a_unique_person
Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning
He has learnt much from his phone calls to Putin.
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Trump's Second Term
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Andy_Ross
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Donald says says the stock market under him has saved marriages:
One policeman told me my wife thought very little of me. She felt I wasn’t a man under the Biden administration
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One policeman told me my wife thought very little of me. She felt I wasn’t a man under the Biden administration
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Andy_Ross
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Trump says he was pushed to get a dog when he was elected but rejected the idea.
“It’s not going to work for me… Every president's had a dog because they do it for votes. Some of them do it because they love the dog, probably most of would do it for votes… I thought it would look quite fake”
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“It’s not going to work for me… Every president's had a dog because they do it for votes. Some of them do it because they love the dog, probably most of would do it for votes… I thought it would look quite fake”
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Mojo
Mostly harmless
That was what Thatcher did during the Falklands conflict.
HOW VERY DARE YOU. The US economy being in a good position at the start of 2017, for example.
Oh , you meant taking responsibility for something they had actually been responsible for,
Andy_Ross
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"They have new weapons, lasers. You're gonna see the lasers. They go into a laser, they just burn — VOOM."
"We have very special machine guns with large-scale bullets, operated by a computer and as they come in it just knocks them out, it's amazing!"
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We were removing invaders just from that particular territory.
We had no plans or intent to attack Argentina itself.
"We have very special machine guns with large-scale bullets, operated by a computer and as they come in it just knocks them out, it's amazing!"
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Well it wasn't a war.
We were removing invaders just from that particular territory.
We had no plans or intent to attack Argentina itself.
malbui
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Bye now. Safe home.Donald is pulling troops out of Germany
The US Defence Department plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, amid a spat between President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war with Iran.
The decision comes a day after Trump criticised Merz, who suggested the US had been "humiliated" by Iranian negotiators.
In social media posts on Thursday, Trump said Merz was "doing a terrible job" and had "problems of all kinds", including on immigration and energy. Trump has also suggested pulling US troops from Italy and Spain.
US to cut troop levels in Germany by 5,000 amid Trump spat with Merz
The decision to reduce the US deployment to Germany comes amid a row between the two allies over Iran.www.bbc.co.uk
Flo
Illuminator
P.J. Denyer
Penultimate Amazing
Dogs are good judges of character, he's probably right, a his own dog constantly snarling at him wouldn't look good.
Mojo
Mostly harmless
He's made the entire White House look "quite fake".
P.J. Denyer
Penultimate Amazing
IIRC she had cross party support in Parliament. After all it was an unprovoked attack on British people and territory.
Fast Eddie B
Philosopher
In the U.S., after 65 doctors can give a Medicare Wellness Test, which includes a portion on cognitive ability. At 76, I’ve had it numerous times.
The only math I recall is having to count backwards from 100 by 7’s. Nothing at all like what Trump is spouting, which I assume is made up. While I notice that with age it can be easier to get lost in chain calculations*, I can still stay focused enough to do that with no problem.
*One example. In flying, this might be a typical problem: “I have to descend from 15,000’ to 3,000’. Given I descend at 500 feet per minute, when should I begin descent?” Fairly straightforward. But after an extended time at altitude without supplemental oxygen, mild hypoxia can make even simple calculations like this frustratingly difficult. I assume that fog of hypoxia might closely resemble the loss of cognitive ability in some older folks.
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Aridas
Crazy Little Green Dragon
While it might seem that way when taken in isolation...
And has very often worked to aid Putin. Withdrawing troops from Germany seems like it only really benefits Putin on a surface look, either way. Unfortunately, that means that Trump doing this may well be Trump working to pave the way for Putin's ambitions when he thinks that he can get away with it, for the nth time.
The Great Zaganza
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I still can't see how it's a threat/punishment for Germany to withdraw troops.
Sure, the local economy will suffer a bit, but only temporarily.
The US has massively reduced/consolidated bases in Germany since Reunification, and the spaces left vacant have been used to build houses.
And it's inevitable anyway, just a question of when not if.
Sure, the local economy will suffer a bit, but only temporarily.
The US has massively reduced/consolidated bases in Germany since Reunification, and the spaces left vacant have been used to build houses.
And it's inevitable anyway, just a question of when not if.
Steve
Penultimate Amazing
Plus he couldn't stand to have anything smarter than him in his home.
W.D.Clinger
Philosopher
He's made a substantial part of it look invisible.
Our President is an accomplished
Mojo
Mostly harmless
couldn't he have just used an SEP field?
Aridas
Crazy Little Green Dragon
As a bit of another snapshot on an ongoing issue -
Trump flouts lower court rulings in unprecedented display of executive power
Really short version? The Trump Administration is refusing to comply with court rulings around 1/8 of the time. We already knew that their version of "Law and Order" was little more than a racist dogwhistle, but this does continue to confirm how little respect they actually have for Law and Order.
Trump flouts lower court rulings in unprecedented display of executive power
Really short version? The Trump Administration is refusing to comply with court rulings around 1/8 of the time. We already knew that their version of "Law and Order" was little more than a racist dogwhistle, but this does continue to confirm how little respect they actually have for Law and Order.
Even though prior to the Argentinian invasion most of us wouldn't have been able to find the Falklands on a map!
alfaniner
Penultimate Amazing
I hate the fact that this is what I see almost daily in my TwiX feed. And no, I didn't Search for the name.
