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  Vice President Kamala Harris…your thoughts??

  by minimus in

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  good pick?

  bad pick?

  helpful to president biden?

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  Balaamsass2

  Previously, I had a neutral..mildly negative opinion of Harris. This thread/subject intrigued me, so I took the time to look her up on Wikipedia and click on the links to go down the Rabbit hole.

  Very interesting childhood and parents. I highly recommend reading the info.

  I grew up, and worked in and around San Francisco for much of the first 40+ years of my life, so I have read and heard about her for a long time. I have also known her mentor Willy Brown since the 90s, actually met and spoke with him at work. The guy was incredibly bright and very shrewd. (One person I would never underestimate, or play poker with.)
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  Is Serena's Williams a JW baptized that is

  by blondie in

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  (can't insert edit in title husband a jw?).

  i just read that serena said both of them were jws.

  but this wouldn't be the first time means 1) supports her beliefs and does them 2) supports her beliefs and doesn't interfered with but no where does it say he is a baptized witness.

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  Hummm. Reminds me of the Jacksons' claims of being JWs. They visited Bethel a number of times and got rock-star treatment. Extra JW "light". :)

  It does bring up the question of: How secure are the EX-JWs' identities and posts on Reddit since her hubby owns it.
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  Visited the Russell gravesite yesterday

  by dropoffyourkeylee in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  wife and i visited the russell gravesite in allegheny (pittsburgh) pennsylvania yesterday.

  i’ll post photos if i can get them to upload on the hotel wifi..

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  It is very important. A huge issue in construction is errors in the initial concrete pours for foundations. Out of square and unlevel foundations.

  That pyramid and the Egyptology mumbo-jumbo in Russel's early writings can really shake up a die hard JW.

  A relative told me they had "read some things on the internet" that bothered them a LOT. (This was a month after an online anti-abuse group left stuffed toy lambs in front of the Kingdom Hall one Sunday morning.) She booked a cross country and brought along another relative to SEE that Pyramid IN PERSON. She didn't believe what she saw on the net. I thought that would seal the JW coffin for her...but no...she couldn't leave all her family and identity behind, so she doubled down on being a JW.
  

  
  
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  The SPINOFF: These are the stories the Jehovah’s Witnesses went to court to stop you reading

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/25-07-2024/these-are-the-stories-the-jehovahs-witnesses-went-to-court-to-stop-you-reading?utm_source=spinoff-share-button&utm_medium=spinoff-web-mobile&fbclid=iwzxh0bgnhzw0cmteaar1yg_xczgpiel3at0lbzv5wu_p05ja_oenwvwplv1myb89dstgpfsrdzsw_aem_rjvb95lxmk1cvmzcvzpzjq.

  friday, july 26, 2024toby manhire.

  these are the stories the jehovah’s witnesses went to court to stop you reading.

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  Balaamsass2

  Wow! Heartbreaking. I hope this gets picked up by AP and Goggle.
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  Vice President Kamala Harris…your thoughts??

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  good pick?

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  helpful to president biden?

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  Balaamsass2

  I think most people expect way too much of Presidents. Many believe that they are some 18th-century King or Czar.

  Sadly I believe that increasingly, the real power is in big businesses (S&P 500) and the lobbyists they use to influence and bribe government bureaucrats, the press, and congressmen around the WORLD.

  Think about it, with a US population of 333 MILLION, just the top 2% of IQs and education would leave you with 6 million+ possible candidates..certainly not what we usually see running for the job.

  US President gets paid 400k per year, not bad, but the AVERAGE S&P 500 CEO gets paid 16 MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR. "According to a June 2024 Associated Press study, the median total compensation for S&P 500 CEOs in 2023 was $16.3 million, which is a 12.6% increase from the previous year. This is a significant increase that outpaced the 4.1% increase in wages and benefits for private-sector workers in 2023. In fact, at half of the companies surveyed, it would take a middle-level worker almost 200 years to earn what their CEO does."
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  Menlo Park Legal Advisor Tells All

  by Juan Viejo2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  someone sent me a link to the anoninsurrection youtube page.

  i found eleven videos documenting an interview with the legal advisor for the former menlo park kingdom hall elders.

  you can find them here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=plszmu_qv0dgtco2wl5bnjdx12ny2_cmoo .. i've also published the entire set of eleven along with my comments on ex-jw.com.

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  The final end for a JW Window Washer who took obedience to Watchtower to the extreme. :(
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  Article - New Zealand: Jehovah's Witnesses lose last ditch court case over abuse in care report

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/522908/jehovah-s-witnesses-lose-last-ditch-court-case-over-abuse-in-care-report?fbclid=iwzxh0bgnhzw0cmteaar1g3qvzxlojo2szcm6xlsf2tsc_0rehd4dp4i6rda6zxafplc_v2hzvvf4_aem_pztghhvtf5to8qsjtv3m0g.

  july 23, 2024. jehovah's witnesses lose last ditch court case over abuse in care report.

  jehovah's witnesses have failed in an eleventh hour attempt to block part of a lengthy report about abuse in care that is about them.. .

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  Balaamsass2

  Andersons Info, Thanks for the post and update!
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  Vice President Kamala Harris…your thoughts??

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  good pick?

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  helpful to president biden?

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  Balaamsass2

  Who knows?

  NOT a rapist.

  Not a FELON.

  No bankruptcies.

  Not a senior citizen white male. "Old White guy".

  Has an odd manner and laugh.

  Law Degree- educated w/above average IQ

  Ex-DA, Ex-Cal Attorney General, ex-senator, ex-VP.

  A Woman - an edge with 50% of the electorate. -Women's rights, glass ceiling, etc.

  Part Asian/part black is a demographic plus with 40% of the electorate. -Non-White.

  Under 60 a plus with 75% of the demographic. -Younger people.

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States

  Time will tell. Never underestimate tribalism.
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  Reddit thread re Oct 2024 WT with picture of window washer - Theme knocking people who Planned

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this thread currently has over 300 comments.. it shows a picture of an older man washing a window looking wistfully… then it talks all about how some may have doubts about not having planned and the situation they are in now that they are older, etc.

  it refers to others who did plan and who supposedly have ‘apparent’ financial security.

  in my opinion, the whole gist of this article is to make older witnesses feel better who did not pursue a career or plan well for retirement.. it tries to imply that those others who planned only have ‘apparent’ financial security - which is to say they don’t (?).

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  Balaamsass2

  Today 60 to 80-year-old JWs are facing other financial hurdles. In addition to the extra 20 hrs a week of "Theocratic" activities devouring there spare time for the last 40 years, they experience the difficulties ALL Baby boomer retirees face.

  The most-read story in the Wall Street Journal today explains these issues:

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  America’s 60-Year-Olds Are Staring at Financial Peril

  A bruising recession and the disappearance of pensions have left many young boomers financially exposed" "Shauna Sharpes doesn’t travel and grows much of her own food at her home in western Washington state. The payroll manager for a local Native American tribal authority has meager savings and expects she will have to keep working for at least the next decade.

  Part of her challenge: She turned 60 in January, putting her at the tail end of a baby boom generation that is hurtling toward retirement age in uncertainty. Born in a midcentury, postwar America brimming with promise, many of the youngest boomers are still sporting financial bruises from the 2007-09 recession and the nation’s steady shift away from guaranteed pensions.

  “The most important things for me right now are a place to live indoors, water and food,” said Sharpes, who has about $3,000 in her retirement accounts. “And thinking about how I’m going to provide that for myself from now until I drop dead.”

  By the end of this year, the youngest baby boomers will all turn 60. The birth dates of those in this generation—around 70 million strong, or one in five Americans—cover a 19-year span stretching from the aftermath of World War II to 1964, the year the Beatles made their debut on the Ed Sullivan Show. " "Older Americans—including young boomers with retirement accounts powered by a booming stock market—remain a major force in the economy. Those 55 and up control nearly 70% of U.S. household wealth, Federal Reserve data show.

  But that age group also includes older adults with little if any retirement funds socked away, or only Social Security to lean on, who are facing golden years laden with risk. For millions of younger boomers, who could live at least two more decades, a lost job or expensive medical problem could upend their stability while ramping up pressure on younger generations. " Older Americans—including young boomers with retirement accounts powered by a booming stock market—remain a major force in the economy. Those 55 and up control nearly 70% of U.S. household wealth, Federal Reserve data show.

  What ALL Baby boomers are facing now
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  Reddit thread re Oct 2024 WT with picture of window washer - Theme knocking people who Planned

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this thread currently has over 300 comments.. it shows a picture of an older man washing a window looking wistfully… then it talks all about how some may have doubts about not having planned and the situation they are in now that they are older, etc.

  it refers to others who did plan and who supposedly have ‘apparent’ financial security.

  in my opinion, the whole gist of this article is to make older witnesses feel better who did not pursue a career or plan well for retirement.. it tries to imply that those others who planned only have ‘apparent’ financial security - which is to say they don’t (?).

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  Balaamsass2

  I clearly remember in the 70s a year after High School graduation being "counseled" by two elders and a Circuit Overseer on THREE occasions for "Materialism" i.e.: WORKING FULL TIME and not Pioneering, "because the end is any day now". At that time I was helping out my mom, grandparents, and trying to save a little for school. NOPE, not good enough if you want "congregation privileges"! So I buckled, believed I was wrong, started pioneering and eventually went to Bethel. Everyone but me profited and was happy. The Brothers who counseled me hired me P/T at a 30% discount (+no benefits) to what I had been making hourly from "Worldly employers" so I would have more "flexible" hours. THEY, the 2 elders benefited. Later, Bethel was happy because they got a skilled worker at a 90% discount of what I had been making and.. ZERO benefits. After a few years of worthless backslaps and hollow "honor", I quit the free/discount labor pool. Of course the Elders receiving the discounted labor were angry it ended, and Watchtower was angry the free labor tap was turned off. Bethel tried to pressure me to stay, claiming I was abandoning "Gods house" to go where the "greed was greater". Yep, no thanks for the volunteer labor, no kudos or thanks, ..just " you won't give us more free labor??!!".

  Ten years later, in the 80s after attending JC. night school, and getting a job with a major Financial Corporation, a C.O. and two elders visited again to "council me" about my weekly contributions to the Company 401K pension, insurance, and an IRA. "This shows a lack of faith in the end being close!" "You are working in the center of Satan's Financial System!!!!" (My horrified first wife had shared my check stub w/deductions with the CO that "proved" I had no faith in the closeness of the END!)

  Today, the two elders are are dead, their widows left in poverty. The COs are both dead, as are their wives. My overseers in Bethel ...DEAD... after being booted during Bethel downsizings. My EX wife, is a penniless 73 year JW "bag lady" who begs at Starbucks. The SAD fruits of those that ignore 6th grade math, simple logic, and the Bibles council to "go to the ant you lazy one".