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He was on lockdown 23 hours a day. Just shoot me.

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Yep. That is horrific but he also did horrific things and pretended it was for the good of his country.

Hanssen stopped eating and eventually died.

Throwing the baby out with the bathwater if they leave it to congress.

That means other countries could totally screw us over while our congress does nothing (as their usual action).

Sorry you have shitty neighbors, but I had to deal with this growing up. People with multiple outdoor cats are shitty neighbors and usually terrible people.

Even if they wanted to keep the cat out of your yard they couldn't unless they keep it indoors. And if they are letting it roam outside and screw up their neighbor's property, they already aren't the good kind of cat owners.

Any particular cat won't stop that behavior until its dead. You have to trap/relocate or kill it.

How would the US taking over Greenland NOT boost NATO's power in a huge way? The US military machine is a bit contributing factor to NATO's legitimacy.

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‘Trump does what he says’ - Greenland coming soon

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As exciting as this would be.....I think we get an agreement for another large military installation and not much else.

That said....NATO's stance on this is hilarious. Increased American military presence there would be a huge boost to their power.

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Minnesota AG Keith Ellison is on leaked audio telling people to coverup investigations

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In a just world, his career is over. It might still be over.

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Hampton Inn by Hilton in Lakeville

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On google maps - this is in a suburban area near a lot of small/medium sized mixed use type of businesses and a small airport nearby. It's not the type of small town hotel that would be ideal for an independent flag. It's clearly build to be a lower/mid tier major flag hotel.

I've actually had to go to that area for some of my major agri-business clients back in the day. There are only a couple of other major chain competitors (Hilton or Marriott flags). I stayed in the Marriott near Mall of America or up at the Courtyard by MSP. Just not that many other options on the southern side of that metro for business travelers with corporate rates or loyalty programs that are not near a major office park, downtown Minneapolis, St. Paul, or one of their giant shopping malls.

Having that flag and that back office booking systems is a gold mine for a hotel like that. Not having it is a nightmare. The owner likely will have to sell to someone who is a better partner for those major hotel flags or risk not being able to service what is likely a substantial debt to construct that place.

Corporate rates and agreements with massive corporate and government users is why you pay a fortune for those franchise agreements. Excluding them is a catastrophically stupid thing to do.

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Why do all these places look like an urgent care office all the sudden?

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I have no idea but I noticed this too.

They seem to want to discourage people from going into their dining room by making the whole building less welcoming. The old 1990s style mansard roof or canopies that extend out into the sidewalk sort of brought the outside into the building. It also helped mask a box-shaped structure and helped it sort of blend in with their surroundings a little better, making their existence less objectionable and less likely to face opposition from locals.

The newer ones just have an abrupt, more severe feeling entrance and fewer windows. McDonalds is the worst offender although they seem to have the best landscaping among fast food chains in my area. I suspect they are trying to encourage more drive thru and less dining room patrons. Most newer stores seem to be on VERY busy intersections and commercial strips. Some are even in outparcels for Wal Mart or Target.

Chick Fil A still has a decent setup, but most of the newer stores got rid of the play lands....which is a frustration if you have a 5 year old. Otherwise they have a very good setup and a more welcoming design. A problem is their dual drive thrus and managing that. It's efficient but it takes a lot of real estate to do it properly, which means less parking to make space for drive thru lanes. The cars in the drive thru can sometimes wrap around the building; which is an undesirable architectural feature.

In N Out is also usually very good - often they may have have outdoor seating. Not sure if they'll retain that as they expand to wetter climates east of the Mississippi river.

My local Wendy's is kind of weird. They have that severe, unwelcoming look like all new Wendy's, but they also added a large outdoor seating area that works pretty well. Rare for a Wendy's. If only their food quality was better......

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Hyundai Tuscon

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IMO a very good "under the radar" car. Probably one of the best in its class considering the extended powertrain warranty.

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Yeah and now whites are flighting to the Northshore. Would they have done so without the Causeway?

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They might have flighted even more to Houston or Dallas without the Causeway.

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Depends on which gov’s they prefer.

I can see any large company still
Being scared to do the right thing.

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The correct move is to shut their mouth and just operate as usual. They screwed up with this note and memo.