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Muskfinger - and other evil space billionaires BuckGalaxy November 4, 2025 10:19 pm (Space/Science)

Trump nominates a NASA chief — again BuckGalaxy November 4, 2025 10:28 pm (Space/Science)

New Glenn set for its second launch on November 9 BuckGalaxy November 4, 2025 9:15 pm (Space/Science)

Spanberger projected to win VA BuckGalaxy November 4, 2025 5:10 pm (CurrentEvents)

Weighing the scales on Elon Musk BuckGalaxy October 30, 2025 9:28 pm (Flame)

The destruction of Goddard is illegal RL October 31, 2025 9:41 am (Space/Science)

Space X put on notice RobVG October 20, 2025 4:55 pm (Space/Science)

Bunker Envy ? podrock October 30, 2025 6:18 pm (CurrentEvents)

Parting Shot ER October 27, 2025 4:36 am (Off-Topic)

The 1% RobVG October 27, 2025 10:54 am (Off-Topic)

Message in a bottle BuckGalaxy October 29, 2025 10:55 am (Off-Topic)

According to some, we're a nation of illiterate dependents looking for a handout RobVG October 27, 2025 8:56 pm (CurrentEvents)

Brozism explained by BuckGalaxy February 11, 2012 2:16 am

Inside North Korea by TB February 9, 2012 8:56 pm

Netflix has an interesting video on an American defector to NK. He's been taken care of fairly well, in ... by bowser 2012-02-09 21:31:35

NH GOP tries to eliminate employee lunch breaks by BuckGalaxy February 9, 2012 12:01 pm

Let's just simplify the language. "As a worker you are entitled to three breaks a day. One will ... by bowser 2012-02-09 17:30:36
OMG! Will this apply to Executive Power Lunches, too? And what about the famous "3 martini lunch"? by ER 2012-02-09 12:13:50

Game Change by ER February 4, 2012 10:38 am

US licenses first nuclear reactors since 1978 by bowser February 9, 2012 1:11 pm

Hallelujah and Amen! It's good to see nuclear power return. If we handle it with caution and care unlike the ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-02-09 14:41:06
- Sorry, VRB, but those articles, although technically correct, are highly misleading, misleading to the point of being scientific gibberish. ... by ER 2012-02-09 15:58:14

Opening an ice cream shop in San Francisco by TB February 7, 2012 4:15 pm

And as that guy said, "Now for the other side of the story". Very often entrepreneurs, erstwhile businessmen and women all, ... by bowser 2012-02-07 16:35:57
- Things are tough all over. by ER 2012-02-07 19:46:44
  - I liked the United Negro College Fund take-off during the Reagan years. Page One: Large letters - A Mind Is ... by bowser 2012-02-07 20:26:29
    - TB does have a point. The red tape involved in starting and operating a business needs to be reviewed ... by ER 2012-02-08 05:35:06
      - That's an easy one with which to agree. Where I might differ with TB is in the origin ... by bowser 2012-02-09 05:02:57
        
        Bowz, where I might differ with you is that I believe you are a lot more like TB than you ... by ER 2012-02-09 06:12:17
        
        Oh. Oh, yeah. You wanna step outside? C'mon, c'mon, bring your brother, I don't care. Bring ... by bowser 2012-02-09 13:48:44

Recall that frequently I harp on the idea that austerity can kill a recovery? by alcaray January 31, 2012 11:38 pm

I see your point by RobVG 2012-02-01 17:43:04
- It's really not a difficult concept to figure out. You don't reign in spending during bad times, you do ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-02-08 01:14:41
I see you only noticed part of that economic recovery equation. by TB 2012-02-01 15:04:38
- Educate me. by alcaray 2012-02-01 22:22:32
The CBO will be roundly condemned as irrelevant or biased when it makes a pronouncement that gores someone's sacred cow; ... by ER 2012-02-01 06:23:07
Sorta like stopping chicken soup after two days. However, higher taxes could help. Low taxes on the wealthy ... by bowser 2012-02-01 01:17:16
- The Republicans are always complaining that our problems are due to our having "the highest corporate taxes in the world". Does ... by ER 2012-02-01 06:06:55

"Santorum wins in Mo., Minn, giving boost to campaign" by bowser February 7, 2012 8:58 pm

Must be Santorum's turn. n/t by alcaray 2012-02-07 22:08:09
A convention in Tampa, in late August. Tampa is uninhabitable in Late August. I hope the air conditioning ... by ER 2012-02-07 21:10:31

Update on Komen by Jody February 7, 2012 9:02 am

Brinker, founder and CEO of Komen, said in an MSNBC interview that Handel had nothing to do with the decision. ... by bowser 2012-02-07 10:24:18
Sometimes you catch glimpses of a huge and bitter submarine battle going on deep beneath the surface. by ER 2012-02-07 09:46:18
- ...and THAT ER is where yours truly fails miserably. It usually SWOOSHES over this ole gal's head. I am either ... by Jody 2012-02-07 10:18:14
  - I probably used a military, or more precisely, a naval metaphor too glibly, expecting others would pick up on it. ... by ER 2012-02-07 10:55:14
    - I understood what you meant ER. Where I fail is that I don't usually know the underlying battle. I am ... by Jody 2012-02-07 11:18:42
      - You have nothing to be ashamed of. Most of us DON'T understand what is really going on, deep beneath ... by ER 2012-02-07 11:58:36
  - An example of what I mean from my post above: Yay, another victory for the totalitarian/Feinstein wing of feminism! After ... by Jody 2012-02-07 10:40:28
    - Now its my turn to ask... based solely on this post of yours, I can't tell on whose side you're on. Are ... by ER 2012-02-07 11:13:02
      - Ah...THANKS! I appreciate that! The quote is from my brother in law. I posted this link on Facebook also. I am ... by Jody 2012-02-07 11:23:56
        
        "Neutrality is Betrayal" by ER 2012-02-07 12:06:54
    - Look at it as it is. One side is saying others should have the same religious beliefs as do ... by bowser 2012-02-07 10:51:17

It begins with an idea... by Jody February 6, 2012 6:46 am

Apples and Oranges. by ER 2012-02-06 14:55:55
Iron Man by FrankC 2012-02-06 13:58:12

I heard a funny rumor..... by Vitruvius February 5, 2012 4:08 am

The Scots have been threatening this for years, too. The Irish actually got away with it. But you know what ... by ER 2012-02-05 07:36:05

"Israeli official implies strike on Iran nukes program is near" by bowser February 3, 2012 10:22 pm

The Israelis are really starting to piss me off. They are definitely playing some sort of political bluff game ... by ER 2012-02-04 07:08:36
- Punny choice of a quote source, ER :D Seriously though, I say we ditch 'em. In fact, if the ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-02-05 04:01:01
  - Disentanglement is going to be difficult politically, the Jewish lobby has been able to take advantage of a substantial portion ... by ER 2012-02-05 06:12:23

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