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re: HVAC "Growth"
Posted by TBoy on 5/29/26 at 2:33 pm to Roy Curado
I have been told that the issue is insulation around the unit in the attic and around the duct pipes. Maybe kill what is there and wrap the ducts with another layer of insulation.
Disclaimer: I am not an HVAC tech.
Disclaimer: I am not an HVAC tech.
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This is already illegal as “littering.”
re: Martina McBride pulls out America's 250th because Trump
Posted by TBoy on 5/29/26 at 11:42 am to finchmeister08
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She actually has a song named “Independence Day”.
But it is about independence from an abusive spouse. It is not a patriotic song.
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Enter John Rich and Kid Rock
I'm sure they will fill the bill no matter what.
Bring on Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Kid Rock and Wango Tango.
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Have you made a single post in the past 10 years that wasn't about Trump?
Is Trump not a central player and issue in this thread? Should we be responding by posting bread recipes?
Your brain dead schtick is tired.
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It seems the difference is they thought they were signing up with "America 250" established by Congress but were working with "Freedom 250" from the White House.
So they are not pulling out of the America 250 show. They were deceptively booked into the Trump only show, and are backing out of that.
Typical Trump grift.
It would be nice if the President of the United States was mentally and emotionally capable of putting America ahead of his personal needs.
re: Martina McBride pulls out America's 250th because Trump
Posted by TBoy on 5/29/26 at 7:35 am to cajunangelle
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All of the scheduled acts are announcing pulling out..
At least one of the “scheduled acts” had no idea they had been scheduled, and at least one other said they were not told the nature of the concert. There has apparently been a lot of smoke and mirrors involved in this show.
Apparently the biggest issue is that Trump makes everything about Trump. If they would set up a normal America show, celebrating America, they would have no problem booking talent. But Trump wants it to be about Trump with his usual BS about how everyone who does not worship Trump is a traitor. Who would want to hitch their careers to that BS?
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The 1st Corps of Ukraine's National Guard Azov has stated that it has taken control of all Russian logistics routes near occupied Donetsk and will now destroy any targets moving along those routes.
Ukraine’s strategy these last 9 months or so has been a methodical dismantling of Russian operations behind the lines.
When it started I have to admit that I missed the long game. My concern was that Russia had a clear advantage in the trenches of the front line. I figured that the best use of limited drones and missiles was to strike the Russian troop positions. (That’s why I am not developing strategy for our military.)
Meanwhile, Ukraine was striking economic and military facilities hundreds of miles away from the front, seeming to launch in a different direction each night so that there was no obvious pattern of where the next drone would fly, while improving drone tech based upon battlefield research. The cumulative effect is that Russia may actually be on the ropes. It has been impressive.
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under current U.S. law it is illegal to portray a living person on American currency.
This might work out for everyone.
re: How would you say the economy is doing heading into midterms?
Posted by TBoy on 5/28/26 at 3:26 pm to CrimsonFever
About a 3.
For those of us who have high paying professions and investments, we are doing ok. But for anyone who lives at or near paycheck to paycheck, this inflation and instability has to be killing them.
For those of us who have high paying professions and investments, we are doing ok. But for anyone who lives at or near paycheck to paycheck, this inflation and instability has to be killing them.
re: Would you be for a new law that removes 1st amendment right to protest
Posted by TBoy on 5/28/26 at 1:14 pm to MaximillianPayne
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My biggest problem is that when a "protest" involves blocking public streets, destroying property, interfering with law enforcement activities, etc. it is no longer a protest.
Those actions are already illegal and are not protected. They fall into the category of "civil disobedience" and often lead to arrest. Historically people who engage in civil disobedience are volunteering to be arrested, so they have no ground to complain if that is what happens.
re: CIA Official, Daniel Rush arrested after after hundreds of gold bars found in his home.
Posted by TBoy on 5/27/26 at 7:15 pm to BayouBengal51
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$40 million worth of gold and $2 million in cash after filling out fraudulent time sheets
Where can a fellow get a couple of those time sheets?
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In 1980, roughly 80 percent of Americans identified as white; by mid-century, that figure is projected to fall to 47 percent
What do they identify as now?
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Trump is brazenly flirting with the big secret, which is that the Obama administration gave US secrets away and put WMDs in the hands of Deep State proxies. That’s what all of this is about. It’s about cleaning up the Deep State’s global network of rogue WMDs and illegitimate regimes.
These conspiracy theories always rely heavily on pronouns. Who are these supposed "deep state proxies" and what are these "US secrets?" It's always "they did it to them" without using nouns or names. It's hogwash.
The US is involved in a conflict with Iran now. The only deal that matters now is what can be crafted and enforced now. A good deal today is a good deal. A bad deal today is a bad deal. None of the success of this operation today is contingent upon what happened 10, 20 or 100 years ago.
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How can a country prosper if it is forced to be led by skin color?
For a hundred years Districts in the South were drawn to protect people with white skin and ensure that black people were not elected.
re: JD Vance holds roundtable on anti-fraud initiatives
Posted by TBoy on 5/26/26 at 3:47 pm to Mushroom1968
Republicans do love fraud and Trump especially loves to protect Republican fraudsters. I guess the round table is needed to figure out how to protect more Republican fraudsters like these:
Joseph Schwartz: A nursing home operator convicted of a $38 million Medicaid and tax fraud scheme was granted a pardon by Trump in November 2025 just months into his federal sentence.
Lawrence Duran: In 2025, a commutation was granted by Trump to Duran, who was serving a 50-year sentence for a $205 million Medicare fraud scheme.
Daniela Gozes-Wagner: A Houston woman who received a 20-year sentence for a $28 million Medicare/Medicaid fraud scheme had her sentence commuted by Trump.
Salomon Melgen: A Florida eye doctor convicted of a $42 million Medicare fraud scheme involving unnecessary treatments for elderly patients had his 17-year sentence commuted by Trump.
Joseph Schwartz: A nursing home operator convicted of a $38 million Medicaid and tax fraud scheme was granted a pardon by Trump in November 2025 just months into his federal sentence.
Lawrence Duran: In 2025, a commutation was granted by Trump to Duran, who was serving a 50-year sentence for a $205 million Medicare fraud scheme.
Daniela Gozes-Wagner: A Houston woman who received a 20-year sentence for a $28 million Medicare/Medicaid fraud scheme had her sentence commuted by Trump.
Salomon Melgen: A Florida eye doctor convicted of a $42 million Medicare fraud scheme involving unnecessary treatments for elderly patients had his 17-year sentence commuted by Trump.
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Washed dishes and worked in the kitchen of a pizza place starting at 16. Bagging ice in an ice house at 17.
Full service gas station attendant one summer when 19.
Research farm work in college.
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Always worked. Left home at 18 and never moved back.
Mowed yards throughout teens. Mowed and landscaped at a swim and tennis club at 15.
Washed dishes and worked in the kitchen of a pizza place starting at 16. Bagging ice in an ice house at 17.
Full service gas station attendant one summer when 19.
Research farm work in college.
Made and sold tie dye t-shirts at the French Market in New Orleans between undergraduate and grad school.
Always worked. Left home at 18 and never moved back.
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I don’t think it’s munitions. I think its the congress and 60 days war powers act.
Go get a vote. Republicans have majorities in both houses and certainly can pressure a few democrats into going along.
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We have to tell the world Obama and his administration committed treason, and wittingly tried to give our adversaries weapons of mass destruction
This is such deflection bullshite.
The deal Obama made put inspectors inside Iranian nuclear facilities. Trump tore that dead up and allowed the Iranians to continue their enrichment without observers.
How many billions are we giving Iran?
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We 100% are, and have been subsidizing Europe for 80 yrs. Meanwhile, they celebrated socialism as a healthcare cost container, and US socialists agreed. So vis-a-vis medicare, Stark laws, Obamacare, etc., we injected enough socialism into our system to ruin it.
Capitalists used to refer to the European price demands as “purchasing power from buying in bulk.” That is what allows Blue Cross to pay less for medical procedures than we can pay as individuals in cash. That is the same principle that gives large programs like Medicare the power to negotiate prices. There is no reason why Americans should have poorer health outcomes due to individual citizens being unable to afford basic or necessary medical care. Your blaming “socialism” is meaningless.
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