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Is this your drawing? Perfect statement.
Drawing and painting traditionally and digitally for fun. Also work as illustrator/animator/multimedia designer.
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Is this your drawing? Perfect statement.
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New Mexico is a solid blue state and has been for years. Voted for Harris and all democratic congress people. Voted for Biden, Hillary, Obama. Democratic governor and state congress. Stop making shit up that suits your story.
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It doesnāt matter. The president doesnāt control everything, including the courts. Thatās not how our government works. If our president controls the courts, it is a dictatorship.
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Isnāt it up to the judges to set trail dates, not the president?
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Itās the voters fault.
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Thatās why I said it goes back to when he left office. Every administration and congress since have built up debt. To be fair, US corporations didnāt move their money to other countries to avoid paying US tax rates when Clinton was in office. But, he did start the flow of jobs out of the US.
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Hopefully, the food is edible now that they have been running it for awhile.
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Tax cuts, republicans, democrats, whateverā¦you wonāt get money out of them without tax code changes. And, we have to lower corporate taxes to compete with Ireland, Bahamas, and the other countries raking in the US corporationsā taxes. Also, the amount going for military funding is outrageous.
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The credit rating was a downgraded because of āsuccessive administrations and congressā being unable to rein in debt. So, every administration since Clinton contributed. (And to your point, just let Biden be.)
Azure Octopus (@azureoctopus.bsky.social) reply parent
Itās both. Look at why the credit rating was downgraded. āSuccessive administrationsā.
Azure Octopus (@azureoctopus.bsky.social) reply parent
This downgrade is actually on Obama too. Moodyās said successive administrations and congress have been unable to rein in debt. This goes all the way back to when Clinton left office.
Azure Octopus (@azureoctopus.bsky.social) reply parent
The credit downgrade was because several administrations have been unable to rein in debt.
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For a million, Iād read any book.
Azure Octopus (@azureoctopus.bsky.social) reply parent
Tapper/Faulknerā¦thatās a close call. I might take Tapper.
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Even if the fetus dies, they will be bankrupt. Life support for months.
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That life support will cost millions.
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Heās a complete idiot. But, he looks like heās 71.
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If you want open borders, you get people from everywhere. I donāt know what these people are like, and you probably donāt either. People canāt control where they were born or what their government did in the past. You are just a hater.
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Good on the law abiding employers, as I said.
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The government is turning a blind eye. Police donāt show up. How can they even have court cases? Or stats? They really donāt know how many farmers have been killed. Iām not surprised that so many women have been killed. Rape is out of control there. The entire country is a fucking mess.
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The government turns a blind eye to these murders. The police donāt come when attacks are happening. So, how are you going to get credible evidence? Stats? Court Cases? Genocide Watch put them on preparation stage previously.
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You didnāt link to an article. Many cases never make it to court, and the majority controls the stats. Like I said, Iāve read quite a few articles that say the opposite.
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How can you judge these people you donāt even know? I thought that was a god thing.
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Reminds me of the overweight problem happening in our poorest areas.
Azure Octopus (@azureoctopus.bsky.social) reply parent
Iāve read plenty of articles from various sources about this topic. BBC has their opinion, but it conflicts with what was reported prior to Trumpās immigration plan.
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Yes, they are.
Azure Octopus (@azureoctopus.bsky.social) reply parent
You could say the same thing about the poorest areas in the US.
Azure Octopus (@azureoctopus.bsky.social) reply parent
Why do you think they are racist? Apartheid was a long time ago, and the racism has flipped. Iāve read about the farmers in SA, and itās ugly.
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Their employers are law abiding. Gets taken out of their paycheck.
Azure Octopus (@azureoctopus.bsky.social) reply parent
Most of them donāt file on their own. Money is taken out of their paychecks. So, it depends on whether taxed job pays more. Itās hard to give up the additional pay.
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Thatās usually what happens with an authoritarian government, and the people are unhappy. The people revolt. I donāt think we are there yet. But, the democrats in congress really canāt do anything. They donāt have any power.
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Theyāve already tried that. Twice. If house tried again, youād get the same result.
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He canāt.
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What?
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What can they do?
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I donāt think vaccine patents are a bad thing. Who will do the research and get them through trials otherwise. Even the covid vaccine that was partially funded. Pharmaceuticals are one of the riskiest businesses. So, I donāt see that he did anything wrong.
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He had a great idea and ran with it. He mostly employees programmers and tech workers who were paid well. If they to wanted leave, there are plenty of other opportunities. Most people would love the opportunity to work there. So, no that doesnāt help.
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Half the world would starve without preservatives.
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He and his ex-wive have done a lot of good in the world, but I doubt they will ever be recognized for it. People are mad because they donāt know how to turn off auto numbering in Word.
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What horrible things did he do? Make us suffer through PowerPoint presentations?
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It gets into the mid to upper 90s in June and July, but no humidity.
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Not federally funded.
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But, you did it. Be proud.
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Yes, it is. If you asked individuals to pay taxes for it, it would never pass. When you have gas revenueā¦.
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Seriously? Free college tuition too. I could go on.
Azure Octopus (@azureoctopus.bsky.social) reply parent
Not every state has gas revenue.
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It canāt go anywhere but up. In all seriousness, I think this will make a difference.
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We also have a gas revenue stream that helps.
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How? He doesnāt control state taxing? Just curious what heās up to now.
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Itās an app, not a person.
Azure Octopus (@azureoctopus.bsky.social) reply parent
Thatās why people arenāt having kids.
Azure Octopus (@azureoctopus.bsky.social) reply parent
Not many wealthy people in new mexico. It comes from gas revenue.
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Rich in gas revenue.
Azure Octopus (@azureoctopus.bsky.social) reply parent
NY doesnāt have gas revenue taxes.
Azure Octopus (@azureoctopus.bsky.social) reply parent
A lot of things are paid for by gas revenues in the state, including free college tuition. Itās a bit of a green vs blue salad. Not sure how pandemic relief funds fit in. Seems misappropriated.
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Mean
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I always the corporations were in charge in our country, but I guess they arenāt.
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It was phrased that way to make a point.
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Itās up to congress to enforce their rulings. Itās up to the court. Contempt and so forth.
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Thereās little tom boys out there celebrating. Finally, get that baseball they were wishing for.
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They both so creepy
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Does Canada have property tax? Another good way to lose a home if you are lucky enough to have one
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Agree. Sheās a very good speaker and smart as hell. If she throws in a bit of ārough around the edgesā, itās for all of us out here feeling like it needs to be said exactly how sheās saying it.
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Hasnāt happened so far. Theyāve gotten away with whatever they want. Whenās that day coming?
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At 16% interest? But, it is crazy the cost of housing now. We have a short term shortage. Soon, there will be a lot of houses on the market.
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Where was this $12,000 house?
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Never could.
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Stealing peopleās artwork for AI purposes sucks ass. Either learn to paint/draw or just post text.
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But, itās mostly old people that attend.
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Moderna and BioNTech/Pfizer will be looking for sales. Iām sure if there was demand, they sell more to Canada.
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Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid. Long term cost savings
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And, Mexico for those of closer to that border.
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They are looking at studies on the the flu shot too.
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AOC and Sanders speeches are mostly attended by seniors.
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It probably didnāt fit him.
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We can complain all we want, but nothing ever gets done.
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But, then the feds cut funding for Narcan that went to police and fire/rescue.
Azure Octopus (@azureoctopus.bsky.social) reply parent
Project 2025 wasnāt written solely by politicians. Why donāt you write Project 2029? Anyone can.
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Every phone worth buying is made in china.
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yes
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Biden did worse, and the CDC under him just threw their hands in the air.
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They are Gen Z males. The buyers remorse is setting in for them.
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Yes, I got that it was a joke, and I was laughing. But, people really do try to describe the impossible. Iāve had to use alt text in my work for truck drivers, Coast Guard lookouts, medical lab techs, pilots, etc.
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Thanks for the clarification.
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Yes, but the whole point of any meme is the image and the text. 100% of the time you need the description of the image. What you are talking about is decorative images on a website. Really different context.
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If you were 100% blind from birth, this would mean nothing. You canāt really alt text a color. Iāve thought about how to do it, but it doesnāt come across.
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Donāt blame it on the cats. It happened long before that.
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The board should be held accountable for keeping him on as CEO way after it was time to remove him. The company is done.
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Add the brain worm man, and itās a hit.
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Why? Heās still alive.
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Then be respectful.
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Interesting.
Azure Octopus (@azureoctopus.bsky.social) reply parent
Iāll check that out. Thanks.
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For someone who is so concerned about not offending people, you are being incredibly offensive and snobby. The whole point of my post was to state that people in my neighborhood have jobs no matter what they look like. As I said, itās people like you on the US side that won Trump an election.
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Target shelves for toilet paper and paper towels.on March 14, 2020. Different situation, but I have bad memories.
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During covid, people stocked up on flour, but had no eggs. Iām always looking for a good substitute. I guess mung bean is ok.
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All of the indigenous people I know call themselves indians. It depends where you are.