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Its ok not to be ok.

sending love and prayers

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You'd think that Apple would spend some of their massive budget on more crack resistant screens instead of designing the next big product that will become obsolete in a year.

I know! I have dropped it like 100 times before, this was too much for it.

It will do for now the screen
 
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Yeah I've been watching things pick up with intensity for the last year. I mean DRAMATICALLY pick up.

Looks like the world's politicians are losing control. The world's going to need a Mr. Fix-it and it's not going to be the one we're rooting for...
 
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I've had a theory that Isis will make one massive, world-wide attack. Security experts have said there are as many as 4,000 Isis fighters that have been spread out all over Europe. The FBI is investigating thousands of potential Isis cases in every single state. They've really permeated the western world and they're building bombs, stocking up on ammo, and just waiting for word to strike.
 
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They don't want a worldwide attack, they want us to help them bring about their version of Armageddon



There's nothing new under the sun. Civil unrest has been going on sense the days of Sumeria, we're just more aware of it now. If you step away from the news and just look at the facts, you'll see that as a whole, the world is becoming more peaceful, prosperous, and a better place for everyone.
 
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You do realise that terrorism in Europe has decreased over the last 20 years, to all time low...

Can I get the source that states their is 4,000 ISIS fighters spread out all over Europe
 
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You do realise that terrorism in Europe has decreased over the last 20 years, to all time low...

Can I get the source that states their is 4,000 ISIS fighters spread out all over Europe

And also the source that there are "thousands of potential ISIS cases in every state." There might be fighters in the U.S., and they may be in every state, but thousands in every state is a sensationalist exaggeration.
 
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You do realise that terrorism in Europe has decreased over the last 20 years, to all time low...

Can I get the source that states their is 4,000 ISIS fighters spread out all over Europe
I think I might've misread the number or got my sources confused. I found a reliable source saying 400 Isis fighters were sent throughout Europe via refugees, but Isis itself is claiming that number is near 5,000.

At least 400 Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters have been trained and sent to Europe to carry out attacks like the ones in Paris and Brussels, according to an Associated Press report Wednesday.

Report: 400 ISIS fighters trained to attack Europe
 
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And also the source that there are "thousands of potential ISIS cases in every state." There might be fighters in the U.S., and they may be in every state, but thousands in every state is a sensationalist exaggeration.
That's what I meant. There are thousands of potential cases spread out through every state, not thousands of cases in every state.
 
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For a moment maybe. Now the world is revolting against globalism.
Thanks for sharing this!

Yes, I know crime has been on a downward trend over the past few decades, but we've seen sudden upticks in the past few years. Crime was up over 6% in the first part of 2015 alone. I'm still trying to piece together the data and some of the graphs, as most only go to 2010 or 2012, but a lot of the ones that go up to 2016 show a very sharp turn upward from 2015-2016.



This graph shows an increase in homicides in D.C., but attributes it to marijuana legalization.



A good article from the NYT talking about murder rates increasing dramatically from 2015 through 2016.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/09/08/us/us-murder-rates.html?_r=0

Something just seems different now all over the world. To me anyway.
 
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That reminds me, now that it shows your bday maybe I should get my account fixed if possible. Entered the wrong birthdate. I don't remember why. Probably intended this to be a sock account at first or something. Will seek out later how to go about doing that.

Also Happy Birthday to @Travelers.Soul !
 
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I often automatically put in a false birthday as an old internet habit when I was a teen. I put in the right birthday here though.
 
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