Trump - 4 more years of this at least...

[husaberg]

many more need to be in prison . russia might even be a great place if putin werent there.

So why did trump pardon one of the biggest then. did you support this?, you know given your previous stance on criminals?

On February 4, 2014, Ulbricht was charged with engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, narcotics conspiracy, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and conspiracy to commit computer hacking.On August 21, 2014, a superseding indictment added three additional charges. The trial began on January 13, 2015.
Federal prosecutors alleged that Ulbricht had paid $730,000 in murder-for-hire deals targeting at least five people

[husaberg]

America has form here of course. The so called Banana Republics were historically raided by America whenever the people tried to get a less corrupt government and get a fair price for thier Bananas. US didn't want to pay that, so they went in, shot the place up and reinstated a figurehead that would lower the prices again.

Nasty neighbour.

This one has lots of oil $$$$ right on their doorstep.

[BMWST?]

Bringing more peace by bombing Venezuela, kidnapping Pres Maduro and wife, and coincidentally, opening up Venezuelas oil reserves to US oil companies

Apparently Venezuelan oil reserves are currently being plundered by Russian,Chinese and Iranian oil interests

[pete376403]

Apparently Venezuelan oil reserves are currently being plundered by Russian,Chinese and Iranian oil interests

Yeah. And stopping Venezualan drug cartels by taking all their oil is really going to hurt them

[BMWST?]

Do we have any update on Eric and Donald Jr ?

They would have been forewarned about this surely. Bessant ?

Increased interest in oil stock holdings in Venezuela . Insider trading would be an obvious sideline to the corruption within the Trump family .

and a whole host of other deep state insiders

[peewee]

So why did trump pardonithe one of the biggest then. did you support this?, you know given your previous stance on criminals?

its difficult to like everything any president does. i like that he shut the border and trying to deport the 10million illegals biden let it. i like he sent national gaurd to to crime plagued cities. hopefully he does plenty of investigation (and deports after their prison sentence)) on the somalis that defrauded legal citizens of billions of dollars. i like hes blowing up drug boats. i think we should go kick russia and chinas ass but i dont see trump doing that. so do i like everything , no. but theres alot i do like

[F5 Dave]

Really? Using the army to suppress citizens of your own country? That should be ringing alarm bells of anyone with a casual interest in history.

The police should be responsible and properly resourced for actual criminal behavior.

[pritch]

America has form here of course. The so called Banana Republics were historically raided by America whenever the people tried to get a less corrupt government and get a fair price for thier Bananas. US didn't want to pay that, so they went in, shot the place up and reinstated a figurehead that would lower the prices again.

Nasty neighbour.

Reminds me of a cartoon from way back, it may have been by Gahon Wilson. The president off a South American republic is at his desk when armed CIA operatives burst into his office. He jumps up shouting "No no, I'm CIA too."

[pritch]

its difficult to like everything any president does. i like that he shut the border and trying to deport the 10million illegals biden let it. i like he sent national gaurd to to crime plagued cities. hopefully he does plenty of investigation (and deports after their prison sentence)) on the somalis that defrauded legal citizens of billions of dollars. i like hes blowing up drug boats. i think we should go kick russia and chinas ass but i dont see trump doing that. so do i like everything , no. but theres alot i do like

You seem confused, You approve of murder and blatantly illegal acts and you disapprove of things that never actually happened?

The Republicans like to talk about crime plagued cities but the highest violent crime rates are in red states. The child care fraud which involved some Somalis was shut down and prosecuted under Biden. I know child care is expensive but Billions? Really?

[peewee]

when criminals try and bring their boat loads of illegal drugs to usa , they know the price to play the game and choose to take that chance anyways. sympathise with the criminal if you want. perhaps your country welcomes illegal drugs and criminal activity to its communities but the honest hard working folks where im at are tired of the criminal never facing a consequence . that is until now

[F5 Dave]

So shoot first and ask questions later?

[F5 Dave]

i. . . i think we should go kick russia and chinas ass . ,

Um, you are aware that both have nuclear weapons right? And if losing, have so little value of other people's lives that they are very unpredictable and dangerous.

But let's assume that they don't and unpack that idea.

Russia has shown just how unprepared they are for sustained conflict. You can knock them down but no one defeats them. Just too big and ruthless. In the long game they will get back up like a gnarled boxer with nothing to lose.

In WWII Germany and Japan thought they could win with Technical superior equipment better engineering- mixed with a decisive first punch.

Britain ramped up production of armaments with a 2 for 1 policy and the Battle of Britain failed. Japan bloodied the nose of the US navy, but totally misunderstood what would happen next.

US manufacturing won the war. They were the top manufacturers in the world and no one could hold a candle to them. They just made unbeatable volumes.

That one of the reasons Obama et all, kept trying to prop up a failing auto industry. Yes blue collar jobs, but easy retooling for weapons of war if required, well that's compelling advisor whispered incentive.

But the US is no longer the biggest manufacturers of the world. That's been outsourced more and more for decades.

India, Korea, and of course, and especially China.

Careful of who you want to pick a fight with.

[peewee]

we can put a missile through a small window from 50,000' but cant determine which boats are loaded with drugs ? for decades we tried arresting these people with most of them probly just getting a slap on the hand and sent back to the front lines to pick up where they left off. at some point , enough is enough. maybe they should consider a life change. get a normal job like the rest of us. be a proctive member of society and do something to make the world better

[husaberg]

its difficult to like everything any president does. i like that he shut the border and trying to deport the 10million illegals biden let it. i like he sent national gaurd to to crime plagued cities. hopefully he does plenty of investigation (and deports after their prison sentence)) on the somalis that defrauded legal citizens of billions of dollars. i like hes blowing up drug boats. i think we should go kick russia and chinas ass but i dont see trump doing that. so do i like everything , no. but theres alot i do like

Sorry if i was somehow unclear i am asking very specifically about how trump on his second day in office the pardoned of a very well known very rich criminal involved in large scale drug dealing and human trafficking . That was serving a 40 year sentence.

On February 4, 2014, Ulbricht was charged with engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, narcotics conspiracy, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and conspiracy to commit computer hacking.On August 21, 2014, a superseding indictment added three additional charges. The trial began on January 13, 2015.
prosecutors did present evidence during his sentencing that he had allegedly paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in Bitcoin to have several people he considered threats to his Silk Road operation killed

we can put a missile through a small window from 50,000' but cant determine which boats are loaded with drugs ? f

Yet what you are saying is not at all backed by the actually fact that 25% of the boats using the US is own figures that there were stopping contained no drugs at all so if they know they have drugs with such excellent intell to know they had drugs or not why were they stopping 25% of boats with no drugs at all.

According to a 2024 U.S. Coast Guard report, the agency found drugs on approximately 73% of the boats they intercepted and boarded in South American waters (meaning about 27% they found no drugs at all)

Also why arent they doing it in international waters or better still their own water?

[peewee]

ive no idea why trump let that guy out of jail. his explanation was the guy was treated unfairly but if hes a criminal he shouldnt be let out.