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1 hour ago, SaysWho? said:

It is getting a vote.

The tweet is wrong; they won't even consider voting for the bill until the bipartisan bill is signed into law, those are nearly the exact words. This is their public line in the sand. The subtext is they want to kill the recon bill plain and simple.

4 hours ago, Uaarkson said:

Afghanistan finally having its Fall of Saigon moment

We're doing a Speedrun of the 70's

A likely story! She's in the pocket of big vaccine

4 minutes ago, Ghost_MH said:

 

There could be many religious objections to the mRNA vaccines, but I doubt there are many, if any, real religious objections to the J&J.

Not if you read on Facebook that they're all made from aborted fetuses

1 hour ago, BloodyHell said:

Lol, an opinion piece? 

Stopped reading at "NYC is greener than Rural Vermont, I Believe".

Cities are major pollution centers, and a massive driver of greenhouse grass, not country people enjoying their private lawns.

 

 

Per Capita values how do they work

49 minutes ago, sblfilms said:

TIL @b_m_b_m_b_mis colorblind

That's right

Just now, BloodyHell said:

How is the government subsizing my lifestyle anymore than it is yours? 

It's not us country folk destroying the environment.

Roads and infrastructure aren't free. Cities are inherently more tax efficient (more $/acre) and less polluting than rural life. These are facts not my opinion

blue is new and we are so dumb

I mean you can live out there for all anyone cares, but the government shouldn't be subsidizing your lifestyle

phoenix is not a city

oh 

Cities are great. Living in a high rise is quite nice, and living off the ground floor in general is the safest I've ever felt

so looking like we're more urban than predicted

There's also only so much surface area relative to energy consumption that solar can provide on high rise buildings

2 minutes ago, Joe said:

What will come first: Novavax approval or TWOW?

Depends. If GRRM dies then a ghostwriter he didn't want will finish it before novavax, otherwise novavax

good!

Now the shot:

and the chaser:

Just now, Joe said:

 

 

I hate you for making me remember that God awful season

2 hours ago, heydude93 said:

 

Hmmm, are websites like sittercity.com and care.com (which have built-in feedback systems) not viable enough right now? I mean compared to putting your kids at risk of getting an even more dangerous form of long covid, hiring a caretaker or leaving them w/ someone you know seems like a safer bet for anyone who can do it. But yea, with how things function socioeconomically right now and how the pandemic is being handled, for many it's definitely a tough situation with no easy solutions.

They never will be. I never have to worry and scramble to find care at 6:45 because the sitter I've been using called in sick or hungover. I drop the kid off with a multitude of highly qualified caretakers whose pay and benefits I also don't need to worry about doing correctly or not. Not to mention I was only paying $1370 a month for 40 hrs/week of care by adults with bachelor's degrees in art, music, and early childhood education (the degrees of the teachers in my daughter's daycare class). Can't do that alone while paying the sitter a decent wage which they are entitled to. Sure you can split the cost with others if you know people with similarly aged kids, but then you're back to congregation of children and you need to register with the state here in VA, subject to inspection and licensing, etc. 

Anyway, back to "why" and it's pretty straightforward: one, kids are far, far less likely to die or get seriously sick from covid compared to adults; two, they need the education and social interaction and online just doesn't cut it especially for younger kids (and high school aged kids aren't a whole lot better based on my wife's experience as a high school teacher last year fully remote); three, with masks, filtration, fresh air, community vaccination,  testing, and distancing you can safely open up a school. 

21 minutes ago, heydude93 said:

 

With younger kids it makes sense if there aren't friends or relatives they can be left with, though tbf I'm a cruel bastard who thinks if you're unable to afford a babysitter you probably shouldn't have any. And a requirement in place that anyone who can go to class remotely, should, seems like it would be preferable to what exists now.

 

Also this scenario is a pretty good reason among many for why UBI - even if only during the pandemic - should've been a thing by now. Blood sacrifices for the market doesn't even seem like an exaggerated description at this point.

Cost isn't the only issue with childcare. Reliable, quality childcare is just in short supply period, and can really only be had in an institutional setting

federalist goon finally joins the War on Cars

25 minutes ago, Jason said:

by the time it's resolved in the courts the industry has fled overseas.

And nothing of value was lost

26 minutes ago, BloodyHell said:

Sounds like threats to me. They should all be charged. Make them understand the first amendment doesn't extend to harassment and intimidation.

It is a shame that the states monopoly of violence is run by chuds who are ok with this stuff