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  1. Years ago I read about it in the Wall Street Journal. It's actually a brilliant system. But like any monetary transfer system, it can be abused. But I don't think it approaches anything like the abuse via crypto.
  2. Here's another article about Trump's unifying effect: One Response to Trump’s Tariffs: Trade That Excludes the U.S. A growing number of countries, including American allies, are striking trade deals as the Trump administration erects a higher fence around its global commerce. As President Trump this weekend opened what could become a global trade war, a growing number of countries, including America’s closest allies, are forging their own economic partnerships without the United States... In just the last two months, the European Union concluded three new trade deals. https://archive.ph/nF23w#selection-4813.0-4817.80
  3. I thought I spelled it out for you. In both cases they defied expert opinion. They were warned what the consequences could be. And in many cases members of both groups paid with their lives.
  4. Whatever lies were told by what you call the left, were as nothing compared to the falsehoods told by the right. Until the vaccines came along, the rates of death between Republican leaning regions and Democratic leaning ones were very close. Once the vaccines came onto the scene, death rates diverged widely. And just to make it clear to you, the death rate was higher in Republican leaning regions. People like RFK who spread falsehoods about the vaccines have blood on their hands.
  5. "People smugglers are making “hundreds of millions” of pounds from illegal Channel crossings, using a secretive underground banking system to move money undetected. The National Crime Agency (NCA) is now targeting the informal Hawala banking network, which is being exploited by criminal gangs because it allows the transfer of funds without any physical cash crossing borders. Hawala, a centuries-old financial system originating in South Asia, enables migrants to travel across Europe without carrying money. Instead, payments are arranged between operators, or hawaladars, in different countries" On the one hand it's "a secretive, underground banking system used to move money undetected." On the other it's "a centuries-old financial system originating in South Asia, enables migrants to travel across Europe without carrying money."
  6. Really? In both cases the victims bucked expert opinion. And the consequences were tragic.
  7. Yes, Biden misstated that. Vaccines don't provide 100% protection. Did you see a lot of epidemiologists endorsing what he said? If so, you got a link to prove that? What's your point?
  8. I wonder what the opinion of the Economist was 11/2 years later... America’s economy is bigger and better than ever America has long married light-touch regulation with speedy and generous spending when a crisis hits. Although supersized stimulus during the pandemic fuelled inflation, it has also ensured that America has grown by 10% since 2020, three times the pace of the rest of the g7. By contrast, stingier Germany is mired in recession for a second consecutive year. https://archive.ph/UKQ9s#selection-973.41-977.85
  9. Also, for anyone who isn't sure: There is a Santa Claus.
  10. Because it's going to be a big study and costly. And it's not necessary because there have been multiple studies since Andrew Wakefield published his fraudulent research. And given that RFK has appointed a vaccine denialist to be in charge of this study, what do you think the outcome is meant to be?
  11. It could also be a push for privatization like what happened in the Reagan administration. In that case a lot of military functions we're privatized. That proved to be a huge cash Bonanza for formerly low paid military personnel who migrated to the private sector and cashed in big time. Money was not saved. In fact quite the reverse.
  12. iPhones seems to work a lot better. I know that Apple is supposed to be far behind in artificial intelligence, but their voice to text software does seem to take into account context unlike the Android version that I use.
  13. He wasn't just a fraudster trying to get himself glory. He actually had a whole financial scheme worked out to profit from his fake research.
  14. I forgot to check the results of my dictation before I sent it. Tell substitute study or research for Christmas.
  15. Via an executive order. He's already tried that on in the case of birthright citizenship.
  16. how about the Christmas going to be a huge waste of money and resources. Resources that are already being cut to the bone by RFK.
  17. Calling me an anti-American Quizlet would fall under the rubric of obfuscation. And you have done nothing to refute the facts that you have gotten it wrong about my previous stances on issues andhave repeatedly obfuscated on the issue of the first Amendment. In short your comments are very dishonorable.
  18. Here you go: https://aseannow.com/topic/1356417-covid-vaccines-reduce-long-covid-risk-new-study-shows/#comment-19700735
  19. For their study, Dr. Al-Aly’s team utilized databases within the VA to identify nearly 450,000 veterans who had been infected with SARS-CoV-2, as well as healthy controls. They divided this cohort into era-specific groups based on the SARS-CoV-2 variant: pre-Delta era (no vaccination), Delta era (no vaccination), Delta era (vaccinated), Omicron era (no vaccination), and Omicron era (vaccinated). They followed each group for a year to identify which one was most at risk for developing Long COVID symptoms. The researchers found that the rate of new Long COVID cases declined with each variant, and that the numbers of cases were significantly lower in the vaccinated cohorts. https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/covid-vaccines-reduce-long-covid-risk-new-study-shows
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  20. You can make all sorts of claims about what I said, but you haven't pointed out specifically where I have prevaricated, obfuscated, or waffled. So unless you can actually come up with specifics, the onus is on you to prove you haven't prevaricated or obfuscated.
  21. No. I'm criticizing executive overreach. There are no crucial economic or security interests at stake in this decision.
  22. Funny. The Trump administration is now making a point of consumers giving up nonessentials in order to focus on buying homes and getting their kids an education. Apparently, attending rock concerts is essential to their well-being.
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