MVP
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I eat about 20-25 eggs a week
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The Thriller
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I’m genuinely curious what people eat for breakfast.If I did that this would be my face while sitting on the toilet for the fifth time that day.
I probably consume 2-4 eggs a week. Almost always fried or hard boiled for breakfast. A piece or two of toast.
Most of the time if I eat breakfast it’s a banana and a protein shake. Or a bowl of cereal. I usually eat something light.
Is this normal?
And for those eating 10+ eggs per week, why? Are you trying to bulk up? What’s your cholesterol like? Don’t eggs screw that stuff up?
The Thriller
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Not only am I curious about where the money is going to come from (aside from the most predictable place, Uncle Sam’s credit card) but I’m really curious if those on Wall Street can take advantage of the “no tax on tips” thing as well. I seem to remember Ted Cruz proposing something similar and while it sounded nice to service industry folks, those benefiting the most were Wall Street hedge funders who could claim that their earnings were “tips.” Given Donald’s history, I’ve gotta think there is a major catch here. Donald never does anything to financially benefit others without giving himself the largest handout.
The Thriller
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Omg
View: https://bsky.app/profile/pgourevitch.bsky.social/post/3lh35zrmuas2e
MAGA! I hope this hits and hits hard. Elections have consequences. Americans must learn from their stupid mistake last November. They voted for Trumpism they wanted the clown and boy I hope we get it.
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MAGA! I hope this hits and hits hard. Elections have consequences. Americans must learn from their stupid mistake last November. They voted for Trumpism they wanted the clown and boy I hope we get it.
Red
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Not just inappropriate, after all he has “inappropriate” down to a science, lol. It’s also kinda stupid, also a trait often associated with the man. What he did not realize is that he initiated the DEI hiring practice changes himself. It began during HIS first term, lol. Political Jazz Fan posted about Trump nailing the FAA and DEI, thinking no doubt that it would stop the immediate criticism of Trump and show him in the best light. That Democrat’s criticism of him was inappropriate. But Political Jazz Fan did not do his homework first:
All qualify for the position of a controller of airplanes pouring into our country, pouring into a little spot, a little dot on the map, a little runway.”
— President Donald Trump, decrying what he called DEI standards imposed by previous administrations, Jan. 30
In the aftermath of the deadly collision between a jetliner and a Black Hawk helicopter at Reagan National Airport, Trump held an extraordinary news conference during which he speculated on the cause of the accident. At length, he attacked former presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden for imposing what he called “a big push to put diversity” that he said weakened the Federal Aviation Administration.
Reading from a 2024 Fox News report — which he incorrectly identified as being two weeks old — Trump listed conditions that he suggested disqualify people from being air traffic controllers: “hearing, vision, missing extremities, partial paralysis, complete paralysis, epilepsy, severe intellectual disability, psychiatric disability, and dwarfism.”
“Can you imagine?” he asked. “Brilliant people have to be in those positions, and their lives are actually shortened, very substantially shortened because of the stress.” He suggested that it was wrong for anyone with those conditions to qualify “for the position of a controller of airplanes pouring into our country, pouring into a little spot, a little dot on the map, a little runway.”
But here’s the rub: During Trump’s first term, the FAA began a program to hire air traffic controllers with the conditions that Trump decried.
FAA Provides Aviation Careers to People with Disabilities,” the agency announced on April 11, 2019. The pilot program, the announcement said, would “identify specific opportunities for people with targeted disabilities, empower them and facilitate their entry into a more diverse and inclusive workforce.”
The link under “targeted disabilities” is now dead, but the Wayback Machine retains links from June 2017 and January 2021 that show the page was unchanged during Trump’s tenure. The list included:
- Hearing (total deafness in both ears)
- Vision (Blind)
- Missing Extremities
- Partial Paralysis
- Complete Paralysis, Epilepsy
- Severe intellectual disability
- Psychiatric disability
- Dwarfism
Here’s Trump unknowingly blaming himself, lol. Which one of our Trump apologists thought was a gotcha for Trump’s opponents.
View: https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1885012740583940264
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Bucknutz
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Mexico. They usually pay for everything we want. They are our sugar daddy.
I think this is the first step towards Trump’s overall view of getting rid of income tax and replacing it with tariffs. Along with shrinking government, wasteful spending and expanding the economy through growth.
Red
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President Trump's planned tariffs could effectively tax the average U.S. household an extra $830 this year, an analysis from the nonpartisan nonprofit Tax Foundation finds.
Tracking the Economic Impact of the Trump Tariffs
President Trump's 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico is estimated to reduce long-run GDP by 0.2 percent, reduce hours worked by 223,000 full-time equivalent jobs, and reduce after-tax incomes by an average of 0.6 percent—before accounting for foreign retaliation.
taxfoundation.org
Red
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He might have said “I will be your retribution”, but this is obviously all his retribution. Purges. Rewriting recent history. He’s our president, but he’s really just another Strongman. Putin is Trump’s role model.
www.mediaite.com
View: https://x.com/KenDilanianNBC/status/1885426699539534152
‘The Purge’: Trump Fires FBI Agents Who Worked on Cases Against Him — Including 20 Heads of Field Offices
Ken Dilanian with NBC News reported a "purge" was underway that could see the heads of up to 20 of the FBI's 55 field offices relieved.
www.mediaite.com
View: https://x.com/KenDilanianNBC/status/1885426699539534152
Bucknutz
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Maybe he did turn on some water flow…
Acting on Trump's order, federal officials opened up two California dams
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just opened up two California dams. A spokesperson says the flows are 'controlled' and being coordinated with local officials.
www.latimes.com
MVP
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My regular breakfast is like 5 eggs and goat cheese crumbs scrambled or instead of cheese I sometimes throw in 3-4 bacon strips. I have very fast metabolism so need a lot of protein and fat otherwise I get hungry at work before lunch. I am 54 and my cholesterol is perfect. The thing is with cholesterol - the more you try to avoid it in foods the more your body will try to make it. Read this book, awesome science here.
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Saw today that trump is going to try to eliminate taxes on overtime.
This would probably benefit me more than most as I have overtime built into my actual schedule and am an hourly worker who also signs up for overtime rather frequently. Oddly enough, I dont want this to happen. I have never complained about the taxes I pay. I like the government to have lots of money. I like that there is a Department of education, an FAA, an EPA, an FDA, a Forest service, Medicaid, a strong well funded military, border patrol agents, etc, etc, etc. I dont really care that much about the national debt but apparently that seems important to some people and this tax plan would seemingly make the debt of the nation increase.
Also, putting more money in peoples pockets is great. But one problem with that happening is that when most people get more money they spend more money. When more money is being spent then demand for goods and services increases. When demand increases supply typically cant keep up and decreases. When demand increases and supply decreases..........
Taxes aren't the largest amount of money that gets removed from my paycheck. Insurance is. In fact I wish I could pay more in taxes and have the insurance stop being taken from my paycheck.
This would probably benefit me more than most as I have overtime built into my actual schedule and am an hourly worker who also signs up for overtime rather frequently. Oddly enough, I dont want this to happen. I have never complained about the taxes I pay. I like the government to have lots of money. I like that there is a Department of education, an FAA, an EPA, an FDA, a Forest service, Medicaid, a strong well funded military, border patrol agents, etc, etc, etc. I dont really care that much about the national debt but apparently that seems important to some people and this tax plan would seemingly make the debt of the nation increase.
Also, putting more money in peoples pockets is great. But one problem with that happening is that when most people get more money they spend more money. When more money is being spent then demand for goods and services increases. When demand increases supply typically cant keep up and decreases. When demand increases and supply decreases..........
Taxes aren't the largest amount of money that gets removed from my paycheck. Insurance is. In fact I wish I could pay more in taxes and have the insurance stop being taken from my paycheck.
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Red
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- Musk aides restrict access to federal employee data systems
- Musk's team works around the clock, installs sofa beds at OPM
- Concerns include cybersecurity and lack of oversight
Since taking office 11 days ago, President Donald Trump has embarked on a massive government makeover, firing and sidelining hundreds of civil servants in his first steps toward downsizing the bureaucracy and installing more loyalists.
Musk, the billionaire Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab CEO and X owner tasked by Trump to slash the size of the 2.2 million-strong civilian government workforce, has moved swiftly to install allies at the agency known as the Office of Personnel Management.
The two officials, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation, said some senior career employees at OPM have had their access revoked to some of the department's data systems.
The systems include a vast database called Enterprise Human Resources Integration, which contains dates of birth, Social Security numbers, appraisals, home addresses, pay grades and length of service of government workers, the officials said.
"We have no visibility into what they are doing with the computer and data systems," one of the officials said. "That is creating great concern. There is no oversight. It creates real cybersecurity and hacking implications."
Officials affected by the move can still log on and access functions such as email but can no longer see the massive datasets that cover every facet of the federal workforce.
Musk, OPM, representatives of the new team, and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
OPM has sent out memos that eschew the normal dry wording of government missives as it encourages civil servants to consider buyout offers to quit and take a vacation to a "dream destination."
Don Moynihan, a professor at the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, said the actions inside OPM raised concerns about congressional oversight at the agency and how Trump and Musk view the federal bureaucracy.
"This makes it much harder for anyone outside Musk's inner circle at OPM to know what's going on," Moynihan said.
Bucknutz
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Or
Or take the extra money you get and put it in a health savings account that can help out with your medical costs.
Al-O-Meter
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Yes, but it isn't Musk cutting access. It is standard procedure. Those OPM government workers finding themselves having had their access revoked to some of the department's data systems are about to lose their jobs.
Trump administration directs 70% cut to internal OPM staffing, programs
By Monday, all OPM offices are expected to give political leaders staffing charts with plans for an initial 30% reduction for both feds and contractors.
federalnewsnetwork.com
Al-O-Meter
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Or private coaching. Pro Tip: You can get your kid's doctor to write a letter indicating some medical need for exercise. It will work for you too if you want to spend it on a personal trainer or health club dues, but I use it to pay for my kid's coaches. It allows use of pre-tax money, and my employer offers matching FSA/HSA contributions.
I usually eat 6 eggs per day. They are still great value, but it's just a bummer to spend nearly 2x the amount you use to on an item and it compounds when every item is going up.
The Thriller
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If people think Donald is shrinking government, decreasing government spending, and growing the economy with his tariffs, then I have some beachfront property to sell ya.
People realize that he’s been president before, right? He has a past record. It’s still amazing to me how people project magical thinking onto Trump. He can be anything that his cultists fetishize him to be.
People realize that he’s been president before, right? He has a past record. It’s still amazing to me how people project magical thinking onto Trump. He can be anything that his cultists fetishize him to be.
The Thriller
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I want my government to actually be funded so it can function. There’s a real difference between the library system here in Utah county (which isn’t well funded) and the comprehensive library system in Salt Lake County. SL County has Democrats that have raised taxes to fund an awesome library system while places like Saratoga and Eagle Mtn drag their feet (I don’t think eagle even has a library cuz who needs books). If I live in Sandy I can place a hold on a book in Herriman or West Jordan and have it delivered to my Sandy library in a day. Their facilities are larger, better staffed, and have a far better catalog. Each library supports the entire system, connecting the entire valley. Meanwhile, Utah county’s library system is disconnected. Each community funds its own library. Cuz local control and taxes, and many communities don’t want to pay for stuff. As a result, Orem and Provo have decent libraries but the rest are a joke. And like I mentioned, some communities, like Saratoga and Eagle Mtn don’t even have libraries cuz books and taxes and stuff.
Things like this make a difference. I want our government to provide the security, health care, and regulation our country needs so people can be successful, healthy, and happy. Obviously, government can swing too hard one way. But I live in Utah and in America, so we’re not even close to going too far to the left. People here still think you should just die if you can’t pay for health care. It’s nuts.
I just wished more Americans would have a greater sense of maturity and responsibility. You can’t keep cutting taxes. At some point you need to actually fund stuff. At some point you need to actually pay the bills. Trump is the fun and irresponsible uncle who lets his nephews drive too fast, gives them way too much sugar, and stay up way too late. Yes, it’s fun in the short term but sooner or later you’ll need the responsible parent to crack the whip. At some point, we will need a leader and Congress that will raise taxes. And at some point we will need an electorate that understands that it needs to pay its bills instead of throwing everything onto the credit card.
We can’t keep cutting taxes. We have a revenue problem that is being exacerbated by weekend at Donnie’s leadership.
To be fair, Biden didn’t make increasing taxes a priority. Then again, he didn’t have a filibuster proof majority in the senate and half of his presidency was spent restarting the economy after Covid. So right now, during good economic times, should be the time to pay off our debt so we’re prepared for the economic downturn, pandemic, or war that we’ll need to go into debt for.
Good Post.
I want my government to actually be funded so it can function. There’s a real difference between the library system here in Utah county (which isn’t well funded) and the comprehensive library system in Salt Lake County. SL County has Democrats that have raised taxes to fund an awesome library system while places like Saratoga and Eagle Mtn drag their feet (I don’t think eagle even has a library cuz who needs books). If I live in Sandy I can place a hold on a book in Herriman or West Jordan and have it delivered to my Sandy library in a day. Their facilities are larger, better staffed, and have a far better catalog. Each library supports the entire system, connecting the entire valley. Meanwhile, Utah county’s library system is disconnected. Each community funds its own library. Cuz local control and taxes, and many communities don’t want to pay for stuff. As a result, Orem and Provo have decent libraries but the rest are a joke. And like I mentioned, some communities, like Saratoga and Eagle Mtn don’t even have libraries cuz books and taxes and stuff.
Things like this make a difference. I want our government to provide the security, health care, and regulation our country needs so people can be successful, healthy, and happy. Obviously, government can swing too hard one way. But I live in Utah and in America, so we’re not even close to going too far to the left. People here still think you should just die if you can’t pay for health care. It’s nuts.
I just wished more Americans would have a greater sense of maturity and responsibility. You can’t keep cutting taxes. At some point you need to actually fund stuff. At some point you need to actually pay the bills. Trump is the fun and irresponsible uncle who lets his nephews drive too fast, gives them way too much sugar, and stay up way too late. Yes, it’s fun in the short term but sooner or later you’ll need the responsible parent to crack the whip. At some point, we will need a leader and Congress that will raise taxes. And at some point we will need an electorate that understands that it needs to pay its bills instead of throwing everything onto the credit card.
We can’t keep cutting taxes. We have a revenue problem that is being exacerbated by weekend at Donnie’s leadership.
To be fair, Biden didn’t make increasing taxes a priority. Then again, he didn’t have a filibuster proof majority in the senate and half of his presidency was spent restarting the economy after Covid. So right now, during good economic times, should be the time to pay off our debt so we’re prepared for the economic downturn, pandemic, or war that we’ll need to go into debt for.
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We can't have that because it's socialism and socialism is evil because it redistributes wealth the wrong way. It actually takes it from the top and gives it to the bottom and everyone knows we only want wealth to move the other way. We've spent the last 50 years building our political and economic structure to do just that, and that's the way God intended. Like Jesus said, **** the poor, if they can't figure out how to be rich they don't deserve to eat. I was kind of paraphrasing there.