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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.