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by Meadmaker
Sat May 25, 2024 2:19 am
Forum: The Everything Forum
Topic: Planet America
Replies: 919
Views: 325268

Re: Planet America

Meanwhile, if you really want to find an All-American hobby, look at lawsuits. Families of children killed in the Uvalde, Texas, massacre are suing, Facebook (i.e. Meta), the company that manufactures the AR 15, and the makers of "Call of Duty". I don't see a courtroom victory in their fut...
by Meadmaker
Sat May 25, 2024 1:53 am
Forum: The Everything Forum
Topic: Headlines that signal that the story will be misleading and/or stupid
Replies: 146
Views: 62892

Re: Headlines that signal that the story will be misleading and/or stupid

What do you think what Justice Thomas said means? It means: 1. Racial discrimination is unconstitutional. 2. As a practical matter, as an immediate goal in 1955, it may not be practical to demand immediate racial desegregation. 3. Because there will be a "reluctance" to actually achieve r...
by Meadmaker
Fri May 24, 2024 11:03 pm
Forum: The Everything Forum
Topic: trump off the CO ballot
Replies: 267
Views: 81323

Re: trump off the CO ballot

(I'm putting this here because it's kind of an election thread) I had a sort of political fantasy that, if Joe Biden were actually doing it, it would be brilliant. He's not doing it, but he ought to be. So.....here's the scheme. Imagine it's all planned in advance. Joe and Don have agreed to debate ...
by Meadmaker
Fri May 24, 2024 10:51 pm
Forum: The Everything Forum
Topic: Headlines that signal that the story will be misleading and/or stupid
Replies: 146
Views: 62892

Re: Headlines that signal that the story will be misleading and/or stupid

Classic misleading clickbait headline today in NZ's Stuff, as it trumpets its winning awards for media. King Charles and Prince William abruptly cancel royal outings Given the recent cancer diagnoses of Chuck and Kate, I'd bet 90% of people seeing that headline went "OMG, something bad happene...
by Meadmaker
Fri May 24, 2024 7:24 pm
Forum: The Everything Forum
Topic: Planet America
Replies: 919
Views: 325268

Re: Planet America

Admin wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 3:30 am
Meadmaker wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 2:21 amI just can't wrap my head around it.
Eh? Texas... nigger-lover protesting with niggers gets shot by a white bloke... it's a miracle he was ever found guilty, the pardon is obvious.
Yeah....I was probably trying to read too much logic into it.
by Meadmaker
Fri May 24, 2024 6:47 pm
Forum: The Everything Forum
Topic: Headlines that signal that the story will be misleading and/or stupid
Replies: 146
Views: 62892

Re: Headlines that signal that the story will be misleading and/or stupid

Don't know how you get that. “the fundamental principle that racial discrimination in public education is unconstitutional.” Read what follows that line (from Brown v. Board of Education ) in Justice Thomas' opinion... ... Looks to me he is quite clearly saying that these things are not the court's...
by Meadmaker
Fri May 24, 2024 4:13 pm
Forum: The Everything Forum
Topic: Headlines that signal that the story will be misleading and/or stupid
Replies: 146
Views: 62892

Re: Headlines that signal that the story will be misleading and/or stupid

President Bush wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 3:20 pm
Meadmaker wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 2:56 pm
President Bush wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 2:39 pm Far as I can tell Justice Thomas is saying that courts ruling racial segregation to be unconstitutional... is unconstitutional.
He is saying the exact opposite.
Don't know how you get that.
“the fundamental principle that racial discrimination in public education is unconstitutional.”
by Meadmaker
Fri May 24, 2024 2:56 pm
Forum: The Everything Forum
Topic: Headlines that signal that the story will be misleading and/or stupid
Replies: 146
Views: 62892

Re: Headlines that signal that the story will be misleading and/or stupid

President Bush wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 2:39 pm Far as I can tell Justice Thomas is saying that courts ruling racial segregation to be unconstitutional... is unconstitutional.
He is saying the exact opposite.
by Meadmaker
Fri May 24, 2024 11:39 am
Forum: The Everything Forum
Topic: Headlines that signal that the story will be misleading and/or stupid
Replies: 146
Views: 62892

Re: Headlines that signal that the story will be misleading and/or stupid

I din't need much more reading. In today;s ruling, https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-807_3e04.pdf, Thomas didn't criticize Brown at all. He criticized Missouri v. Jenkins. ETA: And, actually, lower court rulings in Missouri v. Jenkins. Anyway....law gets complicated. However, what isn'...
by Meadmaker
Fri May 24, 2024 2:42 am
Forum: The Everything Forum
Topic: Headlines that signal that the story will be misleading and/or stupid
Replies: 146
Views: 62892

Re: Headlines that signal that the story will be misleading and/or stupid

I din't need much more reading. In today;s ruling, https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-807_3e04.pdf, Thomas didn't criticize Brown at all. He criticized Missouri v. Jenkins. ETA: And, actually, lower court rulings in Missouri v. Jenkins. Anyway....law gets complicated. However, what isn't...