leh-nerd skin-erd

I just wonder about the simple things. His agenda is certainly part of that. I guess I'm still confused about how he's certain the man has no criminal record, or arrest warrant, when the initial reporting implied he wasn't even 100% sure the guy was the target. In addition, I'm confused as to why he's shielding the man's name from the reporting, citing possible deportation, when he says the guy is being literally being targeted by Immigration Customs Enforcement...and ICE is waiting outside his house. Sketchy reporting to say the least, but definitely sure to rile up some folks.

Who is JDaleShoomaker? How would he know whether or not a person was here legally, or if there was an arrest warrant out, or really anything? It doesn't seem like a good start at all.

I got a freaky ol' lady name a cocaine Katy who embroideries on my jeans I got my poor ol' grey-haired daddy driving my limousine Now it's all designed to blow our minds but our minds won't really be blown Like the blow that'll get ya when you get your picture on the cover of the Rolling Stone

Ah, I’m familiar with that phrase, but “to look it up” was missing from your last post. Sometimes people can’t be bothered because they are in a meeting, have another obligation, or don’t want to be disturbed. I can’t be bothered to look it up, either, but if I mistakenly gave you the impression that I thought I talent and hard work were just an old trope, thank you for allowing me the opportunity to clarify. Good luck with your surgery!

I don’t understand. You “can’t be bothered…”? Are you in surgery?

Oh. No. Your lips to God’s ears!

Such drivel, but at least you have the obligatory boogieman to blame. I’m quite convinced there are successful millennials (and successful boomers), unsuccessful millennials (and unsuccessful boomers) and so on. Your problem begins with the premise that millennials are “flat-out not given chances to succeed”. For all its warts, the opportunities for success in this country are limitless, but successful people usually are wired differently than unsuccessful people. Typically it starts with intellectual maturity, belief in oneself, the desire to work hard in exchange for the value derived, but the willingness to do things most others will not. I’m not even sure what you mean by a “boomer…passing the keys”, but assuming a younger person wants to work in X business, but the position they want is filled by the perpetually charming and delightfully competent L. Skin-nerd, the best course of action is to find something else to do. The end…or A Beginning? The guy in the story is unique. He’s the same type of unique individual in every other generation past and future. Good for him!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2024/10/30/kamala-harris-has-more-billionaires-prominently-backing-her-than-trump-bezos-and-griffin-weigh-in-updated/ You don’t got it.

I don’t choose to look at issues in a vacuum, seeing the political landscape as interconnected. Your concern today is presidential overreach. My concern is we already have seen that. I struggle with the notion that a federal judge with liberal or conservative leanings has as much power as they do. I look at the recent decision from the perspective of constitutional authority, and it seems to me the SC feels those judges are may have been operating outside the scope of their lawful authority. With respect to Sanders, I always assume that’s coming. I gave a couple examples of things that concern me as much, or more than this. Better to be prepared than surprised.

Give me someone who restores common sense to government and offers an agenda I can get behind and the rest is irrelevant.

And Frank and our own B-dazzler! Nice!

For sure, next thing you know we’ll have an administration laying siege to a former president’s home, tossing the place, removing documents clearly outside the scope of the search, photos of file folders leaked to the press, and quite a hubbub about how national security and classified documents must not be removed by an outgoing commander-in-chief….then when it turns out the current prez has been pilfering and maintaining documents for decades he’ll probably tell us that that sort of classified document pilfering is ok because he has a nice American muscle car stored nearby. Then from there it’s a hop skip and a jump to fisa surveillance, reimagined and reinvented criminal statutes, working with foreign nationals to influence the outcome of elections, and preemptive ex post-facto pardons for anyone the president ever met. I really miss the old days when everything was sunshine, roses and beyond reproach.

I don’t know about Walz, but I am interested to know where the video is of the entire confrontation? It starts with a window being broken, cuts to a guy struggling with law enforcement officers, and then to the guy sitting on his couch. On a separate note, the reporter tells us he’s a PhD student, which seems irrelevant.

Gators sell, Frank. 1 (I’m just trying to sound tough, durn things creep me out a bit and I never turn my back on the water in Fla. It’s more like the “Legend of The Retention Pond in a Gated Community in South Florida” but still)

Roundy’s sign says “I stand with Ukraine and Gaza simultaneously standing near enough to Iran to keep an eye on things, understanding of course that Israel stands behind me and I have no say in that”. His sign is like 9 feet tall.

@The Frankish Reich this seems logical to me, but I'm just a regular guy making his way through life. What say you? ***oops, I see Francisish already opined. Ty, Frank! My summary of Frank's summary...the government for all it's moving parts and all the money coming in is still woefully inadequate at being efficient.

While it seems you may have missed the intended spirit of my reply, I understand what you're saying. Your perspective is different than mine, and divergent opinions make the world an interesting place. I would like to offer some additional perspective to clarify my thoughts: In response to my post, you said this: Where did I say I look down on painters. I didn't say that, though I guess I can see why you feel I inferred it. In your original post, you said: "Had some poor ***** painter..." and later described that individual as "...someone so stupid". On this message board, asterisks typically replace words that are considered derogatory, uncivil or offensive. You defined the individual by his/her occupation, seemingly suggesting his occupation was relevant to being poor and *****. I was uncertain if his/her being a painter was as important as him/her being poor, *****, or "stupid". So, I asked. Thank you for clarifying. As for 'creating angles', again, I think we're on the wrong track here. In your initial post, you asked "I mean how do you talk to someone so stupid." In response to this query, I shared some basic strategies on how you might talk to someone given how you positioned the interaction. In spite of your characterizations, I feel comfortable I have a pretty solid skillset based on my life experience, understanding of course that seeking positive continuous improvement is part of the journey. Remember, make respect your default. The rest follows.

If you’re unable to effectively communicate with an individual you disagree with, you likely need to improve your communication skills. Part of your challenge in this case seems to be you’re starting with a rigid ideological position, you’re closed-minded, and unwilling to even consider the perspective of the other party. You also seem to have a complete disregard for the other person’s occupation, which is unusual. Do you have issues with all painters? Try respect as a default. Open your ears, close your mouth. Ask probing questions. Be purposeful in seeking out common ground. Disagree agreeably. This will get you started.

Horrible story, though I have to tell you, I'm not sure I agree with you on 'what this country is all about'. I see cases where property owned by families for generations is seized by the government through eminent domain, people are overcharged for crimes or blamed/targeted for the actions of others. I think we probably both wish that sort off ugliness didn't exist, and outrage didn't fall around political lines, but that's the way it is. In this case, I'd think somewhere between "open borders and chaos" and "forcing a 55 year old veteran of the US Army to leave" is probably where we all want to be. That said, we have what we have because of what was allowed and encouraged. It's a mess. Perhaps cooler, more compassionate heads with prevail and this man can be brought back to his family.

I forgot about that—I read in the Crimson Muckraker that he’s also upset that Harvard is on the govt dole and has fifty billion in a slush fund. That’s why I think he’s a legit stone cold rager against the machine(s). He’s probably pissed he’s gotta deal with all that friggin money he’s made. Street cred. ✊

In fairness that’s when Trump was first outed as a KGB wet work assassin, a taller Boris Badenov likely to put poison in his opponent’s covefee. Some people were really, really scared.

I think Rage was legit, a real anti-establishment stick-it-to-the-man band striking back against the corporate industrial complex. When Tom Morello plays with Springsteen, word is that he's "quite uncomfortable" with dynamic ticket pricing as offered by Ticketmaster and made his feelings known backstage by leaving a post-it note in Bruce's dressing room at the Honda Center in Anaheim. When he orders up a Lyft or Uber ride on his Apple iPhone, he won't even get into a Honda due to the carbon footprint of the manufacturer. At Coachella brought to you by Heineken™, he refuses to drink the free brew offered instead preferring to have his drink of choice shipped by UPS/Fedex and stored in a custom Rage Against the Machine™ Yeti™ cooler. He's also a committed activist, haven spoken out about the dangers of climate change whenever he embarks on a national/international tour to play in front of thousands who travel long distances to come see him. Unconfirmed rumor: he doesn't even use the heater on his swimming pool at his 2700 sf LA home unless it's super chilly out.

Thanks, it helps to know what people think/believe on issues like this. I can understand your father’s devotion to his grandmother and how that might impact his view on this debate. Speaking from personal experience, much of what I think today is based on experiences with my grandparents, parents and people that meant a lot to me in the past. While that can negatively impact perspective, it can be liberating when those that came later, through different, and in some respects softer times seek to lecture about sins of the past, present and future. I’ll step away from that for now because in spite of our differences, anything further makes me feel sorta dirty as I delve into people I know nothing about. So, the white then…

As usual, very well laid out and very makes a ton of sense. I might offer one additional consideration, purely from the perspective of human emotion. Since the 10/7 attacks, the level of animosity towards the Israelis has ratcheted up substantially in many places. Anti-semitism is the default for many people, and the Israelis must be astounded watching demonstrations in support Hamas (from their perspective anyway). I think when they say that if they did not address the situation now, there likely was no next generation in large part because of that widespread support.