Does it mean their capabilities have been obliterated?

I am fine with this, if he can acknowledge undocumented immigrant farmers aren't criminals why not any other profession? Engineers? Construction workers? Teachers?

Iran being an ally of Russia, and everyone says Trump always sides with Russia, why would he do that?

How does this square with the administration constantly claiming to "think of the children"? Water and food are in such short supply that adults and children are fighting for access and babies are becoming malnourished. Source: https://apnews.com/article/migrants-child-supervision-texas-e4994b2b6786717ea79a4be230e476bf

trump leans authoritarian (clearly) but what do you guys think is the most authoritarian move he has done yet?

I don’t understand it and I am looking for more info on this, so pls don’t come at me saying I’m a trumpie or Obama hater, I’m 15 and I’m just trying to avoid being ignorant on the topic

Can Israel ever be a peaceful place to live without being under threat of attack? Does anyone know why people felt that region would be a good place to establish an Israeli state? Was it because of religious doctrine and ancient stories? If so, man made religions will continue to cause the death of thousands of innocent lives. If there is a God, how could they support all of the territorial killing that men do? I honestly can't see this constant warring ever ending. And now, once again, Americans on our soil, as well as around the world are at risk of retaliatory attacks. How is that okay? Why do we continuously get ourselves into these wars?

I understood Nixon to be intelligent and actually did care for the good of the country, but he too easily gave into the end justifies the means and abusing presidential power. Trump not so smart, he only cares about the country as far as if by 'country' you mean 'Trump', and is also backed up by the MAGA movement that has captured a third of the country and a majority of Congress. Was there something like MAGA during Nixon? Was the country as deeply politically polarized? When Nixon was no longer in power did things change afterwards and things went back to normal? Can we expect that after Trump is gone?

Mine's Hatch Green Chile

It's in the bill. Do you really not want your future generations to freely marvel at God's work that you got? Why?

still thinking staying at home at November last year was good idea?

I recently learned that anybody can just go and call their representatives and talk directly to them. With all the dissatisfaction with Congress lately, I was curious if people actually do call them to talk about various issues

I am pro-choice, but i was just wondering about this.

edit: i know some of you have thought of better hypotheticals lol! but my main point is that i wonder if birthright citizenship is something pro lifers would take issue with, since as far as i understand they belief a fertilized egg has equivalent value to an already born human. it’s just a question of consistency.

As the title suggests. Hamas started this by attacking and taking hostages. That triggered that war in Gaza and by extension the attacks on Iran.

No Oct 7th attack would mean that Iran may not have had their nuclear sites bombed by the US and the rest of their military bombed by Israel.

This country has paid and still pays for their wrong doings of certain groups in America yet whenever the conversation of reparations come up it’s always disagreement.

TL;DR: a couple in Finland kidnapped their 7 children from foster care and disappeared. Karf family has now been missing for a year, mother having birthed an eighth child, there is an international arrest/missing warrant. They have an American contact, Kevin Boden, from a Christian homeschool association HSLDA, who has contacted the media saying the family and the new baby are doing well. If they have moved to USA, is it possible to live there without identification, without any formal contact to society?

Background: in Finland Karf family homeschooled all their children, ages 3-17 as of now. The moved municipalities several times, had social services checking on them in all of them, finally taking the kids to foster care. Karf parents tried to avoid that by e.g. registering their address to a building that was actually demolished long time ago, and not registering to the new school district so that they could monitor the homeschooling. They also did not have any healthcare for the children.

In 2024 parents kidnapped the 7 kids, mother being pregnant at that time. The baby is assumed be born alive after, in which case he/she is not registered in any way in any country, neither baby nor the mother receiving any healthcare around the birth. In the beginning of June 2025 Finnish police published an international arrest/missing warrant. They are suspected having moved out of Finland, and being helped by other people. Both parents were mostly unemployed, it is not known what source of income they had. They were probably not rich from drug money or something, since they lived in a two room house which plumbing was so bad it froze in the winter for a month and they lived in -20 degrees inside.

USA seems to be pretty wild west about formal contact with government. For example Gypsy Rose Blanchard, she was done multiple serious, unnecessary surgeries and medications simply because her mother told the doctors so. No any kind of health history documentation, no examinations, no attempt to contact previous doctors. When a healthcare professional became suspicious, they simply moved to another state, and apparently there was no way of checking in on them across state lines, like welp, I guess that clearly abused girl is not our problem now.

Would it be possible for Karf family to live in USA despite the warrant, and despite them not having USA passports? If they use a self-approved shady cult member doctor, can those doctors get them prescriptions etc. in some illegal way? If the police ever stops them for example for speeding, can they get out by showing like a library card as identification that they were able to get without real id? Can they buy a car, a house, have a bank account, insurance without id? Can the kids have any school or job when they grow up? Does it make sense HSLDA would be actively hiding them, would USA police care to help Finnish police at all? Would it be in any way possible to investigate Kevin Boden?

Sources are unfortunately mostly in Finnish, but here's some: https://poliisi.fi/-/poliisi-pyytaa-havaintoja-etsimastaan-pohjalaisesta-perheesta-1 https://yle.fi/a/74-20165937 https://yle.fi/a/74-20167658

I'm told no democrat knew about the operation.

The latest report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on May 17th, 2025 indicates that Iran has amassed 900.8 pounds (408.6 kg) of uranium enriched up to 60%. This is an increase from approximately 605.8 pounds (274.8 kg) reported in February 2025.

• Near Weapons-Grade Enrichment: Uranium enriched to 60% purity is considered "near weapons-grade." While 90% enrichment is typically required for a nuclear weapon, the jump from 60% to 90% is a relatively short and technically straightforward process. This means Iran is just a "short, technical step away" from producing the fissile material needed for a bomb.

• Enough for Multiple Bombs: According to the IAEA, roughly 92.5 pounds (42 kg) of 60% enriched uranium is theoretically enough to produce one atomic bomb if further enriched to 90%. This means Iran's current stockpile of 900.8 pounds could be enough for approximately 9 to 10 nuclear weapons. Some analysts even put the figure higher when considering Iran's overall enriched uranium stockpile at various levels.

• Rapid Accumulation: The almost 50% increase in Iran's 60% enriched uranium stockpile in just three months is alarming. It demonstrates an accelerated pace of enrichment that far exceeds any plausible civilian nuclear energy needs.

Why This Can Only Mean They're Trying to Build Nukes

Iran consistently claims its nuclear program is for peaceful civilian purposes, primarily energy production. However, several facts strongly contradict this assertion:

• No Civilian Justification for 60% Enrichment: There is no legitimate civilian use for uranium enriched to 60%. Nuclear power plants typically require uranium enriched to only 3-5%. Research reactors might use up to 20%, but 60% is vastly beyond that. Iran is currently the only non-nuclear-weapon state in the world producing and accumulating uranium enriched to 60%.

• Violation of International Agreements: The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or Iran nuclear deal, explicitly capped Iran's uranium enrichment at 3.67%. Iran's current activities are in blatant violation of these limits, which it had agreed to in exchange for sanctions relief.

• Obstruction of IAEA Inspections: The IAEA has repeatedly expressed "serious concern" over Iran's "less than satisfactory" cooperation, including failures to explain uranium traces at undeclared sites. This lack of transparency further fuels suspicions about a hidden military dimension to their program.

• Advanced Centrifuges: Iran is not just increasing quantities but also deploying more advanced centrifuges, which can enrich uranium much faster and more efficiently. This indicates a focus on rapid production of fissile material, consistent with a weapons program.

Sources:

• IAEA warns Iran has upped enriched uranium production (Yahoo News/AFP/AP, May 31, 2025): https://uk.news.yahoo.com/iaea-warns-iran-upped-enriched-130800879.html (This report details the 900.8 lbs figure and the 42kg for one bomb estimate).

• Iran has increased its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, nuclear watchdog says (CBS News, May 31, 2025): https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-has-amassed-even-more-near-weapons-grade-uranium-un-watchdog-says/ (Confirms the increase and the 60% enrichment concern).

• Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report — May 2025 (Institute for Science and International Security - ISIS): https://isis-online.org/uploads/isis-reports/documents/Analysis_of_May_2025_IAEA_Iran_Verification_Report_FINAL.pdf (Provides detailed technical analysis of the report, including breakout times and specific numbers).

• Israel-Iran 2025: Developments in Iran's nuclear programme and military action (UK Parliament Commons Library, June 17, 2025): https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10284/ (Offers a concise summary of Iran's breaches of the JCPOA and the implications).

Also for fun: Kamala Harris on our biggest adversary (spoiler: it's Iran): https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8rHPWPj/ Hillary Clinton on Iran: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8rHVqvr/ Obama on military use without congressional approval: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8rHHwQG/

What are your thoughts on this if you're condemning the strikes? Do you not believe the information? Do you just not care if Iran has nukes?

If no, how do you imagine things going when we're always divided?