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I have a question about guns
How come there were no school shootings when guns have been around in America with access to them and in the past before violent television and especially video games with lots of guns and gun fights, that we have no problem whatsoever buying for and allowing our children to play?? Kids go on emotions and they don't fully…
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'Creepy uncle' Morgan Freeman issues apology after eight women accuse him of sexual harassment
'Creepy uncle' Morgan Freeman issues apology after eight women accuse him of sexual harassment http://nationalpost.com/entertainment/celebrity/creepy-uncle-morgan-freeman-issues-apology-after-eight-women-accuse-him-of-sexual-harassment
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Kendrick Lamar stops white fan from rapping N word on stage.
www.google.com/amp/www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/kendrick-lamar-interrupts-white-fan-raps-n-word-article-1.4001807%3foutputType=amp https://youtu.be/rIbkUbdpBMs Not really sure what to think about this. Obviously I would never use this word, but not sure what he was expecting. I really dont have much to add beyond the…
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Diversity
Is there any proof that cultural diversity works for the benefit of a singular whole? The very definition of the word diverse is showing a great deal of variety, being very different. How can that bring about cohesiveness and similarities in order to function. In order for it to function, regardless of whichever side you…
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Facepalm Of The Day
After recent political events that makes me wonder what are some thinking.....post your Facepalm of the Day here any time of the day. A Texas teen died Sunday morning while using her cellphone in a bathtub, according to reports. Relatives told KCBD that the accident was caused either when she plugged in her phone while in…
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Please rise and remove your caps
I have always wondered why removing your hat for the national anthem or when you meet someone is taken as such a high sign of respect. I have looked into it some and see different reasons from politicial to historical to religious to "it is respectful, just do it." If I say so myself, I don't get it and I think you should…
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The Cause of the Upcoming Worldwide Recession (Depression)
...is, in my opinion, Keynesian economics. Let me lay it out step by step (we all know it's more complicated than this, but below I address part of the problem). I'll start with the late 90s (but you could go back further). -Tech boom, bursts -Short Recession follows -FED lowers interest rates, to spur spending (Monetary…
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The New American Aristocracy
I didn't think this fit anywhere else, but found this to be a very fascinating read. It's long, but well worth it. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/06/the-birth-of-a-new-american-aristocracy/559130/ Some excerpts: It is in fact the top 0.1 percent who have been the big winners in the growing concentration…
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No more war, no more hate.
Neil young said that and I agree. I'm old, I'm cranky and I'm tired of this war and fighting bullshit. Are you with me? Have you had it with this crap? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azlr8By0lFw
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Schizophrenia
The government really needs to help out these people they are walking the cold streets with this disease.
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Maynmar's Killing Fields
There was a recent Frontline PBS documentary on what is now going on in Myanmar. Ever since the 1995 intervention in the Bosnian war in which NATO responded, but did not in Rwanda, which was happening around the same time; I've always wondered if NATO or the U.S. should step in and why they decide to or not. I have tried…
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Election night 2016
Do we need another thread? Why the fuck not? I didn't know where to put this but the nytimes live forecast is amazing http://www.nytimes.com/elections/forecast/president
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John McCain should be proud ...
... of these supporters of him. This was really good to see ... video included at the link ... http://americannewsproject.com/ At a John McCain rally in Woodbridge, Virginia, three people handed out "Obama for Change" bumper stickers with the Communist sickle and hammer and the Islamic crescent, saying Obama was a…
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I Found a Hate Flyer This Morning
This morning, while out walking my dog, I found a hate flyer (see picture below). Some background....I moved to Omaha 9 months ago after 11 years in Boulder, CO. to live with my girlfriend who I met because of Pearl Jam. There is basically NO diversity in Boulder and very little in Colorado. So it was refreshing to move to…
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Silencing Opposing Speech
So Alex Jones is apparently a strike away from being banned on youtube, supposedly there is an organized reporting campaign flooding youtube to forcefully remove him. I don't listen to Alex Jones but I believe this is dangerous territory. I know Alex Jones is known to be of the Conspiracy mindset, but I feel he has made…
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Jobs at risk due to automation - what to do?
I think many people are concerned about this inevitability (thankfully), and it's probably time more folks started taking it seriously IMO. But even though various countries are starting to do little localized experiments with universal basic income programs (including the US), and the topic is coming up more and more, I…
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Alfie Evans
Big shocker, no discussion here.
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Who falls for fake news? - Related to the 2016 US election
I just finished reading a psychology research paper on fake news which I was required to do for my university subject. Very, very interesting. Here is the link to it, you can download it. It's 43 pages long. If you don't really understand all the experimental and statistical jargon just read the discussion section and/or…
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Wake up North America!.............
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/27/eu-agrees-total-ban-on-bee-harming-pesticides
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Uline tubes
For those who buy Uline tubes and other products, this article might be a good read for you if you’re concerned about the midterms.…