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@kennethschrupp “tribally-owned internet provider” sounds legit.

Another $3.9 billion California boondoggle. The Bishop Paiute connection for 140 households cost taxpayers $6.3 million, or $45,000 per household. Starlink costs just $349 per home (99% less). We're really just lighting money on fire so Gavin can have a press conference.

@uniformcritic Miss Joe Morgan, such a great guy.

Random 1996 baseball: The ESPN intro for Wednesday Night Baseball. Oakland vs Cleveland (check out that lineup!). Sadly the Oakland Coliseum is undergoing an unspeakable “upgrade.”

@NoFrankingWay @united File a Lost/Damaged Baggage Insurance claim with your credit card. A lot of credit cards offer $500-$3k in coverage. American destroyed my checked bag and AMEX paid me out for the whole thing in a week.

Ridiculous. @united is paying me 1/2 of the value of the my ski gear they stole from me. $1100 of items magically missing. And I get $650. Then, when I go to claim the funds, none of the claim codes United gave me work, and I get locked out. This is by design. Never again.

@Handre Certificate of Need laws and the Jones Act are two of the worst policies ever. Contributed more to inflation than almost anything else.

So you know how hospitals cost a fucking fortune, right? Well, back in 1964, New York basically invented this brilliant idea called "certificate of need" laws. The state said hospitals couldn't expand or build new facilities without government permission - you know, to control costs and prevent "wasteful duplication." (Because nothing says efficiency like bureaucrats deciding where sick people can get treatment.) The feds loved this shit so much that by 1974, they were bribing states with Medicare dollars to adopt these laws nationwide. By 1982, almost every state had jumped on board. Then something hilarious happened - the federal government looked around in the '80s, realized these laws were actually making healthcare MORE expensive (shocking!), and repealed the federal requirements in 1987. But here's where it gets really good. Thirty-five states just kept their certificate of need laws anyway, because why give up power once you've got it? Today, if you want to open a hospital in North Carolina or build an MRI center in Virginia, you've got to prove to some panel of bureaucrats that your community "needs" it. Meanwhile, the 15 states that ditched these laws? They've got more hospitals, lower prices, and better access to care. You're literally sitting in a state where the government decides whether you deserve a nearby hospital based on their fucking spreadsheets. And we wonder why an ambulance ride costs more than a used car.

@BaseballCentraI Should have gotten a fastball to the ribs after the 1-0 pitch

This is just lame

@thewoolshire Best pillow it’s not even close. Bought one for my grandmother too she loves it, reminds her of what quality pillows used to be like.

While we understand the good American people have been ripped off by gimmick after gimmick in the pillow world, our price is reflective of our organic materials, our work, and supports American families through the entire supply chain. Not to mention, our profits go right back into the revival of the American wool industry. For The Woolshire, the adage you get what you pay for still rings true.

@vrexec $2400/month right now for family of 3 + $3k deductible. $30k before any benefit. Standard of care has collapsed too.

Just as my wife and I start thinking about when we’d move back to the US.. one of my SMB entrepreneur buddies sends me his family health insurance renewal. Is this a joke? How do self employed families in America survive? In the Netherlands, we pay €350/month for a family of four.

@TheFortressInc Appreciate the insight! Very smart idea, saves on rock /gravel too. The muddy/dirty sites drive me crazy. Our lots are about the same, going to try it whenever possible.

@TheFortressInc How big are your average lots? Love this idea but I feel like it would be very tough on tight infill projects.

This will spark some controversy 😂🙄 We pour all our driveways on every single house or townhome we build PRIOR to framing. 95% of our projects are specs. We’ve been doing it this way for 15+ years… PROS: -Keeps the jobsite immaculately clean. -Very few calls from the stormwater guy. -Materials stay out of the mud. -Concrete guys never have to come back which saves $$$$ on every bid we get. CONS: -Driveway gets dirty (power wash it). -Framers have to keep lift off driveway. We were called crazy & stupid so many times when we started doing this by subcontractors, realtors & our competitors. In 15+ years we’ve never lost a house sale or townhome sale because of it, and it’s saved us hundreds of thousands of dollars when you multiply the savings over hundreds of homes & townhomes. We poured this driveway yesterday at our Nicklaus Circle spec 👊🏽 Framing will start next week.

@AndrewBTC @FischerKing64 In the exact same boat luckily we’re on my wife’s cobra plan so our deductible is only $3200…. With $2400 monthly premiums it’s fucking absurd.

@FischerKing64 Currently using “Obamacare” to pay for the birth of my first child. Since we got pregnant middle of last year, we are maxing out deductible twice. $15,000. That’s on top of our $1,200 a month premium for two healthy adults. The system is cooked.

My takeaway from the premature death of James van der Beek is that the American healthcare system is terrible. His wife apparently was using GoFundMe to assist with treatment. He was auctioning off acting memorabilia for the same thing. I have no idea what he did with his acting $$, but he doesn’t strike me as the sort of guy who just wasted it on nonsense. If he can’t even get treatment for early cancer without running into financial trouble - we’ve got a real problem. And this isn’t news. Middle class families are being wrecked by Obamacare. No one can get a catastrophic plan anymore with low premiums - because they have to subsidize too many dysfunctional lifestyles and even illegal aliens.

@FischerKing64 Burning the current system to the ground and returning to something that resembles the pre-2010 system would be a massive improvement. Stopping Medicaid fraud and getting non citizens/payers is a whole other problem unto itself.

@JulieChangRE Can confirm, our house had one when we bought it. Anything spilled on it was a mess, smelled constantly. Putting in stone was the best thing we ever did.

Don’t install wood kitchen counters Please They look terrible if you actually use em

@akashanav Schwartz or Flores.

Some initial thoughts on who the #49ers could go after at defensive coordinator: Raheem Morris — close friend of Kyle Shanahan from Tampa days, likely doesn’t get another HC gig Jim Schwartz — Shanahan respects his defense, they chatted for a while post CLE/SF game Brian Flores — contract’s up in Minnesota, had tons of success Gus Bradley — In-house option if they choose to keep continuity (I’d hate this hire fwiw)

What is most concerning is that their masters, the NGO/Activist class went to extreme lengths to have these insane pieces of legislation ready to go on Day 1. This is clearly a test run for state by state/nationwide strategy. The goal is to overwhelm the system and consolidate power completely. The most insane 10-30% won’t pass but they’re happy with the 70% of insanity that does.

“I voted for this” is a joke among Trump supporters, because they’re aligned on policy. Who even in the Dem voting coalition is like “I voted for a tax on lawmowers, DoorDash, and gym memberships yayyyy! Oh and speed cameras? Yes please.” What a joke.

@haridigresses Hotel California you can check in but never leave.

To my billionaire friends: keep your receipts. (jk I don’t have billionaire friends.) But seriously: 4 years later CA is hunting down those who left. “Narrative of the circumstances surrounding you becoming non-residents”… what a joke. This is what a failing state looks like.

@resetbasis @GovKathyHochul Absolute fucking banger

@GovKathyHochul Why did they build the bottom right one?

The resilience, compassion, and contributions of Muslim communities help make our state stronger.  Tonight landmarks across the state are lit green as New York celebrates Muslim American Heritage Month.

@robbiehendricks Would have paid to see the look on their lawyers’ face (if they even have one)

This was a sponsored post I saw on FB the other day. At what point do projections like these escalate from “sunshine and lollipop optimism” to silly goose securities fraud?

@KyleTibbitts @alexisohanian Maybe the government stops handing out trillions in fraudulent payments to random NGOs, criminals and foreigners? Probably too much to ask.

@alexisohanian The government can stop printing trillions of dollars — inflating assets for rich people and cost of living for everyone else, for starters

We're absolutely going to have to figure out how our society adapts to a rapidly increasing wealth gap, it'll be required to preserve our republic, but the answer is definitely not taxing unrealized gains.

@DallasAptGP It’s incredible to see the old photos of Dallas. Driving on these roads every day it’s almost unfathomable. Love this photo from 1959.

This is a great aerial view from the 1960's of my high school, St Marks in Dallas. That intersection at the top right is Preston & Royal. Now all 4 corners are probably worth $1B Wonder what another 60 years of growth will look like