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It's time to have the conversation about Reparations.
"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
Joe Biden Parody Website Outranks Campaign Site
The internet snafu suggests the Biden campaign is having early difficulty with its digital operation. That could pose trouble for the 76-year-old as he competes in a field that has already proven to be savvy with new tools for online outreach and fundraising.
The problem has also emerged despite the Biden campaign's prolific spending on Google.
An online tracker maintained by the progressive digital advertising firm ACRONYM shows the Biden campaign has spent more than $360,000 on Google platforms, racking up more spending on the site than all the other candidates in the crowded field except Sen. Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana.
The informative parody website doesn't come with an annoying popup like the official one does.
The parody website presents a number of Biden's past positions:
In 1996, Senator Joe Biden voted for the Defense of Marriage Act which defined marriage as between a man and a woman. This law also prevented states from recognizing same sex marriages.
Senator Joe Biden voted for the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 which initiated the “3 Strikes and You’re Out” policy which has resulted in many people spending life sentences in jail for minor crimes.
In 1982, Senator Joe Biden initially voted for a constitutional amendment which would have allowed states to overturn Roe v. Wade – the Supreme Court decision which legalized abortion.
In the 1970s Joe Biden stated that “I have become convinced that busing is a bankrupt concept.” He actively worked to oppose busing as a way to desegregate schools. Biden even wrote letters seeking the support of people who thought schools should be segregated by race.
Senator Joe Biden, who at the time was chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, voted for the resolution to authorize military involvement in Iraq. The Iraq war resulted in the death of 4,424 US military members and cost taxpayers $2.4 trillion.
Harsher mandatory minimum sentences for drug use, civil asset forfeiture without a conviction, and imposing death penalty for drug related murders – this is Joe Biden’s legacy. He voted for both the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 and its 1988 counterpart and claimed George H. Bush’s war on drugs was “not tough enough, bold enough, or imaginative enough.”
Daily Show segment from 2015 (5m5s)
Previously: Joe Biden's #MeToo Adventure Continues
Satisfaction obtained! Duel concluded. No fatalities.
So there it is. janrinok did not respond directly to my challenge, like a gentleman, but he is English, so some accommodation is in order.
But he did, or, at least he might have, reigned in his dog, (and, yes, I know that the proper word is "reined", but there was precipitation) and with that admission, I consider the matter to be partially closed.
In the future, I expect aristarchus submissions to be given equal consideration with all other submissions, and not be dismissed without cause, hint, or license. And I expect Editors to be able to distinguish alt-right agitprop, and islamophobic hysteria, and Runaway submissions when they fit one of those categories,
But, and let me make this clear, the next time there is such an affront to justice and myself, or any other honorable Soylentil, I will demand satisfaction in blood. Or ouzo. Either way.
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Followed immediately by this:
We're sorry, your submission "Perché l’associazione ultra cattolica di Bannon vuole una scuola di sovranisti in Italia:" was declined for the following reason:
Submissions must be in English - https://soylentnews.org/faq.pl?op=editorial. -- JR
Do you not realize, denizen of the Fairy Isles to the West, that to a Greek Italian is English? Americans are the problem. Monolingual troglodytes who Steve Bannon is going to bambozzle.
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Further followed by a newsworthy submission:
https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=33468
Rejected by takyon with the words:
We're sorry, your submission "2 from white supremacist group plead guilty in Charlottesville rally violence" was declined for the following reason:
nope -takyon
Seems nothing has changed. #freearistarchus!!!!
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And I would be remiss if I did not profusely thank Azuma Hazuki for her invaluable service as a second in this affair. Without her, the matter would not have ended as amicably as it did. ありがとう、お姉さん.
Wonderful talk with President Putin of Russia!!!!
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!!!!
The English Channel
I heard someone talking about The English Channel?
Then I realized. My cable package does not include The English Channel!
Is there somewhere it is available streaming online? (for free, of course, because socialism, and/or entitlement)
If I lived in England and did not get The English Channel I would be so mad I would swim South all the way to France!
(for extra credit one could try swimming North all the way to France)
They say no lessons were learned from Watergate
I don't believe that's exactly true.
Anybody find the tapes?
Intel Xe Datacenter GPUs to Include Hardware Ray Tracing
Intel to Support Hardware Ray Tracing Acceleration on Data Center Xe GPUs
No confirmation on the first-generation Xe client or integrated GPUs, but I will be surprised if the "enthusiast" tier doesn't have it.
Another thing to look for: will the implementation be dramatically different from Nvidia's approach? Will Intel need to dedicate a portion of the die for ray tracing?
https://secure.link/dvM8Swrs
Well Wow, just noticed all the fine defintion on the "comments enabled"! I, of courese, will allow all and sundry, since I am the foremost proponent of free speech on SoylentNews, but the option to only allow Left-handed Friends of Particular Sexual Orientations was very, very tempting. On to business.
Janrinok. The editor has been with us for a long while, since the beginning? And yet he persists in rejecting aristarchus submissions with the admonition: "Journal please--JR " Now doubtless this is more helpful than the generic
The editors felt it inappropriate for them to correct the issue themselves. Please feel free to correct the issue yourself and resubmit.
with not even the slightest hint about what the errors might have been, other than being an aristarchus submission! But this is the point. Putting crucially important news items into a journal reduces them to the equivalent of Snow's sex life, John Miller's sucking of various parts of the Donald, or khallow's tenuous grasp of economics, in other words, the suggestion that I put my submissions into journal is an insult of the greatest magnitude.
I hereby challenge janrinok to a meeting on the Field of Honor, at dawn. Your choice of weapons, ground, and date. You have insulted me, janrinok, with your mendacious behavior, and it is now time to stand up to your calumny like a man. I await your seconds to call upon my seconds, so that the details of the resolution of our dispute can be resolved.
Yours, in honor and truth,
Aristarchus of Samos
And now, the janrinok does respond, in a rejection, by saying:
Can't see a STEM or specific topic of interest. Journal please.--JR
We are the descendants of the Slashdottoeri, the tech, the savvy, the ones who knew what news mattered; STEM does not become us. But evidently White supremacy does. Dawn, janirock! Your white skin will not protect you from my Social Warrior Justice!
Emperor-be-Gone and Threatening the Little Prince
Japan's 'revolutionary' Emperor Akihito to abdicate, leaving imposing legacy for his son
When Emperor Akihito abdicates Tuesday, he will become the first Japanese monarch to do so in more than two centuries.
Akihito, 85, will step down after more than 30 years on the Chrysanthemum Throne.
His reign has seen Japan continue its post-war modernization and win a bid to host the Olympic Games in 2020, but has also been marked by lows such as the economic crash of the 1990s and severe natural disasters.
He is widely revered for bringing the imperial family closer to the people, and has also won respect for his efforts to heal the nation’s post-World War II wounds. In a sign of Akihito's popularity, a record crowd packed into the grounds around the Imperial Palace in early January for his final New Year's public appearance.
This imposing legacy, combined with shifts in the nation’s politics and rising regional tensions, leave Akihito’s eldest son, Crown Prince Naruhito, facing numerous challenges after he assumes the symbolic role May 1, experts say.
Knives found at Japan prince's desk days before abdication
Police in Japan have launched an investigation after two knives were found near the school desk of Emperor Akihito's 12-year-old grandson, local media report.
The knives were discovered on Friday in a classroom at a junior high school attended by Prince Hisahito.
Police are probing CCTV footage of a man trespassing on the school grounds.
Prince Hisahito is set to become second in line to the throne after Emperor Akihito's abdication next week.
Police believe the unidentified man caught on camera, who was dressed in blue and wearing a helmet, posed as a construction worker to access the building at Ochanomizu University.
Prince Hisahito and his classmates were in another part of the school when the knives are believed to have been planted.
Security ahead of coronation stepped up after knives found in Japanese prince's classroom
The two kitchen knives, which had been taped to either end of a stick and whose blades were reportedly painted pink, were discovered balanced between Hisahito's desk and his neighbor's, Japan's Asahi Shimbun reported. Nothing indicating a motive, or a claim of responsibility was left with the contraption.
Each desk has the name of its occupant written on it, making the prince's desk easily identifiable, the newspaper said.
A knife for both the prince and his neighbor. Is it symbolic, or were they meant to fight each other to the death with them? I'm sensing good anime potential in this. Or pay-per-view blood sport with kidnapped constitutional monarchs/offspring and other elites. #CringeWorthy
Very sad what's happening in Massachusettes!
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
