buzzsawmonkey 9/14/2021 7:23:45 AM

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NPR---at least our NYC affiliate---was really cooing over the 50th anniversary of "the Attica uprising," and lionizing the Nation of Islam for its radicalization of prisoners, then and now.  Whole lot of references dropped to Muhammad Ali, to "mass incarceration" and the increase in black prisoners, etc.

Sounds like there's some major roundabout "intersectionality" going on in NPR-land, in which both of-colorness and Islamity are going to become even more highly favored, if possible, than they are now.  Look to see a lot more cozying up to the Taliban, too.

vxbush 9/14/2021 7:43:47 AM

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In #1 buzzsawmonkey said: NPR---at least our NYC affiliate---was really cooing over the 50th anniversary of "the Attica uprising," and lionizing the Nation of Islam for its radicalization of prisoners, then and now.  Whole lot of references dropped to Muhammad Ali, to "mass incarceration" and the increase in black prisoners, etc. Sounds like there's some major roundabout "intersectionality" going on in NPR-land, in which both of-colorness and Islamity are going to become even more highly favored, if possible, than they are now.  Look to see a lot more cozying up to the Taliban, too.

I completely expect the entire elite machine to start focusing as Islam as the acceptable religion in a few more years, especially now that they don't want to make Biden look any worse than he already is. 

Alice in Dairyland 9/14/2021 8:04:11 AM

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JCM 9/14/2021 8:18:35 AM

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Kosh's Shadow 9/14/2021 8:26:12 AM

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In #3 Alice in Dairyland said: Registered Republicans in California are being told they already voted when they try to cast their vote in the recall election.  Why am I not surprised?

Maybe because I posted a link to that yesterday?////////

vxbush 9/14/2021 8:30:42 AM

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In #4 JCM said: "We need to be... more scary to the public... If you don't get vaccinated, you know you're going to die."

What does it tell you when a group of people feel they have to twist the truth and in some cases outright lie to support their position? 

A. These people are power hungry. 

B. These people want to do something that is not supported by the evidence. 

C. These people think they know better than everyone else. 

D. These people are unable to look beyond their own desires. 

E. All of the above. 

Occasional Reader 9/14/2021 8:41:48 AM

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Egads.  Hard-boiled eggs.   One of the few foods that truly detest.

Good morning, all youse. 

[SORRY, I MEANT TO POST THIS ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF AGO]

Occasional Reader 9/14/2021 8:44:38 AM

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In #1 buzzsawmonkey said:  Look to see a lot more cozying up to the Taliban, too.

They are "businesslike and professional".  The White House said so.  And the President woudn't mislead us, would he?!

JCM 9/14/2021 8:56:53 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 6:

My first, visceral, reaction is let us just have a necktie party.

buzzsawmonkey 9/14/2021 9:18:32 AM

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Kosh's Shadow 9/14/2021 9:29:43 AM

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In #2 vxbush said: I completely expect the entire elite machine to start focusing as Islam as the acceptable religion in a few more years, especially now that they don't want to make Biden look any worse than he already is.

Consider this - Trump is permanently banned from Twitter, but the Taliban and the Iranian mullahs are free to call for genocide against Jews and to kill gays.

buzzsawmonkey 9/14/2021 9:39:56 AM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 11:

Jack Dorsey runs Twitter---he can

If he wants to, ban the Taliban

Because they like to say

They'll kill Jews or gays---

But when given the chance to, he ran

vxbush 9/14/2021 10:28:43 AM

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In #9 JCM said: My first, visceral, reaction is let us just have a necktie party.

There's nothing wrong with the classics: tar and feathers. 

Occasional Reader 9/14/2021 12:23:40 PM

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Nothing to see here, just the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Throughly Modern Milley admitting (allegedly) to treason.

Occasional Reader 9/14/2021 12:31:25 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 14:

More on this: And even roly-poly Vindmann is saying Milley should resign* if this is true.

 * Which I think is a funny way of speliing "be shot"

vxbush 9/14/2021 12:54:26 PM

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In #15 Occasional Reader said: More on this: And even roly-poly Vindmann is saying Milley should resign* if this is true.  * Which I think is a funny way of speliing "be shot"

I've been thinking a lot of these folks in the administration and service corps have such back-channel discussions frequently. It helps to make more sense of what is going on.

Kosh's Shadow 9/14/2021 1:22:52 PM

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In #14 Occasional Reader said: Nothing to see here, just the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Throughly Modern Milley admitting (allegedly) to treason.

Sure, I'd be willing to warn General Li: "General Li, remember i said I'd warn you before an attack? Nuke hits in 30 seconds, just enough time to kiss your ass goodbye"

(General Li? Isn't that racist?)

Kosh's Shadow 9/14/2021 3:52:16 PM

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In #17 Kosh's Shadow said: General Li?

Wasn't that the car in the Dukes of Beijing?