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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
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(last jab) oh those are just teething problems, pretty soon the European flag will by flying over the world, peace, freedom and equality for all... Pax Europaea...
edited 30th Nov '15 1:27:45 PM by FieldMarshalFry
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The law in the night
@Le Garcon And weather.
We all know that Pax Europa just means Germany will create another reich.
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edited 30th Nov '15 1:28:36 PM by AngelusNox
Inter arma enim silent leges
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And Eurovision. I would like that part
Field Marshal of Cracked
it ain't that great, the music is more often that not terrible, the novelty acts ain't all that funny, and there is not enough heavy metal
okay, I think we've moved a bit off topic, TO THE EUROPEAN THREAD! SO THE JABS MAY CONTINUE!
edited 30th Nov '15 1:30:25 PM by FieldMarshalFry
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-Nevermind-
edited 30th Nov '15 1:31:33 PM by DrunkenNordmann
Welcome to Estalia, gentlemen.
I see the US v. UK jabs as being more Sibling Rivalry infighting rather than pointed barbs, at least so far. Kind of like how the UK and France have been for the past century or so.
"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"
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This discussion is about the US vs Europe, it is just as relevant in the US thread as the European one.
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I think it has become a tad too Eurocentric for what is a coloni-I mean American thread
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But wouldn't it be to America centric for a European thread.
Never Trust
Field Marshal Frye: If you want the Traitor States the former Confederacy back you can have them and good luck
edited 30th Nov '15 2:13:41 PM by tricksterson
Trump delenda est
Field Marshal of Cracked
oh we'll give them to Australia for a bit, let them test out some new spiders they were working on, then allow them to become part of the Neo British Empire in exchange for getting rid of the spiders
edited 30th Nov '15 2:30:42 PM by FieldMarshalFry
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Actually I think the whole "American should go back to England" jokes stopped being funny quite some time ago. Especially because people keep repeating them nearly ad nauseum to the point where it feels more like tired mocking than friendly jabs. Plus they seem to contribute to derails of the thread. Like right now.
In regards to the lawsuit: Can a fifteen year old even actually bring a case like this to court? As much as I understand the reason behind it, this seems like a tilting at windmills maneuver and this kid could be doing something a bit more productive in regards to his goals.
edited 30th Nov '15 5:04:44 PM by AceofSpades
Student of Story
But Ohio is different from these other states. It's trying a new method of cutting Planned Parenthood's funding — one that some officials fear could have devastating unintended consequences for public health.
Ohio could actually risk defunding its public health departments in the process of trying to defund Planned Parenthood. This would affect everything from health inspections to birth and death certificates, not to mention sexual and reproductive health care.
The new proposal aims to "defund" Planned Parenthood in a very indirect way that leaves room for a lot of collateral damage. The bill doesn't actually name Planned Parenthood, even though its sponsors made clear that Planned Parenthood is the target. Instead, the bill would deny various grants (more on those later) to any entity that "performs" or "promotes" abortion.
But the bill goes even further than that — it also denies funding for contracting or affiliating with an organization that promotes abortion. This is where things get messy.
Kelli Arthur Hykes, the director of public health policy at Columbus Public Health (CPH), told Vox this bill could effectively defund her local health department, which serves Ohio's most populous city and its nearly 800,000 residents. CPH contracts or affiliates with organizations all the time that "perform" or "promote" abortion — not Planned Parenthood, but hospitals and insurance companies.
Some hospitals provide what the bill calls "nontherapeutic" abortion care (for any purpose other than saving a woman's life, including rape, incest, or health issues). Hospitals also have to coordinate with CPH on everything from containing potential Ebola outbreaks to inspecting the cafeterias. And CPH routinely bills insurance companies, most of which provide at least one plan that covers abortion. CPH also coordinates with rape crisis centers, which counsel women on their abortion options, in order to distribute funds from the Violence Against Women Act.
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Other states have tried defunding Planned Parenthood by going after the organization's Medicaid funding, but that's a legally dicey proposition that has already landed many of these states in court. Instead, Ohio is trying to "defund" Planned Parenthood by kicking it out of various state and federal grant programs that specifically aid public health. These programs include:
The "Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies" program that supports mostly black mothers before, during, and after pregnancy. The program is aimed at reducing abysmally high infant mortality rates in Ohio, which are the highest in the nation for black Americans.
Several federal programs that help low-income people access breast exams, Pap smears, and screenings and treatment for ST Is and HIV.
Funds from the Violence Against Women Act that educate high-school-age youth, including youth who are in jail or foster care, on domestic violence, intimate partner violence, and healthy relationships.
Targeting these programs doesn't close Planned Parenthood clinics or make them stop providing abortions. All it does is make it harder for Planned Parenthood to provide public health services.
edited 30th Nov '15 7:53:48 PM by TheWanderer
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Hmmm...
I think we should go back to england - - - and conquer it, checkmate liberals.
Once the UK is annexed by the US, we shall throw a massive party to celebrate the irony.
But don't worry, UK. For only under our rule will you be able to achieve your true goal: finding the Holy Grail and conquering France.
"Any campaign world where an orc samurai can leap off a landcruiser to fight a herd of Bulbasaurs will always have my vote of confidence"
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CANADA! HELP US! SEND IN THE BEAR CAVALRY!
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We'll show solidarity by cutting off America's supply of drinkable beer. Beyond that, you are on your own.
Re: Ohio, remember when the GOP was sane enough not to burn down society to achieve their goals? Gosh, those were good times.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers
And remember, this is under the leadership of "rational" John Kasich.
Can we please bring back John Huntsman? Kicking and screaming if need be...
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
I don't know where there's an article offhand or how accurate this is, it's just something that came up in dinner conversation. I heard that Hillary was found to have more than 900 confidential emails on her personal computer/server. Is that actually the case?
Also, have things like this email issue soured anyone toward Hillary? It makes me wary of her but, sad as it is, she still comes across as the most competent candidate of the bunch.
Lost in Space
"Confidential" is a very vague statement. As I understand it, she had emails on her private server about subjects that were later classified, making them confidential ex post facto. Nothing about that is a violation on her part.
Even if there were, I am profoundly unconcerned about the issue. It's another endless windmill in a series of political scapegoats advanced by Republicans because they have no substantive policy arguments against the Clintons. If anything, the lack of any real skeletons in Hillary's closet after all these years means she's about as clean as you're going to get in a Washington career politician.
At this point, with Sanders increasingly sounding like a one-note singer, however crucial his message may be, I'm solidly behind Clinton.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
here's an article about the emails I found after a quick search http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/hillary-clinton-email-intelligence-216264
A nice butterfly
If anything, I at least commend the Republican Party for their blind hatred on those emails. The average Republican Politican is incapable of remembering things that happened over 5 hours ago, so their single mindedness in this issue is at least surprising in that aspect.
edited 1st Dec '15 6:53:14 AM by Aszur
It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
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