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Typical of Soviet and Russian soldiers. They're still raping like there'e no tomorrow in Ukraine. Including raping and stealing children.

It may sound harsh but I'm hoping it becomes Vatican policy to never allow Vance anywhere near any living Pope. It just wouldn't be prudent "at this time" or EVER!

Not to mention the sports trophy he broke.

More like they only like the second amendment.

Not sure that you're saying anything different than what I said.

Thanks. It's a current favorite of mine but there is something funny about it. That's because some dishes are really quite good and others are really quite not good. There doesn't seem to be an in between. So with a menu like that a person could try it one time and order "wrong" and conclude it's not good period. So I'll update a few things. The dish described as Sechuan braised fish is not that but actual a below average hot pot soup type of thing with a small portion of not great fish. When done well, that's one of my favorite dishes but not their version. On the other hand the fried salt and pepper squid dish was stellar bur as you might expect did not travel well because it's fried. So get that on site or only if you're close for delivery. I'm a big fan of their hot and sour soup WITH the optional noodles. But if I get that and also a main dish with rice and Taiwanese side dishes it could be too much food and also the side dishes are often soupy so you don't need so much soupy stuff How to cope? Well for delivery if you're getting the hot and sour with noodles order the main dish WITHOUT rice/side dishes and provide your own rice at home. Again on the main dishes there are two price points. The lower price is JUST the dish. No rice. The higher price is the dish, rice, and side dishes.

The point is by having such an international type American that spent so much of his career in Peru, it softened the idea of the first American pope which is an idea with a lot of traditional opposition. I'm sure most assumed there would be a first Asian and first African pope before the first American. But with this particular American you get North and South. Also of course he speaks Latin, Spanish, and Italian as well as English.

American and Peruvian. That definitely helped his case. There is a sort of warm and fuzzy continuation from Francis with him. Not exactly the same of course but a lot of people thought there might be a reaction towards a more right wingy type.

No. IRAs and 401k are NOT mutual funds. They are very specifically regulated RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS that may contain a wide variety of investment vehicles. Mutual funds are one of those.

My feelings exactly.

No. It was basically the status quo plus 10 percent on UK. Maga types are easily fooled by bs.

Yes Soviets.

Bought and owned by anti democracy Peter Thiel. Oopsie doodle.

Very true. Stalin was a monster.

None of the soldiers there were actually Russians. Also don't forget the rapes.

Inconvenient facts. The Soviéts were originally allied with Hitler The USA land lease program. All the allies deserve credit for defeating Hitler.

Ukraine.doean't target civilians like Putin does. They also wouldn't threaten Xi. If something happens probably a false flag. A Putin specialty.

Some thoughts. The Catholic church can do what it wants. If you're not Catholic why would you even care much either way? He is not woke Pope. He is more conservative than Francis on social issues such as LGBT, women in the priesthood etc. He is similar to Francis on relating to the poorest and the suffering, the human dignity of migrants and compassion. That fits with the religion. Maga fascists hate that. They're all about cruelty and intolerance. In my view Trump made Pope Leo IV possible. That's because Trump has stepped back from American global leadership to become just another country operating only on self interest. An American Pope wasn't possible politicaly before. He seems overall a decent guy within the context of Catholic dogma.

No decent person is.

It was a necessary war against evil. Today we also have a necessary war against the evil of Putin.

No.

I support that the USA remains a constitutional democrat republic. Other countries are free to do things their way.

It's not at clear yet whether there will even be a normal midterm election in 26, much less 28. If there are, it's way way too early to know what the political mood will be at that time so good picks will be dependent on that later time, not the past.

Yes Trump has bigly charisma. Typical of cult of personality authoritarian dictators throughout history.

Companion 2025 movie The trailer is a good representation and I did find it very entertaining.