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"The Supreme Court announced Friday it will take up the case against the latest version of President Trump's travel ban, which bars entry in to the United States for residents of six majority-Muslim countries.
The court will hear arguments in April and is expected to issue a ruling by June." http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/19/supreme-court-announces-it-will-rule-on-trumps-travel-ban.html
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I consider the day misspent that I am not either charged with a crime,
or arrested for one.
-- "Ratsy" Tourbillon
(Score: 0, Insightful) by Entropy on Wednesday January 24 2018, @06:37AM (28 children)
No? Well that's a good thing. Immigration from the wrong group of people could make terrorist attacks a common occurrence like they are in London & France now. Before immigration from certain countries, it was unheard of there as well. Of course it's not politically correct to go into specifics.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday January 24 2018, @06:57AM (13 children)
Interesting thing...what nationality were the 9/11 hijackers? Mostly Saudis. What country is the focal point of Wahabbism? It ain't Djibouti. And what country is conspicuously missing off this list? Welly well well...
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Wednesday January 24 2018, @07:20AM (10 children)
- detector.
Just getting into the place is just like going through airport security.
I had to put my computer into a bin all by itself. I also had to take off my shoes so they could be x-rayed.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]
(Score: 2, Funny) by c0lo on Wednesday January 24 2018, @07:31AM (8 children)
I think I know where the next mutant athlete-foot fungus will come from.
Heard about that Chronic Waste Disease in US deer population? Coincidence? I don't think so.
(grin)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 3, Interesting) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Wednesday January 24 2018, @10:28AM (5 children)
It is quite common for homeless people to wear the same pair of socks all the time. I learned the hard way why that's a bad idea.
The Portland Rescue Mission had a good supply of clean socks, as does Transition Project. Really I did not need to use dirty socks for months on end.
Both my feet started hurting. I thought I had blisters. Quite suddenly the pain became quite unbearable.
I called my Mom then asked if I could come back to stay in her guest room. I told her I was incapable of walking.
I was quite relieved when she said yes, and that she would meet me at a light rail station in North Portland. Just to walk to the station in downtown Portland was unbearable.
I figured that my blisters had broken open.
When we got back to her place I took off my shoes and socks so I could have a look at my blisters.
There were no blisters.
No, the soles of both my feet had turned white with lots of large red spots. It was as if some terrorist was attacking Portland with biological warfare agents that attack one's feet.
I took a shower. That helped quite a bit. Then I changed my socks - they were still in Mom's guest room - and avoided wearing those shoes for several days. As much as I could I didn't wear my shoes, just socks.
I had never seen nor heard of anything like what attacked my feet. While likely a bacterial infection, I strongly suspect that that particular species of bacteria was unknown to medical science.
I was quite fortunate in that my feet eventually healed.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]
(Score: 3, Interesting) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday January 24 2018, @11:20AM (2 children)
Many a soldier throughout the years has known precisely whereof you speak.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Wednesday January 24 2018, @11:36AM (1 child)
Just bathe at least once a week. That's it.
I didn't believe him.
I believe in the historical Jesus. That is, I believe that there was a very wise man who was giving sermons on mounts, but that man was not a diety.
It wasn't Jesus who cured leprosy, but John The Baptist preventing it.
I mentioned my theory to a friend who said "Bathing lets evil spirits into our pores".
If you'd never taken a bath in your whole entire life I assert it must feel pretty good to get baptized. So good that you want to get baptized at least once per week for the rest of your life.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 24 2018, @04:41PM
Cleanliness is next to Godliness. Must have missed that huh.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday January 24 2018, @11:54AM
Fungal infection, most likely.
Most bacteria won't be stopping at the skin level only, you wouldn't be around with an untreated skin infection enclosed in your shoes for months.
Luckily, fungi are quite good in fighting bacteria (remember that penicillium chrysogenum?), but if it progresses to a systemic mycosis [wikipedia.org] then it isn't wise to ignore it [dermnetnz.org]
You reckon is unknown? You'd be surprised.
That, for instance, Penicillium roqueforti [wikipedia.org] is quite capable to act on protein rich sources and turn them into creamy goo with a quite intensely concentrated aroma. Many of this world like blue cheeses, but... Penicillium roqueforti produces the PR-toxin, unstable in cheeses (where it degrades further) otherwise a quite nasty one [nih.gov]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Wednesday January 24 2018, @07:18PM
It was an immersion foot syndrome. And could have been bacterial, but was far more likely to have been fungal, or most likely both.
This sig for rent.
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Wednesday January 24 2018, @10:29AM (1 child)
Social Security and TSA spread disease!
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday January 24 2018, @11:08AM
Not only spread it, but mutate it... for nefarious purposes... mwahahaha.
To be in sync with those approaching days in the past... you know it makes sense.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 25 2018, @04:26AM
Where do you live? I visited the social security office last week and there was... only a door.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 24 2018, @07:30PM
Even more interesting is how this point is repeatedly brought up yet the proponents of the ban never care to address it. Then next time it comes up we get to repeat the same points! If there is one thing Trump has succeeded with it must be the massive generation of wealth (imaginary internet points that is).
(Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Wednesday January 24 2018, @08:38PM
We only want to admit those into our country who will support our country and love deeply our people. That's what the ban is for.
As President, I made Saudi Arabia my first and biggest priority in the Middle East. My first trip out of the USA, as President, was to Saudi Arabia. And made a terrific deal with the Saudis. To sell them the weapons to defend themselves against terrorism. And against their other enemies. A lot of those enemies are also enemies of the USA. I'll tell you, that was a tremendous day. Tremendous investments in the United States. Hundreds of billions of dollars of investments into the United States and jobs, jobs, JOBS!
They want nuclear weapons. I will never give them nuclear weapons. But can I be honest with you? It's going to happen anyway. So many people, you have Pakistan has it, you have China has it. You have so many other countries are now having it.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 24 2018, @07:06AM
So it always was! Letting in the Irish was a really bad mistake! Too much experience in bomb-making and blowing up Brits! On the other hand, that is where the Yanks got their start. And letting in the Gumbas, the Dagos, the Wops, the Eye-talions! Big mistake! Look at how much crime and bad movies with Stallone that this caused! And finally, letting in the Krauts. Big mistake. Teddy Roosevelt called them on it, in the Big War to End All Wars Until the Next One. He called them, "hyphenated Americans"! You know, like German Americans! Bad! Italian-americans! Bad! English-americans? Super-bad! Native Americans? Only good one is a dead one, in the parlance of the time.
I believe that was the experience of the Native Americans, the Primal Peoples. You let some of these pathetic people who have no pigment in, and very soon they are burning villages, raping our livestock, and pretending like they are Americans. Very disturbing, all of it. But this is the reason I agree with you, and our Native American President, Donald Grabs-by-Pussy.
What? He's one of the Germans? Oh, crap! And his wife is a Commie? Oh, lordy, say it ain't so! And that means his kids (except Tiffany, who is pure American, almost, and at least half Playboy model) are only half-immigrant with more immigrant American? Did you know that Donald's mother was also not an American! So yes, allowing immigration can change the nature of American, and result in us electing a total stable moron for president. I totally agree with you!! And, I have gone into details! I hope all those who insist on "political correctness" can handle the load of truth I just laid on them!
The only solution, as I see it, is to deport anyone who is not a descendent of the aboriginal peoples of North America. They want White Separatism? So do Americans! Ship them back where they came from, I say! If you cannot speak Salish, or Algonquin, or Narragansett, or Navaho (fuck Andrew Jackson), you have no business being in OUR country!!! Oh, that whole Mormon story? Totally false.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 24 2018, @11:41AM (2 children)
> a common occurrence like they are in London & France now.
Nice troll. London belongs to the set of and France belongs to the set of . Grouping them shows a disdain for type safety. Are you a script kiddie?
(Score: 2) by cubancigar11 on Wednesday January 24 2018, @11:50AM
I know you meant it differently but currently they both look like belonging to same set calle 'of' :p
(Score: 3, Insightful) by tangomargarine on Wednesday January 24 2018, @05:14PM
This coming from the guy who doesn't know how to escape something in his post, or use the Preview button.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 2) by FakeBeldin on Wednesday January 24 2018, @01:39PM (3 children)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_terrorist_incidents_by_country [wikipedia.org]
2016 numbers:
UK, including London: 104 "incidents", 9 deaths, 20 injured
US: 61 "incidents", 68 deaths, 139 injured
France: 26 "incidents", 95 deaths, 470 injured.
Terrorist attacks in the USA are already as common as terrorist attacks in London and France.
Before immigration fom certain countries, the various native American tribes may have terrorised each other, but does it really count as terrorism when it's another tribe?
(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday January 24 2018, @02:45PM
(Score: 2) by Entropy on Wednesday January 24 2018, @09:27PM (1 child)
Also this is about concentrated areas of Islamic immigrants. If you move one in, it's not a problem--If you move a ton in and they make a "no go" zone, do some acid thrown in face attacks, some gang rape activity, then build a mosque--You get the mayor of London saying terrorist attacks are "part and parcel of living in a big city".
Do you fear a BOMB?
Are there Muslim no-go zones that you can't enter if you're anything else where you live?
Have you heard of young girls having acid thrown in their face for rejecting having underage sex with Muslims?
Acid: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4016850/acid-attacks-uk-how-to-treat-victims-burns-sufferers/ [thesun.co.uk]
No go zones, even the poice: http://www.lbc.co.uk/hot-topics/crime-police/ferrari-trump-is-right-there-are-no-go-areas-in-lo/ [lbc.co.uk]
Terrorist attacks: Various.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 24 2018, @11:47PM
There's a Muslim no-go zone by me called Dearborn. I head over there every now and then since the only decent arcade around any more is in the vicinity. They always let me in no problem, and often they'll even sell me delicious food.
Now, Christians otoh. We have a big no-go zone around Holland and Grand Rapids. I call the whole area bat country. Those Dutch, lemme tell you. You know how copper wire was invented? Two Dutchmen got into an argument about a penny. They'll throw acid in your face and charge you for the acid! (Plus hazmat fees, delivery charge, storage fees, etc etc.) And their food sucks!
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Wednesday January 24 2018, @03:51PM
Attacks have been common in Europe for thousands of years. Shit like that happens when mortal enemies live right next door to each other. If they had a great big moat around them like in the states, things would be a bit different. We don't have to attack nations. We have to attack criminals, including the ones holding office.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 24 2018, @04:02PM
I don't think you know what that word means or your grasp of quantitative data is severely lacking.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 24 2018, @04:38PM
funny. white terrorists are killing our schoolchildren. why arent white people being banned.
(Score: 4, Informative) by isostatic on Wednesday January 24 2018, @05:30PM
Immigration from the wrong group of people could make terrorist attacks a common occurrence like they are in London & France now.
Hang on, I fear for my life in the US - not a day goes by without some new atrocity. Hell the latest school to get shot up barely got a mention on the news.
In the UK my biggest safety concern is, well, I'm not sure. It's not driving (one of the safest roads in the world), it's not being killed (murder rate is 1 in 100k, in the US it's 5 in 100k)
Before immigration from certain countries, it was unheard of there as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Republican_Army [wikipedia.org]
(Score: 4, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Wednesday January 24 2018, @06:37PM
Do you fear a bomb when you go to a coffee shop?
I don't fear lightning strikes, either, and they're more common that terrorist attacks. And it's not due to an unconstitutional immigration ban based on religion.
(Score: 3, Informative) by DeathMonkey on Wednesday January 24 2018, @06:40PM
Yep, terrorism never happened in London until the Muslims started moving in!
(and it totally wasn't funded in large part by the US, either) [bbc.co.uk]