Tulpa | 3,494 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-terrorism-rainbow-bridge-border-explosion-1846293 So this is interesting. A Bentley crashed on a bridge near Niagara Falls. It was an ordinary accident. And here's a group that immediately proclaimed it to be a terrorist attack and that our borders are not secure. Our borders are about as secure as they've always been. Regardless of who is in charge. I get the idea of being vigilant, but this fearmongering only serves to make people afraid and mislead them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,710 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 4 minutes ago, Tulpa said: but this fearmongering only serves to make people afraid and mislead them. Is that not the M.O. of the party? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,811 Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 3 Contentious Exchanges at the College Antisemitism Hearing https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/us/harvard-mit-penn-presidents-antisemitism-hearing.html Wow -- I KNOW the importance of free speech. But, saying any genocide against any group should be looked "in context" is such utter bullshite that I can't even fathom... In one instance, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., pressed Gay over whether the university condoned chants of “intifada” on its campus. Stefanik: Dr. Gay, a Harvard student calling for the mass murder of African Americans is not protected free speech at Harvard, correct? Gay: Our commitment to free speech … Stefanik: It’s a yes or no question. Is that correct? Is that OK for students to call for the mass murder of African Americans at Harvard? Is that protected free speech? Gay: Our commitment to free speech … Stefanik: It’s a yes or no question. Let me ask you this: You are president of Harvard, so I assume you are familiar with the term “intifada,” correct? Gay: I have heard that term, yes. Stefanik: And you understand that the use of the term “intifada” in the context of the Israeli-Arab conflict is indeed a call for violent armed resistance against the state of Israel, including violence against civilians and the genocide of Jews. Are you aware of that? Gay: That type of hateful speech is personally abhorrent to me. Stefanik: And there have been multiple marches at Harvard with students chanting, quote “There is only one solution: intifada, revolution” and quote “Globalize the intifada,” is that correct? Gay: I’ve heard that thoughtless, reckless and hateful language on our campus, yes. Stefanik: So based upon your testimony, you understand that this call for intifada is to commit genocide against the Jewish people in Israel and globally, correct? Gay: I will say again, that type of hateful speech is personally abhorrent to me. Stefanik: Do you believe that type of hateful speech is contrary to Harvard’s code of conduct or is it allowed at Harvard? Gay: It is at odds with the values of Harvard. Stefanik: Can you not say here that it is against the code of conduct at Harvard? Gay: We embrace a commitment to free expression even of views that are objectionable, offensive, hateful — it’s when that speech crosses into conduct that violates our policies against bullying, harassment, intimidation … Stefanik: Does that speech not cross that barrier? Does that speech not call for the genocide of Jews and the elimination of Israel? You testified that you understand that that is the definition of “intifada.” Is that speech according to the code of conduct or not? Gay: We embrace a commitment to free expression and give a wide berth to free expression even of views that are objectionable, outrageous and offensive. Stefanik: You and I both know that that is not the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,811 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 This caught me by surprise -- On the one hand, her testimony was ridiculous. On the other hand, I'm not convinced she should have been fired for her stupid, asinine, ridiculously lawyered answers. On the other hand, her plagiarism allegations are pretty damning. I suspect she was fired because of that more than anything else -- both professors and students have complained about it -- https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/12/31/honor-council-member-gay/ I Vote on Plagiarism Cases at Harvard College. Gay’s Getting off Easy. When my peers are found responsible for multiple instances of inadequate citation, they are often suspended for an academic year. When the president of their university is found responsible for the same types of infractions, the fellows of the Corporation “unanimously stand in support of” her. There is one standard for me and my peers and another, much lower standard for our University’s president. The Corporation should resolve the double standard by demanding her resignation. Apparently they finally did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,811 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Jury finds Jennifer Crumbley guilty of four counts of involuntary manslaughter https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/verdict-in-for-jennifer-crumbley-mother-of-oxford-high-school-shooter/ A jury has found Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the Oxford High School shooter, guilty of all four counts of involuntary manslaughter. Jennifer Crumbley will be sentenced on April 9. She faces up to 60 years in prison — 15 for each count. Excellent. From everything I gathered, it was clear the shooter (her son) was having mental problems and she along with her shite husband were just "Fuck it. We don't care." Bet they care now! Joe Tamburino, a legal analyst and criminal defense attorney, spoke with "CBS Evening News" and said the case "will create a huge precedent for further cases." If you're giving a minor a gun, then yes, you are at least partially responsible for their actions. In this case, it's clear they were BEYOND 100% irresponsible. Hope she rots in jail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,494 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 “He’s not gonna be like a Hitler dictator,” Klepper said. “No,” the woman agreed. “More like a Mussolini dictator,” Klepper added. “Yes, exactly,” she said. “Put the people in place,” the man accompanying her said. “A dictator can do that, right?” Klepper said. “It can put people in place. The good people are over here, the bad people are over here in a gulag.” “At this point, it’s what America needs,” she replied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,710 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 3 hours ago, Tulpa said: “He’s not gonna be like a Hitler dictator,” Klepper said. “No,” the woman agreed. “More like a Mussolini dictator,” Klepper added. “Yes, exactly,” she said. “Put the people in place,” the man accompanying her said. “A dictator can do that, right?” Klepper said. “It can put people in place. The good people are over here, the bad people are over here in a gulag.” “At this point, it’s what America needs,” she replied. "not The Onion" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,494 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Interesting take: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/trump-s-cruelty-plays-to-worst-of-human-nature-for-his-maga-supporters-that-s-the-point/ar-BB1ijA6x?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=828a5db7cbc840869b0d2271cb89dd3e&ei=23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,494 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Judge Engoron fines Trump more than $350M, bars him from running businesses in N.Y. for 3 years (nbcnews.com) The judge who presided over a civil business fraud trial against Donald Trump on Friday ordered the former president, his sons, business associates and company to pay over $350 million in damages and temporarily limited their ability to do business in New York. Judge Arthur Engoron ordered the former president and the Trump Organization to pay over $354 million in damages, and bars Trump "from serving as an officer or director of any New York corporation or other legal entity in New York for a period of three years," including his namesake company. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,710 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 2 hours ago, Tulpa said: bars Trump "from serving as an officer or director of any New York corporation or other legal entity "If you don't like it, just get another job." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,494 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Mitch McConnell to step down from Senate leadership | AP News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,844 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 20 minutes ago, Tulpa said: Mitch McConnell to step down from Senate leadership | AP News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,811 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Migrant Children Sell Candy on the Subway. New York Has No Solutions. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/nyregion/migrant-children-selling-candy-subway-laws.html Of all the manifestations of human misery that the two-year-old migrant crisis has brought to New York City, few trouble the conscience more than the sight of children selling candy on the subway — sometimes during school hours, sometimes accompanied by parents, sometimes not. On trains and on social media, New Yorkers have asked: Isn’t this child labor? Is it illegal? Shouldn’t someone be doing something to help these children? The state Labor Department said it was “difficult to determine” whether the practice of children selling candy in the subway would violate labor law, which generally “regulates employment relationships (i.e., between employers and employees).” The city’s child welfare agency, the Administration for Children’s Services, said that anyone who sees a child in a situation that seems unsafe can call the state child abuse hotline. But the State Office of Children and Family Services, which runs the hotline, said that a child selling merchandise or panhandling would not be considered maltreatment or neglect unless there was a specific concern about possible harm, like “children selling candy at a dangerous intersection.” Children's Services in my experience is basically a waste of money. I knew people that were abusing children and when called CS did NOTHING. It was so infuriating. This happens over and over. Something as obvious as helping kids like this, and what does CS do? Again, NOTHING. Not surprised NYC has no solutions, they have had no solutions for most things for decades. But hey, as long as the money is flowing in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,526 Editorials Team · Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 On 2/28/2024 at 11:00 AM, Hammerfestus said: Mitch "The Shellshock" McConnell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,494 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 I love Schumer there going, "Well, sucks to be you, Mitch." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,844 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 McConnell always looked to me like Ian Ferguson from the Pat show as an old man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,494 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Trump can't pay the piper. https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/18/politics/trump-464-million-dollar-bond/index.html "Former President Donald Trump can’t find an insurance company to underwrite his bond to cover the massive judgment against him in the New York attorney general’s civil fraud case, his lawyers told a New York appeals court. Trump’s attorneys said he has approached 30 underwriters to back the bond, which is due by the end of this month. “The amount of the judgment, with interest, exceeds $464 million, and very few bonding companies will consider a bond of anything approaching that magnitude,” Trump’s lawyers wrote. (Trump himself was ordered to pay $454 million; the $464 million includes the disgorgement for his adult sons Don Jr. and Eric.) An insurance broker, Gary Giulietti, who testified for Trump during the civil fraud trial, signed an affidavit stating that securing a bond in the full amount “is a practical impossibility.” Potential underwriters are seeking cash to back the bond, not properties, according to Trump’s lawyers." Probably because his properties are all leveraged beyond the breaking point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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avatar! | 1,811 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 James and Jennifer Crumbley, parents of Michigan school shooter, sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison for manslaughter https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/09/us/james-jennifer-crumbley-sentencing/index.html After sentencing, Oakland County Prosecuting Attorney Karen McDonald said the defendants expressed “feeling bad” but what mattered to the victims’ families most was an expression of remorse and “acknowledgement of the wrongdoing and some sort of reconciliation or apology for that – and that didn’t come.” At their trials, prosecutors used testimony from shooting survivors, police investigators and school employees to prove that the parents were “grossly negligent” in allowing their teenage son to have access to the gun and ignoring signs of his spiraling mental health. Jennifer Crumbley took the stand in her trial and blamed her husband, the school and her son for the shooting, while expressing no regret of her own. “I’ve asked myself if I would have done anything differently, and I wouldn’t have,” she testified. By contrast, James Crumbley did not testify in his trial, and his attorney argued he simply didn’t know about his son’s plans or mental issues. The parents’ defense attorneys have argued the charges have no legal justification, but appeals courts have upheld them. Good riddance! Parents need to be held accountable -- to an extent of course. You can't control kids, but you sure should know when your child has mental issues -- especially when directly told that by a medical provider! and of course they ignored gun safety rules, AND don't forget these two pieces of excrement HID in a warehouse after the shooting! Hope they "enjoy" prison... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,811 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 A Principal Confronted a Teenage Girl. Now He’s Facing Prison Time. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/nyregion/nj-principal-student-assault.html What a shiteshow... Anyway, here is a summary -- In a high school lobby in New Jersey, the principal saw a student heading toward a stairway and moved to cut her off. There was physical contact between them, though no blows. The interaction lasted less than a minute. The student filed an affirmative action complaint against the principal, saying he had grabbed her and “slammed” her against a wall. The student is Black; the principal is white and Latino. The principal, reporting the episode later that day, said he was preventing an altercation between the student and three others, who said she had threatened them. On March 11, almost exactly a year after the encounter, the principal, Frank Sanchez, was taken into custody and charged with assault and endangering a minor. [James H. Davis III, chair of the Black Parents Workshop] “These towns purport to be extremely progressive and extremely inclusive,” he said in an interview. “So they’re saying this girl was in a fight. She was a troublemaker. She was a thug. And I said, ‘What does that matter?’” haha! Yeah, for James H. Davis III, apparently it doesn't matter if a student is a troublemaker, a thug, gets into fights, beats-up other students, because you know, he sure seems more worried about the color of their skin. “This is an effort to advocate for Black children by burning up the entire system,” said Khalil Gibran Muhammad, a parent who supports Sanchez. “These folks have played very aggressively and unfairly with people’s lives to try to score political points. And this is an escalation, in my opinion, that is very dangerous and crosses the line.” If a school official can be not just disciplined but also jailed for intervening to break up or prevent a fight, what are teachers supposed to do? [Christopher Emdin, a professor of science education at Teachers College, Columbia University] “The nature of schools is that uncomfortable interactions happen,” Emdin said. In districts with a history of racial litigation, he added, “there’s a tendency to blow things out of proportion and to attach what happens oftentimes during the school day to race and racism. And that’s dangerous for Black kids who are undergoing legitimate racist practices in contemporary schools. Teachers can’t act effectively if they’re fearful that their actions are going to be misconstrued as racist.” BINGO -- I've known a lot of college students in my time that want to be K-12 teachers. I never try to dissuade anyone, but if they ask my opinion, I tell them "Well, if you can get a nice job at a private school, go for it! However, to teach in public education today, that's not something I would touch." It's sad, but reminds me of the case against Daniel Penny -- he likely saved lives, passengers who were threatened are literally calling him a "hero", but he's on trail and could get 15 years in prison. Shiteshow, as I said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,811 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Boeing whistleblower tells Congress he was 'told effectively to shut up' as he voiced concerns. Here’s a timeline of the company’s latest problems. https://www.yahoo.com/news/boeing-whistleblower-tells-congress-he-was-told-effectively-to-shut-up-as-he-voiced-concerns-heres-a-timeline-of-the-companys-latest-problems-170104497.html A Boeing whistleblower testified to a Senate investigations subcommittee on Wednesday that despite numerous attempts to flag safety issues he was seeing with aircraft manufacturing, he was ignored and sometimes threatened by his superiors. “They call you on your personal phone to let you know that they know where you live," the whistleblower, Sam Salehpour, testified. "They know where you are. And they can hurt you.” Several witnesses told senators that Boeing’s company culture prioritizes money-saving measures over safety in its production of the 787 Dreamliner and the 777 aircraft. "Unless action is taken, and leaders are held accountable, every person stepping aboard a Boeing airplane is at risk," Pierson said during his testimony. “This is a criminal cover-up.” "Boeing dictates to the FAA, tells the FAA what they will do, what they will accept,” Jacobsen claimed. “Accountability goes all the way to the top,” Pruchnicki alleged about Boeing. “I’d be fascinated to know how many times per week [Boeing’s] CEO people actually talk to their safety people.” Just pathetic and sad. I used to be a big fan of Boeing. They really do make great airplanes and other products. But clearly, as this damning report shows, somewhere along the line money became more important than safety, and I have no idea how the hell Boeing expects people to trust them now. Especially on their 787 and 777 aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,811 Posted Tuesday at 06:29 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 06:29 PM Groundbreaking ceremony held for high-speed train from Las Vegas to Los Angeles https://thehill.com/regulation/transportation/4613210-groundbreaking-ceremony-held-for-high-speed-train-from-las-vegas-to-los-angeles/ Federal, transportation and union leaders gathered in Las Vegas Monday to drive spikes into a symbolic rail, marking the beginning of construction for a $12 billion high-speed rail line that will link Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area. “People have been dreaming of high-speed rail in America for decades,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Monday ahead of the groundbreaking ceremony. “It’s really happening this time.” The trip is expected to take slightly longer than two hours, with trains traveling as fast as 180 mph. This will be nearly twice as fast as driving. “I believe we’ll look back at today and say, ’This was the birth of an industry of high-speed rail,’” Brightline Holdings founder Wes Edens said Monday, per the AP. Excellent and about time! They hope to have it ready by 2028, and I hope so too. This will be a big boon to America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,494 Posted Tuesday at 11:19 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:19 PM (edited) I see your bullet train and raise you a flamethrowing robot dog. Flamethrowing robot dog goes on sale in the US (msn.com) Also: Quote Ohio-based Throwflame opened sales for its 'Thermonator' Tuesday, selling its 37-pound quadruped machine for $9,420 that is legal in all US states except Maryland. Hey, Maryland VGSers, what's up with this? Edited Tuesday at 11:19 PM by Tulpa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,811 Posted Wednesday at 12:11 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:11 AM 50 minutes ago, Tulpa said: I see your bullet train and raise you a flamethrowing robot dog. Flamethrowing robot dog goes on sale in the US (msn.com) Also: Hey, Maryland VGSers, what's up with this? What could possibly go wrong Well, how about the flamethrowing robot dog on top of the bullet train to watch out for... uh, Russian spies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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