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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

[kiidcarter8]

Look at a map of US poverty sometime


Nah - dont wanna see your living room - pr your garage

[facilitatorn]

Look at a map of US poverty sometime


Nah - dont wanna see your living room - pr your garage

Nothing matches the abject poverty of your mind in terms of pure squalor or decay.

[facilitatorn]

http://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/12/26/republicans-try-to-re-write-history-with-lies/

[facilitatorn]

http://www.theweek.com/articles/886199/more-honest-evangelical-defense-trump

Baby Jesus says, “ dump trump”.

[josh]

You just described a weath redistribution plan.

No one is born with wealth or hatred. These things are distributed As we go. We need to do a better job at both.

I favor distributing all of our hatred to some place irrelevant. Like Australia.

I am not surprised but I would think that if fires were breaking out all around me, I would log off and maybe try to help somewhere and not hide under a rock or in a hole in the ground.

And great to see a modern day Malthus from a continent with, what 20 million people, explaining "overpopulation"  to the rest of Elba. Cue up the Doobie Brothers's "what a fool believes......"

Bambi's been clear that he's not volunteering to help anybody but himself and his family,  and not much for them.

[josh]

Look at a map of US poverty sometime


Nah - dont wanna see your living room - pr your garage

Because that's what a map would show.

You going to start with "Yo' momma" insults, next?

[facilitatorn]

http://www.salon.com/2019/12/27/pelosi-has-the-right-to-submit-trump-to-an-involuntary-evaluation-yale-psychiatrist-bandy-lee/

[josh]

Look at a map of US poverty sometime


Nah - dont wanna see your living room - pr your garage

Nothing matches the abject poverty of your mind in terms of pure squalor or decay.

Kid heard the expression "ignorance is bliss" and took it to heart.

[josh]

http://www.salon.com/2019/12/27/pelosi-has-the-right-to-submit-trump-to-an-involuntary-evaluation-yale-psychiatrist-bandy-lee/

"“As a coworker, she has the right to have him submit to an involuntary evaluation, but she has not,” Lee told Salon. "Anyone can call 911 to report someone who seems dangerous, and family members are the most typical ones to do so. But so can coworkers, and even passersby on the street. The law dictates who can determine right to treatment, or civil commitment, and in all 50 U.S. states this includes a psychiatrist."

I think claiming "co-worker" status is a stretch,  but by the doctor's argument, the doc could make the call, too, and has chosen not to.

And given this president's ability to get people to lie for him, it's unclear that things would go as Lee predicts.

[LarryBnDC]

Look at a map of US poverty sometime


Nah - dont wanna see your living room - pr your garage

Nothing matches the abject poverty of your mind in terms of pure squalor or decay.

Kid heard the expression "ignorance is bliss" and took it to heart.

He drank the FlavorAid in the red Solo cup.

[REDSTATEWARD]

News Item



Pay for the bottom 25% of wage earners rose 4.5% in November from a year earlier, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Wages for the top 25% of earners rose 2.9%. Similarly, the Atlanta Fed found wages for low-skilled workers have accelerated since early 2018, and last month matched the pace of high-skill workers for the first time since 2010.

[barton]

http://www.salon.com/2019/12/27/pelosi-has-the-right-to-submit-trump-to-an-involuntary-evaluation-yale-psychiatrist-bandy-lee/

"“As a coworker, she has the right to have him submit to an involuntary evaluation, but she has not,” Lee told Salon. "Anyone can call 911 to report someone who seems dangerous, and family members are the most typical ones to do so. But so can coworkers, and even passersby on the street. The law dictates who can determine right to treatment, or civil commitment, and in all 50 U.S. states this includes a psychiatrist."

I think claiming "co-worker" status is a stretch,  but by the doctor's argument, the doc could make the call, too, and has chosen not to.

And given this president's ability to get people to lie for him, it's unclear that things would go as Lee predicts.

I don't find any reason to believe that civil commitment could be forced on a potus.  It's unfortunate (since that would be a humane measure, both for Trump and the rest of the world) but I think we'd best concentrate on getting out the vote in 2020. 

Merry Xmas, Chanukkah, or whatever near-solstice celebrating you all may engage in. 

[barton]

"When there weren't no food, we'd eat frogs.
When there weren't no frogs, we'd eat crawdads.
Ain't no crawdads, we'd eat sand ..."

- Old black prisoner in Raising Arizona

Soon enough H.I. gets sent back to prison, gets the same bunkmate, and same stories:

"My mother would boil up crawdads something nice. 
One time I decided to make 'em myself.  But I forgot the water.  Those crawdads went off just like popcorn ...."

"Gopher, Everett?"

[Hairy Lime]

"When there weren't no food, we'd eat frogs.
When there weren't no frogs, we'd eat crawdads.
Ain't no crawdads, we'd eat sand ..."

- Old black prisoner in Raising Arizona

Soon enough H.I. gets sent back to prison, gets the same bunkmate, and same stories:

"My mother would boil up crawdads something nice. 
One time I decided to make 'em myself.  But I forgot the water.  Those crawdads went off just like popcorn ...."

"Gopher, Everett?"

No thank you Delmar. One third of a gopher would only arouse my appetite without bedding it down.

[LarryBnDC]

WIP

Ole!