MizzouBS
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| Registered on: | 12/10/2014 |
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Let's assume for a moment that Trump didn't promise what he suspected he couldn't do. Does Kamala win?
No. A lot of people have a hard time voting for a woman. It doesn’t matter if they agreed with her or not. They wouldn’t vote or would vote for Trump or a 3rd party.
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In the end, that will reduce Iranian influence.
The Iranians have no influence. They are a Persian country ruled by Arabic terrorist.
Majority of Iranian’s don’t want Hezbollah controlling everything, but they have no choice.
Take out Hezbollah and we would eventually become allies again.
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He ran on tariffs
How did that work out? The Supreme Court has struck down most of his tariff policies.
In a 6-3 decision by the Supreme Court
The Ruling: The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that President Trump overstepped his authority by using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose global import taxes.
Constitutional Limit: Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the Constitution grants the power of imposing tariffs to Congress, not the executive branch.
The SC decision caused the US government to pay back billions of dollars and right now the government has lost billions in his EO tariff policies
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Isn't the federal payroll smaller than it's been in years?
In 2024 we had 2,313,216 federal employees. This number includes postal and intelligence employees.
In 2026 we have 2.04 million federal employees plus another 601,000 postal and plus the number of intelligence employees.
In 2024 we had 533,000 postal workers and now we have 601,000
In 2024 482,000 VA employees
In 2026 430,000
In 2024 106,000 Treasury
In 2026 70,100
In 2024 DHS 260,000 to 280,000
In 2026 260,000+
Military
2024 1,284,000 active duty
Today 1,350,000+ active duty
Not much has actually changed
In the amount of federal employees. We have cut back on contractors and increased AI.
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Brought to you by the President Hillary and Kamala polling groups.
If the polling is off and it’s actually 30% that’s still really high.
When Bernie ran against Hillary in the 2016 primary and was doing really good that should have been a sign for both parties on what direction the country was heading. The the left part of the Democrat party accepted it and started changing. The middle and right side of the party is stuck with it. A lot of the right side of the Democrats are now independents. A lot of the independent former Democrats voted for Trump. Now Trump is driving these Independent’s back to the Democratic Party and they are accepting the Democrat platform.
It’s only going to get worse
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Is there anything else you can name? His other term had lots of federal spending so that can't be it.
A few things
1. Bring back manufacturing jobs
January 2023 there were 12.9 manufacturing jobs. Today 12.6
2. End inflation. This year inflation has increased more than the wage increase
3. Ukraine and Russia war
4. Gas prices
5. 3% interest on loans
6. End regulations on buying homes
7. Bring down health care costs. Healthcare costs are up 26% since January 2025
8. Economic growth went down in 2025 and it is down even more this year
re: The Chicago Teachers Union endorses Mayor Brandon Johnson for re-election.
Posted by MizzouBS on 9/23/26 at 7:26 am to BoomerandSooner
Each state sets their own standards. That means the test in Illinois could be harder or easier than other states.
When it comes to the national reading levels Illinois is ranked 7th. 8 million of the states 12.5 million live in Chicago, so I’m guessing there state standard test is probably harder than most.
NAEP National reading ranking
Georgia #17
Tennessee #20
Louisiana #28
Missouri #33
Arkansas #37
South Carolina #40
Mississippi #41
Florida #43
Texas #44
Alabama #45
Oklahoma #47
Over the last 10+ years Mississippi has had the highest increase for 4th grade levels. They have went from the bottom to top 10.
Mississippi Miracle
When it comes to the national reading levels Illinois is ranked 7th. 8 million of the states 12.5 million live in Chicago, so I’m guessing there state standard test is probably harder than most.
NAEP National reading ranking
Georgia #17
Tennessee #20
Louisiana #28
Missouri #33
Arkansas #37
South Carolina #40
Mississippi #41
Florida #43
Texas #44
Alabama #45
Oklahoma #47
Over the last 10+ years Mississippi has had the highest increase for 4th grade levels. They have went from the bottom to top 10.
Mississippi Miracle
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Remaining Challenges: While elementary (fourth-grade) scores surged past the national average, educational researchers note that these gains taper off by eighth grade, where scores remain closer to historic averages
In southwest Missouri I get some of the commercials for the Kansas Senate race. The GOP commercials are terrible. Republican Senator Marshall isn’t running a lot of ads against his opponent (D)Hamilton. It’s just ads against the national democrat party and how their values don’t represent who we are. In one of his ads it doesn’t say his name.
Hamilton’s ads are focused more on the people of Kansas. The attack ads are very good and get to the point quick.
There are 4 to 5 Hamilton ads for every Marshall ad.
Hamilton’s ads are on YouTube TV, Prime, Tubi, and other streaming services. I’ve only seen Marshall’s ads on YouTube TV when I’m watching local stations.
Hamilton could pull off the upset. Either way it’s a lot closer than it should be.
Hamilton’s ads are focused more on the people of Kansas. The attack ads are very good and get to the point quick.
There are 4 to 5 Hamilton ads for every Marshall ad.
Hamilton’s ads are on YouTube TV, Prime, Tubi, and other streaming services. I’ve only seen Marshall’s ads on YouTube TV when I’m watching local stations.
Hamilton could pull off the upset. Either way it’s a lot closer than it should be.
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Diesel is in your boy Z. And trumps high is not as high as your boy Biden’s high. Try again.
Average gas price
January 2022 $3.30-$3.40
February 2022 Russia invades Ukraine
Overreaction by market
March $4.22
April $4.55
May $4.48-$5.03
June $5.01 (Diesel high $5.82)
July $4.32-$4.56
August $3.97
September $3.65-$3.78
October $3.80
November $3.54-$3.66
December $3.21-$3.45
It may take a year or more for the gas prices to correct themselves.
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What crisis? Gas is still less than it was during your buddy Joe Biden's "presidency". Did Joe or one of his handlers address us then?
Average gas price price
September 2021- $3.18-$3.19
September 2022- $3.65-$3.78
September 2023- $3.88 and the average diesel price $4.49
September 2024- $3.22-$3.26
Average Diesel $3.56
September 2025- $3.17
Average diesel $3.75
Today average gas $4.47
Average diesel $6.50
A lot higher now than under Trump last year and diesel anytime under Biden
For inflation it might be comparable to the 70’s and 80’s
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inflation-adjusted:
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$3.00/ga = $2.14 in 2015
$3.25/ga = $2.32 in 2015
$3.50/ga = $2.50 in 2015
$3.75/ga = $2.68 in 2015
$4.00/ga = $2.86 in 2015
$4.25/ga = $3.04 in 2015
$4.50/ga = $3.21 in 2015
$4.75/ga = $3.39 in 2015
$5.00/ga = $3.57 in 2015
Average gas price in 2015 was $2.43 a gallon
Average gas price in 2024 was $3.30 to 3.58
Average gas price in 2025 was $3.10 to $3.12
Average gas price in 2026 is $4.46
re: On the subject of civid vaccines damaging large numbers of people
Posted by MizzouBS on 9/14/26 at 4:46 pm to Louisianalabguy
Over 5.3 billion people have had at least 1 vaccination. That’s about 70% of the world’s population.
Not sure there is a worldwide issue with the COVID vaccine yet, but if there is it would be on every news outlet. That would be to big of a secret to keep out of the news all over the world
I have 2 kids and know a lot of their friend’s families and I don’t know one kid that got a vaccine. There were 30+ kids on my son’s youth football team and none of them had a vaccine
Not sure there is a worldwide issue with the COVID vaccine yet, but if there is it would be on every news outlet. That would be to big of a secret to keep out of the news all over the world
I have 2 kids and know a lot of their friend’s families and I don’t know one kid that got a vaccine. There were 30+ kids on my son’s youth football team and none of them had a vaccine
re: It's now Tanker for Tanker being hit.... What I voted for.
Posted by MizzouBS on 9/2/26 at 12:27 pm to CastleBravo
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Iran will run out of tankers before the rest of the world does.
Most people don’t know the difference between Hezbollah and Iran.
Hezbollah is Arabic and Iran is Persian. Hezbollah is an Arabic terrorist organization and Iran is the country. Iran started paying Hezbollah in the early 80’s to fight Iraq and have been stuck with them ever since. They can’t get them out of their country and are basically forced to continue to pay them. Hezbollah don’t care about the Iranian people. Hezbollah is made up of people from Lebanon and Syria. Iranians and Hezbollah don’t even speak the same language.
It doesn’t matter what deals we make with Iran Hezbollah will continue to put mines out and attack tankers and ships.
To stop this conflict we have to take out Hezbollah. Hezbollah only has about 50,000 fighters, but they are trained better more than the Iranian army.
MAGA/America First is an idea with a following. Very little policy is being made in Trump’s presidency and almost no long term change is being made. Everything he has accomplished is through EO’s.
Republicans can’t wait until he is out of office even if they have to sit through 4 to 6 years of Democrats leading the House and Senate.
MAGA will be gone like the Tea Party
Republicans can’t wait until he is out of office even if they have to sit through 4 to 6 years of Democrats leading the House and Senate.
MAGA will be gone like the Tea Party
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The Iranian constitution tasks the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) with an ideological mission of jihad to expand God’s sovereignty worldwide.
Iran is a Persian country that made the mistake of hiring Arabs(Hezbollah) to help fight Iraq in the 1980’s. Hezbollah won’t leave Iran until they are forced out and then the people can take back their country. To truly end this war Hezbollah has to be taken out in Lebanon and Syria. Hezbollah fighters are not from Iran and don’t speak the same language as Iranians.
We can bomb and destroy everything in Iran and that won’t make a huge difference as long as Hezbollah is still around. Israel has been fighting against Hezbollah for over 40 years and the country of Iran off and on for about a year, but their main target is still Hezbollah.
Trump made the mistake of fighting Iran and not taking out Hezbollah
The Iranian people are not dumb and low IQ. The average IQ of an Iranian man is over 106. The average in the US is under 100. Iran would be a thriving country and probably an ally without the Arab terrorist controlling their country.
re: How many of the ‘unvaxxed’ regret not taking the covid shot?
Posted by MizzouBS on 7/18/26 at 10:13 am to weagle1999
Over 5.5 billion people have had at least 1 vaccination. How COVID effects certain people and their immune system is different. It’s not like other viruses the symptoms or lack there of are different.
Some families need it. Their immune system don’t fight COVID like most people’s. My family has people that have died, lost limbs, extended stays in the hospital, and have had slower recoveries. I know I have had it at least 5 times. The last time I thought I was dying and it took about 3 months to fully recover. I’ve never taken the shot, but I know almost all the older people in my family get the shot.
I think people have it all the time and don’t know they have. The first time I had COVID I had a headache for about 4 hours. Each time my symptoms have been different.
When my daughter was 10 she had it and her symptoms were much worse than most older adults. I had a uncle that was in the nursing for 3 months and he was only 69.
No body in my dad’s family has ever had heart disease, Alzheimer’s, or any major diseases that other families deal with. If someone dies in their 60’s to early 70’s in my family it is because of smoking. I have alot of 80 year olds and 90 year olds in my family.
The first time I had COVID I had a headache for about 4 hours. Each time my symptoms have been different.
Some families need it. Their immune system don’t fight COVID like most people’s. My family has people that have died, lost limbs, extended stays in the hospital, and have had slower recoveries. I know I have had it at least 5 times. The last time I thought I was dying and it took about 3 months to fully recover. I’ve never taken the shot, but I know almost all the older people in my family get the shot.
I think people have it all the time and don’t know they have. The first time I had COVID I had a headache for about 4 hours. Each time my symptoms have been different.
When my daughter was 10 she had it and her symptoms were much worse than most older adults. I had a uncle that was in the nursing for 3 months and he was only 69.
No body in my dad’s family has ever had heart disease, Alzheimer’s, or any major diseases that other families deal with. If someone dies in their 60’s to early 70’s in my family it is because of smoking. I have alot of 80 year olds and 90 year olds in my family.
The first time I had COVID I had a headache for about 4 hours. Each time my symptoms have been different.
Most of the things mentioned are EO’s that will be gone after he leaves. Most of these are short term fixes
The problem Trump has always had is he’s not a politician so he doesn’t play the game and doesn’t get laws passed. It sucks that policy and laws are passed this way, but sometimes a president needs to kiss a little arse to get what he wants done. Trump will never do that.
Trump has signed 269 EO’s in his 2nd term and 489 overall. Obama signed 276 in 8 years and Biden signed 162.
Most of his accomplishments will be gone when the Democrats are back in office.
The problem Trump has always had is he’s not a politician so he doesn’t play the game and doesn’t get laws passed. It sucks that policy and laws are passed this way, but sometimes a president needs to kiss a little arse to get what he wants done. Trump will never do that.
Trump has signed 269 EO’s in his 2nd term and 489 overall. Obama signed 276 in 8 years and Biden signed 162.
Most of his accomplishments will be gone when the Democrats are back in office.
It’s not new that Toyota has been moving their plants to the US. Broke ground in 2003 with a $8.3 billion investment in a San Antonio plant. It builds trucks and SUVs.
In 2021 and 2022 they invested $10 billion more in Texas and now they are moving their Tacoma to the plant in San Antonio
They invested $2.5 billion in 2022 in North Carolina. It was Toyota’s first battery plant in the US
We have had a plant I Missouri that builds Toyota parts for around 35 years.
They have been building the Camry in Kentucky since 1988, Tennessee since 2005, a plant in WV open in 1996, and a few more.
In 2021 and 2022 they invested $10 billion more in Texas and now they are moving their Tacoma to the plant in San Antonio
They invested $2.5 billion in 2022 in North Carolina. It was Toyota’s first battery plant in the US
We have had a plant I Missouri that builds Toyota parts for around 35 years.
They have been building the Camry in Kentucky since 1988, Tennessee since 2005, a plant in WV open in 1996, and a few more.
re: Trump Announces Arrests For Reflecting Pool Vandalism
Posted by MizzouBS on 6/24/26 at 8:00 am to bamadontcare
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If the National Park laws get enforced it would be great. A 20 year sentence would stop these crimes. Don’t you agree?
Recently over 1000 people were pardoned for breaking into the Capitol when it was closed.
It was a good idea by Trump. In business Trump would sue and not pay the contractor I’ve not heard of this happening. It looks bad for Trump when one of the no bid contracts was given to a donor that has a residence at Mar-a-Lago. It looks worse when that contractor has been convicted of bribing a congressman.
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The only way this ends is with the IRGC being taken out and regime change
The Supreme Leader of Iran is not the leader of Hezbollah. The leader is in Lebanon
We can continue to take out the IRGC, but most of Hezbollah fighters and leadership are in Lebanon. This is where Israel has been bombing while the US has been focusing on Iran. If we were really serious about taking out Hezbollah and its leaders we would have started in Lebanon.
re: To the world, Iran defeated the US
Posted by MizzouBS on 6/14/26 at 10:06 pm to LongHornHandy
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How many eras of Iranian leadership is gone while we lost 7 troops
A lot of Iranian Hezbollah members and leadership were killed, but they are easily replaced. Hezbollah headquarters is not in Iran and the top of Hezbollah is not from Iran.
Israel killed the leader of Hezbollah 2024, but they are stronger with Cruise Missiles that can hit anywhere in the Middle East.
We did not defeat Hezbollah we only bombed Iran. Most of the Hezbollah members, fighters, and leaderahip are not Iranian and they don’t live in Iran.
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