Chairchucker

The article doesn't provide a lot of details; the gentleman claims that the board fed the community lies. I found a separate article where he accuses the board of calling him an 'active participant in the riots'. If this is true and they did that, he might have a defamation case, but probs not a wrongful termination case since they eventually determined that he was in fact in breach of their social media policy, and had also declined to return to work, even though they indicated he would be reassigned elsewhere. I guess part of me also is glad someone dumb enough to participate in a 'stop the steal' rally is no longer teaching kids, too. (Although maybe, as suggested, he'll land a job in Florida or Texas or some other bastion of wilful ignorance.)

As I understand it, yes, it was racist, and Spain probably was a bit annoyed that they were scapegoated for a strain of influenza that was first observed in Kansas. With regards to monkeypox, I have seen it suggested that the actual racist thing about it is that it got very little media attention when it was largely confined to Africa.

Well, those are opinions you're legally allowed to have. I guess. For now.

Wow, China has completely solved rape? Impressive, what's their secret?

The only one I really like is Aliens.

I will be disappointed in any and all GOP victories, yes.

I'll take either 'destroyed' or 'irrevocably changed so they stop having the kinds of policies that appeal to the type of demographic who also thinks voting in a white supremacist is a good idea'. They consistently have policy aimed at oppressing LGBTQ+ people, making it harder for poor people to live, opposing climate change legislation, making it harder for people of colour to vote, opposing any kind of gun control, maintaining a facade of being 'pro life' while opposing policies that actually reduce the rate of abortion, like availability of contraception and welfare for single mothers... And the GOP as it stands right now is buying pretty hard into Trump's lies to the extent that every single GOP politician who tried to point out that Trump was in fact a lying sentient garbage dump has faced ostracisation from the GOP, with Liz Cheney for example being removed from her role as conference chair for correctly criticising Trump. They are a corrupt institution full of corrupt vultures.

Whichever is most likely to destroy the GOP, which is probs any 'not Trump' with Trump running as an independent.

Marvel Studios announced the release dates for a few MCU TV shows. What if? Season 2: early 23 Secret Invasion: Spring 23 Echo - Summer 23 Loki Season 2 - Summer 23 X-Men '97 Season 1 - Autumn 23 Ironheart - Autumn 23 Agatha: Coven of Chaos - Winter 23 (Probably too much to hope for that it'll be Christmassy) Daredevil: Born Again - Spring 24 Marvel Zombies - 24 Spider-Man: Freshman Year - 24 Honestly not sure which ones were just announced and which ones we've known about for ages

Marvel Studios just announced release dates for about a billion new MCU movies GotG V 3 - 05 May 23 (Wonder if there will also be a Star Wars thing the day before?) Blade - 03 Nov 23 Captain America: New World Order - 03 May 24 (Another one right next to Star Wars day) Thunderbolts - 26 Jul 24 Fantastic 4 - 08 Nov 24 Avengers: The Kang Dynasty - 02 May 25 (They can't stop releasing around that date, huh?) Avengers: Secret Wars - 07 Nov 25 I will watch every single one of them, but might wait for some to come to streaming.

The new D&D movie looks like maybe it won't suck like every other one has, but also it's a D&D movie so I won't get my hopes up.

I can only assume you read it when you were much younger, and now you've matured and have more discerning taste.

Depends. If there is a God and an infinite afterlife, it may end up being of infinite importance. If not, probs no importance.

There's passages about people being thrown into a lake of fire or something along those lines.

Is calling someone 'Californian' an insult now?

Yeah the story of Lot and his daughters is probs one of the largest examples in the Bible where it's important to understand that much of it is descriptive, rather than prescriptive; this passage is not telling anyone how to live, it's an account of what happened. While many would point to this as an example of God thinking sodomy is bad (hence naming it after the town in question) it's also pretty feasible that the townsfolk were seen as awful because they wanted to do some rapes. Another thing I've seen suggested is that, culturally, one's duty to one's guests is seen as a relatively high priority. Also, y'know, it's a horrible patriarchal society so the two daughters are seen as worth less than the men. Interesting that you take pains to describe the daughters as underage, I see nothing in the text to support that. In any case, the text describes the daughters as each date raping Lot. It is described as their fault because they raped a man they'd gotten drunk to the point of not knowing what is going on, specifically for the purpose of getting themselves pregnant. Also, the Kingdoms which descended, in part, from Lot's daughters raping him, (Moab and Ammon) were apparently looked down upon by their neighbours, in part because they were the product of incest. I suppose it's possible that there are people who read this text and take from it 'yeah it's totally good for men to rape their daughters,' but they would have to misread it about as poorly as you have done. Hmmm don't think what I said was quite as simple as that Bruce, although I'm happy for you to try and find the quote if you'd like. Also I don't think the logic you follow this statement with works at all. I'll see if I can try to explain why. Let's say a school doesn't have a mathematics curriculum. Let's say 'Jane' supports that school having a mathematics curriculum. Does her supporting that school having a mathematics curriculum mean that suddenly, a mathematics curriculum is something that exists? Back to CRT though. As has been mentioned elsewhere, CRT is a uni course. The ban seems to be not on CRT, but on concepts from it. This is the link to the legislation: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF 802&ga=89 Did a quick Ctrl+f, and neither CRT nor Critical Race Theory appear, so if they wanted to specifically ban that course, they've messed up a little there. Also, as far as I'm aware there is no teaching that the US was founded 'only' on racism and inequality, but it's important to understand that it was a big part of its founding. Also the USA absolutely has systemic/structural racism, and multiple times when this topic has come up, multiple sources have been provided demonstrating that this is the case, and each time you've gone 'hmmm well let's agree to disagree' so at this point, it's hard to care about your opinion on the subject.

There isn't an attempt to teach it, none of this is true, that's why you can't find a curriculum. It is a bogeyman made up by conservatives for them to do some hand wringing about how 'the left' or 'liberals' hate white people because they are daring to accurately teach (in uni though, not school) that historically, in the USA, minorities have been oppressed by white people. 'you cant ban something in a school if it doesnt exist in some form or another' What are you smoking Bruce, of course you can. There is absolutely nothing that says, when making a rule against something, that it has to be something that is currently going on. Otherwise no new organisation would ever be able to make any rules until someone did the thing they wanted to ban. 'Gee willikers fellas, I'd really like to make murder illegal in this state, but it's newly formed state and no one's done any murders yet, so we'll just have to wait for the first one and then ban it.' See how silly that sounds? That's pretty much what you're proposing here.

It may surprise you to learn that 'Don't worry, they're not voting for the racist liar because of his racism or his lies, they're voting for him because they like that he prevents policies that protect the poor and vulnerable' does not endear his voter base to me.

Yeah, I do seem to remember him occasionally saying that things were taken out of context, but I honestly can't remember any examples where he provided context that justified what he'd said or done. Personally, his record does not inspire me to give him the benefit of the doubt that such context exists. I think the more likely scenario, given everything he's consistently shown about who he is, is that every time he says or does something awful, it's because he's an awful person who says and does awful things.

'Much'? Which ones are you suggesting did not occur?

Might just piggyback onto Lexx's point by reposting a previous partial list of Trump's actions leading up to being voted out: Calling Mexican immigrants rapists and criminals. Insulting a prisoner of war for having been captured Implying a journalist attempting to do her job by asking probing questions was PMSing Responding to an act of violence carried out by his supporters in his name not by condemning their actions, but by saying that the people following him are very passionate and love this country. Mocking a reporter about his congenital joint condition Saying a judge was unable to effectively do his job because of his Mexican heritage. Bragging that his celebrity status enables him to sexually assault women. Dismissing bragging about being able to sexually assault women as ‘locker room banter’. Being the subject of at least 25 separate accusations of sexual misconduct. Implying that some of his accusers were not attractive enough for him to sexually assault. Perpetuating the lie that vaccines cause autism. Asking a black reporter if they can set a meeting up with the Congressional Black Caucus, and if they were friends of hers. Labelling any unflattering news story as ‘fake news’ and calling those media outlets ‘enemy of the American People’. Barring those outlets from press conferences. Implying that in a clash between actual Nazis and Klan members yelling slogans such as ‘Jews will not replace us’ and counter protesters, in which a white supremacist killed one person and injured 19 others with their vehicle, both sides are approximately morally equal, and later saying there were very fine people on both sides. Calling athletes who peacefully protested against police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem 'sons of bitches' and suggesting they should be fired. Implying that media outlets who publish what he characterises as ‘fake news’ might lose their media license. Joking that his vice president wants to kill all gay people. Sharing anti Muslim videos posted by a member of a hate group. Suggesting that the USA should accept more refugees from places like Norway or Asia, rather than African nations. Inspiring a white supremacist website to write that he is more or less on the same page as them with regards to race and immigration. Suggesting it was treasonous not to applaud his speeches. Using a school shooting as an opportunity to criticise FBI investigations into himself. Saying that it was great that China’s president was now President for life, and suggesting that the USA should give that a shot someday. Siding with the leader of a foreign nation over the leaders of his own intelligence agencies. Mocking the testimony of a victim of sexual assault. Praising a congressman for assaulting a reporter. Suggesting that several congresswomen of colour who are American citizens, three of whom were born in the USA, should go back to their own country. Repeatedly downplaying the dangers of a global pandemic. Suggesting the use of untested drugs against the advice of medical professionals. Withholding pandemic aid from states with governors that aren’t ‘grateful enough’. Calling on protestors to violate lockdowns. Publicly speculating about the possible effectiveness of eating or injecting disinfectant to fight a virus. Suggesting he has been treated worse than presidents who were assassinated. Calling a congresswoman ‘Shamu’ and suggesting that she visited every buffet restaurant in the state. Suggesting that a 75 year old peace activist, hospitalised after being shoved by police officers, ‘could be an ANTIFA provocateur’. Sharing a video of one of his supporters yelling ‘white power’. Saying he might not accept the results of an election if he loses. Sending well wishes to someone who was arrested on charges of aiding a sex offender. Calling someone pathetic for accurately saying that a pandemic is widespread. Suggesting that a police officer mistakenly using deadly force is similar to a golfer missing a putt. Encouraging people to vote twice. Refusing to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he lost an election. Ridiculing a political opponent for heeding the advice of scientists. Saying that people who tried to run a campaign bus of his political rival off the road ‘did nothing wrong’. Falsely declaring himself the winner of an election. Falsely claiming that election fraud has been committed. Urging a crowd at a rally to march to the capitol. Telling the crowd, after they commit domestic terrorism by entering the capitol building, erecting a gallows with the apparent intent to hang his Vice President, entering senate chambers and looting several items, ‘We love you. You’re very special’. Continuing, despite his words already having inspired a right wing terrorist attack on the capitol building, to utter the same rhetoric to cause that attack. Trying to have his Vice President overturn the election.

I don't know the rules around that. Got the impression it were a bit of a barrier. In any case, that's not really what I was talking about. I was talking about how consequences might act as an incentive against future shenanigans.

Just gonna come back to this one. Personally I think, long term, the best thing for most people would be Trump in prison. I think it would be best if he saw some serious consequences, because the more time goes by without consequences for his actions, the more it seems like a good idea for someone to try it again.

Just finished Ms Marvel. The show took a couple episodes to really get going for me, but once it did I thoroughly enjoyed it. Some obvious nods to Kamala's original powers from the comic book that might make those who are annoyed about the change of powers slightly less annoyed. The finale in particular was quite strong, IMO. I'm not entirely the target demographic, (except that I'm in the demographic of 'unabashed MCU fan who will watch absolutely anything and everything they release connected to it for the rest of my life') so younger fans, and fans from Asian immigrant backgrounds, might get even more out of it than I did.

If he had a devoted enough cult, maybe he would've tried to hang on a little harder.