Matthew states: “We shouldn’t be sending $50,000,000 anywhere outside of the US of A.,……..”

I agree, we should not send even one thin dime to any country (Much less ten of millions or even Billions), be they friend or foe, ally or not, until the United States has a zero deficit and no debt. Until then, we cannot afford to do so.

If this means that some connected people on the East Coast lose their generations-old Gravy Train, well, so be it.

If it means that places like Israel can’t survive, then that will be a tragedy, but they have had a long time to get their shit together. Perhaps they need to spend more on military and less on Social Programs.

Same for Germany and all the other Nato countries.

Sending “Aid” to places like China (yes, we do) or Japan is foolish. They either do not need it or need to adjust their priorities in spending. Less developed countries will survive or not, likely will, and if some people in those countries don’t get as rich as fast, so be it. There will still be starving people in those third world countries either way….

If it means that a dance studio in Lahore loses it’s funding, or an “Inclusive” theater in Argentina  or Monrovia goes under, well, they should not have needed a subsidy to survive. Life’s a bitch, the US cannot prop up everyone, and we should not prop up some over others.

“Regarding Love and Respect: Without respect, love cannot go long. ”

“The end of a journey is also a part of the journey”

“You are not what happened to you, you are what you choose to become after”

“Knowing others is intelligence, Knowing yourself is wisdom: Mastering others is strength, Mastering yourself is true power”

“Stop asking Why they keep doing it, and instead ask why you allow it to continue”

“Yes, You will rise from the ashes, But the burning comes first. For this part, Darling, You must be brave.”

“Some people never grow because they never learn from their mistakes”

“The worst way to face life is with a sneer”

“Failure to try is accepting failure”

“You only get that which you strive for”.

“Sometimes, stuff happens”

But hey, Liberals and women…..what can ya say?

ETA 9:41AM

Approximately 2.1 million people in Gaza.

$50 million in condoms for Hamas. Last Year….Twice.

At about $0.50 each in bulk, that is 100 million condoms….even if you double the cost, that is 50 million condoms. that is 23 condoms per person….Now, if we assume that 1/3 of those people in Gaza are female, 1/3 children that do not yet need condoms, and 1/3 are male, then that is 72 condoms per user….

Assuming the delivered price is $1.00 per condom, which seems high, (like 2.5 or three times high or more ( I am not sure what that large of a bulk order gets you in discounts, I got lots of conflicting data)) then that means that each male in Gaza received (Or was supposed to receive) at least 72 condoms ….assuming that there are 2.1 million people in Gaza and that 1/3 are men….and assuming that they actually all use the condoms, which I doubt.

At the end of it, it is more like $0.35 per condom delivered (Maybe less), and more like about 300, 000 men actually needing (Or wanting to use) condoms…..which is more than one condom per user per day over a year.

This was such a successful program that they did it TWICE last year.

Think about that…..

I wonder who made the money, who profited on this? We need to find out. We need to prosecute.

Think about this too From MC

So an American Airlines plane, Flight AA292, had a bomb threat posted via an email….

Prudently, they chose to divert.

But why, for chrissakes, do they send a fighter jet to “escort” the plane to the diversion airport?

What good is that plane gonna do? Are they gonna shoot the passenger plane down? Remotely disarm the (possible) bomb?

What, exactly, is the role of the fighter?

money in Switzerland already and that his Gravy Train is coming to an end…..

Zelensky “willing to resign” if that is what it takes to end the war, 

At this point be has about a half a billion or so in the bank, so why not?

The entire culture should be purged. Eradicated.

It’s bad enough that the Hamas folks kidnapped two tiny children on Oct 7th. They could have returned them (alive) at any time, but no, they chose not to…and they killed the children, either through intent or neglect…but kill them they did.

But that is Hamas, who the world knew were savages. not fit for continued existence..

Worse are the people of Gaza, who, when the coffins were paraded in front of them, looked on in approval and cheered. Approved of the murders. Of children.

https://x.com/Autopilothomee/status/1892542906767999477 (won’t embed for some reason,)

or here

These people, not just Hamas, are savages.

They should be eradicated.

It is no wonder no other country in the region will take them. No one wants them, not even other muslims.

Is what I voted for.

No more letting Zelensky set the terms, telling the US what sort of aid the US will provide and when.

This time, they gotta pay.

Of course, this ,likely  means that about a third of that “aid” money won’t be laundered and shipped back to the  US in the form of kickbacks to our legislators and other government officials, but I really couldn’t care les about that.

The Democrats and bureaucrats are all whining about the fact that DOGE is finding (and cutting) all the waste and “Inefficiency” and “mistaken payments” and such….

But not one of them, not a single one, is claiming that the DOGE folks are incorrect in their assessment…..they are unhappy about the truth being told