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@Axtremus said in Twitter pisses off NPR: If a reader is too careless to verify whether a tweet by a Twitter @ handle is or is not from the person or organization he thinks it is from, well too bad LOL https://www.npr.org/2022/09/06/1121242198/liz-truss-twitter-mistake

Is that a roll of quarters in her pocket or is she just happy to see us? [image: 1683116893405-img_7427.jpeg]

A bit too much. I'd rather see a blind trust with trades limited to one period per quarter and very stiff (jail) for trading communications between the trust and the congress critter.

First I’ve heard of it. For those who didn’t click the link and are wondering why an American sub would torpedo an Australian ship, they didn’t. It was a Japanese ship.

@Axtremus said in What's in the GOP Debt Limit Spending Reductions: https://www.moodysanalytics.com/-/media/article/2023/debt-limit-drama.pdf Page 6 and one talks about the macroeconomic impact. That may be what the Republicans want. If their proposal is passed, and the economy reacts as per the paper, then they can blame the bad economy on the Democrats in time for the new elections.

@jon-nyc Thats fake news!! That is not ChatGPT, it is actually what President Trump said. LOL

@Mik Good question. I read somewhere that in the US, the only government officials that have guaranteed use of a US plane is the President, Vice President, and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Others use them, but it is if they are available, or perhaps they get a ride on a military plane.

It's not just that he had an AR-15 illegally. When the deputies talked to him, why wasn't his illegal immigrant status known by them?

@Copper said in Reedy Creek: The Secrets of Reedy Creek These secrets come out just as LuFins is travelling to Reedy Creek. Coincidence? Not going to Reedy Creek… Going to Orlando Community Redevelopment Agency…

@jon-nyc said in OTD - Eleanor Rigby: It’s such a haunting song. I find the history of Beatles' compositions just fascinating. Once you get past the "pop stuff" of early Beatles, the later stuff is interesting. "Dear Prudence" was written about Mia Farrow's sister, Prudence. Apparently, she was on the excursion the Beatles took to India, where they hooked up with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. "Prudence" was really into all that stuff, and didn't want to participate in the "off hours" fun stuff. She was too serious, and too devoted. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Prudence "Savoy Truffle" was all about Eric Clapton's addiction to chocolate.

@Mik said in Zapped: Tell me again who the animal is. Well-put.

Good price if it’s mechanically as good as it looks.

@Mik FFS....I guess (black) bugs' lives don't matter.

@Mik said in Looks pretty insurrection-ey to me: "We're not coming after your children". These weirdos were all once someone's children.