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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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toomuchbaloney said:

I asked before about your reading comprehension and you said it was fine... but you keep misrepresenting my actual words apparently in an attempt to insult me rather than discuss topics.    That must mean that you are trying to troll me and the thread to create division and animus.  How embarrassing obvious of you. 

Do the Moderators occasionally edit or delete your posts? 

Poor thing is trying her very best to start a fight. Why? Who profits from keeping the American electorate angry and divided?

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heron said:

Poor thing is trying her very best to start a fight. Why? Who profits from keeping the American electorate angry and divided?

Yes she is.  We've explored this before.  

https://news.usc.edu/194874/why-is-america-divided/

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Some of the fake news has been propagated by foreign countries such as Russia, while social media users have aided – at times unwittingly — in its spread. Examples include fake news stories and tweets questioning Hillary Clinton's health in the runup to the 2016 election. Days before Election Day, Russian-run accounts were sowing doubt about election integrity.

It's unfortunate that so many Americans are suffering this manipulation. 

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heron said:

Poor thing is trying her very best to start a fight. Why? Who profits from keeping the American electorate angry and divided?

All the politicians.  Seem to be doing a good job on a smaller scale right in this site. 

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toomuchbaloney said:

Yes she is.  We've explored this before.  

https://news.usc.edu/194874/why-is-america-divided/

It's unfortunate that so many Americans are suffering this manipulation. 

Yes I agree some Americans are suffering from manipulation. Many actually. I could be wrong, I'm new here but I get the impression that you think/believe that it is all a right wing phenomenon.  It's only conservatives that are manipulated by Republican politicians? 

We can throw examples at eachother all day about who did what worse. 

I disagree with allot of what ypu say but not everything. 

I mostly enjoy our conversations but find it really hard to converse with someone who believes their side is pure as the driven snow and cannot or will not see the manipulation of all parties. 

Now if I misinterpreted you. I stand corrected. I can and will accept I am wrong. 

But really, in the words of Biden, "come on man? I'm not joking here." 

We all are being manipulated in one way or another by our politicians and media. ??

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nursej22 said:

Wow, this seems to be a touchy subject for you. So Trump's FBI worked with a non-government social media site, to somehow influence the election. Is that what happened to  the 11,780 votes? 

Riiiiight. 

I just thought it was funny that the Republicans caused what I used to call "potty words" entered into the Congressional Record. 100 years from now scholars are going to wonder what a p**** a** b**** is. 

Trump's FBI did what? 

It's not a touchy subject for me. However I do take election interference seriously. 

The future scholars will probably understand that the vulgar phrase you quoted above is a sexist way using a vulgar term for a woman's sex organs to describe Biden on how he  handled the Chinese spy balloon. 

 

toomuchbaloney said:

Yes she is.  We've explored this before.  

https://news.usc.edu/194874/why-is-america-divided/

It's unfortunate that so many Americans are suffering this manipulation. 

Like the belief in man made global warming?

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Roitrn said:

 

 However I do take election interference seriously. 

 

 

Sure you do. What are your thoughts about the potential disbarment of John Eastman for his role in the attempt to throw out the results of the 2020 election? 

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nursej22 said:

Sure you do. What are your thoughts about the potential disbarment of John Eastman for his role in the attempt to throw out the results of the 2020 election? 

If John Eastman committed a crime then he should be prosecuted. If he is guilty of a crime beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law, he should be punished. In fact, I think a higher sentence should be given if it is proven he interfered in a presidential election. 

The same as Trump and all the rest. 

What did you think my thoughts would be? 

nursej22 said:

Sure you do. What are your thoughts about the potential disbarment of John Eastman for his role in the attempt to throw out the results of the 2020 election? 

He'll have something in common with Bill Clinton then.  They can compare notes.

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Roitrn said:

If John Eastman committed a crime then he should be prosecuted. If he is guilty of a crime beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law, he should be punished. In fact, I think a higher sentence should be given if it is proven he interfered in a presidential election. 

The same as Trump and all the rest. 

What did you think my thoughts would be? 

I thought you might have opined about his role in planning the interference with the election. Instead, you jumped immediately to criminal prosecution, which I did not ask about. 

nursej22 said:

I thought you might have opined about his role in planning the interference with the election. Instead, you jumped immediately to criminal prosecution, which I did not ask about. 

On what grounds, exactly, do you think he should be disbarred?

nursej22 said:

I thought you might have opined about his role in planning the interference with the election. Instead, you jumped immediately to criminal prosecution, which I did not ask about. 

That's up to the licensing board where he holds a license. Our opinions do not matter.

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