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    Pro-Trump protesters storm US Capitol as lawmakers gather to count electoral votes

    The margins in 2020 are not "too large", the final tally was about 52 to 48 (seems pretty close to me). The 5 states (actually 6) were all "swing" states (called that because they are about evenly split). The doubts 39% of us have concern how those swing states with 50/50 political affiliation...
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    Pro-Trump protesters storm US Capitol as lawmakers gather to count electoral votes

    I read there was no evidence (there usually are only allegations in a claim). Evidence comes later (in 'discovery'), but the claims were all dismissed for lack of "standing", naturally, we've seen no evidence yet.
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    Been away for a long time, seemed appropriate to come back now.

    Been away for a long time, seemed appropriate to come back now.
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    Pro-Trump protesters storm US Capitol as lawmakers gather to count electoral votes

    There was a Reuters/Ipsos poll a week or so ago, said 39% of voters thought this election was rigged (67% of Republicans, 31% of Independents and 17% of Democrats). Now we know the Republicans who think the election was rigged feel really bad about this. That is something not clear from the...
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    Trump approves military strikes on Iran then quickly pulls back

    Amazing! One of the Vulcans made an emergency landing in Rio. I differ on your account of NATO, particularly this notion of some expansionist goal. The Organization was successful, its members gained the invaluable certainty the formidable US military would come to their aid as they...
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    Trump approves military strikes on Iran then quickly pulls back

    When I studied it, SEATO was the South East Asian Treaty Organization; United States, France, Great Britain, New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand and Pakistan. It was dissolved in 1977 (the Falklands war was in 1982).
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    More brutal 2020 poll numbers for Trump

    I know about this dynastic wealth, in most cases, when there is a successful transfer from one generation to the next, this is the product of a refined process. The patriarch who created the wealth grooms his succesor (the eldest son) who is involved in the enterprise, taught about how the...
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    Trump approves military strikes on Iran then quickly pulls back

    Thirty years ago NATO had a more circumscribed field of action, the Organization was conceived of as a mutual defense pact whose members promised not to attack each other and were obligated to come to each others' defense in the event any of them were attacked. Genocide in what was formerly...
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    Trump approves military strikes on Iran then quickly pulls back

    Pentagon characterized the downing of the drone as "dangerous and escalatory," and claimed it was "an unprovoked attack on a U.S. surveillance asset that had not violated Iranian airspace." Sure, but just a device, and I think there was another surveillance aircraft with actual US airmen at the...
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    More brutal 2020 poll numbers for Trump

    How does one determine what is "earned"? What happens when you investigate some business opportunity, due some due diligence and negotiate a deal to invest in a venture which becomes profitable and pays dividends, is this not "earned"? Should only wages for sweat-inducing labor be deemed...
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    Poll finds 90% of Canadians have fallen for fake news

    This EDI was Obama's invention, continued and enhanced by Trump, it is a reaction to Russia's annexation of Crimea and aggressive stance towards the Baltic States. During Polish president Duda's recent visit Trump announced an additional 2,000 troop deployment there. Germany is not a poor...
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    Supreme court says person can be charged and tried in state and federal court for same conduct

    Not good for Manafort.
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    More brutal 2020 poll numbers for Trump

    The election is too far off to be forecasted with polls right now. Lots of things could happen; Trump and Kim could have a nice summit and make an earnest deal; Iran could attack another tanker and this time people are killed; China could buckle under the tariffs; the economy could suddenly...
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    More brutal 2020 poll numbers for Trump

    That happens, but this home office deduction tends to trigger audits, people have deducted some portion of their mortgage payments based on their home office's square footage, as a business expense.
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    More brutal 2020 poll numbers for Trump

    I remember looking into this years ago, it doesn't really seem worth the effort, the article estimates its $5/sf, and then you've got to gather up all that documentation, the big change under Trump was not allowing this for employees (just independent contractors). So it doesn't seem like...
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