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Poo-tin for breakfast? We are not Philistines!
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Help I need emergency zucchini recipes! 5 lbs a day coming out here
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2 hours ago, 10515524 said:
Visajourney Friends,
I came across this in the news today: https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/former-slc-post-office-employee-accused-of-destroying-immigration-documents-since-2017.
In an ideal world, you wouldn't get RFE, documents would come on time, you'd fill out the right form at the right time. Unfortunately, things don't always run smoothly. My wife came to America on a K1 visa, and I endured a lot of stress and frustration. We aren't even done with the process either.
It's even more frustrating when people are deliberately preventing you from legally immigrating to America for whatever personal reasons they hold. In this case, destroying immigration documents as a postal worker.
If you are unsure about something, it never hurts to check and/or follow up.
Best wishes in your journey
This is so incredibly cruel. How some have taken their hatred of immigrants to the nth degree that she would sabotage, in violation of her oath, federal law and what should be her morals, do destroy these green cards. It is so sad. As the advocate said;
“I pray for her. I really do,”
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2 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:
Hundreds. But with your new account, you likely haven't read them.
How about three in the last 90 days? Links?
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29 minutes ago, Dashinka said:
Go back to the threads in early November 2016. As to the supposed swayable folks, they can decide for themselves. There was a long list of accomplishments over the past three plus years for the current President, these folks can compare that to the actual accomplishments of the other candidate, and then make a decision and choose to vote for one of those two, vote for a third Party, or choose not to vote at all.
So in recent memory you have no examples of Republicans being broadly labeled as Racist, Anti-immigrant, or National Socialist? 2016?
And yet I see Democrats routinely labeled with negative stereotypes in this thread.
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On 8/25/2020 at 12:33 PM, TBoneTX said:
A compelling plain-language argument. Comments?
The argument that religious freedoms are being abridged because signing in church is restricted at state and local regulation is spurious.
At this point singing /chanting in ANY place where other participants are present puts people at risk. Opera, Jazz halls, busking, Rap, Rock, blues all involves vocals, and are restricted. It's nothing to do with religious freedom.
The 6 foot rule goes out the window when one is singing properly (from the diagram).
My brother is a minister and leads music every Sunday, with 6 people in the chapel and his congregation safely at home.
Difficult circumstances require creativity, innovation and perseverance. Some will persevere, others will whine and moan about "their rights".
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4 minutes ago, Dashinka said:
Well, as others have said, a vote for Trump gets one labeled many things, the least of which is a Deplorable, along with a few other choice derogatories.
Bringing back to the top of this page, you said applying a general label to a broad group of people (Democrats or Progressives) is not an attack in this forum even when over generalized or inaccurate. Do you have examples, in this forum, where Republicans or Conservatives have been labeled broadly as Racist, anti-immigrant, National Socialists?
If so why did the mods not step in?
More to the point of this thread, 7-9 % if the voters of this country are swayable. How does applying those labels help either side reach their goal of electing their choice for President?
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10 minutes ago, yuna628 said:
Many of her sort would like to see a theocracy, and they are pretty bold in those wishes. And not to put a downer on your sarcasm, but there are some that would also find stoning and slavery appropriate.
I am shocked! Are you suggesting that stoning and slavery should not be on the docket of a nationwide party convention? More examples of cancel culture run amok.
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8 minutes ago, Dashinka said:
Don't labels generally describe actions? I don't remember any of the Democrats speaking out against the violence occurring in multiple places, and in fact I have heard several encouraging it. Does this mean all people that choose to vote Democrat condone it? Certainly not, but they are turning a blind eye to the direction the Party is heading. Btw, they are not anarchists, but rather anarcho-communists.
So if I vote for Joe Biden, I am supporting anarcho-communist and Marxism and violence. That statement holds no water.
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5 hours ago, laylalex said:
This is so dumb, I can't even begin. And she spoke at the RNC!
She must be filling the vacancy for Fallwell Jr who is busy interviewing candidates for household positions.
"Then they would have to decide on one vote. In a Godly household, the husband would get the final say,” she replied"
The only place this line of thinking is leading to is a theocracy.
Why stop there? why not bring back slavery and stoning of adulterous and gay people? /Sarcasm in the two lines above, if it needs to be said.
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6 hours ago, Dashinka said:
Who is belittling anyone personally. In fact doing that would be against the TOS I believe. People can vote however they want, and most of us here do not look to be labeled which is probably one of the reasons many do not follow the DNC's strategy of identity politics.
So how does labeling Democrats or Biden supporters Marxist, anarchists, socialist(I assume you are using that in the Venezuelan sense) not create unneeded and inaccurate labels against a broad group of people based on their beliefs?
6 hours ago, Lucky Cat said:I don't think you were undecided at all when you started this thread....I see no reason for me to continue in this discussion.......
---LC out
Goodbye Maneki-neko, our fortunes are diminished!
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9 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:Being asked sometimes by people who are on the fence or who aren’t very politically active:“What has @realDonaldTrump done or fixed as President?"It’s a good question deserving of an in depth answer, so here’s a thread listing some of what he’s done in 3 years. Read it all!•This week Trump signed 3 bills for Native people. One gives compensation to the Spokane tribe for loss of their lands in the mid-1900s, one funds Native language programs and the other gives federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Montana•This month Trump finalized the creation of Space Force as our 6th Military branch•This month Trump signed a law to make cruelty to animals a federal felony so that animal abusers face tougher consequences•Violent crime has fallen every year he’s been in office after rising the 2 years before he was elected•Trump signed bill making CBD and Hemp legal•Trump’s EPA gave $100 million to fix the water infrastructure problem in Flint, Michigan•Under Trump’s leadership, in 2018 the U.S. surpassed Russia and Saudi Arabia to become the world’s largest producer of crude oil•Trump signed a law ending the gag orders on Pharmacists that prevented them from sharing money saving information•Trump signed the “Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act” (FOSTA), which includes the “Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act” (SESTA) which both give law enforcement and victims new tools to fight sex trafficking•Trump signed a bill to require airports to provide spaces for breastfeeding Moms•The 25% lowest-paid Americans enjoyed a 4.5% income boost in November 2019, that outpaces a 2.9% gain in earnings for the country's highest-paid workers•Low-wage workers are benefiting from higher minimum wages and corporations that are increasing entry-level pay•Trump signed the biggest wilderness protection & conservation bill in a decade and designated 375,000 acres as protected land•Trump signed the Save our Seas Act which funds $10 million per year to clean tons of plastic & garbage from the ocean•He signed a bill this year allowing some drug imports from Canada so that prescription prices would go down•Trump signed an executive order this year that forces all healthcare providers to disclose the cost of their services so that Americans can comparison shop and know how much less providers charge insurance companies•When signing that bill he said no American should be blindsided by bills for medical services they never agreed to in advance•Hospitals will now be required to post their standard charges for services, which include the discounted price a hospital is willing to accept•In the eight years prior to President Trump’s inauguration, prescription drug prices increased by an average of 3.6% per year. Under Trump drug prices have seen year-over-year declines in nine of the last ten months, with a 1.1% drop as of the most recent month.•Created a White House VA Hotline to help veterans and principally staffed it with veterans and direct family members of veterans•VA employees are being held accountable for poor performance, with more than 4,000 VA employees removed, demoted, and suspended so far•Issued an executive order requiring the Secretaries of Defense, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs to submit a joint plan to provide veterans access to access to mental health treatment as they transition to civilian life•Because of a bill signed and championed by Trump, In 2020, most federal employees will see their pay increase by an average of 3.1% — the largest raise in more than 10 years•Trump signed into a law up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for millions of federal workers•Trump administration will provide HIV prevention drug for free to 200,000 uninsured patients per year for 11 years•All time record sales during the 2019 holidays•Trump signed an order allowing small businesses to group together when buying insurance to get a better price•President Trump signed the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act that provides funding for states to develop maternal mortality reviews to better understand maternal complications and identify solutions & largely focuses on reducing the higher mortality rates for Black Americans•In 2018, President Trump signed the groundbreaking First Step Act, a criminal justice bill which enacted reforms that make our justice system fairer and help former inmates successfully return to society•The First Step Act’s reforms addressed inequities in sentencing laws that disproportionately harmed Black Americans and reformed mandatory minimums that created unfair outcomes•The First Step Act expanded judicial discretion in sentencing of non-violent crimes•Over 90% of those benefiting from the retroactive sentencing reductions in the First Step Act are Black Americans•The First Step Act provides rehabilitative programs to inmates, helping them successfully rejoin society and not return to crime•Trump increased funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) by more than 14%•Trump signed legislation forgiving Hurricane Katrina debt that threatened HBCUs•New single-family home sales are up 31.6% in October 2019 compared to just one year ago•Made HBCUs a priority by creating the position of executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs•Trump received the Bipartisan Justice Award at a historically black college for his criminal justice reform accomplishments•The poverty rate fell to a 17-year low of 11.8% under the Trump administration as a result of a jobs-rich environment•Poverty rates for African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans have reached their lowest levels since the U.S. began collecting such data•Pres. Trump signed a bill that creates five national monuments, expands several national parks, adds 1.3 million acres of wilderness, and permanently reauthorizes the Land and Water Conservation Fund•Trump’s USDA committed $124 Million to rebuild rural water infrastructure•Consumer confidence & small business confidence at an all time high•More than 7 million jobs created since election•More Americans are now employed than ever recorded before in our history•More than 400,000 manufacturing jobs created since his election•Trump appointed 5 openly gay ambassadors•Trump ordered his openly gay ambassador to Germany, Ric Grenell to lead a global initiative to decriminalize homosexuality across the globe•Through Trump’s Anti-Trafficking Coordination Team (ACTeam) initiative, Federal law enforcement more than doubled convictions of human traffickers and increased the number of defendants charged by 75% in ACTeam districts•In 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) dismantled an organization that was the internet’s leading source of prostitution-related advertisements resulting in sex trafficking.•Trump’s OMB published new anti-trafficking guidance for government procurement officials to more effectively combat human trafficking•Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations arrested 1,588 criminals associated with Human Trafficking•Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services provided funding to support the National Human Trafficking Hotline to identify perpetrators and give victims the help they need•The hotline identified 16,862 potential human trafficking cases•Trump’s DOJ provided grants to organizations that support human trafficking victims – serving nearly 9,000 cases from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018•The Department of Homeland Security has hired more victim assistance specialists, helping victims get resources and support•President Trump has called on Congress to pass school choice legislation so that no child is trapped in a failing school because of his or her zip code•The President signed funding legislation in September 2018 that increased funding for school choice by $42 million•The tax cuts signed into law by President Trump promote school choice by allowing families to use 529 college savings plans for elementary and secondary education•Under his leadership ISIS has lost most of their territory and been largely dismantled•ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi was killed•Signed the first Perkins CTE reauthorization since 2006, authorizing more than $1 billion for states each year to fund vocational and career education programs•Executive order expanding apprenticeship opportunities for students and workers•President Trump’s issued an Executive Order prohibiting the U.S. government from discriminating against Christians or punishing expressions of faith•Signed an executive order that allows the government to withhold money from college campuses deemed to be anti-Semitic and who fail to combat anti-Semitism•President Trump ordered a halt to U.S. tax money going to international organizations that fund or perform abortions•Trump imposed sanctions on the socialists in Venezuela who have killed their citizens•Finalized new trade agreement with South Korea•Made a deal with the European Union to increase U.S. energy exports to Europe•Withdrew the U.S. from the job killing TPP deal•Secured $250 billion in new trade and investment deals in China and $12 billion in Vietnam•OK’d up to $12 billion in aid for farmers affected by unfair trade retaliation•Has had over a dozen US hostages freed, including those Obama could not get freed•Trump signed the Music Modernization Act, the biggest change to copyright law in decades•Trump secured Billions that will fund the building of a wall at our southern border•The Trump Administration is promoting second chance hiring to give former inmates the opportunity to live crime-free lives and find meaningful employment•Trump’s DOJ and the BOP launched a new “Ready to Work Initiative” to help connect employers directly with former prisoners•President Trump’s historic tax cut legislation included new Opportunity Zone Incentives to promote investment in low-income communities across the country•8,764 communities across the country have been designated as Opportunity Zones•Opportunity Zones are expected to spur $100 billion in long-term private capital investment in economically distressed communities across the country•Trump directed the Education Secretary to end Common Core•Trump signed the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund into law•Trump signed measure funding prevention programs for Veteran suicide•Companies have brought back over a TRILLION dollars from overseas because of the TCJA bill that Trump signed•Manufacturing jobs growing at the fastest rate in more than 30 years•Stock Market has reached record highs•Median household income has hit highest level ever recorded•African-American unemployment is at an all time low•Hispanic-American unemployment is at an all time low•Asian-American unemployment is at an all time low•Women’s unemployment rate is at a 65 year low•Youth unemployment is at a 50 year low•We have the lowest unemployment rate ever recorded for•The Pledge to America’s Workers has resulted in employers committing to train more than 4 million Americans•95 percent of U.S. manufacturers are optimistic about the future— the highest ever.•As a result of the Republican tax bill, small businesses will have the lowest top marginal tax rate in more than 80 years•Record number of regulations eliminated that hurt small businesses•Signed welfare reform requiring able-bodied adults who don’t have children to work or look for work if they’re on welfare•Under Trump, the FDA approved more affordable generic drugs than ever before in history•Reformed Medicare program to stop hospitals from overcharging low-income seniors on their drugs—saving seniors 100’s of millions of $$$ this year alone•Signed Right-To-Try legislation allowing terminally ill patients to try experimental treatment that wasn’t allowed before•Secured $6 billion in new funding to fight the opioid epidemic•Signed VA Choice Act and VA Accountability Act, expanded VA telehealth services, walk-in-clinics, and same-day urgent primary and mental health care•U.S. oil production recently reached all-time high so we are less dependent on oil from the Middle East•The U.S. is a net natural gas exporter for the first time since 1957•NATO allies increased their defense spending because of his pressure campaign•Withdrew the United States from the job-killing Paris Climate Accord in 2017 and that same year the U.S. still led the world by having the largest reduction in Carbon emissions•Has his circuit court judges being confirmed faster than any other new administration•Had his Supreme Court Justice’s Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh confirmed•Moved U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem•Agreed to a new trade deal with Mexico & Canada that will increase jobs here and $$$ coming in•Reached a breakthrough agreement with the E.U. to increase U.S. exports•Imposed tariffs on China in response to China’s forced technology transfer, intellectual property theft, and their chronically abusive trade practices, has agreed to a part 1 trade deal with China•Signed legislation to improve the National Suicide Hotline•Signed the most comprehensive childhood cancer legislation ever into law, which will advance childhood cancer research and improve treatmentsThis is just SOME of of the incredible work @realDonaldTrumpand his admin have done in their 3 years so far at the@WhiteHouse. This is why I support him. This is why I’ll vote in 2020 to Keep America Great. If you have uninformed family or friends, show them this thread!Another upcoming accomplishment to add: In the next week or two Trump will be signing the first major anti-robocall law in decades called the TRACED Act (Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence). I’ll explain the law in the next tweet.Once it’s law the TRACED Act will extend the period of time the FCC has to catch & punish those who intentionally break telemarketing restrictions. The bill also requires voice service providers to develop a framework to verify calls are legitimate before they reach your phone.The TRACED Act requires carriers to share tools & the ability to block spam callers with customers for free. It also changes the fine imposed on spam telemarketers from $1,500 to $10,000 PER CALL. Earlier this year Trump’s FCC fined one robocall guy $120 million. Common sense. 😉Another accomplishment I need to add:•The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law by Trump doubled the maximum amount of the child tax credit available to parents and lifted the income limits so more people could claim it•It also created a new tax credit for other dependentsAnother couple of accomplishments to add to the list:•In 2018, President Trump signed into law a $2.4 billion funding increase for the Child Care and Development Fund, providing a total of $8.1 billion to States to fund child care for low-income families•The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) signed into law by Trump provides a tax credit equal to 20-35% of child care expenses, $3,000 per child & $6,000 per family + Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) allow you to set aside up to $5,000 in pre-tax $ to use for child care•In 2019 President Donald Trump signed the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support Act (CARES) into law which allocates $1.8 billion in funding over the next five years to help people with autism spectrum disorder and to help their families.Meanwhile, Joe Biden allowed kids at the pool to play with his hairy legs.The choice is pretty clear... even Stevie Wonder can see it.
Is this your work or a copy paste?
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Current Score:
Reasons to vote for Trump : 0
Reasons to Vote for Biden: Biden Voters don't exist, are shy, don't feel comfortable posting here or are out burning things down.
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8 hours ago, laylalex said:
I can't say that I am really pro-Biden, but I am pro-sanity. I see more of it coming from one camp than another. I also know that I am really outnumbered here for better or worse, and I don't really feel like "debating" my point of view with people who think I am deluded/naive/a socialist/in bed with anarchists. I have given a lot of thought, as a progressive capitalist, to where I think my vote is better directed. We are all entitled to our points of view, and I don't fancy being belittled for a decision that I have made after quite a bit of thought.
You make a very good point. I am sorry this is not a place to express your personal views and not be belittled.
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2 minutes ago, Burnt Reynolds said:
Interestingly, you avoided the other part. Undecided eh?
You lost me, I bow to your acumen.
2 minutes ago, Burnt Reynolds said:The arguments made for why those states are "in play".
I did not suggest the kkk and herbal steroid spokesperson Alex Jones were a factor.
2 minutes ago, Burnt Reynolds said:Nope, but the same Green Party and leftist populism are. Might want to factor them, they were relevant last election.
Well , I already committed my vote to Oriz.
2 minutes ago, Burnt Reynolds said:Ahh, the two party talk, and the talking points of the Democratic Party brass. Undecided?
Who did you vote for in the last presidential election? Jill Stein?
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1 minute ago, OriZ said:
Here we go, that's the spirit lol
I did get a lot of pro-trumpian noise but no compelling arguments. Biden supporters seen to be hiding out in the woods here. Is there a progressive current events forum that I don't know about?
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2 minutes ago, OriZ said:
Why do you have to choose one or the other? Screw the "lesser of two evils". I have standards that likely no politician will ever live up to so I'm likely stuck voting for myself for the rest of my life.
Okay, get on the ballot in a Washington state and I will throw away my vote on you.
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1 hour ago, Burnt Reynolds said:
What's the uphill part? Trump took formerly Obama voting districts in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, etc. that hadn't voted for a Republican in 20-60 years, made them "in play" and his to lose.
I think I outlined the uphill part, Sunbelt states that didn't fall Bill Clinton's way are now states where ad dollars need to be spent by the RNC.
1 hour ago, Burnt Reynolds said:The idea of the KKK-Republican is perception, and that perception is driven by a media that now has as much credibility as Alex Jones, and coincidentally, a following like Alex Jones too.
? What? How did AJ and the KKK slip in ?
1 hour ago, Burnt Reynolds said:What's the "not credible" basis on Stein? She speak Russian?
Is she on the ballot?
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9 hours ago, Burnt Reynolds said:
If your claim is a lack of interest in the "brand" of either party, it would make sense then to go by actions rather than focus exclusively on what they "advertise". For whatever you may think of GOP patriotism, which I'm skeptically watchful of ever since the GWB freedom fries era, I don't see them burning American flags, trashing American monuments, destroying American cities, and trying to wipe out the American national identity.
That being said, it makes little sense to limit yourself to two choices if you've actually seen a ballot when there's not only countless third party choices but write-ins as well.
Dems are chasing populist leftists away too. It's not an inviting group of people when they call those who voted for Stein (those who walk the walk of the Dems little virtue signal politics) "Russians", and trash people voting for Bernie. They act like their base is growing but its merely the political elite up top who are getting neocons and intelligence/administrative state crybabies who don't represent any meaningful part of the population.
The Republican appeal is growing because of Trump. People weren't interested in pathetic frauds like McCain and Romney.
Stein is not a credible progressive. Republican appeal may be growing under Trump, but it is not growing fast enough to keep Georgia, Arizona, Texas out of play for federal elections. It is an uphill battle.
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About 4 years ago I got a mail from county elections noting that my signature did not match with past years signatures. My ballot was "on hold" until I provided a new signature by mail. It was my ballot and it was easy to send in my replacement signature to make my vote bonafide.
The point is there are efficient, automated effective systems watching for anomalies in ballots.
Now, I need to go and get my snacks to get ready for Eric Trump, riveting TV : eye roll
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1 hour ago, Dashinka said:
Honestly, I look at this more holistically rather than just the office. It is very clear that the Democrat Party has shifted toward the far Left which is interesting when you look at some of their past strategies.
The Nation has shifted to the left: It is younger, more urban, more single women with independent incomes and less white. Those groups lean toward progressive policies.
1 hour ago, Dashinka said:Usually we see that Party try to position themselves toward the center of the political spectrum, but that is not happening here.
1 hour ago, Dashinka said:This added to the fact that they are enabling the riots that are occurring particularly in the NW which I assume you are familiar with, and the fact that they are advocating the tearing down of institutions tha t the majority of times are there for the protection of the people drives me further from them.
I see this narrative being driven in the media. I have been to Seattle multiple times and don't see the warzone that is being portrayed. Definitely tension with the police though, that has been years in the making.
1 hour ago, Dashinka said:Sure every person is different, but in this environment of Party First, I cannot just look at the differences between two people.
The topic at hand is the Executive office. Buying into one party or another is not my gig, sorry.
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42 minutes ago, Dashinka said:
So loving the country is not a pro? I guess views differ which is one of the reasons I tend to vote GOP. Even though the media would want you to think otherwise, the GOP is much more inclusive than the party of identity politics. Whatever, enjoy your governor, and if you live in Seattle, the City Council.
I hear pundits and politicos advertise all the time how they or their camp loves their country and the other side is; Marxist/Fascist/Racist/fillintheblank*ist, and they alone hold the true path. So someone saying the other side is evil is a perfect reason to discount what they have to say.
I am not interested in the Democratic or Republican brand, Just what the Presidential candidates plan to do, and the case for how they will do it.
I have not heard an apologist for either side make that case.
Is There Any Limit To What We'll Do To 'Stop Coronavirus'?
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I was watching news footage of a woman going to a large mega church (unmasked) gathering exuberant proclaiming "we are safe because we are covered in the blood of Jesus".
Uuugh. God spoke to you and told you to put yourself and others into harms way?. He never mentioned gathering in small groups like the early Christians?