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| February 16th, 2021 at 6:52:45 AM permalink | |
| odiousgambit Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 154 Posts: 5112 | I've heard it applied to men as an especially wicked insult, but it is quite literally and obviously appropriate for a certain type of woman, of course I kinda have not been happy with how to describe these folks, enemies of freedom is not totally satisfactory, might work on that. What they are is a set of too powerful, too liberal influencers. I have only so much room in the tag. My main beef with academia is that they are too cowardly to stand up to the BS on campus these days I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me] |
| February 16th, 2021 at 10:06:08 AM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11804 | Academia - I'm ok with it. Its fine in this country. Campuses remain free. Who knows, maybe China will change that. We will see. In Australia, academia now dependent on students from China and China using that power to influence academic policy Media - No longer have the power they once had. The world has changed. They were the source of information. They have been replaced by the internet. I used to watch the evening news. I never watch the evening news. I check the internet, google news. Great aggregate Hollywood - Its a business thats a refection of the audience. The ultimate agenda is eyeballs, not politics Big Tech oligarchs - Dont need them. Facebook, twitter, youtube are all fluff. Mindless junk replacing the boobtube. Slime oozing out of your computer. Some are addicted to the slime. Thats freedom. Dominant non-profits? Are they really dominant? They dont dominate me so nit sure where you are coming from Deep State? WTF is Deep state? Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| February 16th, 2021 at 10:33:58 AM permalink | |
| odiousgambit Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 154 Posts: 5112 | might comment later on some of the above but too powerful, too new, even the Dims worry what is meant by 'dominant' is 'big' . Thanks, I'm changing that to buy room today much policy is made by the bureaucracies themselves, such as at the EPA, policy that Congress should be setting. This is the name for these bureaucrats, and naturally they're very liberal I got this from a California conservative, Joel Kotkin... It struck me as a good list of today's too liberal "wielders of power and influence". I'm glad he's got your attention https://joelkotkin.com/blue-today-bluer-tomorrow/ I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me] |
| February 18th, 2021 at 4:39:48 AM permalink | |
| ams288 Member since: Apr 21, 2016 Threads: 29 Posts: 12537 | Millions of Texans are suffering with no electricity, heat, and water and Ted Cruz apparently flew to Cancun for a nice little vacation with his family.   *this has to be fake right? He CAN’T really be that stupid? Right?!?! “A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman |
| February 18th, 2021 at 6:11:46 AM permalink | |
| SOOPOO Member since: Feb 19, 2014 Threads: 22 Posts: 4178 |
A true patriot! Rather than use much needed electricity that can be shifted to other Texans, he sacrificed and left the state! If a million or two other Texans would have also flown to Cancun then the crisis would be over! Did any other leaders use this brilliant thinking? No! Can you say ‘Senator O’Rourke’? |
| February 18th, 2021 at 7:57:50 AM permalink | |
| ams288 Member since: Apr 21, 2016 Threads: 29 Posts: 12537 | Fox News has confirmed Ted Cruz did indeed fly to Cancun yesterday. After receiving immense criticism, it appears he is on his way back to TX. This is the upgrade list for this afternoon’s United flight from Cancun to Houston:  Hopefully Ted will score that upgrade! He’s next in line! “A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman |
| February 18th, 2021 at 8:18:50 AM permalink | |
| SOOPOO Member since: Feb 19, 2014 Threads: 22 Posts: 4178 |
Learned something new today. Rafael turns into Ted? |
| February 18th, 2021 at 8:21:46 AM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11804 |
Wow This looks really bad And Its really bad in TX It's like a 3rd world country on the brink of collapse Texas off all places Solid Republican state becoming a sh#& hole state right in front of the planet's eyes Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| February 18th, 2021 at 8:39:06 AM permalink | |
| SOOPOO Member since: Feb 19, 2014 Threads: 22 Posts: 4178 |
I was just watching CNN. Interviewing the people affected. EVERY person interviewed was obese! I wonder if it was done on purpose? I can't figure out what motive CNN would have? Here in Buffalo during what we called the "October surprise" in 2006 people were without power for almost a week, some longer. I don't recall the fact that NY and the city of Buffalo is a Democrat state being blamed. I guess in retrospect, they should have? One of the people interviewed said they are 'suffering' with 3 hours of electricity on, then 8 hours off, then the cycle repeats. They just said 500,000 customers are without power. I think that means that 10,000,000 customers are with power? Media exaggeration? Of course! I was without power for that October surprise. I think my house got down into the 40's. I wore a coat. Wasn't hard to 'survive'. Frankly, if you are dry, I think you should be able to survive for quite a while indoors in cold temperatures. |
| February 18th, 2021 at 8:46:30 AM permalink | |
| DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 51 Posts: 4969 |
I don't own a coat heavier than a windbreaker. I would suffer. At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a detrrent. |