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The week's question
In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Lapsody   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: ICE grabs woman from car
Date: 10/12/25 11:33 AM
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How many manly ICE bros

When I was 16 my family traveled up from Panama, Canal Zone to the US. I have a vivid memory of Nicaragua, where armed men stood on either side of the bank's doors, full camo, armored vests, helmets, automatic rifles. I had never seen that before. I got to the US and never saw it. Over the years our police have become semi military. SWAT teams, etc. Let there be a disturbance and armored trucks roll around. Now, that's relatively
commonplace. Seen frequently.

We look like a third world banana republic at times, and we are the ones who made the banana republic. Weren't we in Nicaragua for 15 years? The picture is being made complete by the thugs from project 2025 and Nesferatu Steve Miller. We need some luck. Crossing my fingers - somewhere ahead is the other bank of the Rubicon. Hope we never get there.
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