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[BIGUN 1,424]

Evidently, June 14th is Trump's birthday as well as the 250th Anniversary of the US Army, so why not combine the Army birthday and my birthday and have a big parade . . . 

Concurrently, he decided he'd change Veterans day to Victory day on May 8th. Except Veterans Day is always November 11th.  

Perhaps April 1st should be . . . 

[richravizza 28]

On 5/3/2025 at 2:06 PM, JoeWeber said:

Maybe this will wake up the six catholics on the Supreme Court:

 

 Friggn Hilarious, Thanks for the laughs Joe!

 I suppose,since the last man with a funny hat was a Democratic Socialist... seems fitting.LOL

  The poor left is completely lost, and humorless. You could Pay a MSM journalist to find the comedy/hitler connection, because Tim Waltz also broke the white man speak.

On 5/3/2025 at 2:09 PM, billvon said:

Why?  It does several good things for them.

1) It owns the libs.

2) The (late) Pope made them feel bad by saying that deporting immigrants, kidnaping and jailing innocent US children and canceling charity was anti-Christian.  This lets them "strike back" in a way and make themselves feel better about what they have done.

3) The idea that Trump, a sex offender, fraud and convicted felon, could be Pope, makes other people with similar misdeeds in their backgrounds believe that even they could be seen as virtuous and moral.

Overall it's a win/win for Trump and his supporters.

You should go to the Mountains and disconnect yourself from your moral outrage.

 If you would Steelman your detractors positions occasionally a more fruitful conversation will arise.

https://nypost.com/2025/04/28/us-news/white-house-lawn-lined-with-posters-displaying-illegal-immigrants-mugshots-and-crimes-they-committed/

The moral outrage shouldn't be with the lawn sign /mugshots.But with the crimes that were committed against our society.There's over one hundred of them, so let me know about your big number two concern.

 Fuck ICE for some likes,and we can release those criminals back onto our sanctuary city,back into the streets and the immigrant community they victimize.  ... what could go wrong with a Soros approved Sanctuary for Criminals approach.  

 

[billvon 3,080]

2 hours ago, richravizza said:

 Fuck ICE for some likes,and we can release those criminals back onto our sanctuary city,back into the streets and the immigrant community they victimize.  ... what could go wrong with a Soros approved Sanctuary for Criminals approach. 

 

Thank you for, once again, proving my point.

 

[nigel99 574]

3 hours ago, richravizza said:

 Friggn Hilarious, Thanks for the laughs Joe!

 I suppose,since the last man with a funny hat was a Democratic Socialist... seems fitting.LOL

  The poor left is completely lost, and humorless. You could Pay a MSM journalist to find the comedy/hitler connection, because Tim Waltz also broke the white man speak.

You should go to the Mountains and disconnect yourself from your moral outrage.

 If you would Steelman your detractors positions occasionally a more fruitful conversation will arise.

https://nypost.com/2025/04/28/us-news/white-house-lawn-lined-with-posters-displaying-illegal-immigrants-mugshots-and-crimes-they-committed/

The moral outrage shouldn't be with the lawn sign /mugshots.But with the crimes that were committed against our society.There's over one hundred of them, so let me know about your big number two concern.

 Fuck ICE for some likes,and we can release those criminals back onto our sanctuary city,back into the streets and the immigrant community they victimize.  ... what could go wrong with a Soros approved Sanctuary for Criminals approach.  

 

I’m sure you’ll take this as a badge of honour, but Trump doing that is crass and tasteless. He’s genuinely a narcissistic cunt to use an Aussie term. 

I’m not catholic, and have no affiliation to them. But have a little respect for people’s dignity. The pope deserves respect. 

Honestly, the Trump administration makes the movie The Dictator look sane. 

[JoeWeber 2,839]

1 hour ago, nigel99 said:

I’m sure you’ll take this as a badge of honour, but Trump doing that is crass and tasteless. He’s genuinely a narcissistic cunt to use an Aussie term. 

I’m not catholic, and have no affiliation to them. But have a little respect for people’s dignity. The pope deserves respect. 

Honestly, the Trump administration makes the movie The Dictator look sane. 

Here's today's absurd Trump fantasy. Probably no one told him it was the evil Sith who carried Red Light Sabres. What a tool.

[nigel99 574]

2 hours ago, JoeWeber said:

Here's today's absurd Trump fantasy. Probably no one told him it was the evil Sith who carried Red Light Sabres. What a tool.

Considering he’s not bright enough to recognise photoshop I dread to think what he makes of AI. 

[billvon 3,080]

Some notable US movies that were filmed in foreign lands:

Avengers: Endgame
Most of the Star Wars movies
Matrix 1
The Lord of the Rings
Pretty much all the Mission: Impossible movies
Beauty and the Beast
Jurassic World: Foreign Kingdom
Most James Bond movies
Titanic
Dark Knight Rises
Da Vinci Code
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Fast and Furious 6
Gladiator
Bourne Identity
Inception

The movie industry in the US will be in such better shape after they can no longer afford to produce films like that.  Right, Trump supporters?

[BIGUN 1,424]

29 minutes ago, billvon said:

The movie industry in the US will be in such better shape after they can no longer afford to produce films like that. 

Please help me understand why you say that. Most films are filmed in the US and it injects money into the local economy. _Most_ of Titanic (5.0B) was filmed in the US. Avengers 2012 (2.0B) was filmed in Cleveland. Forrest Gump - Beufort, SC (~1.0B) Etc. etc. 

I know that Sterling Harjo's Reservation Dogs and all his other filmology with the Cherokee Nation brings tons of money to the local area. 

I don't see any film that could not be done in the US. 

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls002981281/

[JoeWeber 2,839]

1 hour ago, BIGUN said:

Please help me understand why you say that. Most films are filmed in the US and it injects money into the local economy. _Most_ of Titanic (5.0B) was filmed in the US. Avengers 2012 (2.0B) was filmed in Cleveland. Forrest Gump - Beufort, SC (~1.0B) Etc. etc. 

I know that Sterling Harjo's Reservation Dogs and all his other filmology with the Cherokee Nation brings tons of money to the local area. 

I don't see any film that could not be done in the US. 

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls002981281/

This is just Gladiator:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0172495/locations/

I'll wait to hear back from you on the others.

[JoeWeber 2,839]

10 hours ago, nigel99 said:

Considering he’s not bright enough to recognise photoshop I dread to think what he makes of AI. 

Any other President, well Democrat President, would have had every last Republican screaming bloody murder had they done such a thing. The MSM should have this on every segment and Democrats should deflect to this on evey news show and interview. Damn it, we need to learn to fight to win. This go high when they go low shit is just that: shit.

[billvon 3,080]

2 hours ago, BIGUN said:

Please help me understand why you say that. Most films are filmed in the US and it injects money into the local economy. _Most_ of Titanic (5.0B) was filmed in the US.

Most of Titanic was filled in Mexico, where they could get a seaside drydock to build an actual, floodable, almost life size set.  (Side note - about a dozen of the tech crew came up after they were done shooting and did tandems at Air Adventures while I worked there.  They wouldn't tell us what they were working on, other than it involved a boat.)

Now consider what it would have cost to rent out half a mile of ocean coastline - with power and road access - anywhere in the US for six months.

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Forrest Gump - Beufort, SC  . . . Sterling Harjo's Reservation Dogs and all his other filmology with the Cherokee Nation brings tons of money to the local area. 

Absolutely.  There will still be films they can make.  Just not as many, and many of them will be more expensive.  The result will be a smaller US film industry.

[JoeWeber 2,839]

36 minutes ago, billvon said:

Most of Titanic was filled in Mexico, where they could get a seaside drydock to build an actual, floodable, almost life size set.  (Side note - about a dozen of the tech crew came up after they were done shooting and did tandems at Air Adventures while I worked there.  They wouldn't tell us what they were working on, other than it involved a boat.)

Now consider what it would have cost to rent out half a mile of ocean coastline - with power and road access - anywhere in the US for six months.

Absolutely.  There will still be films they can make.  Just not as many, and many of them will be more expensive.  The result will be a smaller US film industry.

For example, Alcatraz: Resurrection 

[BIGUN 1,424]

1 hour ago, JoeWeber said:

This is just Gladiator:

Joe, I get there was a lot of films made outside the US and we could dissect each one over time. The main question is that unless the script calls for a particular landmark (EIffel, Big Ben, etc.) most every landscape could be done here and if so; why not. 

[JoeWeber 2,839]

47 minutes ago, BIGUN said:

Joe, I get there was a lot of films made outside the US and we could dissect each one over time. The main question is that unless the script calls for a particular landmark (EIffel, Big Ben, etc.) most every landscape could be done here and if so; why not. 

Money. Regulations. A love of foreign films. A shortage of historical locations and interesting accents. And who wants to pay to see Katy Perry star in Old Faithful: The Final Chapter?

[JoeWeber 2,839]

58 minutes ago, BIGUN said:

Joe, I get there was a lot of films made outside the US and we could dissect each one over time. The main question is that unless the script calls for a particular landmark (EIffel, Big Ben, etc.) most every landscape could be done here and if so; why not. 

Also, you won’t get Vivian Leigh and Clarke Gable to star in Gorillas in the Wind if you don’t film in Rwanda.

That said there is plenty of money in film and they probably should do more here just as I don’t lose sleep over Apple going from a 60% margin down to 30%. 

[JerryBaumchen 1,446]

5 minutes ago, JoeWeber said:

Also, you won’t get Vivian Leigh and Clarke Gable to star in Gorillas in the Wind if you don’t film in Rwanda.

That said there is plenty of money in film and they probably should do more here just as I don’t lose sleep over Apple going from a 60% margin down to 30%. 

Hi folks,

Speaking about movies, I just read about this up & coming one:  The Billion Dollar Spy - IMDb

It sounded interesting, so I got the book:  The Billion Dollar Spy - Wikipedia

I'm about 1/3 of the way thru the book.  Well worth reading IMO.  I recommend it if you like this type of stuff.

Jerry Baumchen

[billvon 3,080]

51 minutes ago, JerryBaumchen said:

Hi folks,

Speaking about movies, I just read about this up & coming one:  The Billion Dollar Spy - IMDb

"principal photography began in Budapest"

Ruh roh!

[JoeWeber 2,839]

29 minutes ago, billvon said:

"principal photography began in Budapest"

Ruh roh!

We need a 300% tariff on all Bollywood movies as penance for watching one if for no other reason.

[gowlerk 2,253]

2 hours ago, BIGUN said:

Joe, I get there was a lot of films made outside the US and we could dissect each one over time. The main question is that unless the script calls for a particular landmark (EIffel, Big Ben, etc.) most every landscape could be done here and if so; why not. 

Most films can be made anywhere. So many are made in locations that give financial incentives to film makers, as you know. The real question is do you want to force film production to be only in the US for those being shown in the US market? The international market is actually now larger than the US market and most revenue for the big budget productions comes from outside of the US. Or, do you want a tariff war on films that fragments the market and forces less expensive productions to be the only ones made.

[nigel99 574]

3 hours ago, BIGUN said:

Joe, I get there was a lot of films made outside the US and we could dissect each one over time. The main question is that unless the script calls for a particular landmark (EIffel, Big Ben, etc.) most every landscape could be done here and if so; why not. 

I honestly think this has very little to do with money or the film industry, but more a Trumpian dictatorship move. He’s aggressively attacking any media that is contrary to his opinions and trying to shut them down.

I just see this as the first baby step in him looking to shut out any foreign news and information sources. He’s not dumb enough to outright ban BBC etc, but he’s shown to be remarkably skill full at boiling the American frog 

[JerryBaumchen 1,446]

4 minutes ago, nigel99 said:

I honestly think this has very little to do with money or the film industry, but more a Trumpian dictatorship move. He’s aggressively attacking any media that is contrary to his opinions and trying to shut them down.

I just see this as the first baby step in him looking to shut out any foreign news and information sources. He’s not dumb enough to outright ban BBC etc, but he’s shown to be remarkably skill full at boiling the American frog 

Hi Nigel,

Re:   He’s aggressively attacking any media that is contrary to his opinions and trying to shut them down.

It is what he is.

However, if he continues to try this, he is not going to get much else done in his last 4 yrs.

Although, I doubt that he cares.

That is the problem when one only thinks of oneself.

Jerry Baumchen

 

[JoeWeber 2,839]

6 hours ago, BIGUN said:

Joe, I get there was a lot of films made outside the US and we could dissect each one over time. The main question is that unless the script calls for a particular landmark (EIffel, Big Ben, etc.) most every landscape could be done here and if so; why not. 

On to other news, Trump has directed Hegseth to fire 20% of all 4 star Generals in active service, 20% of National Guard 4 Stars, and 10% of the rest one star and above. Now why on earth would he want to do that? 

[billvon 3,080]

On 5/4/2025 at 5:11 PM, richravizza said:

But with the crimes that were committed against our society.

Sorry, can't take rapist/felon/pedophile supporters seriously when they cry about "oh the CRIMES!  The CRIMES against society!"

Keep in mind that Trump nominated, and you supported, a pedophile for Attorney General.  And because your very next words will be "we never supported him" I went back to Quora and found 'questions' that Trump supporters were asking right after Gaetz was nominated:

Matt Gatez is perfectly well qualified to serve as the Attorney General. Why do liberals mock him for his credentials but get upset when we mocked Kamala for hers?

 

So maybe stop supporting rapists, felons and pedophiles and you'll be taken more seriously when you cry about rapists, felons and pedophiles.

 

Or perhaps you will take this advice better coming from someone much wiser than me:

 

“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye."

 

[BIGUN 1,424]

20 hours ago, JoeWeber said:

Trump has directed Hegseth to fire 20% of all 4 star Generals in active service, 20% of National Guard 4 Stars, and 10% of the rest one star and above. Now why on earth would he want to do that? 

Hegseth told reporters Monday that the removals were necessary because he didn't want them to pose any "roadblocks to orders that are given by a commander in chief." He’s done the same with the FBI, CIA, NSA, DOJ, and DHS. He's raised the military budget to over a trillion which is now more than the next 9 largest country's military budget. He's signing mineral deals with Ukraine.  So either, we're going to war over minerals, or we learned from communism to take other countries, or it’s a coup, or it's all of the above. Got it?

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