okalb
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My sister had two abortions when she was younger. The third time she got pregnant, she decided to keep the baby. When I asked why, she said that getting an abortion was too mentally difficult and she just couldn't go through that again. I respect all of the decisions that she made as they were hers to make and she chose what she thought was right for her at the time. Where my problem comes in is that she is now pro-life and thinks abortion should be completely banned in all instances. So, she was able to make the decision that she felt was right for her at the time, but now that she is in her 50's, she doesn't think others should be allowed the same choice she had. That is hypocrisy at it's finest and it seems to be very common on the far right. -OK
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The rules apply to everyone else, not them.
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Post trump Legal Actions, Including his Enablers
okalb replied to Phil1111's topic in Speakers Corner
To quote Trump himself..."You see the mob takes the Fifth," he said during one rally in Iowa. "If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?" -
This is not the work of rug pee-ers man.
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Congrats T!
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That's as meaningful as asking what the D stands for in DPRK. At this point I could also throw in the U in USA.
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He had no problem going after Hunter Biden for years! It was pretty much his entire campaign strategy for 2020.
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There is very little to talk about. He did it, he got caught, almost everyone on the left including the POTUS called for his resignation and the left forced him out. Lawsuits are being filed and he will eventually face bigger consequences than having to resign. That is how it is supposed to work. When similar accusations are made about someone on the right, the GOP and it's supporters protect and defend them rather than call for their resignation. Same thing with Al Franken. He did it and his own party forced him out.
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Just a few days ago, Desantis (Death Sentence) told Biden to mind his own business with regard to Covid in FL. Suddenly FL is requesting ventilators from the Feds because the hospitals are overwhelmed. https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/08/09/florida-sets-another-covid-case-record-as-hospitals-face-sheer-exhaustion/
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At least he died doing what he loves. Owning the libs! (seen on FB)
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Don't worry, nobody who is familiar with your posting history expected you to respond in any meaningful way.
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Couple recorded pulling weapons on protesters outside their St. Louis home
okalb replied to airdvr's topic in Speakers Corner
In the US that can vary depending on the community and how it is designated. For example, The community that I lived at in Tampa for years was a gated community with a security gate. That being said, the roads in the community were public roads maintained by the county not paid for by the community. Even though they are in a gated community, they are public and the community can't keep you off of them. Technically, you could tell the guard at the gate that it was none of their business where you were going or why and they actually can't keep you out. You would have a fight on your hands, but you would likely win. -
Not if the GOP have any say in that. They are working pretty hard to bury it.
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The reason for an HONEST investigation is to uncover what happened. The reason for THAT investigation was to smear Hillary Clinton, regardless of what happened. That was the sole purpose, truth be damned.
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If your backups were useless, that is likely not the fault of the ransomware, but the fault of the backup system and design. That is why I was curious why backups were useless in the case of the pipeline ransomware attack. As it turns out, their backups weren't useless and they ended up bringing the systems back online from the backups. They paid the ransom, but restoring from backup turned out to be faster than decrypting using the ransom decryption keys. A properly designed, modern, up-to-date backup system can recover from a ransomware attack in an incredibly short timeframe and be back up and running fast.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYTQ7__NNDI
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Just curious why she thinks good backups may not have mattered?
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Maybe if the previous administration took the word of the intelligence community about the threat of Russian cyber attacks seriously, this could have been prevented. Instead they decided to cozy up to Russia and deny that they were a threat. The previous cyber attack against Solarwinds was downplayed and denied by the administration even after it was proven that the Russians were behind it.
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Post trump Legal Actions, Including his Enablers
okalb replied to Phil1111's topic in Speakers Corner
Trump enablers have a new mission...save Britney! https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/10/us/gaetz-jordan-freebritney.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwAR03BD2qoqZ5LuabtDvo33SS1VUXeSCb1e8mWkFHs9XwycKN3UZBj0HAM1w -
A Trump supporter that doesn't seem to understand the concept of rules and consequences. What a surprise!
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Interestingly enough, my brother in law (leans very far left) works on a TV show that has had tons of celebrities guests over the years. Rush came on the show and my BIL was furious that he was even scheduled, but as a professional, he did his job. When I spoke to him after the taping, it took everything he could to tell me that while he thinks Rush is a despicable excuse for a human being, he was the most professional and courteous celeb that he had worked with on the show. He hated admitting that. I have heard similar comments from others that have worked with him as well. I still think he is disgusting and that the world is a better place now that he is dead. Just relaying what I was told. -OK
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I don't think there is a number that we could have afforded that she would have accepted. Her goal was to cause us pain and she accomplished that. The worst part is she changed attorneys every 6-12 months. They took it on a contingency because she kept convincing them there was a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. There wasn't and once they realized it, they would drop her and she would find another. In the end, I assume her lawyer got 33% of the $15K settlement. I doubt he was very happy.
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Unfortunately, we didn't have a choice. She just wanted to punish us and there was nothing that she would have accepted from us to go away. We made her a fair offer to buy her out of the business in the first place. When someone sues, you pretty much have no choice but to settle or defend yourself. She wouldn't settle, so we had to defend. She dragged it out for 4 years to inflict as much pain as possible.
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Thanks!
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The woman was brought in as a rainmaker. 2 years later she hadn't brought in a single dime of business. We made her an offer of $75K to go away. Given the value of the company at the time, it was a fair offer. She sued for millions. This is a small business and that was more than several years of our gross. She dragged the suit out for 4 years just to cost us as much as possible in legal fees. We spent $250K defending ourselves from the lawsuit. In the end, the judge awarded her $15K just to finally put an end to it. Why should I be responsible for her legal fees? She already cost me $250K in my own fees just to be awarded $15K when I offered her $75 in the first place.
