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Equity jross. Equity. mspart

And the Feds paid these guys lots of moolah for their expert analysis. mspart

I saw his stuff in a book we got years ago. I could almost do as good. Just the absolute worst illustrations I have ever seen. No one could convince me these are anything other than substandard artistic work. Reminds me of the ruined painting of Jesus. I thought I'd just put in something different other than politics. mspart

The difference Trip is that the big guy got the money in that case. In this case, the USA gets the benefit. Who is more in it for the country of the two? It is not a true what about ism like you love to spout. It is a very different situation. mspart

Yes, I heard about this yesterday on the radio. This happened at the Seattle NHL teams practice ice where kids were playing. What the heck was a big guy like that dong pushing the 13 year old refs around like that. Both the refs are ok last I heard. Just a sorry display. Hopefully there is strong punishment for this. mspart

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2528129/iron-mountain-limestone-mine-used-for-federal-retirement-paperwork-processinghttps://gazette.com/news/wex/musk-details-sluggish-federal-retirement-process-at-old-pennsylvania-mine/article_40ca27b9-dbdd-5638-9832-32db99b36259.html An old Pennsylvania limestone mine housing all retirement paperwork for government employees is limiting how fast workers can retire. Elon Musk wants to change that. Speaking next to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, Musk explained how the mine only allows 10,000 employees to retire per month because of the slowness of the manual processing of the paperwork. He said he's aiming to fix the process to allow federal workers to retire faster, which would meet DOGE's goal of cutting down the federal workforce. Musk said all retirement paperwork is handwritten and then goes down the mine and into a mineshaft elevator. "The limiting factor is the speed at which the mineshaft elevator can move determines how many people can retire from the federal government, and the elevator breaks down sometimes and nobody can retire," he said. "Doesn't that sound crazy?" I understand that this is part of the jack squat that Elon has done. It is amazing that the federal retirement system is completely analog, it is all on paper. Is there any other outfit in the USA that runs like that? I guess the good news is that you can't hack into it. mspart

He's done a little bit. So maybe 1/4 jack squat. That's better than none. But he has 3 years and 11 months more to get things done. Patience padawan. mspart

I counted to negative infinity a few times. I always met infinity way out there. mspart

Read the subject of this thread crusty. That will tell you who THEY are. Is this "who is they" question your new go to for everything you don't understand? Just a modicum of reading comprehension helps a lot. mspart

They hate him as surely as they hate Elon. Period. mspart

Unless it reduces our taxes? Leftists want to raise taxes, go ask RV. He wants to tax the heck out of everyone. If they find savings enough to not raise taxes, would that work for you? Granted we are so far in the hole that is a tall order, but if they can find savings and not spend that the taxes sent in will soon equal the budget and then we will have surplus after that and our taxes won't need to be raised anymore. There is enough federal spending that current tax rates will cover future spending. Is it possible to erase the projected deficit this fiscal year? That's 2 Trillion and that would be awesome. Would you complain if they were successful at that? I look at what you have been posting recently and would have to say I think you would complain. But you should answer for yourself. Is there a reason you can think of why they shouldn't reduce spending by 2 trillion? Because if we can't we can't do anything about the deficit but raise taxes. And you won't get that much from all the rich dudes. mspart

Let's not forget Brinzer!! mspart

That waascowey AOC. msp

Was there a reason to believe he was going to be a future terrorist? Does USAID normally pay tuition for people? If not, why did this guy get tuition? mspart

I don't know who, but the city of Seattle or the State of WA or King County decided it was a good idea to take away lanes on the I-90 floating bridge and put light rail here. It is probably Sound Transit who is a 3 county pseudo government that is not elected that made this decision. They are WAY over budget and WAY behind schedule because someone didn't take into account that a floating bridge moves. They have no sure foundation on which to put their light rail. All for climate change. Never mid that no one rides the lines they have up in other area in puget sound. They allow fentanyl addicts to light up in the trains and they haul those homeless people for free. It is not a safe environment. Such is crazy Seattle Leftism. mspart

Delusion is as delusion does. mspart

The first sign that someone is racist is when they say they are not racist. How many times have we heard that? NOw that the shoe is on the other foot, it doesn't feel so good. mspart

Who is they? The left, the LGTB activists, Biden, the squad, the media. That's who "they" are. Yes, the kids are in a tough spot. They need extensive counseling. You complain about my post saying it is the worst you have ever read. But you fail to show how any of it is wrong. I'd say you are part of the "they" as well. I am not anti trans. I am anti minors being mutilated surgically or chemically. Let the kids alone. If they want to make the change, they can wait until they are of age. Science and medical knowledge tells us minors are not mentally equipped to make these kinds of decisions with such life long consequences. That is science and brain development. mspart

The left have not removed their playbook from consideration. They are using the old playbook and it is going nowhere for them. They look like lunatics when they continue to say nazi this and nazi that and authoritarian this and president Musk etc etc. Even with all that, Trumps polling is going up not down. https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/favorability/donald-trump/ Read it and weep folks. His unfavorables are going down and his favorables are going up. He is more well liked now than at anytime during Trump 1.0. The left just doesn't get that the old playbook is obsolete. Time to talk about improving things in America for Americans. Not for this group or that group. It's not a big secret, it's just that they have not come to grips with this yet. mspart

Projection mspart

Key phrase is highlighted there. They recommend. They do not fire. They do not cut budgets. They recommend only. It is up to Trump or a Cab Secretary to take action on firing or cutting a budget. mspart

What Boy Scouts did for the boys: 1. A lot of it was outside, learning. Camping, archery, rifle, hatchet throwing, snow sledding etc. 2. Inside stuff included citizenship studies, first aid studies, communication studies etc. 3. There was a path of progression. You knew how to progress. 4. There was leadership training. So the boys that were leaders learned valuable skills. The idea was to rotate so all the boys could gain these skills. A good organization when done right. All of these things are good things. mspart

I see two things. I am an Eagle Scout, all my boys are Eagle Scouts. My brother and my dad are Eagle Scouts. I was a scout leader for years. 1. Even when I was doing it back in the day, it was not the most popular thing to do. It got less popular over time because it was associated with military training I think. There really wasn't much of this, but it was regimented and you had to do things to get to a higher rank. But in reality, it was not the most popular thing to do for decades. Few community groups did it, it was mostly religious institutions that supported it. 2. They decided to add girls in the 16-18 year old groups and I think that was the beginning of the end. Pretty soon, they had girls participating from the youngest age. It was no longer Boy Scouts for boys. So I think the interest went out further. Now they are tying to move further in that direction and it is not working. These are my observations. mspart

But But But - It's Musk. He must be hated and fought as if he could make decisions. mspart

https://nypost.com/2023/08/04/viktor-shokin-was-threat-to-burisma-says-hunter-biden-partner-devon-archer/ WASHINGTON — Ukrainian prosecutor-general Viktor Shokin, who was fired after then-Vice President Joe Biden threatened to pull $1 billion in US aid, was “a threat” to natural gas company Burisma Holdings, which paid Hunter Biden up to $1 million per year, the first son’s former business partner Devon Archer confirmed in an interview released Friday. “He was a threat. He ended up seizing assets of [Burisma owner] Nikolai [Zlochevsky] — a house, some cars, a couple properties. And Nikolai actually never went back to Ukraine after Shokin seized all of his assets,” Archer told former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Shokin’s office won a court order to seize Zlochevsky’s property on Feb. 2, 2016, the Kyiv Post reported at the time. Shokin was fired on March 29, purportedly due to his own corruption. Archer’s remarks are significant because they contradict the position of House Democrats that Shokin was not considered a threat to Burisma — a point likely to be hotly contested if Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) launches an impeachment inquiry, as he said last week was becoming likely. I think you are incorrect. mspart