Wayne In Costa Rica

A backgrounder is someone who conducts background checks.

It isn't an empty gesture, it may not do anything now, but it's a signal to history, and to the world and to ourselves, that this is not ok.

The president is a loser yelling at winners. That’s the whole story.

It's Operation Jade Helm, Trump style and guess which groups think it's fine now?

Bakaj: Intelligence was gathered that captured activity being conducted by someone close to the president. Gabbard was given a heads-up.

She went to Susie Wiles and discussed it.

When she returned to the DNI’s office, she directed that the intelligence not be distributed any further…

Welcome to the Jade Helm Presidency Conservatives once panicked about a supposed federal plot to invade their communities and quash dissent. Now they’re cheering it.

Conservatives once panicked about a supposed federal plot to invade their communities and quash dissent. Now they’re cheering it.

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Wait! The public face of nationwide immigration enforcement, Gregory Bovino, said in a newly discovered email that his boss wasn’t the head of CBP. He reported to Corey Lewandowski instead.

He’s a political operative with zero law-enforcement background calling the shots on immigration enforcement.

James Comer is bringing Hillary Clinton before his committee to testify about Epstein despite having zero contact with him, but not Epstein’s neighbor Howard Lutnick who lied about his connections to Epstein over many years which is proven in the files.

I wish you góod luck.

Keep in mind you can't work here unless it's online for an out-of-country company. Many gringos move down and then move back within a few years. Best advice: Rent for the first year. Don't get stuck buying an overpriced house until you're sure. We have rented for 11 years.

I'm not you, so I have no idea. Limón should be avoided. There are active narco muders there and elsewhere. I would suggest talking to a good immigration attorney in the San José area. That's where the paperwork gets filed. Again, check Facebook expat groups with questions.

Join the Expats in Costa Rica Facebook groups and ask questions.

Come for a month or more and stay in several of your favorite areas, living as a resident and not as a tourist. See how you live day-to-day. Look into medical insurance and care. Those areas are very far away from good hospital care. Figure out if you you can afford CR on your savings & retirement

Mockler: My unpopular opinion is that Melania's movie makes a great first date. Because the theater will be empty. You can bring in food, you can chat. There's nobody around there bothering you.

What women said "Melania" director Brett Ratner did to them The First Lady’s documentary premiere marks the return of a director accused of sexual violence by six actresses in 2017.

In 2017, six actresses told the LA Times that a prominent Hollywood director was sexually violent toward them.

They were talking about Brett Ratner, who stood next to Melania Trump to celebrate the premiere of Melania, his eponymous documentary about the First Lady.

we said all along that they wanted Gawker dead not because we embarrassed a pro wrestler but because the Epstein story is one Gawker was covering a decade before most other people caught up & was just one of many stories exposing powerful people and their misdeeds

Source: Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Ramos and father released | CNN A federal judge has ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Conejos Ramos and his father from the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, according to a source with knowledge of the fed...

NEW: A federal judge has ordered 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father RELEASED from the Dilley detention center. www.cnn.com/2026/01/31/u...

He’s literally putting his “I could shoot someone…and not lose any votes”’ claim to the test.

Maybe it wasn't a good idea to elect the dumbest, greediest, vindictive person in the world as President.

Read the Report on Alex Pretti’s Killing — and the Bizarre Q&A CBP Gave Congress First Congress pressed for a report on Alex Pretti’s killing. CBP supplied answers to a list of questions — questions that CBP had written itself.

Regarding the fatsl shooting of the Minneapolis ICE nurse, Congress received a list of questions with answers from CBD. It refused to answer some of its own questions.
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“I was only following orders” was rejected as a defense at the Nuremberg Trials.

tRUMPSTEIN IS DESTROYING OUR CONSTITUTION!!

1st Amendment: GONE
Right to Assemble
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of the Press
Right to Petition

2nd Amendment: GONE
Right to Keep & Bear Arms

4th Amendment: GONE
Unreasonable Searches &
Seizures

Trump claims ICE's Minnesota raids — which have already killed two Americans — are justified to root out "fraud."

Meanwhile, he's pardoned multiple convicted fraudsters, including several who gave money to his campaign and Super PAC.

The "law and order" president.

Today we will find out that Mike Johnson knows nothing about the shooting in MN.

Knowing Kristi Noem's history, I'm not sure why she doesn't use Trump's language and say that ICE "shot him like a dog." 🤔