Dakryn's Batshit Theory of the Week

[Dak]

Venezuela bans Coke Zero

Venezuela "FDA" > US FDA

 

[The Ozzman]

New Ban would eliminate 8 out of 10 pocket knives

Blue Print for a New World

If the second one's implications doesn't really scare you, then you may as well go ahead and kill yourself because you will soon die through sheer stupidity/lemminglike simpleness anyway. cookie is the first one to come to mind, since he thought "Brave New World" sounded like a good idea.

"If this law were to pass and you cross the state line with a folder (pocketknife) in your pocket, it would be a federal felony," he said.

FUCK YEAH!

I have like 12 pocket knives and all would be illegal FUCK YEAH
What about the multi-tools that have knives on them? I'm guessing those wouldn't be illegal because other shit is on them.

EDIT: Okay, this shit is on freerepublic. I want a non neo-con website

 

[divine_torture]

Venezuela bans Coke Zero

Venezuela "FDA" > US FDA

There's a machine at my last job that would occasionally spew forth a Coke Zero when I tried to buy a Sprite. I prefer Pepsi, but the Pepsi machine there robbed ya. They're putting Zeros in the wrong slots 'cause no one wants the shit. Ha.

 

[Dak]

"If this law were to pass and you cross the state line with a folder (pocketknife) in your pocket, it would be a federal felony," he said.

FUCK YEAH!

I have like 12 pocket knives and all would be illegal FUCK YEAH
What about the multi-tools that have knives on them? I'm guessing those wouldn't be illegal because other shit is on them.

EDIT: Okay, this shit is on freerepublic. I want a non neo-con website

http://www.kniferights.org/U%20S%20Customs%20Proposed%20Ruling%20-%20Assisted%20Opening%20Knives.pdf

Btw, the modern "switchblades" with the knife shooting out the end are so sweet. They are legal in AZ, saw a 500$ one at a gun show here. Wanted one so bad but 500$ for a knife is retarded, not to mention I couldn't legally leave the state with it.

 

[The Ozzman]

Hmm, I don't think any of the knives I have are spring assisted, so I should be okay

 

[Dak]

"Final Destination" IRL

 

[Dak]

Lawmakers blast Toxic Burn Pits in Iraq

I know from experience this is a huge problem and can't believe it took 5+ years to get addressed. The deployment my unit did in late 04/early 05 to provide security at Al Asad, Iraq saw some of them standing tower duty, and there was a tower right next to the base's burn pit. No telling what problems the people who had to stand that tower during the 7 months they were there will develop later on.

My patrol would have to drive through the smoke sometimes, and even being in that shit for <30 seconds was terrible. Can't imagine standing through it for hours.

 

[Dak]

Army sees suicides continue trend upward

Another effect of the deployment tempo the Army has seen. 13+ month deployments, come home for a few months and do it all over again. I love how they mention that there was a 3 day suicide standdown on one base.

We had a preventive (as in there hadn't been a recent local suicide) suicide standdown recently, they are so fucking pointless. We sit through power point classes and chaplain lectures for a whole day just telling us "don't commit suicide".

People commit suicide becuase they are in shitty situations they can't get out of. Being under contract and spending that much time overseas will put a strain on just about everyone. "Death by power point" for 3 days is only going to make them more despondent, not less.

Why don't presidents fight the wars.........

 

[BlackMetalWhiteGuy]

Maybe they'd get the point better if one of you fired one out the back of your heads during a lecture.

 

[Dak]

It's bound to happen eventually.

 

[The Ozzman]

Obama blocks access to White House visitor list; forgot what the word 'transperency' means

The Obama administration is fighting to block access to names of visitors to the White House, taking up the Bush administration argument that a president doesn't have to reveal who comes calling to influence policy decisions.

Despite President Barack Obama's pledge to introduce a new era of transparency to Washington, and despite two rulings by a federal judge that the records are public, the Secret Service has denied msnbc.com's request for the names of all White House visitors from Jan. 20 to the present. It also denied a narrower request by the nonpartisan watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, which sought logs of visits by executives of coal companies.

Updated: CREW says it filed suit Tuesday against the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Secret Service. Here's a copy of CREW's complaint.

"We are deeply disappointed," said CREW attorney Anne L. Weismann, "that the Obama administration is following the same anti-transparency policy as the Bush administration when it comes to White House visitor records. Refusing to let the public know who visits the White House is not the action of a pro-transparency, pro-accountability administration."

Groups that advocate open government have argued that it's vital to know the names of White House visitors, who may have an outsized influence on policy matters.

The visitor logs have been released in only a few isolated cases, most notably records of visits by lobbyist Jack Abramoff to the Bush White House, and in the "filegate" investigation of the Clinton White House. Only the Bush and Obama administrations are known to have made an argument in court that the visitor logs should be private.

The Obama administration is arguing that the White House visitor logs are presidential records &#8212; not Secret Service agency records, which would be subject to the Freedom of Information Act. The administration ought to be able to hold secret meetings in the White House, "such as an elected official interviewing for an administration position or an ambassador coming for a discussion on issues that would affect international negotiations," said Obama spokesman Ben LaBolt.

These same arguments, made by the Bush administration, were rejected twice by a federal judge. The visitor logs are created by the Secret Service and maintained by the Secret Service, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled in 2007 and again this January. CREW had requested records of visits to the Bush White House, as well as the residence of Vice President Dick Cheney, by leaders of Religious Right organizations.

The Bush administration appealed Lamberth's decision, and the Obama administration has continued to press that appeal.

"It is the government's position," the Secret Service wrote last week to msnbc.com in denying access to the visitor logs, "that the vast majority, if not all, of the records ... are not agency records subject to the FOIA. Rather, these records are records governed by the Presidential Records Act" and "remain under the exclusive legal custody and control of the White Office and the Office of the Vice President. After the resolution of this litigation, we will respond further to your request if necessary."

The visitor records are kept in two databases:
# Worker and Visitor Entry System (WAVES). This Secret Service database includes information submitted to the Secret Service about individuals who have a planned visit to the White House. This information includes the name of the pass holder submitting the request, the date of the request, the time and location of the planned visit and the nature of the visit or the person to be visited. This information may be updated with the actual date and time of entry and exit. Msnbc.com also requested lists submitted to the Secret Service of groups or delegations of visitors with planned visits to the White House.
# Access Control Records System (ACES). This Secret Service database includes information generated when a pass holder, worker or visitor swipes a permanent or temporary pass over an electronic reader at entrances or exits. This information includes the name of the visitor, the badge number, the post or location, and the date and time of entry or exit.

No private information requested
Msnbc.com excluded from its request any private information on the White House visitors. It asked that the Secret Service delete from the logs any dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and home addresses (other than city and state).

In addition, msnbc.com asked the Secret Service to exclude information on security precautions and the results of background checks on prospective visitors.

The Bush White House had taken several steps to close off access to the visitor logs, steps repeatedly rejected by the federal judge.

In May 2006, the Bush White House signed a memorandum of understanding with the Secret Service, declaring that the logs are agency records, under White House control.

In October 2006, CREW sought records of visits by nine religious leaders: James Dobson, Gary L. Bauer, Wendy Wright, Louis P. Sheldon, Andrea Lafferty, Paul Weyrich, Tony Perkins, Donald Wildmon and Jerry Falwell.

The Bush position was rejected in December 2007 by Judge Lamberth, a former federal prosecutor who was appointed to the bench by President Ronald Reagan. Lamberth gave the White House 20 days to hand over the public records. But CREW did not get the visitor logs.

In September 2008, Homeland Security said that it did not plan to release the visitor logs, claiming that the visitor logs were protected by the presidential communication privilege in the law.

Judge Lamberth ruled again, denying that claim on Jan. 9. The judge wrote that a simple list of visitors is not a communication at all, because it includes no details on the topics discussed during a meeting, and therefore is not protected by a presidential communication privilege.

The Bush administration appealed on Jan. 14, a week before the end of President Bush's term of office.

In late January and again in May, the Obama administration had opportunities to change course, when it filed papers in the appeals court, but stuck with the Bush position.

In February, the White House spokesman, LaBolt, told msnbc.com that the policy was under review. "We are reviewing our policy on access to visitor logs and related litigation involving the previous administration to determine how we can ensure that policymaking in this administration happens in an open and transparent way, and that we take appropriate measures to ensure that we are operating in a secure environment."

But last week, in denial letters to msnbc.com and CREW, the Secret Service continued to cite the Bush position.

Asked Monday whether the White House plans to continue to oppose release of the records, White House spokesman LaBot said the policy is still under review. He also cited a list of "the unprecedented steps the administration has taken to promote openness and transparency." These include instructing all agencies to adopt a presumption in favor of disclosure in Freedom of Information Act decisions, and overturning the practice of allowing other executives, aside from the president, to assert executive privilege to block access to an administration's records.

Unpersuaded was the attorney for the watchdog group CREW, which was formed in 2003 during the Bush administration to increase open government.

"It's great that President Obama made this commitment to transparency," attorney Weismann said. "But now you need to make good on it."

 

[Dak]

 

[Pessimism]

Well I guess I can't blame them if the people voted down tax increases.

You need to accept the fact that the populace of California, by majority, are just utterly fucking retarded.

2+2= a lifted truck in my state.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

SERAPHIM'S BACK!

Where the fuck have you been you cocksucker? I missed you.

You need to accept the fact that the populace of California, by majority, are just utterly fucking retarded.

2+2= a lifted truck in my state.

 

[cookiecutter]

You need to accept the fact that the populace of California, by majority, are just utterly fucking retarded.

2+2= a lifted truck in my state.

I agree. You know what we need?

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

godly

 

[Xorv]

when nature attacks,

http://living.aol.com/morning-rush/sticky-situation-today/26606101001?icid=main|main|dl1|link3|http%3A%2F%2F living.aol.com%2Fmorning-rush%2Fsticky-situation-today%2F26606101001

 

[zabu of nΩd]

linkfail

 

[Xorv]

copy/paste fail

 

[King Richard]

oh hell naw

those korean fucks better not blow up my homeland of hawaii

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,527020,00.html