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Old 07-01-2020, 07:03 AM   #257101
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"Ms. McEnany, when the president dismantled the pandemic response team in 2017 he said it wasn't an issue because we can just get them back when we need them. My question is, why hasn't he?"
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    ISM Manufacturing Index report in June showed a large improvement over May; a reading of 49.8 vs prior month's 38.8. However, a reading below 50 still indicates contraction.

    It is concerning that the "bounce back" in the sector still produced a contraction month. Note that pre-COVID, the sector was in technical recession to end 2019. I'd keep an eye on Manufacturing throughout Q3 and into Q4. If the dead cat bounce can't produce expansion, we are in some trouble. Manufacturing is one of the most important sectors of the US economy when it comes to GDP and employment; it accounts for 20-30% of US GDP.
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    I went with the Andromeda strain by Michael Crichton. So I took your suggestion but changed it a little

    I also added insomnia by King but I'll wait till I finish Andromeda strain to start it. I trust existencenow on king a little more than you
    That's a good one too. If you like it, and you haven't read Sphere, I'd highly recommend it!


    Let me know how you like Insomnia - that'll be my next non-Dark Tower King read once I'm done with my current.
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    Old 07-01-2020, 07:14 AM   #257104
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    ADP Jobs data disappoints, showing +2.37M Jobs add in June vs an expected 2.95M for the report. The data comes in advance of the official BLS report on Friday. Last month showed an extreme disconnect between the two reports, when the ADP report showed a loss of more than 3M jobs while the BLS report shocked with an addition of 2.5M jobs. The BLS report is expected to show +3M jobs for the month of June.

    In net, there's still quite a long way to go. April showed a loss of 21M jobs, so while the May +2.5M and the anticipated +3M in June is good and welcome, we are still needing more than 15M jobs to reach pre-pandemic levels of employment.
    Did we ever figure out why there was a 5.5M job discrepancy in May?
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    Old 07-01-2020, 07:16 AM   #257105
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    Last great book I read was the Unwind trilogy by Neal Shusterman.

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    As a way to end the war, the government passed a set of amendments known as The Bill of Life. Abortion is banned, "storking" (the act of abandoning newborn babies to be left in someone else's care) becomes an accepted practice, and the Unwind Accord allows families to have their children between ages of 13 and 18 to undergo unwinding as an option. Unwinding is justified as legal because the patient is kept alive during the entire process and roughly 99% of the body is harvested. Many parents use it to get rid of unwanted children who have reached their teenage years.
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    Mark Cuban to Sean Hannity: "Donald Trump can't answer your questions. You and every Fox News interviewer gives him the easiest questions, and he can't answer them. Why is that, Sean?"



    https://twitter.com/jeremymbarr/stat...041494016?s=21
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    Old 07-01-2020, 07:36 AM   #257107
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    Is it strange that it’s almost a non story that we are not allowed to travel to Europe? Lol
    Good luck getting in here too.
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    To each their own, but I grocery shop on a weekly basis and have not once wiped anything down or repackaged anything.
    Maybe it doesn't matter, but it makes me feel better.
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    Old 07-01-2020, 07:41 AM   #257109
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    Another banger from the Lincoln Project.

    https://youtu.be/XmFXlt1AFHA
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    Did we ever figure out why there was a 5.5M job discrepancy in May?
    It's an issue of the household survey responses. Essentially people who are marginally attached from their employer, yet applying for unemployment (AKA furloughs and pay/shift reductions), are not responding to the surveys saying they are "unemployed".


    I don't think it's anything nefarious; just an issue of how difficult it is to gather this data.
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    Old 07-01-2020, 07:42 AM   #257111
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    It's an issue of the household survey responses. Essentially people who are marginally attached from their employer, yet applying for unemployment (AKA furloughs and pay/shift reductions), are not responding to the surveys saying they are "unemployed".


    I don't think it's anything nefarious; just an issue of how difficult it is to gather this data.
    ah, yeah that's right. Thanks for reminding me.

    It's all so complex though. When I certify my benefits weekly, NYS asks if I've returned to work. Technically, yes, I'm back at work. But it's been only three days per week, hardly back to pre-covid levels. Last week was 4 days, because my coworker quit and I had to pick up an extra day. So now I'm ineligible for benefits, but I still clicked no. This week and going forward I'm doing 5 days a week, but you can be sure once they find a replacement they'll cut my OT off and I'll be back at 3 days. I can't find a clear answer or guidance online and of course, contacting DOL is still a pain in the ass.
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    Old 07-01-2020, 07:43 AM   #257112
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    Not enough is being discussed in the Elijah McClain case; here is some more horrible shit related to it: https://www.npr.org/sections/live-up...mcclain-memori
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    Still can’t believe shoddy has gone full on rrider

    2020 really is doing a number on the planet...
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    Old 07-01-2020, 07:45 AM   #257114
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    I don't even know what thread to put this in: https://twitter.com/TomTaylorMade/st...17998578196482
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    Not enough is being discussed in the Elijah McClain case; here is some more horrible shit related to it: https://www.npr.org/sections/live-up...mcclain-memori
    I’d like to know what the ceiling for a few bad apples is for cops/cop ass kissers to acknowledge a systemic problem. Is there none and that’s the excuse or is there an actual tipping point. I’m assuming it’s stupidly high if so, like 75%, but still curious.
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    I don't even know what thread to put this in: https://twitter.com/TomTaylorMade/st...17998578196482
    This thread seems appropriate since we now have to 're-examine' how superheroes are portrayed on-screen.

    https://time.com/5857064/defunding-p...roes-onscreen/
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    Law enforcement would never cover up anything: https://reason.com/2020/06/30/11-red...fficial-story/
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    So senate is in session for 17 more days, but won’t bother to pursue a stimulus package until they get back for summer recess 8/10
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    This thread seems appropriate since we now have to 're-examine' how superheroes are portrayed on-screen.



    https://time.com/5857064/defunding-p...roes-onscreen/


    They do create a lot of damage. I mean who’s paying for that all clean up/life loss?

    Also would we have super villains if we didn’t have super heroes


    The Batman slander twitter account is fun


    https://twitter.com/batmanslander/st...734408705?s=21
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    What an awful human being McConnell is. God forbid someone makes an extra $600 to reduce the burden of finding another job during, and this is the important part, a pandemic.

    https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/statu...11747175186435

    NEW: The $600 coronavirus jobless benefit expires at the end of this month. Senate Republicans are determined not to extend it, decrying it as an incentive to stay out of work.

    McConnell says it was a “mistake.”

    They‘re unsure what to replace it with.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...nough-n1232588

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    This thread seems appropriate since we now have to 're-examine' how superheroes are portrayed on-screen.

    https://time.com/5857064/defunding-p...roes-onscreen/
    This is pretty dumb since they are literally always (or at least very close to always) fighting super villains. There’s already a yin and yang for super people/mutants/beings.
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    What an awful human being McConnell is. God forbid someone makes an extra $600 to reduce the burden of finding another job during, and this is the important part, a pandemic.

    https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/statu...11747175186435

    NEW: The $600 coronavirus jobless benefit expires at the end of this month. Senate Republicans are determined not to extend it, decrying it as an incentive to stay out of work.

    McConnell says it was a “mistake.”

    They‘re unsure what to replace it with.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...nough-n1232588
    It was a 'mistake' only because it highlights how little essential workers make on min-wage or a wage close to it. jobless benefit dont need to go down, wages need to go up
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    It was a 'mistake' only because it highlights how little essential workers make on min-wage or a wage close to it. jobless benefit dont need to go down, wages need to go up
    Yeah funny how Walmart workers have been called “essential” the past few months, but their pay starts at $11.

    Target recently increased it to $15, so good on them. More companies need to follow suit.
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    What an awful human being McConnell is. God forbid someone makes an extra $600 to reduce the burden of finding another job during, and this is the important part, a pandemic.

    https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/statu...11747175186435

    NEW: The $600 coronavirus jobless benefit expires at the end of this month. Senate Republicans are determined not to extend it, decrying it as an incentive to stay out of work.

    McConnell says it was a “mistake.”

    They‘re unsure what to replace it with.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...nough-n1232588

    This quote should be in every attack ad in Kentucky for the next four months.
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    Apologies if already posted but this had me rolling:

    https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/s...27495297810433
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    Apologies if already posted but this had me rolling:

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    passing the $600 was a mistake. They acknowledged that minimum wage should be $15/hour for 40 hours per week. They gave up the game on that one.
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    What an awful human being McConnell is. God forbid someone makes an extra $600 to reduce the burden of finding another job during, and this is the important part, a pandemic.

    https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/statu...11747175186435

    NEW: The $600 coronavirus jobless benefit expires at the end of this month. Senate Republicans are determined not to extend it, decrying it as an incentive to stay out of work.

    McConnell says it was a “mistake.”

    They‘re unsure what to replace it with.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...nough-n1232588
    I said this the other day, but the federal unemployment benefit has been huge for employees, too. We can keep our workers marginally attached to the company, keep them financially secure, so that when business picks back up we can bring them back in rather than worrying about a rehiring/retraining process; which is a huge cost to us.

    Employees like the benefit, many large employers and manufacturing firms like the benefit. I understand that there may be some cases where it hurts a small business because their employees would prefer unemployment, but A) that probably shows an inefficiency in their structure and pay/incentives and B) it's still capped at 13 weeks, I believe, so at this point many of the initial jobless filers are no long eligible and it is not a disincentive to return to work.

    McConnell must be confused - his job is to pump the economy up for his incumbent during the election year. He's not supposed to choke it until a Dem is President. Or maybe he wants Trump to lose...I don't know. Whatever the case, this is a foolish stance to take if you want the economy to recover quickly.
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    94.2% of tenants paid their June rent, according to a survey by National Multifamily Housing Council of 11.1M tenants.

    some 30% weren't on time.

    650,000+ didn't pay at all.

    And we're now going to completely drop unemployment for 1099 employees and drastically reduce unemployment wages for W2's. The absolute max somebody will receive in NYS, pre tax, is $2,016 in the month of August, down from $4,416 in July.
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