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    Politics Unsafe for foreigners (or well anyone) to travel to US catchall thread

    This stupid plan to harass and threaten visitors to our Country is so beyond the pale that I can’t understand it. Why? Millions of people who want to come and spend their money here. See how great our Country is. Do we still want Foreigners to admire the US and want to work with us or do we...
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    Off-Topic St.Andrews/Now Limestone

    Had a friend who went to Salem College 10 years ago. She became a teacher making $35,000 a year with 135,000 in student loan debt.
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    Politics Concerning reports on John Fetterman

    Sounds like this guy shouldn’t be allowed positions of authority, especially as a US Senator.
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    Off-Topic Axe the ZZLP - Home office chairs

    What’s a good place in NC to check out a Herman Miller chair? I have a home office.
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    Off-Topic Zero Sugar soft drinks

    What’s the difference between Diet Coke and Coke zero?
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    Politics NC Supreme Court race - Riggs ahead +734 | Griffin loses in Fed Court, Concedes

    This might have been covered already, but I assume that these are mail-in ballots? So they are throwing out ballots attached to specific voters? So people can know how these people voted?
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    Politics Trump admin upends housing finance for many

    Slowest housing market in years, and now we are taking millions of potential buyers off the market.
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    Politics Trump Family has deal talks with Binance as owner seeks pardon

    From the WSJ: Representatives of President Trump’s family have held talks to take a financial stake in the U.S. arm of crypto exchange Binance, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that would put Trump in business with the firm that pleaded guilty in 2023 to violating...
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    Politics Battle over Mandatory (aka “Entitlement”) Spending

    Bottom line is that having Billionaires make these decision means that revenue increases will be off the table and cuts in benefits will be the only answer.
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    Politics Economic News | Fed rate unchanged

    These guys really don’t understand how this works: Speaking on Meet the Press on Sunday, Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, said that tariffs would help “grow our economy in a way we’ve never grown before.” Asked about forecasts from banks like JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs, who say a...
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    Politics Economic News | Fed rate unchanged

    https://www.wsj.com/us-news/a-poor-north-carolina-county-is-counting-on-trump-for-a-comeback-f6f1c82b?st=Qx2bZu&reflink=mobilewebshare_permalink
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    Politics DeSantis Is Serious About Ending Property Taxes in FL—but Will It Work and Who Will Pay the $40 Billion Difference?

    Didn’t he also say he would not increase sales taxes? I don’t live in Florida, do local Governments have the ability to increase sales taxes on their own?
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    Politics DeSantis Is Serious About Ending Property Taxes in FL—but Will It Work and Who Will Pay the $40 Billion Difference?

    So if he eliminates property taxes at the local level, how does Miami pay for their City services? Trash collection, police and fire?
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