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The definition of working class has nothing to do with how long one can go without a paycheck.
The usual definition is whether the occupation is manual labor coupled with whether a college degree is required. This can include people who are desperately poor all the way to upper class income.
The usual definition is whether the occupation is manual labor coupled with whether a college degree is required. This can include people who are desperately poor all the way to upper class income.
November 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The definition of working class has nothing to do with how long one can go without a paycheck.
The usual definition is whether the occupation is manual labor coupled with whether a college degree is required. This can include people who are desperately poor all the way to upper class income.
The usual definition is whether the occupation is manual labor coupled with whether a college degree is required. This can include people who are desperately poor all the way to upper class income.
"Working class" has never been defined by not having a certain level of income.
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
"Working class" has never been defined by not having a certain level of income.
Can confirm that controlling vehicle expenses is a huge factor in maintaining financial health. Highly recommend buying no more capability than you really need, keeping them long term, buying used, considering insurance costs 1st, etc.
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Can confirm that controlling vehicle expenses is a huge factor in maintaining financial health. Highly recommend buying no more capability than you really need, keeping them long term, buying used, considering insurance costs 1st, etc.
In a clean energy outlet comment section a while back, someone was insisting that China was shifting mostly to LNG for trucks, which is not supported by this article.
Indeed, since China has national/economic security motivations for the RE shift, it doesn't make sense to shift to LNG for hauling.
Indeed, since China has national/economic security motivations for the RE shift, it doesn't make sense to shift to LNG for hauling.
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In a clean energy outlet comment section a while back, someone was insisting that China was shifting mostly to LNG for trucks, which is not supported by this article.
Indeed, since China has national/economic security motivations for the RE shift, it doesn't make sense to shift to LNG for hauling.
Indeed, since China has national/economic security motivations for the RE shift, it doesn't make sense to shift to LNG for hauling.
Meanwhile, fringe leftists: "The US workers uprising we've been predicting since 1920 is really really going to happen this time."
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Meanwhile, fringe leftists: "The US workers uprising we've been predicting since 1920 is really really going to happen this time."
It's so sad that, while these special snowflakes would have zero takings or alterations of their properties, they would have to endure cyclists and pedestrians using the public way in front of their houses. How will they survive this?
But seriously, what is wrong with Rebecca Martinez?
But seriously, what is wrong with Rebecca Martinez?
November 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
It's so sad that, while these special snowflakes would have zero takings or alterations of their properties, they would have to endure cyclists and pedestrians using the public way in front of their houses. How will they survive this?
But seriously, what is wrong with Rebecca Martinez?
But seriously, what is wrong with Rebecca Martinez?
Reminder: the war was going on for the entirety of Trump's first term and he didn't do anything about it. His 1st impeachment was about withholding US weapons sales to Ukraine as an extortion strategy.
November 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Reminder: the war was going on for the entirety of Trump's first term and he didn't do anything about it. His 1st impeachment was about withholding US weapons sales to Ukraine as an extortion strategy.
I don't think you actually understand what capitalism and maybe even socialism are, and how they work in the actual real world.
Since it's pointless to discuss anything with someone with less than zero baseline understanding, and you're spamming me with bullshit, I'm blocking you now.
Since it's pointless to discuss anything with someone with less than zero baseline understanding, and you're spamming me with bullshit, I'm blocking you now.
November 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I don't think you actually understand what capitalism and maybe even socialism are, and how they work in the actual real world.
Since it's pointless to discuss anything with someone with less than zero baseline understanding, and you're spamming me with bullshit, I'm blocking you now.
Since it's pointless to discuss anything with someone with less than zero baseline understanding, and you're spamming me with bullshit, I'm blocking you now.
Capitalism is pretty much exactly the same in the US, Scandinavia, and Western Europe.
I'm not sure what you think I'm ignoring about China and Vietnam. They're both former socialist countries that are rapidly becoming capitalist bc socialism didn't work.
I'm not sure what you think I'm ignoring about China and Vietnam. They're both former socialist countries that are rapidly becoming capitalist bc socialism didn't work.
November 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Capitalism is pretty much exactly the same in the US, Scandinavia, and Western Europe.
I'm not sure what you think I'm ignoring about China and Vietnam. They're both former socialist countries that are rapidly becoming capitalist bc socialism didn't work.
I'm not sure what you think I'm ignoring about China and Vietnam. They're both former socialist countries that are rapidly becoming capitalist bc socialism didn't work.
If they really want to cover it, maybe they should talk about Trump's narcissistic personality disorder and how that leads him to ingratiate himself to people he perceives as high status.
November 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
If they really want to cover it, maybe they should talk about Trump's narcissistic personality disorder and how that leads him to ingratiate himself to people he perceives as high status.
Govts were providing public works and services for thousands of years before socialism was an ideological construct.
Yes, Scandinavia is capitalist. And it's probably more persuasive to a
say that cap countries can take care of people than to call it something people have been conditioned to hate.
Yes, Scandinavia is capitalist. And it's probably more persuasive to a
say that cap countries can take care of people than to call it something people have been conditioned to hate.
November 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Govts were providing public works and services for thousands of years before socialism was an ideological construct.
Yes, Scandinavia is capitalist. And it's probably more persuasive to a
say that cap countries can take care of people than to call it something people have been conditioned to hate.
Yes, Scandinavia is capitalist. And it's probably more persuasive to a
say that cap countries can take care of people than to call it something people have been conditioned to hate.
Actual examples of socialism would include the former Soviet Union and Cuba, which don't conform to your vision. I can't think of any real countries that are or were socialist and weren't poor, authoritarian hellholes.
Western Europe and Scandinavia are capitalist with good govt services.
Western Europe and Scandinavia are capitalist with good govt services.
November 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Actual examples of socialism would include the former Soviet Union and Cuba, which don't conform to your vision. I can't think of any real countries that are or were socialist and weren't poor, authoritarian hellholes.
Western Europe and Scandinavia are capitalist with good govt services.
Western Europe and Scandinavia are capitalist with good govt services.
I have two 80s CDs (commercially produced, though by a small label) that deteriorated without phys damage. There could be others in my collection as well, as I ripped them all a long time ago and only play them off a hard drive now.
Probably not super common, but physical media can fail from age.
Probably not super common, but physical media can fail from age.
November 22, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I have two 80s CDs (commercially produced, though by a small label) that deteriorated without phys damage. There could be others in my collection as well, as I ripped them all a long time ago and only play them off a hard drive now.
Probably not super common, but physical media can fail from age.
Probably not super common, but physical media can fail from age.
I fully expect them to play games with this, and maybe they'll even flatly refuse to comply. But Trump is now in a much weaker fallback position than he was a few days ago.
I'm not sure on what basis Trump would appeal a law that he signed, but anything is possible?
I'm not sure on what basis Trump would appeal a law that he signed, but anything is possible?
November 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I fully expect them to play games with this, and maybe they'll even flatly refuse to comply. But Trump is now in a much weaker fallback position than he was a few days ago.
I'm not sure on what basis Trump would appeal a law that he signed, but anything is possible?
I'm not sure on what basis Trump would appeal a law that he signed, but anything is possible?
That said, I fully expect DOJ and Trump to try playing games with what is released or withheld.
November 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
That said, I fully expect DOJ and Trump to try playing games with what is released or withheld.
She has 30 days from the date of enactment to publicly release the files, then 15 additional days to report to Congress on what was redacted or withheld.
Her best options are to do just that or resign.
Her best options are to do just that or resign.
November 22, 2025 at 12:32 AM
She has 30 days from the date of enactment to publicly release the files, then 15 additional days to report to Congress on what was redacted or withheld.
Her best options are to do just that or resign.
Her best options are to do just that or resign.
It's Trump's narcissistic personality disorder. He perceives Mamdani as being a higher status individual that he should associate with.
November 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
It's Trump's narcissistic personality disorder. He perceives Mamdani as being a higher status individual that he should associate with.
It's probably Trump's narcissistic personality disorder. It drives his psychological need to associate with people Trump perceives as high status due to popularity, intelligence, charisma, power, and/or wealth.
Essentially the same reason he subordinates himself to Putin.
Essentially the same reason he subordinates himself to Putin.
November 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
It's probably Trump's narcissistic personality disorder. It drives his psychological need to associate with people Trump perceives as high status due to popularity, intelligence, charisma, power, and/or wealth.
Essentially the same reason he subordinates himself to Putin.
Essentially the same reason he subordinates himself to Putin.
They're supposedly investigating prominent Dems, so we shouldn't be seeing docs about prominent Dems anytime soon?
Since withholding *everything* for some vague fake investigations won't fly, it's a problematic strategy for protecting Trump.
Since withholding *everything* for some vague fake investigations won't fly, it's a problematic strategy for protecting Trump.
November 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
They're supposedly investigating prominent Dems, so we shouldn't be seeing docs about prominent Dems anytime soon?
Since withholding *everything* for some vague fake investigations won't fly, it's a problematic strategy for protecting Trump.
Since withholding *everything* for some vague fake investigations won't fly, it's a problematic strategy for protecting Trump.
Now that public release is law, noncompliance is explicitly breaking the law and there could be consequences for that for Bondi and other DOJ officials (remember the Nixon administration).
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Now that public release is law, noncompliance is explicitly breaking the law and there could be consequences for that for Bondi and other DOJ officials (remember the Nixon administration).
Bondi can't redact or withhold Trump-Epstein docs from public release unless they're specifically part of an investigation, and that must be reported to Congress.
So if Trump docs don't appear, we and the press need to demand verification that Trump is under investigation.
So if Trump docs don't appear, we and the press need to demand verification that Trump is under investigation.
November 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Bondi can't redact or withhold Trump-Epstein docs from public release unless they're specifically part of an investigation, and that must be reported to Congress.
So if Trump docs don't appear, we and the press need to demand verification that Trump is under investigation.
So if Trump docs don't appear, we and the press need to demand verification that Trump is under investigation.
I remember when Gary Hart was accused of a consensual affair with a grown woman, that was correctly viewed as disqualifying.
Now we have a president found liable for a sexual assault and credibly accused of multiple other sexual assaults, including trafficked minors, and it's 🤷♂️ from half the US.
Now we have a president found liable for a sexual assault and credibly accused of multiple other sexual assaults, including trafficked minors, and it's 🤷♂️ from half the US.
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I remember when Gary Hart was accused of a consensual affair with a grown woman, that was correctly viewed as disqualifying.
Now we have a president found liable for a sexual assault and credibly accused of multiple other sexual assaults, including trafficked minors, and it's 🤷♂️ from half the US.
Now we have a president found liable for a sexual assault and credibly accused of multiple other sexual assaults, including trafficked minors, and it's 🤷♂️ from half the US.
Sure, SCOTUS can be expanded. But you're incredibly misinformed if you think it would have been easy.
These 4 additional years of Trump and lawless SCOTUS decisions to enable him might shove the Overton window enough to make it possible. It really wasn't before.
These 4 additional years of Trump and lawless SCOTUS decisions to enable him might shove the Overton window enough to make it possible. It really wasn't before.
November 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Sure, SCOTUS can be expanded. But you're incredibly misinformed if you think it would have been easy.
These 4 additional years of Trump and lawless SCOTUS decisions to enable him might shove the Overton window enough to make it possible. It really wasn't before.
These 4 additional years of Trump and lawless SCOTUS decisions to enable him might shove the Overton window enough to make it possible. It really wasn't before.
I don't agree at all that this is going to be easy.
November 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I don't agree at all that this is going to be easy.
It's weird how people basically want Dems to run an authoritarian govt from the left instead of following the rule of law. And Dems ARE committed to following the rule of law.
In the real world in a democracy, you don't get instant results or win every battle.
In the real world in a democracy, you don't get instant results or win every battle.
November 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
It's weird how people basically want Dems to run an authoritarian govt from the left instead of following the rule of law. And Dems ARE committed to following the rule of law.
In the real world in a democracy, you don't get instant results or win every battle.
In the real world in a democracy, you don't get instant results or win every battle.