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    Maine governor race heats up.

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    Posted: May. 24, 2025 - 2:49 PM ET #26

    Let's see the equation in that argument not limiting and limiting to work for it are different levels of elimination.

     https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354161193_Drug_use_homelessness_and_health_responding_to_the_opioid_overdose_crisis_with_housing_and_harm_reduction_services

    Over time, the money Kyle made from working up to 70 hours a week as a landscaper was swiftly disappearing, buying opioids at $40 per pill and eventually going toward heroin to snort.

     

    “You try to figure out, being a parent, why was he taken from me? Why, why did this happen? But I really feel that God had a purpose for him and that it was for him to help others,” Sullivan said. “Though he couldn’t do it on Earth, he’s doing it from heaven.”

     

    After Kyle died, his heart, liver, two kidneys and intestines were all donated to help people in need of organ transplants – from a mother in her early 20s to a grandfather in his late 60s, Sullivan said. In her grief, Sullivan now finds solace in the fact that Kyle’s tragic death changed lives.

     

    “He helped five people. Not only the five people who got his organs but also all of their families,” she said.

     

    ‘A changing face of organ donation’

    Sullivan, a single mother who raised Kyle and his older sister, Stacey, said that far too often, she is learning about young men and women who are dying of similar overdoses. She hopes Kyle’s death can raise awareness and make a difference.

     

    While heartbreaking, it turns out that the recent rise in drug overdose deaths – especially those involving opioids and heroin – across the country has resulted in an unexpected increase in organ donations.

    Source. https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/11/health/drug-overdose-deaths-organ-donation

    This is what is happening.

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    Let's see the equation in that argument not limiting and limiting to work for it are different levels of elimination.

     https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354161193_Drug_use_homelessness_and_health_responding_to_the_opioid_overdose_crisis_with_housing_and_harm_reduction_services

    Over time, the money Kyle made from working up to 70 hours a week as a landscaper was swiftly disappearing, buying opioids at $40 per pill and eventually going toward heroin to snort.

     

    “You try to figure out, being a parent, why was he taken from me? Why, why did this happen? But I really feel that God had a purpose for him and that it was for him to help others,” Sullivan said. “Though he couldn’t do it on Earth, he’s doing it from heaven.”

     

    After Kyle died, his heart, liver, two kidneys and intestines were all donated to help people in need of organ transplants – from a mother in her early 20s to a grandfather in his late 60s, Sullivan said. In her grief, Sullivan now finds solace in the fact that Kyle’s tragic death changed lives.

     

    “He helped five people. Not only the five people who got his organs but also all of their families,” she said.

     

    ‘A changing face of organ donation’

    Sullivan, a single mother who raised Kyle and his older sister, Stacey, said that far too often, she is learning about young men and women who are dying of similar overdoses. She hopes Kyle’s death can raise awareness and make a difference.

     

    While heartbreaking, it turns out that the recent rise in drug overdose deaths – especially those involving opioids and heroin – across the country has resulted in an unexpected increase in organ donations.

    Source. https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/11/health/drug-overdose-deaths-organ-donation

    This is what is happening.

     
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    Posted: May. 25, 2025 - 6:13 AM ET #27

    Quote Originally Posted by nature1970:

    Standing up to the 700 billion in cuts to Medicaid and Medicare programs these pay hospitals people receive care from. A few Republicans stated they will not support the big beautiful bill because of these drastic cuts to hospitals leading to closure of rural health centers.

    This appears to be the same thing that is going on in a lot of rural places, and has been for a good while.  It is not 'drastic cuts' that are leading to the closures.

    It is a combination of things and has been ongoing.  This is from an article from some time back announcing their plans.

    Northern Light Inland Hospital in Waterville has paused services in its maternity unit, saying there aren’t enough OB/GYNs to safely keep the program open.

    It joins a growing list of Maine hospitals shutting down labor and delivery divisions, a trend the I-Team has been tracking.

     

     

    https://wgme.com/news/i-team/northern-light-inland-hospital-in-waterville-pauses-services-in-maternity-unit-maine-ward-pregnancy-obgyn

     

    This one if about the lack of state funding and not 'drastic cuts'; especially not from the national level.

    https://wgme.com/news/local/mainegeneral-plans-100-layoffs-over-mainecare-payment-delays-maine-healthcare-health-care-augusta

     

    MaineGeneral CEO Nathan Howell says the lack of reimbursement from the state is exacerbating an already challenging financial situation. As a result, the hospital is laying off 100 employees.

    "The current crisis in MaineCare funding compounds an already tenuous financial footing for MaineGeneral and other hospitals in the state,” Howell wrote in a statement.

    These are some of the comments after the article:

    "Exactly what are the job titles of the 100 employees facing layoffs? Are they essential workers? According to the MaineGeneral Medical Center website they have 151 current job openings, 120 are at the Augusta location, with many openings posted within the last few days. Has MaineGeneral CEO Nathan Howell and the other top executives volunteered to take a pay cut? Maybe the “pot of money” they’ve been searching for can be found in their own pockets."

    "Maybe if it didn't cost a fortune for medical care, and it wasn't a FOR PROFIT business, people would be able to afford it and wouldn't be late or unable to pay their bills. This isn't a Democrat or Republican issue it's a human one and your party affiliation doesn't matter. Both sides have people who are struggling financially."

    "Dems running state government. Dems unilaterally making decisions. Dems choosing to welcome and spend money on illegals. Dems choosing to do everything and therefore dems created all this fiscal mess. Nobody to blame but the dems. Votes have consequences."

    I think they make some valid points -- and not just for Maine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nature1970:

    Standing up to the 700 billion in cuts to Medicaid and Medicare programs these pay hospitals people receive care from. A few Republicans stated they will not support the big beautiful bill because of these drastic cuts to hospitals leading to closure of rural health centers.

    This appears to be the same thing that is going on in a lot of rural places, and has been for a good while.  It is not 'drastic cuts' that are leading to the closures.

    It is a combination of things and has been ongoing.  This is from an article from some time back announcing their plans.

    Northern Light Inland Hospital in Waterville has paused services in its maternity unit, saying there aren’t enough OB/GYNs to safely keep the program open.

    It joins a growing list of Maine hospitals shutting down labor and delivery divisions, a trend the I-Team has been tracking.

     

     

    https://wgme.com/news/i-team/northern-light-inland-hospital-in-waterville-pauses-services-in-maternity-unit-maine-ward-pregnancy-obgyn

     

    This one if about the lack of state funding and not 'drastic cuts'; especially not from the national level.

    https://wgme.com/news/local/mainegeneral-plans-100-layoffs-over-mainecare-payment-delays-maine-healthcare-health-care-augusta

     

    MaineGeneral CEO Nathan Howell says the lack of reimbursement from the state is exacerbating an already challenging financial situation. As a result, the hospital is laying off 100 employees.

    "The current crisis in MaineCare funding compounds an already tenuous financial footing for MaineGeneral and other hospitals in the state,” Howell wrote in a statement.

    These are some of the comments after the article:

    "Exactly what are the job titles of the 100 employees facing layoffs? Are they essential workers? According to the MaineGeneral Medical Center website they have 151 current job openings, 120 are at the Augusta location, with many openings posted within the last few days. Has MaineGeneral CEO Nathan Howell and the other top executives volunteered to take a pay cut? Maybe the “pot of money” they’ve been searching for can be found in their own pockets."

    "Maybe if it didn't cost a fortune for medical care, and it wasn't a FOR PROFIT business, people would be able to afford it and wouldn't be late or unable to pay their bills. This isn't a Democrat or Republican issue it's a human one and your party affiliation doesn't matter. Both sides have people who are struggling financially."

    "Dems running state government. Dems unilaterally making decisions. Dems choosing to welcome and spend money on illegals. Dems choosing to do everything and therefore dems created all this fiscal mess. Nobody to blame but the dems. Votes have consequences."

    I think they make some valid points -- and not just for Maine.

     
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    Posted: May. 25, 2025 - 8:02 AM ET #28

    This is a link that has a quick look at what the rural hospitals nationwide face:

    https://www.healthcare-brew.com/stories/2025/03/17/700-rural-hospitals-risk-closing

    This is one talking about the problem in the past several years:

    https://ers.usda.gov/data-products/charts-of-note/chart-detail?chartId=110927

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    This is a link that has a quick look at what the rural hospitals nationwide face:

    https://www.healthcare-brew.com/stories/2025/03/17/700-rural-hospitals-risk-closing

    This is one talking about the problem in the past several years:

    https://ers.usda.gov/data-products/charts-of-note/chart-detail?chartId=110927

     
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    Posted: May. 25, 2025 - 12:29 PM ET #29

    Without medicine or treatment people die. Rural decline can be seen in every graphic or chart. The land is being bought up be large land holders and used for wood growth here. Farming else where. 

     

    But the clear lack of understanding is a facades for you. Medical services lead to longer life span lack of shorter not rocket science.

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    Without medicine or treatment people die. Rural decline can be seen in every graphic or chart. The land is being bought up be large land holders and used for wood growth here. Farming else where. 

     

    But the clear lack of understanding is a facades for you. Medical services lead to longer life span lack of shorter not rocket science.

     
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    Sure, I am not questioning that access to healthcare leads to longer lives.  I am just pointing out that supporting rural hospitals has long been a problem and is not due to drastic cuts.  
    That is part of the reason some places that are trying to draw retirees to move to their areas tout their hospitals.  This is also one of the things folks look for when they retire.  
    Some folks choose to move to rural areas and are okay with limited medical access where they live.  

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    Sure, I am not questioning that access to healthcare leads to longer lives.  I am just pointing out that supporting rural hospitals has long been a problem and is not due to drastic cuts.  
    That is part of the reason some places that are trying to draw retirees to move to their areas tout their hospitals.  This is also one of the things folks look for when they retire.  
    Some folks choose to move to rural areas and are okay with limited medical access where they live.  

     
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    It deals with population reduction.

    Maine had a million and some odd souls in the civil war. 30 regiment formed and went to that battle.

    Today Maine still has a million and a half souls and a large percentage comes from new immigration.

    So what happened? Government run policies to limit population growth. Destroying cottage industrial Network and farming practices. Limited food supplies. Dealing with economic down sizing and policies led to a move out of state or suffer from a socially depressed economy.

    Now we lost most population in rural areas we turned to aggressive limiting drivers license. Extending laws on stopping public transportation to rural communities. Furthering denying access to health care. If your over 80 it hard to get a licence renewal let alone drive...

    These politicians are using formulas that deal in cost and 30  percent consumed 70% of health care costs in America the common denominator is age. So by eliminate the old you can save that money and have surplus to take from social security...to what BUY GREENLAND???? no not ok with it but keep it going little I can do to prevent it.

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    It deals with population reduction.

    Maine had a million and some odd souls in the civil war. 30 regiment formed and went to that battle.

    Today Maine still has a million and a half souls and a large percentage comes from new immigration.

    So what happened? Government run policies to limit population growth. Destroying cottage industrial Network and farming practices. Limited food supplies. Dealing with economic down sizing and policies led to a move out of state or suffer from a socially depressed economy.

    Now we lost most population in rural areas we turned to aggressive limiting drivers license. Extending laws on stopping public transportation to rural communities. Furthering denying access to health care. If your over 80 it hard to get a licence renewal let alone drive...

    These politicians are using formulas that deal in cost and 30  percent consumed 70% of health care costs in America the common denominator is age. So by eliminate the old you can save that money and have surplus to take from social security...to what BUY GREENLAND???? no not ok with it but keep it going little I can do to prevent it.

     
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    Data points.

     

    People and Society

    Population

    total: 341,963,408 (2024 est.)

     

    male: 168,598,780

     

    female: 173,364,628

     

    comparison rankings: total 3; female 3; male 3

    Age structure 

    0-14 years: 18.1% (male 31,618,532/female 30,254,223)

     

    15-64 years: 63.4% (male 108,553,822/female 108,182,491)

     

    65 years and over: 18.5% (2024 est.) (male 28,426,426/female 34,927,914)

    Population growth rate
    0.67% (2024 est.)

    comparison ranking: 131

    Birth rate
    12.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)

    comparison ranking: 145

    Death rate
    8.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)

    comparison ranking: 72

    Net migration rate
    3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)

    comparison ranking: 38

    21 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

     

    comparison ranking: 122

     

    Infant mortality rate

    total: 5.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)

     

    male: 5.4 deaths/1,000 live births

     

    female: 4.7 deaths/1,000 live births

     

    comparison ranking: total 173

     

    Life expectancy at birth

    total population: 80.9 years (2024 est.)

     

    male: 78.7 years

     

    female: 83.1 years

     

    comparison ranking: total population 49

    These are ranking in world of Nations.

    Source https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/united-states/

     

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    Data points.

     

    People and Society

    Population

    total: 341,963,408 (2024 est.)

     

    male: 168,598,780

     

    female: 173,364,628

     

    comparison rankings: total 3; female 3; male 3

    Age structure 

    0-14 years: 18.1% (male 31,618,532/female 30,254,223)

     

    15-64 years: 63.4% (male 108,553,822/female 108,182,491)

     

    65 years and over: 18.5% (2024 est.) (male 28,426,426/female 34,927,914)

    Population growth rate
    0.67% (2024 est.)

    comparison ranking: 131

    Birth rate
    12.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)

    comparison ranking: 145

    Death rate
    8.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)

    comparison ranking: 72

    Net migration rate
    3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)

    comparison ranking: 38

    21 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

     

    comparison ranking: 122

     

    Infant mortality rate

    total: 5.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)

     

    male: 5.4 deaths/1,000 live births

     

    female: 4.7 deaths/1,000 live births

     

    comparison ranking: total 173

     

    Life expectancy at birth

    total population: 80.9 years (2024 est.)

     

    male: 78.7 years

     

    female: 83.1 years

     

    comparison ranking: total population 49

    These are ranking in world of Nations.

    Source https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/united-states/

     

     
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    Posted: May. 27, 2025 - 3:20 AM ET #33

    not to get off topic here but even one of my kids asked why Greenland is the world's largest island when Australia is hanging out in the lower shadows of any desk globe.

    Greenland is 100% strategic, when we look at maps it is always flat, but if you fly from NY over the artic where do you land?  there are no people on missiles, so Greenland is and should be an asset to many a country.

    As far as healthcare in rural areas, has this not been always understood??  The perk of living in a rural community is privacy, so your hospital may be hours away but there is always an on call place that can handle all medical needs outside of surgery.  If there is not, then there is an extremely easy business opportunity.

     

     

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    not to get off topic here but even one of my kids asked why Greenland is the world's largest island when Australia is hanging out in the lower shadows of any desk globe.

    Greenland is 100% strategic, when we look at maps it is always flat, but if you fly from NY over the artic where do you land?  there are no people on missiles, so Greenland is and should be an asset to many a country.

    As far as healthcare in rural areas, has this not been always understood??  The perk of living in a rural community is privacy, so your hospital may be hours away but there is always an on call place that can handle all medical needs outside of surgery.  If there is not, then there is an extremely easy business opportunity.

     

     

     
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    Hehe dont you even know that ? (No offense mate but that just makes your kids stupid or toddlers not something to throw out on the internet as they just asked the greatest question in the world - I knew that before I even entered school) it is because Australia is a continent and not an island - if that didn’t work then Africa is way bigger than Australia and you already have access to Greenland - you could build 1000 military bases there if you wanted - we would even come and cheer - you couldn’t kill the people that live there and use it for the AI data centers that you want thoughan_shakean_laugh

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    Hehe dont you even know that ? (No offense mate but that just makes your kids stupid or toddlers not something to throw out on the internet as they just asked the greatest question in the world - I knew that before I even entered school) it is because Australia is a continent and not an island - if that didn’t work then Africa is way bigger than Australia and you already have access to Greenland - you could build 1000 military bases there if you wanted - we would even come and cheer - you couldn’t kill the people that live there and use it for the AI data centers that you want thoughan_shakean_laugh

     
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    Btw it is the same reason he wants to take over Canada too - cause the datacenters makes a lot of heat so they want cold climates - so they can destroy the planet even further for profit and the rising water levels it will cause - will hit the entire east coast over there and make it the new Atlantis - and you will all drown to death - sleep tight kids and good dreams ! - thought you could use this as a bedside story for your children from real life 

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    Btw it is the same reason he wants to take over Canada too - cause the datacenters makes a lot of heat so they want cold climates - so they can destroy the planet even further for profit and the rising water levels it will cause - will hit the entire east coast over there and make it the new Atlantis - and you will all drown to death - sleep tight kids and good dreams ! - thought you could use this as a bedside story for your children from real life 

     
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    Researchers at Cornell and Aarhus University find that the uniquely peculiar way that Danes speak seems to make it difficult for Danish children to learn their native language, challenging some central tenets of the science of language.  “First, with about 40 different vowel sounds – compared to between 13 and 15 vowels in English depending on dialect – Danish has one of the largest vowel inventories in the world,”

    “On top of that, Danes often turn consonants into vowel-like sounds when they speak. And finally, Danes also like to “swallow” the ends of words and omit, on average, about a quarter of all syllables."

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    Researchers at Cornell and Aarhus University find that the uniquely peculiar way that Danes speak seems to make it difficult for Danish children to learn their native language, challenging some central tenets of the science of language.  “First, with about 40 different vowel sounds – compared to between 13 and 15 vowels in English depending on dialect – Danish has one of the largest vowel inventories in the world,”

    “On top of that, Danes often turn consonants into vowel-like sounds when they speak. And finally, Danes also like to “swallow” the ends of words and omit, on average, about a quarter of all syllables."

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    A 15-month-old Croatian child understands approximately 150 words, while a Danish child of the same age understands just 84 on average.

    It’s not because Danish kids are dumb, or because Croatian kids are geniuses. It’s the irritable vowel syndrome

    “’Y’ isn’t a vowel,” you say? Well, in Danish it is. In Danish, even consonants are vowels.  But written Danish is not the issue. The problems start when Danes speak. an_speak

    how does a simple little sentence like ‘Det er det‘ becomes ‘da-a-da’ …

    In other words, it takes Danish children with Danish parents until they are nine or ten years old – in the third or fourth grade – to “crack the code” of the Danish language

    that's called Illiterate in the US

     

    sorry to hijack your thread nature, but our 'friend' here needs to get a major reality check

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    A 15-month-old Croatian child understands approximately 150 words, while a Danish child of the same age understands just 84 on average.

    It’s not because Danish kids are dumb, or because Croatian kids are geniuses. It’s the irritable vowel syndrome

    “’Y’ isn’t a vowel,” you say? Well, in Danish it is. In Danish, even consonants are vowels.  But written Danish is not the issue. The problems start when Danes speak. an_speak

    how does a simple little sentence like ‘Det er det‘ becomes ‘da-a-da’ …

    In other words, it takes Danish children with Danish parents until they are nine or ten years old – in the third or fourth grade – to “crack the code” of the Danish language

    that's called Illiterate in the US

     

    sorry to hijack your thread nature, but our 'friend' here needs to get a major reality check

     
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    Quote Originally Posted by soup-can:

    A 15-month-old Croatian child understands approximately 150 words, while a Danish child of the same age understands just 84 on average. It’s not because Danish kids are dumb, or because Croatian kids are geniuses. It’s the irritable vowel syndrome “’Y’ isn’t a vowel,” you say? Well, in Danish it is. In Danish, even consonants are vowels.  But written Danish is not the issue. The problems start when Danes speak.  how does a simple little sentence like ‘Det er det‘ becomes ‘da-a-da’ … In other words, it takes Danish children with Danish parents until they are nine or ten years old – in the third or fourth grade – to “crack the code” of the Danish language that's called Illiterate in the US   sorry to hijack your thread nature, but our 'friend' here needs to get a major reality check

    It is ok. Me and raiders went way off topic here so.... Back to the thread. Shannon Bellows and Troy Jackson are on top of poll numbers...

    On Republican side .... The only one with any name recognition who hasn't lost every race they run in the past 6 years is  Rep. Libby from Auburn.

     

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    Quote Originally Posted by soup-can:

    A 15-month-old Croatian child understands approximately 150 words, while a Danish child of the same age understands just 84 on average. It’s not because Danish kids are dumb, or because Croatian kids are geniuses. It’s the irritable vowel syndrome “’Y’ isn’t a vowel,” you say? Well, in Danish it is. In Danish, even consonants are vowels.  But written Danish is not the issue. The problems start when Danes speak.  how does a simple little sentence like ‘Det er det‘ becomes ‘da-a-da’ … In other words, it takes Danish children with Danish parents until they are nine or ten years old – in the third or fourth grade – to “crack the code” of the Danish language that's called Illiterate in the US   sorry to hijack your thread nature, but our 'friend' here needs to get a major reality check

    It is ok. Me and raiders went way off topic here so.... Back to the thread. Shannon Bellows and Troy Jackson are on top of poll numbers...

    On Republican side .... The only one with any name recognition who hasn't lost every race they run in the past 6 years is  Rep. Libby from Auburn.

     

     
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    Quote Originally Posted by soup-can:

    A 15-month-old Croatian child understands approximately 150 words, while a Danish child of the same age understands just 84 on average. It’s not because Danish kids are dumb, or because Croatian kids are geniuses. It’s the irritable vowel syndrome “’Y’ isn’t a vowel,” you say? Well, in Danish it is. In Danish, even consonants are vowels.  But written Danish is not the issue. The problems start when Danes speak.  how does a simple little sentence like ‘Det er det‘ becomes ‘da-a-da’ … In other words, it takes Danish children with Danish parents until they are nine or ten years old – in the third or fourth grade – to “crack the code” of the Danish language that's called Illiterate in the US   sorry to hijack your thread nature, but our 'friend' here needs to get a major reality check

     

    I have a hard time understanding what the reality check was ? That Danish is a hard language? - I can speak 9 languages more or less fluently and only Finnish was harder to learn - so I know Danish is a hard language to learn - but I know it is mind blowing but I didn’t invent the language - so I don’t know what the burn is - btw “det er det” - you would say “D r d” if you would say that sentence out loud in Danish - not like how you wrote it !

    The reason it is hard to learn isn’t mostly because of the vowel sounds though - it is mostly because when we speak fast we swallow the words as you said and leave out a lot of words - that the receiver of the message then have to put in for it to make sense 

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    Quote Originally Posted by soup-can:

    A 15-month-old Croatian child understands approximately 150 words, while a Danish child of the same age understands just 84 on average. It’s not because Danish kids are dumb, or because Croatian kids are geniuses. It’s the irritable vowel syndrome “’Y’ isn’t a vowel,” you say? Well, in Danish it is. In Danish, even consonants are vowels.  But written Danish is not the issue. The problems start when Danes speak.  how does a simple little sentence like ‘Det er det‘ becomes ‘da-a-da’ … In other words, it takes Danish children with Danish parents until they are nine or ten years old – in the third or fourth grade – to “crack the code” of the Danish language that's called Illiterate in the US   sorry to hijack your thread nature, but our 'friend' here needs to get a major reality check

     

    I have a hard time understanding what the reality check was ? That Danish is a hard language? - I can speak 9 languages more or less fluently and only Finnish was harder to learn - so I know Danish is a hard language to learn - but I know it is mind blowing but I didn’t invent the language - so I don’t know what the burn is - btw “det er det” - you would say “D r d” if you would say that sentence out loud in Danish - not like how you wrote it !

    The reason it is hard to learn isn’t mostly because of the vowel sounds though - it is mostly because when we speak fast we swallow the words as you said and leave out a lot of words - that the receiver of the message then have to put in for it to make sense 

     
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    So if anything it makes us more intelligent 

     

    It is a little like the discussion I usually meet when talking about languages - then they point out Danish doesn’t have a word that means “please” - but that is just because our language don’t need stupid filler words like that - we always ask nice unless you deliberately don’t 

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    So if anything it makes us more intelligent 

     

    It is a little like the discussion I usually meet when talking about languages - then they point out Danish doesn’t have a word that means “please” - but that is just because our language don’t need stupid filler words like that - we always ask nice unless you deliberately don’t 

     
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    So politics calde.... What do you have for elections.

    Any leaning in politics cause believe it or not I don't give a flying hoot about Denmark it's language or culture. However this is a political forum for betting purposes. We actually handicap elections this way and try to find value in candidates. I was on doug burgum now secretary of energy to be vp before really anyone knew the name. 

    So Denmark does it have a prime minister or chancellor ... And is there actually an election that can find a market say in Ireland??!!! Cause your wounded ego and 9 languages mean absolutely zero here.

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    So politics calde.... What do you have for elections.

    Any leaning in politics cause believe it or not I don't give a flying hoot about Denmark it's language or culture. However this is a political forum for betting purposes. We actually handicap elections this way and try to find value in candidates. I was on doug burgum now secretary of energy to be vp before really anyone knew the name. 

    So Denmark does it have a prime minister or chancellor ... And is there actually an election that can find a market say in Ireland??!!! Cause your wounded ego and 9 languages mean absolutely zero here.

     
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    Let's start with what the odds trump buys Greenland from you folks....

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    Let's start with what the odds trump buys Greenland from you folks....

     
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    Quote Originally Posted by nature1970:

    So politics calde.... What do you have for elections. Any leaning in politics cause believe it or not I don't give a flying hoot about Denmark it's language or culture. However this is a political forum for betting purposes. We actually handicap elections this way and try to find value in candidates. I was on doug burgum now secretary of energy to be vp before really anyone knew the name.  So Denmark does it have a prime minister or chancellor ... And is there actually an election that can find a market say in Ireland??!!! Cause your wounded ego and 9 languages mean absolutely zero here.

     

    Well it was that other idiot that started talking about the Danish language - and I don’t give two flying fucks what you care about and want to discuss thumbs_up he will never buy Greenland from us - if he gets all the power over there - he will probably take it by force - he isn’t smart enough not to

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    Quote Originally Posted by nature1970:

    So politics calde.... What do you have for elections. Any leaning in politics cause believe it or not I don't give a flying hoot about Denmark it's language or culture. However this is a political forum for betting purposes. We actually handicap elections this way and try to find value in candidates. I was on doug burgum now secretary of energy to be vp before really anyone knew the name.  So Denmark does it have a prime minister or chancellor ... And is there actually an election that can find a market say in Ireland??!!! Cause your wounded ego and 9 languages mean absolutely zero here.

     

    Well it was that other idiot that started talking about the Danish language - and I don’t give two flying fucks what you care about and want to discuss thumbs_up he will never buy Greenland from us - if he gets all the power over there - he will probably take it by force - he isn’t smart enough not to

     
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    I am pretty sure you could take every situation - and go “what would be the most retarded thing to do in this situation” and then bet Trump to do that

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    I am pretty sure you could take every situation - and go “what would be the most retarded thing to do in this situation” and then bet Trump to do that

     
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    Quote Originally Posted by Calde13:

    I am pretty sure you could take every situation - and go “what would be the most retarded thing to do in this situation” and then bet Trump to do that

    Great what odds do you put on it.? 100 to 1?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Calde13:

    I am pretty sure you could take every situation - and go “what would be the most retarded thing to do in this situation” and then bet Trump to do that

    Great what odds do you put on it.? 100 to 1?

     
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    Traders are betting odds that Trump acquires Greenland are up to 16%
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    Traders are betting odds that Trump acquires Greenland are up to 16%, per Polymarket.

    President-elect Donald Trump's Republican allies in the U.S. House of Representatives are working to gather support for a bill authorizing negotiations to purchase Greenland, according to a draft of the bill shared with potential co-sponsors on Monday.

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    Traders are betting odds that Trump acquires Greenland are up to 16%, per Polymarket.

    President-elect Donald Trump's Republican allies in the U.S. House of Representatives are working to gather support for a bill authorizing negotiations to purchase Greenland, according to a draft of the bill shared with potential co-sponsors on Monday.

     
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    That was in January and the odds were roughly 6.5 to 1..... 

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    That was in January and the odds were roughly 6.5 to 1..... 

     
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    Quote Originally Posted by Calde13:

    Quote Originally Posted by nature1970: So politics calde.... What do you have for elections. Any leaning in politics cause believe it or not I don't give a flying hoot about Denmark it's language or culture. However this is a political forum for betting purposes. We actually handicap elections this way and try to find value in candidates. I was on doug burgum now secretary of energy to be vp before really anyone knew the name.  So Denmark does it have a prime minister or chancellor ... And is there actually an election that can find a market say in Ireland??!!! Cause your wounded ego and 9 languages mean absolutely zero here.   Well it was that other idiot that started talking about the Danish language - and I don’t give two flying fucks what you care about and want to discuss  he will never buy Greenland from us - if he gets all the power over there - he will probably take it by force - he isn’t smart enough not to

    Great grow up or grow a pair. Simple thought here what are the odds in your sophisticated opinion that USA purchases Greenland for the debt you owe China????

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    Quote Originally Posted by nature1970: So politics calde.... What do you have for elections. Any leaning in politics cause believe it or not I don't give a flying hoot about Denmark it's language or culture. However this is a political forum for betting purposes. We actually handicap elections this way and try to find value in candidates. I was on doug burgum now secretary of energy to be vp before really anyone knew the name.  So Denmark does it have a prime minister or chancellor ... And is there actually an election that can find a market say in Ireland??!!! Cause your wounded ego and 9 languages mean absolutely zero here.   Well it was that other idiot that started talking about the Danish language - and I don’t give two flying fucks what you care about and want to discuss  he will never buy Greenland from us - if he gets all the power over there - he will probably take it by force - he isn’t smart enough not to

    Great grow up or grow a pair. Simple thought here what are the odds in your sophisticated opinion that USA purchases Greenland for the debt you owe China????

     
     
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    Great your staying never and I thinking  50-1 is a good value.... So you wanna bet cause their are markets that take this sort of action kid.

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    Great your staying never and I thinking  50-1 is a good value.... So you wanna bet cause their are markets that take this sort of action kid.

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