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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump
« on: June 15, 2025, 07:05:54 PM »I do have criticisms about Trump...You do? Would you care to share some of them?
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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump
« on: June 14, 2025, 06:44:36 PM »
Russia in WWII was more of a "the enemy of my enemy" alliance of necessity.
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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump
« on: June 12, 2025, 02:56:17 PM »Would you, like the woman, enter an area cordoned off by police?
If yes, what would you expect to happen?
Did you not even read the headlines? She was trying to get home. It was even in the url.
WATCH: Woman Shot by Police at Point Blank Range With Rubber Bullet While Trying to Get Home During LA Protests
"I live here, I live here," the woman insisted while crying
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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump
« on: June 03, 2025, 10:51:13 PM »
Just out of curiosity, wasn't Trump supposed to get tougher with drug dealers?
President Donald Trump has long called for escalating the U.S. drug war against Mexican cartels and wants tougher penalties for dealers selling fentanyl and other street drugs in American communities. “I am ready for it, the death penalty, if you deal drugs,” Trump said, during a meeting with state governors in February, where he said dealers are too often treated with a “slap on the wrist.”
But despite his tough rhetoric, Trump has sparked controversy by pardoning a growing number of convicted drug dealers, including this week’s move to grant clemency to Larry Hoover, age 74, who was serving multiple life sentences in federal prison for crimes linked to his role leading the Chicago-based Gangster Disciples.
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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump
« on: May 27, 2025, 06:22:08 PM »If Russia wanted Ukraine it would have had it in the early stages of the war. Russia wants to be ethical about it and so it is only taking the breakaway regions. It's not a coincidence that it's current territories are the areas which wanted to break away.Did they vote to secede before or after Russia invaded?
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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump
« on: May 21, 2025, 07:43:27 PM »That’s okay, Donald Trump Jr got it wrong too, so you’re in good company.Ooh...My finger tapped the wrong fucking key on the keyboard!!! Call the goddamn police, ya shitbird!!!There was a correlation between stage 5 and a Gleason score of 9 as to how severe cancer is, so that little "gotcha moment," is a fucking nothingburger from RE as usual.There is no stage 5 cancer either.
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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump
« on: May 21, 2025, 12:52:59 PM »There was a correlation between stage 5 and a Gleason score of 9 as to how severe cancer is, so that little "gotcha moment," is a fucking nothingburger from RE as usual.There is no stage 5 cancer either.
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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump
« on: May 20, 2025, 06:17:17 PM »A gift horse with bad teeth?It could be that we’re all wrong about why Qatar wants to “gift” the luxury 747 to Trump. It seems that they’re just trying to get rid of the damned thing.While many have speculated that the Qataris have offered Trump the luxurious plane to curry favor with the famously transactional president, there may be a simpler rationale: they just don’t want it anymore.
The royals have failed to sell the plane, which was put on the market in 2020, according to an archived listing. Giving it away could save Qatar’s rulers a big chunk of change on maintenance and storage costs, aviation experts told Forbes. Making Trump happy would be an added bonus.
So... A white elefant gift?
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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump
« on: May 20, 2025, 03:46:37 PM »
It could be that we’re all wrong about why Qatar wants to “gift” the luxury 747 to Trump. It seems that they’re just trying to get rid of the damned thing.
While many have speculated that the Qataris have offered Trump the luxurious plane to curry favor with the famously transactional president, there may be a simpler rationale: they just don’t want it anymore.
The royals have failed to sell the plane, which was put on the market in 2020, according to an archived listing. Giving it away could save Qatar’s rulers a big chunk of change on maintenance and storage costs, aviation experts told Forbes. Making Trump happy would be an added bonus.
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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump
« on: May 16, 2025, 06:35:25 PM »
Here are some of the unclassified features:
https://theaviationist.com/2018/10/23/these-are-the-systems-that-protect-air-force-one-from-heat-seeking-missiles/
https://www.expresscomputer.in/features/7-technologies-that-make-air-force-one-the-most-feared-non-military-aircraft-in-the-world/49664/
There’s plenty more that’s classified well above all of our pay grades.
https://theaviationist.com/2018/10/23/these-are-the-systems-that-protect-air-force-one-from-heat-seeking-missiles/
https://www.expresscomputer.in/features/7-technologies-that-make-air-force-one-the-most-feared-non-military-aircraft-in-the-world/49664/
There’s plenty more that’s classified well above all of our pay grades.
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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump
« on: May 16, 2025, 05:07:41 PM »…the same federal agency Trump is turning the plane over to.What Trump promises and what Trump does are not always the same. He says that the plane should be ready by the end of the year. That would only be possible if he intentionally forgoes many of the safety and security measures that make a proper Air Force One.
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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump
« on: May 15, 2025, 10:38:19 PM »The issue arises when that CEO or celebrity utilizes their workplace to give favor to that entity. As long as they are not doing that then they are free to receive benefits and make as much money as they want, and so is Trump.Not according to the domestic and foreign emoluments clauses in the Constitution. Why do you think that Trump went through the motions of (partially) divesting himself from the Trump Organization for his first term? This time around he isn't even pretending.
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Flat Earth Investigations / Re: Physicist Brian Cox on Universal Acceleration
« on: May 14, 2025, 09:03:37 PM »Einstein already figured that out. That you don't understand it isn't surprising, a lot RE physicists have trouble understanding it too. It's been said that if you think you understand relativity, then you don't understand relativity.I'm curious about the bizarre physics that would be needed to uniformly accelerate the flat earth and all of the celestial objects.
You should probably first focus on the problem with the official model that the earth is exploding apart from itself in an unseen dimension, and that the surface of the earth is accelerating upwards through spacetime.
Where is the evidence for this? Your reference texts give the acceleration phenomena proofs that the earth is accelerating upwards as proof enough that this is happening, which is insufficient considering that there is another more direct interpretation.GR is one of the most thoroughly tested theories ever, starting with the precession of Mercury's orbit and astronomical observations of gravitational lensing. The apparent upward acceleration of the earth's surface is merely a consequence of an otherwise stationary round earth moving through the time element of curved space-time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tests_of_general_relativity
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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump
« on: May 14, 2025, 04:37:05 PM »If Trump is receiving money from these parties this, it is irrelevant. It's not a conflict of interest because there has been no proof that this has affected Trump's decisions in the workplace, or that there has been a clash of personal and professional interests. There are just accusations that their could be a clash.If Trump is using his status as POTUS to further his personal financial interests, then that is absolutely a conflict of interest because he is supposed to be putting the interests of America before his own.
Again, if you or anyone wants to give me money I would just say thanks and be on my way about it. It's not a given that I am going to owe or give you anything back.Trump is in a position to return favors, you are not. That’s why he’s getting lavish gifts from shady governments and big corporations while you get screwed by footing the bill to upgrade then decommission an Air Force One that probably will never be used as Air Force One. Pray tell, why decommission it when it would make far more sense for it to serve future presidents? Trump is trying to cut wasteful spending, isn’t he? Maybe DOGE should take a look at this deal.
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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump
« on: May 14, 2025, 02:43:22 PM »1. He doesn't have a new plane. If it's going to be ready in 2027, the 2028 president can use it.Check me if I’m wrong, but Trump’s term ends in 2029. When will the Qatari Air Force One be ready?
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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump
« on: May 14, 2025, 01:05:47 PM »What do you think the Trump Organization’s luxury golf course in Qatar is supposed to be, if nothing less than a conflict of interest?It absolutely makes sense. It's a free plane to the American taxpayer and is going to be used for decades as a United States landmark.But how long will it be used as Air Force One?
Thing is, the cost isn't even the worst part. What sort of quid pro quo will Qatar expect in return for the "gift"? This is why the Emoluments Clause says that the President may not accept such "gifts" without congressional approval.
It's only a quid pro quo if there is a pro quo. For example, if you sent me a link to redeem a $1000 Amazon gift card to my DM as a gift I would happily keep it and assume that you truly just wanted to give me a generous gift. I would give you nothing in return except for a message of thanks.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-qatar-deal-conflicts-saudi-arabia-emoluments-7379bee2e307d39bd43b534a05ae3207
BTW, you didn’t say how long the plane would be used as Air Force One before it would be decommissioned. Could the upgrades even be completed before the end of his term? Do you really think that any savvy businessman would consider a reasonable return on investment for all of the required upgrades?
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Flat Earth Investigations / Re: Physicist Brian Cox on Universal Acceleration
« on: May 13, 2025, 10:36:43 PM »Inventing bizarre physics to fit a Round Earth paradigm is the wrong approach.
This statement from someone who postulates Electromagnetic Acceleration and even has a mathematical, as yet, undefined constant named for him is beyond comical.
I'm curious about the bizarre physics that would be needed to uniformly accelerate the flat earth and all of the celestial objects.
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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump
« on: May 13, 2025, 10:29:10 PM »It absolutely makes sense. It's a free plane to the American taxpayer and is going to be used for decades as a United States landmark.But how long will it be used as Air Force One?
Thing is, the cost isn't even the worst part. What sort of quid pro quo will Qatar expect in return for the "gift"? This is why the Emoluments Clause says that the President may not accept such "gifts" without congressional approval.
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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump
« on: May 13, 2025, 05:17:13 PM »Considering that the US Taxpayers are not even paying for this plane…If Trump ever plans on using it as Air Force One, then the US Taxpayers will most certainly be on the hook for upgrading it to Air Force One standards, and that won’t be cheap.