DO FORKS MAKE YOU FAT?

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Friday October 27, 2023 · 12:01 PM PDT

2023/10/27 · 12:01

Jesse Watters was on Piers Morgan's program, to explain that weapons are not the cause of mass shootings. He said that “Forks don't make you fat.” This was true at the time of the revolutionary war, when it took a skilled soldier 30 or more seconds to load a rifle-- and it have an accurate range of dozens of yards. But what happens when you have a fork that can stab something at 300+ jabs per minute, Jabs them much harder, bringing back anything it can tear off at a distance of 600 m?

I have to ask about the weaponization of covid for this election:

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Monday September 21, 2020 · 7:06 PM PDT

2020/09/21 · 19:06

I have not seen anything about this. I wonder if the law will protect me from intimidation, if the great unmasked stands next to me as I try to vote? I assume it's different in different states. Obviously the requirement to wear a mask differs. The definition of how “intimidation" is defined will also differ. But I forsee this happening. so a strategy is needed. So – does anybody have one?

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UNDER WHAT JURISDICTION WOULD THIS FALL?

Local Govrnment

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State government

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Federal Government

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State and local

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Is this a NEW Impeachable offense?

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Tuesday April 16, 2019 · 9:40 AM PDT

2019/04/16 · 09:40

According to CNN, “President Donald Trump told Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan he would grant McAleenan a pardon if he were sent to jail for having border agents block asylum seekers from entering the US in defiance of US law, senior administration officials tell CNN.” www.cnn.com/…

To me, for the president to ask someone to commit a crimes seems like it should be a firing offense. Maybe I'm just too sensitive. At least if it's provable.

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If Trump told a commissioner to committing crime

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it would be nothing new

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It is a crime, but not a battle you can when

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It should be shouted from the roof tops

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committees should take this up and do nothing

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The about Trumps speech to Jewish Republicans that isn't being discussed

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Sunday April 07, 2019 · 8:03 AM PDT

2019/04/07 · 08:03

The importance of the treatment of strangers. Trump seems to think that Netenyahu is MY prime minister (he isn't, and to set the record state I don't have dual loyalties). He claimed Jews won't vote for him-because we didn't bribe him (except for Adelson). I will spare you the long list of other things that spew out of his two-scoop mouth. A lot of ink has been spent discussing the dog whistle anti-Semitism that he spoke in front of Jewish Republicans. But I am surprised that I have not found any public mention of him talking to a Jewish audience whose ancestors likely emigrated from wherever, and received assistance from the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society HIAS. You may remember as the agency that was the motivation for the Squirrel Hill synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh. I have seen people mention that he dehumanized people seeking asylum as “animals,” the same way that Hitler did. I suppose that's what happens if you keep Hitlers’ speeches by your bed.

Jews have a long history of ending up as strangers in a land. The whole Exodus story is filled with exhortation's about treating the stranger fairly. As is the rest of the Old Testament, and also the New Testament. But there are people who are far more eloquent than I, who write in newspapers, blogs, and magazines and I don't see this thread being picked up.

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The giving of the 10 Commandments

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The treatment of strangers

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Lindsey Graham in senate intends to block house resolution that Müller's report be made Public.

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Thursday March 14, 2019 · 1:52 PM PDT

2019/03/14 · 13:52

As senate judiciary Chairman, Graham can evidently block advancing the house resolution that Muellers’ report on collusion be made Public. He tweets that he “would agree to the resolution with a simple change.” He followed this with "I believe we are to the American people to look at ALL potential misconduct related to the 2016 campaign investigation, not just some.” It seems that he's talking about the Clinton emails.. SOURCE: www.rawstory.com/...

I wonder if we should take him at his word so we can find out about other election problems where the rights of voters have been trampled.I would be willing to have yet another investigation of the Clinton emails, for a peek behind other curtains.. I would like to get to look at voter suppression tactics in different states. I do not know how, or if this would work. Maybe we could even look at Gerrymandering..

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HOW DID I/WE MISS THIS??? "Trump" says it all!

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Monday February 18, 2019 · 5:00 AM PST

2019/02/18 · 05:00

just in time for Presidents day, According to the usually reliable online etymology dictionary www.etymonline.com/...

trump (n.1)

"playing card of a suit ranking above others," 1520s, alteration of triumph (n.), which also was the name of a card game.

trump (v.2)

"fabricate, devise," 1690s, from trump "deceive, cheat" (1510s), from Middle English trumpen (late 14c.), from Old French tromper "to deceive," of uncertain origin. Apparently from se tromper de "to mock," from Old French tromper "to blow a trumpet." Brachet explains this as "to play the horn, alluding to quacks and mountebanks, who attracted the public by blowing a horn, and then cheated them into buying ...." The Hindley Old French dictionary has baillier la trompe "blow the trumpet" as "act the fool," and Donkin connects it rather to trombe "waterspout," on the notion of turning (someone) around. Connection with triumph also has been proposed. Related: Trumped; trumping. Trumped up "false, concocted" first recorded 1728.

trump (n.2)

"trumpet," c. 1300, from Old French trompe "long, tube-like musical wind instrument" (12c.), cognate with Provençal tromba, Italian tromba, all probably from a Germanic source (compare Old High German trumpa, Old Norse trumba "trumpet"), of imitative origin.

trump (v.1)

"surpass, beat," 1580s, from trump (n.). Related: Trumped; trumping.

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TRUMPS GOLF SIMULATOR

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Wednesday February 13, 2019 · 10:50 AM PST

2019/02/13 · 10:50

according to Raw story, quoting the Washington Post:

Now the Washington Post reports that the president has a new toy that he can enjoy during “executive time”: A $50,000 state-of-the-art golf simulator that will let him virtually play 18 holes without ever having to go outdoors.

The Post’s sources describe the simulator as “room-sized,” and they say the president paid for it out of his own pocketbook. The simulator has been installed in the president’s private residence in the White House.

However, one White House official insists to the Post that Trump has yet to make use of the simulator, even during lengthy periods of “executive time.”

I just wonder if during the shut down this was properly vetted by the cyber security people. My immediate fear is that it allows two-way communication with Moscow. I have no evidence of this. At some level I'm perfectly happy for him to be doing nothing most of the time although that's probably a mistake on my part.

WHO ARE THESE FUNDRAISERS?--ARE THYEY LEGIT?

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Sunday October 21, 2018 · 6:32 AM PDT

2018/10/21 · 06:32

I am asking a question. most of my donations go direct to the candidate. i can’t really find much about any of these. going to charity navigator, I get very little information:

Actblue Charities Inc.

LOCATION: SOMERVILLE, MA
CLASSIFICATION: Educational Organization
IRS SUBSECTION: 501(c)(3)

i get even less on Progressive Turnout Project (turnoutPac.org) which bombards me with scary headlines, and deadlines, for 5:1 matchesAnd virtually nothing on Deocratic House Majority Pac democrats@hmpac.com

Kavanaugh: innocent until proven guilty?

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Monday October 08, 2018 · 10:49 AM PDT

2018/10/08 · 10:49

I do not systematically watch the news. So I could've missed some important interviews. But, it seemed to me, that in interviews with people like Collins , and quite a few others, the republican would contend that Kavanaugh is “innocent until proven guilty”. But I didn't see the "Liberal media “ask any follow-up questions. They did not ask whether he was on trial or whether that was the proper standard. They did not ask whether the bar should be lower for assessing moral character? None of them asked “if that is the right standard, shouldn't there been a higher standard for investigation? “ I almost wonder if there was a pre-agreement not to ask these sorts of questions.

Trump's lawn at the Presidential Palace

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Thursday July 05, 2018 · 8:18 AM PDT

2018/07/05 · 08:18

This morning, Mr. Trump tweeted “…..Country being forced to endure a long and costly trial. Tell the people “OUT,” and they must leave, just as they would if they were standing on your front lawn. Hiring thousands of “judges” does not work and is not acceptable – only Country in the World that does this!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 5, 2018”

I do not know about other people. If People come down the sidewalk by my house, and if they step on my lawn, I do not take their children away. Even if they knock on my door.or even if the children knock on my door. I do not even call the police if they are POC. Am I missing something?

Seriously folks, before the ~~Canadians~~ British burned it, what we now call the Whitehouse was the Presidential Palace.

Where is the liberated town?

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Saturday June 30, 2018 · 1:40 PM PDT

2018/06/30 · 13:40

Perhaps I missed a headline. Did I?

I did hear That the Saudi's you're going to make two million barrels of oil available per month, according to our leader. And I heard that US steel is increasing Capacity At six different plants. At 0607 today, Mr. TrumpTweeted “I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13 & clean out the toughest of situations.” I've spent the past 20 minutes searching for The town that was liberated. Where is it?

Why did Trump claim to have signed 88 legislative approvals? I hear a dog whistle.

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Friday December 22, 2017 · 11:26 AM PST

2017/12/22 · 11:26

According to RAWSTORY, “During a bill signing in the Oval Office later in the day. Trump signed into law a sweeping tax bill that represents the sole major legislative success of his presidency thus far. He told reporters he’s had 88 “legislative approvals” and “more legislative victories than any other president,” and once again maligned the media for refusing to report on whatever a “legislative approval” is.” the question they asked is “What does the 88 mean?” it is the 8th letter of the alphabet. H. HH. Heil Hitler. www.adl.org/… Or from Widkipedia: “Often, this number is associated with the number 14, e.g. 14/88, 14-88, or 1488; this number symbolizes the Fourteen Words coined by David Lane, a prominent white nationalist.^[10] Example uses of 88 include the song "88 Rock 'n' Roll Band" by Landser, and the organizations Column 88 and Unit 88. Currently, the Michigan-based American Nazi Party uses 14 in its domain name and 88 as part of a radio sign-off.^[

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