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Right now, the only way to effectively block a logged in time waster is to::

1. Make them a "foe" by clicking the little face by one of their posts
2. Assign an automod of -6 to foes and save the prefs
3. Set the viewing threshold to 0 and ✓save and then click change in a story's comments

Now, no foes show up (except at the top level of comments, because top level comments are broken, apparently on purpose, but that's a different complaint, I guess.)

The main problem with this is that many AC posts get unfairly modded to -1. Those will also disappear. That's a loss.

Further, if a registered user decides they're going to post anon to get around this, you could assign a -1 mod to anons... which will work, but also cut off the anons completely unless someone mods them up. And of course, some of our trolls are using sock puppet accounts to mod themselves up. So that's not foolproof either. But it at least requires them to work harder.

So what to do? It would be much, much, much better if we could say "foes are -10" and threshold is -1, the lowest a post can normally go with a hand mod — that's assuming the points system is still used to do this. That would really go a long way towards solving the problem, because anons would not be penalized by this, we could keep our reading threshold at -1 without a problem, because foes would be automatically submerged below -1.

Might not be that easy. TMB could throw an oar in here, codewise.

Or, just "if in foes list, collapse the post", which would be much better — and at some level, the system's already doing most of that, because presence in the foes list is the only way it knows to assign the automod.

The troll anon posts would still be there, but remember, there's always that little [-] button in the subject bar of each comment. You can nuke those exceptions pretty easily.

But I still don't want to ever see some of these registered users. Any time at all they take is a waste.

So anyway: the site would be much improved if we could mute at least the registered user trolls. Of which we definitely have a few. So for now, foes are -6 and my threshold is 0, which almost works, barring the loss of mis-modded anons (sad face) and the top level comment hiding being broken.

Great talk by VP Pence. At Washington Conference on the Americas. youtu.be/T5T4dnhKG9k

"I now support reparations-Trump should have 2 yrs added to his 1st term as pay back for time stolen by this corrupt failed coup" twitter.com/JerryFalwellJr/status/1124841332747460608

So happy the Collusion Dillusion is over. And I had a great phone call, great talk with Vladimir/Russia. Good conversation about many different things. Including -- very, very briefly -- the horrible Russia Hoax. He actually sort of smiled when he said something to the effect that it started off as a mountain and ended up as a mouse. But he knew that. He knew. Because he knew there was NO COLLUSION WHATSOEVER.

We discussed Trade, Venezuela, Ukraine, North Korea, Nuclear Arms Control and even the thoroughly discredited Russian Hoax. Very long and productive talk.

He’s not looking at all to get involved with Venezuela other than he’d like to see something positive for Venezuela. I feel the same way. Their people are starving, thirsty & no medicine. They have no money -- economy CRASHING & BURNING. They put in Socialism. And now nobody will buy their oil. Terrible situation, which we continue to monitor very closely. Very closely. And we're working very hard on that one. No more Witch Hunt(NO COLLUSION), so we have time for these things. The people & Constitution of Venezuela were forgotten. They're forgotten no more.

Getting along with Russia and China, getting along with all of them is a very good thing. Not a bad thing. We want to have good relationships with every country. The nuclear and the not nuclear. So happy I canceled the horrible, very one-sided Russian Nuclear Deal. And, that the Witch Hunt is over. So now we can make a new, much better deal with them. And hopefully with China and North Korea. So we can get rid of some of the tremendous firepower that we have right now. And put that nuclear into our Energy Grid to make our Economy roar even harder!!!!

One of the gifts that Jasmine gave to me was introducing me to The Arkells. Her parents got her tickets to see them live and I was forunate enough to be invited to go see them with her.

I had never really listened to them before meeting Jasmine and she was a big fan of them. Initially I thought they were only so-so. I went to the concert and they blew me away. I started listening to them at work, and I freaking love them!

They are currently on tour for their Rally Cry album, which can be listened to here: YouTube.

I think these guys deserve to be the next Tragically Hip. They are great representitives for Canada and I think they make great music. Just putting this out here because I think they are underrated and awesome.

My favourite song at the moment: Show Me Don't Tell Me.

Check them out! You might like them too.

I'm a builder. And, I'm a New Yorker. Often said, the greatest builder in New York. They call it New York, frankly it's not so new. When we build something there, something else has to come down. Otherwise known as demolition. So important, and it can be a lot of fun too. 1966, my father held a tremendous Demolition Party at Steeplechase Park. On Coney Island. He had it catered with a very classy spread, Champagne (I didn't drink!) and tons of sexy models wearing only Bikinis. We all got to throw bricks through the windows. And smash the horrible Funny Face. Magnificent time for a 19 year old guy.

1980, another tremendous Demolition. That time, by me. Bonwit Teller, dowdy old department store that was very detrimental to property values on 5th. Avenue. It dropped very quickly, such a pretty picture. And the whole city celebrated that one.

But, look what they did in Massachusetts. They had one Coal Power Plant. Known as Brayton Point. So beautiful -- but it had a lot going for it besides looks. It was their insurance policy. When the hurricanes came through -- and in Massachusetts they get a lot of them -- they had electric. Because Coal never stops, it keeps going and going. Unlike Wind. A hurricane comes through, the Wind Power totally stops. You think, "oh, hurricane is so much wind." But, it's too much so they have to do a total and complete shutdown. You wanted to watch TV. Sorry darling, the wind is blowing too hard.

And, so sad. They demolished the Cooling Towers of Brayton Point. Something that was only built in 2009. They built it just when Cheatin' Obama began his horrible, and costly War on Coal. The timing was not great. And in fact it was the absolute worst time to build that one. They thought it would last forever, it only lasted 10 years. Could have lasted much longer, the owners didn't want it too. Because they're putting in Wind. They call it Off Shore Wind Farm. People don't know this, these so-called Off Shore Wind Farms don't just destroy the Off Shore -- and the property values of our Coastal properties. They don't just kill all your beautiful birds and spread horrible Cancer everywhere. They come on shore too. With so much wires, so much Digital & Machinery. Takes up a lot of space and they haven't worked out, how can they put all that out in the ocean. Because turning Wind into something that can go out over our Energy Grid is not easy. Many big machines & Digital. So ugly, so dangerous and that's what they want to put in.

And some very foolish people held a Demolition Party. They're laughing, they're getting drunk. Possibly they have models in Bikinis, I don't know. I know I'm very sad about it. My wife Melanie is very sad about it. And hopefully my son, who is 13, doesn't hear about this one. Because it's going to be a hard one to explain. And, I'm having trouble understanding it myself. Where was Governor Baker when they shut down the biggest, and ABSOLUTE CLEANEST Coal Plant in New England? They destroyed the biggest engine for their Economy, for Jobs and everything else. Big disappointment!!!! foxnews.com/us/massachusetts-power-plant-cooling-towers-demolition

The opioid is a tremendous emergency, what's going on there. National emergency on drugs. So many "people" dieing. And, so many young & beautiful lives -- and others -- totally devastated.

We’re doing everything to empower ourselves so that we can keep this poison out of communities and away from our children. We will not let up, we will not give in and we will never ever give up on saving American lives. We will end this terrible menace. We will smash the grip of addiction.

Some countries have a very, very tough penalty, the ultimate penalty. And by the way, they have much less of a drug problem than we do. So we're going to have to be very strong on penalties. Hopefully we can do some litigation against the opioid companies.

What the doctors can do. You know, opioid is prescriptions, and it's doctors and it's pharmaceutical companies, and they’re getting a little nervous now because we’re coming after them, and what they were doing is just terrible.

Now, Therefore, I, Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim April 27, 2019 as National Proscription Drug Take Back Day. Do your part today by participating at over 4,000 locations across the Country! DEATakeBack.com

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Very strong, very smart move by King Salman of Saudi. Who gave the Thumbs Up to "execute" 37 Radical Islamic( or Islamist ) Terrorists. Alleged Terrorists. It's known as Death Penalty, folks. We need to bring that one back. Saudi Arabia, they have very few problems with crime. Because they have Death Penalty. I'm working very hard to bring it back for the Federal. But, we need it in our States too. California, Nutty Governor Newsom canceled all the Death Penalties. And crime there has gone totally and completely out of control. It was already very high, now it's OFF THE CHARTS. Time for a Total Recall of that guy!!!! foxnews.com/world/saudi-arabia-executes-people-terrorism-allegations