And FFS, dress appropriately.
Random story, I once showed up groomed and in a suit that was sharp enough that the judge thought I was defense counsel (with the defendant not showing up) instead of the defendant, and I had to politely correct him. 😃
This?
The study that Trump's Department of Labor funded in 2018/2019 which then decided to use "justice-involved" in their report?
Why is that "democrat activists" or "democrat members"?
Which is fine as far as it goes, yet does very little if anything to address the body of the above concerns.
What? Of course it does. A near-unanimous consensus by experts in the field is worth more than whatever you are bringing up in your Lemmy comment.
I mean, it would be possible to lay out logic so compelling that even if experts in the field felt one particular way about it you could make a case otherwise, but weird strawmen like wanting archaeological evidence of Jesus's specific skeleton or something is not that.
In a 2011 review of the state of modern scholarship, Bart D. Ehrman wrote, "He certainly existed, as virtually every competent scholar of antiquity, Christian or non-Christian, agrees."[13] Richard A. Burridge states: "There are those who argue that Jesus is a figment of the Church's imagination, that there never was a Jesus at all. I have to say that I do not know any respectable critical scholar who says that any more."[14] Robert M. Price does not believe that Jesus existed but agrees that this perspective runs against the views of the majority of scholars.[15] James D. G. Dunn calls the theories of Jesus's non-existence "a thoroughly dead thesis".[16] Michael Grant (a classicist), "In recent years, 'no serious scholar has ventured to postulate the non historicity of Jesus' or at any rate very few, and they have not succeeded in disposing of the much stronger, indeed very abundant, evidence to the contrary."[17] Robert E. Van Voorst states that biblical scholars and classical historians regard theories of non-existence of Jesus as effectively refuted.[18] Writing on The Daily Beast, Candida Moss and Joel Baden state that, "there is nigh universal consensus among biblical scholars – the authentic ones, at least – that Jesus was, in fact, a real guy."[19]
Plus when I looked up a few terms I had never heard of they were being used in places like the department of labour publications
Interesting, which terms?
Most modern scholars think that none of the gospels were written by eyewitnesses.
It's a little bit academic (har har) anyway, since they all went through so many layers of translation often by people with specific agendas that the modern English versions can't really claim to be "authentic" to the originals anyway, but regardless of that they almost certainly weren't written by those specific disciples of Jesus (even if you accept the events described in them as semi-authentic.)
Bro it's like sooooooo unfair that you don't want to just chill, man
Mans is severely out of his league, all surprised that geopolitics isn't like his high school
democrat activists
Sus
Also, the article is clearly referencing this think-tank paper that was aimed at "democrat politicians," not "democrat activists."
This man is a board certified turbo nerd. I very much like for example his succinct explanation of NixOS, with concrete examples of what it makes easy that can be remarkably difficult on other distros sometimes, and how he likes to time his arrival in meetings so that he comes in exactly on the second that the meeting starts (I actually used to do the same with meetings that I was running, setting the clocks if I needed to so that their second hands were accurate.)
Also: "People will use screen sometimes, if they're very old." 😃
The point is, no one in the Democratic party was actually doing any of the things they listed. Like literally 0 people in 0 emails, for most of them, and then a tiny handful of them had been used once or something.
Yes, I agree that "Latinx" is stupid and that Latinos specifically feel that way overwhelmingly. The point is that they're creating an artificial reality wherein all these mainstream Democratic politicians are saying "Latinx," when pretty much none of them are.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV5gwfJm-BI&list=PL2wXgg5v5E1qQr3sXPgD9-I9nkcJYlVkE&index=28
I wish I could find the whole episode, it is from the golden age
Photo: AFP Four HBCUs have gone into lockdown due to “terroristic threats” targeting the campuses, per USA Today. As of Thursday (September 11) morning, Clark University, Alabama State University, Hampton University, and Virginia State University were on lockdown after unspecified threats were made against all three HBCUs. Virginia State issued an “urgent alert” at around … Continued
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn, introduced a new war powers resolution on Thursday seeking to stop the Trump administration from conducting future strikes in the Caribbean after the U.S. attacked a boat leaving Venezuela last week. Text of the first congressional resolution to address the strike was shared exclusively with The Intercept.
“There was no legal justification for the Trump Administration’s military escalation in the Caribbean,” Omar said in a statement to The Intercept. “It was not self-defense or authorized by Congress. That is why I am introducing a resolution to terminate hostilities against Venezuela, and against the transnational criminal organizations that the Administration has designated as terrorists this year. All of us should agree that the separation of powers is crucial to our democracy, and that only Congress has the power to declare war.”
Congress has the “sole power to declare war” as outlined in the Constitution, though U.S. presidents often bypass this authority when carrying out international attacks. Omar, deputy chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, unveiled the resolution with the backing of CPC leaders, including caucus Chair Greg Casar, D-Texas, and caucus whip Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García, D-Ill.
Casar said Trump’s strike was illegal.
“Donald Trump cannot be allowed to drag the United States into another endless war with his reckless actions,” Casar said. “It is illegal for the president to take the country to war without consulting the people’s representatives, and Congress must vote now to stop Trump from putting us at further risk.”
The Intercept first reported on Wednesday that U.S. forces struck the boat multiple times in order to kill survivors, according to two U.S. officials granted anonymity to discuss the attacks.
News of the strike on the boat, which President Donald Trump claimed was carrying drugs from Venezuela, has divided some Republicans. Sen. Rand Paul revealed to The Intercept on Wednesday that the attack was a drone strike. A current Pentagon official denounced the strike as an attack on civilians that violated international law.
While the president is commander in chief of the U.S. military, the Constitution gives Congress the authority to declare war and authorize funding. The first war powers resolution of 1973 required the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying U.S. forces abroad. Although Congress has not officially declared war since World War II, U.S. presidents have long found ways to authorize military action around the globe without Congress’s explicit permission.
The new resolution states that Congress has not declared war or enacted an authorization for use of military force against Venezuela or any transnational criminal organizations designated as terrorists since February. The measure also directs Trump to end the use of U.S. armed forces against Venezuela or any transnational criminal groups designated as terrorists without authorization by Congress.
Members of Congress in both parties have expressed concerns about Trump’s overreach in the use of military force. House Republicans are planning to advance a measure to repeal the president’s power to authorize military operations in the Middle East, as Politico and other outlets reported Tuesday. In June, after Trump ordered bombings in Iran, Democrats tried to advance a new war powers resolution which did not succeed in blocking the president’s actions. Trump has also proposed to “take over” Gaza, which the United Nations has said would violate international law.
García, the CPC whip, said the strike further exacerbated problems in a part of the world deeply damaged by U.S. interventions throughout history.
“The extrajudicial strike against a vessel in the Caribbean Sea is only the most recent of Trump’s reckless, deadly, and illegal military actions. Now, he’s lawlessly threatening a region already profoundly impacted by the destabilization of U.S. actions,” said García. “With this War Powers Resolution, we emphasize the total illegality of his action, and — consistent with overwhelming public opposition to forever war — reclaim Congress’ sole power to authorize military action.”
For the first time in many years, protestors were allowed to get close to delegates at this year’s Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair in East London. Richard Hames went down to find out how attendees sleep at night.
Yeah. The judge in that situation was pretty chill with me as well. I feel like it's like a lot of human interactions, if you show that you respect the other person's side of the interaction, they'll be inclined to do extra for you where they can.