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AlexSpl 
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posted November 09, 2025 07:29 PM |
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Edited by AlexSpl at 06:50, 10 Nov 2025.
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Trump is a great man for his one key policy only. Strategic technologies should stay at home. And some of them shouldn't be for sale. In this 1984 world your only hope is to be one thousand times stronger than others. To be the Earth police through power.
I suggest breaking all knowledge sharing initiatives. Knowledge should belong only for whom you can trust (to the single domain which is under control), otherwise it will be used against you.
You cannot take back key factories from China, Vietnam, Philippines. Alas. You had upgraded their economies in a dangerous way. For what? For money? They will take your money back along with your country's 1st status easily. Only because you did shy to pay your own citizens (for their education as well).
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JollyJoker
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posted November 10, 2025 09:05 AM |
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You forgot the ressources part here.
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AlexSpl
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posted November 10, 2025 08:03 PM |
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Edited by AlexSpl at 20:54, 10 Nov 2025.
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The second place is not so bad - https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-top-10-countries-by-value-of-all-their-natural-resources/
If resources were the cornerstone, Russia would be a dream country.
As one wise man once said, "It's not the lack of resources, it's your lack of resourcefulness that stops you" 
And, in my opinion, only humans with bright minds can have that property. Those who can easily add 1000% to the cost of raw materials through technological processes and understanding of their potential value.
Meanwhile...
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Approximately 0.1% of the global population are scientists, based on recent estimates of around 8.8 million researchers.
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JollyJoker
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posted November 11, 2025 09:51 AM |
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Apples and oranges. You talk about NEW (that is, exclusive) technology, but about GENERAL resources. That's just plain nonsense. The interesting question is which resources are needed to make something of the exclusive technologies.
So what do you think why Trump met with Xi hours after they reacted with stopping access to rare earth material? What do you think why Trump has an interest in Ukraine?
What is "worse", in times of the internet, of worldwide collaborations between scientist, technologies can't be kept under wrap. And even if so, once a technology is known to be mastered - technologies are first and foremost developed by corporations (who pay scientists to do that). You cannot keep that under lock and key -, everyone can put money and resources into doing the same thing. Last time I checked, the world is capitalist: everyone putting money and ressources into developing a new technology wants (and must) put it to the test to see, whether it works, and then wants to monetize it to get a return and reclaim the investment.
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artu
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My BS sensor is tingling again
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posted November 11, 2025 11:36 AM |
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You can classify military tech and similar stuff as a matter national security and keep them secret. It has been done all the time, nothing new about that. Remember why the Rosenbergs got executed, becuse they “outed” the formula of the atomic bomb. Of course, once a classified tech is used in the real world and it’s realized that it can be done, it’s just a matter of time for others to catch up.
Anyway, I read this from a Facebook blogger, Carrick Ryan, a good summary. It’s unbelievable how fast regimes can go corrupt:
It's important to remember, the framers of the US constitution always expected someone like Trump would come along.
They recognised that the position of the President was a vulnerability to the nation's democracy. Of the three co-equal branches of government, the Executive Branch was the only one which rested power with a single individual, so they were meticulous in creating extraordinary restraints and guardrails to prevent what they saw as a dangerous opportunity for tyranny to reassert itself against their hard won liberty.
When the constitution was written in 1787, the President was conceived as an administrator and executor, not a policy-maker. The President’s job was to faithfully execute the laws passed by Congress, not to set the legislative or ideological direction of the nation.
In fact, there were only three Departments under his command, known as the Executive Branch of government.
These were:
The Department of State, which handled diplomacy and foreign affairs.
The Department of the Treasury, which managed customs revenue, debt repayment, and accounting.
And...
The Department of War, which looked after the army.
Whoever the President nominated to run the three Departments within the Executive Branch had to be approved by Congress. But the constitution still had additional contraints on how the President could run each of these departments.
The President could sign treaties, but they required Senate ratification to go into force, and all Ambassadors had to be approved by the Senate.
The President could gather customs duties, but it was Congress that determined how much they were, and how the money was spent.
The President was the Commander-in-Chief of the US military, but it was only Congress who could declare war.
This was a persistent and intentional endeavour by the constitutional framers to ensure that power could never be consolidated under a single person.
The problem is... a lot has changed since 1788.
Firstly, the position of the President has shifted dramatically in the public consciousness, far beyond that of a mere administrator. To be fair to Trump, this has been a gradual process that started long before him.
There are now 14 departments and over 50 independent agencies and government corporations within the Executive Branch, and the same constitutional guardrails simply aren't baked into these departments as they were for the original three.
These are huge departments and agencies with extraordinary powers, like the Environmental Protection Agency, the CIA, and Department of Homeland Security, now effectively under the command of a single person.
Just think about the The Department of Justice. It was not created until 1870, and the Federal Bureau tasked with investigating violations of Federal Law (the FBI) wasn't created until 1908. The Founding Fathers did not design constitutional guardrails for this Department because they never envisioned it existing in the first place.
There has, instead, always been a broadly held understanding that even though there was no constitutional limitations on how a President influenced the Department of Justice, it was obvious what the constitutional framers would have included if they had been given the chance.
As a result, it was just always recognised as an unspoken rule, it shouldn't need to be said, that the President couldn't tell the Attorney-General who to investigate, who to charge, or who had broken the law. Otherwise the President would effectively have the power to deprive anyone of their liberty, including his political adversaries, and end any investigations into their own criminality.
In fact, it was Richard Nixon's attempt to interfere with the Justice Department that led to his own Attorney-General, and other top Justice Department officials, resigning rather than obey what they recognised as an obvious abuse of Presidential power. These resignations, known as the Saturday Night Massacre, would ultimately force Nixon's own resignation rather than face an inevitable impeachment.
However, the Founding Fathers were not so naive as to believe that every future member of government would be principled. They wrote the constitution under the expectation that an aspiring despot was inevitable. The last 250 years has seen the executive branch carelessly expanded under the delusion that democracy immutable.
Trump has openly demanded his Attorney-General prosecute his political adversaries, while issuing Presidential pardons to his alleged criminal associates. It's suddenly apparent to the entire nation that there isn't a single thing that can be done to stop him.
The Department of Homeland Security has grown into an enormous paramilitary force loyal to his specific ideological agenda, going to war against entire communities in cities that voted for his political opponents. Again, this was a state of affairs the constitutional framers never envisioned. The President was only meant to command an army which only Congress could deploy. Trump now has a personal army that is better funded than the US Marines, being deployed on his command to advance his domestic political agenda.
In some instances, the Supreme Court recognised that many of these new departments had been established for the primary purpose of being an independent body comprised of experts that would impose important regulations on issues such as the environment, the economy, or for key industries.
It was feared that if the President was granted full control over Departments like the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), he could effectively set their regulations for his personal or political gain. They therefore ruled that certain Departments were independent, and that the President couldn't influence their function.
Trump is now challenging this precedent in court, and is pushing the boundaries on Executive power that have the potential to radically increase the limits of his own personal power beyond anything seen in the country's history.
He hasn't just ordered his Justice Department to investigate his political enemies, he's ordered it to investigate members on the Federal Reserve Board for the overt purpose of influencing it. He's even claimed he has the power to unilaterally fire the Chairman.
He's installed a loyalist as the head of the FCC, and used its power to gain unprecedented control over the nation's media and censor critical coverage of him.
Even beyond the executive branch, Trump has claimed the right to unilaterally declare war, set tariffs, and deploy the army against US civilians. All specifically limited by the constitution.
Congress was intended to always act as a counter balance to Presidential power, with the power to set laws to restrain the President, and of course impeach any President who abused their power. But there has never been an instance in US history where a President has maintained such absolute control over the political party which simultaneously controls Congress.
As a result, all that stands in the way of Trump's dictatorial execution of power is the judicial branch of government; the courts. There are over 230 active court cases challenging Trump's actions, several of which have already reached the Supreme Court.
The outcome of these cases have the potential to irreversibly tip the delicate balance of power that the constitutional framers had created. To some extent, the fate of US democracy may ultimately be decided by a string of under-reported rulings, either defiantly defending the constitution, or killing it by a thousand cuts.
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purerogue3
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posted November 11, 2025 09:49 PM |
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If you wrote that by yourself all I got to say is JJ you have an extra 'S' there
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AlexSpl
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posted November 12, 2025 09:57 PM |
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Edited by AlexSpl at 23:23, 12 Nov 2025.
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What the Founding Fathers did overlook is that they needed three independent branches of enforcers/independent armies for each branch. If you have just one army, it will choose a side eventually. So, we need several competing armies within a single political domain. Not on paper, but real ones which can apply real force to other two if needed.
Btw, I would renamed Police to Enforcers. Just think about this word on the back of your uniform - ENFORCER OF {THE NAME OF A BRANCH}.
It's not a bad idea, in theory three branches of enforcers would balance each other. Say nowadays there is no competition within enforcers ranks. But if you are an enforcer you are doomed to follow orders even if you are against them, or quit. The new system will allow you to relocate yourself to another branch before you decide to actually quit. And it will be a single army for an enemy, still.
Utopia, but I know that it's possible, there are more than one ambitious group in every country. So, it's a chance for balance not through a blah-blah diplomacy, but through real actions.
TL;DR: How can you know you are doing right things if the only force which can stop you is the army that is loyal to you? Provided those people actually care if they are right 
And you know exactly why that will never happen. But once deployed it will stand for that same reason (c).
And - just a side theme - we trust our credit cards to make transactions, still we can't vote with our credit card which knows all about us Trust Neo, if you don't find any logic, or trust me if you do, there is always another one in a background. And you probably know what I mean. Sadly, we do still have our masters.
Ancient pharaohs believed in the eternal life. Their greatest achievement is that they built pyramids for modern tourists. But they couldn't see beyond their lifespan. Would a sane person try to govern a country? Think about it. That's why scientists aren't politicians. They have more important things to spend their lives on. Alas, that doesn't earn them much money in the world where money is no more the equivalent of labor - cryptocurrency, ads, real estate rental. But let's just laugh through tears while we can
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AlexSpl
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posted November 12, 2025 11:49 PM |
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Edited by AlexSpl at 23:49, 12 Nov 2025.
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AlexSpl
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posted November 14, 2025 09:00 PM |
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Edited by AlexSpl at 21:05, 14 Nov 2025.
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How people see the U.S.A until they are there - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RUX0-vMOvFw
So, don't break people dreams, it's your responsibility to make people want to live safely and happily in and for the only country that reminds Eden.
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Ghost
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Therefore I am
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posted December 07, 2025 03:49 PM |
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Edited by Ghost at 15:50, 07 Dec 2025.
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An American Trump feared Russians.. Simple crackpot says European enemy..
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JollyJoker
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posted February 27, 2026 05:13 PM |
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It will be interessting to see, whether the midterms will still be "free elections"-
At this point I wouldn't bet on it.
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purerogue3
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posted March 03, 2026 05:54 PM |
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He'll be on it once he's accomplished the impossible - PEACE in the ME (minus israel)
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Pol
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posted March 05, 2026 02:42 PM |
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purerogue3 said:
He'll be on it once he's accomplished the impossible - PEACE in the ME (minus israel)
For you to accomplish the impossible, the ego is not the decisive factor. Your planning and situation is.
Trump planned badly, acted late and what will be the outcome is quite dubious. Shoddy planning, shoddy result and a bad example for sticking with the rules.
He already lost Syria, which is now a Turkey colony, so, there won't be peace, perhaps a different enemies. And betrayed Kurds.
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purerogue3
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posted March 05, 2026 10:23 PM |
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^
three more yrs
his biology is amazing
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AlexSpl
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posted March 05, 2026 11:26 PM |
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Trump is a great man. He has a brother with particular problems. Still, he found himself different. He was born in the USA when it was great. He managed to open his own business. Real estate. And this business was a success. He was a man who wasn't against to film himself in a movie. He knows exactly why the wall was built and why ICE exists. If you want to be a legal American, tell your story to officers. Yes, some of them may be harsh, but keep trying. If you need to live in the USA. A country whose citizens deserve a good night sleep instead of being oppressed by alcoholics and drug addicts.
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purerogue3
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posted March 06, 2026 03:30 PM |
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I'm starting to like him again, he makes me look like a genius
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Salamandre
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posted March 06, 2026 08:54 PM |
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purerogue3 said:
He'll be on it once he's accomplished the impossible - PEACE in the ME (minus israel)
it recalls me the Islamic percepts, seeing Islam as THE religion of peace... but once everybody bowed to.
Same with Trump and Israel. There will be peace once they massacre and eliminate everybody in the way. He wasn't supposed to go that way, that was the first condition leading to his elections, now is gone. It is a disaster.
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JollyJoker
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posted March 07, 2026 06:51 PM |
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You cannot expect "supposed" things from proven liars - except lies. It's really no surprise.
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purerogue3
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posted March 08, 2026 08:41 PM |
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To europeans, it's about what it's about
to Maga base, it's about something darker
to trump, it's about Israel->family->$
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JollyJoker
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posted April 09, 2026 01:09 PM |
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STILL don't think that Trump is a problem?
And, Blizzard, in case you are still lurking somewhere - US political system has massively failed, because Trump is just declaring everything an "emergency" and rules like monarch - or dictator - usurping congressional power. The world INCLUDING the US has become so much worse since the start of his reign. With Harris Netanjahu wouldn't have dared to do what he does.
And in Iran everything will get even worse as it already was.
This US administration has to be the dumbest ever, and I can only hope Europeans have the balls to say no.
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