Jerry T

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Jerry T

Jerry T

@JerryTurin

Curious. Problem solver. Oilers. Niners. Sharks. EPL. Giants. Intersection of history & geography. In search of root causes. Great music.

Alberta and NorCal Katılım Haziran 2022
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Jerry T
Jerry T@JerryTurin·
Profit = capitalism Markets = capitalism Trade = capitalism. Private entities comprise 97% of all businesses in China. Companies majority gov't owned are 30% of the economy and participate in capitalist markets (even if obliged to state strategic goals and subject to subsidy). Prior to all this capitalism there was no wealth, there was poverty.
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Doug
Doug@realaikirhino·
@JerryTurin @iam_biglad1 Nonsense. Most of the largest corporations are state owned.. Still expected to turn a profit.
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EDOSE✨
EDOSE✨@iam_biglad1·
SERIOUS QUESTION: Would you rather live in a capitalist country with inequality or a socialist one with equal poverty?
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Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️
Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️@SketchesbyBoze·
Ten years ago you could make jokes about Jane Eyre and Dracula on twitter and most people would get them; nowadays I have to explain references to Alice in Wonderland and The Hobbit as if we’re living in a very on-the-nose film adaptation of Fahrenheit 451.
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Jerry T
Jerry T@JerryTurin·
@Hoarsewhisper99 @CTerryObserver @hell_line0 We should learn from the process, and that includes holding technocrats suspect for going too far in many areas and not falling back even more profoundly into their arms and control
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HoarseWhisperer
HoarseWhisperer@Hoarsewhisper99·
@JerryTurin @CTerryObserver @hell_line0 And all those temporary measures were in fact temporary. This is not something our society had dealt with in 100 years and it was far from perfect. We should learn from the process and plan how we would respond next time (god forbid).
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Maryam
Maryam@hell_line0·
Ok hear me out: instead of all of us having to become extremely knowledgeable on a new infectious disease every 3-6 months, what if we got a large group of experts together and just put them in charge of giving us easy to understand health recommendations. They could also do things like track outbreaks and predict future concerns.
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Michael
Michael@dismalcode·
@JerryTurin @Prominent_Bryan Red card offenses are different than yellow card offences. Also a second yellow offense is the same as a first yellow offense. Whether or not someone is on a yellow doesn't change how the offense is judged.
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Bryan Breguet
Bryan Breguet@Prominent_Bryan·
I don't understand why the Swiss players are mad at the referee instead of Embolo Yes it's incredibly unlucky what happened (like VAR literally couldn't have intervened if the ref hadn't given a yellow originally... And he almost didn't give a single yellow to the Argentinian players tonight) but at the end of the day Switzerland is out because Embolo is a dumbass and ruined the momentum and domination the Swiss team had At 11 vs 11, my country wins this game, I'm sure of it So be mad at the dumbass player who did an insane dive while already being on a yellow. Not the ref
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Jerry T
Jerry T@JerryTurin·
@Lilolilium @marwilliamson It's not a disease. I won't impact my family. It has nothing to do with DOGE. It's funny to blame DOGE.
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Marianne Williamson
Marianne Williamson@marwilliamson·
The severe diarrhea outbreak across the U.S. should surprise no one. It’s exactly the kind of thing we were warned about. DOGE heavily targeted agencies related to food and agriculture, significantly impacting federal food monitoring aid and inspection capacities. This diarrhea is caused by a parasite in food. What did people think was going to happen? DOGE didn't just cut fat; it cut into the bones. @elonmusk we have a problem here. Your boys knew nothing. Perhaps you'll contribute to much needed emergency medical services, particularly in rural communities where hospitals are becoming overwhelmed.
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Doug the Slug
Doug the Slug@DougGaertner·
@JerryTurin @valiant_memes That's the joke with the Chud crowd. Supergirl debuted in 1959, and they started making Supergirl movies in the '80s. They don't seem to realize this, and believe this is a NEW thing....
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Jerry T
Jerry T@JerryTurin·
@AlwaysAlberta @echipiuk There's nothing to be held accountable for. A rainstorm. Worst of year. Puddles up to curbs in some places. A few manhole covers popping. That's what happens. It's the norm.
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Alberta First@AlwaysAlberta·
@echipiuk I think that’s the fundamental difference between left and right in Canada. As a conservative, I personally hold the UCP to account on every decision they make, just as much as I do the LPC. The left will never hold their party to account. They can do no wrong. Brutally loyal.
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Eva Chipiuk, BSc, LLB, LLM
Eva Chipiuk, BSc, LLB, LLM@echipiuk·
When did we decide it was okay to stop asking questions and holding government to account? Democracies are strengthened by scrutiny, transparency, and accountability, not blind acceptance.
Jerry T@JerryTurin

@echipiuk How many manhole covers are there in Edmonton? How many popped off from the pressure of drainage runoff? I'd wager less than 1/100th of 1% of them. That sounds like success.

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Jerry T
Jerry T@JerryTurin·
@echipiuk Accountable for what? A few manhole covers popping and a few big puddles during the largest storm of the year?
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Jerry T
Jerry T@JerryTurin·
@Afinetheorem @jared_wiegand Who would construct houses for which there is no demand? Except maybe from another round of potential retirees from Silicon Valley or similar second home owners?
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Kevin A. Bryan
Kevin A. Bryan@Afinetheorem·
@jared_wiegand @JerryTurin Bungalows cost 1.4 million and nothing gets built. If they announced tomorrow a complete relaxation of building rules you would see a massive explosion of construction.
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Kevin A. Bryan
Kevin A. Bryan@Afinetheorem·
Today in Cali: I'm in Monterey. Weather is lovely. Bungalows are $1.4m, literally. I didn't pass a single building that looks like it was built in the last 25 years. Population has fallen 9% since 1990. All these facts due to "you can't build houses". People should be furious!
Alex Armlovich@aarmlovi

We are lucky: —CAYIMBY authored the state default zoning for phase 1 of SB79 —Palo Alto's poison-pilled local alternative is 2 weeks late —Developers prepped to file in this 2 week slot Proof that poison pills, not financing, is why Palo Alto permitting will crash next month

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Jerry T
Jerry T@JerryTurin·
@marwilliamson yeah, the outbreak is because of DOGE. Silly silly silly
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Jerry T
Jerry T@JerryTurin·
@jared_wiegand @Afinetheorem Who cares if the cities have otherwise had stable populations through the 80s, 90's, 00's, 10s, and 20s, even if there was a tiny peak in the late 80s early 90?
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Jared Wiegand
Jared Wiegand@jared_wiegand·
@JerryTurin @Afinetheorem The declines in Monterey & surrounding cities since 1990 can be traced to the closure of Ford Ord. The shock was rather sharp at the time & the recovery reordered the local economy into what you've described. I highly doubt all of the cities will get back to their 1990 peaks.
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Jerry T
Jerry T@JerryTurin·
@msdwrites @26thAndGuad @SketchesbyBoze Amazing how ignorant you are of the topic & the constitution. Imagine thinking the constitution bans every religion & every allusion to biblical reference in any lecture, article, novel, poem, editorial, movie, cultural reference, lyric, scientific treatise. What a buffoon.
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Jerry T
Jerry T@JerryTurin·
@StarvinLarry Houses are bigger, more secure, better utilities, more equipped, more capabilities, better furnishings, higher end appliances.
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StarvinLarry🏴‍☠️🪓🚁 Kakistocracy's Kulak
StarvinLarry🏴‍☠️🪓🚁 Kakistocracy's Kulak@StarvinLarry·
The quality of housing is shit Started going to shit a long,long time ago. Like 1990's And yes,a huge part of it is boomer caused Cheap labor results in cheap products - like houses Go talk to any building inspector Talk to one of the few builders who don't run crews of illegals
Jerry T@JerryTurin

@gmoult Life has become demonstrably better. The only thing bordering on worse is the cost of housing, yet the cost aside, the quality of housing is higher than ever.

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Jerry T
Jerry T@JerryTurin·
@DABailey62 @Prominent_Bryan He got a yellow in a prior game, he got a yellow this game, that translated into getting a red this game. Don't be a pedantic little twat.
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Sanity now
Sanity now@NJMomforinpers1·
I don't quite get why this real estate agent would be shocked unless it's her first day. While $200k is a lot, it isn't weird for young people to get help from their parents to buy a home- either a gift or a zero interest loan. Google suggests about 50% of Millennials
Financial Dystopia@financedystop

I’d rather see parents or grandparents help their kids buy homes, start families, and build stable lives than watch their portfolios get slowly drained by endless cruises, excessive trips, and lifestyle upgrades. An inheritance at 30 while you’re trying to build a life can completely change your family’s trajectory.

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Jerry T
Jerry T@JerryTurin·
@Peachy_fyr @AbakpaJob If you mean straightening the counter or clearing the table you aren't being serious.
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Amyali
Amyali@Peachy_fyr·
@JerryTurin @AbakpaJob You don’t clean every day ? With a family a kitchen requires cleaning every day. Floor, sides, dishes, laundry
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𝒢𝒾𝓁𝒷ℯ𝓇𝓉
𝒢𝒾𝓁𝒷ℯ𝓇𝓉@AbakpaJob·
No, you cannot walk 10,000 steps daily, get 8 hours of sleep, cook every night, clean every day, take care of a family, make time for your own hobbies, and still be productive at work every day. This is not just propaganda, it is nonsense. Free yourself from it.
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Jerry T
Jerry T@JerryTurin·
@___magnifico___ @Afinetheorem Because this small coastal city is isolated from any feasible increase in industrial or economic base driving the job increases that must precede population growth (except well off retirees).
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Jerry T
Jerry T@JerryTurin·
@in2gr8in @gmoult So what? That's 100 good jobs, on top of a 1000 construction jobs (that by definition require projects to sustain), on top of the capital inflow into the area.
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rust belt roadtrip
rust belt roadtrip@gmoult·
the construction of so many data centers amid total disinvestment in the rust belt is despairing
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