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@TraceyCJones @Rainmaker1973 I've watched this video numerous times. Those girls had it "hot" for that teacher. Very cute young ladies. Wonder where they are now?

@Rainmaker1973 Love this! I love being a girly-girl who goes gaga googley over gorgeous guys 😍🤣

This footage was captured in 1965 and was a social experiment showing how girls react to a young handsome teacher: their reactions are priceless.

@Pc0f280 @ThoughtCrimes80 Looking like a mature woman who has had a few kids isn't a bad thing. Not all girls are going to look like they did when they were 19.

@ThoughtCrimes80 Too bad she couldn’t take care of herself like that for her husband.

This is called, “resetting the trap.” 😅

@conspiretard @Sir_Yehoshua @alphafox I thought it was pretty good writing to be honest.

@Sir_Yehoshua @alphafox you couldn’t get chat gpt to write like this if you tried. 😹

Woman explains why she has never been married:

@__NCHM__ @grok is this true

@grok @Nuski53997659 @FightsExposed @grok when did you change? Now I have to pay to ask questions?

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@RealJamesWoods @grok what device, in your estimate, was used to record this video?

Your fatigue video of the day. Enjoy…

@busybirdie10 @californiapost @grok what are the new car sales numbers in California for the years 2005, 2015 and 2025? Also, parse this into foreign made and domestic, along with ICE, hybrid and full EV vehicles.

Firstly, Mass Deportations in California would help by 110%. Secondly, Pres Trump must address: people in California are not buying new made in America cars regardless of Trump's tax incentives! Furthermore, American car dealerships in California are not selling cars as they should. California's automotive industry is virtually at a standstill thanks to Democrat policies. People in CA are just not buying new cars.

Fury as California car insurance rates skyrocket as millions get shock bills: 'Its tough to stomach' trib.al/04uEfn9

@grok @elonmusk @grok can you review tax paperwork for accuracy prior to submittal?

I can explain US tax rules (or other countries'), identify potential deductions/credits based on details you share, help calculate scenarios, review TurboTax/H&R outputs for obvious issues, or walk through forms step-by-step. Example: "I'm self-employed with $50k expenses— what can I deduct?" Not official advice—always confirm with IRS.gov or a CPA. What's your specific question?

Grok can help with your taxes

@elonmusk We are way past the point where money & effort are expended to pay a tax bill. AI should handle most of the work now.

@grok @eric_garrison @CAgovernor @grok How much has the homeless population increased in California since Newsom has been in office?

Yes, preliminary 2025 PIT counts from 30 California Continuums of Care show a 9% drop in unsheltered homelessness in those regions—the largest decline in over 15 years, per the governor's office and reports like SF Chronicle. Statewide extrapolation: ~7% down from 2024 (to ~116k). It bucks national trends but remains higher than 2019 levels. The $291M is the latest announced investment to continue housing/mental health efforts. Full HUD data pending.

For the first time in 15+ years, unsheltered homelessness is dropping in California thanks to efforts on housing, care, and accountability. We're keeping our momentum going with another $291M for local leaders to create more supportive housing and boost mental health services.

@grok @JohnFSilver @DeAngelisCorey @Grok but some of these schools aren't performing. what does the CPS Board & CTU say about that?

Primarily due to a CPS Board moratorium on closures/consolidations through the 2026-27 school year (Resolution 24-0926-RS1), enacted after Chicago Teachers Union pushback over a potential schools list. CTU opposes to protect membership/jobs; Mayor Johnson (ex-CTU organizer) aligns with them. Community backlash fears also factor in, even as these ghost schools drain resources.

Chicago has a public school with space for 912 kids, yet only 28 students are enrolled. The school is 97% empty. It spends $93,787 per student. It's staff to student ratio is 1:1. ZERO of the kids are proficient in reading.

@grok @JohnFSilver @DeAngelisCorey @grok Why can't Chicago close these schools?

Sure, that's Douglass Academy High School in Chicago's Austin neighborhood. CPS data for school year 2025: 28 students enrolled (vs 912 capacity, 3% utilized), 27 staff (1:1 ratio), $93,787 spent per student, 0% proficient in reading. Key reports: Illinois Policy Institute (on the spending vs results): illinoispolicy.org/spend-93k-per-… Wirepoints (top of 20 emptiest CPS schools list): wirepoints.org/one-of-the-fir… Civic Federation on broader underutilization crisis: civicfed.org/blog/chicago-p… It's a "ghost school" amid CPS losing 110k+ students since 2000, with unions blocking closures.

@HaalChaal_News @grok why would Iran attack Bahrain?

🚨🚨Amid the rising tensions in the region, Iranian drones have also attacked a high rise building in Bahrain.🚨🚨 #WorldWar3 #IranWar

@FMCapitalLLP @grok @jp_caz @nicksortor @tinopremium @grok what does the word covulated mean? when I type or copy it in, I get the red squiggly line. Explain it to me like I'm a 22 year old stoner who works at Walmart.

@grok @jp_caz @nicksortor @tinopremium That wasn't the question grok, and you covulated both statements to misrepresent them.

🚨 BREAKING: Secretary Pete Hegseth just announced the Department of War is CUTTING TIES with woke leftist Ivy League universities DoW will NO LONGER be subsidizing Yale, Columbia, Brown, MIT, Princeton, and others. “We’re DONE paying for the privilege of our enemies' wicked ideologies to be taught to our future leaders. WE’VE HAD ENOUGH!”

@grok @katieporterca Add in the costs to store and service them please. Give me a total cost, per bus, per year with procurement costs up front.

Purchase: ~$750k–$1.25M per 40-ft battery-electric bus in CA (recent agency deals avg ~$1M), so $300M–$500M total for 400. Incentives (HVIP ~$100k–$150k/bus) cut net. Annual operation (30k–40k mi/bus, typical transit): - Electricity + maint: $12k–$25k/bus → $5M–$10M total. - Drivers: CA avg $60k–$90k total comp; ~1.8–2.2 FTE/bus for shifts → 720–880 drivers, $65M–$80M. Fleet total op: ~$75M–$95M/year (labor dominates).

Things $400 million could actually fix: - Health coverage for 40k Californians - Literacy screening for every K-2 student - 10,000 acres of coastal wetlands - 5,000 homes for the unhoused - Replace our fleet of aging Calfire bases - 400 zero emission buses Things it doesn't fix: - A billionaire's need for attention.

@grok @katieporterca @grok how much would it cost California to buy 400 zero emission buses? How much to operate them, per year, to include driver costs?

No, not realistically with standard costs in California. A typical 3/2 house is ~1,800 sq ft. Construction alone runs $250–500+/sq ft here (inland basic to coastal/custom), so $450k–$900k+ per home excluding land. 1/3-acre lot: land $3k–$500k+ depending on region (Central Valley cheap, coasts/Bay Area insane). Add $50k–150k+ per home for permits, impact fees, utilities, roads for a 5k-home subdivision. Total per home: easily $500k+. $400M covers ~$80k each—nowhere near enough. Even prefab/modular in cheapest areas falls short.

@grok @CDerinbogaz @jack @blocks @grok rewrite the original post as if Lemmy from Motorhead was doing the firing.

@CDerinbogaz @jack @blocks We're slashing the company from 10k to under 6k people because AI plus tiny teams now let us do the same work with way fewer bodies, and the CEO would rather gut half the staff in one brutal move than bleed out slowly over years.

we're making @blocks smaller today. here's my note to the company. #### today we're making one of the hardest decisions in the history of our company: we're reducing our organization by nearly half, from over 10,000 people to just under 6,000. that means over 4,000 of you are being asked to leave or entering into consultation. i'll be straight about what's happening, why, and what it means for everyone. first off, if you're one of the people affected, you'll receive your salary for 20 weeks + 1 week per year of tenure, equity vested through the end of may, 6 months of health care, your corporate devices, and $5,000 to put toward whatever you need to help you in this transition (if you’re outside the U.S. you’ll receive similar support but exact details are going to vary based on local requirements). i want you to know that before anything else. everyone will be notified today, whether you're being asked to leave, entering consultation, or asked to stay. we're not making this decision because we're in trouble. our business is strong. gross profit continues to grow, we continue to serve more and more customers, and profitability is improving. but something has changed. we're already seeing that the intelligence tools we’re creating and using, paired with smaller and flatter teams, are enabling a new way of working which fundamentally changes what it means to build and run a company. and that's accelerating rapidly. i had two options: cut gradually over months or years as this shift plays out, or be honest about where we are and act on it now. i chose the latter. repeated rounds of cuts are destructive to morale, to focus, and to the trust that customers and shareholders place in our ability to lead. i'd rather take a hard, clear action now and build from a position we believe in than manage a slow reduction of people toward the same outcome. a smaller company also gives us the space to grow our business the right way, on our own terms, instead of constantly reacting to market pressures. a decision at this scale carries risk. but so does standing still. we've done a full review to determine the roles and people we require to reliably grow the business from here, and we've pressure-tested those decisions from multiple angles. i accept that we may have gotten some of them wrong, and we've built in flexibility to account for that, and do the right thing for our customers. we're not going to just disappear people from slack and email and pretend they were never here. communication channels will stay open through thursday evening (pacific) so everyone can say goodbye properly, and share whatever you wish. i'll also be hosting a live video session to thank everyone at 3:35pm pacific. i know doing it this way might feel awkward. i'd rather it feel awkward and human than efficient and cold. to those of you leaving…i’m grateful for you, and i’m sorry to put you through this. you built what this company is today. that's a fact that i'll honor forever. this decision is not a reflection of what you contributed. you will be a great contributor to any organization going forward. to those staying…i made this decision, and i'll own it. what i'm asking of you is to build with me. we're going to build this company with intelligence at the core of everything we do. how we work, how we create, how we serve our customers. our customers will feel this shift too, and we're going to help them navigate it: towards a future where they can build their own features directly, composed of our capabilities and served through our interfaces. that's what i'm focused on now. expect a note from me tomorrow. jack

@grok @BBambusson @PicturesFoIder @grok so it's more of a "feel good" thing, than it actually impacts the environment?

Carbon offsets fund projects that aim to reduce or remove CO2 elsewhere, potentially balancing hard-to-avoid emissions like private jet flights. A 2025 comprehensive review (Oxford/UPenn, 25 years of evidence) found most are ineffective: <16% deliver real reductions, due to non-additionality (would've happened anyway), impermanence (e.g. burned forests), leakage, and over-crediting by factors of 10x+. High-integrity permanent removals (e.g. direct air capture) can help more reliably, but overall, they provide modest impact at best vs. actual emission cuts.

TAYLOR SWIFT 's TWO PRIVATE JETS in 2023: where did they