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re: Apologies for the CNN link, but you have to appreciate the sheer audacity

Posted by M. A. Ryland on 4/7/26 at 8:00 am to udtiger

DataRepublican says DC Juries Tainted by DC schools

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re: It’s currently 6:30am on Tuesday in Tehran. Tik Tok

Posted by M. A. Ryland on 4/6/26 at 7:51 pm to Rebel

Trump said 8pm EDT

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re: How to fix ICE messanging

Posted by M. A. Ryland on 4/4/26 at 11:08 pm to Zahrim

I think it is a great idea.

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re: TikToker Ethan Levins is giving Iran coordinates to strike US Patriot defense systems.

Posted by M. A. Ryland on 3/14/26 at 5:34 pm to BoomerandSooner

yes, that would certainly be considered treason.

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re: Seattle’s retarded communist mayor will ban supermarkets from closing and leaving.

Posted by M. A. Ryland on 3/12/26 at 12:15 am to bhtigerfan

Eminent Domain doesn't allow you to simply take a property. It allows the government to buy a property (at fair market value) from an owner that doesn't want to sell.
If the grocery chain is looking to pull up stakes, I'm sure they would welcome the government buying the business / property / inventory.
The only problem is that governments tend to low-ball the 'fair market value' so you have to sue them to get a fair price.

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re: Lawmakers want billionaires to foot the bill for $3,000 payouts to American households

Posted by M. A. Ryland on 3/3/26 at 5:58 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer

Just a reminder: Any Federal wealth tax is unconstitutional on it's face. The constitution is quite explicit about what can be taxed by the Federal government, and wealth isn't included.

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re: She's a Killer Queen Gunpowder, gelatine Dynamite with a laser beam

Posted by M. A. Ryland on 3/2/26 at 6:55 am to Mike da Tigah

I'm not sure what I'm seeing in that video, but it doesn't really look like a laser weapon.

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re: Mike Pence comes out against the SAVE Act saying this is a state issue

Posted by M. A. Ryland on 2/5/26 at 11:54 pm to MrLSU

" Laws Singed by Mayor Adams"

What ????

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re: In 1990, the U.S. held 26% of total world GDP…

Posted by M. A. Ryland on 12/24/25 at 9:06 pm to RollTide1987

GDP can be a misleading statistic, since it includes government spending.

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re: MMR vaccine has been linked to 1,600% MORE DEATHS than measles infection since 2000

Posted by M. A. Ryland on 12/2/25 at 9:17 am to Night Vision

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When the “cure” kills far more than the disease, it’s not medicine — it’s madness.

That's not madness. That is a podcast that doesn't understand statistics or epidemiology.

1) The vaccine is for measles, mumps, and rubella. you have to consider all three for comparison.

2) You have to consider how many would die if NOBODY was vaccinated and the disease was common. Prior to vaccination most, everyone got the measles and hundreds would die from it. Mumps doesn't kill as often, but you would still have 10's of deaths. Rubella doesn't kill children, but it would cause miscarriages, birth defects, and lasting health complications for the unborn. While the vaccine may cause more problems than it cures, that statistic argues the exact opposite; that the vaccine has been a huge success.

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re: I swear I thought this was an Onion article

Posted by M. A. Ryland on 11/30/25 at 2:36 pm to FightinTigersDammit

quote:

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

The lesser-known converse is also true: A sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from a technology.

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re: Great Victory for Trump Administration on Fentanyl from China

Posted by M. A. Ryland on 11/17/25 at 12:14 am to 3down10

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Has it ever occurred to people that the real problem is the demand?

While I mostly agree with regards to heroin and cocaine, Fentanyl is different. The challenge with heroin and coke is that you have users that want their heroin and coke. But the heroin and coke users DONT want their heroin and coke laced with Fent.
I think most of the demand for Fent isn't from end users, but from dealers that use it to lace cut heroin and such.
I think a lot of the opioid ODs are people who never intended to take Fent, but got other drugs that had been laced.

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re: What do we think the new ball room will be called?

Posted by M. A. Ryland on 10/22/25 at 7:09 am to hawgfaninc

The "Big Balls" Ballroom

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re: One of the drug boats had two Trinidadians on board, here is some local details

Posted by M. A. Ryland on 10/19/25 at 9:41 am to RogerTheShrubber

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They dont get it. Its the demand driving the industry.

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Retards dont understand basic economics of life.

Fentanyl has very low actual consumer demand. Noone wants their coke or heroin spiked with Fent. Consumers want pure stuff. But dealers will cut with Fent to reduce cost.
Most economic principles only apply if the consumer is informed about the product. If the drug using community had an easy way to detect Fent laced drugs, there would be no demand. Unfortunately, it is hard to enforce Truth in Advertising against drug dealers.

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re: Judge Blocks Federal Firings during government shut down

Posted by M. A. Ryland on 10/15/25 at 5:46 pm to bbvdd

can we get a link to the actual order from the Judge?

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re: WSJ: The Urban Crime Spike Is Real

Posted by M. A. Ryland on 10/10/25 at 7:56 pm to The_Duke

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they are comparing a time when the world was locked down to now.

Uh, no. Covid shutdowns and Summer of Floyd were 2020. They are explicitly comparing 2019 (and before) to now.

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re: Comey Indictment Reveal: ‘PERSON 1’ and ‘PERSON 3’ Unmasked

Posted by M. A. Ryland on 9/27/25 at 10:19 am to IvoryBillMatt

Looks like you called the Hillary part yesterday...

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re: Is Comey being prosecuted for authorizing a leak that might have helped Trump?

Posted by M. A. Ryland on 9/26/25 at 3:53 pm to IvoryBillMatt

Cudos to IvoryBillMatt for digging in a bit. Got an upvote from me.
I agree with Rebel: "Problem is Comey perjured himself so often, people are confused."

Could be several reasons that is what they are going with for now. 1) that could be the leak they can bast prove. 2) that might be the first leak so it has the quickest timeline for the Statue of Limitations.

Also Agree with Nosevens: " I would think that they will be piling on charges very soon". Charges for later leaks could still be to come.

Hate that almost everyone here goes straight into attack mode. If IvoryBillMatt is correcct, it is something we should be aware of.

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re: Senate dems drawing up legislation to combat Comey indictment

Posted by M. A. Ryland on 9/25/25 at 8:16 pm to hawgfaninc

He says he is drawing up legislation to give remedies to victims of malicious prosecution.
Well, maybe Trump would support that. Would Trump then be able to sue Letitia James and Alvin Bragg personally for damages?
Nobody has been a bigger victim of malicious prosecution than Trump.

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