Place to put my Nonsense Thread.

[toonces11]

Tying education funding to the political survey results of students. Very dumb. Requiring schools/students to declare their political beliefs is also ethically questionable.

Expressly prohibiting public education curriculum changes that he views as politically influenced and in opposition to his views. Maybe not dumb. Actually savvy. But highly unethical. Pushing out beliefs he doesn’t support while pushing in beliefs he does support in early education.

A bill to prevent social media companies from blocking politicians who spread false or hateful information. Pretty dumb.

This one is less impactful but funny that Florida had to write a bill to catch up to public school curriculums started decades ago in states with fair-to-good public education: His law emphasizing civics instruction and the perils of communism. Welcome to the 21st century, Florida.

Expanding ‘stand your ground’ laws to potentially allow for murder for property crimes. I don’t wholly disagree with stand-your-ground laws, but Florida needed to look into limiting its scope, not expanding it to allow you to blast Jimmy with a shotgun for breaking a window.

Expanding laws to restrict peaceful protests. If you protest peacefully but a handful of protestors turn violent, you’re all guilty by association, as if that’s something you can control. It’s intended purpose is to prevent protests in the first place.

If you are old enough to vote--don't you have to declare R, D or indy? Whats the big deal?

Prohibiting politically influenced curriculum shouldn't have been allowed in the first place, but you probably didnt have a problem with it as it has shifted further and further left, correct? Where was the outcry before?

The stand your ground is tricky---but if you know thats the consequence or possible outcome---isnt it the ultimate deterrent.

Restricting peaceful protests----wrong.
Not acknowledging that protests have rarely been peaceful---wrong
Protest organizers have a responsibility to not allow violence, rioting, and property damage, do they not?

 

[brooky03]

Very similar to Lebrons answer on anything...right after he tells anyone within earshot how educated he is.

Lol

 

[brooky03]

If you are old enough to vote--don't you have to declare R, D or indy? Whats the big deal?

It varies from state to state but most allow you to register to vote without choosing anything. And that also only applies to those who register to vote. The primary issue is tying political survey results to funding. He has used his imagination to come up with a problem of Liberal indoctrination in colleges. So it appears that his solution to that imaginary problem is to threaten funding if 20% of 18 year olds think they’re Republicans but that number drops to 15% as they get older and learn more about life. He’d say, “See, I told you these evil colleges were indoctrinating our youth!! No more money for you!.” Or something intellectually disabled like that.

 

[toonces11]

It varies from state to state but most allow you to register to vote without choosing anything. And that also only applies to those who register to vote. The primary issue is tying political survey results to funding. He has used his imagination to come up with a problem of Liberal indoctrination in colleges. So it appears that his solution to that imaginary problem is to threaten funding if 20% of 18 year olds think they’re Republicans but that number drops to 15% as they get older and learn more about life. He’d say, “See, I told you these evil colleges were indoctrinating our youth!! No more money for you!.” Or something intellectually disabled like that.

They allow you to vote in both republican and democratic primaries?

 

[lurkeraspect84]

I guess we have to bribe ppl to go to work...,other than having a job and earning an income.



#15001 is going to be like "this is bullshit".

 

[GhostOf301]

It varies from state to state but most allow you to register to vote without choosing anything. And that also only applies to those who register to vote. The primary issue is tying political survey results to funding. He has used his imagination to come up with a problem of Liberal indoctrination in colleges. So it appears that his solution to that imaginary problem is to threaten funding if 20% of 18 year olds think they’re Republicans but that number drops to 15% as they get older and learn more about life. He’d say, “See, I told you these evil colleges were indoctrinating our youth!! No more money for you!.” Or something intellectually disabled like that.

Your brain is broken.

 

[hailtoyourvictor]

You started the conversation, you should have provided substance without having been asked. Don't act like you simply hadn't gotten around to it.

Took him some time to become an expert in those points. Google might’ve been down.

 

[GhostOf301]

I guess we have to bribe ppl to go to work...,other than having a job and earning an income.

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#15001 is going to be like "this is bullshit".

What a time to be alive. The same thing was proposed for North Carolina. Thank god it got shut down. Just end the federal unemployment benefits and it will take care of itself.

 

[JimboBBN]

Democrats will democrat. Don’t want to work? No worries! They’ll just give you more money until you do.

 

[brooky03]

Your brain is broken.

Pot, meet kettle, then.

 

[I am stupid]

There's a lot of white rage in this thread.

 

[dukedevilz]

If DeSantis wins the GOP nomination in 2024, it will only be a matter of time before the NYT or WaPo tell us how DeSantis is worse than Trump.

 

[brooky03]

They allow you to vote in both republican and democratic primaries?

Whether you’re allowed to vote in primaries is one question. That’s not the question you asked. You can register to vote without making a choice. I’m not up to date on all 50 states, obviously. Presumably, if you don’t make a choice you’re not allowed to vote in primaries.

Edit: And, again, even if you’re required to make a selection, that is the result of voluntarily choosing to register to vote. That’s different than requiring all students to be surveyed.

In practice, could/will a lot of students just not respond or pick “I don’t know” (or whatever the equivalent answer is)? Yeah, probably. But the issue is DeSantis’ intent.

 

[brooky03]

If DeSantis wins the GOP nomination in 2024, it will only be a matter of time before the NYT or WaPo tell us how DeSantis is worse than Trump.

I don’t think it could get worse than Trump, but I’ll never underestimate the GOP.

And for the record, I think DeSantis is better than Trump, which should go without saying. He’s at least qualified to lead, even if I think his leadership is shit.

 

[lurkeraspect84]

 

[bMORE607]

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So fvcking dumb

 

[olsonab]

If DeSantis wins the GOP nomination in 2024, it will only be a matter of time before the NYT or WaPo tell us how DeSantis is worse than Trump.

They've already started that....

 

[dukedevilz]

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Hard to take her seriously. There are more trees on the earth than ever before.

And drowning in rising sea levels? According to NASA, the sea levels have risen 8 inches since 1870. On average, the ocean is 2.3 miles deep, basically 145,000 inches. So, we're talking about sea levels rising an astronomical 0.0055% over the past 150 years. That's roughly the equivalent of my dog farting into a hurricane.

 

[lurkeraspect84]

hahhhahaha

 

[GhostOf301]

Hard to take her seriously. There are more trees on the earth than ever before.

And drowning in rising sea levels? According to NASA, the sea levels have risen 8 inches since 1870. On average, the ocean is 2.3 miles deep, basically 145,000 inches. So, we're talking about sea levels rising an astronomical 0.0055% over the past 150 years. That's roughly the equivalent of my dog farting into a hurricane.

Is there a price for your dog's farts?

 

[bMORE607]

They've already started that....

Yea Brooky didn't just start randomly hating him today. He read the WaPo piece and was told by his overlords that DeSantis is the next Satan.

 

[GhostOf301]

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I just had two trees taken down. Brings the total number of trees taken down on my property to 13. Eat that, AOC.

 

[dukedevilz]

Is there a price for your dog's farts?

My dog's farts are priceless, actually. I can't - and I won't sell them.

 

[lurkeraspect84]

I just had two trees taken down. Brings the total number of trees taken down on my property to 13. Eat that, AOC.

And you've dealt with rising water.

 

[lurkeraspect84]

My dog's farts are priceless, actually. I can't - and I won't sell them.

100K for a dog fart. Would you sell it right now?

 

[bMORE607]

I just had two trees taken down. Brings the total number of trees taken down on my property to 13. Eat that, AOC.

Thanks for killing mother earth, dick.

 

[GhostOf301]

And you've dealt with rising water.

Dammit

 

[dukedevilz]

100K for a dog fart. Would you sell it right now?

Damnit. I guess I do have a breaking point. Sorry, canine mephitic odor. I'm gonna have to store you in a container to save the planet.

 

[GhostOf301]

Thanks for killing mother earth, dick.

I still have about 20 or so. I still have some killing left to do.

 

[lurkeraspect84]

I still have about 20 or so. I still have some killing left to do.

 

[lurkeraspect84]

I still have about 20 or so. I still have some killing left to do.

What did you do with the trees you did cut down. I'm assuming you don't have a wood stove and make firewood.

 

[lurkeraspect84]

 

[lurkeraspect84]

 

[lurkeraspect84]

 

[GhostOf301]

What did you do with the trees you did cut down. I'm assuming you don't have a wood stove and make firewood.

The ones I had cut down were chipped up and hauled off. The ones I cut down, I burned in the field behind me.. Pine is terrible to burn in a fireplace or a wood stove. I am done though. All the pines are gone. Nothing but crape myrtles, oaks and Japanese maples left. A couple of sycamore trees on the backside of the property.

 

[brooky03]

Hard to take her seriously. There are more trees on the earth than ever before.

And drowning in rising sea levels? According to NASA, the sea levels have risen 8 inches since 1870. On average, the ocean is 2.3 miles deep, basically 145,000 inches. So, we're talking about sea levels rising an astronomical 0.0055% over the past 150 years. That's roughly the equivalent of my dog farting into a hurricane.

Depends how you define “ever before.” We have about half as many trees now compared to when human civilization started (when we started building towns and cities and stopped being hunter gatherers). In the past few decades, as a result of conservation efforts (planting trees), we have been able to counteract deforestation.

Sea level rise is accelerating. True, it’s risen 8-10 inches since 1870. That doesn’t mean it will take another 150 years to rise another 8 inches. Is 8 inches practically nothing compared to the depth of the oceans? Yes, but the depth of the ocean isn’t relevant to the threat of sea level rise. It doesn’t take much for what seems like a small sea level rise to wipe away coastlines. We’ve already seen that start to happen.

 

[brooky03]

Yea Brooky didn't just start randomly hating him today. He read the WaPo piece and was told by his overlords that DeSantis is the next Satan.

Lol. I believe that you believe this is true.

 

[hailtoyourvictor]

Yea Brooky didn't just start randomly hating him today. He read the WaPo piece and was told by his overlords that DeSantis is the next Satan.

Haha so far out of left field, too.

 

[bMORE607]

Remember when Dems tried to invoke the 25th amendment on Trump. Might be time to rev that engine up again.

 

[hailtoyourvictor]

Depends how you define “ever before.” We have about half as many trees now compared to when human civilization started (when we started building towns and cities and stopped being hunter gatherers). In the past few decades, as a result of conservation efforts (planting trees), we have been able to counteract deforestation.

Sea level rise is accelerating. True, it’s risen 8-10 inches since 1870. That doesn’t mean it will take another 150 years to rise another 8 inches. Is 8 inches practically nothing compared to the depth of the oceans? Yes, but the depth of the ocean isn’t relevant to the threat of sea level rise. It doesn’t take much for what seems like a small sea level rise to wipe away coastlines. We’ve already seen that start to happen.

Thank goodness you’re an expert in this, too.