At this point I won't be surprised if the chavistas are the ones that get rid of Maduro.
Random News Article Discussion II
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@joekido:
A challenge for you Obama defenders. What did Obama do after making a statement about the journalists who got his head chopped off by the ISIS? He goes to play golf like he does not care. Obama is not perfect I know yet should he not do something about the ISIS?
1. You don't seriously think we should go to war with ISIS do you? Like realistically?
2. You don't seriously think the American public wants to go to war in Iraq again lol do you?
3. We have been supporting the Kurdish forces and will probably increase that support. They are trustworthy and will in effect fight ISIS and help minorities. Why do we need to get directly involved?
4. ISIS has no allies, and will crumble on it's own given time.
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It says a lot when even Al-Qaeda doesn't want anything to do with ISIS
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Someone married their stepmom and then got murdered?
Sounds like he used a monkey paw to make a porno story come true.
Then the curse of the paw eventually killed him.
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I've often wondered about that myself; seems like being supported by people who only want you there so the world can end in fire (with you going to Hell in the process) would be somewhat off-putting
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Don't get the joke.
My feelings towards the article that Satsuki posted is pretty much the same as hers, so I just copied her reaction text for simplicity.
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In mushy warm-hearted news:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/22/injured-koala-mouth-to-mouth_n_5698751.html
D'awwwwww~~ :wub:
God Bless those Men.
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Awwww, that is cute.
Sadly not quite cute enough to take away all the rage at the Ferguson Police Dept. for violating the law (again) by redacting and editing the police report on Michael Brown's death:
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Awwww, that is cute.
Koalas are so adorable. Like little huggable Teddy Bears~~
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Sadly not quite cute enough to take away all the rage at the Ferguson Police Dept. for violating the law (again) by redacting and editing the police report on Michael Brown's death:
http://news.yahoo.com/ferguson-releases-incomplete-police-report-on-death-of-michael-brown-221844542.html
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You have to watch out for koalas. They're out to get you, they just look cute to put you off your guard. Why, they aren't even actually bears at all, despite often being called as much!
I'm glad Sir Chompsalot is okay, though.
incoherent gargling
@Rogues':
incoherent gargling
I'm not that familiar with incoherent gargling as a reaction to things. Is it negative, in that organizations are being given more leeway, or positive, in that the administration at least seems to be making an effort to ensure that women have access to care despite certain party's best efforts?
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@Panda:
You have to watch out for koalas. They're out to get you, they just look cute to put you off your guard. Why, they aren't even actually bears at all, despite often being called as much!
I'm glad Sir Chompsalot is okay, though.
What'cha got against Koalas, eh Panda?
And I'll post the actual heart-warming rescue video here in case anyone wants to watch it.
@Panda:
I'm not that familiar with incoherent gargling as a reaction to things. Is it negative, in that organizations are being given more leeway, or positive, in that the administration at least seems to be making an effort to ensure that women have access to care despite certain party's best efforts?
The former. The reaction is, to my understanding, that you're foaming at the mouth from so much anger, and thus the only sounds that can escape is an incoherent gargling noise. Pertaining to the article specifically, I believe it's a negative reaction because concessions and accommodations are being given to religious businesses against the best interest of their female employees. It's somewhat of a downward slippery slope since that fustercluck Hobby Lobby ruling.
Someone married their stepmom and then got murdered?
Sounds like he used a monkey paw to make a porno story come true.
Then the curse of the paw eventually killed him.
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@Panda:
You have to watch out for koalas. They're out to get you, they just look cute to put you off your guard. Why, they aren't even actually bears at all, despite often being called as much!
I'm glad Sir Chompsalot is okay, though.
I'm not that familiar with incoherent gargling as a reaction to things. Is it negative, in that organizations are being given more leeway, or positive, in that the administration at least seems to be making an effort to ensure that women have access to care despite certain party's best efforts?
I'd say its a mixed bag. As in while the companies can choose not to cover the birth control and the admin try to offer a different way to get it, those companies are complaining about the alt coverage. Seems they don't' want the women under their employ to have any birth control,
its as if they're saying "I don't want your insurance because it offers birth control but don't you dare give them alternatives because we don't want women to have any birth control…even if comes from an insurance that isn't connected to us!" -
Basically the article says Obama set it up so that a 3rd party will pay for birth control if a non-profit "religiously owned" organization refuses to cover it on grounds that's it's against religion
So companies have no excuse now basically
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@Rogues':
The former. The reaction is, to my understanding, that you're foaming at the mouth from so much anger, and thus the only sounds that can escape is an incoherent gargling noise. Pertaining to the article specifically, I believe it's a negative reaction because concessions and accommodations are being given to religious businesses against the best interest of their female employees. It's somewhat of a downward slippery slope since that fustercluck Hobby Lobby ruling.
That was my reaction. Although the administration found a way out, the fact was they were still conceding to them. Argh.
In happier news:
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/08/22/this-should-go-well-westboro-baptist-church-says-its-going-to-iraq-to-protest-isis/chortle Fly away, Westboro Baptist Church! Fly away!
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Protesting ISIS, huh?
Well, I guess it's just like the old saying goes: even an insanely bigoted, hateful clock is right twice a day.
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WBC protesting Isis is like something out of a manga. Like they're so comically hateful and ignorant that they shouldn't exist, and they'd fuck up the hero's plans when he went to fight the real bad guy (Isis)
This shouldn't be this surreal to me but it is lol
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So the Police Officer who pushed that CNN anchor during the Ferguson protests has been suspended from duty for being a COMPLETE PSYCHOPATH.
http://news.yahoo.com/suspended-st-louis-police-officer-im-diversity-kill-130100473.html
"I personally believe in Jesus Christ as my lord and savior, but I’m also a killer,” said St. Louis County police officer Dan Page, a 35-year veteran, in the disturbing rant-filled video. “I’ve killed a lot. And if I need to, I’ll kill a whole bunch more. If you don’t want to get killed, don’t show up in front of me. I have no problems with it. God did not raise me to be a coward." Page added, “I’m into diversity — I kill everybody. I don’t care."
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Someone married their stepmom and then got murdered?
Sounds like he used a monkey paw to make a porno story come true.
Then the curse of the paw eventually killed him.
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"I'm into diversity. I kill everybody."
Well, look on the bright side. He's not racist.
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@Rogues':
So the Police Officer who pushed that CNN anchor during the Ferguson protests has been suspended from duty for being a COMPLETE PSYCHOPATH.
http://news.yahoo.com/suspended-st-louis-police-officer-im-diversity-kill-130100473.html
How is this not satire?
I've often wondered about that myself; seems like being supported by people who only want you there so the world can end in fire (with you going to Hell in the process) would be somewhat off-putting
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In happier news:
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/08/22/this-should-go-well-westboro-baptist-church-says-its-going-to-iraq-to-protest-isis/chortle Fly away, Westboro Baptist Church! Fly away!
You know, I've always wondered how the Westboro Baptist Cult has gotten away with NOT being shot by SOMEONE yet… I mean, I'm not advocating that someone shoot them, but their entire point and purpose is to go to a funeral with a grieving family and basically attack and demean a loved one of these people at a time when they are all understandably upset and grieving... and not ONE of these people was distraught to the point that they decided to shoot at the Cult? IT just seems bizarre to me...
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http://www.thelocal.se/20140823/ten-injured-at-malm-anti-nazi-demonstration
A clash took place at a political rally, where the police apparently charged the crowd on horseback.
Guess we're gearing up for another season of political violence. Goodie.
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So a cell phone video of Kajieme Powell being shot by the police came out. Not posting the video itself here because it's the filmed death (though from a few yards away) of someone not doing anything remotely threatening enough to be shot NINE FUCKING TIMES by the police. What the fucking christ is wrong with Ferguson PD anyway??
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@Panda:
Protesting ISIS, huh?
Well, I guess it's just like the old saying goes: even an insanely bigoted, hateful clock is right twice a day.
WBC aside it does kinda irk me how many people in the US are like…
"Wait CHRISTIANS are getting killed??? rushes over mountains of dead Shia and Yazidi"
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You know, I've always wondered how the Westboro Baptist Cult has gotten away with NOT being shot by SOMEONE yet… I mean, I'm not advocating that someone shoot them, but their entire point and purpose is to go to a funeral with a grieving family and basically attack and demean a loved one of these people at a time when they are all understandably upset and grieving... and not ONE of these people was distraught to the point that they decided to shoot at the Cult? IT just seems bizarre to me...
Maybe they left the Glocks and AR's at home.
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How is this not satire?
I know, right? I'm surprised it's not an Onion article.
You know, I've always wondered how the Westboro Baptist Cult has gotten away with NOT being shot by SOMEONE yet… I mean, I'm not advocating that someone shoot them, but their entire point and purpose is to go to a funeral with a grieving family and basically attack and demean a loved one of these people at a time when they are all understandably upset and grieving... and not ONE of these people was distraught to the point that they decided to shoot at the Cult? IT just seems bizarre to me...
Maybe it's out of respect for the dead themselves. Or rather, people understand that shooting them would just bring themselves down to their level.
But now they have the chance to put their money where their mouth is. Let's see if they REALLY do as they say and get on that plane. I might even get the tiniest sliver of respect for them if they do, because it means they actually have the balls to stand up for what they claim is their religion in the face of true danger.
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The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is still ongoing and has now claimed more than 1,400 lives. Fear, superstition, and lack of knowledge about the virus is helping it spread when it should have been for the most part contained by now. The drug that was used to treat the American doctors and 3 African healthcare workers has been exhausted for now. The small medical community is overwhelmed and reported infections are expected to rise or remain the same. Yet, not everyone who is infected is being reported for treatment because they fear they might meet some kind of reprisal or they don't know enough about the disease to know that they're infected.
Things aren't looking too well over there. Not at all, and people are worried about the doctors spreading it over here after they've been cured…
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Yeah, big, biiiggg problems concerning public health and knowledge of the disease over there, from the pinning the disease and blaming it on westerners coming over to the whole thing about releasing quarantined people because they believe them to be imprisoned essentially, there's no damn good procedure to help out there until the disease runs its course. It's no understatement that really it's the fear and hysteria that are more troublesome at this point than the disease itself (though obviously the disease is a big problem on its own)
That said the doctors who've been cured are fine and nobody should have any qualms about them
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How is this not satire?
I'm more concerned with how this man was able to be on the Force for 35 Years without someone noticing "Hey, I'm all for defending ourselves, but isn't this guy a bit too zealous about killing people?"
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This is something funny I didn't know. Right now Legos are like THE hot item for thieves and underground criminal rings. Like jewels even:
http://www.vocativ.com/underworld/crime/lego-heists/#!bKO3oTNever underestimate toy collectors.
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This is something funny I didn't know. Right now Legos are like THE hot item for thieves and underground criminal rings. Like jewels even:
http://www.vocativ.com/underworld/crime/lego-heists/#!bKO3oTNever underestimate toy collectors.
Is this real cause I seriously can't tell.
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http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/08/26/american-poor/ I'm not sure if it's legit yet in my opinion we are striving to become a third world but I don't think it's gonna happen yet
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@joekido:
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/08/26/american-poor/ I'm not sure if it's legit yet in my opinion we are striving to become a third world but I don't think it's gonna happen yet
That is one of big problems USA, and most nations of first world are facing. The abyssal and growing difference between super wealthy and everyone else. I think in USA 1% of population owns 60% of overall wealth between citizens. Super rich are getting more richer and middle class is slowly vanishing dividing general populace to Super rich and Piss poor.
I think this video is pretty good, though I am not sure are things really this dire yet atm.
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Yes, putting an Automatic Uzi with a substantially powerful recoil into the hands of an inexperienced 9-year-old girl is a Brilliant (Read: Terrible) idea.
What could go Wrong? (Read: Everything)
Some of the Article comments below are really spot on though:
In this case the firearms instructor should have said no. He had every right to tell the parents that the weapon was too powerful for the girl and to refuse to allow her to fire it.
For the youngest kids, always start with the weakest weapon, usually a BB gun. Show them the gun, and explain to them what it could do. Never allow a child to even hold a gun until you are certain they could do it safely. And the first time they hold the gun it should always be empty, no ammunition.
Then go through the motions of firing, and by placing a hand in front of the barrel, simulating the recoil of that weapon so they would be fully aware that the gun will kick. If they could not handle that then they shouldn't fire the weapon, period.
Handing a nine year old girl a sub-machine gun with the intent of teaching her "respect" for firearms is like giving a kid your car keys and telling her to drive the I-5 in LA so she can learn to respect transportation.
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That is one of big problems USA, and most nations of first world are facing. The abyssal and growing difference between super wealthy and everyone else. I think in USA 1% of population owns 60% of overall wealth between citizens. Super rich are getting more richer and middle class is slowly vanishing dividing general populace to Super rich and Piss poor.
I think this video is pretty good, though I am not sure are things really this dire yet atm.
Joe's source is not a reliable one lol.
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Why would anyone give a 9 year old a gun in the first place?
The American thing of having guns as a hobby seems so strange to me.
It's a tool, you use it for a purpose like hunting, you don't just use it for the fun of it.
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Why would anyone give a 9 year old a gun in the first place?
Because this is 'Murca, and in 'Murca we have a Second Amendment that says we have the Right to Bear Arms, and that means, to some, that there should be absolutely positively no restrictions or regulations on any 'Murcan's right to pick up a gun and do whatever the hell they want with it.
Bad things then happen with guns and/or stupid people do something stupid with guns and someone gets hurt or killed. Reasonable people then start saying "Hey, maybe we should like… come up with some regulations to try to encourage responsible Gun ownership". THEN people who believe in an unrestricted 2nd Amendment rights go nuts, act like ANY regulation is tantamount to jackbooted thugs kicking down their doors and wrenching away every single firearm in their home, and in their misplaced rage start doing dumb things with guns to try to prove a point. See: Gun nuts taking fully loaded Assault Rifles that certainly at least LOOK to a Lay-person like a Military issue gun into public places like restaurants and scaring the crap out of everyone there. Not because they feel they'll need to use the gun for any reason, just to prove they can. Then, eventually, one of these morons does something like this and causes another bad or stupid thing to happen (See: Letting your 9 year old Daughter handle a high-powered gun like an Uzi as her FIRST TIME Holding a gun) and the cycle repeats itself.
Because: 'Murca.
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Because: 'Murca.
Children can not vote, drink, smoke cigarettes, drive a car, serve in the military or go to certain movies.
But they're 'Never too young to sell them a gun~!*
*Available at Walmart.
Someone married their stepmom and then got murdered?
Sounds like he used a monkey paw to make a porno story come true.
Then the curse of the paw eventually killed him.
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@Rogues':
Children can not vote, drink, smoke cigarettes, drive a car, serve in the military or go to certain movies.
But they're 'Never too young to sell them a gun~!*
*Available at Walmart.
Or shoot someone with it
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/01/us/kentucky-accidential-shooting/
I've often wondered about that myself; seems like being supported by people who only want you there so the world can end in fire (with you going to Hell in the process) would be somewhat off-putting
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Or shoot someone with it
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/01/us/kentucky-accidential-shooting/
Of the many things that Rural Kentucky is known for, having an Intellectual Gene-pool is not one of them.
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Well, y'know . . .
Why would anyone give a 9 year old a gun in the first place?
The American thing of having guns as a hobby seems so strange to me.
It's a tool, you use it for a purpose like hunting, you don't just use it for the fun of it.
Part of the problem is the 2nd Amendment that Americans cling to so desperately. When it was made it guns were a necessity of everyday life for hunting and protecting your home before there were local police forces or standing armies. Now? There's no real use for it. But damn if we'll give it up. Guns are a symbol of power.
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Now? There's no real use for it. But damn if we'll give it up. Guns are a symbol of power.
"What? Expanded Background Checks? A Limit Cap for certain rounds of Ammunition? That will NEVER solve the real problem! Wake up, you SHEEPLE! Can't you see it's all a godless liberal plot to strip away our
Machine Gun FetishesFreedoms?!No, The obvious solution is to let our children shamefully waddle around the classrooms like giant red Tetris pieces, Duh!
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Well, all those options are pretty positive compared to having Steven Seagal pretend to show what to do in a terrorist situation.
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This is ridonkulous:
http://rt.com/usa/183148-black-producer-emmys-handcuffed/It's not just Ferguson, people.
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This is ridonkulous:
http://rt.com/usa/183148-black-producer-emmys-handcuffed/It's not just Ferguson, people.
That “Hey, I was ‘tall,’ ‘bald,’ a ‘male’ and ‘black,’ so I fit the description.” part…the sad part of it is if we changed just one word then there would be a totally different outcome. I'm pretty sure if they were looking for ‘tall,’ ‘bald,’ a ‘male’ and 'white', then they wouldn't have arrested they guy, and even if they did they wouldn't have treated a white guy the same way =
"Belk was not originally told why he was being detained, nor was he allowed to make a phone call or speak to his lawyer for “a lengthy time,” ..."
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Because I know MK will have a fit if the only source given is RT I'm going to post another link from the LA Times.
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Part of the problem is the 2nd Amendment that Americans cling to so desperately. When it was made it guns were a necessity of everyday life for hunting and protecting your home before there were local police forces or standing armies. Now? There's no real use for it. But damn if we'll give it up. Guns are a symbol of power.
Guns are still used for home protection and self-defense, though it's less of a necessity. As with everything there are good stories and bad stories attached to guns and gun ownership. We usually hear the tragic ones but there are still millions of responsible safety-oriented gun owners whomainly own a gun for the protection of their loved ones, and their own safety. I'm all for gun regulations and limit to the firepower any individual citizen can carry but I don't believe the 2nd Amendment to be completely impratical in today's time.
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http://nypost.com/2014/08/28/baby-elephant-attacked-after-challenging-bull/
Just goes to show you that when you try to bully someone, you might get the horns!
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That bull looks an aweful lot like an Ox. And LOL at Obama getting praise for wearing a tan suit.
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Now? There's no real use for it. But damn if we'll give it up. Guns are a symbol of power.
If the Japanese could give up centuries old symbol of pride and power, the katana, there's no reason why America can't give up guns. (Yes, blades are heavily restricted in Japan, and you must have a permission to own. Carrying it outside can result in harsh penalty)
I mean, if you wanna go the route of how proud they are of the weapon, Japanese katana history and cultural attachment to it goes waaaaay further back than even the existence of United States lol.
 
