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[Veritigo_X]

Tulsi or bust

 

[Carpe Libertatem]

Nina turner for president

Not enough experience, The Honorable Nina Turner can be VP while Liberal Icon Tulsi Gabbard can be POTUS.

 

[IggyChooChoo]

There are so many states I'd love to live in but as a high school teacher I just can't afford. I've been informed to pretty much forget about living in New England, California, and New York. I choose to never live in the south but I feel stuck in the Midwest. I feel like so much of our country is set up as just unliveable for a huge portion of the population.

Louisville is cheap, has mild winters, good food, the bourbon grows on trees, and we need blue people moving in.

 

[Coolluck]

Louisville is cheap, has mild winters, good food, the bourbon grows on trees, and we need blue people moving in.

They already ruled out the South. The state to go to if they wanted to help blue it up should be Texas.

 

[IggyChooChoo]

They already ruled out the South. The state to go to if they wanted to help blue it up should be Texas.

Some people, particularly in Louisville, consider this state part of the Midwest. I acknowledge that it is complicated, but we were a border state, we didn't secede, we contributed a lot more troops to the Union than to the Confederacy, and ultimately we're clearly more Appalachian than Southern.

 

[gaugebozo]

There are places to live in NY that aren't expensive. Western and Central NY are fine places to live and aren't expensive. Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Watertown, Utica

I agree that these are good places, especially for families. However, it can be difficult to find teaching work in New York state because a Master's degree is required, the standards for certification are higher than in other states, and there is a glut of teachers. All of this means that people with 4.0 GPAs, a Master's degree, and student teaching experience in that particular district frequently don't even get first round interviews. I'd only try moving there after securing a position.

 

[B-Dubs]

I agree that these are good places, especially for families. However, it can be difficult to find teaching work in New York state because a Master's degree is required, the standards for certification are higher than in other states, and there is a glut of teachers. All of this means that people with 4.0 GPAs, a Master's degree, and student teaching experience in that particular district frequently don't even get first round interviews. I'd only try moving there after securing a position.

NYC actually needs teachers at this point.

 

[gaugebozo]

NYC actually needs teachers at this point.

I was specifically talking about Upstate. There's some cruel irony here. The places that are livable don't have teaching jobs, and the places that have jobs are way too expensive.

Edit:

This state might be on it's way down in the next few years, but Grand Rapids, MI might be a pretty good place for a teacher. The city itself is fun, good for families, has affordable prices, and Michigan needs teachers.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Oh shit that's THAT guy?

Well this gets upgraded from "gross" to "horrifying" pretty quick.

 

[AntraxSuicide]

I think with climate change, the northern (not just NE and NW) states might be worth corporations looking into investing or setting up shop in. The temperatures in the south and the sea levels on the coasts are probably going to be billions in costs.

The fact that one of our most populous states (Florida) is going to sink is terrifying.

 

[B-Dubs]

I was specifically talking about Upstate. There's some cruel irony here. The places that are livable don't have teaching jobs, and the places that have jobs are way too expensive.

Edit:

This state might be on it's way down in the next few years, but Grand Rapids, MI might be a pretty good place for a teacher. The city itself is fun, good for families, has affordable prices, and Michigan needs teachers.

Most teachers I know tend to live on the Island and commute into the City.

SanFran is having the exact issue you mention though. No teachers can afford to live anywhere near the city, so they desperately need some.

 

[Teggy]

Twitter needs to get their shit together. They're being easily manipulated by bots and becoming a favorite outlet for racists.

 

[benicillin]

Twitter needs to get their shit together. They're being easily manipulated by bots and becoming a favorite outlet for racists.

Social media in general. Looking at Reddit and Twitter right now makes me physically ill.

 

[Ogodei]

So let's say Trump is "sundowning". How much time typically goes by before someone just degrades into full blown dementia?

It really depends on a lot of factors. My grandfather had some of the earliest signs float around as far back as the year 2000 (that is, grandma and his sons started to notice it, and he left the house he'd maintained for 30 years in 2002 due in part to declining mental ability along with trepidation around stairs for both him and grandma), but it didn't get noticeable to me and people a little further removed from him until around 2008/9. He didn't get into serious mental decline until Grandma died because it meant he had no one keeping him mentally active, and that was in early 2013, and he just went off a cliff and died that October.

He was 10 years older than Trump is when he went, though.

Far be it to diagnose from afar, but i bet Trump would get *very* noticeable if he got into a second term, but he might be able to hold it together through the next election.

 

[VendettaRed07]

This is probably correct.

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/07/connecticut-tax-inequality-cities/532623/

Thank you for this. Great read and it's a sad state of affairs.

It's a fucking joke all the problems we have but the people in control seem more concerned about building casinos and sports venues as a way to add something to their "legacy" on the way out. Seriously trying to spend 300m on the mother fucking XL center while the state is ready to basically dissolve.

The governors race is so important. Especially the primary. Hope to God someone who isn't of the Malloy ilk wins, or else the GOP will 100% pick up a governors mansion here. The state Democratic Party needs to be purged of these corrupt fuck heads

Like seriously it might come down to Ganim. A convicted fellon, vs Ted Kennedy Jr. who basically cheated to win his state senate seat.

Right now I'm fully behind Dan Drew, mayor from Middletown. He did a great job as mayor there and he'd be a good, non corrupt shit head for the Democratic Party to have in this position. I feel like he could help stop the bleeding and turn things around because he actually prioritizes what's actually important instead of all the other politicians.. who don't care if people go home with a decent earning because you can't cut a ribbon or do a photo op when that happens

 

[Ogodei]

Most teachers I know tend to live on the Island and commute into the City.

SanFran is having the exact issue you mention though. No teachers can afford to live anywhere near the city, so they desperately need some.

You'd figure at that point you just have the school district buy some land at an eminent-domain cut-rate and make teacher housing.

 

[Blader]

Wait, is Nina Turner not even in office anymore?

Thank you for this. Great read and it's a sad state of affairs.

It's a fucking joke all the problems we have but the people in control seem more concerned about building casinos and sports venues as a way to add something to their "legacy" on the way out. Seriously trying to spend 300m on the mother fucking XL center while the state is ready to basically dissolve.

The governors race is so important. Especially the primary. Hope to God someone who isn't of the Malloy ilk wins, or else the GOP will 100% pick up a governors mansion here. The state Democratic Party needs to be purged of these corrupt fuck heads

Like seriously it might come down to Ganim. A convicted fellon, vs Ted Kennedy Jr. who basically cheated to win his state senate seat.

Right now I'm fully behind Dan Drew, mayor from Middletown. He did a great job as mayor there and he'd be a good, non corrupt shit head for the Democratic Party to have in this position. I feel like he could help stop the bleeding and turn things around because he actually prioritizes what's actually important instead of all the other politicians.. who don't care if people go home with a decent earning because you can't cut a ribbon or do a photo op when that happens

I went to a fundraiser for Chris Mattei last week, who seems like a good guy. I'm not confident in how far he'll go though.

 

[eBay Huckster]

Wait, is Nina Turner not even in office anymore?

she resigned her safe D state senate seat back in 2014 to lose to jon husted by 20 points and has not been in office since

 

[Bonen no Max'd]

she resigned her safe D state senate seat back in 2014 to lose to jon husted by 20 points and has not been in office since

wow this guy looks like Generic Politician Man

did they just get the robot guy from Parks and Rec to be SoS in Ohio?

actually I think that guy also was an Ohio politician lol

 

[RustyNails]

Nina turner for president

 

[Fenderputty]

Outside is the craziness that is SF and areas of LA, one can afford so cal as a teacher. Just not on a single income, and preferably as lesser of the two incomes

 

[NYCmetsfan]

Electorally, non-MA New England provided a solid 22 electoral votes to Obama (and 21 to Hillary). If the entire region is gutted from a brain drain and the population left is older, whiter, and more conservative, that's not just bad for the region, that's also bad for Democrats.

this wont happen. they're still democratic and anti-trump GOP. they want the bush sr republican party

 

[eBay Huckster]

wow this guy looks like Generic Politician Man

did they just get the robot guy from Parks and Rec to be SoS in Ohio?

actually I think that guy also was an Ohio politician lol

i've heard him speak in person at the john glenn college at OSU a couple times. husted literally just is that robot guy

 

[NYCmetsfan]

I think with climate change, the northern (not just NE and NW) states might be worth corporations looking into investing or setting up shop in. The temperatures in the south and the sea levels on the coasts are probably going to be billions in costs.

A/C exists

 

[Greigor The Fellhand]

Not enough experience, The Honorable Nina Turner can be VP while Liberal Icon Tulsi Gabbard can be POTUS.

Nina Turner needs more experience and needs name recognition right now she has very little name recognition, and was only a senator for a few years

 

[balladofwindfishes]

A/C exists

AC can't stop the fires and droughts.

 

[Suikoguy]

Nina Turner needs more experience and is needs name recognition right now she has very little name recognition, and was only a senator for a few years

Also needs to deflate her massive ego.
We already have an ego-in-chief.

 

[Blader]

A/C exists

I'm not sure our current energy grid is capable of cooling millions of people in increasingly hotter climates without incurring any excessive additional costs or being overloaded with the strain of higher demand.

 

[NYCmetsfan]

AC can't stop the fires and droughts.

fires are mostly a west thing aren't they? I know there are brush fires in the south but not like the west's wildfires.

and droughts are an issue but the south has lots of aquifers.

I'm just pushing back on the notion the south will become uninhabitable.

I'm not sure our current energy grid is capable of cooling millions of people in increasingly hotter climates without incurring any excessive additional costs or being overloaded with the strain of higher demand.

yes, we're talking 50-100 years from now though

 

[whyamihere]

this wont happen. they're still democratic and anti-trump GOP. they want the bush sr republican party

Some of the biggest swings in the country for Trump happened in New England.

 

[Greigor The Fellhand]

Also needs to deflate her massive ego.
We already have an ego-in-chief.

I have other issues with her, as I had 8+ weeks of interactions with her before she ran for office, and unless she's grown as a person I don't want her in any high ranking position. Her ego and attitude hasn't changed in 9+ years so I doubt her world views have changed.

 

[NYCmetsfan]

Some of the biggest swings in the country for Trump happened in New England.

and he didn't win. you think that's gonna continue?

i can see maybe them getting NH but CT and MA aren't really questions

 

[Plinko]

Louisville is cheap, has mild winters, good food, the bourbon grows on trees, and we need blue people moving in.

I don't drink. The rest sounds good, though.

I was specifically talking about Upstate. There's some cruel irony here. The places that are livable don't have teaching jobs, and the places that have jobs are way too expensive.

Edit:

This state might be on it's way down in the next few years, but Grand Rapids, MI might be a pretty good place for a teacher. The city itself is fun, good for families, has affordable prices, and Michigan needs teachers.

I lived in Michigan for decades. I'm about done with it because of how ridiculously red it is getting. I've never met a greater number of racist people in my life. I used to travel through GR all the time but never really stopped there. I hear it is nice.

 

[whyamihere]

and he didn't win. you think that's gonna continue?

i can see maybe them getting NH but CT and MA aren't really questions

I explicitly didn't say Massachusetts.

And yes, I could see Connecticut running into similar issues that Michigan has had.

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

I was specifically talking about Upstate. There's some cruel irony here. The places that are livable don't have teaching jobs, and the places that have jobs are way too expensive.

Edit:

This state might be on it's way down in the next few years, but Grand Rapids, MI might be a pretty good place for a teacher. The city itself is fun, good for families, has affordable prices, and Michigan needs teachers.

I grew up West of that area, and it was fairly culturally backwater. But GR is better, and apart from all the casual racism is a nice place.

Spoiler

God, that all sounds horrible.

Nice lakes and beaches!

 

[AntraxSuicide]

fires are mostly a west thing aren't they? I know there are brush fires in the south but not like the west's wildfires.

and droughts are an issue but the south has lots of aquifers.

I'm just pushing back on the notion the south will become uninhabitable.


yes, we're talking 50-100 years from now though

Swamp country doesn't deal with fires, but that part will flood anyway. Out in Appalachia, you see pretty bad fires. Tennessee got lit up pretty bad last year.

 

[Suikoguy]

I have other issues with her, as I had 8+ weeks of interactions with her before she ran for office, and unless she's grown as a person I don't want her in any high ranking position. Her ego and attitude hasn't changed in 9+ years so I doubt her world views have changed.

Confirms my suspicions.
Google searching "The Honorable Nina Turner"
Shows a distinctive pattern of where it's used.

 

[Ithil]

Coworker was lamenting recently how he feels unsafe to go outside in his MAGA hat for fear of getting punched.

Spoiler

Good

I'm starting to believe they are jealous of their perceived "status" in society of minorities, where minorities are victimized, persecuted, and sympathized with by many folk due to said mistreatment by bullies and bigots. I believe these types of white Republicans are jealous and wish they were perceived as being persecuted and mistreated and given sympathy.

They seem determined to try to steal the reality minorities face for a fantasy they want.

 

[Veritigo_X]

Confirms my suspicions.
Google searching "The Honorable Nina Turner"
Shows a distinctive pattern of where it's used.

Wait, the Honorable Nina Turner is a real thing? I thought it was just a Poligaf nickname. Next you're gonna tell me Kander goes around calling himself the Unemployed Man.

 

[Ogodei]

Wait, the Honorable Nina Turner is a real thing? I thought it was just a Poligaf nickname. Next you're gonna tell me Kander goes around calling himself the Unemployed Man.

Any legislator is technically prefixed with "the honorable." Presumably they get to keep that title in perpetuity, though you very rarely hear it used outside of the legislative setting.

 

[BlastProcessing]

Twitter needs to get their shit together. They're being easily manipulated by bots and becoming a favorite outlet for racists.

The problem is that if they ever acknowledged that a quarter to a third of their users were bots their stock would tank.

 

[Greigor The Fellhand]

Confirms my suspicions.
Google searching "The Honorable Nina Turner"
Shows a distinctive pattern of where it's used.

had to shut off that 2nd vid when she started wandering around the audience and preaching. Yep, still the same; makes me sad to. AS my BIggest problem with her are her world views.

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only position I might be fine with her is as Secretary of Education

 

[chadskin]

For now, according to a source with knowledge of the situation, Kaczynski and his family are the subject of an ongoing harassment campaign that includes the publication of personal information and death threats. And earlier today, the pro-Trump social media personality Michael Cernovich announced a protest outside Kaczynski’s New York home.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/stevenperlberg/cnn-is-standing-by-its-controversial-reddit-user-story

The internet was a mistake.

 

[Mike M]

There's no coming back from this, is there?

 

[benicillin]

https://www.buzzfeed.com/stevenperlberg/cnn-is-standing-by-its-controversial-reddit-user-story

The internet was a mistake.

And yet all the people concerned about doxing and harassment are...well, silent, when it actually happens, instead of hypothetically happening to an anonymous man.

 

[Poor GRIMES]

Kinda shocked it took this long for Hillary supporters to get likened to Amirox

I guess it only took one Bernie thread

 

[GurgleBot20]

Kinda shocked it took this long for Hillary supporters to get likened to Amirox

I guess it only took one Bernie thread

Elsewhere on the internet, all of GAF is being likened to Amir0x.

 

[whyamihere]

lmao

@HillaryClinton
Right here. Includes radical provisions like how not to kick 23 mil ppl off their coverage. Feel free to run w/it.
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/health-care/

@GOP
“We’ve got to fix what’s broken.” Where's your plan, @HillaryClinton?

 

[GurgleBot20]

lmao

Hillary had no policies and only ran on Anti-Trump.

 

[Aaron Strife]

lmao

Too good for this sinful earth

I fucking hate this sinful earth