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Sure sounds like it. I cannot think of any other way to interpret that. It's also what happens when we as a society ascribe a moral value to poverty.
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And any of these "low skill" public facing jobs require a ton of skill or there would be a lot more viral stories about a McDonalds or Popeyes cashier going off on a customer. The abuse these workers take day in and day out from customers, and they have the ability to stand there doing their job with a smile on their face. That is some real skill right there.
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In my work as a librarian, I have helped people that may appear to be able-bodied but are anything but. Where I live, we have some non-local unhoused individuals who float around the state. They show up anywhere from 3-18 months, live in the homeless shelter or in a tent city, and make use of the low cost or even free medical care the local med school provides before taking the bus to another city after they have maxed out on resources. These people are incapable of holding down a job long enough to afford rent, food, clothing, etc. even with government assistance. They have been failed by the system since birth, and while they may resort to alcohol or drug abuse that is not the reason why they cannot build a typical life. I do not begrudge my tax dollars going to help these people.
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Friendly reminder, Elon and Charlie are big mad because the bill does not cut enough money from the budget, and it will increase the national debt due to the tax cuts for the rich.
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Other posters cannot see the warnings, only you and the mods.
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I honestly have no idea what boards on boards even meant. All I know was that I saw it all the time and it made me scared to post anything. I was only ever a lurker on TWoP.
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And it's not that difficult to be civil to fellow posters, nor is it difficult to not use dehumanizing language when talking about different groups of people. This thread is over 300 pages long, it appears many of us can follow these simple rules.
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I have always found them cringe. I base that on being young watching Marlena break up her family in pursuit of John and being pretty shitty to Sami in the process. I have a soft spot for Sami from this time period. Poor girl stumbles upon her mom and John going at it on the boardroom table. I know it's a soap and affairs are par for the course, but the beginnings of John and Marlena felt so wrong. I also find Bo and Hope cringe. Fancy Face is a horrible term of endearment. But again, I was too young to have seen them fall in love and everything that led to them sailing away from Salem with Sean Douglas. By the time I remember them Hope was dead and Bo had moved on with Carly and then Billie.
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If Oklahoma was serious about teaching this concept, then they would have put the 2020 election conspiracy in the American government curriculum and not the history one. That would have given them more time to devote to the topic and have it not be just one of the 80 bullet points a teacher is supposed to cover in one school year. I went back and looked again, and the history curriculum in question begins during Reconstruction so the class has to cover 1860s-2020s which is still a shitload of time to cram into one school year. Teachers have to cover Reconstruction, Jim Crow, the continued industrial revolution, westward expansion, the Gilded Age, World War I, the 1920s, the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, Vietnam, the Civil Rights movement, the sexual revolution, Watergate, Reaganomics, the Gulf War, Sept 11th, the War on Terror, etc. before getting to the 2020 election.
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I'll be honest here, this is not going to matter, so there is no need to waste any energy on this. This is political theater pure and simple. My undergraduate degree is in history, and I know some history teachers. The thing about history is that it has to be taught in chronological order, and 500+ years is a lot to cover in 180ish days. That article links the curriculum in question, you should read it. The American history section starts on page 103 and goes to page 118. It covers a lot of topics, and I cannot see any competent teacher hitting all of the bullet points especially the last 2 pages. Because good history teachers are flexible and take the necessary time to build upon their lessons. Some topics gets skipped based on the flow of any particular class. Others get discussed more fully especially in a place like Oklahoma with it's Indigenous population, and this curriculum allows for them to do this. There's also no way to make any topic mandatory in public schools. What are these lawmakers going to do, craft a statewide US history final exam? This particular topic would be 2 questions max in the multiple choice section. It would be so easy for a bunch of students to luck into getting the question right or get it wrong because they were not paying attention in class on that day. Maybe make it an essay question, but that's not what they truly want here. Essays written by students who care and had competent history teachers would eviscerate the conspiracy theory. I really just need to copy and paste part of the curriculum that would make this happen-- USH.3.2 Apply critical reading and thinking skills to interpret, evaluate, and respond to a variety of complex texts and perspectives. A. Evaluate the extent to which historical or cultural perspectives affect an author’s stated or implied purpose. B. Evaluate the author’s point of view, potential bias, and how authors can reach different conclusions regarding the same issue
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If Denise was playing a character in the Rebel Alliance, then I could see her using her natural Irish accent. But, it would sound utterly and completely wrong coming out of the mouth on an Imperial. I personally like the idea that the Empire is made up of humans who almost all speak in RP. Not only is it consistent with the rest of the movies, but it's unnaturalness highlights how the Empire buffs away the individual.
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Their taco seasonings are absolutely delicious and way better than any store bought taco mix. I am sorely tempted to get that chicken taco seasoning even though I have their fajita blend and regular taco seasoning.
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I both love and hate getting Penzys emails. The message is great, but then I want to buy spices I may not need.
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He could have also read credible, peer-reviewed studies to find out all.of the conditions that must be met before any AMAB athlete must meet before being allowed to compete with AFAB athletes. The combination of testosterone blockers and estrogen greatly reduces whatever advantage men may have. There is no place where someone AMAB can just show up and say he's a woman to compete with women. And through all of this debate no one gives any thought to the transmen who are competing with men. If someone so strenuous believes there are only two genders despite all the science to the contrary, then why are they not advocating for them to be competing with their assigned gender at birth. Or expecting them to use the women's restroom. If men are such predators, shouldn't they be protected just like all other AFAB individuals?
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For me, it's not the gerbil but Stephanie targeting the janitor's kid who lost his mom.
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It might have been Stephen Miller. Apparently, his wife worked with DOGE and Musk enough that she quit her White House job to work for Elon full-time. Talk about a throuple from hell (though the thought of Stephen getting cuckolded by a man with an alleged botched penile implant is rather amusing).
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As much as I want term limits on all positions, there's a lot of stuff members of the house do for their constituents that require stability. Your representative is supposed to be your advocate when you have issues with various federal agencies and have dedicated staff for this purpose. Limiting the number of years a person can be in the House means limiting the number of years that person's staff can make the necessary connections within the federal government. People would suffer. And I don't know how to reconcile the work congressional staffers do with term limits because the person in charge is going to want their people handling things. I do agree with shortening the primary calendar and the time between primaries and November. A year is way too long.
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With the way our current government is set up, there is very little incentive for judges to side with Trump once they have been appointed and confirmed in their positions. Judgeships are for life while presidents come and go. They can kiss his ass to get the nod, then do whatever they want. And they are not going to sit idly by while Trump takes away the powers granted to them by the Constitution nor allow Trump to trample the powers granted to Congress by the Constitution. It is in their best interest to uphold it, and not give into a wannabe tyrant who's about to turn 79. Amy Comey Barrett will be on the Supreme Court long after Trump dies. And I don't think Trump can ever grasp this concept. That other people can use him just like he uses people and he cannot do anything about it.
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I would love some short videos dedicated to "where are they now" with these characters. Just spitballing, but one where the Rebels liberate Narkina and Dedra. Maybe Wil and Kleya make an appearance or even Bix as the Rebels decide what to do with the prison population. I know in The Mandalorian we see the amnesty program the new government set up for old Imperials, but how does that really go down when the Imperial in question actively harmed our heroes?
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They are using AI here. Because, you know, it's the future. There's no need for scientists to run tests and write papers, AI will do it for you. /s
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I am aware of Blake and some of the things she has done previously like her plantation wedding, and being totally delusional about her ability to sell a haircare line. But, I can still see her faults and believe her here. She's a bitch, but even bitches deserve to not be sexually harassed at work.
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They did one better. Charles and Camilla came to open the Canadian parliament today. There's really no better way to tell Donald "thanks, but we'll stick to the Commonwealth" than a visit from the king.
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Abolishing the minimum wage is a little bit further down on the agenda. The whole point of bringing in undocumented immigrants to work is that they will work for less pay in conditions US citizens would never. The next best thing to undocumented immigrants is prisoners, so the federal government will have to look for ways to increase prison populations to meet the demands of the 1%. Some state governments will also get into this. And one of the first things the feds will do is criminalize homelessness, and round up all the people who cannot afford rising housing costs.
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Nah. Influencer is the new career choice for those who want money and fame without having to do any work. Twitch or whatever other platform streamer is also popular because those guys get paid to play videogames all day.