Jingthing

He's from OZ.

If he's elected president, any restrictions including if he's in prison, vanish.

I get your point though I think the U.S. needs a strong presidency but not a monarch or dictator. No way will Biden pardon Trump.

I have mixed feelings. Trump as a "man" obviously deserved to be locked up decades ago. But he was president. I know other countries imprison their presidents but I think that putting any president (ex-president) in prison might not be worth the damage to the presidency. I really like the poetic justice of the fake populist traitorous fascist America Firster exiling himself to an enemy. That might be more about damaging his own legacy than the presidency. Yeah I get to the maga cultists, he'll always be their dear leader regardless.

Most likely this conviction won't involve jail. They are felonies but of the lowest severity level. Punishment phase is in July.

He will be a convicted felon at election time. Appeals take years.

The real TDS, Cult 45 style.

I'm worried about the jurors. There is no doubt that some maga fascist goons will go after them if they're identified.

No chance. They're all in with the convicted felon. They're totally insane, but there is no way they drop him.

Personally I don't really feel the need to see him die in prison. I would be more satisfied if he loses the election and then flees the country to an enemy state.

Yes but won't happen before the election and if he wins, they'll never happen.

Don't get carried away. There won't be another trial before the election. He may well win the election. If he loses, then he will be headed to long prison terms (basically life at his age) based on the other cases. So he's running for his life. Not for the constitution. Not for the American people (more like for the Russian people). But only to save his sorry ass.

I loved when he said "I'm an innocent man" after the verdict. Kind of like Stormy Daniels saying she is a virgin. It was hard for him to keep a straight face while delivering that doozie. Hey buddy, no you're not! So he can't vote for himself. Would he be approved for a Thai O-A visa as a convicted felon?

Trump CONVICTED FELON!

History!

It's happening already.

"Boommates" I'm sure I would hate this and consider such arrangements as high risk for miserable conflicts, but this is now a thing. Oldster roommates. I think much better if you own the house rather than being the boarder. I hadn't heard of Silvernest before but at least there used to be a very origanized nonprofit in Pinellas County, FL (home of St. Pete and Clearwater) making such arrangements taking pains mainly to protect the homeowners.

Throw Away The Key

I guess that the Australian school system didn't teach you about the connection of the electoral college to slavery. https://www.history.com/news/electoral-college-founding-fathers-constitutional-convention

Another aspect of choosing between a lower cost US car dependent area vs. a rarer area where you can actually exist without a car is the issue of aging out of being eligible to drive. LGBT people lack a supportive family that will drive them everywhere at higher rates than the general population. So choosing a non car dependent area could be seen as future proofing.

The trouble is that combining a truly walkable city that has great public transportation where you don't need a car with truly affordable housing PLUS great weather basically doesn't exist in the U.S.

It's not about the current conflict or even the same countries.

What's your point?

Yeah I understood it was OZ and also that your rent is too low for Sydney and Melbourne.

I know some people from there but the closest I've ever been even to the Michigan border is at the Indiana dunes on a trip from Chicago. K-zoo is getting some buzz thought these days! Also Grand Rapids gets a lot of good press. Kalamazoo ranks #1 in coolest cities to live with the lowest cost of living in U.S. (fox17online.com)