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Bryan Pregon

Ban Trump? Not so fast. Florida is about to pass a law to stop Facebook and Twitter fro... - 11 views

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    "Ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to… Football World Reacts To Michael Vick's Current 40 Time One of the nation's largest states is taking on Big Tech.  Pause Current Time 0:13 / Duration 7:08 Loaded: 7.04% Unmute 0 Fullscreen VP Harris speaks out in support of Newsom as he faces recall election Click to expand Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is likely to sign into law a bill that would prevent social media companies Facebook, Twitter and Google's YouTube from "deplatforming" politicians such as former President Donald Trump."
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    I disagree with the bill that prevents companies, such as Facebook and Twitter, from banning politicians. According to the bill, companies would have to notify people that their post will be removed/censored seven days before. I think that's too much time. The Capitol riot occurred within hours, not days. Also, it would also suggest that politicians are "special" and can get away with hateful posts for some time.
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    I don't think they understand the first amendment only covers government institutions. They always site freedom of speech for things like this but companies have no reason to hold up that standard, they can censor any content they want because they aren't government institutions.
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    I don't think this bill should be put in place. Like Jackie said, it makes it seem like politicians are special cases, and that they don't have to follow the online guidelines that we all follow.
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    Florida shouldn't be able to control media outlets at all because they are all private entities that aren't affiliated with politics.
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    I don't think that Flordia should be able to do this. They shouldn't be able to regulate what a privately own company does when a person using their product violates their rules.
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    I completely agree with this idea. Social media cannot stop the president/ politicians from spreading their ideas and opinions as they shouldn't be able to for anyone else. They should get treated the same and if anything is better for us as people to see what they post and get better/ easier insights on their personal views. We have the right to know our president's views and they have the right to express them. Especially since so many people are on social media it helps educate people better than just reading what the news say that they say.
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    I dont agree with this becuase it's dumb why would a state be able to control what a private owned company does or doesn't do.
cgallagher838

Bail for Michael Skakel set at $1.2 million - CNN.com - 0 views

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    (CNN) -- A Connecticut judge could set bond for Michael Skakel on Thursday, paving the way for the possible release of the Kennedy relative, who has spent more than a decade in prison for the 1975 murder of Martha Moxley.
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    (CNN) -- Michael Skakel, a Kennedy relative convicted of the 1975 murder of a 15-year-old neighbor, walked out of a Connecticut courthouse Thursday on bail. A Connecticut judge set bail at $1.2 million for Skakel, whose murder conviction in the death of Martha Moxley was vacated last month after a judge decided he did not receive adequate representation in his 2002 trial.
Sydney Wilson

Michael Brown's stepfather sorry for outburst - 20 views

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    (CNN) -- Michael Brown's stepfather says he's sorry for his emotional outburst to demonstrators after learning a police officer wouldn't be indicted in the teen's death. But he says he's unfairly taking heat for the rioting that followed.
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    While i disagree with everything that is going on in Ferguson, I think it is very nice that he apologized, i really understand his anger not because of the courts decision but just the main fact him stepson is dead. I can't say i could react any other way.
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    I think that if Michael Brown's stepfather could say that he's sorry for saying those things because he cares a lot about Ferguson that he doesn't want it to go down in flames then they could stop having this uncivilized riots it won't do anything except get yourselves in trouble.
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    I understand the reasoning behind his apology, and why he shouldn't have acted the way he did. I don't think anybody would've acted any different if their stepson had died. Now granted they did take things a little too far, but it was only out of anger and "raw emotion" as Louis Head stated.
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    He shouldn't have said what he did, even though he was emotional for the decision about the indictment of officer Wilson, and he realizes that, but people do things on their own he didn't physically make them set fires. So, he shouldn't be blamed for what others did.
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    I think the apology was appropriate as well as needed. I believe in him coming out and saying this will be the beginning of the decrease in Ferguson.
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    The emotional outburst is understandable, but to have such an outburst that it can be threatening, is too far. I'm glad he apologized, but he should of never said those threats in the first place.
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    I think that is was good to apologize. Everyone does speak out of anger and in this situation I'm sure a lot of people are speaking out of anger. Almost everyone is acting out of anger right now.
mya_doty

Report: Michael Brown's blood found on Officer Darren Wilson's gun, car door - 2 views

shared by mya_doty on 20 Oct 14 - No Cached
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    (CNN) -- Forensic tests have found the blood of Michael Brown on the gun, uniform and police cruiser belonging to Officer Darren Wilson, who fatally shot the unarmed teen two months ago in Ferguson, Missouri, The New York Times reported.
alewis516

Innocent man: How inmate Michael Morton lost 25 years of his life - 1 views

shared by alewis516 on 04 Dec 13 - No Cached
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    It's just goes to show that trials need to go on longer, investigated more, and acquitted right.
Cole Ragland

Transformers 4. Michael Bay attacked. - 3 views

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    if your not willing to have the dangers of being in a different country and having problems with them then don't go in the movie industry.
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    I thought it was awesome that one of the dudes bit the guards shoe lol
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    yeah,yeah, you had some difficulties. I wish people would handle their disagreements like civilized people and stop making such a huge deal about everything by bragging about what they did.
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    I agree with you Ladasia. Why can't people handle things in a civilized manner,trust me we don't need anymore drama there's enough of that around here.
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    Ridiculous.
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    i might agree 2 with Ladasia and Sarah ;)
Bryan Pregon

Ferguson prosecutor defends grand jury decision - CNN.com - 3 views

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    "All eyes and ears were on St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch late Monday when he announced there would be no indictment in the shooting death of Michael Brown."
nsorensen123

New video shows events before deadly Ferguson shooting - 1 views

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    FERGUSON, Mo. -- A convenience store is disputing a new documentary's claim that previously unreleased surveillance video suggests Michael Brown didn't rob the store shortly before he was fatally shot by police in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014.
Bryan Pregon

After Yates, more questions for the Trump White House - CNNPolitics.com - 2 views

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    "In her long-awaited first public accounting of her dealings with the Trump administration, Yates testified that she explicitly warned White House counsel Donald McGahn in January that former national security adviser Michael Flynn had been compromised and could be a target for Russian blackmail."
lynxfire

Flynn's role in Middle Eastern nuclear project could compound legal issues - 2 views

Congressional Democrats say that Michael Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser, may have violated federal law by failing to disclose a 2015 overseas trip. A top House Republican...

By Michael Kranish Tom Hamburger and Carol D. Leonnig

started by lynxfire on 27 Nov 17 no follow-up yet
Bryan Pregon

More students got F's in first term of school year - The Washington Post - 21 views

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    I am hoping to get some GOOD discussion in this thread. As we approach the final 3 weeks of Semester 1, what have we learned. From your perspective, what should schools (including ours) do about GRADING during the pandemic?
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    They should take into consideration how well the teacher is doing at helping students get feedback and help, some teachers are not doing their part when students ask for help. Both students and teachers have to be working hard to communicate effectively and if one falls out it could cause students to flop more
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    Learning at home is not fun at all. Some teachers try and incorporate students at home, but then the students do not comply, but then some teachers don't even involve the students at home. It is extremely hard to stay focused at home when there are many distractions at home. I am not surprised at all by this statistic because we need to be in school. They need to shut down bars and restaurants before they even consider shutting down schools.
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    Learning online is much more difficult than in person. It's harder to stay focused. It's harder to keep up when most teachers focus only on the students who are in the classroom. Although I still think we should continue to keep A-F grades because some colleges aren't accepting pass/fail, and pass/fail affects your GPA.
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    I dont think we should change the A-F grading system, but I do think we should change either the curriculum or be more understanding and lax on the grading scale
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    i dont think we should change the a-f grades but i do think that we should change how are curriculum is or we should start being more flexible both teacher and students towards assignments i think we should be more open because this is all knew to us
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    I have noticed that online school is much more difficult than in person. Its hard to stay motivated and get all of your work get done. I feel like the teachers should try to include the online students a little bit more than they do. It will help keep everyone engaged and learning the things that they need too. I think there should still be an A-F format but maybe make it a little bit easier to take some stress of of students.
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    I think that the way that grades are being made is becoming more unfair, The way people get grades is based off of assignments instead of actually knowing the stuff, it is based on memorizing instead of learning. There shouldn't be an A-F, there should be a pass or fail based on knowledge, not assignments.
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    I think that doing work online is much harder than in person because I think I lose motivation to really do anything because some teachers feel like we are not really there and ignore us. I think we should still have A-F's because they are good but I wish the grades were curved a little because of these hard times.
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    Online school has its setbacks, but I feel like it's manageable. School has been relatively the same despite the setbacks, and I appreciate our teachers not giving us an overabundance of work to do. And the work they do give us helps with class. I feared that this year would be hard because everyone said the junior year is the hardest, but this has been like any other year.
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    I agree, with Michael, I thought this year was going to be really hard too, but I think the teachers have done a good job helping students when they need it, and have layed off on homework. Although it is hard to do online work, it is managable like Michael said.
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    I believe in our grading system, but for the pandemic there need to be some changes. This year has been a crazy rollercoaster and because of that, I think we need to slow down and take a step back. The school needs to lighten up on assignments and focus more on if everyone is understanding the material.
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    I never have F's but this year was my first year failing a class and I feel like online school is definitely one reason why, I don't even know what I'm doing in that class tbh. some teachers just don't do good enough to help us learn at home.
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    I think that this year just hasn't been great for school and I hope that colleges understand this year and the grades that come along with it.
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    I have learned that online school can be quite difficult for some people. The grading system should at least be altered to help students keep up.
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    I definitely think that this year has been hard, especially with school and the stress of being virtual. But I think teachers have done a really good job of trying to help students and try to be interactive with the online students (In my case at least,). We should keep our grading system, and maybe we could improve on being more flexible with grading.
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    I think that we should still have A-Fs. I do think that because of the pandemic there should be some changes, but I think that we need to have A-Fs especially for the kids who worked hard to get good grades it wouldn't be fair to them for trying hard and not getting credit.
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    I think that having A-Fs are still a good idea, but we need to be adaptable in what it means to earn these grades. Stress and anxiety have been really hard this year and it wears on not only students but teachers as well. Teachers have been really trying to help their students and we should appreciate that.
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    I think we should still have A-Fs. The pandemic doesn't need to change every aspect of our life. Personally, I had no issue learning at home and most people are simply using it as an excuse to slack off.
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    Its harder for students to ask questions when online making it harder to understand questions
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    i think that we should continue with the A-F grading scale. the pandemic doesn't really give you a whole lot of excuses. i mean i had some trouble doing some assignments because it was a little bit harder to do things at home without being able to freely ask questions
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    I think that we should still have A-Fs still. Teachers just need to be more considerate of things going on at home for students and how much students are struggling this year.
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    I agree with tkoesters274 teachers should take into consideration each student and what they are juggling at home and with schoolwork on top of everything and 7 classes that assign homework it gets hard to keep up especially with sports after school. I think we should keep the A-F scale because it's easy and everyone is used to it so don't fix what isn't broken.
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    I think having more lenience for kids this year is necessary. Many have to work and help out their families. Many family members have died a depression is very serious and crushing.
Rainie mccubbin

Romney's Delicate Challenge: Campaigning the Day After Sandy - 0 views

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    The images on national news television this morning are of fire, flood, wind, rain, snow -- and also New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The two leaders of states devastated by Hurricane Sandy have been making frequent press appearances to inform the public and reassure beleaguered residents that help is on the way and areas devastated by Hurricane Sandy will be repaired.
Jake Radford

Michael Jordan's money - 7 views

shared by Jake Radford on 30 Mar 12 - No Cached
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    I thought this was really interesting considering all that's happening in the world with economy and how some have it so bad. MJ certainly doesn't.
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    Have to get to the end to get the punchline... Nerds win indeed.
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    If only I could be as big of a baller as Jordan...
Bryan Pregon

TSA Spent $900 Million on Behavior Detection Officers Who Detected 0 Terrorists | CNS News - 0 views

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    "TSA Spent $900 Million on Behavior Detection Officers Who Detected 0 Terrorists"
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    Things like this really upset me because why are we spending so much money on things that aren't successful? I think that only if they do their job should they get paid and not even that much money. Our government spends money so stupidly that I wish people that actually need money could receive it instead of people that aren't even struggling.
michaelaheilesen

After weeks of calm, Ferguson erupts again over burned memorial - 2 views

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    (CNN) -- Five people were arrested as tensions flared again in Ferguson, Missouri, with people threatening officers, shooting at them, throwing rocks and bottles, and one person tossing a Molotov cocktail at a parking structure, police say. Two officers were injured, one struck by a rock below the eye, Capt.
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    I wondered what happen.
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    I hope they(the looters) don't use this second riot to steal from uninvolved people again.
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    Ever since this event had happened, has caused people to not be so trusting of police.
kendalb

Ferguson Commission Shines Light On Racially Divided St. Louis - 3 views

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    When Michael Brown was shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., last August, his death set off riots and violence - and posed deep questions about race relations in America. The Ferguson Commission, appointed by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, was tasked with finding some answers.
Bryan Pregon

"I can't breathe!" N.Y. chokehold decision - CNN.com - 24 views

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    Recent cases like these bring up issues of POWER and govt authority. Are these examples concerning? Which side (police/suspect) do you tend to sympathize with most?
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    I don't think it's concerning. The government is there for a reason, and they need power to do their jobs. I tend to sympathize with cops because it only shows the bad police that are in the system, a video of an officer doing something good rarely goes viral.
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    I sympathize with the cop. He is here to protect us from people that can cause bad things, Michael Brown actually attacked him and the cop did what he had to do to survive. You have to show respect to cops and he didn't do only because he was black or that he wanted to kill someone, he did it becuase the felt threaten for his life
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    I usually don't see death as an answer to anything unless that person is causing harm to other people. I don't think the officer should have actually killed him but instead used a different method to getting him to do what he wanted him to do.
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    I think these examples are very concerning. I sympathize with the suspect, Eric Garner, after watching the short 2 minute clip of the incident. The suspect was unarmed, and was only verbally refusing arrest, there is no probable cause for putting the suspect in a choke hold, and very well killing him. The grand jury that decided that officer, Daniel Pantaleo, did the right thing started peaceful protest in the Garner family. This is like the case in Ferguson, Missouri, except these protest do not include, looting, setting businesses on fire, or tear gas.
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    I think there could have been a better way to control the situation other than a choke hold. It would be understandable if it was for a few seconds to calm Garner down, but the police should have known when to stop. He should have been charged for excessive force.
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    I strongly sympathize with Eric Garner and his family in this case. Police are stepping over the line in instances like these, and no penalties are given to them. The fact that death is necessary for the resistance of a single unarmed citizen is horrific. Resisting arrest or not resisting arrest, if there is no threat of fatal harm to the police officer, no arrest should ever resort to murder.
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    I understand that the police thought they had to stop him, but putting him in a choke hold was not the right way. They are going to far with the power they think they have.
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    i didn't see any reason why the officer put Eric Garner in a choke hold for what he did, the officer was abusing his power, a choke hold was not the right answer.
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    They are going to far with the power they think they have, a choke hold was not right way to go
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    yes especially the part when the officer put eric in the choke. the officer thinks he can do whatever he wants just cause hes a cop and had some power of us but he took it to far
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    There were better methods of restraint to get Eric Garner into handcuffs. A choke hold was definitely not necessary, and the cop was definitely abusing his power. No attempted arrest should end in the death of someone, cop or citizen.
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    The cop has a right to detain anyone that is breaking the law, but he should not have put him in a choke hold. He has numerous tools capable of detaining someone such as; handcuffs, pepper spray, and a taser.
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    I don't believe that anyone should have any chances of death when being put in handcuffs, but I also don't know the full story of the incidents of the victims, maybe they weren't cooperating and the cops felt that the only way to control them was the chokehold. I believe that the cops should find another way to hold down their victims when handcuffing
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    I think that this case is similar to the Ferguson case which could cause more people to start protesting more and even worse then they already are. Things could get really bad if it ever happened again.
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    The cop has a right to detain anyone that is breaking the law, but he should not have put him in a choke hold. He has numerous tools he could of used while detaining someone like his taser, handcuffs, or pepper spray.
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    The cop has no reason to put him in a choke hold and for so long. The guy was saying he couldn't breathe. This is very wrong and he could of detained him a few other ways.
davyana

Former CIA chief Michael Hayden slams Feinstein, torture report response - 14 views

shared by davyana on 10 Dec 14 - No Cached
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    I think that the country does some things to keep us safe and that there are even darker things that they keep from us. These actions were all out of action to keep us protected.
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    I think that our country shouldn't use torture to get information because it is inhumane. We should find different methods to get information from terrorists.
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    Our country shouldn't use torture to get information because it is inhumane
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    Torture is never okay to use for any reason. There is other ways to get information from people....
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    I feel that we live in a country where we will do anything to protect us from harm. Granted torturing is a form of abuse and we should find a better more humane way to interrogate terrorists, but never the less we can't risk any kind of terroristic behavior.
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    I think that the country does some things to keep us safe and that there are even darker things that they keep from us. These actions were all out of action to keep us protected.
ncollier786

Four reasons why the Russian story isn't fake news - 0 views

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    "But here are four reasons why the entire Russia story - as it relates to the 2016 election, to former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, and to any allegations of collusion - isn't fake news."
Michael Keller

What a Joe Biden presidency means for taxes, health care, housing, student debt - and a... - 7 views

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    I've heard many things about Biden being president, most predominantly gas going up and Kamala Harris taking over for Biden which I kinda see happening. I feel like they'll say Biden's mentally unfit or bring up the Hunter Biden stuff and Harris will take over.
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    Hopefully, this new president will give America a chance to turn over a new leaf and repair the damages that had been previously done.
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    Hopefully he make us wear mask everyday then corona is gonna over.
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    I think a lot of people are going to struggle with the price inflation and it's going to be a little rocky.
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    I'm hoping that we'll be able to see more progress and actions towards covid, climate change, and more from this new president.
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    I personally was hoping for Biden to win, but after hearing some things and doing more research it's unclear. No one is perfect, but I can say all we can do is hope for the best. I just hope for my generation he will help us in the long run for our future.
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    I agree with Michael, that Kamala Harris is going to take over for Biden. I also think that raising taxes for the people who make over $400,000 a year is not fair.
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    i am glad that biden is going to broadened health care coverage and student loan forgiveness i think this will help many poeple
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    I think health care is going to help many people, but the fact that people that make a certain amount of money, have to pay higher taxes, is not fair.
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    I also think that a lot of people are going to struggle with the prices inflating. But I just hope that with Biden being president more people can be tolerant with each other since no one was doing then when Trump was in office.
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    I think that people who make a certain amount of money shouldn't have to pay more taxes, it's not fair.
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