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47. North Dakota (2024 est.) 796,568 (2020) 779,094
48. Alaska (2024 est.) 740,133 (2020) 733,391
49. Vermont (2024 est.) 648,493 (2020) 643,077

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Oh, I got it. I can't account for the budget. Maybe that includes maintenance of all those national monuments and Federal Buildings? Security of Federal Buildings, security for anticipated events like protests etc? I don't know.
Even so, it seems like a lot.

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Lowest crime rate in 30 years.

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You Democrats really did a great job desensitizing everyone and normalizing murder in every big Blue city in the country over the decades, didn't you?

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Something I also said 3 or 4 years ago was "I knew that Democrats were in trouble when they had ME taking the side of The Police".

I do NOT understand why Democrats had to go FULL RETARD on EVERY issue under the sun in the last 12 years and literally ruin everything.



I've been against the Death Penalty my entire life, and right now I'm just not feeling that anymore either. At least not until we get all the illegals out, and the Middle Easterners that HATE America out of our colleges and anywhere else they've taken up residence too.

We don't even know who the hell is living here anymore, and a lot of them hate you. Add on top of that, for 4 years straight, nobody inside of a Big Blue City who wasn't white got arrested for any crime from shoplifting to murder, the old dog cops all retired early, the ones that stayed were ridiculed and abused for at least 2 years straight by the crazy lefties and nearly the Entire Legacy Media every single day, when people started getting hired back the ones who knew what they were doing were all replaced with worthless, fat DEI hires, with half of them being women POCs whom are all clearly in WAY over their heads, in all the managerial roles and other desk jobs... and I don't know what to tell ya, man.

Time to bring some law and order back, and I think until all those above problems are made right, we need to have a serious discussion about putting the Death Penalty temporarily back on the table.

I don't want it in Indiana. We don't need it here besides. Indianapolis is a blip on the radar, and Gary has been very well behaved compared to where it was in the 90's and even during the Biden* years and Trump 1.0 years as well.

I'm curious what your opinion on it in Wisconsin would be, JSF. I'd argue in favor of it right now in California and New York for sure, and almost certainly in Illinois. Wisconsin would be on my probably not list, but then again it's been about 15 years since I lived there and I'm sure a lot has changed.



ETA:

And to further elaborate why I'd argue against it in Indiana and possibly Wisconsin too, while probably arguing for it in Illinois... is complex.

Here's my attempt to overly-simplify it...

1. I am still very much against the death penalty and it almost feels like selling my soul to be for it, even temporarily and even just in selected places where the worst of the worst is going down on a daily basis.

2. Therefore, if it does make a comeback, I want it in a VERY select few places. (And I also want it to have a relatively short expiration date with a new vote needed any time it is to be renewed, at least once per year).

3. Let it be known that other places could be on the table in the future, but it's only being rolled out in, maybe say the TOP 3 worst states... maybe 5 max?

4. Increase arrests meanwhile in the other Big Blue Shitholes and clean up the streets. Get the fucking illegals all out too, of course.

5. Have the media make a big deal about people being arrested and tried for a possible death penalty sentence, and an even bigger deal if several of them are responsible for crimes so heinous that they do get sentenced to Death.

6. And then show it. To everyone. On every Network channel at the same time.

Give all the parents enough of a head's up, even in the weeks and days leading up to this to keep their kids away from the TV when it's shown.



I don't want the scales being tipped so far the other way that we all end up living under a boot man.

But if you do all of the above, just the realization that doing crime on any level is now going to be met with reciprocal punishment, crimes of any scale are going to start going down nationwide. And quickly. And I think a lot of rude ass, angry people out there are going to start being a lot more polite while out in public too.

But you've got to start phasing out the police/military as the problem is being solved, we're finally getting ahead of it, and the bad numbers no longer necessitate the need for as many agents on the taxpayer dime, and we can keep Republicans from going FULL Retard... again...

Let's clean it all up man. There's no reason we have to keep on living like this anymore. We didn't before. But somehow we just let that slow creep into everything and now there's just shit everywhere you look.

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Lowest crime rate in 30 years.

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/justice-department-pam-bondi-washin
gton-donald-trump-white-house-b2807861.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/14/sandwich-washington-doj-subway-bondi-.
html

Starting to throw out the Libtard Deep State deadwood trash.

FAFO.

More like this, please.

Also, why does London get the news 15 hours sooner than anybody in America? Outlets in USA still have not found the story, except DC - but still 15 hours after London.

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Just like the light of a new day
It hit me from out of the blue
Breaking me out of the spell I was in
Making all of my wishes come true

Believe it or not, I'm walkin' on air
I never thought I could feel so free
Flyin' away on a wing and a prayer
Who could it be?
Believe it or not it's just me

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Oh, I got it. I can't account for the budget. Maybe that includes maintenance of all those national monuments and Federal Buildings? Security of Federal Buildings, security for anticipated events like protests etc? I don't know.
Even so, it seems like a lot.

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Oh, I got it. I can't account for the budget. Maybe that includes maintenance of all those national monuments and Federal Buildings? Security of Federal Buildings, security for anticipated events like protests etc? I don't know.
Even so, it seems like a lot.

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Washington, D.C.'s budget is significantly higher than states like Arizona and Vermont primarily because federal funds account for less than 1% of its direct revenues, while 75% of its budget comes from local taxes and fees. In contrast, states like Arizona and Vermont receive a larger percentage of their budget from federal aid, which is about 24% of their grants. Additionally, D.C. receives a total of $7.5 billion from federal transfers, which is a small fraction of all federal transfers to states. This structure leads to a substantial budget disparity compared to states that rely more on Federal funding.

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Oh, I got it. I can't account for the budget. Maybe that includes maintenance of all those national monuments and Federal Buildings? Security of Federal Buildings, security for anticipated events like protests etc? I don't know.
Even so, it seems like a lot.

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Washington, D.C.'s budget is significantly higher than states like Arizona and Vermont primarily because federal funds account for less than 1% of its direct revenues, while 75% of its budget comes from local taxes and fees. In contrast, states like Arizona and Vermont receive a larger percentage of their budget from federal aid, which is about 24% of their grants. Additionally, D.C. receives a total of $7.5 billion from federal transfers, which is a small fraction of all federal transfers to states. This structure leads to a substantial budget disparity compared to states that rely more on Federal funding.

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9 out of the top 10 most dangerous cities are in red states. This has been 100% political. All of the time wasted by those posting in this thread because they could not figure this shit out. Too funny...

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Oh, I got it. I can't account for the budget. Maybe that includes maintenance of all those national monuments and Federal Buildings? Security of Federal Buildings, security for anticipated events like protests etc? I don't know.
Even so, it seems like a lot.

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Washington, D.C.'s budget is significantly higher than states like Arizona and Vermont primarily because federal funds account for less than 1% of its direct revenues, while 75% of its budget comes from local taxes and fees. In contrast, states like Arizona and Vermont receive a larger percentage of their budget from federal aid, which is about 24% of their grants. Additionally, D.C. receives a total of $7.5 billion from federal transfers, which is a small fraction of all federal transfers to states. This structure leads to a substantial budget disparity compared to states that rely more on Federal funding.

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9 out of the top 10 most dangerous cities are in red states. This has been 100% political. All of the time wasted by those posting in this thread because they could not figure this shit out. Too funny...

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Oh, I got it. I can't account for the budget. Maybe that includes maintenance of all those national monuments and Federal Buildings? Security of Federal Buildings, security for anticipated events like protests etc? I don't know.
Even so, it seems like a lot.

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Washington, D.C.'s budget is significantly higher than states like Arizona and Vermont primarily because federal funds account for less than 1% of its direct revenues, while 75% of its budget comes from local taxes and fees. In contrast, states like Arizona and Vermont receive a larger percentage of their budget from federal aid, which is about 24% of their grants. Additionally, D.C. receives a total of $7.5 billion from federal transfers, which is a small fraction of all federal transfers to states. This structure leads to a substantial budget disparity compared to states that rely more on Federal funding.

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Odd that there are any counties at all that swung for Trump on that list. All 3 of them are small counties in the bottom 5 of the list. 2 of them are in Louisiana and one is in Colorado. Both states which have been plagued with Democratic Party DEI mentality oozing out of their blue rotten cores for over a decade now.

We will have to look into illegal alien numbers for both of these states in the last 5 years, particularly in these 3 counties and find out more.


If somebody would be so kind as to do a little extra research now and find out who the mayor of all of these cities are to further school Ted, that would be awesome. I'll probably come back to it, but that all took a while to put together.

The things I do to educate the uneducated.




I'm pretty sure the idea is that the problem will take care of itself in the red states after we embolden the police forces to do their jobs again in those states after they see what we're doing to you blue states who love black on black murder statistics being high every year.

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Ted gets owned again. Must be a day that ends with day.


Meanwhile, worthless, fat, POC, DEI hire D.C. Police chief has had all of her credentials stripped away today.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela_A._Smith

All "Sanctuary City" protections have been stripped as well, and the entire homeless encampment in DC has been cleared out.

Bondi has also rescinded the "rule" stating that immigration status cannot be the sole reason anyone is detained or removed. Those protections are GONE in DC. Every illegal alien currently residing in DC will be removed from the country swiftly.






Here's the map for D.C., although I'm sure nobody needed a reminder that Democrats out-voted Republicans nearly 15 to 1 in that shithole.




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Since the enactment of the 23rd amendment to the Constitution in 1961, the District of Columbia has participated in 16 presidential elections. The amendment states that it cannot have any more electoral votes than the state with the smallest number of electors. Since then, it has been allocated three electoral votes in every presidential election. The Democratic Party has immense political strength in the district. In each of the 16 presidential elections, the district has overwhelmingly voted for the Democratic candidate, with no margin less than 56.5 percentage points.

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9 out of the top 10 most dangerous cities are in red states. This has been 100% political. All of the time wasted by those posting in this thread because they could not figure this shit out. Too funny...

SIX: Who runs them?
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9 out of the top 10 most dangerous cities are in red states. This has been 100% political. All of the time wasted by those posting in this thread because they could not figure this shit out. Too funny...

SIX: Who runs them?
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Yanno, I went thru this before. I guess the lesson didn't stick.
Statewide votes aren't the same as citywide votes, and anyone who thinks that is a dummy, incapable of either learning from explanation or figuring it out for themselves.

That's not you, THUGR, is it?

*****

Back to using the National Guard as a police force.

National Guard can't arrest anyone, all they can do is detain someone until the appropriate authorities come in to make the arrest.

OTOH, it occurs to me ... with a heavy National Guard presence in DC, we won't be seeing any molotov cocktail-throwing ANTIFA riots there, will we?

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UPDATE: Just as I suspected. All 10 of those cities either currently have a Democrat Woman and/or POC running them, or did up until 2020 or 2024 anyhow (with one Democrat defecting and calling himself Independent, and in the 10th place spot we currently have a female who is Republican, in a county and town that nobody has otherwise heard of, who replaced the Democrat that was running the city up until 2024. And surprise, surprise... She is now facing a recall [see near bottom for link], likely from stupid Leftoids with too much time on their hands and an agenda).

In any event, in all the cities that are large enough to actually legitimately be on this list (and have wikipedia entries for their mayors because of that fact), they're all quite clearly Democrat strongholds, and they're all run by POCs and or quite obviously lesbian white college "educated" women in the rare event they aren't POCs.

Links and pictures of the mayors now added to the countywide vote count maps for each of the 10 most currently dangerous cities in America according to USNews.com.

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8. New Orleans, LA (Orleans Parish County, LA)
https://i.ibb.co/35tBVmPw/8-New-Orleans-LA-Orleans-Parish-County .jpg

Mayor: LaToya Cantrell (Democrat)
https://i.ibb.co/9kQCN55q/Mayor-Latoya-Cantrell-Hurricane-Season-Press
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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has been indicted by a grand jury Friday.

Cantrell is facing charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, conspiracy to obstruct justice, false statements, obstruction of justice and false declaration before a grand jury.

Former New Orleans Police Department officer Jeffrey Vappie is facing new allegations in Cantrell's indictment.

The indictment alleges that in October 2021, Cantrell and Vappie developed a personal relationship and hid that relationship to maximize their time together.

Cantrell and Vappie are accused of exploiting their public positions to develop and implement a scheme to defraud the City of New Orleans.

They are accused of engaging in personal activities while Vappie was paid to be on her security detail.

Vappie often traveled with the mayor on trips paid for by the city. In total, Vappie's trips cost the City of New Orleans more than $70,000, which is separate from Cantrell's travel amounts, according to the indictment.

Cantrell and Vappie are also accused of using encrypted messages to hide their relationship through the app WhatsApp.

Both are accused of deleting photos and messages, making false statements about their relationship to federal law enforcement agents, and testifying falsely under oath.

In 2021, Vappie is accused of going on trips with Cantrell 14 times between 2021 and 2024.

Vappie is also accused of spending time alone with Cantrell in the Pontalba apartment that Cantrell stayed in.

When the grand jury investigation began in 2023, the indictment alleges both Cantrell and Vappie lied about their relationship, specifically about gifts they gave each other.

Vappie and Cantrell are also accused of exchanging more than 15,000 messages and pictures. Both are accused of deleting the messages they exchanged.

Cantrell is also accused of concealing documents and records in an effort to hide information from the grand jury.

The federal government is asking Cantrell and Vappie to forfeit any property related to the allegations against them and may seek a money judgment.

Cantrell becomes the first sitting mayor to face federal charges in the city's history.

The City of New Orleans issued the following statement regarding the indictment:

"The City of New Orleans is aware of today’s indictment against Mayor Cantrell. The Mayor’s attorney, Eddie Castaing, recently received the information, and is thoroughly reviewing the document. Until his review is complete, the City will not comment further on this matter."

What happens next to Mayor Cantrell?

Cantrell is serving her final year in office. A new mayor will be elected in October and take office on Jan. 6, 2026.

It is important to note that a federal trial can sometimes take years before beginning, so the indictment likely won't hinder the end of her term unless she is convicted.

Cantrell, if convicted, would face suspension without pay, according to the city’s home charter.

The home charter states the suspension would remain in place until the conviction is final and all court proceedings are exhausted.

The council could then, by a majority vote, declare the mayor's seat vacant.

If Cantrell steps down, it’s likely an interim mayor would be appointed until the election.

Should she be sentenced to prison for any crimes, that sentence likely would not take place until after she is out of office.

She could also enter a plea, which would open her up to the opportunity of negotiating no jail time.

It is also possible that Cantrell would face fines regardless of whether she pleads or if she is sentenced to a federal crime.

Cantrell could, and likely would, appeal any convictions she could face. If an appeal overturns a conviction, she could be owed back pay from any suspensions, and if still within her term, be restored all powers as mayor, according to the home charter.

A federal conviction would not impact her pension.

Cantrell’s pension would be 75-80% of her highest-paid salary over a three-year period. This would likely be her salary as mayor, which is over $150,000 per year.
Former security guard indicted:

Cantrell was implicated in an indictment that came down in July 2024 against her former security guard, Jeffrey Vappie.

Vappie was indicted on seven counts of wire fraud and one count of making false statements. Cantrell was implicated throughout the indictment and named as "Public Official 1, Mayor of the City of New Orleans."

Vappie is accused of incurring more than $47,000 in costs connected to work trips while he traveled with Cantrell.

Those costs included meals, lodging, incidentals, and his salary.

According to the indictment, Vappie "knowingly submitted false timecards to NOPD in excessive payments."

According to the indictment, Vappie and Cantrell began a romantic relationship in November 2021, a relationship the indictment said Vappie routinely denied having.

The indictment goes on to say that Vappie and Cantrell exchanged personal and romantic messages through photographs, text messages, voice notes, and WhatsApp encrypted messages.

Vappie is also accused of deleting the messages.

Also included in the indictment was a letter that the feds say Vappie wrote to the mayor in the summer of 2022 when he was part of her security detail.

"I'm in our space and feeling so in love with you," Vappie wrote. "You got me baby and it feels so good! It's crazy."

The indictment claims that Vappie and Cantrell often ate meals and consumed alcohol together while he was on the clock.

Cantrell is also accused of appointing Vappie to the HANO Board, where he attended meetings while on the clock with the NOPD, according to the indictment.

Vappie is also accused of conducting multiple searches online regarding a case where the former mayor of Nashville was accused of having a relationship with her bodyguard. He also is accused of searching "How secure is What's app?"

The indictment goes on to say that Vappie tried to influence the former interim superintendent of the NOPD. The indictment does not name the interim superintendent, but Michelle Woodfork served in that role during the time Vappie worked with the mayor.

According to the indictment, Vappie is accused of also taking Woodfork to a daiquiri shop to discuss her demotion and "mitigate her disappointment" when she was not promoted.

As previously reported, Cantrell has received subpoenas dating back to a year ago. Her controversial use of the city-owned Pontalba apartment in the French Quarter was stripped by the city council.

The city of New Orleans issued the following statement when the indictment against Vappie came down:

"Due to the ongoing nature of the investigation and out of respect for the integrity of the process, we will withhold any comments at this time."

The New Orleans Police Department issued the following statement at the time the indictment was issued against Vappie:

"Today, former Officer Jeffery Vappie was federally indicted. The NOPD fully cooperates with federal authorities and remains committed to upholding the highest standards of accountability and integrity. We are dedicated to maintaining the trust of our community through transparency and unwavering service. For further details, please refer to the appropriate federal agencies."

The attorney representing Vappie's wife in his divorce case said she had no comment.

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While he was schemin'
I was beamin' in the Beamer, just beamin'
Can't believe that I caught my man cheatin'
So I found another way to make him pay for it all

So I went
To Neiman-Marcus on a shopping spree-ah
And on the way I grabbed Sole and Mia
And as the cash box rang, I thought everything away
there goes the dreams we used to say

(Oops) there goes the time we spent away
(Oops) there goes the love I had
But you cheated on me and that's for that now
there goes the house we made a home
(Oops) there goes "You'll never leave me alone"
(Oops) for all the lies you told
This is what you're owed

Hey ladies
When your man wanna get buck-wild
Just go back and hit 'em up style
Get your hands on his cash and
Spend it to the last dime
For all the hard times

Oh, when you go then everything goes
From the crib to the ride and the clothes
So you better let him know that
If he mess up, you gotta hit 'em up

While he was braggin'
I was comin' down the hill just draggin'
All his pictures and his clothes in a bag and
Sold everything else 'til there was just nothin' left

And I paid
All the bills about a month too late
It's a shame we have to play these games
The love we had just fades away, away
there goes the dreams we used to say

(Oops) there goes the time we spent away
(Oops) there goes the love I had
But you cheated on me and that's for that now
there goes the house we made a home
(Oops) there goes "You'll never leave me alone"
(Oops) for all the lies you told
This is what you're owed

Hey ladies (hey ladies)
When your man wanna get buck-wild
Just go back and hit 'em up style
Get your hands on his cash and
Spend it to the last dime
For all the hard times

Oh (oh), when you go then everything goes
From the crib to the ride and the clothes
So you better let him know that
If he mess up, you gotta hit 'em up

Hey ladies (ladies)
When your man wanna get buck-wild (oh)
Just go back and hit 'em up style
Get your hands on his cash and
Spend it to the last dime
For all the hard times

Oh (oh), when you go then everything goes
From the crib to the ride and the clothes
So you better let him know that
If he mess up, you gotta hit 'em up

All of the dreams you sold
Left me out in the cold
What happened to the days
When we used to trust each other?

And all of the things I sold
Will take you until you get old
To get 'em back without me
'Cause revenge is just better than money, you'll see

Hey ladies
When your man wanna get buck-wild
Just go back and hit 'em up style (hit 'em up style)
Get your hands on his cash and (oh, yeah)
Oh, when you go then everything goes
From the crib to the ride and the clothes (crib to the ride and the clothes, yeah)
So you better let him know that
If he mess up, you gotta hit 'em up
Hey ladies
Hey ladies
Hey ladies, yeah
Woah
(Oh)
Oh, oh
Oh no, yeah
Oh
If he messed up you gotta hit 'em up (hit 'em up)
Hey ladies (yeah)
When your man wanna get buck-wild
Just go back and hit 'em up style (oh)
Put your hands on his cash and (da-da-duh-dum, da-duh-dum)
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9 out of the top 10 most dangerous cities are in red states. This has been 100% political. All of the time wasted by those posting in this thread because they could not figure this shit out. Too funny...

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I'll wait.

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Yanno, I went thru this before. I guess the lesson didn't stick.
Statewide votes aren't the same as citywide votes, and anyone who thinks that is a dummy, incapable of either learning from explanation or figuring it out for themselves.

That's not you, THUGR, is it?

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