World Views

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city of Camden is in the process of removing its Christopher Columbus statue

Who knew
It's not necessary to rewrite history in order to move forward!

Who knew (one more before the soap box is yanked away ; - )

Tearing down old statues for these reasons is blatantly vindictive -
just build new and when that time is right, quietly retire the ol' symbol.
Of course, vindictiveness can have therapeutic value.

Rod

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Re: https://disrn.com/news/christianity-tod ... not-enough

"Dalrymple also referenced the story of Zacchaeus, in which the unscrupulous tax collector, upon meeting Jesus, promised to 'give half of my possessions to the poor' and make reparations to those he had cheated (Luke 18:8)."

However, Jesus counseled only individuals (at their request) on how to rectify such perceived problems - Jesus never counseled groups on such matters and never preached about group atonement for the sins of the group's ancestors. If the membership of an individual church desires to pay "reparations" to the community, that is the business of that community church. But to call such funds "reparations" creates monumental precedence for all of humanity's sins of the past. (IMO)

Rod

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Re: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news ... ld-hostage

"Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said there has been a dramatic increase in reported crime in the area,
including rape, burglary, and other violent acts"

The informal group hasn't had time to organize their Sans-Police Department for public safety
and conflict resolution ... and might have to ask another country for assistance since displaying
the CHAZ autonomous zone sign: "You are now leaving the USA."

Rod

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Re: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/ar ... ns/372041/

"The Impossibility of Reparations ... How would it work?"

This article's suggestion that reparations might be "hush money" is intriguing
since clamor for atonement payment will end and future generations of all races
will be paying the massive debt created by such reparations (essentially,
redistribution of the nation's dwindling wealth).

Guess what
Bankers are the real winners of this new debt service.

Rod

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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/health/seattle- ... eport-says

"Seattle man, 70, beats coronavirus -- then gets $1.1M hospital bill"

This hospitalization might have been free in Seattle's new CHAZ zone.

If this coronavirus is just like a seasonal flu ("influenza"),
where are the past reports that show similar hospitalization costs

Rod

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Re: https://christiansfortruth.com/jewish-d ... ave-trade/

"it isn’t so-called ‘white supremacists’ who are exposing the Jewish domination
of the slave trade: it’s Black intellectuals and scholars"

"The first slave owner in America was not only a black man
he went to court and demanded it (1655)."

More evidence that "reparation" is such historically complex consideration
that moving forward instead of reaching backward is a better plan!

Rod

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Re: https://cdllife.com/2020/truck-drivers- ... partments/

"Seventy-seven percent of truck drivers say they will refuse to deliver freight to cities with defunded police departments."

"In 2018, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic reported truck driving as the most deadly job in the country."

Maybe police can earn money with private protection of the truckers ...
but trucking costs may go up a bit, then be passed on to consumers.

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/arti ... tones.html

"Band-Aid announces inclusive new line of bandages to match a range of different skin tones' "

What would be more impressive (and timely for a weakened economy)
is duct tape with different tones/textures specifically for old shoes ...
like shoes for yard work, painting, and similar tough jobs.

Faux alligator shoes might be popular on Florida's golf courses!
(for greens maintenance crews that need to defend their turf while working)
Or faux paint-splattered shoes to "prove" that you're already on the job
when askin' for a free drink at the clubhouse.

Seriously ... decades ago at a South Florida beach hotel I helped
wrap an old concrete fence with gray duct tape, then we painted it white.
Interesting summer job, probably for marketing photos. Of course,
wind and moisture from nearby waves soon de-'fun'ded that labor
(made the work seem useless, but we got good pay!)

Rod

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Re: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/12/health/y ... index.html

"there are now many more choices of things to do in the late evening than there once were and fewer opportunities
to initiate sexual activity if both partners are engrossed in social media, electronic gaming or binge-watching"

The article does not mention "quality time" (more time for intimacy vs number of partners/occurrences).

And what happened to Woody Mornings? (aka "he would if she would" or vice versa)
Pre-empted by electronic lure/stimulus even when awakening?!

Best guess: It's more in your head now (virtual sex).

Rod

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Re: https://www.yahoo.com/news/nypd-lieuten ... 57616.html

"Cattani said his kneeling with protesters 'goes against every principle and value that I stand for.' "

Not to worry! - humans are complex creatures with many perspectives and sensitivities.
A brief moment of expressing a (seemingly) conflicting sensitivity is not so rare ...
but seems infinite when captured on film and perpetuated by the media.

Rod

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Articles suggesting herd immunity non-existent because levels of antibodies are low fail to mention:

AARP Bulletin, June 2020, "Special Report - The New Normal" by Deborah Birx, M.D.

"when you get an infection and you make antibodies, your body remembers how to do that
... then makes antibodies much quicker the second time."

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -toll.html

"Gravediggers in Brazil dig up the dead to make room for Covid casualties"
"Bodies of those who died three years ago are being removed from graveyard"

With this coronavirus (and unlike a seasonal influenza virus),
"Rest In Peace" means until several newly departed need your space
... perhaps, indicating a "pandemic" in progress.

Rod

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Re: https://www.debka.com/coronavirus-hits- ... he-summer/

"According to a new study, mask-wearing has prevented thousands of infections and is even more important for curbing
the virus’s spread and the sometimes deadly COVID-19 illness it causes than social distancing and stay-at-home orders."

A good mask helps prevent an infected person from spreading the virus by cough, sneeze, or even breathing ...
and suggests that "at risk" people should shop only at stores that require (and enforce) customers to wear masks
as well as maintain social distance within the store.

Rod

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"at risk" people should shop only at stores that require customers to wear masks

... stores with the MOM seal of approval (Mask On Magic)

Rod

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Re: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/20 ... 183916001/

"This U.S. city is looking to cancel rent for tenants hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic"

The easiest way to comprehend this impact on landlords is to imagine that you rented a room in your house
to get more help with paying your own bills. Then the government tells you that your renter does not have to pay
you if they cannot afford it ... but they may continue to live in that room.

Rod

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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/us/atlanta-poli ... ard-brooks

"The footage shows Officers Garrett Rolfe and Devin Brosnan speaking to Brooks for nearly 30 minutes on suspicion of DUI
after apparently finding him asleep behind the wheel of his car in the drive-thru line of a Wendy’s restaurant."

"The officers administer several field sobriety tests, and the bodycam image clearly shows
a breathalyzer registers a blood alcohol level of .108. The legal limit is .08."

"Officers pursued Brooks on foot and, during the chase,
Brooks turned and pointed the Taser at the officer."

The motivation for the officer to respond as trained?
(when an offensive weapon is pointed directly at them) ...
also hinting that, while the training is technically correct,
it's not "politically correct" for current tensions.

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... month.html

"SpongeBob was created by Stephen Hillenburg and began in 1999 making it one of the country's longest-running cartoon series,
although Hillenburg had previously stated that the beloved sponge was not in fact gay, but asexual."

You can be any of the 64 genders*, but not "asexual"
probably because "asexual" is not a sex-related gender.
After all, humanity wants everybody to be something!
Only space aliens can be "asexual" ... apparently.

* https://www.healthline.com/health/different-genders

New perspective ...
"Asexual" is not a gender but an attitude:
"I'm neither going to tell you nor show you what I am!"
(disturbing to society that needs to categorize people)

Rod

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Re: https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/12 ... 0201275392

Videos like these suggest that, unless armed aggression is occuring,
apprehension should be by specialists trained for alcohol/drug use
... and would be less likely to use deadly force.

Rod

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Re: https://www.zerohedge.com/health/60-peo ... dy-reveals

"large numbers of people may be immune or resistant to this virus because they have already been infected by other coronaviruses ...
indicator that this virus, known to be harmless in the vast majority of cases, is neither especially unique nor especially dangerous."

Such studies fail to acknowledge that this virus, while "not especially dangerous" to many people,
is especially dangerous to some ... considering very expensive hospitalizations, overwhelmed crematoriums,
and mass graves recently dug! And these are significant societal costs that are eventually shared by all
(e.g., higher insurance premiums, loss of highly trained medical staff and other professionals).

Rod

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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/us/seattle-chaz ... ame-secede

"Seattle's seized six blocks known as CHAZ purportedly changes name to CHOP: 'We're not trying to secede' "

Probably strategy since "secession" is very anti-government, begging serious federal response!
(e.g., "withdrawal of southern states from the Union in 1860, leading to the Civil War").

Rod

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Re: https://www.newsmax.com/health/health-n ... id/970776/

"Symptoms of COVID-19 Can Last for Months"

Note: When was seasonal influenza ever described this way

"Experts only have theories why some people defy statistics and end up sick for months. Akiko Iwasaki, an immunologist at Yale, told The Atlantic that it could be that long-haulers still harbor infection in an organ. Or, he said, there could be fragments of viral infection that linger, causing the immune system to overreact."

Lesson: Don't become a "long-hauler" (or "super spreader")
when haulin' arrse to get out of lockdown and quarantine.

Rod

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Re: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/15/politics ... index.html

"Supreme Court on Monday left in place a lower court opinion upholding one of California's so-called sanctuary laws
that limits cooperation between law enforcement and federal immigration authorities"

"some states that say they are within their rights to determine how best to use their own resources."

Interesting problem (for many nations), this state's rights vs federal government
... considering that entry to a state is automatically entry to the country.

Rod

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Re: https://www.mirror.co.uk/science/up-36- ... s-22193744

"We are not alone - with 36 intelligent alien races living in our galaxy, according to a new study.

"average distance to such civilisations would be 17,000 light-years"

Intriguing term, "race", when applied to alien civilizations ...
considering current planetary issues with "race".

Rod

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Hillenburg had previously stated that the beloved sponge (Bob) was not in fact gay, but asexual.

Re: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/pol ... 456749002/

"The Supreme Court has confirmed the simple but profoundly American idea that every human being should be treated with respect and dignity – that everyone should be able to live openly, proudly, as their true selves without fear"

"At issue: the text of a 1964 civil rights law barring employment discrimination based on sex, and whether that term should be understood to include sexual orientation and gender identity."

It's remarkable that the Court would comment on "gender identity" since this ruling now seems extendable to the current 64
(and all other identities yet to be discovered): https://www.healthline.com/health/different-genders

"Asexual" is probably included, but who cares?!
(it's never been a reason for discrimination ...
and has NEVER been provocative gossip)

Might be related (found during today's online surfin') ...
Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/a ... signs.html

Who knew?! that Siberian Huskies like white bikinis?
(but so do Caucasian and other huskies)

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... gests.html

"Coronavirus is capable of infecting cells in the human brain and multiplying ...
once the virus entered neurons in the brains, it was able to increase its number of copies by ten-fold
... infected the brains' neurons through the typical pathway: ACE-2 receptors on the surface of cells."

Is it not time to ignore ALL experts/information that suggest
that this coronavirus is just another typical influenza virus?!

Rod