I'd think a lawyer would understand the shaky legal basis of a claim that Disparate Impact is acceptable if it's only a small impact; a basis so shaky that it seems pointlessly unrealistic to insist that we must wait to see whether or not an actual judge makes that claim.
"Opening up the possibility that a press conference would not help Harris win is a bad thing to open up."
I think that says more about press conferences and public appearances than it does about Harris.
I mean, we're in a world where you say "we have a great many styles of cars" and someone remixes it to "we have a...m...yle...of cars", and this is reported as a false-advertising claim (because you said you had a mile of cars, right?)
I got an idea. If you don't make this be a thing, then we'll stop talking about how a guy who was a gate guard in Italy for a couple months right before retirement described that as "deploying in support of Operation Enduring Freedom". Deal?
(I mean, Walz seems fine, but whatever intern wrote that up for his website needs a good smack around the ear.)
Maybe I'm just a weird freak but I've never included "did not smile" in my calculation of a tip. I suppose I might short someone who I felt was going out of their way to be a jerk, but I haven't had that happen yet (I kind of assume that anyone who acted that way would be fired before I had a chance to encounter them.) If someone were low-affect and disengaged then I'd chalk it up to "they're having a rough day in a tough job" and tip the same twenty percent I always do.
And they're not wrong. I genuinely don't feel connected to the rest of the employees here at work, and it's pretty lonely, and a big reason for that is that right at the time when it was supposed to be "get used to seeing each other in the lunchroom" COVID hit and that was basically the end of it for the next year and change, and now it's turned back to "the guys who all hung out together still hang out together and nobody else hangs out together".
Reporting tips (and paying taxes on them) also means that if there's a situation where an employer's wage insurance kicks in, your coverage includes the tips.
Talking about how he "deployed in support of Enduring Freedom" when his deployment was "gate guard in Italy" is a bit more salesmanship than I'd like to see, although so far he doesn't seem to be trading on that status other than some rhetoric in support of a gun-control bill.
Other than that, I'd say that his experience has been in a moderately-liberal north-midwest state, which is not exactly the world's most difficult governance problem, so it's not clear what he'd do when faced with world events. But you can kinda say that about anyone who hasn't actually been President of the USA before, so that doesn't land real hard.
dude seriously please stop, "I don't have to engage your criticism because YOUR A DORK" is what an ad hominem means, you are literally doing exactly the thing, just stop trying to be right here, it's embarrassing
It's so cool how when you're a liberal you get to hear "undertones" and "dogwhistles" and all these other secret-code communications that let you claim someone's stated position is not worth discussing because They're Just Deeply Nonserious And Weird.
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On “Open Mic for the week of 8/12/2024”
I'd think a lawyer would understand the shaky legal basis of a claim that Disparate Impact is acceptable if it's only a small impact; a basis so shaky that it seems pointlessly unrealistic to insist that we must wait to see whether or not an actual judge makes that claim.
On “JD Vance and Yawgmoth’s Bargain”
oh sure, we all know what he REALLY MEANS by that, you right-wing jerk
On “Open Mic for the week of 8/12/2024”
sic transit "it takes a village to raise a child", I guess
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"Opening up the possibility that a press conference would not help Harris win is a bad thing to open up."
I think that says more about press conferences and public appearances than it does about Harris.
I mean, we're in a world where you say "we have a great many styles of cars" and someone remixes it to "we have a...m...yle...of cars", and this is reported as a false-advertising claim (because you said you had a mile of cars, right?)
On “Open Mic for the week of 8/19/2024”
I got an idea. If you don't make this be a thing, then we'll stop talking about how a guy who was a gate guard in Italy for a couple months right before retirement described that as "deploying in support of Operation Enduring Freedom". Deal?
(I mean, Walz seems fine, but whatever intern wrote that up for his website needs a good smack around the ear.)
On “Open Mic for the week of 8/12/2024”
are you honestly claiming that you don't remember when that happened
On “Conservatives for Kamala”
"Also, when your candidate proposed policy X we all knew what he really meant by it."
On “Open Mic for the week of 8/12/2024”
"free palestine" is like when everyone was kneeling for the national anthem.
it's no longer saying anything when you do it; now it's saying something when you don't do it.
On “Trump And Harris Agree on No Tax On Tips”
No, I didn't want you to help him; I wanted him to find it out for himself.
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Maybe I'm just a weird freak but I've never included "did not smile" in my calculation of a tip. I suppose I might short someone who I felt was going out of their way to be a jerk, but I haven't had that happen yet (I kind of assume that anyone who acted that way would be fired before I had a chance to encounter them.) If someone were low-affect and disengaged then I'd chalk it up to "they're having a rough day in a tough job" and tip the same twenty percent I always do.
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Like, did you get a yearly bonus at your salaried job? If so, then you got a "tip"! (And it was reported on your taxes, natch.)
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Hey Phil, question: Which version of the PPACA included a public option, and which legislators insisted it be removed?
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So...yes, Trump proposed it first?
On “Open Mic for the week of 8/12/2024”
And they're not wrong. I genuinely don't feel connected to the rest of the employees here at work, and it's pretty lonely, and a big reason for that is that right at the time when it was supposed to be "get used to seeing each other in the lunchroom" COVID hit and that was basically the end of it for the next year and change, and now it's turned back to "the guys who all hung out together still hang out together and nobody else hangs out together".
On “Walz-ing Towards Election Day”
You seem really mad that someone pointed out your logical fallacy. You should probably think about what's going on there.
On “Trump And Harris Agree on No Tax On Tips”
Reporting tips (and paying taxes on them) also means that if there's a situation where an employer's wage insurance kicks in, your coverage includes the tips.
On “Open Mic for the week of 8/5/2024”
"Jon Stewart! The kidz still like him, I hear."
Ditching the entire US press apparatus and going with Jon Stewart would be an extremely GenX move, so I support it.
On “Walz-ing Towards Election Day”
"do you disagree that Trump and his supporters seem bitter that the terms of the campaign changed against them rather suddenly?"
*shrug* sure, I guess?
Why would you bring it up? Does that bitterness mean their criticisms are incorrect and don't need to be addressed?
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"So what do you see as legitimate criticisms?"
Talking about how he "deployed in support of Enduring Freedom" when his deployment was "gate guard in Italy" is a bit more salesmanship than I'd like to see, although so far he doesn't seem to be trading on that status other than some rhetoric in support of a gun-control bill.
Other than that, I'd say that his experience has been in a moderately-liberal north-midwest state, which is not exactly the world's most difficult governance problem, so it's not clear what he'd do when faced with world events. But you can kinda say that about anyone who hasn't actually been President of the USA before, so that doesn't land real hard.
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dude seriously please stop, "I don't have to engage your criticism because YOUR A DORK" is what an ad hominem means, you are literally doing exactly the thing, just stop trying to be right here, it's embarrassing
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"For something to be an ad hominem argument, it has to purport to be an argument in the first place. "
you, ah, don't sound like you're supporting Kazzy here
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"I wasn’t attempting to dismiss the criticisms..."
bro you are aware of what "ad hominem fallacy" means right
like
"I am not going to address your argument but I am going to criticize you personally" is the actual definition of it
On “Open Mic for the week of 8/5/2024”
These days I think "concern trolling" means "it's true but you shouldn't say it".
aka "in The Emperor's New Clothes, the little kid was the bad guy".
On “Tim Walz announced as Kamala Harris’s running mate”
Oh, I thought you were saying his test was not good because Look At These Dudes Who Got To Be President Despite etc.
So, I guess I agree with you!
On “Walz-ing Towards Election Day”
It's so cool how when you're a liberal you get to hear "undertones" and "dogwhistles" and all these other secret-code communications that let you claim someone's stated position is not worth discussing because They're Just Deeply Nonserious And Weird.
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