Lorewarn

Just now, nic said:

What was it then?

To investigate links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with Trump's campaign, and also to pursue "any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation."

Not only is the word 'collusion' nowhere to be found in any of that, as it's a Trump/media buzzword, but Mueller also explicitly did not reach a conclusion on possible obstruction of justice in regards to Trump, operating under the DOJ's legal opinion that federal investigators can not indict a sitting President.

Your claim that he was mandated to nail Trump is categorically false and the exact opposite of what was true; it was baked in that there would be no nailing of Trump no matter what from the very start. 

On 6/1/2022 at 5:56 PM, nic said:

Muellers mandate was to prove Russian collution and nail Trump.

No, it wasn't.

6 hours ago, teachercd said:

Every state should have the death penalty.  There are people that do things that demand execution.  Everyone knows it and believes it.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Parker_Ray

Guess I'm noone!

1 hour ago, Decoy73 said:

This.  Similarly, I've always thought state senators and/or governors who vote for the death penalty should be required to witness one being carried out.

States that have the death penalty should also have it be in the 'town square', so to speak, imo.

6 minutes ago, JJ Husker said:

I didn’t want to start some deep philosophical tangent. It just struck me as a bit callous. Flies and mosquitoes should probably not be used to make any point in an abortion discussion.

 

I think starting on the ends and then working to the middle is a good way to figure out where we collectively start and stop valuing life haha

15 hours ago, JJ Husker said:

I realize this was precipitated by the statement that “all life is God given and valuable and worthy”, but man….did you really intend to compare aborting a human life with swatting a fly? Seems a bit over the top.

Comparing doesn't mean the same thing as equating, which isn't what he was doing.

But it does bring up a compelling lane of thinking. It's obvious that a fetus is "life". Nobody denies that. The "if we found unique DNA on Mars we would celebrate finding life on another planet!" argument is....true, but a red herring because nobody is arguing that it isn't life.

The conversation rests solely in when and why do we start to value that life, because we kill alive things all the time. 

Maybe this is a dumb question, but if states are going to be cool with having the death penalty, why not kill them the day they get sentenced? After a month? After a year? A decade max to leave a reasonable amount of time for appeals if they were wrongly convicted?

1 hour ago, nic said:

That’s still BS. 20 plus years ago a conservative friend was very active in anti abortion protests and very outspoken against abortion in all cases. There was a shooting at an abortion clinic at the time. Some nut job lost it and shot some doctors, workers and maybe patients at the clinic. I don’t remember all the details. I think it was in the south. Anyway, this friend said he condemned the shooting and then turned around and said he understood how someone could get to that point. I called BS then too, and he became less of friend that day. This crap is never justified or funny. I bet there are people out there hoping for a Supreme to get knocked off, just so Biden will have another pick. I am sure people on the right have felt the same way when they had control of the nomination process. It’s what we have become and it’s sad.

Sir this is a Wendy's

14 hours ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

 

Well you're also responsible for the people in the cars around you. The cars you're not seeing  because you're texting. Those cars have kids in them, too. Also: pedestrians. 

Of course. And I rarely text and drive, and even more rarely if I'm actually moving, and even then it's usually using my voice.

But I'm certainly guilty of doing it, as are many. My main point wasn't to say that is fine, or imply that I shouldn't be concerned about the people around me, but the immediacy of responsibility is a real distinction. Of course we feel more responsible people we're more blatantly aware of or more closely connected to.

On 6/6/2022 at 12:15 PM, JJ Husker said:

C’mon, somebody watch this and share your thoughts. It’s killing me me not knowing if others find it as messed up as I did 

As soon as that scene started I started laughing and yelling "NOOOOOOO", as it was clear they were riffing off the fan theories surrounding how Ant Man could have easily Killed Thanos    

The Boys is my favorite show out right now, and also maybe the best social commentary in pop culture.

7 hours ago, Archy1221 said:

Both statements seem true.  But what are the odds of you being eaten during a shark attack and what are the odds of a gun owner having an accidental gun death in their home?   Both seem highly unlikely.  Especially when one puts into consideration a responsible gun owner who locks up their guns.  

7 hours ago, Archy1221 said:

If the question is about risk and chance of costing a life and what risk is acceptable….let me ask you this.   Do you text and drive once in awhile? Or talk on the phone and drive?  Or eat and drive?   Each one presents I believe a 30% or greater increase in the chance of a vehicular accident which could end up in death.   So if you answer yes to any of those, then we are just having a risk tolerance discussion and not a gun discussion I believe.  

In regards to the risk tolerance discussion, which is really what gun control is about, I look at it like this.

The odds of a young child getting their hands on a responsibly locked gun are very low, but not zero. However, the odds of that gun being useful for protection are also incredibly low, especially if it's safely locked away. I don't know if the stats exist but I'd love to see a comparison of accidental homicides and suicides by gun owners in their homes compared to successful thwarting of invasion with guns.

And yeah I definitely occasionally text and drive. But when I have anyone else in my car the odds that I'll do that are drastically reduced, because I'm now responsible for taking care of that person. I feel similarly about owning a gun when you have things that make that situation more risky (ie children in the house).

1 hour ago, BigRedBuster said:

So, how do you fix the housing cost issue?

There's so many ways you can start tackling it, but the desire isn't there.

Zoning laws are one of the huge factors that make it difficult. Maybe even the biggest. There's endless potential and feasibility for ~$25,000 energy efficient home builds, before you get into all the laws and regulations that make it next to impossible. 

I'd love to see, for a start, the government start selling off land it owns and doesn't need (which there is plenty of), with low cost sustainable houses built onto lots at a low-income feasible rate.

I have a tough time believing that Warren wouldn't be a great President. She's reasonable, engaged, enthusiastic, and knows the art of compromise and being pragmatic while still standing her ground.

16 minutes ago, B.B. Hemingway said:

Spot. f#&%ing. On.

 

 

Who's making the argument that it's all biological?

When I'm trying to view threads the messageboard won't load and is just a white page with Request Header Fields Too Large written.

16 minutes ago, whateveritis1224 said:

Weird thing to point out when there's always been some sort of restrictions on abortions.

Not a weird thing to point out when the perspective that liberals have a bloodlust to kill the innocent and groom children is getting closer to a mainstream thing people actually think.

5 hours ago, nic said:

Edit: Is there a case where a male that transitioned to a female gave birth or got pregnant?

....no. 

2 hours ago, Saunders said:

Whatever they do, they need to emphasize schedule balancing. Yes, we suck, I get it. But at the same time, since 2011 (excluding 2020) Nebraska has played the "Big 4" east programs (OSU, PSU, UM, MSU) a bunch more than our divisional counterparts. For example, over that time, Nebraska has played those teams 27 times, while Iowa has only played them 20 times. That adds up over time.

While it's impossible to have it perfectly balanced for everyone every year, if we go to a permanent 4 or 5 and the rest rotating, that will mostly take care of the problem won't it? No more getting Ohio State 8 out of 10 years, because the number of teams and the rule of cycling through everyone keeps you from getting stuck.

2 hours ago, nic said:

Misuse of pronouns is not sexual harassment in my opinion. If a boy tells another boy he plays baseball like a girl (from the Sand Lot)….just kidding. You are correct in that we do not know the full story yet. Perhaps there was inappropriate touching or other factors. 

The misuse of pronouns being or not being sexual harassment would depend entirely on the context of the misuse. 

There's definitely a certain way that could go down that would qualify, much in the same way where if I was constantly making remarks at work to my female coworker about her huge boobs and how great they are would also qualify as sexual harassment. 

It doesn't have to be physical, but we really don't know enough about this situation to have a good evaluation yet.

1 hour ago, knapplc said:

Has anyone ever explained how America has been harmed by any of these migrant caravans? There have been hundreds in the last couple of decades, but I don't remember any reports on the havoc they wreak when they arrive.

 

As much as the Tuckers of the right-wing media squawk and scream about them, you'd think they were the end of life as we know it. 

Um YES! Tucker and many others are trying to raise the alarm on how we're being harmed by all of them replacing all of us!

/s

5 hours ago, Born N Bled Red said:

I was in 5th grade in the mid 90s when I learned about our POW camps, when I read in horror that we had Japanese internment camps that cost those Japanese Americans all they had, when I read about the Cherokee trail of tears and the sand creek massacre, and that Martin Luther King was assainated because of his fight for Civil rights and of course there was Rosa Parks and the bus. It wasn't until 10th or 11th grade that I had to watch Mississippi Burning, and learned about the KKK, lynchings church bombings and more. When I learned about Matthew Sheppard and others. It wasn't until college that I learned about the economic and socio-economic outcomes these populations still struggle with as a result of the persecution they faced.

 

I learned through first hand, eye witness experiences the treatment of Hispanic Americans, INS raids, the fear that illegals were stealing jobs and what the Hispanic people were really like. That wasn't a school subject yet.

 

This stuff is taught in schools. But how much longer will it be if a guy like DeSantis takes over or Pillen goes the way of the Trump? 

 

First they outlawed talking about climate change by anyone with a government job, now CRT ( though no one screaming against it can accurately define it.) They are trying to ban/burn books. How long will Uncle Tom's cabin still be allowed in a school library or To Kill a Mockingbird??? 

 

When will a Child's Guide to Trump by Mike Huckabee replace all that?

 

And I'll add one more, how idiotic do people have to be to lock arms and scream about illegals and vote those leading the hate into office when the ones leading the charge are profiting off of hiring those very same illegals they claim to hate. Looking at you Trump and Pillen voters...

 

My 5th grade teacher in '00 told us (not taught, just telling a story) about how she went to a Klan rally and the KKK isn't as bad as people think.

51 minutes ago, TheSker said:

The AD agenda from 2003 isn't even comparable to the current AD situation.

But the perception and stereotype remain, whether right or wrong. Trev knows this and it will be an element to be mindful of if we're in that position at the end of 2022.

22 minutes ago, funhusker said:

The only thing I'll add to this discussion.

 

If the parents and the school disagree with what happened with a student.  9/10 times the school is the one being honest...

100% this. You read the mom's quotes in that news article and you know immediately what type of parent that is, and it isn't one that you would give the benefit of the doubt to in a situation like this. Come on, we all know that mom.

Interested to see more factual details come out.

3 hours ago, Decked said:

Feels like we finally have a half decent staff and they only get one year. Frost has only himself to blame but damn. Even the recruiting department has made strides. 

If this staff pulls a similar thing to Solich's 2003 staff, the AD will be very aware of how bad the optics would be if they got the can after.

If Frost wins 7 games he's safe. He's had the ability to win 7 every year he's been here, even with less talented and put together rosters.