dublin hillz's threads
Politics and "media bias"
by
dublin hillz
on 11 Feb 2013
150 comments, latest
5 years ago
It seems to me like both sides and by that I mean both sides that are far from center like to act victimized by the "media." Conservatives like to ...
Prop 13 is not inherently unfair
by
dublin hillz
on 5 Aug 2013
149 comments, latest
11 years ago
There seems to be a perception in society that prop 13 is unfair because over time, the homeowner will pay taxes that are significantly less than 1.25% of the ...
Latinos voting for Obama
by
dublin hillz
on 8 Feb 2013
101 comments, latest
11 years ago
The results indicate that Barack won the latino vote 71% to 29%. This 41% spread is rather impressive especially considering that "on paper" the reps should have an advantage ...
2012 election results demographics
by
dublin hillz
on 6 Dec 2013
92 comments, latest
10 years ago
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.e This is a cool composite of last presidential election. It shows clearly that Mr Bain got beat by getting hammered in the latino vote, asian vote, losing the ...
Paying $3,000 rent per month is slavery
by
dublin hillz
on 3 Jun 2013
72 comments, latest
11 years ago
If someone makes this choice (and apparently some folks here consider this to be a wise choice...) in their 30s assuming that they live for 50 more years, that ...
Trump's rise reflects hatred for Barack
by
dublin hillz
on 29 Dec 2015
37 comments, latest
8 years ago
https://www.psychologytoday.co "Why is there so much hatred toward Obama? There are lots of reasons, but let’s start with what Obama represents in terms of identity. He is a progressive, ...
Eastwood - "American sniper is an anti-war statement"
by
dublin hillz
on 3 Feb 2015
23 comments, latest
9 years ago
http://www.hollywoodreporter.c "The biggest antiwar statement any film" can make is to show "the fact of what [war] does to the family and the people who have to go back ...
Russia uses soviet tactics to discuss ferguson
by
dublin hillz
on 2 Dec 2014
48 comments, latest
9 years ago
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/ Those relying on Russia's state-run media right now are probably under the impression that all of America is up in flames and on the brink of imploding because the U.S. government is tyrannical and has been oppressing ...
Trump admires statist thugs
by
dublin hillz
on 24 Mar 2016
35 comments, latest
8 years ago
http://www.nationalreview.com/ " His interviewer asked, “You mean firm hand as in China?†Trump answered, “When the students poured into Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government almost blew it. Then they ...
Disaffected christian white males live vicariously through Trump
by
dublin hillz
on 4 Sep 2015
23 comments, latest
9 years ago
What, exactly, is it about his personality that is so appealing to some (while being so abhorrent to others)? His unabashed egoism and narcissism, coupled with his success. Trump ...
Xenophobia at epidemic levels in russia
by
dublin hillz
on 25 Nov 2014
19 comments, latest
9 years ago
http://www.interpretermag.com/ Xenophobia and hate crimes against members of other ethnic groups, after having declined in Russia between 2009 and 2012, have now risen to unprecedented levels, the result of ...
Psychologist - Trump presidency would be a disaster
by
dublin hillz
on 29 Mar 2016
19 comments, latest
8 years ago
https://www.psychologytoday.co "Now let’s look out at the global situation. Here we see uncertainty everywhere we look. Climate change, a chaotic Middle East sparking radical Islamic jihadism, many indicators of ...
Dorner's fatal error
by
dublin hillz
on 21 Feb 2013
30 comments, latest
11 years ago
It appears that Dorner was doomed when the elderly couple was able to free themselves and make the phone call. The rest is history. The question then is philosophical. ...
RT and FOX blatant bias
by
dublin hillz
on 24 Dec 2015
17 comments, latest
8 years ago
http://observer.com/2015/02/ho "Somebody who only watched RT would have an image of the U.S. as a place of radical economic inequality, widespread civil unrest, corrupt politicians, racial animus and a ...
Censorship in Russia
by
dublin hillz
on 4 Dec 2014
28 comments, latest
9 years ago
https://www.opendemocracy.net/
ISIS burns Jordanian pilot alive
by
dublin hillz
on 3 Feb 2015
17 comments, latest
9 years ago
http://www.reuters.com/article Reuters could not immediately confirm the content of the video, which showed a man resembling airman Mouath al-Kasaesbeh standing in a black cage before being set ablaze. But ...
Kouachi brothers terminated
by
dublin hillz
on 9 Jan 2015
20 comments, latest
9 years ago
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyli This combo shows handout photos released by French Police in Paris early on January 8, 2015 of suspects Cherif Kouachi (L), aged 32, and his brother Said Kouachi ...
What is wrong with middle east?
by
dublin hillz
on 19 Jun 2014
18 comments, latest
10 years ago
Looking back it is clear that removal of saddaam eventually led to civil/religious war/strife that resulted in thousands upon thousands of deaths/maimings and waves of terror. It's pretty horrible ...
Twitter suspends accounts of Alt-Right leadership
by
dublin hillz
on 17 Nov 2016
17 comments, latest
7 years ago
https://www.rt.com/usa/367186- " Social media company Twitter suspended several accounts run by people associated with white nationalist ideas, or alt-right, in its efforts to crack down on hate speech. The ...
Trump counts retirees among the unemployed
by
dublin hillz
on 28 Sep 2015
15 comments, latest
9 years ago
http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/2 Ok, this is getting ridiculous, I can see including those who "gave up" looking for work, but to count those who chose to retire is obscene and is ...
Russia bans Jehovah's Witnesses and confiscates their property
by
dublin hillz
on 12 May 2017
15 comments, latest
7 years ago
https://www.thenewamerican.com "Under the guise of battling “extremism,†Russian authorities decided last month to ban the Jehovah's Witnesses religious organization. The decision to prohibit the organization, seize its property, and ...
Israeli newspaper blasts Bannon
by
dublin hillz
on 16 Nov 2016
18 comments, latest
7 years ago
http://www.haaretz.com/world-n "Donald Trump has appointed Stephen Bannon, his former campaign CEO, as chief strategist and top aide – a man who deliberately shaped the Breitbart news site into an ...
Trump "doubled down on cultural grievances"
by
dublin hillz
on 4 May 2016
14 comments, latest
8 years ago
http://fivethirtyeight.com/fea "But whereas Cruz offered a mix of anti-establishment-ism and movement conservatism — and whereas Marco Rubio offered movement conservatism plus a strong claim to electability — Trump’s main ...
ISIS - caliphate maniacs
by
dublin hillz
on 23 Dec 2014
18 comments, latest
9 years ago
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12 "No, we will conquer Europe one day," the man said. "It is not a question of if we will conquer Europe, just a matter of when that will ...
Tariffs are taxes that hurt consumers
by
dublin hillz
on 28 Apr 2016
13 comments, latest
8 years ago
"In simplest terms, a tariff is a tax. It adds to the cost of imported goods and is one of several trade policies that a country can enact." "Who ...
Putin's hatred of Clinton reflects classic paranoia
by
dublin hillz
on 28 Oct 2016
15 comments, latest
7 years ago
http://time.com/4422723/putin- "In December 2011, Vladimir Putin came closer than he’s ever been to losing his hold on power. His decision that year to run for a third term as ...
Petrodollar system is critical to our high standard of living
by
dublin hillz
on 14 Dec 2016
12 comments, latest
7 years ago
"The Petrodollar System From 1972 to 1974, the U.S. government made a series of agreements with Saudi Arabia. These agreements created the petrodollar system. The U.S. government chose Saudi ...
Tax savings generated by owning
by
dublin hillz
on 1 Feb 2013
26 comments, latest
11 years ago
Decided to do taxes a little early this year. Was curious to find out exactly how my taxes compare to what I would pay if I were still renting. ...
Military may refuse to follow Trump's orders
by
dublin hillz
on 29 Mar 2016
22 comments, latest
8 years ago
https://www.washingtonpost.com "Former CIA director Michael Hayden believes there is a legitimate possibility that the U.S. military would refuse to follow orders given by Donald Trump if the Republican front-runner ...
London sportsbook considers Hillary an overwhelming favorite for president
by
dublin hillz
on 31 Aug 2015
16 comments, latest
9 years ago
http://www.usatoday.com/story/ 1.1 to 1 odds in Mrs Ratched 4 to 1 on Bush the 3rd 8 to 1 on Putin of the West #politics
Falling gas prices = $1,100 average household savings
by
dublin hillz
on 16 Dec 2014
11 comments, latest
9 years ago
http://www.marketwatch.com/sto MarketWatch) The tax cut for American consumers from plunging oil prices is getting bigger by the day and the U.S. economy will be another big beneficiary, too. The ...
SFBA is model for humanity
by
dublin hillz
on 30 Jul 2014
17 comments, latest
10 years ago
Here in SFBA we literally have people from all over the world. The only real determining factor where one lives in our area is ultimately money. People don't kill ...
$40,000 a month rent for a restaurant?
by
dublin hillz
on 8 Apr 2013
18 comments, latest
11 years ago
I recently found out at san mateo's Macaroni Grill that their dublin location has closed in large part because they could no longer afford the $40,000 monthly rent that ...
Alt Right is definitely not liberal - a bunch of right wing malcontents
by
dublin hillz
on 7 Dec 2016
6 comments, latest
7 years ago
www.dailystormer.com/a-normies This is straight out of the horse's mouth where they explain in great detail what they represent and what they all about - no one can claim that ...
Anti union jihadist bites the dust
by
dublin hillz
on 21 Sep 2015
16 comments, latest
9 years ago
http://www.nytimes.com/politic #politics
Britain outperforms United States in life expectancy despite death panels
by
dublin hillz
on 14 Mar 2013
25 comments, latest
11 years ago
http://www.ageconcernleics.com https://www.cia.gov/library/pu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L Despite utilizing "death panels", England beats United States by 1.68 years in overall life expectancy and by 1.17 years amongst women. In my opinion, "death panels" ...
Islamists attacks on France are attacks against Liberalism
by
dublin hillz
on 15 Jul 2016
8 comments, latest
8 years ago
https://www.theguardian.com/wo "Undoubtedly, the role France has historically assumed as standard bearer of western secular liberalism has also put the nation in the spotlight. Islamic extremists may see the US ...
Raegan aided right wing military terrorists in el salvador
by
dublin hillz
on 4 Feb 2014
15 comments, latest
10 years ago
http://www.cja.org/article.php Over 75,000 civilians died at the hands of government forces during the civil war in El Salvador (1980-1992). These 12 years of violence were punctuated by three well ...
Glenn Beck has been rehabilitated, admits mistakes
by
dublin hillz
on 16 Nov 2016
6 comments, latest
7 years ago
http://www.newyorker.com/magaz "Glenn Beck clicked on a video of Michelle Obama campaigning for Hillary Clinton in a New Hampshire gymnasium. The First Lady ripped into Trump’s comments, calling them “disgraceful†...
Other NATO countries need to pay their fair share
by
dublin hillz
on 9 Apr 2014
13 comments, latest
6 years ago
http://www.stripes.com/news/de United States accounts for 70% of military expenditures of Nato's 28 member countries. Unites States spends 4.1% of GDP on defense, only estonia, greece and britain spend more ...
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