Current events discussion

[deez283 10+ year member]

I reiterate.... this is my only experience /w/ Somalis. Having been in the workforce for 30yr, I never knew of a Somali anywhere in the companies I was employed at. That said maybe its a cultural thing where the men don't work typically. I was in construction/production (heavy labor) btw. A local pizza shop here is Somali owned and ran exclusively. I haven't felt so out of sorts and disrespected ever since I went in there for a order. The male sat behind the register, no greeting or smile while the women did the work. He was silent while casting occasional dark looks in my direction while the women chattered away in their language. Once the order was boxed up he couldn't be bothered to even run the register to be paid. I had to press him and make him put down his phone causing serious offense. When he collected the cash by the looks I got he just knew HE was the captain.
I haven't been back since, it's been about 3.5yr now.


Don't play the race card... DENIED
Don't even try Islamophobia... DENIED

Maybe assimilate and follow the laws in the country that took you in.


Taqiyya (or taqiyah) in Islam refers to precautionary dissimulation or concealing one's faith when facing mortal danger or severe persecution, allowing a Muslim to outwardly deny their beliefs to protect their life or community, with the true faith kept hidden in the heart. Primarily associated with Shia Islam due to historical persecution, it's a defensive measure rooted in Quranic verses, allowing temporary concealment for self-preservation.

What severe persecution? Mortal danger? Just embrace the society you joined not fleece the soft underbelly then cry about it when your caught.

Good luck pulling, even beating the truth out of those pirates. They all collectively cover for each other.

Sounds like this pizza place..

 

[shredder1 10+ year member]

Sounds like this pizza place..

Cringy... I'd rather sleep under a poster of "the nun" and eat chicken feet for the rest of my life.

No thank you

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

Trump has never done anything wrong.

"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump12 engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power. Our investigation also developed powerful evidence that showed that President Trump willfully retained highly classified documents after he left office in January of 2021, storing them at his social club, including in a ballroom and a bathroom. He then repeatedly tried to obstruct justice to conceal his continued retention of those documents."
"January 6th was an attack on the structure of our democracy in which over 140 heroic law enforcement officers were assaulted. Over 160 individuals later pled guilty to assaulting police that day. Exploiting that violence, President Trump and his associates tried to call Members of Congress in furtherance of their criminal scheme, urging them to further delay certification"

"As I said, our evidence is that he in the weeks leading up to January 6th created a level of distrust. He used that level of distrust to get people to believe fraud claims that weren't true. He made false statements to State legislatures, to his supporters in all sorts1 of contexts and was aware in the days leading up to January 6th that his supporters were15 angry when he invited them and then he directed them to the Capitol. Now, once they were at the Capitol and once the attack on the Capitol happened, he refused to stop it. He instead issued a tweet that without question in my mind endangered the life of his own Vice President. And when the violence was going on, he had to be pushed repeatedly by his staff members to do anything to quell it. And then even afterwards he directed co-conspirators to make calls to Members of Congress, people who had were his political allies, to further delay the proceedings."

https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/2025-12/Smith-Depo-Transcript_Redacted-w-Errata.pdf

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Man, there is a lot of Fraud in MN.

 

[shredder1 10+ year member]

Trump has never done anything wrong.

"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump12 engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power. Our investigation also developed powerful evidence that showed that President Trump willfully retained highly classified documents after he left office in January of 2021, storing them at his social club, including in a ballroom and a bathroom. He then repeatedly tried to obstruct justice to conceal his continued retention of those documents."
"January 6th was an attack on the structure of our democracy in which over 140 heroic law enforcement officers were assaulted. Over 160 individuals later pled guilty to assaulting police that day. Exploiting that violence, President Trump and his associates tried to call Members of Congress in furtherance of their criminal scheme, urging them to further delay certification"

"As I said, our evidence is that he in the weeks leading up to January 6th created a level of distrust. He used that level of distrust to get people to believe fraud claims that weren't true. He made false statements to State legislatures, to his supporters in all sorts1 of contexts and was aware in the days leading up to January 6th that his supporters were15 angry when he invited them and then he directed them to the Capitol. Now, once they were at the Capitol and once the attack on the Capitol happened, he refused to stop it. He instead issued a tweet that without question in my mind endangered the life of his own Vice President. And when the violence was going on, he had to be pushed repeatedly by his staff members to do anything to quell it. And then even afterwards he directed co-conspirators to make calls to Members of Congress, people who had were his political allies, to further delay the proceedings."

https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/2025-12/Smith-Depo-Transcript_Redacted-w-Errata.pdf

"Our Investigation?"

Please name the source here man, it looks awfully familiar to me.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

"Our Investigation?"

Please name the source here man, it looks awfully familiar to me.

I included the link tot he full deposition. Are you not seeing my entire posts?

 

[shredder1 10+ year member]

I included the link tot he full deposition. Are you not seeing my entire posts?

The .gov site? Are you playing with a full deck? We agree to disagree again. I don't need a bunch of civil servants to tell me what I saw during that election from the steel (steal) box our ballots went in to be counted "downtown" to the TV coverage of election monitors being run out of the counting room then cardboard being put up over the windows and a ton of other little things... haha.

J6... hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahaaahah.... loloiloolololoololololololololol.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

I am curious if the left was allowed to see all the video coverage the rest of the country saw? The one's of mules dropping off hands full of ballots into single drop boxes. Ballot counters opening boxes of previously hidden ballots after counting was over and running them through to be counted.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

The .gov site? Are you playing with a full deck? We agree to disagree again. I don't need a bunch of civil servants to tell me what I saw during that election from the steel (steal) box our ballots went in to be counted "downtown" to the TV coverage of election monitors being run out of the counting room then cardboard being put up over the windows and a ton of other little things... haha.

J6... hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahaaahah.... loloiloolololoololololololololol.

TF are you talking about? It's the full deposition of Jack Smith, former Special Counsel to the US Department Of Justice.

You think you have a better grasp on the investigation into Trump, and what Trump has done, than HE does?
You're just being a goofball at this point, right? Jeeze, I sure HOPE you are.
If not, you might genuinely be a moron.

Which is it?

 

[shredder1 10+ year member]

I am curious if the left was allowed to see all the video coverage the rest of the country saw? The one's of mules dropping of hands full of ballots into single drop boxes. Ballot counters opening boxes of previously hidden ballots after counting was over and running them through to be counted.

Its far worse than that, outright election interference on election day. It was in your face if you paid attention. In some locales the monitors were physically threatened under the guise of "covid" and forced to leave.
3rd world tactics but refined to fit the narrative they created.

But it was bat soup huh?

More like a media virus and its funny how the flu almost disappeared during "covid"

 

[shredder1 10+ year member]

TF are you talking about? It's the full deposition of Jack Smith, former Special Counsel to the US Department Of Justice.

You think you have a better grasp on the investigation into Trump, and what Trump has done, than HE does?
You're just being a goofball at this point, right? Jeeze, I sure HOPE you are.
If not, you might genuinely be a moron.

Which is it?

Jack Smith?

I just lost any respect I had for you, I rate your input up there with E Jean Carroll

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

Jack Smith?

I just lost any respect I had for you, I rate your input up there with E Jean Carroll

Ahhh, so you are intellectually challenged. OK. At least we know where you stand on things.
Good on you for being able to get on the internet and play in the forum, though.

 

[shredder1 10+ year member]

Ahhh, so you are intellectually challenged. OK. At least we know where you stand on things.
Good on you for being able to get on the internet and play in the forum, though.

Ahh... the intellectually superior hath spoken. Comon' down from your ivory tower and roll in the mud like the rest of us. In my experience "egalitarian" types who list "facts" are untrustworthy unless earned.

Jack Smith... really?


You are a trip man

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Ahhh, so you are intellectually challenged. OK. At least we know where you stand on things.
Good on you for being able to get on the internet and play in the forum, though.

Why does Rob always jump right to insults??

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

Ahh... the intellectually superior hath spoken. Comon' down from your ivory tower and roll in the mud like the rest of us. In my experience "egalitarian" types who list "facts" are untrustworthy unless earned.

Jack Smith... really?


You are a trip man

What are your creds, in comparison to Jack?
Where educated? When did you pass the bar exam? How many years in practice? Private, or with a firm?
Etc.