BlackSmith
Uncivil
And leftists will tell you how patriotic they are, clown world.
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Kaveman
Treehouser
Better there than here. I'm not so much a "Not in my backyard" kinda guy as I am the "Get off my lawn" type. Been practicing my grumpy old man since I was a teenager.
Ahem, hgurgurgurgurhhhhg, Ahem.
PHUK OFF BACK TO CHINA, PINKO COMMIE SPY!
There that should do it, though I feel it's about the extent of the xenophobia I can manage before breakfast.
Ahem, hgurgurgurgurhhhhg, Ahem.
PHUK OFF BACK TO CHINA, PINKO COMMIE SPY!
There that should do it, though I feel it's about the extent of the xenophobia I can manage before breakfast.
Knotorious
That Guy With The Face
@Mick! I really don't appreciate it when you say things that make sense. It's not a good look. 😜
I was lazy and didn't do my due diligence on that one. Please commence the shaming by throwing rotten cabbage and tomatoes at me.
I'm a big boy. I can admit when I'm wrong. I'm notoriously impulsive at times.
BlackSmith
Uncivil
Chinese isn’t the keyword here, it’s Non-Citizen. Although Chinese isn’t a plus.
Knotorious
That Guy With The Face
Embellishment?
fortune.com
Elon Musk claims Neuralink’s first patient implanted with brain chip can already move computer mouse with their mind
The maverick entrepreneur, known for embellishing the facts, provided no conclusive evidence as to the veracity of his claim.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Yeah, no thanks embellished or not.
BlackSmith
Uncivil
New Study: Climate Models Get Water Vapor Wildly Wrong – A ‘Major Gap in Our Understanding’
From the NoTricksZone By Kenneth Richard on 19. February 2024 “Here, we have demonstrated a major discrepancy between observation-based and climate model-based historical trends in n…
wattsupwiththat.com
Knotorious
That Guy With The Face
Google co-founder Sergey Brin sued by the widow of a pilot who was flying one of the billionaire’s planes to his private island in Fiji when it crashed
The suit alleges Brin’s $8 million twin-engine seaplane was improperly outfitted with an auxiliary fuel tank that malfunctioned several hours into the May 20 flight.
BlackSmith
Uncivil
Sounds like a good plan.
www.cbsnews.com
Chicago Board of Education votes to remove Chicago Police officers from schools
The board is set to consider a safety plan resolution calling for CPS to end its school resource officer program by 2025.
www.cbsnews.com
Treeaddict
Treehouser
Only if I was paralyzed from the neck down
FREE READ
www.nytimes.com
Florida Passes Sweeping Bill to Keep Young People Off Social Media
The measure would bar networks like YouTube, TikTok and Instagram from giving accounts to children under 16.
Knotorious
That Guy With The Face
We need children to find other, healthier activities to be more attractive, not prohibit them from the toxic ones.FREE READ
Florida Passes Sweeping Bill to Keep Young People Off Social Media
The measure would bar networks like YouTube, TikTok and Instagram from giving accounts to children under 16.
Mick!
TreeHouser
Sounds ridiculous and unworkable.
Treeaddict
Treehouser
Kids should be online less but it’s not the governments job to force it. The government makes for a poor parent.FREE READ
Florida Passes Sweeping Bill to Keep Young People Off Social Media
The measure would bar networks like YouTube, TikTok and Instagram from giving accounts to children under 16.
Kaveman
Treehouser
Maybe it's not news exactly, but it's something we should all be worried about.
Mick!
TreeHouser
Hungary's parliament clears path for Sweden's Nato membership
Hungary was the last country holding up Sweden's bid, made after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
www.bbc.com
Putin’s plan coming together nicely …
Kaveman
Treehouser
Says the union guy, who won't be affected, to a forum full of what qualifies as independent contractors. I think you may be out of touch, friend, and I don't think you'll find many allies here.
Knotorious
That Guy With The Face
Blasphemy. That guy has entertained me for HOURS on end, so even if he's an asshole in real life (not sure if he is), he deserves major kudos for helping my mind stay distracted from my shitty life heh heh
Burnham
Woods walker
I think that's one major purpose of jokes 
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Nutball
TreeHouser
Mike Rowe did always get his feathers ruffled whenever someone else made a joke on his show. His show, he makes the jokes!
I'm not looking for allies, I'm simply pointing out that Mike rowe is a complete joke and will say anything for a buck. I'm technically an independent contractor as well with my tree service, so I'm not sure where you were aiming with all that anyways. The problem is that for far too long contractors and companies have used the "he's not an employee he's a private contractor" to avoid paying taxes, insurance, unemployment, etc. The biggest offenders are amazon, uber, lyft, call centers etc., but your local hack tree service does the same thing, no need to carry work comp or have payroll, just 1099 him at the end of the year. Most the people here don't run under the table like that, so it wouldn't have bothered them either, and they would likely support having a level playing field for a change.
The whole thing is a presentation by Americans for prosperity, one of the koch brothers organizations. They aren't fans of employees having any say in their lives, or even pretending to pay them a livable wage. If you were looking for a rich oligarch pulling the strings look no further, i give you one of the largest donors to the republican party, complete with think tanks just to further their agenda. They've hired rowe to be their connection to blue collar workers, same as when they were pushing the whole skills gap lie that he's been hawking for 20 years. This is literally propaganda put out by one of the richest people in the country.
The bill also had stuff to give workers (employees) more say in their day to day lives, stuff to clean up labor laws to fit their original purpose again, made it easier for workers to form or join a union if they wanted to, and pushed back on some of the intimidation companies used. This country did better when workers did better, this bill was to help them for a change. No wonder the party of tax cuts and privatization was against it, and the democrat senators from wv and arizona killed it. It wouldn't have helped me, but it would have made life better for a large portion of working people, who would then have more money to hire tree work.
The whole thing is a presentation by Americans for prosperity, one of the koch brothers organizations. They aren't fans of employees having any say in their lives, or even pretending to pay them a livable wage. If you were looking for a rich oligarch pulling the strings look no further, i give you one of the largest donors to the republican party, complete with think tanks just to further their agenda. They've hired rowe to be their connection to blue collar workers, same as when they were pushing the whole skills gap lie that he's been hawking for 20 years. This is literally propaganda put out by one of the richest people in the country.
The bill also had stuff to give workers (employees) more say in their day to day lives, stuff to clean up labor laws to fit their original purpose again, made it easier for workers to form or join a union if they wanted to, and pushed back on some of the intimidation companies used. This country did better when workers did better, this bill was to help them for a change. No wonder the party of tax cuts and privatization was against it, and the democrat senators from wv and arizona killed it. It wouldn't have helped me, but it would have made life better for a large portion of working people, who would then have more money to hire tree work.
vharrison
Island Girl
The news is reporting that the UN team is finding convincing evidence that the women hostages in Gaza have been raped. YA THINK? It sickens me to know what those women are enduring.
BlackSmith
Uncivil
Judicial Watch Sues Illinois to Force Clean Up of Voting Rolls - Judicial Watch
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a federal lawsuit against the Illinois State Board of Elections and its Executive Director, Bernadette Matthews, over their failure to clean Illinois’ voter rolls and to produce election-related records as required by federal law...
www.judicialwatch.org
Jocelyn Benson refuses to clean up bloated rolls as 300,000 more registered voters in MI than legal voters - The Midwesterner
Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s Bureau of Elections is resisting efforts to rid the state’s bloated voter rolls of the potential for fraud ahead of the 2024 election. In Michigan and other battleground states, local and national groups are asking election officials to remove...
