AllLivesMatter

Many people born in the US don’t understand what America means to some people. I became an American citizen a month ago, and I want to share my story. I dreamed about America since I was 13 years old; I thought it was the best country in the whole world, and it was my biggest dream to live here. I moved to the US when I was 17. It took me 11 years to become a US citizen. I had to get six visas one after another, and every time, I had to explain and prove that I deserved it. I was so scared that I might not be worthy of a green card, and I cried when I was finally approved. In those 11 years, I never missed a rent payment or got a ticket because I really wanted to show that I was worthy of living here. Every single day, I aimed to be the best version of myself to live in what I saw as the best country. I spent over a million dollars on rent, my car, and daily living expenses. I always paid my taxes, and I worked incredibly hard to get to this point. Becoming a US citizen is one of my biggest achievements in life. I would look at the American passports of my friends and think, “What a beautiful passport,” admiring every page, every detail. I would hold it in my hand, wishing and dreaming that one day I would open that little book and see my own photo inside. I still can’t believe it when I open my passport now and see my face. It feels too good to be true. My whole point is that I never received any benefits or government support; I never wanted to take advantage of this country. I worked hard and was always grateful to live here. I support every legal immigrant who has gone through the same journey and made the hard choice to leave everything behind to start a new chapter for a better future. It breaks my heart to see how some people now can just walk in and get a passport. Does this mean that all my hard work was for nothing?

Let's turn the tables for a moment. Suppose Trump let in 20 million Polish citizens. And we gave them drivers licenses and they were swinging blue states red. Do you think democrats would demand voter ID and recounts?

Si tú sonríes, @FedeeValverde. Obviamente, yo sonrío.

Wrong door, Moo-Hammad!

When the American Dream becomes the American Nightmare.

Bukele is proving to the world that the UN is beyond useless

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9 NĂM Ở MỸ, LƯƠNG $17 MỘT GIỜ, THÁNG NÀO CŨNG GỬI VỀ VIỆT NAM CHO MÁ $500 Qua Mỹ 9 năm, làm kho hàng Amazon ở Dallas. Lương $17 một giờ, làm full time, tháng nào khá thì cầm về chừng $2,600. Tiền thuê apartment một phòng: $1,250. Tiền xe góp: $420. Bảo hiểm xe: $180. Điện, nước, internet, điện thoại: gần $250. Tiền ăn, tiền xăng: $400. Còn lại chừng $100. Vậy mà 9 năm nay, tháng nào tôi cũng gửi về Việt Nam $500. Không ai bắt tôi gửi. Tôi tự muốn vậy. Ba tôi mất sớm. Má một mình nuôi ba anh em tôi ăn học. Hồi nhỏ nhớ nhất là cảnh má ngồi đếm từng tờ tiền lẻ dưới bóng đèn vàng, đếm xong cất vô cái hộp bánh thiếc. Qua Mỹ rồi, tôi chỉ muốn má khỏi phải đếm tiền lẻ nữa. Phần thiếu, tôi chạy giao đồ ăn cuối tuần. Có tháng quẹt thẻ tín dụng. Mỗi lần gọi video, tôi đều đứng chỗ đẹp nhất trong apartment, cười thiệt tươi, nói: “Bên này con ổn lắm má.” Năm thứ 8, nợ thẻ của tôi lên tới $11,400. Có hôm tôi gọi về sau ca làm, mặt hốc hác, mắt thâm quầng. Má qua màn hình một hồi lâu rồi hỏi: “Con có chuyện gì giấu má phải không?” Lần đầu tiên tôi nói thật hết. Lương bao nhiêu, nợ bao nhiêu, cuối tuần chạy xe tới mấy giờ. Má má nói: “Mai con chờ má gọi lại.” Sáng hôm sau, má gọi. Má cầm lên một cuốn sổ tiết kiệm ngân hàng. Má nói: “Tiền con gửi về, má chỉ xài một nửa. Còn một nửa má gửi ngân hàng hết. Má tính để dành cho con lấy vợ.” 8 năm, má để dành được gần $20,000. Má nói: “Con lấy trả nợ đi. Má không cần nhà to. Má chỉ cần con khỏe mạnh.” Tôi ngồi trong xe ở parking chỗ làm, cầm điện thoại mà nói không ra tiếng. Má muốn tôi phải nghỉ chạy xe đêm, đi học thêm. Nhận được tiền tôi trả hết nợ thẻ. Rồi đăng ký học chứng chỉ quản lý kho ở community college, mỗi tối 2 buổi. Năm nay tôi được lên làm trưởng ca. Lương $24 một giờ, có bảo hiểm sức khỏe, có 401k. Tôi vẫn gửi về cho má mỗi tháng. Nhưng giờ là $300, và má biết hết lương tôi bao nhiêu. Tháng 3 năm sau, má qua Mỹ thăm tôi lần đầu tiên. Vé máy bay tôi mua rồi. Ở xứ người, mình cứ tưởng mình đang gánh cả nhà. Tới một ngày mới nhận ra, ở bên kia nửa vòng trái đất, có một người vẫn đang lặng lẽ gánh nợ cho mình. CẢM ƠN MÁ, CON YÊU MÁ(nhatkynguoivietomy )

Last night is exactly why no President has dealt with Iran before now We don't reward Presidents for acting in the best long-term interest of the country We reward them for avoiding difficult decisions if it means we don't have to make any sacrifices during any given 2yr period

Rubio 2028.

One of the things the data analysts on our side obsessed over was "composition"—whether the electorate looked close enough to 2024 for Republicans to win. And despite polls that showed a Democrat blowout, the data kept on telling us the same story: in some states turnout was merely OK, in other states it was downright amazing, and in no state was it catastrophic. There was a genuine sense of optimism on our team: our people were showing up. So, I asked the smartest data guy I know, does that mean we're going to shock the world? "No," he told me. "We might do better than the polls suggest. But the data is telling us that a lot of Trump/Vance 2024 voters are pissed and planning to vote for the other guys. Our voters are turning out, but they may not vote for us." Well, that looks prophetic now. Our voters did show up. In Florida, for example, the electorate was 9 points more Republican than Democrat, just a couple points worse than 2024. Undoubtedly there were places we could have done better on turnout. But the main problem is not turnout. The main problem is that many people who voted for Trump/Vance in 2024 voted for Democrats in 2026. There will be a lot of infighting and arguing over what happened and why that is. One of the pollsters I really respect told me that our economic messaging wasn’t sharp enough down the stretch. I’m sure that’s true. But the real reason we lost is obvious to almost everyone. Another pollster—one of the smartest people I know in politics, told me yesterday we’d lose the generic ballot by 13 points. I felt negative going into Tuesday, but even I was shocked by this. In his polling, he saw that a lot of Trump 2024 voters were angry and planning to vote for Democrats. He asked those voters who had abandoned us what would cause them to come back on our team. The top four answers, accounting for nearly all of the responses were: 1) End the war 2) Focus on cost of living/inflation 3) Put America First 4) Change our relationship to Israel Our voters showed up. And the above four reasons are why many of them voted for Democrats. This is according to a pollster who nailed the results. While many spent Monday attacking Rachel Campos Duffy for calling for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, it turns out her political advice was sound. (She’s also a great person.) In the next few months, there's going to be a lot of gaslighting. Expect to hear any number of establishment politicians say the solution to our woes is amnesty. I'm open to the idea that we should change enforcement—by focusing more on businesses that hire illegal labor, for instance. But anyone pushing amnesty is lying to you. The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night. If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest. But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there. I remain hopeful about our country. To the people who are pissed off and want to say, “I told you so”: you’re right, you did tell us so. Take that energy into electing Republicans who share your worldview. To the people who are just pissed at the results, you should be. Let’s take that anger and get back to the work of saving our country.

Vai ser engraçado quando daqui alguns anos a China ser o único país do mundo que não dominado pelo Islamismo.

As someone whose family fled Iran, watching America elect jihadis is truly disturbing.

NEW ALL-TIME HIGH: Gina Hinojosa has a 91% chance to win the Texas Governor race

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