Richard Benedict
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Richard Benedict
@Bientot57
Audiophile, energy expert, more-or-less happily married, Dad. All opinions are my own
New Mexico, USA Katılım Ocak 2011
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My Top 10 Favourite Cover Versions..
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1. The Animals - House of the Rising Sun
2. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
3. Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
4. The Stranglers - Walk on By
5. Bauhaus - Ziggy Stardust
6. Nirvana - The Man Who Sold the World
7. David Bowie - Sorrow
8. Faces - Maybe I'm Amazed
9. The Clash - I Fought the Law
10. Was (Not Was) - Papa Was A Rolling Stone
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The Beatles were so fantastic, they released a compilation of non-album singles and b-sides — Hey Jude in 1970 — and had it go multi-platinum and stand as a better LP than most bands even dream of making. “Rain” was a b-side. The pics were from their last photo session. #beatles
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@rscottri @mattyglesias The conventional wisdom is that these are high-income professionals, especially doctors and dentists, who are making aggressive investments which are often ill advised.
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@mattyglesias The bizarre part is that it's a U shaped graph, why are people making $300k+ so much worse with their money compared to people making $200k?
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@giulio_mattioli Gen Mark Clark led the Allies when they liberated Rome from the Nazis. The office he found in Rome only had one working telephone but three espresso machines.
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Coffee is so fascinating because it's one of the main things associated with Italy in the international perception but Italian coffee culture is *completely at odds* with other stereotypes of Italy in the international perception.
Dan Rysk@DanDeFiEd
Italian efficiency when it comes to coffee should be studied. In Italy: - Walk into a bar and look at the guy - Un caffe - 30 seconds later it’s ready - Shoot it - Leave €1 - Walk out In the US: - Join a line - Wait - Order coffee - Answer 12 questions: Size? Milk? Roast? Sugar? Temperature? Colombia beans? Name? How do you spell it? - $12.34 - Ask for a 20% tip. Click 5 times on a ipad to have a custom tip - Tap phone - ask where to send the invoice - Wait again on a different line - Someone call a name that sounds similar to mine - get the coffee - too hot, can't drink it - finally at temperature taste like shit
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It’s just important to understand that Trump posts what he posts on Christian holidays because he loves to emasculate, humiliate and shame the Christians around him. They openly claim Trump is their vehicle to advance their agenda, but on their own holidays and at their own events, he can’t help but make it openly, plainly clear to them that he is using them and they are his vehicle—not the other way around.
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@CurtisHouck I listen to it regularly on the top of the hour on the @SIRIUSXM POTUS channel in my car. A nice modern touch for a trusted institution.
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I know there's immense sadness about CBS News Radio and it is an American media institution, but I feel the need to ask the uncomfortable question: When was the last time anyone listened to CBS News Radio in their car?
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@BobGolen Honest to Betsy, I looked up the value of a beater Honda we own and it asked if we still had both keys/key fobs.
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@NolanAnalyst Why is this wrong? Isn’t the goal of international travel to learn about other cultures? He visited Kyoto and was aware of its importance and cultural significance.
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@spidersoze99133 @BobSongs @covie_93 Right on the first part, wrong on the second. We have civilian control of our military. Trump is a civilian. A civilian man does not wear a ball cap during a solemn and reverent event.
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The US had an unpopular peacetime draft before Pearl Harbor because of Hitler. My father joined the US Army in 1940 (before Pearl Harbor) and then made 5 amphibious landings in Europe fighting Nazis. Please get your facts right before lecturing us. (See also Lend-Lease).
Madelaine Hanson@MadelaineLucyH
It's shocking to me as a Brit that Americans aren't taught that they only entered the war against the Nazis AFTER Nazi Germany sided with Japan after pearl harbour and declared war against the USA. At no point did the USA decide to 'save democracy from Nazism'.
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No mention of Frank Thomas, the best player in franchise history
No mention of Jermaine Dye, the only World Series MVP in team history
No mention of Tim Anderson, one of only 3 men to win a batting title in franchise history (Appling, Thomas)
These missteps are so White Sox
Chicago White Sox@whitesox
In celebration of Black History Month, we reflect upon momentous firsts for the White Sox organization.
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Honest question from someone who has been a @SouthwestAir A-List Preferred flyer and loyalist for more than a decade: what’s the case for flying SWA now? With the abolition of open seating and “Bag Fly Free” SWA is now just another legacy carrier—albeit one without true first class, lounges, or meaningful international routes. The “new” Southwest offers all the downside but none of the upside of Delta/United/American. What’s SWA’s best argument why I shouldn’t park my butt at AA’s Admirals Club at DFW while waiting for my assigned seat from here on out? Persuade me.
The Wall Street Journal@WSJ
Southwest is laying open seating to rest. It’s a seismic shift for a business that long touted its egalitarian ways, writes columnist Dawn Gilbertson. on.wsj.com/4rgETtp
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Couldn’t agree more. Just as important, pricing @SouthwestAir “use to be” reasonable. Often the cheapest but never with price gouging fares. That ended two years ago and now they screw the customer whenever they can.
Christopher Kratovil@chris_kratovil
Honest question from someone who has been a @SouthwestAir A-List Preferred flyer and loyalist for more than a decade: what’s the case for flying SWA now? With the abolition of open seating and “Bag Fly Free” SWA is now just another legacy carrier—albeit one without true first class, lounges, or meaningful international routes. The “new” Southwest offers all the downside but none of the upside of Delta/United/American. What’s SWA’s best argument why I shouldn’t park my butt at AA’s Admirals Club at DFW while waiting for my assigned seat from here on out? Persuade me.
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@BeschlossDC Working in a hospital in Chicago - my 1st job after college. Our boss had a TV in his office. He called several of us in and we watched in horror. Hard to get back to work after that.
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Do you remember the Challenger tragedy of tomorrow 1986--if so, how did you hear the news and what was your emotional reaction?
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Wow @VerizonSupport my daughter could not talk with her doctors last week because of your cellphone outage on Wednesday. Tried to take advantage of your $20 credit. Your chat told me to call 800 number and 800 number cut me off. How do I get the $20 credit?
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. @VerizonSupportmy daughter could not talk with her doctors last week because of your cellphone outage on Wednesday. Tried to take advantage of your $20 credit. Your chat told me to call 800 number and 800 number cut me off. How do I get the $20 credit?
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Wow @VerizonSupport my daughter could not talk with her doctors last week because of your cellphone outage on Wednesday. Tried to take advantage of your $20 credit. Your chat told me to call 800 number and 800 number cut me off. How do I get the $20 credit?
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@Hot_Pepper76 Not true, 4 others: “Not a Second Time” – George Martin, Piano; “You Won’t See Me” – Mal ‘organ’ Evans on Hammond; “Love You To” – Anil Bhagwat on Tabla; and “For No One” – Alan Civil on [French] Horn. George Martin gets credited several times, this is the first one.
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Billy Preston was the only musician officially credited alongside the band. Nicknamed the “Fifth Beatle,” he brought soulful keyboard work to Let It Be, Abbey Road, and the iconic rooftop concert, helping ease tensions during their final days and performing with them in countless shows.
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I always wondered why people referred to him as a “Fifth Beatle.” Cameras rarely captured him during the Beatles’ countless performances. (see comments)
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@jmhorp I have no idea of what you are talking about. 85% of any persons Social Security benefits are currently taxed as ordinary income. For low earners, the SD shields them from taxes. High earners pay the marginal tax.
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One part of Social Security reform should be taxing benefits as ordinary income. Set the standard deduction for retirees at the max SS benefit (already close), so if SS is your only income, it is untaxed. Then, treat it like 401(k) income. You have instantly "means tested" it!
Dominic Pino@DominicJPino
As a @CatoInstitute report pointed out, 1/3 of Social Security benefits go to seniors with incomes over $100,000. Paying the wealthiest generation large and ever-growing monthly benefits for 20+ year retirements is crazy and unsustainable.
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