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[bambu.]

This is not America.

It is though, just like what's going on with Trump.

[Yankguy1]

Poor guy.  My heart breaks for him.

[bambu.]

I grew up in the heart of Tornado Alley.  The odds of a tornado hitting one specific house are miniscule, so economically it makes more sense to provide good insurance coverage.  Tornado-proofing every home would likely cost trillions, not billions, because you would basically have to replace every wood-framed structure ("stick-built" is the term here in US) with concrete-block  houses or berm houses.  Given that hurricanes wreak 10 times the damage of tornadoes, it makes more sense to invest in hurricane-proofing and zoning that prevents residential construction in especially vulnerable coastal areas (or buy out existing properties).

What about funding a twister-proof room in homes there, to prevent loss of life?

[Hairy Lime]

Prepare to be confused

Amendment  VI


In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

When Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg was asked by a reporter as to what the underlying crime his indictment fails to name is, he replied in New York State, he does not have to.

The US Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
Does that not include New York?

You clearly are. Or rather, the right wing web site you pulled that argument from wants you to be and is lying to you again. 240 years of litigation as to what constitutes sufficient information ignored by them to be regurgitated by you.

Was that supposed to be a response, or are you just banging the table?

LOL. Just pointing out that you know nothing of the Constitution or criminal procedure, and are being played for thr gull you are.

As I thought.
No response, just insults.

No insults.  Just a blunt statement of facts.

[Oilcandide]

I grew up in the heart of Tornado Alley.  The odds of a tornado hitting one specific house are miniscule, so economically it makes more sense to provide good insurance coverage.  Tornado-proofing every home would likely cost trillions, not billions, because you would basically have to replace every wood-framed structure ("stick-built" is the term here in US) with concrete-block  houses or berm houses.  Given that hurricanes wreak 10 times the damage of tornadoes, it makes more sense to invest in hurricane-proofing and zoning that prevents residential construction in especially vulnerable coastal areas (or buy out existing properties).

What about funding a twister-proof room in homes there, to prevent loss of life?

That has some merit,  especially for homes built on slab foundations.

And most houses in Tornado Alley do have cellars, so they may need nothing more than enhanced bolting of the house to its foundation.  Or a basement section with a reinforced ceiling. Areas where cellars are lacking, primarily trailer parks, are now legally required to build reinforced storm shelters centrally placed in the trailer park.  I think government funding is assisting such places, and also helping fund lawsuits against noncompliant real estate companies.   

Unfortunately, you have a lot of people, even in places like Moore, Oklahoma (I think it's still ranked as most twister prone city in US) who have homes built and decide they'd rather spring for granite countertops and a jacuzzi, than include tornado shelter in the house.  Though twisters are dramatically destructive, the odds of one hitting your house in Tornado Alley is 1 in 5000, so people are willing to roll the dice and spend their budget on frills.

[LarryB!]

Watching the Tennessee Legislature operate is like a primer on CRT

[bambu.]

It was in the Tennessee legislature on 18 August 1920 that young Harry Burn *changed* red rose to yellow after receiving a letter from his mother, and voted 'yes', thereby giving the Suffragist women, the "Iron Jawed Angels", their 19th Amendment right to vote.

[FlyingVProd]

In the 1920s my Great Grandfather was the Chief of Police of Denver, Colorado. My family had a good life in Colorado in the 1920s, but then everything collapsed in the 1930s with the Great Depression. The family all ended up picking fruit in California, and they were grateful to be able to pick fruit. Watch the movie "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck, times were hard during the Great Depression. But, they were strong people and they worked hard and they survived. And then they had to fight World War II in the 1940s. Americans have had to be strong people.

We need peace right now, we need to stop Putin, and we need to have peace.

And we need to help our homeless people and we need to get our homeless people all into shelter. I also support Church buses which can pick up the homeless people and take them to Calvary Chapel and to the other Churches. We need a Jesus Revolution with buses bringing homeless people to the Churches. And then, as we help the homeless, then we can give them the opportunity to live on communes and to work on farms and to make cheese, etc, and to worship God, and they can have tennis courts and swimming pools on their communes, and libraries, etc. People can have communes in Battle Mountain, Nevada, and in Merced, California, and in Napa, California. The first step is to get the homeless people into housing, and to get them Mental Health Treatment, etc, and then we can get them all going to Church every Sunday on Church buses, and then they can get into more permanent housing such as communes, etc. And the communes are going to need pharmacies, etc. And the communes can do trade with San Francisco, etc.

So, at this time we need PEACE, and we need to help our homeless people. We lost a lot of jobs to other nations, and we have a lot of homeless people, right now we just need to help our homeless people. And we need to help them Mind, Body, and Spirit, they need to go to Church on Sunday to go along with getting healthy.

We have come a long way since the 1920s, and right now our crisis is to help our homeless people right here in America. We just need peace, so that we can focus on helping our people here at home.

And Biden has a lot going on with the economy and building, and the local economy is great here in Anaheim, we will be fine.

Salute,

Tony V.

[Yankguy1]

It was in the Tennessee legislature on 18 August 1920 that young Harry Burn *changed* red rose to yellow after receiving a letter from his mother, and voted 'yes', thereby giving the Suffragist women, the "Iron Jawed Angels", their 19th Amendment right to vote.

A dark for Bambu-ilk residing in the States, I'm certain.

[Espnthree]

Prepare to be confused

Amendment  VI


In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

When Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg was asked by a reporter as to what the underlying crime his indictment fails to name is, he replied in New York State, he does not have to.

The US Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
Does that not include New York?

You clearly are. Or rather, the right wing web site you pulled that argument from wants you to be and is lying to you again. 240 years of litigation as to what constitutes sufficient information ignored by them to be regurgitated by you.

Was that supposed to be a response, or are you just banging the table?

LOL. Just pointing out that you know nothing of the Constitution or criminal procedure, and are being played for thr gull you are.

As I thought.
No response, just insults.

No insults.  Just a blunt statement of facts.

I supplied the facts
You countered with insults

[Espnthree]

Unfortunately, you have a lot of people, even in places like Moore, Oklahoma (I think it's still ranked as most twister prone city in US) who have homes built and decide they'd rather spring for granite countertops and a jacuzzi, than include tornado shelter in the house.  Though twisters are dramatically destructive, the odds of one hitting your house in Tornado Alley is 1 in 5000, so people are willing to roll the dice and spend their budget on frills.

Frills?
Is building a home you want to enjoy living in a frill?
Of course not.
Moore  Oklahoma according to statistics has grown from 42,000 to 63,000 in the last 13  years despite a huge
tornado in 2013. 
Growth over the last three  has been slowed by Covid and Biden inflation.
It may come as a shock to you but people seek a home they can afford in a community they live in whether by choice or situation.
They know the risks but persist in establishing a home  that suits their needs and comfort.
As do all Americans.

If there is one lesson we have learned over the last 50 years of global alarmism it is that the ability of society to adapt to change is eternal.

[bambu.]

It was in the Tennessee legislature on 18 August 1920 that young Harry Burn *changed* red rose to yellow after receiving a letter from his mother, and voted 'yes', thereby giving the Suffragist women, the "Iron Jawed Angels", their 19th Amendment right to vote.

A dark for Bambu-ilk residing in the States, I'm certain.

Happy women are the best kind.
Be kind to respectable, respectful women, and one's rewards will be plentiful.

[Hairy Lime]

Prepare to be confused

Amendment  VI


In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

When Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg was asked by a reporter as to what the underlying crime his indictment fails to name is, he replied in New York State, he does not have to.

The US Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
Does that not include New York?

You clearly are. Or rather, the right wing web site you pulled that argument from wants you to be and is lying to you again. 240 years of litigation as to what constitutes sufficient information ignored by them to be regurgitated by you.

Was that supposed to be a response, or are you just banging the table?

LOL. Just pointing out that you know nothing of the Constitution or criminal procedure, and are being played for thr gull you are.

As I thought.
No response, just insults.

No insults.  Just a blunt statement of facts.

I supplied the facts
You countered with insults

The only fact you supplied is that you have no knowledge of the Constitution or criminal procedure. Granted the part of you being played for a gull is more an inference and the source you regurgitated may be as ill informed as you, but I think it is more likely they are relying on the ignorance of you and your ilk.

Bragg has no Constitutional duty to provide that information:

A. To the Defendant in an indictment or arraignment, or

B. To a journalist, ever.

Google notice pleading, you vainglorious buffoon.

[Oilcandide]

Unfortunately, you have a lot of people, even in places like Moore, Oklahoma (I think it's still ranked as most twister prone city in US) who have homes built and decide they'd rather spring for granite countertops and a jacuzzi, than include tornado shelter in the house.  Though twisters are dramatically destructive, the odds of one hitting your house in Tornado Alley is 1 in 5000, so people are willing to roll the dice and spend their budget on frills.

Frills?
Is building a home you want to enjoy living in a frill?
Of course not.
Moore  Oklahoma according to statistics has grown from 42,000 to 63,000 in the last 13  years despite a huge
tornado in 2013. 
Growth over the last three  has been slowed by Covid and Biden inflation.
It may come as a shock to you but people seek a home they can afford in a community they live in whether by choice or situation.
They know the risks but persist in establishing a home  that suits their needs and comfort.
As do all Americans.

If there is one lesson we have learned over the last 50 years of global alarmism it is that the ability of society to adapt to change is eternal.

You seem to have completely missed the point of that post.  No one is criticizing building a nice home or living in Tornado Alley.  Did you actually follow the whole chat, where I said I grew up in that area?  Local government and insurers in that town in Oklahoma urge people to include tornado-proofing in their homes, for their safety and to help the house stay at least partly intact.   As has been observed in various towns in Oklahoma, many people opt to spend the money that proofing costs on other home amenities.  It's a dice roll I might consider myself, but I was explaining to Bambu that there are consequences of those cumulative individual choices when, say, an F4 tornado strikes, and they are striking with greater frequency now.  So it is worthwhile, when you meet with a general contractor, to consider possible benefits of choosing a storm shelter space over marble countertops, when the budget won't encompass both. 

[Espnthree]

How to react to protests and/or bad behavior in modern day America.
Two cases.

At the State University of New York(SUNY) student protesters
tried to silence conservative pundit Ian Haworth who was hired to conduct a discussion on Free Speech on College Campuses. Haworth belongs to Turning Point USA(TPUSA) a non profit organization promoting campus freedom and his talk was to discuss how just the opposite is happening on many university campuses.

Right on cue some angry students started screaming( in no particular order)
Shut Up Nazi!, Trans Rights are Human Rights! Fuck You TPUSA!

Haworth replied  to those shouting , Ladies and Gentlemen I give you the [ b]
Tolerant Left![/b]
Summing up his evening at SUNY Haworth observed
The most socialist thing I have ever seen is a bunch of deranged students screaming no cops! no KKK! no TPUSA! at a Jewish immigrant while also happily shoveling free pizza down their throats paid for by TPUSA!
Jokingly, he added, Sure, they are Nazis, but who does not  love a free slice? [/b]

And then you have the 50 something lady school bus driver , Jackie Miller, shuttling a bunch of brats to school last week in Amherst, Ohio.
Miller said the core group of students had acted out
the minute they boarded the bus and  one of them sprayed perfume leading to a horrible asthma attack.
She needed an inhaler and the bus windows opened to recover.
It was the proverbial straw and Miller let go.

Her rant lasted minutes and was brutal.
My favorite part:

Goddamn it, how much more do you expect me to fucking take?
I'm sick of all of this shit!
I am  done with it.
I am going to start kicking some fucking serious ass!
Do you hear me?
My foot is going to be so far up your goddamn ass it is going to dangle out your goddamn nose..


Well, Miller quit.She said she should not have reacted that way but she MEANT EVERY WORD and was not taking anything back.

Her tongue lashing became the inspiration for a clothing line of shirts, sweaters and hoodies, which sported one of her quotes ( guess which one) around a school bus, with $5 of each sale going to the now-jobless driver.
A GoFundMe was also set up and raised over $60,000 as of Thursday afternoon, so Miller can retire.




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