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Old 08-27-2024, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
So the black professor is saying that the black kids are not as studious as the white or Asian kids? And that he did not believe they would do as well on merit-based entrance requirements? What a racist bastard.
Shouldn't his argument have been that these underprivileged students are just as good if given the same education? Wasn't that the point of Affirmative Action? I didn't hear any of that.
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It's too obvious to argue. Talented individuals were deprived opportunity so that less talented kids could play too. It's really not fair to society, or progress. The Asians should be the ones most aggravated by this. Especially those who missed out in past admissions.
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I find it interesting how, in 2020, the dems were accusing then-president Trump of trying to start a trade war with China.

This week, the Biden-Harris administration is planning to announce the final implementation of:

● Quadrupling of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles to 100%

● Doubling of duties on semiconductors and solar cells to 50%, and

● New 25% tariffs on lithium-ion batteries and other strategic goods including steel


China has, of course, vowed retaliation, and of course US manufacturers have begged the administration to hold off on this. Because, of course, tarrifs increase their cost of doing business, and usually result in decreased productivity and decreased domestic employment.


The Biden-Harris tariffs include a new 25% levy on Chinese-made ship-to-shore cranes, a China-dominated sector with no U.S. producers. The Port of New York and New Jersey said it has eight cranes on order from China's state-owned ZPMC at $18 million apiece, and a 25% tariff would boost the cost of each by $4.5 million, "causing a significant strain on the Port's critical and limited resources."

Democratic senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner from Virginia and Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff from Georgia also raised concerns about the impact on ports in their states, calling for existing orders for Chinese cranes to be exempted.

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https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/u...es-2024-08-26/
https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/c...ds-2024-05-15/
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Actual photos of the liberal mainstream media covering up / suppressing the story that the democrats intentionally pressured social media to censor speed which was contrary to the leftist agenda:




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My wife and I were talking last week about how out kids won't be able to afford to purchase a house in California. And this week we hear that the California legislature is looking at offering up to $150,000 in a forgivable loan so illegals can purchase homes in California.

But my kids....definitely still gonna need to buy out of state, and definitely not getting any of that $150k loan money.



https://abc7.com/post/california-bil...ture/15235539/
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My wife and I were talking last week about how out kids won't be able to afford to purchase a house in California. And this week we hear that the California legislature is looking at offering up to $150,000 in a forgivable loan so illegals can purchase homes in California.

But my kids....definitely still gonna need to buy out of state, and definitely not getting any of that $150k loan money.



https://abc7.com/post/california-bil...ture/15235539/

Suddenly the price of houses jumped up $150,000.
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
Actual photos of the liberal mainstream media covering up / suppressing the story that the democrats intentionally pressured social media to censor speed which was contrary to the leftist agenda:



ALSO MSM:


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Thank goodness for reader-added context.
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Originally Posted by Braineack
ALSO MSM:


Speaking of tethering, some Blue states are refusing to remove RFK from the ballots--as he requested. There's some talk that some Red states may keep Biden on the ticket instead of Harris.

Turnaround is fair play?
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Originally Posted by Braineack
ALSO MSM:

(Politico)

Ah, I finally see the problem. You think that Politico, a clickbait-generating, heavily left-leaning online blog site which also publishes a free tabloid newspaper is a part of the legitimate mainstream media.


Here is the actual mainstream media ignoring* the hypocrisy of Nassau County, NY, a region bordering NYC just to the east which has voted democrat in every single presidential election since 1992, arresting an 18 year old for wearing a face mask in public, when just four years ago they were threatening to arrest anyone not wearing a face mask in public.



* = not ignoring.





And here is the MSM ignoring* the plight of a student in heavily left-leaning Fairfax, VA being banned from displaying the American Flag:



* = not ignoring.


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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
And here is the MSM ignoring* the plight of a student in heavily right-leaning Fairfax, VA being banned from displaying the American Flag:


MY PEOPLE! Fairfax is anything but right-leaning, guy. I would argue VA is red-leaning, EXCEPT for the ultra HUGE left-leaning Fairfax county which dominates the state.








ffx county is 20% Asian, 18% Latino, and only 50% White; theyll vote for whomever gives them money.


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Originally Posted by Braineack
MY PEOPLE! Fairfax is anything but right-leaning, guy. I would argue VA is red-leaning, EXCEPT for the ultra HUGE left-leaning Fairfax county which dominates the state.
You're right. I was looking at the wrong dataset when I typed that.

I, a member of the leftist media, got a fact wrong. I admit that, I have corrected the original misstatement, and I am here amplifying that correction here for clarity.

We lefties in the mainstream media are really doing a shitty job of covering for the democrats who are flippity-floppying on their mask policy, and prohibiting the display of the American Flag on public school grounds.
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remember, misinformation should be illegal. Walz going to come for you.
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
Ah, I finally see the problem. You think that Politico, a clickbait-generating, heavily left-leaning online blog site which also publishes a free tabloid newspaper is a part of the legitimate mainstream media.


Here is the actual mainstream media ignoring* the hypocrisy of Nassau County, NY, a region bordering NYC just to the east which has voted democrat in every single presidential election since 1992, arresting an 18 year old for wearing a face mask in public, when just four years ago they were threatening to arrest anyone not wearing a face mask in public.



* = not ignoring.





And here is the MSM ignoring* the plight of a student in heavily left-leaning Fairfax, VA being banned from displaying the American Flag:



* = not ignoring.
Have the MSM apologized for pushing the Steele dossier for four+ years? Have they apologized for squashing the Hunter Biden laptop? Anyone give back their awards for this sham reporting?




But hey, consistency counts...right? Joe, you're a nice guy who works for an industry that lies for a living.
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Originally Posted by cordycord

Joe, you're a nice guy who works for an industry that lies for a living.
Advertising?
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
Advertising?

You don't know Joe's day job?
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X never links properly....Zuckerberg confirmed that the White House pressured Facebook to take down posts and censor for the government, and Mayorkas lied through his teeth (over and over) at the hearing in 2022.



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