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Michael Franks - Popsicle Toes
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Lyrics excerpt...
...
And when God gave out rhythm
He sure was good to you
You can add, subtract, multiply and divide...
By two
I know today's your birthday
And I did not buy no rose
But I wrote this song instead and I call it
"Popsicle Toes"
...
You got the nicest North America
This sailor ever saw
I'd like to feel your warm Brazil
And touch your Panama
But Your Tierra del Fuegos
Are nearly always froze
We gotta see saw
Until we unthaw those
Popsicle toes
...
Some Democrats signal support for embattled House Republican Speaker Johnson
www.reuters.com
... Democrats in the House of Representatives on Sunday signaled a willingness to support House Speaker Mike Johnson, as Republican hardliners threaten to oust him following the passage of critical aid for Ukraine.
Democratic U.S. Representative Jared Moskowitz said in an interview with Fox News Sunday that ousting Johnson now would only embolden U.S. foes like Russia and Iran at a time of global turmoil.
Democratic Representative Ro Khanna said he would oppose Johnson being ousted as speaker, adding that "he deserves to keep his job till the end of his term."
Democratic support for Johnson could block the effort from some members of his party to oust him. ...
@#3 ... The police are a Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization. ...
My big concern about the police is the usually unmentioned Blue Wall of Silence, where apparently good police hide the bad deeds of bad police.
If the police are to "protect and serve" then why are those who do not seem to do that protected by silence?
Just one example...
The blue wall of silence perpetuates racist policing, wrongful convictions
mtinnocenceproject.org
... Prosecutors chipped away at the blue wall of silence this month when they called current police officials to testify against former police officer Derek Chauvin for murdering George Floyd last May"an important step in normalizing the denouncement of police misconduct.
Some police officers openly engage in unethical, immoral, and even illegal behavior, but they are often protected by what is known as the blue wall of silence"an unofficial agreement between law enforcement not to challenge each other's misconduct. Among other things, this code perpetuates bias-motivated policing and wrongful convictions.
What is the blue wall of silence?
The blue wall of silence is inspired and maintained by the strong subculture in policing. Former police lieutenant with the Boston Police Department, Tom Nolan, argues that the subculture promotes a "cult of masculinity" that enforces deliberate misrepresentation. In his essay, "Behind the Blue Wall of Silence," he discusses how he was tasked with teaching officers "creative report writing" that told a rendition of the truth that was designed to hide an officer's wrongdoings. He also discusses how the worst thing a police officer could do was not brutality or corruption but rather talking to the media. Nolan argues that secrecy is promoted and rewarded time and time again, and, beyond that, Nolan says mastering secrecy is seen as a representation of masculinity. Considering the value placed on concealing the truth in the subculture of policing, it makes sense that officers are reluctant to call each other out.
"Cops don't rat on cops," former FBI agent Philip Hayden wrote in an opinion column for USA Today. "That blue wall is one of many factors that further pushes the widening divide between the world as seen by law enforcement and the world experienced by the citizens whom officers are sworn to protect." ...
... "Cops don't rat on cops," ...
Yup, that is the problem, not the solution.
@#6 ... The damage to their bodies caused by the STD doesn't make their behavior any less gay. ...
Nice deflection.
I quoted the article you cited.
And now you accuse me of trolling... for quoting the article you cited.
I'll ask again...
So, please provide links to documented examples of gay peoples' -------- falling off.
Yer up.