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I came across this is little story today, it's not breaking news.  I suspect that a member of the housekeeping staff knows something about the bomb threat that required the sweep for weapons.

https://apnews.com/article/new-jersey-newark-bomb-threats-d0a59b80d460f9354f6bfe86f65475c6

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According to police in Secaucus, the bomb threat — which later was determined to be bogus — was called in to Hudson Regional Hospital on July 18. During a search, bomb detection dogs led investigators to an unlocked office closet containing dozens of firearms.

Among the weapons were 11 handguns and 27 rifles or shotguns, according to police. The closet also contained a .45 caliber semi-automatic rifle with a high-capacity magazine that was determined to be an assault rifle, and a 14-round high-capacity handgun magazine.

The arrested the guy the next day. 

What the heck do you think this guy was doing? It sounds very ominous that he was keeping those weapons there. 

nursej22 said:

What do you propose that Biden should have done? Perhaps he should have a nice, heart to heart talk with Peter Thiel, who is rumored to have triggered all this? I'm sure he is best buds with the man who put JD Vance into office. 

 

So now the conspiracy theories start coming around.  You insure accounts to $250k that's it.  Love how liberals are all for bailing out the super rich but people that got swindled by FTX who was a huge campaign donor to Democrats are SOL.  Biden picking winners and donors.

nursej22 said:

Tell me you don't understand banking without telling me you don't understand banking. 

Companies and people don't keep their money in a giant vault like Scrooge McDuck. They invest it and bank it until it's needed.
I listened to one story about a firm who contracts with a payroll company and didn't even have money in SVB. The payroll company pulled the funds to SVB to issue payroll, but the bank collapsed before it could happen. Now the firm is hurt and their employees don't get paid. 

Again what part of bailing out the rich do you not seem to comprehend?   You can try and spin it all you want with anecdotal tid bits but there are far more millionaires and vulture capitalists with money tied up in this bank.  Imagine a liberal caring more about billionaires than the tax payers on the hook for this.  If it was a bank named Trump you liberals would be dancing with glee.

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MaybeeRN said:

Again what part of bailing out the rich do you not seem to comprehend?   You can try and spin it all you want with anecdotal tid bits but there are far more millionaires and vulture capitalists with money tied up in this bank.  Imagine a liberal caring more about billionaires than the tax payers on the hook for this.  If it was a bank named Trump you liberals would be dancing with glee.

You have quite an imagination about who suffers when a bank fails, and you seem gleeful about it. Weird that you brought Trump into this. And Barney Frank. I thought he died?

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Barney Frank is still breathing. 

In other news today... Russian aircraft damaged an unmanned drone that the US military then crashed into the Black Sea.  Was this an "oops" or an "oh know you didn't"? 

Skip ahead to 12:40 or so...

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-says-reaper-drone-crashes-into-black-sea-after-russian-intercept-2023-03-14/

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toomuchbaloney said:

Barney Frank is still breathing. 

In other news today... Russian aircraft damaged an unmanned drone that the US military then crashed into the Black Sea.  Was this an "oops" or an "oh know you didn't"? 

Skip ahead to 12:40 or so...

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-says-reaper-drone-crashes-into-black-sea-after-russian-intercept-2023-03-14/

Barney probably wishes he were dead this week since he works for Signature Bank which appears to be a poster child for more regulation.  Not sure which one of these banks were managed more stupidly.

subee said:

Barney probably wishes he were dead this week since he works for Signature Bank which appears to be a poster child for more regulation.  Not sure which one of these banks were managed more stupidly.

Failure is a resume enhancement as a Democrat.

toomuchbaloney said:

Barney Frank is still breathing. 

In other news today... Russian aircraft damaged an unmanned drone that the US military then crashed into the Black Sea.  Was this an "oops" or an "oh know you didn't"? 

Skip ahead to 12:40 or so...

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-says-reaper-drone-crashes-into-black-sea-after-russian-intercept-2023-03-14/

I vote the latter, "oh no you didn't" ?

MaybeeRN said:

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2023/01/05/families-reconsider-raising-kids-in-florida-due-to-anti-lgbtq-sentiment/10086304002/
 

California might be better suited to their needs.  California doesn't care about child grooming and crappy schools.

Plus 30% of the welfare recipients in this country.

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MaybeeRN said:

Plus 30% of the welfare recipients in this country.

Statistics are relative to what is being measured.

The United States has six major welfare programs: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP), Supplemental Security Income, Earned Income Tax Credit, Housing Assistance, and Medicaid. These six welfare programs are separate from the four entitlement programs: Social Security, Medicare, unemployment insurance, and worker's compensation.

Based on % of population accessing benefits per 100k residents, the 10 states with the most welfare recipients are:

  1. New Mexico - 21,067 per 100k
  2. West Virginia - 17,309 per 100k
  3. Louisiana - 17,136 per 100k
  4. Mississippi - 14,884 per 100k
  5. Oklahoma - 14,412 per 100k
  6. Alabama - 14,100 per 100k
  7. Illinois - 13,890 per 100k
  8. Oregon - 13,399 per 100k
  9. Pennsylvania - 13,323 per 100k
  10. Rhode Island - 13,287 per 100k

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https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/welfare-recipients-by-state

The ten states that have the highest number of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients are:

  1. California (3,789,000)
  2. Texas (3,406,000)
  3. Florida (2,847,000)
  4. New York (2,661,000)
  5. Illinois (1,770,000)
  6. Pennsylvania (1,757,000)
  7. Georgia (1,424,000)
  8. Ohio (1,383,000)
  9. North Carolina (1,298,000)
  10. Michigan (1,180,000)

The highest percentage of SNAP recipients are  located in

  • New Mexico (21%)
  • Louisiana (17%),
  • West Virginia (17%)
  • Alabama (15%)
  • Mississippi (15%).
  • New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Oklahoma, Nevada, and Rhode Island all have 14%.

The states with large farming communities with lower paid workers needing SNAP assistance include California and Florida.  Over the past 10 years, 6 members of my extended family have utilized these benefits, especially my brother who became disabled after cardiac arrest post anaphylactic reaction to Vacomycin along with 2 month hospitalization enabling him to live another 2 years to see first granddaughter born. 

Estate Recovery reimburses states for Medicaid expenditures.  So my brothers inheritance from our fathers death one month prior went to the state instead of his sons to repay care provided for him.

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https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/03/15/ohio-state-teachers-retirement-system-had-massive-investment-in-failed-bank/
 

Already under fire for high pay despite big investment losses, the pension system for Ohio's retired teachers lost between $27 million and $40 million when Silicon Valley Bank failed last weekend. That appears to be by far the biggest investment by a public pension system in the United States.

The losses follow a nearly $10 million loss last year when cryptocurrency platform FTX failed, according to the Ohio Retired Teachers Association, a group that represents pension system members.

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The new Artemis space suits were unveiled today.  

Skip ahead to about 12:30 or so in the video to skip the talk...

This is a big step forward. 

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