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Analysis: These 2 NYC mayoral candidates have no idea what a house costs in Brooklyn

The most serious sin you can commit in American politics is to look (or be) out of touch with the people you are running to represent.
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Wow, I'm dumbfounded how people in politics continue to not understand how much things cost. Two candidates running for Mayor thought these houses were priced at $100,000 or less. In reality they are $900,0000 or more.

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Is anyone following what's happening in Israel?
This is a pretty good timeline article:

Much of the attention turned to Gaza on Tuesday, with Hamas and Israel exchanging rocket fire amid warnings of a "full-scale war".

According to Gaza's health ministry, the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli air strikes on the besieged enclave since Monday has increased to 36 civilians, including 12 children, while 220 people have been wounded.

In Israel, at least five civilians have been killed by missiles fired from Gaza in retaliation for the air strikes, according to Haaretz, including one teenager and her father.

On Tuesday evening, Israeli security forces again stormed al-Aqsa - the fourth time since Friday.

www.middleeasteye.net

Al-Aqsa under attack: How Israel turned holy site into a battleground

Targeted by Israeli security forces, the symbolic mosque was at the centre of much of Jerusalem's long weekend of violence
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Looking through Zillow listings, this house is the cheapest listing in Brooklyn is at $290,000

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1389 E 94th St, Brooklyn, NY 11236 | Zillow

1389 E 94th St, Brooklyn NY, is a Single Family home that contains 768 sq ft and was built in 1920.This home last sold for $175,000 in October 2018. The Zestimate for this Single Family is $592,200, which has increased by $5,417 in the last 30 days.The Rent Zestimate for this Single Family is...
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For 290k you get a 768 square foot single family home that has 0 bedrooms and 0.0 bathrooms.
 
Chucktshoes said:
California relies on that labor so heavily, a certain past attorney general fought not to free folks who had completed their sentences or were eligible for time credits because the state needed the labor.
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nolalady said:
I read an article that about 40% of CA's fire fighting force are inmates and that if they die while fighting fires, their families get no survivors benefits.
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My area is in a dangerous area for fires. I’m sure Chuck has drive to through on the 14 freeway. Every time there is a brush fire there are tons of posts on FB thanking the firefighters. Pictures are usually of LA county employed firefighters, not the prison labor ones. No one wants to praise them and the work they do to support our community. It’s horrible how stigmatizing committing a crime is.
 
nolalady said:
Is anyone following what's happening in Israel?
This is a pretty good timeline article:

Much of the attention turned to Gaza on Tuesday, with Hamas and Israel exchanging rocket fire amid warnings of a "full-scale war".

According to Gaza's health ministry, the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli air strikes on the besieged enclave since Monday has increased to 36 civilians, including 12 children, while 220 people have been wounded.

In Israel, at least five civilians have been killed by missiles fired from Gaza in retaliation for the air strikes, according to Haaretz, including one teenager and her father.

On Tuesday evening, Israeli security forces again stormed al-Aqsa - the fourth time since Friday.

www.middleeasteye.net

Al-Aqsa under attack: How Israel turned holy site into a battleground

Targeted by Israeli security forces, the symbolic mosque was at the centre of much of Jerusalem's long weekend of violence
www.middleeasteye.net www.middleeasteye.net
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What were the Hamas strikes in response to? Settlers? Crack down on protests?
 
As expected the GOP ousted Liz Cheney from her position as GOP Conference Chair which is the #3 position the party has in the House of Representatives.

They have opted to punish her for her criticism of Donald Trump and her vote for impeachment after the Capital insurrection.

They are choosing to Unite behind Donald Trump over facts.

After the vote the house minority leader released this statement to put it behind them.

"We, as a conference, must remain focused on stopping Speaker Pelosi and President Biden’s socialist agenda. We stand with hard-working Americans.
For the Whip Team, that means we must lead the fight in Congress to expose and defeat Biden’s plan to pass devastating tax increases and trillions more in wasteful spending plans. I want each of you to take a leadership role in exposing the magnitude and devastating details of the Democrats’ socialist plan."
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Like WTF. That statement is all kinds of what is wrong with our government and why our democrazy is failing.
 
RenegadeMonster said:
As expected the GOP ousted Liz Cheney from her position as GOP Conference Chair which is the #3 position the party has in the House of Representatives.

They have opted to punish her for her criticism of Donald Trump and her vote for impeachment after the Capital insurrection.

They are choosing to Unite behind Donald Trump over facts.

After the vote the house minority leader released this statement to put it behind them.




Like WTF. That statement is all kinds of what is wrong with our government and why our democrazy is failing.
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They didn’t like what she was saying so they canceled her. They think that low taxes are moot important than telling the truth about the last election. I wonder how long this play to the base strategy will work for Republicans?
 
Dtknuckles said:
They didn’t like what she was saying so they canceled her. They think that low taxes are moot important than telling the truth about the last election. I wonder how long this play to the base strategy will work for Republicans?
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I don't know, but their statements are starting to sound a lot like what my father says about democrats and their policies. It's like they have become their base.
 
nolalady said:
Is anyone following what's happening in Israel?
This is a pretty good timeline article:

Much of the attention turned to Gaza on Tuesday, with Hamas and Israel exchanging rocket fire amid warnings of a "full-scale war".

According to Gaza's health ministry, the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli air strikes on the besieged enclave since Monday has increased to 36 civilians, including 12 children, while 220 people have been wounded.

In Israel, at least five civilians have been killed by missiles fired from Gaza in retaliation for the air strikes, according to Haaretz, including one teenager and her father.

On Tuesday evening, Israeli security forces again stormed al-Aqsa - the fourth time since Friday.

www.middleeasteye.net

Al-Aqsa under attack: How Israel turned holy site into a battleground

Targeted by Israeli security forces, the symbolic mosque was at the centre of much of Jerusalem's long weekend of violence
www.middleeasteye.net www.middleeasteye.net
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This will calm things down in Israel and Gaza.

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U.S. sends envoy as Israel-Gaza barrages spiral, Hamas commander killed

Israel killed a Hamas commander and vowed no let-up in its Gaza barrages on Wednesday as Palestinian militants rained rockets far across the border and Washington dispatched an envoy to try to calm their most intense hostilities in years.
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Twentytwo said:
Meanwhile America's infastructure is crumbling.

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'Structural crack' on Hernando de Soto 'M' bridge closes all I-40 lanes, Mississippi River boat traffic

The I-40 bridge in Memphis has been shut down due to a structural crack. When the Hernando de Soto 'M' bridge will reopen is unknown.
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Yet fixing it is "wasteful spending" in the order of trillians and will result in "devastating tax increases". Oh, and is the "socialist agenda".

We are so screwed when it comes to fixing our infrastructure.
 
RenegadeMonster said:
Yet fixing it is "wasteful spending" in the order of trillians and will result in "devastating tax increases". Oh, and is the "socialist agenda".

We are so screwed when it comes to fixing our infrastructure.
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If either side would put up a clean infrastructure bill, it would pass. The issue is folks want to pack it full of extra wish list bullshit.
 
Chucktshoes said:
If either side would put up a clean infrastructure bill, it would pass. The issue is folks want to pack it full of extra wish list bullshit.
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My guess is the current bill gets split up into a “traditional” infrastructure bill and then a more wishlist type bill they try to pass through a simple majority reconciliation vote. Biggest hang up I see with the traditional package is how to pay for it. Biden wants to foot the bill by raising the tax rate on businesses and the upper class. The Right is not a big fan there.
 
Chucktshoes said:
If either side would put up a clean infrastructure bill, it would pass. The issue is folks want to pack it full of extra wish list bullshit.
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That happens with any bill.

But for many Republicans, anything public transportation wise in a infrastructure bill is extra wishlist bullshit socialist crap.

I hate that public transportation money is often the first to see cuts on the negotiation table.

Just get me a reliable train for when I need to start commuting back into Boston.
 
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