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Here's a summary I had Chatgpt create for those who have not watched the segment.

1. Opening Context:
The report starts by showing men being taken into custody and delivered to CECOT " the Salvadoran high-security facility known for harsh treatment.

2. Firsthand Interviews:
The segment includes on-camera interviews with former detainees who describe extremely harsh detention conditions: Men say they were shackled, forced to kneel for long periods, beaten until they bled, and in some accounts their heads were slammed against walls, breaking teeth. One interviewee describes being put in a dark, windowless room with no ventilation, beaten repeatedly during isolation.
Guards allegedly forced detainees to remain in stress positions for many hours, with beatings if they moved.

3. Former detainees describe severe conditions:
24-hour lighting that prevented sleep.
Lack of clean drinking water " having to drink the same water used for bathing/toilet purposes.
Reports of sexual abuse or assault by guards, according to interview testimonies.

4. Human Rights Analysis: The piece includes commentary from human-rights observers " including a Human Rights Watch representative " who say the conditions are consistent with systemic abuse or torture.
The segment cites data suggesting most detainees had no violent criminal history before being deported and imprisoned at CECOT.

5. Government Statements - The segment reportedly shows clips of statements by U.S. officials supportive of cooperation with El Salvador on detention policies, but also notes that key U.S. agencies declined to participate with on-camera responses for the version that leaked.

There are 2 Kansas City's - Kanssas City, KS and Kansas City, MO. They are next to each other, separated by the Kansas and Missouri rivers. KCMO is much larger than KCKS and KCMO is where the stadiums are - for now. The airport is in KCMO. If someone said they were going to 'Kansas City', most people would be thinking of the Missouri side of the metro, even if they incorrectly thought it was in Kansas. As for the Chiefs - I live in KCMO and this is a mixed bag. On one hand, the Hunts are worth 25 BILLION and can afford to build their own stadium without any assistance, but wanted some kind of welfare/socialism so they didn't have to foot the entire cost. The state of KS came thru for them. The area around the stadiums is run down and KCMO/Jackson County has never done anything to improve it or make it an after game destination. Once the games are over, you have to drive somewhere else for any kind of 'after game' activities. Hard to blame the Chiefs, but sucks that MO can't keep a team they've had for 50+ years. MO's deal seemed slapped together and couldn't compete with what KS offered. Our MAGA Governor and MAGA legislature were far more worried about gerrymandering, fighting to ban abortion, and getting rid of the citizen initiative process in our constitution than they were about the Chiefs, and Kansas took advantage. Bottom line, though, this was the Chiefs (Hunts) decision. Money wins again - another billionaire gets someone else to pay for a place for his team to play in.

How Americans describe Donald Trump
today.yougov.com

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Americans' views of Trump, as of the December 12 - 15, 2025 Economist / YouGov Poll:
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Which of these words would you [use / not use] to describe Donald Trump? Select all that apply. (% of U.S. adult citizens)

Word: Describes Donald Trump - Does not describe Donald Trump

Dangerous: 45 - 23
Corrupt: 45 - 22
Cruel: 42 - 24
Racist: 42 - 26
Honest: 26 - 40

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Republicans support and enable human trafficking, both domestically and internationally. Fact!

Trump administration pulls back on work combating human trafficking, long a top GOP priority
www.msn.com

Trump Administration Cuts Resources for Agencies Fighting Human Trafficking and Slavery
www.findlaw.com

US slashes global anti-slavery funding while rolling back trafficking protections at home
www.freedomunited.org

@#11 ... Zionism isn't center left.
Zionism is hard right. ...

Ms Weiss founded The Free Press (which was purchased by Paramount this year).

The Free Press (Common Sense) -- Bias and Credibility
mediabiasfactcheck.com

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Overall, we rate The Free Press as Right-Center biased due to its consistent criticism of left-leaning views, especially on cultural and social issues.

We rate them Mixed for factual reporting because, while articles are generally well-sourced, the outlet often presents one-sided opinion pieces that lack counterarguments or broader contextual balance.
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Energy bills in US have increased 13% since Trump took office

abcnews.go.com

Another epic failure for the decomposing-------------.

Boaz here are the official numbers.
Inflation by year
www.usinflationcalculator.com

2020 1.4%
2021 7%
2022 6.5%
2023 3.4%
2024 2.9%
2025 2.7%

It was:
2.5% Aug 2024 under Biden.
2.4% Sept 2024 under Biden.
2.6% Oct 2024 under Biden.
2.7% Nov 2024 under Biden.
You wanna pick one month at a time data? Let's go have some fun, then!
tradingeconomics.com

The rest of that Boaz post was fiction or future hoping nonsense.

Reality is tariffs and Trump have pissed off customers and countries and Jim Beam is paying for it.

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