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From: RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Facebook goes mental
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2025 05:39:23 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2025-02-03, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Feb 2025 07:57:57 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
>
>> Agreed. This year it was either the laughing hyena or the egomanic. I
>> don't see a good outcome with the egomanic, but I didn't see good
>> outcome with the hyena either. We were screwed either way.
>
> The egomaniac appears to be getting results. Scheinbaum has decided 
> sending some troops to secure her border might be a good thing. Meanwhile 
> Chucky Schumer and the lefties whine about possible increases in the cost 
> of their avocado toast. 
>
> ICE suddenly is doing their job. Illegals are self-deporting. Funding of 
> agencies that do nothing for the US is being cut. 
>
> There is nothing radical with these methods. Any president with will could 
> have implemented them but backbone is seriously lacking in US 
> politicians. 

Yeah, but let's see what happens when he tries this bully crap on Putin, Xi 
and BRICS. Saudi Arabia (and OPEC + Russia) has already told him to take a 
hike on his demand for lower oil prices. If we can export oil, why are we 
importing it?

-- 
“Evil is not able to create anything new, it can only distort and destroy 
what has been invented or made by the forces of good.”  —J.R.R. Tolkien