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Johnson quits amid Brexit row

 

Lol Boris resigning is fucking hilarious

Good riddance you absolute piece of garbage

 

From the end of the article that made me just cringe, because it's from 2016:

 

Ho.ly.shit.

 

May has got to be gone surely? GIVE ME THE MOGG!!!!

 

what a baby

 

80 dollar take out? And he just threw it away? Guillotine

 

Don't ever ponder how much money the monsters in this administration get paid in order to flippantly throw away $80 take out.

 

I'm surprised he threw it out himself...

"In a campaign speech in high school, he questioned the effectiveness of the school’s janitors by asking, “Am I the only one who is sick and tired of being told to pick up my trash when we have plenty of janitors who are paid to do it for us?”

https://www.avclub.com/read-this-stephen-miller-was-a-real-piece-of-shit-in-h-1819280859

 

I absolutely hate this mindset. When we go out to eat as a family (4 kids ages 11-1) we leave a disaster behind...especially if rice is a part of the meal. It ends up being the only way to keep the baby in her high chair as opposed to letting her run rampant, tripping waitresses and trying to escape to the parking lot while waiving 'hi' at everyone she passes...and then waiting until they say 'hi' back. There's food on the floor, 1 spilled drink, dirty napkins piled up in a corner of the table, and broken crayons in nostrils. No matter how big of a disaster we leave, we pick up everything we can, pile our plates, and be sure the job for the bus boy/girl is minimal. I couldn't imagine leaving a mess for someone else just because that's what they 'get paid to do.' Maybe they can get a couple extra tables cleaned up in the time ours should have taken, and then they can impress their boss enough to get moved to server or something...

F*ck Stephen Miller.

(99% of the time, going out to eat isn't an issue, I have great kids. But noodles & company might not be letting us back at the Eagle Rd. location in Boise any time soon. It's all the baby's fault...)

 

this dude is awful

The New Brexit Minister Wants to Steal Your Dreams

 

@Wharf Rat Did you say something before about how much of Venezeula's economy is privately owned? and you said it's more privatized than Norway or something like that?

 

Yes, this article (from foxnews for whatever reason) points out that 70% of Venezuela's GDP was private sector in 2009, and The Nation noted in 2016 that "Between 1999 and 2011, the private sector’s share of economic activity increased, from 65 percent to 71 percent." While % of GDP is obviously a very different measure than wealth, Bruenig has shown that The State Owns 76% of Norway’s Non-Home Wealth.

 

It's also useful to capture # of public employees as a percentage of overall population. The data is a few years old, but Venezuela has an estimated 18.4%, which is much less than Norway at 29%.

 

Police officer investigated after pointing gun at young children on video

 

Michael Cohen is sending a clear message to Donald Trump by speaking 'real truth,' sources say - CNNPolitics