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Sanger was also a major contributor to Hitler's plan for exterminating the Jews
I've not read this anywhere, and it doesn't seem to make sense. Nazi policy was against birth control, and Sanger's books were among the first that they burned.

Can you provide a source?
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Due process for criminal illegal immigrants is done in immigration courts…..not Federal District Courts.
This seems correct.

So, what due process was first afforded by an immigration court to the planeload of Venezuelans, before they were tagged "Tren de Aragua" and flown to El Salvador?

In other words, did they get a hearing before an immigration court, at which they were proven to be members of Tren de Aragua?
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Can a US president just unilaterally grab any foreigner on US soil, claim that this person is a member of Tren de Aragua and deport that person?
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if it applies he can grab any venezuelan.

Has the Alien Enemies Act been amended since WW2?

Because my understanding is that it was used to justify the detention of American-born US citizens of Japanese, German and Italian descent during WW2. None of those persons was "from" Japan, Germany or Italy.
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Alien Enemies Act does apply to Tren de Aragua
For purposes of discussion, let's assume that this is true.

Can a US president just unilaterally grab any foreigner on US soil, claim that this person is a member of Tren de Aragua and deport that person?

In other words, does the Alien Enemies Act allow a president just grab Sven Olafsen off the street, wave a Tren de Aragua wand over him, and send Sven to a Salvadorn hellhole for the duration?
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All we did was reciprocate tariffs and Canada ackin’ like a lil’ beech.
Makes you wonder f they knew they were getting away with economic murder for years.
As I understand it, the only area in which Canada had reasonably-high tariffs pre-2025 was dairy and related products, and those tariffs were negotiated with the first Trump Administration as part of revising NAFTA into USMCA.

Had Canada imposed burdensome tariffs in violation of the USMCA?

Would the US be justified in imposing "reciprocal tariffs" to counter dairy tariffs which were negotiated five years ago and to which the first Trump administration agreed?
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fricking nazi.
Gracious. We will put you in the "Will not spend $100 to save $10,000" column.

But is the personal insult entirely necessary?
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Male Karen runs over little girl while raging at Tesla owner
???

I see a road rage confrontation for no obvious reason, with two dudes jawing at each other. Then one of them hits a child on a bicycle due to inattentiveness.

How are Teslas or Karens involved here?
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Margaret Sanger would be blushing with pride
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Did Planned Parenthood conduct abortions under Sanger's leadership?
It wasn’t called Planned Parenthood then, but it morphed into it.
The Birth Control Federation of America changed its name to Planned Parenthood in 1942. Was it performing abortions at that time?

Margaret Sanger retired as head of the organization in 1959. Was it performing abortions at that time?
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Margaret Sanger would be blushing with pride
Did Planned Parenthood conduct abortions under Sanger's leadership?
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Illinois Gerrymandered map coming to WI if We lose this election Tuesday
In fairness, isn't the question really "Do you pick Dem gerrymandering or GOP gerrymandering?"

IOW, "Who gets to gerrymander our Districts?"
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I don’t think murdering children to save money is a good idea
I understand your position, but it is entirely consistent with my question (social views of vocal minority).
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Eugenics is by far the worst of the arguments and abortionists should not employ that argument ever
There is no "eugenics" element in this Colorado move.
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Colorado House Democrats defend adding abortion to state Medicaid: “cheaper than birth”
Which should government prioritize?

Prudent expenditure of tax revenues paid by everyone or social policies favored by a very vocal minority?

re: Has anyone seen Joe Biden?

Posted by EliasGrodin on 3/28/25 at 9:31 am to
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Has anyone seen Joe Biden?
Did't Reagan pretty much disappear in '89, Bush Sr. in '93 and Bush Jr. in 2009?

Call me old fashioned, but that is what a former president should do.
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The billion dollar survey sounds like fraud, but it could be waste.
Or the story could be pure nonsense.

It'll be interesting to see which.
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Nobody was waiting around for an Alec Baldwin Western.
Unfortunate that they had to recast the Jensen Ackles role.
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I hate to say it, but the imagery from the trailer is better than I expected.
Agreed.
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Drawing a bullseye on failure is no hill to die on. The least you can do is give it a shot. Don't let yourself get triggered.
Sometimes less is more.

re: Reacher Season 3 Discussion

Posted by EliasGrodin on 3/28/25 at 9:12 am to
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Hey reachah, paahhk ya cahhh in hahhvahd yahhhhd
I have never really cared if actors get a regional accent perfect.

Who cares if they get that diphthong just exactly right, as long as we can tell generally where the character is supposed to come from?

The Texas accent has a half dozen regional variants. If a film is set in New York, and there is ONE Texas character from West Texas, who CARES if the character occasionally pronounces a vowel as if he were from Tyler?

re: Reacher Season 3 Discussion

Posted by EliasGrodin on 3/28/25 at 9:06 am to
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Nice, long foght w paulie.
I seem to be the only poster who did not care for the long, unrealistic fight.

The fight in the book was better. Reacher knew that Paulie had no stamina, so he just let Paulie wear himself out.
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Needs to crush that Wolf guy who wrote Fire and Furry