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  • The Inquisition

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  • The Stossel Suit

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    JollyJ
    Wonder if Stossel can find some backers?
  • We're #4!

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    JollyJ
    No, but the opportunity for wealth pretty well correlates with the amount of freedom.
  • Jesus H.

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    Doctor PhibesD
    @george-k said in Jesus H.: @doctor-phibes said in Jesus H.: di-ethyl ether I used it once. Horrible horrible anesthetic. I think it was about as explosive as cyclopropane. We occasionally use it as it has such a low auto-ignition temperature of 160C, the lowest apart from carbon disulfide (102 C) , which I've also used, and which is a lot more scary.
  • The kinder, gentler Taliban

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    Aqua LetiferA
    @catseye3 said in The kinder, gentler Taliban: Yep, our mothers were right. "It's all fun and games until somebody loses an eye." Then its hilarious.
  • Pay your fair share!

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  • Endemic

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    LuFins DadL
    Out of curiosity, are there any replicating virus vaccines in the works? I’d say that’s the best long term solution.
  • Dishonest analysis from the White House

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    LuFins DadL
    @xenon said in Dishonest analysis from the White House: @axtremus said in Dishonest analysis from the White House: Keeping gains "unrealized" to avoid taxation is an option that rich investor class has that the poor working class does not Sure - but unrealized gains are a lot broader than that. Should you have to pay an additional tax every year if your house appreciates in value? Do you get tax credits when the market goes down? On a practical level - who values the investments? For the public stock market it's easy enough - what about private equity investments.? What about art appreciation? It would be a revolutionary change to tax unrealized appreciation - but all of the news articles based off of this read as "we did the math and the rich pay 8.2% and you suckers pay 30%+" It's dishonest - and the White House is supplying the garbage fodder. Oh, just wait until they start the whole “Republicans are trying to. Lock you from getting your Social Security Check nonsense.
  • "Karen" in my neighborhood

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    89th8
    @george-k said in "Karen" in my neighborhood: What, they have streets named "Lewis and Clark?" Racist oppressors! The opposite, it’s to honor the first geigh couple.
  • The ACLU edits

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    AxtremusA
    @jon-nyc [image: mpga-nnttm.png] FFYI, NNTTM.
  • Insurers stopped waiving COVID-19 co-pays and deductibles

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    RenaudaR
    Okay Beauregard, I get it and think it wise and responsible on your part. BTW, I assume Mortimer is someone other than the Snerd dummy?
  • Would somebody pleeeeez buy this guy a shaman hat?

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  • Things that might have been.

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  • Defund the Iron Dome

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    George KG
    https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1441112239382032388?s=20
  • Biden “fired” Lee Greenwood from the President’s Arts Council

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    MikM
    Ok, now what's the rest of the story?
  • Bad Apple …

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    HoraceH
    @george-k said in Bad Apple …: I don’t understand Apple’s obsession with thinness. They moved the headphone jack on the new iMac to the side to keep a desktop computer thin. Duh… Fits better in the pocket. On the other hand, Apple has been known to add weights to products, because a heavier piece of electronics feels like it has higher quality. True story.
  • Chuckle

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    MikM
    Ok that guy is funny
  • Four House Republicans introduce articles of impeachment against Biden

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    Doctor PhibesD
    @george-k said in Four House Republicans introduce articles of impeachment against Biden: I really shouldn't, but if this guy (whom I've never heard of) is trying to get media attention, he's got quite the hill to climb. Maybe he should call former president Donald Trump for some advice. I bet Trump would know people who've managed to get media attention.
  • Thank goodness, Scotch is a "clear liquid."

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    George KG
    @jolly said in Thank goodness, Scotch is a "clear liquid.": Goodbye popcorn and nuts? https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/news/20080826/nuts-dont-up-risk-of-diverticulitis
  • WSJ Opinion: "Selling Access"

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    CopperC
    It is almost as if the "media outlets" were up to no good.