Here is a new puzzle and a new thread to continue the discussion…be the first to name the state or country:
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Where is this?
The Hedgehog Report - Phoenix Edition 
96 responses to “Where is this?”
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Bosnia. Mostar Old Bridge.
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LOL…
“Senior U.S. District Judge John Coughenour on Thursday was blistering in his criticism of Trump’s action as he granted a temporary restraining order that blocks Trump’s executive order from taking effect nationwide.
“I’ve been on the bench for over four decades, I can’t remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one is. This is a blatantly unconstitutional order,” Coughenour, an appointee of Ronald Reagan, said from the bench. “There are other times in world history where we look back and people of goodwill can say where were the judges, where were the lawyers?”
This is an unforced error by Trump. It is a sure loser and its just going to be a distraction from things where he can win.
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The Reagan haters will now claim all Reagan appointees are communist RINO traitors too.
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I can’t remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one is. This is a blatantly unconstitutional order,” Coughenour, an appointee of Ronald Reagan, said from the bench.
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I hope Chicon doesn’t mind that this decision gives me great pleasure.
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Bitter cheated on the picture. No googling allowed.
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I remember seeing a story on this bridge years ago. Google bridge jumpers. Then GFY.
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Ma, that Google bait is good…
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I can’t remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one is.“
Pretty good “clarification”.
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The Fake Ak r Senator is a no. Let’s wait for the Maine Chicklets.
Susan Collins decision on Hegseth incoming, per CNN…
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Philadelphia Democratic Party will NOT make an endorsement in the Primary for DA. Soros Puppet Larry Krasner is that bad. His main opponent is a Democrat Judge who resigned in order to run for DA.
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Ratcliffe confirmed as cia director.
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“I keep repeating that because I know it must eat at NYC, who deems himself a “first class citizen” while those that are born elsewhere and to illegals are “second class citizens”.”
-Actually, I laugh every time, and think this guy can’t help showing the type of low-character person he really is. NEVER have I “deemed” anyone who is a citizen to be “less” or “first class or second class”. You simply continue to make crap up. Pathetic.
I asked 2 guys who work with me, both naturalized citizens, their views on the matter. Both scoffed at the idea that ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS can have children who automatically become citizens, while they both went through almost a decade of constant supervision and lawyer expense to get their cherished citizenship.
In the previous thread, GF seems to have a logical approach to the situation.
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Nothing wrong with great pleasure.
Iirc, I thought the odds were against the EO withstanding constitutional scrutiny, and that it might not get to the Court at all. I’m sure a TRO was in the plans; the fun starts at the appellate level.
Btw, Judge Coughenour is appointed by Reagan. Back then Senators were given veto power over judicial nominations in the state, so a Reagan appointed judge in the State of Washington is not necessarily a judicial conservative.
He had such a lenient sentence for one of the millennium bombers that the 9th Circuit Court of Psychos overruled and tried to have him removed from the case.
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bitter is the winner!
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Can I mention this as often as Scooter and the garbage truck?
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Do I have this correct?
Right now, according to jason, Bitterlaw, a judge in Washington state (and probably many others) and the mainstream media, if a tourist visiting from another country has a child here, that child doesn’t automatically become an American citizen, even though it was born in America, but if an illegal alien from the same country has a child here, it immediately becomes an American citizen, because it was born in America……..and the people/entity mentioned don’t see any issue with those scenarios.
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“Can I mention this as often as Scooter and the garbage truck?”
-You can, but it will fall on deaf ears.
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That was funny.
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Bitter happened to know the bridge. That’s the way the contest works. Had we any posters who lived near Cairo, IL, they would have quickly won as well.
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I am afraid of heights. People jumping off bridges stayed with me.
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https://justthenews.com/government/security/trump-effect-migrant-encounters-border-fall-spectacularly
“Since President Donald Trump took office, migrant encounters at the southern border have dropped dramatically, according to data obtained by NewsNation’s Ali Bradley.
From Jan. 17-19, the Border Patrol encountered 4,000 people, which fell to 1,940 on Jan. 20-21, as Trump took office. Wednesday numbers reached 440 by 8p.m.
“The so-called ‘Trump Effect’ is in full swing down here at the border as Border Patrol encounters plummeted in the first few days of his presidency,” Bradley posted.”
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MNW lived near St. Louis on the IL side, if memory serves. He probably could have guessed it was Cairo.
For those who didn’t pan out on the map, it’s located on a small peninsula at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; no wonder it’s a flood zone, it’s getting hammered by major currents on three sides. Maybe it can become an island one day.
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mnw never made it here?
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He tried, but jason was talking, and mnw had forgotten to wear his boots that day.
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“President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, releasing additional government files associated with the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy (JFK), former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (RFK), and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”
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So, “Zelenskyy wants to end the war” all of a sudden. Bitter and Jason the hardest hit…….
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Zelensky has the right to surrender at any time. Putin wanted 100% of Ukraine and the brave Ukrainians said GFY. I still expect Trump to sell out Ukraine in favor of Putin.
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mnw made it here. Then he said I was mean and left.
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Jan, that’s only because Trump has told him he doesn’t care about Ukraine and he better cut a deal. He really would rather lose a million more people in order to regain ten more acres.
-Pure Conservative Warmongers
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How soon will the free passers throw the grifter under the bus?
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Prolly nothing earth shattering in the rfk jfk releases. Trump just signed the eo realesing all info. This should have been done a long time ago.
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Never, Tina. Trump’s the patsy for them.
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When will the Cult stop supporting Putin?
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Chi still trying to walk a fine line between claiming to support Ukraine AND maintain his pro-Putin Cult status.
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If Trump were a real isolationist, he’d tell Pooty Poot and Big Z to settle their own dispute. Of course, he’s not an isolationist.
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If I banned “grifter” would Tina still be able to post?
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Bitter, if you want to start a new thread at some point tonight or tomorrow that would be great. I would like to do another unsolved mystery thread tomorrow afternoon.
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You love to ban things, like a good “con”.
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Zelensky has the right to surrender at any time
So when the Ukrainian people signaled they wanted the war to end, thru polling, fleeing the country, or soldiers leaving the front lines, their wishes didn’t matter to you or Zelenskyy. But, when Zelenskyy decides to negotiate then his “right” to do so is just fine with you. I guess the people don’t matter to you…only the desire of it’s president whose popularity is in decline.
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You are a joke, Tina. You truly became a terrible poster once you joined the cult. Still, I let you and the rest of the Cult turn this into a Cult echo chamber.
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See, in the real world, Zelensky is the lawfully elected President of Ukraine. As the President, he would be the one to surrender. If he is so terrible and Ukraine is so corrupt, why is he still alive? I am sure a coup would be easy in such a terrible place
You realize people do dessert in wars, right? It happened in every U.S. conflict since 1775. It does not mean the cause was not worth fighting.
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“You realize people do dessert in wars, right?”
-The elites do dessert, for sure! With a nice port, or an espresso, perhaps?
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Putina supports the defeat of Ukraine by Putin. A terrible legacy for her at HHR.
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Knowing jason, he may do dessert before the 5 helpings of scrapple.
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Bitterlaw,
Not getting your logic.
If Zelensky decides he wants to negotiate a peace, and Trump helps in that regard, you blame that on Trump, and say that those who support peace are pro-Putin?
Odd way to think.
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Not at all. I expect that Trump will not be an honest broker and will do everything possible to push Zelensky into a bad deal that rewards Putin. He will stop military aid to force an end to the war. You and the rest of the Cult don’t agree. I’m fine with that.
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So The View morons are saying that Trump is engaging in a war on women, you know, throwing men out of women’s sports because Biden destroyed women’s sports, in his war on women.
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Those who support peace (the Cult) have been opposing Ukraine’s fight to survive for almost 3 years. They have been advocating a Putin victory since the war began. Even Chi has abandoned his opposition to Putin to maintain his Cult status.
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“I expect that Trump will not be an honest broker and will do everything possible to push Zelensky into a bad deal that rewards Putin.”
-From 01/2017-01/2021, Putin was kept in a box because of Trump’s policies.
At the same time, pretty sure Trump sent missiles to Ukraine that Obama refused to send.
Then, Biden becomes President, Putin invades.
Now, Zelensky looking to make a deal, and you say Trump won’t be an honest broker.
I don’t know about a Cult, but I can definitely tell that you, personally, don’t like Trump.
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Bitter has reading issues, or he’s a liar. Again.
I had a back-and-forth with Jason today that wasn’t too painful; I wish that happened more often.
Discourse with Bitter has become very difficult and not worth the effort.
Trump has ruined him.
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NYC asked earlier a question about immigration that I’m not sure was answered. If a woman living in Mongolia flies to Philly for vacation, and gives birth while there, is Junior an American citizen (neither mom or dad are US citizens)?
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Trump has ruined him.
He got my vote 3 times, clown.
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Discourse with Bitter has become very difficult and not worth the effort.
And yet you still direct many comments at me.
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You realize people do dessert in wars, right?
90,000 have deserted the front lines – most of that number during the last year. I doubt there is anywhere near an equal number in other wars.
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records show that 50,000 American soldiers deserted in the European theater during World War II.
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Susan Crabtree
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EXCLUSIVE and BREAKING: THE SECRET SERVICE HAS BEGUN TO CLEAN HOUSE: On incoming Secret Service Director Sean Curran’s first day in the new role, 5-10 senior leadership officials, including former Director Ron Rowe, were warned that they would either be fired, moved, or pressed into retirement, according to three sources in the Secret Service community. As of this morning, Rowe hadn’t packed up his office, as an official previously asked him to do, two sources tell RealClearPolitics. (It has been known since last week Thursday that Trump was planning to tap Curran — Donald Trump Jr. tweeted his enthusiastic support on Friday morning.) Curran is getting inundated with information on which top officials on the 8th floor of headquarters to oust or replace. I’m hearing quite a few names of top officials on the removal wishlist, as well as names of those Curran or other members of his new leadership team already informed that their leadership services are no longer needed. One constant refrain is that Chief Operating Officer Cynthia Sjoberg Radway needs. to be removed STAT.
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It is trumps fault that the war started. It is trumps fault that the war will end.
-free passer
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Zzzzzzzz
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And that was a war the U.S. was winning.
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I am sure they can send someone to pack up rowes personal stuff.
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“…is Junior an American citizen (neither mom or dad are US citizens)?”
-For some reason, that part of the issue just keeps getting ignored……
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“needs. to be removed STAT.”
-Once the word STAT is uttered, then you know it’s really serious!
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NEW: Trump’s Department of Justice has halted all federal legal aid to immigrants – Newsweek
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Trump’s speech to the WEF elitists was great. Just like the inauguration speech right in the face of Joe and Kamala, Trump told the Euro elite that there’s a new sheriff in town. Directly and forcefully.
Loved the call for the Euros to pay 5% of GDP for the defense of Europe.
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Btw, Judge Coughenour is appointed by Reagan. Back then Senators were given veto power over judicial nominations in the state, so a Reagan appointed judge in the State of Washington is not necessarily a judicial conservative.”
LOL
I predicted a Reagan appointed judge would immediately become a Commie RINO traitor if he didn’t go along with Trump’s attempt to violate the 14th Amendment.
I am prescient.
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If a woman living in Mongolia flies to Philly for vacation, and gives birth while there, is Junior an American citizen”
Yes, anybody born in Philly, good or bad, is a US citizen.
Next question?
I will go back to the judge:
I can’t remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one is.“
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…is Junior an American citizen (neither mom or dad are US citizens)?””
Yes. Where his parents were born is irrelevant. HE was born in the US.’
I can’t remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one is
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And btw, the situations where someone is born “on vacation” is probably like 0.001% of the 300,000 births to illegals in the US every year, but NYC and Chicon keep using it as examples as if they found the “ahah” moment.
There is no aha moment for those examples either. Everyone born in the US is a US citizen according to the Constitution.
If you want to change the Constitution, go for it.
Meanwhile, put this EO in the trash where it belongs.
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I registered for my 15th season as a softball coach. At least 1 decent thing happened this week.
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In other news, my insulin pump has not killed me yet. Sorry.
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I had a back-and-forth with Jason today that wasn’t too painful; I wish that happened more often.
Discourse with Bitter has become very difficult and not worth the effort.”
Wait, my discourse with Chicon was less painful to him that the one he had with Bitter??
WTF?
Seems like a blatant attempt to insult me an put me down.
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Jason is just a soft A-hole anymore. Chi sees it.
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Bitter takes credit for getting rid of mnw, an insufferable racist ass?
GFY.
He got mad when I called him on his anti-2nd amendment BS, and he was another moron who wanted a free lunch here.
But I will split it with you 50/50.
He was at RRH for awhile, maybe they soon tired of him too.
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jason is just a soft A-hole anymore. Chi sees it.”
He won’t be the first to try to divide A-holes, or the last.
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Today was my day to play bridge.
Last night about 11 p.m. power went off for like 5 seconds and then came back on. Went to bed about midnight. At 12:20 power goes off and stays off. Lay there to see if I can hear the heat pumpo outside my bedroom kick back on. Crickets. Then at 12:30 a.m. it starts and we have power again.
Wake up at 7:30–no power. Cripes on a crutch.
Whole area of the country where I live is without power. We try to get out the battery powered starter to start the gas fireplace. Error code. No dice. Call the gas company that installed the gas fireplace. No real person. Left message.
I go to play bridge.
At 3 p.m. bridge is over. Stop by the gas place. Guy takes me over to a display fireplace to show me how easy it is to take fireplace apart to get to a little control box to slip a toggle switch, and then flip it back, wait 30 seconds and it resets the device so the battery pack will work. He had ALL KINDS of trouble getting various parts of the fireplace off to GET TO the little control box.
I go home (by this time we DO have power restored) and have ALL KINDS OF TROUBLE getting various parts off, reset the toggle switch and it works and I get the gas fireplace working.
Then have ALL KINDS of trouble getting all the parts reinstalled.
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Let me tell you about playing bridge.
There is NO WAY for SO MANY WEEKS, that I get such CRAPPY cards.
Statistical impossibility. Came in dead last again.
But I had fun..
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Walt used to be able to start fire with 2 sticks. Immortality made him soft.
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14th Amendment and are people born here U.S. citizens.
The Amendments to the constitution gave all former slaves full citizenship, and that was good.
The Amendments said any children born to former slaves are now U.S. citizens, and this is good.
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Taking the amendment and saying that anyone who comes here and births a child on U.S. soil is now a U.S. citizen is BAD.
Don’t care whether the child was born to foreign tourists here for a week, diplomats from other countries, people from other countries working at the U.N., illegal immigrants who sneaked into the U.S. They should NOT be granted U.S. citizenship.
If a child is born of a person who came into the U.S. legally (but who is perhaps not a U.S. naturalized citizen) then that child IS a U.S. citizen.
I have spoken.
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Walt hasn’t had this much fun since playing strip backgammon with Helen of Troy.
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Walt disagrees with the Constitution.
Maybe he should work to change it.
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By early this afternoon, they had restored the power to everyone EXCEPT a circle of about 50 homes–with MY house sitting right smack dab in the middle of the area still without power. They restored power to all about 2 or 3 p.m.
There was overload due to high demand for electricity due to the bitter cold and that began popping a string of generators all up and down the main highway just a few miles from where I live.
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I do not disagree with the constitution.
I disagree with what I consider a misinterpretation of the constitution by others many decades after some portion of the constitution or amendments were written.
I also disagree when legal scholars say that the banning of “cruel and unusual punishment” obviously outlaws the government instituting the death penalty for anyone. I would oppose giving the death penalty for jaywalking (that would be cruel and unusual punishment that did not fit the crime) but not for a nutjob who masterminds the flying of planes into building and killing thousands of people.
Fixed it for ya.
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50% of the time I disagree with Walt. The other 50% of the time I agree with his comments. The 11 pm post is part of the 50% in which we are in agreement.
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How could you disagree with me on anything?
BTW, when playing bridge today, one of the other players said, “now you do not play weak two bids, do you.”
I responded, well half the time I play a 2 bid as a weak 2, and the other half of the time I play an opening 2 bid as a strong bid.
They all laughed and laughed.
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I just watched a TV judge show–real people bringing their issue before a TV judge.
the issue was that person A sold a couch to person B at a yard sale for $300.
Later, person B discovered an envelope in the couch that had $10,000 in it.
Person A found out that person B posted pictures, etc on Facebook that he had just bought this couch and he found $10,000 in it.
Person A sues person B to get the $10,000 back that she claims one of her family members put in the couch and had forgot about it.
WHAT IS THE VERDICT? Who gets the $10,000?
–Person A who sold the couch
–Person B who bought the couch
–Split with $5,000 going to A and B keeps $5,000.
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off to bed.
I’ll post the judges decision tomorrow after my chores are done.
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https://x.com/WallStreetMav/status/1882255277551972619
-The NY Times in bed with the Mexican cartels?
I’ll allow it.
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In regards to the Mongolian couple who had a child here, they returned to Mongolia with their child, and rumors are they were incensed at the arrogance of any American who thought that just because the mother gave birth to the child in America, that their child was anything but a Mongolian.
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https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/opinion/fix-biased-bloated-bureaucracy-abolish-the-civil-service/
-Glenn Reynolds, aka Instapundit, is really hitting on all cylinders here!
“With an imminent budget crisis — on her way out the door, Biden Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen informed us that, oh by the way, the federal government was out of cash — Trump should seize the opportunity to slash spending, lay off federal employees (permanently), move federal offices to lower-cost areas like Plattsburgh, NY or Las Vegas (New Mexico’s Las Vegas, not the Nevada one), and impound funds earmarked for unproductive regulations and operations.”
Especially because Yellen did that on the way out the door, makes it even more imperative to cut deep and hard!
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retllaw-in your case between A and B, of course B has the $10,000. Case is simple. B purchased the couch. End of story. B doesn’t over anyone anything. But, a judge-a consciousness judge, might make a suggest that B give something back as a good will….not the $10,000 but something maybe. Not direct, but similiar to a Grisham novel.
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https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/opinion/president-trumps-boldest-move-so-far-even-reagan-chickened-out-on-it-repealing-affirmative-action/
-Timing is everything. I don’t fault Reagan, but I applaud Trump.
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NT
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