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  1. You aren't even a little bit afraid of a state that takes violent, cruel, sociopathic retribution on a citizen that does something wrong?

    My favorite part of the pro-capital punishment types - people who cheer for the government taking the ultimate and irrevocable action of ending a human life - is that those people are, with close to 100% overlap, the same folks who shout that the government is completely incompetent and shouldn’t be entrusted with our tax dollars.
    Trust the government with $1? NO FUCKING WAY!
    Trust the government to decide who lives and dies? SIGN ME UP!
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  2. You’re not alone in the broader sense. Older men have a greater sense of isolation. 
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/09/28/men-loneliness-friendship-depression/
    Some decent suggestions in that article. Explore your faith—a significant community can be found at church if you’re the church-going type or consider it. If not, volunteer somewhere that you will go regularly, and see the same people every time. Look for an affinity organization—hobby-based, activity-based, etc. The key is to regularly see the same people, to develop a sense of connectedness and community. 

    You failed to consider the MIA is a socially awkward misanthropic atheist asshole. And that’s on his GOOD days.
    He’d be better off just ordering a mail-order Filipino bride or some such.
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  3. I think here's the fundamental problem with Trumpism.  Rightly or wrongly, we have a lot of people that feel a) disenfranchised or marginalized in today's society and b) powerless to change that.
    I'd say a major driver of that is wealth and income inequality, which has been increasing, not coincidentally, with the rise of what underlies Trumpism:  a fundamental mistrust of government and society.
    It also coincides with "deregulation" and concepts like "trickle down" economics. 

    TLDR; desperate idiots continue to vote against their interests because they are easily distracted/fooled.
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  4. I think he's extremely confused and conflicted.  He's been broadly exposed to a) Appalachian poverty b) enlisted military service c) a public education at a giant state school d) extreme academic elitism e) venture capitalism in its worst form from an autistic homosexual German-American-New Zealander (who not coincidentally is probably extremely conflicted himself).
    This guy's got so many ideas swirling around in his head and lacks the intellectual and personal strength to decide which ones are authentically those he subscribes to.

    And that happens because he is a sad, lost little man who has no guiding principles other than “will this make people love me?”
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  5. Hey Latinos, the master blueprint is out there is…
    “As the Taliban starts enforcing draconian new rules on women in Afghanistan, it has also begun to target a group that didn’t see tight restrictions on them coming: Afghan men.”
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/22/afghanistan-taliban-restrictions-men-beards/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzI3NDk2MDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzI4ODc4Mzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3Mjc0OTYwMDAsImp0aSI6IjM0ZWE4MzM1LWI5NjgtNDRiOC05NmJjLTAyNTA3Y2ZlNjNmNyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS93b3JsZC8yMDI0LzA5LzIyL2FmZ2hhbmlzdGFuLXRhbGliYW4tcmVzdHJpY3Rpb25zLW1lbi1iZWFyZHMvIn0.UgZ84NmqwGv5p0LzKUgwLadY5v5k1LXLz8ShSWGM2ik&itid=gfta
     
     
     
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    As the Taliban starts enforcing draconian new rules on women in Afghanistan, it has also begun to target a group that didn’t see tight restrictions on them coming: Afghan men. Women have faced an onslaught of increasingly severe limits on their personal freedom and rules about their dress since the Taliban seized power three years ago. But men in urban areas could, for the most part, carry on freely. The past four weeks, however, have brought significant changes for them, too. New laws promulgated in late August mandate that men wear a fist-long beard, bar them from imitating non-Muslims in appearance or behavior, widely interpreted as a prohibition against jeans, and ban haircuts that are against Islamic law, which essentially means short or Western styles. Men are now also prohibited from looking at women other than their wives or relatives. As a result, more are growing beards, carrying prayer rugs and leaving their jeans at home. These first serious restrictions on men have come as a surprise to many in Afghanistan, according to a range of Afghans, including Taliban opponents, wavering supporters and even members of the Taliban regime, who spoke in phone interviews over the past two weeks. In a society where a man’s voice is often perceived as far more powerful than a woman’s, some men now wonder whether they should have spoken up sooner to defend the freedoms of their wives and daughters.
    “If men had raised their voices, we might also be in a different situation now,” said a male resident of the capital, Kabul, who like others interviewed for this story spoke on the condition of anonymity or that only their first names be used due to fears of drawing unwanted scrutiny from the regime. “Now, everyone is growing a beard because we don’t want to be questioned, humiliated,” he said.
    The Taliban’s new rules governing men pale in comparison with restrictions the government has placed on girls and women, who remain banned from going to school above sixth grade, barred from universities and were recently prohibited from raising their voices in public, among many other rules. But newly empowered religious morality officers, known for their white robes, have been knocking over the past four weeks on the doors of men in some parts of Kabul who haven’t recently attended mosque, according to residents. Government employees said they fear they’ll be let go for having failed to grow their beards, and some barbers now refuse to trim them. Increasingly, male taxi drivers are being stopped for violating gender segregation rules, by having unaccompanied female riders in their cars, or for playing music. The new laws give the morality police authority to detain suspects for up to three days. In severe cases, such as repeated failure to pray in the mosque, suspects can be handed over to courts for trial and sentencing based on their interpretation of Islamic sharia law. Violations of the new rules are expected to be punished by fines or prison terms. But people found guilty of some infractions, for example adultery, could be sentenced to flogging or death by stoning.
    Amir, a resident who lives in eastern Afghanistan, said he supported the Taliban up until the latest restrictions. But he now feels bullied into submission by their morality police.
    We all are practicing Muslims and know what is mandatory or not. But it’s unacceptable to use force on us,” he said. He added, “Even people who have supported the Taliban are now trying to leave the country.” Most men interviewed for this story live in Kabul, the country’s most cosmopolitan city, or other urban areas. Residents of more conservative and traditional parts of Afghanistan said they have noticed barely any changes. A male resident of rural Helmand, in southern Afghanistan, said no one in his village has concerns and such rules have long been customary there. “No morality police has showed up here so far. They focus on the cities,” he said. The new restrictions appear to reflect a broader shift in the balance of power inside the Taliban, with the most conservative elements either gaining influence or seeking to assert themselves more aggressively in urban areas, according to Western officials and Afghan critics of the Taliban. The Ministry of Vice and Virtue, which directs the morality police, could not be reached for comment. A former senior official with the Ministry of Vice and Virtue denied that the ministry is increasingly turning into a shadow law enforcement agency, saying its primary responsibility remains preaching. He spoke on the condition of anonymity because he is no longer authorized to respond to journalists.
    The new restrictions on women include a ban on them raising their voices, reciting the Quran in public and looking at men other than their husbands or relatives. Women must also cover the lower half of their faces in addition to donning a head covering they were already expected to wear.
    The crackdown by morality police in urban areas, where some religious rules had been rarely enforced, has heightened anxiety among women. For men, it has come as a shock. A 36-year old male driver in Kabul said the new restrictions feel “enormous” and pose a growing hardship for his work. His revenue has declined by 70 percent since late August, he said, partly because the Taliban has begun enforcing a rule that bans women from traveling alone in taxis. Even in some government offices, a new sense of dread has set in. A former Taliban supporter recalled how a friend, who still works for the regime, recently had his salary withheld because his beard wasn’t sufficiently long. “We are hearing that some of the civil servants, whose beards were shorter than the required length, were barred from entering their departments,” said a government employee, speaking on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to journalists. For the past three years, Afghan women often felt alone in their anguish. Some grew exasperated by their husbands’ silence or growing support for the Taliban, which tried to win public favor by building roads and repairing tunnels.
    Several women said they hope their protests will soon be joined by Afghan men. “Men were silent from Day 1, which gave the Taliban the courage to keep imposing such rules,” said a 24-year-old female resident in Kabul. “Now, the Taliban is finally losing men’s support,” she said. Others are skeptical whether criticism of the rules can make a difference. In interviews, several Kabul residents said they have begun in recent weeks to look more seriously into leaving the country. “But if more young people flee this country,” said a male Kabul resident, “there won’t be any hope at all.”

     


    Duh. The leopards will always get around to eating your face. Always.
    “Latinos for Trump” is the dumbest movement on earth.
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  6. First, I didn’t know bibi said that. Second, what you posted did NOT say that. Third, his quotes at the very least make sense given itd be more humane if a temporary migration while they do what they need to do. Fourth, talk of Gaza settlements and Bibi’s quote are totally tone deaf and should be beneath them. Finally, there is zero comparison to what was quoted and the use of “from the river to the sea” phrase by the other side. Totally disingenuous at best and you’re desperate to portray Israel as the bad guy.

    I’m not desperate to portray Israel as the bad guy. My posting history on this and related threads has consistently stated that I strongly support Israel’s right to exist, its right to self defense, its right to respond to Oct 7 - I’m not gonna rehash all of that here for the 30th time just because you have blinders on.
    Likewise, I’ve been unambiguous in my judgment of Hamas and hezbollah.

    I actually want Israel to end up in a good place.

    And I also have open eyes and ears that have seen both rhetoric and action from Israel that fall dead-on on the ethnic cleansing square in the board. Israel shouldn’t do that. It’s wrong, it hurts their cause…all the things that quite a few folks other than me have noted. And you dismiss it with a hand wave. Read the discussion, found easily with a cursory google search, regarding Ben Gvir’s remarks. They were not made in the context of “maybe it would be nice if the Palestinians took a little vacation while we kill Hamas, then they can come back.”” Dude. Come on. Stop.
    Oh, and those are just Ben Gvir’s remarks. There are plenty of other Israelis directly calling for the removal of all Palestinians from Gaza, to be replaced by Jewish settlers. They aren’t hidden - they’ve given tv interviews saying just that, FFS.
  7. I’m on my phone, dude. You can look it up. Yes, it was during the current war.

    And yes, Bibi has used the exact term (“from the river to the sea”).

    FFS, now you’re just being a dishonest piece of shit. Israelis, including Israeli leadership, have plainly called for Palestinians to be gone from Gaza. You know…the literal definition of ethnic cleansing. And you contort yourself by saying “ahh, but that was on a Tuesday, and today’s a Friday!”, or some similar stupid shit. Jesus.

  8. I suggest they demonstrate they can behave under competent home rule leadership before granting them a fucking state.

    Huh. I imagined it when the national security minister said this stuff:

    “We cannot withdraw from any territory we are in in the Gaza Strip. Not only do I not rule out Jewish settlement there, I believe it is also an important thing,” Ben Gvir said in a faction meeting on Monday.

    The war presents an “opportunity to concentrate on encouraging the migration of the residents of Gaza,” Ben Gvir told reporters and members of his far-right Otzma Yehudit party, calling such a policy “a correct, just, moral and humane solution.”


    He has said similar shit before and since. He’s not the only Israeli official to do so. And he’s FAR from the only Israeli to do so; many Israelis have openly advocated for removal of all Palestinians from Gaza and settlement of the area by Israelis.

    Like I said, I don’t have to try at all. There is a material and vocal movement in Israel to remove all Palestinians from Gaza. Their statements are out there, loud and proud. I’m not sure why that bothers you so.
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  9. Nope. You are both sides-ing the fuck out of this and I won’t let you do it. You’re trying way too hard. 

    Your sputtering rage posting is interesting to watch.
    Especially when it leads you to post something as utterly stupid as this. I don’t have to “try” at all. I LITERALLY can quote “from the river to the sea” from both Hamas leadership and Israeli leadership. No “trying” at all - it’s just sitting there for anyone with open eyes to point out.
    Some posters on this thread have had the honesty to admit their goal: complete ethnic cleansing if all Palestinians from the levant. Significant voices in Israeli leadership have said the same. Kinda funny that you call for all of the actions to accomplish that…but then say that’s not your goal. Just finish the thought. You’ll feel better, and you won’t have to keep lying to the rest of us.
  10. 37 minutes ago, Deej said:

    Fuck the attic. Get on the roof.

    Tough to get there when it would require you going outside into swift water.  Head to the attic....bring an axe.  Hopefully, the water doesn't go so high you have to hack your way out....but if it does....hack your way out.

    Had friends who went that route during TS Alison.  Fortunately, the water went down before they had to hack their roof, but they were prepared and equipped to do so.

    Here's hoping the Cajun Navy is ready to deploy as well, but the problem is that NOBODY needs to be floating around in swift water like that.  It's most likely not workable for watercraft.  In those situations, it's helicopters or nothing.  Get to as high a place as you can, and hold tight.

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  11. 18 minutes ago, Rex Kramer said:

    Funny, that quote is used constantly by Palestinian and Arab leaders, and pro Palestinian protestors. Likud isn’t above reproach by any stretch, but this contrarian what aboutism is hilarious. 

    It's not contrarian whataboutism.  It's a fucking mirror.  That blanket supporters of everything Israel does should look into.

    Palestinians chanting "to the river to the sea" (meaning "drive all jews out of the levant") and committing heinous violence against Israeli and jewish civilians....engenders rage, a violent response, and pure hatred....and UNDERSTANDABLY SO.  THAT'S THE NATURAL RESPONSE TO SUCH THINGS.

    Being that it's the natural response to such things....why on earth would one expect that it wouldn't work exactly the same in both directions.  When Israelis, including influential figures within the actual government, say and do the exact same things....why wouldn't we expect Palestinians to react the same way?

    And....IF our goal is to eliminate/sharply limit future violent action against Israeli and jewish people....how does this approach accomplish that, in the actual strategic long-term?  How is this not cutting one of Hydra's heads off (immensely satisfying) only to see one or more grow back in its place (so...not so satisfying)?

    I'd like to see the Israeli state continue, surviving and indeed thriving.  

    I'd like to see Israeli and jewish people be mostly safe from terrorism and violence (I say "mostly" because I'm a realist -- we live in a violent world, there will always be some bad actors out there, but it can indeed be minimized).

    I'd like to see Palestinian people live safe and decent lives, surviving and indeed thriving, probably in an actual Palestinian state of some sort.

    I'd like to see Palestinian people be mostly safe from terrorism and violence (I say "mostly" because I'm a realist -- we live in a violent world, there will always be some bad actors out there - some of them "internal" and homegrown, but it can indeed be minimized).

     

    What Hamas did on October 7th ultimately did not further those goals.  It helped create new generational hatred.

    Much of what Israel has done since October 7th ultimately did not further those goals.  It's helping create new generational hatred.

     

    Rational people want us to get off of this deranged and horrific round-and-round-we-go merry go-round.....yet Palestinian and Israeli leadership are just making the merry go-round spin faster and faster and faster.  What baffles many of us is how anyone who purports to want a future of peace and security could call this current path "winning."

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  12. 24 minutes ago, BamaATL said:

    That's gonna be real bad.  

    For perspective, the arch is 800 feet wide, and 180 feet tall, it holds back a 76 acre lake.  

    What I saw was that the one in Wisconsin is 76 acres, the one in NC is 301 acres.  Of course, that's just surface acreage.  If it's an average of 12 feet deep (not sure where that number came from), that's still over 3600 acre feet of water coming downstream, and fast.  Bad news.

  13. 7 minutes ago, statsman said:

    90% of the time, Hamas has them in use for keeping the Gazan civilians in line. 

    So, clearly, the only rational thing for Israel to do is.....kill Gazan civilians and actively pursue the goal of removing them all from the levant so that Israel can occupy the entire levant "from the river to the sea" (yeah, that's an exact quote from members of the Israeli hardline right since this war started).

    Most of us would agree that Hamas has been and remains fuckers to the Gazan civilian population.  We just differ in our take on the "so, an approach where Israel amps up that suffering is a great idea" angle.  If you want to ensure perpetual hatred and conflict, and yes, future terrorism and murder of Israelis and jews, by all means, continue this process.  That violence will happen in different ways than it did on Oct 7th....but it will happen.  

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  14. 2 minutes ago, Pancho said:

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    Dumbest.  Political movement.  EVER.

    Landfall was yesterday, Sept 27th.

    From our own Hurricane Season thread of DOOM, this post from Sept 19th (8 FUCKING DAYS BEFORE LANDFALL):

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    GFS has a big boy in the gulf in 10 days. Something to keep an eye on.

    And by this past Sunday the 22nd, 5 FUCKING DAYS BEFORE LANDFALL, models were in general agreement that it would go....pretty much exactly where it went:

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    take your time with those generators. It looks like the big bend area needs another fucking.

    What amazes me is not that there are people this stupid.  What amazes me is that they fucking dominate and control an entire side of the political spectrum.  Weaponized stupidity, "at levels never seen before."

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  15. 36 minutes ago, UTCzech III said:

    yep

    President Biden just approved $1B in Emergency relief funds to Florida on THE DAY the Hurricane hit. Trump stated he would WITHHOLD relief funds for CA wild fires because he doesn't like Gov. Newsom. And THAT is this difference between Democrats and Republicans. Between a REAL President and a whiny little bitch baby!!

     

    8 minutes ago, High Plains Drifter said:

     

    Maga response: Sleepy Joe is just trying to buy votes in Florida. He doesn't really care about the people of Florida. Almighty Trump doesn't do things for votes, he has the courage to do what he thinks is right. 

     

    Naah, not even that clever or creative.  The MAGA response is "because Florida is full of real Americans who paid for that help, California is full of freeloaders who don't."

  16. 2 hours ago, TexasHooch said:

     

    Yeah, I don't know if it's misuse of terms or sloppy reporting, but this is what I read:

    https://www.wcnc.com/article/weather/severe-weather/helene-lake-lure-dam-failure/275-ff893ea8-e29e-466a-95b4-857ea3fb8e18

     

    Yeah....it's what I followed up with.  Overtopping/water going outside the dam is compromising the dam structure itself, creating a risk of structural collapse:

     

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    As of 1:30 p.m., emergency workers said water is cresting the dam and flowing around the side walls. 

    "Structural supports have been compromised, but the dam wall is currently holding," Rutherford County Emergency Management said. 

    1 hour ago, mchookem said:

    jesus 😳

    and whoever thought friggin Knoxville would be at risk from hurricane impact. wow.

    When we saw the later forecast tracks, and they showed the storm slowing and lingering over Tennessee, that's exactly what a bunch of folks voiced concern about.  A slow-moving tropical system is a real fucker inland sometimes (that's what the version of Harvey that caused the most devastation was - a lingering cat 1 hurricane to TS that dropped a biblical amount of rain inland from the coast).

    Tropical systems kill on the coast with storm surge and wind.  They kill inland with rain.

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