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  1. It’s nice having a show like this that is actually worthy of some discussion between episodes. It helps that Apple still slow releases the episodes.
  2. Since when is funding schools a priority?
  3. The timing isn’t terrible in retrospect. The shutdown is over which allows the media to move on from that, to immediately be replaced by new Epstein information. Mike Johnson had to swear in Rep Grijalva and away we go. Whether it was planned that way or not, we’ll probably never know.
  4. Yeah, I get all of that, but for the 6 Democrat senators who voted to end the shutdown, was there a hidden agenda pertaining to the Epstein files, or was that merely coincidence?
  5. Does the abrupt ending of the government shutdown have anything to do with the Epstein files or purely coincidence that they are happening in the same week?
  6. For anyone who has paid any attention to him, he’s an awful human being who frequently posts racist and inflammatory shit online.
  7. Like pretty much everything in life, Trump has no idea how much health insurance actually costs. Even if the government gave everyone a $2,000 tariff rebate, it would hardly make a dent in healthcare costs for most families. It would probably result in insurance companies further increasing premiums, using government subsidies to fatten the corporations, leaving the average American even worse off, all while paying increased retail prices on everything else because of tariffs. Or we could, you know, do Medicare for all and cut the health insurance companies out of the picture and try to start driving healthcare costs down a little bit. But that would benefit poor people at the expense of the investing class, so of course not.
  8. Well, everyone that has been converted has essentially lost the capability of individual thought. We don’t understand the details yet, but they either have a shared consciousness and ethos that is a summation of 7+ billion people merged into one, or they have a shared consciousness that is dictated by some alien species or non-human entity. So them saying it’s awesome is not exactly a glowing review. The converted ā€œindividualsā€ have basically lost their humanity. They no longer have their own identity, the ability to express independent thoughts or beliefs, or to experience the joy and heartache of interpersonal relationships. Once everyone is converted, what is left? Carol is the only person that seems to understand that and she should be an asshole about it.
  9. Perhaps an unpopular opinion, but I disagree that the Dems got nothing in return. They had great results in last week’s elections, which was probably at least partly due to the shutdown. Maybe some of those election results would’ve happened regardless, but the shutdown increased frustration with the GOP and that likely helped in places. There is a plan in place to vote on extension of ACA subsidies in December. Even though that is unlikely to pass, it will force every GOP senator to be on record as voting against it. Maybe the vote never even occurs, but through this shutdown, Dems are making the GOP own the healthcare problem when many Americans see their premiums increase. There is some protection in place for the GAO, both for maintaining budget and for the ability to sue the White House (I know, but still). It’s better than letting the GOP kill off one of the few watchdogs that exists. The agreement also prevents layoffs of federal workers from the shutdown, requires rehiring of workers already laid off, and requires back pay. That is in opposition to Trump saying he planned to let a bunch of federal workers go. Like many of you, I was fine with letting the shutdown drag on until next November. Let Americans feel the hardship of electing bullshit leaders. However, I don’t think that was ever likely to happen and it would create the possibility of Trump using it as an excuse to suspend elections. The Dems were never going to actually get their main demand of extending ACA subsidies, so there was never a clean off ramp for them. At least forcing a vote on it will put everyone on record, or the GOP backtracking on a promise to vote becomes an indictment of all of them. I think this could be the least bad outcome, and some good has already come from it. I would’ve preferred to at least let it go through the holidays to fuck up everyone’s travel, but oh well. Plus, most reasonable people still blame Trump and Republicans for the shitshow happening in the first place, so there’s a little political capital there. We now have Trump on record as trying to block SNAP benefits. That’s something.
  10. Watched the first 2 episodes and I like it so far. The premise reminds me a little bit of The Leftovers in the sense that an extreme supernatural event happens to the entire world in a short time period, and now we have to see how the survivors react. I like how feisty Carol is. She isn't settling for anyone's bullshit and it created some interesting conversations with the group of other anomalous humans. No idea where this goes, but I'd like to eventually see a scenario where they discover a way of converting some people back to normal.
  11. Open the government and fund my Big Ugly Bill that strips people of their healthcare coverage and then I promise to help poor people get healthcare.
  12. Starving 42 million Americans is not a good look. Not to mention the 3 million government employees who may not have been on SNAP and are not receiving a paycheck going into the holidays. All while building a lavish ballroom that 99.9999% of Americans will never see. I know Trump has gotten away with a lot of heinous shit over the years, but I think so many of his supporters treated politics like a reality show with a goal of owning the libs, and now the chickens are coming home to roost for a lot of people. Trumpers likely care less about trans swimmers when they can’t afford to eat and their orange god is bailing out Argentina and starting a holy war in Nigeria. I think we’re seeing cracks in the MAGA armor. Trump is practically commanding Congress to terminate the filibuster and so far it’s crickets. MTG is very publicly on a healthcare rampage. The senate voted to block tariffs on Brazil. The winds seem to have shifted and I think everyone on the right is feeling the pressure of the extended shutdown. I’m reluctant to get too hopeful long term, but it’s safe to say the GOP is not having a good November. That’s a start.
  13. This administration is so fucking dumb. They don’t even pretend to be intelligent. Just full Idiocracy at every opportunity.
  14. Ok, sorry for the long post but I mostly answered my own questions. Runna has a section where I can update current weekly mileage and my current long runs, which then re-creates my entire training plan in a way that suits me. It wasn’t part of the initial setup, not sure why, but it looks good now.
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