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Now think about this ? When I was a HS sophomore – decades ago! – my World History teacher was Mrs. Holloway, but we all called her Granny Holloway. She was a slight woman, scarcely 5 feet tall, seemingly fragile, but full of vim and vinegar….you know the type. She could speak for hours about the Fall of the Roman Empire, the Inquisition, the Industrial Revolution, and the World Wars. She never sat while she lectured, never stood at a lectern, but moved around the room making eye contact with all of her students. She was demanding too, and I can’t remember how many papers were sent back to me because she would note “you can do better than this, Miss Schaal.” One day during class, an office aid interrupted her lecture to hand her a note. She read it silently, apologized, and said she needed to leave the room. We knew it had to be important because Granny Holloway stopped lectures for no one. We sat in the room talking to one another when the door opened, and in walked Mrs. Abels, another teacher in our HS. She explained to us that Granny had been faced with an emergency, a serious one, and it was questionable if she would even be returning to finish out the semester. We were stunned. Would we get a chance to tell her goodbye? Would we get updates, so we would know she was ok? Mrs. Abels assured us that we need not worry, that Granny was safe but needed time away, and that the best thing we could do for her, and the best way we could show our devotion to her, was to be cooperative with her replacement. Mrs. Abels confirmed that she had been asked and had agreed to step in as Granny’s replacement. Cheer up, she told us, this could be a good thing. Other teachers still believed in endless homework and projects with deadlines and hard work. She would not bring that into our class. She believed in clean slates. If there were grades that we did not like, she could give us a chance to bring them up. She asked us what suggestions we had to make the semester a better learning experience. Someone mentioned that lectures were boring and we wanted more films. Done, she said. Someone else mentioned that a free day now and then would help us if we needed to catch up on work in other classes. She didn’t see a problem with that. She asked us how we felt about an end-of-semester party. Um, yeah, sounded very good to us. And on and on. Mrs. Abels listened intently and agreed to all of our suggestions, continually emphasizing that her concern was that we have a good learning experience and enjoy the semester. She also reminded us that we were lucky to not be sent out to other classes where we would be working to catch up, and that of course this was all for Granny. Near the end of the period, shortly before the bell rang, the door opened and Granny sauntered in with her usual Granny Holloway attitude. “How did they do?,” she asked. “Marvelous,” said Mrs. Abels. “They were completely in my hands.” Granny then faced us and said “And that, my students, is how a dictator takes over a nation. Not with guns or tanks or laws or mandates. They do it using a poster child and promises and gifts and protection from an enemy.” I can’t remember a lesson all through 12 years of public school that made such an impression on me, and has stayed with me.

To answer those who say “I can't believe you would vote for Trump." Listen up folks - I'm not just voting for him. I'm voting for the second Amendment. I'm voting for the next supreme court justice. I'm voting for the electoral college and the Republic we live in. I'm voting for the Police and for law and order. I'm voting for the military and the veterans who fought for and died for this Country. I'm voting for the Flag, which is always missing from the Democratic background. I'm voting for the right to speak my opinion and not be censored. I’m voting for secure borders. I’m voting for the right to praise my God without fear. I’m voting for every unborn soul the Democrats want to murder. I’m voting for freedom and the American Dream. I’m voting for good and against evil. I'm not just voting for one person - I'm voting for the future of my Country! What are you voting for?

Well It looks like the fighting is over again, so now it is time for the fucking to begin.

RCP ELECTORAL SPREAD 2020FebMarAprMayJunJulAug-1000100 Current polls are in red, and actual voting is in black. Interesting STATE BIDEN TRUMP RCP AVERAGE FOUR YEARS AGO 2016 2012 2008 Click Headers to Sort Columns Wisconsin (10) 48.0 44.5 Biden +3.5 Clinton +9.0 Trump +0.7 Obama +6.9 Obama +13.9 Michigan (16) 47.3 44.7 Biden +2.6 Clinton +8.6 Trump +0.3 Obama +9.5 Obama +16.4 Ohio (18) 47.0 44.7 Biden +2.3 Clinton +3.2 Trump +8.1 Obama +3.0 Obama +4.6 Pennsylvania (20) 49.0 44.3 Biden +4.7 Clinton +8.6 Trump +0.7 Obama +5.4 Obama +10.3 Florida (29) 49.0 45.3 Biden +3.7 Clinton +3.6 Trump +1.2 Obama +0.9 Obama +2.8 Georgia (16) 45.6 46.7 Trump +1.1 Trump +0.4 Trump +5.1 Romney +7.8 McCain +5.2 North Carolina (15) 47.0 47.3 Trump +0.3 Clinton +1.3 Trump +3.7 Romney +2.0 Obama +0.3 New Hampshire (4) 51.7 42.0 Biden +9.7 Clinton +8.0 Clinton +0.3 Obama +5.6 Obama +9.6 Iowa (6) 45.0 46.7 Trump +1.7 Clinton +0.2 Trump +9.5 Obama +5.8 Obama +9.5 Missouri (10) 43.3 49.7 Trump +6.4 Trump +3.6 Trump +18.5 Romney +9.4 McCain +0.1 Arizona (11) 48.0 45.8 Biden +2.2 Trump +2.7 Trump +3.5 Romney +9.1 McCain +8.5 Nevada (6) 48.3 44.3 Biden +4.0 Clinton +2.3 Clinton +2.4 Obama +6.7 Obama +12.5

'There is no absolute truth': an infectious disease expert on Covid-19, misinformation and 'bullshit' The idea with bullshit is that it’s trying to appear authoritative and definitive in a way that’s not about communicating accurately and informing a reader. Hyper-partisan media are making a huge mess of this, but that’s on purpose. It may even be that some of the research is being done with an implicitly political context, depending on who the funders are or what the orientations and biases of some of the researchers Calling Bullshit by Carl T. Bergstrom, Jevin D. West: 9780525509189 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books WWW.PENGUINRANDOMHOUSE.COM Bullshit isn’t what it used to be. Now, two science professors give us the tools to dismantle misinformation and think clearly in a world of fake news...

China cover-up: The brutal treatment of expert who tried to tell the TRUTH about COVID-19 A CHINESE professor was brutally dismissed from the Chinese Communist party after voicing concerns of a coronavirus cover-up in China. Cai Xia, who has worked at China’s elite Central Party School, questioned on President Xi Jinping and the country's COVID-19 figures. Coronavirus is believed to have emerged from a wet market in Wuhan in December. China has been accused of both censoring medical experts speaking of a new disease and providing fake coronavirus death tolls. Now a former worker of the ruling Communist Party has joined a number of personalities casting doubt on the veracity of the data. Ms Xia was dismissed from the party on Monday after a tape recording of her branding Mr Xi as a "mafia boss" was leaked online. Having now left the country, she told the Guardian that China was destined for catastrophe as "people cannot speak the truth. "Wuhan’s epidemic spread across the country and the whole world and everyone has been harmed. "Chinese citizens have borne the brunt and among Chinese people, people in Wuhan suffered the most. "We have so many people dead, including people like Li Wenliang who should not have died. "About the number of deaths, up to now China has not even said a real death number." China has reported 4,634 coronavirus deaths so far. This figure places the country in 27th place of most affected nations by death globally. Critics said this figure is impossible given the high comparable death tolls of far smaller countries. Another factor fuelling the claims is that the disease was allowed to spread for weeks before prevention measures came into force. Ms Xia said: "Officials at all levels hide the truth and report only when they cannot cover up any more." A Chinese newspaper has lashed out at her "blatant betrayal." Studies from June indicated China's COVID-19 total could be 14 times higher than the nation’s official figure. She added that her standpoint was now "free from any constraints". United States experts who carried out the research suggested China may have been experiencing as many as 2,000 daily fatalities during the peak of its outbreak. One expert has also said this month that China's ruling party also "purged" a key database from a Wuhan lab. Cyber security expert Robert Potter said analysis of leaked figures from a Chinese data leak seemed to reveal "major discrepancies" from the figures they gave the World Health Organisation. China's honesty was also doubted when a doctor who said her bosses censored her warnings about COVID-19 suddenly disappeared in April.

And she's is back for more.

She Gone out the door, now we will see if Rama really has anything swinging between his legs.

Fighting and Fucking, this is what they do best.

Please use the new topic for Leora and Malia Thanks

Here is the definition of your most famous line, I think you might need to rethink how you this line: pseudo-lesbianism An interaction between two heterosexual female friends that causes them to appear to be lesbian partners. Very enjoyable for all. Maddie and I began massaging each other's tits in Taco Bell, causing others to stare with awe at our pseudo-lesbianism.

That is absolutely correct there were 3 of them, and yes they got fed up with the PM's and then people not believing their translations, so they just quit doing it altogether.

Cough Cough Bullshit......Cough Cough Bullshit 🤣 The voyeurs got the double whammy tonight

So reminds me of the Laundry Room, and Balcony in B-1 antics from days past..... the very same thing here, except these girls know there is no recourse for the viewers, just the middle finger.

Yea no kidding the little one is pretty drunk.

She is just teasing them and playing with them. 🤣

I will pass this along to the forum administrator, he should be able to help you out.

No this time, I left it so that all who read it, can see that you are intentionally breaking the rules and disrespecting them as a forum community and the staff. You do know there is Topic for this kind of post, but yet you choose to flood this one topic with off topic posts. WHY ?

Not forbidden, just not allowed the general thread, so start a topic about speculation as to what is going on outside, and those who really care will follow and post there. This will stop all the food fighting about this subject.

There are only 3 Moderators and 1 Forum administrator, and yes we are here to stay, do get use to it. Follow the rules and stay on topic. Be negative, Be critical, Be respectful of others who don't agree, and to the tenants themselves.

Yes by all means lets stay on Topic, and there is to be no discussion about outside the apartment. Please read the rules before posting in the general threads(located in the very beginning of the Leroa and Malia header). If you feel the need to discuss and speculate about what is going on outside of the apartment, then create a thread for it. Thanks

Well and it begins again, and you thought we were not around. Stay and quit baiting and insulting each other. Stay on Topic or take it to flame wars.