People who believe in homeopathy also tend to believe that the government, big pharma, and these "experts" are all working together to funnel money into their own pockets
Funny thing, I had a similar discussion when someone was whining about "big pharma" and how evil it was because it was all for the money.
They couldn't provide any evidence to support their claim when challenged, simply saying to use Google. As you'll see in my comments, I told them not to use anything from big pharma if they're that convinced it's about the money, including cancer drugs, but they ignored that part.
Considering the abuses that data is subject to when it is stored in the United States,
Because there is no way possible Russia would abuse this data.
Considering the abuses Russia heaps upon its own people (witness Boris Nemtsov's murder on the orders of Putin), those whose land it is occupying (the Tartars of Crimea) and the general abuse of people in countries it's invaded (Ukraine specifically), it is certain Russia will use this data against its own people to root out those who want the freedoms of the West. I can clearly see how certain people will be harassed and attacked when their Linkedin profile information is disseminated because Putin orders the data to be mined.
Remember, it's not who has the most guns or bullets, it's who controls the information and now, Russia has that information and will clearly control it.
People in their 20's don't seem to have much use for hardcopy.
Which is why, when their phone dies or they can't get a connection, they can't figure out how to read a paper map.
Yes, yes, we're talking about offices but the point stands. Instead of having a physical piece of paper in ones hand which can be immediately shown with others, we have to wait while these folks hunt through their phone or computer to pull up a document on a small screen. It's also easier to read a paper document than on a screen.
that's very different from what the Dems were alleging viz Trump encouraging the Russians to interfere in the US elections
Which is exactly what Trump did. He encouraged a foreign government to commit espionage against a U.S. citizen who was also running for president. That's about as close to treason as one can get.
If you don't think that's treason, turn it around and ask, "If Hillary had said the exact same thing, how would I have reacted?" Obviously you would have gone apeshit and demanded she drop out from the race and be investigated but when Trump the con artist says it, meh, no big deal.
It's hilarious to see the twisted, tortured excuses the right comes up with to justify Trump's crimes.
Hello Russian troll. How is St. Petersburg today? Getting a bit nippy?
Those "conspiracy" theories were no longer theories when they were proven true. Trump has had relations with Russia for years and has gone out of his way to ingratiate himself with Putin.
Further, we know for a fact Russia was involved with at least some of the email releases and Trump publicly encouraged Russia to do so.
Reminds me of when Putin denied Russian troops had seized Crimea then came out a month later and said, "Yep, I sent the troops in." We even have the plans he used.
But keep up the good work spreading denials and FUD. You need to make your daily allotment of vodka to keep warm in the coming winter months.
Deliberately targeting hospitals and civilians in bread lines is nothing to be proud of.
Then again the only pride Russian trolls have is how many men have died for their dear leader who says those same men aren't dying in foreign countries for no reason.
Considering the size of Great Britain compared to Russia, the Royal Navy is still far ahead in capabilities. For instance, the Royal Navy does not have to have a tug boat go along with their aircraft carrier because it breaks down so often.
Then again, the Royal Navy has more than one aircraft carrier. Unlike Russia.
Please tell us oh enlightened one how it's only the left which surrounds itself with like minded people and considers anyone who doesn't think like they do the enemy when day in and day out it is Republicans who use the word enemy to describe people within their own party who didn't back him?
Vent all you want but your words ring hollow when for the last eight years all we've heard is how bad things are, how horrible this president has been, how he should be impeached (for doing his job), and all the other vitriol cast upon him almost solely because of his race, yet none of that falls within your myopic view only the "left" being out of touch. If things are so bad then why suddenly, when not a single thing has changed in the last week, are Republicans suddenly saying the economy is doing well and there are no problems?
Because in a Republican's world if you don't bow down to your leader, if you don't blindly follow the leader, if you don't think like the leader, you're an enemy. Wouldn't want to open a Republican's hypocritical and bigoted mind by listening to others who don't agree, now would we?
that would have identified fake or hoax news stories, but disproportionately impacted right-wing news sites
Which means those right-wing "news" sites were putting out fake stories. What's the problem? An algorithm doesn't determine what party a comment is affiliated with, it only determines the veracity of the comment.
But remember, Zuckerberg laughed about FB having an impact on the election. Because that's totally crazy.
Then again, based on this posting, it appears Zuckerberg was lying about FB being introspective in regards to fake news and the election.
Almost another half billion accounts of people spread to the four winds because of how much better private industry is than government.
When you add up all the hacks private industry has allowed because of their incompetence one can easily count 2 billion people, many no doubt duplicates, having their personal information compromised.
But excuses will be made about how great private industry is, how it's not really the programmer's fault or the database administrator's fault or the web designer's fault. Nope, it will be someone else's fault because private industry does things so much better than government it's easy to pass blame and no one will be held accountable as a result.
Nice troll. As you stated in your second paragraph people agree to certain rules when operating on the exchanges. He deliberately, willfully and maliciously broke those rules to favor himself and in the process caused other people, who were playing by the rules, to lose money.
In your example, if you were looking at other people's cards and got caught, you too would be punished.
Only when Trump goes first for using his "foundation" to pay for his legal bills, his personal bills and buy him things. All of which are illegal.
Not to mention doing business with an Iranian bank which funnels money to terrorists while Iran was under sanctions, or doing business in Cuba while Cuba was under sanctions.
An organization which knowingly and deliberately worked with a foreign government to affect the U.S. presidential election now wants people to listen to them and pardon people who have affected U.S. national security?
Cost benefit analysis says it's cheaper to not treat. As we see every day in Detroit and Chicago, letting the users and dealers kill each other off saves the taxpayers money by not having to jail them.
It's not a war on drugs, it's a war on personal freedom.
So like trying to prevent a woman from having an abortion? Isn't it her freedom to what she wants with her body just as, according to you, it's a drug user's freedom to do drugs?
They're not going after the big pharma drugs that kill people.
Big pharma used. Comment can be ignored.
"Big pharma" is responsible for keeping billions of people alive. It was "big pharma" who finally wiped out small pox and rinderpest. "Big pharma" almost had whooping cough beaten until those who claim "big pharma" is evil stopped getting their kids vaccinated.
"Big pharma" doesn't deliberately make drugs to kill people. That is why their drugs undergo years of testing and trials to make sure, to the largest degree possible, their drugs don't kill someone.
It's just profitable theater.
Fine, then stop using every drug "big pharma" makes. That includes any form or aspirin or other headache medicines, no vaccines and if you happen to get cancer, don't you dare use the drugs "big pharma" makes to keep you alive and remove the cancer. Wouldn't wan to enrich those evil doers at "big pharma". Sound fair?
Because it is not about junkies, it is about crime prevention.
So then, war on drugs?
Far better and cheaper if a junkie in a need of the next fix won't have to rob and maybe kill someone to get the money.
Far better and cheaper to let them kill themselves than waste money on people who are smarter than all the experts and ignore the Mt. Everest-sized evidence about the dangers of drug use.
we just won't have to pay for her abortions if she chooses to have them.
Then why are my tax dollars being used for drug treatment programs for people who chose to use drugs? No one forced them to shoot heroin, snort cocaine or smoke weed. Let them pay for it themselves.
Just like Russia wasn't involved in any of the email hacks. Until they were,
Just like Trump didn't have backroom dealings with Russia because of his business ventures there. Until he was.
There's always an excuse why something isn't what it seems, until it is. Then even more stringent excuses come to the fore.
Besides, Zuckerberg has to say this. His country will be getting billions more U.S. taxpayer money to continue its apartheid policies so he can't appear to be influencing the U.S. election through deliberately allowing fake news.
But of course when President Obama lifted most sanctions on Iran and Cuba, that was a travesty and Republicans were outraged. Wonder why they're keeping their yappers shut about Trump dealing with a terrorist bank and that commie nation to the south? Hypocrites.
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Like righties can't accept the reality of Evolution, climate change or the U.S. not being a Christian nation.
People who believe in homeopathy also tend to believe that the government, big pharma, and these "experts" are all working together to funnel money into their own pockets
Funny thing, I had a similar discussion when someone was whining about "big pharma" and how evil it was because it was all for the money.
They couldn't provide any evidence to support their claim when challenged, simply saying to use Google. As you'll see in my comments, I told them not to use anything from big pharma if they're that convinced it's about the money, including cancer drugs, but they ignored that part.
Bush said he protected this country. Tell it to the 3,000 dead on September 11th.
Considering the abuses that data is subject to when it is stored in the United States,
Because there is no way possible Russia would abuse this data.
Considering the abuses Russia heaps upon its own people (witness Boris Nemtsov's murder on the orders of Putin), those whose land it is occupying (the Tartars of Crimea) and the general abuse of people in countries it's invaded (Ukraine specifically), it is certain Russia will use this data against its own people to root out those who want the freedoms of the West. I can clearly see how certain people will be harassed and attacked when their Linkedin profile information is disseminated because Putin orders the data to be mined.
Remember, it's not who has the most guns or bullets, it's who controls the information and now, Russia has that information and will clearly control it.
People in their 20's don't seem to have much use for hardcopy.
Which is why, when their phone dies or they can't get a connection, they can't figure out how to read a paper map.
Yes, yes, we're talking about offices but the point stands. Instead of having a physical piece of paper in ones hand which can be immediately shown with others, we have to wait while these folks hunt through their phone or computer to pull up a document on a small screen. It's also easier to read a paper document than on a screen.
that's very different from what the Dems were alleging viz Trump encouraging the Russians to interfere in the US elections
Which is exactly what Trump did. He encouraged a foreign government to commit espionage against a U.S. citizen who was also running for president. That's about as close to treason as one can get.
If you don't think that's treason, turn it around and ask, "If Hillary had said the exact same thing, how would I have reacted?" Obviously you would have gone apeshit and demanded she drop out from the race and be investigated but when Trump the con artist says it, meh, no big deal.
It's hilarious to see the twisted, tortured excuses the right comes up with to justify Trump's crimes.
Hello Russian troll. How is St. Petersburg today? Getting a bit nippy?
Those "conspiracy" theories were no longer theories when they were proven true. Trump has had relations with Russia for years and has gone out of his way to ingratiate himself with Putin.
Further, we know for a fact Russia was involved with at least some of the email releases and Trump publicly encouraged Russia to do so.
Reminds me of when Putin denied Russian troops had seized Crimea then came out a month later and said, "Yep, I sent the troops in." We even have the plans he used.
But keep up the good work spreading denials and FUD. You need to make your daily allotment of vodka to keep warm in the coming winter months.
Deliberately targeting hospitals and civilians in bread lines is nothing to be proud of.
Then again the only pride Russian trolls have is how many men have died for their dear leader who says those same men aren't dying in foreign countries for no reason.
Considering the size of Great Britain compared to Russia, the Royal Navy is still far ahead in capabilities. For instance, the Royal Navy does not have to have a tug boat go along with their aircraft carrier because it breaks down so often.
Then again, the Royal Navy has more than one aircraft carrier. Unlike Russia.
So, put this scumbag in jail so he can continue to surround himself with like minded people.
Such as this guy? Or maybe you meant this guy. Perhaps this guy.
Please tell us oh enlightened one how it's only the left which surrounds itself with like minded people and considers anyone who doesn't think like they do the enemy when day in and day out it is Republicans who use the word enemy to describe people within their own party who didn't back him?
Vent all you want but your words ring hollow when for the last eight years all we've heard is how bad things are, how horrible this president has been, how he should be impeached (for doing his job), and all the other vitriol cast upon him almost solely because of his race, yet none of that falls within your myopic view only the "left" being out of touch. If things are so bad then why suddenly, when not a single thing has changed in the last week, are Republicans suddenly saying the economy is doing well and there are no problems?
Because in a Republican's world if you don't bow down to your leader, if you don't blindly follow the leader, if you don't think like the leader, you're an enemy. Wouldn't want to open a Republican's hypocritical and bigoted mind by listening to others who don't agree, now would we?
that would have identified fake or hoax news stories, but disproportionately impacted right-wing news sites
Which means those right-wing "news" sites were putting out fake stories. What's the problem? An algorithm doesn't determine what party a comment is affiliated with, it only determines the veracity of the comment.
But remember, Zuckerberg laughed about FB having an impact on the election. Because that's totally crazy.
Then again, based on this posting, it appears Zuckerberg was lying about FB being introspective in regards to fake news and the election.
What about the non-fucking Chinese? Certainly in their vast country there have to be people not fucking despite their yuuuuge population.
He died at 39 because he was fucking?
What a way to go!
Almost another half billion accounts of people spread to the four winds because of how much better private industry is than government.
When you add up all the hacks private industry has allowed because of their incompetence one can easily count 2 billion people, many no doubt duplicates, having their personal information compromised.
But excuses will be made about how great private industry is, how it's not really the programmer's fault or the database administrator's fault or the web designer's fault. Nope, it will be someone else's fault because private industry does things so much better than government it's easy to pass blame and no one will be held accountable as a result.
Nice troll. As you stated in your second paragraph people agree to certain rules when operating on the exchanges. He deliberately, willfully and maliciously broke those rules to favor himself and in the process caused other people, who were playing by the rules, to lose money.
In your example, if you were looking at other people's cards and got caught, you too would be punished.
Only when Trump goes first for using his "foundation" to pay for his legal bills, his personal bills and buy him things. All of which are illegal.
Not to mention doing business with an Iranian bank which funnels money to terrorists while Iran was under sanctions, or doing business in Cuba while Cuba was under sanctions.
An organization which knowingly and deliberately worked with a foreign government to affect the U.S. presidential election now wants people to listen to them and pardon people who have affected U.S. national security?
Talk about a pair of balls.
Somebody always pays, even if it's only the state having to collect and cremate the corpse
Cost for cremation is roughly $1,000, all costs included. Cost to treat someone for drug use, for one year, is roughly $4,700.
Cost benefit analysis says it's cheaper to not treat. As we see every day in Detroit and Chicago, letting the users and dealers kill each other off saves the taxpayers money by not having to jail them.
It's not a war on drugs, it's a war on personal freedom.
So like trying to prevent a woman from having an abortion? Isn't it her freedom to what she wants with her body just as, according to you, it's a drug user's freedom to do drugs?
They're not going after the big pharma drugs that kill people.
Big pharma used. Comment can be ignored.
"Big pharma" is responsible for keeping billions of people alive. It was "big pharma" who finally wiped out small pox and rinderpest. "Big pharma" almost had whooping cough beaten until those who claim "big pharma" is evil stopped getting their kids vaccinated.
"Big pharma" doesn't deliberately make drugs to kill people. That is why their drugs undergo years of testing and trials to make sure, to the largest degree possible, their drugs don't kill someone.
It's just profitable theater.
Fine, then stop using every drug "big pharma" makes. That includes any form or aspirin or other headache medicines, no vaccines and if you happen to get cancer, don't you dare use the drugs "big pharma" makes to keep you alive and remove the cancer. Wouldn't wan to enrich those evil doers at "big pharma". Sound fair?
Because it is not about junkies, it is about crime prevention.
So then, war on drugs?
Far better and cheaper if a junkie in a need of the next fix won't have to rob and maybe kill someone to get the money.
Far better and cheaper to let them kill themselves than waste money on people who are smarter than all the experts and ignore the Mt. Everest-sized evidence about the dangers of drug use.
we just won't have to pay for her abortions if she chooses to have them.
Then why are my tax dollars being used for drug treatment programs for people who chose to use drugs? No one forced them to shoot heroin, snort cocaine or smoke weed. Let them pay for it themselves.
Why is this not entrapment?
Because, as said above, the FBI didn't entice these people do anything they wouldn't have already done.
This comic wonderfully illustrates why things such as this are not entrapment.
But I'm sure you'll continue to argue despite the facts.
Just like Russia wasn't involved in any of the email hacks. Until they were,
Just like Trump didn't have backroom dealings with Russia because of his business ventures there. Until he was.
There's always an excuse why something isn't what it seems, until it is. Then even more stringent excuses come to the fore.
Besides, Zuckerberg has to say this. His country will be getting billions more U.S. taxpayer money to continue its apartheid policies so he can't appear to be influencing the U.S. election through deliberately allowing fake news.
To add to your comment, Russia's Economy Minister has said Russia will (probably) suffer from stagnation for the next twenty years.
Not only that, a different minister (can't find the article) has said by 2019 roughly 20% of the Russian people will live below the poverty line.
These bank interruptions will help neither situation.
No, instead he was doing business with an Iranian bank which funds terrorists while the U.S. had sanctions on Iran.
He also was deliberately doing business with Cuba while the U.S. had sanctions on the country.
But of course when President Obama lifted most sanctions on Iran and Cuba, that was a travesty and Republicans were outraged. Wonder why they're keeping their yappers shut about Trump dealing with a terrorist bank and that commie nation to the south? Hypocrites.