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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. When do we discover Laura loomers role?
  2. Pull together a group of young Dem activists, and the meeting will turn into endless discussion about how to best support each subgroup in the room. The autistic, transgender Inuit group needs to be recognized. Dems would be best served with a single platform: anti-MAGA.
  3. dumb question but is it possible for you to submit the claim to UHC based on the documentation that you have from Ascension? I'm sure UHC doesn't want you to do this but that doesn't mean you can't.
  4. Could there be a shareholder suit against Disney (ABC) for settling a lawsuit with Trump, and perhaps stop it? I know shareholders give a company's execs the power to make decisions that they feel are best but that doesn't mean they can waste corporate resources. Personally I would love to see Trump's lawyers argue that while Trump was found guilty of sexually assaulting someone that doesn't make him a rapist.
  5. What a mess. My guess is that while UHC made the original mistake, I would bet they were waiting on more information from Ascension who never sent it. And then UHC deleted the claim as neither approved/denied.
  6. I believe that over the last decade the FDIC has been ignoring their rules and fully covering every depositor. The White House and Congress doesn't want to piss off wealthy donors (business and individual) by only protecting 250K. It's not really an insurance program any more, it's a bail out program governed by politicians. Whether or not it should or could be administered through the Treasury dept is outside of my knowledge. I also realize that the FDIC does more than only offer deposit insurance.
  7. This is actually a consequence of a partial embargo on Russian oil. Since they can still trade with some, they need to transport to those countries. I’m guessing that most legit and safe transport options are not available to them. Or even if those options are there, they reject them for cost reasons
  8. While we all like to complain about govt agencies being inefficient and unhelpful, I actually have had the opposite experience with many govt agencies and employees. It’s also my guess that when you have a bad experience it’s because they’re understaffed. Whenever I spoken to a person directly, on the phone or in person, it’s almost always a good service. sure I’ve waited in long lines at the post office. They have 1 person working at a 4 station front desk. You know what it reminds me of? Walmart. I’ve never once seen Walmart appropriately staff their stores.
  9. We are seeing a new normal where Trump will sue media outlets if he perceives their commentary as defamatory but no one sue him for the same action as he will declare himself immune. Obviously a court will eventually decide those arguments but I imagine that he will have the WH counsel if not the DOJ backing him. and of course if the non-Trump side of these actions need a relationship with the WH or the federal govt, they must cave to his demands. totally normal.
  10. For me, I like TSA because it stops non-terrorists from bringing weapons on the plane. Or at least it makes it less likely since people don’t want their weapons confiscated and face prosecution. I know a couple of people who are armed 100% of the time outside of their house, and one or two here have posted about a weapon within reach at home because they believe a home invasion is a real possibility. theres a fair number of people that feel they’re law abiding citizens until they’re not. And we all know tempers flare on flights because we honesty don’t like our fellow citizens. Perhaps eliminating tsa would lower the temperature but I don’t think so.
  11. All fair criticism of the hsa hoarding strategy. If someone is a big saver and hoarder of hsa funds, they’re probably also a max retirement saver as well. It doesn’t take long for the two balances to be wildly different. Then you’re wondering if the hsa is worth the hassle. My simple management is an online folder with an online spreadsheet. From the online drive, take a picture from there of the receipt and write the amount in the spreadsheet. Maybe 30 seconds for a health costs. Then forget about it.
  12. Russian general assassinated in Moscow? That must be sending shockwaves thru the military leadership and perhaps even the civilian leadership.
  13. well at least the aliens are being respective of our laws.
  14. Oklahoma just announced a larger purchase of Trump bibles. Each student will wear the Bible tied to their chest to protect themselves from heathen school shooters.
  15. is there some news that I missed, or just a shot in the dark? I would think that being 7'4" can't be good for long term health. I'm going with the tried and true method: people that were once on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Gary Busey Daniel Baldwin Steven Adler (Gn'R) Heidi Fleiss Dennis Rodman
  16. I'm sure this has been addressed but if the drones were from the Chinese military, US military, CIA or even a private US company while are they flying with lights? The drones don't need lights for navigation or even to stay away from each other. My guess is that these are drones by private individuals that are bored of only flying above their own house? Can't private drones now be programmed with a flight pattern and return home?
  17. History tells us that the 2nd amendment has to be frequently tested by the blood of our children. Scoreboard: 2nd Amendment 5,000 - Children 0. We should all be ashamed.
  18. A commercial passenger plane will soon find a bullet hole in its fuselage.
  19. so disgusting but expected. Trump likes to dangle a benefit in front of you if you're willing to play ball.
  20. I never fault anyone for profit selling but I’m uncertain if we will see 80 again. But congrats on the profit.
  21. Michael Saylor of microstrategy announces another 15k btc purchase. I wonder if their inclusion in the nasdaq 100 gives him more borrowing power. At some point his flywheel of Borrow USD to buy BTC to borrow USD, etc. must find a maximum amount, right? I believe he’s borrowing with convertible equity bonds so if the stock price grows faster than the btc price, maybe it won’t stop. Until btc faces a large correction or crash.
  22. It’s fine to reimburse yourself now. You basically receive a discount because you never pay tax on the income. Or you can invest it and let it grow tax free. This will eventually pay for even more free healthcare down the line. It can all be tax free.
  23. I left out a third point of failure with hardware wallets: if you die or are incapacitated and no one has the ability to find the passwords/seed phrase. couple of wallet (hardware or online) tips: Make sure you know what you’re doing before sending money. Selecting the wrong network or not filling in a field may lead to loss. First time or rusty, send a very small amount to verify your knowledge. This mitigates item 1 above. Yes, it doubles any transfer fee but that’s ok. dont panic if the coins don’t immediately show up. Some networks like Bitcoin may take up to an hour to fully confirm. Most likely you will see the transaction amounts in progress but not fully released to your wallet. A watched pot never boils. also there can be other delays. If transferring from an exchange or service, they may give themselves a day to send it. Just check the exchange transaction status.
  24. @Tailgate The hardware wallets are solid. There are two points of failure. One if you forget the seed phrase AND lose the device/forgot the day-to-day password. That’s up to you to remember and store the info somewhere safe. Two if someone shows up to your house and threatens you with harm if you don’t unlock and transfer your funds. Don’t tell people you have crypto or a wallet. for anyone new to the game, the coins or tokens are never on a drive or device. The coins are only on the blockchain. the blockchain is just a giant ledger of accounts and Ledger, or whatever device, gives you access to your page of the blockchain. You could transfer $1M to a Ledger, smash it with a hammer and access your funds in the day or two to buy a new Ledger.
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