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And that should be very concerning. A fellow Floridian.

I watched Ohio turn into a socialist wonder overnight on Tuesday. If there was no fraud at the polls, then it's time to go grey, gulch in plain sight if you have no special place to go. There is a tiny window open until January, a time to pressure the so-called conservatives to pass their lame duck legislation in an attempt to slow the socialist "winners" down before the country is turned to slush. Once they are sworn in, any law passed that they don't like will be ignored or voided, and they won't care if it's done legally. Watch your back, Mr. President. Assassination and disappearing opposition will become the new norm as soon as the new powers feel they can get away with it.

I went Galt 4 years ago. Live off a pension, social security, and a part time job.

The key thing that was not done is to reverse all the rules requiring gear for
"SAAAFETY" that add hundreds of pounds and thousands of dollars in prices.
Let the consumer decide how much "SAAAAAFETY" he can afford to pay for.
New economy vehicle prices could be 50% lower and get 30%
higher mpg if government exited the market completely.
Let GM die the death it has earned by its leaders' moronic acts.
Change rules to bring back diesel engines because they were already
clean 20 years ago, and significantly more efficient than gas engines.
D.C. meddling has ruined the productivity of the American people.

Guess what.

Yes, and Trump’s unilateral tantrum has doomed the US to future inaction, and more totalitarian
Socialism in the US. Trump precipitated Democrat communism by his own actions.

What are you talking about. Congress will shut down any further physical action in Iran. Iran will NOT change regime on its present economic position. It will retrench and rebuild. We will be back where this started in four years, with a more determined foe.

All because Trump attacked Iran. Bombing the nuclear site was fine. Attacking them was fine If and only if he had support to finish. He didn’t, and everyone knew it.

Trump lost the mid terms for the party all by himself. He is busy worrying about his name on buildings, and no the long term needs of the country. I am done with him. Yes, he did some good, but now he will get NO Money for Anything he really wants. We are screwed.

If they haven't recognized how they have been manipulated yet, they never will.
imo, the current population is a full standard deviation less capable of rational
thought than 50 years ago. Part of that is the influx of sub-80 IQ immigrants,
part is due to the collapse of public education from school integration,
and the rest is the increased political activity of rarely rational females.

Cute, but irrelevant.

Yes, the Trump admin did some good things. And because of his idiotic actions. The republicans are dead for two years and will likely lose the next POTUS election. He did NOT have to do this, and if he did have to attack Iran, he could have shown Congress why, and actually taken care of business. Now he can do NOTHING. He has NO Chance of getting support to end the Iran regime, so they will retrench, rebuild and attack. iDIOT.


It is you who are brainwashed, honey. Trump dicked this up, completely. He could have won the mid terms and done more good. No longer.

And I was right. Trump better get to worrying about the party and the people, and stop trying to put his name on the Kennedy Center etc. I am about done supporting him.

Me the dino stopped paying attention to the wacky whims of day traders decades ago.
Since I wrote what you responded to, later for in part both watching Hannity and The Five On Fox TV they said midterms are always hard on incumbents and that the Democrat base will~~once the next 2 years are up~~be sick and tired of the commie nut jobs they elected failing to keep promises of bettering things. It's all a cyclic thing, don't ya know.
What does me the dino know?
I'll not pretend to be an expert.
During the 70s I was good at being a straight-on old-fashioned newspaper reporter.
I reported when I heard, read and saw. I did not write an editorial column.

I hope the commentator is correct, but I think it's wishful thinking at this point. The radio commentators I listen to are trying to be optimistic, too. However, IMHO, the commies now have control in a way never before and won't give it back in what's left of our lifetimes. They will rig the election system so opposition will never win a majority again. The commies in government will impeach and launch lawfare scams and the MSMM will smear any decent opposition to the point none will want to run against them. I don't think what's left of free America is going to disappear, but it will be forced into the back of the bus for a very long time.

Edit add: I notice the Dow jumped a bit on the news. Odd, as a commie takeover would make one think it would fall. Maybe the speculators just want to get a jump on the next inflationary spiral?

You really have to go and spend time to know whether any are a fit for you.
Hurricanes are a big problem unless you go all the way down to Curacao , Bonaire, or Aruba.
The problem there is that they are under Netherlands income taxation (the
exemptions mentioned above do not apply there and pensions are taxable),
and their property taxes may also be high.
The other British and Dutch islands are not very welcoming for permanent residency,
unless you are pretty wealthy, and can buy residency via investment or donation.
Since they are all islands, the cost of living is no less than living in the US,
and medical care in most places are not nearly as good as SE Asia.
Much of Latin America may be interesting (and costs less expensive) if
you speak Spanish or have language talent to learn.
My experience of visiting 10 countries in the Caribbean, 4 countries in
Central America, and 2 in South America (specifically looking to relocate)
resulted in my not wanting to live in any of them longer than a few weeks at most.
Belize was the latest and it was extremely underwhelming.
I can't think of a single foreign country that allows legal permanent residency
as easily as the woke US government wants to allow.
Many don't allow foreigners to become 'citizens', some only allow
foreigners to buy condos, not land, some change the residency rules
frequently and have time limits on residency. Picking a place to make
your new home requires a lot of research and some risks.

I’m at a loss for words after last night’s bludgeoning.

Looking at property in WY after seeing the numbers, at least for an investment. A lot of unrepresented citizens still love freedom. I expect them to pile into WY and ID.

Atlas Puked…very good name!

A bloodbath is one thing. But it didn’t seem within reason. Sure enough…I got from a decent source that fraud played a role. Here in NV no Republican could even be elected for Dog Catcher. On this I understand there may be some interesting related news mid December.

Ouch.

I've been thinking about becoming an ex-pat for years. The time to actually make a move may be coming soon.

I've always thought about somewhere in the Caribbean instead of Southeast Asia. Any insight there?

Overseas is looking better and better, if you are at or nearing retirement.
Daily living costs are much lower, weather is much better (South Dakota? Really?), services are better,
medical care is superior at 1/4 the cost, and taxes on income and real estate are a lot lower.
Unless I need to work for a US company in the US, I'd rather live in Malaysia, Thailand, Viet Nam, than the US.
If you can work outside the US (for a corporation), you can exclude about 130k of annual income from income
taxes, and take a deduction for up to 130k for annual living expenses overseas. (You must not be in the US
for more than 30 days per calendar year to qualify.)

Wisconsin just did the same. First time in 16 years that the left has control of everything... Governor, Legislature, and Supreme court... all the Scott Walker reforms are going to be overturned.

South Dakota is looking better and better.

Later this morning on my car radio I heard a news commentator predicting that in two years Democrats will be sick of their litigating fearless leaders instead not fixing the country and popularity will snap back in favor of Republicans.
Well, we'll see . . . . . . . .

Trump is the closest thing to JG that we will see in this democracy.
The founders were right to limit voting to only those who
were willing to risk their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor.
JG was even more restrictive than the founders.

My original Stratego game had wooden pieces and years later when one of my younger brothers got one for Christmas the pieces were plastic. The plastic pieces didn't fall over when you bumped the table, LOL.

My cynical self says our Constitutional Republic is in trouble as this past election was a turning point, especially viewing Texas. I figure the California locusts are consuming all the green in that state and are crapping all over it. This whole mid term and the blame it on Trump narrative is clear proof, to me, the Main Stream Marxist Media (MSMM) has done its assigned task - Stalin would be proud. The MSMM is now working overtime to press home the I-Hate-Trump narrative. It will make the populous less sensitive to impeachment and lawfare procedures I expect to dominate the coming news cycles.

...and away we go...

Edit add: All that's needed now is the American Stalin (or Mao) to show up and begin the brutal purges.

Does anyone remember my creation back in 2020 where I acquired the domain.. Atlas Puked?
Well. He’s been resting for a few years and then he was up all night last night. He puked until he was dehydrated and slightly disoriented.
I was able to get him hydrated and cleaned up this morning His first words ….WHERE IS JOHN GALT
His second words were something about a strike.