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Try voicing your ideas and opinions to Wisconsin's Ron Johnson, Kentucky's Mitch McConnell, MTG or even Ted Cruz. Maybe then you will see why Social Security solvency will not be visited until right before it become perilous. Both parties are terrible....Democrats spend like drunken sailors, Republicans are the party of "NO!" except when it comes to aiding the uber affluent. The real losers will be our sons and daughters being forced into contributing into SS only to have the goal post (increase in age entitlement, higher contributions, etc) moved to their detriment. I personally doubt the Republicans will allow the max allowed income limit to be increase a single cent over the current $160k/year ..... just my gut feel. Right now I've got bones to pick with Bill Clinton for ever allowing SS income to be taxed because we already got taxed prior to our 6.2% buy-in!
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Sorry for the gratuitous double post. I posted this earlier today around 2pm Eastern (wordplay comment dead zone), but very few replies. So I wanted to post again for discussion.***Last night, I commented that I was surprised an experienced constructor with 108 published NYT xwords would think this could run on a Wed or Thurs. Reading today's comments, some agree it could have been a Wed, as it stood, and some thought it is fine as a Monday, again as it stood.Bob T replied to me with the comment "in fairness, we don't know what changes the editors made in the clueing...but with different clueing I could easily see it on a Wednesday"Very fair point. So I am posting to ask a community question, what makes a puzzle a Mon vs a Sat? Let's ignore the theme/themeless aspect of those days. I am going with 75% clueing / 15% entries / 10% grid design. Sure Sat might have some archaic 7th old French term, but in general, I think what makes the Saturday hard is the wordplay of the clueing, and the fact that many Sat grids don't give you many entry points into a corner (sure, there are those stacked 3x15 super open designs as well). Does anyone know of an article/video of a constructor that has (for fun?) made a puzzle, and adjusted the clueing for Mon->Sat, while keeping the same entries and grid design? I think that would be very neat to see, and so instructive (especially for newer solvers).
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Ethics investigation? This fellow raised tens of thousands of dollars through intentional fraudulent misrepresentations disseminated via bulk emails and other means. He also will be paid $174,000 a year, plus a rich package of benefits, having been elected by means of fraud. On the planet on which I live, that’s criminal mail and wire fraud. It’s also actionable civil fraud, entitling those duped out of their money to bring suit for recovery of their funds.“Ethics” isn’t a word in George Santos’ vocabulary. He evidently could care less; nor could the Republican Speaker of the House who looked the other way because he desperately needed a vote.Prosecute the sunny beach and sue him for disgorgement of funds obtained through fraud. If he can’t return the funds, garnish his wages. That’s how the law deals with con artists that have been caught picking pockets. And that’s what Santos is — assuming his name is in fact ‘George Santos’ — which can’t be taken for granted at this juncture.
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I bought my first Amazon Echo in January 2015. The price was an astounding $199! But, I was a Prime member and got $100 off! And my fun began! I used it a lot for music, heard, never heard before, by genre, by artist. And all by voice! Sound quality was pretty good but the access to all of this weighed more. And, I could haul it outside to my front steps and have music when I washed my car! I've added 6 Echo devices since (one is a clock). Two are stereo paired. I've slept with white, pink, but mostly brown noise every night for the past 7 years! That could be the best thing. Keep in mind, I have 2 Dots that I've added better auxiliary speakers.I had hoped that it would become a better communication device but that relies upon others use. In other words, it didn't replace the telephone.But in the shower? I can listen to NPR (get my daily briefing via Up First) or listen to Avicii or Yo Yo Ma or any radio station I know the call letters for! All hands free! Jean-Pierre Rampal and Claude Bolling! Jazz by EST, or faves from the Beatles! It's all there!And the daily function of dealing with Amazon, of course! But I chose this! So I'm happy to deal with the notifications. The website currently isn't as good as the app, but it's still good. I would HATE to be without this!
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Active HOAs help maintain property values. Get active. Be involved. We have 2 open seats on our board and it looks like no one is willing to step up out of 300 units. I have been involved in an active HOA and a former HOA run by the developer's attorney. As of today, there is an above ground pool in the front yard of one of the units along with plastic chairs and a camper. The neighbors on either side of me hadn't mowed their property in 20 years. A neighbor got sick and the home was left unfinished for almost 3 years. The only solution was for all of us to chip in the cost to finish with no expectation of reimbursement until the property sold; which it did -15 years later. The other neighbor never did pave their entrance, so I got to eat their driveway dust for 15 years. It took forever to sell my home and I got almost $100K less than it cost to build. I'll take an active HOA any day.
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| no | Classification | 84 |
Mercy. It is clearly a frightened Jim Jordan who is trying to weaponize government--a rather transparent and hopefully doomed attempt today to spur a delegitimization of the accountability coming his insurrectionist way. Forget the popcorn, open a nice FLX riesling and enjoy the surreal play.
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We should stop investing with this totalitarian dictatorship, effective immediately. Let them sink or swim on their own steam.What was 'Corporate America' ever thinking; empowering a violent, threatening, revanchist one-party-system Cult of Personality?! I fear our disloyal CEOs' post-WTO enabling of China will go down as one of the greatest mistakes of the last 100 years. Let's decouple now and not wait till there's a war over Taiwan. Kicking this can down the road only makes the potential problem greater....
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Yes- but only after 18 months of: Courtesy requests? Don’t know what you’re talking about. Subpoenas? No I’m good. Court orders? Nope I’m fine. You are fully aware that Donald refused to cooperate, you are fully aware he was extended simple courtesy requests. You are fully aware time and time again he confirmed he didn’t have anymore documents, only for more to be found. The raid was not the consequences of having documents, but the consequences of refusing to give them back. You know this.
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| no | Classification | 4,439 |
Rooftop solar is a no brainier? Not sure about that. When the salesman gave me his pitch, the math figured out to me saving $20 a month. For that savings there was enormous risk. Since that pitch for example i put on a new roof. Had the solar been there i would have had to pay to remove it and put it up again. Then there is the risk that it malfunctions, or that the power company lowers the amount it pays back for the electricity i produce. My power company is trying to do just thatAlso the chance that the seller who is financing the deal gets resold and the deal is not honored, or they go out of business. All in all that’s alot to go wrong to spend $5000 to save $20 a month. Pass
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| yes | Classification | 8,730 |
‘The Chinese Communist Party has depended on growth for political legitimacy.’Chinese government statistics have long been suspect as reported here. An authoritarian government still needs some degree of public approval, and lower bureaucrats also have an incentive to cook the books for their own protection. Corruption up and down government ranks is endemic. But the Chinese people are smart and probably more health conscious than most Americans. They also save at higher rates which limits spending. But the sudden lack of government guidance around Covid seems to have simultaneously led to significantly increased infection and death rates while not yet unleashing enough consumerism to jumpstart the economy. I’m guessing foreign buyers and potential tourists are similarly spooked by the dangers of uninhibited Covid.Most Western countries now realize that incorporating China into the world economy has not produced a good global citizen. Instead, China threatens its neighbors militarily. It has become increasingly nationalistic and essentially undemocratic. Internationally, it has gobbled up natural resources through loans, investments, and infrastructure projects. Lastly, it has developed one of the premier surveillance states in the world. The world is right to look askance at the Chinese government and its economic power. We’ll probably see more efforts to diversify and onshore supply lines, particularly for critical industries. We’ll see if China moderates or not.
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| no | Classification | 3,747 |
It’s not just Asian immigrants. Many old world Mediterranean European immigrants expected the same. I know many kids I grew up with whose parents had to live with them when they married. This is a common thing back in the old country. But it’s more than just financial. It’s cultural. We were my divorced older parents retirement plan. They had zero savings or retirement accounts only a small social security check. Not enough to live on. Many immigrants aren’t savvy about how to open an IRA retirement account or invest, at least not 60 plus years ago they weren’t. In fact all students in US high schools should be taught the basics for savings and opening a retirement account like an IRA. I was always a saver but if only someone took me aside when I started working and earning my own money and explained to me the importance of saving early for retirement and about how compound interest works, I would be a millionaire right now and retiring early. But I started saving for retirement late in life and playing catch up. I drill this into my grown kids everyday. Save save save. Even if it’s a few hundred or thousands per year in a Roth IRA targeted lifecycle mutual fund index. Sit back and watch it grow over the next 35 years.
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| yes | Classification | 9,090 |
Michael A hard look at the union contract the police has with the city of Memphis should be done. The immediate supply of a lawyer for any accusation of impropriety, the notorious colleague silence of bad behavior, a sometime alliance with district attorneys to suppress evidence or even just stop investigating if someone is a handy conviction have degrades the quality of police. At many venues an associate degree and shortage of recruits fosters an easy entry to a job with inordinate power. Ten to 20 percent are psychologically unsuited for such responsibility and are not weeded out.Many police forces have a military mien instead of guardianship, with even military equipment is provided and many policeman are ex veterans. Police unions ofter protect police officers unsuited for such work, hamstringing administrators and the local government. Minneapolis and the George Floyd got a dose of that.
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"content": "Michael A hard look at the union contract the police has with the city of Memphis should be done. The immediate supply of a lawyer for any accusation of impropriety, the notorious colleague silence of bad behavior, a sometime alliance with district attorneys to suppress evidence or even just stop investigating if someone is a handy conviction have degrades the quality of police. At many venues an associate degree and shortage of recruits fosters an easy entry to a job with inordinate power. Ten to 20 percent are psychologically unsuited for such responsibility and are not weeded out.Many police forces have a military mien instead of guardianship, with even military equipment is provided and many policeman are ex veterans. Police unions ofter protect police officers unsuited for such work, hamstringing administrators and the local government. Minneapolis and the George Floyd got a dose of that.\n",
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| yes | Classification | 6,690 |
I am a New Yorker (third gen), who moved to Mississippi, where I live in a small town about a half hour south of Oxford, where the University of Missiissippi is located. Even if I were wealthy in NYC, I wouldn't have the quality of life I have here: a spacious house with a front porch, a lovely, huge park with a stream for my three dogs to play in that's within walking distrance, plenty of state and federal parks with walking trails, a country vet who charges an affordable fee, and live music and other activities for as low as $10 to $15 a performance, as well as many restaurants. I have tried to convince friends with transferable professions (teachers, social workers, family therapists) to sell their apartments and brownstones and move out of $4,000-a-month rents to a place where they would be able to buy a house easily and invest part of the fortune they now pay in rent. I can schedule a mammogram within a week because there are fewer people and less competition for resources. There are rarely long lines for restraurants and movies, and life is much less stressful. People think the South is less civilized than NYC. There is far less art and theater available to the public, but the scale and pace make daily civility a given. If one puts the sterotypes aside and can tolerate a different culture, it's a wonderful find.
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RLG honestly I would love to, but I can’t handle the $165k pay cut
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My stepmother was verbally/emotionally, and extremely physically abusive to me from the time I was 5 until I moved out at 17 years old. Now, I’m a parent of two children myself, I’ve kept her away from my children to keep them safe. I’ve also let my extended family know about her history so they can protect their children as well. My cousins acknowledged that she is not a safe person for kids to spend time with. My half-sister recently got married but I don’t think she’s been forthright with her husband about her mother’s violent and abusive history with me. I told her long ago that she needs to tell anyone she plans on having kids with- about her mother, but she’s dismissive about it and just tells me that I’m causing problems. I fear that if she has children, and if she leaves them with her mother- that they will get hurt. I’ve been in therapy on and off for over 20 years and each therapist has urged me to report her to the state so that she cannot work with children at all. I don’t think that what’s in the past should stay quietly in the past. If a person poses a risk to others, especially children who may not say anything about it out of fear- their prior actions should be known.The ex-husband should have been honest with his wife at the time. His lack of openness with his then-life-partner is most concerning.
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| no | Classification | 3,381 |
Although I married young, I can sympathize with LW1, we waited 10 years until we felt we had what we needed to grow our family. And many of my friends were in your same fact pattern. We women make sacrifices for our careers and then when we’re ready to settle down and put on our Fertile Myrtle hats, there’s two things: 1) hardly any eligible partners, and 2) cratering fertility. Not one to shame anyone into adoption, but at 35 we tried it out via foster care, and 2 years later, we adopted an infant. You may want to put feelers out there into that world, or explore private adoption. Cannot speak to egg harvesting but there was an article in this periodical recently that didn’t make it should promising. Also notice how I said my friend were in your same boat. Eventually they found fabulous, like-minded partners. But they had to “mine for it” seriously, as they joke now. If this guy blanches, move on. You’re a catch and someone will eventually swoop you up. Remember there are many ways to make a family. Life is short, I’d explore every option. Good luck.
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"content": "Although I married young, I can sympathize with LW1, we waited 10 years until we felt we had what we needed to grow our family. And many of my friends were in your same fact pattern. We women make sacrifices for our careers and then when we’re ready to settle down and put on our Fertile Myrtle hats, there’s two things: 1) hardly any eligible partners, and 2) cratering fertility. Not one to shame anyone into adoption, but at 35 we tried it out via foster care, and 2 years later, we adopted an infant. You may want to put feelers out there into that world, or explore private adoption. Cannot speak to egg harvesting but there was an article in this periodical recently that didn’t make it should promising. Also notice how I said my friend were in your same boat. Eventually they found fabulous, like-minded partners. But they had to “mine for it” seriously, as they joke now. If this guy blanches, move on. You’re a catch and someone will eventually swoop you up. Remember there are many ways to make a family. Life is short, I’d explore every option. Good luck.\n",
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The article says that deductions on mortgage interest rates and property taxes are not factored in. People need to be reminded that Trump eliminated those deductions for most people. The standard deduction for a married couple is $25,900. The Trump tax change allows up to a $10,000 deduction for property taxes. However, a couple would have to have almost $16,000 of additional deductions to go over the standard.For the most part, deductions for home ownership has been eliminated.
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"content": "The article says that deductions on mortgage interest rates and property taxes are not factored in. People need to be reminded that Trump eliminated those deductions for most people. The standard deduction for a married couple is $25,900. The Trump tax change allows up to a $10,000 deduction for property taxes. However, a couple would have to have almost $16,000 of additional deductions to go over the standard.For the most part, deductions for home ownership has been eliminated.\n",
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Giving Zelenskyy the benefit of the doubt, which he has most surely earned, the Ukrainian resistance, which is made up mostly of civilians who are fighting to keep their families alive, is not even an organized force. How exactly would any group be able to track billions of dollars in weapons and aid flooding into the country? Of course there is corruption and theft. This is the real world. Billions in cash went missing from Iraqi banks. Afghan warlords fled their country with plane loads of our cash and weapons. This is what arming rebel forces around the world looks like. That doesn’t make Republicans who resist funding the Ukraine right, but it doesn’t help us to pretend this isn’t happening either.
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"content": "Giving Zelenskyy the benefit of the doubt, which he has most surely earned, the Ukrainian resistance, which is made up mostly of civilians who are fighting to keep their families alive, is not even an organized force. How exactly would any group be able to track billions of dollars in weapons and aid flooding into the country? Of course there is corruption and theft. This is the real world. Billions in cash went missing from Iraqi banks. Afghan warlords fled their country with plane loads of our cash and weapons. This is what arming rebel forces around the world looks like. That doesn’t make Republicans who resist funding the Ukraine right, but it doesn’t help us to pretend this isn’t happening either.\n",
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Actually, he doesn’t give Prince Michael of Kent anything… Most of the extended family don’t receive any income from the King…
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As a former cowboy and a graduate of ag school, here's a bit of information for those concerned about animal welfare, cruelty and industrial farming techniques:"Pork" is by far the cruelest meat. Somewhere around 98-99% of hogs in America are raised in hideously cruel confinement, and these animals are as sentient and intelligent as your cat or dog.Most poultry (that's turkey, chicken and, rarely, ducks) is also raised in viciously "efficient" confinement.The dairy industry's cruelty lies mostly in the treatment of mother cows and calves. Calves are separated when extremely young, so that the cow's milk can be collected and sold. Many, though not all, calves are then raised in incredibly cruel confinement as "veal."Beef cattle and sheep are, in terms of confinement, by far the least cruel providers of meat. They are never "factory farmed" and are raised for most of their lives in open pasture. True, at the end of their lives, most go to "feedlots" for fattening, and market timing and while feedlots are not nice places, they are not indoors and animals are not individually confined.I understand the reasoning of those who stop eating "higher" animals (say, cattle or sheep) before eschewing poultry. But gauging strictly on cruelty, you are actually better off eating beef and lamb.None of the above addresses environmental issues, climate change, etc. (though hog farming is arguably the worst environmental offender).
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"content": "As a former cowboy and a graduate of ag school, here's a bit of information for those concerned about animal welfare, cruelty and industrial farming techniques:\"Pork\" is by far the cruelest meat. Somewhere around 98-99% of hogs in America are raised in hideously cruel confinement, and these animals are as sentient and intelligent as your cat or dog.Most poultry (that's turkey, chicken and, rarely, ducks) is also raised in viciously \"efficient\" confinement.The dairy industry's cruelty lies mostly in the treatment of mother cows and calves. Calves are separated when extremely young, so that the cow's milk can be collected and sold. Many, though not all, calves are then raised in incredibly cruel confinement as \"veal.\"Beef cattle and sheep are, in terms of confinement, by far the least cruel providers of meat. They are never \"factory farmed\" and are raised for most of their lives in open pasture. True, at the end of their lives, most go to \"feedlots\" for fattening, and market timing and while feedlots are not nice places, they are not indoors and animals are not individually confined.I understand the reasoning of those who stop eating \"higher\" animals (say, cattle or sheep) before eschewing poultry. But gauging strictly on cruelty, you are actually better off eating beef and lamb.None of the above addresses environmental issues, climate change, etc. (though hog farming is arguably the worst environmental offender).\n",
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Ms. Greenhouse might also have mentioned that in Pennsylvania in addition to Mastriano's defeat that abortion largely sank his partner in crime, Dr. Oz, who ran for the senate seat and tried to separate himself as a moderate.He pretty much drove a stake through the heart of his campaign when during the single campaign debate, where the Republicans were hoping the effects of eventual winner Jon Fetterman's stroke would destroy him, Oz said that abortion decisions should be left to "the woman, her doctor, and local politicians."
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"content": "Ms. Greenhouse might also have mentioned that in Pennsylvania in addition to Mastriano's defeat that abortion largely sank his partner in crime, Dr. Oz, who ran for the senate seat and tried to separate himself as a moderate.He pretty much drove a stake through the heart of his campaign when during the single campaign debate, where the Republicans were hoping the effects of eventual winner Jon Fetterman's stroke would destroy him, Oz said that abortion decisions should be left to \"the woman, her doctor, and local politicians.\"\n",
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I have a 14 character password on Passwordsafe. With a supercomputer it would probably take a hacker a couple of years to break it. Since the hacker has no idea that the account they are trying to hack is worth $50or $5,000,000 I can't imagine why they would spend all their time and energy on my account.
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CyclistMy town in the Adirondacks is similar in size. We like to sleep in the cold so our bedroom window is open year round. Regretfully,we have a neighbor that loves wind chimes. I hate those things...
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No mention of the the wide open southern border as a contributing factor to this tragedy, and many others like it.Also, in general it appears we're expected to believe that the cartels are not totally irredeemable -- their violence is somewhat restricted: the cartel gangs endeavor to stay low key and not engage in the uber-carnage they perpetrate on the other side of the border; that's reassuring at least -- if you believe it. I for one do not. It's appalling to view cartel activity in the US as anything other than a profound menace to our nation and innocents of all ethnicities.
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"content": "No mention of the the wide open southern border as a contributing factor to this tragedy, and many others like it.Also, in general it appears we're expected to believe that the cartels are not totally irredeemable -- their violence is somewhat restricted: the cartel gangs endeavor to stay low key and not engage in the uber-carnage they perpetrate on the other side of the border; that's reassuring at least -- if you believe it. I for one do not. It's appalling to view cartel activity in the US as anything other than a profound menace to our nation and innocents of all ethnicities.\n",
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I see this as 90% media problem. The other 10% is government officials.Media outlets are searching for tragedy stories for $$$ - it sells!! Ever since the huge media story with Columbine High, mass shooting rampages continue to destroy our nation. People committing these murders see others in the media and ideas start - copy cats. Plus may see it as fame too. Another example of media/entertainment spreading negative violence is gangs. In the 1980s/1990s movies started portraying the gang life no matter the consequences. Gang violence and gang activity skyrocketed. Media/Entertainment pushes violence; America becomes violent. It’s what sells and makes profits.As for government officials they need to work together instead of against each other. We all, anti-gun and pro-gun, do not want to see innocent people murdered. Prayers, raising the American flag and etc doesn’t bring those innocent people back. I know many will think I’m ignorant and that’s ok. We live in the USA and I “get to” have my opinion and thoughts.*If anyone comments (good/bad), I cannot respond.
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"content": "I see this as 90% media problem. The other 10% is government officials.Media outlets are searching for tragedy stories for $$$ - it sells!! Ever since the huge media story with Columbine High, mass shooting rampages continue to destroy our nation. People committing these murders see others in the media and ideas start - copy cats. Plus may see it as fame too. Another example of media/entertainment spreading negative violence is gangs. In the 1980s/1990s movies started portraying the gang life no matter the consequences. Gang violence and gang activity skyrocketed. Media/Entertainment pushes violence; America becomes violent. It’s what sells and makes profits.As for government officials they need to work together instead of against each other. We all, anti-gun and pro-gun, do not want to see innocent people murdered. Prayers, raising the American flag and etc doesn’t bring those innocent people back. I know many will think I’m ignorant and that’s ok. We live in the USA and I “get to” have my opinion and thoughts.*If anyone comments (good/bad), I cannot respond.\n",
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Fred L., I have experienced both, and would recommend trying the Gottman method first. It provides a good framework, and you receive an assessment of where your relationship stands and where you can improve. If you still need help, then go deep. The thing about going deep is both partners need to be open to it, and that is often not the case. The psychotherapist we worked with lacked direction and tended to dig up difficult things while giving us no help in dealing with them. He nearly destroyed our marriage, but bringing in new forms of conflict.But really, marriage crises vary so much that it’s best not to generalize.
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"content": "Fred L., I have experienced both, and would recommend trying the Gottman method first. It provides a good framework, and you receive an assessment of where your relationship stands and where you can improve. If you still need help, then go deep. The thing about going deep is both partners need to be open to it, and that is often not the case. The psychotherapist we worked with lacked direction and tended to dig up difficult things while giving us no help in dealing with them. He nearly destroyed our marriage, but bringing in new forms of conflict.But really, marriage crises vary so much that it’s best not to generalize.\n",
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Rob H If their despicable CEO can pull down $55M of total compensation per year, they are doing just fine. Make no mistake, this layoff is all about executive comp packages and artificially inflating their stock price. I wonder how much of it they will buy back?
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Dr. John "SALT deductions which definitely benefit the wealthy?"That is probably true, but much more importantly they benefited the middle class. They are in part a reason there is a large middle class at all as America decided that home ownership was good for citizenship and good for American. The Mr. Potters ( a la "It's a Wonderful Life") prefer to keep people living in their Potter's Fields forever. I make decent income after years and years of work. But by no American measure would I be considered wealthy in my house sadly needed maintenance I cannot afford in what is considered an "undesirable" town of low real estate prices. Yes, just as it was intended, the elimination of SALT deductions targeted me with a 30%, let me repeat, a 30% increase in Federal taxes in one year. This when the wealthy are howling over a 5% or 10% increase on them. It has amounted to over $4000 / year that I don't have to save or spend on home maintenance or other things that would help the local economy. And it shouldn't be forgotten that "taxes on taxes" is what SALT deductions were about.
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"content": "Dr. John \"SALT deductions which definitely benefit the wealthy?\"That is probably true, but much more importantly they benefited the middle class. They are in part a reason there is a large middle class at all as America decided that home ownership was good for citizenship and good for American. The Mr. Potters ( a la \"It's a Wonderful Life\") prefer to keep people living in their Potter's Fields forever. I make decent income after years and years of work. But by no American measure would I be considered wealthy in my house sadly needed maintenance I cannot afford in what is considered an \"undesirable\" town of low real estate prices. Yes, just as it was intended, the elimination of SALT deductions targeted me with a 30%, let me repeat, a 30% increase in Federal taxes in one year. This when the wealthy are howling over a 5% or 10% increase on them. It has amounted to over $4000 / year that I don't have to save or spend on home maintenance or other things that would help the local economy. And it shouldn't be forgotten that \"taxes on taxes\" is what SALT deductions were about.\n",
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Really? $4 a dozen? 33 cents each? And people think nothing of spending $4-$5 on a coffee? I really feel bad that there are people who are so financially fragile that this is a concern for them.
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Israel has never been a democracy, so there is no worry about its no longer being one. A theocracy cannot be a democracy. They are contradictory notions. And I think there are many who would be perfectly happy with this country's termination of the roughly $50-billion in military aid and grants it makes annually to Israel and, as one commenter puts it, accord it the right manage its own affairs. Of course, it would only be doing so for about six months. Here's a fact: he who pays the piper calls the tune.
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"content": "Israel has never been a democracy, so there is no worry about its no longer being one. A theocracy cannot be a democracy. They are contradictory notions. And I think there are many who would be perfectly happy with this country's termination of the roughly $50-billion in military aid and grants it makes annually to Israel and, as one commenter puts it, accord it the right manage its own affairs. Of course, it would only be doing so for about six months. Here's a fact: he who pays the piper calls the tune.\n",
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David Henry With the vitriolic speeches of contempt and acts of open hostility "remarkably public show of intraparty strife" seems to be entirely accurate.
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"content": "David Henry With the vitriolic speeches of contempt and acts of open hostility \"remarkably public show of intraparty strife\" seems to be entirely accurate.\n",
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I see so many Times readers are using this as a chance to bash the N.Y. FBI field office and push the old conspiracy theory that they were in cahoots with Giuliani and out to get Hillary. Allow me to debunk this nonsense.Here's a recap of what happened in fall 2016:NYPD arrests Anthony Weiner for sexting with underage girls. NYPD discovers tens of thousands of Hillary Clinton's government emails on Weiner's laptop he shares with wife Huma Abedin, many marked classified.NYPD turns over the laptop to N.Y. FBI, which turns it over to D.C. FBI headquarters. Yes, countless thousands of Hillary's government emails end up in the laptop of a convicted child sex offender. Spare me the whining. She should have been prosecuted for that.As if Comey had any choice but to announce the reopening of the investigation. There was no conspiracy. It all happened thanks to Hillary's negligence with classified material.
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"content": "I see so many Times readers are using this as a chance to bash the N.Y. FBI field office and push the old conspiracy theory that they were in cahoots with Giuliani and out to get Hillary. Allow me to debunk this nonsense.Here's a recap of what happened in fall 2016:NYPD arrests Anthony Weiner for sexting with underage girls. NYPD discovers tens of thousands of Hillary Clinton's government emails on Weiner's laptop he shares with wife Huma Abedin, many marked classified.NYPD turns over the laptop to N.Y. FBI, which turns it over to D.C. FBI headquarters. Yes, countless thousands of Hillary's government emails end up in the laptop of a convicted child sex offender. Spare me the whining. She should have been prosecuted for that.As if Comey had any choice but to announce the reopening of the investigation. There was no conspiracy. It all happened thanks to Hillary's negligence with classified material.\n",
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This is just another example of rent seeking, the acquisition of unearned profit. The US economy has been increasingly dominated by rent seeking during the last 40 years. It takes many forms but often involves some sort of monopoly power. In this case, the legal monopoly of an FDA approved drug wasn’t enough. Abbvie has successfully extended its monopoly claim through legal manipulation. Its royalty arrangements are a form of extortion. The companies seeking entry into the market are relieved of the burden of defending court challenges in exchange for royalties, a slightly different form of rent seeking. I don’t know the history or particulars of the drug Humira but I’ve learned recently that the development of many new drugs benefit from government research. To capitalize what should be a public good is just another form of rent seeking.
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I read announcements like this with a grain of salt. Who came up with the number of employees? And why the need to reduce costs by $1 billion when the company is profitable? Another PR stunt?
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"content": "I read announcements like this with a grain of salt. Who came up with the number of employees? And why the need to reduce costs by $1 billion when the company is profitable? Another PR stunt?\n",
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Robert F Reading and understanding the US Constitution is a little different than the examples given in the last paragraph of the article. A better example is teaching someone to use Windows. You can try to do it with a heavy emphasis on text or pictures. The best teaching materials are from Microsoft and they very picture centric. The US Army found out in the '70s that it was better to train on advanced weapons with comic book manuals than traditional methods. Visual learning is indeed "essential to finding real-world solutions".
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Mike Nobody who owns rent regulated units has to sustain a loss. Under the law owners are guaranteed a profit of 7.5%, a margin most people in business would kill for. And that guaranteed profit is why the specious "illegal takings" argument always loses in court.Building owners who are not making a profit are free to apply for a hardship increase. But that requires proving a loss by opening up their books. And many refuse to do it. So they bring this on themselves.<a href="https://emcphd.wordpress.com" target="_blank">https://emcphd.wordpress.com</a>
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Reducing human population across the globe should be a priority. The slowdown in China's population should be celebrated. To address the need to support the elderly, tax the rich and the corporations. They have had decades of low taxes which have benefitted no one and nothing but themselves. To address the lack of "growth", which is capitalist overconsumption and resource extraction, invest in repairing and replacing infrastructure. The U.S. loves bright new shiny objects but fails to maintain anything. The U.S. could spend decades just repairing existing infrastructure which would help more than it's incessant building and buying.
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"content": "Reducing human population across the globe should be a priority. The slowdown in China's population should be celebrated. To address the need to support the elderly, tax the rich and the corporations. They have had decades of low taxes which have benefitted no one and nothing but themselves. To address the lack of \"growth\", which is capitalist overconsumption and resource extraction, invest in repairing and replacing infrastructure. The U.S. loves bright new shiny objects but fails to maintain anything. The U.S. could spend decades just repairing existing infrastructure which would help more than it's incessant building and buying.\n",
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'What [Durham] did manage to do, however, was spread a lot of confusion and waste a lot of time.' And, surprise, surprise, he simultaneously failed to prove the Trump connection to Russia was a hoax. But jeez, even Kevin McC as House majority leader told colleagues way back in 2016 that he thought Putin pays TFG.Durham also wasted millions of dollars on his snipe hunt, at least partly while sharing fine whiskey with AG Barr. And, please remember that, at a cost of $7M, House Republicans during the 2nd Obama term opened a half dozen different investigations of the tragic Benghazi killings of a handful of Americans. And all they turned up was a private email server with a handful of docs deemed classified AFTER the fact - and NONE of which leaked.Frankly, I'm guessing the clown car of current House R members will be remembered for such bumbling stupidity that it tanks their public approval below its current 22%. And that now includes having seating George Santos on two committees while he's simultaneously under federal investigation for campaign finance violations. Why does anyone take these guys seriously?
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"content": "'What [Durham] did manage to do, however, was spread a lot of confusion and waste a lot of time.' And, surprise, surprise, he simultaneously failed to prove the Trump connection to Russia was a hoax. But jeez, even Kevin McC as House majority leader told colleagues way back in 2016 that he thought Putin pays TFG.Durham also wasted millions of dollars on his snipe hunt, at least partly while sharing fine whiskey with AG Barr. And, please remember that, at a cost of $7M, House Republicans during the 2nd Obama term opened a half dozen different investigations of the tragic Benghazi killings of a handful of Americans. And all they turned up was a private email server with a handful of docs deemed classified AFTER the fact - and NONE of which leaked.Frankly, I'm guessing the clown car of current House R members will be remembered for such bumbling stupidity that it tanks their public approval below its current 22%. And that now includes having seating George Santos on two committees while he's simultaneously under federal investigation for campaign finance violations. Why does anyone take these guys seriously?\n",
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If you look at the numbers it is almost impossible for anyone to save enough to retire comfortably. Some very lucky people hit the markets just right and do well, most don't and others lose everything in the markets. You will never get there with money in a savings account. The people in article saving much have pretty high salaries to being with, well over the US average of $50k. Too bad the NYT has bought into the narrative that failing to save is a moral shortcoming and that savings is a replacement for what many people had in the past: a pension. Eliminating pensions is another example of corporate greed.
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"content": "If you look at the numbers it is almost impossible for anyone to save enough to retire comfortably. Some very lucky people hit the markets just right and do well, most don't and others lose everything in the markets. You will never get there with money in a savings account. The people in article saving much have pretty high salaries to being with, well over the US average of $50k. Too bad the NYT has bought into the narrative that failing to save is a moral shortcoming and that savings is a replacement for what many people had in the past: a pension. Eliminating pensions is another example of corporate greed.\n",
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So David and Bret have no problem with Victor Orban wannabe Ron DeSantis tuining FL state government into a thugocracy (Jennifer Rubin's term) where the power of the state is used to punish anyone who refuses to kowtow to DeSantis or his presidential ambitions. DeSantis has tried to punish private businesses, including cuire lines and Disney, for refusing to go along with his Covid denial and culture wars targeting the LGBT community. He has threatened school officials for taking measures to liimit the spread of Covid because they did not comport with his "FL is open for business" mantra (deaths and hospitalizations from Covid be damned). He created an election-fraud police force that has persecuted ex-felons for trying to exercise the right to vote after the people of FL voted to restore that right. He has removed a duly-elected state attorney from a blue county for questioning the legality and enforcceability of proposed anti-abortion measures. And now he iworking to to pack the board of a respected state college with non-Floridians openly committed to turning that instiution into a public "Hillsdale College" where intolerance and Christian nationalism are the order of the day. These are mere "personality defects" that are "pretty surmountable". Spoken like true Republicans.
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Michael You're sorely mistaken and revising history. Fact: they found thousands of Hillary's government classified emails on Weiner's laptop which is why the investigation had to be reopened. Hillary should have been prosecuted right there. The reason N.Y. FBI was pushing was because Comey and the D.C. office were doing their best to stall dealing with the laptop mails until the election was over. Yes, they were in the tank for her.
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JulesAnjim What absolute nonsense. Many "local communities" couldn't wait for our borders to re-open after the Covid lockdowns. While domestic tourism did increase thanks to its promotion by the government, it wasn't quite enough to sustain them long term. NZ welcomes tourists from all over the world, including the US.
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"content": "JulesAnjim What absolute nonsense. Many \"local communities\" couldn't wait for our borders to re-open after the Covid lockdowns. While domestic tourism did increase thanks to its promotion by the government, it wasn't quite enough to sustain them long term. NZ welcomes tourists from all over the world, including the US.\n",
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Bret suggests handling Trump's document mishandling should have been more patient and low key."2 years of negotiations and repeated contacts by mail and direct meetings before the raids was not patient and low key enough?Well Bret lives in a different world from mine. In his apparently $400k per year Camry driving couples represent the working poor. That should be news to 95% of the US population.
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Genuine question - what use can the govt or country make of this if we (I’m British) decided the royal family was not an appropriate use? How would this solve hunger?The royal family receive an annual grant in the region of £300m. This comes from revenues generated by the crown estate, the rest of which goes to the country. Yes there’s for sure a legacy argument about the source of the wealth used to buy the constituent parts of that estate. But if we can put that to one side, this is still net positive for the country and £300m while not small, is not a game changing amount. There will always be some republicans but polls show time and time again there is widespread support for the monarchy as a stable and largely benign force that projects calm against the often embarrassingly turbulent government. I totally understand that to an American with a very different psyche this is hard to understand but I am surprised how many comments on here point to abolition of the monarchy as the apparent solution or cause of some pretty difficult economic problems!
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"content": "Genuine question - what use can the govt or country make of this if we (I’m British) decided the royal family was not an appropriate use? How would this solve hunger?The royal family receive an annual grant in the region of £300m. This comes from revenues generated by the crown estate, the rest of which goes to the country. Yes there’s for sure a legacy argument about the source of the wealth used to buy the constituent parts of that estate. But if we can put that to one side, this is still net positive for the country and £300m while not small, is not a game changing amount. There will always be some republicans but polls show time and time again there is widespread support for the monarchy as a stable and largely benign force that projects calm against the often embarrassingly turbulent government. I totally understand that to an American with a very different psyche this is hard to understand but I am surprised how many comments on here point to abolition of the monarchy as the apparent solution or cause of some pretty difficult economic problems!\n",
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Miri After taking account of all the costs (schooling, health, housing etc) EU citizens in the UK added an average of £1,100 per person to the exchequer. They also tend yo be young and hard working so placed less of a burden on services than UK born Brits. UK born people averaged a £0 or break even contribution to the nation.
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If You Buy This 359-Year-Old Deed, Would You Own Manhattan? The document, the charter from when the British seized New York from the Dutch, is on the auction block with two others. Together they could go for as much as $900,000. Good morning. It’s Monday. We’ll look at three documents that cleared the way for the British to take New Amsterdam from the Dutch in the 17th century. We’ll also meet the first owner of a retail marijuana shop whose past includes a marijuana-related conviction. The document, the charter from when the British seized New York from the Dutch, is on the auction block with two others. Together they could go for as much as $900,000.
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Grifting for decades and the punishment is $1.6 million. This is absolutely pathetic and shows our justice system to be a two-tiered farce where the wealthy and well connected get wrist-slaps and fines, while the middle class and poor get crushed by an anvil. I would hope new legislation would make similar future punishments a percentage of holdings and profits, so that these kinds of fines aren't pocket change. If we want to change the behavior around corporate criminality, the punishments have to hurt in order to be a deterrent. Imagine instead if The Trump Organization were fined two quarter's worth of profits, or 20% of holdings. Would they be playing fast and loose in the face of that?This all of course requires our elected officials (the best dark money can buy) to be serious and pass these legislative changes.
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"content": "Grifting for decades and the punishment is $1.6 million. This is absolutely pathetic and shows our justice system to be a two-tiered farce where the wealthy and well connected get wrist-slaps and fines, while the middle class and poor get crushed by an anvil. I would hope new legislation would make similar future punishments a percentage of holdings and profits, so that these kinds of fines aren't pocket change. If we want to change the behavior around corporate criminality, the punishments have to hurt in order to be a deterrent. Imagine instead if The Trump Organization were fined two quarter's worth of profits, or 20% of holdings. Would they be playing fast and loose in the face of that?This all of course requires our elected officials (the best dark money can buy) to be serious and pass these legislative changes.\n",
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Al The radio waves are not available to everyone with a transmitter. You need licenses and are bound by certain regulations.Anyone--literally anyone--can post online. You're doing it right now. The NYT shouldn't be responsible for you spreading misinformation, but under your ridiculous model, there's no difference between a completely open online forum and a highly restricted medium that only carries a limited number of networks broadcasting curated programs.
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Tom B Well, if you read the article, he was not able to help anyone until he learned to listen. Confidence earned through respect and acts of kindness is not the same as harassment. I have been a nurse in homeless shelters and on the street: a homeless person with cold, wet feet and open wounds is grateful for help if offered with compassion. People are not just "sleeping on the street", they are often suffering from a myriad of progressive physical calamities. They can accept help or not, but to not offer help is inhumane.
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"content": "Tom B Well, if you read the article, he was not able to help anyone until he learned to listen. Confidence earned through respect and acts of kindness is not the same as harassment. I have been a nurse in homeless shelters and on the street: a homeless person with cold, wet feet and open wounds is grateful for help if offered with compassion. People are not just \"sleeping on the street\", they are often suffering from a myriad of progressive physical calamities. They can accept help or not, but to not offer help is inhumane.\n",
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One false claim made by businesses is that all tax increases assessed to the business will be passed through to the customer. Absent a monopoly or oligopoly, economists estimate that about half will be passed through. Raising business taxes is one leg of the stool.A second leg is the obvious, raise taxes on those earning over, say, 500,000/yr, indexed.The third leg of the stool is to note that most billionaires got there either by inheritance or by sheer dumb luck, meaning being in the right place at the right time. Yet their wealth enables them to skew governance toward themselves. Those like Elon Musk are openly anti-democracy. Best cure: tax wealth. Ms. Warren's 50 million may be too low or too high; certainly, wealth over 100 million simply removes capital from production, hence the phrase "rentier class." As always, index the triggering values.
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"content": "One false claim made by businesses is that all tax increases assessed to the business will be passed through to the customer. Absent a monopoly or oligopoly, economists estimate that about half will be passed through. Raising business taxes is one leg of the stool.A second leg is the obvious, raise taxes on those earning over, say, 500,000/yr, indexed.The third leg of the stool is to note that most billionaires got there either by inheritance or by sheer dumb luck, meaning being in the right place at the right time. Yet their wealth enables them to skew governance toward themselves. Those like Elon Musk are openly anti-democracy. Best cure: tax wealth. Ms. Warren's 50 million may be too low or too high; certainly, wealth over 100 million simply removes capital from production, hence the phrase \"rentier class.\" As always, index the triggering values.\n",
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Who's spending $7 for a gallon of milk?
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This is true defending of freedom and democracy. It is worth spending $1T. Not Afghanistan and Iraq. Ukraine must win this and we must support it till that happens.
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LOL he had $600 million in stock. So much for crypto
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David is trying his best to paint a bright picture of Biden. But things are much different. Look at Ukraine. It is in ruin. Look at Afghanistan, condition is pretty bad. Look at Iran, Mullahs humiliated Biden. It was Trump who confronted China, while Biden ridiculed him for his actions. Other than Europeans, due to a desperate situation for them, no country has much respect for Biden. Everybody is doing opposite of what Biden wants, and he adjusts to it. Look at our Southern border, it is a mess. Economy is heading to recession. Companies, including Google and Microsoft, started to fire people. Housing market is already in recession. We are paying a lot more interest now and a lot more for buying things. Now we know, Biden was mishandling the classified documents for years. These are not problems created by "extremist" Republicans, though that is the only thing left for NYT pundits to paint a bright picture of Biden.
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"content": "David is trying his best to paint a bright picture of Biden. But things are much different. Look at Ukraine. It is in ruin. Look at Afghanistan, condition is pretty bad. Look at Iran, Mullahs humiliated Biden. It was Trump who confronted China, while Biden ridiculed him for his actions. Other than Europeans, due to a desperate situation for them, no country has much respect for Biden. Everybody is doing opposite of what Biden wants, and he adjusts to it. Look at our Southern border, it is a mess. Economy is heading to recession. Companies, including Google and Microsoft, started to fire people. Housing market is already in recession. We are paying a lot more interest now and a lot more for buying things. Now we know, Biden was mishandling the classified documents for years. These are not problems created by \"extremist\" Republicans, though that is the only thing left for NYT pundits to paint a bright picture of Biden.\n",
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Ukraine is on our front line in the fight to save democracy. They are fighting and dying for us. President Biden has truly done a remarkable job in his fight for democracy here and around the world and deserves much more credit than he is getting for it.Led by the USA, NATO, our allies and partners must supply Ukraine with everything it needs to win the war this year, period. It must happen now, so after the spring mud season ends, Ukraine can go fully on the offensive to drive Russia out of every inch of Ukrainian land.
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Gene Hurley I was a graduate student living in Washington Heights during the 1984 presidential election. I vividly recall Reagan's "Morning in America" television campaign with its depiction of a prosperous rural white family sitting down to a sumptuous dinner table.In 1984 Washington Heights had one of the highest homicide rates in the city. When I first moved into my neighborhood, the local drug dealers constantly hectored me to buy their wares for nearly a month, until they finally understood that I did indeed live in the neighborhood and that I was not a downtown boy coming to the neighborhood in search of drugs.I occasionally saw discarded syringes and hypodermic needles on the sidewalks as I walked through the neighborhood.I concluded that Reagan's "Morning in America" was not for the entire country: it certainly was not directed at people of color living in urban areas. To me this piece of propaganda was no different from Reagan's opening campaign speech in Philadelphia, Mississippi, where he advocated for states' rights.
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My favorite is “Head for Backstage Pass” on the Wired album. Beck just buries his guitar in its own electricity at the end of this hyper cool instrumental. When I first saw him live in ‘76 on the Wired tour, his opening act was Lynyrd Skynyrd, who were tremendous (hard to top live Freebird), but Beck still soared above them that night. My ears rang for 3 days but it was SO WORTH IT!
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The essence of this disastrous display is that these politicians are not up to the task of governing, not even close. Self-interested, power-hungry people elected by foolish citizens who act like buffoons. This is the inherent danger of democracy; if a portion of the populace doesn't have the wisdom or the intelligence to elect reasonable leaders (Greene is a perfect example), enormous power ends up in the hands of dangerous fools. To work in a position of power at Walmart, or Microsoft, or even much of the Pentagon, an applicant goes through many rounds of interviews, vetting, education, background checks, etc. It seems to get into Congress, where you have the power to make or break the country, all you need to do is trick a few million voters by playing into their worst fears and impulses, and/or buy your way in with vast wealth and super PACs. The spectacle currently playing out in the House is just one example of a broken system. Perhaps it was once functional, but in the age of social media, cambridge analytica, etc, where so many millions of Americans believe outrageous lies and conspiracies, the admirable assumption of democracy that the greater good will triumph when the people have their say is on shaky ground. Not because it's not a noble and reasonable notion, but because the people's common sense is under attack from all corners by bad actors. I'm not suggesting I have the answer to this or attacking democracy. I'm just trying to highlight a very real problem.
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"content": "The essence of this disastrous display is that these politicians are not up to the task of governing, not even close. Self-interested, power-hungry people elected by foolish citizens who act like buffoons. This is the inherent danger of democracy; if a portion of the populace doesn't have the wisdom or the intelligence to elect reasonable leaders (Greene is a perfect example), enormous power ends up in the hands of dangerous fools. To work in a position of power at Walmart, or Microsoft, or even much of the Pentagon, an applicant goes through many rounds of interviews, vetting, education, background checks, etc. It seems to get into Congress, where you have the power to make or break the country, all you need to do is trick a few million voters by playing into their worst fears and impulses, and/or buy your way in with vast wealth and super PACs. The spectacle currently playing out in the House is just one example of a broken system. Perhaps it was once functional, but in the age of social media, cambridge analytica, etc, where so many millions of Americans believe outrageous lies and conspiracies, the admirable assumption of democracy that the greater good will triumph when the people have their say is on shaky ground. Not because it's not a noble and reasonable notion, but because the people's common sense is under attack from all corners by bad actors. I'm not suggesting I have the answer to this or attacking democracy. I'm just trying to highlight a very real problem.\n",
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‘After Love’ Review: The Other Woman In this intelligent melodrama by the director Aleem Khan, a British woman discovers her husband has been leading a double life. “After Love,” the first feature by the director Aleem Khan, envisions the act of mourning as an existential crisis, a passage through the eye of a storm. In the opening scene, the camera remains still, the frame boxy and rigid, as Mary (Joanna Scanlan), a 60-something white woman who had long ago converted to Islam, finds her husband, Ahmed, dead. In this intelligent melodrama by the director Aleem Khan, a British woman discovers her husband has been leading a double life.
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Dave The EPA was created by Interior Secretary Wally Hickel, an old fashioned Republican conservationist in the tradition of John Muir and the Sierra Club.Hickel became an environmental lion -- albeit briefly -- when he shut down offshore platform oil production during the Santa Barbara spill. Hickel believed that the environment was worth preserving, but he also was a strong proponent of the "owner state," the quasi-socialist belief that the state of Alaska has a duty to its citizens to act as an able custodian of the state's vast natural resources, including oil development.Hickel later stated his biggest mistake in federal office was hiring James Watt.Most politicians and scientists have abandoned the hard job of balancing environmentalism v the need for economic development, what Hickel called "opening up the country." Today, the media is willing to recognize two types of people -- you are either a climate catastrophist who cares about other humans, or a Trumpiust troglidyte -- with nobody in between willing to take a stand.I suspect many of NYT readers find that their comments did not make it into these pages, not because they are too extreme, but are not extreme enough.
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But it’s a ridiculous question. She’s not getting married to insurer brother. And her family doesn’t get a say in her major life decisions. Should she consider skipping an “engagement ceremony,” whatever that is? (Unless it’s some religious or venerated cultural ritual, one assumes it’s a spotlight grab to extend the Me Time, to be followed by an engagement photo shoot, shower, bachelorette party, rehearsal dinner, bridal suite get-ready photo shoot, day-after brunch, etc etc world without end amen) Yes, yes, a thousand times yes, whether she even had a brother to begin with or not. But especially under the circumstances - sure, skip the crass spotlight grab…but don’t put your whole life on hold just because you think folks might not be able to keep all their focus on you - this whole postponement would actually just be another way to make someone else’s pain all about YOU
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As the mom to a son with asthma living 10 blocks from this site, I am deeply disappointed by this outcome, and I put the blame squarely on the shoulders of Councilmember Richardson Jordan. Bruce Teitelbaum's job is to make money. Do I think it's morally reprehensible to put a truck depot in the middle of a neighborhood with some of the highest asthma rates in the city? Of course. But Mr. Teitelbaum is accountable to his shareholders. Councilmember Richardson Jordan is accountable to her constituents. She is a politician. As a politician, you must understand the art of the necessary compromise. When it was clear that no better offer was on the table, she committed a grave injustice by committing to an action that will exacerbate asthma for Harlem's kids. It's not mentioned in this piece, but Councilmember Richardson Jordan is being challenged for her seat by current New York state Assembly Member Inez E. Dickens, a lifelong Harlem resident and tireless fighter for the community. I encourage everyone to support Dickens in her campaign for City Council District 9.
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Stranded by Southwest and Stuck With Unexpected Costs The airline’s customers incurred thousands in expenses as they scrambled to find alternate ways to get home. Olivia Laskowski was in Nashville and expecting to fly home to New York on Dec. 27 when she received a text message from Southwest Airlines the night before that her flight was canceled. Four days and more than $600 later, Ms. Laskowski and her Siamese cat, Pretzel, were finally back home in Brooklyn. The airline’s customers incurred thousands in expenses as they scrambled to find alternate ways to get home.
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"content": "Stranded by Southwest and Stuck With Unexpected Costs The airline’s customers incurred thousands in expenses as they scrambled to find alternate ways to get home. Olivia Laskowski was in Nashville and expecting to fly home to New York on Dec. 27 when she received a text message from Southwest Airlines the night before that her flight was canceled. Four days and more than $600 later, Ms. Laskowski and her Siamese cat, Pretzel, were finally back home in Brooklyn. The airline’s customers incurred thousands in expenses as they scrambled to find alternate ways to get home.\n",
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Tobias W. Oh, my friend, there are so many other ways. Microsoft Word. Excel. Etc. Now I believe they tie you to a monthly subscription. You can’t just download the software as you did back in the day.
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(1) as WSB says to everyone - Welcome South, Brother. Come down here to a better world,(2) Please don't come down to the South and turn it into NYC - you left there for a reason, it works down here, please don't export your politics and turn our working societies into a mirror of NY's non working societies.As for the article - this really upset me: "Eric Adams, New York’s second Black mayor, has vowed to create a more affordable city to stem the “hemorrhaging of Black and brown families.” "Why not - "hemorrhaging of families.". Nope - doesn't care if white or asian families leave, he only wants to stop black and brown families from leaving. I am not surprised people are leaving. As a mentioned in another post, for a position paying $ 100,000 more than I earn in south Florida, my take home increased only $ 1,800 a month (when i factored in same style of living - similar apartment amenities, etc), so why put up with all that for $ 22,000 more a year? Not worth it when is 82 degrees here today on Jan 31. The South has issues, but boy is it better than NYC..
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Subject to the concerns of the market. Great Recession? Excess labor. People need a college degree along with a networking contact just to get an interview as an unpaid intern. Now? Covid/Boomer induced labor shortage. Employing only 30 percent of the workforce is insufficient to fill all the positions. Ergo, yes, employers will hire people without college degrees.The gravy train won't last forever though, or even that long. Theoretically, we won't experience another downturn like the Great Recession. However, middle-skill automation is rapidly catching up with us. Many administrative and secretarial jobs are going to disappear. Accounting and finance come to mind.There are many, many paid tasks right now that are quite frankly a waste of time. We have the technology to eliminate them. We just haven't got around to doing it. The old Labor vs. Kapital ratio. Cheap labor discentivizes capital investment. Expensive labor does the opposite. Training employees is relatively expensive. That's why businesses outsourced the practice in the first place.Capital investment takes time though. We'll therefore see a short-to-medium term blip in labor negotiating power (including high school terminus graduates). Eventually, we'll get back to "equilibrium" though where labor is at a disadvantage. Even bringing in high school graduates cheapens the relative value of a college degree even though costs haven't fallen.It's not a doomsday scenario but I wouldn't pop the champagne either.
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Start by increasing the taxes on the wealthy and reducing taxes on the middle class. Eliminate income taxes on $100k or less. Increase taxes after that especially rally the highest marginal tax rate to 90%. Tax wealth, indexed to inflation after $10million dollars at 2 to 5% a year. Eliminate the cap on social security. Implement a national sales tax, especially on luxury goods. Establish a new military tax on the rich that goes to pay for defence. Expand Medicare to those 50 and over than gradually increase access to everyone over time.
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MDRK large tech companies have been abusing the H1B program for years. There have undoubtedly been amazing engineers attracted by the visa, but it shouldn’t be allowed to be used for junior engineers or product managers. By allowing this, it’s enabling companies with the largest legal department to monopolize the tech market by bringing in H1B workers by the thousands and holding them hostage. It’s also discouraging the US to invest in technical education
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I’m going to disagree with the advice of storing passwords on your own cloud. This cloud can still be breached and has other issues as well. Some advice:1. Better to look for a password manager that meets these criteria:a. The software is open source so anyone caninspect itb. The company can provide recent security audit reports from external third-party auditors c. The company support a bug bounty proram where they pay profession good hackers if they find vulnerabilities.As far as I’m aware, there are currently only two that meet these criteria:Bitwarden and 1Password.2. Use a good long and not guessable master password3. For especially sensitive sites, such an e-mail account user for account recovery, add an extra few characters to the end of that password and do not store that in you password maanger. Just enter it after the password manager has filled it in for you. You can pick 1 to 10 extra characters depending on how much you care and they can be the same across all accounts since the main part from your password will be different.
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This is a frivolous article and posit. Everything will kill you; the question is what are the most reasonable balances and trade-offs?Around the world, many cuisines are simply not conducive to cooking over anything but a flame. Trying convincing any serious Indian or Asian cook settle for electric. I'd rather see better technology deployed to improve the efficiency and safety of open flame cooking ranges.As with all things, moderation and measured use is best.
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The College Board sends millions of dollars per year to the Florida economy because that’s where the exams are scored. It’s time for the College Board to take their business to a state that supports truthful education.
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In my Massachusetts district it was a unanimous vote by the elected school committee, the superintendent and the mayor to offer fully remote learning in September of 2020. The decision to gradually reopen the schools starting February of 2021 was made by the same folks. The teacher’s union had nothing to do with the decision.
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cds333- I’m a little more sympathetic to LW3’s situation. My kind, well-intentioned M-i-L is cut from the same cloth, and sneaking around making off-hour sandwiches isn’t as easy as you might think (especially in an open-plan house!). I get by by trying to see the humor in it and fortunately my husband and his brother aren’t too worried about tiptoeing around hurt feelings, but when you’re dealing with a woman who has been caught red handed pouring fat free, sugar free, hazelnut Coffeemate into an infant’s bottle because she “couldn’t find where you put the formula,” blithely serves still-raw poultry, and whose adult sons’ favorite dinner is “pick a pasta,” which involves assorted jars of room temp., shelf stable, store bought pasta sauces placed in the table for self service any visit >24 hours takes a psychic and gastrointestinal toll.
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We are in this mess because a large enough segment of the billionaire class and large corporations (shout out in particular to the fossil fuel industry) benefit from increasing levels of chaos, dysfunction and angry polarization they monumentally helped to sow which renders government’s ability to meet the real challenges facing average Americans, neutered and stymied. Follow the money; it’s now open-season on much of society at-large, we are collateral damage to the very survival and continuing success of powerful vested interests who have no regard for human life (other than perhaps their own) nor of the environment, the foundation for life itself on this planet. What’s been going on in Washington for some time is no accident of fate. It’s a slowly evolving Shakespearean tragedy.
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"content": "We are in this mess because a large enough segment of the billionaire class and large corporations (shout out in particular to the fossil fuel industry) benefit from increasing levels of chaos, dysfunction and angry polarization they monumentally helped to sow which renders government’s ability to meet the real challenges facing average Americans, neutered and stymied. Follow the money; it’s now open-season on much of society at-large, we are collateral damage to the very survival and continuing success of powerful vested interests who have no regard for human life (other than perhaps their own) nor of the environment, the foundation for life itself on this planet. What’s been going on in Washington for some time is no accident of fate. It’s a slowly evolving Shakespearean tragedy.\n",
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Dick Moran 4.6 Trillion of that was to fight covid. I agree most of that was a waste. $2 Trillion is not a waste. It is money not collected from hard earned tax payers. That include both of us
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rudyb <a href="https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/23/reading-is-precious-but-the-cult-of-book-ownership-can-be-smug-and-middle-class" target="_blank">https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/23/reading-is-precious-but-the-cult-of-book-ownership-can-be-smug-and-middle-class</a>This article, made me think about my own book collection. Yes, I could cull a few, and I donated many over the years to the local Friends of the Library group. I have tossed several truly awful books into the recycle bin as Ms. Cosslett described. But the others… oh my, they are too precious. A book sent by my mother who secretly knew she would soon die, inscribed “I couldn’t wait until Christmas to give you this book.” She died the week after Christmas. The copy of Audubon’s “Birds of America” that belonged to my grandfather - I would sit in his lap while we watched birds coming to the feeder and we would then look up each visitor in the book. Just holding the book now brings me to tears. My art books inspire me, my modest collection of pop-up books bring childish delight each time they are opened. My cookbooks hold the promise of delicious delights - both old favorites as well as enticing new possibilities. If I’m feeling reflective, my favorite poems are at my fingertips. Barbara Kingsolver helped me through some tough times - she reminds me that “If I couldn’t be myself, I’d have to be nobody” and “There can be no greater spiritual accomplishment than to come through brutal trials and then look back and see that mean times did not render us mean spirits.”My books are like friends and I take great comfort in having them nearby.
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Perhaps the author should simply not be paying $10 for eggs and $7 for milk. I routinely pay $4-5 for each, and that is without looking for a sale price. Of course, if your salary supports organic milk and free range eggs and you don’t mind wasting money, have at it. But don’t complain about the prices then.
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I spent a whole lot of time in Fort Lee with family friends growing up. It was a great place to be there as a child. Lots of families, plenty of food and the bridge - oh, those lights.When I lived there in my early 30s, however, it had become more congested than in the 90s and real estate development seemed to be the priority, not green spaces or walking areas.The monstrosity of a high-rise condo called The Modern seems out of place, blocking out what used to be a clear view of Manhattan and the big open sky. Construction snarled roadways everywhere; even running simple errands could be a headache by car. It was sometimes simply dangerous on foot.Yet Fort Lee has two faces. Once you get past the traffic and the downtown mayhem and find your way to the area known as Coytesville, which is advertised as the "original Hollywood" and near the Palisades Parkway, it is there you will find the peace and tranquility, the green and the public space that is still relatively unspoiled.That's where you want to be, and what I choose to remember most fondly. A good life is still possible to find in those back roads just a short distance from the bridge.
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"content": "I spent a whole lot of time in Fort Lee with family friends growing up. It was a great place to be there as a child. Lots of families, plenty of food and the bridge - oh, those lights.When I lived there in my early 30s, however, it had become more congested than in the 90s and real estate development seemed to be the priority, not green spaces or walking areas.The monstrosity of a high-rise condo called The Modern seems out of place, blocking out what used to be a clear view of Manhattan and the big open sky. Construction snarled roadways everywhere; even running simple errands could be a headache by car. It was sometimes simply dangerous on foot.Yet Fort Lee has two faces. Once you get past the traffic and the downtown mayhem and find your way to the area known as Coytesville, which is advertised as the \"original Hollywood\" and near the Palisades Parkway, it is there you will find the peace and tranquility, the green and the public space that is still relatively unspoiled.That's where you want to be, and what I choose to remember most fondly. A good life is still possible to find in those back roads just a short distance from the bridge.\n",
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| yes | Classification | 7,104 |
What do people expect from this man? Nadal won the AO 2022 with a chronic foot injury. He won the FO 2022 with a partially numb foot which would impact his proprioception. He developed an abdominal tear during Indian Wells 2022 which wasn't completely healed even at the US Open. He has 22 Grand Slam titles. He doesn't need to prove anything.
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| yes | Classification | 9,729 |
If they are allowed to roam the open Pacific Ocean on a frequent basis, they are not strictly "in captivity". They are, of course trained—some might say brainwashed—into staying with their humans. But there does seem to be an element of choice here.
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"content": "If they are allowed to roam the open Pacific Ocean on a frequent basis, they are not strictly \"in captivity\". They are, of course trained—some might say brainwashed—into staying with their humans. But there does seem to be an element of choice here.\n",
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| no | Classification | 3,185 |
The only determinant in failing to provide for individual designs for different cities is GREED. The 5 development companies managing 40% of the housing projects can make more return on their investment if they put ugly, cheap, poorly built and never built-to-last cookie cutter buildings wherever they can. What do the executives care? They and their families will NEVER live in these buildings that are designed for low income people who have no money to advocate for themselves and decent, basic human design.
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"content": "The only determinant in failing to provide for individual designs for different cities is GREED. The 5 development companies managing 40% of the housing projects can make more return on their investment if they put ugly, cheap, poorly built and never built-to-last cookie cutter buildings wherever they can. What do the executives care? They and their families will NEVER live in these buildings that are designed for low income people who have no money to advocate for themselves and decent, basic human design.\n",
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| no | Classification | 3,220 |
There are very good reasons for a therapist to occupy a neutral stance. If one partner has their foot out of the door, you want to be validating of each partner’s dilemma and position yourself to build rapport with both partners. Investing in outcomes can imbalance the therapeutic relationship and feelings that the therapist is taking sides.
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| yes | Classification | 5,008 |
Dear Democrats,Yes, I trust you more than Republicans to protect Social Security and Medicare. But instead of sending me 98,000 emails a day soliciting my donations (I did donate to Charles Booker in Kentucky) follow John McCain's examples and use that energy to reform campaign finance laws.If money is speech, how can it be that someone's million (or these days, billion) dollar contribution to a PAC cannot outweigh my small donor contribution, even if I were able to contribute up to the limit.I get that it's hard to cut off churches, and I am aware that Black churches were instrumental to passing civil rights legislation, and everybody should be treated the same under the law. But so much money is spent on elections and so little on the needs of the country's citizens.
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"content": "Dear Democrats,Yes, I trust you more than Republicans to protect Social Security and Medicare. But instead of sending me 98,000 emails a day soliciting my donations (I did donate to Charles Booker in Kentucky) follow John McCain's examples and use that energy to reform campaign finance laws.If money is speech, how can it be that someone's million (or these days, billion) dollar contribution to a PAC cannot outweigh my small donor contribution, even if I were able to contribute up to the limit.I get that it's hard to cut off churches, and I am aware that Black churches were instrumental to passing civil rights legislation, and everybody should be treated the same under the law. But so much money is spent on elections and so little on the needs of the country's citizens.\n",
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| yes | Classification | 8,846 |
Tony Russia has no intention of taking over Ukraine, however it wont allow a NATO trained and equipped army to threaten its borders. That is how they perceive this as an existential threat. The US opened the can of worms by fomenting the bloody and violent coup on Maidan, and arming and training Ukrainians for the past 7 years as Ukr forces shelled Donbas (15K dead, mostly civilians). We need to push for an comprehensive European Security structure that includes Russia. Forces can be pulled back away from the borders by both sides. Ukraine will be neutral.
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"content": "Tony Russia has no intention of taking over Ukraine, however it wont allow a NATO trained and equipped army to threaten its borders. That is how they perceive this as an existential threat. The US opened the can of worms by fomenting the bloody and violent coup on Maidan, and arming and training Ukrainians for the past 7 years as Ukr forces shelled Donbas (15K dead, mostly civilians). We need to push for an comprehensive European Security structure that includes Russia. Forces can be pulled back away from the borders by both sides. Ukraine will be neutral.\n",
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| no | Classification | 1,697 |
“”To Leslie” grossed less than $30,000 worldwide.””I am sure “To Leslie” is a fine movie, but at $10 a ticket less than 3,000 people paid to see it. If Hollywood is going to award movies like this, then Hollywood can’t complain about the loss of award show viewership.
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| yes | Classification | 6,873 |
Lawrence Reichard - $1.7b is what his company -- not Scott -- was required to repay Medicare. Another GOP member of Congress who should be in jail. Not in the US Senate. What have we become as a nation? A laughingstock.
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"content": "Lawrence Reichard - $1.7b is what his company -- not Scott -- was required to repay Medicare. Another GOP member of Congress who should be in jail. Not in the US Senate. What have we become as a nation? A laughingstock.\n",
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| no | Classification | 1,259 |
Renewable Energy Lady You realize the "unions" were simply teachers trying to avoid death by covid? When you are in an enclosed space all day with no open windows and multiple teachers and staff are out sick with covid, it's not so easy to say it's no big deal.
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"content": "Renewable Energy Lady You realize the \"unions\" were simply teachers trying to avoid death by covid? When you are in an enclosed space all day with no open windows and multiple teachers and staff are out sick with covid, it's not so easy to say it's no big deal.\n",
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Yes, yes, yes, but no. The recklessness of youth, their lack of experience and mindfulness, are part of the yin-yang that drives humanity to solve the problems of this and future generations. If we were all wise 50-year-olds, not only would life be endlessly dull, but ultimately, microbes and other adapting natural systems would eventually outsmart us. Dogecoin investors are just a casualty of this process, contributing to the randomness of the dynamic system that provides stability through chaos. Thank you, Dogecoin investors! You play an important role. And to Prof. Desai, start listening to what your students have to say. Imparting generational wisdom is essential to avoiding repeat mistakes, but don't dismiss the reckless young minds in front of you. True innovation often comes by deviating from the proven paths.
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If only 22 moderate Republicans would say 'present', Jeffries could be the House Speaker. I find it irksome to watch the House answer a roll call, at a cost of at least $210,000 per day. By tonight, the Republicans will have blown nearly half a million dollars, demonstrating that they are just as capable of wasting my tax dollars and the Democrats are.
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"content": "If only 22 moderate Republicans would say 'present', Jeffries could be the House Speaker. I find it irksome to watch the House answer a roll call, at a cost of at least $210,000 per day. By tonight, the Republicans will have blown nearly half a million dollars, demonstrating that they are just as capable of wasting my tax dollars and the Democrats are.\n",
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Np He certainly looks like that, most of the time.I think he does have abiding beliefs, of a general nature. Things like the role of government, especially in relation to making money.Sitting underneath it though is something one-off. This individual was elected president, is now running again for president - and who really knows him?Anyone? It's fair to say that any politician who's aware a camera or tape recorder is in front of them employs a particular persona, aware of how they're presenting themselves, but you do get a good sense of who they are in their own right. Especially after many instances over many decades.With Trump, however, it was all performative. A con, as we know. Yet beyond that. He sought and found his self-worth in his image as he imagined was held by the audience. Through a conjuring.And his relationships appear as transactional.Without getting into his personal life, away from cameras, my impression of him is that he still requires an audience and self-validation through image-making. He doesn't come across as someone who shares intimacy with an honesty and openness, at least to any significant extent.His whole adult life, if that term is suitable, could have been an inner world struck through with paranoia and fear. And vicious hatreds. The stuff of conspiracies and QAnon.QAnon and the like may be to him his kindred spirits; his feeling of real, to him, inner belonging. Maybe now he's needing their comfort.Who knows? Literally.
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"content": "Np He certainly looks like that, most of the time.I think he does have abiding beliefs, of a general nature. Things like the role of government, especially in relation to making money.Sitting underneath it though is something one-off. This individual was elected president, is now running again for president - and who really knows him?Anyone? It's fair to say that any politician who's aware a camera or tape recorder is in front of them employs a particular persona, aware of how they're presenting themselves, but you do get a good sense of who they are in their own right. Especially after many instances over many decades.With Trump, however, it was all performative. A con, as we know. Yet beyond that. He sought and found his self-worth in his image as he imagined was held by the audience. Through a conjuring.And his relationships appear as transactional.Without getting into his personal life, away from cameras, my impression of him is that he still requires an audience and self-validation through image-making. He doesn't come across as someone who shares intimacy with an honesty and openness, at least to any significant extent.His whole adult life, if that term is suitable, could have been an inner world struck through with paranoia and fear. And vicious hatreds. The stuff of conspiracies and QAnon.QAnon and the like may be to him his kindred spirits; his feeling of real, to him, inner belonging. Maybe now he's needing their comfort.Who knows? Literally.\n",
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WH well, maybe instead of getting $7 million a year, the CEO cold make due with only $1 million a year.Vice presidents (and there are a lot of them) instead of making $1 million a year could make due with $500,000 a year. We could initiate Medicare for All and save millions on the team of people needed to manage for-profit insurance claims and fights.
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"content": "WH well, maybe instead of getting $7 million a year, the CEO cold make due with only $1 million a year.Vice presidents (and there are a lot of them) instead of making $1 million a year could make due with $500,000 a year. We could initiate Medicare for All and save millions on the team of people needed to manage for-profit insurance claims and fights.\n",
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Stephanie 🕵️🕵️♀️ D's and W'sI mistread the grid and spent a great deal of time looking for a DE 8L when it should have been a DO 8L. It's been a while since I did that. Needed hint for 1 so thanks to Kitt. Wasn't a hard one I just wasn't thinking of it. I had submitted a corrected version of hints but they never posted. DE🔸 Said you didn't do it (6DI🔸 Passed away (4🔸 Eat/ate (4/5)🔸 Short for extinct reptiles (4🔸 Has 2 terminals allowing for the flow of a current (5🔸 Immersed an ice cream cone in chocolate maybe (6DO🔸 Blow in the same direction as the strong breeze or which way it blows e.g. not up cpd 4L + 4L (8WE🔸 A frankfurter or sausage or a small polka dot bikini, 2 spellings (6🔸 Tearful or a wound that is oozing (6WI🔸 Broad, made broader (4/5/7 )🔸 A woman whose husband is deceased (5/7🔸 A frankfurter or sausage (6🔸 Can be a breeze or a hurricane (4/6🔸 Open these to let in the air (6/8🔸Trachea cpd 4L+4L (8🔸 alcoholic beverage made from grapes (4/5🔸 derogatory term from someone who drinks too much (4) 🔸 Separate the wheat from the chaff, weed out (6/8🔸 Do/did this to clean the slate maybe(4/5WO🔸 Type of musical instrument you blow into, cpd 4L+4L (8
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| yes | Classification | 9,123 |
I hope the Trump Organization knows that they can't write the $1.6 million dollar fine off their business taxes for 2023.
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"content": "I hope the Trump Organization knows that they can't write the $1.6 million dollar fine off their business taxes for 2023.\n",
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| yes | Classification | 8,154 |
"Global demand for aviation is expected to double over the next 20 years."None of these potential solutions sound promising enough to combat that. I hope we can put in the needed investments to get off fossil fuel. How about taxing emissions so that flying becomes as expensive as it should be? Maybe use video conferencing more, and vacation at a state park rather than Fiji?
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"content": "\"Global demand for aviation is expected to double over the next 20 years.\"None of these potential solutions sound promising enough to combat that. I hope we can put in the needed investments to get off fossil fuel. How about taxing emissions so that flying becomes as expensive as it should be? Maybe use video conferencing more, and vacation at a state park rather than Fiji?\n",
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Guys let's just get over it and move on. I have bad news for everyone. Trump will never see a prison. These people are not like you and I. Different rules apply. I also have some more bad news. Biden is just as dirty. Dude never had a real job but is worth 10s of millions on a politician's salary? I don't think so Democrat, republican, conservative, liberal.... it doesn't matter. These people at the top are all the same... while the rest of us get to feed off the crumbs. Best you can do is try and emulate their tactics and pay as little tax as legally possible because you're not getting much value for the money the government has been designed to fleece you of.
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"content": "Guys let's just get over it and move on. I have bad news for everyone. Trump will never see a prison. These people are not like you and I. Different rules apply. I also have some more bad news. Biden is just as dirty. Dude never had a real job but is worth 10s of millions on a politician's salary? I don't think so Democrat, republican, conservative, liberal.... it doesn't matter. These people at the top are all the same... while the rest of us get to feed off the crumbs. Best you can do is try and emulate their tactics and pay as little tax as legally possible because you're not getting much value for the money the government has been designed to fleece you of.\n",
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RiffRalf I doubt it. Community College can be 12K a year.Should these kids want college, help them complete the universal financial aid form & apply for student loans. Review how much repayment will be everyMonth for 10- 20 years. Pay their loans off 1 year After Graduation. By the they’ll have realized the cost. Suggest read some of the posts at reddit.com r/StudentLoans.The error many years ago was not sitting down with this couple & the 4 of you agreeing to a written contract. Wouldn’t have to belegalize. It would have been a clear understanding of each person’s expectations & responsibilities. When I lived with 3 roommates we did it with chores, shared bills & overnight guests. 30 years later we remain friends.
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"content": "RiffRalf I doubt it. Community College can be 12K a year.Should these kids want college, help them complete the universal financial aid form & apply for student loans. Review how much repayment will be everyMonth for 10- 20 years. Pay their loans off 1 year After Graduation. By the they’ll have realized the cost. Suggest read some of the posts at reddit.com r/StudentLoans.The error many years ago was not sitting down with this couple & the 4 of you agreeing to a written contract. Wouldn’t have to belegalize. It would have been a clear understanding of each person’s expectations & responsibilities. When I lived with 3 roommates we did it with chores, shared bills & overnight guests. 30 years later we remain friends.\n",
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ivyworldy Agree. EXCEPT I see 75pct of the VC funds tanking.
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"content": "ivyworldy Agree. EXCEPT I see 75pct of the VC funds tanking.\n",
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So, no comments here about 32K potentially losing their jobs, only disappointment in their slim retail offerings. As it stands the company has about -$572M in equity. In other words they are already bankrupt. The question being can they regroup with smaller stores, in person returns, and possibly save not only some of their thousands of jobs, but others in the communities they serve who depend on them? Let's hope so.
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Paul Bernish Germany and Japan re-arming are two sides of the same coin; a response to this year's unfounded, unwarranted, unprecedented aggression coming from Putin and Xi.Just think: if the CCP and Russia hadn’t gotten together last Olympics to go ahead with their “no limits” pact— for their utterly insane genocidal gambit in Ukraine/betrayal of the Budapest Memorandum! — none of this would be necessary.Not one bit!Lest we forget....So everyone please remember the causality here; neither Germany nor Japan would be seeing the necessity of their increased Self-Defense investments… were it not for the 2022 world-historical duplicity and baseless aggression of the deceitful dictator duo: Putin and Xi.
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Tembelis Everything you said is true, but lacks context. This context renders everything you said partially incorrect.Ukraine's 'official' aspiration regarding Crimea is to take it back...but it is not realistic and Ukraine knows that. Sounds more like setting the tone for a negotiated settlement. Russia will be on the hook with international sanctions indefinitely... but Putin won't live forever. A new regime change would probably discuss how to lift them, as they will be invested in economic success of the new administration, whoever they may be.The "first" world has been unable to negotiate? That's WAY off. When Crimea was invaded by Russia in 2014, an uneasy "peace" was negotiated through the Minsk Agreement. The EU and USA were part of the negotiating team. Russia agreed to terms they later dismissed, resulting in the 2022 invasion.This time around what do you think the "first" world could have done? Russia has been acting on bad faith from the beginning, what was there to do? Allow the Russians to swallow Ukraine whole without even chewing? What about the sanctions? Or you do not think they have any merit at all? Of course they are an important tool to pressure Russia to the negotiating table and it took a tremendous amount of diplomatic skill to ask European countries to cause themselves financial PAIN in order to support Ukraine. That was a big deal.Context, context, context.
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"content": "Tembelis Everything you said is true, but lacks context. This context renders everything you said partially incorrect.Ukraine's 'official' aspiration regarding Crimea is to take it back...but it is not realistic and Ukraine knows that. Sounds more like setting the tone for a negotiated settlement. Russia will be on the hook with international sanctions indefinitely... but Putin won't live forever. A new regime change would probably discuss how to lift them, as they will be invested in economic success of the new administration, whoever they may be.The \"first\" world has been unable to negotiate? That's WAY off. When Crimea was invaded by Russia in 2014, an uneasy \"peace\" was negotiated through the Minsk Agreement. The EU and USA were part of the negotiating team. Russia agreed to terms they later dismissed, resulting in the 2022 invasion.This time around what do you think the \"first\" world could have done? Russia has been acting on bad faith from the beginning, what was there to do? Allow the Russians to swallow Ukraine whole without even chewing? What about the sanctions? Or you do not think they have any merit at all? Of course they are an important tool to pressure Russia to the negotiating table and it took a tremendous amount of diplomatic skill to ask European countries to cause themselves financial PAIN in order to support Ukraine. That was a big deal.Context, context, context.\n",
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