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Too small for me to be able to read it. I think it's odd that this site imposes that restriction on image size on posts that members see but not on the moderators. That does a disservice to both groups. The moderators are denied communicating with everyone with images (and may be misled as to...

The word "shutdown" should appear at the end my third sentence above.

Yes, and it by now a well worn tactic that has been practiced by both parties at different points in the past. Enacting the budget is the most basic and most essential things Congress and the President do. I'd like to see some kind of penalty imposed on those that are pushing for the government...

Yesterday Trump finally acknowledged that he's not eligible to run for the presidency in 2028 and that text of the amendment make that pretty clear. I suspect that part of the reason for his change in position is that he no longer wants a third term but wanted a reason not to run that was out of...

At least that's one bad cop off the street. If he wanted to be a cop so badly he should have acted like one instead of like knucklehead with no common sense.

Nancy Pelosi is one of the most shrewd politicians in Washington. She rivals or exceeds some other famous Speakers like Tip O'Neil. She is no stranger to playing hardball when its required. Given her public persona she would fit well with Teddy Roosevelt's famous statement "Speak softly and...

That statement is true for most IRS tax lawyers. I know that from personal experience. I and my colleagues really did like what we did even though we were underpaid compared to what we could make in private practice. I myself would have stayed longer than I did, possibly to retirement, but for...

That phrase was coined for the situation in which a customer opts for the cheaper product, thinking it'll be as good, or at least close enough, that the savings will get them a good deal. It sometimes does, but often the customer ends up disappointed in the performance and/or durability of the...

That's a lot of money to most people and makes a great headline. But its effect on the shutdown will be negligible. In fiscal year 2024 the military spent $192 billion on military pay and benefits. That's approximately $526 million a day. Thus, that $130 million donation would pay for just...

King Alfred the Great didn't have the problems of juggling the demands of the PTA, the NEA and other teacher unions, and elected school boards. And let's not leave out the entitled Karen parents out there and the problem of broken homes. If he had to deal with that mess he might have ended up as...

That was pretty funny. Nicely acted too. But everytime I saw the car shaking the '70s phrase "if this van's a rockin' don't come a knockin' " jumped into my head. :D

As a follow-up, Alfred the Great is today known as the "Education King" for his emphasis on education.

Family legend says that I'm related to King Alfred the Great, ruler of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899. This was before the first unification of England under his grandson King Athelstan in 927. An AI summary of his education initiatives lists the following education...

Gee, it's hard for me to know which one was telling the truth here, Trump or the pharmacy company officials. Neither has a particularly good track record for being open and honest....

Pretty funny list. But I'll give the top award to #49 because I've seen that happen all too often. :D

Of course "King Trump" goes against Western royal naming conventions. The practice is to use a regnal name (the monarch's first name or one of his/her middle names) rather than the family name. This is because with a monarchy passing from father to son every one of them would "King Trump" which...

Can't open that one at all. Looking at the file name it ends i.5549 rather than .jpg That unconventional file type of 5549 appears to be one reconfigured by this site from a .jpg file. As a result no photo editing program I have recognizes it and I get an error. When I changed the file type to...

That photo is way too small for me to read or even identify anyone in the photos. For an idea, it's about the size of your sun avatar. When I click on it to see if I can make it bigger I get a message that says I don't have permission to view that page. I can get around that by having my...

The first thing to know is that most contracts for services do not need to be in writing to be enforceable, but it does make it easier to prove the terms of the contract if you have to go court over it. The types of contracts that you typically need to get in writing to be enforceable are those...

When I was in college I worked one summer in the headquarters of a company that owned a chain of convenience stores that are all placed in high rise office buildings and cater to the workers that go in and out the building. I was in the accounting department assisting with the accounts payable...