HeloDude
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On 10/23/2025 at 6:38 PM, disgruntledemployee said:
Snap won't move anything. Solid voting Ds will stay Ds. Solid voting Rs will stay Rs. Reps that feel heat on their reelection will the ones that fold. Question remains, what side tips first?
Well, looks you got your answer.
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1 hour ago, ClearedHot said:
Now that the Democrats capitulated they are devouring themselves.
40 days of chaos for absolutely NOTHING...you guys must be so proud.
They are calling for Schumer's head and resignation.
No, no…you have it all wrong. The progressives told us it was a Republican shutdown.
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2 hours ago, busdriver said:
About 50% of NYC apartments are rent stabilized or controlled. And the mayor appoints all 9 members of rent guidelines board. So yes, he will have significant power to drive the supply side further into the shitter.
My post was regarding Mandami freezing rent, which was part of his campaign (also thought I saw a video of him calling the city to lower rent?). Currently less than 1% have rent controls, and as you correctly stated, less than 50% are rent stabilized, which yet still allows rent to be increased year after year. But I agree with you that this will be a disaster.
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1 hour ago, disgruntledemployee said:
Well, he didn't charge $13 for a shitty Bud, the vendor hired to do the event did. See, Mamdani isn't a commie, he hired Capitolists to work his party. That tweeter should be happy and buy a round supporting the vendor.
So he can’t influence vendors to charge less for a beer at the dude’s own event…but…come Jan 1st he’ll be able to influence property owners to reduce/stop increases when it comes to charging rent.
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Every now then (though it seems to happen more often over the last several years), the left says the quiet part out loud.
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I also saw this somewhere on X, so I just went to this site and pulled up the same METAR
I’ll need to see some legit reporting/posts before I believe it.
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On 10/24/2025 at 4:32 PM, brickhistory said:
Indeed, it's a little more difficult to maintain that air of superiority when challenged to express your opinion and the reasoning for it rather than just take supercilious pot shots at those who have the cojones to do so.
Fraud.
This is pretty typical of the majority of progressives…unless they’re in an echo chamber where they can, at best, regurgitate talking points, they don’t want engage in substantive debate or explain their positions past the point of emotions.
Even Bill Maher, who is anything but a conservative, called out the high profile types on the left because so many refuse to go on his show. He also then said that those on the right will at least show up.
“And these are people, all people, I voted for,” the “Real Time” host continued. “Think about that: they’re afraid to come on the show of a guy who voted for them. The Republicans? They show up, and when they do, they take their beating like a man.”
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/bill-maher-slams-high-profile-194828481.html-
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54 minutes ago, Day Man said:
is only the side you support allowed to voice opinions here?
Not at all…but if you’re anti what Trump does, just because it’s Trump, then you have TDS. Likewise if you’re anti what the Dems do, but are ok with it when Trump does it, then you’re also being a hypocrite. There’s a lot I don’t like about Trump and the GOP…and there are some things I like about what the Dems want (drug legislation and less involvement in foreign wars, though the later seems to be more in the distant past).
Ask me what my opinions are on an issue and I’ll happily provide an answer, and you’ll find that I’m fairly consistent.
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24 minutes ago, disgruntledemployee said:
Outstanding! I formally request a quibbling emoji.
You know, TDS goes both ways, as in one so deranged by Trump love, you can't think rationally or objectively anymore.
As for the topic, what are the benefits of a privatized ATC vs GS employees? Wouldn't it cost more because now someone is now making profit? OK, so ban profits. Now that CEO writes his contract to make $5M. Does said private company have the same oversight and obligation to the FAA/Congress on accountability? Would said company have free reign to set fees, charge more for foreign carriers, cut services to some class D muni, etc? Would that mean no taxpayer funds, thus driving up ticket prices? Would my taxes go down? (I already know thats a fat No). How do you charge that Cirrus doing 30 T/Gs for training? What about the soon to be electrics? They don't buy gas, so how do they pay to play? Do pilots pay by the landing or the vector? Would this drive more VFR flying to not talk to ATC/file a flight plan? Can ATC still give a pilot a ph number to call or is more like a security guard pulling you over for speeding? Most importantly, what effect will this have on safety. And this is stuff off the top of my head.
My point is, some things need to be govt, especially items that serve a broad public. While it doesn't mean it can't work, waiving your hand and saying privatize it doesn't equal lower costs to the tax payers.
If Trump does something I like, I say it, if not, I say I don’t like it just the same.
As for privatizing vs government employee…as we are seeing, it’s a much, much easier to adjust the numbers with a contract employees vs government employees. Just one example, which is all I need since the discussion is on shrinking the size of the federal workforce.
As for safety, was I trained more poorly with sim instructors who were contractors vs GS employees? Was my life more at risk when I was flown on a rotator by a contracted company vs on a military jet?
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52 minutes ago, disgruntledemployee said:
What I expect from a quibbler...
I'll ask the mods to create a quibbling emoji for next time.
Well, I am a mod…and your post (like most your others) are noted. Good luck with that TDS.
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18 minutes ago, Sua Sponte said:
So, you’re willing to cut a position and then privatize it (e.g., your ATC example)?
No…I’m willing to cut some positions, and then privatize even fewer of the ones cut. ATC is needed, just like airport security, but it doesn’t necessarily need to be government employees. National Park employees (as an example)…we can cut some of those and also don’t need to privatize the ones we cut.
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14 minutes ago, Sua Sponte said:
When you cut in this administration, the position is eliminated. How do I know? I was a GS in this administration. I do agree there there are plenty of federal workers positions that are bloated and need to be eliminated, however you cut with a scalpel, not a chainsaw. These idiots are cutting key positions, like the nuclear scientists at NNSA, and then frantically trying to hire them back when they found out they are actually needed. There’s going to be time when those SMEs tell them to fuck off and they don’t come back, taking their decades of knowledge with them.
Well, the left doesn’t seem to want to cut any positions, and rather expand the government, so in the meantime I’ll take just about any cuts. Are some positions more important to cut than others, of course…but let’s not pretend that the big government types (and yes, that includes those in the GOP) want to cut much of anything.
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1 minute ago, disgruntledemployee said:
What if said GS13 salary is an ATC Controller?
I said cut, not eliminated—way too many government employees who are definitely not needed. As for ATC, I would much rather see it privatized, but until then, they definitely provide a needed service when compared to many of the national park government employees, as one example.
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On 10/10/2025 at 1:34 PM, disgruntledemployee said:
This was about Pete, but sure, Trump hired him. You say you can think of worse people, I can think of better. Don't we want good people running our country that we served? I keep asking that question.
You didn’t make this big of a stink over the last 15+ years of other people who were serving in various high level positions, when there were better/stronger options available.
Dude, you hate Trump, and just about everyone he picks to serve on his team. We get it. You’re free to have your opinion, but your emotions on this issue have gotten quite old.
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13 hours ago, Banzai said:
Ends justify the means, eh?
Probably the same reason this guy will win…don’t pretend that you progressives are above the nonsense.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna235573
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33 minutes ago, Day Man said:
Memphis?
Dude, you’re just embarrassing yourself.
https://app.enhancedvoting.com/results/public/shelby-county-tn/elections/General11052024
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40 minutes ago, frog said:
POTUS now interested in Ukraine gaining all of their territory back. Pretty dramatic shift from even 30’days ago.
Interesting way to get the Dems’ support on allowing Putin to keep the seized territory.
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Wait…I thought the left said that Trump is who caused Kimmel off the air because Trump is against free speech? So did Trump change his mind, or…?
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What's wrong with the Air Force?
in General Discussion
Kind of like when the space/missileers and comm/cyber guys started wearing a new badge that more closely resembled wings.