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by I Shrugged
Wed Dec 21, 2022 4:42 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Are you positive or negative on the future?
Replies: 12
Views: 1180

Re: Are you positive or negative on the future?

Suggested book:
The Rational Optimist, by Matt Ridley.
by I Shrugged
Wed Dec 21, 2022 4:37 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Twitter Files
Replies: 163
Views: 56030

Re: The Twitter Files

The argument that Twitter is a private company doesn’t apply because they were working hand in hand with the government. The government was actively suppressing freedom of speech through Twitter, among others.
by I Shrugged
Mon Dec 19, 2022 3:28 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Deep-State Lies
Replies: 25
Views: 2648

Re: Deep-State Lies

DogBreath wrote:
Mon Dec 19, 2022 2:43 pm
Murphy was the anti-semite. Not sure why Somedude was banned other than his anti-vax opinions. His posts were intelligent and well thought out IMO, but against the mainstream (usually wrong) narrative.
So who are you then?
by I Shrugged
Mon Dec 19, 2022 2:27 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Deep-State Lies
Replies: 25
Views: 2648

Re: Deep-State Lies

Slightly related, with the twitter unbannings/revelations, weren't there a few conservatives people on this forum who should have been banned for a month instead of forever? This forum used to welcome conservative views, but that stopped being the case some time back. Even if the bans are reversed,...
by I Shrugged
Thu Dec 15, 2022 6:50 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Ukrainian Immigrant Interviews Jimmy Dore
Replies: 13
Views: 938

Re: Ukrainian Immigrant Interviews Jimmy Dore

And you guys probably don't think that the CIA lied to get us into the Iraq war after 9/11 also, right? And they didn't lie to get us into several other wars down through the ages, right? Somehow, people are willing to believe that lies happened 20 or 30 or more years ago, but right now at this mom...
by I Shrugged
Thu Dec 15, 2022 6:47 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Hunter Biden
Replies: 35
Views: 3730

Re: Hunter Biden

Dieter wrote:
Wed Dec 14, 2022 4:33 pm
And yet another take on Hunter Biden laptop story

https://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2022/ ... tid=Zxz2cZ
Sorry, that is a pretty laughable take.
by I Shrugged
Tue Dec 13, 2022 5:55 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Replies: 1162
Views: 831716

Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II

Can’t really blame this on Obama, the CIA or anyone else in the big bad West. Prominent Putin foe sentenced to 8 and a half years in prison over criticism of Ukraine war DECEMBER 9, 2022 / 10:29 AM / CBS/AP https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-ilya-yashin-valdimir-putin-critic-prison-sentence-ukrain...
by I Shrugged
Tue Dec 13, 2022 5:51 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Died Suddenly
Replies: 85
Views: 6376

Re: Died Suddenly

I’ve also stopped at 3. It seems unwise to keep stacking them. However I am open to an annual shot. Just not now.
by I Shrugged
Tue Nov 29, 2022 6:40 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Mar A Lago documents
Replies: 114
Views: 15564

Re: Mar A Lago documents

The point is that any outsider that poses a threat to The Regime would get the same treatment. They don't get it. Many people are authoritarians and I see Vinny solidly in that type. Certainly not alone. They want to see people whom they oppose brought to heel regardless of process, and don't see t...
by I Shrugged
Sat Nov 26, 2022 4:45 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Mar A Lago documents
Replies: 114
Views: 15564

Re: Mar A Lago documents

Also from the same article (and presumably from the same source); The people familiar with the matter cautioned that the investigation is ongoing, that no final determinations have been made, and that it is possible additional information could emerge that changes investigators’ understanding of Tr...
by I Shrugged
Fri Nov 25, 2022 7:42 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Mar A Lago documents
Replies: 114
Views: 15564

Re: Mar A Lago documents

Also from the same article (and presumably from the same source); The people familiar with the matter cautioned that the investigation is ongoing, that no final determinations have been made, and that it is possible additional information could emerge that changes investigators’ understanding of Tr...
by I Shrugged
Fri Nov 25, 2022 7:32 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Mar A Lago documents
Replies: 114
Views: 15564

Re: Mar A Lago documents

Bullshit aside. Is there any chance that if there was something incriminating there that it wouldn't have been leaked yet? Hell, they immediately leaked photos of the empty classified folders that were included in the boxes that the GSA packed up and sent to Trump's warehouse. Don't you think that ...
by I Shrugged
Thu Nov 24, 2022 11:45 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Mar A Lago documents
Replies: 114
Views: 15564

Mar A Lago documents

So this turned out to be nothing? Who could have guessed?
Good timing of the raid and sensational story versus the actual, though, vis a vis the elections.

And, have any MSM outlets reported on the fizzle like they did the sizzle? I haven’t seen it.
by I Shrugged
Thu Nov 24, 2022 11:40 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Replies: 1162
Views: 831716

Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II

And this is where you are so wrong. It takes two to tango. Kennedy was able to negotiate, because Kruschev was willing to negotiate. Putin tried to solve this thing diplomatically so many times and guess who wouldn't talk with him and just kept pushing NATO expansion more aggressively? Interesting ...
by I Shrugged
Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:38 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Replies: 1162
Views: 831716

Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II

And this is where you are so wrong. It takes two to tango. Kennedy was able to negotiate, because Kruschev was willing to negotiate. Putin tried to solve this thing diplomatically so many times and guess who wouldn't talk with him and just kept pushing NATO expansion more aggressively? Interesting ...
by I Shrugged
Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:31 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Replies: 1162
Views: 831716

Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II

Bring on the alternative viewpoints. We don’t need an echo chamber.
by I Shrugged
Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:21 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Replies: 1162
Views: 831716

Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II

And on the other other hand, given the neocon track record on conducting or supporting wars to remove bad guys from power and see them replaced with lovely pro-western leaders, why will this be any different?

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by I Shrugged
Sun Nov 20, 2022 10:51 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Replies: 1162
Views: 831716

Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II

Who here would support their children or nieces and nephews bring sent to fight Russia? Do you draw the line there? We are at war with Russia, but currently by proxy.
by I Shrugged
Fri Nov 18, 2022 5:57 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: US House to investigate the Bidens et al
Replies: 15
Views: 1697

Re: US House to investigate the Bidens et al

Are you talking about RussiaGate? @kbg

Has there been an investigation of the laptop and its vectors? I’m not aware of it, or maybe I am forgetting.
by I Shrugged
Fri Nov 18, 2022 1:16 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: US House to investigate the Bidens et al
Replies: 15
Views: 1697

Re: US House to investigate the Bidens et al

I don't think they will find anything new on the FBI as that dog has been run. I am looking forward to the social media companies side of the investigation. However, I think at the end of the day, given current law, they can simply say our job is take make money and those were our decisions. May no...
by I Shrugged
Thu Nov 17, 2022 6:12 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: US House to investigate the Bidens et al
Replies: 15
Views: 1697

Re: US House to investigate the Bidens et al

I don't think they will find anything new on the FBI as that dog has been run. I am looking forward to the social media companies side of the investigation. However, I think at the end of the day, given current law, they can simply say our job is take make money and those were our decisions. May no...
by I Shrugged
Thu Nov 17, 2022 6:10 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Replies: 1162
Views: 831716

Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II

I only very rarely watch Fox News. What is Tucker saying?
by I Shrugged
Thu Nov 17, 2022 4:15 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: US House to investigate the Bidens et al
Replies: 15
Views: 1697

US House to investigate the Bidens et al

Investigation of obvious questions raised by the laptop. I hope they include why the FBI and social media companies ran political interference on the story. This could be good. OTOH it’s being run by the Republicans, so incompetent PR can be expected.
by I Shrugged
Thu Nov 17, 2022 4:11 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Replies: 1162
Views: 831716

Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II

Posting an image 4 days after the invasion and reports from 2014...pales in comparison to the unmitigated atrocity of the Russians over the past 9 months. I'm certain there are war crimes going both ways, but every report shows the mass preponderance perpetrated by the Russians. I see why the Ukran...
by I Shrugged
Thu Nov 17, 2022 4:06 pm
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: A history lesson for our crypto trolls
Replies: 23
Views: 3749

Re: A history lesson for our crypto trolls

I hope it works. The electricity usage is a problem. The electricity usage is what makes it fair and scarce. How else do you fairly distribute the money over time? Anyone can get paid to do the work to secure the network. It's similar to how gold has been fairly distributed over the centuries, peop...