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This one probably merits its own thread. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Biden admin threatening your Medicare Advantage plan. Here's what they're not telling you It's January, and with a new year comes a fresh threat to both taxpayers and seniors: Further cuts to Medicare Advantage, courtesy of the Biden administration. This could occur soon, as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will release a boring-sounding "rate notice" relating to Medicare Advantage in the coming weeks. [...] https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-admin-threatening-your-medicare-advantage-plan-heres-what-theyre-not-telling-you

Scintillating Wednesday repartee, yawn man. ----- Thrilling Wednesday report, see man: Arose at o'dark-Many to get Mini-B. to Non-P-Math tutorial, need-more-zzz we man. Learned later that technical issues prevented Mini-B. from doing anything, man. During episodic monsooning, decided to venture out, errands we man. Actually quit raining during visit to Costco, imagine that man. Got very necessary breakfast item for Mini-B., "Chicken Melts" man. Got Many (2+1) other very optional items, we man. Lunch was the footlong beef hot dog + Pepsi, ingest financially savvy we man. Monsooning like an illegitimate male child as skool-pickup time approached, oh brother man. We got there early, same as all other parents man. Miraculously, the rain stopped right at dismissal time, imagine that man. Mini-B. was a bit grumpy, upset about Non-P-Math tutorial man. However, he had turned in his History & Science projects, good for wee man man. We remained calming and promised him a good din-din, si man. We gave him his choice of salad + hot dogs or beef pot pies, ingest or ingest man. Mini-B. picked the pot pies, ingest Two Guys man. He cheered up partway through, rejuvenated wee man man. We let Mini-B. play computer games for a while, decompress wee man man. We read e-mail from Non-P-Math teechur allowing him to retake his bombed quiz, miracle man! We excitedly reported this to Mini-B., report to wee man we man man. Mini-B. retook the quiz, some research of formulae necessary man. He got a Many, missed just one question man. Mini-B. also had a little English to work on, which he did man. He then reported a headache & backache, chip off the old block man. We suggested Movie Night, hadn't had one all week man. Mini-B. soon agreed, and we watched Many episodes of Young Sheldon, watch Two Guys man. Many (2+2+2) -- si man, Many (2+2+2) -- bowls of Costco popcorn were eaten, ingest Two Guys man. Mini-B. agreed that this was rejuvenating, intense week man. We extended his bedtime, badly rushed all week previously man. Mini-B. expressed concern about failing all his classes, worried wee man man. We told him that he could be proud of his work tonight, si man. We also said that this represents an upswing in his future prospects, encourage wee man we man. We told him that his fatigue was "good" tired, sense of accomplishment man. We told him that we were proud of him, si man. And now we have to arise long before o'dark-Many on Thursday for missed Band sectional, man! We let him pre-order breakfast, waffles with regular chocolate regular syrup man.

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Or a "we have more important things to do than this" issue.

But who specifically could be insurrected against, especially if they impose tyranny in small steps?

What do we think about this? I agree with the guys who think it's a waste of ketchup. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If You Keep Seeing Women Squirting Ketchup On Their Counters In Front Of Men, Here's What The "Experiment" Is And Why It Has Gone So Viral We are gathered here today to talk about one of the most popular condiments to ever exist: KETCHUP. It is the star of what is being referred to as the "CLEANING UP KETCHUP CHALLENGE." [...] https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/show-clean-ketchup-challenge-tiktok-183922158.html

That still probably won't stop them from going for it.

Unfortunately, she's one of the few VP prospects who could help win more than the usual Trump base in the general election.

The BB article is funnier than the CNN one.

Unless India, China, and others sacrifice their industrial capacity, the green dream is exactly that.

Were she of the other political party and the defendant someone else, she'd be toast.

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It is Wednesday already, and time for our Semiofficial Semiweekly VAWA-Thread Joke! It's still January, so read this one about our New Year's resolutions: ============================================================= NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY KEEP Read less. I want to gain weight and put on at least 30 pounds. I will start buying lottery tickets at a luckier store. Stop exercising. Waste of time. Watch more TV. I've been missing some good stuff. Watch less television on the small screen and buy a bigger one. Gain enough weight to get on The Biggest Loser. Watch more movie remakes. Procrastinate more. I will do less laundry and use more deodorant. I'll become a vegan for a day and subsequently learn that it was a missed steak. I will no longer waste my time relieving the past; instead, I will spend it worrying about the future. Drink! Drink some more! Stop buying worthless junk on eBay, because QVC has better specials. Start being superstitious. Spend more time at work. Stop bringing lunch from home -- I should eat out more. Take up a new habit -- maybe smoking!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nikki Haley Announces She Has Won New Hampshire By Negative 12 Points CONCORD, NH — Presidential frontrunner and conservative favorite Nikki Haley announced that she has won the New Hampshire primary by a whopping negative 12 points, sources confirmed this evening. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/nikki-haley-announces-she-has-won-new-hampshire-by-negative-12-points

Oakland In-N-Out Relocating To Safer Location In Gaza GAZA — Despite the ongoing violent conflict taking place in the region, the leadership of one of America's most popular fast food chains announced the Oakland, California In-N-Out would be relocating to a far safer location in the Gaza Strip. "We just can't subject our customers to the dangers of Oakland anymore," said In-N-Out owner and heiress Lynsi Lavelle Snyder-Ellingson. "For the safety of our employees, we needed to find a location that was far less dangerous than Oakland, and [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/oakland-in-n-out-relocating-to-safer-location-in-gaza

Supreme Court Rules Texas Must Replace Barbed Wire With Giant Red Carpet NOGALES — In yet another 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that Texas must remove all barbed wire along the border and replace it with a massive, plush red carpet. "How will migrants be able to get in the country if there's barbed wire in the way?" said a visibly confused Justice Sotomayor. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/supreme-court-rules-texas-must-replace-barbed-wire-with-red-carpet

Canadian Court Sides With Freedom Convoy! [...] A very brief recap of what was at issue: During anti-mandate Trucker's convoy, PM Justin Trudeau invoked an Act that had been put in place giving the government extraordinary powers under very limited circumstances. It was written in order to give Canada's government the ability to deal with terrorists and was never intended to be used as a tool to suppress the free speech rights of Canadians. [...] https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/01/23/canadian-court-sides-with-freedom-convoy-n606943

I love the stuff that Twitchy publishes.

= a Republican sweep in November?

Agree? Agree strongly? Disagree? Please comment. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coming Soon: Lockdowns to Save the Environment? Many Americans are only now beginning to realize the devastating impacts that COVID lockdowns had on our society, as many businesses struggle still to recover and children try to catch up with missed learning opportunities. But what if the pandemic was just a trial run for more drastic restrictions and lockdowns related to climate change? After decades of arguing that the world is at a climate tipping point, Democrats may try to enact restrictions to stop perceived global warming at an order of magnitude larger than the COVID-19 measures imposed during the height of the pandemic. And considering the pandemic's ability to bring out authoritarian streaks in our leaders, this should be worrying for most Americans. [...] https://themessenger.com/opinion/lockdowns-environment-climate-change-green-agenda-shutdowns

If I'm correct, there will be video contact from the nearest large CBP port.

Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: Non-monsoon rain off & mostly on, How Dry We Aren't man. Arose at o'dark-Many to get Mini-B. to History tutorial, finish late assignment wee man. Learned that History teechur was absent, man! Mini-B. claims to have finished the project, man. Still groggy from trip, travel hangover we man. Weakly intended to hit Costco, purchases + lunch man. Of course, it began raining right then, forget it man. Lunch was onepouch of microwave "Japanese curry noodles*," disgustingly ingest we man. *bought at a previous ES, financially savvy we man It was among the worst comestible item that we've ever consumed, blecccch man. However, it was cheap and filling, ingest anyway we man. We actually used mouthwarsh afterward, highly necessary man. Who would ever buy that revolting glop at full retail, huh man? A restorative siesta was taken with no interruptive calls or texts, zzz we man. Not raining at skool pickup, well-timed respite man. Mini-B. bombed Non-P-Math quiz, man. Mini-B. was told to complete Science project and turn it in ASAP, man. Din-din was Korean chicken followed by ice cream, ingest Two Guys man. Mini-B. completed** a partially done English assignment, man. **completable in half-of-half an hour but took over an hour Mini-B. began missing pages of Science project, q.v. below man. Between running downstairs to help/yell at Mini-B., we, see man: -- wrote to Science teechur, promising completion man. -- wrote to Non-P-Math teechur, promising early-morn Tutorial attendance man. -- wrote to Band teechur, explaining priority of Non-P-Math tutorial over Sectionals man. -- wrote to English teechur, alerting to assignment completion man. -- wrote to History teechur, lobbying for acceptance of assignment upon return man. Mini-B. took >2 hours flailing about on Science project, arcane questions man. We finally researched the Texas Water Development Board & Texas Environmental Quality Commission sites, partial information gained man. Nowhere on the Internet or in ChatGPT is information on the Sabine River water table's depth, no man. Got Mini-B. embedded half + half-of-half an hour late, embed wee man we man. We are Many00% exhausted yet again, this has to stop man. Must arise at o'dark-Many on Wednesday to take Mini-B. to Non-P-Math tutorial, man. Must go back with him after din-din for "Many'th-grade course selection," yeah like that's realistic man. Of note, it is supposed to monsoon like an absolute illegitimate male child all day Wednesday, man.

They're Band and Fizzicle Education, for God's sake man! Times precised, see and si and mam ma'am. Time of arising precised, see and si and mam ma'am. Score precised, mam ma'am. Potential average precised, mam ma'am. Somebody needs remedial P-math, see and si and mam ma'am.

Supreme Court Rules It's Illegal For National Guard To Guard Nation U.S. — In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that it's now illegal for the Texas National Guard to guard Texas or the nation. "Using the National Guard to guard the nation is an egregious misuse of the National Guard," wrote Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who sided with the majority. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/supreme-court-rules-its-illegal-for-national-guard-to-guard-nation

Dementia And Double Standards At an event in North Carolina last Thursday, President Joe Biden called out for a congresswoman with whom he claimed he'd just been photographed. She was, at the time, in Washington, D.C. At an event in New Hampshire the next day, presidential candidate Donald Trump appeared to mix up Nancy Pelosi and Nikki Haley when talking about Jan. 6. Guess which mental lapse was ignored while the other was covered by the New York Times, USA Today, CNN, ABC News, The Hill, PBS, and countless other news outlets. [...] https://issuesinsights.com/2024/01/22/dementia-and-double-standards/