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Sky Jewels

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131. Some of my sibling in-laws are doing the same.
Sun Jan 19, 2025, 07:36 PM
Jan 19

Two of my husband’s brothers and a sister and their partners/spouses are doing lots of research on living in Mexico as retirees.

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A chilling estate sale, today [View all] babydollhead Jan 18 OP
I was in Ross stores a couple a weeks ago and this couple was buying a big suitcase kimbutgar Jan 18 #1
I have non-immigrant friends (with at least some $$) doing likewise... hlthe2b Jan 18 #5
I know some American born, researching possible other countries, JUST IN CASE BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 18 #38
👍 tccturtle Jan 18 #42
Same Here Deep State Witch Jan 19 #105
Some of my sibling in-laws are doing the same. Sky Jewels Jan 19 #131
🍊 💩 🤡!!! 😂 robbob Jan 19 #88
Side comment: I LOVE your "orange shit clown" emoji name LearnedHand Jan 19 #117
I've been emotional all day, so I share in your tears... hlthe2b Jan 18 #2
That's horrible! Dave Bowman Jan 18 #3
I'm so sorry for the family. I don't know if they made the right move or not. rsdsharp Jan 18 #4
Good question. It was probably unauthorized. It sounds like looting to me. Oopsie Daisy Jan 18 #8
It was overseen by a family friend babydollhead Jan 18 #49
OK. Still a tragedy, but at least it wasn't theft. rsdsharp Jan 18 #52
My best trans friend AKwannabe Jan 19 #73
Just breaks my heart to hear this. FM123 Jan 18 #6
Sounds more like looting to me crazylikafox Jan 18 #7
If this is true, I think they made a big mistake. yardwork Jan 18 #9
No indication the repubs target trans ? Nigrum Cattus Jan 18 #16
Uh huh. I'm gay and I know all that. yardwork Jan 18 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author LearnedHand Jan 19 #119
Yep, sounds very far-fetched to me. tritsofme Jan 18 #17
Just a little johnnyfins Jan 19 #77
Trump is absolutely going after trans people Arazi Jan 18 #18
Yeah, I know. But fleeing to Mexico and abandoning everything? yardwork Jan 18 #27
Stay safe friend Arazi Jan 18 #36
Thank you, and I sincerely hope I'm right! yardwork Jan 18 #43
Not everyone is as stable as you and yours. vanlassie Jan 19 #70
People create their own fear narrative Melon Jan 19 #71
If you don't mind, what state do you live in? whopis01 Jan 19 #84
I live in North Carolina. yardwork Jan 19 #85
I agree that there must be more to the story whopis01 Jan 19 #136
SCOTUS is taking up the Mahmoud v Taylor case this term which asks to ban LGBTQ materials from the classroom. magasnightmare Jan 18 #60
Yeah that's just sanctioning religious bigotry Arazi Jan 19 #69
I will "attack" anyone for bigoted beliefs. yardwork Jan 19 #86
Thomas and Alito mountain grammy Jan 19 #103
This country is being setup for a genocide. Initech Jan 20 #142
That was ForgedCrank Jan 18 #28
What we are seeing and writing about has nothing to do with the campaign... Trueblue Texan Jan 18 #68
😳😮 tccturtle Jan 18 #45
Sorry I'm not running around with my hair on fire. yardwork Jan 18 #46
Yet. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Jan 19 #80
Right. I'll wait. yardwork Jan 19 #87
I had the same reaction - and then it dawned on me - soldierant Jan 18 #65
I can imagine it Sucha NastyWoman Jan 19 #75
What??? This has been his sycophants marching cry AllyCat Jan 19 #89
Trump runs his mouth a lot. yardwork Jan 19 #92
He doesn't need to go after trans people in the military. AllyCat Jan 19 #93
"planning the deportation of minorities" ? stopdiggin Jan 19 #94
What? Cirsium Jan 19 #100
deporting minorities? stopdiggin Jan 19 #101
It has never been about immigrants Cirsium Jan 19 #110
link for that? EX500rider Jan 19 #108
Birthright citizenship Cirsium Jan 19 #112
I doubt that would be retroactive & he proposes lots of stupid stuff, most of which does not happen EX500rider Jan 19 #113
Of course it is retroactive Cirsium Jan 19 #116
No it wouldn't have to only be retroactive EX500rider Jan 19 #122
"Get" citizenship? Cirsium Jan 19 #124
Well anyway he would have to get past the 14th Amendment which seems unlikely EX500rider Jan 19 #127
That doesn't stand in his way Cirsium Jan 19 #130
Yeah he's not a dictator EX500rider Jan 19 #134
Good grief Cirsium Jan 19 #135
It's not like I don't have another 4 years of trump presidency to compare to EX500rider Jan 20 #148
you are still completely skirting the 'deporting minorities' assertion. stopdiggin Jan 19 #129
I am not skirting anything Cirsium Jan 19 #132
unless you're going to show me where they say, "We plan to deport minorities, starting with .. " stopdiggin Jan 19 #137
Correct Cirsium Jan 19 #138
and does the statement stopdiggin Jan 19 #139
You must be kidding Cirsium Jan 20 #144
I refer to the simple action of prosecuting crime stopdiggin Jan 20 #150
Did my best Cirsium Jan 20 #151
All of those links in Post # 132 are in reference to deportations that occurred when Obama was president n/t MichMan Jan 20 #140
Yes? Cirsium Jan 20 #145
It's not a fucking state issue LearnedHand Jan 19 #121
Sounds like trespassing and theft to me. flvegan Jan 18 #10
Did someone die or go into a nursing home? dalton99a Jan 18 #11
This cannot possibly have happened as told. nt Dreamer Tatum Jan 18 #12
Well AKwannabe Jan 19 #74
What's in Mexico? LeftInTX Jan 18 #13
Don't worry sdfernando Jan 18 #21
Mexico has fecal coliforms in their tap water. There is also giardia in a lot of places in their tap water. LeftInTX Jan 18 #23
Travel Advisories enid602 Jan 19 #106
Not true at all OrangeJoe Jan 18 #26
I hear Baja is fine both with the tap water and cops. LeftInTX Jan 18 #33
Some on my relatives go down there to fish Mosby Jan 19 #91
Gunfire? Cirsium Jan 19 #99
No, nothing like the US, kinda weird statement cirsium Mosby Jan 19 #114
America sucks??? Cirsium Jan 19 #115
Mexico's murder rate is roughly four times as high as the US. Mosby Jan 19 #120
I know Cirsium Jan 19 #123
Tijuana has 5x the murder rate as Chicago Melon Jan 20 #157
Chicago? Cirsium Jan 20 #158
Here you go Melon Jan 20 #159
Per capita Cirsium Jan 20 #160
I call the cartels Mexican ISIS Arazi Jan 19 #125
Link? SaintLouisBlues Jan 19 #118
This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jan 19 #126
There's actually large expat communities in Mexico Arazi Jan 18 #34
But just to take off and leave everything without planning. My friends daughter worked and lived in MX City LeftInTX Jan 18 #37
We gay folk have learned strategy. yardwork Jan 18 #48
The whole "taking off" is just strange to me. LeftInTX Jan 18 #50
Lots of places in Mexico are far safer than US IrishBubbaLiberal Jan 18 #40
Exactly! But it helps to "plan". LeftInTX Jan 18 #41
"Lots of places in Mexico are far safer than US" Certainly not in general EX500rider Jan 19 #109
Mass shootings in US, Road rage shootings in US. IrishBubbaLiberal Jan 20 #152
New Orleans murder rate is extremely bad IrishBubbaLiberal Jan 20 #153
Oh yes and that's the overall homicide rate for Mexico EX500rider Jan 20 #154
Mass shootings in US is horrifying IrishBubbaLiberal Jan 20 #155
So is having your head cut off and being hung from a bridge like in Mexico EX500rider Jan 20 #156
There are a number of expat communities in Mexico... av8rdave Jan 19 #83
Yes and you have to "plan" to live in those communities. LeftInTX Jan 19 #98
Agreed av8rdave Jan 20 #149
This is scary LetMyPeopleVote Jan 18 #14
Omg. Alliepoo Jan 18 #15
I am working on leaving as well. sdfernando Jan 18 #19
Where are you going? BonnieJW Jan 18 #32
I've set my sights on Spain for now. sdfernando Jan 18 #55
Spain is well tired of foreigners róisín_dubh Jan 18 #57
It's notoriously difficult for Sanchez sdfernando Jan 18 #66
I like 'IT'. So would Stephen King Joinfortmill Jan 18 #59
We need to get over this doom and gloom attitude, we need to be stronger and not accept in any way Escurumbele Jan 18 #20
Mexico requires passports now. I guess you could bribe your way in.... LeftInTX Jan 18 #24
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My husband is Mexican. So just stop it. LeftInTX Jan 18 #39
This is scary.... Bluethroughu Jan 18 #22
I have a Chinese friend CanonRay Jan 18 #31
OMG BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 18 #35
What is really scary is people a looting a house, not knowing if the story is true. Srkdqltr Jan 18 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author morillon Jan 18 #47
Sorry, but in what U.S. state were they living? Exp Jan 18 #51
Pennsylvania babydollhead Jan 18 #67
And going to Mexico instead of Canada? catrose Jan 19 #78
Many years ago homegirl Jan 18 #53
Cool story nt sarisataka Jan 18 #54
My God. No words. Joinfortmill Jan 18 #56
Only monsters will cheer on the deportations SunImp Jan 18 #58
Post removed Post removed Jan 18 #61
Well Hello!! Kind of late for you isn't it? GP6971 Jan 18 #62
Both home buyers and renters are calling real estate agents 600 times more than other year here in Costa Rica. 🇨🇷 LakeArenal Jan 18 #63
Like Jews Who Fled Germany Before the Holocaust FrankTC Jan 18 #64
This is NOT cool AKwannabe Jan 19 #72
SSI Isn't enough to pay to flee I_UndergroundPanther Jan 19 #76
My friend's parents were in the camps. They got here in the early fifties. I always wondered how they had ... marble falls Jan 19 #79
Plot twist.... Fla_Democrat Jan 19 #81
Um yeah... Littlered Jan 19 #82
Is this what DU has evolved into? Bit fantastical story wouldn't you say? NoMoreRepugs Jan 19 #90
if this actually happened (the way described) stopdiggin Jan 19 #96
Or even if there is anything about Mexico involved.... LeftInTX Jan 19 #102
suspicious. and altogther - dubious ? stopdiggin Jan 19 #104
Yeah, doesn't really add up. Patton French Jan 20 #147
Rather odd that someone would leave their driver's license when leaving the country. Essential ID document. Martin68 Jan 19 #95
This is so sad. PennRalphie Jan 19 #97
"Like how Jews had to leave their homes with nothing." Chose to, not "had to" EX500rider Jan 19 #107
My family was expelled from Turkey. But, that was in 1915. LeftInTX Jan 19 #111
Not weird at all! ShazzieB Jan 19 #128
[Citation Needed] JoseBalow Jan 19 #133
Half of this country has completely lost their fucking minds. Initech Jan 20 #141
My biggest fear is that I might eventually SAY something to one of these Nazi-wannabees Jack Valentino Jan 20 #143
Seems terribly shortsighted. Patton French Jan 20 #146
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