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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

"We stated in our supplemental brief that it is undisputed that nearly a quarter of the agency's entire FPS capacity had to be redirected over a relatively short period to a single location in one medium-sized American city due to the unrest there,'" Bernie wrote. "This statement was incorrect." read more


Sunday, October 12, 2025

Military families are hitting up food pantries as they brace for missed paychecks after President Donald Trump floated the possibility that some federal workers might not get paid during the government shutdown. read more


Wednesday, October 08, 2025

According to officials, "Taylor demanded that his Armor Bearers transport women from ministry houses, airports, and other locations to Taylor's location and ensured the women transported to Taylor took Plan B emergency contraceptives." read more


Tuesday, October 07, 2025

A school in Spartanburg County is at the epicenter of the ongoing measles outbreak in South Carolina, with two new cases confirmed, the Department of Public Health announced Oct. 7. The school, which the department has not publicly identified, is a common link to seven of the state's 10 confirmed cases... While it did not address the status of the two most recent cases, all of the previously reported cases were unvaccinated.


Monday, October 06, 2025

SLED is investigating a house fire in Colleton County on Saturday afternoon that has left three hospitalized. www.wistv.com


Comments

The subject matter is deeper than a couple of statistics that you think make up an actual argument.
#14 | Posted by BellRinger

No it isn't.

You only need to look at one chart to understand which direction we should be investing in, and which direction we should be weaning ourselves off of.

Now shut your little bitch mouth.

The Plummeting Cost of Renewable Energy
www.visualcapitalist.com
Key Takeaways
The price of concentrated solar power declined by 54% since 2014 and solar photovoltaic (PV) declined by 75%.
Concentrated solar power, which uses mirrors to produce concentrated sunlight, stood at a $53 billion market in 2023.
Wind power is at least 60% less expensive than in 2014, driven by larger generating capacity and technical advancements improving installation costs.

Supplemental:
The levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) is a measure of the average net present cost of electricity generation for a generator over its lifetime. It is used for investment planning and to compare different methods of electricity generation on a consistent basis.
en.wikipedia.org

it took all of five seconds to find this on snopes: www.snopes.com

In February 2013, Biden gave an interview to Field & Stream magazine on the subject of gun violence and gun control. He was asked about the regulation of the very popular AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and its uses in hunting, self-defense, and target practice. Biden played down the use of such a weapon in hunting, saying: "If you have to go up into the Poconos and go bear hunting or deer hunting with that weapon, and you need a clip that has 30 rounds in it, then you shouldn't be hunting. You're a danger to yourself. If you can't get the bear or the deer in four or five shots, you've got a problem."

When the interviewer asked "What about the other uses, for self-defense and target practice?", the Vice President responded as follows:

"Well, the way in which we measure it is -- I think most scholars would say -- is that as long as you have a weapon sufficient to be able to provide your self-defense. I did one of these town-hall meetings on the Internet and one guy said, "Well, what happens when the end days come? What happens when there's the earthquake? I live in California, and I have to protect myself.""

"I said, "Well, you know, my shotgun will do better for you than your AR-15, because [if] you want to keep someone away from your house, just fire the shotgun through the door." Most people can handle a shotgun a hell of a lot better than they can a semiautomatic weapon in terms of both their aim and in terms of their ability to deter people coming. We can argue whether that's true or not, but it is no argument that, for example, a shotgun could do the same job of protecting you. Now, granted, you can come back and say, "Well, a machine gun could do a better job of protecting me." No one's arguing we should make machine guns legal."

The quotation included in the meme is therefore authentic, but a couple of contextual points should be noted.

First, Biden was speaking favorably about the use of a shotgun for self-defense in comparison with the use of an AR-15. He was not promoting shotguns in a television commercial nor recommending their use on his own initiative. He was making a broader point about what he perceived as the limited justifications for owning and using an AR-15 rifle after having been asked about the issue of self-defense specifically.

Second, the quotation from the meme was actually an instance of Biden paraphrasing himself, recalling an online forum in which he had earlier participated. It's not clear which conversation Biden was recalling, but it might have been one hosted by Parents magazine on 20 February 2013, which attracted news coverage for similar remarks the vice president made about the preferability of a shotgun over an AR-15.

A Facebook viewer submitted the following question: "Do you believe that banning certain weapons and high-capacity magazines will mean that law-abiding citizens will then become more of a target to criminals, as we will have no way to sufficiently protect ourselves?" Biden responded to say:

"If you want to protect yourself, get a double-barrelled shotgun, have the shells, a 12-gauge shotgun, and I promise you, as I told my wife -- we live in an area that's wooded and somewhat secluded -- I said "Jill, if there's ever a problem just walk out on the balcony here, walk out, put that double-barrelled shotgun and fire two blasts outside the house." I promise you, whoever's coming in is not -- you don't need an AR-15. It's harder to aim, it's harder to use, and in fact you don't need 30 rounds to protect yourself. Buy a shotgun. Buy a shotgun."

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