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The Morning Rant: Minimalist Edition
On March 27, President Trump issued an executive order arguing that there has been a “concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation’s history” and promote a “distorted narrative driven by ideology rather than truth.” This “revisionist movement” casts American “founding principles and historical milestones in a negative light.” A White House fact sheet calls for “revitalizing key cultural institutions and reversing the spread of divisive ideology.” Vice President JD Vance, a member of the Smithsonian Board of Regents, is tasked with leading the administration’s efforts. Critics of the executive order responded quickly. They maintain the Trump Administration wants to “whitewash the past and suppress discussion of systemic racism.” The Smithsonian, the critics contend, is led by non-partisan professionals whose aim is to be truthful and inclusive and tell the whole story of America, including groups that have been neglected in the past. Professor David W. Blight of Yale, who is president of the Organization of American Historians (OAH), complained that the executive order is a “laughable thing until you realize what their intent actually is and what they’re doing is trying to erode and then obliterate what we have been writing for a century.”The purpose of the Smithsonian and other museums is to teach...not to preach a particular perspective, especially when that perspective is antithetical to everything upon which this country is based. We don't need cheerleaders for the 1619 Project and other initiatives that are designed to destroy the very concept of American Exceptionalism and replace it with a miserable devotion to guilt, reparations, and a demeaning view of our country. But that's what we have in too many museums and cultural institutions, and President Trump is absolutely correct in his efforts to change it. We are owed a certain amount of respect for America by the people who are charged with preserving its history, and men like David Blight (of Yale!) do not deserve that responsibility. Read the whole article...it is sobering that America Hate is so embedded, but it is tremendously gratifying that President Donald Trump is doing something about it! And I think he has chosen exactly the correct person to spearhead the effort. Vice President Vance is not a child of privilege; he understands how complex our history is. But he also appreciates America, and will bring that attitude to the Smithsonian. [Crossposted at CutJibNewsletter and X/Twitter] And the Apple and Spotify feeds for CJN's podcast should be working!
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I'll let the others know this one's live.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 17, 2025 11:01 AM (O7YUW)
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Sometimes
Posted by: Ciampino - long a way around at April 17, 2025 11:01 AM (sPQoU)
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Commenting present
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2025 11:01 AM (Bl7Et)
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Muse see um
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 17, 2025 11:01 AM (aenS2)
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It's always "systemic something or other" with these people. And it's always someone else who's responsible.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2025 11:02 AM (Q4IgG)
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I thought it was interesting, there was a story where after Trumps 'brutal authoritarian takeover' of the National Galleria? Opera? Attendance has never been higher.
Odd that.
Odd that.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2025 11:03 AM (bss/y)
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Professor David W. Blight of Yale, who is president of the Organization of American Historians (OAH), complained that the executive order is a “laughable thing until you realize what their intent actually is and what they’re doing is trying to erode and then obliterate what we have been writing for a century.”
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Well, yes, because you have been writing lies, half-truths, and distortions for all of that time.
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Well, yes, because you have been writing lies, half-truths, and distortions for all of that time.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 17, 2025 11:03 AM (7fElN)
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The Smithsonian, the critics contend, is led by non-partisan professionals whose aim is to be truthful and inclusive and tell the whole story of America, including groups that have been neglected in the past.
Professor David W. Blight of Yale, who is president of the Organization of American Historians (OAH), complained that the executive order is a “laughable thing until you realize what their intent actually is and what they’re doing is trying to erode and then obliterate what we have been writing for a century.”
I think the Professor does not understand the definition of "laughable". I suggest he read the first bolded paragraph for an exact definition.
Professor David W. Blight of Yale, who is president of the Organization of American Historians (OAH), complained that the executive order is a “laughable thing until you realize what their intent actually is and what they’re doing is trying to erode and then obliterate what we have been writing for a century.”
I think the Professor does not understand the definition of "laughable". I suggest he read the first bolded paragraph for an exact definition.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 11:03 AM (s8j++)
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It a Cultural Marxism preaching g racism, it's their new version of class warfare.
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2025 11:04 AM (Bl7Et)
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I'm fine with teaching slavery as long as they teach that it was the still racist Democrat Party who fought to enshrine, protect, preserve and perpetuate it. And who still wants slavery today in the form of rape trafficking and illegal labor. But they don't teach that, will never teach that.
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2025 11:04 AM (pWnkL)
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*looks at sidebar*
New York Yankees Recommit To 'Diversity Initiatives' After Push To End DEI Go Red Sox! [CBD]
You know the internet is forever, right?
New York Yankees Recommit To 'Diversity Initiatives' After Push To End DEI Go Red Sox! [CBD]
You know the internet is forever, right?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2025 11:04 AM (kgE5c)
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Imagine paying $100k a year to listen to that nitwits lecture at Yale.
Posted by: Hamitchell62 at April 17, 2025 11:05 AM (EuCrk)
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It's always "systemic something or other" with these people.
Well, yes, because they think it makes them sound all smart and stuff without ever having to provide specific examples. See also, existential.
Well, yes, because they think it makes them sound all smart and stuff without ever having to provide specific examples. See also, existential.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 11:05 AM (s8j++)
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Professor Blight? sheesh.
Posted by: fd at April 17, 2025 11:05 AM (vFG9F)
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Spengler is right that western culture is past its expiry date. Innovations in music, art and theatre are completely absent. Our politics are in a doom loop leading nowhere. The pace of advancements in mathematics and physics is glacial. We don't really need the Smithsonian - our quotidian existence is a museum.
Posted by: Oglebay at April 17, 2025 11:06 AM (MMp6W)
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Professor David W. Blight of Yale is aptly names as he's a blight on our history.
Posted by: Ciampino - Meanwhile at St Peter's house on Friday: Sardines!? Today? at April 17, 2025 11:06 AM (sPQoU)
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You know the internet is forever, right?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2025 11:04 AM (kgE5c)
At this point I am so disgusted with MLB that I simply don't bother with them.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2025 11:04 AM (kgE5c)
At this point I am so disgusted with MLB that I simply don't bother with them.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 17, 2025 11:06 AM (L5An7)
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They maintain the Trump Administration wants to “whitewash the past and suppress discussion of systemic racism"
Any viewpoint that does not agree with the US being the most raysis, hateful, bigoted, destructive force of evil in the world and the only one that had slaves is seen as wrong.
Any viewpoint that does not agree with the US being the most raysis, hateful, bigoted, destructive force of evil in the world and the only one that had slaves is seen as wrong.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 17, 2025 11:06 AM (99eI0)
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Well, yes, because they think it makes them sound all smart and stuff without ever having to provide specific examples. See also, existential.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 11:05 AM (s8j++)
It also conveniently separates them from the system, as if they have nothing to do with it, don't benefit from it.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 11:05 AM (s8j++)
It also conveniently separates them from the system, as if they have nothing to do with it, don't benefit from it.
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2025 11:06 AM (pWnkL)
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12 Imagine paying $100k a year to listen to that nitwits lecture at Yale.
Posted by: Hamitchell62 at April 17, 2025 11:05 AM (EuCrk)
It's up to 100k? Damn.
Posted by: Hamitchell62 at April 17, 2025 11:05 AM (EuCrk)
It's up to 100k? Damn.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2025 11:06 AM (bss/y)
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The Left lives by Presentism unless it contradicts their hate America propaganda.
Fact is that America is the least racist country in the world.
Fact is that America is the least racist country in the world.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 17, 2025 11:07 AM (VofaG)
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What's the problem?
Posted by: Professor Famine at April 17, 2025 11:07 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Ciampino - Meanwhile at St Peter's house on Friday: Sardines!? Today? at April 17, 2025 11:07 AM (sPQoU)
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The purpose of the Smithsonian is to steal artifacts and hide history.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 17, 2025 11:07 AM (w6EFb)
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At this point I am so disgusted with MLB that I simply don't bother with them.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 17, 2025 11:06 AM (L5An7)
Bud Selig can rot in hell.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 17, 2025 11:06 AM (L5An7)
Bud Selig can rot in hell.
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2025 11:07 AM (pWnkL)
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"Never mind that black integration into the larger American society is complete."
Actually, it isn't. It was never finished. It was well on its way to completion, but then leftwing 60s paranoia and hysteria set in, and the process was reversed.
We're now busing black kids long distances so they can go to school with ... other black kids.
We're separating commencements, clubs, housing, and general social gatherings by race.
A significant portion of paranoid -- and brainwashed -- black women talk about dating white men like they were Jim Crow KKK and the races were reversed.
Whites too are jumping on this bandwagon. A not-insignificant number of whites has simply had it with all the bullshit and would rather never associate with blacks ever again.
We are going backward, not forward.
Actually, it isn't. It was never finished. It was well on its way to completion, but then leftwing 60s paranoia and hysteria set in, and the process was reversed.
We're now busing black kids long distances so they can go to school with ... other black kids.
We're separating commencements, clubs, housing, and general social gatherings by race.
A significant portion of paranoid -- and brainwashed -- black women talk about dating white men like they were Jim Crow KKK and the races were reversed.
Whites too are jumping on this bandwagon. A not-insignificant number of whites has simply had it with all the bullshit and would rather never associate with blacks ever again.
We are going backward, not forward.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 17, 2025 11:07 AM (iFTx/)
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The Smithsonian, the critics contend, is led by non-partisan professionals whose aim is to be truthful and inclusive and tell the whole story of America, including groups that have been neglected in the past.
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Nonpartisan is a curse word and a lie.
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Nonpartisan is a curse word and a lie.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 17, 2025 11:07 AM (GBKbO)
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The docents at Monticello, JEFFERSON'S HOME, make sure to demean him at every opportunity and highlight the wonderful slaves who lived there.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 17, 2025 11:07 AM (N1tpc)
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David William Blight is the Sterling Professor of History, of African American Studies, and of American Studies and Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University.
Sooo....his comments are just a way of drumming up new business for his Center. Also, why is a white man taking the job of a black man? Professor of African American Studies?
Sooo....his comments are just a way of drumming up new business for his Center. Also, why is a white man taking the job of a black man? Professor of African American Studies?
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 11:08 AM (s8j++)
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Fact is that America is the least racist country in the world.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 17, 2025 11:07 AM (VofaG)
I don't know, one of our major parties is pretty freaking racist.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 17, 2025 11:07 AM (VofaG)
I don't know, one of our major parties is pretty freaking racist.
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2025 11:08 AM (pWnkL)
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When I first heard the term "Institutional Racism" I challenged the lady saying it to give me one example of Jim Crow laws still being enforced. Never happened.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 17, 2025 11:08 AM (99eI0)
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They haré Jim because he is undoing their Long March through the instituciones.
Posted by: Augusto Perez at April 17, 2025 11:09 AM (MCzgS)
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Professor David W. Blight of Yale, a blight on humanity.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2025 11:09 AM (8zz6B)
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Professor Bight is a good friend
Posted by: Former Ohio State football coach Urban Decay at April 17, 2025 11:09 AM (Y1sOo)
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31 When I first heard the term "Institutional Racism" I challenged the lady saying it to give me one example of Jim Crow laws still being enforced. Never happened.
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You should of asked her about Affirmative Action. It is by definition racist.
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You should of asked her about Affirmative Action. It is by definition racist.
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 17, 2025 11:09 AM (pZ64F)
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I fail to see the correlation.
Posted by: Professor D. Isease at April 17, 2025 11:10 AM (vFG9F)
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AI says, but I saw the mutually assured destruction rates for “top” colleges cracked six figures:
Yale's estimated cost of attendance for the 2023-2024 academic year was around $90,975, including tuition, fees, food, books, and personal expenses. This does not account for room and board, which costs an additional $10,100 for a standard double room.
Yale's estimated cost of attendance for the 2023-2024 academic year was around $90,975, including tuition, fees, food, books, and personal expenses. This does not account for room and board, which costs an additional $10,100 for a standard double room.
Posted by: Hamitchell62 at April 17, 2025 11:10 AM (EuCrk)
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Spengler is right that western culture is past its expiry date. Innovations in music, art and theatre are completely absent. Our politics are in a doom loop leading nowhere. The pace of advancements in mathematics and physics is glacial. We don't really need the Smithsonian - our quotidian existence is a museum.
Posted by: Oglebay at April 17, 2025 11:06 AM (MMp6W)
Totally disagree with that often repeated doomsaying that has been repeated every generation for centuries.
Posted by: Oglebay at April 17, 2025 11:06 AM (MMp6W)
Totally disagree with that often repeated doomsaying that has been repeated every generation for centuries.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 17, 2025 11:10 AM (VofaG)
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When I first heard the term "Institutional Racism" I challenged the lady saying it to give me one example of Jim Crow laws still being enforced. Never happened.
That's because it's SYSTEMIC, man. You just don't get it.
That's because it's SYSTEMIC, man. You just don't get it.
Posted by: The Lady at April 17, 2025 11:10 AM (s8j++)
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Er, Blight
Posted by: Former Ohio State football coach Urban Decay at April 17, 2025 11:10 AM (Y1sOo)
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39 That's because it's SYSTEMIC, man. You just don't get it.
Posted by: The Lady at April 17, 2025 11:10 AM (s8j++)
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The system that implemented affirmative action for decades?
Posted by: The Lady at April 17, 2025 11:10 AM (s8j++)
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The system that implemented affirmative action for decades?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 17, 2025 11:10 AM (GBKbO)
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I don't know, one of our major parties is pretty freaking racist.
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2025 11:08 AM (pWnkL)
Against white Christians.
Posted by: ... at April 17, 2025 11:08 AM (pWnkL)
Against white Christians.
Posted by: Night lifted.... at April 17, 2025 11:11 AM (FZn/N)
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Well paid 'experts' who trash the country that provided them with everything.
They must not travel. Having seen plenty of the world, I can tell you from personal observation that the US is light years better than any other country when it comes to freedom, prosperity, race relations,and just about any other measure.
They must not travel. Having seen plenty of the world, I can tell you from personal observation that the US is light years better than any other country when it comes to freedom, prosperity, race relations,and just about any other measure.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 17, 2025 11:11 AM (jlUZM)
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Spengler is right that western culture is past its expiry date. Innovations in music, art and theatre are completely absent. Our politics are in a doom loop leading nowhere. The pace of advancements in mathematics and physics is glacial. We don't really need the Smithsonian - our quotidian existence is a museum.
Posted by: Oglebay at April 17, 2025 11:06 AM (MMp6W)
Totally disagree with that often repeated doomsaying that has been repeated every generation for centuries.
Eeyores gonna eeyore. It's beyond me how anyone can look at the rate of change in today's world and conclude we're stagnant.
Posted by: Oglebay at April 17, 2025 11:06 AM (MMp6W)
Totally disagree with that often repeated doomsaying that has been repeated every generation for centuries.
Eeyores gonna eeyore. It's beyond me how anyone can look at the rate of change in today's world and conclude we're stagnant.
Posted by: The Lady at April 17, 2025 11:11 AM (s8j++)
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Yale made excellent locksets and hardware back in the day. The skool-not so much.
Posted by: Local 257 UBCJA at April 17, 2025 11:11 AM (G5+As)
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15 Spengler is right that western culture is past its expiry date. Innovations in music, art and theatre are completely absent. Our politics are in a doom loop leading nowhere. The pace of advancements in mathematics and physics is glacial. We don't really need the Smithsonian - our quotidian existence is a museum.
Posted by: Oglebay
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Academia is facing a controlled implosion--the numbers attending are dropping, governments can no longer afford to prop them up, and students are actually moving away in many cases from what their faculty preach.
Arts is also facing devastation for much of the same reason as are other places like the Smithsonian and the media. Simply put, their world is a dreamworld and not reflective anymore of reality and their word spells are failing because of the internet.
Posted by: Oglebay
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Academia is facing a controlled implosion--the numbers attending are dropping, governments can no longer afford to prop them up, and students are actually moving away in many cases from what their faculty preach.
Arts is also facing devastation for much of the same reason as are other places like the Smithsonian and the media. Simply put, their world is a dreamworld and not reflective anymore of reality and their word spells are failing because of the internet.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2025 11:12 AM (ctrM5)
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Or more elegantly, as Andrew Breitbart famously said, "Politics is downstream from culture."
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Yea, "downstream" as in at the base of an outhouse latrine line ....
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Yea, "downstream" as in at the base of an outhouse latrine line ....
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 17, 2025 11:12 AM (iFTx/)
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Totally disagree with that often repeated doomsaying that has been repeated every generation for centuries.
Just because the breaks have always went your way doesn't mean they always will.
Just because the breaks have always went your way doesn't mean they always will.
Posted by: Fast Eddie Felson at April 17, 2025 11:13 AM (GmTq4)
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While not the Smithsonian we had been to New River Gorge a couple of weeks ago at the visitor center. While they showed an old photo showing all the trees cut down for coal mining, towns, fuel etc they did note that today nature has fully reclaimed that particular area. It was nice to see at least one thing that wasn’t fully climate change y.
Posted by: Paisley at April 17, 2025 11:13 AM (ny1NG)
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Spengler is right that western culture is past its expiry date. Innovations in music, art and theatre are completely absent. Our politics are in a doom loop leading nowhere. The pace of advancements in mathematics and physics is glacial. We don't really need the Smithsonian - our quotidian existence is a museum.
Posted by: Oglebay at April 17, 2025 11:06 AM (MMp6W)
Totally disagree with that often repeated doomsaying that has been repeated every generation for centuries.
Eeyores gonna eeyore. It's beyond me how anyone can look at the rate of change in today's world and conclude we're stagnant.
Posted by: The Lady at April 17, 2025 11:11 AM (s8j++)
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Things are changing and moving faster than before. Whether they are moving in a better direction is debatable, but they certainly aren't stagnant.
Posted by: Oglebay at April 17, 2025 11:06 AM (MMp6W)
Totally disagree with that often repeated doomsaying that has been repeated every generation for centuries.
Eeyores gonna eeyore. It's beyond me how anyone can look at the rate of change in today's world and conclude we're stagnant.
Posted by: The Lady at April 17, 2025 11:11 AM (s8j++)
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Things are changing and moving faster than before. Whether they are moving in a better direction is debatable, but they certainly aren't stagnant.
Posted by: Elric Blade at April 17, 2025 11:14 AM (iFTx/)
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>>On March 27, President Trump issued an executive order arguing that there has been a “concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation’s history” and promote a “distorted narrative driven by ideology rather than truth.”
1619 Project needs to be purged from schools, etc.
1619 Project needs to be purged from schools, etc.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2025 11:14 AM (Cki93)
Posted by: Climate hysterics at April 17, 2025 11:14 AM (s8j++)
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Slavery and racism were created between 1620 and 1776. It has existed only in the US.
This is #Science
This is #Science
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 17, 2025 11:14 AM (DKKgv)
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Yale's estimated cost of attendance for the 2023-2024 academic year was around $90,975, including tuition, fees, food, books, and personal expenses. This does not account for room and board, which costs an additional $10,100 for a standard double room.
Posted by: Hamitchell62 at April 17, 2025 11:10 AM (EuCrk)
Dear Lord.
Posted by: Hamitchell62 at April 17, 2025 11:10 AM (EuCrk)
Dear Lord.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2025 11:14 AM (bss/y)
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Spengler is right that western culture is past its expiry date. Innovations in music, art and theatre are completely absent.
Posted by: Oglebay
Autotune is an innovation in music, the new Snow White is an innovation in theater,and AI pron is an innovation in art...
OK, I give up.
Posted by: Oglebay
Autotune is an innovation in music, the new Snow White is an innovation in theater,and AI pron is an innovation in art...
OK, I give up.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 17, 2025 11:15 AM (jlUZM)
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They must not travel. Having seen plenty of the world, I can tell you from personal observation that the US is light years better than any other country when it comes to freedom, prosperity, race relations,and just about any other measure.
Posted by: Thomas Paine
Cloud people travel but they only deal with their counterparts in other countries and one Sheraton/Hyatt/whateven and even airports can blur together to produce idiots like Tom Friedman when he proclaimed the World is Flat. To them, the micro societies represent the whole society when it doesn't.
State Department has long had that problem--they hook up with simpatico others in the country they are stationed in and believe themselves well informed of events in the whole society. That is why they get blindsided so much.
Posted by: Thomas Paine
Cloud people travel but they only deal with their counterparts in other countries and one Sheraton/Hyatt/whateven and even airports can blur together to produce idiots like Tom Friedman when he proclaimed the World is Flat. To them, the micro societies represent the whole society when it doesn't.
State Department has long had that problem--they hook up with simpatico others in the country they are stationed in and believe themselves well informed of events in the whole society. That is why they get blindsided so much.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2025 11:15 AM (ctrM5)
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1619 Project needs to be purged from schools, etc.
Not completely. I'd like to see it used as an example of the power of mass hysteria and mob rule, alongside 1930s Germany and Mao's China.
Not completely. I'd like to see it used as an example of the power of mass hysteria and mob rule, alongside 1930s Germany and Mao's China.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 11:16 AM (s8j++)
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Fun Fact. The gun used by Guiteau to assassinate President Garfield, a so called British Bulldog of the era, was given to the Smithsonian. They lost it, poof, gone, adios. It's probably still out there, being used to stick up High's Dairy Stores in Landover.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2025 11:16 AM (gm9Sb)
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Got geeky and looked up GI Bill benefits for Yale.
Tuition drops to $35,763 and they get $2,694 per month for housing. And that's only for three years.
Tuition drops to $35,763 and they get $2,694 per month for housing. And that's only for three years.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 17, 2025 11:16 AM (99eI0)
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Eeyores gonna eeyore. It's beyond me how anyone can look at the rate of change in today's world and conclude we're stagnant.
Posted by: The Lady at April 17, 2025 11:11 AM (s8j++)
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We hit peak sometime in the 90s. We had modern medicine, internet, etc. but society was sane and normal.
Since then our phones are better and internet is faster. But society has unraveled. That’s not progress.
Posted by: The Lady at April 17, 2025 11:11 AM (s8j++)
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We hit peak sometime in the 90s. We had modern medicine, internet, etc. but society was sane and normal.
Since then our phones are better and internet is faster. But society has unraveled. That’s not progress.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 17, 2025 11:17 AM (DKKgv)
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I hope Trump forces the Smithsonian to sell every artifact and work of art they have squirreled away and hidden from us, their owners.
Posted by: I Want Archie Bunker's Chair at April 17, 2025 11:17 AM (G5+As)
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At this point I am so disgusted with MLB that I simply don't bother with them.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 17, 2025 11:06 AM
Sportsball in general can EABOD. Especially metric kickball.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 17, 2025 11:06 AM
Sportsball in general can EABOD. Especially metric kickball.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2025 11:17 AM (kgE5c)
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> While not the Smithsonian we had been to New River Gorge a couple of weeks ago at the visitor center.
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"Bridge Day" is a hoot.
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"Bridge Day" is a hoot.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2025 11:18 AM (Q4IgG)
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The demise of western civilization doesn't mean doom. Another culture will eventually become ascendent and art, music and mathematics will be renewed.
Posted by: Oglebay at April 17, 2025 11:18 AM (MMp6W)
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Things are changing and moving faster than before. Whether they are moving in a better direction is debatable, but they certainly aren't stagnant.
Posted by: Elric Blade
Fair. I think there's a real division between art/music/theater etc. and the physical and biological sciences. The former really is decadent, but the latter is literally reaching for the stars.
Posted by: Elric Blade
Fair. I think there's a real division between art/music/theater etc. and the physical and biological sciences. The former really is decadent, but the latter is literally reaching for the stars.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 11:18 AM (s8j++)
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I never been to the Smithsonian, guess I never will
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2025 11:19 AM (Bl7Et)
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According to Grok, only Mitch Daniels (2010) and Rand Paul (2014) are the only Republicans to explicitly call for a "truce on social issues."
However, damned if the spirt of that call--which was really "abandon social issues"--didn't dominate the party until Trump.
That's what makes me despise the NeverTrump the most:
They never met a social issue they didn't advocate for a retreat or surrender.
But, Trump is suddenly the Battle for Morals and Character that we must fight?
However, damned if the spirt of that call--which was really "abandon social issues"--didn't dominate the party until Trump.
That's what makes me despise the NeverTrump the most:
They never met a social issue they didn't advocate for a retreat or surrender.
But, Trump is suddenly the Battle for Morals and Character that we must fight?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2025 11:19 AM (JpbSW)
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Tuition drops to $35,763 and they get $2,694 per month for housing. And that's only for three years.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 17, 2025 11:16 AM (99eI0)
IIRC, in 1993, IU classes (Bloomington) for a semester were $1,200 (so 2400ish for the year.) Room and board for the year were $3000ish. That was with a 17 credit hour load.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 17, 2025 11:16 AM (99eI0)
IIRC, in 1993, IU classes (Bloomington) for a semester were $1,200 (so 2400ish for the year.) Room and board for the year were $3000ish. That was with a 17 credit hour load.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2025 11:19 AM (bss/y)
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I marvel at those who scoff at default pessimism. As if default optimism is any better. Just the flip side of the same coin.
Posted by: Fast Eddie Felson at April 17, 2025 11:19 AM (GmTq4)
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Fun Fact. The gun used by Guiteau to assassinate President Garfield, a so called British Bulldog of the era, was given to the Smithsonian. They lost it, poof, gone, adios. It's probably still out there, being used to stick up High's Dairy Stores in Landover.
Posted by: bill in arkansas
It's in someone's private collection.
Posted by: bill in arkansas
It's in someone's private collection.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2025 11:19 AM (VG28W)
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"Politics is downstream from culture."
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Trump is spearheading a countermovement in the culture but is also a lightning rod. Much of the anti-American side of the culture is knee-jerk anti-Trump sentiment.
It will be interesting to see what happens to the cultural shift in the post-Trump years. Will his legacy leave a well-established nucleus of sanity? Without Trump as their focal point will the victimhood obsessed crybabies lose traction and dwindle in terms of relevance? One can hope so.
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Trump is spearheading a countermovement in the culture but is also a lightning rod. Much of the anti-American side of the culture is knee-jerk anti-Trump sentiment.
It will be interesting to see what happens to the cultural shift in the post-Trump years. Will his legacy leave a well-established nucleus of sanity? Without Trump as their focal point will the victimhood obsessed crybabies lose traction and dwindle in terms of relevance? One can hope so.
Posted by: muldoon at April 17, 2025 11:19 AM (/iMjX)
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>>It's always "systemic something or other" with these people. And it's always someone else who's responsible.
That's the grift -- if it's "systemic," "institutional," or "disparate impact" then they don't have to come up with a specific cases(s) of actual people exhibiting racism. . . and it can never be "fixed."
Well, their true fix is to destroy the systems and institutions of racism, something the activists have been saying while the MSM/DNC/businesses/institutions being subverted refuse to acknowledge.
That's the grift -- if it's "systemic," "institutional," or "disparate impact" then they don't have to come up with a specific cases(s) of actual people exhibiting racism. . . and it can never be "fixed."
Well, their true fix is to destroy the systems and institutions of racism, something the activists have been saying while the MSM/DNC/businesses/institutions being subverted refuse to acknowledge.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2025 11:20 AM (Cki93)
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Yale's estimated cost of attendance for the 2023-2024 academic year was around $90,975, including tuition, fees, food, books, and personal expenses. This does not account for room and board, which costs an additional $10,100 for a standard double room.
Posted by: Hamitchell62 at April 17, 2025 11:10 AM (EuCrk)
Nobody actually pays that other than if you’re the kid of Bull Gates or something.
My oldest is in HS and I’ve been looking at this stuff. Even with a healthy income, when you use the “how much will I pay” calculators for Ivy League schools it’s nowhere near these numbers. In my case the estimate was about $35-40k a year all in, with room, board, books, etc
By no means cheap. But also not $100k a year like what you have.
Posted by: Hamitchell62 at April 17, 2025 11:10 AM (EuCrk)
Nobody actually pays that other than if you’re the kid of Bull Gates or something.
My oldest is in HS and I’ve been looking at this stuff. Even with a healthy income, when you use the “how much will I pay” calculators for Ivy League schools it’s nowhere near these numbers. In my case the estimate was about $35-40k a year all in, with room, board, books, etc
By no means cheap. But also not $100k a year like what you have.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 17, 2025 11:20 AM (DKKgv)
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Only in America can you have a twice elected Black President and his black wife whining about racism and playing the race card.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 17, 2025 11:20 AM (VofaG)
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66 I never been to the Smithsonian, guess I never will
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2025 11:19 AM (Bl7Et)
I went when I was 13? 14? The air and space museum was very cool. But I think I liked Wright-Patterson better. Still do.
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2025 11:19 AM (Bl7Et)
I went when I was 13? 14? The air and space museum was very cool. But I think I liked Wright-Patterson better. Still do.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2025 11:20 AM (bss/y)
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Autotune is an innovation in music, the new Snow White is an innovation in theater,and AI pron is an innovation in art...
OK, I give up.
Posted by: Thomas Paine
AI is likely to change writing, art, etc. exceptionally so and in a way democratize them because it removes the filter that professional technique mastery imposes on those that engage in it.
That is what elites fear most--imagine ordinary people at home being able to conjure up their own movies of AI characters--animated or semi real, create their own studio quality albums with songs aided by AI without reading music charts, imagine writers that can have AI assist on plot, characters, etc. Doctors and nurses able to use expert systems for checking their diagnoses etc.
And that is just the predictable parts.
It all has downsides, students who no longer bothering with any learning and accepting what AI prompts give them as fact. Without a knowledge base, they can't tell the difference and might not even care whether it is factual. Ditto for lawyers using AI for brief assistance, and so on.
It will be a strange and new world with unpredictable results but the stagnation imposed on Western society is ending.
OK, I give up.
Posted by: Thomas Paine
AI is likely to change writing, art, etc. exceptionally so and in a way democratize them because it removes the filter that professional technique mastery imposes on those that engage in it.
That is what elites fear most--imagine ordinary people at home being able to conjure up their own movies of AI characters--animated or semi real, create their own studio quality albums with songs aided by AI without reading music charts, imagine writers that can have AI assist on plot, characters, etc. Doctors and nurses able to use expert systems for checking their diagnoses etc.
And that is just the predictable parts.
It all has downsides, students who no longer bothering with any learning and accepting what AI prompts give them as fact. Without a knowledge base, they can't tell the difference and might not even care whether it is factual. Ditto for lawyers using AI for brief assistance, and so on.
It will be a strange and new world with unpredictable results but the stagnation imposed on Western society is ending.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2025 11:21 AM (ctrM5)
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I see this very often:
'have always went your way'
I would instead always write
'have always gone your way'.
Never seen the first one except here in the US. Anyone have an explanation? Does no one use 'gone'?
'have always went your way'
I would instead always write
'have always gone your way'.
Never seen the first one except here in the US. Anyone have an explanation? Does no one use 'gone'?
Posted by: Ciampino - easy to use at April 17, 2025 11:21 AM (sPQoU)
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Every time I ask about the Irish slaves, I get the blank stare. Every time.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2025 11:21 AM (W/lyH)
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74 Only in America can you have a twice elected Black President and his black wife whining about racism and playing the race card.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 17, 2025 11:20 AM (VofaG)
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South Africa has entered the chat.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 17, 2025 11:20 AM (VofaG)
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South Africa has entered the chat.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 17, 2025 11:21 AM (GBKbO)
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IIRC, in 1993, IU classes (Bloomington) for a semester were $1,200 (so 2400ish for the year.) Room and board for the year were $3000ish. That was with a 17 credit hour load.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Nice. At my school (SJSU), I took out a loan for 25K for two years in the early 90s and that was living on campus all year. Nowadays, that gets you one year at the most. Under the GI Bill, tuition is free and you still get a housing allowance and book stipend.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Nice. At my school (SJSU), I took out a loan for 25K for two years in the early 90s and that was living on campus all year. Nowadays, that gets you one year at the most. Under the GI Bill, tuition is free and you still get a housing allowance and book stipend.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 17, 2025 11:21 AM (99eI0)
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Never seen the first one except here in the US. Anyone have an explanation? Does no one use 'gone'?
Posted by: Ciampino - easy to use at April 17, 2025 11:21 AM (sPQoU)
I would use gone instead. Depends on context, I guess. It does not turn up too often.
Posted by: Ciampino - easy to use at April 17, 2025 11:21 AM (sPQoU)
I would use gone instead. Depends on context, I guess. It does not turn up too often.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2025 11:22 AM (bss/y)
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I never been to the Smithsonian, guess I never will
When I was a yoot in HS, I was big into spelunking. My friends and I had to do a biology project, so we kidnapped some bats from one of the caves and kept them in my room. We went to the Smithsonian to talk to their bat expert, and he took us into a back room where there were endless file cabinets full of bat specimens. He told us we really shouldn't have grabbed the bats as they are threatened. I would never do it again, as it really is irresponsible.
When I was a yoot in HS, I was big into spelunking. My friends and I had to do a biology project, so we kidnapped some bats from one of the caves and kept them in my room. We went to the Smithsonian to talk to their bat expert, and he took us into a back room where there were endless file cabinets full of bat specimens. He told us we really shouldn't have grabbed the bats as they are threatened. I would never do it again, as it really is irresponsible.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 11:22 AM (s8j++)
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Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 17, 2025 11:20 AM (DKKgv)
Cost my good friend about 400k to send his stepson to Baylor.
Cost my good friend about 400k to send his stepson to Baylor.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 17, 2025 11:22 AM (VofaG)
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It is true we don't do many big things anymore. Our planes are now designed for fuel efficiency, not speed, and buildings are built for cost savings and not longevity.
One of the few big dreamers is Musk, with his Mars rocket.
One of the few big dreamers is Musk, with his Mars rocket.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 17, 2025 11:22 AM (jlUZM)
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It's in someone's private collection.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2025 11:19 AM (VG28W)
Wouldn't do for it to fall into the wrong hands, would it?
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2025 11:19 AM (VG28W)
Wouldn't do for it to fall into the wrong hands, would it?
Posted by: Garfield the Cat at April 17, 2025 11:22 AM (8zz6B)
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A friend and I visited the Hershorn stoned, which is probably how most people end up there. That really is the only way to enjoy it.
Posted by: Oglebay at April 17, 2025 11:22 AM (MMp6W)
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>>Yale's estimated cost of attendance for the 2023-2024 academic year was around $90,975, including tuition, fees, food, books, and personal expenses. This does not account for room and board, which costs an additional $10,100 for a standard double room.
I'm going to guess that the only students paying this, if any, are foreigners, which is likely how we got Columbia currently at 55+% foreigners today.
Wonder what the % of foreign students is at the other Ivies, eh?
I'm going to guess that the only students paying this, if any, are foreigners, which is likely how we got Columbia currently at 55+% foreigners today.
Wonder what the % of foreign students is at the other Ivies, eh?
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2025 11:22 AM (Cki93)
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70 That would be a real downer. You have a gun in your collection, a super historical piece, and you can't show it to anybody.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2025 11:23 AM (gm9Sb)
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Nice. At my school (SJSU), I took out a loan for 25K for two years in the early 90s and that was living on campus all year. Nowadays, that gets you one year at the most. Under the GI Bill, tuition is free and you still get a housing allowance and book stipend.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 17, 2025 11:21 AM (99eI0)
Well, I also recall I boggled at books for the classes being about $400. WTH?
Posted by: NR Pax at April 17, 2025 11:21 AM (99eI0)
Well, I also recall I boggled at books for the classes being about $400. WTH?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2025 11:23 AM (bss/y)
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Trump just started a “Cuck of the Day” award on Truth. LOLOL!
How is this real life!
How is this real life!
Posted by: Jmel at April 17, 2025 11:23 AM (RWHIh)
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>>A friend and I visited the Hershorn stoned, which is probably how most people end up there. That really is the only way to enjoy it.
Heh, glad someone has enjoyed that one.
It's just. . . . meh.
Heh, glad someone has enjoyed that one.
It's just. . . . meh.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2025 11:23 AM (Cki93)
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Intersectional identity politics can do nothing but atomize society. That's all it does, it divides based on every possible facet of sex, ethnicity, national origin, class, and subculture. Everyone is the victim of everyone else, the the most victimized gets to dictate terms to the rest.
If we are dragged back into what we were, or if we have something new pushed upon us, if we lose the American identity then we will become something less, and lose our connection to each other. What is a nation without a unifying culture? Ask the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
The only way we have a future as a society, as a nation, is if we reject this and return to E Pluribus Unum, the unification and transcendence of what came before. We are either the unfinished pyramid or a scattered pile of broken stones, never to rise.
If we are dragged back into what we were, or if we have something new pushed upon us, if we lose the American identity then we will become something less, and lose our connection to each other. What is a nation without a unifying culture? Ask the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
The only way we have a future as a society, as a nation, is if we reject this and return to E Pluribus Unum, the unification and transcendence of what came before. We are either the unfinished pyramid or a scattered pile of broken stones, never to rise.
Posted by: Cato, Post-Apocalyptic Scourge of the Seas at April 17, 2025 11:24 AM (gJKGU)
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It was the Smithsonian that posted the infamous “Aspects & Assumptions of Whiteness and White Culture in the United States” as part of their National Museum of African American History & Culture. According to the Smithsonian, only whites are individuals, family-oriented, rational thinkers who can plan for the future, follow schedules, and make decisions.
They are racist to the core, and need to befixed nuked from orbit.
They are racist to the core, and need to be
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 17, 2025 11:24 AM (EXyHK)
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My oldest is in HS and I’ve been looking at this stuff. Even with a healthy income, when you use the “how much will I pay” calculators for Ivy League schools it’s nowhere near these numbers. In my case the estimate was about $35-40k a year all in, with room, board, books, etc
By no means cheap. But also not $100k a year like what you have.
We actually did the FAFSA thing, and were told we would get no discount whatsoever, despite having 4 kids. My dad had put some money into an account for the kids when they were born, and my wife and I had a comfortable UMC existence, despite paying for DC area housing. Responsibility will be punished.
By no means cheap. But also not $100k a year like what you have.
We actually did the FAFSA thing, and were told we would get no discount whatsoever, despite having 4 kids. My dad had put some money into an account for the kids when they were born, and my wife and I had a comfortable UMC existence, despite paying for DC area housing. Responsibility will be punished.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 11:24 AM (s8j++)
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Cost my good friend about 400k to send his stepson to Baylor.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 17, 2025 11:22 AM (VofaG)
Your friend must be very well off then. Or Baylor is a shitty choice given so many other similarly or better tanked colleges can be attended for a fraction of the cost.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 17, 2025 11:22 AM (VofaG)
Your friend must be very well off then. Or Baylor is a shitty choice given so many other similarly or better tanked colleges can be attended for a fraction of the cost.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 17, 2025 11:24 AM (DKKgv)
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90 Trump just started a “Cuck of the Day” award on Truth. LOLOL!
How is this real life!
Posted by: Jmel at April 17, 2025 11:23 AM (RWHIh)
Let me guess. David French was the inaugural?
Will Smith?
How is this real life!
Posted by: Jmel at April 17, 2025 11:23 AM (RWHIh)
Let me guess. David French was the inaugural?
Will Smith?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2025 11:24 AM (bss/y)
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I see this very often:
'have always went your way'
I would instead always write
'have always gone your way'.
Never seen the first one except here in the US. Anyone have an explanation? Does no one use 'gone'?
Posted by: Ciampino - easy to use at April 17, 2025 11:21 AM (sPQoU)
"have went" is bad English; "have gone" is correct. Elementary.
'have always went your way'
I would instead always write
'have always gone your way'.
Never seen the first one except here in the US. Anyone have an explanation? Does no one use 'gone'?
Posted by: Ciampino - easy to use at April 17, 2025 11:21 AM (sPQoU)
"have went" is bad English; "have gone" is correct. Elementary.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2025 11:25 AM (8zz6B)
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The only baseball I watch the last few years are the Savannah Bananas. Entertaining, fast-moving, fans very involved, to the point of balls hit into the crowd and caught count as outs. It continues to grow, playing in 16 major league ballparks this year, as opposed to 5 last year. All the games are shown live on Youtube. Tens of thousands tune in live, hundreds of thousands in the archived games.
Posted by: Banana Ball, FTW! at April 17, 2025 11:25 AM (G5+As)
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>>I never been to the Smithsonian, guess I never will
Not any of them?
I love the Air and Space museum, particularly the annex in Dulles that has an unbelievable collection of aircraft, including a space shuttle.
Not any of them?
I love the Air and Space museum, particularly the annex in Dulles that has an unbelievable collection of aircraft, including a space shuttle.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2025 11:25 AM (Cki93)
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88 70 That would be a real downer. You have a gun in your collection, a super historical piece, and you can't show it to anybody.
Posted by: bill in arkansas
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One of Teddy's historic revolvers was stolen by some lowlife from a museum. Eventually recovered decade or so later. But so was the Mona Lisa under similar circumstances.
Posted by: bill in arkansas
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One of Teddy's historic revolvers was stolen by some lowlife from a museum. Eventually recovered decade or so later. But so was the Mona Lisa under similar circumstances.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2025 11:26 AM (ctrM5)
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> I never been to the Smithsonian, guess I never will
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There are several museums. Back in the 70's we used to go down a couple times a year and spend the day wandering around them. The Museum of American History, Natural History were both pretty cool back then. The Air and Space Museum was too.
I can't fathom the wokeness that must permeate from those places now.
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There are several museums. Back in the 70's we used to go down a couple times a year and spend the day wandering around them. The Museum of American History, Natural History were both pretty cool back then. The Air and Space Museum was too.
I can't fathom the wokeness that must permeate from those places now.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2025 11:26 AM (Q4IgG)
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One of the few big dreamers is Musk, with his Mars rocket.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 17, 2025 11:22 AM (jlUZM)
There are over 20 private space rocket companies in America .
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 17, 2025 11:22 AM (jlUZM)
There are over 20 private space rocket companies in America .
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 17, 2025 11:26 AM (VofaG)
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It's been for a while.
Cultural Type dot com: President Obama dedicates New Smithsonian African Museum, Quotes Langston Hughes Declaring, 'I, too, Am American.' September 24, 2016
Long article, worth reading IMHO.
It'll take time to unwind, too. There is so much being addressed, is this the right time or is there never a truly right time? IDK. /R
Cultural Type dot com: President Obama dedicates New Smithsonian African Museum, Quotes Langston Hughes Declaring, 'I, too, Am American.' September 24, 2016
Long article, worth reading IMHO.
It'll take time to unwind, too. There is so much being addressed, is this the right time or is there never a truly right time? IDK. /R
Posted by: Joe Biden is a dope at April 17, 2025 11:26 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2025 11:26 AM (kgE5c)
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I loved the large Clarence Thomas Wing at the Smithsonian African-American Museum!
Posted by: Must See! at April 17, 2025 11:28 AM (G5+As)
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105 I loved the large Clarence Thomas Wing at the Smithsonian African-American Museum!
Posted by: Must See! at April 17, 2025 11:28 AM (G5+As)
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*puts down Jewish Sports Legends pamphlet to pay attention*
Posted by: Must See! at April 17, 2025 11:28 AM (G5+As)
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*puts down Jewish Sports Legends pamphlet to pay attention*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 17, 2025 11:29 AM (GBKbO)
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Your friend must be very well off then. Or Baylor is a shitty choice given so many other similarly or better tanked colleges can be attended for a fraction of the cost.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 17, 2025 11:24 AM (DKKgv)
It includes living expenses.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 17, 2025 11:24 AM (DKKgv)
It includes living expenses.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 17, 2025 11:29 AM (VofaG)
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I loved the large Clarence Thomas Wing at the Smithsonian African-American Museum!
That is one of the ugliest building ever constructed. It looks like a giant AC unit. Naturally, it had to go on the Mall.
That is one of the ugliest building ever constructed. It looks like a giant AC unit. Naturally, it had to go on the Mall.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 11:29 AM (s8j++)
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I loved the large Clarence Thomas Wing at the Smithsonian African-American Museum!
Are you sure that wasn’t the Asian-American Museum?
Are you sure that wasn’t the Asian-American Museum?
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 17, 2025 11:29 AM (EXyHK)
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I loved the large Clarence Thomas Wing at the Smithsonian African-American Museum!
Posted by: Must See! at April 17, 2025 11:28 AM (G5+As)
The Bill Cosby wing is a knockout!
Posted by: Must See! at April 17, 2025 11:28 AM (G5+As)
The Bill Cosby wing is a knockout!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2025 11:29 AM (8zz6B)
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We actually did the FAFSA thing, and were told we would get no discount whatsoever, despite having 4 kids. My dad had put some money into an account for the kids when they were born, and my wife and I had a comfortable UMC existence, despite paying for DC area housing. Responsibility will be punished.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 11:24 AM (s8j++)
FAFSA is unless you’re on welfare. I’m talking the colleges themselves will discount heavily. It’s mostly based on income. Under $100k family income tuition is basically free. Then it’s a sliding scale above $100k. And they will also hook students up with an on campus job. Every school has its own formula buts generally the same.
At least how it is at Ivy schools and similar. Duke, Stanford, etc.
They msrp tuition May be $100k a year. But virtually nobody actually past that.
I’ve spent a lot of time looking into this. My wife has a spreadsheet of it all.
Even some state schools will discount generously for students with certain GPAs and/or SAT scores.
They money is there you just need to go find it.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 11:24 AM (s8j++)
FAFSA is unless you’re on welfare. I’m talking the colleges themselves will discount heavily. It’s mostly based on income. Under $100k family income tuition is basically free. Then it’s a sliding scale above $100k. And they will also hook students up with an on campus job. Every school has its own formula buts generally the same.
At least how it is at Ivy schools and similar. Duke, Stanford, etc.
They msrp tuition May be $100k a year. But virtually nobody actually past that.
I’ve spent a lot of time looking into this. My wife has a spreadsheet of it all.
Even some state schools will discount generously for students with certain GPAs and/or SAT scores.
They money is there you just need to go find it.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 17, 2025 11:30 AM (DKKgv)
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Has MLB gone horribly woke? Lemme guess: Next year, instead of pitchers and catchers reporting, it'll be "tops" and "bottoms"?
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 17, 2025 11:30 AM (pIfcn)
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Someone stole "The Scream" twice from Oslo. What I wouldn't give to have that!
Posted by: Mentally Ill Norseman at April 17, 2025 11:30 AM (G5+As)
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When I first heard the term "Institutional Racism" I challenged the lady saying it to give me one example of Jim Crow laws still being enforced. Never happened.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 17, 2025 11:08 AM (99eI0)
The institution of racism in the US is the same as it's always been - The Democratic Party.
They've changed their phrasing but they still have the same message - minorities are incapable of succeeding on a level playing field. Their proposed solution has changed, but the inherent racism baked into it remains.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 17, 2025 11:08 AM (99eI0)
The institution of racism in the US is the same as it's always been - The Democratic Party.
They've changed their phrasing but they still have the same message - minorities are incapable of succeeding on a level playing field. Their proposed solution has changed, but the inherent racism baked into it remains.
Posted by: Cato, Post-Apocalyptic Scourge of the Seas at April 17, 2025 11:30 AM (gJKGU)
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On March 27, President Trump issued an executive order arguing that there has been a “concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation’s history” and promote a “distorted narrative driven by ideology rather than truth.”
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Trump is doing so many good and important things, it is easy to overlook this incredibly important effort at Smithsonian (and the Kennedy Center too). Thanks CBD for highlighting this effort.
One thing is absolutely critical before Trump can declare real progress in the fight over culture: He must somehow end the leftist sinecures that "Foundations" like the Mellon Foundation (here, in this story) have morphed into, and force these useless communists into the real world, where (hopefully) their struggles for legal tender will turn them into something more human.
End permanent existence for foundations!
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Trump is doing so many good and important things, it is easy to overlook this incredibly important effort at Smithsonian (and the Kennedy Center too). Thanks CBD for highlighting this effort.
One thing is absolutely critical before Trump can declare real progress in the fight over culture: He must somehow end the leftist sinecures that "Foundations" like the Mellon Foundation (here, in this story) have morphed into, and force these useless communists into the real world, where (hopefully) their struggles for legal tender will turn them into something more human.
End permanent existence for foundations!
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2025 11:31 AM (Mocvc)
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54 Yale's estimated cost of attendance for the 2023-2024 academic year was around $90,975, including tuition, fees, food, books, and personal expenses. This does not account for room and board, which costs an additional $10,100 for a standard double room.
Posted by: Hamitchell62 at April 17, 2025 11:10 AM (EuCrk)
Dear Lord.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2025 11:14 AM (bss/y)
In 1981, my first year at Yale - all-in, including room and board - was $15K.
Posted by: Hamitchell62 at April 17, 2025 11:10 AM (EuCrk)
Dear Lord.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2025 11:14 AM (bss/y)
In 1981, my first year at Yale - all-in, including room and board - was $15K.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 17, 2025 11:32 AM (EHP7T)
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One thing is absolutely critical before Trump can declare real progress in the fight over culture: He must somehow end the leftist sinecures that "Foundations" like the Mellon Foundation (here, in this story) have morphed into, and force these useless communists into the real world, where (hopefully) their struggles for legal tender will turn them into something more human.
End permanent existence for foundations!
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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It is time to end tax exempt organizations entirely. They have become a blight on the land.
End permanent existence for foundations!
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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It is time to end tax exempt organizations entirely. They have become a blight on the land.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2025 11:32 AM (ctrM5)
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The Bill Cosby wing is a knockout!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Pudding and Quaaludes go together like baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Pudding and Quaaludes go together like baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet!
Posted by: Tommy Tuinal at April 17, 2025 11:33 AM (G5+As)
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I love the Air and Space museum, particularly the annex in Dulles that has an unbelievable collection of aircraft, including a space shuttle.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2025 11:25 AM (Cki93)
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The coolest museum in America. Definitely go, if you get a chance.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2025 11:25 AM (Cki93)
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The coolest museum in America. Definitely go, if you get a chance.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 17, 2025 11:33 AM (Mocvc)
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Is It August 1941 Again? If So Is There A Chinese Operation Z In The Works?
https://is.gd/6cS01E
https://is.gd/6cS01E
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 11:34 AM (s8j++)
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117 It is time to end tax exempt organizations entirely. They have become a blight on the land.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2025 11:32 AM (ctrM5)
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What would ending the income tax do to tax deductible donations?
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2025 11:32 AM (ctrM5)
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What would ending the income tax do to tax deductible donations?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 17, 2025 11:34 AM (GBKbO)
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Pudding and Quaaludes go together like baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet!
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Quaaludes were special.
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Quaaludes were special.
Posted by: Pudinhead at April 17, 2025 11:34 AM (pZ64F)
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It is time to end tax exempt organizations entirely. They have become a blight on the land.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2025 11:32 AM (ctrM5)
It's said that it takes one bad apple to spoil the bunch.
There's a whole lot more than one bad apple in there, these days.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2025 11:32 AM (ctrM5)
It's said that it takes one bad apple to spoil the bunch.
There's a whole lot more than one bad apple in there, these days.
Posted by: Cato, Post-Apocalyptic Scourge of the Seas at April 17, 2025 11:34 AM (gJKGU)
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Since then our phones are better and internet is faster. But society has unraveled. That’s not progress.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 17, 2025 11:17 AM (DKKgv)
Social media. People got addicted to likes. Early, talented, adopters got rich and people wanted that. Trouble is that follow-on people had to be more extreme, and more extreme, and they all think they're going to be the next pewdiepie.
People share the best moments of their lives and pretend it's the whole thing. People give absolutely stupid advice to people but, because they have followers and the video gets likes, naive people follow that advice.
Put down the phone. Interact with real people. See reality.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 17, 2025 11:17 AM (DKKgv)
Social media. People got addicted to likes. Early, talented, adopters got rich and people wanted that. Trouble is that follow-on people had to be more extreme, and more extreme, and they all think they're going to be the next pewdiepie.
People share the best moments of their lives and pretend it's the whole thing. People give absolutely stupid advice to people but, because they have followers and the video gets likes, naive people follow that advice.
Put down the phone. Interact with real people. See reality.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2025 11:35 AM (ExV1e)
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FAFSA is unless you’re on welfare. I’m talking the colleges themselves will discount heavily. It’s mostly based on income. Under $100k family income tuition is basically free. Then it’s a sliding scale above $100k...
They money is there you just need to go find it.
We tried to get aid from the colleges and got virtually nothing, with the exception of Vanderbilt. I think there's a problem for UMC households with assets.
They money is there you just need to go find it.
We tried to get aid from the colleges and got virtually nothing, with the exception of Vanderbilt. I think there's a problem for UMC households with assets.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 11:35 AM (s8j++)
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69
‘ I marvel at those who scoff at default pessimism. As if default optimism is any better.’
Like calling yourself fast when you’re slow.
‘ I marvel at those who scoff at default pessimism. As if default optimism is any better.’
Like calling yourself fast when you’re slow.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at April 17, 2025 11:35 AM (jbnUc)
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It is time to end tax exempt organizations entirely. They have become a blight on the land.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2025 11:32 AM (ctrM5)
Religious institutions as well?
I'm all for that -- at least property taxes -- but you will get an argument from a lot of people.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2025 11:32 AM (ctrM5)
Religious institutions as well?
I'm all for that -- at least property taxes -- but you will get an argument from a lot of people.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 17, 2025 11:36 AM (L5An7)
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In 1981, my first year at Yale - all-in, including room and board - was $15K.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 17, 2025 11:32 AM
My God, Lovey...a Yale man!
Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 17, 2025 11:32 AM
My God, Lovey...a Yale man!
Posted by: Thurston Howell, III at April 17, 2025 11:36 AM (kgE5c)
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Interesting story linked at Insty:
https://tinyurl.com/9wet39wt
The Bernie stuff (which is kind of laughable) does show a tendency among both parties to want someone that actually gives a shit about what they want.
Maybe dems finally realize their guys are just looting the treasury for themselves and are not just satisfied with the crumbs?
https://tinyurl.com/9wet39wt
The Bernie stuff (which is kind of laughable) does show a tendency among both parties to want someone that actually gives a shit about what they want.
Maybe dems finally realize their guys are just looting the treasury for themselves and are not just satisfied with the crumbs?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2025 11:37 AM (bss/y)
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‘ Without Trump as their focal point will the victimhood obsessed crybabies lose traction and dwindle in terms of relevance? One can hope so.’
Unfortunately, they’ll remain relevant as long as their political party does.
‘ Without Trump as their focal point will the victimhood obsessed crybabies lose traction and dwindle in terms of relevance? One can hope so.’
Unfortunately, they’ll remain relevant as long as their political party does.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at April 17, 2025 11:37 AM (jbnUc)
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Put down the phone. Interact with real people. See reality.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2025 11:35 AM
MoMes, people...
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2025 11:35 AM
MoMes, people...
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 17, 2025 11:37 AM (kgE5c)
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I loved the large Clarence Thomas Wing at the Smithsonian African-American Museum!
Posted by: Must See! at April 17, 2025 11:28 AM (G5+As)
The Bill Cosby wing is a knockout!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2025 11:29 AM (8zz6B)
Yeah, but I had to drag my girl, kicking and screaming, to see the Lawrence Phillips exhibit.
Posted by: Must See! at April 17, 2025 11:28 AM (G5+As)
The Bill Cosby wing is a knockout!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2025 11:29 AM (8zz6B)
Yeah, but I had to drag my girl, kicking and screaming, to see the Lawrence Phillips exhibit.
Posted by: Matt and Trey at April 17, 2025 11:38 AM (dGCAG)
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That's what makes me despise the NeverTrump the most:
They never met a social issue they didn't advocate for a retreat or surrender.
But, Trump is suddenly the Battle for Morals and Character that we must fight?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2025 11:19 AM (JpbSW)
If you understand that they agree with the left on social issues it all makes sense.
They never met a social issue they didn't advocate for a retreat or surrender.
But, Trump is suddenly the Battle for Morals and Character that we must fight?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2025 11:19 AM (JpbSW)
If you understand that they agree with the left on social issues it all makes sense.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2025 11:38 AM (ExV1e)
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On March 27, President Trump issued an executive order arguing that there has been a “concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation’s history” and promote a “distorted narrative driven by ideology rather than truth.”
We haven't even mentioned the Smithsonian's attempt some 20-25 years ago to characterize the Pacific War in WWII as a racial war. It was all our fault, of course. It did not end well for them, but I knew they'd be back.
We haven't even mentioned the Smithsonian's attempt some 20-25 years ago to characterize the Pacific War in WWII as a racial war. It was all our fault, of course. It did not end well for them, but I knew they'd be back.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 11:38 AM (s8j++)
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What would ending the income tax do to tax deductible donations?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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No tax exemption on those either. It ain't charitable giving if the government has a role in subsidizing it.
The fly in the ointment is religious organizations and the free exercise clause which if religious organizations are treated differently than secular, introduces establishment clause issues. In addition, if you take away tax exemptions from others, you had best have a neutral secular generally applicable provision such as denying tax exemptions to Harvard on the basis of discrimination and harassment based on religion (Jews for now). Bob Jones precedent can apply to Harvard because they are doing what Bob Jones allegedly did all those years ago in the 80's.
But sometimes a bright line rule that treats everyone the same is better than allowing whoever is in government to pick and choose winners. That is the current situation.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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No tax exemption on those either. It ain't charitable giving if the government has a role in subsidizing it.
The fly in the ointment is religious organizations and the free exercise clause which if religious organizations are treated differently than secular, introduces establishment clause issues. In addition, if you take away tax exemptions from others, you had best have a neutral secular generally applicable provision such as denying tax exemptions to Harvard on the basis of discrimination and harassment based on religion (Jews for now). Bob Jones precedent can apply to Harvard because they are doing what Bob Jones allegedly did all those years ago in the 80's.
But sometimes a bright line rule that treats everyone the same is better than allowing whoever is in government to pick and choose winners. That is the current situation.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2025 11:38 AM (ctrM5)
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It's said that it takes one bad apple to spoil the bunch.
There's a whole lot more than one bad apple in there, these days.
Posted by: Cato
Jackson 5 posited that one bad apple don't spoil the bunch, girl.
There's a whole lot more than one bad apple in there, these days.
Posted by: Cato
Jackson 5 posited that one bad apple don't spoil the bunch, girl.
Posted by: Rockin' Mel Slurp at April 17, 2025 11:38 AM (G5+As)
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In 1981, my first year at Yale - all-in, including room and board - was $15K.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 17, 2025 11:32 AM
Median home price in 1981 was $69k. So it took 4.5 years at Yale to buy a median home.
Today median home price is $419k and the advertised cost at Yale is $100k a year. Hey what do you know the ratio is almost the same. 4.2 years.
The more things change the more they stay the dame.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 17, 2025 11:32 AM
Median home price in 1981 was $69k. So it took 4.5 years at Yale to buy a median home.
Today median home price is $419k and the advertised cost at Yale is $100k a year. Hey what do you know the ratio is almost the same. 4.2 years.
The more things change the more they stay the dame.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 17, 2025 11:39 AM (DKKgv)
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It is time to end tax exempt organizations entirely. They have become a blight on the land.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2025 11:32 AM (ctrM5)
THIS. It was good while it lasted, but we just cannot have nice things. In my memory, only two big foundations ever closed their doors after completing its mission. One of them was the John M. Olin Foundation, which was right-leaning. The other one is actually trying to close (Chuck Feeney's), and I believe had to sue to make sure that it does. Colleges are hedge funds with a non-profit education stub attached, and they haven't done the right thing for years. It's insane that the Ivies even charge tuition. I haven't given in decades because of it.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2025 11:32 AM (ctrM5)
THIS. It was good while it lasted, but we just cannot have nice things. In my memory, only two big foundations ever closed their doors after completing its mission. One of them was the John M. Olin Foundation, which was right-leaning. The other one is actually trying to close (Chuck Feeney's), and I believe had to sue to make sure that it does. Colleges are hedge funds with a non-profit education stub attached, and they haven't done the right thing for years. It's insane that the Ivies even charge tuition. I haven't given in decades because of it.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 17, 2025 11:39 AM (EHP7T)
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If you understand that they agree with the left on social issues it all makes sense.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2025 11:38 AM (ExV1e)
Which, when it comes down to it is all the issues.
It's all of a piece.
They are full on Quislings.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2025 11:38 AM (ExV1e)
Which, when it comes down to it is all the issues.
It's all of a piece.
They are full on Quislings.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2025 11:40 AM (bss/y)
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I told myself, remember to change the nic.
Posted by: BurtTC at April 17, 2025 11:40 AM (dGCAG)
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That's what makes me despise the NeverTrump the most:
They never met a social issue they didn't advocate for a retreat or surrender.
But, Trump is suddenly the Battle for Morals and Character that we must fight?
I've been watching a lot of YT clips on the China trade war. China has employed a variety of strategies to get around the tariffs, but they're also paying a bunch of white YT influencers to say it's all our fault, we can't win, why are we so stupid...
They're merely the modern version of Tokyo Rose and Lord Haw Haw.
They never met a social issue they didn't advocate for a retreat or surrender.
But, Trump is suddenly the Battle for Morals and Character that we must fight?
I've been watching a lot of YT clips on the China trade war. China has employed a variety of strategies to get around the tariffs, but they're also paying a bunch of white YT influencers to say it's all our fault, we can't win, why are we so stupid...
They're merely the modern version of Tokyo Rose and Lord Haw Haw.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 11:40 AM (s8j++)
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Religious institutions as well?
Every time they tell me that my tithe should be calculated before taxes, I want to end the church’s tax exempt status.
Every time they tell me that my tithe should be calculated before taxes, I want to end the church’s tax exempt status.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 17, 2025 11:40 AM (EXyHK)
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69 I marvel at those who scoff at default pessimism. As if default optimism is any better. Just the flip side of the same coin.
Posted by: Fast Eddie Felson at April 17, 2025 11:19 AM (GmTq4)
Ain’t close to the same. Pessimists give up. Optimists don’t. I scoff at quitters.
I consider myself a realistic optimist.
Posted by: Fast Eddie Felson at April 17, 2025 11:19 AM (GmTq4)
Ain’t close to the same. Pessimists give up. Optimists don’t. I scoff at quitters.
I consider myself a realistic optimist.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 17, 2025 11:40 AM (VofaG)
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I love the Air and Space museum, particularly the annex in Dulles that has an unbelievable collection of aircraft, including a space shuttle.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2025 11:25 AM (Cki93)
And more importantly, an SR-71.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 17, 2025 11:25 AM (Cki93)
And more importantly, an SR-71.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 17, 2025 11:40 AM (N1tpc)
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129 Maybe dems finally realize their guys are just looting the treasury for themselves and are not just satisfied with the crumbs?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2025 11:37 AM (bss/y)
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The Democrats are where the GOP was in about 2009.
They are prime for a takeover by either insider upstarts or an outsider billionaire.
The path won't be the same for them, I think their Tea Party (this current Squad stuff) has a better chance of winning than the Tea Party did (leaderless and instantly squashed instead of allowed to fester for years and find leaders).
But yeah, I've been waiting for Democrats to realize that their establishment really doesn't care about them. Seemed obvious in 2010 when the ACA ended up being a giant payoff to insurance companies that didn't actually fix the problem it was said to address.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2025 11:37 AM (bss/y)
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The Democrats are where the GOP was in about 2009.
They are prime for a takeover by either insider upstarts or an outsider billionaire.
The path won't be the same for them, I think their Tea Party (this current Squad stuff) has a better chance of winning than the Tea Party did (leaderless and instantly squashed instead of allowed to fester for years and find leaders).
But yeah, I've been waiting for Democrats to realize that their establishment really doesn't care about them. Seemed obvious in 2010 when the ACA ended up being a giant payoff to insurance companies that didn't actually fix the problem it was said to address.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 17, 2025 11:41 AM (GBKbO)
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Cost my good friend about 400k to send his stepson to Baylor.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 17, 2025 11:22 AM (VofaG)
Costing me a bit over 60K per year to send my youngest to Virginia Tech.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 17, 2025 11:22 AM (VofaG)
Costing me a bit over 60K per year to send my youngest to Virginia Tech.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2025 11:41 AM (ExV1e)
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I think there's a problem for UMC households with assets.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 11:35 AM (s8j++)
Have to learn to game the system. Move money around. Lower income to below certain thresholds. Defer income if you can. Plow as much money into your primary home since that counts less against you than investments. It’s all a game, you have to know and follow the rules.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 11:35 AM (s8j++)
Have to learn to game the system. Move money around. Lower income to below certain thresholds. Defer income if you can. Plow as much money into your primary home since that counts less against you than investments. It’s all a game, you have to know and follow the rules.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 17, 2025 11:42 AM (DKKgv)
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Being a suburbia of Philadelphia have been to the Philly museum often, they probably all went to the Cultural Marxism as well.
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2025 11:43 AM (Bl7Et)
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Costing me a bit over 60K per year to send my youngest to Virginia Tech.
Yikes! Are you out of state?
Yikes! Are you out of state?
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 11:43 AM (s8j++)
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Religious institutions as well?
I'm all for that -- at least property taxes -- but you will get an argument from a lot of people.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
You certainly will. But yes, even religious institutions,otherwise, I can see places like Harvard (which still has a divinity school despite disliking divinity) could claim religious exemptions.
During my time as a church member, I have also seen churches spend money like drunken sailors because it was perceived to be free. So why not propose something to spend that reserve so you can show virtue. Other times, a member who was a commercial builder but a big donor persuaded the Elders to build a big PT annex which he of course built at a profit.
I am to the level of subsidiarity in most things in life--smaller is more beautiful whether in government or your church. Lots of little museums--art and other wise that are tucked around the US that are still not woke. But they rely on volunteers and those truly dedicated rather than big donors and expensive paid staff.
I'm all for that -- at least property taxes -- but you will get an argument from a lot of people.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
You certainly will. But yes, even religious institutions,otherwise, I can see places like Harvard (which still has a divinity school despite disliking divinity) could claim religious exemptions.
During my time as a church member, I have also seen churches spend money like drunken sailors because it was perceived to be free. So why not propose something to spend that reserve so you can show virtue. Other times, a member who was a commercial builder but a big donor persuaded the Elders to build a big PT annex which he of course built at a profit.
I am to the level of subsidiarity in most things in life--smaller is more beautiful whether in government or your church. Lots of little museums--art and other wise that are tucked around the US that are still not woke. But they rely on volunteers and those truly dedicated rather than big donors and expensive paid staff.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2025 11:44 AM (ctrM5)
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‘ It's in someone's private collection.’
What good is an artifact if you can’t prove it’s genuine without admitting you stole it?
‘ It's in someone's private collection.’
What good is an artifact if you can’t prove it’s genuine without admitting you stole it?
Posted by: Dr. Claw at April 17, 2025 11:44 AM (jbnUc)
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My Ex, and her sisters had never been to the Smithsonian. Kinda strange being born and raised nearby. One time I asked why the schools didn't have field trips and the ex and one sister present laughed and laughed. "Because it's Prince George's County".
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2025 11:44 AM (gm9Sb)
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142 Religious institutions as well?
Every time they tell me that my tithe should be calculated before taxes, I want to end the church’s tax exempt status.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 17, 2025 11:40 AM (EXyHK)
Haha donate money that you don't have. Maybe they should bump up your salary by the "employers half" of financial and donate 10% of that too.
Everything is a grift.
Every time they tell me that my tithe should be calculated before taxes, I want to end the church’s tax exempt status.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 17, 2025 11:40 AM (EXyHK)
Haha donate money that you don't have. Maybe they should bump up your salary by the "employers half" of financial and donate 10% of that too.
Everything is a grift.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at April 17, 2025 11:44 AM (OA79/)
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ewetub changed their interface again. Now huge video thumbnails.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 17, 2025 11:45 AM (bss/y)
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The Prisoner's Paradox - a limerick by Yimmy Yohansen
I'll tell you a precautionary tale
I was set to spend 4 years in Yale
Then one day in the Rose Garden
I got a presidential pardon
Yumping Yimminy! They released me on bail!
The Prisoner's Paradox - a limerick by Yimmy Yohansen
I'll tell you a precautionary tale
I was set to spend 4 years in Yale
Then one day in the Rose Garden
I got a presidential pardon
Yumping Yimminy! They released me on bail!
Posted by: muldoon at April 17, 2025 11:45 AM (/iMjX)
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I have a friend who is an evil rich white guy. He has 2 sons, both at out of state public schools and he’s paying almost nothing. But he also did the legwork upfront and set up his finances so on paper it looks like he’s middle class-ish. Nothing illegal just planning ahead .
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 17, 2025 11:45 AM (DKKgv)
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Costing me a bit over 60K per year to send my youngest to Virginia Tech.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
Is that how much you have to spend to find out what the heck a Hokie is?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
Is that how much you have to spend to find out what the heck a Hokie is?
Posted by: Cavalier Carl at April 17, 2025 11:45 AM (G5+As)
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And more importantly, an SR-71.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian
I have many SR-71 stories, but my favorite is that particular plane, having been retired, the last flight was not classified. It flew from CA to DC and set a speed record that stands to this day for non rocket powered flight.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian
I have many SR-71 stories, but my favorite is that particular plane, having been retired, the last flight was not classified. It flew from CA to DC and set a speed record that stands to this day for non rocket powered flight.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 17, 2025 11:46 AM (jlUZM)
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What would ending the income tax do to tax deductible donations?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 17, 2025 11:34 AM (GBKbO)
Well, many of these foundations were established to avoid inheritance taxes.
My suggestion: foundations must have a sunset clause. They die 50 years after the death of their founder, or when the original endowment runs out, whichever comes first. Foundations cannot raise money from the public or from "angel" donors. If they can operate off the interest generated by their endowment, fine, but whatever money remains after the 50 years expire defaults to the government, and must be used to retire debt.
Foundation directors must be unpaid volunteers. They can have a few paid employees to answer phones, keep books, and sweep the office. Foundations not explicitly endowed as partisan political orgs may not engage in partisan politics. Foundation directors must not substantially change the foundation's goals from those envisioned by the founder.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 17, 2025 11:34 AM (GBKbO)
Well, many of these foundations were established to avoid inheritance taxes.
My suggestion: foundations must have a sunset clause. They die 50 years after the death of their founder, or when the original endowment runs out, whichever comes first. Foundations cannot raise money from the public or from "angel" donors. If they can operate off the interest generated by their endowment, fine, but whatever money remains after the 50 years expire defaults to the government, and must be used to retire debt.
Foundation directors must be unpaid volunteers. They can have a few paid employees to answer phones, keep books, and sweep the office. Foundations not explicitly endowed as partisan political orgs may not engage in partisan politics. Foundation directors must not substantially change the foundation's goals from those envisioned by the founder.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2025 11:46 AM (8zz6B)
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What the Democrats want is for the US to become the Middle East. Thousands of warring tribes who nurse centuries-old hatreds ("The guy's ancestors totally dissed your people") and can never forge anything of value.
The Democrat Party could not survive in a united America. They need hatred. It's all they have.
The Democrat Party could not survive in a united America. They need hatred. It's all they have.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 17, 2025 11:49 AM (WPL6O)
161
Gone are the days when the Smithsonian was a place where we could celebrate American Exceptionalism, and see for ourselves the grand and glorious country that we have created.
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* Biden Butt-Boy Billionaire and National Archives (Unexpectedly!) Donor David Rubenstein and Monticello have disgustingly entered the post *
/I see that Formerly Virginian beat me to the Monticello reference ...
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* Biden Butt-Boy Billionaire and National Archives (Unexpectedly!) Donor David Rubenstein and Monticello have disgustingly entered the post *
/I see that Formerly Virginian beat me to the Monticello reference ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Waking Up Early is White Supremacy at April 17, 2025 11:49 AM (2eJ7p)
162
Religious institutions as well?
Every time they tell me that my tithe should be calculated before taxes, I want to end the church’s tax exempt status.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 17, 2025 11:40 AM (EXyHK)
It’s the separation of church and state interpretation again. Did churches pay taxes prior to that ruling?
Every time they tell me that my tithe should be calculated before taxes, I want to end the church’s tax exempt status.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 17, 2025 11:40 AM (EXyHK)
It’s the separation of church and state interpretation again. Did churches pay taxes prior to that ruling?
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 17, 2025 11:50 AM (VofaG)
163
Most of the "planes," "rockets", and "vehicles", at the Smithsonian Annex are cardboard cut-outs or holograms.
Posted by: Not Falling For It Again at April 17, 2025 11:50 AM (G5+As)
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163 Most of the "planes," "rockets", and "vehicles", at the Smithsonian Annex are cardboard cut-outs or holograms.
Posted by: Not Falling For It Again at April 17, 2025 11:50 AM (G5+As)
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Pretty sure the X-Wing is authentic and blew up the Death Star, though.
Posted by: Not Falling For It Again at April 17, 2025 11:50 AM (G5+As)
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Pretty sure the X-Wing is authentic and blew up the Death Star, though.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 17, 2025 11:51 AM (GBKbO)
165
141
‘ but they're also paying a bunch of white YT influencers to say it's all our fault, we can't win, why are we so stupid...’
I saw something similar on LinkedIn.
‘ but they're also paying a bunch of white YT influencers to say it's all our fault, we can't win, why are we so stupid...’
I saw something similar on LinkedIn.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at April 17, 2025 11:51 AM (jbnUc)
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@mrddmia
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1m
This is a huge win for President Trump.
Google made its trillion by monopolizing online advertising.
Then Google uses its market power to crush competition, shutter small businesses, and cancel conservatives.
That’s ending.
Cheers to
@AGPamBondi
,
@DAGToddBlanche
,
@AAGSlater
.
·
1m
This is a huge win for President Trump.
Google made its trillion by monopolizing online advertising.
Then Google uses its market power to crush competition, shutter small businesses, and cancel conservatives.
That’s ending.
Cheers to
@AGPamBondi
,
@DAGToddBlanche
,
@AAGSlater
.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2025 11:51 AM (viF8m)
167
President Trump announces "The Nation's Garage Sale" at the Smithsonian. Mayor Pete seen looking for something Dillinger was rumored to have left behind.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 17, 2025 11:52 AM (gm9Sb)
168
‘ It's in someone's private collection.’
What good is an artifact if you can’t prove it’s genuine without admitting you stole it?
Posted by: Dr. Claw
People do it with art. I guess just the thrill of owning something others cannot.
What good is an artifact if you can’t prove it’s genuine without admitting you stole it?
Posted by: Dr. Claw
People do it with art. I guess just the thrill of owning something others cannot.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2025 11:52 AM (VG28W)
169
Link accompanying # 161 (from two years ago):
["Closing In on the Classified Cover-up: A major Biden ally is also a top donor to the National Archives. Could private equity billionaire David Rubenstein hold the key to the White House documents scandal?" by Lee Smith @ The Tablet -- ]
https://is.gd/CpSTh2
["Closing In on the Classified Cover-up: A major Biden ally is also a top donor to the National Archives. Could private equity billionaire David Rubenstein hold the key to the White House documents scandal?" by Lee Smith @ The Tablet -- ]
https://is.gd/CpSTh2
Posted by: ShainS -- Waking Up Early is White Supremacy at April 17, 2025 11:52 AM (2eJ7p)
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What did Google do?
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 17, 2025 11:52 AM (DKKgv)
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So a student at Washington State University was assaulted by a instructor and his buddy, for wearing a pro-Trump Take America Back hat.
Hmmmm....
I think my next trip to Pullman will involve a MAGA hat and a huge friggin' Trump flag on my truck.
Hmmmm....
I think my next trip to Pullman will involve a MAGA hat and a huge friggin' Trump flag on my truck.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2025 11:53 AM (W/lyH)
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Mean response:
"Churches won't be able to survive if they are taxed!"
God provides for His own.
So if your survival depends upon government, who are you beholden to?
"Churches won't be able to survive if they are taxed!"
God provides for His own.
So if your survival depends upon government, who are you beholden to?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2025 11:53 AM (JpbSW)
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148 Being a suburbia of Philadelphia have been to the Philly museum often, they probably all went to the Cultural Marxism as well.
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2025 11:43 AM (Bl7Et)
There's a 2009 documentary called the "Art of the Steal". It's the story of how the Philadelphia Art Museum stole a $35 Billion art collection by capturing the board of the non profit responsible for the collection.
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2025 11:43 AM (Bl7Et)
There's a 2009 documentary called the "Art of the Steal". It's the story of how the Philadelphia Art Museum stole a $35 Billion art collection by capturing the board of the non profit responsible for the collection.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 17, 2025 11:53 AM (pIfcn)
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114 When I first heard the term "Institutional Racism" I challenged the lady saying it to give me one example of Jim Crow laws still being enforced. Never happened.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 17, 2025 11:08 AM (99eI0)
The institution of racism in the US is the same as it's always been - The Democratic Party.
They've changed their phrasing but they still have the same message - minorities are incapable of succeeding on a level playing field. Their proposed solution has changed, but the inherent racism baked into it remains.
Posted by: Cato, Post-Apocalyptic Scourge of the Seas at April 17, 2025 11:30 AM (gJKGU
Institutional racism is when you have special departments charged with monitoring and advancing "protected classes" while lumping everyone else in unprotected. Whose the racist in this "race plus power = racism" I keep hearing about?
Posted by: NR Pax at April 17, 2025 11:08 AM (99eI0)
The institution of racism in the US is the same as it's always been - The Democratic Party.
They've changed their phrasing but they still have the same message - minorities are incapable of succeeding on a level playing field. Their proposed solution has changed, but the inherent racism baked into it remains.
Posted by: Cato, Post-Apocalyptic Scourge of the Seas at April 17, 2025 11:30 AM (gJKGU
Institutional racism is when you have special departments charged with monitoring and advancing "protected classes" while lumping everyone else in unprotected. Whose the racist in this "race plus power = racism" I keep hearing about?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at April 17, 2025 11:54 AM (OA79/)
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145
‘ I've been waiting for Democrats to realize that their establishment really doesn't care about them’
I think they know but their main motivation is hatred of us. Any vehicle they can use to cause us harm will be the one leftists choose.
‘ I've been waiting for Democrats to realize that their establishment really doesn't care about them’
I think they know but their main motivation is hatred of us. Any vehicle they can use to cause us harm will be the one leftists choose.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at April 17, 2025 11:54 AM (jbnUc)
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People do it with art. I guess just the thrill of owning something others cannot.
Posted by: rickb223
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Collecting can become a sickness in some people and in others, simply a callous society approved way to launder money.
Posted by: rickb223
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Collecting can become a sickness in some people and in others, simply a callous society approved way to launder money.
Posted by: whig at April 17, 2025 11:55 AM (ctrM5)
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Yikes! Are you out of state?
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 11:43 AM (s8j++)
Yes. Texas. But they didn't want to go to school in Texas. Because they hate me.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 11:43 AM (s8j++)
Yes. Texas. But they didn't want to go to school in Texas. Because they hate me.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2025 11:55 AM (ExV1e)
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I think my next trip to Pullman will involve a MAGA hat and a huge friggin' Trump flag on my truck.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2025 11:53 AM (W/lyH)
And a huge friggin' .45 in the console?
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2025 11:53 AM (W/lyH)
And a huge friggin' .45 in the console?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2025 11:56 AM (8zz6B)
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175 145
‘ I've been waiting for Democrats to realize that their establishment really doesn't care about them’
I think they know but their main motivation is hatred of us. Any vehicle they can use to cause us harm will be the one leftists choose.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at April 17, 2025 11:54 AM (jbnUc)
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I split them into a few different groups. What you're talking about is the True Believers.
I'm mostly thinking of the largely apolitical, cultural Democrats who are Democrats because FDR personally gave granddaddy a job and momma had a JFK shrine.
They don't follow politics. They just know that Democrats care about them and the GOP is rich asshole businessmen.
‘ I've been waiting for Democrats to realize that their establishment really doesn't care about them’
I think they know but their main motivation is hatred of us. Any vehicle they can use to cause us harm will be the one leftists choose.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at April 17, 2025 11:54 AM (jbnUc)
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I split them into a few different groups. What you're talking about is the True Believers.
I'm mostly thinking of the largely apolitical, cultural Democrats who are Democrats because FDR personally gave granddaddy a job and momma had a JFK shrine.
They don't follow politics. They just know that Democrats care about them and the GOP is rich asshole businessmen.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 17, 2025 11:56 AM (GBKbO)
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I see this very often:
'have always went your way'
I would instead always write
'have always gone your way'.
Never seen the first one except here in the US. Anyone have an explanation? Does no one use 'gone'?
Posted by: Ciampino - easy to use at April 17, 2025 11:21 AM (sPQoU)
I do. But, I attended school in the stone age, from the early 50's to mid 60's. Back when we were taught proper grammar.
'have always went your way'
I would instead always write
'have always gone your way'.
Never seen the first one except here in the US. Anyone have an explanation? Does no one use 'gone'?
Posted by: Ciampino - easy to use at April 17, 2025 11:21 AM (sPQoU)
I do. But, I attended school in the stone age, from the early 50's to mid 60's. Back when we were taught proper grammar.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 17, 2025 11:57 AM (5xuJ/)
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172 Mean response:
"Churches won't be able to survive if they are taxed!"
God provides for His own.
So if your survival depends upon government, who are you beholden to?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2025 11:53 AM (JpbSW)
I don't think churches should be taxed, but I also think a lot of churches get involved in politics and social issues rather than helping the poor and bringing the congregation closer to God. They seem to like to mix the two together.
"Churches won't be able to survive if they are taxed!"
God provides for His own.
So if your survival depends upon government, who are you beholden to?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 17, 2025 11:53 AM (JpbSW)
I don't think churches should be taxed, but I also think a lot of churches get involved in politics and social issues rather than helping the poor and bringing the congregation closer to God. They seem to like to mix the two together.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at April 17, 2025 11:57 AM (OA79/)
182
Best part of the assault on the maga student at WSU?
The student is Indian. The attacker is white.
The student is Indian. The attacker is white.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 17, 2025 11:57 AM (DKKgv)
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If you simply must go to an art museum in a blue state, the Delaware Art Museum is a must-see. Best Sloan collection anywhere.
Posted by: Ashcan School at April 17, 2025 11:57 AM (G5+As)
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It cost me about $1000 out of pocket to get an engineering degree from Ohio State.
The scholarships paid the rest of the cost.
The scholarships paid the rest of the cost.
Posted by: Cybersmythe at April 17, 2025 11:58 AM (2Insx)
185
The pendulum is swinging finally against 100 years of leftish gibberish.
It's probably going to swing too hard but I don't give a rip. I want to hear the lamentations of their women and their men that think they are women. It's glorious.
We are living in revolutionary times.
It's probably going to swing too hard but I don't give a rip. I want to hear the lamentations of their women and their men that think they are women. It's glorious.
We are living in revolutionary times.
Posted by: torabora at April 17, 2025 11:58 AM (B9lk6)
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‘ but they're also paying a bunch of white YT influencers to say it's all our fault, we can't win, why are we so stupid...’
Be funny if we got into a shooting war and those "influencers" got hanged.
Be funny if we got into a shooting war and those "influencers" got hanged.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2025 11:58 AM (ExV1e)
187
David Blight... sort of a cosmic in-joke, that name.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 17, 2025 11:58 AM (LPS7w)
188
The student is Indian. The attacker is white.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald
Indians are like Asians in that they are "White adjacent" so a liberal attacking him is not raced based.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald
Indians are like Asians in that they are "White adjacent" so a liberal attacking him is not raced based.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 17, 2025 11:58 AM (99eI0)
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@mrddmia
1m
This is a huge win for President Trump.
Google made its trillion by monopolizing online advertising.
Then Google uses its market power to crush competition, shutter small businesses, and cancel conservatives.
That’s ending.
Cheers to @AGPamBondi @DAGToddBlanche @AAGSlater
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2025 11:51 AM (viF8m)
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[Response to:]
Anna Langlois @_AnnaLanglois
1h
BREAKING: DOJ wins Google ad tech case on publisher ad server market and ad exchange market as well as illegal tying.
https://x.com/mrddmia/status/
1912896101335654554
1m
This is a huge win for President Trump.
Google made its trillion by monopolizing online advertising.
Then Google uses its market power to crush competition, shutter small businesses, and cancel conservatives.
That’s ending.
Cheers to @AGPamBondi @DAGToddBlanche @AAGSlater
Posted by: JackStraw at April 17, 2025 11:51 AM (viF8m)
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[Response to:]
Anna Langlois @_AnnaLanglois
1h
BREAKING: DOJ wins Google ad tech case on publisher ad server market and ad exchange market as well as illegal tying.
https://x.com/mrddmia/status/
1912896101335654554
Posted by: ShainS -- Waking Up Early is White Supremacy at April 17, 2025 11:58 AM (2eJ7p)
190
You know how no leftists engage in terrorism? Well, George Mason economics Ph.D candidate has some thoughts.
Nicholas Decker @captgouda24
The ultimate source of political power is, and always will be, violence. If the present administration should continue on its course, there is no choice but war. I say this out of sorrow — when must we kill them?
Nicholas Decker @captgouda24
The ultimate source of political power is, and always will be, violence. If the present administration should continue on its course, there is no choice but war. I say this out of sorrow — when must we kill them?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at April 17, 2025 11:59 AM (L/fGl)
191
Yes. Texas. But they didn't want to go to school in Texas. Because they hate me.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2025 11:55 AM (ExV1e)
The correct response is then “cool, let me know when you find the extra $30k a year between in state and out of state tuition”.
I can see wanting desperately to go out of state if you’re in a small (population) state and there’s no real good options. But fuck man Texas has just about anything you could want. There’s really no excuse.
Yes. Texas. But they didn't want to go to school in Texas. Because they hate me.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2025 11:55 AM (ExV1e)
The correct response is then “cool, let me know when you find the extra $30k a year between in state and out of state tuition”.
I can see wanting desperately to go out of state if you’re in a small (population) state and there’s no real good options. But fuck man Texas has just about anything you could want. There’s really no excuse.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 17, 2025 11:59 AM (DKKgv)
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Nicholas Decker @captgouda24
The ultimate source of political power is, and always will be, violence. If the present administration should continue on its course, there is no choice but war. I say this out of sorrow — when must we kill them?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at April 17, 2025 11:59 AM (L/fGl
Should be getting a visit from the FBI
The ultimate source of political power is, and always will be, violence. If the present administration should continue on its course, there is no choice but war. I say this out of sorrow — when must we kill them?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at April 17, 2025 11:59 AM (L/fGl
Should be getting a visit from the FBI
Posted by: It's me donna at April 17, 2025 12:00 PM (VE6XX)
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185 The pendulum is swinging finally against 100 years of leftish gibberish.
It's probably going to swing too hard but I don't give a rip. I want to hear the lamentations of their women and their men that think they are women. It's glorious.
We are living in revolutionary times.
Posted by: torabora at April 17, 2025 11:58 AM (B9lk6)
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The pendulum started swinging back in 2010.
And then the establishment put their hands on the pendulum and refused to let it move. Their grip slipped in 2016, and then they tried to punish us for that.
What I think we are at is the first sign that the grip on the pendulum has been lost, that a hard, hard swing back to the right, which has been pent up in those clock springs for more than a decade, is being let loose.
Trump is going to have the political cover to deport everyone without a US Passport.
It's probably going to swing too hard but I don't give a rip. I want to hear the lamentations of their women and their men that think they are women. It's glorious.
We are living in revolutionary times.
Posted by: torabora at April 17, 2025 11:58 AM (B9lk6)
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The pendulum started swinging back in 2010.
And then the establishment put their hands on the pendulum and refused to let it move. Their grip slipped in 2016, and then they tried to punish us for that.
What I think we are at is the first sign that the grip on the pendulum has been lost, that a hard, hard swing back to the right, which has been pent up in those clock springs for more than a decade, is being let loose.
Trump is going to have the political cover to deport everyone without a US Passport.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 17, 2025 12:00 PM (GBKbO)
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DOGEai
@dogeai_gov
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Automated
The DOJ's antitrust win against Google's ad tech monopoly is a long-overdue reckoning. Google's stranglehold on digital advertising crushed competition, inflated costs for businesses, and weaponized market power against free speech. While the case originated under Trump's DOJ in 2020, the current administration's follow-through proves even broken clocks are right twice a day.
Real accountability means dismantling Google's ad exchange monopoly—not just fines. Break the tech cartels, restore fair markets, and stop letting Silicon Valley oligarchs rig the system.
Next target: the censorship-industrial complex.
@dogeai_gov
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7m
Automated
The DOJ's antitrust win against Google's ad tech monopoly is a long-overdue reckoning. Google's stranglehold on digital advertising crushed competition, inflated costs for businesses, and weaponized market power against free speech. While the case originated under Trump's DOJ in 2020, the current administration's follow-through proves even broken clocks are right twice a day.
Real accountability means dismantling Google's ad exchange monopoly—not just fines. Break the tech cartels, restore fair markets, and stop letting Silicon Valley oligarchs rig the system.
Next target: the censorship-industrial complex.
Posted by: ShainS -- Waking Up Early is White Supremacy at April 17, 2025 12:00 PM (2eJ7p)
195
Yes. Texas. But they didn't want to go to school in Texas. Because they hate me.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
That sucks. How many airline tickets do you have to pony up for, in addition to the "skooling".
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
That sucks. How many airline tickets do you have to pony up for, in addition to the "skooling".
Posted by: Cheep Skate at April 17, 2025 12:01 PM (G5+As)
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190 You know how no leftists engage in terrorism? Well, George Mason economics Ph.D candidate has some thoughts.
Nicholas Decker @captgouda24
The ultimate source of political power is, and always will be, violence. If the present administration should continue on its course, there is no choice but war. I say this out of sorrow — when must we kill them?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at April 17, 2025 11:59 AM (L/fGl)
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Oh, violence in the pursuit of politics is okay?
Well, I think some people on the right side of the political divide will be interested in hearing this insight.
Let me bring them to your office for a powwow.
Nicholas Decker @captgouda24
The ultimate source of political power is, and always will be, violence. If the present administration should continue on its course, there is no choice but war. I say this out of sorrow — when must we kill them?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at April 17, 2025 11:59 AM (L/fGl)
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Oh, violence in the pursuit of politics is okay?
Well, I think some people on the right side of the political divide will be interested in hearing this insight.
Let me bring them to your office for a powwow.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 17, 2025 12:01 PM (GBKbO)
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Some say a vegetable will respond to you
Posted by: Dreamingrobot at April 17, 2025 12:01 PM (T6mdq)
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197 Some say a vegetable will respond to you
Posted by: Dreamingrobot at April 17, 2025 12:01 PM (T6mdq)
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Some would call him a dreamer.
Others would call him Maurice.
Posted by: Dreamingrobot at April 17, 2025 12:01 PM (T6mdq)
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Some would call him a dreamer.
Others would call him Maurice.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman at April 17, 2025 12:02 PM (GBKbO)
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"Churches won't be able to survive if they are taxed!"
I’m pretty sure that this is true, if you add the rider “… under the current tax regime.”
In Walter M. Miller Jr.’s wonderful A Canticle for Leibowitz, there’s a bit at the end about how easy euthanasia was set up so that the effects of ruinous government decisions (in this case, people affected by nuclear radiation) wouldn’t be obvious. The same could be said, I think, for tax-exempt status for religious organizations. A bunch church bankruptcies in the short term, boarded-up churches in the near term and even their lack in the long-term, never looks good.
Tax-exempt status for churches helps hide the ruinous effects of property taxes on individuals. It removes a possible flashpoint for changing and eliminating property taxes.
I’m pretty sure that this is true, if you add the rider “… under the current tax regime.”
In Walter M. Miller Jr.’s wonderful A Canticle for Leibowitz, there’s a bit at the end about how easy euthanasia was set up so that the effects of ruinous government decisions (in this case, people affected by nuclear radiation) wouldn’t be obvious. The same could be said, I think, for tax-exempt status for religious organizations. A bunch church bankruptcies in the short term, boarded-up churches in the near term and even their lack in the long-term, never looks good.
Tax-exempt status for churches helps hide the ruinous effects of property taxes on individuals. It removes a possible flashpoint for changing and eliminating property taxes.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 17, 2025 12:02 PM (EXyHK)
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Continues on it's present course of preventing waste and fraud, reducing the size of the government, protecting the borders, ejecting illegal aliens, trying to broker peace in the Middle East and in Europe etc. Yes,what a horror the madman must be stopped...
Posted by: steevy at April 17, 2025 12:02 PM (KQk9m)
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The correct response is then “cool, let me know when you find the extra $30k a year between in state and out of state tuition”.
I can see wanting desperately to go out of state if you’re in a small (population) state and there’s no real good options. But fuck man Texas has just about anything you could want. There’s really no excuse.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 17, 2025 11:59 AM (DKKgv)
Nah. I've got the money. They worked hard and will graduate with a degree in civil engineering early. And, even paying out of state tuition it was cheaper than Rice.
I can see wanting desperately to go out of state if you’re in a small (population) state and there’s no real good options. But fuck man Texas has just about anything you could want. There’s really no excuse.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 17, 2025 11:59 AM (DKKgv)
Nah. I've got the money. They worked hard and will graduate with a degree in civil engineering early. And, even paying out of state tuition it was cheaper than Rice.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2025 12:03 PM (ExV1e)
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186
‘ Be funny if we got into a shooting war and those "influencers" got hanged.’
In a way, they’ll still have influenced people.
‘ Be funny if we got into a shooting war and those "influencers" got hanged.’
In a way, they’ll still have influenced people.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at April 17, 2025 12:03 PM (jbnUc)
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>>>What I think we are at is the first sign that the grip on the pendulum has been lost, that a hard, hard swing back to the right, which has been pent up in those clock springs for more than a decade, is being let loose.
Trump is going to have the political cover to deport everyone without a US Passport.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman
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From your lips.
Trump is going to have the political cover to deport everyone without a US Passport.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, looking for laughs with Ivan Reitman
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From your lips.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2025 12:04 PM (MGY3l)
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You know how no leftists engage in terrorism? Well, George Mason economics Ph.D candidate has some thoughts.
Nicholas Decker @captgouda24
The ultimate source of political power is, and always will be, violence. If the present administration should continue on its course, there is no choice but war. I say this out of sorrow — when must we kill them?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Any time he feels froggy, he should jump.
Nicholas Decker @captgouda24
The ultimate source of political power is, and always will be, violence. If the present administration should continue on its course, there is no choice but war. I say this out of sorrow — when must we kill them?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Any time he feels froggy, he should jump.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2025 12:04 PM (VG28W)
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I see this very often:
'have always went your way'
I would instead always write
'have always gone your way'.
Never seen the first one except here in the US. Anyone have an explanation? Does no one use 'gone'?
Posted by: Ciampino - easy to use at April 17, 2025 11:21 AM (sPQoU)
Agree with you, it should be "gone". However, nitpicker that I am, I believe you should say, "Have never seen" or "Never saw". JMHO
'have always went your way'
I would instead always write
'have always gone your way'.
Never seen the first one except here in the US. Anyone have an explanation? Does no one use 'gone'?
Posted by: Ciampino - easy to use at April 17, 2025 11:21 AM (sPQoU)
Agree with you, it should be "gone". However, nitpicker that I am, I believe you should say, "Have never seen" or "Never saw". JMHO
Posted by: Admirale's Mate at April 17, 2025 12:04 PM (sMkAM)
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Let the critics open their own alternate-universe Smithsonian with nothing but America hate.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 17, 2025 12:04 PM (63Dwl)
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You know how no leftists engage in terrorism? Well, George Mason economics Ph.D candidate has some thoughts.
Nicholas Decker @captgouda24
The ultimate source of political power is, and always will be, violence. If the present administration should continue on its course, there is no choice but war. I say this out of sorrow — when must we kill them?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at April 17, 2025 11:59 AM (L/fGl)
Faggy little twink.
Nicholas Decker @captgouda24
The ultimate source of political power is, and always will be, violence. If the present administration should continue on its course, there is no choice but war. I say this out of sorrow — when must we kill them?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at April 17, 2025 11:59 AM (L/fGl)
Faggy little twink.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2025 12:04 PM (8zz6B)
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The pendulum is swinging finally against 100 years of leftish gibberish.
It's probably going to swing too hard but I don't give a rip. I want to hear the lamentations of their women and their men that think they are women. It's glorious.
We are living in revolutionary times.
Unpossible! I have it on good authority that everything is stagnant, if not moving backwards.
It's probably going to swing too hard but I don't give a rip. I want to hear the lamentations of their women and their men that think they are women. It's glorious.
We are living in revolutionary times.
Unpossible! I have it on good authority that everything is stagnant, if not moving backwards.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 12:04 PM (s8j++)
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Do you feel the long term racial healing of electing the first half black full communist president in our country's history?
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at April 17, 2025 12:05 PM (17s+e)
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>>>Trump is going to have the political cover to deport everyone without a US Passport.
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Next, deport their collaborators, instigators, supporters and the locusts that seek to undermine the country.
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Next, deport their collaborators, instigators, supporters and the locusts that seek to undermine the country.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2025 12:05 PM (MGY3l)
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Hmm is it necessary to include "faggy" when you call someone a twink , does not the latter suffice?
Posted by: steevy at April 17, 2025 12:06 PM (KQk9m)
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148 Being a suburbia of Philadelphia have been to the Philly museum often, they probably all went to the Cultural Marxism as well.
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2025 11:43 AM (Bl7Et)
There's a 2009 documentary called the "Art of the Steal". It's the story of how the Philadelphia Art Museum stole a $35 Billion art collection by capturing the board of the non profit responsible for the collection.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls
I know I'm in the minority opinion, but I supported moving the Barnes Foundation to Philadelphia from the suburbs. The town of Marion had an incredible collection of art, but they didn't want any outsiders coming to their exclusive little town to see it. There was no parking at the old location, you had to make an appointment to visit months in advance, which was against the spirit of what Barnes wanted for his collection.
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2025 11:43 AM (Bl7Et)
There's a 2009 documentary called the "Art of the Steal". It's the story of how the Philadelphia Art Museum stole a $35 Billion art collection by capturing the board of the non profit responsible for the collection.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls
I know I'm in the minority opinion, but I supported moving the Barnes Foundation to Philadelphia from the suburbs. The town of Marion had an incredible collection of art, but they didn't want any outsiders coming to their exclusive little town to see it. There was no parking at the old location, you had to make an appointment to visit months in advance, which was against the spirit of what Barnes wanted for his collection.
Posted by: Josephistan at April 17, 2025 12:06 PM (bHGBC)
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That sucks. How many airline tickets do you have to pony up for, in addition to the "skooling".
Posted by: Cheep Skate at April 17, 2025 12:01 PM (G5+As)
Round trip - Thanksgiving, Christmas, Spring Break (except this year when they went on a cruise). One way for the wife at the start/end of summer to drive with them.
They're doing an internship in Texas this summer and plan to move back once they graduate. It's expensive but you can't take the money with you and I have good kids.
Posted by: Cheep Skate at April 17, 2025 12:01 PM (G5+As)
Round trip - Thanksgiving, Christmas, Spring Break (except this year when they went on a cruise). One way for the wife at the start/end of summer to drive with them.
They're doing an internship in Texas this summer and plan to move back once they graduate. It's expensive but you can't take the money with you and I have good kids.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2025 12:06 PM (ExV1e)
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Tish James says she should be prosecuted to the full extent of law.
NY AG James@NewYorkStateAG
When powerful people cheat to get better loans, it comes at the expense of hardworking people.
Everyday Americans cannot lie to a bank to get a mortgage, and if they did, our government would throw the book at them.
There simply cannot be different rules for different people.
NY AG James@NewYorkStateAG
When powerful people cheat to get better loans, it comes at the expense of hardworking people.
Everyday Americans cannot lie to a bank to get a mortgage, and if they did, our government would throw the book at them.
There simply cannot be different rules for different people.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at April 17, 2025 12:07 PM (L/fGl)
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Unpossible! I have it on good authority that everything is stagnant, if not moving backwards.
Posted by: Archimedes
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Back to 1955.
Unpossible! I have it on good authority that everything is stagnant, if not moving backwards.
Posted by: Archimedes
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Back to 1955.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2025 12:07 PM (MGY3l)
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If churches can't stay afloat without government assistance in the form of favorable tax treatment, maybe they should go bankrupt.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 17, 2025 12:07 PM (UGyV5)
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The Smithsonian, the critics contend, is led by non-partisan professionals whose aim is to be truthful and inclusive and tell the whole story of America, including groups that have been neglected in the past.
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When a denial is this wordy, you know the original charge is true.
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When a denial is this wordy, you know the original charge is true.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at April 17, 2025 12:07 PM (17s+e)
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Yes. Texas. But they didn't want to go to school in Texas. Because they hate me.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
Hah! I'm a VA resident, but my daughter wanted to find a school that was strong in both opera and business (she wa a double major). VA has great schools, but not one that's strong in both those areas.
The answer turned out to be UT Austin (I know, opera? Who knew)
The best part was that because she got a $1,000 scholarship for her singing, that also got her in-state tuition. She cost us less than in-state in VA. Thanks, TX!
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
Hah! I'm a VA resident, but my daughter wanted to find a school that was strong in both opera and business (she wa a double major). VA has great schools, but not one that's strong in both those areas.
The answer turned out to be UT Austin (I know, opera? Who knew)
The best part was that because she got a $1,000 scholarship for her singing, that also got her in-state tuition. She cost us less than in-state in VA. Thanks, TX!
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 12:07 PM (s8j++)
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Hmm is it necessary to include "faggy" when you call someone a twink , does not the latter suffice?
Posted by: steevy at April 17, 2025 12:06 PM (KQk9m)
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Intensifier. Such as, "The most unromantic creature ever to urge its thick, squat bulk across the face of a protesting earth."
Posted by: steevy at April 17, 2025 12:06 PM (KQk9m)
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Intensifier. Such as, "The most unromantic creature ever to urge its thick, squat bulk across the face of a protesting earth."
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at April 17, 2025 12:08 PM (6K6Eu)
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Udvar-Hazy has a blackbird and a white shuttle.
also
https://www.anitascorp.com/fairfax
just down the road.
also
https://www.anitascorp.com/fairfax
just down the road.
Posted by: DaveA at April 17, 2025 12:08 PM (FhXTo)
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Hmm is it necessary to include "faggy" when you call someone a twink , does not the latter suffice?
Posted by: steevy at April 17, 2025 12:06 PM (KQk9m)
Did you see his picture at Twitchy?
Posted by: steevy at April 17, 2025 12:06 PM (KQk9m)
Did you see his picture at Twitchy?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2025 12:08 PM (8zz6B)
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219 Noted LOL
Posted by: steevy at April 17, 2025 12:08 PM (KQk9m)
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Some would call him a dreamer.
Others would call him Maurice.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
No one speaks of the pompetous of love anymore.
Others would call him Maurice.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
No one speaks of the pompetous of love anymore.
Posted by: Auspex at April 17, 2025 12:09 PM (j4U/Z)
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The best part was that because she got a $1,000 scholarship for her singing, that also got her in-state tuition. She cost us less than in-state in VA. Thanks, TX!
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 12:07 PM (s8j++)
It helps that UT has a fuckload of money.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 17, 2025 12:07 PM (s8j++)
It helps that UT has a fuckload of money.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2025 12:09 PM (ExV1e)
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221 I take your word on it, the faggy twinks were some of the most blood thirsty commies
Posted by: steevy at April 17, 2025 12:10 PM (KQk9m)
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‘ . I say this out of sorrow — when must we kill them?’
These fuckers never seem to consider that they might lose the war they start.
And that there’d be no motivation to leave them alive at that point.
They’ll have plenty of sorrow then.
‘ . I say this out of sorrow — when must we kill them?’
These fuckers never seem to consider that they might lose the war they start.
And that there’d be no motivation to leave them alive at that point.
They’ll have plenty of sorrow then.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at April 17, 2025 12:10 PM (jbnUc)
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I remember years ago I visited the Liberty Bell in Philly. The guide, a black man, gave the little talk at the bell, including how these rights were denied to some people, yada yada. He actually gulped and looked down, as if he were ashamed. I felt so bad for him.
Posted by: PJ at April 17, 2025 12:11 PM (RRCAT)
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No one speaks of the pompetous of love anymore.
Posted by: Auspex at April 17, 2025 12:09 PM (j4U/Z)
We did this a few days ago.
It's "pompus tits of love".
Posted by: Auspex at April 17, 2025 12:09 PM (j4U/Z)
We did this a few days ago.
It's "pompus tits of love".
Posted by: Reforger at April 17, 2025 12:11 PM (xcIvR)
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It can be lunch time
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2025 12:11 PM (Bl7Et)
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Step up to the plate champ. We know when you say "we" you mean your lunatic shock troops not your precious self.
Posted by: steevy at April 17, 2025 12:11 PM (KQk9m)
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If churches can't stay afloat without government assistance in the form of favorable tax treatment, maybe they should go bankrupt.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 17, 2025 12:07 PM (UGyV5)
I beleive churches should be exempt from the education portion of the property tax, but should pay that part which funds services that benefit their real estate. Police, fire, sewer etc. Infrastructure.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 17, 2025 12:07 PM (UGyV5)
I beleive churches should be exempt from the education portion of the property tax, but should pay that part which funds services that benefit their real estate. Police, fire, sewer etc. Infrastructure.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2025 12:12 PM (8zz6B)
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Nicholas Decker @captgouda24
The ultimate source of political power is, and always will be, violence. If the present administration should continue on its course, there is no choice but war. I say this out of sorrow — when must we kill them?
I'll be yer huckleberry, motherfucker. Come on and light that fuse.
The ultimate source of political power is, and always will be, violence. If the present administration should continue on its course, there is no choice but war. I say this out of sorrow — when must we kill them?
I'll be yer huckleberry, motherfucker. Come on and light that fuse.
Posted by: BifBewalski at April 17, 2025 12:13 PM (raWNk)
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> ‘ . I say this out of sorrow — when must we kill them?’
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These fuckers never seem to consider that they might lose the war they start.
And that there’d be no motivation to leave them alive at that point.
They’ll have plenty of sorrow then.
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Like I've been saying; the war's already been declared. We just haven't acknowledged it yet. Probably be a good idea to take them at their word. They've already killed and will likely do so again. In volume.
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These fuckers never seem to consider that they might lose the war they start.
And that there’d be no motivation to leave them alive at that point.
They’ll have plenty of sorrow then.
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Like I've been saying; the war's already been declared. We just haven't acknowledged it yet. Probably be a good idea to take them at their word. They've already killed and will likely do so again. In volume.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 17, 2025 12:13 PM (Q4IgG)
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Went there to Udvar-Hazy a few years ago , ( pre Covid( fantastic place to go
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2025 12:14 PM (Bl7Et)
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Perhaps if Churches were apolitical and only tended to spiritual needs their tax exempt status would be acceptable.
Posted by: steevy at April 17, 2025 12:14 PM (KQk9m)
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The answer turned out to be UT Austin (I know, opera? Who knew)
The best part was that because she got a $1,000 scholarship for her singing, that also got her in-state tuition. She cost us less than in-state in VA. Thanks, TX!
Posted by: Archimedes
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One never considers UT and the arts an aside from opera, when Henry Mancini toured he toured with his lead players and rhythm section and would pick up the bulk of his orchestra in each state.
He always used members from the UT band.
The best part was that because she got a $1,000 scholarship for her singing, that also got her in-state tuition. She cost us less than in-state in VA. Thanks, TX!
Posted by: Archimedes
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One never considers UT and the arts an aside from opera, when Henry Mancini toured he toured with his lead players and rhythm section and would pick up the bulk of his orchestra in each state.
He always used members from the UT band.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2025 12:14 PM (MGY3l)
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I beleive churches should be exempt from the education portion of the property tax, but should pay that part which funds services that benefit their real estate. Police, fire, sewer etc. Infrastructure.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2025 12:12 PM (8zz6B)
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I'd like to be exempt from the education portion - it's about a third of my bill. It's so nice to be forced to pay ~$2000/yr to fund possibly the worst school district in the US.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2025 12:12 PM (8zz6B)
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I'd like to be exempt from the education portion - it's about a third of my bill. It's so nice to be forced to pay ~$2000/yr to fund possibly the worst school district in the US.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at April 17, 2025 12:14 PM (6K6Eu)
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Every time I pick up some magazine like Smithsonian and start seeing woke garbage I just put it down and go no further. Wokeness has destroyed so many magazines that are no longer readable, unless you like being propagandized and scolded. You would think the editors would be concerned they are losing so many read because of this garbage.
Posted by: Ripley at April 17, 2025 12:14 PM (GUOwU)
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Not good news on Mrs Salty. They can't do surgery. They will try cauterization then reassess. Please pray.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 17, 2025 12:14 PM (cvWHI)
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I told my kids if you get into Harvard (or any top tier college) we’ll pay whatever it costs. But we’re not paying a small fortune to go to Generic State U out of state or some no name liberal arts college. Unless you get scholarships and such.
Not when State U in state is available at 1/3 of the cost.
Not when State U in state is available at 1/3 of the cost.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 17, 2025 12:15 PM (DKKgv)
Posted by: Dr. Claw at April 17, 2025 12:15 PM (jbnUc)
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Start up the rotors.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2025 12:15 PM (8zz6B)
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I know I'm in the minority opinion, but I supported moving the Barnes Foundation to Philadelphia from the suburbs. The town of Marion had an incredible collection of art, but they didn't want any outsiders coming to their exclusive little town to see it. There was no parking at the old location, you had to make an appointment to visit months in advance, which was against the spirit of what Barnes wanted for his collection.
Josephistan is 100 percent correct.
it was well nigh impossible to go see the Barnes!
the neighbors gave new meaning to NIMBY. they were horrible. they called the cops on people trying to visit! you had to make an appointment too - and even still they'd go after you.
Josephistan is 100 percent correct.
it was well nigh impossible to go see the Barnes!
the neighbors gave new meaning to NIMBY. they were horrible. they called the cops on people trying to visit! you had to make an appointment too - and even still they'd go after you.
Posted by: Black Orchid at April 17, 2025 12:15 PM (Pv3Rg)
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It's in someone's private collection.’
What good is an artifact if you can’t prove it’s genuine without admitting you stole it?
Posted by: Dr. Claw
People do it with art. I guess just the thrill of owning something others cannot.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2025 11:52 AM (VG28W)
******
Holla
Can I interest you in one of my fine art pieces? After the disastrous Palisades Fire I've been working on my oeurve and have something new for everyone. And each piece includes a plug from an influential American for your particular business interest. Call for an appointment. 420 friendly
What good is an artifact if you can’t prove it’s genuine without admitting you stole it?
Posted by: Dr. Claw
People do it with art. I guess just the thrill of owning something others cannot.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 17, 2025 11:52 AM (VG28W)
******
Holla
Can I interest you in one of my fine art pieces? After the disastrous Palisades Fire I've been working on my oeurve and have something new for everyone. And each piece includes a plug from an influential American for your particular business interest. Call for an appointment. 420 friendly
Posted by: Hunter Biden at April 17, 2025 12:15 PM (B9lk6)
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Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
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3h
Congratulations to my friends, Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and Speaker Dustin Burrows, along with Texas Legislators, for finally passing SCHOOL CHOICE, which I strongly endorsed – this is a gigantic Victory for students and parents in the Great State of Texas! We will very soon be sending Education BACK TO ALL THE STATES, where it belongs. It is our goal to bring Education in the United States to the highest level, one that it has never attained before. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
@realDonaldTrump
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3h
Congratulations to my friends, Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and Speaker Dustin Burrows, along with Texas Legislators, for finally passing SCHOOL CHOICE, which I strongly endorsed – this is a gigantic Victory for students and parents in the Great State of Texas! We will very soon be sending Education BACK TO ALL THE STATES, where it belongs. It is our goal to bring Education in the United States to the highest level, one that it has never attained before. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2025 12:15 PM (ExV1e)
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‘ Such as, "The most unromantic creature…’
Is that Ace? That sounds like Ace.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at April 17, 2025 12:15 PM (jbnUc)
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O'Brien. Stephen Maturin commenting on Jack Aubrey's mother-in-law. He didn't like her much.
Is that Ace? That sounds like Ace.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at April 17, 2025 12:15 PM (jbnUc)
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O'Brien. Stephen Maturin commenting on Jack Aubrey's mother-in-law. He didn't like her much.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at April 17, 2025 12:16 PM (6K6Eu)
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239: Prayers being sent.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 17, 2025 12:16 PM (99eI0)
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China has employed a variety of strategies to get around the tariffs, but they're also paying a bunch of white YT influencers to say it's all our fault, we can't win, why are we so stupid...
Meanwhile in China the natives are flooding the zone with memes of Trump offing Xi. The CCP's trying to make the pain stop.
Meanwhile in China the natives are flooding the zone with memes of Trump offing Xi. The CCP's trying to make the pain stop.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 17, 2025 12:17 PM (2ocoG)
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Nood. No love for British trannies.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 17, 2025 12:17 PM (ExV1e)
250
Feel good story of the day.
Texas mom shoots man trying to take car with her kids inside at …
https://shorturl.at/9MLu9
The only sad part . . .
Wright was arrested and taken to the hospital for treatment.
He's expected to survive.
Texas mom shoots man trying to take car with her kids inside at …
https://shorturl.at/9MLu9
The only sad part . . .
Wright was arrested and taken to the hospital for treatment.
He's expected to survive.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at April 17, 2025 12:19 PM (L/fGl)
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238 They can't help but inject it into everything. A reporter asked a puff ball " Does everyone have the Force?" question to the actor from Andor and he chose to say " It depends, It depends on who you voted for."
Posted by: steevy at April 17, 2025 12:19 PM (KQk9m)
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And a huge friggin' .45 in the console?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2025 11:56 AM (8zz6B)
Of course...and the .308 in the gun rack.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2025 11:56 AM (8zz6B)
Of course...and the .308 in the gun rack.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2025 12:20 PM (W/lyH)
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— when must we kill them?
I'll be yer huckleberry, motherfucker. Come on and light that fuse.
Posted by: BifBewalski
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If we had an aggressive DoJ and FBI prosecuting, convicting and bankrupting the treasonous and their acolytes physical confrontation could be avoided. The elite do not want their comfortable live disturbed. Fear of penalty will conform them.
I'll be yer huckleberry, motherfucker. Come on and light that fuse.
Posted by: BifBewalski
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If we had an aggressive DoJ and FBI prosecuting, convicting and bankrupting the treasonous and their acolytes physical confrontation could be avoided. The elite do not want their comfortable live disturbed. Fear of penalty will conform them.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 17, 2025 12:20 PM (MGY3l)
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235 Perhaps if Churches were apolitical and only tended to spiritual needs their tax exempt status would be acceptable.
Posted by: steevy
______
Latin Mass - taxable
Tranny flag covering altar - tax exempt
- Future Dem Congress
Posted by: steevy
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Latin Mass - taxable
Tranny flag covering altar - tax exempt
- Future Dem Congress
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 17, 2025 12:21 PM (Dv3i1)
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I'd like to be exempt from the education portion - it's about a third of my bill. It's so nice to be forced to pay ~$2000/yr to fund possibly the worst school district in the US.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at April 17, 2025 12:14 PM (6K6Eu)
We really need to take a hard look at how gooberment education is funded. Why should all of it come from property tax? I'd say fund education operating costs out of general revenue, and let communities fund the capital cost of the physical plant (buildings and grounds) from bond issues. One can argue that the presence of a nice school building in the neighborhood improves property values.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at April 17, 2025 12:14 PM (6K6Eu)
We really need to take a hard look at how gooberment education is funded. Why should all of it come from property tax? I'd say fund education operating costs out of general revenue, and let communities fund the capital cost of the physical plant (buildings and grounds) from bond issues. One can argue that the presence of a nice school building in the neighborhood improves property values.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 17, 2025 12:21 PM (8zz6B)
256
— when must we kill them?
I'll be yer huckleberry, motherfucker. Come on and light that fuse.
Posted by: BifBewalski
This. I'm with ya brother.
I'll be yer huckleberry, motherfucker. Come on and light that fuse.
Posted by: BifBewalski
This. I'm with ya brother.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2025 12:22 PM (W/lyH)
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What good is an artifact if you can’t prove it’s genuine without admitting you stole it?
Posted by: Dr. Claw
You have no idea.
Posted by: Dr. Claw
You have no idea.
Posted by: Thomas Crowne at April 17, 2025 12:22 PM (71Yt4)
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Nicholas Decker @captgouda24
The ultimate source of political power is, and always will be, violence. If the present administration should continue on its course, there is no choice but war. I say this out of sorrow — when must we kill them?
What this asshole needs is a guy in a dark suit and sunglasses standing next to a black SUV parked outside his house.
The ultimate source of political power is, and always will be, violence. If the present administration should continue on its course, there is no choice but war. I say this out of sorrow — when must we kill them?
What this asshole needs is a guy in a dark suit and sunglasses standing next to a black SUV parked outside his house.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 17, 2025 12:25 PM (W/lyH)
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I love these shit talking maggots who would piss all over their feet if they were ever actually involved in a street fight.
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