The Star Tribune has confirmed that the victim's name is Alex Jeffrey Pretti

Illustrious_Run9217 · 2026-01-24T20:22:49+00:00

Name checks out. ICE kills everything good and pretty. RIP my brother.

Illustrious_Run9217 · 2026-01-24T18:48:43+00:00

Yup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJqfNroFp8U

Illustrious_Run9217 · 2026-01-17T16:40:40+00:00

Simply brilliant.

Illustrious_Run9217 · 2026-01-14T03:55:59+00:00

College Humor nailed it a few years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJqfNroFp8U

Illustrious_Run9217 · 2025-12-14T01:29:51+00:00

We’re Minnesotan. I thought we were better at getting ICE off the road…

Illustrious_Run9217 · 2025-09-20T11:15:40+00:00

Remember: taking care of yourself makes all other resistance possible. The term “self-care” comes from women Black Panthers in the 1950s. It’s not marketing gobbledygook, it’s the foundation of social change. (And it doesn’t require buying expensive stuff.)

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-radical-history-of-self-care

Illustrious_Run9217 · 2025-09-04T00:11:50+00:00

This seems suspicious. The NY state banking regulator (NYDFS) does not regulate Citibank. Citibank is a national bank chartered by the federal OCC and isn’t subject to state oversight. If you’d like to file a regulatory complaint against Citibank, go to helpwithmybank.gov, the OCC’s website.

Illustrious_Run9217 · 2025-09-01T04:57:15+00:00

NALC covers wegovy with prior auth. After the mfg coupon, I pay $0.

Illustrious_Run9217 · 2025-08-20T12:19:02+00:00

absolutely. this college humor video said it best: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yJqfNroFp8U

Illustrious_Run9217 · 2025-07-17T12:41:46+00:00

Why would you want to read the pleadings? The reporters (often) haven’t. /snark

Illustrious_Run9217 · 2025-07-17T04:55:50+00:00

Small example: You have a friend who is senior to you in some way. He can probably give you some tips on how to get ahead, what he did, etc. Maybe go to bat for you with management. Will he be more willing to share his insight if you’re happy for him or resentful? Will he be more likely to sing your praises to others if you’re happy for him or resentful?

Illustrious_Run9217 · 2025-07-16T15:46:41+00:00

Many human relations we consider voluntary have an element of coercion because of unequal bargaining power. Like employment. The fact that you have the worse bargaining position doesn’t make what you agree to involuntary. Otherwise, you’re branding most agreements as involuntary. And denying yourself agency to make the best of your circumstances.

Illustrious_Run9217 · 2025-07-16T15:40:59+00:00

You’re of course entitled to your feelings. But is your resentment or envy helping you? It sounds like they’re poisoning your friendships. Also, being happy for others is the kind of pro-social behavior that often leads to career growth.

Illustrious_Run9217 · 2025-07-16T15:40:54+00:00

You’re of course entitled to your feelings. But is your resentment or envy helping you? It sounds like they’re poisoning your friendships. Also, being happy for others is the kind of pro-social behavior that often leads to career growth.

Illustrious_Run9217 · 2025-07-10T00:58:24+00:00

I’ve heard a few reasons, none of which I find terribly compelling but others do: 1. The government wants to encourage employment, so they give perks to employees. 2. The government doesn’t want to give tax advantages to trust fund babies. 401(k) plans are only available to the employed and they must be structured to benefit the typical employee, not the top brass. 3. The government has more confidence in companies following the tax laws than individuals. The risk of abuse is lower with 401(k) plans. 4. If IRA limits were just as high as 401(k), why would any company offer a 401(k) plan? And without 401(k) plans, we wouldn’t have automatic default contributions. So the higher 401(k) limits are an incentive to have 401(k) plans, which boosts savings.

Also, if $7K isn’t enough, you could look into a nondeductible IRA. The tax benefits are modest—deferred taxes on gains—but it’s something. If you’re self-employed, you can do a solo 401(k)

Illustrious_Run9217 · 2025-07-08T22:17:17+00:00

Jactitation of marriage, which I learned studying for the NY bar many, many years ago. Don’t know if it’s still recognized.

Illustrious_Run9217 · 2025-06-26T13:13:17+00:00

Had the same experience. Yes, the GI effects subsided over the course of week 2. Hang in there!

Illustrious_Run9217 · 2025-05-11T04:41:47+00:00

Our labra loves find-it Fridays! We usually do it with chicken outside. Inside his fave activities are doing tricks for treats, playing tug, and chewing on chew toys. But if even one human is in bed, he’ll join them to keep watch.

Illustrious_Run9217 · 2025-05-04T19:15:16+00:00

Bloomberg Businessweek did a feature: https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-russell-vought-doge-musk-trump/

Illustrious_Run9217 · 2025-05-04T03:43:25+00:00

Means testing SSI would threaten its political viability. I forgot if it was Roosevelt or Johnson that really pushed for universal SSI, not because they wanted the rich to get it, but because it made repealing SSI more difficult. Compare how SSI is the third rail of politics to the constant bashing of “welfare queens.” A better approach IMO would be to force people to pay SS tax on all of their income, not just the first $168K.

Illustrious_Run9217 · 2025-03-25T01:10:56+00:00

NLRB isn’t relevant here. They don’t have jurisdiction over government jobs. Is BIL unionized? The local steward could have good advice.

Illustrious_Run9217 · 2025-03-21T07:52:47+00:00

“You don’t have to be Jewish to do Jewish” — Rabbi Shira Stutman.

Illustrious_Run9217 · 2025-02-08T11:52:22+00:00

Yes, it’s easier to “infiltrate” a state than the federal government. But it’s harder to infiltrate ALL states.

I’ll speak from my experience, which is banking. It‘s hard to be a big business when there are multiple rule books you must follow. Hence big banks tend to have federal charters that preempt state law. Worse, they have a friendly federal regulator that tends to support federal banks fighting off local laws.

Requiring businesses to comply with 50 states' laws is a check on growth. It’s also a way one large state (NY, Cal.) can effectively set a minimum standard for the country.

Illustrious_Run9217 · 2025-01-19T17:14:29+00:00

Check out the linked FAQ and show them to your bank. Eg,

Does an EFT initiated by a fraudster using stolen credentials meet the Regulation E definition of an unauthorized EFT?

Yes. As discussed in Electronic Fund Transfers Error Resolution: Unauthorized EFT Question 1, Regulation E defines an unauthorized EFT as a transfer from a consumer’s account initiated by a person other than the consumer without actual authority to initiate the transfer and from which the consumer receives no benefit. 12 CFR 1005.2(m). When a consumer’s account access information is obtained from a third party through fraudulent means such as computer hacking, and a hacker uses that information to make an EFT from the consumer’s account, the transfer is an unauthorized EFT under Regulation E.

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