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I can't figure out if this an opportunity missed or falls into the description of there really is a podcast for any topic - JD Feb 22, 16:02
Slate: "Arming Teachers Would Endanger Students of Color" -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 22, 15:59 4
- Well, it would endanger them all, but some more than others. -- nm - Roger More Feb 22, 16:09
- Oh, if you arm teachers, I don't give it 90 days before it's a teacher that does the shooting. - Marlowe Feb 22, 16:01 2
  - Think about those incidents where a teacher slams a kid into their desk, or against a wall - Reagen Feb 22, 16:04 1
    - Assaults against teachers is increasing. But if a punk wanted to steal a gun, how much easier is it to get it from school than to burglary a house -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 22, 16:34
This is amazing. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 22, 15:50
Scott Moir at last night's hockey game -- (link) - Reagen Feb 22, 15:47 5
- (i've watched this like 20 times and there's something new every viewing) -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 16:09
- The brunette on the phone is calling Tessa, letting her know the fuck toy is running amok. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 22, 16:00 1
  - Patrick Chan is all "be cool buddy" -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 16:06
- He's preening like a peacock to impress Rachel Homan. -- nm - David Feb 22, 15:54 1
  - It's the mating ritual of the Red-Breasted Canuck. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 15:57
Canada-US Women’s hockey replay on NBCSN is nearing the end. Just FYI. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 22, 15:29 3
- Man. The goal that won it was siiiiiiiiiick. - Volnelk Feb 22, 15:41 2
  - I've never seen anything like it. It's the NHL equivalent of breaking ankles. -- nm - David Feb 22, 15:50
  - spoils -- (edited) - Beryllium Feb 22, 15:43
Some good news -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 22, 15:27 2
- good -- nm - Remlik Feb 22, 15:28
- Trump fell into the alligator pit visiting Gatorland? -- nm - Jovian Feb 22, 15:28
I finished the first season of Stranger Things. Finishing stuff is *really* difficult for me for some reason. I liked the show. (No spoilers inside) - Qale Feb 22, 15:25 20
- I bit on it for the 80s nostalgia but I haven't started S2 because of the increased sci-fi. I think I'd watch an It series though. -- nm - Max Feb 22, 15:44 3
  - I’m super impressed I finished End of the F—king World even though I didn’t like it. This started out rough but got more entertaining. -- nm - Qale Feb 22, 15:47 2
    - I probably laughed way too much while watching that -- nm - JD Feb 22, 16:04 1
      - I had a hard time with it since I didn’t like anyone until they gave me the police women. -- nm - Qale Feb 22, 16:18
- puts Qale on the list -- nm - JD Feb 22, 15:34 1
  - Slow down there Y2J. -- nm - Qale Feb 22, 15:44
- I said this before, I liked the way the show *felt* waaay more than the actual show. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 22, 15:32 2
  - Yes -- nm - Epiphany Feb 22, 15:55
  - Jonathan's season 1 mix tape is better than season 2's -- nm - mud Feb 22, 15:35
- imo The 80s nostalgia is why it became a cultural phenomenon. -- nm - Jovian Feb 22, 15:27 9
  - Ready Player One as well. nm - Dignan Feb 22, 15:54
  - cause for me personally? That's how old I was in 1983 and what I did with my friends. - Jovian Feb 22, 15:34 4
    - I mean, in 1983 I was only 5. So I’m a touch young for all of the nostalgia. The nostalgia fades into the background after the story starts up too. -- nm - Qale Feb 22, 15:42 3
      - You're right it does fade, but for me it still persisted because I remember having that ultimate freedom at such - Jovian Feb 22, 15:48
      - 1983 lasted until about 1987. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 15:44 1
        
        Ah the Cyndi Lauper Clause. -- nm - Qale Feb 22, 15:45
  - And David Harbour's genius performance combined with a brilliant character in 11. -- nm - David Feb 22, 15:30 2
    - Eleven is fantastic. All the kids were. Dustin being my particular favorite. -- nm - Qale Feb 22, 15:43
    - okay. So I am not alone in thinking Harbour was brilliant in season 1. - Jovian Feb 22, 15:32
- guys Crash's age reliving the 80s through them -- nm - Remlik Feb 22, 15:26
Annihilation 91% (72/7), Game Night 85% (66/12), Red Sparrow 61% (20/13) -- nm - Beaker Feb 22, 15:23
Batman/HArley QUinn animated series: voice actress Arleen Sorkin gets $200 per signature. To sign Batman Adventures #12 (1st comic appearance Harley) - Remlik Feb 22, 15:22
I saw this last night. "Inside the safest school in America" -- (link*) - Covington Feb 22, 15:21 1
- Thanks for the Elton John info - Epiphany Feb 22, 15:29
*lights the spammy signal* -- (link) - Reagen Feb 22, 15:05
Deputy on duty at Parkland waited for 4 minutes before he went in -- (link) - Nathan Feb 22, 14:58 54
- Meanwhile, JROTC students rushed in to help. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 22, 15:36 5
  - With the air rifles provided by the NRA? -- nm - groiny Feb 22, 15:37 4
    - no one of them held a door open so his classmates could get out and he was shot down for doing so. -- nm - Remlik Feb 22, 15:42 1
      - and posthumously accepted into West Point. - Jovian Feb 22, 15:49
    - No idea. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 22, 15:41 1
      - From what I read a few days ago, the shooter was in ROTC at the school - groiny Feb 22, 15:57
- this, and I read the the security cameras in the school were on a 26 minute delay? -- nm - groiny Feb 22, 15:01 46
  - Doesn't this make the point that much more clearly that having people armed (in this case even a trained police officer) isn't going to provide - pmb Feb 22, 15:16 42
    - It is one example of this, he made no difference either way - groiny Feb 22, 15:34 36
      - But here's the point of our argument - Reagen Feb 22, 15:41 35
        
        See below -- nm - groiny Feb 22, 15:54
        
        Exactly. These kind of accidents happen all the time. Yes, they can be in safes, etc. but kids figure things out, things don't lock properly, etc. - pmb Feb 22, 15:47 33
        
        So you would rather the teacher or security have zero chance? - groiny Feb 22, 15:52 32
        
        Let’s assume you’re right. Arming teachers gives a greater than zero chance of stopping an active shooter situation. What are the costs we should be -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 22, 16:22
        
        You're completely ignoring the other side of the argument - Reagen Feb 22, 15:56 6
        
        Now, if we could make weapons magically appear in schools that are being attacked, this would make sense. (NM) - Marlowe Feb 22, 16:00 5
        
        There have been *multiple* mass shooting incidents where armed officers have been present. These end when police show up *in force* - Reagen Feb 22, 16:03 4
        
        You act like the only success story is one teacher killing the shooter. - groiny Feb 22, 16:05 3
        
        1) hasn't been a deterrent so far 2) warning shots just let him know where to fire -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 16:07 2
        
        We have armed guards guarding everything here but our kids. -- nm - groiny Feb 22, 16:10 1
        
        Most schools do have police present. It's still not likely that they are a significant deterrent (as you saw there where there was a cop present). - pmb Feb 22, 16:14
        
        Because right now the only thing stopping the shooter is - groiny Feb 22, 15:55 23
        
        First, this assumes we make no other changes to gun laws. I'm pessimistic in the short term, but not hopeless. But Reagan is right. The likelihood - pmb Feb 22, 16:09
        
        It's going to cost lives, not save them. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 15:57 21
        
        And I just do not know where you are getting that from - groiny Feb 22, 15:58 20
        
        Will brought up an example earlier of a third grader accidentally firing a security officer's pistol that was *on his holster* - Reagen Feb 22, 16:01 19
        
        Not to mention, does the shooter even go to the school in the first place? - groiny Feb 22, 16:03 18
        
        Many of these shooters expect to die. They aren't doing this to keep themselves safe. -- nm - pmb Feb 22, 16:11 7
        
        So again, how are you gonna stop them or minimalist the body count? -- nm - groiny Feb 22, 16:13 6
        
        there's no solution other than getting rid of guns, sorry. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 16:14 5
        
        Exactly. It's a fantasy to think you can stop this. As best you can you want people to be prepared to react quickly and appropriately and call for - pmb Feb 22, 16:16 1
        
        And that in a country where every animal is legitimately trying to kill them! - Reagen Feb 22, 16:17
        
        Then there is no solution, because that is never gonna happen. -- nm - groiny Feb 22, 16:16 2
        
        And that makes us angry too. But the answer is try to move the needle politically because this other stuff is just bullshit. - pmb Feb 22, 16:19
        
        so let's not make things worse in the meantime. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 16:16
        
        Something something John Hinkley something something Reagan something something Secret Service. - Will Hunting Feb 22, 16:07 7
        
        That is apples and oranges. One man with handgun wants to take out one target - groiny Feb 22, 16:08 6
        
        You're saying "being armed is a deterrent". it's hard to imagine more obviously armed than protecting the POTFUSA - Reagen Feb 22, 16:10 4
        
        Well. We just just unarm everyone then, let the chips fall where they may. -- nm - groiny Feb 22, 16:12 3
        
        YES! -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 16:12 2
        
        Speaking of fantasy -- nm - groiny Feb 22, 16:14 1
        
        so let's get angry at the people that are stopping this solution from happening. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 16:18
        
        It was one determined guy shooting a fair number of people surrounded by the greatest bodyguards in the world. - Will Hunting Feb 22, 16:10
        
        This kid had gone to that school and knew there were armed personnel. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 16:05 1
        
        I did not read that anywhere. -- nm - groiny Feb 22, 16:06
    - It was a non-starter as a point anyway. The NRA's trying to earn a billion dollars in gun sales to schools off of this. -- nm - David Feb 22, 15:29 1
      - Has the rumor started that this MAGA fucker was paid by the NRA to do this, for this exact reason? (NM) - Marlowe Feb 22, 15:41
    - Security Guard paid minimum wage to walk around a school. More likely to run. -- nm - Budice Feb 22, 15:21 2
      - right. that's what's going to happen. if they're going to do it they need to be part of the police force -- nm - Remlik Feb 22, 15:23 1
        
        This was a sheriff's deputy (police officer) not a security guard. -- nm - pmb Feb 22, 16:00
  - I hadn't heard that -- nm - Remlik Feb 22, 15:05 2
    - it is in here -- (link) - groiny Feb 22, 15:06
    - let me find it..... - groiny Feb 22, 15:05
- whoops -- nm* - Remlik Feb 22, 14:58
Deputy?/Security Guard? on duty at Parkland school never went inside to engage shooter, has now resigned. -- nm - Jovian Feb 22, 14:55 6
- Well, I assume he knew he was facing bad odds against an assault rifle. (NM) - Marlowe Feb 22, 14:59 5
  - Please don't let Agent Orange read this, he will advocate tomorrow that the 20% of teachers should be armed with semi-automatic weapons. -- nm - Jovian Feb 22, 15:04 3
    - I say ban handguns, assault weapons and give nukes to everybody. - Marlowe Feb 22, 15:26
    - it sounds to me like it is an actual Sheriff's Deputy, as opposed to school security. -- nm - groiny Feb 22, 15:04 1
      - Yep, sounded the same to me. Like an embedded deputy. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 15:11
  - he had a yard stick! -- nm* - groiny Feb 22, 15:00
Hmm. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 22, 14:55 1
- (Relatedly to jovian’s post above ) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 14:56
Speaking of tickets, I just received an email to confirm the shipping details for my Coachella wristband..I'd kind of forgotten just how much I paid - JD Feb 22, 14:53
“Stalingrad Made”, in theatres fall 2018 -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 22, 14:52
Friday's midseason TV premiers. The Tick returns - GregW Feb 22, 14:41 1
- Spoon!!! -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 14:43
Apparently I'm raising a little activist - Reagen Feb 22, 14:35 6
- STRIKE! -- nm - Beaker Feb 22, 15:06
- Well done! -- nm - Strongbad Feb 22, 14:45
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- Her baby sister would simply throw spaghetti in their faces. -- nm - David Feb 22, 14:39 1
  - alternating with Banshee's Scream. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 14:58
- that is cool -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 14:36
This disgusts me - The states taking the opioid epidemic seriously (and not), in one map -- (link) - crash davis Feb 22, 14:29 2
- Whoa, some Deep South states actually on the good end of a health measure for once. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Feb 22, 16:06
- Sadly not surprised. -- nm - Mop Feb 22, 15:50
MO is Missouri, right? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 14:26 12
- no. Moses. Shemp is Samuel and Curley is Jerome. -- nm - peglegpete Feb 22, 14:33
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  - Shut it Molly -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 14:33 1
    - I still think your ... - ReluctantCynic Feb 22, 14:48
  - Is the governor of ty97 going to have to resign after being charged with a felony? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 14:29 6
    - He doesn't have to, no. -- nm - mara Feb 22, 14:33
    - Jack prefers to be thought of as ty’s advisor. -- nm - mafic Feb 22, 14:33 2
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        NEVER! -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 14:52
    - Now with the relevant tweet -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 22, 14:31 1
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- Yes -- nm - Roger More Feb 22, 14:27
The Amazing Race winner spoiler - peglegpete Feb 22, 14:26 1
- spoils! - Jovian Feb 22, 14:45
Teachers in West Virginia have walked out. So is that where Reagen is living? -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 14:24
So many French speakers one this flight -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 14:21 3
- Even the children are French! But really it’s the middle age American ladies two rows back who are the only obnoxious people -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 14:33
- oooh, what are they serving for food on the flight? -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 14:26
- Quelle audace! -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 14:26
*Olympic spoilers* - Strongbad Feb 22, 14:21 2
- Heh, you just saw that, eh? -- nm - Baron of the Rings Feb 22, 15:13 1
  - *spoilers* - Strongbad Feb 22, 15:20
I win today. I introduced a co-worker who likes Survivor to RHAP. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 22, 14:18
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- 32 counts. is that bad? -- nm - Jovian Feb 22, 14:46
- Treason or bust! -- nm - David Feb 22, 14:16
B2 discussion in Simpson’s form -- (link) - Roger More Feb 22, 14:12 11
- See? Homer's a democrat. -- nm - David Feb 22, 14:15 10
  - The writers are democrats. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Feb 22, 14:24 9
    - Of course, but you can't only look at demographics, you have to look at what he does on the show. - Roger More Feb 22, 14:27 3
      - but immediately backtracks once he realizes who it would affect. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 14:43
      - You also have to look beyond the cartoon of the "typical Republican voter". His actions line up fairly square. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Feb 22, 14:38 1
        
        It’s also that the definition of Republican has changed since the Simpsons started. - Roger More Feb 22, 14:47
    - Right, and they inhabit the characters. -- nm - David Feb 22, 14:25 4
      - It's quaint that so many of you want this to be untrue. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Feb 22, 14:32 3
        
        I realize conservatives don't have a lot to hang on to in entertainment - Reagen Feb 22, 14:42
        
        ? I'm just laughing at Ted Cruz. -- nm - David Feb 22, 14:38 1
        
        Yes, this is obviously not a serious-minded conversation to begin with. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Feb 22, 14:39
To make that Model 3 number more palatable, there is currently a $7,500 federal tax credit available. - TWuG - Fly, Falcon, Fly! Feb 22, 14:09 1
- WSJ on the rollout of invites to non-employees or current owners. -- (link) - TWuG - Fly, Falcon, Fly! Feb 22, 14:19
This is a billion-dollar idea. -- (link) - David Feb 22, 14:06 [Backboard]
Mueller is a-filing charges again... -- nm - Diva Feb 22, 14:04 3
- Mueller should change his name to Rebecca Black -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 14:19
- tax fraud, while he was working for Trump. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 14:08
- 32?! -- nm - manafort Feb 22, 14:06

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