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Has anyone heard from @carolekay?
t1nick comments on Jul 6, 2019:
The quakes were about 120 miles northeast. LA only got about a 4.0 tremor from what the reports say. She should not have been in much danger if she was in LA at the time.
t1nick replies on Jul 6, 2019:
@MissKathleen
No never have. I teach geology but never lived an earthquake zone. Experienced lots of other phenomena, but not an earthquake
t1nick comments on Jul 6, 2019:
The quakes were about 120 miles northeast. LA only got about a 4.0 tremor from what the reports say. She should not have been in much danger if she was in LA at the time.
t1nick replies on Jul 6, 2019:
@MissKathleen
No never have. I teach geology but never lived an earthquake zone. Experienced lots of other phenomena, but not an earthquake
Has anyone heard from @carolekay?
t1nick comments on Jul 6, 2019:
The quakes were about 120 miles northeast. LA only got about a 4.0 tremor from what the reports say. She should not have been in much danger if she was in LA at the time.
t1nick replies on Jul 6, 2019:
@MissKathleen hmmm. Ok
t1nick comments on Jul 6, 2019:
The quakes were about 120 miles northeast. LA only got about a 4.0 tremor from what the reports say. She should not have been in much danger if she was in LA at the time.
t1nick replies on Jul 6, 2019:
@MissKathleen hmmm. Ok
Has anyone heard from @carolekay?
t1nick comments on Jul 6, 2019:
The quakes were about 120 miles northeast. LA only got about a 4.0 tremor from what the reports say. She should not have been in much danger if she was in LA at the time.
t1nick replies on Jul 6, 2019:
@MissKathleen
Was the 7.1 located in LA or closer to Bakersfield like yesterdays?
t1nick comments on Jul 6, 2019:
The quakes were about 120 miles northeast. LA only got about a 4.0 tremor from what the reports say. She should not have been in much danger if she was in LA at the time.
t1nick replies on Jul 6, 2019:
@MissKathleen
Was the 7.1 located in LA or closer to Bakersfield like yesterdays?
For those who hate comparing Trump to Hitler, look at this:
[thehill.
Varn comments on Jul 5, 2019:
This time last year ..I was deep into ‘the rise & fall of the third reich.’ Figured, with trump in office - I’d better learn how close we are...
My take: trump was too privileged to have developed the internal hatred and **envy** that drove Hitler. Both Narcissists, trump’s nowhere near...
t1nick replies on Jul 5, 2019:
I agree about the difference in their background as you elucidated. But there is no one single model for making another Hitler. I agree with all your similarities.
Varn comments on Jul 5, 2019:
This time last year ..I was deep into ‘the rise & fall of the third reich.’ Figured, with trump in office - I’d better learn how close we are...
My take: trump was too privileged to have developed the internal hatred and **envy** that drove Hitler. Both Narcissists, trump’s nowhere near...
t1nick replies on Jul 5, 2019:
I agree about the difference in their background as you elucidated. But there is no one single model for making another Hitler. I agree with all your similarities.
For those who hate comparing Trump to Hitler, look at this:
[thehill.
The-Krzyz comments on Jul 5, 2019:
It was not Ivanka, the worshipful daughter, but Ivana, the vengeful ex-wife. Not very credible, as the whole Hitler comparison is neither helpful nor illuminating.
t1nick replies on Jul 5, 2019:
But oh so true unfortunately. He is appearing more Hitler-like all the time.
The-Krzyz comments on Jul 5, 2019:
It was not Ivanka, the worshipful daughter, but Ivana, the vengeful ex-wife. Not very credible, as the whole Hitler comparison is neither helpful nor illuminating.
t1nick replies on Jul 5, 2019:
But oh so true unfortunately. He is appearing more Hitler-like all the time.
Does anyone get this Betsy Ross flag banning?
t1nick comments on Jul 3, 2019:
White Supremacy groups have co-opted the flag as one of their symbols. That is the reason for Nike's decision.
t1nick replies on Jul 4, 2019:
@Heraclitus
I think the controversies that have come about as a consequence of this Administration has brought it into the lime light. I do not think as many were aware during Obama as most of the hate groups were operating more underground. Their recent empowerment has brought light and attention to the things that they choose to co-opt and thevextrnt if their influence.
t1nick comments on Jul 3, 2019:
White Supremacy groups have co-opted the flag as one of their symbols. That is the reason for Nike's decision.
t1nick replies on Jul 4, 2019:
@Heraclitus
I think the controversies that have come about as a consequence of this Administration has brought it into the lime light. I do not think as many were aware during Obama as most of the hate groups were operating more underground. Their recent empowerment has brought light and attention to the things that they choose to co-opt and thevextrnt if their influence.
I have a question that maybe you all can help with.
t1nick comments on Jul 3, 2019:
Try the Front Range of Colorado. A purple to blue corridor. Jobs avaiable as it is one of the states growing in indusry. Prices increasing but come soon, you could get in before they explode beyond reason. Lots of things to do, outdoor life, lots of cultural events. Year round sports.
t1nick replies on Jul 4, 2019:
@CallMeDave
There are still deals to be found. Thats why the location is growing so quickly. Ammenities and geography.
t1nick comments on Jul 3, 2019:
Try the Front Range of Colorado. A purple to blue corridor. Jobs avaiable as it is one of the states growing in indusry. Prices increasing but come soon, you could get in before they explode beyond reason. Lots of things to do, outdoor life, lots of cultural events. Year round sports.
t1nick replies on Jul 4, 2019:
@CallMeDave
There are still deals to be found. Thats why the location is growing so quickly. Ammenities and geography.
Joaquin Castro stealthily captures photo and video at border detention center - The Washington Post
t1nick comments on Jul 3, 2019:
I have buy a subscription to watch the video. Not cool.
t1nick replies on Jul 3, 2019:
@Pamscwf1
I dont have a subscription to the Wasington Post so they wouldnt let me open it.
t1nick comments on Jul 3, 2019:
I have buy a subscription to watch the video. Not cool.
t1nick replies on Jul 3, 2019:
@Pamscwf1
I dont have a subscription to the Wasington Post so they wouldnt let me open it.
Trump’s Military Parade Is Now Estimated to Cost $92 Million: Report – Fortune [fortune.com]
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jul 2, 2019:
They spent 40 mil. on investigating Trump when Muller knew in the beginning it wasn't true.. Make him pay for it.. 😒
t1nick replies on Jul 3, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
You are sooo.... sad. You know it, I know it, and everybody agrees. 😎
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jul 2, 2019:
They spent 40 mil. on investigating Trump when Muller knew in the beginning it wasn't true.. Make him pay for it.. 😒
t1nick replies on Jul 3, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
You are sooo.... sad. You know it, I know it, and everybody agrees. 😎
Mark Twain explains Evangelicals and the Tea Party....
t1nick comments on Jul 3, 2019:
Its no longer the Tea Party. Now its calls itself the Freedon Caucus. Still as virulent as ever.
t1nick replies on Jul 3, 2019:
@SallyInStitches
Lets hope it continues to keep them away.
t1nick comments on Jul 3, 2019:
Its no longer the Tea Party. Now its calls itself the Freedon Caucus. Still as virulent as ever.
t1nick replies on Jul 3, 2019:
@SallyInStitches
Lets hope it continues to keep them away.
Trump’s Military Parade Is Now Estimated to Cost $92 Million: Report – Fortune [fortune.com]
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jul 2, 2019:
They spent 40 mil. on investigating Trump when Muller knew in the beginning it wasn't true.. Make him pay for it.. 😒
t1nick replies on Jul 3, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
When he and his entire family are in jail, I'll think about getting over it. Not a fan of the country being run by a mob boss. An incompetant one at that.
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jul 2, 2019:
They spent 40 mil. on investigating Trump when Muller knew in the beginning it wasn't true.. Make him pay for it.. 😒
t1nick replies on Jul 3, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
When he and his entire family are in jail, I'll think about getting over it. Not a fan of the country being run by a mob boss. An incompetant one at that.
Mark Twain explains Evangelicals and the Tea Party....
t1nick comments on Jul 3, 2019:
Its no longer the Tea Party. Now its calls itself the Freedon Caucus. Still as virulent as ever.
t1nick replies on Jul 3, 2019:
@SallyInStitches
I feel for you. If Freedom Caucus is too liberal, that is scary
t1nick comments on Jul 3, 2019:
Its no longer the Tea Party. Now its calls itself the Freedon Caucus. Still as virulent as ever.
t1nick replies on Jul 3, 2019:
@SallyInStitches
I feel for you. If Freedom Caucus is too liberal, that is scary
Trump’s Military Parade Is Now Estimated to Cost $92 Million: Report – Fortune [fortune.com]
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jul 2, 2019:
They spent 40 mil. on investigating Trump when Muller knew in the beginning it wasn't true.. Make him pay for it.. 😒
t1nick replies on Jul 3, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
hahahahaha. You've done better. He was FOUND guilty, just not enough to establish a lock shut case.
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jul 2, 2019:
They spent 40 mil. on investigating Trump when Muller knew in the beginning it wasn't true.. Make him pay for it.. 😒
t1nick replies on Jul 3, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
hahahahaha. You've done better. He was FOUND guilty, just not enough to establish a lock shut case.
Trump’s Military Parade Is Now Estimated to Cost $92 Million: Report – Fortune [fortune.com]
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jul 2, 2019:
They spent 40 mil. on investigating Trump when Muller knew in the beginning it wasn't true.. Make him pay for it.. 😒
t1nick replies on Jul 3, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
You are wrong. Multiple examples of collusion with Russia, but collusion is not an indictable offense.
He was not able to establish enough irrefutable evidence to establish an airtight case on criminal intent to cospire with Russia. The inability to not establish an airtight case is not the same thing as innocence. Trump, his family, and his associates are guilty. If nothing else, at the very least guilty of stupidity, this must be his appeal to his spporters.
You did not read the report and Barr is a political puppet for Trump. Has no legitimacy in intelligent society.
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jul 2, 2019:
They spent 40 mil. on investigating Trump when Muller knew in the beginning it wasn't true.. Make him pay for it.. 😒
t1nick replies on Jul 3, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
You are wrong. Multiple examples of collusion with Russia, but collusion is not an indictable offense.
He was not able to establish enough irrefutable evidence to establish an airtight case on criminal intent to cospire with Russia. The inability to not establish an airtight case is not the same thing as innocence. Trump, his family, and his associates are guilty. If nothing else, at the very least guilty of stupidity, this must be his appeal to his spporters.
You did not read the report and Barr is a political puppet for Trump. Has no legitimacy in intelligent society.
Trump’s Military Parade Is Now Estimated to Cost $92 Million: Report – Fortune [fortune.com]
t1nick comments on Jul 2, 2019:
Where's the Pentagon through all this? We need some adults in Washington.
t1nick replies on Jul 3, 2019:
@Garbonza
John Kelly is no longer on his cabinet. That was the mediating factor last time.
t1nick comments on Jul 2, 2019:
Where's the Pentagon through all this? We need some adults in Washington.
t1nick replies on Jul 3, 2019:
@Garbonza
John Kelly is no longer on his cabinet. That was the mediating factor last time.
Trump’s Military Parade Is Now Estimated to Cost $92 Million: Report – Fortune [fortune.com]
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jul 2, 2019:
They spent 40 mil. on investigating Trump when Muller knew in the beginning it wasn't true.. Make him pay for it.. 😒
t1nick replies on Jul 3, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
I'm not sure how you can say its not true. Collusion was demostated, but intentional conspiracy was not. 10 counts of Obstruction of Justuce that are prosecutable. Judgement not rendered by Mueller due to the memo cocerning indulicting a sitting President.
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jul 2, 2019:
They spent 40 mil. on investigating Trump when Muller knew in the beginning it wasn't true.. Make him pay for it.. 😒
t1nick replies on Jul 3, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
I'm not sure how you can say its not true. Collusion was demostated, but intentional conspiracy was not. 10 counts of Obstruction of Justuce that are prosecutable. Judgement not rendered by Mueller due to the memo cocerning indulicting a sitting President.
Trump’s Military Parade Is Now Estimated to Cost $92 Million: Report – Fortune [fortune.com]
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jul 2, 2019:
They spent 40 mil. on investigating Trump when Muller knew in the beginning it wasn't true.. Make him pay for it.. 😒
t1nick replies on Jul 3, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood yes
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jul 2, 2019:
They spent 40 mil. on investigating Trump when Muller knew in the beginning it wasn't true.. Make him pay for it.. 😒
t1nick replies on Jul 3, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood yes
Trump’s Military Parade Is Now Estimated to Cost $92 Million: Report – Fortune [fortune.com]
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jul 2, 2019:
They spent 40 mil. on investigating Trump when Muller knew in the beginning it wasn't true.. Make him pay for it.. 😒
t1nick replies on Jul 2, 2019:
Have you read the report?
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jul 2, 2019:
They spent 40 mil. on investigating Trump when Muller knew in the beginning it wasn't true.. Make him pay for it.. 😒
t1nick replies on Jul 2, 2019:
Have you read the report?
Trump’s Military Parade Is Now Estimated to Cost $92 Million: Report – Fortune [fortune.com]
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2019:
Mueller and the democrats have spent much more than that on bogus investigations so let them pay for it.
t1nick replies on Jul 2, 2019:
Try reading the report first before speaking.
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2019:
Mueller and the democrats have spent much more than that on bogus investigations so let them pay for it.
t1nick replies on Jul 2, 2019:
Try reading the report first before speaking.
Trump just announced that our brand new Sherman tanks will be taking part in his 4th of July parade.
t1nick comments on Jul 2, 2019:
We don't have any "new" Sherman tanks. Lol. He's such an Idiot
t1nick replies on Jul 2, 2019:
@larsatrg
crowd control????? Lol. Or confusing the K-9 corps. Lol
t1nick comments on Jul 2, 2019:
We don't have any "new" Sherman tanks. Lol. He's such an Idiot
t1nick replies on Jul 2, 2019:
@larsatrg
crowd control????? Lol. Or confusing the K-9 corps. Lol
Warren is now for censorship... She has lost my vote.
[youtube.com]
t1nick comments on Jul 1, 2019:
Timcast...seriously?
t1nick replies on Jul 2, 2019:
@Bierbasstard
I concur. Most people who rely on YouTube usually have a hard time discerning fact from fiction. They seem to have a problem with determing source credibility. I use in the classroom as their are decent science videos. A way to introduce a subject prior to jumping in with real content.
t1nick comments on Jul 1, 2019:
Timcast...seriously?
t1nick replies on Jul 2, 2019:
@Bierbasstard
I concur. Most people who rely on YouTube usually have a hard time discerning fact from fiction. They seem to have a problem with determing source credibility. I use in the classroom as their are decent science videos. A way to introduce a subject prior to jumping in with real content.
How to get two over 6 ft tall teenagers to do chores around the house?
t1nick comments on Jul 1, 2019:
Stop being a servent. Stop cooking for them, tell them to get their own meal. Buy some easy to make frozen food (hiotpockets, etc.). Stop washing there cloths andvtell them if they want clean clothes, do it themselves. Stop cleaning their bedroom, tell them if they want a clean room do it ...
t1nick replies on Jul 2, 2019:
@Katsarecool
Thats who I was referring. Sorry for the miscommunications.
t1nick comments on Jul 1, 2019:
Stop being a servent. Stop cooking for them, tell them to get their own meal. Buy some easy to make frozen food (hiotpockets, etc.). Stop washing there cloths andvtell them if they want clean clothes, do it themselves. Stop cleaning their bedroom, tell them if they want a clean room do it ...
t1nick replies on Jul 2, 2019:
@Katsarecool
Thats who I was referring. Sorry for the miscommunications.
Awhile back George W.
Allamanda comments on Jul 2, 2019:
and imagine, if you're Welsh, you have to say you are from the country of the Gauls [Pays de Galles] in French... it doesn't even have a name... and sounds like you read nothing but Asterix.
t1nick replies on Jul 2, 2019:
I did enjoy Asterix comics. Haven't seen in years.. lol
Allamanda comments on Jul 2, 2019:
and imagine, if you're Welsh, you have to say you are from the country of the Gauls [Pays de Galles] in French... it doesn't even have a name... and sounds like you read nothing but Asterix.
t1nick replies on Jul 2, 2019:
I did enjoy Asterix comics. Haven't seen in years.. lol
Number Of Teachers Quitting The Classroom After Just One Year Hits All-Time High
t1nick comments on Jun 30, 2019:
Alright, this article is about the UK, not the US. On average anout 40-50% of new teachers change careers after just 3 years in my experience over my last 30 years of teaching.
I do not know UK educational laws, but NCLB (No Child Left Behind) by Bush II, made it difficult for schools to hire ...
t1nick replies on Jul 1, 2019:
@SeaGreenEyez how unfortunate.
t1nick comments on Jun 30, 2019:
Alright, this article is about the UK, not the US. On average anout 40-50% of new teachers change careers after just 3 years in my experience over my last 30 years of teaching.
I do not know UK educational laws, but NCLB (No Child Left Behind) by Bush II, made it difficult for schools to hire ...
t1nick replies on Jul 1, 2019:
@SeaGreenEyez how unfortunate.
Number Of Teachers Quitting The Classroom After Just One Year Hits All-Time High
t1nick comments on Jun 30, 2019:
Alright, this article is about the UK, not the US. On average anout 40-50% of new teachers change careers after just 3 years in my experience over my last 30 years of teaching.
I do not know UK educational laws, but NCLB (No Child Left Behind) by Bush II, made it difficult for schools to hire ...
t1nick replies on Jun 30, 2019:
@SeaGreenEyez
They are subject to the same requirements if they except state or federal monies. That is unless deVoss has managed to get the regs changed for them. Which wouldn't surprise me.
t1nick comments on Jun 30, 2019:
Alright, this article is about the UK, not the US. On average anout 40-50% of new teachers change careers after just 3 years in my experience over my last 30 years of teaching.
I do not know UK educational laws, but NCLB (No Child Left Behind) by Bush II, made it difficult for schools to hire ...
t1nick replies on Jun 30, 2019:
@SeaGreenEyez
They are subject to the same requirements if they except state or federal monies. That is unless deVoss has managed to get the regs changed for them. Which wouldn't surprise me.
Story time! There once was a little girl who grew up in religion.
t1nick comments on Jun 30, 2019:
An alternative approach is get a degree in International Relations. Graduate and take the Diplomatic Corps test. Join the State Deoartment and become a bridge between the two worlds. Especially given India's increased importance in world affairs.
I know, not as altruistic, but important none...
t1nick replies on Jun 30, 2019:
@PiperMckenna
That's definitely something India could use help with; health care.
t1nick comments on Jun 30, 2019:
An alternative approach is get a degree in International Relations. Graduate and take the Diplomatic Corps test. Join the State Deoartment and become a bridge between the two worlds. Especially given India's increased importance in world affairs.
I know, not as altruistic, but important none...
t1nick replies on Jun 30, 2019:
@PiperMckenna
That's definitely something India could use help with; health care.
The country cannot rely on states to legislate themselves when it come to Civil Rights.
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Interesting you compare today to the time just after the Civil War... and then want to invoke a J. Crow reference, as if the country is more racist now than it was then.. Do you think our country is more racist now?
t1nick replies on Jun 30, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
you have a real hard time with recognizing context and credibility of source material. I guess two years of college wasnt enough.
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Interesting you compare today to the time just after the Civil War... and then want to invoke a J. Crow reference, as if the country is more racist now than it was then.. Do you think our country is more racist now?
t1nick replies on Jun 30, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
you have a real hard time with recognizing context and credibility of source material. I guess two years of college wasnt enough.
The country cannot rely on states to legislate themselves when it come to Civil Rights.
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Interesting you compare today to the time just after the Civil War... and then want to invoke a J. Crow reference, as if the country is more racist now than it was then.. Do you think our country is more racist now?
t1nick replies on Jun 30, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
Once again a conservative who scoffs in the face of facts
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Interesting you compare today to the time just after the Civil War... and then want to invoke a J. Crow reference, as if the country is more racist now than it was then.. Do you think our country is more racist now?
t1nick replies on Jun 30, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
Once again a conservative who scoffs in the face of facts
The country cannot rely on states to legislate themselves when it come to Civil Rights.
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Interesting you compare today to the time just after the Civil War... and then want to invoke a J. Crow reference, as if the country is more racist now than it was then.. Do you think our country is more racist now?
t1nick replies on Jun 30, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
Race as an Institutional Factor in the Arrest, and the use of Excessive and Deadly Force against African American Males
Larry D Stokes, Zaphon R Wilson, Kenneth A Jordan, Davida M Harris
Endarch: Journal of Black Political Research 2017 (1), 3, 2017
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en=0%2C5&q=racial+profiling+post-2012=#d=gs_qabs&u=%23p%3DHuXiMEFNGykJ
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Interesting you compare today to the time just after the Civil War... and then want to invoke a J. Crow reference, as if the country is more racist now than it was then.. Do you think our country is more racist now?
t1nick replies on Jun 30, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
Race as an Institutional Factor in the Arrest, and the use of Excessive and Deadly Force against African American Males
Larry D Stokes, Zaphon R Wilson, Kenneth A Jordan, Davida M Harris
Endarch: Journal of Black Political Research 2017 (1), 3, 2017
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en=0%2C5&q=racial+profiling+post-2012=#d=gs_qabs&u=%23p%3DHuXiMEFNGykJ
I'm not a Biden fan, but if I were his campaign manager I would put him in a coma until next ...
bobwjr comments on Jun 30, 2019:
Yeah he has a history of that and the fake website from trumps campaign doesn't help
t1nick replies on Jun 30, 2019:
This looks to be the most dishonest campaign in our history. Deep Fakes and even more fake Republican panderers.
bobwjr comments on Jun 30, 2019:
Yeah he has a history of that and the fake website from trumps campaign doesn't help
t1nick replies on Jun 30, 2019:
This looks to be the most dishonest campaign in our history. Deep Fakes and even more fake Republican panderers.
From Emily Price:
I decided to do a little research into the $750/day figure I’d heard a ...
rogueflyer comments on Jun 30, 2019:
This may be the most corrupt administration in our countries history. McConell and others in Congress seem to be working with the WH with no regard for humanity.
t1nick replies on Jun 30, 2019:
May be???!!!. Lol. Is !!!!!
rogueflyer comments on Jun 30, 2019:
This may be the most corrupt administration in our countries history. McConell and others in Congress seem to be working with the WH with no regard for humanity.
t1nick replies on Jun 30, 2019:
May be???!!!. Lol. Is !!!!!
The country cannot rely on states to legislate themselves when it come to Civil Rights.
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Interesting you compare today to the time just after the Civil War... and then want to invoke a J. Crow reference, as if the country is more racist now than it was then.. Do you think our country is more racist now?
t1nick replies on Jun 30, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2017/08/31/tracking-military-weaponry-and-war-machines-flowing-to-americas-local-police-departments/#2ccc44e22b63
Tracking Military Weaponry and War Machines Flowing to America's Local Police Departments
Adam Andrzejewski
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1033_program
1033 program
You are incorrect on the majority of your points. It is profiling.
The dumping of surplus military equipment changed the paradigm regarding how the police view the community they are supposed to "serve and protect". The militrization of local police turned their community from something to work with, to a view of them as combatants.
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Interesting you compare today to the time just after the Civil War... and then want to invoke a J. Crow reference, as if the country is more racist now than it was then.. Do you think our country is more racist now?
t1nick replies on Jun 30, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2017/08/31/tracking-military-weaponry-and-war-machines-flowing-to-americas-local-police-departments/#2ccc44e22b63
Tracking Military Weaponry and War Machines Flowing to America's Local Police Departments
Adam Andrzejewski
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1033_program
1033 program
You are incorrect on the majority of your points. It is profiling.
The dumping of surplus military equipment changed the paradigm regarding how the police view the community they are supposed to "serve and protect". The militrization of local police turned their community from something to work with, to a view of them as combatants.
The country cannot rely on states to legislate themselves when it come to Civil Rights.
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Interesting you compare today to the time just after the Civil War... and then want to invoke a J. Crow reference, as if the country is more racist now than it was then.. Do you think our country is more racist now?
t1nick replies on Jun 29, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
First off, lets begin with racial profiling and a different justice system for minorities and the poor, from the rest of society. Take the weapons of war that Bush dumped into domestic society away from the police and make de-escalation and mediation a emphasis. Thats not to say disarm, but to elimenate military weapons that have no business in a domestic setting away and change the mindset. Remove the temptation to shoot first, ask questions later.
Why can a white male mass murderer be taken alive, and a black man with a phone or a burned out tail light have to get shot (even if they comply). The paradigm from which cops operate need to be changed. Serve and protect, not seve and protect if you're white.
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Interesting you compare today to the time just after the Civil War... and then want to invoke a J. Crow reference, as if the country is more racist now than it was then.. Do you think our country is more racist now?
t1nick replies on Jun 29, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
First off, lets begin with racial profiling and a different justice system for minorities and the poor, from the rest of society. Take the weapons of war that Bush dumped into domestic society away from the police and make de-escalation and mediation a emphasis. Thats not to say disarm, but to elimenate military weapons that have no business in a domestic setting away and change the mindset. Remove the temptation to shoot first, ask questions later.
Why can a white male mass murderer be taken alive, and a black man with a phone or a burned out tail light have to get shot (even if they comply). The paradigm from which cops operate need to be changed. Serve and protect, not seve and protect if you're white.
The country cannot rely on states to legislate themselves when it come to Civil Rights.
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Interesting you compare today to the time just after the Civil War... and then want to invoke a J. Crow reference, as if the country is more racist now than it was then.. Do you think our country is more racist now?
t1nick replies on Jun 29, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
Like usual, you want a simplistic answer to a complex question. Do you always work at that level?
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Interesting you compare today to the time just after the Civil War... and then want to invoke a J. Crow reference, as if the country is more racist now than it was then.. Do you think our country is more racist now?
t1nick replies on Jun 29, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
Like usual, you want a simplistic answer to a complex question. Do you always work at that level?
The country cannot rely on states to legislate themselves when it come to Civil Rights.
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Interesting you compare today to the time just after the Civil War... and then want to invoke a J. Crow reference, as if the country is more racist now than it was then.. Do you think our country is more racist now?
t1nick replies on Jun 29, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
I answered it three posts up?
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Interesting you compare today to the time just after the Civil War... and then want to invoke a J. Crow reference, as if the country is more racist now than it was then.. Do you think our country is more racist now?
t1nick replies on Jun 29, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
I answered it three posts up?
The country cannot rely on states to legislate themselves when it come to Civil Rights.
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Interesting you compare today to the time just after the Civil War... and then want to invoke a J. Crow reference, as if the country is more racist now than it was then.. Do you think our country is more racist now?
t1nick replies on Jun 29, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
what question did I miss?
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Interesting you compare today to the time just after the Civil War... and then want to invoke a J. Crow reference, as if the country is more racist now than it was then.. Do you think our country is more racist now?
t1nick replies on Jun 29, 2019:
@Captain_Feelgood
what question did I miss?
The country cannot rely on states to legislate themselves when it come to Civil Rights.
brentan comments on Jun 28, 2019:
What do you think the federal government should do where civil rights are concerned?
In what way are states failing to uphold civil rights?
t1nick replies on Jun 29, 2019:
@Bigel
All laws are. My ex was an environmental scientist and would complain about infractions she witnessed as we were driving. Like you, I said its only a law if enforced.
brentan comments on Jun 28, 2019:
What do you think the federal government should do where civil rights are concerned?
In what way are states failing to uphold civil rights?
t1nick replies on Jun 29, 2019:
@Bigel
All laws are. My ex was an environmental scientist and would complain about infractions she witnessed as we were driving. Like you, I said its only a law if enforced.
Extreme heat map of France depicts eerie 'screaming' skull - AOL News
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Ohferpetessake, do you see Jeebus in your toast, too?
t1nick replies on Jun 29, 2019:
@GeorgeRocheleau
lol, need some better drugs, I saw Brigette Bardot in mine. Lol
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Ohferpetessake, do you see Jeebus in your toast, too?
t1nick replies on Jun 29, 2019:
@GeorgeRocheleau
lol, need some better drugs, I saw Brigette Bardot in mine. Lol
Candace Owens Does Photoshoot Mocking AOC at Detention Center
There's something seriously wrong ...
rogueflyer comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Bad enough to approve of incarcerating children who haven't done anything wrong but mocking someone who shows compassion for those children is seriously messed up.
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
@rogueflyer
I stated awhile back that it was time for the Trumpanzees to put on the Brown Shirts and jack boots and not hide under their MAGA hats anymore.
rogueflyer comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Bad enough to approve of incarcerating children who haven't done anything wrong but mocking someone who shows compassion for those children is seriously messed up.
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
@rogueflyer
I stated awhile back that it was time for the Trumpanzees to put on the Brown Shirts and jack boots and not hide under their MAGA hats anymore.
Dems flock to migrant detention center in post-debate protest - POLITICO
altschmerz comments on Jun 28, 2019:
So when *Democrats* try to pander to their base, they do it by being decent. Whereas the other party ...
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
@altschmerz
Now!?!?!?. Has been for three years. Lowest form of human refuse.
altschmerz comments on Jun 28, 2019:
So when *Democrats* try to pander to their base, they do it by being decent. Whereas the other party ...
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
@altschmerz
Now!?!?!?. Has been for three years. Lowest form of human refuse.
Democratic debate showed most every 2020 candidate talks like Bernie Sanders on wealth inequality ...
t1nick comments on Jun 28, 2019:
And your point..........?
Bernie is right, so why is it surprising that others want to be on the right side of history. I don't think Bernie is the right person to get it done, but he set the stage
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
@desertastronomer
They all prescribe so why not Harris and Buttigeig? That would really shake the country up, plus they're the ones who are most articulate and make the most sense IMO.
t1nick comments on Jun 28, 2019:
And your point..........?
Bernie is right, so why is it surprising that others want to be on the right side of history. I don't think Bernie is the right person to get it done, but he set the stage
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
@desertastronomer
They all prescribe so why not Harris and Buttigeig? That would really shake the country up, plus they're the ones who are most articulate and make the most sense IMO.
Justice Alito Declares War on the Nones | Center for Inquiry
dare2dream comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Did someone in round two of the first Democrat debate last night mention that federal judges can be rotated on to the Supreme Court? That would be a way to restore a fair balance to the court.
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
Yes, it was mentioned. It was one of the male candidates. Perhaps Biden. Whoever it was never totally finished as the were interupted.
dare2dream comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Did someone in round two of the first Democrat debate last night mention that federal judges can be rotated on to the Supreme Court? That would be a way to restore a fair balance to the court.
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
Yes, it was mentioned. It was one of the male candidates. Perhaps Biden. Whoever it was never totally finished as the were interupted.
The country cannot rely on states to legislate themselves when it come to Civil Rights.
AmelieMatisse comments on Jun 28, 2019:
I have just finished reading the book "Separate", the story of the Plessy vs Ferguson case and the sham of justice that ensued through SCOTUS. Also the South took on the "resurection" rather than the reconstruction. The North is highly at fault here because the Union made a decision to let the ...
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
@AmelieMatisse
agreed
AmelieMatisse comments on Jun 28, 2019:
I have just finished reading the book "Separate", the story of the Plessy vs Ferguson case and the sham of justice that ensued through SCOTUS. Also the South took on the "resurection" rather than the reconstruction. The North is highly at fault here because the Union made a decision to let the ...
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
@AmelieMatisse
agreed
The country cannot rely on states to legislate themselves when it come to Civil Rights.
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 28, 2019:
IMO it is not a matter of reliance on the states. Our civil rights are enshrined in the US constitution and states can not legally circumvent the constitution. I’m not convinced that politicians at the national level are more benevolent than those at the state level and can be better relied upon....
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
@WilliamFleming
TY
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 28, 2019:
IMO it is not a matter of reliance on the states. Our civil rights are enshrined in the US constitution and states can not legally circumvent the constitution. I’m not convinced that politicians at the national level are more benevolent than those at the state level and can be better relied upon....
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
@WilliamFleming
TY
Extreme heat map of France depicts eerie 'screaming' skull - AOL News
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Ohferpetessake, do you see Jeebus in your toast, too?
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
I don't think it was meant to be taken seriously. Tongue in cheek.
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Ohferpetessake, do you see Jeebus in your toast, too?
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
I don't think it was meant to be taken seriously. Tongue in cheek.
The country cannot rely on states to legislate themselves when it come to Civil Rights.
FreethoughtKaty comments on Jun 28, 2019:
I agree. There are some things which the states could have addressed but never have. Centuries on, we still have civil rights issues, child marriage, child abuse under the guise of religion etc.. I cannot believe that if we leave Alabama to itself, for example, that it will ever sort these matters
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
I concur. I worked in the oil field in Louisiana and Texas in the 1980's. I saw overt racism first hand. I could work and sweat with a black coworker all day, but not go have a beer together after work. There was not any laws against it, but accepted practice, a line that nobody crossed. It may be better now, but rural LA and TX was both sad and scary. The cities may be better than the rural South.
FreethoughtKaty comments on Jun 28, 2019:
I agree. There are some things which the states could have addressed but never have. Centuries on, we still have civil rights issues, child marriage, child abuse under the guise of religion etc.. I cannot believe that if we leave Alabama to itself, for example, that it will ever sort these matters
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
I concur. I worked in the oil field in Louisiana and Texas in the 1980's. I saw overt racism first hand. I could work and sweat with a black coworker all day, but not go have a beer together after work. There was not any laws against it, but accepted practice, a line that nobody crossed. It may be better now, but rural LA and TX was both sad and scary. The cities may be better than the rural South.
The country cannot rely on states to legislate themselves when it come to Civil Rights.
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 28, 2019:
IMO it is not a matter of reliance on the states. Our civil rights are enshrined in the US constitution and states can not legally circumvent the constitution. I’m not convinced that politicians at the national level are more benevolent than those at the state level and can be better relied upon....
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
@WilliamFleming
I do all the time. Thats why I teach in a minority population andcrepresentbtheir interests whenever I can.
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 28, 2019:
IMO it is not a matter of reliance on the states. Our civil rights are enshrined in the US constitution and states can not legally circumvent the constitution. I’m not convinced that politicians at the national level are more benevolent than those at the state level and can be better relied upon....
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
@WilliamFleming
I do all the time. Thats why I teach in a minority population andcrepresentbtheir interests whenever I can.
The country cannot rely on states to legislate themselves when it come to Civil Rights.
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 28, 2019:
IMO it is not a matter of reliance on the states. Our civil rights are enshrined in the US constitution and states can not legally circumvent the constitution. I’m not convinced that politicians at the national level are more benevolent than those at the state level and can be better relied upon....
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
@AtheistReader
Unfortunately. you are correct. It is systemic and it is only through systemic actions, laws and regulations, can its impact be mimimalized. We can never wipe it out completely as there will always be small-minded individuals that need a hierarchy and a pecking order to feel better about themselves.
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 28, 2019:
IMO it is not a matter of reliance on the states. Our civil rights are enshrined in the US constitution and states can not legally circumvent the constitution. I’m not convinced that politicians at the national level are more benevolent than those at the state level and can be better relied upon....
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
@AtheistReader
Unfortunately. you are correct. It is systemic and it is only through systemic actions, laws and regulations, can its impact be mimimalized. We can never wipe it out completely as there will always be small-minded individuals that need a hierarchy and a pecking order to feel better about themselves.
The country cannot rely on states to legislate themselves when it come to Civil Rights.
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 28, 2019:
IMO it is not a matter of reliance on the states. Our civil rights are enshrined in the US constitution and states can not legally circumvent the constitution. I’m not convinced that politicians at the national level are more benevolent than those at the state level and can be better relied upon....
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
Agree and disagree. Civil Rights per se were spoke to inthe Constitution, but not truly defined. At the time of the writing of the Constitution at the beginning of our Nation, Civil Rights were intended solely for white males who owned land (landed gentry). Blacks and Native Americans were not considered fully human and not deserving of full rights and participation. It was deemed that women were to "fair" and delicate to participate in politics. So yes Civil Rights were alluded too, but for only a few.
Secondly, if we do not continue to "scream" about racism as you put it, then it will continue unabated. We may not change some closed-minds, but we can affect ultimately affect legislation that protects the targets of racism ftom those close-minded individuals. So I say, "scream-on" until the racists are drowned out and their efforts to cause harm is elimenated.
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 28, 2019:
IMO it is not a matter of reliance on the states. Our civil rights are enshrined in the US constitution and states can not legally circumvent the constitution. I’m not convinced that politicians at the national level are more benevolent than those at the state level and can be better relied upon....
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
Agree and disagree. Civil Rights per se were spoke to inthe Constitution, but not truly defined. At the time of the writing of the Constitution at the beginning of our Nation, Civil Rights were intended solely for white males who owned land (landed gentry). Blacks and Native Americans were not considered fully human and not deserving of full rights and participation. It was deemed that women were to "fair" and delicate to participate in politics. So yes Civil Rights were alluded too, but for only a few.
Secondly, if we do not continue to "scream" about racism as you put it, then it will continue unabated. We may not change some closed-minds, but we can affect ultimately affect legislation that protects the targets of racism ftom those close-minded individuals. So I say, "scream-on" until the racists are drowned out and their efforts to cause harm is elimenated.
The country cannot rely on states to legislate themselves when it come to Civil Rights.
creative51 comments on Jun 28, 2019:
The SCOTUS decision on gerrymandering, is the most disappointing and disheartening decision which it has made in my lifetime. I feel that it completely undermines the concept of participatory democracy. I am totally disgusted with this decision.
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
I concur on a visceral level with you. I listened to Justice Roberts justification, and from a purely legal stand point I understand what he getting at. But still, I do not like the outcome anymore than you do.
creative51 comments on Jun 28, 2019:
The SCOTUS decision on gerrymandering, is the most disappointing and disheartening decision which it has made in my lifetime. I feel that it completely undermines the concept of participatory democracy. I am totally disgusted with this decision.
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
I concur on a visceral level with you. I listened to Justice Roberts justification, and from a purely legal stand point I understand what he getting at. But still, I do not like the outcome anymore than you do.
The country cannot rely on states to legislate themselves when it come to Civil Rights.
AmelieMatisse comments on Jun 28, 2019:
I have just finished reading the book "Separate", the story of the Plessy vs Ferguson case and the sham of justice that ensued through SCOTUS. Also the South took on the "resurection" rather than the reconstruction. The North is highly at fault here because the Union made a decision to let the ...
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
@AmelieMatisse
I concur and appreciate you comments and insights. I have been waging a war (so to speak) with members on this site regarding white male supremacy. Most of my opponents are white males from the South who do not want to believe that white male supremacy is real and insist that its just a liberal distraction.
AmelieMatisse comments on Jun 28, 2019:
I have just finished reading the book "Separate", the story of the Plessy vs Ferguson case and the sham of justice that ensued through SCOTUS. Also the South took on the "resurection" rather than the reconstruction. The North is highly at fault here because the Union made a decision to let the ...
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
@AmelieMatisse
I concur and appreciate you comments and insights. I have been waging a war (so to speak) with members on this site regarding white male supremacy. Most of my opponents are white males from the South who do not want to believe that white male supremacy is real and insist that its just a liberal distraction.
The country cannot rely on states to legislate themselves when it come to Civil Rights.
AmelieMatisse comments on Jun 28, 2019:
I have just finished reading the book "Separate", the story of the Plessy vs Ferguson case and the sham of justice that ensued through SCOTUS. Also the South took on the "resurection" rather than the reconstruction. The North is highly at fault here because the Union made a decision to let the ...
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
I totally agree. While a Masters candidate at the Univ. of Ill. Urbana, I argued that point in a Sociology of Education class in 1994. I was invited to continue into the PhD program as a result.
I worked in the oil fields in LA and TX in 1982 and saw the racial segregation (practiced, not legislated) and I taught US History this summer beginning with the Reconstruction in summer school.
My point. I saw the overt racism in the South, and less overt, more covert racism in the industrial North.
AmelieMatisse comments on Jun 28, 2019:
I have just finished reading the book "Separate", the story of the Plessy vs Ferguson case and the sham of justice that ensued through SCOTUS. Also the South took on the "resurection" rather than the reconstruction. The North is highly at fault here because the Union made a decision to let the ...
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
I totally agree. While a Masters candidate at the Univ. of Ill. Urbana, I argued that point in a Sociology of Education class in 1994. I was invited to continue into the PhD program as a result.
I worked in the oil fields in LA and TX in 1982 and saw the racial segregation (practiced, not legislated) and I taught US History this summer beginning with the Reconstruction in summer school.
My point. I saw the overt racism in the South, and less overt, more covert racism in the industrial North.
The country cannot rely on states to legislate themselves when it come to Civil Rights.
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Interesting you compare today to the time just after the Civil War... and then want to invoke a J. Crow reference, as if the country is more racist now than it was then.. Do you think our country is more racist now?
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
We only addressed the most overt racism (Jim Crow) in 1964. The instutional racism that permeates society today was not addressed. We did little to ameliorate racism, just forced it to take a more overt face.
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jun 28, 2019:
Interesting you compare today to the time just after the Civil War... and then want to invoke a J. Crow reference, as if the country is more racist now than it was then.. Do you think our country is more racist now?
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
We only addressed the most overt racism (Jim Crow) in 1964. The instutional racism that permeates society today was not addressed. We did little to ameliorate racism, just forced it to take a more overt face.
The country cannot rely on states to legislate themselves when it come to Civil Rights.
brentan comments on Jun 28, 2019:
What do you think the federal government should do where civil rights are concerned?
In what way are states failing to uphold civil rights?
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
The post was meant to be about the fact that there are areas of legislation that necessarily needs to be addressed at the Federral level and not left up to the states
brentan comments on Jun 28, 2019:
What do you think the federal government should do where civil rights are concerned?
In what way are states failing to uphold civil rights?
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
The post was meant to be about the fact that there are areas of legislation that necessarily needs to be addressed at the Federral level and not left up to the states
I will be in shock if Biden is still the Front Runner after this debate.
t1nick comments on Jun 27, 2019:
He might be, but that will be short lived. He did himself no favors tonight. Time to pass the torch. Same with Bernie.
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
@CallMeDave
Thank you Dave, my point. Harris was born in 64' and like you is a cusp year.
t1nick comments on Jun 27, 2019:
He might be, but that will be short lived. He did himself no favors tonight. Time to pass the torch. Same with Bernie.
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
@CallMeDave
Thank you Dave, my point. Harris was born in 64' and like you is a cusp year.
I will be in shock if Biden is still the Front Runner after this debate.
t1nick comments on Jun 27, 2019:
He might be, but that will be short lived. He did himself no favors tonight. Time to pass the torch. Same with Bernie.
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
@Athena
Neither, Boddegieg or Harris. Neither are Boomers. Harris was born in 1964, the last year considered potentially Boomer (1946-1964).
t1nick comments on Jun 27, 2019:
He might be, but that will be short lived. He did himself no favors tonight. Time to pass the torch. Same with Bernie.
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
@Athena
Neither, Boddegieg or Harris. Neither are Boomers. Harris was born in 1964, the last year considered potentially Boomer (1946-1964).
I will be in shock if Biden is still the Front Runner after this debate.
t1nick comments on Jun 27, 2019:
He might be, but that will be short lived. He did himself no favors tonight. Time to pass the torch. Same with Bernie.
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
@Athena
The next two generations after the Baby Boom generation. I am a Baby Boomer (middle of the era). I got grilled a couple of months back because I stated that Baby Boomers need to step aside. The Baby Boomers came on and attempted to chastize me for saying this. Lol
t1nick comments on Jun 27, 2019:
He might be, but that will be short lived. He did himself no favors tonight. Time to pass the torch. Same with Bernie.
t1nick replies on Jun 28, 2019:
@Athena
The next two generations after the Baby Boom generation. I am a Baby Boomer (middle of the era). I got grilled a couple of months back because I stated that Baby Boomers need to step aside. The Baby Boomers came on and attempted to chastize me for saying this. Lol
"The Mexican government has dispatched approximately 15,000 troops and National Guard officers to ...
bobwjr comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Pressure from trump on tariff?
t1nick replies on Jun 27, 2019:
@Bobby9
Did you read the second article I referenced?
bobwjr comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Pressure from trump on tariff?
t1nick replies on Jun 27, 2019:
@Bobby9
Did you read the second article I referenced?
"The Mexican government has dispatched approximately 15,000 troops and National Guard officers to ...
bobwjr comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Pressure from trump on tariff?
t1nick replies on Jun 27, 2019:
@Bobby9
Laws can only be officially repealed by the Legislature. The President can issue an Executive Order, but that does not make it law until is tried in the Supreme Court if challenged. If not challenged it obeyed as if a law until challenged. President can only define what compliance looks like.
Gangs are a consequence of a collapsed economic and political system. The dictators were not an equitable substitute for the existing socialist government. Better treatment under Socialism than what followed, including the present form of representative corporate democracy (if can be called that).
bobwjr comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Pressure from trump on tariff?
t1nick replies on Jun 27, 2019:
@Bobby9
Laws can only be officially repealed by the Legislature. The President can issue an Executive Order, but that does not make it law until is tried in the Supreme Court if challenged. If not challenged it obeyed as if a law until challenged. President can only define what compliance looks like.
Gangs are a consequence of a collapsed economic and political system. The dictators were not an equitable substitute for the existing socialist government. Better treatment under Socialism than what followed, including the present form of representative corporate democracy (if can be called that).
"The Mexican government has dispatched approximately 15,000 troops and National Guard officers to ...
bobwjr comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Pressure from trump on tariff?
t1nick replies on Jun 27, 2019:
@Bobby9
Your law argument is too simplistic. The legal system is not that clean and straightforward. All you have to do is look at the Reconstruction system in the South after the Civil War. Or look at envirobmental law. The laws governing environmental management and contracts are in the books, but it is up to each Administration to define the rules for compliance. And you are not really arguing law, you are arguing a theoretical ideal that does not exist in reality.
We changed their economy from an agrarian one where everybody participated to a monoculture run by corporations. The corporations. through government manipulation that we fostered and put in place cheated the peasants out their land. They then controlled the employment, which was turned into a form of indentured servitude.
When the corps pulled out, the government collapsed. In stepped socialist leaders. The CIA and the government then threw their support behind despotic dictatorial leaders to expunge socialism from our neighborhood.
This brought increased instability and corruption. Part of the corruption is the gangs as unemploymernt skyrocketed, jobs did not exist. Paramilitary forces and gangs filled the void to control the peasants through fear and intimidation. They controlled the commerce and the economic flow of goods.
Did you read the other articles I sent that speaks to Central Americas economic entrapment?
bobwjr comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Pressure from trump on tariff?
t1nick replies on Jun 27, 2019:
@Bobby9
Your law argument is too simplistic. The legal system is not that clean and straightforward. All you have to do is look at the Reconstruction system in the South after the Civil War. Or look at envirobmental law. The laws governing environmental management and contracts are in the books, but it is up to each Administration to define the rules for compliance. And you are not really arguing law, you are arguing a theoretical ideal that does not exist in reality.
We changed their economy from an agrarian one where everybody participated to a monoculture run by corporations. The corporations. through government manipulation that we fostered and put in place cheated the peasants out their land. They then controlled the employment, which was turned into a form of indentured servitude.
When the corps pulled out, the government collapsed. In stepped socialist leaders. The CIA and the government then threw their support behind despotic dictatorial leaders to expunge socialism from our neighborhood.
This brought increased instability and corruption. Part of the corruption is the gangs as unemploymernt skyrocketed, jobs did not exist. Paramilitary forces and gangs filled the void to control the peasants through fear and intimidation. They controlled the commerce and the economic flow of goods.
Did you read the other articles I sent that speaks to Central Americas economic entrapment?
"The Mexican government has dispatched approximately 15,000 troops and National Guard officers to ...
bobwjr comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Pressure from trump on tariff?
t1nick replies on Jun 27, 2019:
@Bobby9
At last we agree on some point. I concur with your first and second statement. But disagree that it is a simple definition. There is nothing simple about the immigration issue.
As Bill deBlasio rightfully pointed out last night in the debates (regardless of whether you like him or not), For all the American citizens who feel you are falling behind and the American dream is not working for you, the immigrants didn’t do that to you,” de Blasio said in one of the debate’s more memorable lines. “The big corporations did that to you. The 1 percent did that to you.”
The American economy is dependent upon immigrant labor. They take jobs other Americans do not want. The agricultural sector depends upon their labor. Its not ethical, or moral, but its reality. Their culture is tied to country for much longer the European culture. Thise ties are not insubstantial and easliy dismissed
And as I pointed out, the US is partially to blame for the circumstances in the Northern Triangle countries. The gangs are a side effect if our political and economic manioulations in the area. Therefore, it is anything but a simple definition.
bobwjr comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Pressure from trump on tariff?
t1nick replies on Jun 27, 2019:
@Bobby9
At last we agree on some point. I concur with your first and second statement. But disagree that it is a simple definition. There is nothing simple about the immigration issue.
As Bill deBlasio rightfully pointed out last night in the debates (regardless of whether you like him or not), For all the American citizens who feel you are falling behind and the American dream is not working for you, the immigrants didn’t do that to you,” de Blasio said in one of the debate’s more memorable lines. “The big corporations did that to you. The 1 percent did that to you.”
The American economy is dependent upon immigrant labor. They take jobs other Americans do not want. The agricultural sector depends upon their labor. Its not ethical, or moral, but its reality. Their culture is tied to country for much longer the European culture. Thise ties are not insubstantial and easliy dismissed
And as I pointed out, the US is partially to blame for the circumstances in the Northern Triangle countries. The gangs are a side effect if our political and economic manioulations in the area. Therefore, it is anything but a simple definition.
"The Mexican government has dispatched approximately 15,000 troops and National Guard officers to ...
bobwjr comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Pressure from trump on tariff?
t1nick replies on Jun 27, 2019:
@Bobby9
One of the problems that happened under Trump is that the charges for illegal entry has been made a criminal charge, as opposed to it remaining a civil charge. (8 U.S.C. 1325). That has changed the complection of the implementation and enforcement of the law. It set up the stage for child separation from parents and their incarceration. Likewise Trump and Pence both stated openly and unequivocally that the No Mercy approach was put into place to discourage assylum seekers from coming to the US. It didnt work, the influx and incidents of assylum seekers actually doubled since the policy shift.
https://cmsny.org/publications/jmhs-legal-process-criminalization/
Making Immigrants into Criminals: Legal Processes of Criminalization in the Post-IIRIRA Era
Leisy Abrego. University of California, Los Angeles, Mat Coleman.The Ohio State University, Daniel E. Martínez.
University of Arizona, Cecilia Menjívar, University of Kansas, Jeremy Slack, The University of
https://www.aclu.org/other/issue-brief-criminalizing-undocumented-immigrants
SSUE BRIEF: CRIMINALIZING UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS: ACLU
bobwjr comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Pressure from trump on tariff?
t1nick replies on Jun 27, 2019:
@Bobby9
One of the problems that happened under Trump is that the charges for illegal entry has been made a criminal charge, as opposed to it remaining a civil charge. (8 U.S.C. 1325). That has changed the complection of the implementation and enforcement of the law. It set up the stage for child separation from parents and their incarceration. Likewise Trump and Pence both stated openly and unequivocally that the No Mercy approach was put into place to discourage assylum seekers from coming to the US. It didnt work, the influx and incidents of assylum seekers actually doubled since the policy shift.
https://cmsny.org/publications/jmhs-legal-process-criminalization/
Making Immigrants into Criminals: Legal Processes of Criminalization in the Post-IIRIRA Era
Leisy Abrego. University of California, Los Angeles, Mat Coleman.The Ohio State University, Daniel E. Martínez.
University of Arizona, Cecilia Menjívar, University of Kansas, Jeremy Slack, The University of
https://www.aclu.org/other/issue-brief-criminalizing-undocumented-immigrants
SSUE BRIEF: CRIMINALIZING UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS: ACLU
"The Mexican government has dispatched approximately 15,000 troops and National Guard officers to ...
bobwjr comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Pressure from trump on tariff?
t1nick replies on Jun 27, 2019:
@Bobby9
Sorry, I think you are over optimistic about the integrity in the way the law is practiced. If its not naivete, its purposeful denial. My stepson was a lawyer and he had many stories regarding how the law had little to do with justice more to do with wordsmithing and money. I also think you are in denial regarding the role and influence that Trump and his Administration have in shaping policy, especially regarding the immigration issue.
bobwjr comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Pressure from trump on tariff?
t1nick replies on Jun 27, 2019:
@Bobby9
Sorry, I think you are over optimistic about the integrity in the way the law is practiced. If its not naivete, its purposeful denial. My stepson was a lawyer and he had many stories regarding how the law had little to do with justice more to do with wordsmithing and money. I also think you are in denial regarding the role and influence that Trump and his Administration have in shaping policy, especially regarding the immigration issue.
Watching the first Dem debate.
Normanbites comments on Jun 26, 2019:
So many candidates all sounding so much alike. 20 candidates in all. I can see how it might seem like a game show.
My first inclination is to separate the "originals" from the "me too's" though who goes in which category is one element for debate.
My "originals" are definitely Bernie and ...
t1nick replies on Jun 27, 2019:
I've been following the Castro brothers for sometime. Julian was definitely authentic to what he has alwsys stood for. Cory is authentic, but didn't come off that way necessarily tonight.
Normanbites comments on Jun 26, 2019:
So many candidates all sounding so much alike. 20 candidates in all. I can see how it might seem like a game show.
My first inclination is to separate the "originals" from the "me too's" though who goes in which category is one element for debate.
My "originals" are definitely Bernie and ...
t1nick replies on Jun 27, 2019:
I've been following the Castro brothers for sometime. Julian was definitely authentic to what he has alwsys stood for. Cory is authentic, but didn't come off that way necessarily tonight.
"The Mexican government has dispatched approximately 15,000 troops and National Guard officers to ...
bobwjr comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Pressure from trump on tariff?
t1nick replies on Jun 26, 2019:
@Bobby9
Judges can be liberal or conservative in their political leanings, and as such rule within the constructs of the law accordingly. You didnt read the article. Trump has the capacity to nominate conservative judges, and given the the Senate which approves the nominations was conservative at the time of the appointments, it follows that they were more inclined to follw Trumps dictum.
You are being naive if you think the "law is the law" There are different laws for different people in this society. Many laws are broadly defined and have broad latitude for interpretation, implementation,, and enforcement.
bobwjr comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Pressure from trump on tariff?
t1nick replies on Jun 26, 2019:
@Bobby9
Judges can be liberal or conservative in their political leanings, and as such rule within the constructs of the law accordingly. You didnt read the article. Trump has the capacity to nominate conservative judges, and given the the Senate which approves the nominations was conservative at the time of the appointments, it follows that they were more inclined to follw Trumps dictum.
You are being naive if you think the "law is the law" There are different laws for different people in this society. Many laws are broadly defined and have broad latitude for interpretation, implementation,, and enforcement.
"The Mexican government has dispatched approximately 15,000 troops and National Guard officers to ...
bobwjr comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Pressure from trump on tariff?
t1nick replies on Jun 26, 2019:
@Bobby9
At Trumps behest. Did you read the article?
bobwjr comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Pressure from trump on tariff?
t1nick replies on Jun 26, 2019:
@Bobby9
At Trumps behest. Did you read the article?
"The Mexican government has dispatched approximately 15,000 troops and National Guard officers to ...
bobwjr comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Pressure from trump on tariff?
t1nick replies on Jun 26, 2019:
@Bobby9
law didnt change, definition of compliance to the law changed. Did you read the articles?
bobwjr comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Pressure from trump on tariff?
t1nick replies on Jun 26, 2019:
@Bobby9
law didnt change, definition of compliance to the law changed. Did you read the articles?
Is the universe infinite?
t1nick comments on Jun 25, 2019:
It is thought that the shape of the Universe resembles a toroid. If so, if you were able travel to the edge of the toroid, you would bend around the exterior dimensions of the toroid and never realize that you had reached the external limit.
t1nick replies on Jun 26, 2019:
@FatherOfNyx
lol. Its all a matter of perspective and frame of refetence
t1nick comments on Jun 25, 2019:
It is thought that the shape of the Universe resembles a toroid. If so, if you were able travel to the edge of the toroid, you would bend around the exterior dimensions of the toroid and never realize that you had reached the external limit.
t1nick replies on Jun 26, 2019:
@FatherOfNyx
lol. Its all a matter of perspective and frame of refetence
Is the universe infinite?
t1nick comments on Jun 25, 2019:
It is thought that the shape of the Universe resembles a toroid. If so, if you were able travel to the edge of the toroid, you would bend around the exterior dimensions of the toroid and never realize that you had reached the external limit.
t1nick replies on Jun 26, 2019:
@FatherOfNyx
you will still be travelling in a stright line as you curve around the toroid as the thevUniverse is sooooo expansive that your path remains a straight line.
t1nick comments on Jun 25, 2019:
It is thought that the shape of the Universe resembles a toroid. If so, if you were able travel to the edge of the toroid, you would bend around the exterior dimensions of the toroid and never realize that you had reached the external limit.
t1nick replies on Jun 26, 2019:
@FatherOfNyx
you will still be travelling in a stright line as you curve around the toroid as the thevUniverse is sooooo expansive that your path remains a straight line.
"The Mexican government has dispatched approximately 15,000 troops and National Guard officers to ...
bobwjr comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Pressure from trump on tariff?
t1nick replies on Jun 26, 2019:
@Bobby9
Immigration Under Trump: A Review of Policy Shifts In the Year Since the Election. V
By Sarah Pierce and Andrew Selee. Of the Migration Policy Institute.
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/immigration-under-trump-review-policy-shifts
The Economic Chains That Bind Central America to the U.S. Imperialism
December 1, 2018 Jimena Vergar
https://www.leftvoice.org/The-Economic-Chains-That-Bind-Central-America-to-the-U-S-Imperialism
bobwjr comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Pressure from trump on tariff?
t1nick replies on Jun 26, 2019:
@Bobby9
Immigration Under Trump: A Review of Policy Shifts In the Year Since the Election. V
By Sarah Pierce and Andrew Selee. Of the Migration Policy Institute.
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/immigration-under-trump-review-policy-shifts
The Economic Chains That Bind Central America to the U.S. Imperialism
December 1, 2018 Jimena Vergar
https://www.leftvoice.org/The-Economic-Chains-That-Bind-Central-America-to-the-U-S-Imperialism
May this have something to do with why Israel gets billions and the US infrastructure is crumbling?
t1nick comments on Jun 25, 2019:
No. The fault lies in Trump, not the Congress. Trump is playing games. Their Jewish association has nothing to do with the Infrastructure debate. In fact, in my experience, the Jewish people I have known are infinitely more empathetic to social issues than their non-Jewish counterparts.
t1nick replies on Jun 26, 2019:
@Jolanta
Are you implying that Trump and his cabal are responsible for the number of people of Jewish extraction presently making up the Congress. That doesn't make sense as they do not control the outcomes of the Congressional election. Its more a matter of who can afford to run and who wants to run. They made their case and the people elected them.
I do not know the bias of the Isreal Post newspaper. Isreal has noth liberals and conservatives just like the states
t1nick comments on Jun 25, 2019:
No. The fault lies in Trump, not the Congress. Trump is playing games. Their Jewish association has nothing to do with the Infrastructure debate. In fact, in my experience, the Jewish people I have known are infinitely more empathetic to social issues than their non-Jewish counterparts.
t1nick replies on Jun 26, 2019:
@Jolanta
Are you implying that Trump and his cabal are responsible for the number of people of Jewish extraction presently making up the Congress. That doesn't make sense as they do not control the outcomes of the Congressional election. Its more a matter of who can afford to run and who wants to run. They made their case and the people elected them.
I do not know the bias of the Isreal Post newspaper. Isreal has noth liberals and conservatives just like the states
May this have something to do with why Israel gets billions and the US infrastructure is crumbling?
t1nick comments on Jun 25, 2019:
No. The fault lies in Trump, not the Congress. Trump is playing games. Their Jewish association has nothing to do with the Infrastructure debate. In fact, in my experience, the Jewish people I have known are infinitely more empathetic to social issues than their non-Jewish counterparts.
t1nick replies on Jun 25, 2019:
@chucklesIII
Yes in any group there are those. Whether it be Jews, Mormons, Jehovah Witness, Aryan Brotherhood, there are always those that demand a pecking order and a hiersrchy ro fill better sbout themselves.
t1nick comments on Jun 25, 2019:
No. The fault lies in Trump, not the Congress. Trump is playing games. Their Jewish association has nothing to do with the Infrastructure debate. In fact, in my experience, the Jewish people I have known are infinitely more empathetic to social issues than their non-Jewish counterparts.
t1nick replies on Jun 25, 2019:
@chucklesIII
Yes in any group there are those. Whether it be Jews, Mormons, Jehovah Witness, Aryan Brotherhood, there are always those that demand a pecking order and a hiersrchy ro fill better sbout themselves.
"The Mexican government has dispatched approximately 15,000 troops and National Guard officers to ...
bobwjr comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Pressure from trump on tariff?
t1nick replies on Jun 25, 2019:
@Bobby9
Trump redefined the conditions considered acceptable for assylum. Prior to him these conditions were considered as potential reasons. Trump changed the conditions to appease his base who, like him, lack empathy. We helped create the conditions in their countries by manipulatiing the politics and economics in those countries beginning in the 1930's or so. We are partially culpable for what is happening diwn there.
bobwjr comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Pressure from trump on tariff?
t1nick replies on Jun 25, 2019:
@Bobby9
Trump redefined the conditions considered acceptable for assylum. Prior to him these conditions were considered as potential reasons. Trump changed the conditions to appease his base who, like him, lack empathy. We helped create the conditions in their countries by manipulatiing the politics and economics in those countries beginning in the 1930's or so. We are partially culpable for what is happening diwn there.
We in the US seem to be having a bitter fight over the issue of the separation of church and state, ...
t1nick comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Your point? Are you implying people stop complaining about the encroachment of religion within our government, or that we should adopt a national religion. Good points in your discussion, but you failed to state your desired outcome, as it seems you are trying to make a specific point.
t1nick replies on Jun 25, 2019:
@WilliamFleming
That would be alright if it were that simple. But the cabal that is in office now have shown definite indications of abusing this Constitutional right. Pence and others in the Republican legislature has made comments referring to the desire to make Christianity the official religion of the US. Not that that could occer that easily, but strangers things have happened over the last 2 1/2 years.
Betsy deVos is overtly trying to insert Christian dogma into the national education structure. Southern states has propsed bills to insert mandatory Christian ideals and paradigms into many aspects of the private citizens lives.
So when you say it is a waste of time to complain, I wholeheartedly disagree. Only by being vigilent and complaining can we keep a check on this insidious intrusion into our lives and our government.
t1nick comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Your point? Are you implying people stop complaining about the encroachment of religion within our government, or that we should adopt a national religion. Good points in your discussion, but you failed to state your desired outcome, as it seems you are trying to make a specific point.
t1nick replies on Jun 25, 2019:
@WilliamFleming
That would be alright if it were that simple. But the cabal that is in office now have shown definite indications of abusing this Constitutional right. Pence and others in the Republican legislature has made comments referring to the desire to make Christianity the official religion of the US. Not that that could occer that easily, but strangers things have happened over the last 2 1/2 years.
Betsy deVos is overtly trying to insert Christian dogma into the national education structure. Southern states has propsed bills to insert mandatory Christian ideals and paradigms into many aspects of the private citizens lives.
So when you say it is a waste of time to complain, I wholeheartedly disagree. Only by being vigilent and complaining can we keep a check on this insidious intrusion into our lives and our government.
"The Mexican government has dispatched approximately 15,000 troops and National Guard officers to ...
bobwjr comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Pressure from trump on tariff?
t1nick replies on Jun 25, 2019:
@Bobby9 Define worked. Does it solve the circumstances driving the original reasons for the immigration? Does it relieve the suffering of the assylum seekers and the detained children. To say problem solves is a short sighted, shallow assessment of the dilemma.
bobwjr comments on Jun 25, 2019:
Pressure from trump on tariff?
t1nick replies on Jun 25, 2019:
@Bobby9 Define worked. Does it solve the circumstances driving the original reasons for the immigration? Does it relieve the suffering of the assylum seekers and the detained children. To say problem solves is a short sighted, shallow assessment of the dilemma.
Flat Earthers, seems they've finally disappeared on this site.
Geoffrey51 comments on Jun 23, 2019:
I suspect flat earthers are the least of the planet’s troubles!
t1nick replies on Jun 24, 2019:
Agree. It was just a passing observation that occurred to me.
Geoffrey51 comments on Jun 23, 2019:
I suspect flat earthers are the least of the planet’s troubles!
t1nick replies on Jun 24, 2019:
Agree. It was just a passing observation that occurred to me.
Flat Earthers, seems they've finally disappeared on this site.
LiterateHiker comments on Jun 23, 2019:
Don't know if they disappeared.
I blocked Trumpsters and other hateful men and women who lashed out at me for being a Democrat or *gasp!* slender and fit.
When you block a person, you no longer see their posts.
t1nick replies on Jun 23, 2019:
I hear you, but I've never blocked anybody, fb or this site.
LiterateHiker comments on Jun 23, 2019:
Don't know if they disappeared.
I blocked Trumpsters and other hateful men and women who lashed out at me for being a Democrat or *gasp!* slender and fit.
When you block a person, you no longer see their posts.
t1nick replies on Jun 23, 2019:
I hear you, but I've never blocked anybody, fb or this site.
Bunch of pretty women🙂 pick one and tell why you choose her😁
Good morning!🇵🇭
t1nick comments on Jun 22, 2019:
Nice collection as usual Boom!
t1nick replies on Jun 23, 2019:
@Boomtarat03
cool, enjoy your stay.
t1nick comments on Jun 22, 2019:
Nice collection as usual Boom!
t1nick replies on Jun 23, 2019:
@Boomtarat03
cool, enjoy your stay.
Since we already run background checks on LEGAL gun purchases.....
t1nick comments on Jun 21, 2019:
Overseas Immigration vetting normally takes a minimum of two years. Central America vetting has been been disrupted by the situation at the border.
Nothing in the Constitition about American citizens needing an ID to vote. So many conservatives clamber for original interpretation of the ...
t1nick replies on Jun 21, 2019:
@RobertMartin. In many inner city neighborhoods residents do not own cars, therefore never get a drivers license. They do not see the relevence in their world.
To get a federally registered ID can be expensive to someone living close to the edge (many in the inner city, and even in some rural communities). I used to date a lady when in college who took and made photo registrations. To you and I it doesnt seem expensive, but to someone who lives at the poverty level, that expense means a sacrifice elsewhere in their budget. It all means time away from work, another expense.
Couple that with a mistrust of all things official and related to the government. It has little to do with doing anything wrong, rather being the butt of legislation for generations. Most of these people lean politically towards the Democrats. So its in the Republicans advantage to support any policy that supresses their vote.
t1nick comments on Jun 21, 2019:
Overseas Immigration vetting normally takes a minimum of two years. Central America vetting has been been disrupted by the situation at the border.
Nothing in the Constitition about American citizens needing an ID to vote. So many conservatives clamber for original interpretation of the ...
t1nick replies on Jun 21, 2019:
@RobertMartin. In many inner city neighborhoods residents do not own cars, therefore never get a drivers license. They do not see the relevence in their world.
To get a federally registered ID can be expensive to someone living close to the edge (many in the inner city, and even in some rural communities). I used to date a lady when in college who took and made photo registrations. To you and I it doesnt seem expensive, but to someone who lives at the poverty level, that expense means a sacrifice elsewhere in their budget. It all means time away from work, another expense.
Couple that with a mistrust of all things official and related to the government. It has little to do with doing anything wrong, rather being the butt of legislation for generations. Most of these people lean politically towards the Democrats. So its in the Republicans advantage to support any policy that supresses their vote.
In the US of A, oh how things have changed. Nowadays corruption doesn’t seem to matter.
mongo1977 comments on Jun 21, 2019:
In the US, Republican politicians pretend to be opposed to corruption. Democratic politicians consider corruption a career goal.
t1nick replies on Jun 21, 2019:
I think you have it backwards. Republicanism is the definition of corruption. Democrats are just self-righteous in their condemnation of corruption.
mongo1977 comments on Jun 21, 2019:
In the US, Republican politicians pretend to be opposed to corruption. Democratic politicians consider corruption a career goal.
t1nick replies on Jun 21, 2019:
I think you have it backwards. Republicanism is the definition of corruption. Democrats are just self-righteous in their condemnation of corruption.
I live in Canada and every day I am horrified by the absolute shit storm that spews out of Trumps ...
t1nick comments on Jun 16, 2019:
Its called a calculted risk. When the Republicans Impeached Clinton, at the next election, they lost several seats and control of one of the houses they dominated.
As it presently stands, Republicans control the Senate. Should Impeachment go forward, it would take a 2/3rds majority in both ...
t1nick replies on Jun 17, 2019:
@kodimerlyn
me too!!!
t1nick comments on Jun 16, 2019:
Its called a calculted risk. When the Republicans Impeached Clinton, at the next election, they lost several seats and control of one of the houses they dominated.
As it presently stands, Republicans control the Senate. Should Impeachment go forward, it would take a 2/3rds majority in both ...
t1nick replies on Jun 17, 2019:
@kodimerlyn
me too!!!
Does anyone else struggle with hating religion?
t1nick comments on Jun 16, 2019:
I gave up religion 45 years ago. But needless to say I carried resent against believers for years. This was especially true when I was home with my family, as I had to pretend, or at least thought I did. I'm not sure when, but eventually I became inured to religiosity.
As a teacher I have ...
t1nick replies on Jun 17, 2019:
@Kc2222
Complex question. In general I see religion as a negative force for a world that is increasingly secular and needs secular answers as opposed to religious answers. But I also see students who need some sort of glue to keep their lives together.
Those that rely on religion (fundamental or extrememly staunch) will most likey not be directing policy in the future. This present environment is going to rebound on christianity and Islam in a negative way. the swing of the pendulum.
t1nick comments on Jun 16, 2019:
I gave up religion 45 years ago. But needless to say I carried resent against believers for years. This was especially true when I was home with my family, as I had to pretend, or at least thought I did. I'm not sure when, but eventually I became inured to religiosity.
As a teacher I have ...
t1nick replies on Jun 17, 2019:
@Kc2222
Complex question. In general I see religion as a negative force for a world that is increasingly secular and needs secular answers as opposed to religious answers. But I also see students who need some sort of glue to keep their lives together.
Those that rely on religion (fundamental or extrememly staunch) will most likey not be directing policy in the future. This present environment is going to rebound on christianity and Islam in a negative way. the swing of the pendulum.
Do any of you in this ever lisen to Christy the Word Smith on National Public Radio?
t1nick comments on Jun 16, 2019:
Are you talking about the San Diego couple that has the radio show, "A Way With Words"?
t1nick replies on Jun 16, 2019:
@Haemish1
Ah not familiar. Sorry
t1nick comments on Jun 16, 2019:
Are you talking about the San Diego couple that has the radio show, "A Way With Words"?
t1nick replies on Jun 16, 2019:
@Haemish1
Ah not familiar. Sorry
minuend
min·u·end (mĭn′yo͞o-ĕnd′) n.
t1nick comments on Jun 16, 2019:
Here's the actual quote as used in the novel: "I'm reading verbaim now, use false subtraction to encode the frequency using the last five digits or your service number as the minuend."
A WWII spy novel set in London They are tracking morse code radio signal frequencies.
t1nick replies on Jun 16, 2019:
@SiouxcitySue
Oui
t1nick comments on Jun 16, 2019:
Here's the actual quote as used in the novel: "I'm reading verbaim now, use false subtraction to encode the frequency using the last five digits or your service number as the minuend."
A WWII spy novel set in London They are tracking morse code radio signal frequencies.
t1nick replies on Jun 16, 2019:
@SiouxcitySue
Oui
Imagine the carnage that ensued!
t1nick comments on Jun 13, 2019:
I disagree with your conclusion in the sense that the time frame your suggesting (loosely implying) I think might be too short of a time and the interactions too infrequent to cause the evolutionary development you suggest. Its almost a Lamarckian perception. By that it almost like saying, ...
t1nick replies on Jun 16, 2019:
@aahouck49, @JeffMesser
Also H. floresiensis' diminutive size may be evolutionary in that they lived on an island. It is not uncommon that larger mammals who become island bound go through a process of miniaturization, opposed to gigantism. As per the fossil mammoth and bison on Catalina Is. off of southern California coast.
For H. floresirnsis it might be a case of sexual selection mixed with natural selection.
t1nick comments on Jun 13, 2019:
I disagree with your conclusion in the sense that the time frame your suggesting (loosely implying) I think might be too short of a time and the interactions too infrequent to cause the evolutionary development you suggest. Its almost a Lamarckian perception. By that it almost like saying, ...
t1nick replies on Jun 16, 2019:
@aahouck49, @JeffMesser
Also H. floresiensis' diminutive size may be evolutionary in that they lived on an island. It is not uncommon that larger mammals who become island bound go through a process of miniaturization, opposed to gigantism. As per the fossil mammoth and bison on Catalina Is. off of southern California coast.
For H. floresirnsis it might be a case of sexual selection mixed with natural selection.
Imagine the carnage that ensued!
t1nick comments on Jun 13, 2019:
I disagree with your conclusion in the sense that the time frame your suggesting (loosely implying) I think might be too short of a time and the interactions too infrequent to cause the evolutionary development you suggest. Its almost a Lamarckian perception. By that it almost like saying, ...
t1nick replies on Jun 16, 2019:
@aahouck49
know the phrase well. Use it with my students frequently, including the derogatory. Lol
t1nick comments on Jun 13, 2019:
I disagree with your conclusion in the sense that the time frame your suggesting (loosely implying) I think might be too short of a time and the interactions too infrequent to cause the evolutionary development you suggest. Its almost a Lamarckian perception. By that it almost like saying, ...
t1nick replies on Jun 16, 2019:
@aahouck49
know the phrase well. Use it with my students frequently, including the derogatory. Lol
They could have handled that better....
t1nick comments on Jun 15, 2019:
I bet the person responsible for painting the figure on the door had a great laugh while doing it?
t1nick replies on Jun 16, 2019:
@snytiger6 lol
t1nick comments on Jun 15, 2019:
I bet the person responsible for painting the figure on the door had a great laugh while doing it?
t1nick replies on Jun 16, 2019:
@snytiger6 lol
They could have handled that better....
t1nick comments on Jun 15, 2019:
I bet the person responsible for painting the figure on the door had a great laugh while doing it?
t1nick replies on Jun 16, 2019:
@snytiger6 you're probably rihht. Lol
t1nick comments on Jun 15, 2019:
I bet the person responsible for painting the figure on the door had a great laugh while doing it?
t1nick replies on Jun 16, 2019:
@snytiger6 you're probably rihht. Lol
Seven Reasons To Be Highly Skeptical Of The Gulf Of Oman Incident – Caitlin Johnstone
t1nick comments on Jun 14, 2019:
Since the JFK assassination, then Watergate and Nixon, Americans have become increasing more cynical. IMO, with Trump we are witnessing the point of dimenishing returns. It now easier to trust the Iranian explanation that have faith in what Pompeo. Bolten, or Trump say. It truly is a sad time in ...
t1nick replies on Jun 15, 2019:
@WilliamCharles
true, I was being brief for a change. The list is extensive.
t1nick comments on Jun 14, 2019:
Since the JFK assassination, then Watergate and Nixon, Americans have become increasing more cynical. IMO, with Trump we are witnessing the point of dimenishing returns. It now easier to trust the Iranian explanation that have faith in what Pompeo. Bolten, or Trump say. It truly is a sad time in ...
t1nick replies on Jun 15, 2019:
@WilliamCharles
true, I was being brief for a change. The list is extensive.
Famed film actress Lillian Gish’s name removed from Bowling Green State University theater: The ...
t1nick comments on Jun 12, 2019:
The problem that exists, remains that until social, racial and gender equality is reached, or at the very least brought closer to equity, there are going to be collatrtal victims. Is it right, probably not. I wouldn't have made this move.
But until things change, there are going to be victims...
t1nick replies on Jun 12, 2019:
@altschmerz
Good question. I do not know if anybodyvever asked her while she was alive.
t1nick comments on Jun 12, 2019:
The problem that exists, remains that until social, racial and gender equality is reached, or at the very least brought closer to equity, there are going to be collatrtal victims. Is it right, probably not. I wouldn't have made this move.
But until things change, there are going to be victims...
t1nick replies on Jun 12, 2019:
@altschmerz
Good question. I do not know if anybodyvever asked her while she was alive.
Unfortunately!
Donna_I comments on Jun 12, 2019:
yuck. Does this man have any redeaming qualities?
t1nick replies on Jun 12, 2019:
No, lol
Donna_I comments on Jun 12, 2019:
yuck. Does this man have any redeaming qualities?
t1nick replies on Jun 12, 2019:
No, lol
A Victim of the MeeToo Fear
Keanu Reeves is posing with multiple women, including Dolly Parton, ...
maturin1919 comments on Jun 12, 2019:
All these people saying he's being 'respectful'... is it disrespectful to put your arm around someone (and I mean REALLY put your arm around someone) when posing for a photo?
t1nick replies on Jun 12, 2019:
@ReadyforaChange hahahaha.
maturin1919 comments on Jun 12, 2019:
All these people saying he's being 'respectful'... is it disrespectful to put your arm around someone (and I mean REALLY put your arm around someone) when posing for a photo?
t1nick replies on Jun 12, 2019:
@ReadyforaChange hahahaha.
A Victim of the MeeToo Fear
Keanu Reeves is posing with multiple women, including Dolly Parton, ...
maturin1919 comments on Jun 12, 2019:
All these people saying he's being 'respectful'... is it disrespectful to put your arm around someone (and I mean REALLY put your arm around someone) when posing for a photo?
t1nick replies on Jun 12, 2019:
@maturin1919 If you like something, I can pretty well depend upon it being wrong
maturin1919 comments on Jun 12, 2019:
All these people saying he's being 'respectful'... is it disrespectful to put your arm around someone (and I mean REALLY put your arm around someone) when posing for a photo?
t1nick replies on Jun 12, 2019:
@maturin1919 If you like something, I can pretty well depend upon it being wrong
A Victim of the MeeToo Fear
Keanu Reeves is posing with multiple women, including Dolly Parton, ...
maturin1919 comments on Jun 12, 2019:
All these people saying he's being 'respectful'... is it disrespectful to put your arm around someone (and I mean REALLY put your arm around someone) when posing for a photo?
t1nick replies on Jun 12, 2019:
@maturin1919
Everybody should seek consent or acceptable context. You have blinders about a lot of things as our exchanges over the year has demonstrated. Just because its inconvenient for you doesn't make it right, just the contrary.
maturin1919 comments on Jun 12, 2019:
All these people saying he's being 'respectful'... is it disrespectful to put your arm around someone (and I mean REALLY put your arm around someone) when posing for a photo?
t1nick replies on Jun 12, 2019:
@maturin1919
Everybody should seek consent or acceptable context. You have blinders about a lot of things as our exchanges over the year has demonstrated. Just because its inconvenient for you doesn't make it right, just the contrary.
A Victim of the MeeToo Fear
Keanu Reeves is posing with multiple women, including Dolly Parton, ...
maturin1919 comments on Jun 12, 2019:
All these people saying he's being 'respectful'... is it disrespectful to put your arm around someone (and I mean REALLY put your arm around someone) when posing for a photo?
t1nick replies on Jun 12, 2019:
@maturin1919
You just don't get it. But I would not expect anything different.
maturin1919 comments on Jun 12, 2019:
All these people saying he's being 'respectful'... is it disrespectful to put your arm around someone (and I mean REALLY put your arm around someone) when posing for a photo?
t1nick replies on Jun 12, 2019:
@maturin1919
You just don't get it. But I would not expect anything different.
A Victim of the MeeToo Fear
Keanu Reeves is posing with multiple women, including Dolly Parton, ...
maturin1919 comments on Jun 12, 2019:
All these people saying he's being 'respectful'... is it disrespectful to put your arm around someone (and I mean REALLY put your arm around someone) when posing for a photo?
t1nick replies on Jun 12, 2019:
@maturin1919
Reverse is not the same. Men for the most part have not been the victim of misogyny or overt sexist behavior over many, many millenia. Its a false comparison.
maturin1919 comments on Jun 12, 2019:
All these people saying he's being 'respectful'... is it disrespectful to put your arm around someone (and I mean REALLY put your arm around someone) when posing for a photo?
t1nick replies on Jun 12, 2019:
@maturin1919
Reverse is not the same. Men for the most part have not been the victim of misogyny or overt sexist behavior over many, many millenia. Its a false comparison.
A Victim of the MeeToo Fear
Keanu Reeves is posing with multiple women, including Dolly Parton, ...
maturin1919 comments on Jun 12, 2019:
All these people saying he's being 'respectful'... is it disrespectful to put your arm around someone (and I mean REALLY put your arm around someone) when posing for a photo?
t1nick replies on Jun 12, 2019:
Depends upon the other person and their comfort zone. I notice it's a guy having to ask this question.
maturin1919 comments on Jun 12, 2019:
All these people saying he's being 'respectful'... is it disrespectful to put your arm around someone (and I mean REALLY put your arm around someone) when posing for a photo?
t1nick replies on Jun 12, 2019:
Depends upon the other person and their comfort zone. I notice it's a guy having to ask this question.
This sweet little baby has been resting in my grandparent’s yard the past couple of days.
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 11, 2019:
You need to call Wildlife Rehabilitation NOW....this fawn will die from an infection like this, or a predator will find it because the infection gives off a scent predators can easily find (fawns are scentless, normally)
t1nick replies on Jun 11, 2019:
@1EarthLovingGal you call. You know better regardless of what your grandfather thinks. You have a choice the fawn doesn't.
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 11, 2019:
You need to call Wildlife Rehabilitation NOW....this fawn will die from an infection like this, or a predator will find it because the infection gives off a scent predators can easily find (fawns are scentless, normally)
t1nick replies on Jun 11, 2019:
@1EarthLovingGal you call. You know better regardless of what your grandfather thinks. You have a choice the fawn doesn't.
Just finished reading Kurt Vonnegut's Galapagos.
t1nick comments on Jun 11, 2019:
The fun thing about Vonnegut is that often a character he creates in one novel makes cameos in his other novels. He is the master of this. In his novel, "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater," Vonnegut introduces his character, Kilgore Trout (1965). Trout is an unsuccessful pulp fiction soft porn ...
t1nick replies on Jun 11, 2019:
@Spongebob I remember. Its been a long time since I visited Vonnegut
t1nick comments on Jun 11, 2019:
The fun thing about Vonnegut is that often a character he creates in one novel makes cameos in his other novels. He is the master of this. In his novel, "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater," Vonnegut introduces his character, Kilgore Trout (1965). Trout is an unsuccessful pulp fiction soft porn ...
t1nick replies on Jun 11, 2019:
@Spongebob I remember. Its been a long time since I visited Vonnegut
I want to know: what's the lettering on her outfit spell out? What does it mean?
Fit50something comments on Jun 11, 2019:
CacDemode. It's a line of women's luxury swimwear.
t1nick replies on Jun 11, 2019:
@bingst lol
Fit50something comments on Jun 11, 2019:
CacDemode. It's a line of women's luxury swimwear.
t1nick replies on Jun 11, 2019:
@bingst lol
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