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Commented on Countdown to Crazy
Love this discussion. I am an American who studied a year in the UK and traveled around Europe a bit. The US has moved so far to the right in the last 40 years, and it is getting even worse....
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Moz commented on
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the belly is at about the height of a car bonnet/hood Maybe there's an evolutionary arms race between taller moose and taller cars? Which may be how we got giraffes?...
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David L commented on
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Moose and elk are a particular danger to cars because the belly is at about the height of a car bonnet/hood. Saw my first such in northern California 2 years ago. Grazing in a small park. I knew they were big but in person, wow....
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JohnS commented on
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Ongaku @ 2721: I've always thought this was crap. It means you can't use a pardon to right a wrong--say a racist jury or a conviction later proved wrong via DNA evidence. And if you know you're innocent, it's a helluva choice they force you to make. Actually, at the State level you can. It's called a "Pardon of Innocence" or something similar. It's a pardon that explicitly states it's purpose is to undo an injustice....
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Robert Prior commented on
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Just got an email from Congressman Jim Banks (R-Illinois) with the following item: "Thanks to the success of President Donald Trump's Operation Warp Speed, a vaccine is on the way. Now it's time for Indiana to start planning how best to distribute it." Interestingly, it then goes on to talk about the Pfizer vaccine which isn't part of Warp Speed. Seems entirely normal to give credit to Trump for something he didn't actually do…...
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David L commented on
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Like legislation passed BEFORE he became President? https://apnews.com/article/375515aecedb4aed949e4f2eb9c54eb6...
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