/sigh…

I’ve gone from having nothing to do other than manage my migraines to having too much shit to do all freakin day, so I got nuthin.

I’ll have to look into the normalization of the data. That’s not uncommon. It happens for real reasons…as you know, bnw (damned auto correct keeps trying to make you btw), so I dunno if there’s been data manipulation of if there were legitimate reasons for normalization… And there are, as you know.

So, I’ll have to look at it and get back to this… maybe next week.

There’s this kid…Goff? I think? I hear he’s playing in a football game. I might check him out. I hear he’s pretty good.

Why would you post this like ANYONE here is a Pro-Hillary neoliberal who just left their crying circle to read this?

I don’t think anyone thought every last thing about a Trump presidency would be negative (that’s just never the case).

Doesn’t change the parts sourcing, doesn’t change anything about…anything other than the plant isn’t moving which is good news.

I’m HAPPY for all the families in and around that plant including the other businesses that survive because of the jobs that economy supports.

Now…has the Carrier AC plant actually moved, yet? Any chance THEY could be convinced to NOT move?

It’s maddening how he dances so close to actually being not a corporate stooge.

And then…dammit.

I mean he goes to criticize the media…and then… doesn’t really criticize the media.

guh…

What you’re saying is patently false.

There has NOT been a pause. AT ALL.

And here’s how we know.

A decade ago, Climate deniers said it was all a hoax, Antarctic ice was actually INCREASING volumetrically and as such, we wouldn’t see any sea level rise.

Except..we did…beyond the worst case scenarios. We’ve ALREADY seen 9 inches. That’s measured fact.

So, when the Western sheet of Antarctica calves and sea level rise accelerates dramatically, you can say…what exactly.

The “pause” foresaw that? The lack of warming is all a part of a massive polar ice disintegration?

Oh, and I didn’t get personal. Saying Liberalism is a mental disorder…that’s getting personal. I’m not a liberal, but accusing those who have a different outlook of having a mental disorder is beyond the pale.

I’m aware of the IPCC issue and that NOAA has issued a study disavowing the “pause” to which conservative think tanks which employ climate scientists are all up in arms.

Bottom line is that the 10 hottest year on record have all happened since 1998.

Source is NOAA/NCEI

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zn wrote:

Bernie Sanders on how Donald Trump won presidency

Man, that was hard to watch. Half the time the normal mainstream media interviewers just make me squirm…they can’t hear him, and they steer things away from what he was saying.

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Jesus Lord Almighty give me strength.

I swear, I’d learn sign language and start answering in ASL or bring a translator because clearly, they just can’t hear what he’s saying.

To hear what he’s saying would shatter their world view. It would mean jacking out of the Matrix and they’re all a bunch of Cyphers who’d either actively sell out humans or simply choose the blue pill.

Word salad bullshit.

Without energy innovation we’re leaving ourselves to be customers rather than suppliers.

We’ve already ceded Solar to the Chinese. What other alternative energy manufacturing means will we cede cuz ‘Murica has enough coal and natural gas to NOT fund the new and eventually MUCH more efficient and cleaner forms of energy?

I believe in Australia or NZ, there’s a new method of harnessing wave power that is completely different than the old method, doesn’t damage the wave, so doesn’t contribute to coastal erosion and is much more efficient and reliable due to reduction in parts and usage of simple pump action at the source of generation.

And that’s just ONE example.

But hey, innovation is dead in this country and we’re PROUD of that, right?

We don’t MAKE anything anymore, cuz why? We’ll always be able to buy it cheaper somewhere else…

Well, except for apps. We make great apps. And complex financial instruments. We are AWESOME at MBSs and CDOs.

Will repeat this.

If CA had the same representation as Wyoming, CA would have 199 Electoral College Votes.

the point of the House was to allocate representation by population. Unfortunately, you can’t get less than 1. Which means that instead of making Wyoming, ND and SD vote for a combined Rep (that’s just one alternative), citizens of large states like CA, TX and NY are UNDERREPRESENTED.

When the Constitution was passed until 1913, we didn’t directly elect Senators. Now that’s changed.

We used to elect the Electors directly, not the President. The Electors were on the ballot. Lots of people don’t remember that. That didn’t stop until sometime after WWII. So, that’s a really recent phenomenon, relatively speaking.

There’s no reason for the Electoral College any more. The argument that rural states will be ignored doesn’t make any sense. Of the 27 rural states, NONE of them received ANY visits from either of the Candidates. NONE. Moreover, the Candidates ONLY visited 12 battleground states. When they did, they ONLY visited metro areas. NEITHER left heavily populated areas.

So, the rural argument is moot. Rural America is ALREADY being ignored. Nebraska, SD, ND, WY, UT, AK and a host of other states have their votes just as taken for granted as CA, NY and MA.

Moreover, statistically, there’s real statistical analysis that Trump would likely have won a popular vote contest without the Electoral college. I mean how many Conservatives didn’t vote in CA or NY? How many Conservatives didn’t vote in TX or UT or a host of other states. The incremental increase for voters if each vote actually mattered between Alabama, California, Nevada, New York and Tennessee a) would have changed the dynamic substantially and b) would have increased voter turnout because it wouldn’t matter if a person’s in the minority in their state.

I believe in the principle that every vote matters and that in a democracy, we must encourage every citizen to participate.

I don’t say the electoral college should be abolished because I think it would have led to a Clinton victory. I don’t. I still think Trump would have won. I think it should be abolished because it’s an outdated institution that disenfranchises people across the political spectrum which is wrong in principle.

I really like John Oliver.

Was disappointed that he really rolled over as a corporate sellout comedian when it came to discussing third party candidates. That was disappointing, but over all, he’s been really funny.

Haven’t watched the last episode cuz it’s a family thing and our family struggles with the schedule boss

The binary nature of the defense is just tiresome.

He allowed Orthodox Jews to be observant so he can’t be anti-Semitic?

Trust me when I say this, X.

Do NOT carry any water for Steve Bannon. You’ll be betrayed…in principle…and realize you’ve defended a monster. And that’s not you.

All this bullshit right now is propaganda, circling the wagons, putting lipstick on a pig…call it what you will.

What this election has pointed out that there have been sellouts in every corner. Why should it be surprising to find a few media sellouts work at Breitbart? And they get to actually use the defense, “I can’t be a sellout, cuz I’m an orthodox Jew?”

Yeah…no. Oh, and no one ever said a White nationalist site couldn’t ALSO be pro-Israel. Those things aren’t mutually exclusive. There are plenty of Evangelical Christians who fit that demo perfectly.

And anti-Semite is only ONE of the issues with Steve Bannon. Only. One.

I really won’t have to worry about indicting Bannon because he either directly or by putting words in Trumps mouth will indict himself. And probably pretty quickly.

Seriously. If Bill Clinton or Obama had appointed a guy with the exact opposite viewpoints, would you be feeling the same way? On principle you should, but would you? If not, then it’s not a matter of principle, but content and context and I would entreat you to reexamine who this guy is without the media filter (right and left).

He’s even more disturbing than the media so far has made him out to be because the MSM still won’t take responsibility for trying to rig the election for Hillary and being part of her strategy to elevate Trump because the Clinton campaign and media strategists felt he was the most beatable.

In the mean time, I’m gonna catch up on some movies. The Big Short and Spotlight were good. I’d binge on Westworld, but I’m all caught up…dammit.

I have a better analogy.

Hillary is Pneumonia. Trump is Cancer.

Of course Cancer is worse….but you get treatment for it immediately (presuming you can). And no one knows if the Cancer will be treatable or terminal.

With Pneumonia, all too often, people don’t even recognize it as Pneumonia and don’t seek treatment. Pneumonia is very much a terminal disease if left untreated and we’ve left neoliberalism untreated for FAR too long. I, personally, nearly died from it (actual pneumonia). Was hospitalized for over a week and the Dr said I should have been dead from loss of fluids (my BP was too low to be read on the cuff).

With Hillary, no systemic change would occur. People wouldn’t be in the street. The media wouldn’t attempt to be the 4th estate…not the least bit oppositional. Hell, the media is still dragging their damn feet and whining about being excluded and having to do their damn job.

— X — wrote:

Mackeyser wrote:

I hate politics, but in politics you have to send messages. Donald Trump sent the message with the appointment of Steve Bannon.

What message was that?

Steve Bannon actively sought to be make Breitbart the platform of the alt-right, the white nationalist movement.

He’s the antithesis of William F Buckley who used his intellect to drive back the Birchers and make the case successfully that anti-semitism had no place in the Republican party nor American discourse.

Steve Bannon, through his personal and business dealings has proven to be an anti-Semite, a bigot, a racist and a misogynist.

I have a daughter who’s working on a math degree. I’ve not only worked in tech, I invented something that impressed Steve Jobs. I went to an engineering school. I’ve worked with all sorts from exceptional artists to literally rocket scientists. And I don’t pay my kids compliments. So when I say that I’ve never met anyone who better articulates mathematical concepts than my daughter, that’s not hyperbole. She wants to teach, but I’m hoping she goes corporate first because unfortunately, schools administrators tend to screw teachers if they don’t think you have options. So, the idea that ANYONE would say that someone like my daughter couldn’t be successful in tech “because she sucks in interviews” as opposed the rampant sexism and structural organizational impediments to diversity in tech that I’ve seen and experienced personally as well as have been witnessed and reported thousands of times and admitted to by every single large tech firm…is beyond me.

Apparently, Steve Bannon and the troglodytes know more about the issue than every tech company on the planet.

Moreover, I remember William F. Buckley, Jr.

The appointment of Steve Bannon is an offense to Buckley’s legacy and contribution.

The fact that he doesn’t foam at the mouth or belch fire isn’t the point.

Note: Here’s the horrible, obligatory equivocation that has to be inserted…cuz…one can’t just make a point and let that stand… I said the same things about that real piece of shit, Sydney Blumenthal, the Clinton confidant. He’s another entitled, racist asshole. It’s not a partisan thing.

Sorry. Bad headache tonight. I’m not moderating my tone well. Doesn’t change my stance, but I’m not meaning to jump anyone’s business.

Zooey wrote:

wv wrote:

Yeah, i agree.

But will the Dem-Machine EVER allow a true progressive to be at the head of the Ticket?

Whens the last time that happened? 1972? McGovern?

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Let’s see who emerges as DNC chair.

Well, Tulsi Gabbard didn’t re-up for Chair. I’d love for Keith Ellison, Rep from Minnesota to get it. In the face of a Donald Trump Presidency to have a solid progressive, with a record of working for the working class and the poor who happens to be Muslim would be outstanding.

I hate politics, but in politics you have to send messages. Donald Trump sent the message with the appointment of Steve Bannon.

I think the DNC should counter with Keith Ellison.

Oh, and if these assholes actually pass a Muslim registry, I think we should ALL register and render it moot.

bnw wrote:

— X — wrote:

bnw wrote:

I’ve asked you this before, what does the Q+ mean?

Queer/Questioning, and others.

Thanks. What “others” could there be besides hermaphrodites?

I have a trans child. I could tell you if you’d like to know.

The acronym is LGBTQPIAK (some spell it LGBTQIAPK)

I’d be happy to go through each one, what each means and briefly why they are important.

If you’re serious about understanding. Honestly.

Please don’t inquire for sport or fodder.

Well, that’s the Horseshoe Theory playing out, it seems.

I think it’s far more complicated than that…maybe a sphere versus a 2d political space.

Moreover, I think a society realigns their “center”. The US was MUCH more the left in the 30s than in the 50s, for example. A lot of the critique of the Horseshoe Theory assume both a static left/right paradigm and a static societal norm for what constitutes the center. Neither of which has any basis in fact or practice.

You’re so right Zooey. And don’t get me started on those pantsuits. Holy Jesus.

It was so damned transparent that every appearance was micro-targeted…as if she was dressed by an analytics algorithm. It was stunningly disingenuous.

Bernie was Bernie. Same suit. So much so that Larry David made the joke that he only had one pair of underwear…and Bernie ran with it and said he bought a second pair.

Trump was Trump. He oozed wealth. Now one can focus on oozed or wealth, but even as he donned that red cap, totally out of character, it was like that moment in My Cousin Vinny…”I wore this ridiculous thing…for you”

Hillary? Every appearance was a combination Rorschach test and puzzle, “who is Hillary pandering to/trying to manipulate/trying to relate to only with clothes?”

The critiques came across as misogynistic, but they weren’t.

You’d never see Elizabeth Warren do that. You’d never see Tulsi Gabbard to that. You’d never see Nina Turner do that.

There were PLENTY of strong Democratic Party women who wouldn’t have done anything remotely like this.