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    Hi Keith, Re: If it was a nuclear weapon Those suspected drug runners did not impose an immanent threat to anyone. Everyone should get access to due process, even mass murders. Do you not agree? Jerry Baumchen PS) And, IMO this should be part of this conversation: The massive drug bust that wasn’t: How 50 million ‘fatal doses’ turned out to be mostly water
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    Hi folks, 'Fraud will not be tolerated in President Trump’s housing market.' Really: Oregon’s Lori Chavez-DeRemer, other Trump cabinet members claimed 2 primary residences - oregonlive.com Trump 2.0 business as usual. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Mark, This might be why: The Nazi's first came for the Communists and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak for me. Rev. Martin Niemoeller Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Mark, I agree. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Ken, I agree with you 100%. IMO this was outright murder. While there might have been a ton of evidence that they were trafficking drugs, I have read nothing of due process. Which BTW, is a foreign concept to Trump 2.0. The US is going thru some tough times right now; I am, however, hopeful for the election results of next Nov. Thanks for bringing this up for discussion; I admit to being silent about it. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi folks, Well, there goes the Nobel: Donald Trump announces military strike on ship departing Venezuela Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Nigel, Yes, it has: Bob Katter, the leader of a small populist party, was attending a March for Australia rally in Queensland, . . . three days after the veteran lawmaker threatened a reporter for mentioning Katter’s Lebanese heritage Clashes as thousands rally against immigration in Australia, in protests government has linked to neo-Nazis | CNN Jerry Baumchen
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    Go me

    JerryBaumchen replied to wmw999's topic in The Bonfire

    Hi Wendy, Good for you. I also had a 50-yr membership; got nothing from them. C'est la vie, Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Joe, As I have said before: It is all prayers & thoughts until a US Senator's grandkid gets killed. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Phil, Re: The majority of MAGA are old White people that are not adapting to changing employment and social dynamics. ^^^^ This. IMO their fear is that they will lose their jobs & not be able to find one. For the most part, the days of coming out of high school & finding a job, using one's labor, that will last all of one's working life, are long gone. Ad Darwin explained it, adapt or perish. Jerry Baumchen PS) While I think most of these 'Dear Abbie' columns are nothing but junk, this one caught my eye: DEAR ABBY: My husband was let go from his job due to restructuring. He’s understandably upset, and I see him sink further into depression with every rejection letter he receives for the positions he has applied for. How can I help him? -- SUPPORTIVE WIFE IN OHIO
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    Hi Wendy, I have had the opportunity to have travelled to a lot of foreign countries. I have learned to NEVER talk politics while in any of them. It is their country, not mine. Jerry Baumchen PS) I have also learned to never tell an American joke in another country; they usually do not understand them.
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    Hi Keith, Just for you: Cheap Custom T-Shirts: Design Online w/ Fast Shipping Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Nigel, On 20 Jan 1981, the very first thing Ronald Reagan did after getting to the Oval Office was to sign an Exec Order freezing all federal hirings. He campaigned that the fed gov't was not the solution but the problem. When he left office, 8 yrs later, there were more fed employees than his first day in office. Does anyone think that Trump's Exec Orders will last 30 minutes when the next Pres takes office? Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Bill, Me, also. After all, they are the ones who got us to this technical world that we all enjoy. Reality? Good grief, who wants reality? Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi John, I was completely dismayed when NBCNews ran extensive stories on both items last nite. I'm thinking it is the rise of the cell phone that has made us a people with a very short attention span. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi folks, Sounds fair to me: Blue states that sued kept CDC grants, while red states feel brunt of Trump clawbacks - oregonlive.com Something about unintended consequences. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Joe, You nailed it: The Nazi's first came for the Communists and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak for me. Rev. Martin Niemoeller Dietrich Bonhoeffer - Wikipedia Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi folks, Ass kissing at its finest: I hope you will come to Portland, Oregon and crack down Top official from Oregon tells Trump she welcomes federal crackdown: ‘I hope you will come to Portland’ - oregonlive.com Another MAGA loser who could not win a simple re-election. Lots of 'em in Trump 2.0. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi folks, He just cannot STFU: Donald Trump weighs in on Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce engagement Donald Trump urges Cracker Barrel to revert to old logo Trump's executive orders target cashless bail systems If there ever was proof of a small mind, these things are it. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi folks, Shades of 1969: Trump calls for death penalty Trump calls for death penalty for DC murder cases Just like he did with the Central Park Five. What an idiot. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi folks, Be thankful for an independent judiciary [ at least, for now ]: "It is without a doubt the most illegal search I've ever seen in my life," U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui 'The most illegal search': Judges push back against D.C. criminal charges : NPR Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Keith, Re: The primary things missing in this country today are common decency and respect. “Have you no sense of decency?” Sen. Joseph McCarthy is asked in hearing | June 9, 1954 | HISTORY The lack of respect & decency comes from the top; POTUS. He totally lacks both attributes; been that way his entire life. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi livo, I can only hope that is not the first time you have been aware of this. Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Nigel, Re: I know nuclear waste is expensive and complicated to store and get rid of. That, so far, is the understatement of the year. Here's one for you: Has any nuclear plant actually paid for itself ( total costs including decommissioning ) from the revenue it took in? Jerry Baumchen
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    Hi Mark, This veteran hates to see the flag burned. I do agree that it is a matter of free speech. I just do not like it. I do not see how the idiot in the White House can say he will arrest anyone who burns the flag. The Supremes said it was free speech. Ah, so much for Trump's education. Jerry Baumchen PS) Fox’s Brit Hume: Trump flag-burning order ‘flies in the face’ of Constitution