Political news, yo.

[Vinny]

I've been living in monroe county and man, let me tell you, they fucking LOVE hating that woman. It's a whole different world.

[Uncle Mxy]

I think it's a hoot that she's been acting in a fucked-up bi-partisan way and they still hate her.

But, pushing to open up in-person schooling then promptly pushing to close won't win her points with anyone.

That's a flip and a major flop, regardless of political party.

I suspect if the pandemic had happened a little over a decade ago, Granholm would've gotten similar treatment.

[Uncle Mxy]

Good local history lesson:

https://www.politico.com/news/magazi...suburbs-494983

[Uncle Mxy]

Lithium is no longer available on credit.

https://qz.com/2047785/under-the-tal...tans-minerals/

[Uncle Mxy]

Call 856-677-5266 for a good time!

[Uncle Mxy]

Bill Clinton has been hospitalized with an STD!

[Uncle Mxy]

[Uncle Mxy]

So, the shooting in Oxford, because the cop that was there wasn't invoked by the guidance counselors.
So, let's put more cops in schools? <groan>

https://m.metrotimes.com/news-hits/a...xford-shooting

There may or may not be a problem with not enough cops in schools. If it's where a big concentration of your population is during the day, sure -- a police presence makes sense and that should be a no-brainer. The counterargument is that we didn't have police in schools during much of the 20th century and people generally managed to not die before graduating. How much of a police state should we make schools? Metal detectors (which will be less effective as 3D printing evolves)? Drug tests? Random cavity searches? Armed crossing guards? CCTV in bathrooms?

Of course, lack of police is not the reason that the Oxford shootings happened. This feels like a case of politicians wanting to say they're doing something without tackling the real issue there.

[Uncle Mxy]

So, the shooting in Oxford, where it isn't clear if the kid had the gun in his backpack at the point he was with guidance counselors.
So, let's mandate clear backpacks at schools? <groan>

https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2021...udents-return/

There may or may not be a reason for clear backpacks. I'm sure that these days, there's guns/knives/weed/booze/burner cell phones all the cool kids are carrying around in their backpacks that they won't if they're clear. The counterargument is that if we take a shit on privacy when they're young, they'll take a double-shit on our privacy when they're older.

Of course, the lack of clear backpacks is not the reason that the Oxford shootings happened. This feels like a case of academentia wanting to say they're doing something without tackling the real issue there.

[Vinny]

People are so fucking dumb.