Meester
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Meester
@MeestMode
Occupation: Actuary Location: Eastern Iowa Interests: Christian Apologetics, Economics, Sports, Libertarianism, Gardening. Eph 2:1-10
ÜT: 42.237159,-91.89225 Katılım Mart 2010
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Raven Johnson turned the heat up in her @WNBA preseason debut 🔥
6 PTS (100 FG%)
8 AST
3 REB
2 BLK
1 STL
0 TO
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@HAWK_GUYS PSA: The pizza kitchen at the Casey's on 16th Ave (SW Cedar Rapids) makes 'em just like this photo. And they keep it fully-stocked, usually even throwing in a pepperoni during breakfast hours.
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@RealEmirHan Kevin smashing the glass on the snack machine is one of the funniest shots in the whole series.
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In The Office writers were told to make the craziest opening scene of the show for this episode so people wouldn’t change the channel right after Super Bowl.
An initial wild idea was Jim losing Pam in a poker game, inspired by a French film.
But instead they came up with fire drill episode.
The cat gag was elaborate and expensive.
They used two real identical cats (one thrown up, one dropped down) with trainers in the ceiling.
$12,000 custom stuffed replica was made as backup.
No animals were harmed; trainers limited takes to protect the cats’ careers
Filming the fire drill took 1.5 days due to all the physical comedy and stunts. The cast’s genuine panic helped because the chaos was more intense than expected.
It was the most-watched episode of the series
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@RomeovilleKid Seemed like officiating in NCAAW was much better this past year. This makes me hopeful that WNBA can also improve.
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@TheLMK217 @CyntWhite @IndianaFever Good chance that all of the Peacock games are on NBCSN (on YTTV)
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@CyntWhite @IndianaFever The NBA still had league pass it was just through Amazon instead of YouTube TV. All the games except Peacock and Prime are included in standard YouTube TV package.
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I don’t want to hear anyone’s defense of the personal property tax.
You should not have to pay any taxes on property you (allegedly) own after the sale of purchase. That’s the whole point of private ownership. Am I right?
The police, firefighters, and schools can be funded through a consumption-based sales tax on optional purchases that are not required for actually living. And, if you don’t have kids that are in school, then you shouldn’t be forced to pay for public schools at all. For instance, I have no kids (yet), so why am I paying for others’ kids to go to school?
Also, if everyone in a community uses the same basic services, why do people with more (or more valuable) land get taxed more to pay for the same things?
And still, nobody has answered my other question. If we have to pay property taxes on land (and even vehicles in some states), then why is furniture not given a property tax? Why is your cookware not given a property tax? Why are clothes not taxed annually because that’s property too? Right? Why is it only land, motor vehicles, and equipment that get taxed on an annual basis according to the value the government determines it to be?
The only fair tax to levy are consumption-based sales taxes (on non-essential items) at the sale of purchase and tariffs on imported goods. But if you insist that there mathematically must be an income tax (which I haven’t seen the evidence for because you’re really just admitting that government spending is out of control) to ensure that things get proper funding (assuming no fraud is occurring, which is naive), then it should be a flat tax. High income earners should not be punished because they’re successful.
Estate tax needs to go.
Inheritance tax needs to go.
Capital gains tax needs to go.
The payroll tax needs to go (along with the Social Security Ponzi scheme it funds).
Annual registration fees also need to go.
The property tax makes no sense because it is applied inconsistently and selectively. Again, why are land and vehicles taxed annually according to their value, but not other property?
The income tax would only make sense if it were a flat tax applied to all income brackets at a low rate (<15% federal, and very small at the state level—or even nonexistent altogether where tourism is high, like it is in Florida where there is no state income tax).
The sales tax is the only tax that makes fiscal sense. When other taxes are lower, people spend more because they have more disposable income. And, the rich would pay more because they buy more luxury items. The poor would not be hurt (like claimed) because most of the things they’d buy wouldn’t be taxed.
Instead of defending the status quo, we should be looking for ways to downsize the government, reduce spending, and in turn give people more money in their pockets to spend at their will. That is true freedom in an American sense.
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The 2026 World Cup is heading towards abject disastr
* Poor USMNT current form
* Sporting director stepping down months before event
* Astronomical ticket prices
* Tailgating banned
* Public transportation price gouging
The event was meant to showcase the global game highlighted by generational optimism about our 🇺🇸 playing on home soil and it appears to be anything but that only a few months away from kickoff
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@Realmindbind @FBGreatMoments The term is "built like a brick shit-house"
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@FBGreatMoments By definition this guy hit like a shit brick house
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Once or twice a year, I have a young guy come clean my car.
Comes to my house directly.
Basically restores the vehicle to brand new condition.
Cost is about $350 after tip, but it’s worth it. Showroom condition.
He does two cars a day. So many referrals he can’t handle all the volume.
Takes weekends off. 6 weeks off a year.
$700/day. $3500/wk.
$161,000/year.
Not a bad gig.
(If you’re in Cincinnati, I’ll get you his contact. Great guy.)

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Glenn, Iran killed 45,000 of its own people for protesting. You are angrier about a Trump Tweet than Iran mass murdering its own people.
Glenn Greenwald@ggreenwald
What's the big deal when the leader of a nuclear-armed power -- currently blowing up bridges, schools and oil refineries in Iran -- explicitly threatens to impose civilizational annihilation at 8pm ET (prime-time) tonight? Lighten up, guys. It's just Trump having his fun.
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Over the weekend a large US military operation was launched inside Iran, close to where some believe the 60 percent enriched uranium is stored.
The stated goal was to retrieve F-15 pilots who were shot down in the area. But nothing at all adds up.
Did the CIA or Mossad or someone else convince the US President that he could snatch Iran's uranium like he snatched Maduro out of Venezuela?
Whatever the case, the operation was a spectacular failure, with at least six US military aircraft shot down. Will we learn the truth about what happened?
Watch @RonPaul & @DanielLMcAdams below:
Ron Paul@RonPaul
Donald Trump's 'Bay of Pigs'? x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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@manifester21 @DayDreamThis I read in another post their son goes to Grinnell college also in Iowa. Addie will prob pick a school in Iowa or close to it
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@houstonj2121 @Journey_Renae @IowaWBB @houston_jacinda The fans love Journey, and we are curious about her position flexibility. What should we expect?
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Great start as a Hawk @Journey_Renae proud of ya!! Comfort brings confidence and confidence will unleash so much more, can’t wait! More to come Hawk Nation! @IowaWBB @houston_jacinda 🖤💛🖤💛
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