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  1. Or rumours being discussed about declaring US earnings by illegal immigrants to be declared illicit and open to seizure by the federal authorities, in the same manner earnings by organised crime can be seized. Individuals raising investments on the basis of misrepresenting immigration status may be open to law suits. This is how it works in Russia. An Oligarch can be made a non-Oligarch overnight, and the key thrown away following a "trial". The World's richest man can be rendered the World's least richest man (ie the biggliest debts ever seen, mostly owed to Saudis).
  2. It doesn't exist. Posting nonsense like this is cruel.
  3. It was supposed to buy Stormy Daniel's silence on the mushoom. While Nielsen won the vote, to form a government, he needs to form a coaltion. Greenland is traditionally viewed in Denmark as quite "red", which is why Nielsen's win was a surprise; he is socially liberal but business friendly. He became party leader following a 2021 election that was driven by splits over the Kvanefjeldsmine mining project. This is a uranium-rare earths project, run by an Australian company with a Chinese shareholder. Nielsen was supportive of this, but the outgoing going government was opposed to such mining activities. He has to form a coalition, likely with the Naleraq Party, which is described as the most pro-American Greenland party. Nielsen's party favours a slow road to independance, but Naleraq favours a faster route. Nalaraq favours Free Association with Denmark, and is opposed to talks with the Americans over sovereignty
  4. Since you asked: 2017: https://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/15/politics/trump-crimea-russia-twitter-obama/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/20/ukraine-ambassador-attacks-trump-aides-secret-peace-plan https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40350065 https://theintercept.com/2017/08/03/trumps-objections-russia-sanctions-law-suggest-might-trade-crimea-away/ https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-poroshenko-ukraine-good-progress-un-russia/28749439.html https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-presented-47m-deal-arm-ukraine-russia/story?id=51235203 2018 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fact-check-administration-actions-russia-tougher-trumps-words/story?id=53223453 https://ru.usembassy.gov/statement-by-secretary-pompeo-crimea-declaration/ https://rollcall.com/2018/08/14/trump-wont-follow-congressional-directives-on-russia-and-crimea/ https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-blames-obama-regime-for-ukraine-s-loss-of-crimea/29588249.html 2019 https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2019/09/pentagon-caught-middle-trump-ukraine-scandal/160188/ https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-10-16/as-ukraine-waited-for-u-s-assistance-death-toll-on-eastern-front-line-grew https://publicintegrity.org/national-security/trump-administration-officials-worried-ukraine-aid-halt-violated-spending-law/ 2020 https://www.courthousenews.com/independent-audit-says-trump-freeze-on-ukraine-aid-was-illegal/ https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-fire-vindman-sondland-after-impeachment-inquiry-testimony/30423541.html https://archive.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/bolton-memoir-trump-talks-profanely-about-ukraine-zelensky.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52885178 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/26/putin-rejects-donald-trumps-criticism-of-biden-family-business In 4 years, the 45th President's action on Ukraine appears to be authorizing a recommendation to send Javelins, then trying to block that. Then trying to get sanctions dropped against Russia as well as reversing long standing US government policy on recognition of conquered territories. A $45m transfer that included Javelins would have shipped a maximum of 200 systems, more likely 100 systems. About 50 of those would have been used in training.
  5. If Putin agrees to a 30 day ceasefire, of course both sides will take the opportunity to re-equip. I have no doubt Putin will seek to break it. Since 2014, there have been 25 ceasefires between Ukraine and Russia, and 25 times Russia has broken those ceasefires. Details of 20 of those Ceasefires https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XdWtEbmvYH6BIQaqQ29kAhZDyQNs6HCf0uTqk7der6I/edit?pli=1&gid=0#gid=0
  6. Nate Vance (ex-marine, JD Vance's cousin) shares his thoughts.
  7. This is rewriting history isn't it? Don't like a hiring policy, so not only change the policy, but pretend it never happened. Burn the Books. I always thought it was ridiculous for a double amputee war veteran to get a leg up in life.
  8. Someone on this forum suggested the US should buy aluminium from Russia as its better quality and cheaper than from Canada.
  9. It was plagiarized. https://gilbertdoctorow.com/2025/03/09/trumps-supposedly-one-sided-support-for-russia-over-ukraine/ https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Gilbert_Doctorow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Committee_for_East–West_Accord https://molfar.com/en/foreign-propagandists
  10. Its a skit. "He's" a chicken salesman Farm bumpkin Janitor/toilet cleaner
  11. The "West" whatever that is, didn't want a collapse of the Russian State, with 6500 weapons falling into the hands of fruitloops we know about like Kadyrov, and fruitloops we don't know about. But it was a natural reaction to the previous 2 decades, where the same Russophile mob would have been whinging about "Neocons". The alternative was to have done nothing. I don't think that could have been an option. The result would have been Russia closer to the Nato "border", an enormous West European refugee crisis, and, given the tenacity of the Ukrainians (borne of their Grandads in WW2), Russia being involved in an increasingly brutal counter-insurgency. Clearly, Ukraine is a different kettle of fish compared to Georgia in 2008, which seemed so far away. From 2008; captured USMC Humvee being carted off by Russia (never returned to the US) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/26/georgian-region-shows-perils-of-ceding-land-to-moscow/
  12. But the West can make sure he can't profit from it, and that the ruined occupied areas become a drag on the Russian state. Mechanisms can be put in place to make it extemely unattractive for any company to invest in it The population of Luhansk-Donetsk has declined by about 5-10% since Putin's war. Reportedly, he's been bussing in Russians, and selling them cut price new housing, and barring the people of Luhansk and Donetsk from buying property. This is obviously a hugely expensive operation to change the demographic facts on the ground. https://cepa.org/article/behind-the-lines-ethnic-cleansing-by-home-loan/
  13. I know he likes to cake on the spray tan, but was he a heavy user of tanning beds, and this is the result. But its probably a photo with the contrast etc turned right up. The Omega Man for some reason comes to mind. Good film, mind.
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