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3 hours ago, mamifero said:
Former Republican member of Congress Aaron Schock came out as gay on Thursday in a long statement posted to Instagram and his personal website.
3 hours ago, mamifero said:During his six years in Congress representing Illinois, Schock consistently voted against policies supported by the LGBTQ community, including the 2010 repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," which allowed gay and bisexual people to openly serve in the military, and the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
3 hours ago, mamifero said:Schock spoke about his years of struggling with his sexuality and estrangement from his conservative family, and added that if he were in Congress now, he would "would support LGBTQ rights in every way [he] could."
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Is she building that over Michelle's organic garden...?
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7 hours ago, Narendra Sen said:
So the masks are useless to the general public, but they are useful to medical professionals? After he just said they offer no protection?
First of all, you have to have the proper mask first (an N95 or above, and one made for medical use/not construction). And you have to know how to properly wear it. Most non-professionals don't wear it properly, so they're not actually protecting themselves and thus keeping it out of the hands of the professionals who need it (all the while the supply is pretty much sold out everywhere).
Second, the people most in need of it are medical professionals who are working in direct contact with people who are sick (in general), so as not to spread it to other patients (as well as keep themselves as healthy as possible so they can work to treat patients)...and then those who have already been diagnosed so they don't so easily spread the virus. The best way to contain the spread of the virus is for those who already have it (or who may possibly have it and are showing heavy symptoms) from spreading it first.
I don't know though, I'm a bit confused myself and would feel better if I had a few on hand just in case. But there is a priority list for those in need of them right now while supply is out everywhere and companies are rushing to make more.
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Most of these masks celebs are wearing aren't even the proper ones for this virus.
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3 hours ago, I Don’t Search I Find said:
Shoppers at Whole Foods have gone berserk the past few days. It’s all because of the coronavirus. I’ve never seen it like this. Many of the shelves are empty and the store can barely can keep up with demand. And Amazon Prime members are ordering much much more stuff from online to be delivered to their home because they’re too scared to go outside. They’re all ordering tons of bottled water, hand sanitizer, and cans of soup as if the world is about to end!
Yep. So many items sold out right now both in-store and online.
I mean, it's not a bad idea to have a little backup stock on some items, but it's getting crazy... Experts say you need at most 2 to 3 weeks worth of supplies if you have to stay home. That's it.
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21 hours ago, Shaun said:
Still loving this. One of the most experimental songs in her catalog.
It's absolute perfection for me.
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I have to have Ciao Bella on my main album tracklist. It's the perfect album closer.
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Still THE jam of the album.
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On 1/9/2020 at 3:15 PM, Shaun said:
She brought her A-game with the visuals this era.
THIS.
Every visual has been perfect this era. Videos especially.
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5 hours ago, DIRTY PIG said:
Is this her best song in 20 years ? I think so.
Definitely one of her best.
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I am LIVING for the Craig C's Found Vocal remix!!!!!
Now that is the kind of remix I've been waiting for. Like a new take on the song, not just a thumping club beat. Reminds me of the old remixes from the 90s.
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17 hours ago, Martin B. said:
The level of venom that is directed at young people who still have everything to learn from life but who are trying to find Their place in the world is really disgusting. Whether it's Greta, the survivors of the Parkland massacre or any other youngster who protests on the street, they are trying to make a difference in a collapsing world we have given them and by making mistakes normal for their age and according to a code of value that we gave them. This way of knocking them out with reproach for each error is a way of trying to silence them now so that everything remains exactly the same for previous generations. Sad.
And THIS sums it up. Perfectly.
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10 hours ago, horn said:
So why did you even bother to comment?
Because it needed to be said.
Greta Thunberg Responds To German Rail Snark And 'Against The Wall' Criticism
Greta Thunberg apologized over the weekend for saying that world leaders should be put “against the wall” after some interpreted it as inciting violence ― and also cleared up drama after she was called out by a German rail line.
The Swedish teen activist made the remark while delivering a speech in English at a “Fridays for Future” demonstration in Turin, Italy.
“World leaders are still trying to run away from their responsibilities but we have to make sure they cannot do that,” Thunberg told a crowd of youth climate activists on Friday. “We will make sure ... that we put them against the wall, and that they will have to do their job and to protect our futures.”
The comments sparked backlash from critics on Twitter who said they associated the “against the wall” phrase with execution by firing squad. It is defined by Merriam-Webster as being “put in a very bad position or situation.”
Thunberg responded with an apology, explaining that the phrase has a different meaning in her native language, in which it means to “hold someone accountable.”
“That’s what happens when you improvise speeches in a second language,” she tweeted. “But of course I apologize if anyone misunderstood this. I can not enough express the fact that I ― as well as the entire school strike movement ― are against any possible form of violence.”
“It goes without saying but I say it anyway,” she concluded.
The climate activist was speaking in Turin following the United Nations climate summit COP25 in Madrid. She expressed concerns the summit would not lead to action from politicians, saying activists should continue to apply pressure to leaders.
On her journey back to Sweden on Saturday, Thunberg dealt with another minor controversy after she tweeted an image of herself sitting on the ground of an “overcrowded train” through Germany. “Finally on my way home!” she wrote.
She does not travel by plane due to the harmful emissions produced by air travel and instead journeys around the world via rail and boat.
German rail authorities bizarrely seemed to take offense, interpreting the tweet as criticism of their service. Deutsche Bahn issued a statement and tweets to clarify that Thunberg was seated on the train.
“Love #Greta, thank you for supporting us railroad workers in the fight against climate change! We were pleased that you were on the ICE 74 with us on Saturday. And with 100 percent green electricity,” the rail network tweeted in German.
“It would have been even nicer if you had also reported how friendly and competent you were looked after by our team at your seat in first class,” they added, prompting some Twitter users to call out the teen for her “fib” and others to blame the rail line for consistently overbooking their services.
Thunberg later responded by explaining that she had had to sit on the floor after departing Switzerland, but that she was seated after Göttingen, Germany ― though she seemed unbothered by the overcrowding.
“This is no problem of course and I never said it was. Overcrowded trains is a great sign because it means the demand for train travel is high!”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/greta-thunberg-apology-put-leaders-against-wall-010959388.html
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And yet the white supremacist and neo-nazi accounts are all over these platforms and they don't do jack shit about them.....
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Oh fuck.
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2 hours ago, Kurt420 said:
He's so pathetic. Remember when Hillary called him a "puppet" in one of the debates and he about lost his shit and started screaming "you're the puppet.." He self projects so much. Sad pathetic old man. Someone should put him in a jail.
Everything Trump says or does is projection. Pretty much anything he accuses his opposition of is basically what he is actually guilty of himself (or other Repubs).
Say what you want about Hilary...she was right about him and the GOP multiple times during that campaign.
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When have right-wingers ever not had a disdain for the arts...
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8 hours ago, LSD said:
The tweet following that thread (the one above)...my god. The amount of stupidity...and actual cruelty...of some people in this country astounds me (though it shouldn't).
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Still my favorite jam from the album.
Former Republican Lawmaker Aaron Schock Has Come Out As Gay
in Politics and World Events
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Watch...when things don't pan out for him and he doesn't get the acceptance he now thinks he's entitled to from "the community", he'll go on a rant about how we queers are the mean, discriminatory monsters and that conservatives like him are the 'real' victims.