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UPDATE: Wednesday, Jul 5, 2023 · 7:02:51 PM +00:00 · Dem Velshi https://open.spotify.com/episode/2CazUip8bK5pAmRZjc53Ed Here is a link to the discussion. It doesn't appear to be able to be played here. I apologize. It's about 12 minutes in. Thank very...
by Dem
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by BrianMcFadden
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Here a just a few recent headlines: Silicon Valley Bank paid out bonuses hours before seizure SVB Financial CEO Sold $3.6 Million In Stock Before Bank’s Collapse Bailout talk roils Washington after Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse Norfolk Southern...
by marking time
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on Sun Mar 12, 2023 at 08:49 AM PDT
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This is a story of how our elections have changed from those of a democracy admired the world over to a twisted representation of moneyed interests, in a matter of decades. Because of recent events, my story will focus on the impact this development...
by mwulfe
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on Sat Aug 01, 2020 at 11:19 AM PDT
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Some of you may recall an announcement as we were going into this pandemic, all about the coronavirus. It managed to pack a lot of informative commentary into a short video, and still be a lot of fun to watch! Now the same team has produced a...
by Alfred D Newman
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on Fri Jul 31, 2020 at 01:46 AM PDT
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The bailouts from the coronavirus crisis are going to major corporations including those that made large campaign contributions to Senators. It is time to stop the corruption in our elections that enables this outrage, not just during this crisis, but...
by mwulfe
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on Tue Jul 21, 2020 at 02:14 PM PDT
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You know, they aren’t even trying to hide it any more when CNBC runs a headline: ‘We are fully prepared to take losses’ on coronavirus business bailouts, Mnuchin says In his Senate testimony today, Mnuchin made it perfectly clear, in his off hand way,...
by tjlord
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on Tue May 19, 2020 at 08:24 AM PDT
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It’s never the same watching it on TV. The noise of the household, the pause button, and bad lighting all conspire to provide a lesser experience. It’s a different story walking into a real theater. When the lights go down you experience the movie as...
by Mathew Foresta
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on Mon Apr 27, 2020 at 02:11 AM PDT
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Yesterday, Donald Trump again insisted that we "can't let the cruise lines go out of business." This has become conventional pundit wisdom after two commercial cruise ships became high-profile coronavirus hot zones. The cruise ship industry is in dire...
by Hunter
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on Mon Mar 23, 2020 at 01:37 PM PDT
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Written By: Arnie J. Olsen
The promises being made by airline CEO’s to not use funds to buy stock, to limit executive compensation and to not pay out dividends to shareholders is a nice start, ...
by ArnieO
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on Mon Mar 23, 2020 at 06:00 PM PDT
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Oh, look! It’s the actual president of the United States turning a worldwide pandemic into a personal grievance session! (Second tweet) REPORTER: The bill that is being contemplated by the Senate right now has a fund that has hundreds of billions of...
by Aldous J Pennyfarthing
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on Sun Mar 22, 2020 at 05:13 PM PDT
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Our national priorities should be “for the people”. First, the kind of coronavirus/social distancing control measures enacted by Maryland and California governors and other state and local leaders to flatten the curve so our health care systems are not...
by pnrichkus
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on Sun Mar 22, 2020 at 04:04 PM PDT
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Something I have not seen in all of the diaries about the proposed corporate bailout is the question of what to do about those companies that moved their headquarters to Ireland, the Cayman Islands, or other jurisdictions precisely to avoid US taxes....
by PoliticallyNonEuclidean
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on Sun Mar 22, 2020 at 11:42 AM PDT
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1. Coronavirus is not the flu, it is not like the flu, it is not a cousin to the flu, and it did not date the flu’s baby sister in high school. 2. The flu sucks rice cakes. In January 2018 my Wife and I got the flu leaving a cruise ship, and we were...
by Rule of Claw
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on Fri Mar 20, 2020 at 05:42 PM PDT
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After months of saying the coronavirus was no biggie and he had it all "under control," Donald Trump has developed hair-on-fire-urgency about the economy in a matter of days and now he's talking trillion-dollar stimulus. In other words, it's not so...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Wed Mar 18, 2020 at 08:59 AM PDT
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Republicans giving out “free money”? It’s a trap! The only reason the GOP is even considering this is for one reason: November 2020. Trump’s failure to deal with Coronavirus has put Republicans at risk with the elections coming up. This is a hail-Mary...
by xaxnar
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on Wed Mar 18, 2020 at 02:18 PM PDT
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They are talking a trillion dollar stimulus, with the bulk of the money going to companies, and not people. If we are going to bailout airlines, hotels, cruise lines, casinos, etc., then we should ban the recipients from engaging in stock buybacks for...
by Albino Terrorist
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on Wed Mar 18, 2020 at 07:13 AM PDT
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I get it. We hear bailouts and are triggered. The reality is that if a large share of American companies go bankrupt we are all going to be hurt and the workers in them will take it in the teeth. The best form of social support is a good paying job. As...
by txjackalope
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on Tue Mar 17, 2020 at 10:20 AM PDT
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Good morning, it’s Thursday, May 23, 2019. And, despite being loopy after a long night of storms, here’s your news from Liberal Minded Ladies of Substance.
I’m a bit slow on the uptake today as at around 3:45 this morning, wild storms rolled...
by Kittencaboodle
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on Thu May 23, 2019 at 09:06 AM PDT
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Q: What do Stormy Daniels and soy bean farmers have in common?
A: They both got schlonged by Donald Trump
The story is like a cross between a Mel Brooks movie and a Steve Martin movie, we'll call it Young Jerkinstein. An aging, dumpy,...
by Murfster35
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on Wed Jul 25, 2018 at 10:53 AM PDT
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