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jaycee
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This is the most (Central) New Jersey thing ever.
Here is a very good read on what is known about the collapse so far:
Washington Post:
Apple News:
apple.news
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Washington Post:
Apple News:
Video, images and interviews deepen questions about role of pool deck in condo collapse — The Washington Post
The Post interviewed more than a dozen experts and modeled the building to better understand the potential points of structural failure.
apple.news
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Diaper Baby Escape Plan
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Dtknuckles
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Diaper Baby Escape Plan
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Two llama with hats. Funny web series from handful of years ago. Complete series linked below. Same guy did Charlie the Unicorn (same type of humor)
Synopsis: Carl is fucked. Paul is worried.
Note: basically, whenever that other Carl shows up I just wanna be like Paul and say "Caaaaarrrl...."
Dtknuckles
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Dtknuckles
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Seriously I can’t say how much I needed this. I’ve traveled home for an emergency visit to deal with my mother’s health. We find out today what the next year is gonna look like. Anyway it pans out it’s not going to be fun.
Sending y'all love and healing.
Supreme Court says Arizona limits don't violate Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court on Thursday said two provisions of an Arizona voting law that restrict how ballots can be cast do not violate the historic Voting Rights Act that bars regulations that result in racial discrimination.
This will impact the DOJ's lawsuit against Georgia that they filed last week. Which was considered rushed because they were trying to get it out before this SCOTUS ruling, which could further weaken the voting rights act and render the DOJ's lawsuit against Georgia mute.
And that's likely what has happened. The GOJ's lawsuit against Georgia is likely DOA with Today's SCOTUS ruling.
In other GOP Drama
www.cnn.com
McCarthy threatens to strip GOP members of committee assignments if they accept an offer from Pelosi to serve on 1/6 commission
McCarthy threatens to strip GOP members of committee assignments if they accept an offer from Pelosi to serve on 1/6 commission
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday issued a blanket threat during a meeting with freshmen members of his caucus that he would strip any Republican member of their committee assignments if they accept an offer from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to serve on the select committee to...
Let's paint a larger picture of what today's SCOTUS ruling means.
You may remember just a week or two ago every single republican was against voter reform and there was not even enough votes, actually, no republican votes to override the filibuster to even allow debate on the senate floor.
Mitch McConnell said it should be a state issue for setting voter requirements, not federal. And when questioned about checks or balances he said the courts will handle that.
Only, today's verdict in the SCOTUS means there are now legal grounds to challenge any of these voter suppression bills on.
The only thing that can address these concerns is passing new voter reform. But the republicans will stand in the way of any such legislation as they just proved. Nothing is being changed by congress / the senate anytime soon.
This means the GOP has the green light to create as many voter suppression bills as they want and they can go uncontested. As long as the voter suppression bills don't specifically say blacks when restricting access they are good to go. The SCOTUS has effectively dissolved what was left of the voting rights act.
You may remember just a week or two ago every single republican was against voter reform and there was not even enough votes, actually, no republican votes to override the filibuster to even allow debate on the senate floor.
Mitch McConnell said it should be a state issue for setting voter requirements, not federal. And when questioned about checks or balances he said the courts will handle that.
Only, today's verdict in the SCOTUS means there are now legal grounds to challenge any of these voter suppression bills on.
The only thing that can address these concerns is passing new voter reform. But the republicans will stand in the way of any such legislation as they just proved. Nothing is being changed by congress / the senate anytime soon.
This means the GOP has the green light to create as many voter suppression bills as they want and they can go uncontested. As long as the voter suppression bills don't specifically say blacks when restricting access they are good to go. The SCOTUS has effectively dissolved what was left of the voting rights act.
Chucktshoes
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I take a sabbatical and upon my return it looks like my use the ignore button was well placed. 
There was a story about student loan debt last week on the Today Show where a financial advisor was giving advice how to pay off student loans to Millenials. And the store just left me shaking my head.
The financial advisor was obviously much older than a Millennial.
And his advice was never pay the minimum payment on student loans and be frugal.
When it came to the portion about questions, the example was a Millennial girl who graduated as the recession hit, and saw her 120k in student loans turn into 200k today that she owes.
The financial advice she was giving is do not make the minimum payment, do not use any of the obama era repayment plans. You are only ever going to be paying interest and never principal. With 200k in student loan debt you will want to pay $2,000 a month for the next 20 years to pay them off. To do this be frugal, don't get Starbucks, don't buy makeup, live with a roommate and don't by extravagant things or go on vacations.
My first thought was, most people are not going to have 2k to pay towards student loans each month. I certainly don't. And you are telling someone who is probably in their mid 30's like me, that they can't live an anormal American life for the next 20 years until they are about 55 in age. No vacation, skimp on the makeup, split your rent with roommates.
What kind of life is that. Effectively you are enslaved to your student loans and can't live your life until retirement.
The financial advisor was obviously much older than a Millennial.
And his advice was never pay the minimum payment on student loans and be frugal.
When it came to the portion about questions, the example was a Millennial girl who graduated as the recession hit, and saw her 120k in student loans turn into 200k today that she owes.
The financial advice she was giving is do not make the minimum payment, do not use any of the obama era repayment plans. You are only ever going to be paying interest and never principal. With 200k in student loan debt you will want to pay $2,000 a month for the next 20 years to pay them off. To do this be frugal, don't get Starbucks, don't buy makeup, live with a roommate and don't by extravagant things or go on vacations.
My first thought was, most people are not going to have 2k to pay towards student loans each month. I certainly don't. And you are telling someone who is probably in their mid 30's like me, that they can't live an anormal American life for the next 20 years until they are about 55 in age. No vacation, skimp on the makeup, split your rent with roommates.
What kind of life is that. Effectively you are enslaved to your student loans and can't live your life until retirement.
Chucktshoes
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There are consequences for making bad decisions in your life. If you’ve got $100k+ in student loans with no discernible path to repayment, you made a bad decision. Period. Point blank. End of story.
Bull Shannon
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That really elides the societal pressure to continue directly from high school to college and the predatory nature of the student loan industry especially over the last couple decades, but sure go off king. I don't have $200,000 of debt over my head, but I sure as shit didn't understand what I was signing up for as a seventeen year-old kid just trying to "invest in my future."