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  1. wgabrie replied to the thread Pope suggests Catholic Church could bless same-sex couples.

    This comes out shortly after we found out that the word homosexual was first added to the Bible in 1946. I would say that the winds of change are blowing, but, obviously,...

    Oct 3, 2023 at 9:32 PM
  2. wgabrie replied to the thread Highrise housing projects in Germany going bankrupt.

    I take that back. I just remembered that housing projects have been a failure because developers were taking development rights and then moving funding into building business...

    Oct 3, 2023 at 8:37 PM
  3. wgabrie replied to the thread Highrise housing projects in Germany going bankrupt.

    Well, there's a call for the government to make incentives for housing if they want it. There are incentives for housing the low-income, and obvious benefits to catering to...

    Oct 3, 2023 at 8:31 PM
  4. wgabrie posted a new thread.

    The Montauk Project

    The Montauk Project. A secret project or projects conducted at Camp Hero at the eastern end of the south fork on Long Island, New York. Montauk Project - Wikipedia Survivors...

    Forum: Other/Miscellaneous

    Oct 3, 2023 at 8:21 PM
  5. wgabrie replied to the thread Highrise housing projects in Germany going bankrupt.

    It isn't just a problem in Germany. I hear the Chinese housing projects are failing too. I seem to remember that one of the problems with housing projects is a lack of access...

    Oct 3, 2023 at 7:48 PM
  6. wgabrie replied to the thread Highrise housing projects in Germany going bankrupt.

    I can't say I'm sorry for them. They built for the rich, forgetting that they make up less than 1% of the population. I never liked the idea of real estate for profit. Surely...

    Oct 3, 2023 at 5:32 PM
  7. wgabrie replied to the thread Gaetz tells CNN he'll try to oust McCarthy this week.

    LOL, now it's Gaetz who sided with the Democrats. How ironic!

    Oct 3, 2023 at 5:09 PM
  8. wgabrie liked perotista's post in the thread Gaetz tells CNN he'll try to oust McCarthy this week.

    I don’t know the breakdown via party, but an overwhelming number of Republicans sided with McCarthy. Gaetz sided with the democrats to get rid of him. I think there were only...

    Oct 3, 2023 at 5:07 PM
  9. wgabrie posted a new thread.

    Be prepared for 7% interest rates, warns Jamie Dimon

    Be prepared for 7% interest rates, warns Jamie Dimon (msn.com) JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon issued a stark warning Monday to Wall Street: The Federal Reserve may be far from...

    Forum: Current Events

    Oct 2, 2023 at 7:26 PM
  10. wgabrie replied to the thread House Hurtling Toward Shutdown, Gaetz Is Leading the Resistance.

    Live from The New York Times: McCarthy turned to the Democrats for support, the House passed a bi-partisan funding bill till November, it passed in the Senate, and is on its...

    Sep 30, 2023 at 11:09 PM
  11. wgabrie replied to the thread House Hurtling Toward Shutdown, Gaetz Is Leading the Resistance.

    The Republicans want cuts. They have to go on the record for what they want to cut. This is exactly like the debt ceiling debate. The Republicans wanted cuts but wouldn't say...

    Sep 29, 2023 at 4:53 PM
  12. wgabrie replied to the thread Universal Basic Income and Immigration.

    UBI is being taught in business classes today. The current idea is that AI will take over the work, and the rest of us will get UBI and will be free to do whatever we want....

    Sep 28, 2023 at 7:07 PM