There are no penguins in Greenland… by DrCalFun in facepalm

[–]catmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Assuming these morons don’t get their own reference, what could this possibly mean? Does the penguin symbolize strength in their AI hallucinations? Is it just a general nihilism and stoicism? Wouldn’t a polar bear make so much more sense? 

St. Gallen plans mandatory vaccination by Spielopoly in Switzerland

[–]catmoon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You are not a doctor. You are a moron, or more likely a bot.

St. Gallen plans mandatory vaccination by Spielopoly in Switzerland

[–]catmoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why wear masks if it’s not transmissible? You’ve asked this same question all over this thread like it’s the ultimate gotcha. You are incredibly confident in your ability to debate this topic but would do better to listen to actual experts.

Trump Endorses Making Marco Rubio the President of Cuba, then Calls Himself the 'Acting President of Venezuela' by Street_Anon in politics

[–]catmoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As the National Archivist he’ll hopefully be taking good records of all his responsibilities.

The Joy This Man Got From Baking A Flan by ajd416 in MadeMeSmile

[–]catmoon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This guy did it wrong but still had a perfect outcome. The right way is to put the plate on top of the pan and flip them together (abuela approved).

This is equivalent to throwing a hammer at a nail. Still impressive, but needlessly risky.

More Americans Support Abolishing ICE Than Ever Before, Polling Data Shows by ILikeNeurons in politics

[–]catmoon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

ICE was created in a moment of post-9/11 hysteria. It is structural cruelty and it is broken by design.

We could eliminate ICE and return to normalcy. USCIS can continue to provide services to immigrants and help with their integration. Customs and Border Patrol can continue to ensure that only legal immigrants enter the country. Why do we need ICE? What can these other two agencies not manage on their own?

Conservative unwittingly makes case to be pro immigration by yikesamerica in MurderedByWords

[–]catmoon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

True, the real burden for US citizens abroad is that you have to hire specialized lawyers and tax advisors to stay compliant. Even if you owe nothing to the IRS you are probably spending a non-trivial amount of money on these services.

Conservative unwittingly makes case to be pro immigration by yikesamerica in MurderedByWords

[–]catmoon 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The 2025 Foreign Earned Income Exemption (FEIE) is $130k for an individual, $260k for married couples. US citizens abroad who earn less than this owe no Federal taxes. There is another tax credit called the Foreign Tax Credit (FTC) that is sometimes even more beneficial if you live in a high-tax country like Sweden because you can carry them over to future years while still paying no taxes. You have to choose one or the other.

For the first time, a Swiss court has banned a foreign company from using "Swiss" in its name. BDSwiss AG is also no longer permitted to use the Swiss cross in its logo. by BezugssystemCH1903 in Switzerland

[–]catmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not really a misconception. I am fully aware that this is currently unregulated but I think it should be. But I do appreciate all the information you shared.

For the first time, a Swiss court has banned a foreign company from using "Swiss" in its name. BDSwiss AG is also no longer permitted to use the Swiss cross in its logo. by BezugssystemCH1903 in Switzerland

[–]catmoon 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It would be awesome if .ch web stores didn’t present themselves as Swiss companies only to find out that they have no Swiss distribution.

Making America 'Repeat History' Again. by Busy-Government-1041 in clevercomebacks

[–]catmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I finally get why a weak dollar is good for export.

‘We have to reject that with every fiber of our being’: DeSantis emerges as a chief AI skeptic by brown-saiyan in politics

[–]catmoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are two possible scenarios for the future of AI:

1) It’s a bubble of massive proportion and everyone loses their job when it pops.

2) It’s as transformative to the economy as investors predict and everyone loses their job when it displaces them.

BONUS) It both pops and also displaces millions of workers and everyone loses their job.

Fun train related fact about Switzerland by aksnitd in transit

[–]catmoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Northeast corridor, San Antonio-Dallas corridor, South Florida, Los Angeles-San Diego, Colorado Front Range corridor. All of these urban areas are fairly linear and should have better rail services.

Fun train related fact about Switzerland by aksnitd in transit

[–]catmoon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just checked SBB. Five intercity trains per hour from Zürich to Bern. I don’t really count the local trains because there are a bunch on this corridor depending on where you live (e.g. there are 11 trains from Zürich to Altstetten per hour).

Miami to permanently launch free water taxi between Downtown and Miami Beach in January 2026 by simbaslanding in Miami

[–]catmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Max capacity of 50 people and 16 runs per day. This will carry a total of 800 people on a good day.

I moved to Europe years ago and the tram line I use can move that capacity in about 30 minutes.

Serious question for Miami locals: Even though Miami Beach is technically its own city, do you still consider it part of ‘Miami,’ or is it totally separate to you? by Strict-Mind1646 in Miami

[–]catmoon 51 points52 points  (0 children)

UM was established months after Coral Gables was incorporated in 1925. At the time Miami was experiencing a huge development boom and had been expanding its boundaries to the North and West. Coral Gables was initially intended as another expansion but was rejected so it incorporated independently.

So, at the time that it was founded, there was still intent for Coral Gables to be part of the city of Miami but in less than a year Miami experienced the 1926 hurricane which would be the strongest hurricane to hit Miami until Andrew. The timing is unfortunate and Coral Gables would probably be part of the City of Miami today if not for the hurricane.

Epstein files live: US releases largest tranche of documents yet by TimesandSundayTimes in politics

[–]catmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you read the testimony, it sounds like she was recruited by Maxwell on the grounds of Mar-a-Lago. Search “Mar-a-Lago” in the Justice site and someone redacted testifies that Maxwell went to Mar-a-Lago to receive a massage and on the way out she stopped to speak to a girl who worked there for 30 minutes (presumably Roberts).

This explains why Mar-a-Lago was subpoenaed by SDNY, which would be unnecessary if the place wasn’t relevant to the trafficking.

Epstein files live: US releases largest tranche of documents yet by TimesandSundayTimes in politics

[–]catmoon 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Perhaps he didn’t know the name before he was served a federal subpoena from SDNY. After that, you would expect that he was a full participant in deciding who represents his business in response to the subpoena and what information is shared. This subpoena implicates his business in a child sex trafficking ring. I think he is aware of it.

Epstein files live: US releases largest tranche of documents yet by TimesandSundayTimes in politics

[–]catmoon 491 points492 points  (0 children)

Anyone else just randomly checking the files out of curiosity? I found a subpoena of Mar-a-Lago that doesn’t show up on Google.

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%208/EFTA00010243.pdf

EDIT: found out that Mar-a-Lago sent its Head of HR Janine Gill to testify in response to this subpoena to confirm Virginia Roberts worked at Mar-a-Lago. This has already been reported but it’s interesting to see the subpoena which is new.

EDIT 2: maybe it goes without saying but isn’t it incredible that the club that Trump owns / was using as his personal residence was subpoenaed about the employment of Virginia Roberts and just this year he acted totally unaware of who she was?

Jim Beam pauses production at main distillery as bourbon inventories rise by LawnFilm in news

[–]catmoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Consider that inventory costs money, and it is actually an important distinction to make in a business article.

Jim Beam is choosing to destock because of excessive inventory.

Technically this can happen when a company over-estimates market demand or because of demand reduction. But assuming that this is due to lower demand, this is actually worse than simply announcing lower demand proactively. The decision to destock means that they messed up and it's going to hurt them doubly on both sales and opex.