madrid5:
which kind rubbish be this,so if a woman becomes pregnant and no longer wants the baby because of her financial situation or other issues she can't change it,na WA for una oh,how can a government be controlling people like that.

You don't answer questions, why?

Did the judgment stop anyone from being pregnant or did it ban abortion? It only stated the fact in the Roe v Wade debacle.

I am not talking about control here, I am talking about the judgment which is right.

I don't understand the complains against the SC when it is a simple issue to understand. People can move to states which approve abortion to carry it out, even some companies said they'd sponsor their employees to do it, what is the fuss?

Other states should be able to rise up during election to vote in people who can help them enact or amend an existing antibiotics abortion law.

madrid5:
which truth,that women can't decide if they need a baby or not at that particular time of their life,next up is gay rights abi,next right to cancel.The republican party should bring laws that improve america not take 50 years backwards and disgrace her,na so fall of Rome tey start oh.

But the judgement never stopped anyone from becoming pregnant now. This is clear.
No need to spin this overboard.

[quote author=gambojimeta post=114131285][/quote]This is what I'm talking about.

Imagine some nice issues that should not have recorded any dissent yet over a hundred Republicans were against them.

The institution guiding the US is what is keeping the country intact, the present day politicians only care about opposing each other.

I wonder where their patriotism is at the moment.

AmazonTopaz:
Livelystone01.

Go and do a 101 class on statutory interpretation laws are not always explicit they can be implied that too.

The back and forth you are going about this issue has one simple answer, the court didn't take away the right of women, rather, it gave an interpretation of what the issue is. This is what the judiciary is for anyway.

It is now left for the Democrats to take over congress and fix this once and for all.
November is around the corner, this should be a good time for the Democrats to take advantage.

madrid5:
but how will this help the republican party,do you know that 80% of Americans support abortion,don't you think a very unpopular ruling like this is destroying judicial credibility?

How can a judgment that brought about clarity over an issue that has been up for debate for a long time now affect judicial credibility?

The SC only made everyone aware that elected officials should enact this into law, full stop.

The percentage of people who support abortion shouldn't affect the truth in this issue.

AmazonTopaz:

My guy what part of the 4th, 9th and 14th amendments do you not understand.

Have you bothered to read the majority opinion in every landmark cases this current Supreme Court wants to overturn?
Do you think those justices formulated those laws out of thin air or you just went to one right wing site to swallow BS?

Yes when women's rights are under attack in 2022 we should not be emotional about it.

Give me a break.

Who cares about right wing or left wing? I support or align with the Democrats but not foolish enough to not see things differently.

The court has no right to make any law but to interpret. You talk about 4th, 9th and 14th amendments, but what you haven't done is to actually point out where the SC went off.

AmazonTopaz:

They did not stop arguing blindly and buying into bad fate arguments that many legal scholars have over time countered.
The same court upheld Planned Parenthood v. Casey making it a super precedent. And why would people not be emotional when women who fought for year's to have the rights they have literally are at risk of death and imprisonment for having those rights.
I ask you if Griswold is overturned are you telling me that the government has a right to debate the form of birth control I use? When did my liberty and fundamental rights become up for debates for the states or do you not know that Griswold is the precedent for Roe?
What part of the 4th, 9th and 14th amendment do you not understand?

You are the person arguing blindly but you say I am. You are following the rage and analysis of people in the media, people who are politically aligned to go against anything that doesn't go with what they want even if it is right.

I asked you a question, what would you expect from the judiciary (in this case, the supreme court), to make laws or to interpret them? Is the abortion issue on the constitution? How is it now a constitutional right?

This should not be emotional please.

AmazonTopaz:

Yes because there is currently nowhere segregation is criminalised very soon Brown v. Board of education will be left to the states after all it is state's right to decide whether black people can live with white people.
Then they will focus on interracial marriages, contraceptives and same-sex unions after all there is nowhere in the constitution these rights were explicitly stated. Since the constitution does not cover this issue let the Supreme Court overturn them. It seems you don't know the 9th amendment,14th amendment and all. Do you see how stupid that argument sounds?
How can laws depending on your liberty be delegated state by state are you alien to issues of fundamental human rights? Have you heard about the UDHR?

Since it is a state issue what is the point of having a federal supreme Court why did they rule against New York state yesterday when historically there were no bullets when the second amendment was written?

Calm down, relax and see that you are off point on this one.

What do you expect from the supreme court to make a law or interpret a law?

Sometimes let emotion be removed from certain issues.

AmazonTopaz:


When you get back to reality you can quote me.

It seems you have no idea what these people just did.

Nothing was done, the supreme court did the right thing here.

Let's not be emotional here. This same supreme court will support abortion in future if the congress can make it a law.

What people should be doing is to elect officials who will make this into law instead of the noises they are encouraging online.

America is already a place where the political climate has gone to the extreme. You hardly find anyone in the center these days, everyone pitching their tents at the end of each angle trying to tear the other side down.

For some years bow, if the Democrats try to make a law that can be beneficial, the Republicans will do everything to stop it even if it will help the people, likewise the Democrats to the Republicans.

Extremism everywhere.

AmazonTopaz:
The good takeaway from this unfortunate decision is that Democrats have learnt from the GQP and are channelling their funds, organising at local and state levels to ensure that Roe/Casey will be codified in the coming months or years.

This is a good sign for November believe me when I say that this issue alone can give democrats big wins. Even the polls before now have not shown a single push of any red wave Tsunami not to talk of Roe being overturned

If Democrats hold congress Clarence Thomas is on his way out fill his seat with a liberal, learn from conservatives and do something about the court that is currently losing it's legitimacy.

Justices Sotomayor, Kagan and Breyer's dissents were the only thing I read and I am glad that Kagan and Sotomayor called the court what it is. Losing it's legitimacy in the eyes of the American people.
The only thing that will save Americans is the fact that the young generation of Americans tend to support the policies of the left.

November is not looking certain for both parties as we speak.

If I'm being honest, I think the Democrats are still a little behind schedule when it comes to taking over the house because the economy is not smiling. People will get over this news in a month, but the economy will always remain because that's what actually affects people directly.

I tilt towards the Democrats angles in most cases but they are not really hitting the right nails in the right places to give them a clear majority in this year's midterm.
They are also being lazy, depending on media to help them instead of doing some ground word like the Republicans.

There's still time though, let's just watch how things will unfold.

...but what are the noises I'm seeing here? The judgment is clear and simple and not against women or anyone. People shouting on the internet are being mischievous and taking advantage of others inability to be objective enough to see that the court is right on this.

I am pro choice, but let's be honest here. The supreme court did the right thing here, the constitution never covered this issue, they don't actually have the right to bring it in unless congress passes a law that they can interpret to protect abortion.

The court interprets laws, not make them.

This isn't against women but a true interpretation of what is or is not in the constitution, at least for now.

States can have theirs or the majority in congress can work a universal one for the country.

MikoB:

Best of luck with your Tinubu, I mentioned citizenship not for boasting but because I am happy if need be, I might not come to naija again and I will be in a sane country, where poverty has not eaten her sense of reasoning,even though she has her own issues but buying conscience is not par of her problems.

I expected a direct answer from you bro. This poster gave valid points on why he supports Tinubu, refuted some lies expressed in the media against the man according to him, revealed some achievements about him you may not know and so many other things in clear language, but you instead came with this response which is adjacent to his response to your post. This is more emotional than logical from someone who advertised his connection to an advance country like France.

That comment right there could have engineered a wonderful thread full of elite ideologies that would have wowed viewers if you had followed up but you didn't, instead you acted like the Nigerians you spoke against.
If you live/lived in France like you said, you would have responded like one who understands political objectivity instead you resorted to poverty, snese of reasoning, talk as a way out.

It is well.

Kinzo0917:
. I left delta 2018.I came last year December…. And all the street light from warri down to ughelli are not working. Uduaghan buses we knew, are all gone. The roads are total Write off. I just hate that Okowa

Everything is gone bro.

I was there last october for my sister's baby dedication and I can tell you that I was really not happy with what I saw. I stayed indoors a lot because there was nothing entertaining to see.

Okowa has really failed in all honesty.

Kinzo0917:
. I am from Delta but I want to say Atiku made a grave mistake. Y pick Okowa d failure? Okowa is d worst governor delta State has ever produced. For good 8 years of his administration, he performed woefully. Go to Delta, no single structure to his name. Atiku goofed big time choosing Okowa as his running mate

My problem with him is not that he failed to build anything, it is the fact that he destroyed the little things het met.

No free Neck and Watch for students anymore.

No free antenatal anymore.

No cheap transportation anymore.

No cheap school fees anymore in the state schools.

Airport is reportedly being sold.

Too many loans collection within 6 months.

I was angry at Uduaghan, but he is better than Okowa.

Beremx:
How did Okowa perform in Delta State? Anyway, he’s far better than Emperor Wike the incorrigible tyrant

Okowa didn't perform well o. He destroyed most of the tiny gains I enjoyed as a student during the last administration who many, including myself considered as below par when compared with their predecessor, Ibori.

Check the list below...
The free Neco and Waec for students were canceled, the intracity bus that made transportation to be cheap within the state was terminated, the free antenatal for pregnant women was canceled, the Asaba airport sold (can you imagine that a government airport can be sold without details?), the states's higher institutions have increased tuition fees (the poor will struggle in this respect), and the worst is that he borrows monthly. Between December last year and today, Okowa has collected loans about 4-5 times in billions.

If you think I'm against him, just try and do some research before you respond you will understand that I'm saying the truth.

If not for my siblings in Delta, going to my own state would have been difficult. Nothing works there anymore.

Ibime:


At the time Zelensky came in in 2019, Russia had already annexed Crimea and occupied 40% of Donbas by proxy, so what diplomacy should he have used to get a thief off his land. From the testimony of all Russia's neighbours like Latvia, Estonia, Georgia etc, Russia is always like this with them. On top of that, they are the ones invading him now. He did what you are supposed to do, when a thief is sitting on your land, he went for protection from the West.

Those lands are not cheap lands, they are the key to Ukraine's economic future, and that's why Russia wants them. The thing is when you spin a story that the West is using Ukraine to get to Russia, most people outside the West will support you because anti-Westernys sells. But in this case, Ukraine is the one being bullied and stolen from.

Those oil and gas reserves there are the 2nd largest in Europe. Ukraine already has the storage and pipeline network and if Putin let them go ahead, they have the potential to eat significantly into Russias dominance of the EU gas market. That's what Putin is fighting for, not all this shalaye story they are telling. Every war is about economics.

Now i ask, was there any alternative to how Ukraine should handle the issue in the Dombas region? The region has a Russian speaking majority, they are complaining of being marginalized and there has been war going on there for years because this.

What if he had granted regional autonomy like Monaco or arranged some other diplomatic ways to resolve the problem over there?

Now, these people cried to their indigenous neighbour or same speaking Russia who responded. They've cried about being marginalized, attacked and other issues for years.

A good president would try to bring them to the table, accept concessions for it to work and tell them to accept some concessions too.

Now here's my take, these Europeans would prefer Ukraine strike hard, use force against their region of disagreement to take over the region due to what they've found in order for their own economic growth, not because they really love Ukraine. This is business to them, their gains outweigh any nation's economic stability and this is what I an talking about.

I have not and will not be anti west or anti America but at least I should ask questions or call out issues when they are wrong.

budaatum:


They will woefully fail because they are too disorganised to succeed.

Time will tell.

In the world of today, things can happen and when they do, nobody will look at the causes but the reaction.

Ibime:


Thank you.

I never raised any issue with whatever your view is on what is to blame for inflation. Politicians will always reach for what's convenient and easily sellable to people. Inflation before Ukraine invasion was already 7.8%, now it's 8.6%, so inflation was already a burgeoning problem. However explaining the causes of inflation to the average stüpid American is too long, so I am not surprised any politician will reach for the simple explanation. I expect all politicians to do the same.

But that is not what I picked you up on. I picked you up on the bolded below. What makes you think a people defending their lands (with vast wealth underneath) from thieves is them being "misled by vultures". Is that not wickedness, or a default anti-Western viewpoint. If Nigeria should come under pressure from say China today for its resources, lands and internal affairs, would you expect someone from say Venezuela to cheer an attack on Nigeria because Nigeria ran to UK for support?

And as per your China point, the West has at no point tried to bring Russia down, rather has created numerous economic opportunities for Russia, even handing their Energy security over to Russia. Russia is a European nation and Europe has tried to draw Russia closer for three decades now, but their dictatorial and imperial tendencies show that was a bad move. If Russia was a democracy and willing, I assure you it would have been allowed into the EU by now. So the China comparison doesn't cut it.

Oh...I will try to explain my point of view the best way I can.

Don't you think if Zelensky was a very smart politician he would have avoided this collision with Russia somehow? No country enjoys going to war when she understands the collateral damage that may be involved. In this case, Russia knew it would lead to an all out escalation that would result to the sanctions they have now but they went in anyway. The golden question is why? Were they being pushed by someone unseen provocation?

I do hope you know that some people will never hit you first but they will try as much as possible to use someone to provoke you so you can feel offended and strike back.

I have another question from your comment, was the issue of how Russia is governed really important to the west or it was their trojan horse for whenever they decide to provoke.

In the world today, we tend to judge reactions most times instead of looking at what the causes were.

Europe wanting or preferring Russia to be a member wasn't out of love but due to the game of politics. Russia is closer and Russia is also a very strategic ally that would help as they target China's global steady rise.

I am open to discussion because no man is an island. You may not know this but your quick thinking concerning this inflation last year helped me to save some dollars, though i still got some bruises. I did more research when I saw your post and discovered you were right. I told my friends who ignored because they were carried away by the hype of Tesla and some other stocks, but I saved some of my cash. I even told a boss that he was gambling with a volatile system but he laughed at me then, he regrets now because his portfolio has reduced a lot.

What I am saying is that we can comment our opinions and we can discuss to learn and help ourselves instead of the war we have here daily.

My reason for being here is because I have my money in the American economy and I need to follow up in every possible way.

Ibime:


What are the regional issues that led to Russia attacking a sovereign state whom they guaranteed to protect its boundaries in 1992?

What are the regional issues that made all neighbours and former Soviet brothers flee from Russia?

What are the issues that got Russias foot on the neck of its unfortunate neighbours like Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkmenistan who don't have the luxury of being on its Western border and can appeal to closer ties with Europe like Latvia, Estonia and co did

What are the issues that made Putin talk of collecting land from Finland just two days ago

I haven't insulted you in my original post but you've started screaming like someone under attack. Like I said since many Nigerians decide to be wicked and undemocratic as regards basic matters of democracy and sovereignty, it is no surprise that the country is in a mess. And where did I say "you Nigerians". Sort yourself out bro.

How comfortable for you to dissect and respond to what you feel suits you.

I raised different issues from a president, I mean, the most powerful man worldwide calling a global inflation the name of another president. That is not wrong for you because he is in a line you work with. If another president had done that, or let's say the last president, wouldn't you have raised an alarm of his incompetence or cluelessness?

I have always preferred the Democrats but I will never accept everything they do, this is what objectivity is about, instead of just receiving everything as it is being analyzed in the media.

I raised another point about how China's economic and military growth has caused a panic to the US and her allies that they are creating an agency to counter it. My question is, why is the growth of another nation a cause for alarm for a people who chant freedom? Does it mean the freedom and growth of other nations must be how they define it?

We know they won't attack China directly but will create a mine field for china to walk in so as to justify their plans that have been in hatching.

Finally, I don't care if you quote me or not, my issue is if you are ready to discuss like a mature person who is in a public forum not a dictator who wants puppies for control.

Ibime:


Did Ukraine go to war, or were they attacked?

The way Una dey comment anyhow, as if they should rollover and let Russia take their lands. By the way Europe's 2nd largest reserves of gas were discovered in that Donbass and Crimea region in 2011. When they signed contract with BP to explore in 2013 is when Russia remembered they have 40% ethnic Russian speakers there and launched the seperatists on them. As if ethnic Russians are not in every former Soviet state. Latvia is 40% Russian and Kazakhstan is 35% Russian as an example.

Las las, the way Nigerians comment on matters of statehood, sovereignty and a rules based order that has governed states from seizing each others land by force since WW2, shows me that Nigerians have little democratic values.

What is going on in Ukraine, Ukraine's response and the West response is the best course of action to let any country know that Hitler style expansion by force will come with consequences. if you can't bear the consequences, think twice before trying to rewind the clock to the 1930s.

The way you comment in this thread shows how controlled you are.

You hardly make your points, instead you throw jabs up and down and expect someone to jump into the gutter with you. Know this, I don't come here to act like a pig in the mud, I say my opinion, if you want to discuss them do but instead you always try to force people to swallow whatever you drop and claim others are wrong without making them see from your angle. Isn't this Hitler pattern too?

My issue is with the Putin price hike used by president Biden, that's really the expression of cluelessness in my opinion. My take is that the president should find a way to sort the inflation instead of playing the blame game. By November, those Republicans will take advantage and win majority because the economy is a major issue in elections.

Secondly, you talk like you don't understand international politics. You act like you don't know that Russia has been a target for decades like China is now in the radar. (We know that they will never confront China directly instead they will use a smaller nation to push their agenda in order to sanction China down. When that happens, people like you will forget to see that they are angry that another "sovereign nation" is being systematically targeted).
The only way for the vultures to bring down the Russian economy was to throw a lot of sanctions on them by instigating what is going on.

You cannot judge what is happening in the present without looking at how the issue has been going on for almost a decade in the Russian speaking areas of Ukraine but since those you always follow what is analyzed in the media you will accuse whoever questions the origin of the issues in that region.

I have always said Russia was wrong to attack Ukraine, but trying to overlook the regional issues that led to this present war is akin to the parable of the ostrich.

Don't respond to me with tantrums or jabs in your one-sided view on issues if you want a response next time, or better still, scroll past my comment like I do yours if you are not open to discussion.

You use "you Nigerians" like you are from Mexico or like Nigerians shouldn't speak on issues. Isn't this another extremism?

Putin price hike huh? SMH

When election comes, we will see if people will care about if Putin is that president of your country or not. Face issues headlong instead of playing the deflective shield.

As it is, Putin will allow the war prolong because the war seems to be profiting him...

So called sanctions and propagandas have been ineffective and Ukraine is still suffering from being misled by vulture nations who only deceive naive and weak minded leaders of weak nations to go to war for their selfish gains.

SUPERPACK:

Food stamps
Student loans
Payday loan
One dollar stores

Their system make easy for them to live on credit facilities, many of them have so much debt than they can pay in their lifetime.

Fact!

People who don't travel or dont have anyone over there will argue though.

...and right now, it is becoming cheaper to rent a home in the US than to own one because of property tax which has increased. Case is different if you have an annual income of over $100k plus being a prudent spender.

budaatum:


Stay away from EV SPACs!

https://wolfstreet.com/2022/05/30/ev-spacs-warn-about-running-out-of-cash-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-the-craziest-stock-bubble-ever/

What

This piece is timely...thank you Buda...

I'll continue to watch.

Ibime:



Ford has far more economic output and jobs impact with a revenue that dwarfs Tesla more than 3 to 1

Tesla has so many preorders at 2020 prices which they won't deliver till 2023, it is no wonder Elon is worried about input costs given Tesla walks a profitability tightrope and his overinflated share price (at 102 PE ratio) will take a battering when liquidity is withdrawn from the system with Quantitative tightening. Ford PE ratio is 10 in comparison. Shedding staff is the best way to meet touch-and-go profitability or be crushed like a souffle under a sledgehammer. Elon always has a narrative for every move, whether real or imagined, mostly imagined. You have to respect it. He's in a battle to keep a Ponzi afloat and I won't bet against him maintaining such speculative valuations. Many shorters have been wrecked including Michael Burry but maybe he gets the sense the Dutch Tulip party is over.

Exactly why I never joined the Tesla craze when the price went up. I saw the drastic rise and had to abort my desire to purchase anything that has to do with it after my analysis lol. By now, I'd have been kicking myself...

Tesla and Truth social were two deals I ran away from after my personal considerations, if not I'd have been angry at myself by now.

For truth social, I was late to the party, I was never going to buy the top in any stock (not since covid) because the market would always correct itself eventually.

My target is studying two industries for some time now, pharmaceuticals and EV, especially breakthrough products and see when to push in.

... and please belnavino3, do not buy anything Luna or doge coins at the moment. In short, do not spend your cash on any crypto endorsed by Elon Musk because it will pump and dump on you if you are not fast enough to pull out on time.

seunny4lif:

I was told the story like 20 years ago

Lol, I was told same.

It's a recycled story that flows through generations and the fact that India hasn't qualified for the FIFA world cup since I can remember made the story a little legit to me then.

But I've been asking jokingly where and when the match took place and till now not even the old men who were confident in their analysis of the event could say it. The only thing they say is, what do you want to do with the time and place the match took place?

It's a fake story yet seems real.

seunny4lif:
Same way India was banned by FIFA after beating Nigeria, because the ball was turned to lion, tiger or snake any time Nigeria players touched it
Then FIFA said if Nigeria can score just one goal, Nigeria will be declare winner


India 99 - Nigeria 1

If you know you know

Lol, what year and venue did this match took place?

I've been asking people but no answer yet.

pocohantas:


Lmao @ money miss road.
She is a catch then. From Depp to Elon Musk. Maybe Elon Musk would give her the $7m to pay for damages.



Yea. I know that kind actor. They get to star in one series and go boom! After that, you may not really place them as A-list or B-list sef.

Lol, which Elon Musk? Someone that will soon run away from Amber. It will shock people.

By the way, her net worth is about $8m and $7m of it came from their divorce settlement. She openly made a pledge to donate the $7m divorce settlement to charity but hasn't done that since she received the money. This is to tell you how deceitful this woman is.

Besides, she doesn't have the money to pay, but according to the system, the money would be removed gradually from her future revenue as they come.

She's a future debtor lol.

Jimasun:
He should not bother fighting them. Buhari will soon serve their leader confirmed breakfast.

Between 2015 and 2019 Buhari was the most hated man, but it seems most of you guys hate Tinubu more.

One thing is that you can dislike a person and their actions, hate, on the other hand, is dangerous and cantankerous.

Disagree with people but when the disagreement has gone beyond ordinary, then it is a problem.

I have seen too many comments expressing hate against Tinubu on this forum by young men who should be using same energy to better their lives.

Potopoto thread.

SMH.

It is becoming a joke everyday, the presidential seat.

Imagine!

Ganduje played his opponent.
The guy might be seen as a clown, but he's a very smart one. He acted like a friend after the judgment at first only to find the loopholes in the case and stuck with force.