Or he's the most prominent candidate in the news cycle by what feels like a large margin.
Gas Bandit's Political Thread V: The Vampire Likes Bats
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Houston has a LGBT equal rights ordinance on the books. The Texas Supreme Court does not like civil rights and demands that Houston put a civil rights bill up to a popular vote.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/..._houston_lgbt_rights_ordinance_in_danger.html
The whole purpose of passing civil rights rules is to protect a minority that the rest of the populace hates. So we can look forward to months of gay bashing in Houston until the vote comes around.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/..._houston_lgbt_rights_ordinance_in_danger.html
The whole purpose of passing civil rights rules is to protect a minority that the rest of the populace hates. So we can look forward to months of gay bashing in Houston until the vote comes around.
Thank goodness, because either way once that vote happens, the bashing will finally stop.
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ESPN just sent down a burn notice on Colin Cowherd because of his comments about Dominican players. So I've spent the last 45 minutes scrubbing every last vestige of him off my station and website.
And another win for civil forfeiture too.
It'll go to the Supreme Court, if only because the religious imagery was used as a means of profiling. That's a blatant constitutional violation.
Large sums of cash MIGHT be drug money, so it's enough to hold you on. But it's just an excuse to seize the money for the department. This happens all the time and it's basically why you should never carry more than you would carry in your wallet on a normal day unless it's in traveler's checks or a pay slip or something.
Satanic Temple unveils 1-ton statue of Baphomet in Detroit
Ignoring the freedom of religion aspect, the details around Baphomet, or that they have the up-pointed star as opposed to the down, I just find this hilarious because of the wasteland Detroit is becoming, and yet you get comments like "Satan has no place in Detroit." People, Detroit should take whatever residents it can get.
Ignoring the freedom of religion aspect, the details around Baphomet, or that they have the up-pointed star as opposed to the down, I just find this hilarious because of the wasteland Detroit is becoming, and yet you get comments like "Satan has no place in Detroit." People, Detroit should take whatever residents it can get.
They don't, actually. The oblique camera angle just makes it look that way.
--Patrick
Does Russia hate Satanists too?[DOUBLEPOST=1438035185,1438034751][/DOUBLEPOST]Firstly, consider the source. Russia Today.
Second, the comments are hilarious. One "Mickey Dee" is well past incoherence. "Stanists" indeed.
Actually they do. I've seen more than just the picture in my above link, and now you can too:
Huh. The optical illusion was one that made me think the star wasn't inverted.
--Patrick
Once it was pointed out to me, I figured that if anyone was going to get it right, it would be the Satanists.
--Patrick
It's missing breasts... I guess they didn't want to offend.Does Russia hate Satanists too?[DOUBLEPOST=1438035185,1438034751][/DOUBLEPOST]
Actually they do. I've seen more than just the picture in my above link, and now you can too:
Hee-hee, looks like there's much more to this than just the creation of the statue itself:
Satanic Temple required protesters to pledge their souls to Satan as condition of entry
--Patrick
Satanic Temple required protesters to pledge their souls to Satan as condition of entry
--Patrick
"To Weed Out Protesters at Last Night’s Event, The Satanic Temple Had Attendees Transfer Their Souls to Satan"
That is hilarious.
Correct, the other way is people misunderstanding stuff, same as with the upside-down cross.
I don't know what you're talking about. He obviously has breasts. Yes, I mean the statue not the drawing.
--Patrick
Ravenpoe can see the human breasts just fine. He's looking for the goat nipples and not finding them. That Ravenpoe, always fiending for goat nipples.
Go Google!!! Summary blatantly ripped from Slashdot: Google Rejects French Order For 'Right To Be Forgotten'
So ya. As I said before, Go Google!!!
To each their own. I see things differently and hope France wins. Much as in the current Belgium vs Facebook lawsuit about privacy.
The slippery slope works both ways. Do we want to hand control of the internet completely to the multi- and meganationals, awayfrom all government control? There's a whole lot of good and bad scifi out there about corporations taking over from national governments. While I wouldn't mind more global power to a democratic UN like government (not in my lifetime), thinking Google, Time-Warner, Nestle, Microsoft or Sony have people's best interests at heart is laughable. Government may be inept, corrupt, inefficient and slow, it's also, at least nominally, answerable to the people. A megacorp's only responsibility is to its shareholders. I can do without going further towards dystopia.
The slippery slope works both ways. Do we want to hand control of the internet completely to the multi- and meganationals, awayfrom all government control? There's a whole lot of good and bad scifi out there about corporations taking over from national governments. While I wouldn't mind more global power to a democratic UN like government (not in my lifetime), thinking Google, Time-Warner, Nestle, Microsoft or Sony have people's best interests at heart is laughable. Government may be inept, corrupt, inefficient and slow, it's also, at least nominally, answerable to the people. A megacorp's only responsibility is to its shareholders. I can do without going further towards dystopia.
France and Belgium have no right to make policy and police another countries citizens that are outside their soil.
France and Belgium would lose their shit if the US passed a law and insisted the world follow it.
Guys. Today, right now, on halforums. I am announcing my bid for president of the United States!
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That's nice. I hope you meet the requirements for the presidency?
1. 35 years of age;
2. Natural born citizen of the US; and
3. Financial backing of a billionaire or five.
oh yeah.. I'm only 33... Well if they could bend number 2 for Obama I'm sure they can bend number 1 for me
State of Georgia sues activist for piracy for posting state law onto the internet
I don't know where to start. I wish I could say I'm surprised, but I'm not.
I don't know where to start. I wish I could say I'm surprised, but I'm not.
Oh cool, for profit lawmaking. NOTHING WRONG AT ALL HERE.State of Georgia sues activist for piracy for posting state law onto the internet
I don't know where to start. I wish I could say I'm surprised, but I'm not.
So this is ultimately over official annotations, which are produced by a third party which then sells the copyright of the annotations back to the state, which sells copies to recoup the costs. The annotations contain items useful/essential to understanding the law like references to case law, notes on intent, etc.
You should check out the TechDirt article the BoingBoing piece links to, it's goes into a lot of detail (and a good followup/correction article on it as well). It's more nuanced than the flashy headline, but I ultimately still side with what Carl Malamud is trying to do.