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by votepaunchy 1y ago
Or Amazon owning the Washington Post.
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
The East Wing is less than 100 years old. The White House is a living building in the same way that the Constitution a living document.
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
The Child Tax Credit is mostly refundable. https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/refundabl...
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
Has Elon taken down one of the five major accounting firms? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enron_scandal
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
Do we want this hostage negotiation?
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
Technically it’s 60 votes for cloture, to end debate and allow the vote. The vote is still by majority, and Senators can vote for cloture but against the bill.
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
Adelita Grijalva is the newly elected representative from Arizona.
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
Note that the idea of a shutdown did not exist until the last four days of the Carter administration in 1981.
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
Raising taxes does not solve the problem of getting the money out to the right people.
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
> Gates book breaks it down The man with a carbon footprint of a small nation telling us what we need to do.
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
This was a high school player.
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
Ironman just switched to age-grading, which is just as simple and already used by many runner training plans and race calculators. https://www.ironman.com/news/age-group-qualification-system
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
The US is has been a net exporter of oil and gas since the fracking revolution during the Bush administration.
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
So how should we treat foreign illegal non-labor?
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
Considering the effects of air travel on the climate, why would you not video conference?
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
Oh boy. If you think that Europe is militarily dependent on the United States, wait until you learn about South Korea. That FAFO would be epic.
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
The Fed is not the sole owner of a money printer! Banks also create money through loans, as do Fannie and Freddie.
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
We should remember that Moore’s law was not just about the number of transistors but also the unit cost. GPT-5 works like any modern CPU with both power and efficiency cores.
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
What is the alternative? Tie up the administration in court for four years and eviscerate democracy? The constitution mandates speedy trials.
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
It was $90 million per astronaut: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2020/06/03/de...
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
Most Americans pay more in payroll taxes than income tax: https://taxfoundation.org/taxedu/glossary/payroll-tax/
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
Built in the 70’s. We could have shut off the pipeline by now but instead shut down nuclear green energy.
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
The 60th vote was Ted Kennedy who died in office and a Republican was elected to fill the seat, forcing passage of an earlier bill. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_United_States_Senate_sp...
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
Then it’s time for a constitutional convention. Article V. Two-thirds of the states (a lower threshold than to pass the amendment).
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
Let’s talk about fewer kids after people stop owning pets.
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
Science explains in the article that this retraction is consistent with evolving scientific norms: “Over the years since the paper was published, and especially in the past 5 years, as research integrity has become an even more important to
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
The new plan includes theft and loss coverage.
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
This isn’t insurance fraud if the battery wear is under normal use. The problem with the plan is that an existing $20 per month plan is required to add old devices, so won’t be able to just pay for a single month.
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
Yes, from what I have read it is that Americans pay for more for doctors, drugs, and services. And when attempts are made to begin to curtail these costs, the lobbyists swoop in and buy off our politicians.
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by votepaunchy 1y ago
So listen to NPR’s Senior Editor with 25 years company experience and wonder no more: https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-tru...

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