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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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Subject: Re: what happens this weekend?
Date: 01/08/26 8:37 PM
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Posted earlier.

the regime is "high on it's own supply", and sees no boundaries to it's power.

As reported on the ABC evening news, tonight:

‘I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’

In a new interview with the New York Times, Trump said the only constraint to his power as president of the US is “my own morality, my own mind”.

“It’s the only thing that can stop me,” Trump said, adding: “I’m not looking to hurt people.” He went on to concede “I do” in regards to whether his administration needed to adhere to international law, but said: “It depends on what your definition of international law is.”


theguardian.com - Trump power international law

As many here understand, his only "morality" is MONEY.

Meanwhile, regarding Shinyland's new colony:

Trump says US will run Venezuela for years

President Trump, in an interview with The New York Times, said the U.S. could be in control of Venezuela for years.

“I would say much longer,” Trump told the Times in a two-hour interview published Thursday, when asked if the U.S. would oversee Venezuela for months, a year or longer.


thehill.com - Trump US venezuela tenure

Steve
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