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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. Not-SIAP but Tulsi proved what POS she was yesterday in the congressional hearing. She refused to answer whether the Signal user TG was her or not. Said that the NSC was reviewing the situation. Refusing the answer is what you do when cops pull you over and asked where you just were. Not when you're asked if you participated in a conversation and the guy next to you is confirming he is on the conversation. It makes me wonder what else Tulsi has been using Signal for, and is that the reason that she doesn't want to go down that line of questioning. You answer Yes, user TG is me, then a logical next question is do you use Signal for other conversations? Refuse to answer the first question and it prevents the next questions from being asked.
  2. Wow. $108 for the 3 years plus I'm sure there are royalty and other fees. So maybe another $1/mo. Do you know if you can transfer the subscription to another radio if you buy a new car.
  3. I wish BYD would sell in the US. While Tesla was light years ahead of everyone for a while, from all outward appearances they became sidetracked with the cybertruck disaster and full self driving. I can appreciate trying new moon shot projects but why stop innovating with your products? BYD looks to have innovated well beyond Tesla in many areas.
  4. If I were BYD or other EVs car makers, I would start a marketing campaign about how our vehicles are not hated and experience much lower incidences of vandalism. I don't expect the US car makers though would want to antagonize Elon or Trump at the moment.
  5. And even if Trump states that the info wasn't classified, it speaks to their incompetence. Also has the govt cleared that Signal can be used for confidential or classified conversations? It very well might be acceptable but I don't know if the govt has said so.
  6. In what world would private conversations between the VP, Sec of Def, intel chiefs not be confidential? Even if they're talking about items that are fully unclassified, expressing their opinions about such items and future plans would 100% be classified. In a previous world, there would be a independent counsel named today to get to the bottom of this, including instructing those individuals to protect the communications from destruction if not outright destroying it themselves. But none of this will happen.
  7. Two people to blame for the current status is Bush and Rove. They loved to spread the idea that many undocumented folks were voting. They weren't at Trump levels where Trump claims that 15m voted but they set the stage. To them it was a harmless lie to create a reaction from their side. "Give George W. $25 so he can protect the vote." They started the breeze blowing in a certain direction and ~10 years later, it turned into Hurricane Trump and now most of the GOP distrust the govt. Except for the initial weeks post-9/11, Bush will go down in history as one of the worst Presidents in history. And honesty he has nowhere to go but up. Pretty much everyone on both sides the aisle think he's crap.
  8. I can see a pilot and passengers being concerned if someone is in the plane restroom for 30 minutes. The only reason that I can think someone is in there that long is if they have mobility issues and/or they're attempting to clean up a tremendous mess.
  9. Many have become conditioned to incorrectly consider skinny or lean is somehow unhealthy when that physique has always been the most healthy of any. It's interesting that as America has become fatter and fatter, the "ideal" physique has become more and more unattainable for most. Everyone wants to look like a NFL TE or middle LB. sugar alcohols can create some gastrointestinal problems if you're not used to them.
  10. I've heard/read the rumors that we may have seen the end of Turturro and Walken's participation. I hope they find a way to include them at some level and there is a desire on all sides for them to return. I know they didn't do much (any?) for the marketing efforts pre and post season this year. but that can also be explained in that they may have scheduling conflicts.
  11. SIAP but think about Gemma's outie experience in the last episode. She is suddenly surprised by Mark when he leads her out of Cold Harbor. They escape to the elevator, climbing over a dead man. Then she's Ms. Casey. Then her outie resumes consciousness in the locked stairwell seeing her husband walk towards another woman and ignoring her pleas. I'm fairly certain she doesn't know that Mark has been severed and does she even comprehend that she's severed? And does she have an easy method to get out the building including potentially having to walk up many levels to get to the ground floor. All while the building is in some red alert emergency status? The writers could somewhat get out of that problem if Cobel has discovered a method to get her or Devon into the building to assist an escape but we just didn't see it yet. It's reasonable to think that alone, Gemma would soon get caught due to her disorientation and uncertainty where she is. They have a guard at the top of the elevator, it's doubtful the stairwell opens up unguarded to the outside like a fire exit.
  12. While BMI is a bad measure for someone who hits the gym frequently, there are still plenty of gym rats who could lower their body fat percentage for health reasons. Visceral fat, around your internal organs, is bad for someone regardless how much they bench.
  13. Disagree. I agree that some may be in this situation but anyone with decent morals is questioning their ownership of a Tesla today.
  14. I literally watched a comic book movie recently where the over-the-top, evil leader rallied his troops with promising that they would get everything they ever wanted. there are paths where Elon becomes a Bond villain and some would argue he’s already there. He sees himself as the victim so any response is justified.
  15. Shows that create a mystery always have an easier time of creating the mystery and the resolution is rarely as satisfying. However the show can still be great overall. im amazed how much severance has taken off. I loved S1 in real time as it was released and was worried it would quietly die.
  16. Jame doesn’t want to flip Helly back to Helena. He hates Helena. He sees Helly as the natural fit to be the next leader of Lumon. I could see that being a plot for the next season where innie Mark and Helly are kept for that purpose. Then you have the people on the outside trying to save Mark. I don’t know where Dylan fits into it.
  17. If I had a <fill-in-the-blank> car and a Tesla in my garage, I would only choose to park my non-Tesla in public. Exceptions being at a friend's house or my company parking lot/garage. A valet is most likely safe if the car is out front. An innocent Tesla owner may say why me but the same behavior would occur if you owned a Japanese car in Detroit in the 70s or 80s. In both cases you are driving the symbol of what is harming people, even if you have nothing to do with it. If I'm not mistaken Tesla have a couple of cameras around them. I would have to guess that Tesla engineers are hard at work to help police identify who might be vandalizing the cars.
  18. Sweet. They allow you to spread payments over 36 months for rates between 8 and 34%. My Chipotle lunch today will be paid off by 2028.
  19. My company offers the ability to save up to $10K in after tax dollars in a Roth 401k, above and beyond other 401k savings. I don't know how common that is. The funding comes out of my paycheck for as much or little as I want up to that $10K.
  20. AI can be a great diagnostic tool but the value is dependent on the training method. If you use peer reviewed data from actual doctors and researchers, then it's a game changer for medicine. Especially in the identification of rare diseases and conditions. If you train the model with TwitterX posts, you're probably going to die. As for this case, I would question a physician who has failed to treat a patient for years but eventually asked AI Elon for help.
  21. That's the only fair thing to do since he's so unselfishly firing govt workers and diminishing govt services.
  22. I could see a govt official indicating that an american product is safe to purchase but advocating to purchase a stock? but what to expect from someone who pretty much was laughed at on wall st.
  23. Tesla booted from the Vancouver auto show due to safety concerns. Tesla was asked to withdraw and when they refused/ignored the request, the auto show kicked them out. https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/tesla-removed-as-participant-in-2025-vancouver-international-auto-show-10394725 My guess is that we will hear about this from Trump today and he will find some way to reciprocate this action.
  24. Look into the theraband flex bar. Basically a thick tube of rubber. Outside of it looking like a sex toy, it's great to use for therapy for elbow problems, golf or tennis. You hold it in both hands ant twist one wrist at a time. It warms up the arm muscles which appears to offload some stress from the elbow. In my experience with both golf and tennis elbow, nothing helps as much as time. No one wants to hear it but it may be better for long term.
  25. Dan Patrick knows what's best for everyone. And he doesn't need to ask the Texas public for their opinions.
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