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mac1221 3 points ago +3 / -0

I thought so. Thanks. People are trying to strain knats here when there are so many other things about Harris that can be emphasized. Anyone born in the US regardless of parental legal residency status are natural born US citizens - period. Children born in the US to illegals do not have to go through a naturalization process to claim US citizenship. So I do not understand why some people want to spin their wheels and drive down that eligibility road again. It is a dead end and a distraction.

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mac1221 3 points ago +3 / -0

Specifically:

The 14th Amendment states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” In the landmark case of Wong Kim Ark (1898), the Supreme Court held that a person born in the United States to resident aliens (i.e., parents who are not US citizens) is still a natural-born citizen. The CRS Report (2015) states: “The child born of alien parents in the United States is held to be a citizen thereof, and to be subject to duties with regard to this country which do not attach to the father.” The Attorney General’s clarification (as quoted in the 2006 report) emphasizes that children born in the United States to alien parents are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and are therefore natural-born citizens.

In summary, based on the Constitution, Supreme Court decisions, and legal analyses, people born in the United States to alien parents are considered natural-born citizens. Only one of her parents needed to be here legally and even if not, I do not believe it matters based upon established jurisprudence. The prevailing legal consensus is that children born in the United States, regardless of their parents’ immigration status, are U.S. citizens. If that were not the case, then foreign parents would not spend all kinds of money just to have their children born in the US and pregnant illegals would not jeopardize their lives to make it across the border before they give birth. So frankly, I think that in the case of Harris, there is no case at present bringing her eligibility into question. However, I do agree that these laws need to be changed to take away the anchor baby situation but that is something Congress has establish and I do not see that happening any time soon.

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mac1221 3 points ago +3 / -0

Forgive me for being ignorant. Why is she not eligible? Supposedly she was born in Oakland CA which makes her a naturalized citizen. Unless her birth is shady like Obama, born in Kenya, is there something I am missing here? Even if Obama was born overseas, Constitutionally, as long as his mother was still a US citizen Obama has US birthright citizenship. So I really don't understand what all the fuss is about. Harvard Law Review - On the Meaning of “Natural Born Citizen”

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mac1221 1 point ago +1 / -0

Most Westerners have been fed a steady diet of highly propagandized stories promoting the glories of China. The reality of China is far different. For those of us that have been keeping a close eye on China for years have a more realistic view of China versus the rosy image the CCP promotes. Getting reliable information out of China is difficult because the media is so censored. Many of the channels that report events taking place in China do so by viewing what videos and social media posts manage to jump the great fire wall. I guess that's why it may have a tabloid feel to it. Let's put it this way - things are not good for the Chinese people right now. They call it the garbage time of history. Xi is moving the country back to Maoism and is reversing the opening up policies of Deng Xiaoping. Social stability and the survival of the party takes precedence above all else.

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mac1221 4 points ago +4 / -0

No kidding. It looked like he had something in his sights. Why the wait?

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mac1221 14 points ago +14 / -0

Several weeks now of repeated requests for increased security detail for Trump that have been denied. Massive security failure. Witnesses state they saw the shooter climbing into position with a rifle and tried to get the attention of law enforcement that basically went ignored. This incident has all the hallmarks of an inside job that will be blamed on the SS and a lone wolf nut job.

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mac1221 3 points ago +3 / -0

When I was in clinical practice, we used to provide services contracted with the county to see young people that were incarcerated. They were all young men probably under 20 that were more or less in some kind of supervised youth rehab job core type of program and not hard core criminals - more like wayward youths. They were escorted on their day trip, all loaded in a couple of vans, by only a few supervisors that were not dressed in typical law enforcement uniforms. Their attire was more in line with what you described. These young men all wore shorts, white crew socks, and flip flops. The short sleeved polo shirts were all the same. None of them were cuffed like other more hardened inmates that we saw that were from the jail.

It was winter at the time and it had snowed. I asked one of the officers if they were worried about the kids bolting. They did not seem worried and said that if they did bolt, they wouldn't get far - their clothing gave them away and flip flops don't facilitate running in the snow very well. From what I understand, getting out of their facility for one of these day trips, even if it was to go to the doctor or the dentist, was a privilege and they usually didn't cause trouble. Typically we had several of these groups of youths come in during the year and we never had an issue with them. They were always well behaved and polite. My point here is that there could be another explanation for what you saw.

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mac1221 3 points ago +3 / -0

Ritter is a Russian mouthpiece and anything he says should be taken with a huge grain of salt. He spent a lot of time in Russia and still makes trips there. I would not be shocked to learn he is also on their payroll. Did not know about the other stuff which adds more suspicion about his character. Thanks for the info.

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mac1221 1 point ago +1 / -0

I am right there with you fren. All this division over this group and that group makes my heart hurt for humanity.

You can also tell a lot about a person by how they treat animals - even if the relationship with them is commercial in nature. They should still be taken care of and respected. I am always a bit hesitant about someone that does not have animals by choice. I have a little pound rescue and he is a jewel. They add so much to our lives and I can't imagine it any other way. There is something special about relating on a soul level with another creature.

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mac1221 4 points ago +4 / -0

Yes. History has demonstrated that much suffering was done under the banner of Islam and is still occuring today. Yet no one wants to speak of it to any meaningful degree - unless it serves a particular agenda. At Islam's core lies conquest and struggle - just as it states in the Bible about Ishmael. The same holds true regarding the Chinese communists.

Many atrocities were perpetrated under the banner of Christianity - but those atrocities are the only ones allowed to be discussed openly. Christian misguided actions are part of history unlike Islam and Communism. Christianity itself changed its course and determined not to repeat the mistakes of the past. Current and past Islamic and CCP aggression on the other hand, is minimized, misdirected, concealed, and gaslit. Human failings need to be spoken of and not censored. All the warts of humanity need to be exposed if there is to be any hope of change in behavior for the benefit of mankind. Any time there is an organized assault against a particular group of people versus another, rest assured there is an agenda under foot. No one is willing to discuss the massive infiltration of the Muslim Brotherhood and the CCP within our government, but Israeli infiltration is fair game. All of it needs exposure - the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Thanks for your reply. You said what needed to be said.

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mac1221 6 points ago +6 / -0

Amen! By forming opinions about someone and demonizing them based upon a generalized group stereotype has led to much suffering throughout history. As long as the people continue to be manipulated and divided over these kinds of distinctions and divisions we will continue to be abused by those individuals that do demonstrate malevolent actions against the people.

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mac1221 19 points ago +19 / -0

Why is this kind of thing happening? Because this is what happens with the moral and ethical degradation of a godless society - money and power becomes more important than people. This degradation has become widespread and has infected everything. Even houses of worship are not immune. People have become just a commodity to use in order to achieve political or financial gain.

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mac1221 2 points ago +2 / -0

Both the NEXRAD and the communication towers are using microwave electromagnetic radiation. Radar systems years ago operated in the radio wave part of the spectrum but have since made the shift to microwave because it gives them better detail. Microwaves can either reflect or penetrate depending on what is needed. To track weather or other things in the atmosphere, the signals need to reflect and not penetrate in order for the antenna to read the signals. All the geoengineering that is being sprayed into the atmosphere contain metals that can expand the reflectivity and it also gives them the ability to conduct - thereby enhancing their ability to tweak the weather. There are a number of tools they have at their disposal to modify the weather. "He who controls the weather controls the world." LBJ

NEXRAD is a joint operation between the FAA, NWS, and the Air Force. Anything that has ties to the military is suspect and is all tied together in the big picture. So much that is used by the military is classified as dual use technology. That means commercial technology can also concurrently be used by the military - and often is covertly. The clot shots also fit into that dual use classification. Therefore, the possibility exists that elements in the clot shots can be affected by electromagnetic radiation given the right parameters. Whether this is what is actually taking place is anyone's guess - but the possibility cannot be ruled out. Any of this technology has the capacity to be weaponized.

The problem with microwaves is that they don't travel as far as radio waves, so you need more stations to get the coverage. Microwaves also have a greater ability to penetrate and be absorbed by biological systems. Real 5G uses millimeter wavelength instead of the micrometer range. I have noticed that some of the towers designated as 5G are not actually emitting millimeter signals. They are actually using a lower frequency band of Sub6 5G that is not in the millimeter range but still faster than 4G LTE. I wonder if that is part of a slower rollout before they fully engage and move to a ubiquitous millimeter system. The public is less able to distinguish the differences in their environment and thereby make the connections. It has not been a sudden shift, but more of a slow incremental shift to smaller and smaller wavelengths.

Millimeter signals require a greater number of towers, because the shorter the wave length, the less distance it can travel. Areas that have masts installed all over the place, like in some larger cities almost on every corner and lamppost, are more than likely dealing with actual millimeter wave length signals. Therefore, if a person lives in one of these areas where there is a high concentration of masts, they are at much greater risk due to the exposure. The bottom line is that the electrification of our environment is not healthy and we are paying a heavy price for our technology.

What scares me is they are trying to move into the terahertz range, which are even shorter wavelengths that can travel even less distance. That means we would have to be completely surrounded by the crap to make their internet of things work. This is where LiFi comes in and LEDs are involved. (I was shocked when I metered the microwaves emitted by a simple LED lamp.) Terahertz waves rip through living tissue and can be extremely disruptive at the cellular level. This will not end well for any of us.

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mac1221 7 points ago +7 / -0

These are NEXRAD radar stations - either fixed or mobile and not microware 5G towers. Been watching it for years. They do some bat shit crazy stuff with the radars. More likely they are synchronizing atmospheric heating for weather modification. 5G towers are zapping us in addition to what they are doing with the radar stations. Check out what they do when weather systems are moving through - like with the latest series of storms that ripped through the middle US in the last week or so. NEXRAD radar map of the US

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mac1221 2 points ago +2 / -0

If there is no taxable income there is no need to file - Social Security under a certain threshold for example. Retirements can be taxable, but if it is very low income level you might even get a tax credit. Disability retirements you would have to check.

Ignoring them is not an option. With no input they will assess what they think you owe based on what they have. It takes them forever to assess and by the time they send you the notice you could be in the hole for thousands in interest and penalties for only owing a couple hundred of dollars in original tax debt.

I know that tax revolts are making the rounds again. Every so many years this movement gains traction again and people don't file. They have all the power and we don't - so until the IRS is abolished, anyone that doesn't play by their rules gets screwed. It sounds like you need to file the returns for the years in question and hope you didn't actually owe anything beyond a penalty for non filling. Otherwise you could continue to ride it out as long as there is nothing for them to levy. I think they have 3 years to assess a no file return from the date the tax was due. If they do not assess in 3 years, which it sounds like that is what they did, it is dead in the water. After they assess they have 10 years to collect from the assessment date. Once the 10 years is up they have to drop the collections. That is a long time to try and outrun them. It used to be 6 years for collection but they increased it because there were too many people trying to outrun them. You could also negotiate if you are in a hardship situation and can't pay it.

So find out where you stand and decide what to do from there. If all you get as far as income is disability or social security it should be easy. If you have a more complicated return that needs to be itemized, now you are in some difficulty. All the tax forms are available online for the tax years in question. I would start there. If you are low income enough you may even be due a earned income credit that would offset the late filling penalty. You could break even or owe very little. Good luck.

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mac1221 2 points ago +2 / -0

Praying that the time passes quickly and most productively for all concerned. Yes, He is good all the time. Keep your positive attitude which comes through your faith in the one who is faithful. Blessings. Mac

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mac1221 3 points ago +3 / -0

My grandfather always said the same thing. Never give the government your guns. My mother's family came from Russia and managed to get out prior to the Revolution and the first world war. It was expensive and they had to grease a lot of palms to make their escape. They talked about how the Russians had started to seize all the guns "for public safety." That is when they knew things were going to get really bad and made the decision to leave. Too many simply handed their weapons over. When confronting other family and friends about what the government was trying to do, my family heard the response, "You are crazy. That could never happen here." Sound familiar? All other members of my family never made it out and they either died in the Revolution, ended up in gulags, or died in the war.

The proudest day in my grandfather's life was the day he became an American citizen. My mother says that it was the only time she ever saw her father cry. He died as a proud American gun owner.

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mac1221 10 points ago +10 / -0

Looks like Putin is going to balance the scales due to the West seizing Russian assets.

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mac1221 3 points ago +3 / -0

Buffers? These people are so out of touch. Since when did low income people have savings? How is it that these these morons think that people are still living off a couple a stimulus checks that happened 3 to 4 years ago? For many people that money went pretty quickly to pay their overdue bills. You know, for things like utilities, gas, food, and other necessities. You can't make this sh*t up.

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mac1221 1 point ago +1 / -0

Remorse? She kind of blew through that one and tried to soften it. Not to mention she seemed scatter brained and did not deliver a well thought out presentation. She just wanted to get through the half hearted apology.

Why would anyone trust her as a doctor when she was sooooo wrong on this? Many of us knew it was BS from the beginning and information was available for anyone that took the time to look. At the very least, there was enough information out there that any reasonable clinician should have put the breaks on recommending something this questionable. I just pray that none of her patients died or is suffering from permanent disability because of her gross negligence and lack of due diligence.

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mac1221 1 point ago +1 / -0

Auto insurance didn't change, but the homeowners went up - but not by much. Medical insurance also went up. My mother got hammered on her medical and car insurance. She ended up getting new policies for both.

From what I understand, homeowners insurance went up primarily because of increased costs of construction materials and labor due to inflation. As far as auto insurance, the outrageous cost of EVs when involved in accidents was an unintended consequence of another not well thought out green agenda scam. Any EV involved in an accident is usually totaled because there is no way to test whether the batteries are compromised. Even simple repair costs of these EVs are not cheap. Included in that premium increase are losses from the rollout of the jabs that have led to an increase in accidents. Of course they are baffled as to why. Not to mention that around 30% or more of drivers are pharmacologically impaired. Add to that a few million foreign drivers either legally or illegally behind the wheel. Most car insurance now has a dual liability agreement between the carriers meaning they often don't care who is at fault - they both pay for their own policy holder.

I have my home and auto insurance through my state's farm bureau. The rates are good and the service is excellent. I try to stay away from major carriers that try and spread their losses across all their policy holders. The only way to get the auto insurance from the farm bureau is through the home insurance - which for them is probably a better risk than offering auto insurance to the public at large.

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mac1221 1 point ago +1 / -0

My understanding is that both ends of the bridge were shut down to traffic after the ship's junior pilot sent out the distress call. They did not have to wait for dispatching to outside authorities to shut down traffic since there were already police stationed at both ends for traffic control due to work crews on the bridge. My understanding is that the 6 missing were from the work crew. It could have been worse.

It seems to me that if this was an intended terror attack they usually seek to maximize casualties. Therefore, the bridge would have been hit during rush hour in the morning. In addition, many trucks hauling hazardous materials are not allowed to use the tunnel so they transport across that bridge. So from a pure terror standpoint, this event underproduced.

Here is an excellent breakdown of events by a shipping expert. Dali Timeline from Data Recorder in Striking Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, March 26, 2024

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