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Trump promised no wars...This is not what I voted for.

This is exactly what I voted for.

This is not a war.

How many American military lives have been lost? The drug cartels have been killing our youth with drugs. That seems like a war to me. DJT is in the process of ending it, with a small price to the US and a huge price to the cartels. What is not to like about that?

Yes, winning! And I hope everyone notices that there has been no loss of U.S. military lives.

Lots and lots of addicts lost, but DJT is now in the process of stopping that waste also.

Meanwhile, from 1963 to 2018, the S&P 500 increased 20,352.51%. And unlike a house, the S&P does not require maintenance and repairs. A $23,600 investment in the S&P 500 in 1963 would have been worth $4,395,359.29 in 2018 - before taxes and inflation.

While that is undoubtably true, in 1963 the average family could put 20% down and get a mortgage on the house. The average family could not put 20% down and invest $23k in the stock market.

Their average investment in the house was only $4720, the mortgage payments were very comparable to rent. It doesn't matter whether the house was the absolute best deal available, it was a very good deal.

Trump knew this instinctively. He never vocalized any of the three dynamic effects described in the article, but he knew that they would keep domestic price increases in check. Another (what should be an) embarrassment for the “experts.”

I think DJT knew this explicitly. Knowing it and saying it to the public are two different things.

President Trump keeps his public statements at a level the average voter can comprehend. What he says and thinks privately is at a much higher level.

...I guess that’s what happens to frequent runaways. Why was she a runaway? Abusive relatives? Crazy chick?...

As unpopular as this idea might be, I tell you that the Epstein girls were actually very, very lucky. As underage runaways, the very best thing that could happen to them was to be sexually exploited by rich and powerful men. They were going to be exploited no matter what happened -- the Epstein girls survived and some went on to live relatively normal lives.

The ones who don't find some kind of special situation fall into prostitution, drug addiction and early deaths...

12 kilos of cocaine? That’s l30 pounds.

At 2.2 pounds per kilo, it is "only" 26.4 pounds.

...there are 0.97 open jobs to every 1 unemployed...

The real meaning of this is that 97% of all unemployment could be eliminated in a very short time.

That sounds pretty good to me. Are you in the 97% or in the 3%?

Even better, the UN says it mis a country.

Not that I have any great faith in the UN, but it certainly has more authority on this issue than any cartographer.

Why would keeping this secret not be a massive discovery violation in the trials of every J6er?

Many good men spent years in prison based on the lies of the FBI. Compensation for every prisoner, and trials for every FBI official and Biden administration accomplice.

Why would keeping this secret not be a massive discovery violation in the trials of every J6er?

Many good men spent years in prison based on the lies of the FBI. Compensation for every prisoner, and trials for every FBI official and Biden administration accomplice.

...And yet in the center of HUGE traffic there is a HUGE statue in NYC...

That particular statue is so ugly that very few are distracted by looking at it.

...And yet in the center of HUGE traffic there is a HUGE statue in NYC...

That particular statue is so ugly that very few are distracted by looking at it.

Charging as adults will do no good at all.

Any decent lawyer will demand a jury trial and over 50% of the jury pool will consider the murder a part of the "reparations package" which was due to the ferals.

And they will lie about their feelings in order to get on the jury. A conviction is not going to happen.

The left is always on board with the federal government being SOLEY in charge of immigration control when Democrats are in charge, but when a conservative Republican administration takes over, suddenly everyone else can meddle in the process.

Anyone else notice this?

I don't think this is really true. The whole idea of "sanctuary cities and states" has been around for a long time. The real issue is that the left has never seen a way to hurt the USA and spend our tax dollars on it, they did not like.

...Surprised she’s missing that nose ring I so adore...

You should be more tolerant. Nose rings are very biblical.

In Genesis 24:22, Abraham's servant is looking for a bride for Issac, and he starts by giving Rebekah a golden nose ring that weighs half a shekel and also two golden bracelets weighing 10 shekels.

The nose ring is valuable enough that it is a sure thing her nose was pierced to prevent loss of the ring. And, when she goes back to her brother Laban, he immediately notices the nose ring and the bracelets. This indicates that her nose was already pierced and she was probably wearing a nose ring of lesser quality.

Why is this true? Well, if her nose had not already been pierced, the first thing Laban would have noticed would have been the blood from her self-piercing to accommodate the very valuable nose ring...

...I saw signs of drug penalties all over Singapore. If we did that in United States, we would have to hang a million people...

Would hanging a million addicts and drug suppliers be a bad thing?

You did not mention the very strict penalties for drug possession — always jail for less than 15 grams, execution for more than 15 grams.

The very same mining/tunneling equipment which built the site can easily be used to clean it out. The job is easier this time than previously -- it started with solid rock and is now filled with rubble.

I expect that the craters are also full of rubble, so they will slowly empty into the chambers below, but it is all fairly easy to remove.

Centrifuges will be replaced with upgraded ones. The big question is how much of the partially enriched uranium can be recovered and enriched to a higher degree? And, how do we stop this?

...Everyone on earth knows if you’re born here, you are a citizen. Not rocket science.

That is just plain not true.

The US constitution specifically excludes "Indians not taxed" for purposes of voting apportionment. Clearly these untaxed Indians were born in the land mass of the United States, but were not subject to our laws and taxation, and were therefor not citizens and not entitled to vote.

...when Joe Biden gave him a preemptive pardon for any crimes he may have committed...

Actually Joe Biden's autopen gave Fauci the preemptive pardon.