America - The Official Thread
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On the subject of rat ****ing Republicans' attacks on corporations in which they invoke supposed "fiduciary duty"...
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I've mentioned the tiny (he can't be any taller than Ben "my wife remains unaroused" Shapiro) far-right rat ****er Briscoe Cain before:
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I've mentioned the tiny (he can't be any taller than Ben "my wife remains unaroused" Shapiro) far-right rat ****er Briscoe Cain before:
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The party that doesn't want you to do maths states that US border border operations has arrested everyone in Central and South America at the US/Mexico border (twice)!
This is an aside from the fact that arrested 1m in six months is the exact opposite of lax border controls, but if they don't know the different between a million and a billion who am I to point it out!
This is an aside from the fact that arrested 1m in six months is the exact opposite of lax border controls, but if they don't know the different between a million and a billion who am I to point it out!
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I'm even a bit suspect of the million number. That's 5,500 arrests per day and considering a 4,500 arrest day was considered big news just a month ago, it doesn't really make sense. The same article cites 2,400 arrests per day in January. Even if it was 4,500 a day, that would still only be 810,000. The actual number is likely closer to 500,000. It's still an issue for sure, but I'd rather see the actual numbers instead of just some wild estimate with zero data to back it up.
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As much as I hate emotionally charged headlines, I find it hard to disagree with this one.
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Even if the intention isn't to split up black voters in the panhandle, it's still a pretty obvious, and gross, power play to give the GOP even greater power in this state, a state which tends to lean towards them already.
‘A racist move’: Florida’s DeSantis threatens Black voter power with electoral maps
Proposed map would chop up the fifth district into four new ones where Black voters would comprise a much smaller share of the vote – a visual guide
Even if the intention isn't to split up black voters in the panhandle, it's still a pretty obvious, and gross, power play to give the GOP even greater power in this state, a state which tends to lean towards them already.
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If DeSantis could figure out how to make being not-Republican illegal in Florida he would do it, and his voters would love it. We're in for a wild ride if this man makes it to the White House - I think I would honestly rather have Trump.As much as I hate emotionally charged headlines, I find it hard to disagree with this one.
‘A racist move’: Florida’s DeSantis threatens Black voter power with electoral maps
Proposed map would chop up the fifth district into four new ones where Black voters would comprise a much smaller share of the vote – a visual guide
Even if the intention isn't to split up black voters in the panhandle, it's still a pretty obvious, and gross, power play to give the GOP even greater power in this state, a state which tends to lean towards them already.
The retaliation on Disney is pretty shocking, even by current standards.
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Aww, ain't that a shame?
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Organizers cancel second Trump rally planned for Alabama this week
Two days after it was announced that a rally featuring former President Donald Trump in Birmingham was canceled and a new one was planned for Mobile, the latter event has fallen through as well.
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Cancel culture.Aww, ain't that a shame?
Organizers cancel second Trump rally planned for Alabama this week
Two days after it was announced that a rally featuring former President Donald Trump in Birmingham was canceled and a new one was planned for Mobile, the latter event has fallen through as well.
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Hey! Let's talk about something other than stupid politics and stupid Americans for a second. Let's talk about something happy! Let's talk about making America a better place for everybody. Let's talk about roads.
A road design like this really makes you think, doesn't it? And the science is solid - data on coaxing drivers to be cautious through clever road design is widespread and well understood in Europe, especially in places like the Netherlands which has a large bicycling population. While America is the land of suburbs and very few people actually commute anywhere on bike, it is very common to ride bikes through those suburbs, so sharing the roads - roads which are already unmarked - and creating order - just enough order to establish a hierarchy when a complex situation arises - can actually benefit everyone. Even the small amount of data collected in America on this already leans toward these types of roads being better in a neighborhood environment.
Unfortunately the biggest roadblock to these roads seems to be stupid politics and stupid Americans who are notorious for hating science and data. We hate stupid changes, we hate stupid smart people, we're suspicious of artificial constructs like stupid college degrees, we don't know how to drive, and we refuse to pay to be trained how to drive, because we're all fat and stupid.
Ah hell, I guess even the topic of roads isn't immune from the fact that Americans are at the core of all their own problems. But hey, at least we have the freedom to be stupid! Hell right!
But as suggested at the end of the video, maybe stupid Americans aren't stupid because they are the ones actually experiencing the environment, while the government and engineers are misinterpreting or misapplying the data they've collected. Maybe these experts are not actually considering human factors in their studies. They create the rules and design to the rules, but are they considering the fact that these stupid Americans are in fact smart enough to operate as lawless renegades, completely disregarding rules, asserting their freedom to be stupid smart, and turning nicely engineered neighborhood streets into main thoroughfares at double the speed limit? Perhaps Americans aren't so bad after all. Perhaps its time to tear down these "educated" fools who are out of touch with the real America!
A road design like this really makes you think, doesn't it? And the science is solid - data on coaxing drivers to be cautious through clever road design is widespread and well understood in Europe, especially in places like the Netherlands which has a large bicycling population. While America is the land of suburbs and very few people actually commute anywhere on bike, it is very common to ride bikes through those suburbs, so sharing the roads - roads which are already unmarked - and creating order - just enough order to establish a hierarchy when a complex situation arises - can actually benefit everyone. Even the small amount of data collected in America on this already leans toward these types of roads being better in a neighborhood environment.
Unfortunately the biggest roadblock to these roads seems to be stupid politics and stupid Americans who are notorious for hating science and data. We hate stupid changes, we hate stupid smart people, we're suspicious of artificial constructs like stupid college degrees, we don't know how to drive, and we refuse to pay to be trained how to drive, because we're all fat and stupid.
Ah hell, I guess even the topic of roads isn't immune from the fact that Americans are at the core of all their own problems. But hey, at least we have the freedom to be stupid! Hell right!
But as suggested at the end of the video, maybe stupid Americans aren't stupid because they are the ones actually experiencing the environment, while the government and engineers are misinterpreting or misapplying the data they've collected. Maybe these experts are not actually considering human factors in their studies. They create the rules and design to the rules, but are they considering the fact that these stupid Americans are in fact smart enough to operate as lawless renegades, completely disregarding rules, asserting their freedom to be stupid smart, and turning nicely engineered neighborhood streets into main thoroughfares at double the speed limit? Perhaps Americans aren't so bad after all. Perhaps its time to tear down these "educated" fools who are out of touch with the real America!
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We have plenty of bike lanes here at the Wisconsin capital, as well as roads dedicated for bikes/pedestrians. And it’s not just confined to the UW campus either, the lanes can take you just about anywhere in the city. I think that college towns like Madison are definitely more bike-minded than other cities though, simply for the fact that students can’t easily get a car and drive to class.
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Last Sunday night the main segment on Last Week Tonight dealt with police interrogations. What are some of the tactics used by police to coerce confessions out of possible suspects and how that often crosses the line and gets innocent people to confess to crimes they didn't do. It surprised me just what police can get away with. There is a guy in the video that is on a training video instructing interrogators on extracting confessions and he says something at 8:42 that really shocked me.
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He said that when interrogating suspects they will often try to say things such as "can I say one thing" or "will you just listen to me" or "but sir if I could only explain". When the interrogator hears those phrases it's important to interject yourself and stop the person from continuing because if you let them talk, they will say the words "I didn't do it" and the more often the person says they didn't do it, the more difficult it becomes for us to get a confession.
Here is the transcript to the episode:
Police Interrogations: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Transcript - Scraps from the loft
John Oliver discusses the tactics that can make police interrogations so damaging, particularly for the innocent, and why he’s more of a Lorelai than a Rory.
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Yes that's right, this is still a thing down here.
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State offices closed for Confederate Memorial Day in Alabama
Alabama recognizes the day in remembrance of the estimated 258,000 Confederate soldiers who died fighting in the Civil War
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