wv wrote:

Anybody got any opinions on whether it was a good idea to ban the loathesome-disgusting-weasel Alex Jones?

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I go back and forth on it. I understand Camp’s point that banning Jones may have opened a door to the banning of leftist sites like Redacted Tonight. On the other hand the collective IQ of the country went up 30 points the minute after it happened.

And besides, that could happen anyway, Jones or no Jones, right? Facebook, Youtube, etc are all privately owned companies. They have a right to determine what content is suitable for their sites. And the content policies change depending on which way the wind is blowing. Facebook has a content policy that one could argue Jones has been violating for years. Some might ask why has it taken this long for Facebook to ban him.

And of course Jones is free to start his own social media platform. I’m surprised he didn’t already have one. I’m sure he has enough followers who would pony up some cash to support it.

But I guess I’m in the “Let’s wait and see what happens” box. I’m happy about anything that impacts Infowars in a negative way but I am a little apprehensive about what this means for the future of political content on free social media.

Agamemnon wrote:

nittany ram wrote:

In addition to the Los Angeles local broadcast on CBS 2 and UniMás 46/KFTR, Rams preseason football will extend to households throughout California, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah.

Alaska, Nevada, Utah?

That’s nice, but how about streaming it in places where people actually live?

That is talking about regular tv, cable etc. I think they will stream to whoever connects with their website at https://www.therams.com/

Cool. Thanks, Ag.

Aaron Donald standing on the sidelines in uniform but not participating.

zn wrote:

Zooey wrote:

Suicidal teen loves happy octogenarian.

Tyrannical media tycoon loses toboggan.

Shark eats tourists.

Well I was thinking more of a quote from the movie. A short quote that summarizes a movie for you.

Since you did Jaws, I will offer an example.

“Not with three he can’t!”

FYI for everyone, the line I posted (“Foreground my ass!”) is also from the movie, Jaws.

It’s said by Brody when they are on the Orca and they see the shark for the first time. Hooper is taken aback by the sharks size and wants to get photos of it. He keeps pleading with Brody to go to the end of the pulpit (the platform that sticks precariously out from the front of the boat) and Brody keeps asking why. Finally Hooper says he needs Brody in the foreground of the photo so people can see the scale of the shark. That’s when Brody shouts ‘Foreground my ass!’

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Previous Rams’ front offices often leaked negative and ridiculous comments about high profile players in contract disputes to the press (ie “Marshall Faulk is just a third down back”, etc).

I guess it’s a good sign that we haven’t heard anything of the sort from the current front office about Donald yet.

When asked how he got the shirt, @sonofbum told me “They send it to you when you’re the champion”
I seriously doubt the guy could even turn on an XBox though..with all due respect. pic.twitter.com/TVVrjyTOpJ

— Johnny Hekker (@JHekker) July 27, 2018

Doesn’t Johnny know Fortnite will work with the iPhone SE, iPhone 6S, iPhone 7, iPhone 8, and iPhone X, as well as the iPad Mini 4, iPad Air 2 and later models, and all versions of the iPad Pro?

— Wade Phillips (@sonofbum) July 27, 2018

Agamemnon wrote:

wv wrote:

Is he as good as Sammy Watkins?

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[color color=blue]I think he is a bit better, but it is hard to tell.[/color]

I think Watkins is a little more talented. The knock on Cook is that he isn’t a nifty runner nor is he good at catching passes in traffic, battling for balls, etc. Supposedly he became expendable in New England because he’s not good at catching passes underneath the LBs, which is where Brady likes to throw the most.

But he is very fast and can get open over the top which is what MCVay is looking for. And, unlike Watkins, he’s not injury prone. Also unlike Watkins, he’s been one of the most productive WRs since he’s been in the league. Mannion played with him in college and says he’s really bright.

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Billy_T wrote:

wv wrote:

Ok, one of youz smart people — dum this down for me. What does it say?

“….A decolonial approach would necessitate moving past the individualistic liberal ontology underpinning much of feminism today, including some strands of intersectionality. This entails problematizing the assumption that the subject is always erased from the analysis, thus producing a myth about universal and objective knowledge. Instead, “critical border thinking” can be employed, which is a form of subaltern epistemology that does not hide the epistemic positionality of the subject speaking.[5] This allows for decolonial interpretative communities to be produced that challenge Western notions of universality, neutrality and linear evolution. By critically deconstructing Western concepts and structures that have been normalized, the first step towards dismantling them has been taken.[6]…”

Just going by that quote — I didn’t click on the link yet — I’d say the writer is a really bad writer, and thinks they can make up for their lack of language skills with waves of jargon. Judith Butler used to win awards for this kind of thing. Awards that you’d generally want to avoid.

I’m feeling like quite the curmudgeon today, for some reason!!

;>)

Agreed. Way too much jargon. It looks like the author got a shiny new vocabulary and wants to show it off.

I’m surprised the site would allow it to be published it that form. Even the reviewers of scholarly journals often force rewrites of submissions with too much jargon.

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— Kathy Lette (@KathyLette) July 16, 2018

Report: FOX in talks to hire Jeff Fisher as a commentator https://t.co/4aI5g9dEfU

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) July 11, 2018

I can’t read the article but they already are centrist. They’ve been that way for quite awhile. Their republican-lite centrist policies helped create Trump.

The dem party in RI may actually support an alt right candidate over the progressive incumbent. Why? Because the incumbent, in their eyes, leans too far to the left.

The dems need progressive policies that speak to the working class. Their abandonment of the working class, their complicity in the destruction of trade unions, their embracement of Wall Street and corporate interests (ie, their adoption of centrist ideals) has been the dem party’s modus operandi for too long, and is why they don’t represent a real alternative to the GOP to many voters. They are just the GOP’s wussy little brother.

The uniform issue is a self inflicted injury. They knew the rules governing uniform changes going in, and they still decided to go to the white horned helmets.

I’m really glad they made the change. I think the only reason they did it was to try to instill interest in a team that went 4-12 in their first season. They know Rams fans have a particularly close relationship with the uniform and any talk of change will generate interest. But anyway, it was great seeing the blue and white helmets again – the colors they wore when I first became a fan. Unfortunately, the change is temporary, as they are almost assuredly going with some blue and yellow combination with the new uniforms, as that seems to be what most fans prefer.

Yeah, the blue and gold jerseys combined with the blue and white helmet is not a good look, but they knew they were going to be stuck with it a couple times a year. No point in complaining about it now. It’s a trade off I’m happy with if it means seeing the blue and white helmets again – if only for a little while longer.