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Todd Gack

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  1. 2 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

    If I'm not mistaken, GreatSchools.org rates schools based only against schools in the same state, not nationwide.  So a high performing state may have a school that rates a 5 out of 10 but if you really delve into the raw data that 5 may actually be a better school than an 8 in Texas. So, I wouldn't pay much attention that overall rating.

    I'd pay attention to the college readiness section on the website. I think you can glean a lot of info based on that data.

    I had not realized this, definitely something I should look into.  Much thanks.

  2. 2 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

    If you're not averse to cold weather, the school system in MA is arguably the best in the country. Plus don't they have unviersal healthcare at the state level?

    The lists I've seen show either MA or NJ as having the best public schools.  Color me shocked that Jersey isn't only Jets fans and jersey shore guido morons.

  3. We're beginning very early stages of exploring a move to other states.  Frontrunners are CO, WA, MA, VT... 

    Question for those with school-aged children - how big a role should public schools play in choosing a new place to call home?  Seems to me it should be priority 1 (or at worst 2), but I'm open to other viewpoints.  Kids are 3 and 6, so ideally we'd only move once and let them finish K-12 there.

    So far the only "research" I've done is limited to searching real estate in areas with GreatSchools ratings of 6 or higher.  What other resources are out there to find good/decent public schools in a particular state?

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  4. 1 hour ago, Biff Tannen said:

    I'll never forget when we told my in laws about how he wants to fuck Ivanka and they were just aghast in disbelief.  Sorry, truth hurts.

    This is one of those things - like when he mocked a disabled reporter - where I can't believe it wasn't immediately disqualifying in the eyes of voters.  Because the fact that he wants to fuck his own daughter is not a rumor - he actually said it on The View (technically said "dating", but grown-ass men don't date platonically).  Even the most charitable interpretation is that he was joking about wanting to fuck his own daughter.  Imagine if Clinton/Obama/Biden said the same thing... it's just beyond comprehension. 

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  5. 47 minutes ago, mdmost said:

    Maybe but the crazy side just floods the zone with bullshit comments and tangents. Watch Newsome on with Hannity. Newsome was great at circling back on stupid points Hannity made and not letting him get away with drive by comments. Not every person can be that quick on their feet. Not every person is Newsome or Jon Stewart. 

    I saw the Newsome interview.  And I'd seen him before on Maher's show - he never came across to me as a skilled debater the few times I caught him.  He was more of a standard calculated political in the Bill Clinton mold.  Having said that, I totally agree - he was obviously extremely well prepared for Hannity's style of questioning.  As is Stewart with his guests.  

    There are levels of crazy and yes, some of them expertly assert bullshit, strawman, pivot, etc and they do it fast so you don't have time to address every point.  RFK doesn't strike me as that and I think someone can prepare well enough to debunk his claims on a long-form style podcast.  I think he could be pinned down and made to at least stumble through a tepid defense of his vaccine/autism correlation.  And admit that correlation =/= causation.  Kinda similar to what Mehdi Hassan did to Taibbi on his show.

  6. I'm of two minds on this issue.  Totally agree that having an expert/doctor/scientist on the same debate stage as a loon somewhat legitimizes the loon's position.  Plus lots of scientists aren't exactly skilled debaters, which is a legit oratory skill.  However, I think it might be a better tactic to develop debate skills and shoot down the bullshit directly to the bullshitter.  Jon Stewart is not an expert at anything, but he's very good at shooting down bullshit.

     

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  7. 16 minutes ago, Js1 said:

    It's also not counted as taxable income, as part of a provision Schumer included in the ARP from 2021. 

    Also $20k in Pell Grant forgiveness

    This is still confusing to me.  Grants aren't forgiven obviously so is this a larger loan forgiveness amount for people who received a Pell Grant?

  8. Nothing good will come out of this. If he picks us, I would doubt it sticks. This is a odd attempt at momentum for a staff that has nothing but momentum. So hopefully something happens before 7:30. 

    This is where I’m at. Strong Perriloux vibes with this dude. But this staff has def earned the benefit of the doubt with recruiting so…


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  9. 49 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

    Oh, and LF68, I've done plenty of bucket work.  I have contributed a boatload of cash to candidates who would (hopefully) stand and fight against the GQP plan.  I work actively to advise some individuals within the Dem party.  I use every platform I have to recommend good candidates to vote for (often judicial candidates, as I have some credibility on that front).

    And I'll do it to the bitter end.  Not because I think it's going to work, mind you, but because I couldn't look at myself in the mirror if I couldn't say "I fought back till the very end."

    I'm just not dumb.  I've read enough versions of this game to know how it ends.  And that's why multiple actual exit strategies from this country are on the drawing board.  If they want to burn it down and make it a hellhole, I may not be able to stop them.  But I'm also not going to sit around in the middle of the fire and burn up myself.

    Was it you who had the daughter living/studying abroad and considering staying abroad?  I'm just wondering if there are any decent European countries that offer an easier path to citizenship for foreign students.  That way if the republic falls, us parents may have to stay here and eat our daily shit sandwich, but at least our kids will have an out. 

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  10. 5 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

    The expression precedes the QAnon people from a literary perspective by about, oh, I don't know, 2000 years. I know two other things regarding this post:

    1) I don't actually know much about QAnon other than they sound like the right wing version of the Antifa left wing dipshits. What it has to do with children, you'll have to tell me. Or, please don't.

    2) Some of you guys have to turn anything into politics. He that is good with a hammer and such. 

    The chokehold buttfuck, as per my understanding, is something generally reserved for close family members at large family gatherings. 

    Among the varieties of buttfucks, I have to think the chokehold buttfuck is more gentle than a smooth buttfucking, and the smooth buttfucking is far and away preferential to the rough buttfucking. That considered, the smooth version has to be the most embarrassing, albeit not even remotely on the level of the dirty sanchez or bucking bronco versions. Anywho ...

    My post was made in jest.  A "joke" if you will...

    Secondly, the fascinating thing about Q anon is not the politics aspect, but more so the cult-like human psychology aspect.  Watch the HBO doc if you're so inclined, I won't go into details to derail this thread since I have nothing to say about cheese or chicken fried steak.

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  11. 5 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

    Huh. I guess that's the aggie way to see it. Mostly, I think it's just the fact that Nick Saban is an Imp of Satan and enjoys violently buttfucking other grown men in public against their will. It might help keep him young, along with feeding on the fresh blood of small children.

    Gotta admit, I did not have "CTJ outed as a Q member" on my offseason bingo card.

  12. 26 minutes ago, RGBIII said:

    THESE ARE NOT FUCKING NIL DEALS! I AM SO GOD DAMN TIRED OF THIS NARRITIVE!

    That would be over 1mill per player, no one got more than 500k. You cannot give an NIL deal nor promise an NIL deal till they are enrolled and on campus. These were bags of fucking cash. If any aggy tries to push that narrative please correct them immediately

    *NARRATIVE 

    sorry, please resume raging

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