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Shiftless2
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Perhaps I misperceive here.
This electioneering quotation seems more about currying votes than telling truth.
It's Persuasion 101. Present the argument from the perspective of the ones to be persuaded, in this case, November swing voters. Such persuasion tactic quite common on used car lots.
If the climatologists are correct, Trump is not merely hoping to sell out working families. Trump's gambit is to sell out humanity, including ironically the short-term gainers (including "big oil") Trump's attempting to bargain with.
It's not uncommon in U.S. politics to portray electoral victory of ones political opponent as catastrophic. A Trump re-election would be potentially cataclysmic. That may seem like standard political election hyperbole.
It's not.
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Medical residents are increasingly avoiding states with abortion restrictions
Students graduating from medical schools in the US were less likely to apply for residency positions in states with abortion bans and other significant abortion restrictions, according to new statistics from the Association of American Medical Colleges.By Julie Rovner and Rachana Pradhan, KFF Health News
"He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself." Thomas Paine
for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Galations 6:7
What did you anti-Liberty Republican government policy makers think was gunna happen?! You think martial oppression is constructive?
Texas Gov. Abbott issues full pardon for Army sergeant who killed BLM protester
Daniel Perry was convicted last month in the 2020 shooting of a BLM protester who was legally carrying an AK-47 rifle
By Bradford Betz Fox News May 16, 2024
Texas Gov. Abbott issues full pardon for Army sergeant who killed BLM protester
Texas Gov. Abbott has issued a full pardon for a former U.S. Army Sergeant convicted of murder in the shooting death of an armed protester in a 2020 Black Lives Matter march.
www.foxnews.com
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Shiftless2
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Whatever you do, don't spread this anywhere where someone in Texas might see it!!!
The U.S. federal War on marijuana continues, despite recent murmur of rescheduling (de-escalation). Result:
~Half the States have granted at least partial access to marijuana. But using U.S. mail to transport marijuana to those States, or among them remains prohibited, because U.S. mail is federal, and the feds are still at War with the People.
BUT !!
Disgraced Republicans that usurped women's right of choice with Dobbs have tossed their political hot potato to the States. "Leave it up to the States" they say. SPLENDID
So if the Republican authoritarians are sincere about according States, the People this healthcare autonomy, the United States Postal Service (USPS) will deliver such medication, even to States like Texas where women's rights are contested.
We shall see.
Shiftless2
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Here you go
www.yahoo.com
Bombshell Accusation Claims Harrison Butker Hooked Up With Male Cheerleader In College
Bombshell Accusation Claims Harrison Butker Hooked Up With Male Cheerleader In College
Kansas City Chiefs player Harrison Butker is being accused of hooking up with a male cheerleader while he was in college.
a) ehwwww
b) Some may view the "hook up" as the sin. That's for god to determine. The standard violated here is hypocrisy.
c) Stating "the true God-centered pride" as a personal belief is protected by 1A. Asserting it as a presumption of truth is offensive, insulting, and given the number of religions in our solar system, almost surely wrong.
If an omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent god was homophobic, why would there be homos?
Butker:
If you want to bang it through the uprights with a consenting adult that's up to you.
What does it say about your faith that you think god will know and not care about this?
18 US states back Montana in TikTok ban -court filing
By David Shepardson / September 18, 2023TikTok
Sept 18 (Reuters) - A group of 18 state attorneys general said on Monday they backed Montana's effort to ban Chinese-owned short video app TikTok, urging a U.S. judge to reject legal challenges ahead of the Jan. 1 effective date.
The state attorneys general led by Virginia and including Georgia, Alaska, Utah, Indiana, Nebraska, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky and South Dakota said the suits from TikTok and users should be rejected "because TikTok intentionally engages in deceptive business practices which induce individuals to share sensitive personal information that can be easily accessed by the Chinese Communist Party and because TikTok’s platform harms children in Montana."
TikTok, which is owned by China's ByteDance, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday, and filed a suit in May seeking to block the first-of-its-kind U.S. state ban on several grounds, arguing it violates the First Amendment free speech rights of the company and users.
A hearing on TikTok's request for a preliminary injunction is set for Oct. 12.
The states say TikTok, which is used by more than 150 million Americans, has faced growing calls from U.S. lawmakers for a nationwide ban over concerns about possible Chinese government influence. Efforts to pass legislation to give the Biden administration more power to ban or crack down on TikTok have stalled.
U.S. governments have a public safety obligation. It's U.S. tradition to accord children additional safety, granting full legal emancipation only to adults, typically at age 18 - 21.
Where should we draw the line?
No body is holding a loaded gun to the heads of children using (or being used by) the China based TikTok Internet platform.
Is U.S. government action appropriate here? Or instead should we instill in our citizens the awareness and ability to attend to their own Internet security?
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To mark the occasion, a headline with potential historic significance:
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor: How will the ‘Roberts court’ go down in history? And does the chief justice care?
May 27, 2024 3 AM PT
"His [Chief Justice Roberts] personal reputation is being sullied, and despite these justices’ perceived short-term gains, history will very likely evaluate the Roberts court as a stain on American justice and fair play."
"If he is at all concerned about his legacy as chief justice and that of the Roberts court, it behooves him to quash the most self-serving and partisan behaviors of some of his justices."
Letters to the Editor: How will the 'Roberts court' go down in history? And does the chief justice care?
Unless Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. agrees to urgently needed reforms, the 'Roberts court' will go down in history as nakedly partisan.
www.latimes.com
Shiftless2
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I'm sure everyone remembers the Titan submersible (the one that imploded on its trip to see the Titanic)
Nearly a year after the implosion of the Titan submersible, a real estate investor has announced that he'll travel in a submersible to the Titanic to prove it's a safe journey.
In June 2023, an OceanGate submersible imploded underwater, killing the five people on board and raising alarms about the safety of extreme tourism. Not everyone's given up on ....
www.newsweek.com
Billionaire Taking New Sub to Titanic Wreck Calls Titan a 'Contraption'
By Jenni FinkNearly a year after the implosion of the Titan submersible, a real estate investor has announced that he'll travel in a submersible to the Titanic to prove it's a safe journey.
In June 2023, an OceanGate submersible imploded underwater, killing the five people on board and raising alarms about the safety of extreme tourism. Not everyone's given up on ....
Billionaire taking new sub to Titanic wreck calls Titan a "contraption"
A new submersible is going to visit the iconic Titanic shipwreck.
www.newsweek.com
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I'm pretty sure I posted this before:
The bathysphere story:
Along-tenured oceanographer was taking a PhD candidate down the bottom at mid-ocean.
It was so deep that in hydro-dynamic free-fall it took the bathysphere 45 minutes to reach bottom.
The bathysphere was cramped, cluttered further with instruments suited to this particular dive.
Those instruments included a powerful laptop computer, and an HD flat-panel display.
The more tenured scientist spent the 45 minutes of the descent reviewing details of the location, and of today's tasks:
topology
geology
bio-forms
etc.
Their submersion time was limited, so when they reached bottom the more tenured scientist took up his half of the space to peer through the 8" glass view-port, allowing the student the other half.
But the young student / doctoral candidate didn't.
Instead, the student took his place before the flat-panel display, which it turns out actually provides the better view.
This was not merely an education for the more tenured oceanographer. Near as I can tell it was the beginning of the end of the bathysphere.
We (they) now use unmanned drones, robots either connected by cable to the surface ship / mother ship, or not.
And their goings on can be monitored via multiple high-res cameras on multiple view screens, clearly the superior view.
I understand, some of these submersibles offer a lot better unaided view than an 8" diameter view port.
None the less, do the risk : benefit calculation, going that deep is pointless needless risk.
Perhaps there's some scientifically poorly understood inverse proportion between IQ & bank balance.
If I had that kind of $cash I'd try an experiment, in 50' of water.
Take the sub down, see how it looks.
Then send a maxed out robot down to the same dive site, and see which provides the better view.
After that decide whether the risk is worth it.
ps
Some cinema may not be intended to deceive, but rather to entertain. HOWEVER
the drama of the reaction shot of the submarine commander's face, below rated crush depth, as the sub hull creeks a little,
it may get the audience's attention. But it's a poor form of education for an actual deep sea diving submariner.
Just reading about these deep sea ding-a-lings makes me feel smarter.
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Harrison Butker gives another speech, says he meant every homophobic, sexist word
Harrison Butker says he wants to create a 'legion of future saints' as he defends his homophobic, misogynist speech.By Cyd Zeigler
Harrison Butker gave another speech over the weekend, and he doubled down on his Benedictine College speech that was homophobic and misogynistic.
His most recent speech this weekend came at another educational institution, this time at the Regina Caeli Academy. The RCA is a growing network of Catholic hybrid homeschooling, which is becoming more and more popular with conservative and Christian parents.
The theme of the night was “Courage under fire.” Butker took the opportunity to espouse his own courage while failing to address the deeply homophobic, misogynist views he shared in .....
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Shiftless2
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Tampa Bay Rays clap back at DeSantis rainbow ruling.
By Ken Schultz
STORY
Tampa Bay Rays’ rainbow clapback to Ron DeSantis, and this MLB thirst trap has an All-Star smile
After their Pride debacle in 2022, the Rays fight for their LGBTQ fans with public displays of Pride colors in defiance of the governor. Plus Thirst Trap of the Week.By Ken Schultz
STORY
a)Jerk.
b) I still like Mahomes.
DeSantis got it wrong, and should know better.
Looks like the TB Rays got it right, though there's an appearance $profit motive may be a factor. BUT !
Right, even if right for the wrong reason.
MLB has a bigger problem. Shrivel & die quickly & soon MLB. The solar system doesn't need you.
"Fast Food" prices seem to have outpaced $inflation in recent years.
Consumer blow-back has resulted in price-cutting competition among familiar fast food franchises.
www.today.com
Inflation, the cost of living is surfacing in political presidential polls as a primary criterion for voter choice of candidate.
How will Biden / Trump spin this price war, as we careen toward the Summer pie-hole cramming season?
Consumer blow-back has resulted in price-cutting competition among familiar fast food franchises.
Fast-food chains are beefing over value meals — and customers are benefitting
From McDonald’s to Wendy’s and more, chains rush to add value meals to their menus, quelling frustrated customers.
www.today.com
Inflation, the cost of living is surfacing in political presidential polls as a primary criterion for voter choice of candidate.
How will Biden / Trump spin this price war, as we careen toward the Summer pie-hole cramming season?