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  • Cuomo?

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    LuFins DadL
    Early adopter…
  • RIP, Baseball’s Million Dollar Man

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    MikM
    Yes. And he was raised here, near the old Crosley Field.
  • 18 People Looking for a New Job

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    jon-nycJ
    @jon-nyc said in 18 People Looking for a New Job: My best guess is they end up, after a lot of drama, with more or less the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta. Take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors. The bulk of these devastating cuts to SNAP and Medicaid could be avoided if they limited the 2017 tax cut extension to those making under $400k. Tax cuts for the wealthy are why we’re here. [image: 1751213554461-img_6059.jpeg]
  • For Mark and Other Espresso People

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    Tom-KT
    Also, you might want to tune into Youtuber James Hoffmann a World Barista Champion who has a wonderful site about expresso and it's associated equipment. Link to video Further, Mr. Hoffmann and I both worship the same hair god, the late great David Lynch. [image: 1751143103804-90e57a7f-ea18-4067-91f0-4b5b1bd96357-image.png] (We are not worthy, We are not worthy, We are not worthy.)
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    MikM
    Agreed. Symbolic at best and not an attractive symbol.
  • And now, the corruption.

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    jon-nycJ
    @LuFins-Dad said in And now, the corruption.: And as a reminder, the other choice would have been bought off with a $500 Ernest & Gallo Gift Card. Speaking quite seriously, there is no precedent in all of our history of corruption on this scale. I really think you need to go to post soviet Russia or post-colonial Africa to see analogs. And even those might require adjusting for GDP.
  • Dealermaker: Canada edition

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    taiwan_girlT
    U.S. President Donald Trump says he's ending all trade discussions with Canada to hit back at Ottawa for slapping a tax on web giants — and he wants it removed before negotiations can begin again. Canada and the U.S. have been locked in talks to get Trump to lift his punishing tariffs on Canadian goods, levies that have already led to major economic dislocations, job losses and a drop in southbound exports. Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed at the G7 last week to reach some agreement on the trade dispute within 30 days. Speaking in the Oval Office on Friday afternoon, Trump said the U.S. has "such power over Canada," and that he's upset the country is following a taxation strategy similar to Europe's. "It's not going to work out well for Canada. They were foolish to do it," he said of imposing the DST, which was passed into law last year with a delayed application. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-terminating-trade-discussions-canada-1.7572964
  • A Mess Of His Own Making

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    taiwan_girlT
    https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a884_new_5426.pdf I think this was original about birthright citizenship, but this decision does not say anything about it - only that a federal court cannot form an injunction against the whole nation Because universal injunctions likely exceed the equitable authority that Congress has granted to federal courts, the Court grants the Government’s applications for a partial stay of the injunctions entered below regarding the implementation and enforcement of President Trump’s Executive Order No. 14160, but only to the extent that the injunctions are broader than necessary to provide complete relief to each plaintiff with standing to sue.
  • The Iran War Memes thread.

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    jon-nycJ
    The meme is the Mayor of Amityville, in the movie 'Jaws', telling the townspeople that the beach is safe, despite the huge predator shark. It's comparing that to Trump saying 'we obliterated their nuclear program' when there's some doubt that that actually happened.
  • The Dark or Inappropriate Humor Thread

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    MikM
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  • Piano Party 7/27. Klaus is coming to visit

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    jon-nycJ
    Klaus is going to shine with his Ravel’s Sonatine. But I will forever have the distinction of being the first person to ever play all three movements on his piano. And quite well, I will immodestly say.
  • The older I get...

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    markM
    lol.
  • Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - Privatize Again?

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    AxtremusA
    https://seekingalpha.com/news/4462416-fannie-mae-freddie-mac-may-include-crypto-as-an-asset-in-mortgage-risk-assessment https://twitter.com/pulte/status/1937944964656152800 Feels like this should also be in the Crypto thread and the Never Ending Grift thread.
  • Supreme Court to weigh in on GAC for Minors Ban

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    MikM
    I can imagine your surprise. lol
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    Doctor PhibesD
    Interesting. Following Brexit, we moved most of our European operations out of London and into Luxembourg. This was odd, because I was told that Brexit was going to make the UK more business friendly and competitive due to blahblahblahblahblah.
  • Bill Moyers, 1934-2025

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    jon-nycJ
    Moyers was ordained as a Baptist minister already by then. What an interesting life.
  • City living is changing rodent skulls in Chicago

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    AxtremusA
    So there is such a thing as "city mouse" vs. "country mouse."
  • El Salvador declines to return Garcia

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    taiwan_girlT
    President Donald Trump's administration is planning to deport migrant Kilmar Abrego for a second time, but does not plan to send him back to El Salvador, where he was wrongly deported in March, a lawyer for the administration told a judge on Thursday. The deportation will not happen until after Abrego is tried in federal court on migrant smuggling charges, a White House spokesperson said. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/trump-administration-will-put-abrego-on-trial-before-deporting-him-again
  • BBC News now wants $8.99 a month for subscription.

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    taiwan_girlT
    @Doctor-Phibes said in BBC News now wants $8.99 a month for subscription.: I may end up paying, particularly if they start charging for BBC sounds, which makes my drive to work bearable. I am guessing that you are not talking about this website? 555 Many years ago, I came across this and bookmarked. Quite interesting with a lot of unusual and different sound effects. https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk for example Aircraft: Trident - Exterior. Taxi up & past. Bottles - Barman setting out bar, background traffic Birds: Pigeons - Pigeons: Flying, Chasing in coop. etc
  • Hay Aqua!

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    taiwan_girlT
    Yes, happy birthday to you. Hope to see you back here soon!