SecondJon @SecondJon@qoto.org
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
Because this is less and less possible here, I'm largely offline and am not sure if I'll be returning. It was fun back when civility was a trend on qoto.
Joined Aug 2018
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@timorl
It may be terrible, but it's what we've seen in the house of representatives. My understanding is that the republican senate is repulsed by this same thing in the Democrat house. Pelosi recently said they've been working to impeach the president for years, so this is neither about Ukraine nor impartiality.
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@freemo @timorl
I do think they're playing the role of swamp dwellers well. This is exactly the confirmation Trump would wish for after calling them the swamp. To hold purely partisan vote after saying a partisan vote would not be okay. To rush it through in time for a 2020 candidate debate, then put it on hold indefinitely.
Even the fact that they didn't list any crime in the impeachment, makes it look like they're simply using all of their power to overturn one election and help their candidates in the next election.
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Just a reminder, the house vote on impeachment wasnt even supported by all democrats. 2 democrats voted against it and all republicans voted against it. They couldnt even get support from democrats and they knew damn well they couldnt get support for 2/3 of the senate.
I hate trump and want him out of office as much as anyone, but the impeachment caused me to loose all respect for democrats.
It looks more like a desperate attempt to manipulate the 2020 election and win, rather than any real attempt at impeachment. Sad thing is they probably hurt their cause more than helped. I know I have lost what little respect for the democrats I had despite my hatred of trump.
@RyuKurisu
There's not a direct disagreement here. A basic human need is not the same as a human right.
Of course, it's a loaded discussion. What does it mean to have a Right?
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Articles Of Impeachment Updated To Read 'Orange Man Bad' https://buff.ly/38K6o7b
2019-12-22, 20:30:17
https://twitter.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1208847245929537543
@shibaprasad
I don't have anything regularly for that. I am adding some weights, but am experimenting right now with a few options.
I started by walking a 5k every day. I'd jog a little and walk a lot. I started going further once per week, and started jogging more than walking. By the time I got up to 7 miles /11km, I was only jogging /running, no walking. At that point I pulled up the Hal Higdon marathon training plan linked here. 4 runs per week : short /medium /short /long.
I went up to 17+ miles then cut back and am basically doing 4 runs per week, about 5k/10k/5k/rest/half marathon/rest/rest. With warm up/cool down its 4/7/4/14 miles.
I think I'll add one more mile to my medium just to round out to 30 miles per week.
https://www.halhigdon.com/training-programs/marathon-training/novice-1-marathon/#training-schedule
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🔁 Scott Adams Retweeted:
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Shocking admission from the mainstream media.
Obama attempted to jail journalists...
“Donald Trump’s never done that.”
RT this moment of truth from the fake news!
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@realcaseyrollins
Well, the magazine got a lot of free media. I doubt it will change anyone's mind on this issue.
Another half marathon distance run this morning (14+ miles total). That's 6 in the last 7 weeks. Feeling pretty good considering I couldn't jog a 5k 3 or 4 months ago.
Most of these half marathon runs have been in sub freezing temporatures. Not sure if that makes them easier or harder. Certainly seemed easier when I went from Colorado to sea level for one of them.
From the Washington Post :
A day after the House voted to impeach Trump, Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced she would refrain from transmitting the articles of impeachment to the Senate...
@Karthikdeva
I like that you said Belief System, which everyone has, whether they (or you) describe themselves as Religious.
I think the question also comes down to : what do you mean by "science" that one can reject? Does it mean methods, popular opinion on conclusions (consensus) or simple a competing Belief System?
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Some of my absolute favorite Tolkein quotes:
“A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.” -- The Children of Hurin
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” -- The Fellowship of the Ring
“A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.”
"Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.” -- The Fellowship of the Ring
“What do you fear, lady?" [Aragorn] asked.
"A cage," [Éowyn] said. "To stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire.” -- Return of the King
“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisioned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape?. . .If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we're partisans of liberty, then it's our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can!”
“But I have been too deeply hurt, Sam. I tried to save the Shire, and it has been saved, but not for me. It must often be so, Sam, when things are in danger: some one has to give them up, lose them, so that others may keep them.” -- The Return of the King
#LOTR #tolkein #quotes #english #writing #LordOfTheRings #quote
@freemo
Just read (and shared) a brief article reporting that one of the professors who testified says he's not been Impeached until the house escalates to the senate. I'm not a legal scholar, but found this interesting.
Back to my original theory, then, that this is about putting a permanent cloud over the presidency to guard the Supreme Court in case Ruth needs to be replaced. "You can't have a president in the middle of impeachment appoint justices! "
Professor Who Testified for Democrats: Actually, Trump Isn't Impeached Yet
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
Because this is less and less possible here, I'm largely offline and am not sure if I'll be returning. It was fun back when civility was a trend on qoto.
Joined Aug 2018
