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That commentary crystalizes and encapsulates every random thought that I've had about the situation.
A major step in the disintegration of the United States is going to be the political takeover of the military, who will become the Nazi SS politica…
And from the New York Times, here's a few more:
Federal Work Force
• Freeze federal hiring, except for members of the military or “positions related to immigration enforcement, national security, or public safety.”
• Restore a category of federal …
Well, here's day One:
Ending birthright citizenship
The order: Along with a slew of immigration-focused orders, Trump is targeting automatic citizenship for US-born children of immigrants in the country illegally, to begin 30 days from today.
Leavi…
Absolutely! The first thing after we land on Mars is to impose a 25% tariff on any rocks or whatever they might send back. And also inaugurate a new cryptocurrency: MARSBIT. Of which 20% will be allowed for the public and 80% for those with a net wo…
Well, it is a mouthful and then some. But one part of the long discussion did get my attention, and that dealt with (to paraphrase) the essential changes in direction of the Democratic party, as driven by the younger generations of Democrats who hav…
"Registered" mail requires the use of registered horses and riders here on the continent, so anything from the East takes a fair amount of time these days.
There have been M* complaints here on MFO for such a long time now... I really don't understand why anyone still bothers with M*. What is that old saying,,, "insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result."
Nice try, BS1000. First you say "Of course, they expect all of us to pay for it." as if the MAGA states are going to foot the bill. When we point out that California consistently sends more to Washington than we ever get back, then you say "I never …
@MikeM said: "I can remove myself from his antagonizing BS."
Sometimes it's useful to see direct evidence of the pathetic ignorance of "the other side" rather than just speculating about that possibility.
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, …
Curious mention in the CNN piece about a police raid on the headquarters of the airline.
I suspected that this was just a typical government CYA reflex reaction. The South Korean government is kind of infamous for that sort of thing. (Our own gover…
@bee- said- "Only $84k AGI? 70% of taxpayers qualify..."
No disagreement there. However I suspect that the great majority of MFO posters are in that other 30%, and my observation was made with that in mind.
I've never heard about anything like this. Ever.
From Wickipedia:
Thus, the latest designs employ solid-state memory and use fault tolerant digital recording techniques, making them much more resistant to shock, vibration and moisture. With the red…