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Wednesday Morning Rant
So what about Timor-Leste? Why does it matter? Why is the background relevant? Because Timor-Leste is the subject of some recent DOGE disclosures. Three payments totaling $43,200, for related programs. It was paid out by the US State Department to the American Councils For International Education (out of a total of $159,900 issued to that organization - on March 7). Specifically, that was issued for the purpose of providing three students from Timor-Leste with scholarships to attend an American university.
This is the "United States Timor-Leste Scholarship Program" - or USTL. This is one of the lesser expenditures of the US government. It's basically a rounding error. It is nothing compared to the ~$1.75 million the State Department handed to Howard University that same day for the purpose of using it for State Department recruiting ("to recruit diverse talent for the USG foreign service" and "to increase the representation of diverse groups in the foreign service"). But I digress. This isn't about using HBCUs as a catastrophically expensive farm system for bureaucrats. The scholarships for Timor-Leste are small potatoes, but I am left with a question: "why?" What is the US national interest here? The program's own website makes no mention of it. They discuss what they do, what the obligations are for participants, etc., - but not where the US national interest is represented. The parent organization - The American Councils for International Education - at least makes an attempt:American Councils strengthens international ties and connections between countries and cultures through excellence in academic, professional and cultural exchange, language acquisition, educational development, and research.So boilerplate hearts-and-minds stuff. Where is the specific national interest? Nowhere to be found. This is a tiny amount of money to a tiny country that most people have likely never heard of, to provide scholarships to a tiny number of students. In the grand scheme of things, this doesn't matter and there are far, far bigger things to fix before the question of whether a scholarship program for three students from Timor-Leste would reasonably come to the fore. But it is illustrative as to the scope of US government spending. It's not just billions to USAID to work against US interests, it's also thousands to countless organizations like this one, that do nothing for US interests. It's just charity, except that charity is honest and this isn't. Nobody gave willingly. I don't care about Timor-Leste, and I doubt I am alone. Cheap as this program is, what purpose is it serving? How many Americans would approve of spending $40k on scholarships for students of Timor-Leste? Half? A quarter? My bet would be that a plurality approve and a majority don't disapprove, but it all adds up and it's nothing anyone really cares about. How much money is exiting through nickles and dimes to someone's pet program at some NGO? How many of those nickles and dimes are justified? How many advance the US national interest in any quantifiable or objective way? Thanks in part to DOGE-induced transparency, we're starting to find out - and those nickles and dimes have a way of adding up.
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Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 26, 2025 11:00 AM (hOk1M)
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The Others have been summoned.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 26, 2025 11:01 AM (hOk1M)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 26, 2025 11:01 AM (Q4IgG)
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Cutting a cup of coffee might not solve your personal budget issues, but if you can't even cut that, you'll never get out of debt
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 26, 2025 11:03 AM (aPBRN)
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It's just charity, except that charity is honest and this isn't. Nobody gave willingly.
It is impossible to have compassion with other peoples' money.
It is impossible to have compassion with other peoples' money.
Posted by: rhennigantx at March 26, 2025 11:03 AM (gbOdA)
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Darn it, DOGE wasn't supposed to find this one!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar - THIS Year in Corsicana - again at March 26, 2025 11:03 AM (hOUT3)
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Timor-Leste also has an exclave known as "Oecussi."
Yes, I am a geography geek. How could you tell?
Yes, I am a geography geek. How could you tell?
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:04 AM (77rzZ)
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FYI Timor is the island that William Bligh sucessfully navigated to after the HMS Bounty mutiny. Quite a feat actually given the distance travelled in an open boat.
Posted by: RockwellT at March 26, 2025 11:04 AM (ufP3/)
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Timor-Leste is to the east of Timor-Balti.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:05 AM (5ACBR)
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Don't take Timor-Leste if you're allergic to Timor-Leste.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 26, 2025 11:05 AM (2UnvF)
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Which hacks in black betrayed us this time?
Posted by: XTC at March 26, 2025 11:06 AM (UnA8+)
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I am quite a good listener actually. I'm just trying to get a variety of approaches if she asks.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 26, 2025 11:06 AM (gnetv)
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Timor is located in Wallacea, that part of the East Indies in the ranges of some Australian species and of some Asian species overlap.
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:07 AM (77rzZ)
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Sorry. Post 12 was supposed to be on the other thread.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 26, 2025 11:07 AM (gnetv)
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Willowed
Dang. Replace the swords with golf clubs, the horses with carts and that could be geezer golf!
Posted by: Diogenes
Speaking of which, how'd it go yesterday?
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 10:46 AM (77rzZ)
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A rough outing. Only won $8. Not a lot of guys showed up.
Dang. Replace the swords with golf clubs, the horses with carts and that could be geezer golf!
Posted by: Diogenes
Speaking of which, how'd it go yesterday?
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 10:46 AM (77rzZ)
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A rough outing. Only won $8. Not a lot of guys showed up.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 26, 2025 11:08 AM (W/lyH)
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It's just charity, except that charity is honest and this isn't. Nobody gave willingly.
It's more pointed than that: It was given because if it wasn't, the government would imprison the givers, and kill them if they resisted that. Taxation happens because the government implicitly threatens to kill you if you don't comply.
Fuck Timor-Whatever.
And it's not even about Timor-Whatever. This is a subsidy for America's education complex. The US government is effectively handing money to institutions that often have substantial endowments and other resources. On the dime of ordinary people who certainly don't have comparable resources.
It's more pointed than that: It was given because if it wasn't, the government would imprison the givers, and kill them if they resisted that. Taxation happens because the government implicitly threatens to kill you if you don't comply.
Fuck Timor-Whatever.
And it's not even about Timor-Whatever. This is a subsidy for America's education complex. The US government is effectively handing money to institutions that often have substantial endowments and other resources. On the dime of ordinary people who certainly don't have comparable resources.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 26, 2025 11:08 AM (xzkgE)
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July 10 2023 I made a confirmed contact with 4W6RU, the Russian DXpedition team on Timor-Leste. Just in time, it turned out, because they were eaten by cannibals the next day,
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:08 AM (5ACBR)
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The scholarships for Timor-Leste are small potatoes, but I am left with a question: "why?" What is the US national interest here?
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One word: Plastics Grift (a kinder, gentler word for theft) -- and should be Merriam-Webster's 2025 "Word Of The Year."
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One word: Plastics Grift (a kinder, gentler word for theft) -- and should be Merriam-Webster's 2025 "Word Of The Year."
Posted by: ShainS -- The Dissolution of The Autopen Empire at March 26, 2025 11:08 AM (yCGzj)
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The fun part is, that grant money ends up going to some US university/college. It doesn’t stay in Timor-Leste to help things out there.
Posted by: DoublySymmetric at March 26, 2025 11:09 AM (Mxf84)
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Cutting a cup of coffee might not solve your personal budget issues, but if you can't even cut that, you'll never get out of debt
The old Democrat double-speak trick:
- when they want to raise taxes, "It's only the cost of a cup of coffee a day!"
- when the voters want to cut taxes, "That's barely the price of a cup of coffee! It won't make any difference!"
The old Democrat double-speak trick:
- when they want to raise taxes, "It's only the cost of a cup of coffee a day!"
- when the voters want to cut taxes, "That's barely the price of a cup of coffee! It won't make any difference!"
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 26, 2025 11:09 AM (Q0kLU)
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Exactly zero US dollars should be spent on persons who are not, at a minimum, permanent US residents without a compelling national need.
Exactly zero US dollars should be spent on goods/services produced outside the US unless said good/service cannot be obtained from a US vendor (and produced by US workers).
How would we define compelling national need? If the Congress would not override a Presidential veto, it isn't compelling.
Exactly zero US dollars should be spent on goods/services produced outside the US unless said good/service cannot be obtained from a US vendor (and produced by US workers).
How would we define compelling national need? If the Congress would not override a Presidential veto, it isn't compelling.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 26, 2025 11:09 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: ShainS -- The Dissolution of The Autopen Empire at March 26, 2025 11:09 AM (yCGzj)
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The scholarships for Timor-Leste are small potatoes, but I am left with a question: "why?" What is the US national interest here?
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Because the Constitution was written so affluent, female, white liberals can feel good because they voted for your tax dollars to be spent helping the lesser people.
And you can't take away their right to feel good as it is guaranteed in the "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
Any DC federal judge could've told you that, duh.
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Because the Constitution was written so affluent, female, white liberals can feel good because they voted for your tax dollars to be spent helping the lesser people.
And you can't take away their right to feel good as it is guaranteed in the "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
Any DC federal judge could've told you that, duh.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 26, 2025 11:09 AM (ToHiZ)
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Yes, charity should be voluntary. But greedy liberals never crack open their wallets voluntarily. If they do charity at all it is attending some high falutin fundraiser and their primary purpose to buy the ticket and attend is to network. Since they are like this they assume that evil conservatives are even more stingy and the only way charities can get money is if the gub'mint gives it to them.
Posted by: PaleRider at March 26, 2025 11:11 AM (CKOCg)
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What the hell college are you sending three people to for $40k?
Is there a paper trail leading from the treasury to any US college or university?
Is there a paper trail leading from the treasury to any US college or university?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 11:11 AM (KtIIi)
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Got willowed
Repost:
Sky News and Newsweek have now picked up the story of B-2s being deployed to Diego Garcia.
The Truman's deployment has been extended and the Vinson on the way.
The War Zone has details on the B-2s:
https://tinyurl.com/48tnw8fe
Repost:
Sky News and Newsweek have now picked up the story of B-2s being deployed to Diego Garcia.
The Truman's deployment has been extended and the Vinson on the way.
The War Zone has details on the B-2s:
https://tinyurl.com/48tnw8fe
Posted by: one hour sober at March 26, 2025 11:11 AM (Y1sOo)
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Is east Timor even aware this program exists?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 11:12 AM (KtIIi)
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I would say that spreading MAGA across the world via foreign scholarships would be in our interest but unfortunately most American colleges just spread more anti-Americanism.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at March 26, 2025 11:12 AM (VofaG)
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I knew someone from East Timor. Nice guy. Would never give him money though.
Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at March 26, 2025 11:13 AM (g8Ew8)
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"life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
Renaming "property" as the "pursuit of happiness" was one of the most boneheaded things Jefferson ever did. Makes it all about The Feelz.
Renaming "property" as the "pursuit of happiness" was one of the most boneheaded things Jefferson ever did. Makes it all about The Feelz.
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:14 AM (77rzZ)
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Do not take Oecussi if you are allergic to Oecussi.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 26, 2025 11:14 AM (jc0TO)
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"But greedy liberals never crack open their wallets voluntarily."
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Oh, they make contributions. Lots and lots of contributions. To Democrats and left wing organizations that get Democrats elected. Who then give our money to foreigners.
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Oh, they make contributions. Lots and lots of contributions. To Democrats and left wing organizations that get Democrats elected. Who then give our money to foreigners.
Posted by: Urethra Franklin at March 26, 2025 11:14 AM (qUkBO)
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"spreading MAGA across the world"
The rest of the world doesn't give a rat's patoot about Making America Great. Forget it.
The rest of the world doesn't give a rat's patoot about Making America Great. Forget it.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:14 AM (5ACBR)
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Anybody else getting the animated Tongue Trick Chick ad?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 26, 2025 11:15 AM (zay7X)
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I thought East Timor was a rapper.
Posted by: ... at March 26, 2025 11:15 AM (G77jz)
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:15 AM (5ACBR)
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I'm guessing it's relative proximiity to China, is the reason,
the US govt backed the Indonesian military for similar reasons, which was ironic with Nixon's embrace,
the US govt backed the Indonesian military for similar reasons, which was ironic with Nixon's embrace,
Posted by: miguel cervantes at March 26, 2025 11:15 AM (bXbFr)
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30 "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
Renaming "property" as the "pursuit of happiness" was one of the most boneheaded things Jefferson ever did. Makes it all about The Feelz.
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:14 AM (77rzZ)
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The word property back then could mean personal possessions of any variety, but it usually meant land.
He was trying to avoid implication that the fight was just for land owners.
Renaming "property" as the "pursuit of happiness" was one of the most boneheaded things Jefferson ever did. Makes it all about The Feelz.
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:14 AM (77rzZ)
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The word property back then could mean personal possessions of any variety, but it usually meant land.
He was trying to avoid implication that the fight was just for land owners.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:16 AM (GBKbO)
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nybody else getting the animated Tongue Trick Chick ad?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
Nope. I'm still getting Hannity.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
Nope. I'm still getting Hannity.
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:16 AM (77rzZ)
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32. about that, usually they are getting damn good returns on their campaign contributions. Solyndra for example.
Posted by: PaleRider at March 26, 2025 11:16 AM (CKOCg)
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Last I read there were over 100 US educated world leaders past and present. I haven't researched but I would bet a high percentage of them weren't or aren't our friend.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at March 26, 2025 11:16 AM (VofaG)
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The word property back then could mean personal possessions of any variety, but it usually meant land.
He was trying to avoid implication that the fight was just for land owners.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Interesting, thanks. He still could have chosen a better term, though.
He was trying to avoid implication that the fight was just for land owners.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Interesting, thanks. He still could have chosen a better term, though.
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:17 AM (77rzZ)
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Go Leste.
Life is peaceful there.
Life is peaceful there.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 26, 2025 11:17 AM (Te9F3)
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Timor-Leste is infested with bats, and thus rabies. We plan to skip this cursed area on our northward expansion.
Posted by: Penguin Liberation Front at March 26, 2025 11:17 AM (G5+As)
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"life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
Renaming "property" as the "pursuit of happiness" was one of the most boneheaded things Jefferson ever did. Makes it all about The Feelz.
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:14 AM (77rzZ)
If you haven't read it, I'd encourage you to pick up Pauline Maier's American Scripture, which is a study of Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration, the changes made by Adams, Franklin &c as well as the members of Congress and how the view of the document has altered over time.
Renaming "property" as the "pursuit of happiness" was one of the most boneheaded things Jefferson ever did. Makes it all about The Feelz.
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:14 AM (77rzZ)
If you haven't read it, I'd encourage you to pick up Pauline Maier's American Scripture, which is a study of Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration, the changes made by Adams, Franklin &c as well as the members of Congress and how the view of the document has altered over time.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 26, 2025 11:18 AM (Q0kLU)
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‘ Anybody else getting the animated Tongue Trick Chick ad?’
You only get that when you have a certain browser history.
‘ Anybody else getting the animated Tongue Trick Chick ad?’
You only get that when you have a certain browser history.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 26, 2025 11:18 AM (jbnUc)
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Indonesia is the most muslim populated country in the world.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at March 26, 2025 11:19 AM (VofaG)
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>>> Taxation happens because the government implicitly threatens to kill you if you don't comply.
This is true with all laws.
Debate should start with a statement,
"Should we kill anyone who does not comply...:
This is true with all laws.
Debate should start with a statement,
"Should we kill anyone who does not comply...:
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 26, 2025 11:19 AM (zay7X)
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For me, the pursuit of happiness is preferable to taking joy in suffering. That's just me. No slight to St Paul intended.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:20 AM (5ACBR)
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If you haven't read it, I'd encourage you to pick up Pauline Maier's American Scripture, which is a study of Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration, the changes made by Adams, Franklin &c as well as the members of Congress and how the view of the document has altered over time.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
That sounds interesting. But I know all I need to know about the drafting and editing of the DoI from 1776./
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
That sounds interesting. But I know all I need to know about the drafting and editing of the DoI from 1776./
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:20 AM (77rzZ)
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That IS a pretty long tongue...
Posted by: Not that I noticed or anything at March 26, 2025 11:20 AM (kBvyO)
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40K is more then most taxpayers pay for year.
And yet if I don't pay my taxes the government will find me and throw me in jail. Is funding some foreigner to go college worth taking 33% of someone's income and threatening to throw them in jail?
And again if you lefties think it is...YOU PAY FOR IT.
And yet if I don't pay my taxes the government will find me and throw me in jail. Is funding some foreigner to go college worth taking 33% of someone's income and threatening to throw them in jail?
And again if you lefties think it is...YOU PAY FOR IT.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 26, 2025 11:21 AM (t0Rmr)
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‘ Anybody else getting the animated Tongue Trick Chick ad?’
You only get that when you have a certain browser history.
Posted by: Dr. Claw
Better than toe fungus ads.
You only get that when you have a certain browser history.
Posted by: Dr. Claw
Better than toe fungus ads.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 26, 2025 11:21 AM (zay7X)
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Indonesia is the most muslim populated country in the world.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth
But, unlike the Arab muzzies, the Indonesians seem to have their sh* relatively together. Same with the Malaysians.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth
But, unlike the Arab muzzies, the Indonesians seem to have their sh* relatively together. Same with the Malaysians.
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:22 AM (77rzZ)
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Happiness… expecting happiness, as a right, is so foolish that I am surprised is has not received more criticism over the centuries. My faith is pretty clear that I should not expect it.
Posted by: tubal at March 26, 2025 11:22 AM (PCK5/)
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At least Hannity has his mouth closed w/no tongue hanging out.
Posted by: Life's Little Blessings at March 26, 2025 11:22 AM (G5+As)
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Leste is more.
Posted by: Except for boobz at March 26, 2025 11:22 AM (kBvyO)
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I got some GOOD oecussi just ouside of Odesa once. 2000 hryvnia, same as in town!
It's good to be king.
It's good to be king.
Posted by: Volodymyr Zelensky at March 26, 2025 11:22 AM (JCZqz)
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At least Hannity has his mouth closed w/no tongue hanging out.
Posted by: Life's Little Blessings
Making it easier to punch his supremely punchable face.
Posted by: Life's Little Blessings
Making it easier to punch his supremely punchable face.
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:23 AM (77rzZ)
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Debate should start with a statement,
"Should we kill anyone who does not comply...:
The people that tell me that it is a sin that police kill X number of people a year in enforcing the law would also say that basically all of our laws should be willing to kill for but they would absolutely hate to say it.
I still think NY Republicans should have absolutely gone to the mat to repeal the law that Freddie Gray broke. Why? Because ultimately he gave died because NY has a law on taxing cigarettes. Make leftists affirmatively vote that they want that.
"Should we kill anyone who does not comply...:
The people that tell me that it is a sin that police kill X number of people a year in enforcing the law would also say that basically all of our laws should be willing to kill for but they would absolutely hate to say it.
I still think NY Republicans should have absolutely gone to the mat to repeal the law that Freddie Gray broke. Why? Because ultimately he gave died because NY has a law on taxing cigarettes. Make leftists affirmatively vote that they want that.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 26, 2025 11:23 AM (t0Rmr)
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Happiness… expecting happiness, as a right, is so foolish that I am surprised is has not received more criticism over the centuries. My faith is pretty clear that I should not expect it.
Posted by: tubal
Yes, that's another excellent point.
Posted by: tubal
Yes, that's another excellent point.
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:24 AM (77rzZ)
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"...the Indonesians seem to have their sh* relatively together. Same with the Malaysians."
Until they lose an airplane.
Until they lose an airplane.
Posted by: Don Lemon will find it at March 26, 2025 11:24 AM (kBvyO)
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Making it easier to punch his supremely punchable face.
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:23 AM (77rzZ)
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Careful. He's studied martial arts, you know.
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:23 AM (77rzZ)
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Careful. He's studied martial arts, you know.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 26, 2025 11:24 AM (2UnvF)
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"expecting happiness, as a right, is so foolish"
I don't expect it. But I have the natural right to pursue it.
I don't expect it. But I have the natural right to pursue it.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:24 AM (5ACBR)
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And another part of this we are $37T in debt. We need to cut spending that matters to the bone, this sort of waste and graft is merely where we need to start zeroing it out
Posted by: 18-1 at March 26, 2025 11:25 AM (t0Rmr)
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Until they lose an airplane.
Posted by: Don Lemon will find it
The black hole was not their fault.
Posted by: Don Lemon will find it
The black hole was not their fault.
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:25 AM (77rzZ)
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Sean Hannity has a very punchable face. Ted Baxter, only dumber
Posted by: Life of Wryly at March 26, 2025 11:25 AM (1FWWQ)
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Making it easier to punch his supremely punchable face.
Posted by: Bulg
OK, Glub, you go down to Sean's dojo and try it!
Posted by: Bulg
OK, Glub, you go down to Sean's dojo and try it!
Posted by: A Great American at March 26, 2025 11:25 AM (G5+As)
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The CIA knows where the Ark of the Covenant is:
https://tinyurl.com/ytk938f5
Well, they knew until you get to the bottom of the article.
Idiot Daily Mail click bait!
https://tinyurl.com/ytk938f5
Well, they knew until you get to the bottom of the article.
Idiot Daily Mail click bait!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 26, 2025 11:26 AM (Te9F3)
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I guarantee this spending on hand outs to Timoreans started off because someone in government got something from it. Nothing gets done in Fedgov without someone getting paid for it...
Posted by: 18-1 at March 26, 2025 11:26 AM (t0Rmr)
Posted by: anachronda at March 26, 2025 11:26 AM (oY6Yp)
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> Sky News and Newsweek have now picked up the story of B-2s being deployed to Diego Garcia.
The Truman's deployment has been extended and the Vinson on the way.
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Trump has told Iran that he would prefer to discuss their nuclear ambitions and have them voluntarily suspend their efforts to "get the bomb" with internationally accepted protocols to monitor compliance.
Personally, I don't see Iran agreeing. But who knows.
The military build-up in the Middle East is the back up plan if negotiations fail.
The Truman's deployment has been extended and the Vinson on the way.
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Trump has told Iran that he would prefer to discuss their nuclear ambitions and have them voluntarily suspend their efforts to "get the bomb" with internationally accepted protocols to monitor compliance.
Personally, I don't see Iran agreeing. But who knows.
The military build-up in the Middle East is the back up plan if negotiations fail.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 26, 2025 11:27 AM (Q4IgG)
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I am who and what I am because of the Timor-Leste Scholarship! Which is...
Pissed off. That's what I am. Why the fuck is taxpayer money going to this crap? And as Warai-otoko said, where are these colleges? Who came up with this stupidity? I am wholeheartedly fed up with this shit. I have always expected there to be some measure of graft and corruption and fraud in the government. I thought it was a small amount. But what DOGE has shown is that our government may actually be made entirely out of graft, fraud, and corruption.
A few years ago I told my son and Hubbymayhem that it was the first time I had ever believed it was even possible that the US military would fire on innocent civilians and that our government could collapse. I am a bit more hopeful regarding the military now. But the government? How many people in government have been looting this country? For how long? Is there any money left?
I hate these people.
Pissed off. That's what I am. Why the fuck is taxpayer money going to this crap? And as Warai-otoko said, where are these colleges? Who came up with this stupidity? I am wholeheartedly fed up with this shit. I have always expected there to be some measure of graft and corruption and fraud in the government. I thought it was a small amount. But what DOGE has shown is that our government may actually be made entirely out of graft, fraud, and corruption.
A few years ago I told my son and Hubbymayhem that it was the first time I had ever believed it was even possible that the US military would fire on innocent civilians and that our government could collapse. I am a bit more hopeful regarding the military now. But the government? How many people in government have been looting this country? For how long? Is there any money left?
I hate these people.
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at March 26, 2025 11:27 AM (4XwPj)
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The black hole was not their fault.
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:25 AM (77rzZ)
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The Large Hadron Collider was unavailable for comment...
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:25 AM (77rzZ)
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The Large Hadron Collider was unavailable for comment...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 26, 2025 11:27 AM (7fElN)
75
rough outing. Only won $8. Not a lot of guys showed up.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 26, 2025 11:08 AM (W/lyH)
You're scaring them away.
Let them take you once in a while
Posted by: Diogenes at March 26, 2025 11:08 AM (W/lyH)
You're scaring them away.
Let them take you once in a while
Posted by: OneEyedJack at March 26, 2025 11:27 AM (FCbAQ)
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Anywhere we can push back on the muslims, it's worth it. We are going to be at war with the islamic world before too long so let's shrink the amount of earth we have to turn to glass.
Posted by: Oglebay at March 26, 2025 11:27 AM (2ap+5)
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64 "expecting happiness, as a right, is so foolish"
I don't expect it. But I have the natural right to pursue it.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:24 AM (5ACBR)
I think people, being people, confuse those two positions. A lot of mischief has occured because of that. Our Constitution was designed for a moral people, and not for a bunch of modern day snowflakes, narcissists, and perpetual teenagers.
I don't expect it. But I have the natural right to pursue it.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:24 AM (5ACBR)
I think people, being people, confuse those two positions. A lot of mischief has occured because of that. Our Constitution was designed for a moral people, and not for a bunch of modern day snowflakes, narcissists, and perpetual teenagers.
Posted by: tubal at March 26, 2025 11:28 AM (PCK5/)
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Happiness… expecting happiness, as a right, is so foolish that I am surprised is has not received more criticism over the centuries. My faith is pretty clear that I should not expect it.
Posted by: tubal
Yes, that's another excellent point.
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:24 AM (77rzZ)
Happiness not what is really being offered. It guarantees the "pursuit" of what you think would make you happy.
Posted by: tubal
Yes, that's another excellent point.
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:24 AM (77rzZ)
Happiness not what is really being offered. It guarantees the "pursuit" of what you think would make you happy.
Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at March 26, 2025 11:28 AM (g8Ew8)
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44 Timor-Leste is infested with bats, and thus rabies. We plan to skip this cursed area on our northward expansion.
*perks up*
*perks up*
Posted by: wuhan virology institute at March 26, 2025 11:29 AM (oY6Yp)
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Until they lose an airplane.
Posted by: Don Lemon will find it
Captain suicide, not a black hole, dummy
Posted by: Don Lemon will find it
Captain suicide, not a black hole, dummy
Posted by: one hour sober at March 26, 2025 11:29 AM (Y1sOo)
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80 Until they lose an airplane.
Posted by: Don Lemon will find it
Captain suicide, not a black hole, dummy
i have an alibi
Posted by: Don Lemon will find it
Captain suicide, not a black hole, dummy
i have an alibi
Posted by: captain suicide at March 26, 2025 11:30 AM (oY6Yp)
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Happiness not what is really being offered. It guarantees the "pursuit" of what you think would make you happy.
Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons
Yes, but a lot of people seem to mentally edit out the "pursuit" part, or confuse it with "possession."
Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons
Yes, but a lot of people seem to mentally edit out the "pursuit" part, or confuse it with "possession."
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:30 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Rex Kwan Do at March 26, 2025 11:30 AM (PiwSw)
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The US ended up supporting Timorese independence which is also funny because the same US government also claims the provinces in Ukraine that want to leave can't because secession isn't a right people have anywhere, ever. Well, unless Fedgov wants it.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 26, 2025 11:30 AM (t0Rmr)
85
The capital of Timor-Leste is Dili.
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:31 AM (77rzZ)
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Well, if it were for three RC East Timor students to come to the USA to learn engineering, it might be worthwhile.
But it's probably for three muzzie students to come and "learn" DEI bullshit.
But it's probably for three muzzie students to come and "learn" DEI bullshit.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 26, 2025 11:31 AM (8zz6B)
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This is where American soft power went off the rails some time in the 60s.
In order to compete with the Soviets it became necessary to bribe every third world nation to prevent them from going communist.
Then after the Soviet Union collapsed all that money turned into public relations charity work to give the humanists in Foggy Bottom something to brag about on overseas trips.
Don’t even get me started on W. starting the idea of giving money to religious organizations that eventually turned all of these refugee charities into pipelines for illegals to get across the border.
Being King of the Hill ain’t all it’s cracked up to be after several decades.
In order to compete with the Soviets it became necessary to bribe every third world nation to prevent them from going communist.
Then after the Soviet Union collapsed all that money turned into public relations charity work to give the humanists in Foggy Bottom something to brag about on overseas trips.
Don’t even get me started on W. starting the idea of giving money to religious organizations that eventually turned all of these refugee charities into pipelines for illegals to get across the border.
Being King of the Hill ain’t all it’s cracked up to be after several decades.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 26, 2025 11:31 AM (6ydKt)
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83 Sean Hannity should give my dojo a try.
Bow to your sensei!
Posted by: Rex Kwan Do at March 26, 2025 11:30 AM (PiwSw)
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The Foot Fist Way is superior.
Bow to your sensei!
Posted by: Rex Kwan Do at March 26, 2025 11:30 AM (PiwSw)
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The Foot Fist Way is superior.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:31 AM (GBKbO)
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This money was handed out to some nepots. It’s a tiny example but another example of the thorough corruption of “aid”
Posted by: David at March 26, 2025 11:31 AM (VvDTH)
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Until they lose an airplane.
Posted by: Don Lemon will find it
Captain suicide, not a black hole, dummy
Remember people you can't listen to "alternative media" they might say dumb things like a plane disappeared because of a blackhole
Posted by: Don Lemon will find it
Captain suicide, not a black hole, dummy
Remember people you can't listen to "alternative media" they might say dumb things like a plane disappeared because of a blackhole
Posted by: 18-1 at March 26, 2025 11:31 AM (t0Rmr)
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This is true with all laws.
Debate should start with a statement,
"Should we kill anyone who does not comply...:
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And if the answer is "no," then we don't need the law.
Should we kill someone for not wearing a seatbelt?
"There ought to be a law" must be followed by "enforced by men with guns."
The core competencies of governments is to kill (mostly their own) and break things (mostly their own).
It took near 200 years in this country, for there to be a majority coalition that believed government was a force for only good.
Endless evil has been wrought by those that brought us the 16th through the 19th Amendments.
Debate should start with a statement,
"Should we kill anyone who does not comply...:
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And if the answer is "no," then we don't need the law.
Should we kill someone for not wearing a seatbelt?
"There ought to be a law" must be followed by "enforced by men with guns."
The core competencies of governments is to kill (mostly their own) and break things (mostly their own).
It took near 200 years in this country, for there to be a majority coalition that believed government was a force for only good.
Endless evil has been wrought by those that brought us the 16th through the 19th Amendments.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 26, 2025 11:31 AM (ToHiZ)
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That sounds interesting. But I know all I need to know about the drafting and editing of the DoI from 1776./
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:20 AM (77rzZ)
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1776 > Moose Murders > Dance of the Vampires > Hamilton
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:20 AM (77rzZ)
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1776 > Moose Murders > Dance of the Vampires > Hamilton
Posted by: ShainS -- The Dissolution of The Autopen Empire at March 26, 2025 11:32 AM (do9CM)
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67 Nobody will punch Sean Hannity. Martial arts, hangs drywall in his spare time just to keep in shape, packs a Kimber. Just ask him, he'll tell you.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 26, 2025 11:32 AM (gm9Sb)
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BoLeste.
Wasn't Heston in that movie?
Wasn't Heston in that movie?
Posted by: Diogenes at March 26, 2025 11:32 AM (W/lyH)
Posted by: Danimal28 at March 26, 2025 11:32 AM (1E4GV)
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"Well, if it were for three RC East Timor students to come to the USA to learn engineering, it might be worthwhile."
If they displace American engineering students, fuck that shit.
If they displace American engineering students, fuck that shit.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:32 AM (5ACBR)
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!000x better then the French Revolution. They expected the right to happiness and if they thought you would get in the way of that then OFF WITH YOUR HEAD !!!
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at March 26, 2025 11:32 AM (VofaG)
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Yes, but a lot of people seem to mentally edit out the "pursuit" part, or confuse it with "possession."
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:30 AM (77rzZ)
Property and Life are the same.
You don't have a right to be alive and stay alive forever at all costs. But they can't kill you.
You don't have a right to property and possessions that aren't yours, but they can't take what's yours from you.
You don't have a right to be given happiness, but they can't stop you from trying.
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:30 AM (77rzZ)
Property and Life are the same.
You don't have a right to be alive and stay alive forever at all costs. But they can't kill you.
You don't have a right to property and possessions that aren't yours, but they can't take what's yours from you.
You don't have a right to be given happiness, but they can't stop you from trying.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 11:33 AM (KtIIi)
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The capital of Timor-Leste is Dili.
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:31 AM (77rzZ)
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Dilly Dilly!!
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:31 AM (77rzZ)
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Dilly Dilly!!
Posted by: Bud Light Guys at March 26, 2025 11:33 AM (1FWWQ)
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>>>In the grand scheme of things, this doesn't matter and there are far, far bigger things to fix before the question of whether a scholarship program for three students from Timor-Leste would reasonably come to the fore.
I disagree.
https://usdebtclock.org/
$36+ T is an existential threat to the U.S. and no amount is too small to cut. I don't care if it serves the national interest or not.
We can't afford it. Cut it all to the bone.
Where the bone is will be a sticking point. But this is or should be a starting point where every last dime needs to be justified against this existential threat.
I disagree.
https://usdebtclock.org/
$36+ T is an existential threat to the U.S. and no amount is too small to cut. I don't care if it serves the national interest or not.
We can't afford it. Cut it all to the bone.
Where the bone is will be a sticking point. But this is or should be a starting point where every last dime needs to be justified against this existential threat.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 26, 2025 11:33 AM (i24o9)
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Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 26, 2025 11:31 AM (ToHiZ)
This. Well said.
OT: sorry I missed the art thread. Just beautiful.
This. Well said.
OT: sorry I missed the art thread. Just beautiful.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 26, 2025 11:33 AM (/x6eu)
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If you haven't read it, I'd encourage you to pick up Pauline Maier's American Scripture, which is a study of Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration, the changes made by Adams, Franklin &c as well as the members of Congress and how the view of the document has altered over time.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 26, 2025 11:18 AM (Q0kLU)
MP4, I've just taken a look at this book on my Kindle. I'm picking it up now - it looks great. Thanks!
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 26, 2025 11:18 AM (Q0kLU)
MP4, I've just taken a look at this book on my Kindle. I'm picking it up now - it looks great. Thanks!
Posted by: Darrell Harris at March 26, 2025 11:33 AM (I4Sq0)
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Should we kill someone for not wearing a seatbelt?
Most people just can't think this way.
I was talking with a LIV about this and mentioned that I think the government has no right to mandate seatbelt wearing. And the response was "but you always wear one?!?"
Yes, because wearing a seat belt is a good choice. But the government shouldn't be arresting people for making dumb choices that only impact them directly.
Most people just can't think this way.
I was talking with a LIV about this and mentioned that I think the government has no right to mandate seatbelt wearing. And the response was "but you always wear one?!?"
Yes, because wearing a seat belt is a good choice. But the government shouldn't be arresting people for making dumb choices that only impact them directly.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 26, 2025 11:34 AM (t0Rmr)
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Sean Hannity should give my dojo a try.
Bow to your sensei!
Posted by: Rex Kwan Do at March 26, 2025 11:30 AM (PiwSw)
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The Foot Fist Way is superior.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:31 AM (GBKbO)
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Drunken Master FTW!
Bow to your sensei!
Posted by: Rex Kwan Do at March 26, 2025 11:30 AM (PiwSw)
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The Foot Fist Way is superior.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:31 AM (GBKbO)
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Drunken Master FTW!
Posted by: ShainS -- The Dissolution of The Autopen Empire at March 26, 2025 11:34 AM (do9CM)
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100 We can't afford it. Cut it all to the bone.
Where the bone is will be a sticking point. But this is or should be a starting point where every last dime needs to be justified against this existential threat.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 26, 2025 11:33 AM (i24o9)
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"No, the only way to cut is to cut big. We must start with Medicare. Also, cutting Medicare will destroy the nation and, more importantly, the GOP."
-The GOP
Where the bone is will be a sticking point. But this is or should be a starting point where every last dime needs to be justified against this existential threat.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 26, 2025 11:33 AM (i24o9)
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"No, the only way to cut is to cut big. We must start with Medicare. Also, cutting Medicare will destroy the nation and, more importantly, the GOP."
-The GOP
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:34 AM (GBKbO)
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https://tinyurl.com/ytk938f5
Well, they knew until you get to the bottom of the article.
Idiot Daily Mail click bait!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 26, 2025 11:26 AM (Te9F3)
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Interesting. The article mentions that the Ark was "stolen" and moved around. However, if it has a direct connection with the Almighty, it probably goes where *He* directs it. As the article also points out, legend says the Ark will open when the time is "right." Indicates a divine purpose at work here beyond the understanding of us mere mortals.
Well, they knew until you get to the bottom of the article.
Idiot Daily Mail click bait!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 26, 2025 11:26 AM (Te9F3)
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Interesting. The article mentions that the Ark was "stolen" and moved around. However, if it has a direct connection with the Almighty, it probably goes where *He* directs it. As the article also points out, legend says the Ark will open when the time is "right." Indicates a divine purpose at work here beyond the understanding of us mere mortals.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 26, 2025 11:35 AM (7fElN)
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Yeah, no one has had the right to pursue any old thing they think will make them happy, ever. If that were so, there would not be laws banning prostitution and various drugs. Life Liberty and Property makes much more sense. Most people don't want the gub'mint having the right to seize their Iphone, or their family heirlooms, car, land, or whatever.
Posted by: PaleRider at March 26, 2025 11:35 AM (CKOCg)
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Fenelon: you might find this interesting -
Frankincense has been studied in recent years, and found to be a quite effective mood elevator (and notable anti-cancer properties as well). I suppose there’s a reason it was an expensive gift back in the day.
Frankincense has been studied in recent years, and found to be a quite effective mood elevator (and notable anti-cancer properties as well). I suppose there’s a reason it was an expensive gift back in the day.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 26, 2025 11:35 AM (2AlIJ)
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I am sick and tired of being the world's overly generous grandpa. The recipients, almost to a man, spit on our hands that are feeding them. They hate us anyway.
We need to fight this foolish generosity closer to home also. My church supports a local charity up to it's gills and we recently found out they have supported a ex-con who is a repeat offender (murder) and have routinely pushed for his parole three different times. His parole(s) have been revoked three separate times. How about no more for you?!
F*ck that shit. We all need to spend wisely whether it be our personal charities or federal giveaways.
I am so done with this.
We need to fight this foolish generosity closer to home also. My church supports a local charity up to it's gills and we recently found out they have supported a ex-con who is a repeat offender (murder) and have routinely pushed for his parole three different times. His parole(s) have been revoked three separate times. How about no more for you?!
F*ck that shit. We all need to spend wisely whether it be our personal charities or federal giveaways.
I am so done with this.
Posted by: Tonypete at March 26, 2025 11:35 AM (cYBz/)
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Well, if it were for three RC East Timor students to come to the USA to learn engineering, it might be worthwhile.
They were here to study aeronautical engineering and civil engineering. Working to merge the two disciplines, so to speak.
They were here to study aeronautical engineering and civil engineering. Working to merge the two disciplines, so to speak.
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at March 26, 2025 11:35 AM (w9Wax)
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"No, the only way to cut is to cut big. We must start with Medicare. Also, cutting Medicare will destroy the nation and, more importantly, the GOP."
-The GOP
I still think Trump should try re-submitting Clinton's last budget. Adjust for inflation if you want (using the government's fake inflation numbers).
Make the FNM run around screaming Clinton's budget was racist, fascist, and sexist.
"No, the only way to cut is to cut big. We must start with Medicare. Also, cutting Medicare will destroy the nation and, more importantly, the GOP."
-The GOP
I still think Trump should try re-submitting Clinton's last budget. Adjust for inflation if you want (using the government's fake inflation numbers).
Make the FNM run around screaming Clinton's budget was racist, fascist, and sexist.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 26, 2025 11:36 AM (t0Rmr)
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Sean Hannity still uses Hai Karate aftershave, so there.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 26, 2025 11:36 AM (gm9Sb)
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I propose a Congressional Junket to Timor-Leste to see if ramping up educational aid is warranted. Also may find Earhart, Noonan, and the whole MH 370 crew and passengers cavorting in the surf. Has anyone looked?
Posted by: Your Grifting Betters at March 26, 2025 11:36 AM (G5+As)
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You're absolutely right, of course, the logic behind why we send cash to various people and places is non-existent. Other than the government act like its supply of cash is limitless.
In a sense it is.
I have a bigger problem when our cash is being used to send weapons and to kill overseas, but it's the same principle. Human life is cheap, money is endless, and we can fund you to go to school, or put dresses on your boys, or to murder you in your third world tents and huts.
There's no rhyme or reason to it, except people who run this country just do it. They get up in the morning, and fuck with the rest of the world, because they can.
In a sense it is.
I have a bigger problem when our cash is being used to send weapons and to kill overseas, but it's the same principle. Human life is cheap, money is endless, and we can fund you to go to school, or put dresses on your boys, or to murder you in your third world tents and huts.
There's no rhyme or reason to it, except people who run this country just do it. They get up in the morning, and fuck with the rest of the world, because they can.
Posted by: BurtTC at March 26, 2025 11:36 AM (dGCAG)
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Your people were so worried about see what they could do, they did not worry if they should.
- Bad approximation of an Ian Malcolm quote
- Bad approximation of an Ian Malcolm quote
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 26, 2025 11:36 AM (/x6eu)
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The Foot Fist Way is superior.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:31 AM (GBKbO)
The Proper Way is better still. Until you go broke tying silk ribbons to everything you own.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:31 AM (GBKbO)
The Proper Way is better still. Until you go broke tying silk ribbons to everything you own.
Posted by: Warai-otoko actually knows kung fu at March 26, 2025 11:36 AM (KtIIi)
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"Yes, but a lot of people seem to mentally edit out the "pursuit" part, or confuse it with "possession.""
There is no way to state a proposition that it won't be misunderstood by the stupid, and deliberately misconstrued by the malicious.
Most poorly worded proposition ever: "All men are created equal."
There is no way to state a proposition that it won't be misunderstood by the stupid, and deliberately misconstrued by the malicious.
Most poorly worded proposition ever: "All men are created equal."
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:37 AM (5ACBR)
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Meh. A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon, you're talking real money.
Posted by: Everett Dirksen at March 26, 2025 11:38 AM (a3Q+t)
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Other than the government act like its supply of cash is limitless.
Leftists implicitly believe this.
Even the ones that don't formally believe MMT means the government can just print as much as they want believe that the government can get infinite money from "taxing the rich". Note, not them, even if are actually rich, but you know those rich people that don't deserve it like people that run companies.
Leftists implicitly believe this.
Even the ones that don't formally believe MMT means the government can just print as much as they want believe that the government can get infinite money from "taxing the rich". Note, not them, even if are actually rich, but you know those rich people that don't deserve it like people that run companies.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 26, 2025 11:38 AM (t0Rmr)
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But the government shouldn't be arresting people for making dumb choices that only impact them directly.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 26, 2025 11:34 AM (t0Rmr)
If you don't wear your belt one day, get into an horrific accident that causes you massive injuries, my health insurance rates will go up, and you will probably be on some sort of government program for months or years.
If your bad choice costs me money, then I want a law. But if the costs are borne entirely by you...have at it!
Posted by: 18-1 at March 26, 2025 11:34 AM (t0Rmr)
If you don't wear your belt one day, get into an horrific accident that causes you massive injuries, my health insurance rates will go up, and you will probably be on some sort of government program for months or years.
If your bad choice costs me money, then I want a law. But if the costs are borne entirely by you...have at it!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 26, 2025 11:38 AM (L5An7)
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28 I would say that spreading MAGA across the world via foreign scholarships would be in our interest but unfortunately most American colleges just spread more anti-Americanism.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at March 26, 2025 11:12 AM (VofaG)
I know this is a little departure from what you are saying, but I'd posit to guess that the historical way that we exported our philosophy around the world was not via outlets like Voice of America or Radio Free Europe, or even by colleges, but by our consumer goods. McDonalds, Hollywood, gadgets and fashion - that is what created the desire to live like Americans, not education or philosophy. At the end of the day, people think with their hearts and stomachs, and not by their heads.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at March 26, 2025 11:12 AM (VofaG)
I know this is a little departure from what you are saying, but I'd posit to guess that the historical way that we exported our philosophy around the world was not via outlets like Voice of America or Radio Free Europe, or even by colleges, but by our consumer goods. McDonalds, Hollywood, gadgets and fashion - that is what created the desire to live like Americans, not education or philosophy. At the end of the day, people think with their hearts and stomachs, and not by their heads.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at March 26, 2025 11:38 AM (I4Sq0)
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The Timor-Leste example is why the federal government needs to be abolished. The federal government's duties are to protect our borders and to regulate interstate and international trade, as well as trade with the savage indian tribes. It says nothing about free handouts to Timor-Lestes or any other layabout group who wants free shit.
Posted by: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 at March 26, 2025 11:38 AM (ce5If)
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rough outing. Only won $8. Not a lot of guys showed up.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 26, 2025 11:08 AM (W/lyH)
You're scaring them away.
Let them take you once in a while
Posted by: OneEyedJack at March 26, 2025 11:27 AM (FCbAQ)
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Got to get 'em.while I can. You never know who won't be there next week.
Good idea though.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 26, 2025 11:08 AM (W/lyH)
You're scaring them away.
Let them take you once in a while
Posted by: OneEyedJack at March 26, 2025 11:27 AM (FCbAQ)
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Got to get 'em.while I can. You never know who won't be there next week.
Good idea though.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 26, 2025 11:38 AM (W/lyH)
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That IS a pretty long tongue...
Posted by: Not that I noticed or anything at March 26, 2025 11:20 AM
Very useful, after the spankings.
Posted by: Not that I noticed or anything at March 26, 2025 11:20 AM
Very useful, after the spankings.
Posted by: Sister Zoot, on behalf of the ladies of Castle Anthrax at March 26, 2025 11:39 AM (a3Q+t)
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If every person in America who thought "well isn't that nice" sent ten bucks to Dili, they'd have enough to send twenty kids to college.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 11:39 AM (KtIIi)
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"the historical way that we exported our philosophy around the world"
Espionage, Color revolutions. Assassinations. Bombs.
Espionage, Color revolutions. Assassinations. Bombs.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:39 AM (5ACBR)
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If your bad choice costs me money, then I want a law. But if the costs are borne entirely by you...have at it!
This is why libertarianism can't work with a social welfare system.
Because then the government will always just pay people for making bad choices and when the government starts funding bad choices we find out there are almost an infinite numbers of bad choices people can pursue.
This is why libertarianism can't work with a social welfare system.
Because then the government will always just pay people for making bad choices and when the government starts funding bad choices we find out there are almost an infinite numbers of bad choices people can pursue.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 26, 2025 11:39 AM (t0Rmr)
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If only National Geographic was still in business. They could pay teh Timori Wymmyns to walk around bare breasted and get photographed and we would be educated and happy about Timor.
Posted by: Pudinhead at March 26, 2025 11:40 AM (Hpgos)
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My guess is that China is also interested and the US government wants to ensure some people from Timor are friendly toward the US.
Posted by: PG at March 26, 2025 11:40 AM (9pKfS)
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Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 26, 2025 11:38 AM (L5An7)
Funny side note: I'm trying to get CutJibNewsletter on Spotify. I find it, but the last episode is back from July 2024. That's not the funny part, however. The funny part is the name of the podcast author listed:
Charles Brown
Funny side note: I'm trying to get CutJibNewsletter on Spotify. I find it, but the last episode is back from July 2024. That's not the funny part, however. The funny part is the name of the podcast author listed:
Charles Brown
Posted by: Darrell Harris at March 26, 2025 11:40 AM (I4Sq0)
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81 80 Until they lose an airplane.
Posted by: Don Lemon will find it
Captain suicide, not a black hole, dummy
i have an alibi
Posted by: captain suicide
Captain Caveman > Captain Suicide > New CaptainAmerica Gay Black Planet
Posted by: Don Lemon will find it
Captain suicide, not a black hole, dummy
i have an alibi
Posted by: captain suicide
Captain Caveman > Captain Suicide > New Captain
Posted by: Moron Math at March 26, 2025 11:40 AM (JCZqz)
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you can bastardize 'pursuit of happiness' but the obvious intent is what we, reasonable people see it as. Not some drug head saying heroin should be legal. Your pursuit of happiness should not be harmful to others.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at March 26, 2025 11:40 AM (VofaG)
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If every person in America who thought "well isn't that nice" sent ten bucks to Dili, they'd have enough to send twenty kids to college.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 11:39 AM (KtIIi)
***
Dilly Dilly!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 11:39 AM (KtIIi)
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Dilly Dilly!
Posted by: Bud Light Guys at March 26, 2025 11:40 AM (1FWWQ)
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The default position of humans is selfishness. It takes something Extra Ordinary to chip away at that. It can’t be helped, it’s baked in the cake. A lot of people don’t see it, don’t care, or just love it.
Posted by: tubal at March 26, 2025 11:41 AM (PCK5/)
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We need to fight this foolish generosity closer to home also. My church supports a local charity up to it's gills and we recently found out they have supported a ex-con who is a repeat offender (murder) and have routinely pushed for his parole three different times. His parole(s) have been revoked three separate times. How about no more for you?!
F*ck that shit. We all need to spend wisely whether it be our personal charities or federal giveaways.
I am so done with this.
Posted by: Tonypete at March 26, 2025 11:35 AM (cYBz/)
^^^^
THIS.
House of OCiS has been reevaluating our charitable giving, paring down where we feel is necessary. My money may not match what they get from Uncle Sam, but so be it.
We need to fight this foolish generosity closer to home also. My church supports a local charity up to it's gills and we recently found out they have supported a ex-con who is a repeat offender (murder) and have routinely pushed for his parole three different times. His parole(s) have been revoked three separate times. How about no more for you?!
F*ck that shit. We all need to spend wisely whether it be our personal charities or federal giveaways.
I am so done with this.
Posted by: Tonypete at March 26, 2025 11:35 AM (cYBz/)
^^^^
THIS.
House of OCiS has been reevaluating our charitable giving, paring down where we feel is necessary. My money may not match what they get from Uncle Sam, but so be it.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at March 26, 2025 11:41 AM (2AW7/)
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The capital of Timor-Leste is Dili.
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:31 AM (77rzZ)
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Dilly Dilly!!
Posted by: Bud Light Guys at March 26, 2025 11:33 AM (1FWWQ)
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You can't have both! You have to... pick a Dilly.
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 11:31 AM (77rzZ)
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Dilly Dilly!!
Posted by: Bud Light Guys at March 26, 2025 11:33 AM (1FWWQ)
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You can't have both! You have to... pick a Dilly.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 26, 2025 11:41 AM (Te9F3)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 26, 2025 11:41 AM (WxMUJ)
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The CIA knows where the Ark of the Covenant is:
Hell, I've seen it. It's right next to the relics of the Peking Man in some forsaken monster warehouse out in the swamp aboard Naval Weapons Station Charleston. There's a few pallets of replacement fenders for 1940 Plymouths also but that's not important right now.
Hell, I've seen it. It's right next to the relics of the Peking Man in some forsaken monster warehouse out in the swamp aboard Naval Weapons Station Charleston. There's a few pallets of replacement fenders for 1940 Plymouths also but that's not important right now.
Posted by: Tonypete at March 26, 2025 11:41 AM (cYBz/)
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126 "the historical way that we exported our philosophy around the world"
Espionage, Color revolutions. Assassinations. Bombs.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:39 AM (5ACBR)
I should have said 'successful' instead of 'historical'. Lord knows that we did all the things you listed, and none of them were ultimately successful.
Thanks, CIA!
Espionage, Color revolutions. Assassinations. Bombs.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:39 AM (5ACBR)
I should have said 'successful' instead of 'historical'. Lord knows that we did all the things you listed, and none of them were ultimately successful.
Thanks, CIA!
Posted by: Darrell Harris at March 26, 2025 11:41 AM (I4Sq0)
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"Yes, because wearing a seat belt is a good choice. But the government shouldn't be arresting people for making dumb choices that only impact them directly.
Posted by: 18-1"
When those laws first got started we were told there would never be fines/tickets and only be warning issued when stopped for another violation. I got two tickets a a couple years ago for my son and friend not having their belts on in back seat of our jeep, top was off and cop saw them.
Now they set up proudly roadblocks just for seat belt use. Screw the nanny state.
Posted by: 18-1"
When those laws first got started we were told there would never be fines/tickets and only be warning issued when stopped for another violation. I got two tickets a a couple years ago for my son and friend not having their belts on in back seat of our jeep, top was off and cop saw them.
Now they set up proudly roadblocks just for seat belt use. Screw the nanny state.
Posted by: Ripley at March 26, 2025 11:42 AM (GUOwU)
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"No, the only way to cut is to cut big. We must start with Medicare. Also, cutting Medicare will destroy the nation and, more importantly, the GOP."
-The GOP
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:34 AM (GBKbO)
I think it's even worse than that. No one is seriously talking about cutting SS and Medicare, but you have senile old Senators going out there, being asked the questions, and stumbling on their slobber to the point of allowing corporate media to say they are.
Enjoy your minority in '26, idiots.
-The GOP
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:34 AM (GBKbO)
I think it's even worse than that. No one is seriously talking about cutting SS and Medicare, but you have senile old Senators going out there, being asked the questions, and stumbling on their slobber to the point of allowing corporate media to say they are.
Enjoy your minority in '26, idiots.
Posted by: BurtTC at March 26, 2025 11:42 AM (dGCAG)
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If your bad choice costs me money, then I want a law. But if the costs are borne entirely by you...have at it!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 26, 2025 11:38 AM (L5An7)
Make it law adjacent? Call it a policy. Accident report states you weren't buckled? It goes on your record so the insurers all know and can act accordingly.
Criminal justice has no part to play in making things nice or efficient.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 26, 2025 11:38 AM (L5An7)
Make it law adjacent? Call it a policy. Accident report states you weren't buckled? It goes on your record so the insurers all know and can act accordingly.
Criminal justice has no part to play in making things nice or efficient.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 11:42 AM (KtIIi)
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With my luck, I'll get a no seatbelt ticket from a motorcycle cop.
Posted by: Sad Sack at March 26, 2025 11:42 AM (G5+As)
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122 The Timor-Leste example is why the federal government needs to be abolished. The federal government's duties are to protect our borders and to regulate interstate and international trade, as well as trade with the savage indian tribes. It says nothing about free handouts to Timor-Lestes or any other layabout group who wants free shit.
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Cargo Cults are an important constituency within the Empire of Ghettoes.
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Cargo Cults are an important constituency within the Empire of Ghettoes.
Posted by: Pudinhead at March 26, 2025 11:42 AM (Hpgos)
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Frankencense > Frankenstein
Posted by: Philosomoron at March 26, 2025 11:42 AM (a3Q+t)
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What is most offensive about the current debate over spending is:
Those that demand we continue this spending, for some amorphous, generalized "good," are lauded as the heros.
While those that demand the spending be for direct and specific "good," are derided as villains.
Billions for everyone else, nothing for Americans--burn Teslas!
Those that demand we continue this spending, for some amorphous, generalized "good," are lauded as the heros.
While those that demand the spending be for direct and specific "good," are derided as villains.
Billions for everyone else, nothing for Americans--burn Teslas!
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 26, 2025 11:42 AM (ToHiZ)
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Captain Oveur > Captain Dun > Captain Unger > Captain Caveman > Captain Suicide > New Captain America Gay Black Planet
Captain Oveur > Captain Dun > Captain Unger > Captain Caveman > Captain Suicide > New Captain America Gay Black Planet
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 26, 2025 11:43 AM (/x6eu)
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Yes, because wearing a seat belt is a good choice. But the government shouldn't be arresting people for making dumb choices that only impact them directly.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 26, 2025 11:34 AM (t0Rmr)
One can make the argument that a driver who is belted in is more likely to retain control of his vehicle in the event of a minor collision, and thereby prevent his vehicle from becoming an unguided missile careening around in traffic. I'm not suggesting this is a compelling argument, but it has some validity.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 26, 2025 11:34 AM (t0Rmr)
One can make the argument that a driver who is belted in is more likely to retain control of his vehicle in the event of a minor collision, and thereby prevent his vehicle from becoming an unguided missile careening around in traffic. I'm not suggesting this is a compelling argument, but it has some validity.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 26, 2025 11:43 AM (8zz6B)
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Posted by: Common Tater at March 26, 2025 11:35 AM (2AlIJ)
I've gotten rid of basal cell carcinoma with a combo of frankincense oil and oxygenated water. Not recommending it, just describing what worked for me.
I've gotten rid of basal cell carcinoma with a combo of frankincense oil and oxygenated water. Not recommending it, just describing what worked for me.
Posted by: kallisto at March 26, 2025 11:43 AM (dCxaZ)
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If you don't wear your belt one day, get into an horrific accident that causes you massive injuries, my health insurance rates will go up, and you will probably be on some sort of government program for months or years.
If your bad choice costs me money, then I want a law. But if the costs are borne entirely by you...have at it!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 26, 2025 11:38 AM
Ban left turns.
If your bad choice costs me money, then I want a law. But if the costs are borne entirely by you...have at it!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 26, 2025 11:38 AM
Ban left turns.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 26, 2025 11:43 AM (jc0TO)
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Frankencense > Frankenstein
Posted by: Philosomoron at March 26, 2025 11:42 AM (a3Q+t)
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> Frank n' beans
Posted by: Philosomoron at March 26, 2025 11:42 AM (a3Q+t)
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> Frank n' beans
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 26, 2025 11:43 AM (Te9F3)
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Charles Brown
Posted by: Darrell Harris at March 26, 2025 11:40 AM (I4Sq0)
Yup! I am amused too.
As for the other part? The feed is corrupted and I am too lazy to dig into it and find the error. We need to hire someone to make the site a bit more robust!
Our podcasts are always available at cutjibnewsletter.com!
Posted by: Darrell Harris at March 26, 2025 11:40 AM (I4Sq0)
Yup! I am amused too.
As for the other part? The feed is corrupted and I am too lazy to dig into it and find the error. We need to hire someone to make the site a bit more robust!
Our podcasts are always available at cutjibnewsletter.com!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 26, 2025 11:44 AM (L5An7)
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142 If your bad choice costs me money, then I want a law. But if the costs are borne entirely by you...have at it!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 26, 2025 11:38 AM (L5An7)
Make it law adjacent? Call it a policy. Accident report states you weren't buckled? It goes on your record so the insurers all know and can act accordingly.
Criminal justice has no part to play in making things nice or efficient.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 11:42 AM (KtIIi)
That's civil law, which is basically a set of rules for how disputes are settled.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 26, 2025 11:38 AM (L5An7)
Make it law adjacent? Call it a policy. Accident report states you weren't buckled? It goes on your record so the insurers all know and can act accordingly.
Criminal justice has no part to play in making things nice or efficient.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 11:42 AM (KtIIi)
That's civil law, which is basically a set of rules for how disputes are settled.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy's phone at March 26, 2025 11:44 AM (uY4jy)
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but you have senile old Senators going out there, being asked the questions, and stumbling on their slobber to the point of allowing corporate media to say they are.
Enjoy your minority in '26, idiots.
Posted by: BurtTC at March 26, 2025 11:42 AM
We prefer being in the minority. Less work, same cocktail parties.
Enjoy your minority in '26, idiots.
Posted by: BurtTC at March 26, 2025 11:42 AM
We prefer being in the minority. Less work, same cocktail parties.
Posted by: GOPe at March 26, 2025 11:44 AM (a3Q+t)
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Speaking of stupid government spending, I'm interested in how the RFK Jr. fight against our money paying for people to buy soda and crappy snacks plays out.
I think I saw somewhere it's estimated Big Cola rakes in 25% of their income via EBT cards.
The arguments for continuing to fund an unhealthy lifestyle should be amusing.
I think I saw somewhere it's estimated Big Cola rakes in 25% of their income via EBT cards.
The arguments for continuing to fund an unhealthy lifestyle should be amusing.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 26, 2025 11:44 AM (tT6L1)
Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 26, 2025 11:44 AM (jbnUc)
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SCOTUS upholds Biden and atf rules on "ghost gun kits" 7-2. Alito and Thomas of course.
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 26, 2025 11:45 AM (MGB5H)
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Orange-man and iron-man bad. Therefore whatever they say is good I must say is bad. /typical idiot liberal thinking.
Posted by: PaleRider at March 26, 2025 11:45 AM (CKOCg)
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Traffic violations are already kind of quasi-law in most states, aren't they?
Not criminal. Not civil. Still enforceable. I don't know much about it honestly. Does it rise to a full on third category of law?
Not criminal. Not civil. Still enforceable. I don't know much about it honestly. Does it rise to a full on third category of law?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 11:45 AM (KtIIi)
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The people of East Timor didn't want to be subjugated by the muslims from West Timor (or whatever it is called), even if it means they would be even poorer than if they remained part of Indonesia. Even if they are of the more 'moderate' variety that Indonesia is assumed to have. There is a lesson here.
But if the US is to provide any kind of aid to East Timor, it should be via a treaty, payments should go only to the East Timor treasury and annual audits provided by the govts o ensure payments are being directed according to the terms of the treaty. For transparency.
But if the US is to provide any kind of aid to East Timor, it should be via a treaty, payments should go only to the East Timor treasury and annual audits provided by the govts o ensure payments are being directed according to the terms of the treaty. For transparency.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 26, 2025 11:46 AM (Dv3i1)
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Maximizing happiness as perhaps the most important goal of an individual is Epicurean philosophy.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at March 26, 2025 11:46 AM (k5PtY)
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SCOTUS upholds Biden and atf rules on "ghost gun kits" 7-2. Alito and Thomas of course.
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 26, 2025 11:45 AM
Procedures were followed!
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 26, 2025 11:45 AM
Procedures were followed!
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 26, 2025 11:46 AM (jc0TO)
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One other interesting part of this is that there are some bad choices the government criminalizes like not wearing a seat belt or taking some drugs.
But then there are other bad choices like anonymous gay sex is celebrates...
But then there are other bad choices like anonymous gay sex is celebrates...
Posted by: 18-1 at March 26, 2025 11:46 AM (t0Rmr)
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I highly doubt any of that money made it to TL or to anyone from TL.
I'll bet anyone any amount of money that deep in the bowels of the colon of the rectum of the slimy asshole of the malignant oozing pustule that is the USA bureaucracy there are countless such "rounding errors" that nobody ever notices or questions, but in the aggregate is many many millions of dollars. It's all stolen and laundered.
Any takers on this bet?
I'll bet anyone any amount of money that deep in the bowels of the colon of the rectum of the slimy asshole of the malignant oozing pustule that is the USA bureaucracy there are countless such "rounding errors" that nobody ever notices or questions, but in the aggregate is many many millions of dollars. It's all stolen and laundered.
Any takers on this bet?
Posted by: Elric Blade at March 26, 2025 11:46 AM (iFTx/)
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Posted by: Darrell Harris at March 26, 2025 11:38 AM (I4Sq0)
I agree with you but leftist human nature being what it is, most of these people don't get the cause and effect that brought these things to their country. They can enjoy the fruits of America while still hating us. But there are those few that do get it and dream of coming to America.
I agree with you but leftist human nature being what it is, most of these people don't get the cause and effect that brought these things to their country. They can enjoy the fruits of America while still hating us. But there are those few that do get it and dream of coming to America.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at March 26, 2025 11:46 AM (VofaG)
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Not about Timor Leste but about funneling any and money to racist colleges and then to the fascist democrat party.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable at March 26, 2025 11:46 AM (17s+e)
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Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at March 26, 2025 11:41 AM (2AW7/)
Haven’t seen you for a while. It’s good to see youHow are you doing with the cancer treatments?
Haven’t seen you for a while. It’s good to see youHow are you doing with the cancer treatments?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 26, 2025 11:47 AM (WxMUJ)
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Tony Kinnett
@TheTonus
13h
Jeffrey Goldberg realizing his Houthi chat story prevents him from seeing the NEW group chat where JD Vance is sharing war plans to conquer Greenland on Friday.
@TheTonus
13h
Jeffrey Goldberg realizing his Houthi chat story prevents him from seeing the NEW group chat where JD Vance is sharing war plans to conquer Greenland on Friday.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 26, 2025 11:47 AM (D7oie)
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Most poorly worded proposition ever: "All men are created equal."
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:37 AM (5ACBR)
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Yeah, Jefferson really should have clarified that "all men are equal under God and the law."
Which is really what the meaning is, if you read the rest of the paragraph, but thanks to the modern tendency to distill and sloganize everything it now means "All Men, Women, and Gender-Confused, are equal and deserve equal outcomes."
Which has never existed in human history, even in the communist countries.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:37 AM (5ACBR)
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Yeah, Jefferson really should have clarified that "all men are equal under God and the law."
Which is really what the meaning is, if you read the rest of the paragraph, but thanks to the modern tendency to distill and sloganize everything it now means "All Men, Women, and Gender-Confused, are equal and deserve equal outcomes."
Which has never existed in human history, even in the communist countries.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 26, 2025 11:47 AM (6ydKt)
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Sean Hannity still uses Hai Karate aftershave, so there.
I thought he wore Sex Panther
It smells like a diaper full of Indian food!
I thought he wore Sex Panther
It smells like a diaper full of Indian food!
Posted by: Grapefruit LaCroix at March 26, 2025 11:47 AM (JEBHt)
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And it is that simple. If Biden had made a speech saying the country needs to cut spending on aid to foreign countries they would all have been saying "Yeah, we need to solve the homeless issue here before we give money for some East Timor student to attend a university"
Posted by: PaleRider at March 26, 2025 11:47 AM (CKOCg)
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Dems want to heads to roll for what was talked about in that Signal meeting Goldberg crashed. If anybody is punished it will be more than the entire Biden Afghanistan withdrawal debacle. Which was an actual military disaster, not some theoretical one that might have happened on one isolated mission. Not one Dem gave a damn about that but I am supposed to believe their phony outrage about this alleged breech of security?
Posted by: Ripley at March 26, 2025 11:48 AM (GUOwU)
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"Yes, because wearing a seat belt is a good choice. But the government shouldn't be arresting people for making dumb choices that only impact them directly.
Posted by: 18-1"
When those laws first got started we were told there would never be fines/tickets and only be warning issued when stopped for another violation. I got two tickets a a couple years ago for my son and friend not having their belts on in back seat of our jeep, top was off and cop saw them.
Now they set up proudly roadblocks just for seat belt use. Screw the nanny state.
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I generally respect (begrudgingly) law enforcement officers, but *despise* motorcycle cops because their entire existence is predicated on *robbing* citizens of their money via traffic ticketing.
Back in the old west, if a man on a horse (or two men on their horses) sat aside a trail and waited for the stage coach to come along so they could take their belongings, we'd call them *robbers*. And we'd probably send some men from town to teach them the error of their ways. But today, we're supposed to pretend those lying in wait alongside a trail are "officers"? Not me.
Posted by: 18-1"
When those laws first got started we were told there would never be fines/tickets and only be warning issued when stopped for another violation. I got two tickets a a couple years ago for my son and friend not having their belts on in back seat of our jeep, top was off and cop saw them.
Now they set up proudly roadblocks just for seat belt use. Screw the nanny state.
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I generally respect (begrudgingly) law enforcement officers, but *despise* motorcycle cops because their entire existence is predicated on *robbing* citizens of their money via traffic ticketing.
Back in the old west, if a man on a horse (or two men on their horses) sat aside a trail and waited for the stage coach to come along so they could take their belongings, we'd call them *robbers*. And we'd probably send some men from town to teach them the error of their ways. But today, we're supposed to pretend those lying in wait alongside a trail are "officers"? Not me.
Posted by: Crusader at March 26, 2025 11:48 AM (TN0g+)
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Traffic violations are already kind of quasi-law in most states, aren't they?
Not criminal. Not civil. Still enforceable. I don't know much about it honestly. Does it rise to a full on third category of law?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 11:45 AM (KtIIi)
Oh they'll throw your ass in jail for too many violations/ non payment.
Not criminal. Not civil. Still enforceable. I don't know much about it honestly. Does it rise to a full on third category of law?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 11:45 AM (KtIIi)
Oh they'll throw your ass in jail for too many violations/ non payment.
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 26, 2025 11:48 AM (MGB5H)
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This is why libertarianism can't work with a social welfare system.
Because then the government will always just pay people for making bad choices and when the government starts funding bad choices we find out there are almost an infinite numbers of bad choices people can pursue.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 26, 2025 11:39 AM (t0Rmr)
I'd sure like to try it the other way, just once.
Liberty without the forced "social welfare."
Because then the government will always just pay people for making bad choices and when the government starts funding bad choices we find out there are almost an infinite numbers of bad choices people can pursue.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 26, 2025 11:39 AM (t0Rmr)
I'd sure like to try it the other way, just once.
Liberty without the forced "social welfare."
Posted by: BurtTC at March 26, 2025 11:48 AM (dGCAG)
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The question is "why are we borrowing money we can't pay back, for someone else?"
Posted by: Darth Randall at March 26, 2025 11:48 AM (f1kZG)
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Great post Joe.
In all those posters and ads with Uncle Sam, he shoukd have been wearing a Santa hat.
Cool. On 'The Price is Right', this adorable blonde girl just won a car and is going to the Final Showcase. Good for her. She seems like the sweetest.
In all those posters and ads with Uncle Sam, he shoukd have been wearing a Santa hat.
Cool. On 'The Price is Right', this adorable blonde girl just won a car and is going to the Final Showcase. Good for her. She seems like the sweetest.
Posted by: Stateless...74% - mental state clawing up from 10% at March 26, 2025 11:48 AM (jvJvP)
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Procedures were followed!
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 26, 2025 11:46 AM
I know that it is preposterous for the ATF to ban the combined sale of 80% receivers and parts to finish the weapon when you can do it in two orders but, doesn't this help our cases that the Judiciary is not qualified to judge policy, however stupid it is?
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 26, 2025 11:46 AM
I know that it is preposterous for the ATF to ban the combined sale of 80% receivers and parts to finish the weapon when you can do it in two orders but, doesn't this help our cases that the Judiciary is not qualified to judge policy, however stupid it is?
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 26, 2025 11:48 AM (jc0TO)
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168 Tony Kinnett
@TheTonus
13h
Jeffrey Goldberg realizing his Houthi chat story prevents him from seeing the NEW group chat where JD Vance is sharing war plans to conquer Greenland on Friday.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 26, 2025 11:47 AM (D7oie)
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I love how this stupid story is going to enter the base firmware of why Trump is bad, and it's never going to make a lick of sense because no one will actually explain it.
@TheTonus
13h
Jeffrey Goldberg realizing his Houthi chat story prevents him from seeing the NEW group chat where JD Vance is sharing war plans to conquer Greenland on Friday.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 26, 2025 11:47 AM (D7oie)
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I love how this stupid story is going to enter the base firmware of why Trump is bad, and it's never going to make a lick of sense because no one will actually explain it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:48 AM (GBKbO)
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Senator McGriftt: Miss Lindsey, who is the fella wearing the top hat, frock coat, grass skirt and a bone through his nose out in the lobby?
Miss Lindsey: Oh, Senator, he is Mr. BoogaBoogaSwani from Timor Leste. He is inquiring about getting monies for college scholarships for poor children in his neck of the woods.
Senator McGriftt: Oh! He must be near Detroit. Send him in!
Miss Lindsey: Oh, Senator, he is Mr. BoogaBoogaSwani from Timor Leste. He is inquiring about getting monies for college scholarships for poor children in his neck of the woods.
Senator McGriftt: Oh! He must be near Detroit. Send him in!
Posted by: How It Goes Down at March 26, 2025 11:48 AM (ce5If)
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The best drug evah, Quaaludes, were banned. Our betters hate us.
Posted by: Pudinhead at March 26, 2025 11:48 AM (Hpgos)
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169 Most poorly worded proposition ever: "All men are created equal."
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:37 AM (5ACBR)
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Yeah, Jefferson really should have clarified that "all men are equal under God and the law."
Which is really what the meaning is, if you read the rest of the paragraph, but thanks to the modern tendency to distill and sloganize everything it now means "All Men, Women, and Gender-Confused, are equal and deserve equal outcomes."
Which has never existed in human history, even in the communist countries.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 26, 2025 11:47 AM (6ydKt)
And it refers to status at any rate, not capability.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:37 AM (5ACBR)
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Yeah, Jefferson really should have clarified that "all men are equal under God and the law."
Which is really what the meaning is, if you read the rest of the paragraph, but thanks to the modern tendency to distill and sloganize everything it now means "All Men, Women, and Gender-Confused, are equal and deserve equal outcomes."
Which has never existed in human history, even in the communist countries.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 26, 2025 11:47 AM (6ydKt)
And it refers to status at any rate, not capability.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy's phone at March 26, 2025 11:49 AM (uY4jy)
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I love how this stupid story is going to enter the base firmware of why Trump is bad, and it's never going to make a lick of sense because no one will actually explain it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:48 AM (GBKbO)
Didn't they release the full transcript to the public already?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:48 AM (GBKbO)
Didn't they release the full transcript to the public already?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 11:49 AM (KtIIi)
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Don’t even get me started on W. starting the idea of giving money to religious organizations that eventually turned all of these refugee charities into pipelines for illegals to get across the border.
Being King of the Hill ain’t all it’s cracked up to be after several decades.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 26, 2025 11:31 AM (6ydKt)
I'm beginning to think that the only one of W's ideas that made any sense was 'privatizing' Social Security. If we had found a legal way to invest those funds into the S&P, over the last twenty years the profits would have been enough to cover all retirement needs for decades, rather than where we are now. I'm still not sure how this would have worked, but the Dems made sure that we never had a conversation about it.
Being King of the Hill ain’t all it’s cracked up to be after several decades.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 26, 2025 11:31 AM (6ydKt)
I'm beginning to think that the only one of W's ideas that made any sense was 'privatizing' Social Security. If we had found a legal way to invest those funds into the S&P, over the last twenty years the profits would have been enough to cover all retirement needs for decades, rather than where we are now. I'm still not sure how this would have worked, but the Dems made sure that we never had a conversation about it.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at March 26, 2025 11:50 AM (I4Sq0)
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The arguments for continuing to fund an unhealthy lifestyle should be amusing.
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Consumer choice! Isn't that what you libertarians think?
Which is a stupid argument that I've heard already.
The taxpayers are forced to pay the piper so they should call the tune. You are free to buy sugary pseudo food items out of whatever you are able to earn for yourself.
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Consumer choice! Isn't that what you libertarians think?
Which is a stupid argument that I've heard already.
The taxpayers are forced to pay the piper so they should call the tune. You are free to buy sugary pseudo food items out of whatever you are able to earn for yourself.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 26, 2025 11:50 AM (Dv3i1)
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183 Didn't they release the full transcript to the public already?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 11:49 AM (KtIIi)
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I believe so, but it has not reduced at all the calls for Hegseth to resign for...reasons.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 11:49 AM (KtIIi)
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I believe so, but it has not reduced at all the calls for Hegseth to resign for...reasons.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:50 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 26, 2025 11:50 AM (Te9F3)
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Traffic violations are already kind of quasi-law in most states, aren't they?
Not criminal. Not civil. Still enforceable. I don't know much about it honestly. Does it rise to a full on third category of law?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 11:45 AM (KtIIi)
It is more like the HOA lane, somewhere between the legal concept of "blood money" and "usage fee"
Not criminal. Not civil. Still enforceable. I don't know much about it honestly. Does it rise to a full on third category of law?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 11:45 AM (KtIIi)
It is more like the HOA lane, somewhere between the legal concept of "blood money" and "usage fee"
Posted by: Kindltot at March 26, 2025 11:50 AM (D7oie)
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I actually know someone from Timor-Leste, who is exactly the kind of person whom these scholarships would have been directed towards if she was doing her schooling now (as opposed to ten years ago). She got help with her schooling costs from private giving, mostly from individuals or Christian churches. Which is exactly what could happen here. $43,200 would be a perfectly reasonable amount to raise from private charity: amounts in six or even seven figures have been raised via GiveSendGo before.
This is the U.S. government forcing people at gunpoint to give to charity, when it would be perfectly reasonable to ask people to give. If you went around asking people to contribute $100 to a scholarship for some deserving students, you'd need to find fewer than five hundred people to give. It's not that hard to get people to give $100 to a cause they believe in. So this is exactly the kind of government spending that SHOULD be replaced with private charity.
This is the U.S. government forcing people at gunpoint to give to charity, when it would be perfectly reasonable to ask people to give. If you went around asking people to contribute $100 to a scholarship for some deserving students, you'd need to find fewer than five hundred people to give. It's not that hard to get people to give $100 to a cause they believe in. So this is exactly the kind of government spending that SHOULD be replaced with private charity.
Posted by: Robin Munn at March 26, 2025 11:50 AM (lOjHg)
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>>> it has a population of around 1.5 million people and a GDP of around $6 billion, falling rapidly. It produces some oil and gas and has some apparently rapidly-collapsing native industries.
Ooh, sounds like a good spot for a color revolution! Quick, someone get the CIA on the line!
Ooh, sounds like a good spot for a color revolution! Quick, someone get the CIA on the line!
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 26, 2025 11:50 AM (uCjyK)
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Other than the government act like its supply of cash is limitless.
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Wait until you find out that that's because it is.
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Wait until you find out that that's because it is.
Posted by: ... at March 26, 2025 11:51 AM (G77jz)
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I could even tolerate these scholarships if the nefarious purpose was to infect them with values and ideals antithetical to the local junta with the goal of destabilizing their homeland.
Instead, they're inoculated with the "absolute moral authority" of the "oppressed" and they return to their homeland to lob endless attacks of the evils of America and its alleged imperialism, shielded by their skin color and lauded by the American left as urgent voices of importance and weight.
Thus, we get stabbed from the front and the back for sharing our treasure.
Instead, they're inoculated with the "absolute moral authority" of the "oppressed" and they return to their homeland to lob endless attacks of the evils of America and its alleged imperialism, shielded by their skin color and lauded by the American left as urgent voices of importance and weight.
Thus, we get stabbed from the front and the back for sharing our treasure.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 26, 2025 11:51 AM (ToHiZ)
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Most poorly worded proposition ever: "All men are created equal."
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:37 AM (5ACBR)
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Yeah, Jefferson really should have clarified that "all men are equal under God and the law."
I don't see that as necessary. I thought it was understood that God created man.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:37 AM (5ACBR)
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Yeah, Jefferson really should have clarified that "all men are equal under God and the law."
I don't see that as necessary. I thought it was understood that God created man.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at March 26, 2025 11:51 AM (VofaG)
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Some guy surreptitiously eavesdrops on a private conversation... that's illegal most places. An official government conversation? Even more illegal. A conversation about national defense?
There's a different word for that.
There's a different word for that.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 11:51 AM (KtIIi)
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191 Other than the government act like its supply of cash is limitless.
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Wait until you find out that that's because it is.
Posted by: ... at March 26, 2025 11:51 AM (G77jz)
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Asymptotic regarding value, though.
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Wait until you find out that that's because it is.
Posted by: ... at March 26, 2025 11:51 AM (G77jz)
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Asymptotic regarding value, though.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:51 AM (GBKbO)
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189 I actually know someone from Timor-Leste, who is exactly the kind of person whom these scholarships would have been directed towards if she was doing her schooling now (as opposed to ten years ago).
Posted by: Robin Munn at March 26, 2025 11:50 AM (lOjHg)
Shouldn't spots in American universities be held for Americans, not Timor-Lesteians?
Aren't there millions of Americans deserving of your charity and scholarship money?
Posted by: Robin Munn at March 26, 2025 11:50 AM (lOjHg)
Shouldn't spots in American universities be held for Americans, not Timor-Lesteians?
Aren't there millions of Americans deserving of your charity and scholarship money?
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 26, 2025 11:51 AM (uCjyK)
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"Didn't they release the full transcript to the public already?"
Goldberg is going to keep leaking tidbits he's held back. He'll string it out for weeks.
It was a stupid fuckup. An own-goal. A gift to the left.
Goldberg is going to keep leaking tidbits he's held back. He'll string it out for weeks.
It was a stupid fuckup. An own-goal. A gift to the left.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:52 AM (5ACBR)
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‘ You can't have both! You have to... pick a Dilly.’
Gotta go to Piccadilly, got to
Pick a dilly of a day to do it on -
Get a room on the Buckingham beat,
Go to King's Row, pick me up a nice real sweet
Girl!
Gotta go to Piccadilly, got to
Pick a dilly of a day to do it on -
Get a room on the Buckingham beat,
Go to King's Row, pick me up a nice real sweet
Girl!
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 26, 2025 11:52 AM (Q0kLU)
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Frankincense has been studied in recent years, and found to be a quite effective mood elevator (and notable anti-cancer properties as well).
Posted by: Common Tater
Aka, boswellia serrata. Easily available from many nutraceutical firms.
Posted by: Common Tater
Aka, boswellia serrata. Easily available from many nutraceutical firms.
Posted by: SFGoth at March 26, 2025 11:52 AM (KAi1n)
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197 "Didn't they release the full transcript to the public already?"
Goldberg is going to keep leaking tidbits he's held back. He'll string it out for weeks.
It was a stupid fuckup. An own-goal. A gift to the left.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:52 AM (5ACBR)
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It's inside the beltway bullshit that will reach no further than political addicts like us and matter not at all for any election ever.
Goldberg is going to keep leaking tidbits he's held back. He'll string it out for weeks.
It was a stupid fuckup. An own-goal. A gift to the left.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:52 AM (5ACBR)
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It's inside the beltway bullshit that will reach no further than political addicts like us and matter not at all for any election ever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:52 AM (GBKbO)
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I believe so, but it has not reduced at all the calls for Hegseth to resign for...reasons.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:50 AM (GBKbO)
So fake... *and* gay?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:50 AM (GBKbO)
So fake... *and* gay?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 11:53 AM (KtIIi)
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When those laws first got started we were told there would never be fines/tickets and only be warning issued when stopped for another violation.
Posted by: Ripley at March 26, 2025 11:42 AM (GUOwU
I remember that as well. I always am belted on the freeway, but hate someone telling me to wear one edp if I'm stuck in traffic.
Posted by: Ripley at March 26, 2025 11:42 AM (GUOwU
I remember that as well. I always am belted on the freeway, but hate someone telling me to wear one edp if I'm stuck in traffic.
Posted by: Rex B at March 26, 2025 11:53 AM (bhV/D)
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Jeffrey Goldberg realizing his Houthi chat story prevents him from seeing the NEW group chat where JD Vance is sharing war plans to conquer Greenland on Friday.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 26, 2025 11:47 AM (D7oie)
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I love how this stupid story is going to enter the base firmware of why Trump is bad, and it's never going to make a lick of sense because no one will actually explain it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:48 AM (GBKbO)
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Yea. It might stimulate some DU types to get off their filthy, vomit-stained couches to shake their fists at the ceiling. But otherwise it won't rise to the level of background noise in the 10 year sewer cacophony of "Orange Man Bad" that 90% of people stopped paying attention to 8 years ago.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 26, 2025 11:47 AM (D7oie)
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I love how this stupid story is going to enter the base firmware of why Trump is bad, and it's never going to make a lick of sense because no one will actually explain it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:48 AM (GBKbO)
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Yea. It might stimulate some DU types to get off their filthy, vomit-stained couches to shake their fists at the ceiling. But otherwise it won't rise to the level of background noise in the 10 year sewer cacophony of "Orange Man Bad" that 90% of people stopped paying attention to 8 years ago.
Posted by: Elric Blade at March 26, 2025 11:53 AM (iFTx/)
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I'm not an addict. I can quit any time I want!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 26, 2025 11:53 AM (/x6eu)
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I'm beginning to think that the only one of W's ideas that made any sense was 'privatizing' Social Security. If we had found a legal way to invest those funds into the S&P, over the last twenty years the profits would have been enough to cover all retirement needs for decades, rather than where we are now. I'm still not sure how this would have worked, but the Dems made sure that we never had a conversation about it.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at March 26, 2025 11:50 AM (I4Sq0)
Yes, because if there's one group of people who we can trust to wisely handle our money in an attempt to maximize our retirements, its Blackrock, Vanguard, State Street and the rest of the crew over on Wall street.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at March 26, 2025 11:50 AM (I4Sq0)
Yes, because if there's one group of people who we can trust to wisely handle our money in an attempt to maximize our retirements, its Blackrock, Vanguard, State Street and the rest of the crew over on Wall street.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 26, 2025 11:53 AM (uCjyK)
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The taxpayers are forced to pay the piper so they should call the tune. You are free to buy sugary pseudo food items out of whatever you are able to earn for yourself.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 26, 2025 11:50 AM (Dv3i1)
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Most eye opening experience I ever had: Working at a convenience store. The EBT machine didn't work. People would shrug and pay cash. Same thing happened when you told them booze and cigarettes couldn't be put on the card.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 26, 2025 11:50 AM (Dv3i1)
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Most eye opening experience I ever had: Working at a convenience store. The EBT machine didn't work. People would shrug and pay cash. Same thing happened when you told them booze and cigarettes couldn't be put on the card.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 26, 2025 11:53 AM (tT6L1)
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201 I believe so, but it has not reduced at all the calls for Hegseth to resign for...reasons.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:50 AM (GBKbO)
So fake... *and* gay?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 11:53 AM (KtIIi)
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The best part is that Europe has realized that the upper echelons of the executive branch literally hate them.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:50 AM (GBKbO)
So fake... *and* gay?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 11:53 AM (KtIIi)
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The best part is that Europe has realized that the upper echelons of the executive branch literally hate them.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:53 AM (GBKbO)
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Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:48 AM (GBKbO)
They do scandals like Whitewater and Ukraine that are impossible to explain to the average idiot in less than 20 days, meanwhile they make up stuff like TRUMP LEAK WAR PLAN RAAAR and it works exceedingly well on dummies.
They do scandals like Whitewater and Ukraine that are impossible to explain to the average idiot in less than 20 days, meanwhile they make up stuff like TRUMP LEAK WAR PLAN RAAAR and it works exceedingly well on dummies.
Posted by: ... at March 26, 2025 11:53 AM (G77jz)
Posted by: Rev Wishbone at March 26, 2025 11:54 AM (fY84s)
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203 Yea. It might stimulate some DU types to get off their filthy, vomit-stained couches to shake their fists at the ceiling. But otherwise it won't rise to the level of background noise in the 10 year sewer cacophony of "Orange Man Bad" that 90% of people stopped paying attention to 8 years ago.
Posted by: Elric Blade at March 26, 2025 11:53 AM (iFTx/)
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It feels like a conspiratorial effort to get Trump to treat Hegseth like he treated Flynn.
Posted by: Elric Blade at March 26, 2025 11:53 AM (iFTx/)
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It feels like a conspiratorial effort to get Trump to treat Hegseth like he treated Flynn.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:54 AM (GBKbO)
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175 This is why libertarianism can't work with a social welfare system.
Because then the government will always just pay people for making bad choices and when the government starts funding bad choices we find out there are almost an infinite numbers of bad choices people can pursue.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 26, 2025 11:39 AM (t0Rmr)
I'd sure like to try it the other way, just once.
Liberty without the forced "social welfare."
Posted by: BurtTC at March 26, 2025 11:48 AM (dGCAG)
It depends on how morally healthy the society is. Works fine if healthy, rapidly shifts towards more central control if not. The full spectrum from anarchy to extreme authoritarianism has been tried, high autonomy conditions require people to follow a lot of rules voluntarily.
Because then the government will always just pay people for making bad choices and when the government starts funding bad choices we find out there are almost an infinite numbers of bad choices people can pursue.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 26, 2025 11:39 AM (t0Rmr)
I'd sure like to try it the other way, just once.
Liberty without the forced "social welfare."
Posted by: BurtTC at March 26, 2025 11:48 AM (dGCAG)
It depends on how morally healthy the society is. Works fine if healthy, rapidly shifts towards more central control if not. The full spectrum from anarchy to extreme authoritarianism has been tried, high autonomy conditions require people to follow a lot of rules voluntarily.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy's phone at March 26, 2025 11:54 AM (uY4jy)
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‘ Didn't they release the full transcript to the public already?’
If I were them, I’d say it was a dummy package they left on the porch to see which dummy picked it up and ran with it.
Thank you for helping us find the leak, Mr Goldberg.
‘ Didn't they release the full transcript to the public already?’
If I were them, I’d say it was a dummy package they left on the porch to see which dummy picked it up and ran with it.
Thank you for helping us find the leak, Mr Goldberg.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 26, 2025 11:54 AM (jbnUc)
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It's inside the beltway bullshit that will reach no further than political addicts like us and matter not at all for any election ever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:52 AM (GBKbO)
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My thoughts exactly. Very much "inside baseball."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:52 AM (GBKbO)
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My thoughts exactly. Very much "inside baseball."
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 26, 2025 11:55 AM (tT6L1)
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9 Timor-Leste is to the east of Timor-Balti.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:05 AM (5ACBR)
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Ah, the East of Java gambit.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:05 AM (5ACBR)
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Ah, the East of Java gambit.
Posted by: Ciampino - one launch done today at March 26, 2025 11:55 AM (sPQoU)
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One can make the argument that a driver who is belted in is more likely to retain control of his vehicle in the event of a minor collision, and thereby prevent his vehicle from becoming an unguided missile careening around in traffic. I'm not suggesting this is a compelling argument, but it has some validity.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 26, 2025 11:43 AM (8zz6B)
I wonder what would happen if insurance companies were allowed to not pay out claims for people who are violating the law when they have an accident.
No seatbelt? No cash. Speeding? Your problem, buddy.
Imagine all the insurance company execs (and agents) who will be gunned down in the street...
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 26, 2025 11:43 AM (8zz6B)
I wonder what would happen if insurance companies were allowed to not pay out claims for people who are violating the law when they have an accident.
No seatbelt? No cash. Speeding? Your problem, buddy.
Imagine all the insurance company execs (and agents) who will be gunned down in the street...
Posted by: BurtTC at March 26, 2025 11:55 AM (dGCAG)
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I could really use $40K myself, and I don't think I would say, "Nah, send it overseas somewhere. I'm just that generous."
Of course, it isn't their money they're sending.
Of course, it isn't their money they're sending.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 26, 2025 11:55 AM (WPL6O)
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It's inside the beltway bullshit that will reach no further than political addicts like us and matter not at all for any election ever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:52 AM (GBKbO)
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Democrats seem bound and determined to make "fetch" a thing.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:52 AM (GBKbO)
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Democrats seem bound and determined to make "fetch" a thing.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 26, 2025 11:56 AM (tT6L1)
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Is that anywhere near Timbuktu?
I wonder how many scholarships end up in Timbuktu.
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You can't get to heaven on roller skates
You can't take a taxicab to Timbuktu
Life is hard.
I wonder how many scholarships end up in Timbuktu.
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You can't get to heaven on roller skates
You can't take a taxicab to Timbuktu
Life is hard.
Posted by: Crusader at March 26, 2025 11:56 AM (TN0g+)
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208 They do scandals like Whitewater and Ukraine that are impossible to explain to the average idiot in less than 20 days, meanwhile they make up stuff like TRUMP LEAK WAR PLAN RAAAR and it works exceedingly well on dummies.
Posted by: ... at March 26, 2025 11:53 AM (G77jz)
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It'll be forgotten in a month, only brought up by DU wondering why America doesn't understand the depth of tyranny and treason when some meaningless special election goes a way they didn't want.
Posted by: ... at March 26, 2025 11:53 AM (G77jz)
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It'll be forgotten in a month, only brought up by DU wondering why America doesn't understand the depth of tyranny and treason when some meaningless special election goes a way they didn't want.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:56 AM (GBKbO)
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"East Timor. Is that anywhere near Timbuktu?"
They are distant. That's why USAID was funding maglev development between the two countries.
They are distant. That's why USAID was funding maglev development between the two countries.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:56 AM (5ACBR)
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Traffic violations are already kind of quasi-law in most states, aren't they?
Not criminal. Not civil. Still enforceable. I don't know much about it honestly. Does it rise to a full on third category of law?
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Yup. Criminal law.
The Supreme Court ruled traffic violations are criminal law violations when they ruled that the cop had the authority to arrest that women in Texas because she wasn't wearing her seatbelt.
So yeah. The left's recent formation that illegal aliens only committed a "civil violation, like a traffic ticket" not a criminal violation is ... stupid.
As is all the things the left says.
Not criminal. Not civil. Still enforceable. I don't know much about it honestly. Does it rise to a full on third category of law?
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Yup. Criminal law.
The Supreme Court ruled traffic violations are criminal law violations when they ruled that the cop had the authority to arrest that women in Texas because she wasn't wearing her seatbelt.
So yeah. The left's recent formation that illegal aliens only committed a "civil violation, like a traffic ticket" not a criminal violation is ... stupid.
As is all the things the left says.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 26, 2025 11:56 AM (ToHiZ)
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Democrats seem bound and determined to make "fetch" a thing.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 26, 2025 11:56 AM (tT6L1)
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Everything DC makes a deal about they're trying to make into the next Watergate.
Almost never anything they hype up becomes the next Watergate.
Democrats seem bound and determined to make "fetch" a thing.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 26, 2025 11:56 AM (tT6L1)
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Everything DC makes a deal about they're trying to make into the next Watergate.
Almost never anything they hype up becomes the next Watergate.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:56 AM (GBKbO)
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Miss me yet?
Posted by: Carly Fiorina at March 26, 2025 11:57 AM (a3Q+t)
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Urban acoustics suck. There's some kind of protest going on outside, but I have no idea what they're babbling about.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 26, 2025 11:57 AM (hOk1M)
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Oh they'll throw your ass in jail for too many violations/ non payment.
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That hasn't been my experience, gringo.
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That hasn't been my experience, gringo.
Posted by: Illegal Alien in Sanctuary City at March 26, 2025 11:57 AM (Dv3i1)
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Even Watergate wasn't Watergate.
Posted by: ... at March 26, 2025 11:57 AM (G77jz)
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It's inside the beltway bullshit that will reach no further than political addicts like us and matter not at all for any election ever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:52 AM (GBKbO)
I'm usually a "call out both sides of the uniparty and their deep state puppeteers" kind of guy, and I have to say -- I'm finding it hard to care.
Yes, it shows a complete lack of common sense to be accidentally adding journalists to your signal chats. And if one of my underlings did that, they'd be in a lot of trouble.
But at the same time, I've had opposing counsel cc me on emails meant for their client. It happens. Gotta be gentlemanly about it.
Should top government officials be using signal to talk? No, absolutely not. There are records laws for a reason. Have we been told that its normal, common practice and everyone in government does it going back to Obamas time in office (not to mention HRC's homebrew server)? Yes. So I mean... it's wrong, but I'm not going to act selectively outraged here.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:52 AM (GBKbO)
I'm usually a "call out both sides of the uniparty and their deep state puppeteers" kind of guy, and I have to say -- I'm finding it hard to care.
Yes, it shows a complete lack of common sense to be accidentally adding journalists to your signal chats. And if one of my underlings did that, they'd be in a lot of trouble.
But at the same time, I've had opposing counsel cc me on emails meant for their client. It happens. Gotta be gentlemanly about it.
Should top government officials be using signal to talk? No, absolutely not. There are records laws for a reason. Have we been told that its normal, common practice and everyone in government does it going back to Obamas time in office (not to mention HRC's homebrew server)? Yes. So I mean... it's wrong, but I'm not going to act selectively outraged here.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 26, 2025 11:58 AM (uCjyK)
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Urban acoustics suck. There's some kind of protest going on outside, but I have no idea what they're babbling about.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 26, 2025 11:57 AM (hOk1M)
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Have you considered Miracle Ear?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 26, 2025 11:57 AM (hOk1M)
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Have you considered Miracle Ear?
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 26, 2025 11:58 AM (tT6L1)
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I wish we would stop sending Federal dollars to Universities that have billions in endowment funds.
What kind of craziness is that.
What kind of craziness is that.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at March 26, 2025 11:58 AM (VofaG)
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Chuck Martel at March 26, 2025 11:50 AM (Dv3i1)
Tell me you don't actually understand libertarian theory without telling me you don't understand libertarian theory.
except I understand your take, it is attempting to pile hate on a competitive theory, and prevent defection from "your" side. It is tribalism.
And now you are thinking, "I am rational, not tribal! Those people don't follow the rules I follow! They must be forced to follow the rules, there must be consequences!"
and, that is why you don't understand libertarian concepts.
Tell me you don't actually understand libertarian theory without telling me you don't understand libertarian theory.
except I understand your take, it is attempting to pile hate on a competitive theory, and prevent defection from "your" side. It is tribalism.
And now you are thinking, "I am rational, not tribal! Those people don't follow the rules I follow! They must be forced to follow the rules, there must be consequences!"
and, that is why you don't understand libertarian concepts.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 26, 2025 11:58 AM (D7oie)
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The jukin household used to fund these charities: United way, Red Cross, and Salvation Army.
United Way said they wouldn’t fund the BSA because of fans. So we quit funding US.
The Red Cross then took my donations for9/11 and spend them on something other than the 9/11 victims. So we quit funding the RC.
That left the Salvation Army which always got a majority because of their high pass through rate as the biggest sole charity. Then the SA called me names for being conservative so SA was cutoff.
Now we spend those donations on classic cars, guns, and fun.
United Way said they wouldn’t fund the BSA because of fans. So we quit funding US.
The Red Cross then took my donations for9/11 and spend them on something other than the 9/11 victims. So we quit funding the RC.
That left the Salvation Army which always got a majority because of their high pass through rate as the biggest sole charity. Then the SA called me names for being conservative so SA was cutoff.
Now we spend those donations on classic cars, guns, and fun.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable at March 26, 2025 11:59 AM (17s+e)
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Yea. It might stimulate some DU types to get off their filthy, vomit-stained couches to shake their fists at the ceiling. But otherwise it won't rise to the level of background noise in the 10 year sewer cacophony of "Orange Man Bad" that 90% of people stopped paying attention to 8 years ago.
Posted by: Elric Blade at March 26, 2025 11:53 AM (iFTx/)
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It feels like a conspiratorial effort to get Trump to treat Hegseth like he treated Flynn.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:54 AM (GBKbO)
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Maybe, but Hegseth's role in this isn't clear -- and neither is anyone's -- and nobody cares enough about this fart in a hurricane to dig any deeper.
I also think it telling that this manufactured scandal pops up just as Trump is chopping up the Deep State like a fantasy action hero with Stormbringer in one hand, Mournblade in the other, Blackrazor in his teeth, and the Sword of Kas hanging out his asshole. The "horror-horror" of the dismantling of the Deep State obviously isn't resonating enough. So more shit gets thrown against the wall.
Posted by: Elric Blade at March 26, 2025 11:53 AM (iFTx/)
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It feels like a conspiratorial effort to get Trump to treat Hegseth like he treated Flynn.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:54 AM (GBKbO)
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Maybe, but Hegseth's role in this isn't clear -- and neither is anyone's -- and nobody cares enough about this fart in a hurricane to dig any deeper.
I also think it telling that this manufactured scandal pops up just as Trump is chopping up the Deep State like a fantasy action hero with Stormbringer in one hand, Mournblade in the other, Blackrazor in his teeth, and the Sword of Kas hanging out his asshole. The "horror-horror" of the dismantling of the Deep State obviously isn't resonating enough. So more shit gets thrown against the wall.
Posted by: Elric Blade at March 26, 2025 11:59 AM (iFTx/)
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I'm beginning to think that the only one of W's ideas that made any sense was 'privatizing' Social Security. If we had found a legal way to invest those funds into the S&P, over the last twenty years the profits would have been enough to cover all retirement needs for decades, rather than where we are now. I'm still not sure how this would have worked, but the Dems made sure that we never had a conversation about it.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at March 26, 2025 11:50 AM (I4Sq0)
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That's basically what Chile did with their retirement system and it worked for them really well for a long time.
However, last I heard about it the left there took power and is trying, or has already succeeded in turning it back to a government run pay-as-you-go system like ours.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at March 26, 2025 11:50 AM (I4Sq0)
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That's basically what Chile did with their retirement system and it worked for them really well for a long time.
However, last I heard about it the left there took power and is trying, or has already succeeded in turning it back to a government run pay-as-you-go system like ours.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 26, 2025 11:59 AM (6ydKt)
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I'd like to get a $40K scholarship and be sent to the Caribbean for a semester where I study the economic impact of sitting my ass under a coconut tree on the beach all day sipping umbrella drinks and smoking cigars.
I'm guessing it'll be pretty much the same ROI as those Timor-Leste scholarships.
I'm guessing it'll be pretty much the same ROI as those Timor-Leste scholarships.
Posted by: Grapefruit LaCroix at March 26, 2025 11:59 AM (JEBHt)
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227 Should top government officials be using signal to talk? No, absolutely not. There are records laws for a reason. Have we been told that its normal, common practice and everyone in government does it going back to Obamas time in office (not to mention HRC's homebrew server)? Yes. So I mean... it's wrong, but I'm not going to act selectively outraged here.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 26, 2025 11:58 AM (uCjyK)
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The Biden administration approved Signal for government comms.
This is well below HRC's email server. This is...the government using an approved contractor for its intended purpose.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 26, 2025 11:58 AM (uCjyK)
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The Biden administration approved Signal for government comms.
This is well below HRC's email server. This is...the government using an approved contractor for its intended purpose.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:59 AM (GBKbO)
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Goldberg is going to keep leaking tidbits he's held back. He'll string it out for weeks.
It was a stupid fuckup. An own-goal. A gift to the left.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:52 AM (5ACBR)
I would have preferred not to know anything about this story, but felt the need to read up on it.
Yeah, whatever your defense is for what happened, you're wrong. Whoever let him in is either a complete idiot, or a traitor to Team Trump. Or both.
But the bigger questions are, how did nobody notice he was there, and what the Fing F are you doing talking about this shit on an app?
It was a stupid fuckup. An own-goal. A gift to the left.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:52 AM (5ACBR)
I would have preferred not to know anything about this story, but felt the need to read up on it.
Yeah, whatever your defense is for what happened, you're wrong. Whoever let him in is either a complete idiot, or a traitor to Team Trump. Or both.
But the bigger questions are, how did nobody notice he was there, and what the Fing F are you doing talking about this shit on an app?
Posted by: BurtTC at March 26, 2025 12:00 PM (dGCAG)
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Thx Joe. The Australians should help East Timor. It was their troops that helped it become independent.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 26, 2025 12:00 PM (rsgUv)
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Have you considered Miracle Ear?
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 26, 2025 11:58 AM
Then I might be able to hear these fools.
I heard "set them free" so it's probably a pro-illegal alien protest.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 26, 2025 11:58 AM
Then I might be able to hear these fools.
I heard "set them free" so it's probably a pro-illegal alien protest.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 26, 2025 12:00 PM (hOk1M)
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232 Maybe, but Hegseth's role in this isn't clear -- and neither is anyone's -- and nobody cares enough about this fart in a hurricane to dig any deeper.
I also think it telling that this manufactured scandal pops up just as Trump is chopping up the Deep State like a fantasy action hero with Stormbringer in one hand, Mournblade in the other, Blackrazor in his teeth, and the Sword of Kas hanging out his asshole. The "horror-horror" of the dismantling of the Deep State obviously isn't resonating enough. So more shit gets thrown against the wall.
Posted by: Elric Blade at March 26, 2025 11:59 AM (iFTx/)
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I think they'd take any scalp, but Warren going on about how Hegseth needs to resign for several days says that Hegseth is the stretch goal.
I also think it telling that this manufactured scandal pops up just as Trump is chopping up the Deep State like a fantasy action hero with Stormbringer in one hand, Mournblade in the other, Blackrazor in his teeth, and the Sword of Kas hanging out his asshole. The "horror-horror" of the dismantling of the Deep State obviously isn't resonating enough. So more shit gets thrown against the wall.
Posted by: Elric Blade at March 26, 2025 11:59 AM (iFTx/)
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I think they'd take any scalp, but Warren going on about how Hegseth needs to resign for several days says that Hegseth is the stretch goal.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 12:00 PM (GBKbO)
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But the bigger questions are, how did nobody notice he was there, and what the Fing F are you doing talking about this shit on an app?
Posted by: BurtTC at March 26, 2025 12:00 PM (dGCAG)
"How did nobody notice"?
You assume they didn't notice.
Posted by: BurtTC at March 26, 2025 12:00 PM (dGCAG)
"How did nobody notice"?
You assume they didn't notice.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 12:01 PM (KtIIi)
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I wonder what would happen if insurance companies were allowed to not pay out claims for people who are violating the law when they have an accident.
No seatbelt? No cash. Speeding? Your problem, buddy.
Imagine all the insurance company execs (and agents) who will be gunned down in the street...
Posted by: BurtTC at March 26, 2025 11:55 AM (dGCAG)
There is such a thing as "contributory negligence", that can be used to reduce the size of a damage award in insurance cases. I suspect the cost of litigating it would often exceed the cost of simply paying out the full claim.
No seatbelt? No cash. Speeding? Your problem, buddy.
Imagine all the insurance company execs (and agents) who will be gunned down in the street...
Posted by: BurtTC at March 26, 2025 11:55 AM (dGCAG)
There is such a thing as "contributory negligence", that can be used to reduce the size of a damage award in insurance cases. I suspect the cost of litigating it would often exceed the cost of simply paying out the full claim.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 26, 2025 12:01 PM (8zz6B)
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That left the Salvation Army which always got a majority because of their high pass through rate as the biggest sole charity. Then the SA called me names for being conservative so SA was cutoff.
Now we spend those donations on classic cars, guns, and fun.
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Salvation Army lost me, and lots of other people, when they told me that they didn't want my evil racist white man dollars.
Baptist Children's Home and St. Jude's it is, then.
That left the Salvation Army which always got a majority because of their high pass through rate as the biggest sole charity. Then the SA called me names for being conservative so SA was cutoff.
Now we spend those donations on classic cars, guns, and fun.
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Salvation Army lost me, and lots of other people, when they told me that they didn't want my evil racist white man dollars.
Baptist Children's Home and St. Jude's it is, then.
Posted by: Boron Cobbie - Women destroyed any honor involved in being a stepfather at March 26, 2025 12:01 PM (qSMcm)
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Everything DC makes a deal about they're trying to make into the next Watergate.
Almost never anything they hype up becomes the next Watergate.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:56 AM (GBKbO)
I'm like 80% convinced at this point that watergate was a CIA op against Nixon, who had a big falling out with Dulles over his perceived slight of Nixon by giving JFK a heads up about the planning for Bay of Pigs, which JFK used against Nixon in the debate (specifically, JFK accused Nixon and the Eisenhower admin of being weak on Cuba, knowing full well Nixon couldn't say "oh, we have plans in place" because it was classified)
Then on the Nixon recordings (which may or may not have also been a CIA set up), Nixon keeps referring to his issues with intel agencies and "that bay of pigs situation" when in context it seems pretty clear he's talking about the JFK assassination.
So... I think the CIA had an incentive to get him out.
That's my quasi-conspiracy theory of the day at least.
Almost never anything they hype up becomes the next Watergate.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:56 AM (GBKbO)
I'm like 80% convinced at this point that watergate was a CIA op against Nixon, who had a big falling out with Dulles over his perceived slight of Nixon by giving JFK a heads up about the planning for Bay of Pigs, which JFK used against Nixon in the debate (specifically, JFK accused Nixon and the Eisenhower admin of being weak on Cuba, knowing full well Nixon couldn't say "oh, we have plans in place" because it was classified)
Then on the Nixon recordings (which may or may not have also been a CIA set up), Nixon keeps referring to his issues with intel agencies and "that bay of pigs situation" when in context it seems pretty clear he's talking about the JFK assassination.
So... I think the CIA had an incentive to get him out.
That's my quasi-conspiracy theory of the day at least.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 26, 2025 12:01 PM (uCjyK)
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Trump Leak War Plan Raar
Posted by: ... at March 26, 2025 12:01 PM (G77jz)
Posted by: anachronda, using vms long enough to remember when hp ate compaq at March 26, 2025 12:01 PM (oY6Yp)
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One can make the argument that a driver who is belted in is more likely to retain control of his vehicle in the event of a minor collision, and thereby prevent his vehicle from becoming an unguided missile careening around in traffic.
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For minor.
For major traffic accidents, they happen way, way faster than you can react.
Even if you're belted in, it's over before you even know it.
Watching a dashcam the other day, had to slow it down to less than 25% speed before I could see the pickup was towing a boat as it careened through the crash.
This was in a 60mph zone as they passing a police car assisting a tow, with full flashing lights.
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For minor.
For major traffic accidents, they happen way, way faster than you can react.
Even if you're belted in, it's over before you even know it.
Watching a dashcam the other day, had to slow it down to less than 25% speed before I could see the pickup was towing a boat as it careened through the crash.
This was in a 60mph zone as they passing a police car assisting a tow, with full flashing lights.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 26, 2025 12:01 PM (ToHiZ)
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I saw the trailer for "Alto Knights," and it looks good to me. I'll watch it first chance I can for free (library DVD or whatever.)
Now fling the poo.
Now fling the poo.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 12:02 PM (5ACBR)
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I'm beginning to think that the only one of W's ideas that made any sense was 'privatizing' Social Security. If we had found a legal way to invest those funds into the S&P, over the last twenty years the profits would have been enough to cover all retirement needs for decades, rather than where we are now. I'm still not sure how this would have worked, but the Dems made sure that we never had a conversation about it.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at March 26, 2025 11:50 AM (I4Sq0)
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Agreed, but I think the real problem is that there are no more SS funds to actually invest. Putting funds into the real market requires actual money. Not IOUs, pay-backs, and lies. If SS was privatized and tens of millions of people got to "take out" their SS funds, that would be like a run on a bank during the Great Depression: maybe $25 in actual money to cover $100k in claims.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at March 26, 2025 11:50 AM (I4Sq0)
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Agreed, but I think the real problem is that there are no more SS funds to actually invest. Putting funds into the real market requires actual money. Not IOUs, pay-backs, and lies. If SS was privatized and tens of millions of people got to "take out" their SS funds, that would be like a run on a bank during the Great Depression: maybe $25 in actual money to cover $100k in claims.
Posted by: Elric Blade at March 26, 2025 12:02 PM (iFTx/)
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My issue with the Signal encrypted chat debacle is that someone put this Goldberg person's contact info into an address/contact list in the first place. I believe his reputation is well known. Why was he included?
There is some speculation his contact info was put in by an aid, staffer, whatever for someone who's so inept that they can't properly use a smartphone.
Add those two things together and you've got a problem.
There is some speculation his contact info was put in by an aid, staffer, whatever for someone who's so inept that they can't properly use a smartphone.
Add those two things together and you've got a problem.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 26, 2025 12:02 PM (Q4IgG)
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I wonder what would happen if insurance companies were allowed to not pay out claims for people who are violating the law when they have an accident.
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Ha. In my experience it's like pulling teeth when everything is clear cut and the other person openly tells the responding officer "I did it, yes, it was my fault, here is my video camera footage confirming I'm at fault"
And even then the insurance companies want to be jerks.
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Ha. In my experience it's like pulling teeth when everything is clear cut and the other person openly tells the responding officer "I did it, yes, it was my fault, here is my video camera footage confirming I'm at fault"
And even then the insurance companies want to be jerks.
Posted by: Boron Cobbie - Women destroyed any honor involved in being a stepfather at March 26, 2025 12:02 PM (qSMcm)
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Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable at March 26, 2025 11:59 AM (17s+e)
Shriners
St Jude
Semper Fi Fund
I just stopped St Jude because they solicited me to put them in my will.
Maybe it shouldn't have but that really put me off.
Shriners
St Jude
Semper Fi Fund
I just stopped St Jude because they solicited me to put them in my will.
Maybe it shouldn't have but that really put me off.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at March 26, 2025 12:03 PM (VofaG)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 26, 2025 12:03 PM (jc0TO)
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There is such a thing as "contributory negligence", that can be used to reduce the size of a damage award in insurance cases. I suspect the cost of litigating it would often exceed the cost of simply paying out the full claim.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 26, 2025 12:01 PM (8zz6B)
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But, some companies prefer to litigate, believing, with good reason, litigating now means less vexation later. Companies which get a reputation for settling become targets.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 26, 2025 12:01 PM (8zz6B)
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But, some companies prefer to litigate, believing, with good reason, litigating now means less vexation later. Companies which get a reputation for settling become targets.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 26, 2025 12:03 PM (tT6L1)
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Yes, because if there's one group of people who we can trust to wisely handle our money in an attempt to maximize our retirements, its Blackrock, Vanguard, State Street and the rest of the crew over on Wall street.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 26, 2025 11:53 AM (uCjyK)
That's exactly the problem that I had with the proposal. Once the gov't is invested in these companies, it's inevitable that Uncle Sam would have a word in how they're being run. That said, we never even had a conversation about it because the Dems squealed that it was a 'cut', which it wasn't - even at the time. It's clear, however, that we wouldn't be in the financial mess that we're in now if SS was privatized to some extent. Bessent is now talking about a US Sovereign Wealth Fund, which might do something similar.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 26, 2025 11:53 AM (uCjyK)
That's exactly the problem that I had with the proposal. Once the gov't is invested in these companies, it's inevitable that Uncle Sam would have a word in how they're being run. That said, we never even had a conversation about it because the Dems squealed that it was a 'cut', which it wasn't - even at the time. It's clear, however, that we wouldn't be in the financial mess that we're in now if SS was privatized to some extent. Bessent is now talking about a US Sovereign Wealth Fund, which might do something similar.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at March 26, 2025 12:03 PM (I4Sq0)
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Ha. In my experience it's like pulling teeth when everything is clear cut and the other person openly tells the responding officer "I did it, yes, it was my fault, here is my video camera footage confirming I'm at fault"
And even then the insurance companies want to be jerks.
Posted by: Boron Cobbie - Women destroyed any honor involved in being a stepfather at March 26, 2025 12:02 PM (qSMcm)
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We had an accident a few years ago where we ran head-on into a woman doing an illegal left turn.
My insurance company rep seemed surprised that I even wanted to try to get the other company to pay.
But...the other insurance paid right out pretty much immediately. I'm sure the police report helped.
Ha. In my experience it's like pulling teeth when everything is clear cut and the other person openly tells the responding officer "I did it, yes, it was my fault, here is my video camera footage confirming I'm at fault"
And even then the insurance companies want to be jerks.
Posted by: Boron Cobbie - Women destroyed any honor involved in being a stepfather at March 26, 2025 12:02 PM (qSMcm)
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We had an accident a few years ago where we ran head-on into a woman doing an illegal left turn.
My insurance company rep seemed surprised that I even wanted to try to get the other company to pay.
But...the other insurance paid right out pretty much immediately. I'm sure the police report helped.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 12:04 PM (GBKbO)
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I wonder what would happen if insurance companies were allowed to not pay out claims for people who are violating the law when they have an accident.
No seatbelt? No cash. Speeding? Your problem, buddy.
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Wyoming's brief foray into no speed limits was repealed due to the furious lobbying of insurance companies unable to increase premiums due to speeding tickets.
They were pissed at that.
No seatbelt? No cash. Speeding? Your problem, buddy.
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Wyoming's brief foray into no speed limits was repealed due to the furious lobbying of insurance companies unable to increase premiums due to speeding tickets.
They were pissed at that.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 26, 2025 12:04 PM (ToHiZ)
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The Biden administration approved Signal for government comms.
This is well below HRC's email server. This is...the government using an approved contractor for its intended purpose.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:59 AM (GBKbO)
I agree it's much more secure than HRC's email server, but we shouldn't be using apps that allow for self destruct and are end to end encrypted and are not routed through a government server when discussing official government business.
I'd say the same thing if they were all using iMessage.
Either way, that ship already sailed and it's not like they wouldn't just ignore whatever rules were in place anyways, as seemingly everyone in DC already does.
But I agree with your main point -- the whole thing is silly and will be gone from the news cycle in a few days.
This is well below HRC's email server. This is...the government using an approved contractor for its intended purpose.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 11:59 AM (GBKbO)
I agree it's much more secure than HRC's email server, but we shouldn't be using apps that allow for self destruct and are end to end encrypted and are not routed through a government server when discussing official government business.
I'd say the same thing if they were all using iMessage.
Either way, that ship already sailed and it's not like they wouldn't just ignore whatever rules were in place anyways, as seemingly everyone in DC already does.
But I agree with your main point -- the whole thing is silly and will be gone from the news cycle in a few days.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 26, 2025 12:05 PM (uCjyK)
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I wonder what would happen if insurance companies were allowed to not pay out claims for people who are violating the law when they have an accident.
I know you're talking traffic violations but their are other exclusions that relate to violating the law or policy provisions.
I know you're talking traffic violations but their are other exclusions that relate to violating the law or policy provisions.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at March 26, 2025 12:05 PM (VofaG)
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Maybe, but Hegseth's role in this isn't clear -- and neither is anyone's -- and nobody cares enough about this fart in a hurricane to dig any deeper.
I also think it telling that this manufactured scandal pops up just as Trump is chopping up the Deep State like a fantasy action hero with Stormbringer in one hand, Mournblade in the other, Blackrazor in his teeth, and the Sword of Kas hanging out his asshole. The "horror-horror" of the dismantling of the Deep State obviously isn't resonating enough. So more shit gets thrown against the wall.
Posted by: Elric Blade at March 26, 2025 11:59 AM (iFTx/)
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I think they'd take any scalp, but Warren going on about how Hegseth needs to resign for several days says that Hegseth is the stretch goal.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 12:00 PM (GBKbO)
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Yea, but he's not going anywhere, and their paranoid obsession with him is odd. Of all the Trump appointments that could most crush the left and the Deep State -- and create serious, existential long-term problems for them -- I don't think Hegs even in the top 3.
I also think it telling that this manufactured scandal pops up just as Trump is chopping up the Deep State like a fantasy action hero with Stormbringer in one hand, Mournblade in the other, Blackrazor in his teeth, and the Sword of Kas hanging out his asshole. The "horror-horror" of the dismantling of the Deep State obviously isn't resonating enough. So more shit gets thrown against the wall.
Posted by: Elric Blade at March 26, 2025 11:59 AM (iFTx/)
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I think they'd take any scalp, but Warren going on about how Hegseth needs to resign for several days says that Hegseth is the stretch goal.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 12:00 PM (GBKbO)
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Yea, but he's not going anywhere, and their paranoid obsession with him is odd. Of all the Trump appointments that could most crush the left and the Deep State -- and create serious, existential long-term problems for them -- I don't think Hegs even in the top 3.
Posted by: Elric Blade at March 26, 2025 12:05 PM (iFTx/)
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However, last I heard about it the left there took power and is trying, or has already succeeded in turning it back to a government run pay-as-you-go system like ours.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 26, 2025 11:59 AM (6ydKt)
Yep, I think Pres Boric signed it this week.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 26, 2025 11:59 AM (6ydKt)
Yep, I think Pres Boric signed it this week.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 26, 2025 12:05 PM (D7oie)
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I heard "set them free" so it's probably a pro-illegal alien protest.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 26, 2025 12:00 PM (hOk1M)
Well, it might be a demonstration in support of sweater puppies.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 26, 2025 12:00 PM (hOk1M)
Well, it might be a demonstration in support of sweater puppies.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 26, 2025 12:05 PM (8zz6B)
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In mathematical analysis, asymptotic analysis, also known as asymptotics, is a method of describing limiting behavior.
As an illustration, suppose that we are interested in the properties of a function f (n) as n becomes very large. If f(n) = n2 + 3n, then as n becomes very large, the term 3n becomes insignificant compared to n2. The function f(n) is said to be "asymptotically equivalent to n2, as n → ∞". This is often written symbolically as f (n) ~ n2, which is read as "f(n) is asymptotic to n2."
/And I saw Asymptotic Regarding Value open for Infinity Song at Cafe Wha? in '22.
As an illustration, suppose that we are interested in the properties of a function f (n) as n becomes very large. If f(n) = n2 + 3n, then as n becomes very large, the term 3n becomes insignificant compared to n2. The function f(n) is said to be "asymptotically equivalent to n2, as n → ∞". This is often written symbolically as f (n) ~ n2, which is read as "f(n) is asymptotic to n2."
/And I saw Asymptotic Regarding Value open for Infinity Song at Cafe Wha? in '22.
Posted by: ShainS -- The Dissolution of The Autopen Empire at March 26, 2025 12:05 PM (Kv0Z7)
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Tell me you don't actually understand libertarian theory without telling me you don't understand libertarian theory.
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So, me letting this blog know that some idiot says that libertarian theory is that recipients of tax money shouldn't have strings attached to it, and that libertarians should abide by this strawman means I don't understand libertarian theory? I'm confused, please enlighten me.
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So, me letting this blog know that some idiot says that libertarian theory is that recipients of tax money shouldn't have strings attached to it, and that libertarians should abide by this strawman means I don't understand libertarian theory? I'm confused, please enlighten me.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 26, 2025 12:05 PM (Dv3i1)
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261 Ha!
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 12:05 PM (5ACBR)
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I'm beginning to think that the only one of W's ideas that made any sense was 'privatizing' Social Security. If we had found a legal way to invest those funds into the S&P, over the last twenty years the profits would have been enough to cover all retirement needs for decades, rather than where we are now. I'm still not sure how this would have worked, but the Dems made sure that we never had a conversation about it.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at March 26, 2025 11:50 AM (I4Sq0)
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My problem with this idea, though, is that W is responsible for so many bad ideas, I believe anything proposed by W which had the appearance of a good idea was merely a bad idea dressed up to look worthwhile.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at March 26, 2025 11:50 AM (I4Sq0)
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My problem with this idea, though, is that W is responsible for so many bad ideas, I believe anything proposed by W which had the appearance of a good idea was merely a bad idea dressed up to look worthwhile.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 26, 2025 12:05 PM (tT6L1)
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But insurance companies can cancel you or raise your rates for violating traffic laws.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at March 26, 2025 12:05 PM (VofaG)
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But the bigger questions are, how did nobody notice he was there, and what the Fing F are you doing talking about this shit on an app?
Posted by: BurtTC at March 26, 2025 12:00 PM (dGCAG)
"How did nobody notice"?
You assume they didn't notice.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 12:01 PM (KtIIi)
You're right, I assume they didn't notice one of the most hated "journalists" in the world on their chat about war plans.
Posted by: BurtTC at March 26, 2025 12:00 PM (dGCAG)
"How did nobody notice"?
You assume they didn't notice.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 12:01 PM (KtIIi)
You're right, I assume they didn't notice one of the most hated "journalists" in the world on their chat about war plans.
Posted by: BurtTC at March 26, 2025 12:06 PM (dGCAG)
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I'm beginning to think that the only one of W's ideas that made any sense was 'privatizing' Social Security
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It makes a lot more sense why everyone in the government was so against that, doesn't it?
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It makes a lot more sense why everyone in the government was so against that, doesn't it?
Posted by: Boron Cobbie - Women destroyed any honor involved in being a stepfather at March 26, 2025 12:06 PM (qSMcm)
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We had an accident a few years ago where we ran head-on into a woman doing an illegal left turn.
My insurance company rep seemed surprised that I even wanted to try to get the other company to pay.
But...the other insurance paid right out pretty much immediately. I'm sure the police report helped.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 12:04 PM (GBKbO)
I did auto claims for awhile. A lot of people go through their own even when they are clearly not at fault because repairs and payment tend to be much faster. And then the insurance company takes on the process of subrogation from the other company. It's just less of a headache for the customer.
My insurance company rep seemed surprised that I even wanted to try to get the other company to pay.
But...the other insurance paid right out pretty much immediately. I'm sure the police report helped.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 12:04 PM (GBKbO)
I did auto claims for awhile. A lot of people go through their own even when they are clearly not at fault because repairs and payment tend to be much faster. And then the insurance company takes on the process of subrogation from the other company. It's just less of a headache for the customer.
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 26, 2025 12:06 PM (MGB5H)
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214 9 Timor-Leste is to the east of Timor-Balti.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:05 AM (5ACBR)
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Ah, the East of Java gambit.
so... inside-out from javascript?
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 11:05 AM (5ACBR)
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Ah, the East of Java gambit.
so... inside-out from javascript?
Posted by: anachronda at March 26, 2025 12:06 PM (oY6Yp)
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One of the jobs I don't regret passing on was in ..... East Timor. Had a guy who would always check with me on Portuguese-speaking gigs to see if I was interested. Mozambique was tempting but after reviewing land mine sitrep with some other acquaintances, nah.
On the topic, really think there is some (affordable) value, however amorphous and potential, in small expenditures to expose select furriners to the US. Historically at least, people who participated in such programs had a higher than average chance of rising to significant positions in their country. And many were not just more reachable due to their experience, some were, um, on the payroll.
All of this come from a time when USAID's budget was a small fraction of what it recently became, and nothing remotely resembling grants to sponsor trans operas in Brazilian favelas were imaginable.
On the topic, really think there is some (affordable) value, however amorphous and potential, in small expenditures to expose select furriners to the US. Historically at least, people who participated in such programs had a higher than average chance of rising to significant positions in their country. And many were not just more reachable due to their experience, some were, um, on the payroll.
All of this come from a time when USAID's budget was a small fraction of what it recently became, and nothing remotely resembling grants to sponsor trans operas in Brazilian favelas were imaginable.
Posted by: rhomboid at March 26, 2025 12:06 PM (1m82a)
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>>>Carpetbagger on Train: Uh... you see the train doesn't stop at Tucumcari.
>This train'll stop at Tucumcari...
>This train'll stop at Tucumcari...
Posted by: Colonel Douglas Mortimer at March 26, 2025 12:06 PM (fY84s)
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But...the other insurance paid right out pretty much immediately. I'm sure the police report helped.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 12:04 PM (GBKbO)
I didn't know you were me.
Hell, when that happened to me it happened in front of the lady's house, and her own son was on the porch and saw it happen. He was so relieved his mom wasn't dead he ratted her out to the cops immediately.
Fortunately she was insured.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 12:04 PM (GBKbO)
I didn't know you were me.
Hell, when that happened to me it happened in front of the lady's house, and her own son was on the porch and saw it happen. He was so relieved his mom wasn't dead he ratted her out to the cops immediately.
Fortunately she was insured.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 12:07 PM (KtIIi)
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262 I attended a lecture by Erdos back in 1974. I asked him a question about polyominoes in N dimensions. He said the answer was asymptotic, and that's all he would say. I felt gypped.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 12:08 PM (5ACBR)
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But...the other insurance paid right out pretty much immediately. I'm sure the police report helped.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 12:04 PM (GBKbO)
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I had a similar experience a few years ago. Guy pulled out in front of me, didn't try to claim it wasn't his fault and his insurance covered the bills promptly.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 12:04 PM (GBKbO)
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I had a similar experience a few years ago. Guy pulled out in front of me, didn't try to claim it wasn't his fault and his insurance covered the bills promptly.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 26, 2025 12:08 PM (tT6L1)
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As the linked video says:
Indiana Jones must dedicate his life totally to Christ after the things that he has seen. Mucking around with aliens and time travel is bullshit.
Indiana Jones must dedicate his life totally to Christ after the things that he has seen. Mucking around with aliens and time travel is bullshit.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at March 26, 2025 12:08 PM (lEahz)
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I heard "set them free" so it's probably a pro-illegal alien protest.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 26, 2025 12:00 PM (hOk1M)
Well, it might be a demonstration in support of sweater puppies.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 26, 2025 12:05 PM
Possible, but it's kind of early in the Spring for that.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 26, 2025 12:00 PM (hOk1M)
Well, it might be a demonstration in support of sweater puppies.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 26, 2025 12:05 PM
Possible, but it's kind of early in the Spring for that.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 26, 2025 12:08 PM (hOk1M)
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‘ asymptotically equivalent to n2, as n → ∞".’
Ha. This takes me back a few years.
I would never have expected to see it here.
‘ asymptotically equivalent to n2, as n → ∞".’
Ha. This takes me back a few years.
I would never have expected to see it here.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 26, 2025 12:09 PM (jbnUc)
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I asked one of my technical experts about Signal, and here's his verbatim response:
Signal is generally accepted as best-of-breed for end to end encrypted messaging. The code base is open source, and has been audited. ( Anyone that finds a Signal compromise would have instant fame and fortune. ) Also, for what it's worth -- the Signal protocol is what's behind WhatsApp.
There's not really a better option. Any application is either going to be delivered by or supported by Google, Apple, or Microsoft anyway. Bottom line, we have very few choices of a explainable supply chain without a *lot* of deeply technical work.
Signal is generally accepted as best-of-breed for end to end encrypted messaging. The code base is open source, and has been audited. ( Anyone that finds a Signal compromise would have instant fame and fortune. ) Also, for what it's worth -- the Signal protocol is what's behind WhatsApp.
There's not really a better option. Any application is either going to be delivered by or supported by Google, Apple, or Microsoft anyway. Bottom line, we have very few choices of a explainable supply chain without a *lot* of deeply technical work.
Posted by: WitchDoktor at March 26, 2025 12:09 PM (FmyGS)
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Possible, but it's kind of early in the Spring for that.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 26, 2025 12:08 PM (hOk1M)
It's getting pretty close to what we used to call halter top day at Michigan state.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 26, 2025 12:08 PM (hOk1M)
It's getting pretty close to what we used to call halter top day at Michigan state.
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 26, 2025 12:09 PM (MGB5H)
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My problem with this idea, though, is that W is responsible for so many bad ideas, I believe anything proposed by W which had the appearance of a good idea was merely a bad idea dressed up to look worthwhile.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 26, 2025 12:05 PM (tT6L1)
On paper, it sounds like a good idea. In practice, it would be an awful idea.
The big wall street funds would undoubtably get the government contracts to administer the money. They would, of course, get a cut of the money.
Then we'd be flooding the stock market with billions (trillions?) of dollars, further divorcing the stock market and individual stocks from any semblance of relating back to the performance of the company.
Oh, not to mention, none of this money exists in the first place other than on paper, so all of this new money in the stock market would be inflationbucks, which would make all of us poorer in the long run.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 26, 2025 12:05 PM (tT6L1)
On paper, it sounds like a good idea. In practice, it would be an awful idea.
The big wall street funds would undoubtably get the government contracts to administer the money. They would, of course, get a cut of the money.
Then we'd be flooding the stock market with billions (trillions?) of dollars, further divorcing the stock market and individual stocks from any semblance of relating back to the performance of the company.
Oh, not to mention, none of this money exists in the first place other than on paper, so all of this new money in the stock market would be inflationbucks, which would make all of us poorer in the long run.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 26, 2025 12:10 PM (uCjyK)
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One of the reasons at fault insurance companies pay out the property damage claims so quickly is they are trying to prevent questionable bodily injury claims.
Trying to screw someone on their property claim makes their neck hurt more.
Trying to screw someone on their property claim makes their neck hurt more.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at March 26, 2025 12:10 PM (VofaG)
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279 There's not really a better option. Any application is either going to be delivered by or supported by Google, Apple, or Microsoft anyway. Bottom line, we have very few choices of a explainable supply chain without a *lot* of deeply technical work.
Posted by: WitchDoktor at March 26, 2025 12:09 PM (FmyGS)
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Think we could get the government that set up the ACA website to make an end-to-end messaging service from the ground up?
Posted by: WitchDoktor at March 26, 2025 12:09 PM (FmyGS)
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Think we could get the government that set up the ACA website to make an end-to-end messaging service from the ground up?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 12:10 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 12:10 PM (KtIIi)
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Another thing about Erdos: he would never share his meth. Stingy that way.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 12:10 PM (5ACBR)
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Should top government officials be using signal to talk? No, absolutely not. There are records laws for a reason. Have we been told that its normal, common practice and everyone in government does it going back to Obamas time in office (not to mention HRC's homebrew server)? Yes. So I mean... it's wrong, but I'm not going to act selectively outraged here.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 26, 2025 11:58 AM (uCjyK)
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I don't know if it's any worse than using email chains for conversations like this.
I've never used Signal but they can take screenshots for record-keeping if it doesn't have a chat log feature.
I'm not too concerned with the app as much as the lack of record-keeping or nobody checking the user list to see who's in the chat with them.
After this embarrassment maybe they've learned a valuable lesson here.
I read an article yesterday where most of the people were pissed off at the emojis Waltz and the rest were using.
Strong-arms and USA Flags, fires (for bombings) and prayer emojis mostly.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 26, 2025 11:58 AM (uCjyK)
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I don't know if it's any worse than using email chains for conversations like this.
I've never used Signal but they can take screenshots for record-keeping if it doesn't have a chat log feature.
I'm not too concerned with the app as much as the lack of record-keeping or nobody checking the user list to see who's in the chat with them.
After this embarrassment maybe they've learned a valuable lesson here.
I read an article yesterday where most of the people were pissed off at the emojis Waltz and the rest were using.
Strong-arms and USA Flags, fires (for bombings) and prayer emojis mostly.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 26, 2025 12:10 PM (6ydKt)
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One of the main purposes of the Fraternal Organizations, from the Masons to the Woodsmen and beyond, was to set up pool investments, held and managed by the Organization. Most of the cemeteries locally that weren't started as family cemeteries or commercial ones, were started by fraternal orgs as part of their benefits.
A number of the insurance companies were started from the seed of the fraternal orgs, and grew pretty big since the bigger the pool, the greater the money
Most of them got gobbled up by bigger insurance companies, and of course there was governments getting involved by forcing compliance with state insurance boards, and that killed a lot of the smaller insurance pools, which I believe was the point.
A number of the insurance companies were started from the seed of the fraternal orgs, and grew pretty big since the bigger the pool, the greater the money
Most of them got gobbled up by bigger insurance companies, and of course there was governments getting involved by forcing compliance with state insurance boards, and that killed a lot of the smaller insurance pools, which I believe was the point.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 26, 2025 12:11 PM (D7oie)
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Possible, but it's kind of early in the Spring for that.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 26, 2025 12:08 PM (hOk1M)
That little nip in the air has a salutary effect on bare breasts.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 26, 2025 12:08 PM (hOk1M)
That little nip in the air has a salutary effect on bare breasts.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 26, 2025 12:11 PM (L5An7)
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Dilly Dilly!
Posted by: Bud Light Guys at March 26, 2025 12:11 PM (1FWWQ)
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Jair Bolsonaro is going to be imprisoned by the left for attempting a coo.
Posted by: Oglebay at March 26, 2025 12:11 PM (MMp6W)
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Possible, but it's kind of early in the Spring for that.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 26, 2025 12:08 PM (hOk1M)
Well, they'd be very perky, then. You should at least go to the window and check.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 26, 2025 12:08 PM (hOk1M)
Well, they'd be very perky, then. You should at least go to the window and check.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 26, 2025 12:12 PM (8zz6B)
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That little nip in the air has a salutary effect on bare breasts.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 26, 2025 12:11 PM
I'll curb my enthusiasm until I see the actual protestors. Emerson College is around the corner. That could be...unfortunate.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 26, 2025 12:11 PM
I'll curb my enthusiasm until I see the actual protestors. Emerson College is around the corner. That could be...unfortunate.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 26, 2025 12:13 PM (hOk1M)
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But not like one or two or nothin'.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 12:10 PM (KtIIi)
Mine is 1!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 12:10 PM (KtIIi)
Mine is 1!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 26, 2025 12:13 PM (L5An7)
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‘ Jair Bolsonaro is going to be imprisoned by the left for attempting a coo.’
Time to raise tariffs on Brazil.
‘ Jair Bolsonaro is going to be imprisoned by the left for attempting a coo.’
Time to raise tariffs on Brazil.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 26, 2025 12:13 PM (jbnUc)
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That little nip in the air has a salutary effect on bare breasts.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 26, 2025 12:11 PM (L5An7)
Hey if they'll stand up and salute, i will too.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 26, 2025 12:11 PM (L5An7)
Hey if they'll stand up and salute, i will too.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 26, 2025 12:13 PM (KtIIi)
Posted by: anachronda at March 26, 2025 12:13 PM (oY6Yp)
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ou should at least go to the window and check.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 26, 2025 12:12 PM
I did. No visual from my window.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 26, 2025 12:12 PM
I did. No visual from my window.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 26, 2025 12:13 PM (hOk1M)
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Bird Gold.
youtube.com/watch?v=HAv2u6xoPjY
youtube.com/watch?v=HAv2u6xoPjY
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 12:14 PM (5ACBR)
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We routinely did secure video-conferencing via satellite from a splodey place. Inside the Beltway, it is inconceivable that essentially totally secure land-line comms are not an option.
Of course it all comes down to who/how Goldberg was added to the event. Pretty simple issue really. Seems the WH should nail this down (how long could it take?) and open the kimono all the way on that, now.
Of course it all comes down to who/how Goldberg was added to the event. Pretty simple issue really. Seems the WH should nail this down (how long could it take?) and open the kimono all the way on that, now.
Posted by: rhomboid at March 26, 2025 12:14 PM (1m82a)
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I'll curb my enthusiasm until I see the actual protestors. Emerson College is around the corner. That could be...unfortunate.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 26, 2025 12:13 PM (hOk1M)
Reminds me of the old John Valby joke.
"Knock knock"
"who's there?"
"Emerson"
"Emerson who?"
" 'em are some nice tits, bitch"
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 26, 2025 12:13 PM (hOk1M)
Reminds me of the old John Valby joke.
"Knock knock"
"who's there?"
"Emerson"
"Emerson who?"
" 'em are some nice tits, bitch"
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 26, 2025 12:15 PM (uCjyK)
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Posted by: WitchDoktor at March 26, 2025 12:09 PM (FmyGS)
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Think we could get the government that set up the ACA website to make an end-to-end messaging service from the ground up?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman
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Haha. My team's motto is "anything is 'possible.'" That said, my company works closely with two FFRDCs that can do exactly that. Issue though is that as my guy says, it would require a lot of technical expertise and effort, neither of which comes cheap. Those are in extreme demand in both academia and the private sector. Would government ID that as a priority over other national security work? Maybe/probably not.
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Think we could get the government that set up the ACA website to make an end-to-end messaging service from the ground up?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman
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Haha. My team's motto is "anything is 'possible.'" That said, my company works closely with two FFRDCs that can do exactly that. Issue though is that as my guy says, it would require a lot of technical expertise and effort, neither of which comes cheap. Those are in extreme demand in both academia and the private sector. Would government ID that as a priority over other national security work? Maybe/probably not.
Posted by: WitchDoktor at March 26, 2025 12:15 PM (FmyGS)
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Erdos had the choice pharmaceutical eurometh. All we had was biker crank, which is fine for coding, but sucks for doing math.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 12:16 PM (5ACBR)
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[ . . . ] that libertarians should abide by this strawman means I don't understand libertarian theory? I'm confused, please enlighten me.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 26, 2025 12:05 PM (Dv3i1)
Nope, you have it completely, you don't have a clue, and you are just popping off at something you never looked at and don't care enough to find out. Got it in one.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 26, 2025 12:05 PM (Dv3i1)
Nope, you have it completely, you don't have a clue, and you are just popping off at something you never looked at and don't care enough to find out. Got it in one.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 26, 2025 12:16 PM (D7oie)
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I honestly don't care whether or not someone was added to Signal who shouldn't have been.
One thing I am happy to see, however, is the aggressive push back by the Trump administration.
Democrats obviously believe they've got something they can scare the Administration with and President Trump is having none of it.
One thing I am happy to see, however, is the aggressive push back by the Trump administration.
Democrats obviously believe they've got something they can scare the Administration with and President Trump is having none of it.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 26, 2025 12:17 PM (tT6L1)
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Jair Bolsonaro is going to be imprisoned by the left for attempting a coo.
Posted by: Oglebay at March 26, 2025 12:11 PM (MMp6W)
Think I could get them to come here, and bust those annoying doves?
Posted by: Oglebay at March 26, 2025 12:11 PM (MMp6W)
Think I could get them to come here, and bust those annoying doves?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 26, 2025 12:18 PM (8zz6B)
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290 Jair Bolsonaro is going to be imprisoned by the left for attempting a coo.
Posted by: Oglebay
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But Lula da Silva and lunatic judge Moreas had a successful coup, so they face no consequences (in this life so far anyway)
Posted by: Oglebay
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But Lula da Silva and lunatic judge Moreas had a successful coup, so they face no consequences (in this life so far anyway)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 26, 2025 12:18 PM (Dv3i1)
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279 I asked one of my technical experts about Signal, and here's his verbatim response:
Signal is generally accepted as best-of-breed for end to end encrypted messaging. The code base is open source, and has been audited. ( Anyone that finds a Signal compromise would have instant fame and fortune. ) Also, for what it's worth -- the Signal protocol is what's behind WhatsApp.
There's not really a better option. Any application is either going to be delivered by or supported by Google, Apple, or Microsoft anyway. Bottom line, we have very few choices of a explainable supply chain without a *lot* of deeply technical work.
Posted by: WitchDoktor
That is my read on it as well. I don't really have much need for encrypted signalling aps as someone would get very bored with my text messages (mainly med appts, bill pay reminders and notifications, and comms with wifey). I frankly dislike instant messaging being of a certain age but necessary to communicate with kids as they hate phone calls.
Signal is generally accepted as best-of-breed for end to end encrypted messaging. The code base is open source, and has been audited. ( Anyone that finds a Signal compromise would have instant fame and fortune. ) Also, for what it's worth -- the Signal protocol is what's behind WhatsApp.
There's not really a better option. Any application is either going to be delivered by or supported by Google, Apple, or Microsoft anyway. Bottom line, we have very few choices of a explainable supply chain without a *lot* of deeply technical work.
Posted by: WitchDoktor
That is my read on it as well. I don't really have much need for encrypted signalling aps as someone would get very bored with my text messages (mainly med appts, bill pay reminders and notifications, and comms with wifey). I frankly dislike instant messaging being of a certain age but necessary to communicate with kids as they hate phone calls.
Posted by: whig at March 26, 2025 12:20 PM (ctrM5)
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Federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) are public-private partnerships that conduct research and development for the United States Government. Under Federal Acquisition Regulation § 35.017, FFRDCs are operated by universities and corporations to fulfill certain long-term needs of the government that "...cannot be met as effectively by existing in-house or contractor resources." While similar in many ways to University Affiliated Research Centers, FFRDCs are prohibited from competing for work.
There are currently 42 FFRDCs, each sponsored by one or more U.S. government departments or agencies.
There are currently 42 FFRDCs, each sponsored by one or more U.S. government departments or agencies.
Posted by: ShainS -- The Dissolution of The Autopen Empire at March 26, 2025 12:20 PM (Kv0Z7)
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Nope, you have it completely, you don't have a clue, and you are just popping off at something you never looked at and don't care enough to find out. Got it in one.
Posted by: Kindltot
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Ok, it's over my head then. Good day.
Posted by: Kindltot
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Ok, it's over my head then. Good day.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 26, 2025 12:20 PM (Dv3i1)
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304 Democrats obviously believe they've got something they can scare the Administration with and President Trump is having none of it.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 26, 2025 12:17 PM (tT6L1)
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I keep bringing up Michael Flynn because it's exactly what they did with him to take out an early supporter in his administration.
There were implications that Flynn had lied. Pence made a big deal about it. Trump caved and let Flynn go.
The Hegseth Signal thing just feels like the same pattern up to Trump caving. Well, also, there's no one in the administration feeding the beast.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 26, 2025 12:17 PM (tT6L1)
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I keep bringing up Michael Flynn because it's exactly what they did with him to take out an early supporter in his administration.
There were implications that Flynn had lied. Pence made a big deal about it. Trump caved and let Flynn go.
The Hegseth Signal thing just feels like the same pattern up to Trump caving. Well, also, there's no one in the administration feeding the beast.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 12:20 PM (GBKbO)
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"aggressive push back by the Trump administration."
Polygraph the guy who f'd up, then fire him. That would be appropriately aggressive, IMHO. Anybody in the admin who has Goldberg's number on their phone, get rid of them.
Polygraph the guy who f'd up, then fire him. That would be appropriately aggressive, IMHO. Anybody in the admin who has Goldberg's number on their phone, get rid of them.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 12:20 PM (5ACBR)
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As the Latin phrase asks, " Cui bono?" Who benefits? Besides the obvious parties who receive the scholarships. Maybe someone else's palm us greased? Heaven, with all these billions flowing around...
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 26, 2025 12:20 PM (0/kKZ)
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Urban acoustics suck. There's some kind of protest going on outside, but I have no idea what they're babbling about.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
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Have you considered Miracle Ear?
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
Why would they be protesting against Miracle Ear?
Urban acoustics suck. There's some kind of protest going on outside, but I have no idea what they're babbling about.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
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Have you considered Miracle Ear?
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
Why would they be protesting against Miracle Ear?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 26, 2025 12:21 PM (63Dwl)
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Ok, it's over my head then. Good day.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 26, 2025 12:20 PM (Dv3i1)
I will keep this in mind the next time you start telling Libertarians how they should believe.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 26, 2025 12:20 PM (Dv3i1)
I will keep this in mind the next time you start telling Libertarians how they should believe.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 26, 2025 12:21 PM (D7oie)
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Nick Sortor
@nicksortor
🚨 #BREAKING: President Trump is halting $120 MILLION in federal grants to Planned Parenthood, per WSJ
GOOD! No more taxpayer funded abortions! 🔥
https://is.gd/ruVnI4
Nick Sortor
@nicksortor
🚨 #BREAKING: President Trump is halting $120 MILLION in federal grants to Planned Parenthood, per WSJ
GOOD! No more taxpayer funded abortions! 🔥
https://is.gd/ruVnI4
Posted by: ShainS -- The Dissolution of The Autopen Empire at March 26, 2025 12:21 PM (Kv0Z7)
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315
Nick Sortor
@nicksortor
🚨 #BREAKING: President Trump is halting $120 MILLION in federal grants to Planned Parenthood, per WSJ
GOOD! No more taxpayer funded abortions! 🔥
https://is.gd/ruVnI4
Posted by: ShainS -- The Dissolution of The Autopen Empire at March 26, 2025 12:21 PM (Kv0Z7)
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I think they're mostly in the transing of the mentally ill business these days.
Nick Sortor
@nicksortor
🚨 #BREAKING: President Trump is halting $120 MILLION in federal grants to Planned Parenthood, per WSJ
GOOD! No more taxpayer funded abortions! 🔥
https://is.gd/ruVnI4
Posted by: ShainS -- The Dissolution of The Autopen Empire at March 26, 2025 12:21 PM (Kv0Z7)
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I think they're mostly in the transing of the mentally ill business these days.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 12:22 PM (GBKbO)
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“All men are created equal” causes heartburn, because people draw the wrong conclusion. They didn’t mean ability.
“Happiness” didn’t mean every day was gay and full of puppies and rainbows.
Thing with the Bolshies, private property to them is evil. They equate your lawnmower with slavery. It doesn’t make any sense, but you have to realize that is their perspective. “Property is Theft”. The End.
“Happiness” didn’t mean every day was gay and full of puppies and rainbows.
Thing with the Bolshies, private property to them is evil. They equate your lawnmower with slavery. It doesn’t make any sense, but you have to realize that is their perspective. “Property is Theft”. The End.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 26, 2025 12:22 PM (799o7)
Posted by: Nancy Pelosi at March 26, 2025 12:23 PM (EFZgU)
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Urban acoustics suck. There's some kind of protest going on outside, but I have no idea what they're babbling about.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
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Have you considered Miracle Ear?
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
Why would they be protesting against Miracle Ear?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 26, 2025 12:21 PM (63Dwl)
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Whatever happened to the Miracle Bra?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
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Have you considered Miracle Ear?
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
Why would they be protesting against Miracle Ear?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 26, 2025 12:21 PM (63Dwl)
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Whatever happened to the Miracle Bra?
Posted by: ShainS -- The Dissolution of The Autopen Empire at March 26, 2025 12:23 PM (Kv0Z7)
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I keep bringing up Michael Flynn because it's exactly what they did with him to take out an early supporter in his administration.
There were implications that Flynn had lied. Pence made a big deal about it. Trump caved and let Flynn go.
The Hegseth Signal thing just feels like the same pattern up to Trump caving. Well, also, there's no one in the administration feeding the beast.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 12:20 PM (GBKbO)
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Yes!! And don't forget Jeff Sessions, who did the "honorable" thing and led to a whole sh*tload of trouble for Trump.
I keep bringing up Michael Flynn because it's exactly what they did with him to take out an early supporter in his administration.
There were implications that Flynn had lied. Pence made a big deal about it. Trump caved and let Flynn go.
The Hegseth Signal thing just feels like the same pattern up to Trump caving. Well, also, there's no one in the administration feeding the beast.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 12:20 PM (GBKbO)
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Yes!! And don't forget Jeff Sessions, who did the "honorable" thing and led to a whole sh*tload of trouble for Trump.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 26, 2025 12:24 PM (0/kKZ)
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Trump trusted Judas Pence. A lot of people did. He was clean and articulate. It was storybook man.
Posted by: ... at March 26, 2025 12:24 PM (G77jz)
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nood
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 12:24 PM (5ACBR)
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Whatever happened to the Miracle Bra?
Posted by: ShainS -- The Dissolution of The Autopen Empire at March 26, 2025 12:23 PM (Kv0Z7)
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I believe women.found you can't make mountains put of molehills.
Posted by: ShainS -- The Dissolution of The Autopen Empire at March 26, 2025 12:23 PM (Kv0Z7)
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I believe women.found you can't make mountains put of molehills.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 26, 2025 12:25 PM (0/kKZ)
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Posted by: ShainS -- The Dissolution of The Autopen Empire at March 26, 2025 12:20 PM (Kv0Z7)
Good rundown. I'd just add that when it comes to mission and resources, it is very literally an Act of Congress. The mission of, say, NSEC is very clearly defined and resourced. Any changes become even more of an issue with a CR instead of an actual Budget.
Good rundown. I'd just add that when it comes to mission and resources, it is very literally an Act of Congress. The mission of, say, NSEC is very clearly defined and resourced. Any changes become even more of an issue with a CR instead of an actual Budget.
Posted by: WitchDoktor at March 26, 2025 12:25 PM (FmyGS)
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I keep bringing up Michael Flynn because it's exactly what they did with him to take out an early supporter in his administration.
There were implications that Flynn had lied. Pence made a big deal about it. Trump caved and let Flynn go.
The Hegseth Signal thing just feels like the same pattern up to Trump caving. Well, also, there's no one in the administration feeding the beast.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 12:20 PM (GBKbO)
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Yes!! And don't forget Jeff Sessions, who did the "honorable" thing and led to a whole sh*tload of trouble for Trump.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 26, 2025 12:24 PM (0/kKZ)
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The Deep State has performed at least three presidential coups in my lifetime: JFK, Nixon, and Trump.
There were implications that Flynn had lied. Pence made a big deal about it. Trump caved and let Flynn go.
The Hegseth Signal thing just feels like the same pattern up to Trump caving. Well, also, there's no one in the administration feeding the beast.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to the finish with Corman at March 26, 2025 12:20 PM (GBKbO)
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Yes!! And don't forget Jeff Sessions, who did the "honorable" thing and led to a whole sh*tload of trouble for Trump.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 26, 2025 12:24 PM (0/kKZ)
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The Deep State has performed at least three presidential coups in my lifetime: JFK, Nixon, and Trump.
Posted by: ShainS -- The Dissolution of The Autopen Empire at March 26, 2025 12:26 PM (Kv0Z7)
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U nas yest’ NOOD.
Posted by: Bulg at March 26, 2025 12:27 PM (WCZU3)
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286 Should top government officials be using signal to talk? No, absolutely not. There are records laws for a reason. Have we been told that its normal, common practice and everyone in government does it going back to Obamas time in office (not to mention HRC's homebrew server)? Yes. So I mean... it's wrong, but I'm not going to act selectively outraged here.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes
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FOIA law has a specific exemption for release of natsec comms and thus the normal give and take in domestic politics simply is not an issue here.
Killary's home brew server is of a different degree entirely than using an encrypted messaging app. In her case, she was purposefully evading required opsec and failing to secure her server with national secrets on them. Records retention was the least of what she was doing so apples and oranges comparing with Signal usage.
The whole idiotic overreaction over the messaging app is simply a Rorschach test of underlying politics where people see what they want to see and the 'narrative' is aimed at creating ZOMG panic over something that means nothing in the scheme of the real world. Coulda, shoulda, woulda, articles get attention.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes
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FOIA law has a specific exemption for release of natsec comms and thus the normal give and take in domestic politics simply is not an issue here.
Killary's home brew server is of a different degree entirely than using an encrypted messaging app. In her case, she was purposefully evading required opsec and failing to secure her server with national secrets on them. Records retention was the least of what she was doing so apples and oranges comparing with Signal usage.
The whole idiotic overreaction over the messaging app is simply a Rorschach test of underlying politics where people see what they want to see and the 'narrative' is aimed at creating ZOMG panic over something that means nothing in the scheme of the real world. Coulda, shoulda, woulda, articles get attention.
Posted by: whig at March 26, 2025 12:27 PM (ctrM5)
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 12:28 PM (5ACBR)
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I'm like 80% convinced at this point that watergate was a CIA op against Nixon
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 26, 2025 12:01 PM (uCjyK)
I rather suspect that there's a reason that Dulles' man E Howard Hunt weaseled his way on to Nixon's team. Hunt and G Gordon Liddy ran a bunch of harebrained schemes against the Dems (like the rejected assassination plot against Jack Anderson, where they intended to smear LSD all over his car's steering wheel to cause an accident), most of which were failures, including the Watergate break-in which was carried out by a bunch of exiled Cuban fuck-ups. Like they were INTENDED to get caught.
I'm like 80% convinced at this point that watergate was a CIA op against Nixon
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 26, 2025 12:01 PM (uCjyK)
I rather suspect that there's a reason that Dulles' man E Howard Hunt weaseled his way on to Nixon's team. Hunt and G Gordon Liddy ran a bunch of harebrained schemes against the Dems (like the rejected assassination plot against Jack Anderson, where they intended to smear LSD all over his car's steering wheel to cause an accident), most of which were failures, including the Watergate break-in which was carried out by a bunch of exiled Cuban fuck-ups. Like they were INTENDED to get caught.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 26, 2025 12:28 PM (y9nCu)
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East Timor disagreed. Indonesia won and assumed control, but the bloody conflict continued for the next thirty years. Eventually, Indonesia went home and the nation of Timor-Leste was formally recognized in 2002.
From the CIA Factbook:
Indonesia conducted an unsuccessful pacification campaign in the province over the next two decades, during which an estimated 100,000 to 250,000 people died.
Huh, another war over territory, like Cyprus, that for some reason doesn't/didn't draw any attention or become a cause celebre (sp). Wonder why.
From the CIA Factbook:
Indonesia conducted an unsuccessful pacification campaign in the province over the next two decades, during which an estimated 100,000 to 250,000 people died.
Huh, another war over territory, like Cyprus, that for some reason doesn't/didn't draw any attention or become a cause celebre (sp). Wonder why.
Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at March 26, 2025 12:31 PM (lg881)
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325 I keep bringing up Michael Flynn because it's exactly what they did with him to take out an early supporter in his administration.
There were implications that Flynn had lied. Pence made a big deal about it. Trump caved and let Flynn go.
The Hegseth Signal thing just feels like the same pattern up to Trump caving. Well, also, there's no one in the administration feeding the beast.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
I doubt it. First, it was Waltz, not Hegseth that Trump mentioned plus it was a Waltz staffer that that apparently misconfigured the directory lists--purposefully or not.
It is a boring tedious story that allows the typical I'm Shocked, Shocked, to discover nothing at all happened after the leak other than bloviating recriminations about this head or that head being dismissed.
ITB bullshit that somehow generates Pavlovian idiocy even in the conservative Media over something that means less than nothing.
We are all dumber after this idiocy and may the Lord have mercy on our souls.
There were implications that Flynn had lied. Pence made a big deal about it. Trump caved and let Flynn go.
The Hegseth Signal thing just feels like the same pattern up to Trump caving. Well, also, there's no one in the administration feeding the beast.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
I doubt it. First, it was Waltz, not Hegseth that Trump mentioned plus it was a Waltz staffer that that apparently misconfigured the directory lists--purposefully or not.
It is a boring tedious story that allows the typical I'm Shocked, Shocked, to discover nothing at all happened after the leak other than bloviating recriminations about this head or that head being dismissed.
ITB bullshit that somehow generates Pavlovian idiocy even in the conservative Media over something that means less than nothing.
We are all dumber after this idiocy and may the Lord have mercy on our souls.
Posted by: whig at March 26, 2025 12:31 PM (ctrM5)
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I will keep this in mind the next time you start telling Libertarians how they should believe.
Posted by: Kindltot
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I never did. Sorry you took it that way.
Posted by: Kindltot
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I never did. Sorry you took it that way.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 26, 2025 12:31 PM (Dv3i1)
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Every day during the reign of Emperor Biden, on average, over 6,000 illegal aliens crossed the border and entered out sovereign country.
Huge portions of those got away and just disappeared into the U.S., while the rest were "processed" in. We have evidence that many destroyed ID docs before entry, and thus made up new IDs here, whether at "processing" or via the black market for ID docs.
Were there judges, hundreds would have been needed, many hundreds, but where were the judges before which these illegals where stood to make their case for entry?
There were not and we know it.
But now we are expected to arrange for hearings for each and every illegal we wish to deport, and such arrangements require lawyers, more lawyers, clerks, more clerks, armed officers, more armed officers, and judges, all laboring every day to "process" these deportations.
It seems we have a one way ratchet. Easy entry, impossible exit.
Huge portions of those got away and just disappeared into the U.S., while the rest were "processed" in. We have evidence that many destroyed ID docs before entry, and thus made up new IDs here, whether at "processing" or via the black market for ID docs.
Were there judges, hundreds would have been needed, many hundreds, but where were the judges before which these illegals where stood to make their case for entry?
There were not and we know it.
But now we are expected to arrange for hearings for each and every illegal we wish to deport, and such arrangements require lawyers, more lawyers, clerks, more clerks, armed officers, more armed officers, and judges, all laboring every day to "process" these deportations.
It seems we have a one way ratchet. Easy entry, impossible exit.
Posted by: Mr Gaga at March 26, 2025 12:35 PM (KiBMU)
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329
I'm like 80% convinced at this point that watergate was a CIA op against Nixon
Posted by: Harry Paratestes
I rather suspect that there's a reason that Dulles' man E Howard Hunt weaseled his way on to Nixon's team. Hunt and G Gordon Liddy ran a bunch of harebrained schemes against the Dems (like the rejected assassination plot against Jack Anderson, where they intended to smear LSD all over his car's steering wheel to cause an accident), most of which were failures, including the Watergate break-in which was carried out by a bunch of exiled Cuban fuck-ups. Like they were INTENDED to get caught.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
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You will find hints of that in the JFK releases. I downloaded one interesting mention of Howard Hunt seeking payment from the CIA--about 30k for travel and other expenses plus other peaks where he was head of Covert Ops for a time, and his discussions with the CIA for his upcoming book release. The expense tab discussion though seems to implicate Hunt getting CIA money for expenses including for 1972. These expenses occurred AFTER he was supposedly retired from the CIA. Similar reports on other seemingly retired agents. Conclusion they never retire.
I'm like 80% convinced at this point that watergate was a CIA op against Nixon
Posted by: Harry Paratestes
I rather suspect that there's a reason that Dulles' man E Howard Hunt weaseled his way on to Nixon's team. Hunt and G Gordon Liddy ran a bunch of harebrained schemes against the Dems (like the rejected assassination plot against Jack Anderson, where they intended to smear LSD all over his car's steering wheel to cause an accident), most of which were failures, including the Watergate break-in which was carried out by a bunch of exiled Cuban fuck-ups. Like they were INTENDED to get caught.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
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You will find hints of that in the JFK releases. I downloaded one interesting mention of Howard Hunt seeking payment from the CIA--about 30k for travel and other expenses plus other peaks where he was head of Covert Ops for a time, and his discussions with the CIA for his upcoming book release. The expense tab discussion though seems to implicate Hunt getting CIA money for expenses including for 1972. These expenses occurred AFTER he was supposedly retired from the CIA. Similar reports on other seemingly retired agents. Conclusion they never retire.
Posted by: whig at March 26, 2025 12:36 PM (ctrM5)
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328 I feel bad for saying it, but Flynn strikes me as wacko.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 12:28 PM (5ACBR)
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I'm not a big fan of his current incarnation but having the government kick you out of the military, your National Security Advisor job, and then bankrupting you with a silly court case in the space of a few years, just because you supported the Orange Hitler, could send anybody over the edge only to return being a black pilled edge-lord.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 12:28 PM (5ACBR)
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I'm not a big fan of his current incarnation but having the government kick you out of the military, your National Security Advisor job, and then bankrupting you with a silly court case in the space of a few years, just because you supported the Orange Hitler, could send anybody over the edge only to return being a black pilled edge-lord.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 26, 2025 12:36 PM (6ydKt)
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I'm not sure the Democrats want to get rid of Hegseth as much as their European friends told them they really, really, really, wanted them to get rid of Hegseth.
They probably want Vance out, too, but that's a maneuver that's a little harder to pull off.
At any rate, Trump doesn't care, has seen it all before... full speed ahead.
They probably want Vance out, too, but that's a maneuver that's a little harder to pull off.
At any rate, Trump doesn't care, has seen it all before... full speed ahead.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 26, 2025 12:39 PM (6ydKt)
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328 "I keep bringing up Michael Flynn"
I feel bad for saying it, but Flynn strikes me as wacko.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 12:28 PM (5ACBR)
Don't feel bad for saying it. I think I really like the guy, but it seems like there's a reason that we've heard absolutely nothing about the guy being involved in any aspect of Trump 2.0. That tell me something. What, I don't know.
I feel bad for saying it, but Flynn strikes me as wacko.
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 26, 2025 12:28 PM (5ACBR)
Don't feel bad for saying it. I think I really like the guy, but it seems like there's a reason that we've heard absolutely nothing about the guy being involved in any aspect of Trump 2.0. That tell me something. What, I don't know.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at March 26, 2025 12:58 PM (I4Sq0)
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It's a CIA Grooming Program
Posted by: Lyon at March 26, 2025 01:23 PM (042FJ)
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If a program does not directly support the security, protection, and preservation of the Federal Republic, it should be rejected from Federal consideration out of hand.
Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at March 26, 2025 01:27 PM (bufu1)
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Follow the money going to Timor Liste. Whose relative(s) at USAID got free transportation, visa, education, room and board? This has an odor about it. This program was likely created to help somebody’s kid at USAID.
Posted by: Java Joe at March 26, 2025 01:42 PM (kQgKk)
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I'm not completely opposed to providing some scholarship money for foreign students in potentially friendly countries.
However, several issues come to mind:
1) Will any pro-American outcome be offset by aggressive attempts by Leftists to indoctrinate the students with vile Anti-American propaganda?
2) Will they be steered to majors loaded with Leftist thinking, and away from practical majors that might actually help their country, when they return? I'd like to see an emphasis on helping them to learn subjects that could then be taught to their students seeking an education - in THEIR country. Understand, I don't want to keep them out of America, I would just like to see them return to better their own culture.
3) Timor fought some strong efforts to overtake their country, by the majority-Muslim Indonesia attackers. I'd like to have some potentially friendly natives there in the future.
4) Rubio would be a good person to set up a program at State to provide a "buddy" for the Timor-Leste students. Someone to check in on them, provide some guidance, and keep them from making the wrong 'friends' (Leftists eager to use them).
However, several issues come to mind:
1) Will any pro-American outcome be offset by aggressive attempts by Leftists to indoctrinate the students with vile Anti-American propaganda?
2) Will they be steered to majors loaded with Leftist thinking, and away from practical majors that might actually help their country, when they return? I'd like to see an emphasis on helping them to learn subjects that could then be taught to their students seeking an education - in THEIR country. Understand, I don't want to keep them out of America, I would just like to see them return to better their own culture.
3) Timor fought some strong efforts to overtake their country, by the majority-Muslim Indonesia attackers. I'd like to have some potentially friendly natives there in the future.
4) Rubio would be a good person to set up a program at State to provide a "buddy" for the Timor-Leste students. Someone to check in on them, provide some guidance, and keep them from making the wrong 'friends' (Leftists eager to use them).
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Paul Anka Haiku Contest Announcement
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AnkaPundit: Paul Anka Takes Over the Site for a Weekend (Continues through to Monday's postings)
George Bush Slices Don Rumsfeld Like an F*ckin' Hammer
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Democratic Forays into Erotica
New Shows On Gore's DNC/MTV Network
Nicknames for Potatoes, By People Who Really Hate Potatoes
Star Wars Euphemisms for Self-Abuse
Signs You're at an Iraqi "Wedding Party"
Signs Your Clown Has Gone Bad
Signs That You, Geroge Michael, Should Probably Just Give It Up
Signs of Hip-Hop Influence on John Kerry
NYT Headlines Spinning Bush's Jobs Boom
Things People Are More Likely to Say Than "Did You Hear What Al Franken Said Yesterday?"
Signs that Paul Krugman Has Lost His Frickin' Mind
All-Time Best NBA Players, According to Senator Robert Byrd
Other Bad Things About the Jews, According to the Koran
Signs That David Letterman Just Doesn't Care Anymore
Examples of Bob Kerrey's Insufferable Racial Jackassery
Signs Andy Rooney Is Going Senile
Other Judgments Dick Clarke Made About Condi Rice Based on Her Appearance
Collective Names for Groups of People
John Kerry's Other Vietnam Super-Pets
Cool Things About the XM8 Assault Rifle
Media-Approved Facts About the Democrat Spy
Changes to Make Christianity More "Inclusive"
Secret John Kerry Senatorial Accomplishments
John Edwards Campaign Excuses
John Kerry Pick-Up Lines
Changes Liberal Senator George Michell Will Make at Disney
Torments in Dog-Hell
Greatest Hitjobs
The Ace of Spades HQ Sex-for-Money Skankathon
A D&D Guide to the Democratic Candidates
Margaret Cho: Just Not Funny
More Margaret Cho Abuse
Margaret Cho: Still Not Funny
Iraqi Prisoner Claims He Was Raped... By Woman
Wonkette Announces "Morning Zoo" Format
John Kerry's "Plan" Causes Surrender of Moqtada al-Sadr's Militia
World Muslim Leaders Apologize for Nick Berg's Beheading
Michael Moore Goes on Lunchtime Manhattan Death-Spree
Milestone: Oliver Willis Posts 400th "Fake News Article" Referencing Britney Spears
Liberal Economists Rue a "New Decade of Greed"
Artificial Insouciance: Maureen Dowd's Word Processor Revolts Against Her Numbing Imbecility
Intelligence Officials Eye Blogs for Tips
They Done Found Us Out, Cletus: Intrepid Internet Detective Figures Out Our Master Plan
Shock: Josh Marshall Almost Mentions Sarin Discovery in Iraq
Leather-Clad Biker Freaks Terrorize Australian Town
When Clinton Was President, Torture Was Cool
What Wonkette Means When She Explains What Tina Brown Means
Wonkette's Stand-Up Act
Wankette HQ Gay-Rumors Du Jour
Here's What's Bugging Me: Goose and Slider
My Own Micah Wright Style Confession of Dishonesty
Outraged "Conservatives" React to the FMA
An On-Line Impression of Dennis Miller Having Sex with a Kodiak Bear
The Story the Rightwing Media Refuses to Report!
Our Lunch with David "Glengarry Glen Ross" Mamet
The House of Love: Paul Krugman
A Michael Moore Mystery (TM)
The Dowd-O-Matic!
Liberal Consistency and Other Myths
Kepler's Laws of Liberal Media Bias
John Kerry-- The Splunge! Candidate
"Divisive" Politics & "Attacks on Patriotism" (very long)
The Donkey ("The Raven" parody)
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