Comments by "Darlene" (@darlene2709) on "Nightly News Full Broadcast - Dec. 17" video.

  1. Universal Basic Income would be a great place to start. You should lobby for that.
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  2. Trump is a grifter. Biden is not.
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  3. The United States was not involved in World War 2 until Japan bombed Pearl Harbour. Military assistance to Ukraine in the form of weapons represents 5.6% of total US defense spending.  The US defense budget is 842 billion. Congress sets spending priorities. The Constitution makes clear that Congress holds the power of the purse, giving it authority “to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises,” and specifying that “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by law.” In short, federal taxing and spending requires legislation that is enacted into law. If you feel that the United States spends too much on something you don't agree with, you will need to vote differently. Question: How likely is it that the military budget would be reduced to save taxpayers money? Answer: Highly unlikely. Helping Ukraine serves American interests.
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  4. It's seems like you are in support of Universal Basic Income.
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  5. Trump's speech writers should stop using Hitler's words.
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  6.  @droolalot5795  You should be asking about the Trump tax cuts for the rich.
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  7.  @githrix  If you're serious about helping homeless seniors, you should definitely support a Universal Basic Income program. American Seniors First!
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  8. So many gullible rubes keep following the Mango Mussolini despite all the warning signs. "The ‘big rip-off’: how Trump exploited his fans with ‘election defense’ fund. The former president used donations to a nonexistent legal defense fund for his hotels and the January 6 Ellipse rally." The Guardian
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  9. It seems like you are in support of Universal Basic Income.
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  10. The homelessness issue can be directly traced back to the Reagan era. "What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now," Reagan added, "is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless who are homeless, you might say, by choice."
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  11.  @Nicolas-uu3jr  Citizenship Clause Doctrine. Fourteenth Amendment, Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
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  12.  @ShaneHackworth-em1qq  It sounds like you would support Universal Basic Income. That program would help reduce poverty and homeless. Lobby your representative asap.
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  13.  @ShaneHackworth-em1qq  Do you want to help the homeless or not?
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  14. The homelessness issue can be directly traced back to the Reagan era. "What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now," Reagan added, "is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless who are homeless, you might say, by choice."
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  15. It sounds like you are in support of a Universal Basic Income program.
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  16. The homelessness issue can be directly traced back to the Reagan era. "What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now," Reagan added, "is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless who are homeless, you might say, by choice."
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  17. It sounds like you are in support of universal basic income. The homelessness issue can be directly traced back to the Reagan era. "What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now," Reagan added, "is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless who are homeless, you might say, by choice."
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  18. The homelessness issue can be directly traced back to the Reagan era. "What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now," Reagan added, "is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless who are homeless, you might say, by choice."
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  19. "Marjorie Taylor Greene compares Biden to FDR, LBJ. Thanks for the free campaign ad! The predominantly ludicrous lawmaker from Georgia did Biden an unexpected – and surely unplanned – solid this weekend in a speech at the conservative Turning Point Action conference in Florida, telling Republicans the Democratic president is fiendishly attempting to make people’s lives better. She compared Biden’s "Build Back Better" plan to President Lyndon B. Johnson’s "Great Society," an array of programs from the mid-1960s aimed at combating poverty in America. Those programs included Medicare, Medicaid and food stamps, along with the 1964 Civil Rights Act. As Greene talked about President Johnson, she said, dismissively: “His BIG socialist programs were the Great Society ... big government programs to address education, medical care, urban problems, rural poverty, transportation, Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps and welfare.” Greene continued making the case for Biden’s reelection: “Now LBJ had the Great Society, but Joe Biden had Build Back Better, and he still is working on it, the largest public investment in social infrastructure and environmental programs that is actually finishing what FDR started, that LBJ expanded on, and Joe Biden is attempting to complete.”  As if connecting Biden to popular social programs wasn’t enough, Greene took the high praise a step further by looping in President Franklin D. Roosevelt, one of the most popular presidents in American history. Greene’s attempt to raise Biden’s profile to that of FDR and the president who launched a war on poverty and created Medicare was clearly appreciated. On Monday morning, the official White House Twitter account retweeted the video of Greene's speech, adding: "Caught us. President Biden is working to make life easier for hardworking families." USA Today
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  20. What is being falsely reported and how do you know that?
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  21. It seems like you are in support of Universal Basic Income.
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  22. You should support Universal Basic Income. The homelessness issue can be directly traced back to the Reagan era. "What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now," Reagan added, "is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless who are homeless, you might say, by choice."
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  23.  @merissacarlisle8043  Please go on and explain how money doesn't help the homeless. Money is needed to fund addiction programs.
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  24. What is the trash news and how do you know that?
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  25.  @Stephen..  That doesn't answer the question.
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  26. Trump was in office for 4 years and didn't fix immigration. "President Trump entered the White House with the goal of reducing legal immigration by 63 percent. Trump was wildly successful in reducing legal immigration. By November 2020, the Trump administration reduced the number of green cards issued to people abroad by at least 418,453 and the number of non‐​immigrant visas by at least 11,178,668 during his first term through November 2020.  President Trump also entered the White House with the goal of eliminating illegal immigration but Trump oversaw a virtual collapse in interior immigration enforcement and the stabilization of the illegal immigrant population. Thus, Trump succeeded in reduce legal immigration and failed to eliminate illegal immigration." Cato Institute
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  27. It sounds like you are in support of Universal Basic Income.
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  28. So many gullible rubes keep following the Mango Mussolini despite all the warning signs. "The ‘big rip-off’: how Trump exploited his fans with ‘election defense’ fund. The former president used donations to a nonexistent legal defense fund for his hotels and the January 6 Ellipse rally." The Guardian
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  29.  @githrix  What I agree with is accurate information. There have been several unverified claims of Ukrainian corruption. "Shortchanged: Seymour Hersh's Claim Zelenskyy Embezzled $400M in US Aid Lacks Evidence. The entirety of the claim apparently comes from what Hersh describes as "one knowledgeable American intelligence official." Hersh's career of late has been controversial and widely panned by journalists for promoting conspiratorial claims that hinge on dubious anonymous sources or speculation. His later work is often sympathetic to Russian talking points, and his work is widely covered there.  Hersh's present claim fits plainly within that genre. Characteristically, it has been promoted by Russian media. Readers of Hersh's reporting could be forgiven if, by the end of the story, they forgot that it was allegedly an expose on Ukrainian embezzlement. Despite being the primary assertion of the story, only two paragraphs are dedicated to the claim. Hersh hides this clear lack of supporting evidence under a torrential onslaught of superfluous information.  As in his fundamentally flawed investigation claiming U.S. involvement in the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, his present claim is bolstered by references to actual events and tinted with conspiracy, thanks to the testimony of anonymous intelligence sources (or potentially a sole source) claiming to have non-public insight into those events.  Fundamentally, the actual news presented in his story is that someone knowledgeable supposedly told Hersh that Zelenksyy and his "entourage" have been embezzling U.S. funds by purchasing discounted Russian oil and pocketing the difference. It's an incendiary claim for which no actual evidence is proffered." Reuters
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  30.  @githrix  You didn't answer the question about helping homeless seniors. If you are going to reduce the defense budget, should the money be redirected to a universal basic income program?
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  31. What is the fake news and how do you know that?
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  32. The homelessness issue can be directly traced back to the Reagan era. "What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now," Reagan added, "is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless who are homeless, you might say, by choice."
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  33. Trump's company was convicted of stealing taxpayer money.
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  34. Congress sets spending priorities. The Constitution makes clear that Congress holds the power of the purse, giving it authority “to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises,” and specifying that “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by law.” In short, federal taxing and spending requires legislation that is enacted into law. If you feel that the United States spends too much on something you don't agree with, you will need to vote differently.
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  35. It seems like you are in support of a Universal Basic Income program.
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  36. The homelessness issue can be directly traced back to the Reagan era. "What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now," Reagan added, "is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless who are homeless, you might say, by choice."
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  37. It's sounds like you are in support of Universal Basic Income. The homelessness issue can be directly traced back to the Reagan era. "What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now," Reagan added, "is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless who are homeless, you might say, by choice."
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  38. Trump was in office for 4 years and didn't fix immigration. "President Trump entered the White House with the goal of reducing legal immigration by 63 percent. Trump was wildly successful in reducing legal immigration. By November 2020, the Trump administration reduced the number of green cards issued to people abroad by at least 418,453 and the number of non‐​immigrant visas by at least 11,178,668 during his first term through November 2020.  President Trump also entered the White House with the goal of eliminating illegal immigration but Trump oversaw a virtual collapse in interior immigration enforcement and the stabilization of the illegal immigrant population. Thus, Trump succeeded in reduce legal immigration and failed to eliminate illegal immigration." Cato Institute
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  39. It seems like you are in support of Universal Basic Income.
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  40. Makeup?
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  41.  @MarioFGarcia  True. He did spend a good amount of time golfing.
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  42. Stop getting high from your own supply.
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  43. Trump's company was convicted of stealing taxpayer money.
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  44. How is NBC treasonous?
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  45. "Anyone who starts listing Joe Biden’s verbal slips had better be ready to listen to a long list of Trump gaffes. Here's a LONG list of Donald Trump’s gaffes. For example: Yo-sem-ite National Park and Thighland. Trump also said, “You know, we have to protect Thomas Edison, and we have to protect all of these people that came up with originally the light bulb, and the wheel and all of these things. And he’s one of our very smart people, and we want to cherish those people.” How do we make sense of that? Does he think Edison is still alive? Does he know who invented the wheel? Who has the patent on it? A number of psychologists have expressed concern about the deterioration of Trump’s mental faculties. His own niece, a psychologist, has said he is “unfit” to be president, as Lindsey Graham did in 2016. Some psychologists have examined his interviews from a decade or more ago and have noted how he now struggles for words and often leaves sentences unfinished. You could put together a video of his gaffes, misstatements, and outright lies and binge-watch for hours." The Independent Trump confused 9/11 with the convenience store '7/11' Trump confused Dayton and Toledo after a mass shooting in Ohio Trump demands investigation of the 'oranges' of Robert Mueller's probe Trump claimed there would be 'one million eight hundred and seventy thousand million tests' for coronavirus When Trump stared at the solar eclipse. Way back in August 2017, Americans across the country stopped in their tracks to view the rare total solar eclipse. In the days before the celestial event, ophthalmologists turned to every possible news outlet to share this urgent warning: do not stare at the sun without protective eyewear. But those dozens of warnings did not stop one man, our commander-in-chief, from doing just that. When Trump came up with “covfefe”. The Trump era has been marked by the introduction of a number of new words and phrases, such as “fake news”, “alternative facts”, “bigly” or, as he argued, “big league”. But arguably the most nonsensical of all is “covfefe”, the made-up word that Trump included in a 2017 tweet complaining about news coverage of his administration. “Despite the negative press covfefe,” Trump wrote in the incomplete tweet. The president quickly deleted the tweet, but the word had already spawned thousands of Twitter jokes. When Trump asked a seven-year-old girl whether she “still” believed in Santa Claus. When Collman Lloyd contacted the North American Aerospace Defense Command to track Santa’s whereabouts in 2018, the young girl probably didn’t expect to speak to the president – or to be quizzed on her beliefs. When Trump wanted to buy Greenland. After the president confirmed last year that he was toying with the idea of trying to purchase Greenland, the internet jumped to assist him, envisioning a Trump Tower on the island and suggesting a potential price point for the transaction. But some people, namely residents of Greenland, did not find the outlandish suggestion to be quite as funny, so Greenland’s leadership issued a statement making it clear that the island, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, was “not for sale”.
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  46. So many gullible rubes keep following the Mango Mussolini despite all the warning signs. "The ‘big rip-off’: how Trump exploited his fans with ‘election defense’ fund. The former president used donations to a nonexistent legal defense fund for his hotels and the January 6 Ellipse rally." The Guardian
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  47. So many gullible rubes keep following the Mango Mussolini despite all the warning signs. "The ‘big rip-off’: how Trump exploited his fans with ‘election defense’ fund. The former president used donations to a nonexistent legal defense fund for his hotels and the January 6 Ellipse rally." The Guardian
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  48. "What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now," Reagan added, "is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless who are homeless, you might say, by choice."
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  49. A study by the Rockefeller Institute of Government found that traditional Democratic states contributed significantly more federal taxes per citizen than Republican states.
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  50. A study by the Rockefeller Institute of Government found that traditional Democratic states contributed significantly more federal taxes per citizen than Republican states.
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  51. That's because that is not true. HONOLULU — One month after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century leveled the historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Friday that the number of missing has dropped to 66, the confirmed death toll remains at 115 and authorities will soon escort residents on visits to their property. Tens of millions of dollars in aid will make its way to families and businesses as they recover, Green said, and beginning Oct. 8, travel restrictions will end and West Maui will reopen to visitors." AP News
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  52. ​​ @carlray4809 Who told you that 2000 kids are missing in Maui? "CLAIM: Thousands of children are missing following the deadly wildfires in Maui. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Lists compiled by the Maui Police Department and the FBI contained the name of only one minor who was unaccounted for following the August fires. The child was later identified as a victim of the blaze. THE FACTS: False claims that thousands of children remain missing after the wildfires in early August are still spreading on social media, despite evidence to the contrary." AP News
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  53. It sounds like you are in support of Universal Basic Income.
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  54. "Evangelical leader says Trump’s 2024 problem is ‘no one wants their child to grow up like him’. A top political activist in Iowa active in the evangelical Christian movement — Bob Vander Plaats — recently announced his support for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as Mr Trump’s rivals continue to push for an upset victory in the first-in-the-nation caucus. Now, he is explaining his decision, which he says is linked to a perceived aura of moral decay that he asserts surrounds the former president. Speaking with Steve Deace of The Blaze, Mr Vander Plaats pointed to the Trump camp’s aggression against Iowa’s GOP governor, Kim Reynolds, who had also rejected an endorsement of Mr Trump in favour of his leading opponent." Politico
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  55. Trump was in office for 4 years and didn't fix immigration. "President Trump entered the White House with the goal of reducing legal immigration by 63 percent. Trump was wildly successful in reducing legal immigration. By November 2020, the Trump administration reduced the number of green cards issued to people abroad by at least 418,453 and the number of non‐​immigrant visas by at least 11,178,668 during his first term through November 2020.  President Trump also entered the White House with the goal of eliminating illegal immigration but Trump oversaw a virtual collapse in interior immigration enforcement and the stabilization of the illegal immigrant population. Thus, Trump succeeded in reduce legal immigration and failed to eliminate illegal immigration." Cato Institute
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  56. It seems like you are in support of Universal Basic Income. The homelessness issue can be directly traced back to the Reagan era. "What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now," Reagan added, "is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless who are homeless, you might say, by choice."
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  57. So many gullible rubes keep following the Mango Mussolini despite all the warning signs. "The ‘big rip-off’: how Trump exploited his fans with ‘election defense’ fund. The former president used donations to a nonexistent legal defense fund for his hotels and the January 6 Ellipse rally." The Guardian
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  58. According to statistics, the crime rate went down in 2023.
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  59. What exactly did Trump accomplish? Back to the Future: Trump’s History of Promising a Health Plan That Never Comes. Ever since he was a presidential candidate, President Donald Trump has been promising the American people a “terrific,” “phenomenal” and “fantastic” new health care plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. But, in the 3½ years since he set up shop in the Oval Office, he has yet to deliver." PolitiFact
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  60. Trump was in office for 4 years and didn't fix immigration. "President Trump entered the White House with the goal of reducing legal immigration by 63 percent. Trump was wildly successful in reducing legal immigration. By November 2020, the Trump administration reduced the number of green cards issued to people abroad by at least 418,453 and the number of non‐​immigrant visas by at least 11,178,668 during his first term through November 2020.  President Trump also entered the White House with the goal of eliminating illegal immigration but Trump oversaw a virtual collapse in interior immigration enforcement and the stabilization of the illegal immigrant population. Thus, Trump succeeded in reduce legal immigration and failed to eliminate illegal immigration." Cato Institute
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  61. It seems like you are in support of Universal Basic Income.
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  62. The homelessness issue can be directly traced back to the Reagan era. "What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now," Reagan added, "is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless who are homeless, you might say, by choice."
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  63. What is the fake news and how do you know that?
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  64.  @TheMustang424  How did the Biden administration make the homeless situation worse? The best remedy would be a Universal Basic Income program. Congress sets spending priorities.
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  65. It sounds like you are in support of Universal Basic Income.
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  66. So many gullible rubes keep following the Mango Mussolini despite all the warning signs. "The ‘big rip-off’: how Trump exploited his fans with ‘election defense’ fund. The former president used donations to a nonexistent legal defense fund for his hotels and the January 6 Ellipse rally." The Guardian
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  67.  @Nicolas-uu3jr  The immigration and refugee systems definitely need work. We could take a page out of Canada as their system is very good.
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  68.  @Nicolas-uu3jr  Your suggestion definitely sounds like it's from someone who doesn't live on Earth One.
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  69.  @Nicolas-uu3jr  Almost everyone complains that the homeless situation is being neglected in favor of Ukraine and Israel. I'm simply agreeing with them and suggesting that some of the military budget could be redirected towards the homeless. That seems like a reasonable suggestion to the very pressing Earth One problem of homelessness.
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  70.  @Nicolas-uu3jr  If Trump is successful in his bid to become president for life, you may get your wish with respect to the Constitution. As to wishes, you should be careful about what you wish for. Once Trump deports homeless citizens, he will need another target for his base to be angry with. You better hope that you are always considered to be "worth it".
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  71. "The US economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter of the year, helped by a tight jobs market and consumer spending. The economy expanded at an annual rate of 4.9% in the July to September period, according to the government's first estimate. It marked the biggest rise seen since the last three months of 2021. Consumers spent a lot despite the Federal Reserve trying to clamp down on spending with higher interest rates. Analysts expected that the economy would grow by 4.5% in the third quarter of this year." BBC
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  72. Trump was in office for 4 years and didn't fix immigration. "President Trump entered the White House with the goal of reducing legal immigration by 63 percent. Trump was wildly successful in reducing legal immigration. By November 2020, the Trump administration reduced the number of green cards issued to people abroad by at least 418,453 and the number of non‐​immigrant visas by at least 11,178,668 during his first term through November 2020.  President Trump also entered the White House with the goal of eliminating illegal immigration but Trump oversaw a virtual collapse in interior immigration enforcement and the stabilization of the illegal immigrant population. Thus, Trump succeeded in reduce legal immigration and failed to eliminate illegal immigration." Cato Institute
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  73. Trump's speech writers should stop using Hitler's words.
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  74. ​ @merissacarlisle8043 Trump was in office for 4 years and didn't fix immigration. "President Trump entered the White House with the goal of reducing legal immigration by 63 percent. Trump was wildly successful in reducing legal immigration. By November 2020, the Trump administration reduced the number of green cards issued to people abroad by at least 418,453 and the number of non‐​immigrant visas by at least 11,178,668 during his first term through November 2020.  President Trump also entered the White House with the goal of eliminating illegal immigration but Trump oversaw a virtual collapse in interior immigration enforcement and the stabilization of the illegal immigrant population. Thus, Trump succeeded in reduce legal immigration and failed to eliminate illegal immigration." Cato Institute
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  75. "Marjorie Taylor Greene compares Biden to FDR, LBJ. Thanks for the free campaign ad! The predominantly ludicrous lawmaker from Georgia did Biden an unexpected – and surely unplanned – solid this weekend in a speech at the conservative Turning Point Action conference in Florida, telling Republicans the Democratic president is fiendishly attempting to make people’s lives better. She compared Biden’s "Build Back Better" plan to President Lyndon B. Johnson’s "Great Society," an array of programs from the mid-1960s aimed at combating poverty in America. Those programs included Medicare, Medicaid and food stamps, along with the 1964 Civil Rights Act. As Greene talked about President Johnson, she said, dismissively: “His BIG socialist programs were the Great Society ... big government programs to address education, medical care, urban problems, rural poverty, transportation, Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps and welfare.” Greene continued making the case for Biden’s reelection: “Now LBJ had the Great Society, but Joe Biden had Build Back Better, and he still is working on it, the largest public investment in social infrastructure and environmental programs that is actually finishing what FDR started, that LBJ expanded on, and Joe Biden is attempting to complete.”  As if connecting Biden to popular social programs wasn’t enough, Greene took the high praise a step further by looping in President Franklin D. Roosevelt, one of the most popular presidents in American history. Greene’s attempt to raise Biden’s profile to that of FDR and the president who launched a war on poverty and created Medicare was clearly appreciated. On Monday morning, the official White House Twitter account retweeted the video of Greene's speech, adding: "Caught us. President Biden is working to make life easier for hardworking families." USA Today
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  76. So many gullible rubes keep following the Mango Mussolini despite all the warning signs. "The ‘big rip-off’: how Trump exploited his fans with ‘election defense’ fund. The former president used donations to a nonexistent legal defense fund for his hotels and the January 6 Ellipse rally." The Guardian
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  77. What is the propaganda and how do you know that?
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  78. So many gullible rubes keep following the Mango Mussolini despite all the warning signs. "The ‘big rip-off’: how Trump exploited his fans with ‘election defense’ fund. The former president used donations to a nonexistent legal defense fund for his hotels and the January 6 Ellipse rally." The Guardian
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  79. Trump's company was convicted of stealing taxpayer money.
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  80. So many gullible rubes keep following the Mango Mussolini despite all the warning signs. "The ‘big rip-off’: how Trump exploited his fans with ‘election defense’ fund. The former president used donations to a nonexistent legal defense fund for his hotels and the January 6 Ellipse rally." The Guardian
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  81. Trump's speech writers should stop using Hitler's words.
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  82. What is the propaganda and how do you know that?
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  83. You sound like you would support Universal Basic Income. The homelessness issue can be directly traced back to the Reagan era. "What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now," Reagan added, "is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless who are homeless, you might say, by choice."
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  84. It seems like you are in support of a Universal Basic Income program.
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  85. Nixon was a criminal president. Trump was a seditious president. You have been bamboozled by a grifter. If the options are Good Grandpa (Biden) and Bad Grandpa (Trump), I would choose Good Grandpa every time.
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  86. HONOLULU — One month after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century leveled the historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Friday that the number of missing has dropped to 66, the confirmed death toll remains at 115 and authorities will soon escort residents on visits to their property. Tens of millions of dollars in aid will make its way to families and businesses as they recover, Green said, and beginning Oct. 8, travel restrictions will end and West Maui will reopen to visitors." AP News "False claims about the deadly wildfires in Hawaii - including that shadowy forces orchestrated the disaster with a laser beam - have gained traction online. The misleading posts come from a variety of sources and accounts, but generally imply that "elites" or government agencies deliberately started the fires. While there are specific rumours circulating about Maui, they fit into a general pattern repeatedly seen after extreme weather events and natural disasters - politically motivated activists seeking to downplay the potential impact of climate change. An image of a church on fire in Hawaii has been viewed 9 million times, with claims it shows a laser beam striking it. But it has been digitally altered. The original image - of the Waiola Church in Lahaina in flames on 8 August - has no laser beam or ray of light visible. One shows a fireball and a bright streak of light rising up towards the night sky. It, too, has been accompanied by claims that wildfires are not a natural phenomenon. But a search on the internet for previous versions of this image reveals the photo shows a controlled burn at an Ohio oil refinery and was first posted online in January 2018. The streak of light, known as a "light pillar", is an optical illusion formed by reflections off ice crystals on a cold day. A similar image claims to show a huge beam of light in Maui just before the wildfires. But it shows the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in California in May 2018. The cause or causes of the fires on Maui are still unknown, but no real evidence has emerged to suggest they were deliberately started as part of a land grab." Reuters
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  87. After the 2020 United States presidential election, the campaign for incumbent President Donald Trump and others filed and lost at least 63 lawsuits contesting election processes, vote counting, and the vote certification process in multiple states, including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Among the judges who dismissed the lawsuits were some appointed by Trump himself.
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  88. The border is not open.
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  89. So many gullible rubes keep following the Mango Mussolini despite all the warning signs. "The ‘big rip-off’: how Trump exploited his fans with ‘election defense’ fund. The former president used donations to a nonexistent legal defense fund for his hotels and the January 6 Ellipse rally." The Guardian
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  90. Trump's speech writers should stop using Hitler's words.
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  91. Trump's speech writers should stop using Hitler's words.
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  92. It seems like you are in support of Universal Basic Income. The homelessness issue can be directly traced back to the Reagan era. "What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now," Reagan added, "is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless who are homeless, you might say, by choice."
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  93. What is the propaganda and how do you know that?
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  94. "The Trump administration in February 2020 negotiated a withdrawal agreement with the Taliban that excluded the Afghan government, freed 5,000 imprisoned Taliban soldiers and set a date certain of May 1, 2021, for the final withdrawal. And the Trump administration kept to the pact, reducing U.S. troop levels from about 13,000 to 2,500, even though the Taliban continued to attack Afghan government forces and welcomed al-Qaeda terrorists into the Taliban leadership." Politico  Sept. 18, 2020 — At a press conference, Trump says, “We’re dealing very well with the Taliban.  They’re very tough, they’re very smart, they’re very sharp.  But, you know, it’s been 19 years, and even they are tired of fighting, in all fairness.” Afghanistan’s First Vice President Amrullah Saleh tells the BBC that the Trump administration made too many concessions to the Taliban. “I am telling [the United States] as a friend and as an ally that trusting the Taliban without putting in a verification mechanism is going to be a fatal mistake,” Saleh says, adding that Afghanistan leaders warned the U.S. that “violence will spike” as the 5,000 Taliban prisoners were released. “Violence has spiked,” he added. April 18 — In a released statement, Trump criticizes Biden’s Sept. 11 withdrawal deadline saying, “we can and should get out earlier.” He concludes, “Getting out of Afghanistan is a wonderful and positive thing to do. I planned to withdraw on May 1st, and we should keep as close to that schedule as possible.”
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  95. What are the lies and how do you know that?
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  96. It sounds like you are in support of Universal Basic Income.
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  97. It seems like you are in support of Universal Basic Income.
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