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2024 US Presidential Election
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I must admit, the fact that Hegseth is of 100 percent Norwegian heritage stings a bit. But it's also true that his ancestors came from a region of Norway known for generations of incestuous affairs.
Maybe that's why he blends so well with the U.S. lead heads?
Anyway, keep killing those Venezuelan fishermen, twice, and whatever floats your boats!
Maybe that's why he blends so well with the U.S. lead heads?
Anyway, keep killing those Venezuelan fishermen, twice, and whatever floats your boats!
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America's own "Sleeping Beauty" is gonna get the "Peace-Price" awarded to him, in a few hours. Will it be given to him by an international sports association of all things?
Is it for his tireless work to keep women out of men's sports?
I call for VAR, to take a look at this!
Is it for his tireless work to keep women out of men's sports?
I call for VAR, to take a look at this!
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No orange paint. Hmmmm.
Probably wanting to visit the island, you know, bless the little girls.
The weekend's interviews highlighted a growing pattern of ICE detaining U.S. citizens. When confronted with video of a young mother chased to her home and detained despite repeatedly stating she was a citizen, "border czar" Tom Homan excused the conduct by claiming that many undocumented immigrants falsely claim citizenship. He argued that "reasonable suspicion" was enough to justify detention. America is officially a "show me your papers" country under Trump.
Trump's own mortgages reveal the scandal he accused others of doing.
In 1993 Trump signed a mortgage for a Palm Beach property and certified that it would be his principal residence. Just seven weeks later, he signed another mortgage for the neighboring home and made the same pledge. Records and interviews show he never lived in either house. Instead, both properties were prepared and used as high-end rentals located near his Mar-a-Lago estate.
If anyone knows about mortgage fraud, Trump is the resident expert.
"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country with two pencils."
Trump speaking about American austerity and leading by example - he has concepts of a plan to cut back on the gold trinkets in the Oval Office. /s
Trump speaking about American austerity and leading by example - he has concepts of a plan to cut back on the gold trinkets in the Oval Office. /s
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This is the person that voted 14 times to keep the government closed. His "boss" let in over 10 million illegal immigrants because they need more Democratic voters. He was also a member of the infamous Senditious Six.
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Wow!
The man who doesn't think for himself strikes again! Just the kind of guy the Bronzer-upper loves.
Let me clue you in with some real facts:
177 countries "get US money", huh? Sounds like America is PayPal'ing the planet. Fun fact: that "money" is about 0.2% of the budget, mostly spent on US farmers, US weapons, US contractors, and US interests. It's not charity, it's cheap insurance against wars, pandemics, and chaos that cost way more later. Congress votes on it (remember them?). Cutting it won't help Americans—it just makes future problems louder, bloodier, and a lot more expensive. But sure, let's count flags instead of dollars and call it analysis.
Funny thing is, if we used the same math on Norway, we'd also be "funding most of the world." The difference is that Norway gives about 1% of its economy, not 0.2%, and mostly spends it on boring stuff like vaccines, schools, peace talks, and not-starting-wars. No aircraft carriers, fewer boom, more UN meetings, and wool sweaters. Still not charity tho—just cheaper than dealing with refugees, pandemics, and wars later. Turns out even small countries figured out that prevention is less expensive than cleanup.
And by the way, what should the "extra" money go to? More guns & schools?
It is not 0.2% of our economy. In 2024, the United States spent about $78 billion on International Affairs for discretionary programs. It's a small fraction (about 1%) of the total federal budget but around 4% of discretionary spending. Total foreign assistance obligations reached approximately $82 billion, split across peace, health, and humanitarian goals, with major funds supporting Ukraine and other key partners like Israel and Jordan.
Ukraine received significant emergency funding, with around $182.8 billion allocated and $83.4 billion disbursed by late 2024 for support and regional stability. If they are going to get our money, it should be given as loans to be repaid with interest, the way Europe does.
All of this and more translates into many hundreds, if not thousands, of additional taxes for American households. It should be far less.
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Ah yes, the sacred denominator shuffle. When you say 4% of discretionary spending instead of 1% of the budget or 0.2% of the economy, the money suddenly feels heavier in your wallet, doesn't it? Same dollars, more drama.
Labeling Ukraine funding as "foreign aid" is doing some serious cardio, too. Most of that money goes straight back to US weapons manufacturers, US factories, and US jobs. Apparently, paying Americans to replace old tanks is now a charity. It probably also helps save lives, but that doesn't mean you, Columbo, and that ugly dog are getting fucked.
And your "Europe gives loans with interest" line is adorable. Who told you that? LOL, LOL. Europe gives grants, guarantees, write-offs, and crossed fingers, too. Wars are famous for paying back on time, after all. Nothing stabilizes a warzone like a late fee.
The "thousands in extra taxes per household" math only works if you pretend the money vanishes into space instead of cycling through defense, agriculture, logistics, and allies who keep problems far away from US borders.
Cutting prevention always feels good, until cleanup shows up with a much bigger bill.
By the way, I'd love a pie chart for school shooting prevention, too, but there isn't one. No single budget line, no clean slice, just scattered grants, underfunded research, and a lot of political discomfort. Funny how you track every dollar sent abroad, but can't seem to total up what you spend to stop kids from getting shot at home. Guess some pies are safer to bake than others, eh Lumie?
Seems to me you're trying to pull attention away from your hero embarrassing himself and your country on a daily basis.
Good news on the US financial front @Luman. Trump says that his tariffs have brought in 17 trillion dollars! He is so smart; he makes our spending on world assistance quite trivial in comparison.
Good times ahead for taxpayers - tariff checks are due to go out in two weeks. Yep, no worries at all.
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