Politically (In)correct

[G M]

https://principia-scientific.org/study-climate-skeptics-more-eco-friendly-than-alarmists/

It is important IMHO to see this go from anecdotal to well studied.  The UN IPCC people and the Paris Accords people and the liberal politicians liberal elites all can't wait to get on a global tour jet to get to a podium and tell us how evil it is to do what they do.  Have any of these people heard of Skype?!

I'm quite proud of my own energy frugality, no home AC use in 20 years, near zero summer electric use, my second to the most efficient car is a Prius, I have solar and wind powered boats, and if someone leaves the milk out overnight in the winter, it's still cold in the morning.  When I go a rare, full day without driving I realize I didn't get anything noteworthy done that day.

One day I was arguing climate crap with a liberal friend after sports over beers, we agreed to disagree and headed out to our cars that happened to be parked next to each other.  I got into my del sol at the time and he into his Chevy Suburban.  He was embarrassed and started to make his excuses, he needs to carry stuff up to the lake etc.  Yeah, whatever, but you want to rule my life without my consent.

Government one size fits all regulations like 55 mph to drive across Montana or Texas don't fit all perfectly, do they?

Note also that alarmists tend to also oppose nuclear power generation, the only massive energy source known that happens to be carbon free. 

Talk is cheap.  Crisis? What crisis?

It's not about protecting the environment, it's about controlling us.

[G M]

https://nypost.com/2023/04/23/autistic-jewish-teen-has-swastika-carved-on-his-back-in-las-vegas/

"Carved"

 

[ccp]

I have not been a big fan of "hate crime"

but , yes, this is by legal definition a "hate crime"
if you ask me.

clearly anti semitic, clearly being taken advantage of due to his autism and he wears a kippah

if you prefer "scratched" rather then "carved" ok with me

with either adjective this is outrageous to me

[G M]

I have not been a big fan of "hate crime"

but , yes, this is by legal definition a "hate crime"
if you ask me.

clearly anti semitic, clearly being taken advantage of due to his autism and he wears a kippah

if you prefer "scratched" rather then "carved" ok with me

with either adjective this is outrageous to me

https://news.northeastern.edu/2022/01/04/why-fake-a-hate-crime/

[ccp]

are you saying you think this is made up?
could be , but I don't think it likely
pretty weird to make this up and remove child from the school


and using Smollett is an interesting example to use
since he has been discredited and totally lost any credibility.

[G M]

No other documented physical trauma aside from the "carving"? What is a viable scenario consistent with what is known? Multiple subject pin the victim down, expose the back of the victim and inflict the "carving" cleanly?

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-media-controversy-ignites-over-the-case-of-tawana-brawley

are you saying you think this is made up?
could be , but I don't think it likely
pretty weird to make this up and remove child from the school


and using Smollett is an interesting example to use
since he has been discredited and totally lost any credibility.

[ccp]

so yes, you are saying you conclude this is made up

[G M]

so yes, you are saying you conclude this is made up

Based on the information currently available, it sure looks like a staged crime. If the victim had been beaten to a bloody pulp, then you’d need to determine if the suspects knew what the kippa meant.

[ccp]

I think most people know full well that a kippah is worn by some Jews.

if we see a lawsuit asking for much money then the possibility of this being made up
seem higher to me

or could it just be a scratch that is mostly in shape of swastika by chance and mother is inadvertently wrong
maybe

[G M]

I think most people know full well that a kippah is worn by some Jews.

if we see a lawsuit asking for much money then the possibility of this being made up
seem higher to me

or could it just be a scratch that is mostly in shape of swastika by chance and mother is inadvertently wrong
maybe

In the NE US it’s common knowledge, in other parts not so much.

The mother or another caregiver would be my primary suspect pool.