David the Gnome

Even if by some miracle they tried, the Senate or Trump would stop them.  There are billions to be made here – by the same billionaires that fund political campaigns.  It is all a show.  These fuckers will go hide in their mansions for most of the summer anyway.

Why state or federal or local governments should subsidize or incentivize private schools.  They are private.  This means that without meeting certain criteria, our kids can’t go there – so why are our tax dollars helping to pay for it?

Because they can.  Even schools that certainly need no subsidy or incentive get them – because they have fi…[Read more]

That the Russian government, GRU, or what have you… actually did this.  It is an accusation, an allegation that many are already taking as fact, but until it is proven it is not a fact.  We have the word of… who, exactly?  U.S. intelligence officials who remain nameless?  The same kinds of intelligence officials that told us Iraq had wea…[Read more]

69% of Americans have less than one thousand dollars in savings.  So, for those who’s insurance won’t cover the gilead treatment, they are going to take the debt.  A lot of hospitals will be forced to simply eat the cost or refuse treatment – I do not know what the particulars there are, for public hospitals, on what they can and can’t do.  Can a…[Read more]

@polecathollerer

Yep – and it makes me wonder – when there actually is a vaccine or even a cure… what will they charge for it?  No doubt there will be some talk about the cost being determined by the market… as there already has been – but I can’t help but wonder what the makes of a working vaccine would charge.  They could probably get a…[Read more]

Probably a lot more though, that they expose to the virus after their little event.

They have a right to risk their own lives by being stupid – but what about everyone else?

@incognito

The virus doesn’t give a shit about red or blue, man.

I think it is worth considering though, whether we might all be wrong.

Or, we might be in for quite a surprise.  There is apparently a dangerous new virus in China, while tensions and pissing contests in the Pacific are ongoing.  There is the (real or imagined) threat of war with Russia, particularly given the media sympathies.

Then, of course, there is the potential for covid19 to get a whole lot worse.  Or ge…[Read more]

There is just no cure for stupid.

““At a time when the US and our European allies must continue to stand hand in hand in deterring malign influences, it is in our national security interest, as well as in the interest of our allies and partners, to continue our presence in Germany,” Senator Rubio said.”

My first though is this: What do German citizens think about this?  Ther…[Read more]

@ohiobarbarian

At least not that there were white slaves during that time period.  For some reason, the history classes and books I was privileged to never pointed that out – maybe I just didn’t advance to advanced enough classes.  I knew, of course, that historically slavery was a lot more widespread.  I did not know that the planters ba…[Read more]

@ohiobarbarian

A lot of my first serious conversations about more sensitive topics were had on forums – particularly on SV when it involves politics, race – and gender.  Some of the things I remember others saying, “The oppressed cannot become oppressors!”, “If you are white, you don’t get it, you can’t get it – and you are inherently racist”,…[Read more]

Are they trying to say that amount is affordable, or something?  What a bunch of shmucks.

It is supposedly a (deliberate) leak from someone, somewhere, so is now an allegation.  It stopped being about covert intelligence gathering as soon as it hit the press.  It is unknown whether the information can be trusted or verified.  This is why I suggest that an international court be used if the U.S. wishes to accuse Russia of putting a bo…[Read more]

@peacecorps as for either Country going before the UN to settle it.  I know some would call that globalism – but this is why the UN exists, to settle these kinds of things.

Too much bickering and infighting and the Countries misusing their veto power (which was a bad idea to begin with, imo) has made the UN ineffective.  It is too bad, bec…[Read more]

@peacecorps

Yes, it is wrong when we do it and wrong if they do it.  Assuming this could be proven, what would you suggest in response?  As far as I can determine, sanctions primarily hurt the poor and typically achieve no just result.  War would be beyond mad.  So…?

In my opinion, all of this shit needs to be brought out into the open in a U…[Read more]

This is all rather beside the point, anyway.  Did they do what they are accused of?  Who is they?  Putin?  Where is the evidence?  Are we supposed to take the NYT, Washington post, NBC and so on at their word?  What happened when millions did that in the build-up to the Iraq war?

Perhaps caution – and an investigation – are in order before peopl…[Read more]