Hemotep
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I know the odds of him going to prison are slim to none, but it would make the story all the better. Plus I'm hoping for more hilarious hot takes like this banger from the Russiagate stuff.
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Hemotep
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As I read the indictment this does seem in the realm of treason, and I imagine that very likely it would have ended in a noose a couple generations ago. But hard to imagine the rich and the stupid would tolerate much accountability here. If they try then it will certainly be the biggest test of the Constitution so far and will be as likely to involve the national guard as desegregation did. Probably more.
Hemotep
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I don't think it's an overstatement to say it would be civil war if they were talking about that. Heck even making the spectre of prison real is probably being very cautiously considered. They know he'll do anything to save his own ass, even if it means burning down everything else.
In the ongoing battle between Walt Disney World and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Disney’s governing district – whose current board was hand-picked by DeSantis and took control of the district in February – abolished all of its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, the district said in a Tuesday news release.
The statement from the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District cited an internal investigation into the Reedy Creek Improvement District’s policies, claiming the district “implemented hiring and contracting programs that discriminated against Americans based on gender and race, costing taxpayers millions of dollars.”
“The so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives were advanced during the tenure of the previous board and they were illegal and simply un-American,” district administrator Glenton Gilzean said. “Our district will no longer participate in any attempt to divide us by race or advance the notion that we are not created equal.”
Hemotep
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We aren't created at all, Gilzean.
In the ongoing battle between Walt Disney World and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Disney’s governing district – whose current board was hand-picked by DeSantis and took control of the district in February – abolished all of its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, the district said in a Tuesday news release.
The statement from the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District cited an internal investigation into the Reedy Creek Improvement District’s policies, claiming the district “implemented hiring and contracting programs that discriminated against Americans based on gender and race, costing taxpayers millions of dollars.”
“The so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives were advanced during the tenure of the previous board and they were illegal and simply un-American,” district administrator Glenton Gilzean said. “Our district will no longer participate in any attempt to divide us by race or advance the notion that we are not created equal.”
In a recent poll, the amount of Republicans who believe Biden legitimately did not win the 2020 presidential has ticked back up to 70%.
As we get back into the campaign trail with Trump the clear leader by a large margin as well as his legal issues, doubts about the integrity of our election system are on the climb again. We are back to near January 6 levels.
As we get back into the campaign trail with Trump the clear leader by a large margin as well as his legal issues, doubts about the integrity of our election system are on the climb again. We are back to near January 6 levels.
This is a good documentary about the state of our food distribution system.
Over and over we are told the United States has the safest food distribution system in the world, but this simply is not the case. Not even close. And it all has to do with the fact that the food industry has some very powerful lobbyist and we lack the political willpower to make changes / improvement in safety.
When it comes to food safety, we have pretty much let producers get away with murder. Time and time again safe food handling has been deemed the consumers responsibility and it's up to the consumer to properly cook meat so that it is safe to eat.
Even when there was the deadly E. coli outbreak traced back to Jack In The Box in the early 90's, there was never any blame or responsibility placed on the producers / food distribution. The entire liability fell onto Jack In The Box for under cooking their burgers. Not that deadly pathogens were present in the food.
Since then that deadly strain of E. coli has thankfully been flag as illegal to exist in food and a recall system put in place.
But the same has not been done for salmonella yet. Reason being? Dating back to the 50's it's always been stated that a housewife should know how to properly and safely cook chicken. However salmonella is becoming antibiotic resistant and with that said, if you get it, there is not much they can do for you as antibiotics may not work at all.
In Europe you can buy all your meat with labels saying they are "pathogen free" and tests find no pathogens. Go to any grocery store in the United States, and test raw meet, more likely than not, you are going to find pathogens. Especially with chicken.
So why don't we have pathogen free meat here in the united states? The answer is simple. Lobbyists and the fact that we lack the political will power to make regulations. We hear about how it will make food unaffordable for families. Create production issues where we can't supply enough food. And guess what, none of that happened in Europe when they made these changes for safety.
Over the last 2 years or so deadly outbreaks have been with leafy greens. They are probably much riskier to eat than meat. And the lettuce or spinach is not to blame. Irrigation water contaminated with animal waste is.
The problem is we have little or no regulation to prevent that from happening and no one agency with the authority to intervene and prevent this from happening. The USDA is in charge of the livestock, the FDA the produce. And neither have the authority to control animal wast getting into irrigation water or inspect for that. With that said, many people who know this, will never eat romaine lettuce from a grocery store.
Hemotep
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I might watch this. Might just not want to know tho
Nee Lewman
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The former chef in me goes "no shit." It's one of the reasons that some of the best chefs are concerned about sourcing.
Title insurance does not cover Identity Theft.
While identify theft historically has been extremely rare when it comes to selling land or houses, it is becoming more common place recently. Data breaches and AI are making it easier to pull off.
In the case below, some one from South Africa points to someone from South Africa stealing someones identity, granting an attorney power of attorney for that identity in the United States, and selling a vacant lot for $350,000. That lot was held onto / undeveloped by the owners, holding it for if his kids ever wanted to move back to their home town in CT. There was a 4 bedroom $1.5 million house put up on his land before he had realized anything had happened as he lived on Long Island.
Property owner returns to CT, finds $1.5M house on his land (greenwichtime.com)
CT neighborhood shocked to see house built on formerly vacant land (ctinsider.com)
While identify theft historically has been extremely rare when it comes to selling land or houses, it is becoming more common place recently. Data breaches and AI are making it easier to pull off.
In the case below, some one from South Africa points to someone from South Africa stealing someones identity, granting an attorney power of attorney for that identity in the United States, and selling a vacant lot for $350,000. That lot was held onto / undeveloped by the owners, holding it for if his kids ever wanted to move back to their home town in CT. There was a 4 bedroom $1.5 million house put up on his land before he had realized anything had happened as he lived on Long Island.
Property owner returns to CT, finds $1.5M house on his land (greenwichtime.com)
CT neighborhood shocked to see house built on formerly vacant land (ctinsider.com)
Joe Mac
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Yeah I’ve seen that happen. I can’t see how it could ever realistically fall under the scope of home insurance? Given it’s my job I don’t want to go into more than vague scenarios but over here this is how it could likely play out:
- Your remedy is a court action against the person who fraudulently took ownership of the property, assuming this isn’t a legitimate case of adverse possession.
- If the peppery is still in their possession you have a good chance of recovery.
- If it’s sold on the purchaser is 99.9% a third party purchaser for value without notice. Otherwise known as equities darling. You can’t recover the proper then. You can only sue for damages.
- We have a state guaranteed system of property ownership for land that has been registered with the land registry.
- You would add the Land Registry to your action, even if, on the face of it there is no fault. They registered in good faith based on deeds that on their face were correct.
- If the money can’t be recovered from the fraudulent party the judge may award against the state compensation fund, judging it to be in the greater good, as the state guaranteed register was incorrect even if the registry wasn’t at fault.
- This will be messy and take years.
threesunrises
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I was in the queue for night 1 of The National in Philly and saw the notification come on my watch. While I was ridiculously happy to learn about the indictment, I was more happy being surrounded by my fellow super fans getting ready to see our fave band.
So, I had to wait until I was home after the show to read about the day’s events. It was actually refreshing to not GAF about the orange idiot for an afternoon / evening.
threesunrises
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Another similar incident is referenced at the bottom of that Greenwich Time article. Fun fact, that restaurant in Weston is where my husband and I had our wedding reception!
threesunrises
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He loves the poorly educated… it’s astonishing to me how his cult members are so dumb. It’s quite discouraging.
For the second time this year, Well's Fargo has had technically difficulties resulting in direct deposits not being available in peoples accounts. While the official statement once again says "only some customers were seeing this issue", it is likely a few hundred thousand customers based on the noise online. Other people have reported the deposit being in their account yesterday and being yanked out today.
And just like last time, this has resulted in people getting over draft fee(s).
If I was banking with Well's Fargo I would be looking for a new bank about now.
And just like last time, this has resulted in people getting over draft fee(s).
If I was banking with Well's Fargo I would be looking for a new bank about now.
threesunrises
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I don't and have never banked with WF, and never would even consider using them after so many scandals in just the past couple of years. Off the top of my head I recall them 1) opening accounts for customers without their knowledge or consent 2) wrongful foreclosures and auto repossessions and now this bs. Also, I know someone who is in their mortgage department and he is one of the most slimy people I've met. He made a killing when the real estate bubble burst back in 2008, pushed loans on people who ended up losing their homes, loves to flaunt his "success" with flashy cars, is always wheeling and dealing and bartering with contractors etc. I wouldn't want that kind of karma to chase me.
folsom_lives
pretty_lil_dirt_boi
My wife talked to some friends of hers and they were touting some of the higher yield savings accounts with places like SoFi. We have always banked with a local credit union, so something like depositing a huge chunk of money into essentially an online bank gave me this really queasy feeling. Sure over %4 APY sounds great, but when shit hits the fan you can't literally go into the bank and talk to someone.
I know all banking has an inherent evilness, but at least with our credit union feels less slimy/risky.
My Uncle works at WF. He's worked at about a dozen different banks in his career that keep being bought up and consolidated.
He ended up at WF, left them for another bank, only to end up back there after another acquirement by WF. He's only a year or two from retirement, so he's just going to ride it out and retire. Yes, they are shady bank and I have heard some stories.
Also, in my uncle's case, one of the things he despises about WF is his salary. He never went to college. But worked his way up the corporate later at smaller banks and has 20+ years experience at his current level. WF hires people right out of college that are under him, and hire them at 3X his salary all because he doesn't have a college degree. He has far more experience and can do the job better than anyone else in the department. But they wan't pay him what he deserves.
That said, My Uncle does make good money for someone without a college degree. He has a stay at home wife that raised their kids. Live in a McMansion in North Carolina and what not. The banking / financial business put them in the best off position in my whole family.
And if you think they pay people who got a degree 3x that amount at a jr level without experience. Just imagine how much banking executives make.
He ended up at WF, left them for another bank, only to end up back there after another acquirement by WF. He's only a year or two from retirement, so he's just going to ride it out and retire. Yes, they are shady bank and I have heard some stories.
Also, in my uncle's case, one of the things he despises about WF is his salary. He never went to college. But worked his way up the corporate later at smaller banks and has 20+ years experience at his current level. WF hires people right out of college that are under him, and hire them at 3X his salary all because he doesn't have a college degree. He has far more experience and can do the job better than anyone else in the department. But they wan't pay him what he deserves.
That said, My Uncle does make good money for someone without a college degree. He has a stay at home wife that raised their kids. Live in a McMansion in North Carolina and what not. The banking / financial business put them in the best off position in my whole family.
And if you think they pay people who got a degree 3x that amount at a jr level without experience. Just imagine how much banking executives make.
Dtknuckles
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Credit Union all the way. I would rather not give those ultra capitalists fuckers the chance to make money off my money.