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& peopledad
or call me mark
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or call me mark
we're all in this together
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#resist
It should also be noted that even a 30-year mortgage is unusually long when compared internationally. In the vast majority of developed countries, houses are typically paid off in under 20 years.
November 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
It should also be noted that even a 30-year mortgage is unusually long when compared internationally. In the vast majority of developed countries, houses are typically paid off in under 20 years.
If you add a line for aggregate crime rate, you'll see the astounding phenomena of a rapidly rising incarceration rate while the crime rate was falling.
November 12, 2025 at 12:04 PM
If you add a line for aggregate crime rate, you'll see the astounding phenomena of a rapidly rising incarceration rate while the crime rate was falling.
Just look around, Josh. This is the dawn of a golden age!
November 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Just look around, Josh. This is the dawn of a golden age!
Clever how the back panel flies off to reveal a handy-dandy way to lift the robocarcass up off the floor. Really anticipating all the possibilities there, guys! 😂
November 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Clever how the back panel flies off to reveal a handy-dandy way to lift the robocarcass up off the floor. Really anticipating all the possibilities there, guys! 😂
It's not my intention to take away from your funny comment, but merely as an FYI, playback speed and pitch are independent from one another with digital recordings, which all streamed audio books are.
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
It's not my intention to take away from your funny comment, but merely as an FYI, playback speed and pitch are independent from one another with digital recordings, which all streamed audio books are.
By Trumpian math, that is a reduction of 3000%!
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
By Trumpian math, that is a reduction of 3000%!
Shame went out of the GOP's window a long time ago.
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Shame went out of the GOP's window a long time ago.
Do not, under any circumstances, cave on funding, Senator!
November 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Do not, under any circumstances, cave on funding, Senator!
Do not, under any circumstances, cave on funding, Senator!
November 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Do not, under any circumstances, cave on funding, Senator!
Do not, under any circumstances, cave on funding, Senator!
November 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Do not, under any circumstances, cave on funding, Senator!
Do not, under any circumstances, cave to this, Senator!
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Do not, under any circumstances, cave to this, Senator!
Who would have imagined a year ago that our country would choose a convicted felon - for financial fraud - as president, but here we are.
November 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Who would have imagined a year ago that our country would choose a convicted felon - for financial fraud - as president, but here we are.
Fortunately, this time anyway, not true...
This is a parody account. This is not a real quote.
Stop sharing it.
And if you say, "well, it's ok because it might as well be real," I will block you.
Stop sharing it.
And if you say, "well, it's ok because it might as well be real," I will block you.
November 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Fortunately, this time anyway, not true...
Ahem...
This is a parody account. This is not a real quote.
Stop sharing it.
And if you say, "well, it's ok because it might as well be real," I will block you.
Stop sharing it.
And if you say, "well, it's ok because it might as well be real," I will block you.
November 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Ahem...
Their lives are literally like a White Lotus episode...
A $64,000 Thailand beach vacation package being auctioned off at Mar-a-Lago as Americans continue to struggle with high grocery prices
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Their lives are literally like a White Lotus episode...
As someone who has enjoyed healthcare in a foreign country for over half my life, I'm convinced a media campaign that highlights the simplicity and low cost of healthcare in several peer countries would have an immense impact. People in the US have no idea what they're missing.
November 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
As someone who has enjoyed healthcare in a foreign country for over half my life, I'm convinced a media campaign that highlights the simplicity and low cost of healthcare in several peer countries would have an immense impact. People in the US have no idea what they're missing.
Have I understood the gov't "reasoning" correctly? Are they contending irreparable harm from FAILING to successfully starve people?
November 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Have I understood the gov't "reasoning" correctly? Are they contending irreparable harm from FAILING to successfully starve people?
I posted this earlier today...
Johnson knows the release of the Epstein files will likely be the thing that breaks the little support Trump still enjoys. The GOP midterms will be even more doomed than they already are. Delaying that day of reckoning is existential for him.
November 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I posted this earlier today...
The economics goes quite a bit over my head, but the gist of the paper is very interesting.
November 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The economics goes quite a bit over my head, but the gist of the paper is very interesting.
Just discovered Robert Reich posted about this exact point...
Meanwhile, CEOs make 280 times the typical worker today.
The system is rigged.
The system is rigged.
November 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Just discovered Robert Reich posted about this exact point...