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I always wondered what would be the issue to turn MAGAs against Trump?  Would it be the massive expansion of executive power?  Would it be the expansion of heavily armed police (ICE)?  Would it be the attack on the US's already inadequate healthcare system?

NOOO...  it's Epstein's client list!  🤣

Although people are asking why there weren't adequate weather warnings, there is another factor that no-one seems to mention. 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-efforts-predict-weather-hit-133342621.html

For those of you who don't like to click links or read complete articles, here is the relevant quote: 

"The Trump administration has axed thousands of jobs from NOAA, the National Weather Service's parent agency, leaving many weather offices understaffed,"

also:

"A lot of the weather forecast offices now are not operating at full complement of staff, which means that you're really putting an extra burden on these folks. I don't know how much that was a factor in what happened in Texas this weekend."

Most of the 'painful' provisions of the BBB won't take effect until the end of 2026 - after the midterm elections. So the Republicans will be insulated from the consequences of the bill.  Also the fiscal ill effects - the increased deficit - won't be felt until there is another president.  

The BBB is basically an economic time bomb that will hit the US hard in the coming years.

When you have low readings or if you feel faint, you might try 'slow breathing'.  Breath in while you count slowly to 3 to 5 - whatever feels comfortable for - then hold your breath for the same count, then breath out for the same count.  

I found that my blood oxygen levels would shoot up by about 5% when I did.  

I spent four days in an ICU after a heart attack and so I had plenty of time to watch my blood oxygen meter!

52 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

The outbound and inbound lanes of HS belongs to UAE. Iran's territorial waters are just north of the inbound lane. How can the Iranians just close the Strait?

They don't have to actually close the straits, they just need to one tanker with a drone or missile and shipping insurance will become prohibitively expensive.   

Banks are usually reluctant to repossess small rural properties.  If someone can talk to the bank, they will usually set up some reasonable payment schedule. 

One of my wife's uncles (through her ex-husband) died leaving an mortgaged house to his daughter.  My wife called them up and negotiated a repayment schedule for the daughter.  She finally made the final payment just a month ago. 

I wonder if Joe Rogan ever thought that he would become the official channel for government announcements?

฿2,000?  Just sit outside any provincial government school at opening or closing time and you will see dozens of teenage students and their friends coming and going on motorbikes without wearing helmets.  I suspect that none of those kids could come up with ฿2,000 on the spot.  How are they going to enforce this?  I guarantee that they are not going to impound the bikes and make the parents come in to pay! 

I suspect that the key words here are "silence U.S. citizens and companies".  This is all about protecting Facebook and Google's right to collect advertising revenue and do targeted marketing.  

By phrasing it as a "freedom of speech" law, they can disguise their true intent.

He's still healthier than that panther he killed.

Now that Cannabis is legalized in Thailand, do Thai customs no longer check baggage for it?  Or do they check for it and then just tip off the police at the destination?