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It was not the murder capital when I was there, I felt a lot less safe in New York. But thank you for the contribution from the peanut gallery.

I have always found it quite ludicrous prostitution is illegal in most of America, yet filming people having sex is not.

IMO that ship has already sailed.

IIRC Gary, Indiana was rated as the murder capital of America the time I was there. New Orleans I rate high, especially for the food. But keep on posting from Dogpatch, your fact-free posts are amusing too.

Yes, but at what cost? Japan has a ratio of 2.5 workers to every retiree. That ratio will be 1.2:1 in a decade or two. Caused by Japan's block on immigration. The good news is drug overdose deaths are falling. However, there is no evidence zapping boats has reduced supply - it has simply shifted to other routes. As for $50 billion in rural healthcare, I don't think that offsets the public health menace an anti-vaxxer at the helm represents. What has it done to suppress the rapacity of Big Pharma? I don't care if women compete against men. It takes a pretty fragile ego to get in a lather about such a trivial issue. Now let me introduce you to another massive Trump achievement: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-29/gate-of-tears-at-risk-of-becoming-second-major-oil-bottleneck/106508316

Seriously? A link from the White House? You call that research? To repeat - be specific. What are the Trump positives?

It's quite ironic the OP is worrying about the impact of IDF soldiers, when Pattaya was founded by the American soldiers going there on R&R from Vietnam.

Be specific. Say what you think the areas are, where Trump is doing well. So far, your posts have been vague statements, similar to the pabulum you deplore in the media.

Why do Americans always assume non-Americans know less about America than they do? In my business and conference travels, i have visited the following places: San Francisco -Los Angeles- Rancho Cucamonga - Pinole Point Big Bear Lake-Yosemite-Chicago-St.Louis-New York-New Orleans-Consohocken-Pittsburgh-Clementon-Houston-Dallas-Philadelphia -Cleveland-Gary-Detroit-Valley Forge-The Alamo - Atlantic City, I have seen the best and the worst of America. How many places have you been in your own country? I suggest you look up the name Paul Linebarger, an expert in psyops after WWII. Also known as Theodore Sturgeon, a celebrated SciFi novelist. The BS that is coming out of the White House fits Linebargers propaganda description of a fire hose of false information seamlessly. You want to pretend you are omniscient? Go ahead. Don't be surprised when you get called out.

Cheaper gas encourages people to buy gas-guzzling behemoths. The average passenger vehicle mass in America is just under 2000 kg. In Europe, it's 1350 kg. You do understand higher vehicle mass means higher fuel consumption, yes?

My congratulations, you are the clear winner of the most fact-free post on this thread.

So you are proud of the fact you are defecating in your own nest almost 4 times faster than the Europeans. That's hilarious too.

IMO tariffs are not helping farmers, or small to medium size businesses. They are the mainspring of employment, big business increasingly uses AI. The only other lever is government jobs, and we all know what DOGE and Trump combined have done there. I suggest you stop making excuses, you haven't got a leg to stand on.

The usual non-responsive response. I know, my post exceeded your attention span.

I suppose if you fire the person producing the job statistics, you can always get the facts to lean in your favor. Get real, the White House has more spin than a laundromat.

Please detail where you consider Trump is making progress. In fattening his wallet, certainly. Pardoning felons, sure. Starving 11 million Cubans is a kudos up there with Stalin's Holodomor. Continuing to hide the Epstein files, bravo. From where I sit, his achievements include: Raising the cost of living for every American, with an inflationary tariff war. Alienating every ally America once had, with a combination of tariffs and insults. Why do you think his pleas for help are falling on deaf ears? Adding $8 trillion to government debt. A stagnant job market. Getting into a war with religious fanatics, with no exit ramp in sight. Said fanatics have shut the Strait of Hormuz indefinitely, choking off 20% of the world's oil supply. The Chinese are probably ecstatic, the market for EV's can only increase. Tell me where I am incorrect in the facts and opinions I post. Then post why you think Trump is making progress.

I can remember a time when I was trying to convert the American emission standard of grains/cubic foot into the much easier milligrams / cubic metre. It reminds me of the Churchill observation:"Americans usually get it right, after they have tried everything else".

Sadly, you seem to think attacking everyone else on this thread, by pretending you are omniscient on the topic, somehow gives you increased credibility. I don't know how you formed the opinion I am a conspiracy theorist, and don't care. Your put-down about "has been to uni" demonstrates your ignorance, I am a retired research scientist with multiple publications in the field of analytical chemistry. I am posting facts about the flaws in AI. If you don't like them, I have others.

Perhaps even Trump supporters are feeling the pain in their wallets.

I seem to be living rent-free in your head, I must say it's quite spacious.

I suppose it does, for teenagers.

Dear me, YT. So you are saying the Strait of Hormuz is open? The US has its' own supply of rare earths? Please specify what facts you have that contradict the facts I have posted.

I guess the new establishment, where felons get pardons in exchange for cash, and environmental regulations go into the trash bin, is a step in the right direction.

Trump's achievements include alienating every ally America had. Starting a war with no exit ramp, and no viable ideas on how to get the Strait of Hormuz open again. American dependence on rare earths produced by China can only be nullified by building processing infrastructure in the USA. So far, not a single dollar has been invested . Why be surprised? He has plumbered multiple businesses, thinking he would be any better at running an economy is delusional.

Apropos the Strait of Hormuz, which is the cause of the current sh!tshow........