“The time to act is now.” That’s the message of survivors of last week’s school shooting in Florida. On Wednesday, the nation witnessed grieving students, parents and teachers powerfully confront the president and lawmakers over gun control in pointed—and often tense—televised exchanges. The day began with students across the United States—from Minnesota to Colorado to Arizona—walking out of class to demand stricter gun laws. Meanwhile, survivors of the shooting descended on the Florida state Capitol in Tallahassee to demand lawmakers pass legislation addressing gun violence before the legislative session ends. In the afternoon, President Trump—along with Vice President Mike Pence and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos—hosted a listening session with survivors of recent shootings, including students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Wednesday evening, survivors of the massacre at Stoneman Douglas High School sparred with politicians during a town hall hosted by CNN. https://www.democracynow.org/2018/2/22/the_time_to_act_is_now[with embedded video, and transcript]
Former Parkland Student: I Interned for Senator Rubio. Now I’m Begging Him to Act on Guns
Published on Feb 22, 2018 by Democracy Now!
As students protests grow in Florida, we speak to a former intern for Senator Rubio who is also a graduate from Stoneman Douglas High School. Shana Rosenthal just wrote a piece for The New York Times titled “I Interned for Senator Rubio. Now I'm Begging Him to Act on Guns
Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate
Issued on: February 22, 2018
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days before the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent to the Federal Register for publication the enclosed Proclamation stating that the national emergency with respect to Cuba that was declared on March 1, 1996, in Proclamation 6867, as amended by Proclamation 7757 on February 26, 2004, and Proclamation 9398 on February 24, 2016, is to continue in effect beyond February 25, 2018, as modified by the enclosed Proclamation.
It continues to be the policy of the United States that a mass migration from Cuba would endanger the security of the United States by posing a disturbance or threatened disturbance to our international relations. The unauthorized entry of vessels subject to the jurisdiction of the United States into Cuban territorial waters is in violation of the law of the United States and is contrary to the policy of the United States. Further, the unauthorized entry of United States-registered vessels into Cuban territorial waters continues to be detrimental to our foreign policy and counter to the purpose of Executive Order 12807 of May 24, 1992, which is to ensure, among other things, safe, orderly, and legal migration. The possibility of large-scale unauthorized entries of United States-registered vessels would disturb the international relations of the United States by facilitating a possible mass migration of Cuban nationals. For these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared with respect to Cuba and the emergency authority relating to the regulation of the anchorage and movement of vessels set out in Proclamation 6867 as amended by Proclamations 7757 and 9398, and as further modified by the enclosed Proclamation.
Real-time facial recognition of people in moving vehicles is being implemented as part of the “Border War” along with other population control mechanism. And while everyone is focused on illegal immigrants and drugged kids with guns, the globalists are building robots to kill us and take our jobs. Then, William Jasper joins to expose Mueller fraudulent investigation.
[from Alex Jones and his merry band of batshit bullshitters]
Everyone is worried about robots stealing manufacturing jobs, but the real value (and threat) in robots may lie in whether they can become smart enough to actually think on their own.
One of the major milestones in creating human level intelligence is for machines to attain self-awareness. And Columbia University's Creative Machines Lab may have already done it. “These robots learn overtime, to stimulate themselves in a future situation they haven’t actually experienced.” said Dr. Hod Lipson, the mechanical engineering professor leading the lab's push to create self-aware robots.
"In other words, they don't have to learn by doing," Lipson told VICE News. "They can learn by thinking."
The robotics department at UC Berkley has made similar advancements with their self-teaching robot BRETT. Using trial and error, BRETT can learn how to fold laundry, assemble LEGO blocks and fit pegs into a hole.
From a technological standpoint, these advancements are exciting, but they raise an important philosophical question: If humans create machines whose intelligence surpasses our own, will we be able to control them?
VICE’s Hamilton Morris explores how robotics and the computers that power them are poised for an extraordinary leap forward with the emergence of artificial intelligence, and how humanity can reconcile the huge risks and possibilities that will follow.
At a CNN town hall, survivors of the Parkland school shooting addressed NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch, Senator Marco Rubio and Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel on gun control. The discussion devolved into a derogatory debate over "crazy" and "insane" individuals. This is why that's problematic.
Moderator: Larry O'Connor, The Washington Times Lawrence Jones, Campus Reform Chris Loesch, Journalist Candace Owens, Turning Point USA Kim Strassel, Wall Street Journal
CPAC 2018 - Do Not Pass Go! How Government is Killing Capitalism
Published on Feb 22, 2018 by American Conservative Union
Moderator: Dan Schneider, American Conservative Union Sec. Jim Burnley, Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Dr. Greg Dolin, ACU Foundation Senior Fellow Tom Schatz, Citizens Against Government Waste
CPAC 2018 - John Batchelor Radio Show: Live from the CPAC Stage
Published on Feb 22, 2018 by American Conservative Union
The Surprising Strength of the GOP in 2018 Host: John Batchelor, The John Batchelor Show Dr. Sebastian Gorka, Fox News Thaddeus McCotter, Thaddeus McCotter Freedom Asylum Liz Peek, Fox News
This Private School Trains Student “Warriors” To Swarm An Active Shooter (VICE on HBO)
Published on Feb 22, 2018 by VICE News
In the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, last Wednesday, schools and state legislatures around the country are grappling with how to protect the lives of their students.
But more than five years before a 19-year-old former student killed 17 at the Florida school, Pastor Larry Allen, a a superintendent in Albuquerque, New Mexico, took a radical approach to preparing his school for potential gun violence.
In a Season One episode of VICE on HBO, correspondent Thomas Morton visited Allen's school, the New Life Baptist Academy, to talk to the pastor, a former cop, and his wife about the training they require students undergo.
In addition to active shooter training for every student from kindergarten through 12th grade, a group of select upperclassmen also receive tactical training, designed to help them stop a gunman. They're called the Pastor's Warriors.
New Life Baptist Academy's 20 teachers also have at least five loaded handguns divvied up between them.
In the wake of last week's tragedy, pro-gun groups like “Florida Carry,” along with public voices such as Rush Limbaugh and several Republican senators, want to pass emergency legislation to allow all public school teachers to bring concealed firearms to their classrooms for defense.
But many of those who witnessed the massacre of their friends and loved ones in Parkland think enough is enough. More guns is simply more violence, not more safety. Students even held a "lie-in" on Monday in front of the White House, where demonstrators called for tougher gun control laws to help make schools safer.
Thursday, Feb. 22nd 2018[, with an appearance by Jerome Corsi]: Fake News! CNN scripted question controversy - Alex Jones hosts this worldwide broadcast and is exclusively joined by Michael Savage in the 2nd hour. School-shooting survivor claims the network gave him a scripted question while ignoring the one he wrote himself. Furthermore, George Soros announces he's the de facto emperor of the EU. Also, journalist/author Alex Newman discusses the Deep State's war on Trump.
Dear Olympics, "ladies" is an outdated term. Stop using it.
Published on Feb 22, 2018 by ThinkProgress
Sports federations and commentators still refer to female athletes as "ladies." We don't hear men referred to as "gentleman," so what's the deal? Let's call female athletes what they are: women.
Survivors of the Parkland, FL, mass shooting, in which 17 people lost their lives, are speaking out and demanding action on gun violence. In response, right-wing media figures are spreading conspiracy theories and attacking these students, and online platforms, like YouTube and Facebook, are enabling the spread of these lies. (Videos spreading these conspiracy theories have gone viral, with one video even trending No.1 on YouTube.)
Is David Avocado Wolfe the most successful snake oil salesman on earth? David Wolfe is an anti-vaxx, flat-earth, conspiracy theorist, hippie with 12 million Facebook likes who's opposed to modern medicine. He's a controversial celebrity spokesman for many alternative medicine products including deer antler extract, the Longevity Zapper, Ormus Gold and many other pseudoscientific products, and he's about to be exposed!
We all know a mom who loves alternative medicine. She may call herself a natural mom, a crunchy mom, a holistic mom, etc. Why do moms, specifically, love this kind of pseudoscience? Whether it’s anti-vax, anti-gmo, naturopathy, reiki, homeopathy, or essential oils, mothers seem to eat it up. Here’s my take on why that is.
“In 2005, the treatment of the whole person (78.3%) was the top reason for using CAM followed by taking an active role in one's health (76.5%).” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22490367/
CPAC 2018 - What is the Biggest Threat to the US? a) China b) Russia c) Rogue States d) All of the Above
Published on Feb 22, 2018 by American Conservative Union
Moderator: Raheem Kassam, Breitbart London Amb. John Bolton, American Enterprise Institute Erielle Davidson, Hoover Institution Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser, American Islamic Forum for Democracy
CPAC 2018 - Breaking Bad: What it Takes to Rise Above Circumstances: Part 2
Published on Feb 22, 2018 by American Conservative Union
Interviewed by Greta Van Susteran, Voice of America Dir. Andrew Bremberg, White House Domestic Policy Council Gov. Peter Shumlin (VT) Lt. Governor Mary Taylor (OH)
CPAC 2018 - Kim Jong Un-iversity: How College Campuses are Turning into Reeducation Camps
Published on Feb 22, 2018 by American Conservative Union
Host: Katie Pavlich, Townhall.com Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA Marcus Fotenos, Turning Point USA Stephen Rowe, Leadership Institute Grant Strobl, Young America's Foundation Chandler Thornton, College Repubican National Committee
Godless Engineer was kind enough to make a guest video for my channel, since I have some sort of demon-cold that makes me sound like I've smoked a carton of cigarettes.
Please check out his channel if you haven't already.
My doppelganger takes on some bad arguments against evolution in this video.
As the Florida shooting continues to dominate the news cycle, Robert Mueller decides to release another pair of indictments during the fog of the Florida shooting coverage. The left continues to politicize the Florida shooting, as the same organizers from the Women's March are now involved in the anti-gun activism. Meanwhile, it seems all the student activists put on television are in the drama department.
[from Alex Jones and his merry band of batshit bullshitters]
Dating in the US has been around for 100 years and it’s always been tied to the economy.
It may seem like the way we date is dictated by things like love and affection but it’s actually driven by something far less romantic: the economy.
Dating as we know it didn’t really start until the Industrial Revolution when young people left farms and small towns to flock to cities for work. They got jobs in factories, bars, and restaurants and being away from their families for the first time offered them the freedom to mix and match with other young people.
Ever since then the way single people have gotten together has been dictated by the ups and downs of the economy in the United States. We talk to Harvard’s Moira Weigel, author of “The Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating” about how our woes about dating are nothing new, they’ve been around since people starting pairing off.
Clinton aide alleges Bernie Sanders and Trump 'indistinguishable' on Russia
The Beat with Ari Melber 2/22/18
Longtime Clinton adviser, Philippe Reines, blasts Sanders for being “wishy-washy” on Russian interference because it puts “his accomplishments in doubt.” Former social media organizer for the Sanders campaign, John Mattes, responds.
Fmr. CIA Moscow Chief: Putin would know if Manafort committed crimes
The Beat with Ari Melber 2/22/18
Special counsel Bob Mueller is squeezing Paul Manafort tighter and tighter -- charging him and Rick Gates with 32 new counts today for false tax returns, bank fraud and bank fraud conspiracy. Fmr. CIA Moscow Station Chief Daniel Hoffman joins “The Beat” exclusively.
The charge against the governor reportedly stems from an incident in which he threatened to release a nude photo of a woman with whom he had an affair.
Mueller adds new piece to plot with new Manafort Gates indictment
The Rachel Maddow Show 2/22/18
Rachel Maddow reports on the details of a new 32-count indictment in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's cast against Donald Trump campaign aides Paul Manafort and Rick Gates.
Different grand jury would mean two trials for Manafort, Gates
The Rachel Maddow Show 2/22/18
Chuck Rosenberg, former U.S. attorney, helps Rachel Maddow with some legal questions about the new 32-count indictment in the Paul Manafort Rick Gates case, including why the indictment came from a different grand jury than the first indictment.
Gates struggles with legal footing in face of Mueller onslaught
The Rachel Maddow Show 2/22/18
Julia Ainsley, national security reporter for NBC News, talks with Rachel Maddow about the confused and confusing story of Donald Trump campaign aide Rick Gates' legal defense team.
First National Bank of Omaha ends NRA credit card program
The Rachel Maddow Show 2/22/18
Rachel Maddow reports that the First National Bank of Omaha has announced it will not renew its contract with the NRA, ending its decade-old "Official Credit Card of the NRA" program.
States form gun safety coalition to share background check data
The Rachel Maddow Show 2/22/18
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo talks with Rachel Maddow about a new gun safety pact between New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Jersey that includes sharing major databases to make background checks more effective.
Missouri Governor Greitens indicted, charges related to affair
The Rachel Maddow Show 2/22/18
Rachel Maddow reports on the indictment of Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, charged with a felony count of invasion of privacy connected to an extramarital affair he had in 2015.
Trump's campaign chairman and aide indicted on 32 new charges
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 2/22/18
Paul Fishman, ex-federal prosecutor, says the sheer number of new charges leveled by Robert Mueller's team against Paul Manafort and Rick Gates shows Mueller is confident he has an airtight case against them. Ron Klain & David Cay Johnston join Lawrence O'Donnell.
After President Donald Trump proposed arming teachers and hiring former soldiers and Marines to patrol American schools, Lawrence O'Donnell argues the president's ideas are fantasy and his staff is failing him and the country.
Russia Special Counsel Robert Mueller has indicted Paul Manafort and his longtime protégé Rick Gates with new fraud charges. What does it mean for the larger investigation? Our panel breaks it all down.
How far could the president's power to pardon go when it comes to those being charged in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation? MSNBC National Security Analyst Jeremy Bash explains.
Trump: Gun-free zones are like 'ice cream' to killers
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 2/23/18
Holding a second listening session on guns - this time with officials - Trump suggested arming teachers and giving them a bonus for carrying while saying schools must be 'hardened.' His remarks come on the same day the NRA's Wayne LaPierre threw out red meat at CPAC.
Trump & Aussie PM to meet after rocky past relations
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 2/23/18
Their first phone call, leader to leader, reportedly went terribly. Then audio leaked in June 2017 of Australian PM Turnbull mockingly impersonating Trump. So how will their face-to-face at the White House go on Friday?
Gun Control vs. Porn Control: Florida Takes On the Wrong Kind of Mass Shooting: The Daily Show
Published on Feb 23, 2018 by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
As survivors of the Parkland school shooting head to the Florida statehouse to rally for gun control, lawmakers instead prioritize legislation on porn instead.
Marco Rubio and President Trump Stumble Through Gun Control Debates: The Daily Show
Published on Feb 22, 2018 by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Parents and student survivors of the Parkland school shooting call out Marco Rubio's NRA donations at a CNN town hall, and President Trump proposes questionable gun control.
How to Make People Care About the Great Lakes: The Daily Show
Published on Feb 22, 2018 by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Michael Kosta sits down with "The Death and Life of the Great Lakes" author Dan Egan to learn how the environmental decline of the Great Lakes threatens the world's ecosystem.
TYT Parkland Crisis Actors Video = $$$ Bravo Von Muller = 0, Nada, Zilch, Zip. Is this evidence for a Class Action Lawsuit ? Youtube Discriminating against Normal Americans. How long will google/youtube get away with Discrimination ?
The conspiracy theory around one of the Florida school-shooting survivors is getting even more insane Conspiracy theorists keep targeting David Hogg, who survived last week's shooting at a Florida high school, making several false claims about him. Hogg told CNN the conspiracy theories were "absolutely disturbing." http://www.businessinsider.com/david-hogg-conspiracy-theory-2018-2
The Florida shooting suspect appears poised to inherit an $800,000 trust fund from his dead adoptive parents The suspect in last week's shooting at a Florida high school has said he has an $800,000 trust fund, the Miami Herald reported on Tuesday. Nikolas Cruz, 19, told a family he was living with that he set to receive the money after turning 22. But a judge will determine whether he can access the money now to hire a defense attorney, the Herald report says. Cruz's court proceedings could become expensive if prosecutors pursue the death penalty, and his hiring an attorney rather than using a public defender could let Broward County taxpayers off the hook. http://www.businessinsider.com/nikolas-cruz-800000-inheritance-could-pay-florida-shooting-legal-defense-2018-2
Chris Evans Shreds Right-Wing ‘Pile Of Trash’ Who Mocked School Shooting Survivors Captain America isn’t having it. Conservative author and felon Dinesh D’Souza apologized on Wednesday for tweets he posted that mocked the teen survivors of last week’s school shooting in Florida, which left 17 people dead. But many responders told him where to stick his apology, including Captain America: Wow. I don’t have the words. Have you never lost someone? What made you think this was ok? You can keep your apology, you insensitive pile of trash. https://twitter.com/dineshdsouza/status/966078572321562625 On Tuesday, D’Souza shared an image of the survivors weeping while they watched Florida lawmakers vote against discussion of a gun-control bill, and wrote: “Worst news since their parents told them to get summer jobs.” That and other tweets he posted about the survivors were described as “vile,” “disgusting” and “ghoulish.” Even many of D’Souza’s fellow conservatives slammed him over the tweets. The Fulshear Area Chamber of Commerce in Texas even canceled an event featuring D’Souza, according to Media Matters. However, he remains on the masthead of the National Review as a contributor. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chris-evans-dinesh-dsouza_us_5a8e5b8de4b0161d43187a7c
Russia appears to have deployed its next-generation fighter jet to Syria — and it's a major problem for the F-22 Russia appears to have deployed its most advanced fighter jet to Syria. An expert told Business Insider that it could be used to spy on the US's F-22 stealth fighter. Russia often uses Syria as a showroom for new hardware, and it most likely wants to market the Su-57, which is still a prototype, as having been combat-tested. But the Su-57 isn't ready for combat, and Russia has only 12 of the jets on order as it seeks funding to expand the program. http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-looks-to-have-deployed-su-57-to-syria-posing-problem-for-f-22-2018-2
New Vibrator Can Reportedly Order Pizza For You After You Orgasm The company behind it says it’s “all you need” to enjoy your Saturday night. An adult entertainment company has come out with a new sex toy that’s really saucy: a vibrator that orders pizza after your orgasm. On Thursday morning, adult entertainment company CamSoda introduced the “RubGrub,” an interactive vibrator that orders food after you’re done using it for its original purpose. [...] https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rubgrub-vibrator-orders-pizza_us_5a8dff30e4b077f5bfeada27
West Virginia Senate Votes to Ax Water Pollution Provision - AP The West Virginia Senate has voted unanimously for a bill that would delete a section of state law governing water pollution by surface coal mining. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Senate has voted unanimously for a bill that would delete a section of state law governing water pollution by surface coal mining. The bill from the Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee would cut a requirement that the mining company get certification afterward that it mitigated damage to streams or more than 250 acres (101 hectares) of watershed. The provision says mitigation costs cannot exceed $200,000 per acre. Committee Chairman Randy Smith, a Davis Republican and sponsor, described only other provisions before Thursday’s vote, saying this conforms state law to federal law. He says industry stakeholders and the state Department of Environmental Protection agreed. The West Virginia Rivers Coalition, an environmental group, says the coal industry-backed bill was made available only Monday without time to analyze it. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/west-virginia/articles/2018-02-22/west-virginia-senate-advancing-bill-on-water-pollution original https://www.apnews.com/8a527a30fc1743649ed1b3928c2de7f4/West-Virginia-Senate-votes-to-ax-water-pollution-provision
Armed sheriff's deputy stayed outside Florida school while mass killing took place FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The armed school resource officer assigned to protect students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School took a defensive position outside the school and did not enter the building while the shooter was killing students and teachers inside with an AR-15 assault-style rifle, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said Thursday. Israel said he suspended School Resource Deputy Scot Peterson on Thursday after seeing a video from the Parkland, Fla., school that showed Peterson outside the school building where the shooter was inside and attacking. [...] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/02/22/armed-sheriffs-deputy-stayed-outside-florida-school-while-mass-killing-took-place/
It's kind of amazing to me how many bizarre subjects tend to pop up when having this discussion. It's a really fun exercise in analysis that takes you through all sorts of obscure twists and turns. It's also a great demonstration of how terrible Christian philosophers are at doing basic philosophy. Even when you're practically fixing their own problems for them, they still fight you on every level.
is the fourteenth down in yours. Outed in hopes of adding some, (though will be relatively little compared to what you may have in this interim) further to some of your favorite topics in your absence. To that end see
Nothing Exists Necessarily
AntiCitizenX Published on Aug 17, 2016
Existence is not a predicate. Therefore, nothing exists necessarily.