Politics

[JOHN GRENZ]

 

[rookhawk]

That goes really well with the plea from the Dems for everyone to "open your doors".

Friends were up from Chicago last weekend. (upper middle class urbanites). They were reporting that there are scores of Venezuelan children and teens begging and hustling on the streets of Chicago, something I had never seen in the past 30 years of that city. The refugees turn their children out on the street to scam/beg/steal.

 

[Randy F]

Friends were up from Chicago last weekend. (upper middle class urbanites). They were reporting that there are scores of Venezuelan children and teens begging and hustling on the streets of Chicago, something I had never seen in the past 30 years of that city. The refugees turn their children out on the street to scam/beg/steal.

But haven't you heard?...there's no border crisis.

On second thought, the crises are migrating to the cities and towns so....

Anyway, I gotta get back to work now... need to generate those taxes so I can help out.

 

[Scott CWO]

GOP warning of 'national security threat' is about Russia wanting nuclear weapon in space: Sources

The White House will meet with congressional leadership as a top Republican is requesting President Biden declassify information on a "serious national security threat"

abcnews.go.com

Oh wait, but aren’t the Russians just misunderstood and reacting to our wrongful NATO expansion? Lol. Putin is really just a good guy that’s misunderstood. Yeah, right! He’s a thug and running a kleptocracy to line his own pockets and those of his friends. Biden family is the same.

 

[Randy F]

Unemployed Gen Zers are having to turn down work because they can’t afford the commute and uniform, report shows

After going through multiple interview rounds, impressing the hiring manager, and landing the gig, Gen Zers are being forced to turn the role down because of the costs associated with starting a new job, new reseach shows.

finance.yahoo.com

"After going through multiple interview rounds, impressing the hiring manager and landing the gig, Gen Zers are being forced to turn down the roles they've been offered because of the costs associated with starting a new job, new research shows."

So the problem is the commute and the cost of clothes?

Maybe it's just me, but if I applied to a job and went to multiply interviews, I'd likely know how far I'd need to commute before wasting the time of the interviewer. As to clothes, apparently what they were wearing was sufficient to get hired so...

The solution...
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/13/32-...-living-at-home-her-parents-for-12-years.html

Much easier to save for a nice home if you have no bills I'd guess. (parents hear a giant sucking sound for 12 years)

 

[cash_tx]

Terrible situation and prayers for all the victims. Will be interesting to see what details emerge, and whether this is gang or terrorist related:

Chiefs Fan Says He Helped Apprehend Man Holding Bag of Guns After Shooting, Said Part of Face Was Shot Off (Exclusive)

Tony Janssens tells PEOPLE he collided with the gun-wielding man while fleeing after gunshots were fired after yesterday's Kansas City Chiefs parade.

people.com

 

[Tanks]

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So the problem is the commute and the cost of clothes?

Maybe it's just me, but if I applied to a job and went to multiply interviews, I'd likely know how far I'd need to commute before wasting the time of the interviewer. As to clothes, apparently what they were wearing was sufficient to get hired so...

...

The article is from the UK, so costs are a bit different. Here in the USA it is actually more in large cities.

When my daughter graduated from law school, she rented a 3 bedroom apartment with two of her girlfriends. Back in 2011 that was $6,300 per month for the place plus deposit. Luckily, she was a 15 minute walk from her work, so no commute costs and work provided lunch and dinner and a ride back home if she worked past 7PM, which for a first-year associate, that was every day.

Now, her work gave her a $25K loan which would be deducted from her first year's bonus so she was able to get professional clothes, pay her share of first, last month's rent and deposit. She used her furniture from her place at law school so she didn't have to buy that.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Star Wars as Reagan called it. Is the future of warefare.

China, the U.S. and Russia are all players in space. And smaller countries are trying to get in the game also.

Wouldn’t it be nice if all wars had to be moved into space. And were not allowed to impact earth. You agreed to Duke it out in space.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Has anyone watched or seen some of the Fulton county DA testimony? Fani Willis.

It’s shocking how unskilled she is. If I were a tax payer in that county. I’d be asking for a refund.

She named the three islands she has traveled to with her prosecutor she is involved with. And does not know which continent they are on.

Her babbling rambling answers demonstrate she would be a very unskilled litigator.

And she is prosecuting the former president of the U.S.

A first year law student should be able to defend against her.

 

[Boyd Brooks]

Has anyone watched or seen some of the Fulton county DA testimony? Fani Willis.

It’s shocking how unskilled she is. If I were a tax payer in that county. I’d be asking for a refund.

She named the three islands she has traveled to with her prosecutor she is involved with. And does not know which continent they are on.

Her babbling rambling answers demonstrate she would be a very unskilled litigator.

And she is prosecuting the former president of the U.S.

A first year law student should be able to defend against her.

I was thinking about anyone on the High School debate team, could talk circles around her.

 

[mdwest]

Friends were up from Chicago last weekend. (upper middle class urbanites). They were reporting that there are scores of Venezuelan children and teens begging and hustling on the streets of Chicago, something I had never seen in the past 30 years of that city. The refugees turn their children out on the street to scam/beg/steal.

I dont know if its tied to the border crisis or not.. but the homeless population hanging around downtown Dallas appears to have exploded over the last couple of months..

LOTS more people throwing together little tent/tarp cities under the major over passes than Ive ever observed before and A LOT more people pan handling on the corners..

The area where 75, 30, and 45 all intersect (basically routes to N Dallas, Waco, and Houston all converge) is particularly bad right now.. my guess is the homeless population hanging around that specific area is at least 300-400% larger than it was in the fall (we drive past that intersection most weekends on our way to either shotgun practice or a shotgun tournament)..

 

[Scott CWO]

Has anyone watched or seen some of the Fulton county DA testimony? Fani Willis.

It’s shocking how unskilled she is. If I were a tax payer in that county. I’d be asking for a refund.

She named the three islands she has traveled to with her prosecutor she is involved with. And does not know which continent they are on.

Her babbling rambling answers demonstrate she would be a very unskilled litigator.

And she is prosecuting the former president of the U.S.

A first year law student should be able to defend against her.

Yes, but what does a relationship she had with a lawyer in her charge have to do with the MERITS of Trump’s case? If she had an inappropriate relationship with an employee or associate, how does this relate to Trump looking for 11,300 Georgia votes? It’s all just a smokescreen. If she did something wrong in her office employment situation, then that should be handled and seems to be being handled but who cares in relevance to Trump? If she hadn’t indicted Trump, we wouldn’t be hearing about her relationship at work problem as a national issue.

 

[John Wasmuth]

So as long as Trump goes down it’s fine that the DA breaks the law? Got it.

 

[cash_tx]

Who in their right mind would think that Wells Fargo is by any means "sufficiently fixed"? Clearly these are not account holders who have tldealt with that nightmarish customer experience.

Regulator eases restrictions on Wells Fargo, saying bank has fixed itself after sales scandal

The Biden Administration is easing its restrictions on banking giant Wells Fargo, saying the bank has sufficiently fixed its toxic culture after years of scandals.

apnews.com

 

[Randy F]

The article is from the UK, so costs are a bit different. Here in the USA it is actually more in large cities.

When my daughter graduated from law school, she rented a 3 bedroom apartment with two of her girlfriends. Back in 2011 that was $6,300 per month for the place plus deposit. Luckily, she was a 15 minute walk from her work, so no commute costs and work provided lunch and dinner and a ride back home if she worked past 7PM, which for a first-year associate, that was every day.

Now, her work gave her a $25K loan which would be deducted from her first year's bonus so she was able to get professional clothes, pay her share of first, last month's rent and deposit. She used her furniture from her place at law school so she didn't have to buy that.

Yes sir, I read the article and understand it was from the UK and the “solution” article was meant to be a bit tongue-in-cheek. I also understand there are always exceptions. The point I miserably failed to make was that at some point, whether it be the initial research into the company applied to, including its location, and the last of multiple interviews, one would think the realization would hit that this company is too far from me to afford to commute to and opt to apply closer to home rather than waiting until an offer comes and turning it down. If I’m interviewing candidates, I would much prefer that as opposed to going through the complete process only to be told by the candidate that our company is too far away. Maybe I’m missing something completely here.

Congratulations to your daughter, I’m sure you’re very proud, as you should be.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Scott, It does not let Trump off the hook. It does show a corrupt DA’s office.

She gave a no bid contract to someone she has a personal relationship with.
She has lied in court

They will most likely transfer the case to someone else. And it will then be decided that new prosecutor wants to prosecute or not. They do not have to prosecute.

So at the least Trump will get a long delay

 

[fourfive8]

“So as long as Trump goes down it’s fine that the DA breaks the law? Got it.”

@John Wasmuth, Yes exactly. The silence is telling isn’t it. I made a mental list today… those who won’t vote for Trump and don’t even want him on the ballot include: illegal aliens, most Gen Z who say they will vote just like Taylor Swift votes, most all Dems, most all RINOS, most all living on gov handouts/subsidies, most all heavily reliant on bloated gov pork programs, most all anti-fossil green loons, all never-Trumpers and all with TDS. Enjoy the company!

Time to toss the bat for sides and no bottle caps (for those who grew up playing sandlot baseball)…. man up and pick a side.

 

[John Wasmuth]

What I find interesting is the “get trump no matter what the cost” mentality while claiming that they are constitutionalists. To allow a prosecutor to circumvent the law, shuffle money back and forth between the DA’s office with a contracted attorney and then back to the DA is no different than the rico statute that the DA’s office is trying to hang on Trump. Either the constitution applies to all or it applies to none.

 

[Hunt anything]

“So as long as Trump goes down it’s fine that the DA breaks the law? Got it.”

@John Wasmuth, Yes exactly. The silence is telling isn’t it. I made a mental list today… those who won’t vote for Trump and don’t even want him on the ballot include: illegal aliens, most Gen Z who say they will vote just like Taylor Swift votes, most all Dems, most all RINOS, most all living on gov handouts/subsidies, most all heavily reliant on bloated gov pork programs, most all anti-fossil green loons, all never-Trumpers and all with TDS. Enjoy the company!

Time to toss the bat for sides and no bottle caps (for those who grew up playing sandlot baseball)…. man up and pick a side.

Putin in an interview today also said he would prefer Biden to be re-elected as he is more predictable than Trump.

 

[Red Leg]

Well then. This will muddy the narrative. I have no doubt that Hunter Biden has been peddling his father since he discovered it was profitable. Whether Joe provided provable services for those investments is a separate issue. Whatever the truth, this sort of thing will undermine the effort to prove it tremendously.

FBI informant charged with giving false information about Hunter Biden in 2020

An FBI informant is charged giving false information after he alleged that Joe Biden and Hunter Biden took bribes from Ukrainian energy firm Burisma.

www.foxnews.com