Group items matching

in title, tags, annotations or url

Even if his approval rating drops at all, I don't believe people are going to stop saying he's a "great" president.

I think it's interesting that the article claims Americans are bracing for a recession. We have a record high DOW Jones stock, unemployment is decreasing (more than 20 million new jobs since 2010), and Americans, in general, have more money in their pockets than we did 3 years ago. https://ig.ft.com/sites/numbers/economies/us/ It also piques my interest that the article claims the Trump approval rating as a whole is falling. After the democratic debates, Donald Trump has only increased in followership, rally attendance, etc. This is the reason people keep saying he's a "great" president. You might not like him as a person, I might not like him as a person, but if he continues to put a dent in the public debt, and continues to uphold basic constitutionalist ideals, he will continue to see success in America. I think it's interesting and I predict that the 2020 election will play out very similarly to the 2016 election. The democratic party did everything in their power to stop Trump from becoming president. Both Republicans and Democrats alike turned to personal attacks and scandals. Even if all the candidates are bad, we have to pick the best one. Trump was able to win against the Democrats because they didn't have any solid plans with evidence for the policies they wanted to implement. Trump has an upper-hand because he's never changed too. Democrats have flipped like no other when it comes to policies because they are desperate to be approved of by the younger masses. Trump has always supported a smaller government, focused on the economy, and wanted stricter foreign relations. The same cannot be said about Democrats, their talking points are that of enabling a welfare state, stripping citizens of their 2nd amendment rights, and their false sense of acceptance. tl;dr: orange man bad, but doing his job well.

"You're not alone if you think social networks are degrading the quality of news."

SWEET!! But I bet the people making bombs will make the trigger's more sensitive...but for now, the rats are a good alternative and cheaper too. What I am wondering is, how effective are rats at "letting" people know where there is a bomb. In this article/video, they placed a "test" bomb on the ground and the rat sniffed it out, but did they know only when the rat made it to the bomb and assume the rat had found their planted bomb and then rewarded the rat? Or did they wait for the rat to give them a "sign"?

why not just let the rats run over the bombs to be able to blow up the bombs and it won't be a problem anymore.

Because if the rats set off the bombs they would destroy whatever the bomb was put to destroy? Obviously that is a horrible idea.

"On Nov. 25, Twitter temporarily suspended Andy Ngo, a journalist known for documenting political violence, due to a tweet he sent to Chelsea Clinton. The suspension is a case study in differing definitions of "hate speech" on the left and right"

"That changed when I formally resigned last week. Despite working proudly for Republican and Democratic presidents, I reluctantly concluded that I cannot in good faith serve this administration as an intelligence professional."

"Gov. Terry Branstad has signed into law a ban on local governments raising the minimum hourly wage and another law changing Iowa's workers' compensation system."

I think it was reasonable for Gov. Terry Branstad to place a law on banning minimum wage increase. We have a good minimum wage that meets the circumstances of living in iowa. It's not nearly as expensive as other big cities like Chicago or San Diego. I also think it was good he took into account the workers' compensation.

This is really getting out of hand. North Korea is going way to far and stepping over the lines. I think they are trying to start ww3.

I think that North Korea needs to stop making all these threats and needs to stop trying to intimidate the US.

Starting to wonder if I will see World War III

I think this is horrible and the Russian had something definitely wrong with his head to set off 2 bombs in 2 different places. My question is why? what was his motive?

Why do people do this kind of stuff?

I'm curious if this is linked to a specific terrorist group or not. They say the culprit has ties to Kyrgstan, but no terrorist groups have come forward to claim responsibility yet.

I think North Korea was trying to taunt Japan in a way. The missile flew only over the airspace, instead of being a direct hit on their soil.

I think we should take action to this because they could be testing nukular missiles to use against the U.S.A

This situation is beyond concerning.

It is very smart of the Russian President to say what he did. It makes sense and sounds like some very sound advice.

I think that Putin is being to easy on north Korea if they cut all of their lines of tom Pyongyang i think it would create more pressure on the north Korean government then their only trading partner would be china.

"Stockton will likely become the first city in the nation to test out a version of universal basic income, an economic system that would regularly provide all residents enough money to cover basic expenses, with no conditions or restrictions."

The people could benefit from this so they could use it will bills,grocers, and things they need, but on the other hand they could miss use the money you are handing out. So is this a good thing? or not?

This could definitely help the poor family's who don't have enough money.

this is an issue that I found and thought was interesting

I think that someone who is terminally ill and is in pain everyday due to it should have the right to choose when they die.

I feel like if someone's on life support and are suffering day in and day out they should have the right to end their life peacefully if they're in that much pain.

"In May, Slager pleaded guilty to deprivation of rights under color of law after a murder trial ended in a mistrial. He admitted he didn't shoot Scott in self defense and said he used excessive force. Federal prosecutors are seeking a life sentence. Prosecutors believe Slager committed second-degree murder and should also be punished for obstructing justice."

I think that the officer should get life in prison for killing this man. The man ran but there's other options than firing your gun at him, there was no threat to the officer, he was unarmed, and the officer said he used force that was unnecessary.

The cop shouldn't of shot the man in the back, there was no threat towards the officer. If the man pulled a knife or a gun out then I'll see why the police officer shot him, but because the man had no weapons on him and was just running way he shouldn't of gotten shot.

I'm happy that Biden wants to give citizenship to immigrants. I don't understand why some people are mean to immigrants when the foundation of the U.S. is and has always been immigrants. They help with construction, and they work in the fields that produce fruit and vegetables that we see in stores, but they live in fear of being separated from their families. So I think this is a great step forward for the Biden administration, but I do agree there should be some restrictions to make sure that those who become citizens deserve it.

This seems like a good idea, immigrants finally get a break and a place they can stay safe. With the chance at a better life and don't have to live here illegally. Maybe they can finally be at peace without worry.

I personally don't agree with this because we could be potentially giving U.S citizenship to a criminal and although it is a fact that it takes too long to process an immigrant to the U.S I still think it is not right to come to the U.S illegally.

People are trying to restrict voting rights, while other's are trying their hardest to expand them. States have already started to ban the bill that would expand on those rights and it's honestly sad.

I feel like we shouldn't people's right to vote, it's a right that should be left alone.

I don't think they should restrict the voting laws, it's fine as it is.

I can't imagine how many cases there are going to be in December when Christmas rolls around.

Many people are spending time with their families around this time so there was no doubt that cases would have gone up. I'm just surprised they went up so drastically and in such a short period.

we all suspected the rate of infection would go up during the holidays. meeting with people from all over the country definitely increases the amount of exposure a family can receive. people can choose to connect virtually instead of in person. it's not the same, but it decreases the exposure

This process took too long to complete before Trump left office. Now some feel that finishing the Senate trial is a waste of time. What do you think?

I think they should not try impeaching again because now that Trump is out of office they don't have to worry about whatever he does. America has several other huge problems and needs to focus all of its attention on getting life back to normal before worrying about a man that's not in any federal position.

Commenting of what ndvorak said here. I do, in fact, believe most politicians are criminals. Every politician that has not tried to use their powers to quell deaths during Covid, or tried to stop our shipments of weapons to Saudi Arabia, or tried to stop our use of drone warfare, they have blood on their hands.

Do you guys think he was downplaying the violence of the BLM protesters or do you think he was right?/

I think there are some things the school or parents have the right to do. The parents have the right to send them to whatever school they and their child choose. The school has the right to restrict the child from doing certain things that could result in a code of conduct brake. According to the government, they say a child must attend school until they are 18 and are considered an adult. I believe that is all the government should be allowed to do. It's then up to the student to continued their education or go into the workforce.

I think that the government's power should be to help people get an education, but it's up to the parents and students to decide where to go and if they want to go on for more schooling. For some jobs, college might not help as much as a trade school, and that's a decision for the parents and student to decide.

i think that it is very cool that women are finally driving moscows trains

I think that the "hard-working conditions" was just an excuse to not let women work, but I am glad that they are now able to drive trains in Moscow.