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Mar 26, 2024 13:53:03   #
A paint chip smaller then 1/4 the size of a pinkie fingernail solved a case I had. If the driver had stopped she would have been released at the scene. Dark cloths, dark road jaywalking victim.
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Mar 26, 2024 13:38:21   #
John N wrote:
Even the Pilot(s) can't steer a boat without power. I thought I heard that the crew called in to say they'd suffered a catastrophic loss of power before the collision.


That’s what the news said. Mayday because of loss of power. It sounded like they shut the bridge before the collapse but maintenance workers are lost.
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Feb 29, 2024 14:53:43   #
Effate wrote:
Exactly, although Derek Chauvin got exactly what he deserved, the so called “Ferguson effect” has put the brakes on aggressive, proactive policing and diminished the ranks of departments around the country leaving our streets less safe.


Sad but true.
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Feb 29, 2024 14:51:09   #
chrissybabe wrote:
Can't resist.
If you want to stop illegal border crossing then prosecute those employing them. That will solve 98% of this problem. Oh wait, that will force up the price of vegetables, cheap housekeeping for the rich people etc.
And the nastiness going on by tying Ukraine to illegal bordering crossings is sheer outright political blackmail (the sort of activity that starts off dictatorships). This sort of activity screws the whole idea of democracy. Both these issues should be dealt with separately. The USA is down the dunny now (a dunny is what you Americans call "the restroom").
I can't tell you anything other than point out things that you might not be capable of accepting. The reason why the US doesn't tell us how to run our country is because we are too small to bother with (until China starts spreading but then you will find a way to blackmail democracy again) and the the US is becoming too insular AGAIN.
If you want the US to be run by the biggest crook alive, with the largest ego and the most selfish nature (ie no empathy) then carry on. No names of course. At least the Roman Empire took longer to die than the US will if this goes ahead. My personal opinion only.
Can't resist. br If you want to stop illegal borde... (show quote)

What can I say. If Trump said the sky is blue you say it was evidence of an incipient dictatorship. Rage on.
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Feb 29, 2024 13:43:35   #
I really like my Magpul quick release strap. I think they started with rifle slings and branched out.
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Feb 29, 2024 13:27:17   #
Shutterbug1697 wrote:
Look no further than cult leader, trump, for the person who's mission it is to turn the United States into an Autocracy or a Dictatorship!

Let's start with his philosophy that he's entitled to absolute immunity!


A shred of evidence was my request, not your hatred. That’s not evidence of anything but that you hate the previous president.
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Feb 29, 2024 13:23:37   #
Effate wrote:
Don’t worry, Biden is fixing that. Just wait to see what the next census reveals as you don’t have to be a citizen (voter) to change the lines.


Truth.
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Feb 29, 2024 13:22:51   #
Effate wrote:
Don’t exxagerate, finish his thought. He said he and all Presidents are entitled to absolute immunity from criminal charges tied to conduct falling within his official duties. SCOTUS will hear the case and if they agree they will probably refine the conduct or duties that have immunity. It will obviously fall short of absolute.


Nobody is saying unlimited immunity. The concept of immunity has limitations. Immunity has been the subject of litigation for centuries. The general rule is that it does not apply to activities outside of the scope of your duties. A concept lost on many but not on the policemen involved in the George Floyd incident. They contemplate it every day.
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Feb 29, 2024 13:13:52   #
chrissybabe wrote:
To answer the second bit first - I guess we are lucky in that we don't have a physical boundary like you guys do. Plus we don't have an economy that is as cheap as yours is because we have don't have cheap labour. What we do have is a society that lets in rich people who buy up land for themselves thus depriving NZers of said land. Most of these people happen to be Americans so what do they think of the situation in their own country that they want a bolt hole for themselves and families ? We NZers hate this happening.
The first bit is also untrue because the USA has just spent the last 40 years doing nothing about the unwelcome visitors. Some of these were Republican leaders. Now all of a sudden a situation which has lasted 40 years is being used to blackmail democracy. Your speaker has effectively said that whatever is done about illegal immigration he won't support it because his potential new leader won't let him until the elections.
If Ukraine goes under it will be because of the combined effort of 2 men in the US. Personal gain against democracy. I and a whole lot of other people around the world will consider the US as ancient history. A shame really. Personal gain against democracy - sounds, and looks, a whole lot like a dictatorship to me. You know, the thing that can't happen in your country.
This has nothing to do with illegal immigration - it is outright blackmail against democracy.
This is my last entry on this subtract as it is like arguing with a priest - you cannot convince somebody who doesn't want to be convinced. Somebody who "believes".
To answer the second bit first - I guess we are lu... (show quote)


Wow. Are you the priest or those who disagree with you. You’ve kind of made my point on a number of issues. The desire to keep the country for your countrymen. The difference is that you vet the people who immigrate. Due to the policies of the current administration that isn’t done. Some have nefarious goals but we have no way to know which ones they are. Say it out loud Laken Reilly. We have cheap labor because some would like to under pay the immigrants for their own gain. They do this through migrant labor in some cases. New Zealanders hate what immigrants are doing. Ok, we have a point of agreement. We are a country of immigrants like you. We had a functioning system that became porous but even presidents Clinton and Obama spoke out against the wave at the border. Look at the statistics. By following the existing law under the last administration illegal crossings plummeted. This admin has violated the law and incentivizes bad behavior. Since the present admin refuses to follow the law the house won’t agree to spend money we don’t have on protecting the border of Ukraine. The house sent HR 2 to the senate their leader won’t even allow it to leave his desk and be voted upon. Perhaps your country is a capitalist economy like ours but you don’t call it a dictatorship. Perhaps you would benefit by hitting the dictionary and review the word dictator. What some call curious is how the political class comes in to Congress middle class and leave rich. The last guy started rich and never took a dime of his salary, donating it all back. Maybe it’s insider trading like Pelosi or maybe because they saved a lot by having a good dental insurance plan. We do have one dissimilarity. You tell us how to change our government from afar. We don’t tell you how to run yours.
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Feb 29, 2024 01:44:59   #
SuperflyTNT wrote:
Folks on the left laugh a lot. You just miss it because they’re laughing at you.


Why did you make this inane statement in a thread about the idiocy of flat earth?
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Feb 29, 2024 01:31:05   #
Effate wrote:
In California alone Biden won by 5.1 million votes.


Hold my beer. Biden will take California, they’d elect a squid if it had a D behind its name. You’ve proved the value of the Electoral College.
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Feb 29, 2024 01:30:24   #
Im reminded of the rules for building federal buildings. All had to have a fireplace per a formula by square footage. Key West has a federal building wit lots of fireplaces. In a subtropical climate. Brilliant. The squabbling you decry doesn’t happen between the states, the states quarrel with an overburdening and punitive federal government. If there was an attempt by the federal government to eliminate there would be 50 countries. The civil war, perhaps you’ve heard of it, was fought over states rights. The issue that sparked the issue was slavery. You are correct that citizens desire autonomy and freedom. If you have a shred of evidence based on actual facts that there is a chance of a dictator running the Us you need to share it. That’s just delusional. We do have a feckless administrator who is allowing unfettered invasion of unvented illegal aliens but he’s not a dictator, just an adalpated old fool who won’t even debate his potential. opponent. Say the name Lanken Riley out loud a few times. How does NZ deal with illegal immigration?
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Feb 28, 2024 16:07:44   #
chrissybabe wrote:
You may. Note that I am away on holiday shortly so replies may be sporadic for a couple of weeks.

I’m leaving too. Mexico, Costa Rico, Panama, Columbia and Cozumel on a Viking cruise for 18 days. Obviously not a very cultural exploration but we have to spend the kids inheritance some how.
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Feb 28, 2024 14:57:18   #
russjc001 wrote:
Not a lodging suggestion but try to get a Wild Goose Island sunrise. It is nearer the eastern entrance though!


When I worke there on summer I was told that it was the most photographed place in the Americas. I doubt that is true but surly has to be one of them. Scenic beauty at its best. Most people are there mid day and the photos are ok but yours is spectacular.
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Feb 28, 2024 14:52:11   #
Red6 wrote:
I think the MAIN reason you see the Flat Earth, moon landing hoax, and many other Youtube videos is money. There are a few people who really believe these but I suspect most of the videos are for generating clicks and therefore money.

Each click on the video sends the one who posts it a little paycheck from the advertisers. That is also why you see so many videos on "free energy" or perpetual motion machines. There are dozens of videos claiming that you can make your own energy using an electric motor and a generator. These machines have been proven over and over to be false but they keep posting them because people keep clicking on them. These are much like the "secret" carburetor myth that has circulated for decades that allows one to get hundreds of miles per gallon but the auto industry has kept them hidden away from the general public. Other popular clickable subjects include the Karens, people failing at something, or getting arrested and making total fools of themselves.

These "scammers" have learned that the general public will click on anything that offers them something free, controversial, or titillating.

All these are just a few of the less desirable "gifts" of social media and the internet.
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