_Robert_

Unseen wrote:

_Robert_ wrote:
Fact is, you are not even safe in a canoe round here. We have a million gators, and they are everywhere but it still is a rare event when someone is killed.

There’s a snake for that. Just ask Florida. Odd fact about alligators: Despite living in one of the least sterile environments on Earth and often suffering s…

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Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Here is another post on the Christian cops at the Ark Encounter. I wonder if the K9’s showed up in pairs?

I would so love it if a real flood hit that area and sank that stupid ark-shaped building and soaked all the stuffed dinosaurs.

Yesterday I played a gig at a fish camp, primarily a large restaurant/bar in the swamp with many customers arriving by airboat. The stage is adjacent to the water, and we could see several large gators stalking around the reeds. Somebody remarked “look, is that RFK Jr swimming between those two gators?

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re: Why does God’s forgiveness end at Death?

Alex exposes the mental gymnastics horse crap that resides in the brains of apologists.

Social Security is the kind of thing a caring society that fends for its frail individuals will do. Perhaps you are happy to have people using walkers working in stockrooms. How ’bout trying just a little bit not to be a nation full of greedy assholes?

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High earners only pay Social Security on earnings up to a capped value and the rest of the income is not taxed for SS. Raising that cap alone could fix the coming shortfall. Instead, they will likely raise the retirement age and maybe even slash everyone’s check. When dear old grandmama has to move in with the family; smelling like Vick’s Vapor…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Unseen,

I’m well aware of all of the arguments about disincentives and creating dependencies when it comes to taxation. I haven’t been living under a rock. I’m also aware of the “rising tide floats all boats” which can also be used in favor of taxing the rich, who would benefit from a society made more stable by reducing…

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Trump only understands who is kissing his ass at the moment. The man knows nothing about geopolitics, economics, science or history. He will instantly turn on you. The fact that so many Americans fell for his vile bullshit heartbreaking.

When I look around, many boomers are on board the MAGA train, but surprisingly it is the mid-life crisis set.…[Read more]

When my brokerage portfolio first hit the $2M mark, it was like some sort of trigger. I had all these financial tax advisors calling/emailing me about having consultations to reduce my future taxes. I ignored all that. Then I got hit with an IRS audit, LOL. I think they are satisfied with paperwork, but who knows, DOGE was firing a bunch of them,…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
@ Enco I asked an AI how much does the average middle-class person pay in Federal Income Tax as a percentage and received this answer: A middle-class married couple filing jointly might fall into the 12% bracket (taxable income between $23,851 and $96,950) or the 22% bracket (taxable income between $96,951 and $206,700). Now what…

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TheEncogitationer wrote:
Robert,

I do have hope that when slimy gen z and boomers die off, they will take most of the racism and religious- inspired hatred with them.

That’s just a step away from Antifa wanting to accelerate the process. I believe you once said you were 45, clearly within the Gen-X timeline. Are you sure you want to add i…

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Minnesota runs a serious trade deficit on Mangos with Mexico. They should put a tariff on Mexican mangos.

Jews have been leading liberals in America for decades, of course. Afterall, the extreme right 1930-40s Christians were either gassing them with Zyklon B, turning them in to be gassed, or on this side of the pond, having Nazi rallies in Madison Square Garden.

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jakelafort wrote:
Yup i think woke y pokey started naive and hokey. But many of the progressives were already Jew haters. So the mythology they concocted suited their biases. If you want a reference i can give it. More to say later. Life calls me to do the woogey boogey moogie.

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TheEncogitationer wrote:
Robert,

I’ll say one thing about “woke”. Before it went all wrong on HAMAS, it did shine a light on the millions of racist roaches hiding in dark places. And many of the assumptions even liberals held in their heads. Old movies started making me cringe. I questioned how my life experience was so different from so many…

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France has done a good job with their small nuke plants plus solar/wind/hydro. They only use fossil fuel for 6% of their electricity and are net exporters. They have to do tons of repairs and maintenance of their reactors. Stress fractures of the cooling systems are always happening.

I swear I don’t trust Americans with dangerous tech anymore.…[Read more]

I agree Reg, a bank of capacitors or rechargeable batteries could supply synthetic inertia you speak of, so it’s probably just a cost thing. It’s not like carbon-based power generation is immune to failures. The big power outages in Texas a few years ago were due to cold weather and widespread failures in the natural gas infrastructure, which is…[Read more]

I’ll say one thing about “woke”. Before it went all wrong on HAMAS, it did shine a light on the millions of racist roaches hiding in dark places. And many of the assumptions even liberals held in their heads. Old movies started making me cringe. I questioned how my life experience was so different from so many fellow Americans.

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Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
I think I will just call him ‘Bob’. His friends call him that and it was also the name I baptized my neighbors goldfish with in the hour before it died.. He is all about Charity, which will be given in the form of pray and platitudes.

Thoughts and prayers, yes. Wonder if he will do anything about team Trump as the…[Read more]

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Finally some white smoke……I was so nervous. Phew!! This guy has a Degree in Math!!

And in fairy tales. Imagine if a pope got elected and then declared; “Sorry folks, it’s all bullshit!”