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Don't be fooled. They are only doing this to get re-elected -- sort of like so many GOPe sell-outs who act conservative during election season. When the time comes, the commies can count on their vote.

re: Gas prices are bullshite

Posted by SlackMaster on 6/27/26 at 11:47 am to
As the old saying goes: "Up like a rocket, down like a feather.". :lol:

re: Tom Clancy novels

Posted by SlackMaster on 6/19/26 at 1:54 pm to
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Red Storm Rising

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i tore through it


Same here. I ended up skipping all of my classes until I finished it. :lol:
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Everything about this Samsung phone is amazing but having so many issues with apps
If this were me (on either Android or iPhone), I'd consider backing up my data, resetting to factory settings, and reloading everything. Sucks, but it's unusual to have the issues you mentioned.
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I have been using Android for probably 13 years and never had any app issues
Same here. I switched to iPhone for a while and actually had more problems with it -- particularly the UI & gestures.

That said, I was surprised that the Pixel hasn't advanced much since the 5. It's funny to watch all the fanfare about each new release and it's usually little different from the one it replaced.
White Oak Animal Hospital is very good.
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She's doing what Thune wants. Not sure how Trump can impact any of this.
Agreed. The only thing would be for Vance to step in (and stay eangaged) as Senate president but that's extremely unlikely.
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Pence is owned -- just like Thune and so many others.


Fixed it for you ??

re: At&T Fiber WiFi Range

Posted by SlackMaster on 5/13/26 at 10:30 am to
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Get a mesh system, the wireless router they give you is arse. Has nothing to do with fiber.
This 100%. NetGear has some good (and easy) mesh options.
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It's just the nature of the beast.


I agree this is what they do, but it doesn't mean I have to like it. I also think it discredits them in the long run as viewers quit paying attention to his posts due to too much BS around them. Which is a shame, since he's done some good exposés.
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I bet he's delivered more than any journalist in the history of this country.

I don't entirely disagree with you here. But why the addiction to promising something HUGE tomorrow? Why not just drop the huge revelation now? And why is the revelation, once made public, usually not as big as they made it out to be?
It's a necessity in some sandy bottom situations, like at Wax Lake. You use reverse to dig a five-foot trench so the prop has enough water to get on plane.

ETA: This is true for a GatorTail or MudBuddy surface drive. Not a sure with respect to a ProDrive with their full-power reverse design.
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Problem is, Article 5 has only been invoked once -- following the Sept 11 attack. Kinda like winning the first pot in poker and leaving with the money.

If we're going with a poker analogy, would you agree it's fair to quit the game if you're the only one paying the ante?
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I need less, not more

This is spot on. Who would have thought??
Lol. Free beer tomorrow.
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absolutely nothing is happening about any of that.
This. Wake me when someone goes to jail or pays any sort of price, for that matter.
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this quest for globalism is caused by the simple fact that many public traded corporations are multi-national in their scope and ownership. Very few companies today have a sense of commitment to their local community, much less to their nation.
. This is what many people do not see. And these corporations (their leadership, their large shareholders and our 401k fiduciaries) fund the campaigns of Congress -- including the GOPe. It's the primary reason people like Thune, McConnell, Paul Ryan, Boener exist and why we can't pass obviously good laws such as the SAVE act. We desperately need to repeal the 17th amendment.

re: Ivory Soap has also been ruined

Posted by SlackMaster on 3/18/26 at 8:44 pm to
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Doesn't feel the same, smell the same, or even float anymore. It's just like some other generic bar of soap.
. Yep. I noticed the same thing and quit buying it.
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Senators already advocate for their state under the current system
. Do they? Seems to me that they represent those that got them elected -- mostly the wealthier people in cities. If they represented the interests of the states themselves, there's no way Congress would allow the federal government usurp control over so many things or to allow it to get so big and out of control.
This absolutely needs to happen. It would be the most impactful legislation in over a century and would re-establish a key accountability on the federal government.