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POTUS 45.08: Suckers
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Kepler
Si certus es dubita
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Remind me never to get in a fight with Duncan Black.
Here's the happy father/daughter, er, couple.
Remind me never to get in a fight with Duncan Black.
Here's the happy father/daughter, er, couple.
FlagDUDE08
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Aren't the rules about gallery engagement made by the Congress, and not the executive branch?
Aren't the rules about gallery engagement made by the Congress, and not the executive branch?
unofan
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It's stupid to have prosecuted this, but my guess is the stuff that happened as she was being ejected had more to do with the conviction than the initial laughing.
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
trixR4kids
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Idk if this has been posted yet but anyone who voted for this guy and makes under 50k (or whatever the OT law threshold is) is a complete ****ing idiot.
http://www.kare11.com/mb/money/new-ot-bill-allows-employers-to-offer-time-off-instead-of-cash/436493434
Idk if this has been posted yet but anyone who voted for this guy and makes under 50k (or whatever the OT law threshold is) is a complete ****ing idiot.
http://www.kare11.com/mb/money/new-ot-bill-allows-employers-to-offer-time-off-instead-of-cash/436493434
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Trump: Israel-Palestinian peace might be “not as difficult as people have thought.”
So who gets the job of schooling Donnie on how difficult this will be? As Xi did on N. Korea, Mexico's president and Canadian PM did on NAFTA, as multiple people did on healthcare.
Trump: Israel-Palestinian peace might be “not as difficult as people have thought.”
So who gets the job of schooling Donnie on how difficult this will be? As Xi did on N. Korea, Mexico's president and Canadian PM did on NAFTA, as multiple people did on healthcare.
rufus
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Yes, yes they are.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/rich-midtown-man-charged-hate-crime-kicking-asian-victim-article-1.3130824
Yes, yes they are.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/rich-midtown-man-charged-hate-crime-kicking-asian-victim-article-1.3130824
FlagDUDE08
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It's a very reasonable alternative. When I had OT on a job (granted it was salaried and above the threshold), I would allocate it to "comp time" that I would take elsewhere. The mandated time-and-a-half is killing workers' hours as it is.
It's a very reasonable alternative. When I had OT on a job (granted it was salaried and above the threshold), I would allocate it to "comp time" that I would take elsewhere. The mandated time-and-a-half is killing workers' hours as it is.
MinnesotaNorthStar
Minding the gap
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If the decision was left solely up to the employee to get either time and a half or a comp day, and what day they get off in compensation, I'd be OK with it. I think we all know that won't be the case though.
Thank God I have a union.
EDIT: Oh, AND the employee gets paid the normal rate for the extra shift on top of it.
If the decision was left solely up to the employee to get either time and a half or a comp day, and what day they get off in compensation, I'd be OK with it. I think we all know that won't be the case though.
Thank God I have a union.
EDIT: Oh, AND the employee gets paid the normal rate for the extra shift on top of it.
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FadeToBlack&Gold
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The Cuck Stops Here
Solid piece. Trump, desperate for any progress on his agenda that he can loudly take credit for, pretty much just had his bluff and bluster called by Paul Ryan and Congress. Will his biggest devotees ever come to see him for the fraudulent coward that he is? Probably not. The cracks in the Trump foundation can be seen with increasing frequency over at FreeRepublic, but many Freepers are still blaming Jared and Ivanka for dragging Donnie into the swamp. You don't see a lot of talk about him being a "master negotiator" lately though, and Mexico is pretty much laughing every time he opens his piehole about the fcuking wall.
The Cuck Stops Here
Solid piece. Trump, desperate for any progress on his agenda that he can loudly take credit for, pretty much just had his bluff and bluster called by Paul Ryan and Congress. Will his biggest devotees ever come to see him for the fraudulent coward that he is? Probably not. The cracks in the Trump foundation can be seen with increasing frequency over at FreeRepublic, but many Freepers are still blaming Jared and Ivanka for dragging Donnie into the swamp. You don't see a lot of talk about him being a "master negotiator" lately though, and Mexico is pretty much laughing every time he opens his piehole about the fcuking wall.
trixR4kids
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Kepler
Si certus es dubita
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I think we all know the answer to that.
Trump's supporters were desperate for a strongman daddy figure. Instead they got a coward -- in other words, the reality behind almost all strongman daddy figures.
We were lucky this time: the sheep got together and tried to force their dream authoritarian emperor on us but they picked an inept weakling. However, if we keep giving them chances they'll eventually get it "right."
Bury them. Don't let the Good Germans among us ever get this close again.
I think we all know the answer to that.
Trump's supporters were desperate for a strongman daddy figure. Instead they got a coward -- in other words, the reality behind almost all strongman daddy figures.
We were lucky this time: the sheep got together and tried to force their dream authoritarian emperor on us but they picked an inept weakling. However, if we keep giving them chances they'll eventually get it "right."
Bury them. Don't let the Good Germans among us ever get this close again.
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Here's a "conspiracy" theory to consider.
We saw recently some serious bi-partisan work by congress. They put a 5 month budget together in a manner of compromise that we've not seen for quite a while, right?
We also saw Comey testify before congress talking about the Russian investigation.
Does anyone wonder about the timing of the two?
To me, there's a distinct possibility that Congress has seen information that puts many in the executive branch in pretty bad light WRT Russia. So their reaction is- we can't let that group dictate what we are doing anymore, so we have to go it on our own to preserve our government system.
We already have seen that this administration is incredibly weak in terms of negotiating anything. They start out going all in, with a position that is pretty easy to see through, and end up folding well before any cards are even shown. And Congress has reacted by, again, going on their own.
I'm almost to the point where the possibility that the ACA will be reworked instead of repeal and replace is an actual possibility, thanks to the bravado the executive branch is doing. Doubtful, for sure.
It's just to see some real compromise on things that didn't have any during the last administration is really odd. Especially for this group in the White House.
Here's a "conspiracy" theory to consider.
We saw recently some serious bi-partisan work by congress. They put a 5 month budget together in a manner of compromise that we've not seen for quite a while, right?
We also saw Comey testify before congress talking about the Russian investigation.
Does anyone wonder about the timing of the two?
To me, there's a distinct possibility that Congress has seen information that puts many in the executive branch in pretty bad light WRT Russia. So their reaction is- we can't let that group dictate what we are doing anymore, so we have to go it on our own to preserve our government system.
We already have seen that this administration is incredibly weak in terms of negotiating anything. They start out going all in, with a position that is pretty easy to see through, and end up folding well before any cards are even shown. And Congress has reacted by, again, going on their own.
I'm almost to the point where the possibility that the ACA will be reworked instead of repeal and replace is an actual possibility, thanks to the bravado the executive branch is doing. Doubtful, for sure.
It's just to see some real compromise on things that didn't have any during the last administration is really odd. Especially for this group in the White House.
Handyman
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The best part is how the Mexicans dont even react anymore to his crap cause he has proven he cant do anything.
The best part is how the Mexicans dont even react anymore to his crap cause he has proven he cant do anything.
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Trump is, at his core, a guy selling or renting studios and one or two bedroom units. There are so many great things about each unit--the unique design, the schools, the access to public transportation--even when a blind man can see it's a shythole located in a dangerous neighborhood and the utilities are through the roof. When he has been selling in this part of town long enough, though, word gets around and people start getting careful. He won't change because he can't, but people will adjust.
That's really not a very tight metaphor, but I think Trump is a small time flim flam man who is now dealing with con artists who are smarter, harder working, and determined to stay in the game. They will go along with his game as long as it doesn't hurt their own play.
Dam. Second loose metaphor. This is like . . .
Trump is, at his core, a guy selling or renting studios and one or two bedroom units. There are so many great things about each unit--the unique design, the schools, the access to public transportation--even when a blind man can see it's a shythole located in a dangerous neighborhood and the utilities are through the roof. When he has been selling in this part of town long enough, though, word gets around and people start getting careful. He won't change because he can't, but people will adjust.
That's really not a very tight metaphor, but I think Trump is a small time flim flam man who is now dealing with con artists who are smarter, harder working, and determined to stay in the game. They will go along with his game as long as it doesn't hurt their own play.
Dam. Second loose metaphor. This is like . . .
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You are right.
But after 6 years of almost complete lack of real bi-partisanship, isn't it odd that they were able to put a 5 month budget together that had *that* much compromise in it? To the point that it bothered don a LOT. And then we had Melissa McCarthy tell us that this budget should be highlighted in it's bipartisan nature.
It's that part that makes this whole situation odd.
It's almost as if they know something.
You are right.
But after 6 years of almost complete lack of real bi-partisanship, isn't it odd that they were able to put a 5 month budget together that had *that* much compromise in it? To the point that it bothered don a LOT. And then we had Melissa McCarthy tell us that this budget should be highlighted in it's bipartisan nature.
It's that part that makes this whole situation odd.
It's almost as if they know something.
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It is funny that Warren and others are coming out against this, given the fact that they personally can have their public employee staff members take comp time. The statutory prohibition on comp time doesn't apply to public employers.
I will tell you that every single employee that I have begs me to permit them to take comp time. Every one. I think there is an exception in the law that allows comp time for private sector employers if the comp time is taken during the same payroll period, but my employees just really want to bank it and save it for later in the year. I'm friends with the HR director of the City where I live and she told me once that in her years in that position (approximately 12), she's had maybe five instances where an employee has chosen overtime pay over comp time.
Here is the problem with your conditions -- Employees never get to absolutely decide when they are taking paid time off, whether it is paid time off earned or granted as part of their regular work, or this "comp time." When an employee takes his or her vacation time or paid time off is always subject to final approval by the employer, otherwise an employer could find itself with no employees say during the week between Christmas and New Years.
It is funny that Warren and others are coming out against this, given the fact that they personally can have their public employee staff members take comp time. The statutory prohibition on comp time doesn't apply to public employers.
I will tell you that every single employee that I have begs me to permit them to take comp time. Every one. I think there is an exception in the law that allows comp time for private sector employers if the comp time is taken during the same payroll period, but my employees just really want to bank it and save it for later in the year. I'm friends with the HR director of the City where I live and she told me once that in her years in that position (approximately 12), she's had maybe five instances where an employee has chosen overtime pay over comp time.
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