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georgetakei , to Random
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nemeciii ,
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@georgetakei grounding was the least thing to do.

What I would have done would be that he'd have to come clean about the prank to the girl and apologize. Then as an apology offer money for a fine dining dinner at a central location on his expense from his monthly allowance. He wouldn't be at the dinner.

What a dimwit son, I would have made him do all the chores in addition. 😡

tony ,
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@georgetakei Boys will be boys? Retch. In the 21st century that phrase should have been banished for good.

rbreich , to Random
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Trump’s tax law cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%.

What did corporations do with the money saved?

They didn’t invest it or raise wages.

They spent a record $1 trillion on stock buybacks the year after the law went into effect.

Nothing trickled down to workers.

SaftyKuma ,
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@rbreich And to think after over 4 decades of proof that trickle down economics is an abject failure, people still think we should do more

GNTX ,

@rbreich a reduced tax rate meant that multinational corporations like Apple could repatriate funds held overseas at 21% taxation vs. the greedy 35% where the government were actually getting 0% because the funds were just being held overseas. 35% corporate tax is/was higher than most any other country. Stock buybacks help boost share prices, which helps increase returns for shareholders that include large institutional investors who offer 401K and IRA investment for retirement plans.

georgetakei , to Random
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Would watch!

WhiteCatTamer ,
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@georgetakei Usain Bolt comes in second to a 37 year old woman from South Carolina with a 16 month on one shoulder and a 6 year old in tow.

AddisonAlbright ,
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@georgetakei
I’d watch that, but I’d rather watch an event where people try to roast the ice cream man as hilariously as this little British girl: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPREqNbJe/ 😂

rbreich , to Random
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The Supreme Court has greenlit Trump's plan to be a "dictator on Day One." Here's what that could look like.

TAI ,
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@rbreich what gave us this SCOTUS? democracy, What gave us trump: democracy. And still nobody sees anything wrong here

shanen ,
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@rbreich

The is merely correcting our misunderstanding of the Constitution. You thought "execute the Office" was about faithfully following the laws? Silly you. Execute means kill and now the can kill his office and any laws (or political opponents) he doesn't like. No idea why it took the six of them over 100 pages to explain such a silly little mistake.

georgetakei , to Random
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virtuous_sloth ,
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@georgetakei I do not see much discussion of the approach of having a conversation with the other person where you explain how their behavior (lack of initiation of social situations) make her feel and giving the other person a chance to talk.

Might be a little more productive than a more passive approach, giving the latter might verge on passive-aggresive depending on context.

jaykuo , to Random
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This week’s Just for Xeets and Giggles is out, and MAGA billboards remain unintentionally funny. For the whole collection, see the link in the replies!

rbreich , to Random
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What a week of fireworks!

From SCOTUS blowing up the rule of law…

to the Biden/Stephanopoulos interview…

to Trump playing dumb about his own Project 2025…

Heather Lofthouse of @imcivicaction & I get into it all in the Coffee Klatch. Watch this:

randy ,
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@rbreich https://youtu.be/lVcsd4FxlgE

For those of you lamenting the lack of a link

Gurre ,
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@rbreich
Imagine the media jumping on Trump after the verdict like they have on Biden after the debate. Crazy thought!

https://mastodon.social/@DebErupts/112739908918904448

georgetakei , to Random
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A true friend! 🍕❤️

mrbruno ,
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@georgetakei What's to select? THICK! End of story.

CrypticMirror ,
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@georgetakei I asked for help once, but they said "get stuffed".

georgetakei , to Random
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vashbear ,
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@georgetakei Hi George, What is the business model of Percolately?

huntingdon ,
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@georgetakei

Note to Dad: Not everyone has to share the same bed. It's a get together, not a menage a quatre.

arstechnica , to Random
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Egalitarian oddity found in the Neolithic

Men, women, and immigrants all seemed to have similar dietary inputs.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/egalitarian-oddity-found-in-the-neolithic/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

scavello ,
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@arstechnica ah yes the three genders

jpaskaruk ,
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@arstechnica

Even if they all ate the same beast, some ate the tenderloin, some the T-bone, and some the chuck and the other tough cuts.

I don't think the remains tell us that much detail on the diet.

arstechnica , to Random
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The greening of planes, trains, and automobiles

We need new fuels as society moves away from coal, natural gas and oil.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/the-greening-of-planes-trains-and-automobiles/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

nutmeg ,

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Spoiler: We do not need one drop of "fuels" for cars, trucks and trains that are highly inefficient and / or lead to even more desastrous exploitation of and pollution to the environment.

rbreich , to Random
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georgetakei , to Random
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Words to live by.

janneke ,
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@georgetakei paramedics are not humans?

WellsiteGeo ,
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@georgetakei
Is it time for another of the Lancet's collections of "Excuses given for vacuum-cleaner injuries to penises."

Normally it's a number for their Xmas/ NY edition, but there's no particular time frame.
Or is there?

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fell ,
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@thisweekinkde @kde @kde Those are some very good fixes and improvements! You can really tell you guys are finally done with the Qt6 migration stuff.

aanee ,
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@thisweekinkde @kde @kde I hope this works alongside middle click for paste. Would be perfection.

rbreich , to Random
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NOW what for Biden and the Dems?! | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVcsd4FxlgE&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

jprestonian ,
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@rbreich
In nine hours, I should be sleeping. But I wasted a valuable click.

suzieqpmp ,

@rbreich Please stop attacking our own. The polls have been proven wrong so many times, they are manipulated. Give Joe a couple weeks to prove himself. We need to appeal to Independents, not the far left Ds. We need to focus on reminding voters of Trump's character, convictions and the insurrection. If you care about polls then do your own but ONLY poll Independents in swing states. And we need to stop letting the media manipulate us.

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