Rogan promoted the conspiracy theory that Epps was an “agent provocateur” for the feds, a baseless claim that has led to a defamation suit against Fox News.
The president and commander-on-chief of the United States had just heavily implied it would be a good idea. Those of them not just caught up in the enthusiasm probably thought they would have military support. Trump always appealed to people that can’t really separate reality from movies and they thought they were living the climax. Reality is, however, much more pragmatic than that and they were lucky they were of the privileged class so they were merely arrested rather than gunned down the way anyone else storming a federal building would be.
A number also took private flights. Unless you happen to live where its taking place you have to possess the means to afford travel, a place to stay, and potentially legal fees to attend a protest. You also, as you said, need to be able to afford the time off work. This restricts most protests to college students and PMCs with a few locals thrown in.
I feel like I wrote this post from time to time on Reddit and I think I’ll start this tradition here. I’m. a Honor Harrington fan. I’ve read several other space operas and they always fall short. The three that came close were Lt. Leary, Kris Longknife and Vorkosigan saga. Lt. Leary was nice, but it failed on World...
Simon R. Greens Deathstalker series is pretty much what you’re describing. Very much space opera, melodramatic and big on action. They’re not incredibly well written but lots of fun.
This opinion is based on reading people’s thoughts on the internet and remembering what I was taught in my own time in school (where they essentially stumbled into teaching that humans were some kind of ‘peak’ of the evolutionary process)...
No animal shows anywhere near the range of neuroplasticity of humans. Humans can exist comfortably on almost all biospheres on earth and even space thanks to the technology we developed. Including the technology of language which features the word intelligence which we use for the way we grow and adapt. That’s what we use our brains for and what we specialize in. We don’t use our brains for sonar the way bats do, but that isn’t intelligence.
Does that make humans inherently superior or give us the right to render the planet uninhabitable? No, of course not, and animals are smarter than many people give them credit for. But calling animal intelligence comparable to that of humans simply isn’t accurate.
Other animals communicate. Language involves syntax and grammar which only humans are capable of. That also has nothing to do with the fact that intelligence is a human word to describe humanlike capacity.
…although the authors do not claim that humpback whale songs meet the linguistic rigor necessary for a true language.
Despite the “human-like” use of hierarchical syntax to communicate, Suzuki and his colleagues found that whale songs convey less than one bit of information per second. By comparison, humans speaking English generate 10 bits of information for each word spoken. "Although whale song is nothing like human language, I wouldn’t be surprised if some marine mammals have the ability to communicate in a complex way.
Did you even read the article you submitted? I get it, you like animals.I like animals, even humans, some of them. But you’re comparing other animals to humans at the things that humans are demonstratively best at. Its like saying that cattle are sometimes faster at running than cheetahs and maybe we’ve been defining “fast” or “run” wrong. If you move the goal post far enough apart and select the outliers you can find examples of anything, but you’ve proved nothing.
For example, if a lyric contains “that you”, it ends up like “thatchoo”. One example of this I can think of is in Karma by Taylor Swift (I know, I know, but it’s one of the most popular songs I listen to). The line where she sings “Karma’s a relaxing thought/Aren’t you envious that for you it’s not?” sounds...
Alvy Singer : Well, how am I a para-? I pick up on those kind of things. You know, I was having lunch with some guys from NBC, so I said, uh, “Did you eat yet or what?” and Tom Christie said, “No, didjew?” Not, “did you”, “didjew eat?” Jew? No, not “did you eat”, but “Jew eat”? Jew. You get it? Jew eat?
It started out a term teenagers on twitter used for when one of them discovered racism exists and corporations want to make money. Then conservative adults discovered it and started saying it instead of “the gay agenda.”
Hearing actual senators use it is so embarrassing. I’m waiting for when they form the no cap caucus.
There is room for a successful argument that mainstream comic book superheroes have never been heroes and have always been champions of the status quo. I get this argument and can even see its merit. This is not my argument however....
“I love our country, I want to see it restored to what it once was before all this bullshit started happening to us,” country singer tells crowd after “long-ass week” of controversy
Tankie is a term British communists used against other British communists who didn’t oppose the USSR invading Hungary in 1956. These days its pretty much any Marxist-Leninist.
I can’t help but wonder who he was sending videos of himself smoking crack to? Why would a grown man even take a video of themself doing something illegal? I don’t care, he’s not any part of the Biden administration, its just bafflingly stupid.
Two jewish men are sitting on a bench in Israel reading newspapers. One of the men, reading a newspaper in Hebrew, notices the other man is reading a newspaper in Arabic.
“My friend,” he exclaims. “How can you read that trash! Don’t you know its all lies?”
The other man puts down his paper and replies, “I used to read your newspaper and I’d get depressed. Its all bad news. Now I read this paper and it makes me happy. We run all the banks, we run Hollywood, soon we will take over the world!”
Well, nazbols exist but I can’t say that there’s enough of them to really qualify. Maybe in eastern Europe? I’ve heard its a more common ideology there. I wouldn’t really call them leftists though
Joe Rogan Says It’s a ‘Fact’ That Jan. 6 Was a False Flag, Cites Ray Epps (www.thedailybeast.com)
Rogan promoted the conspiracy theory that Epps was an “agent provocateur” for the feds, a baseless claim that has led to a defamation suit against Fox News.
Book suggestion: LONG Space Opera (or sci-fi or cyberpunk) packed with action and cool characters
I feel like I wrote this post from time to time on Reddit and I think I’ll start this tradition here. I’m. a Honor Harrington fan. I’ve read several other space operas and they always fall short. The three that came close were Lt. Leary, Kris Longknife and Vorkosigan saga. Lt. Leary was nice, but it failed on World...
Compare american vs japanese craftsmen-cars (feddit.de)
Comparison left vs right for a craftsman who doesnt know which one he should buy:...
After This Indictment, Trump Will Go Complete Fascist (archive.li)
People should be taught in school that humans are not that smart, and that there are many comparable species in intelligence.
This opinion is based on reading people’s thoughts on the internet and remembering what I was taught in my own time in school (where they essentially stumbled into teaching that humans were some kind of ‘peak’ of the evolutionary process)...
In songs sung in English, a word ending with "t" followed by "you" sometimes makes the "you" sound like "chew". Does this happen in other languages with different words/sounds?
For example, if a lyric contains “that you”, it ends up like “thatchoo”. One example of this I can think of is in Karma by Taylor Swift (I know, I know, but it’s one of the most popular songs I listen to). The line where she sings “Karma’s a relaxing thought/Aren’t you envious that for you it’s not?” sounds...
Go Woke, Go Broke? Barbie’s Opening Weekend Sales Smash Expectations (newrepublic.com)
The far right is constantly warning that if you go woke, you’ll go broke. But when it comes to the new Barbie movie, they couldn’t be more wrong....
Post-Miller Superheroes are Sociopaths in Clown Suits
There is room for a successful argument that mainstream comic book superheroes have never been heroes and have always been champions of the status quo. I get this argument and can even see its merit. This is not my argument however....
Jason Aldean Addresses 'Small Town' Backlash at Cincinnati Show: 'Cancel Culture Is a Thing' (www.rollingstone.com)
“I love our country, I want to see it restored to what it once was before all this bullshit started happening to us,” country singer tells crowd after “long-ass week” of controversy
Marjorie Taylor Greene May Have Sent Hunter Biden Nudes to a Bunch of Minors (newrepublic.com)
Fable Studios created an AI-generated episode of South Park... during a Hollywood strike over AI. (techcrunch.com)
So, how much money do you think Matt and Trey are going to sue them for?
It's Fascism (www.dailykos.com)
Former Republican Ethan Grey explains what Republicans really want
Big oil quietly walks back on climate pledges as global heat records tumble (www.theguardian.com)
Eric Clapton Tried To Donate 'Way Over' Legal Limit To RFK Jr.'s Campaign: Report (www.huffpost.com)
Tucker Carlson Turns a Christian Presidential Forum Into a Putin Showcase (www.nytimes.com)
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