***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[seandon23]

Just stop Rico. So out of touch with reality

 

[RustyShackleford]

I'm not biting on the bait today Rico, you can stop.

 

[00david00]

Russian ambassador to Turkey killed in Ankara

 

[rico x hood]

But I'm not. I'm very well of the reality of my skin color yet somehow I've been able to avoid every pitfall attributed to my race partnered with my gender, based on some of threads on this board some of you are the archetype.

But like I've said in the past, maybe I'll become successful one day and people will realize my methods were right, or at least right for me.

 

[EddieDoyers]

Texas cuts $350 million in Medicaid program

AUSTIN, Texas — Some $350 million in cuts to a Texas Medicaid program providing therapy for disabled children have taken effect.


The reductions sparked outcry after being approved by the GOP-controlled Legislature last year.

They reduce revenue for some Texas therapy providers. Opponents say they’ll force providers to close, and could cost roughly 60,000 children access to speech and occupational therapists.

Health and Human Services Commission spokeswoman Carrie Williams said the cuts were implemented Thursday to “achieve savings,” as directed by state lawmakers.

She added: “We will monitor the reduction of rates to ensure access to care is not impacted.”

Advocates sued to stop the cuts, but Texas’ Supreme Court refused to hear the case.

Texas House Speaker Joe Straus says the Legislature may readdress the cuts, though, after it convenes Jan. 10.

http://kfoxtv.com/news/local/texas-cuts-350-million-in-medicaid-program

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Russian ambassador to Turkey killed in Ankara

Scary Hours.

 

[harlemtothebronx]

Apparently the gunman was a police officer.

Getting a real Franz Ferdinand feel here.

 

[gry60]

Russian ambassador to Turkey killed in Ankara

Scary Hours.

Killer shouted "don't forget about about Allepo" and reports say he had a turkish police ID

 

[RIP sleazyy]

Apparently the gunman was a police officer.

Getting a real Franz Ferdinand feel here.

Stay woke

 

[EddieDoyers]

Iran. Russia, and Turkey are going to have their conference on Syria tomorrow still even after this incident.
I don't think a war between each other will come out of this, since Turkey and Russia are working together in the Syria war.

 

[00david00]

I don't think tensions are there to compare to Sarajevo but it's a big deal nonetheless.

They'll say he's a gulenist and we'll see where it goes from there.

 

[EddieDoyers]

I don't think tensions are there to compare to Sarajevo but it's a big deal nonetheless.

They'll say he's a gulenist and we'll see where it goes from there.

The Russian and Turkish media have already said he's a Gulenist and that the CIA backed him

 

[wubalubadubdub]

Getting a real Franz Ferdinand feel here.

first thought in my head. Scary. I don't even know what a "hot" world war looks like today though. Nukes changed everything. I guess just a bunch of proxy wars.

 

[rico x hood]

Been wrangling my mind to find sense in why Trump is picking who he's picked to hold cabinet and other appointments. It's been an overwhelming amount of people that actually hate the departments they head, most notably Rick Perry. And that leads me to believe that he wants to shrink government. Who else better to that then people that don't like their department?

But the issue with this line of thinking is that many of these people are heads of huge corporations, businesses, or hedge funds. So would their inclination to grow their organizations override their ideology of small government? Only time will tell. Thoughts?

 

[00david00]

I don't think tensions are there to compare to Sarajevo but it's a big deal nonetheless.

They'll say he's a gulenist and we'll see where it goes from there.

The Russian and Turkish media have already said he's a Gulenist and that the CIA backed him

I don't think tensions are there to compare to Sarajevo but it's a big deal nonetheless.

They'll say he's a gulenist and we'll see where it goes from there.

The Russian and Turkish media have already said he's a Gulenist and that the CIA backed him

Russian state media? I assumed Turkey would go down that route but I wonder what Russia will paint. I guess it all depends on how buddy buddy Erdogan/Putin are.

Personally, I never liked that Turkey was NATO in the first place *shrugs*

 

[starboy]

 

[rico x hood]

That photographer is going to get a Pulitzer. So many great shots in the middle of that hysteria. His name is Burhan Olizbici, works for the AP.

 

[harlemtothebronx]

Wow @ that shot.

**** looks like a movie

Only time I've ever repped you, Rico.

 

[RustyShackleford]

I have never seen a pic more worthy of being in this thread:

http://niketalk.com/t/38067/people-lurking-in-the-background-pics

 

[Belgium]

Are you implying I've never dealt with racist police? Because I have many times, in NYC as well as FFX county. But I'm old school. Parents taught me to comply and not ruffle feathers. A child of the 90s. And that's why I'm still alive with no criminal history today.

Complying does not necessarily guarantee your safety.

 

[rico x hood]

Complying does not necessarily guarantee your safety.

I know but I feel like it increases your odds. And I've been "lucky" so far. I believe in picking your battles.

 

[Belgium]

A victory for the LGBT community in North Carolina

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...9924caa2450_story.html?utm_term=.108a6c654769

 
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina leaders struck a deal Monday to kill the state law widely derided as the “bathroom bill,” after it tarnished the state’s reputation, cost it scores of jobs and contributed to the Republican governor’s narrow loss.

Democratic Gov.-elect Roy Cooper announced Monday that legislators will hold a special session to repeal the law known as HB2 that limits protections for LGBT people. HB2 requires transgender people to use restrooms corresponding with the sex on their birth certificate in many public buildings and excludes sexual orientation and gender identity from antidiscrimination protections.

Undoing the law would be a step toward mending political divisions that remain raw well after Election Day. Just last week, lawmakers called a special session to strip Cooper of some authority before he takes office next month.

The state’s Republican leaders confirmed they’re open to repealing the measure, but in a sign of lingering acrimony, they accused Cooper of taking too much credit for winning their cooperation.

The passage of HB2 in March thrust North Carolina into a national debate on transgender rights and harmed the state economically. The state missed out on new jobs as companies declined to expand in the state, while cancellations of concerts and conventions exacted a toll. And in a huge symbolic blow to the basketball-crazy state, the NCAA and ACC relocated events.

Monday’s surprising events began in the morning when the Charlotte City Council voted to undo a local nondiscrimination law enacted in early 2016. That ordinance, Republicans legislators say, challenged social norms and spurred them to pass HB2.

“Senate Leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore assured me that as a result of Charlotte’s vote, a special session will be called for Tuesday to repeal HB2 in full,” Cooper said in a statement, adding: “I hope they will keep their word to me.”

Outgoing Republican Gov. Pat McCrory confirmed he would call lawmakers back to the Capitol in the final days of his term — but also accused Democrats of using the issue for political gain.

“This sudden reversal with little notice after the gubernatorial election sadly proves this entire issue originated by the political left was all about politics and winning the governor’s race at the expense of Charlotte and our entire state,” said McCrory, a former Charlotte mayor.

Berger and Moore issued a joint statement saying they will take up a repeal if McCrory calls them into session, but accused Cooper of taking too much credit in his announcement.

They said Cooper and Charlotte’s mayor “proved what we said was the case all along: their efforts to force men into women’s bathrooms and shower facilities was a political stunt to drive out-of-state money into the governor’s race.”

Republicans have defended the bathroom provisions as providing privacy and safety by keeping men out of women’s restrooms. Opponents call it discriminatory.

The law was also seen as a referendum on McCrory, who became its national face. He lost by about 10,000 votes while fellow Republicans U.S. Sen. Richard Burr and President-elect Donald Trump comfortably won the state. McCrory was the first sitting North Carolina governor elected to a four-year term to lose re-election.

After its vote Monday, the Charlotte City Council said it remains committed to protecting rights but that it was willing to work with the state to “restore our collective reputation.”

“The Charlotte City Council recognizes the ongoing negative economic impact resulting from the passage of the City’s Non-Discrimination Ordinance and the State’s House Bill 2,” the statement said.

The council’s move is contingent on North Carolina fully repealing HB2 by Dec. 31.

Republicans have said the Charlotte ordinance had to go first before they would consider getting rid of HB2.

A repeal of the state law could also end protracted legal challenges by the federal Justice Department and transgender residents. Much of that litigation has been delayed while the U.S. Supreme Court hears a separate Virginia case on transgender restroom access.

LGBT advocates were cautiously optimistic that the General Assembly would follow through with any repeal, but they also said antidiscrimination protection is an issue more important than politics.

“LGBT rights aren’t a bargaining chip. Charlotte shouldn’t have had to repeal its ordinance in exchange for HB2 to be repealed,” Simone Bell, the Southern Regional Director for Lambda Legal, said in a statement. “LGBT people in North Carolina still need protection from discrimination.”

 

[00david00]

There it is

 

[AZwildcats]

I hope when Rico encounters one of these neutered police officers that he doesn't make the mistake to start "reaching" for anything other than some BS talking points.

Are you implying I've never dealt with racist police? Because I have many times, in NYC as well as FFX county. But I'm old school. Parents taught me to comply and not ruffle feathers. A child of the 90s. And that's why I'm still alive with no criminal history today.

You can stop lying man

 

[starboy]

Berlin police: 9 dead, at least 50 injured in truck crash

This was deliberate. Haven't determined whether it's terror related or not yet.