Random political thought thread.

[SensEye]

I mean the point was that in the end they are still doing the death penalty in Alabama (how exactly is less important). In other words the concept is completely banned in EU countries. Because after the Holocaust and the gulags the practice has simply become morally unacceptable. So even the local radicals don't advocate for it. The associations are just too dark.

I'm pro-death penalty, but that's a whole different can of worms. I just don't understand all the fuss (and seemingly over complicated solutions) about how to carry out the deed. I've had pets euthanized. They heavily sedate them first, then once they are out, overdose them. Seems both easy and painless. Why that wouldn't work for humans is beyond me. I mean you can carry out open heart surgery and the like on sedated patients. They don't wake up from pain. I think overdosing causes a heart attack, but the subject is not going to feel it.

Anyways, this is a tiny fish to fry. The media seems to just want to stir up a controversy.

 

[The Cat]

 

[Virtual ghost]

Who’s ahead in the national polls?

This pretty nicely sums up my claim that there is no game plan beyond starting states in Republican primaries. The bluff failed and that is it.
Therefore there is no need to pretend that something will happen here. Thus it is time to fire up the main show that is general election ... and then what happens happens.

 

[SensEye]

Who’s ahead in the national polls?

This pretty nicely sums up my claim that there is no game plan beyond starting states in Republican primaries. The bluff failed and that is it.
Therefore there is no need to pretend that something will happen here. Thus it is time to fire up the main show that is general election ... and then what happens happens.

Agreed. To the surprise of pretty much no one. There was an outlying chance of a miracle, but that faded pretty quickly once the voting actually got under way (as opposed to the polling - which was not wrong, but can sometimes be suspect).

 

[Virtual ghost]

Agreed. To the surprise of pretty much no one. There was an outlying chance of a miracle, but that faded pretty quickly once the voting actually got under way (as opposed to the polling - which was not wrong, but can sometimes be suspect).

She evidently wants to have another shot, since her home state is next. What is kinda legit. But if she losses by about 30 points as the polls are suggesting she needs to stop. The problem is that if you force the issue you are basically pushing people towards Trump, since this practice will seem as unfair (and as another game by establishment). Plus Trump winning states by 30, 40 or 60 point margin evidently makes him look stronger in the end.

 

[Tomb1]

Biden beat the hell out of Phillips in NH.....wasn't even on the ballot

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

Regarding border security and Trump not supporting a border security bill getting passed: "Trump feels safe doing this because he knows his base is not going to research anything".

LOL.

Also, I've seen the alligator videos! I hope the newly discovered coral reef isn't all bleached.

I thought the intended foreign policy shift was to pivot away from the Middle East and focus on Asia, not Africa. This was during the Obama administration, though. Perhaps this is old news.


Update:

World's largest deep-sea coral reef mapped 100 miles off coast of Florida. How big is it?

It's hard to imagine a coral reef this size going largely undetected until now, but it's a sign of just how much of the ocean remains unmapped.

www.tcpalm.com

Because it's farther down, deep-sea reefs don't have the same problem with coral bleaching, coral that turns white from stress from environmental changes such as climate change and recent record-high temperatures, leaving them susceptible to disease or starvation.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

Addendum to my previous post in a different thread: the news is important because you can learn more context behind the things you hear about through other channels, including some of the stories mentioned in the video above. The context gives you more to work with and can allow you to be more confident going forward as the story develops further. They can cause you to notice some curious things that you can keep an eye on as things evolve.

 

[The Cat]

Regarding border security and Trump not supporting a border security bill getting passed: "Trump feels safe doing this because he knows his base is not going to research anything".

LOL.

Also, I've seen the alligator videos! I hope the newly discovered coral reef isn't all bleached.

I thought the intended foreign policy shift was to pivot away from the Middle East and focus on Asia, not Africa. This was during the Obama administration, though. Perhaps this is old news.


Update:

World's largest deep-sea coral reef mapped 100 miles off coast of Florida. How big is it?

It's hard to imagine a coral reef this size going largely undetected until now, but it's a sign of just how much of the ocean remains unmapped.

www.tcpalm.com

No. It has been and always was going to be Africa. Think back to the news from the70's, 80's, and 90's It's always been there in the background. The novel Congo is literally about it and that was set in 1979. Raw Resources that the tech industry runs on. Its there. The Middle East has had a straw in it over gas but with the changing over to clean energy, the resources for that tech lies guess where? Africa is the new Milkshake. That's why you see commercials for donating to starving kids in Africa instead of India, Indonesia, or hell in Chicago for that matter. But take a look back through old news posts of the last 40 years. Cold War never ended, just changes theaters and how it gets covered. Its a long and subtle road winding through long cons and short intense distractions, the pieces kept and keep on getting placed, the shills keep on shilling, the auidience either pays attention to the show or they miss it and... *sigh* and the beat goes on...

If you'll try to refrain, I have this to explain, my boy, our lifeline is the wind and the rain...
Baby can you dig your man? He's a righteous man, Baby can you dig your man.​

 

[ceecee]

I'm pro-death penalty, but that's a whole different can of worms. I just don't understand all the fuss (and seemingly over complicated solutions) about how to carry out the deed. I've had pets euthanized. They heavily sedate them first, then once they are out, overdose them. Seems both easy and painless. Why that wouldn't work for humans is beyond me. I mean you can carry out open heart surgery and the like on sedated patients. They don't wake up from pain. I think overdosing causes a heart attack, but the subject is not going to feel it.

Anyways, this is a tiny fish to fry. The media seems to just want to stir up a controversy.

You don't even grasp what you're saying.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

No. It has been and always was going to be Africa. Think back to the news from the70's, 80's, and 90's It's always been there in the background. The novel Congo is literally about it and that was set in 1979. Raw Resources that the tech industry runs on. Its there. The Middle East has had a straw in it over gas but with the changing over to clean energy, the resources for that tech lies guess where? Africa is the new Milkshake. That's why you see commercials for donating to starving kids in Africa instead of India, Indonesia, or hell in Chicago for that matter. But take a look back through old news posts of the last 40 years. Cold War never ended, just changes theaters and how it gets covered. Its a long and subtle road winding through long cons and short intense distractions, the pieces kept and keep on getting placed, the shills keep on shilling, the auidience either pays attention to the show or they miss it and... *sigh* and the beat goes on...

If you'll try to refrain, I have this to explain, my boy, our lifeline is the wind and the rain...
Baby can you dig your man? He's a righteous man, Baby can you dig your man.​

I never thought of this occurring on a global scale, but of course it is.

 

[The Cat]

I never thought of this occurring on a global scale, but of course it is.

Welcome to your life...

There's no turning back.
Don't cha know it's just a land of confusion?​

Relax though, the cat said with a grin,
It's not the worst fix we could be in.
But from what I can tell the fix still aint quite in.
But take a look through africa and you'll notice a lot of things happening at once and when you realize a lot of instability in a lot of the areas its in are tied up in valuable resources. You'll find several powers down there offering help in one way or another. But don't look too close. Remember that your bread is buttered by your Uncle Sam, so remember to pledge that allegiance, it's more than just a flag. It's also a camera. So remember to smile for your country.

 

[ceecee]

No. It has been and always was going to be Africa. Think back to the news from the70's, 80's, and 90's It's always been there in the background. The novel Congo is literally about it and that was set in 1979. Raw Resources that the tech industry runs on. Its there. The Middle East has had a straw in it over gas but with the changing over to clean energy, the resources for that tech lies guess where? Africa is the new Milkshake. That's why you see commercials for donating to starving kids in Africa instead of India, Indonesia, or hell in Chicago for that matter. But take a look back through old news posts of the last 40 years. Cold War never ended, just changes theaters and how it gets covered. Its a long and subtle road winding through long cons and short intense distractions, the pieces kept and keep on getting placed, the shills keep on shilling, the auidience either pays attention to the show or they miss it and... *sigh* and the beat goes on...

If you'll try to refrain, I have this to explain, my boy, our lifeline is the wind and the rain...
Baby can you dig your man? He's a righteous man, Baby can you dig your man.​

Such an important point in all of this.

 

[The Cat]

Such an important point in all of this.

And yet no one ever really talks about it. So much for the free press. If only it weren't so dang expensive to make the news. Crazy little thing that.

 

[SensEye]

You don't even grasp what you're saying.

Well that profound analysis sure convinced me.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

Welcome to your life...

There's no turning back.
Don't cha know it's just a land of confusion?​

Relax though, the cat said with a grin,
It's not the worst fix we could be in.
But from what I can tell the fix still aint quite in.
But take a look through africa and you'll notice a lot of things happening at once and when you realize a lot of instability in a lot of the areas its in are tied up in valuable resources. You'll find several powers down there offering help in one way or another. But don't look too close. Remember that your bread is buttered by your Uncle Sam, so remember to pledge that allegiance, it's more than just a flag. It's also a camera. So remember to smile for your country.

Even more worrisome, there is a guitar with four necks in that video. The most I've ever seen is three. Is there even a purpose to having more than one neck? Maybe you could hook each neck up to a different FX pedal.

 

[The Cat]

Even more worrisome, there is a guitar with four necks in that video. The most I've ever seen is three. Is there even a purpose to having more than one neck? Maybe you could hook each neck up to a different FX pedal.

No Agent Starling that is incorrect. The most you've ever seen is four. You said so yourself. The fact that you dont want to have seen it is incidental. The veil has been torn and the roof of who you were yesterday and what you thought you knew about what the you from yesterday understood as the world---ripped away in the tornado of reality. All changed in an instant of what you learned today. Just think about all you might learn tomorrow...

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

W

No Agent Starling that is incorrect. The most you've ever seen is four. You said so yourself. The fact that you dont want to have seen it is incidental. The veil has been torn and the roof of who you were yesterday and what you thought you knew about what the you from yesterday understood as the world---ripped away in the tornado of reality. All changed in an instant of what you learned today. Just think about all you might learn tomorrow...

We have such sights to show you:

 

[The Cat]

Don't worry folks...It's all part of the show. The more that you find out, the less, you learn, that you know. If you think something's over if you think something's passed there's always someone somewhere with time to kill and some gas. If you want to find out the elephant in the room look for what everyone else is doing their best to not notice. What's not in fashion to talk about. What isnt the mob up in arms about. There's your Story news hounds.

Riddle me this what is plentiful enough it should be more common than it is. Everyone claims to be looking for it yet hard enough to see that many people doubt it even exists... Everyone hopes they find it first. But the first one to share it is sometimes shunned and other times rewarded in ways most un fun. A Precious resource often missed for searching, feared by many costly to some. Priceless to others. Expensive Regardless. What am I?

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

Don't worry folks...It's all part of the show. The more that you find out, the less, you learn, that you know. If you think something's over if you think something's passed there's always someone somewhere with time to kill and some gas. If you want to find out the elephant in the room look for what everyone else is doing their best to not notice. What's not in fashion to talk about. What isnt the mob up in arms about. There's your Story news hounds.

Riddle me this what is plentiful enough it should be more common than it is. Everyone claims to be looking for it yet hard enough to see that many people doubt it even exists... Everyone hopes they find it first. But the first one to share it is sometimes shunned and other times rewarded in ways most un fun. A Precious resource often missed for searching, feared by many costly to some. Priceless to others. Expensive Regardless. What am I?

Happiness?