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PhDinNY 7 points ago +7 / -0

There seems to be a regular scheme like this working in Dutchess County, NY. When selling our place, I would review the county parcel records, and I found many where there was a big up, then down fluctuation in the prices over a short time, and it wasn't due to the market or remodeling. My theory is that someone buys a place at the going rate, then sells it to someone they know for a lower price, and then that person sells at the going rate, with that difference being some kind of payback, without it appearing as a simple cash payment. I probably only reviewed a few dozen houses, but found this on 3 or 4. I wouldn't be suprised if it is mafia related. The other scheme I see is where a business does very well for years, and then goes out of business. I believe that is probably a way to keep profits without paying taxes, so that on paper, it appears the business isn't making much money. The other one is a business that you notice never has customers, yet goes on and on for years. I think this is where on paper, the business appears to be doing well, with taxes paid on the supposed profits, but of course, the "profits" are likely from illegal business such as drug sales. "Breaking Bad" showed this where a car wash was used to launder the drug money.

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PhDinNY 10 points ago +13 / -3

It's not an assumption, is basic biology and thermodynamics. Things become less organized over time, not more. It takes EXTREME faith to believe that life began as some random sequence of events.

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PhDinNY 27 points ago +33 / -6

Life from non-life is just too complex to happen by chance, no matter how many billions of years. It's like throwing all the parts of a car into a garage and expecting a fully assembled car to result.

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PhDinNY 3 points ago +3 / -0

There is an organization in NY that is trying to remove as many of the bogus voter registrations as possible. It would be pretty funny if it turned out that NY was marginally Republican, but due to voting "problems" like this, they have been able to maintain a strong Democrat presence. The next election should be interesting.

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PhDinNY 3 points ago +3 / -0

A couple of our children moved out of state several years ago, and still get election mailings at our house; not even the same address where they WERE registered to vote from.

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PhDinNY 2 points ago +2 / -0

Wasn't the ship leaving port? If so, keeping it from leaving would hardly be a way to stop a nuclear weapon onboard from going off in the port of Baltimore.

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PhDinNY 4 points ago +4 / -0

I wonder how long before media reports on what really happened? (I guess until their government controllers tell them :) )

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PhDinNY 6 points ago +6 / -0

I've notice that MSM shows the ship hitting the bridge, but they don't show how it turned to head directly into the bridge support! CBS "news" showed the ship when it was NOT facing the bridge support, then advance to when it collided with the bridge support; cutting out the portion of the video where it turned.

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PhDinNY 1 point ago +1 / -0

Seems like another example of putting out something easily debunked (the supposed latin), to deflect from something that is definitely true (the similarity of the icon to the island)

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PhDinNY 1 point ago +1 / -0

I've always wondered what that guy's talent was, because it seemed like it couldn't be music.

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PhDinNY 3 points ago +3 / -0

I remember DMSO being big in the news back possibly as early as the late 1970s; definitely as early as eary '80s, but until the comments here, I hadn't heard or seen anything about it since then.

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PhDinNY 1 point ago +1 / -0

And the Democrats with say, "See, he was generous back when he was a Democrat!"

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PhDinNY 2 points ago +2 / -0

Ok, I think it would be pretty bad for someone to make it up, but with leftists, you never know what kind of things they will start, only to later say, "You conservatives will believe anything that supports _____". Unfortunately, most of the people who need to read it will skip on by because it has Trump's photo at the top. But if just one or two people out of every 100 Democrats start to wake up as a result of various memes and things, then it is worth it.

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PhDinNY 1 point ago +1 / -0

I've always been bothered by cigarette smoke, and am old enough to have experience people smoking cigars in elevators! I was so glad when they outlawed smoking indoors in almost all places (one thing the lefties got right :) ). I don't think people have a right to pollute the air that I breath. They have a right to pollute the air they breath.

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PhDinNY 5 points ago +5 / -0

I posted this to FB, but is it verified?

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PhDinNY 13 points ago +14 / -1

The ship definitely turned to hit that major support; this was no accident. (grab the video slider and drag it back and forth and you can see how the turn was made)

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PhDinNY 12 points ago +12 / -0

Years ago we had a neighbor, middle-eastern, who was a professional nautical pilot, and used to spout some really anti-American stuff. I always thought, "wow, what if a guy like this is piloting a large ship into a major port, and decides it's time to contribute to "jihad"?" And now, we know there are thousands of potential terrorists in the U.S. thanks to Biden and co. It would only take one armed terrorist to be onboard a ship like this, to commandeer the vessel, and steer directly into the target of their choice. They wouldn't need to be a professional pilot to do it; probably just either basic knowledge, or threat to the actual pilot at the controls.

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PhDinNY 1 point ago +1 / -0

Exactly! Medical school is to the human body as auto mechanic school is to cars.

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PhDinNY 1 point ago +1 / -0

Only if they are smoking far enough away such that the smoke is not noticeable. There is almost nothing more annoying than to be outside somewhere, enjoying the fresh air, and then have some kind of smoke (cigarette, cigar, pot) drifting into your personal space. Smoking is one of the most ridiculous activities a human can partake in; breathing in fine particulate matter on purpose! What is funny is that there are a lot of nicotine cigarette smokers who try to convince themselves that they smoke to relax, when in actuality, they are smoking to relieve withdrawal symptoms! Yes, it seems like smoking is relaxing, but it is only bringing the smoker to a condition that would be experienced if they had never smoked before! This same phenomena happens with most addictive substances; heroin probably being the best example. Now you can get angry at me for reporting this truth to you, or you can wake up, which is what this website is all about.

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PhDinNY 4 points ago +5 / -1

I'm worried that there is going to be a huge solar flare that coincides with the period of totality, which could result in major eye damage to people viewing the eclipse. The media is always saying "the only safe time to view an eclipse is during the period of totality", but the corona emits massive UV radiation, but UV light is not visible to humans, so does not hurt to look at it. During regular eclipses, the UV light coming from the sun's corona is apparently not strong enough to cause eye damage, but I worry that this eclipse could be different. Such a UV blast during totality could result in blindness of millions? of people. I know I'm wearing my UV-protective sunglasses to watch the sun during the eclipse totality. It takes 8 minutes for the light from the sun to reach Earth, so if there was a major solar flare coinciding with the eclipse totality, there would likely not be enough time to warn people. Can you imagine the effects on the U.S. if there were suddenly 100s of thousands or even millions of blind people!

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PhDinNY 1 point ago +1 / -0

People need to know that medical doctors are TRADE SCHOOL GRADUATES. Nothing more. They are taught the parts of the body, how they work, what can go wrong, and what big Pharma drugs are available to treat various things. Medical doctors are not taught to be critical thinkers. For some reason, society has elevated them far beyond what they deserve in terms of status and salary. About the only good thing about covid is that many more people are now aware of what medical doctors are all about.

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PhDinNY 1 point ago +1 / -0

It's just public smoking of it, and impaired driving that is the issue; no problem with people eating it, smoking it, or however they want it, if it's in their own home.

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PhDinNY 2 points ago +2 / -0

It's just public smoking of it, and impaired driving that is the issue; no problem with people eating it, smoking it, or however they want it, if it's in their own home.

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PhDinNY 1 point ago +1 / -0

That's a small fraction of the number of people smoking weed everywhere. I think that there should be no public smoking of it. I'm all for people doing what they want to themselves in the privacy of their own homes, but when they get out in public, they either become VERY annoying with the stench, or may cause a danger to people if they are driving.

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