Served Country & City, now family & dogs. Business owner & small town newspaper contributor. Blue check as I can't keep under 280. Cdn living in Mex w/US roots.
@gregbettinelli@zcabrams I've no skin in the game other than being an interested observer from another country.
Why interested? Because of my visit to LA in April.
I was horrified. Wife wanted to see the Walk of Fame. Filth. Mental Illness on display. We lasted 5 minutes.
How could this be the USA?
@EWaveMacro@spicynoodles35@Thefactsdude 'Tis obvious you spend most of your days yanking. Chains and, more worrisome, another key appendage attached to you.
Research shows such fixation result in cognitive impairment.
It might not be too late to lessen the damage. Touch grass & stay clear of booze/the devils lettuce
@EWaveMacro@RRobear79451@Thefactsdude Outraged? Over a 5 year old arrest where she blew over .15?
Shut down the computer and go for a walk or something.
@EWaveMacro@spicynoodles35@Thefactsdude Google search shows 2020 in Tampa and over 0.15
Experienced drinkers can hide overt signs of impairment well but still fail cognitive and reaction tests.
I arrested over 100 for DUI.
At 0.15, I, personally, am bouncing off walls. Some are comatose and others are like her.
@TyphoonAir@gregbagwell Naw, but I knew many in the 80s and 90s.
Country was going to shit back then, and they were very upset. Much worse now.
Hadn't you noticed?
@Troubled_Girlz@RealEmirHan Look here, Little Miss Sunshine. You know not of what you type.
That clip was nothing short of not bad. Actually, borderline pretty good.
You'd best stick to beauty pageants.
@nari4thewin@WhiteHouse You know what else you paid for?
The best free speech platform in the world.
Even though you you have potty mouth, you're still not a bad person because of your support of Elon!
@papapepeb@Cubpower44@gregbagwell Tall tale, in that the poster framed Muslims, by status of their religion, to be anti-Nazi good guys. The ideological Muslims fought with the Nazis. Those ruled by the French, British and Russians were drafted by, and fought with, their colonizer or authoritarian masters.
@papapepeb@Cubpower44@gregbagwell Not in the least. You alleged Hegseth's tenure was inconsequential. On the contrary, it has been transformational. Just look to your Northern border to see how far a military can degrade.....
Without a serious, strong US military, the free world is cooked.
@papapepeb@Cubpower44@gregbagwell Hegseth will be viewed as the force of change that arrested and reversed the rot that was destroying the US military.
Minor countries like Canada can play those games without consequence. Not the US. The world relies on the US for its freedom.
This kills civilizations...
@papapepeb@Cubpower44@gregbagwell If you were a Muslim, and your colonizer masters were on the side of the Allies, then, yes, you fought with the allies.
However, the Nazi Muslims joined without any external obligation to the Germans.
@ElsTruman@gregbagwell Shame on you.
Hegseth correctly pointed out a more insidious form of extremism that is slowly capturing Europe.
Thankful that there are still those who are ideologically unaffected that can speak for the silent majority.
@SAABorNothing@globeandmail You've got a shit take, however, you're still somewhat OK as evidenced by your $8 monthly contribution to Elon's free speech platform.
@HarlemJ11@SeeDaneRun@LearsiSonges@FedEx 'I lit they phone'
I know some blacks talk like this, but why would you write like this?
You know 'they' should be 'their'? Right? The word 'they' has a completely different meaning.
Naw. I salute the hustle. He'll learn from his mistakes....specifically, making sure he has 'adult' advice for his next campaign.
Far too many disputes between a David and Goliath end up with the Goliath taking the position of 'Sue me then', knowing full well the David doesn't have the means or sophistication to, even if they were on the side of Angels.
I used to work with a company where the CEO was a Sociopath, and used his knowledge of the legal system for massive gains over smaller 'ma and pa' businesses. Occasionally his bluff was called, but not often. Most 'normies' are intimidated by the law.
The arrogance of BAM's CEO was telling. If an ethical/honest person was in that situation, he'd have immediately realized the scope problem, and the risk to his company. He would have invited all parties to a meeting to try and reach a solution.
BAM's CEOs demeanor gave me flashbacks. I just feel sorry for his franchisees. What a nightmare for them.
Right. Ben doesn't appear to be the most sophisticated fraud fighter, however, his 'crimes' are innocent/ignorant in nature. If it ever came to a jury trial, my bet is on acquittal.
However, BAM could end this today with a confidential settlement and a statement:
'Whilst we strongly disagree with the majority of the narrative against BAM that was recklessly portrayed by Ben, we nevertheless admit that some of our internal systems, checks & balances were inadequate. We are implementing necessary changes effective immediately.
The original owner of the Lego has been fairly compensated and all involved parties have agreed to cease ongoing legal action'.
Anything short of that and the company, along with hundreds of innocent franchisees and employees are toast.