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Re: Current Events
« Reply #74190 on: May 26, 2026, 11:52:29 pm »
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« Reply #74191 on: May 27, 2026, 12:17:02 am »

I thought this was a joke...like a meme or something. Man...I don't know...I just don't know.
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« Reply #74192 on: May 27, 2026, 12:21:19 am »
My name is His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas, King of Scotland and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular...and I approve of this message !

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« Reply #74193 on: May 27, 2026, 12:22:27 am »
Yeah...reality's getting a little absurd....To the window !

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« Reply #74194 on: May 27, 2026, 12:34:18 am »
I don't know if the policy is bad....I mean that literally...I don't know. I don't read the paper or pay much attention to the news unless it's sensational or funny. But if I was asked...and thankfully I'm not...I think the presentation is now like verging on insane even if like we were an African dictatorship.  But again, a lot of it is funny...and sensational...just weird and getting weirder by the day. If I were asked, I'd make things less...uh...carnivalesque.
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« Reply #74195 on: May 27, 2026, 01:05:47 am »
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« Reply #74196 on: May 27, 2026, 01:12:44 am »
I thought this was a joke...like a meme or something. Man...I don't know...I just don't know.

Oh I think you do know.

But I do understand how all this completely over the edge stuff can seem like it isn't real, some Dem lie. Fact is though trump and his republican minions really are that bad. There is no need to stretch the truth even a little bit.

We tried to warn folks that this was coming, begged people not to vote for trump and team R, but here we are.  The USA is now a bigger joke than russia, we have lost a war to Iran, and China is now looking like the adult in the room.
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« Reply #74197 on: May 27, 2026, 07:52:56 am »
"On average and as a group, Black Americans impose a net fiscal cost on the US government and taxpayers.

Income and tax contributions

US Census data shows persistent gaps:


Whites (especially non-Hispanic) pay the large majority of federal income taxes (~70-75% in various estimates), despite being ~58% of population. Blacks (~13-14% of population) contribute ~6-8%.


In other words: They are a liability
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« Reply #74198 on: May 27, 2026, 07:53:36 am »
Government benefits and transfers
Blacks have higher participation rates in means-tested programs (SNAP/food stamps, TANF, Medicaid, housing). Blacks are ~13-14% of population but ~23-28% of SNAP recipients, ~25-35%+ in TANF/Medicaid depending on year/dataset, and higher in combined welfare. Per capita usage exceeds population share. EITC and refundable credits also flow disproportionately to lower-income Black families.
GAO analysis (older but consistent pattern): Blacks and Hispanics receive greater lifetime benefits relative to taxes paid, driven by lower earnings and higher disability rates.
Additional costs

Crime: Blacks account for ~50-55% of homicide offenders and are overrepresented in violent/property crime arrests (FBI UCR data), despite 13-14% population. This drives higher policing, courts, incarceration (~$80B+ annual corrections nationally), victim costs, and lost productivity.

Education/health: Lower average outcomes correlate with higher public schooling costs per outcome and health expenditures.
Family structure: Higher single motherhood rates (~70% nonmarital births) amplify welfare dependency and intergenerational gaps.
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« Reply #74199 on: May 27, 2026, 08:03:58 am »
The problems with blacks in America...or anywhere for that matter...will never be solved as long as we keep trying to solve it only  by blaming white people. That obviously isn't the issue. We can't even acknowledge the problem exists without being demonized yet we are all fully aware. Black dysfunction is the number one problem facing this country. We have normalized having to keep candy bars behind locked plexiglass, party stores in urban areas are encased in bullet-proof glass....and we just whistle through the graveyard like that's ok.

It's absurd how low the expectations have become. It is absurd what has happened to every urban center in the country, it is absurd that testing and academic and hiring standards have to be lowered to accommodate black failure. . It's especially absurd that we can't even mention the elephant in the room without being denounced as 'racist'. It's so stupid it defies logic. For our part, 'white flight' has become part of the natural progression of our lives.
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« Reply #74200 on: May 27, 2026, 08:26:26 am »
I think I saw some crazy shit about Trump building this giant Caesar-like arch somewhere. I thought that was insane. But this cage fight is beyond insane. It’s getting to be like a comic book. It doesn’t do much for America’s credibility.
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« Reply #74201 on: May 27, 2026, 08:55:25 am »
I suppose Trump's edge is that he's crazy enough to just blurt out what needs to be said...for example: The whole 'trans' thing is bullshit, letting every tenth-world beggar and his brother jump the border and hop on welfare is bullshit, blaming white people for everyone else's problems is bullshit...etc.
The down-side are these circus-like stunts and appointing shitheads like that broad that killed the dog, that Pete douchebag with the douchebag haircut, Judge Jeanie...WTF? Dr. Oz? and RFK Jr's a fckng whack and always has been. Rubio and Vance are hopefully the adult guardians among that cast.
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« Reply #74202 on: May 27, 2026, 08:57:53 am »
The problem is that we're out of viable leadership. All we are left with are competing media personalities and 'influencers' mugging for upvotes. No competent person in their right mind would opt for American politics. It is suitable only for sociopaths, thieves and narcissists.
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« Reply #74203 on: May 27, 2026, 09:05:51 am »
Dog accidentally fires shotgun, striking woman yards away during chaotic gas station stop



"A dog reportedly triggered a shotgun inside a truck during a stop at a Nebraska gas station Saturday, sending a blast through the vehicle and injuring a woman in another vehicle several yards away, according to local reports, citing Nebraska authorities."

The incident unfolded shortly after noon when the vehicle pulled into Short Stop, a gas station and convenience store...During that time, the dog reportedly moved around in the rear seat area and came into contact with a shotgun stored in the vehicle. The firearm appeared to have a live round in the chamber and was discharged...

The blast reportedly passed through the vehicle’s front passenger-side door, traveled out of the parking lot and struck a woman who was stopped at a nearby traffic light several yards away...."



...yeah, I want to hear the dog's side of the story. Maybe she had it coming.
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Re: Current Events
« Reply #74204 on: May 27, 2026, 09:58:52 am »
I suppose Trump's edge is that he's crazy enough to just blurt out what needs to be said...for example: The whole 'trans' thing is bullshit, letting every tenth-world beggar and his brother jump the border and hop on welfare is bullshit, blaming white people for everyone else's problems is bullshit...etc.
The down-side are these circus-like stunts and appointing shitheads like that broad that killed the dog, that Pete douchebag with the douchebag haircut, Judge Jeanie...WTF? Dr. Oz? and RFK Jr's a fckng whack and always has been. Rubio and Vance are hopefully the adult guardians among that cast.

Much like Jackie, you almost get it, almost get there, then veer wildly away at the last possible moment.

How long can you keep doing that before you break your brain?
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