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[RobGMN Premium Member]

Can't call this "Domestic Terrorism" expert a right wing shill.

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/nx-s1-5333315/tesla-attacks-ag-bondi-domestic-terrorism-trump-musk

Are you supporting the idea that vandalism is "domestic terrorism" or not?

This is in the article: "But vandalism is a crime that if it's committed with a political motive, can certainly be defined as terrorism," says Bruce Hoffman, senior fellow for counterterrorism and homeland security at the Council on Foreign Relations.

It seemed earlier that you were saying the vandalism was not, and that neither Trump nor Bondi had claimed it is.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

A living wage is not something you or I get to "deem".
I know you asked long ago what the term means. I had hoped you had learned it by now.

Explain a living wage Rob. What is the Google searched definition?

Because it was obvious that you did. Just like when you recently quoted an AI response from Google, and it was incorrect.

Because YOU had never heard of that word you just assumed nobody had... so that means it's obvious?

I have known of the word for a minimum of 35 years. One of my favorite metal bands is Megadeth. Here is a group of lyrics from the song Take no Prisoners from the album Rust in Peace.

"Goin’ to war, give 'em hell
D-Day, next stop Normandy
Beginning of the end
We know how to and sure as shit we'll win
"War is peace," sure man
A retreat for the damned
A playground for the demented
A haven for those who walk this world
Bereft of heart and soul"

Now, go sit your uneducated *** in the corner.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

Explain a living wage Rob. What is the Google searched definition?

So you still don't knwo the meaning of the term, but are going to presetn an argument here about it?
Pretty wild stuff.

Because YOU had never heard of that word you just assumed nobody had... so that means it's obvious?

With all the people in my life who have died, you think I dodn't know what "bereft" meant?
Just because a strong vocabulary isn't in your wheelhouse, doesn;t mean it's the same for everyone else.

I have known of the word for a minimum of 35 years. One of my favorite metal bands is Megadeth. Here is a group of lyrics from the song Take no Prisoners from the album Rust in Peace.

"Goin’ to war, give 'em hell
D-Day, next stop Normandy
Beginning of the end
We know how to and sure as shit we'll win
"War is peace," sure man
A retreat for the damned
A playground for the demented
A haven for those who walk this world
Bereft of heart and soul"

Now, go sit your uneducated *** in the corner.

So you didn't know it until you were at least 15, and you had to learn it from a Megadeth song?
Oof. That's a vocabulary word for maybe a 5th-grade level.

No wonder you still can't understand the word "ironic". You probably heard it for the first time from Alanis Morrisette, and don't even know that the situations she describes are not ironic.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

So you still don't knwo the meaning of the term, but are going to presetn an argument here about it?
Pretty wild stuff.

I asked you a question on what you think is a living wage. Either have the conversation or don't jack ***.

With all the people in my life who have died, you think I dodn't know what "bereft" meant?
Just because a strong vocabulary isn't in your wheelhouse, doesn;t mean it's the same for everyone else.

Yet you didn't.

So you didn't know it until you were at least 15, and you had to learn it from a Megadeth song?
Oof. That's a vocabulary word for maybe a 5th-grade level.

Bereft is not typical in causal conversation and is used most commonly in college level writing.

No wonder you still can't understand the word "ironic". You probably heard it for the first time from Alanis Morrisette, and don't even know that the situations she describes are not ironic.

Round and round. I know the word and it's meaning far better than you. I am sorry that stings your ego so bad.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

I asked you a question on what you think is a living wage. Either have the conversation or don't jack ***.

I don't "think" what a living wage is. It's determined based on the area a person lives in.

Yet you didn't.

Mmm hmmm.

Bereft is not typical in causal conversation and is used most commonly in college level writing.

Bereft is a grade-school level vocabulary word. You should have known it long before Megadeth taught it to you.

Round and round. I know the word and it's meaning far better than you. I am sorry that stings your ego so bad.

And yet you fail to understand it every time.
Vocab strength is not in your wheelhouse. You've proved it many times.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

I don't "think" what a living wage is. It's determined based on the area a person lives in.

Oh, so it varies from place to place.

Mmm hmmm.

Exactly.

Bereft is a grade-school level vocabulary word. You should have known it long before Megadeth taught it to you.

Bereft is considered a formal word. You can claim grade school level all you like, it won't make you right no matter how much you do it.

It's sad that you apparently think school is the only place to learn. Probably why you don't advance in life.

And yet you fail to understand it every time.
Vocab strength is not in your wheelhouse. You've proved it many times.

I roll my eyes at your ignorance so much my ******* eyelids have muscles now. Dumb ****.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

Oh, so it varies from place to place.

So does the price of a Big Mac, and gasoline, and a loaf of bread. Egg, flour, water and sewer. Electricity.
The cost to repair a torn ACL.Crazy, huh?

Exactly.

Bereft is considered a formal word. You can claim grade school level all you like, it won't make you right no matter how much you do it.

It's a grade-school vocab word:

It's sad that you apparently think school is the only place to learn. Probably why you don't advance in life.

It's the place you SHOULD have learned things, long before hearing them from Megadeth in your late teens.
Hell, you're close to 50 (if not older) and still don't understand mathematical averages.

I roll my eyes at your ignorance so much my ******* eyelids have muscles now. Dumb ****.

They didn't have them before?
Genetic mishap? Same issue that made your bones not have nerves in them, maybe?

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

So does the price of a Big Mac, and gasoline, and a loaf of bread. Egg, flour, water and sewer. Electricity.
The cost to repair a torn ACL.Crazy, huh?

It's a grade-school vocab word:
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It's the place you SHOULD have learned things, long before hearing them from Megadeth in your late teens.
Hell, you're close to 50 (if not older) and still don't understand mathematical averages.

They didn't have them before?
Genetic mishap? Same issue that made your bones not have nerves in them, maybe?

Wow, what a Nazi piece of crap you are. Anyone can make up a vocabulary list. LOL. You spent all night making this so you could claim you are right. You have bigger issues than I thought.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

I have never in my life seen, other than women, someone need to be right so much that they would take shit this far. Hell, even women will give up after a while. But you Rob, you have a serious handicap there.

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

Are you supporting the idea that vandalism is "domestic terrorism" or not?

This is in the article: "But vandalism is a crime that if it's committed with a political motive, can certainly be defined as terrorism," says Bruce Hoffman, senior fellow for counterterrorism and homeland security at the Council on Foreign Relations.

It seemed earlier that you were saying the vandalism was not, and that neither Trump nor Bondi had claimed it is.

Did you read the whole article or just look for a singular quote you could pull out it to support your position? Context matters.

What did the specific criminals in the article all have in common - hint, they committed arson, aka a violent criminal act. Somehow in your genius, you concluded it was the spray painting that lead to their charges.

What did Patel say? Smashing windows, spray painting swastikas, keying Teslas and petty vandalism aren't likely to be considered domestic terrorism.

How does the FBI define Domestic Terrorism: Violent, criminal acts.... How did Bondi describe domestic terrorism: Violent, criminal acts....

But keep insisting TrumpCo wants to charge taggers & keyers as Domestic Terrorist, it makes you look even smarterier.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

Wow, what a Nazi piece of crap you are. Anyone can make up a vocabulary list. LOL. You spent all night making this so you could claim you are right. You have bigger issues than I thought.

Yeah. I own the Scribd website. One of my many ventures, lol.
After I went back and changed our economy's history in order to make Trump look bad, I took over Scribd so I could make YOU look bad. And it already had 2,000 views the minute I was done "making it up".

It's amazing the power I wield over the interwebz, huh?

I have never in my life seen, other than women, someone need to be right so much that they would take shit this far. Hell, even women will give up after a while. But you Rob, you have a serious handicap there.

How incredibly ironic, right after you make the claim that I somehow run or control the Scribd website.
An utterly ridiculous claim that you made because of your insatiable need to never be proved wrong. A need so strong, you still won't admit your mistakes YEARS later.

Good stuff.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Yeah. I own the Scribd website. One of my many ventures, lol.
After I went back and changed our economy's history in order to make Trump look bad, I took over Scribd so I could make YOU look bad. And it already had 2,000 views the minute I was done "making it up".

I am talking about your post idiot.

It's amazing the power I wield over the interwebz, huh?

How incredibly ironic, right after you make the claim that I somehow run or control the Scribd website.
An utterly ridiculous claim that you made because of your insatiable need to never be proved wrong. A need so strong, you still won't admit your mistakes YEARS later.

Good stuff.

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This site is a document sharing site. One person shared a list that they made who knows when. Who knows how many people even use that list for teaching. Because it was shared on a document sharing website and says 7th grade on it does not make it a regularly taught list throughout all public schools or hell, even 5 schools.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

Did you read the whole article or just look for a singular quote you could pull out it to support your position? Context matters.

What did the specific criminals in the article all have in common - hint, they committed arson, aka a violent criminal act. Somehow in your genius, you concluded it was the spray painting that lead to their charges.

What did Patel say? Smashing windows, spray painting swastikas, keying Teslas and petty vandalism aren't likely to be considered domestic terrorism.

How does the FBI define Domestic Terrorism: Violent, criminal acts.... How did Bondi describe domestic terrorism: Violent, criminal acts....

But keep insisting TrumpCo wants to charge taggers & keyers as Domestic Terrorist, it makes you look even smarterier.

Hey, it was the article YOU shared. If it doesn't reflect what you are trying to say, maybe you shouldn't have posted it.

Regardless, both Trump and Bondi called the acts terrorism, and then the DHS guy calls it terrorism. If you you want to argue that it's not terrorism and was never called terrorism, your argument is with Bondi, Trump, the DHS guy, et al.
I'm simply sharing their words.

"But vandalism is a crime that if it's committed with a political motive, can certainly be defined as terrorism," says Bruce Hoffman, senior fellow for counterterrorism and homeland security at the Council on Foreign Relations.
He chose the words, not me.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

@RobGMN How much do you get for your disorder?

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

I am talking about your post idiot.

"You spent all night making this so you could claim you are right." -Thxone.

No, I don't own/alter/modify/run the Scribd website. Nor can I go back in time and change the history of waht is on the website.
I didn't "make" the vocabulary list. I didn't alter the list. I merely referenced it since it already existed.

In your desperate and apparently feminine desire to be right, you made yet another claim that is proved false the very instant the claim is made. The proof already exists in my prior post.

This site is a document sharing site. One person shared a list that they made who knows when. Who knows how many people even use that list for teaching. Because it was shared on a document sharing website and says 7th grade on it does not make it a regularly taught list throughout all public schools or hell, even 5 schools.

A whole lot of speculation there.
2,000 views.