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To: DinoNavarre who wrote (85081)	2/25/2021 10:32:57 AM
From: FJB	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 85487

Your Kids Would Be Better Off Feral Than Going To Schools That Make Them Anti-American Racists State-sponsored instruction that makes your child a dogmatic racist relativist is not worth any benefit you feel schools give in return. Not a single one. Being Mowgli would be better.

To: DinoNavarre who wrote (85081)	2/25/2021 3:48:56 PM
From: FJB	1 Recommendation Recommended By DinoNavarre Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

Biden Admin Changes Citizenship Test to Make It Even Easier Going easy on illegal aliens isn’t enough. When President Joe Biden issued a blizzard of executive orders to kick off his term, one was allegedly aimed specifically at “Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems.” And that apparently means making the American citizenship test easier, too. In a news release Monday, Citizenship and Immigration Services — the largest law-enforcement arm of the Department of Homeland Security — announced that it is dropping the citizenship test implemented in 2020 in favor of a version of the test that was first put into place in 2008, the final year of the George W. Bush presidency. The reason, according to the CIS news release, was that the 2020 version of the test “may inadvertently create potential barriers to the naturalization process.” That sounds more or less like what a citizenship test is supposed to do — create “barriers” for those who maybe don’t have enough interest in becoming a citizen of the country that they are willing to study enough to get down some of the basic — very, very basic — facts about how that country operates. According to The Washington Times, the Trump version of the test covered 128 questions for potential citizens to study. On the day of the test, they would be asked 20 questions from that group. To pass, they would have to get 60 percent of them — or 12 — correct. Under the new/old version, the number of test questions to be studied is 100. The number asked on the day of the test is 10, and applicants need to get 60 percent — or six — correct. “The 2008 civics test was thoroughly developed over a multi-year period with the input of more than 150 organizations, which included English as a second language experts, educators, and historians, and was piloted before its implementation,” the agency said. (Only the federal government brags about an accomplishment like using 150 organizations to come up with 100 questions — about anything.) Even under the 2020 version, the questions are not exactly Federalist Papers dissertations from the genius of Alexander Hamilton. They’re on the order of “What are two rights described in the Declaration of Independence”? and “We elect a U.S. senator for how many years?” The answers are in multiple-choice format, so if you’re stumped and can’t quite remember Senate terms are six years, you will probably know they aren’t two, four or 10. (If you’re still stumped, you probably should be reading TMZ right now — or Vox.) To be fair, some might sound a little tricky, like, “If both the President and the Vice President are no longer able to serve, who becomes the President?” But again, it’s multiple-choice, so the applicant would be left with “The Press Secretary,” “The Chief Justice of the United States,” “The Speaker of the House,” and “The Senate Majority Leader.” Since anyone with a functioning television and a functioning brain would rule out “ press secretary,” it’s down to a choice of three. A blind guess could well turn up the speaker of the House. And remember, passing requires getting only 60 percent correct. (Check out some sample questions here. It’s well worth the time to see what the fuss is about. A sampling of social media about the change turned up a lot of the predictable gripes about the test itself, along the lines of “Why have a test at all? Most Americans couldn’t pass it.” But that has it exactly wrong. If a would-be citizen is expected to know it, a natural-born citizen should have been required to learn it at some point growing up — maybe even from one of those unionized public school teachers Democrats are so fond of. While it would be nice if every adult American was able to ace the test — in fact, it’s appalling that so many probably couldn’t — the reality is that native-born Americans have received their citizenship as a gift, from their parents and from their God. Immigrants, on the other hand, have chosen to come to the United States. It’s not too much to ask an individual who seeks to become a full-fledged citizen of the greatest country the world has ever known to know the very basics about how it operates. For the “progressive” elements of the Biden administration, though, apparently it is too much. Already, the current government has signaled a willingness to make the lives of illegal immigrants easier after they break American laws — which will only guarantee more and more of them. But going easy on illegal aliens, clearly, isn’t enough. We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Read our editorial standards.

To: DinoNavarre who wrote (85081)	2/25/2021 4:40:05 PM
From: FJB	2 Recommendations Recommended By J.B.C. John Hayman Respond to of 85487

MR. LEVINE IS A VILE POS THAT MUST BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE... ABUSING KIDS FOR YOUR MENTAL ILLNESS IS NO JOKE.

To: DinoNavarre who wrote (85081)	2/25/2021 7:08:07 PM
From: FJB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

DEMENTIA IS AN EXTREME LIAR, ON TOP OF HIS OTHER SICKNESSES One word description: Frail. He doesn’t even know where he is My god, he looks and sounds like the walking dead. twitchy.com Peter ‘One-Horse Pony’ Doocy asks President Biden about those $2,000 checks on their way out the door Posted at 4:27 pm on February 25, 2021 by Brett T. The best part of this clip, and just about any clip involving President Biden dealing with the press, is hearing his handlers rushing the reporters out the door. This time they even name-checked famous one-horse pony Peter Doocy of Fox News, as he asked Biden about those $2,000 relief checks he promised would “go out the door immediately” if Georgia elected Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock to the Senate. President Biden ignores a question from @pdoocy about his promise that $2,000 checks would "go out the door immediedtly" if Democrats won the Senate pic.twitter.com/czSbMomN0d — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) February 25, 2021 @Acosta would tweet out "the president just refused to answer my question" if it was Trump — TaDDow (@taddow77) February 25, 2021 One word description: Frail. — Wags (@40runner1) February 25, 2021 He doesn’t even know where he is — KatBallo🇺🇸 (@BalloKat) February 25, 2021 My god, he looks and sounds like the walking dead. — Sam Stone (@samstone46) February 25, 2021

To: DinoNavarre who wrote (85081)	2/28/2021 3:59:09 PM
From: FJB	Respond to of 85487

To: DinoNavarre who wrote (85081)	3/1/2021 8:38:23 AM
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THE PEOPLE WHO MADE FUN OF TRAILER PARKS, NOW LIVING IN TRAILERS!!! zerohedge.com Ikea Is Now Selling Tiny Homes For Broke Millennials by Tyler Durden The virus pandemic's economic hit has been particularly severe for millennials, considering many of them decided to get useless English degrees and rack up insurmountable student debt while choosing after college to become bartenders. As the story goes, in a post-pandemic world, the downturn has crushed the restaurant industry. Many youngsters are either collecting government checks or finding other jobs or attempting to retrain for a new career. As home prices soar (no thanks to Fed. Chair Powell), housing affordability has become out of reach for many. That's why Ikea, yes, the affordable furniture store that sells Swedish meatballs, is now marketing tiny homes for broke millennials. The tiny home crazy has been gaining momentum in the last decade as wealth inequality, driven mainly by the Federal Reserve, leaving most of the wealth concentrated in just a few hands, has resulted in the middle class's decimation. People are downsizing left and right and opting for tiny homes. Ikea launched the Tiny Home Project to capitalize on this trend. The 187-square-foot structure, or what could be viewed as a trailer, but commonly known as a "tiny home" to hipsters, is equipped with renewable, reusable, and recycled materials for inside furnishings, solar panels on the roof, running water, kitchen, and a ductless heat pump and air conditioner unit. [url=][/url] Under the guise of eco-conscious minimalists, millennials who gravitate towards tiny homes don't realize that their living standard has collapsed. Say goodbye to the McMansion of the late 90s and early 2000s, and hello, to the double-wide trailer. Unlike assemble-it-yourself furniture that the Swedish company is known for, these tiny homes are preassembled in a factory in partnership with media firm Vox Creative and Wisconsin-based tiny home ESCAPE. [url=][/url] During the pandemic, internet searches for "tiny homes" hit a five-year high. [url=][/url] With Amazon already selling tiny homes, how long until Walmart joins the party?