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Foreign AffairsRe: Trump Calls Kim Darroch, UK Ambassador 'A Very Stupid Guy' by CTPlayer: 12:32pm On Jul 10, 2019
Foreign AffairsRe: Melania Trump Is Having An Affair With Head Of Security In Trump Tower Woman Twe by CTPlayer: 11:02pm On Jul 09, 2019
FAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Foreign AffairsRe: Billionaire Ross Perot Who Ran Twice For US President, Dead At 89 by CTPlayer: 11:00pm On Jul 09, 2019
Interesting man from what I have read, RIP.
Foreign AffairsLand Of A Million Orphans, Zambia by CTPlayer(op): 7:25pm On Jul 09, 2019
LAND OF A MILLION ORPHANS: DailyMail.com investigates the hidden African crisis driven by AIDS and meets 'children raised by children' left behind in Zambia
PART 1 OF AN EXCLUSIVE 3-PART SERIES; VISIT DAILYMAIL.COM TOMORROW FOR PART 2
Zambia is a land-locked nation in sub-Saharan Africa whose population of 17 million includes 1 million orphans, according to the United Nations Development Programme
AIDS killed an entire generation of parents, leaving the country with half its population younger than 18; DailyMail.com traveled there to meet children in two slums in the capital city
Hundreds of thousands of children there sleep in overcrowded one-room shacks or under plastic tarps
One in 13 Zambians will die before age 5, and many kids don't know their parents or their own birthdays
More than 1.2 million Zambians live with HIV; new cases are 29 times as common as in the United States and 53 times the United Kingdom's rate
Sexual abuse is rampant; some tribes' cultures teach that sex with a virgin can cure AIDS, driving child rape and more HIV infections
You can learn more about humanitarian crises in Zambia from UNICEF, UNAIDS, the PEPFAR program or the Family Legacy charity

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7207739/LAND-MILLION-ORPHANS-hidden-AIDS-driven-African-crisis-children-raised-children.html
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by CTPlayer: 2:38pm On Jul 08, 2019
happney65:
Breaking--Iran announces higher enrichment levels all due to Trump tearing off a nice deal with no replacement whatsoever..
Wonder why Iran would "announce" this.
TravelRe: Singapore And Japan Have World's Most Powerful Passports,See Where Nigeria Is by CTPlayer: 11:19pm On Jul 05, 2019
Maski87:
Americans don't need to travel to anywhere, the have everything the need in their country, and the whole world wants to go to yankee and not Japan or Singapore
The far East is interesting but the USA has literally everything from wide open plains, massive cattle ranches, massive mountains, snow skiing, hiking camping, beaches, desert, The Appalachian Trail, the Deep South, etc. You can travel the USA in various types of camping vehicles and stay at thousands and thousands of campgrounds that have electrical power, showers, laundry.
http://www.uscampgrounds.info/USCACAMPS3.gif
https://www.wohnmobilamerika.com/img-test/blog/campingplatze-usa.jpg
https://diamondlakeresort.net/files/2018/10/dl_campgrounds.jpg
https://ssl.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000tgAIzOgVe_U/s/750/campsite-pines-campground-yosemite-park-california121163.jpg
https://amp.businessinsider.com/images/5bb256ca9a4ab803db619ada-750-544.jpg
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by CTPlayer: 9:22pm On Jul 05, 2019
Technically Air Force One is any plane that POTUS is traveling in. USA has 2 747s utilized as AF1. The helicopter is called Marine 1. The call signs are only utilized if POTUS is onboard.
Foreign AffairsRe: My Jamaican Friend Said Everyone Should Move Back To Their Countries by CTPlayer: 9:17pm On Jul 05, 2019
mysticwarrior:
and you think Italy was not invaded by the Isrealis? During world war 2 they were large numbers of of Jews living in Italy, even as we speak there are 50000 Italian Jews currently living in Italy, "Mario baloteli adopted parents are Italian jews", The Ottomans ruled Syria and Iraq and today there about 3.5 million Syrians and 15000 iraqis living in Turkey, my brother isn't this a vivid case of karma? The invaders are now being invaded.
You are confusing a religion, being Jewish, with being a citizen of Israel. 25% of the citizens of Israel are not Jewish. I would not call the Jewish migration into Europe, which happened a long time ago, much of an invasion. There was not that many and they got kicked out of most of the countries at various times. Not too mention the Nazis almost killed all them.
Foreign AffairsRe: Biggest Modern- Day Slavery: The British Are Enslaving Polish Migrants by CTPlayer: 5:51pm On Jul 05, 2019
Well technically Poles are "Slavs" Slaves. LOL. It could be worse they could be the untouchable class of India. At least with a slave the owner has an incentive to keep a slave healthy because a sick or dead slave can't make you money lol.
Foreign AffairsRe: My Jamaican Friend Said Everyone Should Move Back To Their Countries by CTPlayer: 5:45pm On Jul 05, 2019
mysticwarrior:
The British, Spanish, French and the Portuguese invaded other peoples country forcefully, now those countries they invaded are now the once invading them. The British were in india, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Ghana, Jamaica and Gambia to established a colony, now citizens of these countries are flocking Britain like swarm of bees, that is why you see Britain making their immigration laws very strict, same with the French and the Spanish.
Well Empire building goes much further back than some of those you mentioned. Rome ruled over Judea/Israel (and many other places) that doesn't mean that an Israeli has a right to move to Italy today. The Brits were everywhere however there is a big difference relative to where British subjects moved to....The Anglosphere, Canada, USA, New Zealand, Australia etc. vs. places where their empire components showed up, same for Spain and France. The Ottoman Empire ruled over the Arabic lands for centuries but the Turks are allowed to control their borders today.
They already have issues with all of the Syrians there now. Speaking of India, who didn't invade them, pretty everyone did.
Foreign AffairsRe: The U.s Gears Up For 4th Of July Celebrations by CTPlayer: 1:27pm On Jul 04, 2019
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by CTPlayer: 1:25pm On Jul 04, 2019
Timbuktuo:
Nike pulls a sneaker line because someone finds the American flag offensive. You literally cannot make this up. The left is insane.
Gov of Arizona pulled state tax incentives for a Nike factory that was to be built in Arizona.
Foreign AffairsRe: My Jamaican Friend Said Everyone Should Move Back To Their Countries by CTPlayer: 3:45am On Jul 03, 2019
panafrican:
The same reason why a Jamaican said " Everyone should move back to their country "
grin
What country?
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by CTPlayer: 3:43am On Jul 03, 2019
The leftists are silent, MAGA.
TravelRe: More Than 30 Other Countries Recognize Birthright Citizenship — Here's The Full by CTPlayer: 3:35am On Jul 01, 2019
Ugosample:
And what do you intend to gain in doing the "blocking"
Protect a country.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by CTPlayer: 6:09pm On Jun 30, 2019
Tijuana authorities investigating migrant groups trying to buy children to cross into the United States

Local pastor says groups are trying to buy children or pair up with single mothers out of sheer desperation, but women and children migrants in Tijuana are terrified.
By WENDY FRY
JUNE 27, 2019 6:37 PM
Tijuana, Baja California — Some migrants in Tijuana are trying to purchase children from vulnerable single mothers in local shelters so they can more easily cross into the United States, according to shelter directors, migrants and Tijuana law enforcement authorities.
Migrants in Tijuana shelters said they are alarmed after reports of single mothers being approached by groups of men who have offered to buy children to improve their chances of safely crossing into the United States.

A decades-old legal document, known as the Flores agreement, says migrant children should only be held briefly in U.S. border custody, which often means they are released, along with the parent or guardian with whom they crossed while they wait for their asylum cases to make their way through clogged immigration courts.

Tijuana, Mexico
A mother (prefers not to give her name) along with her youngest of two children waits at the front entrance of the Embajadores shelter in Tijuana on June 27, 2019. She recently arrived in Tijuana a week ago with her 5-year old son and her 7-month old baby, where she spent several nights on the street before moving into the shelter. She claims she had to leave Honduras because the gangs in Honduras are threatening her because her husband who is in the U.S., refuses to join the gang.(Nelvin C. Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Typically, when migrants are apprehended at the border with their children they are held in custody for a few days before they are released. Single adults who cross the border can face months in detention.

U.S. border authorities have been warning since June 2018 about people fraudulently using children who aren’t theirs to pose as family units and gain entry into the United States a claim that critics said was overblown. But now, authorities in Tijuana are warning migrant mothers to keep their children close by and supervised, after reports of men offering to purchase migrant children in order to cross.

“I can’t go to work because I can’t take my eyes off my boys,” said Antonia Portillo Cruz, a 44-year-old migrant from Honduras, who said the men have been targeting the shelter where she stays. She said she witnessed some of the men asking women in the shelter about purchasing their children, but none of them made the offer directly to her.


Portillo said the groups of men have been approaching the Iglesia Embajadores de Jesus shelter in Tijuana and offering about 7,000 pesos, or $350, to purchase a child to cross into the United States.

She said she fears the requests and the offers of money will turn into demands or kidnappings. Portillo said she never lets her two boys, aged 10 and 8, out of her sight.

“They want to rob our kids so they can cross into the United States,” she said angrily.

A spokesman for the Tijuana municipal police confirmed the reports and said federal authorities are investigating. The case was first reported by Tijuana journalists Yolanda Morales and Yuriria Sierra for Imagen TV.

Tijuana, Mexico
Pastor Gustavo Banda at the Embajadores shelter in Tijuana speaks to reporters about the allegations on Thursday on June 27, 2019.(Nelvin C. Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Pastor Gustavo Banda, a local Tijuana shelter director, said his families are terrified and feel forced to keep all their children locked inside at all times.

“These are cases of desperation,” said Banda who runs the Embajadores shelter in Scorpion Canyon. “Of course, the women have not accepted any of these offers, but clearly this is a huge concern because of the danger to the children.”

Banda now keeps a chain lock around the fence to his shelter and said they do not let the children outdoors unsupervised. He said some men, whom he believes are from Haiti or Central America, are also offering money to single mothers to pair up as a fake family unit and cross together. It is unclear whether the men approaching the shelter are trying to use the children for their own passage or for others who wish to cross.

“Right now, the entire border of Tijuana is practically closed for the migrants, even those from Haiti,” he said.

A 15-year-old teenager from Haiti said she was afraid to give her name because she witnessed the men approaching the shelter asking for children to buy.

“It’s horrific,” she said. “I could not even imagine the horror before I came here. I just wonder what happens to the kids once they make it across. It’s not like their mom or dad who will care for them no matter what.”

Banda stressed that none of the mothers sheltered at his church have cooperated with the men by selling their babies. He said as soon as he heard of the threat several weeks ago he called the police who have been monitoring the shelter every day, sometimes coming by three times a day, to try to identify the suspects.

In June 2018, then-Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen faced criticism for justifying family separations at the border by warning about adults falsely identifying themselves as parents of migrant children they were traveling with across the border.

“I’m sad to say that from October 2017 to this February, we have seen a staggering 315 percent increase in illegal aliens fraudulently using children to pose as family units to gain entry into this country,” said Nielsen to the National Sheriffs’ Association in June 2018.

While her data was correct, the New York Times pointed out instances of family fraud were only a small percentage of the overall number of families apprehended at the southwest U.S. border.

There were 46 cases of family fraud in fiscal year 2017 versus 600 cases in fiscal year 2018, which began in October 2017 and ended in September 2018, Department of Homeland Security data shows.

Those cases make up less than 1 percent of the total families apprehended at the border.

Embajadores pastor, Banda, said the trend was born out of unimaginable suffering and stems from recent changes in immigration policy that he called “inhumane U.S. border policies.”

“Whether they are bad people or not, I don’t know, but they are looking for ways to cross the border and end their suffering,” he said.

Banda said the shelter is taking security precautions like keeping all the children in the back of the shelter or, keep them with their fathers at all times if possible.

“The mothers are very scared for their safety and for the safety of their children,” he said.

At the Agape Misión shelter in south Tijuana, Pastor Albert Rivera said he has been alerting authorities to criminal groups looking for unaccompanied minors. He said the criminals offer money to the minors to pair them up with an adult so both can cross into the United States as a family unit.

“One of the problems is the state government of Baja California has no system to monitor these unaccompanied kids, so they have no idea how many are here and would have no idea if some were missing,” Rivera said.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/border-baja-california/story/2019-06-27/tijuana-authorities-investigating-mgroups-trying-to-buy-children-to-cross-into-the-united-states
TravelRe: More Than 30 Other Countries Recognize Birthright Citizenship — Here's The Full by CTPlayer: 3:01pm On Jun 30, 2019
I don't think it has ever been ruled upon in the USA. There is a policy of granting it in the USA, but that policy is likely wrong.
"subject to the jurisdiction thereof". People illegally in the USA, or people legally in the USA on tourist/business visa who have a kid......
they are not "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" of the USA. If I were Trump I would sign an executive order banning granting anchor babies citizenship.
TravelRe: Noah's Ark Encounter USA by CTPlayer(op): 10:02pm On Jun 25, 2019
KendrickAyomide:
Beautiful scene. But Noah's ark is a Myth
Maybe, maybe not. Virtually all cultures have an epic flood tale passed down. And of course the ocean levels are much higher today than thousands of years ago, although mostly attributed to end of ice age.
TravelNoah's Ark Encounter USA by CTPlayer(op): 9:23pm On Jun 25, 2019
TravelRe: ALLURE OF SEAS - The Worlds Largest Cruise Ship (Comprehensive Pictures) by CTPlayer: 12:25pm On Jun 25, 2019
Wow that thing is massive.
Foreign AffairsRe: Iran Mistakes Trump For Obama. Shoots Down U.S Drone. Big Mistake !! by CTPlayer: 5:20am On Jun 21, 2019
SLBMS:
Iran won't last one week. The U.S Navy alone without the army and airforce will crush Iran in the first one week .
The sanctions are crushing the Iranian regime so they act out. I would let the Saudis and Israel take care of it.
Foreign AffairsRe: Iran Mistakes Trump For Obama. Shoots Down U.S Drone. Big Mistake !! by CTPlayer: 5:17am On Jun 21, 2019
Unfortunate Iranians do not have weapons to overthrow that Regime. 100% of Iranian Americans and Iranian Europeans hate the Regime.
Foreign AffairsRe: Donald J Trump Declares Second Term Bid! by CTPlayer: 5:13am On Jun 21, 2019
Big Boss
TravelRe: 103 Years Old Woman Becomes U.S. Citizen After Entering The Country At Age 88 by CTPlayer: 10:02pm On Jun 16, 2019
Congrats to her.
Foreign AffairsRe: Donald Trump: Africans Are Only Good At Stealing And Lovemaking by CTPlayer: 8:17pm On Jun 16, 2019
Fake news and a fake news article lol.
CultureWalk Down Memory Lane. by CTPlayer(op): 7:49pm On Jun 16, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At6zO21Cjog
1960s Lagos Nigeria Streets, Rare Colour 16mm Home Movie Footage
CrimeRe: Young Lady Killed, Pushed Out Of Bus Naked (photos) by CTPlayer: 5:29pm On Jun 13, 2019
They raped her most likely also.
TravelRe: Cost Of Living In America - Things To Consider by CTPlayer: 11:40am On Jun 13, 2019
Beautyaddy:
Yes, I know...and of which are Federal, State or Local Taxes.
Right and my original point is that Texas the State, does not tax an individuals income, California the State does tax an individuals income.
TravelRe: Cost Of Living In America - Things To Consider by CTPlayer: 8:53pm On Jun 12, 2019
Beautyaddy:
Not true.

Every State in the US pays Federal taxes but not necessary State or local Taxes.
Individual income taxes.
TravelRe: Hailstones Damaged Dozens Of Cars And Several Buildings In Romania by CTPlayer: 8:05pm On Jun 12, 2019
Jeez that is some massive hail.
TravelRe: Cost Of Living In America - Things To Consider by CTPlayer: 7:53pm On Jun 12, 2019
As much as living in walkable cities is very nice....the cost of living is usually better in a surrounding suburb. 3 main reasons:
1) Cheaper housing, renting or buying.
2) Real Estate Taxes are much less than owning within the city limits.
3) Many suburban townships have no income taxes.

Some states have no income taxes also. Example if you make $100K in Cali, the State will keep $10,000 in taxes.
In Texas you keep that $10,000, no income tax.

The "B" cities metro areas cost less than the "A" cities....Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Oklahoma City, Charlotte, etc. much cheaper than NYC, Philly, DC area, Cali, etc. If you like Florida don't overlook Jacksonville, Orlanda, greater Tampa. Greater Dallas, Houston, San Antonio all good.

Years ago the best home purchasing option were in the city, now a lot of stuff has been bought and fixed up or as they say gentrified.
Today the "older" suburban ring (suburbs originally built in the 60's and 70's) usually how the cheapest buying option, just make sure there not too many hood rats with guns running around.

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