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June 8, 2020

The highest-ranking member of the Klan that is not in prison.

Until he is found guilty.

June 8, 2020

They will not be a permanent minority party.

It might be the minority party after the election, but the pendulum never stops. I have very little faith in humans as a species. We may have stopped devolving for now and maybe will evolve for a time, but I believe that in less than 20 years our lives on this planet will begin to come extremely difficult. I am 72 years old and I believe I have will live long enough to see the beginning.

June 8, 2020

June 8, 1967,

on this day, forces of Israeli military killed 34 men in my husband's unit. He was not on the ship, but he was a Russian translator in the Army Security Agency working for the National Security Agency as were the men aboard the USS Liberty. It did not matter what branch of the service you were in, you all worked for the NSA and even trained together at NSA headquarters. What made it even worse for my husband is that it was his birthday and he is Jewish. That, and he said, that documents he had read at NSA proved that it was a premeditated act. He would never tell me why but I wonder why after all these years his military records are still flagged, last checked January 6, 2020. He showed me the document that flagged his records starting October 4, 1964. The only records of his that he has is his DD-214 and his medical records. He is 100% service-connected disabled.

June 8, 2020

I agree.

The unions have too much power and that must be stopped.

June 8, 2020

F.O.Ps do not hire police in Florida.

The Civil Service board's examiner and 2 police officers, usually a captain and a lieutenant, interview all prospective applicants. My husband was the chief examiner on the board of one Florida city. Even though he was only 1 of 3 doing the interviews, he did give 0s to some which made it impossible for them to make the list. He gave, in writing, his reasons to human resources even though no one could change his vote. He was hired, at no pay, by the mayor and the city council. He did have to take an oath of office. Of course, there can be problems even with that, but it is probably the best way to hire LEOs.

June 8, 2020

Five months until the election.

Polls now are, to quote Seven of Nine, "irrelevant".

June 8, 2020

I go to the bank once a month and get $100 from the inside ATM.

I then go to a teller and have them changed for $10s. They know I just got them from the ATM and do not check them. I see some banks, but not my primary bank, give you a choice of 20s or 10s at the ATM.

June 8, 2020

What did he order them to do that was unconstitutional.

He is the commander-in-chief and they must follow all orders that are not unconstitutional.

June 7, 2020

The military did very little.

It would be totally different if he asked them to do anything that was against the Constitution. My husband took an oath to defend the Constitution, not to follow orders of the President that were against the Constitution according to the UCMJ. This is a Marine town and we have many friends that are Marines whose fathers and grandfathers fought in WWII and Korea and veterans. They take their oath very seriously.

June 7, 2020

Trump will leave the White House.

He will do so because the Secret Service will tell him he can walk out or they will carry him out in handcuffs and they will stop just outside so the press can take pictures.

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Name: Marie Jacobs
Gender: Female
Hometown: Boston MA
Home country: USA
Current location: Belgrade, NC
Member since: Mon Jun 1, 2020, 10:06 AM
Number of posts: 3,334

About marie999

Russia linguist in the 528th Military Intelligence Unit
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