@erich214 Let's look at the "racism" claim in all of this. Plenty of non-whites speak english, just as there are whites who don't speak english. Of course, liberal dogma says that only whites can be racist and you can't be racist toward whites. Also, every society uses jargon/slang, so every society is guilty of racism (see the previous sentence). Industries, likewise, use jargon/slang. Let's not forget that they still use acronyms; ie SFUSD

@bi4smooth Tony Timpa's murder was captured on police bodycam and the cop is heard laughing and saying "I hope I didn't kill him" as well as making fun of Tony. Qualified Immunity needs to go. Shitty cops hide behind it. Western legal doctrine says that ignorance of the law is no excuse, but QI says that ignorance of the law is allowable if you work for the government in any capacity. The federal circuit court that covers Texas just ruled that federal "actors" (anyone who works directly or indirectly) has absolute immunity. I was military police when I was in the Marine Corps. I hated the way it was Us vs Them.

@raphjd I should point out that I also peruse the BBC, DW, GlobalTV, and other "international" news outlets - I try not to be US-Centric... And for the record, some of those outlets have a "political bent" as well - I think it's really hard to present news without some kind of angle. Further, I think the appearance of impartiality we like to remember about the newscasters of old is a beautiful illusion

@bc22 I've posted about this before.... The reason Obama, Trump, and now Biden can make all of these Executive Orders is because there is no controlling law. I think Biden hit it on the head when he said he wasn't creating law, he was creating policy! It's up to the Legislature to make LAW - and when they do, Presidential Executive Orders are either codified into law, or overturned by the law. This is a symptom of a totally broken congress. It was broken under Republican "rule" in Obama's term, it was broken (even worse?) under Trump's term... it remains to see just how broken it remains in Biden's... And the result is that we all get whiplash when a new President comes in and starts changing all the "policy" - for which there are no laws! Congress needs to pull its head out of its collective ass and start passing laws! Start by evaluating the Trump version and the Biden version of some of these Executive Orders... get together and negotiate a middle-ground that both sides hate equally! Codify it into law, and STOP THE MADNESS!

@raphjd Your powers of mental gymnastics are truly amazing! You belong in a circus! Then again, you get it wrong so often, the organizers would go broke giving away prizes.... c'est la vie! I would imagine I'll get far more pushback from our local wingnuts, but I am prepared for that...

@raphjd said in Jen Psaki, Biden Press Sec, homophobic tweet: @gerggently Well, to you people, everything a conservative does is fascism. Nope, only the fascism.

Quite an interesting story... and telling at how important it is stand up for the underpinnings of our Democracy, even if the results aren't in your favor...

@bi4smooth Still not their right. It's the RNC's right to decide who goes on what committee. I do hope that the RNC acts just like the DNC has.

@raphjd The tax money they get is in the form of research grants and student loans. They are a privately-held university. They do not receive government (that would be State money, and they are in CT) funding for operations, buildings, or anything else. As opposed to somewhere like the Georgia Institute of Technology. Also a leader in government grants and research but, unlike Yale, Ga Tech is a Public University - a part of the University System of GA. Taxpayers of GA pay large amounts of the money spent at Ga Tech for buildings, upkeep, professors salaries, and the like. In exchange, students from the State of GA pay lower tuition than those from other locations. (Forgetting scholarships).

@bi4smooth I didn't deny he was a male, Karen. I only commented on spelling mistakes.

@bi4smooth Rudy even pointedly told courts that he wasn't alleging fraud. This will be used against him.

@bi4smooth But the Senate building is not the Capitol either, as you claimed. The Capitol is a huge building that holds both houses. Umm, sorry, but both groups were involved in the riots, so they have more in common than you want us to believe. Did you though? I remember certain "Republicans" <wink, wink> being extremely silent on the subject when liberals were doing it, but came out and condemned it the 1-time conservatives did it. When you are sucking the ass of liberal rioters, you are not a true Republican. LOL, you really do love defending shitty companies. I bet you have a shrine to Lemon and Cuomo with Rachel Maddow as the supreme queen goddess. LOL, "mostly". I guess David Dorn and the rest were only a little murdered.

@raphjd That's funny - I thought he just created a commission to find out how to re-unite those kids with their parents! No, far more likely is that Biden will hold a rally in Texas to greet the latest "procession" from Central and South America of wanna-be immigrants... He'll give 'em each a bottle of water and a ticket to a court hearing... to be held in a few months, after we get this Covid thing handled. They have to promise (in English, mind you! It only counts if they say it in English!) to come to that hearing, don't ya know!

@bi4smooth Did I hurt your fee fees by calling you a RINO?

@bi4smooth OK, so now we have it. It's not what is good for society, but what is good for you.