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- Comment on Trump administration proposes stricter work search rules to qualify for unemployment benefits 1 day ago:
I’ve had the unfortunate experience to have quite a lot of experience with different states’ unemployment benefit systems and CA ED and they are by far the worst. They are the only ED where people will straight up just hang up on you or transfer you because no one knows how to help or fix anything and they don’t care how long you waited because there are 10,000 others calling.
You actually triggered some trauma memories.
- Comment on Trump administration proposes stricter work search rules to qualify for unemployment benefits 4 days ago:
I live in Oregon, filing for unemployment online when you select the drop down for how you applied thru don’t even have the option for “online”. Phone, in-person, verbal…so every week people have to select other.
It took 9 weeks to get my check the last time I was laid off in the last year. Nothing interesting or special about my case. They just took 9 weeks to review and approve it. They noted this was normal. Since most people can’t wait 9 weeks without a check, they start working for lyft and shit.
Oregon employment department got trashed, rightfully so, during the pandemic, they took 6 months or more to pay people. Their website is still poorly designed and barely functional for something you want to be intuitive to the entire adult workforce. They still can’t pick up their phone in less than 8 hours. I wrote my state reps emails, none of them even responded. Funny how the tables would turn if their paycheck stopped for 9 weeks.
Motherfuckers.
- Comment on UK government considers smart glasses ban over secret filming concerns 1 week ago:
Super Intelligence glasses
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- Comment on What year is it: Muggy Bogues jersey to be retired 2 weeks ago:
Mason was on the knicks team that went to the finals and was with them for their best years during their relevance and MJ’s, Miller’s, Thomas’s East primes. He only passed away recently and is mostly remembered for his contributions with the Knicks though he did play for other teams.
- Comment on What year is it: Muggy Bogues jersey to be retired 2 weeks ago:
Dear God that dude. Him and Mason on NY were two of the dudes in the league you don’t want to see in a dark alley.
- Comment on What year is it: Muggy Bogues jersey to be retired 2 weeks ago:
Oh I’m familiar with him–i watched him And 'Zo yam JT up. A sibling had the Hornets “Starter Jacket” in the early 90s. They were fun as hell to watch.
It’s simply just weird they’re just getting around to recognizing him now.Ybe they finally hired someone who understands the importance of legacy with a club and fans.
- Comment on Jaren Jackson Jr. to miss 6-8 Weeks with Torn MCL 2 weeks ago:
Quite the injurious start to the season here. ANT edwards, JJJ, Jalen Williams…like half of the first week of the season, shit!
- Comment on Anthony Edwards to Miss up to 2 Months with Injury 2 weeks ago:
Wtf is this start to the season man
- Comment on Bam Says Critics Scapegoating Him for Heats 0-4 Start 2 weeks ago:
Well they can’t well blame their new superstar. Welcome to politics bam, you’ll be gone next year if Miami doesn’t get to 2nd round.
- Comment on What year is it: Muggy Bogues jersey to be retired 2 weeks ago:
Sure, but they guy was last playing when Y2K was the major global concern! Taking nothing away from Bogues, it’s not his fault, but’s an admission of how hard up for a feel good story they are as an org.
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- Comment on Tyrese Haliburton On First Game Back from Achilles Injury 3 weeks ago:
Agree, it does seem pretty wide open. OKC/SAS cemented, Minn could finally get over the hump, Denver seems like it’s time has passed but we’ll see at least 4 solid winners. The East will be interesting; does the same NY team show up, 76ers suddenly relevant. Cleveland will have to show some staging power, and Pacers may have their groove and leading player back.I’m pessimistic about Miami having depth to do anything.
Should be good!
- Comment on Tyrese Haliburton On First Game Back from Achilles Injury 3 weeks ago:
Glad he made it back and hope he brings it. The east is better with a grindy indiana team.
- Comment on Mental health professionals rarely allow you to talk about the socioeconomic factors too 5 weeks ago:
Yep, take their Soma, their blue pill, their alcohol and try to blur out the horrors. Miss most of life. Or raw dog reality and don’t feel great.
Whatever anyone does, don’t let these fuckers pretend, imply, assert or claim there is fault with you.
- Comment on Blazers fire new play-by-play announcer hours after hiring him. 1 month ago:
The insecure, cringey adolescent sexually-related stuff is sad but most people go through phases where they’ve said and done things they’re embarrassed about later. I would hope some of those weighed less on the decision to cut ties, though with a tenure of several hours, you haven’t earned any leeway in a position like this when it comes up.
The “I’m not racist…but” lead in to saying “Asian people piss me off” is not someone who should ever be employable if they want a public-facing job, or really any job. I have no problem with that shit following him around–if you made it to 15 with that kind of intolerable bigotry you missed some important shit and life has consequences for it. Sucks he or his parents or his environment were late getting him (or others like him) the message, but there needs to be a clear division between “you’re entitled to your opinion” and “there aren’t potentially serious future consequences for bigotry and there is no hiding from them.”
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- Comment on im on day 11 of waiting for my up to 10 day delivery package and its maybe getting delivered today 1 month ago:
Fret not, still alive and well if you need anything from state or federal government. Simple unemployment claim first payment? Passport application (these are getting much better but it’s still what is claimed)? When a business owes you a refund?
- Comment on Trump Sharply Scales Back Fuel Economy Rules for New Cars | The move marked the final step in the administration’s efforts to dismantle policies aimed at speeding the shift to electric vehicles. 1 month ago:
The timing has been stupid for 30 years hiding their heads in the sand but this particular one, while still hoping people won’t notice gas prices…they think theyve won.
- Comment on Firms fined £1.3m after man killed by window that fell from luxury property in London 1 month ago:
Window fell (for the second time in a year) is the buried lede. £1.3m? Apalling. It’s fucking negligent homicide.
- Comment on An Army of Paid Creators Is Carpeting the Web With Political Content 1 month ago:
We could connect all these sites together in some sort of…web?
- Comment on LeBron James' Polymarket ad is a who's who of disappointing sellouts 1 month ago:
“Student of the game.”
Remember when LeBron told Morey to shutup and dribble when he spoke out against China repressing Hong Kong protestors?
James certainly knows where his bread is buttered, but surprised he’d be all in on aligning with poly market Trump Jr. Is on their board? Not really.
He’s a billionaire who sold out long ago…if he had any fight in him at all.
- Comment on I get unblockable pop-ups from my carrier 2 months ago:
Fffffffuck that
- Comment on Fuckin CEO's and billionaires gotta go 2 months ago:
mildly?
- Comment on Happy labor day to real workers 2 months ago:
No paid sick leave
- Comment on Women accounted for almost all of job gains in August. Here’s why 2 months ago:
The first article I read on this had it as the headline, “low wage and low quality jobs drive surprise hiring growth”, whereas this spins it as some empowerment angle and then buries this in the last two paragraphs:
*“Because women tend to earn less than men, Ullrich said winning a higher share of jobs could mean companies are focusing hiring on lower-wage roles. Given that women are more likely to have multiple jobs, Ullrich said some of the gains could stem from workers who are stretching themselves thin.
“You could look at it and say, ‘Yay, women,’” Ullrich said. But, “I don’t think it’s necessarily a positive story for women overall.””*
- Comment on Minimum wage isn't survivable anymore 2 months ago:
They’re as naive as someone just putting together that minimum wage en masse isn’t sustainable when it’s a punishing poverty wage. Its a shanty wage…if that.
- Comment on Colombia’s New President Poses With Dead Bodies in Show of Force 2 months ago:
The fact I honestly wondered whether this was the university or the country shows how great the last 24 months have been.
- Comment on Trump Is in Open Revolt Against the Constitution 2 months ago:
I’m just glad we have all the “don’t tread on me”, “1776”, yellow-ribbon supporting families who surely have arms and munitions and know that “freedom ain’t free” and stand ready to protect their beloved constitution.
Any time now these fucking poser, barking bitches want to actually walk the walk redemption is at hand.
- Comment on The US Open is getting more luxe. True fans are paying the price 2 months ago:
Paywall
