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Old Oct 20, 2025 | 01:04 PM
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I don't think all leftists are pedophiles. I'm very puzzled by the leftists allowing them into their political circles. It seems like a losing proposition to align yourself publicly with pedophiles. I guess there are more pedophiles in high-profile public office and in the c-suites of Fortune 1000 companies than I would have ever guessed.
I suspect that there is a similar phenomenon at work here as with the infiltration of the Rainbow Clan by the transvestites.

Think back to when homosexuality first became a socially-acceptable phenomenon in North America.

In the 1980s, there was no LGBTQWERTY+. Back then, it was just LGB. And the flag itself? Gay Pride.

Today, of course, the "gay" part has been dropped, it's simply "Pride." If you type "gay pride" into Wikipedia, it redirects to "Pride (LGBTQ culture)," and there are links to "Pride Month" and "Pride Parade" and all sorts of other things.

I don't even recall noticing when it started, but somewhere along the line, the transgender crowd latched onto the "gay pride" movement and started appending letters onto it. They appropriated the social acceptability which the LGB movement had achieved for itself, and are today parlaying that association into legal protection in many jurisdictions.

They didn't seek permission for this, of course. Nobody got a signed authorization of the President of Homosexuality to make alterations to their flag and initialisms, they just went ahead and did it. And they've been so successful that today we see the few lesbians who dare to question the infiltration of men into the girls' athletic programs of high schools and universities facing cancellation just as surely as if they were wearing a swastika arm band.


This seems to be how we've gotten to the point where, from the point of view of someone who mostly consumed media targeted at reinforcing far-right stereotypes that "all democrats are pedophiles."

They're not.

They merely lack the courage and political will to point out the cancer which dwells among them.





Old Oct 20, 2025 | 02:42 PM
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And the fear of being cancelled, doxxed or worse. It's easier to ignore them.
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
I don't think all leftists are pedophiles. I'm very puzzled by the leftists allowing them into their political circles. It seems like a losing proposition to align yourself publicly with pedophiles. I guess there are more pedophiles in high-profile public office and in the c-suites of Fortune 1000 companies than I would have ever guessed.

I would have thought that the idea of burning child rapists alive would have garnered almost universal support across America. Not protecting a child from pure evil seems unconscionable.
Old Oct 20, 2025 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
This seems to be how we've gotten to the point where, from the point of view of someone who mostly consumed media targeted at reinforcing far-right stereotypes that "all democrats are pedophiles."
dont forget all leftists are anti-white.
Old Oct 20, 2025 | 05:04 PM
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Here I am, ready to step in it again. The NYT, WaPo, Axios, the CHP and even Gavin Newsom say a 155mm howitzer shell mis-fired Saturday and caused damage to a CHP patrol car. The Marines are investigang.

I'm calling BS because, you know, I'm a conspiracy theorist.
Old Oct 20, 2025 | 06:48 PM
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Your goalposts must be on wheels they move so much. Unfortunately more than half of what Trump has to do is clean up after Democrat messes. $20 Billion versus $1/2 Trilliion.....
Remember last year when Trump was campaigning for re-election on a platform of cutting waste and putting America First?

I do.

It doesn't matter whether it's $20 billion or a single dollar. Giving bailouts to foreign countries while the amount of the annual federal budget deficit continues to increase has nothing to do with "cleaning up after Democrat messes."

And it's the opposite of what I voted for.



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Originally Posted by sixshooter
I'm very puzzled by the leftists allowing them into their political circles. It seems like a losing proposition to align yourself publicly with pedophiles. I guess there are more pedophiles in high-profile public office and in the c-suites of Fortune 1000 companies than I would have ever guessed.
Blind allegiance to nearly any dogma generally requires a selective disconnection from reality.

Take these folks, for instance:




Now, for the life of me, I cannot see any logical connection between homosexuality in the US and the Israel - Palestine conflict. And yet there seems to be a lot of this sort of thing going on, in which predominantly young, white American leftists group together issues which have no obvious connection to one another.

Which, as we described earlier, is exactly what has happened with the Trans folks infiltrating and annexing the LGB movement in the US.

This specific example, of course, is even more perplexing than most, given that homosexuality is outlawed in Palestine, and violence against queers, including murder, is generally ignored by the police.

Meanwhile, thousands of gay Palestinians have fled TO Israel seeking asylum, which recognizes persecution for sexual orientation as valid justification for asylum status including work visas.


And, just for kicks, here's Knesset (Israeli congress) member Ibtisam Mara'ana:




So... yeah. The young white American queers are demanding that a nation which wants to have them killed be liberated from a nation which offers asylum to queerfolk.


The consequences of living in a bubble.




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Originally Posted by cordycord
Here I am, ready to step in it again. The NYT, WaPo, Axios, the CHP and even Gavin Newsom say a 155mm howitzer shell mis-fired Saturday and caused damage to a CHP patrol car. The Marines are investigang.

I'm calling BS because, you know, I'm a conspiracy theorist.


They also hit a United Airlines 737 flying over Utah. https://avgeekery.com/what-hit-united-flight-1093/

In an ironic twist of fate, that airplane was on a chemtrail-seeding mission at the time.





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Here I am, ready to step in it again. The NYT, WaPo, Axios, the CHP and even Gavin Newsom say a 155mm howitzer shell mis-fired Saturday and caused damage to a CHP patrol car. The Marines are investigang.

I'm calling BS because, you know, I'm a conspiracy theorist.
Physics.

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https://www.breitbart.com/immigratio...t-courthouses/

A Chicago-area judge has ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers can be arrested at Cook County courthouses if they violate his orders and arrest a migrant without a warrant.

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings ordered that ICE officers are barred from arresting migrants at courthouses if they don’t have a warrant. He also ordered that federal law enforcement can be arrested if they violate his orders.
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Old Oct 21, 2025 | 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
Remember last year when Trump was campaigning for re-election on a platform of cutting waste and putting America First?

I do.

It doesn't matter whether it's $20 billion or a single dollar. Giving bailouts to foreign countries while the amount of the annual federal budget deficit continues to increase has nothing to do with "cleaning up after Democrat messes."

And it's the opposite of what I voted for.
Your talking points always match perfectly with whatever the Left is saying...interesting.
Old Oct 21, 2025 | 07:46 PM
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Your talking points always match perfectly with whatever the Left is saying...interesting.
Or he's got a long enough attention span to not be distracted by the latest whizbang that went off over in the corner of the room.
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
Or he's got a long enough attention span to not be distracted by the latest whizbang that went off over in the corner of the room.
If that's the case then Joe should recognize that Trump has been cutting expenses like USAID, the Department of Education, saving Medicaid by getting illegal aliens off it as well as able-bodied *******, saving Social Security by removing illegal aliens. All told it's supposed to be up to $2T, less (of course) added spending on military, etc. DOGE seems to still be chugging along. Gas is lower....well, except for California.



I for one am glad that we're not paying for Pottery classes in Morocco, LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion in Serbia, etc., which as we all know were just NGO pass-thru payoffs.
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I think Trump is looking at the big picture, which is why he's pushing for more manufacturing in the U.S., and tariffs. Of course we all realize that if you buy an American-made product, there's no tariff attached and we get the added benefit of employment and all the trickle-down benefits (shipping, marketing, R&D, local business benefits, etc.). Making China MFN and offshoring our products to them was cheap in the short-run, disastrous in the long term.

This is a sea change event that's happening now, and for people to expect instantly better results is simply not realistic. At the same time, DJT has secured upwards of $15 Trillion in manufacturing promises from overseas companies. How much of this comes to fruition, no one knows yet. But it's a start.

What I'd like to see: audit the Fed, audit the Department of Defense, and of course, focus on the DEFICIT. I LOVE the idea of tackling this with tariffs, with H1B Visa charges, with "Gold" passports for high net worth foreigners who will come here to build businesses. I've also heard that our gold reserves (yep, audit that too) are valued at some absurdly low rate. Revalue at today's rate, please. Sell Federal buildings and land that is vacant and is just costing the taxpayers money, and apply it to the deficit. Sell Federal land that's not needed in populated areas at low prices to single family home-buyers in order to create more affordable housing. This has all been suggested Trump or Republicans.

It's been less than a year. I'd say it's already been the most consequential year in the last 25, and certainly more consequential than all of Biden's term.

Edit--It's time to fix the horrendous Obamacare system. All you need to do is look at the map above to see what's become of our health care system...it's a racket.

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Old Oct 22, 2025 | 03:53 PM
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I'm still waiting on the Fort Knox audit and some of the things that were already promised instead of conveniently forgetting about those and making a new list.
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I'm still waiting on the Fort Knox audit and some of the things that were already promised instead of conveniently forgetting about those and making a new list.
List all Donald Trump campaign promises for this election in bullet form:

Donald Trump's Key 2024 Campaign Promises Based on his official campaign platform (Agenda 47) and rally speeches, here are the major promises Trump made during the 2024 election cycle. These are presented in bullet form, grouped by category for clarity: Immigration and Border Security
  • Seal the U.S.-Mexico border completely and end the "migrant invasion" through enhanced wall construction and troop redeployments.
  • Launch the largest mass deportation operation in American history, targeting 11–20 million undocumented immigrants, including using the National Guard and military support.
  • Reinstate the travel ban on individuals from certain majority-Muslim countries on Day One.
  • Terminate visas for "Hamas sympathizers" and end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants via executive order.
  • Demolish foreign drug cartels and stop the "migrant crime epidemic" by empowering police and locking up violent offenders.
Economy and Taxes
  • End inflation and make America affordable again through aggressive energy production and deregulation.
  • Implement large tax cuts for workers, including no federal income taxes on tips, overtime pay, and Social Security benefits.
  • Impose universal baseline tariffs of 10–20% on all imports (60% on China) to protect domestic industry and generate revenue.
  • Stop outsourcing and transform the U.S. into a global manufacturing superpower by reshoring jobs.
  • Keep the U.S. dollar as the world's reserve currency and exempt car loan interest from taxation.
Energy and Environment
  • Make America the world's dominant energy producer by unleashing fossil fuels, including Arctic drilling and repealing green incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act.
  • Cancel the electric vehicle mandate and eliminate costly environmental regulations to lower energy prices.
Government Reform and Law Enforcement
  • End the "weaponization" of government by dismantling the "deep state," firing tens of thousands of federal workers via Schedule F, and defunding agencies like the FBI and DOJ if needed.
  • Pardon all January 6 defendants on Day One and rebuild Washington, D.C., making it "safe, clean, and beautiful again."
  • Cut federal funding to schools promoting critical race theory, radical gender ideology, or other "inappropriate" content.
  • Secure elections with same-day voting, voter ID, paper ballots, and proof of citizenship requirements.
  • Save TikTok by preventing its ban and requiring divestment from ByteDance.
Foreign Policy and Defense
  • Prevent World War III by restoring peace in Europe (end Ukraine war) and the Middle East (brokering Israel deals) before inauguration.
  • Build an "Iron Dome" missile defense shield over the entire U.S., made in America.
  • Strengthen and modernize the military to be the world's strongest, while reevaluating NATO commitments and demanding allies pay more.
  • Deploy the military domestically to combat urban crime and gang violence.
Social Programs and Rights
  • Protect Social Security and Medicare with no cuts or changes to retirement age.
  • Make IVF treatments free and accessible nationwide.
  • Defend constitutional freedoms, including speech, religion, and the right to bear arms.
  • Keep men out of women's sports and roll back transgender rights, including banning gender-affirming care for minors.
  • End veteran homelessness entirely and deport pro-Hamas radicals from college campuses to make them "safe and patriotic."
Other Commitments
  • Unite the country by achieving record levels of economic success and rebuilding cities nationwide.
  • Cut burdensome regulations across sectors to boost growth and reduce costs for families.
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just part of the culture, bigots:

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If that's the case then Joe should recognize that Trump has been cutting expenses like USAID, the Department of Education, saving Medicaid by getting illegal aliens off it as well as able-bodied *******, saving Social Security by removing illegal aliens.

And that's great. I am happy that these things are happening, and hopeful that they will continue.

But it's all theater.

Do your own research, and compare the amount of the claimed savings to the amount of new spending (and decreased revenue) and how the Big Beautiful Bill itself calls for the annual budget deficit to increase by 50% over the next ten years, resulting in an increase of the total national debt of 38%, from $36 trillion to $56 trillion over the next ten years.

Those aren't CBO estimates, that's what's actually written in the bill itself.


And, of course, all of this will be un-done (and more) by the next democrat who comes into office alongside a democrat majority in the Congress.


DOGE is theater designed to distract you. And it appears to be working, just as the other theatrics going on at the same time are distracting you from the failure of the administration to perform a single arrest / prosecution in the Epstein matter, continuing to fund an expanding war in Europe, and so on.

But then, in the immortal words of Canadian anti-liberal Pascal Anglehardt,



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just part of the culture, bigots:
The video on that one is pretty horrifying. Like, that's just about the most dead you can possibly be in a passenger car.




We had a great one here in Chicago a couple of days ago.

21 year old Yeison Diaz Gomez, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, who has been arrested and released in Chicago ten times since November 2024 (five of which occurred since June of this year), is *finally* in jail after breaking into the home of a 32 year old woman and raping her, immediately after having burglarized the home of her next door neighbor.




Of course, in Chicago we have cash-free bail, and also a statue on the books which prevents this fellow from being handed over to the Feds for deportation.


https://cwbchicago.com/2025/10/migra...ince-june.html

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