Hey a$$holes. That was not a troll post. It is factually true. Our CO2 emissions have dropped as a result of increased use of natural gas (fracking) in place of coal.
The Paris Climate Treaty requires the US to subsidize developing countries. Read it for yourselves.
As a result of fracking we've greatly cut our CO2 emissions. We will meet the CO2 and particulate standards even without being a signatory to the Paris Climate Treaty.
I hope you realize that a large part of the Paris Climate Deal includes income transfer from the US to countries such as Turkey, Pakistan, Nigeria and that this will not help "the climate" in any way. It will enrich a few, impoverish many in the US and do NOTHING for the climate.
Libertarians and free market types do not proclaim business owners are role models in all aspects of their lives. It's the same as athletes - you can point to their effort and dedication in pursuit of their sport - doesn't mean that they are honest and good people in other aspects of their lives.
The rule of law is what counts. Whether you are a business owner or an aspiring immigrant or any other citizen. Don't like the law (taxation or immigration) than push to have it changed. Ignore it and evade it at your own risk.
So the Russians are behind Brexit now?
Are they behind the open borders movement too - as an effort to destabilize western Europe and the United States?
The Russians are behind the Scots wanting independence?
And Catalonia?
The Kurds as well (yes I know Kurdistan is not in Europe).
Oooo. How about the upcoming Basque, Corsican, Sardinian, Venetian, and Sicilian Independence Movements.
Are the Russians behind the California Independence movement? And the Alaskan Independence Movement (yeah rejoining Alaska with Russia).
Sarah Palin's husband is a Russian operative. You heard it here first folks.
Citizens United referred to how one donated funds; and corporate advocacy. Making bogus Facebook accounts are not part of that particular, narrow ruling. Fraud and deception were not legalized. One could make and distribute a movie, an animated gif, etc.. and distribute it even if you are a corporation.
the case arose in 2008 when Citizens United, a conservative nonprofit corporation, released the documentary Hillary: The Movie, which was highly critical of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, a candidate for the 2008 Democratic nomination for president of the United States. Citizens United wished to distribute the film through video-on-demand services to cable television subscribers within a 30-day period before the start of the 2008 Democratic primary elections and to advertise the film in three specially produced television commercials.
The issue was compatibility with existing cultures. You see muslims entering wine shops in france and yelling at the store keeper for selling wine on ramadan. And you think this simply "over there?"
The point of the OP was that Hillary would play ball with the Russians.
But to your points -
Fox News for the last few years (the news program - not Hannity, not opinion people) are in tune with the other news outlets. No longer do they bring in CATO , AEI and others. I hear both CNN and Fox at work and the gym - there is precious little difference.
The figures for the uranium are moving around because of different definitions - of what is american uranium. Is it in the United States (or owned by American companies), is it available to today - or does it include all known reserves. You know, or you should, that this is one of the areas where stats can be manipulated by each side - with each side able to declare victory.
Again - to the point of the OP: "Why wouldn't Putin want Hillary?"
I don't get just from them. I understand they are not allowed to export it. I never said otherwise.
And the figures I've seen place it far closer to 20% than 2%. Be careful about impugning the intelligence and education of people with whom you disagree.
As a case in point - Fox News (not the opinion shows such as Hannity) is not free market or right-wing in any way. Long gone are the days where they actually invited someone over from CATO or AEI or Heritage. In fact, since the children took over, there's little difference between Fox and CNN (again we're talking about the news segments and not the opinion segments.)
"In June 2009, the Russian uranium mining company ARMZ Uranium Holding Co. (ARMZ), a part of Rosatom, acquired 16.6% of shares in Uranium One" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Snopes talks about t
he fact that Hillary didn't have the veto power to reject the deal. True. The claim is that she lobbied for it (I don't know the validity of that and neither do you).
It's a complicated deal - and perhaps I ought not have included this in the reasons for why Russia would not be opposed to Hillary as it implies that Hillary was a primary decision maker. The point is that she is not a hard line opponent to Russian interests. There was no strategic or existential reason for Putin to oppose Hillary. She would play ball and she would sacrifice any principle to further her career (see Benghazi - not the deaths of the ambassadors) but throwing the 1st Amendment under the bus by blaming it on a film and then being part of the lynch party going after the film maker.
I think it's impolite and possibly disrespectful for the US (or any country) to express their support for one candidate or position over another. (Example Brexit)
There is no evidence of Russian tampering with the US election.
Tampering would be changing votes; hiring people to physically intimidate voters (in other words the klan or the black panthers).
True. But there is no evidence of buying or anything else than what the USSR did for decades propping up organizations in the US and Europe.
Lets see Obama and the Israeli election. Obama and the French election. Obama and Brexit.
Did Obama (and the US) try to influence those elections? Yes. And. Did Obama and the US "buy" the French election. No. Of course not.
I think there is no reason for Putin to actively want Trump over Hillary. There was no strategic opposition to Hillary. Not only that it was shown that she would sell just about anything,
In NYC it's almost unheard of that a poor person doesn't have an ID. No ID. No government services. Everyone has one.
I can't speak for a rural area but in the big cities it's not a problem. Even it is easier for you to get an ID, so what? IDs are needed in the modern world for so much more than simply voting. If this is such a problem then we ought to have community based outreach programs (with volunteers such as yourself) that help people get an ID.
Provide a reason for people to go and get an ID. Provide lunch. Give out gift cards. But you need to have a f**king ID to vote.
Nobody says that White people don't kill. But how many of the attacks that you mentioned were in the name of Christ?
You may want to pin some anti-abortion murders on religion. OK. (I would quibble with that, but OK)
But the question you should be asking yourself is why are muslims killing others?
All they need to do is live their lives; raise their families, enjoy themselves, and follow the word of God. So why are they killing people? Why blow up markets? And run down people? Don't they want to live and let live?
And, if their goal is not to live and let live - then what?
You mean Hillary and the previous administration which:
1. Did not send agreed upon early warning systems to Poland, Ukraine and the baltic states
2. The administration which did nothing about the invasion of Ukraine
3. The administration with backed out of Syria and gave Russia it's military presence in the middle east
4. The administration which sold 20% of US uranium to Russia
Why wouldn't Putin want Hillary? She could be bought - the only question is the price.
(by the way I didn't vote for Trump. But I'm really glad he's President - as opposed to Hillary.)
Republicans would agree on this as the cost of not trusting our elections is far, FAR higher than the cost of IDs.
The issue with expenses has to do with "what is the role of government." I am pro-choice. I am anti using tax payer money for abortions. I, personally, would write a check to help poor people get abortions as an abortion is cheaper than an unwanted child.
Poor people who work have drivers licenses.
Poor people who use govt services (WIC, Section 8) have IDs.
They found the time to get their ID. Poor people have no problem getting these IDs.
Statistically speaking very few (the mentally disturbed) may not have, or be able to get ID easily. That ought to be provided. The cost is minimal compared to having an electorate who distrusts the election results.
Jaywalking in NYC is rarely prosecuted therefore jaywalking in NYC is rare.
There have been enough convictions of the last few years to show that it is not rare. Election tampering has happened for generations (Vote Early. Vote Often.) But you think it doesn't occur anymore?
Are you concerned about who makes voting machines? How they're counted? Then you ought to be also concerned about who votes. It's simple. Present a state issued ID in order to vote. Are you worried about poor people? Then make these IDs free.
Coal is necessary in steel production. It's not going away anytime soon as far as that's concerned. (Recycling existing products is different).
The new coal plants are for smelting, not generic electric production.
Coal will never again be a generic source of power. You are deliberately misunderstanding the conversation regarding coal. And I say this as a NeverTrumper who did not vote for him. (Although I am very pleasantly surprised with what he's done.) Listen to Michael Moore - Trump has grabbed the mantel of labor - that we respect the work that you do. Obama and Hillary just flipped them off saying, in effect that these idiots need to be "retrained."
Hey nitwit - you do realize that evangelicals did NOT support Trump in the primaries. You do realize that days before the election Trump was in second place in Urtah and Hillary was in third. Neither the evangelicals nor the Mormons were Trump fans. McMullin still ended up with over 20% of the vote; and Hillary less than 30%
Yes I realize that. I extrapolated to a SHTF (sh!t hits the fan) scenario; zombie apocalypse.
Still, if China and the US are knocked off the grid for a while (EMP) then finding a block will take a hell of lot longer than 10 minutes. Maybe 10 hours. Maybe longer.
I 100% agree. I'm a big fan of BTC for multiple reason. However, in case of a zombie apocalypse, BTC is worthless. Literally worthless. Cash can be burnt. BTC doesn't exist without electricity.
I own BTC. I mine BTC. I mine ETH. But in the event of "nuclear hellfire" BTC is worth 0. It will be worth less than paper money and certainly less than a pile of bricks.
Nuclear Hellfire == no electricity.
No electricity. No internet.
No internet. No BTC.
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Hey a$$holes. That was not a troll post. It is factually true. Our CO2 emissions have dropped as a result of increased use of natural gas (fracking) in place of coal.
The Paris Climate Treaty requires the US to subsidize developing countries. Read it for yourselves.
As a result of fracking we've greatly cut our CO2 emissions. We will meet the CO2 and particulate standards even without being a signatory to the Paris Climate Treaty.
I hope you realize that a large part of the Paris Climate Deal includes income transfer from the US to countries such as Turkey, Pakistan, Nigeria and that this will not help "the climate" in any way. It will enrich a few, impoverish many in the US and do NOTHING for the climate.
Libertarians and free market types do not proclaim business owners are role models in all aspects of their lives. It's the same as athletes - you can point to their effort and dedication in pursuit of their sport - doesn't mean that they are honest and good people in other aspects of their lives.
The rule of law is what counts. Whether you are a business owner or an aspiring immigrant or any other citizen. Don't like the law (taxation or immigration) than push to have it changed. Ignore it and evade it at your own risk.
Ha. Ha. Ha.
So the Russians are behind Brexit now?
Are they behind the open borders movement too - as an effort to destabilize western Europe and the United States?
The Russians are behind the Scots wanting independence?
And Catalonia?
The Kurds as well (yes I know Kurdistan is not in Europe).
Oooo. How about the upcoming Basque, Corsican, Sardinian, Venetian, and Sicilian Independence Movements.
Are the Russians behind the California Independence movement? And the Alaskan Independence Movement (yeah rejoining Alaska with Russia).
Sarah Palin's husband is a Russian operative. You heard it here first folks.
the case arose in 2008 when Citizens United, a conservative nonprofit corporation, released the documentary Hillary: The Movie, which was highly critical of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, a candidate for the 2008 Democratic nomination for president of the United States. Citizens United wished to distribute the film through video-on-demand services to cable television subscribers within a 30-day period before the start of the 2008 Democratic primary elections and to advertise the film in three specially produced television commercials.
https://www.britannica.com/eve...
The issue was compatibility with existing cultures. You see muslims entering wine shops in france and yelling at the store keeper for selling wine on ramadan. And you think this simply "over there?"
OK.
The point of the OP was that Hillary would play ball with the Russians.
But to your points - Fox News for the last few years (the news program - not Hannity, not opinion people) are in tune with the other news outlets. No longer do they bring in CATO , AEI and others. I hear both CNN and Fox at work and the gym - there is precious little difference.
The figures for the uranium are moving around because of different definitions - of what is american uranium. Is it in the United States (or owned by American companies), is it available to today - or does it include all known reserves. You know, or you should, that this is one of the areas where stats can be manipulated by each side - with each side able to declare victory.
Again - to the point of the OP: "Why wouldn't Putin want Hillary?"
Except I'm not limiting to the US - and why are you?
London, Paris, Nice. wtf.
There are always idiots and nutcases. There are always the Timothy Mcveighs and the guy who went after the congressmen who have a beef with the govt.
But clearly there are a lot of people moving to Europe and the US who have nothing but contempt for us and hold on to really stupid ideas.
I'm a pastafarian so I have no warm fuzzies for the religous nutcases of any stripe.
I don't get just from them. I understand they are not allowed to export it. I never said otherwise.
And the figures I've seen place it far closer to 20% than 2%. Be careful about impugning the intelligence and education of people with whom you disagree.
As a case in point - Fox News (not the opinion shows such as Hannity) is not free market or right-wing in any way. Long gone are the days where they actually invited someone over from CATO or AEI or Heritage. In fact, since the children took over, there's little difference between Fox and CNN (again we're talking about the news segments and not the opinion segments.)
"In June 2009, the Russian uranium mining company ARMZ Uranium Holding Co. (ARMZ), a part of Rosatom, acquired 16.6% of shares in Uranium One"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... Snopes talks about t
he fact that Hillary didn't have the veto power to reject the deal. True. The claim is that she lobbied for it (I don't know the validity of that and neither do you).
It's a complicated deal - and perhaps I ought not have included this in the reasons for why Russia would not be opposed to Hillary as it implies that Hillary was a primary decision maker. The point is that she is not a hard line opponent to Russian interests. There was no strategic or existential reason for Putin to oppose Hillary. She would play ball and she would sacrifice any principle to further her career (see Benghazi - not the deaths of the ambassadors) but throwing the 1st Amendment under the bus by blaming it on a film and then being part of the lynch party going after the film maker.
I saw the film. It was bad. Laughably bad.
I think it's impolite and possibly disrespectful for the US (or any country) to express their support for one candidate or position over another. (Example Brexit)
There is no evidence of Russian tampering with the US election.
Tampering would be changing votes; hiring people to physically intimidate voters (in other words the klan or the black panthers).
True. But there is no evidence of buying or anything else than what the USSR did for decades propping up organizations in the US and Europe.
Lets see Obama and the Israeli election. Obama and the French election. Obama and Brexit.
Did Obama (and the US) try to influence those elections? Yes. And. Did Obama and the US "buy" the French election. No. Of course not.
I think there is no reason for Putin to actively want Trump over Hillary. There was no strategic opposition to Hillary. Not only that it was shown that she would sell just about anything,
In NYC it's almost unheard of that a poor person doesn't have an ID. No ID. No government services. Everyone has one.
I can't speak for a rural area but in the big cities it's not a problem. Even it is easier for you to get an ID, so what? IDs are needed in the modern world for so much more than simply voting. If this is such a problem then we ought to have community based outreach programs (with volunteers such as yourself) that help people get an ID.
Provide a reason for people to go and get an ID. Provide lunch. Give out gift cards. But you need to have a f**king ID to vote.
Nobody says that White people don't kill. But how many of the attacks that you mentioned were in the name of Christ?
You may want to pin some anti-abortion murders on religion. OK. (I would quibble with that, but OK)
But the question you should be asking yourself is why are muslims killing others?
All they need to do is live their lives; raise their families, enjoy themselves, and follow the word of God. So why are they killing people? Why blow up markets? And run down people? Don't they want to live and let live?
And, if their goal is not to live and let live - then what?
You mean Hillary and the previous administration which:
1. Did not send agreed upon early warning systems to Poland, Ukraine and the baltic states
2. The administration which did nothing about the invasion of Ukraine
3. The administration with backed out of Syria and gave Russia it's military presence in the middle east
4. The administration which sold 20% of US uranium to Russia
Why wouldn't Putin want Hillary? She could be bought - the only question is the price.
(by the way I didn't vote for Trump. But I'm really glad he's President - as opposed to Hillary.)
Republicans would agree on this as the cost of not trusting our elections is far, FAR higher than the cost of IDs.
The issue with expenses has to do with "what is the role of government." I am pro-choice. I am anti using tax payer money for abortions. I, personally, would write a check to help poor people get abortions as an abortion is cheaper than an unwanted child.
Poor people who work have drivers licenses.
Poor people who use govt services (WIC, Section 8) have IDs.
They found the time to get their ID. Poor people have no problem getting these IDs.
Statistically speaking very few (the mentally disturbed) may not have, or be able to get ID easily. That ought to be provided. The cost is minimal compared to having an electorate who distrusts the election results.
Jaywalking in NYC is rarely prosecuted therefore jaywalking in NYC is rare.
There have been enough convictions of the last few years to show that it is not rare. Election tampering has happened for generations (Vote Early. Vote Often.) But you think it doesn't occur anymore?
Are you concerned about who makes voting machines? How they're counted? Then you ought to be also concerned about who votes. It's simple. Present a state issued ID in order to vote. Are you worried about poor people? Then make these IDs free.
good. So now you agree that Libertarians are not fascists.
For a while now people were lumping Libertarians in with Fascists. You know: "Bash a Fash" and all that.
Nice to know Libertarians are no longer considered fascists.
Precisely who are the "relevant authorities" whose job it is to police what people say or read ...
Podesta. and Harvey Weinstein of course. duh. Haven't you been keeping up with the news?
bullsh!t
Coal is necessary in steel production. It's not going away anytime soon as far as that's concerned. (Recycling existing products is different).
The new coal plants are for smelting, not generic electric production.
Coal will never again be a generic source of power. You are deliberately misunderstanding the conversation regarding coal. And I say this as a NeverTrumper who did not vote for him. (Although I am very pleasantly surprised with what he's done.) Listen to Michael Moore - Trump has grabbed the mantel of labor - that we respect the work that you do. Obama and Hillary just flipped them off saying, in effect that these idiots need to be "retrained."
Hey nitwit - you do realize that evangelicals did NOT support Trump in the primaries. You do realize that days before the election Trump was in second place in Urtah and Hillary was in third. Neither the evangelicals nor the Mormons were Trump fans. McMullin still ended up with over 20% of the vote; and Hillary less than 30%
LOL.
Yes I realize that. I extrapolated to a SHTF (sh!t hits the fan) scenario; zombie apocalypse.
Still, if China and the US are knocked off the grid for a while (EMP) then finding a block will take a hell of lot longer than 10 minutes. Maybe 10 hours. Maybe longer.
I 100% agree. I'm a big fan of BTC for multiple reason. However, in case of a zombie apocalypse, BTC is worthless. Literally worthless. Cash can be burnt. BTC doesn't exist without electricity.
I own BTC. I mine BTC. I mine ETH. But in the event of "nuclear hellfire" BTC is worth 0. It will be worth less than paper money and certainly less than a pile of bricks.
Nuclear Hellfire == no electricity.
No electricity. No internet.
No internet. No BTC.