Youtube comments of A A Q (@AuroraBoarder1).

  1. Back in the late 70s and through the 80s, I enjoyed going to nightclubs. Back then, most were free; a pricy one might cost $5 to enter. I almost never encountered parking fees. It was more fun after I took ballroom dance lessons. I would attend dances at a gym, and they played current music, and other genres dating back to the 40s. I think the best way to bring back the nightclub scene is to do this. Today's music is unfit for dancing or even listening to.
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  2. It's "parent", not "parents". They don't even know who the father is.
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  3. Kids themselves get stolen.
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  4. Good for you! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ––
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  5. No welfare in Africa.
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  6. Companies are free to vote with their feet.
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  7. Why build a naked statue? Aren't there enough naked people running wild in the streets?
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  8. As a teen living in an Oakland ghetto in the mid 1970s, buying and reading the book series was an excellent healthy and wholesome fantasy escape. It helped me make my real escape, soon as I turned 18.
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  9. I recently saw a video about migrants being housed in an empty school building in a dangerous neighborhood in Chicago. The people who lived there did a major protest. Personally, I can't help but feel those migrants will be an improvement to the neighborhood. If in fact they are drug cartels, it'll be just more of the same, piled higher and deeper.
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  10. How ironic - the aerial view of the school at the end is shaped like an F!
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  11. I lived near the worst corner in East Oakland, 98th and Edes. I noticed CharlieBo only drove through West Oakland, though. While West Oakland is the roughest looking part of the city, East Oakland is the most crime-ridden.
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  12. "What kind of justice is this?" Poetic justice!
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  13. Here's how businesses can reduce the crime rate. GTFO!!! Let's see how rich the city gets when it loses their revenue!
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  14. WTF!!!!! I thought Wyoming was the last vestige of normalcy in America. No place is sacred anymore!
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  15. Twelve cities are suing Los Angeles County because of its recent no bail policy. Either fight back, or suffer the consequences.
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  16. I was born and raised in Oakland. I tore out of there like a bat out of hell, soon as I turned 18. By far the BEST decision I ever made!
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  17. Their biggest concern is avoiding getting mugged, rather than clean streets.
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  18. "Gateway Hotel" - what an appropriate name.
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  19. I have a book called, "The Good Old Days - They Were Terrible!" It talks all about how harsh life was between the years of 1865 and 1918. Anyone who complains about today should read it.
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  20. ย @davechristian7543ย  - criminals hide bodies of their victims in those houses. Detroit has a 70% unsolved murder rate. One reason is, the bodies are never found.
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  21. Especially since Target stores didn't exist during the slave days.๐Ÿ˜‚
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  22. He was shot on 27th and Broadway? Horrors - I lived near there when I was in high school! Getting out of Oakland soon as I turned 18 is the BEST decision I ever made!
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  23. Corruption kep - he won the second time through corruption.
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  24. ย @prioleau2012ย  - most likely the last two. Why would someone charge high rent in a ghetto?
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  25. For the price of a pair of Air Jordans, you could buy a neighborhood!
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  26. Once I had a conversation with a middle school teacher, who told me about a student failing in his class. When he reported it to his single mother, she actually said, "That's your problem, not mine!"
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  27. It's the water.
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  28. I remember once reading about a woman whose purse was snatched. A man was arrested in connection with it. He decided to represent himself in court. His first question to the woman was, "Did you get a good look at my face when I snatched your purse?"
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  29. Not anymore. Many insurance companies canceled their policies, and some have even left the state.
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  30. How about warning people to not go to Oakland in the first place? Thise restaurants shouldn't strike; they should pack up and GET OUT!!!
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  31. "These kids have no opportunity". They would have had opportunities working at Walmart if they hadn't looted them out of the area!
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  32. That's weird. My 9th grade class was shown a birth film. Most of the girls were grossed out, but I wasn't. There wasn't even that much blood. The baby was covered in slime, but what's the big deal? Just wash it off. I admit, I've only seen photographs if placenta, and they look pretty gross. But I wouldn't say they're traumatizing. What IS traumatizing to me is rampant child abuse and neglect, and my inability to provide for a family. I chose not to have children, for that reason.
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  33. Once it winds up like Detroit, rents will be that low, if not lower.
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  34. "We have an outstanding police department." Right. They're out standing.
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  35. I just saw a video hy Justice Warrior about 2 women who ordered a meal with margaritas which came out to $50. They ate almost all of it, then complained they didn't like it and wanted their money back. When they were refused, they beat up the waitress and trashed the restaurant, doing thousands of dollars worth of damage. This happened in Chicago.
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  36. I'm black, and attended an elementary school that was probably 20% black. I was horribly bullied - by blacks. I'm in my 60s, and I too suffer from PTSD as a result.
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  37. You can't smoke cigarettes on public transportation, but you can smoke meth and fentanyl? WHAT HAS MY BELOVED PACIFIC NORTHWEST COME TO???!!! ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  38. How ironic. A law school done in by legal corruption. In the 80s, I had a coworker whose husband talked her out of buying a house so he could attend Golden Gate University. She wound up disappearing. I wonder whatever became of them.
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  39. Exactly. Anyone who wants to earn a living wage needs to acquire job skills that will enable them to do so. Hint: stay away from crime, and don't bully geeks.
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  40. This breaks my heart. When I lived in the Seattle area 25 years ago, I dealt with the police a few times, and they were always very professional. Once, when I suffered a nervous breakdown and did something highly illegal, they even offered to help me. These were white men! (I'm a black woman.) Please, bring back the old Seattle!
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  41. โ€‹ย @forbiddenknowledgeseekerย - they sleep during the day, and come out at night.
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  42. I just saw a YouTube video about a man who filmed thieves stealing $500 worth of laundry detergent. As they drove off, he ripped the cover off the car's license plate and got its number. The thieves were arrested shortly afterwards. His reward for his effort? They fired him for interfering with the robbery.
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  43. Why not just wall off Portland and Eugene, making them their own state?
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  44. I saw a video like this a few days ago. I was appalled at how empty the area around Hyatt Regency Embarcadero was. In 1978, my Christian high school had a banquet there. We walked around the place, and were dazzled by the fountain that poured without a splash, and the glass elevators zooming up the walls that were like an upside-down staircase. We rode one up through the ceiling into the rotating restaurant at the top. We gazed in awe at the glamorous diners slowly sailing past us against the glittering night scape of the Bay Area. Years later, I visited that restaurant in the daytime and had a drink there. Service was slow, but I think that was deliberate, so patrons could enjoy the view; one rotation takes 40 minutes. I have a lot of good memories of San Francisco. It breaks my heart what has happened to it.
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  45. Is this what they mean by, " Stick it where the sun don't shine"?
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  46. It'll make a difference, all right. It will hide the criminals while they're committing crimes!
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  47. 560 calls with 14 arrests. That's 1 arrest for every 40 calls. Pure psychosis!
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  48. POOCHIE ROSE - considering the crime rate, it won't take long.
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  49. "If the price is low enough, someone will buy it." Not necessarily. Whole neighborhoods in Detroit have been abandoned, under far lesser circumstances.
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  50. You call this a 'hood? It's too clean and well maintained! Then again, so is East Oakland...
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  51. WTF!!! When I lived in Tacoma over 20 years ago, I almost got a job at St. Joseph hospital. At that time, it was very highly rated. They chose to hire someone else. I got another job, then they called me to come back because the new hire had quit since her car was broken into in their parking lot. I chose not to take it. The job I stayed with turned out to be the worst I ever had. I suffered a nervous breakdown, and had to leave Washington state as a result. Apparently, switching over wouldn't have improved things much.
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  52. Money isn't the problem. Vandalism is. They'll destroy it faster than you can fix it up. If you try to live there, you risk your life.
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  53. Your life!
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  54. Also, a 73 year old Asian man was mugged in front of his store in Oakland. He wound up on life support. His 3 daughters had to come from various parts of the country to say goodbye to him before pulling the plug. The thugs were caught; Pamela Price tried to get them off.
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  55. In 1986, I visited Anchor Steam Brewery with the Stanford Outing Club. I'm so glad we had a chance to experience it while it was still standing!
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  56. WOW!!! This is POST-APOCALYPTIC!!!
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  57. Since they're so desperate for free housing, they should rejoice at a 15 year sentence.
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  58. "Things always recover. It's just a matter of how long it takes, and to what degree." Not necessarily. Look at Detroit.
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  59. The family should be sued for producing this monstrosity.
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  60. "Thank you for letting us squat on your property during our Defund the Police demonstration so we can steal it out from under you, and you will have no legal recourse."
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  61. That's nothing. Baltimore is notorious for "ghost schools", in which they graduate students who hadn't attended in years. The teachers mark them present even though they aren't there. The reason is, if the authorities knew how empty the classrooms were, they would cut school funding, and a lot of teachers would be out of a job. There was recently a case where a class valedictorian could barely operate at 4th grade level. He was one of the few who bothered to show up in class and do the work.
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  62. Three in San Francisco, 3 in Oakland - what else?
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  63. Why would a sane person live in Oakland at ANY price???
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  64. It never occurred to anyone that greater skills equals a bigger paycheck. If you want to earn $50 an hour, develop skills that are worth $50 an hour. On the other hand, if you goof off through high school and blow your mind on drugs, you're stuck with what charity is willing to give you.
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  65. CRINGE!!! I see your point, but I prefer building a wall around their encampment and leaving them to fend for themselves.
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  66. That's because they ARE war zones. You have to sleep on the floor, or in a bathtub, in case a stray bullet goes through your house.
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  67. The real question is, how did Goodwill last this long in Oakland in the first place?
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  68. Put on blackface and apply...
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  69. West Coast hoods tend to be clean and well maintained. The bungalows here sell for over half a million! Yet, it's still a war zone. People who live here have to be home by sunset.
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  70. South Seattle! ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’” I knew a cynical black woman from Chicago who rarely had anything positive to say. One of the few positive things she said was about South Seattle. She was hitchhiking around the country, and met another black woman who invited her to stay at her house there. She apologized that it was in the ghetto. My friend was pleasantly shocked. She said you never would have guessed it was a ghetto. I have since lived in Seattle myself and can vouch for that fact. Now it's GONE!!! I HATE DRUGS!!!!!
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  71. This is heartbreaking. I used to cruise Point Reyes. I loved looking at the dairy farms there.
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  72. Let's see if they let him out with no bail.
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  73. Call it poetic justice. I grew up under this type of oppression.
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  74. ย @mimi.xo_ย  - in both cases, the person is persecuted for trying to promote progress.
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  75. The postal workers need to take matters into their own hands and GO POSTAL!!!
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  76. ย @rice909ย  - but they're all neat and clean bungalows. You'd never guess you were in a hood. West Coast hoods tend to be boring.
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  77. This is THE WORST! I know I've said this several times before, but this video REALLY outdid itself!
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  78. I agree. At least 2/3 of Atlanta's population didn't flee in terror.
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  79. ย @nancyparker9986ย  - why Trump? Why not Haley?
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  80. Rite-Aid used to be Thrifty's. I understand they had a training program for clerks to become managers, but they would fire them right before the promotion. Any store so unethical should go out of business.
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  81. Amish, of course. Those pitchfork fights have to be stopped!
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  82. The real lowlife is not him, but the ones who keep leting him go.
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  83. Fabian DeGussion - "Why does everyone just walk out in the road like it's Pakistan?" Because it's like a war zone - more closely related to Pakistan than your civilized suburb.
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  84. Gives a whole new meaning to the nickname Motor City.
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  85. Maybe he even drives by your house!
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  86. To their credit, they outlasted Whole Foods in San Francisco
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  87. So do I - but only from the safety of a screen.
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  88. This will scare the hell out of Japan and Finland! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  89. Anchor Steam brewery is also shutting its doors, after 127 years. I visited it with the Stanford Outing Club in 1986.
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  90. ย @peterbelanger4094ย  - YOU try taking care of a drug addict!
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  91. Actually, he got straight A's. They just all had one leg!
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  92. Of course you couldn't afford it. It would cost you your life.
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  93. No, some are much worse. Check out Detroit!
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  94. ย @gelf1907ย  - not necessarily. No doubt they'll get mobbed, too.
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  95. Why not? Maybe we can set a trend!
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  96. I guess Seattle really is dying. ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  97. the lightest phase of the moon - it's worse than ghetto. That's why people tore out of there like bats out of hell!
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  98. Right. It's also the not so remote crime rate.
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  99. I used to visit my grandmother in that area, back in the 70s. Then, all I had to deal with was kids yelling insults. Though there was an occasional shootout on East 14th Street (now, International Blvd), I never came across any. Now, nearly half a century later, it has graduated to this.
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  100. "Greenhouses are for plants." Does that include human vegetables?
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  101. In Japan, there are men who reject women. They're called herbivores. They should get together with 4B women.. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  102. ย Marcellies Hollandย  - hysterectomies are not necessary for birth control. Get a tubal ligation instead.
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  103. I doubt it. It was probably disassembled, and the parts sold for drugs.
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  104. Crazy as things are in this day and age, I'm surprised the robbery wasn't successful.
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  105. Another book you should check out is, "The Good Old Days - They Were Terrible!" by Otto Betteman. Not only does it discuss housing, but other subjects like pollution, work conditions, health, travel, even traffic.
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  106. San Francisco: from Gumps to Dumps!
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  107. Gotta start young!
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  108. This is OUTRAGEOUS!!! I notice this was made in 2010. Detroit declared bankruptcy 3 years later. Last year, they put a streetcar on Woodward Ave. Whether or not it improved the city remains to be seen.
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  109. I grew up in Oakland during the 1960s and 70s. One of my favorite activities was hanging out on Telegraph Ave in Berkeley, watching the people. As an adult in the 80s, I sang on that street while playing guitar. I made pretty good money, doing that. Some of the street artists also gave me cool stuff. Obviously, that's not feasible now. I'm glad I enjoyed it while I could!
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  110. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ. Best comment!
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  111. โ€‹ย @davidyoders8854ย - I don't get it. Why would anyone put a warehouse in a place where rampant robbery is legal?
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  112. They already know. They're defunded.
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  113. I wouldn't own property in Oakland if you gave it to me!
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  114. No, she's speaking Comptonese.
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  115. It sure didn't take long for them to puncture the swimming pool, did it? I know it's not funny, but this is so outrageous, I can't help but laugh. You compare this homeless camp to the Wild West. I don't think the Wild West had swimming pools - punctured or otherwise. I'm looking forward to this podcast!
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  116. It was a crime ridden hell hole 50 years ago!
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  117. That soldier was safer on the battlefield!
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  118. I've worked in numerous nursing homes. In one secured unit, a man would pace all night. He blackened the eyes of 2 bedbound women. All the administration could do was find a place with an empty secured unit to transfer him to. In another, an angry man was placed in a secured unit. The other residents had to keep their doors locked so he wouldn't barge in and attack them. There was no other facility he could be sent to.
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  119. That's the trouble. They're "woke".
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  120. Especially in LA.
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  121. Oakland was cooked over half a century ago!
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  122. Blame both!
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  123. I disagree. These are the 10 least safest cities in the USA. 1) St. Louis, MO 2) Fort Lauderdale, FL 3) San Bernardino, CA 4) Detroit, MI 5) Baton Rouge, LA 6) Memphis, TN 7) Oklahoma City, OK 8) Oakland, CA 9) Jackson, MS 10) Chattanooga, TN
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  124. Someone WAY out of your league wouldn't be asking you for money.
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  125. โ€‹ย @nenep1872ย - those poor folks will have to take it upon themselves to deal with the thieves.
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  126. It makes perfect sense to keep the homeless out of airports. Airports have enough problems with security against terrorism; the last thing they need is adding crazed drug addicts to the mix.
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  127. BL๐Ÿ’ฅM!!! BL๐Ÿ’ฅM!!!
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  128. The only thing rare is justice.
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  129. Watching this relieves my depression, because I don't live in a place like that.
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  130. There are places like that in Oakland now. Mail isn't delivered because the deliverers risk getting attacked.
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  131. That's an insult to animals!
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  132. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  133. Why? It would be a complete waste.
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  134. London Breed should be forced to buy the Macy's building and establish a retail business there herself.
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  135. I'm a woman. I believe you hit the nail on the head. In a social group, you're more likely to meet someone with similar interests. Anyone can make up a fake profile on the web.
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  136. I lived in a boarding house in Silicon Valley, back in the 80s. It was a pleasant experience.
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  137. They did the same thing in Chicago.
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  138. So doing away with War on Poverty and remaining in the Vietnam War would have improved things? Whatever...
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  139. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  140. โ€‹ย @bjkaranaย  - they can call me whatever they wish. They don't live my life. I do.
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  141. Believe me, it looked a LOT better in 1960!
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  142. Sean Reynolds - you had a podcast about Mayor Ted Wheeler's plan for a 90 day reset to help Portland businesses. That was 6 months ago. How is that going?
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  143. โ€‹@nimukim5999 - does Barbecue know how to harvest it?
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  144. OUCH!!!!! What has become of my beloved Seattle? When I lived there, I was a member of a wonderful church where the pastor saved my life twice. It's the ideal place to live a healthy and wholesome Christian lifestyle. If only I could have brought my niece to live with me there. It could have saved her from dropping out of high school to join a cult. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”
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  145. โ€‹ย @hallowed_flagย - we all know designer shirts are absolutely necessary for survival.
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  146. If only it were that simple. A lot of homeless people say the streets are cleaner and safer than shelters. As for rehab centers, check this out: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/08/15/542630442/body-brokers-get-kickbacks-to-lure-people-with-addictions-to-bad-rehab
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  147. "Intensities in tent cities." ~ Ted Nugent.
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  148. In which case, you can kiss this country goodbye.
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  149. ChefBoyYARDe - STOP is an acronym for Squeal Tires On Pavement.
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  150. Whatever... I grew up in Oakland during the 1960s and 70s. I DESPISED it even then. In 1978, soon as I turned 18, I tore out of there like a bat out of hell.
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  151. Too logical - and ray-ciss!
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  152. It sounds like the new owner is corrupt.
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  153. I'm SO glad! Hopefully, this is the end of the drought!
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  154. Sure it wasn't corruption?
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  155. Scary! Increasingly, there's nowhere to run in this world.
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  156. The virus probably made this city safer!
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  157. I read that the killers are being held without bond, and that Lori Lightfoot held a bond hearing for them. I also read that as convicted felons, they weren't allowed to own guns, so they got someone else to legally buy the guns and sell to them. The person who bought the guns got off on $4,500 bail. Then Lori Lightfoot had the NERVE to visit the cop in the hospital???
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  158. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  159. For me, boredom and sadness would be a privilege. I would be anxious and scared.
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  160. If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull$hit.
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  161. YAY!!!
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  162. MORBID!!! This reminds me of a case in Detroit where the bank was making automatic mortgage payment withdrawals from a woman's checking account. The account ran out of money, and after several months, the bank foreclosured on the house. They sent construction workers out to fix it up, and her mummified body was found inside her jeep in the garage. She had been dead 6 years.
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  163. Sounds like 1984.
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  164. Somewhere "they" ain't!
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  165. ย @youngdupazzit8067ย  - excuses, excuses! Who killed Malcolm X?
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  166. โ€‹ย @piehnoharmonyย - if he said it,there would be a riot.
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  167. Over half a million for a bungalow in a dangerous part of Portland? People are willingly spending that much in East Oakland - and it's a war zone. I wonder what Oakland offers that Portland doesn't. Yes, I agree he, and all the residents in the area, should sue the city!
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  168. @nikhilthakur2322ย  - According to a paramedic who knew Merzouk, he did not have a criminal record but he was "known to the police, particularly for resisting arrest", and in fact had been charged with resisting the previous weekend and five times since 2021. His judicial file included 15 recorded incidents, including use of false license plates, driving without insurance, and for the sale and consumption of drugs.
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  169. If Newsome becomes President, kiss the US goodbye!
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  170. They need 5 days to recover? I'd need 5 minutes to get the hell out of there!
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  171. A "peaceful protest" in Portland? Thst should scare Trump out of office.
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  172. I heard of storefronts and a park in Florida that played annoying children's songs, like "Baby Shark", all night long. I believe it worked, but it was deemed cruel and unusual punishment.
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  173. Good. Get out while your property still has value!
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  174. Call the social workers! This whole scene reminds me of a comic I saw as a child, back in the 60. It showed a couple of hippies in their "pad", which had been ransacked. The caption read, "Call the pigs - we've been robbed!"
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  175. When my brother was in med school, he and a fellow student were on the night shift at a hospital. The buzzer went off, and they dashed into the room, past a man reading a newspaper in bed, and started performing CPR on the other man who was flat on his back, out cold. The man woke up instantly, totally enraged. He had been merely sleeping. So who died? The man reading the paper.
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  176. Not to mention criminals stealing copper wires from charging stations.
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  177. On New Year's Eve in 2018, he was driving through Detroit at night, and his windshield got struck by a bullet.
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  178. It not Pearly's role or the government's. It's THEIRS!
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  179. I'm a black woman. If I got an invitation like that, I would give it to a klansman and tell him to put on blackface .
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  180. Or bookstore.
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  181. @Clounlife432 - good for you! Let them call you whatever they want. As long as you're out of their reach, it doesn't matter. I'm black, and I've been called all sorts racist names because I don't support this insanity. I just laugh it off, while enjoying these videos of the cesspool I had sense enough to leave behind.
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  182. Let's hope so.
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  183. Nothing beats Detroit!
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  184. Confucius say, "Woman who puts husband in doghouse will find him in cathouse."
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  185. Not to mention porch pirates.
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  186. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  187. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’” I have a friend in Portland who I get to visit occasionally, whenever I can attend High Cascade Snowboard Camp. He used to always take me on a bike tour through Portland. The last time I visited him, in 2021, he did not do this. He told me one of his bicycles had been stolen, but since that could be easily replaced, I'm sure the real reason is the homeless camps along the bike paths. I had originally planned to retire in Portland, but with all that's going on there, that's clearly out of the question. This breaks my heart; Portland and Seattle have long been my favorite cities.
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  188. "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here."
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  189. But they don't dare!
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  190. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Right when I think Oakland has hit bottom...
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  191. Why police officers? Why not social workers?
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  192. Unfortunately, innocent people will be affected, so it's not that simple.
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  193. If you have to go through that much trouble, it would be better to open your store in a better area.
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  194. What is the definition of a conservative? A liberal who's been mugged.
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  195. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  196. I was thinking the same thing - like circus side shows.
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  197. ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽต you'll find the king of the hill at the top of the heap. ๐ŸŽต
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  198. At first, I thought you were going to discuss the Millenial Tower. Except people actually bought condos there.
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  199. "Forced sterilization of the mentally disabled". I work with developmentally disabled adults. The company I work for routinely puts the women on birth control. A few years back, there was an extremely unfortunate case where a male worker was caught sexually assaulting a female client. She was completely defenseless, because she was wheelchair-bound and could barely speak. At least no one had to worry about her getting pregnant! P.S. The monster is serving 20 years in prison. Since he was im his mid 60s, that's virtually a life sentence.
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  200. I'm not the LEAST bit surprised. They were doing that on San Pablo Ave and McArthur Blvd in Oakland back in the 70s. Some of my elementary schools classmates wound up in that scene.
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  201. ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽต I left my pheart ๐Ÿ’จ in San Franshitco. ๐Ÿ’ฉ ๐ŸŽถ
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  202. People's houses.
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  203. Forty years ago, I used to work at a store called Fotomat on College Avenue in Oakland (they're no longer in business). The stores were constantly being robbed. Police response time was 10 minutes, but that didn't deter crime. One woman was robbed 3 times in a row. Each time, the robber arrived on a Friday, 10 minutes before closing. The first 2 times, she called the police, and they came out, filed a report, and left. The 3rd time, she pulled out a baseball bat and whacked the robber on the arm, breaking it. He fled and never came back.
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  204. I take it you mean Narcan.
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  205. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  206. The best car I ever had was a 1995 Toyota Camry. It had 115,000 miles on it when I bought it, and I drove it up to 355,000 miles. (True, the trade-in value was only $150). It would take A LOT for me to give up Toyota! P.S. The AC still worked.
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  207. ย @savannahsmith5401ย  - there's a book titled, "Old Town in the Green Groves" by Cynthia Rylani which details the Ingalls family leaving Minnesota after the grasshopper plague to go to Iowa. Also, Rose's lawyer, Roger Lee McBride, wrote a series on her life, and also the life of Ma Caroline. There's also Laura's diary, "On the Way Home", about her young family's journey to Missouri, and "A Little House Sampler", with short stories by both Laura and Rose.
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  208. @Jack Napier - what race do you think I am?
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  209. Shoot - my stockbroker sold his business building in San Francisco at the beginning of the pandemic. BEST DECISION EVER!!!
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  210. Yes, if you want them feasting on YOU.
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  211. All the cops in Oakland should walk off the job in protest!
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  212. "Intensities in tent cities." ~ Ted Nugent.
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  213. Their real problem IS foot traffic - the WRONG kind!
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  214. I grew up in Oakland, and this is the first time I've heard of it.
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  215. New York normally doesn't get earthquakes.
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  216. "If you don't know what to do with your life, go to college." HELL TO THE NO!!! Get a job as an office clerk, make up your mind, THEN go. Depending on what you decide, you may not even need college!
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  217. This has been happening in Silicon Valley for quite a while. Maids work in the mansions, casing the place to find where the valuabls are. Then it's easy for burglars to clean them out later.
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  218. shane ankrom - you wouldn't want to visit them anyway. Doing so could cost you your life.
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  219. Unfortunately, it can. Bad as it is, it's nowhere near as bad as Oakland. Let's hope it doesn't sink to that point.
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  220. Prettiest project ever - but still has a high crime rate.
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  221. Kind of sounds like Laura Ingalls Wilder.
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  222. A black woman who owned a number of wig shops in the Los Angeles area had to close a couple of her stores due to looting. What's really a shame is that she catered to cancer patients.
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  223. It's called keepin' it real!
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  224. Quick, dig aqueducts so the floods will be directed to the reservoirs!
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  225. Stay out of Wokeland, period!
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  226. Just when I thought Oakland couldn't get any more idiotic... While growing up in Oakland, I was told bullies were jealous of me, and rather than fight back, I should attempt to win them over through love. Now, half a century later, I see the fruition of this - uh - philosophy. It gives me tremendous pleasure that the bullies and their coddlers are still living in that cesspool, while I had the good sense to escape!
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  227. ย @travisj.1938ย  - thanks. It was a long slow recovery, but I made it.
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  228. Send him to Venezuela!
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  229. And Oakland. In fact, Oakland is already worse in some aspects. In Detroit, 911 response time is 1 hour; in Oakland, you'd be lucky to even get through. You'll most likely either get put on hold, or get a busy signal.
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  230. In New York City, $1,000 will get you a room in a house.
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  231. Not necessarily. Gaston could have gotten into office through corruption.
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  232. I couldn't smoke enough weed to stay!
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  233. Anybody want to be a cop in Chicago?
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  234. Anyone who thinks flagrant screwing around and having children out of wedlock is cool needs to take a good hard look at Detroit.
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  235. Oh, yeah? Check out Detroit!
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  236. Having watched this version of the story, I fully agree. But he's still at large. So who's the real idiot?
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  237. ย @doxoxo779ย  - most likely, that's what they did.
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  238. Sean Reynolds - where have you been? I missed you the past 3 days. Did you know the homeless camp in Seattle with the swimming pool was taken down? They put all the residents in a shelter. Looking forward to this podcast. Welcome back!
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  239. ย @nightwatchman5848ย  - then he'd be stuck living among those rabid beasts, running a much higher risk of getting shor.
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  240. You went and trashed my business place not long ago Now you're knocking on my door I hear you knocking, but you can't come in I hear you knocking, go back where you been I begged you not to steal from me, but instead buy And now you're telling me all your lies I hear you knocking, but you can't come in I hear you knocking, go back where you been, oh yeah You better get back to your used-to-be 'Cause your kinda patronage ain't good for me I hear you knocking, but you can't come in I hear you knocking, go back where you been I told you way back in 2022 That I would no longer put up with you I hear you knocking but you can't come in I hear you knocking, go back where you been
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  241. A cop in Detroit would have to be a robot. In a place like that, they can't afford to have feelings.
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  242. How many INDIGENOUS people were there??? After all, they were the ones being celebrated.
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  243. Wow ' my financial advisor owned a business building in San Francisco, where he's from, and he sold it during the pandemic. He lives in Hilo, now.
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  244. Cynthia Downs - I'll bet! Looks are deceiving!
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  245. I'll bet they'll improve it.
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  246. Great. They'll know to camp out in front of your building.
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  247. As long as crooked vote counts can keep them there!
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  248. You guys are arguing over whose city has the highest murder rate like it's something to be proud of.
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  249. He"ll definitely be hot and ready in prison!
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  250. I wrote a parody of the Milinnial Tower, using the Journey song, "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' ". Foundation seeps,, contractors lie The Millennium Building, is gonna die, Leanin', sinkin', slidin' into the ground. Rich folks,, they live in these million dollar condos While homeless people throng in the streets below Leanin', sinkin', slidin' into the ground It's tearin' apart Every day, every day It's tearin' apart In spite of the mortgage they pay. It's tearin' apart It won't be long, yes, till it falls Then those rich folks, will have no home at all 'Cause it's leanin' it's sinkin', it's slidin' into the ground. It's tearin' apart Ooh, every day, every day It's tearin' apart No matter how much they pay 'Cause it's leanin', sunken, collapsed Now it's their turn to be homeless. Na na na na na na Na na na na na...
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  251. Apparently even unbreathable air doesn't stop them!
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  252. Poetic justice!
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  253. How do you keep a Safeway store open in San Francisco? First, you take the "F" out of "Safe". Then you take the "F" out of "Way".
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  254. There IS a light at the end of the tunnel. It is the headlamp of an oncoming train. Actually, this doesn't surprise me. Back in 2020, I heard about a black woman who closed her shop to attend a BLM rally. She returned to find her shop vandalized and looted.
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  255. โ€‹ย @jojoxxiย - ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  256. Congratulations on getting and staying off drugs. I was never an addict, but there have been times when I drank heavily. I cured myself by working 60 - 80 hours a week for several years, and investing my earnings. As a result, I got my life together to the point where I no longer want to block things out. I rarely drink, and I do no drugs, not even pot.
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  257. Could they be related to the women of the Huang Luo village in China? They are known for having the longest hair on Earth.
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  258. Worse yet, we're paying for their defaults.
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  259. I'm a caregiver. I once had a client who was born in 1911, so she was 7 years old when the 1918 flu epidemic happened. Her mother caught it. She survived, but my client said she would never forget seeing how much she suffered.
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  260. Unfortunately, plenty of fools will take their place.
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  261. โ€‹@OneGlass - having grown up in Oakland, I fully agree. Forty years ago, I took a class at Laney College. A few times class was canceled, and I was told to get off campus before I got r*ped.
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  262. Not likely. I'll bet it's in the pockets of the crooks.
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  263. And Detroit...
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  264. ย @squishybootz2946ย  - thanks a lot for the info! About how much is deducted from your check for expenses? Also, since you're touring, what to they do about state tax?
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  265. The same kind that do human trafficking along the Mexican border?
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  266. In third world countries, most roads aren't even paved.
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  267. "Not shoplifting at this volume, it's looting". ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  268. My best friend in middle school was a white girl who moved from Oakland CA to Kalamazoo to live with her father. She never said anything bad about it - now I know why
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  269. I remember during CHOP and CHAZ, they were actually talking about moving the courthouse!
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  270. โ€‹ย @skimsk808ย  - you got off easy. Last year, a man in Chicago couldn't back out of his driveway because someone was blocking him. When he asked the guy to move, the guy shot him dead.
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  271. How's the crime rate, with all this smoke?
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  272. @padremgmt3010ย  - that doesn't improve things. If anything, it makes it worse. They have ecstasy now, and obviously that's not helping.
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  273. Normally it's not much, but with the fires and following rainstorms, it could cause mudslides.
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  274. Junkies who can dance - you mean, tweaking?
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  275. I wouldn't buy if the price dropped 1,000%! Shoot - they couldn't pay me enough to move to Oakland!
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  276. @veryslyfoxย  - I was exaggerating. Where's your sense of humor?
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  277. Or a few blocks in Detroit.
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  278. Maybe $666?
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  279. Apparently, Lightfoot is still not listening.
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  280. Amish, of course.
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  281. Back in the 70s, some bus lines in Oakland CA had a few incidents. It wasn't enough to make them dangerous, but you had to be alert. Once on the 72 bus that went down San Pablo Avenue, my brother witnessed some guys in the back playing with a gun. When he got off, he told the driver, who nervously said he already knew. Another time, on the 15 line that went from North Oakland to the hills, a woman told some guys to stop smoking. When they refused, she stopped driving until they quit. One of them pinched her ear when he got off. She was lucky, because I heard a story about a line in East Oakland where these 2 guys kept ringing the bell at every stop, and no one got off. Finally, the female driver refused to stop. The 2 guys grabbed her and hauled her off the bus, and started beating her up. Fortunately, cops were there to handle the situation. In the 80s, BART stopped operating late at night to keep the homeless from camping on there. They probably should have kept doing that, because I understand they have major problems now.
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  282. Best comment!
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  283. Aw, c'mon! Dey wuz fightin' over who was gonna be class valedictorian! Give them a break!
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  284. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I grew up in Oakland CA during the 1960s and 70s, when things weren't anywhere near as bad. In 7th grade, I was ganged up on in PE class, while the teacher deliberately turned her back. One girl gave me a black eye. I reported the incident to the office. She didn't get a slap on the wrist; she got a pat on the cheek! I need to add that this middle school was one of the better ones in Oakland, even though it averaged about 1 killing a year. Around this time, an Asian boy was bullied to the point where he snapped and stabbed his black tormentor with a butter knife in the cafeteria. (His parents sent him out of the country to live with relatives.) We all see the state of Oakland today. It gives me great satisfaction that some of my tormentors and criminal coddling teachers still live in the area, reaping what they have sown. As for me, I'm long gone. I tore out of there like a bat out of hell, soon as I turned 18. It's the BEST decision I ever made!
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  285. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ’” I loved Germany when I visited there in 1982. It breaks my heart what has happened to it! P.S. I'm a black woman.
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  286. "What's up with the school?" He was probably avoiding gang violence.
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  287. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  288. You go first!
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  289. Wow - that guy is TOUGH! He laughed through the whole thing!
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  290. Drug free for 4 years!
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  291. @englishgarden2036ย  - I left Oakland in the late 70s. It was nowhere near as bad then, but it remains the best decision I ever made. The last time I was there, in 2004, it had the atmosphere of a maximum security prison. Even then, at least you didn't have carjackings. Now, they average about 2 a day, including "nice" areas like Skyline Blvd. Some people won't even visit Oakland, let alone live there. You definitely did the right thing, getting out!
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  292. The Seattle Police have had their powers stripped from them. Even Chief of Police Carmen Best was forced to resign.
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  293. Probably saved his life, too. Most deaths occur during the descent.
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  294. He says that at 3:02.
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  295. $100 fine.
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  296. ย @fredfran4924ย  - I hope not! At least everything will be green, instead of tinder dry.
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  297. ย @oscarbarragan6675ย  - ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ In the 80s, I sang and played guitar on the street there, emulating hippies. I made $1,000 in one year! Though I was hassled a few times, I was never robbed or assaulted. Now, it's a major risk to even visit!
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  298. Thank you!
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  299. โ€‹@chuckxu5910 - no it doesn't. Oakland does.
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  300. Of course not. How many mansions can be bought with $26,000?
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  301. This reminds me of a popular poster from the Vietnam War era: "What if they gave a war and nobody came?". Since the cops aren't allowed to prosecute criminals, what if they decided to stop prosecuting people who defend themselves as well?
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  302. ย @myrtlealleyย  - that's why cops shouldn't bother to arrest citizens who defend themselves.
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  303. That was happening in Oakland, in the 1970s. A black family chose to not move to a particular street, because there were "too many of us" there.
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  304. ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ I grew up in Oakland 50+ years ago. I tore out of there like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18. I knew things would go downhill, but I had no idea it would get this bad! Sounds like Haiti!
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  305. Lake Erie caught fire in 1970. They now have controlled burnings there.
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  306. โ€‹ย @jeffreyg607ย  - ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ. I'm African American, from Oakland. I tore out of there like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18!
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  307. โ€‹ย @crabbcakeย - YOU teach, and see what it's like!
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  308. Those laid off workers can learn how to program the robots. A much safer, more pleasant job - plus it pays better.
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  309. ABSOLUTELY!!! At least feral cats control the rodent population! (Pllus, they're adorable.)
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  310. I grew up in Oakland, in the 1960s and 70s. I fled in 1978, soon as I turned 18. The last time I visited there was in 2004; it had an atmosphere of a maximum security prison. I actually drove a rental car! My folks insisted I park it behind a chain-link fence. Today, that would be a waste of time and effort. The first time I ever heard of carjacking was in 1992; a coworker from El Salvador told us about it happening in his country. Now, Oakland averages about 2 per day.
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  311. โ€‹ย @chuckh4077ย - without the warlords? What about the gangs? They've been ruling Oakland since the 60s.
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  312. Excellent point!
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  313. I worked in one nursing home where, in the secured unit, a man paced all night. He went into the unlocked room of 2 women and blackened their eyes. The staff found a facility with an empty secured unit, and moved him there. In another place I worked, there was an angry, violent man. The staff had nowhere else to put him, so the other residents kept their doors locked.
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  314. Sane with In & Out Burger, and Hilton Hotel - all by the airport!
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  315. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  316. "Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it." ~ George Satayana.
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  317. Then they'll break into people's homes.
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  318. Or Roaa Parks!
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  319. Out of curiosity, I checked San Francisco real estate. You can actually buy a studio for under $200k - with no HOA fees!
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  320. CORRUPTION!!!
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  321. ย @acct4600ย  - jealous???
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  322. Major job losses, skyrocketing crime, and CORRUPTION!!!
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  323. This is heartbreaking. I heard in Saskatchewan, crime was so low, when people went to the mall in winter, they left their car engines running so they wouldn't have to go through the trouble of using an engine block heater to restart them. Is that still the case? Apparently not, in Toronto!
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  324. It's been a hellhole for over 50 years. I know,because I grew up there.
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  325. Best comment!
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  326. Bobby Gooner - it's too dangerous. The houses could collapse on them.
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  327. Yes - it sends you into the other world.
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  328. ย @johnjames4593ย  - obviously, the drugs won.
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  329. Especially if the damage adds up to less than $950.
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  330. Not necessarily. Look at San Francisco.
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  331. I'd race over there - with hot dogs and marshmallows.
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  332. Most empires last about that long.
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  333. That show is TAME compared to what's going on today!
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  334. Maybe even before.
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  335. GRRR!!! They should defiantly keep right on playing it. They'll get more customers than they will with the homeless. I'd go there!
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  336. He'll hire a bunch of police on tax payer dollars to guard his house.
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  337. They don't push panic buttons. They pull triggers. Far more effective.
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  338. Who'd hire them?
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  339. ๐Ÿš™๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ "My Maserati goes 185. I lost my license; now I don't drive. " ~ Joe Walsh, "Life's Been Good".
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  340. How awful! That's more of an inconvenience to the shoppers than a deterrent to the thieves - especially since they can just bring their own bags.
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  341. "You want me to leave. You want me to stay. You ask me to come back, you turn and walk away. You wanna be lovers, you wanna be friends. I'm losing my patience, we're nearing the end. One of these days, you're gonna look back and find The one that you count on has left you behind. " ~ Pat Benatar.
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  342. At least the virus is temporary!
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  343. ๐Ÿ…พ๏ธ๐Ÿ…พ๏ธ๐Ÿ…พ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธ
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  344. โ€‹@klwthe3rd - the cities tend to trade places every year or so. Last year, it was East Saint Louis. The year before, it was Detroit. Oakland, Baltimore, and Kansas City often take the lead.
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  345. โ€‹ย @richardmorris7063ย - corruption ruined the recall.
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  346. I'd be scared in broad daylight!
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  347. Best comment!
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  348. ย @acclaim-ef3olย  - that's all fine and noble, but what if your business gets looted, or you get picked off by a stray bullet?
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  349. Both!
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  350. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  351. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ In Oakland CA, substitute teachers are paid $300 per day. No doubt, some people are desperate enough to risk their lives for $300. In Detroit, where strikes are illegal, teachers use Rolling sickouts to protest hazardous working conditions, such as black mold in rooms and mushrooms growing out of walls.
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  352. Workplace violence...
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  353. Smart move! You probably wouldn't have lived long enough to collect your first paycheck.
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  354. GRRRR!!!๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ
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  355. Even then, they'll need enough cash to replace the house if it burns down.
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  356. john martin - what they DON'T lack are problem CAUSING skills!
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  357. "Why are these people in Philadelphia on a whole other level of zombie?" If you've ever been there, you'd know!
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  358. polishtheturd mickelson - why go to Starbucks when meth is cheaper???
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  359. Right! If you want to be respected, act like an adult, instead of a 3 year old throwing a tantrum.
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  360. Toilet water!
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  361. Apparently, Alaskans know how to build!
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  362. The year's not over yet. Remember, Paradise burned up November 18th.
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  363. โ€‹โ€‹@ronbloomberg - plenty of kids from that time committed suicide. You just didn't hear about it because of lack of social media.
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  364. ย @alexchavez3244ย  - how about paying attention in high school, so you can write in a coherent manner?
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  365. Fred Gardner - it doesn't make Detroit look good, but it rivals it.
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  366. dylan37373 - I once spoke to a California middle school teacher. A student wasn't doing his work, so the teacher told his mother. Her response was, "That's your problem, not mine!" True, she was a struggling single parent. Perhaps we should blame the breakdown of society as well...
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  367. That's exactly what I was going to say! If he's so hard up for money, at least drive in a safe place!
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  368. Right! Where were the cameras? And the alarm system?
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  369. I doubt it. In the 1880s, Laura Ingalls Wilder made $40 per 8 week school session.
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  370. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I grew up in Oakland during the 1960s and 70s. The Black Panthers were formed there to allegedly protect blacks from cops. My only negative experience with Oakland cops is indifference, most likely from lack of support. Meanwhile, Black on Black crime went through the roof. The last time I visited Oakland was in 2004. It had the atmosphere of a maximum security prison. I wouldn't even drive through there now!
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  371. My high school English class read Animal Farm. We read it "popcorn" style, which means out loud and in turns during class. Unfortunately, that was the only way to get the kids to read it. Our teacher told us the moral of the story is that the smart guys always win. That made no sense to me, because there are plenty of smart guys who lose, and dumb brutes who bully their way into success. Even today, the conclusion I get from the book is that communism can't work, because not everyone is equal, with the same capacities. I am a substitute teacher. Awhile back, I subbed an English class that was reading 1984. The students were left on their own, and a lot of them hadn't even started the book. I told the class, "These books are supposed to teach you about life. I know it's hard reading them, but try anyway. When you're older, you'll remember, and then you'll understand." I don't know if they took my advice, but I hope so.
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  372. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ I'm sorry, but I find this f**kin' CLASSIC!!! You said they have everything. Does that include flush toilets? At least they're not crapping and throwing dirty needles in the street. How about helping them? Build a wall around the encampment and donate a few cops. Maybe include tiny houses. Anyone this resourceful deserves help!
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  373. What's the definition of a conservative? A liberal who's been mugged.
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  374. I was curious what credit union was robbed. I was a member of Seattle Telco Credit Union, which changed its name to Watermark. Even though that one wasn't robbed, I'm glad my money is safely out of there. I moved that account when I relocated to the Big Island of Hawaii where life is safe and sane, if a bit boring.
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  375. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ me, too. This breaks my heart.
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  376. ย @bartstarr2371ย  - a mural of him in Toledo OH, painted on the wall of a bar called Mugshots, was struck by lightning.
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  377. ย @cameronb3834ย  - do the guns sprout legs and run around shooting people? Or do criminals do the shooting, using something else if a gun isn't available?
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  378. @jbeardsley323ย  - what I mean is, I don't care if they call me ray-ciss, because they don't deal with my issues; I do. Incidentally, I'm a black woman.
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  379. Back in the mid 80s, a cop who helped me with a crime told me he arrested a criminal, who was let out. The criminal found his apartment (in Berkeley), ransacked it, and spray-painted his badge number on the wall.
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  380. Companies don't create this unsafe environment. Employees should sue the city instead.
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  381. No one knows who the father is.
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  382. Maybe they should have built a wall around the ghettos, removed the police and Asian store owners, declared Chauvin innocent, and let nature take its course.
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  383. It doesn't.
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  384. ๐Ÿ’ฟ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’ธ
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  385. What town is that?
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  386. Ellen Haataja - go for it! At this rate, you won't be poor for long!
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  387. ย @r3v001ย  - I agree, those factors, plus HEALTH and WISDOM, are just as important as money, if not more so. I have a friend who came from a very poor negative background. She created a good family for herself and retired in her mid 50s on a $14,000 investment! On the other hand is a neurotic woman who had a collection of wealthy boyfriends. She inherited a house from one of them, which she sold for $120,000. She blew that money in ONE YEAR! Ultimately she became homeless.
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  388. So itโ€™s not just me.
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  389. @a.alphonso6193ย  - teach ballroom dance in schools. Standing in front of your partner and gyrating gets old after awhile.
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  390. Let her scream. If it bothers her that much, she can open her own store.
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  391. It's a lot less trouble to simply give them pure stuff, so they'll overdose.
    6
  392. From Whole Foods to Hole Foods. From Filmore District to Drain More District.
    6
  393. When I was a child in the early 70s, I used to drink out of the American River!
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  394. They would have to either be corrupt and want a piece of the action, or be extremely desperate.
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  395. No, it's plastic straws!
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  396. Their success exists only in their imagination.
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  397. Back in the early 90s, someone called in to a talk show, saying they were going to a play in San Francisco. When they parked, a bum approached them, saying, "Give me a quarter, I'll watch your car". The talk show host was horrified, as most likely was all us listeners. All the host could say was be glad it wasn't a lot more.
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  398. Seattle homeless camps have a swimming pool and a tree house. Denver homeless camps feature a speakeasy and bordello. Which one is best?
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  399. Thank goodness!
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  400. It will be a riot.
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  401. How well do they pay?
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  402. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ It may happen a lot sooner than 25 years. Oakland real estate has already nosedived 50% in some areas.
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  403. Nobody wants the job. Oakland went without a Chief of Police for a year.
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  404. I bet they are!
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  405. Send him to Venezuela!
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  406. Sure, if they want to risk being vulnerable to crime.
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  407. To give you an idea, Nick Johnson made several videos on Oakland. One has a thumbnail of an aerial view of a shantytown with the caption, "This is the United States?" He said it has an atmosphere of doom. I can verify it's true; I felt it the last time I visited, in 2004. That was well before it became a carjacking shantytown.
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  408. I was an 8 year old kid recently transplanted to the ghetto when Woodstock 1969 happened. I didn't even know about it until 2 years later. I'm glad I live in an age where I get to enjoy it in retrospect; my brother gave me the DVD for my birthday, and on August 18th 2004, I flew from Hawaii to LA to see Incubus in concert.
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  409. They're worried about bad publicity? This will make it worse!
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  410. Excellent point! I hadn't thought of that!
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  411. ย Star Killerย  - in this senator's case, it almost wasn't enough. Sooner or later, the subject will hit home.
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  412. โ€‹ย @jellyflowerrย - if they aren't rich enough to move, they shouldn't be having kids.
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  413. @apples874ย  - let them.
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  414. East Oakland is a lot cleaner than Detroit. At least it doesn't look as if it's been bombed.
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  415. Or go to the library for free.
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  416. Aw, shucks! No more drama at meetings! Now, everyone will fall asleep.
    6
  417. Yes. I wonder how much they contribute to BLM.
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  418. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ Especially since grocery stores sell at a 2% margin, instead of 20%
    6
  419. Hold my swamp!
    6
  420. If Trump had paid them as well, they could endorse both.๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  421. Any of you see the movie, "Detroit"? It's mainly about the 3 men murdered in Algiers motel during the 1967 riots.
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  422. And when was that? Have you seen San Francisco lately?
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  423. @SoLBH - actually, the air is cleaner today than it was then. So were the streets, which back then were paved with ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ’ฉ. Check out the book, The Good Old Days - They Were Terrible!
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  424. In circumstances like this, armchair travel is best!
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  425. Except the judges who let him off.
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  426. I'm surprised they still even have a police department!
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  427. ย @byrd2flyย  - true, but this is Detroit, not the Bay Area!
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  428. That's an insult to zoos.
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  429. It's called the Spanish Flu because the Spanish were the only ones at the time who admitted the epidemic existed.
    6
  430. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜ƒ "Here's your retribution check." Hands them a bag of ashes.
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  431. And pay those astronomical back taxes?
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  432. bret X - they're cheap in that they cost very little money. They're expensive in that living in one could cost you your life. In no way are they reasonable.
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  433. ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”
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  434. Hell, no! This ain't Cali! Thugs hide dead bodies in those houses!
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  435. It sure sounds like a death spiral! A quarter of the houses in Detroit are abandoned. For this to happen to a business district, that's even worse!
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  436. Shoot - I've always thought places with books, work boots, and job applications were safe. What a shame!
    6
  437. How about getting a snake? A lot of people are phobic of them. I read a story once where a burglar tried to break into a woman's house, and when he saw her boa constrictor, he fled. The police who filed a report refused to enter her house!
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  438. He probably drives a bulletproof vehicle.
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  439. Defunded.
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  440. Especially for the schools!
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  441. What is the definition of a conservative? A liberal who has been mugged.
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  442. I'll be 63 next month. I grew up in Oakland and can verify this is true. There 7sed to be neighborhoods that were reasonably safe; apparently, that's no longer the case.
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  443. She graduated class valedictorian of a Balti-morgue ghost school.
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  444. He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day.
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  445. What happened to the dogs? After all, they're second hand drug users.
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  446. Crime is "down" because it's not being reported.
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  447. Let's hope so.
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  448. Something similar happened to me. Fortunately, it was a car tire, so it didn't damage my windshield - though it did give my car its first dent.
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  449. "I heard my mama cry. I heard her pray the night Chicago died. Brother, what a night that really was, Brother, what a night that really was. Glory be..."
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  450. โ€‹ย @raul0caย - good point. A lot of times, when a state doesn't charge income tax, it makes up the difference in property taxes.
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  451. New York City instituted the Guardian Angels to help the police, back in the 80s. It helped. However, in Detroit, it had the reverse affect; their uniforms made them a target rather than a deterrent, since the criminals knew Guardian Angels aren't armed.
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  452. Just tell them it's not a cigarette - it's spiked with fentanyl.
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  453. ย @alexchavez3244ย  - so you're going to blame all universities for the actions of the lame one that let you slide. Brilliant!
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  454. ย @alexchavez3244ย  - you wrote 2 statements in 2 run-on sentences. They teach punctuation in elementary school - use it! P.S. I'm black.
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  455. I live in Hilo, where missing shopping carts make front page news. It's pretty dull, here. Yes, we have a crime rate, but it's all pretty much regulated to domestic violence and drug deals gone sour. We have some homeless people here, but they're Mellow. I've lived here nearly 15 years, and have never felt threatened (touch wood).
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  456. I understand a lot of the rescuers were people living in the nearby projects. Apparently they had no risk of getting sued.
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  457. Obama gave millions of dollars to the Detroit public school system. They squandered it. Corruption is why those schools are in that condition to begin with.
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  458. You think this looks bad? Check out Detroit!
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  459. You're supposed to do a rolling stop at stop signs, maybe even red lights, in the hood. I read a case where a man driving at night through Gary IN came to a full stop at a red light. A cop pulled him over and told him not to do that! He had actually frightened the cop!
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  460. Why? So they can prey on you?
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  461. AMEN!!! I grew up in Oakland during the 1960s and 70s, when it was Disneyland compared to today. Tearing out of there like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18 is the best decision I ever made!
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  462. YOU stand in their shoes, and try teaching this feral population!
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  463. ย ย  - the illegitimacy rate among black births is 72%. In ghettos, it is as high as 80%.
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  464. Actually, it's 99%.
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  465. Why feel like a chump? Simply refuse to buy from a street vendor who undercuts store prices. Let the thief feel like a chump!
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  466. Violent crime is a misdemeanor. The more you misdemeanor they get.
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  467. No less fair than some people working for their living while some don't.
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  468. Best comment!
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  469. Obviously Whole Foods didn't. Either that, or it didn't work.
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  470. Hiding in his $9 million dollar mansion.
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  471. Petty theft is $950 and under.
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  472. I say, elect him!
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  473. Yes it will - for the worse!
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  474. "I'm not dead!" ๐Ÿ˜œ
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  475. โ€‹ย @archienorman6111ย - I was making a joke. ๐Ÿคช
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  476. ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ญ I was planning on retiring in Portland!
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  477. Best thing is to vote with their feet. Then Th ere will be no tax dollars for Gruesome Newsome to work with.
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  478. He would be even wiser to GTFO of Oakland!
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  479. I was just wondering about charging. I guess they would switch out the batteries?
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  480. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  481. Don't blame Teslas, blame the residents. About a week ago, I saw a YouTube video about road construction workers avoiding Oakland because they kept getting attacked. That's the real reason for the potholes.
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  482. 50 homicides - that's an average of 5 per month, or more than 1 per week.
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  483. They had a branch in Hilo, HI. There were protests that their workers were paid less than minimum wage. The store has since closed.
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  484. This year is not yet half over.
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  485. If it makes you feel better, the judge has to live in the cesspool he helped create. Check out Alameda county CA district attorney Pamela Price. She had important documents stolen from her car, and wound up victimized by the same lax laws she upheld.
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  486. Who would be crazy enough to buy from him? He could have put anything in that candy!
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  487. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I'm from Oakland and I agree!
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  488. @EcuaLA - I lived in the Inland Empire during the late 70s/early 80s. We used to go into LA for the beach and entertainment. I ๐Ÿ’˜ LA! It breaks my heart, what has happened to it. I'm glad you got to live a glamorous life while it was possible.
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  489. ย @PSICK1234ikillallracistrollsย  - if the victims snap and shoot up the school, it deserves it for provoking it.
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  490. Victor Funk - today, someone who earns $250,000 a year is considered wealthy. $100,000 a year is considered upper middle class, but I personally would say I was wealthy if I had that much income with no debts.
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  491. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ Maybe include a new car if theirs gets stolen, or broken into.
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  492. Earlier today, you talked about the city of Tacoma WA suing homeowners for not clearing out homeless camps, which is actually the job of the city. Joe Montana needs to pay those homeowners a visit!
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  493. Enough, already! If you hate this country so much, LEAVE IT!!!
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  494. GOOD FOR HER!!! Back in the 80s there was a kiosk store called Fotomat. A woman clerk working an Oakland store was robbed at gunpoint 3 times. Each time, it happened on a Friday night, 10 minutes before closing time. The first 2 times, she called the cops; they came out made a report, then left. The 3rd time, she was ready. She pulled out a baseball bat and broke the robber's arm with it. He ran off and never came back.
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  495. @JeffC-fq1beย  - obviously, you've never been a landlord. Many tenants trash the place beyond redemption, and harass other tenants. Walk a mile in the landlord's shoes before passing judgment.
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  496. Or drug paraphernalia?
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  497. Kind of like Detroit.
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  498. This hurts! Last year, I stayed at the youth hostel on 18th Ave. I was told it's safe, as long as I avoided 3rd Ave. I did walk by there, and noticed the tents and junkies nodding off. This makes me wonder, is the hostel next? It cost me about $50 per night, then. I noticed this year, they're running $100 per night, most likely to keep out the riffraff. The hostel on Hawthorne Street, where I usually stay, has already closed. At this rate, there may be no more hostels in the Portland area! ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  499. And retrieve all the stolen catalytic converters!
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  500. ย @youngdupazzit8067ย  - good point. They need to stop opening businesses in your neighborhoods, and leave you hard working people to fend for yourselves.
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  501. True. What about porch pirates?
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  502. Believe it or not, I am. I didn't think anyone could sink to this level.
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  503. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  504. โ€‹@garycallihan4206 - on a scale of grades kindergarten through 12, they owe points.
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  505. They may be getting kickbacks from drug cartels, too.
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  506. It's not your shame, it's theirs.
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  507. Except, who gets married in that area? The illegitimacy rate runs 80%.
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  508. ...and I don't think I can take it, 'cause it took so long to bake it, and I'll never have that recipe again...
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  509. The city can't afford to demolish them.
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  510. Yes it is, but why sue the police department instead of the ones who killed him in the first place?
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  511. Yes it has - for the worse.
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  512. Regarding Laura's and Rose's strained relationship, I understand there's a book called, "Ghosts of the Little House" that discusses it.
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  513. He's probably being silenced by his supervisors.
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  514. O'm curious about the vegetables grown there. Are they really huge, like in Alaska?
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  515. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  516. You're not getting old. They're just going senile!
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  517. ๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿ‘บ๐Ÿคฌ
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  518. 203official - good luck!
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  519. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  520. Not to mention they can carpetibag $950 worth of goods in stores and get charged with only a misdemeanor (if that), and sell it on the street, or on Amazon.
    5
  521. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  522. ย @darrylperry9798ย  yes, it's true. This is the 3rd time I've answered you, but my comment keeps disappearing. You can find articles about it online.
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  523. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ Those immigrants will be doing that community a favor!
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  524. At least if someone hassles you at a gas station, you can douse them!
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  525. Better yet, arrest the thugsand have them "disappear" while in custody.
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  526. ย @czarekaj1098ย  - shucks. ๐Ÿ˜ซ Los Angeles used to be one of my favorite cities. It broke my heart to have to leave there, but now I can see it was for the best.
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  527. ย @justdrive5327ย  - if it's one of the best places, this country is in SERIOUS trouble!
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  528. ย @nemavenus9156ย  - actually, it was based on her race. Black women deal with crude come-ons from black men all the time. It's been going on for decades.
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  529. We take you high-er!
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  530. So sorry to hear that! I saw a video about a girl in Florida hooked on meth. She went into rehab, and they forced her to smoke meth to keep her hooked so they could traffick her. There's a lot of hidden corruption in these rehab centers!
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  531. I lived in Palo Alto from the mid 1980s through the mid 1990s. Robberies at Stanford Shopping Center were never even thought of. Much to my dismay, I realize this isn't the first time this year I've heard of someone being robbed there.
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  532. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  533. Maybe she really wants the drugs, instead of money.
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  534. He sounded East Coast to me.
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  535. You missed Natural Family Planning, also known as the Rhythm Method. True, it wasn't as effective in the past, but it had greatly improved in recent times.
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  536. You'll rethink that if you ever have an unwanted pregnancy.
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  537. Considering what thieves get away with, it's the least they could do.
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  538. Definitely me!
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  539. ย @seechaoย  - try working with one and see what happens.
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  540. Gruesome Newsome!
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  541. Or Rap Plane!
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  542. They ruined it in more ways than one. What about the ones who get bullied by the punks?
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  543. For the worse?
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  544. I took public transportation in the San Francisco Bay Area and LA during the 70s and 80s. Never have I encountered any serious problems. Criminals were punished in those days.
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  545. Mowgli From the Jungle - true, but only Detroit has mass flight.
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  546. โ€‹ย @SubzeroCageย  - best idea!
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  547. Yes.
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  548. Anyone crazy enough to do that doesn't know better.
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  549. Due to all the money they stole, they're rich enough to avoid a prison term.
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  550. I saw that. Didn't he get mugged?
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  551. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ He makes Trump look like a boy scout!
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  552. I lived in the Seattle area for nearly 4 years, and this is the first I've heard of it.
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  553. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  554. Build a wall around it first.
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  555. In 2001, financial and emotional circumstances forced me to leave Washington State. More and more, I'm beginning to realize I took the bullet to dodge the missle.
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  556. It's an insult to psychosis!
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  557. Rather, she's the grift that keeps on grifting.
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  558. I just discussed this with a fellow Hawaiian (things are MUCH saner here!), and he said ex cons just might be the best people to handle the situation, because they won't tolerate BS.
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  559. My financial advisor sold his office building in San Francisco when Covid broke out. I'll bet he's REALLY happy now!
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  560. They may have to abandon their homes, like they did in Detroit.
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  561. How's the crime rate? Any new shootings?
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  562. I just saw a video about an Indonesian family visiting San Francisco. They shopped at Whole Foods to break their Ramadan fast, and when they went out to their car, they saw people robbing it. They filmed it and put it on social media, and it instantly got over a million hits, going viral all over Indonesia. The Indonesian consulate in San Francisco published a pamphlet describing what to do if you get robbed, or carjacked. I wonder what they think, now that the store has been closed due to crime.
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  563. AEC - that's because the weather is so harsh on them.
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  564. They can't read.
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  565. The beloved Emerald City is crumbling into shards of glass. Kind of like the Chinese Cultural Revolution m๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ’”
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  566. He already came, on May 21st, 2011. The world was supposed to be destroyed on October 21st of the same year; obviously that hasn't happened yet.
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  567. Corruption got him back in after the recall.
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  568. โ€‹ย @Scorch1028ย - better to be tried by 12 than carried by 6!
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  569. I used to walk around Green Lake with The Mountaineers on Wednesday evenings. ๐Ÿ˜ฅ๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  570. Brilliant man! I would love to go on one of your tours!
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  571. 13/50.
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  572. The light at the end of the tunnel is the headlamp of an oncoming train.
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  573. ย @Doty6Stringย  - their minds are blown, not yours.
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  574. How could Obama help people who refuse to help themselves?
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  575. Is that why they call it Detoilet?
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  576. From, "Just do it" to "Just done in".
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  577. Probably to keep from getting mobbed.
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  578. The reason they didn't open their own Wal-Mart is because they were too smart to do so. ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  579. Excellent question! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  580. Co-owned by his mother, who he physically attacked.
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  581. Defunding the police sure has!
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  582. โ€‹ย @anthonyhuber-permanentlyre7808ย  - over half a century, actually!
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  583. Thank you! I'm American myself, and am VERY concerned!
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  584. "If you visit Los Angeles city, You will find it very pretty. Just two things of which you must beware: Don't drink the water and don't breathe the air!" ~ Tom Lehrer
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  585. Add San Francisco to the list.
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  586. Complete with Starbucks Coffee!
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  587. ย @ef5supercellย  - plus, any improvements you make, robbers will strip away. They may even hide dead bodies in your house. One of those bodies could even be you.
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  588. @toadfrench7801ย  - probably, all the marines would have to do is look scary, and that will keep people in line.
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  589. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  590. I don't get it. Socialism works well enough in the Scandinavian countries. Seems to me corruption ruined Brazil, not socialism.
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  591. True, but what was minimum wage in those days?
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  592. THANK YOU!!!
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  593. Sorry to burst your bubble, but: 1) Your state could wind up like Oakland CA. 2) Unless you already live in Oakland CA, you WILL notice the difference. If you already live there, you will have no escape, because the whole country will be the same. 3) Unfortunately, Sonos has enough influence to affect you, whether you pay attention or not. This monster HAS to be stopped!
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  594. ย @jonjuan1955ย  - ultimately, this will affect everyone.
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  595. I grew up in the Bay Area, and lived in Silicon Valley for 9 years. I have had many adventures in San Francisco. I'm glad I got to enjoy it in the 70s and 80s, when it was clean and safe. It breaks my heart what has happened to it.
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  596. During daylight hours.
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  597. Plus they probably trashed the building beyond redemption, meaning the landlords made zero profits.
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  598. He does show nice areas. He has videos of Palmer Woods and other mansions in the Detroit area.
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  599. ย @youngdupazzit8067ย  - if the US you "built " is so horrible, you can sell your Air Jordan's, fly back to Africa, and open a business there.
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  600. Of course it's the gun's fault! The kid didn't pull it out of the backpack; it leaped out on its own!
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  601. โ€‹@CJK57 - for awhile, they were selling for $1 plus back taxes.
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  602. Right. Calling it a circu is an insult to circuses. At least circuses are fun.
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  603. An Ethiopian Stanford student told us this joke once. An Eritrean man and an Ethiopian man were arguing. The Ethiopian said, "My country is better than yours. We don't have people pissing on the street. " "Oh, yeah? Prove it!" answered the Eritrean. So the Ethiopian took him for a drive. Street after street was perfectly clean, with well-mannered people. The Eritrean became angry - but then, he spotted a man pissing in the street. "Look, see? I thought you said nobody did that here!" he said triumphantly. They jumped out of the car and ran over to the man pissing in the street. He turned out to be Eritrean.
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  604. "All lines in jest, Still, a man hears what he wants to hear, And disregards the rest". - Simon & Garfunkel.
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  605. @Rich Casinoย  - what are gangs made of?
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  606. ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚
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  607. Maybe administer the Detroit math test???๐Ÿ˜‚
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  608. CLASSIC!!! Some people did that in Oakland back in the 70s. Only problem with doing it today is, the car would be stolen.
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  609. I remember when I toured Europe in 1982, the canals in Amsterdam were lined with houseboats. Our tour guide told us young people lived in those houseboats because they couldn't afford an apartment, and they hooked up to the streetlights for electricity. I thought that was somewhat romantic, but with all the RVs lining US city streets today, not anymore!
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  610. They're defunded.
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  611. Doesn't it take much longer to charge an electric car than to fill its tank with gas? That makes it easier for you to get carjacked.
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  612. Multiple times.
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  613. I ๐Ÿ’– Pacific Northwest microbrews!
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  614. He was simply alerted to going the wrong way down a one way street.
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  615. What is the definition of a conservative? A liberal who has been mugged.
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  616. Or Balti-morgue.
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  617. Who knows? He could be dead in a year, like the rest.
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  618. It's a little more explosive than that. Let's upgrade it to Summer of Lust.
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  619. โ€‹ย @mrbubetubeย - I'm black. Getting out of Oakland soon as I turned 18 is the best decision I ever made.
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  620. @bryanhunter7714ย  - yes, it is a shame. I lived in the Inland Empire in the late 70s/early 80s. We used to go to Los Angeles for concerts and going to the beach. It was wonderful then. It breaks my heart what has happened to it.
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  621. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ Back in the 80s, Santa Monica was a wealthy enclave that opened its heart to the poor. Anyone could show up at the unemployment office at 6am, get a job for the day, then come back and collect payment. I ๐Ÿ’–d Santa Monica! This news breaks my heart!
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  622. They're not allowed to do anything. As for how much money they make - not enough for the risks they take. If you don't believe it, YOU become a cop.
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  623. Good luck suing a city with a major deficit.
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  624. The grift that keeps on grifting
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  625. I visited in 1982. We really lucked out, didn't we?
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  626. I wish I could see them, but I live in Hawaii.
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  627. It's not the audio. Nothing they say makes sense.
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  628. That's WEAK, not WEEK.
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  629. As long as half a century ago, this was the worst part of Oakland.
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  630. ย @metuselahjones6905ย  - after reading your comment, I'm not sure I can drink my morning coffee. I think I've just found a new way to diet!
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  631. "If you walk, I'll tax your feet. If you sit, I'll tax your seat." ~ The Beatles.
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  632. Not if they're defunded.
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  633. I wonder what the Millinial Tower sells for?
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  634. The real answer is to acquire job skills that pay a higher wage.
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  635. โ€‹ย @MickeyMishraย  - what do you mean? Companies are leaving the city because of crime.
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  636. โ€‹ย @jamesrecknor6752ย  ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜€ Don't forget Japanese honor students!
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  637. ย @georgeh1100ย  - it's the police who got defunded.
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  638. Or Father's Day cards.
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  639. George Floyd to the rescue!
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  640. Just don't replace him with someone worse.
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  641. That's because it's not true. Nobody puts a gun to their heads and makes blacks go to the clinic. Though maybe they should, so they can make more responsible choices. Anything is better than a 77% illegitimacy rate!
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  642. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  643. ย rudegeorge1983ย  - they did, but he didn't answer.
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  644. And a bordello?
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  645. ย @canisdeumnox4925ย - great joke! But actually, it's not funny. I read a case where a girl who was part black part Japanese had lovely long hair, and two black girls pinned her to the ground while a 3rd cut her hair off.
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  646. CharlieBo313 - why are they"uneducated" and "ignorant"? Didn't they attend school as children? I thought education was mandatory up to age 16.
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  647. YOU become an Oakland cop!
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  648. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  649. @baalzebub5000ย  - does it still have houses that sell for $1 + back taxes?
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  650. More like the other way around.
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  651. Resurrect George Floyd so he can come to her rescue!
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  652. ย @jaythomas3224ย  - in Chicago, they should get out, PERIOD.
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  653. Almost as bad as in Hawaii.
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  654. Summer of Love happened in both places.
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  655. I'm a black woman who grew up in Oakland during the 1960s and 70s, when things weren't nearly this bad. I even attended church on Grand Ave. I noticed when black kids bullied others, the authorities merely made excuses for them; they were almost never called on it. Though racism was minimal, this attitude obviously wasn't going to make blacks popular. One Asian boy snapped and killed his black bully. His parents sent him out of the country to live with relatives. I tore out of Oakland like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18. All these decades later, I can see the results of criminal coddling based on race. Blacks can pass blame to their hearts' content, but ultimately they're the ones who pay the price. What this man needs to do is get the f**k out of Oakland. He must accept the fact that he can never succeed in such an environment. The next robbery could cost him his life.
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  656. London Breed is falling down, falling down, falling down, London Breed is falling down, my fair lady. Take the keys and lock her up, lock her up, lock her up, Take the keys and lock her up, my fair lady.
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  657. "The farms of Ohio Had been replaced by shopping malls"... Those shopping malls are empty and gutted.
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  658. Except for Detroit.
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  659. @4848Maeย  - embarrassed about what? I'm 64, and laughing.
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  660. ย @shellztalkย  - Detroiter, Detroitan, Detoilet, Detoilette, let's call the whole thing off!
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  661. I, too, grew up in Oakland in the 60s. In fact, Kaiser was my insurance. I tore out of Oakland like a bat out of hell, soon as I turned 18. It wasn't anywhere near as bad then, but it turned out to be the best decision I ever made.
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  662. Pun intended?
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  663. The dregs and the drugs.
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  664. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Best comment! I'm black. Maybe I should pretend to be Chinese...
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  665. I'm surprised at how clean it is.
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  666. Sheisse!!!
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  667. I wrote this original comment nearly a year ago. I still say it's the worst video of Detroit I've ever seen!
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  668. Gives new meaning to the nickname Balti-morgue.
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  669. I hope so!
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  670. $75 million, maybe. But soon as I got the money, I'd disappear.
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  671. โ€‹ย @snewshย  - You've got MAJOR guts!
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  672. Could be vice versa.
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  673. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  674. ๐Ÿ’” I LOVED LA! What is this world coming to? When I lived in the area, they had traffic jams and smog alerts because they lacked a subway system. Now they have one, and this is what it's like! ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  675. So the robot could kill the perp and take the rap for it.
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  676. Yes.
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  677. You wish it were boring! Especially in the summer!
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  678. Not 666?
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  679. โ€‹ย @halakon666ย - and that's exactly what's happening in Detroit, right?
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  680. I'm from Oakland. I deported myself soon as I turned 18. Best decision I ever made.
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  681. โ€‹ย @oldtimer5316ย - good point. Maybe they can be drafted to sit on the enemy?
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  682. Right. That's why Afghanistan is safer than San Francisco. I would have been surprised if he said otherwise.
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  683. I'm grateful I don't live in a hellhole like this!
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  684. ...and into Venezuela!
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  685. Spraying them works best in cold climates.
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  686. Speaking of pastors, I remember about 40 years ago, there was an Instance in Chicago where 3 girls, around 16 years old, went to their Sunday school teacher's house. She let them in, thinking nothing was wrong. They beat her up and murdered her. They wound up on death row. There were actually a bunch of protests because of their age!
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  687. Why are the schools doing poorly? It's not the teachers who put their lives on the line every day, trying to educate feral kids. It's the parents who produce the feral kids in the first place.
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  688. What did Covid do? Lower the crime rate? If so, I can't believe it either.
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  689. It was an issue in the 60s, even.
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  690. ย Fancy Forest Personย  - you have a point. Awhile ago, I know someone who went off the deep end who was arrested. His mother paid his $1,000 bail. He didn't go to court, so she lost her bail money. A month later, he went off the deep end again, and once again, was arrested. This time, his mother left him in there, and he stayed for 4 months. He cleaned up his act after that.
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  691. ย @bucktooth002ย  - it's easy to see why! I'm black, and have lived in the Bay Area most of my life. I currently live in Hawaii, which has a large Asian population. I have never encountered hate from Asians. That's because I don't do things to provoke it.
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  692. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜œ
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  693. Only a crook would want to be a cop in Oakland. Honest efforts are a waste of time, at best.
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  694. I'm from the San Francisco Bay Area. Both sides of my family have hay fever. I started getting it when I was 24; I would suffer one day every April and October. I experienced no allergic symptoms when I lived on Oahu, or in the Seattle area or Kailua-Kona. However, I got them when visiting Portland and Mt. Hood, and once I moved to Hilo, I suffered big time, year round. I cut back my symptoms significantly by putting local honey in my daily coffee. I found it also works when I visit Portland and Mt. Hood.
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  695. San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Los Angeles...
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  696. "You're gonna cry ninety-six tears You're gonna cry ninety-six tears You're gonna cry, cry, cry, cry now You're gonna cry, cry, cry, cry Ninety-six tears!" ~ Question Mark and tte Mysterians.
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  697. Can't feed 'em, don't breed 'em! It's NOT ok for girls of ANY ethnicity to get knocked up, drop out of high school, and go on welfare. If birth control is readily available, at least they have that option.
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  698. Mine is boring, too. That's just how we like it!
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  699. Whatever doughnut shops are left...
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  700. Assuming you survive long enough to get to some!
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  701. They would improve on it.
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  702. Fill his $9 million mansion with the homeless.
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  703. I'm the person who asked Sean that question. Thanks, Sean, for this podcast answering it.
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  704. Good! They should all walk out at once!
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  705. I wonder how often such issues are brought on by sexual assault, or the threat of it. When I was going through puberty in the early 70s, I lived in an atmosphere that was sexually hostile. I often wondered if I would be better off as a boy, since girls were victimized so often. I also wondered if there was a way to stop, or even reverse, my physical maturation. I stopped wondering when I discovered boys get victimized, too - in some ways, even worse than girls.
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  706. Stay out of Scary Gary, period. It's only claim to fame is the Jackson Family; there's a reason they tore out of there soon as they could.
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  707. I have been to Fort Bragg many times. Though I never rode the narrow gauge railroad, I did stay at the Skunk Motel in Willits, once. Its slogan was, " Stay with the Stinker". ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜œ
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  708. At least your mother got married!
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  709. "Most third world countries don't allow open air drug use." That's because the citizens are too busy struggling to get their basic needs met to waste time and money on drugs. Drugs are a luxury for wealthy countries.
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  710. Itravail- a thousand thumbs up to you! It's like what happened in Detroit. They call it white flight, but in reality, it was GREEN flight, because everyone with money, regardless of race, fled the oncoming onslaught. Moral living DEFINITELY plays a role!
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  711. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I remember back during the Vietnam War days, there was a popular poster that read, "What if they gave a war, and nobody came?" If cops can't arrest criminals, or risk their lives doing so, what if they refused to arrest citizens who defend themselves?
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  712. The drivers will drive through the intersection without stopping, which they need to do anyway, to avoid getting carjacked.
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  713. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ญ Whenever I visited my friend in Portland, he would take me on a bike ride through the city. The last time I visited him, in 2021, he didn't do so, because one of his bikes was stolen. This puzzled me, because he could have gotten another one at Walmart for $100. Then I discovered homeless camps were lining the bike trails. BTW, he can no longer go to a local Walmart, because they've pulled out of Portland.
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  714. OUCH!!! I was considering retirement there, but watching this channel made me reconsider.
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  715. We Americans complain about our situations, but these people have nothing. This makes me want to work harder to solve my problems.
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  716. I'm SO sorry this happened to you!
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  717. โ€‹@@edgelord123- that's why crime would be stopped. Since most don't have fathers, most can't come to the mall.
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  718. EXCELLENT!!!
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  719. If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything.
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  720. I agree about the worst looking part. However, I think the nicest part was the beginning.
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  721. What is the definition of a conservative? A liberal who's been mugged.
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  722. ย @cabot100ย  - if he's elected, you can kiss this country goodbye!
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  723. Defunded.
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  724. SHHHHH! Don't give them ideas!
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  725. What's going on? My college in Hilo got a bomb threat around 11am today.
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  726. ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’˜๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’ž๐Ÿ’•
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  727. I'm glad Mountain High survived. I'll have to make a poinif getting there.
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  728. Back in the 80s, I had a coworker whose girlfriend owned 3 houses in Cleveland. They cost $1000 each. She hired an armed man to collect the rent every month.
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  729. How awful! I used to stay at the Hawthorne Street Hostel. It closed in 2020. I wonder if that's the reason.
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  730. "Would you be mine? Won't you be mine?"
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  731. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ. We could definitely use this today!
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  732. Whitney Houston's old stomping grounds. No wonder she was so messed up.
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  733. Take a drink every time they say, "So", or "Actually".
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  734. GRRR!!!!
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  735. What's the problem? It's free fertilizer!
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  736. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  737. The city was bad even 100 years ago, when Richard Wright lived there.
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  738. If they really cared, they would take their protest to the Middle East!
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  739. โ€‹ย @themobseatย  - โŽ๏ธ LGBTQ - but what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.
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  740. Defunded.
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  741. Does that mean I can park in the middle of the street?
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  742. OUTRAGEOUS!!! I'm a 62 year old woman who is very much into the skateboarding / snowboarding scene. Whenever I can, I attend High Cascade Snowboard Camp in Oregon. I had NO idea skateboarders were into drugs! It seems to me the two don't mix. Who wants to get high and drop in on a giant halfpipe??. No way in hell I'd go to that monstrosity of a skate park - and, of course, I wouldn't even think of sending any kids I know. WHAT $HIT WERE THEY SMOKING, WHEN THEY DREAMED THIS UP???!!!
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  743. Will apartment rents follow?
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  744. Or a conflict with a partner, or neighbor.
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  745. Maybe too many delivery people were getting mugged.
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  746. โ€‹ย @kathleemcallisterย - HORRORS!!!
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  747. I am. It was around this time 28 years ago that I inadvertently joined a cult, putting my life in danger. I'm watching this to ease my resulting PTSD.
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  748. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  749. Corruption also plays a role.
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  750. Defunding police? Oh, that's right - they didn't have much of a fund in the first place.
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  751. Leroy Brown is easy to recognize. He looks like a jigsaw puzzle with a couple of pieces gone!
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  752. As a child in the 1970s, I enjoyed watching street artists along Fisherman's Wharf. As an adult in the 80s, I joined them. Now, you can't even think of doing that! ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ซ
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  753. ย @henryonline49ย  - the fascists were sending these people to do battle.
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  754. You'll be in their place only if you take on their mentality. Most people never become homeless, and out of those who do, 90% stay that way for 7 months or less. Learn a skill in school, work a job, live within your means, don't do drugs or commit crimes, and have only children you can properly support and care for. If everyone did this, the whole country would be better off!
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  755. This REALLY hurts! In March of 2001, I suffered a nervous breakdown. It was the reason I had to leave Seattle. I did something highly illegal as a result. I'll spare you the details, but I will say the Seattle police were involved, and they were WONDERFUL. They were very sympathetic, saying they wanted to help me. One of them even bought me a mini pizza. When I heard Chief of Police Carmen Best was forced to step down, that greatly upset me. This was definitely not helping African Americans; she is African American, and so am I. Since crime disproportionately affects African American communities, obviously they won't benefit from defunding the police - especially since when a criminal is black, over 90% of the time, so is the victim. I have long harbored a desire to return to Seattle, but hearing what this ex cop has to say, it would be foolish for me to do so. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”
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  756. WTF!!!!!!
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  757. That's exactly what I was thinking. If that nose ring was tugged a few times, the fashion trend would come to a screeching halt.
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  758. YOU stand in their shoes, and try teaching this feral population!
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  759. Welcome to the Hotel California. You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.
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  760. LOL!
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  761. It gets worse than that. Three years ago, when CHOP and CHAZ were going on near the Seattle courthouse, how did they want to solve the problem? By moving the courthouse! And it had been there for over 100 years!
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  762. Through corruption.
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  763. Good for you! Yes, it's still a thing - but smart guys keep quiet about it. Ultimately, you're only responsible for yourself; it's your health, your sanity, and your bloodline. Others may laugh at you, but if you fall into a pit, they won't save you; if anything, they will laugh even harder, because you know better.
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  764. Truth Reigns - "Black, white, brown, we're in it together." Not me! I tore out of Oakland like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18. Anyone with a hint of sense will do that, instead of rotting in some shithole.
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  765. ๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿค‘๐Ÿคฎ
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  766. With today's abysmal interest rates, unfortunately you have to take risks if you're going to grow your money faster than the inflation rate. Your best bet is to open a tax-deferred mutual fund, and deposit a set amount in it at least once a month. Mutual funds average an annual 7% growth rate. I calculated it out; if you deposit the equivalent of $14 a day, you can accumulate over $1 million in 40 years.
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  767. Sounds like Oakland CA. Visiting there feels like entering a maximum security prison.
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  768. Detoilet!
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  769. Schools are getting money - they're just squandering it through corruption!
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  770. Thanks for letting us know.
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  771. Shucks! He missed this!
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  772. Detroit...
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  773. ย @evanbrace5111ย  - that's what I found strange. The man said he deliberately stopped because he saw the cop, and the cop pulled him over anyway. The cop warned him coming to a full stop could result in getting carjacked. Also, if a car is stopped in front of you, you're supposed to maintain a full car length behind it, so you can escape in case you're carjacked.
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  774. Like their motto says, ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธJust Do It
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  775. I don't know, but I do remember back in the late 1960s, there were a few times when Oakland CA would get enough pea-sized hail to turn the ground white. Someone also told me in the 1930s, it snowed once in Waikiki. So unusual weather is probably pretty common.
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  776. I just saw another video where she proclaimed herself Rosa Parks and Harriet Tubman. CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS $HIT!!!!!
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  777. Assuming they can read the ballots...
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  778. That's an insult to the Elephant Man. He didn't choose his disorder. That monstrosity you saw in this video did.
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  779. โ€‹ย @kathleenking47ย  - take the keys and lock her up, my fair lady.
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  780. No, they're driving.
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  781. ย @johngreen3543ย  municipal bonds would be risky too, but at least they don't require living in a war zone, or having your property used as a dumping ground for criminals.
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  782. When it files bankruptcy again?
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  783. Except it's in New York, which normally doesn't get earthquakes.
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  784. โ€‹ย @BobRooney290ย  - especially when they're arrogant.
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  785. Just choose your activities more wisely!
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  786. You are BY NO MEANS the only one! I can enjoy this freak show because I live NOWHERE near that hell hole!
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  787. โ€‹ย @litrogue6328ย - I had no idea catalytic converters were so nutritious.
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  788. Probably the 12th of never.
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  789. Not really. Their delivery drivers get attacked.
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  790. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I saved that picture to my phone.
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  791. I remember. They were called to help quell the Rodney King riots. Back then, mass looting only occurred during Civil unrest.
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  792. ย @Gfysimpletonsย - that was nearly 50 years ago. It wasn't as barbaric back then.
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  793. It's worse than Oakland. Oakland went through 3 Chiefs of Police in 9 days, not 7. (Not that I'd want to be in either place.)
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  794. @leerussell8499ย  - that's not the kind of retirement I had in mind.
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  795. Your life. Actually, many of them sell for $1 plus back taxes.
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  796. Yes, when the alternative is dangerous public transportation.
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  797. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  798. Horrors! This isn't part of the Build Detroit program, is it?
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  799. It IS a war zone!
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  800. Unfortunately, some parts of Canada aren't much better.
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  801. Said the wolves to the sheep.
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  802. If I had to live in a place like that, I'd use drugs, too!
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  803. They tried to have Guardian Angels in Detroit. Rather than helping the police, they became targets!
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  804. โ€‹ย @Nempo13ย - hmm...perhaps this fashion trend could lead to something good, after all.
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  805. ย @richardg1426ย  - I don't remember the exact number, but I know in Detroit, a quarter of the houses have been abandoned.
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  806. โ€‹ย @KidCity1985ย - it already has.
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  807. ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜„
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  808. I'm black. Portland is one of my favorite cities; I originally had plans to retire there. If I do, it won't be in the ghetto. If they want to pick themselves off, I say let them. I'll stay strictly out of it.
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  809. Why not YouTube?
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  810. Ghetto schools: "Hold my crackpipe..."
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  811. A doctor astronaut. A cut-up who's good at taking up space.
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  812. Seems like it should have been the other way around; Sacramento girl found dead at Castlemont High School.
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  813. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  814. @BlairB - there are enough corporate jobs. You judt have to train for them, instead of drifting through school. โ€‹
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  815. ย @Malibu1515ย  - about what?
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  816. ย @EJ257IHIย  - actually, it's been that way for over half a century. I grew up in Oakland. I tore out of there like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18 (1978). It's the BEST decision I ever made.
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  817. @Channel The Get Down - so that's where I went wrong. I was scared all the time, growing up in Oakland. But at least I had the sense to leave. The best weather in the world can't make up for living in that ๐Ÿ’ฉhole!
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  818. Crazy! Back in the 70s, I used to walk in that area all the time. I never had any problems. However, there was one time when a blind couple was walking there, and some thugs kidnapped the woman. Someone helped the man call the police, and later, they heard the woman screaming from an abandoned house where they were rapiing her. So true, that's never been a good area.
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  819. Businesses should just stage a MASS EXODUS.
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  820. Why are you calling her a racist eugenicist? Because she would have protested the 72% illegitimacy rate among blacks? Not to mention 41% receiving government aid, instead of supporting the children they chose to have. P.S. I'm a black woman. No, I don't fit that demographic.
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  821. @ 12 minutes - I'm from Oakland. It was bad even when I was growing up there in the 60s and 70s. The last time I visited there was in 2004; it had the atmosphere of a maximum security prison. That was long before these shanty towns. I understand Oakland has 90 official homeless camps! Nick Johnson sells a t-shirt that says OPTSD - you'll never forget (O stands for Oakland). I bought one for myself, and one for my brother. We both tore out of there soon as we turned 18.
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  822. Now it's more like, "Parents, do you know WHO your kids are?
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  823. That's unfortunate. She should have played it up!
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  824. No, Detroit looked much worse. Their riot lasted 5 days.
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  825. Defunded.
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  826. I visited Portland in 2017, and it was still beautiful. When I visited again in 2021, I could see it was going downhill. ๐Ÿ˜ข
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  827. Somewhere "they" ain't!
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  828. The powers that be are wimpy enablers.
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  829. Of course not. It would cost them their lives.
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  830. Proposition HHH? Or Preparation HHH?
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  831. โ€‹ย @gabeswitala2292ย  - excellent point! Maybe throw the city into Lake Erie instead. At least it catches fire!
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  832. That's good news. I'll keep an eye on it. Do they have a Walmart?
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  833. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ
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  834. A mega dose of pure fentanyl will do it.
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  835. ย @MK_ULTRA420ย  - ๐Ÿคฌ!
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  836. Also, remember Janis Joplin. She wasn't supposed to be alone in the hotel room, but she was, and feeling depressed. She relapsed, and took heroin, the same amount she always took. She overdosed and died - 3 months before "Me and Bobby McGee" became her only #1 hit.
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  837. I agree, even though Oakland is scarier, due to more people.
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  838. They're already doing that in the Bay Area.
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  839. They need to switch parents instead.
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  840. And turtle kind!
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  841. For the thrill of it!
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  842. A stray bullet struck his windshield New Years Eve 2018.
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  843. I live on the Big Island of Hawaii, which is still sane. I thought Oahu was sane too, but Walmart in downtown Honolulu closed.
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  844. It's a safer option!
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  845. ย @skipeastport5529ย  - what I mean is, if enough people live that lifestyle, you wind up with a community like Detroit. It has an 80% out-of-wedlock birth rate.
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  846. I heard about businesses near a park in Florida that would play "Baby Shark" all night to deter the homeless from camping there. Maybe the banks should do the same.
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  847. WTF!!!
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  848. ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคช
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  849. OUCH!!!
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  850. Why? Their delivery people get robbed.
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  851. Only downtown has recovered. It is heavily policed, and VERY expensive.
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  852. I'm from the Bay Area. I used to sing on the street in San Francisco. I haven't been back there since 2005 (except for brief layovers st San Francisco airport), so I only know about the state's demise from YouTube. It breaks my heart, what has become of my beloved state. Big Sur is IMPRESSIVE, isn't it? I used to cruise it all the time. I also visited a couple of hot springs there.
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  853. I understand Spirit Airlines operates out of Detroit. This emphasizes where San Francisco is headed. ๐Ÿคช
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  854. He is. He has sense enough to be in Seattle, instead of Chicago or Detroit.
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  855. It's called flirty fishing.
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  856. CLASSIC!!!
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  857. Wealthy married boyfriends?
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  858. โ€‹ย @laurieo877ย  - best comment!
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  859. It's weird - my brother has never seen a live bear, but they ribbed him of his camping food twice. I've never been robbed by a bear, but I've seen them live (they were black bears).
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  860. ย @johnrobinson5156ย  - I used to live in San Bernardino. It would get up to 110 in May, and stay there until the end of October.
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  861. How about opening a center on an empty San Juan Island?
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  862. Being defunded. I'm surprised they can do that now.
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  863. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ Best comment!
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  864. Plutonium probably tastes better!
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  865. I've been to Mt. Shuksan. The lake there looks huge, doesn't it? In reality, it is a pond! An asphalt path surrounds it, and you can walk around the lake in 10 minutes. ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  866. CLASSIC!!!
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  867. What is worse - and far more terrifying - is being in a store when a robbery or mass looting takes place.
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  868. Like 99%?
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  869. Hey, that's an idea! Except, what if the thieves aren't prosecuted?
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  870. Crime rates will go down, schools will improve.
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  871. Good tenants are worth their weight in gold.
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  872. She can catch the bus - if they're not boycotting, that is.
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  873. @HardluckHarry - I was saying the same thing about San Bernardino!
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  874. Last I checked, you could rent a bungalow for $500 a month.
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  875. The Raiders were replaced with porch pirates.
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  876. They took too many issues with a grain of salt.
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  877. โ€‹ย @princessmarlena1359ย - it wasn't a fart. It was a Fresno Area Rapid Transit.
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  878. I lived in that house on Trestle Glen Road as a child in the early 70s. Mess was happening there even then. I attended the nearby schools there, which were among the best in the city. I was horribly bullied, and the authorities merely made stupid excuses for them, saying the bullies were jealous (of what?), and uneducated (well, duh! They were in elementary and middle school!). I wasn't the only victim. Some of my tormentors robbed a donut shop on Lakeshore Avenue and counted the money on our front porch. Another time, they stole several boxes of donuts from that same shop and threw them all over the sidewalk. There were numerous other incidents at school; one of my friends in 7th grade was raped by 2 9th graders. There were more incidents I can't recall, but you get the picture. What you're witnessing now is the culmination of 50 years of coddling criminals. Getting out of Oakland soon as I turned 18 is the BEST decision I ever made!
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  879. They have tours like this in Detroit. People are allowed to take photographs of the abandoned buildings. I believe it's done by motorcoach, though. ๐Ÿ˜Š
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  880. My brother used to live in the New York area. He told me about a Guardian Angel who made a citizen's arrest. When the cops came out, they released the criminal and arrested the Guardian Angel because he hadn't followed exact protocol.
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  881. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ROFL!!!!!๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  882. Let's hope so! A drought is currently going on.
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  883. Good for him!
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  884. ian neil - check out this article: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.freep.com/amp/96494140 Maybe it's Detroit that needs to stop being so corrupt and start taking care of itself.
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  885. Who lets their daughter attend a school like that?
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  886. ME, TOO!!! My best childhood memories were made here. I attended Sierra Pines Camp (then, Pinecrest) for 8 summers, and skied at Kirkwood and Sierra at Tahoe (then, Sierra Ski Ranch). I remember passing Twin Bridges, with its population of 10 making it the smallest town in California. I remember visiting Tahoe Keys, envying the people who lived there. To think it could all be going up in smoke, now! Gone forever! ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”
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  887. ย @animejanai4657ย  - WTF???
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  888. Interesting! New Orleans ranks 21st among the most dangerous cities in the US, and has a crime index of 5 (1 is most dangerous, 100 is safest). Detroit is currently the most dangerous, though it usually trades places with Saint Louis or Camden or Baltimore. Figure that!
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  889. Open a head shop instead. ๐Ÿ˜…
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  890. Apparently so. As long ago as the 80s, people in East Oakland had to sleep on the floor and in bathtubs in case a stray bullet went through the house.
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  891. Because he was in water.
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  892. It's probably organized through social media.
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  893. Unfortunately, gentrification no longer works. My home town of Oakland, CA has been gentrified, to the point where a bungalow in the worst neighborhood goes for $600k. Yet, people who live there can't go out after sunset, because it's too dangerous. In the past, when a town was gentrified, the riffraff moved to cheaper areas. Now, they have nowhere to go, so they set up homeless camps and continue to live there.
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  894. Innocent people could get hurt. Far better to flood the streets with pure heroin.
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  895. Best comment!
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  896. Hopefully, Tacoma will be sued as well. Currently, the city is suing homeowners for homeless camps on their property - disgusting!
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  897. โ€‹ย @lindajohnson.ย - uh, what work?
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  898. If he sent them this slop, they'd probably choose to continue starving.
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  899. I think it would be a good idea for all high school students to take part in Habitat for Humanity.
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  900. They would have trashed it in no time!
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  901. ย @george5955ย  - I don't own my own house. But I'm not desperate enough to buy in a place like that!
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  902. ย @george5955ย  - I am VERY comfortable avoiding places like this!
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  903. โ€‹@rollinrat4850 - I knew a homeless man who actually did that. He was clean-living, but down on his luck. It was very cold in San Francisco, but they wouldn't allow him in a shelter, because they only allowed drunks and addicts. He didn't even drink. He went out and bought a flask of whiskey, poured it all over himself, then came staggering back. They let him in.
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  904. Aw, shucks - I was just going to suggest the government pay them with booze.
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  905. An army of Karen's! ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  906. Probably defunded.
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  907. They're definitely falling in San Francisco and Oakland.
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  908. Between a rock and a hard place.
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  909. I'm glad you went while you still had a chance. I wish I had!
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  910. At least she still has her golden hair...
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  911. We do have tiny houses. They're sitting empty.
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  912. I'm surprised. I was in Honolulu over New Year's, and the place seemed to be safe and bustling. Ala Moana shopping center appeared to be doing really well. I hardly saw any homeless people, and never felt threatened. I wonder what happened.
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  913. "Out and In" should be the new name for the restaurant. The new name for the hotel should be Hellton.
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  914. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  915. โ€‹ย @strongmermaid4651ย - ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  916. Dainty sister wives Mormons!
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  917. Wait until it's your turn.
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  918. โ€‹ย @John-pz6nmย - no, I'm black.
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  919. Too many dogs? ๐Ÿถ
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  920. Yes. June 31st.
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  921. President Xi is visited by Saint Matthew, the Patron of Saint for investors. "I'm giving you 2 choices the Saint tells him. You can choose Singapore, or San Francisco. Visit both, then make your choice." First, President Xi visited Singapore. The streets were pristine, and the people super polite. No graffiti or trash anywhere. The subway trains all ran on precise time, and everyone was well-dressed. Then President Xi visited San Francisco. Everyone was cheerful, having a great time, hanging off the trolley cars, skateboarding down Lombard Street, eating pizza in the park. Then he returned home, and met with Saint Matthew. "So, which city do you want to invest in?" President Xi thought awhile. "Well, they both have their good points, but I found Singapore a bit unreal. I choose San Francisco." His investment funds vanished, and he was transported to San Francisco. The streets were filled with tents, filth, and drug addicts. The highrises were all empty, and all the parked cars had smashed windows. "Hey! What's going on? This isn't the San Francisco I visited!" he angrily exclaimed. Mayor London Breed approached him. "What's the problem?" "I was here just a few moments ago, and it was nothing like this!" "We cleaned up for your visit because you were a guest, " she explained. "Now, you're one of us. But not all is lost, Thanks to your contribution, we'll give you the penthouse suite in the Millenial Tower."
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  922. For the fun of it!
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  923. It's both.
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  924. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  925. It does look nice - compared to Detroit!
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  926. ย @calmingambiancetvย  - actually, it's the students who need to invest more in their education. Try being a teacher, then you'll see what I mean.
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  927. Or an abandoned building. Thrift stores can't handle theft, either.
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  928. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I lived on Trestle Glen Road as a child in the early 70s. There was a black family who lived on the same street - in fact, they lived near Grosvenor- who terrorized the neighborhood and local schools. They also committed some crimes; nothing huge, but they were just kids. Who knows what they're doing now, as adults. I'm Black myself, and have often wondered why I've experienced very little hostility from Whites. I understand racism is rampant in Chicago and Detroit, and judging by the gang activity there, it's easy to see why. But the same mess happens in Oakland, without the racism. Anyway, getting out of Oakland soon as I turned 18 is the BEST decision I ever made!
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  929. Out of the frying pan into the fire.
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  930. Back in the 80s, a man told me of numerous instances where a female relative attending an Oregon University had to call the cops. Even then, they were so lackadaisical, she had to say she had a gun and was about to shoot, for them to show up. More recently, I saw numerous YouTube videos on elementary school classrooms having to evacuate because of one child throwing a tantrum. In the past, it was the problem child who was sent out. It sounds like western Oregon is descending into anarchy.
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  931. And plenty more are in print!
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  932. ย @glockdude5472ย  - thanks. You sound streetwise. I wish I'd had a friend like you while growing up.
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  933. I guess Oakland is scarier - more people everywhere.
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  934. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Sorry, but I couldn't help but laugh.
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  935. I think he meant 43 people were murdered in Stockton this year, only 6 of whom were killed by the serial killer.
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  936. Why landlords? Why not criminals, especially arsonists?
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  937. With all the corruption going on, what difference does it make?
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  938. Excellent question! Why don't they hold their protests there, instead?
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  939. Here's how you can make Safeway profitable in an area with mass looting. First, you take the "F" out of 'Safe". Then, you take the "F" out of "Way".
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  940. Soldiers are safer on the battlefield than in the ghetto!
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  941. Target! ๐ŸŽฏ
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  942. That might not be a bad idea.
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  943. I HATE DRUGS!!!
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  944. Same as bookstores.
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  945. Oh, wow! That's so wonderful, I'm gonna send my kid to one of those schools to get a world class education! NOT!!!
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  946. @HarleyQuinn - I believe you. I've hung out with lots of skaters, and none of them are like these monsters. I'm sorry International Skate Day was ruined by them!
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  947. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ๐ŸŽฏ
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  948. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Let's see how much those scammers have contributed!
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  949. That's generous of you. You couldn't pay me to take it!
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  950. ๐Ÿคฎ
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  951. They stone you when you party and get high. They stone you when you struggle to get by. They stone you when you keep guns on the shelf. They stone you when try to defend yourself. But I would not feel so all alone... EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED!!!
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  952. Wow! It's that bad? Last summer, I got a bison burger meal for $16 - in Montana!
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  953. And probably afterwards!
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  954. "another one bites the dusty..."
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  955. It was a pit in the 60s! It's not even recognizable today.
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  956. @polarbearcraze19 greenย  - this is an EXCELLENT way to tell people to JUST SAY NO TO DRUGS!!! No matter what hell you've been through, drugs only make things worse!
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  957. Their sentence should be living in Palestine.
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  958. To quote Mark Twain, "It is easier to stay out than to get out".
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  959. You remember the 1850s? HOW OLD ARE YOU???
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  960. ย @ReasonableNewsย  - and glass (for storefront windows and car windshields).
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  961. โ€‹@Raymond Caylor - why should the venue be responsible for the behavior of the renters? if they had refused to rent to them, they would have been called racist. The party goers are responsible for their own actions. If anyone should be sued, it's the shooter.
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  962. Now, downtown business is destroying malls. ๐Ÿ’ฉ
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  963. Making up for lost time.
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  964. Build a wall around it first.
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  965. They stone you when you party and get high. They stone you when you struggle to get by. They stone you when you keep guns on the shelf. They stone you when try to defend yourself. But I would not feel so all alone... EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED!!!
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  966. Horrors! I don't blame you!
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  967. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ It's been that way since the 70s.
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  968. Hopefully slow organ music.
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  969. I run FROM these hoods!
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  970. Downward - from loss of respect.
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  971. Your brain is not small. Theirs is.
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  972. Why? Just build a wall around the area and leave them to their own devices.
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  973. ย Midnight Lightning Radioย  - if you're being sarcastic, it's spelled ray-ciss.
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  974. Sean - did your mother work at the Western State Hospital in Steilacoom? That's where actress Frances Farmer was forced into, and trapped for 5 years. While I fully agree something needs to be done, we need to be careful with involuntary internment. Her story is one reason things have swung clear the other way in the first place.
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  975. They couldn't hear you, anyway.
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  976. Actually, since they overthrew the natives.
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  977. How awful! When I lived in the Seattle area 20 plus years ago, I came here all the time. It breaks my heart to know I can no longer come.
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  978. So the art gallery owner got 35 hours of community service? I hope it consists of hosing down sidewalks! ๐Ÿคช
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  979. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  980. In the 80s, I used to sing and play guitar on Fisherman's Wharf. I made $1,000 in one year!
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  981. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  982. I left my fart in San Franshitco.
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  983. Alan Boyd - of course not! He has no chimneys to enter! Plus, everyone there has been bad.
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  984. Here's how you can make Safeway profitable in an area with mass looting. First, you take the "F" out of 'Safe". Then, you take the "F" out of "Way".
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  985. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  986. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  987. Normally it's not much, but with the fires and following rainstorms, it could cause mudslides.
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  988. Drink is the curse of the working class (or is it vice versa?).
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  989. Drugs don't leave the coasts - except for Detroit or Chicago.
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  990. Your life.
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  991. Portland is now more dangerous than Seattle! Seattle ranks a 4.
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  992. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  993. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  994. Maybe some gangsta rap...
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  995. Smart!
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  996. It IS changing. For the worst.
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  997. Steal from the cash register to pay for the tour.
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  998. ย @gg_riderย  - the proper term is not WHITE flight, but GREEN flight!
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  999. Ack in the 80s, I heard a story about a man living in East Palo Alto who came home to find his house burglarized. He banged on his neighbor's door and demanded hos stuff back. Unless you're this street tough, it's best to avoid certain areas.
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  1000. I'm glad Las Vegas worked for you. Unfortunately, the cancer is spreading there, too.
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  1001. Duh - whut?
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  1002. It's "Regressive".
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  1003. Maybe it did work. That form of birth control is effective for only 6 months.
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  1004. Marijuana dispensaries are in the greatest danger for robberies.
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  1005. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1006. I believe it was called a paddywagon.
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  1007. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1008. Eternal sleep!
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  1009. Would you believe these bungalows sell for over half a million???
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  1010. Hell, yeah! What if they all walked off the job?
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  1011. I am, on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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  1012. Why would any sane person attend a block party in a hell hole like that?
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  1013. I take it you didn't grow up in Oakland.
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  1014. One reason to consider Islam...
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  1015. ย @FloridaMan69.ย  - ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
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  1016. ย @alfredwinterbottom1588ย  - LOL!
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  1017. That's because it IS a war zone!
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  1018. Take it out of their welfare benefits!
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  1019. Did he do the hit and run?
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  1020. Seems to me, anyone who uses a dating app should stick strictly to locals, who they can easily meet.
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  1021. @drew2fast489ย  - where's the joke? How do you think it got to this point to begin with? And don't say lack of jobs, because Oakland CA is heading in the same direction.
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  1022. @drew2fast489ย  - if the community doesn't care, why should anyone else?
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  1023. You first. ๐Ÿคช
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  1024. In other words, they're getting bolder (Boulder). Sorry, couldn't resist...๐Ÿ˜œ
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  1025. Excellent idea!
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  1026. I'm doing a similar thing from the sleepy town of Hilo, Hawaii. I revel in these toxic YouTube videos from the safety of my home town. Gratitude for all there is - and for all there isn't!
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  1027. Excellent idea!
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  1028. They didn't necessarily vote for it. Corruption is a major factor.
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  1029. ย @Nawabidย  - so sorry to hear of your troubles! I thought San Leandro was strict on crime. I grew up in Oakland. I attended school with black kids who could virtually get away with murder because they were "ignorant" and "uneducated". Being black myself, I saw through this bull$hit. They were in school, just like me; if they were ignorant and uneducated, it was their choice. I tore out of there like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18. To this day, it's the best decision I ever made.
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  1030. Here's some for you. ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1031. The virus is probably less of a threat than his neighborhood.
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  1032. The Beverly Hillbillies! (In this case, the Bellevue Hillbillies).
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  1033. WTF!!!๐Ÿฆง
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  1034. SO???
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  1035. About half of shooting victims in these cities are innocent bystanders. In some hoods, people have to sleep on the floor or in bathtubs, in case a stray bullet goes through the house.
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  1036. A peaceful protester.
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  1037. So George Floyd's brother Rodney agrees with the protests? Why didn't he just set George straight in the first place?
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  1038. Or flood the encampment with pure fentanyl.
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  1039. @Copper Beckvilleย  - congratulations on bitcoin. Now, how about acquiring job skills that pay a living wage?
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  1040. Too boring.
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  1041. No guarantee you'll get them, if they get robbed
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  1042. Back in the 80s, stores in Berkeley CA had stacks of cards by the cash registers listing services for the homeless. Customers could take as many cards as they wanted. The rule was to give those to the homeless, instead of money. I wonder if they still have them.
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  1043. ย @NormanF62ย  - EXACTLY !!!
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  1044. A matter of time before what? Before the criminals are released?
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  1045. This could happen: http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,138030,00.html
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  1046. Best comment!
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  1047. Oakland went through 3 Chiefs of Police in 9 days, then went without one for a year. That says something right there.
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  1048. @M N - excellent advice. I'm a black woman from Oakland; I tore out of there like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18. It's by far the BEST decision I ever made! That was 45 years ago; today, Oakland is worse than ever. Kidnapping and trafficking of black girls is common there, now.
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  1049. Poetic justice!
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  1050. Why not? She's hoping for more.
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  1051. Oakland has been a cesspool since the mid 1960s. I was born and raised there. My aunt graduated from Castlemont High in 1964; the following year, it made an abrupt downturn. I lived on Trestle Glen Road for nearly 3 years. I attended Crocker Highlands Elementary School and McChesney Junior High (now, Edna J. Brewer Middle School). They were among the best schools in the city, but I was horribly bullied in both, at one point being given a black eye during PE class. All the authorities did was make excuses for them, saying they were jealous (of what?) and uneducated (how educated is an elementary / middle school student supposed to be?). The girl who gave me a black eye didn't get a slap on the wrist; she got a pat on the cheek! What's happening in Oakland now is the culmination of supporting violence and negative stereotypes. Because I couldn't handle it, I tore out of there like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18. I looked up some of my former tormentors; they're still there, trapped, unable to come and go as they please. Meanwhile, I have found a much better place.
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  1052. โ€‹ย @nowhere474ย  - depends on where in Europe.
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  1053. @Comet73 - what city do you live near? Is Canada as bad as the US? Better? Worse?
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  1054. Can't you get another job, with an ethical company?
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  1055. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Best comments!
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  1056. ย P.I.G ย  - I grew up in Oakland. I tore out of there like a bat out of hell, soon as I turned 18. Best decision I ever made!
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  1057. Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie) never saw a buffalo, either. But I did, in the 1980s. I saw a small herd in the San Francisco zoo, eating straw. I went with the Stanford Outing Club. It hurts me that I didn't bring my camera to take a picture.
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  1058. โ€‹@walterwhite1 - it's been like that for awhile. If you call 911, you might be put on hold, or maybe not even get through. At least in Detroit, they have a 1 hour response time.
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  1059. So do basic attitudes. Newsome maintained his position through corruption, but it was basic attitudes that got him there in the first place. I grew up in Oakland 50+ years ago, and criminal coddling was an issue even then.
    3
  1060. A song by Soundgarden, a band from Seattle, where I saw the aurora.
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  1061. I grew up there during the 1960s and 70s. I'm surprised - but only a little.
    3
  1062. ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽต I left my phโค ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’จ in San Fran$hitco.๐ŸŽถ โ™จ๏ธ ๐Ÿ’ฉ
    3
  1063. Fresno Area Rapud Transit! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’จ
    3
  1064. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    3
  1065. It's both.
    3
  1066. ย Ken Lompartย  - things don't have to be this way. This is a symptom of personal laziness. If the main job industry leaves your area, either commute, change careers, or relocate. The job market does not owe anyone a spoon-feeding!
    3
  1067. Explain that to those who lost homes and loved ones.
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  1068. Thanks for the warning!
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  1069. That place has been a war zone for over half a century!
    3
  1070. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    3
  1071. Dr. King gave his life so blacks would be better off. If he saw hoods like this, he would be extremely disappointed - and for good reason!
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  1072. EXCELLENT IDEA!!! I remember back during the Vietnam War days, there was a popular poster that read, "What if they gave a war, and nobody came?" If cops can't arrest criminals, or risk their lives doing so, what if they refused to arrest citizens who defend themselves?
    3
  1073. Hopefully, they really were sending their best!
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  1074. You can be sure the IQ is lower than the property taxes!
    3
  1075. "I have a mansion, forget the price. Ain't never been there, they tell me it's nice. I live in hotels, tear out the walls. I have accountants pay for it all. They say I'm crazy, but I have a good time. I'm just looking for clues at the scene of the crime. Life's been good to me so far." ~ Joe Walsh.
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  1076. So did I! Growing up in Oakland CA, I remember how the authorities made excuses for bullies. That was over 50 years ago, when Oakland was not so bad. Today, you see the results.
    3
  1077. Including California?๐Ÿคช
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  1078. Actually, didn't they slip angel dust into it? Now, they can lace it with fentanyl.
    3
  1079. Why didn't God prevent pedophilia and fires in the first place?
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  1080. @juliedeane4327ย  - ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„ Of course! Flash it, and they'll flee in terror. Just be careful not to blast it too loud, or the criminal could sue you for giving him a headache.
    3
  1081. In the past, cults formed mainly in multicultural countries like America, Australia, and New Zealand. Now, because of the internet, they can form anywhere. Has Portugal gone through some recent unrest? Because cults also tend to proliferate during such times as wars and economic downturns.
    3
  1082. Right. Rather than erect barriers, they should withdraw their tax dollars by leaving Oakland.
    3
  1083. Apparently they're twice as smart as Whole Foods! (Or should I say half as dumb? Who opens a business near the Tenderloin?)
    3
  1084. โšซ๏ธ โšซ๏ธ โšซ๏ธ Another one bites the dust. โšซ๏ธ โšซ๏ธ โšซ๏ธ Another one bites the dust. And another one gone, another one gone, Another one bites the dust. Hey! It's gonna get you too! Another one bites the dust.
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  1085. Nobody wants it!
    3
  1086. Best - sings around the campfire. Worst - dealing with stampedes. Would I want to be a cowboy? Yes and no. I wish I were that brave, but I'm not.
    3
  1087. Better yet, let the students rent their own police.
    3
  1088. Tax the criminals. Maybe charge them rent while they're behind bars.
    3
  1089. They're not blessed with public schools like we are. But when they're here, they do have access to an education. They should be in school.
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  1090. And he's from Detroit!
    3
  1091. You gotta be tough to survive in Oakland.
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  1092. Chief Joseph: "Thank you, anarchists, for giving us our lands back! I will now un- shred the Bible given to me by the traitors."
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  1093. ย Bok Choyย  - ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1094. โ€‹ย @stephenmitchell3569ย  - including human ones...
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  1095. Nothing! They collect welfare!
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  1096. One of my roommates (white woman) went to Detroit once. She told me they had bulletproof windows in the banks, grocery stores, and Greyhound stations. At one point, while riding in a car, her black friend told her to duck to the floor. This was in the '80s!
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  1097. Gangsters attacking an elderly couple - REAL brave! I'd LOVE to see them enter a martial arts tournament!
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  1098. Is there a Jackson Street in Detroit?
    3
  1099. Could it also be that they're not bothering to report it?
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  1100. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  1101. On reservations. Otherwise, leave Montana to The Sierra Club.
    3
  1102. What makes you think he has it?
    3
  1103. โ€‹@zoompt 1975 - you sound like the horse in Animal Farm. Sorry, but corruption renders your comment invalid.
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  1104. Nothing is wrong with mutual funds. They're the way to go if you're uneducated regarding what drives stock values.
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  1105. LearnHowToWipeYaArse - with no condom! lol!
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  1106. This place looks a lot more civilized than Detroit!ย  At least there is plenty of signs of life here!
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  1107. Steve Reed - it would probably be an improvement.
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  1108. They did. Have you ever heard of Devil's Night? Every October 30th, the night before Halloween, gangs set a whole bunch of houses on fire.
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  1109. ย @Beyondlimits_400ย  - hey, that's an idea! Instead of putting repeat offenders in prison, send them to African war zones!
    2
  1110. Back when East Palo Alto was still a ghetto, a man was murdered in the section called Whiskey Gulch which contained 2 gas stations. Though the city was murder capital of the US a few years before, they had the decency to permanently close both stations. The fact that Detoilet didn't do the same says a lot about how corrupt it is.
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  1111. Thank you! It would be real interesting to see how much of that money disappears through corruption!
    2
  1112. If someone asks you for 50 cents to buy a cup of coffee, give it to him. Then, follow him to find out where you can get a cup of coffee for 50 cents.
    2
  1113. Go for it - PLEASE!!!
    2
  1114. Plus anyone arrested would be out within hours.
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  1115. "Why did the Korean business owner shoot the black teen female?" Excellent question. After all, surely Koreans don't come nearly halfway around the world to spend their life savings setting up shop in a foreign country for the sole purpose of shooting every black person who walks in. That would hurt their profits.
    2
  1116. ย @elee9056ย  - that's not the least bit surprising. I knew something had to provoke the attack!
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  1117. ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ‘โ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1118. That's a good idea. It saves them from falling prey to smash & grab thieves.
    2
  1119. Run it where? Into the ground?
    2
  1120. Don't be sorry! I escaped Oakland soon as I turned 18. I'm enjoying this $hit show from the safety of my safe and sane city, and I'm smug as f**k!
    2
  1121. "And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night, that our flag was still there." Actually, this is the nicest populated video I've seen CharlieBo313 do. No violence!
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  1122. You would wind up with a bunch of homeless junkies, doing the same thing.
    2
  1123. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…
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  1124. ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽถ"I have always wanted to have a neighbor just like you. I've always wanted to be in a neighborhood with you." ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽต
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  1125. Speaking of coddling criminals - I remember back during the Vietnam War days, there was a popular poster that read, "What if they gave a war, and nobody came?" If cops can't arrest criminals, or risk their lives doing so, what if they refused to arrest citizens who defend themselves?
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  1126. Rabid beasts get put down.
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  1127. NOOOOO!!!!!! NOT DETROIT!!!!!!
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  1128. "I know people who lived their lives in NY, died, and still went to hell". Hell's Kitchen?
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  1129. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1130. She apologized when she was caught. The real question is, when will she make amends by returning the money?
    2
  1131. Canada and Mexico.
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  1132. And then you have to sell them all to treat lung cancer.
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  1133. They were VERY knowledgeable about sex. That's why they had a healthy respect for it.
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  1134. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1135. Good question. I read while Obama was President, he gave $5 million to Detroit public schools. Yet, they still have mushrooms growing out of the walls, and black mold rendering some classrooms unusable.
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  1136. "Dreams, they're for those who sleep. Life is for us to keep." ~ Bread
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  1137. Then the Red States can deal with them however they wish...
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  1138. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1139. Weed! ๐Ÿ˜œ
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  1140. In Oakland.
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  1141. The thieves could resell what they steal from the store in an open air market. Maybe that's the idea all along.
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  1142. Also, remember the cops would come to their orgies to make arrests, only to party with them.
    2
  1143. You're looking at it.
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  1144. She'll probably say the carjackers were jealous because she man was smart and educated.
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  1145. It made a lot more sense in his day. Mind your own business, and nothing will happen to you.
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  1146. Then comes the bill for back taxes!
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  1147. I wasn't, but I was once in a cafeteria in Riverside, CA, which gets maybe one or two wimpy thunderstorms a year. The sky was overcast; it wasn't raining. Suddenly, everything outside lit up an intense blue / white; and I heard the sound of fingers snapping. Immediately afterwards, thunder boomed, shaking the building. Later, my roommate, who was outside, said a guy had been walking along a low place, when a bolt of lightning struck the ground, missing him by 10 feet. The poor guy went into shock.
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  1148. So is hanging out in Oakland.
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  1149. Maybe that's why the team is called Warriors.
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  1150. ย @unhingedsoulcollector8501ย  - I was only joking.
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  1151. The black lights shining on the abandoned houses at the beginning create the perfect ambiance for the ultimate Halloween tour!
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  1152. Who'd want to be a cop there, after this?
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  1153. This is the greatest country in the world. If certain areas refuse to take advantage of the opportunities the US offers, it's not the country's fault.
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  1154. I'm 63 - same here.
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  1155. @Bob Wileyย  - excellent point! There was a guy at my church in Silicon Valley who was homeless. One bitterly cold night, he tried to get into a shelter, but they rejected him, saying he had to be an alcoholic or drug addict to get in. He didn't even drink. He bought a flask of cheap whiskey, dumped it all over himself, then came staggering back. Then they accepted him!
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  1156. Good luck! ๐Ÿ˜œ
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  1157. That's because family values have gone down the tubes.
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  1158. Paranoia will destroy ya! We're dealing with corruption, which is old as time.
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  1159. The rich are tired of being robbed.
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  1160. Probably the city, because they didn't administer Narcan fast enough.
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  1161. Ship them to Detroit!
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  1162. โ€‹ย @litrogue6328ย - surely they're not too dumb or degenerate to work an honest job?
    2
  1163. ๐Ÿบ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿคฎ
    2
  1164. This is more accurate: "Return to sender. Address well known. Can't pay me to enter that war zone."
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  1165. Smart!
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  1166. โ€‹ย @erikfinkel2717ย - YOU take the next one in!
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  1167. Whatever for? The place is totally gentrified, now.
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  1168. As the old song says, "More bounce to the ounce"!
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  1169. YouTube thought he was advocating violence, because he was talking about people defending themselves against the homeless.
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  1170. Twenty years ago, my pastor rescued me by moving me into a trailer park right off Aurora Avenue. Back then, it was just a boring main drag with a pretty name. This breaks my heart.
    2
  1171. โ€‹ย @xmerwyndtheroninrogue1097ย -:mine, too!
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  1172. "Needles" - pun intended? How about Slab City?
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  1173. It was a shithole 50 years ago, when Motown left.
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  1174. ย Michael Ucheย  - people who make something positive of themselves, and spread that positivety to others.
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  1175. Full of nuts!
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  1176. They're already trying to do that. They're also taxing rich folks who move out of the state.
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  1177. I hope so. Except where will the money come from, since Detroit has filed bankruptcy?
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  1178. Your life.
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  1179. First a tiny house, then a swimming pool, then a tree house, and now, this. What's next? A gated community, with drugs for dues?
    2
  1180. They're TOO smart to build their own Walmart in that cesspool!
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  1181. Oh, yeah?
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  1182. A surprise visit would be even better!
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  1183. I saw that video on News for Reasonable People.
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  1184. They're more likely to be killed by a stray bullet than the Corona Virus. Life expectancy for males is 30 years.
    2
  1185. ๐Ÿ˜
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  1186. Thanks for the info.
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  1187. They don't have to mug each other, either.
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  1188. HORRORS!!!
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  1189. I'm not a Lynard Skynard fan, but I admire that they have better self-respect than that.
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  1190. Horrors! Sounds like Haiti.
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  1191. I was in Portland that summer. While I didn't see it as that bad, I definitely saw more homeless people than I ever had before in the city. It breaks my heart, because Portland has long been one of my favorite cities. I wanted to retire there, but a friend of mine told me his sister did that, and her catalytic converter was stolen right out of her driveway.
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  1192. They're not exclusively in California. They're all over the west.
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  1193. Those 2 are probably out even as we speak.
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  1194. Better yet, flood the camps with pure stuff. Much more effective, and probably a lot cheaper.
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  1195. B-side: illegal is a sick bird.
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  1196. ย Yawanah Yasharahlaย  - what do you mean?
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  1197. ย @finchman1ย  - Zing zing zing when my heartstrings. From the moment I saw it, I fell.
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  1198. For what?! ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1199. "I'd move back if rent was realistic." Low rents will not get rid of crime. Detroit is a perfect example of this. Also, at this rate, it's highly unlikely you can find a nearby grocery store.
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  1200. @joannlarson6386ย  - I grew up in Oakland. I tore out of there like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18. That was nearly 50 years ago. It was nowhere near as bad then, and I was criticized for that, but now it's my turn to laugh at them. I too am living a much better life. Leaving Oakland is the best decision I ever made!
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  1201. Not only that - it's the crime rate.
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  1202. Or batteries - and assaults- included.
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  1203. ย @guest6398ย  - I don't find that the least bit funny.
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  1204. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    2
  1205. They stone you when you party and get high. They stone you when you struggle to get by. They stone you when you keep guns on the shelf. They stone you when try to defend yourself. But I would not feel so all alone... EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED!!!
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  1206. Jerry Springer - at least they had taste!๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    2
  1207. ๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿค•๐Ÿคฎ
    2
  1208. Or wall it off, leaving them to fend for themselves.
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  1209. As a former resident of Oakland who had sense enough to leave nearly half a century ago, I fully agree!
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  1210. ย @scott8xxx532ย  - the poster was being sarcastic.
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  1211. ย @scott8xxx532ย  - the whole Black Lives Matter and Defund the Police movement coddles criminals. Look at all the rioting that happened last year when career criminal George Floyd was killed by a cop. Where were the protests when he held a gun to a pregnant woman's stomach while his henchmen ransacked her apartment for drugs (which they did not find)? It's stupidity like this that leads to the astronomical crime rates today.
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  1212. Los Diablos!
    2
  1213. ย Hostis Humani Generisย  - duh - what? Lol! I heard about this theory of blacks having denser bones, and recognized it as bulls#it. Nobody walks on the bottom of the pool in 16 feet of water. Everyone floats - though some do it better than others. I'm a black woman, and my IQ is high enough to realize that. Referring to low test scores and troublemaking tendencies, that is a CHOICE. Detroit got the way it is through corruption, not low IQ.
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  1214. We had this problem when he was President in 2016.
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  1215. That's an idea. Plant weed instead!
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  1216. I just watched a KOMO newscast. It said assaults on firefighters went up over 900% from 2021 to 2022. Officials are allowing addicts to smoke fentanyl on busses, saying secondhand smoke is safe, even though bus drivers have to leave midshift because of problems from smoke inhalation. This specific homeless camp, Ship Canal Bridge, had a dead body that was there several days. What really upset me is that they're saying the surrounding wilderness is no longer safe. Police and firefighters have been given special helicopters to fly over it, in case hikers get into trouble with drug addicts camped there.
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  1217. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ๐ŸŽฏ
    2
  1218. It doesn't.
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  1219. They'll certainly make front page news!
    2
  1220. Same with robbers.
    2
  1221. Smell.
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  1222. They should vote with their feet.
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  1223. Oh, great - that means they came all this way to deal with feral homeless druggies and drink sewer water out of the tap.
    2
  1224. Just build a wall around it!
    2
  1225. I used to sing and play guitar at Fisherman's Wharf. I knew where park my car for free, and it was never broken into. Those were the days!
    2
  1226. Hint: it isn't dogs...
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  1227. ย @GoingNutsinTXย  - they're always changing. If dealers don't hook you one way, they will another. The best action is to not mess with drugs in the first place.
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  1228. How about sending them to the tundra?
    2
  1229. You mean Devious Old Jokers?
    2
  1230. Or workboots or Father's Day cards
    2
  1231. I don't blame you - except walking around in a uniform could make you a target. I personally wouldn't take the job.
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  1232. Of course not. They're defunded.
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  1233. @Jeffrey Gย  - I'm doing great. I live in dull boring Hilo, but that's just how I like it. I create my own excitement, on my own terms. California is still my favorite state, but it's virtually unliveable now. I'm glad it works for you. I lived near LA for awhile, and I loved it then. Now, it sounds too scary to even visit.
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  1234. Why torture Dr. G? If IUDs don't agree with you, there are over a dozen other methods you can use.
    2
  1235. It's 5. "Star" is spelled backwards.
    2
  1236. Oh, my!
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  1237. ย @agahajakย  I don't see what's so scary about that - unless a car was coming head on.
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  1238. Right. They just exist.
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  1239. ย @thedrabfourย  - people are free to make their own decisions. Giving up space travel will not make them pay attention in school, or live moral lives.
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  1240. Good for you! In my experience, trying to fit in only results in getting laughed at. You're better off being true to yourself. The best way to deal with bullies is to fight them off.
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  1241. Or DURING war!
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  1242. To me, the most hostile architecture of all is the shantytowns and tent cities. They're driving out the respectable citizens and destroying the cities.
    2
  1243. Fertilizer...for illegal weed...
    2
  1244. Send in the social workers!
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  1245. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    2
  1246. Wow. Didn't they have the worst air quality in the world a few days ago? Poor Chicago can't catch a break!
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  1247. ย @thedemonnemoย  -๐ŸคฌGRล”!!!
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  1248. @Zayyfrm96thย  - on the 80s, people who lived there had to sleep on the floor, or in bathtubs, to avoid being hit by a stray bullet. Is it like that today?
    2
  1249. Who knows? They might improve the place.
    2
  1250. Why did she kill her boyfriend?
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  1251. Something else to consider: if they refused to use plumbing or deal with the rodents, what about sanitation?
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  1252. Over 20 years ago, I lived in the Seattle area, and I would drive through Vancouver on my way to Whistler/Blackcomb. How I wish I had stopped to enjoy the city while it was still in its wholesome state!
    2
  1253. Intensities in tent cities.
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  1254. Now that fast food is so much more expensive, let's see if obesity rates go down.
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  1255. ย @claire5399ย  - true, compared to East Oakland, or Afghanistan.
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  1256. What color were they dyed?
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  1257. Actually, it's worse than living in a cardboard box. Criminals hide bodies in those houses.
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  1258. After too many claims, the insurance company drops the client.
    2
  1259. They stole the cameras.
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  1260. Frankly, I doubt this guy is a drug addict. He's too smart and hard-working! I wish him the best!
    2
  1261. Just keep the amount under $1,000, and they should be ok.
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  1262. โ€‹@rockstarofredondo - yes. He did it while robbing a San Francisco diner in 2000. He got a 44 year sentence, but because California has recently changed its definition of murder, he may have his sentence reduced.
    2
  1263. Ot tree houses and swimming pools!
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  1264. It's all of the above.
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  1265. This isn't rural England. Citizens here don't care, so why bother?
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  1266. Oakland!!!!
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  1267. At least the monkeys make sense!
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  1268. ย @juantacillo5269ย  - it's not the whole society, just the most negative aspects of it. Most of America is not like this video. Most Americans work hard and care for their homes and families. I'm a black woman, and don't live anywhere near a slum like this. I watch these videos to be grateful I'm not stuck in such a hellhole. I love America, and do my best to add positivity to it.
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  1269. It's Balti-morgue.
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  1270. Welcome to Detroit. ๐Ÿคช
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  1271. Not as unhealthy as drug smoke.
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  1272. Some parts of Detroit, like downtown, are actually safe.
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  1273. ๐ŸŽต Disco Inferno ๐ŸŽถ
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  1274. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1275. Defunded.
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  1276. Anti-gravity lean! Michael Jackson should sue...
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  1277. โ€‹โ€‹ย @jamalshamah7280ย - she has a BS, MS, and PhD. You know what BS stands for, right? Well, MS means More of the Same, and PhD means Piled higher and Deeper.
    2
  1278. ย @keithwolstenholme4238ย  - more like Death of a Nation.
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  1279. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1280. With all this stronger stuff, who'd use it now?
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  1281. One day per dollar is more like it.
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  1282. ย @forgedinfireborninblood6626ย  - not just the whites. The ack middle class left, too. Anyone with money tore out of there, knowing what lay ahead.
    2
  1283. Hint: it ain't dogs...
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  1284. Best comment!
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  1285. โ€‹ย @dawteslaย  - excellent point. My friend in California told me about the so-called recall election of Newsome. There wereso many unknown names on the ballot, he won again.
    2
  1286. ย @dawteslaย  - unfortunately, yes.
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  1287. @animejanai4657ย - in spite of all that, they still got robbed out of business.
    2
  1288. They held it in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
    2
  1289. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1290. You're free to visit and experience it for yourself.
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  1291. Thank you! They need to tear out of there like a bat out of hell!
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  1292. That'll put out the wildfires.
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  1293. The Corona Virus probably made it safer and more peaceful!
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  1294. So did I. It really helped that a large parking lot near me is not being used, thanks to the pandemic. That's where I skate.
    2
  1295. Having grown up in Oakland - and tearing out of there like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18 - I'm telling you, you ain't missin' nothin'.
    2
  1296. As in the entire population?
    2
  1297. It's not a twist. Stuff like that happens all the time in Silicon Valley.
    2
  1298. Yes. It's recycled toilet water.
    2
  1299. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1300. Too bad Rodney King isn't alive to donate some of his $3.7 million settlement towards the cause. Oh, wait - he blew it all, anyway.
    2
  1301. ย @adamwelles5502ย  - were YOU born yesterday? Back in the 70s, it was common for kids at school to slip acid in someone's milk. We were warned to NEVER turn our backs on our lunches for that very reason.
    2
  1302. This is the cleanest city I've seen by CharlieBo. However, this is the most screaming I've heard.
    2
  1303. ย @fsdpro5461ย  - no, it's VERY expensive! It could cost you your life. Back in the 70s, I heard about a liquor store on San Pablo Ave that was robbed. The clerk was made to lie face down on the floor. On the way out, one of the robbers shot her in the head. She survived, but wound up unable to move or speak.
    2
  1304. Lots of places, not just Chicago.
    2
  1305. Aren't there other Republicans besides Trump?
    2
  1306. Laid OFF.
    2
  1307. ย @burmy1552ย  - I think a skeet team would be highly appropriate.
    2
  1308. Public transportation looks fine; it's just you can't safely use it. The name is the People Mover; its nickname is the People Mugger. Incidentally, they haven't named the school's greatest danger '- being mugged.
    2
  1309. ๐Ÿ˜ญ
    2
  1310. As many times as there are weeks in a year.
    2
  1311. ย @jaythomas3224ย  - I guess he wanted to speed up the process?
    2
  1312. Also, whenever a criminal is black, over 90% of the time, so is the victim. I'm a black woman from Oakland CA. The worst thing a black person can do is admit this fact.
    2
  1313. Fast forward to adulthood: the mother of the killers of officer Ella's French in Chicago said the same thing.
    2
  1314. Obviously not, if there's still smoke.
    2
  1315. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1316. Excellent point!
    2
  1317. They'd turn black and blue.
    2
  1318. That's no joke. When my brother lived in New Orleans, he had to put a padlock on his mailbox, because thieves regularly stole credit card bills and used the information on them to rack up additional debt.
    2
  1319. I suppose East Side, West Side, Highland Park and Brightwood are happening places - depending on what you consider "happening"...
    2
  1320. Marco Anaya - how about drug dealer?
    2
  1321. ย @thiefonthecross7552ย  - it appears to be that way! ๐Ÿ˜ญ @Dave - this breaks my heart. I'm an American who has often thought of immigrating to Canada. British Columbia is my favorite province, with Alberta a close second. I hate to see our societies crumble like this.
    2
  1322. I remember that song. It's supposed to celebrate positive changes, not stupid $hit like this.
    2
  1323. A lot more than money, once they get him back here.
    2
  1324. Personally, I think this us overdue. What about the ice cream swipe tgat was popular a few years ago?
    2
  1325. In that case, DEFINITELY thank you for your service!
    2
  1326. Probably fled in terror.
    2
  1327. Anywhere from 20 minutes to 1/2 hour.
    2
  1328. Hawthorne Street in SE Portland? I used to stay at a hostel there. It was a charming place. Unfortunately, it closed jn 2019.
    2
  1329. @slee2819ย - good point.
    2
  1330. "I'm eighteen with a bullet Got my finger on the trigger, I'm gonna pull it I'm picked to click now I'm a son-of-a-gun." - Pete Wingfield, 1975
    2
  1331. Lax as law enforcement is, why not?
    2
  1332. They would have been safer training on an actual battlefield!
    2
  1333. They smoke two joints before they smoke two joints, and then they smoke two more.
    2
  1334. YOU stand in their shoes, and try teaching this feral population!
    2
  1335. Except the drug dealers are more likely to get off with a light sentence. They're also less likely to cause a riot.
    2
  1336. @covercalls88ย  - I hope it's successful, too! And I hope other cities file lawsuits! I think people aren't necessarily voting in these monsters; they win through corruption. Either that, or the voters are fooled through convoluted language on the ballots.
    2
  1337. Nope - it all goes for cars.
    2
  1338. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’จ
    2
  1339. ย @kanuhandlemeย  - let's hope so.
    2
  1340. CharlieBo313 drove through there at night on New Year's Eve, awhile back. His windshield got struck by a bullet.
    2
  1341. โ€‹ย @jagsfanrickย - not even Atlanta?
    2
  1342. Unfortunately, it isn't. They hook kids to lure them into human trafficking.
    2
  1343. Flushing - what a name!
    2
  1344. Sounds like East Oakland. When you go out in the dayt6, you bring a gun with you, and you don't go out at night at all.
    2
  1345. โ€‹@savashseanadams2975 - better yet, boycott the system.
    2
  1346. Just send it. If they react negatively, use these phrases against them.
    2
  1347. @gelf1907 - let's not give up hope yet.
    2
  1348. ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ
    2
  1349. Do they put a gun to your heads and make you use?
    2
  1350. I did, too, when MLK Blvd was Grove Street. I would catch the bus on the corner of Grove and 28th to go to school. It's barely recognizable now.
    2
  1351. I hate to say this, but so am I.
    2
  1352. Wasn't there a typhus outbreak in LA a few years ago? There was also a concern about bubonic plague because of the rats.
    2
  1353. PLEASE COME TO DETROIT!!!
    2
  1354. Run them where? Into the ground?
    2
  1355. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1356. ย @teatreaoil9667ย  - probably. It was less than 300 square feet. But it was fully equipped with a kitchen and bathroom.
    2
  1357. Why blame LBJ? The problem isn't welfare: it's what people do with it. Welfare was meant for people who are down on their luck through no fault of their own. Nobody's forcing anyone to "take the easy way out" and get pregnant, instead of staying in school and learning job skills.
    2
  1358. I saw 3 of these bands live; The Who, The Rolling Stones, and Robert Plant (Led Zepplin had already broken up by then, but Robert Plant solo was sheer dynamite!). I would like to have seen Earth Wind and Fire and Elton John on the list.
    2
  1359. โ€‹- I like your idea much better!
    2
  1360. Better to be tried by 12 than carried by 6!
    2
  1361. It is. Look at Detroit.
    2
  1362. What is the definition of a conservative? A liberal who has been mugged.
    2
  1363. Some people do that to prevent damage from break ins.
    2
  1364. Better yet, get out of Oakland.
    2
  1365. No, he's raking it.
    2
  1366. ย @policeofficersandy8057ย  - I find Detroit morbidly fascinating, too - and I live in Hawaii!
    2
  1367. "Another one bites the dust". ~ Queen.
    2
  1368. โ€‹ย @michaelpiwcewicz1412ย  - I guess they can live off edible plants.
    2
  1369. ย @miket4234ย  - you can record it for yourself from the radio station, K-RAP.
    2
  1370. I regret to say this, but I have to agree with you.
    2
  1371. I think East Saint Louis currently has the highest murder rate, but these cities trade places. Next year, it will be another one.
    2
  1372. It's only funny if you don't live there.
    2
  1373. โ€‹@JR G - sure looks like it, doesn't it?
    2
  1374. It's not necessarily welfare: it's what people do with it. Welfare was meant for people who are down on their luck through no fault of their own. Nobody's forcing anyone to "take the easy way out" and get pregnant, instead of staying in school and learning job skills.
    2
  1375. Not really. At least they're providing footage. Several years back, a girl was gang raped at a high school dance in Richmond, and about 30 students stood there ignoring it, no bothering to record it or call 911.
    2
  1376. No,vit isn't. It's poetic justice!
    2
  1377. ย @titsmcghee1086ย  - you forgot the"I". It's RUIN, not RUN.
    2
  1378. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I'm black. I moved out of Oakland in 1978, soon as I turned 18. It's the BEST decision I ever made!
    2
  1379. It's still corruption, and that's bad enough!
    2
  1380. Detroit's police department operates at 1/3 capacity, and several years back, they were given a 10% pay cut. Response time for 911 calls can be as long as an hour. Things are so bad, they warn that people who visit the city - at any time - do so at their own risk.
    2
  1381. ย @milehighgamblerย  - why? They want me to get rich teaching at my own dance school?
    2
  1382. 666,000? I sense the ๐Ÿ‘น
    2
  1383. You're looking at them. Their actions are their trademark.
    2
  1384. I was considering moving to Clark County. What is it like? What about places east of it, like North Bonneville?
    2
  1385. The Great Default already happened in Detroit.
    2
  1386. Actually, Detroit's decline started with the 1967 riots. But it has had several accelerations since.
    2
  1387. I have a friend who has been homeless for 5 years. She too avoids homeless camps. She stays by herself in nice campgrounds, and has been safe. She also works, as a CNA, doing live-in positions whenever she can. She occasionally stays in hotels, but otherwise lives in her van. She is absolutely HORRIBLE with money, which is why she is homeless. I understand the vast majority of people down on their luck stay homeless no longer than 7 months. They also tend to be hidden. The visible ones are the mentally ill and drug addicted.
    2
  1388. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1389. All honest citizens should vote with their feet. Pack up and get out!
    2
  1390. And what were the Native Americans punished for?
    2
  1391. It could have been a homeless person.
    2
  1392. It's not FULL, it's FOOL!
    2
  1393. I was in Redwood City, 20 miles south of San Francisco, when it happened. I had just left work, walking towards my car, worrying because I had a math test to go to, and I hadn't studied for it. Suddenly, the ground started rippling like water. Telephone poles whipped back and forth, and cars without their parking brakes rocked. People driving by stopped and yelled, "Earthquake!" I had to stand with my legs apart, to keep from falling. After about 30 seconds, the shaking stopped, and the drivers casually drove off. I said to myself, "Shoot, I didn't want to miss the math test that bad!" Having grown up in California, I was used to hearing horror stories about what would happen when the Big One hit, but I noticed the police were there instantly, directing traffic. Neither I not anyone else I knew were seriously affected by the quake. I had previously discussed with a Stanford student the issue of being on the top floor of a San Francisco skyscraper at the time the Big One hit. He assured me the buildings would not collapse - then went on to joke that the G force would send them flying out the window. It turned out his joke was not too far off the mark. I understand those skyscrapers almost crashed into each other! I admit, a video of those tall buildings swaying would have been a sight to see!
    2
  1394. ย @takearight.ย  - 8 years shouldn't make that much of a difference. I'm laughing because I no longer live there. If I were 100 years old, I'd still laugh.
    2
  1395. Think of all the inbreeding this could cause in future generations.
    2
  1396. ย @danstewart2770ย  - I mean, past a certain point, everyone will be related through being half siblings and cousins.
    2
  1397. Looks like a much better place to raise his children than Washington D.C.
    2
  1398. Rather, anarchy.
    2
  1399. I'm from Oakland, CA. To me, Detroitans sound like Midwesterners. The Midwest accent sounds somewhat Southern, but has a flatness to it. Detroitans have a unique inflection in the way they pronounce oi.
    2
  1400. dakotalayinlow - no, it was Bossier!
    2
  1401. โ€‹@jaredaadland9692 - right. Especially since gentrification doesn't work anymore; check out Oakland CA.
    2
  1402. ย @MickeyMishraย - until they get robbed, like in San Francisco.
    2
  1403. Where illegal activities are still illegal.
    2
  1404. As someone of Haitian ancestry who grew up in Oakland, I fully endorse this message.
    2
  1405. @Noelio Emerald-Isle - Los Angeles County had 397 murders last year, compared to 355 the year before.
    2
  1406. โ€‹ย @bobanderson3881ย  - ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1407. Australia doesn't want them. Send them to the desert instead.
    2
  1408. ๐Ÿ‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ or ๐Ÿบ?
    2
  1409. Apparently not. Skyline High, one of the better schools in Oakland, has shots fired during its graduation ceremony.
    2
  1410. According to Wikipedia, Seattle had 1,419 police officers in 2019. If 375 either left or are unavailable, that's over 25%! ๐Ÿ˜ฅ๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ญ
    2
  1411. That's what puzzles me. I would have thought New Orleans would be worse, since it has long been considered one of the unhealthiest, most corrupt cities in the US. At least Detroit used to be paradise.
    2
  1412. Unfortunately, good black leaders get silenced, even killed. This is why. The crab barrel theory is valid.
    2
  1413. Both, really.
    2
  1414. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    2
  1415. WHY?????.
    2
  1416. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXb2Zyiiqu0
    2
  1417. I was just going to say the same thing! I'm ready to hop the next flight from Hawaii to Seattle!
    2
  1418. Plan for the future while you're still young. Get job skills that will support you, live within your means, and SAVE!!!
    2
  1419. Rather, "it".
    2
  1420. No wonder my package was full of bullet holes! I thought it had contracted Covid-19!
    2
  1421. Bring in the social workers, and establish a safe place for the angry shooters.
    2
  1422. I lived there from mid 1997 - early 2001. I wish the same.
    2
  1423. In the 80s, a popular yellow diamond shaped sign to put in a car window said, "No Radio". When people left their cars, they would take the radio with them. One woman did this, only to return and find the car window broken. The thief had left a note saying, "Just checking".
    2
  1424. Actually, he's safer in the winter.
    2
  1425. Except for comic purposes! ๐Ÿ˜‚
    2
  1426. At this rate, who cares?
    2
  1427. โ€‹ย @haroldlee8110ย  - ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1428. In Oakland, $75 million would be enough for me - because I'd take the money and run.
    2
  1429. No, I just laid down drumsticks.
    2
  1430. Pure fentanyl would work better, and a lot faster.
    2
  1431. ย @sean.furlong1989ย  - not that I know of. But all they dealt with was more than enough!
    2
  1432. ๐Ÿฅ›๐Ÿฅช๐Ÿคฎ
    2
  1433. ย @lilirobin7136ย  - yes it was!
    2
  1434. The real question is, why does this kibble look like shit?
    2
  1435. Please - say it isn't so!
    2
  1436. After the shower, he became a clean crook.
    2
  1437. โ€‹@roncatton7101 - not all of the world. Where are these refugees fleeing to?
    2
  1438. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I grew up in Oakland. As a child, I was forced to endure coddling of bullies. I tore out of there like a bat out of hell, soon as I turned 18. Now. I get to sit back and enjoy the results of their choices.
    2
  1439. Bass-ackwards!
    2
  1440. It's still like Vancouver B.C. That city has gone downhill, too.
    2
  1441. They stone you when you party and get high. They stone you when you struggle to get by. They stone you when you keep guns on the shelf. They stone you when try to defend yourself. But I would not feel so all alone... EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED!!!
    2
  1442. He didn't stop it in 2020, before leaving office. What makes you think he will next time?
    2
  1443. I remember that, @; 2002. Florida had to cut back on tourist advertising because of it.
    2
  1444. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    2
  1445. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    2
  1446. Be careful. One of the items they may take is you.
    2
  1447. ย @showmestatefinest5412ย  - they're trying to gentrify it. Though it is outrageously expensive now, it's still one of the most dangerous places in the country. When I visited Oakland in 2004, it had a maximum security prison vibe I didn't remember from the 1980s. I'm sure the vibe is even worse today.
    2
  1448. Best comment!
    2
  1449. Nellie Oleson was a composite character of 3 girls; Nellie Owens was the little girl in Walnut Grove, Genny Masters was the older one in DeSmet, and Stella Gilbert, who was also in DeSmet, and the one who tried to steal Almanzo. Fun fact: Genny Masters, the meanest one, died from the Spanish Flu in 1918, at the age of 51.
    2
  1450. Those businesses are ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ต๐Ÿคฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1451. ย @victorc824ย  - that didn't work too well for Oakland, CA.
    2
  1452. If they don't stall too long.
    2
  1453. Better yet, Slab City.
    2
  1454. Send in the social workers!
    2
  1455. "If they do allow cursing again, it will be shot-lived ". Freudian slip! I agree with you. We need to heal society.
    2
  1456. Or Air Jordan shoe!
    2
  1457. I wouldn't open a business there!
    2
  1458. Who would want to be there, anyway?
    2
  1459. Or Baby Shark?
    2
  1460. Gโ€‹ย @SuzyEHย  - I remember that fire. A friend of mine lost everything in it.๐Ÿ˜ข
    2
  1461. @WYLIE & ย @nerychristianย  - I had to think about this one! ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜€
    2
  1462. A thousand thumbs up!
    2
  1463. Balti-morgue.
    2
  1464. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1465. The remaining police should walk off the job. No sane person would want to be a cop there!
    2
  1466. Turning it golden!
    2
  1467. Adds a whole new meaning to God's Waiting Room - or rather, Satan's Waiting Room.
    2
  1468. Amish. They did it to protest the end of the Pony Express.
    2
  1469. That means all their private moments will be put on public display...
    2
  1470. ๐Ÿ‘น๐Ÿ”ฑ๐ŸŽฏ
    2
  1471. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1472. You can't fix it. Just pull all the businesses out of there, build a fence around it, and let them do themselves in.
    2
  1473. Yes. Eternal loop.
    2
  1474. @juanmontoya6622ย  - not yet, but it's only a matter of time. Prices in East Oakland have nosedived to half their value - in some cases, even lower.
    2
  1475. @juanmontoya6622ย  - absolutely. But the crime there spills over into all parts of the city, including the hills. Burglars break into mansions at 2 o'clock in the morning, while the residents are asleep, and wake them up, terrorizing them. There are no safe places in Oakland anymore, so it's only a matter of time before real estate drops all over the city.
    2
  1476. After removing the police - and the Asians - build a wall around Oakland and leave them to fend for themselves!
    2
  1477. They're already calling 911. Nothing is being done. They should take matters into their own hands and start their own "Crack house" fires.
    2
  1478. ย @Norp-i7mย  - what do you expect them to do? They're defunded, remember?
    2
  1479. โ€‹ย @donaldking5791ย - I've been accused of being racist, too - and I'm black.
    2
  1480. THANK YOU!!! It's about time someone addressed the real issue - corruption! Detroit public schools also misappropriated funds sent by President Obama.
    2
  1481. True about riots - but currently, the Navajo reservation is struggling with Covid 19 because of lack of water. Check out this video: https://youtu.be/oQZHFJXG66c
    2
  1482. Winter? Where's the snow?
    2
  1483. Oh, well - basketball season's here! (I couldn't resist that. BTW, I'm black.)
    2
  1484. My beloved Los Angeles! ๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ญ
    2
  1485. Here's what I wrote about the Millinial Tower (sung to Journey's "Kissing Sqeezing, Loving"). Foundation seeps,, contractors lie The Millennium Building, is gonna die, Leanin', sinkin', slidin' into the ground. Rich folks,, they live in these million dollar condos While homeless people throng in the streets below Leanin', sinkin', slidin' into the ground It's tearin' apart Every day, every day It's tearin' apart In spite of the mortgage they pay. It's tearin' apart It won't be long, yes, till it falls Then those rich folks, will have no home at all 'Cause it's leanin' it's sinkin', it's slidin' into the ground. It's tearin' apart Ooh, every day, every day It's tearin' apart No matter how much they pay 'Cause it's leanin', sunken, collapsed Now it's their turn to be homeless. Na na na na na na Na na na na na...
    2
  1486. Especially the $hit zone in San Francisco!
    2
  1487. โ€‹ย @Enochulate88ย - YOU take them in!
    2
  1488. ย @Enochulate88ย  - probably YouTube.
    2
  1489. Good luck! They tried to recall Newsome, and look what happened.
    2
  1490. ย @treybanks1068ย  - they're free to return, if they hate it here so much.
    2
  1491. How many does that make this year?
    2
  1492. Ironically, it is firefighting technology that caused this problem in the first place. Regular controlled burns is what we need, to prevent the situation.
    2
  1493. She doesn't look so great even now. While I don't approve of blonde jokes, she is one instance when they're called for.
    2
  1494. UC Berkeley has been crazy the past 60 years.
    2
  1495. Except the vehicle carrying them got carjacked.
    2
  1496. Or flood the streets with pure drugs.
    2
  1497. He was probably safer on the battlefield.
    2
  1498. Koreans - here's an idea. Boycott African American neighborhoods! Leave them to set up their own businesses, which they can loot and burn to their heart's content. Let's see how long the neighborhoods last. After all, dey wuz kangz 'n' sheet!
    2
  1499. I hope he can sue the store out of business!
    2
  1500. Where was this town?
    2
  1501. Hundreds of what?
    2
  1502. 8 million people in California have a criminal record? That's more than 1 in 5!
    2
  1503. While we're at it, how about doing what King David and King Solomon did - having multiple wives and concubines?
    2
  1504. ย @vinnieagogoย  - ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜…
    2
  1505. My financial advisor did that. I'm surprised he found a buyer!
    2
  1506. ย @greujuย  - where does she live? Do you know?
    2
  1507. America has always been great. Hoods do not represent the whole country!
    2
  1508. Why not plant black oaks - I mean, white oaks - look, just make a hybrid seed and plant gray oaks - oops, that's ageist - just plant weed!
    2
  1509. Check out Ukraine lately?
    2
  1510. Happy birthday, Sean Reynolds!
    2
  1511. Plus, the amount of money they're offering isn't anywhere near enough.
    2
  1512. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘
    2
  1513. Illegal is more than a sick bird.
    2
  1514. โ€‹ย @omi_godย  - North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Maine.
    2
  1515. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1516. We need regular controlled burns, so situations like this don't happen.
    2
  1517. โ€‹@ms.elaine5635 - you need to sell and get out while you can. Real estate prices in Oakland are still high, but they're starting to drop.
    2
  1518. ย POF 415ย  - "Much Ado About Nothing".
    2
  1519. No, 400. Twenty packs a day.
    2
  1520. Let's call the whole thing off!
    2
  1521. Having been in a cult myself, I can tell you some things. First, most Americans are raised in Christianity, and are taught to never question its basic teachings: i.e., there is a God, and He is all-powerful, ever-present, and perfect. Next, the recruit is usually going through a period of tremendous personal upheaval , where the old rules no longer apply, and they lack a strong support system. In that case, all it takes is a charismatic leader to offer easy salvation and instant comrades. The leader can throw in a scare by saying he has special access to God, and rejecting this message could mean eternal damnation. Realizing I was in a cult turned me into an atheist.
    2
  1522. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜œ No, it was the Amish. Didn't you see the covered wagons?
    2
  1523. Maybe that's the plan. I understand U-haul charges an extra tax for people leaving California.
    2
  1524. Frankly, the only thing that surprises me about this is that it took so long. The town of Paradise burned up because of worn out infrastructure from PG&E. The citizens could have sued, but the company escaped it by declaring bankruptcy. So there's plenty of corruption on their end as well. This could be in part an act of vengeance.
    2
  1525. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I got out 45 years ago. Best decision I ever made!
    2
  1526. It's the Land of the Free, but the Home of the Brave!
    2
  1527. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1528. Probably he can't, either!
    2
  1529. ย @D-B-Cooperย  - CLASSIC!!!
    2
  1530. โ€‹ย @saulgood8229ย - that nearly half should vote with their feet.
    2
  1531. This was a gre6 pick-me-up this morning - thank you! P.S. I found my endurance peak at age 40. I find it highly significant most people who run marathons are that age or older.
    2
  1532. โ€‹ย @hustle3011ย - exactly. She was accumulating cadavers to work on.
    2
  1533. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1534. @saramae9878ย  - in Oakland, it costs a lot more than $400 to fix a pothole. It could cost the workers their lives.
    2
  1535. Right. And look at the results!
    2
  1536. I don't find this the least bit funny. I think the police should walk off the job.
    2
  1537. @mireederrick1977ย  - no. I lived there 25 years ago, and it breaks my heart what has happened to it.
    2
  1538. They stone you when you party and get high. They stone you when you struggle to get by. They stone you when you keep guns on the shelf. They stone you when try to defend yourself. But I would not feel so all alone... EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED!!!
    2
  1539. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1540. I am a dyslexic 12 year old who identifies as 21. I'll settle for alcohol.
    2
  1541. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ As a black woman who lived in the Seattle area while Carmen Best was Chief of Police, I take this personally. I suffered a nervous breakdown and did something highly illegal (I won't say what), and had some dealings with the police. They were VERY nice, saying they wanted to help me. By the way, they were white men.
    2
  1542. ย @fonzdevries4575ย  - Law Enforcement Officers.
    2
  1543. Both. Detroit started going downhill after the 1967 riots. It was hit the hardest during the recession in the early 1980s, from which it never really recovered. The 2008 recession really did it in.
    2
  1544. During the war is more like it.
    2
  1545. Fine. YOU deliver their mail!
    2
  1546. The ultimate reality TV.
    2
  1547. It IS illegal, but they do it anyway.
    2
  1548. You can't afford to do stop signs in an area like that. It's practically asking to be carjacked.
    2
  1549. ย @darrylperry9798ย  - I meant it was my 3rd attempt. Apparently, YouTube didn't want me to post a link to an article, so it kept deleting my posts.
    2
  1550. At least he's been drug free for 3 years! ๐Ÿคช
    2
  1551. Maybe he was on her period! Or had PMS!
    2
  1552. They're high, because of the shrunken tax base.
    2
  1553. So they want to get rid of white people and suppress the police? Just send then to Detroit!
    2
  1554. I HATE DRUGS!!! So sorry to hear about your friends. While that hasn't happened to me, drugs destroyed many of my favorite cities, Seattle being one of them.
    2
  1555. Actually, that's an insult to animals, since they don't use drugs.
    2
  1556. Wrong! There are lots of real-life Gothams here.
    2
  1557. It was my favorite vacation spot, until last summer. ๐Ÿ˜ข
    2
  1558. Yes.
    2
  1559. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I saw what you did there! ๐Ÿคช
    2
  1560. His career starts off with a bang. ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ”ซ
    2
  1561. Why Clint Eastwood? John Wayne would be even better!
    2
  1562. How can you keep Safeway open in the Fillmore district? First, you take the "F" out of "SAFE". Then, you take the "F" out of "WAY".
    2
  1563. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1564. A friend once told me about this sermon in a southern church. "Do you want to make me happy?" "Yeah, yeah!" "Do you want to make me VERY happy?" "Yeah, yeah!" "Do you want to make me REALLY happy?" "Yeah, yeah!" "Then give me your MONEY!!!" Then, instead of collection plates, the ushers passed around trash cans!
    2
  1565. THANK YOU!!!
    2
  1566. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜„
    2
  1567. @revtuneย  - I don't think it's dairy, because it doesn't happen all the time or everywhere. Some plant in Hilo blooms at night, worsening my symptoms. Also, I think it's the mold, since Hilo is very rainy.
    2
  1568. On the contrary, he got back in through corrupt means.
    2
  1569. If I lived in a place like that, I'd want the same dope too. But I did a far smarter thing; I left.
    2
  1570. Horrors! That city is rotten to the core. Sane people need to just GTFO!
    2
  1571. ย @ponderoustomes9005ย  - what is the definition of a conservative? A liberal who's been mugged.
    2
  1572. Holocaust.
    2
  1573. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1574. โ€‹ย @gridleyย  - that's wishful thinking. Ghettos can happen anywhere. Speaking of beauty and climate, check out New Orleans and Miami.
    2
  1575. Hello - they're ELDERLY! But it would be a good idea for all vulnerable Asians to travel under martial arts escort.
    2
  1576. What town was this? What state saved them?
    2
  1577. PLEASE send them there!
    2
  1578. Five million dollars will buy a mansion in the Oakland hills.
    2
  1579. Best comment!
    2
  1580. Probably safer, too.
    2
  1581. Enjoy it while you can.
    2
  1582. Send them to Detroit!
    2
  1583. I'm a Cat? Stop Lying - I agree, stop arguing. They're always the same cities - they just trade places.
    2
  1584. Rather, via con Diablo!
    2
  1585. ย @leekah9981ย  - not too long ago, a burger meal cost under $10.
    2
  1586. ย @leekah9981ย  - though I found Montana to be expensive, at least you get a lot for your money. . The bison burger meal I got there was huge, filling me up for the rest of the day.
    2
  1587. ย @Mimi-cg2cwย  I attended Golden Gate Academy, a Christian school. Unfortunately, it has since closed.
    2
  1588. Thank you for the list. I'm an African American woman. I have been to only one of these towns; Fresno. No one ever so much as gave me a dirty look there. My best friend, who is white, is from there. She actually met Martin Luther King Jr! True, I haven't been there in over 30 years, and I understand it's gang-infested now. But according to my experience, even if people eye me suspiciously, if I act respectable, they usually warm up after awhile. I've had very few problems with racism.
    2
  1589. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1590. WTF!!!!!๐Ÿคฌ
    2
  1591. Here's a list of the 10 worst neighborhoods in Detroit: https://youtu.be/40BGJOSltPQ
    2
  1592. Primitive people are too busy struggling to survive to care about existentialism.
    2
  1593. โ€‹@starguy2718 โค - wow! I had no idea! I visited them with Stanford Outing Club back in 1986.
    2
  1594. Where will you live in the meantime?
    2
  1595. Chiraq will become Detroit when enough people are murdered to create a 25% house abandonment rate.
    2
  1596. You mean, life expectancy is 15 minutes?
    2
  1597. They do, but it's not enough to get them into an apartment.
    2
  1598. Los Diablos!
    2
  1599. Besides, homeless people in Detroit don't even want to squat in those houses. It's too dangerous, because criminals hide dead bodies in them.
    2
  1600. They get it from the presence of the police cars. Imagine what would go on if they weren't there.
    2
  1601. Sombra Chan - I had the misfortune of living in East Oakland when I was a child. I lived in other parts, including Piedmont, which wasn't much better. That was back before it became the war zone it is today. Compare this video, and the ones of Oakland, to Detroit and Camden. They all rank among the most dangerous cities in the US, but this video and Oakland are not as dilapidated. BTW, I'm a woman.
    2
  1602. โ€‹ย @dennisalbrecht6438ย - I wouldn't blame the President. Local ordinances cause this.
    2
  1603. How about Oregon solve its own problems?
    2
  1604. Why did you watch it?
    2
  1605. ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”
    2
  1606. "In a pink Cadillac!"
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  1607. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1608. ย @lizlagle671ย  - then hold them in jail indefinitely.
    2
  1609. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    2
  1610. If he did that, they'd keep coming back for more money.
    2
  1611. ย @arkybaldknobber8062ย  - don't they have too many employees going postal already?
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  1612. โ€‹@gretchenk.2516 - this breaks my heart! I lived in the Seattle area from 1997 - 2001, and it was nothing like this. I loved the city, and hated to have to leave it. I long harbored a desire to return someday, but seeing the way it is now, I'd be a fool to do so.
    2
  1613. Better yet, Siberia!
    2
  1614. That means they can trash hotel rooms to their hearts' content.
    2
  1615. I'm an atheist, and I find this wildly offensive. Mainly because it was a monster like this mayor, (which God did not save me from, plus having to leave the Seattle area where I was a member of a wonderful church where the pastor saved my life twice) that turned me into an atheist.
    2
  1616. โ€‹ย @jimjoe9945ย - actually, faith has nothing to do with it. If you need something accomplished, YOU have to figure out how to get it done. All the prayers in the world won't help. If they did, I'd be sitting pretty in Seattle today, still attending that same church.
    2
  1617. The worst car I ever owned was a Hyundai. I spent hundreds of dollars per month keeping that monstrosity running. NEVER AGAIN!!!
    2
  1618. Whadaya think? ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    2
  1619. Why blame the President? Most of these problems are local.
    2
  1620. Uh - slightly.
    2
  1621. Neither do I - and I'm black. I grew up in Oakland. I tore out of there like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18.
    2
  1622. In the 70s, even!
    2
  1623. โ€‹ย @daryllect6659ย  - I was just going to say that!
    2
  1624. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1625. Too late. The flood has passed.๐Ÿ˜Š
    2
  1626. I suppose producing a population of feral illegitimate brats is better than practicing self control and truly caring about your date.
    2
  1627. (F)art!
    2
  1628. Yes, it's a stretch - to demons!
    2
  1629. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    2
  1630. ย @ariloves10ย  and Anthony Jones - you're probably safer on the battlefield.
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  1631. ย @BunnySlippers82ย  - I once read a similar story about a woman whose husband was cheating on her with another woman in the same apartment complex. The husband suffered a heart attack. While he was in the hospital, his wife packed up his things and dumped them in the girlfriend's doorstep.
    2
  1632. How many drug counselors does it take to change a light bulb? One. But the light bulb has to WANT to change. If all else fails, flood the streets with pure stuff.
    2
  1633. I heard replacing a battery costs $15,000. My gas powered 2020 Toyota Corrolla cost $20,000, and I can fill up virtually anywhere.
    2
  1634. ย @bnegs521ย  - right. And they'll have no one to blame but themselves.
    2
  1635. I never met Carmen Best - never even heard of her, until recently - but she was Chief of Police when I lived in the Seattle area. I suffered a nervous breakdown and did something highly illegal. The Seattle police were very nice and wonderfully supportive. It is for that reason I have great respect for her. What was done to her recently is an ABSOLUTE shame! P.S. I'm a black woman, and the police I dealt with were white men.
    2
  1636. Thank you!
    2
  1637. @CordeliaWagnerย  - at the rate things are going in Oakland, soon you won't even have that.
    2
  1638. Hey, that's an idea! Anyone who tries to escape will be SORREEEE!!!
    2
  1639. About 150 miles - same distance to Chicago.
    2
  1640. Shucks, CharlieBo313 - you took out the twerkers!
    2
  1641. That's already happening.
    2
  1642. Too late. It's already happened.
    2
  1643. What can one individual do about it? NEVER touch drugs! That way, there would be no profit to the smugglers and dealers.
    2
  1644. Is it really? Or are the funds simply mismanaged?
    2
  1645. Not a remake. Real life!
    2
  1646. Sure, why not? Not that it will do anything.
    2
  1647. Who'd want the job? Either someone who is extremely corrupt or with an IQ in the negatives.
    2
  1648. Sounds like Google got carjacked! ๐Ÿ˜
    2
  1649. ย @robertcarli1969ย  - no, I'm black. I grew up in Oakland, which is similar to Chicago. I was a victim of bullying and lousy morals, so I take a dim view of both.
    2
  1650. I don't know if the $1 plus back taxes deal is still on...
    2
  1651. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜… Looks like the millionaires will have to brew their own, while the bums bathe in the Columbia or Willamette River.
    2
  1652. Just don't chew gum on the subway!
    2
  1653. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1654. โ€‹ย @audenharper3014ย - when was the most recent mass shooting? How often do they happen?
    2
  1655. Not sad, disgusting.
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  1656. That's what I keep saying. BEST COMMENT!!!
    2
  1657. My Seattle pastor told me about one time when he was working a food bank, and a homeless man came in, asking for money to buy food. My pastor answered they didn't give money, but he was free to help himself to as many canned foods as he wanted. The homeless man snapped, "And just where am I supposed to get a can opener?!" I told my pastor if he really wanted to make the homeless person mad, hand him one. ๐Ÿ˜œ P.S. This was 30 years ago.
    2
  1658. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”
    2
  1659. Anonymous - interesting you say that. Author Richard Wright had a bad experience growing up there a century ago.
    2
  1660. I lived in Seattle during the late 90s / early 2000s. I loved it then. It breaks my heart, what has happened to it.
    2
  1661. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    2
  1662. โ€‹@Tom Horn - only if they're crazy enough!
    2
  1663. Law enforcement is even more foolish.
    2
  1664. I would be nervous. How many of those people got robbed?
    2
  1665. Blame them all!
    2
  1666. Three of them made their final exit.
    2
  1667. Q.
    2
  1668. Most gangsters get picked off by age 30.
    2
  1669. Since you're still alive, you can do something about it - so why don't you?
    2
  1670. Shoot - sounds like Detroit. Next thing you know, the ambulances will have a quarter of a million miles on them.
    2
  1671. A quarter of the streetlights don't work.
    2
  1672. So have lax laws. She may be already out at this moment.
    2
  1673. That's EXACTLY what I was thinking! There's a storefront in Florida that plays "Baby Shark" and "It's Raining Tacos" all night long, to keep the homeless from camping there.
    2
  1674. Pump & dump.
    2
  1675. I'm not sad about this, either. I'm downright smug. I had sense enough to leave Oakland soon as I turned 18. I had a wonderful Juneteenth celebration snowboarding on Mt. Hood.
    2
  1676. @le832ย  - "I'm yo' doctor. Whatcha need? Want some coke? Have some weed." ~ Superfly.
    2
  1677. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    2
  1678. Wow. Back in the 70s, I used to walk there to buy sewing supplies and records. The last time I visited Oakland, in 2004, walking there was no longer safe. Now, the store no longer even exists. How times have changed!
    2
  1679. Unfortunately, he's smart enough - and corrupt enough - to stay in office.
    2
  1680. Unfortunately, they're smart enough to know what they can get away with.
    2
  1681. ๐Ÿ’ฉ Piled Higher and Deeper!
    2
  1682. โ€‹ย @AllYouHaveToDoIsBeHonestย - โ€‹- Amish, experiencing Rumspringa.
    2
  1683. Seattle was highly relevant last summer, with CHOP and CHAZ.
    2
  1684. ย @chination1796ย  - what cave have you been hiding in??? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill_Occupied_Protest
    2
  1685. @cybersal7ย  - "It's gonna rain. It's gonna rain. You better get ready, and bear this in mind. God showed Noah the rainbow sign, And it won't be water, but fire next time. " ~ old spiritual.
    2
  1686. You've gone soft on us. These areas look nice - where's the hood???
    2
  1687. A quarter of the streetlights don't work.
    2
  1688. Be careful - they just might!
    2
  1689. Here's how you can make Safeway profitable in an area with mass looting. First, you take the "F" out of 'Safe". Then, you take the "F" out of "Way".
    2
  1690. As a former Christian cult member, I fully agree!
    2
  1691. I do!
    2
  1692. Fee Sees collector?
    2
  1693. If he can survive growing up in Detroit, he can survive anything.
    2
  1694. That person deserves a medal. He just saved the taxpayers a lot of money, and may have saved a few lives.
    2
  1695. ย @elijahvesย  - good luck! ๐Ÿ˜œ
    2
  1696. The Rascal King - for some reason, your comment didn't post. Some cities that rank 1 are Detroit and East St. Louis.
    2
  1697. ย @viasevenvaiย  - I know that. Thanks.
    2
  1698. Covid 19 is the least of their worries.
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  1699. ๐Ÿ˜ฑ No! Not Detroit!
    2
  1700. Will San Francisco bankruptcy affect the whole state of California?
    2
  1701. I was wondering about that!
    2
  1702. Amish. He messed up because he's used to stealing horses.
    2
  1703. โ€‹@jluck1590 - the last time I visited Oakland was in 2004. It had an atmosphere of a maximum security prison. That was cute compared to what it's like now.
    2
  1704. Everyone needs to do better.
    2
  1705. Frankly, I was expecting fights.
    2
  1706. Traditionalist and@Bernard Hilfiger - why? I think it makes a perfect backdrop!
    2
  1707. My favorite, and the favorite of my best friend who introduced me to the series, is "Little Town on the Prairie".
    2
  1708. @ReasonableNewsโœ”๏ธ - what do you think of cohousing communities? There are 10 in Portland. Do they fare better as far as the homeless camps / crime rate are concerned?
    2
  1709. It's an IT.
    2
  1710. Good point. At least the people who live here eat every day.
    2
  1711. You are very observant! If I lived in a place like Detroit, I'd probably drink that much everyday. Then I'd recycle the bottles and use the funds to get out of there. Or better yet, don't drink, and use the money saved from not drinking to get out of there. The shrine is at 30:00.
    2
  1712. How do you know she was innocent?
    2
  1713. Since no one was hit, they count that as Oakland being safer.
    2
  1714. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ No doubt, that's how she got in the first time. That's definitely why she's still there.
    2
  1715. I didn't see any illegals in this video. In fact, most of the derelicts were white.
    2
  1716. Is it still safe to ride the bus in Montgomery? Or will you get a strike?
    2
  1717. If he's lucky. His insurance may cancel on him.
    2
  1718. I admit, it didn't make sense to me. Rizzo had a pregnancy scare. And Sandy jumps into the scene? Seems like that would have made her even more reluctant!
    2
  1719. Hold my crackpipe!
    2
  1720. Why not enjoy it for a good laugh? Unless you have the misfortune of living in a place like that - in which case, you need to focus on getting out.
    2
  1721. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1722. Yes, it is THEFT - from the taxpayers! That dispensary owner was smart. All businesses should do the same, in protest. Either that, or stop paying taxes.
    2
  1723. Maybe rode public transportation and breathed too much fentanyl?
    2
  1724. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ญ
    2
  1725. Not as stupid as the people who put her in office.
    2
  1726. Who's left???
    2
  1727. Best comment!
    2
  1728. Bjorn means Bear in Norwegian.
    2
  1729. Not all of America. Only certain parts of it.
    2
  1730. OOOOOHHHHH!!!! Best comment!
    2
  1731. ย @ickebins6948ย  - except those who were born there.
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  1732. Or software engineer.
    2
  1733. It won't, for long!
    2
  1734. ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„
    2
  1735. A thousand this year? That's more than 3 per day!
    2
  1736. Yes.
    2
  1737. That's because it IS a war zone - and not the aftermath!
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  1738. Anyone dumb enough to buy the stuff after a warning like this deserves what they get!
    2
  1739. I heard it's called Balti-morgue. Detroit's nickname is Detoilet.
    2
  1740. Or Iran.
    2
  1741. I have a nightmare...
    2
  1742. ย @brandonbutchart5576ย  - lights don't last forever. When They burn out, it costs money to replace them. Those areas don't have the tax revenue (money) for that.
    2
  1743. Lol!!!
    2
  1744. It's called Ruin Porn.
    2
  1745. Visit Wilson 's Health Springs in Utah!
    2
  1746. What if Mexico doesn't want it?
    2
  1747. And safer, if you accidentally step on one.
    2
  1748. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1749. The Amish. They were angry because the tree had electric lights.
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  1750. Best comment - especially since they already had public toilets that were used as brothels and shooting galleries.
    2
  1751. ย @towdoctor670ย  - good luck with that!
    2
  1752. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1753. @ Nothing to see Here- a white woman from Saginaw who has lived in Texas told me the same thing.
    2
  1754. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    2
  1755. ย @Dominick-72ย  only to steal that cash again...
    2
  1756. Don't be sorry!
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  1757. Of course. Where else is Fentanyl Floyd supposed to get his breath of fresh air?
    2
  1758. It's not kinda funny. It's HILARIOUS!!!
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  1759. Maybe not even then.
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  1760. How's this? Well we're movin' on out Out of Gotham To a place where law enforcement is no joke Movin' on out Out of Gotham We finally sick and tired of the woke Bums don't crap on the sidewalk No thieves looting our shops No thugs goin' 'round carjackin' Nobody hating our cops Anyone breaks in our houses We'll run 'em off with baseball bats We've got a right to a peaceful existence There ain't nothin' wrong with that Well we're movin' on out Out of Gotham To a place where law enforcement is no joke Movin' on out Out of Gotham We finally sick and tired of the woke
    2
  1761. No doubt some do.
    2
  1762. Don't try. Just enjoy the $hitshow.
    2
  1763. Congratulations!
    2
  1764. โ€‹ย @charlesharper7292ย - which one? The one in Switzerland?
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  1765. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Best comment!
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  1766. Try going through temp agencies / job shops. When I first moved to Silicon Valley, I had no skills except data entry. I worked my way up to low-level programmer, learning on the job and taking an occasional class.
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  1767. What can they do? They're defunded.
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  1768. Back in the early 70s, I saw a comic of two hippies entering their pad, which had been ransacked. The caption read, "Call the pigs - we've been robbed!" I wish I could find the comic!
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  1769. What the IRS doesn't know won't hurt YOU.
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  1770. What's scary is that she's still in office.
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  1771. Here's a turtle club joke for you. QUESTION: I come in a lot of different sizes. Sometimes, I drip a little. If you blow me, it feels really good. What am I? ANSWER: the state budget. (Actually, the correct answer is Nose.)
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  1772. Yes.
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  1773. I agree with everything you said, except that being gay is a choice instead of an orientation. There are plenty of gays who don't grow up in dysfunctional homes. Gender dress and behavior is largely by society. Just because one gender prefers the traits of the opposite one doesn't mean that person should undergo an operation and hormone therapy to change. If a boy wants to wear skirts, it makes more sense for him to move to Scotland.
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  1774. Almost Serious - It means Devil's Night.
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  1775. It was on its way to there. Back then, their parents were school bullies who were being coddled, with excuses made for their behavior.
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  1776. Thanks for the warning! I need to add it takes only 5 uses to get hooked.
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  1777. Looks a lot cleaner and we'll-maintained, too.
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  1778. HORRORS!!!
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  1779. Yes.
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  1780. Since St. Louis is currently the most dangerous city in the US, it doesn't surprise me its government is corrupt to the point of lunacy.
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  1781. ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1782. Unfortunately, they'd get in trouble for doing that.
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  1783. ๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคฃ
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  1784. ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ”ซ ๐Ÿ’ฃ
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  1785. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1786. The criminal system is even clumsier.
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  1787. Send in the social workers!
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  1788. If the principal was black, she would have fought back, and possibly won.
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  1789. โ€‹ย @benjohnson7950ย  - that's the Pirates - as in Porch Pirates.
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  1790. I don't get it. Aren't there other Republicans besides Trump?
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  1791. S.T.O.P. = Sqeal Tires On Pavement.
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  1792. Or black lights!
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  1793. Cheap and easy NC17 movies!
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  1794. Plus, in that crime-infested neighborhood, how long will Trader Joe's last?
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  1795. Dying societies, actually.
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  1796. GRASS roots! ๐Ÿคช
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  1797. How about cutting to the chase and just sending them out there, period.
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  1798. Wow! There's a lot to be said for morals and monogamy!
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  1799. Or Crook County?
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  1800. Go bonkers in Yonkers!
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  1801. I would LOVE to see tough b!tches from Oakland fighting in a war!
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  1802. Who wants to be a cop in Oakland?
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  1803. Outsiders being called Gentiles - including Jews? ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1804. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1805. Either that, or they were drumming up business.
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  1806. I and some friends visited Polson last summer!
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  1807. I'm so GLAD those communities were saved!
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  1808. How awful! Where is this?
    2
  1809. Or books, work boots, and Father's Day cards.๐Ÿ˜…
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  1810. ย BillG Dontjabmeย  - if criminals were capable of love and compassion, they wouldn't be criminals. If white supremacists were going to show love and compassion to blacks, I doubt they would direct it at criminals. So, it ain't gonna happen. Not in this realm, anyway.
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  1811. Unfortunately, bullying in schools is a fact of life. Half a century ago, my middle school in Oakland averaed 1 killing, or near killing, a year - and it was one of the better schools.
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  1812. ย fjbatyoutube1681ย  - remember, I said 50 years ago. Standards weren't quite so low then.
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  1813. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    2
  1814. ย @kevinbyrne4538ย  - ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  1815. Maybe what they really wanted was NO SHIRT - in other words, TOPLESS! ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1816. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1817. Quicker than a divorce - if you survive.
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  1818. My knowledgeable roommate told me dealers put fentanyl in marijuana to get people addicted. Lots of nasty, low down stuff going on! Stay away from the druggie lifestyle! Dealers don't give a $hit about you - they only care about exploiting vulnerable people for money!
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  1819. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ They had to already be DUI to even consider going DEI!
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  1820. Yes - a Puget Sound. (I couldn't resist the pun.)
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  1821. ย @paulsawczyc5019ย  - no, the living!
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  1822. I loved LA when I lived near there, but I wouldn't move there now.
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  1823. Me, too.
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  1824. ย David Ericksonย  - yes, they did. Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie) and her family were cured of malaria with quinine by Dr. Tan back in the early 1870s.
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  1825. I visited Seattle 3 weeks ago. I noticed it had nearly tripled in size in the 20 years since I used to live there. I didn't see any of this, and didn't pick up any bad vibes there. Is it REALLY that horrible?
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  1826. Smoke fentanyl on the bus all you want - but don't fog up your store.
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  1827. When do you plan to break free?
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  1828. Just pull all the police out of the ghetto, build a wall around it, and let things run their course!
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  1829. While they're at it, they can also police themselves.
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  1830. Better than their vehicles exploding!
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  1831. Why would a man change into a woman, then join the military?
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  1832. Why hate to say it? You're right!
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  1833. What type of lab? Meth lab?
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  1834. I'll believe anything...
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  1835. So will the Father's Day cards, work boots, books, and job applications.
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  1836. Which Tuesday? A year from now?๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1837. ย @papabones-G48ย  - I'm 62.
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  1838. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Rather, her wig shop.
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  1839. I loved Loa Angeles. This breaks my heart.
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  1840. ย @jimmyboy1582ย  - and the property taxes!
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  1841. It should have been there 2 months ago.
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  1842. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜œ
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  1843. Fat chance.
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  1844. He's not a boomer. He also owns 2 real estate companies. If he doesn't mention them, they're probably not as important as many people believe.
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  1845. To tell you the truth, if I lived in a wasteland like this, I'd have mental health issues myself.
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  1846. Not as stoned as the idiots who fall for his crap!
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  1847. I read a similar story about a woman in Detroit. Her mortgage payments were automatically deducted from her checking account. This went on for 6 years. When she missed 4 payments because her account had run dry, the bank foreclosed on her house. Some men came out to fix it up for sale, and they found her skeleton in her jeep in the garage.
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  1848. Drug use has already been decriminalized . Better to flood the streets with pure stuff.
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  1849. Neither have I.
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  1850. HORRORS!!!
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  1851. They stone you when you party and get high. They stone you when you struggle to get by. They stone you when you keep guns on the shelf. They stone you when try to defend yourself. But I would not feel so all alone... EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED!!!
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  1852. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Beneath your comment are the words, "Translate to English".
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  1853. Or if you have suicidal tendencies...
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  1854. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ข There were a bunch of things in Seattle that were wonderful when I lived there, over 20 years ago. Now, the place is barely recognizable.
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  1855. I heard it tastes sweet.
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  1856. Unfortunately, things like this have happened.
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  1857. Muslim countries still can.
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  1858. 11,000 cars stolen last year? That's almost 1,000 a month. That adds up to over 211 per week - or over 30 per day.
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  1859. Speaking of imploding - I remember when I lived in the Seattle area in 2000, the city imploded the stadium, which was not yet paid for, and replaced it with an open air arena (in spite of the rain). Sounds like there was poor management even then!
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  1860. The veterans should do that, to get benefits.
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  1861. @SchecterMeister - you just listed a bunch of things that won't work. Give us a list of what DOES work.
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  1862. Or "it"?
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  1863. Oh, wow! Real estate dropped 5 cents! That sure makes it affordable. Maybe it's even worth the risk of becoming a crime victim.
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  1864. ย Tim Evansย  - the reason teachers don't want to teach in these schools is because they risk suffering grievous bodily harm if they do. All schools, regardless of quality, teach the 3 Rs. The students simply have to apply themselves, and learn a trade at a "crappy" community college, then they will be able to get a job that enables them to support themselves. They can relocate to a better place, or stay where they are and improve their neighborhood. People need to do 4 things to escape poverty: finish school and get good job skills, stay out of trouble with the law, have children only when they can afford them, and work steadily. Ultimately, it's up to the individual; no politician is going to spoon feed it to anyone.
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  1865. @ News for Reasonable People - I remember about a year ago, you had a podcast about a homeless man who built a treehouse. Maybe these trees can be used for that purpose. It would elevate the homeless camps so they would be less visible. Just don't walk under them. ๐Ÿคช
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  1866. โ€‹@terryowen6759 - it's not the police, it's the DA. The police have been defunded.
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  1867. ย @jsanf44373ย  - right. Because they're defunded.
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  1868. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1869. It's COOL!!!
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  1870. Or desert heat.
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  1871. You're pardoned. I'm laughing too!
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  1872. Apparently so. They're easier to control.
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  1873. That might not be a bad idea.
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  1874. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1875. I lived in the Seattle area from 1997 - 2001. I LOVED it! It broke my heart to have to leave. It breaks my heart even further to see what has happened to it.
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  1876. I lived in the Seattle area from 1997 - 2001. I LOVED it! It broke my heart to have to leave. It breaks my heart even further, what has happened to it.
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  1877. Complete with sideshows!
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  1878. They can do it on the sidewalk.
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  1879. Mayberry RFD (Rat inFested District).
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  1880. Hint...hint...
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  1881. 'N' sheeit!
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  1882. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1883. I take it you guys all worked in safe places. Large cities in California are no longer safe. I remember hearing about someone opening a pizzeria in East Oakland. It had 12 delivery positions open. No one took them, because it was too dangerous. And this was in the 90s!
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  1884. As far as opportunity is concerned, America is the greatest. If a bunch of people are too stupid to take advantage of opportunity., it's THEIR fault, not the country's.
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  1885. Unfortunately, you're right. My brother lived in the New York area in the 1980s, and he told me of a case he saw where a Guardian Angel made a citizen's arrest, but because he hadn't followed exact protocol, the cops let the criminal go and arrested the Guardian Angel. In Detroit, it was worse. Since Guardian Angels aren't allowed to carry guns, the red beret actually makes them a target for criminals.
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  1886. I specifically waited for this one - plus I came for the comments.
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  1887. I left my (F)heart in San Francisco!
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  1888. Right! Safeway is already commercial and retail, and it's leaving.
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  1889. Your life.
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  1890. When my brother was in med school, he and a fellow student were on the night shift at a hospital. The buzzer went off, and they dashed into the room, past a man reading a newspaper in bed, and started performing CPR on the other man who was flat on his back, out cold. The man woke up instantly, totally enraged. He had been merely sleeping. So who died? The man reading the paper.
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  1891. HELL TO THE NO!!!!!!!
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  1892. I heard it's under threat, but it's still ok.
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  1893. Or maybe they just freeze to death.
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  1894. Gruesome Newsome is governor of California. But I see your point. There are good black leaders, but they tend to get picked off.
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  1895. Run that game on them and see what happens.
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  1896. Where would they go during the day?
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  1897. Of course. How else would they steal cars?
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  1898. Now that APEC is over, let's see if they return.
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  1899. "Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery. Make me a poster of an old rodeo. Just give me one thing that I can hold on to. To believe in this livin' is such a hard way to go." - John Prine
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  1900. I heard a park in Florida put "Baby Shark" on loop all night, to deter homeless people camping there.
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  1901. Spokane WA did this, and it worked very well.
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  1902. Also, consider the background these parents had. What is their relationship with their parents? Also, under what circumstances was the child conceived? Was the mother a young girl who was seduced and abandoned? Perhaps even worse?
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  1903. Woof, woof, woof woof woof! Who let the dogs out!
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  1904. ย @maxmadison5488ย  - ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1905. It's doable. I was a sales clerk in the mid 80s, and they played horrible elevator muzak then. It sure beats dealing with the homeless!
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  1906. @BlueGoat682ย  - yes it is.
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  1907. She said these were #48 & #49. That's an average of 1 every 3 days.
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  1908. ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1909. Better yet, get out of Oakland!
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  1910. I agree with all of you. Obviously things are very different from the 70s; we can't just drift through life anymore. Before you graduate from high school, make a point of having job skills that will enable you to earn a living wage, no matter what your future goals are. If you go to college, GET AN INTERNSHIP!!! You need to be serious about a career in this day and age.
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  1911. She can smoke the meth herself.
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  1912. The ice probably makes the roads safer than normal. Who would want to carjack under these conditions?
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  1913. His windshield got hit by a bullet 3 years ago.
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  1914. Gas is $4,82 in Hilo, Hawaii.
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  1915. Nobody wants it!
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  1916. ๐Ÿคช
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  1917. "Who let the dogs out? Woof, woof, woof, woof!" ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ’ฉ
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  1918. Do you go uphill both ways, in the snow?
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  1919. They don't need one for fentanyl; why for liquor?
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  1920. I doubt it. That's the way it should be, but that doesn't explain how she got into office in the first place.
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  1921. That's how Lori Lightfoot did it in Chicago.
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  1922. I understand the military is worse.
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  1923. Or even if you are gay!
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  1924. ย @fredgarvinMPย  - here you are. https://www.toledoblade.com/Courts/2014/04/30/Men-charged-in-2012-slayings-of-Detroit-area-teens.html
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  1925. "Why are they having kids if they're unemployed?" Maybe they became unemployed after having kids.
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  1926. It already does!
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  1927. Robanz ZZ - they weren't white. They were just scared $hitle$$.
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  1928. And the home of the brave!
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  1929. Compared to most hood videos, this actually looks quite nice.
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  1930. Tony Sanchez - the government supplies their Section 8 housing, welfare checks, and food stamps. What else is it supposed to do?
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  1931. LittleBoxXx x - thank you!
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  1932. Tony Sanchez - so you're saying, "Fuck responsibility". In that case, you're stuck with whatever the government chooses to give you. You can whine to your heart's content, but if they choose to give you nothing, you're the one who's fucked.
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  1933. Police response time in Detroit averages 58 minutes.ย  Good luck calling them!
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  1934. Sam G - Detroit has a 70% unsolved murder rate.
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  1935. ย @ScorpioBornIn69ย  - I watched the video and read some of the comments. It looked like Christians were crashing the Muslim festival to force their own religion on them. I wonder how those same Christians would react if Muslims crashed one of their camp meetings with signs saying they were going to hell for worshipping Jesus instead of Allah.
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  1936. ย @ScorpioBornIn69ย  - Christians have a bloody, barbaric history that easily rivals Islam's. Christians are free to practice any religion they want, and they are entitled to their opinions. However, nothing gives them the right to invade the gathering of another religion and denounce them on their own turf - even if they do it "nonviolently".
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  1937. ย @ScorpioBornIn69ย  - there's much more to the history of Christianity than the Crusades. In Medieval Europe, Catholics persecuted "heretics", those who didn't believe exactly as they did. Those heretics, known as Protestants, fled to the Americas where they slaughtered the natives, brutally converting the ones who survived. They committed similar atrocities in the African continent. They used the same tactics as the ones the Christians use in the video you posted, but far harsher. Some folks say Islam is today where Christianity was 100 + years ago. In either case, no god has ever spoken up to clear the matter. So who's to say which one is right? If you don't like it
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  1938. ย @ScorpioBornIn69ย  - there's much more to the history of Christianity than the Crusades. In Medieval Europe, Catholics persecuted "heretics", those who didn't believe exactly as they did. Those heretics, known as Protestants, fled to the Americas where they slaughtered the natives, brutally converting the ones who survived. They committed similar atrocities in the African continent. They used the same tactics as the ones the Christians use in the video you posted, but far harsher. Some folks say Islam is today where Christianity was 100 + years ago. In either case, no god has ever spoken up to clear the matter. So who's to say which one is right? If you don't like it, keep your distance and leave them alone!
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  1939. I don't think it looks that bad. Detroit is MUCH worse! (Not that I would go to either one!)
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  1940. DizzyGuard - I don't know what you mean, but I understand Camden New Jersey, the poorest city in the US,ย smells like sewage.
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  1941. Right - I thought you needed at least 200 jumps just to qualify to fly a wingsuit.
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  1942. You could be a figure skater.
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  1943. I also agree.ย  However, in this video, the rap music in the background adds an interesting touch!
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  1944. How long the electricity and plumbing would stay installed is another issue...
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  1945. Go with a tour group for protection.
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  1946. I was thinking, maybe this should be done over water. I recently saw a video where a wingsuit flyer did this by entering the water at a slight and precise angle. He was able to land with no chute at all.
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  1947. Hi - at this rate, probably only a mass murderer could fix this problem! Fumbles - Obama gave money to Detroit, but corrupt officials squandered it.
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  1948. Will they also cook the wild animals you hunt?
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  1949. Rent could cost you your life. Money wise, it's free.
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  1950. My white roommate told me she was riding in a car with her black friend through Detroit, and when they reached a certain section, her friend warned her to duck so she wouldn't be seen. This was in the late 1980s!
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  1951. Hammtramck, now the largest Arab community in the US, is one of the safest enclaves in Detroit.
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  1952. I'm an Oakland expatriate, ogling these videos in complete gratitude that I don't live in a hell hole like that.
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  1953. Yes, it's dangerous even in the nice areas. Most of Detroit ranks #1 in crime rating. Palmer Woods, one of Detroit's nicest areas with huge mansions, ranks #2. It's the reason those mansions, which would go for a million in most cities, sell for @ $300,000.
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  1954. Military, you have a point there. Senior housing - I dare you to be the first to move in!
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  1955. ย @joejones5653ย  - how do you know they're empty? Criminals often hide the bodies of their victims in those houses. Even homeless people don't want to squat in them!
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  1956. ย @joejones5653ย  - check out this article: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2183000/amp/Vacant-Detroit-turning-dumping-ground-dead-police-average-body-month-city.html
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  1957. Obviously the reporter had never been to Detroit...
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  1958. Where? Little House on the Prairie?
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  1959. Safe? I don't know about that - you might get lynched by the KKK.
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  1960. Good point! If you ain't good enough for them, walk away and leave them to do for themselves.
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  1961. The whole neighborhood is haunted! If you don't believe me, drive through it at night and see how scary it is!
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  1962. Obama gave money, but the officials pocketed it.
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  1963. If I saw a place like that, I wouldn't enter it.
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  1964. Obama gave money to Detroit's school district; they pocketed the money. Obama also bailed out GM.
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  1965. ย @Yoshsterpaloozaย  - except they would be risking their lives doing so.
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  1966. ย @Yoshsterpaloozaย  - my understanding is yes. The name of the bus system there is The People Mover; they nickname it The People Mugger. Driving is a better option, though they risk getting carjacked.
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  1967. He is!
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  1968. England is my city - I understand that's what it smells like. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2184246/Americas-dangerous-city-Camden-New-Jersey-39-people-murdered-year.html
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  1969. In his case, he has 195 points while Mother Nature has only 1.
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  1970. ย @MrJdseniorย  - you actually have a point. I know of a case where a highly experienced pilot crashed a Cessna plane into a mountain - it turned out he'd had a heart attack.
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  1971. ย @MrJdseniorย  - I don't know why your comment didn't post, but thanks.
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  1972. ELECTRICCLOCK - that would make a cool Halloween movie!
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  1973. Looks more like Ground Zero after the bombs went off.
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  1974. Count the picoseconds...
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  1975. Best comment!
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  1976. Is Trump the only Republican candidate?
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  1977. Who would dare work the fields?
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  1978. Same here!
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  1979. ย @evanbrace5111ย  - I've never been to hoods this bad, so I can't personally attest to this. But I've read about it a lot, and I notice CharlieBo always drives that way.
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  1980. ย @scottyp2505ย  - it's supposed to be common only in the worst hoods. Long as you avoid those, you should be ok with regular driving.
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  1981. ย @scottyp2505ย  - I think things are worse, now. Carjacking was much less prevalent in the 80s, plus you didn't have horrible drugs like meth.
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  1982. ๐Ÿคฎ
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  1983. Thugs generally hibernate in winter.
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  1984. ย @geoffdundeeย  - I doubt they'd come out on a chilly winter night. Generally they avoid cold weather.
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  1985. You really think they're going to volunteer for anything?
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  1986. The King (County) is dead. Long live the King (County).
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  1987. Or Save a Loot!
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  1988. I understand attempts are being made towards this end. Check this out: https://buildingdetroit.org There is also Habitat for Humanity.
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  1989. Could be worse - like firearms.
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  1990. ๐Ÿ•ณ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ
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  1991. Or books, or Father's Day cards.
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  1992. Let's hope they take action! Remember, the man who tried to assassinate President Reagan got off on insanity!
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  1993. ย @karelglasner2673ย  - uh - what culture?
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  1994. That's an idea. Fill the mansions with homeless people!
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  1995. ย @mfax1000ย  - it isn't the hood. No crime rate or urban decay.
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  1996. Better yet, build a wall around the city and let them fend for themselves. Give everyone with sense - regardless of their color - a chance to flee before the wall is finally sealed shut.
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  1997. Elect President Haley!
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  1998. ย @55chevytruckย  - because she's not guilty of sexual harassment, treason, and filing bankruptcy half a dozen times.
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  1999. Sun Myung Moon is its leader. It was huge in the 1970s. He died a few years ago.
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  2000. If you get axed, go to the pub, put a picture of your former boss on the wall, and axe him/her.
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  2001. The ultimate haunted house!
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  2002. @FIGE BORNU - an OMINOUS calm!
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  2003. ย boogy313rdย  - Oprah is smart! She didn't allow herself to be trapped among a bunch of low life thugs who couldn't care less about her. Incidentally, you don't have to be as rich as she is to escape hell holes like this one.
    1
  2004. @Joseph Taub - best comment!!!
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  2005. Yeah, we all need an equal opportunity to be scammed.
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  2006. In an environment like Oakland, you have a point. Fortunately, the whole world isn't Oakland. I know, because I was born and raised there. Soon as I turned 18, I tore out of there like a bat out of hell.
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  2007. You mean April 1918 - June 1918!
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  2008. Don't be sorry!
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  2009. Store protected by Smith & Wesson instead.
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  2010. Or in Hicksville...
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  2011. I find it hilarious that a town called Hicksville is a suburb of New York City.
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  2012. That's the first thing I saw.
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  2013. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  2014. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  2015. Joke of the century!!!
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  2016. All lives matter!
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  2017. Stephen Rangel - could that have something to do with the astronomical crime rates in Chicago hoods?
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  2018. ย @Vinh19-k9xย  - I take it your life is dull.
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  2019. I thought Norway had strict immigration laws.
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  2020. Intensities in tent cities.
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  2021. The gentrification squad.
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  2022. Christ didn't come to end World War II, but he'll come over a bunch of dead fish in a polluted lake?
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  2023. Please don't give them ideas! They're already riding busses and subways for free in the San Francisco Bay Area! I haven't heard of them carjacking ubers, but it wouldn't surprise me one bit.
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  2024. Chicago came up with the brilliant idea of suing the company because the cars are so easily stolen. Perhaps that will work.
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  2025. Smart!
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  2026. โ€‹@VeronicaThibodeaux - Hitler came into power, and started operating concentration camps.
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  2027. I almost bought a condo 6 months ago, then I read this article: The 'Brutal Reality' Of Owning A Condo In Hawaii - Honolulu Civil Beat I would NEVER buy a condo!
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  2028. ย @cdvoicesย  - thank you for the info! I live in Hilo, HI where allergies are a major issue, not only because of pollen, but because of mold and mildew. I put local honey in my coffee and Hibiscus tea, and that reduced my symptoms big time!
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  2029. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  2030. Unfortunately, no. This is also happening in cities in the Midwest and East Coast.
    1
  2031. Actually, they owe points!
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  2032. I definitely see your point. I'm an African American woman. Once, back in the 80s, I was riding a bus with just one elderly white woman as a passenger. Five black guys got on, laughing and goofing off. One of them got in my face and made a crude come-on. I glared at him, and he walked away. The bus driver stopped at a BART station, and everyone got off. The white woman said to the bus driver. "I can't stand those people." Well, what could I say? Apparently, the guy who made the crude come-on to me was capable of feeling some shame too, because he apologized to me.
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  2033. Yes it is - if you don't live in a place like that.
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  2034. She looks like a drug addict.
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  2035. HORRORS!!! Kiss this country goodbye!
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  2036. The Amish! Who else?
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  2037. When you lie with dogs, you rise with fleas...
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  2038. ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ
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  2039. @debbiehunt5940ย  - it's insanity, and gentrification no longer works.
    1
  2040. ๐Ÿ…ฐ๏ธโŒ๏ธ
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  2041. I went to an elementary school in Oakland during the 1960s., and we had the same drills. Though atomic bombs were the least of our worries...
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  2042. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  2043. โ€‹ย @androsc1418ย  - repatriation is an even better solution. Send them to the wild jungles of Africa!
    1
  2044. ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿคฎ
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  2045. Public Offender is more like it.
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  2046. Do you think their treetop camp will include a swimming pool? On an odd way, hearing stories like this actually makes me homesick for Seattle. Even homeless drug addicts are smart! The sce is downright comical!
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  2047. ย robertb34ย  - meth is even worse.
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  2048. Nothing's wrong with America. Detroit does not represent the whole country.
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  2049. F**king infuriating! Boy I'm glad I got out of that $hithole 50 years ago. BEST decision I ever made!
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  2050. So is this place. I think it looks too nice to be a hood.
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  2051. HAZMAT workers, I hope!
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  2052. ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”
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  2053. I am American. I was in a cult once. I didn't even realize it until I was forced to sit helpless while my niece joined a cult, dropping out of high school to do so. The experience turned me into an atheist. I have since left Christianity and become a Buddhist. All religions are true, and all are cults. The difference is how they're practiced.
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  2054. โ€‹ย @FunnyRollingHills-bb8ocย - actually, until you're 30, which is life expectancy.
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  2055. Nope - only rotgut!
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  2056. Nowadays, kids regularly get shot and killed in their own homes. Thugs don't even bother with kidnapping anymore.
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  2057. It's not freedom, it's anarchy.
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  2058. Best comment!
    1
  2059. What about Norilsk?
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  2060. ๐Ÿ˜ฃ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคค
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  2061. They opened 165 years ago. Things were very different then.
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  2062. @buwaya4223ย  - you did the right thing, raising your kids elsewhere!
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  2063. Right. They escaped the rioters.
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  2064. If the food inside won't spoil, that means when you shit in them, it won't decompose.
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  2065. With photos, there would be no report. ๐Ÿคช
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  2066. Same here. I'm from Oakland. Nearly half a century ago, I tore out of there like a bat out of hell. It's the BEST decision I ever made! Take a good look at it today, and you'll see why! P.S. I'm a black woman.
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  2067. Normally it's not much, but with the fires and following rainstorms, it could cause mudslides.
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  2068. That's when they kill you for $5 and your cell phone.
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  2069. Long as they don't do a 360 degree turn...
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  2070. The latter, of course. It improves morale, as well.
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  2071. I sang this song at my 54th birthday party. ๐Ÿ˜œ
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  2072. "They're not even following the rules at the police station. What makes you think they're gonna follow the rules here?" ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ In a crime infested area loke that, what rules?
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  2073. You forgot about actually prosecuting criminals.
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  2074. No, it isn't usually like this. Most of the time, it's worse.
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  2075. He was driving the getaway car.
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  2076. ย @DavidFernandez-tm4zfย  - oops - my bad! ๐Ÿ˜จ
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  2077. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I once heard a story of a man on East Palo Alto who came home to find his house had been robbed. He banged on his neighbor's door and demanded his stuff back.
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  2078. @drewconway7135ย  - back then, an hours worth of work could pay for that hamburger. Today, with federal minimum wage, it would take 3 hours. Even with the highest, $17, it would take more than an hour to pay for it.
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  2079. @drewconway7135ย  - wow. I haven't been to Dennys in eons. There's only one on the Big Island of Hawaii, where I live, and it's on the opposite side of the island. I'll have to check it out next time I'm in the area.
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  2080. "Intensities in tent cities!" ~ Ted Nugent, a major supporter of the NRA.
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  2081. What's really funny is how many people will pass on it.
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  2082. "Of course they show his picture, because he's white." Why don't they show pictures of blacks? Because in art, white is all colors combined, while black is the absence of color. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  2083. They didn't think!
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  2084. ๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿคฌ
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  2085. Actually, it's green flight. People of any race with money will flee those hell holes.
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  2086. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  2087. What does JB have to do with it? This is a local issue.
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  2088. Film them doing the deed and put it on YouTube!
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  2089. Top Ten Reasons Not To Move To Seattle 10) It rains a lot (laughs in Hilo) 9) It's always cloudy (laughs in Hilo). Short days - ok, I agree there. 8) Traffic (laughs in Los Angeles County) 7) it's expensive (laughs in Honolulu) 6) homeless (laughs in San Francisco) 5) coffee (one main reason to come here!) 4) volcanoes and earthquakes (laughs in California and Hawaii) 3) it's liberal (laughs in San Francisco) 2) Amazon (laughs in Detroit, which has few jobs). 1) Seattle Freeze (laughs in Detroit Seattle is my favorite city!
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  2090. Brokeland. Croakland.
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  2091. It IS funny, if you don't live there. If you do, GTFO!!!
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  2092. Nobody forces them to use!
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  2093. God is sure taking his sweet time, isn't he?
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  2094. Paranoia will destroy ya! In the US, you are free to make your own decisions and live whatever life you want. Anyone stupid enough to goof off in school and not acquire good job skills, then rack up huge debts over Bulls**t, has no one to blame but themselves.
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  2095. Maybe he'll resell it on Amazon!
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  2096. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  2097. I remember it as being the winter of 1969-1970. The winter of 1982-1983 was also extremely heavy.
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  2098. Lack of birth control is where this idea came from.
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  2099. No sound.
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  2100. Why didn't he do that in 2016?
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  2101. Consider this: 1) If a woman cheats on her husband, he could wind up funding children who are not biologically his. 2) If a man cheats on his wife, he could wind up having to support two - or more - households. So there really is no difference.
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  2102. What's worse is that this horrible area is near the airport.
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  2103. They're defunded.
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  2104. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  2105. How?
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  2106. Try saying that to the elderly who got priced out of senior housing.
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  2107. A looters who stole less than $950 worth of merchandise wouldn't have even been arrested.
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  2108. Shortcut to heaven! ๐Ÿ˜
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  2109. Only some parts of it.
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  2110. What makes you think Gruesome Newsome cares?
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  2111. Great - except, where would they get the water?
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  2112. That's no joke!
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  2113. In 'n' out, and shakin'.
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  2114. It's G-R-A-T-E, not G-R-E-A-T.
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  2115. ย @k7gixxer1000ย  - try explaining that to a Native American.
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  2116. ย @k7gixxer1000ย  - did the whites seize their lands legally?
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  2117. Social media is what you make it.
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  2118. They have public schools to learn in and pull themselves up by their bootstraps. If they'd rather waste the opportunity by bullying geeks, they have no one to blame but themselves.
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  2119. ย @Commander-Remย  - why is that? Because the monster students won't let teachers reach or students learn!
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  2120. I became an atheist as an adult. In my case, I was living in a city which I loved. I was a member of a wonderful church where the pastor saved my life twice. Circumstances forced me to leave that city and church behind; I had to be rescued by my brother. Then I had to sit helpless while his daughter dropped out of high school to join a cult. She should have been able to come live with me. Any God too stupid to figure that out isn't worthy of worship.
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  2121. So what? They'll be out on 5 minutes.
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  2122. ย @mikeharris3628ย  - or Lawlessness and Disorder.
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  2123. Who cares? Long as they're 6 feet under!
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  2124. As someone who grew up in Oakland, I definitely agree. Tearing out of there like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18 is the best decision I ever made. And that was nearly 50 years ago!
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  2125. They actually threatened to boycott the businesses that left! LOL!!!
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  2126. Keith Hand - the only point these videos have is what the viewers assign to them. If CharlieBo313 can film this, it's obviously not bullshit. Yes, there's more to Detroit than this. Feel free to film those parts, and set up your own channel.
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  2127. Crime is not UNDER control, it's IN control.
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  2128. Blue-eyed blond Jews who rejected Jesus.
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  2129. They pay for themselves.
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  2130. ๐Ÿ˜ฅ๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ญ It was one of my favorite cities!
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  2131. @Neanderthal33ย  - your, not you're. Perhaps YOU'RE inbred?
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  2132. Only to be freed to continue attacking people - unarmed ones next time.
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  2133. Black don't crack - unless they smoke it.
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  2134. Somebody tried to steal a fire hydrant, and got more than they bargained for.
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  2135. Lester Spence's story gives me the heebee-jeebs! 1.0 is supposed to equal 1! He should have had it out with the teacher! I have been a substitute teacher since 2002. In one middle school, which has since gone public charter, the math class consisted of copying diagrams to draw pictures! This made absolutely no sense! Both these men are definitely right that students are not being prepared for the job market! Regarding computer skills, kids need to attend computer camp. High school students should also look into attending "trade school" at the local community college BEFORE graduation, so they can immediately support themselves. Maybe one reason students act out is because they don't understand the purpose of an education in the first place!
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  2136. I do! Boy, am I ever glad I fled Oakland soon as I turned 18! I'm even more glad I don't live in a cesspool like that today!
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  2137. Maybe it's the water...
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  2138. ย @ronmosely8355ย  - excuses, excuses.
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  2139. That Nigerian prince should have attempted that in Detroit.
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  2140. Even the NAACP has limits. They recently blasted Oakland's leaders for the rampant crime going on there.
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  2141. Not necessarily. Jim Jones didn't suppress spirituality.
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  2142. If everyone lowered their credit score, there would be no one left to use.
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  2143. Actually, my first thought was not what brand of beer it was, but if it added up to over $950. According to my calculations, it was probably closer to $200. I'm surprised he was even arrested. Let's see if riots develop over this.
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  2144. Hell, yes!
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  2145. No problem. Build a wall around the ghetto, remove all the cops, and let the citizens do whatever they want with zero repercussions. Let natural selection run its course.
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  2146. YEESH!!! ๐Ÿคฎ
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  2147. It's commonly believed that owning real estate is the ultimate American dream, but more and more, it's appearing that's not the case. Back in the early 90s, when I lived in Silicon Valley, a co-worker told me he was looking to buy a house in East Palo Alto, and some guys next door threatened to break his windows if he moved in. Later, he told the owner, who said, "So that's why I haven't been able to sell it." East Palo Alto has since been gentrified, but now the incredibly chic Stanford Shopping Center, 2 miles away, is a danger zone.
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  2148. ๐Ÿ‘น
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  2149. Or 2420!
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  2150. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  2151. It was a flash mob. Law enforcement were the fools.
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  2152. I LOVE THIS!!! Though I'm a little over half a century old, I marvel at all the improvements I've seen in my lifetime. More people are rich because there are more opportunities to make themselves so. Luxuries are also a lot cheaper. Sure, housing is more expensive, but there are all sorts of ways to deal with that. Wake up and smell the flowers, people!
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  2153. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  2154. @Wagie Wojak - ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ
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  2155. What daddy?
    1
  2156. That's why Mick Fleetwood had to file bankruptcy.
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  2157. More like going back to the Beginning of Days.
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  2158. ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ
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  2159. Why should BLM care? They're safe in their gated mansions.
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  2160. That's an idea! Unfortunately, drugs tend to make people meaner.
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  2161. She could also get back in through corruption, like Gruesome Newsome in California.
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  2162. ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’– I was planning on retiring in Portland. This just kills it.
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  2163. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  2164. Do chickens have lips?
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  2165. Under those conditions, you couldn't pay me enough to take it!
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  2166. They're defunded.
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  2167. ย @freakinfrugal5268ย  - I'd love to see her try!
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  2168. It's another way of saying, "SCAM". The only one prospering from this "gospel" is Jim Bakker.
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  2169. I'm VERY late, commenting here. That's because I'm just now seeing this. When I first read the title, I had a little laugh because those tough revolutionaries allowed themselves to be bought. As the saying goes, money talks, bull$hit walks. But after reading the comments, I realize the Seattle government merely wimped out. That's not terribly surprising, since they were actually considering moving the Courthouse. My beloved Seattle really is dying... ๐Ÿ’”
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  2170. Follow the 4S rule Avoid doing Stupid things in Stupid places at Stupid times with Stupid people. That should keep you safe.
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  2171. More like pogroms!
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  2172. ย @joejohnson4183ย  - they can't prosecute someone who isn't arrested. Duh!
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  2173. Heartbreaking, actually. I โค Portland!
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  2174. Best comment! ๐Ÿ˜‚ Speaking of crime, I wonder if the smoke lowered the number of shootings.
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  2175. ย @ะขะพะฒะฐั€ะธั‰ะกะขะะ›ะ˜ะ-ะต4ะธย  - when will that extend to Norilsk?
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  2176. Hopefully they'll turn on her and pick her off, and the public will hear about it a day later.
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  2177. You have it backwards. California has such a shady future, you can't be bright to see it.
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  2178. I doubt the robber knew the guy.
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  2179. Looks like the world is due for cars major reset.
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  2180. Put them all in one big FEMA camp, build a wall around them, and leave them to fend for themselves.
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  2181. โ€‹@magictravelkitty3440 - my father is from Haiti, and he verifies what you say.
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  2182. ย Yawanah Yasharahlaย  - check out this article. https://www.google.com/amp/s/moneynation.com/can-buy-1-detroit-home/amp/
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  2183. I knew corruption was involved!
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  2184. It's $11 in Hilo, Hawaii.
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  2185. That's right. The city itself has the atmosphere of a maximum security prison.
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  2186. Better yet, wall it off and turn it into a prison.
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  2187. Laws being what they are, good luck with that!
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  2188. It probably leads back to rampant single motherhood. They have no qualms about bringing innocent lives into a broken home, having very little to offer them.
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  2189. That would be the ultimate Halloween experience! All the money in the world couldn't make me do that!
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  2190. Excellent - except it makes too much sense.
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  2191. Thank you! Especially since you need to consider how much corruption went into the elections in the first place.
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  2192. Richard White - I disagree. They should kill the addict with the first injection, and get it over with!
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  2193. ย @401_Danielย  - I am not a troll. If you want to pick up after some junkie, that is your privilege. My family is rife with mental illness; I choose to remain separate from it. I didn't cause their problems, and I'm not going to sit there and let them drag me into their gutter.
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  2194. Better yet, allow them to do their jobs.
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  2195. "Duh - whut?" ~ Tiff Tiff.
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  2196. The ones who didn't vote for him need to leave.
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  2197. ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐ŸŽฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  2198. Oh, yeah?
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  2199. Paranoia will destroy ya!
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  2200. @ameliarhodes5000ย  - you said you'd move back if that happened. Yes, rents could fall fast, but tgat won't drive down the crime rate. If there's a grocery store nearby, it will most likely close soon. You're the one who's dim.
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  2201. Better yet, that bus driver should have done it!
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  2202. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’จ
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  2203. Can he get Obamacare? I'm getting it here in Hawaii. Here, it's called Marketplace. I don't know what they call it in Washington State.
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  2204. ๐Ÿ˜…
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  2205. Long as you bring enough chicken, you should be ok.
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  2206. Some of that money could come from the drug cartels.
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  2207. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ Best comment!
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  2208. Are you nuts, or just a little crazy?
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  2209. How about learning skills in school so they can get jobs that will pay the rent?
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  2210. I have the same hopes, but be careful what you wish for. Have you seen Seattle lately?
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  2211. Hopefully, criminals don't hide drugs and dead bodies in them, like they do in Detroit.
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  2212. Where do the founders of Black Lives Matter live?
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  2213. ย @sifer5913ย  - I admit, watching these videos on Chicago is a guilty pleasure of mine. I can enjoy it, because I live nowhere near there. I may be a bit perverse, but at least I have sense enough to avoid $hitholes like that!
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  2214. ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  2215. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  2216. I've heard of burglary victims being blamed because they kept valuables in the house.
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  2217. The city is Norilsk. They're the top producers of nickel.
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  2218. If they PAID that much, it would still be too expensive!
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  2219. โคโคโคโคโคโค
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  2220. Looks like Chernobyl - only more deadly...
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  2221. Or sue the city for letting nut jobs like this roam free.
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  2222. I agree, except for the part about segregation. This should be based not on race, but merit. The results would be about the same.
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  2223. How did Oakland get here? Everything you said, plus criminal coddling. Businesses leave because it's neither safe nor profitable to stay. That means fewer jobs, less taxes, and more people draining resources. I grew up in Oakland, and I saw this coming, though I didn't expect it to be this bad. Tearing out of there like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18 is the best decision I ever made!
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  2224. He'd be safer in the Middle East.
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  2225. HORRORS!!!
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  2226. Nobody said it is.
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  2227. ๐Ÿคช๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜ƒ
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  2228. A dealer will gladly give you drugs for free until you're hooked. Then you'll do anything for a fix, including trafficking yourself.
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  2229. At night, they are.
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  2230. I am HORRIFIED!!! Seattle is - perhaps I should say, was - my favorite city. It broke my heart to have to leave there in 2001. But I now see it's a good thing I left! ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  2231. BL๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ”ซM
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  2232. Hayley 2024!
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  2233. ย @theefunkyoneย  - what was your grade in punctuation?
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  2234. ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚
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  2235. And a little over 1 arrest per month.
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  2236. Good luck, since they're being funded through looting.
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  2237. What about places like Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Baltimore?
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  2238. If I were a cop there, I wouldn't come.
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  2239. Both, actually. But Oakland has been at it a lot longer.
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  2240. The security would be arrested.
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  2241. All the taxpayers and businesses should move out EN MASSE!!! If all else fails, vote with your feet!
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  2242. Generally, it has to be at least a 5 pointer for you to feel it outside.
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  2243. Did he attempt suicide to avoid paying the bill? Maybe the shock of how expensive his meal was sent him over the edge.
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  2244. Could his car have been stolen?
    1
  2245. In Chiraq? I'm surprised they're still there!
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  2246. Then you'd have a riot.
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  2247. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  2248. @lorenfulghum2393ย  - you mean, people who control Christ's image? Because He sure doesn't seem capable of speaking for Himself in this day and age.
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  2249. I heard they tried to give Detroit back to the Native Americans, and they rejected it. ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  2250. ย @fredburke2422ย  - which is more nerve-wracking?
    1
  2251. I see your point, but why not just flood the streets with pure fentanyl?
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  2252. So that explains why I'm able to walk at the bottom of a pool with 16 feet of water!
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  2253. ย @vault-tecrep8565ย  - I take it you mean African-Americans, since it is well known Africa lacks a strong public school infrastructure. On the other hand, every town in America either has a high school, or access to one. If students are uneducated, that is due to poor choices on their part.
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  2254. ย @vault-tecrep8565ย  - you're going off topic. This video is about African-Americans.
    1
  2255. Pay discount prices online.
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  2256. Are you kidding? They were high on drugs, and possibly creating more kids with strangers.
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  2257. "A case of water will get you $2.40 in refunds when you turn in the bottles". How much does a case of water cost?
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  2258. Oops - silly me. They steal the cases.
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  2259. Best comment!
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  2260. Plastic!
    1
  2261. "And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that Detroit is still there."
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  2262. ย @jacquelineharris6912ย  - it's the land of the free, but the home of the brave.
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  2263. Yeah, coins for laundry will make a HUGE dent in tuition costs!
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  2264. They can't corrupt that vote!
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  2265. Pull them all out of there, and see what happens.
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  2266. Anyone smart enough to get rich is smart enough to see through this!
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  2267. That's an insult to children and toddlers. It's more like psychotics running the show.
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  2268. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ Best comment!
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  2269. Plug 'em and plant 'em.
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  2270. Thanks for telling us. I was wondering what city it was.
    1
  2271. That's comforting!
    1
  2272. โ€‹ย @richardm3023ย - actually, the sky was red 3 years ago.
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  2273. Whatever happened to personal responsibility? Nobody's forcing anyone to be a thug.
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  2274. That's because they'll be too meek to refuse it!
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  2275. It's no problem in Manitoba.
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  2276. ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ Bring back Carmen Best!
    1
  2277. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  2278. Sasha Prettyeyes - as far as crime is concerned, these cities trade places every year. When it comes to abandoned buildings though, Detroit rules.
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  2279. I hope those car companies counter sue!
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  2280. Who would hire them? And what does the President have to do with it?
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  2281. During CHOP and CHAZ, they were talking about moving the Courthouse!
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  2282. I'm not the least bit surprised. Back in the 60s, King Junior High in Oakland was well known for students beating up teachers .
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  2283. AIN'T IT TIME!!! Now, bring back Carmen Best and re-fund the police!
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  2284. Are Greyhound stations safe?
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  2285. ย @UK1unoย  - I didn't think so. In that case, find another way to get to Billings.
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  2286. Yes. The zombies come out at night.
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  2287. Fabulous.
    1
  2288. Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie) was going to save her and her husband's herd of sheep from a wolf pack by chasing them off with a pitchfork. Her cousin Lena had considerable fortitude, also. Check out this link: http://shawnmthrasher.blogspot.com/2015/06/by-shores-of-silver-lake-by-laura.html?m=1
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  2289. ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
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  2290. That's an insult to Old West ghost towns.
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  2291. Actually, what kind of drugs are needed to believe this $hit?
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  2292. Thank you. My advice is, don't go to casinos where being strapped is necessary.
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  2293. Good luck! Way back in 1979, Oakland hosted a funk festival, and there were constant fights in the audience.
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  2294. Hell to the no! He murdered Malcolm X!
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  2295. They were graduating to Skid Row.
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  2296. You could probably walk on the lake now.
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  2297. Doesn't it also happen in Spokane?
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  2298. ย @linh8997ย  - the soft drink, or the liquor?
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  2299. The one with the most teeth wins!
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  2300. Maybe it wasn't votes that got her in. Maybe it was corruption instead.
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  2301. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  2302. No black person would be crazy enough to open a store there!
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  2303. It broke my heart to have to leave Seattle 23 years ago, but I'm glad I had the chance to enjoy it while it was still sane. I hope it does recover - in my lifetime!
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  2304. ETERNAL sleep!
    1
  2305. You would too, if you lived back then. They had to deal with coal smoke and horseback $hit for pollution!
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  2306. Go for it! They'll most likely improve the place. At the very least, they'll fix up the abandoned houses.
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  2307. Yes.
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  2308. I grew up in the 1960s, so I was a full-fledged adult when DARE started. I dabbled in drugs, and though I was fortunate to avoid getting hooked or busted, I wound up wasting extremely valuable opportunities - a mistake I'm still paying for. What led me to lose interest in drugs was working hard to gain control over my life, and pursuing healthy and wholesome activities like snowboarding. I've found the best way to educate kids is to list all the fun things they can do besides drugs. Most already know "drugs are bad - m'kay?" What they need are positive alternatives. I'm currently teaching high schoolers how to become tax free millionaires saving and investing money they might otherwise spend on drugs.
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  2309. Really???
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  2310. If only houses cost the same as Teslas!
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  2311. Ig Gruesome Newsome wins, kiss this country goodbye!
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  2312. Ouch! Is Malmo really that bad? I visited there in 1982, and it was charming then. I'm a black woman. A local man working in an office saw me, and nearly fell out the window! LOL!
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  2313. It was like that long before BLM.
    1
  2314. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  2315. That's right. Where are the Japanese honor students?
    1
  2316. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  2317. Move THEM to Russia instead!
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  2318. ย @BearerOfLightSonOfGodย  - the money we spend on the revolving door of justice can be used towards this. Send them to Siberia!
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  2319. And they were immediately released.
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  2320. 3 dollar bill. 2 dollar bills are real.
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  2321. ย @johnreed9050ย  - are you from a ghetto war zone, like Detroit? People are actually safer on the battlefield! Thank you for serving our country, and protecting our freedom!
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  2322. It's already like that in parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. You need to live in an outrageously priced gated community to protect yourself - from American criminals.
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  2323. WTF!!!
    1
  2324. PLEASE send them to Oakland!
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  2325. ย @Novastar.SaberCombatย  - I think the original poster meant it's a shame the bridge only lasted 2 years. Frankly, I'm surprised it lasted beyond 6 months.
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  2326. If the heat is too much, they can join the mole people living in the sewers.
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  2327. Just be careful not to buy from thieves.
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  2328. Fabulous. For the price of a McDonald's meal, you could buy a city block.
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  2329. I have a number of good memories. My best friend and I visited Universal Studios in 1979, and I even acted in a section of Airport '75. I did a tour of stars' homes, and met the guy who lived next to the Fonda family, in the butler's quarters. I sang and played guitar on Venice Beach. I attended lots of concerts in the LA area, including the Rolling Stones in 1981, when Prince got booed off the stage. I loved the beaches there; my favorite was Newport. I'm so sorry about what's happening in my beloved Los Angeles. I hope they can make a comeback.
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  2330. Rather, ice without the cream. They're lactose intolerant, after all.
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  2331. What's wrong with telling it like it is?
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  2332. Don't hold your breath. It's sure taking him forever, isn't it? Maybe you should take matters into your own hands.
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  2333. โ€‹@Jay Felsberg - while I see your point, I don't think it's funny. This breaks my heeart. What is happening to this country?! ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  2334. Yes. Surprised it wasn't worse.
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  2335. Your story breaks my heart. I'm a black woman who grew up in Oakland CA. As an adult, I worked in numerous convenience stores in the area. I was robbed twice in one week at an area that was considered safe. A week after I was transferred, my replacement was robbed, being made to lie face down on the floor while the robber ran off. This gives me chills, because I heard a story about a liquor store clerk who was made to lie face down on the floor; she was shot in the head, and wound up unable to move or speak. Later, when I was working in El Cerrito, some creepy guys approached my store. A few weeks later, they went to the other store in El Cerrito and kidnapped the clerk there, taking her to Oakland and raping her. The manager dealt with the problem by deciding to not staff that store with black women. As you see, it's rough for everyone in that environment. The only real solution is to avoid it.
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  2336. He isn't. He just bought a $9 million mansion.
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  2337. ARE YOU KIDDING??? Frankly, I was surprised at how clean these streets are. A quarter of Detroit's houses are abandoned, and left to rot. You have piles of tires in empty lots. Only a few gas stations with convenience stores are in those areas, and they have bulletproof glass protecting the salesclerk. I say, Detroit makes Baltimore look like heaven.
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  2338. ย @valerielain6878ย  - Detroit WAS beautiful, back in the day. It was considered the Paris of the Midwest. But since the 1967 riots, it has gone downhill. Now, it's just an empty shell of what it once was. People travel the world over to photograph its ruins. They even give Ruin Porn tours there. It's safer than going on your own, because you risk getting carjacked. Criminals hide dead bodies in those abandoned houses, where most likely they'll never be found. True, Baltimore has never been beautiful like Detroit, but it hasn't sunk to the same degree, either. It's not like 2/3 of the population abandoned their houses and fled. At least Baltimore residents have some hope. They can attend a charter school and move to a nicer area of the city. If they want to leave altogether, they won't need to go far.
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  2339. ย @valerielain6878ย  - Detroit WAS expensive, during its Golden Age. Now, it has houses going for $1 plus back taxes - and, considering how run-down they are, plus the lack of amenities, they're not even worth that.
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  2340. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  2341. After she told the media, she posed for Playboy.
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  2342. Paranoia will destroy ya!
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  2343. And over 90% of their victims are also black.
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  2344. They come out at night.
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  2345. George Floyd is living, breathing proof that the death penalty works. Oops - poor choice of words. But thanks to Derek Chauvin, he has been drug and crime free for over 3 years!
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  2346. โ€‹@kama7135 - it makes sense drug cartels would seek out cities with lax law enforcement.
    1
  2347. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜š
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  2348. What if it's not just the way they vote, but instead tge corrupt way the ballots are structured?
    1
  2349. Like Ann Arbor!
    1
  2350. Those blasted Amish! Give them a little technology, and they go wild! They just can't handle themselves!
    1
  2351. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  2352. The problem isn't the police; it's the DAs that let the thugs go.
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  2353. I haven't been to either one, but since Philly has Kensington Avenue, seems to me that would be the worst.
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  2354. They didn't choose to be born there, but they definitely chose to stay!
    1
  2355. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  2356. Makes me glad to be WHERE I am!
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  2357. This could happen to anyone, not just someone in the ballet world. Think twice before hopping in the sack with someone you barely know!
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  2358. YOU drive the bus!
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  2359. No knowledge of birth control. Many children died in infancy.
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  2360. Actually, the community is bad for the store. They sill find that out very soon.
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  2361. ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  2362. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ
    1
  2363. Yes, PLEASE go!
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  2364. If you mean free as in free-for-all, right.
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  2365. Sean gave a podcast on San Francisco a few days ago. The homeless were moved a few streets over. They're back already.
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  2366. If he does, you can kiss this country goodbye!
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  2367. Of course it's the guns. They sprout legs and run so fast, the criminals can't catch up with them!
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  2368. Including nonexistent ones.
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  2369. Except they're not allowed to do anything...
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  2370. The police cars are about to be reclaimed because they lost their lease.
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  2371. Who writes and performs rap music?
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  2372. This is what Obama did for Detroit: http://blog.heartland.org/2013/08/federal-aid-to-detroit-in-reality-more-than-2-billion-but-to-what-end/ What did Detroit do for itself?
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  2373. South.
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  2374. ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ”ซ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’ฃ
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  2375. We used to get a dead fish smell throughout the city back in the 70s. Occasionally, I'd see a dead fish in the lake. But I've never seen masses of them.
    1
  2376. Right - they strip stores, like locusts strip trees.
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  2377. There were a bunch of unknown people in the recall ballot, so corruption was definitely involved.
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  2378. Hopefully the pharmacies won't be robbed by the cartels and the drugs sold on the street at a lower price, cut with fentanyl. That's what's happening to the dispensaries in San Francisco.
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  2379. And those protestors there committed treason.
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  2380. They stone you when you party and get high. They stone you when you struggle to get by. They stone you when you keep guns on the shelf. They stone you when try to defend yourself. But I would not feel so all alone... EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED!!!
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  2381. ย @jengleheimerschmitt7941ย  - hopefully, nationally. We have the same problem in Hawaii, where I live.
    1
  2382. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  2383. Any gender bender bathing suits?
    1
  2384. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ They were doing that 50+ years ago, when I was growing up there.
    1
  2385. I feel the same way.
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  2386. Not to mention ghost schools...
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  2387. Mutual combat.
    1
  2388. Why should he? It's not the President's fault. It's a local issue.
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  2389. I used to stay at a hostel in San Francisco for $10 a night. I never had trouble.
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  2390. Nike probably doesn't need a boycott. Their stores are being looted out of business.
    1
  2391. ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ
    1
  2392. ย okย  those cameras wouldn't be filming inside that store.
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  2393. The last time I was in Oakland was in 2004. It had the atmosphere of a maximum security prison. That was before the shantytowns took over. You couldn't pay me to drive through, let alone deliver mail there.
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  2394. Frankly, I found this video boring. CharlieBo313 has regular hood videos that look far worse than this.
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  2395. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Anyone's guess...
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  2396. Buzzards in Balti-morgue.
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  2397. If she's rich enough to be that fat, she's rich enough to pay extra.
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  2398. @carmenortiz5294ย  - good point!
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  2399. โ€‹@johnrussell7951 - I don't agree with the first half of your statement, but I definitely agree with the last. People stupid enough to destroy their society won't have the brains to rebuild it.
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  2400. I had to hot "newest first " to find any comments.
    1
  2401. ย @hemaccabe4292ย  that idea is TOO sane! ๐Ÿคช
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  2402. ย @modenasoloneย  - the late great Dick Gregory, born in 1932, grew up on welfare (called "relief" in those days). In 1960, the illegitimacy rate was 8% (20% for blacks). Today, it is 40% (up to 80% for blacks). This obviously has a lot to do with PERSONAL RESPONIBILITY and CHOICE. The truth hurts. But it also sets you free. Claiming personal responsibility gives you the power to do something about your situation.
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  2403. Including what?
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  2404. Be careful. When there were a whole bunch of carjackings in south Florida back in 2002, they advised tourists to do that. One couple did, and the carjackers ran them off the road and killed the man. Florida had to cut back on their tourist trade until the problem was resolved.
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  2405. Just avoid Chicago!
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  2406. Shoot - all this corruption is so convoluted, I can't keep up.
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  2407. You call that MUSIC???
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  2408. My favorite activity is attending High Cascade Snowboard Camp. One of the pros told me when you're afraid, ask yourself, "Is my fear valid?" If the answer is no, go ahead. If the answer is yes, think of ways to minimize the danger. Perhaps you shouldn't do it after all. Fear can protect you, because it serves as an alert. It becomes a problem when it controls you. Fear, like ambition, makes a good servant, but a bad master.
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  2409. TRUTH!!!!!!
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  2410. ย @richardlbowlesย - rather than making the community safer, they would merely be putting themselves in danger.
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  2411. ย @titsmcghee1086ย  - you should be locked up!
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  2412. Please don't ask. It's racist to do so. ๐Ÿคช
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  2413. If it gets too much worse, that will make it better, because they'll run out of targets.
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  2414. Sure, American transportation costs a lot more than a penny. But we can call all over the country with one cheap cell phone plan, talking as long as we want, and we can send emails all over the world using a public library computer for free!
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  2415. It is. You're free to shoot as many guns as you want.
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  2416. Uh - she's not Swedish...
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  2417. Sounds like the making of a horror movie.
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  2418. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ In the 70s, there used to be an ad for shower massage; "Why just turn on the water, when the water can turn you on?".
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  2419. Skedaddle.
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  2420. Go to the gym, get a makeover, and LEARN GUITAR!!! P.S. Take up snowboarding!!!
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  2421. You have a point!
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  2422. Or books!
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  2423. Thanks, Sean, for answering my question with this video.
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  2424. โ€‹@thomashenshallhydraxis - unfortunately, you can't blame the businesses. The bathrooms were being used for drugs and prostitution.
    1
  2425. ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ
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  2426. They can pay with drugs, which may be what she really wants.
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  2427. I heard it's over $950.
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  2428. The best bet is to go to an investment firm and have them do the work for you. They have time and expertise that you don't.
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  2429. GOOD FOR THEM โ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  2430. You mean criminal coddling?
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  2431. And the drug cartels pay them off.
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  2432. @hankyhank 1652 - your statement gave me inspiration! (Sung to "Blowin' in the Wind") How many homeless can live on a street Before you call it a camp? How many seizures can policemen make Before their duties are cramped? Yes, and how many times must the rioters bip Before they're hauled up the ramp? The fentanyl, my friend, is blowin' in the wind The fentanyl is blowin' in the wind How many routes can a bus go on for riders to get high when they breathe? And how many junkies can storm on the bus Before they can ride for free? Yes, and how many times must the driver turn his head And pretend that he just doesn't see? The fentanyl, my friend, is blowin' in the wind The fentanyl is blowin' in the wind How many joints must the homeless smoke in order to experience a high? And how many police must be defunded so junkies can let their brains fry? Yes, and how much Narcan will it take so those junkies will never die? The fentanyl, my friend, is blowin' in the wind The fentanyl is blowin' in the wind.
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  2433. I say leave the warning labels on. If they choose to use anyway, abandon them to their fate.
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  2434. They're TOO smart to build their own Walmart, only to have it looted out of existence. Let someone else suffer the loss!
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  2435. Someone else here said it came from Oakland. Either way, no one put a gun to anyone's head and made them use.
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  2436. What if your parents were abusive?
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  2437. The football team at a certain high school gets bussed to Santa Rosa for practice, because it's too dangerous on their home campus.
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  2438. Bullying was a major issue when I was growing up in Oakland CA un the 1970s. I admit, I did not handle them well. I was not allowed to fight back, and I was afraid of them. Looking back, I realize it was a just plain negative environment. I had a friend who was fiesty and had no qualms about defending herself, but there was always another fight, so her parents put her in a Christian school. In another incident, an Asian boy who was constantly bullied by a black girl snapped, and stabbed her with a butter knife, killing her. His parents sent him out of the country, to live with relatives. Bad as it was then, you can imagine what Oakland is like today.
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  2439. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  2440. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  2441. ย @keithe.bilitsky833ย  - that sounds scary. Hopefully, you wouldn't get addicted.
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  2442. The whole country isn't like this - just certain parts of it.
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  2443. Is it still true that no one is ugly after 2am?
    1
  2444. YES!!!!
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  2445. โ€‹ย @choua01ย - past a certain point, it's better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
    1
  2446. Why? They might get blackmailed? ๐Ÿ˜œ
    1
  2447. ย @gixellia8455ย  - it takes more than one storm to end a drought. If it all came at once, California would be ruined with massive flooding. I meant, hopefully throughout this winter, there will be enough rain and snow to end the drought.
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  2448. โ€‹ย @bertkilborne6464ย - I wonder if those criminal coddling politicians are being paid off by the drug cartels.
    1
  2449. โ€‹ย @notsomuch273ย - I see what you did there! ๐Ÿคช๐Ÿ„
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  2450. @norwegianblue2017ย  - be careful with this statement. I understand drug cartels have infiltrated the rural areas.
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  2451. Apparently, they wanted the migrants to reach New York first.
    1
  2452. House him with the mayor!
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  2453. Accounting may be cheap, but money laundering is far more profitable.
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  2454. ๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  2455. What makes you think that? They could be doing it themselves.
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  2456. They can't. Who would hire them? No job skills, and a record a mile long.
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  2457. You're probably safer there than in Detroit.
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  2458. ย @Chosen1Crownย  - I get plenty of updates about Chiraq here on YouTube.
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  2459. Speaking the truth will bring on riots.
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  2460. Detroit! They have ruin porn tours. They even have a coffee table book!
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  2461. It occurred to me, the area can't be that bad if they have a grocery store.
    1
  2462. OUCH!!! Actually, in Africa, it's the governments doing the theft. They do it to fund their wars, which is keeping their citizens poor.
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  2463. No say, no pay. ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  2464. Why? Trump's not the last Republican on earth.
    1
  2465. Not in New York, it isn't. Since it normally doesn't get earthquakes, the buildings aren't up to code.
    1
  2466. "Flash mob" has a new definition.
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  2467. Sure it's not a dead body?
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  2468. One-legged A!
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  2469. Deported to the Middle East!
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  2470. I'm black, and I approve of this message. I grew up in Oakland during the 60s and 70s. I saw this coming a long way off. In elementary school, black kids were allowed to bully; those who fought back were punished. So what you're witnessing is the fruition of such mentality. I tore out of Oakland like a bat out of hell, 45 years ago. It's the BEST decision I ever made!
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  2471. ย @1rjbrjbย  - it's ma'am. No offense taken. Thank you.
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  2472. I DO want to know!
    1
  2473. Not a bad idea. Anyone who chooses to shackle themselves with drugs is free to do so.
    1
  2474. Or fighting to become class valedictorian.
    1
  2475. Congratulations! I'm an African American (straight!) woman from Oakland, CA. I attended a conservative Christian high school. I am proud to say it saved my life.
    1
  2476. โ€‹ย @brucegreen5781ย - nothing.
    1
  2477. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  2478. โ€‹@cheese SNIPeR - thanks for the info!
    1
  2479. โ€‹ย @psychmr2365ย  - great story!
    1
  2480. I understand that election was rigged. The fact that they had a recall election is proof Newsome wasn't wanted, but they put so many unknown names on the ballot, he won again. So you need to consider corruption in the voting process.
    1
  2481. They stone you when. you're living on the street. They stone you when you're walking your beat. They stone you when you're working at a mission. They stone you when you're a politician. But I would not feel so all alone. EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED!!!
    1
  2482. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  2483. No, worse.
    1
  2484. All the cops and law abiding citizens should leave. Then build a wall around Oakland, and leave the criminals to fend for themselves.
    1
  2485. Apparently they have no fear of committing felonies.
    1
  2486. @spartang.1388ย  - how?
    1
  2487. So do bullets.
    1
  2488. ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ‘น๐Ÿ‘บ
    1
  2489. In other words, get too high to care!
    1
  2490. Only when there's no one left to kill.
    1
  2491. How do you know? It didn't happen when Trump was in office.
    1
  2492. Or won't let them out. What happens when they run out of air?
    1
  2493. I have a friend whose car broke down in Coffee Creek. She had to camp out there for 3 days while they got the parts to fix it.
    1
  2494. Not property tax. They carry their homes around with them.
    1
  2495. @Hakim - I shouldn't dignify your comment with a response, but I'm curious what you find what's racist about my statement.
    1
  2496. โ€‹ย @DopamineDecorย - maybe we should bring them here.
    1
  2497. Let them have the property. It will be worthless after they get it, because the business owners won't come back.
    1
  2498. It's worse than deadly. While it's killing the user, it makes them wish they were already dead.
    1
  2499. I grew up SDA. I have nothing against the denomination. I attended SDA churches throughout the West Coast, and never had issues. I had only 2 bad experiences with the church; both happened in Hawaii. The first time, I inadvertently joined a cult, putting my life in danger. My landlord physically attacked me, and stalked me for a month. The church turned its back on me. The second time, I was forced to leave a wonderful church in the Seattle area where the pastor saved my life twice, and return to Hawaii, where I had to sit helpless while my niece dropped out of high school to to a cult. I wound up coming to the conclusion that Seventh Day Adventist is not a cult - Christianity is. I can't believe an all-powerful ever-present deity would be so dumb as to not foresee that. My niece should have been able to live with me! I have since left Christianity and became a Buddhist.
    1
  2500. @thisistheway7529ย  - all religions are true, and all are cults. The difference is how they're practiced.
    1
  2501. They only care about wealthy, well-connected business owners." Like Elon Musk??????
    1
  2502. It's NOT the President's fault! This is local bull$hit! Quit diverting attention; place the blame where it belongs!
    1
  2503. ย @sleepyproduction7166ย  - Hawaii is heavily Democrat, and we don't tolerate that mess here.
    1
  2504. ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
    1
  2505. ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ”ซ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ
    1
  2506. It's both. Where will he run his business?
    1
  2507. ย @fsdpro5461ย  - if you believe life is cheap, then yes.
    1
  2508. ย @fsdpro5461ย  - I understand. I tore out of Oakland like a bat out of hell, soon as I turned 18. It's the idiots who establish a business in such places that need to consider the true cost.
    1
  2509. ย @fsdpro5461ย  - Oakland has been trying to gentrify since the early 80s. But gentrification doesn't work there. Though it is outrageously expensive, it is still very dangerous.
    1
  2510. ย @Harry-nn4pxย  - it was a typo. I meant 10. I have since corrected it.
    1
  2511. Just take out all the police and decent people, build a wall around it, and leave that monstrosity of a city to fend for itself!
    1
  2512. Maybe that's all that is available.
    1
  2513. Milwaukee doesn't.
    1
  2514. Excellent point!
    1
  2515. Seems to me "Baby Shark" would be better.
    1
  2516. Maybe I'm dense. I'm trying to understand some things. About a month ago, I took a vacation to Portland and Seattle. I hadn't been in Portland for 4 years, and Seattle for 20 years. I was scared, not sure what to expect. Portland is supposed to be more dangerous than Seattle, especially since the police riot squad quit in protest because one officer was indicted for use of "excessive force". In Portland, I saw a few homeless camps, but it wasn't wall to wall like they show in YouTube videos. All I had to do was avoid a few sketchy areas downtown. A panhandler asked me for money, I politely declined, and he walked off. I went into the Safeway store, and noticed it had a self-checkout. So that area couldn't have been too bad. As for Seattle, it had nearly tripled in population over the past 20 years. I stayed with a friend in SeaTac, and saw no homeless. I never felt threatened at any time. I drove downtown to buy inline skates, and noticed the freeways were almost as confusing as the streets; thank goodness for Google Maps! I also attended my church from 20 years ago, in Bellevue. My pastor, who lives in Renton, said he now locked his doors, but that's all. I took this vacation because I want to move there in a year or two. Am I missing something?
    1
  2517. Here is the article: https://daily.jstor.org/the-devastation-of-black-wall-street/ Yes, that was horrible. It also happened a century ago. How is it an excuse for the current situation in Detroit, which is run by blacks? Not to mention other cities like Baltimore and Atlanta.
    1
  2518. โ€‹ย @LiberalsArePoopย  - maybe he was on a drunk when he visited the Bronx.
    1
  2519. The city officials, not the homeless.
    1
  2520. ย @dcg590ย  - he was being sarcastic.
    1
  2521. They wouldn't last 5 minutes in Africa! ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  2522. Any black who gets defensive should remember that when a criminal is black, over 90% of the time, so is the victim.
    1
  2523. Let's hope so!
    1
  2524. While counting money!
    1
  2525. Businesses in Arab countries don't need barriers, because they cut off the hands if thieves.
    1
  2526. What if you roll your eyes, and you're not white?
    1
  2527. ย @kimberlybush2219ย  - actually, sn angry emoticon would have worked better. ๐Ÿคฌ
    1
  2528. Into the ground?
    1
  2529. I know a way out. Black Americans need to quit committing crimes, learn skills in school, accept available jobs, respect people and property instead of running in flash mobs and vandalizing. If they want respect, they need to act respectable. The immigrants will probably be an improvement to the neighborhood. If blacks refuse to clean up their act, they deserve to be replaced.
    1
  2530. Me, too.
    1
  2531. CREEPY!!! I briefly lived in Shoreline, in an apartment that looked like that. I wonder if it's the same complex!
    1
  2532. Whoever wins the brawl becomes class valedictorian.
    1
  2533. Throw away your coffee and stand downwind!
    1
  2534. That's a harsh judgment. If you can't leave valuables in your car, that's a place not worth visiting.
    1
  2535. โ›ท๏ธ Capitol Hill, here I come! ๐Ÿ‚
    1
  2536. Maybe she can get into gymnastics.
    1
  2537. There's already such a mandate. She's just refusing to enforce it.
    1
  2538. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  2539. โ€‹ย @MagicSpamDragonย  - actually, that's not a bad idea. If it has to happen, at least contain it in one area.
    1
  2540. Maybe they should follow Florida's example and play "Baby Shark" all night.
    1
  2541. Actually, all stores should do that.
    1
  2542. You first - good luck!
    1
  2543. Blue eyed blondes.
    1
  2544. Maybe they can lower the rates by managing their resources better.
    1
  2545. Antioch has gone downhill because Oakland residents priced out of their homes moved there. So it really is the Oakland of the far east bay.
    1
  2546. So will quality of life!
    1
  2547. More likely a drug habit.
    1
  2548. ย @James-me6dwย  "judgment continues to progress" - just in time for Holocaust victims.
    1
  2549. ย @James-me6dwย  - I was forced to sit helpless while my niece dropped out of high school to join a Christian cult. I have long since lost respect for that pathetic excuse of a deity that chose a certain race, only for 2/3 of them to perish in the Holocaust.
    1
  2550. Like chicken. ๐Ÿ˜œ
    1
  2551. ย @brega6286ย  - in that case, he'd do much better being a greeter at Walmart in a safe suburban town.
    1
  2552. ย @brega6286ย  - he's had a lifetime to accumulate retirement savings.
    1
  2553. ย @brega6286ย  - I'm not worried. I believe in the Laws of Cause and Effect.
    1
  2554. I don't know about that, but having grown up in Oakland 50+ years ago, I know criminal coddling was going on then, and I see the cause and effect of that now.
    1
  2555. What makes you think he will? If God cared, he wouldn't allow the homeless situation in the first place!
    1
  2556. ย @notorious1460ย  - as someone who nearly became homeless myself, I have zero respect for an all-powerful ever-present Deity that allows such situations. If he won't even fix a relatively minor problem, why should we trust him with eternity?
    1
  2557. ย @notorious1460ย  - whatever...
    1
  2558. Normally, it's not nice to laugh at fools, but in this case, it's called foe. What about the businesses that went before them???
    1
  2559. That's an insult to nuts!
    1
  2560. And what did the founders of BLM do with the donations? ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜ƒ
    1
  2561. Best comment!
    1
  2562. If you can afford to live in Oakland, you're rich. It will also be your problem.
    1
  2563. This is no joke, you guys. A bunch of nasty anarchy was happening in CHOP and CHAZ in downtown Seattle last summer. Even when I lived there over 20 years ago, I knew someone who had cleaned up his life, only to be kidnapped, robbed, and held overnight by his former comrades.
    1
  2564. โ€‹ย @lookilookibuthearingtooiย  - excellent point!
    1
  2565. A friend of mine contracted it, in the 1980s! She recovered, through treatment by a doctor.
    1
  2566. Or they'll set up a market on the sidewalk and sell it back to her.
    1
  2567. So did I! ๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  2568. As for drugs, they can solve the problem by flooding the streets with pure stuff.
    1
  2569. Sure, if you don't plan for it and save.
    1
  2570. ย @CZ999XDzย  - Mt late husband did the same thing.
    1
  2571. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’จ
    1
  2572. โ€‹ย @happybeans415ย - because you don't know what's in the product.
    1
  2573. Especially stolen ones!
    1
  2574. I wouldn't judge this whole country by Detroit.
    1
  2575. Drop a bomb.
    1
  2576. They're getting off to a good start. Actually, they're a little slow...
    1
  2577. In Detroit, homeless people are safer on the streets. Criminals hide dead bodies in the abandoned houses.
    1
  2578. The cartels can also steal from the businesses and resell it at a much lower price.
    1
  2579. HabsCanada - it's the Land of the Free, but the Home of the Brave.
    1
  2580. Actually, it's nothing new.
    1
  2581. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  2582. That might not be a bad idea. It certainly curbs theft in the Middle East!
    1
  2583. Good luck with that! THEY don't need a motive, and if they're arrested, they'll immediately be released, and a riot will be held in the cop's honor.
    1
  2584. โ€‹ย @RenlangRenย - since when has NYC had a high vacancy rate?
    1
  2585. Good point!
    1
  2586. Unfortunately, corrupt ballots make legitimate voting ineffective. Newsome got a recall election, and they put so many unknown names on the ballot that he won again.
    1
  2587. โ€‹@Novastar.SaberCombat - thanks for correcting the self-righteous poster. The good news is that you don't have to depend solely on luck; constant planning for the near and distant future can prevent homelessness. BTW, how can people money when they're living paycheck to paycheck?
    1
  2588. Smart!
    1
  2589. The American Dream still exists. You just have to wake up and work for it.
    1
  2590. ย @yeahhbuddy3932ย  - what's the joke? I don't live like this. That's because I work to avoid it.
    1
  2591. ย @yeahhbuddy3932ย  - I care. That's all that matters. Anyone who cares enough can escape these circumstances, but that's up to them.
    1
  2592. ย @yeahhbuddy3932ย  - so they goof off in high school and have kids they can't afford, and it's the government's responsibility to make up for their bad choices. But like you said, who cares?
    1
  2593. ย @yeahhbuddy3932ย  - alright, so you can't afford to commute to a school in Finland by Learjet! Neither can the vast majority of Americans, including Bill Gates when he was in high school. So please explain why most American cities are not like Flint. I made a bunch of stupid decisions when I was younger. Yes, I had to pay for them. I too had to support myself on minimum wage - part time, at that! As I grew older and wiser, I learned the laws of Cause and Effect. Currently, I work as a substitute teacher. I see what goes on in these schools, how the students goof off, passing up one opportunity after another, then blame the DOE on the outcome. So I got a view of the mistakes I made in high school and college, because of my negative attitude and sense of entitlement. I tell you now: it's all BULLS#IT!!! Government taxes at least keep most ghetto people off the streets; if they want a better life than Flint, it's up to them to provide it for themselves.
    1
  2594. ย @yeahhbuddy3932ย  - surprise! Finland has a poor and homeless population, too. While it's less than America's, it's not much less. Our poverty rate is 12%, while Finland's is 5%. However, according to this Wikipedia article, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_homeless_population America's homeless rate is 0.17%, while Finland's is 0.13%. And you're far more likely to freeze to death in Finland! Ultimately, it's not just what you have - it's what you do with it.
    1
  2595. ย @davehenderson3739ย  - that's their problem, not the Mom & Pop store owners. No one owes them risking life and business just so they can eat.
    1
  2596. Eyes wide shut!
    1
  2597. No, they're sitting back, laughing and enjoying the debacle.
    1
  2598. Me, too! And I'm from there!
    1
  2599. ย @Nicholas_Terryย  - ouch! Unfortunately, I have to agree. This hurts me, because I once had to deal with the Seattle police when I did something highly illegal, due to a nervous breakdown. They were VERY nice, saying they wanted to help me. This whole antifa scene breaks my heart.
    1
  2600. I understand a quarter of the houses in Detroit are abandoned. You can drive through whole neighborhoods with hardly any residents. Is Philadelphia that bad?
    1
  2601. โ€‹@jbr84tx - in the 80s and 90s, I lived in West Palo Alto. In 1988, East Palo Alto was the murder capital of the US, with 19 murders in a population of 25,000. The Amish community there really needs to get its fixation on gun technology under control!
    1
  2602. ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜„
    1
  2603. Huey Newton, founder of the Black Panthers, murdered a 16 year old prostitute because she "didn't show proper respect".
    1
  2604. โ€‹ย @lifeinpodunkville543ย - OOHHHHH! I understand military recruitment is down because of LGBTQ marketing. So we'll see how this goes!
    1
  2605. It's not necessarily welfare: it's what people do with it. Welfare was meant for people who are down on their luck through no fault of their own. Nobody's forcing anyone to "take the easy way out" and get pregnant, instead of staying in school and learning job skills. Anyone who doesn't learn solid job skills can expect employment insecurity, and only fools would bring innocent lives into the world under those circumstances.
    1
  2606. What do you suppose happens when they try?
    1
  2607. ย @RADIUMGLASSย  - some do. Check out the black owned businesses that get looted during riots.
    1
  2608. A lot of good. You can spend it now.
    1
  2609. I saw them once in Oakland, when I was 11 years old.
    1
  2610. A similar thing happened to me, 50 years ago. I was in the 7th grade when I was ganged up on in PE class and given a black eye. Since I was being constantly bullied, it was easier for the teacher and staff to blame me. I was pulled out of Oakland public schools and sent to a Christian school, which was a HUGE improvement. My experience is by no means isolated. That same year, an Asian boy from my school was bullied to the point where he snapped and stabbed someone with a butter knife in the cafeteria, resulting in death. His parents sent him to Hong Kong, to live with relatives. Skyline High was one of the better schools back then, though I don't know if that's the case now. It was the school for drugs, while Oakland High was the school for violence. At least you could say no to drugs, but every once in awhile, a story would be in the news about a high achieving student freaking out because someone slipped LSD in his milk when his back was turned.
    1
  2611. I visited Hot Springs last summer, staying in Symes Hotel. We all had a great time!
    1
  2612. What country is this?
    1
  2613. More like, who's the father?
    1
  2614. I see your point, but consider Columbine High School.
    1
  2615. Except since New York doesn't get earthquakes, the buildings aren't up to code.
    1
  2616. ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜ƒ
    1
  2617. Hey, look on the bright side. He's been drug-free nearly 5 years. Hasn't committed any more crimes, either.
    1
  2618. โ€‹@All7isone - there are zip codes in Oakland CA that can't even get mail delivery. Residents have to pick it up at the post office.
    1
  2619. ย @asphaltjungle5943ย  & Mack Winn - paranoia will destroy ya! George Floyd is DEAD!!! Do you really believe he has the discipline to lay low for 3 5 years???
    1
  2620. Please post a link!
    1
  2621. I can vouch for that; I'm from there. Getting out of there soon as I turned 18 is the best decision I ever made!
    1
  2622. ย Gangsta Maccย  - or from killing each other.
    1
  2623. It doesn't work anymore. When the riffraff is priced out, they have nowhere to go, so they stay where they are and become homeless.
    1
  2624. ย @cjones3710ย  - what do you suggest?
    1
  2625. The residents can find out by using their own sweat equity. At least they only have to worry about drive-by shootings, instead of bombs.
    1
  2626. They were arguing over who had the most notoriety. What is more notorious than being a murderer? One problem; he can't rub his victory in his rival's face.
    1
  2627. In Vegas, of all places! With Lake Mead drying up, properties there will be worthless in a few years.
    1
  2628. ย @212cabooseย  - maybe they didn't. Newsome won the reelection through corrupt means.
    1
  2629. Depends on how high the K index is. I saw a spectacular one in Seattle, August of 2000. The K index was 7.
    1
  2630. You have some valid points, here. I used to be a devout Christian; inadvertently joining a cult turned me into an atheist. I do not advocate rebelling against religion; that is what brings on mental illness. However, I believe it's perfectly OK to replace religion with science. After all, religion was originally used to explain the unexplainable. As science advanced, it proved some points true, and others false. Religion needs to be open minded enough to accept new discoveries. Being rigid can bring on mental illness just as readily as rebellion.
    1
  2631. There's also Tranq.
    1
  2632. Rest in pieces?
    1
  2633. Yes.
    1
  2634. ๐ŸŽผ I left my pheart ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’จ in San Fran$hitco. ๐ŸŽถ
    1
  2635. Yes, but PLEASE don't feed them this crap!
    1
  2636. Same with the Amish...
    1
  2637. ย @Jonascordย  - does that include Vancouver, WA?
    1
  2638. Haley 2024.
    1
  2639. Either way, you can take your sweet time.
    1
  2640. Speaking of God and Jesus, back in 1991, a Christian co-worker showed me an article saying Proctor & Gamble had sold its soul to the devil. The proof was, the number 666 was imprinted on all its products. I went home and looked at my P&G products; none had that imprint. Later on, the news revealed this was a rumor started by a couple in the Los Angeles area that sold Amway products. Proctor & Gamble wound up suing them.
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  2641. Pure stuff!
    1
  2642. After they get the gift card: "Ha ha! Fooled ya!" Then they run off.
    1
  2643. "I have a dream that people will be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character..."
    1
  2644. Growing up in California, my brother and I used to joke you could drive Interstate 5 in Central Valley, fall asleep, and wake up without drifting off the highway. When I lived in Southern California as an adult, the LA traffic jams were so bad, you could do the same. Apparently Tesla is catching up with California.
    1
  2645. Thank goodness!
    1
  2646. As in ๐Ÿ’ฃ๐Ÿ’ฅ
    1
  2647. ๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  2648. Interesting question. Maybe it's how and where they recruit. I have noticed Jehovah's Witnesses tend to be heavily multicultural.
    1
  2649. I think they meant taking videos to post on social media.
    1
  2650. You're probably not homeless. You work hard to maintain your standard of living.
    1
  2651. Gender bender bathing suits.
    1
  2652. ๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  2653. Not necessarily. I heard Newsome's recall election was rigged.
    1
  2654. ๐Ÿ’”
    1
  2655. Right! It should be a penny more, at $60.84!
    1
  2656. America never stopped being great.
    1
  2657. @king coats - they'll steal the plants from you.
    1
  2658. ๐Ÿฅด๐Ÿ˜ต๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿคฎ
    1
  2659. Including the land stolen from the natives in the first place???
    1
  2660. Maybe they'll steal from themselves and undercut theor own business by selling it cheaper on the street. ๐Ÿคช
    1
  2661. ย @garydonavon6866ย  - make your own videos!
    1
  2662. I have an uncle who is more crooked than Lombard Street in San Francisco. He married a widow, then stole her late husband's identity to launch fake businesses.
    1
  2663. It's no loss to me. I never liked Budweiser beer, anyway; it's too watery
    1
  2664. ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜„
    1
  2665. So is crime, but no one is doing anything about it.
    1
  2666. Really? How?
    1
  2667. I don't know - did they buy up Detroit?
    1
  2668. "Waste", not "waist." Learn to spell!
    1
  2669. We need to change the name from Los Angeles to Los Diablos.
    1
  2670. I think that's truer of Chicago.
    1
  2671. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  2672. They'll just move put to the suburbs.
    1
  2673. Yeah, that's really helping to keep the Asian community safe!
    1
  2674. Yes. It's dehydrated.
    1
  2675. All they have to do is follow the old laws already on the books.
    1
  2676. Unfortunately, you can get sued by the burglars for that. You may even be arrested.
    1
  2677. @Straight Facts - you can use it as long as it's true!
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  2678. ๐Ÿ’ž๐Ÿ’–โค๏ธ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’˜๐Ÿฉต๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’ I have LONG wanted to develop this type of AI!!! Unfortunately, I fell far short in schooling. But I am SO happy!!!
    1
  2679. It had a high crime rate 50 years ago, when I was growing up there. It's even worse today, with its maximum security prison atmosphere.
    1
  2680. ย @arthurbrumagem3844ย  - ๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿฅต
    1
  2681. If they don't come back, we'll know.
    1
  2682. That requires the parents support the teachers.
    1
  2683. The West Coast is boring because it's too well maintained.
    1
  2684. Except, the way he got in with the recall election is through corruption.
    1
  2685. ย @user-uy3eq5hg1sย  - find a way to give them pure drugs, to pick them off.
    1
  2686. That's an idea. The store can stay if they change their specialty. Glamorized porta-potties, maybe?
    1
  2687. ย @montanagal6958ย - apparently, they do!
    1
  2688. I'll believe it when I see it. After all, she's still there.
    1
  2689. They stone you when. you're living on the street. They stone you when you're walking your beat. They stone you when you're working at a mission. They stone you when you're a politician. But I would not feel so all alone. EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED!!!
    1
  2690. Sarcasm, I hope!
    1
  2691. ...song as old as rhyme, Booty is a Beast...
    1
  2692. I agree, but it seems to me having lived through his previous scandal, they should know better.
    1
  2693. Send them to Detroit. They can squat in those abandoned houses - if they dare.
    1
  2694. It's the same channel. He changed the name from Seattle Real Estate Podcast to News for Reasonable People about a year ago.
    1
  2695. @Dee Menย  - I get a list of the candidates, read up on them, make my selections, then go to the polls. I do not forswear myself to any political party. This often means voting for something other than Democrat or Republican. I realize that is essentially throwing away my vote, but being hard-core in either one risks being fleeced. Republican could mean voting for cult leader Trump, while KKK leader David Duke was on the Democrat ticket when he tried to run for President in 1979.
    1
  2696. So do I!
    1
  2697. Best comment!
    1
  2698. Stealing a few TVs should offset that.
    1
  2699. Leaving them dark will make them even more dangerous. Though as lawless as the place is, it probably won't make much difference.
    1
  2700. I thought Washington State didn't have tax.
    1
  2701. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  2702. 10 most abandoned properties in Detroit: http://motorcitymuckraker.com/2014/06/06/up-close-8-most-abandoned-neighborhoods-in-detroit/
    1
  2703. Actually, I think they would make a huge improvement on the place.
    1
  2704. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  2705. This is the worst video I've seen yet!
    1
  2706. Better yet, make HER a cop!
    1
  2707. At least Arizona has color. New Mexico is bland as all get-out.
    1
  2708. Who are the usual suspects? Japanese honor students struggling to afford wire for their electronics classes? ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  2709. ย @matarisambia8771ย  - not necessarily. He could take his GI money and new experience to move to a better place.
    1
  2710. ย @tvviewer4500ย  - yes it is. Today, it's worse.
    1
  2711. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  2712. Kind of like the fall of the Roman Empire bringing on the Dark Ages.
    1
  2713. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  2714. Oakland was sinking in the mire long before she was elected.
    1
  2715. Welcome to Detroit!
    1
  2716. No it doesn't. Chicago does.
    1
  2717. I agree, except for one thing. DO NOT DRIVE THERE!!! You may kiss your car - and possibly your life - goodbye.
    1
  2718. I disagree. I lived in the Seattle area for over 3 1/2 years. I absolutely LOVE it!!!
    1
  2719. ๐Ÿ˜„
    1
  2720. Especially if they're all men who had sex change operations.
    1
  2721. Yes. At first I thought he meant the city, but it's actually the name of the buildings.
    1
  2722. Go out around midnight to enjoy the Northern Lights.
    1
  2723. Somebody PLEASE give him 100 doses of heroin all at once!
    1
  2724. Why did the Christians hold their revival at Cal Anderson Park? Perhaps to celebrate the 5th annivarsary of George Floyd's sobriety?
    1
  2725. Yes. Did they ever clean that up?
    1
  2726. Best comment!
    1
  2727. By whose hand are black people dying?
    1
  2728. School free drug zone is more like it.
    1
  2729. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  2730. For starters, boycott the resellers.
    1
  2731. Hopefully he'll be made to do community service by feeding the homeless.
    1
  2732. I'm also surprised they weren't victims of a drive by shooting.
    1
  2733. What makes you think San Francisco, Berkeley, Richmond, and San Jose are any safer?
    1
  2734. ย @ahmedhumaisan8832ย  - so sorry to hear that! I'm from Oakland; I tore out of there like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18. Still, though, I hear stories of rampant car thefts in San Francisco and freeway shootings in the South Bay. Several years back, I heard of a girl attending her first high school prom in Richmond, and she was gang raped outside the gym. About 30 kids witnessed the crime, and no one called 911 or took pictures; they just ignored it. Even 50 years ago, Richmond had a worse reputation than Oakland.
    1
  2735. โ€‹ย @baquiqe8123ย  - I'd rather not take a chance.
    1
  2736. Wonder if that works in the ghetto.
    1
  2737. We ALL wish!!!
    1
  2738. I was born in Oakland in 1960, just a stone's throw from the hippie enclaves of Berkeley and San Francisco (pun unintended). Though I was too young to participate, I saw what was going on, and was fascinated by it. Woodstock happened shortly before my 9th birthday, but I was stuck in an East Oakland ghetto, and didn't even know about it until 2 years later! That pains me to this day. As an adult, I lived a small part of the hippie lifestyle. I sang and played guitar on the streets of San Francisco, Berkeley, and Venice Beach. I met a lot of interesting people, including street artists, other musicians, and particularly one father with 2 young daughters who lived in a painted bus and almost hired me to do beadwork for him. The 60a happened because it was a time of great prosperity. I understand you could work a minimum wage job for 6 months, save your money, then live off your savings the other half of the year while hitchhiking all over the country. But when I could do it, it was the 80s, when things were expensive and dangerous. We can bring back the hippie era - but we need prosperity to do so. When I retire, I'm going to do it to the FULLEST!!! P.S. I'm leaving drugs out of it. They destroy character and health. I'm getting high on life instead!
    1
  2739. ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜€
    1
  2740. โ€‹ย @jonthehermit8082ย - with a BA degree, perhaps...
    1
  2741. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ
    1
  2742. It was the Amish. A little technology, and they go crazy.
    1
  2743. Another one bites the dust.
    1
  2744. ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜
    1
  2745. โ€‹ย @JdeC1994ย  - I check out all of them. They provide great entertainment for me in the boring old fogey town where I now live. Gratitude for all there is - and all there isn't!
    1
  2746. I understand some people offer Ruin Porn tours.
    1
  2747. Go back to Africa.
    1
  2748. Maybe because they can't git mo' there!
    1
  2749. What if someone bought the high end goods on the street, only to get robbed?
    1
  2750. Meanwhile, Africa and South America are sitting pretty?
    1
  2751. And God is indifferent.
    1
  2752. ย @alvinanderson7944ย  - even 50 years ago, AC Transit had its problems. Once, my brother was riding the 72 line that goes down San Pablo Ave, and saw some guys sitting in the back, playing with a gun. When he got off the bus, he told the driver, who nervously said he knew. Another time, some guys kept ringing the bell, and the female driver would stop, but no one got off. Finally , she didn't stop, and the 2 guys physically attacked her. Fortunately, a cop was there to put a stop to it.
    1
  2753. Oh, no! I'm going to be vacationing in the Portland / Seattle area in a couple weeks. I hope I don't run into trouble!
    1
  2754. I'm glad you have some advantages.
    1
  2755. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜ƒ
    1
  2756. The government did not put a gun to their heads and force them to behave immorally, drop out of high school, and go on welfare! That program was for people like Richard Wright's mother, who was abandoned by her husband and faced starvation as a result (read his autobiography, "Black Boy"). Idiots who treat the welfare program as an easy way out have no one to blame but themselves.
    1
  2757. ย @candysweazey687ย  - I moved to Hawaii, too. I live on the Big Island.
    1
  2758. ย @candysweazey687ย  - so do I!
    1
  2759. Then he needs to change his target.
    1
  2760. Regarding coddling criminals - I remember back during the Vietnam War days, there was a popular poster that read, "What if they gave a war, and nobody came?" If cops can't arrest criminals, or risk their lives doing so, what if they refused to arrest citizens who defend themselves?
    1
  2761. Would YOU want to work as a cop here?
    1
  2762. Probably safer there!
    1
  2763. ย @waleyefish9026ย  - not necessarily. They could congratulate him for getting out.
    1
  2764. If they don't like the US, they can sell their Air Jordans and buy a one way ticket to Africa.
    1
  2765. Or age!
    1
  2766. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  2767. ย @LolRaptorย  - THANK YOU!!! Please tell us how to do this!
    1
  2768. "You can't win you can't lose, and you can't get out of the game.". - Scarecrow in The Wiz.
    1
  2769. Or books, or Father's Day cards.
    1
  2770. Hopefully he'll deport her to Haiti. Plenty of corrupt officials there.
    1
  2771. That's right. Workplace shootings happen, as well.
    1
  2772. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  2773. CLASSIC โ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  2774. That's awful! I live in Hawaii, and have been following the Lake Mead issues. (I'm originally from California, so I care.)
    1
  2775. Not all women are like that; I'm not. The women who go for bad boys are just as bad as the boys; they just live out their fantasies through them because they're too wimpy to do the actions themselves.
    1
  2776. ย james kellyย  - speaking for the hipsters, if you don't want us in your hood, no problem, we'll stay away. Actually, we can help you. You can also help yourselves, but obviously, that's not what you want. So go ahead, rot in your hood, and f**k yourselves.
    1
  2777. And blow it all on Bull$hit within months!
    1
  2778. Actually, domestic violence has gone up. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/world/coronavirus-domestic-violence.html
    1
  2779. ย @titsmcghee1086ย  - you're right. I escaped the hood soon as I turned 18. The only good part about living in a hood is getting out.
    1
  2780. ย @titsmcghee1086ย  - call it what you will. At least I can come and go as I please, and can sleep soundly in a bed instead of restlessly on the floor or in a bathtub.
    1
  2781. ย @titsmcghee1086ย  - great. I'm happy for you. Hopefully, you can use your success to help those in your hood to improve their lives.
    1
  2782. Is Gruesome Newsome female?
    1
  2783. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ Best comment!
    1
  2784. Oh, well - another one bites the dust.
    1
  2785. He was colorless - i.e., invisible.
    1
  2786. Better yet, an isolated place in Siberia. I wouldn't inflict those monstrosities on the poor Ukrainians.
    1
  2787. I doubt they're that organized. When a criminal is black, over 90% of the time, so is the victim.
    1
  2788. West Coast can't compare to the rest of the country. They make a point of keeping their environment clean.
    1
  2789. HORRORS!!!
    1
  2790. Home of the brave.
    1
  2791. "No gatherings of more than 10." Considering a lot of schools in Baltimore are ghost schools, that's probably all the students that are attending class, so there's no need to close.
    1
  2792. Hell!
    1
  2793. Saved from what? Not these hellholes, obviously.
    1
  2794. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Tell that to the homeless druggies!
    1
  2795. And caroling on streetcars....
    1
  2796. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  2797. With an iron blowtorch!
    1
  2798. They would hold a riot in the rioter's honor.
    1
  2799. Maybe she was that soldier 's ex girlfriend.
    1
  2800. The majority does NOT live like that! Instead, they work hard to avoid the situation.
    1
  2801. Over 90% of times, when a criminal is black, so is the victim.
    1
  2802. You guess right!
    1
  2803. The National Guard stopped the Rodney King riots.
    1
  2804. Bussed? Aren't they already there?
    1
  2805. When I lived in Seattle, the first thing I learned about it was, no matter how obvious an address location was, ALWAYS ask directions! I was told Seattle was designed by Denny, who was a drunkard. He must have been on one hell of a bender!
    1
  2806. Also, random shootings don't count as crime.
    1
  2807. If Gruesome Newsome gets elected again as a result, what happens to the illegals then? Will they be discarded, now that they've served thrir purpose?
    1
  2808. I wanted to retire in Portland. Then a good friend of mine said his sister did that, and her catalytic converter was stolen right out of her driveway. With all the craziness going on there, FORGET IT!!!
    1
  2809. Obviously it did him no good in this case.
    1
  2810. Me, too!
    1
  2811. Isn't that where Slab City is?
    1
  2812. When I lived in the Seattle area in the late 1990s, Boeing still pretty much ruled it. The economy was fragile there, and it was hardest hit during the 2001 recession; that's why I had to leave. Boeing has long ruled Seattle, and I have heard of its multiple layoffs. My theory is that it got its name because of that.
    1
  2813. At least you don't have violent junkies crowding the streets in Memphis. But it was bad even 100+ years ago.
    1
  2814. And that's the nice part! What about the risk you take going to and from work everyday?
    1
  2815. It sounds STUPID, regardless!!!
    1
  2816. Yes.
    1
  2817. ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜œ
    1
  2818. ย @Jianju69ย  - failure to protect their employees.
    1
  2819. Be careful! Elie Wiesel and his home town of Sighet also ignored what was goin on - and look what happened to them!
    1
  2820. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  2821. After Brokeland, they will be Croakland.
    1
  2822. โ€‹@rnettles6241 - seems to me it makes more sense to enjoy wildlife from the safety and comfort of a TV screen.
    1
  2823. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I know some homeless people. They're far more respectable than this!
    1
  2824. Maybe send them to Detroit? Even if they're criminals, they're not likely to make the place worse.
    1
  2825. Neither. He's in Oakland. He'd be better off in Mariupol.
    1
  2826. There is no vaccine. They simply test healthcare workers once a year.
    1
  2827. ย Google Userย  - if you were rich, you wouldn't live there!
    1
  2828. Crooked politicians.
    1
  2829. What city is this?
    1
  2830. Depends on where your business is located.
    1
  2831. Politicians who defund the police often hire them, on tax payer dollars, to guard their residences.
    1
  2832. ๐Ÿ˜ญ
    1
  2833. I lived a few blocks from there, when I was in high school back in the 70s. I used to walk there to visit the stores.
    1
  2834. ย @socalltdย  - what's wrong with public schools? Just because they goof off and make trouble while attending there doesn't mean the school is bad.
    1
  2835. ย @socalltdย  - ultimately, the value of a degree is the effort the student puts into it. No teacher can put a gun to someone's head and force that person to learn. I know a high school dropout (black woman) who took out early retirement on a $14,000 investment. I also met a Stanford student (white male) with a Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering who got his first job - packing boxes! Kids who goof off in school have no one to blame but themselves if they fail in life.
    1
  2836. Both!
    1
  2837. Except cops aren't allowed to arrest. They're demonized and defunded.
    1
  2838. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  2839. It also works the other way around. What about men with a whole bunch of baby mamas?
    1
  2840. Actually, I hear PLENTY about Chicongo. Especially during holiday weekends, when the body count rivals a war zone.
    1
  2841. Actually, I don't think it's that bad. Hoods of the Midwest and East Coast are far worse - they look as if they'd been bombed.
    1
  2842. ย #BAGLIFE MIKEย  - that's the purpose of these videos. Shows the worst of the worst.
    1
  2843. ย #BAGLIFE MIKEย  - WHERE???
    1
  2844. I'm considering buying a plot of land and putting tiny houses on it. Who do you recommend I talk with?
    1
  2845. It's cheap, anyway. Life there, I mean.
    1
  2846. Pure fentanyl! They'll go away for good!
    1
  2847. Probably not. Try mass looting.
    1
  2848. They no longer have a Hilton.
    1
  2849. Living out stereotypes is what keeps racism alive!
    1
  2850. ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ซ My father's 3rd wife lived crazily, then decided to clean up her act and join the JWs. They had 2 daughters together. She showed blatant favoritism to the first one. The younger one moved away and formed her own life. The older one went through a bunch of dysfunctional experiences, and when she realized Jehovah wasn't going to help her, she left the religion. She went from being the favorite to being disowned.
    1
  2851. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  2852. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜…
    1
  2853. I had to look that up to verify that it's true . My guess is that either they won't do it, or they will until they win the next election. P.S. I'm a black woman who grew upi n Oakland, CA. You couldn't pay me to have a baby there!
    1
  2854. Sounds like this us going to adversely affect Balti-morgue's business and tourism. Good! If all else fails, vote with your feet!
    1
  2855. The elderly. What a lowdown, dirty thing to do.
    1
  2856. That's Meatloaf.
    1
  2857. That may be surprising in Denver, but in various cities throughout the US, it's unfortunately common, because laws are so lax. Employees can be fired, or even arrested, for trying to stop looters - not to putting their lives in danger.
    1
  2858. It happened in Detroit.
    1
  2859. ๐Ÿคช๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜ƒ
    1
  2860. Thank you for clearing this up. According to my college experience, as long as you attend a campus in a safe town and avoid the keg party scene, the chances of getting raped are minimal. I've been to over a dozen campuses, and the only place I felt threatened was in Oakland CA. Even UC Berkeley wasn't that bad, though I would be reluctant to live in the dorms.
    1
  2861. No drugs!
    1
  2862. Makes too much sense.
    1
  2863. In Seattle, yes.
    1
  2864. He'd make more money as a rap artist .
    1
  2865. Defunded.
    1
  2866. ย @MarkJoseph81ย  - over 90% of the victims of black criminals are also black. That may explain King of the Night's reluctance to help the black community.
    1
  2867. ย Timothah Moloneย  - I see your point, but how is this helping your ancestors?
    1
  2868. ย Timothah Moloneย  - are you Native American?
    1
  2869. You can loot them for free.
    1
  2870. Outrageously wealthy blue-eyed blonds took over.
    1
  2871. ย @4chukwuebukaย  - ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  2872. Give them an overdose!!
    1
  2873. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  2874. Drowningly!
    1
  2875. I hope so, too! It would be poetic justice!
    1
  2876. I understand criminals hide bodies in those buildings. Usually, homeless people in those towns don't squat in them, for that reason.
    1
  2877. My financial advisor owned business properties in San Francisco, and he too dumped them during the pandemic. Smart move! I hope you live in a safe place. My financial advisor lives in Hilo.
    1
  2878. ย @01Lendaย  - why?
    1
  2879. According to this article, Detroit wins first place, while Baltimore ranks 4th. https://m.escapehere.com/destination/25-most-dangerous-cities-in-the-us-in-2020/ I don't find that too surprising. Murderers hide bodies in abandoned areas of Detroit, which is harder to do in Baltimore. Also, Baltimore has far more economical opportunities than Detroit.
    1
  2880. That's to avoid getting carjacked.
    1
  2881. โ€‹ย @propblast82ndย - their homeless population is Aldo highly intelligent. Their camps include swimming pools and tree houses.
    1
  2882. To those unaware, a teardrop tattoo means the person was raped in prison. The rapist puts it there to mark the victim as property.
    1
  2883. Why be sorry?
    1
  2884. Maybe the government is behind it! ๐Ÿคช
    1
  2885. ๐Ÿ’” ๐Ÿ˜ญ In the good old days of John Denver, Colorado had some of the strictest drug laws in the nation. This turn of events breaks my heart!
    1
  2886. ISIS is a cult.
    1
  2887. You went to college? Don't they teach students when to use upper and lower case letters, and punctuation? Actually, they do that in elementary school.
    1
  2888. Not exactly. But regarding a certain demographic of them, true.
    1
  2889. So they'll celebrate until the next one. Why waste the opportunity?
    1
  2890. ย @wkb8326ย  - you need to realize this man was born in 1930. Most people born that year - and many decades afterwards - were prudent enough to plan for their futures. Even if he wasn't, if he's rich enough to afford a car, surely he could fill the tank with gas, drive to a safe suburb, and apply for jobs there. So he has to claim some responsibility for what happened to him. This is as foolish as a woman strutting her stuff in Taliban country. If she knows it's barbarically sexist, she has no business going there in the first place.
    1
  2891. I'm a black woman who grew up on the West Coast (Oakland, CA) during the 1960s and 70s. As far as I knew, Jim Crow and red lining was not an issue; blacks could live anywhere they wanted to, as long as they could afford it. Even the worst ghettos were neat and clean. As far as I'm concerned, stats on crime are not racist. Back in the early 90s, an El Salvador man told me he was looking to buy a house in East Palo Alto, and black teens next door threatened to break his windows if he bought it. He told the owner, who said, "So that's why I haven't been able to sell the house ". I don't know the race of the owner, but if he's black, obviously the teens next door weren't going to grant him any favors as a result.
    1
  2892. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜น
    1
  2893. "Remember, this 50 million dollars is not going towards law enforcement. It's not going towards prosecuting the criminal element that is in the city of Chicago, making that area safer, thus driving down the crime rate, thus actually increasing for economic opportunity within that city." What do you suppose would happen if they did that? There would be riots over racist cops. I'm more concerned about the migrants being in danger than that sorry excuse for a community. If anything, the migrants will be an improvement. Let the blacks solve their own problems regarding crime by not producing so many criminals.!
    1
  2894. You know what I'm sayin'?
    1
  2895. Better yet, the KKK against the gangsters!
    1
  2896. "Send in the clowns. Don't bother; they're here." ~ from "A Little Night Music".
    1
  2897. Right. Just like you're not responsible for their safety.
    1
  2898. โ€‹ย @masoncooper8830ย  - sreggin also works.
    1
  2899. A flood of pure heroin?
    1
  2900. ย @Deathwish777ย  - no, I don't. How?
    1
  2901. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  2902. Burien.
    1
  2903. Check out Oakland!
    1
  2904. โ€‹ย @brianberggren846ย - best comment!
    1
  2905. Personally, I find this hilarious. Talk about poetic justice!
    1
  2906. And sell them for drugs.
    1
  2907. ย @up-uw4opย  - snow actually makes driving in that area safer. It's the crazed locals he has to worry about. It's safer because they hate snow and cold.
    1
  2908. ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  2909. Aw, shucks! Why not? ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  2910. This is nothing compared to these cheerleaders! https://youtu.be/s1FYul_ePtU
    1
  2911. It IS a war zone!
    1
  2912. By the looks of it, that already happened. ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  2913. โ€‹ย @mrnasty02106ย  - because they know better!
    1
  2914. They stone you when you party and get high. They stone you when you struggle to get by. They stone you when you keep guns on the shelf. They stone you when try to defend yourself. But I would not feel so all alone... EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED!!!
    1
  2915. I take this personally. When I lived in the Seattle area 25+ years ago, I was a member of a wonderful church where the pastor saved my life twice. Unfortunately, things didn't work out for me in that city, and I had to leave and watch helpless while my niece dropped out of high school to join a cult. Though this made me bitter against Christianity, I ABSOLUTELY DESPISE what these ultra-liberals have done to my favorite city!
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  2916. @joemcmillan2089 - What state did you move to?
    1
  2917. @joemcmillan2089ย  - you don't want to say the name of the state?
    1
  2918. โ€‹ย @georgeawestjr.9087ย - even if she was recalled, she'd use corrupt practices to stay in, like Newsome.
    1
  2919. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  2920. ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  2921. No it's not. It's the bullet's fault. Sure, the gun sprouted legs and walked over there, but the bullet took aim.
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  2922. โ€‹ย @Doubt9Itย  - $250,000 can buy a lot of drugs!
    1
  2923. Rest in pieces!
    1
  2924. Soylent Green?
    1
  2925. Ebonics.
    1
  2926. A quarter of homeless people have jobs. They just don't earn enough to afford rent.
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  2927. Dead drug addicts in nursing homes? I despise nursing homes, but that's a new low!
    1
  2928. Only a corrupt person would be crazy enough to be a cop in Oakland. No sane person would waste honest efforts there!
    1
  2929. โ€‹ย @benjamindover7399ย  - what country do you live in?
    1
  2930. ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ
    1
  2931. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  2932. Laura and her family battled diphtheria, scarlet fever, and the mysterious fever and ague which they didn't even know was malaria. All this while Native Americans were being wiped out.
    1
  2933. ย @nasusanusย  - Devil's Night accomplishes this. That's why the city allows it.
    1
  2934. I saw the Rolling Stones at the L.A. Coliseum in October 1981.
    1
  2935. A friend of mine became homeless in Portland. She was living in Kona, Hawaii, and decided to move to Portland because there were better job opportunities there. She bounced from one job and living situation to another. She cheated on her taxes, and as a result, had to work under the table. She had 3 wealthy boyfriends; one died and left her a house. She sold it and blew the proceeds in one year. It was shortly after that she became homeless. Boyfriend #2 was kind, but she treated him like $#it, so he got taken over by a domineering woman, removing him from the picture. The remaining boyfriend was a monster who had threatened her life; after 6 months of homelessness, she returned to him until she could get a live-in job. The moral to this story is, you can't afford to just drift through life. You must plan and prepare for every major move, and even a lot of minor ones. Falling into homelessness is easier than most people realize!
    1
  2936. Alright, let's mind our own business. Build a wall around the ghetto, remove all the cops, and let the citizens do whatever they want with zero repercussions. Let natural selection run its course.
    1
  2937. Judging by the thumbnail, I'm sure it is. ๐Ÿ˜œ
    1
  2938. Car accidents and suicide. For most people 24 and under, homicide is the 3rd leading cause of death. For black males, it's the 1st. And in over 90% of the cases, the murderer is also a black male.
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  2939. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  2940. It's easy to bash capitalism when you're either too rich for it to affect you, or you're really poor, reaping welfare benefits.
    1
  2941. Actually, property taxes are very high in Detroit, because so few people pay them.
    1
  2942. And if the Foo $hits, wear it. ๐Ÿคช
    1
  2943. No, because they're defunded.
    1
  2944. "Independence" Day.
    1
  2945. Why should they waste money where it will not be appreciated?
    1
  2946. Rebel! Get solar power!
    1
  2947. WTF???
    1
  2948. I agree with everything you said, except the last part. Getting drunk or high only makes the person more vulnerable - plus it costs money.
    1
  2949. โ€‹ย @jasonc5684ย - I think he was referring to the 1973 movie Soylent Green.
    1
  2950. I'm a black woman. If a white mob approached me like that, I'd loudly announce they weren't doing me any favors. If the mob was black, I'd tell them to prove they really believe black lives matter by showing some morals - and manners.
    1
  2951. Except the votes are corrupt!๐Ÿ˜ข
    1
  2952. โ€‹ย @garyedwards3269ย - ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  2953. Trump can build a wall around it, and flood the place with KKK.
    1
  2954. I thought George Floyd was gone. Apparently he returned as a 17 year old girl.
    1
  2955. I thought George Floyd was gone. Apparently he returned as a 17 year old girl.
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  2956. Good luck! Just remember, looks can be deceiving!
    1
  2957. The Chinese can use martial arts to drive them out.
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  2958. Or bear mace.
    1
  2959. According to Kim Fox - mutual combat!
    1
  2960. This sounds MUCH worse than the 80s. I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area then, and visited Oakland numerous times. Though there were 13 ganga in East Oakland and 3 in West Oakland, it didn't have the maximum security prison aura that it had the last time I was there, in 2004. Even then, it didn't have the rampant looting, violent crime, and dozens of shantytown homeless camps it does now.
    1
  2961. I've worked in those, as a CNA. I FULLY agree!
    1
  2962. Probably just as corrupt as she is.
    1
  2963. How about Croakland?
    1
  2964. It does, in Houston.
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  2965. ย @MissJuneBennettย  - I didn't know Willie Owens went blind as well. All I know about Nellie is that she married, moved to Oregon Territory, then separated from her husband.
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  2966. ย @bazookajoethompson3407ย  - they'd have to be crazy high to do it!
    1
  2967. Better yet, a snail. Pass the salt!
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  2968. โ€‹ย @D-Fens_1632ย  - ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  2969. โ€‹ย @moxiemaxie3543ย - those are the more civilized ones.
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  2970. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜†
    1
  2971. No problem. Enjoy to your heart's content. At least you have sense enough to do it virtually, instead of actually using drugs. After awhile, it will all look the same to you, you'll get bored, and move on either your health, sanity, and reputation intact. P.S. I used to do the same thing, obsessing over videos of abandoned neighborhoods in Detroit.
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  2972. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  2973. This version would be more appropriate: Calling out around the world Are you ready for a brand new beat? Summer's here and the time is right For rioting in the street They're rioting in Chiraq-cago (rioting in the street) Down in Crude Orleans (rioting in the street) In New Gomorrah City (rioting in the street) All we need is ammo, plenty of ammo, There'll be looting everywhere There'll be destroying, spray painting, and rap music playing Rioting in the street Oh, it doesn't matter what you wear Just as long as you are there So come on, everybody, grab a gun, Everywhere around the coun-try They'll be rioting (rioting in the street) They're rioting in the street (rioting in the street) It's an invitation across the nation A chance for folks to meet There'll be macing, screaming, and batons swinging Rioting in the street Filth-adelphia, PA (rioting in the street) Balti-morgue and D.Ceased. now (rioting in the street) Can't forget the Murder City (rioting in the street) All we need is ammo, plenty of ammo, There'll be looting everywhere There'll be destroying, spray painting, and rap music playing Rioting in the street Oh, it doesn't matter what you wear Just as long as you are there So come on, everybody, grab a gun, Everywhere around the coun-try They're rioting They're rioting in the street (rioting in the street) Way down in Los Diablos (rioting in the street) Every day, they're rioting in the street (rioting in the street) Let's form a big, strong line (rioting in the street) Get in time, we're rioting in the street (rioting in the street) Across the ocean blue (rioting in the street) Me and you, we're rioting in the street (rioting in the street)
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  2974. I wouldn't go there - and I'm black.
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  2975. You're not a girl. At age 28, you're a WOMAN!!! A mature adult, not a warped overgrown child!
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  2976. Maybe he just looks 70, because of drug use.
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  2977. My college best friend, who is Navajo, was a huge fan of Louis L'amour.
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  2978. ย Nick Trybullย  - what's racist about it?
    1
  2979. That's because they'll be too meek to refuse it.
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  2980. So did I! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  2981. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  2982. She didn't need to call violence. It's already there.
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  2983. Ain't it time!
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  2984. They stone you when you party and get high. They stone you when you struggle to get by. They stone you when you keep guns on the shelf. They stone you when try to defend yourself. But I would not feel so all alone... EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED!!!
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  2985. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  2986. ย @nerychristianย  - not in San Francisco!
    1
  2987. This has been happening since 1967, long before Trump came onto the scene.
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  2988. What happened to my beloved California? ๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ˜ญ I remember hiking through the Coastal Mountains once, drinking a soda. I threw the empty can in a waste bin. I was told off for not finding a recycling bin. I said some homeless person could fish it out and recycle it. Ah, for the good old days!
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  2989. His real mistake was setting up business in Oakland in the first place. Reopening means next time he gets robbed, that's on him. "Fool me once; shame on you. Fool me twice; shame on me."
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  2990. SHHHHH!!!!
    1
  2991. LGBTQ doesn't produce inbreeding. Polygamy does.
    1
  2992. ๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  2993. I'm wondering - is the current thick smoke over Chicago lowering the crime rate? After all, nobody wants to go outside right now.
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  2994. โ€‹ย @Lehannaย - I prefer it in real life.
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  2995. You mean the bomb wasn't enough?
    1
  2996. I too had a phobia of earthquakes, until I lived through this one. I realize it's highly unlikely I'll ever experience such a major one again, so they don't scare me so much now.
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  2997. โ€‹@kateshiningdeer3334 - the girls commit crimes, too. Back in 2020, a gang of girls formed a flash mob and looted a bunch of stores in Philadelphia.
    1
  2998. Excellent point! It's so easy to pass judgment whe you don't have all the facts. Most elder abuse is a result of children who have been abused, and now it's payback time. Notice the perpetrators are grandchildren. Where are their parents? Who raised them?
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  2999. Maybe skip the retrofits, put the homeless in there, and let the next Big One solve the problem.
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  3000. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3001. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜œ
    1
  3002. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ My friend in California told ne about Newsome's recall election. They put a whole bunch of unknowns on the ballot, guaranteeing he would win.
    1
  3003. "Oh mmm I know a placeย  Ain't nobody cryin'ย  Ain't nobody worriedย  Ain't no smilin' facesย  Mmm, no noย  Lyin' to the racesย  Help me, come on, come onย  Somebody, help me now (I'll take you there)." Are we there yet?
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  3004. How about Haley?
    1
  3005. Maybe the Anheuser-Busch company will hire the hit man, because s/he is responsible for their plunging stock.
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  3006. Saved from WHAT???
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  3007. Also, a lot of robberies.
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  3008. What's wrong with Blackfoot? They're native there.
    1
  3009. โ€‹@robertpatti3138 - unfortunately, his corrupt @$$ will find a way.
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  3010. It is for these very reasons there are so many homeless people. They can't afford anything.
    1
  3011. "Tell me junkie, if you're able, Are you laying your cards on the table? Are you happy when you stick a needle in your vein? You better tell your story fast. And if you lie, it will come to pass!" ~Jesus Children of America, 1973.
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  3012. I, too, lived there in the 70s. I tore out of there like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18.
    1
  3013. Much better to cut to the chase. Build a wall around the ghetto, remove all the cops, and let the citizens do whatever they want with zero repercussions. Let natural selection run its course.
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  3014. โ€‹@BlacksRuinEverything - do you hire 86 year olds?
    1
  3015. ย @williamryan9195ย  - blacksruineverything said get a jog. He was the one I was addressing.
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  3016. What do you call a man in a casket who died jn front of a fast food restaurant? Jack in the Box.
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  3017. And even if they do! Nancy Pelosi's husband was recently attacked in their own home.
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  3018. Just cut to the chase and give them pure fentanyl!
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  3019. Brands???
    1
  3020. OUCH!!!!!!!!!
    1
  3021. It contains Vitamin S - as in stupid.
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  3022. Thanks - I was wondering!
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  3023. 3,500 shootings with 650 killed - THIS YEAR! And the year is only 3/4 gone!
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  3024. โ€‹ย @bluechex7881ย - even if you're black!
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  3025. That's disgusting! The stores should just boycott those locations!
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  3026. Jesus is sure helping those immigrants, isn't he?
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  3027. Then instead of being crippled, you'd be dead.
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  3028. @juanmontoya6622ย - true. Buying a bungalow in East Oakland could be an excellent investment sometime in the future. On the other hand, it could be a catastrophe; look at Detroit. It's a matter of whether or not you're willing to take that risk.
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  3029. Or doing a slo-mo past the sidewalks. ๐Ÿ’ฉ๐Ÿ’ฉ๐Ÿ’ฉ
    1
  3030. He might be able to write it off as a loss.
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  3031. ๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฟ
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  3032. Detroit. 'Nuff said.
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  3033. Hey Yo - I know exactly what you mean. I was born and raised in Oakland. You don't see half bombed slums there because West Coast culture greatly frowns on trashed properties. However, that does not prevent Oakland from consistently being one of the most dangerous cities in the US. Today, the 2 bedroom 1 bath bungalows in East Oakland go for $400,000. Usually, outrageously priced properties drive out crime, but it's not working in Oakland. Soon as I turned 18, I tore out of there like a bat our of hell. To this day, it's the best decision I ever made!
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  3034. Seattle homeless are SMART!!! First it's a swimming pool, then a tree house, and now explosions! What will they think of, next?
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  3035. It sure ain't caring.
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  3036. I could add another verse to that, but it would break obscenity laws.
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  3037. Hopefully he'll get out of Chicago before that happens.
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  3038. Discipline is not enough. Parents need to practice moral behavior as well.
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  3039. @user-vg6vj5qh9qย  - thank you for telling your adventures! I have old books listing hostels, and was fascinated by the large number in Jasper and Banff, especially with their proximity to hot springs. Unfortunately, living far away in California and being poor, I was unable to visit. Now I live even farther away, in Hawaii. Hopefully it will all still be there when I get a chance to visit.
    1
  3040. ย @cheeseofgoat13ย  - not that anyone asked, but I happen to be a black woman. If living responsibly in a positive environment, and contributing to it, instead of being a parasite in a slum and popping out a pack of bastard criminals makes me a racist, so be it.
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  3041. I don't think so. You need to check out his Detroit / Philadelphia / Baltimore videos.
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  3042. ย @BradD-qc4epย  - I wouldn't know, I'm not into video games. All I know is, they all look like war zones.
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  3043. And all the business conventions should strike!
    1
  3044. Yes it has - for the worse. I understand it was a $hithole as far back as World War One.
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  3045. So they can be shot on campus instead?
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  3046. The video speaks for itself.
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  3047. No one puts a gun to anyone's head and makes them use drugs.
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  3048. Yes.
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  3049. There's a reason why it's named HIGH Street...
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  3050. ย james cย  - thanks for listing these. There is also the Electric Forest festival at the end of June in Rodbury Michigan.
    1
  3051. I'm black, and I grew up in Oakland. The local community doesn't give a flying f**k. That's why I tore out of there like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18.
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  3052. Can you stop at a red light? I read about a guy who did that in Gary, and a cop pulled him over and told him never to do that there, or he could get carjacked.
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  3053. ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ซ
    1
  3054. I hope so!
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  3055. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  3056. Great idea! Especially if police response time is slow.
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  3057. There were 15 arrests, but they could be right back out at this moment.
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  3058. People have been talking about the End of the World since the Beginning of the World.
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  3059. You guys - TRUMP is a criminal cult leader. Aren't there other Republicans to vote for?
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  3060. Best comment!
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  3061. Hunger strike? Over those prisons? I'm surprised they care.
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  3062. Shucks! Why wouldn't businesses want to host seminars in Chiraq? Seems to me the constant threat of being hit by a bullet would keep them awake during all those boring meetings!
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  3063. Obama tried, but the city government stole the money he gave.
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  3064. About a dozen. They trade places every year.
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  3065. They will be, when they become victims of crime.
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  3066. Hot enough to burn his thighs, so he can sue.
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  3067. THIS IS F****ED UP!!! Tourists and businesses nees to boycott the city until it does something about the crime rate!
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  3068. We no longer curse people by telling them to go to hell. We tell them to go to Oakland instead.
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  3069. I lived in the Seattle area from 1997 - 2001. I loved it at first sight. I find this video shocking and horrifying. It's like I wouldn't recognize it if I visited today.
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  3070. They certainly have the manpower!
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  3071. Maybe this is why Baltimore has so many ghost schools. Either the kids stay away to keep safe, or they get picked off.
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  3072. They stone you when you party and get high. They stone you when you struggle to get by. They stone you when you keep guns on the shelf. They stone you when try to defend yourself. But I would not feel so all alone... EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED!!!
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  3073. Yes.
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  3074. โ€‹ย @gavingibson8965ย  - Camden?
    1
  3075. And more landslides.
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  3076. ย @CharlieBo313ย  ๐Ÿ˜น๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚ I find purpose in watching your videos. They make me grateful for all there is in my life - and all there isn't.
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  3077. Uh - slightly.
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  3078. I wouldn't blame Target. I would blame the revolving door policies that set repeat criminals free.
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  3079. Right about what? Attempting to overthrow the government?
    1
  3080. It's ray-ciss.
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  3081. I just saw a headline stating Columbia University is canceling their commencement ceremony due to these protests. Unfortunately, you have a strong point!
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  3082. Plenty of Californians are angry. There was a recall election; Gruesome Newsome won again, through corruption.
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  3083. Kilauea is NOT 22,000 feet tall!
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  3084. Especially in that part of it!
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  3085. This story sickens me. I'm sorry about what happened to your neighbor. Actually, something like that is far more likely to happen to a black woman. Back during the 2020 riots, a black woman who owned a business in downtown Chicago closed shop to attend a BLM rally. She returned to find her store burned and looted. You say piss on BLM - I say ๐Ÿ’ฉ on them!
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  3086. thiery572 - no, he's probably a little scared.
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  3087. Best comment!
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  3088. Electrify the pole, so anyone who touches it gets zapped.
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  3089. I grew up in Oakland during the 1960s and 70s. Though it wasn't anywhere near as bad then, I saw this coming. As a child, I saw how they coddled and made excuses for schoolyard bullies. Now, 2 generations later (3 by ghetto standards), you see the results. The gas station owner said he was going to rebuild and pray. He is a FOOL! He needs to GTFO of Oakland! I fid, Doon as I turned 18. It is the best decision I ever made!
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  3090. โ€‹ย @DebraJohnsonย  - blacks from the Caribbean suffered far worse, yet they were able to figure out the key to success.
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  3091. A few weeks ago,I heard the Seattle police arrested a bunch of looters. Do you believe Seattle will clean up its act?
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  3092. I hope it doesn't spread there! When I lived in the Seattle area, I attended church in Bellevue. Actually, even then (in the 90s), the church was broken into, but they keep no money there overnight. Also my pastor, who lived in Bothell at the time, suffered a home burglary. I kniw Seattle has gotten a lot worse since then; I just hope it doesn't spread to that degree in Bellevue.
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  3093. ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3094. Look at San Francisco. For that matter, look at Oakland. Criminals burglarize multimillion dollar mansions in the hills at 2am, and get off scott free.
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  3095. I doubt it. They'll just file bankruptcy, like Detroit.
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  3096. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  3097. The conspiracy may be real, but it only works on those dumb enough to fail for it. Whitey doesn't put a gun to their heads and make them immoral idiot druggies.
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  3098. ARE YOU CRAZY???!!! I grew up in Oakland during the 1960s and 70s, when it wasn't nearly as bad. I tore out of there like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18. You couldn't pay me any amount of money to live there, now!
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  3099. The problem is the local government. It's not the President's fault!
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  3100. Best yet, take your business elsewhere and leave the rabid beasts to fend for themselves!
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  3101. ย @eldridgedavisย  - speaking of "racism", a Detroit native once told me about a black man who tried to rob a party store at gunpoint. The Arab owner, who weighed 400 pounds, tackled him to the floor and sat on him, suffocating him to death. LOL! I guess it beats the humiliation of walking around with a cutoff right hand for the rest of his life...
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  3102. @john a - not necessarily. Plenty of areas in the world, even California, are wonderful. I escaped the ghetto (Oakland). The most important thing is to not take it with you when you go.
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  3103. Excellent question!
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  3104. R-Mon Damage - no they didn't. Some corrupt politicians stole them.
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  3105. How is $1,000 supposed to help artists? Homeless people make more than that!
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  3106. @ReasonableNews - do you think perhaps Newsome is getting a kickback from the drug cartels, which explains why he's being so lax on crime?
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  3107. Why do you hate to say it? You'd be playing it smart!
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  3108. ๐ŸŽฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3109. No problem. Build a wall around the ghetto, remove all the cops, and let the citizens do whatever they want with zero repercussions. Let natural selection run its course.
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  3110. ย @ppinmouth2649ย  - America's not that bad. Just certain sections of it.
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  3111. ย @ppinmouth2649ย  - duh, whut? I am fully aware the ghettos are in America. I am even more fully aware most of America is not ghetto. I escaped the ghetto when I was 18, so I should know.
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  3112. ๐Ÿ’ค๐Ÿ‘ฎโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’ค
    1
  3113. They're also targeting Asians in wealthy neighborhoods. Nowhere in Oakland is safe. They average 2 carjackings a day. I say, don't even visit!
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  3114. I saw a bungalow in San Francisco listing g for $600k. San Francisco is supposed to be the most expensive, rivaling Manhattan.
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  3115. โ€‹ย @woodswalย  - thank you! Best comment!
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  3116. dennisjazzy2004ds Hi, I am a Singaporean and I found the way you put it very humorous. But really, I think in Singapore, we actually want to be like San Francisco. We see your city as vibrant, beautiful, culturally iconic and of course the freedom to express yourself and be yourself. When I was young in Singapore, now I am 56, I always hummed the tune "Are you going to San Francisco, be sure to put some flowers in your hair, in the street of San Francisco....". Singapore cannot hold a candle to SF. Happy Thanksgiving!
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  3117. @dennisjazzy2004ds - if this was 30 years ago, I could see your point. But the city is far from enviable today. Now, it's the San Franciscans who are envious of Singapore!
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  3118. Or Baby Shark!
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  3119. 200. My guess is that it's a result of drug use.
    1
  3120. HE has him working! Why didn't he save for retirement when he was younger? At least he should have had sense enough to get a job somewhere safer!
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  3121. Hiw do you know what he voted for?
    1
  3122. ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜€
    1
  3123. They'll probably do a lot better with those benefits than the locals!
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  3124. ย @priyankadsa3488ย  and blessedup - sounds like agoraphobia.
    1
  3125. Anyone who believes money can't buy happiness doesn't know where to shop.
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  3126. Assuming it hasn't been shut off! https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/12/detroit-water-shutoffs-unpaid-bills-coronavirus
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  3127. โ€‹ย @phillipchan6919ย - YOU open a 711 on such an area, and hire blacks!
    1
  3128. Math is ray-ciss!
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  3129. โ€‹ย @AllYouHaveToDoIsBeHonestย - Blue-eyed blond Jews, of course. They were getting reparations for the Holocaust.
    1
  3130. Your fight for what?
    1
  3131. Why fight the police? Just build a wall around the ghetto, remove all the cops, and let the citizens do whatever they want with zero repercussions. Let natural selection run its course.
    1
  3132. Not even Detroit?
    1
  3133. Why are you blaming the President for local problems?
    1
  3134. He probably makes better money on his own.
    1
  3135. Water pistols!
    1
  3136. Better yet, target Rodney King. He had a rap sheet longer than an L.A. traffic jam at rush hour. I'll bet the vast majority of his victims were black. Here is an article I found listing all the trouble he got into AFTER the riots: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ibtimes.com/rodney-kings-long-rap-sheet-dui-arrest-298359%3famp=1 He has an equally long rap sheet before the riots, but Google seems to have conveniently hidden those articles. What most likely prompted the beating was his arrest for robbing a convenience store and threatening the clerk's life on November 3rd, 1989. He served 9 months of a 2 year sentence. The night he was beaten, he was found driving 110 miles per hour, drunk. The police knew who he was, and lost it.
    1
  3137. She'll be a lot warmer when she enters Eternal Sleep! ๐Ÿ”ฅ
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  3138. I was heading to my car when the earthquake struck. Afterwards, I got in and turned on Giant 68 radio station. The World Series was on, and the announcer said in a bored voice, "We just had an earthquake, it was a 6.9. Looks like our World Series will be delayed awhile." Then he started talking with some ball players, interviewing them about their childhoods. It was 20 minutes before it occurred to them to evacuate Candlestick Park!
    1
  3139. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3140. Thank you! The same mess is happening in California. They tried to recall Gavin Newsome, but he rigged the election, so he won again. You can no longer blame the voters there.
    1
  3141. Especially since she'll most likely use the same corrupt tactics Newsome did to get re-elected.
    1
  3142. I'm afraid his loyalty is misguided. The only sane thing for him to do is get the f**k out of Oakland.
    1
  3143. How awful! I heard Westlake middle school is the same way.
    1
  3144. Yes, but the burglars know how to disarm them.
    1
  3145. Uh - slightly.
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  3146. @omi godย  - the people in those states also take a dim view on crime. If you move there, make sure you don't take criminal coddling attitudes with you.
    1
  3147. They would peacefully protest the curfew.
    1
  3148. Maybe this is God's way of telling her not to waste time and resources there.
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  3149. ย @robanzzz5124ย  - crack house would be more like it!
    1
  3150. This has been going on LONG before social media existed.
    1
  3151. They were Amish, in rebellion.
    1
  3152. That's generous! Even a month is generous!
    1
  3153. Why is the company called Boeing? Because ots hiring practices go boing, Boeing, boing Boeing, boing... โžฟ๏ธโžฟ๏ธโžฟ๏ธ
    1
  3154. ย @kzoominย  - I thought 10 cigarettes a day was equal to a smog alert. Distance viability is the problem then. But what you have now is orange skies with twilight at high noon. Street lights have to be on, for people to see. This sounds more like 400 cigarettes a day, to me.
    1
  3155. ย @kzoominย  - whatever. I'm just glad I'm not there breathing it!
    1
  3156. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  3157. ย @walloffire2225ย  ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  3158. Thieves who do that should be BOYCOTTED!!!
    1
  3159. Morally bankrupt happened a long time ago.
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  3160. There are plenty of lawyers - but they're all corrupt.
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  3161. @artlife6210ย  - they should GTFO too!
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  3162. That's called Devil's Night.
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  3163. Give them pure stuff.
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  3164. Good choice. I understand even in the 70s, the women's dorms would occasionally experience marauding r@pists.
    1
  3165. Detroit can move them into some of those abandoned houses. ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ˜Ÿ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿ˜–๐Ÿ˜ต๐Ÿ‘ป
    1
  3166. Here's a quarter. Call someone who cares!
    1
  3167. Or Father's Day in the 'hood!
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  3168. More like Mr. Robbing Sons neighborhood! Lol!
    1
  3169. There, too, for the same reason.
    1
  3170. Are you addressing Native Americans?
    1
  3171. @King_of_kings_andLord_of_lordsย  - salvation from their lands being taken and destroyed?
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  3172. "Fire whitey"... aren't these the same monsters who coerced black female Chief of Police Carmen Best to resign?
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  3173. Yeah, but you guys get regular hurricanes.
    1
  3174. Only if they keep up their mortgage payments.
    1
  3175. In this case, it is. It's taking stupid to a new level.
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  3176. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3177. Really? What is it?
    1
  3178. She also has the money to rig it - which is exactly what she is doing.
    1
  3179. We all wish!
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  3180. They're probably getting them too.
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  3181. WTF are you doing in East Oakland? If you're rich enough to afford a half million dollar bungalow, you're rich enough to GTFO!!!
    1
  3182. Please, not the ocean! I love seafood! Maybe cremation, instead?
    1
  3183. If you've ever been attacked by a criminal, you'd understand.
    1
  3184. Better yet, don't operate a business there. People may need services, but that doesn't mean you owe it to them - especially if it means risking your life in the process.
    1
  3185. Sounds like Oakland.
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  3186. ย @glockdude5472ย  - thank you!
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  3187. Gruesome Newsome!
    1
  3188. ย @eriknorman7409ย  - that works, too.
    1
  3189. ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽต "Send in the clowns. Don't bother; they're here." ๐ŸŽถ ~ A Little Night Music.
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  3190. WTF!!! You should have told the cop to arrest the prostitutes, instead of pestering drivers.
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  3191. Not naive - smart!
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  3192. He got tired of living in the hellhole,
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  3193. Ashley T - obviously, you're not missing much!
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  3194. Soon, I hope!
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  3195. ย @RandomCaliforniaAdventureย  - at least they're paying them!
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  3196. @RandomCaliforniaAdventureย  - what I meant was, the chances of a construction worker getting physically attacked is very high; that's why they refuse to go to Oakland to fix the potholes.
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  3197. BEST COMMENT!!!
    1
  3198. โ€‹@reginaldwashington922 - you're SMART!!! As a black girl growing up in Oakland CA, I wish I'd done the same.
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  3199. I'm gonna rock and roll all night, and party every day!
    1
  3200. @Perceptron right - LBJ's War on Poverty meant he put a gun to store owners' heads and made them close shop and go on welfare!
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  3201. I'm SO glad!!! I hope it continues all season!
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  3202. Really? Isn't Mother Theresa from Albania?
    1
  3203. Before you trash the idea of opening a 401(k), consider that in the so-called good old days, over half of workers DIDN'T get pensions, and those who did were at the mercy of the company, who could cancel it at any time. Sure, that's illegal, but most retirees don't have the money or legal knowledge to fight it. I personally know 2 people who were fired shortly before retirement, thus losing out on their pensions. One sued, and the matter, rather than dragging on for years, was settled out of court; she received one year's salary. At least being responsible for your own retirement puts you in control. Review the documents and ask questions. If they hedge, move on to someone else. If all else fails, open an IRA at a brokerage firm, like Edward Jones. Even getting ripped off by a 401(k) is better than saving nothing!
    1
  3204. Thank goodness! They're crazy enough sober!
    1
  3205. @mattbeckelhymer1669ย  - if you think they're so horrible, why should you care if they walk?
    1
  3206. Woperson!
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  3207. Probably better than it is now.
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  3208. Why should the government care? They don't care about themselves.
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  3209. They're sure not wasting time getting rid of the Chicago police department, are they? Those who weren't fired for refusing the vaccine are being picked off by the thugs. CPD should just quit already. Not strike - QUIT!!!
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  3210. Assuming it works. They tried to gentrify Oakland CA, but it wound up turning into a shantytown.
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  3211. We once had a flea problem with our cats. We got rid of the fleas by putting brewer's yeast in the cats' milk.
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  3212. Please, send her to Afghanistan NOW!!!
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  3213. Or maybe 8 miles high?
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  3214. ๐Ÿฅฆ๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿฅ’๐Ÿซ‘๐Ÿฅ” You are what you eat!
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  3215. YES!!!
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  3216. Blame the criminals!
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  3217. What about Miami?
    1
  3218. That's because it WAS a war zone, while they were there.
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  3219. They can put on blackface.
    1
  3220. If they do, they'll turn into ghosts.
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  3221. @mike millerย - seems to me a massive overdose would do the trick.
    1
  3222. Yes it is. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’จ
    1
  3223. โ€‹ย @mariawhite7337ย  - this must be new. It wasn't like that when I visited the country - but that was over 40 years ago.
    1
  3224. ย MannyPย  - ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿฅถ
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  3225. ย @HumansAreBotsย  - feel free to move into one of those houses - if you dare!
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  3226. Mine, too!
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  3227. Breaking into a store doesn't necessarily carry a penalty, either. Not in this day and age!
    1
  3228. Dey wuz kangs 'n' sheeit!
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  3229. Sic the thugs on these protesters. That'll calm them down REAL quick!
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  3230. How well can a child be educated in an atmosphere of violence?
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  3231. Be careful. While there's nothing wrong with Republicans, Trump is a cult.
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  3232. Don't bother. Hoods in Hawaii are boring as all get-out. Hawaiians are very civilized people!
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  3233. Canada doesn't want a. Let it sink into the lake.
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  3234. โ€‹ย @pickeljarsforhillary102ย - and the student was operating at 4th grade level!
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  3235. ย @MrsBear-sv6woย  - Motown left because of the riots. That tells you something right there.
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  3236. I hope nothing happens to it. I ๐Ÿ’– that REI!
    1
  3237. They can go back to Africa.
    1
  3238. So that's it!
    1
  3239. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ซ
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  3240. It already has.
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  3241. I don't see Jesus protesting.
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  3242. At least you have hot springs to ease your situation!
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  3243. ย @jcmat9917ย  - true, but at least you have them.
    1
  3244. Especially since it's already burgeoning with violence.
    1
  3245. Yes.
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  3246. Croak Town.
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  3247. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  3248. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  3249. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  3250. Great idea. The ones that don't want treatment can be given one overdose of fentanyl. Problem solved.
    1
  3251. โ€‹@MusicLovingFool1 - at the very least, don't buy them.
    1
  3252. Rebellious Amish teens!
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  3253. Probably completely gentrified.
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  3254. Sure, cause they'll all be dead.
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  3255. "Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on? Could it be a faded rose from days gone by? And did I hear you say, he was a meetin' you here today, to take you to his mansion in the sky?" ~ old Helen Reddy / Tanya Tucker song.
    1
  3256. Often, the two go together.
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  3257. ย @redlawton8896ย  - and a lot more nerve!
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  3258. He gave them money, but their corrupt @$$es squandered it.
    1
  3259. ย @ericstandefer9138ย  - maybe they'll put her in a cell with them.
    1
  3260. How about "Jump" by House of Pain? Oh, that's right - we're not trying to make them commit suicide.
    1
  3261. Like their motto says, Just Do It!
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  3262. ย @jonmacdonald5345ย  - I think he meant Bureau of Land Management. ๐Ÿ˜…
    1
  3263. And traditional Muslims.
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  3264. I wish I were there! Hopefully, they're doing this in Seattle, too!
    1
  3265. Right. It only costs you your life.
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  3266. ย @potcrak1ย  - I think everyone loved that scene. I noticed they replaced the soccer player on "the thrill of victory ", but they kept the ski jumper on "the agony of defeat ". Hopefully the jumper was well compensated financially; it must be humiliating to go down in history that way.
    1
  3267. Insurance payouts are too slow already.
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  3268. They're heading that way already. Real estate prices in parts of San Francisco and Oakland are at half the price they were a few years ago.
    1
  3269. They'd probably make better citizens!
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  3270. Fun fact: the old fashioned insult "twirp" was started during the Great Depression. It's an acronym for The Woman Is Required To Pay.
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  3271. ๐Ÿฅต
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  3272. While I find your comment heartless, I have to agree with you on some level. Check out this article on an event that happened in 1997, long before the water crisis: https://apnews.com/f26a28e6089309806cb477d0dc2c1d2d
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  3273. Oh, great. When I lived in Oakland, it was mainly San Pablo Ave and MacArthur Blvd. But that was in the Dark Ages, 50 years ago.
    1
  3274. Both of you - ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  3275. ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…
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  3276. What do you call a male tortoise making love? A slow poke.
    1
  3277. Like they did in Detroit?
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  3278. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  3279. In some of these videos, he plays the local radio station. The rap music and crime reports add an excellent touch.
    1
  3280. Food and prescription med desert coming up. At least they can get drunk and forget their misery for awhile.
    1
  3281. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’” Twenty five years ago, I used to contra dance at Ballard Eagles Hall. Ballard was a charming funky neighborhood then. No one even thought of crime. I wonder if they still hold contra dances there today.
    1
  3282. They don't want police, they want social workers.
    1
  3283. Especially since they'll risk losing their jobs in the process.
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  3284. Does the Bible foretell the overthrow of Native Americans?
    1
  3285. Why - because they're DODGERS???๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  3286. That's exactly what I was thinking. Fentanyl Floyd did the same thing to a pregnant woman in Florida.
    1
  3287. Probably from the Mill fire near Weed.
    1
  3288. Actually, their hands are tied. Even if they arrested criminals, the crooked DA would let them off.
    1
  3289. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3290. It's an IT!
    1
  3291. Check out "God on Trial" by Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel.
    1
  3292. Oh, wow. Thanks for giving me an excuse. Gas in my area recently went up a few cents; I'll go out and loot some stories, carjack a bunch of elderly Asians, and smoke fentanyl.
    1
  3293. Here's a revolutionary idea: children who don't want to learn should be made to dig ditches. Give them a daily choice, if they want to go to school or dig in the hot sun, or in the rain. If they go to school, they must behave in class and do the work. Those who don't will be sent out to dig ditches.
    1
  3294. Sheeva V - it also soothes the savage beast...
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  3295. ย @max420thcย  - by comparison, what were wages?
    1
  3296. ย @jeffrobodine8579ย  - where do you live?
    1
  3297. They've been doing that for decades.
    1
  3298. @Dirt McGirtย  - Ah iz sickzy too years old. Bekuz ah attened a God skool ah nos betta den ta git knock up.
    1
  3299. Why fight Mexico? No one's putting a gun to anyone's head and making them use drugs. Just say no!
    1
  3300. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  3301. Unfortunately, under these circumstances, I have to agree with you.
    1
  3302. Why bother? Just set up shop in a safer place.
    1
  3303. Why is Indianapolis an exception?
    1
  3304. ย @williebeamish5879ย  - it will happen when blacks apply themselves in school, instead of making trouble.
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  3305. It's not funny, but it's so ridiculous, I don't blame you for laughing.
    1
  3306. In the words of a Native American: "What if I told you the Right Wing and the Left Wing belong to the same bird?"
    1
  3307. Too late. In some ways, it's already worse than Detroit.
    1
  3308. I visited Montana for the first time last summer. We stayed at Symes Hot Springs Hotel in the town of Hot Springs. It's actually on the Flathead Reservation. I wonder - what if all high school students took part in Habitat for Humanity? That way, they could fix up their trailers, making them weatherproof. They could also gain valuable construction skills, which could be useful when they're adults.
    1
  3309. ย @Mufasa7777ย  - I hope so. That's what happened to Lori Leadfoot in Chicago. Hopefully, they won't be replaced with someone worse.
    1
  3310. It's not an accident, it's a murder.
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  3311. Aren't there more than 2 ways to vote? And what about PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY???
    1
  3312. Make a jail out of the former mall!
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  3313. Homeless drug addicts.
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  3314. Sure, if it's in Arizona.
    1
  3315. Why is that?
    1
  3316. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I grow up in Oakland, attending public school until 8th grade, when I finally attended a Christian school. Yes, I was bullied and ostracized. I tore out of Oakland like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18. I'm as uncool as get-out, but I'm having the last laugh.
    1
  3317. Where do we get clean water?
    1
  3318. He can't tell the difference between dog poop and his own.
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  3319. I almost bought a condo a few years ago. I didn't, because I discovered there are no laws governing HOA fees; they can skyrocket at any time.
    1
  3320. Who said anything about Japanese honor students?
    1
  3321. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ How about "Bump City", since people keep getting bumped off?
    1
  3322. They'll only stop when there are no more laws to break.
    1
  3323. Perhaps that's what Jesus turned the water to at that wedding in Cana - a White Russian drink, instead of wine!
    1
  3324. In Honolulu, it was telephone poles. They were being stripped of their copper. I understand the same thing is happening in the abandoned houses of Detroit.
    1
  3325. "In the Nike commercial, a man is prancing around in a bra - except he doesn't have any - you know..." Some men do! ๐Ÿคช
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  3326. ย @therayven3147ย  - that's pretty much true with long term homelessness. People down on their luck usually stay homeless about 7 months or less.
    1
  3327. ย @therayven3147ย  - so glad that worked out for you! I've never been homeless, but came close once - in Oakland, CA ๐Ÿคฎ. I have a friend who's been homeless since 2015. I guess she's gotten used to it. She lives out of her van and stays in family campgrounds. She even puts up tea lights where she camps!
    1
  3328. "The key to success is sincerity. If you can fake that, you've got it made." ~ George Burns
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  3329. Yeah. They're going 6 feet under. Cemetery plot rates are going up, while housing prices are going down.
    1
  3330. I was told in some nightclubs, women dance together for protection . It's because if they dance with men, the men will take their clothes off. A white woman told me she was dancing in a nightclub in Texas with a black man, when 4 other black men gathered around and they started removing her clothes. If she had list her cool,, they would have ravaged her.. She managed to get out of the situation somehow. I would NEVER frequent a nightclub like that!
    1
  3331. I'm a Hilo resident; have been for 15 years. We're pretty sane, here. I see no reason to close stores here, or anywhere on the Big Island. People keep saying stuff about how residents vote, but the voting system itself is corrupt. Newsome in California got a recall election, and won again, because a whole bunch of unknowns were on the ballot. I also understand the mayor who replaced Lori Lightfoot in Chicago is even worse. WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS WORLD????
    1
  3332. Yes there is - but HIV will hit them first.
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  3333. Right - like people are beating down doors to become cops in these cesspools!
    1
  3334. Actually, these are all good deals. I know someone who sold a house the regular way at one third of its value. Then she blew it all ($120,000) in one year! Three years after that, she was homeless.
    1
  3335. Why not just get a license and keep selling?
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  3336. They're doing it in Denver's homeless camps, along with speakeasies.
    1
  3337. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ๐ŸŽฏ
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  3338. It's not LBJ's fault. It's the fault of the idiots who "took the easy way out".
    1
  3339. El Salvador would be even better.
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  3340. ย Susan Anandaย  - they're blue eyed blonds.
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  3341. They pipe it in from the city - illegally.
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  3342. Sombra Chan - no way! I've got better sense than that!
    1
  3343. Better yet, go work where you can do your job and be appreciated. Every cop in Oakland should walk off the job.
    1
  3344. New work boots? ๐Ÿ˜œ
    1
  3345. "In 2021, there were 144 freeway shootings in the Bay Area". That's more than one every 3 days!
    1
  3346. Vacation from life. Perhaps a permanent vacation!
    1
  3347. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  3348. So that explains it...
    1
  3349. Don't laugh too hard. I understand there was a recall election on Newsome, but they put a bunch of unknown names on the ballot, so he won again. The politicians aren't necessarily there through election; in some instances, it's corruption.
    1
  3350. Even more foolish are the ones letting her get away with it.
    1
  3351. "Hold my crackpipe!"
    1
  3352. โ€‹@K Olsen - all these ideas are good, but I like yours best!
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  3353. I can share it, no problem.
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  3354. I understand Rock Springs, WY, has the same thing. Their smoking mountain has been burning since the 1880s. The miners set it on fire to prevent the Chinese from taking their jobs for lower pay.
    1
  3355. Better yet, send the troublemakers to dig ditches all day.
    1
  3356. No, green flight!
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  3357. In Oakland, they stay and become homeless.
    1
  3358. Detroit tried Guardian Angels once, but rather than helping, their uniforms made them a target!
    1
  3359. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคฃ
    1
  3360. And to think the Wright Brothers invented the airplane 2 years later!
    1
  3361. So sorry to hear that! Regarding housing - what if all high school students took part in Habitat for Humanity? Is that feasible?
    1
  3362. โ€‹@falconeshield - what led me to become atheist is being forced to leave that church behind and relocate a depraved place where I was forced to sit helpless while my niece dropped out of high school to join a cult.
    1
  3363. ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜„
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  3364. Let's go one better. Build a wall around the ghetto, remove all the cops, and let the citizens do whatever they want with zero repercussions. Let natural selection run its course.
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  3365. "Satan is love". This sounds like 1984! I switched from Christianity to Buddhism because I inadvertently joined a cult, putting my life in danger, then was forced to sit helpless while my niece dropped out of high school to join a cult. However, in no way do I advocate Satanism, or even rebellion against Christianity. The whole scene is a destructive cult, in my opinion. Ask any Native American of old. Update: be careful with this Satanism business! I just looked it up, and it turns out it's a false rumor. Back in the 90s, a couple selling Amway products pulled the same stunt with Proctor & Gamble. The company wound up suing them.
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  3366. What kind of dogs? Snoop Dogs?
    1
  3367. Swat it right back to him!
    1
  3368. What can Oprah do? Open a school for girls in Africa, which she did. What can't she do? Make lazy bratty Americans want to learn, which is why she didn't open one here.
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  3369. Graphic! Best comment!
    1
  3370. Good idea - except there's a water shortage.
    1
  3371. "Work for the man" - that's reaching.
    1
  3372. Right. It's called Devil's Night. It happens every October 30th. It happens in other cities as well.
    1
  3373. Back in the early 90s, there were 2 gas stations in the Whiskey Gulch area of East Palo Alto, CA. Both were closed because there was a murder at one of them. They weren't blaming the gas stations; they closed them to protect the public.
    1
  3374. 29th Street and MLK? I used to catch the bus there to go to school, back in the 70s. Once, a man offered me a ride in his car, and when I declined, he said he wasn't going to rape me, because that had happened to his sister. I still declined. Fortunately, he drove away. Today, the stakes are MUCH higher. You can't even safely take public transportation anymore.
    1
  3375. โ€‹ย @garycallihan4206ย  - best comment! I was going to say defunded.
    1
  3376. Let's hope Newsome is finished! He's more crooked than Lombard Street. That's why those recall elections didn't work.
    1
  3377. ย @SGTDuckButterย  - stuff like that goes on today, plus we have feral people running wild in the streets.
    1
  3378. Boulevard of Broken Dreams.
    1
  3379. What a Chauvin-istic comment! ๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  3380. How do you know he wasn't? ๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  3381. Chicago got nearly that much (798) in one year! That's more than 2 per day!
    1
  3382. That's good to know. For personal reasons, I DESPISE it.
    1
  3383. That could happen by banning Narcan.
    1
  3384. And the bombs.
    1
  3385. Nobody's forcing anyone to support the cartels through drug use.
    1
  3386. That's a good topic - especially since a lot of them fall prey to human trafficking.
    1
  3387. You go first - I dare you!
    1
  3388. Don't worry. It won't be long before they'll have to pay people to live there.
    1
  3389. ย @kentjensen4939ย  - PLEASE don't dump them in the ocean! You don't want seafood fans to turn into addicts, do you?
    1
  3390. ย @killiansred1000ย  - those that don't use drugs won't be affected.
    1
  3391. Fill 10 potholes?
    1
  3392. And for nothing!
    1
  3393. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ Just as tumors are removed from the body, they need to be removed from society. I say ship them to an isolated jungle in Africa, and let them fend for themselves.
    1
  3394. Neither were the job applications.
    1
  3395. Years? Count the weeks instead!
    1
  3396. I went to the stadium to watch a fight, and a graduation broke out.
    1
  3397. ย @englishgarden2036ย  - I can't imagine why you would come back. I too grew up in Oakland; in 1978, the year I turned 18, I tore out of there like a bat out of hell. The last time I visited was in 2004, and by then, it had the atmosphere of a maximum security prison. With its current shanty towns, I'm sure it's even worse today.
    1
  3398. A lot of people in these comments are being heartless, blaming the victims because they were there, left things in the car, and how they probably voted (though there's no way to tell, and it's nobody's business). Just wait until you're a victim of a crime, and people blame YOU!!!
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  3399. Hash cakes. They'll be too high to care.
    1
  3400. Not necessarily. I've lived in big cities most of my life and have never encountered anything like this.
    1
  3401. I recently heard a notorious Venezuelan gang named Tren de Aragua has spread throughout Central America, and is now invading the US. It is RUTHLESS!!! It specializes in drugs and human trafficking, but mainly focuses in the immigrants. So screening for criminals DEFINITELY protects the immigrants!
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  3402. They stone you when you party and get high. They stone you when you struggle to get by. They stone you when you keep guns on the shelf. They stone you when try to defend yourself. But I would not feel so all alone... EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED!!!
    1
  3403. ๐Ÿคฎ Gruesome Newsome 2024.
    1
  3404. A much better idea is to give them franchises, telling them to operate them any way they want - but they have to live off the profits. No profits, no income, no goods!
    1
  3405. Sorry, same difference.
    1
  3406. HORRORS!!!
    1
  3407. Alright, let's mind our own business. Build a wall around the ghetto, remove all the cops, and let the citizens do whatever they want with zero repercussions. Let natural selection run its course.
    1
  3408. Oh, wow! That sure helps!
    1
  3409. Then they would steal the windmills / solar panels. Better to hire the junkies as traffic directors and pay them with drugs.
    1
  3410. Looters don't work.
    1
  3411. ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ
    1
  3412. ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿคฏ
    1
  3413. No, just boycott the online stores.
    1
  3414. Good for you! I'm glad you were able to rise above your circumstances.
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  3415. @ROBERT NADOLNYย  - actually, 90% of homeless people stay in that state for only 2 - 7 months. You don't see them. The ones you see are the 10% who can't get off the streets. Those are your mentally ill drug addicts.
    1
  3416. ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ซ
    1
  3417. "If it feels good - don't do it!" - Carrie Nation.
    1
  3418. Reminds me of the Pat Benatar song: "You want me to leave. You want me to stay. You ask me to come back; you turn and walk away. You wanna be lovers. You wanna be friends. I'm losing my patience; we're nearing the end. One of these days, you're gonna reach out and find, the one that you count on has left you behind..." Then what???????
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  3419. I remember that movie from 1992. It cracked me up.
    1
  3420. As if school would be any safer!
    1
  3421. Don't forget corruption. Many of these cities have leaders that coddle criminals.
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  3422. ย @CountryKyle007ย  - (310) is a Los Angeles area code. You don't live anywhere near Detroit.
    1
  3423. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  3424. Nothing to protect.
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  3425. ย @captainz9ย  - I attended a church in Bellevue. The pastor, who saved my life twice, used to operate a food bank. He told me a homeless man came in once, asking for money to buy food. My pastor answered that they didn't give money, but he was free to help himself to as many canned foods as he wanted. The homeless man snapped, "Where am I supposed to get a can opener?" I told my pastor, "If you really want to make him mad, hand him one." ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ
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  3426. How can you tell if a crooked politician is lying? Their lips are moving. ๐Ÿ˜Š
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  3427. Why didn't they apply to work at the food truck?
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  3428. How do you keep that Safeway there? First, you take the "f" out of "safe". Then, you take the "f" out of "way".
    1
  3429. Now they know where NOT to go!
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  3430. I had no idea. I thought it was because it was full of prostitutes spreading their legs.
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  3431. It's not the whole country, just parts of it.
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  3432. ย @tishkerrville8942ย  - New Mexico isn't the whole country.
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  3433. Why? So they can steal from their own, which is what they usually do, anyway?
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  3434. WTH is going on in Detroit? Hell!
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  3435. ๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  3436. Why go through all that trouble and expense? Just open somewhere safe!
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  3437. What if Mexico doesn't want it?
    1
  3438. Music has sure deteriorated a long ways from Motown, hasn't it? A lot like Detroit...
    1
  3439. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3440. Detroit is corrupt to the core!
    1
  3441. I hope so!
    1
  3442. ๐Ÿ’ž๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’•
    1
  3443. At least he knew he had kids!
    1
  3444. It'll stop when they're all dead.
    1
  3445. Hopefully, they'll build a wall around it first.
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  3446. Not necessarily. Remember, our President is a convicted felon - and he's Republican.
    1
  3447. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3448. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3449. Leavenworth looks a lot more European.
    1
  3450. ย @olliefoxx7165ย  - did you read the book? It has photographs of factories spewing out filth.
    1
  3451. Some church women asked me the same question, and I gave them the same answer. They sputtered, then shut up. (I'm a woman.)
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  3452. That's tuff tuff!
    1
  3453. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Why do they put fences around cemeteries? People are dying to get in.
    1
  3454. What is the definition of a conservative? A liberal who's been mugged.
    1
  3455. Obviously, there's no way they will get a refund on their tax money. Their best bet is to stage a mass walk-out.
    1
  3456. Then the homeless would take that over.
    1
  3457. I understand Oakland has 90 official homeless camps.
    1
  3458. Philly has Kensington Avenue, unlike Detroit or Memphis. Still, though, I wouldn't visit either one.
    1
  3459. @Larry Johnsonย  - that doesn't leave many sides, does it? Have you checked out the Kensington Avenue videos? It's a zombie apocalypse of drug addicts. They say fentanyl and tranq got its start there.
    1
  3460. I don't! I tore out of there like a bat out of hell nearly 50 years ago. Now, I'm sitting back and enjoying this $hitshow!
    1
  3461. โ€‹@Julie B - how awful! I'm glad you got help. I dealt with the Oakland police back in the 70s, and experienced the same apathy, so that's nothing new.
    1
  3462. The shooter just had lousy aim.
    1
  3463. ย @lookingupforjesusย  - Seattle has plenty of money too, but obviously, they're not using it towards that end. But I hope you're right. My former church is in Bellevue.
    1
  3464. Now, the mayor is blaming the retail stores. This is the LAST STRAW โ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธ Those businesses need to PACK UP AND GET OUT โ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3465. "Where's the shutdown for the drug overdoses?" Its happening right now!
    1
  3466. Excellent point. I believe corruption is far more to blame than voting.
    1
  3467. Or Ice T.
    1
  3468. โ€‹ย @gorkyd7912ย - she IS nuts - and so are her believers.
    1
  3469. Of course not. Bush is still alive. It's much easier to blame someone who's dead and can't fight back. "Who you gonna call? GHOST BUSTERS!" ~ Ray Parker Junior.
    1
  3470. Absolutely!
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  3471. A friend of mine caught the bubonic plague in Marin County, CA, during the early 1980s. She was cured.
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  3472. I don't care either, because I don't live in a community like that.
    1
  3473. They could have gotten even more bang for their bucks in Detroit. (Pun intended.)
    1
  3474. ย @nieieskeie3236ย  - except thugs would steal the cameras.
    1
  3475. Those are actually homeless camps. There are 90 of them in the city, 22 of which are maintained.
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  3476. Not necessarily. They tried to recall Newsome twice; both times, he used corruption to stay in.
    1
  3477. My first caregiving job was working with a woman born in 1888. She passed away 3 days before her 90th birthday. I'm a HUGE Laura Ingalls Wilder fan (the author of Little House on the Prairie). She was born in 1867. She too got her first job in 1881, as a seamstress.
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  3478. Not necessarily. The homeless who are down on their luck usually stay homeless no longer than 7 months. You don't see them; they stay in shelters or live in their cars, keep clean and sober, get jobs, and get back on their feet. The ones who are obviously visible are the mentally ill junkies.
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  3479. Build a wall around the ghetto, remove all the cops, and let the citizens do whatever they want with zero repercussions. Let natural selection run its course.
    1
  3480. โ€‹ย @winnhill3736ย  - best comment!
    1
  3481. Good question. I'd 0lace mental health issues at well over 25%!
    1
  3482. Yes - they're blurry.
    1
  3483. Thank you. We needed this list.
    1
  3484. Roosevelt was in a wheelchair.
    1
  3485. Yes, Seattle edition.
    1
  3486. ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฏ
    1
  3487. Right. I thought he went to prison a long time ago.
    1
  3488. ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜€
    1
  3489. ย @billrehm3590ย  - a whole bunch, obviously.
    1
  3490. I saw both documentaries. They depressed me for days. I used to live in the Seattle area, and LOVED it. A long streak of bad luck forced me to leave, knowing I could never return, but I guess I've always harbored a secret hope that I could someday. I have plans to move to Portland, but since it's not much better off than Seattle, that may not be a feasible plan, any more than returning to Seattle. ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
    1
  3491. ๐Ÿธ
    1
  3492. The Chief of Police, Carmen Best, is black. She was essentially forced to resign because political correctness (defund the police) stripped her of power.
    1
  3493. The red skies from 2020 have addled their brains.
    1
  3494. They usually riot in the ghettos. If they want to destroy their own communities over being deprived of one of their own terrorists, let them go ahead.
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  3495. The ultimate Halloween experience!
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  3496. ย @CtrlAltRetreatย  - I was considering Vancouver WA, or North Bonneville. I don't know if the social cancer has spread there, though.
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  3497. As an African American woman from Oakland CA, who lived in the Seattle area for over 3 and a half years, I GREATLY applaud what the black man said! Actually. blacks traditionally have viewed drug use as a sign of weakness. To this day, in spite of the 1980s crack epidemic, they're less likely than most ethnic groups to use drugs. So decriminalizing drugs in an effort to "help" blacks is a joke, which anyone with half a brain can see through.
    1
  3498. You have a good point there. In my 20s, I wondered where all the 20 somethings were. I'm 8n my 50s now, and still wondering. I asked a 20 something man, and he told me they were either struggling at work or partying. That doesn't sound very social to me!
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  3499. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3500. ๐Ÿคช๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜ƒ You can shoot heroin in front of cops, and they can't do anything.
    1
  3501. Of course. They're defunded.
    1
  3502. @steveu235ย  - there's no "F" in "way". Say that out loud, and try not to blush.
    1
  3503. ๐Ÿคฎ How about ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ’ฉ๐Ÿ’จ
    1
  3504. Except they might resort to looting.
    1
  3505. Visiting Detroit will probably be the last thing you do before you die!
    1
  3506. MYSTERY SOLVED! Here is a link explaining the disease: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydenham%27s_chorea and it's more serious counterpart: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington%27s_disease
    1
  3507. Better than stepping in fertilizer!
    1
  3508. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3509. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”
    1
  3510. On the contrary, resources are running out because of this.
    1
  3511. ย @majkrryqi5016ย  - Dey wuz kangs 'n' sheeit!
    1
  3512. They stone you when you party and get high. They stone you when you struggle to get by. They stone you when you keep guns on the shelf. They stone you when try to defend yourself. But I would not feel so all alone... EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED!!!
    1
  3513. I hope this is not true.
    1
  3514. I'm glad Seattle has some good suburbs. I understand Bellevue and Issaquah are quite nice.
    1
  3515. Especially in the snow!
    1
  3516. They died before they could get it.
    1
  3517. It will end in anarchy.
    1
  3518. Anybody stupid enough to do drugs isn't worth saving.
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  3519. @Dionย  - apparently, you feel the same way about the innocent victims in Ukraine who, unlike drug addicts, didn't choose their fate. Do speak for yourself.
    1
  3520. @Dionย  - who is and isn't on the internet is not your choice to make. Nobody died and left you boss.
    1
  3521. We can only hope...
    1
  3522. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ I'm not a golf fan, but this is one match I'd watch!
    1
  3523. Can't you find a candidate who's not a criminal?
    1
  3524. Neither hero nor martyr. He's a thug.
    1
  3525. In 200, I worked a temp job with the state. I wasn't a member of the union, but they deducted dues from my paycheck, anyway. When the assignment ended, they were under mo obligation to grind me another one. I agree; unions are a farce.
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  3526. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3527. Who would hire these losers?
    1
  3528. I understand last May, the bishop turned in some criminals, thus violating the No Snitch rule. No doubt, there's a connection between that and the robbery.
    1
  3529. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’จ
    1
  3530. Santa Monica? I recently heard of a certain zip code in Oakland where postal workers refuse to deliver mail, but I thought Santa Monica was civilized!
    1
  3531. They'll use those for private drug use and prostitution.
    1
  3532. Yes, the streets of Seattle can be swept clean in 24 hours. Just flood them with pure heroin.
    1
  3533. Being realistic is addressing the root problem. Mess like this happened long before social media.
    1
  3534. Better yet, raise the strength of fentanyl!
    1
  3535. Sarcasm, I hope.
    1
  3536. $ยฅmbโ—ยฃ$
    1
  3537. "Killing plagues the citizens, unless they own police". - Stevie Wonder, "Village Ghetto Land", 1976.
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  3538. ย @hanniballecter4283ย  - how? According to this video, Detroit citizens have to rent their own cops, instead of relying on the ones supplied by the city.
    1
  3539. Yes.
    1
  3540. Also, the founders of Black Lives Matter. They even live in gated communities.
    1
  3541. Especially since petty crime is theft < $950.
    1
  3542. ย @BoutiqueTigerย  - this video really proves your point!
    1
  3543. All I saw were blue eyed blondes! ๐Ÿ˜œ
    1
  3544. Why not bill 500 hours over a two week period? (There are only 336 in 2 weeks.)
    1
  3545. Uniformed? or uninformed?
    1
  3546. Uh - he should wait until things calm down, first.
    1
  3547. How do you know they have a choice?
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  3548. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Let the addicts come to them.
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  3549. โ€‹@Wavyso - they had the same on San Pablo Ave and MacArthur Blvd 50 years ago.
    1
  3550. He lives in a relatively safe area. Besides, where else is he going to go?
    1
  3551. You're looking at it.
    1
  3552. Coming from a black fee-male (sorry, couldn't resist the pun).
    1
  3553. Right! Let them try to keep the businesses viable!
    1
  3554. ย @cali2468ย  - THANK YOU!!!
    1
  3555. It's like a small town - "Hello" and "Goodbye" on the same sign. Their longevity will be measured by the picosecond.
    1
  3556. Best bet: don't go to gas stations in dangerous areas.
    1
  3557. That's where the overramps are. They provide shelter from the elements.
    1
  3558. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3559. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3560. Good idea. I've been told by military people that the only branches they would recommend are the Air Force, and maybe the Coast Guard.
    1
  3561. Bienvenue a Hotel Dieu!
    1
  3562. This was going on long before BLM, but it,'s definitely getting worse.
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  3563. Driving in Oakland is stressful, anyway! People are getting shot at and carjacked on the freeway.
    1
  3564. She's a paranoid delusional narcissist.
    1
  3565. Here's an idea: build a fence around the area and flood it with pure heroin.
    1
  3566. HORRORS!!! Let's hope not!
    1
  3567. 75 years ago?
    1
  3568. The police should walk off the job.
    1
  3569. Problem is, they're always angry.
    1
  3570. Having feces thrown at you is one of them.
    1
  3571. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3572. The results are the same as slaves being forbidden to learn to read and write.
    1
  3573. ๐Ÿ’ฉ๐Ÿคฎ
    1
  3574. How do you know it wasn't corruption?
    1
  3575. You don't know how she voted. Newsome's recall election was rigged!
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  3576. Over 20 years ago, I lived in the Seattle area, and I would drive through Vancouver on my way to Whistler/Blackcomb. How I wish I had stopped to enjoy the city while it was still in its wholesome state!
    1
  3577. If it works, who will move in? Nobody will want to!
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  3578. ย @lspthrattanย  - security guards wouldn't be allowed to do anything. Even the police are limited in their power.
    1
  3579. Actually, it's green flight. Middle class blacks fled, too.
    1
  3580. Bon qiestion!
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  3581. What makes you think the government wants to open a store there? They'll probably be left destitute.
    1
  3582. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3583. ๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  3584. @Steve Careyย  - actually, the drug cartels play a role in it, too. They vote for the politicians, and pay them to look the other way.
    1
  3585. At this point, I'll believe anything.
    1
  3586. An 11 year old parent? ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  3587. โ€‹ย @willarth9186ย - BRAVO!!!
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  3588. If they keep going at this rate, the only people living in California will be the homeless and drug cartels.
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  3589. โ€‹โ€‹ย @CryingOrc1ย - females can be violent, too. The security guard at Home Depot in Pleasanton was shot and killed by a female shoplifter.
    1
  3590. ย @wesleyfilmsย  - ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  3591. No budget for it? ๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  3592. Not FROM California. IN California. Many of the ones FROM California were smart enough to leave.
    1
  3593. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3594. You go first!
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  3595. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ Russian cops would be even better. They can do something worthwhile instead of attacking innocent Ukrainians.
    1
  3596. Elections will also be over, and the politicians will have no more use for them.
    1
  3597. They should have hired bodyguards for that.
    1
  3598. Since over 90% of victims of black criminals are also black, it's safe to say there's not enough money for reparations. It would be better to use those funds to ship the criminals to a desert island and leave them to fend for themselves.
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  3599. The devil never left.
    1
  3600. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ And mass stealing us not shoplifting, it's LOOTING.
    1
  3601. Steven Lee - what century are you stuck in? You can't even call the cops! Well, you can, but they can't do anything. If they do, there will be rioting for days.
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  3602. Blue-eyed blond Jews.
    1
  3603. Interspersed with this one!
    1
  3604. Gratitude for all there is - and all there ISN'T!!! I live thousands of miles from this madness.
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  3605. What did the preacher say to the rapper? "Repent! Your end is in sight!" What did the drug counselor say to the rapper? "Just say no to crack!".
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  3606. ย @potatomatop9326ย  - drive a bulletproof vehicle!
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  3607. And if she'd had a gun and shot the vagrant, she would have been arrested.
    1
  3608. Hey, that's an idea! Commit suicide on a Friday evening at work so my heirs can collect my overtime!
    1
  3609. I lived in the Seattle area in the late 90s / early 2000s, and it was nice then. When I visited Portland in 2017, it was still nice. This nasty downturn is recent.
    1
  3610. Time to leave the US.
    1
  3611. She sure looks like she's starving, doesn't she?
    1
  3612. ๐Ÿ’ฃ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ
    1
  3613. Wouldn't it be something if he died from the Corona Virus? ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜œ๐Ÿ˜€
    1
  3614. Berserk-ly.
    1
  3615. They stone you when you party and get high. They stone you when you struggle to get by. They stone you when you keep guns on the shelf. They stone you when try to defend yourself. But I would not feel so all alone... EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED!!!
    1
  3616. How do you know?
    1
  3617. Actually, they're a little TOO warm. ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ
    1
  3618. It was stolen.
    1
  3619. He said in Washington DC, violent crime surged by 37%, and crime in general went up 25%.
    1
  3620. Only if you don't live there.
    1
  3621. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3622. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3623. Walmart took his words to heart. Those 4 stores shut up and left.
    1
  3624. Not watching hard enough, obviously.
    1
  3625. She already has a clown wig.
    1
  3626. If you want to make $50 an hour, acquire skills that are worth that much.
    1
  3627. ย @KenHSrย  - wow - I'm shocked.
    1
  3628. ๐Ÿคช๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคฃ
    1
  3629. @D Sloopย  - he told his boss, "I'll be back in an hour flat".
    1
  3630. They stone you when you party and get high. They stone you when you struggle to get by. They stone you when you keep guns on the shelf. They stone you when try to defend yourself. But I would not feel so all alone... EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED!!!
    1
  3631. He said, "Yo mama". Look out, World War 3!
    1
  3632. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3633. You can get it for free, since landlords can't enforce payment of rent.
    1
  3634. No, they don't dare! Criminals hide dead bodies in there.
    1
  3635. ย @silentmajority8365ย  - what's that got to do with bomb threats?
    1
  3636. Better yet, give each addict an overdose.
    1
  3637. Better yet, give them pure fentanyl!
    1
  3638. Why? So someone worse can get in?
    1
  3639. When? 2000 years from now?
    1
  3640. It's raining bullets.
    1
  3641. You mean menalin doesn't bounce cars off people?
    1
  3642. Because he put a bunch of unknown names on the ballot, so he would win by default. In other words, corruption.
    1
  3643. From South Africa?
    1
  3644. โ€‹ย @thomasholt63ย  - no, George Floyd will do that.
    1
  3645. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”
    1
  3646. CLASSIC!!! (Pun intended.)
    1
  3647. They all have the same issues. Even far away and outrageously expensive Walnut Creek experienced mass looting of its Louis Vitton store Christmas season of 2021.
    1
  3648. They can't afford to.
    1
  3649. What would people in developing countries say?
    1
  3650. Revolving door!
    1
  3651. I'm from Oakland, CA. Though the atmosphere was like a maximum security prison the last time I was there (2004), at least it didn't look like it had been bombed. I understand today, it has about a dozen homeless camps, one a mere block from where I used to live, on 27th Street. I think the streets are still clean, because they provide porta-potties. It's not like San Francisco, where whole streets are lined with tents and people are sh*tting on the sidewalks. It might be worth CharlieBo's time to go to the Bay Area.
    1
  3652. Hey, that's an idea! Hire someone to stand in the middle of the intersection and direct traffic!
    1
  3653. Would you really be safer there? They get twisters all the time. At least earthquakes are rare, and usually do minimal damage. You can also build for earthquakes; you can't for tornadoes.
    1
  3654. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  3655. Balti-morgue.
    1
  3656. The Koreans invest in these neighborhoods - and pay a nasty price for it.
    1
  3657. Isn't that what's happening already?
    1
  3658. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3659. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3660. A few months ago, some disabled people actually sued the city of Portland because the tents were blocking their access. Maybe there's hope!
    1
  3661. ย @ickebins6948ย  - sure, they can move. Hopefully they won't take the dysfunction with them.
    1
  3662. โ€‹ย @mikef2811ย - ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3663. ๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿคฌ
    1
  3664. "I am on the battlefield for my Lord. I am on the battlefield for my Lord. I have promised Him that I would serve Him 'til I die. I am on the battlefield for my Lord." He served Him long, didn't he?
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  3665. In the mid 1980s, at UC Berkeley, an Asian female student was gang raped by 4 black football players. They got off scott free; in fact, some staff members even said that's what you could expect from people of "certain cultures"! It wound up backfiring; a week or so later, a black guy attending a soccer game on campus got chased out of there by a couple of angry white guys. Blacks are not being done any favors by this mentality; it is hurting them! P.S. Where were the cops during the first 2 hours of the Rodney King riots? Or, for that matter, the Freddie Gray riots? P.P.S. How do you blow $3.7 million? Rodney King did that (he sued LA County and won), then claimed racism when no one would hire him, in spite of his record of robbing convenience stores.
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  3666. What's stopping you? Motown was launched in Detroit.
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  3667. In situations where homeowners work, thieves will case the house so they know when it will be empty, then burglarize it. I saw a YouTube video in which one woman was burglarized so many times, the value of her stolen goods exceeded the cost of her house.
    1
  3668. Obama tried to help, but the corrupt officials pocketed the money.
    1
  3669. Probably Devil's Night. The night before Halloween, arsonists go around burning houses.
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  3670. Believe it or not, it's possible. Back in the 80s, I heard a story about a man living in East Palo Alto who came home to find his house burglarized. He simply walked down the street to his neighbor's house, banged on the door, and demanded his stuff back. East Palo Alto was a hotbed for crack in those days. In the middle of a block in the nicest part of town, there was a crackhouse. It was made clear that absolutely no drug deals were to be made on that block, or else the manufacturers would turn in the dealer. Once, in 1988, a criminal shot and killed a cop pursuing him. The police force became enraged, and said they would pull out all the stops to catch the criminal. They even got the Menlo Park police involved. The criminal's friends turned him in. So it is possible for the citizens to take matters into their own hands - but they have to be dedicated.
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  3671. ย @douglascrudup3003ย  - read David Hutchins' comment; it's above yours.
    1
  3672. There is. It's called a gun.
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  3673. Watch this while listening to Edvar Grieg's "Morning Mood": https://youtu.be/-rh8gMvzPw0
    1
  3674. Good luck collecting!
    1
  3675. They'll pay your late fees if you pay their hospital bills.
    1
  3676. ย @yankeesquad5320ย  - both!
    1
  3677. Except the major gamble would be getting out there!
    1
  3678. Around $25,000 - $30,000.
    1
  3679. If I were a cop who wanted to make a difference, I'd avoid such a city like the plague. However, if I wanted to engage in corruption, I'd make a beeline to there.
    1
  3680. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ She could also be hiding her identity, since she said something anti-woke.
    1
  3681. Let's hope so. Let's also hope she's not replaced with someone worse.
    1
  3682. Sure it wasn't lollipops? ๐Ÿคช
    1
  3683. Actually, in Brazil, that's no joke. I heard a story about a man who passed out drunk on the sidewalk there once. When he came to, he discovered organ traffickers had stolen his eyes.
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  3684. Yes - on EBAY, Amazon, and your local flea market.
    1
  3685. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ What if someone carjacked you, and couldn't drive your manual vehicle?!
    1
  3686. We'll see. Union Square in San Francisco isn't faring too well.
    1
  3687. Why can't they teach?
    1
  3688. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคช
    1
  3689. A quarter of the street lights don't work. Not enough tax revenue.
    1
  3690. I attended church in Bellevue, when I lived in the Seattle area. The people there were wonderful about helping each other, and the pastor saved my life twice. I'm so sorry to see this nonsense happening there, now. I hope they come to their senses soon! P.S. I'm black.
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  3691. If only that were the case. Actually, the smoke is the result of the destruction of the properties of locals. It is far worse than smog. I know, because I used to live in the Inland Empire. We experienced a lot of Stage 2 smog alerts (sensitive people stay indoors), but never Stage 3.
    1
  3692. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  3693. One more D: De-toilet.
    1
  3694. As my ex used to say, "I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person".
    1
  3695. Riot!
    1
  3696. I'm not surprised, I'm disgusted.
    1
  3697. ย Kree Johnsonย  - are the little kids shot while watching TV and playing in front of grandma's house in "the life"?
    1
  3698. ย Kree Johnsonย  - so it's not true that gangs leave people not in "the life" alone.
    1
  3699. ย Kree Johnsonย  - that 1/10 is extremely busy.
    1
  3700. They already have. Look who's in office.
    1
  3701. @Absaalookemenschย  - no I don't. My point is like the Native American saying: "The right wing and the left wing belong to the same bird".
    1
  3702. It's not ignorance: it's idiocy. It's not sad; it's pathetic.
    1
  3703. โ€‹ย @CDBZ88ย - because the fault also lies with the residents.
    1
  3704. It's not segregation. Water seeks its own level.
    1
  3705. That's an insult to idiots!
    1
  3706. Best comment!!!
    1
  3707. ๐Ÿบ๐Ÿฅƒ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿป๐Ÿงƒ๐Ÿฅด๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿง‰๐Ÿ˜ต๐Ÿพ๐Ÿน๐Ÿค•๐Ÿธ๐Ÿท๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿคฎโ˜• I counted 45 times, though I may have missed a few.
    1
  3708. gognetti5079 fb - that's an insult to the movie!
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  3709. Yeah, but you're a lot safer pumping gas in California!
    1
  3710. Maybe EVs will be more practical if they could be recharged or operated by solar panels.
    1
  3711. Unfortunately, a lot of them are hooked on hard drugs, so they have no choice.
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  3712. ย @mrgadget1485ย  - actually, the gun sprouted legs and did ot.
    1
  3713. With a 50% unsolved murder rate. At least it's better than Detroit's, which is 70%.
    1
  3714. Where is this?
    1
  3715. ย @smolvilleย  - Deep South, or Midwest? What state?
    1
  3716. Raised, not razed. Raise builds up; razed tears down.
    1
  3717. 10 seconds...
    1
  3718. Why waste the Covid vaccine on them?
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  3719. No loss, since it was a hoax.
    1
  3720. The problem is, the method of counting votes is corrupt. Newsome recently was subject to a recall; the reason he won again is because they put a bunch of unknown names on the ballot.
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  3721. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  3722. What do the airlines have to do with it?
    1
  3723. Just burn down the city!
    1
  3724. I found this brief article clip: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-paintedlady/2/
    1
  3725. No it wouldn't. We must address the root problem. Mess like this happened long before social media.
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  3726. โ€‹ย @Donbett1974ย - upgraded to bombs!
    1
  3727. Back in the 80s, when yellow diamond-shaped signs that said stuff like, "child in car" were popular, people in New York City would have signs that said, "no radio", and would take their car radio out whenever they parked. Once, a woman who really had no radio in her car returned to find her car had been broken into. The thief left a handwritten note saying, "Just checking ".
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  3728. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  3729. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3730. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I'm African American, and I can vouch for that. I tore out of there like a bat out of hell nearly 50 years ago. It's the BEST decision I ever made!
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  3731. Me, too! ๐Ÿ˜ข
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  3732. You misspelled "brawling".
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  3733. Mama said we could.
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  3734. "Detroitification" is a better term.
    1
  3735. Or classical French impressionistic!
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  3736. It's not just California. Welcome to the West.
    1
  3737. Yes. Butcher Hill edition.
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  3738. What's good about it? Would you rather live in a hood, or someplace gentrified?
    1
  3739. More power to you. I'd choose hipsters. At least I don't have to sleep on the floor, in case a stray bullet goes through the house.
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  3740. And lightning strikes. That's what happened 2 years ago.
    1
  3741. Yes, they organize on social media. An honest person wouldn't join such a group. Besides, snitches get stitches.
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  3742. Why not get another job?
    1
  3743. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ญ
    1
  3744. dragoneyes33 - looks like it's already happened.
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  3745. It doesn't matter who wins or loses. They're protesting for the fun of it; they don't need a reason.
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  3746. ย @donchumley7723ย  - you mean, pin the hypodermic needle on the ass. ๐Ÿ‘
    1
  3747. Taxpayers.
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  3748. "I'm a cowboy. On a steel horse I ride. I'm wanted, dead or alive. " ~ Jon Bon Jovi
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  3749. What is the definition of a conservative? A liberal who has been mugged.
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  3750. About using mushrooms as an antidepressant, people who have had difficult lives tend to experience bad trips. That's why hallucinogens are unpopular in ghettos. While mushrooms are considerably milder than LSD, they are nothing to play with.
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  3751. Where have you been? Sure, it involves drug addicts, but it sure looks organized to me!
    1
  3752. Money from the drug cartels.
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  3753. No more local microbrews? What's happening to my beloved Pacific Northwest? ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
    1
  3754. Be careful what you ask for; you just might get it!
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  3755. @$$hole in the bull? Sorry, I couldn't resist ๐Ÿ˜‚.
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  3756. They're like diapers - full of $hit and all over your a$$.
    1
  3757. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3758. I'm surprised the student did any time. Earlier this year, one student stabbed another to death, and wasn't even arrested. Mayor Kim Fox called it Mutual Combat.
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  3759. From In-n-Out to Down-n-Out to Get-the-Hell-Out!
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  3760. ๐Ÿ˜œ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  3761. Assuming they could have an election. Even back in the 80s, people would line up to vote, and gangsters would shoot up the lines.
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  3762. How about you get a job as security guard, to see what stores put up with?
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  3763. That's right - they spend $60,000 a year per homeless person. $75,000 will give you a nicer tent on a more posh street corner, but that's it.
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  3764. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3765. @Rob - this is Oakland. What did you expect, prissy ladies dressed in white chiffon?
    1
  3766. He took the midnight train going anywhere...
    1
  3767. That's an insult to suicide. He overdosed on fentanyl.
    1
  3768. ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  3769. ๐Ÿ˜ญ
    1
  3770. Juan Villegas - no need to lose hope in humanity. The whole world is not Detroit!
    1
  3771. Probably Hardesty. At least Lightfoot doesn't look like a drug addict.
    1
  3772. Maybe it's too dangerous for those!
    1
  3773. So do I - because I had sense enough to get out!
    1
  3774. Your racist joke was so bad, I couldn't help laughing.
    1
  3775. What about the corrupt recall election?
    1
  3776. ย Jeffrey Hartย  - they can also make it worse, if you have a bad trip.
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  3777. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3778. Justin Thyme - bucket list, or fuck it list?
    1
  3779. It's not both parents working. It's single mothers on welfare.
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  3780. "The city needs to help the people who pay taxes." They can help those people with the money used to buy Narcan.
    1
  3781. Property taxes will be raised, to make up for the tax payers who had sense enough to leave.
    1
  3782. Arrest Hell's Angels? I'd pay BIG BUCKS to see that! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  3783. ย @jamesrecknor6752ย  - really? When?
    1
  3784. Look out, Detroit!
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  3785. AMEN!!! I'm from there. I tore out like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18.
    1
  3786. Maybe the house tried to drive off.
    1
  3787. They were defunded.
    1
  3788. $1 plus back taxes. A turnkey house, probably $28,000.
    1
  3789. Good reason to boycott them.
    1
  3790. ย @Z-e-r-0ย  - they can get it from a desalination plant.
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  3791. โ€‹ย @dcfromthevย - what a cynical view. It was beautiful, and the animals appeared well cared for.
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  3792. ย @VL-nc1ikย  and P - if they ain't shootIng at nobody, they are shooting at somebody. (Double negative.)
    1
  3793. They come out at night.
    1
  3794. ย @supernova743ย  - yes, that has happened. But I doubt a bunch of nice boy scouts could clean up a place as far gone as Portland. If you can find some ex-cons who have truly given up their old ways, they would know how to handle the situation.
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  3795. โ€‹@Thaddeus-ml8if - with all yhe mess currently going on in San Francisco, Iran is probably safer than the Civic Center.
    1
  3796. I heard Trump is trying to oust Gruesome Newsome.
    1
  3797. The Jewish Prayer for the Dead may be more appropriate.
    1
  3798. They can put on orange jump suits and clean up the mess they created.
    1
  3799. I hope so!
    1
  3800. Newscum.
    1
  3801. ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  3802. ย @yfnshoota6836ย  - they'll play Lawrence Welk in the process.
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  3803. How do you know it wasn't domestic violence, or a long-standing feud?
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  3804. ๐Ÿ’ค๐Ÿ’ค๐Ÿ’ค
    1
  3805. Did the CIA put a gun to the residents' heads and make them use? According to my knowledge, blacks view drug use as a sign of weakness. When they do use, they prefer drugs that produce oblivion like heroin, rather than those that heighten awareness like crack.
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  3806. I regret not taking college seriously, due to ignorance. I have since spent the rest of my life paying for that.
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  3807. Seattle's not that cold. It may snow once or twice in a winter, but it's nothing a down sleeping bag can't handle.
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  3808. โ€‹@lookilookibuthearingtooi - the priests and rabbis speak for the invisible leader, who cannot speak for himself.
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  3809. Is Gruesome Newsome female?
    1
  3810. I got out in 1978. Best move I ever made!
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  3811. @blanco-sanchez450ย - prices are nosediving. A year or 2 ago, East Oakland bungalows were selling for $600,000; now, they're going for $250,000. It won't be long before it's like Detroit, where they're selling them for $1 + back taxes.
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  3812. Black man shoots black man. ?????
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  3813. Corruption!
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  3814. Doing what? ๐Ÿ˜œ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜›
    1
  3815. ย @chrundlethegreat1960ย  - best comment!
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  3816. This reminds me of the story of a woman who was having her monthly mortgage drawn from her checking account. When it hadn't been paid for 6 years, the bank repossessed her house. It sent workers to fix it up for selling. When they entered, they discovered her skeleton in her jeep, parked in her garage. No one knew how long she had been dead. Here's the article: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/2015/02/28/mystery-mummified-body-year-later/24188637/
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  3817. Atheists believe in the laws of Cause and Effect; in other words, you create heaven and hell here on earth. If anything, atheists are better behaved, because they can't get off by asking God for forgiveness.
    1
  3818. What about Kansas City?
    1
  3819. Detroit is second worst in the country, behind Las Vegas.
    1
  3820. ย Blunted206ย  - Vegas is not worse than Detroit. It just has more abandoned houses. ๐Ÿ˜ž MAJOR EDIT!!! My information is dated back to the housing bubble - sorry! Vegas apparently recovered, and is no longer even on the list of cities with the most vacant homes. Gary tops the list. Here is an article: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foxbusiness.com/features/which-city-has-most-vacant-homes.amp
    1
  3821. This is reason enough - JUST SAY NO TO DRUGS!!! NOT EVEN ONCE!!! As Mark Twain used to say, "It is easier to stay out than to get out".
    1
  3822. Doesn't California have its own government?
    1
  3823. My niece was suckered into becoming a BLM activist. When she got in trouble and needed to set up a go-fund-me account for a lawyer, how much did BLM contribute? ZERO. She came out ok, but ultimately had to leave the country. BLM needs to STFU!!!!
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  3824. The horn will drown out the sound of the shot.
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  3825. Not yet, anyway.
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  3826. โ€‹@jamesodell3064 - that's because there aren't enough police to defund!
    1
  3827. Why? So you can know what he's saying? He wouldn't dare!
    1
  3828. Good idea. Impound drunk drivers' cars.
    1
  3829. You call that a riot? This is a JOKE, folks! Anyway, I'm pleased that my beloved Santa Monica still retained its civility in times like these.
    1
  3830. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  3831. The same thing happened in Chicago!
    1
  3832. Spooky video! Especially with the police blotter comments!
    1
  3833. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ Except how would they pay the fine? I know - cut off their welfare benefits.
    1
  3834. Sunday on a Saturday night.
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  3835. โ€‹ย @longshot7601ย - ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3836. They'll probably steal to pay the fines.
    1
  3837. I caught that....
    1
  3838. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  3839. So did I. I'll bet nowadays, riding BART itself is dangerous.
    1
  3840. Who says they're facing life in prison? They go through the revolving door of justice instead.
    1
  3841. The incredibly long days of summer make up for the short ones in winter!
    1
  3842. Did their parents even have a graduation?
    1
  3843. I wouldn't blame the victim, but this is excellent advice.
    1
  3844. Best comment!
    1
  3845. It IS paradise - for criminals!
    1
  3846. It's the only way he could become drug free.
    1
  3847. Of course not. It's an insult to demons.
    1
  3848. Hopefully someone will break into her house, like what happened to Nancy Pelosi.
    1
  3849. That's why he's wealthy - and alive.
    1
  3850. And a house!
    1
  3851. Russell Senior - right! It costs lives!
    1
  3852. That's because it IS a war zone!
    1
  3853. Not necessarily. Filing more than a couple insurance claims can get the person dropped.
    1
  3854. Alright, let's mind our own business. Build a wall around the ghetto, remove all the cops, and let the citizens do whatever they want with zero repercussions. Let natural selection run its course.
    1
  3855. Better yet, they need to get off drugs.
    1
  3856. He also said, "It is easier to stay out than to get out".
    1
  3857. Use it as inspiration to work harder in school and learn good job skills, so you don't wind up in this situation!
    1
  3858. They did.
    1
  3859. This has been going on long before gangsta rap was invented.
    1
  3860. It could also be the drug cartels paying off the politicians.
    1
  3861. While that's not true of all homeless people, I see your point. Just don't hold your nose too high in the air, or you may stumble and fall among them. The biggest cause of homelessness is housing costs too high for wages to keep up with them. There are Google employees living in the parking lot because they can't afford rents anywhere in the Bay Area.
    1
  3862. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3863. That's an insult to Ukraine!
    1
  3864. Too many poodles!
    1
  3865. HAH! 2020 was just the opening act!
    1
  3866. Into the ground?
    1
  3867. Why? They're TAME, like the street!
    1
  3868. Mark Twain said that.
    1
  3869. ย @RS-ls7mmย  - I was wondering about that. She looks like a drug addict.
    1
  3870. Callan Robison - need more MEE!
    1
  3871. Don't forget rainbow crosswalks!
    1
  3872. If they aim better and kill each other off, they can accomplish this.
    1
  3873. It was probably organized on social media, which means they don't know each other. That protects everyone in case one is arrested, so he can't rat on the others.
    1
  3874. ๐Ÿ”ฅ
    1
  3875. โ€‹ย @TheOldTapeArchiveย  - I doubt Evette Ingram will want to open a wig shop there. She's having enough problems in Tarzana.
    1
  3876. Best bet is to put a Maserati engine in a piece of junk body. That way, he doesn't have to worry about breaking down, and if he gets carjacked anyway, he can escape.
    1
  3877. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3878. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ
    1
  3879. In some instances, it does.
    1
  3880. Excellent point! That money would be much better spent sending them back to Africa. They can riot to their hearts' content there, and people here wouldn't be affected in the slightest.
    1
  3881. Last one leaving, turn off the lights. Oh, wait - they're already off.
    1
  3882. ย @jpalberthoward9ย  - interesting! I thought it was Detroit. Thanks for answering.
    1
  3883. Your comment breaks my heart. I lived in the Seattle area from 1997 to 2001; it too is my favorite city. I arrived by plane at night. The next morning, I was overawed at the sight of the city sitting in a silver bowl of mountains, with Mt. Rainier presiding over it all. The 2001 recession caused me to suffer a nervous breakdown, and I had to be rescued by my brother; that's why I left. It's something I'll never get over. The past 2 decades, I dedicated myself to returning someday - but now, I find out there's nothing to return to. ๐Ÿ˜ญ P.$. I love Portland, too. It has charms of its own. I understand it is unfortunately going down the same path.
    1
  3884. So did I. I got stimulus checks, but spent the money wisely.
    1
  3885. At least we have a vaccine for Corona!
    1
  3886. Actually, racism is learned.
    1
  3887. Snow and cold has a way of soothing the savage beast.
    1
  3888. Why? So you can get carjacked? And what about people who can't afford a car?
    1
  3889. I wonder what would happen if you put those cops in a crime-infested ghetto like Chicago or Detroit.
    1
  3890. ย BillG Dontjabmeย  - who? The white supremacists? Or the criminals?
    1
  3891. ย BillG Dontjabmeย  - good luck with that.
    1
  3892. ย BillG Dontjabmeย  - I hate the way things are. That's why I left the ghetto soon as I turned 18. I am fully aware criminals are not going to stop attacking people in their vicinity just because I tell them to, so I got away from them. I can't control what they do; I can only control my own actions. I choose to be responsible for myself and live a positive lifestyle, rather than contributing to negative stereotypes. While that won't necessarily change the attitudes of white supremacists, it renders me less likely to be attacked by them. If you know how to change whole crowds of people, PLEASE go for it!
    1
  3893. Any riots going on there? ๐Ÿคช
    1
  3894. 4 seasons: fires, floods, earthquakes, Santa Ana winds.
    1
  3895. Congratulations, Fentanyl Floyd, on 3 years sobriety!
    1
  3896. Fine. YOU deliver mail there!
    1
  3897. Worse yet, many of the ones who rejected it will be permanently living under a tombstone.
    1
  3898. They hate and resent women. I once read a comment a man made; "A woman is good for only one thing. Two, if she can cook." The best way for a woman to avoid such a situation is to associate only with men who respect women. Watch how he treats his mother and sisters, because that's how he'll treat you.
    1
  3899. ย @Neptunianistย  - between watching their fathers beat their mothers and single parenthood, boys can learn some pretty negative beliefs about women. I've known a few women who were beaten by their sons. One mother was so psychotic, I would have helped her son! It sounds like you're from a rather positive environment, which is why you have a hard time understanding it. Good for you! We need more environments like that.
    1
  3900. Why Trump? Why not a republican who's not trying to overthrow the government?
    1
  3901. Yes - except nothing will ever be good enough.
    1
  3902. THIS IS F**KED UP!!! Boy, I'm glad Carmen Best left when she did, so she wouldn't have to deal with this Bulls**t!
    1
  3903. It used to be like that with the line between East Oakland and San Leandro. Unfortunately, crime is starting to bleed over there.
    1
  3904. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ When pigs fly!
    1
  3905. ย @MH-on8olย  - some of this is already happening. Watch the documentaries, "Seattle is Dying " and "The Fight for the Soul of Seattle ".
    1
  3906. Why would they do that to a coddler? Just hand her a few pounds of meth and keep banging.
    1
  3907. ย camaroguy 66ย  - which statement were you referring to?
    1
  3908. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3909. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3910. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’จ
    1
  3911. While we're at it, how about doing what King David and King Solomon did - having multiple wives and concubines?
    1
  3912. ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ”ซ
    1
  3913. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
    1
  3914. Pure stuff!
    1
  3915. Better yet, send them to Detroit. They have LOADS of abandoned houses.
    1
  3916. ย @nicholasthompson7690ย  - people on disability, and some retirees.
    1
  3917. How can you tell when politicians are lying to you? Their lips are moving.
    1
  3918. What about the black city officials that allowed Detroit to reach this state in the first place? Are they among The Chosen, too? How about doing away with this worthless self righteousness and practicing some morals, for once. Then you won't be so vulnerable to takeovers like this.
    1
  3919. Which do you do first?
    1
  3920. I think this statement is truer when he drives through the hoods.
    1
  3921. DEvIl ๐Ÿ˜ˆ.
    1
  3922. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  3923. ย @lisah9992ย  - violins overlaid with gangster rap.
    1
  3924. ย @bikal1645ย  - hell, yeah! Would you open a grocery store there?
    1
  3925. ย @bikal1645ย  - ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜œ
    1
  3926. I don't want these monstrosities handling our food! Let them sweep streets instead!
    1
  3927. To quote an old Olympia beer ad, "It's the water... and a lot more."
    1
  3928. That's not a bad idea.
    1
  3929. @ward142ย  - if drug addicts don't care about themselves, why should anyone else? Since they're already killing themselves, why not round them up into camps so they won't afflict the general public and speed up the process?
    1
  3930. It's not like security guards cou do much, anyway. If the restaurant is that dangerous , don't go!โฐ
    1
  3931. ย David Ericksonย  - an ex told me they used to give syphilitic patients malaria, so the fever would kill the disease. Then, they would cure malaria with quinine.
    1
  3932. ย @jonathanbelanger6574ย  - as unarmed store security. It doesn't matter what the pay is, since they probably won't live long enough to collect their first paycheck.
    1
  3933. @Ted Dychesย  - in that case, I hope the migrants are drug cartels. It will give the black thugs a challenge!
    1
  3934. ย @meloniedropik3539ย  - I don't mind paying taxes, as long as they're put to good use. Clearly, that's not happening here.
    1
  3935. Definitely! But the word is IF, not WHEN.
    1
  3936. โ€‹ย @JdeC1994ย  - they didn't come from Tinsley Park. They invaded it.
    1
  3937. ย @JdeC1994ย  - I figured it would be from a nearby ghetto.
    1
  3938. ย @suniakelepi6591ย  - I grew up in Oakland. Though it's usually on the list of most dangerous cities, I didn't really expect it to be on this video, because it is too neat and clean.
    1
  3939. Those who love sausage and respect the law should never watch either one being made.
    1
  3940. A lot of times, if the company files a claim more than twice, they will cancel the policy altogether.
    1
  3941. ๐Ÿ˜ Haley 2024
    1
  3942. โ€‹ย @elfeintwentyfives1620ย  - Haley is a Republican candidate for President.
    1
  3943. Who cares, though! They did society a favor!
    1
  3944. Can't you find a better candidate than someone who tried to overthrow the government?
    1
  3945. They probably steal the cans of spray paint.
    1
  3946. ย @jamestillory8472ย  - like said, if you hate the police so much, get rid of them, and solve your own problems.
    1
  3947. ย @jamestillory8472ย  - not that you asked, but I'm a black woman. I've done illegal things, one of them big time. I never had a problem with the police. Neither has my brother. You apparently take offense at the idea of removing police from the ghetto, even though you blame them for all its ills. This makes no sense at all.
    1
  3948. Shoot, I thought Oakland CA was bad. The last time I was there, in 2004, I got this vibe like I was entering a maximum security prison. I didn't even hear gun shots or see any suspicious activity.
    1
  3949. What term? People?
    1
  3950. They were boycotted for being liberal. Now, they're boycotted for being conservative. Can't win for losing!
    1
  3951. $3.48 in Hilo, HI.
    1
  3952. How did you keep from getting constantly robbed and attacked?
    1
  3953. @unitedstatesdaleย  - be careful! The property may not actually exist!
    1
  3954. The nursing method works for only 6 months.
    1
  3955. She didn't get that money through her books. She got it through ripping people off - by criminal coddling, to make matters worse.
    1
  3956. Why should he? If the want to do themselves in, that's not his problem.
    1
  3957. Women used to douche with Coca Cola.
    1
  3958. You'll just have to go there and see for yourself.
    1
  3959. Blue eyed blonds. What do you expect?
    1
  3960. ย rod rodย  - ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  3961. Good question. Except, do they look like they're going hungry?
    1
  3962. If I were a cop there, I'd defund myself.
    1
  3963. Someone else here said it came from Baltimore. Either way, no one put a gun to anyone's head and made them use.
    1
  3964. You want thrills? Cut to the chase. Apply to Oakland Police Department.
    1
  3965. ย @Oakland510ย  - humans have been around a lot longer than 100 years!
    1
  3966. ย @Oakland510ย  - then it's the tech that is at fault, not humans.
    1
  3967. ย @Oakland510ย  - of course humans built tech. They did it to improve the quality of life. Throughout human history, people have had to deal with problems of sanitation, epidemics, and fire storms that burned cities to the ground. Technology has alleviated these problems, but created new ones. Humans need to focus on solving these new problems. We've done it before: I believe we can do it again.
    1
  3968. Who wants the job?
    1
  3969. Like Hotel California, you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave!
    1
  3970. Unless you still live there, no reason to be ashamed.
    1
  3971. @dinald tetter - which one is scarier, Cairo or Memphis?
    1
  3972. Remember, Christians seized the land from the Native Americans through bloodshed and violence. The land is already defiled.
    1
  3973. I think it's a good idea for all high school students to take part in Habitat for Humanity.
    1
  3974. What did he do?
    1
  3975. ย @roringusanda2837ย  - thanks for clarifying.
    1
  3976. YouTube thought he was advocating violence, because he was talking about people defending themselves against the homeless.
    1
  3977. Hopefully for a candidate who is neither Republican nor Democrat. It's about time the other parties had a chance.
    1
  3978. ย @entropybentwhistleย  - which song?
    1
  3979. Excellent reason to learn some skills and get a job.
    1
  3980. She probably graduated class valedictorian from a Balti-morgue ghost school.
    1
  3981. That's no joke. California's already considering fining stores trying to leave it.
    1
  3982. ย @swissmiss-rj4pqย - HORRORS!!! That's worse than Detroit!
    1
  3983. Sean, PLEASE answer this question! I'm currently considering moving to the Spokane area.
    1
  3984. So do women.
    1
  3985. WELL...DUH!!! The main cause of drowning is water! We have always had problems with drug addiction and mental illness, but in the past, only the most extreme destitute people wound up homeless. Even someone working a part time minimum wage job could afford a room in a house. The bottom line is LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. That's why in Silicon Valley, you have highly skilled workers living in their RVs.
    1
  3986. Probably both.
    1
  3987. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Best comment!!!
    1
  3988. Groovy!
    1
  3989. Better yet, have looters steal the items.
    1
  3990. Not just like the USA - but some cities are on the way there.
    1
  3991. Are you kidding? Read, "The Good Old Days - They Were Terrible!"
    1
  3992. ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„
    1
  3993. ย @JMLibertyLocalย  - tell that to the cops who get in trouble for trying to arrest users and dealers.
    1
  3994. ๐Ÿ’” ๐Ÿ˜ญ I lived in San Bernardino for awhile, and used to hang out at Silverwood Lake. I recently saw a Nick Johnson video of San Bernardino. It made me VERY upset! P.S. I'm black.
    1
  3995. ย @bitemenow609ย  - I know. I grew up in Oakland. I tore out of there like a bat out of hell, soon as I turned 18. Over 90% of victims of black criminals are black themselves. Incidentally, Oakland has turned into a shantytown, with the vibe of a maximum security prison. That doesn't bother me in the slightest; in fact, I have a good laugh at it. Leaving Oakland is by far the best decision I ever made!
    1
  3996. ย @deitresssmith8109ย  - criminal behavior hurts everyone, regardless of race.
    1
  3997. Nike may not even need a boycott, since their stores are apparently being looted out of business. They had to close their Portland store.
    1
  3998. You call that music?
    1
  3999. Better yet, plan out everything and be well prepared before you have them- or don't have them at all.
    1
  4000. Eternal sleep!
    1
  4001. Send them to Detroit. Plenty of empty houses there.
    1
  4002. How about Target sending people to mob street vendors that resell stolen goods? Tit for tat!
    1
  4003. Better to just close and go somewhere more business friendly.
    1
  4004. Oh, YES!
    1
  4005. Pretty ugly!
    1
  4006. Hey - it's gonna get you too. Another one bites the dust.
    1
  4007. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I wouldn't live there uf you PAID me!
    1
  4008. Much better: build a wall around Oakland.
    1
  4009. When pigs fly!
    1
  4010. Funny how they didn't buy in a black neighborhood.
    1
  4011. How do they like it?
    1
  4012. And made it out alive.
    1
  4013. Criminals.
    1
  4014. No, it's because people aren't bothering to report it anymore.
    1
  4015. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  4016. HORRORS!!! Boulder almost went up in flames a few years ago!
    1
  4017. ๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  4018. ย @C00KSTERr1ย  - so if a defenseless child is victimized by a pedophile, they have to learn to somehow live a positive life the hard way? Aren't loving parents supposed to protect their children from being ruined like that?
    1
  4019. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  4020. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  4021. Tyreese Brinson - why are you watching it?
    1
  4022. ย @tyresebrinson8584ย  - I admit, I enjoy gawking at ruin porn. I'm a subscriber to this channel, so I already knew what this was about. CharlieBo 313 also has videos of nice areas of Detroit.
    1
  4023. That's because they're defunded and not allowed to do their jobs.
    1
  4024. This is not necessary. Just send them to Detroit for a month.
    1
  4025. Including nearby Ann Arbor?
    1
  4026. Looks like my beloved Oakland has graduated to its lowest state. ๐Ÿคช
    1
  4027. Haley 2024
    1
  4028. @changemymind2021ย  - surely, Trump isn't the only Republican candidate. Can't they find someone who hasn't committed treason?
    1
  4029. I don't think so. Shake Shack probably had no idea they were going to do this.
    1
  4030. Interesting! In the late 1980s, I had a coworker whose girlfriend owned 3 houses in Cleveland. They cost $1,000 each. She had an armed man collect the rent each month. Back then, you could buy a 5 bedroom mansion in Detroit for $17,000. Strange to think Detroit is worse now.
    1
  4031. I say, cut to the chase and let the armed citizen deal with these monstrosities!
    1
  4032. โ€‹@johng4093 - you call that hell hole paradise?
    1
  4033. They were Amish, on their Rumspringa.
    1
  4034. ย @schectermeisterย  - thanks. I'm glad you were able to get clean.
    1
  4035. edbro torres - go for it!
    1
  4036. Remember the hot dogs! ๐ŸŒญ
    1
  4037. โ€‹ย DonnellOkafor-pd7ynย  - best comment! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  4038. โ€‹@philipbanks2462 - oh, wow! Thanks for the good news! I guess I'll move back there, since the risk on my life is slightly less.
    1
  4039. No, they're all blue-eyed blonds.
    1
  4040. This doublespeak is reminiscent of the book 1๏ธโƒฃ9๏ธโƒฃ8๏ธโƒฃ4๏ธโƒฃ.
    1
  4041. What type of business is another issue.
    1
  4042. Not if enough of them band together!
    1
  4043. Alright, let's mind our own business. Build a wall around the ghetto, remove all the cops, and let the citizens do whatever they want with zero repercussions. Let natural selection run its course.
    1
  4044. Send in the social workers!
    1
  4045. Rather, they have bats in their belfry.
    1
  4046. I, too, have lived most of my life in fear. I'm trying to overcome it. Once, at my snowboard camp, I had a coach who didn't believe in helping people. You weren't supposed to ease into situations; you just charged in and did things. His theory was that only scared people get hurt, and he gave the example of the drunk driver who crashes his car and walks away without a scratch. At camp, we get to hang out with snowboarding pros. I have a collection of their autographs (unfortunately, I never met Shaun White, but I do have Kevin Pearce's autograph.) I look up coaches on the web, and if I find a picture of one, I print it out and ask for an autograph. I found this coach's picture, and approached him while the campers were having dinner in a restaurant. He was at the bar, totally snockered. "I'm really flattered! No one has ever asked me for an autograph before. Wadaya want me to write?" I said something about conquering my fears. He wrote, "Here's to conquering your fears!!" and signed his name. After dinner, I got on the bus to return to camp. Guess who was sitting at the wheel? He gave me a look if ABSOLUTE TERROR!!!
    1
  4047. You think break-ins never happen?
    1
  4048. It's 68th STREET and McArthur. Not quite as bad.
    1
  4049. Reporting crime is down.
    1
  4050. Perhaps he'll be the next mayor!
    1
  4051. They can't; they're defunded.
    1
  4052. Pride people don't bash cops.
    1
  4053. They ARE war zones!
    1
  4054. Darth Cookie - then they'll manufacture their own!
    1
  4055. Estrogen Elisa - maybe Harold Camping was right, and they were raptured???
    1
  4056. ย @havabrownkittycat7107ย  - ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  4057. Back in the 80s, businesses in Berkeley kept stacks of cards by the register listing services for the homeless. Customers were encouraged to take the cards and pass them out to panhandlers, instead of giving them money. That's an idea!
    1
  4058. Just cut to the chase: graffiti.
    1
  4059. Does it suck or blow?
    1
  4060. If those thugs had been aborted, they wouldn't be here to do this!
    1
  4061. "This is the 91st murder this year." Considering the 45th week has just ended, that's slightly over 2 murders per week. "August had the most, with 27 murders." That's almost one a day.
    1
  4062. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  4063. โ€‹ย @berthapitts2905ย - Mexico doesn't want him. Dump him on a desert island instead.
    1
  4064. Those who don't want to learn should be made to dig ditches.
    1
  4065. You're looking at it. That's why the thugs get off. If justice was done, there would be riots.
    1
  4066. To those of you judging how Californians vote, I'd like to point out Newsome's recall election. They put a bunch of unknown names on the ballot, so Newsome won again. I think a lot of corruption goes on there that people know nothing about. So please assess the situation before passing judgment!
    1
  4067. We have met the enemy; it is US!
    1
  4068. ย @susanstandard8727ย  - I remember that. It was in San Jose.
    1
  4069. ย @thomasrobinson182ย  - tha $970 rule applies in lots of cities, including Seattle.
    1
  4070. You're right, more people wouldn't cheer up this place. It gets loud - and a lot more dangerous - at night.
    1
  4071. KingoftheCatnap - yes, LOL!
    1
  4072. They already legalized theft, up to $950. Look at the results!
    1
  4073. Or none. The guns were all stolen.
    1
  4074. Oh, wow! If I'd known closing my store would have angered them so much, I would have left it open for them to keep looting and harassing my employers. Sio let's open again, so they can loot!
    1
  4075. How much of this is due to corruption? I understand there was a recall election on Newsome. The reason he got back in is because they put a bunch of unknown names on the ballot.
    1
  4076. Oakland used to average one murder every 3 days. Now, it looks as if it has increased to 1 a day. Maybe after awhile, they'll run out of people to murder.
    1
  4077. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  4078. It fits the scenery!
    1
  4079. Too dangerous.
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  4080. Valuing your life is RAYCISS!
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  4081. Is Trump the only Republican candidate?
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  4082. Except the politicians.
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  4083. Even if they're caught, the DA will let them go free.
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  4084. What does that have to do with horse tranquilizers that can be stolen from any veterinarian?
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  4085. If I knew Trump was going to do this, I would have voted for him! (I voted Green Party, since I didn't like either the Democrat or Republican candidate.)
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  4086. My background is Seventh Day Adventist. Some of the face meats are good, like Loma Linda sausage links (I like them better than the real ones). But I believe a well-balanced diet, Including meat, is best.
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  4087. That's already happening.
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  4088. Most of all, you have to be an ADDICT!!!
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  4089. I'm glad that though I'm not rich, I'm well off enough to not have to live in a place like this!
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  4090. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Racist, but I can't help but laugh.
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  4091. Why should they care? Oakland doesn't care about itself.
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  4092. Good point. But remember, the police would come to their parties to bust them, only to stay and party with them. So, calling them would have done no good.
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  4093. Your elderly uncle was threatened by a revolting obese hooker? Did it speak in a bass voice? The reason I ask is because back in the 80s, one of my male co-workers told us about a guy who had played both football and basketball with him in college wound up becoming a streetwalker on San Pablo Avenue in Oakland. Crack addiction had forced him there. My co-worker said he was the ugliest woman he ever saw. He didn't proposition my co-worker; he took one look at him and burst into tears.
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  4094. Haley 2024!
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  4095. Nothing. They're defunded
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  4096. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜œ
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  4097. A HUGE improvement!
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  4098. There would be consequences if the Whites left.
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  4099. Kwame Shakure - actually, it has had the opposite effect. The result is feral gangs running amok and causing crime rates that rival war zones.
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  4100. Kwame Shakure - you do know the history of Detroit, right? During the 1940s through 1960s, it was considered one of the most progressive cities in the US - the world, even. After the 1967 riots, things went downhill fast. In 1974, it held the title of the murder capital of the US, and has done so off and on ever since. Now think of the elderly people who have worked hard all their lives, bought those beautiful houses at the top of the market cycle (without realizing it) and are now retired. Their houses sit in the middle of a mass of uninhabited blocks full of rotting abandoned buildings rife with sewer rats, rabid dogs, and gangsters who hide murder victims in those buildings. If they try to sell their houses, they'd get less than what they paid 60 years ago - that is, if they could be even find a buyer. Usually property values increase with time, so you can buy with confidence. In situations like Detroit, not only do they plunge, this is spreading to the suburbs - and it's getting worse. "White Flight" is only a temporary solution, since it's only a matter of time before the gangs follow. Highland Park used to be one of the best areas of Detroit; now it's one of the worst. Brightwood was a place of hope for working class citizens back in the day; now it's nicknamed Blightwood.
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  4101. Kwame Shakure - most blacks have risen above poverty. Those who remain trapped in situations like Detroit are a result of believing the world owes them something, and poor morals. They need to realize slavery was not entirely the white man's fault; village raids were led by Africans. Besides, only 5% of whites in the US owned slaves. Blacks need to consider the consequences of their choices. Bad school performance and teen pregnancy is a one way ticket to being trapped in Detroit.
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  4102. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  4103. It was easy to hijack, because it originally supported thugs.
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  4104. Are you sure about the gender?
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  4105. Actually, it's McDonald's fault. It put a gun to your head, and made you drive a Kia/Hyundai to the nearest restaurant, then forced you to pig out until you got fat.
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  4106. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  4107. @Ekkehard B.ย  - thieves say that all the time, to justify their actions.
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  4108. How're we gonna keep 'em down on the ground After they fly PSA..." ~ Old flight ad jingle.
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  4109. What if they don't vote?
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  4110. ๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ˜ต๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿค•๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคฎ
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  4111. Haley 2024!
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  4112. What's more puzzling? All those size 20s in those food deserts.
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  4113. It is not the job of politicians to change things. It is the job of the CITIZENS.
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  4114. I can enjoy this $hit show because I live nowhere near there.
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  4115. Hopefully that recall election won't be corrupted, like the one on Newsome.
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  4116. Looting is more like it.
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  4117. โ€‹ย @greatleader4841ย - more like 25 hours a day, 8 days a week!
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  4118. News for Reasonable People - you're right. Biden stepped down 3 days ago.
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  4119. ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’ž
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  4120. ย @GoldenGod69ย  - I don't think it existed in the late 60s, when I was there.
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  4121. ย Prรญnxess Sanรญย  - what is not?
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  4122. Many people get on their first 200 jumps by becoming tandem skydiving instructors.
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  4123. I feel the same way. I'm from California, and I lived in the Seattle area for awhile; it was my favorite city. What's happening to these places breaks my heart. ๐Ÿ˜ข
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  4124. Drought, global warming.
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  4125. Then you wonder why Columbine High school shootings happen.
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  4126. Coming from a black woman - THANK YOU!!! As someone who was raised "old school", I can see through this propaganda. They act like they're doing minority kids a favor, but once they become adults and find themselves economically trapped, they're in for a RUDE SHOCK!!! Those coddlers are no different from slavemasters that forbade blacks to learn to read. Though they appear to be nice about it, the result is the same.
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  4127. The latter is already happening, in record numbers.
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  4128. Excellent point!
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  4129. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  4130. I agree. Especially compared to Detroit.
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  4131. OUCH!!!
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  4132. โ€‹@pmscalisi - in that case, they all should quit en masse. Let's see how well the company does with no employees.
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  4133. Why is it weird? My best friend in college is Navajo, from Monument Valley. She too was a huge fan. (I'm black.)
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  4134. I say, back down in this case. Pack up and leave, while you still have your assets!
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  4135. It's happening in Chicago, too!
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  4136. ย @marylouhober-tupper3419ย  - as far as I know, yes. They are using snowmaking machines to water down everything, so it's less likely to catch fire. The fire hasn't reached there yet.
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  4137. It's not the President. It's Gruesome Newsome.
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  4138. Not really. In places where no one wants to work as a police officer, the only applicants they'll attract are corrupt ones.
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  4139. ย @caliindoorย  - Jeff is a guy's name. If you're going to hurl slurs, at least get the gender right.
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  4140. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  4141. They can't leave.
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  4142. ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  4143. โ€‹ย @tommitchell8425ย - where are those world Champs now?
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  4144. ย @AmericanPatriot-1776ย  - the problem isn't handicapped people. It's the criminals that ruin taxpayers' lives, then leach off those same taxpayers through welfare and jail.
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  4145. If you want respect, you have to act respectable.
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  4146. โ€‹ย @clairelivefreeordie2551ย - both!
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  4147. The gas station is even more stupid for letting her get away with it!
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  4148. It doesn't matter. They will get in through corruption.
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  4149. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’จ
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  4150. How about giving them to the homeless instead?
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  4151. Ergot on rye caused people to hallucinate. That may have caused the Salem witch trials.
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  4152. Ever read the young adult novel, "Hatchet"?
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  4153. ย @bvegannow1936ย  - in San Francisco, those are used by junkies to shoot up.
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  4154. ย @OdellHardenย  - dey caint read.
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  4155. โ€‹ย @myleshagar9722ย  - why ignore it?
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  4156. ย @frfu4999ย  - Elliott Last was talking about fashion.
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  4157. The Raiders can change their name to the Shoplifters - or the Bippers...
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  4158. ย @westcoastwarriorsarchive7929ย  - better to be tried by 12 than carried by 6.
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  4159. Plenty of shots were fired, so I doubt that would have worked.
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  4160. Thank you!
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  4161. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  4162. They organized themselves, through social media. That way, if one gets caught, he can't rat out the others, because they're all strangers to each other.
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  4163. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  4164. โ€‹ย @michaelb3138ย - Gruesome Newsome stayed in through corruption.
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  4165. I'm grateful I left that $hithole 45 years ago!
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  4166. Work from home.
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  4167. You're overly optimistic. Situations like this don't turn on a dime!
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  4168. ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  4169. Next month!
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  4170. If Gruesome Newsome becomes President, this country is DOOMED.
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  4171. I'm a black woman. I had loads of swimming lessons as a child, but I was one of those klutzes who couldn't learn. I never even heard of this stereotype until I was an adult, so it never occurred to me that race was a factor, because in one of my swim classes, they finished with a type of recital, and only one student could do the butterfly stroke; it was a black boy. I finally figured out what I was doing wrong, 2 weeks before my 35th birthday. It was my breathing. I was swallowing the air, rather than having it go down my windpipe. So I practiced by running or cycling as hard as I could until I was gasping for air, then stopping and paying attention to how I was breathing. After I could do that without exercising, I got back into the water and picked it right up. Now I can do all the strokes, including the butterfly. I can also swim over a mile! A friend of mine who grew up in the Jim Crow South turned out to have the same problem. She could do only the backstroke, because she could breathe through her nose that way. While race may be a factor, I think it involves a lot more than that. I understand the late great Ann Landers also had a hard time learning to swim.
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  4172. ย @philipjfry1383ย  - I have noticed some sports tend to attract more civilized people. I've had lots if problems walking around the inner city, but I've never had a problem at a swimming pool or beach.
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  4173. I wonder if the pregnant woman he held at gunpoint agrees.
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  4174. The simple way to deal with it is to increase fentanyl overdoses.
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  4175. Better to be pissed off than pissed on!
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  4176. This is Part 2 of the worst video of Detroit I've ever seen. Ever wonder what it's like to live in one of these houses? Check out this article: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/12/detroit-water-shutoffs-unpaid-bills-coronavirus
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  4177. Wealthy blue-eyed blond Republican men.
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  4178. Where can you find that kind of interest rate on so little money?
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  4179. ย @deasttnย  - they average 7%.
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  4180. When he said stuff out of a brown bottle, I thought he meant brown stuff.
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  4181. Great idea - except Mexico doesn't want it. Let it be its own entity, and stew in its own juices.
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  4182. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜„ Best comment!
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  4183. Hell, no!
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  4184. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  4185. ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ”ซ
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  4186. Obviously, his followers have learned even less.
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  4187. Is it, now? I thought it was Tourette Syndrome.
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  4188. At least they're doing something.
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  4189. More like Rest In Pieces. ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  4190. Interesting what you say about college admissions. I once interviewed the president of the black student union at an Ivy League school (I'd rather not say which one). He told me the university had no 101 courses, and he had to struggle during his freshman year to catch up. Later, he was involved in a scandal that got him expelled from the university. I wonder if allowing unqualified people to take part in certain privileges leads them to believe they can get away with immoral behavior as well.
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  4191. It's just as well. I doubt that preacher could have done much to stop the Holocaust.
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  4192. What difference does it make who he voted for? Ultimately, it's the Electoral College that determines who wins the election.
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  4193. What happens after the election?
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  4194. Rest in pieces?
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  4195. He's an astronaut all right - good only for taking up space.
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  4196. Why not? Because they're ray-ciss??? Would they be more likely to lend if the houses were covered with white frost instead of black char? Really, though - those burned out houses are so cheap, anyone who can't pay cash for them isn't worthy of a loan.
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  4197. Back in the early 80s, a guy I was dating bought a fake ID. It cost less than a California driver's license (this was in California). You could putcany birthdate you wanted on there. He did it so he could buy alcohol, even though he was underage. The ID he got was totally phony looking, so ultimately he wasted his money. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  4198. Yeah, except if you move here now, you won't live long enough to enjoy the change.
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  4199. Balti-morgue.
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  4200. Why not just boycott them for free?
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  4201. Remlat Zargonix - do you recommend the Google certificate?
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