Cat Stevens was on the no fly list because Islam is in his name. So yeah, that system is pretty fucked.
Gas Bandit's Political Thread V: The Vampire Likes Bats
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I've been told it's because he praised Ayatollah Khomeini’s death fatwa against Salman Rushdie in 1989, actually. Or at least the government thinks he did.
Wikipedia suggests you're both wrong. If it was because of his name, it was his first name that resembled a real suspect. Or the money he gave to mideast charities was, unknown to him, funelled to Hamas.
And he likely didn't praise the fatwa, just made a comment how on Islamic law. And later joked about the incident and made to look bad with unfair editing.
And he likely didn't praise the fatwa, just made a comment how on Islamic law. And later joked about the incident and made to look bad with unfair editing.
The fact that the reasons are unclear I think are more illuminating than the reasons themselves.
Pretty much.
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1. It is NEVER a good thing when your place of employment is featured on the front page of a major metropolitan newspaper over "allegations."
2. It is NEVER a good thing when your place of employment is being investigated by the FBI.
3. It is REALLY NEVER a good thing when both 1 and 2 happen at the same time.
2. It is NEVER a good thing when your place of employment is being investigated by the FBI.
3. It is REALLY NEVER a good thing when both 1 and 2 happen at the same time.
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Not sure if this has been posted anywhere else yet, but...
A North Carolina town has blocked construction of a solar farm because...it might soak up all the energy from the Sun and prevent local plants from being able to photosynthesize.
One of the main people against this was a retired science teacher from the local district.
A North Carolina town has blocked construction of a solar farm because...it might soak up all the energy from the Sun and prevent local plants from being able to photosynthesize.
One of the main people against this was a retired science teacher from the local district.
Also, they haven't seen evidence that solar panels don't cause cancer, so....
Therefore solar panels cause cancer. Iron-clad logic.
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While those people did say those things, I don't think that's ultimately the reason it was rejected.
http://www.roanoke-chowannewsherald.com/2015/12/08/woodland-rejects-solar-farm/
http://www.roanoke-chowannewsherald.com/2015/12/08/woodland-rejects-solar-farm/
I assumed there were non- stupid reasons for the rejection, but making fun of the cranks is just too much fun.
I love that the crazy retired science teacher brings up the dead plants from the solar panels blocking their access to sunlight.
Well why let the truth get in the way of the story?
There were farmers in my local town claiming that DST was killing their crops.
Just to clarify: do you mean Daylight Saving Time?
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So today the LA schools get a "credible threat" of a bomb or possible massacre at their schools. So they do the prudent thing and cancel classes. Or was it prudent?
Turns out that NYC schools got the same messages, as did "a number of others" (although they went unnamed). The messages were non-specific, were very generic, and originated from Germany. Everyone else laughed it off and ignored it. LA overreacted.
The person I share a workspace with said, "Well, LA is dealing with the last terrorist attack, you know." to which I said, "You mean NEW YORK CITY hasn't gone through stuff??"
Turns out that NYC schools got the same messages, as did "a number of others" (although they went unnamed). The messages were non-specific, were very generic, and originated from Germany. Everyone else laughed it off and ignored it. LA overreacted.
The person I share a workspace with said, "Well, LA is dealing with the last terrorist attack, you know." to which I said, "You mean NEW YORK CITY hasn't gone through stuff??"
I would imagine the New York attitude at this point is probably more along the lines of "You know what? Bring it."
...that is a reasonable interpretation of current sentiment.
Which is basically a worst case scenario for the prosecutors, who severed the case so they'd be able to get around the 5th amendment self incrimination issue for other charges they were planning for the other officers. But now they've done nothing but waste time.
Clearly the second bar was illuminati WeakSteel