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How a string of deceptively edited videos highlight the media's misinformation problem- ...

TimTuolomne comments on May 14, 2020:

Anyone still listening to the media has the IQ of a turnip.

TimTuolomne replies on May 15, 2020:

@GaryMysels. Agreed. "The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend." - Robertson Davies.

There isn't a political authority I respect today.

TimTuolomne comments on May 13, 2020:

I’ve been around a while, and I’ve seen the same things repeat many times in my life. The most common are the control freaks trying to fix what works well enough, then blaming everyone else when they break it beyond repair, leaving those of us who were not suffering too badly to clean up the ...

TimTuolomne replies on May 15, 2020:

@tracycoyle. True. The great Commission in the New Testament is to love our neighbor as we love ourselves, and as God loves us. This is greater than all the other commandments. So that is my guiding principle; given that God is both truth and love, as stated explicitly in Scripture. I only fail to love as much as I fail to honor God in truth, and fail to recognize His love.

High Court Eyes Case That Could Affect Election Integrity Across Nation. [dailysignal.com]

MaskedRiderChris comments on May 14, 2020:

Oboy. Kavanaugh, smack this down! If it could be any more obvious what the Democrats are trying to do, here, it would be screaming through bullhorns at us all.

TimTuolomne replies on May 15, 2020:

You would think so, wouldn't you? Doesn't seem to me that they are any longer trying to hide what they are doing.

There isn't a political authority I respect today.

TimTuolomne comments on May 13, 2020:

I’ve been around a while, and I’ve seen the same things repeat many times in my life. The most common are the control freaks trying to fix what works well enough, then blaming everyone else when they break it beyond repair, leaving those of us who were not suffering too badly to clean up the ...

TimTuolomne replies on May 15, 2020:

@tracycoyle. Bible. Wish I could claim I was any good at it.

Second Amendment freedoms deserve promotion and protection- [ammoland.com]

TimTuolomne comments on May 14, 2020:

Every chunk bitten out of the Constitution threatens our individual rights and protection from our government. The 2nd Amendment is among the indispensable principles of the Constitution. The whole document is useless without all its parts. the Left knows this. Time for a Convention of ...

TimTuolomne replies on May 14, 2020:

@SpikeTalon, To begin with, it won't be a fair fight. Rifles against Air National Guard is not a winning proposition. Secondly, most States are run by Legislatures. Governors are more like the President, and have executive powers which mostly amount to relationships with other states. Winning the legislatures is the key. Finally, war breaks things and people get hurt. That should be the very last resort, because nobody wins, and it takes the better part of a generation to recover.

Wouldn’t put it past her... [babylonbee.com]

TimTuolomne comments on May 14, 2020:

Half of America is dumb enough to disbelieve that Clinton is asking for the mail-in vote to steal the vote. And some of them are unprincipled enough to not care anyway.

TimTuolomne replies on May 14, 2020:

@Edgework, I would never place "great" and "satire" together. "Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit since its aim is to belittle or hurt someone, and to laugh at their expense." And "in jokes" that depend on the victim being unaware of the joke, are the lowest form of satire. Ergo, "not always being sure," is to fail to communicate the message, which begs the question of the courage to speak directly. Humor which uplifts at the moment of revelation, is the highest form of wit and intelligence, which often evades the satirist.

[pjmedia.

TimTuolomne comments on May 14, 2020:

Lots of mis-information out there. Here is some verifiable information, with sources given: Geneticists who have analyzed the gene sequence of SARS COV2, which causes COVID-19, are confident of three facts: 1.There are no markers which are unavoidable when genes are spliced (engineered). 2....

TimTuolomne replies on May 14, 2020:

@1patriot. Please do. I wish everyone would make the effort to find this stuff.

Mandatory vaccination: it’s not just a conspiracy theory anymore!!

TimTuolomne comments on May 14, 2020:

A few things must happen before vaccinations: 1. The virus must not mutate. It already has. 2. The vaccine must be created. It hasn't. 3. You must agree to it. I won't

TimTuolomne replies on May 14, 2020:

@NonAgrssvMight "Those in control" have no control over facts, and those are facts.

It appears that New Brunswick will be the first province to implement the long awaited mandatory ...

TimTuolomne comments on May 14, 2020:

Difficult to believe. 1. When the virus mutates, the vaccine will be useless. It has. 2. The vaccine is still not completed as far as I can discern. 3. Who would agree to taking a rushed vaccine from China???

TimTuolomne replies on May 14, 2020:

There is no actual greater threat than has happened forever before. Here are the facts, verifiable with references. Geneticists who have analyzed the gene sequence of SARS COV2, which causes COVID-19, are confident of three facts: 1.There are no markers which are unavoidable when genes are spliced (engineered). 2. The forensic path clearly shows a very old gene sequence consistent with a path through bats found in China, but no where near Wuhan. 3. A much more recent forensic path in the gene sequence of the virus shows that it went through the pangolin before jumping to humans. http://virological.org/t/the-proximal-origin-of-sars-cov-2/398 The R-nought value of SARS COV2 is 5.7 in 2.5 days, which tells us that the entire globe was exposed to the virus long before the West was even aware of its existence in China.* And that means social distancing and masks were an attempt to prevent exposure that had already happened. https://www.healthline.com/health/r-nought-reproduction-number Furthermore, 99% of those the virus kills are smokers and people of any age with serious pre-existing conditions. Its possible that the remaining 1% also have pre-existing conditions that are undiagnosed. This is why populations with high concentrations of smokers and illnesses, like Italy, have higher mortality rates than countries like Sweden. The numbers are still consistent partly because of the unusually long latency of SARS COV2. And partly because other things are still getting them. See "Multiple Conditions Increase Risk." https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/covid-19-coronavirus-infographic-datapack/ So with a case base that could be 2000 times greater than reported right now, that makes the virus 2000 times less dangerous - far less than the common flu. SARS-COV2 is less dangerous to healthy people than driving. Not a very effective biological weapon. Doctors think no disease should be acceptable. And as medical doctors, they may be ignorant of the consequences of political decisions. Does COVID-19 kill people? Yes. The same people who doctors like Dr Fauci should expect to be taken out by the flu and pneumonia, etc, because of other infirmities, every year. 2,046,549 people died in the US last year of all causes except suicide. 73,000 are now listed here as dying of COVID-19 in the US, almost all of whom could have been listed as dying of their pre-existing conditions. Are the Chinese making the most of all of this? Of course they are. They are pretty good at strategic planning, but it doesn't mean they orchestrated this, sorry. Creating a vaccine will be futile if it mutates, and this source asserts it has already happened. Do we want to destroy our nation waiting to find a vaccine that is effective? ...

Let's dust off a comparison the left is all too fond of using.

TimTuolomne comments on May 13, 2020:

Watergate was a coverup not so much by Republicans, but by the media. Anyone interested should read the transcripts of Liddy v. Dean to find out. That case reveals the media mudslinging that almost completely covered up the truth of the Watergate scandal. Its a public record. And Dean was found...

TimTuolomne replies on May 14, 2020:

@parsifal, I agree.

My investigative spidey senses are tingling.

TimTuolomne comments on May 12, 2020:

Unfortunately, President Trump is too honorable about our respective constitutions to do that. Good thought though.

TimTuolomne replies on May 14, 2020:

@jakuboj. 1. My feelings are not hurt. 2. Informing you that you are incorrect about what I know is my right and not abrasive, nor intended to be insulting. However "taking offense" is a well-honed art and might actually be a snowflake response. 3. Getting leftism or snowflake out of my posts is impossible if you are actually reading my posts, instead of imprinting them with your pre-suppositions. I only engage in discussion when I can learn something. I think this well is dry.

PERSPECTIVE.

Terence57 comments on May 14, 2020:

My Dad was born in a small river town in southern Ohio in 1910. All of the above, and more. He was about 8 when his father nearly succumbed to the Spanish flu. Carts carrying bodies down his "Main Street" every day for weeks. Actually, I don't think my Grandfather fully recovered as he was ...

TimTuolomne replies on May 14, 2020:

@Terence57. I agree.

My investigative spidey senses are tingling.

TimTuolomne comments on May 12, 2020:

Unfortunately, President Trump is too honorable about our respective constitutions to do that. Good thought though.

TimTuolomne replies on May 14, 2020:

@jakuboj. Please cease and desist from placing words in my mouth and asserting what I do and don't know. It is obvious that you have absolutely no idea. As for Trump being everyone's last hope, that may be true. But a man such as Trump is a symbol of those who support him. If no one stands forward vocally, persistently, forcefully, financially to support him, it won't matter. We will not defeat a common enemy if we are not aware of our common interests and mutually supportive. I suppose that is partly what you are trying to say by being so abrasive with me. Treat your friends kindly sir, and maybe they will do the same with you.

PERSPECTIVE.

Terence57 comments on May 14, 2020:

My Dad was born in a small river town in southern Ohio in 1910. All of the above, and more. He was about 8 when his father nearly succumbed to the Spanish flu. Carts carrying bodies down his "Main Street" every day for weeks. Actually, I don't think my Grandfather fully recovered as he was ...

TimTuolomne replies on May 14, 2020:

Yes, from time to time, human nature overcomes even something as wonderful as our Constitution, which was crippled badly the first time in 1942. No one remembers what actual freedom was like then. And you are right, now the speed of our descent on that slippery slope has become so fast that all bets are off indeed. We will soon have no choice but to again defend the original Constitution.

My investigative spidey senses are tingling.

TimTuolomne comments on May 12, 2020:

Unfortunately, President Trump is too honorable about our respective constitutions to do that. Good thought though.

TimTuolomne replies on May 14, 2020:

@jakuboj, I have no idea why you think we disagree, or why you conclude my perspective is narrow. I hear nothing from you that seems to better inform. And you seem to be not hearing that we are facing exactly the same here, and are desperately trying to get the attention of our leadership that this must change. The threats are everywhere, not just on your doorstep.

What is happening to Canada?

gonfishin comments on May 14, 2020:

The Weasel and it's henchmen are a communist regime wrapped in bulls**t. There have got to be legal ramifications to what their doing.

TimTuolomne replies on May 14, 2020:

In the US, it would be a grass-roots petition to recall the leadership. Such things have happened here.

ALERT: Democrats Introduce Bill To Authorize Contact Tracing At People's Homes - National File

JimbobNE comments on May 12, 2020:

Just end everything now. Civilization is dead.

TimTuolomne replies on May 14, 2020:

@JimbobNE, Did you read my post before yours?

My investigative spidey senses are tingling.

TimTuolomne comments on May 12, 2020:

Unfortunately, President Trump is too honorable about our respective constitutions to do that. Good thought though.

TimTuolomne replies on May 14, 2020:

@jakuboj, So let me get this straight. You think that when you and your countrymen ALLOW someone to take over your country, it is up to someone else to save you? Ever hear of democracy? If you and your countrymen voted for Communism, by what right does anyone else change your mind????? That may well happen here too. And when it does, and the idiots who pushed us into it realize what they have done, we will have no choice but to take up arms ourselves and take back our country. Will anyone help us? Maybe, but only if they think we are serious and already trying and dying ourselves.

Let's dust off a comparison the left is all too fond of using.

TimTuolomne comments on May 13, 2020:

Watergate was a coverup not so much by Republicans, but by the media. Anyone interested should read the transcripts of Liddy v. Dean to find out. That case reveals the media mudslinging that almost completely covered up the truth of the Watergate scandal. Its a public record. And Dean was found...

TimTuolomne replies on May 14, 2020:

@parsifal, The US media has had tacit permission since Trump's election to remove any restraint on journalistic bias, (see Victor David Hansen) essentially becoming a paid political division of the Democrat party. So they have long ago lost any sense of rational perspective about consequential justice. Whatever thin veneer of journalistic balance there was left after the VietNam war - in which trusted names like Dan Rather falsely reported stories by seven VietNam vets who were never in country, has been completely erased.

There isn't a political authority I respect today.

TimTuolomne comments on May 13, 2020:

I’ve been around a while, and I’ve seen the same things repeat many times in my life. The most common are the control freaks trying to fix what works well enough, then blaming everyone else when they break it beyond repair, leaving those of us who were not suffering too badly to clean up the ...

TimTuolomne replies on May 14, 2020:

@tracycoyle. I can not disagree with you more strongly that "they ALL want us to succeed and prosper." If you have ever known anyone truly driven by the desire for power, you understand that such a motive presumes that the system in which they exist is irrelevant, so they pander to the kind of system in which their power is greatest, and care not about consequences whatsoever. Their only enemy are Constitutional principles, which would threaten their power. They are the functional sociopaths who appear rational to many and are willing to promise anything to get elected and stay in office. And they will pander to their voting base utterly without regard for principle. It is easy to recognize them, unless you are wearing the glasses of gullible utopianism, in which the power-hungry find greatest opportunity. Simply tracking their statements for a short time will reveal their duplicity. Their blind followers are not keeping track, because in their leader they see their hope for humanity.

My investigative spidey senses are tingling.

TimTuolomne comments on May 12, 2020:

Unfortunately, President Trump is too honorable about our respective constitutions to do that. Good thought though.

TimTuolomne replies on May 14, 2020:

@jakuboj. You aren't reading my answers. I know about the threat. But it isn't up to anyone but Canada to seek help. If Canada does not, no one has any right to step in. It has always been so, everywhere, regardless of your view of the World. Meanwhile, you may have noticed the virus coup occurring in the US as well, as if we don't have some of our own serious issues upon us.

Are you struggling as I am to define this faceless enemy that threatens the world today?

henrydz comments on May 14, 2020:

Communism is the domination of business by government, fascism is the domination of government by business. This era is clearly as fascist as it gets, and technology is turning out to be fascism’s greatest friend. Prison Planet, here we come.

TimTuolomne replies on May 14, 2020:

Your definitions, but completely incorrect. Fascism 1."Everything in the state". The Government is supreme and the country is all-encompasing, and all within it must conform to the ruling body, often a dictator. 2."Nothing outside the state". The country must grow and the implied goal of any fascist nation is to rule the world, and have every human submit to the government. 3."Nothing against the state". Any type of questioning the government is not to be tolerated. If you do not see things our way, you are wrong. If you do not agree with the government, you cannot be allowed to live and taint the minds of the rest of the good citizens. The use of militarism was implied only as a means to accomplish one of the three above principles, mainly to keep the people and rest of the world in line. Fascist countries are known for their harmony and lack of internal strife. There are no conflicting parties or elections in fascist countries. - Benito Mussolini. Communism. Socioeconomic structure and political ideology that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless society based on common ownership and control of the means of production and property in general. "The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property." - Karl Marx This means your premise that the US is a fascist state is not a fact. We are a socialist state, with capitalistic commerce. Socialist states control everything much like communism, except in our case, property has at least the legal appearance of being private. However our right to control our own property has long ago been lost to the vast, unaccountable Federal bureaucracy, against which there is no recourse. If we were a fascist state, elections would have been abolished, the Federal Bureaucracy could dictate which businesses would stay in business, and what they would produce, and our military would be the dominant industry. It is not.

VDH interviewed [youtu.be] on America Thought Leaders about Flynn, etc. excellent interview.

TimTuolomne comments on May 13, 2020:

Good one Jurecki. VDH never disappoints. He might be among the smartest public figures of whom I am aware.

TimTuolomne replies on May 13, 2020:

@Jurecki. I am hopeful that the President realizes his predicament in this lifetime. He is a smart guy, surely with a sense of reality about why he is in office. He has been able to foresee just about everything else that has come his way.

Without diving into true/untrue, overblown/dangerously ignored, cautious/cowardly, etc.

TimTuolomne comments on May 13, 2020:

Not the first time humans have reacted as a fearful mob, and it won't be the last. Mob rule is dangerous, because whatever intelligence might be available in the aggregate is totally unavailable in the mob. This is who we are. It is what has placed humanity in danger before, and will again....

TimTuolomne replies on May 13, 2020:

@Hanno. True. Good questions. I don't know, and I have no reasonable guesses either. I can speculate though that just as there are populations that are more sensitive to certain conditions, such as sickle cell anemia, there are also the converse which are the opposites in the population which are less susceptible.

Without diving into true/untrue, overblown/dangerously ignored, cautious/cowardly, etc.

TimTuolomne comments on May 13, 2020:

Not the first time humans have reacted as a fearful mob, and it won't be the last. Mob rule is dangerous, because whatever intelligence might be available in the aggregate is totally unavailable in the mob. This is who we are. It is what has placed humanity in danger before, and will again....

TimTuolomne replies on May 13, 2020:

@Hanno See "Multiple Causes Increase Risk." https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/covid-19-coronavirus-infographic-datapack/ From that you can see that 99% of the deaths are of smokers and pre-existing conditions. Italy has the highest rate of smokers and one of the oldest demographics in the World. Sweden among the lowest. Exceptions are South Korea, Japan and Taiwan which all realized the threat at least a month before the West. Also from that you should understand that most of us who are healthy are at far greater risk driving our car than being killed by COVID-19. You should also realize that social distancing is proved irrelevant by similar results of infection and mortality rates in countries which had vastly different policies.

Let's dust off a comparison the left is all too fond of using.

TimTuolomne comments on May 13, 2020:

Watergate was a coverup not so much by Republicans, but by the media. Anyone interested should read the transcripts of Liddy v. Dean to find out. That case reveals the media mudslinging that almost completely covered up the truth of the Watergate scandal. Its a public record. And Dean was found...

TimTuolomne replies on May 13, 2020:

@parsifal. Yup. Unless the public tells the media to stop, they will keep doing what they know works. I've written to all my representatives and senators, and published editorials to that effect. If others don't as well, nothing will happen.

My investigative spidey senses are tingling.

TimTuolomne comments on May 12, 2020:

Unfortunately, President Trump is too honorable about our respective constitutions to do that. Good thought though.

TimTuolomne replies on May 13, 2020:

@jakuboj. I am not an expert in foreign policy, and can't explain away what you are saying about the American military. But I can tell you for sure that different regimes in the US had different justifications for military action. Sometimes we were defending our allies as required by treaty, like Korea, and some places in Africa. The President had the power to make war until after Vietnam, and Congress made sure the President could not do that alone anymore. And I would not believe what the Communists say about what the US does. They are pure liars. Most leaders who got us into war, got in trouble for it - even when they had no choice. So just expecting that the US is going to go rogue any time it wants is pure bullsh*t. I hope we don't have to defend Canada from Communism. War breaks everything and hurts people. But we are allies, so we would probably have to if Canada demanded it. And if they would take me I would defend my Northern brethren.

My investigative spidey senses are tingling.

TimTuolomne comments on May 12, 2020:

Unfortunately, President Trump is too honorable about our respective constitutions to do that. Good thought though.

TimTuolomne replies on May 13, 2020:

@jakuboj, My understanding of the sovereignty of nations has nothing to do with awareness of injustice. Americans are also sometimes confused about that. My sister gets upset because I don't agree that we should do something about discrimination in China, and doesn't seem to understand that I have no right to do anything in China. Only here, where I am a citizen.

Without diving into true/untrue, overblown/dangerously ignored, cautious/cowardly, etc.

TimTuolomne comments on May 13, 2020:

Not the first time humans have reacted as a fearful mob, and it won't be the last. Mob rule is dangerous, because whatever intelligence might be available in the aggregate is totally unavailable in the mob. This is who we are. It is what has placed humanity in danger before, and will again....

TimTuolomne replies on May 13, 2020:

@Hanno, I am not clear on what you are asserting. You do realize that the latency of SARS COV2 is incredibly long - on the order of a month or more, while having a mortality far lower than most flu viruses. Some are still asserting the the Ro for SARS COV2 is 2.5, but the papers I believe say it is 5.7. That means the whole World was exposed in 5 weeks. You are right that none of this is being reported, nor reflected in the decisions of our leadership, with the exception of the President, who has responded appropriately as much as he dared all along. He has been practically alone.

Whitmer strikes again.

TimTuolomne comments on May 13, 2020:

The US Constitution was written to protect individual rights from the government. Socialists sacrifice individual rights for "the common good." The United States of America is not a socialist country. Any official which pledges to defend and protect the Constitution and then drives a socialist ...

TimTuolomne replies on May 13, 2020:

@808scotty TITLE 18, U.S.C., SECTION 242 Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, ... shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if bodily injury results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.

For those following the liberal government, what do you see happening to Canada?

TimTuolomne comments on May 11, 2020:

Canadians are now faced with an uncivil regime, and will have to abandon civility to rid themselves of that regime, much like the uncivil man the US has in the White House right now with the same mission. In the US, we shall only return to civility when we have disposed of the uncivil. The ...

TimTuolomne replies on May 13, 2020:

@2FollowHim. Trump is a Constitutionalist and only did what is Constitutional. That is why he's against giving citizen's rights away to non-citizens, is protecting our borders, defending veterans, cutting taxes, and promoting individual rights (including LGBTQ whatever). Massive public outcry that speaks out for these same values will bring the candidate out in the open who will defend them. Right now anyone with those values without clear public support in Canada would be a fool to make himself a target of the regime.

2000 Former Justice Department staffers call on AG Barr to RESIGN.

iThink comments on May 13, 2020:

"former justice dept staffers" - a rather vague statement isn't it...just as valid and meaningful as saying two thirds of all bus drivers think Barr should resign...

TimTuolomne replies on May 13, 2020:

Yup. Similar to the "Climate Change" rhetoric we have come to distrust.

Perspectives on the Pandemic – Professor Knut Wittkowski PhD.

MaskedRiderChris comments on May 12, 2020:

Yet another attempt to undermine Trump's chances of reelection, it would appear to me this is?

TimTuolomne replies on May 13, 2020:

I understand it might look that way, but I believe the President is actually against the shutdown, and is doing his best to hold it to a minimum, while being practically alone politically. Without the American public massively telling their reps that they think the President is right to encourage everyone to open everything up, he just puts a target on his own back for the Democrats to shoot, when half the population is still in frenzied panic mode. The President is direct, but not stupid. Make sure you let those folks know how dumb you think they are; chicken-hearted pussies, or whatever language gets them back to reality.

Just what Dr.

dd54 comments on May 11, 2020:

Handwashing with soap and water is the best way to reduce the spread of infection. This info must be very confusing to people wondering why the masks have been made mandatory. I do agree that given people's lack of knowledge regarding donning, doffing and care of reusable masks that they have ...

TimTuolomne replies on May 13, 2020:

@dd54,We who are saved are the fortunate ones, to understand that life after Earth is more precious than our transition here.

Do you think Trudeau's leaning to China is approved by the Queen of England?

TimTuolomne comments on May 12, 2020:

Surely you know that the Queen is a ceremonial head of state.

TimTuolomne replies on May 13, 2020:

@2FollowHim, she owns the land a lot like my wife owns our house, so my liability in business is limited.

ALERT: Democrats Introduce Bill To Authorize Contact Tracing At People's Homes - National File

JimbobNE comments on May 12, 2020:

Just end everything now. Civilization is dead.

TimTuolomne replies on May 13, 2020:

It amazes me that some people drive their cars to work, have Starbucks, email everyone, have a drink after work with friends, go home and watch their fave program, kiss their kids good night, maybe get lucky, then post that civilization is over.

My investigative spidey senses are tingling.

TimTuolomne comments on May 12, 2020:

Unfortunately, President Trump is too honorable about our respective constitutions to do that. Good thought though.

TimTuolomne replies on May 13, 2020:

@jakuboj, sorry, the President will do nothing to violate the sovereignty of Canada.

[youtu.

dd54 comments on May 12, 2020:

Life is a risk. Open the economy. The Dems persist in growing the government for a bigger piece of the power pie. Open the economy. Testing will not stop the spread of the virus as your tested today with no virus, a day later your exposed and would test positive. Open the economy. I don't trust ...

TimTuolomne replies on May 13, 2020:

I just saw a post in which a California doc said the testing can't even tell if you had COVID-19 last month. So we will never know what the case base was. That's the gift that keeps on giving for the Democrats. They can claim the base of total infections is tiny, so the mortality rate looks sky high and keep everyone terrified. I bet they do just that. https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/05/11/its-time-for-some-commonsense-mommysense-on-covid-19-and-personal-freedom/?utm_source=rss

My investigative spidey senses are tingling.

TimTuolomne comments on May 12, 2020:

Unfortunately, President Trump is too honorable about our respective constitutions to do that. Good thought though.

TimTuolomne replies on May 12, 2020:

@jakuboj, beside the point.

My investigative spidey senses are tingling.

TimTuolomne comments on May 12, 2020:

Unfortunately, President Trump is too honorable about our respective constitutions to do that. Good thought though.

TimTuolomne replies on May 12, 2020:

@jakuboj, As you are well aware, the Charter of Rights and Freedom is functionally the Constitution, so you are splitting hairs.

For those following the liberal government, what do you see happening to Canada?

TimTuolomne comments on May 11, 2020:

Canadians are now faced with an uncivil regime, and will have to abandon civility to rid themselves of that regime, much like the uncivil man the US has in the White House right now with the same mission. In the US, we shall only return to civility when we have disposed of the uncivil. The ...

TimTuolomne replies on May 12, 2020:

@2FollowHim. Not sure, however what has happened in the US, is that we finally reached a "critical mass," in which enough of the population started to get their back up, instead of quietly going along, that the unthinkable happened: a guy like Trump got elected. The same can happen in Canada if enough people speak up, and those waiting for a credible opportunity and a reason, like Trump, come forward.

If we say that for the Universe to be good evil must be utterly eliminated; Shall we say that if ...

TimTuolomne comments on May 11, 2020:

For me, there is no question about the purpose of the "accuser" on Earth (The name sometimes in the Bible for Satan). I strongly suggest that the only way for anyone to share my confidence is to actually read the Bible for comprehension. But consider that the Universe may well be a ...

TimTuolomne replies on May 12, 2020:

@Ian_Newton, Not at all difficult. Luke 24. Even better, Acts 1:9-12,Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.” Contemporary. Easy to find many places.

Grenell Declassifies Names of Obama Officials Behind Michael Flynn Unmasking, Asks Barr to Release ...

MaskedRiderChris comments on May 12, 2020:

So let's release them and have done with it, already.

TimTuolomne replies on May 12, 2020:

Barr may need to hold back if it appears there is leverage to be gained in going after the bigger fish. Its chess, and we need to be thinking dozens of moves ahead.

Trey Gowdy Names Reporters From Major Outlets He Says Leaked Adam Schiff’s False Russia Conspiracy...

MaskedRiderChris comments on May 12, 2020:

Uh-oh, looks like Adam Schiff is going to have some more explaining to do. Not that I think he'll do it; he'll likely still stand by his narrative and justify it to the end. But it's good to see that more evidence is surfacing about this shebang.

TimTuolomne replies on May 12, 2020:

Yup. He’ll still be protesting his innocence from behind bars.... assuming he isn’t found guilty of treason and shot.

Democracy Is An Illusion - YouTube

TimTuolomne comments on May 12, 2020:

While it may be true that unless we stand up for our Constitutional Republic, it may cease to exist, it is also true that in military, or paramilitary organizations like police, discipline is required for them to operate with integrity and effectiveness. Discipline may be selectively enforced, as...

TimTuolomne replies on May 12, 2020:

@pbuck0145 As I already said, I agree, but that is not related to consequences.

If we say that for the Universe to be good evil must be utterly eliminated; Shall we say that if ...

TimTuolomne comments on May 11, 2020:

For me, there is no question about the purpose of the "accuser" on Earth (The name sometimes in the Bible for Satan). I strongly suggest that the only way for anyone to share my confidence is to actually read the Bible for comprehension. But consider that the Universe may well be a ...

TimTuolomne replies on May 12, 2020:

@Ian_Newton, That we will be aware of that new Universe after life here, yes. Scripture seems to say it exists now, but that our access is only through Christ.

Democracy Is An Illusion - YouTube

TimTuolomne comments on May 12, 2020:

While it may be true that unless we stand up for our Constitutional Republic, it may cease to exist, it is also true that in military, or paramilitary organizations like police, discipline is required for them to operate with integrity and effectiveness. Discipline may be selectively enforced, as...

TimTuolomne replies on May 12, 2020:

@pbuck0145, as you say. I can not know that. He may have signed a contract that is explicit in that regard.

If we say that for the Universe to be good evil must be utterly eliminated; Shall we say that if ...

TimTuolomne comments on May 11, 2020:

For me, there is no question about the purpose of the "accuser" on Earth (The name sometimes in the Bible for Satan). I strongly suggest that the only way for anyone to share my confidence is to actually read the Bible for comprehension. But consider that the Universe may well be a ...

TimTuolomne replies on May 12, 2020:

@Ian_Newton, that Jesus will speak for the truly faithful before God, yes.

Democracy Is An Illusion - YouTube

Header comments on May 12, 2020:

When I was teenager, I watched a documentary about two ships in the Artic at Xmas! One was a Canadian ship and one a Russian ship! They exchanged gifts and shared a meal! The conversation came to the difference between democracy and communism. A Russian stated that in their view the difference was...

TimTuolomne replies on May 12, 2020:

I disagree that the Russian was right. At least not about Democracy. But what we have today is socialism, and in socialism, the individual has sacrificed their rights for order, which is to be administered by a benign leader. And that is the problem, isn't it? Eventually every human proves to be fallible. In a Representative Republic, the three branches of government balance each other, so no perfect leader is ever required. But we are no longer a representative republic in the West, because it is now a vast unaccountable, unconstitutional bureaucracy - the hallmark of socialism.

How the world sees America

maxmaccc comments on May 9, 2020:

I think the clue is in the Title. It's "How the world sees America" not "How Americans see America". It can be difficult to see an outsiders perspective from the inside, especially if you don't suffer serious consequences of Americas behavior. There's never a simplistic, black and white answer ...

TimTuolomne replies on May 12, 2020:

@maxmaccc. I don't know about you, but I only assert something is fact with proof.

[youtu.be] REVEALED: Trudeau's office decides which media outlets get to ask him questions

TimTuolomne comments on May 12, 2020:

“Freedom of the Press Is Guaranteed Only to Those Who Own One.” - A. J. Liebling

TimTuolomne replies on May 12, 2020:

@jakuboj. One lie may as well be an infinite number of lies.

If we say that for the Universe to be good evil must be utterly eliminated; Shall we say that if ...

TimTuolomne comments on May 11, 2020:

For me, there is no question about the purpose of the "accuser" on Earth (The name sometimes in the Bible for Satan). I strongly suggest that the only way for anyone to share my confidence is to actually read the Bible for comprehension. But consider that the Universe may well be a ...

TimTuolomne replies on May 12, 2020:

@Ian_Newton, Yes.

This is the foulest harridan that ever lived, a truly loathsome person.

TimTuolomne comments on May 11, 2020:

"Slander is the only recourse when the argument is lost." - Socrates.

TimTuolomne replies on May 11, 2020:

@iThink, I would look up the definition if I were you.

This is the foulest harridan that ever lived, a truly loathsome person.

TimTuolomne comments on May 11, 2020:

"Slander is the only recourse when the argument is lost." - Socrates.

TimTuolomne replies on May 11, 2020:

@iThink The Socrates quote also applies to Maher's calling McGowan a "harridan," which was the intent of my comment.

How the world sees America

maxmaccc comments on May 9, 2020:

I think the clue is in the Title. It's "How the world sees America" not "How Americans see America". It can be difficult to see an outsiders perspective from the inside, especially if you don't suffer serious consequences of Americas behavior. There's never a simplistic, black and white answer ...

TimTuolomne replies on May 11, 2020:

@maxmaccc, Feel free to bash the US, and me for that matter. It will not pass for intelligent argument. You have presented none.

Schrodinger's Cat Virus:

TimTuolomne comments on Apr 28, 2020:

The truth about all “invisible” threats, is that no matter how wrong they are, they can’t be disproved, so the dumber half of society believes whatever the media offers.

TimTuolomne replies on May 11, 2020:

@Anglerhunter. All of Jesus' disciples and most of the 500 witnesses to Jesus presence AFTER the Romans' very competent proof of His death, refused to recant under torture and pain of death. Not one. I doubt that you can find any kind of loyalty of that depth in any history or place willing to die like that for a lie. You can easily verify this for yourself. I have heard of no one who has diligently researched these facts who has not converted to belief in the arisen Christ. However I have no doubt in this broken World, and in the presence of the evil one that there are some.

Working from home may be a permanent feature of the post pandemic world.

ForeverFree76 comments on May 11, 2020:

Love the idea of people staying home to work remotely, on their own accord of course. Less traffic, shorter lines... bliss. If you’re concerned about contracting germs, stay home with work and allow everyone else to live their lives. Win-win!

TimTuolomne replies on May 11, 2020:

As an extrovert, that is personally the worst idea ever for me.

Tony Heller, Real Climate Science: The Worst Virus – Big Government.

drptree comments on May 11, 2020:

Wrong, it's not for no reason. That was a really dumb comment. Of course there's a reason! You go do real research instead of just shooting your mouth off. Seriously, go find the reason and I'll let you know if you got it yet.

TimTuolomne replies on May 11, 2020:

Tell us O great oracle.

Just what Dr.

dd54 comments on May 11, 2020:

Handwashing with soap and water is the best way to reduce the spread of infection. This info must be very confusing to people wondering why the masks have been made mandatory. I do agree that given people's lack of knowledge regarding donning, doffing and care of reusable masks that they have ...

TimTuolomne replies on May 11, 2020:

There is no risk to healthy people beyond the common flu that has happened every year, and we never shut down the economy. And you are correct that there are a fair segment of society which believes in exposing themselves and others to all pathogens for "herd immunity," who never hand wash nor use masks. I am somewhere in between the current panic and those seeking herd immunity.

On Earth Day, pope says nature will not forgive our ...

dmatic comments on Apr 24, 2020:

But, God will hold us accountable for destroying the earth. No?

TimTuolomne replies on May 11, 2020:

@parsifal, what's your guess? And why ask me, when the answer is in the Bible?

Hello.

dmatic comments on May 11, 2020:

Excellent post! First, God created and loves atheists, too. He has purpose for all of us! We, all, seem to be afflicted with "mental illness", too, but He invites us to renew our minds. We all need to learn how to think "correctly" about all sorts of stuff. We have all learned, and believed, lies ...

TimTuolomne replies on May 11, 2020:

Well stated dmatic! God bless you.

Don't you hate it when one of your face book buddy has Trump derangement Syndrome ?

AdrianRainbow comments on May 10, 2020:

Trump is the greatest troll that ever lived, bar none.

TimTuolomne replies on May 10, 2020:

Product of the times. Lack of civility brought such a man to office.

1,000 of your Earth pounds, to anyone who can tell me who was Prime Minister of 'Palestine' in 1966?

FEWI comments on May 10, 2020:

I thought Arafat was the first. In 69 - 70?

TimTuolomne replies on May 10, 2020:

@FEWI Ask Adrian, but I would give you the half point. That's the problem with this question. It depends who you ask.

1,000 of your Earth pounds, to anyone who can tell me who was Prime Minister of 'Palestine' in 1966?

Colpy comments on May 10, 2020:

Wasfi Tal. He was PM of Jordan from 1965-67. Jordan controlled the West Bank. Or Zakaria Mohieddin, or Mohamed Sedki Sulayman, both PMs of Egypt in 1966. Egypt controlled the Gaza Strip in 1966.

TimTuolomne replies on May 10, 2020:

"Palestine" was always, and officially remains part of Israel. The PLO was established in 1969 to establish a secure Palestine WITHIN Israel. So one could argue that Golda Meir was Prime Minister of Palestine in 1966.

1,000 of your Earth pounds, to anyone who can tell me who was Prime Minister of 'Palestine' in 1966?

FEWI comments on May 10, 2020:

I thought Arafat was the first. In 69 - 70?

TimTuolomne replies on May 10, 2020:

Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Not exactly the Prime Minister.

This was a very informative (not for faint of heart) conference I suggest everyone watch who wants ...

TimTuolomne comments on May 10, 2020:

As an engineer, who personally knows geneticists, who study the human genome, and the genomes of other species, and viruses, I am confident that the assertion that viruses are made in humans as part of our immune system is false.

TimTuolomne replies on May 10, 2020:

@ForeverFree76, Sounds like maybe we agree that the media has driven this as far as they could. I think it is because they were so mistrusted by the public as to be about to go out of business, and needed a sensational story to stay afloat. When Taiwan announced this thing the first week in January in scary terms, the media had exactly what they needed and pushed it for all its worth. You may see more of a conspiracy than do I.

New Russia Transcripts Appear To Show Schiff, Obama Officials Knew Trump Was Not Colluding With ...

MaskedRiderChris comments on May 10, 2020:

"A source close to (the White House)," eh? I immediately doubt the veracity of any statement about anything that begins with those four words, because it implies to me that something is being made up, and that there is little to anything to back it up with. But the rest of the article other than ...

TimTuolomne replies on May 10, 2020:

I'm with you there, and am hoping to post the real thing soon. But for now its all I can find.

Our Rights Under Attack: EXCL Public would back crackdown on social media amid wave of Covid-19 ...

toronto_Georgia comments on May 9, 2020:

75 years since VE Day Millions died to stop a regime that promoted “Thought Police” and “Correct” thinking. Today that scourge is rising again. Our fathers will not rest easy if we do not stand up. Tech giants and “educated” young adults are again censoring different points ...

TimTuolomne replies on May 10, 2020:

Very eloquently and passionately stated. And so very true. Those of us who remember what happened in Europe have a duty to speak until we are heard so such a thing never ever happens again.

More of me Thinking out Loud - a response to someone on FB calling for a reinterpretation / ...

Darren_Jew comments on May 7, 2020:

Have you seen this article? Facebook ‘Supreme Court’ Packed with Anti-Trump, Progressive Figureshttps://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/05/06/facebook-supreme-court-packed-with-anti-trump-progressive-figures/?fbclid=IwAR2bxSKWIpxal_ngIENuJNxDtSqiD4TF7a_JKAjzV_e1ax9xGuwf5JV0B8U Facebook has ...

TimTuolomne replies on May 10, 2020:

All of that just hastens Facebook's inevitable march to irrelevance.

More of me Thinking out Loud - a response to someone on FB calling for a reinterpretation / ...

TimTuolomne comments on May 7, 2020:

Convention of States! Restore the pre-1942 Constitution, and vacate the 17th Amendment.

TimTuolomne replies on May 10, 2020:

@Pand0ro, It would mean a less direct approach, but yes, I would and do push for CoS. In Colorado, which has a Democrat Governor straight out of the Gavin Newsom mold, I am working as best I can to push for it. With enough states, and enough support, it will not matter if Democrats oppose it.

Why Socialism Never, Ever Works [youtube.com]

TimTuolomne comments on May 9, 2020:

Even “smart” socialists I know that hear arguments like these, always assume that their romantic kumbaya notions of utopian bliss could have happened, and go on to list the reasons why they didn’t, but never admit that those reasons it didn’t work ALWAYS happen, because human beings are the ...

TimTuolomne replies on May 10, 2020:

@allgoodguy, You have let the Leftists convince you that conservatives are as bad as Leftists say they are. Without the two party system, the Constitution is at risk. Leftists know that if they can convince everyone that conservatives do what Leftists do, it achieves a level playing field, which they would not have if they told the truth, and destroys the effectiveness of the Constitution. Think about it. See James Lindsay. "Critical Methods."

The pandemic has exposed the bitter terms of our racial contract, which deems certain lives of ...

TimTuolomne comments on May 8, 2020:

Its not a pandemic. COVID-19 was everywhere before we even knew about it. Some of us remember getting sick in December. So social distancing and masks were far too late to do any good, and still are useless. And the virus is less dangerous than driving a car for normal healthy people, so the ...