I wonder if the any Russians reading this might wonder if this was how their government sounded when they invaded Ukraine.

Too bad, I was considering their service when my VPN service ran out. Not excluding them outright, but will have to keep a eye on it.

I don’t think there’s a big difference between using the speakerphone than talking to someone next to you.

I’m pointing to the fickle nature on how we determine what age people should be allowed to do different things, which is particularly ironic in Germany.

I also agree that social media have a lot of risks, but 16 for social media seems very old compared to what we should do about it.

In a country were people believe that practice of safe sex can be taught by 14, I can’t fathom why they think responsible Internet practice can’t be taught earlier than 16.

EDIT: Noticed a typo. They always seem to be in bad places… Changed to why they think responsible Internet practice CAN’T be taught until 16, that there are commonly considered more serious things set at a you get age.

I really really hope you’re wrong.

I don’t mind working with the US even with Trump leading, but the EU is clearly a natural partner. They’re right at our doorstep.

Things will have to be really really bad for MAGA to notice and then actually acknowledge issues. Even then they might use excuses and blame others.

COVID handling was objectively terrible, with plenty of examples of mismanagement, but they’ve basically completely forgotten about it and the ‘mismanagement’ they might point to are the availability of vaccines, or the ability of workplaces to make people wear masks.

They can also completely ignore the blatant corruption with employing close family members as advisors and diplomats, while on the other side, even leaning on a family name to get a job was too much. Don’t forget that they’ve also come to the conclusion than Jan 6 wasn’t bad.

This would be a fun bit of justice porn after seeing Trump get away with everything.

I don’t think you can pardon a civil case?

On the other hand, it might just be the first sign of the naked corruption we can expect to see more of.

When people have moved to leaving candy out, perhaps kids thought that not having them out means you’re not participating. Also, when many houses have left them out, for efficiency, it makes sense to only go to those houses.

I’m glad to hear that the sign helped. Shows that some kids aren’t just about getting as much candy as possible but also having a bit of fun.

If this happens, push the ball of your feet up. The ball of you feet is the front of your foot connected to the toes, helped me many times.

Does this mean that if you discriminate minorities as a groups, there’s no recourse? They probably can point to how the figures as they have, and they can’t submit a joint case.

The minimum wage for service staff in the US is bonkers, and a great example of ‘if they could pay you less, they would’. I don’t know how often employers actually pay above 2.13 when they don’t have to, but I’ve read a lot more about being paid 2.13 plus tips than above that.

Rejoining the EU isn’t a priority for me right now, but in 10 years time, who knows. Ruling out all other types of relationship is stupid. I voted for labour because I wanted to see the Tories out, but if this is really their goal then they might not get my vote in the next election.

I recall reading a few threads on r/India or similar where it’s clear that they aligned to the Russian narrative.

That makes it even worse, if it’s comparing buying a house to ripping consumers off.

I’m not so sure. It’s just one home that’s been posted. Then again, the nuance of predatory property ‘investing’ isn’t easy to represent in one picture.

In any case, I don’t get the feeling that the meme is saying that they’re as bad as each other, it’s making excuses for scalper exploiting consumers.

Scalpers trying to justify scalping. Nope. Please find something better to do with your time.

How’s disposable income calculated? Also, once you have your raise, I assume that while you payment might be at a similar level, your take home would still have increased?

That would still only be a part of his problem though. His trouble was also that the information he put down were factually inaccurate, and he used different valuations for his tax forms.