In the News II

March 14th, 2024 at 12:55:18 PM permalink
rxwine
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Mask your dog!

Quote:
dog-killing parasite that was believed to only exist in Texas and other Gulf Coast states has been discovered as far west as California for the first time, scientists have warned.

Experts at the University of California Riverside found the Heterobilharzia americana parasite, a flatworm commonly known as a liver fluke, in spots along the Colorado River where it runs through Southern California. According to the university, the flatworm has never before been seen outside of Texas and surrounding areas, and other studies have found most infections occur in Texas and Louisiana, though some have occurred in North Carolina, Texas, and Kansas.


Seriously though, spreading laterally doesn't seem unlikely.
You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really?
March 14th, 2024 at 2:57:41 PM permalink
rxwine
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Costco is doing something other big retailers aren’t doing. {according to article}

Quote:
Costco's pricing system for big-ticket items is meant to show the full cost of purchase without any hidden fees or charges.
"You can see these online on our website under Why Buy at Costco," he explained.
"Just to give you one example: If you take a four-set of high-end tires compared to a traditional retailer, we include, of course, installation, rotation, balancing and a five-year road-hazard warranty. 
You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really?
March 14th, 2024 at 3:15:58 PM permalink
Riverjordan
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https://nypost.com/2024/03/14/us-news/florida-mom-jessica-woods-tried-selling-daughter-for-500/

This is appalling (Shocking and disgusting) 😱🥶😵‍💫😳
Alec Baldwin's gun should have been CGI. Would have prevented the tragedy. Facts.
March 14th, 2024 at 3:17:26 PM permalink
odiousgambit
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Quote: Riverjordan
https://nypost.com/2024/03/14/us-news/florida-mom-jessica-woods-tried-selling-daughter-for-500/

This is appalling (Shocking and disgusting) 😱🥶😵‍💫😳
I know she surely could have got more
I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me]
March 15th, 2024 at 5:29:15 AM permalink
DRich
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Quote: Riverjordan
https://nypost.com/2024/03/14/us-news/florida-mom-jessica-woods-tried-selling-daughter-for-500/

This is appalling (Shocking and disgusting) 😱🥶😵‍💫😳


Actually, pretty smart trying to sell the kid for $500 outside an H&R Block in March. We have to spend those tax refunds on something.
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March 15th, 2024 at 6:00:54 AM permalink
Riverjordan
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Quote: DRich
Quote: Riverjordan
https://nypost.com/2024/03/14/us-news/florida-mom-jessica-woods-tried-selling-daughter-for-500/

This is appalling (Shocking and disgusting) 😱🥶😵‍💫😳


Actually, pretty smart trying to sell the kid for $500 outside an H&R Block in March. We have to spend those tax refunds on something.


I don't know why she would think someone would by her Child from her for $500. MANY people would have assumed it was a sting operation to catch baby buyers. Or they'd worry about the Family , especially DAD pressing charges against them. I know if my ex or significant other was selling my child, I'd press charges against both my ex or significant other and the person who bought my child. 💡
Alec Baldwin's gun should have been CGI. Would have prevented the tragedy. Facts.
March 15th, 2024 at 8:05:31 AM permalink
Tanko
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Guy on subway picks fight with Latino he took to be an illegal. Accusing him of "hitting a cop". With reference to the February attack on NY Police Officers by as many as fourteen illegals. Five of whom were arrested and released a minute after their arrests.

Latino's girlfriend stabs the aggressor in the back, so he pulls out a gun. Ends badly.
March 15th, 2024 at 9:37:25 AM permalink
rxwine
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Quote:
The National Association of Realtors has reached a nationwide settlement of claims that the industry conspired to keep agent commissions high, it said Friday, a deal set to usher in the biggest changes to how Americans buy and sell homes in decades. 

The $418 million agreement will make it easier for home buyers to negotiate fees with their own agents and could lead more buyers to forgo using agents altogether, which has the potential to drive down commission rates and force hundreds of thousands of agents out of the industry. 

NAR agreed to abandon longstanding industry rules that have required most home-sale listings to include an upfront offer telling buyers’ agents how much they will get paid. Under a system in place for a generation, sellers have typically set buyers’ agents fees. Consumer advocates say the arrangement has prevented buyers from negotiating to save money and kept commissions in the U.S. higher than in most of the world.

The association has said the current model helps buyers benefit from an agent’s advice even if they can’t afford to pay an agent out of pocket.

If the settlement is approved by a federal court, listings of homes for sale in most parts of the country would no longer include upfront offers to buyers’ agents starting in mid-July, and buyers would be able to negotiate compensation upfront with their agents. The settlement money will be distributed to recent home sellers nationwide.
You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really?
March 15th, 2024 at 2:10:51 PM permalink
OnceDear
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Quote: Riverjordan
https://nypost.com/2024/03/14/us-news/florida-mom-jessica-woods-tried-selling-daughter-for-500/

This is appalling (Shocking and disgusting) 😱🥶😵‍💫😳


Why?

Seems a pretty good AP opportunity.

She clearly valued the child as zero or less: As an unwanted nuisance.

Get the $500 she would be rid of the child, free to buy her next few fixes of her drug of choice, or maybe she could take the $500 to the casino to feed her habit and have the chance of getting rich.
As it turns out, she still got rid of the kid and will now be fed 3 square meals a day with free accomodation.

Win-Win

Appalling? Shocking? Disgusting?
Look at it through her eyes.
March 15th, 2024 at 2:22:31 PM permalink
OnceDear
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Quote: Riverjordan
Quote: DRich
Quote: Riverjordan
https://nypost.com/2024/03/14/us-news/florida-mom-jessica-woods-tried-selling-daughter-for-500/

This is appalling (Shocking and disgusting) 😱🥶😵‍💫😳


Actually, pretty smart trying to sell the kid for $500 outside an H&R Block in March. We have to spend those tax refunds on something.


I don't know why she would think someone would by her Child from her for $500. MANY people would have assumed it was a sting operation to catch baby buyers. Or they'd worry about the Family , especially DAD pressing charges against them. I know if my ex or significant other was selling my child, I'd press charges against both my ex or significant other and the person who bought my child. 💡


She might have said "buy my child for $500" but what she might have meant was "FFS take this brat, and if I can get $500 that's a bonus."

Maybe you overestimate her humanity.

Call it profiling, but might she not be the full shilling or a substance abuser .?