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bung23

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So, assuming this source supplied the correct document, I don't like it.

With that said, I understand it. I stated on here weeks ago Trump is looking for an off ramp. He couldn't continue and have any chance in the midterms. The Iranian conflict was polling awful and was causing inflation to rise. Also, our allies were not helping which could have released some of the pressure on the US. So, he takes this crappy off ramp more from need. He will try to sell this as a good deal even though he himself, stated he preferred to take Carg Island. The average US voter would not support troops on the ground and the nuts running Iran would have inflicted as much pain as they could while going down.

It will be interesting to see if this "negotiation time" is extended through the midterms and then we finish the job. I mean, it looks like this agreement was already broke in the very first point of terminating all military operations in Lebanon. The Trump admin would be wise to delay release of captured Iranian funds(or the other funds from the region) through the midterms. I am guessing contingency plans and regional support for those are be worked on.

In summary, I don't like it, but understand why he did it.
Trump stated that he isn’t concerned with the midterms but oh yes he is- he knows damn well what’s at stake. He’s trying to get gas prices and inflation down while getting R polling numbers up. curious to see how he handles this whole Iran situation after November.
 

ILisBest

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Trump stated that he isn’t concerned with the midterms but oh yes he is- he knows damn well what’s at stake. He’s trying to get gas prices and inflation down while getting R polling numbers up. curious to see how he handles this whole Iran situation after November.
I am curious also. One other thing Trump used to justify the current deal, the President resurrected the ghost of Herbert Hoover. Mr. Trump is well aware that Iran’s intransigence could cause a worldwide depression that ruined Hoover.
 
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BigWill

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Stone, proves the old saw: "A sucker is born every minute !"
 
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BigWill

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I mean how many suckers voted for him? Wouldn’t you think the “First Black President” would go out of his way to make sure the Black contractors got paid? He’s a total phony.
The old White guy, hid in his cellar and got more votes (as per Drano, every vote was valid.) than Obumma, even with the "conscience" vote !
 
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BigWill

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Plan BW
- import more beavers to the desert
- desalinate water off the coast of California a couple hundred miles away
- put minerals back in desalinated water, because desalinated ocean water isn’t good for crops and has other issues
- ship water that has been desalinated and then re-mineralized hundreds of miles to the desert
- make Arizona more reliant on California, the land of empty reservoirs (during fires) and incomplete billion $ infrastructure projects

Plan rilla
- Stop developing in the middle of the desert where you have to use a sophisticated model of water development
- Encourage growth and development in places that have the most basic needs to survive
This is what proports as a college education these days; misrepresentation of clearly defined options, the lack of additional research before spouting facts not in evidence and more golf.

Beavers are natures dam builders which stops river run off, flash flood damage and increase natural vegetation in a flood plain. Take the necessary time from golfing to study how beavers have been relocated throughout the West and increase surface water AND aquifers.

Desalination plants can be constructed along the California coastline which is where the Pacific Ocean is located.

We agree that Callie is mismanaged in the ENTIRE State for Democratic politicians to line their pockets.
 

BigWill

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I am sorry that I took a few days off for a short trip with no computer. I find it humorous when something doesn't appear to be going Trump's way, it tends to get louder here. I also exited news while I was gone. Do we have any specifics on the Iran wrap up deal or are we all just speculating?
Please, Please don't tell us that you doubled down on not bringing your computer AND didn't bring a cell phone !

How could you function ? Lost in the wilderness with no Waze, out of gas or electricity with no way to fuel your car. No Mickey D for fast food and rest rooms with no poison ivy !
 
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bung23

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Not a cult..
While both fandoms and cults provide strong community and a sense of belonging, the core difference lies in control and independence. Fandoms allow for open debate and healthy connection, whereas cults demand unquestioning obedience and isolate members from their support systems. [1, 2]

The Line Between Fandom and Cult

Feature [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]FandomCult
DissentDivergent opinions are welcomed. You can freely debate the direction of a show, a team's trades, or an artist's new album.Critical thinking is discouraged. Members must uncritically accept the leader's or group's doctrine.
Social TiesEncourages outside relationships. It is a shared interest that exists alongside your normal personal and professional life.Isolates members from family and friends to exert control and create an "us versus them" reality.
Power DynamicsOften egalitarian or peer-based. When creators engage with fans, it fosters a reciprocal, mutually respectful dynamic.Hierarchical and autocratic. The leader is kept on a pedestal, and members' entire status depends on their devotion.
MotivationsDriven by inspiration, entertainment, and the joy of sharing a common interest.Driven by a desire to exploit followers for the leader's personal, financial, or political gain.

Correct- not a cult.
 

dtrain79

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Besides the fact that Luna is a conspiracy nut, I’m pretty sure USAID didn’t get nuked until February/March 2025, so a June 2023 start date on her graph seems genius.

You aren’t learning a damn thing on Twitter. You are just having your partisanship reinforced.

My personal take is that left wing governance tends not to work but the simplest explanation is that incumbent parties worldwide are struggling so left is becoming right after elections and vice versa.

Separately, Trump lost the most meaningful election to him (more his cronies) outside the US this year. Hungary, where his Putin asslicker in buddy got smoked.
 

tjfleck6

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The claim is as old as elections themselves around the globe. This is why mail-in voting's heavily regulated and voter ID is mandated in most countries.
And rapid counting. I’m set to attend my 4th World Cup game since California began counting. But no fraud possibly occurring there despite all of those house seats swinging weeks later to Dems in the past several elections!
 
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tjfleck6

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Besides the fact that Luna is a conspiracy nut, I’m pretty sure USAID didn’t get nuked until February/March 2025, so a June 2023 start date on her graph seems genius.

You aren’t learning a damn thing on Twitter. You are just having your partisanship reinforced.

My personal take is that left wing governance tends not to work but the simplest explanation is that incumbent parties worldwide are struggling so left is becoming right after elections and vice versa.

Separately, Trump lost the most meaningful election to him (more his cronies) outside the US this year. Hungary, where his Putin asslicker in buddy got smoked.
The new guy seems fine and just as hard line on immigration.
 

dtrain79

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Much carnage in the USA from the Biden open border policies too. Quite sad. But, Trump recommended the death jab and funded vax research to the tune of 14B


Again, how stupid do you all want right wing Twitter to make you? What does Keir Starmer have to do with rapes that happened, in most cases, something like 20 years ago. None of them happened on his watch. Not a single one.

I don’t care if Starmer leads the UK or not, but the next guy will probably be worse for us. And further left.

Interestingly, the UK is a poster child for how some groups make good immigrants and some do not. Maybe we should try that lesson in reality some times.
 

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All legitimate news organizations, and investigative efforts, have found that her claim of top-secret records on Fauci and gain of function, and on Russian interference with Trump elections are her merely restating years old RW media conspiracy ********. Not only is she a Putin puppet, and a Trump minion, the latest is that she has been a secret member of a splinter Hare Krisna cult manipulated by the cult leader. What a fine Cabinet member. Completely lacking competence or credibility as do the entire Cabinet. Although you cultists seem to find her believable.
 
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The new guy seems fine and just as hard line on immigration.
This new guy used to be really close to Orban. I’d lay odds the story I posted after Orban lost is very close to the truth. They played the EU. It’s not like we don’t have Democrats pretending to be Republicans just to get elected in Red states. Train happily votes for them.
 

dtrain79

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This new guy used to be really close to Orban. I’d lay odds the story I posted after Orban lost is very close to the truth. They played the EU. It’s not like we don’t have Democrats pretending to be Republicans just to get elected in Red states. Train happily votes for them.

DUMBCOACH giving hottakes on Hungarian elections! Great stuff.

Magyar was a mid-level official in Orban's government. He wasn't "close to Orban." His ex-wife was close to Orban, and had what amounted to a Cabinet-level job. She was ousted in a scandal that was, frankly, not of her own making. Magyar's break from Fidesz supposedly related to that, I personally suspect he was an ambitious guy who saw his shot as Orban's government became increasingly disconnected from reality. What Orban attempted to do with the Hungarian state is pretty frightening, tho something like that (where we don't have state-controlled media and also have a federalist system) would be much harder.

But I do agree with one thing. The center right has become increasingly disconnected with the populist right. In the US, Trump has largely managed to hold that coalition together (it's much easier to do so in a two-party system). I don't think it can be held forever, unless the GOP becomes less driven by populism. And if it fractures, you are going to see far too many Dems in office.
 

dtrain79

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Why would you post this? No one with a brain believes it. It resulted from the incompetence and corruption of "his pool guy".

That middle sentence is the issue. He has outsourced all thought to right wing Twitter. It would be a tragedy if it weren't so funny.