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senaya

Storm Irma brings fresh flooding to Florida after hammering Keys | Reuters - 4 views

www.reuters.com/...r-hammering-keys-idUSKCN1BG0KL

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  • evelyn_white316 on 15 Sep 17
     
    It's so crazy the damage done by this hurricane. The only bridge brought down. It is crazy. I hope it gets way better.
  • mbrown135 on 15 Sep 17
     
    It's sad how Florida and other states, plus the Caribbean island, are going through a devastating event.
jhoytcbcsd

Trump attacks ESPN after Jemele Hill calls him a white supremacist - Sep. 15, 2017 - 4 views

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  • jhoytcbcsd on 15 Sep 17
     
    Interesting Twitter battle between ESPN and our President. What do you think about Trump's Twitter activity?
minaduquette

Zika virus used to treat aggressive brain cancer - BBC News - 4 views

www.bbc.com/health-41146628

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  • hhendrix155 on 08 Sep 17
     
    So since there is one virus is helping us then maybe other viruses could help us solve other viruses.
  • evelyn_white316 on 11 Sep 17
     
    This could help change science and how we know it forever. It could help in so many ways.
  • gbrummer on 15 Sep 17
     
    If this zika virus is used to fight/treat aggressive brain cancer are there long term side effects or anything that could go wrong with treating brain cancer with another virus?
erickjackson

St. Peterburg bombing: Metro blast a 'suicide' attack - CNN - 17 views

www.cnn.com/...index.html

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  • morgann1 on 24 Apr 17
     
    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?
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  • evelyn_white316 on 07 Sep 17
     
    This is very sad. People need to stop thinking that hurting each other is the answer to solving your problems.
  • taylorbever497 on 07 Sep 17
     
    Why do people do this kind of stuff?
  • jhoytcbcsd on 08 Sep 17
     
    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.
taylorbever497

Putin to US: Don't play along with North Korea - CNN - 4 views

www.cnn.com/...index.html

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  • evelyn_white316 on 08 Sep 17
     
    It is very smart of the Russian President to say what he did. It makes sense and sounds like some very sound advice.
  • ethanbrewer on 08 Sep 17
     
    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.
jourdanpfiouts

Trump Signs Memo Implementing Ban On Transgender People Enlisting In The Military : The... - 9 views

www.npr.org/...sgender-people-in-the-military

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  • maxaqramirez on 28 Aug 17
     
    "President Trump has signed a memo implementing his new policy on transgender people serving in the armed forces."
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  • mason_mower on 29 Aug 17
     
    So what is the difference between a Transgender already serving and a Transgender trying to enlist to serve their country? They're still humans, and they still have the same rights as everyone else. "The only exception is for transgender service members already in treatment."
  • maxaqramirez on 29 Aug 17
     
    @mason_mower Transgender individuals that are currently in the military can stay, but no money will be spent on any medical costs for them. I agree, anyone should be allowed to serve their country, considering they are mentally and physically capable, no matter their identity.
  • tayonnathomas on 29 Aug 17
     
    I wish I could understand the logic coming from this. Discrimination is just wrong.
  • Brennan Plummer on 29 Aug 17
     
    It's interesting that while campaigning in 2016, Trump stated ""Thank you to the LGBT community! I will fight for you while Hillary brings in more people that will threaten your freedoms and beliefs.", but now he has become a person that threatens their freedoms and beliefs. His main reason for banning transgender people is the cost of surgeries and other care. Saying that the military was being burden by "tremendous medical costs." However, a study in The New England Journal of Medicine in 2015 put the number at of transgenders at 12,800 and the cost of care at $4.2 million to $5.6 million and concluding that "doctors agree that such care is medically necessary." And that the cost of care for transgender people is only a tenth of the cost of the annual $84 million dollars the military spends to treat erectile dysfunction.
  • minaduquette on 29 Aug 17
     
    This is a big step backwards for the trangender community. makes me sad
  • stocktonthomsen on 29 Aug 17
     
    "The privacy of service members must not be infringed. This means that no soldiers, including those who identify as transgender, should be allowed to use the sex-specific facility of the opposite sex. When it comes to barracks, bathroom, showers, etc., the privacy of all service members must be respected. Given the nature of military living quarters, it is unclear where soldiers who identify as transgender could be housed." One of the reasons I don't believe transgender should be allowed to serve in the Military.
  • maxaqramirez on 30 Aug 17
     
    @stocktonthomsen Although I understand your concern Stockton, many transgender individuals are completely comfortable being housed in the sex specific facilities of the opposite sex. Considering some of them have stalls or something along those lines, the transgender individuals could change clothes and use the restroom/bathing facilities without exposing inappropriate parts. Also, considering the large military budget we have, we could afford either building separate barracks for the transgender individuals, or at least adding stalls to certain barracks so the individuals can wash up and use the restroom in peace.
  • maxaqramirez on 30 Aug 17
     
    Also, why does the gender matter of the person fighting? As long as they are capable of fighting, it should not matter. They want to fight for their country, so let them. @stocktonthomsen
  • stocktonthomsen on 05 Sep 17
     
    "As far as the actual psychological issues at play, it used to be called gender identity disorder; now they call it gender dysphoria. The idea that sex or gender is malleable is not true. I'm not denying your humanity if you are a transgender person; I am saying that you are not the sex which you claim to be. You're still a human being, and you're a human being with an issue then I wish you Godspeed in dealing with it in any whatever way you see fit, but if you're going to dictate to me that I'm supposed to pretend, I'm supposed to pretend that men are women and women are men, no. My answer is no. I'm not going to modify basic biology because it threatens your subjective sense of what you are." -Ben Shapiro Desiring to be trans is ridiculous
  • maxaqramirez on 06 Sep 17
     
    @stocktonthomsen I do not trust your quote source, as he is not an expert in the field of biology/psychology. Fun fact: Brains have actually been scientifically proven to be genderless. If you want to bring up biology, I'd like you to know that it is possible to be a female bodied individual with three X chromosomes, a female bodied individual with one X chromosome, a male bodied individual with two X chromosomes and a Y chromosome, a male bodied individual with one X chromosome and two Y chromosomes, etc. And what happens when a transgender individual actually has the bottom surgery? What then? Do you seriously want to say that they are still women (if they were born female) or that they are still men (if they were born male) even though they have the sex organs for the opposite sex? Would you still say they should be in the barracks of the sex they were born with? Would you still say that person should use the bathroom of the sex they were born as? If you really want to convince me that I should not serve in the military because of my gender identity, you need to bring in stronger arguments and better sources.
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evelyn_white316

Clinton consumed with Russian meddling, she writes in new book - CNNPolitics - 5 views

www.cnn.com/...index.html

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  • evelyn_white316 on 06 Sep 17
     
    I don't think Hiliary had the right to go and meet the Russian president like that and then write a book on how much she didn't like Trump. When I don't like someone and they make my skin crawl I can't do anything about it but since she is rich and former White House 1st lady she can?
  • maxaqramirez on 06 Sep 17
     
    You actually can do things about it. And yes, she can. She is allowed to say that Trump made her uncomfortable.
  • erin_stokes on 06 Sep 17
     
    I actually think almost the exact opposite. While I think Hilary went a little overboard, she had every right to do so, as stated in the first amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." And if it wasn't in Hilary's right to write that book and state her personal opinions on this matter, then what gives us the "right" to bring back nazis and treat others as second class citizens, saying it's all opinion and just exercising their free speech? And yes, you could do something about it, and many people are doing something about it. Hilary is just much more likely to get noticed and was noticed by the press because of her status.
maxaqramirez

Hurricane Irma slams Caribbean Islands as it head towards Puerto Rico - CNN - 3 views

www.cnn.com/...index.html

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  • maxaqramirez on 06 Sep 17
     
    R.I.P Caribbean Islands
  • jessedavila on 06 Sep 17
     
    Honestly super crazy on what is going on with all these hurricanes and people getting hurt and dying and just the way the world is turning into
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