David R
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@RacismOfficer
@EndWokeness
Uh, no.. clearly false.
He was acquitted in a court of law.
So -
1) He is technically NOT a "murderer"
2) You clearly don't speak for all Americans
(and even those things are true we don't have to like him)..
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@MrAndyNgo
You have to admire those who buck the trend.
They get my attention, and some sense of admiration
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@ChicanaAnthropo
I don't think you have provided enough of the important details for us to make an informed judgement, and I would like to hear the other side of the story.
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@JeffSharlet
Seems to me that calling a "Blue Lives Matter" flag the "Anti-Black Lives Matter" flag is unfortunate and represents YOUR framing of the issues.
We can't be for both Jeff?
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@monitoringbias
@fentasyl
Can community notes be placed on locked posts?
If not that should be addressed.
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@jessesingal
It seems that they have been insulated from having their BS called out, and that is now coming to an end.
IMO
@jesseingal
has always been cautious, willing to engage in good faith debates, and eminently civil.
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@DavidNeiwert
@DeConfederate
@sullydish
Statistical manipulation?
Look-I am all for an honest dialogue.
We can't ignore the basic facts.
We were being sold the idea that there was an epidemic of white on black violent crime. That's simply false.
Interracial violent crime is rare, but the vast majority of it is B on W
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@wil_da_beast630
Retriever-Poodle mixes (Golden Doodle)
Come in all sizes.
These are "designer dogs" because they are very popular, great combination of attributes: smart, low allergenic, good disposition, good swimmers too.
Can get F1b, F2, F2b back breeds as well
Here is a labradoodle.
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@abughazalehkat
Huh?
That's why DeSantis needs to ban certain material from being taught at the college level, not to mention the "don't say gay" bill?
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@abgutman
@nhannahjones
It was Hannah Jones' ego and hubris that caused this self-inflicted mess. She was repeatedly warned about the errors and the bias - but she was blinkered and on a crusade.
All totally avoidable.
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@AlbarnYorke
@davidfailkips
@benryanwriter
@jessesingal
@nkulw
You are simply ill-informed.
Look up
"Gender Affirming Care"
vs
"Gender Exploratory Model"
Gender Affirming Care is mostly about early use of drug$ and then later $urgeries..
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The Chris Hedges Report Podcast with Professor Norman Finkelstein on how woke culture and identity politics are used to perpetuate the class warfare waged by corporations and ruling oligarchs., by
@ChrisLynnHedges
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@maxberger
@christianjbdev
@lindayacc
Looking through the top of the list
It does look slanted right-of-center-corporate.
There is also:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Washington Post
Seth Myers
Ricky Gervais
NPR
Russel Brand
Ron Howard
Matt Taibbi
Andrew Sullivan
Joe Rogan
Bill Maher
The Onion
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@FreeBlckThought
Should be called out for the racism it is.
This privileged white lady is lecturing conservative Black men about how to be authentically Black?
(and what they "don't understand").
It's disgusting really.
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@eyeslasho
I think we can assume he is rapidly losing relevance, along with BLM.
The hysteria is passing.
A few of us called it out for what it was from its inception.
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@MattWalshBlog
Honestly - I recently re-met (rarely see them) two preteen/early teen nephews who have been raised this way. What a pair of refreshing young men they were.
Both fully engaged and emotionally solid.
(not just staring at their phones..)
A throw back to the before-times? :-)
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@icecube
Frederick Douglass: "I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong."
His reply when radical abolitionists criticized his willingness to engage in dialogue with slave owners..
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@TheRabbitHole84
@elonmusk
@StephenKing
I really don't understand their argument.
They come off as selfish, petulant, elitist snobs.
Pay a bit to support the platform.
It isn't about Musk- who has already sacrificed plenty, hasn't he?
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@ConceptualJames
Inclined to agree - though I'm not a Christian..
It's unnecessary (and politically inept, IMO).
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@HankRacette
@JeremyShawMD
IMO it's one of the silliest assertions ever, and one that just seems to reflect the silliness of their world view.
It is immature, and not helpful to their cause.
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@KanekoaTheGreat
@elonmusk
So tired of that nonsense.
Criticism of an individual is not criticism of an entire world religion (members of which hold a range of political views).
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@eyeslasho
I have seen stats in the US. that as high as 60% of individuals featured in adds are Black.
Anyone have the actual number?
It is certainly higher than their % of population, and I am OK with that - but it does point to the effort being made..
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@MattWalshBlog
The display of the unflattering inability of "the experts" to actually consider the views of others, and their inability to rigorously defend their own dogmatic positions, but instead suggest moral inferiority of any who dare dissent.
Came through crystal clear..
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@monitoringbias
Wait - but we are being heavily sold the idea that it is the Southern whites who are the bigoted racists, and the root cause of ALL our problems! :-)
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@jonstewart
It's that your understanding seemed shockingly shallow.
You spouted the standard talking points about historical injustices (some valid) when asked for CURENT examples of systemic racism.. Then smeared your guest as a racist for employing some critical thought.
It was bad Jon..
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@monitoringbias
Wow. Hard to spin that one - if accurate.
And it is really just a fraction of that 6% that is responsible for the vast majority - so maybe 2%..
(almost certainly mostly young males..)
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@DavidNeiwert
@DeConfederate
@sullydish
Further- while we are getting "real"
Where is the actual evidence that these highly publicized events (from Martin through Floyd) were actually motivated by racism?
All I ask for is a little critical analysis instead of shoe-horning every event into a preconceived narrative.
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@monitoringbias
Been there, done that.
Along the same theme:
How many Americans know over 80% of homes that were "red lined" where whites?
Near zero? You think 1%?
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@jackmirkinson
??
Please share the text in which they "raised questions about the humanity of trans-people"..
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@benryanwriter
@jessesingal
@nkulw
These people are just horrible human beings..
They should be isolated, not condoned.
Jesse has always been reasonable, careful, accurate and reserved in his approach.
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@Shouldock64
@MrAndyNgo
The knee on his neck was irrelevant. It is a "lateral knee restraint" that does not restrict the airway. Not even a bruise was found. It was an emotional-laden image attached to a false narrative sent to the ill-informed masses - and he we are.
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@maxdefacto
Yes, a growing complaint I have been hearing..
IMO the hyperbolic "trans-activists" are alienating most Americans (and dragging LGB down with them?)
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@ZaidJilani
Once again - I think we really need to rationally revisit the George Floyd event. I was shocked by the way the country was swept away by a narrative attached to a cell-phone video, without ANY critical analysis. It was not what it was portrayed to be, and the damage done is real.
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@CHSommers
@UTKnoxville
@nytimes
Needless to say, this would not be an issue AT ALL if her best friend did the same, IF she were a POC. Something very wrong with that. Isn't that racist?
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@JakeWSimons
IMO this is not "antisemitism".
Lots of Jews oppose Israel's current actions, and even oppose Zionism..
Let's keep that distinction clear.
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@razibkhan
Not sure I buy this push for "woke science" - it clearly represents a bias itself, and that is anti-scientific.
What exactly is "problematic work" - who defines it?
I have seen some pretty poor epistemology in this arena (IMO).
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@Marat_FotP
@mattyglesias
1) What "fake" racial crime stats? Like actual FBI data?
2) Strawman to suggest the reality of a fairly shocking, real racial disparity in crime in the U.S. means "Black people" are inherently more violent.
The cause of the racial crime delta is another question to be answered.
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@clairlemon
Here is an example of the kind of higher quality epistemology she is looking for... :-)
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@wil_da_beast630
@WinstonSmitty23
There are the "temporarily unhoused" that just need housing (about 1/3 in one study). Then the "chronically homeless" (drugs and mental health issues) that are resistant to easy solutions (2/3).
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@EndWokeness
Meh - trailer doesn't look too "woke" - just bad maybe.
If Pan is played by a girl that has been common
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@RichardHanania
@DanFriedman81
Sure, but the debate is who decides what is anti-Semitic (or by extension who is an Anti-Semite).. Currently - some are labeling any disagreement with right-wing Israeli policy toward Gaza "anti-Semitic", and "pro-Hamas" (which of course is complete nonsense)..
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@eyeslasho
IMO he is harassing her.
Leave her alone and turn of your video.
What is wrong with people these days.
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@mehdirhasan
@POTUS
It isn't a simple concept.
What about those who already worked hard to pay back their debt.
What about those who decided they couldn't afford college, and so toughed it out?
This idea caters to ONE cohort - it is not a clear political winner.
It needs to be done fairly.
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@monitoringbias
@SecCardona
I don't there is any evidence to support his assertion (at all)..
It's very weird.
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@DavidSacks
??
Jared Kushner and the Saudis? (2 Billion..)
Profits from Trump's hospitality holdings that were frequented by customers for foreign interests?
Laundered Russian $? Etc.
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@eyeslasho
However, if they are a ghost population who were completely displaced, and have near zero representation in the current genome of "Brits" are they the really "the original Brits" or just a long ago displaced clade?
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@michaelshermer
Yes, very likely an advantage for men.
Once again- the tails are important!
While not universal chess Masters tend to have quite high IQs. Strong grandmasters with a rating over 2600 are expected to have an IQ of 160 plus. The strongest grandmasters of the day (ratings around
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@whstancil
Note that none of the facts that
@Steve_Sailer
shared in that response thread lead to a conclusion of "genetic inferiority of black people".. Those are your words.
The reasons for these disparities are a matter of debate, but there existence should not be.
We need to face the
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@eyeslasho
But this will be presented as more evidence of systemic racism (resulting in an outcome delta) - it must "the system"..
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@ProfToddC
@mattyglesias
Yeah, I wouldn't have gone so far.
Just pressure providers to follow actual evidenced based medical practice.
If they want to enroll patient's in experimental trials - go ahead.
Get the data to justify these interventions.
Don't pretend that "the jury is in" on this ..
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@MarksmenOwner
@MrAndyNgo
No evidence for that really. Not even a bruise on the man's neck. If anything, the cop on his back reducing ventilation was contributory, but it will be impossible to prove the combination of Fentanyl and meth were not contributory if not causal. Get ready for an acquittal.
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@monitoringbias
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I usually ask:
Please share some current racist laws or public or corporate policies..
Almost never get an answer.
A common one is Banking/Mortgage: but these industries care about $ not skin pigment(FFS).
Their actuarials use credit scores- race isn't even on the application
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@fentasyl
@mehdirhasan
But that is not what Mehdi was talking about - he is now trying to change what he actually said.
He was clearly claiming Black murder rates are "almost the same" as white murder rates.
That is wildly false.
He should be ashamed of himself.
Was he actually that ignorant?
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@DaniRai
@RacismOfficer
@EndWokeness
It was deemed self defense... (so true for anyone..)
And where was race ever an aspect of this trial..?
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@RationalGenius
@SamHarrisOrg
No, he is saying that falsely asserting the one identity group is responsible for all the evil in the world, both past and present, and equating "White Supremacy" with all of Western Civilization, Capitalism & Christianity is just not likely to be a winning strategy in the end.
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@ScottAdamsSays
OK - agree with several - though not all- of those points.
Who has actual evidence to show the dominant racial discrimination in the U.S. is against white males..?
(not inclined to buy that one..)
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@SababaUSA
@Noahpinion
What don't Mormons recognize?...
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Each other in a liquor store.. :-)
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@DavidRozado
@Musa_alGharbi
Study: though actual racism has fairly dramatically decreased over the past two decades- there has been an explosion of prejudice-denoting words in the media, and this correlates with a public perception of racism. This started before trump, but accelerated during Trump yrs
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@MattWalshBlog
Too far.
If an adult wants genital plastic surgery, and is willing to pay for it, who are we to deny them that right?
Should all plastic surgery be illegal?
How about breast augmentation?
But should tax payers for it?
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@CoriBush
That's sound fine, and all for addressing police brutality.
Now, I am sure you have seen this chart below.
So why are we not focusing a proportional greater effort on the greater threat to black lives?
Is it just politics?
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Seeing all this nonsense about DEI and airline safety (and because I was bored), I merged demographic data about pilots with data about air crash deaths. Complete info was available for 2010–2022.
This is what I found re: the relationship between race and crash mortality.
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@jasonintrator
@chaunceydevega
Perhaps because the very best way to ensure Republican success in unraveling our Democracy is to go head-long off the Woke cliff- driving 40% of the electorate to the right? It's not the direct threat of Wokeism that concerns many of us-It's tone deafness.
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You all probably saw this one from Larry Summers.
It's serious business alright - the question is how to avert disaster. We must influence minds, seems to me - this IS a Democracy after all.
As a "ohnny one-note" - I would like to make one (the same-ol') point.
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@wil_da_beast630
* Except any field or endeavor in which designated marginalized groups already dominate..
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@CoherentChemist
@monitoringbias
Just Google: "what percent of those red lined were white" - its not disputed, just not shared.
(doesn't fit the narrative)..
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@JuddLegum
@elonmusk
@EndWokeness
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Wrong (factual misstatement) - the "rate" is not similar- Also for inter-racial crime you went the opposite way with your chart above (revealing your bias..)
If you normalize for population)
(Black Pop 45M, White Pop 250M)
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@NathanJRobinson
@ryangrim
Yes, but it was WAR.
As mentioned below look up the atrocities of the Sino-Japanese war...
You don't think they would have done the same if able?
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@FreeBlckThought
@WinsomeSears
@MichaelEDyson
It just strikes me as racist.
Black people apparently cannot think for themselves, and come to their own conclusions.
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@eyeslasho
My theory is these white folks with the loudest "anti-racist" voices are the biggest racists.. and they feel guilty about it. (see Robin DiAngelo)..
They see race everywhere.. :-)
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@michaelshermer
4. The entire Jesus story is most likely a myth (it is a concretion of multiple myths, dating back to the Egyptians and early Judaism (and blended with the philosophy of a pacifist sects of Jews at that time [referred to as "Q"] )..
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@DrLoupis
No.
Just stop the nonsense, & follow actual scientific evidence (not Po-Mo activist narratives).
Let the tort system sort out malpractice issues.
Some of these "experts" may find themselves uncomfortably on the witness stand, having their version of the "science" challenged..
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@DrMcThickens
@nicksortor
As a Lefty myself - I think there is a lot of this kind of thing once you start noticing it.
Look at which murders that are amplified, and which are suppressed.
It's pretty obvious.
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@Deirdre_Ford77
@sullydish
I really don't think rioting over a largely false narrative, and blaming one identity group far all the evil in the world (past and present), or equating "white supremacy" with all of Western Civilization, was a wining, coalition building, strategy here, but I could be wrong..
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@kareem_carr
"I am sure this data is in many ways dubious" ?
Also see the post this is replying to..
@kurtdillard
@Ricardo_S_7
@snitstwits
@atrupar
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Here the table that was clearly referenced in the slide.
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