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I have the VA healthcare.

I have "acceptable" quality care.

Absent that care, is any choice. It's exactly like Sick Call in the Navv. You'll take what we give you - this doc, this treatment, that recommendation. You want a second opinion? Go get one. And pay for it.

These are nice fantasies, but I live in the real world. There's always a cash till at the end of the chow line....you can pay straightforward, or find out that something free is worth exactly that.
 
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Fatrat said:
More of children know there will be no consequences for wild tantrums, my parents would have knocked me into next week if I acted like that...you did not raise stupid kids, cause if you did, they would end up in prison.
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They jail parents now, for corporal punishment.

They do not teach or even require manners, self-control, or personal restraint in schools. In fact, they CULTIVATE these rages and tantrums. Punishing children who act out is WAY-CYST.

This is how a society dies - as we slowly replace its civilized adults with feral, violent young replacements.
 


SCOTUS RULINGS UPDATE AND ANALYSIS:

You want to know what "motivated reasoning" looks like?

2 Supreme Court decisions today. One on "Same Day" election, the other on Trump's Executive Authority to fire - FOR CAUSE - an alleged criminal on the fed.

In order to get out of the "same day" voting, the Court (under Amy Coney Barrett) dispenses of 200 years of history and precedent by saying "...statutes do not ‘tra[p] in amber’ every contemporary practice on the same subject matter." Ex. 1.

When it comes to denying Trump the authority to fire - FOR CAUSE - an alleged criminal on the fed, they write: "and would not so quickly unsettle this "special arrangement sanctioned by history." Ex. 2.

This is the definition of "motivated reasoning".

When you want to get to your desired conclusion of counting ballots for 5 extra days, you disregard 200 years of precedent and history.

And when you want to get to your desired conclusion of denying the Commander in Chief the ability to fire - FOR CAUSE - you invoke 100+ years of history and precedent.

Rubbish.

Judicial cowardice.

Judicial corruption.

Thy name is Barrett and Roberts.
 


Florida lawmakers approved a constitutional amendment for the November 2026 ballot exempting up to $250,000 of homestead value from non-school property taxes; it does not abolish property taxes and requires 60% voter approval. https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_3,_Homestead_Tax_Exemptions,_Property_Assessments,_and_Spending_Restrictions_Amendment_(2026) https://www.flsenate.gov/PublishedContent/Offices/President/6_2_26_Senate_Passes_Historic_Property_Tax_Cut_for_Florida_Homeowners.pdf
 
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Thomas should get down on his knees and thank God he lives in this country. Not too long ago people like him were considered property. They weren't citizens, could not vote and certainly could not become a judge - let alone a supreme court judge. Now he wants to take away from others the same opportunities and rights he has. What a real piece of work.
 

Trump biographer exposes the 'demented' fantasy driving his endless greed​

President Donald Trump's second term has come to be defined by a seemingly endless series of self-serving grifts, and according to his one-time biographer, there is a particular "demented" fantasy he is using to justify this bottomless greed.

Michael Wolff is a longtime reporter and author, best known for a series of books chronicling the behind-the-scenes chaos of Trump's first term, based on insider White House sources. During the latest episode of his Daily Beast podcast, "Inside Trump's Head," he and co-host Joanna Coles touched on the Trump administration's recent deal to allow a company partially owned by the president's sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, to mine tungsten, a key mineral for military projects, in Kazakhstan, with the project receiving up to $1.6 billion in federal funding.

More:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...is-endless-greed/ar-AA26YIhf?ocid=socialshare
 
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Got to be AI.

How would they GET up there? In this age of Ollie do Snackbars looking for things to blow up, with the WTC gone (let's not get into FACTS about how; just accept the Narrative for the moment) there's gotta be security up the wazoo.

Then...how would they get a DRONE up there? Airspace regulations. Security regulations. And radio-comm limitations, with all the other spires and towers up there, and radio antennae pumping out power that may well jam radio signals.

And WHY would these ijits do that?

My money's on a Deep Fake. For some ungodly reason the Always-Bill-Clinton nutwork wants to push it.
 
**Opinion piece here. Take it fwiw, dyodd & make of it what you will. Nothing to see, can listen in one tab, play around the forum in a different tab.

Doug Casey's Take

Jul 1, 2026 Doug Casey's Take
Hormuz Oil Shock, Trump’s Grift and Power Plays, and America’s Radicalizing Politics
Doug and Matt discuss rising geopolitical risk around the Strait of Hormuz and argue oil has established a higher base price ($65–$70+), making them bullish on undervalued, high-dividend oil stocks despite investor enthusiasm for tech. They criticize Trump’s handling of Middle East policy, his influence on oil markets, and describe him as erratic, self-promoting, and engaged in “grift,” citing reported crypto revenues and various self-aggrandizing projects and controversies, including disputes involving the Reflecting Pool, passports, and comments about Italy’s leader Meloni. The conversation turns to political radicalization on both left and right, with concerns about hard-left candidates, institutional degradation, executive power precedents, and the monetary system’s role in a K-shaped economy amid surging M2. They also discuss Buttigieg’s CPS incident, upcoming Supreme Court discussion, reading habits, and promote the Crisis Investing newsletter.

Doug Casey: “Trump Will Not Fully Serve Out His Term”
 
Casey Jones said:
Got to be AI.

How would they GET up there? In this age of Ollie do Snackbars looking for things to blow up, with the WTC gone (let's not get into FACTS about how; just accept the Narrative for the moment) there's gotta be security up the wazoo.

Then...how would they get a DRONE up there? Airspace regulations. Security regulations. And radio-comm limitations, with all the other spires and towers up there, and radio antennae pumping out power that may well jam radio signals.

And WHY would these ijits do that?

My money's on a Deep Fake. For some ungodly reason the Always-Bill-Clinton nutwork wants to push it.
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Looks like the real deal :dontknow:

Two people in custody after scaling to top of Empire State Building​

Two people who reached the top of the antenna on the Empire State Building in New York City on Wednesday afternoon are in custody, according to the New York Police Department.

The masked individuals – identified by a law enforcement official as Angela Nikolau and Ivan Kuznetsov – also appeared to get engaged while atop the skyscraper.

Police said they were taken into custody without incident. Charges are pending and the investigation remains ongoing, according to police.

More:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/t...e-state-building/ar-AA270g06?ocid=socialshare
 
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