Much pre-purchase speculation put the real value of Twitter at just over $20 billion.

Which means that the real value of the company after Musk ruined it is far less than that today.

Musk is the reason for any devaluation, but he also overpaid in the first place. I wonder what the actual FMV was for twitter when he inked a terrible deal that he couldn't weasel out of.

I support the goals of this bill, if they could find a way to write it that would pass judicial scrutiny. The amount of screen time and social media use by the average kid today is indefensible.

I have no argument.
#34 | POSTED BY DANFORTH

Edited for clarity. And foregone conclusions.

Walking distance was the big motivator? If so this person was very sick in the head.
#243 | POSTED BY TOR

I think the fact that this person just slaughtered a bunch of 9 year olds indicates they are sick in the head, regardless of the reason they chose that particular venue.

Anyways, if it's a tranny, then maybe Republicans can finally get behind some form of gun control.

#32 My "default assumption" is that the American healthcare system, which includes its payment mechanisms, is in the aggregate substandard under almost every conceivable metric when compared with other high income nations, and that merely being given an easier opportunity to participate in that substandard system is not a "solution" to the problem.

The three children who were killed with the shooter's assault weapons were 9 years old
#153 | POSTED BY AMERICANUNITY

Horrifying.

Too bad Republicans have decided that child murder is a perfectly acceptable side effect of their creepy Rambo cosplay obsession.

Also i noticed you failed to address the fact that "snipers" cant stop someone from using an AR and bump stock to murder hundreds of people before the sniper even knows what's happening.

The police being armed is the deterrent.
#117 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

What percent of mass shooters are concerned about being shot? Most of them either kill themselves or are killed by police.

Lots of police presence acts as a deterrent. Further - dirty little secret - a lot of stadiums have snipers.
#107 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

What percent of mass shooters are concerned with being arrested for their crimes? I'd argue it borders on 0%.

Further, in the time it takes a "sniper" to locate the source of fire, get into position, and take out a mass shooter, dozens or hundreds would still be dead thanks to herculean effort by Republicans to keep weapons of war legal and easily available to every psychopath in the country. And that's assuming the shot could even be taken without putting additional fans at risk.

The vast majority of Republican lawyers and lawmakers simply aren't very smart.

Anyways, we have Republicans to thank for the easy access to guns for psychopaths, and low to no funding for mental health in this country.

Thanks Republicans!

An active shooter event has taken place

What's with the passive description of mass murder? How do members of the media read this and not vomit?

Your specific wording was "I'm not aware of anyone...".
Hopefully, now you are.

No, i'm still not, since being "allowed" to buy a potentially garbage insurance policy that might permit you to get substandard healthcare is not a solution.

Imagine you have preexisting conditions and, thanks to Obamacare, you can now buy your way into a policy with Cigna where doctors reject claims without reading them. Solved?

You're talking about different problems.

No, the word "solved" encompassed several problems. Go debate someone else if you want to change the terms.

Talk to folks with preconditions, a.k.a. those who have lived life.

Yes, now they too can pay more than anyone else in the civilized world for healthcare that is substandard by almost every coherent metric. Solved!

The only possible way that Elon's Twitter purchase and subsequent maneuvers could ever be considered smart is if he was intentionally tanking a platform that he considered to be a direct obstacle to some new social media site he intends to create. If that wasn't/isn't the plan then this guy is a complete moron.

12 I'm not aware of anyone who thinks (or thought) that Obamacare somehow solved the concept of health insurance. It was an infinitesimally small step in the right direction and nothing more.

A school shooter killing gay kids is like porn for Republicans.

Why not just kick him out of school?

I'm sure there are competing arguments to make there (one of them being that kicking him out likely cements his future beyond all doubt as one of unproductivity), but i just want to point out that expelling someone doesn't prevent them from marching into a school and shooting the place up. Many school shootings are committed by former students or complete strangers.

#18 Do you have an android phone? What i described happens on an iphone every time.

#14-15 My phone gives a preview of the URL before taking you there which is usually enough to see where it's taking you.

No longer do they need to pay waiters.

Last place i was at that did this still had waiters, you just had to scan a QR code to see the menu.

I appreciated an experience at the airport where i could actually order from my phone without ever having to talk to a person as i'm not always in the mood for that. But making me scan a code *and* still having to deal with a waiter is the worst of both worlds.