The (Current year) General Political/Salma Hayek discussion Thread Part V

[jamil]

Seen the released something like 10k cats to help combat the rat problem

Edit- Only 1k cats released

1,000 Wild Cats Released In Chicagos Alleys To Combat Rats

1,000 Wild Cats Released In Chicagos Alleys To... - Chicago, IL - The program started in 2012 and has slowly grown to about 1,000 cats. The presence of the animals scares away the rodents, officials say.

patch.com

I hope they're "fixed" or they'll be paying down that debt for many years. Ask Denver. Except Denver didn't really do it on purpose.

 

[KLB]

When I was a kid, we had ear corn in corn cribs. Mice were everywhere, but I never saw a single rat. When my kids were younger, the ear corn storage was long gone. But as soon as we got a few bags of feed for their 4H pigs, we instantly had rats. Got these two a-holes and turned them loose in the barn at 3 months old. By the time they were 6 months old, no more rats...

It was a seriously entertaining thing to watch. From day 1, they just knew how to do it. After killing several rats in the barn, the remaining rats would make a beeline for the woodpile behind the barn where I kept wood for my outdoor boiler. This isn't a neatly stacked kinda thing. Just large chucks of wood thrown on a pile. The smaller Jack Russell would dive right into the pile while the chunkier one would run circles around it. As the little one flushed them out, the bigger one would grab them, give them a quick shake, and continue running laps waiting for the next one to come out.

Dogs never cease to amaze me.

 

[actaeon277]

protection for the "important" people, but not for you.

 

[bwframe]

Tech groups sue DeSantis over social media bill

Gov. Ron DeSantis prioritized the bill, lamenting what he saw as social media companies targeted conservatives.

www.politico.com

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Tech groups sue DeSantis over social media bill

Gov. Ron DeSantis prioritized the bill, lamenting what he saw as social media companies targeted conservatives.

www.politico.com

The more I hear about him, the more I like him. DeSantis/Abbott ticket for 2024?

 

[Kutnupe14]

The more I hear about him, the more I like him. DeSantis/Abbott ticket for 2024?

So you think political candidates have a right to use social media? I can understand having platforms post their rules before banning someone, but no way in hell do I think govt should tell businesses that politicians MUST have access to their platform.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

So you think political candidates have a right to use social media? I can understand having platforms post their rules before banning someone, but no way in hell do I think govt should tell businesses that politicians MUST have access to their platform.

I think the tech companies need to decide if they want the 230 protections or not. If they want it, then they need to grant equal access to anyone that wants to use their services. As it stands now, they want to have their cake and eat it too.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

But this isn't the only reason I wouldn't mind seeing a DeSantis/Abbott or Abbott/DeSantis ticket. I like their body of work as governors.

 

[Tombs]

So you think political candidates have a right to use social media? I can understand having platforms post their rules before banning someone, but no way in hell do I think govt should tell businesses that politicians MUST have access to their platform.

It's about time people stop worshiping corporations and start celebrating the bill of rights.

 

[nonobaddog]

Or DeSantis/Noem

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Or DeSantis/Noem

Yep, I could go for that too.

 

[Kutnupe14]

It's about time people stop worshiping corporations and start celebrating the bill of rights.

This does relate to the BoRs, but not in the way you think.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

This does relate to the BoRs, but not in the way you think.

And not in the way you think either, apparently. If they want to retain the right to control what is posted on their platforms (as long as it's not illegal), then they need to give up their Section 230 protections and take responsibility for what is posted on their platforms.

 

[Kutnupe14]

And not in the way you think either, apparently.

obviously it does, at least currently, as law follows my understanding of it, and this (as of yet) not passed law runs afoul of it. So...

 

[DoggyDaddy]

obviously it does, at least currently, as law follows my understanding of it, and this (as of yet) not passed law runs afoul of it. So...

They (tech companies) are running afoul of the law as it stands today.

Section 230 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Tombs]

This does relate to the BoRs, but not in the way you think.

I don't see massive mega corporations as private entities as so many of your persuasion seem to.

If I stop paying my bills and go bankrupt, I have to deal with the consequences; they don't. They give themselves a few million dollars or more and go live on a private island as the tax payers eat up their financial failure.

 

[bwframe]

Or DeSantis/Noem

DeSantis/November 2024

No lockdowns
Finish the big beautiful wall
Fund the police (and support the heros)
End the terrorism in our streets
Restore the 2A to as it was written. Abolish the ATF, (along with some other alphabet agencies.)

 

[jamil]

Tech groups sue DeSantis over social media bill

Gov. Ron DeSantis prioritized the bill, lamenting what he saw as social media companies targeted conservatives.

www.politico.com

“You have no right to stop us from silencing people!”

 

[buckwacker]

So you think black folks have a right to use restaurants? I can understand having restaurants post their rules before banning someone, but no way in hell do I think govt should tell businesses that black folks MUST have access to their business.

Does changing the demographic make any difference?

 

[KLB]

So you think political candidates have a right to use social media? I can understand having platforms post their rules before banning someone, but no way in hell do I think govt should tell businesses that politicians MUST have access to their platform.

That ship sailed long ago.