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Melllvar

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Seer of the tapes! Knower of the episodes!

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Nations that were the source of slaves remain on the whole impoverished and underdeveloped.

Nations that were slavers still remain on the whole wealthy and highly developed.

This is not a coincidence, and there is a reasonable case to be made for reparations on these grounds.

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It may be a violation of the Logan Act, which makes it illegal for private citizens to interfere with foreign relations.

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β€œRepublicans need to look at all of these numbers, and really think about what’s more important. Yes, most people that are Republicans are probably pro-life,” she stated. β€œAnd we love our babies. And I love being a mother. But what’s most important? Republicans taking over. And Republicans being able to keep our country!”

Wasn’t expecting them to say this part out loud.

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The Verge reported that CEO Sundar Pichai defended the layoffs and claimed that workers sometimes reach out to express gratitude for the cuts. β€œAnd I just want to clarify that, through these changes, people feel it on the ground and sometimes people write back and say, β€˜Thank you for simplifying.’ Sometimes we have a complicated, duplicative structure,” he said, per the Verge.

Chalmers: People send thank you’s for lay offs?

Pichai: Yes.

Chalmers: May I see one?

Pichai: No.

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Of all the things you could reasonably criticize the US over, wheelchair accessibility ain’t one of them. Especially compared to Europe.

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When my paid Paramount+ subscription included unskippable ads.

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If your business can’t survive without paying slave wages then your business shouldn’t survive.

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Littlejohn is charged with one count of unauthorized disclosure of tax returns and return information and faces up to five years in prison if convicted.

He should have violently stormed Congress instead. You only get like 3 months for that.

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I have no sympathy. Companies that require class action waivers and mandatory arbitration clauses don’t get to complain when thousands of people file arbitration claims simultaneously.

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Just don’t buy stuff you don’t need. 100% savings every time.

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