[Had a wave of nostalgia reading ‘The Last of the Afternoon Newspapers’ by Peter Funt. The last two are located in Livingston, Montana serving about 4,500 readers. During my 10-13 age in Indianapolis, I had two paper routes – first one in the city where I carried a large canvas bag of papers strapped across my shoulder, and second one in the suburbs where much bigger saddlebags were permanently on the back rack of my balloon tire Schwinn. As a kid I worked hard for the $5/week that sometimes was left over from my collections after I paid the Indianapolis News route manager for the newspapers I ordered and sold – every kid was a little businessman who was assigned a territory in which he had to market, deliver, and collect. It was one of my early lessons about the real world of business. Have any RR readers had a paper route somewhere in their past? gjr]
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193 responses to “Sandbox – 20apr22”
Reality check for the socialist greens –
The poll found that “climate change” was last on the list of most important priorities for Americans. Respondents ranked the economy (76 percent), inflation (73 percent), crime (59 percent), Ukraine (58 percent), immigration (48 percent), and then “climate change” (39 percent) in respective order of importance.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/04/22/earth-day-poll-climate-change-last-priority-americans/
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Posted by: Psul Emery | 21 April 2022 at 06:37 PM
So Scott you have no problem that PG&E is raising our rates and at the same time payint it’s CEO 52 million dollars a year.
Good lord but you’re tediously predictable……
I get why people post here …..for the cathartic value! But really Psul could have saved so much of his precious years remaining if he had just had somebody computer literate help him automate his constant indignation.
Psul’s responses are generally so formulaic in his response that the automation shouldn’t be difficult at all. You could append an “all for now”’ or “check it out” to give it that Psul Emery authenticity that we all appreciate so much.
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Paul 10:47 – “Can you describe to me what kind of intelligence, talent and experience would make a person worth over 50 million dollars a year?”
Maybe she’s really good in bed?
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Yuck…
“Psul’s responses are generally so formulaic in his response that the automation shouldn’t be difficult at all”.
Psul’s is generally so formulaic in his response that the automation shouldn’t be difficult at all.
Sorry…..!
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Posted by: Scott O | 22 April 2022 at 08:04 AM
Maybe she’s really good in bed?
WOW! Adjusted for inflation that’s Helen of Troy good. Empress Theodora wound up at those rates (adjusted for inflation of course)…..in the beginning she was far more reasonably priced I understand!
If scenes was here I’m sure he could come up with better examples.
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Well, if Paul follows the Lefty formula, CEOs will get paid 20X the workers wages at the company. Ben and Jerry’s tried that and had difficulty finding an applicant for the job.
Paul has hundreds if not thousands, nay, millions of people out there that agree with him….or he agrees with them. From Robert X Cross to AOC to whatever crap is spouted on the local underground FM station. Yet, he comes here to get us to agree with him. Like, he wants the whole enchilada, no contraire opinions allowed.
Like a blue jay, greedy little thing. Insatiable appetite. Workers of the world unite!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTCen9-RELM
Morning e-mail: Adding carbon-capture systems to existing coal-fired power plants in Wyoming could cost the average residential ratepayer an additional $100 per month.
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Bill Tozer 22 April 2022 at 08:18 AM
“Ben and Jerry’s tried that and had difficulty finding an applicant for the job.”
BINGO! Corporations pay what it takes to retain the people capable of the jobs, regardless of whether those jobs are CEO, janitor, and everything between.
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Who is this Psul person you refer to fish? You are very confused. There is no Psul who posted yesterday at 6:37. I posted at that time. Please explain. Perhaps you have some weird form of dyslexia, visual problems or you just can’t read.
Or perhaps you’re just trying to be funny. Sure looks funny to the casual reader.
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IT’S EARTH DAY. AGAIN. CONTAIN YOUR EXCITEMENT
Yup, it’s Earth Day today. (Also Lenin’s birthday, but I am sure it is just a coincidence.) I know you can’t contain your excitement. But try.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2022/04/its-earth-day-again-contain-your-excitement.php
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Posted by: Psul Emery | 22 April 2022 at 08:45 AM
Who is this Psul person you refer to fish?
Why are you responding to my comment? I specifically DID NOT USE: Paul, Paul Emery, or just Emery.
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Psul is trying to lead a discussion here, people. Kindly speak into the microphone shoved into your face, fish, and stay on psul’s topic and only psul’s topic.
Maybe she is really good in bed…..or maybe she is a witch casing spells on her underlings.
Which leads us back to the age old question: what is a woman?
Surely, psul isn’t against pay parity in the workplace….or is he? The shareholders demand it. I have heard of people that simply cannot stomach a woman in power. psul is a male (?) male chauvinists pig.
Chauvinist pigs are men who patronize, disparage, or otherwise denigrate females in the belief that they are inferior to males and thus deserving of less than equal treatment or benefit.
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fish
I thought you were referring to me but had a problem spelling correctly. Can you explain to me and other RR readers who you intended to respond to? If it’s me let me know by correcting your spelling or if it to someone else let us readers know who that is since no Psul Emery has contributed input to this blog.
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“Can you explain to me and other RR readers who you intended to respond to?”
Explanations are not needed for the other readers, Psul.
Only you.
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Scott O @ 10:31 AM
When you’re hot, you are hot. Another nomination for Best Comeback of the Year! Rolling in chips like Grant took Richmond.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rdF7o08KXw
Some are hot, psul is not.
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No one here knows who psul is so your comment is silly. I don’t appreciate you adding the Emery name to it.
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So now for the record I as saying don’t use Emery as the last name for psul whoever that is.
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Psul emery
You tell them. Glad you got those Circle of Jerks straightened out. Good job showing them who is boss.
IMPOSTER ALERT! I know Psul Emery and she is not Paul Emery. Psul Emery does not post here anymore.
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Posted by: or just Emery | 22 April 2022 at 10:14 AM
Can you explain to me and other RR readers who you intended to respond to?
I’m sorry, due to a prior request I am unable to speak to you at this time. Your opinions are important to us.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
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Punchy, are you smoking crack or what? Here are the rules you and only you laid down. In YOUR own words:
“fish
It you’d like me to respond address your request to Paul, Psul Emery or Emery.
Posted by: Paul Emery | 25 March 2022 at 02:01 PM”
So, address you as Paul, Psul Emery or Emery? Ok Psul Emery, is Punch or Punchy ok?
So, whatever Slow Joe has, you done caught it. And all this time I thought it was a bad case of TDS. I was wrong. You retired just in the nick of time.
I only wish you would make up your mind. Address me as Psul Emery, don’t address me as Psul Emery….whoever that is.
Me thinks it’s not ‘the readers’ you hide behind that are confused. Straight from the horse’s mouth.
Guess we all just have to exercise more empathy for Punch and Biden. That’s how the cookie crumbles.
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Confuses the reader?
“I include inks forp ractially all my posts. I got one….”
Posted by: Paul Emery | 07 March 2022 at 05:42 PM
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Emery, Emery, Emery, Emery, Emery, Emery, Emery……………………..
LOL
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BT 10:43 – And I say “thanks a lot”!
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Nice, who saw this coming? –
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-now-has-more-tanks-on-the-ground-than-russia-does-us-defense-official-says/ar-AAWtX8j?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=f11699d8eac342ccbe0202041cd6678c
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They might think about stopping the inflow of fentanyl across the southern border –
https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/biden-unveil-u-drug-addiction-090334747.html
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The Empire Strikes Back.
‘Teachers Union President Slams Changes In Education Laws’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/teachers-union-president-slams-changes-in-education-laws
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You tell them, Governor Noem. Short and to the point.
‘Governor Kristi Noem Torches Biden And CNN+ Producer In Tweet After Network’s Premium Service Shuts Down’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/governor-kristi-noem-torches-biden-and-cnn-producer-in-tweet-after-networks-premium-service-shuts-down
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Piling on….CNN+… EVEN TOM BRADY’S RETIREMENT WAS LONGER THAN CNN+
10 Monumental Failures That Lasted Longer Than CNN+ New Coke? Really?
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So if you think about this it is really rewarding the basket weaving and all the unproductive boutique waste of money degrees that will never earn any money. DUH! But thats ok for the leftinista wokesters because they really went to become an antifa and destroy capitalist businesses –
The Fed researchers, using data from the New York Fed/Equifax Consumer Credit Panel, estimated the cost of two federal loan forgiveness proposals, one for $10,000 and another for $50,000. They found that limited forgiveness and placing income caps on who would be eligible would “distribute a larger share of benefits” to low-income borrowers while also reducing the cost of forgiveness overall.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/student-loan-forgiveness-10k-helps-most-borrowers-160025059.html
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The very notion shows how ape shit crazy vlad is. Not lookin too good in those table grabbing twitching videos with the defense minister who slurs his speech confirming he did have a heart attack. Sounds a lot like the last days in the bunker but with nukes. OYVEY! –
Zelenskiy says visit to Moscow ‘out of the question’ right now – report
https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/zelenskiy-says-visit-moscow-now-141958835.html
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Jan 6 just a “normal tourist visit”according to GOP Rep. Andrew Clyde (Ga.) . I guess that normal visit would include using chemical spray on police officers. In today’s news:
“James Phillip Mault pleaded guilty during Friday’s court proceedings, with the Observer reporting he had been charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding officers during the riot that sent lawmakers fleeing for their lives.
“Court documents said Mault got a small canister of chemical spray from another member of the crowd and sprayed it at officers defending the tunnel. He got a second canister from the crowd and gave it to another rioter, records shows,” the report states. “Earlier that afternoon, Mault was part of the crowd that overwhelmed a police line, ‘forcing officers to retreat up a central staircase to the Lower West Terrace’ at the Capitol, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.”
Bill, do you still believe the Jan 6 attack on the Capitol was not an insurrection?
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/565223-gop-rep-defends-description-of-normal-tourist-visit-on-jan-6/
https://www.rawstory.com/james-phillip-mault/
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Drip, drip, drip
Docs: Spygate Researchers Did Work For Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller
https://thefederalist.com/2022/04/22/docs-spygate-researchers-did-work-for-former-special-counsel-robert-mueller/
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The ‘truth tellers’ protect their own wokesters –
Lorenz, who left The New York Times for the Washington Post this year, found herself back in the news this week when she revealed the identity of the previously anonymous woman behind the Libs of TikTok Twitter account, only a few weeks after crying on MSNBC because of online harassment she had faced herself.
Lorenz revealed her name, occupation, religion and where in the country she lived. The article even included a hyperlink that exposed personal information such as her work address – but the Post later removed the link after being called out by critics.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/taylor-lorenz-tweets-unavailable-on-internet-archive-amid-libsoftiktok-doxxing-backlash
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Ah! nostalgia time – again – and so soon.
RR from 10 Jun ’21 – Inflation – Up close and personal
“In April (2021), the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.8 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis; rising 4.2 percent over the last 12 months.”
An annual inflation rate of 4.2 percent is more than “uncomfortable.” But the looming threat of inflation seems to have fallen on deaf ears in Washington, D.C., over the past year, as Congress has supercharged spending to levels unseen since World War II. (From DB comment).
Not to worry – your fears are needless – inflation is nowhere NEAR 4.2% anymore! Nowhere near. Good job Mr. Biden.
How stupid were we for electing these idiots? I was going to say ‘these guys’ but women are increasingly part of it. Makes you feel like half the country doesn’t like the country anymore.
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Macron elected for second term as French president, leads Le Pen 58.2%-41.8% (Ipsos estimate)
The political scientist in me attributes Macron’s victory to his 30,000€ a month make up budget. Much more than LePen spends! It seems to be line with most progressive politicians…..except for Trudeau….who probably spends more due to his penchant for appearing in “black-face”.
I wonder how much the French government allots Macron for his monthly lingerie budget? It important for a guy to feel pretty while he steers his country into the ditch.
https://www.axios.com/france-macron-wins-reelection-le-pen-runoff-results-fba11caf-817a-4df4-a224-db3b8777ed46.html
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When will the shit hole residents who subsidize the insane woke policy that have it falling down around them wake up and make a change? –
LA County Sheriff Villanueva slams ‘wokeism,’ says it must go to make city ‘livable again’
Villanueva reportedly expressed how law enforcement ‘profession is under siege’
https://www.foxnews.com/us/los-angeles-sheriff-villanueva-tri-county-forum-wokeism-fire-4000-deputies-83000-homeless
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It did not work then and it wont now –
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/04/23/pinkerton-carter-2-0-media-runs-interference-for-joe-just-like-they-did-for-jimmy-by-claiming-hes-the-best-we-can-hope-for/
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For Scenes if he is checking in on occasion
For those who follow the Clinton saga (hoax) of 2016, another source to check out: Techno Frog
https://substack.com/profile/26447884-techno-fog
https://twitter.com/Techno_Fog?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
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Don @ 3:46 pm
The Soros backed DAs and judges have come to destroy the Justice System, not to make it more fair or equitable or just. Total destruction. Criminal rights supersede victim’s rights or the convicted’s debts to society. Accountability goes out the window. Lord of the Flies comes to mind.
‘Suspects walk free after arrests by NYPD’s new anti-gun teams’
https://nypost.com/2022/04/24/suspects-walk-free-after-arrests-by-nypds-new-anti-gun-teams/
The LA Top Cop said it all. Citizens of Los Angeles, harken. If you don’t want to be robbed or assaulted or worse, do not leave your home with fancy watches and jewelry or pricey bling on you. Dress down, remove anything of value from your person, and drive the old commuter car, not the new car that you love.
The best cops in the world can’t do squat if state legislatures decriminalize crime. The inmates are running the alsyum.
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Couldn’t happen to a better bunch of wokesters, get woke go broke! –
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2022/04/23/nolte-woke-chickens-come-home-to-roost-at-disney-netflix-twitter-cnn/
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@ 9:30 pm
Wow.
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The State of California lost 685 million in their large investment in Twitter last week. State of CA pension plans, that is.
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fish writes: “It important for a guy to feel pretty while he steers his country into the ditch.”
I take it you would have preferred that LePen would have won the French election rather than Macron.
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BillT 809am – Pray, advise us as to why CalPers would have lost on their Twitter investment. Can they not benefit from the upcoming Musk buyout?
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Just musing about Twitter this morning.
Let’s say that this goes through…
. To what extent will the software and database infrastructure be sabotaged by ‘woke’ employees, how much will be damaged by ‘stay behinds’? It somewhat rhymes with Donald Trump vs. activist federal employees. You can assume that 100% of Musk confidential conversations and communications will be leaked.
. Another reason to buy Twitter. It’s a huge sandbox for AI engineers to play in and E.Musk is bound to have a large group of them plus a technological stack. It might even be a place to build-out Tesla Dojo systems.
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Sadly, this is the perfect example of ‘climate change’ green weenies. Kill yourself by causing MORE pollution.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/04/24/self-sacrifice-climate-activists-hail-man-burned-himself-alive-supreme-court-steps/
Did he use a carbon-based accelerant?
Best tweet about this :”He meditated with our sangha. This act is not suicide.”
That, from a so-called doctor.
Sorry sweetcakes. It was suicide.
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Dr. Rebane @ 9:36 and others
I immediately within a minute did a big correction to my 8:36 am (before coffee) and made the usual Opps
That correction which I thought I posted before going outside read like this
Opps. Make that Netflix, not Twitter. Nexflix. Posted BC (before coffee)
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Posted by: Psul Emery | 25 April 2022 at 09:34 AM
I take it you would have preferred that LePen would have won the French election rather than Macron.
I really had no preference Psul! France is screwed either way. If you recall (…but you probably don’t) there was much hilarity when it was revealed just how much Macron spends on looking pretty every month.
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Don’s 9:30 pm did a nice of tying in CNN, Netflix, and Twitter. Are the Lefties losing their microphone? Well, let’s not count the eggs before they hatch, but it looks like the Fakeness Enemy of the People Propaganda Deep State Machine had a bad week…or at least took a hit.
For the last month of or so, MSPMS and Brian Potato Head on CNN and NBC have been crying out, “Why aren’t people listening to us! We tell you the truth! Why, why, why? Alas.”
I saw a clip awhile back of some BLM or Gay Pride Parade and these young black girls started twerking in front of a retail store on the sidewalk…..and the black adults inside rushed out right quick and shut down that twerking dancing by young black girls. No Twerking allowed. That’s not who we are.
Guess those adult gentlemen and ladies have grown weary of having kids’ sexuality shoved in their faces as well. Good to hear that I am not the only one. Sprinkle some powdered sugar on the Netflix grooming original content grunt sandwich. And sprinkle some powdered sugar on that CNN turd….and on Brian Settler’s head. CNN sucks, CNN sucks, Joy Reid and Joy Behr are threats to our democracy!
No twerking allowed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f13FY94BKI
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MSNBC Has Been Attacking Parental Rights, in Favor of ‘Collective Notion’ that ‘Kids Belong to Whole Communities,’ Since 2013
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/msnbc-has-been-attacking-parental-rights-favor-collective-notion-kids-belong
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Let’s see what the Enemy of the People are up to.
-Joy Reid: Black Boys Holding Anti-CRT Signs ‘Extra Sick,’ ‘Tantamount to Child Abuse’
-Rob ‘Meathead’ Reiner Bemoans ‘End of Democracy’ If Garland Doesn’t Indict Trump
-WashPost’s Lorenz Doubles Down: We Did Not Doxx Libs of TikTok
-Deluded NY Times Tells Biden: Embrace Climate Extremism or Lose Youth Vote
-Morning Joe Panics Over ‘Dr. Evil’ Elon Musk Buying Twitter
-Hunter’s Business Partner Visited White House 19 Times, Nets REFUSE to Report
https://www.newsbusters.org/
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IDENTITY POLITICS MEETS ITS WATERLOO?
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2022/04/identity-politics-meets-its-waterloo.php
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Washington state bans use of the word ‘marijuana’ from state laws, citing racist implications
https://justthenews.com/government/state-houses/washington-state-bans-use-word-marijuana-state-laws-citing-racist
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Another court slaps down creepy grampa joe –
https://www.foxnews.com/us/court-grants-temporary-order-blocking-biden-administration-from-lifting-title-42
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Another good reason to buy twitter –
Big Tech censored Biden criticism more than 600 times over 2 years: report
Some were targeted merely for quoting the president in his own words
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/big-tech-censored-biden-criticism-more-than-600-times-over-2-years-report
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