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  • Originally posted by Teallaura View Post
    *emphasis mine

    Seriously? It's in the VERY FIRST PARAGRAPH and you don't know?

    Let me help - 'crossing the border' and 'in custody' are NOT the same thing.

    *emphasis mine

    They are discussing a reduction of the number of deaths in toto - not just those in custody. It is explicitly stated in the opening paragraph.

    Okay, you and MM can argue this for the next five pages now...

    No need to argue. I made a stupid mistake due to lack of attention-paying. My bad.

    I'd still like to see more than a few isolated statistics. Things like, "out of how many total people crossing," which should be a major part of the story - but "fun with statistics" and it doesn't seem to be reported. The number in isolation doesn't tell us much.
    The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King

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    • Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
      Not necessarily "couldn't" - but I praise Him that He didn't.
      Well one can understand that given the documented dangers of a Hillary Clinton presidency and the benefits of a Trump one.

      https://qz.com/1369399/david-peckers...to-help-trump/
      “He felt that his whole life was a kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.” - Douglas Adams.

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      • Caravan Of Liberal Americans Makes Way Toward Socialist Paradise Of Venezuela

        MEXICO—A migrant caravan full of leftists desiring to enter the socialist paradise of Venezuela departed the United States Thursday and began marching toward through Mexico, stating they will demand asylum so they might experience the far better life that socialism offers.

        The migrants claim they are leaving America because of its high standards of living, strong economy, and record employment numbers, and hope to find a better life in Venezuela's much more equitable system.

        "Everyone there has the same quantity of possessions and food," said one marcher. "Everyone makes millions of dollars, and very few people work. It's a real paradise." The refugees have complex motivations, but the vast majority simply want to see everything socialism has to offer after suffering the amazing benefits of capitalism for too long.

        Caravan organizers dispelled rumors that they were funded by Bernie Sanders, claiming the caravan was an organic grassroots movement.

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        • Originally posted by Sparko View Post
          Caravan Of Liberal Americans Makes Way Toward Socialist Paradise Of Venezuela

          MEXICO—A migrant caravan full of leftists desiring to enter the socialist paradise of Venezuela departed the United States Thursday and began marching toward through Mexico, stating they will demand asylum so they might experience the far better life that socialism offers.

          The migrants claim they are leaving America because of its high standards of living, strong economy, and record employment numbers, and hope to find a better life in Venezuela's much more equitable system.

          "Everyone there has the same quantity of possessions and food," said one marcher. "Everyone makes millions of dollars, and very few people work. It's a real paradise." The refugees have complex motivations, but the vast majority simply want to see everything socialism has to offer after suffering the amazing benefits of capitalism for too long.

          Caravan organizers dispelled rumors that they were funded by Bernie Sanders, claiming the caravan was an organic grassroots movement.
          They left without waiting for carpe

          I'm always still in trouble again

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          • Originally posted by Sparko View Post
            Caravan Of Liberal Americans Makes Way Toward Socialist Paradise Of Venezuela

            MEXICO—A migrant caravan full of leftists desiring to enter the socialist paradise of Venezuela departed the United States Thursday and began marching toward through Mexico, stating they will demand asylum so they might experience the far better life that socialism offers.

            The migrants claim they are leaving America because of its high standards of living, strong economy, and record employment numbers, and hope to find a better life in Venezuela's much more equitable system.

            "Everyone there has the same quantity of possessions and food," said one marcher. "Everyone makes millions of dollars, and very few people work. It's a real paradise." The refugees have complex motivations, but the vast majority simply want to see everything socialism has to offer after suffering the amazing benefits of capitalism for too long.

            Caravan organizers dispelled rumors that they were funded by Bernie Sanders, claiming the caravan was an organic grassroots movement.
            I feel that these sort of posts need the sarcasm tag. There are probably lots of posters here who are not familiar with the Babylon Bee.

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            • Originally posted by Adrift View Post
              I feel that these sort of posts need the sarcasm tag. There are probably lots of posters here who are not familiar with the Babylon Bee.
              Have you met Rogue?
              That's what
              - She

              Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
              - Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)

              I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
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              • Originally posted by Adrift View Post
                I feel that these sort of posts need the sarcasm tag. There are probably lots of posters here who are not familiar with the Babylon Bee.
                sucks to be them then. I think the headline alone should be clue enough.

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                • Originally posted by Bill the Cat View Post
                  Have you met Rogue?
                  The guy with the ACME factory?

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                  • Originally posted by Sparko View Post
                    sucks to be them then. I think the headline alone should be clue enough.

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                    • If you have to explain the joke it isn't funny anymore.

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                      • Originally posted by Adrift View Post
                        The guy with the ACME factory?
                        Yeah. Teaches squirrels how to assassinate opossums from the secrecy of pine trees. He is the king of Babylon Bee
                        That's what
                        - She

                        Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
                        - Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)

                        I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
                        - Stephen R. Donaldson

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                        • Originally posted by Adrift View Post
                          The guy with the ACME factory?
                          You wanna step outside? smiley beating.gif

                          I'm always still in trouble again

                          "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
                          "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
                          "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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                          • Originally posted by Sparko View Post
                            If you have to explain the joke it isn't funny anymore.
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                            I'm always still in trouble again

                            "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
                            "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
                            "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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                            • Originally posted by Bill the Cat View Post
                              Yeah. Teaches squirrels how to assassinate opossums from the secrecy of pine trees. He is the king of Babylon Bee
                              I don't teach squirrels to do anything. That is Master Po's job. He heads up the Ninjas Squirrel Assassins (NSA). Recently he was showing new recruits his phasing technique but this time he did it backwards!



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                              For illustrative purposes only

                              I'm always still in trouble again

                              "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
                              "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
                              "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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                              • Fox News - oh, the horror (I mean, fox news, right?).


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