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    Off-Topic Retirement spots

    Depending on If we move back to NC for retirement, my thought is to live halfway between the mountains and the beach. Elon, Hillsborough/outside Durham/Chapel Hill or near Winston Salem - Duke, UNC, Bowman Gray nearby. My wife's parents moved to middle of nowhere Arkansas for retirement...
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    Politics On scams, frauds, and con men

    Yes. The internet has made scams pervasive and tricky. I usually have a pretty good sense of BS/scam and have stopped my wife and kids from falling prey multiple times. There's more access... and yes, the leader of the country is a con artist. It's going to get worse before it gets better...
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    Politics Terrorist attack in Sydney

    You just did...and I don't disagree. The US government really didn't do a good job with the white supremacy thing (20s, 50s, 60s) until RFK Jr. stood up to Gov. Wallace... and a few years later the Civil Rights Act. White Nationalism never completely went away and has been worse in the last 10...
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    Politics Terrorist attack in Sydney

    That is true, although we has fewer mass shootings. Again, the mechanisms are different and require different public policy parameters and solutions.
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    Politics Terrorist attack in Sydney

    We had an assault weapons ban from 1994 - 2004 that worked and passed constitutional muster. It did not ban guns for self-protection, hunting, etc. Since then mass shootings have skyrocketed, although total gun-related murders are down (despite a COVID/post-COVID) bump up. The mechanisms are...
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    Politics 2025 & 2026 Elections | Blue Wave 2025 results

    Any scruples automatically make a candidate unqualified, especially in my former political party.
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    Politics Epstein Files | Ghislaine Maxwell

    They are definitely minors/teens.
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    Politics Epstein Files | Ghislaine Maxwell

    For those needing extra G-force.
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    Politics Epstein Files | Ghislaine Maxwell

    ummmmm...does it plug in? (so to speak).
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    Politics Epstein Files | Ghislaine Maxwell

    Just Frat Boyz with the "mayor's daughter," amirite?
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    Politics Economic News

    Trump's an idiot. All he had to do was NOTHING and he would have taken all the credit. The economy was on track. Tariffs, the inflationary BBB, uncertainty in science investment/funding by Trump admin. has stifled growth and hiring/jobs. Especially for those entering the job market with skills...
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    Politics U.S. destroys Venezuelan vessels | Trump announces blockade of oil tankers

    So, the boat was blown in half, capsized and without a radio. No chance of salvaging drugs or swimming to shore. The WH and Hegseth, not surprisingly, are gd liars, changing their story daily and Tom Cotton and MAGA idiots just go along with it.
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    Politics War on Universities, Lawyers & Expertise

    I recognize this as late 60s Jesus freak leftist philosophy! lol An advantage of OLDS is that I've seen all this BS before...and here on the other side of the political aisle. lol
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    Politics U.S. destroys Venezuelan vessels | Trump announces blockade of oil tankers

    Incredibly inefficient and excessive. Like using a bazooka to kill a fire ant mound.
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