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oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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It would make more sense to you if you were living in California and saw an ad nearly every TV break saying that Prop 50 is a temporary measure needed to counter Texas redistricting. Obama told me so!

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Wrong again.

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Hopefully, the above helps you understand things that you simply don't understand.

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Sadly, your reading comprehension is just as bad as your hearing.
Obama never said that it was a temporary measure.

I caught you lying again.
Shocker.

BearlySane88 said:

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dajo9 said:

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Democrats lose so much because of all the Surrendur Democrats

It is not feasible to have California election law determined by Texas outcomes. If Texas changes something at the last minute then CA plans are invalidated? Be serious.

If Texas changed plans before CA voted then Team Newsom could have pulled Prop 50 (subject to those laws). Now CA has voted. Stand strong and stop being whimpering Surrendur Democrats.

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Yeah, but it was sold to voters as a law with a trigger that would reverse if Texas reversed. If it turns out it's not that way then at least some subset of voters will feel misled. This kind of switcheroo loses trust.

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I definitely agree with you here. It probably wouldn't matter locally as I don't see California turning red anytime soon but it could hurt Gavy if he actually runs for president

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Could also matter on the margins, like the next time Democrats want support on a controversial measure the public will not give them the same percentages.

If the state Republican party could get their s*** together they could maybe take advantage of things like this, but that hasn't been the case for a long time.

concordtom said:

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San Ramon High Schools are looking to copy Dublin High, and others, in adding "Equity Grading". A missed test equals a 50% score, homework isn't graded, tests can be taken multiple times, etc.

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I can't remember the details but there was news a little while back about some school district in CA adopting a grading scale where A's went all the way down to like 80%; F's started at like 50%. Cray cray.

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I am a recently retired high school teacher and my kids are currently in 8th and 11th grade.

Grading by strict percentages (no matter what they are) can be problematic.

If one of your softball players is batting .450, that's probably good, right? Well, 45% is actually an "F" by many measures.

If an airline pilot lands his plane safely 95% of the time, he gets an "A", but I'm not going near his flight.

These are extreme examples to prove a point, but you get the idea. More to the point, I can make up a multiple choice test to get most any scores I want by manipulating the "distractors" (wrong answers).

Society wants percentage-based grading because it seems objective. It can be, in theory, but oftentimes it is not.

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https://bearinsider.com/forums/6/topics/81358/replies/2589206

In a post above I mentioned grade inflation.
I then mentioned the problem with pushing kids to perform.

Two different issues, but as a teacher and a parent I'd love to hear your thoughts on both.

Is grade inflation real? What percentage of kids get (got) A's in your classes, school? What should the (a) curve look like?

If one school were to implement a strict curve and others don't, that F's up the first school's kids college application competitiveness. So then it should be mandated statewide?

When I graduated HS, I understood that 3 kids had straight A's all 4 years. But now it may be as high as 10%, a teacher estimated to me. They award two valedictorians:

One by the AP adjusted GPA method, the other by the non-adjusted method so that kids who take welding or FFA can be honored - not just STEM kids. In either case, A+'s matter, A's won't cut it.
My second daughter had more A+'s than regular A's and was a runner up. Imagine that.

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concordtom, maybe I will start a new thread on this or something. I like to reserve the Breaking News thread for stupid links to right wing propaganda breaking news.

$105 per share

DiabloWags said:

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$105 per share

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30% below $150.

oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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$105 per share

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30% below $150.

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You own it at $150?
Still trying to break even?

lol

DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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$105 per share

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30% below $150.

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You own it at $150?
Still trying to break even?

lol

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No, I didn't buy it when you first recommended it.

oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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$105 per share

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30% below $150.

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You own it at $150?
Still trying to break even?

lol

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No, I didn't buy it when you first recommended it.

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Cool story.
Do you ever stop lying?

DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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$105 per share

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30% below $150.

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You own it at $150?
Still trying to break even?

lol

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No, I didn't buy it when you first recommended it.

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Cool story.
Do you ever stop lying?

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Do you ever get tired of lying?
lol

oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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$105 per share

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30% below $150.

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Yes, and my account is up now up over $8 million.
Thanks for "following" every post of mine.

How you doing buddy?

DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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$105 per share

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30% below $150.

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Yes, and my account is up now up over $8 million.
Thanks for "following" every post of mine.

How you doing buddy?

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I am doing fine. Thanks for asking.

oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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$105 per share

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30% below $150.

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Yes, and my account is up now up over $8 million.
Thanks for "following" every post of mine.

How you doing buddy?

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I am doing fine. Thanks for asking.

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That's great to hear.
Kind of weird that someone that was "following" me and everyone of my posts this last year only made $10.

I guess "stalking" doesn't pay.

BearlySane88 said:

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I’m ticked off. Let’s see if we have the guts to ban Members of Congress from trading stocks.

Thank you to @RepBryanSteil and @HouseAdmin for holding a hearing on this issue. It’s time to prove to America that we are working for them, not just for ourselves. pic.twitter.com/xDptTVBTka

— Rep. Tim Burchett Press Office (@RepTimBurchett) November 19, 2025

If you're not for this, you're a snake.

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Passionate speech.
But there are a dozen staffers behind every one of him that hear about what he hears. Is his bill going to ban all of them from front running, too?

Congress has a thousand problems bigger than this.


He's grandstanding here, while feeding the beast elsewhere.




Tim Burchett has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since January3,2019.

CPAC gives Tim Burchett a 93% lifetime conservative rating.

According to a profile from "Republican Accountability," "voted against impeachment … and he objected to certifying the 2020 Electoral College vote."

Nothing to see here.

S&P 140 points off the opening highs of the day as NVDA gives up its earnings rally and goes red.

S&P crashed 60% peak to trough (666).
Nasdaq dropped 80%, 5000 to 1000 March 2000

Are people able to fathom how it could go?

Big C said:

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concordtom, maybe I will start a new thread on this or something. I like to reserve the Breaking News thread for stupid links to right wing propaganda breaking news.

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Breaking News alert!
That was funny!

DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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$105 per share

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30% below $150.

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Yes, and my account is up now up over $8 million.
Thanks for "following" every post of mine.

How you doing buddy?

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I am doing fine. Thanks for asking.

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That's great to hear.
Kind of weird that someone that was "following" me and everyone of my posts this last year only made $10.

I guess "stalking" doesn't pay.

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Breaking News alert!
These two are still going at it.

Facebook: Bongino Inc:

" Yet ANOTHER Democrat arrested and EXPOSED

DOJ charges Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) with stealing $5 million in FEMA funds, laundering the money, and using it to fund her 2021 Congressional campaign. She faces up to 53 years in prison."

concordtom said:

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S&P crashed 60% peak to trough (666).
Nasdaq dropped 80%, 5000 to 1000 March 2000

Are people able to fathom how it could go?

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That was before QE

dajo9 said:

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concordtom said:

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S&P crashed 60% peak to trough (666).
Nasdaq dropped 80%, 5000 to 1000 March 2000

Are people able to fathom how it could go?

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That was before QE

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Correct.
And to ignore this key concept would be terribly negligent.