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If, years ago, you told me that-- in the future-- there would bs disorganized outbreaks of cops being killed, as retaliation for police brutality.. I would have imagined the attacks being part of a different social backdrop, than the one we're now living.
The truck attack in Nice makes me think we are living in a social context more-like the one I would have imagined, after all.
Namely, disparate groups-- with conflicting agendas & not much sympathy for each-others' causes-- are attempting to destabilize the status quo. Diverse 'brush fires' sparking in locations too scattered to be anticipated.
..a time of distributed anti-social 'arson'.
The truck attack in Nice makes me think we are living in a social context more-like the one I would have imagined, after all.
Namely, disparate groups-- with conflicting agendas & not much sympathy for each-others' causes-- are attempting to destabilize the status quo. Diverse 'brush fires' sparking in locations too scattered to be anticipated.
..a time of distributed anti-social 'arson'.
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Trump on Fox News:
"She [Hilary Clinton] created ISIS".
I suspect every terrorist attack will play into the hands of Trump.
"She [Hilary Clinton] created ISIS".
I suspect every terrorist attack will play into the hands of Trump.
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mordacious1 wrote:Sound asleep in his bed, hopefully.rayshul wrote:Shit, where is Phil.
That's my hope. I have reached out to him via hangouts, email, and skype. I know others have already done so via facebook.
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Can't you go to emerg and claim poverty? I thought they can't turn you away?comhcinc wrote:I am not big tough guy meathead who don't need no book learning doctors. Unfortunately I am also not insured and even with my recent windfall on the employment side I do not have the money to see a doctor.free thoughtpolice wrote: Go to the doctor. A friend of mine recently had a fairly small infected cyst on his knee, got really sick and had to visit the hospital for a week or 2 to get IV antibiotics. If you have anything like that, time is of the essence.
Right now I am trying prayer. That works for lots of people right?
At any rate, that doesn't sound like something that Jebus usually heals (doesn't sound like leprosy or blindness) and the sicker you get the more work you miss and the more expensive it is to fix.
Take that advice for what it's worth. I am not a doctor, have not played one on TV, and have never watched House.
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Worry? You know how long it's been since I got some action? That would be a benefit.Shatterface wrote:I don't want to worry you but I knew a guy who had a rash on his belly and it grew into a vagina so best have it looked at.
Think I could get a pussy pass then?
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People, Phil is most likely doing shit he needs to do right now, i wouldn't be expecting him to log, nor would I read into anything from his abscence.
Fucking Bastille day, for you yanks, it's France's 4th July. Families and children enjoying the liberty and fraternity of the Republic.
Sick fucking sick.
Fucking Bastille day, for you yanks, it's France's 4th July. Families and children enjoying the liberty and fraternity of the Republic.
Sick fucking sick.
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Obama and EU are probably both hoping to put a martial law in place, so that they can 'rescue' everyone. They have certainly brought it about with all the destabilization and encouraging a race and culture problems with BLM and islamicism. In the US's case, martial law would mean that Obama could cancel the election and keep the globalists in power (there is no right and left any more). He'd get a third term. I think they are scared that Trump will win. In the EU, who knows what they have planned. Maybe something similar that would end up preventing all the *exit's.Service Dog wrote:If, years ago, you told me that-- in the future-- there would bs disorganized outbreaks of cops being killed, as retaliation for police brutality.. I would have imagined the attacks being part of a different social backdrop, than the one we're now living.
The truck attack in Nice makes me think we are living in a social context more-like the one I would have imagined, after all.
Namely, disparate groups-- with conflicting agendas & not much sympathy for each-others' causes-- are attempting to destabilize the status quo. Diverse 'brush fires' sparking in locations too scattered to be anticipated.
..a time of distributed anti-social 'arson'.
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Some disturbing images playing on CNN of bodies piled in the street, apparently the savage went for about 2km weaving through the crowds.
CNN also just reported that according to French TV the truck had firearms, grenades and other explosives onboard that may have been wired to be detonated as a large bomb. So as bad as it is it could possibly have been much, much worse.
Hope Phil wasn't down there.
CNN also just reported that according to French TV the truck had firearms, grenades and other explosives onboard that may have been wired to be detonated as a large bomb. So as bad as it is it could possibly have been much, much worse.
Hope Phil wasn't down there.
Probably, however, Daesh do seem intent on wailing on France / Belgium at the mo, perhaps in the hope that with enough pressure they can provoke a local backlash to gin up an ummah versus the crusader situation. Then maybe move on to another European state if the fire doesn't quite take.CommanderTuvok wrote:Is anybody here actually "shocked" or "surprised" at this latest attack?
No, of course not.
We, especially in Europe, are now expecting these attacks to happen at an ever-increasing regular interval. Oh, and I predict Germany or Sweden are due.......
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I'd definitely pass on it. Not that you were offering.comhcinc wrote:Worry? You know how long it's been since I got some action? That would be a benefit.Shatterface wrote:I don't want to worry you but I knew a guy who had a rash on his belly and it grew into a vagina so best have it looked at.
Think I could get a pussy pass then?
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free thoughtpolice wrote: Can't you go to emerg and claim poverty? I thought they can't turn you away?
At any rate, that doesn't sound like something that Jebus usually heals (doesn't sound like leprosy or blindness) and the sicker you get the more work you miss and the more expensive it is to fix.
Take that advice for what it's worth. I am not a doctor, have not played one on TV, and have never watched House.
Doesn't exactly work that way. I can go to a hospital emergency room. They will treat me without payment but I will be billed. Probably be couple thousand dollars. Then most likely they will give me some Rx which again cost money say couple hundred which I will not be able to pay for.
At the end of the day I will be deeper in debt and in about the same place medically.
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Phil is safe, just got the notification on Facebook
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Ali has marked Phil safe on Facebook. We can all breathe again.
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France has a very large history in the middle east, which makes it of particular interest to Islamic extremists, over and above it's involvement in the war against ISIS, It could well be argued that in terms of history, it is a bigger target than for example the UK (who are viewed as the US sidekick).Darth Cynic wrote:Some disturbing images playing on CNN of bodies piled in the street, apparently the savage went for about 2km weaving through the crowds.
CNN also just reported that according to French TV the truck had firearms, grenades and other explosives onboard that may have been wired to be detonated as a large bomb. So as bad as it is it could possibly have been much, much worse.
Hope Phil wasn't down there.
Probably, however, Daesh do seem intent on wailing on France / Belgium at the mo, perhaps in the hope that with enough pressure they can provoke a local backlash to gin up an ummah versus the crusader situation. Then maybe move on to another European state if the fire doesn't quite take.CommanderTuvok wrote:Is anybody here actually "shocked" or "surprised" at this latest attack?
No, of course not.
We, especially in Europe, are now expecting these attacks to happen at an ever-increasing regular interval. Oh, and I predict Germany or Sweden are due.......
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Don't mind being ninja'd on that one!
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Oh shit you ninja'd me then
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You just cannot protect from this shit in anything that isn't a fucking police state.
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One each.
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Hopefully!mordacious1 wrote:Sound asleep in his bed, hopefully.rayshul wrote:Shit, where is Phil.
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Too many ninjas, not enough sensei.
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Thanks rayshul and paddybrown for sharing the Facebook notification.
And I thought the Froome-Porte-Mollema crash was going to be the worst thing that happened today ... :cry:
And I thought the Froome-Porte-Mollema crash was going to be the worst thing that happened today ... :cry:
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http://i.imgur.com/geamqgk.jpgrayshul wrote:Phil is safe, just got the notification on Facebook
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That sucks. If you don't mind me bruising your patriotic sensibility your system is fucked.comhcinc wrote:free thoughtpolice wrote: Can't you go to emerg and claim poverty? I thought they can't turn you away?
At any rate, that doesn't sound like something that Jebus usually heals (doesn't sound like leprosy or blindness) and the sicker you get the more work you miss and the more expensive it is to fix.
Take that advice for what it's worth. I am not a doctor, have not played one on TV, and have never watched House.
Doesn't exactly work that way. I can go to a hospital emergency room. They will treat me without payment but I will be billed. Probably be couple thousand dollars. Then most likely they will give me some Rx which again cost money say couple hundred which I will not be able to pay for.
At the end of the day I will be deeper in debt and in about the same place medically.
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free thoughtpolice wrote: That sucks. If you don't mind me bruising your patriotic sensibility your system is fucked.
Oh trust me I know. Want to know what is worst. The federal government changed things (obamacare) and if the state I lived in opted in I could get healthcare.
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Good news to hear Phil is OK.
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Of course, our concerns should be with those who will face the inevitable Islamophobic backlash.
You know, when it comes.
Any day now.
You know, when it comes.
Any day now.
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How much does it cost to go to the doctor and get a prescription?
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To go to a normal doctor I would first have to get accepted. Then it would cost a couple of hundred dollars just to see the doc. If they did something it would cost more. The drugs would depend on what they are.rayshul wrote:How much does it cost to go to the doctor and get a prescription?
For immediate aid see my post on the last page.
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Fucking bastards. Just had lovely evening to celebrate at local village, ended with everyone really upset. France has had more than enough of this medieval stupidity.
Hope Phil and Ali are ok.
Hope Phil and Ali are ok.
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That's a niggling worry and that certain approaches might be deemed justifiable. I mean how many of these attacks can there be before attitudes harden?Za-zen wrote:You just cannot protect from this shit in anything that isn't a fucking police state.
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PeeZus has a post up about the Nice attack, entitled "Please stop killing people, everyone."
PZ you obfuscatory wankcrumpet, it's not everyone who's killing people ... it's a handful of fucking terrorists, usually in the name of "the religion of peace." Moron.
PZ you obfuscatory wankcrumpet, it's not everyone who's killing people ... it's a handful of fucking terrorists, usually in the name of "the religion of peace." Moron.
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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-07-1 ... th-threats
I linked this on Twitter yesterday., seems to be much more pertinent tonight
I linked this on Twitter yesterday., seems to be much more pertinent tonight
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I'm glad to see that :)comhcinc wrote:http://i.imgur.com/geamqgk.jpgrayshul wrote:Phil is safe, just got the notification on Facebook
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On Twitter, a lot of the Black Lives Matter crowd and Islamist enablers such as Reza Aslan and Mehdi Hasan, are upset that the deaths if 70+ mainly white people have taken away victim-signalling status from black people and Muslims, for a couple of hours at least.
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There has obviously been a huge security focus on the recent Euro Championships and I'm sure the French authorities were desperate to avoid any incidents, with the whole world watching the games there was huge potential for a headline grabbing attack. 1 week later and the national celebration day is targeted, let's see who is to blame for this first I guess though.
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I remember reading something in the mid 90's (wish I could remember the name of the essay) that the 21st century would either be the age of globalization or the age of Resurgent Tribes.Service Dog wrote:If, years ago, you told me that-- in the future-- there would bs disorganized outbreaks of cops being killed, as retaliation for police brutality.. I would have imagined the attacks being part of a different social backdrop, than the one we're now living.
The truck attack in Nice makes me think we are living in a social context more-like the one I would have imagined, after all.
Namely, disparate groups-- with conflicting agendas & not much sympathy for each-others' causes-- are attempting to destabilize the status quo. Diverse 'brush fires' sparking in locations too scattered to be anticipated.
..a time of distributed anti-social 'arson'.
That essay seems pretty apt after 20 years.
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When someone suggested that Obama woudl cancel the election 6 years ago, I scoffed.
Even two years ago.
But in the last year its been in the back of my mind...
Even two years ago.
But in the last year its been in the back of my mind...
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Well, what do you know? That is the most useful thing I have ever seen on social media. I find it a complete cesspit to be honest, but that feature of course has merit.Clarence wrote:I'm glad to see that :)comhcinc wrote:http://i.imgur.com/geamqgk.jpgrayshul wrote:Phil is safe, just got the notification on Facebook
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Why are you all talking about Islamic terrorism? My money says that the truck driver is a descendant of Bernard René Jourdan.
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This might sound weird...but honestly, it's this level of stuff, people just driving trucks through huge crowds of people that really scares me the most.
Because it's so simple, so low-level and so destructive, to me it just feels more dangerous and more of a threat.
Because it's so simple, so low-level and so destructive, to me it just feels more dangerous and more of a threat.
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Happened last time too.CommanderTuvok wrote:On Twitter, a lot of the Black Lives Matter crowd and Islamist enablers such as Reza Aslan and Mehdi Hasan, are upset that the deaths if 70+ mainly white people have taken away victim-signalling status from black people and Muslims, for a couple of hours at least.
It'll happen the next.
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Glad Phil is OK!
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Guess the people in Nice are lucky they didn't get make it high-level by setting off the explosives found in the truck.
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Ditto.Gumby wrote:Glad Phil is OK!
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I'm now friending all of you on Facebook
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Anyone willing to give odds on whether Martin Hughes will deem me racist for my specific disagreements with BLM?
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/barrierbre ... 2783946021
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Any disagreement with BLM, specific or general, is racist be definition.Matt Cavanaugh wrote:Anyone willing to give odds on whether Martin Hughes will deem me racist for my specific disagreements with BLM?
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/barrierbre ... 2783946021
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[quote="Darth Cynic"...
CNN also just reported that according to French TV the truck had firearms, grenades and other explosives onboard that may have been wired to be detonated as a large bomb. So as bad as it is it could possibly have been much, much worse...[/quote]
Definitely. There's a slippery puddle near Phil's bidet, and his synth isnt plugged in to a surge protector. The primary attack was never gonna harm Phil. But it does signal high-alert for the true threats he now faces. An expired carton of milk... a potentially dick-pinching refridgerator door...
CNN also just reported that according to French TV the truck had firearms, grenades and other explosives onboard that may have been wired to be detonated as a large bomb. So as bad as it is it could possibly have been much, much worse...[/quote]
Definitely. There's a slippery puddle near Phil's bidet, and his synth isnt plugged in to a surge protector. The primary attack was never gonna harm Phil. But it does signal high-alert for the true threats he now faces. An expired carton of milk... a potentially dick-pinching refridgerator door...
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I had to see what inspired BarnOwl to call Peez an "obfuscatory wankcrumpet" :lol:
http://imgur.com/VLMvTMr.jpg
Everyone stop killing everyone, because chaos helps no one.
Yep, she was right. His posts are as useless and unnecessary as he is.
I'm glad we hooked up with Phil and Ali quickly, so I won't have to hold my breath all night.
http://imgur.com/VLMvTMr.jpg
Everyone stop killing everyone, because chaos helps no one.
Yep, she was right. His posts are as useless and unnecessary as he is.
I'm glad we hooked up with Phil and Ali quickly, so I won't have to hold my breath all night.
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I cant picture Obama doing that. He's radically conventional.Scented Nectar wrote: Obama and EU are probably both hoping to put a martial law in place, so that they can 'rescue' everyone. They have certainly brought it about with all the destabilization and encouraging a race and culture problems with BLM and islamicism. In the US's case, martial law would mean that Obama could cancel the election and keep the globalists in power (there is no right and left any more). He'd get a third term. I think they are scared that Trump will win. In the EU, who knows what they have planned. Maybe something similar that would end up preventing all the *exit's.
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Even as conspiracy theories go, it makes no sense. Why would 'globalists' give a shit who the President is when both the Democrats and the Republicans work for them? Better to keep the illusion of democracy.Service Dog wrote:I cant picture Obama doing that. He's radically conventional.Scented Nectar wrote: Obama and EU are probably both hoping to put a martial law in place, so that they can 'rescue' everyone. They have certainly brought it about with all the destabilization and encouraging a race and culture problems with BLM and islamicism. In the US's case, martial law would mean that Obama could cancel the election and keep the globalists in power (there is no right and left any more). He'd get a third term. I think they are scared that Trump will win. In the EU, who knows what they have planned. Maybe something similar that would end up preventing all the *exit's.
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I've been inspired by Peezus's call not to kill anyone.
So from now on, to the best of my abilities, I'm going to stop killing people.
Anyone else want to take the pledge?
So from now on, to the best of my abilities, I'm going to stop killing people.
Anyone else want to take the pledge?
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I pitched in:Matt Cavanaugh wrote:Anyone willing to give odds on whether Martin Hughes will deem me racist for my specific disagreements with BLM?
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Meanwhile, the inimitable Lady Black has a fool-proof solution to the police shootings epidemic: don't fire unless fired upon:
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Glad you're okay Phil!
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Thank goodness. It's strange how much we care about each other even though we're all just shitlords on a message board.rayshul wrote:Phil is safe, just got the notification on Facebook
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Just listened to the podcast Hidden Brain and it confirmed what many of us have been saying about millennials. Studies confirm they suffer unprecedented levels of narcissism which makes it difficult to cope. The researcher interviewed also postulates that it is a product of the self esteem movement of the last 25 years or so.
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It worked for the USS Enterprise. Cops just need deflector shields.Matt Cavanaugh wrote:Meanwhile, the inimitable Lady Black has a fool-proof solution to the police shootings epidemic: don't fire unless fired upon:
https://disqus.com/home/discussion/acco ... 2783966468
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I'd wager he's getting in early because all he can really deliver at this early point is pablum, it will be trite but it will still be a post on a major news event. That way when the perpetrator's identity becomes known and if it's one of those religion 'o' peace lads - a highly likely prospect, well, he's already said his piece. With the event quickly addressed he's safe, he need not walk any SJW minefield or be weirdly silent while he waits to see which way the wind doth blow. He might comment further but now he doesn't have to.Ape+lust wrote:I had to see what inspired BarnOwl to call Peez an "obfuscatory wankcrumpet" :lol:
http://imgur.com/VLMvTMr.jpg
Everyone stop killing everyone, because chaos helps no one.
Yep, she was right. His posts are as useless and unnecessary as he is.
I'm glad we hooked up with Phil and Ali quickly, so I won't have to hold my breath all night.
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I blame George Lucas for this.Matt Cavanaugh wrote:Meanwhile, the inimitable Lady Black has a fool-proof solution to the police shootings epidemic: don't fire unless fired upon:
https://disqus.com/home/discussion/acco ... 2783966468
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