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I just saw a poll which I think encapsulates the US problems as a country. When asked what they believed about Trump’s letter sent to Epstein, 46% believed it true.That’s Not the problem.
This is: 27% had not heard of it.
Has U.S. Democracy Been Trumped? Bernie Sanders wants to know who owns America?
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Posted 2025-July-22, 11:32
Trump in panic mode over Epstein.
This must be what it looked like in Italy when Mussolini was nearing the end of his rope.
This must be what it looked like in Italy when Mussolini was nearing the end of his rope.
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Posted 2025-July-24, 07:38
We are now at full banana republic code red.
It’s time to make the banana split,
hopefully by sundae, sprinkled and creamed.
It’s time to make the banana split,
hopefully by sundae, sprinkled and creamed.
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Posted 2025-July-24, 17:24
I just heard on the radio someone saying the USA was going through a golden age for lawyers
Is not every day golden for lawyers?
Sorry "attorneys" I need to translate
Is not every day golden for lawyers?
Sorry "attorneys" I need to translate
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Posted 2025-July-31, 06:54
Test question: which country has become the most lawless, Israel or the United States?
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Posted 2025-July-31, 08:43
How are we measuring lawless?
USA is #128 on the Global Peace Index (low)
Israel is #155 (very low)
It will be interesting to see the ratings in 2026
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Iceland
Ireland
New Zealand
Austria
Switzerland
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Netherlands
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Hungary
Australia
Croatia
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USA is #128 on the Global Peace Index (low)
Israel is #155 (very low)
It will be interesting to see the ratings in 2026
Top 20
Iceland
Ireland
New Zealand
Austria
Switzerland
Singapore
Portugal
Denmark
Slovenia
Finland
Czechia
Japan
Malaysia
Netherlands
Canada
Belgium
Hungary
Australia
Croatia
Germany
"And no matter what methods you play, it is essential, for anyone aspiring to learn to be a good player, to learn the importance of bidding shape properly. MikeH
"100% certain that many excellent players would disagree. This is far more about style/judgment than right vs. wrong." Fred
"100% certain that many excellent players would disagree. This is far more about style/judgment than right vs. wrong." Fred
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Posted 2025-August-02, 18:21
jillybean, on 2025-July-31, 08:43, said:
How are we measuring lawless?
USA is #128 on the Global Peace Index (low)
Israel is #155 (very low)
It will be interesting to see the ratings in 2026
Top 20
Iceland
Ireland
New Zealand
Austria
Switzerland
Singapore
Portugal
Denmark
Slovenia
Finland
Czechia
Japan
Malaysia
Netherlands
Canada
Belgium
Hungary
Australia
Croatia
Germany
USA is #128 on the Global Peace Index (low)
Israel is #155 (very low)
It will be interesting to see the ratings in 2026
Top 20
Iceland
Ireland
New Zealand
Austria
Switzerland
Singapore
Portugal
Denmark
Slovenia
Finland
Czechia
Japan
Malaysia
Netherlands
Canada
Belgium
Hungary
Australia
Croatia
Germany
Wikipedia shows the US at 132 between Brazil and Iran.
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Posted 2025-August-02, 19:00
WasWinM, on 2025-August-02, 18:21, said:
Wikipedia shows the US at 132 between Brazil and Iran.
That's for 2024. Preliminary scores for 2025 put the US at 128th.
The US is ranked better than such stellar models of peace such as Russia, Yemen, Syria, Somalia, Palestine, and North Korea.
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Posted 2025-August-07, 13:44
johnu, on 2025-August-02, 19:00, said:
That's for 2024. Preliminary scores for 2025 put the US at 128th.
The US is ranked better than such stellar models of peace such as Russia, Yemen, Syria, Somalia, Palestine, and North Korea.
The US is ranked better than such stellar models of peace such as Russia, Yemen, Syria, Somalia, Palestine, and North Korea.
America's new fight song: All we are saying, is give Pete a chance.
This post has been edited by barmar: 2025-August-08, 12:45
Reason for edit: fix typo
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Posted 2025-August-14, 16:35
Has anybody here seen my old friend America
Can you tell me where he’s gone?
He freed a lot of people but it seems the good they die young.
I just turned around and he’s gone.
Can you tell me where he’s gone?
He freed a lot of people but it seems the good they die young.
I just turned around and he’s gone.
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Posted 2025-August-14, 18:01
WasWinM, on 2025-August-14, 16:35, said:
Has anybody here seen my old friend America
Can you tell me where he’s gone?
He freed a lot of people but it seems the good they die young.
I just turned around and he’s gone.
Can you tell me where he’s gone?
He freed a lot of people but it seems the good they die young.
I just turned around and he’s gone.
Feeling the same. The song lyrics says it all. It made me sad.
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Posted 2025-August-15, 17:13
I just saw Putin standing in front of the words "pursuing peace".
Can an image be an oxymoron?
Can an image be an oxymoron?
Fortuna Fortis Felix
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Posted 2025-August-15, 17:22
pilowsky, on 2025-August-15, 17:13, said:
I just saw Putin standing in front of the words "pursuing peace".
Can an image be an oxymoron?
Can an image be an oxymoron?
Watching him get a red carpet welcome with our miliarty in attenance and an applauding President pretty much says it all. We are now them.
I'm so ashamed.
This post has been edited by barmar: 2025-August-18, 15:36
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Posted 2025-August-15, 19:26
Trump meets Putin, another TACO
"And no matter what methods you play, it is essential, for anyone aspiring to learn to be a good player, to learn the importance of bidding shape properly. MikeH
"100% certain that many excellent players would disagree. This is far more about style/judgment than right vs. wrong." Fred
"100% certain that many excellent players would disagree. This is far more about style/judgment than right vs. wrong." Fred
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Posted 2025-August-15, 19:48
pilowsky, on 2025-August-15, 17:13, said:
I just saw Putin standing in front of the words "pursuing peace".
Can an image be an oxymoron?
Can an image be an oxymoron?
Yes, if it’s a TACO
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Posted 2025-August-16, 08:31
Let's hope some of the 1.7+ million Americans who voted for this dictator are also now feeling ashamed.
"And no matter what methods you play, it is essential, for anyone aspiring to learn to be a good player, to learn the importance of bidding shape properly. MikeH
"100% certain that many excellent players would disagree. This is far more about style/judgment than right vs. wrong." Fred
"100% certain that many excellent players would disagree. This is far more about style/judgment than right vs. wrong." Fred
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Posted 2025-August-16, 10:43
jillybean, on 2025-August-16, 08:31, said:
Let's hope some of the 1.7+ million Americans who voted for this dictator are also now feeling ashamed.
His support among independent voters has cratered but not with fascists, er, Republicans.
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Posted 2025-August-16, 14:37
Trump and trash : Both have exactly five letters. Both begin with the letters "Tr". Both have a vowel as the third letter. Both have consonants as their fourth and fifth letters. Gee, it's almost as if the English language is trying to tell us something.
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Posted 2025-August-25, 19:34
Hey America, the rest of the world is watching your slide into authoritarianism.
Armed military patrolling your streets , “Serial Invocations of Emergency Power and Fabricated Versions of Reality“
Winston asked the question 10 years ago, and here we are.
Soon your passport will only be valid in Russia, China, Iran and North Korea
Armed military patrolling your streets , “Serial Invocations of Emergency Power and Fabricated Versions of Reality“
Winston asked the question 10 years ago, and here we are.
Soon your passport will only be valid in Russia, China, Iran and North Korea
"And no matter what methods you play, it is essential, for anyone aspiring to learn to be a good player, to learn the importance of bidding shape properly. MikeH
"100% certain that many excellent players would disagree. This is far more about style/judgment than right vs. wrong." Fred
"100% certain that many excellent players would disagree. This is far more about style/judgment than right vs. wrong." Fred
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Posted 2025-August-27, 14:32
The latest polls show Trump still has 40% approval rating proving that the population of the USA is 40% Nazi.