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@mitchellvii Sure drop a bomb down the chimeny of their leadaer, and expect his son to just ignore htat?

It's honestly confusing. Iran was set up to have about $100 billion in assets unfrozen. In addition, they were going to get $300 billion in investments from their Arab neighbors. All they had to do was stop acting like assholes for 5 minutes. They literally couldn't do it. They fired on shipping and bombed their Arab neighbors, the very countries that would be investing $300 billion in them. And all to to get a nuke that would be a suicide mission if they ever used it? I honestly feel sorry for President Trump. How do you negotiate with crazy people?

@bethanyshondark I mean..there is?

I wish there was such a thing as college at 40. A chance to do it over, only this time we don’t take classes for credits and grades, but just to learn.

@iamwillcannon @OrionTaraban Taylor Swift would have struggled to find anyone with her earnings.

The most successful women in the country still refuse to marry down. @OrionTaraban broke it down with numbers. Female doctors almost always marry men who make more than them. Male doctors almost always marry women who make less. And the reason isn't about the money at all, it's about how differently men and women are wired. "No woman, especially after she works 15 years, makes a lot of money, earns the highest possible degree our society awards, says, finally I can take care of a man."

@McFranchisee Well it's just not refills..you have to scan for the initial drink too. I've only been once and thought their machine was broken.

I don’t eat at Steak ‘n Shake very often (their transparency and ownership have always been a little weird to me), but a new controversy I just read about is pretty silly. During remodels, they may add a QR code scanner for soft drink refills. Basically, you scan proof of purchase so people can’t just order water and then help themselves to unlimited soda. Some folks are now boycotting because they have to scan their receipt each time. I think it’s a smart move that helps keep people honest. The entitlement is wild, people are genuinely mad about scanning a code for a free refill? Go to almost any other country where free refills barely exist (if at all) and they’d be begging for this system. 😂🥤

@TheWarMonitor Almost certainly, they would be foolish not too.

U.S. officials are reportedly questioning whether China and Russia are helping boost Iran's strike capabilities by providing targeting and other military support, with Tehran deploying high-speed, maneuverable missiles that are far more difficult for U.S. defenses to intercept.

@dedicatedAgen @PaulGoldEagle ehhh...its the opposite...Fascism is broadly characterized by the merger of state and corporate power, where the government dictates economic goals and directs private property in the "national interest" without nationalizing it

@PaulGoldEagle Networks refusing to air a presidential address is literally fascism, absolutely insane. It’s not even their job to censor. It’s their job to inform. That’s an elected president in the middle of his current term.

Coca-Cola and General Motors have pulled all of their ads from ABC and NBC Go woke go broke.

@GOLDBABYO Doesn't seem like a like to me, she's three. Shes describingthe game

My daughter walked in eating a graham cracker, pointed at the screen and went "that's when she got me" with zero remorse. This child made eye contact with me and lied. She’s 3. I'm still a little shaken and I can't explain why.

@CoachDanGo TRT is a lifelong commitment...I hope these soldiers are awaer of whatt hey ae being sied up for, it's not consequence free.

It’s worth mentioning that they’re not putting anyone on TRT. They’re screening every service member over 30 and treating only if there’s an actual deficiency. It’s a smart move. Surprised they haven’t done this earlier.

@emma_j_saunders @JasonMiyaresVA Castro didn't TAKE POWER in 2016.

@JasonMiyaresVA These numbers don’t look right. I checked via perplexity ai and although growth was weak relative to the rest of Latin America it was comparable to Mexico and WAY above Sudan.

Reminder: the year Fidel Castro took power, Cuba had the same GDP as Greece. The year he died, Cuba had the same GDP as Sudan. In other words: Socialism. Fails. Every. Time.

@vrexec Deference to institutions is when employees are so terrified of their employee's they let Karens walk all over them. A distincly american thing.

I'm going to say something that will befuddle some Europeans, anger others, and maybe inspire a few. Today I experienced one of the starkest differences between Dutch and American culture. And though it's Dutch, I think it's broadly European. Let me explain. I had an important conference call and took it while biking to a local package pickup point. You walk in, show your code and ID, they hand you your package. Basic. Not a big deal. I wasn't being loud or obnoxious… but yes, I was on the phone. As I was leaving with my package in hand, the other clerk… not the one helping me, the one across the room who wasn't serving anyone… chimed in loudly.. “Next time, finish your call before you come in here to get your package." As an American, I was stunned. As someone who thrives on verbal confrontation, I had all sorts of comebacks flowing through my head. But I was on a call, so I just gave a “WTF?” look and kept walking. Some of you will have no reaction to this. Some will think… sure, you were being rude, and that person had every right to say something. And yes… they do have that right. But… If that happened in the US, the likelihood of that employee being fired on the spot… depending on how the customer reacted or complained… is several orders of magnitude higher than here. In this country, it is nearly impossible to fire an employee. The protections are so vast and far-reaching that workers have no fear, and no reason to check their behavior toward customers. At no point did it even occur to this person that there could be a consequence to speaking to me in that manner… "The customer is always right" does not exist in these parts. It's partly why European waiters carry the stereotype of not really caring about you. They're not working for tips, it's just a job, and firing them is nearly impossible… so where's the incentive to be nice? Funny enough, many Europeans view American retail workers as friendly to an almost weird degree. Understand the incentives and it all makes sense. Net-net, being a customer in the US is a far better experience. But there’s an even deeper issue… America celebrates the individual, and that culture trickles all the way down through business into something like at-will employment. The individual has the right to get up and leave… the owner has the right to fire on the spot. The individual is put on a pedestal. It is our nature. It is our origin story, for better or worse. The Old World is about what I call deference to the institution. The institution above the individual. It's been this way forever, and in my opinion it will never change… for reasons very similar to Zelinsky's Doctrine of First Effective Settlement. Absent a clean slate, cultures don't change even across centuries. You might say…. but Europe empowered the individual in this very story… the clerk got to speak his mind to a customer. Not true. Employees of a company or institution are agents of that institution. So what EU employment protections actually do is not strengthen the individual. They empower the agents of institutions… giving them even more leverage over the actual individual… the customer. The person walking into an establishment acting on their own agency to receive a service. They don't want a lecture from the institution. Europeans should appreciate what they have here. It's easy to complain about low wages, but it's a real trade-off… you get to talk shit to a customer, and another Dutch customer might even nod along… we're a pragmatic society, we speak our minds, we're honest with each other. Who knows which path is the correct one. From a realpolitik, hard power, and innovation perspective… and social mobility… American culture wins every time. And there is a perspective that, regardless of your feelings, your ancient cultural dispositions, or your tolerances… hard power is all that matters in the modern world. Maybe from other perspectives, the EU way wins. I don't know.

@cptdankkk I'll literally give up food for you...but not the freakin cigar

Kevin James says he fasted for 41½ days and lost 60 pounds for his daughter “Forty-one and a half days. Water and a little salt in the water, like a little electrolytes. When I lock on, I can do something” “It was mental. I felt so bad for my daughter. I said, I'm going to do this for you. It was something that I could do and apply it to, and it was so emotionally tied into me. I started fasting, and I didn't say, I'm going to do 40 days. I just said, I'm going to do whatever I can. I'm going to start fasting right now” “I was praying for it. I mean, I was worried. I did like four or five days, and I was getting through it, but I was wanting to get off it. Then I was like, I got to start to eat because I'm really hungry. And I talked to my daughter. She goes, ‘Have you been fasting for me?’” “And I go, ‘Yeah.’ And she goes, ‘Thank you so much.’ And I literally went, ‘Okay, I got to keep going.’ I couldn't stop then, so I just kept going, a day at a time. You know, just do it. But it's amazing how your body... you don't need food as long as you have fat on you. For me, I lost, I think, like 60 pounds”

@JHartFlips I think we all upgraded to used Teslas, TCOO blows away a corollar.

It’s the millionaires with 70% of their net worth in home equity driving a corolla I know not a single millionaire with $1M + liquid rolling around in a beater.

@Ofer_binshtok So we'd have hundred tinpot warlords controlling parts of Iran, each with their own stash of drones and missiles...and a population united in one thing only, a hatred for those who destroyed their country.

I don’t get why the US keeps getting dragged into a war of attrition with Iran when it could destroy the regime’s ability to control the country in just 24 hours. Take out the electricity grid and communications infrastructure. Wipe out oil production capabilities and fuel reserves. Blow up every bridge and major transportation route so there’s no way to move forces around. That would strip the regime of most of its ability to govern the country. The US could do all of it in 24 hours.

@ProfessorPape Israel playing this alleged assassination card perfectly.

The new Iranian assassination threats radically shifting the Iran war Forget "TACO"—Trump is no longer backing down By laying out explicit instructions to blanket Iran with nuclear weapons if targeted, Trump is calling their bluff and severely diminishing odds of any retreat

@FonzFit Most of these before and afters, the afters gone 200 pounds to far.

this might be worse

@I_Research_Pept Not Reta, until it gets FDA approval and we don't have folks buying it from dodgy sources. It's pretty hard to eat garbage on GLP-1, unless you are willing to force yourself to be sick all the time.

Would you recommend Reta or other GLPs to someone you know will NOT make any life changes (nutrition and exercise)? If they’ll continue to eat garbage and not work out? They’d likely still lose significant weight and experience most of the ancillary health benefits but won’t be optimized. What are your thoughts?

@EODHappyCaptain Needs Benny Hill music

The more you watch this video, the better it gets. Most people will miss the other guy burning the shit out of his hand at the very end of the video on the hot gun barrel.

@wealthmatica $ADBE?

3. ServiceNow - $NOW In 12 months... Price line: -46.8% Earnings line: +14.3%

Peter Lynch had a simple way to spot opportunity: “A quick way to tell if a stock is overpriced is to compare the price line to the earnings line... the chances are you’d do pretty well.” Well, let's try that. 1. Microsoft - $MSFT In 12 months... Price line: -23.5% Earnings line: +29.8%

@realroseceline Isn't that Youtube?

What if $NFLX eventually offered part of its platform for free? If AI makes content cheaper to create, the scarce resource won’t be content anymore, it will be attention. A free, ad supported tier could bring hundreds of millions of new users into $NFLX ecosystem while premium subscribers continue paying for the best experience. Sometimes the best way to grow profits is to remove the price of entry. 🌹

@patdennis @DMOPalmer That's why I'll do anything to avoid those seats. I don't mind someone in front of me reclining...i'm in physical pain with the seats standing up tall. I assume it's the same for a lot of us.

@DMOPalmer if everyone pushing it the burden falls on the people in the back row though, those seats don't recline

You have a button, if you push it your life gets a little better, and the person behind yous life gets a little worse. They have the option to press the same button. Whether or not you press it, like whether or not you return your shopping cart, contains meaningful information