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    70% of Americans can't answer these 3 basic money questions

    https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/11/most-americans-cant-answer-these-basic-money-questions.html Is it the inflation one that trips people up I guess? Fuck those results are kinda depressing. I wonder how much these lack of financial fundamentals play into income inequality. If you don't know what...
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    Game Over? Comey says Donald Trump asked him to end Flynn probe

    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/us/politics/james-comey-trump-flynn-russia-investigation.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=span-ab-top-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news I don't see how this isn't obstruction of justice. Of course, i'm not an attorney...
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    lol Trump sanctuary city order blocked

    U.S. judge blocks Trump order threatening funds for 'sanctuary' cities - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sanctuary-trump-20170419-story.html I am shocked small govt Republicans want to block localities from enforcing their 10th amendment rights not to mention the...
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    Facebook offers "False News" reporting. Will allow you to tag crappy news.

    https://www.facebook.com/help/188118808357379 Could crowd-sourcing false news via FB be a pretty decent way to spot fake news like WND/Newsmax/DailyCaller/AlterNet/OccupyDemocrats/etc.? Especially given this will be independently verified by 3rd party fact checkers, that's pretty cool...
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    New Russia & House Intelligence Committee shens up the wazoo

    Stuff blowing up the last few days on possibly House Intel committee collusion & Russia probe generally: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/lindsey-graham-devin-nunes-inspector-clouseau-russia-investigation-236582...
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    Trump’s Second Travel Ban Is Blocked by U.S. Judge

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-blog/2017-03-13/hawaii-v-trump-immigration-case lulz. Trump just can't get anything of consequence done these days, even by executive fiat. But apparently there is a much better chance this one will be able to withstand constitutional muster. We'll see.
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    GOP ACA Replacement Imminent....Predictions

    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/01/us/politics/affordable-care-act-health-care-trump.html?_r=2 These details on refundable tax credits were revealed last week sometime and has already been talked about here a little bit, but didn't see any O'care threads on first page. Latest GOP ACA...
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    Cyberczar Guiliani web site broke as a joke

    http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/13/giuliani-website-is-vulnerable.html Twitter commentary on #cybergrandpa pretty much sums up competence of Trump admin:
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    Trump's brand is collapsing...

    www.forbes.com/sites/katevinton/2016/10/22/a-brand-problem-donald-trumps-newest-hotel-line-wont-use-his-name/amp/?client=safari Good riddance to an embarrassment. I can't even fathom the post-election meltdown Trump and his brand will have, especially all the sniping that'll occur from his...
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    lol Texas Trumped

    http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-election-forecast/texas/ http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/tx/texas_trump_vs_clinton_vs_johnson_vs_stein-6104.html Should Clinton Play for an Electoral College Landslide? Honestly, when you're up just 5.4 pts in Texas, maybe it's...
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    Republican/conservative healthcare alternative still MIA 5 yrs later

    http://theweek.com/articles/572563/what-scott-walker-marco-rubio-dont-want-know-about-health-care-plans The part about the right not being able to deal with the overwhelming success of ACA on all fronts is the crux of the issue; increased # of insured, lower premiums growth, much lower...
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    Marco Rubio Florida Healthcare Exchange Plan...covers 80 people

    http://www.politico.com/story/2015/04/marco-rubio-florida-insurance-market-117055.html?hp=t2_r The lack of self-awareness in the above bolded statement is pretty hilarious; to claim you want free market choice in healthcare to replace ACA while simultaneously saying they don't like how...
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    Things are good, be merry ;)

    http://politi.co/1zzbxd6 Media has always focused on the negative, that's pretty standard fare. But knowing just how booming the economy has been this year in terms of 4-5% GDP and 250K/month jobs created in 2014 (literally the campaign promises of Romney in 2012), and considering all the...
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    *update* SOUTH DAKOTA...R's may lose chance at Senate control because of....KANSAS

    (Semi-old story, but new polls) http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2014/senate/ks/kansas_senate_roberts_vs_taylor_vs_orman-5206.html Kansas is as deep red as they get, but apparently they've always had a sizable independent streak, taking pride in it sort of the way New Hampshire does...
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    Standup Citizen George Zimmerman

    http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/09/12/police-george-zimmerman-named-in-fla-road-rage-incident/ 4 violent incidents since Trayvon Martin. Clearly, this delicate individual is simply a misunderstood man. Hope Zimmerman's cheerleaders are proud this guy is free to be, uh, something.
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    Think about free trade this way; "secret" currency exchange

    http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-14/secret-path-revealed-for-chinese-billions-overseas.html For those who are unaware, Chinese currency (i.e. yuan or renminbi) is under a fixed exchange rate system, meaning it's closely controlled by the Chinese gov't and has been artificially kept lower...
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    **UPDATE** New Obamacare Reality Setting in: 8M in exchanges, 35% are < 35 yrs old

    4-17-14 UPDATE: 8 million enrolled under ACA http://www.politico.com/story/2014/04/obamacare-enrollment-8-million-105790.html?hp=t1_3 http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-rand-20140408,0,6208659.column#axzz2yMCeLb47 Quick recap of anti-ACA predictions made toward the end...
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    *UPDATE: CAVE COMPLETE* Boehner's Caving: Say to allies I want a fiscal deal

    10-16-2013 update: Cave is complete. What the House GOP predicted would be their "Braveheart" moment is now more likely to be seen as their "Mel Gibson arrested for DUI" moment. http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/government-shutdown-debt-ceiling-default-update-98390.html?hp=t1 Read...
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    lol wut? House Conservatives to Propose Expanding Gov't HC funding ala Obamacare?

    See bolded/underlined below and please correct me if I'm reading it wrong These provisions (which I probably agree with) is apparently being snuck in after all the bitching and moaning about ACA's supposed gov't largess and fiscal irresponsibility? Conservatives in Congress truly are confused...
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    California introduces Covered CA; Obamacare Exchange is Cheaper than Anticipated

    Well, apparently this Obamacare thing has had at worst a positive effect on healthcare costs, for 3 straight years, well before anyone has been able to sign up (and no, based on those same linked studies, it does not appear to just be the recovering economy slowing down healthcare spending)...
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    Senate Gang of 8 Reaches Immigration Deal

    http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/senate-group-reaches-immigration-deal-86793.html?hp=t1_3 Thankfully, it looks like comprehensive immigration reform is finally going to happen. This will bring a lot of people into the American fold to start legit legal businesses, eventual citizenship and...
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    It's Over; Boehner Wiffs on Cliff Plan B, Obama and Senate will get even better deal

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/20/fiscal-cliff-house-boehner-plan-b_n_2341539.html HuffPost reference because I know you conservatives will appreciate. Boehner can't bring his party together. Not particularly shocking given the fringe loonies occupying his party.
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    Pathetic New Low: Sen. Mitch McConnell Filibusters His Own Bill

    Video here. Story here. Any partisans left here that still think the Senate doesn't need filibuster reform?
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    lol Romney adviser says he won middle class (white voters?)

    http://news.yahoo.com/top-romney-adviser-brags-losing-poor-minority-voters-180955828--politics.html The abject ignorance here is pretty stunning (that's not an opinion, it's a fact). Apparently everyone making over $50,000 are "most of the middle class" according to this Romney advisor. Of...
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    Buffett to Republicans: if you pay, so will I

    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/buffett-gop-pay-211046623.html Definitely a burn to the right. Though to be fair, the image of Republicans as rich millionaires/billionaires is definitely an old falsehood at this point, as Dems are just as likely as Repubs to be business-friendly nowadays...
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    Amazon.com cuts California sales tax deal in stunning turnabout

    Amazon's tax dodging finally got enough public pressure and they caved. No more canards about burdensome business taxes when even Amazon realizes they benefit the most from this massive, gaping Internet tax loophole. Amazon.com cuts California sales tax deal in stunning turnabout...
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    How much will our wars cost? Report says $4 trillion

    http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/much-wars-cost-report-says-4-trillion-130934180.html Has there been any bigger mistake than these two wars, particularly Iraq, in the last 50 years in terms of national debt? I'd like to hear what else has contributed to the national debt more than these...
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    Gallup: Health care plan gains favor 49-40

    http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-03-23-health-poll-favorable_N.htm Well, that was a quick turnaround. Republicans will surely gain seats in both chambers this November nonetheless, but Dems will very likely still hold slim majorities which means more liberzl agenduhs being...
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    2000's worst decade in 200 years of recorded history

    Granted, this doesn't include compound interest and dividends, which changes things considerably, but it also doesn't include inflation. But just the nominal growth itself going down like that is certainly disappointing. To be fair, the 90's was clearly a massive bubble that needed to adjust and...
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    2nd largest fraud behind Enron uncovered: Bernard Madoff arrested over alleged $50 billion fraud

    And I still hear people complaining that we need to get rid of SOX altogether because that type of auditing drains businesses. Yet the alternative is ponzi schemes like this occurring more often. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/200...bs_nm/us_madoff_arrest NEW YORK (Reuters) ? Bernard Madoff...
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    Iraq was justified, Katrina wasn't handled that badly, Economy is fine, Surge was a success, Dems won't win in 06...

    We heard a lot about WMD, mobile weapons labs, etc. as justification for Iraq. Clearly a mis-step, but lots of Republicans who supported Bush (and a good deal of Dems to be fair) supported the effort. Nothing was found, and a new justification for the war emerges; get Saddam out not because of...
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    Al Franken & Norm Coleman within 65 of votes of each other

    While the most famous close race historically was Bush v. Gore in Florida, which I think Bush won by 537 votes, this particular Senate race is the closest I've seen at least since then and perhaps one of the closest you'll ever see. I remember seeing one election, I believe a Southern state for...
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    Official Presidential Polls-Stats-Predictions Thread

    9-28 polls: Some interesting developments today, specifically in North Carolina. McCain has had a very solid lead here up until the last 2 weeks (basically, since the economic meltdown). RCP now has Obama up 0.3 in NC. Granted, FTE still has McCain projected to win NC by 1.1, and currently...
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    Best Impersonator/Stand-up Comedian of all time

    I've seen his Madden impressions before on madTV, he hits the nail on the head there. He does a lot of characters nearly as well too. He has a show coming up on TBS that looks pretty good too. Here's some of his stuff - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIxFyU0gIpE...
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    Christian Right Split Over GOP

    http://abcnews.go.com/Politics...tory?id=3831651&page=1 It'll be interesting to see if the GOP really is as split as it seems to be with all the various evangelical leaders divided on their support of candidates. Will they stay home, I think, is the major point here, as they were crucial in...
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    Contemporary Conservatism

    Long article about a year old, but well worth the read. For the shortened version, read the bolded sections, they best summarize his main points about the changing nature of conservativism and what it has unfortunately transformed into today. http://www.amconmag.com/2006/2006_11_20/cover.html
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    CBS Poll: Supermajority wants to decrease/remove all troops

    This was originally posted by Siddhartha in another thread. Deserves its own thread though. Interesting how clearly Americans are against this war in Iraq, and this is despite strong efforts from a few extremists to spread misleading information about limited success in places like Anbar...
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    Pinging directly connected Cisco router

    I've got an XP Pro SP2 desktop connected via CAT5 crossover cable to a Cisco 2511 router. LAN is a private network, no Internet access (during my testing), and all I'm trying to do is a simple ICMP echo i.e. ping from the router via Hyperterminal prompt. Desktop LAN card is not configured via...
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    Former National Security Advisor to Carter, Brzezinski, on U.S. policy/Clinton/Soviet block

    Good interview with Jon Stewart with former National Security Advisor to Jimmy Carter Zbigniew Brezezinski, talking about his new book Second Chance. Read most of it in Barnes and Noble the other day, and it gives a very good overall outline of the clear unimportance of Iraq and of the dire...