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I was there a few days ago and I swear to God all I could think was “this is why Californians don’t travel.”
vistaaura@vistaaura222
Manhattan Beach, California
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Student loans cannot be discharged in bankruptcy.
That rule was meant to stop deadbeats from walking away from their debts.
But now entire generations are buried under loans they can never realistically pay off. Many in tech fields vanishing as fast as H-1B, offshoring, and AI can eliminate opportunity.
They paid back the original principal years ago yet the interest and penalties keep growing.
They cannot buy a house, start a family, or build any real wealth because one misjudgement from their early 20s follows them forever.
Maybe it is time to change the rule: once someone has repaid the actual principal amount borrowed, they should have the opportunity to file bankruptcy like every other American debt. They still need to wait for clean credit but at least we can say they paid in good faith and can continue their lifes.
Punish the ones who never tried. Give a second chance to those who already paid what they originally owed.
Reply if you or someone you know is still trapped by student loans long after paying back the principal.
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I knew Justin Fairfax. Our paths crossed during my first run for the General Assembly. Every interaction I had with him was professional, respectful, and measured.
What happened to him politically should make everyone uncomfortable—regardless of party.
At the exact moment Ralph Northam was facing collapse over the blackface scandal, allegations surfaced against Fairfax that effectively ended his political future overnight. He was never charged. He was never prosecuted. And once his career was over, the allegations faded from public view just as quickly as they appeared.
That pattern—unproven allegations surfacing at the precise moment someone is about to rise politically—is not new. We’ve seen it play out nationally with figures like Brett Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas. Whether you believe those claims or not, the timing is always the same—and the damage is always permanent.
Now we’re watching the aftermath of a life that, by any objective measure, was derailed in a matter of weeks.
And the same political class that stood by—or benefited—at the time is now offering thoughts and prayers.
That’s the part that ought to turn your stomach.
If we’re going to be honest about accountability in this country, it has to cut both ways. Destroying someone publicly without due process, without proof, and without consequence is not justice. It’s politics at its worst.
And it keeps happening because it works.
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They’re Hollywood gay guys they’ve been cracking twinks together since the start of that marriage
Male Central@TheMale_Central
Matt Bomer’s husband must be a strong soldier
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@JosephKahn no problem. i watch movies a year later, from the library's dvd selection
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The solution to the theatrical problem is very simple. Extend the time before it goes to streaming. Make it 180 days. 6 months. If you don't watch it in theaters you won't get to see it for a long time. Studios have devalued their product by letting the consumer know there's no urgency. They're going to see it for "free" later. They've cheapened the business into a buffet and violated basic supply and demand.
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Vice President JD Vance called on college students to press Republican Senate candidates to back eliminating the H-1B visa program, arguing it undercuts job opportunities for American graduates. bit.ly/4sAlTWM

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I will never understand how 77 million, of our fellow Americans, looked at this imbecile and decided he was qualified to lead our country.
Republicans against Trump@RpsAgainstTrump
Trump: I ended 8 wars. A ninth is coming. Nobody's ever ended one war. Who's ended one? Nobody
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“It isn’t everyday you walk into QT and run into Kamala Harris.”
Vice President @KamalaHarris made a quick stop at QuikTrip in South Carolina today.
🎥: Jeffrey Hunt
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