In the News II

Quote: odiousgambit

well I asked Bob something once. He said he was an atheist and had no respect for religion, but I asked him how come it didn't seem to be 'all' religions but instead he was always complaining about Christians specifically. He said in response that he had female relatives who were Bible-pounders and he couldn't stand them , and that was the reason

so I'm thinking you've got some specific thing like that

Actually, my mom aside, the closest I've ever been to a family member was my Great-Grandmother and she was about as religious as it gets. She also happened to be a phenomenal person, and a phenomenal Christian, at least, by my understanding of my Bible readings and what a Christian is meant to be.

Basically, in terms of those closest to me and who I knew and spent time with personally, outside of the church, (one guy who beat his wife aside) my experiences with Christians have been largely positive. It's always people operating as a group that's dangerous. I'll also never get behind people attempting to use the force of Government, or any other kind of force, really...to force their social views on others. That's the main reason why I am no longer a Democrat, and as a Libertarian, have no problem voting in such a way that they never see one dime of tax money unless I think the policy would be a net positive for the country anyway.

***There's a response prior to this, as well. I probably should have just added this to that.

Quote: DoubleGold

A reply from the firm about the lead.

T and VZ have bigger problems than lead sheathing. The estimated cost to clear it would be about $88 million annually for T. Which isn't that much for a company with $128 billion in annual revenues.

The biggest real threat to T and VZ is Amazon, which is considering low or zero cost wireless service to its Prime customers.

T is down 67% since 1999, and 83% in real terms.

Quote: Tanko

T and VZ have bigger problems than lead sheathing. The estimated cost to clear it would be about $88 million annually for T. Which isn't that much for a company with $128 billion in annual revenues.

The biggest real threat to T and VZ is Amazon, which is considering low or zero cost wireless service to its Prime customers.

T is down 67% since 1999, and 83% in real terms.

I'd be a bear in AMZN but not a bull.

I'd be a bull in T but not a bear.


There's value in the brand name of T to the tune of about $40B, which is about 40% of the value.

For AMZN, which they'll break-up, is about $140B, which is about 10% of the value.

So, ignoring the financials, I'd rather have T at a depressed price than AMZN at a monopoly price.

Quote: Mission146

Nope. It's not at all specific.

OK

just wondered

I seem to be free of hostility towards an ethnic or religious group except when it comes down to a differing political matter with them. Of course there's a certain level of bigotry towards 'others' that we all carry around.

Quote: odiousgambit

OK

just wondered

I seem to be free of hostility towards an ethnic or religious group except when it comes down to a differing political matter with them. Of course there's a certain level of bigotry towards 'others' that we all carry around.

Oh yeah; I've absolutely said some bigoted stuff about Evangelicals. It really just depends on my mood. If you couldn't tell, I'm in a very good mood today.

I don't care for Wayne, but check this story he tells:

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WAYNE ROOT: A Covid Vaccine Nightmare Story Everyone Needs to Hear. The Next Person Crippled, Disabled, or Dead Could Be You!

Aug. 10, 2023
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Let’s call her Jane. She is an accomplished female CEO. Jane runs a medical organization that helps children. She wanted to stress to me how healthy she’d been before getting the vaccine. She traveled the world on business and lugged her own luggage everywhere. She biked 15 miles a day. She took one-hour spin classes. She ate healthy. She was on no medications.

During the Covid pandemic, Jane never got Covid. She continued biking 15 miles several times per week. She walked 3 miles a day.

Then her doctor pressured her to take the Covid vaccine. She was worried and skeptical, but eventually she relented. She took one Pfizer jab. One. No second jab. No booster. Just one.

That’s all it took to ruin her life. Jane will never be the same.

Within four hours she felt extreme nerve pain. Pain the likes of which she’d never felt in her life. Mind-numbing pain.

Then came the racing heart. Heart palpitations. Severe muscle twitching. Severe muscle weakness. Shortness of breath. Horrible fatigue. Brain fog so bad she could no longer focus, or deal with even basic tasks.

Next came blurred vision. Sensitivity to light and sound. Dry eyes and dry mouth. Dizziness. Ringing in her ears so loud she couldn’t think. Hair loss in clumps. Severe heartburn. Circulation problems- her feet turned purple. She could barely walk. Internal tremors so bad, it felt like a cell phone was vibrating inside her body. She is in so much pain at night, she can’t sleep.

Jane also suffered from menstrual problems after getting the vaccine. She hemorrhaged so severely this past February that she was hospitalized and eventually required emergency surgery.

By March it was a new issue requiring hospitalization. Her heart was beating so fast it felt like it was going to explode. It went from 60 beats per minute to 165 within seconds. Her heart condition is so serious, she fears could “die suddenly” at any time.

This is Jane’s new normal. She was perfectly healthy all her life. Then she took the Pfizer Covid vaccine. Her life instantly changed after that one vaccine. Now it’s difficult to walk to the bathroom.

But this is no fluke. Jane joined a Facebook group for Covid vaccine victims. It’s now up to 5,000 members- all with similar stories.
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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/08/wayne-root-covid-vaccine-nightmare-story-everyone-needs/

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Quote: DoubleGold

For AMZN, which they'll break-up, ....

Amazon is not a monopoly. It does not meet the FTC definition of a monopoly. It has lots of competition from other online retailers, such as Walmart, Target, Temu, Alibaba, Mercado Libre, Macy's.

The cases brought against Amazon by the FTC are for business practices. If Khan thinks she can break up Amazon for rewarding online retailers that use its business logistics services, let her try.

The FTC has a poor record on anti-trust cases.

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in the U.S. alone there have been over 103 million confirmed Covid cases and over 1 million Covid deaths

in the entire world there have been over 769 million confirmed Covid cases and almost 7 million Covid deaths

I'll take the vaccine - every single time it's offered

cheer up conspiracy theorists (on both left and right re Covid) - you can always claim the data is fabricated

go for it



https://covid19.who.int/region/amro/country/us

https://covid19.who.int/

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Quote: PotPie

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in the U.S. alone there have been over 103 million confirmed Covid cases and over 1 million Covid deaths

in the entire world there have been over 769 million confirmed Covid cases and almost 7 million Covid deaths

I'll take the vaccine - every single time it's offered

cheer up conspiracy theorists (on both left and right re Covid) - you can always claim the data is fabricated

go for it



https://covid19.who.int/region/amro/country/us

https://covid19.who.int/

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Anti-vaxxers are so dumb and dishonest, they will always claim the numbers are cooked and we should only listen to some obscure Facebook group filled with tinfoil hat-wearing morons.

Quote: PotPie

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in the U.S. alone there have been over 103 million confirmed Covid cases and over 1 million Covid deaths

in the entire world there have been over 769 million confirmed Covid cases and almost 7 million Covid deaths

I'll take the vaccine - every single time it's offered

Take it all you want. Leave those of us who do not want it alone.