[Did I miss any of our commenters noting the evil Democrats led by Bumblebrain handing out Social Security cards (numbers) to millions of illegal aliens over the last four years? Most of these were also accompanied by drivers’ licenses and get-Medicare-free cards. All this activity to bolster Democrat voter ranks was made public by DOGE and reported on Fox News. In response the lamestream has broadcast the sound of silence. gjr]
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429 responses to “Sandbox – 9apr25”
George, I have lost track of the various states that may/may not have given driver’s licenses to any inhabitant of earth, or whether that DL qualifies for voting status. And yet the Dems keep accusing conservatives of trying to destroy our country.
Without requiring an ID to vote, on one day only, I doubt if we can specify any system to ensure only citizens can vote, and then only once.
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EF 418pm – You illustrate the deep pucky we find ourselves in when no voter ID is required.
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Just to wedge this often quoted paper in, the reasons seem simple enough.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-12227-0
In a nutshell:
” Studies 1a-1c show that liberals, relative to conservatives, express greater moral concern toward friends relative to family, and the world relative to the nation.”
The whole deal runs counter to common sense in terms of cultural or group evolution, but no doubt there are deeper reasons. It seems obvious to me that there’s a gender angle to this, females tending towards less group fealty, nationalism, etc. Given that liberal men are more gracile, perhaps they can be viewed as honorary females. In biology, there’s the idea of ‘sneaking’ or female mimicry, which might also explain liberal males.
I admit that pathological altruism seems to be a recently-baked phenomena and deserves a lot more study than it gets. Of course, social ‘scientists’ tend to suffer from the thing and so can’t see it.
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Orange fat man’s dreams,
https://futurism.com/trump-iphones-america?utm_term=Futurism%20//%20040925&utm_campaign=Futurism_Actives_Newsletter&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email
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Posted by: See Obesity does make you Stupid | 10 April 2025 at 08:51 AM
Apple likewise relies heavily on China’s highly-organized economy and education system to turn out high-skilled workers, the latter of which is also a huge boost for the US.
Way to admit that your government/progressive education policies have been failures Dumbshit!
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The DHS is the new Stazi,
https://www.yahoo.com/news/more-250-student-visas-revoked-175350548.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&segment_id=DY_VTO_CORE&ncid=crm_19908-1475736-20250410-0-&bt_user_id=CV4cJTWqFWFWXprAA73kw6tDEJ11YaIRH00zde%2FWDlz%2FcQuMOC9dzIyq8XsIrEhD&bt_ts=1744301067388
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Re RH 929am – As another example of widespread progressives’ ignorance, our Hillbilly has no idea of what or who the Stasi (sic “Stazi) were. His comparison of the DHS brings to question the nature and origin of his proclaimed resurrection.
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“The DHS is the new Stazi,”
This is why it’s great to have BeerBelly posting here. We can see how openly ignorant these leftys are of history and reality.
I love Sen Kennedy’s description of AOC – “She’s the reason there’s directions on the shampoo bottle.”
BeerBelly still thinks men can get pregnant and Biden is ‘sharp as a tack’.
What a maroon!
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BREAKING: Former Marine Congressman Ruben Gallego publicly humiliates MAGA Homeland Security Secretary Krist Noem after she poses with a rifle amidst an ICE raid.
Her little game of fascist dress-up backfired big time…
“1. Close your ejection port,” Gallego wrote on X, referring to a rifle component.
“2. If you have no rounds in the chamber why do you have a magazine inserted?” he continued.
“3. If you have rounds in the chamber or in the magazine why are you flagging the guy next to you?” the senator continued, referring to the fact that Noem was recklessly aiming her gun at a law enforcement officer’s head.
“4. Stop deporting people without due process,” Gallego added.
The brutal takedown from Gallego was in response to a video that Noem posted to X showcasing her tactical outfit in the aforementioned raid.
“Human traffickers. Drug Smugglers. 18thStreet Gang members,” Noem wrote, conveniently eliding the fact that the Trump administration has also been deporting innocent people, including a father from Maryland.
“Spent the morning in Phoenix with our brave @ICEgov and Arizona law enforcement arresting these dirtbags and getting them off our streets,” she added.
Gallego represents Arizona. Noem should have known better than to mess with his constituents. Republican politicians love military aesthetics, but in practice they have no idea what they’re doing or talking about.
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wackydoodles beget wackydoodles
Meet your new crackpot Director of the National Counterterrorism Center
Norm picks a winner, while the fat orange man plays the fiddle…
“Joe Kent is a zealot whose blind devotion to an extremist ideology concerns us deeply. For the good of the nation, the Senate should reject his appointment to the critical post of Director of the National Counterterrorism Center. No one who joins a podcast hosted by a Nazi sympathizer, lifts talking points from pro-Russian Telegram channels, and says government-controlled agents were part of the January 6th attacks should be in charge of counterterrorism – period.
“We cannot entrust counterterrorism to someone who believes that Putin had legitimate concerns when he launched his unprovoked attack on Ukraine, who believes that President Zelenskyy was installed by the United States, or called Zelenskyy a ‘thug.’ His attacks on pro-Israel Americans are similarly unacceptable.
“Joe Kent’s appointment is beyond politics; it’s about rejecting someone who, in the run-up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, repeatedly dismissed glaring evidence of Russian intent that Western intelligence agencies produced, instead driving his own warped worldview. We can’t have someone handling national security and counterterrorism who gives Putin the benefit of the doubt.
“This is a very dangerous appointment, and senators of all political parties should carefully examine Kent’s record, reject him in a bipartisan way, and allow the President to nominate a qualified candidate.”
The case against Joe Kent is open and shut, but here are a few clear examples:
He’s lifted talking points from pro-Kremlin Telegram channels.
He said Zelenskyy was “installed” by the United States.
He said Putin had “legitimate” concerns that led him to invade Ukraine.
He said “government controlled agents” were a part of the January 6th attacks.
He paid someone who law endorsement said was a Proud Boy.
He called Putin a “reasonable thug.”
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Posted by: Loser Hillbilly with a Greek Fishermans Cap | 10 April 2025 at 03:17 PM
Ahhh……dugsKKKi taking a turn today puppeting the hillbilly!
Good to know!
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Jeff Pellini 317p
As opposed to the modern journalist who knows nothing about what they write about.
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So whoever wrote whatever that was (linkless) promotes him to a senator in the middle and then back to representative how can anyone other than someone with terminal TDS. ROFLOL.
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Why would I believe the latest claims from DOGE boy. For all of the crime and corruption he supposedly uncovered, how come nobody has been arrested and charged with, you know, crimes and corruption?
I’m still waiting for a list of those dead centenarians who are collecting Social Security, and I’ll believe the new claims when I see the names of illegals getting Social Security numbers, drivers’ licenses, and Medicare.
Heck, I’ll settle for a list of the miscreants in Nevada County. That would be a good project for Barry Pruett, who never misses an opportunity to criticize Natalie Adona. Of course, he and Amy Young may still be busy uncovering fraud in past local elections.
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Posted by: George Boardman | 10 April 2025 at 04:10 PM
While this cranky old man rant makes you sound a little like Nevada City’s most celebrated street busker I’m forced to agree! Bring on the perp walks! I understood why no one was being arrested during the Brainstem Administration (not nearly enough jail cells to arrest the DNC and entirety of the progressive intelligentsia) there really is no excuse to not make some arrests now!
The only problem with so many quality candidates is deciding who gets to go first !
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You’ll just have to settle for what you got for now, Bored Georgeman 410p… DOGE isn’t a stand-in for the Justice department.
Maybe there’ll be something like that for the midterms or the next Presidential primaries.
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“Republican politicians love military aesthetics, but in practice they have no idea what they’re doing or talking about.”
As opposed to the Dems who handed over tens of billions of dollars in armaments to the enemy while running away and getting our military personnel needlessly killed.
Yeah – that was AWESOME!
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“Why would I believe the latest claims from DOGE boy.”
You believed Biden was “sharp as a tack”.
“I’m still waiting for a list of those dead centenarians who are collecting Social Security”
No one said they were – maybe better sober up before you post.
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Scott
You seem ignorant that Trump left the Americans in Afganistan and the Afgans were closing in at a rapid rate on all fronts. Yes there were casualties when Biden pull out the troops but it was nothing compared to what would have happenned if we would have stayed there indefinably as Trump proposed. Trump made no moves to pull them out. Trump promised to pull. us out of Afganistan Scott. Why didn’t he do it in the four years he was President? It was just another Trump lie.
Direct quote from Trump “On Wednesday evening, just a few hours before the vice presidential debate, Trump wrote on Twitter that “we should have the small remaining number of our brave men and women serving in Afghanistan home by Christmas.”
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/10/07/trump-us-will-be-out-of-afghanistan-by-christmas/
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Good…..an on the ground report from General Emery! That should clear everything up!
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A WIN-WIN, less chi com money to underpin the wokest of the woke. Perhaps less wokefest movies that no one in the US goes to. LOL
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/04/10/trump-on-china-reducing-hollywood-film-imports-i-think-ive-heard-of-worse-things/
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Fish
Why didn’t Trump pull out of Afghanistan like he promised?
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Wallowing in ignorance like a pig in mud @547
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Paul – Our nation’s disastrous capitulation in Afghanistan was a military debacle. The follow up reports found fault all down the line.
From the Biden admin no less:
“US State Department report details damning failings around chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal”
But, Paul – you can believe that it was wonderful and that Biden is ‘sharp as a tack’ and have a great life in your fantasy land.
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Posted by: General Paul Raymond Emery | 10 April 2025 at 05:47 PM
Fish
Why didn’t Trump pull out of Afghanistan like he promised?
Hmmm….asking the same question you’ve asked fifty times previously….that’s a bold new rhetorical strategy General Emery! Let us know how it works out for you !
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Scott
why didn’t Trump pull us out of Afghanistan like he promised? He promised that before he was elected.
Why are we continuing to train these Afghanis who then shoot our soldiers in the back? Afghanistan is a complete waste. Time to come home!
7:05 AM · Aug 21, 2012
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link
https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/237913235045638144
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So fish you are then admitting that Trump was a liar.
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Posted by: Paul Raymond Emery | 10 April 2025 at 07:29 PM
So fish you are then admitting that Trump was a liar.
No……but I’ll stipulate that you are!
And a senile fool as well……!
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More winning –
Swiss Pharma Company Announces $23 Billion U.S. Investment Days After Trump Pledged ‘Major Tariff’ on Drug Imports
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/04/10/swiss-pharma-company-announces-23-billion-u-s-investment-days-after-trump-pledged-major-tariff-on-drug-imports/
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Paul 7:00 – You continue to avoid the obvious. We could have had an orderly, well planned withdrawal.
Instead we had a disaster due to incompetence.
It needlessly cost US troop lives (as if you care) and left behind tens of billions of dollars worth of military equipment to the enemy.
It not only cost our govt lives and money, it emboldened our enemies and sent a signal to Putin we were being run by idiots and could very well have tipped the scales in his stupid decision to invade Ukraine.
Further:
“Afghanistan is a complete waste.”
– and Ukraine is? What? Not vital to any US interest.
But the Afghans didn’t have the dirt on the Biden crime family and couldn’t blackmail the president into pouring billions we don’t have into a lost cause of a war.
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That would not have been an issue if Trump would have wtdrawn our troops like he promised by Christmas. Why didn’t Trump withdraw our troops like he promised Scott?
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sp- withdrawn
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When the Brainless are running the country,
The brains get moving…
Brain drain? Trump cutbacks force scientists to seek jobs in Europe – https://www.reuters.com/world/scientists-us-harried-by-trump-cuts-turn-towards-europe-2025-04-11/
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This should make the jeffy half of the jeffy/dugsKKKi hillbilly puppet operations team happy……
Bud Light……the beer of choice for female impersonators and Than Francithco Valuths holders. Grab a twelve pack for you and the “bros” today!
https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/bud-light-reclaims-top-spot-americas-favorite-beer
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Anyone know when this mornings briefing from General Emery will be held. Looking forward to todays SITREP.
Only downside is the Q&A session where the same question is asked over and over and over and over and over (continue for 50 to 75 additional iterations)!
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Hilarious!
BeerBelly at 5:36 has stayed up all night worrying about Charlie the Tuna!
from the article:
“David Die Dejean is passionate about studying tuna.”
Oh no! Now the US will lose the tuna war!
The fed debt, our production of real value, our military readiness and energy self-sufficiency. That’s all we should be concerned with.
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So Paul thinks the Biden admin’s disastrous incompetence was caused by Trump.
Of course.
Glad we have that all settled.
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Posted by: Scott O | 11 April 2025 at 07:16 AM
“David Die Dejean is passionate about studying tuna.”
….and if he connects problems with Tuna to Climate Change™️ …….cha ching……he hits the science lottery!
“Science” sold herself like the cheapest of street whores to the government so it could scare Boomer idiots like jeffy and Dug over nonsense!
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Nancy Fucking Pelosi has been using the government as her personal financial “Magic 8 Ball” for 35 years and now progressives get worried about congress scamming the system….
No wonder nobody is paying any attention to the Media/Goverment Stenography Corps anymore!
https://www.mediaite.com/news/marjorie-taylor-greene-scooped-up-tanking-stocks-and-made-a-profit-after-tariff-pause-report/
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Funniest thing seen on a mans head since dugsKKKi donned the Greek Fisherman’s cap……
https://www.the-sun.com/news/14004364/peter-doocy-fox-and-friends-bird-attack/
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fish
Trump said he had a plan to remove all American troops by XMAS and he never even tried. I’ve provided Trump quotes stating that. Do you consider that a lie?
Biden inherited the chaos that Trump left behind. Also remember it was a Republican President (Bush) that got us in there to begin with.
Here are the details:
Between October 7, 2001, and August 30, 2021, the United States experienced a total of 2,459 military personnel casualties in Afghanistan, with 1,922 killed in action and 20,769 wounded in action.
There was around a dozen casualties when Biden finally got us out of there.
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What is the Fat Old Orange POTUS’s Tiny brain thinking?
https://is.gd/RAUw7O
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Posted by: Generalissimo P. R. Emery | 11 April 2025 at 11:02 AM
Also remember it was a Republican President (Bush) that got us in there to begin with.
I will concede this point your excellency…..the rest of it…..well you probably shouldn’t get your military history from Ladies Home Journal.
It’s okay to like Joe Biden but there’s no need to be willfully stupid for the braindead grifter!
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Posted by: Hillbilly say “Make dem damn Chinee do it” | 11 April 2025 at 11:07 AM
What is the Fat Old Orange POTUS’s Tiny brain thinking?
That dugsKKKi should get a rotary landline…..
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Fish
You have no comment on Trump lying about Afghanistan. That was a campaign issue when he ran for President. Also he promised to pull us out four years earlier and he did nothing. So Biden got us out of Afghanistan, a situation caused by Bush a Republican President. Remember the Republicans caused there to be 2,459 military personnel casualties in Afghanistan, with 1,922 killed and 20,769 wounded in action. Biden had 13 American casualties in pulling us out of Afghanistan because of a suicide bomber. It was a Republican fiasco from the start.
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Trump didn’t “promise” to be out of Afghanistan by the new year, Punch.
It’s your reading problem a’gin.
Idiot. F’in idiot.
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Posted by: Generalissimo P. R. Emery | 11 April 2025 at 12:50 PM
You have no comment on Trump lying about Afghanistan.
Nope! Politicians lie! You ignored the lies emanating from the Brainstem Administration for his entire term.
Was it a “Republican Fiasco” yep….and a “Democrat Fiasco”, and an “Independent Fiasco (Bernie Sanders voted for it too when he was a congressman!)
I’d post the link but much like a dog being shown a card trick you wouldn’t know what to do with it!
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“we should have the small remaining number of our brave men and women serving in Afghanistan home by Christmas.”
or
“we WILL have the small remaining number of our brave men and women serving in Afghanistan home by Christmas.”
Call these statements #1 and #2.
One says we “should” have them out by the end of the year, and #2 says we WILL.
Which is a “promise”. Punch?
Cue Final Jeopardy! theme.
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MORE WINNING BU BY jihadi –
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/immigration-judge-rules-that-columbia-university-20271476.php
😉
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