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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
You know, I had something to say about the statue conversation (managed to miss all of it), but since we've moved on I am not going to try to steer it back.
Found a Youtube Channel with political stances you want to share? Hop on over to this page and add them.People are uncomfortably sympathetic towards attractive people and these statues are of horrible people looking proud, confident, and full of swagger.
Again, this is the kind of statue I'm talking about preserving.
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Instagram Is the Internet’s New Home for Hate.
A What the Fuck Just Happened Today preview:
Trump is expected to sign an executive order today regarding free speech on college campuses. Earlier this month, Trump said he would issue an executive order "requiring colleges and universities to support free speech if they want federal research dollars." Details about the policy and how it would work remain unclear. The White House says Trump will sign the order and make a statement about "improving free inquiry, transparency and accountability on campus" this afternoon. (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/20/trump-free-speech-devos-1230490
Social media I feel probably is one of the most effective ways of fostering hate connections
Not because it’s inherently pro kill/fuck whomever but because it’s easy to network through those systems
So conversely it also helps people who want to group and fight that. So social media is a tool for spreading a lot of good or evil
It seems more the solution is really strict moderation but based on the impressions I get from here about people running the programs, they’re either not doing it well or at all
On a both horrifying and wonderful note, the Food Summit for Rural Children in America is being held in Louisville, Kentucky now. I've mentioned a few times that my state is food insecure and its been a constant struggle for churches to pick up the slack.
(This is why Mitch is genuinely fucking evil — I don't mince words here due to the fact he's tried to exaggerate the crisis for his own political gain)
https://twitter.com/FeedingKY/status/1108759129789775873
God bless these people.
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters."Trump says time for U.S. to recognize Israeli sovereignty over Golan" - http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-israel-golanheights/trump-says-time-for-u-s-to-recognize-israeli-sovereignty-over-golan-idUSKCN1R21XT
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The next Democrat president with a non-hostile Congress had better reverse all of the Israel-pandering bullshit that this administration has done within the first year of their presidency.
> The next Democrat president with a non-hostile Congress had better reverse all of the Israel-pandering bullshit that this administration has done within the first year of their presidency.
Sure if they want the wrath of the Israel lobby,I'm aghast at how such a lobby attempted to get laws passed to criminalise criticism of their state
have a listen and have a link to my discord server

They're also doing their darndest to distort her arguments for the Green New Deal: "Ocasio-Cortez wants to take away our hamburgers, cars, non-solar powered homes, and freedom to have kids!" Yes, the last one is apparently a real fear in some circles. Ocasio-Cortez, personally, is going to stop you from procreating.
"Where do you get these guys??"
Edited by speedyboris on Mar 21st 2019 at 9:40:18 AM