@roadkilled I don't see the US/Biden doing anything more than giving a few harsh toothless words. The $$$ will keep flowing, as it subsidizes our own military-industrial insanity. The US has done virtually nothing over the past 70 years no matter what stunts Israel has pulled, why would that change now?

In my opinion, it is it no more likely that the IDF had any further details into the tenants of that building than the AP or any other source. We aren't talking organizations that thrive on transparency and honesty here, and I mean that for both sides.

Regarding how long it will go on, we both know the answer: Forever.

@dipodomysdeserti Jesus I feel dirty now, using it as an example coupled with the recent article on Jalopnik.

As I state MD two issues, one the write off when much more a personal vehicle than a business vehicle, to the policy that favors big vehicles.

Sure let everybody write off vehicle costs.

Everybody wants to cut taxes and spending. So let's give everybody the break.

Where do you want to cut? roads? education? Medicare/Medicaid? Is there fat and pork, sure, but cut it all out we are still spending more than we take in.

@dogisbadob The most attention getting would be some senators. I'm not sure there's anyone who would go remotely that far, but even two senators with the implied threat of "fix this insanity or we'll consider working with the Dems on filibuster reform" would be something that they couldn't ignore.

@ttyymmnn This is especially hilarious given yesterday's shocking CDC announcement...going to be a chaotic few months all over again. Suddenly our (claimed, not actual) vaccination rate is going to jump through the roof, without administering a single new shot.

@fintail said in Regarding Liz Cheney and Elise Stefanik:

@dogisbadob I don't want to be an ageist, I will just think about the snicker of Clinton being younger than either candidate in the 2020 election - and he was elected 29 years ago.

The luckiest generation is keeping control with an iron fist.

Unfortunately on the GOP side, some of the younger blood is just as bad or worse than the oldies - see Hawley, MTG, etc.

Definitely true.

Yes, that's another reason I'm glad they picked Stefanik, because we know it could've been much worse!

Glad to see the iron fist starting to rust

@ibrad

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Apparently Doug Ford is emerging from hiding his busy calls... any guesses if his first words would be "My Friends"?

@fintail 3 stage rinse. Casino -> house -> exotic car.

@just-jeepin Fun to read that and see how the allies and opponents of the recent unpleasant march towards insanity by the GOP fit in. As mentioned, we can see Romney, Bushes, Cheney. We can also see the DJTs, Hawleys, Bannons, Millers, Giulianis, Lindells etc of the world fitting in, too. Something something history doesn't repeat but it rhymes.

@atfsgeoff I haven't watched the video, but I sure hope the answer is sell only Styrofoam bullets.

Everyone can keep their guns, but you can only buy blanks. That way, we keep the 2nd amendment in tact.

"She is being run out for one thing: her consistency. She said the exact same thing that (House Minority Leader) Kevin McCarthy said on January 6, which is Donald Trump is responsible" for the riot, Kinzinger said at a virtual event hosted by the National Press Club.

"You cannot unite with lies, if somebody is going to use lies to gain power and say, 'let's have unity,' you can't do it," the Illinois Republican added. "'We need to remove Liz Cheney because she makes me have to answer questions that I know are false.' That's what they're saying."

@roadkilled Yeah, having it run by the banks was a mistake, although my dad was able to get several PPP loans for his sole proprietor LLC.

@krustywantout corporal punishment of children by schools is still legal in a surprising amount of the US. For example Missouri still allows it, many school districts don't, but three are those that still do.

I remember in middle school the principal had a paddle hung on the wall of their office, it was used too. This was a little over 20 years ago so it is less common, but still legal.

It's awful to see a child treated like this, there is no excuse for it.

@tae DC wants to be a state to get representation in congress. Right now DC has one non-voting representative and no senators. All states get 2 senators, and a number of representatives depending on population. If DC became a state their one representative would gain the ability to cast votes and they would get 2 new senators.

Republicans want Maryland to re-absorb everything in DC except for the federal buildings like the Capitol etc. This is called retrocession. They want this specifically because DC is overwhelmingly blue, and if they became a state, that would tilt the balance of power in the senate. Same with why they don't want PR to be a state. It has nothing to do with whether they deserve to be states and everything to do with Republicans not wanting there to be 2-4 more near-guaranteed-Democrat senators.

If instead DC retroceded into Maryland, there would be no new blue senators and Maryland would only gain 1 representative based on increasing its population by ~700k people.

At the local level, converting DC into a state wouldn't change much with utilities, mass transit etc because the whole area has been operating as 3 distinct jurisdictions for a long time. It definitely would not need to change its border with Maryland, and its border with Virginia is a river.

@forsweden I wonder if that child stood their ground it'd be reasonable.

@gmporschenut-also-a-fan-of-hondas Indeed. Even for reservists, an off-duty DWI is likely to be career ending. They can't be prosecuted under the UCMJ, but they're likely to be administratively discharged with a general discharge under other than honorable conditions. I know a few guys who went that route after getting one. I know of another guy who managed to stay in for the rest of his contract, but it was still essentially the end of his career. They didn't boot him out, but it was also clear he would never be promoted and would've been very unlikely to be offered a reenlistment contract even if he wanted to stay in longer.

@rusty-vandura Easier to imagine Carlson as a flaming hypocrite and poster child for someone who has never had to answer to anything in their life than on a non-wingnut media outlet. Those posts make it sound like he's regressing and devolving - hey, kind of like the GOP/GQP itself.

@midengine said in Facebook Clerics Uphold Trump Ban:

Rudy isn't the only one, I suspect as they continue investigations many of the inner circle will be wearing orange jumpsuits.

Flipping on Trump, hopefully.

@fintail

@forsweden I'm for sure the ball in the middle, and I always liked Red and Black colors anyway.

@highlander I pull it up from time to time to see what kind of agenda they're pushing.

@hillrat makes sense to me, Trump didn’t wanna play ball to get his buildings put up, throws money at Giuliani to make the 5 families influence on real estate and construction in NYC go away...guess only time will tell, if we ever get the full story.

@ibrad lol, now I know where you are

@exage03040 Jesus, a strip of copper and all’s well. What the fuck are they thinking??