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Very true, that. When they climate hysterics start to actually LIVE as though they believed their cant, I would begin to take them seriously. When they stop issuing dire warnings about the rise in the sea levels while simultanously buying expensive seaside villas, for example.

No? Do you not sense a certain...lean...in a certain direction in their coverage? Unhesitating in accepting whatever the Fetterman campaign pumped out about his condition. It is obvious that he has been suffering a far greater injury than was reported, and should have left the campaign immediately to attend to his own health. And lately the nonsense about him simply suffering an auditory problem- it was clear to see that in the debate he could not formulate sentences or coherent thoughts. Nothing to do with auditory issues whatsoever. He is nearly half a year into his recovery and the results are not good- again a far cry from what was portrayed in the press. Whoever pushed him to continue his bid for the Senate is heartless and mean.

Twitter has ALWAYS been a "hate megaphone". Only difference is that now the hate will come from two directions, not one.

Checked Mr. Starbuck's account. Perhaps this is what the article meant by transphobic and misinformation: People who want porn in school libraries are groomers. Pedophiles should face the death penalty in court. Men are born with a penis and Women are born with vaginas. Only narcissists demand their own pronouns Men can't menstruate or get pregnant Women's spaces should be left for women only, not people with penises In any case, if you don't like Twitter, you are more than welcome to start your own social media platform.

So what? The bottom 50% would still be mired in poverty and suffering to a far greater extent without the top 1% making progress in fields like agriculture and industry. Extreme poverty is at the lowest level in history.

Then shouldn't the "stop having kids" crowd focus their efforts THERE? Or does it only apply to wealthy countries...

Really? No prejudice here. It is simple truth. A man whose very first words are "Hi, good night everyone" is not well. He is suffering from significant cognitive distress. And needs time to recover. The simple fact that he refuses to release his health records is enough to make people wonder what he is hiding. And no, the note from his doctor (a major contributor to his campaign) is not sufficient. Even though Fetterman assured us that, "My doctor believes that I am fit to be serving, and that's what I believe is where I'm standing," Fetterman asked for accommodation to help his auditory difficulties. It was provided. He was able to practice with it before the debate. And STILL he was barely able to utter a coherent thought. What his performance DID show is that the media has been running cover for him for 6 months. His wife called his stroke "just a little hiccup" in May and he said "I am well on my way to a full recovery". He refused to drop out of the race to be the Democratic candidate. Even though there were other, legitimate candidates available. The media allowed him to hide for most of the summer and avoid any interviews or, God forbid, a debate with his opponent, until near the end of the campaign. And now they throw out "ableist" at anyone who points out the obvious.

Taken to its logical end, the "stop having kids" crowd would have us commit slow social suicide. It is the logical end of such a policy- the slow end of humanity as a species in 80 years or so. Not to mention you can see the rather disastrous results of such thinking in places with seriously low birth rates, like Japan or Greece or South Korea. Tax shortfalls, shortages of care/health workers to see to the needs of seniors, dropping productivity, etc.

One can only hope that the horrid performances by Democrats at the senate and gubernatorial level debates last week will sway enough voters. In particular, Mr. Fetterman was actually one where I felt sorry for him. After months of hearing that his recovery was progressing well, and reporters claiming to have wonderful and in depth conversations with him, the truth was exposed. All Democrats can hope for is that their tactic of delaying the debate until well after advanced voting started helps him limp over the finish line.

All desperate attempts to tie this to the Bad Orange Man need to wait until some actual investigation is done. He does seem to have some, shall we charitably say, mental issues if the reports from people who know him are anything to go by. The only good news so far is that Mr. Pelosi is expected to make a full recovery.

Nope, not in other words. Not "people". But her. Just her. Not trying to make a larger point.

You may have a point. "Not my President" merely sounds petulant and whiny and immature. "Not the president" is different, and worse IMHO. But using "illegitimate" leans more towards the latter. It is a legal term rather than emotional. Both imply not accepting reality. For me, both are idiotic. I am no fan of Justin Trudeau and would happily see him ejected from office, yet he is both "my Prime Minister" AND "the Prime Minister". We have to accept results we don't like.

To be honest, it may have been connected. In her earlier career as a military/foreign journalist she did some good work. But something changed afterwards.

Not sure if 4 months is standard sentencing for people who do not answer congressional subpoenas. If it is, fair enough. What I did find interesting is that he uses the term "illegitimate" to describe the Biden administration. It is the exact same word used by countless Democrats from Hillary Clinton to the late John Lewis to Joe Biden himself when describing the Trump presidency.

She has sadly never truly recovered psychologically from the trauma of her sexual assault while covering the Egyptian revolution about 10 years ago. It started a spiral into conspiracy and eventual paranoia that has led to her current state.

A miniscule amount though on global terms- one week of the Saudi cutback. No, it is obviously a domestic political play to save his party from a shellacking in the coming election. He could also have been getting oil from a close friend and ally to the north if he hadn't stupidly nixed the Keystone pipeline. If I were an oil exec I would be very very reluctant to make any long term investments in the US at this time. The climate is hostile and chance of seeing a return is very small. From Newsome to Biden, they are all fanatically anti fossil fuel.

Very true and very scary. This is why I think the people screaming for regime change in Russia should think twice. There is zero chance that a new Russian leader will be Jimmy Carter 2.0. Rather it will be one of the even more aggressive types. This is why a solution needs to be found and fast. Ukraine could be in the difficult position of winning the battles, but losing the war in the long run. Give Putin something to crow about and quietly compensate Ukraine some other way. Step back from the brink.

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is supposed to be for true national emergencies- power grid outages, war, calamity, etc. Not just to try and gain a political advantage by temporarily lowering the price of gas. Biden has now used 1/3 of the total reserve, just to look good and avoid actually using America's untapped fossil fuel potential. Biden playing politics with it, drawing it down to the lowest level in decades, is borderline criminal.

I'm thinking if they are smart they will go with Sunak. Smart guy, obviously good business sense, seems relaxed.

From what I read, most come from the lower education/economic spectrum. High school grads or dropouts, etc. Not gentlemen of leisure choosing to take early retirement. Not good to have so many men with nothing to do and no ambition but smoke pot and play video games.

Shocking but I agree with saying "good for Biden" on this one. Hopefully the CHinese wont retaliate by attacking Taiwan to make up the difference though.

There are at least 6-7 million fit men of working age who arent working and arent looking for work. This is more than 10% of total men in that age group. This is a huge problem that was made worse by the pandemic and the response to it.

Why didnt they subpoena Trump and Pence at the BEGINNING of the proceedings? The delay looks a bit sketchy to me- perhaps trying for yet another "October surprise" to swing the mid terms? An early subpoena would have given them time for it to work through the courts. Now it looks as though the committee will be canned, once the GOP takes over the House.

IF you use unemployment numbers, it APPEARS that employment is strong. However, the stats are misleading because they do not include people who are not actively looking for work. Those who have given up. Economist Nicholas Eberstadt wrote about it in "Men Without Work"- there are millions of able bodied men who have given up and dropped out. As for the market, many invest directly and also indirectly through stock/pension funds. They have taken a hit too. And for the recently retired (or soon to retire) the pain is real. Plus, if the economy really WERE "as strong as hell", the Democrats would be campaigning on it. Not on fearmongering or trying to slay the ghost of President Past.

...and people wonder why Biden is not campaigning for Democrats this election cycle. He is completely tone deaf and out of touch with reality. "The US economy is as strong as hell". Really? May want to ask people about that. Real people, not your syncophantic Beltway swamp dwellers. People who have lost trillions in their retirement funds. It is rich beyond measure that a man who is in Biden's position dares to criticize another leader on how she runs her economy.