Cooley came into a restaurant I worked at after a PC win. Brought 9 family members with him, so party of 10.

First round of drinks were comped and a few complimentary apps sent to the table. Complimentary desert with “Congrats Coach! Let’s go Friars!” written on it.

Dude and his family got A1 treatment. This man left $55 on a $300 tab that should have been closer to $500 before comps. He came in a few more times after games and I straight out refused to help anyone do anything extra for him.

I’m not even a PC fan, so this man never did a thing for me. See ya ✌🏼

Don't let anyone convince State Government to implement a bottle/can deposit.
Addicts will scour your neighborhood for cans and bottles, turn them in for cash, and then buy more drugs!

I don’t know. This is also anecdotal too but everyone I knew who OD’d or has a drug problem got into drugs because that’s what their peers were doing, not because of anything prescription related. I’m just saying we have limited resources and I would rather see people focus on battered women or homeless children or something like that.

I think it's important to consider the pathways to opioid exposure.

Now, today, everyone knows about opioid addiction risks, but 10 years ago, this might not have been the case. Anecdotal evidence should normally not be used, but I remember patient's stories about doctors saying that Percocets were not risky to use as painkillers, yet these are opiates. The incentivized prescribing of opiate painkillers in our healthcare system did not make transparent choices accessible, either.

I know I sound like an online internet hero today, but occasionally, my work means I interface with people suffering from addiction issues. I think it is important to take the time to learn about the pathways towards addiction. I understand that, sometimes, our online personas vary from the real world, but real people will read this. A real person might be someone who is suffering from addiction and wants to get better. I have shame and guilt to deal with, but not at the scale that other people might have.

Sympathies may already be over-taxed and exhausted, but that little bit extra may just be what another person needs to push them towards that better space. Thank you for trying to access that.

Thanks so much!

I hope you come to the event! All perspectives are welcome

Terrible news if true. He's done great things for the program. If he held out longer, they probably would've made it somewhere. We all loved him at PC--he was one of our biggest faces and best representatives. But he's more than earned the right to follow his best interests. Wishing him the best!

> I just can't imagine any scenario where anyone with her gig, salary, and power would give it up to be at the bottom of a 435 person cluster-bleep.

"I really want to meet George Santos to find out what that guy's deal is" is the best I got lol

As a recovered drug addict who has overdosed, this seems like a waste of resources that should be spent on education and job training for sober houses. Giving people a safe place to abuse drugs doesn’t help them at all. Overdosing on the other hand tends to lend some much needed reality and always offers the opportunity to get clean. You got to remember being an addict is a disease but drugs are a symptom not a source of healing that disease. This doesn’t sound like you’re teaching that and could potentially be letting a lot of people down.

Have you traveled around RI to check things out? That might be your next step. The towns have different vibes and you might like some more than others. The state is TINY, so it won't take long, lol.

Housing stock is low and places go fast. What you want is pretty particular, but it's possible if you are flexible with location. So, I would find a good RI broker to stay ahead of Zillow (but who doesn't love looking at zillow as well). You could focus, say, on East Greenwich, Barrington, Bristol to start, but let the broker know you would consider the right place in other towns. I left NYC because I missed New England (grew up on the North Shore of Ma, another lovely area). I ultimately chose Providence and love it, but I came close to living in Tiverton, Bristol and Wickford myself- they reminded me of home on the North Shore, MA.

Even if she did have some cash left, she could easily donate that cash to another candidate, or to the party, if she wasn't going to use it. She could also donate it to charity. She just couldn't convert it to personal use, which she hardly needs anyway. I just can't imagine any scenario where anyone with her gig, salary, and power would give it up to be at the bottom of a 435 person cluster-bleep.

Well said

Bonnet Shores is a specific area within Narragansett. In South Kingstown there is Green Hill near the water or East Matunuck. Inland stretches past the University of Rhode Island so options are endless but the area near Worden Pond and Indian Lake give you the water access while keeping you off the tourist traffic routes.

The only way it'd make sense to me is if she had a ton leftover in her campaign account, which seemed unlikely given the insane amount of local TV ad buys she got.

Am I wrong? I love drugs just as much as the next guy but everyone knows what these particular drugs can do before they ever try them. Sorry, I only have so much sympathy and this seems like an easily avoidable predicament to put oneself in. You know this and I know this, internet hero.

I don't get why Foulkes would've ever considered it unless she had a ton of leftover campaign cash. There really aren't many executive types looking to become the lowest rung on a totem pole with 400+ people above you.

You don't need to actually live in the congressional district for the Reps, just being a resident of the state is enough. Magaziner's house is in CD1 but he represents CD2.

You also need to account for the increase in access to inexpensive money. The cheap and easy loans drive additional demand by allowing more participants into the marketplace who wouldnt have been able to buy before, and simultaneously empowering those already in a position to purchase to spend more.

Run this up alongside the fact that were not building new housing at any significant pace, and you get back to what i was saying about supply and demand.

Not enough houses to meet demand. it's that easy.

They raise rates hoping that they can kill demand, but the reality is that even at increased rates its still sensible to buy the house with fixed rate debt, because those who carry fixed rate debt in an inflationary environment will see the real costs of repaying their loan decrease.

That's the ugliest mcmansion I've seen in a while haha. That kitchen is so HGTV open plan huge it needed two islands big enough for Anker to ship to! The bathtub room is a riot- East Greenwich has some lovely houses, but this is not one of them!

Foulkes saying no thanks should surprise no one. There was no way in hell she was going to give up her high-paying CEO gig for a spot at the bottom of a 435 person organization...especially with the current make up of that body. Governor? Absolutely. Senator? Maybe. Rep? NFW.

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Having flashbacks to that thread asking what everyone did and made and every single person was saying some horseshit like “tactical systems analyst, 120k a year” Blame them for impossible rents and cute little bakeries popping up in low income neighborhoods.

Retaliation?

The answer is NIMBYs. We don’t have more housing because every development that includes more housing than a site had before is pushed back on by “concerned citizens” who claim to want to prevent this or that or save this or save that, but ultimately don’t want condos near them, especially if they’re “affordable”, whatever that means. And because less housing means homeowners net worth goes up, it’s there’s little incentive to allow further development.

RI DEM has a list on their website