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Sybertiger said:
Contractually sealed? The US gubermint as well as gubermint around the world have signed many agreements over time. And none of them have ever been broken. Never ever LOL. Don't put too much faith in them. It's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick for sure. All you can do is work toward a solution and I believe that is the goal. Premature boasting? Perhaps...I'll wait and see . I don't think I need rainbow TDS guy to reinforce what I believe is happening or not happening and in fact I'd put that weirdo near the bottom of my list. Jus' sayin'.
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I chose his post because it was rational and thought out and first .
There are literally hundreds if not thousands of posts about it agreeing

If you’ll provide a list of the people on the planet with an X account who you are sure are right I’ll try and use one of them next time
 
Supreme Court allows Trump to gut DEI-linked NIH grants
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling Thursday, enabled the Trump administration to cancel hundreds of millions of dollars in National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants linked to diversity initiatives.

The decision partially lifts a Boston-based judge’s ruling that declared the cancellations illegal and blocked the administration from moving forward.

Five of the court’s six Republican-appointed justices sided with the administration: Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett.

They said the judge wasn’t following the high court’s emergency decision this spring allowing the administration to cancel education grants. Gorsuch was the most pointed in his criticism, accusing the judge and several others of defying the high court.

“Lower court judges may sometimes disagree with this Court’s decisions, but they are never free to defy them,” Gorsuch wrote.

 
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I have no idea what will become of these tariffs. I can only hope better trade deals...
This I can tell you, no one in their right mind would do this nor have the kahonas. It is political suicide. UNLESS it Works...time will tell...

Raising prices is not a surprise, that is their counter. Let's see what is next up Trump's sleeve. Our greatest asset, IMO, is military protection, maybe that is his next move...
 
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Tariffs = Stressors

Short term it's already putting pressure on governments. Who will flinch first in this game of chicken?

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US steel tariffs leave Indian foundries gasping – DW – 08/20/2025

Trump's 50% steel tariff has rattled India's small foundries. Facing mass layoffs and shutdowns, they urge urgent government action to survive the shockwaves.
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Did some basic research on drug trafficking to see how high up the chain Venezuela was compared to other countries.

Our government has rather abruptly put a $50 million bounty on the President of Venezuela (the country with the biggest oil reserves in the world) and has sent military naval assets as well as 4000 Marines to its shores. .... Weird, I dont recall hearing or voting for that?

Seems there's quite a few country's ahead of Venezuela as far as drug trafficking.
Afghanistan,
Mexico,
Bolivia
Columbia
Brazil, Nigeria, China

...to name a few


So why pick Venezuela?
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked Tuesday about a possible troop deployment to Venezuela following reports of the military buildup. “President (Donald) Trump has been very clear and consistent. He’s prepared to use every element of American power to stop drugs from flooding into our country and to bring those responsible to justice,” she said.

Is it that? or do we need a CIA led "Regime change" to be able to better work out a "deal" for that oil?

If Trump told you tomorrow that we had to invade say Morocco because they were trying to develop a nuclear weapon and were funding terrorists and threatened to kill Americans, would you go along blindly with that too?


I would assume the CIA is well along in organizing an organic uprising, and our military will simply be stepping in to help out the poor innocent civilians...:rofl:

9 Major Drug Trafficking Countries of the World

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Drug trade: the major drug-trafficking routes worldwide

Explore the major drug trafficking countries of the world and learn about their unique challenges in combating this global issue.
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www.cfr.org

These Eight Charts Show Why Fentanyl Is a Huge Foreign Policy Problem

Overdoses involving fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are the leading cause of death among young Americans and a threat to U.S. public health, the economy, and national security. Combating the epi…
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bigredfish said:
Did some basic research on drug trafficking to see how high up the chain Venezuela was compared to other countries.

Our government has rather abruptly put a $50 million bounty on the President of Venezuela (the country with the biggest oil reserves in the world) and has sent military naval assets as well as 4000 Marines to its shores. .... Weird, I dont recall hearing or voting for that?

Seems there's quite a few country's ahead of Venezuela as far as drug trafficking.
Afghanistan,
Mexico,
Bolivia
Columbia
Brazil, Nigeria, China

...to name a few


So why pick Venezuela?
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked Tuesday about a possible troop deployment to Venezuela following reports of the military buildup. “President (Donald) Trump has been very clear and consistent. He’s prepared to use every element of American power to stop drugs from flooding into our country and to bring those responsible to justice,” she said.

Is it that? or do we need a CIA led "Regime change" to be able to better work out a "deal" for that oil?

If Trump told you tomorrow that we had to invade say Morocco because they were trying to develop a nuclear weapon and were funding terrorists and threatened to kill Americans, would you go along blindly with that too?


I would assume the CIA is well along in organizing an organic uprising, and our military will simply be stepping in to help out the poor innocent civilians...:rofl:

9 Major Drug Trafficking Countries of the World

www.worldexcellence.com

Drug trade: the major drug-trafficking routes worldwide

Explore the major drug trafficking countries of the world and learn about their unique challenges in combating this global issue.
www.worldexcellence.com www.worldexcellence.com

www.cfr.org

These Eight Charts Show Why Fentanyl Is a Huge Foreign Policy Problem

Overdoses involving fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are the leading cause of death among young Americans and a threat to U.S. public health, the economy, and national security. Combating the epi…
www.cfr.org www.cfr.org
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Not sure but one of the checklist items might be to get rid of the most corrupt of goons who have created a situation where Venezuelans feel it's appropriate to leave their country and break into ours.
 
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Sybertiger said:
Not sure but one of the checklist items might be to get rid of the most corrupt of goons who have created a situation where Venezuelans feel it's appropriate to leave their country and break into ours.
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Along with over a 100 other countries. That narrows it down
 
I guess Venezuela is probably a good place to start?
 
Guess I was asleep at the wheel last year....admittedly unaware of the outrage by Muslims regarding this.

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Oh my, have the tables turned....

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