vxbush 9/14/2020 6:07:58 AM

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I saw people were asking whether these fires were intentionally set late Friday; I think we might have an answer....

https://www.yaktrinews.com/eastern-washington-woman-arrested-for-starting-fires-while-crews-worked-to-fix-fallen-power-lines/
https://www.khq.com/news/arson-suspect-arrested-after-allegedly-starting-multiple-fires-in-spokane-on-monday/article_62df8a40-f223-11ea-8a02-af6f5dca5965.html
https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2020/09/man-arrested-on-arson-allegation-in-wildfire-west-of-eugene-deputies-say.html
https://nbc16.com/news/local/man-seen-starting-fires-at-oregon-state-park-local-fire-chief-says?fbclid=IwAR0oZy___Y1f9W7R3oUpWPNWXnbYLmy8LuqD_tR_LNUk8H09mj1EqwAwr-U

https://kion546.com/news/2020/09/07/woman-accused-of-intentionally-starting-fires-on-highway-101-arrested/

lucius septimius 9/14/2020 6:13:47 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 1:

The Monterey County District Attorney's Office tells KION that they have no information or evidence suggesting that a woman accused of intentionally starting fires on Highway 101 has any connection to Antifa.

buzzsawmonkey 9/14/2020 6:29:52 AM

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In #2 lucius septimius said: The Monterey County District Attorney's Office tells KION that they have no information or evidence suggesting that a woman accused of intentionally starting fires on Highway 101 has any connection to Antifa.

The Willful Blindness pandemic continues...

doppelganglander 9/14/2020 6:39:10 AM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 2:

Nope, no Antifa membership card, must not be involved.  Andy Ngo will have the receipts very soon.

buzzsawmonkey 9/14/2020 6:47:41 AM

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My alma mater has gone "woke" in a big way:

For the 2020-2021 graduate admissions cycle, the University of Chicago English Department is accepting only applicants interested in working in and with Black Studies. We understand Black Studies to be a capacious intellectual project that spans a variety of methodological approaches, fields, geographical areas, languages, and time periods. For more information on faculty and current graduate students in this area, please visit our Black Studies page.  

To which they add:

Part of our commitment to the struggle for Black lives entails vigorous participation in university-wide conversations and activism about the university's past and present role in the historically Black neighborhood that houses it.

Hyde Park is not a "historically black neighborhood"; neither are the neighborhoods immediately to the north of it (Kenwood), to the south of it (Woodlawn, South Shore), or to the west of it (Washington Park).  Indeed, when we moved out of Hyde Park in the early '50s, the ahistorically black influx was creating such a crime wave that the University was seriously considering pulling up stakes and relocating.

buzzsawmonkey 9/14/2020 7:00:55 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 1:

Game: set match.

JCM 9/14/2020 7:36:37 AM

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I recall from a few years ago.

ANTIFA leaked docs about how they would set wildfires to stretch resources in the States.

buzzsawmonkey 9/14/2020 7:54:25 AM

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In #7 JCM said: ANTIFA leaked docs about how they would set wildfires to stretch resources in the States.

I consider this to be a voter-suppression campaign. Don't forget that if people in more-rural (i.e., usually more-conservative) areas are burnt out and displaced, it will be much more difficult for them to vote. The local polling places where these people are registered will be gone, and the people scattered. Harder to get their mail-in ballots to them, and if---oops!---they go astray, and/or someone else fills them out, it will be harder to detect.

Occasional Reader 9/14/2020 8:20:55 AM

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In #5 buzzsawmonkey said: My alma mater has gone "woke" in a big way:

Wow.

And here I was under the impression that U of Chicago was, relatively speaking, a bastion of sanity among the "top-tier" universities as far as PC madness.  I guess not.

And (particularly if U of C receives Federal funds in any way) I'd also question the legality of this move.  It's not explicitly saying "we'll only be hiring black faculty", but it's damn close.  

Occasional Reader 9/14/2020 8:22:12 AM

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In #9 Occasional Reader said: It's not explicitly saying "we'll only be hiring black faculty accepting black grad students"

Occasional Reader 9/14/2020 8:25:45 AM

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In #4 doppelganglander said: Andy Ngo will have the receipts very soon.

Who?

/MSM

buzzsawmonkey 9/14/2020 8:27:17 AM

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In #9 Occasional Reader said: And here I was under the impression that U of Chicago was, relatively speaking, a bastion of sanity among the "top-tier" universities as far as PC madness.  I guess not.

It was, I think, up until a few years ago, but there appears to be a shift in the leadership.

doppelganglander 9/14/2020 8:56:44 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 11:

Andy posts publicly available arrest records, with booking photos,  and unedited video from the riots peaceful protests. Clearly he's a lying propagandist shill for tRump and should be shot on sight.

Occasional Reader 9/14/2020 9:10:19 AM

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Occasional Reader 9/14/2020 9:26:39 AM

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BLM loots and riots, again, over an absolutely justifiable police shooting, again:

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2020/09/14/cop-shoots-latino-man-in-self-defense-blm-rioters-response-death-to-cops-n928635

buzzsawmonkey 9/14/2020 9:30:36 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 15:

I thought the police were merely following Obama's "they bring a knife, we bring a gun" directive.

vxbush 9/14/2020 9:46:31 AM

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In #8 buzzsawmonkey said: I consider this to be a voter-suppression campaign. Don't forget that if people in more-rural (i.e., usually more-conservative) areas are burnt out and displaced, it will be much more difficult for them to vote. The local polling places where these people are registered will be gone, and the people scattered. Harder to get their mail-in ballots to them, and if---oops!---they go astray, and/or someone else fills them out, it will be harder to detect.

Yes, that will affect individuals, but part of me thinks this is a first step in the campaign. I fear they may start thinking bigger. There are pictures floating around of Antifa individuals training in Syria. I'm basing this on the Anti flag being carried and the location data in the picture. This makes me believe they have bigger plans.

vxbush 9/14/2020 9:51:50 AM

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In #17 vxbush said: There are pictures floating around of Antifa individuals training in Syria. I'm basing this on the Anti flag being carried and the supposed location data in the picture

Fixed. I haven't had time to verify the photos, which could be manipulated before upload.

JCM 9/14/2020 10:32:02 AM

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Inslee: Washington battling 'climate fires' not wildfires

Unless some dramatic lifestyle changes are made, we will continue to see intense wildfires and difficult circumstances across our state.

No lifestyle has nothing to do with the fires, arson and piss poor wildland management are the main factors.

Occasional Reader 9/14/2020 10:35:17 AM

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Reply to JCM in 19:

YOU are the problem, prole.  Your greedy hoarder-kuhlak ways have made Earth Mother Gaia angry.  

Occasional Reader 9/14/2020 11:48:46 AM

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lucius septimius 9/14/2020 12:15:10 PM

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In #9 Occasional Reader said: It's not explicitly saying "we'll only be hiring black faculty", but it's damn close.  

Nearly ever academic job posting since the beginning of the summer has been for some kind of black studies or "social justice" position.  The others are for positions in Asian history/language/culture (mostly Japan) and Jewish studies.  Always jobs in the latter field.

lucius septimius 9/14/2020 12:17:05 PM

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In #20 Occasional Reader said: Your greedy hoarder-kuhlak ways have made Earth Mother Gaia angry. 

Precisely.  Forests simply spontaneously combust in their despair over the climate.  We really need to be dumping Prozac on the fires.

Occasional Reader 9/14/2020 12:20:09 PM

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In #17 vxbush said: There are pictures floating around of Antifa individuals training in Syria

!!!

Where did you see this, if you don't mind my asking? 

buzzsawmonkey 9/14/2020 12:22:28 PM

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In #23 lucius septimius said: Forests simply spontaneously combust in their despair over the climate.  We really need to be dumping Prozac on the fires.

I find it interesting that these "climate change incidents" seem to primarily occur in the most woke-woke-wokeity-woke-woke "climate change" regions.

lucius septimius 9/14/2020 12:24:07 PM

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In #25 buzzsawmonkey said: I find it interesting that these "climate change incidents" seem to primarily occur in the most woke-woke-wokeity-woke-woke "climate change" regions.

Drumpfhitler White supremacist fascist militias at work.

JCM 9/14/2020 1:08:31 PM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 25:

Despite multiple reports of arson, and a radio interview with a sheriff in WA on the radio this morning of gas can stashes near fires, and people sawing power poles to spark fires etc.... the media is very vested in denying any ties to BLM and ANTIFA.

buzzsawmonkey 9/14/2020 1:28:44 PM

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In #27 JCM said: the media is very vested in denying any ties to BLM and ANTIFA.

Well, gosharootie---I'm shocked!  Pardon me while I clutch my pearls.

Occasional Reader 9/14/2020 1:32:43 PM

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In #27 JCM said: Despite multiple reports of arson, and a radio interview with a sheriff in WA on the radio this morning of gas can stashes near fires, and people sawing power poles to spark fires etc.

Well, it's not like any of that represents a truly important news story... you know, like "white schoolboy caught on video potentially smirking" or anything like that, the sort of thing that would call for an MSM full-court press. 

vxbush 9/14/2020 1:40:38 PM

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In #24 Occasional Reader said: !!! Where did you see this, if you don't mind my asking? 

I did some digging and the photos I saw (forwarded in FB) were also cross posted at Pamela Geller's site. That web page quotes Newsweek and research done by Homeland Security. 

Occasional Reader 9/14/2020 2:01:11 PM

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Reply to vxbush in 30:

Mostly peaceful protesters being trained for mostly peaceful peace.  Nothing to see here, move along, ho-hum. 

vxbush 9/14/2020 2:17:10 PM

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In #31 Occasional Reader said: Mostly peaceful protesters being trained for mostly peaceful peace.  Nothing to see here, move along, ho-hum. 

The gaslighting has been enough lately that the media should be considered a fossil fuel company. 

buzzsawmonkey 9/14/2020 2:28:00 PM

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Occasional Reader 9/14/2020 2:35:17 PM

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In #33 buzzsawmonkey said: whether "the blues" refers more to "sadness" or to sexual content.

Well, the current Democrat/Prog principal fundraising platform is called "ActBlue", and they certainly do intend to f**k us.... 

JCM 9/14/2020 2:54:00 PM

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Kid comes to me with a question form school assignment. What is my culture.... I asked him what are the options.

The list is mish mash of religions and ethnicities.....

ARRGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

Occasional Reader 9/14/2020 3:56:52 PM

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Reply to JCM in 35:

That’s to promote “ unity“ doncha know.

JCM 9/14/2020 4:31:46 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 36:

I told him you should put down you are an Ashkenazi Anabaptist.....

lucius septimius 9/14/2020 4:50:30 PM

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In #35 JCM said: The list is mish mash of religions and ethnicities..... ARRGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

A friend of mine, when faced with a similar question listed for himself "Aryan" and for his wife "Semite."