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People like David Ham think Hispanic is a race.	0	not toxic
"The conclusion relies on a recently developed computer model that shows it is essentially impossible that the glacier could have receded so much, so quickly without the influence of fossil-fuel emissions causing Earth’s atmosphere to warm." And there it is ......... It's man made because my model says so.... For a less dramatic version of the story , check out the local one see: .yukon-news.com/business/the-curious-case-of-the-vanishing-river/ 06/22/16 "But as to whether this shift is yet another example of manmade climate change, Kennedy was ambivalent. The Kaskawulsh glacier has been retreating since the end of the Little Ice Age, after all. “Would this particular event have happened without anthropogenic climate change? Probably,” she said. “It’s neat to see. It’s really just an interesting natural phenomenon that’s happening right before our eyes, and not very many people get to see something like this.” Less drama ,but more honesty.	0	not toxic
"and will continue to be — fleeced." Could he be referring to the de facto sales tax on consumers disguised as a tax on corporations....M97?	0	not toxic
In my opinion, the Board, the investigators, and the MCB staff should be spending their time licensing new businesses, approving new applications, and being available to help answer questions - instead of spending precious time knocking down doors and seizing non-marijuana health food store products. This is really ridiculous.	0	not toxic
Isn't that special.	0	not toxic
$14,200,000 minus $1,400,000 equals a lost of $12,800,000 for Lane County. The population of Lane county is about 363,000. The amount of revenue needed to replace the money the feds will no longer be sending is less than 10 cents a day per person. Twelve million dollars sounds like a lot of money. Ten cents doesn't. This is not a disaster. We should be able to deal with it.	0	not toxic
Or just another nut in NYC? Vegas was worse, he was a white American, home grown terrorist	0	not toxic
People in rural areas or smaller communities are sent to Anchorage for: 1) mental health treatment, 2) substance abuse treatment, 3) for medical treatment, 4) young teens or kids are sent there for specialized foster care or residential care. That is because those services are NOT available in their communities. Sometimes, they get up and walk away from those places. Most do not want to be there. Our tribal health clinic refuses to pay for the in-patient hospital unless it is an emergency. As soon as they can send them to Anchorage they do. We want them to stay here but it's all about $$$. A child broke his arm and despite the fact we happen to now have one of the best top ten orthopedic surgeons in the US here, child and his mother had to fly to Anchorage to have the surgery there. Kids in treatment need to be where their families or extended families can participate in their treatment. Our state10 bed facility was closed last year. Anchorage is greedy about getting the grant $.	0	not toxic
Springtime Rocks ~ !	0	not toxic
Here is my comment, can we address the homeless, the lack of jobs, the high taxes, and not concern ourselves with what a piece of land is going to be called. He was a author and enjoyed his drugs which end of killing him, so really his he that important. Do the DAMN job you were elected to do and quit wasting time.	1	toxic
It will be a problem landed on the shoulders of old white men, just wait and see.	0	not toxic
Of course we should have nationalized universal health care where health workers are government workers sans the unions and strike rights. They would make what those in other fields requiring comparable education make. Patents on drugs would be eliminated and the nationalized health service would negotiate for best drug prices. Now the dems when they had the power did not bring this to us. The Repubs probably won't but Trump might actually think about it. So we are stuck with a system where getting a wart burned off with liquid nitrogen, a two minute doctor's office procedure, costs $800. Nothing in the editorial addresses the essential dysfunction of medical care. The BS about hospital charity is nonsense. Drops in the ocean. No matter what we do we cannot provide good coverage for all with the current fee structure in medicine. Can't happen. Waste time on partisan blah blah. Doesn't matter, we can't pay for it in the current overpriced system.	0	not toxic
Too many advisors telling him he will look soft if he does this. I accept that the Right will take every single word he utters about cannabis out of context and torment him with it for years (recall the "deficit will sort itself out" debacle as an example of a quote out of context gone wild) But I contest that a principled response as suggested by this writer will be appreciated by the majority in the long run resulting ultimately in net societal and political gain. Just my opinion	0	not toxic
Seems like nobody wants to adress the amount of air and noise pollution the ARRC generates in the downtown area. And who in their right mind would buy a home next to a railway yard loaded with tank cars of dangerous chemicals, bright lighting and equipment operating all night long? Good luck with that. So when the condos don't sell, will they become ARRC'c motel complex to compete against existing commercial businesses?	0	not toxic
A beard moves with a man's facial expressions, it doesn't hide them, as does the niqab, burqa, etc. A beard does not make it impossible to identify someone. First we started by defending women against misogynistic patriarchal religion. Then we started only doing that with Christianity and gave other religions a pass. Then we started actually defending the misogyny as feminism if it came from non-Christian religions. Then we will start pressuring all women to dress "modestly" so as not to offend the religious sensibilities of some communities. The we will start seeing women being assaulted for not being "modestly dressed" in some neighborhoods, and blame them for "asking for it". But we're men, so...who cares?	0	not toxic
No Netanyahu is a war criminal ...Putin is a war hero; just ask the people he leads	0	not toxic
Thanks, I'll definitely look it up. Always interested in new angles on old history, especially related to WW II.	0	not toxic
Thanks for sharing that airtight nugget of logic - it really advances the conversation.	0	not toxic
That's cute, you want to try belittle an argument with an attempt to insult me that likely stems from your own insecurities. Dogma you say, even cuter! Gospel, that's priceless. You make no argument as to why you disagree with me and half of your comment is a rehashed version of already made comments on here. Have fun on your bandwagon of hate and ignorance, I'm sure it's really serving you and those around you really well. Lastly, you literally come across as quite uneducated and everybody knows it. How's that for nuance, potato?	0	not toxic
Fact is the death tax is nothing more than THEFT. The land was purchased and taxes were paid and continue to be paid every year by the owner of that property. Taxing it again after they are dead when they pass it on to their heirs defeats everything that America stands for.	0	not toxic
Police were unable to identify a victim. It was reported that the dude fired into people. Who knows what really happened.	0	not toxic
Hey, no fair doing numbers. Kirky and friends don't have the same capacity. Use crayons and books with large colorful lettering. Imagine drawing financial logic out in front of them. Crayons on cute graphs, maybe.	0	not toxic
The legislators on the AGDC board proposed under SB125 were to be NON-VOTING members. Nothing wrong with that except it would have given the Legislature a much better idea of how the Governor is spending the money that the Legislature authorizes. There are plenty of examples where legislators sit on boards in a non-voting capacity. Alaska State Legislators currently serve on over a dozen state commissions, including the boards of directors of state corporations. Notable examples include the Knik Arm Bridge & Toll Authority, the Alaska Aerospace Corporation, and the board of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute. Mr.Colver's explanation for his no-vote is complete rubbish.	0	not toxic
Trump has a lot to learn about everything - he is unfortunately for us and the world, an ignorant, bullying narcissist.	1	toxic
Clinton was horrified? What BS. What short memories the media has. Al Gore fought to the bitter end in 2000 by sending the outcome to the Florida Supreme Court and then to SCOTUS. Still after it was finally decided the Democrats swore up and down for eight years that Bush 43 stole the 2000 election and the 2004 election. I know that there will be dead people voting this year as well as illegals and felons because the Democrat Party and this administration fight tooth and nail to not have photo IDs required to vote.	0	not toxic
But you did choose to play and called him a troll unless I am incorrect?	0	not toxic
Here is your paranoid delusion: A Palmdale, California, man wearing women’s clothing was arrested in a Lancaster Macy’s store after he was seen in a women’s bathroom. The man was allegedly videotaping women in the bathroom. Jason Pomare, 33, was arrested over the weekend of May 11, 2013 after mall security officers learned he had been hanging out in a Macy’s department store women’s bathroom. The security guards contacted a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) deputy who found the cross-dressing man in a mall storage area, NBC Los Angeles reported. When Pomare was contacted, he was wearing a wig and women’s clothing, including a bra, a statement from the LASD revealed. “The deputy noticed he was wearing a wig and appeared to have breasts,” LASD Sergeant Brian Hudson told the Los Angeles news outlet. While searching the suspect, the deputy discovered a video camera in his purse. The camera allegedly contained hours of women using the bathroom inside the store.	0	not toxic
Well, but it would appear that the police allowed him to use them to commit suicide. The Department clearly needs to come up with better procedures for dealing with people that want to commit suicide by cop. The police should not assist these people in killing themselves.	0	not toxic
I would encourage inclusiveness. Conservatives need all hands on deck. Conservatives know that what happened in Manchester yesterday, and what has taken place a thousand times and in a thousand places over the past 20 years, is a threat to our safety and wellbeing. An attack to kill as many children as possible. We have to go after these criminals. No more ignoring, burying head in the sand, appeasement behaviour. Enough. Conservatives can never let this nation's guard down while this threat exists.	0	not toxic
No that would be you. It still doesn't change the fact that there was lots of video evidence showing that the 'evil' KKK members were peacably walking saying whatever they wanted to say (as they have every first amendment right to do) and they were attacked multiple times by armed leftists. Said armed leftists COULD have engaged in their free speech rights by assembling and saying whatever misguided nonsense they wanted to say just like the KKK can spew whatever misguided nonsense they wanted to say. But see the left didn't want to have free speech. They wanted to violently attack anyone who disagreed with them. The left is acting unconstitutionally and illegally generally speaking and then they wonder why they can't win elections where voters see their misdeeds...	0	not toxic
Your so full of crap, quit holding on to the past man. Truth be told, in 1989 Oregon abolished the max imprisonment lengths that they still so proudly throw around as valid. You must be old guidelines D.A. Cause you on here bedrock prosecuting, as in, your game kinda old.	1	toxic
Yes, the SCOTUS did affirm an ind. right, however they did not disregard the regulation clause citing the need to limit access to particular weapons. My point is simply that the regulation has been inconsistent - hence, the gun show loophole.	0	not toxic
Once again, you show your lack of reading skills. I said Ontario and Quebec. Secondly, "stimulus" is the creation of more money from thin air by the BoC, transfer payments are just inefficient and promote/subsidize pisspoor provincial bugetary management. There is no "stimulative" effect in transfer payments (or in inflationary monetary policy either). This is basic economics. I never once said pandering either. If I had I would have called it Trudeau Sr. Quebec Slush Fund, maybe you can put this in quotations because I actually said it. Great job at putting up strawmen arguments that I have never made, in order to have a rambling argument with yourself in which you replied to me for some reason? http://business.financialpost.com/fp-comment/quebec-and-ontario-the-great-debt-convergence	0	not toxic
so should the police officer be prosecuted for false arrest, false imprisonment etc.......	0	not toxic
Ah, a sad face, Clarabell? And Clarabell, if memory serves, Clarabell was a.....oh yeah. A Clown. Easiest sked, sir. Easiest. Check it out. 2 days ago, remember when you ragged on me and made that snide Froot Loops remark, not knowing it's Froot Loops, not Fruit Loops. But, hey, clowns. Gotta put you out when your zingers boomerang like that. Maddening when, in trying to get somebody, you're the 1 who looks, well, like they don't know anything, eh? Easiest sked, sir. Easiest sked. Look it up. Do I get my happy face?	0	not toxic
Do you know what they used to do to horse thieves?	0	not toxic
By "mass shootings" you mean a couple of gangbangers with collateral casualties because they can't aim right? You won't hear CNN talk about those either because they are all occurring in Obama's neighborhood.	0	not toxic
One is a scientist with appropriate credentials; the other has a website seeking donations.	0	not toxic
Once a week where everyone can see which girl is on their natural cycle and also girls must pray at the back (ask why). And what about the stigma for liberal muslims who decide they don't have to pray on Friday or cover their hair in order to be pious?	0	not toxic
"The Asians absolutely love it because it means nasty intrusive governments can't take away their money." But hackers can take it away. Why bother getting paid in bitcoin for ransomeware if you can just rob the bitcoin repository? https://www.google.ca/#q=bitcoin+theft Mt. Gox, Bitfinx, ponzi schemes, social engineering and conventional fraud methods. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/18/history-of-bitcoin-hacks-alternative-currency	0	not toxic
This is more lazy false equivalency.	0	not toxic
Yawn.	0	not toxic
i'm certain the money could easily be found in obammy's ever-expanding fraud-riddled redistribution scheme that is snap	0	not toxic
That half of the state is very Red, Her chances don't look good.	0	not toxic
And the Republicans just sink lower and lower. A reality star President. Anything goes.	0	not toxic
And the media is the biggest contributor to know nothingest in the US.	0	not toxic
It makes more sense to have a war with Mexico than the goofy wars we're perpetually engaged in in the Middle East. Let's just kick the shit out of Mexico every few years and keep em in line. They've always got their noses bent out of joint about arrogant gringos garbachos. Go to a soccer game in LA where the USA team plays Mexico. You better keep your mouth shut if you back the American team or the mojados will be throwing bags of urine at you. It's just a matter of time before the cholos start killing Americans down there.	1	toxic
The entire article is made up with guesses, nonexistent scenarios and innuendo. When will the media go back to reporting the actual news, not just the haters fantasy picks?	0	not toxic
Baloney... The sound dies away too slowly. Is it really the train? It would be better if the sound were the train. Gate mechanism should only be turned on when the train is stopped in front of the platform.	0	not toxic
I think you underestimate the inherent intelligence of American voters on this one. Mr. Haycox. It would take a far bigger man than Donald Trump to take America down. While Trump has been compared to several historical megalomaniacs who managed to succeed in reeking havoc Trump is not in their class. Yeah we got trouble and that starts with T which rhymes with P which stands for patience. You'll see.	0	not toxic
You don't represent me and I don't choose to redistribute my wealth that I worked hard for and planned for for 45 years. I did plan for my retirement and that is why I have more and I resent people who take my hard earned money that I earned to support those who didn't plan or choose not to plan. I am charitable with my money and I prefer to choose who I am charitable with. I don't choose to support a government that takes my hard earned money and gives it to those who choose not to work. You and I will never agree on this for whatever reasons so I guess the outcome will come down to who is more passionate about their view and who shows up at the poles to lawfully elect our representatives. Donald Trump is our President because a lot of people showed up and voted for him. The far left pendulum is swinging back to the principles that our founding fathers set up with the Constitution and you will have a fight on your hands if you try to destroy the rights given to us by the Constitution	0	not toxic
Throwing "more resources at the system" is not the answer. The last thing the system needs is more judges and especially more lawyers. The simple fact is lawyers are paid by the hour and the more work they create for themselves, the more they are paid. Judges are simply ex-lawyers who understand this game. If resources would be put into "streamlining" things and limiting what lawyers can get away with... I might support that... but this will never end until the system itself is dealt with. This is from someone who has spent 6 wasted years, spent 6 digits of valuable money, and wasted countless hours of time of Superior Court Justices time, in the labyrinthine Family Law system.	0	not toxic
Paper ballots, in person, with ID. Much harder to hack or cheat. Non networked counting systems with partisan observers from all sides involved to make sure no monkey business occurs. As for Russia or anyone else hacking an email system, perhaps the groups involved should think about not rigging the primary so that any information that is revealed would be meaningless.	0	not toxic
I imagine Mr. Iwasa slapping his forehead after seeing the responses to his articulate, thoughtful, and sensitive essay. Some commentators have pigeonholed him as a product of the plantation system, employing immigrant Japanese who then migrated into government bureaucrats, kept their heads down as salarymen, and straight-armed anyone on the other side of the bureaucracy. This narrative forgets the sacrifice of labor reformers of all races in changing their slavish working conditions of the plantations. Others pointed out the fraudulent bias of the DNC that either could either be politely ignored (enryo) or follow the inspiration of the social reformers of the past - agitate for change. There is fundamental, systematic, social change needed in this country. Without it, there will be an increasing rise of violence both domestically and with the present militaristic foreign policy. The question is there an emoji that can express this? Is it a sociable thumbs down or a revolting finger?	0	not toxic
"...Trump has been rightly criticized for not affirming, during his previous European trip, American support for NATO's Article V..." Actually, that criticism wasn't "rightly" at all. Trump refused to affirm Article V in front of an audience of Germans, French and Dutch for a very good reason. First, all those countries refuse to meet the, rather minimal, 2% of GDP obligation; second, does anyone really, seriously expect the French or the Dutch, even the Germans, to honor Article V themselves if say Latvia or Poland were attacked? Of course not. Trump waited for an audience of serious and reliable allies of America (yes, i know after years of communist deprivations their actual monetary commitment is small(ish), but it is reliable and does meet that commitment), to affirm Article V. No, coming to a military aid of Poland without coming to the aid of Germany or France is not realistically possible; but Trump let it be known that if it was, that's exactly what he would do.	0	not toxic
It's a tough proposition to stay in the good graces of the free money boo-birds!	0	not toxic
I think people need to see the full interview compared to the cherry-picked one in Investor's Business Daily. It can be accessed here: https://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/11/18/ipcc-official-%E2%80%9Cclimate-policy-is-redistributing-the-worlds-wealth%E2%80%9D/ Note the first sentence in Edenhofer's response (below), which by itself provides a great deal of context: Interviewer: De facto, this means an expropriation of the countries with natural resources. This leads to a very different development from that which has been triggered by development policy. Ottmar Edenhofer: First of all, developed countries have basically expropriated the atmosphere of the world community. But one must say clearly that we redistribute de facto the world’s wealth by climate policy. Obviously, the owners of coal and oil will not be enthusiastic about this.	0	not toxic
"The way Ms. Al Kader sees it, the bigger families are the luckier ones, since they receive the benefit for all their children. Their friends the Al Rasouls, for example, receive $3,400 a month for their six children, on top of their welfare payment." With these benefits, there 's no incentive to go to work, plus there 's no employer can afford to have employees prayed 5 times a day unless this government to introduce a new law to force all employers to cater religious requirements/obligation similar to Peel District school board's ones. We were refugees who came here and was on my own after a month, we did not speak any English, but learned by mingling with co-workers at work and went to school at night time. We had our first car after 3 years living here, and learned more about the city and people by using transit and bus systems. This government really harm this group of refugees by bribing them all the free benefits & welfare and make them become perpetual welfare recipients.	0	not toxic
The only thing that makes Carson's appointment ironic is the editorial lenses through which you view it. Was it ironic that Obama was elected to lead a country that he promised to radically transform; a country that he spent much of his presidency trashing? Was it ironic that, as the chief law enforcement officer of the country he has run roughshod over the rule of law? Obama's contempt for the sources of American greatness was tragic. But it wasn't ironic. It was very consistent with the ideological filters through which he viewed American history and Western civilization. By your reasoning, Monte, Tom Price and Scott Pruitt are also ironic picks for their positions to lead HHS and EPA. It seems to me that you perhaps need to depoliticize your understanding of irony. It would certainly have been highly ironic for President Obama to appoint Scott Pruitt to head the EPA. And it most definitely would have been the height of irony for Trump to appoint Al Gore to head the EPA.	0	not toxic
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/security-analyst-shreds-trumps-fear-mongering-of-immigrants-attacks-in-us-are-overwhelming-by-americans/ None of the countries he's banning were involved in terrorist attacks on the US. He's still allowing people from Saudi Arabia (where the majority of the 9/11 terrorists were from), Pakistan (the California shooter was from). He is a poster child for ISIS. They'll use this to add to their ranks. He is not my president.	0	not toxic
Let's put it this way, your chances of the fire station being empty is by far greater than you will wait longer than 20 seconds to talk to a 911 dispatcher. And FWIW your are correct that the response time clock for first responders begins ticking when the call is answered. 911 call handling and dispatch is tracked differently. I think NAFPA says medical and fire calls are to be dispatched within 60 seconds of picking up the phone 90 percent of the time. This is a lot quicker than having just a 60 second average. Then a tougher time standard kicks in,, first responders are supposed to be enroute within 6o seconds of the alarm activating. Fire misses this standard a bit,, AMR which tends to have crews standing-by in their rigs, is in compliance. AMR gets fined not being in compliance,,,nothing happens to Fire. I'm not sure at this moment BOEC also has goals for emergency police call handling, but I will abstain from any further remarks about these til I confirm those goals.	0	not toxic
Exactly. Protest all you want (just be aware you are giving those people free publicity). Don't censor.	0	not toxic
Lamont, you say, "These "small" farms are worth $35,000 per cow + land and equipment." So what is your point? Yes livestock and land and equipment are expensive! Thank goodness there are people willing to put out that sort of money so that they can farm. "Protected class?" You must be talking about the corporately owned factory farms as opposed to the relatively small scale family farms - which have been steadily going the way of the dodo bird for decades now. And even if some farmers are indeed earning a decent income, why in the world would anybody have a problem with that? I certainly don't begrudge them earning a good dollar. You think farmers should live in poverty so the rest of us can eat dirt cheap? That's certainly not how I look at it. I just hope JT doesn't flip flop on this one.	0	not toxic
Nice crawfish OT. An anonymous source at Lane County Elections told me that you voted for Obama twice and then you voted for Hillary.	0	not toxic
Agree. The State is so good at running projects- the fish plant, the grain terminal etc etc	0	not toxic
This headline will just make the Conservative brand more disliked. It is a reminder of their low nasty character that keeps reappearing. They are The Nasty Party. Sunny Ways is what Canadians want and Conservatives just don't get it and they will continue to get what they deserve at the ballot box as a result.	0	not toxic
Back on the meds naddaway!	0	not toxic
Politicians have to stop putting politically damaging material in e-mails. If you're going to lie to voters, then please do it safely by texting, calling directly by phone, or using a courier. Only in this way can Western democracy be saved for dishonest politicians. Let's face it. If politicians are honest they have nothing to fear from hackers who spill the beans. The reason hacking is so effective is that the subsequent leaks have been so painfully embarrassing. It's interesting that voters do not appear overly outraged by the hacks. It's mostly politicians who are complaining. The threat to democracy is really nothing more than a euphemism for a threat to their careers. The solution is simple. Either stop misleading voters or stop using emails.	0	not toxic
Religious people don't need your respect, thankfully, they are protected from those who wish to impose their personal ideology on others by the Charter that protects Freedom of Religion and Conscience. Be disrespectful all you like, it only speaks to your own personal uncivilized behaviour when you don't exercise tolerance and openness to different views and ways of life.	0	not toxic
Just when major developers and pension funds are looking at getting back into the apartment business the ugly head of socialism rises again with more rent control threats once again retroactive. Other articles today say more new stock needs to be built. Apartments as a commercial real estate venture is probably the most lucrative investment there is but smart money stays clear of this legislative nightmare. You cannot legislate commercial investors to provide social housing. Last month there were articles criticizing Loblaw’s, Metro and Sobeys for closing stores in lower income, high rent areas of the downtown Toronto where their business plan did not make sense and the stores were losing money. Social activists decried that there was nowhere to get fresh produce in some neighbourhoods and store chains should be forced to stay open as a public service. Same thing applies to rental housing. If there is marginal profit with the threat of legislative interference why bother.	0	not toxic
"...true freedom for citizens in this country includes everyone, not just those you like.." I occasionally wish I were in a "protected class" of people so I could enjoy the same legal protections against discrimination that all those people enjoy.	0	not toxic
Where is the Washibgton Examiner's story about how Kellyanne Conway claims that all attacks on her are sexist?	0	not toxic
"Natural law" is not law. Much of it is not natural. It is less disciplined by any form of "scientific method than the worst of social "science".	0	not toxic
Thanks. I haven't read the entire paper yet, but something occurs to me in reading the summary. ADHD decreases with altitude. Big cities are more likely to fluoridate and also more likely to be at or close to see level. The authors don't mention correcting for fluoridation status. Do you see where I'm going? Wouldn't that be ironic?	0	not toxic
I share your reluctance to give full credit to a President. GW Bush didn't cause the downturn, but people could probably point to actions that made it worse--most people agree the deregulation of finance caused harm, others would say monetary and tax policies that increased foreign capital in US markets increased speculation. Obama can take some credit for reducing foreclosures due to medical bills. I worry Trump will be given credit for inflation if he pursues growth at a time of full employment.	0	not toxic
So we have 1.5 billion dollars of our tax money out there being mishandled and used inefficiently as is always the case with government. Good to know. How long until Trudeau writes more mishandled cheques. We help ourselves by not getting involved period. No money, no refugees just complete utter neutrality.	0	not toxic
Hence the change to marriage not being a civil union, and purely a religious ceremony. There is no reason for the state to participate in religious ceremonies even by mention. If marriage is a 'sacrament', let it remain so, entirely free from the state.	0	not toxic
Yeah right.	0	not toxic
Could you post the research that says fluoride is a neurotoxin at .7PPM?	0	not toxic
Yes, but that's all kind of beside the point -- which is that the largest denomination of American Christians are Catholic. In other words, this is about the bishop's concern for the Catholic Church's power, and not about whatever they think about the bolus of folks who identify as some kind of Christian. A subject which likely doesn't concern them much.	0	not toxic
So if I understand it correctly, CK (don't know nor care to know how to spell his name) decided to pull a publicity stunt to bring attention to himself by allegedly caring about the injustices that have indeed occurred to minorities in the United States. However, he seemed perfectly willing to continue to receive the benefits he was getting from the NFL. In the process CK got a "name" for himself and has become the equivalent of the "soup of the day." The LARGER issue is addressing the injustice going forward. I'm not sure how this behavior accomplishes this. Whether or not the players intend to show disrespect, they are doing so. In the process rather than trying to move people to work together, they have successfully continued to polarize. I seriously think this is their game-plan - they DO NOT WANT resolution, they benefit and profit (economically and otherwise) by continuing the divisions and polarization.	0	not toxic
"Good shooting" doesn't involve shooting 5 times at a dog. Highly doubtful that dog was hit 5 times -- most those rounds are buried in the dogs lawn.	0	not toxic
Don't worry, the servers that don't claim all of their gratuities will get nailed by the tax authorities.	0	not toxic
The starting point for peace is when each side decides to make difficult choices. Who is to blame here is irrelevant. In my mind, Netanyahu and Hamas/Islamic Jihad represent extreme positions for both sides. The key to change is the Israeli electorate. As long as the electorate perceives Palestinian groups such as Hamas as an existential threat, Netanyahu or someone like him will get elected. Demonizing Israel in the UN or elsewhere guarantees no change from the Israeli electorate's perspective and further reinforces the development of a fortress mentality. That means no change for the Palestinians regardless of what the UN, you and I think.	0	not toxic
In prior posts, this is what I anticipated happening and will provide the negative incentive (not to be confused with disincentive) to repeal and replace. The pain will be felt by many (including myself) as ACA fails. Members of the swamp (both parties in congress) will have to deal with the repercussions (2018 elections) to come up with a plan that will help "we the people".	0	not toxic
Rich, "What's "pearl-clutching sex negativity"??" I too wondered about that. But, hey, once a movement has it's own argot, they're on their way to being taken seriously and supported by the masses. Good luck to them. Every smack in the face of the establishment is one small step for mankind. Now, however, the vast majority of folks have more pressing issues. I would just admonish them: Don't undercut and divide the economic and political revolution. Join it. Changing the economy would change everything. More economic equality would mean more equality for LGBT people. Contrarily, look what's happened in the 10 or 12 years since same-sex marriage has been normalized and gays as an identity demographic have moved up the socio-economic ladder - millions have been pushed down. The world is more divided than ever, income disparities worse than ever, inequality worse than ever, people more insecure and hostile than ever.	0	not toxic
Pacgrrl (love the avatar!)	0	not toxic
To those who think this is a joke or trivial. They are removing symbols today and killing descendants tomorrow.	0	not toxic
THen you are a fucking moron.	1	toxic
Good news - there is no cause for alarm about LGBTQ rights in the Russian Federation, especially Chechnya. Here is how Moscow's human rights officials have responded to these apparently unfounded reports: http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.ca/2017/04/no-lgbt-complaints-to-chechen-officials.html	0	not toxic
Can someone explain to me why this officer wasn't charged criminally? If I, an ordinary citizens, did what he did, I would be charged with assault, kidnapping and menacing with a deadly weapon displayed, in the least. This guy is a COP and swore to uphold and enforce the laws. He knows those laws better than 99% of us, which should make him more accountable, not less.	0	not toxic
Nice playground comeback. I see Charlie got a big rise out of it. Speaking of adolescence, how was the Planktown group hug last nite?	0	not toxic
Or one could say he was sparing them the tirade of a racist idiot...	1	toxic
Excellent news. Socialists are tumbling like 10 pins.	0	not toxic
I posted this earlier, but it didn’t take. If “Saynt” is going to be allowed to besmirch Johnson’s character, a reply is called for: The investigation referred to by the commenter dates back to almost nine years ago. Sen. Johnson was cleared. She even received a letter of exoneration from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. It would be interesting to know the political machinations that led to that investigation. I won’t go any further than that. It might offend someone.	0	not toxic
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Thank you civil beat, it will soon be determined whether arrogance or better judgement prevails. The PC's integrity is in the balance.	0	not toxic
But is it addressing the emergency or is it going to maintain the appearance of business as usual? You have a good point if we're spending the $5 billion to try to seed another industry in Alaska, like coding or high-precision machining or anything sustainable and valuable that could replace falling revenue from the natural resources sector long-term. But if we're just throwing the $5 billion overboard like sandbags so that we can pretend our leaking hot air balloon isn't losing altitude for a few extra years, that's not going to save us from plowing into the ground.	0	not toxic
Conflict of interest also includes making decisions where family members have a financial stake in the outcome. Don't forget spouses in this conversation.	0	not toxic
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People like David Ham think Hispanic is a race.

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"The conclusion relies on a recently developed computer model that shows it is essentially impossible that the glacier could have receded so much, so quickly without the influence of fossil-fuel emissions causing Earth’s atmosphere to warm." And there it is ......... It's man made because my model says so.... For a less dramatic version of the story , check out the local one see: .yukon-news.com/business/the-curious-case-of-the-vanishing-river/ 06/22/16 "But as to whether this shift is yet another example of manmade climate change, Kennedy was ambivalent. The Kaskawulsh glacier has been retreating since the end of the Little Ice Age, after all. “Would this particular event have happened without anthropogenic climate change? Probably,” she said. “It’s neat to see. It’s really just an interesting natural phenomenon that’s happening right before our eyes, and not very many people get to see something like this.” Less drama ,but more honesty.

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"and will continue to be — fleeced." Could he be referring to the de facto sales tax on consumers disguised as a tax on corporations....M97?

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In my opinion, the Board, the investigators, and the MCB staff should be spending their time licensing new businesses, approving new applications, and being available to help answer questions - instead of spending precious time knocking down doors and seizing non-marijuana health food store products. This is really ridiculous.

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Isn't that special.

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$14,200,000 minus $1,400,000 equals a lost of $12,800,000 for Lane County. The population of Lane county is about 363,000. The amount of revenue needed to replace the money the feds will no longer be sending is less than 10 cents a day per person. Twelve million dollars sounds like a lot of money. Ten cents doesn't. This is not a disaster. We should be able to deal with it.

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Or just another nut in NYC? Vegas was worse, he was a white American, home grown terrorist

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People in rural areas or smaller communities are sent to Anchorage for: 1) mental health treatment, 2) substance abuse treatment, 3) for medical treatment, 4) young teens or kids are sent there for specialized foster care or residential care. That is because those services are NOT available in their communities. Sometimes, they get up and walk away from those places. Most do not want to be there. Our tribal health clinic refuses to pay for the in-patient hospital unless it is an emergency. As soon as they can send them to Anchorage they do. We want them to stay here but it's all about $$$. A child broke his arm and despite the fact we happen to now have one of the best top ten orthopedic surgeons in the US here, child and his mother had to fly to Anchorage to have the surgery there. Kids in treatment need to be where their families or extended families can participate in their treatment. Our state10 bed facility was closed last year. Anchorage is greedy about getting the grant $.

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Here is my comment, can we address the homeless, the lack of jobs, the high taxes, and not concern ourselves with what a piece of land is going to be called. He was a author and enjoyed his drugs which end of killing him, so really his he that important. Do the DAMN job you were elected to do and quit wasting time.

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It will be a problem landed on the shoulders of old white men, just wait and see.

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Of course we should have nationalized universal health care where health workers are government workers sans the unions and strike rights. They would make what those in other fields requiring comparable education make. Patents on drugs would be eliminated and the nationalized health service would negotiate for best drug prices. Now the dems when they had the power did not bring this to us. The Repubs probably won't but Trump might actually think about it. So we are stuck with a system where getting a wart burned off with liquid nitrogen, a two minute doctor's office procedure, costs $800. Nothing in the editorial addresses the essential dysfunction of medical care. The BS about hospital charity is nonsense. Drops in the ocean. No matter what we do we cannot provide good coverage for all with the current fee structure in medicine. Can't happen. Waste time on partisan blah blah. Doesn't matter, we can't pay for it in the current overpriced system.

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Too many advisors telling him he will look soft if he does this. I accept that the Right will take every single word he utters about cannabis out of context and torment him with it for years (recall the "deficit will sort itself out" debacle as an example of a quote out of context gone wild) But I contest that a principled response as suggested by this writer will be appreciated by the majority in the long run resulting ultimately in net societal and political gain. Just my opinion

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Seems like nobody wants to adress the amount of air and noise pollution the ARRC generates in the downtown area. And who in their right mind would buy a home next to a railway yard loaded with tank cars of dangerous chemicals, bright lighting and equipment operating all night long? Good luck with that. So when the condos don't sell, will they become ARRC'c motel complex to compete against existing commercial businesses?

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A beard moves with a man's facial expressions, it doesn't hide them, as does the niqab, burqa, etc. A beard does not make it impossible to identify someone. First we started by defending women against misogynistic patriarchal religion. Then we started only doing that with Christianity and gave other religions a pass. Then we started actually defending the misogyny as feminism if it came from non-Christian religions. Then we will start pressuring all women to dress "modestly" so as not to offend the religious sensibilities of some communities. The we will start seeing women being assaulted for not being "modestly dressed" in some neighborhoods, and blame them for "asking for it". But we're men, so...who cares?

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No Netanyahu is a war criminal ...Putin is a war hero; just ask the people he leads

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Thanks, I'll definitely look it up. Always interested in new angles on old history, especially related to WW II.

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Thanks for sharing that airtight nugget of logic - it really advances the conversation.

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That's cute, you want to try belittle an argument with an attempt to insult me that likely stems from your own insecurities. Dogma you say, even cuter! Gospel, that's priceless. You make no argument as to why you disagree with me and half of your comment is a rehashed version of already made comments on here. Have fun on your bandwagon of hate and ignorance, I'm sure it's really serving you and those around you really well. Lastly, you literally come across as quite uneducated and everybody knows it. How's that for nuance, potato?

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Fact is the death tax is nothing more than THEFT. The land was purchased and taxes were paid and continue to be paid every year by the owner of that property. Taxing it again after they are dead when they pass it on to their heirs defeats everything that America stands for.

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Police were unable to identify a victim. It was reported that the dude fired into people. Who knows what really happened.

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Hey, no fair doing numbers. Kirky and friends don't have the same capacity. Use crayons and books with large colorful lettering. Imagine drawing financial logic out in front of them. Crayons on cute graphs, maybe.

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The legislators on the AGDC board proposed under SB125 were to be NON-VOTING members. Nothing wrong with that except it would have given the Legislature a much better idea of how the Governor is spending the money that the Legislature authorizes. There are plenty of examples where legislators sit on boards in a non-voting capacity. Alaska State Legislators currently serve on over a dozen state commissions, including the boards of directors of state corporations. Notable examples include the Knik Arm Bridge & Toll Authority, the Alaska Aerospace Corporation, and the board of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute. Mr.Colver's explanation for his no-vote is complete rubbish.

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Trump has a lot to learn about everything - he is unfortunately for us and the world, an ignorant, bullying narcissist.

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Clinton was horrified? What BS. What short memories the media has. Al Gore fought to the bitter end in 2000 by sending the outcome to the Florida Supreme Court and then to SCOTUS. Still after it was finally decided the Democrats swore up and down for eight years that Bush 43 stole the 2000 election and the 2004 election. I know that there will be dead people voting this year as well as illegals and felons because the Democrat Party and this administration fight tooth and nail to not have photo IDs required to vote.

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But you did choose to play and called him a troll unless I am incorrect?

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Here is your paranoid delusion: A Palmdale, California, man wearing women’s clothing was arrested in a Lancaster Macy’s store after he was seen in a women’s bathroom. The man was allegedly videotaping women in the bathroom. Jason Pomare, 33, was arrested over the weekend of May 11, 2013 after mall security officers learned he had been hanging out in a Macy’s department store women’s bathroom. The security guards contacted a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) deputy who found the cross-dressing man in a mall storage area, NBC Los Angeles reported. When Pomare was contacted, he was wearing a wig and women’s clothing, including a bra, a statement from the LASD revealed. “The deputy noticed he was wearing a wig and appeared to have breasts,” LASD Sergeant Brian Hudson told the Los Angeles news outlet. While searching the suspect, the deputy discovered a video camera in his purse. The camera allegedly contained hours of women using the bathroom inside the store.

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Well, but it would appear that the police allowed him to use them to commit suicide. The Department clearly needs to come up with better procedures for dealing with people that want to commit suicide by cop. The police should not assist these people in killing themselves.

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I would encourage inclusiveness. Conservatives need all hands on deck. Conservatives know that what happened in Manchester yesterday, and what has taken place a thousand times and in a thousand places over the past 20 years, is a threat to our safety and wellbeing. An attack to kill as many children as possible. We have to go after these criminals. No more ignoring, burying head in the sand, appeasement behaviour. Enough. Conservatives can never let this nation's guard down while this threat exists.

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No that would be you. It still doesn't change the fact that there was lots of video evidence showing that the 'evil' KKK members were peacably walking saying whatever they wanted to say (as they have every first amendment right to do) and they were attacked multiple times by armed leftists. Said armed leftists COULD have engaged in their free speech rights by assembling and saying whatever misguided nonsense they wanted to say just like the KKK can spew whatever misguided nonsense they wanted to say. But see the left didn't want to have free speech. They wanted to violently attack anyone who disagreed with them. The left is acting unconstitutionally and illegally generally speaking and then they wonder why they can't win elections where voters see their misdeeds...

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Your so full of crap, quit holding on to the past man. Truth be told, in 1989 Oregon abolished the max imprisonment lengths that they still so proudly throw around as valid. You must be old guidelines D.A. Cause you on here bedrock prosecuting, as in, your game kinda old.

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Yes, the SCOTUS did affirm an ind. right, however they did not disregard the regulation clause citing the need to limit access to particular weapons. My point is simply that the regulation has been inconsistent - hence, the gun show loophole.

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Once again, you show your lack of reading skills. I said Ontario and Quebec. Secondly, "stimulus" is the creation of more money from thin air by the BoC, transfer payments are just inefficient and promote/subsidize pisspoor provincial bugetary management. There is no "stimulative" effect in transfer payments (or in inflationary monetary policy either). This is basic economics. I never once said pandering either. If I had I would have called it Trudeau Sr. Quebec Slush Fund, maybe you can put this in quotations because I actually said it. Great job at putting up strawmen arguments that I have never made, in order to have a rambling argument with yourself in which you replied to me for some reason? http://business.financialpost.com/fp-comment/quebec-and-ontario-the-great-debt-convergence

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so should the police officer be prosecuted for false arrest, false imprisonment etc.......

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Ah, a sad face, Clarabell? And Clarabell, if memory serves, Clarabell was a.....oh yeah. A Clown. Easiest sked, sir. Easiest. Check it out. 2 days ago, remember when you ragged on me and made that snide Froot Loops remark, not knowing it's Froot Loops, not Fruit Loops. But, hey, clowns. Gotta put you out when your zingers boomerang like that. Maddening when, in trying to get somebody, you're the 1 who looks, well, like they don't know anything, eh? Easiest sked, sir. Easiest sked. Look it up. Do I get my happy face?

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Do you know what they used to do to horse thieves?

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By "mass shootings" you mean a couple of gangbangers with collateral casualties because they can't aim right? You won't hear CNN talk about those either because they are all occurring in Obama's neighborhood.

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One is a scientist with appropriate credentials; the other has a website seeking donations.

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Once a week where everyone can see which girl is on their natural cycle and also girls must pray at the back (ask why). And what about the stigma for liberal muslims who decide they don't have to pray on Friday or cover their hair in order to be pious?

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"The Asians absolutely love it because it means nasty intrusive governments can't take away their money." But hackers can take it away. Why bother getting paid in bitcoin for ransomeware if you can just rob the bitcoin repository? https://www.google.ca/#q=bitcoin+theft Mt. Gox, Bitfinx, ponzi schemes, social engineering and conventional fraud methods. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/18/history-of-bitcoin-hacks-alternative-currency

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This is more lazy false equivalency.

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Yawn.

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i'm certain the money could easily be found in obammy's ever-expanding fraud-riddled redistribution scheme that is snap

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That half of the state is very Red, Her chances don't look good.

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And the Republicans just sink lower and lower. A reality star President. Anything goes.

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And the media is the biggest contributor to know nothingest in the US.

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It makes more sense to have a war with Mexico than the goofy wars we're perpetually engaged in in the Middle East. Let's just kick the shit out of Mexico every few years and keep em in line. They've always got their noses bent out of joint about arrogant gringos garbachos. Go to a soccer game in LA where the USA team plays Mexico. You better keep your mouth shut if you back the American team or the mojados will be throwing bags of urine at you. It's just a matter of time before the cholos start killing Americans down there.

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The entire article is made up with guesses, nonexistent scenarios and innuendo. When will the media go back to reporting the actual news, not just the haters fantasy picks?

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Baloney... The sound dies away too slowly. Is it really the train? It would be better if the sound were the train. Gate mechanism should only be turned on when the train is stopped in front of the platform.

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I think you underestimate the inherent intelligence of American voters on this one. Mr. Haycox. It would take a far bigger man than Donald Trump to take America down. While Trump has been compared to several historical megalomaniacs who managed to succeed in reeking havoc Trump is not in their class. Yeah we got trouble and that starts with T which rhymes with P which stands for patience. You'll see.

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You don't represent me and I don't choose to redistribute my wealth that I worked hard for and planned for for 45 years. I did plan for my retirement and that is why I have more and I resent people who take my hard earned money that I earned to support those who didn't plan or choose not to plan. I am charitable with my money and I prefer to choose who I am charitable with. I don't choose to support a government that takes my hard earned money and gives it to those who choose not to work. You and I will never agree on this for whatever reasons so I guess the outcome will come down to who is more passionate about their view and who shows up at the poles to lawfully elect our representatives. Donald Trump is our President because a lot of people showed up and voted for him. The far left pendulum is swinging back to the principles that our founding fathers set up with the Constitution and you will have a fight on your hands if you try to destroy the rights given to us by the Constitution

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Throwing "more resources at the system" is not the answer. The last thing the system needs is more judges and especially more lawyers. The simple fact is lawyers are paid by the hour and the more work they create for themselves, the more they are paid. Judges are simply ex-lawyers who understand this game. If resources would be put into "streamlining" things and limiting what lawyers can get away with... I might support that... but this will never end until the system itself is dealt with. This is from someone who has spent 6 wasted years, spent 6 digits of valuable money, and wasted countless hours of time of Superior Court Justices time, in the labyrinthine Family Law system.

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Paper ballots, in person, with ID. Much harder to hack or cheat. Non networked counting systems with partisan observers from all sides involved to make sure no monkey business occurs. As for Russia or anyone else hacking an email system, perhaps the groups involved should think about not rigging the primary so that any information that is revealed would be meaningless.

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I imagine Mr. Iwasa slapping his forehead after seeing the responses to his articulate, thoughtful, and sensitive essay. Some commentators have pigeonholed him as a product of the plantation system, employing immigrant Japanese who then migrated into government bureaucrats, kept their heads down as salarymen, and straight-armed anyone on the other side of the bureaucracy. This narrative forgets the sacrifice of labor reformers of all races in changing their slavish working conditions of the plantations. Others pointed out the fraudulent bias of the DNC that either could either be politely ignored (enryo) or follow the inspiration of the social reformers of the past - agitate for change. There is fundamental, systematic, social change needed in this country. Without it, there will be an increasing rise of violence both domestically and with the present militaristic foreign policy. The question is there an emoji that can express this? Is it a sociable thumbs down or a revolting finger?

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"...Trump has been rightly criticized for not affirming, during his previous European trip, American support for NATO's Article V..." Actually, that criticism wasn't "rightly" at all. Trump refused to affirm Article V in front of an audience of Germans, French and Dutch for a very good reason. First, all those countries refuse to meet the, rather minimal, 2% of GDP obligation; second, does anyone really, seriously expect the French or the Dutch, even the Germans, to honor Article V themselves if say Latvia or Poland were attacked? Of course not. Trump waited for an audience of serious and reliable allies of America (yes, i know after years of communist deprivations their actual monetary commitment is small(ish), but it is reliable and does meet that commitment), to affirm Article V. No, coming to a military aid of Poland without coming to the aid of Germany or France is not realistically possible; but Trump let it be known that if it was, that's exactly what he would do.

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It's a tough proposition to stay in the good graces of the free money boo-birds!

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I think people need to see the full interview compared to the cherry-picked one in Investor's Business Daily. It can be accessed here: https://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/11/18/ipcc-official-%E2%80%9Cclimate-policy-is-redistributing-the-worlds-wealth%E2%80%9D/ Note the first sentence in Edenhofer's response (below), which by itself provides a great deal of context: Interviewer: De facto, this means an expropriation of the countries with natural resources. This leads to a very different development from that which has been triggered by development policy. Ottmar Edenhofer: First of all, developed countries have basically expropriated the atmosphere of the world community. But one must say clearly that we redistribute de facto the world’s wealth by climate policy. Obviously, the owners of coal and oil will not be enthusiastic about this.

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"The way Ms. Al Kader sees it, the bigger families are the luckier ones, since they receive the benefit for all their children. Their friends the Al Rasouls, for example, receive $3,400 a month for their six children, on top of their welfare payment." With these benefits, there 's no incentive to go to work, plus there 's no employer can afford to have employees prayed 5 times a day unless this government to introduce a new law to force all employers to cater religious requirements/obligation similar to Peel District school board's ones. We were refugees who came here and was on my own after a month, we did not speak any English, but learned by mingling with co-workers at work and went to school at night time. We had our first car after 3 years living here, and learned more about the city and people by using transit and bus systems. This government really harm this group of refugees by bribing them all the free benefits & welfare and make them become perpetual welfare recipients.

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The only thing that makes Carson's appointment ironic is the editorial lenses through which you view it. Was it ironic that Obama was elected to lead a country that he promised to radically transform; a country that he spent much of his presidency trashing? Was it ironic that, as the chief law enforcement officer of the country he has run roughshod over the rule of law? Obama's contempt for the sources of American greatness was tragic. But it wasn't ironic. It was very consistent with the ideological filters through which he viewed American history and Western civilization. By your reasoning, Monte, Tom Price and Scott Pruitt are also ironic picks for their positions to lead HHS and EPA. It seems to me that you perhaps need to depoliticize your understanding of irony. It would certainly have been highly ironic for President Obama to appoint Scott Pruitt to head the EPA. And it most definitely would have been the height of irony for Trump to appoint Al Gore to head the EPA.

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http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/security-analyst-shreds-trumps-fear-mongering-of-immigrants-attacks-in-us-are-overwhelming-by-americans/ None of the countries he's banning were involved in terrorist attacks on the US. He's still allowing people from Saudi Arabia (where the majority of the 9/11 terrorists were from), Pakistan (the California shooter was from). He is a poster child for ISIS. They'll use this to add to their ranks. He is not my president.

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Let's put it this way, your chances of the fire station being empty is by far greater than you will wait longer than 20 seconds to talk to a 911 dispatcher. And FWIW your are correct that the response time clock for first responders begins ticking when the call is answered. 911 call handling and dispatch is tracked differently. I think NAFPA says medical and fire calls are to be dispatched within 60 seconds of picking up the phone 90 percent of the time. This is a lot quicker than having just a 60 second average. Then a tougher time standard kicks in,, first responders are supposed to be enroute within 6o seconds of the alarm activating. Fire misses this standard a bit,, AMR which tends to have crews standing-by in their rigs, is in compliance. AMR gets fined not being in compliance,,,nothing happens to Fire. I'm not sure at this moment BOEC also has goals for emergency police call handling, but I will abstain from any further remarks about these til I confirm those goals.

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Exactly. Protest all you want (just be aware you are giving those people free publicity). Don't censor.

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Lamont, you say, "These "small" farms are worth $35,000 per cow + land and equipment." So what is your point? Yes livestock and land and equipment are expensive! Thank goodness there are people willing to put out that sort of money so that they can farm. "Protected class?" You must be talking about the corporately owned factory farms as opposed to the relatively small scale family farms - which have been steadily going the way of the dodo bird for decades now. And even if some farmers are indeed earning a decent income, why in the world would anybody have a problem with that? I certainly don't begrudge them earning a good dollar. You think farmers should live in poverty so the rest of us can eat dirt cheap? That's certainly not how I look at it. I just hope JT doesn't flip flop on this one.

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Nice crawfish OT. An anonymous source at Lane County Elections told me that you voted for Obama twice and then you voted for Hillary.

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Agree. The State is so good at running projects- the fish plant, the grain terminal etc etc

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This headline will just make the Conservative brand more disliked. It is a reminder of their low nasty character that keeps reappearing. They are The Nasty Party. Sunny Ways is what Canadians want and Conservatives just don't get it and they will continue to get what they deserve at the ballot box as a result.

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Back on the meds naddaway!

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Politicians have to stop putting politically damaging material in e-mails. If you're going to lie to voters, then please do it safely by texting, calling directly by phone, or using a courier. Only in this way can Western democracy be saved for dishonest politicians. Let's face it. If politicians are honest they have nothing to fear from hackers who spill the beans. The reason hacking is so effective is that the subsequent leaks have been so painfully embarrassing. It's interesting that voters do not appear overly outraged by the hacks. It's mostly politicians who are complaining. The threat to democracy is really nothing more than a euphemism for a threat to their careers. The solution is simple. Either stop misleading voters or stop using emails.

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Religious people don't need your respect, thankfully, they are protected from those who wish to impose their personal ideology on others by the Charter that protects Freedom of Religion and Conscience. Be disrespectful all you like, it only speaks to your own personal uncivilized behaviour when you don't exercise tolerance and openness to different views and ways of life.

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Just when major developers and pension funds are looking at getting back into the apartment business the ugly head of socialism rises again with more rent control threats once again retroactive. Other articles today say more new stock needs to be built. Apartments as a commercial real estate venture is probably the most lucrative investment there is but smart money stays clear of this legislative nightmare. You cannot legislate commercial investors to provide social housing. Last month there were articles criticizing Loblaw’s, Metro and Sobeys for closing stores in lower income, high rent areas of the downtown Toronto where their business plan did not make sense and the stores were losing money. Social activists decried that there was nowhere to get fresh produce in some neighbourhoods and store chains should be forced to stay open as a public service. Same thing applies to rental housing. If there is marginal profit with the threat of legislative interference why bother.

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"...true freedom for citizens in this country includes everyone, not just those you like.." I occasionally wish I were in a "protected class" of people so I could enjoy the same legal protections against discrimination that all those people enjoy.

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Where is the Washibgton Examiner's story about how Kellyanne Conway claims that all attacks on her are sexist?

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"Natural law" is not law. Much of it is not natural. It is less disciplined by any form of "scientific method than the worst of social "science".

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Thanks. I haven't read the entire paper yet, but something occurs to me in reading the summary. ADHD decreases with altitude. Big cities are more likely to fluoridate and also more likely to be at or close to see level. The authors don't mention correcting for fluoridation status. Do you see where I'm going? Wouldn't that be ironic?

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I share your reluctance to give full credit to a President. GW Bush didn't cause the downturn, but people could probably point to actions that made it worse--most people agree the deregulation of finance caused harm, others would say monetary and tax policies that increased foreign capital in US markets increased speculation. Obama can take some credit for reducing foreclosures due to medical bills. I worry Trump will be given credit for inflation if he pursues growth at a time of full employment.

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So we have 1.5 billion dollars of our tax money out there being mishandled and used inefficiently as is always the case with government. Good to know. How long until Trudeau writes more mishandled cheques. We help ourselves by not getting involved period. No money, no refugees just complete utter neutrality.

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Hence the change to marriage not being a civil union, and purely a religious ceremony. There is no reason for the state to participate in religious ceremonies even by mention. If marriage is a 'sacrament', let it remain so, entirely free from the state.

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Yeah right.

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Could you post the research that says fluoride is a neurotoxin at .7PPM?

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Yes, but that's all kind of beside the point -- which is that the largest denomination of American Christians are Catholic. In other words, this is about the bishop's concern for the Catholic Church's power, and not about whatever they think about the bolus of folks who identify as some kind of Christian. A subject which likely doesn't concern them much.

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So if I understand it correctly, CK (don't know nor care to know how to spell his name) decided to pull a publicity stunt to bring attention to himself by allegedly caring about the injustices that have indeed occurred to minorities in the United States. However, he seemed perfectly willing to continue to receive the benefits he was getting from the NFL. In the process CK got a "name" for himself and has become the equivalent of the "soup of the day." The LARGER issue is addressing the injustice going forward. I'm not sure how this behavior accomplishes this. Whether or not the players intend to show disrespect, they are doing so. In the process rather than trying to move people to work together, they have successfully continued to polarize. I seriously think this is their game-plan - they DO NOT WANT resolution, they benefit and profit (economically and otherwise) by continuing the divisions and polarization.

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"Good shooting" doesn't involve shooting 5 times at a dog. Highly doubtful that dog was hit 5 times -- most those rounds are buried in the dogs lawn.

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Don't worry, the servers that don't claim all of their gratuities will get nailed by the tax authorities.

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The starting point for peace is when each side decides to make difficult choices. Who is to blame here is irrelevant. In my mind, Netanyahu and Hamas/Islamic Jihad represent extreme positions for both sides. The key to change is the Israeli electorate. As long as the electorate perceives Palestinian groups such as Hamas as an existential threat, Netanyahu or someone like him will get elected. Demonizing Israel in the UN or elsewhere guarantees no change from the Israeli electorate's perspective and further reinforces the development of a fortress mentality. That means no change for the Palestinians regardless of what the UN, you and I think.

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In prior posts, this is what I anticipated happening and will provide the negative incentive (not to be confused with disincentive) to repeal and replace. The pain will be felt by many (including myself) as ACA fails. Members of the swamp (both parties in congress) will have to deal with the repercussions (2018 elections) to come up with a plan that will help "we the people".

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Rich, "What's "pearl-clutching sex negativity"??" I too wondered about that. But, hey, once a movement has it's own argot, they're on their way to being taken seriously and supported by the masses. Good luck to them. Every smack in the face of the establishment is one small step for mankind. Now, however, the vast majority of folks have more pressing issues. I would just admonish them: Don't undercut and divide the economic and political revolution. Join it. Changing the economy would change everything. More economic equality would mean more equality for LGBT people. Contrarily, look what's happened in the 10 or 12 years since same-sex marriage has been normalized and gays as an identity demographic have moved up the socio-economic ladder - millions have been pushed down. The world is more divided than ever, income disparities worse than ever, inequality worse than ever, people more insecure and hostile than ever.

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Pacgrrl (love the avatar!)

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To those who think this is a joke or trivial. They are removing symbols today and killing descendants tomorrow.

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THen you are a fucking moron.

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Good news - there is no cause for alarm about LGBTQ rights in the Russian Federation, especially Chechnya. Here is how Moscow's human rights officials have responded to these apparently unfounded reports: http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.ca/2017/04/no-lgbt-complaints-to-chechen-officials.html

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Can someone explain to me why this officer wasn't charged criminally? If I, an ordinary citizens, did what he did, I would be charged with assault, kidnapping and menacing with a deadly weapon displayed, in the least. This guy is a COP and swore to uphold and enforce the laws. He knows those laws better than 99% of us, which should make him more accountable, not less.

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Nice playground comeback. I see Charlie got a big rise out of it. Speaking of adolescence, how was the Planktown group hug last nite?

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Or one could say he was sparing them the tirade of a racist idiot...

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Excellent news. Socialists are tumbling like 10 pins.

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I posted this earlier, but it didn’t take. If “Saynt” is going to be allowed to besmirch Johnson’s character, a reply is called for: The investigation referred to by the commenter dates back to almost nine years ago. Sen. Johnson was cleared. She even received a letter of exoneration from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. It would be interesting to know the political machinations that led to that investigation. I won’t go any further than that. It might offend someone.

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FAKE NEWS!!!!11

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Thank you civil beat, it will soon be determined whether arrogance or better judgement prevails. The PC's integrity is in the balance.

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But is it addressing the emergency or is it going to maintain the appearance of business as usual? You have a good point if we're spending the $5 billion to try to seed another industry in Alaska, like coding or high-precision machining or anything sustainable and valuable that could replace falling revenue from the natural resources sector long-term. But if we're just throwing the $5 billion overboard like sandbags so that we can pretend our leaking hot air balloon isn't losing altitude for a few extra years, that's not going to save us from plowing into the ground.

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Conflict of interest also includes making decisions where family members have a financial stake in the outcome. Don't forget spouses in this conversation.

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A lot of uproar about this. Where was the media and Democratic outrage when Bill Clinton pardoned family members, friends, and people who gave home donations and money?

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