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Attorney in Seattle. That’s my cat, Manny. He only looks annoyed, but really he’s a pretty mellow dude.
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That one is the Reiner/Sorkin joint.
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No shit? Huh...I could've sworn. I think I get that one and "The American President" mixed up.
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was gonna say it was a Rob Reiner film but i checked first
Director:
Ivan Reitman
Writer:
Gary Ross
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Sly and the Family Stone belong in the Pantheon of American music acts.
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Deploying active duty Marines to our cities. Boy I sure thought that was a red line or something.
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Huh. Dad’s a lawyer…go figure. Also he has filed for BK and had debts discharged. “no help.”
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He had no help in starting his business, just that he "moved home" ie: was given free room and board by his well-to-do parents. Did I read that right?
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Sorkin strikes again
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I agree.
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Couldn’t think of a clever little nickname for Karen Bass? He’s losing his touch.
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Using a Randy Quaid meme here is funny on a number of levels.
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If you are in the National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens call the GI Rights Hotline, 877-447-4487
Please share 🙏🏼
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Inevitably, they retreat to “who’s going to pay for it.” And the answer is we are, asshole.
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so many government contracts at risk here. Shares of those companies have to tank tomorrow, right?
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Maybe I'll write an article entitled "Why is Ro Khanna Like This?"
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Sure, I get that, but is there something about his district that he needs to fake being a progressive?
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Ok, this might be more than just Kayfabe.
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I don't understand Ro Khanna. I really don't.
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As down as I am for a deportation inquiry for Musk, I don't think we need another reminder of our two-tiered justice system after seeing the treatment of, say, Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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While it’s true that non-college grads have higher unemployment rates than college graduates, but the rates roughly move together and have for 30 years now.
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"Oh, Banana Co.
We really love you and we need you
And oh, Banana Co.
We'd really love to believe you but
Everything's underground"
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I feel like this explainer on what kayfabe is & how it relates to US politics is helpful: youtu.be/SZpBvfBxLxc?...
There are undoubtedly others.
Before anyone celebrates a purported Trump-Musk riff, I think it’s important to remember that these are both lying liars who value lying.
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Kayfabe.
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I just wonder if the combo of (1) Musk criticizing the budget bill; (2) signaling he may not fund GOP primary challenges; and (3) razor thin margins in the House mean that we may have a shot at killing this bill.
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E.g. confirmation bias. We can see this all over, news consumers are seeking out and using media that provides "news" that affirms their ideas of how the world works, etc.
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Yes, obviously, people need to use their critical thinking skills when reading/watching the news, but there are significant cognitive biases at play when the consumer is responsible for verifying and fact checking.
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Yeah, I maybe said that a few times during the first term, but historically speaking, I'm not sure that we are, in fact, better than this.
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Placing the responsibility on the news consumer rather than the journalists and editors is kinda how we got here in the first place.
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I'm usually blissfully ignorant of someone's kink, but those dudes make theirs everyone else's problem.
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Derivation of the “debate me” nonsense.
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Pretty much all of the "fraud" that occurs in Medicaid is on the provider side, not the recipient side. So, let's punish the poor for the actions of for-profit corporations. Great idea, Russ.
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I feel like this is achievable for you. You're going to need a shotgun, though.
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She was mostly fine when she was doing her MSNBC gig, IIRC. I had no issues with her.
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Say what you will about Alan Grayson, but he was right about them. www.politico.com/story/2009/0...
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Could be. Could also be a reaction to the ACA.
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So, in the teeth of the Great Recession, we had some of the lowest numbers for “the government should try to solve problems?” Got it. Super informed electorate we have here.
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No quarter!
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I’m sure you’ve tried a bunch of techniques, but I have had luck shoving brass wool in the cracks and crevices. They can’t chew it, and it also doesn’t rust.
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I’m hoping you have a better outcome.
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I had some friends in Austin who once discovered a straight up mice infestation under their rental house. Thousands. Obviously, they had to move.
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With the 2018-2019 government shutdown, we had decades-long projects that were just lost, literally a generation's worth of research all gone due to less than six weeks without funding. The financial costs were measured in billions, but damage to some research was so high as to be incalculable
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Please tell me what the specials are at the Bad Jew.
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Don Jr understands the importance of sticking with the bit.