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re: University Of Southern California Valedictorian Canceled Over Anti Israel Instagram Link
Posted by bigblake on 4/17/24 at 12:13 am
She did great academically at USC, but remember that the valedictorian is selected from over 200 eligible students - who all have perfect/near-perfect GPA - by the faculty....
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re: We should all be so lucky to be as lucid as this 103-year-old Mississippi D-Day Vet
Posted by bigblake on 3/1/24 at 11:42 pm
Cake says buttday. Unsure if that gift is appropriate for a 103 year old....
re: In just a few years, the average retiree will be receiving 37% more in SS than he paid in
Posted by bigblake on 2/25/24 at 3:40 am
[quote]The government stole the money and now they pay ss out of the general fund.[/quote]
The government steals your money but not in the case you’re referring to here (Social Security).
This mythical theft is how people justify, in their minds, SS running dry. The reality is that it is not ...
re: Ndamukong Suh has some thoughts about one of the OT's favorite subjects. Tipping
Posted by bigblake on 2/22/24 at 1:05 am
[quote]Servers would make substantially less and the service we would receive would be on par with the shite service you get in Europe. Here, quality service is so engrained we get upset when someone is noticeably not providing quality service - in Europe, you just expect bad service[/quote]
Hard ...
re: Bobby Kennedy explains U.S. history re: Russian & Ukraine why Putin has right to be angry
Posted by bigblake on 2/11/24 at 6:15 pm
One written, formal, and signed agreement that I’m aware of are the Budapest memorandums, which were between still-existing countries: Ukraine, US, UK, Russia.
When Putin was confronted in 2014 about his country’s apparent violation of these agreements when invading crimea, he said “a new state a...
re: Bobby Kennedy explains U.S. history re: Russian & Ukraine why Putin has right to be angry
Posted by bigblake on 2/11/24 at 5:18 pm
[quote]Understood. However, with the fall of the Evil Empire of the Communists, it appears that non-Commie Russia wanted to be friends and cooperate economically and militarily with the west. We apparently said "frick off. You are still our enemy because we need a boogieman to keep the money flowin...
re: Bobby Kennedy explains U.S. history re: Russian & Ukraine why Putin has right to be angry
Posted by bigblake on 2/11/24 at 5:00 pm
Again, Gorbachev was the leader of the Soviet Union (USSR).
The USSR, not Russia, attempted to put missiles in Cuba.
Those assurances were given to a different country (no longer exists), as evidenced by your link....
re: Bobby Kennedy explains U.S. history re: Russian & Ukraine why Putin has right to be angry
Posted by bigblake on 2/11/24 at 4:25 pm
[quote]Give some weight to Putin. This isn’t accurate that it was limited in scope to the USSR days. Evidently, the Bushes and Barry O told Putin otherwise.[/quote]
When did NATO commit to no eastward expansion?...
re: Bobby Kennedy explains U.S. history re: Russian & Ukraine why Putin has right to be angry
Posted by bigblake on 2/11/24 at 4:13 pm
Not entirely accurate. We told Gorbachev that we wouldn’t expand one inch to the east. However, at this point it was still the USSR (not Russia). Our intent was that the USSR was crumbling and we didn’t want NATO expansion to interfere with that domestic pressure....
re: Derrick Meyers of Ohio
Posted by bigblake on 2/11/24 at 4:08 am
[quote]He is running for Congress in Ohio and claims that he was approached by the FBI to be an undercover informant during Jan 6. He says the he has evidence and is willing to release it risking his reputation and campaign.[/quote]
That's what an undercover informant would say. 4d chess...
re: 'You earned it, you keep it act' bill would eliminate taxes on Social Security
Posted by bigblake on 2/9/24 at 12:35 pm
[quote]2. Mismanagement of Funds -- Congress has raided these "trust fund" for decades to pay for other stupid shite and close shortfalls.
3. Fraudulent "Disability" Claims -- I have no data but I'd imagine you have tons of people on Social Security "disability" with some bullshite condition th...
re: 'You earned it, you keep it act' bill would eliminate taxes on Social Security
Posted by bigblake on 2/9/24 at 2:54 am
[quote]You do realize that your benefit is paid on the wages you earned and social security taxes you paid in during your working years? [/quote]
I get this sentiment, but how is it going bankrupt then?
If it's how you claim - you're just getting what you paid in - then why does it matter if I...
re: 'You earned it, you keep it act' bill would eliminate taxes on Social Security
Posted by bigblake on 2/8/24 at 4:46 pm
[quote]raises the cap on SS tax from 168K to 250K[/quote]
This is wrong. It doesn’t have a cap. It goes from $1 to $168k then 0 from $168k-250k then it resumes paying from 250k+. That’s how it’s generating so much revenue to stop having people pay taxes on SS AND make it solvent for another 20 ye...
re: Mayorkas not impeached
Posted by bigblake on 2/6/24 at 7:27 pm
What was the impeachment going to do anyway?...
re: 2020 election was a CIA and FBI operation
Posted by bigblake on 2/3/24 at 12:59 pm
The laptop was proven to be Hunter’s within about a month of it coming to light, and all but the craziest leftist still believe the original claim that it was Russian disinformation.
2020 election still has not been proven to be stolen despite 3+ years. Every court case, Trumps lawyers at the tim...
re: Guy climbs skyscrapers without a harness to raise money for the pro-life movement
Posted by bigblake on 2/2/24 at 11:36 pm
Soo many questions. How much more puss did you get after doing this?
[quote] I did a lot of buildering on college because it was before climbing gyms were common and even on the weekends I had too much stuff to do to get to the cliffs. I never climbed anything taller than 6 or 7 stories because ...
re: What’s the dirtiest US city you’ve been to?
Posted by bigblake on 1/30/24 at 5:56 am
Dirtiest: Philly
Dirtiest Subway: NY
Most likely to get shot: Jackson
There are 2 tiny areas where Philly is somewhat nice: boathouse row and art museum (Rocky steps). Everywhere else in that city sucks. Trash everywhere, smells, graffiti, crappy row houses. ...
re: Iranian-backed militants kill 3 U.S. service members, injure 25 in Jordan
Posted by bigblake on 1/28/24 at 3:54 pm
[quote]Or when Trump blew Soleimani to pieces and Iran shut the frick up after that [/quote]
Not a Trump guy, but credit where credit due. Brilliant response ...
re: Invented Atrocities on 10/7
Posted by bigblake on 1/25/24 at 6:29 am
[quote]On 10/7 the Israelis panicked, and so you have the stories from Apache pilots saying they were ordered to attack anything that moved, and accordingly fired on cars without knowing who was in them, or the reports of tanks firing rounds into buildings without identifying who was inside. It was ...
re: So in an open election, in a liberal state Trump won by double digits, wow.
Posted by bigblake on 1/24/24 at 8:50 am
Or, they are truly moderate and want a choice other than Biden / Trump. Democrats want Trump to win the primary....
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