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My Imaginary GF: Jul 17, 2005; by R. Guyovich

joeburz posted:

is he going to run again with his stroke problems?

also lol

Him? Nah.

His staff, friends, and everyone on #TeamKirk? Hell yeah they are, they're gonna run one helluva race for him. One good enough that he might even show just how much a duck is worth in the land of pork.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 20:55

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# ? Apr 24, 2024 04:11

Scrub-Niggurath: Nov 27, 2007

Talmonis posted:

Are you trying to say that African-American culture and neighborhoods aren't different than white neighborhoods? Because I don't agree. I would not fit into a black neighborhood without serious time and investment.

Agreed. I don't have enough time in the day to both work and attend the various block parties, pick up basketball games, and break dance competitions

# ? Apr 1, 2015 20:56

Accretionist: Nov 7, 2012; I BELIEVE IN STUPID CONSPIRACY THEORIES

This is out there, but do any of you think that the latinization of the US and the stresses of global warming create a possibility for accession by Central American or Caribbean nations?

Also, if someone wants to make a, "51st State and Beyond," thread, I'd read it. I have an irrational desire for more stars on the flag.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 20:56

My Imaginary GF: Jul 17, 2005; by R. Guyovich

Accretionist posted:

This is out there, but do any of you think that the latinization of the US and the stresses of global warming create a possibility for accession by Central American or Caribbean nations?

Also, if someone wants to make a, "51st State and Beyond," thread, I'd read it. I have an irrational desire for more stars on the flag.

No.

It creates the possibility of assimilating millions of Latinos as white, so that those already here can differentiate themselves from those poor, downtrodden, tired and hungry refugees fleeing the impacts of climate change.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 20:58

Relentlessboredomm: Oct 15, 2006; It's Sic Semper Tyrannis. You said, "Ever faithful terrible lizard."

Fried Chicken posted:

Then I suppose my background in it is insufficient, my exposure to it has been the post 9/11 "the wars are stupid, labor is needed to balance the power of capital, global warming is real and serious, public programs are important and need to be sensibly designed, racism is still a thing that needs to be fought, we need serious Justice reform, invest in infrastructure" type

Add in support for universal health care and anti-intervention and this describes most of my beliefs. Is that called something? I can never figure out what each of the different classifications of liberal/conservative/socialist/labor even means anymore.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:00

Leon Trotsky 2012: Aug 27, 2009; YOU CAN TRUST ME!*

_{*Israeli Government-affiliated poster}

Relentlessboredomm posted:

Add in support for universal health care and anti-intervention and this describes most of my beliefs. Is that called something? I can never figure out what each of the different classifications of liberal/conservative/socialist/labor even means anymore.

Very liberal / leftist / social democrat

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:01

site: Apr 6, 2007; Trans pride, Worldwide
Bitch

Relentlessboredomm posted:

Add in support for universal health care and anti-intervention and this describes most of my beliefs. Is that called something? I can never figure out what each of the different classifications of liberal/conservative/socialist/labor even means anymore.

Progressive

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:01

D1Sergo: May 5, 2006; Be sure to take a 15-minute break every hour.

Relentlessboredomm posted:

Add in support for universal health care and anti-intervention and this describes most of my beliefs. Is that called something? I can never figure out what each of the different classifications of liberal/conservative/socialist/labor even means anymore.

He's a Democrat, you're a left-Democrat.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:01

Talmonis: Jun 24, 2012; The fairy of forgiveness has removed your red text.

Scrub-Niggurath posted:

Agreed. I don't have enough time in the day to both work and attend the various block parties, pick up basketball games, and break dance competitions

I assume you don't attend HOA meetings, church fundraisers, etc. in your area? No need to be racist man, it's stressful meeting and relating to new people who you don't have a lot in common with.

And everyone has block parties. That's not a race thing man. Block parties are awesome because potlucks are awesome.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:02

JT Jag: Aug 30, 2009; #1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver

Relentlessboredomm posted:

Add in support for universal health care and anti-intervention and this describes most of my beliefs. Is that called something? I can never figure out what each of the different classifications of liberal/conservative/socialist/labor even means anymore.

- the wars are stupid
- labor is needed to balance the power of capital
- global warming is real and serious
- public programs are important and need to be sensibly designed
- racism is still a thing that needs to be fought
- we need serious Justice reform
- invest in infrastructure
- support for universal healthcare
- anti-intervention

Congratulations, you're a leftist.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:02

MacheteZombie: Feb 4, 2007

Just ignore all your neighbors.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:03

Talmonis: Jun 24, 2012; The fairy of forgiveness has removed your red text.

MacheteZombie posted:

Just ignore all your neighbors.

This is the reason that America is a reactionary shithole, and the 24 hour news cycle caused it.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:05

MacheteZombie: Feb 4, 2007

Talmonis posted:

This is the reason that America is a reactionary shithole, and the 24 hour news cycle caused it.

Must balance the community deficit.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:09

Joementum: May 23, 2004; jesus christ

Anyway, the DoJ just handed down their indictment of Senator Menendez and he's scheduled a press conference for 7pm.

He's previously said he won't resign.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:15

Fried Chicken: Jan 9, 2011; Don't fry me, I'm no chicken!

D1Sergo posted:

He's a Democrat, you're a left-Democrat.

I was counting UHC as the public programs for whatever it matters

JT Jag posted:

- the wars are stupid
- labor is needed to balance the power of capital
- global warming is real and serious
- public programs are important and need to be sensibly designed
- racism is still a thing that needs to be fought
- we need serious Justice reform
- invest in infrastructure
- support for universal healthcare
- anti-intervention

Congratulations, you're a leftist.

I also support trolling and sarcasm as our primary means of national discourse, so I think that makes me LFM3W4EVAR

DoJ has formally charged Senator Menendez (D-NJ) with corruption. Let the conspiracy theories fly

Fried Chicken fucked around with this message at 21:21 on Apr 1, 2015

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:19

My Imaginary GF: Jul 17, 2005; by R. Guyovich

Fried Chicken posted:

I was counting UHC as the public programs for whatever it matters

DoJ has formally charged Senator Menendez (D-NJ) with corruption. Let the conspiracy theories fly

We got universal healthcare thanks to the leadership of individuals such as Rahm Emanuel and Nancy Pelosi.

I think Menendez may be taking some time to hike the applachian trail in the near future.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:21

RevKrule: Jul 9, 2001; Thrilling the forums since 2001

Fried Chicken posted:

I was counting UHC as the public programs for whatever it matters

DoJ has formally charged Senator Menendez (D-NJ) with corruption. Let the conspiracy theories fly

Check twitter. The conspiracy theories already are, especially since the DOJ has also decided not to do anything about Lois Lerner.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:21

Evil Fluffy: Jul 13, 2009; Can't post for 3 hours!

duz posted:

Not linking to the full post in the March thread since it's locked and won't let me, but re: this

It's the usual thing of the city/state wanting taxi companies to follow the law, but with the added twist of the banks pressuring the politicians to enforce the law for $$$ reasons and Uber spamming out a form letter for its users. This is the response a tired intern makes to one of those form letters, nothing malicious.

On one hand that reply is terrible.

On the other hand Uber should be burned to the loving ground along with AirBnB and the rest of the parasite sharing industry. The proper response from the guy would've just been to remind the lady that uber is a goddan parasite and acts largely unregulated, much like Paypal, and will happily gently caress you (and their own ~~employees~~ independent contractors) like Paypal.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:22

ComradeCosmobot: Dec 4, 2004; USPOL July

Joementum posted:

Anyway, the DoJ just handed down their indictment of Senator Menendez and he's scheduled a press conference for 7pm.

He's previously said he won't resign.

Note that if Menendez resigns or even goes on leave, Lynch's nomination is dead. Heck, it's already dubious because his being indicted is a conflict of interest when it comes to confirming the person who will prosecute him.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:23

site: Apr 6, 2007; Trans pride, Worldwide
Bitch

One less Democrat in the Senate... Not that it'll matter much anyways :/

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:24

ComradeCosmobot: Dec 4, 2004; USPOL July

site posted:

One less Democrat in the Senate... Not that it'll matter much anyways :/

Loretta Lynch was due to be confirmed in a 50-50 vote with Biden deciding. This now means Lynch will not be confirmed 49-50.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:26

Sir Tonk: Apr 18, 2006; Young Orc

Joementum posted:

Ex-Congressman, current-deadbeat dad, future Illinois Senate candidate Joe Walsh will be broadcasting his talk radio show from Memories Pizza in Walkerton, IN.

And I thought ambulance chasing lawyers were bad.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:27

Fried Chicken: Jan 9, 2011; Don't fry me, I'm no chicken!

If this is an April Fool's prank there will be a lot of blowback, if it is real, holy poo poo that's a hell of a win by labor organizers

McDonald's to Raise Hourly Pay for 90,000 Workers

quote:

McDonald�s Corp. plans to raise pay by more than 10% and add benefits like paid vacation for workers at U.S. restaurants it operates, an effort to rejuvenate the struggling fast-food giant that offers fresh evidence of rising wage pressure in the American labor market.

Starting July 1, McDonald�s will pay at least $1 per hour more than the local legal minimum wage for employees at the roughly 1,500 restaurants it owns in the U.S. The increase, which McDonald�s said will apply to some 90,000 workers at all levels of experience and rank, will lift the average hourly rate for its U.S. restaurant employees to $9.90 on July 1 and more than $10 by the end of 2016, from $9.01 currently. McDonald�s also will enable workers after a year of employment to accrue up to five days of paid time-off annually.

The changes come amid mounting criticism from labor groups over wages and conditions at McDonald�s and other fast-food chains. The move doesn�t apply to employees of the franchisees who operate nearly 90% of the 14,350 U.S. McDonald�s�a fact critics may seize on. McDonald�s says franchisees are free to set their own pay policies. The company said it does plan to make subsidies for some education costs available to all U.S. workers as part of its plan.

McDonald�s Chief Executive Steve Easterbrook, who took over on March 1, said the policy is a response to employee surveys and is central to his plans to revive sales after more than two years of declines. �What we need to underpin that is highly motivated teams in our restaurants,� he said in an interview. �Motivated teams deliver better customer service and delivering better customer service in our restaurants is clearly going to be a vital part of our turnaround.�

The move follows similar efforts by other major U.S. employers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which is raising hourly pay for 500,000 workers to at least $10 next year, and reflects wider public pressures over income inequality as well as intensifying competition for low-skilled workers.

From a year earlier, average hourly earnings for non-manager employees at limited-service restaurants like McDonald�s rose 3.5% in January to $9.54 an hour, according to Labor Department data, well above 2.2% pace for all private-sector workers.

Historically, stronger pay increases are somewhat unusual at this stage in the business cycle for lower-skilled workers, who typically are the last to see better wage gains. The increases could reflect some payback after several years of wages barely keeping pace with inflation, or could indicate that skilled-workers who resorted to restaurant jobs in the economic downturn are now seeking better paying work.

Better pay among lower-skilled workers has the potential to �bubble up� through the economy, said Patrick O�Keefe, an economist at CohnReznick LLP. Raising starting wage will likely boost wages of others within a given company. Also, more money in workers� pockets should provide a boost to consumer spending and aid overall economic expansion.

�The underlying motivation is a response to market conditions,� said Mr. O�Keefe, a former Labor Department official. �The firms that have announced very publicly that they�re raising their entry wage are signaling that to attract the quality of labor they�re looking for, they have to be more competitive.�

The federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour hasn�t increased since 2009, although 29 states have set minimums above the federal level, as have cities such as San Francisco, which requires pay of at least $11.05 an hour. Efforts in Congress to increase the pay floor stalled last year. But more large employers raising wages could set a �de facto� minimum wage that is higher than the federal floor, said University of Michigan economist Donald Grimes.
McDonald�s announcement is unlikely to satisfy its strongest critics, who have been calling for much larger increases and demanding the company take responsibility for pay and other policies at its franchisees. Fast Food Forward, a group backed by the Service Employees International Union, has helped organize nationwide protests at McDonald�s and other chains demanding a $15 hourly minimum and the right to form a union without employer backlash. The next round of protests is scheduled for April 15, according to organizers. McDonald�s said the protests weren�t a factor in its decision.

The move could put pressure for similar increases on McDonald�s franchisees, powerful stakeholders that the company carefully manages its relationships with. McDonald�s sets many requirements in agreements with its franchisees but doesn�t govern their wages and benefits, and it is currently fighting complaints by the National Labor Relations Board�s general counsel last year that claim McDonald�s has sufficient control over its franchisees� operations to make it a joint employer responsible for the rights of franchisees� workers.

Mr. Easterbrook said the franchisees are �experts�at setting the right pay levels in their local markets.� Asked if McDonald�s would consider requiring them to enhance pay or benefits in future contracts, he said �absolutely not.�

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:32

site: Apr 6, 2007; Trans pride, Worldwide
Bitch

ComradeCosmobot posted:

Loretta Lynch was due to be confirmed in a 50-50 vote with Biden deciding. This now means Lynch will not be confirmed 49-50.

It's okay, Holder's been waiting this long. He knew he was never gonna leave after the initial pushback on Lynch.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:33

Loel: Jun 4, 2012; "For the Emperor."

There was a terrible noise.
There was a terrible silence.

I wonder if the planned strike did anything to push them.

http://time.com/3765797/fast-food-workers-professors-home-care-strike/

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:34

JT Jag: Aug 30, 2009; #1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver

Fried Chicken posted:

If this is an April Fool's prank there will be a lot of blowback, if it is real, holy poo poo that's a hell of a win by labor organizers

McDonald's to Raise Hourly Pay for 90,000 Workers

This is not poo poo you joke about. Seems like a major step in the right direction.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:41

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/01/todd-gardenhire_n_6986582.html?cps=gravity_2425_-1375174207172446721

quote:

On Tuesday night, a Tennessee Senate committee voted to deny some 280,000 state residents access to health care, rejecting a plan to expand Medicaid that would have cost the state nothing.

Following the vote, advocates for expansion ran into state Sen. Todd Gardenhire (R), a wealth manager at Morgan Stanley who sits on the committee. One activist, Damien Crisp, asked Gardenhire if he would be willing to give up his own state-subsidized health insurance.

Gardenhire, in a video of the incident taken by another activist, turned around and said something along the lines of "Not giving it up, rear end in a top hat" or, perhaps, "Why don't you give it up, rear end in a top hat?" ("rear end in a top hat" is the clearest part of his rejoinder.)

Gardenhire's health coverage has been an issue in Tennessee before. He had previously claimed not to receive state-sponsored coverage, but the Associated Press, through an open records request, revealed that he does.

"I have it, but I don't use it," the lawmaker told AP after the revelation. "I use Morgan Stanley's insurance, which is far greater."

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:42

haveblue: Aug 15, 2005; Toilet Rascal

Also from the not-poo poo-you-joke-about department: California enacts water restrictions.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:43

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

haveblue posted:

Also from the not-poo poo-you-joke-about department: California enacts water restrictions.

As climate change starts to hit home.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:47

fade5: May 31, 2012; by exmarx

Fried Chicken posted:

History shows that "White" is really malleable. Wouldn't take a lot for Hispanics to follow the path of the Irish, Italians, Polish, Greeks, Roma, or Turks and become white

Roma aren't really considered "white" in the US, it's more that they're considered "vaguely ethnic" and otherwise ignored, especially since "Gypsy" in America is thought of as a lifestyle/occupation/mythical creature, which allows Roma to (mostly) quietly blend in/assimilate into American culture.

What makes it so sad is that this is still a massive improvement over how they're treated Europe.

JT Jag posted:

- the wars are stupid
- labor is needed to balance the power of capital
- global warming is real and serious
- public programs are important and need to be sensibly designed
- racism is still a thing that needs to be fought
- we need serious Justice reform
- invest in infrastructure
- support for universal healthcare
~~- anti-intervention~~

Congratulations, you're a leftist.

I agree with 8 out of 9 points, works for me. (My support for backing/arming the Kurds disqualifies me from the last point.) Do I still get to be a leftist considering the Syrian Kurdish YPG/YPG are basically socialists/commies? :v:

fade5 fucked around with this message at 21:57 on Apr 1, 2015

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:48

Spun Dog: Sep 21, 2004; Smellrose

haveblue posted:

Also from the not-poo poo-you-joke-about department: California enacts water restrictions.

About time. The blurb mentions agriculture, but nothing about fracking. I'm digging into the actual executive order now to see if they will have to cut back as well. http://gov.ca.gov/docs/4.1.15_Executive_Order.pdf

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:49

ComradeCosmobot: Dec 4, 2004; USPOL July

CommieGIR posted:

As climate change starts to hit home.

I don't think California is the center of climate change opposition. Maybe ask all those eastern states who got tons of snow and cold who are asking "if global warming why cold?"

EDIT: California's been dealing with 80 degree days in January when it's usually in the 60s. And while we got something like 70% of the normal precipitation in a year in parts of the north, none of it fell as snow, so snowpack is at record lows, something like 5% of normal when it should be the deepest it gets all year.

ComradeCosmobot fucked around with this message at 21:53 on Apr 1, 2015

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:50

Raskolnikov38: Mar 3, 2007; We were somewhere around Manila when the drugs began to take hold

Well they're telling golf courses to cut back at least, still short of their forced closure and guillotining of users but eh.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:52

Relentlessboredomm: Oct 15, 2006; It's Sic Semper Tyrannis. You said, "Ever faithful terrible lizard."

So that wage increase is for corporately run McDonald's only right? I didn't realize there were so many of them. I thought nearly all the locations were franchises.

JT Jag posted:

Congratulations, you're a leftist.

That's what I figured. You all just have some crazy labels that I've never heard before, like paleo-conservative, so I was curious.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:53

Evil Fluffy: Jul 13, 2009; Can't post for 3 hours!

JT Jag posted:

What chance at the presidency do they have now? Small share of the youth and women vote, almost no share of the minority vote, aging voterbase. Their current strategy is doomed to oblivion.

Considering the nationwide vote suppression stuff they started in the last election and are going to have ramped up for 2016? Pretty decent. Even Virginia's shithead governor was going to sign on to the program that does the "if your name shows up elsewhere you get stricken from voter rolls" thing. Apply that program in the states held by the GOP and it'd be very possible for a Republican to win in 2016 through suppression.

ComradeCosmobot posted:

Loretta Lynch was due to be confirmed in a 50-50 vote with Biden deciding. This now means Lynch will not be confirmed 49-50.

That means that we get to keep Eric holder so the GOP gets to deal with a guy they hate more than Lynch, all because they're petty assholes. Holder has stated he's fine with remaining as long as the nomination process takes and I imagine as soon as he realize the GOP weren't going to rush to be rid of him that he's going to be stuck there until 2017.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:53

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

ComradeCosmobot posted:

I don't think California is the center of climate change opposition. Maybe ask all those eastern states who got tons of snow and cold who are asking "if global warming why cold?"

I mean't like the US home, not California in general.

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:53

A Winner is Jew: Feb 14, 2008; by exmarx

Raskolnikov38 posted:

Well they're telling golf courses to cut back at least, still short of their forced closure and guillotining of users but eh.

What do you have against golf?

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:54

Raskolnikov38: Mar 3, 2007; We were somewhere around Manila when the drugs began to take hold

A Winner is Jew posted:

What do you have against golf?

besides being an environmental disaster and the playground of the bourgeois?

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:55

RevKrule: Jul 9, 2001; Thrilling the forums since 2001

Relentlessboredomm posted:

So that wage increase is for corporately run McDonald's only right? I didn't realize there were so many of them. I thought nearly all the locations were franchises.

At the end of the day, I heard this only affects about 10% of McDonalds employees.
http://consumerist.com/2015/04/01/mcdonalds-to-raise-workers-wages-but-only-at-10-of-u-s-restaurants/

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# ? Apr 24, 2024 04:11

Garrand: Dec 28, 2012; Rhino, you did this to me!

Is the $15 / hour rate that the protesters are asking for from a particular source or is it just a simple number they seized upon that would give living wages in most areas of the country?

# ? Apr 1, 2015 21:58

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