chinese missionaries may come to convert heathens.
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Concept of separation of church and state in America not of secular origin.
Idea was to protect church.
Roger Williams 1644 "a wall or hedge of separation" between "the wilderness of the world" and "the garden of the church."
Education will survive. This, however, will destroy religion in US.
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And really pissed off population.
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At first trump tells us that all must expect some suffering.
"life is suffering, then you die" - now has become apparent message from church of trump.
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In 6th grade saved up pennies and purchased The Microbe Hunters from Weekly Reader book store.
Was wonderful read especially part on Pasteur.
People not spend lots of time doing own research when he offer vaccination for rabies.
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When I get life insurance had to state whether was smoker or not.
Said no.
Pipe is in bottom drawer untouched for 25 years.
Deal is deal.
Will parents need to specify if child has vaccinations when taking out life insurance for little ones - they will need it.
(I miss pipe on cold winter days.)
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trump may yet go down in history as the "great uniter".
I remember time long ago in big apartment complex.
Guy decided to go on balcony and practice bagpipes at 2:30 in morning.
He was uniter writ smaller.
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I think it not a cross but just a crooked ✖️.
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Ha - puny attempt.
Biden captured 738.5 million doses last year so saved entire population - perhaps entire planet if use tariff formula.
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Kevin who?