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MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#148451: Nov 4th 2016 at 6:33:14 AM

[up][up] Few people here seem interested, but you may be interested to know that of those interested, there are some who genuinely want Trump to win simply because they want the USA to suffer... and stubbornly dismiss the idea that a Trump presidency will have just as much horrible consequences upon us (if not even worse) as it would on the very people they want to suffer under his heel.

Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.
Ogodei Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers from The front lines Since: Jan, 2011
Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers
#148452: Nov 4th 2016 at 6:34:55 AM

Private Prisons already know how they can be made economically obsolete: lower capacity, which is why they all have contracts with the state that they *must* be filled or the state will pay for the unused space anyway, which incentivizes the state to make use of the space they're stuck paying for.

blkwhtrbbt The Dragon of the Eastern Sea from Doesn't take orders from Vladimir Putin Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
The Dragon of the Eastern Sea
#148453: Nov 4th 2016 at 6:35:17 AM

tens of millions?

Good god that's a fucking pandemic. I had no idea diabetes was that widespread

Say to the others who did not follow through You're still our brothers, and we will fight for you
MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#148455: Nov 4th 2016 at 6:57:20 AM

[up][up] The USA population numbers in the hundreds of millions; last I checked a few years ago, it had already gone past the 300 mil barrier, so this only forms about 10% of the total population at most.

Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#148456: Nov 4th 2016 at 6:58:30 AM

10% of the population having a serious metabolic disease is a major health issue, especially if they acquire it through lifestyle rather than inheriting it. Consider how much that one thing adds to our annual healthcare costs, never mind the cost in lost productivity, disability payments, and so on.

edited 4th Nov '16 6:59:50 AM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#148457: Nov 4th 2016 at 7:01:21 AM

The US diabetic/total population ratio actually appears to be on par with the world average: 8.5% according to the WHO (422 million).

Not that that's going to be much comfort for those who have it.

The damned queen and the relentless knight.
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#148458: Nov 4th 2016 at 7:13:40 AM

It's not really surprising. Most of us don't have time to work out and all of our food — especially the cheaper stuff — is stuffed with even more "added sugar". Since sugar is friggin' addictive, making it easier for food makers to sell their stuff. I'm not even talking sweets. I mean stuff like bread and pasta sauce.

edited 4th Nov '16 7:14:26 AM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
YamiVizziniX Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
#148459: Nov 4th 2016 at 7:19:19 AM

I thought of an older song that I hadn't listened to in a while but is scarily relevant.

There's actually a video of it juxtaposed with Trump footage and rallies and stuff, but it's tagged as graphic so I decided not to risk posting it (it's easy to find, though).

edited 4th Nov '16 7:24:11 AM by YamiVizziniX

There is no beginning. There is no end. There is only... Hooty.
Pseudopartition Screaming Into The Void from The Cretaeceous Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Screaming Into The Void
#148460: Nov 4th 2016 at 7:22:05 AM

What's depressingly ironic is that Sir Frederick Banting (who discovered insulin) and the people he worked with sold their patents on the process that produces insulin to the University of Toronto for a dollar each, so people could get help.

They would be fucking ashamed of this.

blkwhtrbbt The Dragon of the Eastern Sea from Doesn't take orders from Vladimir Putin Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
The Dragon of the Eastern Sea
#148461: Nov 4th 2016 at 7:23:20 AM

I don't think diabetes is one of those things you can just make go away with good eating habits.

At least some of the people I know who have diabetes had it because their pancreases were damaged by a viral infection.

So apparently, yes, you CAN catch diabetes XD

Say to the others who did not follow through You're still our brothers, and we will fight for you
Pseudopartition Screaming Into The Void from The Cretaeceous Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Screaming Into The Void
#148462: Nov 4th 2016 at 7:25:35 AM

Type 2 diabetes is typically a lot easier to manage if you take care of yourself. After my grandmother's diagnosis she started eating a lot better, and now she rarely has to even take insulin. Her doctors were shocked, because lifestyle changes are actually really difficult, especially when you're elderly.

AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#148463: Nov 4th 2016 at 7:28:27 AM

Trump victory:

Hillary victory:

Inter arma enim silent leges
LinkToTheFuture A real bad hombre from somewhere completely different Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
A real bad hombre
#148464: Nov 4th 2016 at 7:42:55 AM

4 days left...

I'm wondering if we'll get a November Surprise

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas Edison
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lennik (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#148466: Nov 4th 2016 at 7:46:19 AM

[up][up][up][up][up]As someone with type 1 diabetes, I would also add that in many cases (like mine) it's genetic.

edited 4th Nov '16 7:46:58 AM by Lennik

That's right, boys. Mondo cool.
NativeJovian Jupiterian Local from Orlando, FL Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Jupiterian Local
#148467: Nov 4th 2016 at 7:48:12 AM

I don't think diabetes is one of those things you can just make go away with good eating habits.
Type 2 diabetes (which is by far the most common type) is largely caused by environmental factors like diet and exercise. One of the leading predictors of type 2 diabetes is obesity. There are also genetic factors, but eating right, exercising, and having a generally healthy lifestyle will prevent type 2 diabetes from developing in many cases. (It also helps control it if it's already developed, though I'm not sure if diabetes can ever really be "cured".)

Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#148468: Nov 4th 2016 at 7:48:15 AM

[up][up][up]How would you even go about doing that if it's apparently so pervasive?

edited 4th Nov '16 7:48:54 AM by LSBK

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#148469: Nov 4th 2016 at 7:56:24 AM

[up] Hell if I know. I imagine you could look for anyone with a copy of that Clinton Cash book and fire them on the spot. Of course, that would probably be laughably unconstitutional.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#148470: Nov 4th 2016 at 8:09:52 AM

Our entire criminal justice system needs drastic overhauls from top to bottom. Less focus on punishment and more on rehabilitation, for starters.

IndirectActiveTransport plays capoeira from Chicago (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Every rose has its thorn
plays capoeira
#148471: Nov 4th 2016 at 8:27:26 AM

Hardly anyone has a problem with the FBI until, suddenly, they're offended personally.

Who was calling for hanging the FBI in September? There should have been calls for the neck of the CIA. Russians have tried to interfere with the election of a sovereign nation, our nation. Aren't we supposed to have a body of government that deals with that sort of thing? Why haven't we heard anything about them? We've heard the Regan era nostalgia about cheap aggression, accusations that Hillary will go to war with Russia, but the truth is, if there is nothing illegal in Hillary's emails she should just go ahead and say it. She's already given them up, and she has a staff to repeat mantras if necessary. If there is something embarrassing in her emails, she should get over it, she's a politician, embarrassing us and herself is part of the job description. And if Russians did really try to screw with our national elections, nothing not illegal, no matter how embarrassing, should really be a priority.

I mean, if there is nothing illegal in her emails, she can make the case that they never should have been handed out in the first place. Since they have, she can challenge anyone who pushes the issue to release their laptops, let the FBI investigate their servers, private or otherwise. It'd probably feel like a waist of time to the FBI, but if you dislike them you would revel in that, right? Seeing which politicians actually follow through would let us all know if they in fact haven't been wasting time with email discussions for how ever many months it's been. If they have, that could then be used to fuel political attacks to discredit opponents. But you libs want to hang the FBI? At least the so called conservatives know it can be a valuable tool.

But then, calling for an FBI shutdown is to be expected of libs, isn't it?

Buldogue's lawyer
HallowHawk Since: Feb, 2013
#148472: Nov 4th 2016 at 8:29:36 AM
Thumped: for switching the discussion from the topic to a person. Doesn't take many of this kind of thump to bring a suspension. Stay on the topic, not the people in the discussion.
Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
#148473: Nov 4th 2016 at 8:29:56 AM

[up][up]Do you actually understand what falls under the respective purviews of the FBI and CIA (and perhaps the NSA), or do you just wish to get thumped again?

edited 4th Nov '16 8:30:14 AM by Krieger22

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
blkwhtrbbt The Dragon of the Eastern Sea from Doesn't take orders from Vladimir Putin Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
The Dragon of the Eastern Sea
#148474: Nov 4th 2016 at 8:32:03 AM

We say "overhaul", and the candle-ear-wax folks hear "shutdown".

Because those are definitely the saaame thiiing.

[up]This is exactly why COINTELPRO got Nixon fucked up.

edited 4th Nov '16 8:32:39 AM by blkwhtrbbt

Say to the others who did not follow through You're still our brothers, and we will fight for you
AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#148475: Nov 4th 2016 at 8:37:11 AM

[up][up][up]Top kek m8.

More on the FBI

FBI examining fake documents targeting Clinton campaign: sources

The FBI and U.S. intelligence agencies are examining faked documents aimed at discrediting the Hillary Clinton campaign as part of a broader investigation into what U.S. officials believe has been an attempt by Russia to disrupt the presidential election, people with knowledge of the matter said.

U.S. Senator Tom Carper, a Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security Committee, has referred one of the documents to the FBI for investigation on the grounds that his name and stationery were forged to appear authentic, some of the sources who had knowledge of that discussion said.

In the letter identified as fake, Carper is quoted as writing to Clinton, “We will not let you lose this election,” a person who saw the document told Reuters.

The fake Carper letter, which was described to Reuters, is one of several documents presented to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Justice for review in recent weeks, the sources said.

edited 4th Nov '16 8:44:33 AM by AngelusNox

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