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TommyBen
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Nihilist in the kitchen, humanist in the bedroom and an actor at work, in the role of civil servant.
Live long and prosper.
“Back in the 90s, a top-of-the-line phone was only $200, now an entry level iPhone is $500!”

Community note: a phone with better service and similar features as the 90s phone is still on sale, for about $20 at every convenience store.
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
It will be health insurance à la carte; $50/month if you want it to include kidney transplant, $375/month for cancer… 20 pages of fine print

All available with different trim levels.
November 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I think Rao’s is made in America. This tariff is for all the $5/lb artisan pastas.
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The only way to lose the TACO trade is to surrender preemptively.
November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Nothing travelers like more than trying to find a charger on vacation.
Ask Hertz how electric worked for them:
www.carscoops.com/2025/02/hert...
Hertz Finally Sells Off 30,000 EVs, Still Faces $2.9B Loss In 2024 | Carscoops
The rental car company's stock is down, but it hopes to regain footing after a tough 2024
www.carscoops.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
States already have different criteria for marriage, it’s the universal recognition of same sex unions that is a financial nightmare to unravel.
Ex. A couple with a joint mortgage & pension benefits in NY couldn’t and wouldn’t retire to Florida or South Carolina if they have to “divorce” first.
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
IMO - that is an invalid assumption unless our Country balkanizes.
Can’t have marriages legally recognized in one state but not another or you’d have people state shopping to avoid or obtain debts.
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The financial implications of instantly dissolving millions of same sex marriages is the primary thing saving Obergefell.
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
There are two many jointly held debt and businesses to unravel if every same sex marriage was legally dissolved in an instant.
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“Anti-immigrant activist seeks to become an immigrant.”
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 AM
To be fair, they all epically caved in supporting Trump.
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Yes, the vote is just for press releases that can be used in next year’s elections. “I voted to release and my opponent voted to protect pedos.“
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Pretty sure you just described a graduate student’s loans.
November 9, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Health Insurance companies are the house, they always make money because they set the odds, but their executive pay packages are toast.
A lot of the Pop-up "urgent care" places close, hospitals either close or we get horror stories of denied care deaths.
November 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
“Just checking the till…
November 8, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This year’s Christmas Carol viewings are going to be a lot more relatable.
#ScroogeMcTrump
November 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM