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@josec1538 Dore agrees with you that joking was wrong. That is why he delivered a formal apology, in writing, promised never to make crass jokes like that again, also in writing, and gave Ana a small gift -- SEVEN YEARS AGO. And now, because Ana does not like the criticism she so richly deserves, she brings it up. To make Dore stop "running his mouth." And she reminds him of the note wrote. And takes a SWIPE at his WIFE.
It really doesn't matter what anyone thinks of Jimmy. You don't abuse people the way Ana did, to make them bend to her will. She achieved a lot of what she was after. She misjudged Aaron Mate's power in journalism, but she knew that Jimmy's blue collar cultural background and his personal trauma would make him an easy target. Greenwald did the best, drama-free take on what's important about this incident, and related it to many others, to show why it matters.
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@makeamericagreatagain3401 Well, in previous generations, this is what minimum wage could do:
1. A full summer of full-time work at the minimum wage equalled a full year of tuition at a state university. Now, only living expenses were left, and people had ways to meet them (part-time jobs, small loans, help from parents, scholarships, work-study).
2. Two roommates working full-time, minimum wage, could afford a small apartment anywhere -- Manhattan, San Francisco, Denver, Seattle, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston. Then, they had a base from which to find BETTER OPPORTUNITIES.
3. A married couple working minimum wage could afford their own health insurance and save up for a baby. For real. They did not live in Mom's basement. Nope, Mom was now a doting grandma who babysat for their bundle of joy. People had a future. Life moved forward.
Does any of this sound possible any more? Well, what happened?
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@owainkanaway8345 One other thing: when I was a kid, do you know what was still possible? Working full time for minimum wage for an entire summer was enough to earn a full year's worth of tuition and fees at the best state universities in the country, and might even cover books and supplies. This is because tuition was heavily tax subsidized, and minimum wage had a relationship to actual costs of living. Being able to earn your tuition did WONDERS for a teenager's sense of autonomy. Debt may allow greater luxury in the moment, but it sure doesn't make you feel capable. Just the opposite.
You know what else young people could do? Take a road trip with a best friend, end up in New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Los Angeles, Austin -- ANYWHERE -- and get a job and an apartment. Minimum wage could cover that, too. You had to be resourceful, sure (and you needed good roommates). But no one back then called it "frugal." By the time I was in my 20s, this world was already gone.
This was the world that gave us an explosion of real creativity. Now kids are in front of a screen instead of a piano, or a mirror in a dance studio, or playing in their older brother's garage band, and they are hoping against hope that Wall Street or Silicon Valley will find some use for them and let them live. Someone calls this having it good? Oh wow.
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@-ABC- Gates has been around influencing our lives for closing in on four decades now. He will be 66 in a few weeks. Tell us what great strides we have made thanks to him over the past few decades. This happens to coincide with the worst period for completely unjustified wealth disparity, a grotesque attack on civil liberties, pointless, murderous, endless wars, catastrophic climate change, and an obviously corrupted ruling class unlike we have ever seen. Also, a new hopelessness. Check the mass shootings, the gang activity, the opioid crisis, the homelessness crisis, the killings by police . . . The lack of good art and literature in America. Then, this interview is the best one of your whiz kids can do? Only collective intelligence and a spirit of cooperation can solve our problems. Not a handful of Wunderkinder.
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@chrisking6695 Do you understand that during the past 15 months, YouTube was Jimmy and Stef's livelihood, because COVID prevented them from doing any live shows? Do you also understand that Ana, and now Cenk, tried to deprived them of that livelihood? They were trying to shut Jimmy up, and scare him away from criticizing TYT? So Jimmy told his side, with complete context, and videos, to demonstrate what working at TYT was like, back when this happened. Ana had Jimmy's vulnerabilities pegged all right, but she SURE miscalculated about AARON!
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@Esteban Oviedos I have lived elsewhere, my entire surviving family lives elsewhere, I get my news in several languages, and I don't agree with you.
Your are spouting ideology, not objective facts. That people are not trying to leave the US is the "tell." They (we) most certainly are. You also know how to get under people's skin, by telling the people in the most troubled developed country that they have it SOOO good, and that they don't know it, because they are insular and spoiled. You know exactly how to get them to feel inferior and guilty, and you know it will work, thanks to the nature of ("majoritarian") American mentalities.
Well, I don't have an American mentality, I don't get all my news in English, and I see through you perfectly. Shame on you, to spout this during a pandemic in the country with the highest number of deaths. Shame!! Take your ideological talking points and make them elsewhere.
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@Esteban Oviedos Shame and guilt are not the same thing at all, and you certainly did start out by trying to make Americans feel guilty for "having it easy." This was before the other person wrote extensive comments, improving the tone of the discussion. (Question: why did you do that? What's it to you? If a fortunate person has mental problems, all the more reason to feel sorry for them, perhaps even pity them.) As for whether it is so much easier to live in the US than in other countries, I heartily recommend James Baldwin. There is no better essayist of the latter half of the 20th century. He died in the late 1980s, which shows just how prescient he was. Of course he ultimately left.
FYI, I'm not from the sort of background you might imagine, my parents met in a refugee camp, they were from an "undesirable" ethnicity, and my father did not come across as "lily white." I could tell you stories about that, and I'm putting it mildly.. Also, remarkably enough, my worst mistake in life was optimism, which is probably the result of too great an assimilation. So save the psychobabble. America is a diverse country, you never can tell who your interlocutor is. :D Or what they've experienced.
The instinct to kick someone who is down is ugly however and wherever it manifests itself.
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@ASheepNoMore I suggest you look more closely. The survival rate is much higher in people under 40, but in men 50 and over it is already worse. Did you know that? In women who are normal weight with no underlying issues, the virus becomes dangerous after 70. Then there are aftereffects from having COVID. My friend's brother developed blood clots from COVID, including in his lungs, and he was in excellent health. Women get less sick, but are sick longer, with greater risk of depression and cognitive problems. This is true. It's not their imagination, there is a BIG sex difference in response to COVID and to COVID vaccines across the board.
I have questions, I do hesitate pending full FDA approval, and am paying attention, but I am not opposed to vaccination. We get flu shots, and we KNOW that COVID is at least ten times more dangerous, easily.
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@JorgeAlbertoJerez What is the case? Citadel, Yellen's benefactor, owns RobinHood, which prevented BUYING of GME, but NOT selling. It put its thumb on the scale in favor of Wall Street hedge funds, which themselves are creating systemic risk AND getting fabulously rich off of that risk. Where is their "market discipline?" RobinHood could have recommended a suspension of ALL trading in these stocks to the exchange. Or, also neutral, it could have raised margin requirements on those involved in such (unwise) trading -- i.e., trading in speculative, momentum plays on borrowed money. That's fair and reasonable. But no.
IOW, any investigation for market manipulation of those using RobinHood to trade is beyond her purview now.
You are being disingenuous. I don't know what is in it for you to pretend this is all above board, when it clearly is not. I'm not dumping on Yellen, I tend to like her, as these sorts of people go. (Nor did I suggest she should step down. No such hint.) That is a red herring.
I'm not going to waste any more of my time, thanks but no thanks.
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@dorianoeser1529 Certainly. She was demanding to be placated, or else she was going to expose Dore, and she had his note to prove her case, since that apology was an obvious admission of wrongdoing. Whether there was any promise or concession he could make at this point, such as a firm commitment to stop "running his mouth," to the benefit of Ana, was left ambiguous, though of course Ana's intent was clear. IOW, she got her message across, yet obviously without risk of prosecution. You'd think she practiced this stuff, or something.
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@meltedsnowman9637 The upshot is, none of you want people to have rights. If KR had been killed, you'd want the killer convicted, even if he had a viable self-defense claim, as is obvious. In fact, KR is alive and well and has a viable defamation claim, but that other twit says he should just eat it "because Tucker," or something. What happened to "a nation of laws, not of men?" Just kidding, this country still has obvious remnants of a slave society, where it's all about who you are. Blech. Proud to say I'm emigrating.
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@Esteban Oviedos What do statistics matter to Americans on the verge of homelessness? Statistically, Seattle homeless live in one of the richest cities on the planet, because Bill Gates and all (or most) of the Microsoft Board and C-suite live there. Obviously, the concentrations of wealth make poverty worse, not easier to bear.
Always so bizarre to hear about "Daddy Government" on the one hand, and then the Soviets on the other! Daddy Government describes the sweet spot of the Western European mixed economies, which were market based but had extensive social safety nets, to make sure that everyone had the basics, and could count on a decent wage as long as they did their job. Actual socialism is rugged and demanding, and it produced a Gagarin, and a Zhukov, and an Arkhipov (who saved the world when he thought he was about to die). If you say it wasn't worth it, who can argue? But that has zero to do with Daddy Government. Not to mention that the spoiled people in America today -- are the "elites!" (Jeff Bezos, who sent porn selfies to his girlfriend while married; Bill Gates, who stopped by Jeff Epstein's digs more than once. LOLOL Or my personal favorite, youth marketing maven Jane Buckingham, who gave young people a good talking to, for being too spoiled, while committing fraud to get her own son into college! Read up on her.)
Really, retire the talking points. They are old.
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Robert C. Christian So . . . A hyper-billionaire spends a lot of time with someone he really doesn't know, in the hopes of getting more money from him, for philanthropy. Hyper-billionaires do this routinely. After all, they need to raise money for charity, and they should leave no stone unturned in their quest to help the poor. It's a sacrifice they make. Sure, a rich guy like Gates really should vet anyone he spends a lot of time with, especially before aaking that person for marital advice, but vetting is, after all, expensive and time consuming, and Bill's razor-sharp instincts told him it would be fine. Got it.
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@mattdillon4398 I don't think you understand. This was his own lawyer's argument in court. His attorneys are the ones who cannot lie to a judge in a proceeding, they could get severely sanctioned, and it could cost millions. His own position is that he is primarily dealing in opinions and entertainment, AND his audience knows.
In another thread, I got accused of being right wing because I agree Rittenhouse is entitled to try to prove his defamation case. It's a high bar, and anti-SLAPP statutes protect the media. I doubt he can win (or settle well), but he has every right to try.
As for Tucker, I think he has said many atrocious things, including egging Rittenhouse on, as if minors should cosplay security guard/paramedic while toting an AR-15 during a riot. But so far, he is being more truthful on Ukraine than most people, sorry to say. Yeah, I admit that -- I am VERY sorry to have to say it. What a shame it's true.
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@zacg_ My assertion is that a tort plaintiff has the burden of proving that the alleged defamatory statements made against him are indeed defamation -- which means they must be false. That's what the plaintiff must prove. OJ couldn't meet that burden.
It's not just a matter of being found not guilty of the charge. In OJ's case, the state didn't prove its case to the satisfaction of the jury, so he was found not guilty. He did not have to prove factual innocence. In Rittenhouse, there is no question he shot three people, so he himself had to demonstrate self-defense. No comparison.
And yes, in principle, when making statements about minors, a somewhat greater duty of care is usually required, because minors have fewer ways to defend themselves. That may not matter for statements made about Rittenhouse once he turned 18, even if he was 17 when he did the things that were denounced.
If you can calmly apply those rules to this case, you can figure out the rest yourself. Easily.
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@Rowsy91 Shows what you know. Do you think France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Russia, etc., pay for college tuition? Annual fees only. As for the late, great state universities, a summer of minimum wage work, full time, covered a full year's tuition. Yes, at Michigan, Texas, Wisconsin, Virginia, Illinois . . . I think California might have cost even less.
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@Rusty_Spy Trump had a personality cult, based on ersatz "strength." He changed his tune every 24 hours, then claimed he didn't. He signed on to what any flatterer put in front of him, whether it be bombing Syria, executing an Iranian general via drone, or trying to flip Venezuela -- none of which the DNC opposed, by the way. He and Fauci played Good Cop, Bad Cop on COVID, he knew about it in January and hid what he knew, and failed to stand in Fauci's way when Fauci wanted to end the moratorium on gain-of-function research. It should have been strengthened.
I agree about not letting a day go by without challenging the DNC from the left. Why do you think AOC doesn't? Better yet, why do establishment Dems need to be pushed so hard and still won't go?
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@ashleecantu6470 Well, what makes you so sure I'm not one of those people who cannot be vaccinated at this time? I am not afraid of the unvaccinated at all. I take for granted that I have to limit where I go and observe the rules that were in place before any vaccine was available, and take tests -- which I am glad to do, and which vaccinated people should be doing as well, given the growing body of evidence that the protection OF OTHERS (as distinct from protection of vaccinated persons themselves) that vaccines afford is not extremely robust and wanes rapidly. But I make no demands. This is just my view.
The vaccinated have excellent, though not perfect, protection against death or hospitalization due to COVID for at least six months, which should persuade most people to do it. I don't expect others to go get vaccinated for me, especially not with these vaccines. I categorically oppose coercive tactics. Kyle himself took Johnson and Johnson. Check how good the protection of others works with that one.
In France, the CGT (hard left union) organized a demonstration of vaccinated health care workers in support of their unvaccinated colleagues and against mandates. A mainstream publication, L'Obs, carried the video and all the comments praised the CGT for their humanity. That's called civilization. The Scandinavian countries do not mandate vaccination, either, or recommend it for the very young. There is a reason why they all have longer life expectancies and healthy kids, while we had record drug overdose deaths last year.
I don't know about this other stuff you're saying. What does this have to do with my post? Who and what do I have to "call out?" Are you all right?
Don't you see this IS NOT WORKING? It reminds me of the hatred and panic that swirled around HIV.
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I listen to podcasts from other countries about these vaccines, and the most intelligent critique I heard was logically structured very much like what you just said. Here was what one professor of medicine said, in a society where vaccines are generally much better accepted:
First of all, speak to your doctor about whether you should be vaccinated. Too much of what has been presented to the public is advertising, not information.
Second, all of these vaccines have a significant risk profile. Be aware of that. Our annual flu shots are far less risky.
Third, as for the data, people under 50 in good health are not at high risk of death or disability from COVID. People 70 and over, really, REALLY are. Ages 50 to 70 is a highly individual determination. Most probably do have the risk that makes vaccination highly advisable.
Fourth, never discount the psychological costs of not being vaccinated. If you are truly afraid of contracting COVID, if the past 12-14 months of isolation have taken a toll on you, this is a very good reason to get vaccinated. Prolonged stress and isolation, poor sleep, etc., is harmful to health. This should be part of any risk assessment.
Fifth, at this point we hope the vaccine, if administered rapidly, will help keep the virus from mutating into a variant that the vaccine is ineffective against. We hope, but do not and cannot know. A yearly shot is within the realm of possibility.
Finally, we also have reasonable hope that the vaccine will protect others, not just the recipient. Unfortunately, we don't know that yet, either, due to the problem of vaccinated asymptomatic carriers. We don't have enough data to assess that risk at present.
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@-ABC- There is not a single major publication, independent of his public relations machine, that has not criticized the Gates Foundation's influence on education. You can't miss it, it's been that bad. Read it if you care. Even an investment book, Alpha Brain, talks about an egregious mistake Gates Foundation made in determining causality in their poorly-thought-out initiative to impose smaller class sizes, which ruined some very good schools. Anyway, it's a common mistake, which is why it was used as a paradigmatic example by the writer. It was then amplified, because lots of foundations copy Gates rather than doing their own research, assuming that he must be right because he's so rich.
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@kevinsky86 This is nonsense. Why won't anyone link to the actual law, or the case where it was applied? The harrassment was severe, and in the US it would have given rise to a civil suit, but not criminal charges.
I don't agree that hate speak that is only tortious (defamatory or intentionally inflicting emotional distress), but not a true threat, should be considered a crime. However, the target of the hate speech in this case could have brought a civil suit instead, and gotten a much better recovery than the size of the fine. Title VII harrassment at work is also a civil matter, not a crime.
France has a criminal law against severe and persistent harrassment on any basis, no special protected categories, in the workplace. There was a case of systematic abuse over a period of years, leading to several suicides, and the principals of the employer got jail time. Good.
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@JorgeAlbertoJerez And you "somehow" failed to parse the last two sentences of the first paragraph in my response correctly.
But why make this about personalities, much less throw down little hints about Trump along the way? I have a better idea: instead of MAGA, MATH!
Why would anyone be paid over $800,000 for a single speech? Anyone. One person, one speech.
$800,000 is a perfectly respectable salary for a full decade's worth of work, or an outstanding salary for four years. Salary, not wage. But let's look at it in terms of wage, so to speak. Why, it comes to over $90 per hour -- for all 24 hours in the day and all 365 days in the year. Waking, sleeping, everything. So, why does anyone pay anyone that much money for ONE speech -- especially someone in the private sector, to someone in government?
More important, this should be defended, or ignored, because . . . ?
Because . . . Personalities, better things to do, . . . Trump, . . . Russia (JUST KIDDING) . . .
And unless you are not only an attorney, but also an attorney specializing in securities law, then I'm afraid you are barking up the wrong tree.
In short, a time waster. Blocked.
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@S2pidMedia I don't at my fingertips, it has been too long, but I have seen cases where the initial approach was certainly not with the intent to kill, and the intent formed in the course of the activity. The right analysis may indeed be what you said -- the perpetrator must have been engaged in some other felony that is dangerous to human life from the start. (I'm going to look for one of these cases, because they are unusual.) Anyway, the law must be specific to be constitutional, but state laws are not uniform, and what is traditionally thought of as "premeditation" is often not required. Or, the requirement is effectively skirted, by saying it can be formed in a matter of seconds, such as in a flash of anger, etc. Premeditation is definitely not the same as "planning."
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@TheLordRichard You're also right that the UK numbers are strikingly lower than those in most European countries including Scandinavia, and lower than in the US or Canada. I wonder what they're doing, too? It's interesting, too, because they roundly use euphemisms for mental illness. I know that for a person in deep depression and contemplating suicide, they will say something like "close to a nervous breakdown," or simply, "close to a breakdown." (To me, the latter sounds more like sobbing in public.) This might feel like oppression to some people, as though the real feelings must be covered up, but to others, it creates a welcome zone of privacy. I've read that cross-culturally, the use of euphemisms, and generally downplaying mental illness, are not associated with worse outcomes. All very interesting for sure.
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In previous generations, this is what the minimum wage could do:
1. A full summer of full-time work at the minimum wage equalled a full year of tuition at a state university. Now, only living expenses were left, and people had ways to meet them (part-time jobs, small loans, help from parents, scholarships, work-study). A hundred bucks a week was usually fine.
2. Two roommates working full-time, minimum wage, could afford a small apartment anywhere -- Manhattan, San Francisco, Denver, Seattle, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston. Then, they had a base from which to find BETTER OPPORTUNITIES.
3. A married couple working minimum wage could afford their own health insurance and save up for a baby. For real. They did not live in Mom's basement. Nope, Mom was now a doting grandma who babysat for their bundle of joy. People had a future. Life moved forward.
Does any of this sound possible any more? Well, what happened?
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