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General Discussion / Good Job San Francisco by forcing tax payers to fund alcohol for the homeless

« on: Today at 01:21:56 PM »

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San Francisco Taxpayers Forced To Fund Free Alcohol For Homeless; California Tax Rates Increase Further, Prompting More Exodus

California already held the distinction of having the highest state income tax in the country, with its top income tax rate at 13.3% for a decade. It was raised even higher to start 2024, with the top rate now reaching an astronomical 14.4%.

High earners contributing to California's economy might be disappointed to hear of a new taxpayer funded program in San Francisco that's sparked outrage among some locals.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the city spends $5 million a year on the "Managed Alcohol Program," a program providing free alcohol to the city's homeless alcoholics.

City public health officials argue the program's benefits, citing emergency room declines, savings from reduced hospital visits, and relief for the city's already strained emergency services.

However, residents such as Adam Nathan, a small-business owner and chair of the Salvation Army San Francisco Metro Advisory Board, question the city's approach.

Mr. Nathan, who raised attention to the controversial program, explained it as "set up so people in the program just walk in and grab a beer, and then another one," and that "inside the lobby, they had a kegs set up to taps where they were basically giving out free beer to the homeless who've been identified with [alcohol use disorder]."

While questioning the program itself, Mr. Nathan continued to voice outrage at the use of taxpayer dollars for the relatively unknown program, saying "I am a taxpayer. When did this Managed Alcohol Program get approved? Where were the public hearings? Why is it hidden away in an old hotel?"

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While California's homeless population continues to climb, even amounting to 28% of the nation's homeless, its overall population statistics show a decline. 2023 marked the third straight year of population decline.

LA Times economic reporter, Don Lee, noticed a troubling trend in those now leaving, saying "in years past, the tendency has been that California would lose more relatively lower-income people, people with less education than those coming into the state. That, in recent years, has reversed. We've had tens of thousands more that are better educated and have higher incomes leaving than those that have come in."

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General Discussion / Is Donald Trump really that pretty when he sleeps?

« on: Today at 01:18:00 PM »

Say What?!? Lauren Boebert Gushes Over How 'Pretty' Trump Is When He Sleeps

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) was given a blunt wake-up call by her critics on Thursday after her over-the-top defense of Donald Trump amid reports he keeps falling asleep during his criminal trial in the Stormy Daniels hush money case.

“I think he’s praying,” she said after Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) detailed all the times Trump is said to have dozed in court. “But if he is sleeping, y’know, he certainly looks pretty while he sleeps. Maybe it’s an endearing moment of prayer, though.”

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General Discussion / These GOP members have a hard answering why they've defunded the police?

« on: Today at 01:13:40 PM »

Mike Johnson Fumbles When Asked Why GOP Is Defunding the Police

In a press conference Wednesday, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was caught off-guard by a reporter’s question about police funds being cut in a proposed Republican budget.

“We’ve heard a lot this week about Democrats supporting ‘defund the police.’ The Republican Study Committee budget cuts the main federal grant program that local departments use to hire officers. How is that not proposing to defund the police?” the reporter asked during an event set up for “Police Week.”

Johnson replied that he hadn’t looked into it, but replied that “there’s lots of nuances.” Despite admitting he hadn’t examined the budget closely, he went on to claim that funding for law enforcement increased in other areas.

“That’s a central theme of what we believe. It’s part of our worldview, it’s part of our party platform, and it will always be consistent,”Johnson said, asserting that Democrats were guilty of pushing “defund the police” policies in the past, resulting in higher crime rates today.

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General Discussion / Yeah, the 270 is pretty rare so what a douche bag that Chief is

« on: Today at 01:11:34 PM »

Fire Chief Caught Vandalizing JDM Nissan 270R NISMO

A fire chief in New Jersey was caught on camera allegedly vandalizing a rare JDM Nissan 270R NISMO recently. It’s a shocking act we would expect from some neighborhood thugs, not a person who’s supposed to be out saving the public when they’re in need.

Aussie teens swipe a Porsche and Maserati, leading police on two chases.

As the owner told CBS New York in an interview we’ve shared, Nissan only made 30 of these sports cars for the Japanese domestic market. They’re exceptionally rare, highly sought after by fans of the brand or JDM performance vehicles, and so is worth a fair bit of cash.

That makes what the police chief did all the more painful. Surveillance footage shows the chief throwing a Home Depot Homer bucket full of rocks, mud, and gravel onto the back of the rare Nissan.

We personally wouldn’t even do that to the junkiest Civic. That could’ve broken the window or done all kinds of other damage. Plus it’s just plain rude.

The owner says the Nissan suffered some scratches and dents from the alleged act of vandalism.

At the time of the incident, the owner of the Nissan 270R NISMO says it was parked next to the fire station but was on his property. He also claims the chief was upset about water from the victim’s sump pump draining onto the firehouse property. So he took it out on the car. Make it make sense.

For now, the police chief is facing a charge of third degree criminal mischief. Do you think that’s appropriate or should this guy be flogged publicly if found guilty? We think he got off easy considering what a lot of enthusiasts would do if he dumped that garbage on their 1 of 30 collector car.

In the meantime, the Nissan’s owner has lawyered up and we bet he’s getting ready to go after the fire chief and city legally. We can’t blame him one bit because what was caught on camera was something we can’t print, but you know very well what that is.

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General Discussion / Re: Would you pardon Trump like Mitt?

« on: Today at 01:08:53 PM »

Ask your fellow Republicans like Mitt...I'm sure they have way more inside info about the deed than any of us...

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General Discussion / Re: Why aren't the wokies going crazies over this...

« on: Today at 01:06:39 PM »

i don’t worry about other countries
got too much shyt here already

VS.

Let me tell you a story about the communist laos party authorities… GER MOUA!!

See how stupid the idiot is...

"SEEING IS TRULY BELIEVING YO"

 

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General Discussion / Re: WASUP with these young hmong buck going oversea to get married LAOS...

« on: Today at 12:55:37 PM »

They don't want to LIE about having a "fake wife" (per the neutral PH members) and get called out for it so they go get a real wife in Laos.

Still much better than the idiot that LIED about his "fake wife" just to get called out by the neutral PH members:



"SEEING IS TRULY BELIEVING YO"

 

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General Discussion / Good story and inspiration about today's young people indeed

« on: May 16, 2024, 11:46:35 PM »

A Chicago teen entered college at 10. At 17, she earned a doctorate from Arizona State

Dorothy Jean Tillman II's participation in Arizona State University's May 6 commencement was the latest step on a higher-education journey the Chicago teen started when she took her first college course at age 10.

In between came associate's, bachelor's and master's degrees.

When Tillman successfully defended her dissertation in December, she became the youngest person — at age 17 — to earn a doctoral degree in integrated behavioral health at Arizona State, associate professor Leslie Manson told ABC’s “Good Morning America” for a story Monday.

“It’s a wonderful celebration, and we hope ... that Dorothy Jean inspires more students,” Manson said. “But this is still something so rare and unique.”

Tillman, called “Dorothy Jeanius” by family and friends, is the granddaughter of former Chicago Alderwoman Dorothy Tillman.

When most students are just learning to navigate middle school, her mother enrolled Tillman in classes through the College of Lake County in northern Illinois, where she majored in psychology and completed her associate's degree in 2016, according to her biography.

Tillman earned a bachelor's in humanities from New York's Excelsior College in 2018. About two years later, she earned her master's of science from Unity College in Maine before being accepted in 2021 into Arizona State's Behavioral Health Management Program.

Most of her classwork was done remotely and online. Tillman did attend her Arizona State commencement in person and addressed the graduating class during the ceremony.

Tillman told The Associated Press on Tuesday that she credits her grandmother and trusting in her mother's guidance for her educational pursuits and successes.

“Everything that we were doing didn't seem abnormal to me or out of the ordinary until it started getting all of the attention,” said Tillman, now 18.

There have been sacrifices, though.

“I didn’t have the everyday school things like homecoming dances or spirit weeks or just school pictures and things like that ... that kind of create unity with my peers,” she said.

She has found time to dance and do choreography. Tillman also is founder and chief executive of the Dorothyjeanius STEAM Leadership Institute. The program includes summer camps designed to help young people in the arts and STEM subjects.

She said her plans include public speaking engagements and fundraising for the camp, which Tillman said she hopes to franchise one day.

Tillman is motivated and has innovative ideas, said Manson, adding, "And truly, I think what is inspiring is that she embodies that meaning of being a true leader.”

Jimalita Tillman said she is most impressed with her daughter’s ability to show herself and her successes with grace, but to also understand when to “put her foot down” when choosing between social outings and her education.

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General Discussion / Re: This Liberal area pro kicker really thinks women should just stay in the kitchen

« on: May 16, 2024, 11:42:16 PM »

I can see why:

Patrick Mahomes Once Said He Doesn’t Talk to Teammate Harrison Butker: ‘I Just Let Him Do His Thing’

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is a two-time NFL MVP and one of the faces of the reigning Super Bowl champions, but he does not have a relationship with his team’s kicker.

Appearing on the Pat McAfee Show shortly after the Chiefs’ Super Bowl win in February, he revealed that he does not speak with teammate Harrison Butker.

“Honestly, I don’t talk to Harrison all year long, man. I just let him do his thing,” said Mahomes, 28. “But I know if I can just cross that 40, man, if I cross that 40, he's going to put it through there. I know if you saw in the game I got a little pressure, threw it short and knew Harrison was going to knock it through.”

Butker, 28, has made a name for himself on and off the field for very different reasons. As a kicker, he’s one of the best, knocking down better than 95 percent of his field goal attempts and setting the record for the longest make in Super Bowl history. Off the field, his controversial comments have been criticized as bigoted and misogynistic.

Patrick Mahomes and Wife Brittany Matthews’ Family Photos With Daughter Sterling and Son Bronze

The kicker gave the commencement address at Benedictine College on Saturday, May 11, using his time to rail against Pride Month (calling the LGBTQ+ celebration a “deadly sin”) and claim that the majority of the graduating women in the audience are most excited to be homemakers.

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General Discussion / Would you pardon Trump like Mitt?

« on: May 16, 2024, 11:39:13 PM »

Romney says if he were president he would have immediately pardoned Trump

Utah GOP Sen. Mitt Romney said that if he were President Joe Biden he would have “immediately pardoned” former President Donald Trump.

“Had I been President Biden, when the Justice Department brought on indictments, I would have immediately pardoned him,” Romney told MSNBC’s “The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle” in an interview set to air Wednesday. “I’d have pardoned President Trump. Why? Well, because it makes me, President Biden, the big guy and the person I pardoned a little guy.”

Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, faces 88 charges over four criminal indictments in Georgia; New York; Washington, DC; and Florida — with the latter two being federal cases prosecuted by Special Counsel Jack Smith.

While the longtime Trump critic disagreed with Biden’s handling of the federal cases, Romney also criticized Trump’s attacks on the courts and called out Republicans who are trying to curry favor with the former president amid his hush money trial in Manhattan.

The former president, who has pleaded not guilty to all charges, has repeated the baseless claim that Biden has weaponized the Justice Department against his 2024 presidential election rival. He has also continuously attacked the judges overseeing his cases, giving rise to security concerns with some receiving threats.

“I think it’s a terrible fault for our country to see people attacking our legal system, that’s an enormous mistake,” Romney stated.

Allies of the former president have been flocking to the Manhattan criminal courthouse to display their support for Trump, including North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, who are both under consideration to be Trump’s running mate.

“I think it’s also demeaning for people to quite apparently try and run for vice president by donning a red tie and standing outside the courthouse. It’s just, I’d have felt awkward,” Romney said.

The politicians coming to the former president’s defense — who have also included Florida Reps. Byron Donalds and Cory Mills and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy — are attacking the people Trump is barred from publicly speaking about due to a gag order issued by the judge in the ongoing Manhattan hush money trial.

Romney has long been a critic of Trump and has often criticized his Republican colleagues for their continued loyalty to the former president. He found Trump guilty of abuse of power during Trump’s first impeachment trial in the Senate, becoming the first senator in US history to vote to remove from office a president from the same party. And a year later, he voted with six other Republicans to convict Trump of inciting an insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6 during the former president’s second impeachment trial. Romney has said he did not vote for Trump, his party’s nominee, in 2020 and has said he will not vote for him in 2024.

The 77-year-old senator as the Republican Party nominee in the 2012 presidential race, losing to Democratic incumbent Barack Obama. Romney, known for his distinctive voice in the Senate as a lawmaker willing to take on his own party, announced last year he would not seek reelection to his seat.

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General Discussion / Didn't know Zach of The Iron Claw is so jacked now as

« on: May 16, 2024, 11:36:38 PM »

..as Kevin Von Erich:

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General Discussion / Re: instead of PHOTOSHOPPING and stealing trip advisor pictures.. making bogus claim

« on: May 16, 2024, 11:19:25 PM »

Speaking of "crazy mental person", here's what the neutral PH members have to say about that idiot per the "legit" "ALL CATTLE" PROOF quotes below:

This isn’t the only mental illness you have, no need to thank me. 

The Russian invasion crash happened only in your mind and I called that mental illness.

Spoken like a genuine mental case.

"SEEING IS TRULY BELIEVING YO"

 

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General Discussion / Re: Photo Share: Forrest Gump stop & NOPE ain't no FAKE "side of the road" photos

« on: May 16, 2024, 11:14:12 PM »

TOLD YA..."he" still very "mad" so he can't help but crawl back to prove me right (ONCE AGAIN)!!! 

I ALREADY STOP CLICKUON THEM

And..NOPE, still ZERO evidence to back up the "TRIP ADVISOR" LIE..

Those of us that are "legit" can easily provide "legit" evidence to back up our claims...

like the "legit" "ALL CATTLE" PROOF quote below showing why hmgLIAR is THE compulsive serial LIAR of PH:

HmgRock, you should post sincere, honest topics

"and i stand 1000% behind my word" as well as Reporter and other neutral PH members...


"SEEING IS TRULY BELIEVING YO"

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*** YES, hmgLIAR WILL CRAWL BACK TO PROVE ME RIGHT AGAIN BECAUSE HE'S THAT "mad"..

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General Discussion / Re: Duma and I know Antioch well, nice fishing area too but too bad this Asian man

« on: May 16, 2024, 02:19:06 PM »

Family of California man who died days after police restrained him is getting $7.5M in settlement with city

Angelo Quinto died in December 2020. A Northern California city has agreed to pay $7.5 million to the family of a 30-year-old man who died days after police restrained him in 2020, the parties announced Wednesday, settling a wrongful death claim that the family filed.

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General Discussion / Re: Photo share: nkawm khau Nees, and NOPE ain't no FAKE "side of the road" photos

« on: May 16, 2024, 02:14:34 PM »

Not sure what's the most common fish but seen several folks fishing down at the bottom:




Great photogenic spot indeed: