@taiwan_girl said in This seems weird: I wonder if someone sat down with him and asked him if a) He admires President Reagan b) why or why not, with specific details to back up his admiration or unadmiration. I mean they asked him what the Declaration of Independence meant to him, which he also has framed on his wall, and he said something about how it's "a document full of love", LOL. I bet if you asked what Trump thought about Reagan he'd say... "Ronald Reagan... the actor?!" Link to video

Hopefully.

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I wonder how much Iranian groceries cost. Maybe they have a device that automatically cuts your fucking hand off if you don't return the shopping cart - wouldn't that be something?

I think, best case for Elon, is it will win 2-3 senate seats and 8-10 house seats and be swing for fiscal sanity. But that’s tough to pull off even with his money.

Thanks for sharing. It was interesting, but I think I am just as confused about US healthcare was I was before. 555 Look, single payer has a lot of advantages economically, policy wise Is the above true? and I think one of the most astonishing facts I've ever come across is after the Freddie Gray riots, we found that two areas three miles apart in Baltimore have a 17-year difference in life expectancy. Three miles, 17 years. One is 84, one is 67. 67 is lower than North Korea. And a lot of the factors are economic opportunities, people are much poorer. A lot of it is access to healthcare. That is a tough one. A person gets shot in a rich area, better hospital etc. Person gets shot in a poor area, not so much. But, a person in a rich area has a much lower chance of getting shot. So, while access to healthcare is important, it is not the root cause. Giving people in poor violent areas better access to healthcare may not improve the life span that much if the root is not taken care of.

@taiwan_girl said in 70 f***** hot dogs.: That is just crazy!!! (Edit - referring to @Mik post. 555. But if true, @jon-nyc post is crazy too) Big if true.

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last nights dinner, was carpaccio dressed with olive oil and arugula, stuffed grapevine leaves, (made by a druze woman who sells her stuff at the market), some whole grain bread, and a bottle of prosecco. nothing particularly american i must say, but a nice meal anyway. happy the war is over for now. alaska in two weeks.

On a much smaller scale...Years ago the a/c compressor went out on our minvan. It seized up, causing the most god-awful noise when the engine was running--whether the a/c was in use or not. Replacing wasn't worth the cost...and even taking it out was gonna be a chore. We were able to buy a shorter serpentine belt and just bypassed the damn thing. Traded it in, in the fall...

@LuFins-Dad Yes. I will have all pizzas now delivered to my shop up the street, and tip myself 1000% every time, making all future income tax free. This feels like a rock solid plan. @mark Two of my (adult) kids have bought cars this way from them this year. So far, both very positive experiences.

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Recall of Boudin and a decision to start policing again.

Our band played this song and our lead guitar sang it. As you can hear, nothing in the way of keyboards going on in it and i provided high harmonies and the damm clap clap througout the song on my synth. It felt like a 10 minute song that would never end, not my favorite to play.

is it reasonable or supportable to think that Harris's budget would have led to a lower deficit than Trump's? It is not generally supportable to claim that Harris’s budget would have led to a lower deficit than Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”, at least based on current nonpartisan projections. Here’s why: Independent Analyses The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), which scores both Republican and Democratic proposals, estimates: Trump's plan (OBBBA): ~$3.3 trillion added to the deficit over 10 years. Harris’s plan: ~$3.95 trillion added to the deficit over the same period (after subtracting offsetting savings). CRFB is nonpartisan and uses consistent methodology for both candidates’ proposals. 🧮 What's Driving the Numbers? Trump’s Bill: Big tax cuts. Modest new spending (compared to Harris). Few offsetting cuts. Harris’s Proposals: More spending (e.g., health care expansion, climate programs). Larger tax increases on wealthy and corporations. Net result: higher spending than revenue = larger deficit. Could It Theoretically Be Lower? Only under highly optimistic assumptions, such as: Stronger economic growth than projected from Harris’s investments. Full implementation and enforcement of tax increases with no revenue leakage. Additional policy changes not in the published platform. However, those assumptions aren’t reflected in the best-available projections from CRFB, CBO, or the Tax Foundation. Conclusion No, it is not reasonable to believe Harris’s budget would have led to a lower deficit than Trump’s bill—unless you reject mainstream budget analyses or assume radical changes in economic performance. Based on neutral estimates, Trump’s plan adds less to the deficit than Harris’s.

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Intervals are great. I prefer them to flat "in the zone" cardio.