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  1. 8 hours ago, 956 Worldwide said:

    I’d also say that if you followed MH 370, you’re familiar with the pattern of endlessly cycling implausible explanations vs. one static good one.  The explanations I’ve seen on one side:

    1. Air strike with JDAM Mk-80 series bomb that leveled the hospital

    2. JDAM Mk-80 that didn’t destroy the hospital because it was in “airburst mode”

    3. Israeli drone firing Spike or Hellfire missiles

    4. Now, Israeli artillery 

    French Military Intelligence Says Israeli Strike Not Behind Gaza Hospital Blast

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    PARIS (Reuters) - A blast at a Gaza hospital was not the result of an Israeli missile strike, but likely caused by a misfiring Palestinian rocket, the French military intelligence directorate (DRM) said on Friday.

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  2. 3 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

    Gym Jordan said that Ukraine wasn't a top priority because that's not what Americans care about.  They care about the border and crime.  

    Now, maybe I don't have the pulse of the nation, but I don't think that's accurate for the average American.  For fox news viewers, absolutely.

    The latest Gallup poll indicates that the “Situation with Russia” is way, way down the list of concerns.

    BTW, anyone who spends any considerable amounts of time on biased sources such as Fox and our own CR is not going to be able to speak for the ‘average’ American; neither source is representative.  

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  3. 21 hours ago, DixonHur said:

    Ok, we'll start here.  What do you think "defunding the police" means, and why do you oppose it?

    If so inclined I’m sure I could find a politician or two who, at one time or another, meant abolishment when they used the word defund. But most people (like me) took it to mean a reallocation of resources from the police and directed to other personnel.

    No, I’m not in favor of cutting police budgets. Most big city police departments are bloated and relatively inefficient, but no more so than most large government and union entities. If additional or unique resources are needed, then fund them separately, without cutting the police budget.

    But it really doesn’t matter what ‘defund’ means to me or you; the word is mostly off-limits now. Most deft politicians, even the left-leaning extremists, run from that word like it’s the plague. As an example, in his Mar. 1, 2022 State of the Union address, President Joe Biden declared:

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    We should all agree: The answer is not to defund the police. It’s to fund the police. Fund them. Fund them. Fund them with resources and training.

    The phrase is dead, as is the movement. All that is left is Surly banter.

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  4. 1 hour ago, C-Man said:

    what specific "socialist" policies  being discussed in the US do you oppose, and why? 

    I don’t know what socialist policies are being discussed in the whole U.S. at any given time, and neither do you.

    But if you want to narrow it down, then go to the DSA’s website and you’ll find a partial listing of their ‘wants’. I’ve already referenced one: defunding the police.

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    We want to win “radical” reforms like…defunding the police/refunding communities. 

    I know…I know, the word defunding doesn’t really mean defunding; it means what you say it means. It’s sort of like the word socialism; you can change the meaning to fit the argument.

  5. 57 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

    Yes. I don't care to explain to you what a simple Google search will afford you but they're very different. Almost like they have different names. 

    A slightly different name doesn’t mask the similarities between the “historically accepted definition of socialism”, and your definition—whatever it is. From the DSA website:

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    We want to collectively own the key economic drivers that dominate our lives, such as energy production and transportation… We want to win “radical” reforms like single-payer Medicare for All, defunding the police/refunding communities, the Green New Deal, and more as a transition to a freer, more just life.

    Old boss … new boss.

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  6. 5 hours ago, 'stache said:

    ... my wife just started working as a high school guidance counselor, and DC pays almost twice what Tulsa Public Schools pay. Kind of goes along with who values what in this country. 

    nm

  7. 3 hours ago, David Dennison said:

    Is this where you pretend we wouldn't have been better off with Hillary Clinton instead of Donald Trump?

    Depends on one's point of view. If Hillary would have defeated Trump in 2016, she in all likelihood would have been elected again in 2020. While that would have eventually bent SOTUS to the left (a positive from the perspective of liberals), it would also mean that she would have had to deal with the Russian aggression toward Ukraine.

    Hillary was no friend of Russia, and undoubtedly would have supported Ukraine, but I have doubts if anyone could have handled the situation as skillfully as has Biden. Joe is the right person, at the right place and at the right time.

    So, in that sense, I feel that we are better off --- as opposed to the uncertainty of 'what if'.

  8. 21 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

    ...why we don't have a full-on, wartime strategic partnership in helping EU countries develop LNG terminals and abilities, and ramping up LNG terminals here (esp. Texas) is something I don't understand.

    If it were solely up to our O&G industry, we would do exactly as you suggested. But since partisan politics are involved (CR), any discussion is severely limited on this particular board.

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  9. 7 hours ago, HamsterHookah said:

    I don't think it was ever explicitly stated, but what do you Christ followers think the thorn in Paul's side was that he talks a lot about? 

    I believe Paul was haunted by his conscience, by the guilt he felt for violently persecuting Christians. His conversion ended the persecution but, like all of us, he forever had to endure the memory of past wrongdoings.

    I believe that is what tormented Paul.

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  10. 11 hours ago, Dahobbs said:

    This is definitely an important scientific moment. But it doesn't mean that fusion power plants are around the corner.

    Concerning the recent nuclear fusion breakthrough, Julio Friedmann, chief scientist at Carbon Direct and a former chief energy technologist at Lawrence Livermore, said:

    “This will not contribute meaningfully to climate abatement in the next 20-30 years”....“This the difference between lighting a match and building a gas turbine.”

     

  11. 1 hour ago, Chad Fuck said:


    I didn’t say anything about opinions. I was alluding to the cozy nature of Thomas, his wife and the insurrectionists. Coupled with Thomas’s failure to refuse himself, this is a huge appearance of impropriety. Lawyers are trained that that’s a big no-no. Yet here we have a Scotus Justice applying the “rules for me but not for thee” doctrine. That doesn’t help the rule of law, it diminishes it.

    While I agree that Thomas should recuse himself from insurrection cases, he not doing so doesn’t support your specific claim that either he, or SCOTUS in general, “aided an insurrection.”

  12. On 11/30/2022 at 6:15 AM, Chad Fuck said:

    Leaking opinions, getting wined and dined by parties that have matters before the court, misusing the shadow docket, aiding an insurrection, etc. etc.

    Out of curiosity, what SCOTUS ruling has aided an insurrection?

  13. 1 hour ago, WhatTheBuck said:

    It sucks but it is what it is.

    What it is, is that we and our allies need Saudi oil. We’re still importing about 500,000 barrels per day from our M.E. friends acquaintances, so it makes no sense to alienate their leaders, which we’ve done.

    Biden has done an admirable job of repairing European relations after Trump caused so much turmoil. But I’m afraid there’s too much animosity between MBS and Biden for any such reconciliation between the two. It’s going to be up to Biden’s successor to repair the damage.  

  14. 1 hour ago, Biff Tannen said:

    My mother inlaw bought 2 turkeys a month ago because my father inlaw learned from Fox that there would be an extreme shortage and outrageous prices.

    In September, the USDA warned that turkey production would be lower for 2022 and possibly for the first half of 2023. Because of that forecast, several news organizations erroneously assumed a turkey shortage—among those was Fox, CBS, NBC, ABC and others. The ‘turkey shortage’ became the headline story despite the National Turkey Federation assurance that there was no shortage.

    Our new outlets are only slightly more dependable than Twitter for accurately informing the public.

  15. 4 hours ago, NameAlreadyInUse said:

    And I think your analysis has been helpful, so despite the fact I'm giving you shit, I'd like to ask you to keep it up.

    To the layperson like me, TwiceHorn’s analysis and explanations have been informative, as well as appreciated. His voice of reason is about the only reason that this thread hasn’t been completely taken over by the “republic is dead, justice is dead, woe is us” crowd.

    So yeah, keep it up.

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  16. 3 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:
    4 hours ago, NameAlreadyInUse said:

    And I think your analysis has been helpful, so despite the fact I'm giving you shit, I'd like to ask you to keep it up.

    To the layperson like me, the analysis and explanations from @TwiceHorn have been informative, as well as appreciated. His voice of reason is about the only reason that this thread hasn’t been completely taken over by the “republic is dead, justice is dead, woe is us” crowd.

    So yeah, keep it up.

     

  17. 37 minutes ago, Bookman said:

    Do you think judges shouldn't take public sentiment into account? What do you think the "law" is?

    Answering a question with a question can sometimes be effective, but in this case it’s just going to lead us in circles. So, never mind.

  18. 6 hours ago, Bookman said:

    In a common law legal system, every judge and justice, in every case, should at least consider public sentiment.

    What source would a judge or panel of judges use to gauge public sentiment? What would be their go-to source to get a sampling of public opinion?

  19. 37 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

    If you really care about the "rule of law," stfu about FBI/DOJ disobeying a federal judge.  That's Trump shit.

    Thanks for the comment. Trump and his hardcore followers have forever blasted the judiciary for one ruling or another, sometimes resulting in physical threats to judges, but always with the intention of demeaning the person both professionally and personally.  

    With comments like “corrupt psycho…fuck you, cunt…ignore the bitch…this dumb traitor”, it seems like some posters on Surly approve of this tactic.

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