XCR1250
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4 minutes ago, Skidooski said:
Irony is you starting a thread titled Irony then you saying this ^^^^^^ as you defend mush brain every step of the way
Nicely done Brandon
The truth is if Trump were a Democrat and Biden a Republican, MC would be routing for Trump and bashing Biden.
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2 minutes ago, Stephen Hawking said:
Now if we were talking 6000 trump threads.
Yeah stupid MC starts a few Trump threads every day and he actually believes them too..
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22 minutes ago, Mainecat said:
Beats starting 6,000 anti EV threads.
Link to 6,000 EV threads.
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3 hours ago, Bontz said:
Does your doctor have you lined up for medication, just in case Trump pulls off the win in November? Poor MC ... you've been wrong so much do you even know what it's like to be right?
MC has been wrong so often I'm surprised he is still here after looking so foolish almost every day for years, he should be incredibly embarrassed.
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4 hours ago, Crnr2Crnr said:
so we can EXPORT more of it?
c'mon Don...
Stop the exports too..
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Drill baby Drill.
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85-year-old Idaho woman hailed as 'hero' in fatal shooting of home invasion suspect
BILL HUTCHINSONApril 11, 2024 at 10:29 AMAn 85-year-old Idaho woman is being hailed as a "hero" for gunning down a home-invasion suspect with a handgun she kept under her pillow after he allegedly handcuffed her to a chair, pistol whipped her and threatened numerous time to kill her, authorities said.
Christine Jenneiahn survived the harrowing incident at her home near Blackfoot, Idaho, after being shot multiple times by alleged assailant 39-year-old Derek Condon, who died in her kitchen when the octogenarian turned the tables on him and shot him twice with her .357 Magnum, authorities said.
She told investigators she decided to use deadly force to protect her and her disabled son, saying it was "now or never" as she feared the suspect was otherwise going to kill her.
"This case presents an easy analysis of self-defense and justifiable homicide," Bingham County, Idaho, Prosecuting Attorney Ryan Jolley said in a statement released this week, clearing Jenneiahn of any wrongdoing. "It also presents one of the most heroic acts of self-preservation I have heard of."
Jenneiahn, who lives in a rural area with a disabled son, told police she was awakened around 2 a.m. on March 13 by a stranger wearing a military jacket and a black ski mask and standing over her bed pointing a gun and a flashlight at her, according to investigators.
Investigators suspect Condon entered the home by breaking a window and hit Jenneiahn in the head with a pistol while she was in her bed, according to Jolley.
PHOTO: The Bingham County Sherriff's Office has released this undated photo of Derek Condon. (Bingham County Sheriff's Office/Facebook)Jenneiahn told investigators Condon allegedly took her into her living room, handcuffed her to a wooden chair and "asked her where the valuables were kept in her home, and placed a pistol against her head," according to an incident report.
The woman told Condon there were two safes downstairs but that she didn't have much, according to the report.
When the assailant went downstairs, leaving her alone in the living room, Jenneiahn told investigators she dragged the chair she was handcuffed to back to her bedroom to retrieve the gun she kept under her pillow. She told investigators she went back into the living room and hid the revolver between the armrest and cushion of a couch she was seated next to and waited to see what Condon did next, according to the report.
When Condon returned, he allegedly became angry with Jenneiahn for not telling him her son was in the house and again allegedly threatened to kill her, according to the report. That's when she lunged for her gun hidden in the couch and opened fire on Condon, hitting him twice.
Condon allegedly returned fire, emptying his 9mm pistol, leaving Jenneiahn with gunshot wounds to her abdomen, leg, arm and chest, according to the report.
Condon apparently collapsed in the kitchen and died while Jenneiahn remained on the floor of her living room bleeding and handcuffed to the chair for 10 hours until her son came upstairs and handed her the phone to call 911, according to the report.
Citing Idaho's "stand your ground law," Jolley said Jenneiahn was justified in using any means necessary to defend herself.
"Any reasonable person would believe it necessary to defend themselves or their disabled child under such circumstances," Jolley said in his decision released Tuesday. "That Christine survived this encounter is truly incredible. Her grit, determination, and will to live appear to be what saved her that night."
He said that if Condon had survived the incident, he would have been charged with felony attempted murder, kidnapping, burglary, aggravated battery and grand theft.
85-year-old Idaho woman hailed as 'hero' in fatal shooting of home invasion suspect originally appeared on abcnews.go.com
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2 minutes ago, Mainecat said:
Thats decides it for me I’m voting for the rapist dictator now.
So voting for Biden again?
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Joe Biden in new gaffe as he struggles to get his own name right in speech
By Jack Walters
The 46th President made his latest blunder during a speech at the White House to mark Greek Independence Day
Joe Biden has been involved in yet another gaffe as he struggles to get his own name right.
Biden, 81, prompted laughter after stumbling over his own words while discussing Barack Obama’s stint in the White House.
Obama, who selected Biden as his running-mate, was referred to by the 46th President as “O’Biden”.
Concerns about Biden’s age continue to threaten his re-election campaign.
US President Joe Biden during a reception celebrating Greek Independence Day
A recent opinion poll found that only 38 percent of likely 2024 voters believe Biden will be alive at the end of another four-year term.
Questions about Biden’s age and competency also appear to have boosted Donald Trump’s chances of returning to the White House.
RealClearPolitics has given Trump an average lead of around 2.5 per cent.
JL Partners co-founder James Johnson has argued half a dozen states will decide who comes out on top on November 5.
Johnson, who worked as a pollster for Theresa May before relocating to New York, told GB News: “The US electorate is so polarised that no one is going to win big.
Joe Biden is currently trailing in the polls.
“As much as Trump might like New York to be in play or Biden might like Florida to be in play, we’re talking about those six key swing states.
“Nevada, Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan, that’s where it’s going to come down to and at the moment, it’s really tight.”
He added: “If you had to put a number on it, there’s a 60 per cent probability Trump will win.
“I think Trump has the advantage, but it’s 60 per cent, not 70 or 80. A lot can happen between now and November.
“A really key question we’re tracking is, 'what are people’s main memories of the Trump administration?' It’s basically two incumbents running. One former president and one current president.
“The top answer right now is a better economy. If that shifts away from Trump and it becomes more negative memories, then we may see the numbers shift. But at the moment, it’s Trump’s to lose.”
A recent Wall Street Journal poll found Trump leads Biden by between two and eight points in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina.
However, the pair were neck-and-neck in the swing state of Wisconsin.
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Just now, BOHICA said:
Gas prices in the U.S. surged this week to a six-month high, with drivers paying roughly $3.60 per gallon at the pump, as high oil prices, refinery maintenance and international turbulence in the energy market continue to leave a dent in drivers’ pocketbooks.
Our gas prices here have went down, not up. Was $3.49 now $3.21.
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10 hours ago, ViperGTS/Z1 said:
I think Snowriders already practicing his exit..
... He hasn't been around much at all lately. Pretty sure he sees the writing on the wall
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He went back to College.
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Bought gas in Exland Wi. an hour ago, it was $3.23 a gallon.
At Hart Brothers Convenience store
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While most of an electric car's battery replacement costs go toward the parts themselves, it will still need a qualified mechanic to install them. Auto mechanics' labor rates vary by city, state, and whether the technician works at a dealership or an independent shop. A ballpark figure for labor costs to replace an EV battery would be about $900 on the low end and upward of $2,000 on the high end.
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Average cost of electric car battery replacement:
There are several factors that determine the replacement cost of an electric car battery, including the make and model of the car, the size and capacity of the battery, market prices, and the cost of labor. On average, you can expect the replacement cost of an electric car's battery to run from $5,000 to upward of $15,000, according to an article from Consumer Reports. As a general rule, the larger the battery is, the more expensive it is to replace.
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8 hours ago, Mainecat said:
I better vote for the rapist then
So you're voting for Biden again?
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6 minutes ago, ckf said:
I have no idea about hand gestures. But it does have a very good active track system that does a good job following. DJI is the leader in the drone business. That's about all that I have flown for the past 8 years. They have a very good return to home system where the drone will come back to where it took off from and land if it loose communication from the remote.
Depending on the model they can also come with obstacle avoidance. I wouldn't trust it around bare tree limbs like we have now, but other than that it works very good. They are almost fool proof now.
This 1 also has return home feature and will also return when the battery gets too low or communication is lost.
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16 hours ago, Mainecat said:
Biden's selling Bibles now?
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Russia is losing close to 1,000 soldiers every day, but it won't stop relying on mass assaults to pound Ukraine's front lines: UK intelligence
A Russian soldier launching missile attacks at Ukrainian positions in Donetsk. Russian Defense Ministry / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images- Russia's daily losses on the Ukrainian battlefield have been increasing since 2022, UK intelligence says.
- "Each year has seen a rise in the daily average loss rate," the UK's defense ministry said.
- Russia's reliance on attritional warfare could come at the expense of its economy and labor market.
Losing nearly a thousand soldiers a day isn't stopping the Russians from launching mass attacks on Ukraine, the UK's defense ministry has said in an intelligence dispatch.
"Since the February 2022 invasion, Russian forces have sustained 658 losses a day on average," the UK's defense ministry said in a post on X on Sunday, which collated the number of Russian casualties and injured.
"Each year has seen a rise in the daily average loss rate from 400 in 2022, to 693 in 2023, to 913 through the first quarter of 2024," the post continued. "The increase reflects Russia's ongoing reliance on mass to sustain pressure on Ukrainian frontlines."
The intelligence dispatch noted that the number of daily Russian losses dipped slightly in March. The drop in numbers, the UK defense ministry said, "corresponds with fewer reported attacks over the past month."
"The reduction in Russian offensive operations highly likely reflects a series of factors: a period of rest and refit following the capture of Avdiivka, and intent to reduce death notifications during the Russian elections," the post said.
This isn't the first time the number of Russian casualties has come under the spotlight. Russia's reliance on attritional warfare means it has weathered significant losses since it invaded Ukraine.In January, a Ukrainian commander told CNN that Russia was mounting their assaults with "non-stop" human-wave attacks.
"Assault after assault, non-stop. If we kill 40 to 70 of them with drones in a day, the next day, they renew their forces and continue to attack," the commander said.
The ravenous need for more troops has meant Russia has had to tap on inmates to fuel its war effort. In fact, Russia's military has recruited so many prisoners that it even had to close some of its prisons to "optimize and save money."
But the narrow focus on cobbling troops together for the war may have long-term implications for Russia's economy. The Ukraine war has left Russia with a severe labor shortage.
In December, the Russian Academy of Science's Institute of Economics said the Russian economy was short of about 5 million workers.
"To date, Russia has highly likely lost over 355,000 personnel killed and wounded during the Ukraine war," the UK defense ministry said in an intelligence dispatch on March 3.
Representatives for Russia's defense ministry didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.
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Trump says abortion laws should be decided by US states
DOINA CHIACU AND NATHAN LAYNEApril 8, 2024 at 8:46 AMBy Doina Chiacu and Nathan Layne
(Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday that abortion laws should be determined by U.S. states, stopping short of proposing a national ban that could have imperiled his chances in the November election.
In a video posted on his social media platform, the former president said he supported exceptions for rape, incest and to protect the life of the mother. He also reiterated that he supports the availability of in-vitro fertilization.
He did not back a national ban to prohibit abortions beyond a number of weeks into a pregnancy, disappointing some religious and conservative backers who had hoped he would pursue national limits should he return to the White House.
Trump previously signaled support for a ban beyond 15 weeks of pregnancy but said political considerations were paramount in the first presidential election since a Supreme Court ruling in 2022 ending a nearly 50-year federal right to the procedure.
"Always go by your heart. But we must win. We have to win," Trump said in the video.
A call for a national ban could have hurt Trump's chances in the six or seven U.S. states likely to determine the outcome in November. Overall, 57% of Americans think abortion should be legal in most or all cases, a March Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
While his statement aimed to carve out a political middle ground, it drew criticism from Democrats on the left who favor abortion rights and from anti-abortion groups on the right who want stricter limits, underscoring the divisions over the issue.
Alluding to the three conservative justices he appointed to the Supreme Court, Trump took credit for the high court's overturning of the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which had protected a right to abortion at up to around 24 to 28 weeks.
The court's decision triggered a voter backlash that was widely credited with curbing Republican gains in the 2022 congressional midterm election and propelling Democrats to victories in some state elections last year.
"This 50-year battle over Roe v. Wade took it out of the federal hands and brought it into the hearts, minds and vote of the people in each state. It was really something. Now it's up to the states to do the right thing," Trump said.
President Joe Biden, a Democrat, has made Trump's opposition to abortion rights a tenet of his re-election campaign.
"Trump is scrambling. He's worried that since he's the one responsible for overturning Roe the voters will hold him accountable in 2024," Biden said in a statement issued by his campaign. "Well, I have news for Donald. They will."
While Americans tend to accept restrictions on abortion after the first trimester, polls also show that a sizable majority prefer to have the decision made by the patient and her doctor, not the government.
Trump has criticized a six-week ban pursued by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a former rival for the Republican nomination, as overly restrictive and politically toxic. But Trump is aligned with many Republicans in Congress and evangelical Christians urging strict curbs on the procedure.
"With Roe v. Wade overturned, leaving abortion to the states is his way of punting on the issue," Jeanette Hoffman, a Republican political consultant, said of Trump's position. "Now that the primary is over, there’s nothing to be gained from proposing a national abortion ban, as he’ll lose support from voters in many swing states."
The Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade allowed the matter to be decided state-by-state. In response, Republicans have enacted restrictive abortion laws in nearly two dozen states.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll in March found a sizable majority of Democrats - 83% - think abortion should be legal in most or all cases while most Republican poll respondents - some 57% - think abortion should be outlawed in most or all cases.
Marjorie Dannenfelser, head of anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, said on Monday she was "deeply disappointed" in Trump's position, arguing it would allow Democratic lawmakers to take steps to expand access to the procedure in some states.
"Unborn children and their mothers deserve national protections and national advocacy from the brutality of the abortion industry," Dannenfelser said in a statement.
(Reporting by Doina Chiacu and Nathan Layne; Editing by Colleen Jenkins and Howard Goller)
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13 minutes ago, Mainecat said:
Wait for the lawsuits.
Another of your IMMINENT predictions?
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On 4/5/2024 at 10:04 AM, ckf said:
DJI
Can yours be controlled some with hand gestures, and does it have "follow me", so much this thing can do I'll never learn it all.
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Nope.