@Aqua-Letifer said in Officers cleared.:

Even accepting such a flimsy-ass premise, what the fuck does that matter? Intent clears you of everything now? When did that happen?

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Intent doesn't seem to matter, that is true. Imagine the result had Gugino had darker skin...

@brenda said in "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" at the zoo.:

Mighty big kitty for such a tiny meow.

Yeah they do that! Very weird.

Thanks. I don't know the guy well enough to dump him on you, but I'll certainly forward the group to his work email.

@Doctor-Phibes said in Thou shalt not say bad things about BLM:

The thing about having a completely free press is they get to choose what to write. Assuming you treat Facebook as part of the press, which is admittedly a bit questionable. However, if you allow CNN and Fox to decide what people can say in public, then you (arguably) need to extend the same privilege to Facebook.

So, either we agree with their right to do what they like, or we force them to do what we like, whoever "we" are.

I don't think the current system is working very well, but it still beats what happens elsewhere.

As Churchill almost said about democracy - it's the worst form of government, except for all the others.

But FB and Twitter and other platforms are fixable by regulating social media platforms as sorts of private utilities that serve the public interest, and are therefore nonexcludable. They are not like CNN or FOX or NYT who are curated publishers to self selecting audiences, but like CNN and FOX they do use public infrastructure and have responsibilities to the common good, which speaks to necessary inclusion of all members of the society.

Which is what late night tv should be.

An exception would be Gutfeld! or an equivalent on a cable network, where you know the politics going in... Gutfeld or Maher can still be funny, given the right audience.

I have heard about this happening in places like Laos and Cambodia and even in African countries.

China provides infrastructure but loan terms can be really difficult for the country to repay, as well as tying the country into using Chinese technology for almost everything. This could turn out to be a big problem long term.

I think that most people in the US (and probably in the world) will have a "reduced pay" for the coming year.

I dont think a lot of companies who have people on salary will give 7% raises .

I pity the fool.....

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A holy relic from the slopes of Mount Fewshitta...

I think it was amazing that Tiger could even golf let alone make the cut…

@kluurs said in Should I stay, or should I go?:

I missed the last time Muti did the Carmina Burana. I think it was in his first season. It got rave reviews.

Never been a huge fan of the work, so it's a "nope" from me.

As for Ravinia - I'm not a fan unless sitting in the Pavilion. Sitting on the lawn being eaten by bugs while listening to idiots talking next to one is not my ideal way of spending an evening.

I can listen to the music on a better sound system in my living room.

Yeah, but your sound system cost more, so, there's that.

Nightmare. That’s happened before, they even made a movie about it. Difficult watching.

In England, the only people who can afford to buy property are rich foreigners.

Cool and interesting!

Sad that the first reaction by anybody was not to help the guy that was shot.

Lately it has been a cat, rabbit or possum. This one looked slimmer and faster than these.

Interesting article recently about a group of killer whales and actually were able to kill a blue whale.

(https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-witness-orcas-kill-blue-whales-for-the-first-time-180979522/)

That was awesome!!

One of my favorite Supertramp songs. Interesting cover.