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Re: The Real Reason Your Groceries Are Getting So Expensive - Today

QuoteRolando QuoteAcer Invisible hand of the market, ladies and gentlemen. Funded by tax subsidies. Local Giant HEB continues to fight WalMart & Target. Prices are generally better that WalMart and Target. Quality is generally better, tho it varies where the store is. HEB devotes a lot of space to its house brands, which are sometimes about as good, sometimes MUCH better than the nati

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Re: Did these places really exist? - Yesterday

I'm old enough to remember them. They're not "that" old. I'll bet you're talking about the scene where the Automat lady asks Doris if she wants the turkey or the chicken. Doris says cutely, "chicken."

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Re: Misgendering, dead naming, etc. are now allowed as part of Twitter policy. - Yesterday

Twitter is the slums of the internet.

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Re: The Real Reason Your Groceries Are Getting So Expensive - 2 days ago

QuoteLemon Drop Well, we still have Ingles and Publix in the South. Some Piggly Wiggly stores are still open. And Lord help us, Food Lion. Albertsons was pretty awful when I lived in Seattle. Ssd to see Safeway go. I know employees of QFC were very unhappy when Kroger took over their chain. There's always Costco. They'll probably still keep the brands. Ralphs in L.A. is owned by K

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Re: Move to oust McCarthy has started - 2 days ago

Quotesekker This happened to the last GOP Speaker in 2011 after the attempt to make real change by working with Obama. I hear AOC and the lefty lefts are also going to vote against the bill. I love AOC, but she's just pandering to her constituency. She needs to start putting country before whininess. She votes over 90% with Dems. She'll vote no on some things, but she's been careful to not o

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Re: The extremes come together - 2 days ago

QuoteRolando QuoteOmbligo The House Freedom Caucus and the Progressive Arm have essentially come together in their opposition to the budget compromise, just for the opposite reasons. The concern is the two may have enough votes to derail the compromise. Doing anything to appease one side will likely just cause further defections to the other. So the children are upset and each wants to take th

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Re: Say it ain't so! Chick-fil-a may be the next boycott target for MAGAts! - 3 days ago

QuoteOmbligo Go ahead and drive them out of business, no great loss They'll only make more money off of a boycott. Reminding people to get in the long line.

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Re: Say it ain't so! Chick-fil-a may be the next boycott target for MAGAts! - 3 days ago

QuoteSpeedy We have one in town. I may have to try a chicken leg from the place after boycotting it for years. It’s always busy (except on Sundays). Same thing. "cept Chick fil A doesn't sell legs.

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Re: Move to oust McCarthy has started - 3 days ago

Quotepdq The great thing is that the Dems hold the cards to McCarthy’s future, not the Freedom Caucus. That's right.

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Re: Rosalynn Carter has been diagnosed with dementia - 3 days ago

Bless Ms. Rosalynn. An exceptional woman.

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Re: you can sail the 7 seas [ no longer ]?!....another retailer chain pulling out of downtown San Francisco..... - 3 days ago

QuoteJPK It is sad to see such great cities like SF, NYC & Chicago fall so much. The Magnificent Mile in Chicago is shockingly empty. JPK Because some stores closed? That's not "falling." If it burned down, yeah. It'll bounce back.

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Re: Biden has one of the most VIRAL moments of his presidency - 4 days ago

QuoteMr645 Quotedavemchine Mr645, rule four says "Attack the Argument, Not the Individual". While you aren't the only one to break this rule on a frequent basis you are still guilty of breaking the rule. My comment was about Biden providing a sense of calm in the news (or twitter verse) compared to Trump and it would be hard to argue against that point. I certainly do not deny Tru

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Re: homie don't play that?!....'State Farm' no longer insuring homes in California [ going forward ]..... - 4 days ago

The vast majority of their customers just hand over money to State Farm their entire lives and never need them. Heaven forbid State Farm has to pay some of it out.

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Re: Biden has one of the most VIRAL moments of his presidency - 4 days ago

Quotekj QuoteLemon Drop Quotekj Quotevision63 QuoteMr645 Get him a nice rocking chair on his porch in Delaware and out of the Oval Office. Let him be the loving grandpa, overall nice old man and leave world politics to far more capable people. I'll even pay for the rocking chair. In about 5 years get him that chair. He's doing a great job. Hopefully he runs with a really good VP. He IS

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Re: Biden has one of the most VIRAL moments of his presidency - 5 days ago

Quotekj Quotevision63 QuoteMr645 Get him a nice rocking chair on his porch in Delaware and out of the Oval Office. Let him be the loving grandpa, overall nice old man and leave world politics to far more capable people. I'll even pay for the rocking chair. In about 5 years get him that chair. He's doing a great job. Hopefully he runs with a really good VP. That statement right there, is

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Re: Republican nutjob caucus infuriated by deal - 5 days ago

Quotekj Of course they are. Their enemies are all Democrats and any reasonable Republicans that might still exist. Jerry Falwell said "It took me a while, heck I even died, but I subsumed them all. I'd like to give a shoutout to Rush, my main man."

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Re: Biden has one of the most VIRAL moments of his presidency - 5 days ago

QuoteMr645 Get him a nice rocking chair on his porch in Delaware and out of the Oval Office. Let him be the loving grandpa, overall nice old man and leave world politics to far more capable people. I'll even pay for the rocking chair. In about 5 years get him that chair. He's doing a great job.

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Re: Republican nutjob caucus infuriated by deal - 5 days ago

QuoteCa Bob Looking at Kos article, it would appear that Biden got a pretty good deal, and certainly pretty good compared to what the nut house caucus was calling for. My interpretation is that the R's have suddenly realized that they are in trouble due to the abortion ruling and they have to pretend to moderate a little. The far-far right meanwhile can complain that they didn't get enough, which

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Re: Why didn't the Democrats pass a debt ceiling increase that would last until after the elections of 2024? - 5 days ago

Quotepdq The whole point of Manchin is to divide Democrats, for his personal West-Virginia benefit. He's just a guy trying to survive in a state that Trump won by 40 points. There is nothing more than that. It is a figment of people's imaginations that it is. We just don't like it. In fact, the way we Democrats collectively feel about him has been engineered for the purpose of generating enoug

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Re: Why didn't the Democrats pass a debt ceiling increase that would last until after the elections of 2024? - 6 days ago

The whole point of what you read is designed to divide Democrats

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Re: Apple Watch Series 7 45mm GPS + Cellular $279 - 6 days ago

QuoteRobert M Hi everyone, Amazon has the Series 8 with the sport band for $329. Just grabbed it yesterday. Felt cellular was unnecessary since I almost always have my phone nearby and cellular is pointless if you don't subscribe to a cellular service with which to use it. Robert That's a great deal too. Thanks

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Re: through the lens: Tina - 6 days ago

That was excellent.

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Re: It's sad when some of your favorite artists do stupid stupid stuff like this... - 6 days ago

QuoteTiangou QuoteForrest I once heard a musician interviewed, on why most do not bring politics into their music/ shows. They said why would you want to risk alienating 50% of your potential audience. This is a very risky move that could cost lots of $$$ It's at least a metric to be wary of. But realistically, it's a judgment call on the part of the artist. Apparently, he thinks it's more impo

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Re: Apple Watch Series 7 45mm GPS + Cellular $279 - 6 days ago

QuotepRICE cUBE Quotevision63 Thanks man! That's an excellent price. I just shared it with my friend. She had just asked me to hunt her down a good deal. Interesting coincidence. My friend had a fall last week at her place. She is ok now but I am concerned because she lives alone. She asked me to look for a deal. That's very thoughtful. I hope she gets one.

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Re: Making a will - 6 days ago

"I bequeath to vision63, all of my electronic equipment"

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Re: Apple Watch Series 7 45mm GPS + Cellular $279 - 6 days ago

Thanks man! That's an excellent price. I just shared it with my friend. She had just asked me to hunt her down a good deal.

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Re: Whats Tastier? Butter or Bacon Fat? [pics] - 7 days ago

That cat is saying "Leave me BE... I'm busy!"

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Re: paid $8 for 5/lb of whole wheat flour yesterday - 7 days ago

I bought a tiny 2.5 lb bag of flour yesterday to make a roux with and that cost much more than I thought it would. A little less than 3 bucks.

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Re: Have a Ford EV? The world is your oyster soon. - 7 days ago

QuoteCarnos Jax Not if you charge at home, in which case it’s more advanced and convenient than any modern gas station. For many charging isn’t an issue. For those they wonder how anyone could have lived with a gas car. Right. Works well for people that don't really use their car much. When I had my Bolt, I never stopped worrying. My buddy bought a Model 3 that he's extremely happy with.

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Re: Have a Ford EV? The world is your oyster soon. - 7 days ago

If your car uses gasoline, the world is already your oyster. Snag a new Prius, 57mpg, fuel stations everywhere, no waiting, no stress. When people say, "hey, it's no stress," it's because they've totally changed how they use a car. They've built their lives around the limitations of the car. Your next car will be able to take advantage of much better batteries and charging. Righ

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