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Retired professor who taught people how to teach English as a Second Language. Die Zukunft war frueher auch besser.

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I've already read a great response to this:

If it actually gets minted, we can be like Putin and have Trump in our pocket.

06.10.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pro tip to Laura Loomer who deleted this: The Internet is written in indelible ink.

12.09.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 27295    πŸ” 8634    πŸ’¬ 973    πŸ“Œ 545
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Another example of a scientific paradigm overturning in a blink, is what Chomsky's work in the 50s in linguistics. His work redirected the central question in linguistics to how language acquired without any clear instruction. This work put an end to any behaviorist account.

21.08.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder if Trump plans to return Alaska to Russia. After all, it was Russian before we bought. Putin has about as good a claim on Alaska as he does on Ukraine.

11.08.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's good to know that Cornyn is a member of the Joni Ernst wing of God's Own Party.

07.07.2025 04:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The fundamental FACT: Trump is a bigot.

02.07.2025 03:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We need to rewrite the definition of obliterate.

It's new meaning is destroying something that can be repaired in six months.

24.06.2025 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm surprised you did not report Trump is thinking of dropping the third nuclear bomb in history.
After all, the whole project to build the BOMB was to be the first and use it on another country thought to be developing the bomb.

23.06.2025 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oh.

22.06.2025 10:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4357    πŸ” 1202    πŸ’¬ 145    πŸ“Œ 55

How could those on the Confederate side be evil? They were defending an institution that is sanctioned in the Bible. In others, they were doing what "God" allowed.

19.06.2025 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The funniest thing is: Trump is BORED and PISSED and he can't leave until the parade is over...

14.06.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1630    πŸ” 226    πŸ’¬ 104    πŸ“Œ 34

How anyone can support Israel after this statement is insane.

13.06.2025 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely.

12.06.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🀬🀬🀬🀬🀬😭😭😭😭😭😭

08.06.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Don't forget Joe Hill's explanation of Ernst's comment:

You will eat bye and bye
In that glorious land above the sky
Work and pray live on hay
You'll get pie in the sky when you die [That's a lie!]

01.06.2025 00:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As I have posted elsewhere: Ernst is channeling Joe Hill's observation.

You will eat bye and bye
In that glorious land above the sky
Work and pray live on hay
You'll get pie in the sky when you die [That's a lie!]

01.06.2025 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Joe Hill reminds us of what Ernst is really saying.

You will eat bye and bye
In that glorious land above the sky
Work and pray live on hay
You'll get pie in the sky when you die [That's a lie!]

31.05.2025 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yes, we noticed. You're still here.

17.05.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 47951    πŸ” 9650    πŸ’¬ 1548    πŸ“Œ 568

No, but it is good to see he refuses to be really bad.

18.04.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No one in Hitler's Germany could have said it better.

It is chilling that a member of this Administration believes insisting on everyone having the right to a fair judicial process (something guaranteed in the Constitution) is "aiding and abetting a terrorist."

17.04.2025 07:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Modern day letters of mark?

16.04.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wish there were true, but....remember Christianity was used to justify slavery (because slavery was never condemned in the Bible).

16.04.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A great way to get more foreign tourists to America. Of course, Florida gets no foreign tourists, right?

16.04.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Everything you need to know why we are headed for a recession whatever Trump does now.

12.04.2025 08:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wish it were the case that only MAGAs saw their IRAs and 401ks liberated from a lot of value yesterday.
Of course that is not the case and a lot of people's retirement has been damaged.
I'm very happy I sold all my stocks in my IRA a month ago. None of the value of my IRA was liberated.

04.04.2025 06:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is only going to get worse. I truly believe this is a test for imprisoning "the enemies within."

01.04.2025 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Possible New Disruption of SSI and SSDI Payments I want to tread carefully here. But this seems potentially serious. I...

Trying to see if other families began seeing today the pattern I describe in this post. Possibly an emerging disruption in SSI payments to/on behalf of severely disabled adults.

Possible New Disruption of SSI Payments talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/possi...

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The US today.

27.03.2025 08:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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