Beloved Penguins captain Sidney Crosby skates past a group of cheering Penguins fans and some sad Flyers fans during a game
motion to continue to call him "Sid the Kid" even after he 100 years old and retired (probably)
"Sid the Kid’s Penguins have also won three of the previous four playoff series he’s been a part of vs. Philly and have hoisted three Stanley Cups since 2009."
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these are the best (this is not an ad I am just a girl who likes sleeping very much)
Jerry, yes imo #brandnewsentence?
The Pirates are winning, the Pens are in the playoffs, the Post-Gazette is saved, City Paper is back, and the Blocks are now completely out of Pittsburgh. I think we need to have one of our cute little group hugs 🖤💛
1. So what happens to the Guild contract?
2. Thank the gods they didn’t sell to Alden
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A push alert from the Wall Street Journal that reads “Boomers and Millennials are always arguing about who had it harder. Here are the actual numbers”
:::sighs in Gen X:::
shoulda gone to mars to get more candy bars
Sunday scaries much more intense tonight
Text from a Rick Steves post on Facebook: "A Millionaires Tax? Let’s Try Shared Prosperity! A new tax on fat paychecks like mine was just signed into law in my home state — and I like it. In 2029, Washington state will start collecting a 9.9% tax on income over $1 million. The 8,000,000 Washingtonians whose households make less than a million dollars a year will pay zero under this new tax and enjoy all the benefits of a better-funded state. And for the wealthy (like me and an estimated 30,000 others), every million dollars in taxable income that our households earn after the first million will cost us about $100,000. It takes a lot of money to run a state that’s as livable as ours. Yet Washington is one of only nine states that don’t currently levy a traditional income tax. Our state is still funded by consumption taxes, such as sales and excise taxes, giving us the second-most regressive tax code in the country. (Only Florida has us beat.) And it’s time for Washington millionaires to pay our fair share. Right about now, Republicans reading this are queuing up in the comments to holler their well-worn excuses: A state income tax will penalize, and therefore demoralize, Washington state’s job creators! Letting the rich get richer results in more wealth trickling down! Wealthy people will flee your state for those with more regressive taxation! (Since California and Oregon already have a comparable tax, that would be distant lands like Texas, Tennessee, and Nevada.) As a wealthy person myself, I see this tax as essentially free money for all Washingtonians. Everybody in my state gains. And speaking from personal experience, I know that anyone who earns enough to be subject to this tax is beyond the point where consuming more adds to their security, their well-being, or even, arguably, their happiness — meaning there will be basically zero human cost."
Text from Rick Steves Facebook post: "If you disagree, consider the minuscule impact this tax will have on my state’s millionaires. Now, contrast that with the value of close to $4 billion a year in tax revenue once it’s smartly invested in programs that will help the roughly one-third of Washington households living paycheck to paycheck. For those who still aren’t convinced, here’s a lesson I’ve learned in my travels: Even if you’re motivated only by greed, if you know what’s good for you, you don’t want to be filthy rich in a society with a huge gap between rich and poor. It’s just not a nice place to raise your kids. And remember: Shrouds have no pockets…especially if you’re a multimillionaire with no heart for your neighbors. Plus, helping build a better community for you and your neighbors just…feels good. I learned this firsthand back in 2011, when — after years of receiving a Bush-era tax break for the wealthy that I didn’t need — I noticed that to pay for that tax cut, public funding for community programs and institutions was being decimated. Recognizing the practical value of investing my tax savings in my community, I’ve donated $100,000 a year to our local arts center and symphony ever since, covering concert hall rental costs for our volunteer orchestra and much more. Paying a “self-imposed wealth tax” and knowing I’m helping my entire community has brought me great joy for 15 years and counting. It’s far from heroic…but it is a little lonely."
Text from Rick Steves Facebook post: "The “millionaires tax” that Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law today will make our state better than ever — not just for the working class and poor, but for everyone who values a healthy and sustainable future. And for us millionaires who are enlightened enough to realize that we’ve reached a point where consuming more won’t make us genuinely happier, it just feels right to pay a little extra. For me, it’s biblical (“To whom much is given, much will be required”)… It’s European (after all, societies that are equitably funded are much more “content” than ours)… And — for those of us with a heart for the public good — it’s simply common sense. Sign me up!"
Travel writer Rick Steves on Washington's newly signed "Millionaires Tax"
Gonna chip into as many of these as I can today. Fellow cis pals, join me? Helping people who need it is a good way to at least temporarily fend off despair!
Evergreen question
NYT I just wanted to give my brain a little treat and do the wordle and spelling bee but you moved the games tab in the app so I was tricked into playing a podcast (I realize there are more pressing issues but it’s these little things that keep me from going over the edge)
what is supplemental soy sauce
Oh nvm all good
Can the Penguins decline the shootout is that a thing (I know it is not)
“But now people are looking at them, like, ‘Wow, these kids really got some game.’”
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just making up metrics now like they're selling widgets
"Palantir CEO Alex Karp says his AI technology will lessen the power of “highly educated, often female voters, who vote mostly Democrat” while increasing the power of working-class men."
Just saying it right out loud now.
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News: Allegheny County Council voted to restrict county employees from cooperating ICE. An amendment to sunset it in 3 years failed. www.publicsource.org/allegheny-co...
Dire
I know Shrinking is not everyone’s cup of tea (and that’s ok!) but Ted McGinley is so great on this show and I mean the cast includes fricking Harrison Ford! (who is also great, obv)
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Polymarkets seem bad but also the ultimate version of rampant encouragement to arbitrage everything. Find something neat on someone's stoop or at a thrift store? You should resell it online for more! Score tickets to a hot show? Resell them online! Figured out how to do something? Sell a course!
why do the players have to do the work here? Go to Vegas with Flav and have a good time
Olympic gold medal-winning hockey player Jake Guentzel has declined Trump's invite to the White House and the State of the Union.
