Blas Sanchez was nearing the end of a 20-year stretch in an Arizona prison when he was leased out to work at Hickman’s Family Farms, which sells eggs that end up in the supply chains of huge companies like McDonald’s, Target and Albertsons. While assigned to a machine that churns chicken droppings into compost, his right leg...
This headline is technically correct, but it's clearly meant to cause outrage. The headline "Trump's Bible only includes the bill of rights" isn't going to get as much attention.
Manufacturing outrage obfuscates Trump's actions that people should actually be outraged about.
The headline specifically states those two amendments are omitted because it is the most likely to cause outrage, not because it is the most accurate description of the situation. It's not incorrect. It's misleading.
My county courthouse has a mural of the original constitution and the bill of rights: are they making a political statement by omitting all the other amendments?
My definition of terrorist tactics is irrelevant to how the OP would classify Hamas.
Regardless, here's how terrorism is defined on Wikipedia: it seems pretty reasonable to me.
Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence during peacetime or in the context of war against non-combatants
The fact that you're trying move this conversation towards the actions of Israel while avoiding the actions of Hamas leads me to believe you're not interested in having a genuine discussion. I think you're trying to play gotcha.
Have Israel and Hamas used terrorist tactics? I think so. Do both sides not care about the well-being of civilians? I think so. Are both sides of this conflict bad? I think so.
I agree with everything you've said. Hamas can be a terrorist organization, and still be the elected government. Both can be true, and acknowledging the how and why of that being the case is necessary reach a resolution to the conflict.
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that across all political and social groups in the United States, there is a strong preference against living near AR-15 rifle owners and neighbors who store guns outside of locked safes. This surprising consensus suggests that when it...
The hip fire point really got me. Hip firing a gun makes it far less deadly. You have to actually aim to hit targets. Real life isn't like video games.
Fair enough for a general survey question. However, the point about how policy decisions shouldn't be based on opinion/anecdote is still valid (at least in the case of gun control).
I could understand the argument for factoring people's feelings into policy in some cases, but let's take this study as an example.
Handguns are responsible for far more harm than AR-15s, but this study shows people "fear" AR-15s more. A policy that is based on these findings and not empirical data may attempt to reduce gun violence by addressing AR-15 ownership. Thereby not having a major effect on reducing actual gun violence.
A policy focusing on reducing handgun ownership would be much more effective at reducing gun violence, despite people not fearing them as much.
I think you're confusing me with other commentors. I haven't suggested this research in particular is being actively used to support policy decisions. Nor have I suggested this research is advocating for policy.
In my initial comment I simply said policy in general (at least with gun control) shouldn't be based on people's feelings/anecdotes.
I think this study asked a very interesting question, and I find the results to be very interesting. I don't really have any issues with this research by itself.
I don't get the point you're trying to make with your graph. Obviously there wouldn't be many Zoomers working full time; most are still in school.
Zoomers born after 2006 haven't graduated high-school, and those born between 2002-2006 are in college. That's leaves only a 5 year window of people you'd expect to be employed full time.
The line for millenials looks about the same as Zoomers.
I can't read the entire article since it's behind a pay wall for me, but graph alone doesn't support or contradict the headline. It simply shows the full time employment of Zoomers is comparable millenials at when they were the same age. It doesn't show anything about income.
It's always immigrant kids. Nobody should be surprised that the companies that are willing to illegally employ immigrants are also willing to violate other labor laws.
Allow these people (the adults, not kids) to become legally employed and this problem will be drastically reduced.
I'm going to convert my computer chair from pneumatic to static. I'm currently using plastic clasps that are held on with jubilee clips, but they're not great and need replaced (I'm a heavy lad). A sturdy metal version would be better....
The evidence can be found in the data, which shows higher unemployment for workers in business services and a lower one for people who work in manufacturing....
All the practical to automate physical/blue collar jobs have already been automated. Anyone who's job doesn't require interacting with the physical world is who's at risk for automation/AI nowadays.
I would image it's because the original trial was declared invalid (mis-trial). Not because he was found not guilty. Essentially no verdict has been reached, therefore double jeopardy isn't applicable.
No kidding. There's no need to be so judgemental of that woman over such a short quote. People react to all sorts of events this way. Tornados, fires, kidnappings, etc.
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What do you consider to be memes? Just images/image macros? Gifs? Videos? Copy pastas? Do you dislike all of these, or just some?
Generically, I'd say memes are essentially just widespread "internet culture" inside jokes. Disliking humor or inside jokes is definitely not the norm.
Not saying her actions are right, but I live in a rural area and people personally shooting their own dogs and other animals that are deemed a danger is pretty common. People often do it when the animals need to be euthanized for health reasons too.
I personally know lots of people who do this. I have plenty of family members who have done it.
Again, I don't think her actions were appropriate. I just want to point out how commonplace shooting ones own animals is (in some places) since a lot of people here seem totally unaware.
Just to reiterate, I'm not saying it's right. There are absolutely better ways of addressing these issues.
But I don't know what to tell you--I don't live far from SD and I have personally spoken to multiple people (face to face) that have done exactly what Kristi Noem described.
A war between Russia and NATO would result in the textbook definition of a pyrhhic victory. Everyone should be afraid of that. There will be no winners in nuclear combat.
Not to mention the fact that all it takes is for one nuclear exchange to happen, and the world as we know it ceases to exist. The stakes are incredibly high.
The West shoe-horned themselves into the Middle East decades ago. The West currently has a "vested" interest because they've made an absolute mess of the Middle East, when there was never a good reason for getting involved in the first place. Historically, the West has done in the exactly what they're now accusing Nicaragua of.
Additionally, it's particularly ironic due to America's historical meddling in Nicaragua.
I'm making no comment on Nicaragua making this move in good faith. I agree it's obvious that they're a pawn. I'm only pointing out the hypocrisy.
I interpreted the "you" in the reply to my comment as referring to me specifically.
If it was meant as a general "you", then I take it back. I'm not trying build a strawman. I'm just trying to disagree with the notion that every country should have laws like Germany and Austria.
A new bill, the first of its kind in the U.S., would ban security screening company Clear from operating at California airports as lawmakers take aim at companies that let consumers pay to pass through security ahead of other travelers. ...
First off, waiting in line at TSA while some people get to skip should be pretty far down the list of problems to fix for any reasonable person. It's unfair, but it doesn't hurt anyone. There are finite resources available to fix problems, so why not fix the problems that actually hurt people every day.
Second off, even if you decide TSA wait times are a high priority problem, this proposal does nothing to fix it. Again, why not spend these resources on reducing wait time for everyone?
All this does is draw attention to people spending their way around an inconvenience, without actually fixing the inconvenience to for ordinary people. It's generating outrage without fixing the problem.
US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed? ( apnews.com )
Blas Sanchez was nearing the end of a 20-year stretch in an Arizona prison when he was leased out to work at Hickman’s Family Farms, which sells eggs that end up in the supply chains of huge companies like McDonald’s, Target and Albertsons. While assigned to a machine that churns chicken droppings into compost, his right leg...
Trump's $60 Bible & Constitution omits amendments ending slavery and allowing women to vote ( meidasnews.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15442706...
Is there a movie with a significant portion of it shot through a telescope?
Or a very very high zoom to get a similar effect....
David Cameron urges BBC to describe Hamas as terrorist organisation ( www.theguardian.com )
Foreign secretary’s call comes after group releases video of British-Israeli hostage it says died after being wounded in Israeli airstrike...
Study reveals "widespread, bipartisan aversion" to neighbors owning AR-15 rifles ( www.psypost.org )
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that across all political and social groups in the United States, there is a strong preference against living near AR-15 rifle owners and neighbors who store guns outside of locked safes. This surprising consensus suggests that when it...
54% of young Americans say food costs are the biggest strain on their finances ( www.cnbc.com )
Mean world syndrome has reacted a fever pitch. ( lemmy.world )
2x2 lumber at Home Depot is now 1.28x1.28. Actual size is supposed to be 1.5 ( kbin.run )
I dont know why they have to lie about it. At $5/8ft board you'd think I paid for the full 1.5. Edit: I mixed up nominal with actual.
U.S. company fined $650,000 for illegally hiring children to clean meat processing plants ( www.nbcnews.com )
Fayette Janitorial Service LLC agreed to pay nearly $650,000 in civil penalties and the court-ordered mandate that it no longer employs minors....
Is there a name for this sort of object? I need something like this, but don't know what to type into the webs ( lemmy.world )
I'm going to convert my computer chair from pneumatic to static. I'm currently using plastic clasps that are held on with jubilee clips, but they're not great and need replaced (I'm a heavy lad). A sturdy metal version would be better....
Poultry enterprise in California to pay $4.8M after employing children to work with sharp knives ( abcnews.go.com )
The wage settlement is one of the largest ever reached for U.S. poultry workers....
The U.S. labor market is shifting toward skilled labor as white-collar hiring slows ( www.nbcnews.com )
The evidence can be found in the data, which shows higher unemployment for workers in business services and a lower one for people who work in manufacturing....
Do you think America as a nation is genuine?
Kind of a vague question. But I guess anyone that responds can state their interpretation....
Harvey Weinstein faces New York retrial after 2020 rape conviction overturned ( www.theguardian.com )
Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, says his team is determined to retry case against the disgraced movie mogul...
Wisconsin school district says active shooter 'neutralized' outside middle school, lockdown ordered ( apnews.com )
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Am I the only person who doesn't like memes?
Trump VP contender Kristi Noem writes of killing dog – and goat – in new book ( www.theguardian.com )
Russia would lose a war with NATO, Poland warns ( www.politico.eu )
“It is not we, the West, who should fear a clash with Putin, but the other way around,” Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said....
Moscow pressured Nicaragua to file genocide case against Germany, intel sources say ( www.politico.eu )
The Kremlin may have been trying to undermine the ICJ’s authority by making it a venue for specious legal arguments, say authorities....
4 Germans caught marking Hitler's birthday outside the Nazi dictator's birthplace ( www.nbcnews.com )
California could ban Clear, which lets travelers pay to skip TSA lines ( www.cbsnews.com )
A new bill, the first of its kind in the U.S., would ban security screening company Clear from operating at California airports as lawmakers take aim at companies that let consumers pay to pass through security ahead of other travelers. ...