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Shaman
2019 Oct 25, 11:25am
Shaman
2019 Oct 25, 11:25am
Onvacation says
No, it’s worse than that. They took bribes to use the influence Joe had as VP of the USA to shelter a corrupt corporation from prosecution.
WaltertheoFlanders saysWhat offence did Joe and Hunter commit?
They shook down Ukraine for money.
No, it’s worse than that. They took bribes to use the influence Joe had as VP of the USA to shelter a corrupt corporation from prosecution.
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Onvacation
2019 Oct 25, 12:49pm
Onvacation
2019 Oct 25, 12:49pm
rdm says
A spokesman for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, Andrew Bates, said: 'Donald Trump is so terrified of running against Joe Biden that he sent his presidency into a tailspin by trying to blackmail Ukraine into intervening in our elections with universally-debunked lies.'
There's the smoking gun. Trump was afraid to run against Biden.
There certainly will be a charge and it will likely be abuse of power and related matters, that is not a crime in and of itself but there may well be related crimes alleged and charged, the process is in the investigation phase.
A spokesman for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, Andrew Bates, said: 'Donald Trump is so terrified of running against Joe Biden that he sent his presidency into a tailspin by trying to blackmail Ukraine into intervening in our elections with universally-debunked lies.'
There's the smoking gun. Trump was afraid to run against Biden.
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Shaman
2019 Oct 25, 12:50pm
Shaman
2019 Oct 25, 12:50pm
“ https://patrick.net/post/1328083/2019-10-23-he-usurped-our-power-he-abused-his-authority-he-gave-false-information-that-to-me-mr-speaker-is-the-same-as-giving-no-information-at-all-actually-i-think-it-is-worse-”
Let’s take this point by point:
1)He usurped OUR power. Oh really? It’s yours? I thought the power belonged to the people?
2)he abused his authority. This is just a matter of judgement. At what point is authority exceeded or abused? In our Republic it would be when the authority was used at cross purposes with the good of the USA and the Constitution that defines our government. Investigating an ex-VP for abusing his authority to make money in the Ukraine meets neither of those qualifiers.
3) He gave false information: Oh really? And who determines that it is false? How do they determine that? How are you so sure that the info is false and how is giving such information a crime? Does it work against the good of the Republic? Or just work against your own nefarious plans?
Even the title of this post is ridiculous on its face.
Let’s take this point by point:
1)He usurped OUR power. Oh really? It’s yours? I thought the power belonged to the people?
2)he abused his authority. This is just a matter of judgement. At what point is authority exceeded or abused? In our Republic it would be when the authority was used at cross purposes with the good of the USA and the Constitution that defines our government. Investigating an ex-VP for abusing his authority to make money in the Ukraine meets neither of those qualifiers.
3) He gave false information: Oh really? And who determines that it is false? How do they determine that? How are you so sure that the info is false and how is giving such information a crime? Does it work against the good of the Republic? Or just work against your own nefarious plans?
Even the title of this post is ridiculous on its face.
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Shaman
2019 Oct 25, 12:53pm
Shaman
2019 Oct 25, 12:53pm
Any good union will absolutely charge mandatory dues. It’s fee for service, and the service is making sure your employment comes with rights and decent compensation as well as lobbyists for your cause in the DC swamp.
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socal2
2019 Oct 25, 12:55pm
Yep - wish I invested. Tesla is so far ahead of everyone else in terms of technology, performance and battery infrastructure build out, I can't see anyone catching up with them anytime soon.
I've got two years left on my Chevy Bolt lease and can't wait to get into a Y.
I've got two years left on my Chevy Bolt lease and can't wait to get into a Y.
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RWSGFY
2019 Oct 25, 1:28pm
RWSGFY
2019 Oct 25, 1:28pm
SF tech company fired software engineers seeking to organize, union claims
By Benny Evangelista Jan. 31, 2018 Updated: Jan. 31, 2018 4:13 p.m.
A San Francisco technology company laid off a group of software engineers as they were trying to join a labor union, according to a complaint filed with the National Labor Relations Board.
The Communications Workers of America claims Lanetix, which makes cloud-based software for transportation and logistics companies, violated federal labor laws by cutting 14 software engineers in January in San Francisco and Arlington, Va.
Most of the engineers were fired Friday, about 10 days after they filed a petition seeking union representation, according to the complaint filed by the CWA’s Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild. A hearing to determine a date to hold the union vote was scheduled for Thursday.
Lanetix did not immediately respond to several messages left by The Chronicle. On Thursday afternoon, a man who answered the company’s main phone line hung up on a reporter’s call.
While unions have made inroads in representing Silicon Valley bus drivers, security officers, food service workers and custodians, the Lanetix case could break new ground because union activity is still unusual for software engineers, who are generally highly paid and in short supply, labor lawyers said.
“Generally, Silicon Valley employers are deeply hostile to the idea of unions,” said William Gould, a Stanford Law professor who was National Labor Relations Board chairman under the Clinton administration.
According to the Labor Department, the median pay for software developers across the country in 2016 was $102,280. And the department projected there will be more than 10,000 job openings for software developers this year in California alone.
But there are other reasons unions can attract higher-paid tech workers, including “if you feel mistreated by the company or if you feel there’s favoritism going on or lack of job security,” said labor law attorney Steve Hirschfeld, founding partner of Hirschfeld Kraemer of San Francisco.
“There’s a myth that if you’re a highly paid employee, you either can’t join a union or wouldn’t be interested,” Hirschfeld said.
The Lanetix case is “significant because it is a tech company and they’re well-paid engineers,” he said. “That’s still a rarity today for that group of employees to be organized. (But) the feeling among many tech workers is that they’re viewed as being expendable.”
The Lanetix engineers signed union cards to join the CWA’s Washington-Baltimore News Guild. (The Pacific Media Workers Guild, which represents some San Francisco Chronicle employees, is also affiliated with the CWA.) According to the complaint filed with the board, the union said Lanetix began “threatening and coercing employees” for engaging in union activities starting in November. The complaint said one engineer was fired for participating in group discussions on Slack, an internal messaging service.
The union filed a petition with the board on Jan. 16 to represent the workers. The company terminated “all engineers and senior engineers in retaliation for demanding recognition,” the complaint said.
The engineers were called into a meeting and told of layoffs due to the company’s lackluster fourth quarter performance, CWA organizer Melinda Fiedler told Bloomberg Law.
“By the time they left that meeting, their computers were gone,” Fiedler said.
Cet Parks, executive director of the Washington-Baltimore News Guild, said the workers were told the company was moving engineering offices to Europe.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/SF-tech-company-fired-software-engineers-seeking-12541301.php
By Benny Evangelista Jan. 31, 2018 Updated: Jan. 31, 2018 4:13 p.m.
A San Francisco technology company laid off a group of software engineers as they were trying to join a labor union, according to a complaint filed with the National Labor Relations Board.
The Communications Workers of America claims Lanetix, which makes cloud-based software for transportation and logistics companies, violated federal labor laws by cutting 14 software engineers in January in San Francisco and Arlington, Va.
Most of the engineers were fired Friday, about 10 days after they filed a petition seeking union representation, according to the complaint filed by the CWA’s Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild. A hearing to determine a date to hold the union vote was scheduled for Thursday.
Lanetix did not immediately respond to several messages left by The Chronicle. On Thursday afternoon, a man who answered the company’s main phone line hung up on a reporter’s call.
While unions have made inroads in representing Silicon Valley bus drivers, security officers, food service workers and custodians, the Lanetix case could break new ground because union activity is still unusual for software engineers, who are generally highly paid and in short supply, labor lawyers said.
“Generally, Silicon Valley employers are deeply hostile to the idea of unions,” said William Gould, a Stanford Law professor who was National Labor Relations Board chairman under the Clinton administration.
According to the Labor Department, the median pay for software developers across the country in 2016 was $102,280. And the department projected there will be more than 10,000 job openings for software developers this year in California alone.
But there are other reasons unions can attract higher-paid tech workers, including “if you feel mistreated by the company or if you feel there’s favoritism going on or lack of job security,” said labor law attorney Steve Hirschfeld, founding partner of Hirschfeld Kraemer of San Francisco.
“There’s a myth that if you’re a highly paid employee, you either can’t join a union or wouldn’t be interested,” Hirschfeld said.
The Lanetix case is “significant because it is a tech company and they’re well-paid engineers,” he said. “That’s still a rarity today for that group of employees to be organized. (But) the feeling among many tech workers is that they’re viewed as being expendable.”
The Lanetix engineers signed union cards to join the CWA’s Washington-Baltimore News Guild. (The Pacific Media Workers Guild, which represents some San Francisco Chronicle employees, is also affiliated with the CWA.) According to the complaint filed with the board, the union said Lanetix began “threatening and coercing employees” for engaging in union activities starting in November. The complaint said one engineer was fired for participating in group discussions on Slack, an internal messaging service.
The union filed a petition with the board on Jan. 16 to represent the workers. The company terminated “all engineers and senior engineers in retaliation for demanding recognition,” the complaint said.
The engineers were called into a meeting and told of layoffs due to the company’s lackluster fourth quarter performance, CWA organizer Melinda Fiedler told Bloomberg Law.
“By the time they left that meeting, their computers were gone,” Fiedler said.
Cet Parks, executive director of the Washington-Baltimore News Guild, said the workers were told the company was moving engineering offices to Europe.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/SF-tech-company-fired-software-engineers-seeking-12541301.php
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RWSGFY
2019 Oct 25, 1:32pm
RWSGFY
2019 Oct 25, 1:32pm
12 Nov 2018 | 18:17 GMT
Startup Lanetix Pays US $775,000 to Software Engineers Fired for Union Organizing
... back in January [2018], an effort to unionize software engineers made the news when Lanetix, a company that creates cloud-based tools for the shipping and transportation industry, fired 14 engineers shortly after they petitioned to be represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The CWA then filed charges with the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), indicating that the firing of the 14—and one earlier termination—was clearly in retaliation for union-organizing activity (Lanetix had stated that it was a layoff due to the company’s poor fourth quarter and said the jobs were going to be outsourced). The firings reportedly were the culmination of months of effort by the company to disrupt the union organizing effort.
In late August, the agency took up the case, filing a complaint [PDF] against Lanetix and asking for a court to require that the fired engineers be reinstated with back pay. According to the NLRB complaint, threats against the engineers started last November, when company officials told employees that they were aware that employees were participating in an external Slack organization, “discussing wages, hours, and working conditions” and threatened reprisals if the discussions continued. The complaint also indicated that, after the January firings, remaining employees were told that the terminations were due to union activity.
Last week, with hearings on the case about to begin in Washington, D.C., Lanetix settled, agreeing to pay the 15 former workers a total of US $775,000. That’s not an insignificant amount of money for the startup; according to Crunchbase, Lanetix’s funding to date totals $9.2 million.
In a statement, former Lanetix developer Sahil Talwar called the settlement “a landmark win for tech workers.”
“We have shown what can be accomplished by standing together and standing strong,” Talwar said.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/at-work/tech-careers/startup-lanetix-pays-775000-to-software-engineers-fired-for-union-organizing
Startup Lanetix Pays US $775,000 to Software Engineers Fired for Union Organizing
... back in January [2018], an effort to unionize software engineers made the news when Lanetix, a company that creates cloud-based tools for the shipping and transportation industry, fired 14 engineers shortly after they petitioned to be represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The CWA then filed charges with the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), indicating that the firing of the 14—and one earlier termination—was clearly in retaliation for union-organizing activity (Lanetix had stated that it was a layoff due to the company’s poor fourth quarter and said the jobs were going to be outsourced). The firings reportedly were the culmination of months of effort by the company to disrupt the union organizing effort.
In late August, the agency took up the case, filing a complaint [PDF] against Lanetix and asking for a court to require that the fired engineers be reinstated with back pay. According to the NLRB complaint, threats against the engineers started last November, when company officials told employees that they were aware that employees were participating in an external Slack organization, “discussing wages, hours, and working conditions” and threatened reprisals if the discussions continued. The complaint also indicated that, after the January firings, remaining employees were told that the terminations were due to union activity.
Last week, with hearings on the case about to begin in Washington, D.C., Lanetix settled, agreeing to pay the 15 former workers a total of US $775,000. That’s not an insignificant amount of money for the startup; according to Crunchbase, Lanetix’s funding to date totals $9.2 million.
In a statement, former Lanetix developer Sahil Talwar called the settlement “a landmark win for tech workers.”
“We have shown what can be accomplished by standing together and standing strong,” Talwar said.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/at-work/tech-careers/startup-lanetix-pays-775000-to-software-engineers-fired-for-union-organizing
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richwicks
2019 Oct 25, 1:37pm
richwicks
2019 Oct 25, 1:37pm
Back in the early 2000's a criminal fuck named Daryl McBride lied about Linux containing code from System 5 which was owned by SCO which he was the CEO of.
The entire creation of Linux is public record, and McBride wouldn't be specific about what code was supposedly stolen from System 5. There were doubts among the techinical community, but SCOs stock price went up 10 times and for about 2 years.
Turned out that SCO has actually stolen code from Linux and placed it into System 5.
You can make a lot of money off from a scam, even when it's a scam. McBride never faced any consequences for his gross negligence, because he made a lot of money for a select few people, by lying.
Musk isn't what you think he is. He's a marketer, and a terrible engineer. The "hyperloop" is an idea that was proposed 200 years ago, but was abandoned when the energy requirements of just evacuating a tunnel were computed. We are very near the max of energy density for batteries right now - we'd be better off running cars burning compressed natural gas - which we have so much of an abundance, that we burn it still at oil fields. Space is a complete waste of money - it's interesting, the Hubble was mind blowing, but there's absolutely no reason to send people into space today - the ISS hasn't produced a single piece of research that is useful and if you doubt this, name the research. SpaceX is another scam.
He's just another PT Barnum.
The entire creation of Linux is public record, and McBride wouldn't be specific about what code was supposedly stolen from System 5. There were doubts among the techinical community, but SCOs stock price went up 10 times and for about 2 years.
Turned out that SCO has actually stolen code from Linux and placed it into System 5.
You can make a lot of money off from a scam, even when it's a scam. McBride never faced any consequences for his gross negligence, because he made a lot of money for a select few people, by lying.
Musk isn't what you think he is. He's a marketer, and a terrible engineer. The "hyperloop" is an idea that was proposed 200 years ago, but was abandoned when the energy requirements of just evacuating a tunnel were computed. We are very near the max of energy density for batteries right now - we'd be better off running cars burning compressed natural gas - which we have so much of an abundance, that we burn it still at oil fields. Space is a complete waste of money - it's interesting, the Hubble was mind blowing, but there's absolutely no reason to send people into space today - the ISS hasn't produced a single piece of research that is useful and if you doubt this, name the research. SpaceX is another scam.
He's just another PT Barnum.
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SunnyvaleCA
2019 Oct 25, 1:41pm
WaltertheoFlanders says
What offence did Joe and Hunter commit?For Hunter its: Failure to register as a foreign lobbyist, money laundering, and tax evasion; just like Paul Manafort. For Quid Pro Joe: the nickname speaks for itself.
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SunnyvaleCA
2019 Oct 25, 1:44pm
Onvacation says
He committed the crime of becoming president and putting US citizens first. I wish theinquisition impeachment squad would just be honest about that.
What offence did Trump commit? I can't think of anything that rises to high crime or misdemeanor.
He committed the crime of becoming president and putting US citizens first. I wish the
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SunnyvaleCA
2019 Oct 25, 1:51pm
Chiromancer says
Obama gave an executive order to kill, without trial or any other due process, a specifically-named individual who was known at the time to be a US citizen. I think it was a good idea, but there you have it. Remember, Obama himself said his time in office was scandal free.!
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/23/us-justification-drone-killing-american-citizen-awlaki
richwicks saysTrump hasn't murdered anybody in cold blood, when Obama did.
And you know this how? The drone attacks have continued under Trump. Granted he is probably too stupid and inept to realize those deaths are his responsibility as a supposed commander and chief. But who knows maybe the special ed daily briefing in comic book format has penetrated, so to speak.
Obama gave an executive order to kill, without trial or any other due process, a specifically-named individual who was known at the time to be a US citizen. I think it was a good idea, but there you have it. Remember, Obama himself said his time in office was scandal free.!
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/23/us-justification-drone-killing-american-citizen-awlaki
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SunnyvaleCA
2019 Oct 25, 1:55pm
California should put a 50% state income tax on any the portion of each state pension exceeding $50k/year.
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richwicks
2019 Oct 25, 1:57pm
richwicks
2019 Oct 25, 1:57pm
Onvacation says
They OVERTHREW Ukraine. There was no revolution in Ukraine, it was a US led coup.
What happened is that Ukraine was broke and needed money. Yanukovych appealed to the IMF for help, Russia made a better offer and Yanukovych took the Russian offer and as a result, Ukraine wasn't going to join the treacherous EU that has just destroyed Greece and Italy. This couldn't be allowed so the US overthrew the government.
Victoria Nuland, a Neocon whore, even bragged it only cost 5 billion dollars to do, remember "fuck the EU" comment of hers?
In any case, the Obozo administration then inserted themselves into the process to profit, Biden was part of it. They are just mafia sluts. A cokehead asshole that just got dishonorably discharged from the Navy because of his drug addiction had no business being on Burisma's board of directors even for $1 a month, it was a bribe for favorable consideration through the Obozo administration.
Talk to a Ukranian for fuck's sake.
Stop defending criminals. The US is corrupt, and you shouldn't tolerate corruption. What the Biden's did is no better than what Dickhead Cheney did with Halliburton. Stop putting up with criminals in your government, assholes.
These are people suffering under you criminal government. You suffer too, I do as well. Will you assholes please get a sense of right and wrong, and stop thinking of left and right?
What offence did Joe and Hunter commit? I can't think of anything. Now the way tRump held up aid for his political gain that's way more impeachable than anything Clinton did.
They OVERTHREW Ukraine. There was no revolution in Ukraine, it was a US led coup.
What happened is that Ukraine was broke and needed money. Yanukovych appealed to the IMF for help, Russia made a better offer and Yanukovych took the Russian offer and as a result, Ukraine wasn't going to join the treacherous EU that has just destroyed Greece and Italy. This couldn't be allowed so the US overthrew the government.
Victoria Nuland, a Neocon whore, even bragged it only cost 5 billion dollars to do, remember "fuck the EU" comment of hers?
In any case, the Obozo administration then inserted themselves into the process to profit, Biden was part of it. They are just mafia sluts. A cokehead asshole that just got dishonorably discharged from the Navy because of his drug addiction had no business being on Burisma's board of directors even for $1 a month, it was a bribe for favorable consideration through the Obozo administration.
Talk to a Ukranian for fuck's sake.
Stop defending criminals. The US is corrupt, and you shouldn't tolerate corruption. What the Biden's did is no better than what Dickhead Cheney did with Halliburton. Stop putting up with criminals in your government, assholes.
These are people suffering under you criminal government. You suffer too, I do as well. Will you assholes please get a sense of right and wrong, and stop thinking of left and right?
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FuckTheMainstreamMedia
2019 Oct 25, 2:00pm
FuckTheMainstreamMedia
2019 Oct 25, 2:00pm
WaltertheoFlanders says
Its literally as clear as day.
And you idiots wonder why there might be a civil war if President Trump is impeached.
Stop lying. Back In Your DNC Box.
Quigley saysAbsent a crime that necessitates his impeachment
Unfortunately your view of "A crime that necessitates his impeachment" and the view of the duly elected house Democrats are probably different and since the duly elected house Democrats are the ones deciding then your opinion on this means jack shit to them.
The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
Its literally as clear as day.
And you idiots wonder why there might be a civil war if President Trump is impeached.
Stop lying. Back In Your DNC Box.
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SunnyvaleCA
2019 Oct 25, 2:07pm
I don't quite see what magic power TSLA stock has from an investment standpoint. Useful patents? Manufacturing know-how? Their genius manufacturing-in-a-tent technology will soon be cloned by their "partners" in China anyway.
The company's finances strike me as being highly leveraged and so any hiccup will cause an implosion. Remember Excite@Home company ... sailing along beautifully until oops! A cascade of financial problems resulting in instant bankruptcy.
Having products that people love doesn't guarantee business success. For the record: I plunked down nearly a model-3's amount of money for some PUTs @300 with year-out expiration.
The company's finances strike me as being highly leveraged and so any hiccup will cause an implosion. Remember Excite@Home company ... sailing along beautifully until oops! A cascade of financial problems resulting in instant bankruptcy.
Having products that people love doesn't guarantee business success. For the record: I plunked down nearly a model-3's amount of money for some PUTs @300 with year-out expiration.
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SunnyvaleCA
2019 Oct 25, 2:13pm
OccasionalCortex says
Proposition to do just what you proposeIt'll be like Prop 187 ... passed with overwhelming support and then shot down by the corrupt California courts.
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richwicks
2019 Oct 25, 2:25pm
richwicks
2019 Oct 25, 2:25pm
CovfefeButDeadly says
We literally have people in the executive office directly profiting off from war and coups - from the Bush administration right into the the Obama administration, and our so-called "news" media won't say a word about it. This isn't the country I grew up in. I'm always amazed, and disgusted, at what US citizens put up with. If your government has no principles, no honor, neither do you. Why do people allow this?
Fuck, at this point, I wouldn't even bat an eye to see a military coup. Our entire federal government is run by outright, obvious criminals.
WaltertheoFlanders saysQuigley saysAbsent a crime that necessitates his impeachment
Unfortunately your view of "A crime that necessitates his impeachment" and the view of the duly elected house Democrats are probably different and since the duly elected house Democrats are the ones deciding then your opinion on this means jack shit to them.The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
Its literally as clear as day.
And you idiots wonder why there might be a civil war if President Trump is impeached.
Stop lying. Back In Your DNC Box.
We literally have people in the executive office directly profiting off from war and coups - from the Bush administration right into the the Obama administration, and our so-called "news" media won't say a word about it. This isn't the country I grew up in. I'm always amazed, and disgusted, at what US citizens put up with. If your government has no principles, no honor, neither do you. Why do people allow this?
Fuck, at this point, I wouldn't even bat an eye to see a military coup. Our entire federal government is run by outright, obvious criminals.
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richwicks
2019 Oct 25, 2:34pm
richwicks
2019 Oct 25, 2:34pm
OccasionalCortex says
Good, it would be funny to see Clinton who was doing pay for play, accepting bribes, through her so-called "charity", run again. She's George W. Bush with in a skirt with his dick stuffed between his legs. Just another Neocon dirtbag.
Biden is corrupt, as corrupt as Dick Cheney or Michael Chertoff - I wouldn't mind a bit seeing these criminals get dragged into this maylee. When a population accepts the corruption of their government, the population is tainted as well, and they don't even benefit from the corruption.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/hunter-biden-s-legal-work-romania-raises-new-questions-about-n1071031
I am starting to think that Shrillary is behind all this. Otherwise, the media would be protecting Hunter & Daddy.
Good, it would be funny to see Clinton who was doing pay for play, accepting bribes, through her so-called "charity", run again. She's George W. Bush with in a skirt with his dick stuffed between his legs. Just another Neocon dirtbag.
Biden is corrupt, as corrupt as Dick Cheney or Michael Chertoff - I wouldn't mind a bit seeing these criminals get dragged into this maylee. When a population accepts the corruption of their government, the population is tainted as well, and they don't even benefit from the corruption.
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SunnyvaleCA
2019 Oct 25, 2:40pm
Perhaps Pelosi can anger enough citizens that she'll flip the House back Republican majority. With Boehner and McCain out of the way in the Senate, the legislative branch might actually get something done. Hey! We can always hope!
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richwicks
2019 Oct 25, 2:43pm
richwicks
2019 Oct 25, 2:43pm
OccasionalCortex says
Keep in mind, that was the cost of a house at one time. We are in a lot of bubbles.
Yeah and Tulips once sold @ today's equiv of $17k per bulb, too.
Keep in mind, that was the cost of a house at one time. We are in a lot of bubbles.
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SunnyvaleCA
2019 Oct 25, 2:43pm
(2) Budget
I don't think Trump cares much about the deficit. Last time he did a shutdown it was because he was trying to get funding for the wall, not because he wanted a slimed-down budget.
He'll just prod the Federal Reserve to push interest rates negative and then all of a sudden the national debt will become a source of national income. (Yeah, I know it won't work like that, but the point is that the borrowing is pretty cheap for now.)
I'm guessing he feels that the budget isn't his fault. It's up to congress.
I don't think Trump cares much about the deficit. Last time he did a shutdown it was because he was trying to get funding for the wall, not because he wanted a slimed-down budget.
He'll just prod the Federal Reserve to push interest rates negative and then all of a sudden the national debt will become a source of national income. (Yeah, I know it won't work like that, but the point is that the borrowing is pretty cheap for now.)
I'm guessing he feels that the budget isn't his fault. It's up to congress.
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RWSGFY
2019 Oct 25, 2:47pm
RWSGFY
2019 Oct 25, 2:47pm
SunnyvaleCA says
At my cost base it lags Dow. :(
I don't quite see what magic power TSLA stock has from an investment standpoint.
At my cost base it lags Dow. :(
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SunnyvaleCA
2019 Oct 25, 2:49pm
richwicks says
Yup, the irony isn't lost on the Ukrainians. Quid Pro Joe was the point man on cleaning up corruption in Ukraine, so the Ukrainians pay a generous bribe to the Biden clan. You can't make this stuff up!
Talk to a Ukranian for fuck's sake.
Yup, the irony isn't lost on the Ukrainians. Quid Pro Joe was the point man on cleaning up corruption in Ukraine, so the Ukrainians pay a generous bribe to the Biden clan. You can't make this stuff up!
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Shaman
2019 Oct 25, 2:58pm
Shaman
2019 Oct 25, 2:58pm
richwicks says
I could not disagree more strongly.
Space is The future.
Space is a complete waste of money - it's interesting, the Hubble was mind blowing, but there's absolutely no reason to send people into space today - the ISS hasn't produced a single piece of research that is useful and if you doubt this, name the research. SpaceX is another scam.
I could not disagree more strongly.
Space is The future.
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SunnyvaleCA
2019 Oct 25, 2:59pm
With anti-Trump leaks come from those hearing every day, I wouldn't exactly call it "closed door."
And another thing to consider... if the testimony were mostly bad for Trump (not just the select leaks), don't you think the House would be holding hearings out in the open? Yeah, it's "secret" so only the out-of-context and bad parts can be selectively leaked.
And another thing to consider... if the testimony were mostly bad for Trump (not just the select leaks), don't you think the House would be holding hearings out in the open? Yeah, it's "secret" so only the out-of-context and bad parts can be selectively leaked.
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Rin
2019 Oct 25, 3:04pm
Rin
2019 Oct 25, 3:04pm
Tech workers, unlike the AMA (Doctor's guild), are free market losers.
In other words, they're worker bees who don't comprehend that they don't own the capital and thus, aren't a part of the free market which is about capital and not the work one does. And thus, they're dumber than the secretary who knows her place in the organization.
There was a saying ,,, "I can just hire a PhD", by a company CEO.
In other words, they're worker bees who don't comprehend that they don't own the capital and thus, aren't a part of the free market which is about capital and not the work one does. And thus, they're dumber than the secretary who knows her place in the organization.
There was a saying ,,, "I can just hire a PhD", by a company CEO.
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Shaman
2019 Oct 25, 3:04pm
Shaman
2019 Oct 25, 3:04pm
You might not like “traditional” unions, but they do offer significant job security against pernicious management, insourcing, being fired for expressing an opinion (James Damore anyone?), or otherwise being hosed by your employer.
In the example blackface posted, just the fact that the employees WANTED a Union was enough to activate labor laws on the books which protected them from company retribution to a certain degree, including backpay.
In the example blackface posted, just the fact that the employees WANTED a Union was enough to activate labor laws on the books which protected them from company retribution to a certain degree, including backpay.
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kt1652
2019 Oct 25, 3:19pm
kt1652
2019 Oct 25, 3:19pm
You tesla shorts are toast. 2020 will be huge for tsla. Shanghai Gf3 will be producing model 3 at less than half of cost today sowing into biggest EV Market in the world.
Model y the long-awaited SUV will be kicking ass in the USA. The cost efficiency from model 3 learning will will hit you bears so hard you wouldn't even see stars. We're talkin about automation, eliminating wiring to a fraction of existing manual assembled copper wires.
The pickup truck is going to kick ass.
1 million mile battery will roll into production, the Maxwell Acquisitions going to reduce costs and extend range and weight at the same time.
Tesla is so far ahead it is almost a joke.
Look at the Porsche Taycan it can't even beat a seven year old model S.
Model y the long-awaited SUV will be kicking ass in the USA. The cost efficiency from model 3 learning will will hit you bears so hard you wouldn't even see stars. We're talkin about automation, eliminating wiring to a fraction of existing manual assembled copper wires.
The pickup truck is going to kick ass.
1 million mile battery will roll into production, the Maxwell Acquisitions going to reduce costs and extend range and weight at the same time.
Tesla is so far ahead it is almost a joke.
Look at the Porsche Taycan it can't even beat a seven year old model S.
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HeadSet
2019 Oct 25, 3:22pm
HeadSet
2019 Oct 25, 3:22pm
With Boehner and McCain out of the way in the Senate
Plus those 40 odd RINOs gone who chose not to run in 2016.
Plus those 40 odd RINOs gone who chose not to run in 2016.
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RWSGFY
2019 Oct 25, 3:43pm
RWSGFY
2019 Oct 25, 3:43pm
OccasionalCortex says
"Could be zero"
PS. Their whole financing is less than $10M. I'd say 7% of everything is not trivial.
And $775k for FIFTEEN people is a dirt cheap settlement for Lanetix at that!
"Could be zero"
PS. Their whole financing is less than $10M. I'd say 7% of everything is not trivial.
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kt1652
2019 Oct 25, 3:44pm
kt1652
2019 Oct 25, 3:44pm
Less range, slower, at 2x the $. What's not to like about a Taycan Turbo? Someone please tell Porsches EVs don't have turbos.
Oh by the way where is the supercharger Network for your $200,000 slow EV?
Oh by the way where is the supercharger Network for your $200,000 slow EV?
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clambo
2019 Oct 25, 3:49pm
The guys who bought TSLA at $383/share all have their fingers crossed.
The possibility of ever receiving a dividend from TSLA is zero.
If Tesla weren't run by an egomaniac conman liar I would give them a chance of being worth something.
Even so, with an awesome CEO the assumption that everyone else is going to sit still and not make battery cars is a fantasy.
I see Chevy Bolts all over the place; the 3 owners whom I asked all said "I love this car!"
Maybe everyone who owns an electric car loves it. That doesn't mean you should expect that company to take over car production worldwide.
The possibility of ever receiving a dividend from TSLA is zero.
If Tesla weren't run by an egomaniac conman liar I would give them a chance of being worth something.
Even so, with an awesome CEO the assumption that everyone else is going to sit still and not make battery cars is a fantasy.
I see Chevy Bolts all over the place; the 3 owners whom I asked all said "I love this car!"
Maybe everyone who owns an electric car loves it. That doesn't mean you should expect that company to take over car production worldwide.
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clambo
2019 Oct 25, 3:52pm
First they brought in farmworkers who were illegals. Those had children who are academic underachievers.
Then they brought in foreigners legally to replace American workers in tech and other occupations (e.g. medicine)
The underachievers will cause the global tech companies to complain more "there are no qualified workers! we need to import them!"
The situation sucks, it's a shame companies feel zero remorse throwing Americans out of work to be replaced by scabs from India.
Then they brought in foreigners legally to replace American workers in tech and other occupations (e.g. medicine)
The underachievers will cause the global tech companies to complain more "there are no qualified workers! we need to import them!"
The situation sucks, it's a shame companies feel zero remorse throwing Americans out of work to be replaced by scabs from India.
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kt1652
2019 Oct 25, 3:59pm
kt1652
2019 Oct 25, 3:59pm
Who gives a s*** about rebate it's already cheaper total cost of ownership how many freaking oil changes and transmission rebuilt and gas go into a five bucks a gallon is it going to take?
Oh I know the answer why don't we invade Iran and get the oil
Oh I know the answer why don't we invade Iran and get the oil
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MisdemeanorRebel
2019 Oct 25, 4:14pm
MisdemeanorRebel
2019 Oct 25, 4:14pm
OccasionalCortex says
Thanks Rod and Jeff. Mueller and his henchman Weismann pulled the same questionable, exculpatory evidence concealing shit they did in their previous cases at Enron, Merill-Lynch, and the Bulgers. Problem is, Barr, Horowitz, etc. know how and when they accessed that information as well as the phone calls and texts.
Brady violations are no joke. Judges really, really don't like Brady violations.
Lisa Page lied to both McCabe as well as the Trump Admin, she's looking at the Martha Stewart charge several times. Will be worse because she's a LEO employee. Unless, she sings like a canary. All of these jokers forgot exactly who has all the comms ever made, inc. within LEO circles.
It's going to be timed precisely for early next year, preferably after Golden Mumu launches her campaign.
Already well underway. Stay tuned for the coming indictments.
Thanks Rod and Jeff. Mueller and his henchman Weismann pulled the same questionable, exculpatory evidence concealing shit they did in their previous cases at Enron, Merill-Lynch, and the Bulgers. Problem is, Barr, Horowitz, etc. know how and when they accessed that information as well as the phone calls and texts.
Brady violations are no joke. Judges really, really don't like Brady violations.
Lisa Page lied to both McCabe as well as the Trump Admin, she's looking at the Martha Stewart charge several times. Will be worse because she's a LEO employee. Unless, she sings like a canary. All of these jokers forgot exactly who has all the comms ever made, inc. within LEO circles.
It's going to be timed precisely for early next year, preferably after Golden Mumu launches her campaign.
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MisdemeanorRebel
2019 Oct 25, 4:25pm
MisdemeanorRebel
2019 Oct 25, 4:25pm
When US IT guys had the muscle in the 80s and most of the 90s, little global competition, and a bidding war for their salary, they should have formed an AMA/Bar type association.
Now the march back will be difficult, but necessary.
It was bad for freedom and national security: A pro assoc. established by libertarians might have contained "Won't regulate user free speech on any task we are involved in" and limited members to US Citizens. Paki and Chinese nationals employed by Big Tech are making bank selling National and esp. Corporate Secrets abroad.
Now the march back will be difficult, but necessary.
It was bad for freedom and national security: A pro assoc. established by libertarians might have contained "Won't regulate user free speech on any task we are involved in" and limited members to US Citizens. Paki and Chinese nationals employed by Big Tech are making bank selling National and esp. Corporate Secrets abroad.
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