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Reports of protests are overblown. A few incidents around the country, but nothing major.

5 (45.5%)

A few major incidents in capitals, but nothing much in DC.

5 (45.5%)

A major incident in DC, but nothing much around the country.

0 (0%)

More than 10 capitals have major upheavals, but nothing much in DC.

0 (0%)

A major incident in DC plus more than 10 capitals with significant upheavals.

1 (9.1%)

More than half the capitals around the country have problems with protesters, but DC is quiet.

0 (0%)

DC has major problems, while more than half the capitals around the country also have considerable trouble with protesters.

0 (0%)

Huge disruption to the day.

0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 9

Voting closed: January 19, 2021, 10:49:21 PM

[LarryBnDC]

There you have it.


https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-09-06/hiltzik-republican-ernst-gutting-social-security

[josh]

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/samoa-prime-minister-climate-change_n_5b8bb947e4b0511db3d98cb4?sfns=mo&fbclid=IwAR0oSsLPGft7NN3EWj4COd4BAptWvYx1SnYWxPbWhl3S6Uf4rfv24tNWAUk

"Leaders who deny climate change are stupid."

So, too, posters.

That's whether they deny it is caused by humans, deny that it is a significant threat to our way of life, or deny that we can and should do something about it.

Record temperatures in SE QLD state.
Record drought and milk being rationed in Sydney.
In 1946

Poster child for poster stupidity.

Look at that record.

Then look at how many of the hottest days on record happened in which decade.

Then report what you found.

[barton]

   News Item-9/12/2019

Sure doesn't read like a straight news story.   Which is probably why you omitted the source. 

[REDSTATEWARD]

   News Item-9/12/2019

Sure doesn't read like a straight news story.   Which is probably why you omitted the source.

The source of the story was the Washington Examiner News pages.
Are you saying the facts mentioned are wrong ?

[barton]

It's the Washington Examiner, a RW propaganda outlet.  Famous for unsupported claims like the anonymous border rancher who found prayer rugs.  Owned by Christian conservative billionaire Phil Anschutz.   Trump laps this junk journalism up.

Lines like "The leading indicator of gun sales jumped in August, driven in part by Americans seeking self-protection and deep concerns congressional Democrats are going to push through expanded gun control legislation..." are speculation, and no factual basis is offered beyond quotes that are all from gun sellers.   It's a slanted report which is thinly disguised as straight news.

[REDSTATEWARD]

It's the Washington Examiner, a RW propaganda outlet.  Famous for unsupported claims like the anonymous border rancher who found prayer rugs.  Owned by Christian conservative billionaire Phil Anschutz.   Trump laps this junk journalism up.

Lines like "The leading indicator of gun sales jumped in August, driven in part by Americans seeking self-protection and deep concerns congressional Democrats are going to push through expanded gun control legislation..." are speculation, and no factual basis is offered beyond quotes that are all from gun sellers.   It's a slanted report which is thinly disguised as straight news.

What facts are wrong? Are you seriously arguing that mass shootings do NOT result in increased gun sales? https://law.stanford.edu/press/gun-sales-us-spike-mass-shootings/
Do you seriously think political promises to ban or buy back guns don’t cause gun sales to immediately increase?

[josh]

[facilitatorn]

It's the Washington Examiner, a RW propaganda outlet.  Famous for unsupported claims like the anonymous border rancher who found prayer rugs.  Owned by Christian conservative billionaire Phil Anschutz.   Trump laps this junk journalism up.

Lines like "The leading indicator of gun sales jumped in August, driven in part by Americans seeking self-protection and deep concerns congressional Democrats are going to push through expanded gun control legislation..." are speculation, and no factual basis is offered beyond quotes that are all from gun sellers.   It's a slanted report which is thinly disguised as straight news.

What facts are wrong? Are you seriously arguing that mass shootings do NOT result in increased gun sales? https://law.stanford.edu/press/gun-sales-us-spike-mass-shootings/
Do you seriously think political promises to ban or buy back guns don’t cause gun sales to immediately increase?

This is why drone strikes (too harsh) nudges on anyone who purchased 4 or more guns in the past year are entirely justified.

Insurance, mishap escrow, licensing, registration, regular training, and public service hours should be necessary for those who would like to keep guns in the future. Buy backs will be encouraged on an on going basis as the most sensible public policy.

Gun companies and gun lobbies are dependent on the right wing corrupt politicians and their fucked up adherents. These fools are dying off as completely as jim’s Ability to make or follow a convincing argument. If we work hard, we can make the watershed of their utter and irrevocable irrelevance happen this cycle.

[facilitatorn]

The source of the story was the Washington Examiner News pages.

The Washington Examiner is a fine journalistic enterprise wherein I follow the chronicle of the life and times of Bat Boy and equally enlightening articles. Or is that the New York Observer? Definitely one of the other. Very legitimate news source.

I give it to Triumph the Insult Comic Dog when its too cold to go outside.

[facilitatorn]

I’m glad we finally learned the Vice President’s porn name. Mother will be furious when she sees the videos. Turns out she was kind of right about dinner engagements, pizza deliveries and pool cleanings.

[barton]

It's the Washington Examiner, a RW propaganda outlet.  Famous for unsupported claims like the anonymous border rancher who found prayer rugs.  Owned by Christian conservative billionaire Phil Anschutz.   Trump laps this junk journalism up.

Lines like "The leading indicator of gun sales jumped in August, driven in part by Americans seeking self-protection and deep concerns congressional Democrats are going to push through expanded gun control legislation..." are speculation, and no factual basis is offered beyond quotes that are all from gun sellers.   It's a slanted report which is thinly disguised as straight news.

What facts are wrong? Are you seriously arguing that mass shootings do NOT result in increased gun sales? https://law.stanford.edu/press/gun-sales-us-spike-mass-shootings/
Do you seriously think political promises to ban or buy back guns don’t cause gun sales to immediately increase?

It's the slant in phrases like "fears of a liberal gun grab " or "deep concerns Congressional Democrats are going to push through..."  It's the selection of facts and phrases.   I wasn't saying gun sales didn't spike.   But the phrasing is biased, and no research is cited to show what specific reasons gun purchasers are giving (if any).   From the facts presented we have no way of knowing whether the average new buyer is more concerned about immigrant boogeymen or Democrats who are imagined as taking away guns from legitimate owners.   The article makes assumptions not warranted.   

[oilcan]

Most hunters I've known use deer rifles or shotguns, often decades-old weapons, and the proposed bans do not affect them in the slightest.

The real problem is that stupidest and most paranoid people are the ones buying up military-style assault rifles in mass quantities.   They are fearful children, easily duped by demagogues and hucksters. 

[Hairy Lime]

Don't gun sales always rise in August in anticipation of hunting season?   No hunter wants to be seen in the field armed with an out-dated killing machine.

Jim lied. He doesn't live on the coast.

In Cleveland, they call the Lake Erie shoreline the north coast. Great for surfing.

[REDSTATEWARD]

Most hunters I've known use deer rifles or shotguns, often decades-old weapons, and the proposed bans do not affect them in the slightest.

The real problem is that stupidest and most paranoid people are the ones buying up military-style assault rifles in mass quantities.   They are fearful children, easily duped by demagogues and hucksters.

Would you also call them “ deplorable”?

[Yankguy1]

I would call those that are deplorable, deplorable.  Just like HRC did.