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by Winterborn
Thu May 20, 2021 7:36 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Coronavirus COVID-19
Replies: 17686
Views: 1328173

Re: Coronavirus COVID-19

The paper trail (i.e. money) to that lab is quite interesting and it is no wonder Dr. Fauci likes dodge those questions when the topic comes up. :coffee: :nod: $200 million of tax payer money to fund a Chinese lab to stay ahead of the next pandemic through gain of function studies. Seems like SARS ...
by Winterborn
Thu May 20, 2021 6:22 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Replies: 8949
Views: 949408

Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread

Chicago mayor proves she‘s a racist by banning white reporters. https://www.foxnews.com/media/lightfoot-slams-overwhelming-whiteness-of-chicago-press-defends-only-speaking-to-reporters-of-color Is no different and less racist than if a white mayor banned reporters “of color’ Me thinks she doesn't u...
by Winterborn
Thu May 20, 2021 6:19 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Coronavirus COVID-19
Replies: 17686
Views: 1328173

Re: Coronavirus COVID-19

Pwns wrote: Wed May 19, 2021 8:25 pm
The paper trail (i.e. money) to that lab is quite interesting and it is no wonder Dr. Fauci likes dodge those questions when the topic comes up. :coffee:
by Winterborn
Wed May 19, 2021 8:06 pm
Forum: Championship Subdivision Football - FCS
Topic: Fall 2021 Prognostication
Replies: 80
Views: 13802

Re: Fall 2021 Prognostication

-You can’t have UNI ranked ahead of SDSU, NDSU, UND, SIU, or Mo St. They didn‘t beat any of them. -There isn’t a single team in the STATS (or my poll) that had a losing record this winter/spring . Where would you have them ranked in the end of the season and preseason polls (which will look very si...
by Winterborn
Wed May 19, 2021 7:47 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Replies: 8949
Views: 949408

Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread

Chicago mayor proves she‘s a racist by banning white reporters. https://www.foxnews.com/media/lightfoot-slams-overwhelming-whiteness-of-chicago-press-defends-only-speaking-to-reporters-of-color Is no different and less racist than if a white mayor banned reporters “of color’ Dude Don’t fight it Jus...
by Winterborn
Wed May 19, 2021 7:09 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Official "Making America Woke Again" Thread
Replies: 3135
Views: 172300

Re: The Official "Making America Woke Again" Thread

Good fix and yup. :thumb: I am in the exact same boat. I could move on and make much more, but I like the company I work for, I really like the department I am in and the team I lead, plus my boss gives me complete autonomy. Throw in the people I have had the chance to meet (some on this board) and...
by Winterborn
Wed May 19, 2021 2:26 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Official "Making America Woke Again" Thread
Replies: 3135
Views: 172300

Re: The Official "Making America Woke Again" Thread

And sometimes one has to adjust "ones standard of living" to levels that fit your current skill set and/or income. And if one doesn't want to better their current skill set and/or move to increase their marketability and income, then they should look in the mirror. FYP I do not make what ...
by Winterborn
Wed May 19, 2021 1:49 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Replies: 8949
Views: 949408

Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread

Red vs blue...Not how the issue of massive new wind farms is playing out.. Rural America is going to be asked to take it in the ass for urban America if the Biden Administration get’s its way to build alternative energy... And the battle is already underway, with lots of people in Blue states takin...
by Winterborn
Wed May 19, 2021 1:33 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Coronavirus COVID-19
Replies: 17686
Views: 1328173

Re: Coronavirus COVID-19

So you are saying I better wash my sheets. :mrgreen: How many are going to get the booster shots in 6 months and thereafter when it becomes a every 6-12 month thing like the flu shot? For the record, I have no idea outside of spit balling, what that is going to look like. My best guess is it will t...
by Winterborn
Wed May 19, 2021 1:28 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Coronavirus COVID-19
Replies: 17686
Views: 1328173

Re: Coronavirus COVID-19

FWIW, I've had the Covid vaccine and I've never gotten a flu shot. I only started getting the flu shot two or three years ago when work had a guy from Rite-Aid come in and offer it right in the conference room. I literally had to walk about 10 seconds, sit down, get the shot, and walk back to my de...
by Winterborn
Wed May 19, 2021 1:26 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Coronavirus COVID-19
Replies: 17686
Views: 1328173

Re: Coronavirus COVID-19

FWIW, I've had the Covid vaccine and I've never gotten a flu shot. :thumb: I have never had either. ;) For the record I will probably need it to travel internationally but outside of that one requirement I probably would not get it. Right now I am just seeing how long I can go with out it. Just a l...
by Winterborn
Wed May 19, 2021 1:23 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Coronavirus COVID-19
Replies: 17686
Views: 1328173

Re: Coronavirus COVID-19

49.2% of Americans received the flu vaccine in '18-'19. If we get over 60% vaccinated I will be shocked. In fact I think I have a better shot of waking up with Evangeline Lilly next to me in bed than us getting over 55%. :lol: We're almost there now. Heck, the science is that even just one dose of ...
by Winterborn
Wed May 19, 2021 1:18 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Official "Making America Woke Again" Thread
Replies: 3135
Views: 172300

Re: The Official "Making America Woke Again" Thread

Is he? If someone isn't making what they think they should be then they should search elsewhere. And elsewhere shouldn't be confined to other local jobs but should include moving to another location with better job prospects and/or getting training to increase their job prospects. Public assistance...
by Winterborn
Wed May 19, 2021 1:10 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Israel-Palestine Drama Thread
Replies: 573
Views: 26881

Re: Israel-Palestine Drama Thread

Israel accuses Chinese state TV of 'blatant antisemitism' In a tweet, the embassy said “we have hoped that the times of the ‘Jew’s controlling the world’ conspiracy theories were over, unfortunately antisemitism has shown its ugly face again.” ... China has long been a strong backer of the Palestin...
by Winterborn
Wed May 19, 2021 1:06 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Coronavirus COVID-19
Replies: 17686
Views: 1328173

Re: Coronavirus COVID-19

Re-education...Covid style. Getting everyone vaccinated in the United States has become much harder now that demand for the Covid-19 vaccine is flagging. America’s vaccination strategy needs to change to address this, and it starts with understanding the specific reasons people have not been vaccin...
by Winterborn
Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:35 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: The MSM
Replies: 36
Views: 3583

Re: The MSM

News professionals can cover a big swath of the industry. You could call a news anchor that reads off of a script or a camera guy a news professional but they are not the same as a reporter or journalist. The only good ones that I have come across are independent or have their name/brand so well es...
by Winterborn
Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:27 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Here We Go Again (Minneapolis, MN)
Replies: 1757
Views: 200013

Re: Here We Go Again (Minneapolis, MN)

Not per the MN legal code section 609. Murder in the 2nd degree receives not more than 40 years imprisonment. Murder in the 3rd degree has a max of 25 years. Under Minnesota sentencing guidelines, for a person with no criminal history, each murder charge carries a presumptive sentence of 12 1/2 yea...
by Winterborn
Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:15 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Here We Go Again (Minneapolis, MN)
Replies: 1757
Views: 200013

Re: Here We Go Again (Minneapolis, MN)

The third degree and manslaughter will. Second degree I do not think so. But then I am just an armchair attorney. Same penalty for either 2nd or 3rd degree murder. Not per the MN legal code section 609. Murder in the 2nd degree receives not more than 40 years imprisonment. Murder in the 3rd degree ...
by Winterborn
Wed Apr 21, 2021 4:09 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Self driving cars on murderous rampage...
Replies: 202
Views: 47549

Re: Self driving cars on murderous rampage...

:nod: Calling it "Autopilot" was a mistake on Tesla's part. It is what happens when Marketing comes up with a cool name or Software(or any other department) uses shorthand for something and then that language is placed in the manuals and other literature. It snowballs until the public sta...
by Winterborn
Tue Apr 20, 2021 7:30 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Here We Go Again (Minneapolis, MN)
Replies: 1757
Views: 200013

Re: Here We Go Again (Minneapolis, MN)

Pwns wrote: Tue Apr 20, 2021 2:11 pm Cowardly jury. The murder charges won't stand up on appeal, but the manslaughter will.
The third degree and manslaughter will.

Second degree I do not think so. But then I am just an armchair attorney.
by Winterborn
Tue Apr 20, 2021 7:26 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The MSM
Replies: 36
Views: 3583

Re: The MSM

It would be like me judging CU CEO’s based on Wall Street executives. You’re also not mentioning the role corporatism plays in media. There are 1000’s of quality news professionals. But news consumption is hard. I get that. You keep saying that, but the reporting says something different....too nua...
by Winterborn
Tue Apr 20, 2021 7:24 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The MSM
Replies: 36
Views: 3583

Re: The MSM

Really? You haven't been paying attention if you think there's "many". The entire concept of "fact checking" has become a joke. Centrist, unbiased reporters are being run off from old guard outlets by the hundreds. I get that yellow journalism isn't a "new" thing. But ...
by Winterborn
Tue Apr 20, 2021 7:16 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Self driving cars on murderous rampage...
Replies: 202
Views: 47549

Re: Self driving cars on murderous rampage...

Well there's your problem. People with more money than sense are driving cars when they should probably be on the short bus. These are probably the people that blame Coke and McDonalds for making them fat. :ohno: Agreed, but TESLA SHOULDN’T call it autopilot, because some morons will take that to m...
by Winterborn
Tue Apr 20, 2021 6:31 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Crypto v. Pandemic v. GameStop v. Capitalism
Replies: 33
Views: 4009

Re: Crypto v. Pandemic v. GameStop v. Capitalism

kalm wrote:
Winterborn wrote: Tue Apr 20, 2021 6:10 am They just design them and forget to lock the bat cage........
That hasn’t been ruled out.
Hopefully we get Batman and not Joker out of this. [emoji3]
by Winterborn
Tue Apr 20, 2021 6:10 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Crypto v. Pandemic v. GameStop v. Capitalism
Replies: 33
Views: 4009

Re: Crypto v. Pandemic v. GameStop v. Capitalism


kalm wrote:
houndawg wrote: Mon Apr 19, 2021 3:16 pm ...governments don't spread pandemics, people do :mrgreen:
[emoji38]
They just design them and forget to lock the bat cage........