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The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s

Yeah, I'm in the market for a truck for trailering and having a bed as we get into some home improvement projects.

I feel the need to only look for older trucks (1990-2000 model years) most for reasons listed here. That plus so many trucks today are short bed with HUGE cabs. I will never understand why people want basically an SUV with a truck bed.

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Speedy Delivery

Because I recently rediscovered this, sharing here:

All right," said Susan. "I'm not stupid. You're saying humans need... fantasies to make life bearable."

REALLY? AS IF IT WAS SOME KIND OF PINK PILL? NO. HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE.

"Tooth fairies? Hogfathers? Little—"

YES. AS PRACTICE. YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES.

"So we can believe the big ones?"

YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING.

"They're not the same at all!"

YOU THINK SO? THEN TAKE THE UNIVERSE AND GRIND IT DOWN TO THE FINEST POWDER AND SIEVE IT THROUGH THE FINEST SIEVE AND THEN SHOW ME ONE ATOM OF JUSTICE, ONE MOLECULE OF MERCY. AND YET—Death waved a hand. AND YET YOU ACT AS IF THERE IS SOME IDEAL ORDER IN THE WORLD, AS IF THERE IS SOME...SOME RIGHTNESS IN THE UNIVERSE BY WHICH IT MAY BE JUDGED.

"Yes, but people have got to believe that, or what's the point—"

MY POINT EXACTLY.

--Terry Pratchett, Hogfather

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AOC Exposes Catch in “No Tax on Tips” Rule in Trump’s Budget

AOC:

"The cap on that is $25,000. While you’re jacking up taxes on people who make less than $50,00 across the United States...So if you’re at home and you’re living off tips, you do the math. Is that worth it to you?...This bill is a deal with the devil. It explodes our national debt...To give Elon Musk a tax break and billionaires the greedy taking of our nation? We can not stand for it, and we will not support it."

(its unclear from this quote if that's no tax on $25,000 in gross income for tipped workers; the first $25,000 in tips; or if there are no taxes on those only for those who make under $25,000 per year. None of the possible meaning is a good one, to be clear, but that's what I was hoping to get answered).

Article isn't actually that long and is effectively a short rant AOC gave. Still annoyed with OP for click bait title without substance in post.