Justice Souter warns of civic ignorance and predicts the rise of a Trump like candidate 4 years ago

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This must watch clip is from the Rachel Maddow show. Sean Lynn posted it to FB this morning and notes that anti-intellectualism is something we need to guard against. I would add that the "anti-intellectualism" and civic ignorance that Souter laments is abetted by the kind of sham "bi-partisanship" John Carney and other Dems are so devoted to. It is a fetishized bi-partisanship not aimed at solving problems but is intended to muddy the political waters and decrease individual accountability among legislators. It should be clear to all voters who was responsible for the economic collapse of 2008, for example. It should be obvious to voters which President "created ISIS" through a reckless foreign policy. But it isn't obvious because we have Democrats like John Carney who are totally devoted to exculpating Republicans in pursuit of "bi-partisanship." Skip to about 2:40 to start at Souter's remarks.

Charlie Copeland still “fully supports” Donald Trump for President

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After the first Presidential debate on September 26th, Charlie Copeland released a statement saying that Donald Trump won the debate with a performance that made it clear that he should be supported by Republicans, Democrats and Independents alike. Since that time Trump has revealed the fact that he is a serial sexual predator who feels that his celebrity status gives him the freedom to grab women "by the pussy." He has supported Russian geopolitical aims, and taken election aid directly from the Kremlin, and last night Trump said that he will keep the country "in suspense" over the question of whether or not the peaceful transfer of power will continue in American. And yet Charlie Copeland still fully supports Donald Trump for President. That is appalling. It is one thing for Charlie Copeland to have political differences with Democrats, but to fully support a candidate that is attacking a vital tenant of our system, the notion that election results are honored and accepted by winners and losers alike, that is simply appalling.

Donald Trump Is Running Some Really Insecure Email Servers

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This is not surprising when you consider the fact that unless it deals with grabbing p*ssy, promoting his golf course, or basically acting like an entitled ass, Donald Trump seems as intellectually lazy as a marginally competent CVS employee.
Security researcher Kevin Beaumont had a look at the mail servers operated by the Trump organization and found a veritable dumpster fire: systems running Windows 2003 (!), unpatched, badly configured.
His security policy is to depend on the kindness of Putin.

Do you get a flu shot?

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I don't. Not on some crazy anti-vaxxer grounds, I just never have. And I've never been seriously laid up with the flu, so if my opting out isn't working, it is also not, not-working. Anyway, I know many people who do get one. The CDC says: