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I did some basic research and discovered this woman took four years off her age. It’s not going to change if I want to go out with her. But her not telling me she did that is a red flag.

Lorddddd the wardrobe budget for this tour was too large

almost done 💀

Ariana performing at the country music awards is…interesting lol. Did they not have enough country artists to perform? Because ain’t nothing about Ariana is country 😭😭😭 At least not back then. She has one newer song that gives me country vibes but that’s a single song out of her 250+ song discography lol

Scarlet Era 2023 - 2025

we’re close to her new era starting. she's going to be announcing her new album any day now. I’m so fucking excited 😩

I was debating adding the Grammys outfit bc I didn’t know if I should count it as her Scarlet Era or her new era. But we don’t have any new music out yet so imma say it’s Scarlet, whatever

Scarlet Era 2023-2025

My fav is the Victoria Secret Fashion show outfit.

I’m sad because I feel we didn’t get the full look for her VMAs outfit. I feel she was supposed to take the shirt off and reveal something underneath. You can see her struggling to undo the buttons during the performance. Still ate tho.

What is your favourite movie genre? Vote the poll, please. 🍿 🎥

Anonymous so everyone can answer

I didn't include nuclear. My reason being that it's not really natural as much as I support nuclear energy 100%. I also think by early 2100s room temperature super conductivity will be a reality on the grid so heat loss through electrical transmission will be solved.

Anyway, all have their pros and cons. I think tidal & geothermal have REALLY big potential. My local utility is subsidizing under ground heat pump installation and some municipalities are experimenting with tidal generation; there is so much unused water front property that it just makes sense.

In many cases, a combination of these innovations is energy neutral like using solar to lift mass for a gravity battery to run at night.

Fun fact: ONE space elevator with a gravity generator & a large (were talking hundreds of sq km) solar power array can generate enough power for entire 1st world nations.

Here in New York state it's a vast patronage machine that loses insane amounts of money.

Speaking for myself I have been to the horse track exactly five times in 5 decades. Each one of those times was a family picnic type event either as a kid or me taking my kids. Never going out with the guys kind of thing.

I also think that force racing and dog racing tend to attract the worst kind of degenerate gambler as opposed to casinos.

Well, what do you think? How are things different in other states or countries?

For some reason, various entities have dubbed the American public unique among the entire world and “not ready” for them. One thing they certainly share in common is the typical argument that tries to conflate the physical setting of a branch with its effectiveness: “

Postal banking does, however, face an additional, uniquely American obstacle; namely, the polarizing effect of involving the government in day-to-day life. The post office might seem like a rather benign place to put a bank in the U. K. or Australia, precisely because it’s seen as neutral. In the U. S., though, the effect is exactly the opposite.

Some think that because the government is involved, a postal bank would be unpleasant and inconvenient – “The DMV of banking.” Others would be concerned with the government putting its thumb on the scale of free competition. There are still others who worry about who would pay for it, or those who simply distrust the government for other reasons – both real and imagined.

The bottom line is: Once you change the question from, “How can banks expand service to less-profitable areas?” to, “Should the U. S. government start its own bank?” then you have taken a conversation about a smart business practice and hopelessly derailed it into one about political opinions, moral imperatives, and right versus wrong. That will be sorted out in a matter of years or decades, if ever.

In the meantime, the core concept behind either postal or agency banking – running leaner, more efficient branches through creative infrastructure and staffing arrangements – applies remarkably well to the problems facing brick-and-mortar banks today. Lower foot traffic, higher costs per transaction, and changing customer preferences can all be addressed this way; and banks in other countries have already done exactly that.