Maedhros
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A few antifa "members" might have been there to document what's going on, or to stir the pot even. 99% of the ones who stormed the building however were Trump fanatics, there's little doubt about that.
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Kind of ironic that they at the same time want to limit the freedom of gay people.
https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-54191344
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT-free_zone
Europe's Alabama.
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5 hours ago, Katphood said:
Taken from Wikipedia:
'On 24 August 2012, Breivik was adjudged sane and sentenced to containment—a special form of a prison sentence that can be extended indefinitely; with an approximate period of 21 years and a minimum time of 10 years, the maximum penalty in Norway. Breivik did not appeal and on 8 September media announced that the verdict was final.'
But wait, it gets better...
'In letters to foreign media outlets he told about his demands (in 2013) to prison authorities "including easier communication with the outside world and a PlayStation 3 to replace the current PlayStation 2, because it offers more suitable games"; media reported in 2014 about demands that he would starve himself to death if refused "access to a sofa and a bigger gym"; furthermore he said that "Other inmates have access to adult games while I only have the right to play less interesting kids' games. One example is "Rayman Revolution", a game aimed at three year-olds," Breivik complained to prison officials."
Key point underlined. Breivik will spend the rest of his life in jail.
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29 minutes ago, BruceVC said:
Sorry to hear, do you blame government or citizen behavior ?
But once you implement the normal system it will be fine, yes the masks definitely need to be part of the approach
What was Tegnell reason for not using mask....what science was he trying to follow ?
The people will do what they're told. Trust in government and in experts is very high in Scandinavia. So the problem starts when the "expert" is wrong, like what happened in Sweden. When he tells people masks aren't necessary, people will listen to that. And when no one wears masks, no one wants to stand out in a crowd as one of the few who does so. As soon as masks became mandatory here in Norway (also too late, but way way quicker than in Sweden), everyone started wearing them immediately.
Edit: I believe his reasoning was that there wasn't any science that indicates masks helps (there is), and that masks would give people a false sense of security. That they then wouldn't care about social distancing.
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13 minutes ago, Pidesco said:
No one really knows if it is a failure. It didn't "went". It's still ongoing and it's way too early to draw any encompassing conclusions. Europe is hitting a new spike right now due to the holidays and things will get worse before they get better.
I guess there's one thing that can be said was a failure. Namely protecting the elderly in care homes at the start of the pandemic. It was terrible, and the Swedish authorities have admitted as much.
Sweden right now is in process of setting up more restrictions, after passing a temporary law giving some emergency powers to the government. To begin they are limiting the number of people in businesses to 1 per every 10 square metres. Also children from the 7th grade up are being sent home, where schools have the resources in place to teach remotely. This is in addition to a requirement to use masks in public transport during rush hours.
It has been an ongoing failure though. Look at Sweden's numbers compared to Norway and Denmark. Tegnell was a fool to doubt the effectiveness of masks, and the new requirements came way too late.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113834/cumulative-coronavirus-deaths-in-the-nordics/
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2 hours ago, Gfted1 said:
The UK will be stronger than every other EU member except Germany? Delicious. I guess they were right.
Will be? They already are and have been for a long time. They'd be an economical powerhouse in Europe with or without Brexit.
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22 minutes ago, Guard Dog said:
My knee-jerk reaction is who the hell does the government think it is trying to tell a citizen of the United States they cannot make a legal transaction with their own money.
It wouldn't be a legal transaction under this new law. Lawmakers are in a very special position, special rules should apply. There's something very iffy about being able to buy stocks, when you have access to information that could largely affect the market days before it becomes public knowledge. If the ones who enrichened themselves due to inside information were actually seized and jailed, this would be a different story. But nothing seems to be done about it?
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Seems like a no-brainer to me.
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I was a huge Pink Floyd fan in my teens, but somehow I never realised Shine on You Crazy Diamond had a music video:
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I had forgotten about this, I don't know why I specified it to be about "cities", when my intent was rather "where you live". So to clarify, if you live in a small town, or in a remote desert and want to show and tell us about it that's fine too!
Since I'm very into wine and fine dining, I like visiting big cities with a rich food scene, where beautiful countrysides (& vineyards) are a short drive away. Both Vienna and Brisbane seem to be good candidates in that category.
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Orderered the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 VENTUS 2X OC (don't feel like I need a better GPU since I use a 1080p screen anyway). I read afterwards that the temperatures can get really high on it, but apparently undervolting the GPU (never done that before) removes that issue.
I hope it arrives before Cyberpunk does! Will be a decent upgrade over my good ol' gtx 970.
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I watched a lot of anime 10-15 years ago, all the supposed best ones. My favorite of them at the time was "Monster" - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434706
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I see many are scared that Biden will allow too much "leftist" influence. I hope for America's sake that he will. This is a country that still doesn't have guaranteed paid holidays for workers, no paid sick leave (except in certain states), no protection against being unjustly fired from your job, the only OECD country that has no laws guaranteeing paid paternity/maternity leave...and where free (ish) healthcare isn't considered a human right. I'll add that 69% (!) of the population supports medicare for all.
I'd go as far as to say this isn't even a "leftist" agenda anymore. It's just common sense.
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2 hours ago, ShadySands said:
The Mandalorian season 2. I really loved the first episode but the second episode was terrible.
I like The Mandalorian, but for me it has way too many "filler" episodes. I found myself just skipping forward every now and then this episode and not missing much.
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25 minutes ago, Skarpen said:
Evidence will be shown before the court.
So you haven't seen any evidence? You said it was "clearly a fraud" and that the American people had been robbed - how do you know?
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12 minutes ago, Skarpen said:
If this would be the will of the people then I would agree. As this was clearly a fraud I say Trump should use every legal option to make this right. I would even say that he has an obligation not as a candidate but as a president to make sure american people weren't robbed.
Where is the evidence? I suspect he'll try his best, but I don't see how he can win as there is nothing to support his claims. He'd whine about the opponent cheating even if Biden won with 90% of the votes.
Hillary, in a moment of clarity, sums it up nicely here:
“Every time Donald thinks things are not going in his direction, he claims whatever it is rigged against him. The FBI conducted a year-long investigation into my emails. They concluded there was no case. He said the FBI was rigged. He lost the Iowa caucus; he lost the Wisconsin primary. He said the Republican primary was rigged against him. Then Trump University gets sued for fraud and racketeering. He claims the court system and the federal judge is rigged against him. There was even a time when he didn't get an Emmy for his TV program three years in a row and he started tweeting that the Emmys were rigged. This is a mind-set. This is how Donald thinks. And it's funny, but it's also really troubling."
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"It could well be that at 10 o’clock on election night, Trump is winning in Michigan, he’s winning in Pennsylvania, he’s winning in Wisconsin, and he gets on the television and he says, ‘Thank you, Americans, for reelecting me. It’s all over. Have a good day.’ But then, the next day, and the day following, all of those mail-in ballots start getting counted, and it turns out that Biden has won those states, at which point Trump says, ‘See? I told you the whole thing was fraudulent. I told you those mail-in ballots were crooked. And we’re not going to leave office.’ So that is a worry that I and a lot of people have."
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7 minutes ago, Keyrock said:
It's interesting how so many people living outside the US take such keen interest in American politics. I couldn't tell you who the prime minister of Great Britain or France is, just as an example, nor do I care.
Because American politics is extremely important for the rest of the world, and for other countries economies. American politics is world politics.
(It's also great entertainment).
Edit: You seriously don't know who Boris is?
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18 minutes ago, Guard Dog said:
Whether a change is for the better is strictly a matter of opinion. It sounds awesome when you hear they are giving everyone a free house. Less so when you hear they are giving away YOURS!
Just an example. I'm not seriously suggesting they are taking anyone's house away. You gotta clarify s--t like that areoudn here lately!
Yes, of course, it's a matter of perspective. THEY think they're fighting to change it for the better. All I'm saying is it's silly to say someone hates their country just because they want to change it, and because their opinions differ from yours.
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16 hours ago, MedicineDan said:
but Biden is a flesh golem enthralled to the forces of the left, and the worst thing about them isn't a socialist agenda. It's a self-loathing hatred of the very country that has afforded them the opportunity to attack it.
Are we in the the Breitbart comments section? I'll ignore the good ol' socialism scare, but why do certain people always think wanting to change a country for the better has anything to do with hatred? Criticising your country isn't the same thing as hating it. To advocate positive change is the patriotic thing to do.
Politics US Edition (2021!)
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It's not really a double taxation, the same person doesn't pay it twice - being dead and all. From a reciever's point of view - everything you earn should be taxed. Including the money you earn from your dead family members. (Edit: I guess recieve is a better word than earn here. You don't really earn your inheritance money. All the more reason to tax it, imo).