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The Morning Rant: Minimalist Edition
RULE 4: "Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules." 'Cops Off Campus Coalition' kicks off 'Abolition May' as professors across the country vow to cancel classes in support of movement From the petition...and oh boy it is a perfect distillation of leftist newspeak!
A portion of the petition pledges: As a member of a campus community, I am horrified that — amidst a global pandemic, relentless state and vigilante violence against black, brown, and Indigenous people, and national calls for abolition — schools across North America have committed to increasing police budgets. College police forces are increasingly militarized, and I support the nationwide call to demand cops off our campus to make our university truly safe and free for all, and I will not cross the picket line. The petition demands: 1. We want ALL cops off of ALL campuses.
2. We demand the Land back
3. We demand investments in community safety and education
This is great! So the 50ish professor with the longish gray hair and affecting middle-class counter-culture accoutrements will no longer be safe in the ivory tower, where he was once insulated from the policies he supported. I WANT to see him mugged on the way to class, and have nobody to whine to except the campus de-escalation committee that meets every other Tuesday. Oh, maybe a rapid-response social worker can show up 15 minutes after he got knocked down and kicked in the head to help him find his teeth and get him a ride to the emergency room. And notice they don't stop with the absolutely unmanageable demand to get rid of policing. They move on to the expected anti-imperialist cant about taking back the land! Of course they can't stop until they demand the typical blather about spending money in "the community," whatever that is. By all means...let's get rid of the University of Chicago police and the USC DPS and Berkeley's UC Police and every other inner-city campus police department. When the soccer moms of America see their sons and daughters raped and robbed and murdered maybe they will see the light. Probably not, but it will be worth it to be able to say, "I told you so!"
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Morning!
Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 04, 2021 10:00 AM (kTF2Z)
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first?
Posted by: SturmToddler at May 04, 2021 10:00 AM (8D42x)
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I called em
Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 04, 2021 10:01 AM (kTF2Z)
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*Munkey*
*Munkey*
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 04, 2021 10:01 AM (n+4am)
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This is why I don't care about blue cities descending into anarchy anymore.
Some people need to learn obvious lessons the rest of us learned by reading and paying attention, and they're not going to learn any other way.
Some people need to learn obvious lessons the rest of us learned by reading and paying attention, and they're not going to learn any other way.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:01 AM (LvTSG)
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No cops....but investment in community safety....you gotta get a degree to be that stupid.
That said, let academia burn.
That said, let academia burn.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at May 04, 2021 10:02 AM (ifmtJ)
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The comeback of "rapey rape" will be totally unexpected.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 04, 2021 10:02 AM (PiwSw)
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If you can cancel it, it isn't needed.
Posted by: Alcoholic Asshole Shut In at May 04, 2021 10:02 AM (mZOHK)
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Monkey!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 04, 2021 10:03 AM (m+jkK)
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Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:01 AM (LvTSG)
Yeah. With you, but, let it happen where I live three years from now when I have moved to a red state.
Yeah. With you, but, let it happen where I live three years from now when I have moved to a red state.
Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at May 04, 2021 10:03 AM (ej3be)
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1. College campuses are free rape zones, all those male rapists should be arrested and have their lives destroyed
2. No cops on college campuses, ever for any reason
3. ????
4. Profit
2. No cops on college campuses, ever for any reason
3. ????
4. Profit
Posted by: arminius256 at May 04, 2021 10:03 AM (Dpgtk)
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well, at least i don't have to deal with the otters...
and I'm with you CBD, I HOPE they go full on this. I want to see them lose they ever loving shit when their policies bite them in the ass.
there is not enough tea on the planet for my joy when that happens.
and I'm with you CBD, I HOPE they go full on this. I want to see them lose they ever loving shit when their policies bite them in the ass.
there is not enough tea on the planet for my joy when that happens.
Posted by: SturmToddler at May 04, 2021 10:03 AM (8D42x)
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6 No cops....but investment in community safety....you gotta get a degree to be that stupid.
That said, let academia burn.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at May 04, 2021 10:02 AM (ifmtJ)
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If we just give the corrupt inner city school systems, that fail to teach their students anything even with astronomically high budgets, more money and more administrative staff, then there will be no crime.
We just need to create the new Socialist Man with indoctrination, then we will expel the capitalistic diseases of theft and murder from our utopia.
That said, let academia burn.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at May 04, 2021 10:02 AM (ifmtJ)
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If we just give the corrupt inner city school systems, that fail to teach their students anything even with astronomically high budgets, more money and more administrative staff, then there will be no crime.
We just need to create the new Socialist Man with indoctrination, then we will expel the capitalistic diseases of theft and murder from our utopia.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:04 AM (LvTSG)
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The same commie cocksuckers were caterwauling a few years ago about how 25%+ of college women were raped/sexually assaulted on campus.
Investments in community safety and education should take care of that.
The same commie cocksuckers were caterwauling a few years ago about how 25%+ of college women were raped/sexually assaulted on campus.
Investments in community safety and education should take care of that.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 04, 2021 10:05 AM (n+4am)
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Personally, I am going to urge all my colleagues in the arts to cancel their classes. I am 100% behind faculty cancelling as many courses as possible. Do it now, do it good and hard.
Posted by: Alcoholic Asshole Shut In at May 04, 2021 10:05 AM (mZOHK)
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10 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:01 AM (LvTSG)
Yeah. With you, but, let it happen where I live three years from now when I have moved to a red state.
Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at May 04, 2021 10:03 AM (ej3be)
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It's not that I have no sympathy for those living in such places, especially for those who've worked against the descent, but some choices are going to need to be made.
Yeah. With you, but, let it happen where I live three years from now when I have moved to a red state.
Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at May 04, 2021 10:03 AM (ej3be)
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It's not that I have no sympathy for those living in such places, especially for those who've worked against the descent, but some choices are going to need to be made.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:05 AM (LvTSG)
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To be honest, I've never cared for cities. In my estimation, they are moving from low to mid grade shitholes to full blown Black Hole of Calcutta status.
Or is that "Hole of Color" Calcutta? I'm so confused these days.
Or is that "Hole of Color" Calcutta? I'm so confused these days.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 04, 2021 10:06 AM (Rvt88)
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Give 'em what they want, good and hard.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. at May 04, 2021 10:06 AM (HaL55)
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As a member of a campus community, I am horrified that - amidst a global pandemic, relentless state and vigilante violence against black, brown, and Indigenous people, and national calls for abolition - schools across North America have committed to increasing police budgets.
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Blah, blah, blah.
The students will regret this, though none have the context to understand why. Modern campus police forces - which are usually private forces owned by the university but with actual, legitimate, delegated police powers - are there to protect the student body. This protection is in two forms:
1. They have extremely permissive jurisdiction and they keep bad elements off campus. You think "campus rape culture" is a thing? Just wait until there's no one manning the barricades.
2. They handle offenses in-house to keep students *out* of the systems at large. Getting hassled by the campus cops sucks, but they're really there to slap students on the wrist, handle any problems "internally" and keep them out of the real jurisdiction surrounding them.
The latter point might not matter much now that so many police forces are left-aligned, though.
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Blah, blah, blah.
The students will regret this, though none have the context to understand why. Modern campus police forces - which are usually private forces owned by the university but with actual, legitimate, delegated police powers - are there to protect the student body. This protection is in two forms:
1. They have extremely permissive jurisdiction and they keep bad elements off campus. You think "campus rape culture" is a thing? Just wait until there's no one manning the barricades.
2. They handle offenses in-house to keep students *out* of the systems at large. Getting hassled by the campus cops sucks, but they're really there to slap students on the wrist, handle any problems "internally" and keep them out of the real jurisdiction surrounding them.
The latter point might not matter much now that so many police forces are left-aligned, though.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 04, 2021 10:07 AM (Jsjd7)
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Hmmm.
I haven't opened my email from the university where I don't teach anymore. I'll have to see if those dickheads are talking about this. Probably not as right now they're going thru a second round of layoffs. Coding classes are growing though.
I haven't opened my email from the university where I don't teach anymore. I'll have to see if those dickheads are talking about this. Probably not as right now they're going thru a second round of layoffs. Coding classes are growing though.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 04, 2021 10:07 AM (axyOa)
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By all means...let's get rid of the University of Chicago police and the USC DPS and Berkeley's UC Police and every other inner-city campus police department.
I wonder if Georgia Tech is on board with this. I'd be shocked if Vanderbilt wasn't, though.
I wonder if Georgia Tech is on board with this. I'd be shocked if Vanderbilt wasn't, though.
Posted by: Bert G at May 04, 2021 10:07 AM (sAW0o)
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willowed: 394 385 to separate the citizenry into good and bad.
Yea, but that struggle is as old as civilization itself.
Posted by: IP at May 04, 2021 09:58 AM (pWrfh)
But we must revive demons in order to do this now. We cannot point to reasons to hate Trump voters, so we'll brand them nazis, and no one will argue. Hence Liz Cheney. But libs already think they've saved the world by stopping Hitler, and "doing it right this time"...and yes I've actually heard this.
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:02 AM (ONvIw)
The left is using the Civil War and WWII language to force its demands. Nobody wants to be pro-slavery or pro-nazi. So antifa/BLM win the day with this strategy of left unchallenged.
Yea, but that struggle is as old as civilization itself.
Posted by: IP at May 04, 2021 09:58 AM (pWrfh)
But we must revive demons in order to do this now. We cannot point to reasons to hate Trump voters, so we'll brand them nazis, and no one will argue. Hence Liz Cheney. But libs already think they've saved the world by stopping Hitler, and "doing it right this time"...and yes I've actually heard this.
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:02 AM (ONvIw)
The left is using the Civil War and WWII language to force its demands. Nobody wants to be pro-slavery or pro-nazi. So antifa/BLM win the day with this strategy of left unchallenged.
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:07 AM (ONvIw)
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let academia burn.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now
Let it simmer in stupid until it comes to a boil.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now
Let it simmer in stupid until it comes to a boil.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 04, 2021 10:07 AM (VVEnO)
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BLM (on the racist/leftist campus) ... not the terrorists we want, but the terrorists we need.
They had been burning leftist cities and black communities, sure, give the anti-American academia a taste of "freedom" ... as in smash mouth taste of their own blood, as they get even more Woke than they imagined possible.
They had been burning leftist cities and black communities, sure, give the anti-American academia a taste of "freedom" ... as in smash mouth taste of their own blood, as they get even more Woke than they imagined possible.
Posted by: illiniwek at May 04, 2021 10:07 AM (Cus5s)
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But if there are no Cops, who is going to be there to arrest the Covid 19 Science Deniers who won't get the vaccine?
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 04, 2021 10:08 AM (oHd/0)
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The fact that there are police specifically for universities and colleges speaks volumes. But by all means, abolish them all and prohibit the city/county/state cops from setting foot on campus. In a couple of months let us know how that's working out.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 04, 2021 10:08 AM (3H9h1)
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Let it burn, I don't care anymore.
Posted by: Guzalot at May 04, 2021 10:08 AM (Rz36l)
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"We want the land back". Are they going to give it back to whatever Native American tribe lived there before white people arrived?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 04, 2021 10:08 AM (k39e/)
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If classes are cancelled, adjunct professors still get paid, right? Right?
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 04, 2021 10:08 AM (PiwSw)
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I do not want to see people raped, robbed, or murdered. What I do want is for everyone to see that leftists are trying to get everyone raped, robbed, or murdered. And then I want everyone to reject leftist nonsense.
Posted by: Emmie at May 04, 2021 10:08 AM (ofYez)
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28 "We want the land back". Are they going to give it back to whatever Native American tribe lived there before white people arrived?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 04, 2021 10:08 AM (k39e/)
I want my mouthy neighbors to find a Leni Lenape and give them their houses.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 04, 2021 10:08 AM (k39e/)
I want my mouthy neighbors to find a Leni Lenape and give them their houses.
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:09 AM (ONvIw)
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Give the land back! Allow homeless encampments on campus! Set up facilities for illegal immigrants (Native Americans in particular).
Set aside buildings for descendants of California tribes (if you can find any).
I think they tried something almost like this at Berkeley once. Destroyed a research farm, as I recall. Was it during Occupy?
Set aside buildings for descendants of California tribes (if you can find any).
I think they tried something almost like this at Berkeley once. Destroyed a research farm, as I recall. Was it during Occupy?
Posted by: KT at May 04, 2021 10:09 AM (BVQ+1)
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>No cops....but investment in community safety....you gotta get a degree to be that stupid.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at May 04, 2021 10:02 AM (ifmtJ)
Don't underestimate our enemy. It's not stupidity. They use that verbiage as a euphemism to mean that their thugs become the enforcers. See Warlord Raz, for example. Who was caught on video handing out rifles to juveniles, breaking multiple WA laws. His security forces also murdered some juveniles and haven't faced any kind of repercussions from that, as far as I've seen.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at May 04, 2021 10:02 AM (ifmtJ)
Don't underestimate our enemy. It's not stupidity. They use that verbiage as a euphemism to mean that their thugs become the enforcers. See Warlord Raz, for example. Who was caught on video handing out rifles to juveniles, breaking multiple WA laws. His security forces also murdered some juveniles and haven't faced any kind of repercussions from that, as far as I've seen.
Posted by: Dworkin Barimen - anarcho-tyranny? you're soaking in it! at May 04, 2021 10:09 AM (DXFDM)
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Hmmm. On the one hand you make some good points. However, I know from personal experience just how useful the local campus cops can actually be. Thanks to the vigilance of our university police, and major tragedy was averted 3 years ago when a student very nearly implemented a mass shooting on my local campus. The increased video surveillance has also led to safer campus and has put at least one would-be rapist behind bars. So there is that. As with all groups, I think it's unfair to lump EVERY university in with the bad seeds.
Posted by: Lord Squirrel at May 04, 2021 10:09 AM (ZIoLS)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 04, 2021 10:09 AM (s2VJv)
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Reminds me of: "The official language of San Marcos is Swedish. Silence! Furthermore, underwear must be changed ever half hour. Underwear will be worn on the outside so we can check."
Posted by: 496 at May 04, 2021 10:10 AM (U1eOr)
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I still just do not understand the logic of university strikes at all. The students paid to go to class. If they don't go to class, how does this hurt the school? It only hurts the students who are not consuming what they already paid for. The school has the money.
Now a school *payment* strike, that would be effective, but I somehow doubt that a person is going to spend 18 years of their lives busting their balls to get into X school just to turn around and effectively unenroll themselves because patriarchy or whatever
Now a school *payment* strike, that would be effective, but I somehow doubt that a person is going to spend 18 years of their lives busting their balls to get into X school just to turn around and effectively unenroll themselves because patriarchy or whatever
Posted by: arminius256 at May 04, 2021 10:10 AM (Dpgtk)
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Big picture, folks.
If enough chaos can be created by removing the thin blue line, then there becomes a need for the Government to step in to 'restore order', even though they paid to create the chaos.
Just a means to an end.
If enough chaos can be created by removing the thin blue line, then there becomes a need for the Government to step in to 'restore order', even though they paid to create the chaos.
Just a means to an end.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at May 04, 2021 10:10 AM (pUDQf)
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I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 04, 2021 10:08 AM
You mean the university serf class, right?
You mean the university serf class, right?
Posted by: KT at May 04, 2021 10:10 AM (BVQ+1)
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At the university where my son is studying, the campus police force is a woke as any professor. They brag about their diversity; IIRC, sometime in the last year they went so far as to brag about hiring a tranny... Why would woke professor turn on her "allies"?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 04, 2021 10:10 AM (pcsoT)
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30 I do not want to see people raped, robbed, or murdered. What I do want is for everyone to see that leftists are trying to get everyone raped, robbed, or murdered. And then I want everyone to reject leftist nonsense.
Posted by: Emmie at May 04, 2021 10:08 AM (ofYez)
If there is no violence, then the left is correct and everyone will jump on this. But there will be violence, and that is what will change minds. Not theory
Posted by: Emmie at May 04, 2021 10:08 AM (ofYez)
If there is no violence, then the left is correct and everyone will jump on this. But there will be violence, and that is what will change minds. Not theory
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:10 AM (ONvIw)
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37 Now a school *payment* strike, that would be effective, but I somehow doubt that a person is going to spend 18 years of their lives busting their balls to get into X school just to turn around and effectively unenroll themselves because patriarchy or whatever
Posted by: arminius256 at May 04, 2021 10:10 AM (Dpgtk)
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Because that would involve actual risk and putting what they believe on the line in ways that could actually impact them negatively?
Posted by: arminius256 at May 04, 2021 10:10 AM (Dpgtk)
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Because that would involve actual risk and putting what they believe on the line in ways that could actually impact them negatively?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:10 AM (LvTSG)
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36 Reminds me of: "The official language of San Marcos is Swedish. Silence! Furthermore, underwear must be changed ever half hour. Underwear will be worn on the outside so we can check."
Posted by: 496 at May 04, 2021 10:10 AM (U1eOr)
Don't laugh. This is about a half-step above vaccine passports.
Totally Bananas.
Posted by: 496 at May 04, 2021 10:10 AM (U1eOr)
Don't laugh. This is about a half-step above vaccine passports.
Totally Bananas.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 04, 2021 10:11 AM (s2VJv)
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1. They have extremely permissive jurisdiction and they keep bad elements off campus. You think "campus rape culture" is a thing? Just wait until there's no one manning the barricades.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 04, 2021 10:07 AM (Jsjd7)
When I was at UCSB in the early 90s, there was this old pervert with a Santa beard who used to walk around campus wearing a sweatshirt that had "Masturbate And Be Free" written on it in sharpie. Campus PD just let him have the run of the quad, even though you'd think that he'd be the EXACT kind of miscreant they needed to roust.
1. They have extremely permissive jurisdiction and they keep bad elements off campus. You think "campus rape culture" is a thing? Just wait until there's no one manning the barricades.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 04, 2021 10:07 AM (Jsjd7)
When I was at UCSB in the early 90s, there was this old pervert with a Santa beard who used to walk around campus wearing a sweatshirt that had "Masturbate And Be Free" written on it in sharpie. Campus PD just let him have the run of the quad, even though you'd think that he'd be the EXACT kind of miscreant they needed to roust.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 04, 2021 10:11 AM (n+4am)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 04, 2021 10:11 AM (Q9lwr)
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I would love to see the University of Chicago PD pulled. It would give me great joy to see what would come next.
Posted by: ejochs at May 04, 2021 10:11 AM (lSFMQ)
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No cops....but investment in community safety....you gotta get a degree to be that stupid.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at May 04, 2021 10:02 AM (ifmtJ)
Don't underestimate our enemy. It's not stupidity. They use that verbiage as a euphemism to mean that their thugs become the enforcers. See Warlord Raz, for example. Who was caught on video handing out rifles to juveniles, breaking multiple WA laws. His security forces also murdered some juveniles and haven't faced any kind of repercussions from that, as far as I've seen.
Posted by: Dworkin Barimen - anarcho-tyranny? you're soaking in it! at May 04, 2021 10:09 AM (DXFDM)
I have an armory full of not taking these monsters lightly. But it is literal doubletalk.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at May 04, 2021 10:02 AM (ifmtJ)
Don't underestimate our enemy. It's not stupidity. They use that verbiage as a euphemism to mean that their thugs become the enforcers. See Warlord Raz, for example. Who was caught on video handing out rifles to juveniles, breaking multiple WA laws. His security forces also murdered some juveniles and haven't faced any kind of repercussions from that, as far as I've seen.
Posted by: Dworkin Barimen - anarcho-tyranny? you're soaking in it! at May 04, 2021 10:09 AM (DXFDM)
I have an armory full of not taking these monsters lightly. But it is literal doubletalk.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at May 04, 2021 10:12 AM (ifmtJ)
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Their professors aren't doing a stellar job.
The petition failed to include a demand that their college education be paid for by others.
The petition failed to include a demand that their college education be paid for by others.
Posted by: RM at May 04, 2021 10:12 AM (U3LtS)
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When the soccer moms of America see their sons and daughters raped and robbed and murdered maybe they will see the light.
Probably not, but it will be worth it to be able to say, "I told you so!"
I'd like their weak, feminized society shoved so far up their ass, you can see it when they smile. Hate the patriarchy, do you? Tired of those mean old oppressive males putting their bodies at risk keeping Karens and their spoiled-rotten crotch-fruit safe?
Enjoy your anarchy.
Probably not, but it will be worth it to be able to say, "I told you so!"
I'd like their weak, feminized society shoved so far up their ass, you can see it when they smile. Hate the patriarchy, do you? Tired of those mean old oppressive males putting their bodies at risk keeping Karens and their spoiled-rotten crotch-fruit safe?
Enjoy your anarchy.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. at May 04, 2021 10:12 AM (HaL55)
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*throws Give-a-Fuck meter in trash*
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 04, 2021 10:12 AM (rW1ZH)
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>>RULE 4: "Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules."
I now realize Saul Alinsky hit the nail directly on the head here. Only, it was due to his use of the term "the enemy".
I now realize Saul Alinsky hit the nail directly on the head here. Only, it was due to his use of the term "the enemy".
Posted by: Roy at May 04, 2021 10:12 AM (zeHHm)
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If you have ever driven around U of C and the leftist professor haven in its near vicinity, you'd understand.
Posted by: ejochs at May 04, 2021 10:13 AM (lSFMQ)
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46 I would love to see the University of Chicago PD pulled. It would give me great joy to see what would come next.
Posted by: ejochs at May 04, 2021 10:11 AM (lSFMQ)
UofC students are regularly confronted by criminals even with the police. My kid did the MBA there and said the surrounding area was dangerous and volatile.
Posted by: ejochs at May 04, 2021 10:11 AM (lSFMQ)
UofC students are regularly confronted by criminals even with the police. My kid did the MBA there and said the surrounding area was dangerous and volatile.
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:13 AM (ONvIw)
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When our city police and the local campus police all took a knee for the BLM protestors in the park I knew my days of relying on them for anything was over. It's up to us to save ourselves. Steiner isn't coming.
Posted by: IP at May 04, 2021 10:13 AM (pWrfh)
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I still just do not understand the logic of university strikes at all. The students paid to go to class. If they don't go to class, how does this hurt the school? It only hurts the students who are not consuming what they already paid for. The school has the money.
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yeah, that makes no sense. The school has the money. And when the student fails the course for not showing up, they'll get even MORE money when the student has to take the class again. Way to go. Really thought that through, didn't you?
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yeah, that makes no sense. The school has the money. And when the student fails the course for not showing up, they'll get even MORE money when the student has to take the class again. Way to go. Really thought that through, didn't you?
Posted by: Lord Squirrel at May 04, 2021 10:14 AM (ZIoLS)
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Give 'em what they want, good and hard.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. at May 04, 2021 10:06 AM (HaL55)
I thought that was the art thread
Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. at May 04, 2021 10:06 AM (HaL55)
I thought that was the art thread
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at May 04, 2021 10:14 AM (ifmtJ)
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let academia burn.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now
Let it simmer in stupid until it comes to a boil.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 04, 2021 10:07 AM (VVEnO)Honestly, in the arts it has been doing this since at least 1965, and parts of it even longer. It's the original human centipede, or a giant tapeworm that just keeps shedding proglottids: best thing to do is avoid.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now
Let it simmer in stupid until it comes to a boil.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 04, 2021 10:07 AM (VVEnO)Honestly, in the arts it has been doing this since at least 1965, and parts of it even longer. It's the original human centipede, or a giant tapeworm that just keeps shedding proglottids: best thing to do is avoid.
Posted by: Alcoholic Asshole Shut In at May 04, 2021 10:14 AM (mZOHK)
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Universities will become CHOP zones.
Posted by: Hmmm at May 04, 2021 10:14 AM (+5yHl)
59
Rob and Lizzie sitting in a tree
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
Rob Reiner
@robreiner
Liz Cheney says there's a poison in the bloodstream of our Democracy. Donald Trump put it there. The antidote is his prosecution and conviction.
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
Rob Reiner
@robreiner
Liz Cheney says there's a poison in the bloodstream of our Democracy. Donald Trump put it there. The antidote is his prosecution and conviction.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 04, 2021 10:15 AM (VVEnO)
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Yeah. With you, but, let it happen where I live three years from now when I have moved to a red state.
Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at May 04, 2021 10:03 AM (ej3be)
I hope you get three years. I fear you won't. The water is moving the wrong way and the wave surge is getting bigger and bigger.
Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at May 04, 2021 10:03 AM (ej3be)
I hope you get three years. I fear you won't. The water is moving the wrong way and the wave surge is getting bigger and bigger.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at May 04, 2021 10:15 AM (ifmtJ)
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Liz Cheney says there's a poison in the bloodstream of our Democracy. Donald Trump put it there. The antidote is his prosecution and conviction.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 04, 2021 10:15 AM (VVEnO)
She gets more and more unhinged.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 04, 2021 10:15 AM (VVEnO)
She gets more and more unhinged.
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:15 AM (ONvIw)
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The increased video surveillance has also led to safer campus and has put at least one would-be rapist behind bars.
What's wrong with being behind bars?
What's wrong with being behind bars?
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at May 04, 2021 10:16 AM (YA914)
Posted by: rickb223 at May 04, 2021 10:16 AM (OCTRt)
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>yeah, that makes no sense. The school has the money. And when the student fails the course for not showing up, they'll get even MORE money when the student has to take the class again. Way to go. Really thought that through, didn't you?
Posted by: Lord Squirrel at May 04, 2021 10:14 AM (ZIoLS)
Administration would never make them re-take the class. They would all get A grades because muh trauma or something. I know quite well how these guys work.
Posted by: Lord Squirrel at May 04, 2021 10:14 AM (ZIoLS)
Administration would never make them re-take the class. They would all get A grades because muh trauma or something. I know quite well how these guys work.
Posted by: Dworkin Barimen - anarcho-tyranny? you're soaking in it! at May 04, 2021 10:16 AM (DXFDM)
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old and busted: Campus rape epidemic -- women are under assault!!
new hotness: No cops!
coming soon: Campus crime epidemic.
new hotness: No cops!
coming soon: Campus crime epidemic.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 04, 2021 10:16 AM (bDqIh)
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Rob Reiner
@robreiner
Liz Cheney says there's a poison in the bloodstream of our Democracy. Donald Trump put it there. The antidote is his prosecution and conviction.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 04, 2021 10:15 AM (VVEnO)
And by extension, the prosecution and conviction of 80 million Americans too. Can't let that blood libel go unanswered.
@robreiner
Liz Cheney says there's a poison in the bloodstream of our Democracy. Donald Trump put it there. The antidote is his prosecution and conviction.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 04, 2021 10:15 AM (VVEnO)
And by extension, the prosecution and conviction of 80 million Americans too. Can't let that blood libel go unanswered.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at May 04, 2021 10:17 AM (pUDQf)
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59 Rob and Lizzie sitting in a tree
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
Rob Reiner
@robreiner
Liz Cheney says there's a poison in the bloodstream of our Democracy. Donald Trump put it there. The antidote is his prosecution and conviction.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 04, 2021 10:15 AM (VVEnO)
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Rob Reiner is putting this out in her defense? Yeah, her future in Republican politics is over. She's gonna have a great intro to work at CNN, though.
Her lack of charisma or anything remotely interesting to say, though, will mean that she'll end up just being a highly paid lobbyist, though.
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
Rob Reiner
@robreiner
Liz Cheney says there's a poison in the bloodstream of our Democracy. Donald Trump put it there. The antidote is his prosecution and conviction.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 04, 2021 10:15 AM (VVEnO)
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Rob Reiner is putting this out in her defense? Yeah, her future in Republican politics is over. She's gonna have a great intro to work at CNN, though.
Her lack of charisma or anything remotely interesting to say, though, will mean that she'll end up just being a highly paid lobbyist, though.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:17 AM (LvTSG)
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Defund the police on every campus and every college town. Fucking do it. Right now. I give zero fucks anymore. Hell defund all of Chicago police too.
Posted by: Joe XiDen at May 04, 2021 10:17 AM (nBcht)
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If you have ever driven around U of C and the leftist professor haven in its near vicinity, you'd understand.
Posted by: ejochs at May 04, 2021 10:13 AM (lSFMQ)
Oh yes! I spent lots of time at old friends on Kimbark, just a few blocks away.
Posted by: ejochs at May 04, 2021 10:13 AM (lSFMQ)
Oh yes! I spent lots of time at old friends on Kimbark, just a few blocks away.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 04, 2021 10:17 AM (Q9lwr)
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The increased video surveillance has also led to safer campus and has put at least one would-be rapist behind bars.
What's wrong with being behind bars?
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at May 04, 2021 10:16 AM (YA914)
They say freedom is slavery. And vice versa.
What's wrong with being behind bars?
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at May 04, 2021 10:16 AM (YA914)
They say freedom is slavery. And vice versa.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at May 04, 2021 10:17 AM (ifmtJ)
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>>The increased video surveillance has also led to safer campus and has put at least one would-be rapist behind bars.
That technique did that with would-be insurrectionists too.
That technique did that with would-be insurrectionists too.
Posted by: Roy at May 04, 2021 10:17 AM (zeHHm)
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Here's another example where university police come in handy: a couple of months ago the chief diversity officer on our campus was arrested on charges of CP possession. Thankfully, he's been removed from campus, fired, and now awaiting trial. Local PD *might* have done something, but it would probably have been far uglier. There have been other incidents over the years where the campus police have been able to remove undesirable elements from campus without raising much of a fuss. They get turned over to the city/county for trial afterwards. The system works pretty well where I live and I'd rather not see it change.
Posted by: Lord Squirrel at May 04, 2021 10:17 AM (ZIoLS)
Posted by: IP at May 04, 2021 10:17 AM (pWrfh)
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Universities will become CHOP zones.
Posted by: Hmmm
Fixed fortifications are a monument to stupidity.
-General George S Patton
Posted by: Hmmm
Fixed fortifications are a monument to stupidity.
-General George S Patton
Posted by: rickb223 at May 04, 2021 10:18 AM (OCTRt)
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Dean? Russell Means and the entire Lakota Nation is here for the land.
Posted by: Archer at May 04, 2021 10:18 AM (gmo/4)
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Lots of drunk young people from cushy neighborhoods with money and no cops. The only adults around are...college teachers. That won't sound interesting to any thugs, not at all.
Posted by: azjaeger at May 04, 2021 10:18 AM (3/XaG)
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U of C is a 4 block oasis of upper middle class living surrounded by the nastiest ghetto you can imagine.
Posted by: Joe XiDen at May 04, 2021 10:18 AM (nBcht)
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I can crush the 'remove cops from campus' movement in 1 day.
Let all the students park in the faculty parking lot and the outcry for the parking police will be deafening.
Let all the students park in the faculty parking lot and the outcry for the parking police will be deafening.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at May 04, 2021 10:21 AM (YA914)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 04, 2021 10:22 AM (ixBbt)
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They are asking for what they believe no one is crazy enough to give them. They believe their actions are performative and will just lead to more revolutionary play-acting. This is all allowed only because of the remaining vestiges of civilization they rail against. This is how it's always been. They are the beginning of history.
For my part, my goal is to be neither the scorpion nor the frog.
For my part, my goal is to be neither the scorpion nor the frog.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 04, 2021 10:23 AM (DoV/l)
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Tired of those mean old oppressive males putting their bodies at risk keeping Karens and their spoiled-rotten crotch-fruit safe?
Enjoy your anarchy.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. at May
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They will become mistresses of Warlord Raz
and like it.
Enjoy your anarchy.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. at May
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They will become mistresses of Warlord Raz
and like it.
Posted by: Braenyard at May 04, 2021 10:23 AM (+Sj8l)
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Meathead and fat slut Cheney seem like a fun couple.
Posted by: Captain Hate Won't Forget Ashli Babbitt at May 04, 2021 10:23 AM (y7DUB)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 04, 2021 10:24 AM (dfRN6)
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81 They will become mistresses of Warlord Raz
and like it.
Posted by: Braenyard at May 04, 2021 10:23 AM (+Sj8l)
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I have the perfect guitar for this.
and like it.
Posted by: Braenyard at May 04, 2021 10:23 AM (+Sj8l)
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I have the perfect guitar for this.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:24 AM (LvTSG)
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80 This "student" group is being funded by BLM/Antifa probably via actblue and Arabella.
No wonder Melinda is bailing on that megalomaniac.
No wonder Melinda is bailing on that megalomaniac.
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:25 AM (ONvIw)
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Still not sure how I got a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design and still came out a conservative in the mid 90's. Part of it was I was still in the Marine Reserves, but still.
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at May 04, 2021 10:25 AM (k/TB6)
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Her lack of charisma or anything remotely interesting to say, though, will mean that she'll end up just being a highly paid lobbyist, though.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:17 AM (LvTSG)
The Paul Ryan types will find some cush gig for her. Failure at that level is ego only.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:17 AM (LvTSG)
The Paul Ryan types will find some cush gig for her. Failure at that level is ego only.
Posted by: Captain Hate Won't Forget Ashli Babbitt at May 04, 2021 10:25 AM (y7DUB)
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The increased video surveillance has also led to safer campus and has put at least one would-be rapist behind bars.
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What's wrong with being behind bars?
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at May 04, 2021 10:16 AM
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Heh. In your case not a thing.
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What's wrong with being behind bars?
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at May 04, 2021 10:16 AM
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Heh. In your case not a thing.
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at May 04, 2021 10:26 AM (ViCCR)
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U of C is a 4 block oasis of upper middle class living surrounded by the nastiest ghetto you can imagine.
Temple U. in Philly is like that too. Johns Hopkins in Baltimore isn't quite as nasty as that, but it's up there.
Temple U. in Philly is like that too. Johns Hopkins in Baltimore isn't quite as nasty as that, but it's up there.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 04, 2021 10:26 AM (6XLoz)
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Our institutes of "higher learning" are run by imbeciles. And learning has become indoctrination. I wonder who is stupid enough to actually pay for that, much less actually go into debt. A college education has become worthless.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 04, 2021 10:26 AM (o2MD2)
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Mmm wonder what would have happened when the Somali nut job who drove onto Ohio States campus , into several people then got out of his car wielding a machete if the campus cop who arrived in less than a minute had not been there to shoot the idiot a la Indiana Jones?
Posted by: Jen the original at May 04, 2021 10:27 AM (MQFnu)
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More boo-fucking-hoo from NYT:
"Teenagers Are Struggling, and It's Not Just Lockdown "At first, this was just a break from school, but now all I feel is stress, anxiety and pain.""
Teenagers have whiny complaints!! Stop the presses, and stand by for an emergency rewrite of page 1!!
"Teenagers Are Struggling, and It's Not Just Lockdown "At first, this was just a break from school, but now all I feel is stress, anxiety and pain.""
Teenagers have whiny complaints!! Stop the presses, and stand by for an emergency rewrite of page 1!!
Posted by: Can't Spell Bagpipe Without gp at May 04, 2021 10:27 AM (qpX6U)
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:27 AM (ONvIw)
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I was told that every male that attends college is a rapist.
Wouldn't you want police around in this vast wasteland of rapiness?
Why do lefties support rape?
Wouldn't you want police around in this vast wasteland of rapiness?
Why do lefties support rape?
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at May 04, 2021 10:27 AM (KbCG3)
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Terminate all janitors and grounds keepers and repair services. Give them ALL the land back.
Posted by: Fool Otto at May 04, 2021 10:28 AM (DB16e)
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75 Dean? Russell Means and the entire Lakota Nation is here for the land.
put them on double secret probation.
put them on double secret probation.
Posted by: Dean at May 04, 2021 10:28 AM (sGtp+)
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Facebook: Right Wing Extremist
"In June 2020, Coca-Cola announced that it was suspending advertising on Facebook and Instagram, joining a coalition of left-wing advocacy groups 'as part of a campaign forcing the social media network to more stringently police hate speech and disinformation.'
"In June 2020, Coca-Cola announced that it was suspending advertising on Facebook and Instagram, joining a coalition of left-wing advocacy groups 'as part of a campaign forcing the social media network to more stringently police hate speech and disinformation.'
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 04, 2021 10:28 AM (VVEnO)
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The system works pretty well where I live and I'd rather not
see it change.
Posted by: Lord Squirrel at May 04, 2021 10:17 AM (ZIoLS)
Well, here's the thing. Nobody wants to see anybody innocent suffer. But in many faculties of arts, you have a malignant intellectual culture that does not care two cubic nanometers of shit about anybody but itself and is determined to pull everything down to justify itself. Fuck them, fuck their faculties, and fuck the institutions that continue to pleasure them. If people are sending kids there, they are being scammed, and you are being scammed for being willing to defend it. Nothing is worth this shit. It is corrupt and vicious.
see it change.
Posted by: Lord Squirrel at May 04, 2021 10:17 AM (ZIoLS)
Well, here's the thing. Nobody wants to see anybody innocent suffer. But in many faculties of arts, you have a malignant intellectual culture that does not care two cubic nanometers of shit about anybody but itself and is determined to pull everything down to justify itself. Fuck them, fuck their faculties, and fuck the institutions that continue to pleasure them. If people are sending kids there, they are being scammed, and you are being scammed for being willing to defend it. Nothing is worth this shit. It is corrupt and vicious.
Posted by: Alcoholic Asshole Shut In at May 04, 2021 10:28 AM (mZOHK)
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"I welcome a Wild West do over."
Wait, MOAR Ken Brannagh in a giant mechanical spider?
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 04, 2021 10:24 AM (dfRN6)
Cartman will be so happy
https://youtu.be/G6iuDjYjrs4
Wait, MOAR Ken Brannagh in a giant mechanical spider?
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 04, 2021 10:24 AM (dfRN6)
Cartman will be so happy
https://youtu.be/G6iuDjYjrs4
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at May 04, 2021 10:29 AM (ifmtJ)
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I'm sure the University's insurers will love new safety policies that abolish the campus police force.
Posted by: Revenant at May 04, 2021 10:29 AM (yVPr3)
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This "student" group is being funded by BLM/Antifa probably via actblue and Arabella.
Want this stopped overnight? Disappear them.
Want this stopped overnight? Disappear them.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. at May 04, 2021 10:29 AM (HaL55)
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Teenagers have whiny complaints!! Stop the presses, and stand by for an emergency rewrite of page 1!!
Posted by: Can't Spell Bagpipe Without gp at May 04, 2021 10:27 AM (qpX6U)
Bring back the draft... I grew up during Nam...
Give them something to really whine about.
Posted by: Can't Spell Bagpipe Without gp at May 04, 2021 10:27 AM (qpX6U)
Bring back the draft... I grew up during Nam...
Give them something to really whine about.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 04, 2021 10:29 AM (oHd/0)
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Our institutes of "higher learning" are run by imbeciles.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 04, 2021 10:26 AM (o2MD2)
Au contraire. They are run by very canny, ugly people who look out for #1.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 04, 2021 10:26 AM (o2MD2)
Au contraire. They are run by very canny, ugly people who look out for #1.
Posted by: Alcoholic Asshole Shut In at May 04, 2021 10:30 AM (mZOHK)
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Posted by: Alcoholic Asshole Shut In at May 04, 2021 10:28 AM (mZOHK)
The students and profs who lobby for this bullshit are not exactly innocents in this matter. Stupid, but complicit is not innocent.
The students and profs who lobby for this bullshit are not exactly innocents in this matter. Stupid, but complicit is not innocent.
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:30 AM (ONvIw)
105
Lulz! Forgot the Cartman thing!
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 04, 2021 10:30 AM (dfRN6)
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Want this stopped overnight? Disappear them.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. at May 04, 2021 10:29 AM (HaL55)
Well Barr had his chance and went along with the violence.
Want this stopped overnight? Disappear them.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. at May 04, 2021 10:29 AM (HaL55)
Well Barr had his chance and went along with the violence.
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:31 AM (ONvIw)
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I've read that in the past, universities would on occasion go crazy, set nearby towns to fire, murder and rob the surrounding populace, and pretty much be a constant menace.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 04, 2021 10:31 AM (DoV/l)
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OT
Bannon's guest was in Bush 41 administration at the time of Tienanmen Square. Said Bush sent Brent Scowcroft immediately to China to tell Dung Chow Ping 'we'll help keep the boats from rocking too much'.
The Berlin wall had just come down, Communist authoritarianism was on its heels and instead of helping China's #2, who wanted more democracy, Bush reinforced the CCP.
Bush had the opportunity to kill world communism and, instead, helped it flourish.
Bannon's guest was in Bush 41 administration at the time of Tienanmen Square. Said Bush sent Brent Scowcroft immediately to China to tell Dung Chow Ping 'we'll help keep the boats from rocking too much'.
The Berlin wall had just come down, Communist authoritarianism was on its heels and instead of helping China's #2, who wanted more democracy, Bush reinforced the CCP.
Bush had the opportunity to kill world communism and, instead, helped it flourish.
Posted by: Braenyard at May 04, 2021 10:31 AM (+Sj8l)
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I wonder what Barr thinks when he looks in the mirror in the morning and sees a worthless coward staring back?
Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 04, 2021 10:32 AM (o2MD2)
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No wonder Melinda is bailing on that megalomaniac.
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Smartassery (smartassedness?) from Weasel Zippers:
Bill Gates Getting Divorced After 27 Years, Has No Pre-Nup Because He's The World's Smartest Rich Guy
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Smartassery (smartassedness?) from Weasel Zippers:
Bill Gates Getting Divorced After 27 Years, Has No Pre-Nup Because He's The World's Smartest Rich Guy
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 04, 2021 10:32 AM (VVEnO)
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108 Bush had the opportunity to kill world communism and, instead, helped it flourish.
Posted by: Braenyard at May 04, 2021 10:31 AM (+Sj8l)
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Well, former head of the CIA.
Posted by: Braenyard at May 04, 2021 10:31 AM (+Sj8l)
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Well, former head of the CIA.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:32 AM (LvTSG)
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Still not sure how I got a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design and still came out a conservative in the mid 90's. Part of it was I was still in the Marine Reserves, but still.
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at May 04, 2021 10:25 AM (k/TB6)
Ha, my mom said the same thing. I was a jock and didn't really follow politics at all in high school. Went to a liberal arts school in Massachusetts and after 9/11 happened (I was a sophomore) and all the craziness that occurred on campus after that, it pretty much cemented where I stood on the political spectrum.
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at May 04, 2021 10:25 AM (k/TB6)
Ha, my mom said the same thing. I was a jock and didn't really follow politics at all in high school. Went to a liberal arts school in Massachusetts and after 9/11 happened (I was a sophomore) and all the craziness that occurred on campus after that, it pretty much cemented where I stood on the political spectrum.
Posted by: Mainah at May 04, 2021 10:33 AM (B+qrE)
Posted by: Can't Spell Dogpoop Without gp at May 04, 2021 10:33 AM (qpX6U)
114
The students and profs who lobby for this
bullshit are not exactly innocents in this matter. Stupid, but complicit
is not innocent.
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:30 AM (ONvIw)
No argument from me. Not all students are complicit, and I feel bad for them. But they need to get out.
bullshit are not exactly innocents in this matter. Stupid, but complicit
is not innocent.
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:30 AM (ONvIw)
No argument from me. Not all students are complicit, and I feel bad for them. But they need to get out.
Posted by: Alcoholic Asshole Shut In at May 04, 2021 10:33 AM (mZOHK)
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109 I wonder what Barr thinks when he looks in the mirror in the morning and sees a worthless coward staring back?
Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 04, 2021 10:32 AM (o2MD2)
He counts his money and grins. In on the game.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 04, 2021 10:32 AM (o2MD2)
He counts his money and grins. In on the game.
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:33 AM (ONvIw)
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Bush had the opportunity to kill world communism and, instead, helped it flourish.
Posted by: Braenyard at May 04, 2021 10:31 AM (+Sj8l)
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Well, former head of the CIA.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:32 AM (LvTSG)
Should read:
"Bush had the opportunity to save world communism, and took it. "
Posted by: Braenyard at May 04, 2021 10:31 AM (+Sj8l)
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Well, former head of the CIA.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:32 AM (LvTSG)
Should read:
"Bush had the opportunity to save world communism, and took it. "
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 04, 2021 10:33 AM (ixBbt)
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I do not want to see people raped, robbed, or murdered. What I do want is for everyone to see that leftists are trying to get everyone raped, robbed, or murdered. And then I want everyone to reject leftist nonsense.
But they won't reject it. They have been indoctrinated, aka brainwashed. We have seen it when leftists are raped/robbed/murdered. They and/or their leftist survives have felt sympathy for the perp, and not wanted them to be charged. "I didn't want to report the rape/robbery because the person who did it was black and I didn't want them to get punished for it."
But they won't reject it. They have been indoctrinated, aka brainwashed. We have seen it when leftists are raped/robbed/murdered. They and/or their leftist survives have felt sympathy for the perp, and not wanted them to be charged. "I didn't want to report the rape/robbery because the person who did it was black and I didn't want them to get punished for it."
Posted by: shibumi at May 04, 2021 10:34 AM (tjZg/)
Posted by: La Mija at May 04, 2021 10:34 AM (DMUuz)
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>>> Bring back the draft... I grew up during Nam...
Give them something to really whine about.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 04, 2021 10:29 AM (oHd/0)
I believe it's coming. The youth will be drafted for combat and policing of our government's primary enemy. The American peasant.
Destroying civilian policing is a planned logical progression towards that end.
Give them something to really whine about.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 04, 2021 10:29 AM (oHd/0)
I believe it's coming. The youth will be drafted for combat and policing of our government's primary enemy. The American peasant.
Destroying civilian policing is a planned logical progression towards that end.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 04, 2021 10:34 AM (DoV/l)
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Well, former head of the CIA.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:32 AM (LvTSG)
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And Ambassador to China.
Well, former head of the CIA.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:32 AM (LvTSG)
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And Ambassador to China.
Posted by: Braenyard at May 04, 2021 10:35 AM (+Sj8l)
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As has been said, how does a country go from under 200 billion in GDP to 14.5 trillion dollars in less than 40 years without a World War leaving them the only global Super Power?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 04, 2021 10:35 AM (qmgN2)
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117 But they won't reject it. They have been indoctrinated, aka brainwashed. We have seen it when leftists are raped/robbed/murdered. They and/or their leftist survives have felt sympathy for the perp, and not wanted them to be charged. "I didn't want to report the rape/robbery because the person who did it was black and I didn't want them to get punished for it."
Posted by: shibumi at May 04, 2021 10:34 AM (tjZg/)
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This is maybe 10-20% of the population.
The rest of the population that allows leftism to flourish is more than happy to suddenly demand more cops once the person they know gets mugged.
Posted by: shibumi at May 04, 2021 10:34 AM (tjZg/)
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This is maybe 10-20% of the population.
The rest of the population that allows leftism to flourish is more than happy to suddenly demand more cops once the person they know gets mugged.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:35 AM (LvTSG)
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As others have been increasingly pointed out, this entire thing is *not* about getting rid of police. It is about getting rid of all locally controlled police, allowing chaos and mayhem to happen, and then installing a new centrally controlled national police force. In German, that would be called a Geheime Statspolizei, or simply a Gestapo. They'd have to shred the constitution to do it, but as the pitch guy would say, "Not a Problem!"
Don't think that there's no plan behind all of this.
Don't think that there's no plan behind all of this.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 04, 2021 10:35 AM (trdmm)
124
"I didn't want to report the rape/robbery because the person who did it was black and I didn't want them to get punished for it."
Posted by: shibumi at May 04, 2021 10:34 AM (tjZg/)
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Case in point: Family of the gal who was killed in San Francisco by an illegal who stole a gun.
Posted by: shibumi at May 04, 2021 10:34 AM (tjZg/)
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Case in point: Family of the gal who was killed in San Francisco by an illegal who stole a gun.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at May 04, 2021 10:35 AM (2SdPm)
125
I wonder what Barr thinks when he looks in the mirror in the morning and sees a worthless coward staring back?
"Break out the bagpipes for a rousing rendition of Reveille! I'm the greatest!"
"Break out the bagpipes for a rousing rendition of Reveille! I'm the greatest!"
Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. at May 04, 2021 10:35 AM (HaL55)
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And Ambassador to China.
Posted by: Braenyard at May 04, 2021 10:35 AM (+Sj8l)
Dang. Forgot about that.
Posted by: Braenyard at May 04, 2021 10:35 AM (+Sj8l)
Dang. Forgot about that.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 04, 2021 10:35 AM (ixBbt)
127
He counts his money and grins. In on the game.
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:33 AM (ONvIw)
Saw him give a speech at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention last Feb in Nashville. Great speech, unfortunately none of it was true.
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:33 AM (ONvIw)
Saw him give a speech at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention last Feb in Nashville. Great speech, unfortunately none of it was true.
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at May 04, 2021 10:35 AM (k/TB6)
128
I wonder what Barr thinks when he looks in the mirror in the morning and sees a worthless coward staring back?
Posted by: Xipe Totec
I'd wager he made his peace with his treachery decades ago.
Posted by: Xipe Totec
I'd wager he made his peace with his treachery decades ago.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 04, 2021 10:36 AM (Rvt88)
129
As others have been increasingly pointed out, this entire thing is *not* about getting rid of police. It is about getting rid of all locally controlled police, allowing chaos and mayhem to happen, and then installing a new centrally controlled national police force. In German, that would be called a Geheime Statspolizei, or simply a Gestapo. They'd have to shred the constitution to do it, but as the pitch guy would say, "Not a Problem!"
Don't think that there's no plan behind all of this.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 04, 2021 10:35 AM (trdmm)
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Yep, and the FBI is volunteering for the role of intimidating citizens across the nation.
Don't think that there's no plan behind all of this.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 04, 2021 10:35 AM (trdmm)
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Yep, and the FBI is volunteering for the role of intimidating citizens across the nation.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at May 04, 2021 10:37 AM (2SdPm)
130
Bush had the opportunity to kill world communism and, instead, helped it flourish.
Posted by: Braenyard at May 04, 2021 10:31 AM (+Sj8l)
And Bush Jr had a chance to knock out Radical Islam right after 9-11, but instead decided everyone needed to calm down.
Posted by: Braenyard at May 04, 2021 10:31 AM (+Sj8l)
And Bush Jr had a chance to knock out Radical Islam right after 9-11, but instead decided everyone needed to calm down.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 04, 2021 10:37 AM (oHd/0)
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Cool. So there will be an end to campus police AND rapey-rape culture as demanded by the wokistsas. . Although as I understand it rape culture not called that when black males do it to college women. Then it is just not spoken of at all.
Posted by: Ripley at May 04, 2021 10:37 AM (MxEKc)
132
Kenneth Braghnah was great in Frankenstein, but that movie is awful.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at May 04, 2021 10:37 AM (099o0)
133
Jeb and George are worth at least 40M a piece. Nice job being a pol.
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:37 AM (ONvIw)
134
They'd have to shred the constitution to do it, but as the pitch guy would say, "Not a Problem!"
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I think the line you are looking for is, "Super easy. Barely an inconvenience!"
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I think the line you are looking for is, "Super easy. Barely an inconvenience!"
Posted by: Lord Squirrel at May 04, 2021 10:37 AM (ZIoLS)
135
Isn't it time to insist on the firing of ALL white people who work in academia? In Big Tech? On Wall Street? In Big Banking? In Big Pharma? In Big Media? In Hollywood? In all aspects of Government?
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Posted by: ShainS at May 04, 2021 10:38 AM (3oiFl)
136
As has been said, how does a country go from under 200 billion in GDP to 14.5 trillion dollars in less than 40 years without a World War leaving them the only global Super Power?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 04, 2021 10:35 AM (qmgN2)
Inflation.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 04, 2021 10:35 AM (qmgN2)
Inflation.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 04, 2021 10:38 AM (ixBbt)
137
Consider that perhaps the person who robbed/raped/murdered needed it more than you do.
Posted by: CHAZ resident at May 04, 2021 10:38 AM (DMUuz)
138
133 Jeb and George are worth at least 40M a piece. Nice job being a pol.
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:37 AM (ONvIw)
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The family was rich before HW got into politics, wasn't it?
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:37 AM (ONvIw)
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The family was rich before HW got into politics, wasn't it?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:38 AM (LvTSG)
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128 I wonder what Barr thinks when he looks in the mirror in the morning and sees a worthless coward staring back?
Posted by: Xipe Totec
I'd wager he made his peace with his treachery decades ago.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 04, 2021 10:36 AM (Rvt8
Much like Chief Injustice Roberts, their mission is to protect the institutions... not really do the damn job.
Posted by: Xipe Totec
I'd wager he made his peace with his treachery decades ago.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 04, 2021 10:36 AM (Rvt8
Much like Chief Injustice Roberts, their mission is to protect the institutions... not really do the damn job.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 04, 2021 10:38 AM (oHd/0)
140
Lol. Jamie Dimon said he is about to cancel all Zoom meetings. And zoom stock fell 4%.
There is going to be a fight in corporate America between back to office and WFH. Tech wants WFH, the money peeps want you back in the office. Gonna be interesting to see how this shakes out in a year from now.
There is going to be a fight in corporate America between back to office and WFH. Tech wants WFH, the money peeps want you back in the office. Gonna be interesting to see how this shakes out in a year from now.
Posted by: Joe XiDen at May 04, 2021 10:38 AM (nBcht)
141
Kenneth Braghnah was great in Frankenstein, but that movie is awful.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at May 04, 2021 10:37 AM (099o0)
He also made Frankenstein too short (DeNiro).
Posted by: BourbonChicken at May 04, 2021 10:37 AM (099o0)
He also made Frankenstein too short (DeNiro).
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at May 04, 2021 10:38 AM (k/TB6)
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I'm all for this. Eliminate cops from the campus, and have the departments place those schools on a no-service list. The professors can deal with the school shootings.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at May 04, 2021 10:38 AM (XSRBF)
Posted by: Archer at May 04, 2021 10:38 AM (gmo/4)
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136 As has been said, how does a country go from under 200 billion in GDP to 14.5 trillion dollars in less than 40 years without a World War leaving them the only global Super Power?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 04, 2021 10:35 AM (qmgN2)
A shitload of money printing.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 04, 2021 10:35 AM (qmgN2)
A shitload of money printing.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at May 04, 2021 10:39 AM (1ISKN)
145
1. Eliminate the police
2. School shootings escalate
3. Enact gun control legislation
4. Send out the police to confiscate all those guns...
2. School shootings escalate
3. Enact gun control legislation
4. Send out the police to confiscate all those guns...
Posted by: Half Dozen at May 04, 2021 10:39 AM (dJs6r)
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Saw him give a speech at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention last Feb in Nashville. Great speech, unfortunately none of it was true.
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at May 04, 2021 10:35 AM (k/TB6
The Peter Ustinov of failure theater, unless you can think of someone more rotund
Saw him give a speech at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention last Feb in Nashville. Great speech, unfortunately none of it was true.
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at May 04, 2021 10:35 AM (k/TB6
The Peter Ustinov of failure theater, unless you can think of someone more rotund
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:39 AM (ONvIw)
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140 Lol. Jamie Dimon said he is about to cancel all Zoom meetings. And zoom stock fell 4%.
There is going to be a fight in corporate America between back to office and WFH. Tech wants WFH, the money peeps want you back in the office. Gonna be interesting to see how this shakes out in a year from now.
Posted by: Joe XiDen at May 04, 2021 10:38 AM (nBcht)
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Those corporate buildings can't be empty forever.
There is going to be a fight in corporate America between back to office and WFH. Tech wants WFH, the money peeps want you back in the office. Gonna be interesting to see how this shakes out in a year from now.
Posted by: Joe XiDen at May 04, 2021 10:38 AM (nBcht)
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Those corporate buildings can't be empty forever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:39 AM (LvTSG)
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"I welcome a Wild West do over."
Wait, MOAR Ken Brannagh in a giant mechanical spider?
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher
Actually, more vigilance committees.
That crack house down the block? The doors and windows get nailed shut and lit on fire at 3:00 am.
The kiddie diddler that moved into the neighborhood? They throw him a necktie party.
Wait, MOAR Ken Brannagh in a giant mechanical spider?
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher
Actually, more vigilance committees.
That crack house down the block? The doors and windows get nailed shut and lit on fire at 3:00 am.
The kiddie diddler that moved into the neighborhood? They throw him a necktie party.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 04, 2021 10:39 AM (OCTRt)
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146
Saw him give a speech at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention last Feb in Nashville. Great speech, unfortunately none of it was true.
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at May 04, 2021 10:35 AM (k/TB6
The Peter Ustinov of failure theater, unless you can think of someone more rotund
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:39 AM (ONvIw)
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Charles Laughton?
Saw him give a speech at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention last Feb in Nashville. Great speech, unfortunately none of it was true.
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at May 04, 2021 10:35 AM (k/TB6
The Peter Ustinov of failure theater, unless you can think of someone more rotund
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:39 AM (ONvIw)
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Charles Laughton?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:39 AM (LvTSG)
150
The family was rich before HW got into politics, wasn't it?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:38 AM (LvTSG)
Except Marv and Dorothy are not rich. Did the parents leave it all to the pol sons?
The family was rich before HW got into politics, wasn't it?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:38 AM (LvTSG)
Except Marv and Dorothy are not rich. Did the parents leave it all to the pol sons?
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:40 AM (ONvIw)
151
I'm all for this. Eliminate cops from the campus, and have the departments place those schools on a no-service list. The professors can deal with the school shootings.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at May 04, 2021 10:38 AM (XSRBF)
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I don't think "no service" lists are necessary. Cops just conveniently find a reason for their slow response. By slow, I mean hours.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at May 04, 2021 10:38 AM (XSRBF)
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I don't think "no service" lists are necessary. Cops just conveniently find a reason for their slow response. By slow, I mean hours.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at May 04, 2021 10:40 AM (2SdPm)
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Charles Laughton?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:39 AM (LvTSG
Good choice
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:39 AM (LvTSG
Good choice
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:40 AM (ONvIw)
153
152: Or we can go with Arbuckle
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:41 AM (ONvIw)
154
The Bush and Prescot families are old school money. They didnt need politics to make their fortunes.
Posted by: Joe XiDen at May 04, 2021 10:41 AM (nBcht)
155
There is going to be a fight in corporate America between back to office and WFH. Tech wants WFH, the money peeps want you back in the office. Gonna be interesting to see how this shakes out in a year from now.
Posted by: Joe XiDen at May 04, 2021 10:38 AM (nBcht)
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Those corporate buildings can't be empty forever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Modified WFH. Three core days in office. Tue - Thur. Monday & Friday WFH.
Posted by: Joe XiDen at May 04, 2021 10:38 AM (nBcht)
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Those corporate buildings can't be empty forever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Modified WFH. Three core days in office. Tue - Thur. Monday & Friday WFH.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 04, 2021 10:41 AM (OCTRt)
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154 The Bush and Prescot families are old school money. They didnt need politics to make their fortunes.
Posted by: Joe XiDen at May 04, 2021 10:41 AM (nBcht)
I guess Dorothy and Marvin just mindlessly squandered their share. Alas.
Posted by: Joe XiDen at May 04, 2021 10:41 AM (nBcht)
I guess Dorothy and Marvin just mindlessly squandered their share. Alas.
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:42 AM (ONvIw)
157
I'd wager he made his peace with his treachery decades ago.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 04, 2021 10:36 AM (Rvt8
To borrow a line from a tv show a while back: "There are only two kinds of people in the world; those who care about doing The Right Thing, and those who don't. But the thing about us who don't care about it, is that we just don't care."
Posted by: Tonypete at May 04, 2021 10:36 AM (Rvt8
To borrow a line from a tv show a while back: "There are only two kinds of people in the world; those who care about doing The Right Thing, and those who don't. But the thing about us who don't care about it, is that we just don't care."
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 04, 2021 10:42 AM (trdmm)
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134 They'd have to shred the constitution to do it, but as the pitch guy would say, "Not a Problem!"
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I think the line you are looking for is, "Super easy. Barely an inconvenience!"
Posted by: Lord Squirrel at May 04, 2021 10:37 AM (ZIoLS)
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What did Biden, the other day, say about the Amendments to the Constitution?
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I think the line you are looking for is, "Super easy. Barely an inconvenience!"
Posted by: Lord Squirrel at May 04, 2021 10:37 AM (ZIoLS)
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What did Biden, the other day, say about the Amendments to the Constitution?
Posted by: Braenyard at May 04, 2021 10:42 AM (+Sj8l)
159
One of the major differences between public high school and college is that the onus of learning shifts more toward the student. In high school teachers in general care more that everyone of their students learns the material, often college professors care to the extent they are willing to teach, but they aren't going to chase someone down. If you want to pay for college, skip classes, or do the absolute minimum for a grade, a college professor isn't generally going to pressure you as a high school teacher might. The school already got it's money and they aren't going to care if mom and dad are pissed their child didn't learn the material.
Thus students who struggle to pay tuition, books and classes are short changed when professors cancel lectures, lectures the students paid for. For those for whom college is about learning and not just some piece of paper saying you learned, this kind of crap has to piss them off.
Thus students who struggle to pay tuition, books and classes are short changed when professors cancel lectures, lectures the students paid for. For those for whom college is about learning and not just some piece of paper saying you learned, this kind of crap has to piss them off.
Posted by: thecoat at May 04, 2021 10:42 AM (3Cqzo)
160
Think of the theft/rape/murder as an "unplanned donation".
Posted by: CHAZ residents at May 04, 2021 10:42 AM (DMUuz)
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145 1. Eliminate the police
2. School shootings escalate
3. Enact gun control legislation
4. Send out the police to confiscate all those guns...
Posted by: Half Dozen at May 04, 2021 10:39 AM (dJs6r)
I don't see the last one working. The only guys who are going to be cops are time card punchers who will not risk themselves for a public that doesn't want them around. Confiscating firearms from lawful citizens made criminals by fiat is risky business.
2. School shootings escalate
3. Enact gun control legislation
4. Send out the police to confiscate all those guns...
Posted by: Half Dozen at May 04, 2021 10:39 AM (dJs6r)
I don't see the last one working. The only guys who are going to be cops are time card punchers who will not risk themselves for a public that doesn't want them around. Confiscating firearms from lawful citizens made criminals by fiat is risky business.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 04, 2021 10:42 AM (o2MD2)
162
Kenneth Braghnah was great in Frankenstein, but that movie is awful.
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I saw Alan Arkin, whom I think of as a comic actor, in Wait Until Dark last night. What a sleazebag!
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I saw Alan Arkin, whom I think of as a comic actor, in Wait Until Dark last night. What a sleazebag!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 04, 2021 10:42 AM (VVEnO)
163
"We demand the land back."
Who is "we?" Which land?
Posted by: Can't Spell Dogpoop Without gp at May 04, 2021 10:33 AM (qpX6U)
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Apparently they believe the college campus is some sort of commune. And why not? They live there. They eat there. Their parents pay for it.
Within a year of being there, entitlement apparently kicked in. Either that, or the grim realization that graduation means all this finally ends and they'll have to go find another place to live, pay for food (or, -eek- cook it themselves), and find a means of funding their monthly internet / cellular phone addiction.
Screw that, let's "DEMAND TEH LANZ BACK!" Then we can stay here forever, and the power will always be on, and Gladys the lunch lady will always refill the choccy-milk dispenser, and I'll always have wifi in the Student Union!
Who is "we?" Which land?
Posted by: Can't Spell Dogpoop Without gp at May 04, 2021 10:33 AM (qpX6U)
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Apparently they believe the college campus is some sort of commune. And why not? They live there. They eat there. Their parents pay for it.
Within a year of being there, entitlement apparently kicked in. Either that, or the grim realization that graduation means all this finally ends and they'll have to go find another place to live, pay for food (or, -eek- cook it themselves), and find a means of funding their monthly internet / cellular phone addiction.
Screw that, let's "DEMAND TEH LANZ BACK!" Then we can stay here forever, and the power will always be on, and Gladys the lunch lady will always refill the choccy-milk dispenser, and I'll always have wifi in the Student Union!
Posted by: Speed Racer's Banana Hammock at May 04, 2021 10:42 AM (F26eZ)
164
I can't wait for the restaurant wars, with Taco Bell being the winner. Murder/Death/Kill for everyone.
Posted by: John Spartan at May 04, 2021 10:43 AM (bbYBJ)
165
There is going to be a fight in corporate America between back to office and WFH. Tech wants WFH, the money peeps want you back in the office. Gonna be interesting to see how this shakes out in a year from now.
Posted by: Joe XiDen at May 04, 2021 10:38 AM (nBcht)
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Those corporate buildings can't be empty forever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:39 AM (LvTSG)
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Accountants will have a say in the matter. If productivity does not justify going back into the office, then, it won't happen.
Unless, of course, the ego of the Chairman of the Board says otherwise.
Posted by: Joe XiDen at May 04, 2021 10:38 AM (nBcht)
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Those corporate buildings can't be empty forever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:39 AM (LvTSG)
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Accountants will have a say in the matter. If productivity does not justify going back into the office, then, it won't happen.
Unless, of course, the ego of the Chairman of the Board says otherwise.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at May 04, 2021 10:43 AM (2SdPm)
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162 Kenneth Braghnah was great in Frankenstein, but that movie is awful.
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I saw Alan Arkin, whom I think of as a comic actor, in Wait Until Dark last night. What a sleazebag!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 04, 2021 10:42 AM (VVEnO)
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Taking advantage of poor, blind Audrey Hepburn...
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I saw Alan Arkin, whom I think of as a comic actor, in Wait Until Dark last night. What a sleazebag!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 04, 2021 10:42 AM (VVEnO)
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Taking advantage of poor, blind Audrey Hepburn...
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:43 AM (LvTSG)
167
GHWB was worth 25M. His two pol sons are worth much much more, the non pols much less. I'm betting graft
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 10:44 AM (ONvIw)
168
"There is going to be a fight in corporate America between back to office
and WFH. Tech wants WFH, the money peeps want you back in the office.
Gonna be interesting to see how this shakes out in a year from now. Posted by: Joe XiDen"
Compromise. You live in your cubicle (now a work-live pod) . Sustainable, convenient, Big Brother can keep an eye on you, close to the bars in the streets below...Millennials and Wall Street and tech fascists will all love it.
and WFH. Tech wants WFH, the money peeps want you back in the office.
Gonna be interesting to see how this shakes out in a year from now. Posted by: Joe XiDen"
Compromise. You live in your cubicle (now a work-live pod) . Sustainable, convenient, Big Brother can keep an eye on you, close to the bars in the streets below...Millennials and Wall Street and tech fascists will all love it.
Posted by: Ripley at May 04, 2021 10:44 AM (MxEKc)
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>>>I don't think "no service" lists are necessary. Cops just conveniently find a reason for their slow response. By slow, I mean hours.
Posted by: blake
Also yes. If I was still in patrol and got a call from there I would definitely take the long way.
Posted by: blake
Also yes. If I was still in patrol and got a call from there I would definitely take the long way.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at May 04, 2021 10:44 AM (XSRBF)
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For those for whom college is about learning and
not just some piece of paper saying you learned, this kind of crap has
to piss them off.
Posted by: thecoat at May 04, 2021 10:42 AM (3Cqzo)It does not nearly piss them off ENOUGH.
not just some piece of paper saying you learned, this kind of crap has
to piss them off.
Posted by: thecoat at May 04, 2021 10:42 AM (3Cqzo)It does not nearly piss them off ENOUGH.
Posted by: Alcoholic Asshole Shut In at May 04, 2021 10:44 AM (mZOHK)
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165 Accountants will have a say in the matter. If productivity does not justify going back into the office, then, it won't happen.
Unless, of course, the ego of the Chairman of the Board says otherwise.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at May 04, 2021 10:43 AM (2SdPm)
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Is the CEO on some board of directors for another firm that holds a stake in making sure that the buildings are filled and rented?
The buildings that my company occupies aren't owned by the company, but by a board member.
Unless, of course, the ego of the Chairman of the Board says otherwise.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at May 04, 2021 10:43 AM (2SdPm)
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Is the CEO on some board of directors for another firm that holds a stake in making sure that the buildings are filled and rented?
The buildings that my company occupies aren't owned by the company, but by a board member.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:44 AM (LvTSG)
172
What did Biden, the other day, say about the Amendments to the Constitution?
Posted by: Braenyard at May 04, 2021 10:42 AM (+Sj8l)
I think he said that the ban on Slavery wasn't absolute.
Posted by: Braenyard at May 04, 2021 10:42 AM (+Sj8l)
I think he said that the ban on Slavery wasn't absolute.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 04, 2021 10:45 AM (trdmm)
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Apparently they believe the college campus is some sort of commune. And why not? They live there. They eat there. Their parents pay for it.
Within a year of being there, entitlement apparently kicked in. Either that, or the grim realization that graduation means all this finally ends and they'll have to go find another place to live, pay for food (or, -eek- cook it themselves), and find a means of funding their monthly internet / cellular phone addiction.
Screw that, let's "DEMAND TEH LANZ BACK!" Then we can stay here forever, and the power will always be on, and Gladys the lunch lady will always refill the choccy-milk dispenser, and I'll always have wifi in the Student Union!
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That's some cargo-cult magical thinking right there, but also very close to the mark for a lot of students (myself included at one point). Then reality kicks in. REALITY ALWAYS WINS, no matter how much you try to put it off.
Within a year of being there, entitlement apparently kicked in. Either that, or the grim realization that graduation means all this finally ends and they'll have to go find another place to live, pay for food (or, -eek- cook it themselves), and find a means of funding their monthly internet / cellular phone addiction.
Screw that, let's "DEMAND TEH LANZ BACK!" Then we can stay here forever, and the power will always be on, and Gladys the lunch lady will always refill the choccy-milk dispenser, and I'll always have wifi in the Student Union!
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That's some cargo-cult magical thinking right there, but also very close to the mark for a lot of students (myself included at one point). Then reality kicks in. REALITY ALWAYS WINS, no matter how much you try to put it off.
Posted by: Lord Squirrel at May 04, 2021 10:45 AM (ZIoLS)
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172 What did Biden, the other day, say about the Amendments to the Constitution?
Posted by: Braenyard at May 04, 2021 10:42 AM (+Sj8l)
I think he said that the ban on Slavery wasn't absolute.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 04, 2021 10:45 AM (trdmm)
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Also, the right women have to vote and our obligation to pay income taxes.
Posted by: Braenyard at May 04, 2021 10:42 AM (+Sj8l)
I think he said that the ban on Slavery wasn't absolute.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 04, 2021 10:45 AM (trdmm)
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Also, the right women have to vote and our obligation to pay income taxes.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:45 AM (LvTSG)
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We're doing 3 days in, 2 days remote.
Posted by: Archer at May 04, 2021 10:46 AM (gmo/4)
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I don't see the last one working. The only guys who are going to be cops are time card punchers who will not risk themselves for a public that doesn't want them around. Confiscating firearms from lawful citizens made criminals by fiat is risky business.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 04, 2021 10:42 AM (o2MD2)
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Half Dozen left out the part where the eliminated local departments will be replaced by a federal-level police force. I believe Kamala has already alluded to this.
The people who will come to pick up your guns will be government workers. Not Newman or Cliff Claven, but FBI types who know where their paychecks are coming from.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 04, 2021 10:42 AM (o2MD2)
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Half Dozen left out the part where the eliminated local departments will be replaced by a federal-level police force. I believe Kamala has already alluded to this.
The people who will come to pick up your guns will be government workers. Not Newman or Cliff Claven, but FBI types who know where their paychecks are coming from.
Posted by: Speed Racer's Banana Hammock at May 04, 2021 10:46 AM (F26eZ)
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So what happens to intelligent and ambitious young people who have the talents and desire for useful careers?
Where do they get their education?
Where do they get their education?
Posted by: Northern lurker at May 04, 2021 10:46 AM (cSyAR)
178
As has been said, how does a country go from under 200 billion in GDP to 14.5 trillion dollars in less than 40 years without a World War leaving them the only global Super Power?
Posted by: Thomas Bender
A shitload of money printing.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe
We need common sense monetary policy control!!
(Seriously)
Posted by: Thomas Bender
A shitload of money printing.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe
We need common sense monetary policy control!!
(Seriously)
Posted by: Tonypete at May 04, 2021 10:46 AM (Rvt88)
179
Maybe we can have Take A Gun To School Day.
Posted by: torabora at May 04, 2021 10:46 AM (ZjFZv)
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There is going to be a fight in corporate America between back to office and WFH.
There will one for the Feds too. Not every government institution went for WFH. Some did, others had rotational schedules with bullshit social distancing (like one person per 4 cubicles or some such nonsense.) What was/is amusing is quite a few of my former coworkers bitched and moaned for years about not being able to work from home. Then, COVID and they're stuck in their basement with the spouse and kids and can't get away. Plus, no time off when the weather's bad.
There will one for the Feds too. Not every government institution went for WFH. Some did, others had rotational schedules with bullshit social distancing (like one person per 4 cubicles or some such nonsense.) What was/is amusing is quite a few of my former coworkers bitched and moaned for years about not being able to work from home. Then, COVID and they're stuck in their basement with the spouse and kids and can't get away. Plus, no time off when the weather's bad.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 04, 2021 10:47 AM (3H9h1)
181
The buildings that my company occupies aren't owned by the company, but by a board member.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:44 AM (LvTSG)
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I forgot about that game.
Be an interesting fight, to say the least.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 10:44 AM (LvTSG)
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I forgot about that game.
Be an interesting fight, to say the least.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at May 04, 2021 10:47 AM (2SdPm)
182
"We demand the land back."
I've seen a lot of these signs at Portland protests about stolen land. What do these morons think "demanding" land "back" is going to do? Do they think farmers and landowners are just going to hand over millions of acres and go to Europe carrying carpet bags?
I've seen a lot of these signs at Portland protests about stolen land. What do these morons think "demanding" land "back" is going to do? Do they think farmers and landowners are just going to hand over millions of acres and go to Europe carrying carpet bags?
Posted by: bonhomme at May 04, 2021 10:48 AM (i0wNm)
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The people who will come to pick up your guns will be government workers. Not Newman or Cliff Claven, but FBI types who know where their paychecks are coming from.
Posted by: Speed Racer's Banana Hammock at May 04, 2021 10:46 AM (F26eZ)
Coming for mine will result in several government workers not drawing a check again.
Posted by: Speed Racer's Banana Hammock at May 04, 2021 10:46 AM (F26eZ)
Coming for mine will result in several government workers not drawing a check again.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 04, 2021 10:48 AM (o2MD2)
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... For those for whom college is about learning and not just some piece of paper saying you learned, this kind of crap has to piss them off.
Posted by: thecoat at May 04, 2021 10:42 AM (3Cqzo)
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Those students are the real campus minority.
Posted by: thecoat at May 04, 2021 10:42 AM (3Cqzo)
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Those students are the real campus minority.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 04, 2021 10:48 AM (Jsjd7)
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>>> So what happens to intelligent and ambitious young people who have the talents and desire for useful careers?
Where do they get their education?
Trade schools. My son started today.
Where do they get their education?
Trade schools. My son started today.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at May 04, 2021 10:48 AM (XSRBF)
186
Wayyyyy O/T:
What the hell is the Google character of the day today?
Looks like an aged Karen...they should have posted the ass from this mornings Art Thread!
What the hell is the Google character of the day today?
Looks like an aged Karen...they should have posted the ass from this mornings Art Thread!
Posted by: browndog Official Mascot of Team Gizzard at May 04, 2021 10:48 AM (BgMrQ)
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So what happens to intelligent and ambitious young people who have the talents and desire for useful careers?
Where do they get their education?
Posted by: Northern lurker at May 04, 2021 10:46 AM (cSyAR)
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Some of the best and brightest are home schooled, these days.
Where do they get their education?
Posted by: Northern lurker at May 04, 2021 10:46 AM (cSyAR)
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Some of the best and brightest are home schooled, these days.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at May 04, 2021 10:49 AM (2SdPm)
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The people who will come to pick up your guns will be government workers. Not Newman or Cliff Claven, but FBI types who know where their paychecks are coming from.
Posted by: Speed Racer's Banana Hammock
That lasts until the first ten or fifteen get smoked coming in the front doors...
Posted by: Speed Racer's Banana Hammock
That lasts until the first ten or fifteen get smoked coming in the front doors...
Posted by: rickb223 at May 04, 2021 10:49 AM (OCTRt)
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Trade schools. My son started today.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at May 04, 2021 10:48 AM (XSRBF)
Yup.. Way to go
Trade schools. My son started today.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at May 04, 2021 10:48 AM (XSRBF)
Yup.. Way to go
Posted by: It's me donna at May 04, 2021 10:49 AM (Zmnko)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at May 04, 2021 10:49 AM (XSRBF)
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Probably not, but it will be worth it to be able to say, "I told you so!"
Spot on - you nailed it Dildo. For far, far too long the Right has insisted on protecting regions against their own failure. Protected Europe when Europe wouldn't protect itself. Protecting certain neighborhoods from their own lawlessness, against their own wishes. None of the current madness will stop until the Rights madness stops.
Let these people fail. Growth only happens with pain. Let them hurt - especially when they hurt themselves.
Spot on - you nailed it Dildo. For far, far too long the Right has insisted on protecting regions against their own failure. Protected Europe when Europe wouldn't protect itself. Protecting certain neighborhoods from their own lawlessness, against their own wishes. None of the current madness will stop until the Rights madness stops.
Let these people fail. Growth only happens with pain. Let them hurt - especially when they hurt themselves.
Posted by: Like A Rock at May 04, 2021 10:50 AM (784ZQ)
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Maybe we can have Take A Gun To School Day.
Posted by: torabora at May 04, 2021 10:46 AM (ZjFZv)
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Hmm, that used to be called, "Opening day of grouse/duck/goose/deer" season.
Posted by: torabora at May 04, 2021 10:46 AM (ZjFZv)
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Hmm, that used to be called, "Opening day of grouse/duck/goose/deer" season.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at May 04, 2021 10:50 AM (2SdPm)
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Coming for mine will result in several government workers not drawing a check again.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 04, 2021 10:48 AM (o2MD2)
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And you will die. That might not be the worst outcome (I can't say because only you can because it's your life and not mine), but it will be the outcome. If enough people do it, it will be very hard for them to continue. If not enough people do it, then they'll be able to establish a gulag system and killing fields. We are, however, past the point of return on it. The corpses are going to pile up regardless. That's the road we're on.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 04, 2021 10:48 AM (o2MD2)
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And you will die. That might not be the worst outcome (I can't say because only you can because it's your life and not mine), but it will be the outcome. If enough people do it, it will be very hard for them to continue. If not enough people do it, then they'll be able to establish a gulag system and killing fields. We are, however, past the point of return on it. The corpses are going to pile up regardless. That's the road we're on.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 04, 2021 10:50 AM (Jsjd7)
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My Son has a degree in Criminal Justice. He is a Master Plumber and doing well,
Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 04, 2021 10:50 AM (o2MD2)
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Hey Professor.
Here's the deal. You get the police thrown off campus, then whatever happens to any family member of mine on your precious campus happens to you.
Got it?
This is not negotiable.
Here's the deal. You get the police thrown off campus, then whatever happens to any family member of mine on your precious campus happens to you.
Got it?
This is not negotiable.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 04, 2021 10:50 AM (axyOa)
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Boy #2 decided college wasn't the way he wanted to learn to be a mechanic. He's a Marine. 4 in, 4 reserves, and a marketable skill that will be in demand forever.
And if he decides he wants to go to college, he has the GI Bill.
And if he decides he wants to go to college, he has the GI Bill.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 04, 2021 10:51 AM (W2Pud)
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The people who will come to pick up your guns will be government workers. Not Newman or Cliff Claven, but FBI types who know where their paychecks are coming from.
Posted by: Speed Racer's Banana Hammock at May 04, 2021 10:46 AM (F26eZ)
Coming for mine will result in several government workers not drawing a check again.
Posted by: Xipe Totec
*fistbump
I won't be making the trip to hell alone.
Posted by: Speed Racer's Banana Hammock at May 04, 2021 10:46 AM (F26eZ)
Coming for mine will result in several government workers not drawing a check again.
Posted by: Xipe Totec
*fistbump
I won't be making the trip to hell alone.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 04, 2021 10:51 AM (OCTRt)
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196 Boy #2 decided college wasn't the way he wanted to learn to be a mechanic. He's a Marine. 4 in, 4 reserves, and a marketable skill that will be in demand forever.
And if he decides he wants to go to college, he has the GI Bill.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 04, 2021 10:51 AM (W2Pud)
You've got nice boys, Nurse Ratched.
And if he decides he wants to go to college, he has the GI Bill.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 04, 2021 10:51 AM (W2Pud)
You've got nice boys, Nurse Ratched.
Posted by: Ladyl at May 04, 2021 10:52 AM (hfvFU)
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>>>My Son has a degree in Criminal Justice. He is a Master Plumber and doing well,
Posted by: Xipe Totec
Mine had a year of college, until Covid closed everything. Decided he'd rather make money so he's learning to be an electrician. Saving us $50,000 a year
Posted by: Xipe Totec
Mine had a year of college, until Covid closed everything. Decided he'd rather make money so he's learning to be an electrician. Saving us $50,000 a year
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at May 04, 2021 10:53 AM (XSRBF)
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138. Yes Bush started an oil and gas exploration company in Texas and merged it with other companies which he became chairman of. He also invested in the Texas Rangers ownership with other people and when he sold his interest it netted him millions. People like to say Bush is stupid and I disagree. He has an MBA and and earned a lot of money before he got into politics. He is not stupid IMO but is a major globalist.
Posted by: Jen the original at May 04, 2021 10:53 AM (MQFnu)
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So what happens to intelligent and ambitious young people who have the talents and desire for useful careers?
Where do they get their education?
Posted by: Northern lurker at May 04, 2021 10:46 AM (cSyAR0
Their parents need to educate them in human culture, and the use of universities should be restricted to science and engineering. Any kid who wants to go into arts.... well, good luck to them. I'd encourage no more than an undergraduate is a very broad area, and a rapid exit to the workforce. There is a lot of work out there for thoughtful people.
Where do they get their education?
Posted by: Northern lurker at May 04, 2021 10:46 AM (cSyAR0
Their parents need to educate them in human culture, and the use of universities should be restricted to science and engineering. Any kid who wants to go into arts.... well, good luck to them. I'd encourage no more than an undergraduate is a very broad area, and a rapid exit to the workforce. There is a lot of work out there for thoughtful people.
Posted by: Alcoholic Asshole Shut In at May 04, 2021 10:53 AM (mZOHK)
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There was a Philip K. Dick book I read some time ago (I *think* it was called "Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said") that was, in his fashion, a dystopian alternate reality in a police state. In that vision of the oppressive, impoverished future, Dick envisioned the colleges as essentially voluntary penal colonies. Anyone could go in, but like a lobster trap no one was ever allowed to leave. Anyone caught giving material aid to the campuses was thrown into a prison camp in Alaska. The colleges ran absolutely wild and feral, but were walled off and contained.
He might have been on to something, everything else notwithstanding...
He might have been on to something, everything else notwithstanding...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 04, 2021 10:53 AM (Jsjd7)
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I won't be making the trip to hell alone.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 04, 2021 10:51 AM (OCTRt)
There's a reason why I never pass up a beer or party anymore. There are only going to be so many of them.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 04, 2021 10:51 AM (OCTRt)
There's a reason why I never pass up a beer or party anymore. There are only going to be so many of them.
Posted by: Like A Rock at May 04, 2021 10:53 AM (784ZQ)
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172 What did Biden, the other day, say about the Amendments to the Constitution?
Posted by: Braenyard at May 04, 2021 10:42 AM (+Sj8l)
I think he said that the ban on Slavery wasn't absolute.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 04, 2021 10:45 AM (trdmm)
That's the magic of the MSM. If anyone but a committed leftist had said, "No amendment to the Constitution is absolute." reporters would hound them until the end of time, asking why they think slavery should be brought back.
He'd be forced to clarify and apologize and the story would still be that he didn't clarify enough at the right time or they'd fucking flat out lie about the clarification like they did with "good people on both sides" or the Trump admonition to peacefully protest at the White House where they simply cut out the peacefully part.
Posted by: Braenyard at May 04, 2021 10:42 AM (+Sj8l)
I think he said that the ban on Slavery wasn't absolute.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 04, 2021 10:45 AM (trdmm)
That's the magic of the MSM. If anyone but a committed leftist had said, "No amendment to the Constitution is absolute." reporters would hound them until the end of time, asking why they think slavery should be brought back.
He'd be forced to clarify and apologize and the story would still be that he didn't clarify enough at the right time or they'd fucking flat out lie about the clarification like they did with "good people on both sides" or the Trump admonition to peacefully protest at the White House where they simply cut out the peacefully part.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 04, 2021 10:53 AM (i0wNm)
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And you will die. That might not be the worst outcome (I can't say because only you can because it's your life and not mine), but it will be the outcome. If enough people do it, it will be very hard for them to continue. If not enough people do it, then they'll be able to establish a gulag system and killing fields. We are, however, past the point of return on it. The corpses are going to pile up regardless. That's the road we're on.
Posted by: Joe Mannix
I am willing to die to protect my rights.
The question that has to be asked is,
"Are you willing to die trying to take them?"
Posted by: Joe Mannix
I am willing to die to protect my rights.
The question that has to be asked is,
"Are you willing to die trying to take them?"
Posted by: rickb223 at May 04, 2021 10:53 AM (OCTRt)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 04, 2021 10:53 AM (axyOa)
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*Capitol, not White House
Posted by: bonhomme at May 04, 2021 10:54 AM (i0wNm)
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Ladyl!
How are you?
How are you?
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 04, 2021 10:54 AM (W2Pud)
209
147 Those corporate buildings can't be empty forever.
don't think of them as empty corporate buildings, think of them as free-range housing for documentally-challenged ethnic future citizens.
don't think of them as empty corporate buildings, think of them as free-range housing for documentally-challenged ethnic future citizens.
Posted by: Department of 'ousinge at May 04, 2021 10:54 AM (sGtp+)
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REALITY ALWAYS WINS, no matter how much you try to put it off.
Posted by: Lord Squirrel at May 04, 2021 10:45 AM (ZIoLS)
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And bless their hearts, they've chosen to embrace this truly insane notion that "reality is subjective." Hence the phrases like "this is my truth."
Posted by: Lord Squirrel at May 04, 2021 10:45 AM (ZIoLS)
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And bless their hearts, they've chosen to embrace this truly insane notion that "reality is subjective." Hence the phrases like "this is my truth."
Posted by: Speed Racer's Banana Hammock at May 04, 2021 10:54 AM (F26eZ)
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I am willing to die to protect my rights.
The question that has to be asked is,
"Are you willing to die trying to take them?"
Posted by: rickb223 at May 04, 2021 10:53 AM (OCTRt)
Exactly. The hill SOMEBODY is going to die on.
The question that has to be asked is,
"Are you willing to die trying to take them?"
Posted by: rickb223 at May 04, 2021 10:53 AM (OCTRt)
Exactly. The hill SOMEBODY is going to die on.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 04, 2021 10:55 AM (o2MD2)
Posted by: bonhomme at May 04, 2021 10:55 AM (i0wNm)
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206 Nurse!!!
Did you see my earlier post?
Your damned woodpecker is back.
Posted by: Diogenes
He has orders to stay there and torment you until
You pay your debt to me.
Did you see my earlier post?
Your damned woodpecker is back.
Posted by: Diogenes
He has orders to stay there and torment you until
You pay your debt to me.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 04, 2021 10:55 AM (W2Pud)
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Let these people fail. Growth only happens with pain. Let them hurt - especially when they hurt themselves.
Posted by: Like A Rock at May 04, 2021 10:50 AM (784ZQ)
I grew up in an Air Force town during Viet Nam. I remember my friends fathers going away to fly B-52s over Viet Nam... a few did not come back.
They then signed a peace treaty with us, which they reneged on a couple years later...
I have no desire at all to intervene between them and China. None...
Posted by: Like A Rock at May 04, 2021 10:50 AM (784ZQ)
I grew up in an Air Force town during Viet Nam. I remember my friends fathers going away to fly B-52s over Viet Nam... a few did not come back.
They then signed a peace treaty with us, which they reneged on a couple years later...
I have no desire at all to intervene between them and China. None...
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 04, 2021 10:56 AM (oHd/0)
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How do the woke folk feel about one of their kings - Bill Gates - buying up and cornering so much land that rightly belongs to the native indigenous peoples? What do they think about his perpetuation of colonialism?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 04, 2021 10:56 AM (Jsjd7)
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F26eZ)
Coming for mine will result in several government workers not drawing a check again.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 04, 2021 10:48 AM (o2MD2)
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and your wife and children become servants to those survivors who came to take your guns killed you and took your guns.
Coming for mine will result in several government workers not drawing a check again.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 04, 2021 10:48 AM (o2MD2)
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and your wife and children become servants to those survivors who came to take your guns killed you and took your guns.
Posted by: Braenyard at May 04, 2021 10:57 AM (+Sj8l)
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There was a Philip K. Dick book I read some time ago (I *think* it was called "Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said") that was, in his fashion, a dystopian alternate reality in a police state.
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I've been reading a lot of PKD lately. That basically describes most of his work, to be honest...
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I've been reading a lot of PKD lately. That basically describes most of his work, to be honest...
Posted by: Lord Squirrel at May 04, 2021 10:57 AM (ZIoLS)
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And bless their hearts, they've chosen to embrace this truly insane notion that "reality is subjective." Hence the phrases like "this is my truth."
Posted by: Speed Racer's Banana Hammock at May 04, 2021 10:54 AM (F26eZ)
Yet they also seem to know their opinion is the only correct one.
And bless their hearts, they've chosen to embrace this truly insane notion that "reality is subjective." Hence the phrases like "this is my truth."
Posted by: Speed Racer's Banana Hammock at May 04, 2021 10:54 AM (F26eZ)
Yet they also seem to know their opinion is the only correct one.
Posted by: ... at May 04, 2021 10:57 AM (FvMYU)
219
College administrators are being devoured by a monster of their own creation.
Posted by: Northern lurker at May 04, 2021 10:57 AM (cSyAR)
220
38...Just a means to an end.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at May 04, 2021 10:10 AM (pUDQf)
Yes.
The utility of useful idiots.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at May 04, 2021 10:10 AM (pUDQf)
Yes.
The utility of useful idiots.
Posted by: Flyover at May 04, 2021 10:57 AM (Rbu5d)
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That title needs workshopping.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 04, 2021 10:55 AM (i0wNm)
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It's Philip K. Dick. You need have a high tolerance for weirdness bordering on the insane. I do, and I like his writing, but there are many a sharp curve...
Posted by: bonhomme at May 04, 2021 10:55 AM (i0wNm)
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It's Philip K. Dick. You need have a high tolerance for weirdness bordering on the insane. I do, and I like his writing, but there are many a sharp curve...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 04, 2021 10:57 AM (Jsjd7)
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He has orders to stay there and torment you until
You pay your debt to me.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 04, 2021 10:55 AM (W2Pud)
Hmmm.
I thought he was laughing through his little pecker.
I shall try, yet again, to gather all you Dawgs in one place for brews.
Sheesh.
You pay your debt to me.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 04, 2021 10:55 AM (W2Pud)
Hmmm.
I thought he was laughing through his little pecker.
I shall try, yet again, to gather all you Dawgs in one place for brews.
Sheesh.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 04, 2021 10:58 AM (axyOa)
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I've been reading a lot of PKD lately. That basically describes most of his work, to be honest...
Posted by: Lord Squirrel at May 04, 2021 10:57 AM (ZIoLS)
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Yes. His writing is often extremely dark and worlds he invents are usually diabolical. I like his stuff, though.
Posted by: Lord Squirrel at May 04, 2021 10:57 AM (ZIoLS)
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Yes. His writing is often extremely dark and worlds he invents are usually diabolical. I like his stuff, though.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 04, 2021 10:58 AM (Jsjd7)
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This does not go far enough.
I demand all kollege popo be abolished and replaced by BLM and Antifag activists as "peace keepers".
In the spirit of the UN and rape. But mostly rape.
I demand all kollege popo be abolished and replaced by BLM and Antifag activists as "peace keepers".
In the spirit of the UN and rape. But mostly rape.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 04, 2021 10:59 AM (xW72t)
225
That title needs workshopping.
Posted by: bonhomme
Workshop this. Watch your fingers:
Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
Posted by: bonhomme
Workshop this. Watch your fingers:
Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 04, 2021 10:59 AM (o89XP)
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Number 4 son was GM in the Navy - worked on the Vertical Launch Systems (missiles).
Was offered a high tech job almost immediately when his enlistment was up with no experience in that particular field.
Was offered a high tech job almost immediately when his enlistment was up with no experience in that particular field.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 04, 2021 10:59 AM (Rvt88)
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In the spirit of the UN and rape. But mostly rape.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 04, 2021 10:59 AM
Hmmm....it is Tuesday.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 04, 2021 10:59 AM
Hmmm....it is Tuesday.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 04, 2021 11:00 AM (m+jkK)
228
> What the hell is the Google character of the day today?
Hisaye Yamamoto. She's an author. Seventeen Syllables. It's about an immigrant family.
Hisaye Yamamoto. She's an author. Seventeen Syllables. It's about an immigrant family.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 04, 2021 11:00 AM (i0wNm)
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Yet they also seem to know their opinion is the only correct one.
Posted by: ... at May 04, 2021 10:57 AM (FvMYU)
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Assertion = fact
Posted by: ... at May 04, 2021 10:57 AM (FvMYU)
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Assertion = fact
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at May 04, 2021 11:00 AM (2SdPm)
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and your wife and children become servants to those survivors who came to take your guns killed you and took your guns.
Posted by: Braenyard at May 04, 2021 10:57 AM (+Sj8l)
Wife is dead, kids grown and gone. I will be happy to take company to the afterlife, and slavery is their endgame anyway. Die on your feet or live on your knees. Your choice.
Posted by: Braenyard at May 04, 2021 10:57 AM (+Sj8l)
Wife is dead, kids grown and gone. I will be happy to take company to the afterlife, and slavery is their endgame anyway. Die on your feet or live on your knees. Your choice.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 04, 2021 11:00 AM (o2MD2)
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Any kid who wants to go into arts.... well, good luck to them. I'd encourage no more than an undergraduate is a very broad area, and a rapid exit to the workforce. There is a lot of work out there for thoughtful people.
Posted by: Alcoholic Asshole Shut In at May 04, 2021 10:53 AM (mZOHK
Anyone who has True artistic (including musical) talent can do it just fine without any "higher education". College arts degrees exist so wannabees with no talent themselves can get other people to call them perfessor and Lord their institutional power over a bunch of dumb 19 year olds.
Art is something someone does, and a talent one has naturally, or does not. I've seen 9 year old's with 10 times the artistic ability of some of the best college graduates from any institution.
Posted by: Alcoholic Asshole Shut In at May 04, 2021 10:53 AM (mZOHK
Anyone who has True artistic (including musical) talent can do it just fine without any "higher education". College arts degrees exist so wannabees with no talent themselves can get other people to call them perfessor and Lord their institutional power over a bunch of dumb 19 year olds.
Art is something someone does, and a talent one has naturally, or does not. I've seen 9 year old's with 10 times the artistic ability of some of the best college graduates from any institution.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 04, 2021 11:00 AM (trdmm)
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224 I demand that the universities. Ix the homeless into the dormitories
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 11:01 AM (ONvIw)
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When seconds count.... Police are only minutes away.
Posted by: Pork Soda at May 04, 2021 11:01 AM (ivDqZ)
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In the spirit of the UN and rape. But mostly rape.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 04, 2021 10:59 AM
Hmmm....it is Tuesday.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
Tacos and tatas.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 04, 2021 10:59 AM
Hmmm....it is Tuesday.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
Tacos and tatas.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 04, 2021 11:01 AM (OCTRt)
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73...The system works pretty well where I live and I'd rather not see it change.
Posted by: Lord Squirrel at May 04, 2021 10:17 AM (ZIoLS)
You still think you have a say in any of this?
Posted by: Lord Squirrel at May 04, 2021 10:17 AM (ZIoLS)
You still think you have a say in any of this?
Posted by: Flyover at May 04, 2021 11:02 AM (Rbu5d)
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Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 04, 2021 10:59 AM (o89XP)
When they marry, the only song they dance to is The Electric Slide.
Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 04, 2021 10:59 AM (o89XP)
When they marry, the only song they dance to is The Electric Slide.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 04, 2021 11:02 AM (axyOa)
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I read a little bit of bio on Mr. Dick.... he had issues.
Posted by: kraken at May 04, 2021 11:02 AM (0KKyI)
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And bless their hearts, they've chosen to embrace this truly insane notion that "reality is subjective." Hence the phrases like "this is my truth."
Reality is that which is still there even after you quit believing in it.
Reality is that which is still there even after you quit believing in it.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 04, 2021 11:02 AM (trdmm)
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F that monkey in particular.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 04, 2021 11:02 AM (pAjZN)
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Every time a 50ish professor with the longish gray hair and affecting middle-class counter-culture accoutrements gets his teeth knocked out I will say:
"Hey, he's got insurance, right?"
"Hey, he's got insurance, right?"
Posted by: wth at May 04, 2021 11:02 AM (v0R5T)
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What is most interesting here is that a few short years ago, the craze was the colleges were the rapiest places on earth. 1 in 4, every year, guys, will be sexually assaulted.
I'm kind of feeling like this is pro-rape advocacy, and it just hasn't been called out yet.
I'm kind of feeling like this is pro-rape advocacy, and it just hasn't been called out yet.
Posted by: Jesse at May 04, 2021 11:02 AM (tPuMl)
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210 except Reality Winner...big loser
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 11:03 AM (ONvIw)
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and your wife and children become servants to those survivors who came to take your guns killed you and took your guns.
Pretty common theme around here for a while - lots of concern about what the gun owners will or will not do - mostly from the non gun owners. I don't worry much about what the non owners will or won't do.
Pretty common theme around here for a while - lots of concern about what the gun owners will or will not do - mostly from the non gun owners. I don't worry much about what the non owners will or won't do.
Posted by: Like A Rock at May 04, 2021 11:03 AM (784ZQ)
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So, " Let it Burn" is back on the menu?
Posted by: kraken at May 04, 2021 11:04 AM (0KKyI)
Posted by: will choose a nic later at May 04, 2021 11:04 AM (bTQ72)
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>>> "Teenagers Are Struggling, and It's Not Just Lockdown "At first, this was just a break from school, but now all I feel is stress, anxiety and pain.""
End the mask mandates and let the kids return to school... for the children! I fully believe isolation is causing a spike in suicides and mental health trauma. And many of these kids were fragile woke snowflakes BEFORE the pandemic.
End the mask mandates and let the kids return to school... for the children! I fully believe isolation is causing a spike in suicides and mental health trauma. And many of these kids were fragile woke snowflakes BEFORE the pandemic.
Posted by: LizLem at May 04, 2021 11:04 AM (+mkOR)
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Those corporate buildings can't be empty forever.
don't think of them as empty corporate buildings, think of them as free-range housing for documentally-challenged ethnic future citizens.
Posted by: Department of 'ousinge at May 04, 2021 10:54 AM (sGtp+)
I was driving thru Silicon Valley last week. Building after building after building...all empty. Parking garages. Empty.
Golf course...full.
don't think of them as empty corporate buildings, think of them as free-range housing for documentally-challenged ethnic future citizens.
Posted by: Department of 'ousinge at May 04, 2021 10:54 AM (sGtp+)
I was driving thru Silicon Valley last week. Building after building after building...all empty. Parking garages. Empty.
Golf course...full.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 04, 2021 11:04 AM (axyOa)
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> It's Philip K. Dick. You need have a high tolerance for weirdness bordering on the insane. I do, and I like his writing, but there are many a sharp curve...
I get what he's going for. A cop sees something that's sad and he's conflicted about not feeling what he knows he should be feeling. He realized he's jaded, and he doesn't like it. He wants to cry, he wants to be normal and not jaded.
I like that the title conveys all that and more. However, it's stilted speech. No adult says, "Flow, my tears." That's what a teenager sounds like when they're trying to be deep.
I get what he's going for. A cop sees something that's sad and he's conflicted about not feeling what he knows he should be feeling. He realized he's jaded, and he doesn't like it. He wants to cry, he wants to be normal and not jaded.
I like that the title conveys all that and more. However, it's stilted speech. No adult says, "Flow, my tears." That's what a teenager sounds like when they're trying to be deep.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 04, 2021 11:04 AM (i0wNm)
Posted by: It's me donna at May 04, 2021 11:04 AM (Zmnko)
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So, " Let it Burn" is back on the menu?
Posted by: kraken at May 04, 2021 11:04 AM (0KKyI)
.......
Ace is making lasagna again?
Posted by: kraken at May 04, 2021 11:04 AM (0KKyI)
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Ace is making lasagna again?
Posted by: wth at May 04, 2021 11:05 AM (v0R5T)
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People like to say Bush is stupid and I disagree. He has an MBA and and earned a lot of money before he got into politics. He is not stupid IMO but is a major globalist.
Posted by: Jen the original at May 04, 2021 10:53 AM (MQFnu)
I'm pretty sure his tongue tied regular guy affectations was just as much an act as Treytor Gowdy's HeeHaw lawyer con job.
Posted by: Jen the original at May 04, 2021 10:53 AM (MQFnu)
I'm pretty sure his tongue tied regular guy affectations was just as much an act as Treytor Gowdy's HeeHaw lawyer con job.
Posted by: Captain Hate Won't Forget Ashli Babbitt at May 04, 2021 11:05 AM (y7DUB)
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Oh, I have NO illusions that I have any say over what goes on in my community or even my little slice of campus. I come to work, do my job, and go home. Within my own home, at least, I can pretend to be the master of my domain...My cats let me indulge in that delusion, at least.
Posted by: Lord Squirrel at May 04, 2021 11:05 AM (ZIoLS)
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My favorite assertion by leftists: "They are the reality based community."
But, hey, these are people who can be reasoned with. Just ask Mitch, GW and Liz.
But, hey, these are people who can be reasoned with. Just ask Mitch, GW and Liz.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at May 04, 2021 11:05 AM (2SdPm)
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Look for interest rates to rise and soon
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 04, 2021 11:05 AM (jNNcm)
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> When they marry, the only song they dance to is The Electric Slide.
IT'S ELECTRIC!
Boogie woogie woogie
IT'S ELECTRIC!
Boogie woogie woogie
Posted by: bonhomme at May 04, 2021 11:06 AM (i0wNm)
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So, " Let it Burn" is back on the menu?
Since biden's steal of the WH, yes
Posted by: It's me donna
Never left the menu. Was just on a temporary hiatus while Trump was President. It was always going to burn. We've passed the point of no return.
Since biden's steal of the WH, yes
Posted by: It's me donna
Never left the menu. Was just on a temporary hiatus while Trump was President. It was always going to burn. We've passed the point of no return.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 04, 2021 11:06 AM (OCTRt)
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So, " Let it Burn" is back on the menu?
Posted by: kraken at May 04, 2021 11:04 AM (0KKyI)
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I think it's more bowing to the inevitable.
Posted by: kraken at May 04, 2021 11:04 AM (0KKyI)
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I think it's more bowing to the inevitable.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at May 04, 2021 11:06 AM (2SdPm)
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Let these people fail. Growth only happens with pain. Let them hurt - especially when they hurt themselves.
Posted by: Like A Rock at May 04, 2021 10:50 AM (784ZQ)
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This was my hope with #Occupy crowds. I don't think it worked. They seem to be doubling-down on stupid.
Posted by: Like A Rock at May 04, 2021 10:50 AM (784ZQ)
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This was my hope with #Occupy crowds. I don't think it worked. They seem to be doubling-down on stupid.
Posted by: Speed Racer's Banana Hammock at May 04, 2021 11:06 AM (F26eZ)
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Hisaye Yamamoto. She's an author. Seventeen Syllables. It's about an immigrant family.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 04, 2021 11:00 AM (i0wNm)
Thank you for that!
I'm obviously not cultured enough, or woke enough to know who she is...or why I should care.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 04, 2021 11:00 AM (i0wNm)
Thank you for that!
I'm obviously not cultured enough, or woke enough to know who she is...or why I should care.
Posted by: browndog Official Mascot of Team Gizzard at May 04, 2021 11:07 AM (BgMrQ)
Posted by: Guy Smiley at May 04, 2021 11:07 AM (Bmy3R)
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>>>Art is something someone does, and a talent one has naturally, or does not. I've seen 9 year old's with 10 times the artistic ability of some of the best college graduates from any institution.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 04, 2021 11:00 AM (trdmm)
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There is also discipline and technique Juilliard School, Eastman School of Music, Navy School of Music.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 04, 2021 11:00 AM (trdmm)
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There is also discipline and technique Juilliard School, Eastman School of Music, Navy School of Music.
Posted by: Braenyard at May 04, 2021 11:07 AM (+Sj8l)
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Give Nyu, cuny, and Columbia back to the Algonquin remnant
Posted by: CN at May 04, 2021 11:07 AM (ONvIw)
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Did you all see that one of the jurors in the Chauvin "trial" was an attendee at BLM "protests"?
Posted by: It's me donna at May 04, 2021 11:07 AM (Zmnko)
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>>> I've seen a lot of these signs at Portland protests about stolen land. What do these morons think "demanding" land "back" is going to do? Do they think farmers and landowners are just going to hand over millions of acres and go to Europe carrying carpet bags?
Bill Gates is the largest farm landowner in America. I assumed he was doing this to buy up beef ranches and shut them down, forcing Americans to eat less beef. But maybe returning that land to Native Americans can be his woke mission.
Wonder how the divorce will affect his land holdings. Fingers crossed it distracts him from his evil plots for a bit.
Bill Gates is the largest farm landowner in America. I assumed he was doing this to buy up beef ranches and shut them down, forcing Americans to eat less beef. But maybe returning that land to Native Americans can be his woke mission.
Wonder how the divorce will affect his land holdings. Fingers crossed it distracts him from his evil plots for a bit.
Posted by: LizLem at May 04, 2021 11:08 AM (+mkOR)
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I like that the title conveys all that and more. However, it's stilted speech. No adult says, "Flow, my tears." That's what a teenager sounds like when they're trying to be deep.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 04, 2021 11:04 AM (i0wNm)
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It references a 16th century poem (well, lute song) by the same name. I knew it referenced something, but had forgotten what. I just looked it up.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 04, 2021 11:04 AM (i0wNm)
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It references a 16th century poem (well, lute song) by the same name. I knew it referenced something, but had forgotten what. I just looked it up.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 04, 2021 11:08 AM (Jsjd7)
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I like that the title conveys all that and more. However, it's stilted speech. No adult says, "Flow, my tears." That's what a teenager sounds like when they're trying to be deep.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 04, 2021 11:04 AM (i0wNm)
Not so much stilted as poetic, or even pseudo-Biblical. And much of the Bible was written in a poetic style.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 04, 2021 11:04 AM (i0wNm)
Not so much stilted as poetic, or even pseudo-Biblical. And much of the Bible was written in a poetic style.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 04, 2021 11:08 AM (jBkdl)
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Yo BB, how did the gig go ? Achey fingers ? No bass solo ?
Posted by: chango lot at May 04, 2021 11:08 AM (g741k)
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Just wanna throw this out there... vote in ALL your local elections, like your life depends on it, because, well.....
Posted by: kraken at May 04, 2021 11:08 AM (0KKyI)
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This was my hope with #Occupy crowds. I don't think it worked. They seem to be doubling-down on stupid.
It takes time. Some of the natives of the frequent riot areas are just now starting to cry. The nastier we let it get, the quicker they'll break.
It takes time. Some of the natives of the frequent riot areas are just now starting to cry. The nastier we let it get, the quicker they'll break.
Posted by: Like A Rock at May 04, 2021 11:09 AM (784ZQ)
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Did you all see that one of the jurors in the Chauvin "trial" was an attendee at BLM "protests"?
Posted by: It's me donna at May 04, 2021 11:07 AM (Zmnko)
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The trial should have been moved. But, orders came down that Chavin was to be found guilty, otherwise, more of MN would burn down.
At least one of the jurors was open as to where their sympathies lay.
Posted by: It's me donna at May 04, 2021 11:07 AM (Zmnko)
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The trial should have been moved. But, orders came down that Chavin was to be found guilty, otherwise, more of MN would burn down.
At least one of the jurors was open as to where their sympathies lay.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at May 04, 2021 11:09 AM (2SdPm)
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Never left the menu. Was just on a temporary hiatus while Trump was President. It was always going to burn. We've passed the point of no return.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 04, 2021 11:06 AM (OCTRt)
I was wondering how the Golden Scalpweasel was going to deal with massive overspending in his second term. As a business person he knew fucking A well that had to change quickly.
Alas it's just an academic question now...
Posted by: rickb223 at May 04, 2021 11:06 AM (OCTRt)
I was wondering how the Golden Scalpweasel was going to deal with massive overspending in his second term. As a business person he knew fucking A well that had to change quickly.
Alas it's just an academic question now...
Posted by: Captain Hate Won't Forget Ashli Babbitt at May 04, 2021 11:09 AM (y7DUB)
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Within my own home, at least, I can pretend to be the master of my domain...My cats let me indulge in that delusion, at least.
Posted by: Lord Squirrel at May 04, 2021 11:05 AM (ZIoLS)
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There are turds in my turdbox. They need removed. See to it that they are by morning.
Posted by: Lord Squirrel at May 04, 2021 11:05 AM (ZIoLS)
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There are turds in my turdbox. They need removed. See to it that they are by morning.
Posted by: the cats at May 04, 2021 11:09 AM (F26eZ)
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Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn.
Oh, the riot outside is frightful.
But the fire is so delightful.
And since we've no place left to turn...
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn.
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn.
Oh, the riot outside is frightful.
But the fire is so delightful.
And since we've no place left to turn...
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn.
Posted by: Deano at May 04, 2021 11:10 AM (pnSY9)
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1. Also... for liberals, victimhood is the highest status. Many WANT to be victims, so really, robbery/ rape is not necessarily that much of a problem for them, since it grants them victim status.
2. Nood. Chauvin.
2. Nood. Chauvin.
Posted by: shibumi at May 04, 2021 11:11 AM (tjZg/)
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Workshop this. Watch your fingers:
Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
I'm probably being an ass, but I've always thought that one needed work, too. Again, I get what the author is going for, but for me it just doesn't work.
First, the association between sheep and sleep has always been the COUNTING of sheep is supposed to make one sleepy. Counting sheep is what one does when one is trying to fall asleep, it's not what one dreams of.
Second, there's a perfectly elegant title right there if you cut out the sheep part entirely. "Do Androids Dream" is a lovely title.
Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
I'm probably being an ass, but I've always thought that one needed work, too. Again, I get what the author is going for, but for me it just doesn't work.
First, the association between sheep and sleep has always been the COUNTING of sheep is supposed to make one sleepy. Counting sheep is what one does when one is trying to fall asleep, it's not what one dreams of.
Second, there's a perfectly elegant title right there if you cut out the sheep part entirely. "Do Androids Dream" is a lovely title.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 04, 2021 11:11 AM (i0wNm)
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It's shocking what the Plandemic has done to children, especially teenagers. Recently had a conversation with one and I was astounded by what I heard vis a vis their fears about their future and humanity in general. Drugs are for "numbing down," or worse when everything looks hopeless.
Posted by: Ziba at May 04, 2021 11:11 AM (S1hrL)
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269 This was my hope with #Occupy crowds. I don't think it worked. They seem to be doubling-down on stupid.
It takes time. Some of the natives of the frequent riot areas are just now starting to cry. The nastier we let it get, the quicker they'll break.
Posted by: Like A Rock at May 04, 2021 11:09 AM (784ZQ)
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Unless they've been voting against the local political machines that have allowed this for decades, only to have those machines steal their votes in favor of the machine itself.
Then things could get even more interesting if these people find out what's been going on.
It takes time. Some of the natives of the frequent riot areas are just now starting to cry. The nastier we let it get, the quicker they'll break.
Posted by: Like A Rock at May 04, 2021 11:09 AM (784ZQ)
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Unless they've been voting against the local political machines that have allowed this for decades, only to have those machines steal their votes in favor of the machine itself.
Then things could get even more interesting if these people find out what's been going on.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a Lynchian nightmare at May 04, 2021 11:14 AM (LvTSG)
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I care about the university system about as much as I care about blue cities, so not one bit. I hope they all burn to the ground. Sorry if you live there but you had a choice to make.
Posted by: Megthered at May 04, 2021 11:14 AM (yOWzW)
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Let the killing and rape begin then. If you're stupid enough to let your kids attend these colleges then you deserve whatever anguish that might bring.
I really don't care anymore.
I really don't care anymore.
Posted by: Justsayin' at May 04, 2021 11:15 AM (Fs5vw)
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Did you all see that one of the jurors in the Chauvin "trial" was an attendee at BLM "protests"?
Posted by: It's me donna at May 04, 2021 11:07 AM (Zmnko)
And has worn a blm shirt and lied on his juror intake form.
Posted by: It's me donna at May 04, 2021 11:07 AM (Zmnko)
And has worn a blm shirt and lied on his juror intake form.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 04, 2021 11:16 AM (jNNcm)
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That's what a teenager sounds like when they're trying to be deep.
Posted by: bonhomme
Well,,, look at the times. Science Fiction small market and he has a specific target audience. Must publish.
Reckless dangerous poetry. Yeah
Posted by: bonhomme
Well,,, look at the times. Science Fiction small market and he has a specific target audience. Must publish.
Reckless dangerous poetry. Yeah
Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 04, 2021 11:16 AM (o89XP)
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Workshop this. Watch your fingers:
Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
I'm probably being an ass, but I've always thought that one needed work, too. Again, I get what the author is going for, but for me it just doesn't work.
First, the association between sheep and sleep has always been the COUNTING of sheep is supposed to make one sleepy. Counting sheep is what one does when one is trying to fall asleep, it's not what one dreams of.
Second, there's a perfectly elegant title right there if you cut out the sheep part entirely. "Do Androids Dream" is a lovely title.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 04, 2021 11:11 AM (i0wNm)
The problem with Phillip K. Dick is he gets great ideas but can't execute on them. Mostly due to drug use and mental illness.
The movie Blade Runner is a pretty good distillation of some of the book themes, though with some elements turned on their head.
Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
I'm probably being an ass, but I've always thought that one needed work, too. Again, I get what the author is going for, but for me it just doesn't work.
First, the association between sheep and sleep has always been the COUNTING of sheep is supposed to make one sleepy. Counting sheep is what one does when one is trying to fall asleep, it's not what one dreams of.
Second, there's a perfectly elegant title right there if you cut out the sheep part entirely. "Do Androids Dream" is a lovely title.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 04, 2021 11:11 AM (i0wNm)
The problem with Phillip K. Dick is he gets great ideas but can't execute on them. Mostly due to drug use and mental illness.
The movie Blade Runner is a pretty good distillation of some of the book themes, though with some elements turned on their head.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at May 04, 2021 11:16 AM (ifmtJ)
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I was wondering how the Golden Scalpweasel was going to deal with massive overspending in his second term. As a business person he knew fucking A well that had to change quickly.
Alas it's just an academic question now...
Posted by: Captain Hate
We passed the point of no return after Reagan in the spending department.
Alas it's just an academic question now...
Posted by: Captain Hate
We passed the point of no return after Reagan in the spending department.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 04, 2021 11:16 AM (OCTRt)
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there is always a lot of chatter about "blue" cities here. are there any "red" cities ? Small towns only ? I suppose any town/city that grows to a certain population will become blue ? Or has been in existence for a certain number of years ?
Posted by: chango lot at May 04, 2021 11:17 AM (g741k)
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Yo BB, how did the gig go ? Achey fingers ? No bass solo ?
Had a little bit of normal life for a few hours. Played with three long-time musical-type friends. No bass solo, sadly. Everything else was pretty sore until this morning.
Best part = no ID10T masks on anyone.
Had a little bit of normal life for a few hours. Played with three long-time musical-type friends. No bass solo, sadly. Everything else was pretty sore until this morning.
Best part = no ID10T masks on anyone.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. at May 04, 2021 11:19 AM (HaL55)
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re: voting in all local elections
THIS IS TRUE. These truly are the people who can (and will) make your day to day / month to month life suck.
These are the people who set your local tax rates. These are the people who get to spend your money. And believe me, your town is probably a lot like mine. These are villains and scoundrels just like the ones sent to Washington, but they are counting on everyones attention being kept on DC and not them.
Learn how your town finances work. Learn how the tax rates are set. Learn whose hands are on the levers of power to adjust those things. And then yes - vote accordingly. Vote accordingly, and educate your neighbors and friends. Odds are they have no clue either. Some may want to stay that way, but most don't even know where to begin.
Here's a small test-case. Go to your city hall and say you want to submit a Public Information Request for all emails between the mayor and the city attorney in the past 30 days. See what kind of reaction you get. See how hard (or easy) they make it for you.
You are 100% entitled to that information. See how willingly they give it to you. It will tell you VOLUMES.
THIS IS TRUE. These truly are the people who can (and will) make your day to day / month to month life suck.
These are the people who set your local tax rates. These are the people who get to spend your money. And believe me, your town is probably a lot like mine. These are villains and scoundrels just like the ones sent to Washington, but they are counting on everyones attention being kept on DC and not them.
Learn how your town finances work. Learn how the tax rates are set. Learn whose hands are on the levers of power to adjust those things. And then yes - vote accordingly. Vote accordingly, and educate your neighbors and friends. Odds are they have no clue either. Some may want to stay that way, but most don't even know where to begin.
Here's a small test-case. Go to your city hall and say you want to submit a Public Information Request for all emails between the mayor and the city attorney in the past 30 days. See what kind of reaction you get. See how hard (or easy) they make it for you.
You are 100% entitled to that information. See how willingly they give it to you. It will tell you VOLUMES.
Posted by: Speed Racer's Banana Hammock at May 04, 2021 11:19 AM (F26eZ)
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The movie Blade Runner is a pretty good distillation of some of the book themes, though with some elements turned on their head.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now
The Unteleported Man, in itself would make a movie.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now
The Unteleported Man, in itself would make a movie.
Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 04, 2021 11:19 AM (o89XP)
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1. Eliminate the police
2. School shootings escalate
3. Enact gun control legislation
4. Send out the police to confiscate all those guns...
Posted by: Half Dozen at May 04, 2021 10:39 AM (dJs6r)
Immediately where my head went as well. Sure CBD, let 'em get mugged... but that's not the issue. That will never get attention, but other crime will. The progressives decry their various perceived pandemics of selective violence but then remove the constraints that prevent its spread because they want that kind of violence, it advances their agenda. The reason campus police forces are militarized is because campuses are the definition of a soft target where bad people can inflict massive casualties using any number of perfectly legal instrumentalities. You need an on-call, dedicated team capable of responding to those types of threats around a campus that may span several square miles if you are serious about mitigating those types of threats. Unarmed para-police are just one more person for a radical to run over with their van. They want mass shootings to give them the political capital they need for frontal attacks on the Bill of Rights.
1. Eliminate the police
2. School shootings escalate
3. Enact gun control legislation
4. Send out the police to confiscate all those guns...
Posted by: Half Dozen at May 04, 2021 10:39 AM (dJs6r)
Immediately where my head went as well. Sure CBD, let 'em get mugged... but that's not the issue. That will never get attention, but other crime will. The progressives decry their various perceived pandemics of selective violence but then remove the constraints that prevent its spread because they want that kind of violence, it advances their agenda. The reason campus police forces are militarized is because campuses are the definition of a soft target where bad people can inflict massive casualties using any number of perfectly legal instrumentalities. You need an on-call, dedicated team capable of responding to those types of threats around a campus that may span several square miles if you are serious about mitigating those types of threats. Unarmed para-police are just one more person for a radical to run over with their van. They want mass shootings to give them the political capital they need for frontal attacks on the Bill of Rights.
Posted by: Turnout Man at May 04, 2021 11:21 AM (7CyhL)
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Did you all see that one of the jurors in the Chauvin "trial" was an attendee at BLM "protests"?
Posted by: It's me donna at May 04, 2021 11:07 AM (Zmnko)
And has worn a blm shirt and lied on his juror intake form.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 04, 2021 11:16 AM (jNNcm)
And knew full-well what trial he was going to be a juror for, and saw it as an opportunity to be a part of history and be an agent of change (loose quotes).
Posted by: It's me donna at May 04, 2021 11:07 AM (Zmnko)
And has worn a blm shirt and lied on his juror intake form.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 04, 2021 11:16 AM (jNNcm)
And knew full-well what trial he was going to be a juror for, and saw it as an opportunity to be a part of history and be an agent of change (loose quotes).
Posted by: Speed Racer's Banana Hammock at May 04, 2021 11:22 AM (F26eZ)
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Small towns. What was the town in CA where the entire city gubmint was on the grift? It was something like council members embezzling $250K a year. Democrats all.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin at May 04, 2021 11:23 AM (I58tH)
291
Workshop this. Watch your fingers:
Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
I'm probably being an ass, but I've always thought that one needed work, too. Again, I get what the author is going for, but for me it just doesn't work.
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Are Happy Androids on Cloud 1000?
Too many people still probably don't get Binary jokes...
Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
I'm probably being an ass, but I've always thought that one needed work, too. Again, I get what the author is going for, but for me it just doesn't work.
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Are Happy Androids on Cloud 1000?
Too many people still probably don't get Binary jokes...
Posted by: Speed Racer's Banana Hammock at May 04, 2021 11:29 AM (F26eZ)
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Well, they get rid of the cops then they WILL have that rape epidemic they are always blathering about.
Posted by: Colin TheMarines at May 04, 2021 11:39 AM (fBtlL)
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To be employed at our Town Hall one has to dislike helping the public with requests for information of any kind.
Posted by: Ziba at May 04, 2021 11:40 AM (S1hrL)
294
Let the groves of academe burn hot, the hotter the better.
Posted by: Ziba at May 04, 2021 11:43 AM (S1hrL)
295
By all means...let's get rid of the University of Chicago police and the USC DPS and Berkeley's UC Police and every other inner-city campus police department.
I wonder if Georgia Tech is on board with this. I'd be shocked if Vanderbilt wasn't, though.
Posted by: Bert G at May 04, 2021 10:07 AM (sAW0o)
I went to the U of Chicago for graduate school in the 80s. Even then, with the Uni Police being (at least according to rumor) the second largest police force in the state after the Chicago police, who also patrolled the area, they still had a rape map in the campus newspaper every week to document assaults on students.
Good luck with that in these days.
I wonder if Georgia Tech is on board with this. I'd be shocked if Vanderbilt wasn't, though.
Posted by: Bert G at May 04, 2021 10:07 AM (sAW0o)
I went to the U of Chicago for graduate school in the 80s. Even then, with the Uni Police being (at least according to rumor) the second largest police force in the state after the Chicago police, who also patrolled the area, they still had a rape map in the campus newspaper every week to document assaults on students.
Good luck with that in these days.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 04, 2021 11:59 AM (eoQWY)
296
Small towns. What was the town in CA where the entire city gubmint was on the grift? It was something like council members embezzling $250K a year. Democrats all.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin at May 04, 2021 11:23 AM (I58tH)
Likely every town.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin at May 04, 2021 11:23 AM (I58tH)
Likely every town.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 04, 2021 11:59 AM (eoQWY)
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"296 Small towns. What was the town in CA where the entire city gubmint was on the grift? It was something like council members embezzling $250K a year. Democrats all.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin at May 04, 2021 11:23 AM (I58tH)
Likely every town."
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Bell, California
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin at May 04, 2021 11:23 AM (I58tH)
Likely every town."
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Bell, California
Posted by: Pork Soda at May 04, 2021 12:01 PM (AGFNR)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 04, 2021 03:33 PM (sFPHo)
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I'm hoping there will be a lovely ONT. That is the place I can feel 'normal'.....see yall there....omg! Help me...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 04, 2021 03:37 PM (sFPHo)
300
The local University south of us is that little cities biggest crime area now with campus Police on duty.
Drugs, robbery, rape, drivebys and murder in the off campus and campus housing.
Affecting both students and the surrounding neighborhoods.
I can't wait to see what this becomes LOL
Drugs, robbery, rape, drivebys and murder in the off campus and campus housing.
Affecting both students and the surrounding neighborhoods.
I can't wait to see what this becomes LOL
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