How are they gonna bring Jackson back from the dead to punish him? Or is it just money?

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Sick of these awful people.

The Trumper far right activists probably just consider the shooter to be a gun owner a guy exercising his right to use the second amendment.

He is a murderer!

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She didn't last long at Harvard.

Maybe she didn't like being surrounded by snobs at an overrated, ridiculously expensive Ivy League school.

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look at where the top of his foot is pressed against his cool cowboy boots and the distance to where his heal is supposed to be... just no way... there is a substantial lift in there. High ass heals

Before he was governor of Florida, didn't he work as Tom Cruise's stand in double?

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World Aquatics has announced a major decision involving the participation of transgender athletes at this year's World Cup in Berlin in October.


Transgender women banned from women's chess events


Transgender women barred from female events as UCI takes 'precautionary measure'

Chess?

I am flabbergasted! Why would CHESS be broken into gender classifications for competition? What's next? Spelling bees? JEOPARDY?

I think I'm going to tell my little sister, who frequently challenges me to chess matches, that l can no longer play her because I am male. Well, l could avoid her 'touchdown' style celebrations when she wins.

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https://nj1015.com/fact-check-did-trump-bury-his-ex-wife-at-nj-golf-course-to-reap-tax-break/

The first ex-wife of Trump wanted to be buried in such a lovely location where her family would never have an excuse to not come and visit her in memoriam. Look how her children's father displays his true sentiments.

All of this MAGA/Right Winning since 2015, how are the libs still standing after getting pummeled for four straight years?

Trump has no decency. He respects no one but himself, and he loves himself dearly. A proven epic liar, a cowardly draft dodger, a much fined slumlord, a paying John to pornstar hookers, a proven sexual assaulted of women, an adulterer, a Putin sock-puppet, a lover of mass murdering dictators, and this guy, Trump, is who the rightwing chooses as their leader.

Well, in the past they chose Hitler and Mussolini. I guess Trump is par for the course.

That so called news site, Mediate, is a great example of a cheap online propaganda site. Every story slanted toward the extreme rightwing. Written specifically to support a specific point of view that only extremist rightwingers want to read.

It is such unabashed rightwing trash that it makes National Enquirer and Star look like real journalism.

Unfortunately, in the USA, neither the Republicans nor Democrats offer fiscal responsibility. They both spend with great irresponsibility, but greatly disagree on what to spend on.

I wonder how long it will be before the rightwing, racist majority on The US Supreme Court rules against FEMA funds for disaster victims, claiming it is discriminatory,

The right was winning WWII until 1943.

The ultra-rightwing conservatives just want to protect their social class, monopoly, wealth, and white power structure.

As of 9:00 pm tonight, Donald Trump has now officially been indicted for felony election interference in Atlanta, Georgia.

If Trump is convicted, even if he is president then, he cannot pardon himself from a state felony conviction, and would have to serve time in the state penitentiary, and resign from the presidency. If convicted before the election, he'd immediately be ineligible to hold office.

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What I have posted is, of course, not the only (your word, not mine) basis for a discussion on this topic. My question to you is are you willing to discuss the issue at all?

Take part in the discussion and quit playing games, or go to another thread.

There are real possibilities to this topic.

Thanks

Intelligent and open minded dialogue with a real heart and love for all people is badly needed in western society. There are seeds for real change, acceptance, and equality if we don't succumb to the evil forces of bigotry. But it is an ongoing and difficult struggle - a war for justice.

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So what ideas do you have regarding addressing the problem of systemic racism & marginalization?

To start, a total rework and reestablshment of Affirmative Action, searching out its weaknesses to create a much more effective plan.

Making sure laws that prohibit discrimination stay on the books.

A total new concept of government low income housing, which has trapped generations of minorities. Establishing individual family home neighborhoods with police precincts, fire departments, grocery stores, etc. and quality schools. And especially affordable rent to own programs for the families.

Single moms get trapped in the welfare system. If they work to pay for post secondary education, they are usually financially penalized. I've seen this first hand at feeding ministries for the poor and homeless. Serious changed should be made to rectify this.

These are just beginning ideas.

Other ideas l have will not be popular with some, so I'm not going to go through that here.

But we need much more positive action from business, civic organizations, churches, and any people and organizations interested in improving racial and ethnic problems, so we have true and equal opportunity for all, with bigotry erased from our society.

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Do you know why they have it that way though? And what the ramifications of it being taken away are? And what was the catalyst that made DeSantis want to take it away in the first place?

And how has Disney having this deal impacted Florida anyway?

The deal was originally initiated to bring an enormous positive economic impact to the state of Florida. Which it did in a big way. No doubt, DeSantis catalyst was politics to enhance his standing with the rightwing, and not to protect democracy.

DeSantis did it as part of his presidential campaign strategy. Regardless, his campaign is unraveling as people realize his many inadequacies and lack of intellectual prowess.

If SCOTUS abolished Affirmative Action, how many other laws not specifically written into the US Constitution that protects against racism in action, can be overturned? This particular SCOTUS with a rightwing conservative bent has certainly not shown interest in protecting the rights of minorities.

Could a new wave toward systematic racism and marginalization be on the horizon?

Certainly, the political pendulum swings in one direction then the next over periods of time.

While l am not a fan of DeSantis, l don't think giving megacorporations authority to have autonomous zones is consistent with a republic and democracy and values of individual freedom and rights. As it is essentially giving a corporation many powers that should be retained by the state and its' officers, duly elected by the citizenry.

Affirmative Action was a plan intended to provide equity to help reach equality.

Forthrightness?

As when Fox News had to pay nearly 800 million dollars for lying about the 2020 Presidential Election when they absolutely knew that Trump lost.

Or how Fox News, NewsMax, and OANN completely ignore Donald Trump's longtime friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, but do talk extensively about Clinton and Epstein.

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Citation: The House Joint Resolution Proposing the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, June 16, 1866; Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of Congress, 1789-1999; General Records of the United States Government; Record Group 11; National Archives.

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Passed by Congress June 13, 1866, and ratified July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment extended liberties and rights granted by the Bill of Rights to formerly enslaved people.

Following the Civil War, Congress submitted to the states three amendments as part of its Reconstruction program to guarantee equal civil and legal rights to Black citizens. A major provision of the 14th Amendment was to grant citizenship to “All persons born or naturalized in the United States,” thereby granting citizenship to formerly enslaved people.

Another equally important provision was the statement that “nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” The right to due process of law and equal protection of the law now applied to both the federal and state governments.

On June 16, 1866, the House Joint Resolution proposing the 14th Amendment to the Constitution was submitted to the states. On July 28, 1868, the 14th amendment was declared, in a certificate of the Secretary of State, ratified by the necessary 28 of the 37 States, and became part of the supreme law of the land.

Congressman John A. Bingham of Ohio, the primary author of the first section of the 14th Amendment, intended that the amendment also nationalize the Bill of Rights by making it binding

AMENDMENT XIV

Section 1.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Section 2.
Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice-President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the Executive and Judicial officers of a State, or the members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State.

Section 3.
No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

Section 4.
The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.

Section 5.
The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

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What an odd thing to say!

As the thread's focus seems to be how to work around the recent SCOTUS ruling that racially discriminatory Affirmative Action programs violated the Fourteenth Amendment, then one approach would be to repeal the 14th Amendment.

Have you read the Fourteenth Amendment?

Why are conservatives so gullible for every silly and ridiculous conspiracy theory?

Could it be that most have low IQs?

Porn has seen a big return to pubic hair. Strippers are more and more growing trimmies.

I've been wondering where that "your on natural growing hair' comes from for bald guys' hair transplants. Especially the ones who have real curly hair on top, yet they never did before

One approach woukd be to repeal the 14th Amendment.

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Rights

So do you want states to be able to deprive citizens of their life, liberty and property without due process of law?

Or is that you want to revoke the citizenship of the descendents of the former slaves,

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It's HIGH SPEED rail. It's meant to travel between cites. Like Bay Area to LA is a 6-8 hour drive depending on traffic, stops and speed. A high speed train would get there in 3 hours. A plane takes about 1.5 hours, but you have to get to the airport an hour before and then there is the drive to the airport and then the wait for your bags. The high speed train would be cheaper and theoretically take the same amount of time as a plane and also be a more comfortable and enjoyable trip.

In Atlanta. it is arrive 2 hours advance, then with wait time, loading, and wait on the tarmac, another hour. But before any of that, Atlanta traffic is rated almost as bad as Los Angelos, so l know you can imagine how miserable it is.

I'd welcome a rapid rail. It'd be awesome. I have taken Amtrac, then rented a car at my destination, faster than driving or flying. If it were rapid rail, that'd be even better.

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Trump: I'm Buying Pork Chops for Everyone!

He then walks away.

https://www.meidastouch.com/news/trump-pork-chops

In what has become the signature move of his 2024 campaign, Trump arrives at an eating establishment surrounded by Secret Service to keep people away, loudly proclaims for the cameras that he is "buying food for everyone," then walks away with nobody appearing to get any food.

He appeared to do it again today at the Iowa State Fair, when he arrived at a booth selling pork chops on a stick. He yells out for the cameras that he is buying pork chops for everyone there. Then he grabs one, hands it to a reporter, then walks away.

Once again, it did not appear than anyone received any pork chops bought by Trump from the stand.

Well, he is the world's most notorious liar.

Anyone can be sued in civil court for lying abd slandering another person.

Fox News had to pay up nearly 800 million dollars for lying about the 2020 presidential election.

There are consequences for lying abd libeling speech.

The Television preachers sure have kissed up to Trump. They're in it for the money, and are best compared to The Pharisees.

They kiss Trump's large butt, while Trump kisses Putin's butt.

Have y'all figured out the heirarchy?

Quanon has been sniffing the wrong dog's butt.