The news that Meta will allow Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram following a two-year ban has been met with fury and indignation among civil rights and online safety advocates. It seems they are the only groups and people who should be allowed the right of free speech.
He'll be allowed to return to the platforms “in coming weeks” but “with new 'guardrails in place to deter repeat offences”, Meta’s president of global affairs', Nick Clegg, wrote in a blogpost explaining the decision on Wednesday.
Donald Trump posted unsubstantiated claims that the election had been stolen during the Capitol riots in 2021.
The Anti-Defamation League, the NAACP, Free Press, Media Matters and other groups of whiners and crybabies who think they're the only ones who can dictate what rights someone gets to enjoy expressed concern about Facebook’s ability to prevent any future attacks on the democratic process or quell misinformation.
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New Jersey is the worst place in America to retire according to the latest analysis from WalletHub. The Garden State finished behind New York (#49), Connecticut (#43), and Pennsylvania (#32). “In order to identify the most retirement-friendly states, WalletHub compared the 50 states across three key dimensions: 1) Affordability, 2) Quality of Life and 3) Health Care,” the site’s explanatory blurb begins. New Jersey finished 50th in affordability, 35th in quality of life, and 33rd in health care.
“We evaluated those dimensions using 45 relevant metrics, which are listed below with their corresponding weights. Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the most favorable conditions for retirement. We used the square root of the population to calculate the population size in order to avoid overcompensating for minor differences across states,” the Wallet Hub team elaborated. “We then calculated each state’s weighted average across all metrics to determine its overall score and used the resulting scores to rank-order the states.”
... This how we lower the playing field and reduce expectations.
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Everybody has these little 'foibles' - you know, the silly shit that just makes us crazy? Yeah - we all got 'em, and some of 'em won't make sense to anyone else but ourselves. This is one of mine, and I'd find it hard to believe I'm alone on this. This makes me fuckin' crazy - so much so I'll pull over on an interstate just to get rid of it.
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There's a fine line between if we can afford to do this and if can afford to not do it. I'm at a crossroads here.
The US promise of 31 Abrams tanks for Ukraine adds to nearly $30 billion in military and security assistance promised since Russia's invasion on February 24, 2022. Other military support provided by the US includes several devastating missile systems, thousands of vehicles and more than 100 million pieces of ammunition. DailyMail.com provided this breakdown of some of the most expensive - and lethal - weapons and equipment the US has promised for Ukraine.
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I think you ought to re-think your position on Adrian Beltre. The man had an absolutely stellar career, tremendous hitter and run producer and a great fielding 3rd baseman. If he doesn't get in on the first ballot that would be travesty in my opinion. The only offensive knock you can have on Beltre is that he didn't walk too much
ReplyDeleteThat 1940 picture from new Mexico? Those boxes on the left, tied to the bumper? Live chicks.
ReplyDeleteThe Ukraine.... someone (in Washington DC) really wants to get rid of Russia (break it down into smaller states) and they are not afraid of things going nuclear.
On the picture of arms to Ukraine, isn't that a Russian helicopter? Seems kind of out place for US arms sales.
ReplyDeleteTell me again - I seem to have forgotten:
ReplyDeleteJust why are we getting involved in that Eastern European border war?
Ukraine is the pipeline for the kick back money, plus wars make the right players a lot of money...
Delete1. Baseball HOF inductees? Who are they? Of course, that's just me. I stopped watching baseball when Ricky Henderson complained he didn't get a Ferrari on top of his salary after breaking the all time stolen base record.
ReplyDelete2. Biden is doing everything in his power to start WWIII before he gets booted from office.
3. Will someone please start the revolution before I'm too infirm to participate? I'm 76, hurry up.
Curious if you've read "Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors," about the Battle of Leyte Gulf. It's heart-pounding, nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat reading. I can't even imagine what it would have been like being there.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, nobody will be allowed to take the Bidens down....second, why do I have to keep putting my name up every time I post?...
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DeleteEvery time I post I have to put my name in or post anonymously....no biggie, just wonderin' why the change....
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