lucius septimius 2/15/2021 5:32:52 AM

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vxbush 2/15/2021 5:32:52 AM

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vxbush 2/15/2021 5:33:58 AM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 1:

You are and I seem to be in sync, if you look at the timestamps on our posts. 

lucius septimius 2/15/2021 5:51:52 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 3:

Eerie ...

Occasional Reader 2/15/2021 6:26:06 AM

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doppelganglander 2/15/2021 7:04:33 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 5:

That's a little too close to reality in your city.

buzzsawmonkey 2/15/2021 7:44:06 AM

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One of the shows on my local NPR station today was going to talk about "the history of private prisons in America."  I've noticed that "private prisons" and "mass incarceration" are two of the Left's current bugaboos, and I'd be curious if anyone can explain just why.  

"Mass incarceration" seems kind of silly, in that nobody is incarcerated without first being charged and undergoing a trial or a plea bargain---which means that the person did, indeed, commit a crime except in the extremely-rare instances of wrongful conviction.  Indeed, given the vastly-increased leniency being instituted by Left-leaning district attorneys, involving light sentences, early release, release on recognizance without bail, it is highly likely that anyone actually in prison is not merely an offender, but a repeat offender with a rap sheet as long as their arm.  So, what is the basis for this outrage over supposed "mass incarceration?"  

The "private prison" obsession is likewise mystifying.  What makes a "private prison," operating on contract with a state or local authority, and under the oversight of the government, innately worse than a prison run directly by appointed officials and others hired directly by the state?  

JCM 2/15/2021 7:45:45 AM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 1:

No I'm appropriating!

JCM 2/15/2021 8:21:40 AM

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Decades Before The Civil War, Lincoln Saw An Approaching Storm. Every American Should Read His Warning

Beyond their brutality, the young lawyer feared these mobs for the lawlessness they embodied -- and the idle familiarity with which his fellow Americans seemed to accept these incidents.

Kosh's Shadow 2/15/2021 8:49:18 AM

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Kosh's Shadow 2/15/2021 12:37:06 PM

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Daughter just sent me images of my father's Army discharge and Separation Qualification Record.

Saved them, and will place printed copies in the 649th Engineering Battalion book

Kosh's Shadow 2/15/2021 2:07:36 PM

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Why does North Korea hate Israel? 

Was it because they are upset at an Israeli soccer referee in the 1966 World Cup?

According to Arad, the hatred dates back to the 1966 soccer world cup, which was held in England, where underdog North Korea had qualified.

The North Koreans had surprisingly advanced through to the quarter finals and appeared to be on their way to a major upset in their match against powerhouse Portugal. In the first half, the North Koreans jumped out to a shocking 3–0 lead over the Portuguese, historically one of the world’s best soccer countries.

Portuguese soccer star Eusébio then rose to the occasion by scoring four straight goals to take the lead, with José Augusto adding a fifth in the 78th minute to seal the 5–3 win.

“In North Korea, it turns out, the thinking was not that it was Eusébio who robbed them of the victory. The referee was the one North Koreans blamed for the loss. The one who held the whistle in that fateful game was the late Israeli football referee Menachem Ashkenazi,” Arad tweeted.

And those feelings have persisted until today, Arad continued.

“The incident in the national consciousness of the North Koreans is so deeply ingrained that when they want to curse a referee at football games in the local league…they simply shout at him that he is an ‘Israeli referee,'” Arad said

“In Korean it sounds like this: ‘Ai-su-ra-al-shim-pan-wen.’ If you are popping in to visit Pyongyang, do not talk to them about soccer!” Arad advises.

Occasional Reader 2/15/2021 3:02:52 PM

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In #12 Kosh's Shadow said: Why does North Korea hate Israel? 

Because axis of evil.

Kosh's Shadow 2/15/2021 3:37:44 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 13:

There was an Arthur C. Clarke story about a soccer rivalry between two South American countries that ended with one of them ordering a nuclear device that could fit in a soccer ball.

JCM 2/15/2021 4:07:31 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 14:

There was a war over soccer.....

Kosh's Shadow 2/15/2021 4:29:11 PM

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In #15 JCM said: There was a war over soccer.....

Soccer bleu!