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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: The assassination of an insurance company CEO |
| Gentleman Argentum |
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Posted: Yesterday, 5:59 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 165
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| I quit reddit (again) in disgust because so many people were posting Hoorays and things like that celebrating the murder. I think the murder was vile. The murderer shot a man in the back in cold blood. I don't think there is any political discussion to be made about that. The fact that people on the... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Changes |
| Gentleman Argentum |
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Posted: 09 Dec 2024, 9:41 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 68
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| What kind of sudden changes have happened in your life? how well did you cope with them? What did you do to successfully cope with them? What did you do that made it harder to cope with the changes? How long did it take to get used to the changes? I got ambush-divorced right before the pandemic, ri... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: $$$$ |
| Gentleman Argentum |
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Posted: 08 Dec 2024, 8:00 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 251
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| What kind of extreme financial situations have you been in? How close have you been to not being able to pay for: rent, utilities, groceries, health insurance, transportation? What did you waste too much $$$ on? What kind of desperate things did you do for $$$? How much do you worry about $$$? How ... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Recommend me a film |
| Gentleman Argentum |
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Posted: 08 Dec 2024, 7:39 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 211
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| Recommend a film that came out on tape or DVD (if tape I'm sure there's a DVD I can get) so I can get it out at the library Thanks People on Wrong Planet, if they are on the spectrum, ought to give "Keep the Change" a shot. It about two Aspie's that date in NYC. It is just the best movie ... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Your earliest memory? |
| Gentleman Argentum |
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Posted: 07 Dec 2024, 10:33 pm
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Replies: 23
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| I am small enough to be lying on the closed toilet seat lid. My mother is changing my diaper, breathing purposely through her mouth instead of her nose, a nasty look on her face. I do not feel good about her expression at all. I continue to be amazed at how vivid this remains. I am 62 this year. I ... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Abuse of autistic patients by facility staff in NY |
| Gentleman Argentum |
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Posted: 07 Dec 2024, 10:26 pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 105
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| NY Post ran an article today exposing what goes on some state-sponsored autism centers. Bad stuff, but then a lot of facilities for people that require round-the-clock care feature abuse. Elderly get abused too. Only remedy I can think of is have staff composed of volunteers from the families, but ... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: A part of me doesn't want to leave Copenhagen |
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Posted: 05 Dec 2024, 5:25 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 108
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| Denmark is a social democracy run by the Social Democratic Party. This means that while it's still a capitalist country its government leans very strongly to the Left, with high taxes and high levels of social programs available to the people, like free health care, housing subsidies, child care, e... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: An economist experts pessimistic on China's economy |
| Gentleman Argentum |
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Posted: 05 Dec 2024, 7:36 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 156
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| Fu Peng compared the operating mechanism of the world economy to a pyramid structure, with ideology at the top, politics in the middle, and markets and assets at the bottom. He believes that since 2016, the world has begun to shift from the left-wing inclusiveness, openness and integration of the p... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: A vacation you enjoyed |
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Posted: 05 Dec 2024, 3:36 am
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Replies: 10
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| What's a vacation you've been on that you remember fondly? Either as a kid or as an adult. When I was a kid we used to go to the beach in Italy on the island of Sardinia, which is kind of remote, for Italy, and has pristine beaches, unlike some other parts of Italy where the seawater is polluted. W... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: A part of me doesn't want to leave Copenhagen |
| Gentleman Argentum |
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Posted: 05 Dec 2024, 3:20 am
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Replies: 5
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| I've been in Copenhagen for three days for my dad's birthday and today we are flying back to England but I don't feel happy returning despite having to go back to work tomorrow and back to seeing some dull things back home. Copenhagen seems like a nice place to go to.The people are friendly and has... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Someone asked a person if they got a haircut. |
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Posted: 05 Dec 2024, 3:15 am
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Replies: 3
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TheNet wrote: And they said "no, I got them all cut."
That was bad.  |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: How to choose a name |
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Posted: 05 Dec 2024, 3:13 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 111
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belijojo wrote: I've thought about Shinrye,Srye,Ciyoo,Shiyio. But they either sound like siri or they sound like shill. I want a name that is short and easy to remember, but doesn't sound old-fashioned or have a bad homonym. Ask for your help. 
Shinrye has potential, modify it to Seneca. |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Get free money for opening a checking account |
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Posted: 04 Dec 2024, 6:15 pm
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Replies: 3
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| We get these offers in the mail from chase & 5/3. Done it once. Be aware that you should receive a 1099 from the bank for the income. Drain & close the account. Repeat a couple years later. My mom loves these. I don't due to the long term tracking & organization such requires. I did it ... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: I want to deactivate a dating account but I've been blocked |
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Posted: 04 Dec 2024, 6:09 pm
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Replies: 4
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| I've been trying to login a dating site which I no longer use and unsubscribe and deactivate the account but for some reason every time I've tried to log in, It keeps telling me that I've been blocked by an administrator and when I looked up why this happens, its because it may have detected suspic... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Aut teen stepdaughter, using AI chatbots for relationships. |
| Gentleman Argentum |
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Posted: 04 Dec 2024, 4:40 am
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Replies: 7
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| Im brand new to here and also a year in to caring for our 15 year old stepdaughter. But I need the wisdom of you all to see if this is a healthy thing. For the last 8 months she has been engaging in psuedo boyfriend/girlfriend relationships with A.I. characters mostly emulated from niche animation/... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Vaccine scare |
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Posted: 04 Dec 2024, 4:32 am
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Replies: 52
Views: 1,531
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| There is absolutely no foundation for the fear of vaccines. Including the idea that it's not the vaccine itself but other ingredients that could cause harm. All of it is entirely untrue. Vaccines are perfectly safe. ^I am. I am saying they are perfectly safe. To say anything else is vaccine scare m... |
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