Moderation or Policing?

By: PJ  •  Metafied  •  19 Comments  •  6 years ago

Currently the moderation on NT appears to have transitioned from helping move conversations back on topic to policing it's members to the point that it curves and kills discussion.  Members should be permitted time to try and work things out among themselves before having their comments deleted...

Adventurous Feline saved

Via: PJ  •  Pets & Animals  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

This adventurous feline was spared one of its 9 lives thanks to the ingenuity of two determined Chinese students. In a video that was filmed in Liangshan Yi Prefecture in Sichuan Province, two boys can be seen worrying over a cat that got itself trapped on the top of a building canopy. As...

Posse Comitatus Act and the US Military on the Border

Via: PJ  •  News & Politics  •  23 Comments  •  6 years ago

by Robert Longley Updated April 04, 2018 On April 3, 2018, President Donald Trump proposed the use of U.S. military troops be deployed along the United States border with Mexico to help control illegal immigration and maintain civil order during construction of the secure, border-length fence...

Why I'm marching: Parkland shooting survivors reflect in their own words ahead of March for Our Lives

Via: PJ  •  News & Politics  •  9 Comments  •  6 years ago  •  LOCKED

Thousands of students from around the country are descending upon Washington, D.C., and organizing in their local communities, to take part in the "March for Our Lives" rally to call for gun reform and school safety measures. Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,...

What’s happened to the News?

By: PJ  •  meta  •  66 Comments  •  6 years ago

What’s happened to the News? By Pj March 12, 2018 I’ve had something on my mind that’s been bothering me for well over a year now.  Every month, every day, every hour it bothers me even more and I just can’t let it go. What’s happened to the News?  Not the digital or social media platforms....

Frail, Old and Dying, but Their Only Way Out of Prison Is a Coffin

Via: PJ  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  3 Comments  •  6 years ago

The New York Times By CHRISTIE THOMPSON Mr. Zeich during his time in prison. When he made the request for compassionate release, he was nearly blind, battling cancer, and virtually unable to eat. Kevin Zeich had three and a half years to go on his prison sentence, but his doctors told him...

How Russian Propaganda Spreads On Social Media

Via: PJ  •  News & Politics  •  46 Comments  •  6 years ago

How Russian Propaganda Spreads On Social Media October 29, 20177:05 AM ET LAURA SYDELL Earlier this year, a Facebook group page called Blacktivist caught the eye of M'tep Blount. As a supporter of Black Lives Matter, Blount figured Blacktivist would be a similar group. The Facebook page came...

Ex-NASCAR driver tried to arrange sex with 12-year-old girl

Via: PJ  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

New York Daily DAVID BOROFF 6 hrs ago A former NASCAR truck series driver was busted in Florida after being caught in a sting trying to meet with a 12-year-old girl for sex, authorities say. Rick Crawford, 59, was charged with attempted enticement of a minor after speaking with an undercover...

'Godless': Why Netflix's Brutal, Timely Western Is a Must-See

Via: PJ  •  Entertainment  •  5 Comments  •  6 years ago

For as much as Griffin's prophecy hang over the show, Godless expands in many different directions over its seven-episode sprawl, a few of which top out at 70-75 minutes long. Frank talks about poring over history books and novels to get an authentic feel for the American West, but as a genre...

Fla. Senate rejects assault weapons ban, holds moment of silence for shooting victims

Via: PJ  •  News & Politics  •  183 Comments  •  6 years ago

Gov. Rick Scott (R) proclaimed that there would be a moment of “silence and reflection” Saturday for the Parkland, Fla., shooting victims. The Florida Senate on Saturday voted down a bill to ban assault weapons, then immediately pivoted to a moment of silence for victims of the shooting at a...