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Cemith posted...

Inb4 conservatives are still mad about this.

Too late

In a written statement, Donald Trump campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavett claimed that exception would give a green light to child traffickers and sex traffickers while reiterating the former presidents rallying cry that the border invasion and migrant crime will not stop until Crooked Joe Biden is deported from the White House.

Republican lawmakers are slamming the move as too little, too late.

(Biden) created a crisis at the border intentionally, said Sen. Kevin Cramer . R-ND. (The executive action) has more political risk than political benefit, particularly because his own base is going to reject it.

Capping legal crossings at 2500 per day.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-signs-executive-order-shutting-southern-border-rcna155426

Facing mounting political pressure over the migrant influx at the U.S. southern border, President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order that will temporarily shut down asylum requests once the average number of daily encounters tops 2,500 between official ports of entry, according to a senior administration official.

The shutdown would go into effect immediately since that threshold has already been met, a senior administration official said. The border would reopen only once that number falls to 1,500.

The presidents order would come under the Immigration and Nationality Act sections 212(f) and 215(a) suspending entry of noncitizens who cross the southern border into the United States unlawfully.
Senior administration officials said Tuesday in a call with reporters that individuals who cross the southern border unlawfully or without authorization will generally be ineligible for asylum, absent exceptionally compelling circumstances, unless they are accepted by the proclamation.

In 2018, the Trump administration tried to enact similar border restrictions but courts blocked them. The Biden administration now expects to defend the executive order against legal challenges.

Doing a quick Google search...

Most hydrants weigh in the 500-800 pound range, and are made of cast iron.

The current scrap price for cast iron is about 12 cents a pound, or $240 per TON.

That seems like a lot of work for a few hundred bucks.

C_Pain posted...

You don't know how long it took him to get up to that point. As a novice lifter I've learned not to compare myself to others since we all have different goals, genetics, etc. I'm sure someone may think what your lifting seems like a lot!

I've been on a "health journey" for about 2 years now after falling off a bit from my last one, and sometimes I find myself doing that.

I'll be at the gym and look at someone that has a similar frame as me, looks to be around my age, but is in much better "visual shape" than I am and I can feel the jealousy seep in.

But then I remind myself that there's a chance that person has been working towards looking like that for decades compared to my 2 year journey.

I then think there's a good chance that someone is looking at me and thinking "Man, if I can just get to where HE is, then I'll be satisfied".

You're fitness journey is yours and yours alone. Don't compare it to someone else's.

Hogan.

The character, not the person.

I have a few, all for different reasons.

Most recent one was an all-inclusive, 21 and over, resort in Mexico with my wife. No worrying about ever having to take out my wallet. No kids being loud by the pool. Just a relaxing 5 days in the sun.

But there was also the weeklong ballpark trip I took with my buddy about 20 years ago. Went from NY to Philly to Pittsburgh to Cleveland to Detroit to Toronto to Cooperstown to Boston. Saw 7 games in 8 days.

TheSavageDragon posted...

According to iPhone users I've asked this very question it's not about the color difference. It's that certain features are inaccessible once an Android user joins a group chat filled with iPhone users.

Pretty much this.

In my larger "family" text chain, my cousin is the only one that has an Android, and there will be pictures and things that she'll say she can't see.

action52 posted...

I think I could do it, and if there's no penalty for failure I'd definitely give it a go.

I'm the opposite. I don't think I could do it, but if there's no penalty for it, I'd give it a shot.

In New York, a $1Million lotto prize gets you about $670,000.00

First thing I would do is pay off my mortgage in full and what little CC debt I have. I currently owe around $109K between all cards and mortgage.

So now I'm at $561K.

Then it depends on how close of a friend it is. My very best friend, I probably give him half. All my other friends I kinda have on the same level. I'd probably give them $50K.

Its the only kind of milk Ive drank for at least the last 5 years or so.

Granted, milk has always served only one purpose for me, and that was to make my cereal wet. But the difference in calories is significant enough for me to have made the switch without sacrificing any flavor

Trumpo posted...

Damn you old

Haha. Glad thats what you got from this.

As for everyone else, when I get home Ill clarify to her what I meant. We very rarely fight so her reacting the way she did hit me by surprise.

Appreciate the advice from all

hockeybabe89 posted...

This sounds like some bullshit NBA oldheads would say to defend Draymond elbowing someone in the mouth.

Wasnt even comparing it to the NBA. Was more comparing it to Womens NCAA game.

Guess I shouldve clarified.

GuerrillaSoldier posted...

you don't want to go with her. she got thrown that in her face even if the reason was logical and valid like a completed puzzle. she wanted to be the one to make the decision to switch to morning if it bothered her. instead, you chose it, and she's not happy about it because it also made it seem like you don't want to be there with her--which, well, is true.

you could've asked her if the waiting time bothered her. could've been discussed. but after 27 years, if you can read her mind, maybe you think it's not worth it or something idk

It was originally her idea to go in the morning because, prior to last Thursday, she was going in the morning.

I guess I couldve explained it better, and possibly addressed it that first time.

So

Ive been going to the gym pretty regularly for the past 2 years, to the point where I have a pretty good routine down.

Leave my house at a certain time, know what machines I hit on which days, how long Ill be there, etc.

Wife decided to join the same gym last month. Was going in the morning (I go at night).

Last week she missed the morning and asked if she can go with me at night. No problem. UNTIL. She was done WAY before I was and, while she didnt say it, I could tell she was annoyed at how long I was there after she had finished (after being together 27+ years, I can tell).

Today she asked again and I told her to take her own car because, and I quote certain days I know Im there for a lot longer than you are and I dont want you waiting around when you can be home, showered and relaxed by the time Im done.

She just hit me with a forget it and now Im in the gym parking lot alone typing this out because she changed her mind and will just go in the morning.

Was I in the wrong here?

As someone that has watched the WNBA fairly religiously since its inception, its becoming nauseating to see how uneducated people are about how this particular style of ball is played.

Iroh.

No idea who it is, I just wanted to be the deciding vote finally.

Necronmon posted...

Hard to find many long running shows that DON't fall into this really...just look at how much the Simpsons and Family guy's cast have devolved into total monsters.

Hell its not just sitcoms...look at shows like Pokemon and Dragon Ball were the main leads devolve into parody's of themselves because they can't ever progress.

It was the main issue I had with shows like Weeds, Breaking Bad, and Ozark, who I always lump together because they all have very similar story arcs.

I enjoyed all three of them, but the shows got more and more successful they had to constantly double down on how "big" the issues got and how "deep" they got into their individual schemes.

Resident_Hill posted...

How are the characters not likeable? Yes sometimes a character does something horrible but if you were ever part of mixed gender friend group then you'd know that shit happens sometimes. Nobody is perfect, it's about still having each others backs going through life.

My main gripe of the show, and was probably a product of it's success and them constantly having to top themselves, is that the characters became caricatures of themselves about halfway through it's run.

Show had it's initial success because they were all relatable characters with novel quirks

Ross was socially awkward
Rachel was the spoiled rich kid
Monica was the perfectionist
Chandler the witty jokester
Phoebe was naively eccentric
Joey was the loveable dope

They they had to continually double down on their behavior as the show continued until it became:

Ross the babbling neurotic
Rachel the complete narcissist
Monica the OCD Crackpot
Chandler the helpless man child
Phoebe the flaky dingbat
Joey the Clueless Idiot

Now, many shows fall victim to constantly having to top the season before it, especially in sitcoms. Big Bang fell into the same pitfall. But it became borderline unwatchable for me by season 5/6.

Toonstrack posted...

The show didn't try to promote the fact that they weren't great people either, so I could make the exact same claim as you're making for friends.

I guess the show being called "Friends" and the theme being "I'll be there for you", unless it was an extreme case of sarcasm that flew over everyone's head, would lead most to think the characters were supposed to be somewhat likeable, no?

VeggetaX posted...

You look at shows like The Office and HIMYM and you can make any of the characters look like a psychopath.

And there's a very large contingent of people that say Jim and Pam are the most unlikeable a diabolical couple in comedy history.

But, admittedly, most if not all of this current bias is revisionist history. A show doesn't become one of the most famous sitcoms of all time from "everybody" hating it.

Kaldrenthebold posted...

This is a bad take when the unions are run to specifically protect bad cops that cost people their lives.

Which I explained in the post right above your response.

VeggetaX posted...

So yes, you like people who are self admitted POS but dislike people who you think are POS but aren't directly trying to be POS.

I don't know it "like" is the right term, I just appreciated the fact that Seinfeld (the show) didn't try to hide the fact that the characters weren't great people. They never openly SAY they're bad people, and the audience never treated them like "Sweethearts" like they did on Friends.

Kinda like the characters in It's Always Sunny.

Like, Ross is an absolute psychopath, but he gets with his childhood crush at the end (who he cheated on after YEARS of pining over her, because that's normal behavior) and we're just supposed to be like "Awwwww"

Murphiroth posted...

Yeah man it's definitely just because people don't like cops and not because they routinely enable and cover up abuses of power.

You're still upset that people don't think police unions deserve the benefit of the doubt, aren't you?

Many unions cover up abuses of power. Many of them just go un noticed becasue it doesn't really affect the public.

I have a few "friends of friends" (they're actually friends with my BiL) that work for Verizon and are in a union, and the the stores they tell of the shit they get away with but the union protects them would make your head spin. But for the most part, the average consumer doesn't get affected by what they do, so no one cares.

It wasn't about the police union specifically, as I mentioned government workers as well, and I am very pro-union, especially for teachers, and blue collar jobs like electricians and the like, but let's no pretend that they are all without their warts.

It's easily my favorite HBO Original, but I don't know if it holds up to a first time viewer this far removed from it's original airing.

And, to add, I will forever be willing to die on the "It's just 'Living Single' for white people, with less likable characters" hill.

VeggetaX posted...

I'm reading this as you guys like self admitted PoS but hate people who aren't really PoS but want to act like they are to justify hating them.

No. I hate that, for the most part, all the characters in Friends actually are PoS, but we're supposed to pretend they aren't becasue they're pretty and handsome.

Literally every main cast member either cheated, or in the case of Rachel, slept with a married man.

So, yest, they all are PoS. At least the characters on Seinfeld readily admit that they're PoS. It was the point of the show. Larry David himself said the point was that none of them never learn anything from their shortcomings.

What is it stuffed with?

VeggetaX posted...

But the characters and plots are almost all self-indulgent. I guess when you're blunt about it then it makes it ok

That's what makes it good, becasue most people are self indulgent and self centered, just like the characters on the show.

As opposed to Friends, where everyone got along and everything had a happy ending.

Beveren_Rabbit posted...

what's wrong with police unions?
what's wrong with unions for government workers?

They do the same thing that all other unions do. They protect and fight for the members of the unions.

But people don't like the police and they don't like the government, so, in turn, they don't like their unions either.

WingsOfGood posted...

They aren't

Police unions are.

This should be fun.

To me, the only thing disturbing about it is that I remember Kidd's rookie season PLAYING in the NBA, and now he's a head coach.

I friggin' OLD

Pretzels Parmigiana.

In college, I would make hand-rolled Soft Pretzel sticks stuffed with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese.

For the first 10-12 years, a lot. They had control of the radio in the car.

Once my sister and I discovered MTV, and then both got our own Walkman, it changed a bunch, but I still listen to a lot of the music they introduced to me

Only time I even considered not wearing a Suit or a Tux to a wedding was the one wedding that was on a beach and it was noted that the attire expected was beach dressy.

I wore khakis and a linen button down

Miquella posted...

To all men:

Take care of your health, both physical and mental. Get a wellness check up at least once a year.

Take days off from work when needed.

Spend time with family.

If you need rest, REST.

Make time for hobbies and/or activities you enjoy.

This. One million percent.

As I got older this list basically became my checklist.

I keep consistent with multiple doctors. GP, Cardiologist, Dermatologist, Optometrist, Dentist. Every 12 months, no exceptions.

Now that my kids are older and I no longer hold my sick days for when theyre sick, I use them simply as do nothing days. Sit at home, do some gaming, watch a movie, take in an afternoon baseball game, etc.

With the kids still home, but in their teens, they have their own lives, but we still figure out one night a week to be about just the 4 of us.

Naps are your friend.

And as far as hobbies, my viewpoint has always been that everyone should have at least one thing they are passionate about that, in reality, means nothing in the long run. Mine happens to be professional wrestling. Whether its watching it on TV or going to local independent wrestling shows.

Too_Many_Limes posted...

Gee, why am I not surprised that there's people on CE who think a *polo shirt* is perfectly fine wedding attire. Bet they grumble about having to comb their hair too.

Next thing youre gonna say is that I should shower and brush my teeth before going to a wedding?!?!

RetuenOfDevsman posted...

You know, they actually got him to host America's Funniest Home Videos, about 20 years after the last time anyone ever watched the show.

Couldn't have picked a more perfect host, if you ask me.

Apparently he took that job as basically a "give up" to him ever shaking the fact that Hollywood sees him as "just Carlton".

Pretty much every acting gig he's had since Fresh Price is either him playing himself (Dancing with the Stars, Game Show Host, etc), or a one and done episode of random shows.

Tyranthraxus posted...

Yes. If I paid hush money to a porn star to cover up my affair and then lied about it in business records I, too, could face 34 indictments for paying hush money to a porn star to cover up my affair and then lying about it in business records.

Good thing I only did two of those things.

K181 posted...

I'm a long-distance runner. Even if you assumed I had a below average sprint speed of 14 mph, keeping that up would be under 1:53:00, breaking the record by over seven minutes.

That alone would be an astonishing progression of the marathon record and I'd guarantee I can run faster than that even though I'm not a sprinter.

Fair enough.

I was assuming you were just a "normal" person that thinks the only thing stopping them for being the best at a sport is their lack of energy/

K181 posted...

So I'd be able to shatter the marathon record? That's worth a helluva lot more than a million.

You'd still be slow, though

Cranston won a SAG Award, TWO Tonys, and THREE Golden Globes after Breaking Bad ended.

All for different roles.

His career "crashing" is better then most actors peaks.

As a bald man who has struggled with his weight since he was a preteen, I rarely, if ever, insult someone based on their looks.

That being said, at the off-chance I feel compelled to do it on here, is there an approved list of people we're allowed to body shame without getting pushback?

I have no idea about the laws and how misdemeanors become felonies etc., all I know is the Trumpers I know aren't necessarily bitching about him being guilty, they're bitching about what he was guilty of shouldn't be a felony.

I really didn't follow the trail as closely as I should have, as it had no bearing on how I was going to vote in November. I'm still firmly "Blue no matter who".

Deal, assuming the "ban" requirement is only becasue of something I posted, and not one of those "We're relaunching the site, all old accounts will be banned and you will have to create a new one" technicality BS.

Storm

Sandalorn posted...

Any person who body shames another (MTG) is absolutely open to the same happening to them. But you go defend her as she body shames others. Good look.

Doesn't this fall under the "Two wrongs don't make a right", "Don't stoop to their level", "When they go low, we go high" and all those other cliches?

Or is it as long as I can convince you that the person I'm body shaming is a bad person and it all of a sudden becomes OK?

From the neck down, she looks much better than the average 50 year old.

Her personally is absolutely abhorrent, but from the neck down probably would.