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dominickmilford 1 point ago +1 / -0

Heh, thanks man... evidently not everyone appreciates my sense of humor... which, admittedly is pretty twisted LOL. That or they never watched Idiocracy.

Personally I want that film to be reclassified as a documentary and become mandatory, required viewing for juniors or seniors in high school. That would be the best thing our Department of Education achieved in decades.... not even joking about any of this. 🤣

I have high hopes like all of us that the majority of voters who went with Trump this time around were pushed into action"by the stifling inflation, food insecurity, woke-ism, men in women's athletics... one, any or many of these upside-down world issues we have seen metastasize into the present day horror show of American life.

And then I imagine a girl on her phone, twirling gum and staring at pictures of Tinder dudes and swiping her finger over them every 4 seconds. A "change" election, okay, sure. But as we settle into this modern ADHD riddled future I am a little worried maybe EVERY election could become a change election... even if Trump does every single thing on his checklist, there will ALWAYS be something to gripe about, and back in 2020 this nation was quite painfully unaware of how good they had it. I hope it's a lesson that's been learned and not just more knee jerk reacting is all. At least the MSM looks like it will finally kewl over and die...

The other thing I had in my mind was that post from 2020 where the guy (was he an elected official?) in Arizona (I think it was there?) showed a picture where he had found a ballot (Biden of course) under a rock.

I will repeat, they literally were finding Biden ballots under rocks in 2020.

The "terminal velocity" portion of this election just felt off... way too easy. The MOST troubling thing to happen was a missile test scheduled for the early morning hours of November 6.

It's like I'm sitting in a nice diner with a pleasant waitress pouring me coffee. A song I like is playing on the juke and I've just had a bite of one of my favorite things.... everything is nice and serene. Better days are ahead and playing out in a daydream while I warm my bones and quell my hunger.

And suddenly I am like 100% sure that a car is going to hit this place and rip through the glass going 70 miles per hour. It's not even a question, but a certainty.

I can't be alone on this one. Anyhow, thanks for picking up what I was putting down, and great username too! Warcraft 3 was an all time favorite.

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dominickmilford 2 points ago +2 / -0

Hey just wanted to reply to you so that you know I am working on a response to this and potentially something even more creative, along the lines of what is discussed in the comment. had to take care of some things but I will be freed up in just a couple hours and get back to it... figured I would at least let you know that I was working on it though.

Appreciate the engagement and the consideration. Next one will be the real deal.

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dominickmilford 3 points ago +3 / -0

Ahahaha, I forgot this one. Very based, I give it a 9.7 and may God have mercy on your soul 🤣

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dominickmilford 1 point ago +2 / -1

This is a part 2 to my first comment:

Ok, har har har, but some of the utterances from Pointy McGee actually startled me enough so that I nearly had a "Wait what the FUCK?!?" moment.

Like all of her Democrat mates who share a .... well, shall we say, a "vacancy surplus" (Dan Goldman and Eric Swallwell come to mind first, being closer to her age but MANY others of all age groups certainly check the box, that's that inclusivity they love so much I spose)

... they have an almost uncanny propensity for re-stating words, sentences and sometimes EVEN whole paragraphs that a senior Sith Lord told them privately. In their minds they seem to believe that they are speaking only to their voters, proffering the signals and larger goals in such a way that will transmit clearly, while stealthily confounding and befuddling any Republican ears that happen to be listening.

Another version: These hurr-durrs ALWAYS say the quiet part out loud. Oh man, do they think they are slick? Does no one ever circle back to admonish them, while pulling their own hair out? Have they ever recognized that they told us their plan in plain English, maybe one of the times when we almost immediately thwarted their plot??

Ah hell, whatever. Sorry to carry on but I'm just incredulous hearing these smoothbrains.

Her words: No is not no. It is:

  • Find another way
  • Look somewhere else
  • Try again

GEE WHAT COULD SHE BE REFERRING TO??

Find another way (to win/poke holes in the election)

Look somewhere else (for ballots and ways to count more existing ballots or discover ballots which can still be added to the system)

Try again *(Reset and load last save game ... you SAVED last checkpoint, right. Right!?!?! WHY WOULD CASEY HOLD OUT IF... try again? Are you DAFT we CANT just .... jesus, maybe that is dumb enough to work... take PA? Kill margins in the popular vote? Dampen the electoral college, outside chance but... most realistically, just put a big piss stain on his "mandate..." Ok you know what? TRY AGAIN BOB CASEY. Let's go for it...)

These were my colorful attempts to elucidate that ALL 3 statements made by AOC seem like they could relate to trying to effots to CONTINUE the Election steal, with likeliest goals to be:

  • counting as many ballots as corruption allows us based on the state (thanks PA! Counting until Christmas if we can! Challenge and push it HIGHER on the recount! We can win this!)
  • using locations where (cant believe I am saying this) counting is continuing to FUDGE popular vote gap as much as possible
  • use our famous OUTRAGE PORN to discredit any and all moves made by President Elect and then challenge in January after coordinated De-legitimization effort takes hold
  • use ANY audit(even standard procedure for certain States) to inject MORE BALLOTS and fudge ANYTHING related to post election procedures, if uncertainty or questions evolve use RECOUNT to insert MORE BALLOTS and possibly OVERTURN Trump win in EC or popular or both.... have NO SHAME MY LOVES

I know I'm repeating myself but to quote Jack UltraMAGA White it bears repeating.

Listen to her.... It has to be something like this. They are discussing Shadow appointments right now, why would they do that unless they plan to accuse Trump of cheating and just GO AHEAD with the next Democrat admin. They don't follow any laws.

I really believed we would get 2 Presidents out of this election and I think they are going to find a way to make it happen. **They have NO OTHER OPTIONS, so many of them will be criminally prosecuted if they don't find a way to say WE WON and WE ARE THE GOVERNMENT SO WE DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO YOUR DOJ!

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dominickmilford 2 points ago +2 / -0

It's amazing how she points directly to the "work zone" while making a statement that DEFINITIVELY PROVES that job site is an empty, abandoned lot with no laborers present.🤯

There are no contents, only some packing peanuts. Guar-an-teed🤯🤯 (even Sir Charles has more er, "activity" let's call it) 🤣

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dominickmilford 5 points ago +7 / -2

THIS JUST IN

Election officials in Wisconsin have just discovered a bajooty-illion legal and properly dated ballots in the truck of a mail carrier who fell into a coma!

ELECTION ALERT

Another berjillion of safe effective perfectly legal ballots found on Indian reservations in GA and Arizona!!

Wah wa wee wah guys! Kamrella Harris is set to deliver her normal standard, well known about due to past precedent UNCONCESSION speech and declare herself as the WINNER! Oh btw she caught bad vitilago JUST DAYS ago and now has features of a blonde white woman! But don't you be hatin', she is still her old bathtub collard greens cleanin' BI-RACIAL self!

5 stars! Perfect campaign! "I am so proud of our country" says George Cloney!

Wow guys what an election we have had in our GREAT DEMOCRACY

The question that's top of mind for ALL AMERICANS

WILL DONAL DRUMPF concede the SAFEST MOST SECURE ELECTION in our history, as he PROMISED?!? Uh-oh! I think he is gonna make ANOTHER stinky at the BIG HOUSE!

When your family goes out to protest SMELLY ORANGE GUY remember to stop by Carl's Jr for one free order of

BIG ASS FRIES!

🥴 Sadly, we still have miles to go before we get to 🤡World city limits.... should have known better 😑🤣

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dominickmilford 3 points ago +3 / -0

I was just saying to myself, "seems like Trump has now pissed off the libertarians, the neocons, the traditional conservatives, the neolibs, and the far left with his nominations. There's something for everyone to hate, and no one is happy! Thus, he's fucking killing it."

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dominickmilford 2 points ago +2 / -0

No no, thank you! First for taking my response not as disagreement or a critique, which I didn't intend, but rather just laying out some information and personal thoughts that spoke to the positives of Kash and maybe ran contrary to the * totally valid* criticisms you had toward some of his statements in this appearance.

It sort of goes without saying but you'd be surprised how often people jump and think it's a criticism or an attack on them. So I want to say I am thankful you took a moment to read and proper understand how I meant it.

Secondly thank you for clarifying a little more to give me perspective where you were coming from and how you meant it. It's funny, the deep divers like us probably listen to these guys so much that we can practically build a story arc for them.

For example, I can remember watching Kash doing media appearances years ago, on small YT channels and big networks both, and I think he came off a little heated or abrasive at times. It seems like he has been working on that come across a bit more even tempered, without pulling the punch in his overall message or policy prescription.

I think you will know what I mean since you seem to have been following as closely and you definitely know about him.

Excellent points about Flynn all the way around. I had definitely forgotten about the FARA situation when it came to him but it's a really vital part of the whole when you consider Flynn in totality.

We always chalk up the FBI moving on him as Flynn being cordial and perhaps naive, but with the context you added, I wonder if we are giving him a pass...

Flynn was familiar with Washington despite working in a more active role on the ground. He certainly has a connected family background. You would think his time the Obama admin would help clue him in on their tactics, I mean... wasn't he going to be the DNI?

I have the utmost sympathy for him being put through such an ordeal if it was legit. But if you turn the picture frame a bit, it might look odd that he made kind of a novice mistake by entering a room with agents ALONE especially amid all the tension.

A last point, we always hear Trump recall Obama warning him about two specific things: North Korea and Flynn. From there, Trump always pivots to NK and touts how he easily disarmed Dear Leader (after a brief but rocky start) and had him purring like a cat harmlessly in no time at all.

You could potentially read the subtext there as Trump telling us, "Obama attempted to distract me by warning me about NK and Flynn, but I easily saw through the ruse and quickly neutralized any dangers." Is he hinting that he saw through Flynn as well, if he were part of the plot designed by Obama (the way a hostile NK was also engineered by them?) Not sure but it is perhaps worth a little consideration.

Flynn's lawyer Sydney Powell also had a now-famous moment where she over promised and under delivered which did unintended harm to Trump at the time. I am not suggesting at all that it was intentional, just odd.

Lastly I remember that around this time Pence took some kind of action, for some reason now I think it might have been related to the Flynn issue, and it set wheels in motion which had huge consequences with respect to one or BOTH impeachments. I'm sure you will know off the top of your head what it was.

Where it fits in with today however is more what I am driving at. Ironically, The Apprentice was about recognition and promotion of human capital (i.e. talent) and yet Trump was dragged through so much during his first term as a consequence of some of his unfortunate choices in people.

You can see he has more than learned from that nightmare by how extensively he has been planning this series of appointments in his second term. He wants to leave nothing to chance and have laserlike focus, getting them as close to perfection as humanly possible.

Maybe he is going past human possibility and using Elon's AI to assist his final choices - I know he will stop at nothing to prevent even a single repeat of what occurred last time, it was his greatest shame and error and he admits it.

Thanks for your thoughtful replay once more, even though I went into left field a bit feel free to respond with any thoughts. Godspeed.

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dominickmilford 4 points ago +4 / -0

Guys, I would be honored if you would nominate me to be the official Congressional Correspondent for GAW. 👍😀

I have no bans or punishments on my record, and what I believe is a varied and stellar post history, with everything from news clips to write-ups that have been stickied - and ALWAYS high energy too! 😬😆

I have reliable transportation and am good with social media, while still being, errm, "mature" enough to appeal to our core MAGA audience. I can start work ASAP and have open availability! Salary expectations are negotiable, and any level of press credential can work for me, even the back of the room - just had my hearing and vision checks and I'm still tippy top! 🤣🤯

Hope you will consider me as a strong candidate pedes! Godspeed! 🤣😅🥴

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dominickmilford 3 points ago +3 / -0

This is one of those places where they don't have enough shit to do. Imagine receiving a text "take pic of tioletbowl ASAP and send!" "Aw man, Jamie had to go to the ER tried to give himself an enema for work"

W.T. Actual. Fuck. 🤣🤣

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dominickmilford 2 points ago +2 / -0

Have to disagree with you there bud. I do understand your angle on some of the rhetoric he gave in this interview, and while I do agree that it mimics the Sean Hannity, old fashioned conservative type standard message - it's JUST the 7th floor that's rotten, the rank and file men and women of [Intel Agency] and [Woke Pentagon] are good folks and not idealogues - I believe you can trust that Kash has a reason for saying it like this.

There is more beneath the surface as opposed to when rah-rah Hannity or Karl Rove (::shudders::) hands that line out like a warm blanket to the old money neocon donors and the old dudes at home drinking a Budweiser in a couzy. (Nothing wrong with either btw)

Kash along with Devon Nunes authored the comprehensive Russiagate report - which has still not been FULLY unredacted and shown to the American people yet. (One of the important documents we are waiting for the full DECLAS on, considered vital as Epstein and the like according to some)

They were part of a brave few who were actually willing to go after the RINOs in the Bill Barr DOJ - the Rod Rosensteins, the John Yoo's of the world in Trump 1.0. (Yoo was the guy who more recently exonerated Biden from all document related criminality by declaring him too mentally crippled to stand trial - how is that assessment looking now, one must wonder 😑)

Kash had roles working directly with Pentagon brass of different status as well as field agents & bureaucracy of the FBI so when he makes a statement generalizing one of those groups I would take him at his word OR recognize that there is more in between the lines.

You could say that gives him a complete out but I think he has significant street cred - certainly MUCH more than Flynn.

For example: Ka$h is a frequent contributor on Bannon's show, and Bannon financed the movie (docu? Have not yet seen it) version of his book Government Gangsters. I do own the book and its a TREMENDOUS wealth of knowledge especially on the impeachment hoaxes. Names are named very intentionally.

He actually calls them out specifically and bullet points their crimes right below, pretty much. It's an excellent resource and he had significant trouble getting it published if that says anything. Also,

Trump called it the roadmap to his second administration, how's that for praise?

So I would just give Kash the benefit - either he knows a lot of the non-TV generals and standard Feds really are good guys with awful leadership, or he is throwing a wink out when he says it.

For example, Vivek just put forward the idea of disbanding the FBI entirely and mentioned 56% of them are lifetime bureaucrats, desk jockeys. That's a lot of Chiefs and no Indians... and if Kash is calling Chiefs... see what I mean?

Flynn has had a complicated relationship with Trump since he received his pardon, and is not really comparable with Kash who has ALWAYS been 100% loyal to Trump and never very far from the man.

In terms of political jobs, however... Kash is a bit of a T shirt and blue jeans kind of dude in his private life and for interviews, and also no band on the finger. Fairly young mid 40s I believe. Seems like he will hang out for another round or two even after its late, and he doesn't care to sugar coat his statements. He comes across unique and authentic.

And he gets a wee bit cross-eyed sometimes when he's got to stare at the camera. Might only be noticeable to me because I do it too.

I know none of the random facts I just listed should have anything to do with his appointment to a certain job, but I feel as though Trump will give him a deputy type job or sometging where he will really dig into the work, which is where he tends to shine.

My ultimate verdict on Kash would be VERY LOYAL to Trump, VERY STRONG against his enemies, more of a worker drone than leadership. More behind the scenes, more rebel than conformist.

I mean NONE of that as criticism in fact most are qualities I have myself. We all have a part to play in the grand game and it will be interesting to see where Trump thinks he belongs.

Sorry I ran long. Godspeed.

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dominickmilford 2 points ago +2 / -0

Yeah, I'll definitely cosign that, but for now we need them 6to buckle the F down. What will we get?

Lynnsey Graham, on if he will confirm AG Matt Gaetz: "I don't know. I'll have to think about it."

Wrong answer demonfag.

Laura Ingraham had on Byron Donalds and another guest discussing this topic. It was a surprisingly good clip. When asked Donalds said

"Ok it's time to get real." The Majority in the Senate IS Donald Trump's it belongs to him. They DID NOT get elected without Trump or gain seats without him, his support carried ALL of their races. So the expectation from Trump and the MANDATE from the people says loud and clear for them to get their asses in gear on these critical appointments.

The other guest wisely pointed out that Merrick Garland was an attack dog for Biden and just like that Gaetz will be for Trump, no difference.

Garland was appointed quickly and without argument in a 70-30 vote. They should be reminded of this and the Republicans who had no trouble voting Garland in, before they have any grief about voting for Matt Gaetz.

I don't think Trump cares how he has to get everyone into place as long as it is done expediently. Likewise these RINOs could help themselves if they cooperate, but they are not used to being so scrutinized by the public like their House has been either.

The law of self preservation is #1 for any politician, but many of them might not see a way of getting back to the good graces of their voters after this betrayal and in truth, Pepe Farms always remembers and grudges WILL be held...

Such a stupid thing for guys like Cotton and Hawley, unless they for some reason don't want a political future any longer. It's likely they don't have one if they dont fall in line bigly and quick.

But just like J6 this was one of those watershed events where they show you who they are... and so yes most of them should go and the carnage that already took place in the house is coming for them.

I like what Massie said: Gaetz will be appointed in recess. He's the AG, SUCK IT UP.

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dominickmilford 4 points ago +4 / -0

Damnit, Cotton. Damnit Tim Scott. Damnit Britt. Damnit Barrasso.

The only names I see missing here vs. the original leaked list are: Blackburn, Kennedy and Cruz. Congrats on wising up. To the rest, hope you like it served cold.

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dominickmilford 2 points ago +2 / -0

Wait, so Elon is really like the Anti-Soros and is fighting to destroy the woke mind virus that is still keeping people zombified and enslaved mentally, so that truth and justice will sweep over the Earth and eradicate vampires like Soros? And Democrats wouldn't recognize the threat unless it was worded this way because they only understand power?

Always has been

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dominickmilford 10 points ago +10 / -0

Pffft. Guess Hilldawg and Schiffpants are trying to get all their wetwork done before Gaetz is confirmed as DOJ.

.... Just kidding. Pencilneck probably had to arrange this himself, since the real Hot Sauce is most likely rotting in a Guantanamo cell, or just rotting in the ground period, still sporting her twine necktie like Jack McCall. Hopefully.

Hope you saved enough for a flight, Watermelon. If you can't afford it one will be provided for you - but you aren't going to like the destination. 🤣

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dominickmilford 1 point ago +1 / -0

ALMIGHTY GOD, LET THE WAILING AND GNASHING OF TEETH BEGIN!

THIS IS BIBLICAL.

🤡 🤣

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dominickmilford 2 points ago +2 / -0

....100% MAGA, and America First ONLY! We're already stuck with a (supposedly) "reformed" TDS Never-Trumper as VP (which still makes my blood boil)

I wonder what you think of say, Steve Bannon by that logic. Like, wouldn't you be pissed at Trump (and forever!) for firing a guy who was/is still 100% MAGA!? Shouldn't you be?

Lil Marco DID have a background as a neocon; and we all definitely shuddered at the idea of him in a Trump 2.0 Admin back in 2020! ... However, from then to now Rubio has cleaned his rep a bit. He's at least set himself apart by projecting fierce loyalty to Trump when he could.

Don't know exactly how he performed in his role as Senate Intel chair, but I do know that job is one of the MOST powerful in all of Congress. So it might be MORE of a priority to bounce him from that seat via a cabinet position. If that's the plan then it is VERY LIKELY Trump is working super closely with Gov. DeSantis to replace Rubio with someone VERY SPECIFIC. (Please let it be GAETZ! 😅🤟)

Do you also despise DeSantis? He had a way more ugly political clash with Trump than silly little Rubio ever did. How about Ramaswamy? He ran against Trump too. Should we be distrustful of him as well? I am legitimately asking your take.

My take?

RELAX, MAN.

JD VANCE has proved out. Dude has a lot of solid ideas and he is quite talented at speaking and politicking. I think he is **100% no doubt loyal to Trump regardless of what he said years ago, long before he was in politics (very important IMO). He is going to be x100 times the VP Judas Pence was.

I'd be shocked if that doesn't happen; plus the guy seems like an open book, as opposed to deeply hidden (closeted? 🤭) Pence.

You've just got to trust that things are happening how they are supposed to and that Trump has a razor sharp plan he is executing swiftly and decisively. The time for bullshit is long over with.

We had the exposure phase and the few remaining assclowns stick out like sore thumbs.

We pushed through 2020 and the awakening phase and the people (or a large enough majority of Americans shall we say) are now fully engaged and along for the ride.

I really believe they had a number they knew they would need (mandate) and fell just short of it in 2020. We woke up millions since then, converted a good deal of them, and left the rest to cringe at their own party even if they still wouldn't join up.

The truth of the situation is even the people who still think: Orange man = Hitler are prepared and expecting major structural change to our government. Biden and his circus have beclowned and deflated them severely, and there is much apathy in what remains of their ranks. That was shown in this election as well. People were way too disappointed and numb to want to hit the streets in protest.

Now we have people literally jumping out of their skin the moment Dave McCormick doesn't immediately support Rick Scott. More than ever before people are getting directly into the action to DEMAND that the promises made during campaigns are kept WITHOUT EXCEPTION. It's like the War Room audience on steroids at this point.

I'd argue that when folks got MOST engaged in the aftermath of 2020. That time period was an absolute shit show. You saw things like Parler as the #1 downloaded app for BOTH iOS and STOP THE STEAL becoming the fastest growing Facebook group EVER, only to be immediately and mercilessly shitcanned. WTF?!!? 🤣

The difference is that now we have all but eliminated the rampant, partisan censorship but the overwhelming fervor from our side is just as strong or maybe more after adding millions more supporters. Twitter has become a massive force multiplier to this end.

Consequently RINOs are now swiftly exposed and deposed. They've been reduced and culled to such a point that Kamala and Liz can't even fake being on different sides of the aisle anymore.

A lot of that had to do with Elon ... another guy people have been on the fence about. Hell, Bannon called out Elon constantly up to now, but now Elon is a hero for doing all he has, in spite of his China connections and other flaws.

The lesson here is don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. We built our own strong coalition government and destroyed their coalition of lying RINOs and super-wokes.

And what is coming will be a whole hell of a lot better than anything we have seen in many decades. A few rogue RINOs compared to the Paul Ryan-Cocaine Turtle BEAR TRAP they set up for Trump in 2016 is nothing. But it won't be perfect, because things never are, and you have just got to be cool with that.

Sorry. I didn't mean to single you out. I just want to share my thoughts on the subject.

Trump himself said that appointments and having the right people around you is probably the most important thing you can do as POTUS. He understands the gravity of the situation and what has to happen here.

I am skeptical of Noem and Rubio (and their ilk) too; but there is LOGIC behind choosing them and they will not be anchors capable of hindering the agenda, because we are in full ATTACK mode now and thus Trump wouldn't risk that.

Trump said on Rogan that no one was "reticent" to serve in a cabinet position during his first term; ANY of these people would have pushed their grandma overboard wearing cement shoes to get one of those posts. The same is true now, but Trump is a thousand times stronger politically and won't be attacked from every angle.

They don't have the political capital anymore and TONS more MAGA aligned folks are here to fight back now. To me, they simply don't have enough allies left to get a top executive job and suddenly morph ('they have changed their shape!' scene in Borat, of you know you know... 😅🤣) and start gumming things up or mucking about successfully.

This entire process must be done with MAXIMUM SPEED because of the small window of time and ANY resistance is going to be removed with extreme prejudice.

Additionally they have RUINED their credibility in the media; no one is paying attention to them as evidenced by this election. They can't just do more stupid Russiagate shit now, they are the villains and defy the will of the people when they try crazy shit to impeach or whatever is next.

Most of Congress were burned badly or removed for making the wrong choices during those scandals. Trump is not to be fucked with, and so many have capitulated. They are politicians and self preservation is their top priority; they will go along to get along.

Lastly just consider that Secretary of State is a different position under different Presidents. Killary was tasked with many nefarious activities and wielded much power under Obama; Trump however, seems to prefer personally meeting with foreign leaders about critical matters in his first term. Maybe Rubio is a good choice because he wants him mostly working in Latin America, using Rubio's pro-war affinities a little like how he did with Bolton.

Heck, maybe Rubio and Noem will both lose their jobs when the DECLAS comes and they are implicated along with the many other snakes. Who knows.

But at this stage, fear not, POTUS is insulated and protected 100%. Trust the plan I say. Sorry for the long post, I am not just rebuffing your comment, trying to hit on other points too.

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dominickmilford 2 points ago +2 / -0

Nice write up, I am still reading along with it.

Usury was defined and interpreted in numerous ways throughout the ages; what might be most alarming is that in our current age of human life, it is no longer a common word with a widespread understanding and definition; it has become a word of the past, an archaic term. Even as the crime of usury itself spirals out of control in these modern times.

Also.... If I am remembering correctly was usury not one of the highest crimes during the time of the Inquisition?

The old saying is "neither a lender nor borrower be," is it not?

In past societies, lending and interest was as common a practice as it is today; however many of these peoples had developed ways to alleviate the struggles of borrowers who were unable to repay properly, or within a measure of time. I like to think of the Roman practice of the year of jubilee, when (under circumstances) debts could be forgiven.

We have our own limited methods like bankruptcy, but in general the onus on the needy who are caught up in a web of borrowing find difficulties in achieving "proper" repayment and certain debt instruments which cannot be forgiven under any circumstances.

The modern schemes of usury have largely served to imprison people, institutions and even whole nations within a long-standing imbalanced system of constant defecits and debt (and wage) slavery, resulting in harmful consequences that have lasted for generations in some cases.

Yes, one can agree to the modern definition of usury as being akin to a VIG or a payday type loan and under standard conditions this seems to be logical. We have undoubtedly made such practices illegal.

But what about a scenario when pressure is applied to the other end of the scales and might cause a seemingly managable rate of interest to become untenable under the circumstances? Let me give a simple example.

Under a typical credit card, a monthly interest rate of 25-35% is commonly used. It is recommended to not use all of the limit on a credit card, 25% is the optimal amount to use in fact.

So let's say a lower level worker applies and is approved for a credit card and is approved, with a small limit of 6,000$. In his first year with the card he buys a washer and dryer, to save him the cost of the dry cleaners over time, along with some small purchases, and has about 2,000 on the card.

Payments are small and manageable, around a minimum of 75-80$ and he pays on time vigilantly, concerned for his credit score. The rest of the household income is mostly used up between groceries, rent and other bills, and a few small creature comforts.

Now after one year his car is on the fritz. The garage says he needs to shell out 3500$ to put it back into working order and thus enable himself to keep going to work for the foreseeable future. He hasn't paid off a great deal of the principal yet, maybe 500$.

So he uses the card to pay for the cost of repairs, and then after other issues, he is more or less maxed out at his 6K limit. He can just barely afford his minimum payments of 200$+ per month, and now under the rate he accepted, the monthly interest is about 175 dollars. He is paying off just a tiny fraction of the principal amount with each month's payment.

Normative logic and history would tell us eventually the man will receive promotions at work, or a better job, or something will come along to give him a leg up because of the natural economic growth occurring all through history which allowed for upward mobility.

In the past he could simply work harder and expect his wages would grow at such proportions that in a few years he would be able to tackle a greater share of the principal during his monthly payments.

However there is a new caveat in our modern world. The primacy of labor as declared by Adam Smith has been outmoded; a garbage man from 20 years ago earning 18$ an hour is STILL earning that same wage. Labor has been devalued and capital now experiences the consistent growth that a man's wages had in times before.

We could surmise that the man will experience this windfall through his participation in his company stock and their 401k plan, but wait! ... His company got rid of those plans a few years ago and cashed him out. He had to spend that small tranche on his wedding.

So he is left receiving 3% yearly wage increases, unable to move forward on paying off his credit card, every 200 or 300$ he pays down he ends up using for an emergency or Christmas presents at years end, and he has been paying on this meager 6K credit card bill for nearly a decade now.

Does this qualify as usury? Consider the problem as it is very alike to what many are experiencing today. Thanks for the time.

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dominickmilford 1 point ago +1 / -0

I'm agreeable as to the terminology used. And you're right, at this point nothing Trump-related should be described as 'soft'

I concede the point

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dominickmilford 1 point ago +1 / -0

Unless the kids count for less than 1 or Barron is worth 2, I'm seeing 17 people in this photo.

NCSWIC 🤟

Edit: just realized, we should call this 'Calm Before the Storm Part 2' !!!!

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dominickmilford 2 points ago +2 / -0

I feel much the same. In general I think we are a pretty forgiving crowd, but much like Trump, our nerves are pretty shot from bad faith actors taking advantage of the 'benefit of the doubt' as you say.

Trump is a bit of a soft touch as we know, but he too is running low on second chances he's willing to give out. And disloyalty is the ultimate sin in his book, so Flynn is probably one of the many who've been excommunicated with prejudice.

As it should be.

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dominickmilford 7 points ago +7 / -0

I think this is an excellent pick. She ran his campaign brilliantly. Extremely strategic it would seem.

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dominickmilford 3 points ago +3 / -0

Wow. I didn't know a lot of that stuff about Flynn, that's crazy.

I have been dubious about a good deal of the things Flynn has said in the time since Trump issued him a pardon. I think the majority of us feel that same way about him.

I did hear good things about the book he released however. I enjoyed the sequel of that Dark to Light documentary film and I thought he made decent contributions to that also. Interesting that both of those were likely paid activities, though.

One other thing to add about Flynn is how he has gone after Lin Wood, Jan Halper Hayes and other folks in the MAGAsphere, trying to expose them and out them as grifters.

Not saying they aren't, nor anyone else Flynn has called out, but I tend to be wary of people throwing a lot of stones. They often live in a glass house themselves, it seems.

Just haven't been able to formulate a consistent opinion on him one way or another.

Anyone can change and surprise you. We have been seeing a lot of this lately in the latter days of Trump's campaign. RFK Jr, Vivek, Tulsi and other former adversaries have turned to allies.

Look at Steve Bannon and how he had been calling out Elon Musk as a fraud for so long. Now we all are recognizing the critical work Elon has done to help Trump and he's become a hero in the MAGA world. God uses everyone toward his purposes, and anyone can be a force for good despite past transgressions.

Except the pedo elites of course. No mercy for souls that blackened.

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dominickmilford 3 points ago +3 / -0

Thank you for the corrections and additional info. I was following along with it more closely a few years ago; I also remember hearing about them trying to sell it.

For whatever reason it seemed like it became a dead end, we stopped hearing from Mike Lindell about it, but then again, it might have been my own fault or lack of attention span.

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