In the News II
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| January 31st, 2025 at 7:59:32 PM permalink | |
| fleaswatter Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 5 Posts: 1764 | |
| February 1st, 2025 at 9:22:57 AM permalink | |
| Gandler Member since: Aug 15, 2019 Threads: 30 Posts: 5271 |
lol I was not expecting that. He seems to be quite amused. In America he would probably be blaming and sueing everyone involved. |
| February 1st, 2025 at 11:38:39 AM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 137 Posts: 21195 | Starbucks rescinds its crazy "open door" policy, restrooms are now for customers only and you have to buy something to hang out there. Well, duh! SBUX is not a park bench or highway rest area. Who that was not woke did not know where the whole thing was going to lead to? My guess is they are tired of some store restrooms getting trashed and people loitering without paying. Anyone who knows anything knows you need to policy store by store. In the suburbs a rare person might ask to use the restroom and be in and out. In the city vagrants will use, abuse, and trash them. Sad to see SBUX trying to go takeout only though. Buy a coffee maybe pastry and get some work done and have a meeting. Panera will pick up some of that business. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength |
| February 1st, 2025 at 12:58:59 PM permalink | |
| missedhervee Member since: Apr 23, 2021 Threads: 160 Posts: 5506 |
There is a chain of very successful drive thru only coffee vendors called Dutch Bros. here in PNW as well as many independent coffee sellers, so that business model is proven, |
| February 1st, 2025 at 1:02:08 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 148 Posts: 25978 |
It's a good thing highway rest areas are on freeways where you need a car to get to them or you would have them overrun with street bum villages. Bathrooms and running water 24/7 in a warm building? It's every homeless encampment's wet dream. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| February 1st, 2025 at 1:30:40 PM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 137 Posts: 21195 |
I know about BROS, have some of their stock. SBUX was built on a "third place" model where people were encouraged to linger. Maybe their model is changing, which I see as sad as I liked having them to enjoy a coffee and either kill time or do field work. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength |
| February 2nd, 2025 at 11:30:55 AM permalink | |
| DoubleGold Member since: Jan 26, 2023 Threads: 34 Posts: 4246 | Another jet on fire going out of Hewston to NY. Anyone want new free jet tickets for the next few flights? Absolutely guaranteed, no DEI personnel assembled nor maintained the jets and all are not DEI pilots. Plus a double guarantee that all air-traffic controllers are not DEI hires. Don't be scared and prejudiced. Be brave and fly the friendly skies. |
| February 3rd, 2025 at 1:26:02 AM permalink | |
| DoubleGold Member since: Jan 26, 2023 Threads: 34 Posts: 4246 | Musk uncovered the name USAID after accessing the Treasury computers. 27.3 million views. Is Musk accusing the covert deep state of creating Covid then killing folks worldwide? If I were Trump, I'd be preparing Gitmo but not for the illegals. Trump & Musk are uncovering one of the covert money laundering vehicles. No wonder the Treasury official quit. Looks like a Soetoro coup machine. “Gain of Function” research is a euphemism for Bio-weapon Development. ---------------- KanekoaTheGreat Feb 2, 2025 . . . USAID funneled $53 million to EcoHealth Alliance, which then used U.S. taxpayer funds to support gain-of-function research on coronaviruses at the Wuhan lab—research that likely led to the creation of COVID-19. The CIA’s deception regarding COVID-19 origins becomes much clearer when considering USAID's long history of serving as a CIA front organization. With an annual budget exceeding $50 billion and activities in over 100 countries, USAID has repeatedly been linked to intelligence activities. Former USAID Director John Gilligan once admitted the agency was “infiltrated from top to bottom with CIA people,” explaining that “the idea was to plant operatives in every kind of activity we had overseas: government, volunteer, religious, every kind.” In 2013, a U.S. cable published by WikiLeaks outlined the U.S. strategy to undermine Venezuela’s government through USAID by "penetrating Chavez’s political base," "dividing Chavismo," and "isolating Chavez internationally." In 2014, the Associated Press revealed that USAID funded the creation of a Twitter-like platform intended to incite a rebellion in Cuba. USAID funding has been linked to coups in Haiti, Ukraine, Egypt, and other nations. From 2009 to 2019, USAID partnered with EcoHealth Alliance on the PREDICT program, which identified 1,200 new viruses, trained 5,000 people globally in disease detection, and enhanced 60 research labs. This partnership provided the CIA with a direct channel for embedding human assets within biological research facilities worldwide in exchange for funding and technology transfers. In 2022, Dr. Andrew Huff, a former Vice President at EcoHealth Alliance, publicly revealed Dr. Peter Daszak’s alleged ties to the CIA. The core issue? The CIA lied to the American public about COVID-19’s origins because acknowledging the truth would expose its likely role in funneling taxpayer money through USAID to finance gain-of-function research at the Wuhan lab. . . . https://x.com/KanekoaTheGreat/status/1886126881889755557 ----------------------- |
| February 3rd, 2025 at 7:41:29 AM permalink | |
| terapined1 Member since: Nov 26, 2024 Threads: 2 Posts: 756 |
Dumbest post ever Tariffs will not increase tax revenue Tariffs will lower tax revenue by a lot Stock market is down today because of tariffs Retirees spending less as their retirement accounts are crashing Businesses will increase prices inflation will go up because prices will go up Businesses will pay less taxes because people not buying as much so economy shrinks A growing economy depends on people spending less jobs means less tax revenue as business stop hiring and start lay offs Trump tariff actions will start a recession small picture for small minds think tariffs will increase tax revenue Big picture for smart minds. tarriffs = shrinking economy decreases tax revenue due to a trade war You want to increase tax revenue , you grow the economy with free trade. Its a no brainer Only dumb Trump supporters think tariffs raise tax revenue |
| February 3rd, 2025 at 8:05:28 AM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 148 Posts: 25978 | Trump puts tariffs to Mexico on hold for 30 days because Mexico wants to talk about it REALLY REAlly badly. I bet they do. Lol If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |

