ayayrawn
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Doesn't roll off the tongue like Sleepy Joe
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Nee Lewman
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Depends on your need. I take an injection every two weeks. Retail dose is 1500, I think.
tvham
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I do a twice monthly injectable called Dupixent for asthma and my insurance wasn't covering it so I did a little digging and ended up getting it covered 100% through some sort of DUPIXENT MyWay Copay Card - might be worth lookin into for anyone struggling with paying for prescriptions.
Nee Lewman
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Yeah, that essentially what I was doing in the middle paragraph, except my insurance company got and managed the card.
Angsty
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We just need a mandatory retirement age of 75 for Congress, the Supreme Court and the President. Far too many hanging on for too long in the other branches of government, too.I've never liked Pelosi and agree with @mdmost that she really needs to go too, but this might be the most patriotic thing she's done in her career and I don't think she would have done it if she was still in formal leadership, but nearing the end of a career and seeing the damage RBG did, I have a great amount of thanks for her keeping the pressure on Biden to drop out.
As Biden dug in on continuing his campaign, Nancy Pelosi kept the pressure on
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi kept the pressure on former President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 election, worried Democrats could lose the House or Senate.www.yahoo.com
Nee Lewman
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If you have reached FRA, you shouldn’t be allowed to hold office.
TenderLovingKiller®
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Not really. I bet all of those stations have the same owners. There are media companies, like the garbage Sinclair Broadcasting, that own multiple local broadcast networks, it’s a bit like newspapers where Gannett owns local papers across the nation and instead of paying a reporter in each market to put together an article they instead have a single reporter write one single broad piece and then run it across all their local newspapers.
Hemotep
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Lower that to 65 and I'm on board.
Angsty
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I tussled with whether the mandatory age should be 70 or 75. I settled on 75 but could be convinced otherwise.
ngower
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I know, but still weird to see an NBC, CBS and ABC affiliate all sharing the same story.
SnowmaNick
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I don’t like the idea of a mandatory retirement age. I’d be more onboard with some kind of mental acuity testing at 65 and beyond.
Some jobs in government you have cut offs for when you can join because of retirement rules, and that inevitably decreases your pool of qualified and experienced candidates.
I also watched my Father-In-Law run his company into his 80’s, and he was still killing it over younger competitors. (RIP Bruce).
TenderLovingKiller®
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Yup, I just checked…
List of stations owned or operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group - Wikipedia
My guess these pieces “objectively” look at how she failed to fix the border crisis during her time in office, probably without making any mention of how Trump blew up the congressional deal.
LiamGallaghersBucketHat
Go on, geezer.
This is the way
Nee Lewman
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Well now I’m gonna watch one and tell you.Yup, I just checked…
All 3 are owned by shitty local media conglomerate Sinclair Broadcast Group. They are ultra conservative and often require their local news stations to run Conservative editorial pieces. They own my local ABC station here in Seattle and it’s wild to see these overtly conservative editorial pieces run during the local news in My very blue state in a very blue city.List of stations owned or operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group - Wikipedia
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My guess these pieces “objectively” look at how she failed to fix the border crisis during her time in office, probably without making any mention of how Trump blew up the congressional deal.
Vinyl&Kicks86
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Nee Lewman
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Seems like a GMA style bio excerpt:
Not overly positive or negative.
Not overly positive or negative.
SnowmaNick
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Yeah, but…. Age is a protected class.
“The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1975 protects people who are 40 or older from employment discrimination based on age. This includes discrimination in hiring, promotions, pay, benefits, and assignments. It also prohibits harassment based on age, such as offensive remarks or jokes. However, the ADEA allows for certain age distinctions and other factors to be considered, such as retirement status or eligibility.”
I used to be all in on term limits for congress, but elections seem a suitable stop gap if the candidates have a clean bill of health. I’m still for it for SCOTUS as they just have too much power and no checks on it.
Bull Shannon
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I wonder if beefing up/restoring social security would help? I know we're describing a lot of people who keep working because they're unsure what to do with themselves, but there are many people who can't afford fully retiring and would if they had the chance. Plus, with a proper safety net maybe a lot of people who leave the workforce and struggle for purpose would feel less inclined to make a full u-turn back to the working world. Eventually there would be more social pressure to step back and enjoy your twilight years; if working past 65 was not "a thing," fewer people would do it, or accept politicians who are clinging onto their seat.