Billy Madison
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Billy Madison
@RickyR051715
Just a squirrel trying to get a nut
Somewhere Katılım Eylül 2022
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Check engine light came on in my 15 Camry yesterday
Took it to my mechanic, looks like it needs a new transmission
Wants $8k to replace it
So I asked how long I’ll get if he clears the code until the light comes back
Says probably a week
So I did what any self-respecting retired person on a fixed income would do
Took it home, listed it on Facebook marketplace and sold it to some dumb 16 year old kid for $15k
I love being able to help the younger generation
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@EviesSantiago @JDVance He’s getting his 10 seconds. He took a back seat while Rubio/Huckabee pressed for war. Vance won out and we got fucked for 3 months for nothing.
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🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇷#URGENTE: Vicepresidente de los EEUU, señor James David Vance (@JDVance) con todo respeto: deje de hablarle a #Israel como si fuéramos un protectorado mendigo.
Sí, Estados Unidos ha puesto dólares y fabrica parte de los componentes Pero con tecnología israelí. Los sistemas que realmente han salvado a Israel —Iron Dome, David’s Sling, Arrow fueron diseñados, desarrollados y probados en combate por CEREBROS ISRAELÍES.
La tecnología, los algoritmos, los radares y la doctrina de interceptación son Made in Israel NO Made in USA. EEUU pone plata (gracias a sus contribuyentes), Israel pone el genio y la sangre de nuestros hermanos judíos en el campo de batalla.
Que ahora venga usted a decirnos que “no ataquemos al único aliado que nos queda” es pura arrogancia de usted, un tipo que está a cientos de kilómetros de distancia de ser un estadista; Pero a escasos metros de la ignorancia.
Israel no está atacando a su aliado. EEUU es nuestro aliado NO nuestro jefe, Israel está defendiendo su existencia mientras usted y Trump negocian con los mismos terroristas del régimen de Irán que quieren borrarnos del mapa. No necesitamos sermones de Washington y menos de alguien como usted. Necesitamos que dejen de tratarnos como un país vasallo.
El Primer Ministro de Israel, Benjamín Netanyahu no es empleado de Trump ni de Vance. Es el líder judío que fue elegido por el pueblo Judío, para proteger nuestra nación con uñas y dientes. Israel da tanto como recibe. Y no vamos a arrodillarnos por unos dólares que el Estado de Israel paga de muchas formas.
PD: Usted nunca será presidente de los EEUU. Y si tanto le molesta la fuerza y la inteligencia de Israel, quítennos su apoyo y vera como Israel se mantiene de pie y usted se cae. Israel siempre se ha mantenido fuerte con o sin EEUU.
#Hamas #Gaza
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Alleged 'ringleader' behind drone attack plot for White House UFC event ID'd as illegal immigrant trib.al/NSQgcJK
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Pido perdón a la familia Messi por el momento espantoso que imagino que están viviendo. Estoy muy avergonzada de haber sido el vehículo para este dolor.
Tengo que aclarar que esta falsa información me fue brindada en medio del vivo como chequeada por cucaracha por la producción del programa y yo confié.
Aún así me hago cargo de que soy parte del error y es por eso que decidí dar un paso al costado y concluir mi participación en Luzu .
Vuelvo a pedir perdón de corazón, me equivoqué.
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@Milajoy Weed. Most states are legalizing in, seen what alcohol and pills do to family and friends.
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@TopDynastyTakes Thank you. I declined and stayed pat with Judkins. Was wondering if I made the right decision 😅
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@RickyR051715 My sheet has Judkins/Henderson basically tied, slight Henderson edge. In SF 2QB, I’d be fine taking Henderson straight if you prefer the profile. Not a smash either way. I’d try for a 3rd/small piece back first, but I wouldn’t lose sleep.
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Send me the player you want to buy.
I’ll tell you the offer I’d try first and the price where I’d walk away.
Include SF/1QB, TEP, and direction.
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He knows he should resign to maintain any credibility he has left. You can tell that he’s thinking about it — and I hope he will.
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🚨 TRUMP PUBLICLY RULES OUT GIVING IRAN ANY US TAXPAYER FUNDS
President Trump has officially ruled out giving Iran a single dime of US taxpayer money.
"We're not doing anything. We're not putting up money."
He made it clear that any investment would be from others, not America.
Iran suffered over a trillion dollars in damage and will take 15 to 20 years to rebuild.
They will have to behave themselves or get hit again.
Fake news lied again.
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I just had a very lengthy and productive discussion with @SEPeaceMissions @SteveWitkoff about the state of play regarding Iran.
After this discussion, it is my opinion that signing the MOU will be beneficial to the United States, in as much as the Strait of Hormuz will begin to open, and the hostilities with Iran will stop.
Whether or not the United States can reach an acceptable, verifiable deal with Iran regarding its nuclear program and other issues is yet to be determined, but I see little downside to trying.
The economic stability that comes from opening up the Strait and the cessation of hostilities could create a pathway to peace well beyond the Iranian conflict.
The expansion of the Abraham Accords and normalizing relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel is President Trump’s and my ultimate goal. I think that is best achieved by creating economic stability for the United States, the region and the world, as well as the cessation of hostilities. The signing of the MOU is an essential step to make that happen and thus it is worthwhile.
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@marklevinshow Who the hell reads all that. Congrats or my apologies, holy shit.
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MORE ON THE MOU ...
This is the second part of my comments regarding the MOU. I post the first part this morning.
President Trump ordered this military operation to prevent Iran from getting and using nuclear weapons. And the early days of this war was a spectacular success. For some reason, an ceasefire was quickly ordered, and it lasted for over 2-months, despite the scores of violations by Iran and Hezbollah. Great damage has been done to Iran's military. And the president deserves enormous credit for having the courage to do what no other president did before him. My fear is that no other president after him will have the same courage to act should the terms of any agreement be violated.
The president ordered a 2-day return to military operations when the Iranian regime was dragging its feet. That was quickly ended on a promise by the regime that it would sign on to an MOU.
From day one, I have underscored that no deal will be honored by the Iranian regime. Its political-theocratic ideology fuels a revolution that compels the catastrophic destruction of the West. Presumably, the president knew this as he repeatedly warned it Iran got a nuclear weapon, it would use it against us. Moreover, Iran's pattern of conduct over the last 47-years makes clear that it uses negotiations as a tactic to further its aims. Yet, we abandoned the military destruction of Iran and did not use all of our capabilities to destroy the regime, including not arming the Iranian people due, in part to polling and gas prices. To be clear, there was never a plan to use ground forces or be involved in a "forever war." Indeed, in my view, if the MOU is not drastically altered during the 60-day negotiation period, a forever war -- a continuation of Iran's war on the West -- is not in doubt.
So, what does this MOU involve? I am working from the closest draft of the MOU publicly available, which I believe is fundamentally accurate.
Item 1. Upon the signing of the MOU there is an immediate and permanent end to the war, and that specifically includes Lebanon.
This doesn't even make any sense. There are 60-days (or more) to negotiate a deal. Therefore, before a deal is finalized, we just declared a cessation of military action -- permanently. And we committed to not even threatening force. Why would we agree to immediately drop the most important leverage we have over the regime in advance of it complying with MOU requirements and whatever else is decided in 60-days?
On top of this, we do the unthinkable. We capitulate to Iran's demand to protect Hezbollah. As I explained earlier: Hezbollah, which has brutally murdered hundreds of our fellow citizens, is essentially protected by our government in alliance with the Iranian regime, and free to continue to kill Americans, Israelis, and others as the most potent terror weapon of the Iranian regime not only survives but is immunized. And since Israel is the only country that actually fights this enemy with its soldiers and airmen, and whose citizens are in the direct line of fire from missile and drone attacks, nobody in their right mind will tolerate this. No amount of berating our ally or pressuring the PM, which is shocking, changes anything. I want to underscore Hezbollah has killed our people and we've done next to nothing to deal with it. In and of itself, that is shameful. Israel must not and will not adhere to such an egregious capitulation.
Item 2. We refrain from interfering in Iran's sovereignty and they will not interfere with ours. Who believes Iran won't interfere with our internal affairs. We spend tens of billions on counterterrorism against, among others, Iran. Does anyone believe Iran will drop out of its axis with China, Russia, and North Korea? And how do we enforce any deal against these other countries. And if we catch them, then what?
Item 4. We lift the naval blockade 30-days after the MOU, rather than after final negotiations for a deal. That removes another major leverage we have over the regime. And we agree to remove our forces around that area within 30-days after the final agreement. We can always send our forces back, they say. But in all likelihood, we would not.
Item 6. Incredibly, we commit to helping create a comprehensive plan for the rehabilitation and economic development of Iran, while ensuring financing of at least $300 billion. We are told it will not involve any of our tax money. That's a shiny object. Who would have dreamt that after we went to war with this regime because it was within days of having a nuclear weapon, that we would have any role in helping coordinate or raise one dime for this regime. The VP says they don't a dime if they don't meet certain conditions. That's not what it says. Moreover, let's say they meet all conditions, receive the billions, and then tell us to go to hell. And who among us believe any of this money will go to assisting or improving the lives of the Iranian people, who have no rights and are slaughtered by the tens of thousands? In fact, as I write this, they're executing innocent young people. Honestly, this is too absurd to comprehend. It was clearly proposed in lieu of the regime's demand for reparations, which should have been dismissed out of hand.
Regardless of how this slush fund is collected or distributed, here we are committing to helping reconstruct the terror regime we presumably just destroyed. Besides, I thought we hit military structures and targets, not civilian locations.
Item 7. Get this -- we commit, as a nation, to not only lifting all sanctions we have on the regime, but we commit to helping lift all other sanctions, including by the UN, the IAEA, and all other primary and secondary sanctions, on Iran. So, we are now working in the service of the regime with other countries and before international organizations in this regard.
Item 8. "[Iran] reiterates that it will never produce nuclear weapons." We "have agreed that the fate of enriched material and the fate of all other mutually agreed nuclear-related issues, including Iran's nuclear needs, will be ..." dealt with in the final issue. Shouldn't this issue have been the first item on this list? That said, this actually says nothing. All the relief and other commitments, some which is immediate or in 30-days, comes before any serious effort to lay out with details and specifics the manner in which nuclear program will be permanently ended and enriched uranium will be destroyed? Now they're talking about degrading the uranium? This was supposed to be the core of everything. At best, it does not go beyond broad slogans.
Item 9. We agree not to strengthen our forces in the region pending a final agreement, and we agree not to impose any new sanctions on Iran -- thereby surrendering yet more leverage over the regime.
Item 10. As I go through the points, I just keep shaking my head. Here, with the signing of the MOU, we agree to immediately issue waivers of exports of Iranian crude oil, petro products, all related services, banking, insurance, transportation, and the like. In other words, the Iranian regime is back in business -- immediately. Before any final deal. Billions and billions will now flow into the regime.
Item 11. In addition, "frozen or restricted funds and assets of [Iran] will be released and made fully available. ... " Again, billions more will be flowing into the regime -- immediately.
What is not in this arrangement:
1. Not a word about ballistic missiles, the single most destructive weapon Iran has and has used, and which have the capability of killing tens of thousands and destroying cities if launched in a wave. This is a grave capitulation to the regime.
2. Not a word about promoting and funding terrorism and terror groups. I've no illusions the regime's terrorism and terror-funding will not be curtailed under any circumstances.
3. Not a word about the Iranian people, who we promised to help at the outset. Apparently, they've been abandoned.
4. Not a word about the regime paying reparations to our country, Israel, or the Arab countries for the massive damage cause by their ballistic missiles and other missiles.
AGAIN, DURING THE NEXT 60-DAYS THIS MOU REQUIRES SERIOUS CHANGES IF NOT OUTRIGHT ABANDONMENT.
MORE THOUGHTS LATER
Mark R. Levin@marklevinshow
WHAT TO THINK OF THE MOU AND MORE ... I start from the proposition that this is among the worst places to have a reasoned and substantive discussion. It is one of the most uncivil places in our civil society. Not because of the platform itself, but because unbridled freedom, without some basic guiderails, attracts the good, the bad, and the ugly from all corners of the world, where the bad and the ugly are able to predominate. It's a form of hit-and-run anarchy. It's more French Revolution than American Revolution. From a governing perspective, that is why our Framers established a republic and not a pure democracy. Therefore, when it comes to discussing the MOU, there are some very good and thoughtful posts, including some I disagree with, but too much that has little to do with the substance of the MOU. I do not confuse legitimate criticism, even strongly worded criticism, with some of the vile bigotry and disinformation campaigns here, of which there is way too much. And the comment sections on many posts are of a kind that are truly hideous, and not all of it is from foreign bots. It is what it is. Further prefacing my thoughts on the MOU, I understand that the Democrat Party media and Democrat politicians, like the Woke Right and others, are less interested in the substance of the MOU and legitimate engagement than uninhibited political exploitation, opportunism, and ambition. The intent by some of these actors is to squelch open debate not promote it. As a practical matter, others undoubtedly feel somewhat hemmed in by concerns over friendships, alliances, social circumstances, connections in the administration, etc. Again, it is what it is. Understanding all of this, I urge those with serious and substantive opinions to keep at it. Don't be intimidated by any of it. I want to address some of the basics about the MOU from my perspective. I'll do so in parts, given the nature of the platform: 1. The roll out was unhelpful. I am not sure why the MOU was not released when signed, with the appropriate level of explanation and engagement with the public, but the result was too much debate about the debate and admonishment of those commenting on available public information, including from legitimate media sources and administration leaks, not to mention the vice president's ubiquitous public appearances. As it turns out, much of what was discussed by serious people was fairly accurate. And since the MOU would eventually be released anyway, it was a mistake to start with the bravado before its release. 2. I start from the premise that there is a stubborn disinterest, by too many officials and media commentators, in truly understanding the nature of this enemy, its political-theocratic ideology, its history of negotiating techniques and objectives, and decades of manipulation of Western leaders and diplomats, which has infected every diplomatic engagement and outcome with it, in small ways and large, for nearly half a century. There is an abundance of publicly available information, including books, essays, speeches, and the like, explaining in detail the cause, revolution, and mindset of this enemy -- produced and circulated by the enemy itself as well as those who have studied its behavior in earnest. The enemy repeatedly defines itself. But beyond the usual sloganeering in the media about how bad the enemy is, I hear few explanations to the public with any depth. I draw at least three conclusions from this (I'm sure more will come to mind as the day goes on): a) too few understand precisely what we are dealing with, and that is/was by choice; b) it is thought to be, or may well be, too difficult politically to, in the end, effectively tackle what is an existential threat once it is fully understood; c). few of those who do see clearly what is ahead understand what Winston Churchill meant by his wilderness years and choose to avoid it. This goes to a bigger issue of much greater concern: Do we, as a people, have the will to destroy an enemy that exists to annihilate us and do our politicians and diplomats simply reflect this. Polling suggests we do not and most of our ruling class lives and dies by polling. 3. Before commenting directly on the MOU, context here is critical. When President Trump decided to go to war with the Iranian regime, it was a courageous decision by every measure. He has known and made clear for decades that Iran poses a grave threat to our country and criticized the failure of presidents to deal with it. Indeed, I first met President Trump in September 2015 at a rally of the Tea Party Patriots on the steps of the Capitol Building. Several of us spoke that day to a crowd of many thousands against the Obama nuclear deal and urged Congress to defeat it. The most eloquent and inspiring speech was delivered by Donald Trump. He made the moral and national security case for defeating the Iranian regime and against Obama's sellout. He knew intuitively and by watching what the Iranian regime was doing and had done that it must be denied nuclear weapons no matter the cost. Despite the knowingly false allegations of very evil propagandists, the president has never wavered from this position and was not convinced or pulled dragging and kicking by Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, or "the Jews" to fight this war. MORE TO COME ...
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@Mike_Pence Shoot, Iran will probably want to go to war every few years with this deal
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According to language that has been reported about MOU with Iran, there is:
🔴 NO mention of dismantling the nuclear program or the ballistic missile program.
🔴 NO commitment to ending support for Hamas, Hezbollah, or other terrorist organizations
But remarkably, the MOU with Iran reportedly includes:
🔴Immediate sanctions relief from the moment the MOU is signed. This means $3 BILLION a month into the coffers of Iran.
🔴A pledge of $100 billion in Iranian frozen assets being freed up based only on “progress” in negotiations
🔴The U.S. & others to arrange for a $300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran.
The reported MOU with Iran smacks of the kind of appeasement that we saw during the Obama years, the kind of appeasement that Joe Biden tried to accomplish and was ignored by the Iranians, and the kind of appeasement we categorically rejected during the first Trump administration.
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@VividProwess @POTUS He tells you out of his own word. You are not a friend if you disagree with him. Total obedience!
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@marklevinshow @grok how many times has Iran attacked Israel unprovoked?
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Name one country, any country, that would go along with a MOU or deal preventing or conditioning its ability to defend itself against a massive terrorist force on its border firing missiles and drones into its towns and cities. Name one. And it has to get permission to defend itself or not strike too hard in response to imminent or actual terror attacks? And for what? A promise by a terrorist regime that funds terror proxies and seeks to annihilate it that it will comply with a paper agreement, for the first time in its existence, to abandon its ideological ambitions? Even now, if I understand what's in play, we are stating that we can always resort to military action if Iran does not honor its obligations. If Iran fires missiles at our bases and armed forces in the region, or if we think it will do so, what will we do? What did we do? We hammered the regime. After having been accused falsely and repeatedly of committing genocide in Gaza, despite the repeated reports and now subsequent reports that this was simply not true, today Israel is accused of blowing up buildings in Lebanon and being too aggressive. Hezbollah, which uses the same tactics as Hamas and the other Iranian regime terror proxies, may literally become a protectorate of sorts? I sure as hell hope I am misreading and mishearing things. If there is confusion it is due to the withholding of the MOU and publicly stated comments, not to those of us who can see and hear.
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@ScottKacsmar U got Kawhi way too high. The guy had one albeit historic, great season. He was good in SAbit played with 3 HOFs.
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My top 50 NBA players of all time.
No Brunson yet but give it time.
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@dictateboxing Damn an elite pro fighter didn’t drop him one time That’s crazy Floyd just ducks and runs He always has He is great at what he does But not the best ever Not even top 5 Maybe in his weight class
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When a retired Floyd Mayweather Jr. showed the levels of boxing when sparring against YouTuber Faze Jarvis 😮💨🔥
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@TopDynastyTakes But when you say tortured, I’m thinking over the course of their existence. They have been to SB’s and had success. Cardinals had a SB app. Lions were 0-16 and have been terrible until recent success. You could argue Jets have SB and playoff success but Browns win out for sure.
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@RickyR051715 Interesting having Falcons first. 28-3 is the single worst moment on the board, but Browns/Jets have the longer week-to-week torture case for me.
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Rank these tortured franchises:
Cardinals, Browns, Lions, Falcons, Jets.
There is absolutely a right answer.
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