Daniel Penny is a HERO and anyone who thinks differently should imagine how it felt to be in that subway car, closed in w/a remorseless maniac out for blood or worse.
Regarding the Daniel Penny story. Besides the police conning this sincere young man to incriminate himself, I wonder about the ‘story’. We get a cursory introduction, then a video, and that’s it. I go, huh? That’s it? How about finishing it? No, the is not an example of the journalism the FP brags about in self-congratulatory writings.
Actually, I just signed up for Bluesky the other night because I'm sick of the toxic shithole XTwitter has become. Sick to death of both sides' extremists. Supposedly, there's not a lot of censorship going on which is part of my interest. If it turns out be too woke and anti-free speech I'll leave, if I don't get kicked off by self-righteous wokies anyway.
My observations thus far since the election indicate that many woke ideologues rely on external confirmation as a prerequisite to self worth and this creates a paradox in which validation is an existential issue. When presented with a well reasoned argument that contradicts their position, they withdraw deeper into the echo chamber bubble.
This ever narrowing perspective of woke ideology has the very real potential to create a dangerous situation for both them and the rest of us too. I am concerned for the well being of everyone involved but I’m also aware that pandering to this ideology has the opposite of its intended effect.
I am therefore forced to double down on ensuring the execution of our populist agenda in which the corrupt institutions perpetuating this mass form psychosis will effectively be razed.
"Vladimir Putin lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of nuclear weapons Tuesday..."
Again. WTAF is WRONG with all of you so-called "alternative journailsts"?! This is how WW3 starts.
Joe Biden, who conceived and was in charge of the overthrow of Russia using Ukraine project, has gone insane. His West wing is filled with people who cannot conceive of what a nuclear war would be.
It will be annihilation of the United States. We are teetering on the precipice. And you creatures cannot be bothered about it. Your "expert" is an idiot.
If one wants to be AG, then all documentation on a person's behavior should be publicly available. Is that so hard to understand? What is there to hide? The public has a right to know.
Yes, absolutely. I was torn because the police interviewers were very skilled. They did exactly what I would do. Establish a friendly rapport, identify with the "suspect", gain his trust that this is routine, no big deal, be sure to read Miranda from a card and ge t get him to acknowledge each part on video. I'm sure they get a lot of "admissions" that will help in prosecutions and affect the defense argument. The "suspect" eventually
realizes he's screwed up by talking. Innocent people feel there's no harm in talking. Bad guys almost always think they can outsmart the "dumb cops" but seasoned homicide investigators can make you believe you kidnapped the Lindbergh baby.
OK. Gaetz is a creep and definitely shouldn't be the next AG. AND it's good that he's out of Congress. However, some follow up reporting on what constitutes sex with a minor would be worthwhile. The age of consent in many states is 17. Some states even put it at 16. So, is it immoral AND illegal, or just immoral? There ought to be a standard for judgment beyond who the person accused is and who is doing the writing.
Everyone needs to get out of their bubbles and talk to those who don't believe as they do. It's why I subscribe to TFP. I enjoy discussing issues with this commentariat, which is right to hard right to libertarian vs. my liberal centrist self. I learn stuff, and sometimes, maybe, so do others. The side that lost this election needs to examine why it happened, and adjust. I'd also encourage MAGA to talk with liberals when possible, because maybe we'll both learn something from the other. America is a painting never finished, always in progress, and our brush strokes need to adjust accordingly.
I joined Bluesky, too, but didn't drop anything else. No reason to not add another communications vehicle that might take off.
Finally, Daniel Penny is the prime example of WHEN YOU ARE ACCUSED OF A CRIME, DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TALK TO POLICE WITH A LAWYER. My dad was a cop, and I love cops. But they are not your friend when you are the accused, they are there to trip you up and get you convicted. Under no circustance waive your right to counsel. Tell the responding cops what happened at the scene, then say, "I'll tell you the rest at the station when my counsel is present."
Unfortunately, many far left people won't even speak to someone who does not agree with them 100%. Listening to the other side is even harder for them.
Agreed, but again, the victim here is Penny. The police had an agenda, and that’s like the sixties in the South when I grew up. Regardless of skin color, the cops should be racially neutral.
The woke terminology may not be used by normal people, though poll takers aren't average everyday Americans. They are usually partisan. However, if you look for those words in mainstream media articles since 2014, you will see an absolutely insane explosion and overuse of these words in a majority of articles.
RIVER PAGE, “Just months after failing to stop a mysterious weirdo from shooting Donald Trump in the ear …”
Your point about the Secret Service inadequacy is well taken; however, the “shooting Donald Trump in the ear” sounds very much like the WOKE Progressives referring to it as nothing more than “some kid nicked him in the ear.”
Although the Left downplayed, ignored, or HOPED he’d hit his target, the “mysterious weirdo” attempted an ASSASSINATION!
Just like the cocaine found in the White House, I’m betting the information gathered about the “mysterious weirdo” ASSASSIN will have mysteriously disappeared once Trump’s new team takes over.
Along with the Epstein & P Diddy “frequent flyer” lists.
Daniel Penny is a HERO and anyone who thinks differently should imagine how it felt to be in that subway car, closed in w/a remorseless maniac out for blood or worse.
Regarding the Daniel Penny story. Besides the police conning this sincere young man to incriminate himself, I wonder about the ‘story’. We get a cursory introduction, then a video, and that’s it. I go, huh? That’s it? How about finishing it? No, the is not an example of the journalism the FP brags about in self-congratulatory writings.
Have we come up with a cure for TDS? And no, I don't mean wait 4 years for the next election.
No mens rea, no intent to harm. Daniel Perry never should have been tried. Any parent would have loved to have had him as a son.
This just in: Gaetz said he resigned from his first term, BUT since he was re-elected he has not resigned from his new term in January!
"Still unclear: How is this canine Roomba better than an actual dog?".......It doesn't have to be fed and won't scratch the door to go out?
Actually, I just signed up for Bluesky the other night because I'm sick of the toxic shithole XTwitter has become. Sick to death of both sides' extremists. Supposedly, there's not a lot of censorship going on which is part of my interest. If it turns out be too woke and anti-free speech I'll leave, if I don't get kicked off by self-righteous wokies anyway.
My observations thus far since the election indicate that many woke ideologues rely on external confirmation as a prerequisite to self worth and this creates a paradox in which validation is an existential issue. When presented with a well reasoned argument that contradicts their position, they withdraw deeper into the echo chamber bubble.
This ever narrowing perspective of woke ideology has the very real potential to create a dangerous situation for both them and the rest of us too. I am concerned for the well being of everyone involved but I’m also aware that pandering to this ideology has the opposite of its intended effect.
I am therefore forced to double down on ensuring the execution of our populist agenda in which the corrupt institutions perpetuating this mass form psychosis will effectively be razed.
"Vladimir Putin lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of nuclear weapons Tuesday..."
Again. WTAF is WRONG with all of you so-called "alternative journailsts"?! This is how WW3 starts.
Joe Biden, who conceived and was in charge of the overthrow of Russia using Ukraine project, has gone insane. His West wing is filled with people who cannot conceive of what a nuclear war would be.
It will be annihilation of the United States. We are teetering on the precipice. And you creatures cannot be bothered about it. Your "expert" is an idiot.
Read:
https://brianhanley.medium.com/1-second-to-midnight-ww3-will-last-an-hour-e130f719da57
If one wants to be AG, then all documentation on a person's behavior should be publicly available. Is that so hard to understand? What is there to hide? The public has a right to know.
Yes, absolutely. I was torn because the police interviewers were very skilled. They did exactly what I would do. Establish a friendly rapport, identify with the "suspect", gain his trust that this is routine, no big deal, be sure to read Miranda from a card and ge t get him to acknowledge each part on video. I'm sure they get a lot of "admissions" that will help in prosecutions and affect the defense argument. The "suspect" eventually
realizes he's screwed up by talking. Innocent people feel there's no harm in talking. Bad guys almost always think they can outsmart the "dumb cops" but seasoned homicide investigators can make you believe you kidnapped the Lindbergh baby.
OK. Gaetz is a creep and definitely shouldn't be the next AG. AND it's good that he's out of Congress. However, some follow up reporting on what constitutes sex with a minor would be worthwhile. The age of consent in many states is 17. Some states even put it at 16. So, is it immoral AND illegal, or just immoral? There ought to be a standard for judgment beyond who the person accused is and who is doing the writing.
Everyone needs to get out of their bubbles and talk to those who don't believe as they do. It's why I subscribe to TFP. I enjoy discussing issues with this commentariat, which is right to hard right to libertarian vs. my liberal centrist self. I learn stuff, and sometimes, maybe, so do others. The side that lost this election needs to examine why it happened, and adjust. I'd also encourage MAGA to talk with liberals when possible, because maybe we'll both learn something from the other. America is a painting never finished, always in progress, and our brush strokes need to adjust accordingly.
I joined Bluesky, too, but didn't drop anything else. No reason to not add another communications vehicle that might take off.
Finally, Daniel Penny is the prime example of WHEN YOU ARE ACCUSED OF A CRIME, DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TALK TO POLICE WITH A LAWYER. My dad was a cop, and I love cops. But they are not your friend when you are the accused, they are there to trip you up and get you convicted. Under no circustance waive your right to counsel. Tell the responding cops what happened at the scene, then say, "I'll tell you the rest at the station when my counsel is present."
Unfortunately, many far left people won't even speak to someone who does not agree with them 100%. Listening to the other side is even harder for them.
Agreed, but again, the victim here is Penny. The police had an agenda, and that’s like the sixties in the South when I grew up. Regardless of skin color, the cops should be racially neutral.
The woke terminology may not be used by normal people, though poll takers aren't average everyday Americans. They are usually partisan. However, if you look for those words in mainstream media articles since 2014, you will see an absolutely insane explosion and overuse of these words in a majority of articles.
Seems to be quite a few Project 2025 people getting hired.
Weird....
Let Project 2025 go the way of 1619, and Qanon. The only people who care about them are Dems.
Yeah, a complete ideological framework written by memebers of the Heritage Foundation, et al. is only cared about by "tHe dEmS."
Ok ;)
RIVER PAGE, “Just months after failing to stop a mysterious weirdo from shooting Donald Trump in the ear …”
Your point about the Secret Service inadequacy is well taken; however, the “shooting Donald Trump in the ear” sounds very much like the WOKE Progressives referring to it as nothing more than “some kid nicked him in the ear.”
Although the Left downplayed, ignored, or HOPED he’d hit his target, the “mysterious weirdo” attempted an ASSASSINATION!
Just like the cocaine found in the White House, I’m betting the information gathered about the “mysterious weirdo” ASSASSIN will have mysteriously disappeared once Trump’s new team takes over.
Along with the Epstein & P Diddy “frequent flyer” lists.