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ImJamal
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Comment #49251510
Abbot may very well be corrupt, but this letter does nothing to show that. The last thing I saw is ERCOT and PUCT will be involved with the auditing of the electricity and water us…
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Comment #49248920
How is this corruption? There is a very real fear that electricity and water prices will increase for the average person due to AI data centers. Trying to protect the interests of …
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Comment #49245595
The Polish government provides that for its citizens along with foreigners. https://www.gov.pl/web/family/social-assistance-principles The Catholic Church also provides additional …
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Comment #49237296
I am not really sure what you are getting at. I can't imagine you don't understand that some people think that a fetus, being a creature that is alive and has human DNA is consider…
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Comment #49236428
If you believe a fetus is a human then banning abortion is conserving freedom of the fetus. This is no different than saying banning murder of a person who is born is a way of cons…
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Comment #49226788
The majority opinion at the time, in the west, was that communism led to less economic prosperity, less democratic institutions, and less freedom. So maybe it wasn't a guarantee th…
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Comment #49214340
IBM, Red Hat, Microsoft, SAP, Amazon and others all work on the JDK. They would have to step it up to cover the loss of Oracle's contributions, but I am sure they could manage. Reg…
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Comment #49128112
He said the Roma should be deported not exterminated? > When gypsies take over public spaces, you deport them. Did he have a second article that I missed where he said they should …
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Comment #49111150
Won't climate change lead to more droughts making hydro less stable in the future?
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Comment #49104494
While that is true, the problem is they have raised the age required to receive benefits in the past and they likely will do it again. Many people will die off before they receive …
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Comment #49092292
The person I was responding to was saying that Europe and Asia have alternatives so it is wrong to say that flying has no viable alternatives. I was pointing out that some routes i…
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Comment #49091200
Even if some high speed rail existed in the US, do you think it is practical to go from California to Maine? If you are going 2,500 miles on a train that is going 150 miles an hour…
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Comment #49091138
Of course, if they were given warning they would export their subscribers. I am talking about if it was cut off without warning. I do not think the majority would have a list withi…
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Comment #49091110
I'm under the impression the phrase was used because lay Catholics had more days off work since they wouldn't work on Holy Days. Protestants had significantly less Holy Days to the…
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Comment #49091007
I think the person you were responding to meant ponzi scheme, not pyramid scheme. The first sentence from Wikipedia sounds quite similar to SS > A Ponzi scheme (/ˈpɒnzi/, Italian: …
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Comment #49088662
How many writers are even thinking about that though? If they shut it off tomorrow, how many would have a list within the last year?
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Comment #49087594
Most writers just want to write and don't want to start maintaining servers and databases to handle the collection and storing of emails. This is why they outsource that functional…
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Comment #49087489
If Substack stops supporting that feature you would end up losing all of your subscribers when you move to the alternative unless you happen to have an up to date export.
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Comment #49058824
There are plenty of Islamic terrorist attacks not referred to as terrorism by the media. The 2009 Fort Hood attack and the 2015 Chattanooga shooting are good examples.
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Comment #49029886
He was in Atlanta so he can be charged with a Georgia law even if it was the feds are involved. The federal law is quite similar though so it doesn't really matter. > Whoever knowi…
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Comment #49026487
If that was his intent he shouldn't have handed over any pin. This looks like he was hiding evidence of wrongdoing and he will probably be charged with it. I am guessing his only h…
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Comment #49026311
If you shred any evidence of a crime you are guilty of a crime regardless if the police ever knock at your door or you think you are being investigated if you have the intent "to p…
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Comment #49026288
Under Georgia law (16-10-94) you do not have to be under arrest. > A person commits the offense of tampering with evidence when, with the intent to prevent the apprehension or caus…
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Comment #49026247
That is not how the law works. Under Georgia law (GA Code § 16-2-20) it says > (a) Every person concerned in the commission of a crime is a party thereto and may be charged with an…