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Edward Snowden & The N.S.A Revelations
“The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it.” ― George Orwell http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/ju ... ow-ecuador Edward Snowden seeks asylum in Ecuador amid diplomatic storm Whistleblower escapes from Hong Kong to Moscow on a commercial flight despite a formal US extradition…
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Need advice on property dispute.
A lot of intelligent people on here and just looking for some advice. I own a home with some with whom I have never been married and we don’t have kids together. No common law marriage in MI. I’m basically looking to sell the house and move on with my life, a real RVM situation. The other party isn’t interested in selling.…
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Dave Chappelle, Sticks & Stones
Vice News among others are very offended, but I thought it was great. I didn't like or agree with everything he said, but in the end I enjoyed it, and thought he made some great points.
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California to ban suspensions for disruptive students
This bill is a great example why our schools continue to fail. No longer hold kids accountable. If the governor signs this bill, kids will not be allowed to be suspended for willful disobedience. They can be as defiant and disruptive as they want, and as long as they are not violent they can’t be suspended. But hey, who…
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A quarter of all kindergartners in Washington county aren’t immunized. Now there’s a measles crisis
A quarter of all kindergartners in Washington county aren’t immunized. Now there’s a measles crisis https://www.freep.com/story/news/health/2019/02/11/measles-spread-anti-vaccination-communities-new-york-clar-county-washington/2812667002/?fbclid=IwAR2qaz-Spfi93Z_F2Lnd_CIbp70XvmuMYaAJc9cbozSZvWmg7xWmXMHqIBw Who the fuck…
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Hurricane Season 2019+
Looks like Dorian might cause some trouble for Floridians. Hope all of you that will be impacted by this storm stay safe and out of harm's way.
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Halifax does his research.
And the point is well made. Thank you H2M! Look at all the gun killing! Crazy freakin Americans! Where else does this happen???
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What is the 2nd Amendment?
In order for us to even remotely argue gun control, we have to use defined terms. What is the second amendment? How do you people define it? It’s a long shot, but maybe we can come to a consensus here and and then work towards an agreement? My thought process is the second amendment was placed in order to give citizens the…
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Las Vegas massacre.
59 dead and over 500 wounded and no thread here yet? Surprising.
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Mentally disabled man with toygun shot dead in Sweden
Biggest news story in Sweden right now. Made me cry last night hearing about it. Three police officers fired their weapons at a guy with Downs syndrome, who could barely say more words than "mommy", who had escaped his home: Police opened fire in the Vasastan district of the Swedish capital early on Thursday morning…
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Having Kids. Selfish Act?
With the world in straight chaos. Climate change starting to ramp up to unseen levels. Pollution of the air and seas at all time highs. Corrupt Governments on the brink of war for the limited resources and power that is left. And the world already at an unsustainable population level and growing. Is it a selfish act to…
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9-11 plotters get a trial date. finally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/30/us/politics/sept-11-trial-guantanamo-bay.html?action=click&module=Latest&pgtype=Homepage This article was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. WASHINGTON — Moving toward a final reckoning as the nation approaches the 20th anniversary of the day that led…
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Some People's Dogs
Here's a problem: Two idiots in Liverpool own a dog and raise it very poorly. They don't feed it for a couple of days and, hungry, it attacks a neighbour and tries to eat him- check that- it does eat him: The Presa Canario dog, which originated in Spain's Canary Islands, is renowned as a large powerful breed but is not…
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Terrorist Shooting In Orlando, FL
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/06/12/shooting-orlando-club/85785254/ Terrorist shooting in Orlando and it appears more than 20 dead. Peace we need it.
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Texas shooting, Our fault.
Its been confirmed that a shotgun and a revolver were used. Is it now time for all of us to agree that there is a fundamental breakdown that we have all all created one way or another verses banning a certain type of gun?
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Kirsten Gillibrand 2020
Kirsten Gillibrand announces her 2020 Presidential run
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US is close to losing measles-elimination status
“We’re embarrassed”: US is close to losing measles-elimination status There’s a “reasonable chance” that the US will soon lose its status as a country that has eliminated measles. That’s according to Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease…
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US cancels Visa application because persons friend was critical of the US on SoMe
"Half awesome" https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2019/8/27/incoming-freshman-deported/
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Republican memo on strategy on masshootings
Remember that some people on here were parroting these talkingpoints. Memo reveals a House Republican strategy on shootings: downplay white nationalism, blame left Congressional Republicans recently circulated talking points on gun violence that falsely described the El Paso massacre and other mass shootings as “violence…
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Is This What Society Has Become...Sad
'They left him to die': B.C. teen's overdose death filmed on social media, family says https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/langley-teen-skate-park-overdose-1.5242582