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Well, it's rather interesting that the Russians lay charges on Lindsay.  It's also interesting that they don't say what the charges are.   

Personally, I'd be nervous if the Russians were targeting me.  He might just end up with that polonium glow.  

37 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

Well, Mrs. DeSantis is definitely in the news these days, and has the added bonus of being drop dead gorgeous.  Her story of surviving cancer and so on would be compelling reading.  A nice young couple with cute kids? What a change for people like them to be in the White House, eh?

Well, we had the Obama's in the WH, and they were a nice looking young couple with cute kids.  Are you suggesting that they were perhaps the wrong color?

I am not voting for a first lady or gentleman, and I am not voting in a beauty contest.   

11 hours ago, 2009 said:

These days I'm the US  there is open racism towards whites - but I suppose that's okay - and whites are even hating themselves for being white, which is weird. Lol.

Self-loathing doesn't really count as racism.

Hopefully, they'll keep a close eye on him.

If that's banned, I can only guess how long before the plaque on the Statue of Liberty is struck from every book in Florida.   

31 minutes ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

I don't see what Trump is supposed to say if he never met this woman? I also have MAJOR concerns over the legitimacy of her claims after she posted online she was a massive fan of Trump's Apprentice television show. It would stand to reason that had Trump SA her as she claims that she would likely have been revolted by him afterwards not a big fan.

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trumps-defense-grills-e-jean-carroll-old-social-media-posts-trial-rape-rcna82254

 

Plus along with having no physical evidence the event took place as she claimed, she could also not remember when it happened so Trump was unable to give an alibi proving his innocence. How very convenient!! 

Trump did meet her.  There is a photo of them together.  It's the same photo where he misidentified her as one of his ex-wives, Marla Maples.  In that exchange at his deposition, he pretty much blew his 'I don't know her' defense and his 'she's not my type' claim.  

1 hour ago, Yellowtail said:

Solar mandates

EV mandates 

Higher gas prices

Higher taxes

Higher electric rates

Higher food prices

Higher hotel rate

Higher airfares

Electric stove mandates 

Extremely higher housing costs

A generation of terrifies children

The list goes on ad nauseum. 

 

This is BS on steroids:

Solar mandates:  Please tell me where solar energy is mandated.  There maybe targets for green energy, but that is not a mandate.  

EV mandates:  Again, no mandates in place.  And before you bring up California's proposal, it doesn't mandate anything.   

Higher gas prices:  Nothing to do with anything other than supply/demand ..... and geopolitical conflicts.

Higher food prices:  directly caused by Climate Change causing droughts and floods.

Higher taxes:  zero evidence to support this claim. 

Higher electric prices:  Due to climate change -- water shortages and less hydroelectric power, for starters. 

Electric Stove mandate:  Again, no mandate, just a hysterical reaction from the right.   

Everything else mentioned is merely a hysterical reaction to a real situation that is affecting us now and will continue to affect us for the long term.   

21 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

What lie, the parents who put their kids in harms way deserve some blame.

Well, actually they don't.  Most of them had no idea this would happen.   Most of these people faced grave danger to get to the border.  I highly doubt that any of them, or almost any other reasonable person, would anticipate that they would cross the border to reach safety and freedom only to have your children forcibly removed from you and you not be told where you are going or where they are going.   

Family unity is the very basis of immigration policies in almost every country.   I can't easily move to another country to live permanently by myself.  If I marry a citizen, I am eligible.  If I have a child who is a citizen, I am eligible, etc..   Every law we have concerning children and families is geared toward keeping the family intact.   

Trump managed to violate the most basic unit of human society, the family.   

1 hour ago, Hanaguma said:

She is right. This is an issue that has been left up to the states to decide for themselves.  

So was slavery.   States should not have the authority to deprive people of rights over their own body.   

1 hour ago, Hanaguma said:

Congratulations. You are the exception that does not disprove the general rule. Crime stats for the New York subway system are undeniable, and terrible.  More murders the past three years than the ten previous.

https://nypost.com/2022/10/11/nyc-subway-murders-jump-to-highest-levels-in-25-years-data/

....but you said anyone.  I am someone and it does not reflect my experience.  It doesn't reflect the experience of others I know.  But since you seem to be an expert on Subway Murders, will this be listed as a murder on the subway?

He was dangerous and violent before this.  He certainly wasn't ever going to be a good father.   

I have mixed feelings about this.  People who present themselves as being possibly dangerous may need to be dealt with.  What makes this situation problematic is that the guy may not have been particularly dangerous, and he may not have used any violence, but it's very different being in a confined space with someone who presents themselves as a problem.   

I most certainly feel sorry for everyone concerned.   

On 5/11/2023 at 8:06 PM, Hanaguma said:

Talk to anyone who has ridden the subway in NYC lately. It is not good. Not safe. No police in sight.  No escape when you are in a deep hole in the ground, trapped in a metal tube, and confronted by an aggressive man with obvious mental health problems.  

 

In this case, the deceased had more than 40 previous arrests. Fourty.  Including assault on  an elderly woman and attempted kidnapping of a child. There is NO WAY he should have been on the street roaming free. 

 

As for the brave Marine who did the right thing, he deserves a commendation. He stepped in to protect his fellow New Yorkers from a threat.  Also notice in the video footage that, once he felt Neely had been subdued, he and others tried to HELP him. They rolled him into the "recovery position" and still had to wait for any law enforcement.  IMHO he did his best in a bad situation. 

Not true.  I was just recently in New York and rode the subway all over the place.  Never had a single problem, never saw a single incident of violence.  Never saw anyone yelling.  Oh, and I am someone.  

One of the irritating things about Thai roads is how they are used for everything.  They are a sidewalk for those walking, they have tables set up on them during lunch and after work.  There are all sorts of animals, but mostly dogs on the roads.  Other than the roads that are 5 meters above ground, roads in Thailand maybe accommodating everything and anything.   

I've lived and worked in a lot of countries.  I've found that how well or badly people drive is largely dependent on how much law enforcement there is.  The more police around and the better the driving.