Enugurangers:

Basilico goes into hiding again only to start posting with his troll accounts.
You are a full grown man with 3 daughters.
Grow up.

Your dedication to the thread is unmatched though. Lol.

IjeBos:





Agreed to a degree. I think there is a danger in aligning with China morally, and because of the ease of doing business and travelling there, that is more apt to happen. Was speaking to a friend who is a player in the Naija Finance world. Was saying something about China, and he said, nah, China isn't that bad. Was interesting sentiment given who he is and it caused me to 1.) do a double take and 2.) make a note to reconsider my views. Which itself was interesting.

Esp. after visiting Panama, are these countries/places that heavily partnered with the US worse off? Places like South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong? I don't know.. But I am curious. Cuz, I'm not sure Nigeria has the ability to get where it needs to go anywhere soon. Not because we as a people aren't bright, but because our government doesn't have the ability.

benalvino3:


The Appeal to ignorance Fallacy. You are Harvard's best student yet you continue to show how dumb you are. What happened?
your mumu statement implies that a person's opinions are largely worthless if they have not had certain experiences or studied a certain topic, which is an attack on the person making the argument rather than the argument itself. For you, if someone hasn't had a particular experience or studied a specific topic, they are ignorant and therefore their opinions are invalid. the strength of an argument is what is most important, Not the plane they entered or the visa stamps they have.

Make sure you control your Notice-me urge and not respond to me as you said. Because what you have to say is always Dumb(harvard)

Enugurangers:

A 16 year old is too young for a social media account, but a child of any age (even a toddler) can lawfully possess a firearm without supervision in the state of Missouri.
Wtf man

IjeBos:


It's not about weakness, it's about allowing someone to bully people and sit by and watch, which some on this forum seem to be comfortable with. Not everyone has my strength or "your" strength to not let it affect them. You seem to be complaining to the wrong person, try the Mods.

adamusuleiman3:
I have a particular message for my fellow Republicans: We’ve lost the popular vote in seven of the last eight presidential elections.

Our cause is right—but we have failed to win the confidence of a majority of Americans.

Well—that ends today.

If you’re tired of losing, then put your trust in a new generation.

And if you want to win – not just as a party, but as a country – then stand with me!

Republican Presidential Candidate - Nikki Haley

adamusuleiman3:
Victims of the mass shooting at Michigan State University:
Arielle Anderson
Brian Fraser
Alexandria Verner

budaatum:
Meanwhile. They not talking about your mother!

1stGenAmerican:


WTF is right. And in 3 states, Republicans are pushing a bill that would allow children as young as 13 to work industrial labor, etc. and any liability in the case of accidents or death would not fall
On the company. They’re trying to drag this country backwards.

Enugurangers:

A 16 year old is too young for a social media account, but a child of any age (even a toddler) can lawfully possess a firearm without supervision in the state of Missouri.
Wtf man

1stGenAmerican:


WTF is right. And in 3 states, Republicans are pushing a bill that would allow children as young as 13 to work industrial labor, etc. and any liability in the case of accidents or death would not fall
On the company. They’re trying to drag this country backwards.

IjeBos:



Or his new take on what is happening in Ohio. In one breath blaming Biden for not regulating an industry(It was Trump who cut back on the train regulations) without mentioning it is a Republican state and a state issue (you know republicans are against Federalism). But he will argue next week that there is too much regulation.

As, I said, it's performance politics, without a core understanding of the issues, nor even a plan to make it better.

IjeBos:

Or his new take on what is happening in Ohio. In one breath blaming Biden for not regulating an industry(It was Trump who cut back on the train regulations) without mentioning it is a Republican state and a state issue (you know republicans are against Federalism). But he will argue next week that there is too much regulation.

As, I said, it's performance politics, without a core understanding of the issues, nor even a plan to make it better.

CoolUsername:


The regulation that Trump cut back on where fire electronic pneumatic brakes for trains carrying class 3 flammables, this won't have cine into play during the accident.

The accident was caused by a broken axle, which led to a wheel falling off, so in no way did Trump's cut back on regulations come anywhere near to causing this accident.

Biden however, forced striking railway workers back to work. They were on strike because they were understaffed and didn't have enough time to complete tasks, such as safety checks. Biden forced them back into work without addressing this issue, and now when disaster occurred, you started bending over backwards, reaching, lying and coping to blame your ultimate ojuju.

basilico:
Obama introduced a regulation that Trump rescided. OK. Before Obame the trains had been operating for tens of years without his requirement which was basically a move to further govt control.
Now they want to blame Trump as if he is the train driver. Of course the media is spinning the lie it was Trumps fault.

benalvino3:


Remember the balloon and how they injected trump into it?

Enugurangers:

A 16 year old is too young for a social media account, but a child of any age (even a toddler) can lawfully possess a firearm without supervision in the state of Missouri.
Wtf man

wirinet:


Hunting for what? In the 21st century? How many game is still out there that all millions of Missouri males (from teens) are expected to hunt constantly and periodically?

Then what types of guns are we even talking about? Hunting guns, rifles, handguns or even adult rifles? I don't know understand the obsession of Republicans with guns. Guns have nothing to do with conservativism.

1stGenAmerican:


Nimrata Haley— an East Indian woman who has undergone extensive plastic surgery to look like less of an Indian woman and more of what she feels is acceptable to her party. No thank you, Nikki

adamusuleiman1:


'‘Go Back to Your Own Country'’

Ann Coulter (Republican) Trashes South Carolina-Born Nikki Haley (Republican).

Appearing on Mark Simone’s show on WOR radio Wednesday, Coulter took issue with Haley removing the Confederate flag from the state capitol in 2015 after a White supremacist shot and killed nine people at a historically Black church in Charleston.

Coulter called her a “preposterous creature” and wondered why cows are considered sacred in India, where Haley’s parents emigrated from:

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/go-back-to-your-own-country-ann-coulter-trashes-south-carolina-born-nikki-haley/

In November, 2022. Nikki Haley (A first Generation Indian American also said Sen. Warnock (A Black American and descendant of Slaves) should be deported at Walker rally.

CoolUsername:


American conservatives, libertarians, and some classical liberals believe that guns are key to preventing government tyranny.

CoolUsername:


The regulation that Trump cut back on where fire electronic pneumatic brakes for trains carrying class 3 flammables, this won't have cine into play during the accident.

The accident was caused by a broken axle, which led to a wheel falling off, so in no way did Trump's cut back on regulations come anywhere near to causing this accident.

Biden however, forced striking railway workers back to work. They were on strike because they were understaffed and didn't have enough time to complete tasks, such as safety checks. Biden forced them back into work without addressing this issue, and now when disaster occurred, you started bending over backwards, reaching, lying and coping to blame your ultimate ojuju.

Then came 2017: after rail industry donors delivered more than $6 million to GOP campaigns, the Trump administration — backed by rail lobbyists and Senate Republicans — rescinded part of that rule aimed at making better braking systems widespread on the nation’s rails.

Specifically, regulators killed provisions requiring rail cars carrying hazardous flammable materials to be equipped with electronic braking systems to stop trains more quickly than conventional air brakes. Norfolk Southern had previously touted the new technology — known as electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brakes — for its “potential to reduce train stopping distances by as much as 60 percent over conventional air brake systems.”

IjeBos:


I can't waste my time on debunking all your misinformation in this post. Again, This is a good example of performative politics.
1.) Fill your misinformation gap: There is a good read:

https://jacobin.com/2023/02/rail-companies-safety-rules-ohio-derailment-brake-sytems-regulations

IjeBos:

2.)You talked about Biden forcing workers back to work. Try this.. Figure out what position you think is right. Then, find the Biden position, the Republican position, the bill that passed, who voted for it, and what ended up being the final resolution. Hint: The Resolution was closer to what the train workers wanted which was closer to the Biden position and diametrically opposed to what Republicans wanted, and closer to what you've alluded to that you wanted.

What happened in Ohio is the Republican's worldview. Less regulation and corporate accountability to increase corporate profits, which leads to more things like this happening. In the end the cost of the tragedy is greater than the cost of the regulation would have been (this is going to be at a minimum a 1 billion dollar cost). But it doesn't matter to them, because the underrepresented bear it (by a coming cancer cluster and coming deaths), and the monetary costs are socialized through Federal spending. While people like you play your performative politics and cheer on your team/tribe. Well done.

Edit: This isn't Monday Morning quarterbacking. This was something that was proposed because those scientists and statisticians the right so loves to demean saw it as a distinct possibility. And instead of saying damn, the Trump team was wrong. You're spinning in pretzels.

To add insult to injury(probably because the Lawyers advised against it), the Railroad Company wouldn't even show up at the town hall meeting to answer questions from residents. Nigeria type nonsense.

CoolUsername:
Dump has done it this time.

CoolUsername:


Biden signed the bill to end their strike. You can try to blame Republicans as much as you want but we all know that you're just coping, seething, and malding.