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    Today, 03:50 PM
    I'm not sure what this will do to employment in the US. I'm subject to a non-compete agreement and so are my peers. We may see tons of people leaving their jobs and poaching by competitors. I suppose that's a good thing?? Maybe companies will be incentivized to pay more to keep their good employees?? But, I'm sure the consequences will be ugly. It's going to be harder for businesses to retain talent. Plus, the onboarding and training expenses are going to rise dramatically. This could impact the already pressured economy even more. Ironically, it's also going to be much harder to get a job because the new employer has to make a significant investment in you without a safeguard against you leaving for a competitor. And once you get the job, it's going to be harder to get access to key information in the company that can help you succeed. This is going to get weird.
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  • CaptUSA's Avatar
    Today, 03:36 PM
    Whoa - this will have wide-ranging implications.
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  • Occam's Banana's Avatar
    Today, 03:29 PM
    FTC bans all new non-compete clauses and strikes down most existing agreements https://www.geekwire.com/2024/ftc-bans-all-new-non-compete-clauses-and-strikes-down-most-existing-agreements/ {Lisa Stiffler | 23 Apriil 2024} Goodbye, non-competes. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission today released its final rules addressing non-compete clauses by banning all future agreements. Non-competes have traditionally restricted workers from taking jobs with a competitor or starting a competing business. The employment clauses — which are applied to wide-ranging businesses — have been particularly contentious and polarizing in the technology sector.
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    Today, 03:14 PM
    NYC Man Convicted Over Gunsmithing Hobby After Judge Says 2nd Amendment 'Doesn't Exist in This Courtroom' https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/04/22/brooklyn-man-convicted-over-gun-hobby-by-biased-ny-court-could-be-facing-harsh-sentence-n2173162 {Jeff Charles | 22 April 2024} A Brooklyn man has been convicted of 13 weapons charges after having been arrested and charged in 2022 for building his own firearms. Dexter Taylor’s ordeal could become a landmark Second Amendment case in light of the Bruen ruling handed down in the same year. From the beginning of Taylor’s trial, it was evident that the court would be biased against the defendant, according to Varghese, who explained that two judges presided over his case before the current official, Judge Abena Darkeh, took over.
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  • Occam's Banana's Avatar
    Today, 03:05 PM
    Vinoo Varghese Gives Update on Dexter Taylor's Second Amendment Case https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko6ALqhgZEM {A Fresh Perspective with Jeff Charles | 22 April 2024} In this episode, Doni and I delved into the legal case of Dexter Taylor, a man recently convicted in New York for building firearms, with his lawyer Vinoo Varghese. Dexter is currently awaiting sentencing in Rikers Island. His trial highlighted challenges like restrictions on arguing Second Amendment rights, raising concerns about fair treatment in the legal process. The narrative showcases Taylor's personal strength and concern for others amidst the emotional toll of the trial, underscoring the absolute depraved tyranny that characterizes New York's justice system. 0:00:00: Introduction to Dexter Taylor's case 0:02:48: Dexter's background and firearm building
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  • CaptUSA's Avatar
    Today, 03:01 PM
    JFC... If he used them to kill someone he'd be out in less time in NYC.
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    Today, 02:50 PM
    https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1781767781945360480 NYC Man Convicted Over Gunsmithing Hobby After Judge Says 2nd Amendment 'Doesn't Exist in This Courtroom' https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/04/22/brooklyn-man-convicted-over-gun-hobby-by-biased-ny-court-could-be-facing-harsh-sentence-n2173162 {Jeff Charles | 22 April 2024} A Brooklyn man has been convicted of 13 weapons charges after having been arrested and charged in 2022 for building his own firearms. Dexter Taylor’s ordeal could become a landmark Second Amendment case in light of the Bruen ruling handed down in the same year. The jury found Taylor guilty of second-degree criminal possession of a loaded weapon, four counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, five counts of criminal possession of a firearm, second-degree criminal possession of five or more firearms, unlawful possession of pistol ammunition, violation of certificate of registration, prohibition on unfinished frames or receivers. Two lesser charges, including third-degree criminal possession of three or more firearms and third-degree possession of a weapon, were not voted on.
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    Today, 02:38 PM
    What constitutes a criminal? Somebody who got a felony for drunk driving three times in a row?
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  • Occam's Banana's Avatar
    Today, 02:20 PM
    https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1781767781945360480
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    Today, 02:09 PM
    Milei says Argentina just had its first budget surplus in 16 years after gutting government bloat https://notthebee.com/article/milei-announces-brazil-has-just-had-their-first-budget-surplus-in-16-years {Commodore Vanderbilt | 23 April 2024} Well, who would have guessed it? The man who ran on slashing the government just achieved the unthinkable. Javier Milei announced that for the first time in 16 years, Argentina's government has a budget surplus.
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  • Occam's Banana's Avatar
    Today, 01:51 PM
    https://twitter.com/JudiciaryDems/status/1782427241604923847 https://twitter.com/gunpolicy/status/1782514410243690634
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  • Occam's Banana's Avatar
    Today, 01:49 PM
    Supreme Court agrees to hear dispute over Biden administration's "ghost guns" rule https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ghost-guns-supreme-court-biden-administration/ {Melissa Quinn | 22 April 2024} Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review a lower court decision that invalidated a rule from the Biden administration that aimed to address the proliferation of crimes involving "ghost guns." The regulation at issue was implemented by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in April 2022 and imposed a series of requirements on manufacturers and sellers of so-called ghost guns, which are unserialized firearms that can be assembled from kits sold online. ATF's rule changed the definition of "firearm" under the Gun Control Act to include certain weapon parts kits, and clarified that it includes partially completed parts such as the frame or receiver. As a result of the regulation, covered manufacturers and sellers have to obtain licenses, mark their products with serial numbers, run background checks and keep purchase records, which are all required for firearms made and sold in the U.S.
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  • Occam's Banana's Avatar
    Today, 01:22 PM
    Kitty pulls a "Crazy Ivan" to clear the baffles: https://twitter.com/buitengebieden/status/1782829098131173629 1782829098131173629
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  • Occam's Banana's Avatar
    Today, 01:09 PM
    Meanwhile in the UK & Canada: https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1782816361841930743 1782816361841930743
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  • acptulsa's Avatar
    Today, 01:00 PM
    But of course, comrade. They're not different at all. How could I not see something so obvious?
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  • Occam's Banana's Avatar
    Today, 12:56 PM
    No, it's about giving money and/or power to frauds and grifters. No, it's about giving money and/or power to frauds and grifters. Such contradictions matter only to members of the oppressor/victimizer class.
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    Today, 12:50 PM
    https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1782089988462555218 1782089988462555218 https://twitter.com/jeremykauffman/status/1782572395229782396
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  • acptulsa's Avatar
    Today, 12:31 PM
    Wait, isn't democracy about majorities? And isn't DEI about, like, minorities? You can't fool me. Those aren't the same thing at all.
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  • Occam's Banana's Avatar
    Today, 12:16 PM
    Stop attacking democracy, comrade! https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1782464217624477833 1782464217624477833 "What an odd endorsement of attacking DEI." -- Michael Malice
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    Today, 12:05 PM
    https://twitter.com/gunpolicy/status/1782817949096497413 VanDerStok v. Garland - FPC Lawsuit Challenging the ATF's "Frame or Receiver" Rule https://www.firearmspolicy.org/vanderstok {Firearms Policy Coalition | undated} Summary: Federal lawsuit challenging the ATF's "frame or receiver" rule. Plaintiffs: Jennifer VanDerStok, Michael Andren, Tactical Machining, and Firearms Policy Coalition
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  • acptulsa's Avatar
    Today, 11:32 AM
    Um, like, people who were there at the time, like Thomas Massie, said the only reason Democrats and RINOs got to vote on it at all was because Johnson did a completely unprecedented steamroller on the members of his own party in the committee. According to this guy Whitney who wrote the OP, Trump helped him do it. So, yeah, Trump seems to have made it possible for a completely insufficient number of Republicans to vote no as it passed by. Er, like, yay?
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  • Occam's Banana's Avatar
    Today, 11:18 AM
    https://twitter.com/RichardHanania/status/1782046525394497761 Why Jersey girls − and guys − still don’t pump their own gas https://theconversation.com/why-jersey-girls-and-guys-still-dont-pump-their-own-gas-226290 {Robert H. Scott III | 29 March 2024} New Jersey’s quirky reputation is hard earned, but one peculiarity stands out: It’s the only place in America where you can’t pump your own gas. Laws against self-service gasoline used to be common: In the late 1960s, nearly half the states in the U.S. had one. But as fuel dispensers became safer and credit cards made paying at pumps possible, those states began to reconsider. By the early 1990s, nearly four out of five gas stations nationwide were self-serve.
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    Today, 11:16 AM
    He couldn't put a stop to it. Then Da Jooz would have put all those other candidates back in the GOP primaries, and he wouldn't become president again. Since he's the only Messiah who can save us, then where would we be? Do I get the job helping to write his fan fiction yet?
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  • acptulsa's Avatar
    Today, 11:10 AM
    I have faith in her -- to be stupid enough to suggest the Douglas Adams solution to that inflation problem... Of course, somebody's going to have to take a few days to teach her how inflation happens first. Any volunteers?
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  • acptulsa's Avatar
    Today, 11:03 AM
    It was, all the way back in 2015. You just don't remember because it got lost in the crowd.
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  • Occam's Banana's Avatar
    Today, 10:50 AM
    "I like how Fetterman is more comfortable calling them assholes than The Blaze is." -- Michael Malice https://twitter.com/theblaze/status/1782802466813149579 1782802466813149579
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  • Occam's Banana's Avatar
    Today, 10:50 AM
    The hard left are big mad at Fetterman: https://twitter.com/SenFettermanPA/status/1782423120470536278 & https://twitter.com/KyleKulinski/status/1782498099824402438
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by acptulsa on 07-02-2017 at 08:46 AM
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So, you take a sniff, mistake an anti-Fed argument for a minimum wage argument, and jump off board? Do you think victims of inflation and the systematic destruction of manufacturing jobs should be stripped of the right to vote, but corporations should get to vote even though they are things, not people? You say government is the problem, not the corporations, but I don't see you acknowledging who or what it is that is paying the lobbyists to make the particular bribes they make.

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by acptulsa on 06-15-2016 at 10:08 AM
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Did a delay in response give the gunman more time? Cops face questions over why it took three hours for SWAT teams to storm Orlando nightclub as police chief admits officers may have shot some of the VICTIMS

...Police Chief John Mina has also admitted that some of the victims may have been hit by officers' gun fire.

However he insisted it is a part of the investigation into the horrific attack.

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We're So Lucky to Have Such Great Choices

by acptulsa on 09-23-2012 at 10:16 AM
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I just can't decide who to vote for in the presidential race. They're both just so perfect! I can't believe it. Things are just going so well I never considered firing the president, but this Romney guy is just such a temptation!

Romney promises us more war. Obama promised us just the opposite, but that's ok, because he saw Dubya's two wars and raised us three police actions. I think that's a wonderful thing, and can't wait for the next one. I heard somewhere that with six you

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by acptulsa on 09-23-2012 at 10:14 AM
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Once upon a time, there was a thing called the Interstate Commerce Commission. It was founded to prevent kamikaze capitalism amongst railroads in a day when their efficiencies and primitive technology pretty much guaranteed them a monopoly in viable transportation.

The best thing Reagan did, in my opinion, and the one time I felt some hope for a moment that he would prove to be the libertarian he claimed to be, was when he abolished this bureau. But it was a decade too late to save

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by acptulsa on 06-26-2011 at 08:29 AM
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'What your daddy did to you was abuse.'

'How dare you talk that way about my daddy?!'

What has it to do with politics? Everything. Politicians piss us off, then try to misdirect our anger 'across the aisle' to people who are fundamentally exactly the same, but wear a different party label. The game is age old, but still works.

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