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I got stabbed today
I was downtown and a man, who I've never seen before stabbed me.
He got me right in the shoulder, while I wasn't looking.
Lots of police were there and everything.
I mean, it wasn't that big a deal. I just got my first dose of Moderna. That's all.
I didn't even feel it. I still don't. They must be using very thin needles.
I had to pay extra to get the Gates microchip though.
I got an Intel Core i7-10700K It features 8 cores and 16 threads, with an impressive base clock speed of 3.8GHz. The unlocked CPU can be boosted up to 5.1 GHz with Turbo Boost Max 3.0.
Yeah, I'll be doing some fantastic number crunching now, and be able to run down fly balls in the outfield
like the 10 Million dollar man.
Wait until you see the blog output in the next few months.
He got me right in the shoulder, while I wasn't looking.
Lots of police were there and everything.
I mean, it wasn't that big a deal. I just got my first dose of Moderna. That's all.
I didn't even feel it. I still don't. They must be using very thin needles.
I had to pay extra to get the Gates microchip though.
I got an Intel Core i7-10700K It features 8 cores and 16 threads, with an impressive base clock speed of 3.8GHz. The unlocked CPU can be boosted up to 5.1 GHz with Turbo Boost Max 3.0.
Yeah, I'll be doing some fantastic number crunching now, and be able to run down fly balls in the outfield
like the 10 Million dollar man.
Wait until you see the blog output in the next few months.
THE NEW MASKS COMING TO AMERICA WATCH
lets hope this kind of nutty happening will not be taken seriously. or will it. what ever happen to our immune system.
online today!
Painted-on eyebrows...
High on my list of things that 'creep me out' are heavy painted or glued-on eyebrows. One woman (who is online often) shaved them off and painted some thin wispy eyebrows no thicker than a black sharpie marker. Another has them in so wide and dark it reminds me of football players anti-glare stickers... in reverse of course!
Over the years I've seen some (expensive) work where individual hairs are glued into place.
I believe it's called threading and someone will correct me if I'm wrong on this.
By today's standards... there is no limit!
Over the years I've seen some (expensive) work where individual hairs are glued into place.
I believe it's called threading and someone will correct me if I'm wrong on this.
By today's standards... there is no limit!
It's a real lethal problem
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making sense of America’s gun violence problem turns out to be a fairly straightforward proposition.
393 million: That’s how many guns the United States has, according to a 2018 Small Arms Survey, more than one gun per American and about 46 percent of all civilian-owned firearms in the world. And it’s the only variable that can explain America’s high rate of mass shootings: As my colleagues Max Fisher and Josh Keller pointed out back in 2017, an ever-growing body of research consistently reaches this same conclusion.
The same can be said for gun deaths in general, of which mass shootings account for only a tiny fraction. As German Lopez has explained in Vox, “When researchers control for other confounding variables, they have found time and time again that America’s high levels of gun ownership are a major reason the U.S. is so much worse in terms of gun violence than its developed peers.”
making sense of America’s gun violence problem turns out to be a fairly straightforward proposition.
393 million: That’s how many guns the United States has, according to a 2018 Small Arms Survey, more than one gun per American and about 46 percent of all civilian-owned firearms in the world. And it’s the only variable that can explain America’s high rate of mass shootings: As my colleagues Max Fisher and Josh Keller pointed out back in 2017, an ever-growing body of research consistently reaches this same conclusion.
The same can be said for gun deaths in general, of which mass shootings account for only a tiny fraction. As German Lopez has explained in Vox, “When researchers control for other confounding variables, they have found time and time again that America’s high levels of gun ownership are a major reason the U.S. is so much worse in terms of gun violence than its developed peers.”
While debatable what the best methods for change are, to prevent further slaughter of innocent people, children & adults, it definitely needs change, not resistance to change.
Change is inevitable. Growth is possible. "Lead, follow, or get out of the way."
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The tyranny of the minority
There are other reasons policy doesn’t follow public opinion, and some of them are inherent in the very structure of American government. The Senate, for example, by giving equal representation to every state, militates against majority rule. As Harry L. Wilson writes in The Conversation, “California and New York, the first and fourth largest states and ones that favor stricter gun laws, comprise about 18 percent of the population of the United States but only 4 percent of the senators.”
Already a counter-majoritarian institution, the Senate was made even more so by the rise of the modern filibuster in the 20th century, which allows a minority to block majority-supported legislation. That means most substantive legislation must get 60 votes in the Senate to pass — often an exceedingly difficult threshold to reach.
The tyranny of the minority
There are other reasons policy doesn’t follow public opinion, and some of them are inherent in the very structure of American government. The Senate, for example, by giving equal representation to every state, militates against majority rule. As Harry L. Wilson writes in The Conversation, “California and New York, the first and fourth largest states and ones that favor stricter gun laws, comprise about 18 percent of the population of the United States but only 4 percent of the senators.”
Already a counter-majoritarian institution, the Senate was made even more so by the rise of the modern filibuster in the 20th century, which allows a minority to block majority-supported legislation. That means most substantive legislation must get 60 votes in the Senate to pass — often an exceedingly difficult threshold to reach.
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Friday's Cat...
On my way downstairs this morning, I found a cat on the landing. This was new as I don't recall any cats around this building. Acknowledging the cat was there, I stopped and watched him as he looked at me. I continued down the stairs and (to my surprise) the cat didn't run away.
I did some errands and the cat was in the same place when I returned.
Okay, something's up.
Why here?
Maybe someone abandoned this animal as he's not afraid of me.
Flashback to when I was 12 years old and we had a cat named Tiki with the same markings... I get it, this must be a descendant of Tiki!!
So, I poured a small bowl of milk and Tiki2 (notice I've already named this cat I've known for less than 2 hours) started drinking the milk. I headed off to work and Tiki2 was at the bottom of the stairs when I returned after dark.
My wife suggested we feed the cat and I said if we do, he'll never go away and 3 minutes later I had a small bowl of Spanish style ground beef warmed in the microwave oven. By then Tiki2 was in the bushes possibly looking for food. Two seconds later the beef was on Tiki2's dinner menu!
Wanting to be a part of the virtual adoption, my wife called down to me saying the cat needed some rice. "Cat's don't eat rice", said I, but she had a scoop of rice in her hand and added it to the partly consumed bowl of beef. The cat stopped eating and walked away. Insisting cats eat rice, I agreed... maybe they do, but this isn't a Chinese Cat!
Anyway a few neighbors coming and going all noticed the cat today and none of know where the cat came from or where the cat belongs. One woman tried to reach animal services to pick up the animal and take him to a place for care and adoption but she was turned down as Covid has that department only handling emergencies.
So for now, Tiki2 has food and can seek shelter under the stairs when it rains.
I did some errands and the cat was in the same place when I returned.
Okay, something's up.
Why here?
Maybe someone abandoned this animal as he's not afraid of me.
Flashback to when I was 12 years old and we had a cat named Tiki with the same markings... I get it, this must be a descendant of Tiki!!
So, I poured a small bowl of milk and Tiki2 (notice I've already named this cat I've known for less than 2 hours) started drinking the milk. I headed off to work and Tiki2 was at the bottom of the stairs when I returned after dark.
My wife suggested we feed the cat and I said if we do, he'll never go away and 3 minutes later I had a small bowl of Spanish style ground beef warmed in the microwave oven. By then Tiki2 was in the bushes possibly looking for food. Two seconds later the beef was on Tiki2's dinner menu!
Wanting to be a part of the virtual adoption, my wife called down to me saying the cat needed some rice. "Cat's don't eat rice", said I, but she had a scoop of rice in her hand and added it to the partly consumed bowl of beef. The cat stopped eating and walked away. Insisting cats eat rice, I agreed... maybe they do, but this isn't a Chinese Cat!
Anyway a few neighbors coming and going all noticed the cat today and none of know where the cat came from or where the cat belongs. One woman tried to reach animal services to pick up the animal and take him to a place for care and adoption but she was turned down as Covid has that department only handling emergencies.
So for now, Tiki2 has food and can seek shelter under the stairs when it rains.
Disturbing video captures migrants drowning in Rio Grande
A tragic video appears to show young migrants drowning in the Rio Grande, a deadly turn in the escalating border crisis.
The footage, captured by fisherman Jesus Vargas, shows three people in the water near the border town of Laredo, Texas, with only their heads bobbing above the surface.
"You don’t have life jackets, nothing? They’re drowning, these guys!" Vargas is heard shouting at US Border Patrol agents standing on the shoreline nearby.
"That girl didn’t come out no more!" Vargas yells of one apparent victim.
The footage, captured by fisherman Jesus Vargas, shows three people in the water near the border town of Laredo, Texas, with only their heads bobbing above the surface.
"You don’t have life jackets, nothing? They’re drowning, these guys!" Vargas is heard shouting at US Border Patrol agents standing on the shoreline nearby.
"That girl didn’t come out no more!" Vargas yells of one apparent victim.
online today!
She whacked him good...
In San Francisco a 76 year old Asian woman waiting for the traffic light to change gets punched in the face by a 39 year old man who approached the woman. According to the story, the incident was unprovoked and the woman picked up a stick and fought back.
Police and ambulance arrived where the bloodied man was handcuffed to a stretcher and taken to a hospital. It appeared the old woman wanted more of the man was he was taken away!
She whacked him good...
Story link:
Police and ambulance arrived where the bloodied man was handcuffed to a stretcher and taken to a hospital. It appeared the old woman wanted more of the man was he was taken away!
She whacked him good...
Story link:
Today
Glen Close turns 73
Bruce Willis turns 65
Dodgers Pitcher Clayton Kershaw turns 32
and model Arabella Chi turns 29
Bruce Willis turns 65
Dodgers Pitcher Clayton Kershaw turns 32
and model Arabella Chi turns 29
online today!
"How The NEWS Lies To You Every Day Yet You Never Notice"
This is a NEWS Blog. It Tells How NEWS Lies, Yet People Never Notice They're Lied To.
Once again, Putin attempted to influence election - spread misinformation about our US president
Today in The New York Times;
Interesting, how those who claim to "think for themselves" are actually the ones who
are most easily misled to think, as other notorious negative influencers want them to think. At some point it is crucial to actually think, whether you are making America great by your actions, or quite the opposite. It's time to think things through, rather than to be continually misled by having your emotions manipulated. It's time to face reality and change for the better.
Due to (deleted) comments which attempted to turn this intelligence report summary into a political discussion, I have blocked comments. So, feel free to inform yourself of the intelligence findings and the news story about it. In my comments I even included a link directly to the declassified intelligence report so you can "read it for yourself".
In response to:
Putin authorized extensive election influence campaign, intelligence report says.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia authorized election interference operations that aimed to benefit former President Donald J. Trump’s campaign.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia authorized extensive efforts to interfere in the American presidential election to denigrate the candidacy of Joseph R. Biden Jr., including intelligence operations to influence people close to former President Donald J. Trump, according to a declassified intelligence report released Tuesday.
The report did not name those people but seemed to be a reference to the work of Mr. Trump’s former personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani, who relentlessly pushed allegations of corruption about Mr. Biden and his family involving Ukraine.
“Russian state and proxy actors who all serve the Kremlin’s interests worked to affect U.S. public perceptions in a consistent manner,” the report said.
The declassified report represented the most comprehensive intelligence assessment of foreign efforts to influence the 2020 vote. Besides Russia, Iran and other countries sought to influence the election, the report said. China considered efforts to influence the presidential vote, but ultimately concluded that any such operation would fail and most likely backfire, intelligence officials concluded.
A companion report by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security also rejected false allegations promoted by Mr. Trump’s allies in the weeks after the election that Venezuela or other foreign countries defrauded the election.
The reports, compiled by career officials, amounted to a repudiation of Mr. Trump, his allies and some of his top administration officials. They categorically dismissed allegations of foreign-fed voter fraud, cast doubt on Republican accusations of Chinese intervention on behalf of Democrats and undermined the allegations that Mr. Trump and his allies spread about the Biden family’s work in Ukraine.
The report also found that there were no efforts by Russia or other countries to change ballots themselves, unlike in 2016. Efforts by Russian hackers to probe state and local networks were unrelated to efforts by Moscow to influence the presidential vote.
Some of the information in the intelligence report was released in the months leading up to the election, reflecting an effort by the intelligence community to release more information about foreign operations during the campaign season after its reluctance to do so in 2016 helped misinformation spread.
— Julian E. Barnes
Putin authorized extensive election influence campaign, intelligence report says.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia authorized election interference operations that aimed to benefit former President Donald J. Trump’s campaign.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia authorized extensive efforts to interfere in the American presidential election to denigrate the candidacy of Joseph R. Biden Jr., including intelligence operations to influence people close to former President Donald J. Trump, according to a declassified intelligence report released Tuesday.
The report did not name those people but seemed to be a reference to the work of Mr. Trump’s former personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani, who relentlessly pushed allegations of corruption about Mr. Biden and his family involving Ukraine.
“Russian state and proxy actors who all serve the Kremlin’s interests worked to affect U.S. public perceptions in a consistent manner,” the report said.
The declassified report represented the most comprehensive intelligence assessment of foreign efforts to influence the 2020 vote. Besides Russia, Iran and other countries sought to influence the election, the report said. China considered efforts to influence the presidential vote, but ultimately concluded that any such operation would fail and most likely backfire, intelligence officials concluded.
A companion report by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security also rejected false allegations promoted by Mr. Trump’s allies in the weeks after the election that Venezuela or other foreign countries defrauded the election.
The reports, compiled by career officials, amounted to a repudiation of Mr. Trump, his allies and some of his top administration officials. They categorically dismissed allegations of foreign-fed voter fraud, cast doubt on Republican accusations of Chinese intervention on behalf of Democrats and undermined the allegations that Mr. Trump and his allies spread about the Biden family’s work in Ukraine.
The report also found that there were no efforts by Russia or other countries to change ballots themselves, unlike in 2016. Efforts by Russian hackers to probe state and local networks were unrelated to efforts by Moscow to influence the presidential vote.
Some of the information in the intelligence report was released in the months leading up to the election, reflecting an effort by the intelligence community to release more information about foreign operations during the campaign season after its reluctance to do so in 2016 helped misinformation spread.
— Julian E. Barnes
Interesting, how those who claim to "think for themselves" are actually the ones who
are most easily misled to think, as other notorious negative influencers want them to think. At some point it is crucial to actually think, whether you are making America great by your actions, or quite the opposite. It's time to think things through, rather than to be continually misled by having your emotions manipulated. It's time to face reality and change for the better.
Due to (deleted) comments which attempted to turn this intelligence report summary into a political discussion, I have blocked comments. So, feel free to inform yourself of the intelligence findings and the news story about it. In my comments I even included a link directly to the declassified intelligence report so you can "read it for yourself".
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