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I do question why journalists keep touting "The Woman King" as some sort of major box office success. Its negative cost was $50m and its P&A was at least another $50m (for a total expense of $100m). Its worldwide gross was $50m (of which, remember, 50% goes to theater owners), meaning that Sony is down roughly $75m on ... | f208fb9e50ceb036ed0f50176c1e50c67d0cc5a375175896a9e7adb8bfb1d1a5 | [
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Let's not forget that high tax states - i.e. California, NY, NJ - have been the leaders in trying to eliminate the $10,000 cap on SALT tax deductions which raises taxes for wealthier people who own 2 homes etc. Those same states continue to lose population each year due to outmigration to lower tax states i.e. FL, TX, ... | 3fb8a712e44d0f13f799ffc6ad8f85495ab0460eba76c226e9709f0f6b99d4c0 | [
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He lied because lying is the easiest way to gain political office, amass massive fortunes (see Mitch's $34 million stash). Because we love liars, and follow them around like they are tribal leaders. We admire anyone who lies his or her way up. We kick the person who shows any integrity (see Al Franken).Not them. Us... | f7246338f50a6ec4f235401435d89f437de3cca113091e1ef511357cbbcca715 | [
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Martha I think you are right. McCarthy WANTS representatives like Santos because he controls them completely. If Santos steps out of line, he loses his seat & his $175K paycheck. Which leads me to another point: No district should elect a congressman who is running because the pay is attractive, which also describes L... | 2dafa92342f4ecb46504cfd7bc6282c6415268bf646fa892494f18360eaebefd | [
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"content": "Martha I think you are right. McCarthy WANTS representatives like Santos because he controls them completely. If Santos steps out of line, he loses his seat & his $175K paycheck. Which leads me to another point: No district should elect a congressman who is running because the pay is attractive, ... | no | Classification | 2,840 |
So, in CY 2021, we have: More competition + supply chain disruptions + unbalanced CEO (or worse) = Revenue up 56% + Net Income up 104% + Net Profit Margin up 30% + Net Cash on Hand up 1063% to $1.2 billion.Musk should stop twittering, and endangering democracy in the process, and start minding the store!
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Even with Manchin, the Democrats passed two massive spending bills. Even with all that money spent, the federal minimum wage, the most effective antipoverty program, is still $7.25 an hour. Some Repubs, like Mitt Romney, were willing to increase it to 11 or 12 an hour, but Dems decided to spend money instead.We need mo... | b716a688e30591cb28cb4f2f36891080639951146451fc9a9889c125ace3b371 | [
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One of the most amazing natural phenomena (at least to me) happened just a quarter mile from house this past November. A deep, mile wide lake completely froze over in one night! On Saturday evening is was open water except for a few feet of ice extending from the edge. By Sunday morning at 8 am, it was solid ice--no... | 537c14c6e69d4f4e3519f9a12994b85110823d92a2c8e50f024de30902f459dc | [
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Certainly, all DoD procurement needs to be clearly defined, justified for need and monitored for corruption. But nearly half of Pentagon spending goes to personnel costs. Today, nearly half the military are married. Often to other military members. That substantially increases costs - family housing and subsistence pay... | 9a5418f6dbfccc5a671d268fc39c30ff5e505f46098577200bf11dcc674f4548 | [
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Misty Trisfal VW has already admitted their software is inadequate and in need of complete rewrite!They also admitted it takes them three times longer to build their EV.The competition is coming from China. Mainly BYD but there profit margin is 1/5 of Tesla’s.
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"content": "Misty Trisfal VW has already admitted their software is inadequate and in need of complete rewrite!They also admitted it takes them three times longer to build their EV.The competition is coming from China. Mainly BYD but there profit margin is 1/5 of Tesla’s.\n",
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OpenAI have set up a legal fiction where one part of the organization is a research non-profit and the other is a for-profit business. They've perpetuated this fiction to avoid paying the intellectual property costs for scraping basically everything ever made to make up the new chatbot's training set.AI could be amazin... | 556e9499b3e66fc57b2244ef96159d2105d55ca0b100c15c3291dc5991165d73 | [
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Initially I though some developing countries with deep (and often confrontational) ties with China, e.g. India must be in the list. But then I realized that why should the Chinese spend so much money to keep such outposts with its own full time employees when they can easy buy almost any information by bribing some pol... | 87d9fc900767a6443a96938d22b6b0077d37f07283e82b8d0904594b47e08df1 | [
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That image of Pichai is so sad. Maybe he is using the same chair as everyone else in the company as a gesture of democratic solidarity, but can the CEO of Google not have anyone come in and tidy up the cables at his desk? It projects an image of carelessness and looks pretty low-tech (check out the generic webcam), w... | ff39ee36e78ae35e8a954c91764bc0d2f00dab4ca1afe48c42328d9a863238bc | [
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I wonder what our deficit would be if all the taxes due were collected?No one likes paying taxes, but everyone should be paying their fair share, unless we want to live in a 3rd world nation. Seems like adding additional IRS agents would be a good investment. 69.7% of all income is earned by the top 20% The top 1% ea... | 8a22c6a71a7b33ce6734994ed439539f537f7231e926f0d6cb201f420bfe88a2 | [
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Harvard once again reverses a bad choice motivated by money that its leaders have made.Remember Jeffrey Epstein’s big donations that Harvard accepted?<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/01/harvard-review-jeffrey-epstein-deep-ties-229693" target="_blank">https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/01/harvard-revie... | ab780e16216a5c733358fe8eba24128c55dae47439cb18ab06b1819d448f20a5 | [
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This penetrates the depths of my heart. I recently met a "rough sleeper" at my PT sessions. He is a lovely man and we had some interesting conversations. I realized that as the weather began to get cold, he didn't have adequate clothing. I bought everything I could think that he might need ("blanket-coat", warm jac... | 08298843645db4fad7b5590dd4e3b11f65472d52a63adc4074edc035d97cdb7c | [
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If cutting Social Security is a “technocratic desire”, I read it hear first.Cutting Social Security is a Republican Party desire; you can hear it everywhere.Consider these facts:> Over 10% of Americans over 65 live in poverty. I’m Over 15 million Americans aged 65+ are living at or below > 200% of the federal poverty l... | a7c587c3f08618c627f5186f9ae181dd6a39c893289614426dea9dc772f7399f | [
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In 1968 I prepared a design for the South Street Seaport area as a graduate student in the Columbia University School of Architecture preservation program headed by James Marston Fitch who was advising the museum on its development.At that time NYC was also planning for the area outside the museum's historic district. ... | 54d4c8bc79a3513273fc5715b1719b5a962895342f5c89bd397b76cd8a87ed72 | [
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It always seemed to me that American wine industry faces a two-fold problem. One, how to make wine approachable to new drinkers given that Americans, unlike other cultures, don't typically grow up with wine. Wine has a lot of breadth and depth in the choices, and it can be overwhelming at first. Plus, often the intro... | 329040536ec5fb878c5a932f7849ea5a8a36fe5fc67d849fc5406a285ccfb26e | [
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It is really interesting to read about Ms. Tabasco's openness to art and to discovery. She really tapped into that openness to play Lucia, which is what made her such a fun and refreshing character!
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Go ahead, and widen the roads. CA roads were mostly planned and developed in the 50's. Population is more than 3x increased since then. The right answer isn't to make people even more miserable for having the temerity to drive.Mass transit has a long way to go before it's a desirable option in most areas. It's unav... | 805790cc1a353ed631d1e2ebb32daff10d61ffbf16642ac3657c22dbb386871d | [
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Voice of Reason Stopping at McDonald's adds another $10.00 to the total bill.
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Very often shopping online allows considerable saving in the burbs of Washington D.C.Chicken breasts 2.00lb as opposed to 3.49. Coffee, 8.00 as opposed to 11.79. Bread 2.99 instead of 4.25. Yogurt 1.00 instead of 1.49Milk at between 3.50 and 4.00 per gal. Canned tomatoes at 40% offWe have a 18 cu ft fridge. Big enough... | 7f0d923bda669b26b2342c945d304387cf7c0ebb846a07599887d25e0a544a0a | [
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I read your colums all the time and simply shake my head as to how out of touch, yet super intelligent, you two obviously are. Take this exchange:"David: Our trajectories with the G.O.P. are fairly similar, and so are our lives. I’m older than you, but our lives have a number of parallels. We both grew up in secular J... | 6e759ccf75cc3f1cbb955b7473f4633ef232aa851846936cb551c8fbc874ae69 | [
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“ 'It’s rich and delicious, and rich food makes you feel rich,' [Coe] said. 'New Yorkers are, of course, obsessed with status. When you order foie gras, you have a $30 extra charge on your appetizer, right? If you can just do that without blinking an eye, that shows that, you know, your status is better than the next p... | e6df041cb66d142775c2823eadde3e908c66d3bf3d9858bad310a5905fe5746c | [
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No, their COULD be greater shortfalls in the future. Non football or bball sports have always run deficits. The question is whether in the future the revenues generated from football and basketball can continue to subsidize these sports at the same level. Right now, these teams are doing pretty well. Matson was the big... | 0e2ec1f0a81e4d57c41027015c486e1b3e1fc2377184afab70cf8482003f3f67 | [
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Widening Highways Doesn’t Fix Traffic. So Why Do We Keep Doing It? With billions of dollars available to improve transportation infrastructure, states have a chance to try new strategies for addressing congestion. But some habits are hard to break. Interstate 710 in Los Angeles is, like the city itself, famous for its ... | 34c1694a248677f25ce4422522da030229cd4d14eb4a282758fed3fcee556193 | [
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Social Security funds are 'invested' in Special Purpose US bonds. See '<a href="https://www.ssa.gov/oact/progdata/investheld.html" target="_blank">https://www.ssa.gov/oact/progdata/investheld.html</a>'In effect the SSA has lent the fund trust money to the government and now it is in the same boat as all other bond hol... | d66777c178ddff1f864fefbea5b770a915db447cd65ae330ab07925f7ac6d1df | [
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I'm 71 years old and I am trying to keep an open mind. I have always believed in live and let live and what a person does behind closed doors is there business alone, but I have to admit that we are living in confusing times, for me at least.My wife and I had our youngest daughter and her fiancé (a guy) over Christmas ... | 2805c00faf7c41949ee182278a0894c7c5442e3c616d1a22919294b3897c4101 | [
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Or you can wait for the sale. The mints sold at the High Museum during Kusama's exhibit had a price of $14. Much later we purchased the remaining items for $.99/ The pretty Kusama pins at the LA's Broad Museum were 6 bucks and buy one and get one free as the exhibit was winding down. I love the Kusama pencils from ... | a7075709d8e2f86900e673bda3dd43ac634d0f52fc24efdb631d66832c821757 | [
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The decline in productivity growth registered by the UK is remarkable, obviously not in a good way.Without going into excessive detail, one economic point sticks in my mind: low investment due to uncertainty. The UK shares with the US and Europe, instability due to the pandemic. Check that box. The financial crisis hit... | 5bb1c28b0dc0580f2e2f789f9d15e9fa4e425547c82345116f23798661e293da | [
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Santos is reported to having stolen a $3000 donation designated to provide life saving surgery for a dog belonging to a disabled American veteran. Santos stole the money and the dog died. Sad!
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"content": "Santos is reported to having stolen a $3000 donation designated to provide life saving surgery for a dog belonging to a disabled American veteran. Santos stole the money and the dog died. Sad!\n",
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The EU, U.S. and the West just boosted a new world order and significantly accelerated the new trading behemoth BRICS all while committing themselves into a long, deep recession with chronic, lasting inflation. Europe is descending into second world status as they have pushed Russia, the worlds largest commodities prod... | 06c5ac5cd65d455cf4c6fe0740b4b63af42e55ab42c96ee6692680f4c0e7ff6f | [
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The REALLY big question is where Santos got $700k for his campaign. He claims he lent that to himself. How can he do that if he cannot afford rent in a cheap apartment and has lots of bounced checks? Who is funding Santos is a question for the federal DOJ and the IRS.
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"content": "The REALLY big question is where Santos got $700k for his campaign. He claims he lent that to himself. How can he do that if he cannot afford rent in a cheap apartment and has lots of bounced checks? Who is funding Santos is a question for the federal DOJ and the IRS.\n",
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Apple is a very bad actor when it comes to reparability -- we don't buy their products in our family, for that reason (the AirPods -- which become e-waste once their batteries no longer hold a charge, since the battery cannot be removed without cracking open a glued-down housing -- were the nail in that coffin, and are... | fd953949b47b402d7aafcbaf0eaf0e57702da397f8951ab0ee05c6137ee7320c | [
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Paul - I like your (and Jamie Dimon's) "pet rock" analogy. But I also like Bitcoin. Just consider that the number of Bitcoin(s) is limitted to 21 million. (That is a hard fact). No more Bitcoin mining after that number is reached. Ever! That gives my pet rock hope that its value will stabilize and grow.As you know - ... | e8244d496174063e8f4c9de2bc5870e62f9b506ecff98026496083ebf554fe8b | [
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People are not ready for how true AI will thrust change on our society. In some circles, it's been said, "knowledge used to double every 70 years - now it will double every 2 years." We will be having technical revolutions too fast for humans to keep up with; even as our life-spans dramatically increase.There will be ... | 5b57fc92d48bef146bb477df85a3bcbeb4ec504dc3f1edebb4dcd3e9e1d13ae6 | [
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Catrlos T Mock, MD Doc is right. One prominent Tesla analyst says 70% of the share price drop is attributable to Musks instability, Twitter fiasco.But it’s a buy opportunity too.
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Fraud clearly pays in this country. It is encouraged. Companies know it, Wall Street knows it, the government knows it, politicians know it, investors know it, religions know it. The law is set up in all instances to take the chance and break it until you get caught. The price you pay is always 1/1000 what you gain. Th... | 9c6b10a7248d75587ff8ff2bf4adf2dd33b1bfa17ee6a8d63dd04a58bf2591b0 | [
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As a Canadian living in the USA I will say that a lot of this is driven by fear. Americans seem to think they need to defend themselves (I guess Republican or Democrat they don’t trust the police). They allow the wealth inequality to fester and then don’t trust their neighbours. Household security is often justificatio... | 3e97b8fead42d24533d782224d76cd1a6d24bf54ad1a8a970f301860c24eb794 | [
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America the Delusional It was the Democrats who defunded Medicare to the tune of $0.8 trillion. And they raised taxes simultaneously. And raised health insurance premiums, co-pays and deductibles. And reduced the number of hospital beds.when Democrats had full control, rather than strengthening Medicare and Social S... | c719f931cf5a30071e151209382a714b1b42894c569e7549917380174f3186ff | [
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You hit it Maureen when you compared the death of Princess Diana to a Greek tragedy. It was as if the Paris tunnel was the opening in the earth where Hades swept Persephone to the underworld. How could this not traumatize her children who were left without a mother, especially young Harry, motherless with a father who ... | 8996f31b440ad728c2d46b0278a51130066825badf93f099bdc1ecad74b44886 | [
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RLW What you are missing is that tax revenues are roughly $1 TRILLION less than spending now.To do what you ask, we would either have to cut spending by $1 T (what would you suggest we cut, and be specific), OR we would have to RAISE REVENUES (meaning increase tax rates) to bring in an additional $1 T (what taxes would... | a7ad40dd1d76f4eb96f020a0e614cd1a7866cd6e22bd9fc28d6d2e62e16053f4 | [
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The sharp rural/urban schism is on display in democratic states as well.Here in Portland we have witnessed the scourge that militant rural right wingers have wrought on our once peaceful city. Back when the former mobster hurled commie labels at us everyday and sent a masked jackbooted DHS thugforce to counter BLM demo... | 255aa2fa4685681fdb475fe9dac3fe677e6ec6fc8392c553c68f54a12099c77a | [
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I have studied animal behavior on my own (mainly dogs). In the second video, with the bonobo covering the others open mouth chew, the covering bonobo is saying, "Chew with your mouth closed."An open mouth exposes the food to others. Notice the chewing bonobo then chews with it's mouth closed.
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Where were they when Trump added over $7 trillion to US debt?Trump inherited a budget deficit around $650 billion, and blew it up to well over $1,000 billion ……. before Covid hit.The far right Republicans only talk about a balanced budget or limiting the debt ceiling, when there is a Democrat President.The Orwellian na... | c43fe7d6ed24da2983ac23cdfc80140785059e4161e92060ecec6103854c3ae0 | [
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I am a deep admirer of the USA. I have studied your history, read your authors and poets, visited many times and have longstanding friendships with many Americans. I celebrate you. I tell people I meet that Americans are a wonderful people - warm, welcoming, gregarious. I feel like we share a rich heritage. My father s... | 2b9041440a8664fcaa230325d3cf264f2286dd7c6469aefa6676dbd59345614a | [
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Elena Jarvis what a story - thank you for sharing, and am glad that you managed to catch up on life after - $150k is a LOT! Kudos to that!
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Dear NYT:As the NYT properly frames the question: Is Encouraging Unauthorized Immigration Free Speech or a Felony?This is more than ironic. We’re seeing a huge surge of illegal immigration during the Biden administration because illegal aliens know Biden will not enforce the law, and indeed, he promised therm benefit... | b100f5baa545049b051e95ebfafd8de4d57f76e7d2b76469c29d47ae57d02383 | [
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The statement "Moving levees farther away from waterways allows more rainwater and snowmelt to seep into underground aquifers, where it is essentially kept in reserve to help during periods of drought, and also protects people and property from floods. But doing so often requires government agencies to buy riverside la... | 01d97a0597daea8ba8f4d80b805eb2099eb831edcf0f5ca1e45cf66131c9d485 | [
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From the photos it doesn’t look like the windows open for fresh air. If so, that’s a shame and unusual for a house built in the Northeast in the 70’s.
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Charge a per-mile road use fee, like 50 cents, with adjustments factoring in vehicle MSRP, weight, and length.
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"content": "Charge a per-mile road use fee, like 50 cents, with adjustments factoring in vehicle MSRP, weight, and length.\n",
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All we need to know about how this guy will operate was exposed in his answer to Matt Gaetz as to the source of the $700K he gave his campaign. It is clear that there is no legitimate source for this money. That is a clear ground to expel him from Congress.
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Kurt Pickard Yes, but this decline hasn't happened in 40 years and it is the beginning of a negative exponential decline. If it continues, manufacturing investments in China will decline quickly because labor costs will no longer be low.
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JM Harry and Meghan are monetizing their grievance.Hard to feel sorry for two privileged people who live in a $14 million gated estate and have business deals of more than $100 million - all because of their grievances about the Royal Family.
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"content": "JM Harry and Meghan are monetizing their grievance.Hard to feel sorry for two privileged people who live in a $14 million gated estate and have business deals of more than $100 million - all because of their grievances about the Royal Family.\n",
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Socrates A big myth is the Republican party is corrupt while the Democrats are on the side of the little guy and only accept 100's of millions from donors so they can fight for the little guy.Both parties are corrupt and big money people own both parties. If you are going to blame the Republicans of today for the Great... | bd45f7a9a3c5408cd00e4dab0da63f882edfb748643b134910fa2a9db8438c48 | [
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ad Cheapest eggs available in my NJ Shoprite yesterday was $5.66/dozen. Sold in a 2 dozen pack for $11.32. There was a tag saying large brown eggs for $4.19/dozen but there wasn't a single pack of brown eggs anywhere on the shelves and not even a space for them.
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I hope I am not just being resistant to change, but it seems that chatGPT makes education more difficult and indirect. It also has already created art without needing a human artist. Works the factory without the factory workers. Drives the truck without the trucker. And what will chatGPT be able to do when Quantum Com... | 61f635ae15f96efe5c573db2e4542337dfeaa825fdc2b6dfecaf35371bfa8b97 | [
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ennio galiani I live five miles from the electric battery plant that you reference. Everybody around here is talking about the economic boom that will accompany this investment. I don't think it will make a bit of difference in the resentment that some people around here harbor toward others who they perceive as libe... | d0ce6993505d2d0223af17357389050cd03e84198a2853f6e35945203454f83f | [
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D.A. Oh I think they only earn about $125,000 per year. Which is why bribery is also so easy.End bribery and raise their pay.
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"content": "D.A. Oh I think they only earn about $125,000 per year. Which is why bribery is also so easy.End bribery and raise their pay.\n",
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He made $15m hitting a little ball into a hole with fancy sticks. Then he got paid another $25m to not hit a little ball into a hole with fancy sticks.Maybe he's just living a nice cushy life. The article said he has broad investments (whatever that means) so he probably keeps busy. I dunno, if I could make $30m in a f... | 8979c4d6bd9fc8bf0453a4da8717722090e58eed41c2c9982c55102877893ff1 | [
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DeSantis’ landslide victory is not difficult to understand.1) money, he had over $200M, Crist had about $30M2) advertising, he spent about $65M, Crist spent about $8M3) voter turnout, 2/3rds of Rs voted, 50% of Ds voted4) there are now more registered Rs in FL than Ds, first time in more than a century5) Crist is alway... | 2c9d7448b8eed94dbc7dc498df5682c04e1ed96d9997f3f83ec875c587b5f2ad | [
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Eric B It’s a three day in more ways than one. Moderately lucky since BobtheBot failed to solve it in 3 in the side by side analysis of my game…Wordle 580 3/6*⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 91 67 70 🟨⬛🟨🟩⬛ 86 8 12 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 90 94 — WordleBotSkill 88/99Luck 57/99Yesterday’s mini story is a potential Vera script outline😉The cry of “ARSON!”... | d945ed18a02a0e49dd0131536b5c80482b5fd6499c954519ab88fdd1395547eb | [
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Charlie And oil is down to $72.75/bbl. Thanks, Dark Brandon!
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“It’s not inexpensive, though you can easily drink well for under $75 a bottle. “Lah di dah! Is Asimov for real?
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It completely boggles the mind that a school with $40 billion (BILLION) in the bank is kow-towing to anyone. It seems they are almost desperate. A few years ago they gave permanent naming rights to the school for public health to a Chinese billionaire for $350m. Jared Kushner's dad famously gave $2m and an unremarkable... | bccffb34376a3be259f48a3048ee8eabe07e519890140725d016c40ae6f2396b | [
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Despite the billions spent on diets, exercise, and supplements, Americans are unhealthy. More than half of adults 65+ are taking 4+ prescriptions. We are led to believe that external interventions will make us healthy or extend our lives. Too little emphasis is placed on personal responsibility to take care of oneself.... | e682e26cec0af5cc660852fecb564cde029a6d5b9b4ab43c0d62ca1bbf17ec04 | [
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The irony of an AI algorithm is that it requires the feeding of information from humans to really function. Yes, ChatGPT culls its knowledge from millions of data points but in its current iteration it spits out something akin to an internet Mad Libs. The answer probably lies somewhere in the middle: AI may certainly r... | 3c7acea1de8758058b8e3be9f05b8305b95abe01b82804fcd07443ec4b5abeec | [
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Interestingly this is actually the 4th contract this off-season for Correa. When the season ended and prior to the start of free agency the Twins offered him a 10 year $280 million dollar contract after he opted out of his existing 3 year contract.When the injury issue arose with the Mets I thought a compromise could h... | ba9df253a74406a142bc1947efc23a965b03d496ceb30dc73436aa1b1c7ce5bb | [
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It is a fallacy to think that all white or Asian American kids are privileged. Many come from divorced homes, many are bullied in school, may have unconcerned or overworked parents, may not have the social support of extended families and on and on that is crucial for mental health and good life outcomes. Some children... | 2f08dd57645f37da2079c461285c1aea152f99f0bab58ec193cfd57a00cacdbb | [
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Vince The Atlantic had an article a few weeks back (October 2022) entitled "How the UK became one of the poorest countries in Western Europe" by journalist Derek Thompson which described the UK as having an economic "calamity decades in the making." It started with slow growth after WW II compared to the rest of Euro... | ef24969f8acf3b12d2b74dc654dea38164e5cfe0e43f68d050dc1e5679035934 | [
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steve schaffer Matt Damon makes 50 mil a movie. Taylor Swift charges $500 per ticket. Baseball is entertainment. Entertainment that attracts the masses and has for 120 years.
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This review of Gaetz’s career includes not a single bill that he sponsored. Not a single measure he’d like to see passed. Not the slightest evidence he has any goals at all beyond sheer power. The best that can be said is he voted against animal testing and had a conversation about psychoactive drugs for vets.If the FB... | cf5eb338c5591f9d3f228d927a6df883f53432b12e9712a390a973e99ef58d1e | [
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It doesn't appear that the economy is "falling off a cliff", despite the rise in short term interest rates from virtually 14 years of a Fed funds rate at zero. The anomoly was zero interest rates plus trillions in quantitative easing that sparked massive asset inflation, long before "goods" inflation took hold in 2021.... | 147c2c1c1a4bde5d66ade96e0f18170842bc7251f05da673732544cac9d5b8b7 | [
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I think this opinion is really too opaque in its viewpoint and analysis of what has brought the U.S. to this very troubling moment of chaos in the House of Representatives. Like Trump's perverted ascension to the presidency in 2016, after loosing the popular vote by a wide margin, McCarthy's continuing failure to becom... | ae60041d4d3f7d9d4b04e6f70b7e259a5c0f12891444c89d260e5983d1fc1b1e | [
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Richard The second question is which store had eggs in stock?My bet, the $3.99 eggs were out of stock, and the $8.59 were still in stock. So as a consumer you have a choice - buy expensive eggs that are available or stalk the store with the cheaper eggs for when they become available.Choices are good, if not ideal.
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Deirdre Until the virus evolved into the Omicron variant(s), an argument for a "Zero COVID" policy had some validity (although, I don't wholly agree). However, when Omicron came on board, with its high levels of mutation from the original form of COVID-SARS 2 and a transmissibility rating equal to or in some studies ex... | cf0be1e77fad9786f7a04f0fe61eb9b8564658b5993867c78fb115cb2b2f1114 | [
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Supposedly he is broke but magically he will come up with a $15 million dollar defense, just like Elizabeth Holmes did even though she was evidently broke too. Who is paying for these legal bills?
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Please don't be so myopic NYT. I know your opinions sell advertising for you but it's time to expand your perspective and help all humanity on Earth become aware of the great danger that faces us all.The biggest issue that faces humanity is the international anarchy of nuclear nations states competing for dwindling pla... | fd342a818f0ce9c8b6900869ade4d2dabd4bb289b3def8955a778caee494b2ca | [
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Abortion rights are wildly popular and will only increase over time. The radical right Republicans only "won" because of the randomness of US Supreme court openings, allowing Trump to appoint 3. They got lucky, that is all.
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Joy Ocean It must gall liberals to see Ronald Reagan ranked number nine on the annual ranking of Presidents by the Historians and Biographers list. Historians and biographers figure to be on the liberal side themselves."The remark of Gingrich fits every Democrat's notion of what the Reagan Administration was, A servant... | 558c015d7cccd42fe6897e341f6ca1926e59d9be58c99b8c29392c05e839fcf0 | [
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Angry Liberal In terms of the overall population, recessions are really only good for people who keep their jobs throughout and continue to buy stocks. Lower prices on the market mean your investment dollar goes further, and when the market rebounds your investments are worth more thanks to the recession. The crashe... | cc6bd0fa52f8b61a5e1c3bb62ee69be42f41fe22d8b4616002a8e12243acaa4d | [
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Folks,Lots of quacking about passwords. It is truly no big deal. If someone steals your banking information and uses it to write themselves a check, just complain to the bank and they will fully refund your $$$.So the culprit gets into you medical history. Now they know you have hemorrhoids. If someone hack's your ... | 243e6e3ae8a427d39106c8e48819f0dcb5d25942105976fa1c3b0b7ad7421e5b | [
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This is what $4 Billion a year buys us. We have spent hundreds of billions of dollars on Israel and I have never seen a penny's worth of return on our investment. Simply stated . . . America directly supports a Rogue state with US tax dollars. What a waste.
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BLA This is not true in the least. Population will top out around 11 billion, with the biggest increases coming in Africa. There is unlikely to be increasing mass migrations, famine, disease and war. It's bad for business. When a country looks like easy pickings, like Ukraine did January 2022, and the aggressor spent s... | c1f633982b95143d3584c0194c37d7cbcd08a9779db7b8f65422b5472c07e9cc | [
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SW this economic principle, elasticity of demand relative to price, often applies more in one direction than in the other. For example, when gasoline prices soared past $5 per gallon in the first half of 2022, demand for gasoline hardly fell because only a few American motorists could drastically curtail their fuel con... | 67106e5d81aff5598547c846fe3562090e1edf65aa33de700e56d65416a495ec | [
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I don't claim to have the answers on how to fix this or rein it in, but I do know that it will not end well. The term "student-athlete" has always been a misnomer but now it's out in the open and there is a bridge salary for elite athletes that used to attend these schools simply because it upped their chances of cash... | 89f56755aedee0df1a227a69fba80fd4547774bd15e8675fa8fd33f210b7fcf7 | [
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Carter. you are so wrong. One can not buy Chinese real estate or Chinese stocks (HK does not count). It is a one way street for the Chinese, they are closed, we are open and have thus been taken advantage of.
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The social media ecosystem is in probably its most damaged and vulnerable state in its short history as we approach a foreboding election season with Trump seeing clear open water. Do you trust Meta, Twitter, and TikTok to have our best interests at heart and keep us safe? Lol.
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This opinion piece broke my heart and opened my eyes. Even as a father of two kids under 10, and a husband of an RN who works in labor/delivery, I had no clue. Thanks for presenting this compelling call to action!
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Richard Brown I disagree. You and I had a better life because of the national debt but our grandchildren won't. $30 trillion at 5% interest = $1.5 trillion. That 1.5 trillion could be used for schools. We could tack the 1.5 onto the national debt but at some point it won't work to do that. You simply can't keep going i... | 492f08397b0fabfe7184e71efed8630f6e168c3159cdbbe1c328fc1724293dc4 | [
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In the ‘Cozy Catastrophe’ Novel, the End of the World Is Not So Bad Originally published in 1939, “The Hopkins Manuscript,” by the British writer R.C. Sherriff, inaugurated a genre of post-apocalyptic fiction in which a resourceful hero survives unthinkable cataclysm. In “Billion Year Spree,” his influential 1973 study... | 5c77ad3db8654b276b2b3a5dc7fc2f9f103cbc4cae349e04ff7caeda644943bf | [
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My cancer drug costs $17,000 A MONTH or $204,000 PER YEAR. Although I am on Medicare, have Part D and supplemental drug coverage, each January, I have to go through $3,000-$4,000 of deductibles and donut holes before I get to "catastrophic" coverage, which caps my co-insurance at $850 a month. I am immensely grateful t... | 84082e38f664ede39703b8d1d4ca97e660b3b9675d2d8a6699d3c140dcc5a726 | [
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"It seems very hard for any admirer of Benedict to look at the events that followed his resignation and see a vindication of his decision to retire, a simple working out of the Holy Spirit’s will."Seems to me an expression of a profound lack of faith. Who, after all, are we, Mr. Douthat, to judge or question what is an... | c71818d6abac554f2d852a699c89602df5eefc3cefc75ee5b333eb49073b695c | [
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Janieblack Good for you for changing your ways. It really is an insult to be dropped at the last minute and, you may not realize, but the relationship will suffer.I no longer value a relationship where the other person has told me I'm their best friend. She made plans for my last birthday, cancelled the night before w... | 758756c77ed25d7a067e0df540d2aaa3ec7ddf97026f3ab5a77c051b98147e35 | [
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dl - it's not as if he was Einstein trying to crack open one more secret of the universe for the future benefit of humanity. Knocking a ball into a hole will carry on just fine without his special talent.
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For most of my career, I worked in male-dominated fields (investment banking and investment management). I was fortunate to start my career under the direct supervision of a superb woman boss, who helped me find my voice on the male-dominated mortgage-backed securities trading desk at Salomon Brothers. I also credit my... | 6c4e650b2028144f22cfcb508eeb68ea750978a08fa60c49ad3f6274e5943099 | [
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Franchising is already one of the most overregulated industries out there. If you operate a typical franchise system you need an army of lawyers to comply with 50 different state laws. If the FTC wanted to come in and supersede those under a new federal regime, I bet it would be welcomed.In any event, investing in a ... | d64bc14e0b86c664495f1567320fcf33e043984c78027aefbbef89029de2cbf6 | [
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As a former resident of the area, I remember how Columbia U acted in regard to displacing businesses in the area. The university pays no taxes yet was able to muscle out a well-known small business owner who had a number of buildings for storage units on Broadway. He offered to move his main site across Broadway to l... | cf523187aa6c7e4a93ae10fafe823966336b1e68834560bf4fb5ed0e15bf5f9b | [
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I say put forth a bill that allows states, particularly Red States, to opt out of discretionary spending: Federal Farm subsidies, Medicaid, Federal Infrastructure funding from the $1.1T infrastructure bill passed in 2021, PACT Veterans Care, CHIPs manufacturing, etc.Put Republicans to the test to cut spending. Let thei... | 31f65e469f3a64fc82920419c5aa027f5cd0441c119132c922caead50c1ec140 | [
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Long term deals are killing baseball economics. Signing a player to a contract that pays them $30m at age 40 (as the Bogaerts contract does) makes no sense - and I say that as a Red Sox fan. I'd rather see the Sox pay Devers $40m a year for 5 years, when he's in his prime, and give both sides flexibility in the out y... | 48911fa7fd14d11955fdfae6ef3cf8a32f27c8fb8cff76048a5a12ba9eefae3c | [
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