SaintsTiger

re: Cuba You Are Next!

Posted by SaintsTiger on 2/28/26 at 6:45 pm to SDVTiger

Let’s get NATO to chip in for any collateral damage,reconstruction, etc necessary. That’s what allies are for right?

Oh wait. Every country in the organization besides us is a taker.

re: Caesars could be exploring a sale, Fertitta could be among strongest suitors

Posted by SaintsTiger on 2/26/26 at 7:33 pm to James11111

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VICI owns most of MGMs casinos as well, or maybe all of them. They are paying around 6% annual dividend right now, and are up around 65% in the last 9 years.

I own some shares. It's a pretty sweet deal.

re: Just got my oil changed, and realized the reminder stickers are sneaky

Posted by SaintsTiger on 2/26/26 at 5:04 pm to CleverUserName

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Ehhhhhhhhh it's the absolute borderline you would want to run some of the best oils with the absolute best filters. These manufacturers recommending 12k to 15k mile changes are FOS. There is no way I would run anything that long. You have to remember... they just want the car to run till it's out of warranty. These same manufacturers also say the transmission fluid is permanent. The only permanent fluid is water. It damn sure isn't transmission fluid running in a complex, fluid dependent, gearbox that has clutches in it that wears.

Yeah, metal rubbing against metal, you’re going to have microscopic shavings circulating that will F shite up

re: Caesars could be exploring a sale, Fertitta could be among strongest suitors

Posted by SaintsTiger on 2/26/26 at 4:16 pm to teke184

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TF? Who thought selling land on the Vegas strip would be a smart idea?

Caesar’s went bankrupt a while back. Part of the re-organization was selling the land to VICI. That way the creditors of the casinos got paid while the casino doors stayed open.

re: Sharon Broom's top aide in some deep shite

Posted by SaintsTiger on 2/25/26 at 4:47 pm to Unobtanium

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Witchhunt?

Racism?

re: JD Vance ‘War on Fraud’ will be a big nothing burger

Posted by SaintsTiger on 2/25/26 at 8:26 am to Geekboy

If by nothingburger you mean Democrat strongholds will be exposed for corruption and be replaced by independent and republican leaders, you’d be correct.

re: Goldman Sachs says U.S. consumers stuck with higher prices even after SCOTUS tariff ruling

Posted by SaintsTiger on 2/25/26 at 8:23 am to ragincajun03

No tariff refunds will be issued.
1. Cannot enforce a judgment against the government
2. Even if they get a judgment, Trump will just increase the replacement tariffs enough to offset the judgment and then some .

re: Mamdani raided NYC's retirement fund to give free childcare to illegals

Posted by SaintsTiger on 2/25/26 at 8:18 am to stout

Would the real Nick Shirley please stand up and do a YouTube video on this?

re: Trump: Foreign Powers meddled in 2020 Election...It’s an Act of War.

Posted by SaintsTiger on 2/18/26 at 5:13 pm to Decatur

Democrats:

1. Trump cheated with Russia to get elected in 2016

2. Biden got elected in 2020 because of his sharp mental acuity. No fraud nor cheating occurred because America’s election systems are safe.

Investing in Amazon Business Suggestions

Posted by SaintsTiger on 2/14/26 at 8:52 pm

I've known this small business owner for a couple years. He's got a small, profitable health supplement business which I believe in and would take myself. Over the course of a year or so I've casually asked a couple of times what kind of deal would look like for investors if he ever wanted to expand. He always said the business isn't ready for investors. I never told him I wanted to invest, the topic just came up a couple times when we were talking business.

Anyway, then the other day he mentioned he's considering asking the boss at his job to invest in the Amazon business. So I told him I may be interested in investing and what would a potential deal look like. He doesn't have a proposal or anything ready to go, but the basics look like this:

-$40,000 - $50,000 needed for product production
-After expenses, expected profit margin is about 40%
-Base case for return: sell thru in about 1 year or less;
Worst case: 0 sales but he said that's highly unlikely as he's got an established brand with proven sales in an adjacent market, is pretty good at Amazon SEO, etc;
-best case the product sells through in 6 months or sooner and we keep re-investing & expanding

I told him I wouldn't put up the whole amount, but would be interested in putting up a portion of the money and be on equivalent terms with the other potential investor.

How would you structure this and what would be your investing parameters?

Money Talk

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re: Ilhan Omar and her husband's business ventures in SOMALIA, KENYA and the UAE

Posted by SaintsTiger on 2/14/26 at 8:23 pm to Ailsa

FREEZE their accounts now. Get our treasure back Trump :usa:

re: Trump: There will be voter ID for midterms, whether approved by congress or not

Posted by SaintsTiger on 2/13/26 at 4:27 pm to hawkeye007

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how can there be ID's required if its not a state law or national law?

National emergency of illegals voting in elections. This passes the shoe on the other foot test. Democrats explicitly passed emergency election rules for 2020. Some of the predicate COVID emergency declarations literally expired the day after the November election.

re: A federal judge has just BLOCKED SecWar Pete Hegseth from disciplining or demoting seditio

Posted by SaintsTiger on 2/13/26 at 3:51 am to Ailsa

No jurisdiction

re: Norway- 1 in 5 women report being raped. Half of those, under 18.

Posted by SaintsTiger on 2/13/26 at 3:49 am to TrueTiger

Being a little drunk or “coerced” into sex each count as rape in the surveys now.

Per Grok:

False, or at least misleading and overstated in the way it’s often phrased on social media.
The claim that “1 in 5 women in Norway are raped” (implying 20% experience rape) circulates in tweets and posts, but it’s not accurate in a simplistic sense. Reliable, recent data from Norway’s official research body, the Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS), shows higher figures in some surveys, but with important context.
A major 2023 NKVTS national prevalence study on violence and sexual abuse found that approximately 20–23% of Norwegian women (and about 3–4% of men) report having experienced rape at least once in their lifetime. This includes:
• Rape by force or coercion (~14% of women).
• Incapacitated rape (e.g., while intoxicated or asleep) (~11% of women).
• Combined or overlapping categories, leading to around 20% (or up to 23% in some breakdowns) for any form of rape.
This is a lifetime prevalence (ever in their life), not an annual rate or something happening to 1 in 5 women currently. The study notes an increase from earlier surveys (e.g., forcible rape lifetime prevalence rose from ~9.4% in 2013 to ~14.4% in later data for women), possibly due to greater willingness to report, broader definitions, or actual changes—researchers say it’s unclear but concerning.
Earlier studies (e.g., 2014 NKVTS) reported lower figures, around 9–10% lifetime rape for women, and some sources still cite those. Broader sexual violence (including non-penetrative acts) is even higher, with nearly 1 in 5 women experiencing other forms of sexual abuse besides rape.
Key points:
• These are self-reported survey results from population-based studies, not police reports (which are much lower, as most rapes go unreported—only about 1 in 5–10 cases reach police attention).
• Rape definitions in these surveys align with legal standards but include incapacitated cases, which some debates consider broader.
• No evidence suggests the claim is entirely fabricated; it’s rooted in real data from credible sources like NKVTS, though headlines sometimes round to “1 in 5” for impact.
• Reported rape cases to police remain in the low thousands annually (e.g., ~2,400 in 2023), far below what surveys suggest due to underreporting.
In short, surveys indicate roughly 1 in 5 Norwegian women experience rape over a lifetime (closer to 20–23% in the most recent data), but it’s not a universal “truth” without caveats—it’s a serious issue highlighted in official research, not something debunked as false. The tweets likely draw from these studies but may sensationalize or lack nuance.

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re: Our great Treasury Secretary sites Truflation and confirms inflation is plummeting

Posted by SaintsTiger on 2/13/26 at 3:46 am to Everyday Is Saturday

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So, it’s all labor costs?

Inflation not mitigated by creation.

Most of that $20 is profit margin no doubt. Grocery stores have low profit margins in general so overpaying a little for your cake is just giving a little back.

Dough, sugar and filling are pretty cheap.

Money Talk

re: Norway- 1 in 5 women report being raped. Half of those, under 18.

Posted by SaintsTiger on 2/13/26 at 3:42 am to TrueTiger

Highly doubtful. IIRC the survey includes being hit on by a dude the woman doesn’t like (or some such) as sexual assault.

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re: Our great Treasury Secretary sites Truflation and confirms inflation is plummeting

Posted by SaintsTiger on 2/11/26 at 5:39 am to Everyday Is Saturday

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Just paid $19.99 for small king cake at local LA grocery store.

Dough, sugar and filling.

It ain’t just my azz that’s inflated!

Sorry, I listen with my eyeballs, Mr Bessent.

Make your own next time?

Money Talk

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re: What does the OT consider a “good” salary?

Posted by SaintsTiger on 2/10/26 at 8:01 am to Loup

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I live pretty much the exact same way that I did when I was making $50k a year. I'm beyond double that and I have friends who make the same and always seem to be upping their standard of living every time they get a raise. My bills run around $1200/month so I'm able to save a pretty good bit and still do whatever the hell I want within reason.

I could still make it on 50k a year without adjusting how I live by much.

Sounds like you’re doing good now, but you should read this:

The Shockingle Simple Math Behind Early Retirement by Mr Money Mustache