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We Don’t Talk About…Anything

Better to ban it than talk about it — Forget “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.” It's just a Disney tune. But here in the good old United States of America, we have embraced that Disney theme. We don’t talk about gay people, we don’t talk about climate change, and we certainly don’t talk about the real history of the…

Society

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How a Little Junior High Stole the Profits from a National Portrait Chain

An industry disruption that sparked, then fizzled for lack of school district courage — These days it seems teachers are always begging for money. As a classroom teacher, I was the biggest benefactor of my own program. My personal philosophy was: This is my career, and I’m not planning to spend my entire career just getting by with the school district’s miserly resources. My…

Education

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How a Little Junior High Stole the Profits of a National Portrait Chain

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The Nuts & Bolts of Foolproof Sourdough Bread

A simple guide to a healthy loaf of sourdough bread without the guesswork I’m not a baker by trade. I’m a retired teacher with plenty of time to work through the sourdough process. I’ve done so enough times that I can consistently produce a beautiful loaf of artisan, sourdough bread…

Sourdough

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I honestly have no use for either party.

David Weldy

I could not agree more.

I could not agree more. Never the less the government has the power to secure the future of Social Security or end it by doing nothing. There is a heafty surplus right now, but it will be depleted by 2035. See attached SSA report. -- https://www.ssa.gov/policy/trust-funds-summary.html -- SS is a…

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https://www.ssa.gov/policy/trust-funds-summary.html

SS is a…

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… retirement years, chances are they need help. Take it upon yourself to ask them if they need help. The solution for all the people who have only Social Security as their retirem… retirement years, chances are they need help. Take it upon yourself to ask them if they need help. The solution for all the people who have only Social Security as their retirement plan is for people to help them out. It only takes a little effort to find ways to help these people who are less fortunate than ourselv…

Relying Solely On Social Security In Retirement — Retired Musings

David Weldy

People may be struggling with only Social Security now, but Republicans would like to take that…

People may be struggling with only Social Security now, but Republicans would like to take that away as well. -- https://medium.com/politically-speaking/why-cant-our-government-fix-social-security-ee360eb5d85c

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People may be struggling with only Social Security now, but Republicans would like to take that away as well.

https://medium.com/politically-speaking/why-cant-our-government-fix-social-security-ee360eb5d85c

5 hours ago

People can make money from saving the world.

Ante Miljak

We always have money for war, no problem there.

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We always have money for war, no problem there.

16 hours ago

I am familiar with the IIGS name but had to check out the wikipedia page.

Stephen Trevarthen

There's suposed to be a pretty good computer museum in San Jose, CA but I never been to it.

There's suposed to be a pretty good computer museum in San Jose, CA but I never been to it. The Apple IIGS was a cool little computer with a mouse and networking capability. They could be networked together with Apple Talk and simple phone net connectors. I used one of…

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There's suposed to be a pretty good computer museum in San Jose, CA but I never been to it.

The Apple IIGS was a cool little computer with a mouse and networking capability. They could be networked together with Apple Talk and simple phone net connectors. I used one of…

21 hours ago

Great story!

Clive Thompson

Thanks Clive, Jeff was an amazing guy to work for.

Thanks Clive, Jeff was an amazing guy to work for. He brought out the best in everyone. I just wanted to be part of the team.

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Thanks Clive, Jeff was an amazing guy to work for. He brought out the best in everyone. I just wanted to be part of the team.

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2.Higher top rate of taxes for the 1 percent, with a strong recommendation for back payments too.

Extreme Socialism: The Only Antidote To Extreme Capitalism

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Adebayo Adeniran

From WWII until the mid '80s the top marginal tax bracket in the U.S.

From WWII until the mid '80s the top marginal tax bracket in the U.S. never fell below 70 percent, then came the bullshit of trickle-down economics. -- https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/statistics/historical-highest-marginal-income-tax-rates -- https://medium.com/politically-speaking/the-wealthy-elite-rape-the-riches-of-our-economy-39875f0fd0cc

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From WWII until the mid '80s the top marginal tax bracket in the U.S. never fell below 70 percent, then came the bullshit of trickle-down economics.

https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/statistics/historical-highest-marginal-income-tax-rates

https://medium.com/politically-speaking/the-wealthy-elite-rape-the-riches-of-our-economy-39875f0fd0cc

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The point is, repairing stuff requires you to exercise judgment, and make decisions that have real stakes. That’s scary, but it feels quite nice too.

The Joy of Repairing Laptops

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Clive Thompson

I’ve opened and repaired a few laptops but I’m always fearful of breaking some little plastic gizmo.

I’ve opened and repaired a few laptops but I’m always fearful of breaking some little plastic gizmo. Desktops on the other hand are a breeze to repair and build. I still remember the first time I came across a bay area newspaper with all the ads for computer component parts…

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