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Scientists Predict There's 90% Chance Civilization Will Collapse Within 'Decades'
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2020-10-18 at 3:20 AM UTC
Originally posted by -SpectraL The stimulus checks are being held up by the Democrats.
First of all, you don't get one because you're Canadian.
Second, do you know how an American bill is written? The House passes legislature, and the Senate votes on whether the President signs it. If the president signs it, it becomes law.
The House passed a second stimulus package. The Senate didn't even vote on it. And they wont. Moscow Mitch calls himself the grim reaper of legislature for a reason. They simply dont vote. They take recesses. -
2020-10-20 at 12:49 AM UTCHumanity will be “finished” if we fail to drastically change our food systems in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis, warns the prominent naturalist Jane Goodall:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jun/03/jane-goodall-humanity-is-finished-if-it-fails-to-adapt-after-covid-19 -
2020-10-20 at 12:52 AM UTC
Originally posted by Obbe Humanity will be “finished” if we fail to drastically change our food systems in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis, warns the prominent naturalist Jane Goodall:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jun/03/jane-goodall-humanity-is-finished-if-it-fails-to-adapt-after-covid-19
God she's still alive? What a fucking beast of a woman. -
2020-10-20 at 11:47 PM UTCYoung people are less satisfied with democracy and more disillusioned than at any other time in the past century, especially in Europe, North America, Africa and Australia, a study by the University of Cambridge has found:
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-global-youth/MOON PERSONs-get-little-satisfaction-from-democracy-cambridge-study-idUKKBN2742YE -
2020-10-21 at 12:14 AM UTC
Originally posted by Obbe Young people are less satisfied with democracy and more disillusioned than at any other time in the past century, especially in Europe, North America, Africa and Australia, a study by the University of Cambridge has found:
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-global-youth/MOON PERSONs-get-little-satisfaction-from-democracy-cambridge-study-idUKKBN2742YE
Because they've been fucked over the hardest. -
2020-10-21 at 12:16 AM UTCImagine in 1950 making enough to pay off a house in a year or two with your factory job. You could pay for school or a car with a summer job. Yeah, that's right. School or a car.
Why was this possible? Because we raised taxes on the rich -
2020-10-21 at 5:32 AM UTC
Originally posted by MexicanMasterRace Imagine in 1950 making enough to pay off a house in a year or two with your factory job. You could pay for school or a car with a summer job. Yeah, that's right. School or a car.
Why was this possible? Because we raised taxes on the rich
Also thanks to strict anti-trust and anti-monopoly laws of the 30's and 40's. Not to mention the huge debt incurred by the rest of the world to the USA. Also a booming birth rate that didn't require replacement migration. "Economical innovation" has lead to the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. We need to go back to simpler times where if you don't actually do work in the group project, you don't get a piece of the pie. -
2020-10-22 at 11:40 AM UTC
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2020-10-22 at 1:31 PM UTCHence why Republicans need the electoral college to even have a shot at winning
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2020-10-22 at 10:31 PM UTCThe next U.S. administration will likely face a global debt crisis that could dwarf what the world experienced in 2008-2009:
https://climateandeconomy.com/2020/10/22/22nd-october-2020-todays-round-up-of-economic-news/ -
2020-10-22 at 11:07 PM UTC
Originally posted by Obbe The next U.S. administration will likely face a global debt crisis that could dwarf what the world experienced in 2008-2009:
https://climateandeconomy.com/2020/10/22/22nd-october-2020-todays-round-up-of-economic-news/
Have you heard of the aging population theory? China and Russia should be ramping up aggression in the next decade or two. We'll probably see international conflict in Africa and HOPEFULLY NOT east asia. -
2020-10-23 at 5:57 PM UTC
Originally posted by Obbe The next U.S. administration will likely face a global debt crisis that could dwarf what the world experienced in 2008-2009:
https://climateandeconomy.com/2020/10/22/22nd-october-2020-todays-round-up-of-economic-news/
our resident rohingya might come in shortly and tell you that thats not how rohingyan monetary theory works. -
2020-10-24 at 10:35 AM UTChttps://www.theonion.com/fbi-uncovers-al-qaeda-plot-to-just-sit-back-and-enjoy-c-1819576375
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back and enjoy themselves while the United States collapses of its own accord.
Multiple intelligence agencies confirmed that the militant Islamist organization and its numerous affiliates intend to carry out a massive, coordinated plan to stand aside and watch America’s increasingly rapid decline, with terrorist operatives across the globe reportedly mobilizing to take it easy, relax, and savor the spectacle as it unfolds.
“We have intercepted electronic communication indicating that al-Qaeda members are actively plotting to stay out of the way while America as we know it gradually crumbles under the weight of its own self-inflicted debt and disrepair,” FBI Deputy Director Mark F. Giuliano told the assembled press corps. “If this plan succeeds, it will leave behind a nation with a completely dysfunctional economy, collapsing infrastructure, and a catastrophic health crisis afflicting millions across the nation. We want to emphasize that this danger is very real.”
“And unfortunately, based on information we have from intelligence assets on the ground, this plot is already well under way,” he added.
A recently declassified CIA report confirmed that all known al-Qaeda-affiliated organizations—from Pakistan to Yemen, and from Somalia to Algeria—have been instructed to kick back and enjoy the show as the United States’ federal government, energy grid, and industrial sector are rendered impotent by internal dissent, decay, and mismanagement. According to statements made by top-level informants and corroborated by leading Western terrorism experts, if seen through to its conclusion, al-Qaeda’s current plot could wreak far more damage than the events of 9/11.
In the past year, money transfers to al-Qaeda cells around the world have reportedly been accompanied by instructions to use the funds to outfit safe houses with the proper equipment to receive American cable news broadcasts and view top U.S. news websites, allowing terrorists to fully relish each detail of the impending demise of the last global superpower.
Additionally, FBI officials made public an internal al-Qaeda video today in which the terrorist organization’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri chillingly exhorts his followers to “take a load off” and “unwind” in the name of jihad, and really cherish the victory over their enemy.
“Praise Allah, for soon every American city shall be plagued with disaster and hardship,” al-Zawahiri said in the video, which includes several minutes of footage of young, masked al-Qaeda militants casually sipping beverages as they thumb through the latest issues of Time and U.S. News And World Report. “The infidels have brought this pain and destruction upon themselves through their arrogance and callousness. Soon, the United States will watch in horror as its bridges crumble, its desperate citizens suffer in want of medicine and paying employment, and its once vast riches are reduced to naught. The righteous warriors among our ranks must now unite, get comfortable, and look on from afar at the calamity unfolding in the West.”
“We vow that we will not cease sitting around and laughing it up until America is reduced to rubble,” he continued.
Al-Zawahiri, who is seen in the video reclining back in his chair, putting his feet up, and flipping on CNN, later shouts “Allahu Akbar!” when a story is aired about the decade-long trend of stagnant wages among American workers.
The FBI has also warned that numerous al-Qaeda agents may have established sleeper cells for the purpose of “getting a kick out of” the nation’s downfall on American soil. The bureau urged U.S. residents to use caution around schools, hospitals, legislative bodies, prisons, and other decaying institutions whose imminent failure terrorists may wish to observe up close.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, one high-ranking U.S. counterterrorism official has described the present situation as a massive failure of intelligence.
“The warning signs were there all along, but unfortunately we failed to heed them,” said the official, who advised Americans to brace for widespread devastation. “If we’d listened to experts or even our own common sense, we would’ve realized that this plot was being actively orchestrated within our own borders. But we didn’t, and now every one of our citizens and our very way of life is at risk from this threat.”
“Sadly, al-Qaeda has us right where they want us,” the official added, “and at this point, I fear it is too late to do anything about it.”
Responding to the allegations, a spokesperson for al-Qaeda reportedly confirmed the terror group’s plot and praised the American people as martyrs of the highest order.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2020-10-26 at 11:42 AM UTCDeep sea robots have found what could be nearly a half million barrels of acid DDT sludge on the ocean floor off the coast of California:
https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-coast-ddt-dumping-ground/ -
2020-10-26 at 12:23 PM UTCNew study finds Obbe is really gay:
https://www.psypost.org/2020/10/trump-support-predicted-intentions-to-defy-social-distancing-norms-during-early-stages-of-the-covid-19-outbreak-58368Trump support predicted intentions to defy social distancing norms during early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak
Support for President Donald Trump is linked to intentions to defy social distancing guidelines meant to slow the spread of COVID-19, according to new research published in the journal Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World.
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus SARS‐CoV‐2 to be a global pandemic. Governments around the world urged people to follow preventive health measures such as frequent hand washing and social distancing. But not everyone abided by the health guidelines.
The new findings indicate that faith in Trump was a strong predictor of intentions to defy these health guidelines during the early stages of the novel coronavirus outbreak in the United States.
“Research shows that presidents have a unique capability of influencing public views about public policy,” explained study author Amanda Graham, an assistant professor at Georgia Southern University.
“Given President Trump’s multiple statements downplaying the threat of the COVID-19 virus in the early days of the pandemic, our team was interested in understanding the impact of these statements (and Trump more generally) on individual behavioral intentions to defy social distancing norms — a new form of deviance when this survey was conducted.”
The researchers used Amazon’s Mechanical Turk platform to survey 989 American adults on March 28 and 29, 2020. The online survey assessed intentions to defy health guidelines, general support for President Trump and support for his positions on COVID-19. The survey also included measures of moral foundations and risk perceptions/deterrent emotions, and collected data on a host of sociodemographic variables.
Low self-control was the strongest predictor of intentions to defy social distance norms.
But Graham and her colleagues found that general faith in Trump was the second strongest predictor of defiance intentions. In other words, participants who agreed with statements such as “I believe that President Trump will make America great again” were more likely to also agree with statements such as “Even if the governor of my state orders me to stay at home, I am still going to go out if I want to” and “Even if I have symptoms, I am still going to go out in public (such as to a grocery store, work, or park).”
Having faith in President Trump’s handling of the novel coronavirus outbreak was also associated with intentions to defy social distancing guidelines.
“Faith in Trump and faith in his COVID-specific positions were significantly associated with intentions to defy social distancing norms, even after accounting for typical criminological predictors (i.e., low self-control, deterrence). However, this impact was unique to Trump; Republican political party affiliation and conservative ideology did not influence intentions to defy social distancing norms,” Graham told PsyPost.
“Additionally, those whose moral concerns focused on respect for authority, group cohesion, obedience, and self-sacrifice held higher intentions to defy social distancing norms.”
These moral foundations are known as the “binding” foundations and those who strongly endorse them tend to “seek tight integration into a strong group under a strong leader,” the researchers explained.
“Ultimately, we find that, early in the pandemic, faith in Trump’s words and actions were associated with intentions to defy scientific and public health recommendations that may have helped slow the spread of the virus, specifically social distancing,” Graham said.
In line with previous research, Graham and her colleagues also found that being younger, male, nonwhite, more educated, married, lower income, and less aware of the news about COVID-19 were positively associated with intentions to defy social distancing norms.
But the study — like all research — includes some limitations
“This study used a national-level opt-in sample, which is not necessarily nationally representative; however, it captures a unique moment in history (i.e., the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic), which cannot be recaptured,” Graham said.
“Nonetheless, we encourage research to explore intentions to defy social distancing norms now that the pandemic has taken a massive toll on Americans to understand if views about these norms or other protective measures, the perceived risk of virus, or the impact of Trump on these norms have changed.”
“Furthermore, this study examined behavioral intentions, not actual behavior. Given the duration of this pandemic in the United States, future researchers should explore how these elements (e.g., faith in Trump, moral foundations, low self-control, deterrence, socio-demographics) play a role in actual behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Graham added.
“Although President Trump has verbally vacillated on his position about masks and public health policies, his actions, such as holding large rallies without social distancing, suggest that our findings may not be isolated to only the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The study, “Faith in Trump, Moral Foundations, and Social Distancing Defiance during the Coronavirus Pandemic“, was authored by Amanda Graham, Francis T. Cullen, Justin T. Pickett, Cheryl Lero Jonson, Murat Haner, and Melissa M. Sloan. -
2020-10-26 at 4:38 PM UTCedited for privacy
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2020-10-26 at 8:24 PM UTC
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2020-10-26 at 10:24 PM UTCThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2020-10-27 at 8:31 PM UTCedited for privacy
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2020-10-27 at 8:49 PM UTC
Originally posted by Obbe Deep sea robots have found what could be nearly a half million barrels of acid DDT sludge on the ocean floor off the coast of California:
https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-coast-ddt-dumping-ground/
if they're so deep that only robots could access then it wont matter to us.
we're not robots.
