How to Solve the House Speakership Problem (Maybe?)

By: Drakkonis  •  News  •  77 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  2 years ago

“Best two out of three? ”

What if the House speaker was chosen this way.  1. Each party chooses 10 names from the other party for Speaker of the House. 2. Of the 10 they chose they hold a second vote, retaining the three that received the most votes and discarding the others.  3. Of those 3, a last round of vote to...

Cluelessness of Palestinian Supporters in US Colleges

Via: Drakkonis  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  2 years ago

“For those protesting against Israel’s war in Gaza, free speech is becoming more and more dangerous.”

Al Jazeera does a good job of making this propaganda piece. Rather than speaking about the validity of the statements these college groups made concerning Israel being solely responsible for what's going on, they try to deflect the issue to one of free speech. 

Westerners and Hamas

Via: Drakkonis  •  News & Politics  •  5 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  2 years ago

“Am I an idiot? Do I need an idiot's guide to Hamas? ”

I've said numerous times that Westerners simply don't understand Hamas and, by extension, ME countries concerning their culture, beliefs and motives. While this guy does an excellent job of explaining how a depressingly large section of Western civilization simply doesn't grasp Hamas, the video...

Are We At A "Microsoft Moment"?

By: Drakkonis  •  News  •  11 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  2 years ago

“Inspiration is the mother of invention. ”

First, I know I misquoted the quote. It's actually "Necessity is the mother of invention" but given the subject matter I'm going to discuss, I altered it. Second, by "Microsoft moment" I mean are we at a moment people actually realize how much an emerging thing is going to change everything?...

Iran warns of 'far-reaching consequences' if Israel not stopped | Reuters

Via: Drakkonis  •  News & Politics  •  33 Comments  •  6 Likes  •  2 years ago

“Iran warned in a social media post on Saturday that if Israel's "war crimes and genocide" are not stopped then the situation could spiral out of...”

If Israel invades on the ground, Iran "would have to get involved", whatever that means. As if they likely aren't already. There's no way Hamas could pull this off logistically without Iran. 

FBI warns about global satanic pedophile cult | U.S. News

Via: Drakkonis  •  News & Politics  •  6 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  2 years ago

“The FBI has issued a public warning about violent online groups that target minors on messaging platforms and encourage them to live-stream acts of...”

I wonder if the Satanic Temple understands what they're playing around with in order to be controversial?

The Best 30-Minute Explanation of Marxism I Have Ever Heard

Via: Drakkonis  •  News & Politics  •  38 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  2 years ago

“...and so this is my thesis when we say what is woke is Maoism with American characteristics if I might borrow from Mao himself who said that his...”

This is the best encapsulation of what's currently going on in our country, and why, that I've heard. 

It's Time for the Scientific Community to Admit We Were Wrong About COVID and It Cost Lives

Via: Drakkonis  •  News & Politics  •  69 Comments  •  6 Likes  •  2 years ago

“All of these were scientific mistakes at the time, not in hindsight. Amazingly, some of these obfuscations continue to the present day.”

This guy encapsulates what I understood from day one concerning covid. I understood our response would be what was most politically beneficial rather than what was scientifically supportable. 

Yesterday, Constantine. Today, Kirill

By: Drakkonis  •  News  •  8 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  3 years ago

“Whether warning about the “external enemies” attempting to divide the “united people” of Russia and Ukraine, or very publicly blessing the generals...”

This is a modern day example of what happened to Christianity during the time of Constantine, in my opinion. Knowing nothing else, one might assume that the Russian Orthodox Church would be concerned with Christ and the Great Commision. Obviously not. Subsequent the death and resurrection of...

Dashcam video shows Florida trooper drive into speeding DUI suspect's path to protect Skyway 10K runners

By: Drakkonis  •  News  •  18 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  3 years ago

“"There was no time to think. You have to act. Without question, she was the last line of defense," said Trooper Ken Watson on Monday afternoon.”

Absolutely incredible bravery. I bet it never entered her mind that she could have done anything else. Just incredible.