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Forum: USA Politics 4th May 2021, 12:09 AM
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Posted By Delphic Oracle
I've tried gaming this out, toll roads are...

I've tried gaming this out, toll roads are outdated.

They would need to use a subscription type service for basic road use. Then add premium features like use of fast lanes or certain...
Forum: USA Politics 1st May 2021, 06:44 PM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
I get that a pipeline and a windmill have quite...

I get that a pipeline and a windmill have quite different designs and features.

But site leveling is site leveling. I also expect fastening sections of riser and sections of pipe have a...
Forum: USA Politics 19th April 2021, 09:04 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
Taking in all the variables that would compel a...

Taking in all the variables that would compel a person to uproot their life and seek asylum, how high does the quota rank in their thinking?

What is the correlation in concrete terms? If we...
Forum: USA Politics 31st March 2021, 11:00 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
What decisions, measures, policies, et al. are...

What decisions, measures, policies, et al. are being made/implemented?

There is room in the discussion for the how's and why's of how we got here and all that. The problem is when that part of...
Forum: USA Politics 30th March 2021, 03:24 PM
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Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
That which can be asserted without evidence can...

That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.

You don't have a favorite MD.

You don't trust medical professionals, so how could you have a favorite one?

This...
Forum: USA Politics 30th March 2021, 01:07 PM
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Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
As much as I agree there are some qualitative...

As much as I agree there are some qualitative differences in detention conditions, this visit juxtaposed with the AOC/squad visit is quite an uphill battle to fight.

Explaining all the ways it...
Forum: USA Politics 25th March 2021, 07:17 PM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
Yeah, that Trump sure could deliver a succinct,...

Yeah, that Trump sure could deliver a succinct, direct message. His digressions and asides were always on point with smooth segues.
Forum: USA Politics 13th March 2021, 11:52 AM
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Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
Susan Rice is head of a policy advisory board (no...

Susan Rice is head of a policy advisory board (no actual authority).

Valerie Jarrett does not currently serve as a public office holder.

Rather than sending us off to "find" some data points...
Forum: USA Politics 12th March 2021, 06:43 PM
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Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
A few legitimate issues could be shipping. They...

A few legitimate issues could be shipping. They are heavy weight, bulky dimensions, need to be treated as (very?) fragile, probably have a few hazardous materials, etc. Given they are probably...
Forum: USA Politics 9th March 2021, 11:55 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
Let's see what happens when the tables are...

Let's see what happens when the tables are turned.

The Intercept: Entire Staff of Nevada Democratic Party Quits After Democratic Socialist Slate Won Every Seat...
Forum: USA Politics 5th March 2021, 09:28 PM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
At the same time, we've been compromising on this...

At the same time, we've been compromising on this issue for a decade or so and let me check my notes.

Oh, the minimum wage hasn't budged from where it was when we started.

This is the context...
Forum: USA Politics 20th February 2021, 04:03 PM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
You've posted claims. More people making the...

You've posted claims. More people making the same claims while not providing any more evidence doesn't change anything.

Getting vaccinated against a potentially deadly disease at pandemic...
Forum: USA Politics 17th February 2021, 11:50 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
We could do a whole thread on it. Here in...

We could do a whole thread on it.

Here in the midwest, we are swamped with coastal owners charging coastal prices and using sleazy "managent" firms so they can be entirely absentee.

Estimates...
Forum: USA Politics 16th February 2021, 12:23 PM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
Interesting. The existence of two-tiered...

Interesting.

The existence of two-tiered justice where special "professional" classes are shielded from consequences is...?

What? How is that good?

Deriding those of us critical of these...
Forum: USA Politics 16th February 2021, 10:41 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
Was the article about their "sex life?" Did...

Was the article about their "sex life?"

Did it describe what positions they like, who cums first, how many hookups a week averaged over the last few months?

If it mentioned they have a...
Forum: USA Politics 28th January 2021, 09:41 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
This one isn't a "retraining" hollow promise. ...

This one isn't a "retraining" hollow promise.

Oil pipelines and windmills both need site surveyors, ground prep, fitters, welders, etc.

"Oil" and "coal" are not skills.
Forum: USA Politics 27th January 2021, 09:02 AM
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Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
I only recently realized that the Congressional...

I only recently realized that the Congressional Progressive Caucus overtook the New Democratic Coalition in house seats. Wafer thin at 94 to 93.

This is still dwarfed by the Republican Study...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd January 2021, 08:39 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
Even the Saudis know this. Their sovereign...

Even the Saudis know this. Their sovereign wealth has pioneered advances in renewables and desalinization for water.

They know oil doesn't last forever. They want to be holding patents and...
Forum: USA Politics 21st December 2020, 06:56 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
Sure, they were all unqualified. That...

Sure, they were all unqualified.

That doesn't really satisfy my concern over Pete.

Because whataboutism doesn't become a proper tactic when we use it.
Forum: USA Politics 16th December 2020, 07:26 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
I'm curious what your ideal congessional...

I'm curious what your ideal congessional candidate resume would look like.

Also "Congress" is a broad body and chances are some skillset a person possesses will have utility in at least one...
Forum: USA Politics 15th December 2020, 09:54 PM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
Re: Buttigieg Along with all of the earnest...

Re: Buttigieg

Along with all of the earnest technocratic nuts-and-bolts, politics involves satisfying a number of private interests.

In Transportation look to numerous examples of FAA's lax...
Forum: USA Politics 15th December 2020, 07:35 PM
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Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
Per wiki:

Per wiki:
Forum: USA Politics 3rd December 2020, 01:47 PM
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Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
... Messaging for increased receptivity,...

...

Messaging for increased receptivity, yeah.

I was pointing out that hurling insults in a conversation about that is missing the mark.

In addition to the already existing absurdity of...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd December 2020, 12:45 PM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
You sensibly addressing the topic earlier doesn't...

You sensibly addressing the topic earlier doesn't make your later hostility more excusable.

Why would you imagine it would?
Forum: USA Politics 3rd December 2020, 12:32 PM
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Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
Thank you for letting me know you never had any...

Thank you for letting me know you never had any intention of having a good faith conversation to begin with.
Forum: USA Politics 3rd December 2020, 12:19 PM
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Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
I'm not implying anything? How about you not...

I'm not implying anything?

How about you not hurl insults and then bait me into talking about the validity of the insult.

In other words, stop acting like a God damn conservative.

ETA: Let's...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd December 2020, 11:56 AM
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Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
Meanwhile, snide dismissive insults to your own...

Meanwhile, snide dismissive insults to your own allies are fine.

If those allies express dismay at your phrasing and attitude, suddenly words will be less important than "get on board with...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd December 2020, 11:54 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
Do you think Obama saying that made any of the...

Do you think Obama saying that made any of the racists who hate him like him better?

Are they ready to have a dialog with him about sensible improvements, etc?

Obama is actually a great...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd December 2020, 11:11 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
Do you really believe finding some magical...

Do you really believe finding some magical combination of words will make the racist scales fall from their eyes?

Do you tell a battered spouse "well if you just talk to them more...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd December 2020, 09:51 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
You will never find that slogan. If "the...

You will never find that slogan.

If "the police are brutalizing innocent people" isn't actually upsetting a person, the slogan isn't the problem.

If our democracy has so many of such people in...
Forum: USA Politics 2nd December 2020, 08:32 PM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,126
Posted By Delphic Oracle
Do always keep in mind... ...

Do always keep in mind...

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201203/402c64933abb38ef904a022522bc7565.jpg

No words will ever be acceptable.

I dare say the more effective a slogan became, the...
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