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jas007

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  1. The political party surely lines up, right? Democrats then. Democrats now. Only the costumes have changed.
  2. He did win the election and he is now President. And I think most people would agree, even any this point, that the alternative, Harris, would have been a disaster for the country. So, perhaps people should get over it and try to have a positive attitude.
  3. I'm not so sure they're full members, yet. As far as I know, they're just a so-called "Partner Country" of BRICS, which is a step towards full membership.
  4. I thought they just applied to join BRICS? Anyone know what kind of cars they make in Thailand and ship into the USA? I can't imagine, off the top of my head.
  5. It's not the countries that are new, but the "order" that they (the Globalists) were trying to establish. The WEF is one of the culprits. We're lucky that all that nonsense might be history. At this point, some of the damage may have already been done, though, with the COVID jabs. According to some, the jabbed people will be dying over the next few years in mass numbers. I guess we'll be finding out.
  6. I'm in Pattaya, and every once in a while I think about moving to Bangkok, just for a change of scenery. Big cities can be fun. I once lived in New York City, so it's not as if a big city would be anything new for me. Anyway, I think about it and then I finally come to my senses and decide I'd be better off maintaining a condo at the beach in the Pattaya area as a base of operations and then travel around when I want. Bangkok isn't that far away if I ever want to go and spend a month there. It doesn't have to cost too much to stay there for a month. Ditto for trips to just about anywhere else in Thailand or even elsewhere in SE Asia. Just hop on a plane and in an hour or so, you're there. There's no real reason why I have to be anywhere, so long as I have my laptop, my phone, and my iPad and internet access.
  7. Most of the people on the left running around defacing Teslas are too dumb to know what they're doing. They've been programed to respond to everything they don't agree with labels such as "Nazi" or "Fascist." Or, perhaps with some other term they probably don't even understand. Ask any of them what an "oligarchy" is. See if they know.
  8. I still think nothing much is going to come from any of this. At the News conference where he signed the order about auto tariffs, Trumps was asked about the Signal thing. He didn't seem to think it was a big deal, and he expressed the opinion that the attacks were very successful. In other words, it's over, no harm done, move on.
  9. Much ado about nothing because nothing is going to come of this. It's over. I guess they won't do that again.
  10. There's probably more to this story than anyone seems to know right now. Is the Signal chatroom thing something new? Or is it typically used for group chats? Is there an alternative for more secure group conferences? If so, why would they use Signal? It sounds to me like this journalist got added to the room somehow, but it wasn't by any member of the Administration, at least not deliberately. Can Signal be hacked? What makes "secure" communication secure?
  11. For sure, there will be midterm elections. There always are. And yes, the balance of power in congress can matter. That's always the case. So, if it makes you feel any better, it's all political theater for political purposes. Swaying an election one way or the other. Just so you realize the "facts" and the "truth" may not much matter. Propaganda can be a powerful tool, as can control of the media.
  12. Political theater. The Lefties are equally guilty with their scaremongering. Does any of it matter, at the end of the day? Perhaps at election time. But the election is over, at least for this Trump term.
  13. Much ado about nothing. It's not as if it was any kind of big secret that Yemen would be bombed. There are only so many ways a country can be bombed. That usually involves airplanes and bombs. Maybe missiles. But, count on the Lefties to try to make it seem like the end of the world. Trump will stick with his team, I think.
  14. One minor correction: those receiving Title II Social Security disability benefits can live overseas, provided it's in a part of the world where the treasury can make direct payments. That's most of the world, with a few exceptions.
  15. Maybe you should go back and read your own post: Are you a mind reader? How do you know what their motives are? How do you know what their agenda is? We do know that Musk perseveres in his falsehoods about Social Security despite dispositive evidence that he's lying. Musk has history of massively lying that predates his Doge service. And why do you refuse to look up the facts of the case? Sounds like you're the one raising the issue of motives and intent and a certain person's supposed history of lying. Perhaps it's time to reframe this discussion, if it makes you happy. What we're witnessing is political theater. Bombastic claims by Trump and the Administration on the one hand, and people on the left blowing the issue all out of proportion to scare old people and score what they believe to be political points. That's politics. It happens every day and there's not much either of us can do about it. But don't pretend for a minute you have a monopoly on the "facts." I'm sure you'd like everyone to think so, though. And, at the end of the day, while the media reports the so-called "news," the issue will work its way through the system. The judicial system will be involved. Both the DOJ and the courts. And if they chose to get involved, congress an always correct any perceived problems. That's the way it works. That's the system. Maybe not perfect, but I haven't heard from you any solution for the problems that may exist. There are none you say? Everything is fine?
  16. Since when does the media, any media, ever conclusively make findings of "fact"? They report what they consider to be "news." That's it. What's true? Maybe they're accurate, maybe they're not. In any event, what they report doesn't matter, at the end of the day. As for people''s "agenda"? Who knows? They say what they say. They do what they do. It's all part of the political process and it's not for me to decide. But make no mistake, it's happening and neither of us have much to say about it. Just hope the efforts at reform aren't sidelined by political bickering. The country is finished, otherwise, I'm afraid.
  17. Too many bombastic claims on both sides? All that is going on here, in the end, is that they're trying to cut out waste, fraud, and abuse, where they find it. I'm sure they'll figure it out. Anyway, there's more fraud elsewhere in the government, I'm sure. Like kickbacks from the forever wars, perhaps? How many billions there?
  18. Since when does "voluminous reporting" prove anything? Voluminous reporting as reported by the "fake news" media? In any event, how many people ever the age of 100 do you think are actually collecting benefits? There aren't many, unless they're all very well hidden. How many people over 100 do you know? The Lefties are trying to make a mountain out of a molehill with this story. Trying to scare everyone. All the Administration is trying to do is cut out waste, fraud, and abuse. If there's an easy way to do that, please, let us know. But don't think for a minute that "business as usual" will fix the problem. Business as usual is exactly why there is a problem now. People taking the easy way out. "We don't have time for this now, put it on the back burner." "Code in a fake birthday. That'll fix it." I can give you other examples of how shortcuts became the norm, but I'll skip that for another day.
  19. I'm sure they will fix that. And I do understand much of what shows as money being paid to people well over 100 years old is likely being paid to someone younger. I understand that. But that does't mean there's no fraud to be uncovered. How would you fix things? Wait for "business as usual" to catch up to 2025?
  20. Of course they can be changed. But Elon Musk cannot do that. Donald Trump cannot do that. D.O.G.E cannot do that. Only congress can change the qualifications for retirement benefits. If that happens, so be it. Disability benefits are a different story, as the process to determine who is entitled to those was established through Notice and Comment regulations.
  21. Look at it this way: according to SSA records, someone who the system shows is that old is receiving the benefits. The money is going out. And so they're trying to figure out who is receiving that money. Is that so hard to understand? Or are you OK with fraudsters being paid?
  22. Either you qualify for the benefits or you don't. Feel better now that I didn't use the word "deserve"? It's pretty simple. It's all defined by law and regulation. You reach retirement age. You apply. And, if your record reflects a work history showing you qualify for Title II benefits, you begin to receive them when they are due. If your work record does not reflect sufficient quarters of coverage, they you are not eligible for Title II benefits but may be eligible for title XVI benefits. And exactly what "opinions" did I imply were facts?
  23. Possibly because the election is now OVEt and because a majority of Americans now support what Trump is doing?
  24. Who proved he was wrong? All I see is a bunch of people claiming he was. Anyway, is it not possible that there's a problem there, and they're just trying to verify the order of magnitude? Is it one person, is it 100,000 people, is it millions of people? They'll figure it out. No one wants to stop benefits to people who deserve them. The SSA even has an expedited process for correcting any mistakes. That may now take individual verification of identity, either in person or otherwise, but the process is there. You can bet that people receiving money they shouldn't be receiving will have a hard time proving that they do. Most probably won't even try. They'll just yell and scream a lot that Elon is a fascist.
  25. People over 100 receiving Social Security? When they used to pay benefits with green checks, it was easy enough to verify whether anyone cashed a treasury check. It might take a few months for a response from Treasury, but eventually, if someone cashed a Social Security check, they'd provide a copy of the front and the back to the check. The money could be traced. Now that most payments are made electronically, I'm sure it's even easier to verify where the money went, and if it was received by anyone. So, all this argument about whether millions of people are being paid benefits on the accounts of people that are likely dead should be cleared up before too long. Either someone got the money, or no one got the money.
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