SetFit/toxic_conversations · Datasets at Hugging Face

text stringlengths 1 1.91k	label int64 0 1	label_text stringclasses 2 values
Rest easy, JustMaybe. The poster is Nic all dressed up in a new name, tongue buried so far in cheek he can barely make it through a door. :-)	0	not toxic
How can you be Catholic and cast a vote for abortion?	0	not toxic
The kind of corrupt deceit Rasmussen typed here should draw complete rejection and opprobrium from thinking people.	0	not toxic
She must be a blast at a party.	0	not toxic
Where have you been? Own a home? Worse mayor ever- begich- destroyed our home values! My house went up $100k at the stroke of his pen since he believed Anchorage houses were 'undervalued.' Sully was right to blame that the one-time senator because it WAS his fault, unlike all the crybaby crap your prez has blamed on Bush.	0	not toxic
Donald's hand looks mighty sore, with one finger turning purple. Ouch!	0	not toxic
Interesting facts about pfd fraud. Another thread pilled by Kelly. Like the LIO, they create problems for their pre-determined solutions where no actual crisis existed and nobody was looking.	0	not toxic
ok first its the us government position that they cant compete with low wage countries fairly its not any dictator stuff, grow up. it may not play well but given the usa now is not trying to appease them, they are working to change things back in the usa favor by threatening taxes etc and given they are the largest most wealthy economy these others crave to sell to, he has some leverage to work with.	0	not toxic
He was almost 16 and he killed someone. He wasn't "falsely accused". He actually threw the grenade. Do some homework on the case. BTW, if you are looking for a bleeding heart sycophantic Cdn, please look in the mirror.	0	not toxic
In movie theaters, Canadian movies have a big advantage. For example there is no line up, and you get your choice of where to sit. Plus, if you go to the bathroom you won't miss anything!	0	not toxic
Apologize all you want. But "compensation"?!?!? He has NEVER expressed remorse for what he did. Why do we owe him one penny, never mind $10.5-million????? And, isn't it funny. The PMO leaks this to the press, a month after the deal was inked. Why didn't they bring it into the House a month ago? Because they want to sidestep accountability. So they let the public go at it while they are tucked away at the cottage. Isn't it odd? That our PM hasn't said a word about what is one of the most controversial government actions. Ever? This has everything to do with his pandering to his favourite cause and nothing to do with law. It is politics. It is his politics. You know better, Audrey. If we compensated everyone who was wronged like this, well, we'd be beyond bankrupt. Then again, we are. Morally bankrupt.	0	not toxic
OK, so trump's not in trouble? So why are all you trumpkins panicking?	0	not toxic
Carberry twists himself into a veritable pretzel trying to condone and make excuses for the inexcusable.	0	not toxic
That is exactly the problem with Career Pols They just come to visit and have their in state Cronies kiss their ring before going back to DC. Its all about who is giving the most money.	0	not toxic
Sadly.	0	not toxic
Your last statement is sheer nonsense. Invalidates everything that preceded it.	0	not toxic
Taxpayer money is being used to give these folks a near free ride, while the rest of us fools work hard everyday to pay our rent or mortgage.	1	toxic
I agree with this statement. We took families... not unemployed, alienated single young men... those went to Europe. We got people who have something invested in the game. But the biggest thanks goes not to our immigration policy but to the Great Atlantic Moat for without that we'd be in the exact same position as Europe.	0	not toxic
Pierre Trudeau put 2% of GDP into defence. It was Stephen Harper who let it decay as low as 1%.	0	not toxic
Perhaps Kellyanne Conway should start using the term "irregular facts", as opposed to "alternative facts", that way she might pick up some fans in the Canadian anti-Trump crowd, and start to turn opinions around..... /sarc.	0	not toxic
Great story and good writing, Ms Demer.	0	not toxic
He meant that Latin used to be the official language of all Church documents - indeed this was the case until very recently. As for the scriptures, its all Greek to me.	0	not toxic
Why didn't people question immigration a hundred years ago?	0	not toxic
What a liar. Does he actually think that people believe him?	0	not toxic
It was fraud because he used FPD as his client base. He had no web site, no business cards or phone number to call. He and the corrupt former mayor Eberhart kept this to themselves, not even telling co-workers. People called FPD for help and he tried to fleece them into paying him for services the city already provided for free.	0	not toxic
Referring to employees as "team members." How dumb. target does that, too. Even sillier is how they refer to customers as "guests."	0	not toxic
Really. This horrible thing has happen to these family's and u have to make a smart remark about this mans job and how it will affect u over dishes!?! 😡 Really? Smh.....	0	not toxic
Interesting observation, also interesting that the Monarchists have suddenly gone quiescent. Facts are stubborn things...	0	not toxic
Not a threat. Just a cocky boy who thinks he's all that.	0	not toxic
You're going to have to shoot them. Unless you stop the commercial fishing in the bay there will never be enough salmon running up the rivers for the bears. Also the real estate developers destroy the high energy berries when build more subdivisions between Anchorage and Eagle River. The present situation is called reckless endangerment and if you think you can coexist with an apex predator consider the moose. Oh yeah; they only kill the old, the weak, and very the young.	1	toxic
You eat them all the time with our veggies, you just don’t know it. Eat flour products? Chock full of insect parts ( I used to grade stored grain samples from the Denver Grain Exchange as a work study student when I was working on my entomology degree).	0	not toxic
Harper inherited a 13 B surplus which he quickly turned into a deficit and ran huge deficits for his entire tenure even though oil and commodity prices were sky high. The Harper government was a calamity for the economy. They ballooned the debt more than any other government in Canadian history .He removed regulations s that protected integrity of Canadian banks and the mortgage industry to align them with the lack of regulation south if the border with the Bush neocons When it became clear what a disaster was unfolding there he he reversed course. All his instincts and initiatives were ideology driven and wrong headed,and his government was a disaster for the economy and was bent to benefit the oiligarchs who were his constituency.	0	not toxic
I would ask that you try to research the matter independently first. It is out there in the ether. Go to pier 16-18 and 36-38. See for yourself. Observe the state supplied security guard a pier 18. Contact ICE/CBP and inquire. Call the Harbor Police. Inquire with the Long Line Association. The article written by the professor appeared in CB. If you have problems after doing your research write back and I will personally meet you, show you the books and records and introduce you to some of the workers that are trafficked. Material is plentiful. Thank you.	0	not toxic
Breaking news for Outsider: The price of land in downtown areas is high....extremely high. It is seldom that a business can afford to have an "employee parking lot." You suggest that the "resurgence in downtown Eugene" might be driven in part by free employee parking. Now that really makes sense: The best way to attract customers is to have your employees fill all the parking spaces near your business. (note the preceding statement is sarcasm). Employees could easily park in the city-owned parking structures and leave those parking spaces near the stores and offices for customers and clients. Such a move would encourage commerce and promote the welfare of downtown businesses AND, in so doing, their employees. Outsider, I don't mean to be harsh, but some of your statements just don't make sense. Could you explain how promoting business by making it easier for customers is, somehow, penalizing employees? Thanks, Gary Crum	0	not toxic
My favourite is "God crated dinosaur fossils to test the faith of believers.'	0	not toxic
Why does this article use a photo of Providence? Providence is a not-for-profit hospital that spends millions on the healthcare of Alaskans that can't afford it. It also doesn't employ government workers, as discussed in this article. Of course care in Alaska costs more. When someone doesn't pay for their care that cost gets eaten by the provider and their clinic/hospital increasing the cost for everyone who can pay. In addition, the cost to ship supplies and technology to Alaska is more costly than shipping to Seattle, which is an example provided. Cost of living is also higher in Alaska in all areas, whereas workers in Seattle don't necessarily live there they commute in from places with a lower cost of living than Seattle. I just think this isn't the whole story.	0	not toxic
1. "Fifty years ago there was only one Catholic Community, the Universal Church. " Emmmm, no. [If I had dared to make such a wild assertion you would have demanded evidence.] 2. " ... bizarre novelties introduced by parish priests and their cliques of liberal, middle-class aides mostly from the professions." Sounds as inaccurate as the unjustified observation in point 1.	0	not toxic
The problem is not homeless people in downtown Eugene. The problem is people who sit on the sidewalks and beg; harass and intimidate others; defecate and urinate in parks and on sidewalks; sleep on sidewalks and on business doorsteps; keep unlicensed and dangerous dogs. Some or all of these people may be homeless, but that's irrelevant. It's not what they are, it's what they DO.	0	not toxic
Just goes to show that a lot of mega buck guys from different countries are basically your everyday perp. I hope when he gets back to China(hopefully) he will be executed on the spot. China is known to not fool around and just get the job done. Unlike our Country where perps are free to roam most of the time.	0	not toxic
It's hard to even put in words how wrong this is. Trump wants to pay the legal bills of people who be asked to testify against him? Good grief.	0	not toxic
Milo Yiannopoloulos - you mean Gay Uncle Tom? If you took the time to review some of his lovely writings, you'll find out that his views can be just as homophobic as anyone else - to paraphase: he doesn't hire gay guys because they cause drama and don't work as hard.	0	not toxic
The City owns that land, so they were just removing stuff on their property. And everyone knows you invited Reneyolds onto the property in January 2013 after letting the land sit vacant for years and years, and then tried to claim the City was displacing a long time business. http://www.inversecondemnation.com/files/order-james-v.-city-and-county-of-hnl-8-25-2014.pdf	0	not toxic
The CPC won with 70% of the vote. The Liberals did better than the last election with something like 25%. Vote turnout was poor. The NDP candidate got less than 400 votes. The biggest wins here were by Monte Solberg back in the heady days of the CPC's early years (he got 80% of the vote). I like Monte - maybe he should come back as a CPC leadership candidate... So there's no real news here, unless you want to talk about the Liberals gaining support at the expense of the NDP.	0	not toxic
No, Americans do not "deserve" to have their rights infringed upon because of a few whack jobs. That is what the people who die from mass shootings Think about gun advocates before they die.	0	not toxic
HC, Alexandra sent me a profoundly disturbing article on a possible huge governmental upheaval....Alexandra is a very trustworthy commenter and I very deeply hope this article is not correct...but I have concluded after reading it several times that if even a part of it is correct I would be remiss in not passing it on: https://medium.com/@yonatanzunger/trial-balloon-for-a-coup-e024990891d5#.xui6ismw8 See what you think?	0	not toxic
I think it was less that Conservatives are like US Republicans and more that some of the Conservative leadership candidates are like Republicans.	0	not toxic
"If the man was the least bit Presidential, he would step down on principle" That's precisely what I thought about President Obama. I didn't think he was mad or bad, but sad, a good man trapped in a spiritual disaster far beyond politics and economics, who's lack of effectiveness was destroying the hopes of liberals and progressives waiting for a president just such as him for some 60 years but whose arrival became a detriment to all the principles they had held since WW II.	0	not toxic
That was not my case. The first aboriginals we met when we arrived in Canada were a family of Inuits that had fled the North to escape abuse. We became friends, visited often, and we heard many horrific stories about life in Baffin Island, and in particular sexual abuse by close and not so close family members. It was shocking to see the suffering they had endured. In these last few years, my interactions with aboriginals have been as a landlord. Over the past six years I have had say 7 or 8 different aboriginal families as tenants. The good ones were those that paid the rent, didn't damage the place, and still wanted to cut their lease short after just a few months. The other half thrashed the place, and stopped paying rent altogether under a huge variety of excuses. Besides these people, I have had tenants from Canada, Mexico, Australia, France, Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia, Kenia, Nigeria, Cameroon, and I'm probably forgetting a couple places. No issues with any of them.	0	not toxic
'age-specific lists (By 25, 30, or 40 I will be ...).' Those aren't bucket lists. Those are lists of personal goals and objectives, tasks or projects to be completed within a very specific time period. Everybody makes those lists. Don't they? They DON'T? Well, that explains a lot.	0	not toxic
Perhaps they will release former Mayor Ray Nagan from incarceration, so he can use his expertise in helping to evacuate New Orleans before Nate arrives. He is really good with that.	0	not toxic
Why? Silly question. Because they are the NDP and ideological purity is still the goal of a certain portion of the party. If that becomes the goal of the leadership once again, then back to (a glorious, pious, and pure) #3 they will go, and stay, having learned nothing from Mr. Layton or Mr. Mulclair.	0	not toxic
Rail will go to Wahiawa, UH, and Waikiki in the second increment of rail. Probably out to Waianae when residents get to use rail from Kapolei. Waianae residents prefer extending H1 freeway to Waianae. Only way to do that would be to double-deck Kam Hwy.	0	not toxic
McConnell's obstructionism borders on seditious and Lisa is bound to him like the glove to the hand. She cannot and will not be independent of McConnell's iron hand rule so let's elect a woman who will be an Independent going in like Margaret Stock. Lisa's fealty to party and corporate campaign contributors overwhelms her duty to serve her state and constituents first.	0	not toxic
But Wendy's on campus means they get a monopolist cartel on such food. Students probably get a work study there. They would say that if they raise their wages, others who will not do so will win the bid for these campus sites. This is why the proper policy is an increased minimum wage. People with more money for burgers will eat more burgers and Wendy loses nothing.	0	not toxic
until the dems clean house of all the main stream elitist that were in the fix for hillary, there is no hope for the dems.	0	not toxic
There was a strong Catholic ethos in his presidency. The Peace Core was a notable example of a very Catholic notion of service. The appreciation of beauty and the arts which Jacqueline embodied also was very Catholic. One might easily explore the Catholic imagination of JFK in an article or book.	0	not toxic
Sometimes the mind can become a hideously deceitful thing. Thank you dear granddaughter for taking care of your Grandpa. Now put everything away that he could possibly use to hurt anyone and keep an eye on him every single minute. I speak of what I know. My Mom once threw herself out of her wheelchair by reaching down for a cat toy and we crushed the dining table trying to leap across it to catch her. It happens in the blink of an eye! Bless you both and good luck!	0	not toxic
Terrible. Too bad we don't have the death penalty. Why don' we, anyways?! I caught a lot of crap online here for stating there was more to the story. Looks like this, "good kid" ran with a bad crowd of drug users and gangbang wannabe's. Sorry, PEGGY BILINGSLEY but I as right all along.	0	not toxic
Continuing...like myself, despite being born elsewhere and later moving here, his familial ties to Alaska go back before his birth. His fellow senator, Ron Rettig, was responsible for bringing attention to the senior Thomas's 1914 visit to Alaska through the bank he ran during the 1970s. Lowell Thomas went on an adventure with Bobby Sheldon down the Valdez Trail (Richardson Highway) and wrote about it, concluding with the statement "I never believed I would pay anyone $150 for the privilege of pushing an automobile 371 miles across Alaska".	0	not toxic
What a waste of time ... meeting with this lame duck.	1	toxic
The criteria are applied to contemporary issues and developments. Safe to say that if you don't believe in the resurrection, you are not a Christian or a Catholic.	0	not toxic
Where is the constitutional debate now? Where is the charter of Religious Rights and how will Justin and the Quebec Judicial system rule on this? You can't cherry pick the constitution, even for political reasons.	0	not toxic
Oh Pedigree Dogs Exposed was created by an Animal Rights activist that HATES purebred dogs. She picked the worst and most extreme cases she could -not even CLOSE to what is average. Quit drinking the AR Kool-Aid. Good breeders do health testing and care for their dogs. What blog? What experts? More AR nuts that hate animals?	0	not toxic
Agree that life is tragically short and can be difficult. If a person is able to drink reasonably, I would encourage them to do so. However, for some of us, moderation is a good idea that doesn't work with alcohol (or whatever your particular curse is). Life is short and tough at times so if you can drink, enjoy but if you can't then don't; it can make a challenging life impossible.	0	not toxic
Self-respect of which you know nothing about Travis.	0	not toxic
10. Not being able to control himself, Kaneshiro decided to go all in on behalf of the Chief's Wife. No further evidence is necessary to show his idiocy and incompetence. The smart thing to do would have been to stay well clear, until the matter sorted itself out since he likely had no idea what the Chief and his Wife might have been up to. So if doing "nothing" would have been smart, Kaneshiro is pretty much the opposite of that. 11. You have six officers involved in the "investigation" of the uncle, and the timeline in their paperwork doesn't make sense, which Mr. Silvert and Mr. Tong have already concluded. It was just a matter of time before one of them broke. 12. Once the first officer -- now retired -- came on board, its only a matter of time before the rest come on board as well. 13. Because Kaneshiro chose to not keep his mouth shut when he didn't know where the landmines were buried, he's earned himself a spot among the defendants in the coming indictment.	0	not toxic
Now HART has a particular arrangement with the Federal Transit Administration ( "Full Funding Grant Agreement") and changing from rail to bus requires a major amendment to the FFGA which must be reviewed by the FTA and its cost contractor (which in this case is Jenkins Engineering) before any changes can be carried out and those changes must be reported to Congressional appropriations committees. The FTA wants make sure the agency receiving the funds is able to carry out the project before approving the change.	0	not toxic
O&G receive plenty of subsidies and tax breaks every year. They are considered by many business people to be a sunset industry. Yes new industries get subsidies to get started. Sunset ones should be able to manage on their own without the prop. And that doesn't even count the peripheral subsidies to encourage car culture so that there is a dependent local market.	0	not toxic
Trust Trump the pseudo-Christian to oppose the separation of church and state.	0	not toxic
you laugh at your own jokes , summers? Because that's what you did in 'react' mode. Sad.	0	not toxic
For most wealth-building investors, that means regular contributions in a dollar-cost-averaging manner, not trying to time the markets.	0	not toxic
For one assessment of the importance of these revelations, see the endorsements for the next BC election in the Vanccouer papers and the Calgary Herald.	0	not toxic
Who cares - what do such LOSERS contribute to the country anyway. In fact, I wish they would get really mad and just leave the country - really teach us a lesson.	1	toxic
Mueller is the last, fleeting hope for dejected Dems still licking their wounds from last year. It's just so sad.	0	not toxic
Hear, hear.	0	not toxic
"“I’m actually not in favour of decriminalizing cannabis, I’m in favour of legalizing it,” he said." So four years ago he had completed his analysis of the social and health impact of legalizing marijuana and chose a campaign speech to announce his findings. How is this and the actual implementation of legalizing pot not an insult to the intelligence of a large number of the parents and other adults? This scheme is hair brained.	0	not toxic
The Liberals seem focused on PR stunts like giving an announcement in front of farmers. Trudeau and Morneau are huge inheritors of wealth and who have organised the small business tax changes so there is zero effect on their earnings which are hidden in numbered companies and trusts. They are busy attacking upper middle class hard working entrepreneurs and doctors and saying they are only punishing the wealthy. That is crap and big lie. They are the wealthy elite based on their inheritance and they are punishing the job producers who are working 6 days a week to try and move up the income ladder to become wealthy.	0	not toxic
All those folks with the waning fashion tattoos...never follow the fads-think for yourself.	0	not toxic
I know many of us have strong feelings about gun control, myself included, but I'm going to resist discussing that -- at least for the moment. The thing I'm more concerned about right now is the posthumous platform we keep providing for these mass killers. Psychologists say part of what motivates them is knowing that they're going to get the attention in death they felt cheated of in life. We need to quit providing it. I'm not thinking about the ones who have already done their deeds. Sadly, it's too late to stop them. But there are hundreds, perhaps thousands, more of these ticking time-bombs out there right now watching how the media and the public react to these stories. They see the attention paid these losers. Yes, it's negative attention, but still attention. To an angry, lonely person with self-esteem issues, that's an enormously attractive thing. We've got to quit focusing so much on these killers. I fear it's only breeding more of them.	0	not toxic
Dictatorship would so much be easier	0	not toxic
Good gracious, when did I say I wanted to erase people's lives? Now that's pure hyperbole. And I took no offense whatsoever, what would lead you to that conclusion? It is your right to enjoy any strip of gravel you so desire, and I will support your right to do so, but don't think everybody is so universally enamored.	0	not toxic
Cool!	0	not toxic
Yes. Bullying via the form of sarcasm is very funny to sone. To others....it's sad.	0	not toxic
I think the NFL needs to create some sort of visual processing test in the Combine. Because clearly in college the decision making after the snap is much more simple. I wonder if the skill of a good point guard, who has a sixth sense of where every team mate is on the court and where they are going would be a better test ? Sounds far fetched but put the NFL prospects on the basket ball court with perhaps ex NBA players and ask them to play point guard?	0	not toxic
"Most Boomers are immigrants, predominantly from Europe." Can you provide support for this claim? I think you're understanding of Canadian immigration is off by a generation or two.	0	not toxic
Not indifference to anyone's plight. You choose to live that lifestyle, wonderful. Government cannot support you, IE the taxpayer.	0	not toxic
Thanks be to God that Founding Fathers did not share you viewpoint that the peasants have little of value to contribute.	0	not toxic
The 70% figure is not representative at all if you've ever taken statistics and learned about sampling. Furthermore, how do you know Trudeau made the "final decision"? It could have been a Ministry decision, a Cabinet decision, or heavily recommended by government lawyers. Whereas Scheer will have to live with the infamy of his conservatives flocking to American media with a hugely partisan over-reaction that completely negated the legal processes involved in the decision to settle the lawsuit. It's great to have a liberal government in place that respects the independence and decisions of the SCC instead of trying to over-ride the institution from an ideological viewpoint.	0	not toxic
Not really - grinder with a cutting wheel.	0	not toxic
The fact that it was named "the mother of all bombs" is ironical. It was the phrase that Saddam Hussein had used "The mother of all battles." Anyway the timing, the kind of bomb, and the kind of bomb, and the propaganda that followed is all premeditated. See "The consequence to 'Making America Great Again'" http://azzasedky.typepad.com/egypt/2017/04/the-consequences-of-making-america-great-again-.html	0	not toxic
And why are my comments not being posted ADN??	0	not toxic
same people paying for your subsidized everything. get over it.	0	not toxic
Do you want a tax hike? The answer is always "NO", unless you give a very, very good reason!	0	not toxic
Partisan attacks have reached a new level of intensity.	0	not toxic
The odd thing about many so-called "pro-life" people is that their interest in other people's lives ends when the mother gives birth. Best of luck to unwanted children, as they will surely need it! I support a woman's right to choose when she wants to bear a child. Stephen J. Remington	0	not toxic
Why does she hate parents choice, and my healthcare so much? Support your constituents by supporting vouchers and repealing the aca.	0	not toxic
According to the research report linked in the article, they love it.	0	not toxic
He was advocating for a form of justice. It's funny how prison justice in this case would be murder yet in every death penalty discussion I've seen one of the arguments made by the anti DP crowd is that it is better to send em to prison and let them see how other prisoners treat people who did such and such. What do you think those prisoners are doing to criminals they view as giving bad names to criminals? You think they are just withholding their milk and cookies at story time or taking away their birthday?	0	not toxic
ISIS and al-Quaida use "naked military force". Does that make them right?	0	not toxic
One company that may be looked at in a bad light is Sleeman Beer. It was sold to Sapporo, the Japanese beer company for exactly that reason, so they could get their beer into the United States through the NAFTA back door.	0	not toxic

Rest easy, JustMaybe. The poster is Nic all dressed up in a new name, tongue buried so far in cheek he can barely make it through a door. :-)

0

not toxic

How can you be Catholic and cast a vote for abortion?

0

not toxic

The kind of corrupt deceit Rasmussen typed here should draw complete rejection and opprobrium from thinking people.

0

not toxic

She must be a blast at a party.

0

not toxic

Where have you been? Own a home? Worse mayor ever- begich- destroyed our home values! My house went up $100k at the stroke of his pen since he believed Anchorage houses were 'undervalued.' Sully was right to blame that the one-time senator because it WAS his fault, unlike all the crybaby crap your prez has blamed on Bush.

0

not toxic

Donald's hand looks mighty sore, with one finger turning purple. Ouch!

0

not toxic

Interesting facts about pfd fraud. Another thread pilled by Kelly. Like the LIO, they create problems for their pre-determined solutions where no actual crisis existed and nobody was looking.

0

not toxic

ok first its the us government position that they cant compete with low wage countries fairly its not any dictator stuff, grow up. it may not play well but given the usa now is not trying to appease them, they are working to change things back in the usa favor by threatening taxes etc and given they are the largest most wealthy economy these others crave to sell to, he has some leverage to work with.

0

not toxic

He was almost 16 and he killed someone. He wasn't "falsely accused". He actually threw the grenade. Do some homework on the case. BTW, if you are looking for a bleeding heart sycophantic Cdn, please look in the mirror.

0

not toxic

In movie theaters, Canadian movies have a big advantage. For example there is no line up, and you get your choice of where to sit. Plus, if you go to the bathroom you won't miss anything!

0

not toxic

Apologize all you want. But "compensation"?!?!? He has NEVER expressed remorse for what he did. Why do we owe him one penny, never mind $10.5-million????? And, isn't it funny. The PMO leaks this to the press, a month after the deal was inked. Why didn't they bring it into the House a month ago? Because they want to sidestep accountability. So they let the public go at it while they are tucked away at the cottage. Isn't it odd? That our PM hasn't said a word about what is one of the most controversial government actions. Ever? This has everything to do with his pandering to his favourite cause and nothing to do with law. It is politics. It is his politics. You know better, Audrey. If we compensated everyone who was wronged like this, well, we'd be beyond bankrupt. Then again, we are. Morally bankrupt.

0

not toxic

OK, so trump's not in trouble? So why are all you trumpkins panicking?

0

not toxic

Carberry twists himself into a veritable pretzel trying to condone and make excuses for the inexcusable.

0

not toxic

That is exactly the problem with Career Pols They just come to visit and have their in state Cronies kiss their ring before going back to DC. Its all about who is giving the most money.

0

not toxic

Sadly.

0

not toxic

Your last statement is sheer nonsense. Invalidates everything that preceded it.

0

not toxic

Taxpayer money is being used to give these folks a near free ride, while the rest of us fools work hard everyday to pay our rent or mortgage.

1

toxic

I agree with this statement. We took families... not unemployed, alienated single young men... those went to Europe. We got people who have something invested in the game. But the biggest thanks goes not to our immigration policy but to the Great Atlantic Moat for without that we'd be in the exact same position as Europe.

0

not toxic

Pierre Trudeau put 2% of GDP into defence. It was Stephen Harper who let it decay as low as 1%.

0

not toxic

Perhaps Kellyanne Conway should start using the term "irregular facts", as opposed to "alternative facts", that way she might pick up some fans in the Canadian anti-Trump crowd, and start to turn opinions around..... /sarc.

0

not toxic

Great story and good writing, Ms Demer.

0

not toxic

He meant that Latin used to be the official language of all Church documents - indeed this was the case until very recently. As for the scriptures, its all Greek to me.

0

not toxic

Why didn't people question immigration a hundred years ago?

0

not toxic

What a liar. Does he actually think that people believe him?

0

not toxic

It was fraud because he used FPD as his client base. He had no web site, no business cards or phone number to call. He and the corrupt former mayor Eberhart kept this to themselves, not even telling co-workers. People called FPD for help and he tried to fleece them into paying him for services the city already provided for free.

0

not toxic

Referring to employees as "team members." How dumb. target does that, too. Even sillier is how they refer to customers as "guests."

0

not toxic

Really. This horrible thing has happen to these family's and u have to make a smart remark about this mans job and how it will affect u over dishes!?! 😡 Really? Smh.....

0

not toxic

Interesting observation, also interesting that the Monarchists have suddenly gone quiescent. Facts are stubborn things...

0

not toxic

Not a threat. Just a cocky boy who thinks he's all that.

0

not toxic

You're going to have to shoot them. Unless you stop the commercial fishing in the bay there will never be enough salmon running up the rivers for the bears. Also the real estate developers destroy the high energy berries when build more subdivisions between Anchorage and Eagle River. The present situation is called reckless endangerment and if you think you can coexist with an apex predator consider the moose. Oh yeah; they only kill the old, the weak, and very the young.

1

toxic

You eat them all the time with our veggies, you just don’t know it. Eat flour products? Chock full of insect parts ( I used to grade stored grain samples from the Denver Grain Exchange as a work study student when I was working on my entomology degree).

0

not toxic

Harper inherited a 13 B surplus which he quickly turned into a deficit and ran huge deficits for his entire tenure even though oil and commodity prices were sky high. The Harper government was a calamity for the economy. They ballooned the debt more than any other government in Canadian history .He removed regulations s that protected integrity of Canadian banks and the mortgage industry to align them with the lack of regulation south if the border with the Bush neocons When it became clear what a disaster was unfolding there he he reversed course. All his instincts and initiatives were ideology driven and wrong headed,and his government was a disaster for the economy and was bent to benefit the oiligarchs who were his constituency.

0

not toxic

I would ask that you try to research the matter independently first. It is out there in the ether. Go to pier 16-18 and 36-38. See for yourself. Observe the state supplied security guard a pier 18. Contact ICE/CBP and inquire. Call the Harbor Police. Inquire with the Long Line Association. The article written by the professor appeared in CB. If you have problems after doing your research write back and I will personally meet you, show you the books and records and introduce you to some of the workers that are trafficked. Material is plentiful. Thank you.

0

not toxic

Breaking news for Outsider: The price of land in downtown areas is high....extremely high. It is seldom that a business can afford to have an "employee parking lot." You suggest that the "resurgence in downtown Eugene" might be driven in part by free employee parking. Now that really makes sense: The best way to attract customers is to have your employees fill all the parking spaces near your business. (note the preceding statement is sarcasm). Employees could easily park in the city-owned parking structures and leave those parking spaces near the stores and offices for customers and clients. Such a move would encourage commerce and promote the welfare of downtown businesses AND, in so doing, their employees. Outsider, I don't mean to be harsh, but some of your statements just don't make sense. Could you explain how promoting business by making it easier for customers is, somehow, penalizing employees? Thanks, Gary Crum

0

not toxic

My favourite is "God crated dinosaur fossils to test the faith of believers.'

0

not toxic

Why does this article use a photo of Providence? Providence is a not-for-profit hospital that spends millions on the healthcare of Alaskans that can't afford it. It also doesn't employ government workers, as discussed in this article. Of course care in Alaska costs more. When someone doesn't pay for their care that cost gets eaten by the provider and their clinic/hospital increasing the cost for everyone who can pay. In addition, the cost to ship supplies and technology to Alaska is more costly than shipping to Seattle, which is an example provided. Cost of living is also higher in Alaska in all areas, whereas workers in Seattle don't necessarily live there they commute in from places with a lower cost of living than Seattle. I just think this isn't the whole story.

0

not toxic

1. "Fifty years ago there was only one Catholic Community, the Universal Church. " Emmmm, no. [If I had dared to make such a wild assertion you would have demanded evidence.] 2. " ... bizarre novelties introduced by parish priests and their cliques of liberal, middle-class aides mostly from the professions." Sounds as inaccurate as the unjustified observation in point 1.

0

not toxic

The problem is not homeless people in downtown Eugene. The problem is people who sit on the sidewalks and beg; harass and intimidate others; defecate and urinate in parks and on sidewalks; sleep on sidewalks and on business doorsteps; keep unlicensed and dangerous dogs. Some or all of these people may be homeless, but that's irrelevant. It's not what they are, it's what they DO.

0

not toxic

Just goes to show that a lot of mega buck guys from different countries are basically your everyday perp. I hope when he gets back to China(hopefully) he will be executed on the spot. China is known to not fool around and just get the job done. Unlike our Country where perps are free to roam most of the time.

0

not toxic

It's hard to even put in words how wrong this is. Trump wants to pay the legal bills of people who be asked to testify against him? Good grief.

0

not toxic

Milo Yiannopoloulos - you mean Gay Uncle Tom? If you took the time to review some of his lovely writings, you'll find out that his views can be just as homophobic as anyone else - to paraphase: he doesn't hire gay guys because they cause drama and don't work as hard.

0

not toxic

The City owns that land, so they were just removing stuff on their property. And everyone knows you invited Reneyolds onto the property in January 2013 after letting the land sit vacant for years and years, and then tried to claim the City was displacing a long time business. http://www.inversecondemnation.com/files/order-james-v.-city-and-county-of-hnl-8-25-2014.pdf

0

not toxic

The CPC won with 70% of the vote. The Liberals did better than the last election with something like 25%. Vote turnout was poor. The NDP candidate got less than 400 votes. The biggest wins here were by Monte Solberg back in the heady days of the CPC's early years (he got 80% of the vote). I like Monte - maybe he should come back as a CPC leadership candidate... So there's no real news here, unless you want to talk about the Liberals gaining support at the expense of the NDP.

0

not toxic

No, Americans do not "deserve" to have their rights infringed upon because of a few whack jobs. That is what the people who die from mass shootings Think about gun advocates before they die.

0

not toxic

HC, Alexandra sent me a profoundly disturbing article on a possible huge governmental upheaval....Alexandra is a very trustworthy commenter and I very deeply hope this article is not correct...but I have concluded after reading it several times that if even a part of it is correct I would be remiss in not passing it on: https://medium.com/@yonatanzunger/trial-balloon-for-a-coup-e024990891d5#.xui6ismw8 See what you think?

0

not toxic

I think it was less that Conservatives are like US Republicans and more that some of the Conservative leadership candidates are like Republicans.

0

not toxic

"If the man was the least bit Presidential, he would step down on principle" That's precisely what I thought about President Obama. I didn't think he was mad or bad, but sad, a good man trapped in a spiritual disaster far beyond politics and economics, who's lack of effectiveness was destroying the hopes of liberals and progressives waiting for a president just such as him for some 60 years but whose arrival became a detriment to all the principles they had held since WW II.

0

not toxic

That was not my case. The first aboriginals we met when we arrived in Canada were a family of Inuits that had fled the North to escape abuse. We became friends, visited often, and we heard many horrific stories about life in Baffin Island, and in particular sexual abuse by close and not so close family members. It was shocking to see the suffering they had endured. In these last few years, my interactions with aboriginals have been as a landlord. Over the past six years I have had say 7 or 8 different aboriginal families as tenants. The good ones were those that paid the rent, didn't damage the place, and still wanted to cut their lease short after just a few months. The other half thrashed the place, and stopped paying rent altogether under a huge variety of excuses. Besides these people, I have had tenants from Canada, Mexico, Australia, France, Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia, Kenia, Nigeria, Cameroon, and I'm probably forgetting a couple places. No issues with any of them.

0

not toxic

'age-specific lists (By 25, 30, or 40 I will be ...).' Those aren't bucket lists. Those are lists of personal goals and objectives, tasks or projects to be completed within a very specific time period. Everybody makes those lists. Don't they? They DON'T? Well, that explains a lot.

0

not toxic

Perhaps they will release former Mayor Ray Nagan from incarceration, so he can use his expertise in helping to evacuate New Orleans before Nate arrives. He is really good with that.

0

not toxic

Why? Silly question. Because they are the NDP and ideological purity is still the goal of a certain portion of the party. If that becomes the goal of the leadership once again, then back to (a glorious, pious, and pure) #3 they will go, and stay, having learned nothing from Mr. Layton or Mr. Mulclair.

0

not toxic

Rail will go to Wahiawa, UH, and Waikiki in the second increment of rail. Probably out to Waianae when residents get to use rail from Kapolei. Waianae residents prefer extending H1 freeway to Waianae. Only way to do that would be to double-deck Kam Hwy.

0

not toxic

McConnell's obstructionism borders on seditious and Lisa is bound to him like the glove to the hand. She cannot and will not be independent of McConnell's iron hand rule so let's elect a woman who will be an Independent going in like Margaret Stock. Lisa's fealty to party and corporate campaign contributors overwhelms her duty to serve her state and constituents first.

0

not toxic

But Wendy's on campus means they get a monopolist cartel on such food. Students probably get a work study there. They would say that if they raise their wages, others who will not do so will win the bid for these campus sites. This is why the proper policy is an increased minimum wage. People with more money for burgers will eat more burgers and Wendy loses nothing.

0

not toxic

until the dems clean house of all the main stream elitist that were in the fix for hillary, there is no hope for the dems.

0

not toxic

There was a strong Catholic ethos in his presidency. The Peace Core was a notable example of a very Catholic notion of service. The appreciation of beauty and the arts which Jacqueline embodied also was very Catholic. One might easily explore the Catholic imagination of JFK in an article or book.

0

not toxic

Sometimes the mind can become a hideously deceitful thing. Thank you dear granddaughter for taking care of your Grandpa. Now put everything away that he could possibly use to hurt anyone and keep an eye on him every single minute. I speak of what I know. My Mom once threw herself out of her wheelchair by reaching down for a cat toy and we crushed the dining table trying to leap across it to catch her. It happens in the blink of an eye! Bless you both and good luck!

0

not toxic

Terrible. Too bad we don't have the death penalty. Why don' we, anyways?! I caught a lot of crap online here for stating there was more to the story. Looks like this, "good kid" ran with a bad crowd of drug users and gangbang wannabe's. Sorry, PEGGY BILINGSLEY but I as right all along.

0

not toxic

Continuing...like myself, despite being born elsewhere and later moving here, his familial ties to Alaska go back before his birth. His fellow senator, Ron Rettig, was responsible for bringing attention to the senior Thomas's 1914 visit to Alaska through the bank he ran during the 1970s. Lowell Thomas went on an adventure with Bobby Sheldon down the Valdez Trail (Richardson Highway) and wrote about it, concluding with the statement "I never believed I would pay anyone $150 for the privilege of pushing an automobile 371 miles across Alaska".

0

not toxic

What a waste of time ... meeting with this lame duck.

1

toxic

The criteria are applied to contemporary issues and developments. Safe to say that if you don't believe in the resurrection, you are not a Christian or a Catholic.

0

not toxic

Where is the constitutional debate now? Where is the charter of Religious Rights and how will Justin and the Quebec Judicial system rule on this? You can't cherry pick the constitution, even for political reasons.

0

not toxic

Oh Pedigree Dogs Exposed was created by an Animal Rights activist that HATES purebred dogs. She picked the worst and most extreme cases she could -not even CLOSE to what is average. Quit drinking the AR Kool-Aid. Good breeders do health testing and care for their dogs. What blog? What experts? More AR nuts that hate animals?

0

not toxic

Agree that life is tragically short and can be difficult. If a person is able to drink reasonably, I would encourage them to do so. However, for some of us, moderation is a good idea that doesn't work with alcohol (or whatever your particular curse is). Life is short and tough at times so if you can drink, enjoy but if you can't then don't; it can make a challenging life impossible.

0

not toxic

Self-respect of which you know nothing about Travis.

0

not toxic

10. Not being able to control himself, Kaneshiro decided to go all in on behalf of the Chief's Wife. No further evidence is necessary to show his idiocy and incompetence. The smart thing to do would have been to stay well clear, until the matter sorted itself out since he likely had no idea what the Chief and his Wife might have been up to. So if doing "nothing" would have been smart, Kaneshiro is pretty much the opposite of that. 11. You have six officers involved in the "investigation" of the uncle, and the timeline in their paperwork doesn't make sense, which Mr. Silvert and Mr. Tong have already concluded. It was just a matter of time before one of them broke. 12. Once the first officer -- now retired -- came on board, its only a matter of time before the rest come on board as well. 13. Because Kaneshiro chose to not keep his mouth shut when he didn't know where the landmines were buried, he's earned himself a spot among the defendants in the coming indictment.

0

not toxic

Now HART has a particular arrangement with the Federal Transit Administration ( "Full Funding Grant Agreement") and changing from rail to bus requires a major amendment to the FFGA which must be reviewed by the FTA and its cost contractor (which in this case is Jenkins Engineering) before any changes can be carried out and those changes must be reported to Congressional appropriations committees. The FTA wants make sure the agency receiving the funds is able to carry out the project before approving the change.

0

not toxic

O&G receive plenty of subsidies and tax breaks every year. They are considered by many business people to be a sunset industry. Yes new industries get subsidies to get started. Sunset ones should be able to manage on their own without the prop. And that doesn't even count the peripheral subsidies to encourage car culture so that there is a dependent local market.

0

not toxic

Trust Trump the pseudo-Christian to oppose the separation of church and state.

0

not toxic

you laugh at your own jokes , summers? Because that's what you did in 'react' mode. Sad.

0

not toxic

For most wealth-building investors, that means regular contributions in a dollar-cost-averaging manner, not trying to time the markets.

0

not toxic

For one assessment of the importance of these revelations, see the endorsements for the next BC election in the Vanccouer papers and the Calgary Herald.

0

not toxic

Who cares - what do such LOSERS contribute to the country anyway. In fact, I wish they would get really mad and just leave the country - really teach us a lesson.

1

toxic

Mueller is the last, fleeting hope for dejected Dems still licking their wounds from last year. It's just so sad.

0

not toxic

Hear, hear.

0

not toxic

"“I’m actually not in favour of decriminalizing cannabis, I’m in favour of legalizing it,” he said." So four years ago he had completed his analysis of the social and health impact of legalizing marijuana and chose a campaign speech to announce his findings. How is this and the actual implementation of legalizing pot not an insult to the intelligence of a large number of the parents and other adults? This scheme is hair brained.

0

not toxic

The Liberals seem focused on PR stunts like giving an announcement in front of farmers. Trudeau and Morneau are huge inheritors of wealth and who have organised the small business tax changes so there is zero effect on their earnings which are hidden in numbered companies and trusts. They are busy attacking upper middle class hard working entrepreneurs and doctors and saying they are only punishing the wealthy. That is crap and big lie. They are the wealthy elite based on their inheritance and they are punishing the job producers who are working 6 days a week to try and move up the income ladder to become wealthy.

0

not toxic

All those folks with the waning fashion tattoos...never follow the fads-think for yourself.

0

not toxic

I know many of us have strong feelings about gun control, myself included, but I'm going to resist discussing that -- at least for the moment. The thing I'm more concerned about right now is the posthumous platform we keep providing for these mass killers. Psychologists say part of what motivates them is knowing that they're going to get the attention in death they felt cheated of in life. We need to quit providing it. I'm not thinking about the ones who have already done their deeds. Sadly, it's too late to stop them. But there are hundreds, perhaps thousands, more of these ticking time-bombs out there right now watching how the media and the public react to these stories. They see the attention paid these losers. Yes, it's negative attention, but still attention. To an angry, lonely person with self-esteem issues, that's an enormously attractive thing. We've got to quit focusing so much on these killers. I fear it's only breeding more of them.

0

not toxic

Dictatorship would so much be easier

0

not toxic

Good gracious, when did I say I wanted to erase people's lives? Now that's pure hyperbole. And I took no offense whatsoever, what would lead you to that conclusion? It is your right to enjoy any strip of gravel you so desire, and I will support your right to do so, but don't think everybody is so universally enamored.

0

not toxic

Cool!

0

not toxic

Yes. Bullying via the form of sarcasm is very funny to sone. To others....it's sad.

0

not toxic

I think the NFL needs to create some sort of visual processing test in the Combine. Because clearly in college the decision making after the snap is much more simple. I wonder if the skill of a good point guard, who has a sixth sense of where every team mate is on the court and where they are going would be a better test ? Sounds far fetched but put the NFL prospects on the basket ball court with perhaps ex NBA players and ask them to play point guard?

0

not toxic

"Most Boomers are immigrants, predominantly from Europe." Can you provide support for this claim? I think you're understanding of Canadian immigration is off by a generation or two.

0

not toxic

Not indifference to anyone's plight. You choose to live that lifestyle, wonderful. Government cannot support you, IE the taxpayer.

0

not toxic

Thanks be to God that Founding Fathers did not share you viewpoint that the peasants have little of value to contribute.

0

not toxic

The 70% figure is not representative at all if you've ever taken statistics and learned about sampling. Furthermore, how do you know Trudeau made the "final decision"? It could have been a Ministry decision, a Cabinet decision, or heavily recommended by government lawyers. Whereas Scheer will have to live with the infamy of his conservatives flocking to American media with a hugely partisan over-reaction that completely negated the legal processes involved in the decision to settle the lawsuit. It's great to have a liberal government in place that respects the independence and decisions of the SCC instead of trying to over-ride the institution from an ideological viewpoint.

0

not toxic

Not really - grinder with a cutting wheel.

0

not toxic

The fact that it was named "the mother of all bombs" is ironical. It was the phrase that Saddam Hussein had used "The mother of all battles." Anyway the timing, the kind of bomb, and the kind of bomb, and the propaganda that followed is all premeditated. See "The consequence to 'Making America Great Again'" http://azzasedky.typepad.com/egypt/2017/04/the-consequences-of-making-america-great-again-.html

0

not toxic

And why are my comments not being posted ADN??

0

not toxic

same people paying for your subsidized everything. get over it.

0

not toxic

Do you want a tax hike? The answer is always "NO", unless you give a very, very good reason!

0

not toxic

Partisan attacks have reached a new level of intensity.

0

not toxic

The odd thing about many so-called "pro-life" people is that their interest in other people's lives ends when the mother gives birth. Best of luck to unwanted children, as they will surely need it! I support a woman's right to choose when she wants to bear a child. Stephen J. Remington

0

not toxic

Why does she hate parents choice, and my healthcare so much? Support your constituents by supporting vouchers and repealing the aca.

0

not toxic

According to the research report linked in the article, they love it.

0

not toxic

He was advocating for a form of justice. It's funny how prison justice in this case would be murder yet in every death penalty discussion I've seen one of the arguments made by the anti DP crowd is that it is better to send em to prison and let them see how other prisoners treat people who did such and such. What do you think those prisoners are doing to criminals they view as giving bad names to criminals? You think they are just withholding their milk and cookies at story time or taking away their birthday?

0

not toxic

ISIS and al-Quaida use "naked military force". Does that make them right?

0

not toxic

One company that may be looked at in a bad light is Sleeman Beer. It was sold to Sapporo, the Japanese beer company for exactly that reason, so they could get their beer into the United States through the NAFTA back door.

0

not toxic