Muda69

No thoughtful, objective answer from you other than "Go, Fight, Die, Win, USA #1". Typical. And expected.

Corey Atchison Freed After Serving 28 Years for a Murder He Didn't Commit: https://reason.com/2019/07/18/corey-atchison-free-nationalism-conservatism-big-tech/ One might have expected Atchison to express bitterness. (If I had been wrongly imprisoned for nearly 30 years of my life, I would be plotting some kind of elaborate revenge, Count of Monte Cristo–style.) But Atchison told the press that he felt "blessed" and held no grudges. "Life's too short," he said. Indeed, life is too short. And Atchison's life is 30 years shorter, because overzealous authorities stole that time from him. I can't help but think about this travesty of justice in the context of the current national freakout many on the right are having with respect to "Big Tech," globalization, automation, and the supposed sins of the free market. To grapple with these issues, these conservatives are racing to embrace nationalism and "declare independence from neoliberalism, from libertarianism, from what they call classical liberalism…from the set of ideas that sees the atomic individual, the free and equal individual, as the only thing that matters in politics." That's how author Yoram Hazony explained it during his remarks at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington, D.C., this week. (See my colleague Stephanie Slade's excellent writeup of the event.) Other speakers at the conference explicitly singled out private companies like Google, Amazon, and Facebook as bigger threats to individual liberty than big government. Libertarians, the new nationalists say, are fools for caring more about the latter threat than the former. For the likes of Steven Crowder and Dennis Prager, perhaps the threat of YouTube censorship really is the most serious tyranny they face. Many other Americans have different problems. Neither Google nor Amazon nor any social media company even existed when the government sent Atchison to prison for for 28 years. Who knows if one day Twitter would have shadowbanned Eric Garner, killed by the cops because he was selling loose cigarettes? On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced that none of the officers responsible would face charges. The only person who went to prison in the Garner case was Ramsey Orta—a friend of Garner's who managed to record his final moments. Giving more power to the government is probably not an appealing agenda for the family of Daniel Shaver, whose killer—Officer Philip Mitchell Brailsford—will receive $2,500 a month because he allegedly got PTSD for shooting the unarmed man in a hotel hallway. Nor would it please the Lowthers, who spent $300,000 trying to stop Child Protective Services from abducting their children based on a mendacious lie. Our critics—be they nationalist conservatives or progressive liberals—say we libertarians are monomaniacally focused on reducing the size of government. But that's because we recognize that government has more power than any other institution to kill people, deport their relatives, kidnap their children, and destroy their livelihoods. If you're not at serious risk of suffering one of those calamities, you possess a level of privilege many of your fellow Americans do not. That doesn't mean you are forbidden from complaining about bias or mistreatment at the hands of private organizations such as tech companies and the mainstream media. I'm frequently critical of both myself. But you should be really, really wary of supporting robust federal intervention into these problems, when the likely result will be to give government authorities more resources for oppressing everyone. The next time someone says that there's no bigger threat to Americans' liberties than Big Tech, remember Corey Atchison.

Who is there left to fight in the Middle East, Grover? Like I said: Endless "war". Endless suffering. Endless death. Most of my children have not known a time when the USA was not at "war" with some entity. Is that the America our forefathers envisioned? No. If you truly believe in the cliche of "Better to fight them there than here" then you clearly are a warhawk and a supporter of the military-industrial complex.

Here's What You'll Face When You Try to Invade Area 51: https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/heres-what-youll-face-when-you-try-to-invade-area-51-1836420016? Looks like a viable attack plan to me.

And still the question is why in the hell are these men and women still there in the first place? Endless "war". Endless suffering. Endless death. Mostly now to enrich the military-industrial complex. After all it helps the overall American economy, does it not?

Words do matter, do they not? No, I'm not.

Throwflame - Introducing the TF-19 Flamethrower Drone:

Ten Questions for the ‘Squad’: https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/ten-questions-for-the-squad/ All good questions.

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (2005), in 2003 there were 75,573 cases disposed of in federal district court by trial or plea. Of these, about 95 percent were disposed of by a guilty plea (Pastore and Maguire, 2003). While there are no exact estimates of the proportion of cases that are resolved through plea bargaining, scholars estimate that about 90 to 95 percent of both federal and state court cases are resolved through this process (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2005; Flanagan and Maguire, 1990). https://www.bja.gov/Publications/PleaBargainingResearchSummary.pdf That is our current state and federal "justice" system. Pile on the charges, whether truly substantiated or not, in order to frighten and demoralize the defendant. Then plea bargain down to the one or two charges that may actually stick.

But I don't logically understand, if you actually read what Mr. Trump has stated in many, many tweets, statements, stump speeches, etc. how one could objectively believe their isn't at least hints of "any of those words". Just like there are at least hints of "any of those words" by certain members of the "AOC squad" or whatever they are called.

Bernie Sanders Thinks Medicare for All Could Cost $40 Trillion: https://reason.com/2019/07/17/bernie-sanders-medicare-for-all-cost-40-trillion-obamacare-single-payer/ I have an in-law who recently fell, and although not life threatening, seriously injured his leg. He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital around noon on a Friday, was admitted, then had surgery that same evening to repair the damage. He was released from the hospital the next day. I'm sorry, I just don't see this timeliness and quality of care happening under a government health care system. Under such a system he possibly would have had to wait to have surgery the following morning, or because it was the weekend, as long as Monday morning.

Are you generally a straight ticket voter, Grover?

And what exactly has Mr. Trump's and the policies of the GOP done to alleviate "skid row" in California? Uni-party to the max.

Interesting. Under what objective criteria do you come this conclusion, based on Mr. Trump's actual words?

So you don't believe there is any merit at all in any of those labels regarding Mr. Trump?

https://reason.com/2019/07/17/the-folly-of-government-imposed-social-media-neutrality/ Agreed, this bill is all kinds of wrong. It hearkens back to the misguided FCC fairness doctrine.

https://www.indystar.com/story/weather/2019/07/16/indianapolis-weather-heat-index-could-reach-110-degrees-weekend/1746044001/ Be careful out there for the next few days everybody. And consider this option if your vehicle A/C isn't cutting the mustard:

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2019/07/16/indiana-state-police-ghost-truck-issue-tickets-traffic-violations/1744246001/ Probably also made a decent chunk of change for Marion county government coffers.

https://reason.com/2019/07/16/the-last-few-days-exemplify-why-im-libertarian-and-why-you-should-be-too/ Agreed.

Clinton Central vs. Frankfort.

The Mob Comes for Scarlett Johansson Again — and Wins Again: https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/scarlett-johansson-pc-mob-wins-again/

This appears to be technology related: House orders Pentagon to say if it weaponized ticks and released them: https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/house-orders-pentagon-report-whether-weaponized-ticks

https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/452968-marching-toward-a-debt-crisis Agreed. Our "leaders", and I use that term very loosely, in Congress only seem to care about getting reelected first, accumulating political power second, growing their personal wealth third. They don't give a rat's ass about the future of this country. They only pay it lip service.

https://reason.com/2019/07/16/before-bashing-big-tech-politicians-should-visit-an-apple-store/ Yep, capitalism rules.

Doesn't matter if it is satire or not. I have no idea what the "Borowitz Reports" is. A mature adult wouldn't even deign Mr. Trump's tweets/rants worthy of a response. Whatever happened to taking the high road?