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  Joe Biden Scores Whopping 85 Percent Approval Among Those Who Watched Address to Congress

  by Disillusioned JW in

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  see the article called just in: joe biden scores whopping 85 percent approval among those who watched address to congress .

  i sure was impressed with it when i saw it..

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  All news outlet have an agenda - yes, I said all media have bias.

  That will be a pointless exercise if you are only going to use a single data point to prove how commercial news outlet try to spin a story - ok, yes, good point. You would need to study reporting of multiple stories about different issues.

  Maybe a comparison would provide how left-wing and right-wing people are treated: in January, Trump tells his supporters to fight against the election decision and he's investigated for incitement to violence. Maxine Waters says people should 'take to the streets and become more confrontational' and isn't investigated for incitement to violence and/or interference in an (at the time) ongoing case.

  Social media, one branch of our media, certainly treats right-wing and left-wing people differently. I'm not sure about traditional media, perhaps more investigation would be needed.
  
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  Joe Biden Scores Whopping 85 Percent Approval Among Those Who Watched Address to Congress

  by Disillusioned JW in

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  see the article called just in: joe biden scores whopping 85 percent approval among those who watched address to congress .

  i sure was impressed with it when i saw it..

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  LOL, it is the same thing when people post links from FOX news and affiliates, you get the same response "Fake news" - no media is free of bias, but is your claim true?

  It would be very interesting to compare how media from opposite ends of the political spectrum - e.g. Fox on one hand, and CNN on the other - reported the Ma'Khia Bryant shooting. How they broke this news, how they edited their news reports, what details they left out, etc.
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  Joe Biden Scores Whopping 85 Percent Approval Among Those Who Watched Address to Congress

  by Disillusioned JW in

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  see the article called just in: joe biden scores whopping 85 percent approval among those who watched address to congress .

  i sure was impressed with it when i saw it..

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  3 Types of People?

  by minimus in

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  as a rule, there are 3 types.

  one is the dramatic over the top person where a hangnail means you might have to get your finger cut off.. the second type is —who me, worry?

  i’m not going to let too much of anything bother me unless it really is armageddon.. the third type is the person in between.

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  Did I miss any big news?

  by Iamallcool in

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  i used to read this site everyday for years!

  i am still learning to be ex ex jw.

  did i miss any big news, etc?

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  Five or six years ago, there was the ARC (the Australian Royal Commission into child abuse in religious organisations).

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl4fOBrOcC8
  
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  Woke Oscars cringe

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  actors' acceptance speeches have often been a little dodgy - viewers don't care what political or social views actors may have, we typically appreciate actors acting well.. this year's oscars awards ceremony seems to be going above and beyond, however.. here's frances mcdormand's acceptance speech, in which she dedicates her victory to 'our wolf' and then howls like a bitch, lol.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-_be0awgwk.

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  So actors should act and leaving the thinking to those who do it better - no, actors obviously can have political (and other) opinions. But those opinions have nothing to do with a film awards ceremony.
  
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  Woke Oscars cringe

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  actors' acceptance speeches have often been a little dodgy - viewers don't care what political or social views actors may have, we typically appreciate actors acting well.. this year's oscars awards ceremony seems to be going above and beyond, however.. here's frances mcdormand's acceptance speech, in which she dedicates her victory to 'our wolf' and then howls like a bitch, lol.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-_be0awgwk.

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  I wasn't aware Shawshank Redemption failed at the box office - it didn't fail, strictly speaking.

  It didn't make a financial loss.

  It just didn't pull in a lot of money, considering it's an excellent film.

  Shawshank Redemption budget: $25 million.

  Shawshank Redemption box office: $50 million.

  ^^^ Modest profit, really ...
  
  
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  Covid 19 True Infection Rate / Proof of Misinformation

  by Simon in

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  this is interesting.. you've probably heard of "asymptomatic spread" which is, people who are infected with the virus and are spreading it, but who have no symptoms.. but is it accurate?

  is it supported by the statistics?.

  this video analyses the facts and concludes that we've been given misinformation due to faulty testing.

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  Its obvious that people are annoyed that the entire general population is going under serious social restrictions to perhaps save the lives of 1% or less of the population - what pisses me off are several related things:

  1. the dodgy Covid deaths stat -which I've already explained.

  2. the fact that the UK Gov used emergency powers to lockdown everything. The decision wasn't properly scrutinised in Parliament, particularly the January national lockdown.

  3. the reluctance of officials to unlock the UK. We're seeing lots of talk from SAGE scientists about keeping facemasks, etc. after everyone has been vaccinated. Some people in positions of power seem reluctant to give up additional Covid powers.

  Mankind has to get control of this virus - not really possible, actually. Viruses gonna virus. We need to live with this virus.

  And by living, I mean no more national lockdowns, no telling people what to do, no mandatory masks. Vaccinate all those who want the jab and then reopen society, trust people to behave sensibly.

  Include myself as one the annoyed and pissed off but I understand what governments are doing and the reason behind it - re lockdowns, there is a trade off. How many lives lockdown saves vs how many will die of non-Covid sh1t. Plus, how much money national lockdowns eats up and the impact of this on society.

  We're supposed to have an opposition party questioning Boris Johnson's Covid diktats but Keir Starmer has gone AWOL. Not good.
  
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  Covid 19 True Infection Rate / Proof of Misinformation

  by Simon in

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  this is interesting.. you've probably heard of "asymptomatic spread" which is, people who are infected with the virus and are spreading it, but who have no symptoms.. but is it accurate?

  is it supported by the statistics?.

  this video analyses the facts and concludes that we've been given misinformation due to faulty testing.

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  During WW2, X million died, but not all of them died in the battle field. Some died due to consequences of the war like malnutrition, lack of adequate medical car, depression etc. These deaths are still attributed to the war - I'm not sure this is a good comparison with 'Covid deaths' in the UK.

  Here in Britain, if a person dies 28 days after a positive test, even if he gets hit by a truck, he'll be added to the Covid deaths stat. It's ridiculous.

  At least some if not many 'Covid deaths' are no such thing - people having died of other causes.

  It's intellectually dishonest of the UK Gov and SAGE to compile Covid deaths in this manner.

  Part of doing science is collecting data and compiling datasets in a clean and honest way.
  
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  Woke Oscars cringe

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  actors' acceptance speeches have often been a little dodgy - viewers don't care what political or social views actors may have, we typically appreciate actors acting well.. this year's oscars awards ceremony seems to be going above and beyond, however.. here's frances mcdormand's acceptance speech, in which she dedicates her victory to 'our wolf' and then howls like a bitch, lol.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-_be0awgwk.

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  LoveUniHateExams

  The point is that society is changing and it is forcing actors and politicians to move in that same direction - there is no 'forcing' going on. Actors are using their free will to say crazy shit during their speeches. All they have to do is go up on stage, collect their award, thank their agent, then f**k off.

  Hollywood has forgotten that the first thing they need to do is entertain people - ding, ding, ding, I think we have a winner!