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Gil Bang

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  1. I've never been happier to be in California. At least my state will protect me. Y'all in Texas need to prepare your collective anus. my favorite excerpt: The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that you have to bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia. You haven't done so. Aren’t you disobeying the Supreme Court? Well, that’s not what my people told me—they didn’t say it was, they said it was—the nine to nothing was something entirely different. Let me quote from the ruling. “The order properly requires the government to facilitate Aboriginal Garcia's release from custody in El Salvador.” Are you facilitating a release? I leave that to my lawyers. I give them no instructions. They feel that the order said something very much different from what you're saying. But I leave that to my lawyers. If they want—and that would be the Attorney General of the United States and the people that represent the country. I don't make that decision.
  2. bring along a sack of flour
  3. Thank God we have an "adult" around to issue pardons to fraudsters President Donald Trump has issued a full and unconditional pardon for a former Las Vegas City Councilwoman just weeks before she was scheduled for sentencing on multiple federal fraud convictions. Michele Fiore was convicted in October of last year of six counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. A federal jury found that Fiore solicited donations she said would go toward a memorial statue honoring slain Las Vegas police officers but used the funds for, among other things, plastic surgery. Fiore also used the donation funds to pay for her basic living expenses and to fund her daughter’s wedding, according to KLAS-TV. The pardon, which was signed on Wednesday, was revealed in a court filing shortly after she announced it in a Facebook post on Thursday. “Today, I stand before you — not just as a free woman, but as a vindicated soul,” Fiore wrote. That post was later taken down, but it was archived by The Nevada Independent. Fiore had been scheduled to be sentenced on May 14. Each count of wire fraud carried a potential sentence of up to 20 years in prison. The criminal case stemmed from Fiore’s fundraising efforts in 2019 and 2020 for a statue to honor Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers Alyn Beck and Igor Soldo, who were killed in the line of duty in 2014. Federal prosecutors said Fiore told donors, including then-Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, Nevada’s current Republican governor, that the money would fund the statue. Court records showed a private development firm actually paid for the statue. Prosecutors presented evidence that none of the donations Fiore raised went toward the project. Jurors deliberated for less than two hours following an eight-day trial at the federal courthouse in Las Vegas.
  4. Oh, Larry gets worse than that.
  5. yeah, I've mentioned before that they were selling the seats at NRT and I saw more than one person carry one on the plane.
  6. so, folks on this thread that don't pay attention to baseball may not know that the Dodgers have signed quite a few Japanese players, Shohei Ohtani being the most notable. So, of course they are getting new toilets in the locker room.
  7. You guys on the sale side ever have this problem? I'm taking a listing, I spend a ton of time looking for comps, fund about a dozen good ones, adjust them all vs. the subject, average the pricing, and then come up with a sales price for the subject and say to yourself "there's no fucking way that this house is worth 1.1 million" even though you can show your work?
  8. Cubs win again!
  9. that's interesting man.
  10. just replaced 20 feet of sewer line. This old house has a really shitty product called Orangeburg. I've replaced most of it, but there's more to go. If I knew how to post pics here, I would. The root intrusion was unbelievable
  11. as to the Battle of Midway, the Yorktown was carrying... a '41 Ford Woody wagon??? They don't know if it was Jack Fletcher's or Buckmaster's. https://www.foxweather.com/earth-space/uss-yorktown-vintage-car-found-papahanaumokuakea-pacific-hawaii
  12. The fact that you think you are extremely flawed...well, if you believe that you're probably a much better person than you think you are. I thought the same...then I made a construction loan to a couple of 'em.
  13. from Reddit, anybody try?
  14. She'll have a dozen apps loaded before she gets back. wish it was Van Halen @Brisketexan I fucked up and can't directly reply to your post. If I send a single email to a lawyer I know, can I make the same "attorney-client" claim?
  15. TIL that Etsy owned Reverb Today, I’m excited to share that two new investors—Creator Partners and Servco—have entered an agreement to purchase Reverb from Etsy. Once the deal closes, we’ll be a privately-held, independently operated company backed by two investors who bring a passion for the musical instrument industry as well as a community-first approach and a deep desire to help transform creative industries for the better. Getting closer to our musical roots This next chapter for Reverb will bring us even closer to our musical roots. If you’re not familiar, Creator Partners is an investment company focused on digital transformation of creative industries, with current music investments including BMI, SoundCloud, Colors+Studios and Mogul. As for Servco, they’ve been involved in the musical instrument industry since 1937, including a long history with Fender—first as a dealer of Fender music gear in the 1950s, then as part of the group that bought the company from CBS in 1985 and now as the majority owner of the company, as well as an active investor in other musical instruments businesses. The musicians, shops, and brands who use Reverb have always been at the center of all that we do and these two partners will help us support our community in new and better ways. What this means for our community When this deal is complete in the coming weeks, we’ll return to operating as a standalone business. We won’t be merging with either investor, or any of the other companies in their portfolios, and our team will remain intact. In short, you can continue buying and selling on Reverb as you normally would without any disruption. That said, we hope you do notice positive changes as we continue to focus on making Reverb the best place to buy and sell music gear. Here’s just a sampling of what we’ve already got in the works: We’ve been working to make more music-making software available on Reverb so you can change up your sound, even if you’re limited on space or money. We’re getting ready to pilot a new option for selling that allows you to get paid faster and drop off your gear locally, without needing to create a listing or ship. We’ve got teams working on making it easier to find what you’re looking for on Reverb, ship your items safely, and resolve your support issues quickly. Here’s to what's next Reverb was created for musicians by musicians as a way to connect buyers, sellers, and lovers of music gear—and since 2013, we’ve helped millions do just that. Over the past five years, we’ve learned a lot from Etsy as we’ve expanded our community. As we look ahead, with a focus on growing the entire industry by helping more people buy and sell used music gear, we’re excited to align ourselves with two new partners who share our passion and focus. Whether you just bought your first piece of gear on Reverb this year or you’ve been selling on Reverb for more than a decade, thank you. We’re grateful to play a part in your musical journey and we’re excited to have you onboard for Reverb’s next chapter. David Mandelbrot Reverb CEO
  16. I only did it for a dozen years, and I still do, but not nearly as much. I was responsible (and successful) for getting financing for our centers...construction, operating loans, equipment leases, etc. One of the members of our flagship surgery center asked me for help getting her financing for an in-office MRI machine. Sure doc, no problem. I can come to your office next Wednesday. Please have your bank statements and other financials ready for me. She literally bounced dozens of checks every month. I don't want to dox her, but, for a certain specialty of women's health, she's the premiere surgeon in Orange County, and arguably in all of So Cal. Just a total dumbshit anywhere outside of the O.R.
  17. new tariff on solar panels from certain Asian countries: 3,521%. Oddly specific.
  18. well, it's "Lake Cuomo", so I'm guessing you get...
  19. that fuck would go through 3 grand at a happy hour.
  20. came to post it. greatness
  21. here's how to adult, y'all.
  22. holy hell...Tropic Air hijacking https://abcnews.go.com/International/american-citizen-hijacks-small-plane-belize-3-injured/story?id=120916154
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