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Rebs
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DarkPlasmaBall
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DarkPlasmaBall
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Despite the countless other amazing things George Takei has done, this might be the absolute best. | ||
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Doodsmack
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pmh
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https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/instant-poll-trumps-speech-hit-052004293.html | ||
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Plansix
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Doodsmack
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On July 22 2016 23:54 pmh wrote: INSTANT POLL: Trump's speech was a hit with voters https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/instant-poll-trumps-speech-hit-052004293.html It's interesting to contemplate what percentage of the speech viewers were Democrats or Republicans. One might think it was likely to be a higher percentage of Republicans. 56% of speech viewers chose the positive poll response. I'm not sure that makes it a hit. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
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ticklishmusic
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LegalLord
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CLEVELAND— Donald Trump has followed through on his promise to forgive personal loans to his campaign. The Republican presidential nominee forgave about $47.5 million in loans, according to a Federal Election Commission report filed Wednesday. Trump previously said he did so, but had so far not offered evidence. Trump, who is expected to accept the GOP's nomination here Thursday, funded his primary election run mostly through personal loans. His campaign started raising more money from donors in June. It reported nearly $27 million in total receipts for the month and ended it with more than $20 million on hand. The Trump campaign directed CNBC to Trump's past statements on his loan forgiveness. In June, Trump called the loans a "contribution to make America great again." During the primary process, Trump touted his ability to funnel money into his campaign as evidence that he is not beholden to donors. But he has turned to more traditional fundraising ahead of the more demanding general election. Source | ||
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Rebs
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On July 22 2016 23:59 ticklishmusic wrote: i mean, it's like polling cleveland if they though the nba finals were good Except that wouldve gotten a 200 % | ||
KwarK
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The police have now explained that they actually meant to shoot the autistic guy sitting on the ground playing with his toy truck and that they just missed and hit the social worker, lying on the ground with his arms in the air while trying to explain that neither of them were remotely armed and dangerous and that his patient didn't understand them. I'm not sure how they missed and accidentally handcuffed the social worker instead of the autistic guy but I guess it just shows more training is needed. + Show Spoiler [old video] + | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
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ticklishmusic
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On July 23 2016 00:01 KwarK wrote: Fun update on that story where there was a black social worker and his autistic patient and the police decided to corner them with guns. For those who didn't know, the black guy lay on the ground, arms up in the air shouting to the police that he was unarmed, that he was a social worker, that the patient sitting next to him was also unarmed and was his autistic patient, that what he was holding was a toy truck and that he didn't understand to lie down. He also did all he could to encourage the patient to lie down without lowering his own arms because he didn't want to get shot. The police then shot him (black social worker lying on the ground with arms in the air) and handcuffed him while he asked them why they shot him and the shooter replied "I don't know". The police have now explained that they actually meant to shoot the autistic guy sitting on the ground playing with his toy truck and that they just missed and hit the social worker, lying on the ground with his arms in the air while trying to explain that neither of them were remotely armed and dangerous and that his patient didn't understand them. I'm not sure how they missed and accidentally handcuffed the social worker instead of the autistic guy but I guess it just shows more training is needed. + Show Spoiler [old video] + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAJRcRZPfwQ look, i'm all about not attributing things to malice that are adequately explained by stupidity but this is some next level stuff. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
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Doodsmack
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Actually no, the ones where they slaughter someone who is running away are worse. | ||
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LegalLord
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Dan HH
Romania9129 Posts
On July 23 2016 00:01 KwarK wrote: Fun update on that story where there was a black social worker and his autistic patient and the police decided to corner them with guns. For those who didn't know, the black guy lay on the ground, arms up in the air shouting to the police that he was unarmed, that he was a social worker, that the patient sitting next to him was also unarmed and was his autistic patient, that what he was holding was a toy truck and that he didn't understand to lie down. He also did all he could to encourage the patient to lie down without lowering his own arms because he didn't want to get shot. The police then shot him (black social worker lying on the ground with arms in the air) and handcuffed him while he asked them why they shot him and the shooter replied "I don't know". The police have now explained that they actually meant to shoot the autistic guy sitting on the ground playing with his toy truck and that they just missed and hit the social worker, lying on the ground with his arms in the air while trying to explain that neither of them were remotely armed and dangerous and that his patient didn't understand them. I'm not sure how they missed and accidentally handcuffed the social worker instead of the autistic guy but I guess it just shows more training is needed. + Show Spoiler [old video] + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAJRcRZPfwQ I wonder if their current training includes being told that everyone is out to get them. I'm not convinced more training is as needed as different training. | ||
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Doodsmack
United States7224 Posts
On July 23 2016 00:06 LegalLord wrote: Yeah, this one is straight up stupid. Not much more to say there, really. Personally I think a stronger word than stupid applies but yes, whatever adjective you want to use there. | ||
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Doodsmack
United States7224 Posts
On July 23 2016 00:12 Dan HH wrote: I wonder if their current training includes being told that everyone is out to get them. I'm not convinced more training is as needed as different training. The extreme tribe mentality of cops is a big issue. | ||
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