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2 hours ago, placeholder said:

Well, I think in a way, this story tops them all

Florida couple shot at after going to wrong house while delivering Instacart groceries

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/florida-gunshot-hosue-deliveries-instacart-b2324991.html

 

The owner of the house actually blocked these people with his truck and then shot holes in their car. And guess what, under Florida law he didn't commit a crime.

“(A detective) asked if we wanted to prosecute and we agreed to do that, but he said since they didn’t break any laws or do anything unlawful, they couldn’t do anything because we were on their property,” Ms D’arville told WTVJ."

The U.S. has gone mad.  Other western countries are on the same track.  Thank Mr Putin in Moscow, and his useful MAGA, ERG, shills who have taken over our governments.  Biden will have an uphill battle to get this genie back in the bottle, but the alternative is dismal.

It's so fun to see the MAGA straw clutching that always happens on these threads.

https://www.politicususa.com/2023/04/21/jim-jordan-just-got-busted-with-evidence-of-his-hunter-biden-lies.html

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Jim Jordan and House Judiciary Republicans got caught editing witness interviews to smear the Sec. of State and push their Hunter Biden laptop scandal.

Why is this lunatic being allowed to do this?  Note I don't say 'that lunacy'.

5 hours ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

You just don't get it, do you? Truth as an affirmative defence is not on the table here. The judge has already ruled that the statements by Fox news were completely false so they do not have the option of presenting that defence.

 

You say you don't know what the judge's ruling was but I've already provided a link to it. Did you not read it?

 

Here's what he said (in part):

 

Please note the part where the judge has already ruled that, as a matter of law, "Fox’s behavior constituted defamation per se ..."

 

So when you say that:

 

That's not quite true. This case is not about Fox saying Dominion systems were vulnerable, it's about them claiming that the systems actually altered votes and changed the election result, while knowing this to be false - and on that point, the judge has already ruled that Fox knowingly made such false claims, and that this constitutes defamation per se.

 

So once again, and for the umpteenth time, the only thing the jury will have to decide on is whether Fox News acted with malice or not.

I called him out on this last Thursday on this thread.  He responded with some nonsense and accused me of not being able to read.  He has been trolling the thread ever since and has nothing.

6 hours ago, CharlieKo said:

When you become a moderator, then maybe spout on about rules. But you are not a moderator. Why not try and prove that no Judge or DA has ever received a death threat?  

Posters are allowed to comment on rules, but not moderation.

Proving a negative is impossible.

We are enjoying the collective melt-down of Trump and his cult. 

Let's hope the cult don't decide to approach violence as they will be met with righteous retribution to the cheers of actual patriots.

3 hours ago, riclag said:

Let the left throw “rules of debate”

out the window because some radical dems refuse to align to the order of parliamentary proceedings .

cant imagine the chaos there would be with out rules! 

 

That isn't what happened.  If it is show some proof.  In the obvious absence of such proof, stop telling lies.

2 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Oh, for a minute I thought you were talking about the Clintons!

 

I think banging a porn-star is less despicable than taking advantage of a White House intern in the White House for year(s) or than sexually assaulting a Senate staffer. 

 

Again, I liked what President Trump did and tried to do MUCH MORE than what Presidents Obama and Biden did and are doing. I don't like that he fools around on his wife, but I care less about that than I do about what Presidents Obama and Biden did and are doing to my country.

 

You don't give whit what your guys do, you're a leftist and you love the direction the county is headed under leftist leadership, I don't. I'll vote for anyone I think will slow that slide down, you'll vote for anyone you think will accelerate it, whatever. 

 

It is interesting how the left seemed to love Trump before he got the Republican nomination, now he's the Devil incarnate. 

 

Whoever wins the Republican nomination will be treated EXACTY the same way Trump is being treated. 

 

 

Boo hoo hoo, the Clintons. Quick look over there.  The rest of your blah is poorly founded opinion.

"six in ten americans don't want trump to be president again"-

You ain't seen nuthin yet.

5 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Are claiming the article you linked to explains the irregularity or that it was not irregular? 

 

"Irregularity" is a murky term which is the only reason you originally and are now using it.

10 hours ago, sidneybear said:

Again, it's unfair, and even bigoted, to tarnish millions of Christians over the actions of a small minority of criminals. 

 

<nonsense snipped>

The problem is that the evil-doers use the hierarchy of the religion to hide behind, and the religion does nothing about it.

7 hours ago, Sheryl said:

The lower number is less "elastic" i.e. does not readily change in repsonse to temporary conditions. Whereas the upper number will go up whenever stressed, in pain, after a sneeze or cough etc etc

 

So in that sense a better measure

Thanks Sheryl, and to add to the databank my dose is amlopine 10 and anapril 5 daily.  As far as I know the only side effect is perhaps the dry cough, but may be unrelated.

Oh, and not sure on price, but not expensive by the box from the pharmacy.

1 hour ago, Sheryl said:

This has not been the standard for many years now.

 

Systolic BP between 130 - 139 and/or diastolic between 80 - 89 is Stage 1 Hypertension. Over 140 systolic and.or over 90 diastolic is Stage 2.

 

https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/understanding-blood-pressure-readings

 

As to whether to take medication for Stage 1 hypertension (which is what OP has, from his description) it depends on whether or not one is able to reduce the BP by other means (e.g.: sodium restriction, weight loss, exercise etc). If not, medication is advisable.

 

 

Well that's worrying, but apparently not to my hospital.  I'm on a prescription to lower my bp and they treat 130/90 as just fine.

I have always been lead to believe that it the lower number that you really have to worry about, is that the case Sheryl?

10 hours ago, sidneybear said:

Christians generally keep a low profile theses days - there aren't many left and most keep to themselves and are are not like the ones the OP describes. 

 

The real zealots these days are the woke activists that take offence at any innocent comment. They denounce people, cancelling them and getting them fired for disagreeing with their creed and woke gospels. A wicked and intolerant lot, who have taken over many institutions in the west. Let's hope they don't get a foothold in Thailand, but thankfully Thailand is conservative in many ways so it's unlikely. 

Fair enough, but you should define 'woke' or your comments lack context.

8 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

I'm not a huge cheerleader of the modern USA although I must admit I was in awe of it in the 80's.

 

So no tears from me, just an extra order of popcorn as it rips itself apart. 

Yes, yes of course.  I remember, you are a centrist and "neutral".  In fact I think we all remember that amusing claim.  However the situation in the US closely resembles the UK and globally.  If the far-right in America fails are you confident in their ability to prevail back home?

44 minutes ago, rudi49jr said:

Belarus President Fears 'Nuclear' War Over Western Support Of Ukraine.

 

Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko said Friday that Western support for Kyiv was increasing the likelihood of a nuclear war breaking out in Ukraine. "As a result of the efforts of the United States and its satellites, a full-scale war has been unleashed in (Ukraine) ... a third world war with nuclear fires looms on the horizon," the president said during a televised address to lawmakers and Belarusians.

 

https://www.barrons.com/news/belarus-president-fears-nuclear-war-over-western-support-of-ukraine-e7bae026
 

Just another Putin mouthpiece, spouting the same nutbag nonsense that comes out of the Kremlin on a daily basis: the West is to blame for it all, Russia had no choice but to invade Ukraine, the West is out to destroy Russia, the use of nuclear weapons is inevitable, blah blah blah. 

I can't see it happening, but what if Ukraine opened a front against Belarus?

12 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Hmmmm. Replace the word Biden with Trump, and it was no worse than many posts from anti Trumpers on this forum.

Are they also worthy of pity?

Lol.  Follow the post links history of the post I replied to a little further back to understand my comment.

6 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

I'm sorry, I think I got to the party late. Whan you said: "We can judge the moral quality of people by their choices. Thanks for sharing one of yours with us.", I thought you were talking about the choice between President Biden and President Trump. 

 

That said, every Republican President in the last 50 years has been called Hitler and any number of other names by the left, so calling out people for calling Biden names seems disingenuous. 

 

It is also interesting that no one (I certainly did not) seemed to know anything about President Biden's speech impediment, until the media started using it as an excuse for the President stumbling though his readings. 

So you responded to a quoted comment, without bothering to look at the original comment/ comments it was responding to?  No wonder you post so much confusing nonsense.

19 hours ago, frank83628 said:

you can move the goalposts how ever you want, it doesnt change the fact that these 'suspicious death' claims are total BS. but if you are that gullible thats your fault. your comment highlights this.

 

Oh dear Frank, no one is moving any goal posts.  You tried to conflate visitors with population which is obvious nonsense.  Then when called out on it you go straight for ad hominem. 

For what it's worth, unlike you, I don't have a strong opinion on the matter, but I do agree with those that suggest the number of deaths in terms of the actual population of the island (as opposed to visitors who are by their nature transient) suggest something fishy may be afoot and a decent investigation should be done.

I further noted you have been doing what you are doing now for years, which is absolutely true.  

So a fail all round for you here I'm afraid.  Enjoy the cool sea breezes.

11 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

You know very well that  it isn't the amount of murders 

Its the fact that the murderers aren't sought and prosecuted.

Tourists get murdered on Kao Tao and its all covered up and the killers not bought to justice or stopped  from killing more tourists . 

 

Well said Mac.  Not to mention that the death rate has nothing to do with visitors per year but average population to even arrive at figures on which to comment.  Also not to mention frank has been on here doing the same thing as he does now since the time of the gruesome beach ripper incident.