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Map shows where President Barack Obama dropped his 20,000 bombs US forces dropped over 3,000 more bombs in 2016 than 2015, taking the grand total of strikes for the year to at least 26,171. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-president-barack-obama-bomb-map-drone-wars-strikes-20000-pakistan-middle-east-afghanistan-a7534851.html

And he got a nobel peace prize!

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I thought we stopped extraordinarily kidnapping random individuals off the streets of Europe for rendition to assorted BLack sites for "enhanced interrogation." Next, you'll tell me Trump is ordering the execution of American citizens by drone strike without trial. 'Cause he's a fassist.

It now appears the greatest friend of capitalism is President Xi. While Trump has repeatedly sought to get Xi on the phone, China wants the two sides to work out the contours of an agreement before the leaders speak. "Just ignore him, comrade, he'll kowtow soon enough." President Donald Trump said he plans to be “very nice” to China in any trade talks and that tariffs will drop if the two countries can reach a deal, a sign he may be backing down from his tough stance on Beijing amid market volatility. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/trump-floats-substantial-china-tariffs-cuts-in-trade-deal/ar-AA1Dq7yn Word is the Gugong chefs have designed a new dish in honor of Mister Trump's groveling tour visit, named "Peking Cuck."

What's fake about it? He's gonna destroy America's economy first.

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Plenty of "people with balls" hanging out in ladies' locker rooms. That's sorta what they're opposing.

Decisive = call for various departments to form committees to establish study groups to hire their nephews as subcontractors to use chatGPT to produce reams of word salad reports which can then be stored in warehouses owned by cousins.

YouTub'lers are a menace to society.

Or..........don't give evasive answers to immigration.

It is for some poster boards and vinyl banners and plastic durian stickers from china.

There is more to the story, not usually included in the breathless reports of poor tourist girls being mistreated. The two German teen girls had only booked accommodation for the first two nights of their stay, planning to figure out the rest as their journey unfolded. They did not have hotel bookings for the rest of their stay or any onward domestic flights .... the girls mentioned they sometimes did freelance work online for clients outside the United States. .... the girls explained that any work they did was completely for clients outside U.S. borders—and that they had no plans to accept work from American companies ... officers still have the power to deny entry for several reasons. The most common include: Lack of a fixed travel plan or hotel bookings for the entire visit. Evidence or suspicion that you might work while inside the United States—even if that work is remote and for foreign clients. Any information in your background or answers during questioning that does not match what is considered normal for tourists. https://www.visaverge.com/news/german-teen-girls-deported-after-backpacking-trip-ends-in-arrest-in-hawaii/ Digital nomads? Sounds like they appeared too clever in their work-related answers.

Is there more to the story? "These travelers were denied entry after attempting to enter the U.S. under false pretenses. One used a Visitor visa, the other the Visa Waiver Program," CBP Assistant Commissioner Hilton Beckham said in a statement. "Both claimed they were touring California but later admitted they intended to work – something strictly prohibited under U.S. immigration laws for these visas." https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2025/04/21/german-tourists-turned-away-us-border/83195396007/ So they weren't deported for not having hotel reservations, as the headlines claim. That was just the red flag that attracted attention from the IO's.

Shenyang J-35 stealf' fighters, only $70-85 million each, as opposed to $145 million each for 4 F-16's. (19 billion baht) 2 engines included, no assembly required.

Thailand wants four jets, current estimate is 19 billion baht, or about $570 million, or around $143 million/plane. Perhaps Thailand might be interested in the J-35 at $70-85 each. It has stealth-optimized shaping, including angled fuselage lines, canted twin tails, and an internal weapons bay to reduce radar cross-section. Unlike the single-engine F-35, the J-31 is a twin-engine fighter, providing better redundancy and thrust. The naval version of the J-31, the J-35, is expected to serve as China’s carrier-based stealth fighter, competing with the F-35C.

China said that? Beijing warns countries against colluding with US to restrict trade with China Commenting on recent media reports about the Trump administration’s plans to pressure countries into restricting trade with China in exchange for exemptions from US tariffs, a spokesperson for China’s Commerce Ministry said on Monday: “Appeasement does not bring peace, and compromise does not earn respect.” https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/20/business/china-warns-countries-us-trade-war-intl-hnk/index.html You're saying if any country rejects Trump's extortion demands, that proves they are China's puppets? Look upon this treaty my people, we have successfully concluded a trade agreement with the Trump regime. Free trade in our time!

Unless you're an American whose 401K and IRA have been hit by repeated waves of winning over the past 90 days...........

And? Look, ma! Anecdotes from random anonymous made-up sources! Let's collect 'em like Pokemans and publish a "report" that can be referenced in an "article" which can be linked to and quoted by random experts on internet forumses!

Did you know the factories produce what the buyer requests? Our problem is crappy Chinese products, but that's exactly what our buyers want. The cheapest cost, lowest-quality goods to fill their dollar-store shelves. Chinese will produce whatever you want, but if you're going to the manufacturing cities playing factories off against each other to shave pennies and cut corners, they'll give you what you ask for.

Central Intelligence Agency Director William J. Casey helped back the formation of the Jamestown Foundation, agreeing with its complaints that the U.S. intelligence community did not provide sufficient funding for Soviet bloc defectors. Color me surprised.

Excellent logic. I think, based on no evidence whatsoever, not even a video on the YouTubes, that these particular statistics are wrong, therefore I shall base further assumptions and conclusions on my fantasy guess and declare them beyond reproach and anyone who disagrees is a Put, errr, a Xi-bot. And as proof of rampant crime, claim that random guy says he knows a random guy that overheard a random thing from some random dudes in a random Starbucks, so it's the indisputable Truth.

"Where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom!"

Why focus on consumer goods and infrastructure? They're making wunderwafffles, too. China tests non-nuclear hydrogen bomb, unleashing 1,000°C fireball https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-tests-non-nuclear-hydrogen-bomb-unleashing-1-000-c-fireball/ar-AA1Dh5K0

Is that the three little boats that never got closer than 250 nautical miles from Australia? Whatever happened to "Freedom of Navigation" under the rules-based international order? Shirley, it was a thing when Australia and New Zealand sent their warships through the Taiwan Province Strait last year.