Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The divide is what has concerned me for a long time now. How do heal from this? And what do we need to do now that we are so focused inwardly?

Let Trump crash the economy.
Let people see “American First” quickly and with clear eyes.

I'm not going to root for our economy to crash.

This is what the people voted for.

This is what people voted against

U.S. sets record with 1.1 million foreign students
https://washingtontimes.com/news/2024/nov/18/us-sets-record-11-million-foreign-students/

One million too many.

And anyway, nearly 1/4 are not students at all, but foreign workers masquerading as students (so called "Optional Practical Training" or OPT).

Sounds similar to how Musk and his brother worked illegally in the US.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The divide is what has concerned me for a long time now. How do heal from this? And what do we need to do now that we are so focused inwardly?

Let Trump crash the economy.
Let people see “American First” quickly and with clear eyes.

I'm not going to root for our economy to crash.

This is what the people voted for.

This is what people voted against

U.S. sets record with 1.1 million foreign students
https://washingtontimes.com/news/2024/nov/18/us-sets-record-11-million-foreign-students/

One million too many.

And anyway, nearly 1/4 are not students at all, but foreign workers masquerading as students (so called "Optional Practical Training" or OPT).

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The divide is what has concerned me for a long time now. How do heal from this? And what do we need to do now that we are so focused inwardly?

Let Trump crash the economy.
Let people see “American First” quickly and with clear eyes.

I'm not going to root for our economy to crash.

This is what the people voted for.

Anonymous wrote:Make sure your boys are registered with Selective Service, ya cowards.

I wonder if Barron inherited the bone spurs.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The divide is what has concerned me for a long time now. How do heal from this? And what do we need to do now that we are so focused inwardly?

Let Trump crash the economy.
Let people see “American First” quickly and with clear eyes.

I'm not going to root for our economy to crash.

Anonymous wrote:The divide is what has concerned me for a long time now. How do heal from this? And what do we need to do now that we are so focused inwardly?

Let Trump crash the economy.
Let people see “American First” quickly and with clear eyes.

The divide is what has concerned me for a long time now. How do heal from this? And what do we need to do now that we are so focused inwardly?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It really feels eerily simple molar to the few months leading up to COVID. People noted prepping abroad and asking what we were doing here in DCUMlandia. If these countries are telling the general populace to prepare, are they canaries in the coal mine for us?

The possibilty seems to ratcheted up for a few years but the lead up feels like it is shrinking.

Are countries like Poland warning people too?

No

This is just another clumsy attempt to drive up fear.

You sound so naive…

Anonymous wrote:They updated their civil preparedness guide, that’s it. Trump’s daddy and the Chinese are over there waving missiles around and cutting communications lines underwater, so it’s just like preparing for hurricane season. Get batteries, have an emergency supply, know where the shelters are, etc.

However, they are NATO members now, it would be pretty stupid to attack them directly.

https://apnews.com/article/sweden-finland-norway-denmark-russia-nato-war-9ebe1ca0d714cacd8ec279945598d6c1

It's more than this. Finland has a very long history of conflict with Russia. Russian tried to invade Finland in 1939-1940, but basically was unable to succeed and ended in the Moscow Peace Treaty. The Finns have lived with an aggressive USSR/Russia on their border for almost 100 years, and until the Ukraine invasion, their strategy was to have an incredibly strong defense that incorporated the whole society.

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, all Finns, Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians and Poles are convinced at the government and grassroots level, that they are next after Ukraine. Everyone anticipates that if the Russian invasion ends with either a cease fire or peace treaty that leaves Russia in control of any Ukrainian territory - any of the Donbas or Crimea - that Russia will simply use the absence of fighting to rearm and then destabilize and attack Poland and the Baltics.

While it seems stupid to attack NATO, if Trump makes it clear that the US won't come to Europe's defense, Putin will see that as a green light for a narrow window in which he can attack again without any repercussions. Even if he doesn't do it openly, he is already running a shadow war all across Europe -- cutting communication cables, setting fire to critical installations, assassinating opponents in England, Spain, and Germany, testing the air and sea space by violating former boundaries on the daily, etc.

This isn't some chicken little fantasy, this is their lived history for the last century and more. Everyone in Europe knows what is coming sometime in the next 4 or 5 years. Only the US is so stupid and naive as to believe that we can force Ukraine and Russia to sign a peace treaty and all this will go away.

Anonymous wrote:The only country not concerned is Sweden. They will let the Russians roll through their country claiming neutrality like they did with the Nazis. Cowards then and now.

But then there's Poland and Finland to deal with. And they are both enthusiastic about kicking some Russian whup-ass. They shall save Sweden.

German also announced a bunker plan ….

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/25/germany-draws-up-list-of-bunkers-amid-russia-tensions

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Anonymous wrote:Make sure your boys are registered with Selective Service, ya cowards.

How about they register have felon elect serves his time??

How about Biden serve. He only got married so he wouldn’t have to go to Nam. Time to do do penance for twice inflicting Trump on the country.

The only country not concerned is Sweden. They will let the Russians roll through their country claiming neutrality like they did with the Nazis. Cowards then and now.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It really feels eerily simple molar to the few months leading up to COVID. People noted prepping abroad and asking what we were doing here in DCUMlandia. If these countries are telling the general populace to prepare, are they canaries in the coal mine for us?

The possibilty seems to ratcheted up for a few years but the lead up feels like it is shrinking.

Are countries like Poland warning people too?

Friends and family in Poland have been "prepping" all their lives given their geography. Now some have left for more western countries but not everyone is able to relocate to another part of Europe or world.

In theory mine retired from the army last year but is working for the army in basically the same position.

Anonymous wrote:Make sure your boys are registered with Selective Service, ya cowards.

How about they register have felon elect serves his time??