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Post by dc2london on May 19, 2021 13:41:03 GMT -6
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willow
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Post by willow on May 19, 2021 13:49:05 GMT -6
This is old news, but I can only imagine (hope) now the next group that are next to enlist will have refusals too. www.972mag.com/sixty-teens-israeli-army-objectors/When you have the ability to see the destruction your actions cause (indirectly or not) through the internet, that has impact. I was just thinking the other day how absolutely bonkers it is to require your citizens to enlist or face prison time. I know Israel isn't the only nation to do this, but I was thinking on it due to the current situation.
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Post by overboard on May 19, 2021 14:40:12 GMT -6
Fuck these 180 motherfuckers
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Post by athn64 on May 19, 2021 14:43:34 GMT -6
Fuck these 180 motherfuckers My Rep is one of them. I hate him.
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Post by elle on May 19, 2021 14:53:30 GMT -6
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Post by overboard on May 19, 2021 14:56:45 GMT -6
Fuck these 180 motherfuckers My Rep is one of them. I hate him. Oh mine too. I have to calm down a bit before I call his office and lose my shit.
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Post by clucky on May 19, 2021 15:42:58 GMT -6
See if you qualify for Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) gizmodo.com/heres-how-to-get-the-government-to-pay-50-toward-your-1846875905/amp?__twitter_impression=true“The past year has proven how vital the internet is for remote learning, working from home, and staying sane during lockdowns. As part of the stimulus package passed in December, Congress also set aside $3.2 billion for emergency broadband subsidies. Starting today, if you’ve lost a job during the pandemic or are facing other financial hardships, you can apply to the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit program to receive up to $50 monthly toward your internet bill and $100 toward a new laptop, desktop, or tablet.“
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Post by sweetpea on May 19, 2021 16:05:47 GMT -6
Amen
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Post by doublestuf on May 19, 2021 16:14:39 GMT -6
Tim Ryan wanted to say, "the other 90 percent of our friends across the aisle can go fuck themselves."
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Post by richard on May 19, 2021 16:27:28 GMT -6
Tim Ryan looks a decade older without a backwards baseball cap.
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Post by dc2london on May 20, 2021 5:49:41 GMT -6
This is completely abhorrent. Such a catastrophic miscarriage of justice can only happen in an institution that is systemically broken at every level. Let some asshole look at this and say systemic racism doesn't exist.
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Post by dc2london on May 20, 2021 5:51:50 GMT -6
I'm shocked at the audacity of saying he died in a vehicle collision. But the police knew they could get away with it. Tell me that's not evidence of a fucked up system.
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Post by goldenbird on May 20, 2021 5:53:19 GMT -6
Effective 9/1, no abortions in Texas once a heartbeat is detected, barring a medical emergency. 🤬🤬🤬
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Post by goldenbird on May 20, 2021 5:54:31 GMT -6
No exceptions in the case of rape or incest. That alone is abhorrent.
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Post by goldenbird on May 20, 2021 5:56:11 GMT -6
The caveat is public officials aren't enforcing it, it is up to private citizens to sue. What in the actual?
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Post by abs on May 20, 2021 5:58:55 GMT -6
Abbott is just on a roll this week. WTAF is he doing. Every time I think I can't hate him more he proves me wrong.
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Post by goldenbird on May 20, 2021 6:01:28 GMT -6
Can you fucking imagine? Someone finds out through the grapevine you had an abortion, like a random acquaintance, and sues you for that. On behalf of an 8 week embryo. Fuuuuuck off with that shit.
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Post by dc2london on May 20, 2021 6:13:36 GMT -6
'The idea that the United States suffers from a labor shortage is fast becoming conventional wisdom. But before you accept the idea, it’s worth taking a few minutes to think it through. Once you do, you may realize that the labor shortage is more myth than reality. Let’s start with some basic economics. The U.S. is a capitalist country, and one of the beauties of capitalism is its mechanism for dealing with shortages. In a communist system, people must wait in long lines when there is more demand than supply for an item. That’s an actual shortage. In a capitalist economy, however, there is a ready solution. The company or person providing the item raises its price. Doing so causes other providers to see an opportunity for profit and enter the market, increasing supply. To take a hypothetical example, a shortage of baguettes in a town will lead to higher prices, which will in turn cause more local bakeries to begin making their own baguettes (and also cause some families to choose other forms of starch). Suddenly, the baguette shortage is no more. When a company is struggling to find enough labor, it can solve the problem by offering to pay a higher price for that labor — also known as higher wages. More workers will then enter the labor market. Suddenly, the labor shortage will be no more.... ...If anything, wages today are historically low. They have been growing slowly for decades for every income group other than the affluent. As a share of gross domestic product, worker compensation is lower than at any point in the second half of the 20th century. Two main causes are corporate consolidation and shrinking labor unions, which together have given employers more workplace power and employees less of it. Just as telling as the wage data, the share of working-age Americans who are in fact working has declined in recent decades. The country now has the equivalent of a large group of bakeries that are not making baguettes but would do so if it were more lucrative — a pool of would-be workers, sitting on the sidelines of the labor market. Corporate profits, on the other hand, have been rising rapidly and now make up a larger share of G.D.P. than in previous decades. As a result, most companies can afford to respond to a growing economy by raising wages and continuing to make profits, albeit perhaps not the unusually generous profits they have been enjoying.' The Myth of Labor Shortages nyti.ms/2SUDm15
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Post by lemondrop on May 20, 2021 6:56:04 GMT -6
Can you fucking imagine? Someone finds out through the grapevine you had an abortion, like a random acquaintance, and sues you for that. On behalf of an 8 week embryo. Fuuuuuck off with that shit. They love to make sure women feel shame and have to live with painful things in secret.
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Post by willow on May 20, 2021 9:22:59 GMT -6
Can you fucking imagine? Someone finds out through the grapevine you had an abortion, like a random acquaintance, and sues you for that. On behalf of an 8 week embryo. Fuuuuuck off with that shit. So this law is a pile of flaming hot garbage but from what I understand, I believe the lawsuit may only be filed against the provider/clinic performing the abortion, not the private citizen getting the abortion. It is to incentivize providers to comply with the law rather than risk spending money in court.
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Post by goldenbird on May 20, 2021 9:26:33 GMT -6
Can you fucking imagine? Someone finds out through the grapevine you had an abortion, like a random acquaintance, and sues you for that. On behalf of an 8 week embryo. Fuuuuuck off with that shit. So this law is a pile of flaming hot garbage but from what I understand, I believe the lawsuit may only be filed against the provider/clinic performing the abortion, not the private citizen getting the abortion. It is to incentivize providers to comply with the law rather than risk spending money in court. I hope that's the case. I hope even more we can get a Dem governor next year. But I doubt we will. Fucking Texas.
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Post by overboard on May 20, 2021 9:27:38 GMT -6
I'm shocked at the audacity of saying he died in a vehicle collision. But the police knew they could get away with it. Tell me that's not evidence of a fucked up system. Never say there are corrupt Louisiana officials! 🤮 This is horrific. His poor family.
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Post by Peekaru on May 20, 2021 10:03:29 GMT -6
'The idea that the United States suffers from a labor shortage is fast becoming conventional wisdom. But before you accept the idea, it’s worth taking a few minutes to think it through. Once you do, you may realize that the labor shortage is more myth than reality. Let’s start with some basic economics. The U.S. is a capitalist country, and one of the beauties of capitalism is its mechanism for dealing with shortages. In a communist system, people must wait in long lines when there is more demand than supply for an item. That’s an actual shortage. In a capitalist economy, however, there is a ready solution. The company or person providing the item raises its price. Doing so causes other providers to see an opportunity for profit and enter the market, increasing supply. To take a hypothetical example, a shortage of baguettes in a town will lead to higher prices, which will in turn cause more local bakeries to begin making their own baguettes (and also cause some families to choose other forms of starch). Suddenly, the baguette shortage is no more. When a company is struggling to find enough labor, it can solve the problem by offering to pay a higher price for that labor — also known as higher wages. More workers will then enter the labor market. Suddenly, the labor shortage will be no more.... ...If anything, wages today are historically low. They have been growing slowly for decades for every income group other than the affluent. As a share of gross domestic product, worker compensation is lower than at any point in the second half of the 20th century. Two main causes are corporate consolidation and shrinking labor unions, which together have given employers more workplace power and employees less of it. Just as telling as the wage data, the share of working-age Americans who are in fact working has declined in recent decades. The country now has the equivalent of a large group of bakeries that are not making baguettes but would do so if it were more lucrative — a pool of would-be workers, sitting on the sidelines of the labor market. Corporate profits, on the other hand, have been rising rapidly and now make up a larger share of G.D.P. than in previous decades. As a result, most companies can afford to respond to a growing economy by raising wages and continuing to make profits, albeit perhaps not the unusually generous profits they have been enjoying.' The Myth of Labor Shortages nyti.ms/2SUDm15
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Post by mathlete on May 20, 2021 10:32:57 GMT -6
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Post by jkjacq on May 20, 2021 11:09:14 GMT -6
Jen is up
Talking about Unemployment claims
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Post by jkjacq on May 20, 2021 11:09:45 GMT -6
She has a chart, new claims have declined over the past five months
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Post by dc2london on May 20, 2021 11:09:47 GMT -6
Briefing time.
Jobless claims are down to the lowest level since before the pandemic. The administration cautions against reading too much into any single jobs report but states that the trend lines are clear and the economic recovery is in full steam.
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Post by jkjacq on May 20, 2021 11:10:35 GMT -6
First question about Bibi saying eff you all I do what I want
Jen we're taking every step we can thru quiet diplomacy.
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Post by dc2london on May 20, 2021 11:11:51 GMT -6
POTUS spoke to Egypt about Israel today
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Post by jkjacq on May 20, 2021 11:13:25 GMT -6
All the gop reps are suddenly doctors and have EVIDENCE that COVID was created in a lab
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