President Donald Trump - J.D. Vance Administration

[MOOOOONEY]

Buy a toaster made in America, buy a pair of shoes or socks made in America. Buy fresh lettuce in January grown in America.

Not forced if you decide to do without shoes or fresh food

America who's income is below the poverty level spenda much higher % of income on necessities of life, there is no real choice to buy higher priced products. Wealthier Americans are less affected .

Your post would have more validity if didn’t oppose tax cuts.

 

[Orange_Crush]

Interesting. He led protests for a group that reportedly had Jewish students afraid to go to class. The protests took over classrooms. They blocked students in classrooms while screaming and refusing to let them leave. (You can search for the videos.) They used a chant known to be interpreted by Jews as genocidal.

Poor guy. People know who he is now and made him scared, so he had been asking for protection.

"Six days ago, an intense and targeted doxxing campaign against Mahmoud began. Anti-Palestinian organizations were spreading false claims about my husband that were simply not based in reality. They were making threats against Mahmoud and he was so concerned about his safety that he emailed Columbia University on March 7th. In his email, he begged the university for legal support," she said.

She said Columbia University never responded to that email and he was arrested a day later.

MSN

Apparently, they are not just "Pro-Palestinian". They are Pro-Hamas.

BROADCAST BIAS: Networks hide Mahmoud Khalil's pro-Hamas message, show lots of sympathy

All week long the legacy media has been covering the case of anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil. But they have displayed no interest in this group’s public statements.

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On October 9, 2024, The New York Times reported CUAD marked the anniversary of Hamas slaughtering over 1,200 Israeli civilians by distributing a newspaper with a headline that used Hamas’s name for the mass murder: "One Year Since Al-Aqsa Flood, Revolution Until Victory." The group posted an essay calling the attack a "moral, military and political victory" and quoting Ismail Haniyeh, the assassinated former political leader of Hamas.

Ikeda also related that Khalil told the AP the allegations against him are mostly "social media posts that I had nothing to do with." They’re playing this as guilt by association. A recent video post on X captures Khalil openly justifying Hamas terrorism: "We’ve tried armed resistance, which is legitimate under international law, but Israel calls it terrorism."

But if we're reading Immigration Law correctly, guilt by association is exactly enough to get your green card revoked. It seems that if one is in this country as an immigrant, one would learn the immigration laws that affect you and stay far, far away from the things that can get you deported.

I haven't seen the video, but if they do indeed have him saying that, it seems more than enough to get him deported based on a reading of earlier posts. If he's calling himself a part of Hamas' "armed resistance, called terrorism", then he made the argument for the State Dept's and Homeland Defense's concerns about him being 'reasonable'. It may actually even qualify under the St Dept's claim that he is hampering foreign policy since they are negotiating for the release of US hostages and an end to the Hamas conflict.

(Immigration law doesn't require a crime; just reasonable fears.)

 

[Majors]

Interesting. He led protests for a group that reportedly had Jewish students afraid to go to class. The protests took over classrooms. They blocked students in classrooms while screaming and refusing to let them leave. (You can search for the videos.) They used a chant known to be interpreted by Jews as genocidal.

Poor guy. People know who he is now and made him scared, so he had been asking for protection.





Apparently, they are not just "Pro-Palestinian". They are Pro-Hamas.

BROADCAST BIAS: Networks hide Mahmoud Khalil's pro-Hamas message, show lots of sympathy

All week long the legacy media has been covering the case of anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil. But they have displayed no interest in this group’s public statements.

www.aol.com

But if we're reading Immigration Law correctly, guilt by association is exactly enough to get your green card revoked. It seems that if one is in this country as an immigrant, one would learn the immigration laws that affect you and stay far, far away from the things that can get you deported.

I haven't seen the video, but if they do indeed have him saying that, it seems more than enough to get him deported based on a reading of earlier posts. If he's calling himself a part of Hamas' "armed resistance, called terrorism", then he made the argument for the State Dept's and Homeland Defense's concerns about him being 'reasonable'.

Immigration law doesn't require a crime; just reasonable fears.

The anti-Trump crowd sees no issue while claiming 1A.

 

[Orange_Crush]

The anti-Trump crowd sees no issue while claiming 1A.

Looks like Immigration Law will boot you based on associations and/or whether you've given the St Dept and Homeland Security a reasonable reason to believe that you may support terrorism or become a domestic danger. Sounds like the things you say can cause those reasonable beliefs, which makes sense.

From what I'm reading, they aren't saying that his free speech has been infringed. They are claiming that he's being unfairly targeted as a result of his exercise of free speech. Maybe a small caveat?

But if you are talking about Hamas' activities (who has been designated an official foreign terrorist organization)... If you refer to their "armed resistance" as "we". Probably not free speech that's protected for an immigrant that can be deported for fears of supporting terrorism or possible homeland safety. And it probably destroys an "unfair targeting" claim.

Like I said, I haven't seen that video. But if they have it, he'll likely be supporting terrorists from much closer than America.

We'll see.

 

[C-south]

Buy a toaster made in America, buy a pair of shoes or socks made in America. Buy fresh lettuce in January grown in America.

Not forced if you decide to do without shoes or fresh food

America who's income is below the poverty level spenda much higher % of income on necessities of life, there is no real choice to buy higher priced products. Wealthier Americans are less affected .

Do they pay different amounts for the same stuff?

 

[Orangeslice13]

I don’t like tariffs. The only reason I would agree with a tariff is retaliatory. If a country is putting tariffs on US goods then they should also pay a tariff.

Now let’s be consistent. Does a higher corporate tax rate raise the prices of goods and services? Who pays for it? Does raising the minimum wage increase prices? Who pays for it?

I’m ok with tariffs on people who don’t manufacture at our standards. Slave labor? Tariffs. Unsafe working conditions? Tariffs. You know, level the playing field

 

[Orange_Crush]

A couple of interesting points, especially considering they look to have been made by a sympathetic voice:

Participants in the pro-Hamas Columbia Univ protests knew that they were doing things that could get them deported. AAMOF, many would-be protestors refused to participate b/c they knew it would get them the boot.

Was deportation a widespread concern among immigrant students participating in the protests?​

Absolutely. During the encampment, two friends who were international students told me they wished they could be there but couldn’t risk losing their visas. There was a similar fear among low-income students, who didn’t want to risk their scholarships or lose on-campus housing. Many chose to participate in other ways, like sharing pro-Palestinian content on social media or bringing food and supplies to the encampment.

Khalil acted in an official manner, representing CUAD, the Pro-Hamas group with a self-defined purpose of destroying democracy and Western Civilization.

Further, he knew that their activities were of such that he needed to try to negotiate "amnesty" for their activities.

What was Mahmoud Khalil’s role in Columbia’s student protests? And do you know what his immigration status was during the protests?​

Khalil was a lead negotiator representing the student protesters to the Columbia administration during the school’s “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” last spring. The student group behind the encampment — Columbia University Apartheid Divest, or CUAD — had two main demands: that Columbia cut all its ties to Israel, including divesting and halting plans to build a “global center” in Tel Aviv, and that the protesters themselves receive amnesty for their actions. During the whole political firestorm, Khalil and administrators, including at least two deans, were literally at the negotiating table day and night, though they never came to an agreement.

MSN

 

[Orangeslice13]

Buy a toaster made in America, buy a pair of shoes or socks made in America. Buy fresh lettuce in January grown in America.

Not forced if you decide to do without shoes or fresh food

America who's income is below the poverty level spenda much higher % of income on necessities of life, there is no real choice to buy higher priced products. Wealthier Americans are less affected .

Poor Americans are ****ed by the system all the time.
Take work boots for example. I spent 250$ a pair on 4 pairs and rotate them. They are still good after 10 years. Poor people go to Walmart and by Chinese crap that lasts 4 months for 50$. And those shoes are bad for their feet. The poor end up paying 1500$ for that same 10 years and have medical issues as a result.

Now let’s do food.

 

[Vol423]

Smokes and booze thrive in dark times.

Smokes and booze thrive in all times.

 

[DinkinFlicka]

Smokes and booze thrive in all times.

Thanks for the clarification.

 

[ButchPlz]

I’m ok with tariffs on people who don’t manufacture at our standards. Slave labor? Tariffs. Unsafe working conditions? Tariffs. You know, level the playing field

I always laugh at the "free market" goobs who refuse to realize we aren't in a free market at all. When another country is subsidizing their products through slavery and abuse, are we going to go to that level to even the field?

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

 

[Buddy’s Bandit]

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Its so sad the deranged nut jobs of the democrat party are anti-american in everything.

 

[Buddy’s Bandit]

Here is what “don‘t” means to a real leader….

 

[Majors]

Come in the clubhouse before heading out to the back 9 and order an airstrike. Athlete and leader. I want to level up to the stage of wearing my own autographed hat.

 

[JL24]

 

[swampfoxfan]

Do they pay different amounts for the same stuff?

There is no same stuff

 

[DinkinFlicka]

It’s pretty amazing. Like salt on a slug.

Squeaky wheels get the grease.

This forum didn't shut the **** up about Biden or Obama for the duration if their time in office.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

Pure BS. Major retailers are already gearing up to increase prices. Tariffs are nothing more than taxes.

Now you get it. Pay for what you buy, and if you don't buy imported ****, you don't pay any tax. And when that Apple watch costs $1000, maybe Tim Cook will move his sweatshop to a more friendly country.

MAGA/MAHA

 

[swampfoxfan]

Now you get it. Pay for what you buy, and if you don't buy imported ****, you don't pay any tax. And when that Apple watch costs $1000, maybe Tim Cook will move his sweatshop to a more friendly country.

MAGA/MAHA

That's not how it works. In some cases their is no alternative, how many American made shoes or socks can you find?
If chinese widgets sell for $ 10.00 each do you think American made widgets will sell for $6.00 ?Nope maybe $9.50

 

[Majors]

That's not how it works. In some cases their is no alternative, how many American made shoes or socks can you find?
If chinese widgets sell for $ 10.00 each do you think American made widgets will sell for $6.00 ?Nope maybe $9.50

All you need is white New Balance and some wigwam socks.

 

[C-south]

That's not how it works. In some cases their is no alternative, how many American made shoes or socks can you find?
If chinese widgets sell for $ 10.00 each do you think American made widgets will sell for $6.00 ?Nope maybe $9.50

How does that disproportionately affect anyone?

 

[kiddiedoc]

Smokes and booze thrive in dark times.

The liquor store during early Covid was a really fun place to visit. I saw a yelling match, someone get thrown out, and more people without masks than anywhere other than my office.

 

[Orangeslice13]

All you need is white New Balance and some wigwam socks.

KEEN's "American Built" collection, including some utility shoes and the Durand hiking boots, is assembled in Portland, Oregon.