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4-15-19, 9:37pm

bae replied to a thread Notre Dame is burning in Open Forum

Forming an opinion before having evidence in front of you is, well, poor fire investigative practice. It shuts off the mind to weighing the evidence...

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4-15-19, 7:01pm

bae replied to a thread Notre Dame is burning in Open Forum

Well, it's tricky business, as fire likes to destroy evidence, and firefighters who are fighting fires are pretty good at destroying evidence while...

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4-15-19, 6:59pm

bae replied to a thread Notre Dame is burning in Open Forum

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/15/notre-dame-arson-terrorism-ruled-out-now-paris-pro/

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4-15-19, 6:53pm

bae replied to a thread Notre Dame is burning in Open Forum

In the absence of data, yes, it is a bit far-fetched. The organized attacks in 2015 were quite different in character than a single-building...

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4-15-19, 6:34pm

bae replied to a thread Notre Dame is burning in Open Forum

I think you were the first to mention "the T word". Kudos!

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4-15-19, 6:34pm

bae replied to a thread Notre Dame is burning in Open Forum

In my experience, you don't just "dump" water on a fire, especially in a building that has had its structural integrity compromised by the heat. ...

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4-15-19, 3:48pm

bae replied to a thread How did your taxes turn out? in Personal Finance

The news media seems to have been focused on "refund received", rather than "total tax paid". This is why we can't have nice things.

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4-14-19, 1:21pm

bae replied to a thread Willoughby...... in Open Forum

I'm pretty much convinced at this point that the whole persona is some sort of performance art project.

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4-12-19, 5:32pm

bae replied to a thread FCC Rural Internet plan in Simple Public Policy

My rural community is rapidly moving along with broadband deployment. Through our rural electrical cooperative. The for-profit providers are...

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4-12-19, 5:29pm

bae replied to a thread Interesting conversations of a political nature....... in Open Forum

Woke.

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4-12-19, 11:52am

bae replied to a thread Julian Assange in Simple Public Policy

"Or" is so Manichean.

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4-12-19, 3:14am

bae replied to a thread 2020 Presidential Candidates in Simple Public Policy

Promises, promises.

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4-10-19, 6:39pm

bae replied to a thread If money no object, your dream holiday in Holidays

My grandfather on Europe: "Last time I was there, I didn't need a passport..."

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4-10-19, 3:01pm

bae replied to a thread If money no object, your dream holiday in Holidays

I hate the travelling part, especially if it involves flying commercially, lines, carting around luggage, security searches, and all that. I don't...

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4-10-19, 1:18pm

bae replied to a thread Rob—Men’s Rights Activism in Simple Public Policy

It's so odd. I'm in my mid-50s. I'm not movie-star attractive. I don't engage in displays of social dominance. I'm introverted and have no...

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4-9-19, 4:54pm

bae replied to a thread Dating in small communities... in Open Forum

A fun little piece a friend wrote the other day: https://evanwl.com/2019/04/08/life-on-orcas-island-section-17-dating/

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4-9-19, 4:48pm

bae replied to a thread Rob—Men’s Rights Activism in Simple Public Policy

The whole "pickup-artist"/"game" subculture is really bizarre to me.

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4-8-19, 7:59pm

bae replied to a thread Candida auris, now in NY, NJ and IL in Health & Health Care

The only effect garlic will have on this is to keep people away from you, which may lessen your chances of coming into contact with someone who has...

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4-8-19, 7:50pm

bae replied to a thread DHS Secretary quits...... in Simple Public Policy

Why? What does the Men's Rights Movement have to do with her?

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4-8-19, 4:45pm

bae replied to a thread Neighbor pruning of my forsythia in Gardening & Farming

Whose property are the bushes on? (I mean, the neighborly thing would have been to have had a chat first...)

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4-8-19, 1:20pm

bae replied to a thread DHS Secretary quits...... in Simple Public Policy

What does that mean? Can you help us by unpacking that statement?

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4-8-19, 1:18pm

bae replied to a thread What to do about all that stupid fancy stuff?? in Organizing Your Life

Listen to Iris Lilies!

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4-7-19, 2:38pm

bae replied to a thread Immigration....is there no more room for political asylium claimants? in Simple Public Policy

There's also the unfunded-mandate aspect of the matter. My county is right on the border, and a lot of people come through here. We have only a...

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4-6-19, 7:59pm

bae replied to a thread Immigration....is there no more room for political asylium claimants? in Simple Public Policy

What is the proper population level of the US?

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4-6-19, 5:29pm

bae replied to a thread Immigration....is there no more room for political asylium claimants? in Simple Public Policy

Stop making sense!

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4-6-19, 12:55pm

bae replied to a thread Scale of One To Ten.....(full disclosure, a border drama question) in Simple Public Policy

You asked about a "crisis" along the border. The only "crisis" I see is the border and border issues being used as a political pinata to divide us...

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4-6-19, 11:53am

bae replied to a thread Scale of One To Ten.....(full disclosure, a border drama question) in Simple Public Policy

Zero

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4-6-19, 3:04am

bae replied to a thread Immigration....is there no more room for political asylium claimants? in Simple Public Policy

Seems like there should be plenty of room at the inn.

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4-5-19, 6:42pm

bae replied to a thread Inappropriate touching in Simple Public Policy

He appears to be making sorta-flat jokes about consent and touching today, so I'm not sure he quite understands.

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4-5-19, 3:58pm

bae replied to a thread Inappropriate touching in Simple Public Policy

Times have changed. We need someone who understands the current world. I wouldn't hire a touchy-feely space-invading person for a front-line...

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4-5-19, 3:01pm

bae replied to a thread Inappropriate touching in Simple Public Policy

"Touch me, invade my space, disagree with me, make me feel nervous or fail to live up to someone’s manufactured set of standards and we’ll fall to...

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4-3-19, 5:51pm

bae replied to a thread Irritation with local women news people in Consumerism & The Media

Being able to say "no" about simple matters of personal body autonomy endangers the entire fabric of our civilization!

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4-3-19, 5:31pm

bae replied to a thread Irritation with local women news people in Consumerism & The Media

http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Slut_shaming https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-truth-about-slut-shaming_b_7054162

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4-3-19, 3:04pm

bae replied to a thread "The News" - how do you survive it? in Simple Public Policy

Thanks, I shall investigimate :-)

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4-3-19, 1:56pm

bae replied to a thread "The News" - how do you survive it? in Simple Public Policy

What's got me on-edge isn't the exact content or spin, as I surveyed "all the sides". It's the presentation style - the speed, the vocal quality,...

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4-3-19, 1:32pm

bae replied to a thread Looking A Little Less Bleak..... in Simple Public Policy

I believe that is a purposeful strategy.

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4-3-19, 1:30pm

bae replied to a thread Inappropriate touching in Simple Public Policy

There are so many reasons someone might not wish to be touched without consent. Many of them are not apparent during casual social interactions. ...

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4-3-19, 1:19pm

bae started a thread "The News" - how do you survive it? in Simple Public Policy

I upgraded the TV I used in our "movie room" simply to watch streaming movies. I put the old TV up in the kitchen, so I could use it to throw up...

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4-2-19, 5:58pm

bae replied to a thread Inappropriate touching in Simple Public Policy

In my state, intentionally touching another person in an offensive way is assault in the 4th degree.

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4-1-19, 3:47pm

bae replied to a thread Cancer Treatment in Other Countries in Health & Health Care

Whatever I picked, I'd go with evidence-based medicine. The US tends to be at the top-of-the-chart of survival rates. The US also tends to...

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3-30-19, 4:54pm

bae replied to a thread For the Scots on this forum: Kilts: keep, sell, or give away? in Organizing Your Life

I wear kilts about half the time. When I changed sizes significantly a couple years back, I had no trouble unloading them on EBay and our local...

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3-30-19, 1:43pm

bae replied to a thread speaking of food trucks in Workplace Issues & Jobs

I wish we could have nice food trucks in my community :-( Commercial rents are very very expensive, and the supply controlled by a handful of...

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3-29-19, 5:30pm

bae replied to a thread The Jussie Smollette case in Consumerism & The Media

I have found if you open the link in a “new incognito window” that most of those news sites let you see a single article.

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3-29-19, 5:07pm

bae replied to a thread The Jussie Smollette case in Consumerism & The Media

Given that he hasn't been convicted of anything, I can't think of a legal basis for reimbursement being compelled. I find it odd the huge media...

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3-26-19, 10:55pm

bae replied to a thread Mueller's report...... in Simple Public Policy

There was the business of paying off the porn star though.

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3-26-19, 8:56pm

bae replied to a thread Mueller's report...... in Simple Public Policy

I have not seen it yet. Is the text online somewhere convenient?

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3-26-19, 3:04pm

bae replied to a thread Gardening - political? in Gardening & Farming

There is a stream at the bottom side of our fields that runs to the sea (we are on a small island), salmon use it, and killing the salmon with runoff...

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3-26-19, 1:45pm

bae replied to a thread Gardening - political? in Gardening & Farming

I run one of the most profitable agricultural enterprises in the county. Our operations are organic, salmon-safe, whale-safe, and half-a-dozen...

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3-21-19, 3:48pm

bae replied to a thread Wildfires already in Environmental Issues

I just ordered a new set of wildland fire boots, ouch $$$.

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