wow! But, having a 150kg guy run into full speed and jump on your head cannot be a good thing in the long run.

https://www.cpr.org/2024/09/25/congress-passes-funding-bill-avoids-government-shutdown/ Congress passes funding bill set to expire in December, avoids government shutdown Both chambers passed it. Basically a short term continuing resolution that extends the budget to Dec. 20, plus extra Secret Service funding to beef up security for the upcoming election.

Oh, wait…that was last week with Peruvian chicken.

@Mik said in Zelensky Speaks in PA: Wait, I thought those were the Ukrainians. This is all so confusing. Only those from Western Ukraine are Banderisti Nazis, all others are (allegedly) a figment of the foreign imagination.

When I went into private practice, our small place was doing about 1000 deliveries a year - that's 3 a day. It was sustainable. When I retired, it was down to about 450 a year. They closed the unit about a year after that. As @jolly said, it's a staffing issue. You're going to need 2-3 nurses per shift per day. The OB has to be within 15 minutes, 24/7. If you're delivering babies, you gotta be prepared to do a c-section within 30 minutes. Now you need a gas-passer and a neonatologist. Gets pricey - fast. Neonatologist and gas-passer are gonna cost $600K a year - or more. Nurses get, what, $40 an hour? That's $120 an hour for 365 days. You're looking at another $1.75 million in salaries. The OB docs? No way you're going to have only 2-3 now. No one wants to be on call every third night with every other if someone goes on vacation. Granted OB docs supplement their income by doing GYNE surgery, and that alone can sustain a nice lifestyle. So, why do the hard work of OB? I know three guys that quit delivering babies in their late forties, and they're happier for it - and better rested. Equipment - OB beds are not regular hospital beds. Fetal monitors cost money, and maintenance of hospital-grade electronics needs to be considered. Gotta have an ultrasound machine handy too. Gotta have a fully-equipped OR available at all times. OR tables and anesthesia machines are pricey AF. Ive seen situations where the C-section is done in the main OR, but if your main OR is in use, gotta have one free. Then, there's the liability. I'm just guessing that a hospital that doesn't do OB has a lower malpractice premium that one that does. But, if the insurance biz for hospitals is like it is for docs, I'd say I'm probably right. Looks like at least $2.5 million in salaries, probably another million for equipment and maintenance (though that's a one-time cost other than PM) and insurance. How many deliveries do you need to do to clear $2.5 million?

I've known multiple couples that were divorced on paper, with mom getting the house and car, but no alimony and inadequate child support. Dad got a p.o. box and continued to come home and sleep with Mom. The kids, mostly college bound, qualified for a butt load of grants, scholarships and campus jobs. After the youngest graduated, mom and dad remarried

I hope the Magats understand how wrong it is to refer to others in dehumanizing terms.

@George-K said in My vote....: [image: 1727268800589-461249058_542187738313126_2951503479611102175_n.jpg] Real people? I dont see them listed as candicates https://politics1.com/p2024.htm

I just hope "ok 88" is banned. My friend from Oklahoma, who was born in 1988, is a Nazi. Not really my friend, just someone I know. And deeply dislike. Because I dislike Nazis.

I've done that. Worst first date ever.

@89th said in Attitudes toward alcohol: lived in a 1-bedroom apartment It was a 5-bedroom house in an "Embassy" neighborhood in McLean. It had a swimming pool that was great for toga parties. The neighbors were polite, but they didn't miss us when we left.

@jon-nyc said in The CCP’s latest purchase.: https://forward.com/culture/655758/hitler-speech-tiktok-moderation-viral/ Link to video

Never think everybody thinks like you do. Some people hardly think, but they vote. There exists a certain percentage of people that are strictly herd animals. If they become convinced the majority of people are voting one way, they do, too.

@kluurs said in Why we need to shut down congressional stock trading: Of course, there are programs that follow congressional trading and allow one to copy their trades. Amazingly, they outperform the market. This one might get fixed, but I don't know how the congress critters can't have a brother-in-law or neighbor do the work for them and then become a good friend and contribute to their campaign - or help them build a new addition. It's kind of like the outsized influence of AIPAC, given the choice between what's good for America, what's good for world peace or what's good for Israel - one can be certain of how the votes will fall. I don't see anyone "fixing" that - just like I don't see quite how one fixes congress critters being legally unethical. I await our AI overlords or perhaps when dolphins decide to revolt and take over the land. Blind trust for stock trading, I guess. And reasonable term limits.

@jon-nyc said in Manchin: "Nope on Harris.": @George-K said in Manchin: "Nope on Harris.": If the Democrats win 2 states and DC by 75-25 margins, they win the national popular vote. They are the majority. Complete bullshit those numbers don’t pan out at all. Total votes in CA, NY, DC - 25,949,949 75% Dem - 19,462,462 25% GOP - 6.487.487 Total votes rest of country - 129,557,510 46% Dem - 59,596,455 56% GOP - 69,961,055 Grand Total: Dem: 79,058,916 GOP: 76,448,543 Dems win popular vote by 2.5 million in his hypothetical. ETA: And lose the electoral college. ETA again: that post is from May 2019, and he used 2016 data.

TTIWWOV.

Time to liquidate his evil empire, too. https://apnews.com/article/alex-jones-infowars-bankruptcy-sandy-hook-shooting-9052caad16dcdfd3bff0697454394d9f

Forget coal. Go natural gas!

what is the black thing on the middle finger?