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wvParticipant“industrial cinema” — i like the term.
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wvParticipantI hesitate to think about what kind of ballot measures West Virginians would vote for, if the system here spawned ballot-measures.
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wv:https://ballotpedia.org/West_Virginia_2020_ballot_measuresWest Virginia 2020 ballot measures
2020 →
← 2018As of September 21, 2020, zero statewide ballot measures were certified to appear on the West Virginia ballot on November 3, 2020.
Potential measuresThe West Virginia State Legislature referred zero constitutional amendments to the 2020 ballot. The 2020 regular session ended on March 7, 2020.
Getting measures on the ballot
West Virginia does not provide for citizen initiatives. All ballot measures must be referred by the West Virginia State Legislature. To refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot, each chamber of the state Legislature must pass the amendment by a two-thirds vote during one legislative session.
The state Legislature’s 2019 session ran from January 9 to March 9, 2019.
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————-wvParticipantI don’t think people realize the magnitude of these fires this season…. >…
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I believe that. At least, i think a lot of folks in the East dont know, and honestly, probly dont care. And i suspect the reason is a kind of emotional-burn-out. Climate Change, The Pandemic, the Depression, the Uprisings, Hurricanes, Trump-shit… have just drained people.
And now…Fires.
There’s just a limit on how much people can take-in.
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vwvParticipant“Philadelphia is just not a good football team. There’s no other way to put it…”
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Enh. This kind of two-game-judgment annoys me. The Eagles did a lot of good stuff in that game if you actually watch it. Some really impressive drives. Totally neutralized Aaron Donald and the pass rush. Couple of turnovers cost them the game.
They might yet be a good team.
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I think it would have been a better decision to hit Henderson on the previous play, but you and I have never seen eye-to-eye on football matters.==
Being a seahawk fan, you never understood the nuances of the game.
If he hits Henderson on that play, its game-over and tv-viewers turn off the game.
A QB has to think of the corporate advertisers. They make the cap go up. They make it possible for the rich to build 5 billion dollar stadiums. And those riches will then trickle down onto all fans, everywhere. Goff understands this. And thus the overthrow of Henderson.w
vwvParticipantA healthy Gurley was a wonder to behold.
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How close was he to being a Faulk ?
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vwvParticipantRogan had said something about the Fires being started by leftists. He later apologized for getting it wrong. (Ive noticed Rogan can get pulled to the Right when he interviews his military/special-forces/macho type buddies):
I fucked up on the podcast with Douglas Murray and said that people got arrested lighting fires in Portland. That turns out to not be true. I was very irresponsible not looking into it before I repeated it. I read one story about a guy getting arrested for lighting fires…
— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) September 18, 2020
wvParticipantfalcons bonehead onside kick mistake
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Yeah, i saw that on the hi-lite vid. What the F### were the falcon players thinking?
Cost em the game.
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vwvParticipantWell, as I’ve said the last gazillion years, I believe in the 4 game rule.
4 Games before I draw any major conclusions.
The Buffalo game will tell us a lot, obviously.
There were definitely things to be concerned about in that Philly game. 24-19 with ten minutes left. Eagles were bullying that new defense pretty-good.
Woods, Kupp, VJ and Higbee are fun to watch.
I’ve read a poster here and there compare this Offense to the Gurley offense. In my view there’s no comparison. What Gurley could do before the knee went bad, was special. They have plenty of fine weapons now, but they have nothing comparable to a healthy Gurley.
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vwvParticipantSomething I liked. After the Wentz-INT, the rams go on a 15 play drive, and they are down by the goal line. Penalty for Off-interference. Goff misses an open Henderson. So now its 3rd and goal at bout the 12 or so.
Goff gets pressure — and throws it away. He didnt hold it and take a sack, or lose the ball. Last year, he had too many plays where pressure lead to bad ball-security and bad decisions. This day, he just threw it away and took the three.
Thats a good decision. A veteran decision. He’s GOING to get lots of pressure on third and long this year.
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vwvParticipantOn the huge-Wentz-INT, it was a great play by Darius Willams,
but it looked to me like the Ref could have easily called Jalen Ramsey for hitting a helpless WR on the play. It was close. Ramsey didnt totally unload but he didnt really try to pull up, either. Could have gone either way.w
vwvParticipantI wonder if the Rams will miss Littleton this year? I dunno.
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vwvParticipantThe eagles certainly missed their fans. I assume road teams will win more often than usual because of the absence of home-fans. Will be an interesting stat this year.
Though, one imagines the Vikings or Patriots piping in Jet-Engine noise on third and long, late in games.
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vwvParticipantInteresting that C.Speilman?, the announcer kept pointing out that when the Rams run, the OLine numbers are pointed straight ahead, but when the rams bootleg the Rams’ Olinemen are tilted toward the sideline. He said the Eagles would be wise to pay attention to that ‘tell.’
I dunno if that is somethin every team does or just the Rams. I dunno if thats a big deal or if its somethin every team knows and does, etc.
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vwvParticipantIve watched a bit of the replay. I have to say, the Rams second drive — the one that lead to their second td to make the score 14-3–
was as good a drive as you’ll see this year. Granted we dont know how bad the Eagles Defense will be this season, but nevertheless, if you get a chance, rewatch that Drive. The announcer (Chris Speilman?) even commented about McVay being in the ‘zone’ on that drive. RFL used to use the term ‘whipsaw’ to describe a nice playcalling sequence. The playcalling and the execution just whipsawed the Eagle Defense all the way down the field.They matriculated. I’m tellin ya. Thing of beauty.
My biggest concern — as it will be all year — is the OLine. The Rams OLine hasnt been tested. They’ve mostly had the lead, they’ve mostly been able to run (which is great), theyve mostly avoided third-and-longs (which is great), and they’ve had those rollouts working (which is great) — but at some point the OLine is gonna have to show they can hold up on third and long, in the clutch, when playing from behind. I have my doubts. Especially given Whit’s age.
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vwvParticipantSeahawk game was about as good as the NFL gets. Running QBs. Ariz has one. New England. Seattle. Kansas City. Baltimore.
I think Dallas would be better if they let Dak run more.
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vwvParticipantWell after the Eagles game, I think its clear Robert Woods has lost a step. Probly a Bust.
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vwvParticipantPoor people who support Trump are like people
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wvParticipantSo far, Is Goff rolling out more than last year? Or is he just more successful on roll-outs this year? So far, the roll-outs seem to be very effective. I’m sure teams will adjust but so far they are working.
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vwvParticipantPeople used to think Smilodon’s saber teeth and muscular neck and shoulders allowed it to take on prey much bigger than itself.
But if they actually had to pin their prey down and control it before employing their saber teeth, then they couldn’t take on wooly rhinos and ground sloths as depicted in the paleo art I remember from when I was a kid.
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Well the National-Geographic show i saw, suggested they wrastled the big-beasts down and slashed their neck-arteries and killed em quick. Like assassins. One expert said they couldnt even bit a rabbit if they wanted to because of the way their teeth and jaws evolved.
No-one on the show was sure of what they hunted or how they made their kills, or how exactly they died out. The uncertainty surprised me.
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vwvParticipantMaybe social-media should accuse Kiser of missed tackles more often.
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vwvParticipantMore interesting talk from Adolph. He talks about the Reps for a change.
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wvParticipantYou guys need to consider an alternative:
wvParticipantwvParticipantFor some reason, i am reminded of ‘Little Miss Sunshine.’
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wvParticipanti’m not all that bothered by it.
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Good, because all the Agreement was vexatious. I mean,
we almost had Four Agreements.w
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“The four agreements are these: Be impeccable with your word. Don’t take anything personally. Don’t make assumptions. Always do your best.”September 19, 2020 at 12:02 pm in reply to: police culture & training, including former police speak out #121301wvParticipantwvParticipantThis is good, btw.
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vSeptember 19, 2020 at 11:53 am in reply to: 105-year-old survivor seeks reparations for 1921 Tulsa riot #121298wvParticipantNuthin wrong with the gesture/symbolism but no capitalist-high-court is ever going to allow a suit like that to get anywhere. It would open the door to a gazillion similar suits and it would dismantle what capitalism has built.
At some point in the process, they will decide its too old to pursue. But first they will let the lawyers make some money.
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Yeah, I think that pretty much nails it.I would just add the the “educational system” is the media. That is the uber educational system. Kids aren’t learning their values from their teachers.
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Yeah, i put ‘education system’ in quotes because i mean it in a very very broad way. I dont even know what exactly i mean by ‘it’ but its not just schools. Its all the ways information/values get transmitted to the babies, kids, young people, etc.
In a corporate-capitalist system we know all the ways peoples minds are shaped. I wont go into it — we all know the drill.Most of my leftist comrads spend half the time now, passing along posts/tweets/emails of the latest hellscape-happening. And the other half of the time they muse about how to live a decent life within the corporate-hellscape. My two cents lately has been “youve got to learn to live with ‘no hope'” I’m not sure what i mean by that, but i think i partly-mean, we cant get all dissipated by this or that hellscape occurence. It is what it is. So, we have to “bash on relentlessly, REGARDLESS”. I think the ‘regardless’ part is as important as the ‘bash on’ part. The ‘regardless’ part means fuck-hope. Just fight the fight because of…whatever inner-ground-wellspring gives you meaning.
Or somethin.
I dunno.
The RBG thing has a lot of people looking for a way outta here.
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