PenelopeWitherspoon

Whose sock is this?

I gave him the benefit of the doubt in 2017. Stupidity is knowingly repeating the same mistakes.

I deactivated my facebook account. I left twitter over a month ago. I am only on Threads and Insta (I know, still facebook adjacent, but much more positive) and TikTok, which I highly curate. And here.

This is a man who couldn't get laid if he was the last man on earth with billions of women.

Everytime Icono and Johnny post, it is high comedy. I mean, come the fuck on.

You don't annoy me. You need help. You told me you have a drinking problem. Maybe seek help instead of posting here. I do not think you are a bad dude. You just are a shitty drunk.

How drunk are you right now?

Thank, God. I pulled all my money out ages ago. Holy shit!

Ignore Icono. He is a meth head. I think I am in town next time you come up. We should chat.

I am a CPA. Also passed it on my first try. I also graduated Magna cum laude because I believed having a good time was more important than Civ 2 my senior year. I am also 3 hours short of a separate economics degree, but I did not take one course becuse I had too many scheduling conflicts. Your point?

Fuck, learn to use birth control, motherfucker.

Ole @Maestro della Moneta is Elmo, right? I mean, Master of Coin? You have to be fucking kidding me.

Your cuntiness knows no bounds, which given where you got your undergrad degree, is completely expected. Current undergrad acceptance rate there is just a tad under 66%. Talk about academic rigor! LO-Fucking L. But since this is for policy discussion, I think making good paying jobs available to people without college degrees is a great idea. A lot of folks that work with computers or programming are good at it becuase they have a talent for it. No college degree required. Kamala had a plan for that, which would raise the uneducated amongst us. Seems like a winner IMO.

Holy shit. Icono is just a complete idiot.

This.

How about we actually adhere to the separation of church and state? I hear @gsoda3 talk about his religion and Frank Drebin declare from the rooftops about his, but not every American is a Christian. And using religion to dictate policy infringes on the rights of everyone that doesn't attend your church. I have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It doesn't say only Catholics or Christians. So get religion out of the govt. I will lose friends and family over this election, and I'm completely ok with that. But that is because I REFUSE to remain silent in the face of hypocrisy and stupidity any longer.

GOP, fuck forgiving student loans, but forgiving PPP loans to GOP MOC or Senators...AOK.

This.

Anyone that voted for the GOP voted to make me, and every woman in this country, a second class citizen. They do not care if we have bodily autonomy or not, and a growing portion of MAGA has openly talked about rescinding the 19th Amendment. So fuck your feelings. There will be no truce. You don't deserve the consideration.

I agree on them having to divest all of their stocks before entering Congress. I had to do that as a member of a Public Accounting firm. Hell, if a bank was audited by our firm, I could not even have a checking account with them. Independence in appearance and in fact. That being said, we had a 401K plan, and if that plan held stock, that was fine as it was independently managed. Congress should have the same guardrails. However, I disagree on the salary. Can you imagine paying Lauren Boebert or MTG 500k to 1M a year? Seriously? They get tons of vacation, budget for offices and staffers, and DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING USEFUL. And you want to pay them more? Nevermind the sweetheart retirement package Congress gets. But we can work with that. There should be minimum education/experience requirements to be a member of congress or a Senator. I say set the salary at 250K, with adjustments keyed to inflation. You also get an apartment paid for, but you MUST MAINTAIN A HOME IN YOUR CONGRESSIONAL DISCTRICT OR STATE (i.e. the apartment could be 1 or 2 bedrooms...only larger if family lives with you full time and is enrolled in school). If the government shuts down (i.e. you do not do your job), you do not get paid for that time, and you do not get a catch up when it comes back in session (this might make Congress more willing to actually do their job rather than performative bullshit). And here is the kicker, while in Congress, you are on Medicare, and your retirement is Social Security. You should have to deal with what normal Americans have to deal with. If you want to pay for better medical coverage, you can do so OUT OF YOUR OWN POCKET. If you want a better retirement, you should invest in the Congress approved 401K. Align the lawmakers with the vast majority of the people that THEY WORK FOR.

This. This. Already is. Well done. This. This. This. I live in the Republic of New York City. I work in commodities. Trump crazy will bring volatillity which means I will be just fine. I have no kids, so don't have to consider the future beyond my lifetime. I will be looking to buy something in Europe as a way to get the fuck out just in case. A lot of people in this country who voted for Trump are about to Fuck Around and Find Out, and I really cannot give a rat's ass anymore.

Can you post about it in the Thanksgiving thread? I would appreciate the laughs.

Here is my thing about the tariffs. I am 99.9% certain Donald Trump has no fucking clue how they work. I am sure his people tried to explain it, but he is really that stupid. Second, for those that think he does and say, "Oh, Tariffs will bring back manufacturing." They most likely won't. Even if you manufactured some of those goods here, the start up costs alone would most likely be prohibitive. And for some of them, the know how just does not exist. So, this is going to be really fun to watch play out coupled with mass deportations. Fortunately, if I want French wine, luxury goods, etc.. I can go to Europe anytime and buy them direct. The people bitching about the price of eggs and milk, not so much. Good fucking luck, rubes.

Oh, that douchebag. Makes sense.

I’ve done all the genealogy on my family. With my dad, we are English, French and German. French married into English, and English came over in 1705. German came over in 1710. So, not recent enough. For my mom, we have Irish and English. Irish and English came together and English came over in 1698. My grandfather’s grandmother was either full Cherokee or half (can’t remember), so I have nothing on that side either other than my family has been in this land a fuck load longer than either DJT or JDV.