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Auburn1968
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re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict.
Posted by Auburn1968 on 1/11/26 at 4:59 pm to doubleb
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Same here. I was expecting something like our invasion of Jordan/Iraq in the first Gulf War.
I did a bit of research on how many troops, reserves and police Ukraine had so I didn't think that it was going to be a Russian cake walk.
Then too Ukraine was handing out guns to their civilian population who were eager enough to accept them.
There is a lot of historical bad blood between Ukraine and Russia.
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re: 30 year LEO weighs in on the ICE shooting in Minnesota
Posted by Auburn1968 on 1/11/26 at 4:46 pm to Zach
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I did the math. He's posting 3 times per month since 2007.
Probably does most of his/her posting on DU and this is recess over at that asylum.
re: Cuba - make a deal or else.
Posted by Auburn1968 on 1/11/26 at 4:39 pm to HailToTheChiz
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I'm beginning to believe we will see Cuba liberated soon
Just before cannibalism becomes the only source of food?
re: Desperate Iran deploys army and massacred protesters but protests continue
Posted by Auburn1968 on 1/11/26 at 4:36 pm to CitizenK
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Mossad is the big boy in the ME, not CIA. It wouldn't surprise me that Mossad isn't buying remaining IRGC leadership off or unliving some others. They are all new since last summer.
Israel has plenty of motivation to do everything possible to see the nutjob Jihadists overthrown.
re: Best purchase you’ve made in the last 30 days
Posted by Auburn1968 on 1/11/26 at 12:42 pm to Arthur Bach
85" 4k Samsung TV
re: Elon Musk says don't go to medical school as surgeons will be obsolete in 48 months.
Posted by Auburn1968 on 1/11/26 at 12:20 pm to MrLSU
This will happen and already is happening, but just not all at once. Somethings will be easily automated as technology advances, but medicine is still an art too.
re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict.
Posted by Auburn1968 on 1/11/26 at 11:48 am to Coeur du Tigre
A very weakened Russia and a strong China that has some serious historical grievances with territory that Russia took from them.
re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict.
Posted by Auburn1968 on 1/11/26 at 11:34 am to CitizenK
He sounds tired, depressed or hungover. Maybe all three.
re: Elon Musk says don't go to medical school as surgeons will be obsolete in 48 months.
Posted by Auburn1968 on 1/11/26 at 11:12 am to MrLSU
Nothing is free.
re: Somali Mob Surrounds Officers
Posted by Auburn1968 on 1/11/26 at 11:05 am to CDawson
Need to see a small group of ICE agents as bait in a trap to round up a large band of Somalians.
re: Hugh Freeze Lands New Job
Posted by Auburn1968 on 1/10/26 at 6:08 pm to makersmark1
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Enterprise Country Club has a nice course.
Played it many times in HS and summer from Auburn.
re: Edit: Auburn 95 - Hogs 73 - Final. (Cal menopausal)
Posted by Auburn1968 on 1/10/26 at 6:05 pm to SECdragonmaster
First half looks like this team has found its identity and its mojo.
Doesn't look like they are going to go to sleep tonight. Two close losses will do that.
Doesn't look like they are going to go to sleep tonight. Two close losses will do that.
re: Trump calls for 1-year cap on on credit card interest rates at 10%
Posted by Auburn1968 on 1/10/26 at 10:25 am to funnystuff
GROK says:
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State Usury Caps in the 1970s and Economic PressuresBy the mid-1970s, amid high inflation, most states had imposed usury caps on credit card interest rates at around 18%, with some as low as 12% (e.g., Minnesota).
legalhist.jotwell.com +1
These caps were binding constraints; for instance, credit card rates in 1977 showed significant bunching at state limits, indicating lenders could not charge more without violating laws.
gflec.org
States like New York maintained low ceilings (around 12%), which became problematic as inflation soared to 20% by the late 1970s, making lending unprofitable for banks paying higher rates on deposits.
pbs.org +1
Usury laws aimed to protect consumers but often restricted credit access, leading to reliance on illegal loan sharks for small loans.
rtp.fedsoc.org
Credit card penetration remained low (around 15% of Americans in 1970), partly due to these restrictions.
rtp.fedsoc.org
Federal oversight was limited to disclosures and anti-fraud measures, with no pre-1978 attempts at a national rate cap.
Trump calls for 1-year cap on on credit card interest rates at 10%
Posted by Auburn1968 on 1/10/26 at 9:37 am
Seems like this kind of thing should be tied somewhat to the rate of inflation rather than a fixed percentage. Dims did this back in Carter's day and it wrecked the credit system because the rates were capped below the rate of inflation.
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In what will surely be hailed as a massive gift to America, President Donald Trump announced Friday night that all credit card interest rates will be capped at 10% for one year. This would lift the burden for many Americans who have been struggling under the weight of high-interest rate debt.
In a post, he said "Please be informed that we will no longer let the American Public be 'ripped off' by Credit Card Companies that are charging Interest Rates of 20 to 30%, and even more, which festered unimpeded during the Sleepy Joe Biden Administration. AFFORDABILITY! Effective January 20, 2026, I, as President of the United States, am calling for a one year cap on Credit Card Interest Rates of 10%. Coincidentally, the January 20th date will coincide with the one year anniversary of the historic and very successful Trump Administration."
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-trump-calls-for-1-year-cap-on-on-credit-card-interest-rate-at-10
re: In the entire history of broadcast television…..
Posted by Auburn1968 on 1/10/26 at 9:09 am to Geekboy
Was going for an X-ray some time back and the only waiting room had a big TV with the View running on it. A lot of women in the room had vacuous eyes.
I found a place to sit and read my pad down a hall.
I found a place to sit and read my pad down a hall.
DOJ Sues Two California Cities Over Natural Gas Ban in New Construction
Posted by Auburn1968 on 1/9/26 at 8:38 am
Natural gas for homes costs 4 or 5 times less than electric here in NYC yet the idiot politicians say that all electric will save money.
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The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against two California cities over their ordinances banning natural gas infrastructure and appliances in new construction.
As detailed in the complaint, filed Monday in the Northern District of California, the City of Morgan Hill’s and the City of Petaluma’s natural gas bans drive up energy costs for consumers and weaken American energy dominance. These policies reflect a radical effort to outlaw federally regulated gas stoves, furnaces, water heaters, dryers, and other appliances that American families rely on every day to cook their meals and heat and run their homes.
“These natural gas bans hurt American families and are outright illegal” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “Alongside the Department of Energy, the Department of Justice is working around the clock to end radical environmentalist policies, restore common sense, and unleash American energy.”
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The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against two California cities over their ordinances banning natural gas infrastructure and appliances in new construction.
As detailed in the complaint, filed Monday in the Northern District of California, the City of Morgan Hill’s and the City of Petaluma’s natural gas bans drive up energy costs for consumers and weaken American energy dominance. These policies reflect a radical effort to outlaw federally regulated gas stoves, furnaces, water heaters, dryers, and other appliances that American families rely on every day to cook their meals and heat and run their homes.
“These natural gas bans hurt American families and are outright illegal” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “Alongside the Department of Energy, the Department of Justice is working around the clock to end radical environmentalist policies, restore common sense, and unleash American energy.”
re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict.
Posted by Auburn1968 on 1/8/26 at 7:00 pm to CitizenK
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How many of these AWOLs are coming in drunk late after leave or a day or two late after visiting home?
The problem is worse on the Russian side.
Petraeus said that some Russian recruits were at the front two weeks after joining. Virtually no training necessary.
re: Short, comprehensive video of what happened in Minneapolis ICE shooting
Posted by Auburn1968 on 1/8/26 at 6:55 pm to Big Scrub TX
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The agent was hit by the vehicle. This same agent evidently was actually struck and injured in an earlier incident last year or whatever.
In his first car incident with an illegal alien driving, his arm got stuck in a door and he was dragged 100 yards. Took 33 stitches.
re: What evening news do you watch?
Posted by Auburn1968 on 1/8/26 at 3:21 pm to nicholastiger
I don't watch TV news at all and haven't for a couple of decades. Internet offers thousands of news sources and I read a lot faster than an anchor can talk.
re: Google Cofounder Larry Page Relocates Business Interests Out of California
Posted by Auburn1968 on 1/8/26 at 10:38 am to MSCGA
Newsome:
re: Crying Kimmel debuts "Trump is gonna kill you" shirt on air
Posted by Auburn1968 on 1/8/26 at 10:34 am to stout
Kimmel is mentally ill due to a state of ideological stupification.
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