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Marty, we can only see limited and biased news, and from our distance it cannot reflect how the inhabitants see things. JerryA just gave you a little insight of how some USAnians see things.

Totally agree. The USofA will no longer be a land of opportunity for the people. But fine for the top few. They are already firmly on the road to international isolationism. The rest of the world is already getting along better without them. Long term damage has already be done. Just think of the outrage that will rise if Republicans and DJT get thrown out. Besides, there seems to be nobody else electable.

It explains the puzzle, which is the words of a song, as described in this internet rhttps://search.brave.com/ask?q=100+bottles+of+beer+lyric&source=llmSuggest&conversation=0929f0d0ae5974bdbd76600141cc2866006eesult -

A friend just came back from the USA, says that ordinary people are just getting on with their lives and seem unaffected by it all.

What is that supposed to mean?🧐

That's a very informative video ... I should send it to my Local Council with a request to fix my unsealed street. In fact, I've heard rumors they will be doing something about it soon before One Nation cracks down on them.

Now they are trying to tell us that they wanted second hand subs in the first place.

Yeah, that's the beast - and the video below is the one I saw last year. Watch for the screen readout in the cabin, about 13 secs in from the start. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1499670794616183

Not actually a video, it's a Betoota Advocate FB page comparing buying used U.S. subs, to getting a rooted Captiva, when you actually ordered a new Calais! 😄 https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1436470628513101&set=pb.100064505329784.-2207520000

It must be this one here:

One, honey - knee (hun) Dred Bot L S f B ear on d wall One hundred bottles of beer on the wall.

Old headers are a "dime a dozen" Willie. I saw two New Holland TR85 headers go for $3000 each earlier this year, they had Cat 3208 V8's in them, and had only done 4000 and 5000 hours. They were in perfect working order, just essentially obsolete, as the new headers are 3 times the size, and pull the grain in, 4 times as fast. I was watching a video late last year of new New Holland header with a 60 foot front, it was ripping off barley at the rate of 80 tonnes an hour. The old fellas eyes would be like saucers if they were around to see this. Some of the times, two double trailer roadtrains can't keep up with hauling the grain away. Some of the mobile field bins ("mother bins") are now up to 200 and 300 tonnes.

I think it's already too late. Most of the damage is now baked into the system and the worlds psyche, and it will only get worse before Trump and his enablers get thrown out. Well, they're getting royally shafted now. There is transparency alright. The incompetence and corruption is out in the open for all to see and on a scale they will probably never see again. If they feel that's a win, then they can well admit that it's a sad state of affairs.

Obama and Biden weren't openly and transparently corrupt. They didn't put morons in charge of the armed forces, the FBI, the education system, the health system, etc. They didn't do everything they could to wreck the world's longest lived modern democracy for personal gain and to satisfy a bloated ego. They didn't do everything they could to stop the fight against climate change. They didn't rip up international agreements like the Iran deal just because they had a petty dislike of the previous president. They didn't shut down news organisations and use stand over tactics like thugs when facts were aired that they didn't like. But hey, if all that means absolutely nothing to your friends, I guess they have the president they deserve.

He’s got around that by appointing the guy as Acting Director. He can hold that position for something like 210 days before they need to do something about it. Plenty of time to get up to mischief on Trump’s behalf.

Thinking in hindsight about the leaking fuel tanker in the above post. They tried everything they had on hand to try and stop the leak which at pressure was a big spray of fuel. After giving it some thought, if we'd had some rubber matting or belting as a bandage and decent sized ratchet straps on hand to hold it, we could have possibly slowed it to a dribble at least. A bit like how Captain Cook and Co. saved the Endeavour off Cooktown.

How is it transparent when People are "cowed" into keeping silent? Legal firms are put out of business, if they take him on. (challenge Him). Nev

Well, my rebate arrived in my bank account. Spent already, of course.

That's your opinion; theirs, from their experience is different. Congress has not raised the minimum wage since 2009, for example. Obama did it in his first year - nothing else 8 years on, Chump 1, nothing else; Biden, de nada; Chump 2 nothing. The average US citizen couldn't give a stuff about the rest of the world. What they mean is, it is all there to see. Apart from the Like on Truth Social question, nothing else in your post has anything to do about whether the government is transparent or not.

What do you mean "at least there is transparency?" Like on Truth Social? Anyone who spills their Guts gets get SHAFTED. , Businesses are Ruined. Trump wants to Make the USA Great Again. He's NOT doing THAT is He? He's a CROOK. Only looking After himself and his Mates. and drunk with Power. The People Have No idea how to get rid of Him. Nev

If your US friends don't think it would be better under literally anyone else, they're not thinking full stop.

I haven't been on the thread for a while. I have just caught up with it. And, not much has changed. Chump makes stoopid decisions, divides his electorate, breaches the law, uses offensive diplomacy, and is blatantly corrupt. I am thinking it is a ploy to keep us wedded to the current and forget about what he had previously done. The yanks voted for him; they knew what they were getting and they got it. Unf, it has ramifications around the world. The democraps (intentional) aren't offering the US population any real alternative to vote for. Wasn't a senator by election or something just done with a MAGA maniac elected? The yanks don't like him, but the dislike the others even more. I read the news, sigh, and hop his reign of facism is over before he inflicts irreparable damage. Europe is heading in a s similar vain, albeit somewhat constrained. The UK is more so heading that way, with odds on Farage being the next elected PM. Pauline seems to be gaining popularity over notoriety. People are putting up with this crap because they have had enough of the status quo. Yep, they are getting shafted, but they are under no illusion they were getting shafted. MY US friends, albeit admitting it is a sad state of affairs, don't think it would be any better under anyone else, but at least there is transparency.

The Golden Rule is He with the Gold Makes all the rules. How long will the American People PUT UP with this?. Nev

He's as fake as his tan. He's in it for what He can Make out of it. The bloke who is now boss over the CIA and FBI etc is a Real Estate Person with no other experience. You couldn't make this STUFF Up. Nev