Blizzard of Chizz

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Will what's left become yours at some point?

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I have 3 brothers, so whatever remaining balance is left would be divided between us. Whatever I do, I have to do what’s best for him. I figure if I approach if from the standpoint of simply trying to maximizing the amount that we split after he passes, then I’m not acting in his best interest.

Long story short, my mom passed away a few weeks ago after a long battle with cancer. My dad who now lives with me because of his own health issues was the beneficiary of her life insurance policy. After funeral expenses and clearing up the very few debts my mom had, he has just over 100k in cash remaining from the payout.. In addition to that he receives approximately 4k a month in VA and social security benefits. He's 76 and debt free other than a few bills that total around 500 dollars a month..

what is the best way to protect his money for him, so that it's there to cover any unexpected expenses, or care that might arise in his final years? Should I move it to a high yield savings account or into a money market account or should I take a different approach?

Ok, I’ll say it. The biggest losers in all of this are the Iranian people. For weeks we’ve told them to wait and when the time comes take back their government. So now what? Are we just going to leave them at the mercy of the regime?

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If you are a taxpayer in California, leave now, avoid the exit tax

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frick that! They voted for the idiots in charge, they should suffer the consequences. If they flee, catch them and send them back. Don’t encourage those roaches to infest other states

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Is this part of the negotiations?

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It amazes me that after 10 years of Trump being in the political sphere that there are those among us who still fail to realize when Trump intentionally plays up the crazy lunatic role.. The psychology is simple, unlike the lunatics in Iran who hide underground and issue threats they can’t really back up, “lunatic Trump” can’t simply be dismissed. He has the most advanced military and weaponry in the history of the world at his fingertips. If he says Tuesday is bridge and power plant day, you have to believe he isn’t bluffing. On the flip side, you absolutely have to believe the IDF will destroy these things and not bat an eye.

I think issue, particularly the phrase “subject to the jurisdiction of the United States is rooted in the unique way the country was formed.

North America wasn’t a blank slate. It was divided among multiple colonial powers, primarily Britain, France, and Spain. The people living in those territories were subjects of those respective nations. Regions like Texas, Florida, and California were once populated by Spanish citizens, while areas like Louisiana were under French control.

This creates a natural question: what happens to those populations when sovereignty changes? When Texas gained independence, when Florida was acquired from Spain, or when the Louisiana Purchase transferred vast territory from France to the United States, the land changed hands, but the people didn’t suddenly cease being Spanish or French overnight.

That’s where the concept of being “subject to the jurisdiction of the United States” becomes important. It wasn’t simply about geography, it was about legal authority. For example, Spanish citizens living in Florida after it became U.S. territory remained who they were, but their children, born under U.S. jurisdiction, could be recognized as citizens because they were born under American legal authority.

Over time, however, this idea seems to have been simplified into the broader notion that anyone born on U.S. soil automatically receives citizenship. Imo this interpretation overlooks the original context, which was tied more specifically to questions of allegiance and jurisdiction following territorial transitions, not a blanket rule detached from those historical circumstances.

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what he was gulled into believing would be a quick and triumphant war.

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We’ve been at this 3 weeks, but the moaning and hand wringing would have you believe we’ve been at this for 5 or 6 years like the never ending Ukraine saga we happily piss away money and treasure too or the 20 year quagmire Bush left us in.

Are we talking a Trump Hotel in the heart of Tehran kind of big fricking deal here?

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If you get his sentiment, then it looks like he achieved exactly what he set out to do?

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His sentiment is about marines capturing an island, but he chose one of the bloodiest battles of the pacific to make his point. I’d rather not have another Iwo Jima moment with thousands of American soldiers dead or wounded

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ever since lawyers started using AI to write for them.

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AI is insanely helpful, BUT you always have to challenge the information it gives you. You have to ask it directly what is your source for the information. If it can’t provide a direct source it will generally let you know it’s a summation vs fact.

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We won. We won. In the first hour it was over."

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As much as you want to believe it, he’s not talking to us. He’s talking shite directly to the regime because he knows his comments are going to be picked up and broadcast all over the globe.