In the News II

August 30th, 2023 at 3:42:09 PM permalink
kenarman
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Biden is the most tip top shape 80 year old president this country has ever had.


He is also the feeblest and stupidest 80 year old president the country has ever had.
"but if you make yourselves sheep, the wolves will eat you." Benjamin Franklin
August 30th, 2023 at 4:12:34 PM permalink
ams288
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Quote: rquiredusername
Biden is the most tip top shape 80 year old president this country has ever had.

Quote: kenarman
He is also the feeblest and stupidest 80 year old president the country has ever had.


Both statements are absolutely true.

Sometimes facts are facts!
“A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman
August 30th, 2023 at 10:32:09 PM permalink
Riverjordan
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Allison Mack, former TV Star who was a Co-lead for a Cult, branded people(OUCH, 😱🥶😬😳🧐)and a Sex Trafficking Ring faced up to 17 years behind bars, sentenced was reduced to 3 years, and she was let out in July 2023 after roughly 2 and a half years behind bars. People who were caught with drugs that were only for them to use have gotten longer sentences than Allison did. 🧐 I feel that Allison's relatively slap on the wrist was because the odds were in her favor. Youngish, pretty, famous, wealthy, white, and a Woman. Had some say 55 year old Black, plain, average looking, average black Woman done the same things Allison did, she most likely would have served thd full 17 years behind bars. 😐
Alec Baldwin's gun should have been CGI. Would have prevented the tragedy. Facts.
August 31st, 2023 at 3:18:29 AM permalink
PotPie
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In China, Xi directed authorities to open floodgates and dams, sacrificing whole villages to spare politically important cities


from the article:


"Visual evidence and firsthand accounts gathered by The Washington Post show that, while the effort diverted water away from Xiong’an and other urban areas, it directly contributed to the devastation of rural villages in Hebei, destroying homes and livelihoods. Satellite images reveal that authorities’ actions led to a dramatic increase of water across those areas, covering at least 95 square miles — almost 46,000 football fields. In one of the clearest examples, more than 20 square miles of farmland near Xiong’an’s high-speed railway station were still underwater on Aug. 5.

It may never be known how many people died or were displaced as a result of these decisions, but at least 29 people in Hebei perished during the flooding. About 1.75 million people were relocated, including more than 900,000 from zones where houses were flooded. The economic damage totaled $13 billion in a province where rural incomes are less than a quarter of incomes in Beijing.

dams were opened to push floodwaters east toward farmland and villages in the county of Bazhou — the “vegetable basket” of the region. They were soon submerged.

Residents have made their anger as clear. Dozens of people gathered outside Bazhou government offices on Aug. 5 in a rare protest. They unfurled a long red banner with white writing that read: “Give back our homes. It was clearly water being discharged yet you still said it was the rain.”

Others, unaware their villages could be intentionally flooded, said they weren’t given any advance warning. One 70-year-old resident and his 64-year-old wife living in Zhuozhou, in another flood zone, had no time to prepare when floodwaters reached the second floor of their house on Aug. 2. The couple escaped to the roof and waited six hours until a neighbor passing by in a fishing boat rescued them.

“Even as the water was coming into our home, we didn’t hear a word. The government here isn’t doing anything,” said the resident, who spoke on the condition that his full name not be used out of concern for his security for criticizing authorities.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/08/31/china-floods-beijing-rain/

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the foolish sayings of a rich man pass for words of wisdom by the fools around him
September 7th, 2023 at 2:22:29 AM permalink
PotPie
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I grew up in the same town as high level Trump Advisor Pete Navarro

he's on trial for contempt now - it's front page news

he's a little older than me
I would see him around on the hoops courts

he's a little guy - couldn't be taller than 5'4"

still, he was first string on the h.s. varsity hoops team - he was pretty quick


https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/06/politics/peter-navarro-contempt-trial/index.html

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the foolish sayings of a rich man pass for words of wisdom by the fools around him
September 7th, 2023 at 10:43:06 AM permalink
rxwine
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“Diarrhea through the entire airplane”

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Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Barcelona was forced to turn around Friday after a significant “medical issue” on the plane.
“It’s just a biohazard issue,” a member of the flight crew is heard in an air traffic control recording captured by LiveATC.net and shared by Thenewarea51 on X, formerly Twitter. “We’ve had a passenger who had diarrhea all the way through the airplane, so they want us to come back to Atlanta.” 
Replying to the post, a traveler identified as John Hurdt wrote: “Both my wife and I were on the flight. It was a mess. The pilots made the right decision to turn around. The ground crew ripped out the carpet and put new in. Considering the circumstances, the ground crew did a great job, along (with) the attendants and the pilots.”
“My partner was on that flight! It was pretty bad,” another person, identified as Dee W, posted on X, adding that it “smelled horrible.”


Freakin’ terrorist.
You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really?
September 7th, 2023 at 10:50:32 AM permalink
ams288
Member since: Apr 21, 2016
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Quote: rxwine
“Diarrhea through the entire airplane”



Freakin’ terrorist.


Video of the aftermath:

https://x.com/phil_lewis_/status/1699190403767882169?s=46&t=YzY5S35GIt5OOF8vvdFyAA
“A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman
September 7th, 2023 at 2:00:26 PM permalink
rxwine
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Danny Mastersson formerly of the 70s show got 30 years to life for rape.
You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really?
September 7th, 2023 at 2:44:57 PM permalink
ams288
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Quote: rxwine
Danny Mastersson formerly of the 70s show got 30 years to life for rape.


Another crazy Scientologist who was shielded by the cult for a long time. Lock him up.
“A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman
September 8th, 2023 at 1:05:41 AM permalink
Riverjordan
Member since: Mar 21, 2022
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Quote: rxwine
Danny Mastersson formerly of the 70s show got 30 years to life for rape.


I'll admit, Danny Masterson REALLY shocked me. He was so cool as the iconic Hyde from That 70's Show. Shame how far he has fallen. ☹️🫨
Alec Baldwin's gun should have been CGI. Would have prevented the tragedy. Facts.