shoebat--2020-09-25--The Electronic Overlords Cometh

The Electronic Overlords Cometh

One of the trends that I have warned about for years is the rise of artificial intelligence and robotics .
While it offers many promising and good things , a machine is not a whole substitute for a human being , as with all of man ’ s flaws , the nature of man as person endowed with a soul and above the animals makes him able to perceive and judge overall better than any computer , for this is more than a simple matter of “ right ” and “ wrong ” , but dealing with complex nuances and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a program is not built to so .
CNET reports as such an interesting story where Amazon ’ s Alexa robot is now being programmed to be ‘ smart ’ and to do things like act on impulses , such as a baby crying , or other sounds .
From listening for your newborn ’ s cries to switching off lights without being asked , Alexa is about to take a more active role in your smart home .
Amazon ’ s annual hardware event has come and gone , and with it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new Alexa features for your Echo speakers , displays and other voice-driven devices .
Alexa continues to expand its reach , connecting with over 140,000 smart home devices , and boasting more than 100 million Alexa-compatible devices installed across its user base .
But the voice assistant ’ s power isn ’ t just in its rapidly growing scale .
( source ) Note the keyword here is ‘ smart home ’ .
There has been a giant push to make new homes ‘ smart ’ , so that main functions like locks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forth can be controlled by the Internet .
However convenient this may sound , the reality is that even the strongest of systems can be hacked , including your home .
The real fear is not from “ hackers ” , but rather from malicious people in positions of ‘ legal ’ power who are able to use the inherent and natural security flaws in any system to break into your home and not just spy on it , but control it .
This is not a “ conspiratorial ” fear , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proof is there that Amazon , or the government who gets a wiretapping order ( or possibly not ) , or even a bored employee , would not spy on these systems other than the trust of the people who run the system that they won ’ t do it ?
Do you really trust corporations ?
How many more scandals must there be to show to the public that the operational pattern of companies is to take as much as they can from the common man , sell it for the highest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one they took the value from as much equal exchange as possible ?
Likewise , what if an ‘ error ’ happens that locks a man in his home ?
What if they system decides that the very homeowner is a threat , for whatever reason , and calls the police on him , in the name of his ‘ own good ’ ?
What happens if there is another malfunction ?
Here is a video from a few years ago of a dad with his child trying to use ‘ Alexa ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ child , and during the video , thinks that the child says something very , very explicit .
This is a funny example , but it has a serious meaning .
If this system was allowed to continue , it would have played something very bad for a child- and this is just music .
If Alexa can make genuine errors such as this , what does one say when there is a serious error of like magnitude involving security , or personal safety ?
It ’ s not just this one kid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Youtube noting concerns about this .
Predictive is the key .
It sounds nice , but this is not good because it is behavioral training alongside a machine taking the place of human thought .
There will be benefits , but surrendering one ’ s decision making capacity to a machine means a greater loss of freedom than what has already happened .
Likewise , ‘ predictions ’ are not always good .
This is a computer spying on people and making decisions for him .
Facebook is bad enough- this is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as an exaggeration , convincing people to invite the government into their homes to spy on their daily lives and think that it is for their own good .
The company is now offering something called Alexa Guard Plus , a subscription service that runs $ 4.99 per month , and it adds a few features on top of the standard offerings .
First , Guard Plus will add a more robust “ sounds of activity ” detector , which will listen for doors opening or closing and other sounds associated with unwanted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bring deterrence features , for instance triggering Alexa to play a recording of dogs barking if a security camera catches someone sneaking around the back of the house while you ’ re away .
Finally , the Guard Plus will add a new hands-free emergency help line , run by a third-party company , to connect users to emergency services like police , the fire department or emergency contacts .
For over a year now , Amazon has been ramping up the use of Hunches — those instances when Alexa suggests an action @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you ’ re turning off lights for the night .
In fact , of the smart home actions that occur via Alexa , Rausch says one in five are initiated by Alexa itself , rather than via a user ’ s voice command .
A genuine question- how is this going to make a man ’ s life safer or better ?
Is one really that lazy that one can not remember or care to service basic needs ?
Likewise , while such things may prevent crime to an extent , it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something far more valuable , which is one ’ s privacy and rather subjecting oneself to constant surveillance .
What is most fascinating about this is that many people will choose to submit to it and will even pay for it , adding to the irony that men are paying to be spied upon perpetually and liking it .
He says that some things ‘ won ’ t be sent to the cloud ’ , but where is the proof of that other than his word ?
There is NO proof outside of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believes that this tool will not be used to spy on the users , than one must ask if such a person is delusional , insane , or supports such spying , because the proof is so abundant in this .
One only needs to look at what has come out with WikiLeaks , where internal government documents detail at length how the government pressed major manufacturers to add spyware or the potential to spy on people in most electronics so that they could be tapped at any time .
It did not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and immoral- they did it anyways because these people don ’ t care about you or your good will as their actions indicate .
How much more does one need as evidence to prove this ?
Even if such things truly aren ’ t sent now , who says they will not be sent in the future ?
There is no guarantee of anything , and if historical patterns are a guide , one is a fool to think that they will change .
It does not matter what this new “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and as I have said before , I am not against technology- rather , one must be aware of the opportunities for abuse and to know that humans tend to abuse tools to hurt their fellow man in the worst ways .
This expanded use of spying tools in the name of making personal life better is extremely dangerous , and is a part of the ongoing trend of depersonalization of the individual that is turning him into an isolated pod monitored day and night in a dystopian-esque world created under the guise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was the reverse .
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One of the trends that I have warned about for years is the rise of artificial intelligence and robotics. While it offers many promising and good things, a machine is not a whole substitute for a human being, as with all of man’s flaws, the nature of man as person endowed with a soul and above the animals makes him able to perceive and judge overall better than any computer, for this is more than a simple matter of “right” and “wrong”, but dealing with complex nuances and the ability to see through consequences that a program is not built to so. CNET reports as such an interesting story where Amazon’s Alexa robot is now being programmed to be ‘smart’ and to do things like act on impulses, such as a baby crying, or other sounds.
From listening for your newborn’s cries to switching off lights without being asked, Alexa is about to take a more active role in your smart home. Amazon’s annual hardware event has come and gone, and with it we’ve seen a slew of new Alexa features for your Echo speakers, displays and other voice-driven devices. Alexa continues to expand its reach, connecting with over 140,000 smart home devices, and boasting more than 100 million Alexa-compatible devices installed across its user base. But the voice assistant’s power isn’t just in its rapidly growing scale. (source)
Note the keyword here is ‘smart home’. There has been a giant push to make new homes ‘smart’, so that main functions like locks, security, heating, and so forth can be controlled by the Internet.
However convenient this may sound, the reality is that even the strongest of systems can be hacked, including your home. The real fear is not from “hackers”, but rather from malicious people in positions of ‘legal’ power who are able to use the inherent and natural security flaws in any system to break into your home and not just spy on it, but control it.
This is not a “conspiratorial” fear, but something rooted in simple fact. What proof is there that Amazon, or the government who gets a wiretapping order (or possibly not), or even a bored employee, would not spy on these systems other than the trust of the people who run the system that they won’t do it?
Do you really trust corporations? How many more scandals must there be to show to the public that the operational pattern of companies is to take as much as they can from the common man, sell it for the highest dollar value possible, and deny the one they took the value from as much equal exchange as possible?
Likewise, what if an ‘error’ happens that locks a man in his home? What if they system decides that the very homeowner is a threat, for whatever reason, and calls the police on him, in the name of his ‘own good’? What happens if there is another malfunction?
Here is a video from a few years ago of a dad with his child trying to use ‘Alexa’. The system has trouble understanding the child, and during the video, thinks that the child says something very, very explicit. This is a funny example, but it has a serious meaning. If this system was allowed to continue, it would have played something very bad for a child- and this is just music. If Alexa can make genuine errors such as this, what does one say when there is a serious error of like magnitude involving security, or personal safety?
It’s not just this one kid. There is a lot more videos from Youtube noting concerns about this.
When I spoke to Daniel Rausch, Amazon’s vice president of smart home and Alexa mobile, before the hardware event, he said Alexa is becoming more independent too. Alexa will soon be able to act on Hunches without asking, to listen for and react to sounds other than a wake word, and to protect your home more actively with an upgrade to Alexa Guard. All this will lead to what Rausch called “the ambient home,” in which Alexa is “ready to respond [to voice commands], but is more predictive and proactive.”
Predictive is the key. It sounds nice, but this is not good because it is behavioral training alongside a machine taking the place of human thought. There will be benefits, but surrendering one’s decision making capacity to a machine means a greater loss of freedom than what has already happened.
Likewise, ‘predictions’ are not always good. This is a computer spying on people and making decisions for him. Facebook is bad enough- this is far worse because this is, not as an exaggeration, convincing people to invite the government into their homes to spy on their daily lives and think that it is for their own good.
The company is now offering something called Alexa Guard Plus, a subscription service that runs $4.99 per month, and it adds a few features on top of the standard offerings. First, Guard Plus will add a more robust “sounds of activity” detector, which will listen for doors opening or closing and other sounds associated with unwanted visitors. Second, Guard Plus will bring deterrence features, for instance triggering Alexa to play a recording of dogs barking if a security camera catches someone sneaking around the back of the house while you’re away. Finally, the Guard Plus will add a new hands-free emergency help line, run by a third-party company, to connect users to emergency services like police, the fire department or emergency contacts. … For over a year now, Amazon has been ramping up the use of Hunches — those instances when Alexa suggests an action, like locking your front door as you’re turning off lights for the night. In fact, of the smart home actions that occur via Alexa, Rausch says one in five are initiated by Alexa itself, rather than via a user’s voice command.
A genuine question- how is this going to make a man’s life safer or better? Is one really that lazy that one cannot remember or care to service basic needs? Likewise, while such things may prevent crime to an extent, it is going to come at the cost of something far more valuable, which is one’s privacy and rather subjecting oneself to constant surveillance.
What is most fascinating about this is that many people will choose to submit to it and will even pay for it, adding to the irony that men are paying to be spied upon perpetually and liking it.
In addition to responding to Amazon’s traditional wake words for Alexa, such as “Hey, Alexa,” or “Hey, computer,” or even “Hey, Samuel,” for you Samuel L. Jackson fans, soon you’ll be able to trigger routines with different sounds, such as a dog barking, a baby crying or someone snoring. Rausch said these sounds will work similarly to the wake word, allowing you to trigger various smart home actions, for instance turning on your bedside lamp when your newborn cries or turning off the TV when you begin to snore. According to Rausch, some of these sounds, such as a baby crying, won’t be sent to the cloud, to maintain privacy. But this new feature will certainly raise questions about privacy, especially around how broadly Alexa interprets various sounds as a specific kind of trigger.
He says that some things ‘won’t be sent to the cloud’, but where is the proof of that other than his word? There is NO proof outside of this, and if a man seriously believes that this tool will not be used to spy on the users, than one must ask if such a person is delusional, insane, or supports such spying, because the proof is so abundant in this.
One only needs to look at what has come out with WikiLeaks, where internal government documents detail at length how the government pressed major manufacturers to add spyware or the potential to spy on people in most electronics so that they could be tapped at any time. It did not matter that it was illegal, unethical, and immoral- they did it anyways because these people don’t care about you or your good will as their actions indicate. How much more does one need as evidence to prove this?
Even if such things truly aren’t sent now, who says they will not be sent in the future? There is no guarantee of anything, and if historical patterns are a guide, one is a fool to think that they will change.
It does not matter what this new “Alexa” is going to offer, and as I have said before, I am not against technology- rather, one must be aware of the opportunities for abuse and to know that humans tend to abuse tools to hurt their fellow man in the worst ways.
This expanded use of spying tools in the name of making personal life better is extremely dangerous, and is a part of the ongoing trend of depersonalization of the individual that is turning him into an isolated pod monitored day and night in a dystopian-esque world created under the guise of good intentions and benevolence but always was the reverse.
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shoebat--2020-09-27--Florida Man Wearing No Shirt Breaks Into Catholic Church, Sets Three Pews On Fire

“ Florida man ” is something of an American meme , because Florida attracts a lot of people with problems for many reasons , and given that there are so many of such individuals , it is common that crimes otherwise considered ‘ uncommon ’ are regularly reported by Florida police in everything from municipal to state issues .
One only needs to put “ Florida man ” as a phrase into a news search queue and practically , without exaggeration , every day there is some interesting crime committed by a “ Florida man ” .
But this recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Florida , or perhaps , “ Florida man ” , is not funny or good , as according to LifeSite News , the above mentioned person , wearing no shirt , broke into a Catholic Church , set three pews on fire , and proceeded to flee .
A shirtless man wearing a mask broke into a Catholic Church and set three pews on fire .
According to the Tampa Bay Times , police are looking for the man , who broke into Incarnation Catholic Church in Town ’ n ’ Country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night .
Security footage shows the as yet unidentified arsonist smashing through a church door to disable the lock and then taking a bottle inside .
The bearded white man , who was wearing only gloves , a mask , trousers , and running shoes , then sprinkled three pews with liquid from the bottle and set them ablaze .
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff ’ s Office , the break-in and arson occurred at 10:36 P.M .
The arsonist didn ’ t steal anything , and he remained in the church @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fr .
Mike Cornier addressed the event before Mass in remarks recorded for the internet .
“ An individual broke into the church with the full intention of burning our church to the ground , ” he said .
( source ) With all fairness to the “ Florida man ” idea , this is more than just about him , because what we see here is a pattern of behavior that has been in the process of building for a long time and is going to be a trend for the future @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but in a more virulent form .
It can be argued that American “ Christianity ” is a very questionable thing even in the past , as being a “ Christian ” was and continues for many ( even among too many Catholics ) to be a sign of national pride or patriotism .
While it is good to seek the good will for whatever nation that one calls home , religious faith is not and can not ever be given equality to patriotism because the state will attempt to subject the church @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of history , and is why the Catholic Church has constantly emphasized that while she makes up both the ruled and the rulers , she is as much the glue that binds them as she is also the barrier that separates them , for the good of both .
It is a pattern of history that the ruled and rulers struggle , with each one overtaking the other , in a karmic-like cycle that Christ smashed and will fully abolish when He returns .
A lot of the anti-Catholicism and anti-clericalism of America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was defined by Protestant nationalism .
However , with the decline of religion all around , there are a lot fewer religious people , the largest bloc of them in the Catholic Church .
The secularization of the society has not per se improved these attitudes , and the bad behavior of many clerics has certainly helped to enkindle anti-clerical sentiments once again .
The difference here is that unlike before , when it was based on religious differences , even if it was only nominal , it is now a secular intolerance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with more effective tools for accomplishing the same ends .
This is not to say that the above mentioned “ Florida man ” is secular , or even particularly astute in his criminal actions .
Rather , it is to point out that attacks like this against churches are likely going to become more commonplace , and that while this is one event , there has been an increase in attacks and it is part of larger trends taking place in the country and throughout the entirety of a Western world that has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of sodom .
It is also important to mention that we are not seeing a pattern associated with any political party , for the antagonism is on both sides of the divide , but only that the Democrats are , as I have mentioned , more open , honest , and willing to take their beliefs to their natural conclusions in a public way than what the Republicans are , but this in no way diminishes the potency of the dislike that is already present underneath the public veneer .
The proof of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the GOP , which for so long presented itself as a party of ‘ family values ’ , has so aggressively and passionately worked to embrace all things sodom while ignoring the concerns of Christians , since ultimately all that the party cares for is votes , and the sodomite bloc was determined to be more politically strategic than the Christian bloc .
Take this particular incident for what it is worth .
Christians may want to continue to support their nation in as much as one can morally do this , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of one ’ s morality , while also bearing in one ’ s mind that the society at large has turned against Christianity and that it will find reasons to attack Christian places and symbols .
Likewise , one should not expect the courts to be favorable in the future towards issues that affect Christians , and to expect harsher treatment from the courts in the event a Christian or Christian organization is accused of a criminal act .
Florida man may be dangerous , silly , and foolish , but he is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and what he does .
If Florida man takes it on himself to attack a church , or perhaps more churches , one should be concerned , since Florida man ’ s actions may not be his own strange ideas , but a reflection of greater trends taking place .
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“Florida man” is something of an American meme, because Florida attracts a lot of people with problems for many reasons, and given that there are so many of such individuals, it is common that crimes otherwise considered ‘uncommon’ are regularly reported by Florida police in everything from municipal to state issues. One only needs to put “Florida man” as a phrase into a news search queue and practically, without exaggeration, every day there is some interesting crime committed by a “Florida man”.
But this recent round of crime committed by a man in Florida, or perhaps, “Florida man”, is not funny or good, as according to LifeSite News, the above mentioned person, wearing no shirt, broke into a Catholic Church, set three pews on fire, and proceeded to flee.
A shirtless man wearing a mask broke into a Catholic Church and set three pews on fire. According to the Tampa Bay Times, police are looking for the man, who broke into Incarnation Catholic Church in Town ’n’ Country, Hillsborough Country, Florida last Friday night. Security footage shows the as yet unidentified arsonist smashing through a church door to disable the lock and then taking a bottle inside. The bearded white man, who was wearing only gloves, a mask, trousers, and running shoes, then sprinkled three pews with liquid from the bottle and set them ablaze. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the break-in and arson occurred at 10:36 P.M. The arsonist didn’t steal anything, and he remained in the church for no more than three minutes. Fr. Mike Cornier addressed the event before Mass in remarks recorded for the internet. “An individual broke into the church with the full intention of burning our church to the ground,” he said. (source)
With all fairness to the “Florida man” idea, this is more than just about him, because what we see here is a pattern of behavior that has been in the process of building for a long time and is going to be a trend for the future, which is a return to anti-clericalism but in a more virulent form.
It can be argued that American “Christianity” is a very questionable thing even in the past, as being a “Christian” was and continues for many (even among too many Catholics) to be a sign of national pride or patriotism. While it is good to seek the good will for whatever nation that one calls home, religious faith is not and cannot ever be given equality to patriotism because the state will attempt to subject the church to her. This is a pattern of history, and is why the Catholic Church has constantly emphasized that while she makes up both the ruled and the rulers, she is as much the glue that binds them as she is also the barrier that separates them, for the good of both. It is a pattern of history that the ruled and rulers struggle, with each one overtaking the other, in a karmic-like cycle that Christ smashed and will fully abolish when He returns.
A lot of the anti-Catholicism and anti-clericalism of America, especially during the nineteenth century, was defined by Protestant nationalism. However, with the decline of religion all around, there are a lot fewer religious people, the largest bloc of them in the Catholic Church. The secularization of the society has not per se improved these attitudes, and the bad behavior of many clerics has certainly helped to enkindle anti-clerical sentiments once again. The difference here is that unlike before, when it was based on religious differences, even if it was only nominal, it is now a secular intolerance that is seemingly more aggressive, and with more effective tools for accomplishing the same ends.
This is not to say that the above mentioned “Florida man” is secular, or even particularly astute in his criminal actions. Rather, it is to point out that attacks like this against churches are likely going to become more commonplace, and that while this is one event, there has been an increase in attacks and it is part of larger trends taking place in the country and throughout the entirety of a Western world that has rejected God and chosen instead the ways of sodom.
It is also important to mention that we are not seeing a pattern associated with any political party, for the antagonism is on both sides of the divide, but only that the Democrats are, as I have mentioned, more open, honest, and willing to take their beliefs to their natural conclusions in a public way than what the Republicans are, but this in no way diminishes the potency of the dislike that is already present underneath the public veneer. The proof of this can be seen easily in how the GOP, which for so long presented itself as a party of ‘family values’, has so aggressively and passionately worked to embrace all things sodom while ignoring the concerns of Christians, since ultimately all that the party cares for is votes, and the sodomite bloc was determined to be more politically strategic than the Christian bloc.
Take this particular incident for what it is worth. Christians may want to continue to support their nation in as much as one can morally do this, but it must not come at the abrogation of one’s morality, while also bearing in one’s mind that the society at large has turned against Christianity and that it will find reasons to attack Christian places and symbols. Likewise, one should not expect the courts to be favorable in the future towards issues that affect Christians, and to expect harsher treatment from the courts in the event a Christian or Christian organization is accused of a criminal act.
Florida man may be dangerous, silly, and foolish, but he is also very American in who he is and what he does. If Florida man takes it on himself to attack a church, or perhaps more churches, one should be concerned, since Florida man’s actions may not be his own strange ideas, but a reflection of greater trends taking place.
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shoebat--2020-09-27--California Prisons Move To House Prisoners By ‘Gender Identity’

One of the characteristics about modern life is that it has become defined by clownish behavior that lacks reason and order .
The ever increasing number of special interests and a never ending quest to appease them save for the ‘ normal ’ that is no more have resulted in the legalization of personal pathologies and the legitimization of what a few decades ago would be rightly called insane .
According to the AP , the state of California again is leading the nation in the process by choosing to house prison inmates by their ‘ gender identity ’ following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Newsom signed a law on Saturday requiring California to house transgender inmates in prisons based on their gender identity — but only if the state does not have “ management or security concerns.
” The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation houses men and women in separate facilities .
Transgender inmates are often housed based on their sex assigned at birth .
Advocates say this is dangerous , particularly for transgender women housed in facilities for men .
The law Newsom signed Saturday says officers must ask inmates privately during the intake process @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or intersex .
Those inmates can then request to be placed in a facility that houses either men or women .
( source ) There is a tremendous amount to take in right here .
This whole idea of calling gender ‘ sex assigned at birth ’ , as this very article uses , is also a part of this mental illness pretending to be intelligent political discourse .
There is no such thing as ‘ sex assigned at birth ’ because gender is connected to biological makeup .
One can not chop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on different clothes , and for all practical purposes , ‘ glue ’ a new pair of genitals on to become a member of the opposite sex because the basis of gender is not just on parts .
It is a cellular thing at a genetic level .
Thus a person is not just ‘ male ’ , but every cell in that person ’ s body has a male identifier on it , just as ever cell in a woman is for that of a female .
There is no way to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact , this idea is one of the most unscientific things that could ever be proposed and likewise is one of the easiest statements to prove .
The transgender situation is a political , philosophical , and religious issue , but it is not related at all to science .
As noted , the reason why inmates of the various genders are separated is because prison attracts a lot of people who choose to participate in animalish behavior , and because of this , there is a fear that the men will attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transgender woman ’ is nothing more than a man with mental and spiritual problems pretending to be a woman .
Putting him with a ‘ Trans man ’ does not stop possible rape , but increases the likelihood of it , because while politics can be manipulated , biology can not and will not tolerate this , and it will overtake all politics just as a much as a man who thinks that he can deny the laws of gravity finds out the hard way that his beliefs do not stop him from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The law says the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation can not deny those requests solely because of inmates ’ anatomy , sexual orientation or “ a factor present ” among other inmates at the facility .
But the state can deny those requests if it has “ management or security concerns.
” If a request is denied , the state must give the inmate a written statement explaining the decision and give the inmate a “ meaningful opportunity ” to object .
Sen. Scott Wiener , a Democrat from San Francisco who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t expect that exception to be used very often .
“ It ’ s just a false narrative about transgender people and about transgender women in particular that they ’ re somehow not really women and are just trying to scam their way into women ’ s bathrooms or facilities in order to do bad things , ” Wiener said .
“ Overwhelmingly the people who are being victimized are trans people.
” The false narrative- the real false narrative -is the idea that sodomite behavior is normal .
‘ Trans ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are men who like and choose to LARP as women and women who LARP the same as men , but LARPing does not make for real truth , for if that were the case , then every man would have already LARPed as a billionaire by now .
American prisons are violent enough , and many people are routinely beaten or killed in them .
This legal ‘ loophole ’ gives license to create the scenarios for chaos , where prison staff can not adequately protect other prisoners from harm lest they find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but it also make them put into situations where they might be in that same place .
There is no ‘ winning ’ here because the intention sowing of confusion by men such as Mr. Wiener have made it so that one can not do one ’ s job without endangering oneself or another .
Likewise , his line about how such is just a ‘ lie ’ is also incorrect , because rape of real women by the so-called ‘ transgender women ’ is common for the reason that biology always wins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safety is to real female prisoners , not men pretending to be women .
Diseases affecting the LGBT is a joke because as Shoebat.com has reported , there is so much disease that defines the group it is almost comedy to think otherwise , and the reason is that unnatural practices create unnatural consequences .
This is beyond the obvious HIV and other STDs , some of which are becoming drug-resistant and based on the data in a seeming way due to the overwhelming contraction of them by this bloc , but that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as fecal-based illnesses because , as Shoebat.com reported in 2018 , it became popular to literally eat human feces from random people .
There are the notorious parties where drugs and drug sharing about , using crystal meth to stay awake for days .
Sometimes , they will even shove crystal meth into their rectums in an abhorrent practice called ‘ slamming ’ that is done to try to give the person a drug high and make their intestines tighter for other men to sodomize repeatedly .
The practices are almost unending , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more time on them , for they have been well documented in the Shoebat archives .
The point in raising these and other issues is that the legal enshrining of the LGBT is not just about “ helping people ” ( not that it would have helped anybody , because this is just giving license to evil ) , but necessarily involves a fundamental transformation of all society in order to fit the values of gomorrah .
Do you find the above practices repulsive ?
Are you concerned about the looming push for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children ?
Are you disturbed by the moral collapse of the nation ?
Are you concerned about putting men pretending to be women near real women who are in prison ?
If you said ‘ yes ’ to any of these questions , you can not support anything LGBT because all of this leads to the same end , which is chaos and death .
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One of the characteristics about modern life is that it has become defined by clownish behavior that lacks reason and order. The ever increasing number of special interests and a never ending quest to appease them save for the ‘normal’ that is no more have resulted in the legalization of personal pathologies and the legitimization of what a few decades ago would be rightly called insane.
According to the AP, the state of California again is leading the nation in the process by choosing to house prison inmates by their ‘gender identity’ following a new law.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law on Saturday requiring California to house transgender inmates in prisons based on their gender identity — but only if the state does not have “management or security concerns.” The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation houses men and women in separate facilities. Transgender inmates are often housed based on their sex assigned at birth. Advocates say this is dangerous, particularly for transgender women housed in facilities for men. The law Newsom signed Saturday says officers must ask inmates privately during the intake process if they identify as transgender, nonbinary or intersex. Those inmates can then request to be placed in a facility that houses either men or women. (source)
There is a tremendous amount to take in right here.
This whole idea of calling gender ‘sex assigned at birth’, as this very article uses, is also a part of this mental illness pretending to be intelligent political discourse.
There is no such thing as ‘sex assigned at birth’ because gender is connected to biological makeup. One cannot chop one’s genitals off, put on different clothes, and for all practical purposes, ‘glue’ a new pair of genitals on to become a member of the opposite sex because the basis of gender is not just on parts. It is a cellular thing at a genetic level. Thus a person is not just ‘male’, but every cell in that person’s body has a male identifier on it, just as ever cell in a woman is for that of a female. There is no way to ever separate gender from genetics. In fact, this idea is one of the most unscientific things that could ever be proposed and likewise is one of the easiest statements to prove.
The transgender situation is a political, philosophical, and religious issue, but it is not related at all to science.
As noted, the reason why inmates of the various genders are separated is because prison attracts a lot of people who choose to participate in animalish behavior, and because of this, there is a fear that the men will attack and rape the women.
A ‘transgender woman’ is nothing more than a man with mental and spiritual problems pretending to be a woman. Putting him with a ‘Trans man’ does not stop possible rape, but increases the likelihood of it, because while politics can be manipulated, biology cannot and will not tolerate this, and it will overtake all politics just as a much as a man who thinks that he can deny the laws of gravity finds out the hard way that his beliefs do not stop him from being bound to the same law.
The law says the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation cannot deny those requests solely because of inmates’ anatomy, sexual orientation or “a factor present” among other inmates at the facility. But the state can deny those requests if it has “management or security concerns.” If a request is denied, the state must give the inmate a written statement explaining the decision and give the inmate a “meaningful opportunity” to object. Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco who authored the bill, said he doesn’t expect that exception to be used very often. “It’s just a false narrative about transgender people and about transgender women in particular that they’re somehow not really women and are just trying to scam their way into women’s bathrooms or facilities in order to do bad things,” Wiener said. “Overwhelmingly the people who are being victimized are trans people.”
The false narrative- the real false narrative -is the idea that sodomite behavior is normal. ‘Trans’ people don’t exist. There are men who like and choose to LARP as women and women who LARP the same as men, but LARPing does not make for real truth, for if that were the case, then every man would have already LARPed as a billionaire by now.
American prisons are violent enough, and many people are routinely beaten or killed in them. This legal ‘loophole’ gives license to create the scenarios for chaos, where prison staff cannot adequately protect other prisoners from harm lest they find themselves in a legally dangerous area, but it also make them put into situations where they might be in that same place. There is no ‘winning’ here because the intention sowing of confusion by men such as Mr. Wiener have made it so that one cannot do one’s job without endangering oneself or another.
Likewise, his line about how such is just a ‘lie’ is also incorrect, because rape of real women by the so-called ‘transgender women’ is common for the reason that biology always wins.
At any time, if inmates raises concerns about their health or safety, the law says the state must reassess where they are housed. “It means a lot to me and my sisters,” said Michelle Calvin, a transgender woman incarcerated at Mule Creek State Prison who recently called in to a news conference about the bill. “I’ve been in for 15 years. I’ve been through the abuse, I’ve been through the disrespect of staff not addressing me for who I am because I am a woman.”
The real issue of health and safety is to real female prisoners, not men pretending to be women.
The law was one of several LGBT-related laws Newsom signed on Saturday. He signed another law authored by Wiener requiring local public health officers to better track how diseases are affecting the LGBT community. He signed a law authored by state Sen. Lena Gonzalez to ban life and disability insurance companies from denying coverage solely because someone is HIV positive.
Diseases affecting the LGBT is a joke because as Shoebat.com has reported, there is so much disease that defines the group it is almost comedy to think otherwise, and the reason is that unnatural practices create unnatural consequences. This is beyond the obvious HIV and other STDs, some of which are becoming drug-resistant and based on the data in a seeming way due to the overwhelming contraction of them by this bloc, but that the LGBT are incubating new diseases such as fecal-based illnesses because, as Shoebat.com reported in 2018, it became popular to literally eat human feces from random people.
There are the notorious parties where drugs and drug sharing about, using crystal meth to stay awake for days. Sometimes, they will even shove crystal meth into their rectums in an abhorrent practice called ‘slamming’ that is done to try to give the person a drug high and make their intestines tighter for other men to sodomize repeatedly.
The practices are almost unending, and I do not wish to spend more time on them, for they have been well documented in the Shoebat archives. The point in raising these and other issues is that the legal enshrining of the LGBT is not just about “helping people” (not that it would have helped anybody, because this is just giving license to evil), but necessarily involves a fundamental transformation of all society in order to fit the values of gomorrah.
Do you find the above practices repulsive? Are you concerned about the looming push for giving legal permission for pedophiles to abuse children? Are you disturbed by the moral collapse of the nation? Are you concerned about putting men pretending to be women near real women who are in prison? If you said ‘yes’ to any of these questions, you cannot support anything LGBT because all of this leads to the same end, which is chaos and death.
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shoebat--2020-09-28--Can Trump Afford, Fiscally Speaking, To Lose?

Last night , I took the time to read a breaking story from the New York Times about Trump ’ s tax returns and the image of his wealth .
I emphasize the word “ image ” because , as you can read in the full report here , that is what his wealth is .
Call it an image , mirage , or any other preferable term , but the fact is that Trump as a man is as much as Trump is a commodity marketing a lifestyle that really does not exist for anybody , including Trump himself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by noting that Trump has a direct financial interest in winning this election because without it , the man Trump might crumble under the mountains of debt he used to make the image of Trump that he sells to the public .
One eye-catching takeaway from the deep look into Trump ’ s strenuously shielded tax filings is that Trump loses a lot of money .
Like , a lot .
He loses millions at his prized foreign and U.S. golf properties , the Trump International Hotel in Washington , D.C. , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make up the Trump Organization .
The Times also details how Trump uses those deep-red losses to avoid paying federal income tax , at least in the U.S .
There was a two-year period in which he made too much money to avoid paying taxes , thanks to his share in NBC ’ s The Apprentice , but he then filed for a refund when the opportunity presented itself after the 2008 financial meltdown .
That $ 72.9 million in refunded taxes plus interest is under audit and has been for years , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 750 in federal income tax in both 2016 and 2017 , the most recent years in the data the Times obtained .
But “ the picture that perhaps emerges most starkly from the mountain of figures and tax schedules prepared by Mr. Trump ’ s accountants is of a businessman-president in a tightening financial vise , ” deep in debt with the bill coming due , the Times reports .
That raises the troubling question of whether Trump can literally afford to lose power on Nov. 3 — and what he might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ financial ruin .
( source ) As I noted , I am selecting quotes from The Week , but the original report is worth the long read itself because , love Trump or hate him , the raw data that comes from reports such as tax returns , while they can be manipulated , offer the greatest insight into this person ’ s life in terms of hard fiscal data .
Debt is a big problem in American life , and there is never , ever , ever such as thing as “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that one could say there is “ little slavery ” versus “ big slavery ” , because ultimately , slavery is slavery .
Debt is a form of slavery , and for all of the billions that Trump claims he has and indeed does or did have , he is matched by far more debts to his name and assets .
Love Trump or hate him , Trump ’ s own data that he provided to the IRS shows an empire based on sand with an ocean rapidly coming in .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or that one should vote Democrat , because Biden is also a hive of corruption , drug abuse , prostitution scandals , and other bad things .
However , what is fascinating about Trump is that we are seeing , in a public way through this report , the unmasking for the man from behind the mythology he has created .
No one like taxes , but unless one has some very good accountants , some interesting legal maneuvers , or is just a criminal who does not care , everybody has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case of Trump , the Times notes that he owes hundreds of millions to the government , and he doesn ’ t want to pay because he can ’ t pay without losing his personal finances .
During the 2016 campaign , Trump proclaimed himself the “ King of Debt , ” telling CBS ’ s Norah O ’ Donnell that “ nobody knows debt better than me .
… I ’ ve made a fortune by using debt , and if things don ’ t work out I renegotiate the debt .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ smart thing , not a stupid thing.
” Renegotiating means “ you go back and you say , ‘ Hey , guess what , the economy crashed , ' ” he explained .
“ ‘ I ’ m going to give you back half . '
” That nearly destroyed him in the early 1990s , after almost all his bets failed in short order .
But the newly obtained “ tax records show that Mr. Trump has once again done what he says he regrets , looking back on his early 1990s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of dollars in loans , a decision that led his lenders to threaten to force him into personal bankruptcy , ” the Times reported Sunday .
“ This time around , he is personally responsible for loans and other debts totaling $ 421 million , with most of it coming due within four years .
Should he win re-election , his lenders could be placed in the unprecedented position of weighing whether to foreclose on a sitting president.
” Along with more than $ 300 million in loans coming due in the next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ responsible , Trump might have to pay back the federal government more than $ 100 million , including interest and penalties , if the Internal Revenue Service determines he improperly obtained the $ 72.9 million tax rebate .
Trump has valuable assets he might be able to sell ( but really doesn ’ t want to ) — but he also currently serves as the top executive of the same federal government that includes the IRS and America ’ s federal prosecutors .
The kind of corruption being detailed here is particularly fascinating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Latin American or perhaps African dictatorship in the sense that a man of power who is charged with enforcing laws is also at the center of his own an major corruption scandal and yet by means of his position in government can use his job to shield himself from the same laws he is charged to protect and is naturally subject to .
People have warned about how for years , if it was not stopped , America risked taking on the feel and practice of a “ banana republic ” in that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ openly corrupt practices yet still are able to govern and enforce laws on other people .
This goes on in practically every nation , and likewise it is known in the US , but the extent and levels of power associated with this corruption is what is so concerning , since it is a sign of a rupture between the rulers and the ruled , and if taken too severe , can result in a situation like that in Russia , where a few wealthy people rule over a nation of impoverished men @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they do anything they can to escape .
The likely chance , in spite of media attention , is still that Trump will likely win .
However , the image of Trump as a business mogul has been exposed as something not nearly like how Trump has presented himself to be .
If he does win , it is a short-term victory for the Republicans , but may come at the long-term cost of the Republican party ’ s image , and possibly the party itself .
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Last night, I took the time to read a breaking story from the New York Times about Trump’s tax returns and the image of his wealth. I emphasize the word “image” because, as you can read in the full report here, that is what his wealth is. Call it an image, mirage, or any other preferable term, but the fact is that Trump as a man is as much as Trump is a commodity marketing a lifestyle that really does not exist for anybody, including Trump himself. The Hill summarizes well the story by noting that Trump has a direct financial interest in winning this election because without it, the man Trump might crumble under the mountains of debt he used to make the image of Trump that he sells to the public.
One eye-catching takeaway from the deep look into Trump’s strenuously shielded tax filings is that Trump loses a lot of money. Like, a lot. He loses millions at his prized foreign and U.S. golf properties, the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., and many of the roughly 500 entities that make up the Trump Organization. The Times also details how Trump uses those deep-red losses to avoid paying federal income tax, at least in the U.S. There was a two-year period in which he made too much money to avoid paying taxes, thanks to his share in NBC’s The Apprentice, but he then filed for a refund when the opportunity presented itself after the 2008 financial meltdown. That $72.9 million in refunded taxes plus interest is under audit and has been for years, the Times reports. Trump paid just $750 in federal income tax in both 2016 and 2017, the most recent years in the data the Times obtained. But “the picture that perhaps emerges most starkly from the mountain of figures and tax schedules prepared by Mr. Trump’s accountants is of a businessman-president in a tightening financial vise,” deep in debt with the bill coming due, the Times reports. That raises the troubling question of whether Trump can literally afford to lose power on Nov. 3 — and what he might do to prevent an electoral defeat and financial ruin. (source)
As I noted, I am selecting quotes from The Week, but the original report is worth the long read itself because, love Trump or hate him, the raw data that comes from reports such as tax returns, while they can be manipulated, offer the greatest insight into this person’s life in terms of hard fiscal data.
Debt is a big problem in American life, and there is never, ever, ever such as thing as “good debt” in the same way that one could say there is “little slavery” versus “big slavery”, because ultimately, slavery is slavery. Debt is a form of slavery, and for all of the billions that Trump claims he has and indeed does or did have, he is matched by far more debts to his name and assets.
Love Trump or hate him, Trump’s own data that he provided to the IRS shows an empire based on sand with an ocean rapidly coming in. This is not to say that Biden is better, or that one should vote Democrat, because Biden is also a hive of corruption, drug abuse, prostitution scandals, and other bad things. However, what is fascinating about Trump is that we are seeing, in a public way through this report, the unmasking for the man from behind the mythology he has created.
No one like taxes, but unless one has some very good accountants, some interesting legal maneuvers, or is just a criminal who does not care, everybody has to pay taxes, and in the case of Trump, the Times notes that he owes hundreds of millions to the government, and he doesn’t want to pay because he can’t pay without losing his personal finances.
During the 2016 campaign, Trump proclaimed himself the “King of Debt,” telling CBS’s Norah O’Donnell that “nobody knows debt better than me. … I’ve made a fortune by using debt, and if things don’t work out I renegotiate the debt. I mean, that’s a smart thing, not a stupid thing.” Renegotiating means “you go back and you say, ‘Hey, guess what, the economy crashed,'” he explained. “‘I’m going to give you back half.'” That nearly destroyed him in the early 1990s, after almost all his bets failed in short order. … But the newly obtained “tax records show that Mr. Trump has once again done what he says he regrets, looking back on his early 1990s meltdown: personally guaranteed hundreds of millions of dollars in loans, a decision that led his lenders to threaten to force him into personal bankruptcy,” the Times reported Sunday. “This time around, he is personally responsible for loans and other debts totaling $421 million, with most of it coming due within four years. Should he win re-election, his lenders could be placed in the unprecedented position of weighing whether to foreclose on a sitting president.” Along with more than $300 million in loans coming due in the next four years for which he is personally responsible, Trump might have to pay back the federal government more than $100 million, including interest and penalties, if the Internal Revenue Service determines he improperly obtained the $72.9 million tax rebate. Trump has valuable assets he might be able to sell (but really doesn’t want to) — but he also currently serves as the top executive of the same federal government that includes the IRS and America’s federal prosecutors.
The kind of corruption being detailed here is particularly fascinating because it has the feel of a Latin American or perhaps African dictatorship in the sense that a man of power who is charged with enforcing laws is also at the center of his own an major corruption scandal and yet by means of his position in government can use his job to shield himself from the same laws he is charged to protect and is naturally subject to. People have warned about how for years, if it was not stopped, America risked taking on the feel and practice of a “banana republic” in that she would have rulers who engage in openly corrupt practices yet still are able to govern and enforce laws on other people. This goes on in practically every nation, and likewise it is known in the US, but the extent and levels of power associated with this corruption is what is so concerning, since it is a sign of a rupture between the rulers and the ruled, and if taken too severe, can result in a situation like that in Russia, where a few wealthy people rule over a nation of impoverished men that are the slaves of a system that they do anything they can to escape.
The likely chance, in spite of media attention, is still that Trump will likely win. However, the image of Trump as a business mogul has been exposed as something not nearly like how Trump has presented himself to be. If he does win, it is a short-term victory for the Republicans, but may come at the long-term cost of the Republican party’s image, and possibly the party itself.
The future is going to be quite interesting.
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shoebat--2020-09-28--The First Presidential Debate Of 2020 Is About To Happen

A lot of people have been clamoring for it .
There were rumors that Biden would not do it .
But after much time , AP News reports that it appears that Biden and Trump are going to finally debate .
Ahead of the first debate-stage matchup between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden , each campaign is promising a stark contrast in policy , personality and preparation .
Trump has decided to skip any formal preparation .
And while Biden ’ s team believes the significance of the debate may be exaggerated , the Democratic nominee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president .
Biden ’ s campaign has been holding mock debate sessions featuring Bob Bauer , a senior Biden adviser and former White House general counsel , playing the role of Trump , according to a person with direct knowledge of the preparations who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal strategy .
Bauer has not actually donned a Trump costume in line with Trump stand-ins from previous years , but he is representing his style and expected strategy .
( source ) It is only fair to say that in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Happen .
however , the reality is that barring a colossal failure by Trump or an almost miracle from Biden , any debate between Biden and Trump is going to turn into a slaughterhouse visit for Biden and a pushover for Trump .
Love or hate +Biden , the fact of Biden is that the man ’ s mind clearly is on its way out .
Call it phyiological , psychological , old age , or something else , it is not an exaggeration to say that something is wrong with Biden in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way a mind of a normal person should .
The proof of this is obvious through his statements and actions , which many websites including Shoebat.com have reported on such as his comments about “ corn pop ” , his comments about children , his calling a person a “ lying dog-faced pony soldier ” , a challenge of one questioner to a pushup context , taking about beating up President Trump , smelling women and small girls on live television , and reading the narration markings on a teleprompter .
President George @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gaffes , but Biden is far more entertaining .
One can only imagine what he may or may not say at the debate .
At this point , all it would really take for Trump to win is just to gently troll Biden to get him to say or so something insane and Trump can simply avoid all political talk or even planning , but just focus on antagonizing Biden , because in the political reality show , that will get more attention than trying to explain his massive failures , plus will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him votes .
This is most likely why Trump has said he is not preparing , because even if he is going to do this , there is a likely chance the debate will NOT be about issues , but an entertainment festival exploiting Biden ’ s decline for his benefit .
This is what seems to be most likely .
Indeed , if Biden has any mistakes , errors , or statements that cause him to appear even in the least to seem like something is wrong more than what he has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely swing to Trump ’ s favor .
Trump has already shown a strong talent for insulting and harassing people , and this likely may be exploited in a debate scenario .
For some , the debates represent the most important moments in the 2020 campaign ’ s closing days , a rare opportunity for millions of voters to compare the candidates ’ policies and personalities side-by-side on prime-time television .
Trump has been trailing Biden in the polls for the entire year , a reality that gives the president an urgent incentive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on national television if he can .
Others , including those close to Biden ’ s campaign , do not expect the debates to fundamentally change the race no matter what happens , given voters ’ daily struggles with the pandemic and the economy .
They also point to high-profile debates in past elections thought to be game-changing moments at the time but that ultimately had little lasting effect .
This does not really matter any more except in select cases .
One could argue that for Trump ’ s considerations , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Georgia , Florida , Michigan , North Carolina , Ohio , Pennsylvania , and Wisconsin .
He needs to win most of these states , especially Florida , in the electoral college for a victory .
Even in these states , he is not playing to the whole state , but to specific municipalities or urban regions .
The debate is about getting those in such areas to support him , and to make them look away from Biden .
Most people will not be convinced because their minds are already made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kansas or a Biden vote in Massachusetts is meaningless because those states are going to go respectively with their own red and blue affiliations .
“ I ’ m prepared to go out and make my case as to why I think he ’ s failed and why I think the answers I have to proceed will help the American people , the American economy and make us safer internationally , ” Biden said , arguing that Trump won ’ t persuade voters with broadsides because “ the people know the president is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Adolf Hitler ’ s propaganda minister , Joseph Goebbels , saying , “ He ’ s sort of like Goebbels .
You say the lie long enough , keep repeating , repeating , repeating , it becomes common knowledge.
” While Biden has said he will try to be a fact checker of sorts on stage , the Democrat is being advised to avoid direct confrontations and instead redirect the conversation to more familiar campaign themes of unity and issues that matter most to voters : the economy , health care and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , litigating whether what he ’ s saying is accurate , that is not winning to Biden , ” said Jen Psaki , a former Obama aide who is close to Biden ’ s team .
“ This is an opportunity to speak directly to the American people .
His objective should be to speak directly to them , but not be pulled in by Trump .
That is hard.
” Statements like this are not going to convince anybody .
In fact , they may cause Trump to gain in support if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be Biden ’ s mental performance while live on the stand during the debate .
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A lot of people have been clamoring for it. There were rumors that Biden would not do it. But after much time, AP News reports that it appears that Biden and Trump are going to finally debate.
Ahead of the first debate-stage matchup between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden, each campaign is promising a stark contrast in policy, personality and preparation. Trump has decided to skip any formal preparation. And while Biden’s team believes the significance of the debate may be exaggerated, the Democratic nominee has been aggressively preparing to take on the president. Biden’s campaign has been holding mock debate sessions featuring Bob Bauer, a senior Biden adviser and former White House general counsel, playing the role of Trump, according to a person with direct knowledge of the preparations who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal strategy. Bauer has not actually donned a Trump costume in line with Trump stand-ins from previous years, but he is representing his style and expected strategy. (source)
It is only fair to say that in any debate, anything can theoretically. Happen. however, the reality is that barring a colossal failure by Trump or an almost miracle from Biden, any debate between Biden and Trump is going to turn into a slaughterhouse visit for Biden and a pushover for Trump.
Love or hate +Biden, the fact of Biden is that the man’s mind clearly is on its way out. Call it phyiological, psychological, old age, or something else, it is not an exaggeration to say that something is wrong with Biden in that his brain is not functioning the way a mind of a normal person should. The proof of this is obvious through his statements and actions, which many websites including Shoebat.com have reported on such as his comments about “corn pop”, his comments about children, his calling a person a “lying dog-faced pony soldier”, a challenge of one questioner to a pushup context, taking about beating up President Trump, smelling women and small girls on live television, and reading the narration markings on a teleprompter.
President George W. Bush was a machine producing regular gaffes, but Biden is far more entertaining.
One can only imagine what he may or may not say at the debate. At this point, all it would really take for Trump to win is just to gently troll Biden to get him to say or so something insane and Trump can simply avoid all political talk or even planning, but just focus on antagonizing Biden, because in the political reality show, that will get more attention than trying to explain his massive failures, plus will also have a better chance of securing him votes.
This is most likely why Trump has said he is not preparing, because even if he is going to do this, there is a likely chance the debate will NOT be about issues, but an entertainment festival exploiting Biden’s decline for his benefit.
“I’m sure the president will throw everything he can at (Biden). My guess is that they’re preparing for that — bombarding him with insults and weird digressions,” said Jay Carney, a former aide to Biden and President Barack Obama.
This is what seems to be most likely. Indeed, if Biden has any mistakes, errors, or statements that cause him to appear even in the least to seem like something is wrong more than what he has already expressed, the election will most likely swing to Trump’s favor. Trump has already shown a strong talent for insulting and harassing people, and this likely may be exploited in a debate scenario.
For some, the debates represent the most important moments in the 2020 campaign’s closing days, a rare opportunity for millions of voters to compare the candidates’ policies and personalities side-by-side on prime-time television. Trump has been trailing Biden in the polls for the entire year, a reality that gives the president an urgent incentive to change the direction of the contest on national television if he can. Others, including those close to Biden’s campaign, do not expect the debates to fundamentally change the race no matter what happens, given voters’ daily struggles with the pandemic and the economy. They also point to high-profile debates in past elections thought to be game-changing moments at the time but that ultimately had little lasting effect.
This does not really matter any more except in select cases. One could argue that for Trump’s considerations, he only needs to be concerned about Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. He needs to win most of these states, especially Florida, in the electoral college for a victory. Even in these states, he is not playing to the whole state, but to specific municipalities or urban regions. The debate is about getting those in such areas to support him, and to make them look away from Biden.
Most people will not be convinced because their minds are already made up. Thus a Trump vote in Kansas or a Biden vote in Massachusetts is meaningless because those states are going to go respectively with their own red and blue affiliations.
“I’m prepared to go out and make my case as to why I think he’s failed and why I think the answers I have to proceed will help the American people, the American economy and make us safer internationally,” Biden said, arguing that Trump won’t persuade voters with broadsides because “the people know the president is a liar.” He also compared Trump to Adolf Hitler’s propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, saying, “He’s sort of like Goebbels. You say the lie long enough, keep repeating, repeating, repeating, it becomes common knowledge.” While Biden has said he will try to be a fact checker of sorts on stage, the Democrat is being advised to avoid direct confrontations and instead redirect the conversation to more familiar campaign themes of unity and issues that matter most to voters: the economy, health care and the pandemic. “Arguing over facts, litigating whether what he’s saying is accurate, that is not winning to Biden,” said Jen Psaki, a former Obama aide who is close to Biden’s team. “This is an opportunity to speak directly to the American people. His objective should be to speak directly to them, but not be pulled in by Trump. That is hard.”
Statements like this are not going to convince anybody. In fact, they may cause Trump to gain in support if he makes them. The real test will be Biden’s mental performance while live on the stand during the debate.
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shoebat--2020-09-29--Military Suicides Sharply Increase

Military Suicides Sharply Increase

Military life is hard , and it is often made far worse by the fact that it is in the interest of the military , in order to keep ‘ ready soldiers ’ on call for fighting , to abolish or reduce the number of safety nets or support systems that people need in order to maintain stability and live normal existences .
This results in many who , lacking support , falling apart and engaging in self-destructive behaviors .
The Associated Press reports according to new data that US military suicides are up 20 % this year .
Military @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 20 % this year compared to the same period in 2019 , and some incidents of violent behavior have spiked as service members struggle under COVID-19 , war-zone deployments , national disasters and civil unrest .
While the data is incomplete and causes of suicide are complex , Army and Air Force officials say they believe the pandemic is adding stress to an already strained force .
And senior Army leaders — who say they ’ ve seen about a 30 % jump in active duty suicides so far this year — told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at shortening combat deployments .
Such a move would be part of a broader effort to make the wellbeing of soldiers and their families the Army ’ s top priority , overtaking combat readiness and weapons modernization .
( source ) This has been a problem in the military for a long time , and is something that nobody wants to discuss because it would mean treating people like human beings and scaling back on many of the reckless , dangerous , foolish , selfish , or just meaningless ventures that soldiers are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ interests ’ in other countries .
Many who join the military say they do this because they want to fight for a nation they love and believe in .
They do not join because they want to fight for shareholder interests of major private companies for profits that they will never see but are forced to pay the price in their blood , time , and sanity .
It would be one thing if soldiers received a share of the profits , even if it was very small , but this is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too often treated like expendable chess pieces in a game they did not sign up for and have no control over what happens often to them as they realize what they are in after it is far too late a point in time to seriously change their decisions .
As one who witnessed many soldiers enter the military after the September 2001 terrorist incidents in Hew York , many of those who came out of the military later , regardless of branch , said that they felt mistreated , lied to , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what they were subjected to .
The worst of these were men who after being enlisted were forcibly ‘ recalled ’ to active duty and had to go back and fight , sometimes multiple times , and with each time being more abused than the previous one .
Some suffered grave health consequences to the point that the person who they once were was no more and they were left as a shell of themselves , and upon being discharged had trouble holding jobs and what ‘ care ’ the VA gave them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kind of religious admiration among many Americans , but many of the soldiers are far from honorable and the institution is a machine that propagates abuse .
This is not to say that no military is necessary , or that all soldiers are bad , but that the history of the military and the lived experiences of countless people backed up by strong documentation measured against what the institution presents itself as are two very different things .
It does not fight for ‘ freedom ’ and ‘ democracy ’ , but rather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of foreign policy for rich men who send the children of poor men to do their miserable dirty work and pretend that it is patriotism to have other do this .
This is likely related to the issue of abuse and self-destructive behavior , since once people find out the truth , and then are mistreated , and can not get help or are told they are ‘ losers ’ for getting help , they try to escape even if it destroys themselves .
The Pentagon refused to provide 2020 data or discuss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discussions in Defense Department briefings indicate there has been up to a 20 % jump in overall military suicides this year .
The numbers vary by service .
The active Army ’ s 30 % spike — from 88 last year to 114 this year — pushes the total up because it ’ s the largest service .
The Army Guard is up about 10 % , going from 78 last year to 86 this year .
The Navy total is believed to be lower this year .
Army leaders say they can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus , but the timing coincides .
“ I can ’ t say scientifically , but what I can say is – I can read a chart and a graph , and the numbers have gone up in behavioral health related issues , ” Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said in an AP interview .
Pointing to increases in Army suicides , murders and other violent behavior , he added , “ We can not say definitively it is because of COVID .
But there is a direct correlation from when COVID started @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 related or not , and even if the numbers are comparatively small in volume it is always a concern to see increased in this behavior because it often means there is a lot of stress among the forces .
As noted , with multiple deployments and ever changing laws that leave soldiers in the essential and potentially forever grasp of the military , there are many people who refuse to join because they do not believe that the investment is worth the time or risk .
This also factors into the risk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and given that so many do not want to join , the government may attempt to force a draft again simply for the purpose of increasing the numbers of soldiers in their service .
This is the major trend to watch for that could come out of the above developments .
Civilian suicide rates have risen in recent years , but 2020 data isn ’ t available , so it ’ s difficult to compare with the military .
A Pentagon report on 2018 suicides said the military rate was roughly equivalent to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after adjusting for the fact that the military is more heavily male and younger than the civilian population .
The 2018 rate for active duty military was 24.8 per 100,000 , while the overall civilian rate for that year was 14.2 , but the rate for younger civilian men ranged from 22.7 to 27.7 per 100,000 , according to the National Institute of Mental Health .
James Helis , director of the Army ’ s resilience programs , said virus-related isolation , financial disruptions , remote schooling and loss of child care all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ families .
“ We know that the measures we took to mitigate and prevent the spread of COVID could amplify some of the factors that could lead to suicide , ” said Helis , who attended department briefings on suicide data .
Army leaders also said troops have been under pressure for nearly two decades of war .
Those deployments , compounded by the virus , hurricane and wildfire response and civil unrest missions , have taken a toll .
These situations here are exactly those I have noted above .
The people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is placing the soldiers who enlist under tremendous amounts of stress , there are more deployments , soldiers are forced to go into harsh conditions repeatedly longer and more frequently than in the past , and people are tired of it , and unlike how the attitudes of the military so often seem to indicate , people are not objects , but real human beings who have needs outside of physiological ones .
To abuse a man constantly can destroy him , but with a darwinian attitude that posits the value of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done and then throw him away and not care about him until he is ‘ needed ’ again , this can not go on lest the people self-destruct or people stop participating in their own abuse .
In the words of one soldier that I knew who experienced tremendous issues after returning from his deployment , having been re-deployed multiple times and suffered tremendously , he re-enlisted because when he went to get counseling , after being berated , mocked , and verbally abused by his supervisors to the point he had a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the military assigned to him instilled in his mind that he was a ‘ war machine ’ and because of that he had to re-enlist .
This kind of behavior is what I refer to as the religious nature of the military , that instead of being a force looking out for the interests of the nation , it takes on a cult-like status and treatment of its members that serves the interests of no one .
This is not to say that one should not treat people well , but that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be put aside so that the truth , good , bad , and ugly , can be seen and evaluated .
All nations need militaries , especially a nation like the US , but one can not have an effective military if the people who make up the military are destroying themselves , and because this happens for reasons that one can uncover , it is in the interest of all to understand why and stop the behaviors that cause it .
That is to say , presuming that one cares about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the interests of these people correspond to those of the person in charge of or using the military , and if not , to ask then why such is the case and re-evaluation one ’ s priorities in accordance with this .
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Military life is hard, and it is often made far worse by the fact that it is in the interest of the military, in order to keep ‘ready soldiers’ on call for fighting, to abolish or reduce the number of safety nets or support systems that people need in order to maintain stability and live normal existences. This results in many who, lacking support, falling apart and engaging in self-destructive behaviors. The Associated Press reports according to new data that US military suicides are up 20% this year.
Military suicides have increased by as much as 20% this year compared to the same period in 2019, and some incidents of violent behavior have spiked as service members struggle under COVID-19, war-zone deployments, national disasters and civil unrest. While the data is incomplete and causes of suicide are complex, Army and Air Force officials say they believe the pandemic is adding stress to an already strained force. And senior Army leaders — who say they’ve seen about a 30% jump in active duty suicides so far this year — told The Associated Press that they are looking at shortening combat deployments. Such a move would be part of a broader effort to make the wellbeing of soldiers and their families the Army’s top priority, overtaking combat readiness and weapons modernization. (source)
This has been a problem in the military for a long time, and is something that nobody wants to discuss because it would mean treating people like human beings and scaling back on many of the reckless, dangerous, foolish, selfish, or just meaningless ventures that soldiers are used for in the interest of American ‘interests’ in other countries.
Many who join the military say they do this because they want to fight for a nation they love and believe in. They do not join because they want to fight for shareholder interests of major private companies for profits that they will never see but are forced to pay the price in their blood, time, and sanity. It would be one thing if soldiers received a share of the profits, even if it was very small, but this is not the case. Soldiers are far too often treated like expendable chess pieces in a game they did not sign up for and have no control over what happens often to them as they realize what they are in after it is far too late a point in time to seriously change their decisions.
As one who witnessed many soldiers enter the military after the September 2001 terrorist incidents in Hew York, many of those who came out of the military later, regardless of branch, said that they felt mistreated, lied to, and what they signed up for was not what they were subjected to. The worst of these were men who after being enlisted were forcibly ‘recalled’ to active duty and had to go back and fight, sometimes multiple times, and with each time being more abused than the previous one. Some suffered grave health consequences to the point that the person who they once were was no more and they were left as a shell of themselves, and upon being discharged had trouble holding jobs and what ‘care’ the VA gave them was miserable.
The military receives a kind of religious admiration among many Americans, but many of the soldiers are far from honorable and the institution is a machine that propagates abuse. This is not to say that no military is necessary, or that all soldiers are bad, but that the history of the military and the lived experiences of countless people backed up by strong documentation measured against what the institution presents itself as are two very different things. It does not fight for ‘freedom’ and ‘democracy’, but rather is very often used as a tool of foreign policy for rich men who send the children of poor men to do their miserable dirty work and pretend that it is patriotism to have other do this.
This is likely related to the issue of abuse and self-destructive behavior, since once people find out the truth, and then are mistreated, and cannot get help or are told they are ‘losers’ for getting help, they try to escape even if it destroys themselves.
The Pentagon refused to provide 2020 data or discuss the issue, but Army officials said discussions in Defense Department briefings indicate there has been up to a 20% jump in overall military suicides this year. The numbers vary by service. The active Army’s 30% spike — from 88 last year to 114 this year — pushes the total up because it’s the largest service. The Army Guard is up about 10%, going from 78 last year to 86 this year. The Navy total is believed to be lower this year. Army leaders say they can’t directly pin the increase on the virus, but the timing coincides. “I can’t say scientifically, but what I can say is – I can read a chart and a graph, and the numbers have gone up in behavioral health related issues,” Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said in an AP interview. Pointing to increases in Army suicides, murders and other violent behavior, he added, “We cannot say definitively it is because of COVID. But there is a direct correlation from when COVID started, the numbers actually went up.”
COVID-19 related or not, and even if the numbers are comparatively small in volume it is always a concern to see increased in this behavior because it often means there is a lot of stress among the forces. As noted, with multiple deployments and ever changing laws that leave soldiers in the essential and potentially forever grasp of the military, there are many people who refuse to join because they do not believe that the investment is worth the time or risk.
This also factors into the risk for the future of a major conflict and given that so many do not want to join, the government may attempt to force a draft again simply for the purpose of increasing the numbers of soldiers in their service. This is the major trend to watch for that could come out of the above developments.
Civilian suicide rates have risen in recent years, but 2020 data isn’t available, so it’s difficult to compare with the military. A Pentagon report on 2018 suicides said the military rate was roughly equivalent to that of the U.S. general population, after adjusting for the fact that the military is more heavily male and younger than the civilian population. The 2018 rate for active duty military was 24.8 per 100,000, while the overall civilian rate for that year was 14.2, but the rate for younger civilian men ranged from 22.7 to 27.7 per 100,000, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. James Helis, director of the Army’s resilience programs, said virus-related isolation, financial disruptions, remote schooling and loss of child care all happening almost overnight has strained troops and families. “We know that the measures we took to mitigate and prevent the spread of COVID could amplify some of the factors that could lead to suicide,” said Helis, who attended department briefings on suicide data. Army leaders also said troops have been under pressure for nearly two decades of war. Those deployments, compounded by the virus, hurricane and wildfire response and civil unrest missions, have taken a toll.
These situations here are exactly those I have noted above. The people of society are stressed, the military is placing the soldiers who enlist under tremendous amounts of stress, there are more deployments, soldiers are forced to go into harsh conditions repeatedly longer and more frequently than in the past, and people are tired of it, and unlike how the attitudes of the military so often seem to indicate, people are not objects, but real human beings who have needs outside of physiological ones. To abuse a man constantly can destroy him, but with a darwinian attitude that posits the value of a man as his expediency to get something done and then throw him away and not care about him until he is ‘needed’ again, this cannot go on lest the people self-destruct or people stop participating in their own abuse.
Roger Brooks, a senior mental health specialist at the Wounded Warrior Project, said veterans are reporting increased suicidal symptoms and anxiety. Between April and the end of August, the group saw a 48% jump in referrals to mental health providers and a 10% increase in mental health calls and virtual support sessions, compared to the previous five months. Brooks said there’s anecdotal evidence that the pandemic has made wounded warriors like amputees feel more isolated, unable to connect as well with support groups. He said injured vets have seen disruptions in medical visits for pain management and other treatments. Within the Army, Helis said the virus has forced an increase in telehealth calls and online visits with mental health providers. That has generated some positive results, such as fewer missed appointments. “And we also think there was a reduction in the stigma of seeking behavioral health because you can do it from the privacy of your home,” he said.
In the words of one soldier that I knew who experienced tremendous issues after returning from his deployment, having been re-deployed multiple times and suffered tremendously, he re-enlisted because when he went to get counseling, after being berated, mocked, and verbally abused by his supervisors to the point he had a mental breakdown, the ‘counselor’ the military assigned to him instilled in his mind that he was a ‘war machine’ and because of that he had to re-enlist.
This kind of behavior is what I refer to as the religious nature of the military, that instead of being a force looking out for the interests of the nation, it takes on a cult-like status and treatment of its members that serves the interests of no one. This is not to say that one should not treat people well, but that the mythology associated with this particular institution needs to be put aside so that the truth, good, bad, and ugly, can be seen and evaluated.
All nations need militaries, especially a nation like the US, but one cannot have an effective military if the people who make up the military are destroying themselves, and because this happens for reasons that one can uncover, it is in the interest of all to understand why and stop the behaviors that cause it. That is to say, presuming that one cares about one’s fellow man and believe that the interests of these people correspond to those of the person in charge of or using the military, and if not, to ask then why such is the case and re-evaluation one’s priorities in accordance with this.
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