RWSGFY's threads
Afghan chaos undercuts Biden's promise of competence
by
RWSGFY
on 18 Aug 2021
1,162 comments, latest
14 hours ago
.... The shambolic unravelling of America's withdrawal from Afghanistan comes from a yet to be written textbook of "how to lose at everything". Warnings hadn't been heeded, intelligence was ...
Not So Fast on Electric Cars - WSJ
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RWSGFY
on 26 Dec 2022
695 comments, latest
5 days ago
Not So Fast on Electric Cars - WSJ Allysia FinleyDec. 25, 2022 6:20 pm ET Toyota’s CEO delivers a timely warning, and many states echo it. Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda ...
So, Dems, what exactly are you hoping to get out of this in terms of gun control?
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RWSGFY
on 3 Oct 2017
106 comments, latest
6 years ago
Realistically. (No loony shit, please.) And what would you be willing to trade for it? I have a proposal, but I'll hold on to it for now. UPDATE: Please refrain ...
Gazprom is circling the toilet.
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RWSGFY
on 12 Aug 2015
151 comments, latest
3 months ago
" How Russian energy giant Gazprom lost $300bn. It was not too long ago that Gazprom, Russia’s state-controlled energy conglomerate, was one of the Kremlin’s most powerful weapons. But ...
Sorry, Putin. Russias economy is doomed
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RWSGFY
on 16 Dec 2014
32 comments, latest
9 years ago
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ A funny thing happened on the way to Vladimir Putin running strategic laps around the West. Russia's economy imploded. The latest news is that Russia's central bank raised ...
Anyone has experience with suing former landlord for return of deposit?
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RWSGFY
on 13 May 2013
62 comments, latest
10 years ago
The way I read the law if landlord fails to send the deposit (or what's left of it) along with explanation of charges/deductions in 21 days he has to ...
Israel is creating a water surplus using desalination
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RWSGFY
on 6 Apr 2015
29 comments, latest
9 years ago
"IDE has built three of Israel's five largest desalination plants, including the Sorek project that meets 20 percent of Israel's municipal water needs. IDE has also built China's largest ...
Which is more expensive: charging an electric vehicle or fueling a car with gas?
by
RWSGFY
on 23 Oct 2021
111 comments, latest
5 months ago
Last year, Patrick Anderson went electric: He got a Porsche Taycan EV in dark blue. Anderson, who is CEO of East Lansing-based economic consulting firm Anderson Economic Group, loves the zippy acceleration and "exciting" features the ...
Obama's big debt limit deception - CNN.com
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RWSGFY
on 24 Sep 2013
14 comments, latest
11 years ago
http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/19/ On Wednesday, speaking to the Business Roundtable, Obama said: "You have never seen in the history of the United States the debt ceiling or the threat of not ...
Trayvon Martin awarded aeronautical science degree
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RWSGFY
on 5 May 2017
75 comments, latest
5 years ago
Trayvon Martin's getting a college degree. The .... Florida teenager ... will be awarded a ... bachelor's degree in aeronautical science from Florida Memorial University. http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/04/
Tax plan calculator
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RWSGFY
on 30 Nov 2017
66 comments, latest
6 years ago
http://taxplancalculator.com/c #politics
Emergency Visits Seen Increasing With Health Law - NYTimes.com
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RWSGFY
on 3 Jan 2014
40 comments, latest
10 years ago
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01 Supporters of President Obama’s health care law had predicted that expanding insurance coverage for the poor would reduce costly emergency room visits because people would go to primary ...
MH17
by
RWSGFY
on 9 Jul 2015
32 comments, latest
a year ago
It's almost a year since the act of terror has been committed. The investigation is nearing its conclusion. Malaysia is asking for UN to set up an international tribunal ...
8-month-long erection subject of malpractice suit
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RWSGFY
on 12 Jun 2013
26 comments, latest
11 years ago
http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopi Metzgar couldn’t ride his motorcycle. Going outside in the morning to pick up the newspaper risked treating the neighbors to an awkward display. He was forced to wear ...
How Can I Cure My White Guilt? (#fuckingidiots)
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RWSGFY
on 16 Aug 2018
38 comments, latest
6 years ago
Dear Sugars, I’m riddled with shame. White shame. This isn’t helpful to me or to anyone, especially people of color. I feel like there is no “me” outside of my ...
I moved my family from California to Austin, Texas, and regretted it. Here are 10 key points every person should consider before relocating.
by
RWSGFY
on 24 Jan 2021
66 comments, latest
3 years ago
A lot of people, including myself, move from California to Austin because of the hype and the perception that California and Austin are reasonably comparable in lifestyle. My family and ...
Illegal Immigration Costs California $30.3 Billion A Year 17.7% Of State Budget
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RWSGFY
on 29 Apr 2017
24 comments, latest
5 years ago
Illegal aliens cost California $30.29 billion every single year—this includes their contribution in terms of taxes. This works out to $7,352 per illegal immigrant. This massive burden is one ...
White people, here are 10 requests from a Black Lives Matter leader
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RWSGFY
on 20 Aug 2017
36 comments, latest
7 years ago
BY CHANELLE HELM [This article is part of a package covering Louisville’s reaction to Charlottesville. Check out the other pieces, including Ricky Jones’ column “Black People Should Arm Themselves ...
School me on this one.
by
RWSGFY
on 26 Apr 2022
72 comments, latest
2 years ago
Now that Russia clearly stated the intent to attack Moldova I need expert's input on why this would be justified: - There are Nazis there! - There are bioWEAPONS labs ...
Moving to US is a human right.
by
RWSGFY
on 22 Jun 2018
13 comments, latest
6 years ago
According to the front-runner in Mexican presidential election Andreas Obrador. Here, right from the horse's mouth: Think about it, folks: a guy is running for President of Mexico on the ...
IQ Scores Are Falling in "Worrying" Reversal of 20th Century Intelligence Boom. Are we getting dumber?
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RWSGFY
on 20 Jun 2018
28 comments, latest
6 years ago
A defining trend in human intelligence tests that saw people steadily obtaining higher IQ scores through the 20th century has abruptly ended, a new study shows. The Flynn effect – ...
Russia undoubtedly has the worlds best prostitutes, says Vladimir Putin
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RWSGFY
on 18 Jan 2017
19 comments, latest
6 years ago
http://www.marketwatch.com/sto Vladimir Putin told reporters at the Kremlin on Tuesday that he doesn’t believe Donald Trump hired prostitutes when he visited Russia back in 2013 and that the allegations ...
Russia bans images of Putin linked to 'gay clown' meme
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RWSGFY
on 6 Apr 2017
25 comments, latest
7 years ago
It is now illegal in Russia to distribute any images that depict President Vladimir Putin wearing makeup and implying he is gay. http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/06/
How Do You Know That Zero Hedge is a Russian Information Operation? Heres How
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RWSGFY
on 25 Nov 2014
16 comments, latest
9 years ago
http://streetwiseprofessor.com I have frequently written that Zero Hedge has the MO of a Soviet agitprop operation, that it reliably peddles Russian propaganda: my first post on this, almost exactly ...
UK went completely nutz.
by
RWSGFY
on 12 Apr 2018
22 comments, latest
6 years ago
They build statues like one in the pic below to persuade everyone to "surrender their knives".
Google employees can't afford rent in Bay Area.
by
RWSGFY
on 11 Sep 2014
15 comments, latest
10 years ago
....the person who may hold the record for the longest stint living at work is Ben Discoe, who was based in a van parked on campus for just over ...
Visualizing Countries with the Highest Household Wealth
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RWSGFY
on 31 Aug 2018
27 comments, latest
6 years ago
We got our numbers directly from the OECD. Our visualization roughly corresponds to the geographic location of each country on the map—the U.S. is furthest “west” and Japan is ...
Safe at last!
by
RWSGFY
on 27 Aug 2017
5 comments, latest
7 years ago
by John Henry I took down my Rebel flag (which you can't buy on EBAY any more) and peeled the NRA sticker off my front window. I disconnected my ...
Looter bloopers thread.
by
RWSGFY
on 31 May 2020
98 comments, latest
4 years ago
https://mobile.twitter.com/MrB
Texas’ Wind Power Generation Cut In Half Due To Winter Storm
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RWSGFY
on 15 Feb 2021
98 comments, latest
3 months ago
Texas’ average power production has decreased after almost half of the state’s wind turbines were frozen over the weekend in a winter storm. Parts of Texas reportedly are experiencing temperatures ...
6 weeks after new gas tax kicked in donkeys are already clamouring for MOAR ROAD TAXES.
by
RWSGFY
on 14 Dec 2017
22 comments, latest
6 years ago
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — California is moving closer to charging drivers for every mile they drive. The state says it needs more money for road repairs, and the gas ...
LOL @ wikileaks.org
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RWSGFY
on 10 Mar 2017
22 comments, latest
7 years ago
http://whois.domaintools.com/1
"I just discovered that I owe the IRS $50k that I don't have, because I traded in cryptos. Am I fucked?"
by
RWSGFY
on 15 Mar 2018
16 comments, latest
6 years ago
"I make $47k a year at my job as an office assistant. At the advice of my friends, I took most of my savings and bought 8 bitcoins back in ...
Is you CA DL about to expire? Don't renew it by mail.
by
RWSGFY
on 8 Mar 2018
14 comments, latest
6 years ago
Unless you want to get the same kind of ID CA issues to illegals, that is. This is the shit you'll get if you renew by mail: With this kind ...
Why do Academic Elitists Like Socialism?
by
RWSGFY
on 10 Jul 2018
24 comments, latest
6 years ago
www.youtube.com/embed/amlOX3IL
NPR sez the eeeeeeevil Koch brothers are now supporting Dem candidates.
by
RWSGFY
on 17 May 2018
27 comments, latest
6 years ago
I kid you not - heard this on KQED radio this morning. O tempora o mores!
Don Lemon is an asshole.
by
RWSGFY
on 19 Jul 2016
8 comments, latest
8 years ago
www.youtube.com/embed/oWs2IYkQ
The answer to the question "will Zillow buy your house for their zestimate price?" is now "yes".
by
RWSGFY
on 17 Apr 2018
11 comments, latest
6 years ago
"Zillow shares plunged 9 percent on Friday after the online real estate database company announced it will begin buying and selling homes, a capital-intensive endeavor. With Zillow’s new program, announced ...
Executive producer of RT has hanged himself in a bathroom.
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RWSGFY
on 21 Nov 2014
14 comments, latest
9 years ago
Turns out some of these fuckers do have conscience after all.
Ruble Rocket to Russia
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RWSGFY
on 15 Dec 2014
17 comments, latest
9 years ago
http://streetwiseprofessor.com The Professor @ 7:55 pm What a wild day. The Ruble weakened dramatically from the open this morning (15 December), falling about 2.5 percent. Then the Russian Central ...
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