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Charles Mountbatten-Windsor, a person who holds several silly hereditary titles of social rank in the United Kingdom, has encouraged members of Britain’s recently-unemployed ranks to assist the farming industry with the harvesting of crops to prevent the crops from “going to waste” and conveyed it is a matter of national pride.

How can a country tolerate the sanctimony of a person whose only troubles in life are the ones he created himself?

When I get stuck with the task of shucking the corn, I'm just grateful I'm not the poor sap who had to wrap it.

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” – Leo Tolstoy

“All I can say is that I don't have Leo's insecurities.” – mJ

A 6.4 quake struck Tonopah, NV today. Maybe it's time to let out the aliens.

(People talk about Area 51 because they don't know about Tonopah)

Public pension funds such as CalSTRS, CalPERS (the nation's largest), and the Florida State Board of Administration have invested in UBER.

State workers are having their futures placed in a company that has lost more money than Donald Trump.

UBER, a ride-sharing company that has lost more than $20,000,000,000 during its eleven year history and still loses money on its rides pays CEO Dara Khosrowshahi $1,000,000 per year.

In 2019, UBER reimbursed Dara $2,000,000 for work-related expenses.

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