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I got it from reading this article that was referencing this study. The part about being more cohesive and politically aligned was my paraphrase of commentary I've heard on the issue. Not sure if jives with the study or not. And I probably should've said "more ideologically aligned" rather than "politically."

Part of me thinks that's a good thing. . . .and seriously, what's up with the giant obnoxious fonts all of the time? (and no John, I don't literally mean "all of the time" - Just when you use them, which is a lot.)

I've been down this road with normiss many times and it's my response to him that was initial responsible for my permaban. Just let it go, no one really thinks you're a racist. I just think Jakee wants you to think more about what you're actually arguing about. Trust me, it's better than dealing with normiss.

But was I really wrong? Why Laura and not Marco? Why not every tropical disturbance that enters the boiling waters of the gulf?

A lot of anti-law enforcement going on - It's like a boogaloo in here!

Discounts and positive thinking.

There was a little study done and it concluded that the self identified, most extreme conservatives were responsible for 26% of the fake news, while the self identified, most extreme liberals shared 17.5 percent of the fake news. (got mailboxes?) The reasoning was that conservatives are more cohesive and politically aligned.

I know exactly what you're saying, and you're right. But this was already pointed out to Trump in the HBO Axios interview and he just ignored it. Others will say that the numbers were botched just to scare us or that they died of something else. And I know you want to say "but you (they) aren't listening" - and that is exactly my point. It doesn't matter. They will believe what they want. And then they'll acknowledge the deaths they've just denied and effectively say "big deal" in one way or another.

I'm just pointing out that no matter how hard anyone tries, it's not hard to determine how much spread there is with Covid. If it was an illness that dident cause death or ER visits, then it might be hard to track. But since it fairly universally affects people regardless of location the deaths and hospitalizations dont lie. We could say hey, we're only seeing 20 new infections per day in the whole USA, but the deaths and hospitalizations will prove that claim valid or invalid very quickly. I know exactly what you're saying, and you're right. But this was already pointed out to Trump in the HBO Axios interview and he just ignored it. Others will say that the numbers were botched just to scare us or that they died of something else.

Just stop there. People are going to believe what they want to. We'll get a vaccine and everything will go back to normal and all the naysayers will say, "see, only 200K+ deaths, less than all the deaths of everything else, it was totally worth it to be a giant fucking asshole with our 'fuck you and your mask' wheel of fortune FB memes. . .

She's got a perfect I love my knockers smile, he's got a perfect deer in the headlights smile. For who she is I dislike her. For her ability to identify a mark I have to like her. Not sure why Phill picked that pic, the other photos in that article are good "caption this" material.

And just now they changed the storm surge warning from 8-12ft or so, to 15-20ft.

Bad feeling? Ya, I hate it when others say that, but I just couldn't help it. Mainly because the area seems to be prone to flooding and this one's strong enough to carry hurricane force winds all the way up to northern Louisiana rather than dying off quickly after landfall. Plus I've known a few Laura's in my day and they were all feisty little redheads if you know what I mean. From some reason my initial concern was for Louisiana - Texas always seems to be a little more prepared for these things. But of course I hope the best for your friends and family.

Tropical disturbances developing off the cost of Africa every few days is typical this time of year. Most just fizzle out like a bad kava fart - fingers crossed. Nope, Marco didn't do much, but Laura suddenly blew up to a Category 4 and looks like it's heading for the western coast of Lousiana. I'm usually not much of an alarmist when it comes to Hurricanes, but I have a bad feeling about this one.

Is that right tho? Don't republicans live in blue states too? Don't they tend to make more money despite being less educated? (45% with an undergrad for reps, 53% for dems) Given that, you might think that republicans contribute more to taxes overall, but it's probably impossible to know - plus you'd also have to consider that the wealthiest tend to lean left. I think it was Forbes that said something about 60% of the top 20 richest people were democrats. (Gates, Warren, etc.) I don't really think it matters either way, I just think your post lacks insight and has nothing to do with the AP fact check article, but nice try. But what does it really mean to be poor, phil? Is it really all just about money to you?

After decades of corruption under democrat leadership in Detroit, Democrat mayor Dennis Archer did just that in the mid 90s. He attracted businesses, land developers and big tech companies like Compuware. He brought football back to Downtown Detroit along with a new MLB ballpark and three major hotel casinos including MGM. Employment went up and crime went down, for the first time in a long time the future was looking good and Detroit was no longer the #1 shithole in America, and far from it - so we thought. He won reelection by a landslide but was still threatened with a recall. His opponents said he wasn't black enough, called him an uncle Tom and labeled him a "house negro." He didn't seek a third term, and in 2001 they elected another democract of a different kind, 31 year-old Kwame Kilpatrick, who is still serving out his 28-year federal prison sentence on 24 counts of racketeering, extortion, bribery, conspiracy, fraud and obstruction of Justice during his term. Anything good that has remained as a foundation upon which to rebuild after Kwame and the automotive crisis is there because of Archer. Ya, they're back to being the #1 shithole again as far as crime is concerned, but that is due in large part to almost 200,000 hard working middle class blacks moving out of Detroit when the housing crisis offered them an opportunity for affordable houses in the suburbs and rural areas, while the criminals remained. It was the best thing to happen for blacks since the civil rights movement - it's just too bad it had to happen that way tho.

This link here gives a little detail about that question. You can then click the see more link to view additional details. From first Link: These responses help create statistics about this ethnic group. This helps federal agencies monitor compliance with anti-discrimination provisions, such as those in the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act. From Second Link We ask the question this way to comply with the federal government’s standards—provided by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget—for collecting data on race and Hispanic origin. It seems they just want an accurate count of this group without any confusion. I'm guessing it helps to make sure that the proper funding is available for them regardless if they identify as white or whatever else. I remember I was researching the demographics of a certain city, (I forget which one) and it said that it was 60% white. I said that can't be right - that would ruin my entire argument, lol - but with a closer look it showed that of that 60% that identified as white, 80% were Hispanic/Latino. This kind of reminds me of another off topic issue regarding a commercial for a PrEP drug for HIV. When prescribing the medication, doctors apparently don't care about what gender you identify as, they only care about what "gender you were assigned at birth," since the drug wasn't safe for females.

China. Which if the team wasn't disbanded would have had American scientists working in their lab in Wuhan. Ok, so that would be related to that what I was referring to in that last paragraph in my previous post. I think I read something about that awhile back, iirc.

Yes, she was. But she's changed her mind and her tune. Most people make mistakes. It's a measure of their intellectual honesty if they are willing to review their actions and words, and change them. I'm not holding her up as some example of incredibly intellectual honesty, just that holding her to a "no mistakes, ever" standard is not particularly reasonable, either. But one of the big arguments in hindsight is how leaders should've would've could've taken this more seriously weeks before the WHO designated it as a pandemic and Trump's subsequent declaration of a national emergency that same day. I mean how many really took it seriously enough to implement drastic and widespread mitigation efforts in the weeks prior? Even after Trump announced the emergency, people were still bitching about how shutting down the airlines was an overreaction - even the WHO, iirc. I don't really think it mattered what he did, people were going to bitch regardless - tho he would've certainly came out on top had he the foresight to take it more seriously earlier on, thus securing his re-election. I'm willing to more or less give him a pass on his initial response at this point - it's how he's dealing with it now that should be the focus of criticism. One area where I'm not feeling as gracious is with Trump and Bolton breaking up the pandemic response team. I still haven't looked into specifics of what they actually would've done, but it's a good bet that they would've helped - even if it was just to push the president to act sooner. But at the same time, many of those people were still working within the NSC, tho there were conflicting opinions between Beth Cameron and Tim Morrison on what was going on.

Public service is great, but it's not for everyone - and it just doesn't seem practical to force that onto the populace. Better to just instill that mindset at a young age so that people see the value when they're older and view it as part of their civic duty. Poverty is somewhat of a mindset, and living in highly populated, densely packed neighborhoods and housing projects with limited opportunity makes it even harder to break free - especially when violent crime invites shit loads of police, increasing interaction with those police and elevating the odds of being snagged for petty crimes, forcing one to put their life on hold until navigating through the penal system. It's a vicious cycle and many never find their way out. Also, many whites live in these areas too and experience the system in a way that's very similar to blacks. It's just that they don't tend to be the majority in these areas, so of course the numbers are going to be disproportionate. I've been a fan of Ice-T since I was 13 years old, (don't laugh) but he makes a good point in recent song of his: Don't fall for the bait and switch Racism is real, but not it They fuck whoever can't fight back honestly it ain't just black It's yellow, it's brown, it's red It's anyone who ain't got cash Poor whites that they call trash This shit is ugly to the core When it comes to the poor No lives matter And we're not trying to minimize the level of racial bias and outright racism and the effects thereof. It's just that it goes beyond a handful of shitty police and it's going to take a concerted effort to fight through it. It's not just a black issue that should be left for them to figure out just because "we don't understand what it's like to be black." Growing up in the inner city I never saw it as strictly black and white issue. I also wanted to talk about the difference in the mindset of poverty that plagues the the inner city vs that of high levels of poverty in rural areas, but this post is already getting long enough, so it'll just have to wait.

Ya it's a bit over the top. Of course I'd like to see a cooler, calm and collective bipartisan approach, but for whatever reason she feels that isn't a viable option at this point, either because of her own limitations or because of corruption that has plagued these inner cities for decades. People are angry and still seeking change that never came. Much of this anger is displaced, but outrage sells and helps bring attention to the issue - better than losing your mind and burning the place down imo.

Great, so her little legacy lives on as she moves on to bigger ways to implement her ideas of change. And the facebook page is still operational: https://www.facebook.com/Potential-Me-Baltimore-MD-144352995730751/ She tried working with the city but apparently wasn't willing to "pay to play," and now you're just hating on her for walking away. If it was a conservative attacking her like this you'd call her a "victim of slights from a misogynist."

I was jokingly gonna say that you could decorate them like Christmas trees and use the blades as the star on top, but they actually already have.

What a load of crap dude. She started a non-profit in 2013 and has been helping women enter the workforce ever since with no help from city officials that she has accused last year of "pay to play." Her non profit may not have done as much as others out there, but she's doing her part and certainly seems sincere.

At his age I wouldn't doubt it a bit. It could very well be the Uncle Ben's beans and Rice. . . And remember, Uncle Ben's "invites whites to indulge in the fantasy of enslaved black people," get your box today!