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  1. You left off the still topper, "malignant shit funnel."
  2. It's not completely fair, but between Witkoff, Trump, and the January 6 realtors, real-estate people could be the dumbest identifiable group of people that make good money in the country.
  3. Yep. A big part of it is how insurance forces docs to see X patients a day to "make ends meet." And then there's pharma. But I do understand that they've been forced to cut back on a lot of the "hookers and gin" pill-pushing. But damned if I don't see a comely lass with a wheeled case just about every time I go to the doc.
  4. Yes. I think too many times, a GP-type will paper over a "I feel down" diagnosis with a quick scrip for Zoloft or Prozac or whatever the SSRI du jour is. I'm not dismissing the "I feel down," but I think it requires more diagnosis and is often "subclinical" and probably best treated by natural things and maybe talk therapy. And, in the event an actual SSRI is needed or desirable, it's probably best to "medication management" it to find the right one, or if even something else is the best answer, e.g. a tricyclic.
  5. This while at the same time screaming for local control of schools and vilifying the DoEd. And ignoring the fact that school boards have been intentionally filled with MAGAts everywhere they could get away with it.
  6. On the topic of SSRIs. They are a wonder drug for many people. I think they are also over-prescribed and haphazardly prescribed. They're not all created equal and one of the dozen available may be a wonder drug, and the rest worthless for a given patient. But I would hazard an educated guess that the downside of misprescribed SSRIs is not suicidal mass murderers, but rather people with mental health issues that are going mostly unaddressed. And the answer to that is probably not more research, but actual medication management under a good psych.
  7. It should be clear by now that when professor whalejuice roadkill says "something needs further research," he intends to take it off the market or curtail access one way or another.
  8. The notion of using a computer chatbot as a therapist or any tool at all when one is distraught is alarming all by itself.
  9. There's actually an equally plausible Trumpian reason for dismissing that. DEI. Also, reading the article, Renato Mariotti was on the defense team. He's one of the good guys. https://www.justsecurity.org/author/mariottirenato/ But, the criminal defense lawyer's job is to get the best result, so if that involves retaining the AGs brother, I guess that's what you do.
  10. People trying to get ahead of tariff price increases.
  11. To elaborate the distinctions. Cracker Barrel changed its logo for no stated purpose, let alone a political purpose, woke or otherwise. MAGA went apeshit apparently because they deleted the old white guy. Trump weighed in on that because MAGA. Bed, Bath, and Beyond, however, specifically said that upon reopening, they wouldn't open stores in Cali https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/major-retailer-says-no-california-pulls-zero-punches-outlining-economic-reality GCN responded in Trump like fashion as a parody of Trump. These things are just not the same.
  12. It's really simple for these fucks. Anything that doesn't fit their existing worldview is a conspiracy or product of the deep state or pharma or whatever. Any bullshit information from the internet that conforms to their existing worldview is gospel truth.
  13. While that is no doubt true and I and we as a nation want to tread carefully on veteran's benefits, I know or am aware of vets collecting substantial disability for "aggravation" of existing injuries, ie high school sports or other injuries, and there is a minor industry in helping vets collect extra benefits.
  14. Nor do the charms of southern Arkansas stop at the Texas border. It's indistinguishable from East Texas and Western Louisiana. For the most part, you can't see shit past the 50-100 foot pines that grow right up to the shoulder. Last time I was in Fayetteville was for my Mom's 50th TriDelt pledge class reunion in the 90s. It's lovely up there, but even then, there were some pretty overt signs of grinding poverty on the way up into the hills.
  15. Lost a fairly epic game of TP on that one once. Had never heard of the Richard Diamond show prior to that, or really since other than in connection with that question.
  16. And Trump and others in the GOP told the stupids that their stupid was as good as intelligent and educated people's expertise. The stupids need to be harshly, nay brutally, reminded of their stupidity.
  17. I believe he's referring to the FDA's "emergency use authorization," which permitted sale and administration of the mRNA vaccines before full FDA approval, which would have taken months or years longer. There are, of course, rational criticisms of the use of the EUA when it truly endangers the public with untested meds. And use of the EUA is exceedingly rare. It has almost nothing to do with vaccine mandates except making them available to be mandated. There was no Trumpy pseudo-emergency.
  18. Procedurally, in most states, cops can bring charges via a criminal complaint or information without the consent or cooperation of the DA, or the victim, for that matter. However, for felony charges, the defendant must be indicted within a certain timeframe or the charges dismissed. And only the DA can go before a grand jury for an indictment. So, generally speaking, cops and DAs cooperate to bring felony charges. And DAs like to get convictions on their indictments, which means they like to have pretty good evidence, which also means they like to have the cooperation of the victim. It's not legally necessary, but everything goes a lot better if the cops, DA, and victim are all on the same page, along with some good witnesses and video or documentary evidence.
  19. It's secondary meaning or acquired distinctiveness in connection with goods she sells or services she provides. And servicing BB doesn't count.
  20. Remember that a trademark is not the unfettered exclusive right to use a word or phrase. It's the right to use that word or phrase in connection with the sale of specified goods or services. So, you can take a common phrase like "fuck off" and call your law firm FUCK OFF LLP and very possibly register a trademark in Fuck Off for legal services. What you can't do is take a common and descriptive phrase, like "kick ass lawyers," and register a trademark in that. Or a truly generic phrase like good lawyers or best lawyer. So, you can trademark just about any word or phrase that is capable of association with your goods or services in the minds of consumers. You cannot register just any word or phrase in any context. There are currently 17 registered trademarks for "gold digger" or incorporating gold digger for goods from "snowmobile ice studs" to "metal detectors" (hey, that's almost descriptive!) to "fishing rods," and yes "legal services" for "gold digger killer." There are another seven pending, including TCE Rights Management, which seems to be BB and his hoor. https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=99356462&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch It's for jewelry and key chains, and, if granted, will only confer the right to stop other sellers of jewelry and keychains from using "gold digger" or something similar. It's not going to give her a lawsuit against everyone who calls her a gold digger. https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/search/search-information
  21. Whose legs were featured in the opening of the Richard Diamond show?
  22. So, it appears that one can indict a ham sandwich, but not a thrower of same.
  23. I think that's known in the business as a blowbang.
  24. An interesting sideline for those of a spiritual bent, Christian or otherwise, is to pick up a copy of Alcoholics Anonymous, or Narcotics Anonymous. The 12 steps are a practical guide to living an intentional, spiritual life. The AA big book is kind of interesting because it was written between the Depression and WWII, so reflects that era in a way that's amusing. The NA book is substantially more modern. A minor challenge to see how you could extract alcohol or drugs and make it a program for general self-improvement. 1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol everything — that our lives had become unmanageable. 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. 4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. 5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. 6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. 7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. 8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. 9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. 10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. 11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. 12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
  25. Yes, Robbo, education is at a crossroads in this country because of you and yours. Be sure to do the Robert Johnson.
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