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Not as such...Manchin has a pretty consistent record of voting how he wants. This is his % against the party by seated Congress (2yr blocks) since 2015. "Sen. Manchin voted against a majority of Senate Democrats 134 times (27.2%) in the 114th Congress (2015-16). The average Senate Democrat voted against his or her party 6.1% of the time." "Sen. Manchin voted against a majority of Senate Democrats 153 times (25.8%) in the 115th Congress (2017-18). He ranks 1st among all senators in voting against his party. The average Senate Democrat voted against his or her party 8.8% of the time." "Sen. Manchin voted against a majority of Senate Democrats 174 times (24.8%) in the 116th Congress (2019-20). He ranks 2nd among all senators in voting against his party. The average Senate Democrat voted against his or her party 11.0% of the time." "Sen. Manchin has voted against a majority of Senate Democrats 13 times (22.0%) in the 117th Congress (2021-22). He ranks 1st among all senators in voting against his party. The average Senate Democrat votes against his or her party 2.2% of the time." https://projects.propublica.org/represent/members/M001183/votes-against-party/115 Nothing gun related gets through unless he'll support it. He's probably okay with background checks, ending non-FFL sales, and would let a debate over a registry happen, but I doubt he'd vote for it or an AWB.

There are worlds of difference between the clerks and the carriers. They even belong to separate unions.

When did Rubio become a five term Democratic congressman from New York?

Keeping your family in my thoughts. I can't begin to imagine how hard this must be. If you aren't already doing so, I would advise some counseling. Whether from a church or a professional, it can help you. Also, be careful with the drinking...all it may end up doing is amplifying your sorrow. Keep being there for your daughter...I'm guessing you wouldn't trade away the time you've had already, no matter how hard it's been. Continue to fight for and appreciate every day.

So, how much were tires back in early 2008 when gas prices were way higher than they are today?

Heard from whom/where?

Also, posted in the 2A Legislation and Politics sub-forum https://www.tngunowners.com/forums/topic/118391-hr127-sabika-sheikh-firearm-licensing-and-registration-act/page/2/?tab=comments#comment-1606010

General consensus by whom? Wake me up when this gets voted out of committee.

I mean, if you're back living in Mom and/or Dad's house because you're out of what used to be your everyday work, and can only make money through door dash or delivering pizza's because of COVID...what do you have to lose by taking the meager savings you have and giving a middle finger to those making out like gangbusters?

Yup. Someone from Citadel is probably getting perp walked sooner or later. As for Robinhood...good luck with that IPO now. The digital community is probably working on new platforms to give them the options they want. Robinhood could well be just another day trading app in a year. By flexing their muscle on behalf of the big boys, they all but guaranteed some competition to their model.

I would have two questions... 1) Who are they protecting, either by default or by design? I have a feeling I'm not going to enjoy that answer. 2) What systemic steps are being taken versus reactionary ones? I have another feeling this was done when the right people had their phones blow up by very important stakeholders who were very angry the risk side of their risk/reward model came due. It's pretty easy to see this isn't a decision matrix kicking in, and I don't like something as important as the public exchanges being subject to action only because fervor from one side or the other reaches a high enough pitch. Ethical burdens should be built in (like how trading halts are set up on that circuit breaker model to prevent a dive) and ad-hoc intervention should really be a last resort to keep the system from caving in on itself.

Bingo. The internet has let a bunch of disenfranchised folks get inside the OODA loop of some heavy hitters in the financial world. Disruption at its finest. The series of moves and counter moved seems afoot with WallStreetBets being banned from Discord...not for the recent shenanigans of course, but for failing to reign in "hate speech". Lulz...okay. I'm still thinking the crowd sourced hedge busters might be a manipulated entity by someone looking to benefit in the chaos, but this genie is out of the lamp. The generations who have had to live through two economic Armageddons ('08 & COVID), while being screwed in-between to the point where they can't say they have equity in the American Dream have a lot of un and underemployed folks, alongside some others who are a-okay helping chaos along...that's who was shown what their collective will can do when they focus it. These are the generations who have existed in the most rapidly changing times we've ever seen for their entire lives. They switch apps for everyday use and patterns of life like everybody goes through pairs of shoes. Wonder who wins a battle of adaptions...them, or the federal government/financial Lethargarians who only successfully innovate at what amount to rigged evolutions?

Yeah, and basketball players would be able to take more efficient FG attempts if it wasn't for that pesky shot clock. Show Millennials and Gen Z they have the power to shut down a major exchange, and Wall Street might as well go back to ticker tape and phone orders if they want to stay open without incident.

I am loving this in an admittedly unhealthy way. It's akin to a plot twist in a show like Billions, just in a real world sample...but I know how much of a power keg it represents. The only ones I feel sorry for are the managers of the companies caught in the crossfire...there is no way they're going to get anything approaching a fair valuation of their businesses for a bit, which is a horrible time for it to happen given all they're up against (and why they were a short target in the first place). The Hedge Funds (getting hammered) can eat cake. The hypocritical irony of any hedge fund crying foul at a group of pooled money seeking to profit off someone else's misery is worthy of holding federal office. The Hedge Funds (making money off of this) are hopefully going to be hammered. I concur with Matthew Stoller in where the SEC should look first... And finally for the Reddit WSB and Robinhood types... Seriously, this is going to be a great case study in how disruptive forces can be a thing and the basics of a future model. Even if this is found out to be a massive fraud and the Reddit/Robinhood services were just used as a preamble, the fact that they could be used for cover to begin with has exposed a mile wide vector for financial disruption. @MacGyversaid this is like 4chan getting a Bloomberg terminal, which I chuckled at; but I'd say this is like Occupy Wall Street meets BLM, meets some other decentralized activist model and they actually got results. It's been proven that an internet organized collectivist movement can check and punch back against hedge funds with billions in assets under management. This has the potential to be the 21st century version of David's sling. At best, they're going to enjoy that newfound power. If the powers that be try to crack down on this, it's going to backfire. There is no shortage of alternate means of organizing this kind of action, so while the institutional reflex is to protect their turf so to speak, they could just be expanding the fight if they think they have some divine right to keep digital activism out of finance.

I'm looking for a house now too, and all I can come away with is being underwhelmed for my budget range. The idea of making such a huge decision on what amounts to acceptable rather than something to be enthusiastic about isn't one I'm enjoying.

Quoting this from a spot on post to save space... I remind myself of the primary purpose for wearing the mask all the time, which is as you said to take care of others over myself. There are two ends of the professional spectrum I come into contact with a lot...the Radiologists I work with and service industry (grocery store, restaurants mainly), and they both need others to be reasonable. For the rads, I want to make sure my practice has the bench depth to keep shifts staffed with healthy and rested physicains sticking needles in people under ultrasound guidance, reading your ED scans, mammograms, and oncology PETs. For the service workers, I would absolutely feel like a heel if I was the reason somebody who needs that hourly pay had to sit at home for two weeks, and possibly have a hefty medical bill on top of it. A lot of people are hurting right now, and I feel a sense of duty to make sure folks willing to show up at work don't lose out because of me. It's kind of ironic that there is a not so small subset of "government isn't the answer" types who aren't stepping up when an individual action as simple as the mask wearing for the collective good is the best thing we can do to keep the country open and the government from taking the case numbers into a new series of authority we'll never get them to relinquish.

Duluth's ballroom relaxed fit jeans are quite simply the best I've ever owned. They retail for about $60, and the gosseted crotch is worth it. They can fit everything from casual to a good pair of jeans to wear with a button down shirt and a blazer for a decent look. If you've for the time to visit, the store in Franklin often has sales going on.

I hope it's a temp thing, but with a Democrat administration, legislative majority, I can see it being a minute. Manufacturers can only meet so much demand with the equipment on hand, and that means the big boys getting inventory from the benefit of bulk purchasing agreements take precedent. This will put the squeeze on small business locally, because that's how the free market works when supply is constricted. Sign of the times in a lot of ways. Hopefully the gunsmith and transfer work can keep their cash flow from dropping too low.

I heard about this investigation on The Dan Patrick show a few weeks back. They joked that Tennessee can't even win at cheating. I think this move is partly to get ahead of any NCAA punishment, but good luck with that. Now that sports betting is getting more legit, they need to bring the hammer down on things like this. This gave the university a perfect excuse to cut Pruitt's contract for cause, and it looks like Fulmer is going to bow out to try and save his reputation. The real danger to Pruitt is if he can show he was doing things with the university's knowledge, and wants to salt the earth. My guess is he goes through the motions to see what money he can shake loose, then bites his tongue while hoping a mid-major team picks him up. Either way, more losing for Tennessee is on tap.

Oh, I'm sure. In my hiding child analogy, I still expect the kid (NRA) to get the whoopin' they're trying to hide from. This is going to end up needing a federal court (maybe even the SCOTUS) to get involved in.

This is almost comical. WLP's statement and the document filed in Texas so just how they're using bankruptcy law like a child uses their mother to hide behind when they're scared. https://www.nraforward.org/waynesletter https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnb.490758/gov.uscourts.txnb.490758.1.0.pdf

Watch a few videos, get a good workspace to do it in. It's a bit of a pain with the springs, but otherwise simple. The triggers are awesome. I get the cost can be off-putting to some, but they really do perform that well if you've got the money to blow on cool gun accessories. Never tried the LaRue triggers, but have only heard good things, and know the company makes a solid product.

I wouldn't underestimate the budget deficits they're under. Both those cities are probably approaching junk bond status, so unless the Fed is buying, they're SOL. With offices closing or reducing size to allow work from home to become a permanent thing, and vacations, conventions, and all other forms of travel down to a trickle, a lot of commerce that kept a city budget in good order just isn't happening in big cities anymore. McCormick Place in Chicago being a ghosttown has to be a sucking chest wound in the budget right about now. Add to that the costs of turning a brick and mortar school system into a virtual classroom had to have been staggering for school systems those size. It all comes out to a lot of red ink.

@TGO Davidwill open up a new politics sub-forum before he gets back on the merry-go-round with Tapatalk again.

This is one of the ways an index fund can cover you. Since it's tracking the total market, or replicating the S&P 500, you'll get in on companies like $TSLA and rise with them...just not in get rich quick proportion that carries the same if not more risk the other way.