Weaponizing everything.

@LuFins-Dad said in Lottery Winner!: @George-K said in Lottery Winner!: , that should mean the winner takes home about $433.7 million. That’s huge, but it’s a far cry from being a billionaire. That’s very much like being a billionaire. Most billionaires value is not liquid, but in assets. When they sell those assets, they too will be paying that 37%. Beyond that, let’s say you blow $33.7 million on a couple of houses, cars, donations, cars, and a bunch of fun… Put the rest into frigging CDs, and live off half the interest ($10M at 5% in year 1) and reinvest the rest, you will be a billionaire in 12-15 years, while being exceedingly wealthy and living in luxury. Well, first thing you do is give 10% to the church...

That is awful. It is current. But really ugly, just not right.

Wow. Bit of a tearjerker there.

@Jon said in Grassley releases the 1023: Evidence of payment should be traceable. But he has a right to privacy, as affirmed by Roe v. Wade.

@George-K said in The Majority of States: states which these people flee to turn into the states they fled from. The Blue Karens certainly changed the politics of Northern Virginia.

She's funny. Especially funny if you know folks like her, and I do.

Wow, can’t believe I missed this. Watts is probably the pianist I heard most in person… Living in this area while he was the Artist in Residence at UMD. Phenomenal dynamic control. He’ll be missed.

Sad indeed.

The layoffs will probably happen anyway.

Good article. We tend to bend history's lessons into whatever narrative we would like to predict the future.

@Rainman said in Hey Jolly (And other folks who know lab stuff): George, did you notice a difference in nursing care from a BSN vs. a kindhearted, empathetic and smart nurse with "only" an associate degree? None whatsoever. "Back in the day," the only ones that wanted a BSN were those who aspired to be clipboard-carriers. But...care became more fragmented, so that tasks traditionally attributed ("back in the day") to a nurse - bathing, bringing water, turning, etc - were transferred to a Nurses' Aid or LPN. The actual "nurse" was more the person who distributed meds, communicated with the docs, etc.

@89th said in Limos and security: Yeah or the AG could say, "Thanks for working tirelessly and leading the health/response during a pandemic that killed over a million americans all while being threatened by the public and insulted by the president. For this specific scenario, we'll extend the MOU/contract regarding your security detail so you aren't killed inside your home or while commuting." Toughsky shitsky. He's the highest paid Federal pensioner, evuh. Before that, he was the highest paid employee. He's been adequately compensated.

@Jon said in Campaign boots on the ground: Interesting [image: 1689867011726-img_9399.png] That list is racist, misogynistic and not very diverse or inclusive. They should do fine.