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To all my fellow Freepers. My wife and I are considering a nice vacation next spring probably in April of 2027. My daughter had told us about an all inclusive vacation to Riu Palace Kukulkan. We were pretty excited about this and were planning on this for next year. My brother-in-law is into security and intelligence. He absolutely positively poopoo-ed on that idea. Has extreme concerns about safety in Mexico. What are your feelings about traveling outside of the US? Has anybody had experience at this resort or other resorts which would be all inclusive and not terribly expensive. Also,...

Juneteenth President Biden made June 19th a Federal Holiday on June 17, 2021. The slave owners in Galveston, Texas, deliberately hid the news of the Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1865, from enslaved people to maintain forced labor. There was no one to enforce the law until Major General Granger arrived on June 19 with 2,000 Union Troops to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation for enslaved people. I wondered why the Democrats celebrate an event that paints them in a negative light. A National Holiday commemorating the Republican defeat of the Democratic institution of slavery? I found out why the Democrats...

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The gasoline prices in the wake of the Iran War agreement are PLUNGING even faster than I expected. Sorry naysayers. According to Gas Buddy, the gasoline price for Regular has fallen to $2.89 per gallon at a RaceTrac gas station in the Lauderdale Lakes section of Broward County. Other gas stations will have to follow suit soon.

I'm pretty much a hawk on Iran and certainly don't trust them to hold their part of any deal. Putting that aside for a moment... Note, numbered paragraphs below are not meant to correspond to MOU numbering. 1 - Why do we even need a deal? If, for whatever reason, the US doesn't want to fight anymore, we can stop and leave without ceremony. Let them wonder if we'll hit them again. They know what prompted our attack. The US doesn't owe them a written apology. Iran misbehaved, we b*tch slapped them, so now -Bye! What's wrong with that? Worried...

So, how are gas prices where you are?Two weeks ago in my part of S.E. Tennessee: $4.49 - $4.69/gal Today? I filled up at $3.29/gal as I'm going to my good friend Lazamataz's house in Georgia, and we're going to take in an Atlanta Braves v. San Francisco Giants game tomorrow in a Corporoate Suite.

The JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) was not approved by Congress through an up-or-down vote the way a treaty would be. Instead, Congress passed the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA) in 2015, which gave Congress the right to review the agreement and pass a resolution of approval or disapproval. If Congress did nothing, the agreement could proceed.

A senior Estée Lauder executive who died in his husband’s arms moments after feeling lightheaded inside their $2.8 million New York City apartment suffered a pulmonary embolism triggered by cosmetic fillers. Kendal Ascher, 56, “suffered acute respiratory failure due to a pulmonary embolism connected to a foreign material after getting cosmetic filler injections,” the city’s medical examiner said Tuesday. Ascher’s Feb. 25 death was ruled accidental in the report, which was given to his loved ones over the weekend. Estée Lauder executive Kendal Ascher died suddenly in husband’s arms in their $2.8M NYC apartment Ascher’s grieving husband, William Howe, told...

I have been searching for quotes on how ineffective full auto fire is in the hands of untrained people. Grok4.1 gives these, but the links do not work or do not show the actual quotes. They may be correct but only in books or videos. If anyone can find an actual link which shows any of the following quotes, I would appreciate it. 1. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman (U.S. Army Ranger, author of On Combat and On Killing) “Full automatic fire is almost useless in the hands of anyone who is not well trained. The tendency is to spray and...

I very rarely post here, it seems I am not PC enough in the particular flavor of this site. But I don't know of a better venue to make this observation. Large companies have crafted "Systems" that they no longer have control over. They are utterly unable to do what should be simple and routine task as "The system" will NOT ALLOW them. I am going to be specific to the case I have been fighting for what is now months. But I am sure that it is not unique, corporate business tend to adopt similar models and technology. Several...

I'm 70 years old and I am trying to understand reality. I don't know if what I am perceiving is real but here are some of my delusional observations. 1. The democratic partyy thinks there are 62 genders and that the definition of a man or woman cannot be determined. 2. Felons and child molesters should be defended and elected to office 3. A mayor should be reelected if she is in Ghana while her city burns from lack of water due to the protection of rare fish 4. A candidate should get 72% of the democratic vote if he...

It is absolutely incredible the way democrats, and in particular the AWFUL’s, are treating Platner vs. Kavanaugh. Brett Kavanaugh was a choir boy compared to the total scumbag Platner. The shameless and unconscionable difference is truly amazing to watch. I guess democrats have completely changed their minds on “toxic masculinity “.

I'm hoping to retire within the next 7-10 years. Maybe even sooner if possible. I have zero interest in living in an assisted living community or anything like that. I'm hoping buy some land in a rural area, at least 10 acres or so. I want to build my own little cabin and basically just be left alone. I honestly don't know if I can truly be off-grid. I will have a vehicle so I'll probably go the nearest town every so often for food and supplies. I can get batteries and power them via solar or a with a...

California is using the Federal mail system to corruptly elect Federal representatives (and state and local officials). So don't recognize their corrupt election/certification system. Don't seat their representatives. There goes 53 seats in the Congress until you stop the corruption.

This being the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, I thought I’d post a story of my experience with a D-Day veteran. Perhaps other Freepers have stories they’d like to share here as well.

I didn't have anything better to do this Monday so after 43 years I totaled our plane. Time to get out.

There is something seriously wrong with a government, and its people, when they cannot count votes in what one would expect to be a reasonable time frame. What's a reasonable time frame? France, as an example, can say who won a presidential election by early morning of the next day, at the latest. In CA, as of right now, only about 58% of some estimated 8 million plus votes have been counted. And the LA primary for mayor? Still counting. I'll assume that this counting is not even by hand (as in France, I believe) but by "sophisticated" machines, and...

Enough already with these “negotiations” with people that have no intention of keeping their word or of negotiating in good faith about anything. These folks should not be allowed to control the passage through which roughly twenty percent of the world’s oil supply is delivered. It is in the entire world’s security interest to take control of the Strait of Hormuz from the nut jobs in Iran currently in charge. Establishment of a military presence large enough to sustain complete control of the Strait should be the immediate goal along with removal of whatever nuclear threat Iran possesses.

American Revolution 2.0Elites around the world are crying because President Trump destroyed their (New) World Order. Make sure to celebrate 45 - 47's restoration of America's Independence, and freedom around the world, by attending the historic 17-day Freedom 250 - the Great American State Fair June 25 – July 10, 2026 in Washington DC.Q has reminded us repeatedly that together, we are strong. As the false "narrative" is destroyed and the divisive machinery put in place by the Deep State fails, the fact that patriotism has no skin color or political party is exposed for all to see. 3038 Mar...

I’d be curious to know your experience with it. I’m considering replacing either Amlodipine or Valsartan (I take both to control my hypertension) with Rilmenidine. And, yes, I’ll consult with my doctor also. Rilmenidine was finally approved in 2025 by the FDA for use in the US. It’s been approved in Europe and elsewhere for many years.