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Are we talking about the same dossier? My understanding is that multiple aspects of the dossier have been corroborated.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump%...er#Allegations
Then again, VOX doesn't think so.
https://www.vox.com/2018/1/5/1684570...r-russia-trump
Too much for my brain to keep up on.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump%...er#Allegations
Then again, VOX doesn't think so.
https://www.vox.com/2018/1/5/1684570...r-russia-trump
Too much for my brain to keep up on.
the NY Times doesn't think so either: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/25/u...-expained.html
another serious question: if posting memes on FB is election interference, what is outlawing conservatives from the?
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Not gonna lie. If my ***** was in the middle of my forehead, I'd probably be a lot less productive.
Also, the Braineack scale only contains five datapoints, so I'm not quite sure how to scale it. Is it 1, 3.25, 5.5, 7.75, 10? If so, I'm about 3.25.
Also, the Braineack scale only contains five datapoints, so I'm not quite sure how to scale it. Is it 1, 3.25, 5.5, 7.75, 10? If so, I'm about 3.25.
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Oh, and also the ones who are *****.
Plus that one white chick in the Hyundai who always parks a little bit over the line, and then acts like you're trying to rape her if you point it out.
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I'm a parent. I've never heard of this guy but I "negotiate" with my kid because spanking him didn't work. I found this out when he was 2 years old. If you think you know all there is to parenting, you don't know **** about parenting. My kid has taught me more about parenting him than any advice given to me by anyone. And I learn on a daily basis. I wish spanking him would have worked. It's a lot easier than having to think of how to outsmart a 7 year old.
Every kid is different. So this is the only advice I have for anyone that wants parenting advice: if you wanna be a good parent, pay attention to *your* kid and not what every other parent/teacher/therapist/etc has to say about him. When the village raises the child, don't be upset that he turns out to be another stupid villager.
*Don't ever compare a child to another. We are all individuals, even as kids.
And when is some smart rich guy gonna figure out there is lots of money to be made hosting all of the censored material these leftist social media outlets have been banning? Honestly, I'm about to start researching alternatives to Google products. Who knows when they'll start censoring my emails for "hate speech". Or my text messages on my android phone.
Every kid is different. So this is the only advice I have for anyone that wants parenting advice: if you wanna be a good parent, pay attention to *your* kid and not what every other parent/teacher/therapist/etc has to say about him. When the village raises the child, don't be upset that he turns out to be another stupid villager.
*Don't ever compare a child to another. We are all individuals, even as kids.
And when is some smart rich guy gonna figure out there is lots of money to be made hosting all of the censored material these leftist social media outlets have been banning? Honestly, I'm about to start researching alternatives to Google products. Who knows when they'll start censoring my emails for "hate speech". Or my text messages on my android phone.
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Based on their past history, probably as soon as hate speech is criminalized under US law. Basically the same as they've done in China.
Thus far, Alphabet (Google's parent company) has a pretty good record of not censoring private communications, only public ones such as YouTube. And for that, they have the same rationale as Facebook.
I wish it weren't so (despite what Braineack thinks), but there's little which can be done to stop these firms from exercising editorial judgement over publicly-available content.
Thus far, Alphabet (Google's parent company) has a pretty good record of not censoring private communications, only public ones such as YouTube. And for that, they have the same rationale as Facebook.
I wish it weren't so (despite what Braineack thinks), but there's little which can be done to stop these firms from exercising editorial judgement over publicly-available content.
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Yeah, no.
*yes, I realize it's possible to determine someone's words from reading their lips, I dated a deaf girl in high school. And yes, speaking over the phone using a relay service was very awkward.
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saw this on my feed this morning. couldn't help but shake my head.
I dunno what's so appealing about watching a business shut down because there's no reason to run a risky business--who could bankrupt you, and is responsible for the fates of thousands--if you get no financial reward from it..
the 98% are a bunch of idiots.