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That's good to hear but incredibly annoying that the QR codes don't work! Thanks.

Oh, that's rich. A member with a persistent record of aggressively trying to sniff out ((Jews)) is complaining about being called out.

You could do much worse than D list!

It seems to me that this is a minor diplomatic faux pas that has no chance of harming foreign relations.

I don't know all the details of his proposals but I'm pretty clear any proposed changes are only for those making over 400K annually. Also any change needs to pass the in congress as well.

I've been paying a few years via using their QR code to pay online from a bank. Recently I got a bill but impossible to pay by QR code trying two different banks. Someone else reported the same problem so not sure if this is universal or something about our accounts. In any case I don't have a yellow book and don't want to bother getting one, It was mentioned you can show up to City Hall to pay. OK. Is it OK to just show up with bill and passport or is it necessary to haul in a pile of documents?

Where did you hear that? Can you provide a source?

Another toxic hate speech statement. You're anti-Israel are you? What is that supposed to mean? I take it as not supporting the right of Israel to exist or defend itself. Similar to the type of hater who spits out the phrase Zionist Jews as if it's a curse word. Why didn't you say anti Israeli government policies, anti Netanyahu, etc. You've included everything of Israel. All of it's people. The totality of the very nation's existence. It's another sign of your extremist obsession. I personally oppose the regimes of Iran and Russia, etc. That doesn't mean I'm anti Iran or anti Russia or that I hate all Iranians or all Russians. You really can't help yourself. If you're trying to hide where you're coming from, maybe you're not, you have failed.

River to the Sea pro genocide of Jews types.

Petro, ex guerrilla terrorist himself. What else would he do?

Good to mention Russia. They already had an aging demographic before fascist dictator Putin sent masses to the meat grinder and millions of their best younger people to flee abroad. They are attracting some white far right wing morons though attracted to their extremist anti LGBT laws.

Doubling? You made that up. I liked when America was great before and embraced being a nation of immigrants.

Of course he's right. Obviously though it's a diplomatic error for such truthful comments to be made public even accidentally. Oh well! Of course Thailand is similarly xenophobic. Historically its been a massive win for the USA to have a much more open and diverse immigration policy. Without immigration the USA would be demographically aging like Japan and other advanced countries.

The cap? You're so obvious.

Sniffing out Jews again. Nothing Jew hating about that.

So another one making excuses or worse for what Hamas did October 7.

Nobody ever said that and to suggest that they did is incredibly sleazy.

Some more than others, such as Iran and Hamas.

Your anti Israel bias is so extreme. You couldn't call the hostages the Hamas terrorists took just hostages. You had to qualify that by suggesting they are prisoners.

Perhaps more like he wants a mythical Russian empire back but similar threat to the world.

Another D list place of interest -- Huntington West Virginia. Staying in Alabama -- what about Montgomery? Definitely much better restaurant scene than the Shoals.

Thanks for your post. I'm sure the Shoals area isn't paradise but I definitely can't afford paradise even if it existed. Looking at D list options is a matter of compromises and trying to figure out which wants and needs that should have higher priority. I'm well aware of Huntsville but it's solidly above the D list as far as costs so it's not a realistic option. It would be much better as would so many other places that are above D list. I see Huntsville as an especially good option for working age people with the skills in demand there. But Huntsville is relevant to Florence as it's in reasonable driving distance from Florence for its airport, restaurants, shopping, cultural events, etc. I think a car is needed in the Shoals regardless but it would need to be at least an OK car to rely on for trips to Huntsville. I think Huntsville is on a path for eventual much higher costs but I don't think Florence is close enough or likely to have the industry draws to be much effected by that when it happens. In other words it seems to me the Shoals probably won't change all that much in the foreseeable future. Much further away but being somewhat in the range of Atlanta is a big plus for me because of personal contacts there. Some Atlanta suburbs used to be more affordable but no longer. Occasional snow is one thing. It doesn't compare to hellishing bad and long winters found in the north. I think tornadoes are a concern in the Shoals region though. Those are not fun. I was pleasantly surprised that a town as small as Florence has both a (small of course) reform Jewish temple and an annual Pride parade. Most towns that size in the south wouldn't have either. The video says the Shoals is culturally more like Tennessee than Alabama. Not fully sure what he meant. Sure the music history in the Shoals but did he mean that the Shoals is less "redneck" than most of Alabama?

You're living in an alternate reality. A two state solution is further away than its ever been. That's the actual reality.

Sadly still unlikely but now it is at least POSSIBLE and that's a positive direction.

House republicans sadly with their thin majority are bat sheit crazy and only into political theater rather than actual solutions on almost all issues including this one.