How does a Justice Dept opinion become "US Now Says...Blah, Blah, Blah"? Especially considering that opinion isn't binding, and not representative of the US. The courts will tell us what is and isn't legal when they get a case to respond to. And clearly, it is legal within state lines no matter what Justice says because SCOTUS...wait for it...trumps them.
Considering how many people are beaten or killed by cops on the flimsiest of pretenses, sometimes even while officially in custody, without any consequences for the cop, that I'm not completely certain that "knowing your rights" is actually adequate defense against an "angry guy with a gun and a badge"
Since your chances of that are much lower than winning the lottery (unless you purposely do something to attract their attention), it's not worth your time and effort to even think about it.
Having just upgraded my iPhone to one with facial recognition, I've wondered if someone could potentially hold it up to my face to unlock it. Thinking TSA, a traffic stop, or even a nosey spouse or grandkid while I'm sleeping on the couch. I haven't checked yet, but I'm hoping I can at least change it to require the code as well.
I did and my response probably should have indicated that. I didn't mean you in particular. But I often read snide comments here against elderly, and those young pricks can get the fuck off my lawn.:)
Yes, but there are plenty of toxins in the things you do eat from natural sources. They just won't kill you unless you reach quantities that are much higher. Water is toxic in large quantities, and people die from drinking too much every year.
My point is that BuzzFeed decided which web domains were the providers of fake news. Someone else needs to do that validation because they certainly don't have the credibility to do so.
I've been through this with relatives on the same side as me. For example, I'm a conservative, but pale in comparison to my wife's aunt, who is extreme right wing. During the '16 campaign, she was forwarding fake news against HRC, and I would reply all pointing out the error. She finally took to BCCing me on the emails, and I wrote to her saying that her efforts were not helping her cause. When it comes out that you're pushing lies, you generate sympathy for the person lied about instead of your desired goal...and HRC certainly had enough real issues without us needing to come up with phony ones. And before someone jumps on me about Trump, he was the first Republican presidential candidate that I didn't vote for in over forty years of elections.
Media was very much controlled during the first Persian Gulf war. It was a lesson DoD learned from how free reporters were in Vietnam. The press realized their mistake after the first Gulf war so were much better at avoiding that manipulation. I'm too lazy to google this, but there were plenty of articles on it at the time.
I'm normally not inclined to agree with Opportunist, but he's spot on here. Old school media had a locked up revenue stream that the major news outlets no longer have, so it's become all about publishing the most controversial items...like how Trump got $2B in free advertising while running in '16.
Yeah, and how many "spooky types" have you actually know to do this? I've worked around three letter agencies for forty plus years, and never once seen that occur. Not saying it hasn't, but it would certainly be the exception.
Well they've given the US one thief, so I guess we can trust them completely from now on. Right?!
Quite possibly a quid pro quo for some other action that was privately agreed to. Or, it would be a red herring to simply make them more legitimate looking. That thief might have already been compromised so why not give him up publically.
Not saying they didn't but it's a bit more difficult for the US to do so. If the lie gets leaked to the media or pretty much anyone not on the inside, the whole cover is blown. For the same reason most conspiracy theories are BS, this is also BS...you have too many people who know the facts, and it takes one person to blab if it's all a lie. The media (think Pentagon Papers) can get away with that in the US...try it in Russia or China.
I always pretty much assume that the US, Russia, and China are doing more or less the same stuff
In general, I agree with this. The only difference is that in the U.S. companies don't have to cooperate with the government. And it's much more difficult to do so because it would be easy for one person to spill the beans.
Why on earth would people care? Especially as the majority of people are tending towards overweight or obese and one job of nurses is to move people who can't move themselves easily. At some point that requires upper body strength.
Having spent a lot of time in nursing homes with my mom over the last several years, I found that they have no trouble moving patients with a lifting device http://www.hoyerlift.com/
I even been wiped of the chess board by an old woman who was probably at least 30 years older than myself
Anecdote... Had to laugh at your comment there. I played my first chess tournament in DC back in '82 with around 300 other people. While I was in the registration line, talking to the man behind me, we both noticed a woman about ten yards away from us, who was talking to herself with her head down and holding a coffee cup. When she looked up, she saw us and said, "don't mind me, I'm just writing letters", and proceeded to talk with us for the next couple minutes. During that time, I noticed she was sipping from an empty coffee cup. Of those people, who do you suppose I played in my very first ever tournament game?...Joan Slilch (sp?), who was at the time one of the top USCF rated women. And yes, she crushed me.
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How does a Justice Dept opinion become "US Now Says...Blah, Blah, Blah"? Especially considering that opinion isn't binding, and not representative of the US. The courts will tell us what is and isn't legal when they get a case to respond to. And clearly, it is legal within state lines no matter what Justice says because SCOTUS...wait for it...trumps them.
Considering how many people are beaten or killed by cops on the flimsiest of pretenses, sometimes even while officially in custody, without any consequences for the cop, that I'm not completely certain that "knowing your rights" is actually adequate defense against an "angry guy with a gun and a badge"
Since your chances of that are much lower than winning the lottery (unless you purposely do something to attract their attention), it's not worth your time and effort to even think about it.
Having just upgraded my iPhone to one with facial recognition, I've wondered if someone could potentially hold it up to my face to unlock it. Thinking TSA, a traffic stop, or even a nosey spouse or grandkid while I'm sleeping on the couch. I haven't checked yet, but I'm hoping I can at least change it to require the code as well.
That only happens when crossing the international date line on a leap year, so you're good to go.
They divided the world map in 20 squares. Human activity was not found in only one those squares, probably in Greenland. Solid methodology.
I'd love to see a map of dividing a sphere into 20 squares.
The word wasn't "uninhabited" the word was "unaffected...
Please read the subject line again.
Yup, we killed off the elephants, and whales, and cattle, and rhinos. Oh, and I'm sure we were at fault for the dinosaurs too. /sarcasm
I did and my response probably should have indicated that. I didn't mean you in particular. But I often read snide comments here against elderly, and those young pricks can get the fuck off my lawn. :)
Yes, but there are plenty of toxins in the things you do eat from natural sources. They just won't kill you unless you reach quantities that are much higher. Water is toxic in large quantities, and people die from drinking too much every year.
My point is that BuzzFeed decided which web domains were the providers of fake news. Someone else needs to do that validation because they certainly don't have the credibility to do so.
Good point. I guess we don't know if the insider trading conviction was payback or not.
You lost me at "Norm Chomsky" (sic)...it's Noam by the way. You can't use one propagandist against the other.
I've been through this with relatives on the same side as me. For example, I'm a conservative, but pale in comparison to my wife's aunt, who is extreme right wing. During the '16 campaign, she was forwarding fake news against HRC, and I would reply all pointing out the error. She finally took to BCCing me on the emails, and I wrote to her saying that her efforts were not helping her cause. When it comes out that you're pushing lies, you generate sympathy for the person lied about instead of your desired goal...and HRC certainly had enough real issues without us needing to come up with phony ones. And before someone jumps on me about Trump, he was the first Republican presidential candidate that I didn't vote for in over forty years of elections.
Media was very much controlled during the first Persian Gulf war. It was a lesson DoD learned from how free reporters were in Vietnam. The press realized their mistake after the first Gulf war so were much better at avoiding that manipulation. I'm too lazy to google this, but there were plenty of articles on it at the time.
I'm normally not inclined to agree with Opportunist, but he's spot on here. Old school media had a locked up revenue stream that the major news outlets no longer have, so it's become all about publishing the most controversial items...like how Trump got $2B in free advertising while running in '16.
This is an easy one to solve.
Dear Facebook,
Cut down on fake news. Turn off sharing for the elderly.
Your citizen,
Anonymous Coward (Not older than 65)
Better still, suspend voting rights once the first Social Security check arrives.
Completely kidding here. My first check will be arriving soon.
I'm about two years away from my first check. If you take away my voting rights, you'll probably need to confiscated my guns first.
against a list of web domains that have historically shared fake news, as compiled by BuzzFeed
You're using Buzzfeed as a referee for what's fake news? Right.
Yeah, and how many "spooky types" have you actually know to do this? I've worked around three letter agencies for forty plus years, and never once seen that occur. Not saying it hasn't, but it would certainly be the exception.
Well they've given the US one thief, so I guess we can trust them completely from now on. Right?!
Quite possibly a quid pro quo for some other action that was privately agreed to. Or, it would be a red herring to simply make them more legitimate looking. That thief might have already been compromised so why not give him up publically.
Not saying they didn't but it's a bit more difficult for the US to do so. If the lie gets leaked to the media or pretty much anyone not on the inside, the whole cover is blown. For the same reason most conspiracy theories are BS, this is also BS...you have too many people who know the facts, and it takes one person to blab if it's all a lie. The media (think Pentagon Papers) can get away with that in the US...try it in Russia or China.
I always pretty much assume that the US, Russia, and China are doing more or less the same stuff
In general, I agree with this. The only difference is that in the U.S. companies don't have to cooperate with the government. And it's much more difficult to do so because it would be easy for one person to spill the beans.
I do, but as a Cold War vet, you'd probably think I'm biased.
What's wrong with hanging around the shopping centre and spitting?!
spitting in a shopping centre?
Why on earth would people care? Especially as the majority of people are tending towards overweight or obese and one job of nurses is to move people who can't move themselves easily. At some point that requires upper body strength.
Having spent a lot of time in nursing homes with my mom over the last several years, I found that they have no trouble moving patients with a lifting device http://www.hoyerlift.com/
I even been wiped of the chess board by an old woman who was probably at least 30 years older than myself
Anecdote...
Had to laugh at your comment there. I played my first chess tournament in DC back in '82 with around 300 other people. While I was in the registration line, talking to the man behind me, we both noticed a woman about ten yards away from us, who was talking to herself with her head down and holding a coffee cup. When she looked up, she saw us and said, "don't mind me, I'm just writing letters", and proceeded to talk with us for the next couple minutes. During that time, I noticed she was sipping from an empty coffee cup. Of those people, who do you suppose I played in my very first ever tournament game?...Joan Slilch (sp?), who was at the time one of the top USCF rated women. And yes, she crushed me.