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There are plenty of examples of politicians being scumbags, so I thought I'd start a thread for politicians who actually make good decisions - decisions that help the people who elected them, that look ahead farther than the next election, and that are based on the common good rather than profit for campaign donors or friends. Here's the first one, a governor that refused to sign an anti-trans bill that made its way to his desk in Arkansas: Washington (CNN) - Arkansas' Republican governor on Monday vetoed an anti-transgender health care bill that would've prohibited physicians in the state from providing gender-affirming "procedures" for trans people under age 18. Gov. Asa Hutchinson told reporters that he killed HB 1570 because the bill "would be and is a vast government overreach" and because it would've created "new standards of legislative interference with physicians and parents as they deal with some of the most complex and sensitive matters involving young people." https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/05/politics/asa-hutchinson-arkansas-transgender-health-care-veto/index.html

I agree but there is some. A free press and strong independent opposition is necessary for democracy. These Are The 10 Republicans Who Voted To Impeach Trump "trump "summoned this mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack." She called what Trump did the "greatest betrayal" of a U.S. president ever." Liz Cheney "He said Trump "incited this insurrection" and "if these actions — the Article II branch inciting a deadly insurrection against the Article I branch — are not worthy of impeachment, then what is an impeachable offense?" Adam Kinzinger, he is a leader. The GOP needs to get rid of trump then leaders who have abandoned the party and others can return the party to the middle.

Nah, men and women created god so simpletons didn't have to think for themselves.

That's only during deer season. The rest of the year we require 2/3 majority.

Or fake news. FIFY

Certainly no Sarah Cooper.

It's taken us a bit longer than we had hoped to get to this point, but the first load has finally gone up at the Last Load Lounge, our new game room. It was a light load, just us and the dog. It's not quite ready for a full load. We still have to build the bar, get the pinball machine back from the shop, add a shuffleboard table and multicade machine and a few other furniture items, and finish filling the walls with pictures and other fun stuff. But we can stream hockey games and TV, listen to music, play video games, craps, darts, card and board games... and drink. A good enough start! Pinball and the arcade machine will go on the left side of the first picture. The craps table is at the end; we still have to put our cool Sharks lamp up over it. Sliding glass window on the right is the entry. Shuffleboard will be on the left of second picture, the bar counter area on the right. And the sharp eye will notice the nod to early dz.com Bonfire culture to the right of the TV. Third picture is the room before. The TV is now where the wall cabinets were. We removed the benches and cabinets, painted, put in new light fixtures, added a circuit and some outlets, put down an additional layer of underfloor, laid flooring and did baseboards and door and window trim. The sliding glass door on the right in that photo doesn't open; the fourth picture shows it's view. This is where the bar seating will be. Although it is located in the outbuilding 150 feet from the house, its a fairly easy stumble to bed at the end of the evening. Kinda like a prime camp spot at your favorite boogie. Overall we are pretty happy with our new hangout. C'mon by (with mask), the beer light is on!

Somewhat to my surprise, I just received (by snail mail) a response to a FOIA request that I had submitted on 09.18.2020, regarding the "sled test" film. Instead of the standard rejection letter (of which I now have quite a collection), the FBI sent me the five pages below. I believe that the photos are familiar from n467us.com and from Ralph Himmelsbach's book, but I'm not sure that the two cover pages have been released before. The redacted name is presumably Capt. Thomas Spangler. I don't know what to make of the phrase "These will not be used". The five photos have only two variants. I have the impression that the tail number N467US has been drawn by hand on one image, and airbrushed out on another. 720110 164-81-1A p1.pdf 720110 164-81-1A p2.pdf 720110 164-81-1A p3.pdf 720110 164-81-1A p4.pdf 720110 164-81-1A p5.pdf

IMO airdvr is just stuck on the idea that cops have a difficult job to do. That any doubt should be in their favor. Not that of "protect and serve". In a commercial A/C cockpit the pilots are trained to operate as a team with rigorous protocols for any deviations from standards. When a PIC busts minimums he is supposed to be reported and cockpit tapes can be reviewed by company safety officer. The willingness of other cops to intervene and step in aggressively has been shown to be what it is in this matter. Other cops made the mildest suggests for the restraint of Floyd to end. Nothing more. This is the standard for the 'blue wall'. Silence and support for each other and not get rid of the bad ones.

If Republicans were around 2000 years ago

I'm not sure he did either. Intent isn't required for a charge of 3rd degree Murder under MN law: "without intent to effect the death of any person, caus[ing] the death of another by perpetrating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life" Chauvin was told twice that Floyd didn't have a pulse. If your next action after being informed someone's heart has stopped is to continue restraining them instead of administering aid, you were more interested in them staying dead than recovering. I'm not saying it's a slam dunk but his actions on the day very much open the door for 3rd degree murder.

That way they could stay airborne perpetually!

Okay you just keep digging. From the same link, 1 sentence before the sentence you quoted: So if using it as an anaesthetic, doctors can get it up to 20ng/ml without killing the patient. Yes, 7ng/ml have been associated with fatalities but it's not a fatal dose, it just means that it increases the risk at that level. Like how having heart disease increases your risk of a heart attack and some people have been found dead because of heart disease, but if you strangle someone who has heart disease until they die, the cause of death is not heart disease, it's suffocation. And the official autopsy report says as much - cause of death was suffocation due to neck compression. Are you making your own report with the cause of death? Because we've already established you have no medical credentials whatsoever.

based on the description alone, i would say humoral and cell mediated.

We need to put AMD and Intel on the job. Get rid of all the bio-science people who just sit around drinking cappuccinos and talking liberal smack.

Your point is well taken, and in general I'm not a fan of the "the solution isn't perfect so it's not worth trying" argument that's frequently thrown around in arguments such as opposition to gun control. I think the anti-vaxxers would be just as motivated (or possibly even more-so) to fake a passport than to get vaccinated, but a passport requirement pre-travel would likely push a lot of people who were just hesitant/unmotivated to seek out the jab.

Hi Bill, I have an orange in my frig. Maybe in Westerley would bring an apple we could compare. Let's see: They both fit in my hand. They both are about the same volume. They both can be eaten without cooking. They weigh about the same. I'm thinking we are on to something here. Jerry Baumchen

OK, I'm an IT person. Yes, those technologies have outpaced medical technology. However, we are building those technologies from scratch, so every day, we're at a new peak of development. However, we're starting with a far more complex technology than we've ever come up with, and it's pretty much completely lacking in design specs or documentation. Wendy P.

All that low-altitude toggle-whipping caused an un stabilized approach. He finished his last turn too low to get a parachute overhead before touch-down. I see plenty of TIs do low turns to increase (horizontal) speed and provide more lift during the flare .. just before touch-down. I used to work at a DZ where one obnoxious TI consistently spiraled in the pattern (below 1,000 feet) and liked to to do 90 degree turns close in front of me just before landing. This put his landing direction 90 off of what all the other TIs were flying. Guess why I don't jump at the DZ any more???? However, I have never felt the need for more than a 90 degree turn even under an Icarus 330. A simple 90 degree turn makes it easy to judge height and land with a parachute overhead. CAVEAT Lawyers are allowed to quote anything I write on dropzone.com provided they pay me $1,000 per word. Rob Warner rated on Vector, Sigma, Racer and Strong Tandems Strong Tandem Examiner