Bloomberg for President?

There doesn't seem to be a Bloomberg thread, so here's one.

A Bloomberg campaign manager made an interesting point in a TV interview: As far back as the '70s, Iowa and New Hampshire have played a primary role in deciding who can run for President. If somebody can't do well in those small, very atypical states, he loses the support and money he needs to go on. But Bloomberg plans to run a national campaign: He will buy ads and assemble staff in every state. He doesn't need Iowa to permit him to run in California and Florida.

I'm not sure Bloomberg should be President, or even that he's the best nominee the Dems can find, but he's certainly in a position to make his own rules, and he has a more of a record of concrete accomplishment than most of the legislators in the race.

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Family IT Support (Support Thread)

Because it's scary seeing our future. :D :boggled:


Like when you freak out multiple times (and you've always been admired for your incredible patience), and cry DO NOT ASK ME FOR ANY MORE HELP. :mad: :(


They ring again the next day.

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[Split Thread] Maori Land and Compensation

The first twelve posts have been split from the NZ Volcano thread, where they were derailing the conversation.

Posted By:Agatha

On November 18 Geonet/GNS upgraded the risk from 1 to 2. This was on radio New Zealand. At that time, and on that bulletin, they advised no one should set foot on the island.
They can only advise, not instruct, so IWI ignored this. They purchased the business 2 years ago, and a multi million dollar boat. Iwi will never take advice from the colonisers, and it is obvious that 3 weeks may have passed with nothing happening, but something happened, tragically during that brief day cycle. Like stadiums, White Island is almost always empty.

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The European Green Deal

The European Green Deal.
11 December 2019.

The Guardian (highlights in brief).

https://amp.theguardian.com/environm...crisis-says-eu

Quote:

Nearly every major aspect of the European economy is to be re-evaluated in light of the imperatives of the climate and ecological emergency, according to sweeping new plans set out by the European commission on Wednesday. The comprehensive nature of the European Green Deal – which encompasses the air we breathe to how food is grown, from how we travel to the buildings we inhabit – was set out in a flurry of documents as Ursula von der Leyen, the new commission president, made her appeal to member states and parliamentarians in Brussels to back the proposals, which would represent the biggest overhaul of policy since the foundation of the modern EU.

EU 24-page document.

https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info...ication_en.pdf

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14-year-old Florida boy beaten for supporting Trump

Maybe it was for some other reason.

Shocking moment school bus bullies pummel 14-year-old boy leaving him hospitalized with head injuries 'because he'd worn a Trump 2020 hat'

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daily Mail Shocking video has emerged showing a 14-year-old boy being attacked on a school bus, allegedly because he'd previously worn a hat supporting President Donald Trump. The incident occurred on November 21 in Hamilton County, Florida, and the video first emerged on Thursday after the boy's family retained attorney Foye B. Walker for possible legal action. The incident left the boy, identified only as Tyler, hospitalized with head contusions, according to his mother, a Trump supporter who tweets under the handle @AmericanDiaries. The attorney, Walker, verified in a tweet that the incident occurred on a school bus in Hamilton County, and that he was representing the family... The boy's mother explained on Twitter that she believed the attackers were motivated by a Trump 2020 campaign hat that her son had previously worn to school. She said that the boy stopped wearing the hat due to harassment, but that the bullying continued... Video of the attack shows at least three females and two males raining blows down on Tyler's head as he tries to protect himself from the attack. Tyler's mother says she believes the assault was racially motivated. Tyler is white, and the assailants appear to be black...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...Trump-hat.html

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Mitch McConnell is openly conspiring with Trump on Impeachment

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/...on-impeachment

The fix is formally in. Traitor Trump has openly added jury tampering to his list of crimes.

The American Experiment is dead.

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American Nationals vs Citizens

Federal judge rules American Samoans are US citizens by birth
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/12/polit...hip/index.html

Quote:

"This court is not imposing 'citizenship by judicial fiat.' The action is required by the mandate of the Fourteenth Amendment as construed and applied by Supreme Court precedent," wrote Judge Clark Waddoups in the US District Court for the District of Utah.

Read more; https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/12/polit...ans/index.html

Quote:

American Samoans living in Utah brought the suit in 2018, arguing that being "non-citizen nationals," instead of US citizens closed the door to some employment opportunities and didn't allow them to vote, among other rights afforded to US citizens. Their passports also include a disclaimer that reads: "The bearer is a United States national and not a United States citizen." "It doesn't feel very good when the federal government says you're American, but not quite the same as other Americans, just a little bit different. Just being able to say they're real American citizens, I think that goes a long way, in addition to being able to vote," Weare said.

Sounds reasonable.

Were many Hong Kong residents were able to obtain Brithish citizenship prior to the handover in 1997?

Ranb

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