wolfriverjoe

Well, given Trump's support of the Nazi types, it's amazingly apt.

Ron freely admitted to being a 'White Nationalist' a while back. Most of the people who track hate groups put 'white nationalists' and 'white supremacists' in the same category. Interestingly, it was the supremacists who originally came up with the term "white nationalist' to take the 'supremacist' out of the conversation. Wiki clicky: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_nationalism

Well, apparently attacking white supremacists is attacking Christianity. Really. Link:https://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2019/08/christian-activist-when-they-attack-white-supremacy-theyre-attacking-christianity/?fbclid=IwAR3Sp65w7BLt7pwReM3n8wSWA83DM4dNgEGLgPMArBO9nojwxP7_-R5TK3k I've never heard of this woman, but apparently she's a real piece of work (in the story).

Well, despite being the 'fake MSM', the BBC is usually pretty smart. I won't disagree with that assessment.

Don't bet on it. The Trumpettes are still solidly behind him. He tells them what they want to hear (who to hate, who to target, who's fault it is, all the standard demagogue crap). As long as the Trumpettes hold a significant part of the primary vote, the Rs in the House & Senate won't go after him. They can't. State level Rs too.

Suicide watch isn't perfect. They don't watch the prisoner all the time. Epstein was smart. He likely figured out the routine and timing and found a way he'd be dead before they checked again. When (if) a final report comes out, there will be some answers. Not enough to satisfy they 'conspiracy idiots', however. There never is.

First off, faking a death to go into Witness Protection is pure Hollywood. I'm not terribly surprised it was Ron that posted that. Second, while he likely has (had) a shitload of info on a lot of people, the reports seem to indicate that he had it written down. As in 'in the hands of the authorities' due to the search warrant. So they didn't need his testimony to build cases. Last, Normiss is right. Epstein was a very high risk for suicide or homicide behind bars. When the judge denied bail, he pretty much guaranteed that Epstein would never see another day as a free man. And, one way that Hollywood has it right is how bad it is for pedophiles behind bars. I honestly don't blame him for taking the 'easy way out'.

You have to wonder how much that idea keeps them from criticizing the Mango Mussolini.

Yup. The guy understands the concept of 'marketing towards your audience." When the market is composed of racists, misogynists, raving 'caveman conservatives' and other morons, ads like this gain traction. When gun owners are frightened that the numerous shootings will result in new, more restrictive laws, gun sales skyrocket.

Oh please. That's ALL he does.

Bingo. While I won't say Trump isn't a problem, the reality is that he's much more a symptom of a far, far deeper problem. https://www.rawstory.com/2019/08/emotional-msnbc-guest-says-trump-is-just-the-tip-of-nations-racist-hatred-set-them-free-from-being-white/?fbclid=IwAR2csmYLdg3zoB68C3UWovtWIahepKgofm5w3zXYcTh0a_fLGTHBVifnuX0 And, of course, one way that Trump is a huge part of the problem shows at one of his rallies. He asked 'how to stop the migrants?" Of course, one of the idiots in the crowd said "shoot them". And Trump just laughed. https://abcnews.go.com/US/trumps-language-mexican-immigrants-scrutiny-wake-el-paso/story?id=64768566

Well, if I read the story right, he wasn't breaking any laws. Just being a total idiot. Remember a while back (couple years maybe?) when the "Open Carry" crowd decided that they needed to be well armed to go to Target? Or Starbucks? (I know that the muffins are really good, but c'mon, there's enough for everyone) So they walked around with ARs over their shoulder. Perfectly legal in most places. Still legal today, AFAIK. Stupid as all hell, a good way to get shot, but legal. We had an incident fairly local to me, where a couple guys were doing just that - walking down the street with ARs slung over their shoulders. Someone called the cops, claiming 'two guys with machine guns' were walking towards the farmer's market. The cops showed up and got rather irate with the guys, threatening and all of that. The guys knew that they were provoking the cops, and were aware of their rights and the laws. They both had audio recorders on them (legal here) to record what the cops said. The cops found and confiscated (stole) them. The guys claimed the cops had threatened to kill them just for the hell of it, to arrest them and say the guys were doing things they weren't really doing (who's a jury going to believe?), that sort of thing. Interestingly, when the audio recorders were finally returned (it took a lawyer to get them back), there was no recording on them. More interestingly, both guys had a second recorder, better hidden. The lawsuit is still in process.

Hi Jerry, My recollection is from the mid-80s (and may well be faulty). While a part of it was basic PT (sit ups, push ups, pull ups, ect), much of it was at least somewhat practical. Carrying a weighted dummy a specified distance in a specified time. Carrying a weight up several flights of stairs, that type of activity.

Yeah, I see that now. I was trying to give a reason (very small person) that they couldn't do the tasks. I'd love to see someone that size lift and carry a 150lb dummy the distance a firefighter has to in order to pass*. Not that it couldn't be done. * - Many moons ago, I was aware of what the qualifications for the physical tests for firefighter & cop were. They may well have changed.

I guess I didn't make it clear enough. The hiring refusal was not due to height. It was due to the person being unable to complete the tasks.

Pffft. Fox viewers hated them because they came from Obama. Remember what McConnell said at the beginning of the 2nd term? We will oppose anything Obama brings to the table (paraphrased). I wonder why that was? Were they bad ideas? Did the Rs have better ones? Or was is something else?

Have you heard of or seen the PUCA tool? http://www.chutingstar.com/puca-pull-up-cord-assistance-tool Simple little handle that you wrap the end of the pull up cord around. Saw it for the first time at SDC Summerfest last week. Rock Skymarket store had them. Haven't tried it yet (don't pack my own when on vacation), but the person I saw using it said it's a lot better.

Well, to be accurate, "Equal Treatment Under the Law" has never really happened. It's been mandated, but never implemented. Not really. One of the reasons that 'diversity' is required is to give minorities who have been discriminated against for centuries a better chance to reach equality. When leadership roles in pro football are staffed by minorities at anywhere near the percentage of players, then maybe the "Rooney Rule" can go away. And to Winsor's "Super Bowl team" comment: There's nothing wrong with physical qualification requirements. A person needs to be able to do the job. But to exclude people who meet the requirements for other reasons is discrimination. For example, to say to someone "You are 5 foot 1 inch tall, and 105 lbs. You cannot be a firefighter because you cannot lift and carry a 150# weight the required distance in the required time, and cannot drag a firehose up 3 flights of stairs. Those are requirements to be hired" is fine. However, to say "You met or exceeded all of the requirements in our physical testing. You are more capable than many of the guys currently on shift. But we still aren't going to hire you because you are a woman (black, gay, Jewish, ect)" is discrimination. To pretend there's no difference between the two, or to pretend that the second doesn't happen on a depressingly regular basis is ignoring reality. (generally, civil service jobs are pretty clear cut, and discrimination has been greatly reduced. The firefighter example was just an easy one to clarify 'qualifications' vs 'discrimination')

So you can't use those to get your BASE number. They are still fixed objects, attached to the ground.

So does freedom of the press only apply to newspapers & pamphlets printed on movable type? Does freedom from search and seizure not apply to computers or smart phones? Or telephones at all for that matter? Do any of our constitutional protections only apply to the technology of 1776?

Sure it does. Anytime someone tries to make predictions on something as big and complex as climate, there are bound to be errors. And if someone (else) only looks at what was predicted incorrectly, or missed targets or whatever, it sure looks like the 'flaws' call the overall science into question. But one has to be very selective to reach that conclusion. Either because they don't care about the truth, or are actively lying. Anyone who looks at the entire data set has to be blind (accidentally or deliberately) to not see what's happening.

Maybe, but not really. How about 'people only support change if the effect on them is worth the benefit to society'? How would 'smart guns' prevent mass shootings? First off, the 'smart gun' tech is designed to keep unauthorized people from using the gun. Please name a recent mass shooting where the guns used were not owned by the shooter (also an argument against universal background checks for the same basic reason). Perhaps Sandy Hook, because the owner was murdered and the shooter took the gun. But the shooter was the son of the murdered owner. Would he have been on the 'authorized' list? Would he have had access to the codes to make the guns usable? Second, the reason the cops don't want 'smart' guns is because they don't trust the technology. They are worried that the gun won't let them shoot when they need to. I don't think the tech is mature enough to trust it. There's also the very simple idea of 'what happens when the battery dies?' Does the gun never work? Does it work for anyone? (both modes are realistic) OTOH, cops in the US didn't adopt semi auto pistols until the mid 80s. They were almost universally using revolvers due to concerns about reliability. Many of those were not based in reality.

Great. Get the cops to adopt them and I would think about it. As of right now, there are a couple laws on the books that haven't gone into effect yet. Cops are specifically excluded from them. Kinda odd, considering that something like a quarter of all cops shot are shot with their own gun (disarmed by a suspect).

I posted this (more or less) last year. I saw one of these being used at SDC Summerfest. Older and very experienced lady was using one for a new canopy. She said it made S-folding & bagging the slippery new canopy much easier.

The three you have listed are all fine. The difference between the manufacturers is not all that big of a deal. I would be more concerned with fit and condition. Those two would have far more influence on which one I would get, rather than brand.