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I don't know about Biden hats, but the Biden T-shirts are really popular among wannabe newcomers. Apparently, even they see the dual system of justice in the USA and figure they'll have a better chance if they show their support. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/immigrants-biden-shirts-let-us-in/

So riddle me this. If border security was so important to Dems, why didn't they go back and recraft the DOA bill, removing contentious stuff like the money for Ukraine and Israel (which were decided by separate votes)? And the 5000 illegals per day that doomed the bill, with or without Trump's input. Or would they prefer to leave the borders wide open and have something to beat up on Trump with. Win-win for election year Dems. We can make Trump look like the bad guy AND keep importing future Dem voters and cheap labor for our donors. And why won't the Dem led senate even take up HR.2, the immigration bill that was passed by the Repub led house? They'd rather beat Trump than protect the country.

I got mine from NPR, which you may recall, has 100% Dems on staff. 87 registered Dems and zero (count 'em zero) registered Repubs. Pretty tough to call that one right wing misinformation. https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-trust

Strange thing about "putting kids in cages". It kept them safe from predators and child traffickers. Reports show the government lost track of 85,000 migrant children, and some of those children may have been forced into labor in the U.S. https://www.npr.org/2023/04/19/1170802333/congressional-lawmakers-raise-concerns-about-the-welfare-of-migrant-children Maybe AOC should cry for the 85,000 kids they've "misplaced"

Honest question, because I buy cheap smartphones... Do they have a decent zoom performance? That's why I bought a Fujifilm HS30 EXR as a starter (2nd hand, bridge camera with good zoom) and liked it so much that I upgraded to a Nikon D5500 to try out interchangeable lenses. With just 2 lenses, I exceeded my photography skillset and desire, for at least a few years. Sadly, I left them back in the USA when I got called to China for a healthcare emergency (long story). So now I'm looking for something decent that doesn't break the bank. Almost bought a Lumix mirrorless, but went home to look up YouTube reviews and it was gone the next day.

The Dem led senate won't even debate HR.2, which is the immigration bill that passed the Repub led house. So I'd say it's the Dems blocking the border security bill. And it doesn't allow 5000 illegals a day like that "bipartisan" disaster that was DOA with or without Trump's input.

Not exactly on topic, but I found 2 great 2nd hand camera shops in 2 malls around Chatuchak. One is in MixT Mall 2nd floor and the other is in the Red Building (Bang Sue junction, I think) They're both the same company. Well worth a visit if you're at the weekend market anyway, and open during the week (BangSue Jct is closed on Monday). Huge selection of mostly obsolete cameras, but they also have some current-ish models. And tons of lenses, along with tripods and other accessories. Obviously, hit and miss if you need a specific model. I know there's a lot of 2nd hand camera shops scattered all over Bangkok, so I wouldn't make a special trip. But if you're at the weekend market anyway...

As I stated above, I'm more worried about her consolation prize, when the next Supreme Court justice retires. That's the only way I see her bowing out quietly from the 2024 election slate, where even she sees she has no chance. I'm afraid that if they convince Sotomayor to resign for health reasons (and to save democracy Democrats), they may even accelerate that, to allow Joe's handlers to pick a new VP before the election. But I do read righty news sources, where it's all being discussed, unlike the MSM.

In 25 years living in Asia, it's real common to find women stringing a whole herd of foreign guys along, jumping on the first one that offers the opportunity to emigrate. (Well, they jump on all of them, but you know what I mean...) She may not have found a better option, but she did apparently find a sure thing if she's already in Canada.

I don't have a clue what the lady's game is. But if she's already in Canada, I think the OP is what we'd call "surplus to her current needs". And if she's a looker keeper, it'll be easy for her to find another guy. And if she's not a keeper... Well, why bother? Listen to BangkokReady and move on.

Here's a headscratcher for the Biden supporters. Why do you figure violent crime in Venezuela has gone down by 25% at the same time the US borders have been wide open? https://insightcrime.org/news/venezuela-crime-rate-falling/ And what kind of enterprises do you figure the cartels are funding now with $5,000 a head times 10 million heads? I'll betcha it's nefarious, whatever it is.

In her case, that mantra is really profound. Because the only way she gets elected is if voters ignore everything that's happened in the past. Unburdened by all the incompetence that has come before.

I'm not worried at all, since the smartest guy Biden knows is apparently running the staff meetings now.

My fear is that they'll smooth it over by secretly promising her the next open Supreme Court appointment. Which makes it even more important for Repubs to win the down ballot slots, to block confirmation.

Team Biden and the Dem elite must have choked on their cornflakes when one of their own revealed how much their border disaster is costing, just in NYC alone. $12 Billion over 3 years, for just 110K "newcomers". And expected to get worse. Voters can do a little math in their head and cringe at what it must be costing for 10 million of them.

Biden Vows to Return for Second Debate Against Trump Back home, we refer to that as taking another bite out of the same turd.

Despicable as it was, I didn't realize that vandalism of property is a federal crime.

On that, we agree. The Dem elite don't trust their voters with the important decisions. But then, I also think the reason Obama picked Biden for VP instead of HRC is that he wanted to survive his term(s).

Here's where I got that from, rounding up from 89 to 90%. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/18/the-wealthiest-10percent-of-americans-own-a-record-89percent-of-all-us-stocks.html Of course, a lot more people have stock in their portfolio, but normal people entering the job market don't have a portfolio. Yet. And there will always be some trickle down when normal peons buy the same stock as the wealthy (though in minuscule amounts). But make no mistake, the growth in the stock market benefitted the rich under Biden. The rest of us got the crumbs. Tasty crumbs they may have been, but crumbs. Don't get me started on how many Biden IRA Covid bucks went to stock buybacks instead of keeping peons employed. That's a whole 'nother rabbit hole. But another explanation of weak job numbers and strong stock performance.

There's dozens of sanctuary cities just in Cali, NY and Illinois. And Denver's shipping theirs off to Salt Lake City. In spite of being a sanctuary city. You really need to read some non lefty news. https://denvergazette.com/news/immigration/utah-governor-blasts-denver-mayor-for-sending-immigrants-to-salt-lake-city/article_1389c854-2cd3-11ef-9abb-9fee17f2b77a.html

Hey, I was just going by Mayor Adams' claims that NYC needs $12 billion to fund the care and feeding of their 110K illegals. https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/650-23/amid-deepening-asylum-seeker-crisis-mayor-adams-new-steps-stabilize-city-s-budget-as#:~:text=“Our city continues to receive approximately 10%2C000 asylum,Fiscal Year 2025 if circumstances do not change.

I'll address the "bipartisan" disaster bill right after you tell me why H.R.2 was passed by the Repub led house, but won't even see debate in the Dem controlled senate. Spoiler alert... The so called "bipartisan" disaster of a bill allowed in 5000 illegals a day and basically funded getting them in quicker. Not to mention $ billions for Ukraine and Israeli, border security, which needed to be addressed separately. The rest of your post has been answered above, and in this thread: https://aseannow.com/topic/1331605-trumps-vision-for-2025-a-sweeping-crackdown-on-immigration/?do=getNewComment

No disrespect intended, but you're living off the nugget you made 10, 20, 50 years ago. You're insulated from the sad reality that today's job entrants are facing. I'm similar. I go shopping for groceries and I may choose chicken instead of beef. Lotsa people the choice is meat, or mac and cheese. Inflation just pisses me off. For a lot of people, it's an existential threat to their ability to buy food and pay rent in the same month.

I'm not sure what mr Impulse is referring to, but maybe it's the ever rising national debt. And in that respect he would be correct. I'd add that around 90% of stocks are owned by 10% of Americans. So that's great for the rich, who have made out even better under Biden than under Trump. But not so good for young people who don't have significant portfolios. Job numbers are great for foreign born workers and part timers. Not so much for US born workers who have almost recovered to pre-Covid Trump era numbers. He claims to have created 15 million jobs, but I don't see them. Economic growth? If you throw $trillions of Biden bucks up against a wall, you're going to see growth. But nowhere close to the increase in the debt that you created. And I'll leave out discussion of the $trillions (and decades) its going to cost to clean up the Biden Border mess, which has its own current thread. https://aseannow.com/topic/1331605-trumps-vision-for-2025-a-sweeping-crackdown-on-immigration/page/2/ https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS12500000 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GFDEBTN https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS12600000 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNU02073395 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNU02073413

You mean the low information voters who claimed the laptop was real, Biden's kid was taking money from Ukraine, Joe is "the big guy", and the Hur report was actually being kind in its description of someone incompetent to stand trial?