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  1. 44 minutes ago, MixtyMotions said:

    When I think of Klobuchar and the other members of the Dem caucus on the Senate Judiciary I am reminded of the old saying "In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is King."  She should have Feinstein's job.

    Too bad she isn't a man.  

  2. 4 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

    70% of PR had no power.....BEFORE the hurricane?  That's an interesting....."fact."  I mean, we know it's bullshit, but where in the FUCK did he get it?

    Irma knocked out power down to 70%.  But it was back up to 96-98% before Maria.  

    Irma-Maria

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    Oct 30 (Reuters) - The following is a timeline of the efforts to restore power in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, which knocked out power to all 1.5 million homes and businesses on the island.

    Sept. 6 - Hurricane Irma skirts by the northern side of Puerto Rico as a Category 5 storm, knocking power out to about 1 million homes and businesses on the island.

    Sept. 6-20 - Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) restores power to all but about 60,000 customers after Irma and seeks companies that can help rebuild the grid. There are reports that about five companies participated in that request for proposals, including Whitefish Energy, based in Whitefish, Montana.

    Sept. 20 - Hurricane Maria hits Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm, knocking out all power on the island.

     

  3. 24 minutes ago, Ag with kids said:

    Oh, please explain to me all that you know about deism.  You seem so knowledgeable.

     

    I'm sure that's exactly what you practice, right?

    Not gonna derail this thread, AG.  PM me, or "god" strike me down for lying. 

  4. 37 minutes ago, Ag with kids said:

    I do know what deism is...I've been a deist for a long time.

    Let me 'splain it to you:

     

    There is a god.

     

    Welp...we're done.

    Yes, and that "god" does not influence humans.  So how would "it" send love to Brisket?  'splain that. Welp....

  5. 36 minutes ago, Ag with kids said:

    Are 

     

    Ummm...I don't do Breitbart.  Apparently you do.

    It's sad that you've become so hateful.

    And I really feel bad for you.  I'm a deist, but I'll talk to the big guy and ask him to send you some love.

    Don't think you know what Deism is.  Unless you don't want any love sent to Brisket, which makes you the prototypical Trumpkin.  Blowhard

  6.  

    2 minutes ago, AnonymousInternetPoster said:

    Well, I guess I should be happy that I've only been called a racist, a Nazi, a Russian and accused of being married to a cheating spouse in the past 3 hours.

    So, snowflake?

  7. 2 hours ago, ScottishHorn said:

    It's funny because Pelosi defended MS-13

    False

    Spoiler

    At a May 17 press conference, the day after Trump’s "animals" comment, Pelosi said"calling people animals is not a good thing" and defended "undocumented immigrants." She did not mention MS-13 gang members.

    Pelosi said "we're all God's children" and spoke about "a spark of divinity in every person on Earth."

    "And so when the president of the United States says about undocumented immigrants, ‘These aren't people. These are animals,’ you have to wonder, does he not believe in the spark of divinity, the dignity and worth of every person? ‘These are not people. These are animals.’ The president of the United States," Pelosi said.

    White House spokesman Steven Cheung said in an emailed statement, "Pelosi either is peddling an out-of-context quote that mainstream media outlets have corrected or retracted (AP and CNN), or defending MS-13 gang members whose motto is rape, control, and kill."

    The White House said the "animals" term is language Trump has used before when talking about MS-13 gang members.

    Still, Pelosi did not defend MS-13 gang members or come out in their favor, as Trump claimed. She centered her comments on "undocumented immigrants" and rebuked using the word "animals" to refer to people.

    Our ruling

    Trump said Pelosi "came out in favor of MS-13."

    Trump’s claim is based on Pelosi’s criticism of Trump for using the word "animals" during an immigration meeting with California officials. Trump used that term after a sheriff spoke about MS-13 gang members.

    A day after Trump’s comment, Pelosi said "calling people animals is not a good thing" and defended "undocumented immigrants." Pelosi did not mention MS-13 gang members in her comments.

    While Trump blasted media reports and others for missing the context of his remarks, he did just that with Pelosi’s comment. We rate it False.

     

  8. 24 minutes ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

     

    To be fair, Japan has all sorts of advantages ------ and incentives ------ when it comes to infrastructure.  In terms of miles of roadways to maintain, for example, the U.S.  has almost 6 times the mile/kilometers of paved "regular"  roads and almost 8 times the mileage of freeways/highways to maintain, while having a population only a little more than three times that of Japan. Plus Japan's total area is smaller than that of California. 

    No Godzilla or blurry penis disease.  USA!  USA!

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    http://fortune.com/2017/08/08/immigration-worker-shortage-rotting-crops/

     

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    Vegetable prices may be going up soon, as a shortage of migrant workers is resulting in lost crops in California.

    Farmers say they’re having trouble hiring enough people to work during harvest season, causing some crops to rot before they can be picked. Already, the situation has triggered losses of more than $13 million in two California counties alone, according to NBC News.

    The ongoing battle about U.S. immigration policies is blamed for the shortage. The vast majority of California’s farm workers are foreign born, with many coming from Mexico. However, the PEW Research Center reports more Mexicans are leaving the U.S. than coming here.

    To make the jobs more attractive, farmers are offering salaries above minimum wage, along with paid time off and 401(k) plans, but even that’s not proving enough.

    It’s unclear exactly how widespread the labor shortage is for farmers throughout the country, which would have a bigger impact on prices consumers pay. Ultimately, drought and flooding have a more significant impact on farms. Low oil prices could also offset any impact of the worker shortage.

    But for farmers, who have seen net farm income fall 50% since 2013, any lost income could be potentially devastating.

     

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