Hodad
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Give him a chance? He had a chance. He lied, cheated, criminally abused the office, squandered our international goodwill, ended in economic disaster and tried to end the Republic entirely after the people voted the bum out. Give him a chance? Lol
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US Supreme Court hears lawsuit about tech censorship
Hodad replied to West's topic in Federal Politics in the United States
Yep, that's a good example of a slam-dunk case for moderation. There are lots of ways for platforms to keep bots (and human creeps) off of the platform, and plenty of incentives to do so. But there are also perverse incentives not to do so. The revenue models are problematic. I think I've recommended it here before, but Maria Ressa's work (Nobel Peace Prize)on the perverse incentives of social networks is worth a look. -
US Supreme Court hears lawsuit about tech censorship
Hodad replied to West's topic in Federal Politics in the United States
There are some ways the platforms should be regulated (user age, for example and certain established content types) but generally I think content should be regulated by the platform. They should moderate content, vs regulate content. There's no reason the government shouldn't be able to share a POV with the platforms though. Misinformation and disinformation are dangerous. Hate speech can be dangerous. Users can and should be able to flag that content for moderators. And so should the government and other entities. -
Your projection is off the charts, you pathological farking liar. 1. Nobody said Chauvin invented that temporary restraint as a concept. That's your fantasy. But his usage of that technique was not compliant with training or policy.. 2. Yes, dummy, the same training manual page that you posted that LITERALLY says to move the person into recovery position as soon as they are in cuffs to avoid positional asphyxia. I'll repost what you posted. You can get someone to read it to you if you're unwilling or unable. 3. The witnesses did not lie. What Chauvin did was in no way approved. He did not follow procedure. He literally did the opposite of what he had seen in the training manual and killed the detainee, exactly like the manual told him was possible. And ANY use of of force is only authorized until the subject is compliant. Chauvin continued on LONG after Floyd was unconscious, and long after Floyd was dead. 4. What you call "the truth" (the slide in which explicit bullet points itemize the ways Chauvin was not following training - lol) was not allowed because Chauvin could not - or did not attempt to - prove that he had ever actually viewed that slide. A decision which was UPHELD on appeal as well. Pg 36 I'm sure as an "armchair expert" you know better than the judges though. đ 5. It's not uncommon to not release body camera footage if it is believed that it will make it harder to empanel a jury. I don't know what the rationale is in this case, but it really doesn't matter. That footage is just as damning as the witness footage that the prosecution didn't control. Floyd was murdered, plain and simple, through excessive force (against policy) combined with extraordinary indifference to his life and health on the part of Chauvin. Chauvin simply kneeled on Floyd's neck until Floyd was dead, and then kept kneeling on his neck for quite some time afterward. So farking casual that he'll kill a man while keeping his hands in his pockets.
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More Tales from a Red State Shithole
Hodad replied to BeaverFever's topic in State Politics in the United States
1. Yes, pretty much the whole point of being male 2. In younger days I urinated outdoors many times--discretely and otherwise--behind trees, on trees, behind cars, on cars, in alleyways and off balconies, etc. Good times! 3. I'd do it today if the right opportunity presented itself! 4. I've never urinated in a parking garage, which is more sketchy, but it's a lawyer's office, so I'd give it a pass. 5. Utterly ridiculous to arrest a 10-year old for any of the above, and doubly so to charge them. Grown-ups know better, but sometimes a kid has just got to go. -
Trump canât secure $454 million appeal bond in New York fraud case, his lawyers say âłDefendantsâ ongoing diligent efforts have proven that a bond in the judgmentâs full amount is âa practical impossibility,ââ the lawyers wrote, quoting an affidavit in the filing with the Appellate Division of Manhattan Supreme Court. They said they have approached roughly 30 surety companies through four separate brokers, and that they have spent âcountless hours negotiating with one of the largest insurance companies in the world.â Clearly, Trump is not as rich as he'd have you believe, and too concerned about the political optics to declare bankruptcy. I can't help but think there's a moral to this story: if you lie, cheat and are found to have committed fraud multiple times, people don't want to risk money on you. Certainly that should figure into any risk assessment. I still suspect that he'll come up with the bond before the deadline so that James doesn't sell Trump tower at the earliest opportunity. Perhaps he can ask Putin for a loan?
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^^This is a lie. McCarthy was asked to name 5 members to the committee. He cynically named people who were under investigation for their roles in the events of the day. Literally, suggesting that they should investigate themselves, that that would somehow serve the interests of the American people. Pelosi rejected those two specific nominations and requested replacements. McCarthy refused to replace the names, forcing Pelosi to proceed without his input. Pelosi didn't demand to hand pick all the members. McCarthy simply refused to participate in good faith, and ultimately refused to participate at all.
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Lol. Let's be clear, you want to counter the "Biden narrative" with an unused "alternative metric" and you don't have any data related to that metric from the last 20 years. So you can't even use the metric to evaluate the Biden economy or it's relative strength? You get how utterly absurd that is, right? Stop digging! And yes, everyone should read that link and applaud you for your newfound interest in "green economics" and social justice. Really, I'm cheering you in in that regard. Just, you know, have some numbers if you want to talk numbers.
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Oh, it's almost entirely manufactured to take shots at Fani Willis and embarrass her Nobody is dumb enough to actually believe that she was prosecuting Trump in order to employ her boyfriend and go on trips. Nor that the relationship would in any way affect the administration of justice. It's just a bad look and opportunists are taking advantage of it to humiliate a legal/political foe. Hope everyone had their fun.
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Lol. Blabber, blabber, blabber. How many posts in now and you still can't muster up the current "GPI" numbers or historical trends to even address the "Biden narrative"? Because you 100% have no idea what you're even talking about. This is the point at which your friends should tell you to stop digging.
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You massively overstuffed lying sack of crap. You deliberately lifted the supporting evidence without the thesis. I specifically said: "There is NO manual anywhere that instructs officers to kneel on a person's neck for 9+ minutes. Quite the opposite." And then I listed out supporting statements that what Chauvin was not using an approved restraint based on how it was used--including Chauvin's own admission. There is no manual or training that supports that technique as a long-term restraint, specifically and explicitly because it can harm it kill. Which, again, is in the goddamn screenshot from the manual you like posting. You are lying your ass off (as always) to make it seem like Chauvin was operating "by the book" when something unforseen happened because Floyd X,YZ. Which is complete bullshit, by all evidence--including yours--and by Chauvin's own admission. He was off book by miles doing something he had been trained to know had a high potential to be lethal.