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# This Weeks Discussion Theme: [Consoom Trumpler] (https://arete.network/polls/39f7e396-11a0-4c41-9cf4-deaf34f80341/)
In this weekly we consoooooooooom Trumpler! Unless you been living in a log cabin off grid for the last two weeks you likely know Trump has been arrested. So, what did he do? They must have finally gotten him for his trips to Epstein Island? Oops, wrong guy. Wait oh it must have been for his son’s shady business deals with Ukraine and China. Dang, wrong guy again. Oh, wait, it has something to do with that corn star Hurricane Denise? Wasn’t all this nonsense settled like years ago? Who knows... Just need to crack open a few more Dylan Mulvaney Bud Lights and turn on CNN. Is there any sports ball on?
 
 
 
 
 
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* What is your opinion on Trumps arrest?
* Is it really campaign finance fraud or just weaponized lawfare?
* Do you think Trumps arrest have harmed his prospects for 2024 or helped?
 
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* ▶ [What do you want next week’s theme to be? (04-23)]( https://arete.network/polls/c66d3c6b-b0d3-4130-90b0-7d05f69c0ba0/)
* [Suggest a new weekly themes to be added to the list](https://arete.network/b/ConsumeProduct/p/5541/)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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I know this is a place for politics, memes, racism, and whatever. But I feel this is warranted given that the white race is dwindling and that we so desperately want to have many kids.

Husband and I were excited to soon publicly announce our pregnancy. I was about ten weeks along. Went in for my first prenatal appointment and then scheduled and ultrasound. Before I could even get that ultrasound, I started bleeding. Went to the ER to find out I had miscarried.

We’re, of course, devastated. This was our first pregnancy (as we’ve been patiently trying for a while). Apart from the physical and emotional pain, I think we’re also very discouraged. Ready to try again when possible, but also praying for a better outcome, hoping that this was just part of the high miscarriage statistics within the first trimester and nothing to do with fertility.

So, I’m just asking for any prayer, encouragement, advice, etc. as we navigate this grief and move on to trying again.

Thank you, ConPro.

During the Vietnam war, there were approximately 570,000 men classified as draft offenders. 210,000 were formally accused of draft violations. Of those, only 8,750 were convicted, and 3,250 were jailed.

A lot of people burned their draft cards too, probably over 25,000 burnt draft cards. Of those, only **fifty** men were charged with draft avoidance, and **forty** were actually charged.

 None of those men¹, card-burners or other draft-dodgers, served their full sentence. If a draft were implemented soon for a larger world war (which likely won't happen, but keep your eyes open) the level of draft dodging would be inhuman. Nobody would be for it. It'd be an offense so widespread that prosecution on a serious level would be completely impossible. The risks would be so low that it'd be in your favor to do so because that's one more impossible-to-prosecute offense. This is good information to have on hand.

Let's go through those numbers again, percentage-wise now. 570,000 draft dodgers (100%) -> 210,000 accused (36.84%) -> 8,750 convicted (1.53%) -> 3,250 jailed (0.057%)

¹ Can't find data on this one. This is a memory. Feel free to prove me wrong.