action, not words, is needed against "vicious actors" with weapons of mass destruction

"Vicious non-state actors that target civilians for carnage are actively seeking chemical, biological and nuclear weapons," he (U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon) said.
UN Chief Warns World Not Prepared to Deal With Biological Attack

what about vicious "state" actors like north korea, iran, etc.?

wake up! smell the coffee! 

the only way to keep chemical, biological and nuclear weapons from "vicious actors" is to take them out--cbn weapons and the "vicious actors".

n korea against the world

it's n korea against the rest of the world. 
North Korea calls latest UN sanctions 'an act of war' - CNNPolitics 

minds of mush--kim, and the rest of the n koreans--for not taking kim out. 

NTSB: Amtrak Washington Train Doing 80 MPH In 30 MPH Zone

"She (NTSB board member Bella Dinh-Zarr) said one of the questions investigators hoped to answer in interviews with the crew was whether the engineer was aware of the speed limit in the corridor where the accident occurred." 
NTSB: Amtrak Washington Train Doing 80 MPH In 30 MPH Zone : The Two-Way : NPR

80 mph in a 30 mph zone! when I was 6 years old I learned with my Lionel train set that, if I ran it too fast into a curve, then it derailed. 

minds of mush.

"Last month, the NTSB issued a report saying Amtrak had a 'deficient' safety culture.

'Amtrak's safety culture is failing and is primed to fail again, until and unless Amtrak changes the way it practices safety management,' NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt said in a statement on Nov. 14." 

...

Before the derailment, Lakewood "Mayor Don Anderson said 'Come back when there is that accident, and try to justify not putting in those safety enhancements, or you can go back now and advocate for the money to do it, because this project was never needed and endangers our citizens.'"

How long will it take the NTSB to complete its investigation and report?
answer: years. 
How long will it take the government to straighten out Amtrak?

answer: never.

too bad that no one listened to Robert Sumwalt and Don Anderson.

minds of mush.

Amtrak Derailment Highlights Delays In Implementing New Safety Measures : NPR

can you imagine a train engineer on an inaugural run who doesn't know that there's a 30 mph curve where the line crosses I-5? can you imagine a train engineer on an inaugural run who doesn't know if positive train control is active for the inaugural run? can you imagine a train engineer who doesn't know what will happen when a train travelling 80 mph meets a 30 mph curve?

mind of mush.

a couple of buttheads: trump and lavar ball

one butthead to another butthead. president twitter thinks that he should have left the ucla basketball players in jail.  
Trump lashes out at LaVar Ball, says 'should have left' UCLA players in Chinese jail - NBC News
maybe president twitter is right--but, for all the wrong reasons. 
they shouldn't have been left in jail for ingratitude to president twitter.
they should have been left in jail because they're adults and shoplifting is a crime. minds of mush: it's time to stop calling 18+ years' olds "kids"

president twitter asking china's president to give the ucla basketball players a pass is wrong on several levels:
- to the rest of the world, it makes all americans more ugly 
- to americans, it demonstrates again how "special" people, e.g. star athletes and rich people, get a pass   Photos show Trump in military garb before dodging draft - NY Daily News
- president twitter, and america by default, now owe china a favor. we all know from the godfather movies that one good favor requires another in return. the USA shouldn't be left in a position where it's beholding to china for allowing those who broke china's laws to get "off the hook". Godfather Favor - YouTube

it's time to stop calling 18+ years' olds "kids"

"The age of majority is the legally defined age at which a person is considered an adult, with all the attendant rights and responsibilities of adulthood. The age of majority is defined by state laws, which vary by state, but is 18 in most states."

Adult Law and Legal Definition | USLegal, Inc.

'Sorry' isn't good enough for UCLA's shoplifting basketball players – LA Times

So what's behind the recent fraternity hazing incidents on college campuses nationwide? – Los Angeles Times

college "kids"? It's time to stop calling 18+ years' olds "kids". They're adults "with all the attendant rights and responsibilities of adulthood". Grow up. "Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time."

only the mindless would idolize hypocrites like osama bin laden and other islamist terrorists

Bin Laden's disdain for the west grew in Shakespeare's birthplace, journal shows | World news | The Guardian

CIA says U.S. won’t release Osama bin Laden’s stash of porn - NY Daily News

File:Osama bin Laden (cropped).jpg - Wikipedia

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these degenerate hypocrites chastise "infidels" in the name of God and religion while they live secret lives of blasphemy ("allahu akbar"), murder and debauchery. 

high IQ trump's job approval dips to a new low

"Forty-two percent approve of the job President Trump is doing, while 58 percent say they disapprove, according to the latest Harvard-Harris survey. ...

'Trump has a strong economy and majority support for the job he is doing on the economy — normally enough to shoot any president’s ratings sky high,' said Harvard-Harris co-director Mark Penn. But the intraparty war and dust kicked up on Puerto Rico and his way of responding has people on edge about his leadership. He continues to maintain his tweets work for him despite the evidence they divide critical swing voters from his appeal." 

Poll: Trump job approval dips to new low | TheHill  

not real smart for a politician elected by the people, who boasts of his high IQ. 

the media are morons--especially ones who cover the entertainment industry

I wish that I could delete the "entertainment" section from google news.
the media are morons--especially ones who cover the entertainment industry.

Disney Alum Tiffany Thornton Defends Remarrying After Husband's Death

I don't know who Tiffany Thorton is. frankly, I don't care who Tiffany Thorton is.
why should Tiffany Thorton, whoever she is, have to defend to anyone remarrying two years after her husband died?
is it against the law for a widow to remarry two years after her husband died?
or does the moronic media expect Tiffany Thorton, whoever she is, to ask them, the moronic media, for their permission to remarry? 
or is it that her fans expect her to ask for permission from them to remarry?

morons.

stupid is as stupid does

Group of white nationalists holds torch-lit rally at Emancipation Park

stupid is as stupid does

beware of modern day pharisees

beware of: 

• modern day pharisees who preach, but don't practice
• priests who sexually abuse children
• church higher-ups who cover it up
• those who are aware of the abuse, but fail to insist on apology, restitution and reform

image by Cäsium137

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SMirC-beware.svg

Matthew 23:26
Mark 7 & 12:38-40
Luke 6 & 11:37-54
John 9:40-41

Romans
"The reformer Martin Luther stated that "in chapters 9, 10 and 11, St. Paul teaches us about the eternal providence of God. It is the original source which determines who would believe and who wouldn't, who can be set free from sin and who cannot".^[3]* 
Romans 9 - Wikipedia

*[3] Preface to the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans, by Martin Luther, 1483-1546, Translated by Bro. Andrew Thornton, OSB

really?

Model Goes Blind After Tattooing Eyeball, Warns Others of Dangers


Teen who allegedly poisoned baby's milk didn't 'feel an ounce...

NFL hypocrisy

"Let me see if I've got this straight: Tomlin -- a Clinton donor and fundraiser -- is upset that Villanueva was not "respectful of our football team" because he decided to honor the country for which he's courageously risked his life by not snubbing the national anthem? This is the display of 'disunity' that bothers Tomlin? If anyone on that roster has earned the right to do what he did, it's Alejandro Villanueva. ... I start to see red when kneeling through the anthem is celebrated as brave heroism, while a genuine American hero is isolated by his team and obliquely criticized by his coach for standing up for saluting the nation and flag he volunteered to serve. That is infuriating.

The real division seems to be between the league and the sports media on one hand, and sports fans who finance the entire industry on the other -- the vast majority of whom side with Villanueva over the anthem sitters ... setting aside the protesting players' disrespect and self-righteousness, as well as the president's demagogic excesses, the exhausting and relentless politicizing of our culture has become intensely aggravating to me as an American and as a sports fan."
Wow: Steelers Coach Annoyed That Decorated Army Veteran Left Team to Stand for Anthem - Guy Benson
i can't agree with you more, Mr. Benson.
tomlin, the steelers, the rooney family, goodell and the nfl should be ashamed.

image by Jeffrey Beall

File:Alejandro Villanueva (American football).JPG - Wikimedia Commons

who else is tired of kim jong un running his mouth?

north korea: 25 million morons with a big fat one at the top

dumbass Mohamad Jamal Khweis

US Troops Take Custody of US Citizen Allegedly Fighting for ISIS | Military.com

“Khweis is not a naïve kid who didn’t know what he was doing,” said Dana J. Boente, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, who is also serving as the Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security. “He is a 27-year-old man who studied criminal justice in college. He strategically planned his travel to avoid law enforcement suspicion, encrypted his communications, and planned for possible alibis. Khweis knew exactly what he was doing, knew exactly who ISIS was, and was well aware of their thirst for extreme violence. Nonetheless, this did not deter him. Instead, Khweis voluntarily chose to join the ranks of a designated foreign terrorist organization, and that is a federal crime, even if you get scared and decide to leave. This office, along with the National Security Division and our investigative partners, are committed to tracking down anyone who provides or attempts to provide material support to a terrorist organization.”
Virginia man convicted for providing material to support ISIS | WTKR.com

Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

home for dumbasses

contrast present day n korea with 1776 USA

in 1776 patriots in this country fought tyranny.

in present day n korea, a country of 25 million people, there aren't a few thousand, or for that matter even a few hundred, with the guts to fight tyranny.

minds of mush.

the good, the bad & the ugly: n korean brainwashing

stupid cops

Two Officers Placed on Leave Following Utah Nurse Confrontation - NBC News

Georgia police officer: ‘We only kill black people’ – video | US news | The Guardian

a battle in the war on stupid: holding stupid cops accountable. 
there needs to be better screening to screen out the stupid ones.

image by Rama

File:Police-IMG 4105.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

don't blame anyone or anything else--your education is your responsibility

don't blame the schools that you did or didn't go to.
don't blame the teachers that you did or didn't have.
don't blame your parents.
don't blame where you live.
don't blame the church that you did or didn't go to.
don't blame the government.
don't say that you're too busy.
don't say that you're not smart enough.
don't say that you don't have enough money.

"The demise of personal responsibility occurs when individuals blame their family, their peers, their economic circumstances, or their society for their own failure to meet standards."

When applied to education, personal responsibility means that students accept the responsibility to study hard and to learn as much as they can in courses that press against the limits of their capacity. For most students, this aspect of personal responsibility means that they must take courses that prepare them for college. Hard work is a must because the single most accurate predictor of college performance is high school grade point average, probably because grades reflect both capacity and hard work. Students who choose not to prepare for college must prepare for the world of work, a goal that also requires strenuous personal effort. Students who do not go to college should enroll in training courses after high school. Without job training, an apprenticeship, or a two-year or four-year degree, most young people are destined to a life of marginal employment and income."  

The Sequence of Personal Responsibility

educating yourself is a lifetime proposition.
as the world around us changes, young and old alike must continue to educate themselves.
learning is part of living.

Swinging on a Star Bing Crosby (lyric subtitles) - YouTube

it's your responsibility to educate yourself and to become part of a better world. you can do it.

one would think that charlie hebdo would have had enough

"FRENCH SATIRICAL MAGAZINE CHARLIE HEBDO MOCKED THE VICTIMS OF (HURRICANE) HARVEY SAYING THEY WERE NAZIS WHO DESERVED THE DEADLY DESTRUCTION"

Google News

"IN 2012 THE LEFT-WING MAGAZINE PUBLISHED A NAKED CARTOON OF THE PROPHET MOHAMMED"

"THEN IN 2015 A PAIR OF GUNMAN CHARGED THE MAGAZINE'S PARIS OFFICES AND KILLED 12 PEOPLE"

image by Thierry Caro / Jérémie Hartmann

File:Charlie-Hebdo-2015-11.JPG - Wikimedia Commons

how is Charlie Hebdo's indiscriminate hatred of people unlike themselves any different from that of white supremacist neo-nazi fascists? 

answer: it's not.

the vast majority of the people in the world are not extremist haters like charlie hebdo, white supremacists, neo-nazis, fascists, violent criminals, gang bangers, radical islamists, al qaeda, isis, kim jong un, bashar al-assad, etc. 

so why is it that the vast majority don't exert their numbers and control the agenda in the world?
ignorance. 
you can call it apathy if you wish; but, it all boils down to ignorance.
stand up and be counted.

why not get rid of all laws?

9/17/17

in St. Louis a heroin dealer flees the scene of the crime leading police on a high speed chase through the city endangering lives of drivers and pedestrians using the public streets. some time after the chase ends the police officer shoots and kills the heroin dealer after the police officer's partner yells that the heroin dealer has a gun and the other cop says that the heroin dealer went for the gun.

protesters protest after a judge decides that the police officer is not guilty of first degree murder. 

who is ignorant?
- the heroin dealer?
- the cop?
- the judge?
- prosecutors?
- protesters?
- the rest of us?

here's what i believe: 
- that the judge isn't ignorant
- that selling heroin is, and should be, a crime
- that a suspect fleeing police driving 87 mph on city streets commits
   more crimes that endanger innocent people
- that cops have dangerous jobs
- that our law enforcement system isn't perfect
- that an imperfect justice system is better than no laws

Why a judge acquitted a St. Louis cop of first-degree murder - NY Daily News

8/30/17

looting, rioting, gang banging, assault, murder, etc.

why not get rid of all laws?

that's what the liberal media would like.

ABC News reporter faces backlash for tweeting about 'looting' at Houston supermarket - AOL News

how would you like to live in a world with no laws?

where criminals can steal, vandalize, assault, murder, etc.--whatever and whenever they feel like it?

how would you feel if you were the victim?

congratulations, Tom Llamas. victims of looting, and all law abiding citizens everywhere, thank you for being a responsible citizen.