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danime91 Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#254576: Sep 12th 2018 at 8:58:24 AM

I'm glad I was poor enough and just smart enough to qualify for enough federal aid and scholarships that I got through university debt-free.

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#254577: Sep 12th 2018 at 9:19:19 AM

Same, except I'm in community college.

Demongodofchaos2 Face me now, bitch! from In a Cultivation World (Ancient one) Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
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#254578: Sep 12th 2018 at 9:49:46 AM

What PMC said for me, too.

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Steven (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#254579: Sep 12th 2018 at 10:53:47 AM

I had to drop from college since I wasn't gonna get financial aid anymore and I didn't have a job at the time to pay off any could-have-been debt. Managed to avoid the debt bullet.

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
Bur from Flyover Country (Living Relic) Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#254580: Sep 12th 2018 at 11:06:00 AM

My sister chose not to go to college so her fund got rolled into my fund. We have a huge age difference, so that ended with my college entirely paid for. [tup] She holds a grudge because she decided to go to night school some years later, and our parents were like, “too late, you had your chance”.

TheWanderer Student of Story from Somewhere in New England (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
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#254581: Sep 12th 2018 at 11:35:29 AM

My first time around at college I dropped out of a fairly inexpensive state school after a year, ever since then I’ve exclusively done Community college while working at the same time, so I got 2 different Associates degrees and a certificate program without any debt.

Edited by TheWanderer on Sep 12th 2018 at 2:35:29 PM

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#254582: Sep 12th 2018 at 12:13:35 PM

https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2018/09/12/day-601/

Day 601: "Totally incompetent."

1/ The Department of Homeland Security diverted nearly $10 million from FEMA to help ICE pay for detention and removal operations. A newly released budget document shows DHS diverted the funds from FEMA at the beginning of the hurricane season, which began in June. The money was taken out of FEMA's operations and support budget and was transferred into ICE accounts to pay for additional detention camps and other expenses. FEMA said the monet was not meant for disaster relief and that the $10 million represents an extremely small portion of what is actually being spent on hurricane recovery. A spokesperson for DHS also pushed back on Twitter: "Under no circumstances was any disaster relief funding transferred from @fema to immigration enforcement efforts. This is a sorry attempt to push a false agenda at a time when the administration is focused on assisting millions on the East Coast facing a catastrophic disaster." (New York Times / Axios / Maddow Blog / ABC News)

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/merkley-accuses-dhs-scandal-taking-funds-fema-fact/story?id=57770237

2/ Trump called the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico "totally incompetent" after Yulin Cruz criticized Trump's statements about his response to the hurricanes that ravaged Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico last year. Trump tweeted: "We got A Pluses for our recent hurricane work in Texas and Florida (and did an unappreciated great job in Puerto Rico, even though an inaccessible island with very poor electricity and a totally incompetent Mayor of San Juan). We are ready for the big one that is coming!" (ABC News)

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-trump-calls-san-juan-mayor-totally-incompetent/story?id=57767633

3/ Trump signed an executive order to sanction foreign companies, countries and individuals that interfere with U.S. elections. The determination as to whether election interference occurred will be based on findings from U.S. intelligence agencies. The order tasks a range of intelligence agencies with determining if meddling occurred, including the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the CIA, the NSA, and the Department of Homeland Security. It requires any federal agency aware of election interference by foreign entities to submit the information to the Director of National Intelligence for review. (Reuters / CNBC / The Hill)

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-election-exclusive/exclusive-trump-to-target-foreign-meddling-in-u-s-elections-with-sanctions-order-sources-idUSKCN1LR2IO

Three-quarters of the secret money spent in recent elections came from just 15 groups. An analysis by the campaign-finance reform group Issue One found that many of these same 15 groups remain big players in the 2018 midterm elections, although the sources of their money remain mostly hidden from the public. (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/09/12/three-quarters-secret-political-money-comes-15-groups/1272183002/

4/ Investigators are looking into a pair of suspicious money transfers involving people who attended the 2016 Trump Tower meeting. The transfers reveal how Aras Agalarov, a Russian billionaire with strong ties to both Trump and Putin, used overseas accounts to distribute money to himself, his son, and at least two people who attended the Trump Tower meeting. Investigators are focusing on two bursts of transactions: one shortly before the Trump Tower meeting and one immediately after Trump won the 2016 election. (Buzz Feed News / The Hill)

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/406252-investigators-looking-at-suspicious-money-transfers-after-trump

5/ The Trump administration is making it harder for Christian refugees to enter the United States. Despite Trump's promise to help vulnerable Christians around the world, many groups remain in legal limbo while they await a decision on their fate, including a group of Iranian Christians waiting in Austria. The number of Christian refugees allowed to enter the U.S. has dropped by more than 40 percent (roughly 11,000 refugees) over the last year. (NBC News)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/despite-trump-s-promise-protect-them-christian-refugees-struggle-enter-n908501

Notables.

Manafort is in talks with Mueller's office about a possible plea deal just days before his second trial begins. The negotiations are not guaranteed to result in a deal with the special counsel, but they indicate a possible change in Manafort's strategy. Meanwhile, Mueller's team is continuing to prep for Manafort's trial. Prosecutors submitted a list of evidence they want to present during the trial, including memos that show the depths of Manfort's relationships with his Ukrainian oligarch employers. (Washington Post / CNN)

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/12/politics/mueller-team-continues-prep-for-manafort-trial/index.html

A GOP Congressman from New Jersey was caught on tape suggesting that being raised in an orphanage would be a better option for a child than growing up with parents who are LGBTQ. Rep. Chris Smith made the remarks in May when addressing a group of student constituents at a high school. (Asbury Park Press)

https://www.app.com/story/news/local/lgbtq/2018/09/12/chris-smith-congress-new-jersey-gay-adoption-lgbtq-colts-neck/1279566002/

speedyboris Since: Feb, 2010
#254583: Sep 12th 2018 at 12:19:09 PM

5/ The Trump administration is making it harder for Christian refugees to enter the United States. Despite Trump's promise to help vulnerable Christians around the world, many groups remain in legal limbo while they await a decision on their fate, including a group of Iranian Christians waiting in Austria. The number of Christian refugees allowed to enter the U.S. has dropped by more than 40 percent (roughly 11,000 refugees) over the last year. (NBC News)
I'm sure the Christian Trump supporters will use plenty of mental gymnastics to justify this one too.

Bur from Flyover Country (Living Relic) Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#254584: Sep 12th 2018 at 12:24:15 PM

It’s not hard. They’re clearly the wrong branch of Christian for ‘em.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#254585: Sep 12th 2018 at 12:26:02 PM

[up]Yeah, the "browner than us" branch.

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Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#254586: Sep 12th 2018 at 12:28:50 PM

Yeah, they're not white like American Christians. Or Jesus.

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Bur from Flyover Country (Living Relic) Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#254587: Sep 12th 2018 at 12:30:36 PM

[up][up] Also probably the “too poor to tithe” branch.

Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#254588: Sep 12th 2018 at 12:38:08 PM

I'm sure the Christian Trump supporters will use plenty of mental gymnastics to justify this one too.

It's quite simple, they voted based on race.

Hence why Catholic Whites went to him overwhelmingly while Catholic Hispanics voted against him overwhelmingly

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wisewillow She/her Since: May, 2011
She/her
#254589: Sep 12th 2018 at 12:57:43 PM

Re: student debt.

Yup. Whether or not you can go to college at all, and if you do, where you can go and what degree you can get is highly dependent on either extraordinary academic achievement, immense privilege, or luck.

I was very, very fortunate. My parents paid half my undergrad and scholarships paid the other half. I paid for my own teaching licensure program (about 10-12k; I was able to pay it off in 2 years once I was teaching full-time). My decision on whether or not to go to law school was 100% based on whether or not my LSAT score was enough to get me a full ride at the law school in my home town.

I’ve mostly (I did have to buy books, parking passes, pay semester fees, etc) avoided student debt because of that, and because I live with an aunt who asks that I chip in very little toward housing costs. And I don’t have health insurance because having a full-time summer job got me kicked off the state health insurance plan, but the ACA plans are too expensive for me to afford.

Edited by wisewillow on Sep 12th 2018 at 4:00:57 AM

kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#254590: Sep 12th 2018 at 1:38:14 PM

I pay around $100 of student debt a month. And that's still better than most people.

CookingCat Since: Jul, 2018
#254591: Sep 12th 2018 at 1:50:06 PM

[up]x4 And they can't tell the difference between Arabs and Persians, as seen by them denying Iranian Christians, with Iranians generally being considered white by most of the rest of the world, speaking a Indo-European language and Iran being where Aryan originally came from.

Edited by CookingCat on Sep 12th 2018 at 2:00:07 AM

FluffyMcChicken My Hair Provides Affordable Healthcare from where the floating lights gleam Since: Jun, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
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#254592: Sep 12th 2018 at 2:00:15 PM

Lol no, Iranians are largely seen in the US as being olive-skinned 'Middle Easterners''. So they aren't white, which basically just means "of European descent".

Then you have olive-skinned Europeans like Greeks or Sicilians who frequently get taken for Middle Easterners. tongue

CookingCat Since: Jul, 2018
#254593: Sep 12th 2018 at 2:01:21 PM

[up] I said most of the world, not the US.

Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#254594: Sep 12th 2018 at 2:03:51 PM

[up][up]Especially when they start doing high-level mathematics on planes.

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nightwyrm_zero Since: Apr, 2010
#254595: Sep 12th 2018 at 2:16:05 PM

[up]Math fucking terrifying to some people....

Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#254596: Sep 12th 2018 at 2:17:21 PM

538 released their Senate forecast. Honestly, it's looking better for the Democrats than I thought.

Summary: they give a 1/3 chance for Democrats to win the Senate. Because of the way votes correlate, if Dems win the Senate then they also win the House 99% of the time. So a 1/3 chance of gaining control over both houses of Congress.

That's way more optimistic than I had been.

Edited by Clarste on Sep 12th 2018 at 3:22:52 AM

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#254598: Sep 12th 2018 at 4:19:28 PM

The most likely seat result seems to be 50-50, which would make things very interesting.

Firstly because Mississippi will actully have its runoff in December to determine who wins that senate seat, so we may not know the results until then, plus even once that is settled there’s the chance of control changing if Pence either steps down or up, as a new VP would need to be aproved by the evenly split senate.

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#254599: Sep 12th 2018 at 4:24:34 PM

If the Democrats pull off a miracle and somehow take back the senate majority, Trumps probably gonna go off the rails even worse then he is now.

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#254600: Sep 12th 2018 at 4:34:03 PM

I can just see Trump attempting to flee to Russia when that happens,of course by then they'll have already started impeachment proceedings so he probably wouldn't make it to Moscow

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