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11-11-2018 11:41 AM |
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Originally Posted by Frownland
(Post 2014446)
I thought that gun control meant keeping your aim steady.
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Originally Posted by Anteater
(Post 2014267)
You take away the guns you'll just get people throwing acid on eachother's faces like they do over in the U.K. :D
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^ :laughing: Clearly it's Dark Humour Day on MB.
Yes, Anteater, that's a pretty grisly innovation in violent crime, courtesy of the Brits, but if this guy had been throwing acid out the hotel window, at least the death count would've been lower:-
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Originally Posted by Frownland
(Post 2014378)
1. Blaming California's fires on Trump is about as scientific as Republicans rejecting climate change.
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^ You' re right, it sounds like a real stretch and I'm not sure I'd make that exact claim, but:-
i) Trump is overseeing policies that exacerbate global warming, which is generally agreed to be a factor contributing to more frequent and more devastating forest fires.
ii) He's also responsible for removing $10 million* from FEMA's annual budget, thus impeding their ability to respond to natural disasters.
* The money has been reallocated to ICE, and in fact:
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The transfer was a part of more than $200 million the Department of Homeland Security moved from the budgets of other agencies to ICE’s detention and removals.
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source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/u...detention.html |
