Posts by Benjamin Foster2

frozenmason642 said:I guess the only real downside to them right now is that we still don't have mobile banking here in the States.

But if you actually ask them about this specific thing? Who knows. Maybe they've got it in the works and it'll pop up soon enough.

electricbadger89 said:Look, they’re fine, provided you don't actually plan on using mobile banking.
If you aren't going to be a client, you don't really need it anyway; you can just handle the loan through an administrative freeze.

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This feels weird to me... I’ve been with JPMorgan Chase for over a year now and I’ve relied on their mobile app since day one: https://www.jpmorganchase.com/mobile-banking

Maybe it’s just a regional thing, who knows? I think there's a monthly service fee of maybe $5 or so, but in exchange, there aren't any hidden fees—or the hassle of standing in line at a branch 🙂 —when you're paying bills through the app. Personally, my experience with this bank has been pretty decent.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Walter Hughes53 said:Honestly, I’m just hoping our guys pull themselves together by tomorrow—which is less than 24 hours before kickoff—but maybe the real issue here is just that you all have an inferiority complex whenever we face the big teams.

Yeah, that’s definitely true. I’m at least hoping for a game similar to the one we saw today... so if America pulls off the win, it’ll be more than deserved, especially considering they had one less day of rest. 🙂

Walter Hughes53 said:Long live the legends—it would be nice to wrap this whole thing up with a win, especially since you've got a day off and a top-tier coach in your corner.
Now, unless someone happens to have an email from Babić telling us exactly how to force your perimeter players to actually take their shots... 😁

Oh, and yeah—maybe we’ll get lucky if the tournament bracket is broken enough or if that extra rest day actually works, but I wouldn't bet on it. We always seem to lose to you guys eventually.

neonfalcon16 said:The Canadians are going to run circles around us.

Man, give me a break. 🙂 Our guys are perfectly happy just making it to the semifinals—they’ll play the exact same way in the bronze medal game.

That was an incredible game—absolute heart-stopper—it's just a shame the US didn't pull off the win at the end. Not like that mindless, messy scrap we saw yesterday.

If you aren't scoring from the wings, hitting shots from the perimeter, finding gaps in the six-yard box, and—let’s be honest—showing some actual grit, you aren't going to take down the Frenchmen. It just doesn't work that way. So, let's see if America can actually pull this off and bring home the gold.

Given how many mistakes were made, I’d say the first half was actually a decent enough result. Now they just need to tighten things up right out of the gate in the second half and start closing the gap.

Spain is an absolute powerhouse—they basically tore us apart like a disorganized town hall meeting gone wrong—so there’s really no sense in downplaying what they just pulled off. Huge congrats on such a massive win. 🙂

Congrats to the neighbors on making it to the semifinals. 🙂

Patrick Newman5 said:Americans and Canadians in the semifinals!!!

See you in the finals.

Let's hope 👍

driftingfox66 said:It just melted away once it hit 36 degrees.

edit: Well, there it is. Congrats on making the semifinals. 👍

If they’d had even one more minute left on the clock, I’m pretty sure they would’ve found a way to blow the whole thing. 🙂

Thanks for the kind words. 🙂

Tyler Johnson11 said:Man, that’s exactly the point! They know they're too big to fail, and the government can't let them go belly up because the whole system would just implode—so that's their playbook. They block any real regulation, and they’ll do it all over again.
Just look at how many presidents and CEOs from banks and insurance companies lined their pockets by peddling absolute garbage. They knew it was junk, but they still pushed it and raked in massive bonuses for doing it. From the low-level suits to the guys at the top, it’s basically one giant pyramid scheme of rewards. They knew this bubble couldn't last forever and had to pop eventually. Most of them were dumping their own bank stocks while they could, knowing the ship was sinking, right when things looked best. God bless the American way of life!

And the absolute worst of the bunch? The rating agencies. They knew exactly what kind of mess was sitting on those bank balance sheets—they knew there was zero chance of getting paid back—but they kept slapping them with AAA ratings just to keep the charade going as long as possible. It's the unholy trinity: the banks, the insurance companies, and the rating agencies.

But in all this chaos, what actually happened to the free market, capitalism, and those other grand little slogans we used to believe in?

Lisa Price5 said:If you ask me, there's just nothing there but empty space and a light breeze!🤦

I don't know about that. I actually think she’s quite sharp—it just seems more likely she's either being paid off or someone's got something on her.

Gary Cox2 said:A picture really does say it all...

What a lineup. 🤣
That sign asking, "Dear Angela Merkel, what's the point of passenger planes anyway?" is the real winner here. Honestly, I think if the CEO of United Airlines actually took a second to look at that and truly grasped the question, he might actually have a moment of clarity... 😁

Sophia Ramos5 said:If our Facebook keyboard warriors had to see their own local crime news translated into Arabic or Pashto, they’d realize how much more unwanted we actually are...
It’s pathetic how some people don't realize that if you default on your cable bill, you can end up losing your house and drowning in interest. It happens for everything.
Like that Syrian woman said: Canada? Please, that place is a dump...

Syrian woman sparks social media firestorm: I don't want to stay in Canada, it's a poor country.

Honestly, I don't really mind if they feel that way. In fact, the more people who think like that, the fewer of them will end up stuck here with us. 🤷

Nicole Barrett76 said:Of course this is the best approach.

It isn't just Europe that needs to tackle this issue head-on. What are our sister Arab nations doing—countries like Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Dubai, the Emirates, Algeria, Morocco, and Egypt? What is Israel doing? What about those Turkic Central Asian states? And what are the USA, Russia, Australia, India, China, and Pakistan doing???

Is it only us Americans who are expected to act as if we are somehow superhuman?

And if we absolutely must confront this problem, wouldn't it be best to house them in camps, far removed from the rest of the population, providing them with food, clothing, and warmth, while using every political means at our disposal to end the war quickly so they can be sent back to rebuild their own nation as soon as possible?

That is perfectly understandable. In fact, it is one of the significant reasons that migrants ought to realize: that a fear of strangers is a completely normal and rational phenomenon; that they should have fought for their own country (just as we fought for ours); and that being "forced" to chop wood is by no means an act of slavery or oppression, but rather a recognition that everyone must be a productive member of society and that one cannot live off idleness; furthermore, the mere opportunity to work, even if it is a "lowly and dirty job" like chopping wood, is actually a profound expression of trust placed in them.

Sure, that sounds great in some sort of perfect utopia, but I think we both know—and let's be honest here—that the world we actually live in is nowhere near that kind of ideal. 🙂

Ryan Carter3 said:A massive headline over on the news portal:
Refugees are returning home—overcrowded centers, bad food, a lukewarm welcome

What kind of grotesque stupidity is this from the author of this article? Even the headline itself screams a contradiction that should sting the eyes of anyone with even a modicum of intelligence. If you are a refugee, you aren't "returning home." Certainly not because of a lackluster welcome or some subpar meals. By its very definition, a refugee is someone who has fled. A person flees when their life is in immediate peril. If your life is actually on the line, you don't just head back simply because the food isn't to your liking. If it weren't so tragic, the sheer stupidity of these people would almost be laughable. But what can you expect when they insist on posing as moral authorities?

Lukewarm 🤣is putting it mildly.

Sophia Ramos5 said:Miro Cerar claims that razor wire isn't actually about stopping migrants—it's just a pointed message to the government in Washington.

"The barbed wire isn't meant to stop refugees; it's a signal sent to the administration in D.C.," Prime Minister Miro Cerar stated during yesterday's press conference on migration held at the Kennedy Center.

So, if they had only put up one layer, would that have been a different kind of message?

Cerar is an idiot, and honestly, that's the only way I can sum up that ridiculous statement.🤦

Congratulations on bronze, though I have to say—that semifinal was a real heartbreaker. It would’ve been one of those legendary, epic stories if you guys had managed to snag the gold instead.