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@Sidewalker
I don't know what he published, but he clearly did not hand whatever info you think he had to the ranking Democrats in congress. I watched a lot of the hearings, and the ranking Democrats didn't have that info.
If you want to defend him saying somehow a rabid Trump hater decided to help Trump out by critically not supplying the opposition with evidence during a congressional hearing because he all of a sudden had a "come to Maga" moment, feel free. It's far more likely he exaggerated a lot and milked it for all he had.
I saw this:
And apparently, the Atlantic was also exaggerating by claiming a text about the real time updates of an unspecified terrorist's house being flattened was confidential information... ok bro. Be outraged.
But it's clear that either Goldberg didn't share that with Congress because he knew it's actually good propaganda for Maga to have left wing outlets publicly say that they killed some missile launching terrorists, or Congressional Democrats pretended they didn't have that information during the hearings and faked ignorance by asking what the texts were. Either way, enjoy that delicious burger.
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@WyIted
Goldberg seems to be exaggerating about what was actually in the texts regarding classified info. As someone completely opposed to Trump, there is no sane reason why he wouldn't hand over incriminating evidence to the ranking congressional Democrats in order to run with the "worse than Hillary" narrative for the next 3 years, practically making him a folk hero. If Goldberg is clearly lying about the contents, what else could he be lying about? Could he be lying or omitting critical information about how he got the info in the first place?
I am thinking highly probable.
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Thoughts? Shouldn't conservatives feel generous to subsidize failing ideas with good hearted charity?
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@whiteflame
Someone should know, even if it’s not the American public as a whole.
Judging from Tulsi's facial expressions during the Congressional hearing, it's likely someone knows.
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@WyIted
When it became a religion. That's when satire became blasphemy, and hyperbole became dogma.
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@Mharman
We need to hold out hope that we find a cure for TDS and its inevitable mutations.
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@WyIted
Mistakes are going to occur sloppy or not.
Satirical hyperbole is always entertaining.
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@TheGreatSunGod
In Japan, trucks handle over 90% of domestic cargo, underscoring their crucial role in the nation's logistics. Conversely, rail freight accounts for a modest 5% of the total cargo volume.
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@TheGreatSunGod
Truck Fatality Rates:In the United States, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there were about 5,000 fatalities in crashes involving large trucks in 2021.
Extrapolating Fatalities with 2 Million Additional Trains to replace trucks:If the train population increases by 2 million, bringing the total to 2.2 million trains, we can estimate the fatalities: 8,800 train fatalities.
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@TheGreatSunGod
The average carry weight of truck isnt 30,000 kilograms.
Alright, little one! Let’s imagine a big, strong truck that looks like a giant robot on wheels. These trucks are really important because they help carry all sorts of things we need, like food, toys, and even big furniture! When trucks drive around, they can carry a lot of weight—way more than we could ever lift on our own. They are like super strong helpers on the road.
Now, think of a big box. This box is attached to the back of the truck. This box is called a trailer, and it’s where all the things the truck is carrying go. Some trucks can carry around 30,000 kilos in this big box. That’s like carrying 30,000 bags of sugar! Can you imagine how heavy that is? These trucks can do it because they are built super strong, with big wheels and powerful engines.
But, you might wonder, why 30,000 kilos? Well, trucks are designed to carry a lot of weight, but not all trucks carry exactly 30,000 kilos every time. Sometimes they carry less, and sometimes, they can carry a bit more! It all depends on what’s inside the big box (the trailer). For example, if the truck is carrying light things like toys, it might not reach 30,000 kilos. But if it’s carrying heavy things like big rocks, it might need to carry more weight.
When we say trucks regularly haul 30,000 kilos, it means that trucks often carry this amount of weight. But the word “regularly” doesn't mean that every single truck trip is exactly 30,000 kilos. Sometimes it’s more, sometimes it’s less. It's like how you might eat a cookie every day, but not always the same number of cookies each time. One day, you might eat just one, and another day, you might eat two or three!
Now, let’s think about something called an average. The average is a way to talk about numbers that are similar but a little different. Imagine you’re sharing cookies with your friends. One day, you have 2 cookies, and the next day, you have 4. Your average number of cookies is 3, because it's in the middle of 2 and 4. But even though the average is 3, that doesn’t mean you always have 3 cookies. Sometimes you have more, and sometimes you have less.
So, when we say trucks regularly haul 30,000 kilos, it doesn't mean that every time a truck moves, it’s carrying exactly 30,000 kilos. Some trucks might carry a bit less, and some might carry a bit more. The word “regularly” just means that a lot of the time, trucks are carrying around that amount. It's a helpful way to talk about what happens most often without being super specific.
In the end, trucks are strong and can carry huge amounts of stuff. Sometimes they carry exactly 30,000 kilos, and sometimes a little more or less. So, regularly means it happens a lot, but not always in exactly the same way. Just like you might wear your favorite shoes a lot, but not every single day!
Besides, helicopters and rails are there for huge weights.
Alright, little buddy! Let’s start by talking about how trucks, helicopters, and trains help carry things around. You might think that helicopters and trains are the best way to carry really heavy things, but there’s something special about trucks that makes them super important when it comes to moving big, heavy stuff!
Imagine you’re moving a really heavy toy, like a huge teddy bear. You might think that a helicopter could fly in and carry it for you, but a helicopter is actually more like a little helper that’s good at moving things over short distances and in special places where trucks can’t go, like mountains or the middle of the ocean. They can carry some weight, but not nearly as much as a truck can!
Now, think about a train. Trains are really good at moving things over long distances on tracks. But here’s the thing: trains need to follow a specific path. They can’t just go wherever they want, like trucks can. This means that if you want to get something to your house, a train can only take it to a special spot where the tracks end, and then someone needs to bring it the rest of the way. So, a train might help, but it’s not as flexible as a truck.
Trucks, on the other hand, are super flexible! They can go anywhere that a road goes. Whether it’s a busy city or a quiet countryside, trucks can carry heavy loads right to where they need to go. This means that trucks are perfect for hauling big stuff to all kinds of places. Helicopters and trains might have their uses, but when it comes to moving something heavy from one place to another, trucks are the best choice!
You see, helicopters and trains are great for special situations, but they can't always carry the same amount of weight as trucks do. Helicopters can’t carry as much as a truck, because they have limited space and power. A truck, especially a big one, can carry a ton of things—like 30,000 kilos—without any problem. But a helicopter can only carry a fraction of that, and it would be hard to move such heavy things over long distances with it.
Trains are strong and can carry a lot of stuff, but because they have to stay on tracks, they can’t take things all the way to the exact spot you need. Imagine if you had a giant box of toys, and the only way to get them to your house was by train. You’d have to figure out how to get those toys from the train station to your door. But a truck can just drive up your street and deliver those toys right to your house without any extra work!
So, when people say helicopters and trains are better for carrying heavy things, it’s not exactly true. Trucks are still the best when it comes to moving big things everywhere, because they are strong, flexible, and can reach almost anywhere. Helicopters and trains have their jobs, but trucks do most of the hard work of hauling heavy loads.
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@TheGreatSunGod
 and some drones can carry 50 to 100 kilograms.
Trucks regularly haul 30,000 kilos.Â
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@ebuc
Are you currently driving without a license too?
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@whiteflame
Yeah, I definitely do not have enough info to make even a guess to defend it. Honeypot seems implausible with the current info, there doesn't seem to be any malice on the part of the reporter.... on the other hand, Tulsi seemed to be holding back a smile when questioned about it. Something is definitely up.
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@Double_R
The satire works because normal people know Democrats are only smart in their own heads.
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@Dr.Franklin
Look at Liberia. It was a constitutional government founded by US blacks...and it sucks.
Hence assimilation.
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@Double_R
More educated doesn't mean you have a garbage diploma to check a DEI box.
Find a realistic metric bro, like a standardized proficiency test. Can you actually read a book?
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@whiteflame
Were they trying to entrap Jeffrey Goldberg?
Unlikely, perhaps someone else?
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@whiteflame
What do you think of the possibility of a honeypot? Assuming the info wasn't actually dangerous.
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@ADreamOfLiberty
It's like jamming, prevent them from identifying the true signal by disguising it among the false/useless ones.
There's probably a ton of honeypot stings being set up as well. The real game behind closed doors will be forever unknowable.
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@Sidewalker
lol, stop wasting time with corporate sourced outrage, and more things will make sense to you.
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@ebuc
This movie was a tribute to Biden and Harris. A nutter movie about nutters, played by nutters.
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@ebuc
Is De Niro playing a nutter, or is he a nutter naturally?
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@Sidewalker
Tom Brady and the New England Patriots made their legendary 28-3 comeback against Matt Ryan’s Atlanta Falcons.
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@J.A.Prufrock
potentially putting troops in harm's way. It is the height of irony!
There are multiple instances where America purposefully baited international conflicts. It's more predictable than ironic.
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@Double_R
Yeah, you can point to high "graduation rates" in education and count the "diplomas"...
But the real metric is proficiency, which, by my source, has failed despite graduating 70% of the population anyway and chalking up the "educated" box for political pandering. The education system's obsession with graduation quotas over actual competency has produced a generation with diplomas but no practical skills. It’s the same playbook as corporate DEI initiatives, optics over outcomes. You can fill manufactured quotas, but you can't manufacture excellence.
DEI advancement is on the way out, and hopefully also an elimination of the ambiguous legal term "race" that only appeared in the Dred Scott decision, and then again in 1965. The legal term "race" is nowhere to be found in the 14th amendment. The idea that we are legally biologically different due to skin tone and that we need special legal "armbands" to identify us needs to be eliminated in a world of realistically genetic mutts. Racial progressivism needs to end if we are to enjoy the egalitarian world promised by the 14th amendment.
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@Dr.Franklin
I'm 100% sure if teachers were allowed to integrate the black diaspora into western values instead of teaching them racial theories that those scores would vastly improve. The teacher unions are designed to create failing schools based on racial theories to ensure perpetual funding and job security. We were on the right track up until 1965 before we legally created classes based on skin color.
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@Dr.Franklin
If the Scotus rules that district courts can dictate national security decisions, that will be the start of another civil war.
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@Dr.Franklin
SCOTUS actually guaranteed the civil war with Dred Scott. Congress was working on compromises and resolutions, and then all of a sudden the court made slavery de-facto the national law.
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@Dr.Franklin
It's actually purely due to teacher unions. Dept of Education was just another arm of the teacher's union, but it's gone now. There's still a lot of head chopping to go to slay that hydra.
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@cristo71
In Chicago, the Ministry of silly talks is taken seriously.
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@Double_R
Anyone who knows anything about education and politics knows that higher education directly correlates with higher support for democrats
A stronghold for Democrats in the Great Lakes region, Illinois has consistently favored the Democratic presidential candidate by double digits in every election since 1992, including for favorite son Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 and Chicago-born Hillary Clinton in 2016. Joe Biden also won Illinois by a comfortable margin, capturing 58% of the vote to Trump's 41%, maintaining a similar 17-point margin as Clinton did in 2016. For the first time since 1868, Illinois will award fewer than 20 electoral votes, a change resulting from the 2020 United States census reapportionment with people leaving for better living conditions.
Like you, I am absolutely shocked that a place called "School of Social Justice High School" is not teaching anything of value.
Indoctrination is not the republicans friend.
Agreed.
with people who consume more news...
You are better off wiping your ass with that propaganda than shoving it down your own throat...
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@Double_R
and the ramifications that has for all of us.
Lol, I don't care about special privileges for the elites in DC. If you are in that group, too bad and so sad.
If Joe Biden or Kamala Harris were doing the exact same thingÂ
They did, and I didn't give a crap then. This is strictly a 1st world problem only a rich liberal can afford to waste time worrying about.
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@fauxlaw
Musk has been quite vocal against subsidies in many areas. He’s openly criticized government handouts and corporate welfare, arguing that companies should succeed based on their own merit, not through taxpayer-funded assistance. In fact, he’s even made comments about how Tesla didn’t need subsidies, and he often points out that his companies, Tesla and SpaceX, were successful despite not relying heavily on government support, even though they received some early on.
This is particularly important because it challenges the very definition of oligarchy. Oligarchies typically thrive exclusively on tight political connections and subsidies that protect and enhance the wealth of the elite. Musk’s position is different in that he actively criticizes and works to reduce dependence on these subsidies. It’s a sign that his focus is on innovation and competition, not on collusion with the government to secure privileged benefits. Musk has actually disrupted entrenched industries, including the automobile and aerospace sectors, rather than protecting monopolies or maintaining the status quo.
Whether it’s moving Tesla's headquarters to Texas to avoid California’s high taxes instead of playing the government grift game for exemptions, or rejecting blanket subsidies, Musk shows that he's not a part of a closed, self-serving elite. Instead, he’s advocating for a more competitive environment where innovation drives success, not political influence.
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@cristo71
Lol, that's what I hear every day from my math students. (I teach math)
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@n8nrgim
Yeah, it's pretty hard to toss out the old bread and butter and say Trump is trying to give a tax cut for the rich by shutting down a useless Dept...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democrats are sounding the alarm over Trump's stated plan to shutter the Department of Education, saying such a move would put millions of kids in danger of becoming too smart to vote Democrat.
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Cause you know, free speech.
Free speech does not mean free venues at the Whitehouse. Find a real argument to cry over instead of an axiomatic debunking.
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@Double_R
lol tell me you are not crying about lost privileges...
This is literal third world country shit that we all used to pretend could never happen here.
Nah, crying over crony corporate privileges being revoked is a 1st world problem.
Find something real to cry over.
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@Double_R
Only apologize when caught to avoid being sued, but never retract the original statement.
Plus they air it when the viewership is low. A 15 minute segment about a false topic, 8 sec "apology". That's the legal formality propaganda shell game. People don't trust that kind of game anymore.
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@Double_R
I do listen to MSNBC on my drive to work because it's good to know what billionaire corporate media is up to. And most of it is boring enough for me to drive well. It's good for laughs too. Like today they were crying about how a crony law firm lost security clearance privileges. Pretty funny stuff. The corporate media manufactured outrage over stuff like an elite law firm losing security clearance is pretty funny, especially when they frame it as some grand injustice. It’s like watching cheap and unpopular actors desperately overplaying their parts. At least it makes the commute more entertaining!
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@7000series
We almost helped Europe annex Ukraine after we helped overthrow their king in 2014, but then those pesky Russians said nyet to annexation.
No American lives were lost in the coup.
That is the American way.
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@Sidewalker
Aint nobody else brave enough to fix that 3rd rail. Let him take another bullet for us.
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@TheGreatSunGod
Have it your way BK.
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@TheGreatSunGod
Women have the fit inherited trait of being neurotic so that they are more aware when tending children, and get very worked up over their babies.
Men, not so much. Men look after the woman to look after his kids. Always has been that way. Societal norms evolved from biological norms, not the "patriarchy"
Jordan Peterson often references evolutionary psychology and Big Five personality traits, pointing out that, on average, women score higher in neuroticism (which includes anxiety and emotional sensitivity), while men score higher in assertiveness and risk-taking. He argues that these biological differences influenced the traditional social division of labor and parental roles.
In his book, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, Peterson explains much better than I can how evolutionary pressures shape human behavior and social structures. Jordan often discusses the biological basis of gender differences in his debates and lectures, often referencing scientific studies on personality, evolutionary psychology, and child-rearing behaviors. If you’re looking for a specific source, you can google many of his YouTube lectures and podcast interviews that touch on this topic in depth. You can also look at some of his conversations with Joe Rogan and his debates with figures like Sam Harris where he also dives into these ideas with more detail.
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@ADreamOfLiberty
I did find this funny in the full quote"While surplus Social Security funds are held in government bonds (which critics call IOUs), those bonds are backed by the U.S. government—just like Treasury securities held by private investors and foreign governments. If they are worthless, so is the entire U.S. financial system. "Well it got that right rofl!
Yes, AI can NOT deny the reality of why bond ratings and crypto exists. Because the current US financial system is not secure.
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