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Ok, that Start Farm ad with Mahomes and Kelse.......Mahomes and MaAuto. Excellent. 😅 😅 😅 (Original Post) a kennedy Sep 2023 OP
👍 Rebl2 Sep 2023 #1
As State Farm refuses to issue new homeowners policies in CA. usonian Sep 2023 #2
Damn, sorry. a kennedy Sep 2023 #3
Not your fault! usonian Sep 2023 #4

usonian

(13,618 posts)
2. As State Farm refuses to issue new homeowners policies in CA.
Fri Sep 22, 2023, 07:46 PM
Sep 2023

I “PASS” on the ads.

Collected for my storm damages. Grandfathered in as long as I stay here. I think.

usonian

(13,618 posts)
4. Not your fault!
Fri Sep 22, 2023, 09:49 PM
Sep 2023

The purpose of advertising is to bamboozle people.

State Farm and others are pulling out of homeowners insurance in CA and Florida ( definitely in Florida!)

A classic.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/oct/24/advertising-poison-hooked
Advertising is a poison that demeans even love – and we're hooked on it
George Monbiot

I don't do TV. And I keep my thumb on the remote for the radio. No ads for me.
I use an ad-blocker on all my browsers, and pay for my DU star.

Sure wish DU didn't need ad revenue. Michael Bloomberg could support it out of his lunch money.
But I can't gripe.

He just dropped half a billion to cut down coal.

ichael Bloomberg Is Throwing $500 Million at Efforts to Shut Down All U.S. Coal Plants
https://gizmodo.com/michael-bloomberg-500-million-shut-down-coal-plants-1850861082

Billionaire, philanthropist, and former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced this week that he will invest $500 million into his campaign to shut down coal plants and halve gas use by 2030.

Through the Beyond Carbon campaign, Bloomberg has successfully helped shut down about 70% of all coal plants in the U.S. This new push is intended to shut down the remaining 150 coal plants. The Beyond Carbon initiative also aims to work with a range of local and state organizations to block the construction of new gas plants.

The financing is intended to support research, including studies and analysis to deliver accurate data to partnering organizations and officials for better decision-making. It will also fund local policy and advocacy, along with litigation brought against power companies.

According to a press release from Bloomberg Philanthropies, this push to shut down coal-fired power plants will push officials to invest in renewable energy and clean jobs. “Our climate is warming at a breakneck pace, and there’s more urgency than ever to cut emissions from fossil fuels & move the U.S. faster toward a clean energy future,” Bloomberg tweeted yesterday, referring to the recent announcement.


Wanted to close this out with something positive!!
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