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Welcome to the new version of the McCarthy Era
Yes folks, and it only took one life time (mine and people my age) to reinvent the McCarthy era. You can thank Donald Trump for that. Here it is from his own mouth: “In honor of our great Veterans on Veteran’s Day, we pledge to you that we will root out the Communists, Marxists, Racists, and Radical Left Thugs that live…
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What are your top 5 concerns regarding current events today?
By "current events" I mean anything related to social issues, environment, politics, international affairs, economics, and such. In order of importance to you, what are your top 5 concerns? Mine currently are:1. Environmental issues, particularly climate change/severe weather events, and the decline of our oceans. Nothing…
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Amazon HQ2 and other news
Amazon has looked in to putting their second headquarters in LIC(Long Island City). This area has been rebuilt over the last 10 years from factories and prostitutes to sprawling buildings and eateries. 25,000 jobs and another 25,000 local jobs for 50,000 total. Most of the jobs are being advertised as $125,000 more each.…
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BIDEN, afraid of losing the election, SAYS "BUILD THE WALL!"
WashingtonCNN — The Biden administration will waive 26 laws to build additional border barriers in the Rio Grande Valley, according to a notice posted to the Federal Register Wednesday, citing “high illegal entry.” Construction of the wall will be paid for using already appropriated funds earmarked specifically for…
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PLEDGE CONTROVERSY in School
Here's the video... ACLU Speaks Out For Girl Who Sat for Pledge More on the story..Teacher To Apologize for Conduct During Pledge of Allegiance Clearly, The student has the right to refuse to stand the Supreme Court has ruled so. Even if that's not the case it's inappropriate for the teacher to berate the student in front…
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Gretchen Carlson suing Roger Ailes
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/gretchen-carlson-sues-roger-ailes-sexual-harrassment Good for her!! Court filing at linkGretchen Carlson, until last month a Fox News host, alleged in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that Fox News boss Roger Ailes fired her from the network after months of rebuffing his sexual advances. The…
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Wow..Natalee Holloway's murderer...
may have lived to kill again... tragic http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100603/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_peru_van_der_sloot
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October Ten Club Newsletter
Dear Ed, Mike, Jeff, Stone, and Matt, I just got the October Ten Club newsletter; I always look forward to reading them, but I think this one will be my last. I don't think you are the band you claim to be. I get it. I understand. The Israel/Palestine conflict is complex and incendiary. Facts can be spun and any statement…
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All Wars Are Banker Wars
https://x.com/inversionism/status/1711161404772806973?s=46 Thoughts?
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America's Political Turmoil
It almost seems ultra redundant for me to start this thread because we have talked about this all over the place from the metaphorical engine to the caboose, but I find the following summation of the tangled web that is currently the state of U.S. politics to be spot on. How we will ever extricate ourselves from this mess,…
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Iran and Syria
I was wondering if anyone had any articles about plans for war with these two countries. I'm in argument with a couple of my buddies that, as of now, plans are laid out for war with North Korea, Iran, and Syria. They don't seem to agree. They agree that plans are ready for North Korea, but they don't believe in plans for…
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SEPT. 30 - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - 🇨🇦
"The National Day of Truth and Reconciliation is a statutory holiday. The third annual...day, which coincides with Orange Shirt Day, is meant to bring awareness and reflection on the legacy of Canada’s residential school system, which aimed to erase the languages and cultures of the Indigenous peoples of this land." - CBC…
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**THE POSSIBLE IMPEACHMENT OF HUNTER BIDEN...NOW WAIT A MINUTE...WHAT? THREAD**
Maga republicans held their first impeachment inquiry hearing today and spent more time, as usual, talking about the President's son rather than the President himself. Seems as if the stuff they are concerned about happened prior to Joe even being President too, which is odd, to say the least. Figured it deserved it's own…
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The Disappearing Bees
Anyone been reading up on this? Bill Mahr and Howard Stern have both commented on this. It seems the bee population is rapidly decreasing. They’re blaming pesticides, disease, the transporting of bee’s and cell phones. I really hope the main problem is cell phones. It would be cool if they had to outlaw them.
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Native Hawaiians call for sovereignty
Apparently this thread is semi-thriving by popular demand. Have at it!
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Pearl Jam playing TEXAS?
I moved this outta the Tour Announcement thread..."Ok. Whatever, man. This is a thread for the tour. I’m seeing 4 shows I can drive to so I’m happy and done discussing politics. Have a good day." Simple question...what's the thinking behind the FOUR dates in Greg Abbott's TEXAS on this minitour (AKA Florida's cousin)? I'm…
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CONSERVATIVE PEARL JAM FANS
The new "Ridin' with Biden" T-shirt made me remember the concert poster Jeff designed, where President Trump was dead outside of the White House. It got me thinking of what the band might possibly think about their conservative/Trump supporting fans, such as me. I have no issue with the band's politics because they always…
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The Legacy of 9/11
How do you think 9/11 changed America and you? I remember that after 9/11 the whole world became united as one, it seemed that for perhaps the first time ever we became the 'human race', as opposed to different countries, religions etc. The whole world agreed that things needed to change, and rallied behind America.…
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Hawaii Wildfires - Maui
If you want to help out, in addition to Pearl Jam raffling off a signed 1998 Hawaii poster re-issue and the usual disaster relief agencies like the American Red Cross, the WaPo listed the following organizations that seem more local and specific. Give if you can, its devastating. 67 confirmed fatalities. From the WaPo: The…
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Ahhh Captalism
you will notice - influential businessmen one by one will start to give a bad outlook on the future of the market. to be sure, before they do, they will sell a good portion of their stocks and advise theirs to do the same.. they make the public negative outlook. This in hopes to scare other investors out - lowering prices.…
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BRICS
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/24/business/saudi-arabia-brics-invitation-intl/index.html Haven't seen anyone talking about this but it could turn into something. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa formed a group whom are some of the fastest growing economic economies today and will most likely be in charge of…
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Just Admit It
The fact that voting at this point matters,is laughable. Sit back and let them vote themselves in,just like they've always done. Just admit it,that if you have no power or money,what you think or want is irrelevant.
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OPEC
Hear on the news this morning that Qatar is leaving OPEC to focus on Natural Gas production. https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/03/business/qatar-opec-withdrawal/index.html Not sure what this means for the future and oil prices. I'm surprised there isn't an OPEC thread so, now there is.
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How Democracies Die - Book/Article Discussion
I'm reading a book called How Democracies Die that I figured many on here would be interested in. If you want to read a few excerpts from it, there was a Vox article recently published about it. Would love to discuss the content with anyone on here.…
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Amazon union vote dirty tricks
·MARCH 24, 2021, 6:04 AM In Amazon union election, votes cast by some ineligible ex-employees could swing outcome Jeffrey Dastin, Mike Spector (Reuters) - Although Emily Stone’s employment at an Amazon.com Inc warehouse ended on Feb. 1, she still received a ballot for her former company’s union election in the weeks…
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America's Gun Violence #2
https://abcnews.go.com/US/active-shooter-situation-reported-texas-high-school/story?id=80434656&fbclid=IwAR31zY1QNCDZZ64iJm_opPyOlq7HdFkL2hsvCDrVmpUjcEPiTaME5y4J0tM Here we go again.... If this can be combined with the other thread if/when it is unlocked that would be great
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Obama admin takes aim at China’s renewable-energy subsidies
This article makes the U.S. look like a rather insecure country, doesn't it? Or perhaps we just refuse to take our heads out of the sand... http://www.grist.org/article/2010-12-28 ... qus_thread Last week, in a move that pits American labor against China's green-technology industry, the Obama administration filed a…
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“Seattle is Dying” KOMO Doc.
I went to Seattle for one of the home shows last summer. I have been to Seattle four times in the past 15 years but the first time since 2013. I noticed the homeless problem was (much) worse and applaud the boys in PJ for what they did. I stumbled across a recent documentary on KOMO. This is a real eye-opener. I suggest…
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Judicial conduct
Wasnt sure where to put this, so with several trials related to one defendant in particular in several jurisdictions, I thought why not compare how the judges conduct themselves... starting with this one.... https://twitter.com/AWeissmann_/status/1687433890154106881?t=jo8HQ5VyhRQ439H8N-kd0w&s=19
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ALICE COOPER FOR PRESIDENT