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You know bigredfish, at this point, I think we really need for it all to burn completely down and start over from scratch.
I am beginning to agree with you guys on this. But I fear that this will not happen fast enough. I think that the present decline will continue for many years. Even if the conservatives take the next election, it may only provide a slowing of the decent into oblivion. So I think that I will not see things change for the better in my lifetime.
 

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I am beginning to agree with you guys on this. But I fear that this will not happen fast enough. I think that the present decline will continue for many years. Even if the conservatives take the next election, it may only provide a slowing of the decent into oblivion. So I think that I will not see things change for the better in my lifetime.
I think you’re right sir. It will take a while for the titanic to take on enough water to sink.
 
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From the treatise written by:

Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee FRSE (15 October 1747 – 5 January 1813) was a Scottish advocate, judge, writer and historian who was a Professor of Universal History, and Greek and Roman Antiquities at the University of Edinburgh.[1]

The basic premise is that there are cycles of democracy which all told last approximately 200 years. We’re way past that.
 

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Fucking amazing...

Jim Jordan Demands Answers After Biden Admin Caught Flagging "MAGA" And "Trump" To Track Political Opponents' Financial Transactions
Jim Jordan Demands Answers After Biden Admin Caught Flagging "MAGA" And "Trump" To Track Political Opponents' Financial Transactions | ZeroHedge

In a letter to Noah Bishoff - who was a former FinCEN Director (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network) - and now an Anti Money Laundering (AML) officer at fintech company Plaid, Inc. Jordan described situations in which Americans buying bibles or shopping at sporting good stores might find their transactions flagged.

New documents obtained by the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government reveal that the federal government flagged terms like "MAGA" and "TRUMP" for financial institutions if Americans used those phrases when completing transactions. Individuals who shopped at stores like Cabela's or Dick's Sporting Goods, or purchased religious texts like a bible, may also have had their transactions flagged. This kind of pervasive financial surveillance, carried out in coordination with and at the request of federal law enforcement, into Americans' private transactions is alarming and raises serious concerns about the FBI's respect for fundamental civil liberties. -Judiciary.house.gov

"The Committee and Select Subcommittee have obtained documents indicating that following January 6, 2021, FinCEN distributed materials to financial institutions that, among other things, outline the 'typologies' of various persons of interest and provide financial institutions with suggested search terms and Merchant Category Codes (MCCs) for identifying transactions on behalf of federal law enforcement," reads the letter.

This is one of the most egregious violations of our Constitution
I can ever recall
The federal government is enlisting financial institutions
To spy on citizens with the sole justification
They are political opponents
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) January 17, 2024

"These materials included a document recommending the use of generic terms like 'TRUMP' and 'MAGA' to 'search Zelle payment messages' as well as a 'prior FinCEN analysis' of 'Lone Actor/Homegrown Violent Extremism Indicators," the letter continues. "According to this analysis, FinCEN warned financial institutions of 'extremism' indicators that include 'transportation charges, such as bus tickets, rental cars, or plane tickets, for travel to areas with no apparent purpose,' or 'the purchase of books (including religious texts) and subscriptions to other media containing extremist views.' In other words, FinCEN urged large financial institutions to comb through the private transactions of their customers for suspicious charges on the basis of protected political and religious expression."

The Committee announced that it's seeking interviews with senior intelligence officials, including Bishoff
 
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Hmmmm something’s afoot…. Jamie “ all in favor of land confiscation from the peasants” Dimon is now a Trump supporter?
I did not think he was saying he is a Trump supporter. He was pointing out how many of the things Trump had said turned out to be true. He is also saying that the Dems do a good job of alienating half of the population (conservatives) which could be their undoing. He was pointing out that probably a vast majority of Trump supporters are not necessarily just like Trump, but rather support him because they like his policies.
 

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