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by GT
Thu Nov 19, 2020 8:01 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Political Humor and Satire
Replies: 62
Views: 22442

Re: Political Humor and Satire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioyk1Ng1-pU

Once more the Sith will rule the galaxy and we shall have peace

I always liked this scene -

After we crush anyone or idea that we do not agree with and force our own ideology on everyone - We will have peace
by GT
Tue Nov 17, 2020 9:38 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Toxic Media
Replies: 31
Views: 6375

Re: Toxic Media

Today on the local noon news was a mention that senate candidate A (D) looks to have beaten candidate B (R). But B is still refusing to concede. The reason was not provided. Instead they Zoomed with a psych person to discuss what does it say about a person’s personality when they won’t concede. My ...
by GT
Thu Nov 12, 2020 7:40 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Google Photos
Replies: 22
Views: 3432

Re: Google Photos

Cortopassi wrote: Wed Nov 11, 2020 9:52 pm Finally, what we've all wondered about is happening.

https://www.wired.com/story/google-phot ... rage-ends/
Free can't be free forever, dammit. ...Or.. the 1st taste is free
by GT
Wed Nov 11, 2020 3:59 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Religion Of Peace At It Again
Replies: 69
Views: 31987

Re: Religion Of Peace At It Again

Former Malaysia PM Says Muslims Have ‘Right’ To ‘Kill Millions of French People’ For ‘Massacres of the Past’ Guess he wasn't joking https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/more-than-50-people-beheaded-by-isis-linked-militants-in-mozambique/ar-BB1aVdWy?ocid=msedgntp CBS News logoMore than 50 people beh...
by GT
Wed Nov 11, 2020 3:52 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Will you get vaccinated for COVID?
Replies: 157
Views: 28243

Re: Will you get vaccinated for COVID?

I Shrugged wrote: Wed Nov 11, 2020 12:36 pm This harkens back to the Will you wear a mask thread.

I am pretty sure I will get the vaccine.
Not for a while -
by GT
Mon Nov 09, 2020 1:24 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Toxic Media
Replies: 31
Views: 6375

Re: Toxic Media

Is it just me or after every contentious election that a Democrat wins do I immediately have to hear the mainstream press and celebrities rattle on about “coming together and putting aside our differences”? But yet I never heard that when Bush or Trump won. Yes it's obnoxious.....both sides. You kn...
by GT
Fri Nov 06, 2020 3:21 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The steal is on
Replies: 123
Views: 26431

Re: The steal is on

Is this shocking? Stop counting where I'm ahead, keep counting where I'm behind. People!!!! Trump is a scumbag lying whiny bitch ass piece of shit....he's been that his entire life. Why would you believe anything he says? Wake the f up! Dammit doodle - Would you get to the point - Do you like Trump...
by GT
Mon Nov 02, 2020 1:40 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Victim of Violent Crime / Gun ownership / Age
Replies: 4
Views: 1181

Re: Victim of Violent Crime / Gun ownership / Age

In regards to violent crime, please use this definition: "Definition In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as tho...
by GT
Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:47 am
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Signing Off - Peace, Out
Replies: 38
Views: 9265

Re: Signing Off - Peace, Out

I decided to post this here as the VP section has been my home. I’ve been a part of the board since 2014 and have tried to be a positive value added poster with some glaring exceptions which in my book is a personal fail. Unfortunately a lot of the internet has turned into a cesspool which I try no...
by GT
Thu Oct 29, 2020 7:50 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Celebrating the end of the COVID-19 pandemic
Replies: 6
Views: 1018

Re: Celebrating the end of the COVID-19 pandemic

So to claim that the pandemic is done is pretty much accurate. You could argue that epidemic conditions still exist in isolated pockets of the US, but that's really about it. If you stopped all PCR testing tomorrow and just let life go back to normal, I bet we wouldn't see anything particularly not...
by GT
Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:37 pm
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: [COF] The one that got away - chance to get back together?
Replies: 26
Views: 11498

Re: The one that got away - chance to get back together?

dualstow wrote: Fri Oct 23, 2020 1:45 pm @GT - FYI I did unload some shares at $80 today, per a limit order that triggered.
i don't feel great about banks.
Sure you did well on the transaction - now if you had sold at the 2020 low point of $42.. not so much
by GT
Fri Oct 16, 2020 7:45 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Smoking-gun email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian businessman to VP dad
Replies: 39
Views: 6485

Re: Smoking-gun email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian businessman to VP dad

I have received a source from my Facebook post requesting one. Vinny Giuliani and the New York Post Are Pushing Russian Disinformation. It’s a Big Test for the Media. With its new Biden story, Murdoch’s tabloid is a useful idiot for Vladimir Putin. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/10/giuli...
by GT
Thu Oct 15, 2020 3:35 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Smoking-gun email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian businessman to VP dad
Replies: 39
Views: 6485

Re: Smoking-gun email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian businessman to VP dad

I have received a source from my Facebook post requesting one. Vinny Giuliani and the New York Post Are Pushing Russian Disinformation. It’s a Big Test for the Media. With its new Biden story, Murdoch’s tabloid is a useful idiot for Vladimir Putin. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/10/giuli...
by GT
Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:21 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Smoking-gun email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian businessman to VP dad
Replies: 39
Views: 6485

Re: Smoking-gun email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian businessman to VP dad

I've since read that this is from Russia and been debunked? I've asked for the source of that information. Vinny That's what the lamestream media always says when anything comes out that is unfavorable to their side (Democrat). In fact, the emails come from a laptop left by Hunter Biden at a repair...
by GT
Wed Oct 14, 2020 2:15 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Going Kavanaugh on Barrett
Replies: 23
Views: 3338

Re: Going Kavanaugh on Barrett

"Mazie Hirono Asks Amy Coney Barrett if She Is a Sexual Assailant" https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/13/watch-mazie-hirono-asks-amy-coney-barrett-if-she-is-a-sexual-assailant/ She is covering for the fact she asked Kavanaugh the same questions - Now she can claim that she is just...
by GT
Thu Oct 08, 2020 1:25 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: VP Debate
Replies: 17
Views: 2616

Re: VP Debate

This was a much better debate than the presidential one, for sure. In that I was able to watch the whole thing without wanting to run away. I thought Pence did very well, in fact I came off the debate liking him a lot more than I did before. I also had been squeamish about his religious right take ...
by GT
Thu Oct 08, 2020 1:10 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: VP Debate
Replies: 17
Views: 2616

Re: VP Debate

Pence most have done ok One of the big wins for Biden was fly swatter sales - Per CBS https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-campaign-fly-swatters-sell-out-after-viral-pence-moment/ar-BB19PJGQ?ocid=msedgntp Oh and Pence was accused of mansplaining ABC's George Stephanopoulos: "A lot of p...
by GT
Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:16 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Covid Strategy if Biden Wins
Replies: 3
Views: 771

Re: Covid Strategy if Biden Wins

i would guess it depends on how close they think they are to pulling off a full tyranny, - if they cant do full tyranny and need support from, and popularity with Americans, the virus vanishes.... - if they can do full tyranny they will lock back down, then it will be one thing after the next to ke...
by GT
Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:49 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Housing prices
Replies: 97
Views: 16858

Re: Housing prices

Depends where you are.... People are fleeing big cities in droves. They're scared of COVID and think they are safer in a house in the suburbs than in a city apartment or neighborhood. Plus they're tired of being faced with COVID lockdowns, mask mandates etc the moment they walk out their front door...
by GT
Thu Sep 17, 2020 12:05 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: I had no idea peaceful protests could be so expensive!
Replies: 6
Views: 1057

Re: I had no idea peaceful protests could be so expensive!

wow - wonder what the cost would have been if the protests weren't:
- mostly peaceful - CNN
- like a summer festival - Mayor of Seattle
by GT
Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:02 am
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: [COF] The one that got away - chance to get back together?
Replies: 26
Views: 11498

Re: The one that got away - chance to get back together?

COF Seems to be cominng back along with other banks. I bought some more shares a few days ago while selling other things. It’s the only bank I own, outside of VIMAX (mid-cap index) I had a fantasy football draft with some of my old COF peers - I told them to get the stock back up to 100 - Not that ...
by GT
Wed Sep 02, 2020 6:38 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: anonymized cellphone data
Replies: 0
Views: 509

anonymized cellphone data

I was reading an article about COVID and the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally when something caught my eye "anonymized cellphone data" First covid-19 death linked to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally reported in Minnesota https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/first-covid-19-death-linked-to-sturgis-motorcycle-r...
by GT
Wed Sep 02, 2020 7:50 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Sumerian Sauce
Replies: 6
Views: 2431

Re: Sumerian Sauce

For the Sumerians, Akkadians and Babylonians, the ancient inhabitants of modern-day Iraq, beer was a daily staple and an essential component of social life. It was a beloved beverage, celebrated in poetry and song. But it was also recognized as a potent force whose consumption could prove risky. In...
by GT
Tue Sep 01, 2020 7:56 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Only 6% of covid-19 deaths were solely caused by it
Replies: 36
Views: 5277

Re: Only 6% of covid-19 deaths were solely caused by it

In other words, the whole pandemic WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!! turned out to be completely wrong: " The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data last week that depicts how many Americans who have died from COVID-19 also had contributing conditions. According to the report, on...
by GT
Thu Aug 27, 2020 12:44 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Rioting is fine until it helps Trump!
Replies: 8
Views: 1256

Re: Rioting is fine until it helps Trump!

First the funny part: "Cuomo said, “You have COVID and Kenosha, Don, and what’s happening in Wisconsin, it’s a Rorschach test for where this country is, and I think it probably represents the biggest threat to the Democratic cause.” Lemon said, “You took the words right out of my mouth.” Cuomo...