Predictable Rant

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No where in the United States do I have a legal responsibility to render aid, if doing so could endanger my health or my property. It has been upheld in court that not even police officers have that legal responsibility. If any such laws were passed they would almost certainly be struck down by the courts; And yet we are poised, as a nation, to...
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jozsef:
@ferkixlll  That could happen. My advice would be to scan the bible for applicable passages or pray for guidance. It's all academic anyway since he's not going to find a priest in there, never mind an entire church. I can say this with some confidence even without claiming  extraordinary expertise in the subject of female anatomy.
ferkixlll:
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Twitter

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So the misinformation on Twitter will now be controlled less by Russian oligarchs and more by a single American one. Also racists will be able to threaten violence again. I was confused why anyone thought it was better until the last bit.

On Disney

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Why isn't the Disney story that as soon as the Disney Corporation halted campaign contributions to Republican politicians those politicians began threatening to pass laws punishing Disney.
The clear message is of course that if you don't contribute to Republican politicians they will retaliate and they know that their base is just fine with that level of corruption.
jozsef:
Yup.

More April thoughts

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I'm seeing a lot of posts lately along the lines of "Your triggers are your own problem and no one or organization has any obligation to care about them." This line of thought might be worthy of more consideration if every person I've seen expressing it weren't people who lose their minds over someone kneeling for the national anthem, a person using a bathroom or...
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jozsef:
That callous indifference to other people being triggered is easy for someone who never had to contend with Roy Rogers and his stupid spurs climbing on. Putting another person through that indignity is difficult to forgive.

Not at all random thought

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I find myself wondering if people whose understanding of biology is stuck at the high school level also believe that cows are spherical and that we live in a frictionless vacuum.

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jtelson:
@jozsef I just need to look at Germany in the 1930s to know what will happen next
jozsef:
That's not a stretch considering that our news media are now spouting propaganda and honest journalists are being murdered. Julian Assange committed the crime of journalism and is in possibly the worst prison in the UK without ever being charged with a crime because the US dislikes actual journalists and the UK, like Canada, is their lapdog. Of course, lapdog is better than dead dog so we shouldn't be too harsh in our judgement. Indeed, 1930s Germany is exactly how I see things going. Hey, we're not bleak or anything. 😉

I wrote a single entendre but it wasn't funny at all, so I put two of…

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jozsef:
That last phrase is throwing me. (Do keep in mind that the sun is rising here and I haven't slept.) Now, the meaning would be obvious and very funny without it but as things stand, I'm trying to grasp an additional twist. Are they brazenly engaging in activities that will ultimately have many tiny entendres running around on your screen? Not at work, I would hope. Someone is sure to be offended and then goodbye paycheck. Just play it safe and separate them.
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