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February 18th, 2018 at 7:44:01 AM permalink
Nareed
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I died on Friday's earthquake.
Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER
February 18th, 2018 at 8:00:19 AM permalink
Nareed
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Quote: Wizard
Profanity. Three-day suspension. I might add I'm also insulted but since you are insulting a large group of people, I can't get you for that, but would if I could.


I find it hard to see why you should get offended at a simple statement of fact:

Item: There was yet another massacre at a school, just months after an even worse massacre in your home town.
Item: These massacres, as can be inferred in the previous item, are a recurrent problem.
Item: the government and the people of the US have done little or nothing to even try to prevent them.

Now, this means your country is seriously f**** up (better?), or that such things as a boy killing 17 people is a good thing.

Quite frankly, I cannot see any support for the latter argument at all, even by Christian fanatics.
Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER
February 19th, 2018 at 12:26:05 PM permalink
Dalex64
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Trump's war on the poor continues.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/18/trump-once-again-wants-to-cut-energy-assistance-to-poor.html

Specifically low-income heating assistance.
"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan
February 19th, 2018 at 12:28:49 PM permalink
petroglyph
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Quote: Dalex64
Trump's war on the poor continues.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/18/trump-once-again-wants-to-cut-energy-assistance-to-poor.html

Specifically low-income heating assistance.
That one there, I know is going to bite. I know people up north who "take" a tank of heating oil aid, and nothing else.

No reason for petroleum products to be so expensive where it is drilled from [Alaska], versus the PNW where much of it goes.
The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW
February 19th, 2018 at 3:27:37 PM permalink
Dalex64
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With the unpopular parts of Obamacare gone, and with only the parts both Republicans and democrats like remaining, expect health care costs to go up.

http://politi.co/2EEvhBE
"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan
February 19th, 2018 at 3:34:18 PM permalink
AZDuffman
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Quote: Dalex64
With the unpopular parts of Obamacare gone, and with only the parts both Republicans and democrats like remaining, expect health care costs to go up.


Went up 100% for me over 3 years. Not news to me.
The President is a fink.
February 19th, 2018 at 4:32:27 PM permalink
Dalex64
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New Pennsylvania congressional map is out.

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5a8b2cb6e4b0a1d0e12c1287/amp
"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan
February 19th, 2018 at 4:33:37 PM permalink
Dalex64
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Quote: AZDuffman
Went up 100% for me over 3 years. Not news to me.


Well, you can expect it to continue to go up, just like it did before and during Obamacare.

https://www.financialsamurai.com/how-much-should-i-pay-for-healthcare-affordability-ratio/

Image link won't work, see second chart down from the top.
"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan
February 19th, 2018 at 4:49:15 PM permalink
AZDuffman
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Quote: Dalex64
Well, you can expect it to continue to go up, just like it did before and during Obamacare.


But now I do not have to buy maternity or addiction coverages. I can take a higher deductible plan with fewer coverages.
The President is a fink.
February 20th, 2018 at 11:23:43 AM permalink
Evenbob
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Uh Oh

How A Plea Reversal From Michael Flynn Could Uncover More Federal Corruption

"On Friday, Judge Emmet Sullivan issued an order in United States v. Flynn that, while widely unnoticed, reveals something fascinating: A motion by Michael Flynn to withdraw his guilty plea based on government misconduct is likely in the works."

http://thefederalist.com/2018/02/19/michael-flynns-plea-reversal-uncover-federal-corruption/
If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose.