28 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

In other words, ignore the stats and hand over your cash to big state anyway 😄.

 

 

Or, in other other words, you've got nothing.

9 hours ago, G_Money said:

Immigration is the key word.  The American people have been paying for his time in America so yes it affects the economy as in higher taxes so Biden can continue the free medical, housing and topping off their debit cards.

 

I realize my post upset a liberal but try to get over it.

 

Of course you are free to post wherever you want but are you American?

 

If not, perhaps you can offer your advice on your country’s issues.  I’m sure they will appreciate it.

 

I guess if you have trouble dealing with issues consisting of more than one word, your comment would make sense. At least, to you. For those of us who understand issues that are defined by more than one word, your comment makes no sense at all.

4 minutes ago, G_Money said:

Another day in Bidens America.  If anyone lives in Virginia, BOLO!

 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fairfax-county-va-repeatedly-released-honduran-charged-sex-crimes-ignored-ice-detainer-request-feds

What's this got to do with the topic of this thread which is: 

The economy is roaring. Immigration is a key reason.

3 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Colonna stressed that U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed the independent review panel to review UNRWA’s neutrality — not to investigate Israeli allegations that 12 UNRWA staffers participated in the Oct. 7 attacks. Guterres ordered the U.N. internal watchdog, the Office of Internal Oversight Services, known as OIOS, to conduct a separate investigation into those Israeli allegations.

“It is a separate mission. And it is not in our mandate,” Colonna said. She also said it is not surprising that Israel did not provide evidence of its allegations to the refugee agency “because it doesn’t owe this evidence during the investigation to UNRWA but to the OIOS.”

 

 

 

In a wide-ranging 48-page report released Monday, the independent panel said UNRWA has “robust” procedures to uphold the U.N. principle of neutrality, but it cited serious gaps in implementation, including staff publicly expressing political views, textbooks used in schools the agency runs with “problematic content” and staff unions disrupting operations. It makes 50 recommendations to improve UNRWA’s neutrality.

https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-unrwa-united-nations-28a63ddef23efdc4b050b0bcbdb587ff

 

Full report pdf download link

https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/2024/04/unrwa_independent_review_on_neutrality.pdf

 

And how does this address the issue of Israel's lack of proof for its allegation that a large proportion of UNRWA workers are actively working with Hanas?

On 4/21/2024 at 8:23 PM, Bkk Brian said:

About UNRWA AND Oct 7th, from the OP:

 

"October 7 has highlighted some of these concerns with Israel’s specific allegations that staff members were involved in acts of terrorism."

U.S. Finds Some Israeli Claims on U.N. Staff Likely, Others Not
Intelligence report says Washington can’t verify Israeli assertions about widespread links to militant groups

A new U.S. intelligence assessment found it is likely that some employees of a United Nations agency that distributes aid to Palestinians took part in Hamas’s Oct. 7 assault on Israel, but says the U.S. can’t verify Israeli allegations that a larger number of U.N. workers have links to militant groups, people familiar with the report said.

Washington and other Western capitals last month suspended funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which supplies aid to Palestinians, after Israel shared findings that at least 12 Unrwa employees were connected to the series of Hamas killings and kidnappings during an attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza.

https://archive.ph/UWsp4

Israel Hasn’t Offered Evidence Tying U.N. Workers to Terrorism, Review Says

Israel has not provided evidence to support its allegations that many employees of the main U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees are members of terrorist organizations, according to an independent review commissioned by the United Nations that was released on Monday.

The review was announced in January, before Israel circulated claims that significant numbers of employees of the agency, known as UNRWA, were members of terrorist groups.

But by the time investigators started working on the review in early February, it had taken on additional significance: Israel had accused about a dozen employees of the agency, which employs about 13,000 Palestinians in Gaza, of involvement in the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attacks on Israel or their aftermath. 

https://archive.ph/5eyLf

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/world/middleeast/unrwa-israel-hamas-report.html

US intelligence casts doubt on Israeli claims of UNRWA-Hamas links, report says

A US intelligence assessment of Israel’s claims that UN aid agency staff members participated in the Hamas attack on 7 October said some of the accusations were credible, though could not be independently verified, while also casting doubt on claims of wider links to militant groups.

The assault precipitated a full-scale invasion by Israel of Gaza that has killed upwards of 30,000 Palestinians. Earlier this year, Israel accused 12 employees of the United Nations Reliefs and Works Agency (UNRWA) of participating in the 7 October attacks alongside Hamas. It also said 10% of all UNRWA workers were affiliated with Hamas.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/22/us-intelligence-unrwa-hamas

Israel yet to provide evidence to back UNRWA 7 October attack claims – UN

A month after Israeli allegations that a dozen United Nations staff were involved in the 7 October Hamas attack, UN investigators have yet to receive any evidence from Israel to support the claims, though they expect some material to be forthcoming “shortly”.

The allegations against the 12 employees of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA) led 16 major donors to suspend contributions totalling $450m at a time when more than 2 million Gazans are facing famine. UNRWA says it is approaching “breaking point” and only has sufficient funds to continue functioning for the next month at most.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/01/unrwa-funding-pause-employees-october-7-hamas-attack-claims-no-evidence-un

I wish all the British right-wingers who posted in support of the decision would share their beliefs with their American right wing counterparts who overwhelmingly favor prayer in schools.

7 hours ago, G_Money said:

In what way Mr. Know It All?

It doesn't need a Mr. Know it all to see why this comment of yours is personal.

"How about sticking with your own countries politics instead of putting your nose where it doesn’t belong."

In fact even a Mr. Know Very Little should be able to see why.  I'll try to keep the explanation short and sweet for you. Borders have nothing to do with one's knowledge or ignorance. Chomper Higgot's nationality is utterly irrelevant. Attacking him for that rather than for his statements is blatantly personal. Sad you don't seem to understand that.

18 minutes ago, jerrymahoney said:

I just looked at the interplay between myself and Danderman on the Florida poll and I woulddn't change a thing.

I have no doubt that you wouldn't. The question is whether you have any rational justifications for that stance. So far, you have offered nothing but a misleadingly truncated quote and borrowed insults. Which suggests that in the way of rational support for your position, you've got nothing

Just now, jerrymahoney said:

No -- I've got the WHOLE quote:

 

You got nothing in court, you don't got the bookkeeper, you got NOTHING! NOTHING! And if you were a man, you would've done it now! You don't got a thing, you punk!

 

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Untouchables

Now you've descended into irrationality and borrowed insults. An understandable, if pitiable, reaction to having your blatant dishonesty exposed.

Here is your excerpted quote

"Anyone like you"

And here it is in its entirety.

"Anyone like you who believes that prognostications about political outcomes can be factual must either believe in time travel or the infallibility of crystal balls. Any source that asserts such an outcome is a future fact is inherently not credible. Making a prediction is inherently a matter of opinion."

On 4/16/2024 at 7:51 AM, JonnyF said:

 

Talent? Like who?

I don't think it's valid to go after someone's opinions based on where they live or hail from. Knowledge and ignorance are not bounded by borders. That said, I'm surprised that someone who has made so much of their Britishness and their believe that it automatically confers some kind of special superiority in discussion of that nation's politics, would so openly expose his ignorance of the American political scene. 

Here are 2 names for you to contemplate:

Gretchen Whitmer, the popular Democratic governor of the swing state of Michigan.

Josh Shapiro, the popular Democratic governor of the swing state of Pennsylvania.

On 4/16/2024 at 11:21 PM, frank83628 said:

what ever happened to the good ol' 'kids in cages' like trump era? are there any rep's there, dressed in white, clinging onto the fencing like AOC did for a photo shoot😎

More falsehoods from you:

Does an Image Show Ocasio-Cortez Fake-Crying at a Migrant Camp?

A picture taken in 2018 captured Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, before she was elected to the U.S. House, protesting a migrant-detention camp in Texas.

"But the claim that got the most attention, pushed by viral conspiracy and junk news websites, made unfounded accusations that the photographs of Ocasio-Cortez were fake and that she was actually crying over an empty parking lot. Russian state media outlet RT and ZeroHedge were among junk news sites taking a cue from Alex Jones' InfoWars network in that regard. The latter posted an unfounded story on June 24, 2019, that posited the "empty parking lot" conspiracy theory."

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/aoc-empty-parking-lot/

4 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

The post was about the hostages and not a fictional character

The post was typically one sided. A one sidedness that exposes the credulity of its author.

On 4/16/2024 at 7:35 AM, Bkk Brian said:

The US stating the obvious, although not so obvious for some members here.

 

US accuses Hamas of being ‘obstacle’ to Gaza truce after it rejected Israel’s proposal

Terror group said to give mediators a new draft, claims it can only free 20 ‘humanitarian’ hostages, demands permanent end to war, return to north Gaza for displaced civilians. 

“The bottom line is that they have rejected it, and if they did accept it, it would allow for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza of at least six weeks, which would benefit the Palestinian people whom they claim to represent. It would also allow us to continue improvements in the delivery of humanitarian assistance,” said Miller.

“The bottom line is Hamas needs to take that deal, and they need to explain to the world and to the Palestinian people why they aren’t taking it because it is Hamas right now that is the barrier and the obstacle to a ceasefire in Gaza,” he said.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-accuses-hamas-of-being-obstacle-to-gaza-truce-after-rejecting-israels-proposal/

How could they be so blind? It's like someone who ignores the fact that the US has repeatedly reproached Israel for obstructing delivery of aid to the Palestinians in Gaza. Like someone who doesn't challenge the IDF and Cogat when it comes to this issue. I know, I know. I'm creating a fictional character. Nobody could be that naive. 

3 minutes ago, Walker88 said:

Just as one would have expected, the cultish goobers are claiming "STOLEN!" as they watch the stock tumble, now down 71% from its first day high barely 2 weeks ago.

 

"Sick of MY investment money being stolen!!" one user wrote in a Truth Social post, as quoted by WaPo, accusing Wall Street of unfairly shorting the stock. "They’re stealing peoples [sic] money and you’re allowing it!!"

 

Others are so moronic they still believe, as Britney sang in "Do it to Me One More Time"

 

"I know good and well it’s in Trump’s hands, and he’s got plans," 71-year-old Oklahoma City native Jerry McClain, who invested in the stock, told WaPo. "I have no doubt it’s going to explode sometime." (I do think he meant "implode".

 

The "plans" trump has is what his plans always are: try to enrich himself off of his goobers idiocy, naivete and gullibility.

 

Still others claim (lying, trying to play the sweet lemon card) that they just wanted to help trump by giving him some of their money. (And if anyone believes that, they probably believe trump is innocent of the myriad of felony charges against him.)

 

"If I lose it, fine. If I make a profit, wonderful," prominent conservative commentator Carol Swain, who put in $1,000, told WaPo. "But at the end of the day, I wanted to show my support."

 

Yes, Carol Swain, the 'billionaire' messiah needs your $1000.

 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-supporters-horrified-value-truth-141358796.html

 

Well, we should all be grateful to Trump supporters like Carol Swain. Instead of donating that money to his campaign where it might materially help him, they chose to incinerate it instead.

1 minute ago, Chomper Higgot said:

More baseless assumptions.

 

Refer to the top of the thread for guidance on the subject of discussion.

 

You’ll find it’s not me.

G_Money's comment was just another airheaded attempt to make it personal.

8 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Any point you have I will be more than happy to reply to if I am interested enough in the dedicated topics

 

Apparently, you're only interested enough to make irrelevant comments but not interested enough to engage with the actual issue. 

7 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

Oh wow placeholder is back.

 

Chomps obviously made enough from the 60+ womens charity cycling event to buy a new burner.

 

Marvellous.

More empty personal comments. You've got nothing.

On 4/6/2024 at 10:58 AM, impulse said:

 

Even if he had, it wouldn't fit his risk profile.  He'd rather have a decent return on a sure thing than bet on a huge return with a high risk.

 

What you don't seem to understand the role of the upside potential of a stock plays. Given the price of the stock on the first day, and the fact that its model was already failing with exiguous income and lowered engagement, why would any rational person buy and hold on that stock.?

Did you know that for all of 2023, Truth Social earned only about 50% more revenue than an average McDonald's?

How Much McDonald's Franchise Owners Really Make Per Year

"According to Business Insider, the average McDonald's restaurant takes in around $2.7 million a year in sales."

https://www.mashed.com/178309/how-much-mcdonalds-franchise-owners-really-make-per-year/

But then, McDonald's doesn't stuff their offerings with BS.

1 hour ago, Bkk Brian said:

 

A significant event indeed and why it has its own topics there 29 pages of discussion on it here:

 

BREAKING NEWS! Iran potentially triggers World War 3

https://aseannow.com/topic/1324904-breaking-news-iran-potentially-triggers-world-war-3/

 

And 4 pages here 

 

Joe Biden expects Iran to attack Israel 'sooner than later'

https://aseannow.com/topic/1324851-joe-biden-expects-iran-to-attack-israel-sooner-than-later

 

And  yet, despite all that discussion, you dismissed that point in this thread.