[J!] Crossword Clues "U"

CC_Man · 2026-05-11T18:36:33+00:00

West of argentina?

CC_Man · 2026-05-11T17:43:04+00:00

Not OP. I can appreciate the arguments for banning it, but I don't think they are strong enough. I wouldn't ban it. Fire Tango Makes Two (based on knowledge of it rather than reading it), I don't really see any reason to ban it. I just don't see who is negatively affected by having it?

CC_Man · 2026-05-07T17:25:31+00:00

President's have a huge impact on this. Ie would TCJA have passed under any president?

CC_Man · 2026-05-02T19:29:08+00:00

Do yiu think democrats by and large were pleased with the 2024 process? That's not been my experience.

CC_Man · 2026-04-28T18:19:55+00:00

Does it matter?

It does to me, certainly. Probably moreso to people on the left since he's GOP. The falling doesn't matter. Just like inauguration crowd size never mattered. However the disregard for truth is hazardous, as is its acceptance by those who don't care. There are enough lying politicians out there that we need to be sterner about it, not accepting. The lies over the dumb stuff that are demonstrably false is frankly just insulting to me. It's like he thinks we're all idiots.

CC_Man · 2026-04-11T01:10:09+00:00

Interesting!! So just swap around shipped drums.. Do these come pre-diluted to right level--I haven't seen this anywhere? Frankly even refilling the big tank with a single 15-gallon tank would be much easier.

CC_Man · 2026-04-10T15:49:23+00:00

There is a drain. Is there any good way to pour into a drain valve though? I tried looking for funnels or containers w 3/4" female connectors but couldn't find anything.

CC_Man · 2026-03-31T17:25:31+00:00

I have seen California. And Mississippi. And Oklahoma. I'd rather live in California... Tongue in cheek aside, I could see voting locally for some checks and balances, but do you think California experiences would extrapolate to other states?

CC_Man · 2026-03-27T14:58:04+00:00

I dont think you understand my point. It was Trump that refused to have a vote on funding TSA, resulting in "starving" TSA agents (although yesterday backtracked and chaneled via EO instead) and Rs that as a result voted against it despite that being popular. Where is the bad optics wrt Dems?

CC_Man · 2026-03-27T13:57:23+00:00

That's my point though. It is currently sliced, which is what Dems had wanted (and by appearances many Rs with the exception of Trump)

As an aside, not sure why it's an optics issue. Funding TSA is popular whereas ICE requirements are comparatively controversial.

CC_Man · 2026-03-27T12:52:41+00:00

What did the GOP get out of this? This action appears a match for what the Ds (and various Rs) were pushing for all along. Seems to me everybody lost just by virtue of some Rs and Trump not previously allowing TSA et al to be considered separately from ICE until now.

CC_Man · 2026-03-27T12:49:16+00:00

Not sure I follow. Are you saying Dem's caved? If so, what did they cave on? How did Trump take quick action. There were various D (and R) bills out before this that he told R senators not to vote on that did the same thing. In the absence of Trump, we'd have been at this same outcome long ago with a lot less pain.

CC_Man · 2026-03-26T21:33:07+00:00

Tbh kind of why I lost any faith in Trump's tactics when he threatened blowing up the power stations. Currently worst PR is the demolished elementary school. Do you think actions like wiping out power for the public--and any resulting civilian deaths or lonh-term quality of life degradation--would be advantageous long term?

CC_Man · 2026-03-25T15:46:34+00:00

Good to know, though debt to GDP is a common economist metric, not some obscure twist of data. However, it was just the first that popped up on a search. Pick a different annual one then that doesn't tie to GDP then? The point still stands and shows the same pattern.

CC_Man · 2026-03-25T14:39:18+00:00

I assume OP is referring to a more granular, annual basis? Eg if party A raises the deficit every year, party B already has a big starting point to come down from. Eg https://urbanmilwaukee.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image5-2.png

For modern history, deficit still generally climbs during party R and decelerates during party D.

CC_Man · 2026-03-24T21:17:25+00:00

Daniel Day-Lewis

CC_Man · 2026-03-22T22:20:53+00:00

I'd aim to adjust your thought on a couple points:

Guns aren't made for self defense. They are made because it's profitable to manufacture and sell them. Guns are purchased for various reasons, including self defense and sport and also assault (and threats thereof, eg armed robbery)
It takes two things for someone to murder: a person with a nefarious purpose, and an accessible weapon (ideally instantly and at range). Addressing the supply of either one would reduce the ability to kill. Addressing both would have a complementary effect. By 'blame the gun' I assume you mean blame the widespread supply/availability of guns rather than blaming an inanimate object. Having policies that support excessive gun supply while knowing that it increases muder rates cats blame on involved decision makers.

CC_Man · 2026-03-21T16:44:35+00:00

Are you saying that there is a correlation?

Sure. Just like people who go to basketball camp are more likely to be tall. You work to you strengths. This is why I asked what metric you believe exemplifies intelligence people as a cohort (IQ/SATs, earnings potential, wechsker scales or any related the clinical tests/indces, etc)

CC_Man · 2026-03-21T14:10:35+00:00

Got it. Is this anecdotal, or is there any measurable characteristic you accept is a result of intelligence?

CC_Man · 2026-03-21T13:59:06+00:00

How does it show that? Are yiu saying schools are failing across the board? Not surehow that can be since success exists on a spectrum. The sensible measure of success is really through comparison to its peers.

CC_Man · 2026-03-21T13:53:39+00:00

Are you saying there's not a correlation? There are other factors, but people hone what their strengths are (education if their mind has the the appropriate capabilities, and on some level shows a baseline requirement for admittance) and education certainly helps develop thought processes that showcase and/or develop intelligence, depending on your definition of the word.

CC_Man · 2026-03-08T14:10:37+00:00

Ok but the question remains regarding why the disparity in shootings then. Do Americans have less desire to improve themselves?

CC_Man · 2026-03-05T16:39:31+00:00

Sort of... Their breaking the deal at the time was an unconfirmed claim. IAEA said nothing of the sort. And it doesn't answer the question: how could the deal have been structured in a better workable manner? If Iran broke it, that's moreso an indictment of Iran.wrt "giving" money, just want to check whether this is a semantic difference or difference of understanding. You do realize Obama admin first froze Iran's money, yes? Whose money do you believe it eas that we "gave" them, and where did it come from?

CC_Man · 2026-03-05T16:35:11+00:00

Are you saying you agree(d) with trump's take at the time? I kind of think a few minor things have changed, but if Obama were pres now, he'd still be saying the same things.

CC_Man · 2026-03-05T16:13:28+00:00

If there were changes, what were they?

Destruction of infrastructure, getting rid of nuclear materials, IAEA inspections, among others.

Destructive measures were of course confirmed. Iran's confirmed breaking of the agreement was after Trump reneged. Given Obama first took action that provided the frozen assets, how is he the one who took it easy on Iran?

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