Author Topic: Is the world burning? (Read 356962 times)

Tuckers Law · « **Reply #2400 on:** June 11, 2020, 02:04:03 PM »

I’m not trying to be a dick about it, it’s just something rather personal for me considering there was a couple years in elementary(primary) school where I relied on those free lunches. My takeaway from the comic is a general “police get money to police troublemakers, some who might be troublemakers because their schooling needs weren’t attended to in a push to ‘save money’. Maybe if schools have more to support their kids, less of those kids will decide that crime is their best option to make it, and police wouldn’t feel like they need more to do their job.”

Tuckers Law · « **Reply #2401 on:** June 11, 2020, 02:13:22 PM »

Apologies to Flannel for the snark, and apologies to everyone for the care post.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #2402 on:** June 11, 2020, 02:41:02 PM »

My wife is a public school teacher and while she easily spends 400-500 OOP for her classroom, it's usually related to special events and incentives for the kids. She's not reaching into her pocket to buy general supplies. Also, the Government realizes this and offers a 250 tax credit to all educators to cover some of this. It should be 4x that.

Tripon · « **Reply #2403 on:** June 11, 2020, 03:46:00 PM »

https://twitter.com/JamesQueallyLAT/status/1271164039238782978

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #2404 on:** June 11, 2020, 03:52:29 PM »

Quote from: Esch on June 11, 2020, 02:56:15 PM

Quote from: CatsCatsCats on June 11, 2020, 12:35:20 PM
American schools also provide like a million societal functions they shouldn’t like feeding poor kids

schools are as much childcare institutions as vehicles for education so we might as well just make them actually good at that function also.

I’m all for it, no one else doing it. Just saying it’s not fair to compare what we spend on schools per student when our schools are responsible for much more than schooling in their communities

Uncle · « **Reply #2405 on:** June 11, 2020, 04:58:01 PM »

Quote from: ToxicAdam on June 11, 2020, 01:47:16 PM

Anyways, my limited perspective about schools in America is that they prioritize learning tools over teachers/building maintenance. Then the teachers/administrators feel compelled to fill out budgets every year with marginally useful materials in order to keep those budgets maintained. There's a lot of waste because of this. They'd rather spend 100k on smartboards or other tech instead of hiring a new teacher or upgrading a facility.

yeah, some of this isn't even under control of the school or the school system, just moronic budgetary/bureaucratic realities

you have ten money buckets and you can't take money out of the widgets bucket and put it into the staffing bucket, instead you have to spend all of the money in the widgets bucket otherwise you've proven that you will never need that much widget money in the future, likewise for every other budget

team filler · « **Reply #2406 on:** June 11, 2020, 05:58:44 PM »

Quote from: Stro on June 11, 2020, 05:00:47 PM

America:

Justice system: Fucked
Education system: Fucked
Healthcare system: Fucked
Voting system: Fucked
Legislative system: Fucked
Economic/Banking system: Fucked

gaming system:

Nintex · « **Reply #2407 on:** June 11, 2020, 06:42:25 PM »

https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1271164619214766080

BisMarckie · « **Reply #2408 on:** June 11, 2020, 06:48:39 PM »

Just a matter of time before the BBC changes its name

Tripon · « **Reply #2409 on:** June 11, 2020, 06:55:58 PM »

https://twitter.com/LBC/status/1271070525994008578

https://twitter.com/Nigel_Farage/status/1269690955696832526

Quote

Far-right British politician Nigel Farage left his LBC radio station job on Thursday, a sudden departure following his controversial statements this week comparing Black Lives Matter protesters to the Taliban.

“Nigel Farage’s contract with LBC is up very shortly and, following discussions with him, Nigel is stepping down from LBC with immediate effect,” LBC said in a statement. “We thank Nigel for the enormous contribution he has made to LBC and wish him well.”

tiesto · « **Reply #2410 on:** June 11, 2020, 08:43:11 PM »

Quote from: Positive Touch on June 11, 2020, 12:56:15 PM

right because good lord this money is not being spent on students, teachers, or materials that's for damn sure

On the island, some of the high-level administrators are pulling in 500 grand a year... it's ridiculous.

team filler · « **Reply #2411 on:** June 11, 2020, 09:14:18 PM »

BisMarckie · « **Reply #2412 on:** June 11, 2020, 09:15:05 PM »

Big tiddy goth activists

BisMarckie · « **Reply #2413 on:** June 11, 2020, 09:38:02 PM »

Quote from: shosta on June 11, 2020, 09:27:38 PM

yo kenny wtf is going on over in germany

https://www.twitch.tv/livenowmedia

That "stream" was a VOD from yesterday from Leipzig. Just some black bloc shenanigans. 500 people were having a go at the cops.

BisMarckie · « **Reply #2414 on:** June 11, 2020, 09:42:44 PM »

Looks like it was a spontaneous demonstration against raids that targeted people of the extremie left and autonomist groups

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #2415 on:** June 11, 2020, 11:01:19 PM »

Headed into the Chaz now

team filler · « **Reply #2416 on:** June 11, 2020, 11:04:08 PM »

Quote from: recursivelyenumerable on June 11, 2020, 11:01:19 PM

Headed into the Chaz now

tell them under no circumstances should they let roit in

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #2417 on:** June 11, 2020, 11:09:31 PM »

Just don’t bring your significant other. These things always morph into a sex cult.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #2418 on:** June 11, 2020, 11:27:19 PM »

ahh I meant that as a new post that quoted the first one and not an edit of it, now I'm too lazy to go fix things

Kara · « **Reply #2419 on:** June 12, 2020, 12:23:44 AM »

Quote from: ToxicAdam on June 11, 2020, 02:41:02 PM

My wife is a public school teacher and while she easily spends 400-500 OOP for her classroom, it's usually related to special events and incentives for the kids. She's not reaching into her pocket to buy general supplies. Also, the Government realizes this and offers a 250 tax credit to all educators to cover some of this. It should be 4x that.

It's an adjustment to gross income. Those are good but significantly worse than a tax credit.

Also, while no one really gives a shit about $250 in Minecraft, the necessary and ordinary test applies to any expenses included in the adjustment on a return that are not enumerated in the relevant portion of the Internal Revenue Code.

This concludes InKKKome TaKKKs KKKorner.

Mandark · « **Reply #2420 on:** June 12, 2020, 12:24:39 AM »

see what fuckin' happens when you stop posting, kara?

hope you're happy

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #2421 on:** June 12, 2020, 12:44:30 AM »

I would’ve made tax code mistakes sooner if I knew that’s all it took.

Tripon · « **Reply #2422 on:** June 12, 2020, 12:46:39 AM »

https://twitter.com/oneunderscore__/status/1271250864733409281

Mandark · « **Reply #2423 on:** June 12, 2020, 01:10:35 AM »

Suspect in Deputy Slaying is Team Leader on ‘Elite’ Air Force Security Team

BIONIC · « **Reply #2424 on:** June 12, 2020, 01:17:15 AM »

Quote from: filler on June 11, 2020, 09:14:18 PM

(Image removed from quote.)

I guess I’m racist then

Skullfuckers Anonymous · « **Reply #2425 on:** June 12, 2020, 01:24:44 AM »

https://mobile.twitter.com/ErikWemple/status/1271263135526277123

team filler · « **Reply #2426 on:** June 12, 2020, 01:25:30 AM »

NBBC news

team filler · « **Reply #2427 on:** June 12, 2020, 01:41:06 AM »

https://twitter.com/journorosa/status/1271234182631522307

boogie

team filler · « **Reply #2428 on:** June 12, 2020, 01:55:04 AM »

Tripon · « **Reply #2429 on:** June 12, 2020, 02:18:33 AM »

https://twitter.com/NetflixIsAJoke/status/1271312504472301571

Beezy · « **Reply #2430 on:** June 12, 2020, 02:18:40 AM »

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #2431 on:** June 12, 2020, 10:08:43 AM »

That was powerful shit. I couldn't sleep after I watched it last night.

Dave is the same age as me and you can just hear it in his voice. He's pissed nothing has gotten better since the early 90's when all of this same sadness, bitterness and despair consumed the nation.

As a young person you just assume (hope) that it will get better. The old generation dies off and the new generation that replaces them will do a better job. But all these fucking cops killing black people are from our generation. The generation that was supposed to know better and do better.

It's then when you realize how malignant systemic racism is.

Tripon · « **Reply #2432 on:** June 12, 2020, 01:03:47 PM »

https://twitter.com/marty_walsh/status/1271455726133825536

Akala · « **Reply #2433 on:** June 12, 2020, 01:57:07 PM »

https://twitter.com/chris_granger/status/1271156986361663490

Nintex · « **Reply #2434 on:** June 12, 2020, 04:02:34 PM »

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #2435 on:** June 12, 2020, 04:25:02 PM »

https://lawandcrime.com/george-floyd-death/nypd-lt-who-kneeled-with-protesters-said-he-will-be-shamed-for-the-rest-of-his-life-wants-to-kick-his-own-ass/

team filler · « **Reply #2436 on:** June 12, 2020, 04:36:43 PM »

Tuckers Law · « **Reply #2437 on:** June 12, 2020, 04:45:19 PM »

So many cops today remind me of Buzzcut from Beavis and Butthead. Just so goddamn aggro.

Edit: got names mixed up

Nintex · « **Reply #2438 on:** June 12, 2020, 05:48:56 PM »

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #2439 on:** June 12, 2020, 10:55:41 PM »

https://twitter.com/biocosmopolitan/status/1271625197154496512
https://twitter.com/biocosmopolitan/status/1271628191375843328

team filler · « **Reply #2440 on:** June 13, 2020, 04:30:26 AM »

Quote from: filler on June 07, 2020, 11:07:23 PM

the sphinx and pyramids were built with slave labor to honor royalty or some bourgeoisie shid tear those symbols of oppression down!!

Ghoul · « **Reply #2441 on:** June 13, 2020, 04:35:13 AM »

https://twitter.com/thesunus/status/1271706516102483968

The south rises

HardcoreRetro · « **Reply #2442 on:** June 13, 2020, 04:40:07 AM »

Quote from: filler on June 13, 2020, 04:30:26 AM

the sphinx and pyramids were built with slave labor to honor royalty or some bourgeoisie shid tear those symbols of oppression down!!

Didn't later research show that the people that built the pyramids were actually treated well. They were paid workers, not slaves. And they held banquets or something to make sure they were well fed.

team filler · « **Reply #2443 on:** June 13, 2020, 04:41:42 AM »

they ate at olive garden every night, but you can't please everyone

HardcoreRetro · « **Reply #2444 on:** June 13, 2020, 04:59:01 AM »

Reminds me of the scene in the Asterix comic book were Cleopatra sends out a messenger to get her a pizza from Italy. Don't think he made the 30-minute delivery promise.

team filler · « **Reply #2445 on:** June 13, 2020, 05:02:53 AM »

shoulda ordered chinese

MMaRsu · « **Reply #2446 on:** June 13, 2020, 06:47:20 AM »

https://mobile.twitter.com/JohnCleese/status/1271535485467283457

Nintex · « **Reply #2447 on:** June 13, 2020, 06:47:51 AM »

https://twitter.com/Julio_Rosas11/status/1271675123024556033

https://twitter.com/Julio_Rosas11/status/1271684755138871296

https://twitter.com/Julio_Rosas11/status/1271696092871028736

https://twitter.com/annvandersteel/status/1271742023972851712

team filler · « **Reply #2448 on:** June 13, 2020, 06:58:32 AM »

Ghoul · « **Reply #2449 on:** June 13, 2020, 09:10:45 AM »

https://twitter.com/g4ffer_/status/1271782488524959744

who is ted danson? · « **Reply #2450 on:** June 13, 2020, 09:44:35 AM »

Everyone there could be a Norf FC character

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #2451 on:** June 13, 2020, 10:24:25 AM »

That last guy who rolled his fists like it was a 1920s bare knuckle championship. I think he was trying to square up a female officer too. What a cunt.

Beezy · « **Reply #2452 on:** June 13, 2020, 10:35:15 AM »

I am so confused about what's happening in Seattle right now.

chronovore · « **Reply #2453 on:** June 13, 2020, 11:02:14 AM »

Seattle is a typical metropolitan city, largely full of educated and cultured types. As with any metropolitan city, the police are generally not that. They have been lying and falsifying their situation, and trying to set up the citizenry who are against their peddling of violence for some kind of fail. But they’re not smart enough to do it right, and are being caught out in their lies.

Ghoul · « **Reply #2454 on:** June 13, 2020, 11:19:28 AM »

https://twitter.com/unionlib/status/1271819518411767809

LOL these footy lads, "We're here to protect statues etc"

Pisses on a memorial lol...

BIONIC · « **Reply #2455 on:** June 13, 2020, 11:47:25 AM »

Quote from: chronovore on June 13, 2020, 11:02:14 AM

Seattle is a typical metropolitan city, largely full of educated and cultured types. As with any metropolitan city, the police are generally not that. They have been lying and falsifying their situation, and trying to set up the citizenry who are against their peddling of violence for some kind of fail. But they’re not smart enough to do it right, and are being caught out in their lies.

Riotous is neither educated or cultured

Tripon · « **Reply #2456 on:** June 13, 2020, 12:53:18 PM »

https://twitter.com/EdClowes/status/1271780011725467648

https://twitter.com/EdClowes/status/1271784612470161409

https://twitter.com/EdClowes/status/1271799548911005696

https://twitter.com/EdClowes/status/1271803498653458434

https://twitter.com/EdClowes/status/1271808656741457922

https://twitter.com/EdClowes/status/1271843117554176000

https://twitter.com/Delo_Taylor/status/1271801575758073859

Tripon · « **Reply #2457 on:** June 13, 2020, 12:59:24 PM »

https://twitter.com/RealMarkKennedy/status/1271237314321223681

curly · « **Reply #2458 on:** June 13, 2020, 01:02:55 PM »

Quote from: recursivelyenumerable on June 12, 2020, 10:55:41 PM

https://twitter.com/biocosmopolitan/status/1271625197154496512
https://twitter.com/biocosmopolitan/status/1271628191375843328

The overly-polite driving thing annoyed the shit out of me in Portland which I assume is basically the same as Seattle

Akala · « **Reply #2459 on:** June 13, 2020, 01:08:41 PM »

london is wild

https://twitter.com/judeblay/status/1271768658948296704

News:

Author Topic: Is the world burning? (Read 356962 times)