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[Fansince88]

On 6/1/2022 at 2:19 PM, Crap Throwing Monkey said:

 

Had dinner with friends this weekend where they insisted on turning the conversation to Roe v. Wade, and I had to explain that: yes, it was a poor legal decision, and no, repealing it doesn't outlaw abortion, just puts regulation back in the states' hands...and that means states will be permitted to allow abortions right up to the moment of birth.

 

Also had to explain that repealing Roe v. Wade doesn't make interracial or gay marriage illegal, that Ukraine did not attack Russia, that the Florida "Don't say Gay" law didn't actually say "Don't Say Gay" but prohibited the teaching of any sex ed to kindergarteners, and that you can't walk in to WalMart and buy a machine gun.  

 

People are just frighteningly misinformed.

Why did this scene come to mind?

[Crap Throwing Clavin]

It's good Ukraine is out of the World Cup, because if you beat the Ukraine you're a fascist supporter of Putin... 

 

 

[devnull]

4 minutes ago, Crap Throwing Monkey said:

It's good Ukraine is out of the World Cup, because if you beat the Ukraine you're a fascist supporter of Putin... 

 

 

 

USMNT should give the Ukranian team their equipment and send coaches to advise

[Jauronimo]

4 hours ago, Spartacus said:

anybody ever receive this questionaire?

what did you do with it?

 

https://matthewvadum.com/2022/06/census-bureau-sued-over-intrusive-annual-survey-questions/

 

Two U.S. citizens have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Census Bureau, claiming the long, detailed American Community Survey the agency requires millions to complete each year is illegal.

 

Unlike the once-a-decade census, the ACS is conducted every year and “asks detailed and personal questions such as the person’s sexual orientation, gender identity, fertility history, marital status, and divorce history,” according to the legal complaint.

 

Other questions posed in the survey concern whether the household has internet access, how many cars the inhabitants own, whether the occupants receive food stamps, how many and which languages the occupants speak, and “details of the occupants’ physical, mental, or emotional conditions such as deafness or blindness, and any difficulty concentrating, remembering, making decisions, walking or climbing, dressing or bathing, or running errands.”

 

The ACS queries respondents about private health information, including whether the occupants have health insurance, and the effect of medical and psychological conditions on the individual’s daily activities. It also asks how much households pay in taxes and for utilities. “It even asks how many beds, cars, and washing machines the household has … [and] contains about 100 such questions.”

 

 

 

 

The lawsuit comes as the U.S. Census Bureau comes under fire for significant miscounts in the 2020 census, with population numbers in six states being undercounted, while eight states saw an overcount in population. Republicans say the botched census count unfairly prevented Florida and Texas from each gaining a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

You copy and paste this as a facebook status and tell Joe Biden you do not give him permission to use your personal information. Pass it on to your friends.

[Crap Throwing Clavin]

2 hours ago, Jauronimo said:

You copy and paste this as a facebook status and tell Joe Biden you do not give him permission to use your personal information. Pass it on to your friends.

 

Applicable US Code listed here, if anyone's interested.

[Taro T]

11 minutes ago, Crap Throwing Monkey said:

 

Applicable US Code listed here, if anyone's interested.

 

So, they decided they have the right to collect this information because no other federal government entity has the right to do so?  WTF?

 

That's almost as ridiculous as Gore's claiming him and 42 collecting money from Tibetan monks (sure, it was really the monks giving the money ) was OK even though it was illegal because there was "no controlling legal authority" to enforce that campaign finance law.

[Crap Throwing Clavin]

2 hours ago, Taro T said:

 

So, they decided they have the right to collect this information because no other federal government entity has the right to do so?  WTF?

 

 

No, the applicable law in the GAO's opinion (13 USC section 193) gives the Census Bureau (as part of the Department of Commerce - the Secretary of Commerce is "the Secretary" referred to in the code) authority to conduct the ACS.

[Foxx]

This should be on the front page of every news site.

 

[Crap Throwing Clavin]

4 hours ago, Foxx said:

This should be on the front page of every news site.

 

 

1) But why?

2) If Velveeta can duplicate the scent of their "cheese" in a nail polish, they're not cheese.

3) But...why????

[TakeYouToTasker 2.0]

9 hours ago, Crap Throwing Monkey said:

 

1) But why?

2) If Velveeta can duplicate the scent of their "cheese" in a nail polish, they're not cheese.

3) But...why????

I’m not quite sure.

 

I’ve always thought that if a person was starting to smell like cheese, that they were well past the point that they should have washed themselves, and should do so immediately.

 

Electively smelling like cheese is wrong on so many levels.

[Crap Throwing Clavin]

6 hours ago, TakeYouToTasker 2.0 said:

I’m not quite sure.

 

I’ve always thought that if a person was starting to smell like cheese, that they were well past the point that they should have washed themselves, and should do so immediately.

 

Electively smelling like cheese is wrong on so many levels.

 

 But not cheese.  Velveeta.

 

[Deranged Rhino]

 

[Crap Throwing Clavin]

33 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said:

 

 

Progressives call this "bad news," because he got caught before he succeeded.

[Crap Throwing Clavin]

This is remarkably stupid.

 

 

 

It starts "Being forced to remain pregnant is gender-based violence."  But I thought any gender could get pregnant?  Pregnancy is gender-neutral, but gender-based?

 

At what point do progressives engage in some introspection and ask themselves "Y'know...maybe we've become wildly incoherent in our philosophies?"

[Hitbyaparkedcar]

48 minutes ago, Crap Throwing Monkey said:

This is remarkably stupid.

 

 

 

It starts "Being forced to remain pregnant is gender-based violence."  But I thought any gender could get pregnant?  Pregnancy is gender-neutral, but gender-based?

 

At what point do progressives engage in some introspection and ask themselves "Y'know...maybe we've become wildly incoherent in our philosophies?"

They won't, and many do not possess the capability...

[Fansince88]

6 hours ago, Crap Throwing Monkey said:

 

 But not cheese.  Velveeta.

 

I had a co-worker that ate a whole brick of velveeta while getting drunk one weekend. Didn't fare well for him. 

[Chandemonium]

2 minutes ago, Fansince88 said:

I had a co-worker that ate a whole brick of velveeta while getting drunk one weekend. Didn't fare well for him. 

Was he plugged up for a month, or did it have the opposite effect?

[Hedge]

 

 

[Fansince88]

1 hour ago, Chandemonium said:

Was he plugged up for a month, or did it have the opposite effect?

Yes on both. 

[Taro T]

6 minutes ago, Hedge said:

 

 

 

Not exactly news.  The last modification to the tax code added that for this year and it's been in effect since January 1.

 

And it's not just PayPal & Venmo that are effected.  You want to sell extra tickets on Ticketmaster?  Get ready to give them your Soc if you want to get paid.

 

My accountant says it isn't going to effect my taxes (actually lost money dumping Sabres tix this season, go figure) but still not happy an entity that gets hacked as often as Ticketmaster gets people's Soc's.