SE Hoya Containment Thread (aka Politics)
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Someone at our office is dealing with a situation where a client (52 years old) initiated a 2 million dollar 60 day rollover from her IRA and had her sisters (also not yet 60) to do the same for 1 million each to throw into some crypto rug pull they were certain would double their money
That was I want to say 40 days ago and they’ve lost 85% last I asked
There's no doubt a bunch of old people are constantly getting scammed like always. Most crypto liquidity is typically fake anyway thanks to things like Tether, but this seems pretty clearly like fleecing his fans. The venn diagram of those involved with Crypto and those prone to buying Trump's is almost a circle anyway, so you end up with **** like this
viktor...where is your condemnation of your orange buddy trying to "clear gaza" and move everyone to egypt and jordon?
time to make room for the seaside resorts!!
lol you idiot
viktor...where is your condemnation of your orange buddy trying to "clear gaza" and move everyone to egypt and jordon?
time to make room for the seaside resorts!!
lol you idiot
He obviously just meant "clear out the rubble". Trump is a well known humanitarian. Beside Kamala would've been worse or whatever.
In other news, we're doing Trade War 2: This time it's caffeine and Chocolate, so that's cool.
viktor...where is your condemnation of your orange buddy trying to "clear gaza" and move everyone to egypt and jordon?
time to make room for the seaside resorts!!
lol you idiot
Biden did a genocide and Trump said some dumb ****. fewer people died in Gaza since Trump became president than every few hours while Biden was president post Oct 7th.
like tomorrow people are returning to the North. they are going in the opposite direction if you look at a map.
also, its not like Biden wasnt actually trying to do just that.
lol, ok tucker
Biden kicked these people out. tomorrow they will return to their homes due to Trump's pressure.
Some Head Start programs are already unable to access the federal system they use to draw down their federal grant funding, which could force some to close their doors as early as Wednesday, Tommy Sheridan, deputy director of the National Head Start Association, told CNN on Tuesday.
Head Start serves nearly 800,000 low-income children from birth to age 5 and their families.
“Some programs that I just spoke with are having the discussions and trying to figure out, are they going to be able to open their programs tomorrow or not?” Sheridan said, adding that if programs shutter, it could affect parents’ ability to work.
The primary source of federal funding for senior nutrition programs, like Meals on Wheels, is the Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs, which is a grant. So, if the memo applies to this act, “this would presumably halt service to millions of vulnerable seniors who have no other means of purchasing or preparing meals,” Jenny Young, spokesperson for Meals on Wheels America, told CNN on Tuesday.
“Seniors will panic not knowing where their next meals will come from,” said Young.
That feels like poor leadership
Medicaid reimbursement portals were down Tuesday in every U.S. state after the Trump administration ordered a freeze on federal grants and loans, a senator said.
But the White House later said it expected the systems to "be back online shortly" without any effect on payments.
Nevermind, probably just a long series of whoopsie-doodles
Ya well biden did a genocide
Spoiler
Just kidding, theyre at all time highs. I cant afford them.
So I read Trump is going to make tips tax-exempt.
What’s stopping from all independent contractors / small business owners etc claiming that 20% of their income is from tipping?
