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Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 1:13pm On Jan 12
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Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 12:54pm On Jan 12
Hungarian Prime Minister rails against the EU globalists,he gives me another reason to despise the EU.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 11:32am On Jan 12
bayelsaowei:
i cant agree on what you wrote..

The madam (Lindsay Halligan) that indicted Letitia James was a sham..you havent spoken about that..

Grand juries have even declined any further indictments..

Trump wants to control everything everywhere to have his face.. ONLY DICTATORS ACT THAT WAY!!!!

Now he wants the fed chair gone. So that what next? Manipulate economic indices to suit his narratives and further lie to the american people until the economy crashes, while he and his cronies get richer.
The case against Letitia was botched most likely by the prosecuting Assistant US Attorney Roger Keller according to the link I posted. The case was prosecuted through media leaks thus poisoning the jury pool.
Alina Habba was quickly appointed after the previous one was fired for running down the clock on James Comey . She within a few days secured an indictment.
Trunp has never hidden his disdain for the fed chair since his first term. Any sensitive nominee who gets overwhelming support under Trumo is likely a saboteur.

Tell me of any dictator whose nominees are held up by Congress or executive orders tossed by any judge, including foreign born judges . A dictator whose almost every legal case gets presided over by a democrat appointed judge
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 11:17am On Jan 12
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bayelsaowei:
that man's innocence or guilt should and must be tested in court..

For now he is a murderer and must one day pay for it.

He that kills by the gun must somehow die by it.
Investigated by who? The FBI has found so much fraud in Minnesota they are not briefing Tim Walz State Govt.
If you can't see they are using the death to divert attention ,you must be something special.

The TSA flagged $700 million in cash being flown out by Somali couriers last 2 years. Govt Walz knew and impeded investigation ,firing whistleblowers

https://justthenews.com/government/security/wedfeds-probing-hundreds-millions-suspected-somali-cash-luggage-leaving

A state rep says democrats inflated budgets so they could skim off to their non profits .
Independent journalist was attacked yesterday in that area, the protesters have iced water bottles.
The ICE agent has been doxxed,he has raised over $350K to help him.

Trump should issue a preemptive pardon and haul the corrupt mayor,AG and Governor to jail.

The democrat Ayan Pressely is calling for abolishing ICE.

I posted a legal analysis of why the agents actions are justified ,your retort is just that.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Venezuela Soldier Going Viral: Reveal How US Delta Forces Captured Maduro by basilico: 9:54am On Jan 12
I largely agree. America military might is unmatched. The Maduro capture stands out as the most sophisticated raid and capture.
What betrays America is wokeness ,with politicians demanding Rules of Engagement that pits their troops against adversaries. Every mission is analysed by never do wels looking for someone to hold for anything minute.
I think some soldiers were fired for urinating on dead Talibans.
I have derided the Russian army over Ukraine. Without air superiority and dominance,they lose soldiers every day If it was America fighting Ukraine there would be no single Air Defence switched on. Their bombers would be flying all over dropping bombs at will.
Air superiority is key to winning any war.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico:
bayelsaowei:
Trump cant withstand the truth. He cant withstand dissenting information from what he wants. Only dictators act that way.

Meanwhile how is the case with Letitia James going ?
He is obeying obstructionist judges, the Senate is not confirming his appointments. They are literally running out the clock on him.
We can agree on that?

Letitia case was obstructed by a conflicted prosecutor.Was thrown out because the US Attorney has not been confirmed,thanks to the Senate backstabbing him. Ditto James Comey. Your attention span is upto where you catch Trump wrong. If you really want to delve into why Letitia James case has not moved to trial,conviction and jail in Guantanamo read this. He is the one who analysed her 40 years of lying on each and every mortgage application she has ever made ,then alerted the authorities.

https://whitecollarfraud.com/2025/12/21/six-for-six-abcs-katherine-faulders-and-the-letitia-james-leak-pipeline/

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https://whitecollarfraud.com/96-minutes-the-letitia-james-grand-jury-leaks-were-worse-than-reported/
If you won't read that ,you have no authority talking about her ,because you'll be doing it from ignorance ...or TDS

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 9:04am On Jan 12
Former Prosecutor Shipwreckedcrew analyses the Reene Good shooting. Citing several SCOTUS rulings ,he demolishes the liberal argument that the agent was not justified in shooting Reene.

https://redstate.com/shipwreckedcrew/2026/01/11/minneapolis-is-not-even-a-close-call-a-lawsplainer-on-officer-involved-shootings-n2198004

Bayelsaowei,you can debunk him with your advanced knowledge.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 8:45am On Jan 12
Trump was elected by Americans with a specific agenda. I believe he is doing what he thinks is good for America,whether he wants to grab oil from Venezuela.
As far as Jerome Powell is concerned ,he was refered criminally by Senate for not being truthful. He should go explain himself because apparently he is innocent. What's so hard about that. Jeanine Pirro is the one leading the investigation,Now Biden also proudly claimed he kept a wall between himself and the DOJ. As I stated earlier today ,most likely the production of internal communication will reveal more than meets the eyes.
Wasn't Trump investigated ,put on trial ,convicted ,fined multiple times over sham cases. .
Why is Jerome special?
Senate leader Thune has said he will block further appointments to the federal reserve until this legal matter is sorted. In other words what you call a dictator will not be able to push through any nominations.

bayelsaowei:
And this playbook is exactly how a country like Nigeria ended up with weak/feeble institutions..dead institutions..institutions that worhsip the executive, rather than serve the populace and the constitution.

Trump wants total control..he is making chaotic decisions and wants to completely control the outcome/message to hoodwink his empty headed followers. Same way Tinubu is controlling our inflation figures so that it looks good on tbe books, but on the streets its citizens dealing with high prices and a completely unfavourable economy.

America should continue..by the time Trump is done with it.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 8:35am On Jan 12
I think I'm ahead of time. Heritage Foundation releases a report on strengthening families.

The state of the American family is in crisis, with a low marriage rate, a low fertility rate, and an epidemic of broken homes. Without the formation and stability of families, America will not survive.
... decades of a cultural shift and public policy played a significant part in the decline of family formation. There was an increased number of kids growing up in homes where parents were not married. Economic and social problems were also contributors to the decline of the traditional family structure.


The left vicious assault on the family is solely to blame .


https://www.heritage.org/press/saving-the-american-family-heritage-releases-landmark-report-rebuilding-and-strengthening-us


basilico:
Interesting perspective.

https://x.com/miles_commodore/status/2009688548866212005

Breakdown of the black family.
The responses are eye opening.
While the main tweet is about black family ,I've asked Grok to calculate how much benefits a single mother of 3 with zero income she would get equivalent to a full time working person wages.

In 2026, a single mother of three (household of 4) with zero income is eligible for a combination of cash, food, housing, and healthcare assistance. The total value of these benefits, when converted to a gross hourly wage based on a standard 40-hour workweek (160 hours per month), represents the income she would need to earn to match the purchasing power of these tax-free government supports.
 California (CalWORKs and Medi-Cal) In California, the maximum monthly benefits include approximately $1,130 from CalWORKs, $994 from SNAP (CalFresh), and $150 from WIC. When adding the market value of Section 8 housing (approx. $3,500 for a 3-bedroom) and Medi-Cal health coverage (approx. $2,800), the total monthly value reaches approximately $8,574. 
The equivalent hourly wage is calculated as:\(\frac{\$8,574}{160}=\$53.59\)In high-cost urban areas,
This equivalent pay can exceed $53.59 per hour.

 New York (TANF and Medicaid) New York provides approximately $952 in TANF cash assistance, $994 in SNAP, and $150 in WIC. Including the average market value for a 3-bedroom housing voucher (approx. $3,200) and Medicaid health insurance (approx. $2,700), the total estimated monthly benefit value is $7,996. 
The equivalent hourly wage is calculated as:\(\frac{\$7,996}{160}=\$49.98\)
This results in an equivalent pay of approximately $49.98 per hour. 

Massachusetts (TAFDC and MassHealth) 
Massachusetts offers approximately $900 in TAFDC cash aid, $994 in SNAP, and $150 in WIC. Factoring in the high value of state housing vouchers (approx. $3,000) and MassHealth coverage (approx. $2,600), the total monthly value is approximately $7,644. 
The equivalent hourly wage is calculated as:\(\frac{\$7,644}{160}=\$47.78\)
This results in an equivalent pay of approximately $47.78 per hour. 

Calculation Components The equivalent hourly rates above are based on the sum of direct cash/food aid and the market value of non-cash services. These figures represent gross (pre-tax) earnings, as government benefits are typically not subject to income tax. Actual values vary significantly by specific zip code and the availability of housing vouchers, which often have extensive waitlists.


Why bother being married and working .
This applies to all races not only blacks

Sometimes I like thinking out of the box.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico:
Unlimited22:
Going after Jerome Powell for what?

Cococandy, bayelsaowei, raumdeuter, basilico, nateevs, Ibime, pdpguy
Democrats are proven liars. This is what Trump should be highlighting.
Individual Federal Reserve employees political donations

2024 Cycle (as of late 2024/early 2025 data): Approximately 92% of contributions went to Democrats and about 8% to Republicans.
2022 Cycle: About 91% to Democrats and 9% to Republicans.
2020 Cycle: Around 92% to Democrats and 8% to Republicans.


Aligns perfectly with Washington DC 92-93% votes for Biden and. Kamala 2020 and 2024 ,though the Federal Reserve has other branches on other states.

Tell me those numerous fed reserve PhDs just do their jobs impartially .
If I was Trunp ,I would subpoena all their internal emails and official texts.

FBI Deputy Counter Intelligence Director and the FBI Deputy Director General Counsel texted each other
Lisa Page asked: "Trump is not ever going to become president, right? Right?!"
Peter Strzok replied: "No. No he won't. We'll stop it."

I'm certain the employees at the Federal Reserve are way worse. Hope that subpoena leads to DOJ getting into reviewing internal staff communications.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico:
IbeOkehie:
Universal suffrage and majority rule democracy are dangerous. Everyone knows this but emotions get in the way. That's facts.

Good Luck to Nigerians.
I'm still not convinced that having an earned voting right is workable.
Incase a country goes to war,the eligible voters will want everyone to fight.
Again if you look at the economy, the consumers who make the rich wealthy are the poor majority. Whether a product is for the wealthy ,the chain still goes down to the spending by the majority of the poorer population. Wealth is generated from the mass market segment of the population.

What fails the west is the trust they have in elections. The trust that everyone will do the right thing. Including in universities where Marxism and socialism is openly taught . Do America children still have civics lessons?
Take a look at Soros. He funds everything anti west ,he has his own prosecutors and attorney generals who are soft on criminals.
The media also needs to be reigned in. The coordinated narrative shaping. Outright right or left bias. Their open door policy with politicians and intelligence operatives.
The violent paid for protests in the streets are a byproduct of first amendment rights that democrats have stretched to the limits.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 10:35am On Jan 11
Today would have been Laken Riley's 24th birthday if she hadn't been murdered by an illegal migrant that was released into the country by the Biden Administration

Yet Democrats did not demand justice for Riley, instead they are marching in the streets for Anti-ICE agitator, Renee Good, who allegedly attempted to run an ICE agent over with her SUV

Riley was m*rdered February 22, 2024, at the age of 22, by Jose Antonio Ibarra, an illegal migrant from Venezuela.

Her body was found in a wooded area near Lake Herrick, she was beaten and strangled.

🔹September 2022:
Ibarra illegally entered the U.S. near El Paso, Texas.
He was released into the country by the Biden administration.
His travel to New York was paid for by American tax dollars. He stayed at the Roosevelt Hotel migrant shelter - also paid for by Americans.

🔹September 2023
Ibarra was arrested on charges of "acting in a manner injurious to a child less than 17"
Sanctuary NYPD released him before ICE could detain him.
After he was released, taxpayer dollars were used to pay for his travel to Georgia.
#newyork
🔹About a month later (October 2023), Ibarra and his brother were picked up for shoplifting at a Walmart in Athens
They were released back into the community, without ICE having the opportunity to detain them.

🔹He m*rdered Riley less than 5 months later

🔹Ilhan Omar did not show up at an organized protest against her illegal migrant k*ller

🔹AOC did not say Riley's m*rder was "extrajudicial killing" or call for the illegal migrant involved to be prosecuted.

🔹Mayor Jacob Frey (Minneapolis) did not say the Illegal migrant's actions were 'Reckless that resulted in someone dying" or 'Bullsh*t"

🔹Gov. Tim Walz (Minnesota) did not say the Biden administration's defense of illegal migrants were a " propaganda machine," and he did not promise a full investigation for accountability.

🔹House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (New York) did not say Riley's murder was "an abomination" and "a complete and total disgrace," with no evidence justifying the use of deadly force.

🔹Rep. Maxwell Frost (Florida) did not say illegal migrants as a whole need to be held accountable, and she did not say "We’ve been warning about this for an entire year," or criticize the Biden administration.

🔹Democratic leaders in Minnesota did not denounce the illegal migrant m*rderer, and did not demand illegal migrants "leave our state immediately" and she did not condemn the illegal migrant criminal tactics.

🔹Democrats in Congress did not push to limit open border policies and funding for illegal migrants, and they did not seek to rein in the Biden Administration for their open border policies following the m*rder of an innocent college student.

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 9:03am On Jan 11
IbeOkehie:
That's good that race wasn't implied. My error.

Yes the homeless would not be able to vote if they don't own property...if property ownership becomes a qualification to vote.

Good thing is that the USA is a republic. All votes are not equal under the Electoral College due to population differences of the States.

Also the Citizens United (?) case qualified money as speech, opinions aren't equal either, richer people have "bigger" speech to influence elections and candidates.

Adding other sensible voting qualifications like property ownership, paying taxes and military service would be a good thing. Maybe one wouldn't need such qualifications to stand for office, just to vote.

And naturalized immigrants should never be able to hold ANY office anywhere. There's already a push for that. In my view children of naturalized immigrants or legal residents shouldn't be able to hold office.



That's a possible meme or trolling. I saw that claim somewhere yesterday and checked the text at the official law Reader or Depository or something at the University of Minnesota. Maybe I read it wrong or missed it. 🤔

However it's clear the shooting was justified. Thanks to the White Man for inventing video.

Thanks

Good Luck to Nigerians.
It's not exactly stated ,which is why I posted it the actual reference
The law is about when police officers should use deadly force. Enacted by a special session following George Floyd death.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 8:45am On Jan 11
Google Gemini gave me correct results for 2020 elections in Minnesota then the bot got confused immediately after that

Never blindly trust AI chatbots . They make mistakes too. Sometimes they lie outright with a straight face when they don't know an answer.

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 8:12am On Jan 11
Governor Tim Walz signed this into law in 2020.

Minnesota Statutes § 609.066, states: "If a driver accelerates toward an officer standing in front of the vehicle, this creates an immediate, life-threatening danger. The officer doesn't need to wait until impact; they can act based on the apparent intent and proximity".

Democrats have no shame.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 7:21am On Jan 11
Unlimited22:
Happy?
HAPPY?

That americans are being hunted for being American?

Happy?

It's the most painful and predictable 'I told you so' ever
There was no plan for what happened afterwards and it's now glaring.
You don't expect Venezuela who were in Maduro's camp to just give up easily.
That said, I've not followed on what's really happening there, I know the Venezuela armed forces are still under Maduro's buddies control.Who knows whether they will start a separatist movement or a civil war.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 7:16am On Jan 11
Trump signed executive order safeguarding Venezuela oil money in the US Treasury where no creditors or activist judges can touch .The money will be released under Rubio's permission once a legitimate govt is in position.
The liberals led Bernie Sanders are up in arms saying trump wants to steal the oil. The Venezuela people are happy Maduro is gone . "We don’t care. Venezuelans want freedom and we are happy. We’ll pay for it with oil — our future in freedom is worth more. We have resources to spare, and we had already spent 26 years giving them away to Cuba, China, and Russia".

https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2026/01/10/the-curious-case-of-democrats-selective-compassion-n4948126

One has photos of Trump in his shop.

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico:
ICE Acting Executive Associate Director Marcos Charles reveals Good “had been harassing some other of the vehicles, uh, one of our other vehicles.” He said ICE agents briefly lost sight of her at a red light, but she quickly returned to the area. “She then… continued to harass and impede the enforcement actions of our officers there on that street, uh, by blocking them, using her vehicle to block our vehicles, uh, to, uh, basically use her vehicle as a barrier across the… public roadway, uh, and impede our officers.”

Charles described Good’s actions as deliberate and aggressive. “Officers were trying to get around her. Every time they would try to go either in front of the vehicle or behind the vehicle, she would then reverse or go forward, trying to hit our other vehicles.” When asked to clarify, he added, “She was trying to get… in the way of our other vehicles, whether it be hitting them or to stop them from proceeding forward.”

Asked what he meant by “harass,” Charles explained, “They follow us… start honking, yelling at us… calling us names… they’ll cut us off… use their vehicle to stop our vehicles’ forward progress.” He confirmed Good had done “all of the above” multiple times that day. “She was doing whatever she could in order to impede us and harass us.”


She was just an innocent mom going about her business.
With the ICE agent in front of her, Rebecca the wife had yelled at her "Drive Baby Drive"
Rebecca is seen a video saying the shooting was her fault.
Reene Good photo vs the one from enemedia.

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico:
Minneapolis mayor Frey downplays the ICE agent injury after being hit by Reene Good.
"The ICE agent walked away with a hip injury that he might as well have gotten from closing a refrigerator door with his hips. He was not injured. I’ve seen worse injuries from doing that. No, he wasn’t run over. He walked out of there with a hop in his step.”

Evil man.
Here he is kneeling before St George of Fentanyl casket.

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 5:51am On Jan 11
Unbelievable.

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 4:07am On Jan 11
Unlimited22:
https://x.com/i/status/2010122363959132374



Of course, it wasn't going to be as easy as kidnapping Maduro.


First, oil execs are politely declining to invest in drilling unless they get serious government guarantees, now this.
I'm wondering why you are happy there are chances that Venezuela oil facilities won't be upgraded. The Chinese and Russians have not poured $100 billion in investments in Venezuela.
The concern about Venezuela seems more or less about Trump failing than Venezuela being able to export more oil
They sell oil at a discounted rate, most of it to China .Which advanced them loans to be repaid back in oil. My understanding is that Venezuela oil will be sold to American refineries at market prices, refined and then sold to China or any other country.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 3:52am On Jan 11
Strange. Iranians have burnt at least 30 mosques. In America and Europe mosques are being built.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 5:19pm On Jan 10
benalvino3:
Iran is on fire.
The leftists and their media don't care that the Islamic regime is shooting the people of Iran.

There is no way to blame Israel
I love the resilience of Iranians. The mad Ayatollahs are as bad as Kim Jong Un. Khamanei is a divine ruler ,a state that most Iranians applauded when Khomeini returned from exile in France. Then he methodically proceeded to murder every opponent and change the Persian name to the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The Persians still have that fight in their bones despite severe repression.
I hope that mad Ayatollah flees to Russia yesterday.
Iran would be a very rich country if they got rid of Sharia . Despite the repression,the female population makes upto 49% of university enrollment.
I wish them well. I hope this time they prevail. With Trump threatening them ,I'm certain he will do like Israelis did. Bomb the Basij and IRGC headquarters , if they continue murdering their own citizens .
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 5:10pm On Jan 10
raumdeuter:
Earned qualifications to vote is a bad idea

Every adult citizen has his own concerns about their life and your own concern is not more legit that mine nor should take precedence. That is do not have enough assets as you should not mean I wont have a say in how my life is run.
Its a very slippery slope as how do we determine a criteria. Is it just any house or a house worth certain amount .
Since we are all moving to a stage where AI will be more clever than human,maybe we can have AI just predicting , analyzing ,mining and select the best candidate.Give AI tools the full datasets and it comes up with the next president.
Hahaha
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 4:46pm On Jan 10
IbeOkehie:
Same thing with the silly ban on corporate purchases of single family homes.

Republicans and the Conservative Party have a serious problem though because they're trying to compete with Democrats and Liberals in GIVING AWAY GOODIES, SUBSIDIES & WELFARE to voters. Most voters are ill informed, susceptible to emotive appeals and just plain greedy and envious of the rich. So in a way the Republicans they're just doing what they have to do to win votes.

Ronald Reagan gave amnesty to illegal immigrants in 1986, this established a precedent that underlies the current immigration crisis.

George Bush the 2nd started the Medicare program that pays for drugs, called Medicare Part D. This has now DIRECTLY led to a MAJOR CRISIS in the retail pharmacy industry....Walgreens and Rite Aid went BANKRUPT and CVS is also in crisis mode, small pharmacy chains and independents are closing down all over the place.

Democrats did their own too. In 1999 President Clinton implemented regulations that LOWERED credit score qualifications for mortgage loans and the EXPLICIT reason was to increase home ownership among Black Americans. At the time when Bill Clinton imposed his regulations, Black home ownership was already rising at the FASTEST PACE in the history of the USA. The ACTUAL RESULT those regulations was the 2008 Financial Crisis and now Black Home ownership TODAY is lower than it was in 2006. READ THAT AGAIN and think about it.

All democracies should adopt a republican ethos - meaning there should be EARNED QUALIFICATIONS to be able to vote. Voters should own property, pay INCOME taxes under a FLAT RATE system and serve in the military OR police if they can meet the physical standards. Pure or simple majority rule democracy is unfair because HIGH PRODUCING, INTELLIGENT OR SUCCESSFUL people are always a MINORITY and the majority poorer AND low IQ people will always vote to increase taxes on those wealthy people.

Larry Page of Google, Elon Musk of Tesla and Peter Thiel of Palantir have moved out of California BECAUSE of a threatened tax on billionaires. Now get this.....the top 1% of income earners in California pay 40% of the state taxes...nationally the top 1% pay 25% of federal taxes. And California Democrats are still not satisfied, the State Service Employees Union is leading a Referendum Project to impose a WEALTH TAX on billionaires. The excuse is INEQUALITY, but the average USA citizen has among the richest and highest HDI in the world. So tax USA citizens and redistribute to the world?

Anyway most people with socialist, liberal or progressive outlook....the vast majority of them...are just dumb, unintelligent, envious, greedy and lazy. The few intelligent liberals always use the dumb ones as cannon fodder to loot the system. Like Bernie Sanders is a multimillionare who has never had a private sector job, always living off TAXES as a government official. He gets elected by inciting DUMB & LOW IQ people to vote for him, it's that simple.

At least Donald Trump made his own money or comes from a family that made money by risk and hard work. The man doesn't even take a salary to serve as President. That's exactly why he's eventually going to prison, the dumb hordes are going to get him.

It's a pity we have a system of EQUAL VOTES without EQUAL CONTRIBUTIONS.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muVVOjJsLG8?si=JNmVHGuFC5PRHStR

Good Luck to Nigerians.
Earned qualification to vote is a hard sell.Democrats want the most flawed process.
I'll give an example. In a former workplace at an ISP ,we used to accept cash from clients. The Accounts receivables always had plenty of hard cash in their office. The bosses were happy because they would always get cash from the cashier and give a postdated cheque when they were broke. Employees would easily get cash from the office to be deducted from the salary whenever they needed it.All that stopped when clients had to deposit direct to bank or write checks No cash. The change wasn't pleasant at all,people now had to start learning how to manage their money.

Democrats want as many loopholes as possible .They can slot in illegals with no voter ID, voter registration vouching, mail in ballots , ballot Drop boxes ,voting machines , DMV vote registration , vulnerable vote tallying machines. Anything that can be exploited.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 4:06pm On Jan 10
raumdeuter:
I am trying to understand how you use fiat to force down the credit card interest rate. Like you said, Same thing with student loan forgiveness

All these end up discouraging private sector investment and the govt will have to shoulder the burden, but because they need to appeal to th voters sentiments, they become a giveaway govt. I will give this , I will give that without caring where its coming from

Nothing is free, anything free I give you, is coming from somewhere/someone else or its debt

When they do all these giveaway and the Math is not catching up, they start increasing taxes
There is a legal loophole used by countries to cap interest rates.
Pass a law that interest rates should not exceed say 2% of the monthly moving inflation rates
It's been done .by these countries
South Africa
France
Morocco
Nepal
Bolivia
Chile
Paraguay
Zambia (historically, repealed)
Kenya (historically, repealed)
Benin
Burkina Faso
Côte d'Ivoire
Mali
Niger
Senegal
Togo
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Republic of Congo
Gabon
Equatorial Guinea

That's different from capping rents.
Some countries also have a cap on the amount of interest one can pay back on a loan eg repayment should be no more than 100% of borrowed amounts.
Budaatum take note before flapping your ignorance
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 10:42am On Jan 10
Don't know whether this been posted.
Tim Pool analysis of Reene God shooting.

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 9:46am On Jan 10
Konkoja:
This man, this madness follow you enter 2026☹️☹️. @Seun, Nairaland should refer this guy for psychiatric treatment as part of your CSR.
What's the madness. I'm providing evidence that the democrats have destroyed families . Not only black families but every one is not safe from the assaults waged by democrats.. you the one who needs to see a shrink not basilico.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico:
Interesting perspective.

https://x.com/miles_commodore/status/2009688548866212005

Breakdown of the black family.
The responses are eye opening.
While the main tweet is about black family ,I've asked Grok to calculate how much benefits a single mother of 3 with zero income she would get equivalent to a full time working person wages.

In 2026, a single mother of three (household of 4) with zero income is eligible for a combination of cash, food, housing, and healthcare assistance. The total value of these benefits, when converted to a gross hourly wage based on a standard 40-hour workweek (160 hours per month), represents the income she would need to earn to match the purchasing power of these tax-free government supports.
 California (CalWORKs and Medi-Cal) In California, the maximum monthly benefits include approximately $1,130 from CalWORKs, $994 from SNAP (CalFresh), and $150 from WIC. When adding the market value of Section 8 housing (approx. $3,500 for a 3-bedroom) and Medi-Cal health coverage (approx. $2,800), the total monthly value reaches approximately $8,574. 
The equivalent hourly wage is calculated as:\(\frac{\$8,574}{160}=\$53.59\)In high-cost urban areas,
This equivalent pay can exceed $53.59 per hour.

 New York (TANF and Medicaid) New York provides approximately $952 in TANF cash assistance, $994 in SNAP, and $150 in WIC. Including the average market value for a 3-bedroom housing voucher (approx. $3,200) and Medicaid health insurance (approx. $2,700), the total estimated monthly benefit value is $7,996. 
The equivalent hourly wage is calculated as:\(\frac{\$7,996}{160}=\$49.98\)
This results in an equivalent pay of approximately $49.98 per hour. 

Massachusetts (TAFDC and MassHealth) 
Massachusetts offers approximately $900 in TAFDC cash aid, $994 in SNAP, and $150 in WIC. Factoring in the high value of state housing vouchers (approx. $3,000) and MassHealth coverage (approx. $2,600), the total monthly value is approximately $7,644. 
The equivalent hourly wage is calculated as:\(\frac{\$7,644}{160}=\$47.78\)
This results in an equivalent pay of approximately $47.78 per hour. 

Calculation Components The equivalent hourly rates above are based on the sum of direct cash/food aid and the market value of non-cash services. These figures represent gross (pre-tax) earnings, as government benefits are typically not subject to income tax. Actual values vary significantly by specific zip code and the availability of housing vouchers, which often have extensive waitlists.


Why bother being married and working .
This applies to all races not only blacks

Sometimes I like thinking out of the box.

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 8:03am On Jan 10
I like how many are happy with any Trump failure.
DOGE was disbanded?

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 6:16am On Jan 10
raumdeuter:
The democrat order to their followers
Trust CNN. CNN International’s “The Brief,” CNN Senior Correspondent Campbell.
"He puts himself in front of that vehicle, and I’ll tell you, law enforcement officers are trained, essentially, not to put yourself in that situation. That’s training that happens from coast to coast in this country. But the moment that she then turns the wheel and begins to drive forward, it appears, from other vantage points, that he was likely struck by that car, and so, under policy, an agent can articulate, I felt my life was in danger, I opened fire. But there are big questions based on the angle where he was, were there other options, could he have jumped out of the way? That’s a big question.”

He added, “Every agent and officer in this country, when they open fire, they’re accountable for every single round, they have to know what’s beyond that target. We’re learning here, in this case, that the agent went to guns, opened fire, shooting towards the direction of those bystanders. Thankfully, no one else was hit


They want blood on the streets. With that kind of questioning,the paid agitators will raise a stink
Keith Ellison will also use the that to investigate, to divert from his criminal referral. Someone also wondered whether the agent should have been recording the confrontation using his now available footage of the encounter.

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by basilico: 4:36am On Jan 10
Raumdeuter benalvino3.
You are free to protest and request credit card companies to increase your interests.
This looks another ploy to get Democrats side with credit companies.Abracadabra.

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