@Wbtphdjd I get that and it takes a lot to process. My thing is shouldn’t they have been told about these people when they were in elementary/middle/high school? I find it interesting.

@thedisasterautist a good point where most do it out of feelings and mixing up that their feeling instead of thinking then feel. The protests do have a point, but using antisemitic language and slurs seems like they’re the main character where there are thousands of main characters. My parents hated McCain and Kerry because of their role in the Vietnam War. I just find it fascinating.

@thedisasterautist I think that’s the part that baffles me. Why role play it to make a point? As adults, people have a good sense what’s going on. Their behavior resembles pathological liars. Were they hoping to convert someone? Play the hero? I think you’re right their getting their news, but want to fit in a narrative in their own mind.

For a while, I thought getting a proper education would solve the problems we have. Now, I don’t think that’s an answer because we have Ivy League people going on insane rants. I do think people have not expanded their mind because they’re too comfortable with their echo chamber. People are either worried about their image or likeness. Not sure it’s their parents, their social networks, or the expanding outlets out there.

On one end, I understand the TikTok divestment because of Bytedance’s association with China. On the other, do we need Meta, Google, or Amazon buying TikTok? I also fault the current startup scene where companies are building to be bought instead of grow and be a competitor. There should be the next TikTok, but we haven’t seen it yet.

It’s cathartic for me what’s going on at Columbia is parallel to Israel-Palestine. You have University officials having no clue what to do with encampments and try to ask the National Guard (and they’re in the Ivy League). Then you have the “protestors” who use anti-semantic language to make their point. Yes, we need to care about Jews and Palestinians, but the people spearheading are the wrong type of people leading the charge on those sides.

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@ImagineThat I agree those are rare to find. If you find them , have them support you, but the GOP is cult. Don’t follow them, you’re gone.

@redenigma he sounds good, but let’s see how the district works. He will need all the help.

So Mike Johnson meeting the same fate as Kevin McCarthy. He had to cut a deal but now dealing with looney fringe of his own party. Also, anyone wants to challenge Marjorie at that district? I know it’s heavily red, but at least there has to be a sane conservative there.

There’s two extremes of free speech. On one end, you have USC canceling all commencement speakers. On the other, you have some “protestors” talking about “pro-Palestine, even mentioning Oct. 7 repeatedly. Don’t do what USC did. I’m fine with discourse, and the burden is on the individual or group who are saying these things. Let them be stupid unless they harm or injured people.

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My parents saw in the bulletin for Good Friday that there’s no mass. I told them there is no mass, you’re going to a service because Jesus died. They still arguing with me there’s no service because it says “No holy mass”

So there’s a protest at Vanderbilt going on about Palestine. Then, a woman needed a tampon but didn’t have it, so her friends called 911 as an emergency. Umm, maybe plan this a little better and also read up on the Civil Rights movement and how they protest.

People making a lot of conspiracies of FSK Bridge collapsing to the river when in reality, everyone signaled they’re in trouble. It saved the drivers, but the cargo ship was out of control and out of power.

If you’re in DC, the Cherry Blossoms are in full bloom tonight and tomorrow. The two days are the coldest this week.

@KGinKS Agreed. This is where maybe we need a few seats who are young and understand about this, but that’s a lot of effort.

With the exception of bedbugs, Paris figured out about affordable housing. Chicago figured that out as well. Why not NYC, SF, DC, and others? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/17/realestate/paris-france-housing-costs.html

Cities need to stop focusing on maximizing profits and get most people to thrive in an able environment.

So the Orange guy says he wants a “bloodbath” and the media says “meh.” I wish there is another network or more funding for local networks to care, but you know, need to maximize profits.