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wild_turkey last won the day on January 27 2020
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Like pretty much everything in life, Trump has no idea how much health insurance actually costs. Even if the government gave everyone a $2,000 tariff rebate, it would hardly make a dent in healthcare costs for most families. It would probably result in insurance companies further increasing premiums, using government subsidies to fatten the corporations, leaving the average American even worse off, all while paying increased retail prices on everything else because of tariffs. Or we could, you know, do Medicare for all and cut the health insurance companies out of the picture and try to start driving healthcare costs down a little bit. But that would benefit poor people at the expense of the investing class, so of course not.
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Pluribus - Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn
wild_turkey replied to gofuckyourself's topic in Movies and TV
Well, everyone that has been converted has essentially lost the capability of individual thought. We don’t understand the details yet, but they either have a shared consciousness and ethos that is a summation of 7+ billion people merged into one, or they have a shared consciousness that is dictated by some alien species or non-human entity. So them saying it’s awesome is not exactly a glowing review. The converted “individuals” have basically lost their humanity. They no longer have their own identity, the ability to express independent thoughts or beliefs, or to experience the joy and heartache of interpersonal relationships. Once everyone is converted, what is left? Carol is the only person that seems to understand that and she should be an asshole about it. -
Government Shutdown 2025: This Time It’s Personal
wild_turkey replied to Bozo_Casanova's topic in Cloak Room
Perhaps an unpopular opinion, but I disagree that the Dems got nothing in return. They had great results in last week’s elections, which was probably at least partly due to the shutdown. Maybe some of those election results would’ve happened regardless, but the shutdown increased frustration with the GOP and that likely helped in places. There is a plan in place to vote on extension of ACA subsidies in December. Even though that is unlikely to pass, it will force every GOP senator to be on record as voting against it. Maybe the vote never even occurs, but through this shutdown, Dems are making the GOP own the healthcare problem when many Americans see their premiums increase. There is some protection in place for the GAO, both for maintaining budget and for the ability to sue the White House (I know, but still). It’s better than letting the GOP kill off one of the few watchdogs that exists. The agreement also prevents layoffs of federal workers from the shutdown, requires rehiring of workers already laid off, and requires back pay. That is in opposition to Trump saying he planned to let a bunch of federal workers go. Like many of you, I was fine with letting the shutdown drag on until next November. Let Americans feel the hardship of electing bullshit leaders. However, I don’t think that was ever likely to happen and it would create the possibility of Trump using it as an excuse to suspend elections. The Dems were never going to actually get their main demand of extending ACA subsidies, so there was never a clean off ramp for them. At least forcing a vote on it will put everyone on record, or the GOP backtracking on a promise to vote becomes an indictment of all of them. I think this could be the least bad outcome, and some good has already come from it. I would’ve preferred to at least let it go through the holidays to fuck up everyone’s travel, but oh well. Plus, most reasonable people still blame Trump and Republicans for the shitshow happening in the first place, so there’s a little political capital there. We now have Trump on record as trying to block SNAP benefits. That’s something. -
Pluribus - Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn
wild_turkey replied to gofuckyourself's topic in Movies and TV
Watched the first 2 episodes and I like it so far. The premise reminds me a little bit of The Leftovers in the sense that an extreme supernatural event happens to the entire world in a short time period, and now we have to see how the survivors react. I like how feisty Carol is. She isn't settling for anyone's bullshit and it created some interesting conversations with the group of other anomalous humans. No idea where this goes, but I'd like to eventually see a scenario where they discover a way of converting some people back to normal. -
Open the government and fund my Big Ugly Bill that strips people of their healthcare coverage and then I promise to help poor people get healthcare.
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Starving 42 million Americans is not a good look. Not to mention the 3 million government employees who may not have been on SNAP and are not receiving a paycheck going into the holidays. All while building a lavish ballroom that 99.9999% of Americans will never see. I know Trump has gotten away with a lot of heinous shit over the years, but I think so many of his supporters treated politics like a reality show with a goal of owning the libs, and now the chickens are coming home to roost for a lot of people. Trumpers likely care less about trans swimmers when they can’t afford to eat and their orange god is bailing out Argentina and starting a holy war in Nigeria. I think we’re seeing cracks in the MAGA armor. Trump is practically commanding Congress to terminate the filibuster and so far it’s crickets. MTG is very publicly on a healthcare rampage. The senate voted to block tariffs on Brazil. The winds seem to have shifted and I think everyone on the right is feeling the pressure of the extended shutdown. I’m reluctant to get too hopeful long term, but it’s safe to say the GOP is not having a good November. That’s a start.
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This administration is so fucking dumb. They don’t even pretend to be intelligent. Just full Idiocracy at every opportunity.
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Ok, sorry for the long post but I mostly answered my own questions. Runna has a section where I can update current weekly mileage and my current long runs, which then re-creates my entire training plan in a way that suits me. It wasn’t part of the initial setup, not sure why, but it looks good now.
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Maybe we don’t want it. You’re all rich enough already, just cash out, pop the bubble, trigger a recession/depression, and let the rest of us move on.
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So I’m at a bit of a crossroads and could use some help. As posted somewhere upthread, I had a bad ankle sprain Feb 1, still ran the Cowtown full marathon Feb 23, but then had lingering ankle issues until about June. That’s over and my ankle has thankfully felt good the last few months, allowing me to get fully back into things. I feel healthier and I’m running better and faster than I ever can remember so I’m very happy about that, but I have an itch to scratch. I decided to run the Houston Marathon on Jan 11 and set my own training plan, loosely based on the Hal Higdon intermediate plans I’ve used in the past. I’m doing 25-26 miles per week, LR last week was 15 miles at a 7:58 pace with no aches, negative splits, and feeling like I easily had gas in the tank without overdoing things. Minor but critically important detail is that I didn’t register for Houston because I wanted to be sure I was okay, but now I went to register and it’s completely full. Well shit, but I mainly wanted it due to its reputation for being easy, and there are plenty of other marathons out there. So I’m thinking Cowtown again on March 1. It’s my hometown race and I know the course, so it’s an easy switch to make. It’s 7 weeks later so that’s a blessing I guess, but my plan was targeting Jan 11 and now I don’t know what to do with myself. Do I ease up a bit and give myself a month of 11-15 mile LRs before starting to ramp up again? Then I thought, maybe I should get the help of an online service. Running has always been a personal zen activity that I like doing independently, and my schedule is erratic, so enlisting a live coach is a no-go right now. Maybe I never want a live coach because it feels intrusive to an activity I view as solely mine. But perhaps an app or virtual coach could be useful? I’ve used the Runkeeper app for 10+ years and like that it’s simple and has no social media involvement. I checked out their premium training features and they will build a plan but it’s just a default plan that doesn’t allow much customization. Basically a different version of Hal Higdon, which is not super useful. Then I found Runna. The app looks sleek and seems to have good features, so I signed up, put in my data, and let it create a plan. Problem is, their plan shows that I have 17 weeks to train and basically starts me from scratch with a LR of 5 miles this week. There doesn’t seem to be any way to input my current mileage and have them start me off a little stronger. This feels like a massive step backwards and a waste of my current progress. I sent them a support message to see if they can adjust my plan at all. Waiting to hear back. Where do I go from here? TLDR: 1. Already halfway through marathon training block with good progress 2. Switched races and now have 7 extra weeks 3. How do I adjust plan in a way that hopefully uses those 7 weeks to improve performance without overtraining and risking injury? 4. Is there an app or service that could make a training plan based off my specific situation, or should I continue to go at it alone?
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Zuma Ibiza so YMMV but that was a fantastic meal.
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CA prop 50 passing in a landslide is a very nice fuck you to Abbott and Trump. Great job guys. As someone who donated to that effort, and as an American who hates fascism, I feel like I won something last night, even though I didn’t cast a vote in CA.
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As a political enemy of Abbott, would he consider paying me to leave? I’m open to negotiations.
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Doesn’t a normal dinner at Zuma cost around that?
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