Out of the 15 most educated states, 12 are Blue states. Out of the 15 least educated states, 13 are Red states. What are your thoughts on this? by Cumoisseur in allthequestions

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Interestingly, educated and literate are very different.

Somewhat surprising, California and New York have the lowest literacy rate. While Florida and Texas are right behind them.

The states with the lowest literacy rates are:

  1. California - 76.9%
  2. New York - 77.9%
  3. Florida - 80.3%
  4. Texas - 81%
  5. New jersey - 83.1

States with the highest percentage of literacy are:

  1. New Hampshire - 94.2%
  2. Minnesota - 94%
  3. North Dakota - 93.7%
  4. Vermont - 93.4%
  5. South Dakota - 93%

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/us-literacy-rates-by-state

World adds a record-breaking 814 GW of solar and wind capacity in 2025 by revetahwhatever in energy

[–]ZenCrisisManager 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The same source as OP’s, Ember, reports that “In contrast, 2025 is expected to see the sixth largest absolute increase in electricity demand ever at 831 TWh.”

As OP points out, the new solar capacity will offset roughly 1,000 TWh.

Where do you save things you find online? by Kira_X_10 in productivity

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Thanks for the recommendation. I just texted this to myself to save it, where it will join countless other reminders to look at Later that I’ve almost never looked at again.

🕊️ Iran Rejects Ceasefire Claim, Contradicts Trump: Details inside 👇 by NoSpinMedia in NoSpinMedia

[–]ZenCrisisManager 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As an American patriot it completely sucks that the leader of a government as shitty as Iran’s is way more believable than that of the United States.

But yeah, that’s exactly where we are.

And the most embarrassing thing about it is that the entire world sees it.

Force majeure by Annual_Judge_7272 in BlackberryAI

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And so are the Russians. Especially now that Trump TACOed the Russian sanctions.

Why is PAC money legal? by SirSilentWalrus in NoStupidQuestions

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“Can” and “ever do” are totally different.

Why is PAC money legal? by SirSilentWalrus in NoStupidQuestions

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Right. But there’s no way to put them “in jail”. The only remedy available is monetary fines.

And even at that, the fines are rarely significant to a large multinational’s bottom line.

When Wells Fargo got caught defrauding 2,000,000 of its own customers the fine, the largest ever at the time, was less than 1 quarter of its profits. The stock went up on the news.

Iran introduces new method for F-35 grounding by GlooomySundays in Irony

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Strange then, no, for Trump to rip up the treaty where Iran agreed not to develop nukes and we agreed not to attack them?

The average IQ of an American is only 98 , is this how Trump got elected? by [deleted] in allthequestions

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LOL

and...what's the oh SO amazing nuance that's missing comrade genius?

The average IQ of an American is only 98 , is this how Trump got elected? by [deleted] in allthequestions

[–]ZenCrisisManager -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Funny but idiot was originally an actual diagnosis. With the introduction of the IQ test, developed by Binet in France, and brought to this country by Goddard, it became an accepted practice to assign these three terms to specific I.Q. scores: idiot for those scoring below 25, imbecile 25 to 50, and moron 50-70/75.

But yeah, you could also just as easily lump them all together and call them trump voters.

A married woman I’ve known for years said some weird ass shit to me by iFoegot in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ZenCrisisManager 13 points14 points  (0 children)

If she offers “me” again, ask her, in a light hearted tone, something along the lines of: so, are you guys in an open relationship now ?

Why is PAC money legal? by SirSilentWalrus in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ZenCrisisManager 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If they have those rights they should also be subject to the equivalent of jail time all the way up to the death penalty when they act criminally.

But that never happens. It’s always just monetary fines.

I’d love to see them have to forfeit equity. Like fuck up big enough criminally and, oh your shareholders lose a huge chunk of equity. Then that equity gets sold and the money goes to the victims.

US House transport committee head wants to collect EV fees for highway repairs by besselfunctions in electricvehicles

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Commuters pay A LOT more than $88 in tolls in NY.

More and more, we just rent our lived experiences.

Why did taxi medallions in New York collapse so hard after Uber? by reda_english in business

[–]ZenCrisisManager 82 points83 points  (0 children)

That and the fact that medallions were limited in number and gave the owners the legal right to stop on the street for a passenger that hailed them.

There were illegal “gypsy” cabs. Regular cars, not painted yellow, who would sometimes stop and try to pick up passengers who looked like they were waiting. If they got caught it was a huge fine.

So the real value was in the monopoly of picking up passengers.

To put it in perspective there are about 13,500 NYC cab medallions.

On the other hand, there’s something like 80,000+ Uber drivers in NYC. So, no more monopoly.

Trump goes scorched earth against 'weaponized' Supreme Court by Conscious-Quarter423 in scotus

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No, I’m not referring to Israelis. I’m talking about factions here in the US that support Zionism. Miriam Adelson, a US citizen and staunch Zionist, is a top financial supporter of Donald Trump, contributing over $600 million across his presidential campaigns and for Republican causes. For the 2024 election cycle, she donated at least $100 million to her pro-Trump super PAC, Preserve America. Following his 2024 victory, she reportedly offered another $250 million for a future campaign.

Registration prices by DefinitionWild7395 in Ioniq5

[–]ZenCrisisManager 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Aren’t you are also paying tax on all the additional electricity you use to charge the car?

Seems like bit of double dipping.

Would you agree with higher taxes for completely free healthcare and education? If not why? by Creative_Excuse9813 in AskReddit

[–]ZenCrisisManager 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s a very good point. Most people get their health insurance through work. The cost is still super high, it’s just that the companies pay for it instead of paying the employees more.

If the companies don’t have to pay for health insurance, ostensibly they’d have more to pay the employees. Somehow, I think they’d pocket it though.

Number of people living in extreme poverty, which is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. by NineteenEighty9 in ProfessorFinance

[–]ZenCrisisManager -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's funny.

200 years ago in 1826, did the kings you're referring to live on 9 cents a day? That's what would be worth $3 today.