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To me, there is a spectrum of wokeism. Some consider the simple acceptance as being woke. To others, concerns don't manifest until activism is introduced. Soft vs hard woke, if you will. Personally, I'm accepting of anything an adult wants to do. I don't bring an "in your face" activisim to anyone and I expect the same from those I choose to interact with. Those that feel the need to get all activist, from any perspective, aren't in my social circles.

"in no way"? You wouldn't make a good investigator

Sure there is. A lot of circumstantial evidence to support the actual hard evidence, such as $$ to family members. Lots of $$ to family members.

Cast that stone

No

No you won't. You'll rationalize some sort of difference

How much time you got?

The Dems started this shyt. You should be proud!

Where you at on Mr. Epps

I think Gabe should be out there

If Josh shouldn't throw to Gabe, perhaps Gabe shouldn't be out there?

did she try to fill it herself or did she send fred flintstone?

Assume you're correct. Could Trump have failed any more significantly than he did? Fred Flintstone with a flagpole? For Pete's sake!!!

Legal experts have specifically stated that this recent indictment is based on "novel legal theory". That's why I put it in quotes. Heavens!

Attorneys disagree with each other all the time. That's what they do. This is why we have them. Some legal positions are, what shall I call it, based on "novel legal theory"? That's why higher courts toss cases out. If I were to make an allegation, it would be that some internet legal warriors believe they have a better grasp of the law than do others. We're taking the level of legal debate to a place that probably exceeds a sports message board. I'll always make fun of that. Always

I have two concerns when determining who I'm going to support. Policy and personal character. I'll give up some of one of these for the other. I do reach a floor on personal character sooner. For the first time in my life I didn't cast a vote for POTUS in 2016. I felt strongly that Clinton had little to no moral or ethical character. I wasn't sure about Trump but didn't have a good feeling. In 2020 I knew I wasn't going to vote for Trump and felt I could vote for Biden if he selected a strong VP (frankly, I was concerned about his health). Kamala killed any chance of that consideration. So I passed in 2020 as well. You asked about Tim Scott. Scott is further to the right than I am but he seems to be a stand up guy. So I would consider him. I haven't written off any of the candidates on the right, at this time, with the exception of Trump. Tulsi's character impresses the shyt out of me. Her policy is pretty far the to the left, however. I'd vote for her in a heartbeat over Trump. You protect free speech, you protect lies. Lies are usually pretty easy to prove wrong.

You don't seem to grasp anywhere near a solid opinion of what quackery is

Did you assume I excluded present company?

As a whole, Florida actually does OK. But they're in the top five in almost every category of the standardized test scores today. And I think the "catch up" by others will take a decade. Billsy and party over country! That's OK, you'll make that history curriculum across the country. Regarding Trump rallies

She isn't any quackier than many on this board.

Nice pivot. Haven't voted for Trump nor do I plan to. I've always felt he lacked moral character and he continues to confirm that. That doesn't mean the left has to be the alternative. Not by a long shot. In fact, this banana republic shyt Biden and the left are doing is the most shameful thing I've experienced in American politics.

Specifically, aren't we talking about the impact during the pandemic? At least I was. https://www.chalkbeat.org/2023/5/12/23721806/learning-loss-pandemic-community-district-student-homes-harvard-stanford-johns-hopkins-dartmouth#:~:text=The team found that student,higher death rates from COVID. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-pandemic-has-had-devastating-impacts-on-learning-what-will-it-take-to-help-students-catch-up/ https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/30/health/covid-learning-loss-study-wellness/index.html This link specifically notes how Florida did better than its' peers in the pandemic loss - https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2022/10/24/national-assessment-of-educational-progress-florida-hillsborough-pinellas-pasco-addison-davis-kevin-hendrick-scores/ I've never been. I'll have to trust your experience

so does illiteracy

The offset, of course, is the pro business successes and the educational successes that the schools in Florida will be ahead of many other states. That measure will be decades in the making.

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