… The concept however is IMO sound and caring. … There's a transition however to where former good levels of healthcare and education within cities have declined to levels where its more appropriate to 'go private' (self fund). Inner city poverty levels have increased, predominately due to over-loa...

yankees60 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 25, 2025 7:13 pm Of course, as it almost always the case, The Man Known Here As Dualstow speaks all truths! If only we had people like him currently in power in our government!

Don’t know if I’m up to the task, Vin!
I’d vote for Tyler.

As far as I know this is unprecedented in our history! ;) And you were okay with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton having a server in a bathroom. Is this an example of the term "whataboutism"? Well, at least it’s clear that using nongovernmental means of communication has a precedence. S...

… For the rest of the world Trump is potentially a very good thing, to be celebrated/encouraged (seeing someone shoot themselves in the foot also provides some comedy/entertainment). Oh well. I suppose the UK could use some schadenfreude, especially after reading this book review yesterday in ‘Fore...

coasting wrote: ↑Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:24 am This should cost Hegseth his job immediately - and good riddance.

Was it Hegseth? I thought it was Michael Waltz who blew it.
I’ve forgotten already.

Perfect

I’ve seen that one. Always good.

Got to admit this is interesting Interesting is not the word for it. As far as I know this is unprecedented in our history! As part of the Trump's constants spews about everyone he was critical of people not being fired. Do you think he fires anyone over this? Interesting . P.S. I see it made BBC n...

Got to admit this is interesting

p.s. look also at the wiki page of democrat Jamaal Bowman, who just lost an election but who has been making the rounds in media denouncing Trump and stating that Musk “wants to be an oligarch.” This guy is a 9/11 conspiracy theorist and I wouldn’t trust him any farther than I could throw him.

Happy belated vernal equinox, frugal!

Choice 1: I believe he knows he is repeating lies. I’ve heard some of his admirers say they know it and they don’t’ care, and they think it’s funny (and annoying) that he keeps getting fact-checked. I think it’s the media’s duty to keep fact checking as best they can, even though I no longer bother ...

And as mentioned before, he's been knowingly telling the untruths forever, since he learned his strategies from Roy Cohn.

I like e-ink best in the sunlight, but I can’t find an e-ink tablet that I’m willing to buy. Kindles are great, but not interactive. Wouldn’t want to deprive you of the Apple experience (I’m a fan) especially since you’re in your eighth decade, but if it’s not going to get much use, why not just put...

I used to have that precious metals & mining fund mentioned in the article.
Pre-pp but l was very late to the party.

Vinny, I see* you’re considering buying a Macbook Air.
Didn’t see that coming.

I’ll be curious to see if you like it.
Don’t know what I’d do without my ipad mini + Logitech keyboard.
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*on BH forum

Saying "TDS" is a convenient way of brushing aside every legitimate concern all express about Trump's abilities to be president. Vinny, did you even read my post that you quoted? What leads you to think that I did not? How else could I have selectively quoted it? Ok, moving forward, I wou...

yankees60 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 21, 2025 2:51 pm Saying "TDS" is a convenient way of brushing aside every legitimate concern all express about Trump's abilities to be president.

Vinny, did you even read my post that you quoted?

I do not at all believe that TDS is a thing. It's a quite normal reaction to the most outrageous political figure in our country's 250 years as country with innumerable politicians during that time. There are certainly Trump skeptics and healthy-minded critics. However, I think there are also TDS p...

The Minnesota State Senator who filed a Bill defining TDS as an actual mental illness in Minnesota was arrested for soliciting sex from a minor. Good people! https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesota-senator-justin-eichorn-arrest Illegal, and socially shameful but honestly not that strange (17, not 12). ...

You haven’t lived until you’ve had skullding hot coffee, M

flyingpylon wrote: ↑Sun Mar 16, 2025 8:13 pm Hope this person gets the help they need.

I recently read that Scythians drank from their enemies’ skulls.

I believe Kriegsspiel once wrote that his ancestors did the same.
Maybe he’s Scythian.

I wish I could fit even a pipe cleaner in the workings that are left after I remove the actual blades-er, burrs. I ran it this morning and the beans are disappearing from the hopper, but it takes forever to produce a pot of coffee 😂 Maybe the burrs are just worn out. This thing is quite old. I was h...