• The Big Lie

    From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to All on Friday, April 23, 2021 18:45:14
    Trump and his supporters maintain that Trump "lost" the election due to manipulation of electronic voting, although no credible evidence of such was ever provided.

    And now, GOP legislatures in various states are trying to pass various laws
    to clamp down on "voter fraud." And yet, is there one GOP law in this bunch that addresses the manipulation of electronic voting?

    That's quite telling, don't you think?

    Jeff.

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  • From Ron Lauzon@1:275/89 to Jeff Thiele on Saturday, April 24, 2021 08:11:00
    Jeff Thiele wrote to All <=-

    Trump and his supporters maintain that Trump "lost" the election due to manipulation of electronic voting, although no credible evidence of
    such was ever provided.

    You mean like Hilary did with the 2016 election? And her claims of "Russian Interference" that have been proven false.

    Yet, we continue to get more and more facts that there was, indeed, some election fraud in 2020. But, as Thomas Sowell says, any facts that violate your narrative are ignored and evaded by people like you.

    And now, GOP legislatures in various states are trying to pass various laws to clamp down on "voter fraud." And yet, is there one GOP law in
    this bunch that addresses the manipulation of electronic voting?

    That's quite telling, don't you think?

    Yes. It's quite telling. How you re-frame things to match your narrative
    and avoid the facts about the election fraud.

    Gammas like you still haven't figured out that we're on to you and all the
    BS that you spout. You have no credibilty and we just laugh at your
    lame attempt to be an Elite.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Jeff Thiele on Saturday, April 24, 2021 00:38:52
    Trump and his supporters maintain that Trump "lost" the election due to manipulation of electronic voting, although no credible evidence of such was ever provided.

    Some of his supporters might have maintained that. But I was a Trump supporter and I maintain that he lost due to the media attacks combined with the Chinese attack combined with the mail-in ballot attack, combined with the extremely late voting attacks.

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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Ron Lauzon on Saturday, April 24, 2021 11:11:14
    On 24 Apr 2021, Ron Lauzon said the following...
    Trump and his supporters maintain that Trump "lost" the election due manipulation of electronic voting, although no credible evidence of such was ever provided.

    You mean like Hilary did with the 2016 election? And her claims of "Russian Interference" that have been proven false.

    And yet she conceded fairly quickly, did she not? The claims of Russian interference were not proven false. For one thing, proving something false is
    a notoriously difficult thing to do. For another, it's not true that there is not credible evidence of Russian interference, because there is. Perhaps you got your talking point wrong and meant to attack "Russian collusion?"

    Yet, we continue to get more and more facts that there was, indeed, some election fraud in 2020. But, as Thomas Sowell says, any facts that violate your narrative are ignored and evaded by people like you.

    No, we don't. Almost all of the claims have been thoroughly debunked, and
    there has been no conclusive evidence of widespread voter fraud presented.

    And now, GOP legislatures in various states are trying to pass variou laws to clamp down on "voter fraud." And yet, is there one GOP law in this bunch that addresses the manipulation of electronic voting?

    That's quite telling, don't you think?

    Yes. It's quite telling. How you re-frame things to match your
    narrative and avoid the facts about the election fraud.

    I'm not avoiding facts. If the manipulation of votes was such a problem in 2020, why aren't there any new GOP laws addressing manipulation of votes?
    They all target when and how people can vote, not what happens once they've already voted.

    Gammas like you still haven't figured out that we're on to you and all
    the BS that you spout. You have no credibilty and we just laugh at your lame attempt to be an Elite.

    Sorry, I'm not fluent enough in conservative idiocy to know what that means, but I suspect it's projection of some sort.

    Jeff.

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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Aaron Thomas on Saturday, April 24, 2021 11:14:10
    On 24 Apr 2021, Aaron Thomas said the following...
    Trump and his supporters maintain that Trump "lost" the election due manipulation of electronic voting, although no credible evidence of s was ever provided.

    Some of his supporters might have maintained that. But I was a Trump supporter and I maintain that he lost due to the media attacks combined with the Chinese attack combined with the mail-in ballot attack,
    combined with the extremely late voting attacks.

    What legislation has been brought forth to counter Chinese attacks and "extremely late voting attacks" (by which I assume you mean laws that
    mandated that early votes only be counted after all of the day-of votes had been counted)?

    There was no mail-in ballot "attack." Republicans were just as able to send mail-in ballots as Democrats, but their leader was telling them not to (although he did it himself).

    Jeff.

    "For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H. L. Mencken, who indeed was a racist thereby proving himself right.

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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Ron Lauzon on Saturday, April 24, 2021 23:54:02
    On 04-24-21 08:11, Ron Lauzon <=-
    spoke to Jeff Thiele about Re: The Big Lie <=-

    You mean like Hilary did with the 2016 election? And her claims of "Russian Interference" that have been proven false.

    DUH -- it has been proven that Russia attempted (and may have succeded)
    to influence the outcome of the 2016 election. They may not have
    interfered with ballots, but they did influence the voters.

    Yet, we continue to get more and more facts that there was, indeed,
    some election fraud in 2020. But, as Thomas Sowell says, any facts
    that violate your narrative are ignored and evaded by people like you.

    "Some" fraud may well be true, but there was no fraud on the scale that
    Trump and company claimed (but never backed up with facts). No fraud
    that would have changed any result.

    Dale Shipp
    fido_261_1466 (at) verizon (dot) net
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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Aaron Thomas on Monday, September 12, 2022 00:23:49
    Hello Aaron,

    [..]

    The anti-Trump effort was unprecedented; there has never been this much "need" to remove and defame a president." And now these money grabs are unprecedented too. Do you think that is a coincidence?

    When Joe Biden beat the pants off your beloved orange clown, there
    was dancing in the streets. It was a VE and VJ Days, the two days in
    1945 when Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan surrendered.

    Of course, the stupid shit knew he was going to lose the election
    well before the votes were counted. Here is what he tweeted in the
    summer of 2020, kicking off his Big Lie campaign -

    RIGGED 2020 ELECTION: MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED
    BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND OTHERS.

    And then he added -

    IT WILL BE THE SCANDAL OF OUR TIMES!

    A week later, the full-scale BIG LIE campaign started.

    Time for you to face the facts.
    Donald J. Trump is a domestic terrorist.
    As well as all his minions.
    He has defamed himself, by his own actions.
    And so have you, by continuing to support him.

    For Life,
    Lee

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Lee Lofaso on Sunday, September 11, 2022 22:49:50
    The anti-Trump effort was unprecedented; there has never been this mu "need" to remove and defame a president." And now these money grabs a unprecedented too. Do you think that is a coincidence?

    When Joe Biden beat the pants off your beloved orange clown, there
    was dancing in the streets. It was a VE and VJ Days, the two days in
    1945 when Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan surrendered.

    Avoid & Distract; I know you lefties well! Something that you know well: unprecented political effort + unprecedented money grabs = no coincidence

    He has defamed himself, by his own actions.
    And so have you, by continuing to support him.

    But Joe Biden has defamed himself even harder! Way, way worse than Trump, not by crying about elections, but by dividing and destroying the USA.

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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Aaron Thomas on Monday, September 12, 2022 00:11:00
    On 09-11-22 22:49, Aaron Thomas <=-
    spoke to Lee Lofaso about Re: The Big Lie <=-

    Avoid & Distract; I know you lefties well! Something that you know
    well: unprecented political effort + unprecedented money grabs = no coincidence

    That describes Trump and his cronies perfectly.

    He has defamed himself, by his own actions.
    And so have you, by continuing to support him.

    But Joe Biden has defamed himself even harder! Way, way worse than
    Trump, not by crying about elections, but by dividing and destroying
    the USA.

    Joe Biden is trying to heal the divisions created by Trump. And he is
    building a better America, unlike Trump who just mouthed the words.

    Dale Shipp
    fido_261_1466 (at) verizon (dot) net
    (1:261/1466)



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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Dale Shipp on Monday, September 12, 2022 13:02:50
    Avoid & Distract; I know you lefties well! Something that you know well: unprecented political effort + unprecedented money grabs = no coincidence

    That describes Trump and his cronies perfectly.

    Did Trump intentionally create distractions?

    Joe Biden is trying to heal the divisions created by Trump. And he is building a better America, unlike Trump who just mouthed the words.

    I don't see any investment, all I see is a 31 trillion dollar national debt.

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  • From Björn Felten@2:203/2 to Mike Powell on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 00:48:41
    Mike Powell -> DALE SHIPP skrev 2022-09-12 22:29:

    Calling the other side a threat to democracy heals division how?

    He didn't. He was very clear about that it's only the neo-fascist fraction that is a threat to democracy. Can you really deny that?


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to DALE SHIPP on Monday, September 12, 2022 16:29:00
    Joe Biden is trying to heal the divisions created by Trump. And he is building a better America, unlike Trump who just mouthed the words.

    Calling the other side a threat to democracy heals division how?

    As best as I can tell, it only makes his side happy.


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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Aaron Thomas on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 03:24:36
    Hello Aaron,

    Avoid & Distract; I know you lefties well! Something that you know
    well: unprecented political effort + unprecedented money grabs = no
    coincidence

    That describes Trump and his cronies perfectly.

    Did Trump intentionally create distractions?

    Yes.

    Joe Biden is trying to heal the divisions created by Trump. And he is
    building a better America, unlike Trump who just mouthed the words.

    I don't see any investment, all I see is a 31 trillion dollar national debt.

    The national debt of the US is the total national debt owed by the
    federal government of the US to Treasury security holders. While that
    might not seem to be all that important at first glance, look at it
    on a more personal level, as to how much per person that amounts to -

    $92,749 per person in America.

    Imagine having a credit card, owing that amount, plus interest.
    Think about how long it is going to take you to pay it out.

    But instead of paying it out, Republican presidents (such as GWB
    and Donald Trump) decided to kick the can. Give massive tax breaks
    to the wealthy. And let future generations pay the bill.

    From www.pgpf.org (March 31, 2022)

    Eighty-three percent of voters say their concern about the debt has
    increased in recent years, up 5 points from last month, driven by
    Democrats (78%, increased from 72% last month) and independents (84%,
    from 76% last month). More than three-in-four voters (76%) want the
    national debt to be a top-three priority for the president and
    Congress, including 69% of Democrats, 74% of independents, and 85%
    of Republicans.

    -=end quote=-

    There are three main causes of the national debt. And it is very
    clear as to what they are -

    1. The number of seniors (65+) continues to grow. Take a look -

    2010 - 40.5 million
    2020 - 56.1 million
    2030 - 73.1 million
    2040 - 80.8 million
    2050 - 85.7 million
    2060 - 94.7 million

    How are we gonna pay for the needs of all those people? Should we
    do away with Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid? That way, they
    can fend for themselves. Just like young folks.

    Or, we can do like Logan's Run and force them to play Carousel ...

    2. Rising healthcare costs are killing us. Take a look -

    South Korea - $ 3,914
    Japan - $ 4,666
    Belgium - $ 5,274
    UK - $ 5,387
    Sweden - $ 6,762
    USA - $12,318

    Doing away with Obamacare, Medicare, and Medicaid - along with
    Veterans benefits - should solve that problem.

    3. Inadequate revenues.

    - Total Revenues $4.05 trillion
    - Total Spending $6.82 trillion

    As the debt grows, so does the interest we pay. Trump's massive
    tax cuts for the wealthy generated no new revenue. So future
    generations will be paying for what he did.

    You see, interest payments represent the price we pay to borrow
    money. The more we borrow, the mofe feeral interest costs rise and
    compounded. Do you know what that means?

    Within 10 years, our interest payments on the national debt will
    more than triple.

    That is not due to anything President Joe Biden did, or tried to do.

    Rapidly growing interest payments are a burden, a real burden, that
    hinders our current and future economy.

    So what are you gonna do about it?

    Before you know it, payment on the interest will be the fastest
    growing part of the federal budget.

    And you know what that means. Every dollar that goes toward interest
    payments means less resources available to build a stronger, more
    resilient future.

    Make America Poor Again is Trump's real motto.

    For Life,
    Lee

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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Aaron Thomas on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 01:19:00
    On 09-12-22 13:02, Aaron Thomas <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: The Big Lie <=-


    Avoid & Distract; I know you lefties well! Something that you know well: unprecented political effort + unprecedented money grabs = no coincidence

    That describes Trump and his cronies perfectly.

    Did Trump intentionally create distractions?

    Yes. One major example was his handling of the Covid-19 pandimic. He
    knew from the beginning that it would be very serious, but kept telling
    the public how minor it would be.

    Joe Biden is trying to heal the divisions created by Trump. And he is building a better America, unlike Trump who just mouthed the words.

    I don't see any investment, all I see is a 31 trillion dollar national debt.

    If you don't see any investment you have not been paying attention.
    Biden has gotten two major investment bills passed, the first with some
    support from Republicans and the second with no support from any
    Republican in the Senate. These bills are a factor in the lowest
    unemployment rate in quite some time.

    Dale Shipp
    fido_261_1466 (at) verizon (dot) net
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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Mike Powell on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 01:08:02
    On 09-12-22 16:29, Mike Powell <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: The Big Lie <=-


    Joe Biden is trying to heal the divisions created by Trump. And he is building a better America, unlike Trump who just mouthed the words.

    Calling the other side a threat to democracy heals division how?

    As best as I can tell, it only makes his side happy.

    Go back and read his words. He did not say that the Republicans are a
    threat. He did not say that conservative Republicans are a threat.
    What he was talking about was that element who want to overthrow the US Government, the neo-nazi forces and other white nationalists.

    Dale Shipp
    fido_261_1466 (at) verizon (dot) net
    (1:261/1466)



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  • From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Mike Powell on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 08:15:16
    Mike Powell wrote to DALE SHIPP <=-

    Joe Biden is trying to heal the divisions created by Trump. And he is building a better America, unlike Trump who just mouthed the words.

    Calling the other side a threat to democracy heals division how?

    War is Peace
    Freedom is Slavery
    Ignorance is Strength
    - George Orwell, 1984

    The Ignorant Elitists always define words to be the opposite of what they actually mean.

    Is it any wonder why I don't bother to read messages from people like Dale? You can't "debate" someone who can't comprehend reality.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Lee Lofaso on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 12:48:25
    $92,749 per person in America.

    Imagine having a credit card, owing that amount, plus interest.
    Think about how long it is going to take you to pay it out.

    But instead of paying it out, Republican presidents (such as GWB
    and Donald Trump) decided to kick the can. Give massive tax breaks
    to the wealthy. And let future generations pay the bill.

    And instead of paying it off, Democrats decided it's time to import more than
    2 million illegal immigrants, and to waste trillions of dollars on social programs that don't even help the American people. They do nothing for the illegal immigrants either. They need more than just free legal aid in New
    York. You can't live off that.

    Did you ever have a wild weekend with your credit card, and then by Monday morning you were afraid to look at your balance? It's been 2 wild years, and still, nobody's reviewing receipts or anything.

    Eighty-three percent of voters say their concern about the debt has increased in recent years, up 5 points from last month, driven by

    It's concerning. It seems like the Democrats are aiming to bankrupt America. They know that the people who will suffer have no say in it.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Dale Shipp on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 12:50:24
    Did Trump intentionally create distractions?

    Yes. One major example was his handling of the Covid-19 pandimic. He knew from the beginning that it would be very serious, but kept telling the public how minor it would be.

    Ok, but did Trump use distractions to pull of a cash grab?

    If you don't see any investment you have not been paying attention.
    Biden has gotten two major investment bills passed, the first with some support from Republicans and the second with no support from any Republican in the Senate. These bills are a factor in the lowest unemployment rate in quite some time.

    I have to pay attention to the news to see the good that Democrat cash grabs bring? Why can't I just look out the window? Will I need to visit fact
    checking websites so that I can revel in the goodness that they bring?

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  • From Björn Felten@2:203/2 to Aaron Thomas on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 17:52:37
    Democrats decided it's time to import more than
    2 million illegal immigrants,

    When the decline in population sets in for real, I think you'll be happy that there's a nurse available to you. Take care of those immigrants, like you used to a century ago. They'll might make USA great again, after you brainwashed Trumpies have failed miserably on your own.

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  • From Björn Felten@2:203/2 to Lee Lofaso on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 18:23:56
    2. Rising healthcare costs are killing us. Take a look -

    South Korea - $ 3,914
    Japan - $ 4,666
    Belgium - $ 5,274
    UK - $ 5,387
    Sweden - $ 6,762
    USA - $12,318

    Doing away with Obamacare, Medicare, and Medicaid - along with
    Veterans benefits - should solve that problem.

    I think that Norway is even worse than Sweden. But you must remember that the Trumpies are brainwashed from childhood to believe that socialism is equal to Stalinism, Maoism or similar, and they pretend that they cherish their "free choice". Meaning they prefer to opt-out of the taxpayer insurance, and rather chose a private one. "Hey love, how much can we raise on a second mortgage?"

    I guess they've never seen that movie, that I don't remember, about a lawyer fighting an insurance company that by default refused every claim. Oh my god, what was the name of that movie? I remember that the bone cancer victim had to appear before the court on video, since he had passed away.

    My son recently had to undergo a serious back surgery. His total, final bill was SEK110 (about USD10). Including parking cost...

    What's the going rate in Trumpist country for even giving birth? Or an ambulance ride?


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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Dale Shipp on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 21:54:28
    Hello Dale,

    Did Trump intentionally create distractions?

    Yes. One major example was his handling of the Covid-19 pandimic. He knew from the beginning that it would be very serious, but kept telling the public how minor it would be.

    Almost half a million Americans lost their lives due to his
    incompetent handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. That is a lot
    of people. More than the number of Americans who lost their
    lives in the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam combined.

    Joe Biden is trying to heal the divisions created by Trump. And he is
    building a better America, unlike Trump who just mouthed the words.

    I don't see any investment, all I see is a 31 trillion dollar national
    debt.

    If you don't see any investment you have not been paying attention.
    Biden has gotten two major investment bills passed, the first with some support from Republicans and the second with no support from any Republican in the Senate. These bills are a factor in the lowest unemployment rate in quite some time.

    In 10 years, our interest on the debt will nearly triple from where
    it is today, making it the fastest growing part of the federal budget.
    This is due mainly to massive tax cuts for the wealthy. Republican
    presidents have been doing that as a matter of course, borrowing from
    future generations to pay the wealthy huge sums of "free" money.

    Total Revenues - $ 4.05 trillion
    Total Spending - $ 6.82 trillion
    National Debt - $30.89 trillion

    With our elderly population continuing to rise, who is going to pay
    for everything? Putting the onus on those who are working will not be
    enough, as every dollar that goes toward interest payments means less
    resources available to build a better future for us all.

    For Life,
    Lee

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Dale Shipp on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 21:54:35
    Hello Dale,

    Calling the other side a threat to democracy heals division how?

    As best as I can tell, it only makes his side happy.

    Go back and read his words. He did not say that the Republicans are a threat. He did not say that conservative Republicans are a threat.
    What he was talking about was that element who want to overthrow the US Government, the neo-nazi forces and other white nationalists.

    "Too much of what's happening in our country today is not normal.
    Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that
    threatens the very foundations of our republic."
    ~ President Joe Biden, 9/1/2022

    For Life,
    Lee

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Björn Felten on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 22:20:11
    When the decline in population sets in for real, I think you'll be happy that there's a nurse available to you. Take care of those immigrants, like you used to a century ago. They'll might make USA great again, after you brainwashed Trumpies have failed miserably on your own.

    There's a difference between legal immigrants & illegal immigrants, but brainwashed leftist zombies don't understand that.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Lee Lofaso on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 22:25:14
    "Too much of what's happening in our country today is not normal.
    Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic."
    ~ President Joe Biden, 9/1/2022

    "It's a typical leftist tactic to tell people that other people are doing something wrong, and while they're looking at other people, you do the dirty deed sourself."
    ~ Aaron Thomas, 9/13/2022

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  • From Björn Felten@2:203/2 to Aaron Thomas on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 02:41:52
    There's a difference between legal immigrants & illegal immigrants, but brainwashed leftist zombies don't understand that.

    Brainwashed zombies? Hmmm... Unlike you Trumpies than?

    But the part about illegal immigrants is actually correct, we don't. The reason is that we never had any problems will illegal immigrants. Are you interested in knowing how we solved that problem?

    WE NEVER MADE IT ILLEGAL IN THE FIRST PLACE!

    Repeal the laws against immigration, problem solved.

    We welcome every immigrant with open arms. Rather than label them as rapists and drug smugglers beforehand, we regard every person innocent until proven guilty. If they commit crimes here, we throw them back to where they came from, but that is a tiny percentage of all our new citizens -- more often than not with a solid education, great savings; the education for our own kids is not cheap.


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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Aaron Thomas on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 01:27:00
    On 09-13-22 12:50, Aaron Thomas <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: The Big Lie <=-


    Did Trump intentionally create distractions?

    Yes. One major example was his handling of the Covid-19 pandimic. He knew from the beginning that it would be very serious, but kept telling the public how minor it would be.

    Ok, but did Trump use distractions to pull of a cash grab?

    Yes. More than once Trump has advertised for donations for something,
    only to put a good part of the money collected into his own pocket. He
    also tricked people into making their contribution be deducted every
    month when they intended to only make a single donation.

    If you don't see any investment you have not been paying attention.
    Biden has gotten two major investment bills passed, the first with some support from Republicans and the second with no support from any Republican in the Senate. These bills are a factor in the lowest unemployment rate in quite some time.

    I have to pay attention to the news to see the good that Democrat cash grabs bring? Why can't I just look out the window? Will I need to visit fact checking websites so that I can revel in the goodness that they bring?

    A. What cash grabs? These two major bills actually will put money into
    the treasury.
    B. If you continue to refuse to look for the facts, then you have no
    right to issue false claims resulting from your ignorance.

    Dale Shipp
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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Björn Felten on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 12:13:57
    WE NEVER MADE IT ILLEGAL IN THE FIRST PLACE!

    Sweden is surrounded by wealthy countries. You have nothing to lose by leaving your doors open. Someone might try to sneak in with some Swiss cheese.

    Repeal the laws against immigration, problem solved.

    So if I just walk into Sweden, they'll let me stay? Will they search my bags
    or anything? Can I bring hash? Where will I sleep? Bjorn's house?

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Dale Shipp on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 12:17:28
    Ok, but did Trump use distractions to pull of a cash grab?

    Yes. More than once Trump has advertised for donations for something, only to put a good part of the money collected into his own pocket. He also tricked people into making their contribution be deducted every
    month when they intended to only make a single donation.

    But that's something that he did after he left office. Democrats use the standard leftist tactic of distraction while they're in office.

    It's better to take donations from idiots than to squander from taxpayers.

    I have to pay attention to the news to see the good that Democrat cas grabs bring? Why can't I just look out the window? Will I need to vis fact checking websites so that I can revel in the goodness that they bring?

    A. What cash grabs? These two major bills actually will put money into the treasury.
    B. If you continue to refuse to look for the facts, then you have no
    right to issue false claims resulting from your ignorance.

    The Bipartisan Infrastructure Act was a cash grab. They promised to repair our water pipes, they broke their promise, and instead of replacing lead pipes, they started drawing blueprints for cash grab 2.0: The Inflation Reduction act.

    I know I haven't given it much time, but I don't see inflation subsiding yet. Maybe it's one of those "re-elect me and I'll make it work" type of deals
    (like ACA.)

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  • From Alexander Grotewohl@1:120/616 to Aaron Thomas on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 09:33:00
    On 13 Sep 2022, Aaron Thomas said the following...

    There's a difference between legal immigrants & illegal immigrants, but brainwashed leftist zombies don't understand that.

    The forbidden list:

    Black & Mexican crime rates are due to poverty.
    Illegal immigrants are fleeing poverty.
    US doesn't have resources to support illegal (mass) immigration.
    Illegal immigrants are impoverished.
    Illegal immigrants commit crime.

    If you break parts of the list, black people commit crime for no reason.

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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Alexander Grotewohl on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 09:02:02
    On 14 Sep 2022, Alexander Grotewohl said the following...
    On 13 Sep 2022, Aaron Thomas said the following...
    There's a difference between legal immigrants & illegal immigrants, b brainwashed leftist zombies don't understand that.
    The forbidden list:
    Black & Mexican crime rates are due to poverty.

    Most crime rates independent of race are due to poverty.

    Illegal immigrants are fleeing poverty.

    And legal refugees are fleeing violence and oppression, largely caused by poverty. See your first point.

    US doesn't have resources to support illegal (mass) immigration.

    Illegal and mass immigration are two different things. The "hordes" of people at the southern US border are not illegal immigrants. That's not to say that illegal immigrants don't exist, just that the most visible migrants are not illegal immigrants.

    Illegal immigrants are impoverished.

    Refugees are impoverished because they've abandoned their homes. Illegal immigrants may or may not be impoverished.

    Illegal immigrants commit crime.

    Lots of people commit crimes, but immigrants (whether illegal or not) commit crimes at a lower rate than the general population in the US.

    If you break parts of the list, black people commit crime for no reason.

    Not so. You said yourself that their crime rates were due to poverty. Why are they impoverished? The racist answer is that they're "lazy" and unmotivated. The correct answer is that they've been held in generational poverty by systemic oppression.

    Jeff.

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Björn Felten on Thursday, September 15, 2022 00:09:54
    Hello Bj”rn,

    Democrats decided it's time to import more than
    2 million illegal immigrants,

    When the decline in population sets in for real, I think you'll be happy that there's a nurse available to you. Take care of those immigrants, like you used to a century ago. They'll might make USA great again, after you brainwashed Trumpies have failed miserably on your own.

    You've given me an idea for an article in the Fidonews.
    Not so much a US only issue, but general worldwide issue.

    Watch your inbox.

    For Life,
    Lee

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Aaron Thomas on Thursday, September 15, 2022 00:10:00
    Hello Aaron,

    $92,749 per person in America.

    Imagine having a credit card, owing that amount, plus interest.
    Think about how long it is going to take you to pay it out.

    But instead of paying it out, Republican presidents (such as GWB
    and Donald Trump) decided to kick the can. Give massive tax breaks
    to the wealthy. And let future generations pay the bill.

    And instead of paying it off, Democrats decided it's time to import more than 2 million illegal immigrants, and to waste trillions of dollars on social programs that don't even help the American people.

    We have Border Patrol to take care of folks who try to enter our
    country illegally. The main reason they are able to do their jobs
    is because we pay taxes in order to pay them. But Republicans do
    not care about policing our borders, which is why they continue
    to support such mad policies as massive tax cuts for the wealthy.

    They do nothing for the illegal immigrants either. They need more than just
    free legal aid in New York. You can't live off that.

    Illegal immigrants are rounded up and sent packing to wherever
    they came from, thanks to ICE. Those folks are also paid by taxes
    collected. So do thank your lucky stars Republican presidents have
    not yet given away the entire store to the wealthy.

    Did you ever have a wild weekend with your credit card, and then by Monday morning you were afraid to look at your balance? It's been 2 wild years, and still, nobody's reviewing receipts or anything.

    After four years of total mismanagement of the Trump administration,
    it is a relief to have a President who knows how to spend money.
    As everybody knows, if you want to make money you have to spend money. Preferably other people's money. That is the way to do it. That is
    why folks are so high on President Biden's student loan forgiveness
    program, and his latest Inflation Reduction Act.

    More people are working than ever before, with better wages for
    everyone. And that means more revenue for government to spend, and
    more social programs for folks to enjoy.

    See how that works? Joe Biden knows how to spend your money wisely.

    Eighty-three percent of voters say their concern about the debt has
    increased in recent years, up 5 points from last month, driven by

    It's concerning. It seems like the Democrats are aiming to bankrupt America.

    Not at all. Democrats do things responsibly. By raising taxes.
    On folks who can most easily pay them - those who make over $400K
    per year.

    They know that the people who will suffer have no say in it.

    Most folks are benefitting from Biden's programs. Including the
    wealthy. So what is there not to like?

    For Life,
    Lee

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Aaron Thomas on Thursday, September 15, 2022 00:10:06
    Hello Aaron,

    "Too much of what's happening in our country today is not normal.
    Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that
    threatens the very foundations of our republic."
    ~ President Joe Biden, 9/1/2022

    "It's a typical leftist tactic to tell people that other people are doing something wrong, and while they're looking at other people, you do the dirty
    deed sourself."
    ~ Aaron Thomas, 9/13/2022

    IOW, Aaron Thomas does not deny President Joe Biden is absolutely
    right in what he said about Donald J. Trump and his group of thugs.

    For Life,
    Lee

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to DALE SHIPP on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 18:18:00
    Joe Biden is trying to heal the divisions created by Trump. And he is building a better America, unlike Trump who just mouthed the words.

    Calling the other side a threat to democracy heals division how?

    As best as I can tell, it only makes his side happy.

    Go back and read his words. He did not say that the Republicans are a threat. He did not say that conservative Republicans are a threat.
    What he was talking about was that element who want to overthrow the US Government, the neo-nazi forces and other white nationalists.

    But your problem is that a lot of people didn't take it that way, just like they didn't take Hillary's "deplorables" comment the way she meant it. Preception is reality.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to DALE SHIPP on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 18:48:00
    Avoid & Distract; I know you lefties well! Something that you know well: unprecented political effort + unprecedented money grabs = no coincidence

    That describes Trump and his cronies perfectly.

    Did Trump intentionally create distractions?

    Yes. One major example was his handling of the Covid-19 pandimic. He
    knew from the beginning that it would be very serious, but kept telling
    the public how minor it would be.

    But is that a distraction or just a bad decision? People usually blame
    that on him being stupid, after all.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 19:02:00
    I have to pay attention to the news to see the good that Democrat cash grabs bring? Why can't I just look out the window? Will I need to visit fact checking websites so that I can revel in the goodness that they bring?

    democratsrgood.republicansrbad.com


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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Aaron Thomas on Thursday, September 15, 2022 03:14:00
    On 09-14-22 12:17, Aaron Thomas <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: The Big Lie <=-


    Ok, but did Trump use distractions to pull of a cash grab?

    Yes. More than once Trump has advertised for donations for something, only to put a good part of the money collected into his own pocket. He also tricked people into making their contribution be deducted every
    month when they intended to only make a single donation.

    But that's something that he did after he left office. Democrats use
    the standard leftist tactic of distraction while they're in office.

    He did that after the November election that he claimed he won.
    Supposedly it was to fund his legal defense team. Some of that money
    went to his own pocket. That was the team that got themselves suspended
    for submitting frivolous cases.

    Dale Shipp
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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Mike Powell on Thursday, September 15, 2022 03:19:02
    On 09-14-22 18:18, Mike Powell <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: The Big Lie <=-

    Go back and read his words. He did not say that the Republicans are a threat. He did not say that conservative Republicans are a threat.
    What he was talking about was that element who want to overthrow the US Government, the neo-nazi forces and other white nationalists.

    But your problem is that a lot of people didn't take it that way, just like they didn't take Hillary's "deplorables" comment the way she meant it. Preception is reality.

    It is not my problem. It is the problem of those who falsely interpret
    words to fit their own preconceived perception.

    Dale Shipp
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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Björn Felten on Thursday, September 15, 2022 13:59:40
    Hello Bj”rn,

    2. Rising healthcare costs are killing us. Take a look -

    South Korea - $ 3,914
    Japan - $ 4,666
    Belgium - $ 5,274
    UK - $ 5,387
    Sweden - $ 6,762
    USA - $12,318

    Doing away with Obamacare, Medicare, and Medicaid - along with
    Veterans benefits - should solve that problem.

    I think that Norway is even worse than Sweden. But you must remember that the Trumpies are brainwashed from childhood to believe that socialism is equal to Stalinism, Maoism or similar, and they pretend that they cherish their "free choice". Meaning they prefer to opt-out of the taxpayer
    insurance, and rather chose a private one. "Hey love, how much can we raise
    on a second mortgage?"

    As you know, Swedish Prime Minister Madalena Andeersson conceded
    defeat and has resigned, allowing Jimmie Akesson (Sweden's Donald
    Trump) and the nationalists to take power. This will give you and
    your countrymen a small dose of what the USA has gone through.

    Make Sweden Safe Again

    Go ahead. Put on your red hat with that slogan on it. And post it
    online for all to see. We all know you have been a secret fan, even
    while pretending to be a pirate.

    I guess they've never seen that movie, that I don't remember, about a lawyer fighting an insurance company that by default refused every claim. Oh my god, what was the name of that movie? I remember that the bone cancer
    victim had to appear before the court on video, since he had passed away.

    Walter Matthau and Jack Lemon starred in "The Lemon Tree" - about
    a lawyer and his client in a scam dealing with an insurance company.
    But that was a comedy.

    My son recently had to undergo a serious back surgery. His total, final bill
    was SEK110 (about USD10). Including parking cost...

    The health care for profit system we have in this country should
    be dismantled, and replaced with a system that works for everyone.
    But that will never happen. Not in my lifetime. Or anybody else's
    lifetime, either.

    What's the going rate in Trumpist country for even giving birth?

    Being pregnant is a pre-existing condition. So if a woman who is
    pregnant has no insurance, and abortion is illegal ...

    Or an ambulance ride?

    Free, if you do not survive the ride.

    For Life,
    Lee

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Aaron Thomas on Thursday, September 15, 2022 13:59:46
    Hello Aaron,

    WE NEVER MADE IT ILLEGAL IN THE FIRST PLACE!

    Sweden is surrounded by wealthy countries. You have nothing to lose by leaving your doors open. Someone might try to sneak in with some Swiss cheese.

    You do not understand. The Swedish Prime Minister resigned, with
    nationalists taking over the Swedish government, their motto being
    "Make Sweden Safe Again!"

    Now all the immigrants who have made their home in Sweden will have
    to find a new place to stay. But where else can they go? Germany does
    not want them. Hungary does not want them. No place else wants them.

    Repeal the laws against immigration, problem solved.

    So if I just walk into Sweden, they'll let me stay?

    What was true yesterday is no longer true today.

    Will they search my bags or anything?

    With nationalists now in power in Sweden, immigrants are not welcome.
    As such, there is no need to search your bags or anything.

    Can I bring hash? Where will I sleep? Bjorn's house?

    As far as I know, Bj”rn is a Swedish citizen. Although he did
    mention he stayed in the USA (Florida) for a brief period of time
    making fried chicken. Now if only he would give us that Swedish
    recipe ...

    For Life,
    Lee

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  • From Björn Felten@2:203/2 to Aaron Thomas on Thursday, September 15, 2022 14:02:58
    Sweden is surrounded by wealthy countries. You have nothing to lose by leaving your doors open. Someone might try to sneak in with some Swiss cheese.

    OMG! Is there no bottom to you ignorance?

    So if I just walk into Sweden, they'll let me stay? Will they search my bags or anything? Can I bring hash? Where will I sleep? Bjorn's house?

    Answer to the only valid question: Yes of course. That's a humans right. Over here, I mean.

    Answer to the stupid questions: DUH! The simpleton strikes again.



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  • From Björn Felten@2:203/2 to Lee Lofaso on Thursday, September 15, 2022 14:18:24
    So if I just walk into Sweden, they'll let me stay?

    What was true yesterday is no longer true today.

    Don't worry. Our hobby-nazis got 20% (up from 18% four years ago) of the seats. Do you really think that the other 80% will let them have any saying. This is not the USA, our democracy is stable.

    Everyone is still welcome to walk in here. We need a lot more people to compensate for our declining population. Highly educated people are especially welcome, of course.


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  • From Björn Felten@2:203/2 to Lee Lofaso on Thursday, September 15, 2022 16:19:00
    Lee Lofaso -> Bj”rn Felten skrev 2022-09-15 13:59:
    I guess they've never seen that movie, that I don't remember, about a
    lawyer fighting an insurance company that by default refused every claim.
    Oh my god, what was the name of that movie? I remember that the bone cancer
    victim had to appear before the court on video, since he had passed away.

    Walter Matthau and Jack Lemon starred in "The Lemon Tree" - about
    a lawyer and his client in a scam dealing with an insurance company.
    But that was a comedy.

    Nah. I'm not really surprised that nobody here knew the answer. After all, with all those brainwashed Trumpie zombies spending their entire life refusing to see facts and rather try to force their twisted, uneducated views on others, how could I expect an answer to even a trivial one?

    Well, except for three readers here, who chooses to stay anonymous, keeping out of this cesspool, and wrote me an email. The answer is:

    The Rainmaker (1997)


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to DALE SHIPP on Thursday, September 15, 2022 16:10:00
    But your problem is that a lot of people didn't take it that way, just like they didn't take Hillary's "deplorables" comment the way she meant it. Preception is reality.

    It is not my problem. It is the problem of those who falsely interpret
    words to fit their own preconceived perception.

    I do not think that is the case, though. The perception of some self-proclaimed leftists is that the speech, on the whole, was more devisive than it should have been. Maybe your own preconceived perception is causing
    you not to see anything devisive in what he said?

    In past, I think you have discussed working for the government, so you
    should understand (as I do, especially as of late) that a lot of things are done based on public perception and "optics" because both of those are
    problems for persons whose job satisfaction (or jobs, period!) depend on someone being re-elected.


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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Mike Powell on Friday, September 16, 2022 00:31:00
    On 09-15-22 16:10, Mike Powell <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: The Big Lie <=-

    But your problem is that a lot of people didn't take it that way, just like they didn't take Hillary's "deplorables" comment the way she meant it. Preception is reality.

    It is not my problem. It is the problem of those who falsely interpret words to fit their own preconceived perception.

    I do not think that is the case, though. The perception of some self-proclaimed leftists is that the speech, on the whole, was more devisive than it should have been.

    I am surprised that "leftists" felt that the speech was too devisive.

    Maybe your own preconceived
    perception is causing you not to see anything devisive in what he said?

    What I actually interpreted his remark to be was that Trumper's, MAGAs,
    and groups such as the proud boys, oath keepers were a threat to
    democracy. I.e. a cancer (my words, not his) on our form of government.

    In past, I think you have discussed working for the government, so you should understand (as I do, especially as of late) that a lot of
    things are done based on public perception and "optics" because both of those are problems for persons whose job satisfaction (or jobs,
    period!) depend on someone being re-elected.

    That was not true where I worked. Their might have been one or two
    political appointees at the very top, but for the most part the
    workforce was technical and doing the job that needed to be done.

    Dale Shipp
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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Lee Lofaso on Thursday, September 15, 2022 13:34:01
    We have Border Patrol to take care of folks who try to enter our
    country illegally. The main reason they are able to do their jobs
    is because we pay taxes in order to pay them. But Republicans do
    not care about policing our borders, which is why they continue
    to support such mad policies as massive tax cuts for the wealthy.

    That first statement is correct: "to take care of folks." According to the media, that's all that border patrol is doing; just assisting folks. Getting survivors aboard the busses to sanctuary cities, pulling the dead ones out of the river, etc, and that's great, but what about the enforcement of the
    border? Can we pay them to do that too?

    Illegal immigrants are rounded up and sent packing to wherever
    they came from, thanks to ICE. Those folks are also paid by taxes collected. So do thank your lucky stars Republican presidents have
    not yet given away the entire store to the wealthy.

    Who's "rounding them up?" I don't see or hear of that happening. The media
    says that judges are shielding illegals from ICE when ICE comes looking for them at the courthouses.

    After four years of total mismanagement of the Trump administration,
    it is a relief to have a President who knows how to spend money.
    As everybody knows, if you want to make money you have to spend money. Preferably other people's money. That is the way to do it. That is
    why folks are so high on President Biden's student loan forgiveness program, and his latest Inflation Reduction Act.

    How did the Trump administration "mismanage" funds? Would you have preferred
    if he used Biden's inflation method instead?

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Lee Lofaso on Thursday, September 15, 2022 13:58:45
    Now all the immigrants who have made their home in Sweden will have
    to find a new place to stay. But where else can they go? Germany does
    not want them. Hungary does not want them. No place else wants them.

    Hmm, that doesn't jive with what the other full-of-it guy said:

    WE NEVER MADE IT ILLEGAL IN THE FIRST PLACE!

    I could be making a mistake, but I will believe the foreign leftist before I believe the American leftist, because I'm familiar with how full of it the American leftists are. :)

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Björn Felten on Thursday, September 15, 2022 14:00:33
    Everyone is still welcome to walk in here. We need a lot more people
    to compensate for our declining population. Highly educated people are especially welcome, of course.

    That last sentence is a word-for-word Trump quote!!

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Alexander Grotewohl on Thursday, September 15, 2022 12:27:00
    There's a difference between legal immigrants & illegal immigrants, b brainwashed leftist zombies don't understand that.

    The forbidden list:

    Black & Mexican crime rates are due to poverty.
    Illegal immigrants are fleeing poverty.
    US doesn't have resources to support illegal (mass) immigration.
    Illegal immigrants are impoverished.
    Illegal immigrants commit crime.

    If you break parts of the list, black people commit crime for no reason.

    I get it that nobody's escaping poverty by sneaking into the USA (unless radicals "fix" that somehow.) But I don't get what you mean by the last part?

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Aaron Thomas on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 19:09:46
    Hello Aaron,

    Now all the immigrants who have made their home in Sweden will have
    to find a new place to stay. But where else can they go? Germany does
    not want them. Hungary does not want them. No place else wants them.

    Hmm, that doesn't jive with what the other full-of-it guy said:

    Yes, it does.

    WE NEVER MADE IT ILLEGAL IN THE FIRST PLACE!

    I could be making a mistake, but I will believe the foreign leftist before I
    believe the American leftist, because I'm familiar with how full of it the American leftists are. :)

    Yes, you did make a mistake. A big mistake. As I wrote in my
    previous message, Sweden's prime minister resigned. A new party
    is now in charge. A nationalist anti-immigrant party. And that
    means no more illegal immigrants.

    For Life,
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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Lee Lofaso on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 20:04:11
    Yes, you did make a mistake. A big mistake. As I wrote in my
    previous message, Sweden's prime minister resigned. A new party
    is now in charge. A nationalist anti-immigrant party. And that
    means no more illegal immigrants.

    You sure that we're not still making mistakes? An anti-immigrant party? That sounds ridiculous. Why would they center themselves on an issue like that?

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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Dale Shipp on Sunday, October 02, 2022 08:48:32
    On 12 Sep 2022, Dale Shipp said the following...

    57
    On 09-11-22 22:49, Aaron Thomas <=-
    spoke to Lee Lofaso about Re: The Big Lie <=-

    Avoid & Distract; I know you lefties well! Something that you know well: unprecented political effort + unprecedented money grabs = no coincidence

    That describes Trump and his cronies perfectly.

    He has defamed himself, by his own actions.
    And so have you, by continuing to support him.

    But Joe Biden has defamed himself even harder! Way, way worse than Trump, not by crying about elections, but by dividing and destroying the USA.

    Joe Biden is trying to heal the divisions created by Trump. And he is building a better America, unlike Trump who just mouthed the words.
    Really?
    How has the Biden administration improved the Shipp household?
    You're paying more then ever before for groceries and gasoline...

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  • From Charles Blackburn@1:135/395 to Gregory Deyss on Sunday, October 02, 2022 08:58:31
    Re: Re: The Big Lie
    By: Gregory Deyss to Dale Shipp on Sun Oct 02 2022 08:48:32

    Joe Biden is trying to heal the divisions created by Trump. And he is building a better America, unlike Trump who
    just mouthed the words.
    Really?
    How has the Biden administration improved the Shipp household?
    You're paying more then ever before for groceries and gasoline...

    I guess his 401k hasnt taken a shit over the last couple months or that he's running an electric car and charging it with a genset lol

    oh wait no... i forget... don't need to do that.. .just get the taxpayer to pay for it and his rent etc.... he must be a "snap kid" :D gets plenty of airtime on his obamafone

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to GREGORY DEYSS on Sunday, October 02, 2022 10:21:00
    Joe Biden is trying to heal the divisions created by Trump. And he is building a better America, unlike Trump who just mouthed the words.
    Really?
    How has the Biden administration improved the Shipp household?
    You're paying more then ever before for groceries and gasoline...

    No more mean tweets!


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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Gregory Deyss on Monday, October 03, 2022 00:14:00
    On 10-02-22 08:48, Gregory Deyss <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: The Big Lie <=-

    Joe Biden is trying to heal the divisions created by Trump. And he is building a better America, unlike Trump who just mouthed the words.
    Really?
    How has the Biden administration improved the Shipp household?
    You're paying more then ever before for groceries and gasoline...

    Both of those things are not problems caused by the USA, but are
    problems world wide. Biden has done things that are within his power to
    help lower the price of gasoline and also to improve the problems caused
    by world wide inflation.

    Dale Shipp
    fido_261_1466 (at) verizon (dot) net
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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to DALE SHIPP on Monday, October 03, 2022 16:25:00
    Joe Biden is trying to heal the divisions created by Trump. And he is building a better America, unlike Trump who just mouthed the words.
    Really?
    How has the Biden administration improved the Shipp household?
    You're paying more then ever before for groceries and gasoline...

    Both of those things are not problems caused by the USA, but are
    problems world wide. Biden has done things that are within his power to
    help lower the price of gasoline and also to improve the problems caused
    by world wide inflation.

    But if you ask someone in another country, they may tell you it is
    happening there because it is happening in the US.

    Biden has blamed the high gas prices, in past, on the war in Ukraine.
    Several economists corrected that belief by pointing out that gas prices
    were rising before Russia invaded.


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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Dale Shipp on Tuesday, October 04, 2022 09:03:05
    On 03 Oct 2022, Dale Shipp said the following...

    57
    On 10-02-22 08:48, Gregory Deyss <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: The Big Lie <=-

    Joe Biden is trying to heal the divisions created by Trump. And he i building a better America, unlike Trump who just mouthed the words.
    Really?
    How has the Biden administration improved the Shipp household? You're paying more then ever before for groceries and gasoline...

    Both of those things are not problems caused by the USA, but are
    problems world wide. Biden has done things that are within his power to help lower the price of gasoline and also to improve the problems caused by world wide inflation.

    That is a duck and dodge.
    So what you are saying is that under Trump there was none of these world causes.

    Liberal Policies are not helping to reduce inflation, they are aiding it to become a beast that will become unstoppable under the current administration. This will go unchecked within the Biden Administration because most of us seen Joe Biden on 60 minutes describe inflation with the unit of measure within an inch.
    What a Dam Fool... Inflation is not measured within inches moron.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to GREGORY DEYSS on Tuesday, October 04, 2022 17:33:00
    Liberal Policies are not helping to reduce inflation, they are aiding it to become a beast that will become unstoppable under the current administration. This will go unchecked within the Biden Administration because most of us seen
    Joe Biden on 60 minutes describe inflation with the unit of measure within an inch.
    What a Dam Fool... Inflation is not measured within inches moron.

    I liked when Biden tried to say that inflation was not a big deal and the interviewer pointed out that it was at the highest rate it has been at in
    over 40 years.


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  • From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Gregory Deyss on Wednesday, October 05, 2022 08:02:19
    Gregory Deyss wrote to Dale Shipp <=-

    Both of those things are not problems caused by the USA, but are
    problems world wide. Biden has done things that are within his power to help lower the price of gasoline and also to improve the problems caused by world wide inflation.

    That is a duck and dodge.

    Which is a normal Ignorant Elitist tactic. Mostly because they cannot accept the idea that they are completely wrong.

    Liberal Policies are not helping to reduce inflation, they are aiding
    it to become a beast that will become unstoppable under the current administration.

    That's the idea. I believe that's why their actions have grown much more overt since Trump. They are trying hard to enact their policies to an extent that no single administration can stop/fix the problems. Then at the next election they can say "look! They said that they would fix everything and they didn't. Vote us back in and we'll fix [the problems that we caused - but this won't ever be said]."

    What a Dam Fool... Inflation is not measured within inches moron.

    Biden's nothing more than a puppet. The question is who is feeding him his lines.


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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Ron L. on Wednesday, October 05, 2022 12:37:46
    On 05 Oct 2022, Ron L. said the following...

    Liberal Policies are not helping to reduce inflation, they are aiding it to become a beast that will become unstoppable under the current administration.

    That's the idea. I believe that's why their actions have grown much
    more overt since Trump. They are trying hard to enact their policies to an extent that no single administration can stop/fix the problems. Then at the next election they can say "look! They said that they would fix everything and they didn't. Vote us back in and we'll fix [the problems that we caused - but this won't ever be said]."

    There has be a way to prove *this* that it is the plan or what they are doing was intentional. Asking the right questions and in the right way will expose the real truth. Once exposed impeachment & treason should come swiftly.
    If it doesn't. Then the next January 6th will look something similar to French Revolution. OR I would be thrilled to see Biden being paraded or carried, covered in black tar and peppered in white feathers as he moves down cobblestone streets. Followed by his not so much anymore (cackling VP Kamala Harris) because there is not enough word salad to explain what they have done.

    I will settle for treason as the main course and for dessert there is always fidonet; as it would delightful to read all of the smugness being wiped away as they try to explain what just happened.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Gregory Deyss on Wednesday, October 05, 2022 22:01:57
    There has be a way to prove *this* that it is the plan or what they are doing was intentional. Asking the right questions and in the right way will expose the real truth. Once exposed impeachment & treason should
    come swiftly. If it doesn't. Then the next January 6th will look

    I like the way that sounds, but despite all of the bad records that Democrats are breaking, voters are still being nurtured by the media, and apparently
    "bad is good."

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Gregory Deyss on Thursday, October 06, 2022 22:25:32
    Hello Greg,

    [..]

    There has be a way to prove *this* that it is the plan or what they are doing was intentional.

    Of course there is. There always is. That is the plan.

    Asking the right questions and in the right way will expose the real truth.

    It really is not difficult to figure out.

    Once exposed impeachment & treason should come swiftly.

    How to get liberals to agree to anything is like herding cats.
    How often does that happen?

    If it doesn't. Then the next January 6th will look something similar to French Revolution.

    You do realize the leader (Robespierre) lost his head.

    OR I would be thrilled to see Biden being paraded or carried,
    covered in black tar and peppered in white feathers as he moves down cobblestone streets.

    Why?

    Followed by his not so much anymore (cackling VP Kamala Harris) because there is not enough word salad to explain what they have done.

    Not to worry. Kamala will be happy to certify the electoral college.
    And that will give Biden/Harris four more years.

    I will settle for treason as the main course and for dessert there is always
    fidonet; as it would delightful to read all of the smugness being wiped away as they try to explain what just happened.

    In an alternate universe, it could be Biden/Harris riding into the
    sunset as Newsome/Abrams take over ...

    For Life,
    Lee

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Thursday, October 06, 2022 16:27:00
    There has be a way to prove *this* that it is the plan or what they are doing was intentional. Asking the right questions and in the right way will expose the real truth. Once exposed impeachment & treason should come swiftly. If it doesn't. Then the next January 6th will look

    I like the way that sounds, but despite all of the bad records that Democrats are breaking, voters are still being nurtured by the media, and apparently "bad is good."

    Most people don't care, so long as the outcome is what they want.


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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Lee Lofaso on Thursday, October 06, 2022 18:35:37
    On 06 Oct 2022, Lee Lofaso said the following...

    OR I would be thrilled to see Biden being paraded or carried,
    covered in black tar and peppered in white feathers as he moves down cobblestone streets.
    Why?
    Why ask why when you already know the answer to the question.
    But I will answer you anyway...
    As a conservative, I would find it really emotionally satisfying, just as it twas those many years ago.

    Followed by his not so much anymore (cackling VP Kamala Harris) becau there is not enough word salad to explain what they have done.
    Not to worry. Kamala will be happy to certify the electoral college.
    And that will give Biden/Harris four more years.
    Your wet dream will never happen, remember it was Kamala Harris that was once
    a Presidential candidate herself, and she dropped out of the race...
    She's very racist and there is proof of this, within her "world salad" offerings and dealings. America needs heal this vile women would simply
    bring more stress and continue to divide this nation.
    As for Joe he could be worm food by then, even now as President he is cognitive mess.

    In an alternate universe, it could be Biden/Harris riding into the
    sunset as Newsome/Abrams take over ...
    Not this time and not ever. Newsome is just is gruesome and Abrams does not have a shot either. America will never tolerate another liberal black lackey going around the globe on yet another "apology from the U.S. - world tour" which is what Barack Obama was. George Soros and rest of these foreign investors who just want to see America destroy it self from within need to be crushed.

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  • From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Gregory Deyss on Friday, October 07, 2022 07:52:25
    Gregory Deyss wrote to Dr. What <=-

    There has be a way to prove *this* that it is the plan or what they are doing was intentional.

    People have been pointing this out for literally decades. I'm sure I can locate a Thomas Sowell clip from the early 1970's that talks about politicians running on a platform of solving a problem that they caused in the first place.

    As for "intentional", that's harder. These Ignorant Elitists probably think that they **are** doing the right thing. But they will never examine the results and accept the idea that they were wrong. So their failures mean that they just double down on their bad policies.

    Asking the right questions and in the right way will expose the real
    truth.

    Which is why they disperately need to get rid of Trump.

    Once exposed impeachment & treason should come swiftly.

    It should. But that's sort of asking the Teacher's Union to weed out the bad teachers. We are asking a corrupted system to effectively fix itself.

    I've see this so often in many organizations. The system needs to be fixed and decorrupted and the system can't do that.

    If it doesn't. Then the next January 6th will look
    something similar to French Revolution. OR I would be thrilled to see Biden being paraded or carried, covered in black tar and peppered in
    white feathers as he moves down cobblestone streets. Followed by his
    not so much anymore (cackling VP Kamala Harris) because there is not enough word salad to explain what they have done.

    That's the promise when the Red Wave hits. I'm hopeful, but I'm not holding my breath.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Mike Powell on Friday, October 07, 2022 13:03:26
    I like the way that sounds, but despite all of the bad records that Demo are breaking, voters are still being nurtured by the media, and apparent "bad is good."

    Most people don't care, so long as the outcome is what they want.

    It's sickening to think that our leftists are in favor of 2 million illegals, a fentanyl crisis, and a war in Ukraine, all just because "Trump's a racist who cheated on his wife and he even stole some pieces of paper!"

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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Aaron Thomas on Friday, October 07, 2022 18:38:01
    On 07 Oct 2022, Aaron Thomas said the following...
    I like the way that sounds, but despite all of the bad records that are breaking, voters are still being nurtured by the media, and app "bad is good."
    Most people don't care, so long as the outcome is what they want.
    It's sickening to think that our leftists are in favor of 2 million illegals,

    Refugees seeking asylum are not illegals, and the only metric we have on
    border crossings are actual encounters, aka refugees plus illegal immigrants who failed to illegally immigrate.

    a fentanyl crisis,

    Again, the only metric we have on the amount of fentanyl crossing the
    border is the fentanyl siezed at the border, and this is often siezed while possessed by US citizens: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/04/border-fentanyl-seizures-ame ricans/
    (https://tinyurl.com/mr29myw9)

    and a war in Ukraine,

    We are not in a war in Ukraine. Additionally, the Trump administration was sending military aid to Ukraine before Russia invaded. Why? I've asked that before, but you seem intent on ignoring that question.

    "Trump's a racist who cheated on his wife and he even stole some pieces
    of paper!"

    Trump illegally retained government documents after he was no longer
    president. I suppose you'd also argue that Nicholas Cage's character was only "stealing a piece of paper" in "National Treasure," too. Your overt efforts to minimize Trump's crimes are painfully obvious, and pitiful.

    Jeff.

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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Aaron Thomas on Saturday, October 08, 2022 01:00:00
    On 10-07-22 13:03, Aaron Thomas <=-
    spoke to Mike Powell about Re: The Big Lie <=-

    It's sickening to think that our leftists are in favor of 2
    million illegals, a

    I have my doubts that there are 2 million illegals who are not caught
    and deported with haste. The illegals who are not caught are also not
    counted.

    fentanyl crisis,

    Everyone cares about the intrusion of fentanyl into America. The real
    question is what more can be done to stop it?

    and a war in Ukraine,

    Russia invades a friendly ally and we should not care?

    all just because "Trump's a
    racist who cheated on his wife

    Trump is not the first, and will probably not be the last adulterer in the White House. That has implications on his moral character, but little relevance to his actions while in the White House.

    and he even stole some pieces of paper!"

    Some of those "pieces of paper" can be extremely damaging to the USA's
    ability to collect the type of information that helps make us all safe.

    Dale Shipp
    fido_261_1466 (at) verizon (dot) net
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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Dale Shipp on Saturday, October 08, 2022 08:23:52
    On 08 Oct 2022, Dale Shipp said the following...

    Everyone cares about the intrusion of fentanyl into America. The real question is what more can be done to stop it?
    Consider first where is the fentanyl coming from. We already know the answer
    to that question and the answer is south of the border of the United States. Right? The answer is then therefore obvious. Finish the border wall.
    More ATF agents at airports & airfields, ports of entry including waterways.

    Trump is not the first, and will probably not be the last adulterer in
    the White House. That has implications on his moral character, but
    little relevance to his actions while in the White House.
    I would agree with that.

    Some of those "pieces of paper" can be extremely damaging to the USA's ability to collect the type of information that helps make us all safe.
    Regardless what papers he is alleged to have he was the President.
    Presidents can declassify documents at a whim of a say so.
    Where does the danger part come in?

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Jeff Thiele on Saturday, October 08, 2022 11:43:40
    It's sickening to think that our leftists are in favor of 2 million illegals,

    Refugees seeking asylum are not illegals, and the only metric we have on border crossings are actual encounters, aka refugees plus illegal immigrants who failed to illegally immigrate.

    The media (lots of news sites) say that there have been more then 2 million illegal crossings this year so far. The leftists say "that's wonderful because my grandparents are also immigrants." I'm not talking about leftists being happy about refugees, I'm talking about leftsts being happy about illegal migration.

    a fentanyl crisis,

    Again, the only metric we have on the amount of fentanyl crossing the

    Fentanyl is concentrated form of opium. Opium does not grow in the USA, and it doesn't migrate here legally (opium doesn't swim and/or ask for asylum.)

    We are not in a war in Ukraine. Additionally, the Trump administration
    was sending military aid to Ukraine before Russia invaded. Why? I've
    asked that before, but you seem intent on ignoring that question.

    We ARE in a war in Ukraine, because we're paying for it, due to bad choices made by a rogue Democrat regime. I don't care why Trump didn't send aid
    because the war came after Trump left office.

    Trump illegally retained government documents after he was no longer president. I suppose you'd also argue that Nicholas Cage's character was only "stealing a piece of paper" in "National Treasure," too. Your overt efforts to minimize Trump's crimes are painfully obvious, and pitiful.

    Trump stole documents, the sun still rises, the earth still spins. At least
    the document theif didn't let 2 million illegal immigrants in.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to GREGORY DEYSS on Saturday, October 08, 2022 10:52:00
    Everyone cares about the intrusion of fentanyl into America. The real question is what more can be done to stop it?
    Consider first where is the fentanyl coming from. We already know the answer to that question and the answer is south of the border of the United States. Right? The answer is then therefore obvious. Finish the border wall.
    More ATF agents at airports & airfields, ports of entry including waterways.

    A while back, before COVID, reports were that it came from China and then crossed the border or was missed at customs checkpoints at west coast ports.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Dale Shipp on Saturday, October 08, 2022 12:22:09
    It's sickening to think that our leftists are in favor of 2
    million illegals, a

    I have my doubts that there are 2 million illegals who are not caught
    and deported with haste. The illegals who are not caught are also not counted.

    So everything they say about Trump is true, but when they say there's 2
    million illegals here, then "they miscounted?"

    fentanyl crisis,

    Everyone cares about the intrusion of fentanyl into America. The real question is what more can be done to stop it?

    So you want to keep the migrants flowing, but you want to stop the fentanyl?

    and a war in Ukraine,

    Russia invades a friendly ally and we should not care?

    Joe did nothing while Putin deployed troops all over the Russia-Ukraine
    border. He waited until several civilians were already dead before he
    began propagating that America's wallet can solve the problem. Now we know that our money doesn't stop Russia, but we're sending more and more of it anyway, and Ukraine keeps burrying more and more bodies, but the important thing here is that the guy who punched Melania in the eye is no longer in the White House.

    Trump is not the first, and will probably not be the last adulterer in
    the White House. That has implications on his moral character, but
    little relevance to his actions while in the White House.

    Thanks for that explanation. I'm glad that you were unphased by Trump's cheating. I'm with you on that. Cheating is bad, but it's not a factor when voting.

    and he even stole some pieces of paper!"

    Some of those "pieces of paper" can be extremely damaging to the USA's ability to collect the type of information that helps make us all safe.

    I need to see the damage before I start making repairs. The media/crats are
    not convincing me of much by saying "Trump's document theft could have caused armageddon." They need to tell us specifically how it could have caused so
    much damage if they want us to believe it.

    Not just "Trump did something bad and OMG it's so bad that we can't even tell you how bad it was."

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Gregory Deyss on Saturday, October 08, 2022 15:34:41
    Everyone cares about the intrusion of fentanyl into America. The rea question is what more can be done to stop it?
    Consider first where is the fentanyl coming from. We already know the answer to that question and the answer is south of the border of the United States. Right? The answer is then therefore obvious. Finish the border wall. More ATF agents at airports & airfields, ports of entry including waterways.

    Border patrol has made it perfectly clear that a border wall is what they need in order to stop illegal migrants.

    Democrats have made it perfectly clear that they will not let anyone stand
    in their way of migrant collecting (illegal or not.)

    So then, a border wall is out of the question. Instead of asking "how do we keep fentanyl out?" we need to ask "how can we convince the migrants to stop bringing fentanyl?"

    A cash reward for migrants arriving without fentanyl might be a good strategy.

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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Aaron Thomas on Saturday, October 08, 2022 12:56:57
    On 08 Oct 2022, Aaron Thomas said the following...
    It's sickening to think that our leftists are in favor of 2 mill illegals,
    Refugees seeking asylum are not illegals, and the only metric we have border crossings are actual encounters, aka refugees plus illegal immigrants who failed to illegally immigrate.
    The media (lots of news sites) say that there have been more then 2 million illegal crossings this year so far. The leftists say "that's wonderful because my grandparents are also immigrants." I'm not talking about leftists being happy about refugees, I'm talking about leftsts
    being happy about illegal migration.

    No one counts crossings. The Border Patrol counts "encounters." Additionally, multiple encounters can be with the same individual(s). That the media, and especially conservative media, tries to present the Border Patrol's
    statistics on encounters into statistics on crossings is careless at best, dishonest at worst. Additionally, some of those encounters are with refugees seeking asylum, some are with people trying to enter the country for other reasons, and all are dealt with according to US law.

    I don't know of anyone who says it's "wonderful," but turning away refugees seeking asylum isn't the answer.

    a fentanyl crisis,
    Again, the only metric we have on the amount of fentanyl crossing the
    Fentanyl is concentrated form of opium. Opium does not grow in the USA, and it doesn't migrate here legally (opium doesn't swim and/or ask for asylum.)

    You left out the part where the fentanyl entering the country is often in the hands of US citizens.

    We are not in a war in Ukraine. Additionally, the Trump administratio was sending military aid to Ukraine before Russia invaded. Why? I've asked that before, but you seem intent on ignoring that question.
    We ARE in a war in Ukraine, because we're paying for it, due to bad choices made by a rogue Democrat regime. I don't care why Trump didn't send aid because the war came after Trump left office.

    Well, we were paying for *something* military-related in Ukraine under Trump. What was that?

    Biden did not make any bad choices concerning Ukraine. He warned Putin with sanctions not to do it, Putin did, and the US proceeded with the sanctions.

    As far as I know, we have not sent any troops to Ukraine (although some Americans have gone there to fight of their own volition), and we certainly have not declared war on Ukraine's aggressor, Russia.

    Trump illegally retained government documents after he was no longer president. I suppose you'd also argue that Nicholas Cage's character only "stealing a piece of paper" in "National Treasure," too. Your ov efforts to minimize Trump's crimes are painfully obvious, and pitiful
    Trump stole documents, the sun still rises, the earth still spins. At least the document theif didn't let 2 million illegal immigrants in.

    No one is above the law. Additionally, there is no "the sun still rises, the earth still spins" concept in American jurisprudence. If there were, we probably wouldn't be arresting people for simple drug possession.

    After all, even if 2 million illegal immigrants successfully entered the country (they didn't, see above), in fact the sun still rises and the earth still spins.

    This is not a victimless crime. The victim is the US government, who had
    their property stolen. How would you feel if your property were stolen and
    the only response you got in trying to seek justice is that "the sun still rises, the earth still spins?"

    Jeff.

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  • From LEE GREEN@1:102/401 to Jeff Thiele on Saturday, October 08, 2022 21:54:28
    On 08 Oct 2022, Aaron Thomas said the following...
    It's sickening to think that our leftists are in favor of 2 mill
    illegals,
    Refugees seeking asylum are not illegals, and the only metric we have
    border crossings are actual encounters, aka refugees plus illegal immigrants who failed to illegally immigrate.
    The media (lots of news sites) say that there have been more then 2 million illegal crossings this year so far. The leftists say "that's wonderful because my grandparents are also immigrants." I'm not talking about leftists being happy about refugees, I'm talking about leftsts being happy about illegal migration.

    No one counts crossings. The Border Patrol counts "encounters." Additionally,
    multiple encounters can be with the same individual(s). That the media, and especially conservative media, tries to present the Border Patrol's statistics on encounters into statistics on crossings is careless at best, dishonest at worst. Additionally, some of those encounters are with refugees seeking asylum, some are with people trying to enter the country for other reasons, and all are dealt with according to US law.

    I don't know of anyone who says it's "wonderful," but turning away refugees seeking asylum isn't the answer.

    a fentanyl crisis,
    Again, the only metric we have on the amount of fentanyl crossing the
    Fentanyl is concentrated form of opium. Opium does not grow in the USA, and it doesn't migrate here legally (opium doesn't swim and/or ask for asylum.)

    Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is manufactured entirely in the lab.
    Unlike natural and semi-synthetic opioids that are ultimately derived
    from the opium poppy, synthetic opioids mimic the chemical structure of
    opioids but are produced using artificial processes by "trained
    technicians" AKA cartels.

    You left out the part where the fentanyl entering the country is often in the
    hands of US citizens.

    Where is this happening? I haven't heard we are bringing it in to the
    country to kill our kids.

    We are not in a war in Ukraine. Additionally, the Trump administratio
    was sending military aid to Ukraine before Russia invaded. Why? I've
    asked that before, but you seem intent on ignoring that question.
    We ARE in a war in Ukraine, because we're paying for it, due to bad choices made by a rogue Democrat regime. I don't care why Trump didn't send aid because the war came after Trump left office.

    Well, we were paying for *something* military-related in Ukraine under Trump.
    What was that?

    Biden did not make any bad choices concerning Ukraine. He warned Putin with sanctions not to do it, Putin did, and the US proceeded with the sanctions.

    As far as I know, we have not sent any troops to Ukraine (although some Americans have gone there to fight of their own volition), and we certainly have not declared war on Ukraine's aggressor, Russia.

    Trump illegally retained government documents after he was no longer
    president. I suppose you'd also argue that Nicholas Cage's character
    only "stealing a piece of paper" in "National Treasure," too. Your ov
    efforts to minimize Trump's crimes are painfully obvious, and pitiful
    Trump stole documents, the sun still rises, the earth still spins. At least the document theif didn't let 2 million illegal immigrants in.

    No one is above the law. Additionally, there is no "the sun still rises, the earth still spins" concept in American jurisprudence. If there were, we probably wouldn't be arresting people for simple drug possession.

    After all, even if 2 million illegal immigrants successfully entered the country (they didn't, see above), in fact the sun still rises and the earth still spins.

    This is not a victimless crime. The victim is the US government, who had their property stolen. How would you feel if your property were stolen and the only response you got in trying to seek justice is that "the sun still rises, the earth still spins?"

    Jeff.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Jeff Thiele on Sunday, October 09, 2022 05:27:42
    to enter the country for other reasons, and all are dealt with according to US law.

    Officers are keeping reports of how many successfully migrated illegally, and if you add up the numbers in the reports they estimated 660,000 in 2021 (CBS NEWS.) That number should be enough to alarm everyone. Are we too redneck/racist if we want to know the identities of every single person who enters our country? Do we work hard enough for our money to decide whether or not criminals will enter illegally? How much extra do I need to pay in my taxes to have a secure border? (Because I'll pay it.)

    I don't know of anyone who says it's "wonderful," but turning away refugees seeking asylum isn't the answer.

    Why not!? They better call it "wonderful" because they voted for it!!

    Fentanyl is concentrated form of opium. Opium does not grow in the US and it doesn't migrate here legally (opium doesn't swim and/or ask fo asylum.)

    You left out the part where the fentanyl entering the country is often
    in the hands of US citizens.

    It doesn't matter. The record is being broken now, under Biden. The opposite record was being broken by Trump.

    As far as I know, we have not sent any troops to Ukraine (although some Americans have gone there to fight of their own volition), and we certainly have not declared war on Ukraine's aggressor, Russia.

    We've invested billions of dollars into Ukraine's success. How is the return
    on our investment going?

    We'd need to win the Ukraine war to consider our "investment" a success. As a matter of fact, I'm starting to feel better about this investment, because
    Joe let the Ukrainian people down twice, so we owe it to them now to try to help them out of this mess that Joe (and Trump) got them into. Let's win that war, then let's get Joe the psychiatric help he needs!

    This is not a victimless crime. The victim is the US government, who had their property stolen. How would you feel if your property were stolen
    and the only response you got in trying to seek justice is that "the sun still rises, the earth still spins?"

    That's the best advice you can give to a person who is suffering from the effects of what some illegal immigrant did to an American citizen.

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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Gregory Deyss on Sunday, October 09, 2022 00:42:00
    On 10-08-22 08:23, Gregory Deyss <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: The Big Lie <=-

    Everyone cares about the intrusion of fentanyl into America. The real question is what more can be done to stop it?

    Consider first where is the fentanyl coming from. We already know the answer to that question and the answer is south of the border of the United States. Right?

    So far I am pretty much in agreement with you.

    The answer is then therefore obvious. Finish the border wall.

    That would do almost nothing to stop drug trade. First, it has been
    proven that the wall that has been constructed can easily be overcome.
    Second, the majority of drug trade does not come in via individuals
    wading across the Rio Grande. It comes in via ports of entry at the
    border in large quantities hidden in vehicles, e.g. 18 wheelers. It is
    flown in to private airports, or via private boats.

    More ATF agents at airports & airfields, ports of entry
    including waterways.

    And for the reasons stated above, that is a reasonable approach that
    would do some good.

    Some of those "pieces of paper" can be extremely damaging to the USA's ability to collect the type of information that helps make us all safe.

    Regardless what papers he is alleged to have he was the President. Presidents can declassify documents at a whim of a say so.

    He may well believe that -- but there is a procedure that needs to be
    followed to declassify a document. In the more sensitive cases, I do
    not believe that could be done without the consent of CIA or NSA,
    depending on which one of those was the classification authority for the document. In every case, if a document has been declassified the
    original classification markings are clearly lined out and there are
    stamps showing that it has been declassified, by what authority and
    exactly when. None of that was done for the documents Trump had such declassification markings.

    Where does the danger part come in?

    One category of classification had to deal with information coming from
    a human source. Disclosure of such a document could cause that human
    source to compromised, possibly with loss of life, and certainly with
    shutting down that source of information. That is one place where it is
    clear that disclosure to unauthorized parties is dangerous.

    Another category had to do with technical sources, e.g. intercept of
    foreign signals. Disclosure could compromise the source or method by
    which that information was received -- and thus cut off a valuable
    source of information.

    Dale Shipp
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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Aaron Thomas on Sunday, October 09, 2022 00:58:02
    On 10-08-22 12:22, Aaron Thomas <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: The Big Lie <=-


    It's sickening to think that our leftists are in favor of 2
    million illegals, a

    I have my doubts that there are 2 million illegals who are not caught
    and deported with haste. The illegals who are not caught are also not counted.

    So everything they say about Trump is true, but when they say there's
    2 million illegals here, then "they miscounted?"

    I think that you are confusing illegals (who will be deported when
    apprended) and refugees seeking asylum (who are within the law to do
    so).

    Everyone cares about the intrusion of fentanyl into America. The real question is what more can be done to stop it?

    So you want to keep the migrants flowing, but you want to stop the fentanyl?

    The short answer is Yes. The migrants should be evaluated and if they
    have a credible case for seeking asylum, that should be allowed -- by
    law. If they do not have a case, then they should be deported.

    and a war in Ukraine,

    Russia invades a friendly ally and we should not care?

    Joe did nothing while Putin deployed troops all over the
    Russia-Ukraine border. He waited until several civilians were already
    dead before he began propagating that America's wallet can solve the problem. Now we know that
    our money doesn't stop Russia, but we're sending more and more of it anyway, and Ukraine keeps burrying more and more bodies, but the
    important thing here is that the guy who punched Melania in the eye is
    no longer in the White House.

    The aid to Ukraine is working. Putin expected a four day campaign where
    the Russian troops would be welcomed as liberators. Instead, he lost
    the battle for Kiev and had to retreat. Now he is being pushed back in
    the East and South.

    and he even stole some pieces of paper!"

    Some of those "pieces of paper" can be extremely damaging to the USA's ability to collect the type of information that helps make us all safe.

    I need to see the damage before I start making repairs. The
    media/crats are not convincing me of much by saying "Trump's document theft could have caused armageddon." They need to tell us specifically
    how it could have caused so much damage if they want us to believe it.

    The media has told you, and I have told you.

    Not just "Trump did something bad and OMG it's so bad that we can't
    even tell you how bad it was."

    It has been said multiple times how bad it is.

    Dale Shipp
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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Aaron Thomas on Sunday, October 09, 2022 10:20:29
    On 09 Oct 2022, Aaron Thomas said the following...
    to enter the country for other reasons, and all are dealt with accord to US law.
    Officers are keeping reports of how many successfully migrated
    illegally, and if you add up the numbers in the reports they estimated 660,000 in 2021 (CBS NEWS.) That number should be enough to alarm everyone. Are we too redneck/racist if we want to know the identities of every single person who enters our country? Do we work hard enough for
    our money to decide whether or not criminals will enter illegally? How much extra do I need to pay in my taxes to have a secure border?
    (Because I'll pay it.)

    How exactly do they keep numbers on the people they *didn't* catch?

    I don't know of anyone who says it's "wonderful," but turning away refugees seeking asylum isn't the answer.
    Why not!? They better call it "wonderful" because they voted for it!!

    Because they don't. It appears that you'd very much like them to, though.

    You left out the part where the fentanyl entering the country is ofte in the hands of US citizens.
    It doesn't matter. The record is being broken now, under Biden. The opposite record was being broken by Trump.

    How so? The majority of fentanyl entering the US over the southern border is being brought through legal crossing points by US citizens. How is a wall
    going to stop that?

    As far as I know, we have not sent any troops to Ukraine (although so Americans have gone there to fight of their own volition), and we certainly have not declared war on Ukraine's aggressor, Russia.
    We've invested billions of dollars into Ukraine's success. How is the return on our investment going?

    That does not mean we're at war.

    We'd need to win the Ukraine war to consider our "investment" a success. As a matter of fact, I'm starting to feel better about this investment, because Joe let the Ukrainian people down twice, so we owe it to them
    now to try to help them out of this mess that Joe (and Trump) got them into. Let's win that war, then let's get Joe the psychiatric help he needs!

    We are not in that war.

    This is not a victimless crime. The victim is the US government, who their property stolen. How would you feel if your property were stole and the only response you got in trying to seek justice is that "the still rises, the earth still spins?"
    That's the best advice you can give to a person who is suffering from the effects of what some illegal immigrant did to an American citizen.

    Are you implying that Trump is an illegal immigrant? Interesting.

    However, property thefts are investigated all the time, whether the theft
    was perpetrated by our fellow citizens, resident aliens, or illegal
    immigrants. You know you're desperately trying to downplay Trump's crimes,
    but your attempts don't hold up to scrutiny so you make up some BS about illegal immigrants to deflect.

    Jeff.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to LEE GREEN on Sunday, October 09, 2022 05:50:49
    You left out the part where the fentanyl entering the country is often the
    hands of US citizens.

    Where is this happening? I haven't heard we are bringing it in to the country to kill our kids.

    Thank you! You said it way better than I was able to!

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Sunday, October 09, 2022 10:17:00
    Border patrol has made it perfectly clear that a border wall is what they need
    in order to stop illegal migrants.

    Democrats have made it perfectly clear that they will not let anyone stand
    in their way of migrant collecting (illegal or not.)

    The Democrat politicians could have made a deal a few years back. Trump
    was willing to make DREAM/DACA law if the Democrats would compromise and include money for the border wall and border security. Since, like abortion, they prefer having the issue and not fixing it, they said "no."

    So, this week a federal court said DACA, as implemented by the Obama administration via an executive branch memorandum (instead of Congressional action) was unlawful. Long live the issue.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to LEE GREEN on Sunday, October 09, 2022 10:52:00
    You left out the part where the fentanyl entering the country is often in t
    hands of US citizens.

    Where is this happening? I haven't heard we are bringing it in to the
    country to kill our kids.

    Central and South American cartels have been known to use Americans to
    smuggle drugs across the border under the assumption that the Americans
    will have an easier time getting across said border. The Americans in
    question are either intimidated into participating or, more likely, are
    making lots of money.

    So, they could be "US citizens" but they are working for the non-US cartels.
    I see a difference between them and the average US citizen. I am thinking you do, too.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to DALE SHIPP on Sunday, October 09, 2022 10:45:00
    That would do almost nothing to stop drug trade. First, it has been
    proven that the wall that has been constructed can easily be overcome.

    But not as easily as no wall.

    Second, the majority of drug trade does not come in via individuals
    wading across the Rio Grande. It comes in via ports of entry at the
    border in large quantities hidden in vehicles, e.g. 18 wheelers. It is
    flown in to private airports, or via private boats.

    Agreed. A single individual can only carry so much before it becomes
    obvious. OTOH, our government might have more resources to search the
    vehicles if they were not spending time in other places were migrants cross without impediments.


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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Mike Powell on Sunday, October 09, 2022 11:09:11
    On 09 Oct 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
    You left out the part where the fentanyl entering the country is ofte t
    hands of US citizens.
    Where is this happening? I haven't heard we are bringing it in to the country to kill our kids.
    So, they could be "US citizens" but they are working for the non-US cartels. I see a difference between them and the average US citizen. I
    am thinking you do, too.

    I see a difference between them and the average refugee. I am thinking you
    do, too.

    Jeff.

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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Mike Powell on Sunday, October 09, 2022 11:12:05
    On 09 Oct 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
    That would do almost nothing to stop drug trade. First, it has been proven that the wall that has been constructed can easily be overcome.
    But not as easily as no wall.

    Almost. Trump, in his rush to make his wall a symbolic barrier between the US and Mexico, focused almost all construction on the physical wall itself. The electronic infrastructure behind the wall (cameras, motion detectors, etc.)
    was left absent.

    Jeff.

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  • From LEE GREEN@1:102/401 to Mike Powell on Sunday, October 09, 2022 09:07:44
    You left out the part where the fentanyl entering the country is often in
    t
    hands of US citizens.

    Where is this happening? I haven't heard we are bringing it in to the country to kill our kids.

    Central and South American cartels have been known to use Americans to smuggle drugs across the border under the assumption that the Americans
    will have an easier time getting across said border. The Americans in question are either intimidated into participating or, more likely, are making lots of money.

    So, they could be "US citizens" but they are working for the non-US cartels. I see a difference between them and the average US citizen. I am thinking you
    do too.

    I agree fully.

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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to LEE GREEN on Sunday, October 09, 2022 11:50:26
    On 09 Oct 2022, LEE GREEN said the following...
    Where is this happening? I haven't heard we are bringing it in to the country to kill our kids.
    So, they could be "US citizens" but they are working for the non-US car I see a difference between them and the average US citizen. I am think you
    do too.
    I agree fully.

    It would appear that all that some of us need to do in order to accept that
    the majority of fentanyl being smuggled into this country is being smuggled
    by US citizens is to be able to "other" these fellow citizens. "Yes, they're
    US citizens, but they're not like me." Cognitive dissonance resolved, just
    like that.

    Very interesting, indeed.

    Jeff.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Dale Shipp on Sunday, October 09, 2022 15:42:48
    So everything they say about Trump is true, but when they say there's 2 million illegals here, then "they miscounted?"

    I think that you are confusing illegals (who will be deported when apprended) and refugees seeking asylum (who are within the law to do
    so).

    No, I know the difference. The media has been saying all aloing "2 million illegal immigrants since January," but despite what the media says, I'm bothered by border patrol's estimate of around 600,000 gotaways.

    So you want to keep the migrants flowing, but you want to stop the fentanyl?

    The short answer is Yes. The migrants should be evaluated and if they have a credible case for seeking asylum, that should be allowed -- by
    law. If they do not have a case, then they should be deported.

    The surge at the border is unamanageable for border patrol. They say they can't catch all the illegals because they're distracted by all the dead bodies floating around in the river.

    The aid to Ukraine is working. Putin expected a four day campaign where

    Good. We need to be able to tell that to the survivors of Biden's war.

    how it could have caused so much damage if they want us to believe it

    The media has told you, and I have told you.

    I appreciate the explanation you gave a couple messages back. It sounds believable, it doesn't sound menacing. Mismanagement of border policy leading to the importaion of 600,000 known illegals *is* menacing.

    It has been said multiple times how bad it is.

    But I just don't feel the impact from Trump's treason yet. Maybe tomorrow?

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Mike Powell on Sunday, October 09, 2022 16:05:14
    The Democrat politicians could have made a deal a few years back. Trump was willing to make DREAM/DACA law if the Democrats would compromise and include money for the border wall and border security. Since, like abortion, they prefer having the issue and not fixing it, they said "no."

    The issue of DACA/Dreamers is super useful to them. They use words like "children" when they're talking about people who were children 20 years ago. "Help the children because Republicans hate children."

    So, this week a federal court said DACA, as implemented by the Obama administration via an executive branch memorandum (instead of Congressional action) was unlawful. Long live the issue.

    I read that part of the decree was "No more new applicants." I thought that
    was pretty good. That means that all of Joe's human chattel might prove to be
    a big waste of time for the crats.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Jeff Thiele on Sunday, October 09, 2022 16:42:19
    How exactly do they keep numbers on the people they *didn't* catch?

    "At 10:02 AM, while I was pulling bodies from the river, I noticed a group of 15 people washing up about 200 feet downstream. I notified base, but before I could respond, they had already got away."

    "At 10:03 AM, while I was stacking bodies on a wooden pallet, I noticed a
    group of 20 people entering illegally. I notified base but they advised there was not enough officers and to keep stacking."

    Aside from written reports, there's also surveillance cams along the border that help officers record the tally of gotaways.

    It doesn't matter. The record is being broken now, under Biden. The opposite record was being broken by Trump.

    How so? The majority of fentanyl entering the US over the southern
    border is being brought through legal crossing points by US citizens.
    How is a wall going to stop that?

    That statement sounds faulty. If you had said "The majority of the fentanyl being confiscated by border patrol is being found on American citizens," then that would make sense. But you can't tell me what's in the pockets of the 660,000 illegal immigrants who got away while border patrol was busy fishing for human remains.

    We've invested billions of dollars into Ukraine's success. How is the return on our investment going?

    That does not mean we're at war.

    We're involved in this war, bigtime.

    However, property thefts are investigated all the time, whether the theft was perpetrated by our fellow citizens, resident aliens, or illegal immigrants. You know you're desperately trying to downplay Trump's
    crimes, but your attempts don't hold up to scrutiny so you make up some
    BS about illegal immigrants to deflect.

    I'm not trying to deflect. I don't feel the pinch from Trump's crimes. Not
    yet anyway. But I feel Joe's pinch.

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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Aaron Thomas on Sunday, October 09, 2022 20:05:20
    On 09 Oct 2022, Aaron Thomas said the following...
    How exactly do they keep numbers on the people they *didn't* catch?
    "At 10:02 AM, while I was pulling bodies from the river, I noticed a
    group of 15 people washing up about 200 feet downstream. I notified
    base, but before I could respond, they had already got away."
    "At 10:03 AM, while I was stacking bodies on a wooden pallet, I noticed a group of 20 people entering illegally. I notified base but they advised there was not enough officers and to keep stacking."

    What are your sources for these quotes?

    Aside from written reports, there's also surveillance cams along the border that help officers record the tally of gotaways.

    The surveillance cams are supposed to aid in the capture of individuals.

    It doesn't matter. The record is being broken now, under Biden. opposite record was being broken by Trump.
    How so? The majority of fentanyl entering the US over the southern border is being brought through legal crossing points by US citizens. How is a wall going to stop that?
    That statement sounds faulty. If you had said "The majority of the fentanyl being confiscated by border patrol is being found on American citizens," then that would make sense. But you can't tell me what's in
    the pockets of the 660,000 illegal immigrants who got away while border patrol was busy fishing for human remains.

    The amount of fentanyl found on US citizens crossing the border vastly outweighs the amount of fentanyl seized on captured migrants. Some US
    citizens aren't caught, some illegal immigrants aren't caught.

    We've invested billions of dollars into Ukraine's success. How i return on our investment going?
    That does not mean we're at war.
    We're involved in this war, bigtime.

    But we're not *at* war.

    However, property thefts are investigated all the time, whether the t was perpetrated by our fellow citizens, resident aliens, or illegal immigrants. You know you're desperately trying to downplay Trump's crimes, but your attempts don't hold up to scrutiny so you make up so BS about illegal immigrants to deflect.
    I'm not trying to deflect. I don't feel the pinch from Trump's crimes.
    Not yet anyway. But I feel Joe's pinch.

    So you're not interested in thefts being prosecuted unless you're the victim? Is that what you're saying?

    Jeff.

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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Aaron Thomas on Monday, October 10, 2022 00:00:00
    On 10-09-22 15:42, Aaron Thomas <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: The Big Lie <=-

    I think that you are confusing illegals (who will be deported when apprended) and refugees seeking asylum (who are within the law to do
    so).

    No, I know the difference. The media has been saying all aloing "2
    million illegal immigrants since January," but despite what the media says, I'm bothered by border patrol's estimate of around 600,000
    gotaways.

    I searched and found many articles quoting that "2 million illegal
    immigrants" figure. Text looked quite similar in all of them. None of
    them even mentioned asylum seekers, which leads me to believe that they
    were included in the 2 million figure.

    <<About Trump's cache of documents>>
    The media has told you, and I have told you.

    I appreciate the explanation you gave a couple messages back. It
    sounds believable, it doesn't sound menacing. Mismanagement of border policy leading to the importaion of 600,000 known illegals *is*
    menacing.

    Before you said 2 million. Now you say 600,000 known illegals. Which
    is it? And why are legal immigrants menacing to you?

    Dale Shipp
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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to JEFF THIELE on Monday, October 10, 2022 16:54:00
    On 09 Oct 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
    That would do almost nothing to stop drug trade. First, it has been proven that the wall that has been constructed can easily be overcome.
    But not as easily as no wall.

    Almost. Trump, in his rush to make his wall a symbolic barrier between the US and Mexico, focused almost all construction on the physical wall itself. The electronic infrastructure behind the wall (cameras, motion detectors, etc.) was left absent.

    Those are things that would make it even less easy.

    No wall at all = easier than a wall
    A wall only = easier than a wall + what you describe

    I don't believe Democrats wanted a wall, with or without the added security
    you describe.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Monday, October 10, 2022 16:55:00
    So, this week a federal court said DACA, as implemented by the Obama administration via an executive branch memorandum (instead of Congressional action) was unlawful. Long live the issue.

    I read that part of the decree was "No more new applicants." I thought that was pretty good. That means that all of Joe's human chattel might prove to be a big waste of time for the crats.

    That is correct, no new applicants for the moment.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to JEFF THIELE on Monday, October 10, 2022 17:18:00
    How so? The majority of fentanyl entering the US over the southern border is being brought through legal crossing points by US citizens.

    The majority of fentanyl that we know of.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to JEFF THIELE on Monday, October 10, 2022 17:24:00
    It would appear that all that some of us need to do in order to accept that the majority of fentanyl being smuggled into this country is being smuggled by US citizens is to be able to "other" these fellow citizens. "Yes, they're US citizens, but they're not like me." Cognitive dissonance resolved, just like that.

    Unless you or Lee works for a drug cartel, those citizens are not like us.

    Carrying contraband into the US is illegal so, despite the fact that these citizens are crossing at legal checkpoints, they are crossing illegally, another way that they are not like me and, presumably, not like you or Lee.


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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Mike Powell on Monday, October 10, 2022 18:00:12
    On 10 Oct 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
    That would do almost nothing to stop drug trade. First, it has b proven that the wall that has been constructed can easily be over
    But not as easily as no wall.
    Almost. Trump, in his rush to make his wall a symbolic barrier between t and Mexico, focused almost all construction on the physical wall itself. electronic infrastructure behind the wall (cameras, motion detectors, et was left absent.
    Those are things that would make it even less easy.

    They are. And they were not installed.

    No wall at all = easier than a wall
    A wall only = easier than a wall + what you describe

    That was my point. The wall is not providing much of an impediment at all.
    It's like a TV dinner vs a TV dinner with a plastic covering vs a TV dinner with a plastic covering inside of a box. You're going to get your TV dinner.

    I don't believe Democrats wanted a wall, with or without the added security you describe.

    It's largely a symbolic (and expensive) gesture that stops hardly anyone.

    Jeff.

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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Mike Powell on Monday, October 10, 2022 18:07:47
    On 10 Oct 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
    How so? The majority of fentanyl entering the US over the southern borde being brought through legal crossing points by US citizens.
    The majority of fentanyl that we know of.

    True, but that's the information that we have to work with. It's far more likely that more citizens cross the border with fentanyl and aren't caught
    than it is that we somehow only catch migrants who don't have very much fentanyl at all.

    Jeff.

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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Mike Powell on Monday, October 10, 2022 18:10:51
    On 10 Oct 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
    It would appear that all that some of us need to do in order to accept t the majority of fentanyl being smuggled into this country is being smugg by US citizens is to be able to "other" these fellow citizens. "Yes, the US citizens, but they're not like me." Cognitive dissonance resolved, ju like that.
    Unless you or Lee works for a drug cartel, those citizens are not like
    us.

    In some ways they are not, but in some ways they are. Fentanyl-smuggling
    aside, you might have more in common with some of them than you do with non-fentanyl-smuggling citizens. For starters, they're US citizens.

    Carrying contraband into the US is illegal so, despite the fact that
    these citizens are crossing at legal checkpoints, they are crossing illegally, another way that they are not like me and, presumably, not
    like you or Lee.

    They are not crossing illegally; they are smuggling. Have you ever taken your own snacks into a movie theater?

    Jeff.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Jeff Thiele on Monday, October 10, 2022 20:03:40
    "At 10:03 AM, while I was stacking bodies on a wooden pallet, I notic group of 20 people entering illegally. I notified base but they advis there was not enough officers and to keep stacking."

    What are your sources for these quotes?

    Only a lousy officer wouldn't report seeing illegal immigrant gotaways.

    From the Washington Post:

    "Counting got-aways is not an exact science, but CBP has spent more than $1 billion over the past two decades on surveillance technology and camera networks that have given the agency far greater ability to detect illegal crossings in real time. Apprehending those individuals is another matter."

    "Border Patrol Deputy Chief Raul Ortiz said during a podcast in February that the agency had recorded 1,000 got-aways on a single day, describing that as an unusual event. But since then, the figure has become a new normal."

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Dale Shipp on Monday, October 10, 2022 21:41:11
    No, I know the difference. The media has been saying all aloing "2 million illegal immigrants since January," but despite what the media says, I'm bothered by border patrol's estimate of around 600,000 gotaways.

    I searched and found many articles quoting that "2 million illegal immigrants" figure. Text looked quite similar in all of them. None of them even mentioned asylum seekers, which leads me to believe that they were included in the 2 million figure.

    I understand what you mean, but 600,000 gotaways + 25,000 refugee applicants
    is only = 625,000. Who are the other 1,375,000 people from this "2 million?"

    Members of the media are usually intelligent enough to separate asylum seekers from illegals, but sometimes they fail to do so.

    Initial Fox News reports regarding the migrant bussing were saying that the people on the buses were "illegal immigants." I think that was a proofreading error, but I'm not sure.

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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Aaron Thomas on Monday, October 10, 2022 23:03:27
    "At 10:03 AM, while I was stacking bodies on a wooden pallet, I group of 20 people entering illegally. I notified base but they there was not enough officers and to keep stacking."
    What are your sources for these quotes?
    Only a lousy officer wouldn't report seeing illegal immigrant gotaways.

    So you made the quotes up, is it?

    From the Washington Post:
    "Counting got-aways is not an exact science, but CBP has spent more than $1 billion over the past two decades on surveillance technology and
    camera networks that have given the agency far greater ability to detect illegal crossings in real time. Apprehending those individuals is
    another matter."

    And where did this 2,000,000^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H$600,000 number come from?

    "Border Patrol Deputy Chief Raul Ortiz said during a podcast in February that the agency had recorded 1,000 got-aways on a single day, describing that as an unusual event. But since then, the figure has become a new normal."

    1000 per day for 365 days is 365000, not 600000.

    Jeff.

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Jeff Thiele on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 22:41:05
    Hello Jeff,

    [..]

    "Border Patrol Deputy Chief Raul Ortiz said during a podcast in
    February that the agency had recorded 1,000 got-aways on a single
    day, describing that as an unusual event. But since then, the AT>figure
    has become a new normal."

    1000 per day for 365 days is 365000, not 600000.

    Please. Let's not make fun of the mathematically challenged.

    For Life,
    Lee

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to JEFF THIELE on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 16:01:00
    No wall at all = easier than a wall
    A wall only = easier than a wall + what you describe

    That was my point. The wall is not providing much of an impediment at all. It's like a TV dinner vs a TV dinner with a plastic covering vs a TV dinner with a plastic covering inside of a box. You're going to get your TV dinner.

    But without the plastic covering, you are more likely going to make a mess and lose some of the contents.

    I don't believe Democrats wanted a wall, with or without the added security you describe.

    It's largely a symbolic (and expensive) gesture that stops hardly anyone.

    Like we agreed, a wall + added security features is better than nothing and probably costs us less than the people that wouldn't get in if we didn't
    have one.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to JEFF THIELE on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 16:04:00
    Unless you or Lee works for a drug cartel, those citizens are not like us.

    In some ways they are not, but in some ways they are. Fentanyl-smuggling aside, you might have more in common with some of them than you do with non-fentanyl-smuggling citizens. For starters, they're US citizens.

    In your stated scenario here, so are the non-smuggling-citizens.

    Carrying contraband into the US is illegal so, despite the fact that these citizens are crossing at legal checkpoints, they are crossing illegally, another way that they are not like me and, presumably, not like you or Lee.

    They are not crossing illegally; they are smuggling. Have you ever taken your own snacks into a movie theater?

    Actually I have not. They are crossing while committing an illegal act,
    Lawyer Jeff. People crossing illegally are also committing an illegal act, hence the illegal part. I don't see an actual difference.


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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Mike Powell on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 16:14:18
    On 11 Oct 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
    That was my point. The wall is not providing much of an impediment at al It's like a TV dinner vs a TV dinner with a plastic covering vs a TV din with a plastic covering inside of a box. You're going to get your TV din
    But without the plastic covering, you are more likely going to make a
    mess and lose some of the contents.

    You might, if you're careless. The plastic covering is probably going to self-vent, along with some of the contents, in the microwave anyway.

    I don't believe Democrats wanted a wall, with or without the added security you describe.
    It's largely a symbolic (and expensive) gesture that stops hardly anyone
    and probably costs us less than the people that wouldn't get in if we didn't have one.
    Like we agreed, a wall + added security features is better than nothing

    The wall itself doesn't add much of anything and is pretty much worthless without the additional security features. Those security features existed
    along parts of the border prior to the building of the wall, btw.

    As for the cost, the cost of the wall is ridiculously high at tens of
    millions of dollars per mile. If migrants come here, get jobs, and pay taxes, we're probably better off than we would be without spending billions on a
    wall. I know that the conservative perception is that they all come here to
    get free stuff, but most get jobs.

    Jeff.

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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Mike Powell on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 16:23:15
    On 11 Oct 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
    Unless you or Lee works for a drug cartel, those citizens are not l us.
    In some ways they are not, but in some ways they are. Fentanyl-smuggling aside, you might have more in common with some of them than you do with non-fentanyl-smuggling citizens. For starters, they're US citizens.
    In your stated scenario here, so are the non-smuggling-citizens.

    That is true. But some of the smugglers might be men, and you'd have more in common with them, perhaps, than with non-smuggling women citizens. Who knows, some of those smugglers might even be conservative.

    Carrying contraband into the US is illegal so, despite the fact tha these citizens are crossing at legal checkpoints, they are crossing illegally, another way that they are not like me and, presumably, n like you or Lee.
    They are not crossing illegally; they are smuggling. Have you ever taken own snacks into a movie theater?
    Actually I have not. They are crossing while committing an illegal act, Lawyer Jeff. People crossing illegally are also committing an illegal act, hence the illegal part. I don't see an actual difference.

    They are two different crimes. If you're driving, get pulled over, and are found to be in possession of stolen goods, as long as you're legally allowed
    to drive and weren't breaking any traffic laws, you're only charged with
    being in possession of stolen goods. You're not charged with any kind of "illegal driving."

    Jeff.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to JEFF THIELE on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 16:32:00
    They are two different crimes. If you're driving, get pulled over, and are found to be in possession of stolen goods, as long as you're legally allowed to drive and weren't breaking any traffic laws, you're only charged with being in possession of stolen goods. You're not charged with any kind of "illegal driving."

    If you are crossing a state border, you can be charged with transporting
    said goods over state lines.

    We are basically comparing doing something illegal with doing something illegal.


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  • From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Mike Powell on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 18:27:24
    On 12 Oct 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
    They are two different crimes. If you're driving, get pulled over, and a found to be in possession of stolen goods, as long as you're legally all to drive and weren't breaking any traffic laws, you're only charged with being in possession of stolen goods. You're not charged with any kind of "illegal driving."
    If you are crossing a state border, you can be charged with transporting said goods over state lines.

    Yes, and that makes it a federal crime rather than a state crime.

    We are basically comparing doing something illegal with doing something illegal.

    Yes, except that crossing the border with fentanyl isn't a separate crime
    from being in possession of fentanyl. US citizens crossing the border aren't entering the country illegally. If they were and were caught, tried, and sentenced, then once their time was served, they'd be deported... but to
    where? Nowhere, because they're US citizens. They stay right here. They don't get kicked out of the country for entering illegally because they didn't
    enter illegally.

    Jeff.

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  • From Matt Munson@1:218/109 to Dale Shipp on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 21:21:43
    Hello Dale!

    Replying to a msg dated 08 Oct 22 01:00, from you to Aaron Thomas.


    Matt


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