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Just a poorly drawn cartoon cat. I'm old, but I'm learning.

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@Steve_Sailer As a group, running an animal to exhaustion.

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Problem?

[Brad Wilcox @BradWilcoxIFS]

1 in 4 words, gone. . .

Striking decline in the spoken language here🇺🇸 in last 20 yrs.

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How come Americans who use Kyiv, Côte d'Ivoire, and Türkiye do not also use Deutschland, Sverige, and España?🤔

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@KyleSeagers "always packed." That's the real reason no one goes there anymore. Right Yogi?

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@WillManidis A lot of idiots in the replies who never considered that AI could tailor curriculum.

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Daylight Stealing Time is almost here.
In November, let's switch to Permanent Standard Time.

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Humanoid robots will be criminals before they are police.

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Permanent Standard Time. Please. Thank you.

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There is just no excuse for not using the Oxford Comma.

[The Oxford Comma @RealOxfordComma]

Use the Oxford comma, folks.

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Is this a universal reaction to death?
“I still can’t believe he’s gone,” Jerle said after a moment. “I keep thinking that it’s a mistake, that he’s out there and any moment he will walk through the door.”
- from “First King of Shannara” by @TerryBrooks

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I read "Altered Carbon" by Richard K. Morgan in 2019. Just started watching the Netflix series. I had forgotten how fantastic the story is.
Disappointed about The Hendrix.

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I don't think I will ever enjoy another performance of @TramellTillman as much as I have enjoyed Mr. Milchick.

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If you still think Daylight Saving Time is a good idea, you may be incapable of empathy.

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"Bad analogies are like corn"
@ScottAdamsSays

[Siyuan (Steven) Wang @SStevenWang]

Cutting NIH to save budget is like cutting the front lobe of brain to lose weight. It’s <1% of body weight yet it governs reasoning and problem solving functions of the brain, basically determining how smart you are. Dumb move to send IT kids to do your brain surgery, America.

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I'm just an old cartoon cat, but times like these make me wonder if @BowTiedRanger reads @cdrsalamander.
https://t.co/haPCgNQQvB

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@ScottAdamsSays Can it explain confusopolies?

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Referring to a collection of computer mouses as "mice" is as wrong as referring to a collection of sawhorses as a "herd."

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"People complain not because something sucks. People complain because they’re looking for empathy and to feel connected with those around them."
- @markmanson

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This: "The urgency is 100% manufactured & designed to avoid serious public debate."

[Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy]

I wanted to read the full 1,500+ page bill & speak with key leaders before forming an opinion. Having done that, here's my view: it's full of excessive spending, special interest giveaways & pork barrel politics. If Congress wants to get serious about government efficiency, they should VOTE NO.

Keeping the government open until March 14 will cost ~$380BN by itself, but the true cost of this omnibus CR is far greater due to new spending. Renewing the Farm Bill for an extra year: ~$130BN. Disaster relief: $100BN. Stimulus for farmers: $10BN. The Francis Scott Key Bridge replacement: $8BN. The proposal adds at least 65 cents of new spending for every dollar of continued discretionary spending.

The legislation will end up hurting many of the people it purports to help. Debt-fueled spending sprees may "feel good" today, but it's like showering cocaine on an addict: it's not compassion, it's cruelty. Farmers will see more land sold to foreign buyers when taxes inevitably rise to meet our obligations. Our children will be saddled with crippling debt. Interest payments will be the largest item in our national budget.

Congress has known about this deadline since they created it in late September. There's no reason why this couldn't have gone through the standard process, instead of being rushed to a vote right before Congressmen want to go home for the holidays. The urgency is 100% manufactured & designed to avoid serious public debate.  

The bill could have easily been under 20 pages. Instead, there are dozens of unrelated policy items crammed into the 1,547 pages of this bill. There's no legitimate reason for them to be voted on as a package deal by a lame-duck Congress. 72 pages worth of “Pandemic Preparedness and Response” policy; renewal of the much-criticized "Global Engagement Center," a key player in the federal censorship state; 17 different pieces of Commerce legislation; paving the way for a new football stadium in D.C.; a pay raise for Congressmen & Senators and making them eligible for Federal Employee Health Benefits. It's indefensible to ram these measures through at the last second without debate.

We're grateful for DOGE's warm reception on Capitol Hill. Nearly everyone agrees we need a smaller & more streamlined federal government, but actions speak louder than words. This is an early test. The bill should fail.

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Give Congress a raise. BUT. If they don't pass all appropriation bills before the fiscal year starts, they don't get paid for that year.