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Marine says the government owns you. You follow orders always unless it is an order to break the law. Cop says he could lay his badge down at any moment without consequence. And he shames the coward cop.

What do you @ThreePointTakedown say concerning Thomas Sowell? Is his success stemming from privilege and does he lack heart? A poor, fatherless African American with a net worth better than the average Joe? Would you believe a man could be born in the 1930s, manage college in the 1950s and 60s, and be successful? He holds libertarian-conservative views. He warned about the unintended consequences of reparations, including perpetuating a victim mentality and creating divisions among different racial or ethnic groups. Supports the open market. Values education. Social welfare skeptic. Values individualism. Critical of high taxes and government spending? I didn't know much about Thomas... Wowza he nailed the recent presidents Didn't want Trump as president in 2016 By 2018, said Trump was better than the previous administration If Biden became president, the Democratic Party would have an enormous amount of control over the nation, and if this happened, they could twin with the "radical left" and ideas such as defunding the police could come to fruition. It's almost as if... he is chanting with me on this BBS... MERIT, MERIT, MERIT!

Crystal ball says the DOJ will strike this down.

Yes they are! New York City has been talking about the budget drain for months.

The cop is shame. Bring out the scarlet letter. I might remember later... to ask a marine and retired cop his opinion tonight. That discussion may change my mind.

Not an expert here. I don't think the state can deport illegals. Rather, that is a federal action. The state cannot make laws to override the fed. The state can take the fed to court. The state can't forcefully relocate illegals but it can relocate the willing. Why wouldn't an illegal want to travel to a sanctuary? The fact that sanctuary cities FAFO? Fantastico.

Are illegal immigrants going to be deported by the millions in 2025/26, making small potatoes of the Mexican Repatriation of the 1930s? How could this be done in a humane way?

Here or home. San Francisco, California Los Angeles, California New York City, New York Chicago, Illinois Seattle, Washington Austin, Texas Portland, Oregon Denver, Colorado Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Boston, Massachusetts ...https://apsanlaw.com/law-246.list-of-sanctuary-cities.html

The law currently is that when the Federal law and State law conflict, the Federal law is supreme.

More details Worked since I was 14, including two jobs at times Credit card companies gave cards to adults with little or no income in the 90s. I filled out my form to get a free event t-shirt. The credit card max was low; the interest was high. Predatory. I paid off my credit card I secured and paid the high-interest car loan. Ate a lot of ramen noodles and a lot of end-of-night free gas station pizza My folks made it known that I'd needed to go my own way at 18. Mom redid my room within the first month I moved out. Dad was killed when I was 20... which was the most significant moment of turning me into a man. I highly advise against using that method as an educational tool. Have always had 1-5 roommates. Married at 22... kids at 25... reasons to live and be responsible... You are right that if things had hit the fan, I would have a couch to sleep on somewhere... but I've had two legs, two arms, a brain, and diligence, too. My dad worked hard, and that helped. He said I should work hard but also take the services offered by the government if I ever needed them since I was paying for them.... something one of my sisters has done multiple times before finally adulting successfully (including coming back from bankruptcy). We were not poor, but I didn't know it. We did Christmas in my grandmother's trailer in Arkansas. I did get a budget of $150 for clothing each school year. I would select 1-2 quality items... my middle sister would get 10 pairs of jeans from a thrift store. The house I grew up in had a trailer foundation and a real house built on top. The problem is half the house burnt down... which is the condition Dad bought it in and fixed back up on his own. I don't know my dad as a talker... I was a kid... but I had the pleasure of witnessing successful individualism. I'm a slow thinker but that hasn't stopped me from working hard and getting smarter. You wouldn't believe the number of how-to, etc., books I have. A wall of books on shelves and piles of books on the floor that need pruning. ...it is truth that the system allows success... just sometimes you need one adult to show that opportunity or to model it.

TL;DR I prioritize individualism as written in the Constitution. The quote "Teaching self-sufficiency leads to success" aligns with my values as a father and my vision for a self-sufficient America. I advocate for empowerment, personal responsibility, education, and voluntary giving back. Being an individualist doesn't mean avoiding helping others; it's about respecting choices without imposing mandates on others. My views reflect both individualism and fiscal conservatism without dismissing social welfare concerns. Long-form Individualism is very important to me, and I stress it to my children. Its principles enable more people to control their future. Merit. Merit. Merit. Key principles/features Autonomy to make decisions about my life without coercion Individual rights. Speech, Bear Arms, Religion, Property, etc. Limited government that protects me from others and does little else. Free market capitalism Merit. Success from skill, effort, and achievements rather than class, service, and inherited privilege. Responsibility for the consequences of our choices. Support diversity in values and perspectives where people can coexist. Think of small local areas and states rather than nation(s) or the world. This ideology is baked into the Constitution and Bill of Rights. This quote aligns with my values well. "It is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves, that will make them successful human beings." I have naturally defined my success as a father as raising my children to be successful and self-sufficient adults. Similarly, I view a success of America in raising self-sufficient citizens. Empowerment, not Dependent Self-reliant and Personally responsible, no deflection and excuse Education and training... alignment with social welfare on this topic Personal growth. Goals. Initiative. Diligence. Discipline. Persistence. Resilience. Commitment. Learn how to learn. Giving back because you can and want to, where you want to. Being an individualist does not preclude a willingness to help others voluntarily. I respect everyone's right to choose the best choice for self, not to mandate choice for others. I'm not dismissing social welfare and vulnerable populations; rather, I am sharing honest views from both an individualist and fiscal conservatist ideology.

What is the consequence in the military for running away from a fight? (Discharge and prison are possible). What is the reasoning for it? Why it different for the school shooting scenario? https://www.police1.com/police-jobs-and-careers/articles/addressing-cops-confusion-over-the-public-duty-doctrine-SDnVxWnDhgenqAXO/

This article makes a strong case for credit scores being discriminatory. It discusses race, wealth, and predatory loans. Is not everyone targeted with predatory loans? I recall the excitement of acquiring and maxing out my first credit cards as a young man... until I recognized my minimum payments over a couple of years had only paid the interest and summed to greater than my balance. I was late on payments, and WOW! WTF! Who did this to me? Answer? I did! I never used a payday loan or anything after that initial experience... and I learned what a credit score was when the loan rates qualified for me were much higher than advertised. Could credit ratings be improved? Absolutely, but... Everyone, regardless of their background, has the opportunity to manage their finances responsibly and build a positive credit history over time. Live like no one does now so you can live like no one does later!

Redlining - I know what it was. There are still places in my metro with notable race divisions by streets/neighborhood. You know more about the topic than me. I googled and didn't find much current information, and I am ignorant of redlining in 2023. I looked again and found this article. Redlining started in the 1930s and was made illegal in the 1968 Fair Housing Act and the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). My experience has always been that credit scores show you are trustworthy, and financial information validates you have the funds. I'm sure you could find misconduct and justified lawsuits... but few and far between. It violates the golden rule to redistribute tens of thousands of dollars from innocent taxpayers to 'balance' the net worths based on race or other factors. Merit. Merit. Merit. Teach how to have Merit. Work hard for Merit. Wells Fargo - I am not following that story about how people were impacted and if/how justice was served. Do say more, and include if this is a rampant problem of urgent importance.

Thanks for the discourse. I hear what you are saying about injustice... I just have an honest *conservative take that focuses on fiscal responsibility and the need for the government to have a balanced budget. Like with your reparation preferred spending, my preferred spending must take a back seat. *See the I side with discussion Once, my wife and I accumulated debt, spending $1500 a month carelessly. We audited the cause. We tested a frugal lifestyle, buying bulk pork, and saved $1000 monthly. I don't like pork for all meals! We recalibrated to live within our means and increased spending within a balanced budget. The government is spending outside its means and must recalibrate. The slaves, spouses, and children of slaves are dead. That fact, along with the historical distance to descendants, has reduced the priority of reparations from Urgent & Important to Not Urgent & Not Important for budget consideration. (See First Things First book on priorities). What is important now is enabling success for all those in need and that goes beyond descendants of slaves.

"I'm on a whiskey diet. I've lost three days already." Red Alert These All-Americans are frequently funny and have a strong reputation. The Comedian score is a sorted descending order of members by rank as calculated ( received Haha reactions / posts ) x ( reputation / posts). Most Haha reactions received

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Yesterday and in other days. I usually watch with 2-4 streams going at the same time. Just the 1 stream today and no issues. No need to stream toggle today. I sometimes watch from my phone but normally watch on a PC. I never watch on other platforms... Roku, etc.

I am not having an issue with ads/commercials over PC streams. https://www.flowrestling.org/live/89159?tab=streams AdBlock shows 0 blocked ads. I am not connected through a VPN. I'm rewinding, fast-forwarding, watching live, etc. Stream toggling stops the ads/commercials if/when they come.

Oh what the government can do for you!

Does selecting a different stream and then selecting right back make the ad disappear?

...Wild Senate staff story ...Wild photos posted here ...Wildly hilarious if you poke fun at Dems ...Wildly inappropriate for even THIS forum WTF running WILD there and here

What should the goals and criteria be for recognizing comedians? Based on Posts: How often are you funny? comedianScore = rcvdHaha / posts M1: 93.0% = 40 / 43 M2: 17.2% = 660 / 3834 M3: 4.0% = 52 / 1300 Based on Reputation: Are you known as funny? comedianScore = rcvdHaha / reputation M1: 36.7% = 40 / 109 M2: 24.9% = 660 / 2650 M3: 27.6% = 52 / 188 Based on Overall Engagement Do people engage because you are funny? comedianScore =rcvdHaha / sumReceived M1: 36.4% = 40 / 110 M2: 24.5% = 660 / 2694 M3: 26.0% = 52 / 200 Emphasizes the relative importance of "Haha" reactions Are you frequently funny, known as funny, and engaged because you are funny? comedianScore = (rcvdHaha/posts) * (rcvdHaha/reputation) * (rcvdHaha/sumReceived) M1: 12.4% = ( 40 / 43 ) * ( 40 / 109 ) * ( 40 / 110 ) M2: 1.1% = ( 660 / 3834 ) * ( 660 / 2650 ) * ( 660 / 2694 ) M3: 0.3% = ( 52 / 1300 ) * ( 52 / 188 ) * ( 52 / 200 ) *Balanced on Posts, Reputation, and Overall Engagement Are you frequently funny, with a strong reputation, and strong engagement? comedianScore = (rcvdHaha/posts) * (reputation/posts) * (sumReceived/posts) M1: 603% = ( 40 / 43 ) * ( 109 / 43 ) * ( 110 / 43 ) M2: 8.4% = ( 40 / 3834 ) * ( 2650 / 3834 ) * ( 2694 / 3834 ) M1: 0.9% = ( 52 / 1300 ) * ( 188 / 1300 ) * ( 200 / 1300 ) *I like this one with the 'strong engagement' criteria as unnecessary.

That is pragmatic... but life need not be a rat race. With my kids in school, I'd gladly work 20 years later for 10 years off now! Pursue what brings joy for at least those four years. Later, open a Purler academy and create wealth. Or go down the traditional career path, double your intended savings, and leverage that compounding interest over time. You will never get that four years of prime health back but you have plenty of years for career toil. Your wealth is your health and your relationships. Invest wisely.