> "move someplace without the 2nd amendment"
But @PhoneBoy, she already lives in California.
> "move someplace without the 2nd amendment"
But @PhoneBoy, she already lives in California.
Blast from the past: Diane Feinstein says on camera that if she had the votes to pass legislation to confiscate all guns in America, she would.
And yet they wonder why it's so hard to find a compromise on 2nd Amendment.
@SirBemrose I heard a term called The Nerd Reich describing how we live in a "free market 1984" totalitarian state where our freedom and privacy has been usurped by a handful of tech companies that want to tell us how to live, and behave in the new #ShutUpSlave economy
For counterpoint, read the original Damore legal complaint.
https://www.scribd.com/document/368688363/James-Damore-vs-Google-Class-Action-Lawsuit
It's a bit long and very one-sided (as befits a legal brief) but it's a telling peek into just how disconnected Silicon Valley is from the rest of humanity.
""Nearly the entire economy is geared to convince you that your data really doesn’t need to be private, and that you should freely share it"
https://betanews.com/2018/01/26/corporation-data-privacy-threat/
Interesting look into Dimension B:
https://www.wired.com/story/the-dirty-war-over-diversity-inside-google/
Tells a story that ever since the James Damore memo, alt-right provocateurs are waging a dirty war against inclusion and diversity inside Google, and how we're all going to lose our civil rights if they win.
Papers! Show us your papers!
Gestapo in America. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/border-patrol-defends-arrest-on-greyhound-bus-amid-outcry/
@JimDMac The question to ask is 'Protected by whom?' "Gub'ment" is the usual answer, but those decisions are obviously political.
Anybody who says it's okay to "otherize" one person but not another based on political whims is a hypocrite.
The service goat backlash has begun. http://q13fox.com/2018/01/19/fake-service-dogs-some-washington-lawmakers-looking-to-crack-down/
SEATTLE — Many of us have seen it.
A person and their dog will walk into a store with a “no pets allowed” sign. The dog barks or yips, disturbing other customers. Employees make it known that pets aren’t welcome.
“It’s OK,” the person will say. “It’s my service dog.”
Or, “it’s my therapy dog.”
Public access for certified service dogs is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act. But more and more states are strictly defining the term “service animal.”
Now, Washington is joining the fray.
Lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it a crime to lie about your dog being a service animal, and more tightly define the definition of the term, restricting what some are calling the rise of fake service dogs.
Washington is not the first to consider cracking down on fake service dogs. By the end of last year, 19 states had laws penalizing the owners of fake service animals. Delta Airlines said in 2016, it saw the number of urination and biting reports from animals on planes nearly double.
On Friday, Delta announced it would require increased documentation before allowing service dogs or therapy animals on a plane.
“In 2017,” the airline said in a statement, “Delta employees reported increased acts of aggression (barking, growling, lunging and biting) from service and support animals, behavior not typically seen in these animals when properly trained and working.”
State representative Joan McBride, D-Kirkland, said no properly trained service animal will lunge or bite. Generally, service dogs go through years of training for the specific task they’re assigned, McBride said.
Whether it’s a seeing-eye dog that helps lead a blind person, or a dog trained to recognize the emotional cues of someone with PTSD, service dogs all have specific tasks they perform.
McBride is a co-sponsor of HB 2822. The bill defines “service animals” as “any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability.”
The work or tasks performed must be directly related to individual’s disability. General “therapy dogs” that provide comfort may fall outside of the scope.
“The crime deterrent effects of an animal’s presence and the provision of emotional support, well-being, comfort, or companionship do not constitute work or tasks,” the bill reads.
The bill would make “misrepresentation of service animals” a $500 fine.
The bill comes, in part, after recognizing fake service dog vests are available online.
“I could put a vest on my Dachshund,” McBride said. “And he could get in anywhere.”
McBride said she’s also seen the prevalence of purported therapy dogs or emotional support animals increase over the years. While therapy dogs help thousands of people each year, they can be quite different from service dogs performing tasks, McBride said. According to Swedish Medical Center, therapy dogs are not covered by the ADA.
She calls it a “hot topic,” but argues therapy dogs aren’t suited for all environments, such as a grocery store.
“Just know that because your dog is therapeutic and you feel better with it, that’s not enough” McBride said.
McBride is clear that she loves dogs, she just doesn’t like to see people abusing a system for those who truly need it.
If you buy a fake service dog vest online just because you want Fido in the store, that could be a punishable crime.
Coming up next on the No Agenda Stream after #1000 LIVE:
Nick The Rat #109: "Soundsquatch" - @NICKtheRAT - nicktherat.com
Yo @ChrisWilson you are a bloody fucking Legend. You know, when I think of you now, it's with the postage stamp mustache 🤣
Coming up next on the No Agenda Stream after #999 LIVE:
Grimerica #264: "Grimerica Talks Net Neutrality, Freedom, & The Future of Tech with Jeffrey Tucker" - @Gramerica @Grimericano - grimerica.ca
You want a real Trump scandal, how about all that time he's spending with his mistress?
Every couple weeks they report that he's off to Florida again to see somebody named Mara.
ITM @SmedleyButler.
I wouldn't ever say that @adam or @Johncdvorak are dimension T
Remember where we position ourselves, as media deconstruction, and as the media is against DJT so blatantly, it's easy to appear Team Trump by calling out dimension B
Remember, DJT is a negotiator. Anything he says, or does, is a negotiation offer. He does it to rattle people. Look at what people concede
Nobody teaches negotiations. There is no benefit to the system to teach us slaves, let alone the media
@temporaryDouchebag http://mp3s.nashownotes.com/NA-996-2018-01-04-Final.mp3
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Nick the Rat #107: "Turd Eye" - @NICKtheRAT - nicktherat.com
Motel 6 is the latest victim in the war between Blue States and the Trump administration.
Thanks, @YoVinnie, @MattyBFiles, We're always looking for good VfV podcasts. Gonna give this one a listen.
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