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A brain drain is coming for America — and it’s going to be catastrophic
​One of the reasons Alyssa Bolaños can make a living out of documenting her family’s experience expatriating from the United States on social media is because there is now a huge amount of interest in doing so. In May, the UK’s Home Office announced that it was dealing with a record number of Americans seeking British residency, with 2,000 applications having been submitted in the first six months of 2025 alone. The amount of Americans moving abroad in the first quarter of 2025 was more than double the amount who did the same in 2024. And a recent survey done by Harris Poll found that four in 10 Americans say they are interested in moving abroad for a better life; most alarmingly, that rises to more than half of all millennials and more than six in 10 members of Gen Z.

But it’s not just the people who are currently planning to leave who should be of concern to the US: it’s the people who will never arrive. College enrollment has been down across the country for a number of years, partly due to a demographic shift caused by people having fewer children. It nosedived recently after the Trump administration’s change to student visas kept out the international students who would usually make up for the falling numbers of Americans. This sudden drop — a decline of 30-40 percent in new students from abroad, and 15 percent in international student enrollment in this academic year — could end up costing the US economy $7 billion.
Maybe it isn't a question of whether it's MAGA or MAQA but whether it should be MAW - Making America Weaker,
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UNI88 wrote: Tue Dec 30, 2025 9:25 pm A brain drain is coming for America — and it’s going to be catastrophic
​One of the reasons Alyssa Bolaños can make a living out of documenting her family’s experience expatriating from the United States on social media is because there is now a huge amount of interest in doing so. In May, the UK’s Home Office announced that it was dealing with a record number of Americans seeking British residency, with 2,000 applications having been submitted in the first six months of 2025 alone. The amount of Americans moving abroad in the first quarter of 2025 was more than double the amount who did the same in 2024. And a recent survey done by Harris Poll found that four in 10 Americans say they are interested in moving abroad for a better life; most alarmingly, that rises to more than half of all millennials and more than six in 10 members of Gen Z.

But it’s not just the people who are currently planning to leave who should be of concern to the US: it’s the people who will never arrive. College enrollment has been down across the country for a number of years, partly due to a demographic shift caused by people having fewer children. It nosedived recently after the Trump administration’s change to student visas kept out the international students who would usually make up for the falling numbers of Americans. This sudden drop — a decline of 30-40 percent in new students from abroad, and 15 percent in international student enrollment in this academic year — could end up costing the US economy $7 billion.
Maybe it isn't a question of whether it's MAGA or MAQA but whether it should be MAW - Making America Weaker,
Good. The biggest drop in international students are from China.

We have
-Massive trade deficit with China
-They put tariffs on our goods.
-They manipulate their currency
-They conduct state samctioned/supported intellectual property theft economic espionage (much of it through students) on a ginormous scale
-They gave the world (and us) Covid.They owe us trillions from that

For the US to then be educating scores of Chinese students (esp masters and doctoral level STEM) is just dumb. We shouldn’t be educating a single one of them. Fuck them.
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BDKJMU wrote: Tue Dec 30, 2025 9:33 pm
UNI88 wrote: Tue Dec 30, 2025 9:25 pm A brain drain is coming for America — and it’s going to be catastrophic


Maybe it isn't a question of whether it's MAGA or MAQA but whether it should be MAW - Making America Weaker,
Good. The biggest drop in Int students are from China. Shouldn’t be educating Chicoms so they can go back to China. It’s a huge national security risk and just dumb to be educating your enemies.
Nice short-term perspective. In the long-term, it's strategically stupid to stop taking the some of the best and the brightest from one of our enemies. It strengthens them and weakens us.
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Re: Trump 2.0: MAGAA

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BDKJMU wrote: Tue Dec 30, 2025 6:54 pm
kalm wrote: Tue Dec 30, 2025 5:21 pm

He’s a former teacher and coach with old school Midwest progressive values and ideas. Similar to my upbringing.

I’m sure there are things I wouldn’t like but that’s true of every politician.
Setting up a Gestapo like snitch line for people to report their neighbors for having gatherings, putting tampons in boys bathrooms, abandoning his national guard unit and lying about his military background, are old school Midwest progressive values and ideas? Who knew.
Oh the horror!

Like I implied…you can’t expect any politician to be perfect on policy.

At least I don’t support the biggest piece of shit to ever occupy the Oval Office.
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kalm wrote: Tue Dec 30, 2025 11:31 pm
BDKJMU wrote: Tue Dec 30, 2025 6:54 pm
Setting up a Gestapo like snitch line for people to report their neighbors for having gatherings, putting tampons in boys bathrooms, abandoning his national guard unit and lying about his military background, are old school Midwest progressive values and ideas? Who knew.
Oh the horror!

Like I implied…you can’t expect any politician to be perfect on policy.

At least I don’t support the biggest piece of shit to ever occupy the Oval Office.
Ok, you don’t support Biden.
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kalm wrote: Tue Dec 30, 2025 11:31 pm
BDKJMU wrote: Tue Dec 30, 2025 6:54 pm
Setting up a Gestapo like snitch line for people to report their neighbors for having gatherings, putting tampons in boys bathrooms, abandoning his national guard unit and lying about his military background, are old school Midwest progressive values and ideas? Who knew.
Oh the horror!

Like I implied…you can’t expect any politician to be perfect on policy.

At least I don’t support the biggest piece of shit to ever occupy the Oval Office.
You don’t care about policy, if you think you do read your post again and underline the part that proves you have a severe case of TDS

Anybody that couldn’t see right through Tim Walz bullshit is an indoctrinated dumbass
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Caribbean Hen wrote: Wed Dec 31, 2025 5:07 am
kalm wrote: Tue Dec 30, 2025 11:31 pm

Oh the horror!

Like I implied…you can’t expect any politician to be perfect on policy.

At least I don’t support the biggest piece of shit to ever occupy the Oval Office.
You don’t care about policy, if you think you do read your post again and underline the part that proves you have a severe case of TDS

Anybody that couldn’t see right through Tim Walz bullshit is an indoctrinated dumbass
Thank you. I’ll wear this like a badge of honor.

(It’s awesome how desperate Trump supporters are. :lol: )
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Caribbean Hen wrote: Wed Dec 31, 2025 5:07 am
kalm wrote: Tue Dec 30, 2025 11:31 pm
Oh the horror!

Like I implied…you can’t expect any politician to be perfect on policy.

At least I don’t support the biggest piece of shit to ever occupy the Oval Office.
You don’t care about policy, if you think you do read your post again and underline the part that proves you have a severe case of TDS

Anybody that couldn’t see right through Tim Walz bullshit is an indoctrinated dumbass
You might be right about not seeing through walz's bullshit.

It's also true that anybody that can't see right through donald trump bullshit is an indoctrinated dumbass.

Maybe you and kalm could form an an indoctrinated dumbass club. :D
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Re: trump 0.2: MAQAA

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UNI88 wrote: Wed Dec 31, 2025 10:18 am
Caribbean Hen wrote: Wed Dec 31, 2025 5:07 am

You don’t care about policy, if you think you do read your post again and underline the part that proves you have a severe case of TDS

Anybody that couldn’t see right through Tim Walz bullshit is an indoctrinated dumbass
You might be right about not seeing through walz's bullshit.

It's also true that anybody that can't see right through donald trump bullshit is an indoctrinated dumbass.

Maybe you and kalm could form an an indoctrinated dumbass club. :D
That’s enough out of you! :evil:


















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kalm wrote: Wed Dec 31, 2025 10:34 am
UNI88 wrote: Wed Dec 31, 2025 10:18 am
You might be right about not seeing through walz's bullshit.

It's also true that anybody that can't see right through donald trump bullshit is an indoctrinated dumbass.

Maybe you and kalm could form an an indoctrinated dumbass club. :D
That’s enough out of you! :evil:

:lol:
I'm in not too proud to admit that I'm probably just in a plain old dumbass club ... ;)
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Interesting guy and story to worship. Vance… :lol:

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UNI88 wrote: Wed Dec 31, 2025 10:18 am
Caribbean Hen wrote: Wed Dec 31, 2025 5:07 am

You don’t care about policy, if you think you do read your post again and underline the part that proves you have a severe case of TDS

Anybody that couldn’t see right through Tim Walz bullshit is an indoctrinated dumbass
You might be right about not seeing through walz's bullshit.

It's also true that anybody that can't see right through donald trump bullshit is an indoctrinated dumbass.

Maybe you and kalm could form an an indoctrinated dumbass club. :D
Nah
You’re the perfect match for your conjoined brother Eng there Chang :lol:
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Caribbean Hen wrote: Wed Dec 31, 2025 12:23 pm
UNI88 wrote: Wed Dec 31, 2025 10:18 am

You might be right about not seeing through walz's bullshit.

It's also true that anybody that can't see right through donald trump bullshit is an indoctrinated dumbass.

Maybe you and kalm could form an an indoctrinated dumbass club. :D
Nah
You’re the perfect match for your conjoined brother Eng there Chang :lol:
But I feel bad for you being a lonely indoctrinated dumbass. Maybe you and the other 2 stooges can get together.
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UNI88 wrote: Wed Dec 31, 2025 12:40 pm
Caribbean Hen wrote: Wed Dec 31, 2025 12:23 pm

Nah
You’re the perfect match for your conjoined brother Eng there Chang :lol:
But I feel bad for you being a lonely indoctrinated dumbass. Maybe you and the other 2 stooges can get together.
True. Does he even realize that a strong majority of Americans are in our club? :lol:
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Trump says 'Triumphal Arch' monument construction to begin within 2 months in DC: report
Construction timeline comes as separate Women's Suffrage National Monument receives final approval for Constitution Gardens site

President Donald Trump revealed Wednesday how soon an Arc de Triomphe-style monument will be constructed in the nation's capital to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary in 2026.

President Donald Trump revealed Wednesday how soon an Arc de Triomphe-style monument will be constructed in the nation's capital to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary in 2026….
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump- ... -dc-report
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BDKJMU wrote: Wed Dec 31, 2025 1:05 pm
Trump says 'Triumphal Arch' monument construction to begin within 2 months in DC: report
Construction timeline comes as separate Women's Suffrage National Monument receives final approval for Constitution Gardens site

President Donald Trump revealed Wednesday how soon an Arc de Triomphe-style monument will be constructed in the nation's capital to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary in 2026.

President Donald Trump revealed Wednesday how soon an Arc de Triomphe-style monument will be constructed in the nation's capital to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary in 2026….
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump- ... -dc-report
Sweet! More egomaniacal spending!
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kalm wrote: Wed Dec 31, 2025 1:58 pm
Sweet! More egomaniacal spending!
I'm sure it's all being paid for with private donations and that there will be no quid pro quo where the donors get 10+x return in government contracts/handouts.
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kalm wrote: Wed Dec 31, 2025 12:52 pm
UNI88 wrote: Wed Dec 31, 2025 12:40 pm

But I feel bad for you being a lonely indoctrinated dumbass. Maybe you and the other 2 stooges can get together.
True. Does he even realize that a strong majority of Americans are in our club? :lol:
The TDS club ?

What club are you talking about?
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Caribbean Hen wrote: Wed Dec 31, 2025 4:04 pm
kalm wrote: Wed Dec 31, 2025 12:52 pm

True. Does he even realize that a strong majority of Americans are in our club? :lol:
The TDS club ?

What club are you talking about?
Of course you’re not aware of Trump’s job approval polling. :lol:
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-When you deport hundreds of thousands of criminal illegal aliens, and get hundreds thousands more to self deport.
-When you deploy the Nat Guard to high crime blue city dem hellholes.
-Turn the economy around.

THANK YOU TRUMP.
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kalm wrote: Wed Dec 31, 2025 10:52 am Interesting guy and story to worship. Vance… :lol:

You know Nick Shirley is doing wonderful and great things when the miserable insufferable Twitter idiots start bashing him

The violent left is already threatening to kill him… only for telling the truth
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Caribbean Hen wrote: Thu Jan 01, 2026 6:41 am
kalm wrote: Wed Dec 31, 2025 10:52 am Interesting guy and story to worship. Vance… :lol:

You know Nick Shirley is doing wonderful and great things when the miserable insufferable Twitter idiots start bashing him

The violent left is already threatening to kill him… only for telling the truth
God I hope you are just trolling. :lol:

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kalm wrote: Thu Jan 01, 2026 9:02 am
spoke with Director Ahmed Hasan & reviewed surveillance video for the day of Nick's video. It proves kids were dropped off right before/after Nick stopped by
Lawl sure they were.
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