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Kamala Harris Reemerges with a Stark Warning on Democracy’s Future
If she gets the DEM nomination I will investigate her. Honestly I don't live politics and don't know if you mean this as a joke or she is a good candidate. -
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Trump Administration Explores Migrant Transfers to Libya and Rwanda
Theatre for the masses. There are countries with the death penalty for murder. Murders still occur. Some have the death penalty for adultery. Adultery occurs. As does thieving despite amputaton. It costs El Salvador $2000 per annum to house a convict. The are charging $20,000 per prisoner for the first 300 transferred from the US. That's an ongoing cost. There are 400,000 more to go. There are claims this is cheaper than costs in the US. But this is not true, because there are additional costs when you ship violent prisoners to another country. First there is the issue of the transport. So far, they have used US Air Force transport to take prisoners to El Salvador. In the future, its likely the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System (JPATS), aka "Con Air". They have a fleet of 4 aircraft (2x737-400 and 1 each of 737-700 and -800. These 4 aircraft transport 300,000 prisoners a year within the US. Typically, the flights are 200 prisoners, with 12 marshals (https://www.justice.gov/d9/pages/attachments/2020/02/10/usms_fy_2021_pb_narrative_-_jpats_-_200207_final.pdf) 2021 budget was $70m, probably $100m plus now To expand this to include long haul flights for 400,000, the fleet will likely need to triple in size. And that will also see a big uplift in budget. There are actually prison airports in the US. Going to need a few more of those, to use as reception centers. The analogy is Prison Transports by the UK. When a convict was sentenced to transportation, he wasn't sent down, put on a boat, and away he goes to Australia. What actually happened if he would wait on a prison hulk for upto 7 years, essentially so a convict ship could be fully filled before setting sail All these costs add to the costs per prisoner sent into effective exile (if its expanded to include US citizens). Receiving countries will be compensated on an annual basis, likely consisting of a standing charge, then some calculation based on headcount. How would the US know they are not paying for prisners who have died or have been released, but still claimed for? So they need to set up a system for inspection. But there is a huge potential, over a 20-30 year period, the US will get scammed. -
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Woke Art on the Rails: Avanti’s Diversity Trains Spark Debate Over Priorities
Where in the story is there any mention of transgender issues? I see a play of words in this... train <--> trans Not so bad <--> bed... etc... -
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Kamala Harris Reemerges with a Stark Warning on Democracy’s Future
Trying to see the relevance to the topic of Kamala. Don't see it. BTW you need to broaden your reading if you think China isn't impressed with the tariffs. They are coming to the table as we speak. -
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Report Thailand Ranked 7th Happiest Country in New Global Survey
Thais are happy. Farangs are miserable. -
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Donald Trump is still winning, one hundred days in
So, if you can't afford a hamburger, you call it winning ? Stop smoking weed.
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