Politics

[IRISHDODGER]

Fuck all the way off. @IRISHDODGER

A Texas man who killed a woman and shot her husband because they supported Joe Biden has been charged with murder

In an email, Joseph Angel Alvarez admitted to targeting the El Paso couple because they had a Joe Biden flag and a "doll of Trump hanging" outside their home

www.businessinsider.com

lol. Just saw this. You’re a silly goose

 

[Bishop2b5]

Polish journalist suspended for calling 'Imagine' a 'vision of communism' during Olympic opening

This could've gone in the Olympics or Culture threads, but I thought I'd keep it away from there since it's more political in nature. This past weekend, the Polish state television system suspended one of it's journalists for saying that John Lennon's "Imagine" was a vision of communism. Well, yeah. How do you get suspended for that? Hasn't that been common knowledge for 50 years? Lennon himself said it was.

“Imagine was “anti-religious, anti-nationalistic, anti-conventional, anti-capitalistic, virtually the Communist Manifesto, although I am not particularly a communist and I do not belong to any movement… But because it is sugarcoated, it is accepted." - John Lennon

 

[Irish#1]

 

[Bluto]

This is ridiculous! A 22-year-old in Michigan's UP ran over an 80-year-old man yesterday with an ATV while the man was putting up a Trump sign in his own yard. The elderly man is hospitalized in critical condition. The assailant is suspected in two other politically motivated incidents. Afterwards, he called police to come get him, but when they arrived he'd committed suicide. This BS needs to stop from any and all sides. I can't imagine getting upset enough at someone for supporting a candidate, no matter how much I disliked that candidate and their views, to run over someone or try to kill them, let alone an 80-year-old in his own yard.

Michigan man kills himself after running over 80-year-old Trump supporter

The man called police to confess to a crime and then killed himself before authorities arrived at the scene

www.theguardian.com

Political violence has been ever present and pretty consistent throughout American history.

Seems like that would indicate some sort of fundamental flaw in the way we choose to organize and approach creating a peaceful and civil society.

 

[drayer54]

Notice anything?

 

[TorontoGold]

Notice anything?

Average Income by State 2023 - Wisevoter

Looking at a state’s average median household income is one way to get an idea about the wealth distribution in a given state. The median income of a household is measured by adding all income generated by people who are employed and older than 15 years of age, during a year-long period, who...

wisevoter.com

 

[ab2cmiller]

Notice anything?

Average Income by State 2023 - Wisevoter

Looking at a state’s average median household income is one way to get an idea about the wealth distribution in a given state. The median income of a household is measured by adding all income generated by people who are employed and older than 15 years of age, during a year-long period, who...

wisevoter.com

Tell us.

 

[TorontoGold]

Tell us.

Florida/SC/Idaho are still below the national average.

 

[RDU Irish]

Would be nice to show trends on that average income chart. The migration would imply average incomes have increases a lot over the last few years in FL/SC/Idaho while it might have decreased in CA/NY/IL. Delta is the relevant data point, not current average.

How terrible is it to call the data "average median household income"? Is it an average or a median? Median for tech billionaire CA is more relevant than average. Also household can be screwy as household formation sucks right now. Generalizing a whole state sucks - big difference making $67k in Chicago versus Carbondale. Main problem is median versus average though.

 

[NDVirginia19]

Florida/SC/Idaho are still below the national average.

Now adjust it on average household cost per living

 

[TorontoGold]

Now adjust it on average household cost per living

Go ahead, that isn't the point. The point is propping up the rate stats of high income migration is hilariously misleading.

 

[Irish#1]

Seems the states with the highest avg income are also the ones where the COL is the highest.

 

[NDVirginia19]

Go ahead, that isn't the point. The point is propping up the rate stats of high income migration is hilariously misleading.

It in and of itself is not a meaningful statistic, but chosing a snapshot of household income in a given year without showing the rate of change in household income does not disprove the significance of the trend.

 

[ab2cmiller]

The migration could be for a variety of reasons. My guess is that the biggest issue is cost of living. With significant increases in jobs that are allowed to work remotely, it would make perfect sense for people who have historically worked in high cost of living states to move to lower cost of living states and work remotely.

 

[TorontoGold]

It in and of itself is not a meaningful statistic, but chosing a snapshot of household income in a given year without showing the rate of change in household income does not disprove the significance of the trend.

The cognitive dissonance is real. A rate stat set at a threshold of $200K that is susceptible to large variances for a given year (hmmm a given year....) is enough to show a "trend".

 

[Irish#1]

The migration could be for a variety of reasons. My guess is that the biggest issue is cost of living. With significant increases in jobs that are allowed to work remotely, it would make perfect sense for people who have historically worked in high cost of living states to move to lower cost of living states and work remotely.

Those wanting to do that better hurry and find that job. The trend is starting to shift back to the office. From Zip Recruiter....43% of companies have set tighter limits around remote work or mandated some form of return-to-office over the past year.

 

[Bluto]

Seems the states with the highest avg income are also the ones where the COL is the highest.

Frankly, I wish more billionaire assholes would leave California. The super rich have ruined basically every cool town (Santa Cruz, Venice, Cayucous and on and on) in the State.

 

[Bishop2b5]

A little levity in contrast to our usual political bickering.

A woman went into a bridal store and said she was getting married for the fourth time and wanted a wedding gown. The saleswoman asked her what style of dress she was looking for and the woman replied that she wanted a long, flowing, white lace dress with a veil. The saleswoman told her that that sort of wedding gown was more common for innocent brides, not those married several times before.

The woman replied that she was as pure and innocent as any bride ever. When the saleswoman asked how that was possible if she'd been married three times before, the woman explained that her first husband had gotten so stressed out from the wedding that he had a fatal heart attack just after the service before they'd even reached their hotel. She and her second husband had gotten into a huge argument in the limo shortly after leaving the church and had their marriage annulled.

"But what about your third marriage?" asked the saleswoman.

"Well," the woman replied, "he was a Democrat and all he did was sit on the side of the bed every night for four years and tell me how great things were going to be."

 

[Irish#1]

Frankly, I wish more billionaire assholes would leave California. The super rich have ruined basically every cool town (Santa Cruz, Venice, Cayucous and on and on) in the State.

Relocate Silicon Valley to some place like Evansville, Indiana. Instant upgrade for everyone.

 

[Irish#1]

A little levity in contrast to our usual political bickering.

A woman went into a bridal store and said she was getting married for the fourth time and wanted a wedding gown. The saleswoman asked her what style of dress she was looking for and the woman replied that she wanted a long, flowing, white lace dress with a veil. The saleswoman told her that that sort of wedding gown was more common for innocent brides, not those married several times before.

The woman replied that she was as pure and innocent as any bride ever. When the saleswoman asked how that was possible if she'd been married three times before, the woman explained that her first husband had gotten so stressed out from the wedding that he had a fatal heart attack just after the service before they'd even reached their hotel. She and her second husband had gotten into a huge argument in the limo shortly after leaving the church and had their marriage annulled.

"But what about your third marriage?" asked the saleswoman.

"Well," the woman replied, "he was a Democrat and all he did was sit on the side of the bed every night for four years and tell me how great things were going to be."

"F" the levity. I want to bicker! lol

 

[GATTACA!]

"F" the levity. I want to bicker! lol

Hey, fuck you pal.

 

[Bishop2b5]

"F" the levity. I want to bicker! lol

F off you moron! Your mother voted for McGovern! )

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

Notice anything?

Average Income by State 2023 - Wisevoter

Looking at a state’s average median household income is one way to get an idea about the wealth distribution in a given state. The median income of a household is measured by adding all income generated by people who are employed and older than 15 years of age, during a year-long period, who...

wisevoter.com

The SEC states....

 

[Bluto]

Relocate Silicon Valley to some place like Evansville, Indiana. Instant upgrade for everyone.

Maybe. Most of them would probably still own a beach home, home in Tahoe and a home in wine country in California that sit empty most of the year.

When I was working in high end construction I worked on three residences in two years that were purchased and remodeled expressly so the owner’s friends had a place to stay when they all vacationed together.

The amount of money that gets casually thrown around on inane shit in the Bay Area is mind boggling.

 

[Bishop2b5]

Cori Bush seems like a nice person and is handling her defeat well.

'Be afraid': Bush threatens pro-Israel group in bizarre rant after wide-margin loss

Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri warned the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) that they should "be afraid" during her concession speech after losing her Democratic primary this week.

www.foxnews.com

 

[Irish#1]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/19/politics/george-santos-expected-plead-guilty-fraud/index.html

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

25 school board candidates backed by Ron DeSantis ran in Florida on Tuesday's ballot.

Only 6 won.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

Ron DeSantis' political star is tarnished after key Florida primary night losses

The Florida governor backed several school board candidates who were defeated Tuesday, a sign of how the political dynamic has changed for the former presidential candidate.

www.nbcnews.com

Interesting

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

https://www.rawstory.com/texas-election-raid/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/08/26/latino-civil-rights-organization-texas-raid-ken-paxton/

Latino Civil Rights Group Demands Inquiry Into Texas Voter Fraud Raids

The organization said many of those targeted by the raids, conducted by a unit created by the Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, were Democratic leaders and election volunteers.

www.nytimes.com

Ken Paxton seems nice.

 

[ab2cmiller]