“Amazingly, the Supreme Court agreed.”
Is that really so amazing given who makes up the Supreme Court?
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fetus: infantry currently located 18 years and 9 months, or less, from the front lines.
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I think we’ve hit on the actual origin of all the weird future leet speek in sci-fi. We thought is would be supercool street hacker culture, turns out it was all caused by working around run-of-the-mill legislative corruption bullshit.
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I’m still waiting for the KJV only movement (Or any other evangelicals) to become communists, just like the Bible says repeatedly. I will settle for God smiting them though.
32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
34 Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
35 And laid them down at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
36 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,
37 Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
5 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
6 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
7 And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
8 And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
9 Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
10 Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.
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This year has been so freaking weird. Now the we have banned words for the CDC? And Transgender is one of them? What the hell.
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Both sides of the political fence do that. It wasn’t conservatives who came up with “differently abled” for “handicapped” and not a few other weasel words to make people feel better about such things happening to others.
All politicians tend to gloss over harsh, direct and honest words that project reality because reality and politics rarely mingle.
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$10 on Pence.
Funny, I don’t remember the CDC (or any other agency) ever being prohibited from using “handicapped”. “Differently abled” was specifically developed to try and remove the “broken” stigma that comes with the term “handicapped”, not because “handicapped” itself was a doom-word that should never be spoken lest we give it power, like “science-based”.
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The GOP would back him on that if they thought it would mean more power and $$$$$.
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Might as well print to all-black paper.
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“the CDC bases its recommendations on science in consideration with community standards and wishes.”
The standard in my community is to be alive, and I wishes to keep it that way.
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when is the mayflower headed back to europe? is it too late to catch a ride?
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it’s in drydock, but will be back in time for the next election.
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If only! I’m beginning to think this whole past year has been caused by The Onion!
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A similar directive in the Bush II administration didn’t last long.
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Can we still say dysentery?
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So, not only are the Trump administration dead-set against actually doing their job and governing America, now they’re trying their damnedest to prevent everyone else doing their jobs, too.
If it turns out that Trump & co. were all bought and paid patsies ordered by Putin to do as much damage to America in as short a time as possible, I will not be surprised at all.
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As a foreigner, I’m amazed how you Americans haven’t marched up to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with forks and pitch torches yet, to combat this Orwellian alternate reality. Seriously, people. If, by now, after eleven months of Trump administration, you are not actively trying to stop this, you are complicit.
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Yeah! See? See? 1984 has the truth: the Republicans are actually Socialists!
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No, I don’t believe that. Anyone who can’t make a proper argument has other ways of winning. The recent Nazi style guide showed us that. But if we can make a few heads explode with the power of their own self-denial, then we will have done a Good Thing.
Part of the point of 1984 was that Ingsoc was not actually socialist (by any definition of the word), the party just said that it was and sent anyone who disagreed to Miniluv…
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