Short of verified proof of actual residency and citizenship, real signature verification, no automated systems, in person voting w/ID, and no mail-in ballots, there really is no way to 100% secure the system. So, till then, I will take whatever will help. USPS has it's internal corruption problems. So that is a concern. But as far as an overall USPS systems change of implementation, that could be helpful. Question now is how long will it take to get this up and running. Many state primaries are in swing now. Mine is next week.
I feel you now. That is why when I buy cotton, I buy it preshrunk cotton. - especially jeans. Over time it may shrink a little, but not as much as just regular cotton. I just don't over wash and dry my cottons. That way they last longer. If it's not dirty or smelly, I wear it again. I have cotton clothes I have had for years and they are still good. I hate it when you buy something and throw it in the wash and it comes out looking like it belongs to a child.
But I hear you fren. My problem is keeping weight on. I eat a good diet, not fast food, junk, or highly processed stuff. But, I can get so busy sometimes I don't eat. I have to remind myself. I don't have an overactive hunger drive. Been that way for years.
Also Qatar. They do the same thing. Commies and Islamists are strange bedfellows. The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
These institutions are way too expensive and have been dependent on this foreign influence money. The libtard progressives that run these indoctrination centers that produce useless high priced degrees complain when Trump tries to address the problem. These types never know how to trim their budgets and do more with less. The perfect soil for foreign influence operations to take root. Stanford is just the tip of a much bigger iceberg.
I totally agree. What passes for news anymore is nothing but speculation and opinion. Most of the time there are no facts actually presented to back up their claims. It's always, trust me bro, I have it on good "insider" authority. WTF? That's the problem with Solomon. No facts, just trust me, it should drop next week. Well, we're still waiting.
Also, given how corrupt the FBI and the DOJ had been in DC during that time, any correspondence with them is sus. The media is full of psyops, misdirection, and outright lies and fabrications. I don't trust any of them - even those claiming to be on the right. Sadly, most will not do their own due diligence before running with their own narratives. Some of the crap circulating out there is off the hook. The propaganda is crazy and people continue to take it in - right and left.
Oh, I guess there is only one bad guy in the story. Never mind that Hezbollah has not ceased to fire missiles and drones deliberately targeting civilian areas all over Northern Israel - non-military targets. Thousands of them. At least Israel warns citizens to evacuate an area they want to target - which they did this time as well. Hezbollah does not because they target civilians. Israel agreed to halt their possible attacks on an area of Beirut - the Hezbollah Shia headquarters and stronghold. But then Hezbollah, in a released statement from their leadership, completely rejected the ceasefire and started sending missiles again - not even an hour after Trump and Bibi made the official announcement.
If we had a situation like that on our own border with Canada or Mexico, would we tolerate it? I don't think so. I don't think Israeli leadership is completely innocent in all this. But come on, if we were having missiles and drones attacking our cities would we sit back and allow it to continue? Even Lebanon is fed up with Hezbollah that has totally wrecked their country. But their own forces are not strong enough to do the job. The Christians, Druz, and Suni Muslims want Hezbollah gone. They have the will, but lack the means. They have asked for Israel's help unofficially.
This is all part of Trump's strategy in dealing with the Islamic Republic. One has to look carefully at Trump's posts and Bibi's post prior to this latest agreement being rejected by Hezbollah and before the Axios report hit the wires. Trump stated that Israel had agreed not to send their troops into Beirut. By the way, Israel had no plans for a ground invasion into Beirut. So basically, what Trump said amounted to a nothing giveaway - why? In exchange for Israel not sending troops, that they never intended to send, Hezbollah was supposed to stop attacking Israel. Trump even stated that he had a conversation with Hezbollah leadership. Since when has Trump officially had direct conversations with terrorists? This really didn't have anything to do with Lebanon, it was aimed at the Islamic regime that wants Lebanon as part of their "negotiations."
Then the leaked kayfabe report from Axios hit that everyone is loosing their minds over. Who leaked it and why? A "private" conversation between Trump and Bibi. The WH does not appear to be bothered by this so called insider "leak." Certainly Axios was not in the room. Trump and Bibi have done this before - several times. Some people in the US have been accusing Trump of being Bibi's bitch, while Israeli's accuse Bibi of being Trump's bitch. Who is the other guy's bitch in this story?
Take it all with a grain of salt. It's part of a much larger geopolitical strategy - regardless of whatever your own preconceived personal bias happens to be. None of us were in that room to know for sure what took place. Nor are we in the room anywhere else.
Never trusted Solomon. My radar was up on him years ago when a lot of the stuff he broke turned out to be a big nothing burger. All rabbit trails and disinformation. If this is true, it all now makes sense. Controlled opposition. Be careful who you follow.
I don't necessarily trust people simply because they are mentioned in some Q posts. I need more to go on than that. This doc does not have enough info to really make a determination about him one way or the other. Personally, I don't listen to him because I have simply not found the news he reports as being completely credible. As I already stated, it ends up being nothing to get excited about. Something is always ready to drop and then it doesn't.
Just to let you know, my state Nevada last year passed a 30% excise tax on all nicotine products. Absolutely ridiculous. I use nicotine to clear up brain fog left by whatever the hell made me sick a few years ago. It works.
There is an all out assault on nicotine. Why? Nicotine is NOT addictive. That is a lie. It's all the bull crap added to tobacco and other nicotine products that makes them addictive. Many of those added chemicals used to make tobacco and non-tobacco nicotine products addictive are also added to junk food. In fact, that is where these compounds came from - food grade ingredients. But those money makers are not targeted by the government, while nicotine is. What do they know?
The truth about nicotine is contained within the tobacco industry's own documents. Their internal research demonstrated that tobacco was not addictive. So how do you sell more product. Add ingredients that do make them addictive. It's in their own research. This stuff is also in vape products plus all kinds of other hellish stuff you don't want in your lungs.
I use a very clean product called Nic Nac Naturals. A private American company not aligned with any pharma company. In fact, they are often targeted by the big guys in the business. Nothing new there. The lozenges only contain: Xylitol, Pure Synthetic Nicotine, Essential Oils, Gum Arabic, Stearic Acid, and Magnesium Stearate. The xylitol that could also be beneficial for dental health. There is no long list of stuff with names you can't pronounce. No other addictive substances like what's found in most more mainstream nicotine products. I did a lot of research before choosing a product and I landed on this one. I use a 6mg lozenge that I break in half. Same price as the 3mg. So I essentially double my purchase. With that added 30% tax I have to stretch what I buy.
For the most part Turley is right. There are a lot of moving pieces to this drama. So I will try to make this simple.
The regime is fractured and there are basically 3 main camps jockeying for position and power over the country and the resources. The IRGC, who control the guns and a large share of the state owned enterprises and infrastructure. The Paydari Group who are the ultra hardline revolutionary jihadis that have no real power within the government, but they do have the people power from the support of the minority of Iranians that are also hardline jihadis. These are the ones CNN and the BBC are always showcasing in their videos. Less than 5% of Iranians fit into this group. Then there is the Office of the Supreme Leader that are the cardboard supreme leader, the mullahs, and the civilian government apparatus like the President, the foreign ministry, the judiciary, and the Parliament. Everything flows down from the supreme leader who provides the ideological legitimacy for the rest of the government.
There is no clear ruling entity within Iran to make a deal with right now. There are no "moderates." They are all just as equally bad. The only difference between them is that some are more ideologically hardline while the others still believe in the Revolution but are more pragmatic. The hardliners are fine with going down in flames for the cause and refuse to negotiate with the Americans, while the others that are more pragmatic, want to survive to come back and fight another day. None of them are "reformists." It appeared for awhile that the IRGC was going to be successful in a military junta takeover, but that has run into some roadblocks.
Just a note on Pezeshkian. The president of Iran is a tool and a scapegoat to blame when things go bad for the regime. The president has no real power within the government. Pezeshkian has even less power than he did before, which was little to none. So it really doesn't matter much if he is sidelined. The only reason he has not been arrested or killed at this point is because he is the scapegoat to blame when legitimacy falls apart. The resignation is Islamic Republic propaganda. Take it with a huge grain of salt. Remember, there are several groups fighting for power and they attempt to frame, smear, and discredit each other.
What the regime fears more than the US, is the 5% of loyalists that could turn on the regime. That 5% is what has allowed to regime to survive and gives them their ideological legitimacy. If they turn, and it sounds like that could happen, they have already vowed they would die bringing the regime down for betraying the Revolution. These are hardline jihadis. Along with them are the Basij forces, who are armed. The Basij are more hardline and are more aligned with the Paydari camp. They will turn on the IRGC that they view as not jihadi enough.
The majority of Iranians who are more secular, Muslim in name only, and Christians on the DL, don't want to be shot and are unarmed. The 5% however, some of them are armed. The regime had armed them to keep the rest of the Iranians in line. Oops. If they end up finding out that their beloved supreme leader really is a cardboard cutout and that they were lied to by the regime, it's over. The regime crumbles. That is when the rest of the Iranians, the Artesh/Army, and the Immortal Guards step in to clean up after the rest of them tear themselves apart and are weakened even more. This latest assassination was probably an inside job by either the Artesh or the Immortal Guard.
The IRGC has tried to bait Trump into full scale reengagement. But he is not biting. The regime wants to goad Trump because that would unite the factions and the 5% against an outside enemy. It works well for the regime. So Trump and company will keep being ambiguous, push negotiations, all while allowing things to take their course. Don Tzu will defeat the enemy without even engaging in battle. Never interfere with an enemy that is in the process of destroying themselves.
One spot? You have more? Why was that one area biopsied? Was there something that zeroed the doc in on that one particular spot? These are the basic rules for skin growths: Has the mole/growth changed any way over time, in size, color, or shape? Are the borders symmetrical, or are the borders irregular?
If you have had it all your life and it has remained the same, likely it's not serious - it just may have "potential" if it does change. The surgery may be more of a preventive measure depending on where it is located. Some areas are more difficult in the event something does start to grow and it could grow fast. My step dad had one on his eyelid that all of a sudden started to grow. It grew fast.
If it has changed, you probably need to address it if it came back positive. But positive for what? Do some more homework on what you are actually dealing with here so you can narrow down what you need to do rather than just throwing the kitchen sink at it.
If you know any Native Americans that have tribal connections, they might be able to help you. But you have to know someone. They have some native remedies for skin growths that work wonders. My brother used some once for seed warts on his hands he got from wearing his welding gloves. They totally fell off and left no scars. He was given the stuff from our aunt in South Dakota that used some of this black goo from the Lakota to remove a skin cancer. Same thing - it fell off and left no scar. Don't know what it is called and they don't tell you what's in it. Like I said, you have to know someone. It can't be purchased online or at any store. They don't want pharma to steal it from them, so they protect it.
Good luck.
One is too many. As I already stated, this is deranged deviant behavior. This guy is not mentally ill - he knows exactly what he is doing. "Sammy," or whatever the hell his name is, straight up is a pervert. Period. People used to be put in jail for crap like this and classified as a sex offender, not to mention getting an old fashioned community beat down by the husbands, fathers, and boyfriends of the women. All they have to do now is claim they're trans and they are given free license to flash their junk while being cheered on by the braindead libtards. The ones that are really mentally ill are the people that think it's okay that women and girls should quietly accept being subjected to sexually abusive behavior from assholes like this deviant.
Since this low life wasn't going to be able to get his fix at this facility, no doubt he will be looking around for some other place where he can go to abuse innocent women and girls. That's what these pervs do. According to some of the articles this degenerate was also seen at another YMCA, and after many complaints he was forced to use a gender neutral space in the gym - essentially he was forced out of the women's area.
I am glad these women found their voices and stood up for themselves given that pushback from the trans community can be brutal. Especially for the facility. Obviously enough people complained that it could not be ignored. This YMCA's tactic of posting new general gym rules avoided any possible legal ramifications. It was actually very smart. It's sad that people and businesses now days are forced into dodging legal bullets over something that should be just common sense and decency. Upside down world.
The IRGC continue to bait Trump into returning to full scale reengagement because they need it to keep the leadership from eating itself and losing whatever public durka revolutionary jihadi support it has left - which of late is questioning the regime leadership. The regime desperately needs an external enemy to unite the fractured regime that are currently engaged in an intense power struggle over who will control the country and its resources. Trump is not falling for it. The economic blockade and Trump's ambiguous negotiating games are doing more damage to the regime than bombs ever could. Time is on Trump's side, not the regime.
The numbers you cited are a factor in reexamining and recalibrating the US's strategic presence in So Korea. But money is not the only factor involved. The security risks due to CCP infiltration at all levels of government must be considered as well. However, because of its geographic location, So Korea is still a very important post WW2 Soviet component in a comprehensive Indo-Pacific defense strategy. Just walking away at this point is not wise. Any vacuum left by the US will be filled by someone else - the CCP.
It is no joke that the CCP has a 100 year plan for global domination under the control of the CCP using indirect asymmetric irregular warfare. The globalists think that the CCP is a tool for them to use to destroy the US and the West. What they don't realize is that the CCP will turn on them in the end. That's what Communists do.
Don't forget, the Dems, as well as some RINOs, are tied at the hip to the CCP. So this is not just a foreign battle, it is also domestic. A great deal of civil unrest in the US traces back to the CCP among a whole list of CCP espionage and influence operations. They are dead serious about their goals and the US needs to be just as serious. The US for years knowingly ignored what was taking place regarding the CCP's soft power and economic influence operations - that is, until Trump came to the WH. Trump is the only president that takes that threat seriously and has taken the bull by the horns confronting it. So Korea is just another piece on the geopolitical chessboard to be played.
So, what kind of guarantees is the Islamic Regime willing to offer? None. They cannot give any ground to Trump on any point. Besides, they have never abided by any agreement in the past. They have no plans of to do so in the future. So who's the untrustworthy one? There is more to the story about their demands and why.
The regime cannot agree to anything Trump puts on the table, because if they do, it will appear as surrender to the Americans and that is a betrayal of the highest order. Their radical hardline base of support, inside and outside of the government, will turn against them if anyone caves on any point. This support is critical because it is the supporters that give the regime its ideological legitimacy to govern. Any statements made that sound like there is a willingness to make a deal that gives away even a little, are later quickly retracted and changed after facing the blowback.
The regime is fractured and their positions are not secure or stable. Several factions are jockeying for control. The Islamic Republic is bordering on being declared a failed state. Who can actually make the decisions? At the moment, it doesn't appear that anyone actually speaks for the government that has any authority to make decisions. The one the regime claims to be in charge, there has been no proof of life evidence that he even exists. So far, it's all heresay.
The regime does not fear the majority of non-radical Iranians - the regime's security forces and proxies will simply shoot them because these regular Iranians fear dying and they are unarmed for the most part. But the hardline jihadi supporters in Iran, that is a different story. That bunch of radical durka jihadis have no reservations about dying to save Islam's honor against those they consider traitors to the revolution and their god. Their discontent is also rising and they are publicly questioning who is really in charge and making the decisions. If they find out that their beloved supreme cardboard leader is not in charge, or he is found to be dead, it's going to get ugly. Many in this group are armed.
The regime for years has been feeding this jihadi group, and the world, a steady stream of radical ideological revolutionary propaganda. This is why CentCom constantly has had to post fact checks on the events to set the record straight. Even Western Media amplifies the regime's propaganda in the press and runs with it. The regime's fake news is circulated on social media like it's truth. Then it is recirculated within Iran to further validate their narrative to their base. See, we are winning and even the Westerners say so. The Dems, fake MAGA , and turncoat Reps, also promote this regime propaganda all over social media and influence platforms. The talking points are the same as the regime's; the US is losing, Trump has no plan, the damage wasn't that bad, blah, blah, blah. After so many years of putting that BS out to keep their base happy and to influence the West, the regime is now backed into a corner to live up to the narrative they have spun.
No doubt some of the pragmatists want to make a deal so they can survive to come back and fight another day, but if they do, then internally they fall apart and are labeled traitors. They are in a no win situation. There are cracks forming within the IRGC itself and it is becoming more fractured as time goes on. If they make a deal, that could set off a total split within the IRGC between the military pragmatists, that are more interested in power and survival, and the ideological hardliners who will go down with the ship rather than capitulate. They would also lose the support of their child, the hardcore jihadi Basij force that is more in line with the ideological hardline public and some in the regime. The Basij are part of the regime's internal security forces to control the rest of the Iranians.
The regime has never been weaker than it is right now. The negotiations and the blockade are doing more damage to weaken the regime than did the bombings - even though the strikes severely damaged them on the ground. The situation has gone from direct kinetic military action, that united the regime against a common outside enemy, and it has transitioned to an internal economic, psychological, and ideological civil war. Trump is holding the cards if he can hold his ground in the face of international and domestic pressure. The negotiations are part of that psychological operation and it is working. There are no timetables as to when the crap actually hits the fan. But that is the direction things are heading.