Forum: USA Politics
20th September 2023, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 2,977
Views: 209,035
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Forum: USA Politics
20th September 2023, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 250
Views: 13,508
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
27th July 2023, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 350
Views: 19,132
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
27th July 2023, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 350
Views: 19,132
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
18th April 2023, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 446
Views: 17,389
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Forum: USA Politics
10th April 2023, 03:49 AM
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Replies: 653
Views: 18,660
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Forum: USA Politics
6th April 2023, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 145
Views: 6,663
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
1st April 2023, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 3,446
Views: 219,614
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And that's reason enough for Ukraine to keep holding at Bakhmut, even if a purely numerical argument can be made for pulling out. There's a moral imperative at work, to keep the...
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
1st April 2023, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 3,446
Views: 219,614
Really, any third power that calls for a cease...
Really, any third power that calls for a cease fire or negotiations, but doesn't have the power to compel both sides to the table, is trolling at least a little for good publicity. Until both Ukraine...
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Forum: USA Politics
24th March 2023, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 272
Views: 10,789
Baghdad Bob would eat ****** Carlson alive. BB...
Baghdad Bob would eat ****** Carlson alive. BB had a way of telling bald-faced lies in a way that was at least entertaining, with a feeling of, "Hey, it's like professional wrestling, we all know...
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
20th March 2023, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 78
Views: 2,395
No one look at my avatar!
But yes, this is...
No one look at my avatar!
But yes, this is the way. "Creativity" doesn't necessarily go hand-in-hand with technical competence. Sure, the AI might be able to make a picture with the "marmot...
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
20th March 2023, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 78
Views: 2,395
Except that, at least around here, we already...
Except that, at least around here, we already don't have enough GPs to meet the demand. Current doctors are burning out and leaving the profession, and our archaic training program isn't meeting the...
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
20th March 2023, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 3,446
Views: 219,614
Poor Little Putin; if only he'd been in a...
Poor Little Putin; if only he'd been in a position to do something about the culture of corruption that's been allowed to flourish in Russia for the last 30 years...might have beens! :rolleyes:
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Forum: USA Politics
15th March 2023, 05:06 AM
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Replies: 74
Views: 3,389
But that will never happen. I'm pretty sure a...
But that will never happen. I'm pretty sure a large majority of homeschoolers are on the right wing. These "Teach the kids to be Nazis" parents are probably on the extreme, but it's a lock that most...
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Forum: USA Politics
27th February 2023, 10:31 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,139
He'll sign it, then rip it up, then claim he...
He'll sign it, then rip it up, then claim he never signed it, then mumble about how of course he signed it, then say he signed a pledge-he never gave his word, then say the pledge of allegiance, then...
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
23rd February 2023, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 3,446
Views: 219,614
Well, really, Russia is the only country we...
Well, really, Russia is the only country we really have to worry about, when it comes to "Destroy the world" levels of nuclear weapons in the hands of a bully. Even China apparently only has about...
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Forum: USA Politics
23rd February 2023, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 94
Views: 2,957
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
22nd February 2023, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 3,446
Views: 219,614
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
22nd February 2023, 10:02 AM
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Replies: 3,446
Views: 219,614
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
22nd February 2023, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 3,446
Views: 219,614
And in fact, this whole invasion has actually...
And in fact, this whole invasion has actually reduced Russia's security. Not only have they lost incredible amounts of men and equipment, everyone now sees exactly how weak Russia's conventional...
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Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories
22nd February 2023, 08:28 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,521
Because it works.
Face it guys, we've lost...
Because it works.
Face it guys, we've lost the argument against Conspiracy Theories. I've spent decades now on this topic, and all we have to show for it is even more conspiracy theorists....
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Forum: USA Politics
20th February 2023, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,147
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Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories
19th February 2023, 06:25 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 25,500
Almost certainly. The mere existence of this...
Almost certainly. The mere existence of this thread proves that at least some people are willing to take his nonsense seriously enough to demand detailed debunkings of it, which just contributes to...
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Forum: USA Politics
7th February 2023, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 249
Views: 11,054
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Forum: USA Politics
6th February 2023, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 2,977
Views: 209,035
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
21st January 2023, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 65
Views: 3,480
The thing is, it's easy to extrapolate where...
The thing is, it's easy to extrapolate where current technology may go, because you can look at how it's developed in recent history, but it's fundamentally impossible to predict breakthrough...
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Forum: USA Politics
18th January 2023, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 111
Views: 4,645
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
13th January 2023, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 3,480
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
6th January 2023, 08:44 AM
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Replies: 3,446
Views: 219,614
Of course, it's just as likely that this will...
Of course, it's just as likely that this will blow up in his face. "What's he talking about? Christmas was last month!!!"
I imagine that anyone in the US who actually believes the whole "War on...
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Forum: USA Politics
24th December 2022, 04:12 AM
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Replies: 283
Views: 9,778
Why do some people think that asking for a...
Why do some people think that asking for a precedent is some kind of trump card? We set new precedents every day, particularly in unprecedented cases.
And the Trump Era has been one long...
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
22nd December 2022, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 3,446
Views: 219,614
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Forum: USA Politics
22nd December 2022, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,218
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Forum: USA Politics
22nd December 2022, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,218
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
17th December 2022, 02:19 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 910
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Forum: USA Politics
12th December 2022, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 1,314
But that doesn't fix everything either. Canada...
But that doesn't fix everything either. Canada doesn't have the mass primary system that the US does, but nonetheless, our right wing parties are getting continually more right wing and crazier every...
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Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories
29th November 2022, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 2,064
Views: 465,533
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Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories
21st November 2022, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 2,064
Views: 465,533
I'm looking forward to a new generation of...
I'm looking forward to a new generation of whackjobs denying that Artemis is really going to the Moon. I'm 99% sure part of their evidence will be, "The pictures look just like the Apollo photos!"
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Forum: USA Politics
21st November 2022, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 114
Views: 6,383
Actually we can afford it. Just because we may...
Actually we can afford it. Just because we may not want to pay that price doesn't mean we can't.
History is full of stories about wars in which lots of people "got it wrong" several times, but...
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
14th November 2022, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 161
Views: 5,139
I think your problem is, you're thinking about...
I think your problem is, you're thinking about causality as it exists in our universe, where FTL is impossible, and asking what it tells us about causality in a universe where FTL is possible.
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Forum: USA Politics
12th November 2022, 06:31 AM
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Replies: 1,656
Views: 69,624
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
8th November 2022, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,307
The depressing thing is, while Canada could do...
The depressing thing is, while Canada could do that, we probably won't. We're already facing a housing crisis because we haven't built enough new homes for decades now. NIMBYs oppose just about any...
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
8th November 2022, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 1,390
Views: 235,006
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Forum: USA Politics
27th October 2022, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,187
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
24th October 2022, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,226
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
20th October 2022, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 3,446
Views: 219,614
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
20th October 2022, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 3,446
Views: 219,614
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
20th October 2022, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 3,446
Views: 219,614
When discussing this whole "Cheap drones vs....
When discussing this whole "Cheap drones vs. expensive missiles" issue, perhaps keep in mind: If the West decided to start producing cheap drones in quantity, we could completely overwhelm Russia and...
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Forum: USA Politics
20th October 2022, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 886
Views: 41,743
You know, I can understand why a psychopathic,...
You know, I can understand why a psychopathic, amoral, self-serving worshiper of money would support an utterly unqualified candidate for office, simply because that candidate would let them loot the...
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
20th October 2022, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,226
But we're talking over a span of maybe 50,000...
But we're talking over a span of maybe 50,000 years. It's quite possible that there was some local retreat of the ice sufficient to let a few trees live for a few decades or centuries.
Hell, we...
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Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories
20th October 2022, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 7,665
I've started reading the Rise and Fall of the...
I've started reading the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, and while there are some disturbing commonalities between them, one thing Hitler had over Trump (at least in the 1920s and early 30s), is an...
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