I’m waiting for those workplaces to get fined or sanctioned… still waiting. Hmmm, I wonder why corporations, who are people by law, aren’t being targeted in the same way as humans for the same crime.

So something did precipitate this attack, and the media never reported on that. It only reported on what happened after.

Yes, some people completely uninvolved with the initial provocation got attacked, but the point is the attack wasn’t just some anti-Semitic pogrom. Also, the bigger point is the media reported on one thing with a very specific slant and didn’t report the other thing at all.

As soon as I read the initial headlines all over every media outlet I went to see if anything precipitated the attacks, because I had a feeling this wasn’t unprovoked.

I don’t support violence against anyone, but I sure wouldn’t paint this as an anti-Semitic attack. This was a group of hooligans who instigated the whole situation and got what they asked for.

Currently reading One Dark Window, the first book in the Shepherd King series by Rachel Gillig. It’s fun and interesting, with a good magic system. The romance aspect is a little obvious and over-done at times, though.

I really liked Eyes of the Dragon when I read it 30 years ago. It was fun and different from his other works. It was maybe the second fantasy book I ever read, so the new type of world was eye opening to me at the time. Not sure how I’d like it now, but I really enjoyed it then.

They will just blame any and all negative repercussions on liberals and immigrants, continuing to vote in people who destroy their lives.

Wait till you hear about the farming that happens in Phoenix and then shipped to China.

“We cant promise you much other than, if you visit us, we can guarantee you’ll come back again !”

That’s a really hard guarantee to live up to. It almost sounds like an ominous threat.

Yes, her name is already on the ballots, like RFK Jr is still on the ballots in many states, but the hope is her supporters will listen to her endorsement. Just because a person’s name is on the ballot doesn’t force people to vote for that person. Some people have voted already, some will continue to vote for her out of protest, some will continue to vote for her because they didn’t hear she dropped out or didn’t care. But the hope is enough people will hear that she dropped out and endorsed Harris that their votes will come through for Harris.

Response from Jill: Can you outbid Putin?

The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporter’s demonization of Latinos.

Makes sense to me.

No.

Because his base eats this up

In California we’ve spent $11 billion over 10 years with nothing active to show for it. 120 miles are under construction but aren’t finished or connected to anything. By the time the first usable section is completed (171 miles), it will be at $30 billion.

Was he charged with voter fraud or attempted voter fraud? For many crimes, attempting a crime is a separate crime that carries penalties even if not successful in the actual crime. Not sure if that is the case here.

Your argument is that it is on the system to deal with crime and that a person who commits a crime, even for what is perceived to be a good reason, should not be held liable for breaking the law?

I get that he didn’t actually commit the crime in this case, so there is plausible deniability. But criminal court treats attempting a crime as a crime itself, though with lesser penalties. And in your scenario a crime would have been committed.

The headline is blowing what actually happened way out of proportion. It’s a similar level of stupid as Philly.

I wouldn’t call a single group looting a single street corner and attempting to set one bus on fire, “tearing the place apart.”

Looting at several stores on one street corner in a city the size of LA… headline says “mass looting.” Maybe I’m just used to a different level of looting after big protests in the past, but that doesn’t sound like mass looting to me.

As much as I hate using cash, I understand that the credit card companies charge ridiculous fees to businesses and also that people with very low income don’t always have access to digital forms of payment. Maybe Sweden does better with equipping their entire society with digital tools, but in the US I don’t think we are ready for a fully digital payment society.

Old Volvos are basically tanks. A mid-80s 240DL is almost indestructible and is great for anti-gov assholes who don’t want the government spying on them.