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  1. 3 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

    LOFL. You’d better cancel your divorce and start knocking up your side pieces if you want highway funding.

    DOT funds will prioritize communities with high marriage and birth rates.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/civilengineering/s/oCX7x5tEYv

    And according to the memo, no DOT support going forward for communities that enact vaccine or mask mandates.  Because, you know, states rights or something.

    But this brings up a question.  First, what the hell does that have to do with transportation?  Secondly, doesn't almost every school district in the nation impose a vaccine mandate of some kind?  My own county requires quite a number.  That's mandated by state law.  So, does this cut off DOT funds from everyone?  Might as well shut the DOT down, right?  DOGE for the win!  We are going to witness a resurgence of Polio, Measles and other nastiness?  Aren't we?

    It's only week 2 of 208 folks.

  2. 44 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:

     

    Just like Poland was so unfriendly to Germany in 1939.  They could have done a deal.  Easily.  But they wanted war instead.  Sad.

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  3. 57 minutes ago, Goofyboy said:

    Example of a win for Republicans that is coming right now - $1400 stimulus checks. The IRS is automatically sending stimulus payments of up to $1,400 per person to eligible taxpayers who didn't claim the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit.

    The MAGA morons out there that gets this will clap for the republicans for giving them money, while at the same time screaming about the evils of socialism.

    And TFG's name and signature will be on the checks.  You can count on it.

    During the height of the COVID outbreak my deceased father got one with that guy's name on it.  I am not a fan of any politician trying to frame government services of any kind coming from an individual.  They should say, "courtesy of your fellow taxpayer" or something similar.

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  4. 2 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:

    Well, while he has oversimplified, Los Angeles has been pumping water from the Central Valley since the early 1900s.

    Check out William Mulholland.

    Central Valley farmers have been bitching about it for decades, which maybe indicates it's not so easy to get it from parts north.  Regardless, there's no unlimited water anywhere.

    The most distressing thing about all of this is that Trump wants do disregard endangered species here and in many drilling situations.

    Also, the federal government has or should have almost no control over California's water, or any other state's.  The hook here is preserving endangered species and their habitat.  One argument you could make there is that we're all endangered species considering what we're doing to our own habitat.  But that's not something they believe in.

    I think someone else also brought this up, but LA gets some of its water from the Owens Valley.  Technically not the Central Valley since I think it lies just to the east of the crest of the High Sierras and generally slopes to the south.  There may be some other water projects of which I'm not aware, but Mullholland was best known for draining the Owens Valley dry.

    But as we sit here and have a rational discussion about the particulars we might lose sight of the fact that TFG actually believes there's a twist valve somewhere that will magically divert limitless water from Canada to LA.  It's just evil politicians in CA that are preventing it for some unknown reason.  I wish everyone on the board the best of luck that we, and the country, survive this era.  God help us all.

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  5. 11 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:

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    Never mind the realities!  Even water from the southern Central Valley would still require pumps uphill to get to the LA area.  To the best of my knowledge, such pumping stations don't exist.  This idiot actually thinks valves and pumps controlling water heading downhill into the SF Bay area could just magically be diverted to LA, doesn't he?

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  6. 1 minute ago, TexArcher said:

    Trump wants to get rid of FEMA and make states pay for their own emergencies.

    Oh, man.  The finding out in Alabama and Mississippi during one of these hurricane seasons is gonna be so bad

    He also stated that aid would go through "us" (him).  So I assume, bend the knee, you get aid.  Alabama and Mississippi already kiss his ass, so they'll be covered.  California, on the other hand, can get fucked.

    A reporter asked about conditions on North Carolina since he's already applied two conditions on CA aid (one of them related to voter ID).  Trump of course, made no demand of NC.

    Equality under the law no longer applies.  But we already knew that.

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  7. 19 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

    why does maga / trump / his handlers hate cancer research so much ?

    Because they are just going to cure it with Ivermectin!  Mel Gibson's "research" proves it.

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  8. 58 minutes ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

    Bleh.  He shouldn't have it due to his Ketamine use. Full stop.  And the fact that he lied on his citizenship application.  But there are zero consequences for anything Republicans do anymore.

    FIFY

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  9. 1 minute ago, MissingInAction said:

    I look forward to the rioting, which is a given if that orange goblin pulls any of that shit. 

    Providing the pretext for Marshall Martial law and a suspension of the Constitution.  And our grand experiment would over due to a self inflicted wound.

    I'm not saying the riots would be unwarranted, mind you.

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  10. 1 hour ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

    isn't that a net positive for them? don't they pay out more than they receive, even in disaster years? maybe they should suh-ceed

    You think Trump will be OK if CA somehow withholds its tax money, even as he tries to choke the state out?  Not happening.  And yet somehow, lots of R's in this state will still vote for him.  And yes, provided he continues to live, there will be a push to let him run a third time.

  11. 11 minutes ago, AnotherUTFan said:

    After an intriguing 6 week trial and 6 days of jury deliberations, Noma Momeni was found guilty of 2nd degree murder this morning.

    There should be a movie to follow. This one had everything.

    https://missionlocal.org/2024/12/sf-jury-convicts-murder-nima-momeni-cash-app-bob-lee-stabbing/
     

     

    I never met Bob, but I did work with Oliver in the past.  Very sorry to see him have to go through this.

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  12. 11 hours ago, bonnieblue said:

    Gracias. Do you have any towns in particular that you would recommend in addition to Sonoma proper?

    In no particular order, Healdsburg, Windsor, Sebastopol.  Glen Ellen is nice, but more fire prone (a friend of ours lost their home there a few years back).  And if you want a larger city instead of a town, Petaluma is pretty good too.

    There's not much built up on the coast of Sonoma County.  It's windy, rugged and takes a while to get to from further inland.  No major roads coming in from the east, just the twisty 2 lane variety.  It does have some nice hiking though.

  13. On 12/4/2024 at 11:55 AM, bonnieblue said:

    Any intel on the vibes in Marin/Sonoma County

    I live in Sonoma and love it.  We don't have kids with us, so I have no informed opinion on the schools here.

    The weather is great.  The wine is great.  The political climate (for me and I assume others on this thread) is great.

    The downsides?  Taxes are higher.  Home prices are higher.  There's always a fire risk in the fall, particularly if you live in a more rural area.

    Marin is a center for anti-vax sentiment I believe, even if not MAGA.  It might be even more expensive than Sonoma.

    There is no paradise on Earth.  It's all compromise.  On balance, Sonoma is a winner for us.

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