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Post by tao on Oct 20, 2017 0:29:33 GMT -5
While I believe people should (especially after this election) remain politically active and aware, I kinda agree with ya, @ghosty. Personally I could go the rest of my life without ever discussing politics again after this last election cycle. I agree that people should be aware, this just isn't the platform for it imo. Theoretically, this is true. This shouldn't exactly be the platform to get one's news. Probably should have people run stuff through a relevance filter before posting lol.
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Post by tao on Oct 20, 2017 0:30:52 GMT -5
While I believe people should (especially after this election) remain politically active and aware, I kinda agree with ya, @ghosty. You can tag people with mobile, it's just there's a display name (Ghosty) and there is a username that you tag (ghostypoo) Yeah, I just figured out how to tag on the site from my laptop, but hadn't quite figured out how to do it on mobile. Thanks for the info!
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Post by v9733xa on Jan 4, 2018 15:20:38 GMT -5
No posts here in months, but i thought this interesting and well-written piece from The Atlantic was worth mentioning. Is Something Neurologically Wrong With Donald Trump?Many on the left - and some on the right - have been saying versions of this for a year, but this is the first time that i can remember reading a well-researched piece of journalism on an established and respected platform diving into this area. It's worth an objective perusal, if you can.
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Post by clandestine on Jan 4, 2018 15:50:33 GMT -5
No posts here in months, but i thought this interesting and well-written piece from The Atlantic was worth mentioning. Is Something Neurologically Wrong With Donald Trump?Many on the left - and some on the right - have been saying versions of this for a year, but this is the first time that i can remember reading a well-researched piece of journalism on an established and respected platform diving into this area. It's worth an objective perusal, if you can. The man is 71 years old who has been stuck in his ways since childhood, I'd be amazed if he DIDN'T have beginning stages of dementia or other neurological problems. The idea that this dude has the same access to our government as Barack Obama is preposterous.
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Post by xsolasx on Jan 4, 2018 17:43:07 GMT -5
He's off tweeting kim jong un again about how his nuclear button is bigger than his. WE ALL GONNA DIE
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Post by Misanthropekl on Jan 5, 2018 4:28:24 GMT -5
He's off tweeting kim jong un again about how his nuclear button is bigger than his. WE ALL GONNA DIE I think it's the one thing we don't have to worry about, he doesn't have the magic button, the generals do. Kim Jong Un is only tooling up because he's afraid of the imperialistic US and European powers, everything now is just posturing and dick measuring.
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Post by metatrondies on Jan 10, 2018 8:09:02 GMT -5
Motherfucker is destroying our public lands and national parks as well!
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Post by v9733xa on Jan 11, 2018 18:26:42 GMT -5
I rather like the new Time cover.
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Post by v9733xa on Jan 20, 2018 18:07:48 GMT -5
Signs from today's rallies:
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Post by Zeke on Jan 21, 2018 6:02:58 GMT -5
That last one is hilarious.
First one is catchy, but not sure how I feel about giving that in your child's hand as those are unlikely to be her thoughts.
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Trump News
Jan 22, 2018 11:58:31 GMT -5
via mobile
Post by panterabread on Jan 22, 2018 11:58:31 GMT -5
When is this fucker getting kicked out of office.... then again i don’t want Pence in there either
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Post by roomtemppbr on Jan 31, 2018 23:01:15 GMT -5
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Post by thenuge on Mar 26, 2018 1:52:44 GMT -5
Hopefully just by posting this I don't get labelled as a Trump supporter but this video is pretty bad. It's just kinda sad that a reputable source such as USA Today puts up whatever they want and most people nod in agreement. #1: The quote "For decades, open borders have allowed drugs and gangs to pour into... communities... they have caused the loss of many innocent lives." -Trump USAToday outright claims it is false - citing the percentage of foreign-born individuals incarcerated at 5.6% as if that is proof that many innocent lives aren't lost at the hands of illegal aliens for decades? I guess the word "many" can mean different numbers to certain people but... in just the year 2008, Arizona had 240 illegal aliens being held for homicide related offenses (1st, 2nd degree murder, manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter). California had over 2,000 illegal aliens being held for homicide related offenses. Here is the source. So I guess if over 2,000 homicide-like acts committed by illegal aliens in one year alone between only two states isn't very many... then yeah, USA Today is spot on. Of course, when taking into account the actual representation of crime committed vs population, it seems minimal. But to outright claim it is false even though what appear to be MANY homicide related crimes in just one year just doesn't seem right. #4: Anecdotal evidence here. My sister could not afford a health plan the last 5 years or so, she got hit with a tax penalty every year (2k I think?) because she did not have health insurance. Apparently she missed the affordable memo. I know a few others who were in the same boat. #5: According to the national posture review conducted by the defense secretary and published just last month, all prior posture reviews recognized the need to modernize but none have been effective. So I guess it isn't really fair to give trump or obama credit here. This will have to play out over a much longer scale before any judgments can really be made. I'm all for keeping those in power honest, but it defeats the point when those trying to keep em honest are misleading (#1), ignore parts of the population (#4), or jump to conclusions (#5). I'm just really bored (and tired) tonight and felt like doing some research on the topics in the vid so I probably just typed up a bunch of nonsense. ,
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Post by v9733xa on Mar 26, 2018 17:52:31 GMT -5
#4: Anecdotal evidence here. My sister could not afford a health plan the last 5 years or so, she got hit with a tax penalty every year (2k I think?) because she did not have health insurance. Apparently she missed the affordable memo. I know a few others who were in the same boat. So, like, she didn't quality for any subsidy at all? She fell into the group that got no financial assistance but made too much money to qualify for state-sponsored health plans? A little context. I mean, anecdotes are nice, but you can't please all of the people all of the time. The ACA was done on the context of utilitarianism, the greatest good for the greatest number. Yeah, okay, some people fell into a group where insurance cost a lot, and some people got a lot of help who were previously never going to be able to afford anything. It's just a fact that providing insurance coverage that at least guarantees preventative care saves money in the long run, as long as those patients take the time to get a primary care provider. It's better than the alternative, expensive emergency and walk-in care.
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Post by thenuge on Mar 26, 2018 18:59:58 GMT -5
#4: Anecdotal evidence here. My sister could not afford a health plan the last 5 years or so, she got hit with a tax penalty every year (2k I think?) because she did not have health insurance. Apparently she missed the affordable memo. I know a few others who were in the same boat. So, like, she didn't quality for any subsidy at all? She fell into the group that got no financial assistance but made too much money to qualify for state-sponsored health plans? A little context. I mean, anecdotes are nice, but you can't please all of the people all of the time. The ACA was done on the context of utilitarianism, the greatest good for the greatest number. Yeah, okay, some people fell into a group where insurance cost a lot, and some people got a lot of help who were previously never going to be able to afford anything. It's just a fact that providing insurance coverage that at least guarantees preventative care saves money in the long run, as long as those patients take the time to get a primary care provider. It's better than the alternative, expensive emergency and walk-in care. Yeah, like I said, anecdotal so obviously take it with a grain of salt. She was in that shitty middle ground where she didn't make enough to afford it, but made too much to qualify. My beef wasn't at all with the plan itself... just the fact that it punished struggling individuals such as my sister who it cost her less to just pay the 2k each year come tax time than buy health insurance. And that is precisely what was mislabeled in the video above, this administration got rid of that penalty. Seems like a good thing to me?
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