The military seemed to think it was a big enough deal to investigate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tgo01
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The military seemed to think it was a big enough deal to investigate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tgo01
The military looks into every incident involving its troops and civilian law offenses.Quote:
Originally Posted by drauz
It is basically his command deciding on whether to NJP or Court Martial him.
And the media is the one portraying it as a racist encounter when we can see two black people walking in the background who the guy doesn’t have a problem with. Maybe...just maybe it had nothing to do with race and had to do with the guy harassing a neighbor like they said in the video.Quote:
Originally Posted by drauz
Or maybe it does. Maybe he thought he could pick on a black male and not the black females. Either way he seemed like an even headed guy, I'm sure he wasn't drunk like it said in the video too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tgo01
That makes total sense...in crazy world.Quote:
Originally Posted by drauz
So is he racist or a drunk idiot?Quote:
Originally Posted by drauz
Yeah, that is one shitty website. It wouldn't even load half the times I tried. I just gave up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neveragain
In case anyone else has issues with the Newsweek site, Army Times has it posted as well, which seemed to work a lot better for me:
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-...-man-on-video/
We obviously can't see what lead up to the confrontation, but I'm guessing he may have been a stranger to the neighborhood and lingered longer than he should have. But I would also imagine it didn't need to escalate to how the Army guy is handling it. I always go back to Swayze in Roadhouse "I want you to be nice, until it's time not to be nice." Ask the guy if he needs help because he's been there awhile and you don't recognize him. If he gives what seems to be a common sense answer, then give him a chance. If he continues to linger for too long given whatever answer he gave you or if he doesn't respond with the same respect you showed him or you have additional concerns, go inside and call the police. It doesn't seem that hard. What it does seem like is that too many people today are too interested in starting drama for drama's sake, on both sides.
A bit more info on recent incidents that could have contributed to reactions: https://abcnews4.com/news/local/fort...era-april-2021
And now the Army guy has a bunch of people protesting on his street: https://wach.com/news/local/protests...aught-on-video
He may or may not have had good reason to be concerned of why the man was there in his neighborhood, but choosing a different way to address those concerns probably would have netted a better outcome in the long run.
This town has so little crime going on that someone acting like a jackass is a "priority" for the police department? I want to live in this town.Quote:
We want to ensure the community knows this incident has been a priority for our Department.
He was obviously a hot head. Quite frankly if the way he treated that guy was the way he treated his soldiers, he doesn't need to be in the Army.
I didn't realize you couldn't be both...Quote:
Originally Posted by Tgo01
Okay so a racist drunk idiot who specifically just hates black men.Quote:
Originally Posted by drauz
Going to be interesting if the reports of women being sexually assaulted in that neighborhood by a black man turn out to be him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelston
This is why I'm going to give this story at least a couple of weeks. Normally I would say give these stories 24 hours for all the facts to come out but given the January 6th "insurrection" nonsense apparently we need to give it a month or more before the facts come out.
From what I've read the black guy lives in an adjacent neighborhood close by. The army guy hasn't even lived in the neighborhood a year, so he moved in during Covid, I would be surprised if he knew all the community.Quote:
Originally Posted by Viekn
That's not what I said, but whatever helps you get thru this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tgo01
Oh my bad, he only harasses black men because he feels he can get away with that.Quote:
Originally Posted by drauz
He could just be one of those night watch people that take their job way to serious, but the optics are pretty bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tgo01
I'm surprised you don't have anything to say about the two black teens that murdered the Pakistani man while stealing his car, in your very own backyard.Quote:
Originally Posted by drauz
Were they racists?
Just asking for the ground up human flesh meatball the black teens ignored while screaming for their cell phones.
I actually hadn't heard about that, you have a link?Quote:
Originally Posted by Neveragain
Of course you haven't.Quote:
Originally Posted by drauz
I posted a video of it somewhere here yesterday.....
Ok, here it is. The warning before watching is not an exaggeration, it's pretty disturbing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSdxVlXMlx8
That is a pretty shitty way to die, but no thats not racism. It's a guy leaving his car running while going to deliver something.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neveragain
No one has.. because it doesn't fit the media narrative.Quote:
Originally Posted by drauz
Wow, Democrats are all kinds of fucked up.Quote:
Originally Posted by drauz
Really fucked is that the Leftist DC district attorney won't charge them as adults so they won't face life in prison and the death penalty.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neveragain
If the carjackers were white, would it be racism then? Because you know the media would run with that forever. Especially if the driver was black, but it could be any minority.Quote:
Originally Posted by drauz
Is there more to this neighborhood story that makes it "racist?" I clicked one of the links that had like a 15 second video of the Army guy pushing the black dude and then yelling some more.
Is that racism now? Or is there more to the story? By the time I have a chance to catch up I'll probably have forgotten about it.
Can you tell us, specifically, what would make it racism?Quote:
Originally Posted by drauz
"A guy leaving his car to deliver something"? What are you talking about? He was the victim of a carjacking then he was violently murdered.Quote:
Originally Posted by drauz
So let me get this straight, a white dude pushes a black man = racism, no question about it.
Two black teens carjack a Middle Eastern man and murder him = not racism.
It sure sure sounds like the determining factor for you in whether or not an incident is racism is if the perpetrator is white or not. Look I'll even be consistent here: nothing shown in the video looks like racism to me either, but why are you being inconsistent between this video and the white dude pushing a black dude?
Duh. It's only racism if the white man is the aggressor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Parkbandit
In Disney Parks, the phrase in pre-show announcements “Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls.” has been replaced with “Good evening, dreamers of all ages.”
Why?
"Inclusion is essential to our culture and leads us forward as we continue to realize our rich legacy of engaging storytelling, exceptional service, and Disney magic,” Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, wrote in an April blog post on the company’s website.
So apparently referring to someone as either a lady, a gentleman, a boy, or a girl, is somehow non inclusive, and therefore offensive.
This is beyond ridiculous. We need a new word to describe liberal actions that make no sense whatsoever.
Aww.Quote:
Originally Posted by Candor
Something changed and old man feels angwy.
I'm gonna bring my lawyer to Disneyworld and tell them that I identify as being ageless and that I won't stand for this kind of discrimination.Quote:
Originally Posted by Candor
I agree. Change is good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bhaalizmo
Which is why from now on, the word "herpes" will be changed to the word "Bhaalizmo."
https://media1.tenor.com/images/99ee...itemid=4902246
The judge looks exactly as I pictured her.Quote:
Originally Posted by drauz
https://i.imgur.com/cd752q7.png
So Trump was a Russian agent but put huge sanctions on Russia.
Biden is tough on Russia but is breaking the law by not enforcing sanctions on Russia placed during the Obama administration. We always knew where Biden's loyalties are, this is just one more bit of proof that the Leftist will ignore.
https://youtu.be/vyD0rDevLPs
Talking about violating civil rights.Quote:
Originally Posted by drauz
They built a new Juvenile jail and the judge was being hard on crime so she could continue to be elected, duh.Quote:
Originally Posted by drauz
Lol. Leftists hate Biden. I should know, I am one! And I 100% agree that we should be sanctioning Russia and China and literally everyone else that's illegally buying oil from Iran.Quote:
Originally Posted by ~Rocktar~
I'd say we should seize the means of oil production, but the USA done BEEN tryna do that for decades LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
So, inflation is a thing. Here is one take on it that highlights the numbers. You may disagree with the idea that it's some great plot and that's ok. The numbers are factual and they don't lie. The coming recession is going to be really bad and worse for poor and blue collar working class people. Why do Democrats hate poor people so much?
https://youtu.be/zjz-R5MLfEw
btw, checked my grammar so the Leftist loser won't be offended.
Democrats have to keep people poor or they can't use the threat of losing government handouts against them.Quote:
Originally Posted by ~Rocktar~
The b******* that Tucker Carlson pedals on his show is nothing but Spin and lies. Scream and cry all you want on behalf of the poor people you in fact don't care about and look at the reality that the only pay increases buy a minimum wage have come because Democrats push the changes.Quote:
Originally Posted by ~Rocktar~
Inflation effects everyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seran
You used 3 words in that post and somehow demonstrated that you don't know the meaning of two of them. Simply amazing!Quote:
Originally Posted by Parkbandit
That's the edited version with fluff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flap
You used many words and a number to tell everyone you didn't have anything intelligent to say.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flap
Next time: Just don't post? You would look less stupid and you could use more of those events.
Speaking of stupid.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Bhaalizmo
The irony. LOL!Quote:
Originally Posted by Parkbandit
https://media.giphy.com/media/5h47Ls...Oz19/giphy.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by Parkbandit
CA has the highest minimum wage in the nation. Can a person pay for all the basic needs in CA on $14.00 an hour?Quote:
Originally Posted by Seran
The cutoff for food assistance in CA for a single person is $1064 a month. You can't work more than 20 hours a week at minimum wage in CA before losing benefits.
Minimum wage doesn't work in it's current form.
Wow, you're actually right for once! Not for the reasons you think, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neveragain
This is demonstration that even the most wAcKy LiBtArD states are still run by centrists at best. A living wage for a single adult with no children in CA is about $19/hr. Heaven forbid those dirty poors have any kids!
Should we adjust it based on cost of living? Perhaps! Or maybe we should let the low income people who live in shitty states with low costs of living reap the same benefits that their rich rulers do? Seems kind of fair to me.
The minimum wage in California is $14 an hour, but the majority of employers are forced to offer a living wage in their areas to keep employees. The same supply and demand that so many Conservatives tout as the end all of fairness, also applies to a labor market. Simply put, an employer who doesn't offer a fair wage doesn't get employees.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neveragain
I don't know what turnip truck you rolled off of, but a minimum wage is a protection for workers, not a universal wage that companies can't increase from to attract new hires. Case in point, tiled by a Panda Express in Reno the other day, starting wage is $16-$18 an hour, with AM crew starting at $22 an hour. In a state with a $9.75 an hour minimum wage, local employers have to offer more to attract employees. If they didn't paying a living wage, no one would work for them. This is consistent all across their neighbor California whom you obviously aren't familiar with.
Exactly the reason I am against a federal minimum wage. Like you said, supply and demand will take care of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seran
California - current policies are really working out... ROFL...
https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/lo...n%20the%20West.
"California leaving: State population declines for first time"
"California's population fell by more than 182,000 last year, the first yearly loss ever recorded for the nation's most populous state that halted a growth streak dating to its founding in 1850 on the heels of a gold rush that prompted a flood of people to seek their fortune in the West."
Like their policies? Move there... stop exporting those shit ideas elsewhere.
Oddly enough, CA with all it's taxes and high minimum wage also has the most homeless.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flap
As I said, Democrats need to keep people poor so they can threaten to take away handouts at election time.
The only reason why employers don't pay $2 an hour is because of minimum wages, they set an absolute baseline that prevents exploitation. The supply and demand component that increases wages further to attract talent doesn't do away with a need for a minimum wage, but it reinforces its importance and success.Quote:
Originally Posted by Parkbandit
I disagree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seran
Nobody is going to work for $2 an hour. The market dictates the value of labor. Notice how that’s working like it should right now in a time where we have a shortage / high demand for low-skill labor? I’m seeing places like restaurants & QSRs with help wanted signs that state starting at $XX per hour (well above minimum wage).
Minimum wage does two bad things:
1) By setting a minimum wage you are effectively pricing jobs out of existence. Say for instance a high school kid is looking to earn extra money this summer and both the employer & employee are willing to agree on $10 an hour, but minimum wage is set to $12. In this instance the kid may not have a job, or the employer can only afford 4 workers instead of 5.
2) It directly contributes to inflation. I feel like that one is self explanatory.
I agree. I live in a state where min wage is $7.25. Virtually no one pays $7.25, certainly not the low/no skill employers like McDonalds. In fact I don't think I can find a job that pays $7.25.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppressed Poet
Literally the only time in my life where I worked for minimum wage was in high school where I worked 10 hours a week and had no job experience and virtually no skills.
It was kind of odd because I started working a few months before California raised their minimum wage, so after I got my first raise of a whole dime an hour then suddenly my pay went up something like 15 cents due to the minimum wage, and now I was making the same as everyone who started just the day before, even though I had MONTHS of experience!
My son makes $15 an hour working part time at Raising Canes (fast food chicken place). And we live in Texas. And he has to tell them every so often “no I can’t work anymore hours this week” (he is in high school) because they are absolutely desperate for good reliable employees with a good work ethic.
So, companies are forced to pay employees well more than the federal minimum wage because of supply and demand.. but only because the Federal Government said they have to pay above an arbitrary number......Quote:
Originally Posted by Seran
That's not how it works in reality. The minimum wage is a wage you pay unskilled labor to do unskilled labor jobs. These jobs are usually filled by.. you guessed it: unskilled labor.. people with no skills.. that the company must train them to do a good job. Once they get that skill, then they are either given a raise or they leave and find a better paying job down the street.
Is this why just about every fast food place and store pays above minimum wage here? Hell, even Walmart pays above minimum wage and offers college tuition repayment. None of that is Government mandated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seran
The only job I ever had that paid minimum wage was working for the government, ironically.
Lowest paying job I ever had was military.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppa Hobbit Mage
It never made sense to me the left’s argument for minimum wage, but it highlights their lack of knowledge in basic economics. All minimum wage does is remove options from people who need it the most. Same goes for all price fixing including things like rent caps.
Which of the following situations are worse for someone who can only find employment in a low/no skill job:
A) A voluntary transaction for labor at a low wage. (With opportunity to gain new skills and increase their value in the labor market.)
B) Unemployment.
That’s all that minimum wage does…it prices out the lowest valued jobs out of existence. Why? Because no business is going to operate at a loss. If the employee and job are not worth the imposed minimum wage, a business isn’t going to increase wages. Said job opportunity ceases to exist.
Pricing jobs out of existence? By your own argument, the market dictates the value of labor, so when a nationwide employer like Walmart or Amazon prices labor at $15-18 an hour, then any other employers in the nearby city or county are going to have to match wages to get employees. Employers have absolutely /no/ problem raising prices to offset costs of products, location or employees and their unwillingness or inability to hire 5 employees instead of 4 in your example of poor management or greed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppressed Poet
Leftists also believe that unrealized capital gains should be taxed, so there's that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppressed Poet
They're a pretty stupid bunch, with some exceptions here and there. Just look at Seran for an example of how dumb they are.
You seem to be operating off of the misguided notion that businesses have fixed labor expenses and fixed revenue sources that never change. If you truly believe that business revenue streams are unchanging you're a fucking moron.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppressed Poet
Tell me you've never run a business before without telling me you've never run a business before.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seran
No they change, but these changes hit a massive retailer, which have massive goods and logistics contracts, a lot less than a tiny mom and pop store, which are usually the ones that will pay minimum wage and would probably pay less if they could.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seran
Focusing on this statement and let’s ignore everything else about economics just for a moment….Quote:
Originally Posted by Seran
If the true value of uneducated & unskilled John Doe’s labor is only $X, which is less than $Y minimum wage…Sure raising the costs of the merchant’s goods or services to keep John Doe employed is an option. And let’s go on further in fiction to pretend that all merchants take this action instead of hiring less people like John Doe. Now everything costs more for John Doe. That minimum wage increase did absolutely nothing to truly benefit him.
I recommend reading Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell. That’s just one highly accomplished & recognized modern economist, but there are many others you can pick from that are way smarter on the subject than either you or me. They all pretty much universally agree that price fixing (which is what minimum wage essentially is) does not benefit anyone. It’s something certain politicians pander to get votes from the ignorant.
but they can't because of supply and demand....Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelston
And any company would love to pay less for labor.. but you usually get what you pay for.
Can't what because of supply and demand?Quote:
Originally Posted by Parkbandit
Except a John Doe isn't the only recipient of increased wages. A healthy economy is one of sustained growth. A 2-3% inflation rate, gains in productivity, gains in employer wages and return on investment for the company as a whole. What does an increase in minimum wage due to benefit an employer? It puts more money in the hands of it's potential customers. More income and discretionary spending for the lowest 50% of workers means more money spent on goods and services.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppressed Poet
An increase in minimum wage /is/ offset by increased prices, which in turn are met by increased discretionary income. Only your Republican formula of wonder and sunshine says only employer earnings should increase, while prices raising and quality/quantity of goods are decreased to increase profits. Look up shrinkflation.
The mom and pop wanting to pay less per hour.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelston
Usually when you have places paying minimum wage, around here, it is the smaller mom and pops. They generally hire people that can't get a job at other places. If they could pay less, they would... And sometimes they do, illegally under the table. Hell, I was paid less than the legal minimum wage when I was 15, but it was cash under the table so I really made more than someone making a bit over it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Parkbandit
Just make minimum wage $1 million per hour and then everyone will be rich and all problems will be solved. Right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Seran
Then we could use these for currency.Quote:
Originally Posted by Methais
https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qim...a6357f890-pjlq
https://qz.com/2125251/cities-are-ta...utm_source=YPL
"San Francisco is the latest city to consider tackling its housing crisis by taxing empty homes"
Fuck the Lefty Government types... seriously...
They now want to tax people for owning homes that they live in part time. People already pay for the house. People already pay PROPERTY TAXES. What people do with THEIR PROPERTY after that should be none of the Governments BUSINESS.
Fucking insane.
Just more ways to try and TAX people over and over. Fucking pathetic.
They also want to "solve" the homeless problem by paying home owners to let homeless people live with them. Can't possibly see that going bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaps
Follow the science . . .
Well, the science is in, the Covid vaccine has significant harmful effects and we already know it's effectiveness is moderate at best.
And worse, multiple doses keep stacking on the odds.
https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/...q=60&m=2&f=jpg
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/oth...sk/ss-BB1ixowIQuote:
Largest Covid vaccine study yet finds up to 3 times greater risk
Covid vaccines have been linked to small increases in heart, blood, and neurological disorders, according to the largest global study of its kind. An international coalition of vaccine experts looked for 13 medical conditions among 99 million vaccine recipients across eight countries in order to identify higher rates of those conditions after receiving the shots. They confirmed that the shots made by Pfizer , Moderna , and AstraZeneca are linked to significantly higher risk of five medical conditions - including a nerve-wasting condition that leaves people struggling to walk or think.
"IT'S ALL PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FAULT! HE RUSHED THE VACCINE TO MARKET! HE SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO RUN AGAIN!" -sErAn's next thoughtQuote:
Originally Posted by ~Rocktar~
Quote:
Originally Posted by Covid Study
If sErAn didn't have a history of posting purely retarded things, he could have sued the vaccine manufacturers because he certainly has this symptom.
This explains a few things with Seran getting dumber and dumber every single day, despite the bar already being set as low as humanly possible before covid.Quote:
Originally Posted by ~Rocktar~
The latest installment of 'Christians Do the Darndest Things' the pastor and his fellow murderers are staging a hunger strike after murdering hundreds including over a hundred children through starvation and strangulation so they could see Jesus Christ.
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The suspects in a Kenyan doomsday cult are ordered to be hospitalized after a hunger strike
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan magistrate Tuesday ordered the main suspect in a doomsday starvation cult and 94 of his followers to receive emergency care after some of the suspects had to be carried into the courtroom to answer manslaughter charges, too frail and weak to “even open their eyes” after an apparent hunger strike
At the law courts in the coastal town of Mombasa, Chief Magistrate Alex Ithuku directed Paul Mackenzie, his wife Rhoda Maweu and others charged with 238 counts of manslaughter to be escorted to hospital for an immediate doctors’ examination.
The visibly emaciated suspects pleaded not guilty on all counts, which were read out over four and half hours.
Doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie and some of his followers have been blamed for the deaths of 429 members of his Good News International Church, many of whom are believed to have starved themselves in the belief that by doing so they would meet Jesus Christ before the world ends.
This took place between January 2021 and September 2023 at Shakahola area in Malindi Sub-County within Kilifi County, according to prosecutors.
Ithuku, who visited the suspects in the basement cells of the court, said afterwards that he observed some could barely stand or open their eyes, so he was calling for them to be treated immediately.
Earlier this month, Mackenzie and 94 of his followers were charged with murdering 191 children, of whom only 11 have been identified, according to the prosecution charge sheet.
The bodies were discovered in dozens of shallow graves on an 800-acre (320-hectare) ranch in a remote area known as Shakahola Forest in the coastal county of Kilifi. The graves were found after police rescued 15 emaciated church members who told investigators that Mackenzie had allegedly instructed them to fast to death before the world ends. Four of the 15 died after they were taken to a hospital.
https://apnews.com/article/kenya-doo...c037358423ff4d
Some crazy Kenyan cult does this and you put that evil on all Christians?Quote:
Originally Posted by Seran
How about we just say ‘Africans Do the Darndest Things’? No…because that too would be retarded…
Why do you hate Kenyans?Quote:
Originally Posted by Seran
Wait 'til Obama hears about this.
First Jonestown, now this, ugggggg, what is it with Africa and mass suicide/murder?Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppressed Poet
Because they're Christians killing one another in an attempt to see Jesus Christ. Tbh, most congregations are cults.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppressed Poet
It’s black on black crime.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seran
The Biden campaign put out a thread of quotes from Trump's former cabinet members and other officials who have said that Trump should not be elected to a second term. It goes on and on and on. How did so many people who worked for him end up reaching the same negative conclusion? Can you think of any other President who has been rejected by such a large number of the people who worked with him daily while he was in office?
OH WOW I GUESS I'M VOTING FOR BIDEN NOW THAT YOU POSTED THIS THANKS FOR THE ENLIGHTEMENT OMG!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by ClydeR
EDIT: Threads lol
Wait Threads is still a thing?
lol
Remember like 2 days after it was released all of the Serans and time4Nazis of the world were like "OMG! This is it! Elon Musk and his Twitter are doomed! LOL!!!!"
Then like a week later Threads lost like 50% of their active users, a month later they lost like 80% of their active users and no one was talking about Threads anymore?
Just another lie that Democrats fell for.
The same post is on Twitter. The reason I posted the link to Threads is because Threads will allow you to see an entire thread without being logged in. To view a thread on Twitter, you must first log in. I'm looking out for your privacy!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tgo01
With social media and consumer AI products, Daily Active Users seems to be the most important metric of viability. Inflection got their AI up to 1 million DAU, which was obviously not enough. The last figures I can find on Threads indicate that in August of last year, Threads had 10 million DAU. The platform formerly known as Twitter had 220 million DAU at around the same time. I can't find DAU numbers for Trump's social media platform, which is about to go public. I found a monthly average user figure of 607,000.
It seems like every social media platform's DAU numbers are dropping. Where are those people going?
https://i.imgur.com/MAzM4aL.pngQuote:
Originally Posted by Tgo01
Threads is owned by Meta, it is never going away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tgo01
I dunno, that's probably what Google+ thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelston
Facebook is already intertwining Threads into its app. If you are using FB, you are inadvertently using Threads too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tgo01
BREAKING: Several armed men have forcibly entered the Crocus City Hall concert venue in Moscow, initiating gunfire targeting everyone inside. Video footage depicts the assailants firing at both civilians and security personnel, with people in panic leaving the building.
https://x.com/ImMeme0/status/1771240770432835861?s=20
https://nbcnews.com/news/world/live-...ing-rcna144706
I wonder how long before Seran is told to believe that this is Trump's fault.
People still use Facebook?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelston
Mark Cuban had something to say about the incessant personnel turnover during Trump's administration..
Quote:
In an interview with podcaster Lex Fridman published Friday, Cuban said one reason he would vote for Joe Biden over Trump is that Biden has been able to maintain most of his staff. Fridman asked Cuban why he believes "Biden would make a better president than Trump."
"If you look at the people he's hired, there hasn't been any turnover in his cabinet — at all," Cuban said. "If you look at the people he's hired over the course of his career, or while he was Vice President in particular, there's nobody who's turned on him and came out and written books and published statements about how he's bad for the country."
"Now compare that to Trump. The people closest to him — almost all of them turned unless there's a financial relationship involved," he added. "To me, that says everything."
More...
More telling is the number of former administration officers which testified against him, produced evidence of alleged criminal activity, or gave scathing interviews of his incompetence. Least stable cabinet in the history of our country.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClydeR
That's cute how Cuban thinks Biden is actually running the show and making decisions.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClydeR
Also what a weird thing to even say in the first place.
Like Mark Cuban got to where he is without ever replacing someone close to him in a business sense. Shit, he's probably replaced many people close to him in a personal sense. I guess Mark Cuban is a huge loser according to Mark Cuban's standards!
I like Mark Cuban. I feel his heart is in the right place, even if politically I disagree with him. He is correct that neither Biden nor Trump should be president.
Maybe, but you also know what the road to Hell is paved with.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppa Hobbit Mage
I hope the IRS agent that processes my 2023 tax file & payment gets the clap after being TP’d in their a-hole by ClydeR, Seran, and Time4Fun.
It's not the agent's fault.. it's the government's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppressed Poet
They said the same thing about the SS guards stationed in Auschwitz. Fuck’em all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Parkbandit
(Truthfully I’m being overly dramatic and don’t wish harm on anyone that works at the IRS. Placing my envelope containing the check in the mailbox today compelled me to make an inappropriate post on the subject of paying taxes.)
Seran and ClydeR won't be able to understand your issue because they've never had a job. time4fun once said she pays more in taxes than everyone here on the PC earns combined, which implies having a job, but she lies constantly, so 50/50 chance she's never had a job either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppressed Poet
Yeah I threw in Time4Fun so that the dicking the agent receives is big & painful.Quote:
Originally Posted by Methais
Way to give the government 2 weeks of free money.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppressed Poet
I'm not paying until the 15th. Fuck them.
Smart choice. I thought of waiting until then for that reason, but now my healing process can begin.Quote:
Originally Posted by Parkbandit
I'm more like "HAHAHA FUCK YOU GOVMENT! I'M USING THIS MONEY FOR ANOTHER 2 WEEKS!"Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppressed Poet
You rookies write checks? I do direct withdrawals on the 15th setup through my preparer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Parkbandit
Saw this recently and it makes some sense with whats going on.
Quote:
"Conspiracy theory" time ��
Phase 1: Russia
Phase 2: Middle East
Phase 3: China
Phase 1: Tie up Russia in the north so they're unable to support their allies in the Middle East
Phase 2: Pivot away from Russia leaving Europe to hold the bag.
Provide strategic air support for Israel's invasion. Claim you can't commit ground troops because you've drained your Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) & all ammo supplies for Ukraine.
Iran retaliates against the U.S. by "cyber attacking" critical infrastructure, galvanizing the public in retaliation against Iran. Blame them for causing the stock market crash & banking system collapse.
Phase 3: Pivot to China providing naval support for all allies in the region, boxing them in after having destroyed their Belt and Road Initiative through the middle east.
The entire world is at war & you've rebuilt your manufacturing base by selling all the weapons. This is exactly what the U.S. did from 1939-1944.
This also saves the U.S. from the worst effects of the depression unleashed on the rest of the world, ensuring they recover first.
Oh look, even CNBC agrees that spending needs to be addressed!
https://twitter.com/StealthQE4/statu...43498047967583
There are a lot of details that can be questioned in that theory, but one thing that is pretty much universally accepted as truth is that the United States does have motives for starting the next world war. We are losing our position as the world’s dominant & sole superpower. One area we still have a strong advantage over all nations is our military might & technology.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anebriated
My filing is electronic but yes I send a paper check. That’s what my Jew guy tells me to do. There may be a .00001% chance that the agent reports my taxes as paid, but the US Treasury loses my check in route to deposit at the central bank. Maybe slightly more likely to happen than me winning the $1.23B PowerBall jackpot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppa Hobbit Mage
I'm also electronic. My last check I wrote was to the US Dept of State for passport renewals because they don't accept credit cards at our local post office.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppa Hobbit Mage
I've written 2 checks in 2 years.
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Originally Posted by Parkbandit
Staples will do expedited passport renewels with a card/digital. Just had mine renewed there.
This year I wrote a HOA (I hate HOAs) and a $130 passport check. I'm with you, twice a year give or take depending on circumstances. If I'm having work done on anything, I always ask them if I pay cash do I get a discount and virtually every time I do (because they either want it under the table or don't want to pay card processing fees) and I save a nickel/dime that way. Cash is king baby, especially for big ticket items. Did my roof, put down a new concrete pad, rebuild the deck and painted my house that way and saved a little over 2 grand in all. Small victories.Quote:
Originally Posted by Parkbandit
You just have to have the cash though.
It has very little to do with the processing fee.. and everything to do with getting paid under the table. I'll give 5% discount for cash paying customers because it saves me 25-30% this time a year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppa Hobbit Mage
Not that I would ever do that. I learned my lesson in 2019 during the boating accident where I lost every.single.gun. that was registered.
Man there are a lot of guns at the bottom of the ocean. I lost all mine by carelessly leaning them against the stairs and they all fell in. I felt so bad I didn't file an insurance claim, but now I'm thinking maybe I should have.Quote:
Originally Posted by Parkbandit
Totally off topic, but I had a stainless marine 12 gauge that was so beautiful. Freaking piece of art, even the furniture was nice on it.
This rules out Seran.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppa Hobbit Mage
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...n19U72h4heiA&sQuote:
Originally Posted by ~Rocktar~
Where the hell was anyone paying $2.99 for a gallon of OJ back in 2020? Where is anyone paying $4.29 for a gallon of OJ in 2024? WTF? No where, ever, has OJ been that cheap since 1983. I should know, I have seen Trading Places plenty of times before where Randolph and Mortimer are working on cornering the frozen OJ market. OJ has been overpriced ever since.Quote:
Originally Posted by ~Rocktar~
Seran: i DoNt KnOw WhAt YoUr' TaLkInG aboUt, I pAy $0 FoR gRoCeRiE's ThAnK's To BiDeN!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by ~Rocktar~
Nevada was lost by 34K votes. After extensive investigation:
https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...xw&oe=66F7D08A
About that stolen election . . .
Blindly following what they tell you lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by ~Rocktar~
You're aware those were allegations and ruled on in court?
Of course you are - but someone said it again so it must be true!!!!
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And Iran is attacking Israel (again). No repercussions when they did it a few months back, so unless Israel decides to dust them you can expect nothing from the Harris/Biden feckless administration.
Eh, it was Iran saving face. They hit nothing, no one was injured, and everyone knew they were launching so Israel was ready to knock them down.
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Originally Posted by Suppa Hobbit Mage
Oh, totally cool then. Thanks for explaining it so simply.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelston
I'm betting their ambassador reached out and begged them not to wipe their country off the face of the planet in response to their ballistic missile barrage. Hilarious that there were no deaths, but I'm sure that was planned too..Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelston
Yo mamma said I must be an Haitian immigrant from Springfield with the way I ate her pussy last night.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seran
You think it would be just a small missile attack that did nothing if it was otherwise? Iran has the capability to do a lot more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppa Hobbit Mage
Oh yeah, thanks again for explaining it so simply.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelston
Didn't explain anything. I asked you a question. What do you want the Biden administration to do about it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppa Hobbit Mage
My answer to this would be the Biden administration should simply get out of Israel’s way. We can support Israel as an ally. Let them defend themselves without trying to force them into an uneasy ceasefire & stop the rhetoric of what we may do if they go too far. Israel is quite good at & capable of responding to this kind of aggression.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelston
Are they really in Israel's way though?Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppressed Poet
Really? Exactly where did you ask me what I wanted the Biden administration to do about it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelston
Explain again so simply how 100 cruise missiles is no big deal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRwP4Krvreo
Remember, they'll tell you exactly what they're doing.. if you but listen.
"Our First Amendment stands as a major block to the ability to be able to just, you know, hammer it out of existence".
Despots and tyrants - Bless the writers of the Constitution for understanding, examining, and crafting it based off of human nature, not the era they lived in... They know that narcissists and authoritarians rise to power, because that is how they are wired as individuals. That the people would need protection from their "representatives and leaders", because one day they would come for us all.
I’d say we kind of are. On one side of the coin we are supporting Israel as we should. On the other side, this administration has been very critical of how Israel is prosecuting this war. We tell them you can’t do this, or you need to limit civilian casualties (more so then they already do), and we’re pushing them to agree to a ceasefire in which the other side doesn’t even agree to. If it were America defending itself from terrorist organizations like Hamas & Hezbollah, would we show as much restraint or let someone dictate to us how we should defend ourselves? I think not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelston
Let's say I'm asking you now, since you didn't pick it up before.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppa Hobbit Mage
Well, we are the US, not Israel. We don't rely on Israel or others to exist.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppressed Poet
Fair point on the difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelston
To better articulate, I think this conflicting rhetoric from the Biden admin publicly cautioning if not outright scolding Israel for the way they are conducting this war is sending mixed messages if not outright emboldening our shared enemies to retaliate. I’m not sure Iran would have launched those missiles if they 100% knew we had their back. As you said and I agree with you on, Iran launched those missiles for a political theater show of strength because they knew they could get away with it.
https://i.imgur.com/2jqYOYh.pngQuote:
Originally Posted by Suppressed Poet
Naw, because that was never my point and you getting all puffy about changing the topic isn't really my thing. But thanks for down playing the attack again. Just a bunch of cruise missiles, nothing to see here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelston
You don't think the Untied States with its mutual defense agreements and Israel's NATO ally status doesn't give the Untied States ample reason to caution it's ally against beginning a ground war with Lebanon, and all out hostilities with Iran? Israel hasn't even resolved the internal conflict with Hamas and it's stretching it's tiny military in two new directions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppressed Poet
The left: ZOMG! Give Ukraine billions of dollars! Shit! GIVE THEM TRILLIONS IF THEY NEED IT!!11!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Seran
Also the left: Meh, fuck Israel. They are on their own.
Just say you hate Jews, Seran. Why dance around this issue like you dance around the real reason why you vote blue no matter who?
I'm not getting all puffy about anything, so if you see that, you're reading my words in the wrong tone. You did, however, post..Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppa Hobbit Mage
So that was the theme. I was asking you what you think they should d.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppa Hobbit Mage
Releasing assets of a terrorist state. Allowing free weapons trade to and from a terrorist state. Pallets of cash delivered in the middle of the night to a terrorist state.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppressed Poet
Rise in terrorist state and it's proxies around the region.
Do you think these might be related?
In before Seran comes along and further tries to justify the murder and gang rape of Jews along with indiscriminate strategic bombing with ICBMs.
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Originally Posted by Seran
So you finally admit that Gaza and the West Bank are Israeli territory. Maybe you are coming around. I doubt it because you are a racist, anti-Semite, piece of shit that thinks murdering infants in their crib and gang raping women is perfectly ok because they are Jewish.
Was there something hidden in my statement that you can expect nothing from the Harris/Biden feckless administration?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelston
Kamala just gave the flood victims the Maui treatment ($750) after the Whitehouse just released another 8 billion to Ukraine last Thursday.
Biden just took credit for Elon providing Starlink to the impacted areas of the flooding after delaying the latest Starship launch and denying funding for further Starlink expansion.
Biden also announced sanctions on Iran after removing sanctions on Iran when he took office.
No. At least not publicly. I believe that is political pandering to the growing antisemitism within the Democrat party.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seran
So, here's John Kerry going full O'Brien.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3igBay6ndSs
The Seranites:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1e/08...2e12740e46.gif
Your imagined antisemitism aside, it's pretty laughable that your party cries about assisting Ukraine, then whines about cautioning Israel into entering a three way war they don't have the manpower for, when Bibi is counting on the United States to bail him out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppressed Poet
You think so little of Israel but they are actually quite capable. Sure they probably can’t get into an all out war with Iran without our assistance, but they can handle Hamas and Hezbollah just fine as they have demonstrated. Iran doesn’t want a war with the U.S. anymore than we do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seran
So, you don't know what they should do, you just are upset that they won't do it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppa Hobbit Mage
It would be mostly them trading missiles and air strikes, but I think Israel has the upperhand there. Neither side would have a large ground war going on so it'd just stalemate. Neither side really has a great power projection capability outside of their immediate areas.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppressed Poet
If they wanted, a single flight of aircraft could easily fly an attack path down the Persian Gulf and take out major navy and oil shipping facilities in one night and there is about fuck all that Iran could do about it. They could even warn them to get the people out and still there would be fuck all Iran could do.
https://i.redd.it/6xbkb65xtklb1.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by ~Rocktar~
What do you think? Tell me your feelings about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelston
Keep in mind, this is the same Gelston that said Russia is a paper tiger 300 billion dollars ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppa Hobbit Mage
Now we are exceeding 1 million casualties with no end in site.
He knows all the MW3 maps by heart, though. :shrug:
And there it is, Israel is banking on the United States support in helping them in a regional conflict against Iran and the United States is appropriately warning a cautionary approach. Israel received 14.3B in assistance this year on top of the annual 3.5B already provided annually, this is more than half of their 24.3B annual defense budget. Just as we've done with Ukraine, any assistance from the United States comes with strings and the advice of an ally.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppressed Poet
Yeah I was wrong, they are worse than I could have possibly imagined. I don't care how much we gave to Ukraine, they are still at best in a stalemate with Ukraine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neveragain
And what "we" are exceeding 1 million casualties? Are you Ukrainian or Russian?
And no, I've never played MW3, kthxbai.
You were the one popping in here all hot and bothered. I thought you had something you wanted to say, but I guess not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppa Hobbit Mage
I said what I wanted, you've just been swinging off my balls like a monkey at a jungle gym ever since.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelston
I suppose you could bring this up with the families who have been washed away in mountain floods that received $750.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelston
But hey, you get to watch that war footage while you grip your cock and get off on your war fetish.
"We" as in human beings.
Based on objective observation, Trump is in a rapid mental decline.
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With Mr. Biden out, Mr. Trump, at 78, is now the oldest major party nominee for president in history and would be the oldest president ever if he wins and finishes another term at 82. A review of Mr. Trump’s rallies, interviews, statements and social media posts finds signs of change since he first took the political stage in 2015. He has always been discursive and has often been untethered to truth, but with the passage of time his speeches have grown darker, harsher, longer, angrier, less focused, more profane and increasingly fixated on the past.
According to a computer analysis by The New York Times, Mr. Trump’s rally speeches now last an average of 82 minutes, compared with 45 minutes in 2016. Proportionately, he uses 13 percent more all-or-nothing terms like “always” and “never” than he did eight years ago, which some experts consider a sign of advancing age.
Similarly, he uses 32 percent more negative words than positive words now, compared with 21 percent in 2016, which can be another indicator of cognitive change. And he uses swearwords 69 percent more often than he did when he first ran, a trend that could reflect what experts call disinhibition. (A study by Stat, a health care news outlet, produced similar findings.)
Mr. Trump frequently reaches to the past for his frame of reference, often to the 1980s and 1990s, when he was in his tabloid-fueled heyday. He cites fictional characters from that era like Hannibal Lecter from “Silence of the Lip” (he meant “Silence of the Lambs”), asks “where’s Johnny Carson, bring back Johnny” (who died in 2005) and ruminates on how attractive Cary Grant was (“the most handsome man”). He asks supporters whether they remember the landing in New York of Charles Lindbergh, who actually landed in Paris and long before Mr. Trump was born.
He seems confused about modern technology, suggesting that “most people don’t have any idea what the hell a phone app is” in a country where 96 percent of people own a smartphone.
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Cope harder loser :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by ClydeR
Your complete hypocrisy is showing today.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClydeR
You ok? Did you see some of the latest polling and it has you all TDS flared up?
Good.
I am SO here for your meltdown come November.
Don’t you worry. Trump’s mind is just fine. And just in case his mind does rapidly decline like you say, you have JD Vance ready to take the job. We’re good.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClydeR
Shocker…
‘Merchant of Death’ who was released in Brittney Griner prisoner swap is back to selling arms to the Houthis: report
https://nypost.com/2024/10/07/world-...outhis-report/
Imagine running into this beast aboard a Spanish galleon.
Milton:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GZXF2fzX...g&name=900x900
And this guy...
https://x.com/theweeklysky/status/1844006036551659924
This guy is just dumbQuote:
Originally Posted by Neveragain
I think this guy just got done watching Forest Gump.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neveragain
I mean, if Joe Sea says he is good…let natural selection run its course. Why does he need a go fund me? Stupid internet bums…Quote:
Originally Posted by Neveragain
He wants a bigger boat. Let's face it, there's not a whole lot of 6 figure jobs for a pirate with one leg.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppressed Poet
He needs a pegleg.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neveragain
He's a Darwin Award candidate if there had ever been one. Throwing in a grift is simply icing on the cake.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suppressed Poet
At a rally in Scranton yesterday, Trump claimed to have been endorsed by firefighters and pointed a group purporting to be "Scranton Firefighters for Trump." Unfortunately, it was all another lie. Remember that Trump's first ever campaign appearance in 2015 was also a lie, when the audience was populated by hired actors.
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Now, we got the firefighters endorse us. You probably heard they haven’t … Oh. Wow. Look at that. That’s a very good-looking group of human beings, I will say. That’s a healthy-looking group.
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The real firefighters had to post a clarification on Facebook..
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Local 60 would like to address the rally held earlier today in Scranton for former President Trump and the Office of President of the United States. This is not a political post, rather a clarification post for anyone who sees or may see the event. Multiple CITIZENS were seen with “Scranton Firefighters for Trump” signs at today’s rally. It is noted that no member of Local 60 were carrying those signs as the IAFF has chosen not to endorse a candidate this election. We honor and respect each and every person’s political opinions as well as our members own opinions on what they believe is the right choice for them. We just want to clarify that Local 60 has not endorsed a candidate for the Office of President following the path of the IAFF. The signs seen were not a representation of SFD Local 60 nor an endorsement of any candidate. Thank you. #unionfirefighters
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OH SHIT WELL CLYDERETARD YOU'VE TOTALLY CONVINCED ME TO VOTE FOR KAMALA NOW VOTE BLUE NO MATTER WHO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by ClydeR
How dare they fact check the Don's imaginary endorsement.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClydeR
Wait.. so the people holding signs that said "Scranton Firefighters for Trump" endorsed him... but the union leadership didn't?Quote:
Originally Posted by ClydeR
I'm shocked by this.
Sounds like almost every union in the country.
And you being surprised by this makes you further confirm how fucking retarded you are.
From what I understand the dude live streamed the whole thing, some bigtime streamer bought him a new 100k sailboat and his go-fundme has raised nearly 100k.Quote:
Originally Posted by Parkbandit
A fucking pirate.
He's also a piece of shit criminal with a lengthy rapsheet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neveragain
Stuff like hitting a police woman in the face.. trying to light a homeless woman on fire... you know, a typical Democrat.
Stop being a racist, homophobic, sexist apotemnophobian.Quote:
Originally Posted by Parkbandit
Dude is TicTok famous, nothing else matters. #TkTk4LYFe
I note that you said "people" holding signs instead of "firefighters."Quote:
Originally Posted by Parkbandit
So firefighters aren't people?Quote:
Originally Posted by ClydeR
How dare you assume firefighters identify as people!Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelston
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/opTUT...?feature=share
I'll let it speak for itself... Shame what 25 years has done to social interaction and human connection. Truly astounding when think about it.
Title is "Celebrating a New Year in 2000 vs. 2024".. 30 second video.
This guy gets it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaps
https://i.imgur.com/ml9wmsM.png
https://i.imgur.com/KimleoH.png
Realized lately the PC is dead because it’s been overrun by nazi’s. It’s been dead for a while but when you realize nazi’s ruined it it’s a bummer.
Anyways… fuck nazi’s.
Here you go:Quote:
Originally Posted by SHAFT
https://img.ifunny.co/images/eeee87c...aeff5b23_1.jpg
wait are you saying liberals have taken over? damnQuote:
Originally Posted by SHAFT
The standard for Shaft’s definition of a “literal Nazi” = anyone that is not sucking the dick of a blue donkey traveling along the path of the Ho Chi Minh trail and swallowing that commie load like a good little Marxist should.
Guys he is very upset that he was lied to about Beyoncé performing. Twice.