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RIP: Tech Advocate and Obama Advisor Jake Brewer
SpaceGhost writes: The BBC reports that Jake Brewer, a 34-year-old senior policy advisor in the White House Chief Technology Office, has died while participating in a charity bike race on Saturday. Some of his work included global policy and external affairs at change.org, the White Houses TechHire initiative, and the administration's efforts to expand broadband connectivity. Brewer's death has triggered emotional tributes from many in the worlds of politics and technology. Brewer was well known for his work on Change.org, and in his role at the White House as an advocate for education, access to technology, and intelligent use of data to make government more effective.
According to the article, he lost control and got hit by a car.
"First they came for the slanderers and i said nothing."
Summary reads like natural causes.
TFA reads like:"Obama 'heartbroken' as White House employee killed"
Was he dead before or after the car hit him?
We are meant to bask in the glow of fluorescent lighting in cubicles or basements. The sunlight weakens us and makes us vulnerable. Add exercise to the mix and you are flirting with disaster.
Of course in this case you're completely inaccurate, FTA:
He was described by the New York Times as "a competitive triathlete who rode on Saturday in honour of a friend who had been stricken with cancer".
I stole this Sig
At the risk of coming off as hopelessly pedantic: The event that this gentleman tragically died while engaging in was not a 'race', it was a non-competitive charity bicycle riding event. It was not a sanctioned, ranked USA Cycling event requiring a valid racing license, it was open to anyone, which includes purely recreational riders that very often have not have done any specific training of their bike-handling skills. This is in contrast to competitive riders, who, even at the amateur level, typically train all through the year, and their training includes specific work intended to give them a superior level of skill in handling the bike safely and competently in a variety of circumstances and at high speeds.
It is extremely tragic, and I am always deeply saddened when I hear of a fellow cyclist losing his life while riding. However I don't want people erroneously demonizing road cycle racing as 'too dangerous' when they don't know to differentiate between an actual 'race' and 'just a ride'.
He was getting in the way and had to be dealt with. He was also an advocate for pardoning Snowden. He had to go.
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Our society relatively healthy and safe compared to previous generations. So early death is rare and tragic. I myself never directly witnessed a death until my 40s and I know some older people still havent either.
young guy dies, which is tragic at the least. and most comments are smart ass or asshat...
fuck this place has really gone to shits
The main Iraqi gov't officials did not want it. For good or bad, the ultimate decision was theirs.
That is how the Obama administration spun it. You fell for their propaganda, which isn't surprising since you've been defending them this whole thread. You are clearly a fanboy, and that is affecting your thinking, and your information gathering process.
The Obama administration claimed that "the Iraqis wouldn't allow forces to stay without immunity." That is the story that made it through the news, but later investigation revealed it wasn't the case. At one point, the Iraqi administration and the US administration were discussing how to keep the military there. The Iraqis offered one solution, "If you get rid of immunity, the representatives will approve it immediately." The US administration grabbed that phrase, and warped it to mean, "if we don't get rid of immunity, they won't approve it." Twisting their words. Lying. Getting what they wanted in the first place.
But it was enough to trick people like you, who don't do deeper research into topics.
"First they came for the slanderers and i said nothing."
Iraq didn't actually invade Kuwait?
I'm sorry, I seem to have confused you. I was talking about Bush Jr.
So was he. He was specifically referring to the sequence of events that up to the Bush Jr. invasion of Iraq. Now, I'm not trying to say one thing or another about his arguments, but they are definitely geared towards justifying Bush Jr invading Iraq after they systematically failed to meet their obligations after the invasion of Kuwait.