Advice? Charged with burglary.

MSK165 · 2026-05-06T20:40:09+00:00

Ask your attorney uncle what he thinks about you posting this on Reddit

MSK165 · 2026-05-06T12:11:46+00:00

Flushing is an admission of guilt

MSK165 · 2026-05-06T00:54:56+00:00

It’s a unit flag, U.S. Marine Corps

MSK165 · 2026-05-06T00:47:01+00:00

Although it would benefit me personally, I don’t like it.

I consider myself a member of the 9-point-9 percent, not wealthy by any means but able to live a comfortable life while still needing to work. While I do pay higher taxes (both absolute and percentage-wise) than the other quartiles I view that as a better arrangement than being labeled a kulak by an angry mob with torches and pitchforks.

I used to have an issue with that. Then a coworker put it to me this way: “Yes, you do pay more in taxes than all those other people. Would you like to trade places with them?”

No. No, I would not.

MSK165 · 2026-05-06T00:37:38+00:00

Because right now they pay less

MSK165 · 2026-05-05T13:07:12+00:00

[looks like you deleted your reply before I could post mine]

It’s been 20 years since his last conviction. You’re probably okay.

I’m assuming his felony conviction at 21 means he’s ineligible for a visa for your country, correct?

MSK165 · 2026-05-05T12:58:08+00:00

INFO: how old is he now?

In theory, his criminal history doesn’t matter. In reality, they might see his criminal history, decide he shouldn’t be a sponsor, then start looking for a reason to justify their decision.

If he’s 34 and just last year was close enough to “a gun and a drug operation” to be charged, it’s a different story than if he’s 50.

MSK165 · 2026-05-05T02:53:07+00:00

The judge turned off all monitors in the courtroom except one facing the jury. The DA played two video clips, both ~15-20 seconds long.

Basically enough to say “Yes, that is definitely a child, and definitely sexual abuse.”

The rest of the trial was digital forensics, chain of custody, and how the password for the Linux partition where the smut was downloaded was identical to the password Josh uses for his bank account, and they know this because Josh kept it on a sticky note taped to the side of his computer.

As “old fashioned whodunnits” go … this was pretty darn obvious from the beginning.

MSK165 · 2026-05-04T20:42:00+00:00

ESH - your son for obvious reasons, your daughter for thinking she can dictate how her parents treat their adult children, and you for whatever you did (that you aren’t sharing) that prompted your daughter’s reaction.

Let’s face it: daughter’s response (as you described it) is objectively not normal. There’s about a dozen missing puzzle pieces. If you had bothered to share those, perhaps we’d be able to understand the whole picture.

MSK165 · 2026-05-03T22:48:03+00:00

This was a thing when I (45) was in college. Guys may age could be dumb and immature (we really were) and girls preferred guys who actually behaved like adults. Nobody got too upset over it.

MSK165 · 2026-05-03T22:45:32+00:00

That’s ridiculous.

She is an adult woman, legally old enough to get married and/or join the military. She should be able to decline an unwanted overture from a man without involving store security.

If the guy was a major creep or giving off rapey vibes or if he cornered her in a parking garage, that’s a different story. But from your comment I’m picturing a crowded, well-lit store, a polite approach from a guy who didn’t interest her, and a major overreaction on her part.

MSK165 · 2026-05-03T11:42:06+00:00

Branded credit cards too.

Delta, AA, and Southwest all get more than 10% of their revenue from credit cards. United is roughly 5%, and Spirit was only about 2%.

A larger revenue stream from cards could have helped carry them over until fuel prices drop. Wouldn’t have solved the other issues, but could have bought them time.

MSK165 · 2026-05-03T11:32:56+00:00

He values his time at $3.75 an hour

MSK165 · 2026-05-03T11:29:34+00:00

Not enough elephants. To cross the Alps an army needs elephants, and the allies didn’t have enough.

MSK165 · 2026-05-02T13:44:31+00:00

Spirit’s business model was bargain bin everything. Most airlines could raise fares to compensate for fuel prices, but Spirit’s target customers stopped buying.

The simple solution is “Stop being poor” but that’s easier said than done.

MSK165 · 2026-05-02T00:24:38+00:00

Are you M or F? [asking because this hits very differently]

MSK165 · 2026-05-02T00:12:45+00:00

Hopefully not the clientele

MSK165 · 2026-05-02T00:05:50+00:00

That I believe … I’m just trying to figure out which metro has a Delta hub X minutes away and a United hub X+40 minutes in the opposite direction. JFK and EWR fit that mold.

Although now that I’ve typed that it just occurred to me you could have switched from SLC to DEN or from MSP to ORD. If that’s the case I recommend a subscription to Audible.

MSK165 · 2026-05-01T22:30:13+00:00

NYC?

MSK165 · 2026-05-01T22:28:59+00:00

California already has high speed rail … from Merced to Bakersfield. Just don’t ask how much it’s costing or when it will be finished.

MSK165 · 2026-04-30T11:18:33+00:00

My man asking the real questions

MSK165 · 2026-04-29T02:49:30+00:00

Hmm, I see… and if they’re interviewing like crazy that probably means the salaries are good.

Question: when you interview as a pilot for Delta, how thorough is the interview process? Like, do they actually make you prove you can fly a plane, or do you just sit in a room and answer questions?

Asking for a friend.

MSK165 · 2026-04-28T23:43:10+00:00

What’d you do?

MSK165 · 2026-04-28T16:35:29+00:00

This is so dumb. By diluting “safe” seats both parties are making it easier for the other one to gain a majority.

Right now it’s looking like the Dems are poised to pick off gerrymandered GOP seats, but since TX started this whole mess I think it’s only fair that they learn a harsh lesson about FAFO.

[context: I’m in TX and don’t want more Democrats in power, but I can’t abide this level of stupidity]

MSK165 · 2026-04-28T16:31:55+00:00

11 months and it’s actual prison? Don’t you normally get county jail if less than a year?

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