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Danke. After asking the question noticed that homogeneity of those particular markers. But several others also seem to be quite similar. Wasn't sure if that was the extent of his concerns about the veracity of the study/researchers or if there was more.

Anyone here speak French that can give a synopsis of what he says they faked?

NYS's # looks suspiciously low. Wouldn't be at all surprised to find out that the actual # is closer to 50% like the rest of the country. NY stopped counting deaths of nursing home residents as being nursing home deaths if the person died anywhere but in the nursing home. Can't recall when that change was made (want to say mid-late April, but it might have been early May) but if everybody else is counting apples & NYS is only counting Cortlands that might explain that discrepancy.

Seems to be the clearest thing that has come out of the past 4 years of "news".

And for you, the weather probably is good 8 months/ year. Couldn't wait to get away from the Gulf as IMHO the weather was unbearably hot from May - October (6 months) and was uncomfortably cold (due to humidity) for January & a week or 2 on either side of it. So, while again IMHO weather in WNY is great / good (& liking the change of seasons makes December far more tolerable than not liking them) for about 10 months/ year; only really limed the weather 4 months/ year down there. And 7 years wasn't long enough to "thin the blood" enough to make the oppressive heat & humidity tolerable. Again, different strokes for different folks, but could never get used to the weather on the Gulf.

How the #### can it have taken nearly 3-1/2 years for such a review to occur? Totally get it not happening even at any point earlier than a year ago, but this prosecution (persecution more accurately?) has appeared publicly to be going sideways for months now. This is beyond ridiculous that it's taken this long for such a review. With everything in the DoJ's case going sideways, how was there not an official review of the investigation it was based upon?

So, does this mean Rachel Dolezail (sp?) gets to be black again?

Yeah, gotta love English majors shouting "trust the science."

Fairly certain Joe thought they said she needed to be "petted" which put him enthusiastically behind the plan.

Nice job, Pooj. Someday will actually go to a Bill's opener and can properly thank you for the old CC discount. (Made our 1st HD TV something we could actually afford. Many thanks again. )

You don't have a 1st example.

So, doing things that every single president does makes him a dictator? Interesting. Pretty sure all presidents that have had IGs have changed out IGs during their tenure. The last 1 fired at least 1 and left at least 1 vacancy open for over 4 years. Didn't hear outcry over either. Absolutely, the reasons for removing IGs should be investigated, but simply removing them doesn't mean there was anything nefarious. Especially when a fair amount of holdovers from the previous regime want to "resist" at all costs, there can absolutely be reasons for them to be removed for cause. Also, there have been members of the executive branch testify before both Congress and the SCO. The president hasn't allowed every Congressional request be honored. That falls under separation of powers. It may be justified, it might not. Congress has a remedy when they believe their request is justified - they can ask the court to decide whether the executive must honor their subpoena. On several of these cases (particularly during the impeachment procedings) they didn't refer the matter to the 3rd branch. Why might that be? Really am having a hard time considering actions that the executive can legally take as being proof of his being a dictator.

Will be interesting to see what happens to unemployment numbers over the next month as states open back up. My wife's company (which was designated as essential but lost a ton of business during the shutdown) has begun ramping back up in states that are opening. They're going from ~25% staffed back up to full staffing in the next couple of weeks. That will help the numbers & they aren't the only ones. The concern is how many small businesses / restaurants won't be able to reopen & how many jobs won't come back because of that. Eventually others will take their place, but that will be a slow process & those that are out will likely never be remade whole again.

Have heard / read this a lot from anti-Trumpers. What has he actually DONE that indicates he wants to be a dictator. What executive orders (other than a couple dealing with defense appropriation act for this current crisis) has he signed expanding executive powers? Where are the executive orders limiting states rights? Aren't most of the criticisms of his handling the current crisis complaining that he hasn't usurped state authority & only issued guidelines to states rather than directed the individual governor's actions? Where are all the additional wars that dictators tend to get their subjects into happening? Where are the escalations of Iraq & Afghanistan (& Lybia & Syria & Qatar for that matter too)? Where was the firing of Mueller? Where is the jailing of dissidents? Don't dictators usually do these things? Why hasn't this one?

Know a couple of octogenarian retired nurses that have maintained their nursing licenses that have had the state reach out to them to come back to work. What could possibly go wrong in that scenario. (Realize they're likely reaching out to all nurses that currently aren't practicing, so this isn't actually an intentionally direct inducement to off additional 80+ yo citizens; but it is a very bad look & the beaurocrats need to start thinking before doing.)

Them, Georgians, Coloradians (?), Floridians should all be dropping like flies by now. Pretty sure Sweden & Denmark should be decimated as well. Maybe there's things we still don't know.

They should have no problem learning how to code, right?

No, the point was that based on what they apparently found on him - enough to keep an investigation going for a full year, they should've had enough to have his butt in jail a couple of years ago. It is supposed to require a high threshold of evidence of an imminent national security / terrorist threat to get a warrant on an American citizen via the FISA process. Surely, if they had enough proof of Page being an imminent threat to keep the warrant open for a full year, something would've come of it by now, right? Or is our FBI soooo incompetent as to require over 9 months of investigation getting to listen in on his calls and snoop into his e-mails to figure out that "huh, huh, guess he's workin' fer us, huh, huh.". And it wasn't the field office in Bumblebutt, AK that was running the operation; it was the top dogs at headquarters; so it probably wasn't incompetence that caused them to spy on OUR asset (aka spy). If neither of those are why he was investigated, it only leaves one reason for it. A covert operation against American citizens based upon false pretenses. And if that's what it was, heads should roll (figuratively) & people need to end up in jail.

Yes, but that conveniently allowed those American citizens within "2 hops" of him to also be spied upon. Again, if he was a big enough imminent threat to our country to be spied on for a full year with the FISA warrant being renewed 3 separate times, shouldn't he have been indicted by now? Surely, there was some evidence produced in those 3 renewal applications that contained something a bit more substantial than "he has a bit of a crush on Elizabeth Jennings." Right?

Well, remember, back when 45 1st tweeted that the previous administration had spied on him in Trump Tower, the response was "he's nuts, we'd never do that." It's now become "oh yeah, we routinely unmask Americans via the FISA process." Slightly unrelated, but still want to know, if Carter Page was such a threat to national security that he needed to be spied upon via FISA for a full year, then why is he still a free man nearly 3 years later?

The issue with going after former presidents is if they expect to be harrassed/ jailed for doing their jobs we will never see a peaceful transition of power again. It's amazing that we've done it flawlessly 43 times. Going after former presidents will guarantee we don't make it to 50.

Saddened by your loss and frustrated that you aren't allowed to mourn her death in the way we've grown accustomed. May she rest in peace. And may your family find solace that she is reunited with your grandfather.

Very saddened for your loss. Will say a prayer for her.

But think of the children('s blue haired grandmas & grandpas)!

Only Finger Lakes/ Ra-cha-cha, North Country, Southern Tier, & Mohawk Valley have loosened restrictions as of tomorrow. Buffalo not opening back up yet.