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There was a news article a couple of months ago. Also tied in with the fact that almost all the big porn providers are Canadian apparently and there were noises about Canada should cut all porn to the US in protest of the tariffs.

Which Jeffrey? Doesn’t say Epstein!

You guys get more like Iran with every passing day. How long before women can’t vote or drive? Pornhub is blocked in these states and maybe burkas will be required next. Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Kansas Kentucky Mississippi Montana Nebraska North Carolina North Dakota Oklahoma South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Wyoming

I don’t understand that trend. Atlanta airport last year a young guys lips looked like something out of a cartoon. They were probably level with the tip of his nose they stuck out so far.

Backwards and shading eyes is the sign of true intelligence! Baseball caps are quite common here in Aus. Both my sons wear them as fashion statements. The one in the military wears them forward and the one on benefits backwards :)

Trump might have soldiers in Humvees in Washington. Here in Aus when we deploy the military in a city we do it properly:) They’re practicing for the upcoming air display day - and not my photo.

Well today’s been interesting. Mostly peaceful protests and a few neo nazis arrested. Far more people turned out than I expected- not that I went but going by the police numbers. Mostly seems to have been a big party atmosphere here in Perth. What I don’t get it why the “free Palestine” marches that were on the same day had people decide to burn the Aussie flag.

JD absolutely has this in mind. He’s never liked Trump and has already openly said that “God forbid if anything happens I’m ready to step in” I sense the wolves are closing in. Mike Johnson’s decision to delay the vote and some recent other comments by GOP that even if Trump is in Epstein files they should be released. The second great purge is going to happen. Trump has laid the groundwork and the “competent” real threats will replace him.

Sorry the sarcasm got lost in translation. Trumps answer to everything is an executive order.

I watched his interview on politico and it was interesting. He’s definitely fired up about things.

https://www.reddit.com/r/therewasanattempt/s/ALCqzpKdhj You libs on SC should be ashamed of yourselves for disrespecting the thoughts and prayers. Jesus chose those people to take home early. What a joke, instead of taking any form of action. Maybe an executive order banning school shootings?

Haha. On reddit I got downvoted to hell for saying something very similar. Basically said I’d support the protests if there was a high aboriginal turnout and no recent migrants. It’s been fun posting Australian Bureau of Statistics data and watching people dance to keep justifying the march.

Being pitied and disliked isn’t the same as laughing at you. Granted the American public voted in large numbers for Trump and arguably those people deserve what they get and that includes those too lazy to vote.

I think it’s past the tipping point. America that we all knew a year ago is gone for good (although the decline started a long time before that). My guess is that within 20 years it will be the equivalent of today’s Russia. I don’t know how Americans will react to widespread deployment of the military, which appears to be on the cards. It’s easy to be a keyboard warrior, but not so easy to take action, or even know what action is effective.

This weekend there are marches across Australia to “Take Australia back”. 49% of Australians were either born overseas or had a parent born overseas. Australia has very strict immigration policies and you either come in on a skilled visa (which are meticulously vetted) or with significant wealth. There are strict age caps and it’s almost impossible to get in over 45. Our net immigration has fallen year on year for the past 4 years. What has changed is the mix, migrants from China and India make up a third of immigrants and have overtaken the Uk during that time. We don’t have an illegal immigrant problem and have an appalling track record of how we treat refugees, we aren’t signed up to UN conventions protecting their rights and frequently get chastised. Suicide rates in refugee holding facilities are high. We are definitely seeing a rise of white nationalism and it’s concerning. I suspect there is some level of foreign interference and shit stirring. I don’t particularly trust the Trump admin. ASIO our equivalent of the CIA uncovered Iranian involvement in some of the racial issues and we kicked out the Iranian diplomats this week. There doesn’t appear to be a lot beyond being a keyboard warrior that can be done at an individual level?

Regarding the title of this thread. I don’t think we see the US as a laughing stock. I think there’s generally a sense of pity and concern for US citizens and also a recognition that the US is too dominant and a bully in the international community. There’s lots of introspection going on about how we should relate to a rogue nuclear state that is in a rapid state of decline. Trump is definitely the laughing stock along with his cabinet members, but not the US.

Thanks for fact checking. It’s always easy to get sucked into the hype.

I’ve always felt that any armed resistance is going to start with an “extremist” group who are more pissed off than Joe Average. As a result the government crackdown on them would probably have some level of public support. Also your Joe Average weapons aren’t really comparable to the tools the military have.

I’ll be honest I don’t understand the resistance to nuclear. I know nuclear waste is expensive and complicated to store and get rid of. That said it’s amazing how much energy people waste. I’ve got an 8kw solar system at home and my monthly bill is under $20 Aus ($10 USD). I run an aircon system in my bedroom and office 24/7 but its average consumption is 0.25 kWh and the rest of the home I just tolerate the heat and cold. You have to change habits though, dishwasher, pool pump and washing machine during daylight hours.

https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/world-economy/australia-post-partially-suspends-us-postage-over-tariffs/news-story/5f4c31067058eef261909b82cd1e6ac7 Due to the tariff chaos Australia post is no longer sending parcels to the US. Well done Trump on joining this list alongside the Congo and Iran and very few other countries.

This made me laugh.

I love the southern states and people I’ve met there. Granted some of the American ways (like flags everywhere) are a bit odd.

Well 5G caused Covid and activated the nanotubes in the vaccines because the highest density of Covid was where there are the most 5G towers. Prove me wrong

I learned something interesting last week, 49% of all Australian’s are either born overseas or their parents were. I’m doing a unit on Cultural Psychology at the moment and it’s interesting as Australia’s policy and approach is multicultural where it is ok for people to retain their culture. Whereas the American approach is a melting pot and you’re expected to adopt American culture. It’s going to be interesting to see as we have a “Take Australia back” protest next weekend in all the main cities. I’m really interested in going to see how many South Africans go, because if it’s “true blue Aussies” it should be mostly aboriginal- although all the videos I’ve seen have been blonde women promoting it.

It’s 4D chess