my dad explained social security to me as money your generation can't count on when i got my first paycheck....
Donald Trump’s Presidency 2017 - 2021 AND 2025-202X
WTF? I didn’t know they did that.
Rod Rosenstein Didn't 'Land the Plane.' He Made Sure It Never Left the Ground.
The New York Times reports the former deputy attorney general instructed Special Counsel Robert Mueller not to investigate Donald Trump's personal and financial ties to Russia.www.esquire.com
“the Russian ratfcking in the 2016 election”
It’s as big a myth as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and believing that your 401k contributions should cover you.
somewhat related:Rod Rosenstein Didn't 'Land the Plane.' He Made Sure It Never Left the Ground.
The New York Times reports the former deputy attorney general instructed Special Counsel Robert Mueller not to investigate Donald Trump's personal and financial ties to Russia.
remember the good old days when the country being 4 trillion in debt was a bad thing.....if it is less than 30 trillion by the end of whoever wins the election at the end of their first term...color me impressed....
Appeals court suspends protections for journalists, legal observers covering protests
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily suspended protections for legal observers and journalists documenting nightly protests against police brutality in Portland. The decision comes as protesters return their attention to federal property, meaning neutral observers are likely to...
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Complete with honkey chuds in the background, cheering. Needs a few whiteclaw cans rolling around.
bUt ThE cOnStItUtIoNAppeals court suspends protections for journalists, legal observers covering protests
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily suspended protections for legal observers and journalists documenting nightly protests against police brutality in Portland. The decision comes as protesters return their attention to federal property, meaning neutral observers are likely to...www.opb.org
The constitution doesn’t apply to lefties anymore, duh
That's the point. Unfortunately, the Silent Generation had a while bunch of loopholes that allowed them to draw out massive multipliers (double spousal benefits for one) than they should have and US life expectancy is decades longer so the money also has to last longer. While don't appreciate the additional amount we'd be paying from an uncapped Social Security, I appreciate the long-term benefit to the country. At least it will help close the income gap to some extent.
The reality though is that if someone has investment income over a certain amount, that needs to be taxed as well. You can have someone who is a trust family with $0 employment income, but $5mm investment income. Something like of your investment income is > $150k/yr, you pay 6.2% to Social Security off that amount. Yes it's a wealth tax, but if your investment income is that high you clearly have enormous wealth.
Consitution, now exclusively in MAGAland
Jim continues his posting.
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Jim Gaffigan
What I’ve Learned Since I Lost My Mind Before you start reading this let me be clear. You do not have to read this. I’m not asking you to. I wrote this for myself, mainly. No need to tell me this...
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People fucking suck.Jim continues his posting.
Jim Gaffigan
What I’ve Learned Since I Lost My Mind Before you start reading this let me be clear. You do not have to read this. I’m not asking you to. I wrote this for myself, mainly. No need to tell me this...
If this was a family member you'd be having a talk about sending him to a home.
On the phone, standing by the front door, waiting for the nice men with the white coat...
"It’s about Trump: It doesn’t matter that Trump and his folks are breaking laws, trying to kill Obamacare, pre-existing conditions or that his handling of the pandemic was disastrous, to Trump voters he is THEIR guy. More importantly he’s “THEIR president” and disagreeing with them is a personal insult. For many Trump voters this isn’t about any other issue except Trump himself. To me that is not only weird but kind of scary. "Jim continues his posting.
Jim Gaffigan
What I’ve Learned Since I Lost My Mind Before you start reading this let me be clear. You do not have to read this. I’m not asking you to. I wrote this for myself, mainly. No need to tell me this...
There is a phenomena I'm trying to decided if it is new, or if I've only just recently noticed, happening here in town involving these pop-up vendors selling very Jingoistic, Trump Merch and paraphernalia. Side by side, exists the aforementioned "culture" of Trump and MAGA flags on vehicles, mostly bro-dozers, and front porches. I've spotted at least three of these around town now.
Perhaps I grew up sheltered, and I realize El Paso county is not entirely representative of the nation as a whole, but this all seems new and disturbing to me. I'm not sure I could be convinced that Trump supporters are anything more than a suicide cult. I don't ever in my life remember seeing pop up tents selling Reagan flags. Nobody I know ever had a 10 foot wide "W" banner hanging on their front porch. Even my most liberal friends never decided that being an Obama supporter was how they defined their lives. I've never imagined voting for a Clinton as a personality characteristic.
It's not baseball. You aren't supposed to be buying knock off novelties from the parking lot vendor, pre-game. But then again, it seems to me that the Trump play book really is as simple as convincing idiots that if you're on his side, you're "winning", and that's all they have left. To be defined as not just a "winner", but to "destroy" or "own" the other side so badly it comes off as the righteous hand of god, leveling the walls of Jericho. And to view non-trump supporters as the Canaanites, because that's what it's coming to.
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short version: having 100 guns doesn't count as a personality"It’s about Trump: It doesn’t matter that Trump and his folks are breaking laws, trying to kill Obamacare, pre-existing conditions or that his handling of the pandemic was disastrous, to Trump voters he is THEIR guy. More importantly he’s “THEIR president” and disagreeing with them is a personal insult. For many Trump voters this isn’t about any other issue except Trump himself. To me that is not only weird but kind of scary. "
There is a phenomena I'm trying to decided if it is new, or if I've only just recently noticed, happening here in town involving these pop-up vendors selling very Jingoistic, Trump Merch and paraphernalia. Side by side, exists the aforementioned "culture" of Trump and MAGA flags on vehicles, mostly bro-dozers, and front porches. I've spotted at least three of these around town now.
Perhaps I grew up sheltered, and I realize El Paso county is not entirely representative of the nation as a whole, but this all seems new and disturbing to me. I'm not sure I could be convinced that Trump supporters are anything more than a suicide cult. I don't ever in my life remember seeing pop up tents selling Reagan flags. Nobody I know ever had a 10 foot wide "W" banner hanging on their front porch. Even my most liberal friends never decided that being an Obama supporter was how they defined their lives. I've never imagined voting for a Clinton as a personality characteristic.
It's not baseball. You aren't supposed to be buying knock off novelties from the parking lot vendor, pre-game. But then again, it seems to me that the Trump play book really is as simple as convincing idiots that if you're on his side, you're "winning", and that's all they have left. To be defined as not just a "winner", but to "destroy" or "own" the other side so badly it comes off as the righteous hand of god, leveling the walls of Jericho. And to view non-trump supporters as the Canaanites, because that's what it's coming to.
It's almost as if some people won't believe this administration is a complete failure until it actually affects them personally. 
Bootstraps, indeed.
www.iowapublicradio.org
Bootstraps, indeed.
Benton County Residents Feel Forgotten As They Wait For Federal Aid
In the wake of the derecho, so far FEMA has only granted federal disaster assistance to individuals in Linn County. Meanwhile, in next door Benton County, residents are still reeling from the devastating impacts of the storm, and feel abandoned by state and federal officials.
www.iowapublicradio.org
He seems to have tapped into a portion of the population that wants only to be on the winning team, regardless of what that means politically. I don’t even know if this is a group that had been interested in politics previously."It’s about Trump: It doesn’t matter that Trump and his folks are breaking laws, trying to kill Obamacare, pre-existing conditions or that his handling of the pandemic was disastrous, to Trump voters he is THEIR guy. More importantly he’s “THEIR president” and disagreeing with them is a personal insult. For many Trump voters this isn’t about any other issue except Trump himself. To me that is not only weird but kind of scary. "
There is a phenomena I'm trying to decided if it is new, or if I've only just recently noticed, happening here in town involving these pop-up vendors selling very Jingoistic, Trump Merch and paraphernalia. Side by side, exists the aforementioned "culture" of Trump and MAGA flags on vehicles, mostly bro-dozers, and front porches. I've spotted at least three of these around town now.
Perhaps I grew up sheltered, and I realize El Paso county is not entirely representative of the nation as a whole, but this all seems new and disturbing to me. I'm not sure I could be convinced that Trump supporters are anything more than a suicide cult. I don't ever in my life remember seeing pop up tents selling Reagan flags. Nobody I know ever had a 10 foot wide "W" banner hanging on their front porch. Even my most liberal friends never decided that being an Obama supporter was how they defined their lives. I've never imagined voting for a Clinton as a personality characteristic.
It's not baseball. You aren't supposed to be buying knock off novelties from the parking lot vendor, pre-game. But then again, it seems to me that the Trump play book really is as simple as convincing idiots that if you're on his side, you're "winning", and that's all they have left. To be defined as not just a "winner", but to "destroy" or "own" the other side so badly it comes off as the righteous hand of god, leveling the walls of Jericho. And to view non-trump supporters as the Canaanites, because that's what it's coming to.
How the fuck are they defining "winning"?...
I used to see that kind of shit with crosshairs on Muammar Gaddafi or whoever the hell else Regan told us we needed to bomb in the 80s in the middle east or central america. T-shirts, stickers etc. This was Florida so same thing as Colorado Springs. It was more 'what regan is doing' than the cultish demagoguery going on now.
"Winning" is what you're seeing right now with the social security deduction going away for 6 months. People are going to think trump gave them money. If he wins he can do some other shell game. If biden wins, all of a sudden people think he's taking their money in January.
If we had an informed electorate this wouldn't be a problem. Instead we have people selling and buying flags to root for their team.
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It's true. We are the Florida, of Colorado. My old man, who was no liberal, and was born and raised in CO, asked me 17 years ago, "are you sure you want to move to Colorado Springs?"
Man, THIS is going to be painful for a lot of people. I've been reading more and more companies trying to educate the masses, or trying to opt out, rather than let half-asleep employees walk into a big debt after the first of the year.
First time I ever went there felt very familiar
I've actually got a decent job offer in Pueblo if I want it but proximity to florida keeps making my lip curl.
This tax crap reminds me of the thank you money GWB sent out right after he was 'elected' the first time.
"y'all remember that in 3 years!"
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To be fair, the influx of people to CO who can't afford Denver has liberalized COS quite a bit. We've definitely made it into the 80's, socially.First time I ever went there felt very familiar
I've actually got a decent job offer in Pueblo if I want it but proximity to florida keeps making my lip curl.
This tax crap reminds me of the thank you money GWB sent out right after he was 'elected' the first time.
"y'all remember that in 3 years!"
Probably not related.
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The chairman of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors is also listed as a director of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s $130 million super PAC, the Senate Leadership Fund.
Head Of USPS Board Of Governors Is Also Director Of Mitch McConnell Super PAC
Democrats have accused the Trump administration of sabotaging the postal system to hobble mail-in ballot delivery to Trump's advantage.
The chairman of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors is also listed as a director of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s $130 million super PAC, the Senate Leadership Fund.
Winning = white
It is true. All the cretins got into politics once Obama was in office despite not having any real issue/understanding/knowledge of his policies.
But there was this one thing that had issues with.