In other news

In other news

In the current news climate we see that some figures and events tend to dominate the front-pages heavily. Still, there are important, interesting or just plain weird things happening out there and a group of people can find these better than one.

I thought I would test with a thread for linking general news articles about "other news" and discussion. Perhaps it goes into the abyss that is page 2 and beyond, but it is worth a try.

Some guidelines:
- Try to find the "clean link", so that links to the news site directly and not a social media site. Avoid "amp-links" (google).
- Write some cliff notes on what it is about, especially if it is a video.
- It's not an excuse to make outlandish claims via proxy or link extremist content.
- If it's an editorial or opinion piece, it is polite to mark it as such.
- Note the language if it is not in English.
- There is no demand that such things be posted here, if you think a piece merits its own thread, then make one.

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12 October 2020 at 08:13 AM
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by jalfrezi k

I'm interested in hearing about Playbig's life experiences. If someone else isn't they can scroll on.

I also am interested to know what sorts of life experiences produce someone like PB.


i like that the right has now been convinced that man made climate change is REAL, we're just down to arguing over which men, and what the weather affecting machines are called.


by Slighted k

i like that the right has now been convinced that man made climate change is REAL, we're just down to arguing over which men, and what the weather affecting machines are called.

You know, I’ve been so fixated by the stupidity behind it that this never even occurred to me


by Slighted k

i like that the right has now been convinced that man made climate change is REAL, we're just down to arguing over which men, and what the weather affecting machines are called.

They just need someone to blame for events they don't understand. There MUST be a person or group of people responsible for everything that happens.


ehem

by chezlaw k

Grunching a bit but do i understand that man-made climate change has become an undeniable reality so now we're arguing about which man?


Calling it woman made climate change would have yielded better results with thr skeptics, i think.


by formula72 k

Calling it woman made climate change would have yielded better results with thr skeptics, i think.

The far right maga always need a conspiracy of some kind to explain their failures.
The premise of them being just bad isn’t an option.
Like losing an election isn’t a possible option , it was a cover up too .


by Montrealcorp k

The far right maga always need a conspiracy of some kind to explain their failures.

noun

1-An agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act.
2-A group of conspirators.
3-An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime or accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action.

So yeah...

when the Cronyism of the Left becomes untenable, the definition of Conspiracy not only becomes real, it becomes reality... which is every single time.


by MSchu18 k

noun

1-An agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act.
2-A group of conspirators.
3-An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime or accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action.

So yeah...

when the Cronyism of the Left becomes untenable, the definition of Conspiracy not only becomes real, it becomes reality... which is every single time.

Oh good, another guy pretending not to understand the difference between the regular usage of "conspiracy" and its usage as a shorthand for "conspiracy theory". How ****ing original.


by MSchu18 k

noun

1-An agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act.
2-A group of conspirators.
3-An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime or accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action.

So yeah...

when the Cronyism of the Left becomes untenable, the definition of Conspiracy not only becomes real, it becomes reality... which is every single time.

ah yes, the family of trump were so much qualified to be presidential advisors.
im sure other presidents will hire them soon.


by Montrealcorp k

ah yes, the family of trump were so much qualified to be presidential advisors.
im sure other presidents will hire them soon.

Hey, Ivanka and Jared had lots of experience selling eb5 visas to wealthy chinese people for real estate investing here. It's not like she'd do insanely dumb stuff like trying to advertise her ****** jewelry at meetings with Heads of State 😀


We're supposed to believe that some foreign power is operating entire fleets of drones on the eastern seaboard and nobody has a clue about them?


by Luckbox Inc k

We're supposed to believe that some foreign power is operating entire fleets of drones on the eastern seaboard and nobody has a clue about them?

not really, no.
They're home made


by MSchu18 k

not really, no.
They're home made

Seems like a greater chance that the whole story is bogus.


I dont trust instrument indications... that could probably be nothing more than ghost images designed to confuse and overwhelm enemy radar systems.
Live views are different.


So this happened a while ago, but it's definitely noteworthy.



are you also pro organ selling?


What's that to do with surrogacy lol say I found someone and wanted to have a kid but turns out we couldn't, what's wrong with asking someone we know well if they want to be a surrogate for us? Perfectly legal here in the UK as long as we don't pay the surrogate except for their reasonable expenses.

And it's also not enforcable by law so if the surrogate has a change of heart and wants to keep the kid then that's her choice


by Slighted k

are you also pro organ selling?

Solid analogy. Worthy of NVG.


by POGcrazy94 k

What's that to do with surrogacy lol say I found someone and wanted to have a kid but turns out we couldn't, what's wrong with asking someone we know well if they want to be a surrogate for us? Perfectly legal here in the UK as long as we don't pay the surrogate except for their reasonable expenses.

And it's also not enforcable by law so if the surrogate has a change of heart and wants to keep the kid then that's her choice

No ones doing that for free


by POGcrazy94 k

What's that to do with surrogacy lol say I found someone and wanted to have a kid but turns out we couldn't, what's wrong with asking someone we know well if they want to be a surrogate for us? Perfectly legal here in the UK as long as we don't pay the surrogate except for their reasonable expenses.

And it's also not enforcable by law so if the surrogate has a change of heart and wants to keep the kid then that's her choice

say i found out i need a kidney, what's wrong with going to another country and paying someone for theirs?

your hypothetical situation isn't the one that anyone is concerned about, and is probably the outlier. much like the dangers with organ selling there is very quick slope towards the lower socioeconomic class becoming breeding vessels for the rich. that's just the natural progression of capitalism.


by Slighted k

say i found out i need a kidney, what's wrong with going to another country and paying someone for theirs?

your hypothetical situation isn't the one that anyone is concerned about, and is probably the outlier. much like the dangers with organ selling there is very quick slope towards the lower socioeconomic class becoming breeding vessels for the rich. that's just the natural progression of capitalism.

There is a simple solution its called mandatory or opt out organ donation . A few countries have the opt out policy. Though if you do opt out you can not receive one either



BREAKING NEWS: Cuba's country wide electrical grid just failed blacking out the whole island. Not to worry though, Gitmo has generators and won't be affected.

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