I enjoyed both articles and look forward to reading the thoughts on his legacy. I don’t believe history will be kind to Trump but we shall see. The story may or may not be over. Our country is going through a political metamorphosis right now. Most importantly e******ns are not life or death events and I hope we find a middle ground. Thanks for posting.

[quote=BigMike]This is bulls**t. No offense to you.

The whole response to C***d, which IS a biological weapon, has been panicky bulls**t and I'm not playing.

MAKING people do things they REALLY don't want to do is the height of dangerous arrogance.

Leave it to the individual. We'll be just fine.

You are controlled and told what to do your while life. Your freedom is an illusion. If you are a woman you can’t even decide whether to have a child or get an a******n. You can’t control your own body in some states! Do you get v******tions for your children and pets? Do you stop at red lights or do you ignore the light and say they can’t tell you how to drive? You follow the rules of the road to protect other lives as well as our own. Do you wear shoes in a store or ignore the no shirt no shoes no service warning? If you get an infection from walking in a bathroom floor without shoes do you go to the doctor and get a shot and take the medications they tell you to take? If you follow that science why can’t you trust a mask? Do you dive in the shallow end because YOU know better? Do you take medicine prescribed by your doctor and avoid high fat foods or limit your alcohol or do you abuse your body because FREEDOM? Your thinking is full of holes. We do things everyday because we are forced to do them.

I take offense with your mention
of the Salomon Brothers building like it’s a conspiracy! I was scheduled for a meeting with AT&T in the trade towers that morning. I lived through that nightmare. That structure was badly damaged and thank God it didn’t fall when reported by ONE news story with impeccable credentials reporting in a time of complete chaos and confusion! It fell after the BBC broadcast because the reporter got the report wrong and thought it had already fallen. The tapes at BBC were NOT lost. I am disgusted by conspiracy theories regarding 9/11! Get your information correct and stop spreading lies! There is no conspiracy other than the plan to k**l Americans and destroy the world financial markets by OBL. Live through that s**t and it changes your life!!!

There is not bias in all reporting. The facts are the facts. This site is used by corporations for messaging to specific demographics. It can also be a useful tool to know what groups like AP and Reuters are strictly reporting facts and what shows or networks are analyzing the news and conveying it in such a way that it agrees with your ideology. There is NOT bias in reporting facts. There IS bias in analyzing the facts.

I am not allowing someone to think for me. This is an argument that’s always used when the facts don’t agree with your analysis. I definitely would know what product messaging to place in front of a OAN viewer or a Palmer Report reader and use this chart to do that.

My point is to educate yourself and to know whose target you are.

This is the media map that shows the bias in the media. If you are getting news from anywhere except the top middle green rectangle then your news is skewed one way or the other; left or right. Stick with the top middle green and you will be getting accurate reporting of the news with no bias. It’s important to be well informed. https://www.adfontesmedia.com/

That isn’t true and it’s verified in court documents. It was groups of people who aligned themselves with Trump’s view of America. They aren’t necessarily Trump supporters, but they used the i**********n as a venue or tool to protest and verbalize their version of America and the problems they have with it. They aren’t loyal to Trump, but they used him and that day to rebel against the America they dislike.

I work in DC and we had previous problems with the P***d B**s, the O**h K****rs the 3 Percenters and their protests. They destroyed personal property prior to 1*6, but many share the same psychosis with Trump and that day aligned for them to desecrate the halls of Congress, murder, pillage, shed blood and “protest” their indignities. All are criminals!

The anti masking policies are horrible and a crime against humanity. Especially for children who don’t have a v*****e option or must go out with their parents who are science deniers. The fact that this whole v***s was politicized and thusly weaponized is horrible! People’s lives could have been saved. They still can be saved but the mostly Republican governors have decided they would rather pander to a small percentage of v**ers than do what is best for everyone. Personal responsibility means taking personal responsibility for your actions and doing what is best for the whole community or country. It doesn’t mean your sense of entitlement or free dumb comes before the whole. A 14 died! One who dreamed of being a vet and doing to high school this fall. She had her whole life ahead of her. A father of two in his 30’s passed away and his last words were he wishes he had gotten the v*****e. Now his wife is asking family and friends to write letters to their children with memories of their father for them because they won’t have any.

Texas has rented freezer trucks for the dead piling up! Meanwhile the governor had THREE V******TIONS and is getting the best medication and care possible. He attended a fundraiser with 600 guests the night before his daily c***d test came back positive.

Everyday we see people fighting to protect the lives of Americans against the ignorant laws and orders that are supposed to protect freedom. Protect freedom but at what cost? And for how many more? You aren’t free when you die. You aren’t free when you have to carry around oxygen tanks for long haul c***d. You aren’t free when your child or loved one needs to go to the hospital but you have to wait for someone to die before you can have a bed! There aren’t hospital rooms for cancer patients right now! Stroke victims, car accidents. Do you want to be cared for by a stressed out and exhausted nurse?

Stepping down from my soap box.

Thank you!

So I seem crazy? Perhaps I am. That would explain a lot of the things I have done in life. Firstly working in DC.

I’m going to go get a slingshot today! I haven’t used one in years. This site is sort of like a slingshot for me. My professional life is 24/7 and chaotic. I come here to try out my arguments for work. I appreciate being able to debate views with others. As far as the diet I can’t drink alcohol, caffeine or eat salt pork.

I have had an extraordinary life and it may not be believable to some but I’m just a mom struggling with stage four cancer and trying to raise two kind humans to be happy when I am gone.

Have a great day!

I’m sorry your mom passed and you couldn’t be there. My family had C19 before it was ever in the news in January of 2020. My daughter was very ill and no one knew what it was until she was tested for the antibody three months later. We were very scared. That’s why I don’t understand why people won’t wear a mask to help each other or get a v*****e that can prevent the v***s from mutating.

As far as my comments about Trump I know him. My family and his family are in the same social circles. I v**ed for him because I couldn’t stomach the idea of Bill Clinton back in the WH. I thought the magnitude of the office would change I’m. I was wrong but my biggest complaints with Donald are because of personal experience. He isn’t a kind person and he turned out to be a terrible leader in my opinion. I have worked in DC for 35 years and have many friends in both political parties. Many of us are troubled by the actions of a few.

I would never tell you to shut up. I’m here to share ideas and debate current events and I have fun doing that.

Trump can’t take credit for the v*****e. It already existed and was used to treat Zika. The genome sequence was changed because of a brilliant scientist who thought of it. Operation Warpspeed combined the normal testing and trials back to back and eliminated the usual bureaucratic red tape. It was a miracle! What Trump should have done was unite the country behind a cure instead of dividing the country. People are dying needlessly and it’s heartbreaking that we have this division. What needs to happen is the nightly news needs to film inside the hospitals so you can see the doctors and nurses you are exhausted trying to save lives and the people as they fight for life. Show it everyday so people can see what is happening. The stubbornness and ignorance is k*****g people. Lawsuits need to start happening. Where does personal freedom end and personal responsibility to protect life begin?

I can’t presume to know what agreement was made but I will know more after my meeting tomorrow. I pray for the innocent people of Afghanistan who are frightened and unsure of their future today.

Thank you I really appreciate that! I try to take care of everyone to the best of my abilities. Articles like this scare me, but we take as many precautions as we can and follow the safety guidelines. My daughter is too young to be v******ted. Hopefully it will be available for young children soon. It hurts to hear of the loss that people are enduring. I tell them to never give up and always do what they know to be the right thing for others. To have compassion. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nih-director-collins-unv******ted-americans-sitting-ducks-delta-variant.amp

Trump didn’t have a detailed plan for withdrawal. He gave a bullet point memo through back channels to the pentagon and ignores proper process. Then he met Taliban leaders at Camp David and agreed to withdraw all troops by May 1st. The problem is not Biden’s. His hands were tied due to Trumps ineptitude. Now the ones to blame are the Afghanistan people who didn’t fight for their country! They had the training, the weapons, the advantage but they are all from the same pool as the Taliban and they didn’t fight.

Western countries keep making the same mistake throughout history with middle eastern countries beginning with the colonization and drawing of borders in the countries. They drew borders and expected rival tribes to work together as a country when they had no connection historically with each other. It has always been a colossal failure. I don’t know why we think we can change them or be successful. They must fight for their country or history will keep repeating itself.

I feel for the young people who have known freedom and the ability to educate themselves and I’m scared for their Future’s. I pray the Taliban leadership keeps its promises made at Camp David. We will have to wait and see. We do have the ability to impose sanction and I suppose drone strikes could continue if the situation collapses in chaos and revenge.

We are all frustrated and shocked but let’s not resort to name calling and the blame game without all of the facts. I am meeting with Republican lawmakers tomorrow and will have more information tomorrow evening that hopefully I can share.