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I came across this is little story today, it's not breaking news.  I suspect that a member of the housekeeping staff knows something about the bomb threat that required the sweep for weapons.

https://apnews.com/article/new-jersey-newark-bomb-threats-d0a59b80d460f9354f6bfe86f65475c6

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According to police in Secaucus, the bomb threat — which later was determined to be bogus — was called in to Hudson Regional Hospital on July 18. During a search, bomb detection dogs led investigators to an unlocked office closet containing dozens of firearms.

Among the weapons were 11 handguns and 27 rifles or shotguns, according to police. The closet also contained a .45 caliber semi-automatic rifle with a high-capacity magazine that was determined to be an assault rifle, and a 14-round high-capacity handgun magazine.

The arrested the guy the next day. 

What the heck do you think this guy was doing? It sounds very ominous that he was keeping those weapons there. 

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MaybeeRN said:

It is a states right issue.   Let the voters decide in those states.

No, it’s a human rights issue: the First Amendment prohibits the state from dictating religious practice. There’s also the privacy issue: the state has no business interfering with individual reproductive decisions. Period.

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heron said:

No, it’s a human rights issue: the First Amendment prohibits the state from dictating religious practice. There’s also the privacy issue: the state has no business interfering with individual reproductive decisions. Period.

It is more than that.  "Reproductive Decisions" is a human rights issue, racial issue, and mens right issue.  Widespread abortion has its roots in eugenics and racism against African Americans and later evolved into blatantly misandristic policies. If men are expected to provide child support for 18 years after the birth of a child they deserve equal rights into whether a woman murders their unborn child.  

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toomuchbaloney said:

According to you? That's some pretty interesting reasoning...

Why are Asians the most successful group in America financially even though they are a tremendous disadvantage in regards to college admissions?

Why do African Americans lag behind even though they benefit tremendously from factors such as black privilege?

Why have black households with a father dropped significantly since the civil rights movement?

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nursej22 said:

Yes, once I was able to look on my computer and not on my phone with a poor connection. 

Yes, countercurrents.org is an Indian newspaper.  India is one of the few nations that is still doing trade with Russia. 

How is an Indian newspaper "White Nationalist"?  I really want to hear the insane mental gymnastics to bring the "White Nationalism" boogeyman into an Indian publication because it pointed out the fact that Ukraine was violently overthrown by terrorist extremist groups in 2014 with the help of Obama who did not respect the free and fair election that brought the honorable Yanukovych in power as well as the Ukranian refugee crisis that resulted in millions of Ukranians fleeing the new terrorist regime into Russia.

heron said:

No, it’s a human rights issue: the First Amendment prohibits the state from dictating religious practice. There’s also the privacy issue: the state has no business interfering with individual reproductive decisions. Period.

Since Covid it is no longer “my body my choice.”

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ZyzzFan said:

How is an Indian newspaper "White Nationalist"?  I really want to hear the insane mental gymnastics to bring the "White Nationalism" boogeyman into an Indian publication because it pointed out the fact that Ukraine was violently overthrown by terrorist extremist groups in 2014 with the help of Obama who did not respect the free and fair election that brought the honorable Yanukovych in power as well as the Ukranian refugee crisis that resulted in millions of Ukranians fleeing the new terrorist regime into Russia.

Why is it that the craziest people work in psych?  You just threw a word salad at me.

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subee said:

Why is it that the craziest people work in psych?  You just threw a word salad at me.

I thought you said I didn't work in Psych.  You have people here calling Indians "White Nationalists.  Who is the crazy one?

 

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This is an upsetting story that Rick Singer is being sent to prison for a college admissions "scandal".  How about some equality here and prison for all those responsible for affirmative action programs?  Marginalizing Asian and Caucasian students particularly those of the upper class in regards to college admission and financial aid needs to end.  The Supreme Court has talked about Affirmative Action recently and I hope that they can take care of this issue.

 

'Varsity Blues' mastermind Rick Singer sentenced to 42 months in prison (MSN.com)

https://www.MSN.com/en-us/news/crime/varsity-blues-mastermind-rick-singer-sentenced-to-42-months-in-prison/ar-AA15XpSK?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=d5c0ad6066c34286a21a4c0dd74c6a7c

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ZyzzFan said:

This is an upsetting story that Rick Singer is being sent to prison for a college admissions "scandal".  How about some equality here and prison for all those responsible for affirmative action programs?  Marginalizing Asian and Caucasian students particularly those of the upper class in regards to college admission and financial aid needs to end.

"upsetting story"  --- Nope.

Those whose conduct violates U.S. laws get to serve time in jail when found guilty by fellow citizens at end of court trial.

What's upsetting to me is AN posters willing to overlook CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR in this case and in the Jan 6th Insurrection by those wealthy Americans who master minded the schemes.

 

College scam mastermind Rick Singer gets 3.5 years in prison

Prosecutors had sought six years behind bars, noting Singer's extensive cooperation that helped authorities unravel the scheme.

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BOSTON -- The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions bribery scheme that ensnared celebrities, prominent business people and other parents who used their wealth and privilege to buy their kids' way into top-tier schools was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison Wednesday....

Authorities in Boston began investigating the scheme after an executive under scrutiny for an unrelated securities fraud scheme told investigators that a Yale soccer coach had offered to help his daughter get into the school in exchange for cash. The Yale coach led authorities to Singer, whose cooperation unraveled the entire scheme.

For years, Singer paid off entrance exam administrators or proctors to inflate students' test scores and bribed coaches to designate applicants as recruits in order to to boost their chances of getting into the school.

Coaches in such sports as soccer, sailing and tennis took bribes to pretend to recruit students as athletes, regardless of their ability. Fake sports profiles were made to make students look like stars in sports they sometimes didn't even play. The bribes were typically funneled through Singer's sham charity, allowing some parents to disguise the payments as charitable donations and deduct the payments from their federal income taxes...

 

 

VA A.G. Miyares: ‘Only State-Sanctioned Form of Bigotry in America Today Is Anti-Asian Bigotry’ in Name of Equity
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/01/05/VA-a-g-miyares-only-state-sanctioned-form-of-bigotry-in-america-today-is-anti-asian-bigotry-in-name-of-equity/
 

this is what’s wrong with America.

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MaybeeRN said:

VA A.G. Miyares: ‘Only State-Sanctioned Form of Bigotry in America Today Is Anti-Asian Bigotry’ in Name of Equity
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/01/05/VA-a-g-miyares-only-state-sanctioned-form-of-bigotry-in-america-today-is-anti-asian-bigotry-in-name-of-equity/
 

this is what’s wrong with America.

Good article but other groups besides Asians are marginalized in this nation.  Caucasian men in particular have to overcome many barriers to succeed but the thing is with capitalism and technology success is so easy in this day and age.  In my fathers age you couldn't reach into your pocket and start a business, buy stocks, place offers on real estate, etc.  Its still an amazing time to be an American and my entire circle of friends are thriving however we do live in the best state in the nation, Florida.

 

ZyzzFan said:

Good article but other groups besides Asians are marginalized in this nation.  Caucasian men in particular have to overcome many barriers to succeed but the thing is with capitalism and technology success is so easy in this day and age.  In my fathers age you couldn't reach into your pocket and start a business, buy stocks, place offers on real estate, etc.  Its still an amazing time to be an American and my entire circle of friends are thriving however we do live in the best state in the nation, Florida.

 

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