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Breaking News / Re: Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 8/25
« Last post by SVPete on August 25, 2026, 09:51:26 AM »
Florida moves to become first state to restrict cash assistance on non-essentials

https://flvoicenews.com/florida-moves-to-become-first-state-to-restrict-cash-assistance-on-non-essentials/

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TAMPA, Fla. — Florida will become the first state in the nation to restrict temporary cash assistance funds from being used on non-essential items, luxury services, and adult entertainment, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday.

Under the state’s proposed policy change, Florida Department of Children and Families, or DCF, benefits distributed through Electronic Benefit Transfer, or EBT cards, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF grants will no longer be eligible for purchases involving tobacco and vaping products, alcohol, adult material, video games, theme park tickets, tattoos, tanning beds, or fortune-telling services.

“Florida will be the first state in the nation to restrict temporary cash assistance benefits from being used for inappropriate and non-essential purchases,” DeSantis said during a press conference in Tampa. “If somebody really is needy, we just want to make sure that money is going to the things that are going to help that individual and help the dependents.”

A law was necessary for this? IMO, sodas, candies, and pastries should also be excluded from EBT, etc., i.e. restricted to actual necessities (not "wants").
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The DUmpster / Re: Great bumper sticker
« Last post by SVPete on August 25, 2026, 09:36:00 AM »
But did your rolling eyes stop on the [JACKPOT] or [LEMONS]???  :-)

 :hi5:

We're talking DU-folk, so Pot, "Jack" and Jill". :-)
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Breaking News / Re: Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 8/25
« Last post by SVPete on August 25, 2026, 09:33:47 AM »
Cheap 'Guardian' interceptors developed by Florida start-up could turn tables on Iranian drones

https://www.jpost.com/defense-and-tech/article-906338

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Inexpensive interceptors developed by a small start-up based in West Palm Beach, Florida, could be used to counter the threat posed by Iranian drones, according to a report by The New York Times on Sunday.

Powerus has been building its drone interceptors at a United Arab Emirates facility since July, where it produces 3-D printed components and assembles them into the finished product. The design, known as the "Guardian," sells for around $5,000.

The report cited a Powerus spokesperson, who said the company produces 3,000 interceptors a month and hopes to increase that to 15,000 a month by 2027. This is helped by the product's modular design, as the readily available components easily snap together.

According to the NYT, Powerus based the Guardian on a Ukrainian drone interceptor which showed promise against Russian suicide drones. The company's website describes the interceptor as having a top "burst" speed of 340 kph, a 160 kph cruise speed, a range of 15 kilometers, 28 minutes of operational endurance, and "hundreds" of confirmed interceptions.

Translating to imperial measurements: the "burst" speed is ~220 mph; the cruise speed is ~100 mph; the range is ~ 9 miles. For the sake of any DU onlooker, it needs to be pointed out that US Government approval will be necessary for these to be exported to Ukraine, which the IRL Trump Administration will readily give.
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Breaking News / Re: Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 8/25
« Last post by SVPete on August 25, 2026, 09:32:55 AM »
Protesters sentenced to jail for blocking Golden Gate Bridge over Gaza war

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/protesters-sentenced-to-jail-for-blocking-golden-gate-bridge-over-gaza-war/

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Seven protesters who blocked traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge in a 2024 pro-Palestinian protest against Israel’s assault on Gaza have been sentenced to 30 days, with credit for time already served.

They were convicted in July of misdemeanor charges by a San Francisco jury that remained deadlocked on the more serious charge of felony conspiracy.

Defense attorneys said demonstrators acted out of a moral responsibility to oppose the devastation from Israeli strikes on Gaza and Washington’s support for its ally.

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said the protest caused a safety risk for those stuck in traffic and there should be consequences when laws are broken.

As I demonstrate here in the Cave with some regularity, I'm not exactly a genius. Could someone more intelligent explain to me how POing hundreds or thousands of commuters would end US support of Israel? Or maybe explain how this moronicity would persuade the POed commuters to write their Congress Critters urging the end of support for Israel?
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The DUmpster / Re: Great bumper sticker
« Last post by DefiantSix on August 25, 2026, 09:01:48 AM »
My rolling eyes did at least a half dozen rotations. A normal 12YO probably would be under-impressed by that bumpersticker.

But did your rolling eyes stop on the [JACKPOT] or [LEMONS]???  :-)
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The DUmpster / Re: Great bumper sticker
« Last post by SVPete on August 25, 2026, 08:54:23 AM »
My rolling eyes did at least a half dozen rotations. A normal 12YO probably would be under-impressed by that bumpersticker.
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Breaking News / Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 8/25
« Last post by SVPete on August 25, 2026, 08:09:15 AM »
SF Homeless Shelter Employees Arrested for Hiding Shooter From Cops

https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/08/24/sf-homeless-shelter-employees-arrested-for-hiding-shooter-from-cops-n3818318

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This is the kind of crazy story that could only happen in San Francisco. It started on May 31 when a man later identified as Norris Reed III fled from police, crashed his car and wound up shooting a female officer.

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"We were alerted via an LPR hit, that a vehicle associated with a robbery that was perpetrated in East Bay came into our city and that's why we became involved," Lew said.

Officers located the vehicle near Fifth and Folsom streets, with two people inside. When officers attempted a traffic stop near Mission and First streets, the driver fled, leading officers on a pursuit through city streets, police said.

The vehicle later became disabled near Bayshore Boulevard and Jerrold Avenue. Authorities said the driver then opened fire on officers, striking one officer multiple times. Officers returned fire at the suspect vehicle.
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Anyway, up to this point it's a story that could probably happen in any big city. But here's where it gets weird. While police were busy saving Taylor's life, the suspect who fired the shots, Norris Reed, fled to a nearby homeless shelter. And there, according to police he was given help to escape by two of the shelter's staff members. Those two individuals were arrested last week.
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As you can see, the shelter is denying their employees did anything wrong, but police say they have surveillance video showing Barcenas and Porter helping Reed.

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At 12:17 am, over an hour after Reed III fled the scene, dispatch received a call stating that the suspect was inside the gate of the (Bayshore Navigation Center). Officers responded to the fenced courtyard of the navigation center and placed Reed III under arrest. During the arrest, officers seized two firearms from the suspect's waistband.

With assistance from the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, SFPD officers reviewed surveillance footage from the navigation center showing Barcenas providing Reed III with clothing to conceal his identity despite knowing that he was in possession of a firearm when he entered the navigation center.

Additionally, when officers had earlier visited the navigation center while searching for the suspect, Porter gave false statements to the police to prevent the officers from locating him.

1. Some of toughest gun laws in the US did not meaningfully hinder a felon from getting 2 handguns. Unsurprisingly.

2. If you make a cynical guess about the three accused, you would be correct, sadly, wrt the shooter and the female who lied to misdirect police pursuers.
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The DUmpster / Re: Great bumper sticker
« Last post by 67 Rover on August 25, 2026, 07:59:39 AM »
I myself prefer to back away from cliffs.  ::)
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The DUmpster / Great bumper sticker
« Last post by CC27 on August 25, 2026, 07:05:24 AM »
surfered (16,095 posts)


Great bumper sticker



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unblock (56,436 posts)
1. An oldie but a goodie

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OldBaldy1701E (12,166 posts)
2. That is a good bumper sticker.
Unforntuately, there are plenty of folks out there who are very happy to go in reverse.

They are hoping for it, in fact.

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angrychair (12,906 posts)
4. Well
Forward may be a little hyperbolic. How about "D" is for "incremental and often meaningless change that our corporate donors approve of" and "R" is for "Fascism"
Probably a little wordy for a bumper sticker.
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https://democraticunderground.com/100221460949

More stupid
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The DUmpster / Re: Are the number of alerts from individual DUers tracked?
« Last post by Old n Grumpy on August 25, 2026, 06:49:41 AM »
I agree. I imagine them being like that HOA member who constantly checks neighborhood yards for shrubbery violations.

So you think I should stop doing that? :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :sarcasm:

 :cheersmate:
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