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- Wed Jul 22, 2020 9:07 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Politics
- Replies: 256
- Views: 230112
Re: Politics
I was going to post this engaging piece by Dave Grohl, praising/defending teachers, in the Art & Music section but decided not to since it is political. https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/07/dave-grohl-pandemic-reopening-schools-health-teachers/614422/ In Defense of Our Teachers When i...
- Wed Jul 22, 2020 4:48 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Donald Trump running for President.
- Replies: 1012
- Views: 453610
Re: Donald Trump running for President.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the point is *because it's trump* , this virus, with a 98% survival rate, has been *blown the fuck up* . obama ( the most corrupt president of all time ) got a pass on everything. The case and death rates are not growing exponentially in the United States because people...
- Wed Jul 22, 2020 1:41 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Donald Trump running for President.
- Replies: 1012
- Views: 453610
Re: Donald Trump running for President.
Only 56 Million Cases to go until we reach H1N1 (Swine Flu) Cases from 2009! How long were schools shut down for? What type of masks were popular back then? (April 12, 2009-April 12, 2010) Swine flu deaths in United States: 12,469 (Feb 29, 2020-July 21, 2020) Covid-19 deaths in United States: 144,9...
- Wed Jul 22, 2020 1:04 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: 2020 US Racial/Political Protests and Riots
- Replies: 267
- Views: 162316
- Tue Jul 21, 2020 6:01 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: 2020 US Racial/Political Protests and Riots
- Replies: 267
- Views: 162316
Re: 2020 US Racial/Political Protests and Riots
The President can't get away with invoking the Insurrection Act in Portland. He can't use the *US military or federalize the National Guard and send them to Portland because that would break the Posse Comitatus Act. This is why unidentifiable people from the Department of Homeland Security, with no ...
- Tue Jul 21, 2020 2:23 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: 2020 US Racial/Political Protests and Riots
- Replies: 267
- Views: 162316
Re: 2020 US Racial/Political Protests and Riots
It is a dangerous game for The Administration to equate vandalism with terrorism. All of the graffiti and vandalism provide the optics needed to send in the secret police to save "a city under siege." This strategy to scare suburbanites into thinking "violent anarchists" are taking over has backfire...
- Tue Jul 21, 2020 12:07 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: 2020 US Racial/Political Protests and Riots
- Replies: 267
- Views: 162316
Re: 2020 US Racial/Political Protests and Riots
Don't mess with the moms!
- Mon Jul 20, 2020 12:16 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Donald Trump running for President.
- Replies: 1012
- Views: 453610
Re: Donald Trump running for President.
What's going on with Fox News and Cheeto?? Seems that there's been a few stories recently where Fox is challenging Trump. https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1284211497388797954 I just read about this interview; it aired yesterday. Btw this is the "test" Trump brags about acing: https://static....
- Sat Jul 18, 2020 4:58 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Politics
- Replies: 256
- Views: 230112
Re: Politics
The man in the photo with Rubio is the late Elijah Cummings.
(Rubio has since taken the photo down and replaced it with one where he is pictured with John Lewis.)
- Thu Jul 16, 2020 9:29 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Donald Trump running for President.
- Replies: 1012
- Views: 453610
Re: Donald Trump running for President.
This is from the ProPublica newsletter I have sent to me via email: 8:01 AM (4 hours ago) ProPublica Not Shutting Up BY STEPHEN ENGELBERG Dear ProPublican, ProPublica reached a historic milestone this week. On his 1,269th day in office, after unleashing more than 50,000 tweets about Sleepy Joe and a...
- Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:20 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: pedophilia
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10846
Re: pedophilia
I haven't been able to order a pizza since pizzagate. :eyes: Btw - it bugs me that the word pedophilia is now used as a blanket term for attraction to/sex with minors. Pedophilia is attraction to/sex with prepubescent children. But a digress . . . :hide: Aaaaaaaaaand just because an author writes ab...
- Mon Jul 13, 2020 11:22 am
- Forum: Jane's Addiction News
- Topic: Hosting Bill for ANR
- Replies: 33
- Views: 19242
Re: Hosting Bill for ANR
Just saw this. Sent a contribution.
- Mon Jul 13, 2020 11:07 am
- Forum: Music And Art
- Topic: Movies or "the breakdown of jasper"
- Replies: 2256
- Views: 746824
Re: Movies or "the breakdown of jasper"
This past weekend I watched The Last Black Man in San Francisco. It is beautifully shot. I can't believe there hasn't been more buzz about this film. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/critics-debate-what-is-a-sundance-movie-2019-edition-broadens-picture-1182136 . . . by far the best narrative f...
- Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:42 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Coronavirus
- Replies: 1100
- Views: 597636
Re: Coronavirus
RVpBFy_TRtA https://www.yahoo.com/news/mask-resistance-during-pandemic-isnt-115358176.html Mask resistance during a pandemic isn't new – in 1918 many Americans were 'slackers' J. Alexander Navarro, Assistant Director, Center for the History of Medicine, University of Michigan The Conversation July ...
- Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:15 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Who's on First?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 19204
- Sat Jul 04, 2020 10:11 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: BAD SHIT Thread
- Replies: 92
- Views: 70604
Re: BAD SHIT Thread
I have to admit, bunny ebola was not on my 2020 bingo card. :drink: https://www.yahoo.com/news/deadly-rabbit-virus-nicknamed-bunny-164601686.html Deadly rabbit virus nicknamed 'bunny ebola' spreading rapidly across southern US Rozina Sabur The Telegraph July 3, 2020, 12:46 PM EDT A deadly rabbit vir...
- Wed Jul 01, 2020 8:04 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: 2020 US Racial/Political Protests and Riots
- Replies: 267
- Views: 162316
Re: 2020 US Racial/Political Protests and Riots
A compelling piece. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/opinion/confederate-monuments-racism.html You Want a Confederate Monument? My Body Is a Confederate Monument The black people I come from were owned and raped by the white people I come from. Who dares to tell me to celebrate them? By Caroline R...
- Wed Jul 01, 2020 6:02 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Predictions....
- Replies: 62
- Views: 37288
Re: Predictions....
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/why-trump-tanking-polls/613651/ White Voters Are Abandoning Trump And they’re doing so for a surprising reason. JUNE 30, 2020 David A. Graham Staff writer at The Atlantic For most of the past three years, the only thing more futile than looking for ...
- Tue Jun 30, 2020 7:59 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: BAD SHIT Thread
- Replies: 92
- Views: 70604
Re: BAD SHIT Thread
http://aintnoright.org/images/smilies/hide.gif https://www.yahoo.com/news/swine-flu-found-china-pandemic-potential-083627669.html New swine flu found in China has pandemic potential AFP June 30, 2020, 4:36 AM EDT Washington (AFP) - Researchers in China have discovered a new type of swine flu that i...
- Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:08 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Russian Bounties on American Soldiers
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4710
Russian Bounties on American Soldiers
Apparently both the Administration and Trump knew about this back in 2019. https://apnews.com/425e43fa0ffdd6e126c5171653ec47d1 AP sources: White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019 By JAMES LaPORTA June 29, 2020 Top officials in the White House were aware in early 2019 of classified intelligence...
- Mon Jun 29, 2020 1:33 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Donald Trump running for President.
- Replies: 1012
- Views: 453610
Re: Donald Trump running for President.
While DJT may be in a "fragile" mood, I don't know about the likelihood of his dropping out. (He tanked again in another Rasmussen poll - a poll that favors the GOP.) Hypothetically though, who would run, Pence? https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-fragile-mood-may-drop-152718908.html Trump in ‘fragile’...
- Mon Jun 29, 2020 1:07 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Coronavirus
- Replies: 1100
- Views: 597636
Re: Coronavirus
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/06/29/coronavirus-live-updates-us/ June 29, 2020 3:41 p.m. EDT Florida reports high in rolling seven-day average of new cases for 22nd day in a row Florida reported 5,266 new cases of the coronavirus Monday, as well as 28 deaths, bringing the total number ...
- Mon Jun 29, 2020 12:01 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Coronavirus
- Replies: 1100
- Views: 597636
Re: Coronavirus
The park employees outside Runyon Canyon simply "remind" people of the mandate. They seem to have no authority to deny entry. In Massachusetts, you can be denied entry and issued a fine. People will get arrested if they become belligerent. When I see the stuff going on in other states, it's as thoug...
- Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:12 am
- Forum: Music And Art
- Topic: Peaky blinders
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15829
Re: Peaky blinders
Just finished Season 4. (Adrien Brody was ridiculous.)
I'm glad there will be a sixth season. With one season to go, I already miss it.
I'm glad there will be a sixth season. With one season to go, I already miss it.
- Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:08 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Coronavirus
- Replies: 1100
- Views: 597636
Re: Coronavirus
Bebe woman update: