@KUSTEVE Are the diamond rains extra blingy during hexagonal polar vortexes? https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-24477667 ↗
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@mayjay My comment was about Kapertrick, not you. I confess I haven't read your post. Nike is a modern day slave trader, and they bought an activist who was up for sale to bring about political change so Nike could avoid paying taxes. If Kapertrick was truly concerned about oppression, brutality, and the worst form of racism, he wouldn't take a plug nickel from Nike. If Nike was truly concerned about racism and police brutality, they wouldn't do almost all their business in a country that has one of the most brutal human rights records in the world. Nike perpetuates this human slavery, and props up this repressive regime. Trump was going to hit Nike with import fees, so now Nike cares about human rights. The sanctimony, and the hypocrisy is deafening.
Go Steve!
Nike might sign you to a million dollar contract too.
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@mayjay I'm interested in a history lesson if you feel like entertaining my laziness and expounding on the history of the Democratic nominees. Was Merrick Garland too liberal?
Also, the Democrats don't have anything similar to The Federalist Society normalizing the opinions of their candidates right?
With the Kavanaugh hearings underway and the Federalist Society on the cusp of completing their 30 year mission to turn the courts conservative with their hand-selected people, I'm feeling pretty dark.
The Daily's episode from yesterday (https://www.nytimes.com/podcasts/the-daily) ↗ is a great history of The Federalist Society's impact on the courts, culminating with their President, Leonard Leo, being given [by Trump] full control of appointing the 26 appellate judges and 2 Supreme Court justices, thus far:
For those into Deep State theories, The Federalist Society is Deep State in broad daylight. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalist_Society) ↗
The Supreme Court and the Justice Department, is supposed to stand outside of politics. The White House is hiding 100,000 pages of Kavanaugh's record during his time under Bush, records that would be released anyway (confidentiality expires) next year.
Long after Agent Orange is gone, this will be the legacy of his presidency.
@DoubleDD The Republican think tanks decided they were going to court the Evangelicals and went all in on Pro-Life. This is ancillary to my point there, which was that the Republican position is the "me" position. Sure, some people such as yourself may be Pro-Life and not religious. I labeled it the Evangelical position because that is why it is the Republican position.
I'm still trying to get my head wrapped around whether this is a good or bad thing. It seems that moving to the mainstream and monetizing the protest brand will bring apathy. I haven't gone to the links people posted but unless money actually goes to meaningful places because of this, as @kjayhawks noted, this feels like a net bad thing.
I'm not a fan of conflating his efforts with the Evil Nike Empire. You could argue that it's the easiest way to shape public opinion and while the easiest way is not the best way, it is much easier. Once you go commercial it feels like the beginning of the end of your original effort. The term "sellout" comes to mind. Maybe that's unrealistic?
@DoubleDD my point about abortion and drugs were that they are a "me" position by my criteria. Your trying to convince me that it's the right thing proves exactly what I said. The fact is, that the Republican party adopted the Evangelical position on abortion under Reagan. Remember that Reagan as a governor was very lenient on abortion in California, before the Republican position became " pro-life" around Roe v Wade . This is fact man. I dont want to get into it beyond calling it a me position by my criteria. I'm going to change the way I phrased it in the first post because what I meant was that these things were a little different as to how they fit when I said "weird"
Regarding competing with China, I would spend a lot of effort and money on education in this country, beefing up staffing, pay, individual education plans, possibly go year round, and gut garbage curriculum that is boring rote busy work. Kids should love school and come out the other end worldbeaters. I would also spend a lot of money on retraining programs for adults and assistance with transition across careers. Also, I believe in programs like Americorps (I'm an alum) and Peace Corps as I think it it critical for people to see other cultures and do community service in order to have perspective.
If our workforce is the best workforce on the planet then there will always be work for us. When the robots replace the blue collar jobs, as I believe you referred to in another thread, our work force will be resillient.
@Crimsonorblue22 My Nationals wrapped up series with Brewers today. I like the Brewers' roster, lots of likeable players, including Cain and Moose.
@BShark I was just thinking about Gill beating Baylor when you said that.
@Texas-Hawk-10 on line but way short. Crucial fumble by K-State to keep South Dakota in it, but K-State escapes.
Here's a Bloomberg article about China's goals. Note that the article also cites Trump's trade war as having an impact in slowing China.
What Does a Chinese Superpower Look Like? Nothing Like the U.S. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-08-27/what-does-a-chinese-superpower-look-like-nothing-like-the-u- ↗
But slowing down China with a trade war is not enough. Xi Xinping want to replace the US as global leaders in technology. Our two advantages here are the tech lead we have and the strength of our middle class. We NEED to improve our public education to win this battle and protect our middle class. 4 times as many people will win otherwise.
If it's not clear from the image, this photo is from 2016 and the subtitle is originated by someone making a joke at CNN's expense.
Here's origin of the picture:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hillary-clinton-slipping-on-stairs/ ↗
My favorite Reddit comment on it was:
"Quick! Someone get that woman a Kane!"
@Bwag I appreciate your point about the "party of me" vs "the party of we" being a false narrative but take what I said as both an acknowledgement of narrative and of the policies. You cannot deny that Republicans are about tax breaks, protection of individual wealth, protection of gun rights, and the Evangelical position on abortion and drugs which are a a little different how they fit** but can be seen as a me position because they presume that they know better what people's personal choices should be and that they don't want to be responsible for the consequences of those people's poor choices.
This is all indisputable.
And as I said I think there has to be a balance between me and we. I agree that peoples personal wealth has to be protected WITHIN REASON. Capital gains taxes can't get out of control. At the same time there needs to be a balance where the middle class isn't crushed and the lower class is given a path to prosperity. There is a place for both ideals. But as I said it's a problem that these two ideals are attributed to the two parties. What I'm getting at is that a multiparty system would help us get away from this white and black attribution and allow better for compromise and less polarism in truth and in perception.
** - rephrased for clarity
(... Being Inclusive of White People, And Handling Race The Right Way)
The Democrats are expected to be in the driver's seat for the midterm elections. The President continues to whip up his base while moderates grow colder to him. I am expecting the Democrats to take the House. I expect impeachment proceedings thereafter and I expect the Republicans, seeing Trump as a polítical liability at that point, to acquiesce. The alternative being a lame duck Trump continuing to cause drama. This is all predicated on the Democrats taking the House. I think it will happen, but I'll believe it when I see it.
Anyway, my point in this thread is that the Democrats needs to be inclusive of white people in their vernacular. It's time to stop using terms like "white privilege" and to acknowledge early and often that NOBODY will be discriminated against based upon the color of their skin, and that economic policies attempting to aid those in lower economic standing will be made based upon economic status and not upon race. And protection of the middle class will likewise be done with all Americans in mind.
It's time to acknowledge that poverty should be addressed for everyone starting with a very strong public education system. We need an education rennaisance in this country. Kids should be inspired to achieve their potential. We aren't even close to being there.
We need to stop being white, black, Latino, Asian or prefer not to answer. This can be done NOT by immediately doing away with affirmative action but by improving our public education for everyone. Pay teachers better. Get rid of No Child Left Behind. Develop learning plans that make sense for each child. Find out what academically interests them and let them pursue it. A thirst for knowledge is the flame that every child has. Do Not Snuff It Out! Build around it!
I want to acknowledge those that think I'm a "leftist". There are many things the Democrats have screwed up. Ultimately we need to get past the two party system where one party represents looking out for yourself and the other, looking out for others. This yin yang should not be the two parties seeking to eradicate each other. It is a duopoly that must live in balance.
But as it stands now, the Democrats are still the party of looking out for others. And as such, it should be explicitly said that that includes white people too, with aggressive goals to get past race and focus solely on equality of economic opportunity and building a better tomorrow for ourselves and for others.
@KUSTEVE lol. Funny stuff :)
Wonder if I told him I was a HUGE fan of his
Just don't tell him he's short :)
Hope he stays healthy and you guys get to see him 4.
Word. I just restarted the board. See if that fixes it? I will be upgrading soon, I'm a terrible procrastinator. That may fix some things (and may break some things!) as well.
What's it doing? I haven't updated yet.
@KUSTEVE ...83rd percentile of FIBA in all jumpers, 88th in catch and shoot, range beyond college 3, compact release, near perfect form, has every offscreen action down pat, high bball IQ, 3.1 to 1 Assist/TO ratio... NICE!
Bill Self's position on immediate transfer eligibility, from February.
I decided to watch several hours of Jordan Peterson videos tonight, per a recommendation. I find the videos he has on youtube to be more compelling than any of the garbage on Fox.
These are the videos I watched:
(Peterson discusses hierarchical organization of society)
(Peterson trashes a host that asks the kind of loaded questions that someone triggered by Fox likely would generalize all "leftists" as believing. I think this interview grew his fame substantially?)
(talks with Ben Shapiro and some other guy who was unimpressive. I'm not a big fan of Shapiro, but was interested more in Peterson's counterpoint to Shapiro's talking points)
(Talking about American politics, identity politics, the fallacy of equality of outcome, and I appreciate how while he focuses on the shortcomings of the left, he criticizes what both parties are doing, that both are guilty of the same problems)
(Peterson talks about unhappiness in our culture and how people might change their perspective to be happier)
Anyway, it was interesting.
He was last on a couple days ago. Maybe he just got tired of giving everyone thumbs up ;) hope you're doing ok @Red_Rooster !
@KUSTEVE can you explain how the stock market is going to crash if Trump is impeached? Is there merit to it?
Awesome! :100: ready for bball to start!
@KUSTEVE the Mack one seems fair as he didn't play in any games. Harris played in 14 games for Missouri and if there are extenuating circumstances they certainly aren't explained in the article. :thinking:
At taikwando my kids shake hands with their sparring partner and say something they like about each other before they fight. I like that.
"Hi my name is Mike, I like the shape of your head"
Anyway come on guys. @Crimsonorblue22 I know @JayHawkFanToo can push your buttons but you know what I love about @JayHawkFanToo ? He's one of the most even tempered people on here. When I agree with him or when I don't, I appreciate how he deflects escalation from exasperated people and stays even keel. Thanks for that @JayHawkFanToo . @Crimsonorblue22 I appreciate your passion and compassion and the sense of connectedness you feel and bring to the board @mayjay I appreciate your judicial knowledge, stories and turns of phrase.
Everyone here is solid. I agree with @dylans in that if you guys identify something is moving toward political move it over to a thread about politics. If you guys are getting too personal remember the one rule : don't be a jerk!
We're all good here!
you may say @jaybate-1-0 's a dreamer... But he's not the only one... :notes:
@mayjay It seems that if pardoning Cohen is an admission of guilt, then Trump would not pardon him because that implicates Trump as well... ?
@Crimsonorblue22 I believe its Craig Counsell?
How long until they go after Trump's tax returns?
@mayjay Can you tell us what the options are here? If Cohen has already agreed to a plea, can he still be pardoned? Does being pardoned change anything about the testimony involved in the plea? Conversely, Manafort has until December's sentencing to agree to a plea? Also, what do you expect the special counsel is currently offering, and is there a window to their offers?
Here's as far as I got... this is one of the founders of Cards Against Humanity: http://podcastthing.com/maxtemkin ↗
@jaybate-1.0 thank you for taking the time to write up an extended disclaimer I agree 100% I was too lazy to follow the money. I'll see if I can do that.
https://thepulseofthenation.com/ ↗
Bunch of survey questions by the Cards Against Humanity people. seemingly proving most Americans don't know what they want / believe. I'm not vouching for the accuracy of anything in here, just sharing.
@jaybate-1.0 lolol. The conspicuously missing NSA intercepts confirmation is a nice touch.
Clearly, in our post-production-edited reality, surveilling holistically and keeping a record at all events' inceptions is the only way to be sure of what actually happened with these tomato plants.
@jaybate-1.0 @KUSTEVE thank you both for the food for thought about Vick or Garrett at point. I had not really thought about it... But if either could do it well... Look out! :muscle_tone3:
@DoubleDD all you have to do is not watch that media :fox: :thumbsdown_tone3:
@JayHawkFanToo true. We've stretches like that too though. They've just been one Josh Jackson away from getting over the top :grinning:
@JayHawkFanToo because no one told you [that you're a racist for not voting for Obama] doesn't mean that [someone called you a racist for not voting for Obama] is not true. Got it!
I'll wait to hear about @DoubleDD being called a racist if he wants to talk about it. I know other people have different experiences than me and would not mind discussing them but if he doesn't want to that's fine too.
@JayHawkFanToo the first source is another conservative spin site talking about a liberal talking head. I can't find the original quote anywhere. Maybe they retracted it? If it was said it was a stupid thing to say. But again. Liberal talking head. Reported by conservative troll site. Common theme here. These guys aren't real. If I took this spin media as fact no doubt I'd be angry too.
The Oprah one doesn't exactly count. She's talking about people opposed to the sitting President not voting against him (our original thing was voting, but ok), and that there is a racial element to some of the opposition to Obama as the sitting President. You know like people saying you're not American if you don't let Trump be President. But it's not the whole interview, again it's cut and filtered through Fox talking heads and immediately opinions are vomited out in a mother bird regurgitation frenzy.
I really don't think she was talking about all people, only that there was some racially motivated resistance to Obama's presidency. Would that not be an accurate statement?
@JayHawkFanToo I think you've proven my point. Nobody is actually telling you you are racist. But you're letting the media tell you what other people think. Very dangerous. The good news is... This thing you are afraid of doesnt exist! The world is a little better than you think! This is cause for celebration isn't it? Just tune out the news and we're there! :beers: cheers buddy.
I think the answer is that there aren't many. Like very very few people actually saying that... Because that'd be nuts!
@JayHawkFanToo Michigan State is a contender as long as Izzo is there. The others, I agree :100:
@mayjay loool, Wanksy :joy:
@JayHawkFanToo sorry. Doesn't count. Fox news covering a liberal talking head talking about what other people are saying. Again, where are the actual real life people saying "you're racist if you didn't vote for Obama"? Not people talking about people saying whatever as filtered through a spin machine.
@JayHawkFanToo lol man! This is too much!
Now... IF you actually were looking for what we're looking for, which is... POSTS WHERE PEOPLE ACTUALLY CALL OTHER PEOPLE RACIST FOR NOT VOTING FOR OBAMA then why on earth would Google be filtering out results of people saying that, if what you say is true, that Google has a bias against conservative viewpoints?
Presumably, the mythical parts of the internet where PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY ACCUSING OTHERS OF BEING RACIST BECAUSE THEY DID NOT VOTE FOR OBAMA would be liberal troll holes, right? So why would this so called liberally biased search engine then filter out those results?
Well, because the results you show are all conservative troll holes, that's why! Click on your top result there. Oh. Guess what, it's conservative trolls telling us how liberals are calling people racist for not voting for Obama.
My challenge still stands. Show me the ACTUAL liberals calling conservatives racists for not voting for Obama. Not someone talking about it. Someone actually doing it.