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  1. 5 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

    LOL. I had a look through the article but it doesn't say anywhere that I read that Ocean temperatures are rising due to man-made carbon dioxide:

     

    You really need to use links that prove your point.

    I believe that this person has me on ignore. So someone may want to pass along this passage that comes from the article in question.  

    "Adding further greenhouse gases to the atmosphere warms the ocean cool skin layer, which in turn reduces the amount of heat flowing out of the ocean. Reducing the heat lost to the atmosphere allows the oceans to steadily warm over time - as has been observed over the last half century."

    https://skepticalscience.com/How-Increasing-Carbon-Dioxide-Heats-The-Ocean.html

     

    It should be pointed out that this is the 2nd paragraph in the article. 

     

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  2. 3 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

    International Law?  From the UN? Do all countries abide by UN "Laws"?

    No, not from the UN. Basically from treaties.

    "Treaties are primary sources of international law. Conventional international law is based on consent of state parties and as such treaties applies only between those consenting parties. In determining treaty application, check to see which state parties have both signed and ratified the treaties"

    https://libguides.uclawsf.edu/international-law/treaties#:~:text=Treaties are primary sources of,signed and ratified the treaties

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  3. The study I cited earlier from the CATO institute has been updated. Here is a summary of the most important findings

     

     

    "According to Nowrasteh's findings from 2012 to 2022, undocumented immigrants have a homicide conviction rate 14% below that of native-born Americans...

    Most of the data on crime and immigration status in the U.S. comes from the Texas Department of Public Safety, the only agency that keeps such detailed records. Texas has the nation's second-highest population of undocumented immigrants after California, Nowrahsteh said, adding that he believes national data would be similar."

    https://www.cato.org/blog/illegal-immigrants-have-low-homicide-conviction-rate-setting-record-straight-illegal-immigrant

     

    And here is a link to the study itself.

    Illegal Immigrants Have a Low Homicide Conviction Rate: Setting the Record Straight on Illegal Immigrant Crime

    https://www.cato.org/blog/illegal-immigrants-have-low-homicide-conviction-rate-setting-record-straight-illegal-immigrant

     

    Lots of interesting data there.

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  4. 6 minutes ago, G_Money said:


    You again.  I actually expected something better from you.

     

    I noticed you really enjoy taking words and making a new interpretation out of it.  So it meets your agenda, naturally.


    What exactly was the insult?  He chose his name, I didn’t.  Complain to him.  I commended him.  A compliment.

     

    Suprised you didn’t ask the OP for the stats.  Or is that only reserved for Trumpers.

    Congratulating someone on the aptness of name that was obviously meant as a joke would be irrelevant even if it were meant as a compliment. 

    I have offered data to you. In return you offer rants. Yours is the disingenuousness of a child. Grow up.

  5. 5 hours ago, G_Money said:


    Random?  Tell that to the dead person or their families.  Make sure you tell them it’s cherry picked.  Better yet, what if you were the one murdered?  Still have the same kumbaya attitude.

     

     The fact is the murder and other heinous crimes would not of happened if the border was properly enforced and the illegal aliens were not given a free pass in.  

     

     

    Thanks for the emotionalism and irrationality. Your argument would work just as well (or poorly) for aliens who were living in the US legally. Do you think it would make a difference to a family if they were told that the person who killed their daughter was in the country legally? Maybe they'd break out a bottle of champagne.

    The fact is that these people come here to fill  jobs that no one else wants to take. Without them, important sectors of the economy would suffer.

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  6. 6 hours ago, Neeranam said:

    Must be on his mother's side. Not surprised he has kept it quiet with all the positions he has held. 

    Do you know his daughter, Bathsheba? She's also a US diplomat. 

    As the article noted, Crocker said his mother attended church less frequently than his father. Not that she didn't attend at all. Not surprising that you would indulge in baseless antisemitic speculation. 

  7. 1 hour ago, sqwakvfr said:

    As a former legal immigrant who became a naturalized citizen I would agree immigration (the kind where you get a visa and enter at a port of entry) is beneficial to the US Economy.  

    You think those dairies, farms, construction companies, meat packing plants etc are giving those illegal aliens money because they're moved by charitable impulses?

  8. 3 hours ago, G_Money said:


    No, the facts of murder and crimes committed by your skilled worker illegal aliens.

     

    Go back a page or two and educate yourself.

     

    Before you go on your meltdown about Fox News they are an approved news source within the guidelines of the forum

     

    If you have issues with that, bring it up to the attention of the moderators.   Nobody wants to hear a grown man crying like a baby.

     

     

    Take a deep breath!

    It doesn't matter where the facts come from if they're irrelevant. And yours are. And cherry picked to boot. What does a random murderer by someone have to do the economic effect of millions of undocumented workers on the US economy?

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  9. 15 minutes ago, G_Money said:


    “It's good for the economy and the immigrants. “


    This skilled worker was really good for the economy.

     

    https://www.foxnews.com/us/defense-attorney-slams-florida-sheriff-after-charges-dismissed-for-illegal-migrant-accused-deputy-death

    More cherry picking. And this time about a dubious police arrest. Did you read the part about the manslaughter charge being dismissed?And what does this have to do with the economic  benefit that migrants bring to the economy? You think harvesting crops, building and repairing homes, maintenance work tending to dairy cattle, delivering food, or working in a meat processing plant require graduate degrees?

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  10. Joe Biden Tells Netanyahu 'No Excuses' for Lack of Gaza Aid
    President Joe Biden on Friday said there were "no excuses" for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to prohibit more humanitarian aid from entering Gaza.

    Biden made the comment while hosting a bilateral meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. His remarks also came as the Associated Press (AP) reported the United States will soon begin air-dropping humanitarian aid into Gaza.

    https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-tells-netanyahu-theres-no-excuses-lack-gaza-aid-1875233

  11. Joe Biden says US to airdrop aid into Gaza as threat to civilians rises
    Move follows death of dozens of Palestinians during chaotic delivery of humanitarian goods

    The US will begin airdropping food aid into Gaza, US President Joe Biden said on Friday, amid an increasingly acute humanitarian crisis on the ground after months of Israeli attacks in the enclave.
    The decision comes as the Biden administration grows increasingly concerned about the threat posed to civilians and as aid shipments in the besieged enclave are severely disrupted, and assistance was failing to reach people most in need...

    “We need to do more and the United States will do more and in the coming days, we are going to join with our friends from Jordan and others to provide airdrops of supplies,” Biden said, adding that the US is also exploring the possibility of opening “a marine corridor delivering large amounts of humanitarian assistance”.

    https://archive.ph/uq4Ya#selection-2243.0-2243.322

    https://www.ft.com/content/c36c0386-8acb-48bc-a84b-8dfa636d00b4

  12. 3 hours ago, KhunLA said:

    News about someone opinion, or not having one yet, that is completely irrelevant to the issue.  

     

    NEWSFLASH:  States laws decide the legality of abortions, not presidents.

    Another NEWSFLASH: It would be perfectly Constitutional for the Congress to pass a law limiting abortions to a specific window of time. That's unlikely to happen. But what Trump could do is have the FDA severely curtail the use of mifepristone, the morning after bill. He wouldn't need Congressional approval for that. In fact, one of Trump's extremist appointees to the Federal Bench,  Matthew Kacsmaryk, ordered the FDA to suspend approval of its use. That ruling has been in limbo while it awaits a Supreme Court decision. So there is the possibility that the rightwing majority on the Supreme Court will back that prohibition. In that case, Trump won't need to do anything. I suspect he's praying for that not to happen since it would almost certainly hurt his election prospects.

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  13. 18 hours ago, beautifulthailand99 said:

    Well done George I salute your indefatigability and the wisdom of the citizens of Rochdale. He sussed out Israel's liar-in-chief  Eylon Levy and the US Congress way back when, and doesn't suffer fools gladly. Probably the greatest on the stump speaker the British system has ever produced, born in poverty from the tenements of Glasgow. An arrogant, self-opinionated in it for himself man for sure, but then aren't most politicians. But one who spouts poetry when the others merely splutter weasel words.

     

    Let the frothers froth and cowards demure - but he will keep the red flag flying here !  (or at least until the next election or when he is banned from Parliament !)

     

     

     

    He's certainly a terrific speaker but I do have questions about his alleged efforts in South Africa.  I looked to find independent evidence that Galloway had ever done there what he claimed. I couldn't find any. I'm not asserting it doesn't exist, but it's odd that, at best, it's hard to find.

  14. 9 hours ago, JonnyF said:

     

    Indeed. Some places will become easier to live in, some will be harder.

     

    The climate has been changing for millions of years and will continue to change for the next million years. Buying an electric car won't change that. Humans will adapt, and elites will use it to scare the proles into handing over more money in "green taxes"

    Someone else who apparently doesn't understand the concept of rates.

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  15. 3 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

    Then refute my point. If GDP growth is desirable in and of itself then explain why mass importing the 3rd world isn't a good idea. India has a GDP of 3 trillion which could be absorbed in to the US. That's a big number and big numbers are good right?

    Your comment was so foolish that I couldn't take it seriously. It's the same kind of reasoning that says if eating one piece of fruit per day is good for your health, then eating 100 is even better. Or if one ibuprofen can cure a headache  then a hundred will cure someone of headaches forever. Do you really need more examples of why your claim  was so foolish? Does it really need to be spelled out any further?

  16. 8 minutes ago, johng said:

    But are definitely caused by "global warming"  and that warming is definitely caused by human activity ?

    Yes, definitely. I'm guessing you're about to invoke some critique based on the observation that no cause in the world can be characterized as 100% certain. If that were a meaningful comment, then all science and technology would be built on a heap of sand. In the real world, science and technology work, even nuclear physics are ultimately based on statistics. 

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  17. 35 minutes ago, digger70 said:

    Here we go Again, Scientists are at it againScaring people for nothing  

    see for yourself what they think, 

     

    One factor contributing to the warming in the North Atlantic may be a reduction in pollution, particularly sulfur dioxide emissions from container ships. With fewer aerosols in the atmosphere to create cloud cover, more solar radiation reaches the ocean's surface, further heating the water. However, this alone cannot account for the extreme heat observed.  

     

    This just shows that they are just Dreamers and on drugs,

    The proof that what you're denying about aerosols is nonsense is very clear. Occasionally, when there's a truly catastrophic eruption of a volcano that sends huge quantities of aerosols into the atmosphere, what invariably follows is global cooling.

     

    Effect of volcanic eruptions significantly underestimated in climate projections

    Where and when a volcano erupts is not something that humans can control, but volcanoes do play an important role in the global climate system. When volcanoes erupt, they can spew sulphur gases into the upper atmosphere, which forms tiny particles called aerosols that reflect sunlight back into space. For very large eruptions, such as Mount Pinatubo in 1991, the volume of volcanic aerosols is so large that it single-handedly causes global temperatures to drop.

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/effect-of-volcanic-eruptions-significantly-underestimated-in-climate-projections

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