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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. I'm only a keyboard expert on labor trends but something sure looks different for the data points starting in the 2025 spring/summer time frame and not just the color of the chart bars. Has anything major happened with the economy or jobs in the last 6-9 months?
  2. Yeah the silence, on his political motivations, is deafening. It's actually very weird that all media sources are so quiet about him. I know there is an element that some media outlets do not like to publicize assassins/murderers even in mentioning their names but political assassinations should be viewed as a different category than mass shootings, IMO. Was this guy so reclusive and hide his tracks so well that no one knows anything about him? I assume there is some level of mental illness about him.
  3. Why isn't her lawyer under arrest for attempting to break her out of prison via fraudulent documents? I don't see much of a difference in appearing at the prison with paperwork than a gun. In both cases the lawyer knew he had zero right to demand her release. (I realize that he's setting the steps in motion to appeal that the President does in fact have the right to pardon someone for a state crime.)
  4. Erika should look to sell TPUSA to one of these other grifters while there is still some value left in it. I know there's still money to be made but not with her at the helm. There are too many of the TPUSA crowd that do not want to be associated with a company led by a woman. besides there is zero indication that she can lead it anyway. Charlie had a misdirected gift to always have a response that would sound reasonable to his followers even when he was completely in the wrong. She doesn't have that ability and looks to pause when she realizes that she on the bad side of the argument. And she can't always fall back to crying to get out of a tough spot.
  5. I believe the total China tariff is sitting close to 30% right now. Other countries are lower and it’s more than likely your tires came from elsewhere but that doesn’t prevent discount tire from pricing all tires based on the highest tariff. So maybe 400-500 in tariffs. of course maybe due to competition, discount tire is eating some of those costs or they haven’t applied the highest tariff costs across the board. its so crazy how the Trump admin is literally bragging how much they’ve taxed US companies via tariffs. And therefore the customers of these companies.
  6. My guess is that when someone flies in a private jet a few times, they don’t want to go back to commercial planes. PJs ain’t cheap.
  7. Always disliked how they had Mike eventually leaving Gloria to join a commune with one of his female students. I know that Reiner chose not to join the Gloria spinoff but you don’t have to ruin the character because of an actor’s choice. Very different from McLean Stevenson leaving MASH.
  8. Since it never went beyond bill status, you never know where it would have ended up but there were many unanswered questions. First, you can't pay insurance premiums with HSA funds. You can pay deductibles and most other legit healthcare costs but there has always been a rule that HSAs can't be used for premiums. Also the GOP had to insert language to eliminate abortion and gender transition care from HSA reimbursement. create more low premium plans (good!) most likely with shit plans (bad.) I also have to wonder that if someone received this HSA funding of $1000 or $1500, was there anything preventing someone from cashing this out to buy groceries. Yes theoretically you would owe income tax on that transaction but HSA reimbursement is pretty much the honor system. Overall I think HSAs are great tools but they've pretty much failed the original goals because Americans don't save.
  9. Seems like Nick was fairly unsuccessful with his showbiz career. He called himself a writer but his only IMDB writing credit looks to be a movie that Rob directed and it doesn't sound like a stretch that Rob made that movie happen. But maybe Nick did something else with his life as well.
  10. Rob’s other son Jake was a reporter with the Houston NBC station for a few years. If you were aware of it, you couldn’t help but remind yourself of his background when he was reporting on a road closure or standing knee deep in water during a hurricane. I believe he finally quit to follow his family legacy in show business.
  11. That was an interesting podcast by Reiner.
  12. Addicts will hurt, if not kill loved ones, if they don’t get the money they need for drugs. I’ve had stories in my family of the addict literally saying, “don’t make me hurt you,” to the person they love the most.
  13. Maybe seek out care for that claustrophobic problem especially when you’re choosing to sit up against the side of the plane.
  14. I recall reading that Charlie was 31 when he died so this pic made me cringe thinking that she must be early 30s or late 20s. Wikipedia tells me that she’s 37. Good on him for not caring that his wife was so much older than him but is his fan base aware of this fact? Most of them believe women age out around 26. They would call him a beta for not choosing a 19 year old.
  15. Always wonder how much of a living someone has when they annually appear in a couple of TV episodes, 1-2 low budget film, and infrequently in a large budget film.
  16. UM will pay for this to go away. They don’t want this in court or in the press every day. It will be a distraction even if ESPN or Barstool fail to cover it. not to mention that she could very well know about more UM secrets including other coaches who cheat on their wives.
  17. Bunch of victims here.
  18. In terms of her violating any HR policy, I’ve read that the UM employee handbook says that reporting of any relationship is the sole responsibility of the senior employee/supervisor. There’s also the story that UM was investigating this situation for a couple of months and that she denied the relationship. I do agree that puts her in a bad light but any decent lawyer could successfully argue that she had to lie to keep her job given the athletic dept culture. Therefore it’s unreasonable to expect to tell the truth. Put me on a jury and I would have zero qualms about making UM pay out.
  19. fair maps? These fair maps were completely cracking Indianapolis and NW Indiana which just so happened to most likely move the 7-2 congressional map to 9-0. Indiana is definitely a red state but even they had 40% vote for Harris. You could easily argue that 6-3 GOP would be the fair split.
  20. Winner. They will justify going back to the same people because "this election is just too important to not unify on foundation principles."
  21. @bobcat1995 Would Dad and Stepmom have problems with selling their house now and moving into a rental? I get that people want to remain in their "home" but there's something to be said about downsizing and having a landlord to take care of all houston maintenance and problems. Having $500K in the bank + monthly SS is not a bad financial step. It gives you many options.
  22. Yes. An amendment would be necessary.
  23. Presumably Moore had some idea that an investigation was underway. Is there any chance an investigation wouldn't at least give him a chance to explain his side, even as a last step before completing the investigation? Is it possible that the side chick cooperated with the investigation and Moore only found out as he was shown the door?
  24. We need to require a Congressional approval for pardons. Pardons and commutations are good in principle in allowing a President to right a wrong but the abuses are growing too much. An amendment is needed that should require the House to vote on the pardon/commutation at the beginning of its next quorum. First vote of the day. And not just a voice vote but require an actual vote. Force them to put their name on it. And no pardons allowed in the period between 1 week prior to election day and the new congress, including new President is inaugurated.
  25. Imagine the conflicts if the President gets to override a state's (governor's) right to pardon. I assume it could also mean that a President could veto a governor's pardon if the President disagrees with the pardon.
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