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Recent content by jacks

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    "The Trump Presidency Takes a Better Turn" by Brett Stephens, New York Times Company

    The author is no Trump shill. He as actively opposed Trump for quite a while. He of course will now be attacked and ostracized, for not holding to the "Trump all bad, all the time" narrative. For some it will never be acceptable to say something positive about Trump. He is seen as the enemy...
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    ABCs of food you can't eat on a diet (2)

    Anything good.
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    What is the goal of The Trump Tariffs?

    It seems he is using the tariffs as a bargain tool. Concerning the Cambodian/Thailand conflict the BBC said this: While Malaysia brokered the talks, as much credit probably belongs in Washington, with President Trump. His ultimatum on Saturday night, threatening to stop all negotiations on...
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    New study reveals crippling impact of California's minimum wage hike

    There's a lot of competing interests. The large franchise wants to maximize profits for it's shareholders. The small business wants to be able to survive. The consumer wants cheap/fast food. The employee wants a living wage. (This might be the most controversial since flipping burgers was seen...
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    Australians still travelling to USA

    That all makes sense and if I'm ever pulled over in the future, that is what I will do. But how is anyone supposed to know this? Is it part of the new driving tests exams?
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    Hows everyone doing mentally?

    There's nothing wrong with enjoying things in your life. Putting God first is what I need to do more often. I can't think how that would be "annoying/tiring". To me it is more of a mental thing. I recognize He is sovereign and try not to do things that are against His will, but I don't feel it...
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    God's sense of humor... behold, the platypus!

    Another interesting thing about the Platypus is that the males have venom in a spur by their hind feet. Very strange animal.
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    Australians still travelling to USA

    It's been awhile since I was pulled over, but I always got out of the car. It just seemed like the polite thing to do. Maybe I don't look scary, but I was never handcuffed let alone taken to the police station.
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    French President Macron Files Lawsuit Against Candace Owens for Repeatedly Claiming His Wife Is a Man

    "French President Macron Files Lawsuit Against Candace Owens for Repeatedly Claiming His Wife Is a Man" I remember when you would only get headlines like this in the National Enquirer.
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    Hulk Hogan, WWE Hall of Famer and legendary champion, dies at 71

    Well if you made it to 70 then your life expectancy is around 85. Life expectancy goes up as you age. So for his age, he died young. A 70-year-old male in the United States can expect to live an additional 15.3 years, based on life expectancy data. This means that, on average, a 70-year-old man...
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    A whites-only community in Arkansas looking to start a franchise in Missouri

    Building a community based only on race, is too simplistic and based on faulty assumptions. I think they are under the false assumption that race equals shared values.
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    What Is Happening That A lot Of People Are Not Aware Of Part 4

    Is there a government that isn't corrupt?
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    How to debate a flat-Earther: Proven scientific arguments and strategies

    Next time I will put a Smiley Face in the post. ;) Obviously concave otherwise the water would just run out over all the dry land. :)
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    Is The king James version losing influence?

    I have downloaded two free bibles to my iPhone. Both are KJV. My guess is because the copywrite is expired?
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    How to debate a flat-Earther: Proven scientific arguments and strategies

    I've often wondered about people that think the earth is flat. If you have a slightly elevated view of a long distance you can clearly see the earth is concave.