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July LC Thread **Survivor White House Edition**

View Poll Results: Who will NOT survive the month of July?

Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III

2 3.92%

John Kelly

18 35.29%

Jared Kushner

1 1.96%

Wilbur Ross

4 7.84%

Ben Carson

0 0%

Rudy Giuliani

1 1.96%

Scott Pruitt

15 29.41%

Kellyanne Conway

2 3.92%

Rod Rosenstein

3 5.88%

Write-in

5 9.80%

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07-24-2018 , 01:44 AM

#1251

SuperUberBob

Not interesting enough

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 48,217

Quote:

Originally Posted by simplicitus

Saw a tweet today that since like 2000 there have been around 400% more job losses in journalism than coal mining.

Cause Trump savin' dem coal jobs! #MAGA

07-24-2018 , 01:55 AM

#1252

goofyballer

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 70,719

To add context to suzzer's tweet because I was like wtf

https://www.vox.com/2018/7/23/176035...t-a-puppy-meme

The Vox-iest paragraph I have ever read:

Quote:

“They’re good dogs Brent” transcends cynicism. That’s what makes it so powerful.

The assertion “they’re good dogs Brent” was never about aesthetics, or even about dogs. It was really about expressing a tranquil, calm joy in the face of pessimism and buzz-harshing. It was a moment in which a Hater was met, and vanquished, by the sheer power of commitment to an idealistic principle. In this case, the principle is that all dogs are good dogs. The @dog_rates Twitter account had clearly placed that principle at the heart of its simple mission, and Brient’s cynicism simply couldn’t counteract the strength of its commitment to celebrating good dogs.

07-24-2018 , 02:10 AM

#1253

SuperUberBob

Not interesting enough

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 48,217

Vox ran out of **** to write about?

07-24-2018 , 08:35 AM

#1254

6ix

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 4,783

Quote:

Originally Posted by suzzer99

I think they do motivated reasoning thought experiments that magically come to the conclusion they want, then move on quickly when satisfied with the result.

OK I see what you mean, but it occurs to me that all those those times they redo the experiment adds up to a big chunk. I'm just saying unfortunately more braintime probably won't do the trick.

07-24-2018 , 09:07 AM

#1255

Trolly McTrollson

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Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 36,772

Latest episode of The Break was solid.

07-24-2018 , 09:37 AM

#1256

Namath12

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Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 55,849

THE BERN doing his part to bring us all together and fight Trump's agenda

07-24-2018 , 09:38 AM

#1257

ecriture d'adulte

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 5,920

Quote:

Originally Posted by suzzer99

Ok - the first article I read on this was terribly written. The author didn't seem to know the difference between galaxy and universe.

I'd be interested to see the results if you assume the average technologically advanced society lasts less than 100 years. Is it still significant that we haven't met aliens or picked up signals?

And the universe is really young and really huge. Basically the worst case for observing anything.

07-24-2018 , 09:56 AM

#1258

Trolly McTrollson

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Basically no one has any clue about what’s going on outside our solar system, but if you’re an Oxford professor you can just throw a bunch of random numbers onto a spreadsheet and someone will actually publish it.

07-24-2018 , 10:10 AM

#1259

Loki

binary duo

Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 12,772

Quote:

Originally Posted by Namath12

THE BERN doing his part to bring us all together and fight Trump's agenda

I legitimately don’t remember if “moderate” republicans were terrified of the tea party. I know tp has caused lots of headaches for the GOP, but it also riled up the base, so I’m not sure how much of a **** the pretend moderates gave.

07-24-2018 , 10:12 AM

#1260

suzzer99

Save the Cheerleader, Save the World

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 99,984

Quote:

I'd be interested to see the results if you assume the average technologically advanced society lasts less than 100 years. Is it still significant that we haven't met aliens or picked up signals?

FWIW - of course this makes it ridiculously hard. The receiving society would have to hit their 100 year window at the same time the radio signals from another 100 year window come in. There's no background echo or anything to a faint signal like that, right?

07-24-2018 , 10:14 AM

#1261

An_Reathai

centurion

Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 127

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1021740859879030784

07-24-2018 , 10:22 AM

#1262

suzzer99

Save the Cheerleader, Save the World

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 99,984

I had no idea about the 100 mile border zone: https://www.aclu.org/other/constitut...le-border-zone

Quote:

Even in places far removed from the border, deep into the interior of the country, immigration officials enjoy broad—though not limitless—powers. Specifically, federal regulations give U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) authority to operate within 100 miles of any U.S. "external boundary."

In this 100-mile zone, Border Patrol agents have certain additional authorities. For instance, Border Patrol can operate immigration checkpoints.

07-24-2018 , 10:24 AM

#1263

TrollyWantACracker

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 4,184

Quote:

Originally Posted by An_Reathai

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1021740859879030784

The last sentence in that clip is hilariously ambiguous.

07-24-2018 , 10:25 AM

#1264

microbet

Solar Powered

Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 56,664

If a progressive is the candidate the GOP is going to inadvertently campaigning for them just like that.

07-24-2018 , 10:28 AM

#1265

Namath12

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"It was really uncomfortable having my ideas challenged."

Put on a CNN cap and stroll into a Trump rally and report back on uncomfortableness

07-24-2018 , 10:28 AM

#1266

microbet

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Suzzer,

You know about the checkpoint north of San Diego where they waive through everyone who is white.

07-24-2018 , 10:28 AM

#1267

suzzer99

Save the Cheerleader, Save the World

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 99,984

Quote:

Originally Posted by microbet

If a progressive is the candidate the GOP is going to inadvertently campaigning for them just like that.

Pretty much the same thing the left and MSM does when they calls out Trump's racism.

But still you know what you never hear? A bunch of us celebrating those sweet sweet conservatard tears and nothing else.

07-24-2018 , 10:31 AM

#1268

suzzer99

Save the Cheerleader, Save the World

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 99,984

Quote:

Originally Posted by microbet

Suzzer,

You know about the checkpoint north of San Diego where they waive through everyone who is white.

Everytime I've gone through there they were waving everyone through except pickup trucks. But I haven't been through recently.

Btw they're building a new huge one of those just inside the border coming from Vegas. They've never had an active agricultural checkpoint there before that I can remember, but for some reason they need a 6-lane one now.

07-24-2018 , 10:35 AM

#1269

microbet

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Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 56,664

I've never been stopped in my pickup.

I don't think they stop most Hispanics, but I think they mostly stop Hispanics.

07-24-2018 , 10:36 AM

#1270

fatboy8

journeyman

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 341

Quote:

Originally Posted by An_Reathai

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1021740859879030784

Government giving people what they want?!?! the HORROR. Government should only be giving the rich folks more money, that's what it's here for.

07-24-2018 , 10:40 AM

#1271

microbet

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Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 56,664

How are they going to pay for it? Tax the rich? That's unfair! That's crazy! Don't you want to be rich?

That message is way less convincing as rising inequality and decreasing mobility have become broadly recognized.

07-24-2018 , 10:44 AM

#1272

Namath12

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9 years since the last federal minimum wage increase

07-24-2018 , 10:46 AM

#1273

TrollyWantACracker

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 4,184

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatboy8

Government giving people what they want?!?! the HORROR. Government should only be giving the rich folks more money, that's what it's here for.

Her Daily Caller "column" is even more on point:

Quote:

I saw just how easy it would be, were I less involved and less certain of our nation’s founding and its history, to fall for the populist lines they were shouting from that stage.

I saw how easy it would be, as a parent, to accept the idea that my children deserve healthcare and education.
I saw how easy it would be, as someone who has struggled to make ends meet, to accept the idea that a “living wage” was a human right.
Above all, I saw how easy it would be to accept the notion that it was the government’s job to make sure that those things were provided.

Emphasis mine, all else as written.