The Political Thread

Sept 13, 2018 21:54:06 GMT -5 inger said:

Sept 13, 2018 20:22:38 GMT -5 utahyank said:

I have nothing to stand down from...I expressed an opinion on dome's thread and he has followed me and attacked me since, following me to other threads and ridiculing me...it was an honest opinion, but it apparently angered him....just let it play out...most of the time these internet battles resolve themselves...it is best for third parties to simply ignore the combatants...I know you are trying to do good, but please don't....thanks...if one or both of us need to be banned, let kaybili do it....

I think this will be a hard place to get banned from.

Yeah. I know. Fight it out guys, just like it would happen in gym class some times when the coach would pretend not to see...

I’m done trying to be Marshall Dillon, or Sheriff Andy Taylor at
this point. Just know it’s not enjoyable for the rest of us, but do what you must. Testosterone is a bitch... 🙄

UTAH: I have not followed you OR Stalked you. And no, you have not angered me (I do not even know you) and all we have done is Post different opinions on various non-baseball subjects/topics...How Can That Anger Me?

I cannot recall on other Threads where I ridiculed you; on the Baseball Threads I simply posts my opinions in regards to the subject matter at hand. Please post where I have ridiculed you on Other Threads...in-addition I do not follow YOU to other Threads; I read all the active Threads and Post where I see fit to.

Maybe you just do like and/or disagree with my opinions on other Threads; but that DOES NOT equal Stalking OR Me ridiculing you OR me being Angry at you. 

I am Shocked & Dismay at your above post.  I just hope you are OK?

I am truly dazed & in a brain fog in regards to the above post.

If Kaybili wants to Ban me, for doing something wrong, he can, since this is his Baby; he has that Right & I would be fully supportive of his decision.

I really hope you are OK???

Misc. Articles on Various Topics:

--08-27-18 IMPORTANT: www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/smart-living/24-things-that-are-considered-normal-in-the-us-but-the-rest-of-the-world-finds-weird/ss-BBMgibH?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=U147DHP#image=1  

--08-24-18: www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/a-dad-has-written-a-savage-cv-for-his-lazy-ignorant-teenage-daughter/ar-BBMnrNx?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=U147DHP  FUNNY…

--09-12-18: www.huffingtonpost.com.mx/entry/jimmy-kimmel-nfl-protests-cardboard_us_5b979babe4b0511db3e5f1e0  REAL FUNNY VERY SHORT VIDEO.

--08-29-18: www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/these-stars-get-paid-obscene-amounts-of-money-to-post-a-picture/ss-BBMa3qa?li=BBnbfcN&ocid=U147DHP#image=16  
SHIT!!! I will do a sponsored picture for ONLY $50.00. Tequila on the other hand will do it for $5,000 per sponsored picture.

“Why so much Tequila?”

T—“Because I am Pretty Bird…”

Kylie Jenner
•Estimated cost per post: $1 million
•Estimated monthly income from posts: $2 million

Kylie Jenner is on her way to becoming a self-made billionaire, thanks in large part to her lucrative cosmetics line, but the “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star is also making a pretty penny from her social media posts.

According to the New York Post, the youngest member of the Kardashian-Jenner clan — who has 113 million followers — makes $1 million from a single Instagram post.

Jenner’s sponsors include Teami Blends, Calvin Klein and Bondi Sands, and she posts about two sponsored posts per month. That means the reality star can earn up to $24 million in a year from Instagram profits alone.

--08-24-18 The History Of Magic Mushrooms: www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/blogs/facts-about-magic-mushrooms?utm_source=Weekly+Newsletter&utm_campaign=c845617018-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fcbff2e256-c845617018-40201173  

--09-14-18: www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-09-14/ten-misconceptions-about-financial-crisis-on-10-year-anniversary?srnd=premium  
10 Things People Still Get Wrong About the Financial Crisis & All are the result of bias, ignorance, laziness or bad faith.

One of the most intriguing aspects of the 2007-09 financial crisis is how little understanding there is of what actually occurred. Some of this has to do with the complexities of the event, as well as how hard it is to identify forces lurking below the surface that had built up over the years.

Even a decade later, many people still cling to false ideas about the underlying causes (there wasn’t just one, folks!) of the crisis. What follows are my 10 favorite flawed memes, misunderstandings and just outright falsehoods about the financial crisis and its aftermath: READ MORE…

--09-12-18: www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-07/are-electric-scooters-the-future-of-urban-transport-quicktake?srnd=premium  
One of the biggest stories in technology this year is the exploding popularity of Bird, Lime, Skip, Spin and Scoot. They’re all electric scooter-rental services, and their vehicles are suddenly buzzing along city streets and sidewalks around the world.

These startups allow riders to locate and unlock scooters with an app. When they reach their destination, they just walk away. Some drivers and pedestrians see the scooters as dangerous contrivances that must be stopped, while some urban planners consider them, along with bikes, the future of city transport.

1. What accounts for the rise of scooters?

Cars often aren’t the quickest way to travel in dense, urban areas. Many cities looked to bicycle-sharing services and bike lanes as a better option for shorter trips and as a way to reduce carbon emissions. Electric scooters, which can cost less than $2 per ride, are an offshoot of that.

--09-15-18: www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/most-democratic-countries-in-the-world/ss-BBNh9fP?li=BBnb7Kz#image=51  

--08-28-18: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/montana-had-highest-suicide-rate-country-then-budget-cuts-hit-n904246

I do not agree with Suicide but I understand…as far as a rise in Suicides in Montana = I REALLY UNDERSTAND…
A growing crisis
Suicide has been a persistent problem in Montana — and it’s getting worse. The state saw 25.9 suicides for every 100,000 residents in 2016, nearly double the national average, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data that is age-adjusted.

Since 1999, that rate has risen 38 percent, even faster than the 30 percent national rise in suicides.

The challenges Montana faces are many. It’s sparsely populated — the fourth-largest state by area, it’s 44th in population, with just over a million people — and it has less than a quarter of the mental-health care providers required to serve its residents, according to the Health Resources and Services Administration.

A strong gun culture and high rate of heavy alcohol consumption fuel the problem, as does lack of daylight in the winter and high altitude, which have both been linked to depression.

And then there’s the stigma associated with reaching out for help, which many Montanans see as a sign of weakness.

“We have a perfect storm when it comes to suicide,” said Karl Rosston, suicide prevention coordinator for Montana’s Department of Public Health and Human Services. “We have a lot of factors that are all happening at the same time.”

--09-13-18: www.cbsnews.com/news/obesity-rates-now-top-35-percent-in-7-states/  
States with obesity rates of 35 percent or more now include Iowa and Oklahoma. The others are Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and West Virginia.

The findings are based on 2017 data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They represent a troubling trend, given that in 2012 no state had an obesity rate of 35 percent or more.

Now in every state, at least 1 in 5 adults is obese, according to the "State of Obesity" report.

Obesity's economic toll is monumental, the authors said. An estimated $149 billion is spent annually in directly related health spending. Lowered economic productivity costs another $66 billion each year.

John Wiesman, the state of Washington's secretary of health, said, "Obesity is a major challenge in nearly every state, and our role as public health leaders is to ensure we're doing everything we can to address it."

Obesity's impact is most serious in communities where access to healthy foods and regular physical activity is limited. These are typically lower income and rural areas, including many communities of color, the report noted.

West Virginia tops the obesity wall of shame. More than 38 percent of adults there have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or more. Colorado has the lowest adult obesity rate in the nation, at just 22.6 percent.

Overall, 22 states had adult obesity rates between 30 and 35 percent, while obesity was a health concern for at least one-quarter of adult residents across 19 states, the report said.

U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data indicate that white obesity rates hover around 38 percent, compared with about 47 percent among blacks and Hispanics.

09-12-18: www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/the-number-one-food-that-causes-food-poisoning/ar-BBNbZSb?li=BBnbfcL  
The food category responsible for the most outbreaks is chicken. Chicken? That’s right.

Between 2009 and 2015, chicken was responsible for 3,114 outbreak-related illnesses, or 12 percent of all food poisoning cases. These are the 8 signs of food poisoning you need to look out for.

It’s a nutritious and healthy protein that’s perfect for dinner. (Here’s the proof!) It’s so easy and delicious that Americans eat more chicken every year than any other meat.

Because we eat, and handle, so much chicken, there’s a greater chance of cross-contamination between raw and undercooked chicken and other foods.

How to protect your family

It’s important to make sure your chicken is handled safely and cooked thoroughly because undercooked chicken often contains illness-causing bacteria (including salmonella). The CDC makes the following recommendations:

Place chicken in a plastic bag before putting in your shopping cart or refrigerator to prevent raw juices from contaminating other foods.
Wash your hands with warm soapy water for 20 seconds before and after handling chicken. Use this expert-recommended technique.
Do not wash raw chicken. (Here’s why.)
Use a separate cutting board for raw chicken and follow guidelines for cutting board care.
Never place cooked food or fresh produce on a plate, cutting board or other surface that previously held raw chicken.
Wash cutting boards, utensils, dishes and countertops with hot, soapy water after preparing chicken.
Use a meat thermometer to make sure chicken is cooked to a safe internal temperature of 165° F.
Refrigerate or leftover chicken within 2 hours (or within 1 hour if the temperature outside is higher than 90° F).

--09-12-18 BRAVO: www.cnbc.com/2018/09/12/some-mcdonalds-workers-vote-to-strike-over-sex-harassment.html
Emboldened by the #MeToo movement, McDonald's workers have voted to stage a one-day strike next week at restaurants in 10 cities in hopes of pressuring management to take stronger steps against on-the-job sexual harassment.

Organizers say it will be the first multistate strike in the U.S. specifically targeting sexual harassment.

Plans for the walkout — to start at lunchtime on Sept. 18 — have been approved in recent days by "women's committees" formed by employees at dozens of McDonald's restaurants across the U.S. Lead organizers include several women who filed complaints with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in May alleging pervasive harassment at some of McDonald's franchise restaurants.

The strike comes as union-backed organizations have been putting pressure on McDonald's on several fronts for better working conditions, including $15 an hour wages — at a burger chain that employs tens of thousands of people around the country, many of them at low pay.

Organizers said the strike would target multiple restaurants — but not every local McDonald's — in each of the 10 cities: Chicago; Durham, North Carolina; Kansas City, Missouri; Los Angeles; Miami; Milwaukee; New Orleans; Orlando, Florida; San Francisco and St. Louis.

--08-26-18: www.msn.com/en-us/health/sexualhealth/people-who-eat-this-food-have-more-sex/ar-AAxNW5q?li=BBnba9O&ocid=U147DHP  
We already know that seafood has tons of benefits. The omega-3 fatty acids in fish boost your memory, reduce anti-social behavior and ADHD, fight depression and anxiety, improve vision, reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, boost your heart health, and generally help you stay sharp as you get older.

Eating fish also helps you sleep better, which thereby contributes to your overall health in major ways.

And the fact that the so-called Blue Zones, where people statistically live the longest, enjoy a Mediterranean diet that’s heavy on seafood suggests it also helps extend your life.

--08-24-18: www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/stories/natural-food-preservative-flavonoids?utm_source=Weekly+Newsletter&utm_campaign=c845617018-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fcbff2e256-c845617018-40201173   Scientists may have found the ultimate food preservative, and it's entirely plant-based (Read More…).