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re: Trump Posts Eye Witness Account of Reflecting Pool Vandalism
Posted by Ten Bears on 8/10/26 at 7:42 am to RohanGonzales
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by slicing a cut in it That was fricking easy
This thread reveals who was dropped on their head as a small child.
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re: U of Michigan degrees will no longer be worth the paper they’re printed on…
Posted by Ten Bears on 8/9/26 at 7:10 am to Diego Ricardo
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I swear right wing social media is looking for anything to bitch about...you'd think it is all orchestrated by women.
Yep…the histrionics of a certain segment of the right have officially become the complainer class.
And it’s ironic AF because i would wager 95% wouldn’t get in Michigan.
re: The economy lost 23k jobs in July
Posted by Ten Bears on 8/7/26 at 12:42 pm to TenWheelsForJesus
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Trump has reduced government significantly, but instead of being glad, you cry about it in these job threads.
Cutting the number of government employees is a wonderful thing. But refrain from eating Trump Stroganoff because that’s a far, far cry from cutting government spending.
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All you losers do is focus on the negative. Every time something good happens, you acknowledge it in a single thread and then immediately pretend as if it didn't happen from that point forward.
That's why I hate TDS so much. It turns people into whiny morons who can't accept reality. It's so fricking exhausting.
The antitheses of this is over magnifying small successes while dismissing legitimate criticisms that are based in fact. It’s tiresome. It’s played the frick out.
re: The economy lost 23k jobs in July
Posted by Ten Bears on 8/7/26 at 12:08 pm to trinidadtiger
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wtf inflation came in at 3.5% in june, lower on an annual basis and lower than May.
I mean, pop the champagne fellas….
re: The economy lost 23k jobs in July
Posted by Ten Bears on 8/7/26 at 12:06 pm to trinidadtiger
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Actually the GDP is only 1.5% for two reasons. Govt spending less accted for .8% negative Import surge accted for 1.5% negative due to all the chips etc being imported to build out AI. Take out these in the first quarter the GDP grew 1.7, take them out this quarter and GDP grew 3.9% so core growth is pretty darn good and growing. There was also real wage growth in July. This economy is positive and growing, and Americans are taking illegal jobs.
If this had happened or that had happened, and then if that other thing you mentioned had happened, the economy would be awesome.
All of that doesn’t change the simple reality that when over half of your growth is because of a single slice of the economy, that typically means the economy is in a precarious situation.
But I am sure it will be awesome when government starts spending more money and this new round of tariffs kick in to restrict cheaper imports.
re: The economy lost 23k jobs in July
Posted by Ten Bears on 8/7/26 at 9:59 am to ragincajun03
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So...the unprofessional conclusion I've personally come to is this isn't a good jobs report, but it's not some doomsday, economy on the verge of a recession report either.
I’m not 100% certain. When you realize that our 2Q gdp growth was a paltry 1.5%, this jobs report, and the downward revisions to previous months, is pretty frickin bad.
And then when you realize that over half of our gdp growth comes from a single sector (AI infrastructure) the overall view on the economy starts to really suck.
Then throw in the inflation numbers and gas prices, even if they are in fact temporary, then the view of the economy is very dark.
re: Another Obamacare Rant
Posted by Ten Bears on 8/6/26 at 11:02 am to dickkellog
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i'm with aetna and my individual deduction is $500 and my max out of pocket is $2500
It has been my experience that "cheap" plans have shittie networks. You might be able to get Dr. Manu Sharma in Alaska to operate on you.
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Another Obamacare Rant
In 2008, the year Obama was elected, our Cadillac plan for an employee +spouse + children was $800 / month. That plan had a $500 deductible along with a $1,500 max OOP. the network was incredible because it was United HC and they had the contract for the teacher's union. That network fit well for my company because we were working in every geographical region of the country.
At the time, I paid 100% of an employee's plan and 75% of their dependents.
Obamacare took effect in 2014. in 6 years, our premiums for the exact same plan increased to $1,800 for a family plan. Deductibles increased to $3,000. OOP increased to $7K.
To afford it, I decreased my contribution for employees from 100% to 80%, and dependents to 60%. That went over like a turd in a punchbowl.
In 2026, that "Cadillac" plan is, get this, $3,600 / month for a family. The deductible is $5K and the OOP expense is $10 K. I now pay 75% of an employee's plan and 45% of dependents.
It is now my largest overhead expense. More than worker's comp. More than general liability w/ a $20mm umbrella.
re: Trump: Maybe we'll pay off our 35T dollar debt by handing them a little crypto check
Posted by Ten Bears on 8/5/26 at 5:07 pm to theballguy
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And to be fair to Trump, he has 1 hundo inherited a complete mess.
By the time the Trump Presidency expires, it will be responsible for roughly 28-33% of our total National debt.
You simply cannot defend a record like that.
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There is no flip side. There is only you and the few sky screaming. Now you have the OT bots coming over here. We arw not running out of anything. We are not depleted.
Absolutely 100% correct - just like attacking Iran without a plan to secure the SOH was an awesome plan.real men of jeanyus
re: Who actually believes that they can tax the rich ?
Posted by Ten Bears on 8/5/26 at 7:56 am to LSUthrilla
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And how will that person pay the loan back that they took out because they had no cash to pay the taxes?
Take out another loan, duh. When you’re rich people just give you money.
re: Who actually believes that they can tax the rich ?
Posted by Ten Bears on 8/5/26 at 7:50 am to LSUFanHouston
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This would fix a lot of the working vs trust fund babies issues.
What is wrong with a trust fund baby? They don’t mooch off society. Their trust is typically invested into the economy.
In fact, you could claim the “trust fund babies” contribute more to the economy in terms of innovation, job creation etc that some some who wakes up and grinds it out for a living.
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Kokinda dropping FACTS
Well at least she stopped trying to tell us that the Iran War was about ending the reign of the British Empire.
I mean,,,once you say stuff that stupid, you should be banished forever from commentary.
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If the Democrats are smart politicially they don't do this. They should be tired of circuses and a move for impeachment is nothing more than a circus without control of 2/3 of the Senate which they won't get even under worst case scenarios for Republicans. Trump is a lame duck like most Presidents are going into the last 2 years of a second term.
Exactly…Dems understand that Trump is at his best when he is counter-punching. So why would they give him anything to counter-punch.
If Dems win Congress, they’ll do a lot of investigations and block the agenda but they will not impeach.
They will let Trump “lead” like he currently is now, and that is what will be the end of MAGA - a slow, pathetic end with a whimper to a movement that once held so much promise.
Is the storm finally upon us?
Do I need an umbrella?
Do I need an umbrella?
re: Couple receives probation for starving their baby to death?
Posted by Ten Bears on 8/3/26 at 8:39 am to Crimson Wraith
I choose to naively believe that the headlines don’t match the real story….otherwise, frick this gay earth.
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Very easy solution, fine any corporation that employs an illegal 100K per instance. Arrest and jail every person in the corporate chain that hired them. First offense - felony 1 year minimum 10k dollar fine.
What is the required due diligence on my part? If I e-verify am I good even if an illegal falls through the cracks? What about TWIC? or 4 stage background checks?
Because that is what every person who applies for a job here does and they still get through.
Do I need to deploy a team of investigator to South & Central America to investigate Juan's family lineage?
It simply astonishes me that people who claim to hate govt entities like OSHA, the EPA, or the IRS somehow believe an organization with the power to jail/fine companies won't be abused...like at all.
re: Trump was pissed at Fauci for destroying the economy in April 2020
Posted by Ten Bears on 7/27/26 at 12:21 pm to Vacherie Saint
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Its interesting that the lunatics and their contrarian forum overlord are blaming Trump for not being aware that public health bureaucrats that have been "serving the public" for decades could not be trusted - as if ANYONE knew this at the time.
Come the frick on...this wasn't a decision about advising citizens to take more Vitamin C or stop eating fatty foods. THIS WAS A DECISION TO SHUT THE FRICKING US ECONOMY. you know, the one thing that has to keep humming regardless of external factors.
And while I do think it was essential for Trump to get advice from various sources, one thing is 100% fact. DONALD J TRUMP shut down the economy. Not Fauci or any other nimrod. Because of that, his attempt to blame others looks weak AF.
It's important to also note that Trump still proclaims Operation Warp Speed as a great achievement.
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He was. You're saying he should have sought no advice, trusted no one, decided everything on his own, etc.?
Oh come the frick on….Trump’s whole MO was he was a “Proven Warrior”, Geoutus, Emperor Orange.
And he got cucked by some wimpy, spineless little bureaucrat from the National Institute of Health that no one had ever heard of.
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Had Trump ignored Fauci, every single death in the country would have been attributed to him on a nightly basis.
Then Trump can’t have it both ways. He either 1) made a decision, right or wrong. It’s a decision HE MADE and he can’t retroactively assign blame because doing so makes him look like a pathetic pussy. Or 2) is the biggest cuck in the history of politics
re: Trump was pissed at Fauci for destroying the economy in April 2020
Posted by Ten Bears on 7/27/26 at 7:33 am to hawgfaninc
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Trump was pissed at Fauci for destroying the economy in April 2020
So it was Professor Plum in the library with a candlestick?
Lawd Fauci sucks but Trump was actually President.
re: Mamdani sent letters to property owners advising new pied-à-terre tax is coming
Posted by Ten Bears on 7/24/26 at 10:42 am to armtackledawg
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Imagine being so power hungry that you revel in taxing productive citizens.
Yeah, that's the part I don't get. He's such a snarky little shiite.
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