SecondJon @SecondJon@qoto.org
- Current Life Chapter Title
- Something Smells Terrible
- More Seriously
- Fighting the long defeat
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.
I'm a #Dad of several from toddler to teen, #Husband, #Christian, #Anglican, Unaffiliated #conservatarian, Software #Developer, #Coloradan, Reader of paper #books, Card and BoardGamer, #tea drinker, solving problems and helping millions escape extreme poverty as a #Salesforce #Architect at an amazing nonprofit.
Joined Aug 2018
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@MountainJay This one makes me laugh. 😃😃
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.@KingfaceF1: Black Lives Matter is taking advantage of the deaths of black men in order to advance their agenda that actually harms black America. https://twitter.com/prageru/status/1283948284277665793 #Prager #America
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After several weeks off of #running due to a non-running injury, I got back to the distance I'd been running:
36+ miles per week (7/8/7 and a half marathon or longer distance on the weekend)
My speed still suffers. I had gotten to below 6 minutes per mile on my fastest mile. I"m not that fast now.
I'd love to understand the constitutional case for mask mandates.
Georgia Gov. Kemp Bans Cities and Counties from Mandating Masks The order nullifies more than 15 mandates that have already been issued by local g...
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“What the welfare system and other kinds of governmental programs are doing is paying people to fail. Insofar as they fail, they receive the money; insofar as they succeed, even to a moderate extent, the money is taken away.” https://twitter.com/ThomasSowell/status/1283206737949085703 #Mises
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After a 1 year-old was shot & killed, blacks in NYC are calling for a crime unit that was disbanded as a result of #blm protests, to be reinstated.Shootings for the week are up 277% since last year.Meanwhile, @BilldeBlasio is playing arts & crafts in front of Trump Tower. https://twitter.com/RealCandaceO/status/1283122134433189889 #Killed #NYC #Shot #Trump
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Thomas Sowell says concept of systemic racism 'has no meaning,' warns US could reach 'point of no return'
Economist says left's use of phrase recalls 'propaganda tactics of Joseph Goebbels'
https://www.foxnews.com/media/thomas-sowell-systemic-racism-has-no-meaning
Looking forward to your interview, I enjoy Sowell and his writings.
Texas A&M student who reported racist notes on vehicle placed them there himself: police
Texas A&M police on Thursday said that a student who reported finding racist notes on the windshield of his car last month, may have placed the papers there himself.
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Watching #AgeOfUltron with some friends. Key takeaways:
1. Police states are never good
2. Don't train an AI model on source data you haven't studied and know nothing about
#fakenews
CNN's Don Lemon: "Jesus Christ admittedly was not perfect when he was here on this earth"
CNN host Don Lemon claimed Wednesday that Jesus Christ admitted to not being perfect while he was on the earth in human form.
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Governors Reinstate Lockdowns To Combat Recovering Economy
Worried that the increase in jobs, prosperity, and happiness would hurt them in November, they reacted to the economic upturn quickly.
https://babylonbee.com/news/governors-reinstate-lockdowns-to-combat-recovering-economy?utm_content=bufferc85da&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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@nostradamust @ParkerTechGuy Real life is a parody of the Babylon Bee
From the New York Times (see image for their choice of headline)
WASHINGTON, May 29 (UP) --The Washington Redskins added ,a real Indian to their roster today with the signing of a Clemson halfback.
https://www.nytimes.com/1956/05/30/archives/redskin-joins-redskins.html
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US sees lowest daily coronavirus death total in months: @ScottAdamsSays http://w-j.co/s/gzNjE https://twitter.com/WestJournalism/status/1280645309912276998 #coronavirus
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Statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass toppled in NY on anniversary of famous 1852 anti-slavery speech
A statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass was toppled in Rochester, New York on Sunday, dragged 50 feet, and left on the brink of the Genesee River gorge, according to police.
https://disrn.com/news/statue-of-abolitionist-frederick-douglass-toppled-in-ny
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Democrats being irate and mad at blacks voting GOP to the point of screaming is nothing new.
Historically, Democrats have always been mad when their slaves went off the plantation.
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White supremacist Bernie Sanders admires likenesses of bigots on stolen Indian land: https://twitter.com/michaeljknowles/status/1279931298304294913 #Bernie #India #Sanders
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What I wanna know is where were the All Countries Matter crowd during Canada Day
#BLM is costing a lot of black lives. It's almost as if it's cynically using black lives as currency to spend toward its political purposes.
Shootings soar 205 percent after NYPD disbands anti-crime unit
Gunshot injuries skyrocketed to 157 from 47 in 2019, a 238 percent increase.
With a total of 205 shootings during the month, it was the bloodiest June in 24 years — going back to 1996, when the NYPD logged 236 incidents, the department said.
https://nypost.com/2020/07/04/shootings-soar-205-percent-after-nypd-disbands-anti-crime-unit/
- Current Life Chapter Title
- Something Smells Terrible
- More Seriously
- Fighting the long defeat
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.
I'm a #Dad of several from toddler to teen, #Husband, #Christian, #Anglican, Unaffiliated #conservatarian, Software #Developer, #Coloradan, Reader of paper #books, Card and BoardGamer, #tea drinker, solving problems and helping millions escape extreme poverty as a #Salesforce #Architect at an amazing nonprofit.
Joined Aug 2018
