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  2. COVID-19 III: No Politics For Thee

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    27 minutes ago, JSngry said:

    Working remotely if/when possible should continue to be aggressively encouraged and evolved.

    I won't disagree but I do believe it is situation specific. If a person can be productive and accomplish their tasks in this manner, proceed.

    It doesn't work for me and I'm okay with that. It's also been a source of frustration conducting business these last few months when dealing with people and firms that would not normally be working from home but are doing so now. Not everybody is cut out for it.

  3. COVID-19 III: No Politics For Thee

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    Some seem to think the mask is a magic shield and is effective even when worn on the chin. It never needs to be cleaned or disposed of and perspiration is not a problem.

    Here is some good news. There is no evidence that the protests/demonstrations have caused any spikes.

    National Bureau of Economic Research:

    "Our findings suggest that any direct decrease in social distancing among the subset of the population participating in the protests is more than offset by increasing social distancing behavior among others who may choose to shelter-at-home and circumvent public places while the protests are underway," the report reads.

    "There are other possible explanations for our findings as well, such as avoiding travel outside the home due to additional traffic congestion or street closures, or due to lack of available activities from businesses closures near protest sites"

    So,.....you stay home if I go out and all is good.

     

     

     

  6. America unleashed

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    1 hour ago, Dub Modal said:

    Grains of truth is a stretch for me here though.

    Founding fathers attacked - they're long dead, so we're talking about "attacks" on their current mythological context which frames them outside of the reality of their times. 

    Religious symbols attacked - absolutely loaded, but similar to the statement above on the Founding Fathers of the US. 

    Museums attacked - bizarre, but I think overall the effort here is to build fear over the toppling or re-framing of the core mythical beliefs and how they're presented as fact to uphold the status quo power structure. 

    If you don't mind the slippery slope fallacy in her statement(s) and are fearful over statues being damaged and/or removed then you are her audience. 

    What is bizarre about the mentioning of museums?

     

     

  8. America unleashed

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    I watched an interview last night with a young woman from Venezuela. Her words.....

    "I don't think they're seeing past what's going to happen next because they're thinking these are just symbols of oppression," she noted. "But, I had a lot of friends [who] told me, 'Oh, it's just the Confederate statues.' And, I said, 'No, it's not going to be just the Confederate statues. Just wait and see.' This is a slippery slope."

    "Founding Fathers are going to be attacked. Religious symbols are going to be attacked. And next, probably, museums." she predicted. "I mean, anything can be attacked if you just let it happen. If you just let the first ones come down, then [there are] no limits to what's next."

    "It's an attempt to change the identity of the country. That's my opinion. And, that's what they did to us," she said. "Of course, it was different. At that point, they already had taken the government. But, at this point, they're trying to change the national identity and they're trying to destroy the system. And, if they get to the government, they'll do it. They certainly will do it."

     

    On 6/23/2020 at 2:47 AM, Adam said:

    No, this statement is just wrong.  People who want police disbanded are people who are tired of the police harassing and harming them for centuries literally just because of the color of their skin or their current economic condition.  Police exist to defend the property of the propertied classes.  We know that they aren't there to protect the property of the disenfranchised, as we can see by their predilection to throw away the few possessions that homeless people have.  We know that they aren't generally there to protect Blacks and other people of color.  We know that the prison system was enacted and grew as a way to help come up with new free labor after the end of slavery, leading to many thousands of Blacks being arrested and imprisoned for doing nothing wrong, or for doing trivial acts which cops would let whites get away with.

    We also know that reforms don't work.  Many of the reforms currently being argued for already exist on paper and are ignored by the police and prosecutors in reality,  Chokeholds?  Already banned in New York for years before Eric Garner was killed with one.  Tear gas?  Police ordered to stop using it, and only two days later they used it again.  The problem is the entire culture of policing, the code of men in Blue, the history behind them, the society that props them up, and the continuing fear that many whites have of any people of color or of giving up any of their superior position.  One study showed that 40% of police are involved in domestic violence.  Policing attracts more than a few people who want to harm people and break the law and, as police, get to do it legally.  Policing also attracts people who want to do good, but far too many don't fit that, or get changed in their training.  That's why the police need to be defunded.  New systems would have to be built, including a crime investigation unit and traffic cops, and non-police units to follow up on domestic issues, trivial matters, people with mental or housing issues, and so forth.

    But the vast majority of cops don't get to a crime as it happens to stop it; most murders and robberies are never solved; most rapes are not even investigated and cops far too often say and do things to traumatize the victims even more.  And, just to point out, resisting arrest is not a capital offense, and a cop should never shoot to kill when someone is running away.  Far too many seem to think that any black person who isn't crawling in front of them is about to attack and kill them, so they need to kill them first. What sort of fear are cops trained to have?

    So anyway, lost of people who aren't predators have lots of good reasons to disband the police.  The notion that "if you didn't do anything wrong, the police wouldn't trouble you" is one only held by white people.  

    Guess you now know where I stand on this.  :-)

    So, is this a white vs. black thing, or is it about the police?

  10. America unleashed

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    5 hours ago, jcam_44 said:

    So is it just non-union people who hate unions? I love my union. They are there to make sure I am being treated fairly. As someone who spent 15 years in the private sector without a union, knowing I can achieve my career goals by doing my job and not have silly office politics get in the way is incredible. This is from someone who has never had to contact my union for any reason work related. There are people that abuse the unions power but you get crappy people in all walks of life. I don't get the anger about unions unless you've never been fortunate enough to be represented by a good union. Long live IBEW! and my pension!

    I have a nephew that is ILWU in CA, he works the mechanical side of things and seems to be doing well. I don't really hate unions, but I do have problems with some.

    Do you still work in private sector?

     

     
     

  14. America unleashed

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    1 hour ago, Coda said:

    One of the best reforms possible would be to eliminate the clout of the union and make it easy to fire someone.   Remove the pension and move to a standard 401K like the rest of us.   Do this across all government.   I bet the rest would fix itself quickly.  Did you know governments budget overtime for police.  That's just crazy and shows poor planning at all levels.  

    Eliminate the unions! That's an idea I can get behind, but you stopped at government as if the UAW, teamsters, AFL-CIO and others have no clout/power or pensions.

     

  15. America unleashed

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    Posted

    1 hour ago, ghost of miles said:

    I was responding to Catesta in that regard.

     

    I said Marshall overreacted to the overreaction, and I still think he did. At least they calmed down while he continues on...

    "So from what I can tell after I signed off last night all the city police unions claimed that a local shake shack had tried assassinate cops with poisoned shakes. Press ran with it. Don Jr got in on it. And now this morning it turns out the whole thing was fake."

     

  17. America unleashed

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    3 minutes ago, Brad said:

    Let’s not make more of this Shake Shack story than is necessary. The office were accidentally poisoned, the Union overreacted, then posted that thankfully that they were fine (which is not in Marshall’s article). It got some play locally and that’s about it. Over and done. 

    I agree. The cops got sick and bleach or some kind of sanitizer was the cause, there is the story. Marshall overreacted to the overreaction.

  21. The Bar-B- Que Pit

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    Posted

    This is the rub I first started with (Steven Raichlen) for ribs. Obviously scaled back unless you're going to store it and I have modified some.

    • 1 cup sea salt
    • 1 cup brown sugar
    • 1 cup sweet paprika
    • 1/2 to 1 cup coarsely ground or cracked black peppercorns
    • 3 tablespoons granulated garlic powder
    • 3 tablespoons granulated onion powder
    • 1 tablespoon celery seed

    His Memphis rub is also a good one.

    • 2 tablespoons paprika
    • 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
    • 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
    • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
    • 1 1/2 teaspoons celery salt
    • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
    • 1 teaspoon dry mustard
    • 1 teaspoon cumin
    • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

  22. America unleashed

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    Posted

    15 hours ago, Brad said:

    Holy crap, what a mouth on her. I sure hope she doesn’t have grandkids. Talk about trash. 

    The internet is now saying this woman is 59 y/o Lena Hernandez, a former social worker that may be living on the street.

    A family friend who is a Professor at CSU Fullerton says she has had mental problems for years.

    I also read that the internet misidentified the woman originally as a Vicky Wible, who has two daughters in Torrance PD. Some people have spoken up to set the record straight, but it's still out there and this is how shit can get real out of hand.

  24. America unleashed

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    Posted

    12 hours ago, medjuck said:

    Someone actually published this?! How did you find it?  Google stupid uses of "roughly"? 

    No, I actually just put "roughly" in the search and then clicked the news tab. Seems professional journalists and high school kids both use the word.

     

     

     

     

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