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MidWestGuy
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re: Student Self-Deports After Enduring ‘Inhumane’ ICE Conditions
Posted by MidWestGuy on 4/17/26 at 11:12 am to Bjorn Cyborg
quote:Yep. The fact that they use *this* as an example just demonstrates what a 'non-problem' this is.
So the dude broke multiple laws while here AND let his student visa lapse?
Newsweek can drudge up some sympathetic case, but this guy ain't it.
It's like the Smollet-style things - racism is so bad, we have to fake racism to bring attention to it.
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re: Student Self-Deports After Enduring ‘Inhumane’ ICE Conditions
Posted by MidWestGuy on 4/17/26 at 9:06 am to Jbird
Check his statement. Note everything is descriptive, void of any factual information :
Same: "extended periods", "repetitive" (hey, I have toast for breakfast almost every day - is that 'inhumane'? 'over crowded' - how many people in how many square feet? Lights 'often' left on (as a Father, I've often yelled at my kids for 'often' leaving the lights on - call DCFS!!!).
Guy's a whiner, he has to go back!
quote:What exactly is 'inconsistent' access to water? What was the longest he went w/o water? In hours, days (I doubt it) - give us something meaningful.
He said he was housed in jail environments alongside individuals accused or convicted of serious crimes, which he found "terrifying and deeply unsettling." He alleged inconsistent access to drinking water, saying detainees sometimes had to wait extended periods for necessities. He also described food as repetitive and lacking nutritional value and said overcrowded, noisy conditions made it difficult to sleep, with lights often left on and little sense of privacy.
Same: "extended periods", "repetitive" (hey, I have toast for breakfast almost every day - is that 'inhumane'? 'over crowded' - how many people in how many square feet? Lights 'often' left on (as a Father, I've often yelled at my kids for 'often' leaving the lights on - call DCFS!!!).
Guy's a whiner, he has to go back!
re: Judge who gave cop 3-9 years for throwing picnic basket gave 18 yo 9 months for beating
Posted by MidWestGuy on 4/15/26 at 9:05 am to Townedrunkard
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Gonzalez’s lawyer, Luis Diaz, had argued his client deserved leniency because he had miserable childhood, including sexual abuse by a family member.
If that's true, and that means Gonzalez can't control himself and could kill someone else at any time, sounds like he needs to be locked up and kept away from society, if/until he has demonstrated he has changed.
One option, put Gonzalez under house arrest, strictly monitored, in that lawyer's home.
re: Mamdani excited first city owned grocery. 30 million dollar project
Posted by MidWestGuy on 4/13/26 at 6:16 pm to Jbird
One thing we will *never* see is any sort of transparent accounting.
They will find a way to celebrate this as a "success".
They will find a way to celebrate this as a "success".
re: Hewlett Packard officially moves HQ from Cali to Texas
Posted by MidWestGuy on 4/12/26 at 2:29 pm to hob
quote:You are correct. HPE is not the 'old' HP (HWP/HPQ).
HPE is not the same as HP
HPE announced this move in 2020 and moved HQ in 2021/2022
(from wiki) Traded as
NYSE: HWP (1961–2002)[1]
NYSE: HPQ (2002–2015)
HPQ headquarters are still :
HP Inc.
1501 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
United States
OP should correct his post.
side note: Even the current HPQ is not the 'old' HP of founders Bill & David. HP started as a test equipment manufacturer, and that was its main business for many years. I wrote reqs for many millions of $$$ of their test equipment. Our company had a very good relationship with them. But the original Test Equipment branch was split out as "Agilent" in 1999.
re: It would be pretty badass to be a hummingbird right?
Posted by MidWestGuy on 4/12/26 at 9:42 am to lake chuck fan
quote:
A could of summers ago, we put out 6 feeders and kept them full. We had 30 plus hummingbirds sticking around.
They are beautiful and amazing to watch. But those dudes are violent!
They get crazy! It was worth the effort tho. Good times.
Yep, we have feeders out. Amazing to watch, but they are assholes to each other. Super territorial. If two approach a feeder at the same time, they battle it out until one leaves. Oddly, seems like most of the time they scare each other so much they *both* leave.
re: Does Sophie Cunningham read the O-T?
Posted by MidWestGuy on 4/12/26 at 9:29 am to TooFyeToFly
quote:
Sophie Cunningham has a surfboard for a body. Pretty face though.
She's a tall, fit professional athlete. She's going to be slender, muscular (unless her specialty is the shot put, or weight lifting, but it's basketball). It's not realistic to expect her to be carrying Paige size cans on her, or an hourglass figure.
I think she's pretty damn hot. An yes, I am old. I'm not sure what exactly defines creepy, but I would include putting those sorts of pics out there in public, and then complaining about the attention from the public.
re: Does Sophie Cunningham read the O-T?
Posted by MidWestGuy on 4/12/26 at 9:23 am to tide06
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Girl science.
Just like guy science says super hot girls get away with basically anything they want.
Corollary: Moderately hot girls get away with a lot.
re: Godspeed the crew of Artemis II...Re-Entry takes place tonight
Posted by MidWestGuy on 4/10/26 at 7:54 pm to LegendInMyMind
They have to be getting sea sick by now. Probably the worst part of this mission?
re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread
Posted by MidWestGuy on 4/10/26 at 8:42 am to BayouBengal51
I could see where this ceasefire/pause is strategic. We are monitoring all these activities, and the regime is working on everything they consider a priority, so we can later make targeted attacks, and/or use that info in other ways.
It's like the old Sherlock Holmes story where he fakes starting a fire in the suspects home, just to see the suspects reaction - she goes right to the papers she needs to protect, and is exposed. Here it is:
LINK
It's like the old Sherlock Holmes story where he fakes starting a fire in the suspects home, just to see the suspects reaction - she goes right to the papers she needs to protect, and is exposed. Here it is:
LINK
re: Oh No! They're instituting the draft again!
Posted by MidWestGuy on 4/10/26 at 8:18 am to JacieNY
And the Biden family will all have asthma. :(
quote:
"As a result of a physical exam on April 5, 1968, Joe Biden was classified 1-Y and disqualified from service because of asthma as a teenager," said David Wade, a campaign spokesman.
In "Promises to Keep," a memoir that was published last year and became an instant bestseller after he was tapped as Obama's running mate, Biden never mentions his asthma, recounting an active childhood, work as a lifeguard and football exploits in high school.
re: US Oil & Gas Association schools another Cali Politician
Posted by MidWestGuy on 4/10/26 at 1:45 am to OU Guy
US_OGA should also reply with the total taxes on a gallon of gas, versus the profit per gallon the US_OGA makes on that gallon. Taxes are 18% average, CA I'm sure is higher.
re: She's Gone now.
Posted by MidWestGuy on 4/9/26 at 8:40 am to FLTech
Her linked in page is 'interesting'. She is a 'disgruntled employee' (justified or not). So was this leak a retaliation?
LINK
Maybe the timing of this is a warning to the Iran info leaker?
BTW, I've seen enough pics now, she's definitely a reasonably attractive woman (or better), maybe some others are seeing 'unflattering' pics, and extrapolating from there?
LINK
Maybe the timing of this is a warning to the Iran info leaker?
BTW, I've seen enough pics now, she's definitely a reasonably attractive woman (or better), maybe some others are seeing 'unflattering' pics, and extrapolating from there?
re: Elon will buy a Cybertruck for anyone that can provide proof of who wrote this propaganda
Posted by MidWestGuy on 4/8/26 at 2:51 pm to Ailsa
Huh? What's 2nd prize, two Cybertrucks (those things are ugly as frik!)?
re: Macular degeneration glasses
Posted by MidWestGuy on 4/7/26 at 10:13 pm to thejudge
quote:Not according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology
Would this DMSO help yall?
quote:
Can DMSO help with my eye conditions? NOV 14, 2024 Question: Can DMSO help cataract symptoms, floaters, or retinal issues—and if so—can it harm IOLs? I have floaters and poor contrast sensitivity that have not resolved. Answer: While the FDA has approved the use of DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) for bladder inflammation, there is no evidence or even any reason to suspect that it would have any effect on any of the issues you mentioned. A comprehensive exam with an ophthalmologist may help explain the reasons for your symptoms and whether there is any available treatment. Answered By: Gary S Hirshfield, MD
re: The first steam locomotive
Posted by MidWestGuy on 4/7/26 at 10:02 pm to Napoleon
quote:I'm just a bit younger than ImaObserver, born in 1954. More recently, I was surprised to learn that steam engines were still running around when I was a child. But I never recall seeing one at the time, and I always thought of them as something out of old westerns, not something surviving into my childhood.
The last few generations of steam engines were beautiful machines. Nothing like them.
I was able to catch the UP Big Boy when it went through the Chicago area a few years back. Man, what a machine!
re: The first steam locomotive
Posted by MidWestGuy on 4/7/26 at 9:57 pm to ImaObserver
Very cool. I've ridden the Chicago North Western many, many times in my life. Mostly from Crystal Lake into Chicago - Jefferson Park, Irving Park, or downtown depending. Occasionally out to Woodstock or Harvard (End of the Line).
Where exactly did you get on board?
Where exactly did you get on board?
re: Trump's extraction of US airman trapped in Iran almost failed and cost dozens of Americans
Posted by MidWestGuy on 4/5/26 at 12:26 pm to Tiger in Texas
quote:
average reader was not careful, they would have missed the word 'almost' and would go around telling people, "Oh my god! We lost dozens of Americans!"
This is another prime example of why you truly cannot trust the media! They try to distort the truth to appease their base of followers.
Reminds me, years ago, I was listing to NPR on the car radio. Something about how people in high places risk their careers with lies. They mention about six Republicans and say something like "widely considered" to have LIED about xyz, or "often though to have" LIED about xyz, "may have been" LYING about xyz, etc. All in dramatic tones.
I'm thinking OK, no Democrats in your examples? Then they say "Oh, it's not exclusive to one side of the aisle, Hillary Clinton has not always been thought to be so forthcoming with the TRUTH (chuckle chuckle)".
Geez, Republicans something-something LIE, but Hilary something-something TRUTH.
No, I don't believe those things are co-incidence. But they may be so brainwashed that they phrase things this way w/o even thinking about it. Bias is part of their DNA.
re: How US used SEAL Team 6, a CIA ruse and death from above to rescue missing F-15 airman
Posted by MidWestGuy on 4/5/26 at 12:03 pm to castorinho
quote:
The movie is going to be insane
I can already see the MSM headlines: "Opening week box office numbers below some estimates."
re: New technology and the shroud of Tourin. Happy Easter!!!
Posted by MidWestGuy on 4/5/26 at 11:16 am to tide06
quote:
It’s likely the most direct evidence of Christ’s resurrection that has ever existed and for that reason alone is worthy of respect and deep appreciation as a reminder of the sacrifice that was made for all of us.
The scientific research around it is astounding and should be enough to make even atheists take pause.
From what I read of the AI summary, I don't think you can say this 'proves' anything one way or the other regarding Christ's resurrection.
It seems to indicate that this relic may well be from that time period, an authentic shroud of someone who was crucified. They can't determine it was the shroud of Jesus Christ though. And there seems to be some evidence that many crucifixions took place in those times.
re: Trump's extraction of US airman trapped in Iran almost failed and cost dozens of Americans
Posted by MidWestGuy on 4/5/26 at 10:50 am to Jbird
So is that headline supposed to read "Almost failed and ALMOST cost dozens of American lives"?
Because I read it as "Almost failed and (in failing it did) cost dozens of American lives".
These people are *supposed* to have a command of the English language. They are either incompetent, or intentionally writing this to give the impression of lost lives. Or both.
Because I read it as "Almost failed and (in failing it did) cost dozens of American lives".
These people are *supposed* to have a command of the English language. They are either incompetent, or intentionally writing this to give the impression of lost lives. Or both.
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