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		By: nicky		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 17:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.heatherhastie.com/homily-men-made-mad-religion-plus-tweets/#comment-20913&quot;&gt;nicky&lt;/a&gt;.

@jam, I&#039;m not  US  &#039;Liberal&#039; so I do not go &#039;berserk&#039;.
Nevertheless, I&#039;d say the US &#039;liberals&#039; have good reason to go &#039;berserk&#039; when &#039;voter fraud&#039; is investigated, since that results in things like  &#039;CrossCheck&#039;, that disenfranchised millions of voters. (see references above). And disenfranchisement of ethnic minoroties with near surgical precision.
I think that legislation to have the registration and counting overseen by an independent and  bipartisan body is &lt;i&gt;urgently &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/i&gt; needed. I could hardly believe it when I found out this is not the case in the US.
Note I&#039;m not accusing the GOP of being the sole culprit (cf references above), but it is a practice -registration and counting overseen by the party governing the particular state- that should be an absolute nono in a democracy.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.heatherhastie.com/homily-men-made-mad-religion-plus-tweets/#comment-20913">nicky</a>.</p>
<p>@jam, I&#8217;m not  US  &#8216;Liberal&#8217; so I do not go &#8216;berserk&#8217;.<br />
Nevertheless, I&#8217;d say the US &#8216;liberals&#8217; have good reason to go &#8216;berserk&#8217; when &#8216;voter fraud&#8217; is investigated, since that results in things like  &#8216;CrossCheck&#8217;, that disenfranchised millions of voters. (see references above). And disenfranchisement of ethnic minoroties with near surgical precision.<br />
I think that legislation to have the registration and counting overseen by an independent and  bipartisan body is <i>urgently </i> needed. I could hardly believe it when I found out this is not the case in the US.<br />
Note I&#8217;m not accusing the GOP of being the sole culprit (cf references above), but it is a practice -registration and counting overseen by the party governing the particular state- that should be an absolute nono in a democracy.</p>
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		By: nicky		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 17:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.heatherhastie.com/homily-men-made-mad-religion-plus-tweets/#comment-20970&quot;&gt;Heather Hastie&lt;/a&gt;.

Note that the size difference (sexual dimorphism) in the African Bullfrog perfectly fits in the sexual selection theory: in polygynic species where the male competition consists in physical combat, males tend to be substantially larger than females. Stronger: just going on the size difference we can &lt;i&gt;predict&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/i&gt; it is a polygynous species fighting for access to females, as is borne out by observation.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.heatherhastie.com/homily-men-made-mad-religion-plus-tweets/#comment-20970">Heather Hastie</a>.</p>
<p>Note that the size difference (sexual dimorphism) in the African Bullfrog perfectly fits in the sexual selection theory: in polygynic species where the male competition consists in physical combat, males tend to be substantially larger than females. Stronger: just going on the size difference we can <i>predict</i> it is a polygynous species fighting for access to females, as is borne out by observation.</p>
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		By: Heather Hastie		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 04:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.heatherhastie.com/homily-men-made-mad-religion-plus-tweets/#comment-20975&quot;&gt;j.a.m.&lt;/a&gt;.

I&#039;m happy to admit I was wrong if that&#039;s the case. I assume you would be too. I think that&#039;s enough.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.heatherhastie.com/homily-men-made-mad-religion-plus-tweets/#comment-20975">j.a.m.</a>.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m happy to admit I was wrong if that&#8217;s the case. I assume you would be too. I think that&#8217;s enough.</p>
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		By: j.a.m.		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 02:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.heatherhastie.com/homily-men-made-mad-religion-plus-tweets/#comment-20974&quot;&gt;Heather Hastie&lt;/a&gt;.

More than happy to take that bet. What are we wagering?]]></description>
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<p>More than happy to take that bet. What are we wagering?</p>
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		By: Heather Hastie		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 01:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.heatherhastie.com/homily-men-made-mad-religion-plus-tweets/#comment-20973&quot;&gt;j.a.m.&lt;/a&gt;.

Do you actually understand economic trends and cycles?

The current positive news is the result of things that happened in Obama&#039;s presidency, though he can&#039;t actually take credit for all of them either. Many are the result of international trends.

Less jobs were added in 2017 than the previous four years. The economy is slowing down. It will probably pick up a little again in the first half of 2018, but 2019 will be bad because of the tax bill. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.heatherhastie.com/homily-men-made-mad-religion-plus-tweets/#comment-20973">j.a.m.</a>.</p>
<p>Do you actually understand economic trends and cycles?</p>
<p>The current positive news is the result of things that happened in Obama&#8217;s presidency, though he can&#8217;t actually take credit for all of them either. Many are the result of international trends.</p>
<p>Less jobs were added in 2017 than the previous four years. The economy is slowing down. It will probably pick up a little again in the first half of 2018, but 2019 will be bad because of the tax bill. </p>
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		By: j.a.m.		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 01:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Regarding job numbers, data released today show that the unemployment rate among African-Americans has improved a full percentage point under the current president, and has now reached the lowest point on record. Too much winning!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Regarding job numbers, data released today show that the unemployment rate among African-Americans has improved a full percentage point under the current president, and has now reached the lowest point on record. Too much winning!</p>
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		By: Heather Hastie		</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 17:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.heatherhastie.com/homily-men-made-mad-religion-plus-tweets/#comment-20964&quot;&gt;nicky&lt;/a&gt;.

Thanks for the info!]]></description>
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<p>Thanks for the info!</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 05:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The giant African Bullfrog is a formidable predator feeding on insects, rodents, birds, reptiles and other frogs, basically any animal they can swallow. They are big, easily 1.5 to 2 kg&#039;s. Males are bigger than females, unusual for amphibians, and indeed males fight fiercly for territory and hence access to many females. They have 2 teeth in their lower jaw used in these fights.

The distinction between frogs and toads only makes sense in Europe, with it&#039;s limited number of species. In other parts of the world,  with a plethora of anurans the distinction loses a bit of it&#039;s usefulness.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The giant African Bullfrog is a formidable predator feeding on insects, rodents, birds, reptiles and other frogs, basically any animal they can swallow. They are big, easily 1.5 to 2 kg&#8217;s. Males are bigger than females, unusual for amphibians, and indeed males fight fiercly for territory and hence access to many females. They have 2 teeth in their lower jaw used in these fights.</p>
<p>The distinction between frogs and toads only makes sense in Europe, with it&#8217;s limited number of species. In other parts of the world,  with a plethora of anurans the distinction loses a bit of it&#8217;s usefulness.</p>
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		By: nicky		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 06:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.heatherhastie.com/homily-men-made-mad-religion-plus-tweets/#comment-20926&quot;&gt;Terence Geoghegan&lt;/a&gt;.

Didn&#039;t notice, despite looking for it going up and down. I agree the original sounds better.
Luckily it does not alter the meaning in any significant way.
There is this Marx quote (I&#039; citing from memory, don&#039;t shoot me if...) That is regularly misquoted, profoundly changing the meaning.
&quot;Religion is the opium for the people&quot; instead of &quot;Religion is the opium of the people&quot;
And I&#039;m sure if we look at the quote-miners in Creationist circles we&#039;ll get a lot more of the latter type of misquotes of Darwin, but then deliberately.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.heatherhastie.com/homily-men-made-mad-religion-plus-tweets/#comment-20926">Terence Geoghegan</a>.</p>
<p>Didn&#8217;t notice, despite looking for it going up and down. I agree the original sounds better.<br />
Luckily it does not alter the meaning in any significant way.<br />
There is this Marx quote (I&#8217; citing from memory, don&#8217;t shoot me if&#8230;) That is regularly misquoted, profoundly changing the meaning.<br />
&#8220;Religion is the opium for the people&#8221; instead of &#8220;Religion is the opium of the people&#8221;<br />
And I&#8217;m sure if we look at the quote-miners in Creationist circles we&#8217;ll get a lot more of the latter type of misquotes of Darwin, but then deliberately.</p>
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		By: j.a.m.		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 04:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.heatherhastie.com/homily-men-made-mad-religion-plus-tweets/#comment-20910&quot;&gt;Linda Calhoun&lt;/a&gt;.

If judges follow the rule of law diligently and impartially, the lamestream media labels them as hopelessly reactionary. Liberals want judges to be hip, emotional, fashionable, with-it, au courant; to mold the law like silly putty and to regard themselves as philosopher kings with limitless power.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.heatherhastie.com/homily-men-made-mad-religion-plus-tweets/#comment-20910">Linda Calhoun</a>.</p>
<p>If judges follow the rule of law diligently and impartially, the lamestream media labels them as hopelessly reactionary. Liberals want judges to be hip, emotional, fashionable, with-it, au courant; to mold the law like silly putty and to regard themselves as philosopher kings with limitless power.</p>
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