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Dondoko Island is a Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth mini-game that finds Kasuga gathering resources to rebuild a tropical resort. Some resources are most valuable as gifts and sales fodder. Here is our guide on where to find the precious Tsuchinoko on Dondoko Island in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth – where to find the Tsuchinoko on Dondoko Island The Tsuchinoko is one of the rarest insects on Dondoko Island. It’s also one of the most valuable. You can find the Tsuchinoko in the Cave‚ Hills‚ and Dondoko Farm portions of Dondoko Island. When you find a Tsuchinoko‚ you can sell it to Matayoshi for a lot of Dokobucks. As you find more of the same insect‚ the price it fetches gradually increases. Once you find 10 of the critter‚ you can sell each one for a whopping 200‚000 Dokobucks. Related: Where to find the Pearl on Dondoko Island in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth The Tsuchinoko isn’t exciting to ...

Former President Donald Trump is calling on state governors to help Texas “repel the invasion” of illegal immigrants along America’s southern border.   “We encourage all willing states to deploy their guards to Texas to prevent the entry of Illegals‚ and to remove them back across the border‚” Trump wrote Thursday on Truth Social‚ his social media platform. “All Americans should support the commonsense measures by Texas authorities to protect the safety‚ security‚ and sovereignty of Texas‚ and of the American people‚” he wrote. The Republican governors of at least 16 other states have signaled their support for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in the standoff. BREAKING: Trump calls for all willing state governors to deploy their national guards to Texas and to remove the illegals back across the border pic.twitter.com/uM4RJ0z5Ug— Jack Poso ?? (@JackPosobiec) January 25‚ 2024 Supreme Court’s Order Trump’s call for other governors to support Texas comes after the Supreme Court ruling Monday cleared the way for the Border Patrol and other federal authorities to cut and remove the razor wire installed by the Texas National Guard along the state’s border with Mexico.   The Supreme Court decided 5-4 against Texas’ position and in favor of the Biden administration. An appeals court had temporarily blocked the federal government from removing the razor wire while the state’s lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security moved forward. But the high court ordered that Texas must allow federal border authorities to remove the wire used to block illegal aliens while the case advances through lower courts.  Although the Supreme Court gave no reasons for its order‚ it noted that four conservative justices—Clarence Thomas‚ Samuel Alito‚ Neil Gorsuch‚ and Brett Kavanaugh—opposed President Joe Biden’s position. Two others‚ Amy Coney Barrett and Chief Justice John Roberts‚ joined the high court’s three liberal justices—Elena Kagan‚ Sonia Sotomayor‚ and Ketanji Brown Jackson—in siding with the Biden administration in the dispute. Texas Governor’s Response Texas has the “constitutional authority to defend and protect itself‚” Abbott said in a public statement responding to the Supreme Court’s order.   The order doesn’t specify that Texas can’t continue to install razor wire‚ and Abbott‚ a Republican‚ said he intends to continue to seek to secure his state’s border with Mexico.   “Texas’ razor wire is an effective deterrent against the illegal border crossings encouraged by Biden’s open-border policies‚” Abbott wrote on X two days after the Supreme Court issued its order. “We continue to deploy this razor wire to repel illegal immigration.”  Texas’ razor wire is an effective deterrent against the illegal border crossings encouraged by Biden’s open border policies.We continue to deploy this razor wire to repel illegal immigration. pic.twitter.com/PE8wiMYaYI— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) January 24‚ 2024 Abbott said Biden “has a constitutional duty to enforce federal laws protecting states‚ including immigration laws on the books right now.”   The Texas governor argued that because he already had declared the crisis at the southern border “an invasion‚” he has constitutional authority to “defend and protect” his state from such an invasion.   My statement on Texas’ constitutional right to self-defense. pic.twitter.com/seNFZdmujP— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) January 24‚ 2024 GOP Governors ‘Stand With Texas’ Even before Trump’s call for support‚ many other Republican governors voiced their commitment to lock arms with Texas following the Supreme Court order. By Thursday evening‚ at least 16 had weighed in. “Virginia stands with Texas‚” Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin wrote Wednesday night on X. Abbott “is doing the job Joe Biden and his border czar refuse to do to secure our border‚” Youngkin wrote. “The Biden administration has turned every state into a border state. We must stop the flow of fentanyl‚ save lives‚ and secure our southern border.”   Virginia stands with Texas. @GregAbbott_TX is doing the job Joe Biden and his border czar refuse to do to secure our border. The Biden administration has turned every state into a border state. We must stop the flow of fentanyl‚ save lives‚ and secure our southern border. https://t.co/XaPu2RqJBP— Glenn Youngkin (@GlennYoungkin) January 25‚ 2024 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a similar statement on X on Wednesday evening.   “If the Constitution really made states powerless to defend themselves against an invasion‚ it wouldn’t have been ratified in the first place and Texas would have never joined the union when it did‚” DeSantis wrote.   “TX is upholding the law while Biden is flouting it‚” DeSantis added. “FL will keep assisting Texas with personnel and assets.”   If the Constitution really made states powerless to defend themselves against an invasion‚ it wouldn’t have been ratified in the first place and Texas would have never joined the union when it did. TX is upholding the law while Biden is flouting it. FL will keep assisting… https://t.co/qOJY2zT1hG— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) January 24‚ 2024 South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said that Abbott is acting within his constitutional authority.  Abbott “is exactly right to invoke Texas’ constitutional authority to defend itself‚” Noem wrote on X. “The Biden administration has created a national security crisis and put Americans in danger. Their failure is an unconstitutional dereliction of duty.”   Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Thursday that his state also “stands with Texas.” “The lawless southern border threatens the lives of all Americans‚ including Idahoans‚” Little wrote on X. “Idaho will continue to step up‚ even when [Biden] won’t.” Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte this week voiced his support for Abbott’s efforts to secure the border multiple times on X‚ also writing that Abbott “is doing what [Biden] won’t.”   Governor @GregAbbott_TX is doing what @POTUS won’t. By refusing to act‚ President Biden is inviting cartels‚ illegal drugs‚ and human trafficking into the United States. We must secure the southern border. https://t.co/K1tAy6pE4e— Governor Greg Gianforte (@GovGianforte) January 24‚ 2024 “Enough is enough‚” Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp wrote on X. “Our southern border is in crisis thanks to the Biden administration’s refusal to do their job.”   Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said in a post on X: “When the federal government fails‚ states step in. Iowa sent the Iowa National Guard and state troopers down to the border last year to stop this invasion.” When the federal government fails‚ states step in. Iowa sent the Iowa National Guard and State Troopers down to the border last year to stop this invasion.Iowa stands with Texas. https://t.co/I5YKjyKxJt— Gov. Kim Reynolds (@IAGovernor) January 25‚ 2024 “If President Biden won’t defend us‚ states will have to defend themselves. Arkansas stands with Texas‚” Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders wrote on X in response to Abbott’s own statement. In a video message shared Thursday on X‚ Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said: “We stand with Governor Abbott and Texas in reminding the federal government that under our Constitution‚ states are still sovereign and we have the right to protect our citizens.” Louisiana stands with Texas. Enough is enough. pic.twitter.com/MqC5x3RlOt— GovJeffLandry (@LAGovJeffLandry) January 25‚ 2024 “The failure to secure our border has created a massive flow of illegal drugs‚ national security and terrorism risks‚ and a humanitarian crisis‚” Gov. Jim Pillen said Thursday on X. “I was proud to order Nebraska state troopers and National Guard to the border last year‚ and Nebraska is proud to stand with Texas now.”   North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum told followers on X that Abbott “deserves our thanks for taking action to stop illegal crossings and disrupt drug and human trafficking.”   South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said his state has “long stood with Texas” and “won’t stop now.” South Carolina has long stood with Texas‚ and we certainly won’t stop now. https://t.co/l3EBZw8VDq— Gov. Henry McMaster (@henrymcmaster) January 25‚ 2024 “Oklahoma stands with Texas‚” Gov. Kevin Stitt said in a post on X. Oklahoma stands with Texas. https://t.co/67VzVEfEv1— Governor Kevin Stitt (@GovStitt) January 24‚ 2024 “The federal government’s failure to secure our nation’s southern border is jeopardizing the safety of all Americans‚” Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee wrote. “Tennessee has always stood with Texas‚ and we always will.”  The federal government’s failure to secure our nation’s southern border is jeopardizing the safety of all Americans. Tennessee has always stood with Texas‚ and we always will.— Gov. Bill Lee (@GovBillLee) January 25‚ 2024 “Utah thanks Texas and Gov. Abbott for stepping up where the Biden administration has failed over and over again‚” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox wrote Wednesday night on X.   Wyoming “stands in solidarity with Governor Abbott and the state of Texas in utilizing every tool and strategy to secure the border and protect American citizens‚” Gov. Mark Gordon wrote. “We are all border states now.”   Wyoming stands in solidarity with Governor Abbott and the State of Texas in utilizing every tool and strategy to secure the border and protect American citizens. We are all border states now. pic.twitter.com/1Y6RZ4XFUO— Governor Mark Gordon (@GovernorGordon) January 25‚ 2024 West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey‚ also a Republican‚ told The Daily Signal that the Biden administration “is failing miserably at its core mission to faithfully enforce the nation’s immigration laws and defend our homeland.”  “West Virginia experiences the impact of this failure through massive fentanyl death overdose rates‚” Morrisey said. “It’s not optional to protect the border. We must support Texas.”  Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post Trump Calls on Governors to Send ‘Guards to Texas’ After Supreme Court Allows Biden to Remove Razor Wire at Border appeared first on The Daily Signal.

It seems many still harbor‚ or want to perpetuate‚ the illusion that our Social Security system is not in trouble. Let me quote here from a press release from the Social Security Administration released March 31‚ 2023: The Social Security Board of Trustees today released its annual report on the financial status of the Social Security Trust Funds. The combined asset reserves of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance (OASI and DI) Trust Funds are projected to become depleted in 2034‚ one year earlier than projected last year‚ with 80% of benefits payable at that time. In 2034‚ per the report‚ “if Congress does not act before then … there would be sufficient income coming in to pay 80% of scheduled benefits.” It couldn’t be clearer. In 10 years‚ with no action from Congress‚ everyone will begin receiving 80% of what they are currently receiving‚ or promised‚ under the existing Social Security system. Can anyone imagine getting a notice from a private retirement provider saying that in 10 years all beneficiaries will begin receiving 80% of what they were promised? How did we get into this situation? It’s the wonders of government planning‚ of socialism. Social Security is not a pension program based on investments. It is a government tax and spend program. The stipends of current retirees are paid with the payroll tax of those currently working. Because life spans have increased and population growth has decreased‚ there are far fewer working now to support each retiree than was the case years ago. Socialism is always mugged by reality. The Committee to Unleash Prosperity estimates that over the last 40 years‚ the annual real return of Social Security for “the typical middle-class worker” has been about 1% per year. Today‚ 30-year government bonds yield over 4%. The historic long-term return on stocks is 6%. Inflation adjusted. The paltry returns on Social Security are going to turn out much worse. To close the 20% deficit between revenues and outlays 10 years from now‚ some combination of tax increases and benefit cuts will be necessary. This will make bad returns even worse. Aside from the terrible economics of Social Security‚ how about the terrible politics? Every young person entering the workforce today has no choice but pay the payroll tax into this bankrupt system. With all our rhetoric about freedom‚ democracy‚ and social justice‚ shouldn’t young people entering the workforce be given a choice whether they want to participate in this system? Why shouldn’t they be given the option—the freedom—to join a private retirement plan rather than a socialist government system? How about the injustice this causes low-income Americans under the guise that government socialism is good for them? For a low-income earner‚ the Social Security payroll tax takes the only funds that they have available to invest. Per the Federal Reserve Consumer Finance Survey‚ median wealth of black families is 15% of the median wealth of white families. Wealth comes from investment‚ not income. The percentage of black families owning stock is about 60% of white families. Shouldn’t low-income families be given the option of getting out of the government system and investing privately over a 40-year working life and have the option to build wealth? Why should government be telling these free‚ private individuals how to manage their retirement savings? Beyond what this broken system does to individuals‚ it also hurts the nation in the larger fiscal scheme of things. Social Security accounts for 19% of federal spending. Social Security not only points to fiscal and economic bankruptcy but also to political bankruptcy‚ as politicians unwilling to tell the hard truths to citizens tell them everything is OK. It’s time for leadership and truth. And it is time to give American citizens freedom to control their own property and their own lives in our free country. COPYRIGHT 2024 CREATORS.COM The Daily Signal publishes a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Heritage Foundation. Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post Social Security: A Broken Socialist Dinosaur appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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New York City police are putting back together a man whose body parts were found in a refrigerator at a Bronx apartment and whose neighbors said that everyone knew he had been killed. NYPD chief of detectives Joseph Kenny said police were tipped off to the presence of a dead body at the fourth-story apartment on Nostrand Avenue‚ and when they investigated on Monday at about 7:10 p.m.‚ they found the body parts wrapped in black plastic. The victim was identified as 39-year-old Kawsheen Gelzer. A woman who lives at the apartment was identified as 45-year-old Heather Stines‚ and her husband was identified as 45-year-old Nicholas McGee. Neighbors told the New York Post that Gelzer went into the apartment in September and never came out‚ leading them to suspect that he had been murdered. “Everybody in the building knew it‚” said Dorothy Williams‚ a tenant of the apartment. “Everybody knew he went in there and never came back out. We all talked about it.” Law enforcement sources told the Post that the victim was a sex offender with a long rap sheet. He had been convicted of molesting a 12-year-old boy in 2005 and had at least five other arrests‚ including an assault on a police officer. Sources told the Post that Stines admitted to police that her husband killed Gelzer after an argument over a drug deal. She also reportedly told police that McGee was incarcerated in Virginia for allegedly trying to cash a fraudulent check. Another neighbor told PIX-TV that Stines had often fought with other residents of the building. A medical examiner will determine the cause of death. Tattoos reportedly found on the body parts matched with those known to be on Gelzer. Stines was taken to Brookdale Hospital for psychiatric observation. Here's a local new report about the incident: Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!