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Credit to her for not being into plastic surgery.

I don't think she's unattractive enough that I wouldn't be willing to have her as my sugar momma. :D
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I'm not familiar enough with policy in each state, despite this being pretty related to my job. But, I'm software, not an analyst/trader. But feels like Texas is winning the green energy race lately.
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More than likely Texas has far fewer laws as obstacles to construction, permits, etc.

We decommissioned a chemical plant in CA and sold the land, and holy fuck was it a process. It took well over a decade. The land was actually sold years before CA finally gave us the green light. I know the land was used for a new housing development.
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(Not 100% sure this is real yet)

Seems to be from his own twitter account: https://x.com/marcuslemonis/status/1958162142651470232
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Oh right, forgot about that part. BBB has 1 physical store in the US right now.
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TheCatt wrote: Thu Aug 21, 2025 8:36 am Oh right, forgot about that part.
It's irrelevant though. The guy isn't wrong. Companies and people are leaving CA not heading there. It took my company almost 20 years to sell a piece of land. Not because we were waiting for a buyer, they had that lined up almost immediately. It was because of the endless government red tape that had to be dealt with. To be fair to CA, it was a chemical plant, so I understand it would take longer than normal, but still...

Maybe if our company was owned by illegals things would have moved much faster?

Related, had a guy who used to be moderate, but married a teacher and has been skewing left ever since, come to my office yesterday and say, "Have you seen Newsome tearing up people on X lately?" And by his face I could tell he was on Newsome's side. I simply replied, "Have you read the comments? He's getting shredded every time and his state's in far worse shape than when he took over. Maybe tweeting all day isn't the best use of his time?" His face visibly dropped. I enjoyed that.
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Legit

As someone with experience regarding chemical plants and CA, I knew this story was likely legit before researching. I'm all for holding corporations responsible and avoiding pollution, but you cannot take it to such extremes that it becomes unprofitable to operate in your state. I'm on CA's side with intent (well, the stated intent), but there has to be a happy medium.
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She got asked a ridiculously basic question and proceeded to dismiss 40% of her constituents, dismiss her fellow D candidates, and dismiss all the Rs, then threw a tantrum like a child, but I'm sure she'll be an excellent governor.
Saw this image lower in the thread. Not researching, but she seems like a cunt.
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It's always nice when people get exposed for who they really are and they get their proper due.

Speaking of CA, you know I always give credit where it's due, and this is awesome: CA bans loud commercials.
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I thought the US tried to do that years ago? Ah...
US laws mandate that television commercials must be the same average volume as the programming they accompany, thanks to the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act of 2010 and FCC regulations taking effect in 2012, but these rules do not apply to radio or streaming commercials.
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More cunty behavior. Based on how the staffer responds, this isn't the first time. I hope California is smart enough to dodge this bullet.
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