Post AHEEB3jR0yvIfCLlYG by altjohnny@poa.st
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 (DIR) Post #AHE8agKQ3FqNsoU3aC by furgar@noagendasocial.com
       2022-03-09T05:50:42Z
       
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       Poor guyhttps://youtu.be/b1HHEoFNPNo
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEB2111ReXhloZYXI by BillHartnett@noagendasocial.com
       2022-03-09T06:18:03Z
       
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       @furgar If you watch Crowder's breakdown (not that I buy it 50%) Station owners only make $0.04 a gallon. So this would suck for the little guy, but I still appreciate the sentiment.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEBRZCTU4t92274Ii by furgar@noagendasocial.com
       2022-03-09T06:22:40Z
       
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       @BillHartnett that sucks I didnt know that.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEBb9Bz2HRLGWS40G by D@wei.mentalswarf.com
       2022-03-09T06:24:24.010661Z
       
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       @furgar @BillHartnett Station owners are like grocers. Grocery stores run on some of the most razor thin margins you can imagine in business. Like gas stations, they depend on volume.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEBccYTLqV2ccfoBs by BillHartnett@noagendasocial.com
       2022-03-09T06:24:40Z
       
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       @furgar He breaks it down on today's show, but it doesn't really add up.  the point that the governments (state & fed) make almost as much as the oil company does though was compelling.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEBiCEw6SSYkEC5mC by BillHartnett@noagendasocial.com
       2022-03-09T06:25:41Z
       
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       @D @furgar Crowder's report said they make more on smokes & convenience items than gas.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEC2mNZRpXkcW30O8 by furgar@noagendasocial.com
       2022-03-09T06:29:24Z
       
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       @BillHartnett @D I used to like him before his friendship with Owen Benjamin broke up.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHECCTSedhiIqK33Fg by D@wei.mentalswarf.com
       2022-03-09T06:31:08.807208Z
       
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       @BillHartnett @furgar In my area, a lot of the grocery store have been operating the same location for 30+ years. All of them in the last four months have done massive retrofitting to install glass doors throughout the entire refrigeration wall.It’s not because they have money available to upgrade. It’s because someone ram a cost analysis and realized the money that could be saved by conserving refrigeration could offset the need to raise prices on goods.No one wants to unnecessarily raise prices in a business that depends on volume. Most businesses aren’t the bad guys screwing the customers no matter how much the politicians try to shift the blame.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHECH4OxEp60ZNVcYK by D@wei.mentalswarf.com
       2022-03-09T06:31:59.099792Z
       
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       @furgar @BillHartnett The breakup with NotGayJared that was a real turning point for the show.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHECTJhIC7kVU2vU0m by furgar@noagendasocial.com
       2022-03-09T06:34:12Z
       
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       @D @BillHartnett yeah and the German kid too.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHECUMbWs6lEmzjIYK by smartbrain@bitcoinhackers.org
       2022-03-09T06:34:23Z
       
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       @BillHartnett @furgar similar analysis in the UK pointed out that petrol stations make more selling milk, eggs and other groceries than they do fuel.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHECYVBstDx6ZshwlE by D@wei.mentalswarf.com
       2022-03-09T06:35:07.845297Z
       
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       @furgar @BillHartnett Didn’t Crowder get that poor guy deported to avoid paying him?
       
 (DIR) Post #AHECpl31BedSgEmyUi by BillHartnett@noagendasocial.com
       2022-03-09T06:38:15Z
       
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       @D @furgar No idea I don't really follow internet drama.  Sometimes his show shows up and I'll give it a look, sometimes not. I like the Dave guy though he seems funnier to be honest.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHECyHBRaf6UfGn9vs by furgar@noagendasocial.com
       2022-03-09T06:39:47Z
       
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       @D @BillHartnett I don't know the details on that. I do like how Crowder does his research though, like what journalists are supposed to do. I just don't find him as funny now. It also used to be super convenient to watch him via YouTube.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHECzook1fz9GeuNsG by D@wei.mentalswarf.com
       2022-03-09T06:40:04.120193Z
       
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       @BillHartnett @furgar Dave has had to survive on his comedy instead of enjoying it as a hobby bankrolled by his rich and politically connected father-in-law who was a longtime mayor of Michigan’s wealthiest city. Of course he is better.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHED8nQYZ0bDYwsR0a by BillHartnett@noagendasocial.com
       2022-03-09T06:41:41Z
       
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       @D @furgar  Wow you know a log more than I do as a casual observer..
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEDCthLBuwoAYgQQy by BillHartnett@noagendasocial.com
       2022-03-09T06:42:26Z
       
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       @D @furgar "lot"
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEDwcnkLRZx5OU4W0 by D@wei.mentalswarf.com
       2022-03-09T06:50:41.716385Z
       
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       @BillHartnett @furgar Most of his staff all grew up or lived long term in the area. Word gets around.All that aside, Crowder puts together one of the best conservative comedy shows and that does take a crapload of work from him no matter what kind of help he enjoyed early on to open doors and keep things running.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEEB3jR0yvIfCLlYG by altjohnny@poa.st
       2022-03-09T06:52:04.033859Z
       
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       @D @furgar @BillHartnett there was a breakup with NotGay Jared? I thought he got married and just quit
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEEB47XZMCnrxd17o by BillHartnett@noagendasocial.com
       2022-03-09T06:53:18Z
       
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       @altjohnny @furgar @D I am so confused I guess I don't know enough Crowder lore lol
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEEPGnpDMuTFwBDCy by BillHartnett@noagendasocial.com
       2022-03-09T06:55:52Z
       
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       @altjohnny @furgar @D I mean there's a Jared on the show and I guess he had a baby and he took some time off probably?
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEEXkMjBTm5GDY000 by D@wei.mentalswarf.com
       2022-03-09T06:57:24.429885Z
       
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       @furgar @BillHartnett There is journalism as taught in journalism schools and journalism as it actually functions.Research practices collapsed when TV news made it impossible to wait until print time to actually check anything. This minimum quality level mostly held on until 2004. The arrival of Twitter obliterated what little was left.Today, the only thing that matters is being first. No one gives a shit if you are right because no one sees retractions on the Internet. Even if you want to do a good job, your editor is not willing to wait for you to actually check things. They will literally grab your shit out of the queue and fire it up.As long as it appears to confirm your reader’s bias that’s all that matters.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEEmmjIg1bmw7HBZo by BillHartnett@noagendasocial.com
       2022-03-09T07:00:07Z
       
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       @D @furgar Sounds like someone in the industry.. Am I right or is this just an observation?
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEFlZzEfYpT4yidBQ by D@wei.mentalswarf.com
       2022-03-09T07:11:06.388319Z
       
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       @altjohnny @BillHartnett @furgar Will state clearly: I know of *nothing at all* that is concrete.There was a lot of suspicion at the time because it happened suddenly when the show went through a big change. Neither of them spoke about the details beyond the marriage, but Crowder at one point had said something about someone hurting him or letting him down, and if I recall correctly someone pointed out that Jared had unfollowed Crowder on Twitter at that time. That kind of thing was rocket fuel for speculation.I don’t recall a public statement about it from either party that would confirm or deny. Even if something bad did happen, I don’t think either is the type of guy who would comment publicly about it.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEGVroqhVpBhrvrRw by D@wei.mentalswarf.com
       2022-03-09T07:19:28.486841Z
       
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       @BillHartnett @furgar I was at one point: that’s what one of my degrees was in.My second career ended when I came out swinging on Twitter at a few of my publishers who were gleefully promoting the “Punch a Nazi” meme. I said that was a terrible idea because you don’t know who is going to be called a “Nazi” tomorrow – especially on the Internet. Never sold another story again when I used to make good money on large magazine spreads.I was already unhappy. They had already been rewriting my words to change the tone or misrepresent what I meant and printed it under my name without my consent. I was so mad that I let $3500 in checks go I cashed.Moved on to a new career. Honestly, it was for the best. Now I get to do things that make individual people happy instead of going to bed each night knowing I made the world a worse place.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEGb4tzUCrHjLp1o8 by D@wei.mentalswarf.com
       2022-03-09T07:20:25.311172Z
       
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       @BillHartnett @furgar I was at one point: that’s what one of my degrees was in.My second career ended when I came out swinging on Twitter at a few of my publishers who were gleefully promoting the “Punch a Nazi” meme. I said that was a terrible idea because you don’t know who is going to be called a “Nazi” tomorrow – especially on the Internet. Never sold another story again when I used to make good money on large magazine spreads.I was already unhappy. They had been rewriting my words to change the tone or misrepresent what I meant and printed it under my byline without my consent. I was so mad that I let $3,500 in checks go un-cashed.Moved on to a new career. Honestly, it was for the best. Now I get to do things that make individual people happy instead of going to bed each night knowing I made the world a worse place.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEHkqUK22RDsO2Mc4 by BillHartnett@noagendasocial.com
       2022-03-09T07:33:23Z
       
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       @D @furgar Holy crap! I just hope you find happiness in your new career.  You left a lot of money on the table as it were. But glad to see you're "sticking to your principals"  Absolution is always there for you, faith based or not.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEILPlkKqO5iucn0i by D@wei.mentalswarf.com
       2022-03-09T07:39:59.562377Z
       
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       @BillHartnett @furgar Oh yeah. I’m much happier. Journalism is fucking terrible, the people you will work with are fucking terrible, and living in that environment you will be fucking terrible too.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEIhPwCOBDIcK0Ofo by altjohnny@poa.st
       2022-03-09T07:40:07.513405Z
       
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       @D @BillHartnett @furgar I thought you seemed high IQ. How many degrees in total?
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEIhQSSSF1AEN69xI by BillHartnett@noagendasocial.com
       2022-03-09T07:43:58Z
       
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       @altjohnny @furgar @D "Call to Authority" not sure it's a good play. Just sayin' but I'm Just  a good county boy after all.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEIpRao7U0O4BpLTE by D@wei.mentalswarf.com
       2022-03-09T07:45:25.181820Z
       
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       @altjohnny @BillHartnett @furgar Nothing special. I just had two bachelors degrees in different fields.For my current career, I found something I liked that no one was willing to do as a profession and which had no regulatory body. Taught myself to do the job and did it well enough to convince other small businesses to pay me to do it. Now I do that for my income and teach the skills I figured out.I will not give another dime to our broken education system to buy another fake title.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEJ6yb4fD5xLnJPIe by Polyvoce@noagendasocial.com
       2022-03-09T07:48:35Z
       
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       @smartbrain @BillHartnett @furgar At the tail end of 2020 fuel duty + VAT accounted for not far shy of 70% of the cost of petrol at the pump;https://www.askthecarexpert.com/fuel-tax/
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEJHKxyLksPcixl7g by D@wei.mentalswarf.com
       2022-03-09T07:50:27.898870Z
       
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       @altjohnny @BillHartnett @furgar Any career that depends on a government regulatory authority – either to permit you to operate the business or to certify your credentials – is one that can be taken away from you if enough babies whine and scream.I’m 40. I cannot afford to waste my time on things which are not bulletproof to Internet crybullies.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEJdCwmqTdj7ipxXE by altjohnny@poa.st
       2022-03-09T07:51:12.558344Z
       
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       @D @BillHartnett @furgar oh okay, that's good that you found something that worked out well. fuck the education system, they're just teaching garbage now.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEJdDQv2Rk6dAw1VA by D@wei.mentalswarf.com
       2022-03-09T07:54:24.655485Z
       
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       @altjohnny @BillHartnett @furgar Absolutely. I hope my kids can inherit my business. If they want to do something else I would support vocational training.If they want to go to college they will be on their own. They can make their case to the bank and see whether it thinks their field of study has a bright future.
       
 (DIR) Post #AHEJkLGaJS6Yx7V0l6 by altjohnny@poa.st
       2022-03-09T07:54:59.554128Z
       
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       @D @BillHartnett @furgar I agree. I don't think school (K-12) should be mandatory, especially considering that there are now multiple versions of "the truth."