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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: January 6, Part Deux
Date: 02/03/26 2:36 PM
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The alarmists have been right, and the people telling us to calm down have been wrong, every step of the way."

All through the 24 campaign, some were saying, simply "believe what he says he will do".

His seizure of Georgia voting records, and terrorizing brown people may be part of the same strategy to influence elections. If he can make some of the ballots seized "go away", he will proclaim that "proof" the Georgia election system cannot be trusted. Then have a phalanx of ICE storm troopers at polling places in heavily minority/Dem leaning areas, to pull every person of color out of line and subject them to detention and interrogation, until the polls close. How many Hispanics, solid, loyal, US citizens, will approach a polling place, see storm troopers dragging Hispanics away, and simply turn around and walk away, to avoid being rousted by the store troopers, rather than vote?

7 in 10 Latinos disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job as president

As of September, 27% of Latinos approve of the way Trump is handling his job as president. Meanwhile, 70% disapprove, including a 55% majority who say they strongly disapprove of his job performance.


pewresearch.org - How latinos assess trump and his impact on u s hispanics

Steve
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