Politics

[NorthDakota]

Stop being stereotypical. At 14 I was bagging groceries, not flipping burgers.

Our rule was you had to be 16 to work the grill at my Dairy Queen. So I couldn't work the grill the first time I worked there.

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

Dominions recent filings are unreal what they uncovered at Faux News. I hope they burn it to the ground.

 

[Irish#1]

I had to get a note from school stating that I could work at 15.

I think that’s how it is in Indiana

we’re talking 1968 but I had to.

 

[Irish#1]

That's very strange. Needing permission from a school administrator in order to legally have a job?

I could see requiring parent/guardian permission hypothetically. But still... weird

I think it has to do with how the kid is performing in school.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

I never knew anyone who was a grandmother at 36, but I also went to a Catholic grade school where I started sex education in fifth grade. With Sister. Kathleen, dude.

Try keeping a straight face when a nun in her mid fifties says the word "penis" in a classroom full of 11 year olds.

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

 

[Bluto]

Venture capitalists panic, make a run on a bank, cause it to collapse then start squawking about how the government needs to step in and bail everyone out. Unreal.

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

Venture capitalists panic, make a run on a bank, cause it to collapse then start squawking about how the government needs to step in and bail everyone out. Unreal.

Woof

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

White people need more babies.

 

[SeekNDestroy]

White people need more babies.

She is such an embarrassment.

 

[fightingirish26]

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

Shocked face. At this point let them fail. Let pain be their teacher.

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

 

[Irish#1]

Venture capitalists panic, make a run on a bank, cause it to collapse then start squawking about how the government needs to step in and bail everyone out. Unreal.

Bonuses paid out the day before the bank is shutdown.

SVB’s $21 billion bond portfolio was yielding an average of 1.79% — the current 10-year Treasury yield is about 3.9%.

At the same time, venture capital began drying up, forcing startups to draw down funds held by SVB. So the bank was sitting on a mountain of unrealized losses in bonds just as the pace of customer withdrawals was escalating.

It will be interesting to see what happens. Biden's Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen initially said people wouldn't get a bailout. Now she's saying people will have access to their money. They also shutdown Signature Bank who they think was on the verge of collapsing. 90% of accounts at SVB are above the $250,000 FDIC guarantee.

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

Bonuses paid out the day before the bank is shutdown.



It will be interesting to see what happens. Biden's Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen initially said people wouldn't get a bailout. Now she's saying people will have access to their money. They also shutdown Signature Bank who they think was on the verge of collapsing. 90% of accounts at SVB are above the $250,000 FDIC guarantee.

Owner sold $3.6 million in shares on Tuesday

 

[TorontoGold]

I think ascribing political ideas to a large brick and motor store shutting down a location or two is a convenient way for people to put their own spin on it. Large box office locations are moving out of cities all over the place. For reference, Toronto's worst neighborhood has an Audi/Benz dealership in it. They certainly experience theft/vandalism at higher rates than other dealerships but if they were to close it would be over a business decision rather than political motive.

Specifically to Portland - this article is stating that the police budget is back up to higher rates than it was in 2020, so if we're going to say defunding the police is contributing then it would have to be related to the 2021 budget decrease.

Portland records its 93rd homicide in 2022, a new all-time high

Portland breezed past last year’s record 92 homicides and planted a new flag on Nov. 23 when the city recorded its 93rd homicide of the year. The 93 deaths include four people who were shot by Portland police and a man killed by a Clackamas County Sheriff's Office deputy during a pursuit into...

www.opb.org

When I look at the crime data for Portland - there was 5,573 offenses is Jan 2018 and 5,883 in Jan 2023. Which is a 5.5% increase in gross offenses. Based on these population trend, it seems like Portland averages an increase of around 1% in pop growth. So basically it seems like crime rates appear to be increasing at comparable population increases. The data does show a spike in crime in 2021, but did Wal Mart shutdown their stores in 2021? No, they didn't.

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/portlandpolicebureau/viz/New_Monthly_Neighborhood/MonthlyOffenseTotals

Portland Metro Area Population (1950-2026) | MacroTrends

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Portland metro area from 1950 to 2026.

www.macrotrends.net

So what has significantly changed in the past 5 years in Wal Mart's ecospace? The prominence of online selling and reduction of store space. I think it's easier to explain that Wal Mart is shutting these locations down to accommodate for those shifts.

If you look at their annual report, they have been consistently decreasing their retail square feet metrics. Unfortunately we can't see what their inventory provision stats look like or shrinkage to see what $ of theft is happening.

https://www.corporatereport.com/walmart/2022/ar/Walmart_2022_Annual_Report.pdf

Facts + logic + reason should impenetrable to leftist garbage or so I was told. Only leftists run from logic

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

White people need more babies.

Jesus Touchdown Christ.

Her son is 17 and knocked up a 15 year old girl.

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

Remember the Texas make more white babies tax credit program?

 

[Irish#1]

Jesus Touchdown Christ.

Her son is 17 and knocked up a 15 year old girl.

Unfortunately this happens way to often.

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

 

[NorthDakota]

Remember the Texas make more white babies tax credit program?

Not sure how it is intended to exclusively make more "white babies." Hope the appraisal problem is resolved.

 

[Irish#1]

Remember the Texas make more white babies tax credit program?

Sorry, but I don’t.

 

[Irish#1]

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Put your hard on back in your pants.

 

[NorthDakota]

Jesus Touchdown Christ.

Her son is 17 and knocked up a 15 year old girl.

Shes making a pretty good point. If pregnancy rates are similar between urban and rural areas, but rural areas have a higher birthrate, that's reflects well on the rural communities. Obviously, ideally you don't want high school students getting pregnant, but you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube.

Unless you actively support abortions and think they are good things, her statement seems pretty unobjectionable.

 

[SeekNDestroy]

Shes making a pretty good point. If pregnancy rates are similar between urban and rural areas, but rural areas have a higher birthrate, that's reflects well on the rural communities. Obviously, ideally you don't want high school students getting pregnant, but you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube.

Unless you actively support abortions and think they are good things, her statement seems pretty unobjectionable.

Groomer

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

The irony of the welfare states talking about balanced budgets is deafening.

 

[TorontoGold]

The irony of the welfare states talking about balanced budgets is deafening.

Facts and logic! LOL as we've seen the culture wars safe space is nice and snuggly.

 

[GoIrish41]

Unfortunately this happens way to often.

How many times does mom say it’s a good thing?

 

[NorthDakota]

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Random weird legal quirk: In New York, the Supreme Court is their generic trial court rather than their high appellate court.

I dont think any other state follows this model. So New York actually has 60+ Supreme Courts. Depending on the journalist - sometimes you'll see them accidentally or wilfully mislead readers about the impact of a NY Supreme Court ruling.