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Americans Are Amazingly Generous, But...
This post was going to be a simple request to hit Ace's tip jar to keep him in shelving supplies and jerky-making equipment. And maybe even buy a copy or three of The Deplorable Gourmet, 100% of whose profits go to two carefully vetted charities! But as usual, it morphed into something else...
By most measures Americans are among the most generous people in the world. The data available are a bit weird, sometimes reporting Indonesia, Kenya and Ukraine at or near the top, so they are perhaps suspect. Draw your own conclusions! But it is undeniable that America is deeply invested in the welfare of those among us who need help, and it is a testament to American Exceptionalism that we give freely and often to the vast number of charitable endeavors that purport to help those in need. And anecdotally? We help strangers far more than most other countries. From stopping to help fix a tire, to lifting some heavy groceries into a harried mother's car, we like to help! Inevitably however, that generosity is seen as a vulnerability, and some charitable organizations are nothing more than a vehicle to funnel money to venal and acquisitive freeloaders. Charity Watch seems to be doing good work in ferreting out the bad apples, and even the charities that do good work but aren't efficient, wasting too much of their donor's money on non-charitable expenses. These Nonprofits Pay Some Executives Up to $8.1 Million in CompensationSure...that is clickbait, and a pretty good one too! Does Memorial Sloan Kettering really need to pay its president $8,104,960? Their revenue for that year was $6.6 billion! Maybe...maybe not. But it is certainly an impressive number! I think many Americans, including this humble writer, prefer to think of their charitable contributions as going directly to the scientist in his lab, or the volunteer buying supplies for a food pantry helping flood victims. That is a romantic view, and one that I suspect most of us do not really believe. Any organization of a certain size needs professional managers to create and maintain the process that takes the donated funds and converts it to effective behavior, whether that is scientific research or delivering food or helping with the medical bills. It's when the charity seems to have crossed over that line between "Nonprofit" and "Profit" that it becomes distasteful. There is a saying about the missionaries who went to Hawaii: "They went to the islands to do good, and they did right well!" Does Sloan Kettering do good work? Of course! Is it as efficient as it could be, and are salaries in line with other equally competent but less famous medical centers? That's a tough one. I have donated to them in the past, and I might in the future, but it is not reflexive...as Ronald Reagan famously said, "Trust, but verify!" None of this means that we should give less. I would rather give, with the understanding that some of my money is going to be wasted, and maybe even stolen (Clinton Foundation anyone?), than not give.
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Good afternoon everyone
Posted by: Skip at November 24, 2024 12:02 PM (fwDg9)
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I'm stingy.
Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at November 24, 2024 12:03 PM (6stbc)
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I would rather give, with the understanding that some of my money is going to be wasted, and maybe even stolen
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There is no need for this. You can give wisely to myriads of reputable causes in all fields.
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There is no need for this. You can give wisely to myriads of reputable causes in all fields.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 24, 2024 12:03 PM (K3JKK)
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The proof is always in the pudding.
Best dollar I ever contributed, was to the homeless panhandler on the subway who asked for contributions to the "United Negro Pastrami Fund."
Laughing about that encounter for nearly 50 years!
The proof is always in the pudding.
Best dollar I ever contributed, was to the homeless panhandler on the subway who asked for contributions to the "United Negro Pastrami Fund."
Laughing about that encounter for nearly 50 years!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 24, 2024 12:05 PM (x0n13)
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The one thing I insist on when I give is that I control where the money goes.
The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia implemented a new rule that a steadily increasing percentage of plate and pledge goes to them, to spend as they see fit.
I used to give a very substantial amount of money to my church, because I knew where it went. I no longer give to the funds that can in any way be grabbed by the Diocese. There are still specific charitable and maintenance functions I support, so the amount given is about the same, but the greedheads at the Diocese can KMA.
The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia implemented a new rule that a steadily increasing percentage of plate and pledge goes to them, to spend as they see fit.
I used to give a very substantial amount of money to my church, because I knew where it went. I no longer give to the funds that can in any way be grabbed by the Diocese. There are still specific charitable and maintenance functions I support, so the amount given is about the same, but the greedheads at the Diocese can KMA.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 12:07 PM (xCA6C)
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You can give wisely to myriads of reputable causes in all fields.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 24, 2024 12:03 PM (K3JKK)
I am less trusting than you. My default assumption is that there is going to be waste.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 24, 2024 12:03 PM (K3JKK)
I am less trusting than you. My default assumption is that there is going to be waste.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 24, 2024 12:07 PM (d9fT1)
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Tat somewhere in the last decade got turned off in charities. Alway hear stories even ones you think do good work the managers make very good salary. Worth it?
But your donation paying for a vacation in Bora-Bora or that Ferrari seems to be a turn off.
But your donation paying for a vacation in Bora-Bora or that Ferrari seems to be a turn off.
Posted by: Skip at November 24, 2024 12:08 PM (fwDg9)
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I gave at the office.
Posted by: Milton In The Basement at November 24, 2024 12:08 PM (nS6qG)
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In case anyone uses Charity Navigator to vet their charities, this is the link to the Bill, Hillary, Chelsea, and Jasper Institute for Advanced Griftological Research.
https://is.gd/X6O1uN
https://is.gd/X6O1uN
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at November 24, 2024 12:09 PM (PiwSw)
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I recently got a beg for a charity that included, among other things, assistance to marginalized communities for help with "climate fragility".
Flyer, meet my trash can.
Flyer, meet my trash can.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 12:10 PM (xCA6C)
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" I would rather give, with the understanding that some of my money is going to be wasted, and maybe even stolen" CBD
You're a good man Charlie Brown!
Thank you Mr Sefton! Now I'm going to be laughing about it too. Probably not for as long though.
You're a good man Charlie Brown!
Thank you Mr Sefton! Now I'm going to be laughing about it too. Probably not for as long though.
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 24, 2024 12:10 PM (4XwPj)
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I've never owned one and maybe shouldn't opine, but does anyone know how expensive it is to keep a Vespa running in top order?
Posted by: Bidenomics at November 24, 2024 12:12 PM (nS6qG)
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6 I am less trusting than you. My default assumption is that there is going to be waste.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 24, 2024 12:07 PM (d9fT1)
In college, I worked in student government and we hosted a dance marathon event to raise $ for Muscular Dystrophy.
The two "gentlemen" who were our contacts (allegedly) looked like Luca Brasi's scary cousins and they likely got away with the entire proceeds.
Almost verbatim " You don't pay us you're going to be walking worse than Jerry's kids."
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 24, 2024 12:07 PM (d9fT1)
In college, I worked in student government and we hosted a dance marathon event to raise $ for Muscular Dystrophy.
The two "gentlemen" who were our contacts (allegedly) looked like Luca Brasi's scary cousins and they likely got away with the entire proceeds.
Almost verbatim " You don't pay us you're going to be walking worse than Jerry's kids."
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 24, 2024 12:13 PM (x0n13)
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Some "charities" are flat out evil. There's a big one in the UK you may have heard of, Oxfam. A lot of their money goes straight to Hamas.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 24, 2024 12:13 PM (W6hoT)
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PRO TIP: The Cicero Fund for the Support of Viewing Wayward Girls boasts a remarkable 98 percent pass-through to the object of the foundation.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 24, 2024 12:13 PM (guGkK)
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Somewhat related:
Almost every year, a customer of our tries to haggle to not raise their annual license fee, as per agreement. It's like a Middle Eastern bazaar email back-and-forth!
They're technically a non-profit but when we show them what their humongous net earnings are every year, they shut up and pay.
Now, just for fun, I looked up the NP's executive salaries. That gives us something else to shoot them down with when the time comes.
Almost every year, a customer of our tries to haggle to not raise their annual license fee, as per agreement. It's like a Middle Eastern bazaar email back-and-forth!
They're technically a non-profit but when we show them what their humongous net earnings are every year, they shut up and pay.
Now, just for fun, I looked up the NP's executive salaries. That gives us something else to shoot them down with when the time comes.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 24, 2024 12:14 PM (K3JKK)
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And I feel that fellows pain. I, too, am without pastrami. It's a sad day when one is pastrami free.
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 24, 2024 12:14 PM (4XwPj)
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My multi billion dollar multi national corporation insists we participate in the United away fundraisers.
I was once the lone holdout. Now there are several of us. And, let me tell you about the guilt trips management puts on us to participate.... it's disgusting. And the company doesn't even match our contributions. Not that I would give United Way a single dime.
I was once the lone holdout. Now there are several of us. And, let me tell you about the guilt trips management puts on us to participate.... it's disgusting. And the company doesn't even match our contributions. Not that I would give United Way a single dime.
Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at November 24, 2024 12:14 PM (OdaX4)
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I'd like to see the VA reformed to the point that veteran's charities like Wounded Warriors and T2T aren't needed.
Posted by: Cosda at November 24, 2024 12:15 PM (obyht)
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Reminds me of a Robert Klein bit where he's watching late night TV and see's a PSA:
"This is Koom-Sock and she hasn't eaten for 15 years. Only you can help!"
"Damn, I missed the Korean orphan, and last week I missed the Heart Fund and CP!!!!"
"This is Koom-Sock and she hasn't eaten for 15 years. Only you can help!"
"Damn, I missed the Korean orphan, and last week I missed the Heart Fund and CP!!!!"
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 24, 2024 12:16 PM (x0n13)
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I gave a goodly sum during the telethon, but my stupid son Leo canceled my gift!
Posted by: Nana, On A Very Fixed Income at November 24, 2024 12:16 PM (nS6qG)
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18 My multi billion dollar multi national corporation insists we participate in the United away fundraisers.
I was once the lone holdout. Now there are several of us. And, let me tell you about the guilt trips management puts on us to participate.... it's disgusting. And the company doesn't even match our contributions. Not that I would give United Way a single dime.
Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at November 24, 2024 12:14 PM (OdaX4
Yeah, I worked at a casino here in Canada and I remember once or twice they had united way shakedown tour. What the hell? I felt coerced.
The worst are phone callers and people walking around going door to door. You know they aren't doing that for free....
I was once the lone holdout. Now there are several of us. And, let me tell you about the guilt trips management puts on us to participate.... it's disgusting. And the company doesn't even match our contributions. Not that I would give United Way a single dime.
Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at November 24, 2024 12:14 PM (OdaX4
Yeah, I worked at a casino here in Canada and I remember once or twice they had united way shakedown tour. What the hell? I felt coerced.
The worst are phone callers and people walking around going door to door. You know they aren't doing that for free....
Posted by: Stateless at November 24, 2024 12:18 PM (jvJvP)
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I'd like to see the VA reformed to the point that veteran's charities like Wounded Warriors and T2T aren't needed.
I gave to WW once abut 20 years ago. I still get requests for money. After 20 years, that's not a charity, it's a lifestyle for the administrators.
I gave to WW once abut 20 years ago. I still get requests for money. After 20 years, that's not a charity, it's a lifestyle for the administrators.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 12:18 PM (xCA6C)
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I give directly to the scholarship funds that support the parochial school and the all boys Catholic high school my boys attended.
We were the recipients of some of those dollars, so I give back. If I ever win the lottery, those two schools would receive a bundle.
We were the recipients of some of those dollars, so I give back. If I ever win the lottery, those two schools would receive a bundle.
Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at November 24, 2024 12:19 PM (/juIx)
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My utopian reform would be to end government "charity". There are three evils associated with the government providing charity. 1) It is mandatory in that the government uses force to take your contribution. 2) Recipients have an enforceable right to receive your money. 3) The system is rife with corruption. True charity is voluntary, not coerced.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 12:21 PM (L/fGl)
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It is an immutable law of organizations that charitable endeavors begin as causes, evolve into businesses, and end up as rackets.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 24, 2024 12:21 PM (guGkK)
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Won't you help?
Posted by: Sally Struthers at November 24, 2024 12:21 PM (guGkK)
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Good morning, good people from the Adirondacks. Chilly here today, but still warmer than usual. La Nina at work, apparently.
I think, for me at least, the answer to charitable giving has been to concentrate on the local aspect. It's easier to see exactly where to help. And if anything goes awry, easier to rectify.
I think, for me at least, the answer to charitable giving has been to concentrate on the local aspect. It's easier to see exactly where to help. And if anything goes awry, easier to rectify.
Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at November 24, 2024 12:22 PM (hKoQL)
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 12:22 PM (xCA6C)
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>>> 18 My multi billion dollar multi national corporation insists we participate in the United away fundraisers.
I was once the lone holdout. Now there are several of us. And, let me tell you about the guilt trips management puts on us to participate.... it's disgusting. And the company doesn't even match our contributions. Not that I would give United Way a single dime.
Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at November 24, 2024 12:14 PM (OdaX4)
*fistbump*
I have never liked that shit. Does the company get to claim a tax deduction from *my* donation (same if they push employees to volunteer)? Do they really pass 100% of what they collect to the charity? How do they pick the charity(ies) listed?
Same for the "round up" option at various stores, it's almost always some generic sounding thing I've never heard of.
I was once the lone holdout. Now there are several of us. And, let me tell you about the guilt trips management puts on us to participate.... it's disgusting. And the company doesn't even match our contributions. Not that I would give United Way a single dime.
Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at November 24, 2024 12:14 PM (OdaX4)
*fistbump*
I have never liked that shit. Does the company get to claim a tax deduction from *my* donation (same if they push employees to volunteer)? Do they really pass 100% of what they collect to the charity? How do they pick the charity(ies) listed?
Same for the "round up" option at various stores, it's almost always some generic sounding thing I've never heard of.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at November 24, 2024 12:23 PM (KcwUg)
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I have no problem telling beggars to be gone. I will not ever be coerced in to giving my money to a cause that I do not support. People have tried to convince me to give with guilt. I laughed and told them, "Honey, my kids tried that crap when they were 5yrs old and just HAD to have what they wanted. You aren't as good at it as they were. No. Now go away."
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 24, 2024 12:23 PM (4XwPj)
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I give to my local HS band and football boosters.
I know from experience nobody but the kids get money from those.
Being VP of one of for 3 years probably cost me $2000 easy.
My view is if any do gooders, doing good "not for profit" are making money off it, it's not a "non profit".
I looked once and there at the time was over 3 million "non profits" in America. Golf seems to be a very non profitable thing.
It's mostly a giant scam.
I know from experience nobody but the kids get money from those.
Being VP of one of for 3 years probably cost me $2000 easy.
My view is if any do gooders, doing good "not for profit" are making money off it, it's not a "non profit".
I looked once and there at the time was over 3 million "non profits" in America. Golf seems to be a very non profitable thing.
It's mostly a giant scam.
Posted by: Reforger at November 24, 2024 12:23 PM (xcIvR)
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BTW, Sally Struthers is now 77. She is no longer the hot little blond you remember from All in the Family.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 12:23 PM (xCA6C)
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Ace tip jar link is wrong?
Posted by: oneisnotprime at November 24, 2024 12:24 PM (osoMS)
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There are 3 charities I think are good after researching them years ago:
St Jude Children's Hospital
Shriner's Children's Hospital
Salvation Army( not sure about them now since they went woke a few years ago.)
At the time I looked, the pass through was over 90% for each.
St Jude Children's Hospital
Shriner's Children's Hospital
Salvation Army( not sure about them now since they went woke a few years ago.)
At the time I looked, the pass through was over 90% for each.
Posted by: naturalfake at November 24, 2024 12:24 PM (eDfFs)
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I was once the lone holdout. Now there are several of us. And, let me tell you about the guilt trips management puts on us to participate.... it's disgusting. And the company doesn't even match our contributions. Not that I would give United Way a single dime.
I remember that crap. When I was a law clerk at 20th Century Insurance in the '80s the squeeze was relentless. Even then I knew United Way was a leftist racket and I refused to participate.
I remember that crap. When I was a law clerk at 20th Century Insurance in the '80s the squeeze was relentless. Even then I knew United Way was a leftist racket and I refused to participate.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 24, 2024 12:25 PM (guGkK)
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St Jude Children's Hospital
Shriner's Children's Hospital
Salvation Army( not sure about them now since they went woke a few years ago.)
They went woke and have never apologized for it. No bucks for you!
Shriner's Children's Hospital
Salvation Army( not sure about them now since they went woke a few years ago.)
They went woke and have never apologized for it. No bucks for you!
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 12:25 PM (xCA6C)
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My charitable contributions are heavily weighted towards local charities for the simple reason that I have a much better opportunity to keep an eye on what they are doing with the money. In some cases, national-level donations are important because the scale of the operations/services are such that local charities simply cannot deal with it.
Tough choice sometimes.
Tough choice sometimes.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 24, 2024 12:25 PM (XeU6L)
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Those St. Jude Children's Hospital ads really tug at my heartstrings.
Posted by: redridinghood at November 24, 2024 12:25 PM (NpAcC)
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I was known as a philanthropist and supporter of wayward girls until I wasn't.
Posted by: Zombie Jimmy Savile at November 24, 2024 12:25 PM (nS6qG)
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I used to give to The Salvation Army until...
"Along with coins this Christmas, Salvation Army wants white donors to offer a "sincere apology" for their racism"
https://t.ly/fN930
I used to give to The Salvation Army until...
"Along with coins this Christmas, Salvation Army wants white donors to offer a "sincere apology" for their racism"
https://t.ly/fN930
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 24, 2024 12:26 PM (63Dwl)
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Speaking of rackets, anyone remember back in the 70s when there was a push for kids to spend Halloween collecting for UNICEF? I wonder where all *that* money went.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at November 24, 2024 12:26 PM (KcwUg)
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Those St. Jude Children's Hospital ads really tug at my heartstrings.
That's another thing. I hate, Hate, HATE! emotional blackmail and manipulation. No bucks for you either!
That's another thing. I hate, Hate, HATE! emotional blackmail and manipulation. No bucks for you either!
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 12:26 PM (xCA6C)
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Same for the "round up" option at various stores, it's almost always some generic sounding thing I've never heard of.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at November 24, 2024 12:23 PM (KcwUg)
You can make a cardboard sign that says "Teen Challenge" on it and stand outside a grocery store and people will give you money.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at November 24, 2024 12:23 PM (KcwUg)
You can make a cardboard sign that says "Teen Challenge" on it and stand outside a grocery store and people will give you money.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 24, 2024 12:27 PM (guGkK)
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Speaking of charity, didja see that yesterday we agreed, along with other "rich" countries, to give $300 billion to vulnerable countries to shield them from the scourge of global warming? I assume massive numbers of bureaucrats, here and abroad, need new swimming pools for their mansions.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 12:28 PM (L/fGl)
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Tunnel to Towers is a good charity.
Posted by: redridinghood at November 24, 2024 12:28 PM (NpAcC)
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Ace has to be right up there with Tunnels2Towers with admitting and documenting where-all your contributions are going other than "original defined purpose." I haven't heard one whimper yet about Ol' Frank branching out into housing for indigent veterans. Nobody's going to bitch about those shelves either.
Posted by: Way,Way Downriver at November 24, 2024 12:28 PM (zdLoL)
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I'm lying here under a goodly supply of adowable Love To The Rescue Blankets.
Posted by: Big Spender at November 24, 2024 12:28 PM (nS6qG)
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BTW, Sally Struthers is now 77. She is no longer the hot little blond you remember from All in the Family.
Posted by: Archimedes
Meat head is still a meat head.
BTW, Sally Struthers is now 77. She is no longer the hot little blond you remember from All in the Family.
Posted by: Archimedes
Meat head is still a meat head.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 24, 2024 12:29 PM (63Dwl)
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Speaking of rackets, anyone remember back in the 70s when there was a push for kids to spend Halloween collecting for UNICEF?
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At least it wasn't UNRWA.
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At least it wasn't UNRWA.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 12:30 PM (L/fGl)
Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at November 24, 2024 12:30 PM (6stbc)
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Meat head is still a meat head.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 24, 2024 12:29 PM (63Dwl)
Meathead has been forced to commit himself over his intense anxiety in the wake of the Trump landslide.
Poor Meathead.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 24, 2024 12:29 PM (63Dwl)
Meathead has been forced to commit himself over his intense anxiety in the wake of the Trump landslide.
Poor Meathead.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 24, 2024 12:30 PM (nOjd9)
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Charity?
Local first, then county, then state. National? Eh, at some point accountability evaporates and the charity becomes a malicious force.
Local first, then county, then state. National? Eh, at some point accountability evaporates and the charity becomes a malicious force.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 24, 2024 12:31 PM (IG4Id)
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St. Jude
Shrines
American Legion
Local church
Local school clubs such as the jr. ROTC kid to help finance their trips to competition events. These kids help out at the Legion too.
Shrines
American Legion
Local church
Local school clubs such as the jr. ROTC kid to help finance their trips to competition events. These kids help out at the Legion too.
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 24, 2024 12:31 PM (4XwPj)
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Trick or Treat for UNICEF!
Posted by: Gimme A Quarter! at November 24, 2024 12:31 PM (nS6qG)
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Samaritan's Purse is another one I have donated to.
Posted by: redridinghood at November 24, 2024 12:31 PM (NpAcC)
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I switched from Salvation Army to Samaritan's Purse. Some of their stuff is overseas but they did a lot in North Carolina this year for Hurricane relief.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 24, 2024 12:31 PM (63Dwl)
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Speaking of charity, didja see that yesterday we agreed, along with other "rich" countries, to give $300 billion to vulnerable countries to shield them from the scourge of global warming?
Gotta link? I thought the whole conference fell apart because the poors weren't getting money. I think they know that money will not be forthcoming.
Gotta link? I thought the whole conference fell apart because the poors weren't getting money. I think they know that money will not be forthcoming.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 12:31 PM (xCA6C)
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I switched from Salvation Army to Samaritan's Purse. Some of their stuff is overseas but they did a lot in North Carolina this year for Hurricane relief.
I've heard good things about them. (SP)
I've heard good things about them. (SP)
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 12:32 PM (xCA6C)
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One kind of charitable donation that doesn't involve actual money is the donation of frequent flyer miles. Most airlines offer these programs and you get to choose which charity gets your miles. Also Fisher House, which provides housing for family of hospitalized service members and veterans, has links on how to donate for several different airlines.
Back when we used to fly, we never had enough miles to get any rewards so I always donated our American Airlines miles to what's now called Miles for Heroes. (FYI AA's other options these days are all for lefty causes. Quelle surprise!)
When I searched for this info Google's AI listed several options, the first of which was "Miles4Migrants." I'm pretty sure that program is NOT to send them back to their home countries. Yuk!
Back when we used to fly, we never had enough miles to get any rewards so I always donated our American Airlines miles to what's now called Miles for Heroes. (FYI AA's other options these days are all for lefty causes. Quelle surprise!)
When I searched for this info Google's AI listed several options, the first of which was "Miles4Migrants." I'm pretty sure that program is NOT to send them back to their home countries. Yuk!
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at November 24, 2024 12:33 PM (FEVMW)
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Speaking of rackets, anyone remember back in the 70s when there was a push for kids to spend Halloween collecting for UNICEF? I wonder where all *that* money went.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at November 24, 2024 12:26 PM (KcwUg)
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Trick.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at November 24, 2024 12:26 PM (KcwUg)
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Trick.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 24, 2024 12:33 PM (K3JKK)
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33 BTW, Sally Struthers is now 77. She is no longer the hot little blond you remember from All in the Family.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 12:23 PM (xCA6C)
If only she married a Smothers brother . . .
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 12:23 PM (xCA6C)
If only she married a Smothers brother . . .
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 24, 2024 12:33 PM (x0n13)
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Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 12:21 PM (L/fGl)
Yeah, I really really hate the commiecrat mindset of "need to lobby the government to help these poor people because I'm not going to help them out of my own wallet".
and thanks to your nic, I now want a peppermint hate shake from CfA. One year I tried to get one in early Jan and they didn't have them anymore, I felt so cheated.
Yeah, I really really hate the commiecrat mindset of "need to lobby the government to help these poor people because I'm not going to help them out of my own wallet".
and thanks to your nic, I now want a peppermint hate shake from CfA. One year I tried to get one in early Jan and they didn't have them anymore, I felt so cheated.
Posted by: PaleRider at November 24, 2024 12:34 PM (CKOCg)
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Samaritan's Purse is another one I have donated to.
Posted by: redridinghood at November 24, 2024 12:31 PM (NpAcC)
57 I switched from Salvation Army to Samaritan's Purse. Some of their stuff is overseas but they did a lot in North Carolina this year for Hurricane relief.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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Golly, how can a dinky little charity located in Boone, NC be so effective? No good explanation.
Posted by: redridinghood at November 24, 2024 12:31 PM (NpAcC)
57 I switched from Salvation Army to Samaritan's Purse. Some of their stuff is overseas but they did a lot in North Carolina this year for Hurricane relief.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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Golly, how can a dinky little charity located in Boone, NC be so effective? No good explanation.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 24, 2024 12:35 PM (XeU6L)
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57 I switched from Salvation Army to Samaritan's Purse. Some of their stuff is overseas but they did a lot in North Carolina this year for Hurricane relief.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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Golly, how can a dinky little charity located in Boone, NC be so effective? No good explanation.
It won't happen again. We'll make sure of it.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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Golly, how can a dinky little charity located in Boone, NC be so effective? No good explanation.
It won't happen again. We'll make sure of it.
Posted by: FEMA at November 24, 2024 12:36 PM (xCA6C)
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42 Speaking of rackets, anyone remember back in the 70s when there was a push for kids to spend Halloween collecting for UNICEF? I wonder where all *that* money went.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket
Ha Ha, remember a couple teen girls in the neighborhood doing that without bothering to get into costume. But they were cute so I forked over.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket
Ha Ha, remember a couple teen girls in the neighborhood doing that without bothering to get into costume. But they were cute so I forked over.
Posted by: Auspex at November 24, 2024 12:37 PM (j4U/Z)
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My church and local food pantry here. I'm very wary of these large charities and foundations.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at November 24, 2024 12:37 PM (dR6yv)
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Fun Fact: Sally Struthers consumes more calories than the entire nation of Bechuanaland.
Posted by: Nuts To Them at November 24, 2024 12:37 PM (nS6qG)
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Trick or Treat for UNICEF!
Posted by: Gimme A Quarter!
Trick or Treat for UNRWA wouldn't be for quarters. Just put a few unspent rounds in the sack.
Posted by: Gimme A Quarter!
Trick or Treat for UNRWA wouldn't be for quarters. Just put a few unspent rounds in the sack.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 12:37 PM (L/fGl)
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I'd second the motion to support Samaritan's Purse. They have been heavily involved with with hurricane recovery in western North Carolina; they are actually located in Boone, NC. I'm sure they could particularly use donations this year.
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at November 24, 2024 12:37 PM (FEVMW)
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Samaritan's Purse does great work.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at November 24, 2024 12:40 PM (dR6yv)
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Gotta link? I thought the whole conference fell apart because the poors weren't getting money. I think they know that money will not be forthcoming.
Posted by: Archimedes
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UN climate deal will send $300 billion to developing countries - NPR
https://is.gd/AdoKhv
Posted by: Archimedes
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UN climate deal will send $300 billion to developing countries - NPR
https://is.gd/AdoKhv
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 12:42 PM (L/fGl)
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71 Samaritan's Purse does great work.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at November 24, 2024 12:40 PM (dR6yv)
Yes.. And St. Jude's is supposedly good.. Skip Red Cross and United Way
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at November 24, 2024 12:40 PM (dR6yv)
Yes.. And St. Jude's is supposedly good.. Skip Red Cross and United Way
Posted by: It's me donna at November 24, 2024 12:43 PM (IyPmt)
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"Non Profit" means they have to spend all of the money they make in any given year, which means excess funds are divvied up and HUGE "bonuses" are given to staff come Christmas time.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, Plucky Comic Relief, Ace of Spades Ladies Brigade at November 24, 2024 12:43 PM (SRRAx)
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18 My multi billion dollar multi national corporation insists we participate in the United away fundraisers.
I was once the lone holdout. Now there are several of us. And, let me tell you about the guilt trips management puts on us to participate.
I went through that as well. This was back in the day when direct deposit wasn't a thing. I got called into HR to deal with the pressure tactics.
After two repetitions of "I am not going to donate," I leaned over his desk and said "Give me my check or I am going to jump over this desk and take it from you by force."
Never got bothered again.
I was once the lone holdout. Now there are several of us. And, let me tell you about the guilt trips management puts on us to participate.
I went through that as well. This was back in the day when direct deposit wasn't a thing. I got called into HR to deal with the pressure tactics.
After two repetitions of "I am not going to donate," I leaned over his desk and said "Give me my check or I am going to jump over this desk and take it from you by force."
Never got bothered again.
Posted by: NR Pax at November 24, 2024 12:43 PM (lXCUP)
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I'd second the motion to support Samaritan's Purse. They have been heavily involved with with hurricane recovery in western North Carolina; they are actually located in Boone, NC. I'm sure they could particularly use donations this year.
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at November 24, 2024 12:37 PM (FEVMW)
*******
People are living in tents in NC and a baby died of hypothermia.
No one should have to live in a tent. I would rather my tax dollars go to mobile homes for these people than going to Ukraine.
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at November 24, 2024 12:37 PM (FEVMW)
*******
People are living in tents in NC and a baby died of hypothermia.
No one should have to live in a tent. I would rather my tax dollars go to mobile homes for these people than going to Ukraine.
Posted by: redridinghood at November 24, 2024 12:44 PM (NpAcC)
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Relevant anecdote. Years back, while in guvamint, my little office was one of the first (probably first) US donors to a new, UK-based outfit that was quite interesting. Halo Trust. Former British Army engineers and ordnance guys who did de-mining in the places where Soviet/Chinese/Third World idiocy had made mines a national catastrophe (note: mines are fine, and no big deal, properly used = for military purposes, with markings, and MAPS, so they can be easily removed later).
Our office worked in various s-holes with mine problems, mostly former USSR.
So not long ago I decided to go visit their webpage, see how they were doing (think they were mentioned in something I read recently). Wow. Right there in the first blurb on the homepage ..... some delusional idiocy about "climate change" (!).
Yep, mines and climate change, two inter-twined problems of our era. FFS. Fairly spectacular example of how degraded and brainwashed and lysenkoist society has become.
Our office worked in various s-holes with mine problems, mostly former USSR.
So not long ago I decided to go visit their webpage, see how they were doing (think they were mentioned in something I read recently). Wow. Right there in the first blurb on the homepage ..... some delusional idiocy about "climate change" (!).
Yep, mines and climate change, two inter-twined problems of our era. FFS. Fairly spectacular example of how degraded and brainwashed and lysenkoist society has become.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 24, 2024 12:45 PM (1m82a)
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We am very, very selective as to whom we give our charitable $$ these days. As often as possible, we try to give directly to the needy.
One thing my wife got me started doing is carrying goodie bags for the homeless in our car. We hand them directly to the folks we see that clearly are in need.
Contents usually are; Gift cards from McDonald's or Wendy's, baby wipes, TP, some candy bars and canned food, a toothbrush and toothpaste, and some personal items for the ladies.
Our big $$ donations go to local orgs that help with pregnancy care and outfits that help little kids.
Also, Our region has a database that we all use to try and vet recipients of charity. It certainly isn't perfect, but it has gone a long way to eradicate the professional looters of the local charitable orgs. You know, they drive from agency to agency getting help from all.
One thing my wife got me started doing is carrying goodie bags for the homeless in our car. We hand them directly to the folks we see that clearly are in need.
Contents usually are; Gift cards from McDonald's or Wendy's, baby wipes, TP, some candy bars and canned food, a toothbrush and toothpaste, and some personal items for the ladies.
Our big $$ donations go to local orgs that help with pregnancy care and outfits that help little kids.
Also, Our region has a database that we all use to try and vet recipients of charity. It certainly isn't perfect, but it has gone a long way to eradicate the professional looters of the local charitable orgs. You know, they drive from agency to agency getting help from all.
Posted by: Tonypete at November 24, 2024 12:46 PM (WXNFJ)
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As soon as anyone within a 'charity' starts getting paid for 'administering' said charity, it becomes suspect.
Posted by: davidt at November 24, 2024 12:46 PM (i0F8b)
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It’s amazing how many subsequent appeals for more money arrive from an organization after you make one donation. Most seem to spend at least 20-25% of our donations asking for more money. I know donations pay admin costs including marketing but they seem to be spending too much on the marketing, not their charitable ends.
Posted by: Leander at November 24, 2024 12:46 PM (CVEwp)
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The feds have the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) that pops up every holiday season. It's probably one of the biggest government rip-offs on the planet.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 24, 2024 12:46 PM (Q4IgG)
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Samaritan's Purse. They have been heavily involved with with hurricane recovery in western North Carolina;
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For example:
t.ly/tuEdI
The 'government' was still yawning and scratching its privates, 'Oh, there was a storm? Big deal.'
"More than 13,000 volunteers have served over 700 families in need by mudding out flooded homes, clearing debris, removing downed trees, and tarping damaged roofs."
FEMA: "Look, fill out this paperwork, and you may get a check for $750. I mean, that's a week's wages, right?"
Quote from Operation Airlift guy, 'We're not the government, we get things done'
Samaritan's Purse. They have been heavily involved with with hurricane recovery in western North Carolina;
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For example:
t.ly/tuEdI
The 'government' was still yawning and scratching its privates, 'Oh, there was a storm? Big deal.'
"More than 13,000 volunteers have served over 700 families in need by mudding out flooded homes, clearing debris, removing downed trees, and tarping damaged roofs."
FEMA: "Look, fill out this paperwork, and you may get a check for $750. I mean, that's a week's wages, right?"
Quote from Operation Airlift guy, 'We're not the government, we get things done'
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 24, 2024 12:46 PM (XeU6L)
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Sometimes, the best donations are the ones you don't make...
MILO
@Nero
I loaned someone you all know high six figures, all the cash I could get in a hurry, so he could realize a lifelong dream
That was a week before I was cancelled. He has never taken my calls since and in 8 years has not repaid a dollar
My friends just... decided I was dead
MILO
@Nero
I loaned someone you all know high six figures, all the cash I could get in a hurry, so he could realize a lifelong dream
That was a week before I was cancelled. He has never taken my calls since and in 8 years has not repaid a dollar
My friends just... decided I was dead
Posted by: Mister Ghost at November 24, 2024 12:47 PM (TGPs7)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 24, 2024 12:47 PM (K3JKK)
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back when my budget was tight I once gave just $35 to St Judes. They have probably spent $350 over the years since then sending me trinkets and crap in the mail. So no dollars to them ever since, I absolutely hate it when an outfit uses my donation to try to guilt me into giving them more money.
Some supposed watchdog dinged Samaritans Purse for Franklin Graham's and others taking salary but it was an outrageous amount; I took that one as finding an excuse to bash the icky evangelical charity.
Locally to me is the "Wild Animal Sanctuary". The wife used to work at my employer and they were an option for paycheck deduction giving along with United Way etc. and were a wolf and wolf hybrid sanctuary. They have now gotten HUGE, charge $50 to look at all the lions and tigers and bears they specialize in now (so basically private zoo) and are arrogant liberal snobs (only They do things right with the critters they keep). So I haven't donated to them in many years.
Some supposed watchdog dinged Samaritans Purse for Franklin Graham's and others taking salary but it was an outrageous amount; I took that one as finding an excuse to bash the icky evangelical charity.
Locally to me is the "Wild Animal Sanctuary". The wife used to work at my employer and they were an option for paycheck deduction giving along with United Way etc. and were a wolf and wolf hybrid sanctuary. They have now gotten HUGE, charge $50 to look at all the lions and tigers and bears they specialize in now (so basically private zoo) and are arrogant liberal snobs (only They do things right with the critters they keep). So I haven't donated to them in many years.
Posted by: PaleRider at November 24, 2024 12:48 PM (CKOCg)
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70. I had a relative who worked for Samaritan's Purse, they were as good or better than anyone short of Catholic Relief (I think Catholic Relief had a 90 for every dollar donated). But Samaritan has a better and faster distribution. Those are the two I gave money to for Helene.
One of my first neighbors one I was on my own was a Korean War vet and he told me. I give Blood to the Red Cross because they know how to use it, I give my Money to Salivation Army, they know how to stretch it.
One of my first neighbors one I was on my own was a Korean War vet and he told me. I give Blood to the Red Cross because they know how to use it, I give my Money to Salivation Army, they know how to stretch it.
Posted by: Picric at November 24, 2024 12:48 PM (HzuMl)
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UN climate deal will send $300 billion to developing countries - NPR
https://is.gd/AdoKhv
Yeah, that's what I thought. A quick read shows that "negotiators" aspire to $300B, and the 3rd world grifters are very unhappy at the amount. In fact, though, I predict they'll get nothing, and like it. The last time I checked, "negotiators" have no power to commit funds.
We sent something like 420 people on this boondoggle, and the Brits sent even more. They don't have the money to give. This particular grift is running out of road.
https://is.gd/AdoKhv
Yeah, that's what I thought. A quick read shows that "negotiators" aspire to $300B, and the 3rd world grifters are very unhappy at the amount. In fact, though, I predict they'll get nothing, and like it. The last time I checked, "negotiators" have no power to commit funds.
We sent something like 420 people on this boondoggle, and the Brits sent even more. They don't have the money to give. This particular grift is running out of road.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 12:49 PM (xCA6C)
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I trust new administration will nix US contribution to that preposterous "climate" deal. If, as I fear, they won't even attempt to do the urgent and critical work of debunking and deprogramming society on the issue (the greatest threat to freedom and prosperity and common sense they face), at least they can do the easy thing.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 24, 2024 12:49 PM (1m82a)
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Meathead has been forced to commit himself over his intense anxiety in the wake of the Trump landslide.
Poor Meathead.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43
And then the other posters at Pedosky hated on him for that. Poor baby!
Poor Meathead.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43
And then the other posters at Pedosky hated on him for that. Poor baby!
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 24, 2024 12:49 PM (TAHLa)
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I myself give mostly to my parish: weekly contributions, monthly capital fund and assorted second collections. My rule of thumb is not to let the collection plate pass by without putting something in it.
I also make an annual contribution of $100 or so to the Diocesan Services Fund because the Archdiocese gives my parish a quota to fill and if the congregation doesn't do it, the balance has to come out of parish funds.
Almost all the rest from our household are money and goods for dog related activities: Southern Handlers Association, Take the Lead, trophy donations, rescue organizations, etc. We also put in for raffle items we pray we don't win, eat horrible lunches prepared by breed clubs, buy things from vendors, especially those having a hard time. Her Majesty is unwinding her collection of Borzoi items as donations for specialty clubs.
I myself give mostly to my parish: weekly contributions, monthly capital fund and assorted second collections. My rule of thumb is not to let the collection plate pass by without putting something in it.
I also make an annual contribution of $100 or so to the Diocesan Services Fund because the Archdiocese gives my parish a quota to fill and if the congregation doesn't do it, the balance has to come out of parish funds.
Almost all the rest from our household are money and goods for dog related activities: Southern Handlers Association, Take the Lead, trophy donations, rescue organizations, etc. We also put in for raffle items we pray we don't win, eat horrible lunches prepared by breed clubs, buy things from vendors, especially those having a hard time. Her Majesty is unwinding her collection of Borzoi items as donations for specialty clubs.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 24, 2024 12:50 PM (dxSpM)
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>>I gave to WW once abut 20 years ago. I still get requests for money. After 20 years, that's not a charity, it's a lifestyle for the administrators.
Posted by: Archimedes
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Donated, long ago, to EWTN with an included letter saying, among other things, not to solicit a donation. Solicitations for the next three years.
Posted by: Archimedes
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Donated, long ago, to EWTN with an included letter saying, among other things, not to solicit a donation. Solicitations for the next three years.
Posted by: Braenyard at November 24, 2024 12:51 PM (TDdfP)
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I’ll gladly aspire to give you $300 Billion tomorrow, for a hamburger today!
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 24, 2024 12:51 PM (TAHLa)
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Salvation Army is a particularly sad case. I happened to work with their overseas branch for a while, and they were the real deal: nearly unpaid volunteers in bad situations doing targeted compassionate work that most larger NGOs generally avoided. Their budgets were hilarious - as in how small they were for what they were doing.
Then, the racist-totalitarian mind virus infiltrated, and you have the kerfuffle and fall of a few years back.
Then, the racist-totalitarian mind virus infiltrated, and you have the kerfuffle and fall of a few years back.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 24, 2024 12:51 PM (1m82a)
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84 Thank you, President Trump, for choosing Sebastian Gorka:
https://tinyurl.com/neazjkub
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 24, 2024 12:47 PM (K3JKK)
The Intellectualist
@highbrow_nobrow
Former Trump NSA John Bolton on Sebastian Gorka:
“Sebastian Gorka is a con man… He needs a full field FBI background investigation about his educational claims and things like that.”
https://tinyurl.com/neazjkub
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 24, 2024 12:47 PM (K3JKK)
The Intellectualist
@highbrow_nobrow
Former Trump NSA John Bolton on Sebastian Gorka:
“Sebastian Gorka is a con man… He needs a full field FBI background investigation about his educational claims and things like that.”
Posted by: Mister Ghost at November 24, 2024 12:51 PM (TGPs7)
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Yeah, I need to donate to Ewoks United. Found out the other day that I can't get a reloadable credit card with cash. It's like the govt wants to know where everybody's money is going except that which is forcibly taken by them as "voluntary" taxes.
Posted by: jim (in Hospital in Kalifornia) at November 24, 2024 12:52 PM (SSBCb)
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Ugh. SP admin salaries NOT an outrageous amount.
Posted by: PaleRider at November 24, 2024 12:52 PM (CKOCg)
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I'm not sure if I should upgrade to the NRA Sooper Lifetime Patriot Eagle Liberty Freedom support level....
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at November 24, 2024 12:52 PM (PiwSw)
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Old and busted: Tyson v. Paul
New and cool: Geraldo v. Bongino
Tim Young@TimRunsHisMouth
Geraldo says he's "square off" with Dan Bongino if he ran into him in a bar...
I'd pay to see that.
New and cool: Geraldo v. Bongino
Tim Young@TimRunsHisMouth
Geraldo says he's "square off" with Dan Bongino if he ran into him in a bar...
I'd pay to see that.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 12:52 PM (L/fGl)
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United Way is the biggest scam "charity" around. Our company participates, but, thankfully, aren't too aggressive in their proselytizing.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at November 24, 2024 12:53 PM (XMwZJ)
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It’s amazing how many subsequent appeals for more money arrive from an organization after you make one donation. Most seem to spend at least 20-25% of our donations asking for more money. I know donations pay admin costs including marketing but they seem to be spending too much on the marketing, not their charitable ends.
My favorite example is Judicial Watch; a charity I respect and which I think does excellent work. However, I don't want to get endless begs after this that burn through whatever I give them. I didn't donate to Trump for the same reason.
When, oh when, will charities get with the program and implement a button or checkbox that allows you to opt out of all further requests? Alternatively, a single request per year would be acceptable, and I would give far more to them.
My favorite example is Judicial Watch; a charity I respect and which I think does excellent work. However, I don't want to get endless begs after this that burn through whatever I give them. I didn't donate to Trump for the same reason.
When, oh when, will charities get with the program and implement a button or checkbox that allows you to opt out of all further requests? Alternatively, a single request per year would be acceptable, and I would give far more to them.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 12:54 PM (xCA6C)
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"FEMA: "Look, fill out this paperwork, and you may get a check for $750. I mean, that's a week's wages, right?""
No, I need $11,400 per week to get by.
No, I need $11,400 per week to get by.
Posted by: Unemployeed Mileniell at November 24, 2024 12:54 PM (vFG9F)
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My company redefined the term "participate" so they could claim 100% participation. If you were employed there, you automatically "participated" even if you didn't give them any money.
Fine. Whatever.
Fine. Whatever.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at November 24, 2024 12:55 PM (PiwSw)
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And then the other posters at Pedosky hated on him for that. Poor baby!
Did they skeet all over him?
Did they skeet all over him?
Posted by: Ian S. at November 24, 2024 12:56 PM (OyOhQ)
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49
BTW, Sally Struthers is now 77. She is no longer the hot little blond you remember from All in the Family.
Posted by: Archimedes
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One of the shows in series for some argumentative reason she put her whole hand in her mouth. Amazing.
BTW, Sally Struthers is now 77. She is no longer the hot little blond you remember from All in the Family.
Posted by: Archimedes
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One of the shows in series for some argumentative reason she put her whole hand in her mouth. Amazing.
Posted by: Braenyard at November 24, 2024 12:56 PM (TDdfP)
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94
I liked John Bolton better when he had his singing/songwriting carreer. Hits like,
"How can I Live Without War"
"A Warhawk is a Wonderful Thing"
And many others.
...
I liked John Bolton better when he had his singing/songwriting carreer. Hits like,
"How can I Live Without War"
"A Warhawk is a Wonderful Thing"
And many others.
...
Posted by: jim (in Hospital in Kalifornia) at November 24, 2024 12:56 PM (SSBCb)
106
I trust new administration will nix US contribution to that preposterous "climate" deal. If, as I fear, they won't even attempt to do the urgent and critical work of debunking and deprogramming society on the issue (the greatest threat to freedom and prosperity and common sense they face), at least they can do the easy thing.
I worry about lots of things. I don't worry that Trump will tell the climate hysterics to get bent.
I worry about lots of things. I don't worry that Trump will tell the climate hysterics to get bent.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 12:56 PM (xCA6C)
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Speaking of charity, didja see that yesterday we agreed, along with other "rich" countries, to give $300 billion to vulnerable countries to shield them from the scourge of global warming?
Gotta link? I thought the whole conference fell apart because the poors weren't getting money. I think they know that money will not be forthcoming.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 12:31 PM (xCA6C)
Goes to Breitbart.
https://tinyurl.com/v29r28s6
Gotta link? I thought the whole conference fell apart because the poors weren't getting money. I think they know that money will not be forthcoming.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 12:31 PM (xCA6C)
Goes to Breitbart.
https://tinyurl.com/v29r28s6
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 24, 2024 12:57 PM (iODuv)
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I’ll gladly aspire to give you $300 Billion tomorrow, for a hamburger today!
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Seems like a wimpy offer.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Seems like a wimpy offer.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 24, 2024 12:57 PM (XeU6L)
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United Way is the biggest scam "charity" around. Our company participates, but, thankfully, aren't too aggressive in their proselytizing.
Didn't it turn out United Way money went pretty much exclusively to left-wing non-profits?
Didn't it turn out United Way money went pretty much exclusively to left-wing non-profits?
Posted by: Ian S. at November 24, 2024 12:57 PM (OyOhQ)
110
" I came across an old issue of Analog magazine published in 1973. There was an article about "mini-computers" and the marvels of the integrated circuit."
September 1975 the first "Byte" magazine came out. The first magazine exclusively for microcomputers. I have all the issues for the first two years here on a shelf. What we did back then were just baby steps.
Posted by: fd
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And people carry George Orwell two-way tele in their palms 24-7 most willingly. Even signing up for programs that will only work if you do carry it with you 24-7.
September 1975 the first "Byte" magazine came out. The first magazine exclusively for microcomputers. I have all the issues for the first two years here on a shelf. What we did back then were just baby steps.
Posted by: fd
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And people carry George Orwell two-way tele in their palms 24-7 most willingly. Even signing up for programs that will only work if you do carry it with you 24-7.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 24, 2024 12:57 PM (/lPRQ)
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Former Trump NSA John Bolton on Sebastian Gorka:
Posted by: Mister Ghost at November 24, 2024 12:51 PM (TGPs7)
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Another one of the folks Trump 1 was conned into appointing.
I remember reading Bull-ton's book, Surrender Is Not an Option, just when it came out. What a whimp. He could not spell out I-S-L-A-M.
Posted by: Mister Ghost at November 24, 2024 12:51 PM (TGPs7)
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Another one of the folks Trump 1 was conned into appointing.
I remember reading Bull-ton's book, Surrender Is Not an Option, just when it came out. What a whimp. He could not spell out I-S-L-A-M.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 24, 2024 12:58 PM (K3JKK)
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17 And I feel that fellows pain. I, too, am without pastrami. It's a sad day when one is pastrami free.
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 24, 2024 12:14 PM (4XwPj)
Is the person who socks "The Paolo" on vacation?
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 24, 2024 12:14 PM (4XwPj)
Is the person who socks "The Paolo" on vacation?
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at November 24, 2024 12:58 PM (PiwSw)
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Gotta link? I thought the whole conference fell apart because the poors weren't getting money. I think they know that money will not be forthcoming.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 12:31 PM (xCA6C)
Goes to Breitbart.
https://tinyurl.com/v29r28s6
Environmental negotiators at the U.N.’s COP29 climate alarmism summit issued their once and final demand Sunday for a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy countries to gift poorer countries between now and 2035.
Climate doomers quickly wailed that was not nearly enough and demanded more – much more – to take the sum to $400 billion at least.
How many divisions do the "environmental negotiators' have?
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 12:31 PM (xCA6C)
Goes to Breitbart.
https://tinyurl.com/v29r28s6
Environmental negotiators at the U.N.’s COP29 climate alarmism summit issued their once and final demand Sunday for a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy countries to gift poorer countries between now and 2035.
Climate doomers quickly wailed that was not nearly enough and demanded more – much more – to take the sum to $400 billion at least.
How many divisions do the "environmental negotiators' have?
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 12:59 PM (xCA6C)
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108 I’ll gladly aspire to give you $300 Billion tomorrow, for a hamburger today!
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Seems like a wimpy offer.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 24, 2024 12:57 PM (XeU6L)
How about some olives to oil the deal?
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Seems like a wimpy offer.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 24, 2024 12:57 PM (XeU6L)
How about some olives to oil the deal?
Posted by: jim (in Hospital in Kalifornia) at November 24, 2024 12:59 PM (SSBCb)
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However, I don't want to get endless begs after this that burn through whatever I give them. I didn't donate to Trump for the same reason.
I made a several donations to Trump (winred, actually) and in the last few weeks of the campaign I was getting roughly 40 messages per day, email and text.
I took it as a positive sign that Trump's campaign was squeezing every last dime out of every possible source out there. The cause was a good one and emails and text messages cost essentially nothing, so I tolerated it.
I made a several donations to Trump (winred, actually) and in the last few weeks of the campaign I was getting roughly 40 messages per day, email and text.
I took it as a positive sign that Trump's campaign was squeezing every last dime out of every possible source out there. The cause was a good one and emails and text messages cost essentially nothing, so I tolerated it.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 24, 2024 01:00 PM (nOjd9)
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My dad gave a donation to Judicial Watch. He kept getting beg letters for two years after he passed away. We even contacted them and explained the situation. They offered condolences and continued sending beg letters with his name on them. I still get crap in his name from NRA. He also gave to March of Dimes who continued to beg and send a new calendar for a few years.
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 24, 2024 01:00 PM (4XwPj)
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How many divisions do the "environmental negotiators' have?
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 12:59 PM (xCA6C)
The commenters at Breitbart were pretty much in an "eff YOU!" chorus. LOL!!
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 12:59 PM (xCA6C)
The commenters at Breitbart were pretty much in an "eff YOU!" chorus. LOL!!
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 24, 2024 01:01 PM (iODuv)
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September 1975 the first "Byte" magazine came out. The first magazine exclusively for microcomputers. I have all the issues for the first two years here on a shelf. What we did back then were just baby steps.
Posted by: fd
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Wayne Green comes to mind.
September 1975 the first "Byte" magazine came out. The first magazine exclusively for microcomputers. I have all the issues for the first two years here on a shelf. What we did back then were just baby steps.
Posted by: fd
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Wayne Green comes to mind.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 24, 2024 01:01 PM (XeU6L)
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>>>Skip Red Cross and United Way
Posted by: It's me donna
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Gramp's was in France, said the Red Cross charged for donuts while the Salvation Army was giving them away. Several stories like that and, sadly, the SA has gone QWERTY.
Posted by: It's me donna
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Gramp's was in France, said the Red Cross charged for donuts while the Salvation Army was giving them away. Several stories like that and, sadly, the SA has gone QWERTY.
Posted by: Braenyard at November 24, 2024 01:02 PM (TDdfP)
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I liked John Bolton better when he had his singing/songwriting carreer. Hits like,
"How can I Live Without War"
"A Warhawk is a Wonderful Thing"
And many others.
Bolton is a sad war-mongering joke. Another mask ripped off by Trump.
"How can I Live Without War"
"A Warhawk is a Wonderful Thing"
And many others.
Bolton is a sad war-mongering joke. Another mask ripped off by Trump.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 24, 2024 01:02 PM (nOjd9)
121
I personally donate to my parish, the fraternity that staffs my old parish, and an order of Benedictine sisters, but not to diocesan appeals because our bishop is terrible and I disagree with a lot of their programs.
I know we get assessed, so I feel a little guilty but not enough to send them anything.
We do Samaritan's Purse for disaster relief.
Locally, we support the Food Bank, the Volunteer Fire Dept. and the school fundraisers.
I know we get assessed, so I feel a little guilty but not enough to send them anything.
We do Samaritan's Purse for disaster relief.
Locally, we support the Food Bank, the Volunteer Fire Dept. and the school fundraisers.
Posted by: sal at November 24, 2024 01:03 PM (f+FmA)
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If some panhandle is hungry and ask me for food,I'll go to Food 4 Less and buy him some food. Many want cash.
Posted by: jim (in Hospital in Kalifornia) at November 24, 2024 01:05 PM (SSBCb)
123
Bolton is so pathetically jealous - he hates Tulsi Gabbard, too. He can’t stand knowing he’s never gonna work in DC again.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 24, 2024 01:05 PM (W6hoT)
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"I don't worry that Trump will tell the climate hysterics to get bent."
Climate hysterics are the tiny histrionic tip of the iceberg. The iceberg is the integration of absurd "climate" nonsense into everything, from "education" to calamitously expensive (and growing) fake energy and baseless emissions controls.
When exiting the Paris Accord back in 2017, don't believe a word was said about the substance of the issue, which is everything. It was a "bad deal for the US". A ridiculous dodge, or evidence of an unserious approach.
Climate hysterics are the tiny histrionic tip of the iceberg. The iceberg is the integration of absurd "climate" nonsense into everything, from "education" to calamitously expensive (and growing) fake energy and baseless emissions controls.
When exiting the Paris Accord back in 2017, don't believe a word was said about the substance of the issue, which is everything. It was a "bad deal for the US". A ridiculous dodge, or evidence of an unserious approach.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 24, 2024 01:05 PM (1m82a)
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I Meme Therefore I Am
@ImMeme0
According to former Polish Deputy Minister Piotr Kulpa, Ukrainian authorities have allegedly siphoned off up to half of the U.S. aid money sent to their country and redirected a portion of it back to the Democratic Party through laundering schemes.
Is anyone surprised?
https://tinyurl.com/3umrxjmj
I Meme Therefore I Am
@ImMeme0
According to former Polish Deputy Minister Piotr Kulpa, Ukrainian authorities have allegedly siphoned off up to half of the U.S. aid money sent to their country and redirected a portion of it back to the Democratic Party through laundering schemes.
Is anyone surprised?
https://tinyurl.com/3umrxjmj
Posted by: redridinghood at November 24, 2024 01:05 PM (NpAcC)
126
Do we have any Dear Abbys or Ann Landers among the horde?
TONY™@TONYxTWO
Her husband wants her to take down their Trump Flag for Thanksgiving because one of their relatives is a LiberaI, but she doesn’t want to…
What would you do if you were her??
TONY™@TONYxTWO
Her husband wants her to take down their Trump Flag for Thanksgiving because one of their relatives is a LiberaI, but she doesn’t want to…
What would you do if you were her??
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:05 PM (L/fGl)
127
Panhandler. Damn Autocucumber
Posted by: jim (in Hospital in Kalifornia) at November 24, 2024 01:06 PM (SSBCb)
Posted by: Dirty Frank at November 24, 2024 01:06 PM (tBck8)
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We gave a substantial amount of money to the Episcopal Relief and Development fund for North Carolina assistance. In checking their webpage, I came across this:
Long-term recovery: ERD partners with dioceses to address long-term recovery needs after disasters. They work in low-income, undocumented, and migrant communities
That's the last dime of my money they'll see.
Long-term recovery: ERD partners with dioceses to address long-term recovery needs after disasters. They work in low-income, undocumented, and migrant communities
That's the last dime of my money they'll see.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 01:07 PM (xCA6C)
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After the hurricane Helene flooding I donated to SP, to the Cajun Navy, and to Mercy Chefs. I got a voice mail from someone at Mercy Chefs thanking me for my gift and so far nothing asking for more money so they get an A+ for that.
Mike Hammer if you are still around could you post the link to the group for homeless vets that was flooded out. I didn't get that saved at the time and sounded like a good outfit.
Mike Hammer if you are still around could you post the link to the group for homeless vets that was flooded out. I didn't get that saved at the time and sounded like a good outfit.
Posted by: PaleRider at November 24, 2024 01:07 PM (CKOCg)
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Climate hysterics are the tiny histrionic tip of the iceberg. The iceberg is the integration of absurd "climate" nonsense into everything, from "education" to calamitously expensive (and growing) fake energy and baseless emissions controls.
Yeah, I can imagine Elon and Vivek laughing at that stuff, and then cutting it enthusiastically.
Yeah, I can imagine Elon and Vivek laughing at that stuff, and then cutting it enthusiastically.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 01:08 PM (xCA6C)
132
Bolton was much beloved by commenters here back in the bad old days.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 24, 2024 01:08 PM (63Dwl)
133
My employer has an annual drive to get employees to give contributions to United Way. I checked the United Way disclosure documents. They take a 15% cut before the so called charities and nonprofits get their cut. What value added does the United Way do? My answer was zero so I never gave a cent.
Posted by: Michael K at November 24, 2024 01:08 PM (1djFo)
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128
The best charities help young Asian women get a leg up...
Posted by: Dirty Frank at November 24, 2024 01:06 PM (tBck
https://youtu.be/c8qnu2bqMY
The best charities help young Asian women get a leg up...
Posted by: Dirty Frank at November 24, 2024 01:06 PM (tBck
https://youtu.be/c8qnu2bqMY
Posted by: jim (in Hospital in Kalifornia) at November 24, 2024 01:09 PM (SSBCb)
135
campaign I was getting roughly 40 messages per day, email and text.Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)
I got those text and emails. I have never donated to any political campaign. Ever. Hubbymayhem bought a "Never Surrender" coffee mug with Trump mugshot. But, they sent the begging to me. Vivek, Scott Presler, Don Jr., Ted Cruz..... Everybody wanted me! I was very, very popular and didn't even have to put out!
Now it's the fucking Medicare scammers that plague me incessantly. Seriously, I'm gonna hafta carve someone's heart out with a spork if it doesn't stop.
I got those text and emails. I have never donated to any political campaign. Ever. Hubbymayhem bought a "Never Surrender" coffee mug with Trump mugshot. But, they sent the begging to me. Vivek, Scott Presler, Don Jr., Ted Cruz..... Everybody wanted me! I was very, very popular and didn't even have to put out!
Now it's the fucking Medicare scammers that plague me incessantly. Seriously, I'm gonna hafta carve someone's heart out with a spork if it doesn't stop.
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 24, 2024 01:09 PM (4XwPj)
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TONY™@TONYxTWO
Her husband wants her to take down their Trump Flag for Thanksgiving because one of their relatives is a LiberaI, but she doesn’t want to…
What would you do if you were her??
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:05 PM (L/fGl)
Derek Hunter of Townhall has an answer:
https://is.gd/fIB25Q
Her husband wants her to take down their Trump Flag for Thanksgiving because one of their relatives is a LiberaI, but she doesn’t want to…
What would you do if you were her??
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:05 PM (L/fGl)
Derek Hunter of Townhall has an answer:
https://is.gd/fIB25Q
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at November 24, 2024 01:10 PM (PiwSw)
137
My employer has an annual drive to get employees to give contributions to United Way. I checked the United Way disclosure documents. They take a 15% cut before the so called charities and nonprofits get their cut. What value added does the United Way do? My answer was zero so I never gave a cent.
Same. Feds were subjected to months of browbeating to contribute to the Combined Federal Campaign. They got nothing from me.
Same. Feds were subjected to months of browbeating to contribute to the Combined Federal Campaign. They got nothing from me.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 01:10 PM (xCA6C)
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If you want financial data on tax-exempt orgs, guidestar dot org is a good site. They maintain scans of the organization's IRS990s which will show a lot of revenue information as well as identify their most highly paid employees and how much they make.
Posted by: Helpful information at November 24, 2024 01:10 PM (4Vs89)
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The IRS can enforce all 501C restrictions, but they do not want to.
Revenue lost is no big deal for them.
Revenue lost is no big deal for them.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at November 24, 2024 01:10 PM (u82oZ)
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I'm skeptical of most charities
Posted by: Sent at November 24, 2024 01:11 PM (/7KEl)
141
"None of this means that we should give less. I would rather give, with the understanding that some of my money is going to be wasted, and maybe even stolen (Clinton Foundation anyone?), than not give."
How much does CJN pay it's top dog? Whatever it is, it aint enough!
How much does CJN pay it's top dog? Whatever it is, it aint enough!
Posted by: Doof at November 24, 2024 01:11 PM (RFPHU)
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126 Her husband wants her to take down their Trump Flag for Thanksgiving because one of their relatives is a LiberaI, but she doesn’t want to…
What would you do if you were her??
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:05 PM
***
The answer is to take it down, replace with a clean and fresh one that ensures everyone can read it clearly (because the old one has been flying for some time, no doubt), and add a Gadsden flag.
What would you do if you were her??
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:05 PM
***
The answer is to take it down, replace with a clean and fresh one that ensures everyone can read it clearly (because the old one has been flying for some time, no doubt), and add a Gadsden flag.
Posted by: TRex at November 24, 2024 01:12 PM (IQ6Gq)
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TONY™@TONYxTWO
Her husband wants her to take down their Trump Flag for Thanksgiving because one of their relatives is a LiberaI, but she doesn’t want to…
What would you do if you were her??
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:05 PM (L/fGl)
Add a second one
Her husband wants her to take down their Trump Flag for Thanksgiving because one of their relatives is a LiberaI, but she doesn’t want to…
What would you do if you were her??
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:05 PM (L/fGl)
Add a second one
Posted by: It's me donna at November 24, 2024 01:12 PM (IyPmt)
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Bolton was much beloved by commenters here back in the bad old days.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
To be fair, I used to love my former-wife, so there's that.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
To be fair, I used to love my former-wife, so there's that.
Posted by: Tonypete at November 24, 2024 01:12 PM (WXNFJ)
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Byron York@ByronYork
Big automakers want to ask Trump to keep Biden EV mandates in place. Consumers don't want the cars, but the companies have already sunk so much money in EVs to comply with federal regulations. Now, they don't want to compete with gas cars.
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There's a shocker. They want to keep the grift going.
Big automakers want to ask Trump to keep Biden EV mandates in place. Consumers don't want the cars, but the companies have already sunk so much money in EVs to comply with federal regulations. Now, they don't want to compete with gas cars.
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There's a shocker. They want to keep the grift going.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:12 PM (L/fGl)
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Her Majesty was stopped at a light. There was a panhandler there with a dog. She opened the window and gave him a handful of dog biscuits. He was not grateful.
On the other hand, she keeps in her car and purse a number of small-denomination CfA gift cards she gives to law enforcement and soldiers in uniform. They are grateful.
Her Majesty was stopped at a light. There was a panhandler there with a dog. She opened the window and gave him a handful of dog biscuits. He was not grateful.
On the other hand, she keeps in her car and purse a number of small-denomination CfA gift cards she gives to law enforcement and soldiers in uniform. They are grateful.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 24, 2024 01:12 PM (dxSpM)
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Do we have any Dear Abbys or Ann Landers among the horde?
TONY™@TONYxTWO
Her husband wants her to take down their Trump Flag for Thanksgiving because one of their relatives is a LiberaI, but she doesn’t want to…
What would you do if you were her??
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha!
Add an "Elections Have Consequences!" flag, along with the US flag and the state flag (if it hasn't been wussified).
TONY™@TONYxTWO
Her husband wants her to take down their Trump Flag for Thanksgiving because one of their relatives is a LiberaI, but she doesn’t want to…
What would you do if you were her??
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha!
Add an "Elections Have Consequences!" flag, along with the US flag and the state flag (if it hasn't been wussified).
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf - Remember Vic and VNN! at November 24, 2024 01:12 PM (VNX3d)
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What would you do if you were her??
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Put up 37 more Trump flags, one ginormous Trump banner, and pave the yard and sidewalk with Trump signs.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Put up 37 more Trump flags, one ginormous Trump banner, and pave the yard and sidewalk with Trump signs.
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 24, 2024 01:13 PM (4XwPj)
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Put up 37 more Trump flags, one ginormous Trump banner, and pave the yard and sidewalk with Trump signs.
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 24, 2024 01:13 PM (4XwPj)
LOL.. I like you're thinking
Put up 37 more Trump flags, one ginormous Trump banner, and pave the yard and sidewalk with Trump signs.
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 24, 2024 01:13 PM (4XwPj)
LOL.. I like you're thinking
Posted by: It's me donna at November 24, 2024 01:13 PM (IyPmt)
150
Bolton was much beloved by commenters here back in the bad old days.
So were Darth Cheney, General Mattis, and Karl Rove.
So were Darth Cheney, General Mattis, and Karl Rove.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 01:14 PM (xCA6C)
151
On the subject of 'charitable ' organizations, has anyone else seen the PSA's for USAID which encourage you to make donations in cash? WTF?
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Justice for Peanut at November 24, 2024 01:14 PM (F3SmE)
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148 What would you do if you were her??
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Put up 37 more Trump flags, one ginormous Trump banner, and pave the yard and sidewalk with Trump signs.
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 24, 2024 01:13 PM (4XwPj)
Add a Gadsen Flag and answer the door doing the Trump Dance wearing a MAGA hat.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Put up 37 more Trump flags, one ginormous Trump banner, and pave the yard and sidewalk with Trump signs.
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 24, 2024 01:13 PM (4XwPj)
Add a Gadsen Flag and answer the door doing the Trump Dance wearing a MAGA hat.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at November 24, 2024 01:14 PM (PiwSw)
153
What would you do if you were her??
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Put up 37 more Trump flags, one ginormous Trump banner, and pave the yard and sidewalk with Trump signs.
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 24, 2024 01:13 PM (4XwPj)
If she's of an artistic bent, include a giant portrait of Trump on the driveway, in chalk.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Put up 37 more Trump flags, one ginormous Trump banner, and pave the yard and sidewalk with Trump signs.
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 24, 2024 01:13 PM (4XwPj)
If she's of an artistic bent, include a giant portrait of Trump on the driveway, in chalk.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 24, 2024 01:14 PM (nOjd9)
154
LOL.. I like you're thinking
Posted by: It's me donna at November 24, 2024 01:13 PM (IyPmt)
"Your" not you're
LOL.. I like you're thinking
Posted by: It's me donna at November 24, 2024 01:13 PM (IyPmt)
"Your" not you're
Posted by: It's me donna at November 24, 2024 01:14 PM (IyPmt)
155
My employer has an annual drive to get employees to give contributions to United Way. I checked the United Way disclosure documents. They take a 15% cut before the so called charities and nonprofits get their cut. What value added does the United Way do? My answer was zero so I never gave a cent.
One of my long ago employers, after I told them 'No', that it was a condition of my employment. Turns out it wasn't.
Not. A. Penny!!
One of my long ago employers, after I told them 'No', that it was a condition of my employment. Turns out it wasn't.
Not. A. Penny!!
Posted by: Tonypete at November 24, 2024 01:14 PM (WXNFJ)
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A man receiving charity practically always hates his benefactor, it is a fixed characteristic of human nature; and, when he has fifty or a hundred others to back him, he will show it.
Posted by: George Orwell, Down And Out In Paris And London at November 24, 2024 01:15 PM (R/m4+)
157
The best charities help young Asian women get a leg up...
Posted by: Dirty Frank at November 24, 2024 01:06 PM (tBck
https://youtu.be/c8qnu2bqMY
Posted by: jim (in Hospital in Kalifornia)
Heh, as soon as I read that post "One Night in Bangkok" came on the radio.
Posted by: Dirty Frank at November 24, 2024 01:06 PM (tBck
https://youtu.be/c8qnu2bqMY
Posted by: jim (in Hospital in Kalifornia)
Heh, as soon as I read that post "One Night in Bangkok" came on the radio.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 24, 2024 01:15 PM (/lPRQ)
158
Her husband wants her to take down their Trump Flag for Thanksgiving because one of their relatives is a LiberaI, but she doesn’t want to…
What would you do if you were her??
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:05 PM (L/fGl)
Tell him that that guest can......well, you get my drift. Yes, I am serious. That guest can stay the hell home.
What would you do if you were her??
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:05 PM (L/fGl)
Tell him that that guest can......well, you get my drift. Yes, I am serious. That guest can stay the hell home.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 24, 2024 01:15 PM (iODuv)
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150 Bolton was much beloved by commenters here back in the bad old days.
So were Darth Cheney, General Mattis, and Karl Rove.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 01:14 PM (xCA6C)
THE Rick Wilson, cuck extraordinaire, used to be a Friend of the Blog™, so, you know, things change.
So were Darth Cheney, General Mattis, and Karl Rove.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 01:14 PM (xCA6C)
THE Rick Wilson, cuck extraordinaire, used to be a Friend of the Blog™, so, you know, things change.
Posted by: Ch ch changes at November 24, 2024 01:15 PM (4Vs89)
160
Personally, I'd take down all political things, and tell your guests that politics are off limits.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 01:15 PM (xCA6C)
161
LOL.. I like you're thinking
Posted by: It's me donna at November 24, 2024 01:13 PM (IyPmt)
"Your" not you're
Posted by: It's me donna at November 24, 2024 01:14 PM (IyPmt)
We like that you're thinking. We also like the content of your thinking.
Posted by: It's me donna at November 24, 2024 01:13 PM (IyPmt)
"Your" not you're
Posted by: It's me donna at November 24, 2024 01:14 PM (IyPmt)
We like that you're thinking. We also like the content of your thinking.
Posted by: Trying to help! at November 24, 2024 01:17 PM (4Vs89)
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These Nonprofits Pay Some Executives Up to $8.1 Million in Compensation
Sure...that is clickbait, and a pretty good one too! Does Memorial Sloan Kettering really need to pay its president $8,104,960? Their revenue for that year was $6.6 billion! Maybe...maybe not. But it is certainly an impressive number!
If that was a private company the left would be up in arms about "corporate greed".
At this point most non profits exist merely to launder money so that you can get it tax free.
Sure...that is clickbait, and a pretty good one too! Does Memorial Sloan Kettering really need to pay its president $8,104,960? Their revenue for that year was $6.6 billion! Maybe...maybe not. But it is certainly an impressive number!
If that was a private company the left would be up in arms about "corporate greed".
At this point most non profits exist merely to launder money so that you can get it tax free.
Posted by: 18-1 at November 24, 2024 01:17 PM (oZhjI)
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THE Rick Wilson, cuck extraordinaire, used to be a Friend of the Blog™, so, you know, things change.
Yeah. Completely unnecessarily bringing it back on topic, there were a lot of political charities I stopped giving to after 2020. Crises can highlight what people and orgs really stand for. And whether they’re willing to stand at all.
Yeah. Completely unnecessarily bringing it back on topic, there were a lot of political charities I stopped giving to after 2020. Crises can highlight what people and orgs really stand for. And whether they’re willing to stand at all.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at November 24, 2024 01:17 PM (olroh)
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My employer has an annual drive to get employees to give contributions to United Way. I checked the United Way disclosure documents. They take a 15% cut before the so called charities and nonprofits get their cut. What value added does the United Way do? My answer was zero so I never gave a cent.
Posted by: Michael K
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Another thing that pissed me off about the United way was they told me how much I should donate. Because it was my 'far share.'
Posted by: Michael K
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Another thing that pissed me off about the United way was they told me how much I should donate. Because it was my 'far share.'
Posted by: Florida Peasant at November 24, 2024 01:17 PM (Lo97M)
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The earliest manual for Christians, the Didache, focuses on charitable giving. It sums up with these words, "let your alms sweat in your hand until you are sure you are giving as God wants you to give."
Posted by: emil turner at November 24, 2024 01:18 PM (BLv30)
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What would you do if you were her??
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:05 PM (L/fGl)
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Greet her at the front door wearing a suit, bright red tie, and a blond wig. Put the turkey on the table and then do the Trump dance.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:05 PM (L/fGl)
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Greet her at the front door wearing a suit, bright red tie, and a blond wig. Put the turkey on the table and then do the Trump dance.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 24, 2024 01:18 PM (2UnvF)
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I forget who said it, but being charitable costs money.
Ironically, true. *depending on how you define "charitable."
But the point being made was that nearly everything has a monetary value tied to it; time for one. Someone's time to do whatever charitable thing needs being done. Putting exorbitant value on one's time is a huge issue in the corporate/charity arena.
Ironically, true. *depending on how you define "charitable."
But the point being made was that nearly everything has a monetary value tied to it; time for one. Someone's time to do whatever charitable thing needs being done. Putting exorbitant value on one's time is a huge issue in the corporate/charity arena.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 24, 2024 01:18 PM (Q4IgG)
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We like that you're thinking. We also like the content of your thinking.
Posted by: Trying to help! at November 24, 2024 01:17 PM (4Vs89)
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In the days of yore.
Posted by: Trying to help! at November 24, 2024 01:17 PM (4Vs89)
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In the days of yore.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at November 24, 2024 01:18 PM (z0QHk)
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>Same. Feds were subjected to months of browbeating to contribute to the Combined Federal Campaign. They got nothing from me.
Posted by: Archimedes
1st Shirt says if we contribute you'll get off the duty roster for a month of so... Which is no different than saying you will get extra duty if you don't 'contribute'.
Posted by: Archimedes
1st Shirt says if we contribute you'll get off the duty roster for a month of so... Which is no different than saying you will get extra duty if you don't 'contribute'.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 24, 2024 01:18 PM (/lPRQ)
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>>On the subject of 'charitable ' organizations, has anyone else seen the PSA's for USAID which encourage you to make donations in cash? WTF?
Might just be me but I don't give money to CIA cut outs.
Might just be me but I don't give money to CIA cut outs.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 24, 2024 01:18 PM (LkLld)
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My favorite was Clinton Global Initiative. Back around the time they were looting a recently devastated Haiti down to its last plugged nickel, I think it was somewhere in the neighborhood of an 8% passthrough. A truly astounding, brazen grift.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 24, 2024 01:18 PM (7oYYI)
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A man receiving charity practically always hates his benefactor,
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Insider Paper@TheInsiderPaper
NEW: A Venezuelan migrant who crossed illegally into the US has been accused of raping his boss’s 14-year-old daughter while he was living in the family’s basement in Colorado, Homeland Security sources told New York Post
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Insider Paper@TheInsiderPaper
NEW: A Venezuelan migrant who crossed illegally into the US has been accused of raping his boss’s 14-year-old daughter while he was living in the family’s basement in Colorado, Homeland Security sources told New York Post
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:18 PM (L/fGl)
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THE Rick Wilson, cuck extraordinaire, used to be a Friend of the Blog™, so, you know, things change.
As one old snakehead put it, "Drag a hundred-dollar bill through a nepo-pundit park, you never know what you’ll find"
As one old snakehead put it, "Drag a hundred-dollar bill through a nepo-pundit park, you never know what you’ll find"
Posted by: 18-1 at November 24, 2024 01:19 PM (oZhjI)
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I don't know wrt to the Trump flag. Thanksgiving should be non-political. But probably the burden is on the liberal guest to simply ignore the flag and talk about sports, or recipes or whatever. If this person has a history of trying to push DNC talking points at the t-day table I'd leave the flag up as a caution to just shut up and eat. If they are liberal but polite about it I might take the flag down for a day to be polite in return.
Posted by: PaleRider at November 24, 2024 01:19 PM (CKOCg)
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131 Yeah, I can imagine Elon and Vivek laughing at that stuff, and then cutting it enthusiastically.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 01:08 PM (xCA6C)
Elon has floating the notion of a "carbon tax" multiple times, so I'm not so sure.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 24, 2024 01:08 PM (xCA6C)
Elon has floating the notion of a "carbon tax" multiple times, so I'm not so sure.
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at November 24, 2024 01:19 PM (DTX3h)
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Yeah. Completely unnecessarily bringing it back on topic, there were a lot of political charities I stopped giving to after 2020. Crises can highlight what people and orgs really stand for. And whether they’re willing to stand at all.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at November 24, 2024 01:17 PM (olroh)
For sure. True colors and all that.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at November 24, 2024 01:17 PM (olroh)
For sure. True colors and all that.
Posted by: Can't go back once you see their true faces at November 24, 2024 01:19 PM (4Vs89)
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Taxes in order of fairness
Head tax
Tariffs
Sales Tax
Flat Tax
All the ridiculous crap we have now - you are taxing working and investing? Well, I guess you want LESS of that right?
Head tax
Tariffs
Sales Tax
Flat Tax
All the ridiculous crap we have now - you are taxing working and investing? Well, I guess you want LESS of that right?
Posted by: 18-1 at November 24, 2024 01:21 PM (oZhjI)
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Not for profits are very profitable for those who work there or who consultant with them. There should be no not for profits and everything should be taxed, except religiously orgs
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 24, 2024 01:21 PM (FxDm7)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:21 PM (L/fGl)
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On Black Friday, we are doing a retail resale event, much like Lulu Like New. The donator gets 60%, we keep 40%. I am donating the full 40% to MercuryOne, I am not subtracting out processing fees, the cost to tag the items or the salaries of the staff to man the event. I know some of you don’t like Glen Beck, but 100% of the donated money goes to charity, and they do a heck of a lot of good things.
I am giving the option of donating all the proceeds instead of keeping the 60%. I hope most people do this.
I am giving the option of donating all the proceeds instead of keeping the 60%. I hope most people do this.
Posted by: Piper at November 24, 2024 01:22 PM (GMx4K)
Posted by: Tax revolt time! at November 24, 2024 01:22 PM (4Vs89)
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My favorite was Clinton Global Initiative. Back around the time they were looting a recently devastated Haiti down to its last plugged nickel, I think it was somewhere in the neighborhood of an 8% passthrough. A truly astounding, brazen grift.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 24, 2024 01:18 PM (7oYYI)
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Their travel expenditures were higher than their outlays for charity. Fully 50%+ of expenditures were marked "Miscellaneous."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 24, 2024 01:18 PM (7oYYI)
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Their travel expenditures were higher than their outlays for charity. Fully 50%+ of expenditures were marked "Miscellaneous."
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at November 24, 2024 01:22 PM (z0QHk)
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There should be no not for profits and everything should be taxed, except religiously orgs
Posted by: Smell the Glove
Scientology has entered the chat.
Posted by: Smell the Glove
Scientology has entered the chat.
Posted by: Tonypete at November 24, 2024 01:22 PM (WXNFJ)
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If I give to an individual, I don't fret over whether or not they really need it. That's on them if they are fake. I try to give to the two folks documenting the homeless problem in Portland. They are really helping folks on the street so not money wasted. I like Samaritans Purse because they help people where they are. If you read posts on X about Helene cleanup, they always mention Samaritans Purse is there.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 24, 2024 01:23 PM (gfViB)
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The WeaselAcres Foundation For Unemployed Victoria Secret Models is not a scam!
Posted by: Weasel at November 24, 2024 01:23 PM (fghTy)
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Great points. Give, but give wisely. And watch for charities that have gone woke. Even Salvation Army did that a couple of years ago.
Posted by: Eternity Matters at November 24, 2024 01:23 PM (ULKp+)
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I have been following the debate about Britain new draconian farmer tax.
Looking at the pro-tax side on social media some argue this is just "closing a loophole" but really the arguments for are two fold:
1) The farmers have money, we want it
2) The farmers voted for Brexit and/or the Tories so how we get to hurt you
And on this second note, I really think it is time here in the US that the right stop thinking about taxes in terms of a way to fund the government. The point of taxes, when you are running trillion dollar deficits anyway, is to harm you political enemies.
Looking at the pro-tax side on social media some argue this is just "closing a loophole" but really the arguments for are two fold:
1) The farmers have money, we want it
2) The farmers voted for Brexit and/or the Tories so how we get to hurt you
And on this second note, I really think it is time here in the US that the right stop thinking about taxes in terms of a way to fund the government. The point of taxes, when you are running trillion dollar deficits anyway, is to harm you political enemies.
Posted by: 18-1 at November 24, 2024 01:23 PM (oZhjI)
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Her husband wants her to take down their Trump Flag for Thanksgiving because one of their relatives is a LiberaI, but she doesn’t want to…
What would you do if you were her??
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Take 1/2 in divorce?
What would you do if you were her??
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Take 1/2 in divorce?
Posted by: SFGoth at November 24, 2024 01:23 PM (KAi1n)
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The WeaselAcres Foundation For Unemployed Victoria Secret Models is not a scam!
Posted by: Weasel at November 24, 2024 01:23 PM (fghTy)
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Those women are chilly!
Posted by: Weasel at November 24, 2024 01:23 PM (fghTy)
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Those women are chilly!
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at November 24, 2024 01:24 PM (z0QHk)
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Those St. Jude Children's Hospital ads really tug at my heartstrings.
Posted by: redridinghood at November 24, 2024 12:25 PM (NpAcC)
Great work they do. But if you donate to them, be warned. They will hound you for more constantly. ALL. THE. TIME!!! I get it -- they live off of donations. But the relentless haranguing for more takes a lot of the joy out of the act of giving.
Posted by: redridinghood at November 24, 2024 12:25 PM (NpAcC)
Great work they do. But if you donate to them, be warned. They will hound you for more constantly. ALL. THE. TIME!!! I get it -- they live off of donations. But the relentless haranguing for more takes a lot of the joy out of the act of giving.
Posted by: Doof at November 24, 2024 01:24 PM (RFPHU)
Posted by: SFGoth at November 24, 2024 01:24 PM (KAi1n)
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Take the Trump flag down. But put a limestone bust of Augusto Pinochet in its place.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 24, 2024 01:25 PM (7oYYI)
Posted by: Tonypete at November 24, 2024 01:25 PM (WXNFJ)
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I have only 4 Charities I donate to. My mother donated small amounts to over 50 charities. I still get solicitations / gifts mail over two years after her death. They could save money by stopping these solicitations after a year or so.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at November 24, 2024 01:25 PM (D6PGr)
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Her husband wants her to take down their Trump Flag for Thanksgiving because one of their relatives is a LiberaI, but she doesn’t want to…
Do the friends in question have leftwing crap in their yards? Gay flags, "in this house we believe in...", or any of the like?
TBH if they don't? I might. If they do not only would I leave the flag up I'd have the pre-meal prayer be to bless the food, the gathering, and the new president that will end our national nightmare...
Do the friends in question have leftwing crap in their yards? Gay flags, "in this house we believe in...", or any of the like?
TBH if they don't? I might. If they do not only would I leave the flag up I'd have the pre-meal prayer be to bless the food, the gathering, and the new president that will end our national nightmare...
Posted by: 18-1 at November 24, 2024 01:25 PM (oZhjI)
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Mike Hammer if you are still around could you post the link to the group for homeless vets that was flooded out. I didn't get that saved at the time and sounded like a good outfit.
Posted by: PaleRider
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It is an excellent outfit. For the record, Admin costs are 3.2%. I'm probably wearing out my welcome by harping on the Veteran's Restoration Quarters, but my heart is with these guys.
If you haven't, and if you are interested watch the short vid about the VRQ. Note partcularly the physical surroundings. Note also that while ABCCM is a coalition of the county churchs, it is strictly non-denominatonal in its services to the community. Note in the dining room, there are the flags of each of the services, as well as an Israeli flag. Links to 'after' pics forthcoming.
t.ly/v3dtI
Posted by: PaleRider
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It is an excellent outfit. For the record, Admin costs are 3.2%. I'm probably wearing out my welcome by harping on the Veteran's Restoration Quarters, but my heart is with these guys.
If you haven't, and if you are interested watch the short vid about the VRQ. Note partcularly the physical surroundings. Note also that while ABCCM is a coalition of the county churchs, it is strictly non-denominatonal in its services to the community. Note in the dining room, there are the flags of each of the services, as well as an Israeli flag. Links to 'after' pics forthcoming.
t.ly/v3dtI
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 24, 2024 01:26 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Willie Brown at November 24, 2024 01:26 PM (PiwSw)
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On Black Friday, we are doing a retail resale event, much like Lulu Like New. The donator gets 60%, we keep 40%. I am donating the full 40% to MercuryOne, I am not subtracting out processing fees, the cost to tag the items or the salaries of the staff to man the event. I know some of you don’t like Glen Beck, but 100% of the donated money goes to charity, and they do a heck of a lot of good things.
I am giving the option of donating all the proceeds instead of keeping the 60%. I hope most people do this.
Posted by: Piper at November 24, 2024 01:22 PM (GMx4K)
No "10% for the Big Guy"??
I am giving the option of donating all the proceeds instead of keeping the 60%. I hope most people do this.
Posted by: Piper at November 24, 2024 01:22 PM (GMx4K)
No "10% for the Big Guy"??
Posted by: Doof at November 24, 2024 01:26 PM (RFPHU)
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Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 24, 2024 01:21 PM (FxDm7)
liberals think churches are fully untaxed. I was once chatting with a pastor who had to pay taxes for the church provided housing. So when anyone says churches should be taxed I usually agree but add "yes, ALL non-profits should be taxed, many of them are just scams to fund lavish travel tax free"
liberals think churches are fully untaxed. I was once chatting with a pastor who had to pay taxes for the church provided housing. So when anyone says churches should be taxed I usually agree but add "yes, ALL non-profits should be taxed, many of them are just scams to fund lavish travel tax free"
Posted by: PaleRider at November 24, 2024 01:26 PM (CKOCg)
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There must be a "we got a live one fellas" list that charities pass around. Donate to one charity and ten more send you mailers.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 24, 2024 01:26 PM (wRXdM)
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Is that when you put your head down and get to work?
Head tax = equal tax on every adult or household. If you did the latter it would encourage marriage as well of course.
Head tax = equal tax on every adult or household. If you did the latter it would encourage marriage as well of course.
Posted by: 18-1 at November 24, 2024 01:26 PM (oZhjI)
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Especially large Trump signs haven't diminished around here
Posted by: Skip at November 24, 2024 01:27 PM (fwDg9)
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What kind of people is Trump appointing?
New York Post@nypost
Trump AG nominee Pam Bondi was once accused of stealing a couple’s St. Bernard in long legal battle
The sordid spat goes back to 2005, when Tank’s owners, Steve and Dorreen Couture, put the St. Bernard in an animal shelter in Louisiana to ride out Hurricane Katrina.
Tank was later turned over to the Pinellas Humane Society in Florida and ultimately adopted by Bondi, 59, who renamed him Noah,
New York Post@nypost
Trump AG nominee Pam Bondi was once accused of stealing a couple’s St. Bernard in long legal battle
The sordid spat goes back to 2005, when Tank’s owners, Steve and Dorreen Couture, put the St. Bernard in an animal shelter in Louisiana to ride out Hurricane Katrina.
Tank was later turned over to the Pinellas Humane Society in Florida and ultimately adopted by Bondi, 59, who renamed him Noah,
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:27 PM (L/fGl)
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Her husband wants her to take down their Trump Flag for Thanksgiving because one of their relatives is a LiberaI, but she doesn’t want to…
What would you do if you were her??
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Cover the walls of the interior and exterior of the house, floor to ceiling, with Trump flags, signs, stickers, posters, and all the rest. And add a yuuuuge, beautiful, terrific "fuck Biden" flag to the Trump flag outside.
What would you do if you were her??
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Cover the walls of the interior and exterior of the house, floor to ceiling, with Trump flags, signs, stickers, posters, and all the rest. And add a yuuuuge, beautiful, terrific "fuck Biden" flag to the Trump flag outside.
Posted by: Yep. Thats's what I would do. at November 24, 2024 01:27 PM (4Vs89)
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Her husband wants her to take down their Trump Flag for Thanksgiving because one of their relatives is a LiberaI, but she doesn’t want to…
What would you do if you were her??
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:05 PM (L/fGl)
Find a new husband
What would you do if you were her??
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:05 PM (L/fGl)
Find a new husband
Posted by: Doof at November 24, 2024 01:27 PM (RFPHU)
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I do Soldiers Angels, PizzaIDF, and did a few others during the hurricanes, like the Cajun Navy.
Posted by: Lirio100 at November 24, 2024 01:28 PM (izAv/)
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And on this second note, I really think it is time here in the US that the right stop thinking about taxes in terms of a way to fund the government. The point of taxes, when you are running trillion dollar deficits anyway, is to harm you political enemies.
Posted by: 18-1 at November 24, 2024 01:23 PM (oZhjI)
Not a new notion.
"In 1945, [Beardsley] Ruml made a famous speech to the ABA, asserting that since the end of the gold standard, 'Taxes for Revenue are Obsolete'. The real purposes of taxes, he asserted, were: to 'stabilize the purchasing power of the dollar,' to 'express public policy in the distribution of wealth and of income,' 'in subsidizing or in penalizing various industries and economic groups' and to 'isolate and assess directly the costs of certain national benefits, such as highways and social security.'"
And on this second note, I really think it is time here in the US that the right stop thinking about taxes in terms of a way to fund the government. The point of taxes, when you are running trillion dollar deficits anyway, is to harm you political enemies.
Posted by: 18-1 at November 24, 2024 01:23 PM (oZhjI)
Not a new notion.
"In 1945, [Beardsley] Ruml made a famous speech to the ABA, asserting that since the end of the gold standard, 'Taxes for Revenue are Obsolete'. The real purposes of taxes, he asserted, were: to 'stabilize the purchasing power of the dollar,' to 'express public policy in the distribution of wealth and of income,' 'in subsidizing or in penalizing various industries and economic groups' and to 'isolate and assess directly the costs of certain national benefits, such as highways and social security.'"
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 24, 2024 01:28 PM (dxSpM)
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198
No "10% for the Big Guy"??
Posted by: Doof at November 24
Nope! Even if the “big guy” or gal, as the case may be, is broke as hades!
No "10% for the Big Guy"??
Posted by: Doof at November 24
Nope! Even if the “big guy” or gal, as the case may be, is broke as hades!
Posted by: Piper at November 24, 2024 01:28 PM (GMx4K)
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Head tax = equal tax on every adult or household. If you did the latter it would encourage marriage as well of course.
Posted by: 18-1
Not really, because in order to be big enough to do that, there would be riots that dwarf anything we've ever seen.
Posted by: 18-1
Not really, because in order to be big enough to do that, there would be riots that dwarf anything we've ever seen.
Posted by: SFGoth at November 24, 2024 01:28 PM (KAi1n)
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"In This House, We Believe in El Caudillo, Generalissimo Francisco Franco."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 24, 2024 01:28 PM (7oYYI)
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What would you do if you were her??
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:05 PM (L/fGl)
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Greet her at the front door wearing a suit, bright red tie, and a blond wig. Put the turkey on the table and then do the Trump dance.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 24, 2024 01:18 PM (2UnvF)
Trump rallies playing in a loop on your TV. Heh.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:05 PM (L/fGl)
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Greet her at the front door wearing a suit, bright red tie, and a blond wig. Put the turkey on the table and then do the Trump dance.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 24, 2024 01:18 PM (2UnvF)
Trump rallies playing in a loop on your TV. Heh.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 24, 2024 01:29 PM (iODuv)
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Might just be me but I don't give money to CIA cut outs.
Posted by: JackStraw
Outside of the missionaries tied to our church we give to Samaritan's Purse and St. Jude. I just thought it was brazen to actually encourage cash giving. They actually funded a position paper on the effectiveness of distributing aid in cash. Why not put up a billboard asking for help in building our money laundering empire. I'm not sure who is in charge , the CIA or the State Department? Mike Benz has some interesting theories on that.
Posted by: JackStraw
Outside of the missionaries tied to our church we give to Samaritan's Purse and St. Jude. I just thought it was brazen to actually encourage cash giving. They actually funded a position paper on the effectiveness of distributing aid in cash. Why not put up a billboard asking for help in building our money laundering empire. I'm not sure who is in charge , the CIA or the State Department? Mike Benz has some interesting theories on that.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Justice for Peanut at November 24, 2024 01:29 PM (F3SmE)
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The feds probably still have a list, but the CFC used to contain mostly leftist "charities" and there wasn't really anyway to pick and choose which ones you did, or didn't contribute to.
So I never contributed. And... at one point I think you could have a small amount skimmed off your paycheck each pay period to "bundle" and give to CFC at whatever time of the year the feds to this shit now.
Guilt grift.
So I never contributed. And... at one point I think you could have a small amount skimmed off your paycheck each pay period to "bundle" and give to CFC at whatever time of the year the feds to this shit now.
Guilt grift.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 24, 2024 01:30 PM (Q4IgG)
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Ace tip jar link is wrong?
Posted by: oneisnotprime at November 24, 2024 12:24 PM (osoMS)
To beat a dead horse: many of us quit PayPal because of their political leanings. Ace really needs to find an alternative way to accept donations. Many banks now have way to send e-transfers to anyone with an e-mail address.
Posted by: oneisnotprime at November 24, 2024 12:24 PM (osoMS)
To beat a dead horse: many of us quit PayPal because of their political leanings. Ace really needs to find an alternative way to accept donations. Many banks now have way to send e-transfers to anyone with an e-mail address.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 24, 2024 01:30 PM (HTHrm)
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Not really, because in order to be big enough to do that, there would be riots that dwarf anything we've ever seen.
It certainly would require a massive change in federal spending. There are about 260M adults in the US. A $10K head tax would "only" yield $2.6T, less then half of what the Junta is spending yearly.
TBH, I'd like to see the head tax at around $5K per household, so even much less then that.
If we were ever to get to this point it would get people very very interested in keeping the federal budget as low as possible as EVERYONE would directly pay for it...
It certainly would require a massive change in federal spending. There are about 260M adults in the US. A $10K head tax would "only" yield $2.6T, less then half of what the Junta is spending yearly.
TBH, I'd like to see the head tax at around $5K per household, so even much less then that.
If we were ever to get to this point it would get people very very interested in keeping the federal budget as low as possible as EVERYONE would directly pay for it...
Posted by: 18-1 at November 24, 2024 01:32 PM (oZhjI)
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Denver's mayor says he'd happily go to jail to protect illegal immigrants from being deported
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And we'd be happy to put you in jail so win /win.
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And we'd be happy to put you in jail so win /win.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:33 PM (L/fGl)
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But the relentless haranguing for more takes a lot of the joy out of the act of giving.
I am at the point of throwing all junk mail out unopened and unread. The only ones I open are ones that have something in them. If it’s stamps, I keep them. If it’s money, I keep it and the org goes onto my “never donate” list. If it’s a calendar it goes into the free calendar pile, from which I choose the four best on January 1. If it’s a bag or something else big, it goes where they go and I decide whether it’s too gimmicky to keep donating to this org. If it’s useful reading material (almost all, and only, Judicial Watch mailings and the occasional Hillsdale College mailing) it goes into the bathroom.
In general I don’t mind mailings. They’re cheap. But my time isn’t.
I am at the point of throwing all junk mail out unopened and unread. The only ones I open are ones that have something in them. If it’s stamps, I keep them. If it’s money, I keep it and the org goes onto my “never donate” list. If it’s a calendar it goes into the free calendar pile, from which I choose the four best on January 1. If it’s a bag or something else big, it goes where they go and I decide whether it’s too gimmicky to keep donating to this org. If it’s useful reading material (almost all, and only, Judicial Watch mailings and the occasional Hillsdale College mailing) it goes into the bathroom.
In general I don’t mind mailings. They’re cheap. But my time isn’t.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at November 24, 2024 01:33 PM (olroh)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at November 24, 2024 01:33 PM (D6PGr)
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In case you aren't following what is happening in NC, private parties are donating RVs to get families out of tents. And they are donating tents now that can take a wood heater. The baby freezing to death story was bogus but it could happen. There are documented stories of the state removing kids to foster care because the shelter was closed and they had to move to a tent. Meanwhile FEMA has trailers that should be used for this. Some are being used to house FEMA employees but most sit unused. They put in exactly one mobile to date.
The road that the WV guys put into Bat Cave was blocked off. Was said it went on private property. Someone took down the gate. They put in a new $280,000 gate and fencing plus security patrols it. You cannot hate these folks enough.
The road that the WV guys put into Bat Cave was blocked off. Was said it went on private property. Someone took down the gate. They put in a new $280,000 gate and fencing plus security patrols it. You cannot hate these folks enough.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 24, 2024 01:34 PM (gfViB)
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"In This House, We Believe in El Caudillo, Generalissimo Francisco Franco."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 24, 2024 01:28 PM (7oYYI)
"This House Is A Cackle-Free Zone"
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 24, 2024 01:28 PM (7oYYI)
"This House Is A Cackle-Free Zone"
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 24, 2024 01:34 PM (nOjd9)
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Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:27 PM (L/fGl)
Adopting from shelter = Stealing
More newspeak from the Left.
Adopting from shelter = Stealing
More newspeak from the Left.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at November 24, 2024 01:35 PM (D6PGr)
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>>> THE Rick Wilson, cuck extraordinaire, used to be a Friend of the Blog™, so, you know, things change.
Posted by: Ch ch changes
But that was when Ace thought 'cuck' was racist name calling.
Posted by: Ch ch changes
But that was when Ace thought 'cuck' was racist name calling.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 24, 2024 01:35 PM (/lPRQ)
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But that was when Ace thought 'cuck' was racist name calling.
IIRC, that lasted like, a week. Then we learned that the entire cast of GOP grifters were cucks.
IIRC, that lasted like, a week. Then we learned that the entire cast of GOP grifters were cucks.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 24, 2024 01:36 PM (nOjd9)
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In this house, we believe....
That you are trespassing to read this sign and you should be running before you hear the round chambered. Oops! Too late!
That you are trespassing to read this sign and you should be running before you hear the round chambered. Oops! Too late!
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 24, 2024 01:37 PM (4XwPj)
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>>Her husband wants her to take down their Trump Flag for Thanksgiving because one of their relatives is a LiberaI, but she doesn’t want to…
What would you do if you were her??
What did Conan teach us is best in life?
What would you do if you were her??
What did Conan teach us is best in life?
Posted by: JackStraw at November 24, 2024 01:39 PM (LkLld)
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The WeaselAcres Foundation For Unemployed Victoria Secret Models is not a scam!
Posted by: Weasel
Word is after the election they let go the fatties and trannies.
Posted by: Weasel
Word is after the election they let go the fatties and trannies.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 24, 2024 01:39 PM (/lPRQ)
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>>Her husband wants her to take down their Trump Flag for Thanksgiving because one of their relatives is a LiberaI, but she doesn’t want to…
What would you do if you were her??
What did Conan teach us is best in life?
Posted by: JackStraw at November 24, 2024 01:39 PM (LkLld)
Parlay a writing gig for The Simpsons into your own late night talk show?
What would you do if you were her??
What did Conan teach us is best in life?
Posted by: JackStraw at November 24, 2024 01:39 PM (LkLld)
Parlay a writing gig for The Simpsons into your own late night talk show?
Posted by: It's not a bad gig at November 24, 2024 01:40 PM (4Vs89)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:41 PM (L/fGl)
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Any Moron or 'Ette who might donate to the Sunk New Dawn sustenance fund, can be assured that said funds will be spent on bourbon, seegars and some whoppin' good times.
The rest, I'll just squander and waste. You know, like on food, gaps in care that the VA might not cover, and such.
But mostly, bourbon, seegars and some whoppin' good times!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
The rest, I'll just squander and waste. You know, like on food, gaps in care that the VA might not cover, and such.
But mostly, bourbon, seegars and some whoppin' good times!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at November 24, 2024 01:41 PM (Xo+UM)
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take down all political things, and tell your guests that politics are off limits.
This is a tender sentiment, a sort you seldom see anymore.
By all means, this is the soul of polite manners. Do it, and the very first time one of your mouthy relatives goes over the line anyway, just excuse yourself for a moment, run up the flag, put on your hat and T-shirt, and put John Philip Sousa on the stereo. Maybe you could rig a tripwire to let all the posters unfurl on the dining room walls at once.
FWIW, "sports" and "weather" have not been non-political chat for a whole generation now.
This is a tender sentiment, a sort you seldom see anymore.
By all means, this is the soul of polite manners. Do it, and the very first time one of your mouthy relatives goes over the line anyway, just excuse yourself for a moment, run up the flag, put on your hat and T-shirt, and put John Philip Sousa on the stereo. Maybe you could rig a tripwire to let all the posters unfurl on the dining room walls at once.
FWIW, "sports" and "weather" have not been non-political chat for a whole generation now.
Posted by: Way,Way Downriver at November 24, 2024 01:41 PM (zdLoL)
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So much charity is now gimmick or graft connected and when it comes to importing illegals, the churches cannot be trusted.
Is there a fund to pay to ship bums and skels to our west coast concentration camps? That's the one I'll get behind.
Is there a fund to pay to ship bums and skels to our west coast concentration camps? That's the one I'll get behind.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at November 24, 2024 01:41 PM (wBaIH)
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Poland said half of our "donations to Ukraine was donated to US politicians.
Posted by: long night ending, dawn in January at November 24, 2024 01:42 PM (2NXcZ)
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Public service has been very, very good to him.
Gavin Newsom Buys $9.1 Million Bay Area Home
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
He was a rich, cocaine-sniffing upper-cruster before politics.
Gavin Newsom Buys $9.1 Million Bay Area Home
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
He was a rich, cocaine-sniffing upper-cruster before politics.
Posted by: SFGoth at November 24, 2024 01:42 PM (KAi1n)
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VRQ 'After' pics:
https://go.ly/sRCux
Dammit. Having trouble shortening links.
https://go.ly/ETSyj
https://go.ly/sRCux
Dammit. Having trouble shortening links.
https://go.ly/ETSyj
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 24, 2024 01:43 PM (XeU6L)
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231 So much charity is now gimmick or graft connected and when it comes to importing illegals, the churches cannot be trusted.
Is there a fund to pay to ship bums and skels to our west coast concentration camps? That's the one I'll get behind.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at November 24, 2024 01:41 PM (wBaIH)
I'd like to see the "charities" who support the illegals, go under and their leadership locked up for life.
Is there a fund to pay to ship bums and skels to our west coast concentration camps? That's the one I'll get behind.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at November 24, 2024 01:41 PM (wBaIH)
I'd like to see the "charities" who support the illegals, go under and their leadership locked up for life.
Posted by: long night ending, dawn in January at November 24, 2024 01:43 PM (2NXcZ)
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I would leave the Trump flag up and avoid politics at the table.
I had to explain TDS to a cow orker. It's the inability to discuss politics and policy without bringing up and prefacing every statement with how much they hate and despise Trump.
I had to explain TDS to a cow orker. It's the inability to discuss politics and policy without bringing up and prefacing every statement with how much they hate and despise Trump.
Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at November 24, 2024 01:43 PM (dt3AQ)
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I took Ry for her last day of cat sitting and picked up the orange fatty cat for a snuggle. Sabi is not having this and has spent the last 10 minutes sniffing my hands, even after I washed them. I think he is planning a fundraiser for Cats Against Cheating Mamas.
Posted by: Piper at November 24, 2024 01:44 PM (p4NUW)
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All of those companies that are discarding DEI/woke crap clearly didn't believe one fucking word of that bullshit and only put it in place because of...
A) fear that the left would unleash hell on them.
B) some high muckety muck in the company has a gay/lesbian/trans kid and wants everyone to bow to the mental illness.
C) they are retarded and thought it was the "new way forever".
A) fear that the left would unleash hell on them.
B) some high muckety muck in the company has a gay/lesbian/trans kid and wants everyone to bow to the mental illness.
C) they are retarded and thought it was the "new way forever".
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 24, 2024 01:44 PM (4XwPj)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 24, 2024 01:44 PM (63Dwl)
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Gavin Newsom Buys $9.1 Million Bay Area Home
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:41 PM (L/fGl)
Did he visit kiev?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:41 PM (L/fGl)
Did he visit kiev?
Posted by: long night ending, dawn in January at November 24, 2024 01:45 PM (2NXcZ)
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I would rather give, with the understanding that some of my money is going to be wasted, and maybe even stolen (Clinton Foundation anyone?), than not give.
Well said
Well said
Posted by: Catherine at November 24, 2024 01:46 PM (JUpL6)
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Cher Savagely Trashes Famous Movie Director [Peter Bogdanovich]: “He Was a Pig”
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A swine flu pox on both your houses!
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A swine flu pox on both your houses!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:46 PM (L/fGl)
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Gavin Newsom Buys $9.1 Million Bay Area Home
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:41 PM (L/fGl)
Attacking the scourge of homelessness, one case at a time.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:41 PM (L/fGl)
Attacking the scourge of homelessness, one case at a time.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 24, 2024 01:46 PM (nOjd9)
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The rest, I'll just squander and waste. You know, like on food, gaps in care that the VA might not cover, and such.
But mostly, bourbon, seegars and some whoppin' good times!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at November 24, 2024 01:41 PM (Xo+UM)
You mean, like this...
Tracy Lawrence, I Threw the Rest Away
He said some was spent on gamblin' a lot was spent women
A little on some good Cabernet
Three or four divorces at least as many horses that never left the startin' gates
Diamond rings and furs swamp land in New Jersey that week I spent a year in LA
I hate to admit I threw the rest away
But mostly, bourbon, seegars and some whoppin' good times!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at November 24, 2024 01:41 PM (Xo+UM)
You mean, like this...
Tracy Lawrence, I Threw the Rest Away
He said some was spent on gamblin' a lot was spent women
A little on some good Cabernet
Three or four divorces at least as many horses that never left the startin' gates
Diamond rings and furs swamp land in New Jersey that week I spent a year in LA
I hate to admit I threw the rest away
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf - Remember Vic and VNN! at November 24, 2024 01:48 PM (VNX3d)
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>>>What kind of people is Trump appointing?
New York Post@nypost
Trump AG nominee Pam Bondi was once accused of stealing a couple’s St. Bernard in long legal battle....
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Bondi personally qss-raped Zimmerman for political gain.
I like Trump's platform but with Bondi nomination lost any hope for this term to do any better than the last.
New York Post@nypost
Trump AG nominee Pam Bondi was once accused of stealing a couple’s St. Bernard in long legal battle....
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Bondi personally qss-raped Zimmerman for political gain.
I like Trump's platform but with Bondi nomination lost any hope for this term to do any better than the last.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 24, 2024 01:49 PM (/lPRQ)
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Leftists have inserted politics into every single thing in our lives. They have gone so far off the edge of the map that they demand we allow children to be mutilated to satiate their insane world view. They lost the plot long ago and demand we either agree or shut up.
The Biden/Harris administration has turned over 300,000 immigrant children over to "sponsors" who have proceeded to disappear. That's who they are.
The worst possible thing we can do is to remain silent. Say whatever the fuck you want to say. Never give in to bullies particular those who want to bully you emotionally. We didn't go through all of this shit to be quiet.
The Biden/Harris administration has turned over 300,000 immigrant children over to "sponsors" who have proceeded to disappear. That's who they are.
The worst possible thing we can do is to remain silent. Say whatever the fuck you want to say. Never give in to bullies particular those who want to bully you emotionally. We didn't go through all of this shit to be quiet.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 24, 2024 01:50 PM (LkLld)
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Poland said half of our "donations to Ukraine was donated to US politicians.
Posted by: long night ending, dawn
Proving that Judas was a sucker for settling for a mere 30 pieces of silver.
Posted by: long night ending, dawn
Proving that Judas was a sucker for settling for a mere 30 pieces of silver.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:51 PM (L/fGl)
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Bondi personally qss-raped Zimmerman for political gain.
I like Trump's platform but with Bondi nomination lost any hope for this term to do any better than the last.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 24, 2024 01:49 PM (/lPRQ)
A special prosecutor was appointed and he was found innocent.
I like Trump's platform but with Bondi nomination lost any hope for this term to do any better than the last.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 24, 2024 01:49 PM (/lPRQ)
A special prosecutor was appointed and he was found innocent.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at November 24, 2024 01:52 PM (D6PGr)
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The worst possible thing we can do is to remain silent. Say whatever the fuck you want to say. Never give in to bullies particular those who want to bully you emotionally. We didn't go through all of this shit to be quiet.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 24, 2024 01:50 PM (LkLld)
Applause! I linked that GP article about the Georgulus woman and her desire to castrate her son, to ever pol I could think of and plenty of others. But what is a mutilated boy compared with pockets full of pharma and AMA graft?
The worst possible thing we can do is to remain silent. Say whatever the fuck you want to say. Never give in to bullies particular those who want to bully you emotionally. We didn't go through all of this shit to be quiet.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 24, 2024 01:50 PM (LkLld)
Applause! I linked that GP article about the Georgulus woman and her desire to castrate her son, to ever pol I could think of and plenty of others. But what is a mutilated boy compared with pockets full of pharma and AMA graft?
Posted by: long night ending, dawn in January at November 24, 2024 01:53 PM (2NXcZ)
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Proving that Judas was a sucker for settling for a mere 30 pieces of silver.
Convincing him to take the money was one of the best songs in Jesus Christ Superstar.
Convincing him to take the money was one of the best songs in Jesus Christ Superstar.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at November 24, 2024 01:53 PM (olroh)
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>>>What kind of people is Trump appointing?
New York Post@nypost
Trump AG nominee Pam Bondi was once accused of stealing a couple’s St. Bernard in long legal battle.
Don't forget, NY Post is owned by the Murdochs. Miranda Devine is only tolerated there because she has a following.
New York Post@nypost
Trump AG nominee Pam Bondi was once accused of stealing a couple’s St. Bernard in long legal battle.
Don't forget, NY Post is owned by the Murdochs. Miranda Devine is only tolerated there because she has a following.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 24, 2024 01:54 PM (nOjd9)
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Proving that Judas was a sucker for settling for a mere 30 pieces of silver.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:51 PM (L/fGl)
And all those kickbacks and embezzled money was our tax dollars. They need to be torn down. I also hear that Mayorkas wants "immunity" from investigation?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:51 PM (L/fGl)
And all those kickbacks and embezzled money was our tax dollars. They need to be torn down. I also hear that Mayorkas wants "immunity" from investigation?
Posted by: long night ending, dawn in January at November 24, 2024 01:54 PM (2NXcZ)
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Denzel Washington Says “It’s Not Fashionable” to Be Religious in Hollywood: “I Don’t Care What Anyone Thinks”
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That does it! I'm gonna go see Gladiator II!
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That does it! I'm gonna go see Gladiator II!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:55 PM (L/fGl)
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For the person above asking about Vespas, they are quite reasonable to run, IMHO
I have had 2, a 2006 and a 2009. Here in RI, you can probably find a good LX150 for @ $2500 with
Biggest issue is finding a local repair shop or mechanic who does good work. Check with people you know who have a Vespa nearby, and stop by the repair shops mentioned ( repair shops may also have used vespas available for sale)
I have had 2, a 2006 and a 2009. Here in RI, you can probably find a good LX150 for @ $2500 with
Biggest issue is finding a local repair shop or mechanic who does good work. Check with people you know who have a Vespa nearby, and stop by the repair shops mentioned ( repair shops may also have used vespas available for sale)
Posted by: Slash Buzz at November 24, 2024 01:55 PM (P3p+h)
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Convincing him to take the money was one of the best songs in Jesus Christ Superstar.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at November 24, 2024 01:53 PM (olroh)
"Choose any charity, give to the poor"...Lloyd Weber and Rice are geniuses.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at November 24, 2024 01:53 PM (olroh)
"Choose any charity, give to the poor"...Lloyd Weber and Rice are geniuses.
Posted by: long night ending, dawn in January at November 24, 2024 01:55 PM (2NXcZ)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 24, 2024 01:56 PM (gfViB)
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For a variety of reasons (many mentioned above) I keep it local here, youth sports, food shelf, battered women's shelter, HS scholarships, jackets/gloves/boots for elementary students, and a few other things.
Posted by: scampydog at November 24, 2024 01:57 PM (41CYW)
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A special prosecutor was appointed and he was found innocent.
…and then they returned the money spent defending him, extended his life to match the time lost to defending him, and restored his anonymity.
There are times when the process does not and cannot have a successful outcome even if it comes to the correct conclusion.
…and then they returned the money spent defending him, extended his life to match the time lost to defending him, and restored his anonymity.
There are times when the process does not and cannot have a successful outcome even if it comes to the correct conclusion.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at November 24, 2024 01:57 PM (olroh)
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A battle of wits.
Bill Maher Clashes With Alleged Scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson for Refusing to Admit Men's Sports Advantage Over Women
Bill Maher Clashes With Alleged Scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson for Refusing to Admit Men's Sports Advantage Over Women
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:57 PM (L/fGl)
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245 Jesus titty-fucking Christ; read the article. The owners abandoned the dog to a shelter, where Bondi eventually rescued him. The owners brought out this bullshit suit years later.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at November 24, 2024 01:59 PM (wBaIH)
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Bill Maher Clashes With Alleged Scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson for Refusing to Admit Men's Sports Advantage Over Women
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Bill Nye could explain this, and global warming.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Bill Nye could explain this, and global warming.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 24, 2024 02:00 PM (XeU6L)
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Oregon Poised To Force Health Insurers To Cover Trans Genital Surgeries for Children, or Risk Losing Their Licenses
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Satan laughs.
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Satan laughs.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 02:00 PM (L/fGl)
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>>Applause! I linked that GP article about the Georgulus woman and her desire to castrate her son, to ever pol I could think of and plenty of others. But what is a mutilated boy compared with pockets full of pharma and AMA graft?
As we speak the Biden DOJ is trying to get a court to order the doctor in Texas who blew the whistle on his hospitals illegal gender surgeries on children to stop posting on X claiming it is causing doctors who performed this monstrous surgeries harm. They want us silent. That's how they win.
In this house we say what we believe and if you don't like it then don't come here.
As we speak the Biden DOJ is trying to get a court to order the doctor in Texas who blew the whistle on his hospitals illegal gender surgeries on children to stop posting on X claiming it is causing doctors who performed this monstrous surgeries harm. They want us silent. That's how they win.
In this house we say what we believe and if you don't like it then don't come here.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 24, 2024 02:00 PM (LkLld)
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260 245 Jesus titty-fucking Christ; read the article. The owners abandoned the dog to a shelter, where Bondi eventually rescued him. The owners brought out this bullshit suit years later.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at November 24, 2024 01:59 PM (wBaIH)
And had she not been well known and a potential source of money, they never would have sued.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at November 24, 2024 01:59 PM (wBaIH)
And had she not been well known and a potential source of money, they never would have sued.
Posted by: long night ending, dawn in January at November 24, 2024 02:00 PM (2NXcZ)
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1WP NOOD
Posted by: Skip at November 24, 2024 02:01 PM (fwDg9)
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For the person above asking about Vespas,
their newest model is 278cc and 23 HP. I expected to see a review here. If you think that's tawdry, it's about four times the power of the ones you see in movies flitting about the piazza.
It's like a monster Vespa. And I know who wants one.
You have to own the album to know the cover and notes, but Simon and Garfunkel's second (if you don't count "Tom and Jerry") had an ungrammatical note from London, and a wide-angle shot of Paul and Art riding a motor scooter together, very Euro. After that you never thought of them the same way again.
their newest model is 278cc and 23 HP. I expected to see a review here. If you think that's tawdry, it's about four times the power of the ones you see in movies flitting about the piazza.
It's like a monster Vespa. And I know who wants one.
You have to own the album to know the cover and notes, but Simon and Garfunkel's second (if you don't count "Tom and Jerry") had an ungrammatical note from London, and a wide-angle shot of Paul and Art riding a motor scooter together, very Euro. After that you never thought of them the same way again.
Posted by: Way,Way Downriver at November 24, 2024 02:02 PM (zdLoL)
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This all is one of the reasons I like charity work, for example working at a foodbank sorting and packing up food donations. I know my labor (work or $$$) is going towards to the end result.
Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I AM The Science at November 24, 2024 02:02 PM (lg881)
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The head of FEMA being a weasel when questioned by Congress
https://tinyurl.com/5n736abr
Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 24, 2024 01:56 PM (gfViB)
I wonder if the Deep State are as gullible as marketers
https://tinyurl.com/mrx2wxup
https://tinyurl.com/5n736abr
Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 24, 2024 01:56 PM (gfViB)
I wonder if the Deep State are as gullible as marketers
https://tinyurl.com/mrx2wxup
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf - Remember Vic and VNN! at November 24, 2024 02:02 PM (VNX3d)
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In this house we say what we believe and if you don't like it then don't come here.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 24, 2024 02:00 PM (LkLld)
Is there anyone who truly believes a 12yo can make an "informed decision?"
Some poster on GP told others never to look at the post-op pictures of these surgeries. I say, we have an obligation to do so and shatter the mythology of gender change.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 24, 2024 02:00 PM (LkLld)
Is there anyone who truly believes a 12yo can make an "informed decision?"
Some poster on GP told others never to look at the post-op pictures of these surgeries. I say, we have an obligation to do so and shatter the mythology of gender change.
Posted by: long night ending, dawn in January at November 24, 2024 02:03 PM (2NXcZ)
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Only one pol ever blocked me for linking articles about issues to his X account.
Posted by: long night ending, dawn in January at November 24, 2024 02:04 PM (2NXcZ)
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Bondi personally qss-raped Zimmerman for political gain.
I like Trump's platform but with Bondi nomination lost any hope for this term to do any better than the last.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 24, 2024 01:49 PM (/lPRQ)
A special prosecutor was appointed and he was found innocent.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth
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Local jurisdiction found it justified and refused to prosecute.
Bondi chose to pursue it and was personally involved up to her eyebrows.
I tracked the case day-to-day and found it to be a ludicrous political prosecution.
I like Trump's platform but with Bondi nomination lost any hope for this term to do any better than the last.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 24, 2024 01:49 PM (/lPRQ)
A special prosecutor was appointed and he was found innocent.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth
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Local jurisdiction found it justified and refused to prosecute.
Bondi chose to pursue it and was personally involved up to her eyebrows.
I tracked the case day-to-day and found it to be a ludicrous political prosecution.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 24, 2024 02:05 PM (/lPRQ)
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New York Post@nypost
Trump AG nominee Pam Bondi was once accused of stealing a couple’s St. Bernard in long legal battle
The sordid spat goes back to 2005, when Tank’s owners, Steve and Dorreen Couture, put the St. Bernard in an animal shelter in Louisiana to ride out Hurricane Katrina.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:27 PM (L/fGl)
Now let me be clear, I think Bondi is a terrible appointment, but I have to say that in this instance I think she was unfairly accused. Mike and I have rescued many dogs from shelters. They are often unwanted, unloved, and *wink* unmissed. *lip smack*
Trump AG nominee Pam Bondi was once accused of stealing a couple’s St. Bernard in long legal battle
The sordid spat goes back to 2005, when Tank’s owners, Steve and Dorreen Couture, put the St. Bernard in an animal shelter in Louisiana to ride out Hurricane Katrina.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:27 PM (L/fGl)
Now let me be clear, I think Bondi is a terrible appointment, but I have to say that in this instance I think she was unfairly accused. Mike and I have rescued many dogs from shelters. They are often unwanted, unloved, and *wink* unmissed. *lip smack*
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Greg Price
@greg_price11
President Trump has now officially nominated someone for every single executive branch agency in his Cabinet and California is still counting votes.
5:23 PM · Nov 23, 2024
That is truly ridiculous in 2024 America.
Nations like France & the UK can count millions of hand-marked ballots in one night.
It's a sad reflection on us when our largest state, and largest economy (est. $4.1 trillion and the 4th or 5th largest GDP in the world if counted as it's own) can't count votes in a month.
This leaves itself wide open to fraud and the suspicion of fraud even if none has occurred.
Trump & Team need to really work on putting together a bill for Congress with a national election law that has a 24-hour count requirement and other ballot reforms (mail-in, voter I.D., ballot harvesting, etc.) ASAP.
I won't get my hopes up, but something has to be done.
It's only the length of time Dems are given after election day that allows them to try to steal elections after the fact.
@greg_price11
President Trump has now officially nominated someone for every single executive branch agency in his Cabinet and California is still counting votes.
5:23 PM · Nov 23, 2024
That is truly ridiculous in 2024 America.
Nations like France & the UK can count millions of hand-marked ballots in one night.
It's a sad reflection on us when our largest state, and largest economy (est. $4.1 trillion and the 4th or 5th largest GDP in the world if counted as it's own) can't count votes in a month.
This leaves itself wide open to fraud and the suspicion of fraud even if none has occurred.
Trump & Team need to really work on putting together a bill for Congress with a national election law that has a 24-hour count requirement and other ballot reforms (mail-in, voter I.D., ballot harvesting, etc.) ASAP.
I won't get my hopes up, but something has to be done.
It's only the length of time Dems are given after election day that allows them to try to steal elections after the fact.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 24, 2024 02:12 PM (6ydKt)
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259 A battle of wits.
Bill Maher Clashes With Alleged Scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson for Refusing to Admit Men's Sports Advantage Over Women
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:57 PM (L/fGl)
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Even Maher was stupefied.
"Well, I'm going to file you under 'part of the problem'."
I'm more convinced than ever that Tyson is gay (I don't know his bio, maybe he's out?) because it seems he takes every LBGTQwerty issue extremely personally.
Why ask Tyson anything about actual science anyhow?
His specialty is astrophysics, but as far as I can tell he's the far inferior, woke, version of Carl Sagan playing a scientist on TV and the net.
Bill Maher Clashes With Alleged Scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson for Refusing to Admit Men's Sports Advantage Over Women
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at November 24, 2024 01:57 PM (L/fGl)
-- --
Even Maher was stupefied.
"Well, I'm going to file you under 'part of the problem'."
I'm more convinced than ever that Tyson is gay (I don't know his bio, maybe he's out?) because it seems he takes every LBGTQwerty issue extremely personally.
Why ask Tyson anything about actual science anyhow?
His specialty is astrophysics, but as far as I can tell he's the far inferior, woke, version of Carl Sagan playing a scientist on TV and the net.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 24, 2024 02:23 PM (6ydKt)
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May have been said already, but my favorite charity is St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. If I'm not mistaken, Danny Thomas founded it. God bless his soul for that.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at November 24, 2024 02:34 PM (7GSTP)
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>>>Does Memorial Sloan Kettering really need to pay its president $8,104,960?
That's about what Rachel Maddow makes!
That's about what Rachel Maddow makes!
Posted by: m at November 24, 2024 02:45 PM (VnUSN)
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222 >>> THE Rick Wilson, cuck extraordinaire, used to be a Friend of the Blog™, so, you know, things change.
Posted by: Ch ch changes
But that was when Ace thought 'cuck' was racist name calling.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 24, 2024 01:35 PM (/lPRQ)
223 But that was when Ace thought 'cuck' was racist name calling.
IIRC, that lasted like, a week. Then we learned that the entire cast of GOP grifters were cucks.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)
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And Vic's still missing.
Posted by: Ch ch changes
But that was when Ace thought 'cuck' was racist name calling.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 24, 2024 01:35 PM (/lPRQ)
223 But that was when Ace thought 'cuck' was racist name calling.
IIRC, that lasted like, a week. Then we learned that the entire cast of GOP grifters were cucks.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)
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And Vic's still missing.
Posted by: Braenyard at November 24, 2024 02:48 PM (TDdfP)
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I'd love to help but use Paypal as a last resort only. Is there an address to send a check, and who to make it payable to, I'll gladly gebn etlekhe gelt.
Posted by: Dennis P Keating at November 24, 2024 03:35 PM (93/uy)
279
Very true, the NGO is out of control.
My favorite local "charity" is the guy who takes in used kitchen utensils and then gives them to poor people or homeless setting up an apartment.
$185,000 per year salary.
My favorite local "charity" is the guy who takes in used kitchen utensils and then gives them to poor people or homeless setting up an apartment.
$185,000 per year salary.
Posted by: PJ at November 24, 2024 03:41 PM (RRCAT)
280
Is there ANY other way to hit Ace's tip jar other than Paypal? Because I had planned to do so but Paypal is not an option for me. I will check back here, I'm sure I'm not the only one in this position. Like, even an Amazon gift card (they do have shelving supplies!).
Posted by: Peaches at November 24, 2024 05:17 PM (14URa)
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I don't give to charities that hate me (remember the Salvation Army a few years ago?) or are destroying America (Catholic charities importing 3rd world welfare dependents).
Posted by: butch at November 24, 2024 05:17 PM (98xTj)
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Never donate to a charity whose CEO has a driver.
Posted by: emil turner at November 24, 2024 05:35 PM (BLv30)
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I'm in the process of redo-ing my estate plan (i.e., my will) to remove all charities as recipoents. Hopefully, if the medical-industrial complex doesn't suck me dry (and not in the good way) in my last three months on this planet -- whenever those months end up happening -- I'll have a decent amount to pass on to an actual live human or two. At least then I know to whom the fruits of my life's work will be going.
Posted by: Schroedinger's Cat Wears the Emperor's New Clothes at November 24, 2024 06:46 PM (5Pci1)
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I understand the concern, since there are so many charities to pick and choose. Therefore I include as many local charities as possible to the mix, while still donating to the large national ones. Since I've been doing this for many years I have gotten to know and trust all of the people who run our local charities... I believe Feeding America is probably a very good organizational but I donate to 2 of our local charities affiliated with Feeding America. The good thing about the locals is that in addition to donating money I can buy and deliver groceries as needed as well as doing other volunteer work for them.
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