China backing off NBA, gotta assume it's cuz they assume NBA is gonna keep a lid on their players:
http://www.killermovies.com/forums/f11/t664320.html
I gotta say if I was the Chinese government I'd feel safe in assuming that as well given how the NBA has behaved, kicking fans out, etc.
Originally posted by Surtur
On China:Nike Pulls Houston Rockets Merchandise From China Stores
‘South Park’ Trolls China After Country Bans The Show: ‘F*** The Chinese Government’
I gotta say...yeah: f*ck the Chinese government.
The South Park show was a good one. First time I laughed out loud at a show in awhile.
Spoiler:
At seeing a certain fluffy, silly old hunny loving bear in a chinese prison..
When you're right, you're right.
The women's soccer team is arguing the men have a better contract, and they would have been paid more if they had their collective bargaining agreement.
I can't see anything coming of this. The courts wouldn't dare demand a contract adjustment without hard proof of gender bias causing the inferior contract, as opposed to poor negotiating skills or any other number of factors. If they did, that opens the floodgates for protected class collective bargaining lawsuits from every company that has such classes covered under a union contract.
Big fan of LeagleEagle, a true professionals professional.
The Braves were beaten by the Cardinals 13 to 1. The headline was "braves scalped".
People whined and cried racism. You know what? I'm so proud of this country, so proud to live in a country so bereft of real problems people feel these are the things that need to be addressed.
Similarly at a recent LGBTQ townhall Kamala Harris said her pronouns are "she and her" and Chris Cuomo joked and said "same". He had to apologize. Again my soul is filled with joy over the fact our country has solved all legitimate issues and now this is what we can worry about.
We are living in a golden age guys and gals, a golden age.
Originally posted by dadudemon
I just...can't care about it. There's nothing that interests me with regards to it. Because I don't use twitter and think it is cancer.
I don't use it either, but this case could affect the entire internet, including anything posted here:
https://www.courthousenews.com/watchdog-slams-order-allowing-nunes-to-sue-twitter-in-virginia/
The Republican congressman for California’s 22nd District claimed the defendants had taken to the internet to decry his policies and loyalty to President Donald Trump in a defamatory way and that the social media giant is “knowingly hosting and monetizing content that is clearly abusive, hateful and defamatory.”Henrico County Judge John Marshall said in his Oct. 2 ruling that the posts were made and published in Virginia and the cause of action for defamation arose in Virginia. He also pointed to Twitter’s registered agent in the state, as well as the number of users that live there and the revenue the company pulls in locally as reasons to keep the case in his court.
“Since any internet platform is accessible anywhere, including Virginia, that means, I suppose, a Virginian could be sued in Alaska and an Alaskan can be sued in Virginia,” Levy said Monday night.
Even though the case is still in its early stages, Public Citizen fears the ruling could have a chilling effect on other opponents of the congressman.
“Now, anybody, anywhere in the country, knows that if you criticize Devin Nunes, you can be sued in Virginia,” Levy said.
Twitter had argued the speech its users is protected by the First Amendment and any lawsuit against the company should be filed in California, where it is based.
Venue selection is also part of the company’s terms of service, but Judge Marshall found that Nunes’ claims stem from the defendants’ use of Twitter, not his own.
“The use of Twitter by the defendants to post allegedly defamatory statements cannot subject the plaintiff to the terms of use agreement and the forum selection clause as it would not subject a plaintiff who did not have a Twitter account to the terms of use agreement,” the ruling states.
According to defamation lawyer Lee Berlik, state law requires the case to be decided on the merits before Twitter or the other defendants could appeal the issue to the Virginia Supreme Court.
Until then, discovery in the case will move forward.
Attempts to reach lawyers for Nunes were not returned. Requests for comment from Twitter’s lawyers at the Washington, D.C.-based Wilmer Hale were referred to the company’s press department, which were not returned by press time.
I will point out the "anyone who criticizes Nunes can be sued" part isn't necessarily true and twitter can easily put a stop to this by consistently applying their rules. I don't see what they find so damn horrible about treating conservatives and leftists equally.
The entire problem is that they have shut down parody accounts by conservatives(an AOC parody account, clearly labeled as a parody, got shut down), yet allowed parody accounts by leftists about his mother to stay up for a long time despite them being reported over and over and over.
He is arguing Twitter is negligent in applying their rules to everyone, which they are. An easy fix to this would be to stop being bias. An easy fix would be for twitter to be completely transparent.
And if they want to apply their rules different depending on political affiliation they need to make that clear in their rules.
Just like they should be honest and say "we wanna move the venue to California because we know the progressive courts will cuck for us".
Trigger warning, Tim Pool video:
Ellen REFUSED To Interview Trump, She Is A HYPOCRITE, Stop Defending her
Giggle.
https://www.wired.com/story/pepe-the-frog-meme-hong-kong/
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EMMA GREY ELLISCULTURE08.23.2019 03:22 PM
Pepe the Frog Means Something Different in Hong Kong—Right?
Pepe is popping up all over Hong Kong—on walls, in forums, in sticker packs for apps—as a symbol of resistance against an authoritarian state.protestors in front of spray painted pepe the frog
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If you’re a Very Online American but not alt-right, finding a Pepe the Frog meme in a comment section feels like finding a KKK hood in the back of someone’s closet. It’s objectively goofy-looking and the people associated with it have been banished by polite society, but the symbol is so saturated with hate and rage and fear that just the sight of it is a shock. Standards change, however, as you move about the globe. In Spain, pointed white hoods are an uncontroversial feature of Easter celebrations. In Hong Kong, Pepe the Frog is now a symbol of progressive resistance against an authoritarian state.Emma Grey Ellis covers memes, trolls, and other elements of Internet culture for WIRED.
Pepe is popping up all over Hong Kong—in graffiti, on anonymous forums, in sticker packs for WhatsApp and Telegram. If you’re familiar with white supremacist Pepe memes, it’s clear that Hong Kong’s Pepe is a different animal: He wears the yellow construction helmets that have become a symbol of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests, and he is often depicted as an emergency responder, or even more surprisingly, as a journalist. (Would lamestream media-hating alt-righters share a “Press Pepe” holding an iPhone? Hell no.) It would seem that exactly none of the meme’s racial animus made it to Hong Kong with the cartoon frog, and according to reporting from The New York Times, protesters are baffled by the very idea of Pepe as a racist symbol. In Hong Kong, the frog is about as sinister as Hello Kitty.Related Stories
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So there ARE circumstances where ignorance is acceptable with use of politically charged symbols?
Because they didn't seem to care a whit if someone was aware of Pepe's association with white supremacists. They roundly attack anyone who uses said symbol, period, ignoring intent all together.
Why should tolerance and understanding be limited to cross cultural differences? What about respecting differences within your own culture?
I mean, who says a culture needs to be homogeneous? Who gets to decide what's offensive, and what's not? Why do people within your own society, not get the same benefits of the doubt as people outside of it?
Trying to control the narrative of an entire country full of people, as thought you have a right to it, is one of the most despicable features of social politics, in my opinion.
Originally posted by Surtur
Trigger warning, video by left leaning Tim Pool:Protests Erupt At CNN Townhall, I think CNN Wanted This To Happen For Ratings
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I laughed.
Maybe the thing you should be taking away from that video, and that I whole heartedly agree with, is that not all the people from a particular community are batshit crazy and that the ones that are are, picked out, focused on and pushed as being representative of that community when they're not.
And perhaps it's not just the mainstream media that helps push that divisive narrative either.