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Re: Here comes the Census Executive Order - 4 days ago

Trump can't by Executive Order force a new Census question, like the Citizenship question that he so desperately wants. That is CLEARLY Congress' responsibility: Quoteconstitutionus.com, Article 1, Section 2 The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they

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Re: Amazon 10 inch fire tablet=$80 free delivery- NEW - 5 days ago

As far as I can tell, it's not "New" new, Amazon seems to be listing it as certified refurbished new. Add it to your cart, when checking out it still says in the description 'Certified Refurbished'. Also, if you unsubscribe from their "special offers" it's a $15 upcharge, making the device $95 plus tax.

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Re: "Appeals court skeptical Obamacare can survive" - 5 days ago

QuoteAcer Didn't the Roberts court already decide the individual mandate was a tax, and therefore constitutional? Yes, the SCOTUS did, but I think that Congress stripped out the individual mandate in the tax bill last year, thereby cutting off one of the ACA's legs.

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Re: I cannot believe the brouhaha over a Black Ariel - 5 days ago

Quotegraylocks Learn something new every day. from 2012: Mermaids and Merwomen in Black Folklore: A Fiber Arts Exhibition in Charleston, SC Thanks for the link, I learned something. Fascinating. It's interesting that vastly different cultures can have similar beliefs/ideas.

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Re: Why would Barr allow the arrest of Epstein? - 6 days ago

I don't think Epstein will go down without bringing down his "clientele". I expect to see powerful and well-known Democrats as well as Republicans crash and burn.

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Re: I Think We Took A Wrong Turn Back There...What Does The Map Say? - 6 days ago

Quotecbelt3 Yooooodelady hooooo.... WHOOSH ! Scheisse ! :

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Re: be true to your school now?!......Apple launches 'Back to School' promos...... - 6 days ago

Same as it always was... No change in the promotion from previous years. Apple doesn't go by price, but by product. I was hoping that finally someone would wake up and see the problem, I guess not. $1099 macbook Air gets you Beats Studio 3. $1899 iPad Pro w/ 1TB and wifi+cell and you still have to pay a $150 premium for the same Beats Studio 3. Stupid.

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Re: "An open letter to my white MAGA-voting uncles on the occasion of my Italian-born great aunt’s funeral" - 17 days ago

Very well said, cbelt3. My parents, as well as my wife's parents went through similar experiences escaping from Latvia after the Soviets invaded. But even then, there were biases against the refugees from the US residents. "Why are they coming? They will be taking away our jobs!" and so on.

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Re: not for everyone ... but - 19 days ago

That's some horrible video directing. The director is obsessed with the drummer, hardly ever showing anyone else. Only at 9:22 does it become apparent that there are 6 guys in the band.

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Re: YouTube going after hate. - 25 days ago

QuoteThrift Store Scott Back to the topic at hand: Rep. Josh Hawley introduced a bill to end social media platform censorship, forcing tech giants to decide whether they want to be platforms or publishers. Tim Pool summarizes it nicely- Interesting points made, I need to dig into the issue to get more info before rendering judgement. His followers in the comments, however, are heavy duty ra

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Re: 2016 Election Parties/Politics/Racism Research - 25 days ago

Quoterjmacs QuoteSam3 Maybe a quick synopsis for the paywalled folk? TL;DR In 1988, whites on both sides of the political spectrum felt similar resentment toward Blacks, but by 2016 the GOP and Democrats had diverged sharply, with animus increasing for Republicans and decreasing for Democrats. Since 2016, white GOP members have remained steady in their dislike of Black people, but white Demo

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Re: 2016 Election Parties/Politics/Racism Research - 26 days ago

Maybe a quick synopsis for the paywalled folk?

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Re: Real News: Trump admin submits final rule to kill Obama Clean Power Plan - 26 days ago

QuoteSpeedy The SCOTUS begs to disagree. They determined that the EPA could regulate CO2 emissions along with all the other emissions from dirty energy producers. That was the old SCOTUS. We have a new SCOTUS that will undo everything that the old SCOTUS did.

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Re: U.S. Central Command says they have video of Iran re: oil tanker - 4 weeks ago

President Trump wants a legacy, and that is saying to his adoring minions that he has kept his promises. So far he has 1 1/4 - the tax cut and the battle for a wall. One of his election promises was to not get into any conflicts outside of a direct attack on the US, so I don't think he'll bite and go to war with Iran. He wants to be able to tell the voters going into the 2020 election that he is

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Re: Stanley Cup Final discussion (spoilers) - 4 weeks ago

Will hockey ever get cleaned up? I can sometimes watch it at a high school and collegiate level, but not at a pro level. Basketball has it's own level of dirtiness, that starts getting impressed upon kids at a middle-school level. My daughter called it quits after an opposing team violently played against our team, with aggressive body contact that wasn't called, and when her injured teamm

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Re: the good, the bad, the ugly?!.....next season for this TV show on major network will be the last...... - 5 weeks ago

If the ratings were decent, he and his team should have story-arced a 5 season show. They are leaving syndication dollars on the table by ending at 4 seasons. How many episodes for each season did they have? I don't get his statement of "just over 50 episodes", most shows have an season episodic count of 21-22 episodes. 4 seasons should be at least 84 episodes. Adding another season

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Re: "Newly Discovered Files Suggest GOP Lawmakers Lied in Court About Racial Gerrymandering to Stop An Election " - 5 weeks ago

The GOP is fighting tooth and nail to keep the hard drive items from being used in the courts and public presentations. QuoteSlate Phil Strach, attorney for the Republican legislators in the North Carolina case, did not object to that subpoena at the time that notice was provided. At a hearing in April weeks after declining to challenge the subpoena, however, Strach attempted to block Common

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Re: "Tucker Carlson Rails Against The ‘Global Tyranny’ Of The Metric System" - 5 weeks ago

QuoteCarnos Jax The preceding two arguments can be made for the metric system as well. The everyday person is used to whatever they’ve grown up with. Analog tools can be demarcated in any way you’d like. Furthermore, the metric system makes learning science and math MUCH easier. The units describe what is being measured. The units for a force is kg•m/s2 (called a Newton), which is th

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Re: people who need people?!.....Taraji P. Henson opens up about why she left 'Person of Interest'...... - 5 weeks ago

Loved that movie! Our daughter turned us onto that "Hidden Figures" when she had to watch the film as part of a high school Language Arts class project. She needed to watch a film, find and document three different types of discrimination, and how the characters reacted to that.

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Re: Remember how adding the citizenship question was to help protect the Voting Rights Act? - 6 weeks ago

QuoteSpeedy This new evidence won’t matter a lick to the conservatives on the SCOTUS. They can conveniently ignore the new evidence, as arguments have already been closed. Who's going to present the new evidence? No one, because no one can anymore.

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Re: Lord preserve us and protect us, We've been eating pizza for breakfast - 6 weeks ago

Actually, that is not the case. There is a difference between foods. There is a new study that shows that eating highly processed foods leads to calorie gains. An earlier study linked highly-processed foods with cancer. QuotePaul F. There is no "unhealthy food". There IS improper dosages, and improper proportions. ALL food is "healthy" when con

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Re: leaning tower of pizza?!....Pizza Hut changing their pizza.... - 6 weeks ago

I'm not a fan of pan pizza, too much bread. I like a thin crust, where the crust is just there to hold in the toppings. Less carbs. Having said that, I'll probably try it for $7.99

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Re: The History Of Memorial Day--How Did It All Begin - 6 weeks ago

Thank you for posting this. It was well done and I learned something from it.

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Re: Pence promises a war - 6 weeks ago

How “Christian” of him.

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Re: What a Maroon. Adam Levine has lost his Voice... - 7 weeks ago

He wasn't happy with the way the producers changed the show, there was a new sing-off and he was left without team members fairly early on. QuoteLevine is rumored to have resented the Season 16 rule change that did not guarantee coaches went to the live playoffs with the same number of team members.

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Re: banned(s) Across America?!.....Whole Foods banning plastic straws and.... - 7 weeks ago

While in Key West we noticed that there were no straws handed out at restaurants, however, they did have straws for sale. Some were a heavy plastic, some were aluminum (or other metal), but all were designed to be reusable. Some were plain, some had promotional or touristy text on them, they were available at almost all shops and bars.

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Re: Republican congressman Justin Amash calls for Trump impeachment - 8 weeks ago

I agree with the label of Libertarian for Amash, he's always been more independent of the Republican machine. He is quite conservative, but isn't afraid to call a spade a spade. He'll get re-elected, no matter what, ours is quite a red district.

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Re: Tire rental? That can't be good for the renter. - 8 weeks ago

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Re: SpaceX Crew Dragon exploded - video - 8 weeks ago

It is Friday, so a head start on the funnies...

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Re: How can you NOT include Rape and Incest ? - 8 weeks ago

QuoteTed King Quotesamintx Ok be for or against abortion but how can you force a woman birth a child under those conditions? Every woman should stand up on those points and say “I’m not going to take it anymore”. I would have driven my daughters to the clinic if that unfortunate circumstance would have arrived. PS: I am for Roe v Wade Because it's murder if you kill a person and a pe

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