1. teachers need to be paid A LOT MORE.

100% on target. School board in my district is more concerned with bathrooms and pronouns than improving facilities and paying teachers. 88% GOP state legislature bangs their drum about school vouchers and parent choice, about not letting teachers' unions have too much influence. Who should be making decisions about the classroom? The people who've dedicated their lives to studying and delivering education, or a screaming partisan mob who thinks the liberals are turning their kids trans? The average teacher in my area, with higher entry level and continuing education requirements, makes less than the average police officer. We defeated a bond initiative for school facility improvements, but are building a new combined law enforcement center. Priorities...

I'm tutoring my granddaughter and 2 of her classmates in MATH 103, College Algebra, at the local junior college. They're freshmen. She's almost completely lost. I'm helping her with basic binomial and trinomial algebraic equations and factoring which I'm almost positive I learned in 8th-9th grade, albeit 45 years ago. She got mostly B's with a few A's and C's in high school. The area I live in is about 60-65% Republican and heavily MAGA. Not Democrat run.

What is the effective outcome in the US incarceral system? How often is it served? Rarely?

#61 | Posted by Dbt2

My comment was referring to lifelong incarceration rather than the death penalty, for those who can not be trusted to be part of society again. "Effectively" in the sense that lifelong incarceration is just as effective as execution for keeping that individual away from the rest of society.

The effective outcome of the corrections system is a much larger conversation. And I would argue that no, we don't do corrections effectively. We incarcerate effectively. We don't correct, rehabilitate, or treat effectively. In my area as many as 60% of local and state inmates are in for crimes related to substance use/abuse. And inmate treatment programs are a joke. It's incredibly difficult for an inmate to re-enter society following incarceration. Many employers won't hire a felon for at least several years following release, if ever. Landlords won't rent, credit rating is usually shot, friends and even family distance themselves. It's no wonder they gravitate back to criminal associations and behaviors. I won't claim to be an expert or have the final answer, but there must be a better way.

There was no concern for the victim.
#3 | Posted by subliberal

That's a Bull$&!% argument. The state spent over a year investigating and prosecuting the case. The state tried and convicted Pike and sentenced her to death. The state also tried and convicted Shipp and sentenced him to life. The third kid, who was the lookout, pled guilty to accessory after the fact and testified against the other two, and received probation. If there was no concern for the victim why did the state put all these resources into the investigation, trials, and incarcerations?

Capital punishment is just simply unnecessary. The only reason for it is revenge. I won't argue that death row inmates are innocent, or that they are good people, or that they deserve another chance. And don't Bull$&!% me with the argument "What if it were your daughter" - of course I'd want her dead. All the more reason for a civilized society to have rules and governance directed toward advancing society, not letting it spiral into a $&!%hole. And a civilized society doesn't need to kill its citizens - even the worst of them - when they can effectively be locked up for the rest of their lives.

Good news, looking forward to a similar announcement regarding the Pretti family.

Go eat your tainted beef.

#11

Better yet, his beef's taint...

#23 You can't just discriminate against Muslims.

Leviticus 18:23: "You shall not have sexual relations with any animal and defile yourself with it; a woman shall not present herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it; that is a perversion."

Leviticus 20:15"16: "If a man has sexual relations with an animal, he shall be put to death; and you shall kill the animal. If a woman approaches any animal to have sexual relations with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal; they shall be put to death, their blood is upon them."

Apparently this has been a problem long enough to provoke multiple policies. God's chosen people needed direct orders not to ---- the sheep and goats.

Pretty sure Kashyap is trying to figure out how he can legally ---- a goat.

#16

Or this is a preparatory move in anticipation of an impending report?

#2 | Posted by sitzkrieg

Spot on. For box trucks making local deliveries up to 10,000 pound load, 150 miles, there are worthwhile options. Regional or national, tractor-trailer, 50,000 pound load, 600 mile range, pulling hills and mountains, running reefer, cold weather, we're not there yet. For a logistics planner, there's also the availability of charging stations, service and parts along the operational area to consider. Also keep in mind, due to the battery weight an electric semi is about 5,000 pounds heavier than a standard diesel semi, cutting into the maximum allowable load. I'm sure we'll get there eventually, but we're not there yet.

I'm in the regional warehousing and distribution business. We don't pay the pump price, we buy in bulk, but based on our projections through end of year, I'd bet on pump prices to exceed $6.25 before harvest demand is over. We're rebudgeting and adjusting our pricing on the fly month to month to keep up with fuel prices. Drives our retailers nuts, and in turn the final customer who is ultimately paying for it. Fuel prices ~60% over last year's annual budget forecast is a bigger piece of our price increases than cost of goods from our suppliers.

Does that make sense to you dumbass or is it too long for you to read?
#16

I guarantee he did not read or absorb that.

Short version, @john_savage2, why do we use trade embargoes or the threat thereof to punish other nations? Because restricting trade strangles a country economically. Trump's threat to stop trading with other countries is the economic equivalent of scoring an own goal.

Tim Curry has also passed. Also 80. Clock's running on 80-year-olds...

move to a gold silver Bitcoin financial system
#27 | Posted by THEBULL

I used to think you were just trolling, but now the greater part of your posting history has finally been explained.

#15 | Posted by sentinel

The combination of vinegar, salt, and spices like turmeric, cumin or coriander makes a natural preservative. Very similar to pickling. They kill or slow microbe and bacterial growth, prevent mold, and fight some of the common pathogens like E Coli and S Aureus. And taste good doing it. I use them in different combinations when making wild game jerky or biltong, vegetable and fruit salsa, and guacamole.

However, they don't do anything about salmonella, cyclospora or listeria. Prevention of salmonella and listeria, which are bacteria, require proper sanitation and temperature controls during processing and storage to prevent them forming and thorough cooking to kill them. Cyclospora is a parasite, spread by feces-contaminated water or soil, usually from untreated irrigation water. Thorough washing helps reduce all three but won't remove them completely. Cooking to 140 will kill salmonella, 160-165 for cyclospora and listeria. Cold temperatures, including freezing, help keep salmonella, listeria, and cyclospora from growing but is not an effective kill step.

#7 | Posted by jpw

General Patton's uniform is similar to the Soviet Red Army officer's uniform. The design and color anyway. General MacArthur's uniform, at least the devices and rank, appear similar to the British Army uniform. Although the rank insignia on the arm is that of an enlisted corporal, while he wears two general's stars on the epaulet. Ignorant and poorly worded AI commands, would be my guess. Even taking Trump out of the picture, it's completely disrespectful to two of our legendary soldiers. And then to not only put Trump in an unearned uniform, but also picture him with more ribbon bars than MacArthur, the US's most decorated soldier ever, is ridiculously insulting. Not that any Trumpers will care, which in my opinion is the worst part of this.

#13 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS

Trepanation is another option. I've got an antique brace and bit that are probably about the same age as Trump which I'd happily donate for the procedure. I'll even sharpen the bits. No fee.

Or
More desalination plants

I've wondered why we don't use more desalination on the west coast. Is it the terrain? I understand there's a high energy consumption, but surely we're already using a great deal of energy moving water from the Colorado River.

still beat the best the Dems could come up with which says alot about the Dem party.

#15 | Posted by fishpaw

Not wrong. Which is why justagirl's comment bears repeating for emphasis.

"Dont underestimate the Dems ability to screw this up. Do not take for granted that the blue wave is coming. Get out there and cause that wave."

#2 | Posted by justagirl_idaho

The DeLorean family breathes a sigh of relief.

#56

I won a street race with a DeLorean in about '86, with a '74 Formula 400 Firebird. They looked cool but were not fast at all.

Block it? Limpet.

#7 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis

Why not Phuket?

To what degree do you think the Iranian leadership's religious belief that Allah is on their side contributes to their determination?
#76

I think leadership's determination is based on their own goals to gain, maintain, and expand power. I think leadership's calling upon religious authority is a justification to their own people. Not limited to Iranian leadership, ours does the same.

#72 | Posted by truthhurts

- the problem is OUR leaders have no clue what they are doing. THEY do not understand Iran's perspective, not because Iran's worldview is not understandable from a western perspective, it is due to a lack of empathy and willful ignorance of the magat leadership.

That's essentially what I was trying to say, perhaps I didn't state it effectively. Our leadership seems to think we can simply use escalating force to cow Iran into capitulation. Short of complete annihilation that is just not going to work. We're not destroying anything they can't rebuild, including the population in another generation. They have no reason to trust any statements or agreements coming from this administration. Why would they commit to any long-term agreements with an untrustworthy negotiator, who will be out of office or dead in another couple of years? And the unintended (to us) consequence of this conflict is the demonstration to the world of Iran's ability to control the Strait of Hormuz. Iran is an old civilization, they take the long view on their relationship to the rest of the world. They can wait the Trump admin out and be stronger in the end.

As this conflict drags on with eye-rolling waffling updates as to its success, I'm reminded of the Powell Doctrine which got us into and successfully out of 2 military actions in Panama and Kuwait/Iraq. Got us off to a decent start in Afghanistan until that went off the rails. Say what you will about how he ended his career for GWB, Powell's doctrine was designed specifically to avoid becoming embroiled in military quagmires, using the lessons of Vietnam and even the USSR's experiences with Afghanistan.
1-Is a vital national security interest threatened? - Maybe, several reasons have been given for beginning this conflict. Difficult to assess the truth from this administration.
2-Do we have a clear attainable objective? - Unknown - again, several objectives have been stated since the conflict began. Also again, difficult to assess the truth.
3-Have the risks and costs been fully and frankly analyzed? Clearly not
4-Have all other non-violent policy means been fully exhausted? Clearly not
5-Is there a plausible exit strategy to avoid endless entanglement? Clearly not
6-Have the consequences of our action been fully considered? Clearly not
7-Is the action supported by the American people? Clearly not
8-Do we have genuine broad international support? Clearly not

Just for the hell of it, I'll answer Bill's questions to the best of my knowledge.
Does Iran have a superior military, or are its leaders simply smarter than ours? Their military is clearly not superior in strength and capability. Their leaders are certainly making ours look ridiculous.
Or is it something else? See the Powell Doctrine, above. This conflict was clearly entered into with no clear plan of objectives, no understanding of the potential consequences, no substantive risk/benefit analysis, no significant support, and clearly no effective exit strategy.
Is the US politically incapable of forcing Iran to yield? Yes. We're making the same mistakes we made in Afghanistan and Iraq-thinking we can predict or influence the behavior of people whose worldview we simply don't understand.
Is the rest of the world simply going to have to accept Iran's control over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz? Yes. We've given them the platform to demonstrate that control to the world. It's a huge advantage to Iran, why would they give it up?