By Fenderputty Go To PostWell if this story gets any traction I'm sure the admin will willingly dump all over PR as a means to obfuscate their roll.The admin told people about PR the first time lol
Don't get me wrong, I was laughing at Trump shooting jumpers with paper towels too. But there was plenty to write about in PR from the infrastructure that was crumbling before the storm hit to the fact that goods were just sitting at the airport for months. Traction ain't shit anymore.
Yeah I think he’s the one that called this split months ago. Trump wants that’s peace deal before 2020. I bet good money we get Iran deal 2.0 before 2020 and it’s renamed so he can take credit a la NAFTA 2.0. Curious is the minor tweaks will be enough for the Shapiros of the world to completely flip their stances
So we’re gonna go full circle lol
By DY_nasty Go To PostThe admin told people about PR the first time lol
Don't get me wrong, I was laughing at Trump shooting jumpers with paper towels too. But there was plenty to write about in PR from the infrastructure that was crumbling before the storm hit to the fact that goods were just sitting at the airport for months. Traction ain't shit anymore.
So we’re gonna go full circle lol
Not a good thread
Lining up North Korea, Iran, and Taliban situations only works at the most basic and diluted levels. One is a grandfathered in powderkeg that simply has to be resolved because technological advancement and a shrinking world forces the necessity of an immediate solution for the entire Pacific. One situation is nothing more than a loose exit blueprint which only requires our signature to initiate - and it only can be prolonged further which is the goal of every state enemy we have. The last is regular saber rattling which the US half assed because no one gives a fuck about a drone and a few boats in comparison to the other situations. Not only that, but Iran would galvanize every non-conventional group we have encountered in the last 50 years while also accelerating the nuclear enthusiasm of the entire region lol
The idea of North Korea being a model for foreign policy for all situations doesn't hold water. There are no like situations and context matters much more than he implies. Experience and perspective as well because there have been hard detours on choices who had the experience in a region where a large chain in philosophy or priorities shifted. For example, reasonable Hawking in this administration would be the shit in Yemen versus the obligation that goes hand in hand with placing an actual symmetric footprint in other places such as Libya.
dude is just name dropping in style more than anything. Or maybe I'm doing too much and triggered by someone once again framing foreign policy into a series of yes/no right/left questions 😂
Lining up North Korea, Iran, and Taliban situations only works at the most basic and diluted levels. One is a grandfathered in powderkeg that simply has to be resolved because technological advancement and a shrinking world forces the necessity of an immediate solution for the entire Pacific. One situation is nothing more than a loose exit blueprint which only requires our signature to initiate - and it only can be prolonged further which is the goal of every state enemy we have. The last is regular saber rattling which the US half assed because no one gives a fuck about a drone and a few boats in comparison to the other situations. Not only that, but Iran would galvanize every non-conventional group we have encountered in the last 50 years while also accelerating the nuclear enthusiasm of the entire region lol
The idea of North Korea being a model for foreign policy for all situations doesn't hold water. There are no like situations and context matters much more than he implies. Experience and perspective as well because there have been hard detours on choices who had the experience in a region where a large chain in philosophy or priorities shifted. For example, reasonable Hawking in this administration would be the shit in Yemen versus the obligation that goes hand in hand with placing an actual symmetric footprint in other places such as Libya.
dude is just name dropping in style more than anything. Or maybe I'm doing too much and triggered by someone once again framing foreign policy into a series of yes/no right/left questions 😂
On one hand, concerning that CCP might be able to exert influence through these student groups.
On the other, bang up job proving every preconception the authoritarian-inclined would have about your “liberal values” in the first place
By DY_nasty Go To PostNot a good threadThis is a good writeup but I’m perplexed as to what its a response to. That thread I thought was good because it’s a recollection of what happened in the administration and what is going to happen next.
Lining up North Korea, Iran, and Taliban situations only works at the most basic and diluted levels. One is a grandfathered in powderkeg that simply has to be resolved because technological advancement and a shrinking world forces the necessity of an immediate solution for the entire Pacific. One situation is nothing more than a loose exit blueprint which only requires our signature to initiate - and it only can be prolonged further which is the goal of every state enemy we have. The last is regular saber rattling which the US half assed because no one gives a fuck about a drone and a few boats in comparison to the other situations. Not only that, but Iran would galvanize every non-conventional group we have encountered in the last 50 years while also accelerating the nuclear enthusiasm of the entire region lol
The idea of North Korea being a model for foreign policy for all situations doesn't hold water. There are no like situations and context matters much more than he implies. Experience and perspective as well because there have been hard detours on choices who had the experience in a region where a large chain in philosophy or priorities shifted. For example, reasonable Hawking in this administration would be the shit in Yemen versus the obligation that goes hand in hand with placing an actual symmetric footprint in other places such as Libya.
dude is just name dropping in style more than anything. Or maybe I'm doing too much and triggered by someone once again framing foreign policy into a series of yes/no right/left questions 😂
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/flints-deadly-water/
Be poor, in America.
Be poor and black, in America.
These evil fucks all deserve to be under the jail, but yall already know about our media.
edit: "Well, they have to die of something." evil af.
Be poor, in America.
Be poor and black, in America.
These evil fucks all deserve to be under the jail, but yall already know about our media.
edit: "Well, they have to die of something." evil af.
I cant watch that in the UK but I saw Farenheit 11/9 recently which is mostly about the water in Flint. Sickening how General Motors had to change their water supply back because the poisonous water was damaging vehicles but the residents were still expected to use it
By Laboured Go To PostGreat, can't wait for that user story.
Edit: Lol, actually I think I know what this is. Not saying anything more 🤐. Just disable your Google analytics if you are worried
News at 11, lying, cheating cunt from a long line of lying, cheating cunts, gets caught lying and cheating
By NinjaFridge Go To PostI'll miss my free prescriptionsAt least you'll get the medicine available post Brexit.
SACRAMENTO — The California Senate on Tuesday passed gig-work legislation that could transform the state’s employment landscape, turning many independent contractors into employees. The vote was 29-11, along party lines.https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Senate-passes-AB5-gig-work-bill-turning-14430204.php
The bill now heads to the state Assembly, where lawmakers approved an earlier version but must agree to amendments. If it passes a final vote there, AB5 goes to the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom, who wrote a Labor Day op-ed supporting the measure.
Hundreds of thousands of independent contractors, including Uber and Lyft drivers; DoorDash, Uber Eats, Instacart and Postmates couriers; Amazon Flex drivers; taxi drivers; translators; medical professionals; franchise owners and more, could become employees after the law takes effect in 2020. Unions, which pushed passage of AB5, hope to organize newly minted employees, especially those at gig companies.
Pretty big deal.
Genuinely staggering that California and Mississippi can continue to mostly function in the same union.
The bill’s supporters — like Newsom and Assembly member Lorena Gonzalez, who introduced it — say that companies misclassify workers to avoid paying minimum wage and a range of benefits such as worker’s compensation. Opponents, including ride hailing companies, say that the added costs from employment will hit them hard.So their counter-argument is: "but our revenue"
Although this legitimately might kill Uber/Lyft because those damn companies bleed money.
By reilo Go To PostSo their counter-argument is: "but our revenue"
Although this legitimately might kill Uber/Lyft because those damn companies bleed money.
Eh, if your 'innovation' is treating workers like shit, and your business relies on that to survive, then you deserve to die.
People wouldn't miss Uber if the public transport system was halfway decent. Trams / metro are absolutely necessary for a large city, but the US is third world when it comes to that sort of infrastructure planning. Even the rail link between SF and LA has been held up for decades.
By Roberto Larcos Go To PostEh, if your 'innovation' is treating workers like shit, and your business relies on that to survive, then you deserve to die.100% agreed. There is only long-term impact for the workers as companies like Uber and Lyft don't pay into Medicare and Social Security. All kinds of different ways that they fuck the people making their business happen over.
People wouldn't miss Uber if the public transport system was halfway decent. Trams / metro are absolutely necessary for a large city, but the US is third world when it comes to that sort of infrastructure planning. Even the rail link between SF and LA has been held up for decades.
By reilo Go To Posthttps://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Senate-passes-AB5-gig-work-bill-turning-14430204.php
Pretty big deal.
This is great.
Purdue Pharma and its owners, members of the Sackler family, have tentatively reached the first comprehensive settlement with lawyers representing thousands of municipal governments, tribes and states nationwide that are suing the pharmaceutical industry for the devastation resulting from the opioid epidemic.
The company is expected to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy imminently. The settlement, which was described by two people involved in the negotiations, involves the dissolution of Purdue Pharma as it now exists, the formation of a new company that will continue to sell its signature opioid, OxyContin, with the proceeds going to a public beneficiary company that will pay the plaintiffs. Purdue Pharma also will donate “rescue” drugs, several of which are in development, for addiction treatment and overdose reversal.
The Sackler family will pay $3 billion in cash over seven years.
The settlement does not include a statement of wrongdoing.
The company declined to comment.
But because the deal falls short of what some state attorneys general had insisted upon, they have said that they will continue to pursue the Sacklers themselves. In recent weeks, perhaps in anticipation of legal fortresses built by the Sacklers to guard their fortune, which Forbes estimated to be about $13 billion, more states, including Virginia, New Mexico and Delaware, have been filing cases against members of the family. The states have used an array of legal tactics, hoping for an even bigger payout from the Sacklers and to force them out of the pharmaceutical business altogether.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/11/health/purdue-pharma-opioids-settlement.html
I was being really glib and reductive but I wasn't kidding when I was talking about late stage capitalism being about ultra wealthy fucking over the somewhat rich.
By Perfect Blue Go To Post
No one tell them
DY .... JPOCA 2.0 coming to a store near you. Get your copy before the Nobel prize and Lindsey Graham back peddling
Wow, he really has solved that problem of his own creating with *check notes* another deal that is orders of magnitude worse.
Uber said Wednesday that it was confident that its drivers will retain their independent status when the measure goes into effect on Jan. 1. “Several previous rulings have found that drivers’ work is outside the usual course of Uber’s business, which is serving as a technology platform for several different types of digital marketplaces,” said Tony West, Uber’s chief legal officer.See, the drivers don't perform a crucial function of our driving business, you see your honor, see, you see
On a similar note, Square, which is a payment services provider, sued the city of San Francisco to give back taxes they collected because they claim they were misclassified as a "financial services" company, and instead should be taxed as an "information" company. Square is run by Jack Dorsey of Twitter.
(Square is most definitely a financial services company, they process fucking payments!)
(Square is most definitely a financial services company, they process fucking payments!)