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Even if you could, will there ever be enough jobs given the ever growing population along with automation? Perhaps there's hope in working online from home in one way or another - and while there is bit of a learning curve, it shouldn't be much of an issue in the future when kids will learn to walk with a tablet in their hands.

I used FB briefly about 10 years ago or so to keep in touch with family, but it was always done through private chat without airing dirty laundry and spreading silly opinions, fake news and narcissistic display.

When did it become SOP to push problems off to our decendants? I just doubt we have much control over how China, the Middle East and Russia decide to use fossil fuels, and that it's all going to be burned up in the next 50-100 years anyway. How long would we have to stretch it to make a difference and how do you force those countries to comply without endless wars?

Biden is responsible for cops shooting people? Please explain. Indirectly responsible through the violent crime bill of the mid-late 90s that put an additional 100,000 cops on the street at a higher rate, which I would imagine was implemented rather hastily. So we had a bunch of young poorly trained police officers that never changed their bad habits over the the last 20 years or so and then passed on those bad habits to those they trained/influenced.

Interesting that this still holds true now more than ever - and never has it been so lonely. . .

Actual storm surge.....9 feet Ya, in my experience this is what they exaggerate the most. I was calling them out big time about that with Irma. The difference with this one tho is that they made that change when it was the last chance to evacuate. There were people staying back because of covid, and they were really pressing the issue to get out - saying that covid is the lesser evil at this point. I typically hate that type of exaggerated alarmist bullshit, but given our response to covid, I see the necessity now. Sad but true. . .

Oh please, don't tell me you gave up on sci-fi and switched to comedy!

I'm not saying that the majority of the naysayers aren't conservative. I just think he'd have less conservatives questioning him and who they're going to vote for had he taken it more seriously - but that would've taken foresight, which apparently most politicians lack these days, including Biden and Harris - and demonstrably so.

In the short term, ignoring it and downplaying it helps both him and his inner circle, because they remain more popular. But you already said that if he took it more seriously so would many of his supporters. I don't know the numbers, but practically every conservative I know takes covid seriously, except for a couple in-laws according to their facebook posts that my wife showed me. (btw, that's the only reason I'm considering them conservative.) So far his covid response is the only thing that I've seen hardcore supporters question.

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Merkel, scientist with Germany's interests first.. trump, mental dwarf with his Mob family's interests first.. Still trying to figure out how Trump's covid response, or lack thereof is in his family's best interest. . .

Energy efficiency, which unfortunately has become a political issue. Plus maximum exposure. . .

I miss amazon and mnealtx going at it, lol. Did anyone ever give Jeanie the memo that she's allowed back now?

I'm sure Biden has the answer given he's in large part responsible for that. Maybe the cops can tackle the problem with batons. You're just knee deep in blood shouting at the tide.

Just doing my part to save the planet But the thing is that they say there is 50-100 years left of fossil fuels. That's going to be burned up one way or another, whether it's by the U.S, China, Africa, the Middle East, or Russia. I suppose it's best served by the eastern world so that they have a chance to experience the benefits before we destroy ourselves.

I can't be bothered to read it thoroughly right now, but I brought up this idea of implicit bias training awhile back: https://www.dropzone.com/forums/topic/265613-michael-cohen-testifies/?do=findComment&comment=4856859 "It's a nuanced problem but people continue to take a polarized view," "While research points to some patterns in implicit bias, we still have a lot to learn about the ways that biases influence people's decisions and behavior in the real world" "Yes, implicit bias can affect us. The more important questions are, which persons are affected, and under what conditions?" "We feel like we have to do something, but sometimes the action we take proves to be merely window dressing," "There are contractors that provide [implicit bias training], but there's zero evidence that what they do has an impact," "We don't know how to lastingly change implicit biases, particularly those as robust and prevalent as race and crime—and not for lack of trying." "In two studies with more than 6,300 participants, all of the interventions reduced implicit prejudice in the short term. But none of those changes lasted more than a couple of days following the intervention—and in some cases, the effects vanished within a few hours" https://www.apa.org/monitor/2016/12/cover-policing That link also addressed a study between civilians and law enforcement. It showed bias in civilian reaction time to a perceived threat and also in their decision to shoot. The police also showed bias in reaction time, but it didn't factor into their decision to shoot or not. Other studies showed that black cops also have bias against other blacks. This might support another idea that I brought up awhile back, that cops in the inner city tend to be more apprehensive due to a greater perception of danger in such areas. I'm just not sure if it's because those black cops grew up in the inner city and experienced the violence first hand, or if it's because they live in the suburbs with other white people. Btw, l look forward to reading your article later.

Hi 2005 Perfect! Hi 2005, Yup. I still cannot see why anybody goes there. To me, you might as well get a subscription to the National Enquirer and other 'cash register magazines.' I agree, but like I said, if people were literally buying it in the 80s and 90s, how much more now that it is shoved in our face for free?

Are you talking about the hot sheets?

And if you wanted fake news with sensationalized headlines, you had to buy a copy at the local grocery store checkout lane - and everyone knew it was bullshit, even those buying it. Some were even embarrassed to be seen with it and often tried to hide the fact that they read such garbage. Now it's just there staring us in the face every morning for free, right next to real news - and people share it loud and proud.

Just as an aside, this is something that has also crept into the church as well, typically seen in those peddling prosperity theology and a few other megachurches.

C'mon Joe, of course they laugh. Even my wife got rid of her flip phone. Flip phones are back in style now with the new Razr and Samsung flip.

It's really not that far from the truth when you see how people eat up all that crap on FB.

From Article: "My seventh-grade English teacher, Mrs. B, used to tell us ‘believe none of what you hear, half of what you read and only what you’re there to witness firsthand,’” she said. “The meaning of those words never fully weighed on me until I met my husband and the Trump family.” I don't believe what I'm hearing - Who is this Mrs. B? Was she really a 7th grade teacher? I never met her - how do we know if that's what she really said! Another funny thing was with my speed reading again. In my mind that quote sounded like this: "Mrs. B used to tell us ‘believe none of what you hear. . .those words never fully weighed on me until I met my husband and the Trump family.” hehe

Also, I meant to add that the thread seemed to be a bit one-sided so I only really mentioned the study to say "see, liberals do it too!" Also, I don't do facebook or any of that. My lady showed me a couple things and that place just drives me nuts. I do have some business related accounts but that's only so prospective clients don't say "wtf, he doesn't have facebook? How can this be a legitimate business!"

True. Letting the 17 year old murderer, illegally carrying a gun walking right by you is indeed not really enforcing the law. My post was more of a playfully facetious reference to Phil's article in another thread about how the boogaloo aren't really a cohesive movement sharing exactly the same ideologies, and that you could almost imagine too separate groups of boogaloo shooting at each other. The common theme however is an anti-law enforcement sentiment. Ya, I know something is wrong. Awhile back I was looking at the numbers and it showed that the significant increase in police shooting deaths started around 2000 and continued to rise through 2015 - and there were a lot reason that I came up with that might have explained why. But there is another reason. (and I can't believe that I'm just coming up with this now.) I thought what else was going on at that time or in the years prior to that increase? And I'm once again thinking of the violent crime bill that put at least 100,000 more cops on the street, and likely in a rather hasty manner. And it's remarkable to think that now, given the current situation, that the democrat presidential nominee is the same one responsible for penning that legislation and his vice presidential nominee was responsible in part for executing it. And both Biden and Harris have used the same old lame excuse of "unintended consequences." Well I'm sorry, that's not good enough. They need to take ownership and explain EXACTLY how they're going to deal with it and make amends. And it needs to be undone responsibly, because while I can rail on the problems all day long, if we're honest, we also have to acknowledge that the legislation also saved lives. Violent crime decreased significantly and I believe it really forced people to deal with their alcohol and drug issues, and addressed things like drunk driving whether directly or indirectly.