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It was cloudless all day until about 20 minutes before it got interesting. In the 95% band so not the full thing, but still a bit disappointing that the full clouds rolled in.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/08/trump-says-abortion-is-up-to-the-states-declines-to-endorse-national-limit-00151022

Here is the press release on the new plan: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/04/08/president-joe-biden-outlines-new-plans-to-deliver-student-debt-relief-to-over-30-million-americans-under-the-biden-harris-administration/ The copypasta upshot: In total, these plans would fully eliminate accrued interest for 23 million borrowers, would cancel the full amount of student debt for over 4 million borrowers, and provide more than 10 million borrowers with at least $5,000 in debt relief or more. cancel up to $20,000 of the amount a borrower’s balance has grown due to unpaid interest on their loans after entering repayment, regardless of their income. Low and middle-income borrowers enrolled in the SAVE plan or any other income-driven repayment (IDR) plan would be eligible for the entire amount their balance has grown since entering repayment to be canceled under the Administration’s plans. This group of borrowers includes single borrowers who earn $120,000 or less and married borrowers who earn $240,000 or less. automatically cancel debt for borrowers otherwise eligible for relief through the SAVE plan, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, or other forgiveness opportunities like closed school loan discharges but who have not successfully applied for that assistance. cancel student debt for borrowers who first entered repayment 20 or more years ago. Borrowers with only undergraduate debt would qualify for forgiveness if they first entered repayment 20 years ago (on or before July 1, 2005), and borrowers with any graduate school debt would qualify if they first entered repayment 25 or more years ago (on or before July 1, 2000). cancel student debt for loans associated with institutions or programs that lost their eligibility to participate in the Federal student aid program or were denied recertification because they cheated or took advantage of students. Further, borrowers who attended institutions or programs that closed and failed to provide sufficient value— for example that leave graduates with unaffordable loan payments or earnings no better than what someone with a high school diploma earns— would be eligible for relief cancel student debt for borrowers experiencing hardship in their daily lives that prevents them from fully paying back their loans now or in the future. Honestly if no caveats, this is an improvement for my situation over the original blanket forgiveness program. So if this comes to fruition I'd have to thank Republicans for falsifying standing to get the original program tossed.

happy birthday @JustinOther!

imagine it's 5,000 years ago and there's a total solar eclipse three days after an earthquake

I recall The List got brought up during the reunion event (maybe by @LoverDemon?) and man I had all sorts of flashbacks to things I forgot ever happened

Biden to Make Second Attempt at Large-Scale Student Loan Forgiveness The administration will soon issue a proposed regulation that could slash student loan balances for millions of Americans By Andrew Restuccia Updated April 5, 2024 1:02 pm ET https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/biden-to-make-second-attempt-at-large-scale-student-loan-forgiveness-ef1da5fe

The last noticeable earthquake here was 2011 and it was so comparatively small that my being a restless foot-tapper was enough to negate any effect for those sitting around me.

I was on an internal zoom call. Office happens to be on eighth floor and I'm next to a wall-sized window. Alone in the office with a 22 year old. Realized the whole building was shaking, but no one was reacting and everything was still shaking and the dissonance just triggered the panic inside. 22 year old made all the obvious jokes, so I told her it's not my fault I'm not hardened from growing up under the pervasive threat of school shootings like her.

basically the hair is shaved down to the skin and then for one reason or another the skin envelopes the top of the hair and the pore so the door is shut but the hair's still gotta grow, and so it just grows and curls around and around inside your skin if it's caught early it's basically like popping a zit and a hair comes out, if not it'll just like create a whole pocket between layers of skin to grow and fester in

i haven't heard any pro-shavers mention their love of in-grown hairs

It is totally weird to me when I realize that their smartphone is their primary device. Like if they don't have a PC for games or whatever they just don't have a computer or laptop at all. Having a computer used to be like a status symbol.

I don't value a beard but I hate shaving. so I buzz it down to stubble with hair clippers my mom loaned me during COVID that I never gave back and then I forget about it until it's too long again.

I've only moved myself/with family. Highly curious whether you decide the trade-off of not having to do it but having to trust beefy guys to not damage your stuff is worth it.

I'm looking from my PC and I can definitely see it now. I thought there was a smudge on my screen but you're right. Weird.

sorry @rpgamer I totally missed this, but I am not sure what in the image you're pointing out

Seems like there was a bit of a settlement last week https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/03/27/desantis-disney-lawsuit-settlement-tourism/

happeaster

here it is it was definitely there all along https://unevenedge.com/topic/63127-asmb-nostalgia-and-shout-outs-thread/

I thought we had a central thread somewhere but maybe not so here it is. For those that missed the 20th Anniversary Reunion event circa 2023 or just want those nostalgia vibes to keep on going, let's use this as a mega thread for all things retro ASMB. Feel free to drop in, say a word, shout out you friends (feel free to tag if not for douchy purposes), ask a question, bask in the glow, or whatever else you want!

Better late than never! I think we have a general ASMB nostalgia thread in this folder, or if we don't we probably should.

shouldn't good friday be called baaaad friday

cool

Forget pounds or grams, we need to use units of weight based on humpback whales for everything.

Pro choice Dem wins a red-leaning toss-up seat in Alabama statehouse. https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/26/politics/alabama-special-election-democrat-reproductive-rights/index.html