Alan Zweibel

Well, it should be a breeze to get the UAE to cease its support for the murderous RSF. After all, it is a charter member of the Board of Peace.

So, you think the continued deregulation of banking is a good idea? That's always turned out well in the past.

What you don't note is that Nixon had already withdrawn all US troops from Vietnam. In a bill that Congress passed after all the troops were withdrawn, Nixon signed a bill that prohibited the participation of US forces in Indochina. But providing arms was not. And had you bothered to read the article about the alleged spitting you might have noted this: "The spitting stories are folklore. They didn’t emerge until 1990, when supporters of US efforts in the Persian Gulf wanted to discredit antiwar activists. These stories became props in the larger narrative that the war in Vietnam was lost on the Homefront. Liberals in Congress would not support the war that needed to be fought," https://nyupress.org/blog/2023/03/14/spat-on-veterans-an-enduring-myth-by-jerry-lembke/ Of course, if you have any actual evidence to support your claim, feel free to produce it. Otherwise, it's clear that you've got nothing.

Fundamental reset’: Scott Bessent has a plan to free the nation’s banks The speed of the deregulation is sparking concern that the Treasury secretary is putting Wall Street’s interests ahead of the stability of the financial system.... Bessent is increasingly steering independent agencies to relax oversight of lenders, usher digital assets into the banking system, and reduce costs for megabanks that trade in U.S. government debt. In doing so, he is redefining the relationship between the administration and federal agencies, which have long enjoyed significant autonomy in supervising banks. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/24/scott-bessent-banks-00744468 To be fair to Bessent and all his buddies on Wall Street, setting the stage for an economic crash is one way to prepare to fight inflation.

“I feel like I have dropped through Alice in Wonderlands looking glass,” Maxwell wrote to a relative, adding, “I am much much happier here and more importantly safe.”

Typical right wing canard offered as some kind evidence. Laughable.

Someone else who believes that an open forum is a venue for private conversations.

All you've managed to demonstrate in this post is that you apparently don't understand the meaning of irony.

Richard Nixon the leftist? Spat-On Veterans: An Enduring Myth by Jerry Lembke There is no evidence that Vietnam veterans were spat on. Nor could they have been, at least not in the manner described in the most often told stories. Those stories tell of landing at San Francisco Airport and being met by groups of spitters, often hippies. But flights from Vietnam landed at military airbases like Travis outside San Francisco; protesters could not have gotten on the airbase, much less near deplaning troops. https://nyupress.org/blog/2023/03/14/spat-on-veterans-an-enduring-myth-by-jerry-lembke/

It was once said about George w Bush. He was born on third base but when he hits a single he thinks he made a home run. Not only did p Trump repeatedly not hit a single, he actually struck out way too often. He destroyed his father's real estate business which was one of the most successful in New York.

Anyone familiar with the war in Vietnam would know that while Lyndon Johnson escalated it, it was the Republicans who were his strongest supporters. Do the names of Eugene McCarthy or Robert f Kennedy ring any bells for you?

Does the art of the deal explain why Trump's businesses repeatedly went into bankruptcy once his father withdrew from running things? Why he repeatedly overpaid for those businesses? And you think that is the mark of a good negotiator? And now that his bluff has been called on Greenland, do you think that America's former allies are going to be intimidated by him?

"But that's only because you're clueless and know nothing about nothing." Thanks for the irony.

Why are you denying the fact of Maxwell's own words? “I feel like I have dropped through Alice in Wonderlands looking glass,” Maxwell wrote to a relative, adding, “I am much much happier here and more importantly safe.” Why are you denying the obvious fact that it could be an incentive to be removed from a bad situation to a better one? Even if that better one is not optimal?

Jury finds Chicago man not guilty of circulating $10K bounty on life of top Border Patrol leader Bovino At the heart of the government’s case are Snapchat messages sent from Espinoza Martinez to his younger brother and a friend who turned out to be a government informant. One read in part “10k if u take him down,” along with a picture of Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official who has led aggressive crackdowns nationwide, including last year in the Chicago area... But defense attorneys said the government didn’t show any evidence against Espinoza Martinez who sent the messages as “neighborhood gossip” after coming home from work and unwinding with beers. He didn’t follow up on the exchanges and had only a few dollars in his bank account. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jury-finds-chicago-man-not-guilty-circulating-10k-bounty-life-top-bord-rcna255501

So, whether it's a super max where prisoners are locked up 23 hours per day, or a low security prison where they have free run of the place, it doesn't make much difference? Ghislaine Maxwell's prison emails show she is 'happier' at minimum-security Texas facility Within days of her arrival at a Texas prison camp in early August, Ghislaine Maxwell gushed in emails to her friends and family over the cleanliness and safety of her new surroundings. “The institution is run in an orderly fashion which makes for a safer more comfortable environment for all people concerned, inmates and guards alike,” wrote Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for recruiting minors to be sexually abused by her longtime confidant, the wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ghislaine-maxwell-prison-emails-minimum-security-bryan-texas-rcna242218

It should trigger a full response from NATO. That's what the treaty binds its signatories to do. But Norway didn't give Trump the Nobel Peace Prize. So, if the US doesn't respond as it's obliged to, blame Norway.

I guess that would depend on whether Biden had enough brain power to remember that Denmark, like the United States, was a member of NATO. And NATO members are committed to protect each other. And if he forgot about that, he might have remembered that in 1951 the United States and Denmark signed a bilateral treaty that gave the US pretty much carte blanche to do whatever it wanted to do in the way of defense on Greenland. And even if Biden didn't recall any of that, I'm guessing that there were plenty of people in both governments who did. But why is it that you and Trump don't seem to know anything about this?

Well, it can't be the 2024 election you are referring to, since Trump beat Harris by 1.5% of the vote.

Still lying. Of course, if you have evidence to support such a claim, feel free to share it.

"Dear Prime Minister Carney: Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada's joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-board-of-peace-canada-uninvited-carney-letter-9.7057437#:~:text=Trump%20says%20he's%20withdrawing%20invitation,his%20Gaza%20'Board%20of%20Peace' I wanted to include Sacha Baron Cohen in the Subject Line as well, but it was too long to fit. And as unbelievable as it seems, whether you guessed Brooks or Barron Cohen, you got it wrong.

And because Trump has nothing to hide his team requested that the Judge Aileen Cannon permanently seal the second volume.

Or maybe you can stop taking cheap and irrelevant shots.

Ascribing motivation to someone is not only vacuous but irrelevant. As the mods repeatedly have to advise certain members, stick to the issues. And the issue is not about me. Maybe you should find a forum where you can post threads about the inner life of members. But this isn't it.

Totally irrelevant. Banks are about making money.. If they can't trust someone, they won't do business with them. That simple.