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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: Steve203 🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: Re: “You People”
Date: 09/19/25 9:10 PM
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And you people - will "submit" .

Cruz's current term in the Senate expires in January, 2031, unless "his nibs" finds an excuse to remove him before then.

On the broader question:

Trump: ‘It’s no longer free speech.’

The president doubled down on his claims that critical media coverage of him is 'illegal.'

Trump in the Oval Office defended Carr, calling him “incredible” and “a great American.” He said he disagreed with Cruz.

“I think he’s a courageous person,” Trump said of Carr. “He doesn’t like to see the airwaves be used illegally and incorrectly.”

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After Kimmel was suspended, Carr said “I don’t think this is the last shoe to drop” and suggested the FCC — an agency, overseen by Congress, designed to act independently from the president — may target other shows, including ABC’s “The View.”


politico.com - Trump no longer free speech

Trump Claims Excessive Criticism of Him on TV Is ‘Illegal’ and ‘No Longer Free Speech’

“I’m a very strong person for free speech,” the president replied. “But 97, 94, 95, 96% of the people are against me in the sense of the newscasts are against me. The stories are– they said 97% bad. So, they gave me 97, they’ll take a great story, and they’ll make it bad. See, I think that’s really illegal, personally.”


yahoo.com - Trump claims excessive criticism him

As noted before, as a student of history, it's something watching this play out in real time.

Steve...hallowed be the Trump

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