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@Mnbl1992 @SunWeatherMan Many churches had new pilgrims today because of Charlie. It was very difficult for them to even walk through the doors and sit down. Not to publicly welcome them and acknowledge why they were even there is pitiful. No wonder churches are struggling.

@MrAustinPredict All they know is vote blue no matter who. Idiots.

You would have to be totally insane to continue voting Democrat in Michigan. They objectively destroyed the state over the last 8 years.

From Martin Iles, reposted: Having lived in the USA for nearly two years, I've realised something. The USA and the remainder of the Western world are no longer aligned. We all laugh and mock when the Americans say, "Freedom!" because we truly think we're as free as they are. Wrong. We're not. Not even close. The laws, the mindset, and the behaviour, is totally different in this regard. Most of all, the governments are totally different. The USA's convictions around core freedoms are on a scale we do not share. Meanwhile, Donald Trump wins the popular vote, the electoral college, the House, and the Senate... a man who, in every other Western country, is held in open derision, if not contempt. For these and other reasons, we are not the same. Yet the West, including Australia, fully expect to rely on the USA for our very survival. If the world turns bad (which will happen - only a question of time), then the whole West, without America, is toast. So, you may ask - if we're not very aligned ideologically, then it must be that we bring something to the party militarily? Well, no... actually... we don't matter that much militarily. The USA has about 470 ships in its navy, including 11 aircraft carriers, 69 submarines, 75 destroyers... plus 110 new ships in the pipeline. Australia has about 30, including 3 destroyers, 7 frigates and 7 outdated submarines. The UK does a little better, with about 60. Meanwhile, the US has over 14,000 military aircraft. A staggering number. Australia has 252 military aircraft. The UK has 556. The US army has just shy of 1,000,000 uniformed personnel in its military. Australia has about 45,000. The USA spends 3.4% ($968 billion) of its GDP on defence. Australia spends 2% ($36.4 billion). The US spends as much as the next 15 largest military-spending countries (including China) combined. The USA has a fighting culture. The men shoot things (a lot) and hunt things, the veterans get favoured in everything from parking spots to boarding planes. A uniformed young man is thanked in the street a dozen times a day. "Oh, the Americans and their guns!" we say, in our smug way. Yes, they have a warrior culture. We do not. We don't have to, because we're a leech on theirs. How many young British men are willing to fight for their country? Now ask the same regarding young American men. The difference is about as wide as it could be. Militarily, we don't offer squat. Meanwhile, look at the way Australia works against America's interests by loving on China. China made us rich and we stay close. This is a Marxist regime with expansionist aims. Again, you have to spend time in the USA to realise just how vast a gulf there is between us on China. Europe, too. They let China have their way everywhere from Germany to Greenland, all the while importing Islam and sending their own people to court for saying hurty words. Somehow, we have landed the deal of a lifetime with the USA that says, "when the baddies come, you'll save us ok?" Because we can't save ourselves. And we live in peace. But we keep gnawing away at freedoms, keep enabling China, and get flabby and disinterested about our military because Uncle Sam's got it. And, let's be honest, Americans are widely looked down on. To add insult to injury, we don't think that highly of our protectors. So, the USA is finally saying "enough." I am here, I can tell you what the vibe is, and that's it. Trump is doing what people want in this regard. They're over it. And we come across all shocked and hard done by. We behave like people with no self-insight at all. Yes, the global alliance system is all over the place now. From America's perspective, it's about time. And I must say, though I be a proud Australian, I am forced to agree. Something has to change.

@MatrixMysteries This is what MBAs do all day. Sit in meetings and come up with more ways to screw over customers.

An American booked a honeymoon in Hawaii. The hotel room was already HUNDREDS of dollars. Then came $200 just to sit in a beach chair, $500 in resort fees, and daily parking on top of that. This is what corporate greed has done to travel in America.

@greg_price11 @MattWalshBlog It’s painfully obvious to anyone with a thinking brain. Liberals not so much.

It just feels so painfully obvious that the 14th amendment does not mean that a 9-months pregnant woman from Mexico can cross the Rio Grande illegally, give birth, and be allowed to stay because her child is now a natural born citizen.

George Floyd, a drug addict who overdosed gets entire city blocks dedicated to him. But murals to Iryna Zarutska, an innocent Ukrainian refugee who was brutally stabbed to death gets her murals removed. Democrats are sick people.

@seattleiminyou And those 3 kids must come before age 23.

If you live in the midwest they make you have 3 kids with someone you went to high school with and you’re only allowed to vacation in Florida

@UbermenschMind Blacks in winter attire look so ridiculously out of place.

It’s so over, they discovered skiing…

@CollinRugg We all know how this ends. A judge will release them within hours and demand the police return all the bikes.

NEW: San Francisco police trap 85 bicyclists on an offramp who were seen taking over the road, swerving around cars, & riding the wrong direction. The bike gang tried turning around after they were blocked on the ramp by SFPD & CHP, but quickly realized they were trapped. All of the bikes were confiscated. This is amazing.

@00yisan @uncledoomer Fat ugly white liberals will complain about cultural appropriation. We'll take these girls anytime.

@uncledoomer howdy ? 🤣🤣🤣

you can always leave it to the japanese to take a storied american musical tradition and not only do it absolute justice on the technical side, but bring a joy and jubilance that can only come from deep reverence and enjoyment of the art

@KurtSupeCPA Apparently he who dies with the biggest net worth is the winner.

Client retires at 64. Has a pension. Doesn't need his $3.8M IRA. "I'll just let it grow." At 75, the IRS disagrees. Required Minimum Distribution: $143,000. He doesn't want it. Doesn't need it. But he has no choice. That $143K gets added to his pension income. Pushes him into a higher bracket. Increases his Medicare premiums by $4,000/year. Makes 85% of his Social Security taxable. Between retirement and age 75 there is a window. Eleven years to do Roth conversions. Eleven years to reduce the account. Eleven years to get ahead of this. Most people don't know the window exists until it closes.

@wildfreakouts The hotel breakfast room drives me nuts. Barefoot, pajamas, hair uncombed, haven't even washed their hands. Disgusting.

Man confronts two women for wearing bonnets at a hotel breakfast in New Jersey

@Trad_West_Art Imagine some woke liberal white woman program director actually hiring this clown and thinking desecrating white culture like this is a good wholesome idea.

Like a plastic water bottle in an otherwise pristine pastoral scene. Modernity is cancer.

@ryangerritsen Canada actually has more that I would have guessed.

One of the best visuals of the US vs Canada's military strength. I had no idea just how ill-equipped we really were. We should be incredibly thankful that they are our neighbors.

For Decades EVERYONE said Iran was a problem, as soon as Trump does something about it THEY want to convince you that Iran was never a problem….

@Indy_reporter_ Imagine being part of this crowd. 🤦‍♂️

Noblesville No Kings Protest making the rounds

@not_rekt_11 I'd walk out the second this clown showed up.

All it takes is one, to completely destroy something so beautiful

@MikeOCull Golf, skiing etc., have gotten somewhat easier to learn the past 30 years due to equipment evolution. Playing a guitar or any instrument is still as difficult today as it was 50 years ago.

I’ve realized something lately. I’ll probably never teach guitar again. Not because I can’t but because there doesn’t seem to be much call for teachers like me anymore. In the smart phone universe, I’m a dinosaur. My method of teaching requires motivated students who actually practice. The internet attention span is my enemy and has created student issues I can’t fix. It’s based on one of the cruelest lies ever told to the world: that everything should be fast and easy. When it comes to learning music, a lack of focus is a big problem. It makes playing seem like a “trick” and many modern minds have trouble with the long, tedious process of teaching an instrument to their nervous systems, much less doing the mental reps needed to learn theory or reading. They can’t focus long enough to attain the basic skill level required to get the landing gear up, so to speak. They get bored, as if the guitar and piano exist solely for their amusement. It gets hard and they quit. They shut down. They give up before the good part starts. Anyone who plays any instrument even halfway well will tell you that the first couple years of learning are pretty brutal. It takes the heart of a lion to endure the frustration and pain of building basic musical skills. Countless repetitions while seeing little progress is the experience. Anyone you’ve ever seen play well has gone through it and there has never been any other way. In other words, it’s the polar opposite of the internet/smart phone/social media experience. I can teach anyone to play the guitar. What I can’t do, however, is teach anyone to want to play the guitar bad enough to stick it out and conquer the basics. People either have the desire or they don’t. These days, most don’t. My problem as a teacher is that I can’t come up with some shiny new way of high-tech learning that leaps students over the hard parts. I could claim to and peddle bullshit to beginners but that’s not me. I always aim to speak the truth.

@drsarah Which explains why it evaporates so easily.

I don’t know who needs to hear this but WD-40 is a solvent not a lubricant.

@Titan_Mindset_ Check back with us when you're past 60.

The importance of sex in married life💯‼️

@Ali_pi307 @MonicaMAlmaguer 99% of men would give a kidney to have a wife like Monica.

@MonicaMAlmaguer You look like a horse

Sex is crucial for men, and frequent intimacy with your husband is a hallmark of a great wife. It's not something to be earned; it should be freely given. If you're making excuses, understand that they've likely been debunked. #MarriageTips #Intimacy #RelationshipAdvice