This comes my way via Gay Patriot, there is some raw language here (FYI), you can follow her on Twitter:
- WHY WOULD YOU BE AGAINST EQUALITY AND EQUAL REPRESENTATION IN IRRELEVANT IPHONE EMOTICONS???
This comes my way via Gay Patriot, there is some raw language here (FYI), you can follow her on Twitter:
Larry Elder discusses CNN’s Carol Costello’s new found rage that a man would put a hand on a woman! Larry Elder displays his prowess in showing the media’s two faces.
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For more clear thinking like this from Larry Elder… I invite you to visit: http://www.larryelder.com/ ~AND~ http://www.elderstatement.com/
Here is a truncated cartoon version:
Dennis Prager sheds some thinking and light on the recent issue of the fascist left shutting down free speech. While I may parse a little of his position – for instance Cruz should have come out and have been clear on the main issue that this is a tactic of the left, to shut down freedom of speech while at the same time noting just how un-presidential Trump has been – Dennis Prager is still correct in his overall premise.
AND REPUBLICAN missed an opportunity to separate what conservatism “is” – the protection of all sides being heard; versus only one side using brown shirt type tactics:
✦ Groups of National Socialists invaded meetings of the society, interrupted the speaker, attempted to attack him, and endeavored to make sufficient disturbance so that the meetings would have to be cancelled.
✦ In Berlin, under the leadership of Goebbels, so-called Roll kommandos were organized for the purpose of disrupting political meetings of all non-Nazi groups. These Roll kommandos were charged with interrupting, making noise, and unnerving the speaker.
You can see a recent upload in this regards here.
For more clear thinking like this from Dennis Prager… I invite you to visit: http://www.dennisprager.com/ ~ see also: http://www.prageruniversity.com/
“After reviewing the audio/visual evidence in the Finicum shooting, Bill calls for a common sense response from all concerned American.” ~ Wild Bill
This was my main sentiment at the time… and although the FBI could have still not shot LaVoy soo quick… I agree, EVERYTHING leading up to that point is all LaVoy’s fault, even his getting shot.
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A friend asked about this quote. She typically does this as well, but on her way to work she asked me for some refutation of it to pass along. So here it is, but first the quote:
So let us post Snopes position:
While this “setting the record ‘straight'” (pun intended) and others with his similar falsely attributed statements all seem to go out of their way to stress that Ted Cruz does not support the gay-lifestyle in public affirmations such as gay-marriage. Well duh!? All major world religious founders did not support this lifestyle, and almost all religious adherents do not either. The Judeo-Christian Holy Book as well.
There seems to be an air of, “well, Sen. Cruz did not say this… b-u-u-t-t…” And this is the corruption of the political Left, what some call the professional left. They take religious and historical traditions, and trample on them making the modern an elitist to all of history that stood before there short life. THEY are the elite who know it all — to hell with those that preceded them. Which is why one of the mantra’s that came out of the 60’s was “trust no one over 35-years old.
Ghey!
Here is the other quote:
The above is another malignant lie geared at Ted Cruz. Politifact says of the above this… and keep in mind they are in a sense stressing he is still a “bad guy” but that he didn’t — at least — say this with their noted “pants on fire” rating:
See my previous large post in which this accentuates: “Even Casual Marijuana Use Shows Significant Brain Change“
In “Reefer Sanity“, Dr. Kevin Sabet considers the consequences of marijuana legalization. He uses a plethora of research — drawn from his almost two decades of work and policymaking in this area — to argue that the United States should not legalize marijuana with all of its attendant social costs, nor damage the future of marijuana smokers by prosecuting and jailing them. Rather, he contends we should shift our emphasis to education about the newly revealed health dangers of marijuana use, as well as focus on intervention and treatment. In short, he argues for trying these evidence-based reforms first.
This is an excerpt from Kevin Sabat’s book, Reefer Sanity — I excluded his references to the studies, I suggest purchasing the book as it is very readable (especially if you are parents):
Here is an older update to the post dated 11-11-2014 ~ via The Blaze ~ (I know, ironic):
“Medical” Abuse:
UPDATE via The Daily Mail:
For a 150+ studies showing brain damage and other serious health links caused by marijuana use, see Popular Technology Net
Let me add something here. I am for the legalization of personal use Marijuana when the authorities can tell if someone is under the influence of it while driving (like they can with drinking and driving… similar to a breathalyzer).
For those interested, I have read books that are pro-Marijuana such as
Granted, these books may be a bit dated, but I guarantee you I have read more on the topic than any pastor I know.
Which leads me to mention, I doubt any person reading this post [that are fighting/arguing for its legalization] have read books like:
1) No Need for Weed: Understanding and Breaking Cannabis Dependency;
2) The Secret Addiction: Overcoming Your Marijuana Dependency;
3) Marijuana: The Unbiased Truth about the World’s Most Popular Weed;
4) Reefer Sanity: Seven Great Myths About Marijuana;
or, 5) The Truth About Pot: Ten Recovering Marijuana Users Share Their Personal Stories.
Below, is Michael Medved responding to a caller and has a fair and balanced response that shows how conservatives should deal with this legislatively.
So what are some positions to discourage use of marijuana by individuals? A few reasons for discouraging use are found at an old post, which some of the above is taken from, but I really suggest just going to PTN. There are immediate implications to a broad legalizing of pot, one is fatalities. One study done by the University of Colorado School of Medicine “shows the proportion of marijuana-positive drivers involved in fatal vehicle accidents in Colorado has increased dramatically since the commercialization of medical marijuana in the middle of 2009,” they continue:
No state should legalize the substance until there are ways — similar to drinking [breathalyzer] — to detect if a person a stoned. Another story shows the insanity in this broad legalizing of a drug that has not only the potential of harming the person using it, but my family when they are on the road ~ NBC reports:
Serious stuff, except if your stoned.
So what are some positions to discourage use of marijuana by individuals? Here are just a few reasons and links to a quick synopsis or studies regarding the topic.
Dependency
Marijuana Withdrawal in Humans: Effects of Oral THC or Divalproex (summary)
IQ
Health and Perception
The Health Effects of Marijuana: Negative Health Effects Are Numerous
The short-term effects of marijuana include:
Effects on the Brain
The active ingredient in marijuana, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, acts on cannabinoid receptors on nerve cells and influences the activity of those cells. Some brain areas have many cannabinoid receptors, but other areas of the brain have few or none at all. Many cannabinoid receptors are found in the parts of the brain that influence pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time perception, and coordinated movement.
When high doses of marijuana are used, usually when eaten in food rather than smoked, users can experience the following symptoms:
Effects on the Heart
Within a few minutes after smoking marijuana, the heart begins beating more rapidly and the blood pressure drops. Marijuana can cause the heart beat to increase by 20 to 50 beats per minute, and can increase even more if other drugs are used at the same time.
Because of the lower blood pressure and higher heart rate, researchers found that users’ risk for a heart attack is four times higher within the first hour after smoking marijuana, compared to their general risk of heart attack when not smoking.
Effects on the Lungs
Smoking marijuana, even infrequently, can cause burning and stinging of the mouth and throat, and cause heavy coughing. Scientists have found that regular marijuana smokers can experience the same respiratory problems as tobacco smokers do, including:
Most marijuana smokers consume a lot less cannabis than cigarette smokers consume tobacco, however the harmful effects of smoking marijuana should not be ignored. Marijuana contains more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke and because marijuana smokers typically inhale deeper and hold the smoke in their lungs longer than tobacco smokers, their lungs are exposed to those carcinogenic properties longer, when smoking.
What About Cancer?
Although one study found that marijuana smokers were three times more likely to develop cancer of the head or neck than non-smokers, that study could not be confirmed by further analysis.
Because marijuana smoke contains three times the amount of tar found in tobacco smoke and 50 percent more carcinogens, it would seem logical to deduce that there is an increased risk of lung cancer for marijuana smokers. However, researchers have not been able to definitively prove such a link because their studies have not been able to adjust for tobacco smoking and other factors that might also increase the risk.
Studies linking marijuana smoking to lung cancer have also been limited by selection bias and small sample size. For example, the participants in those studies may have been too young to have developed lung cancer yet. Even though researchers have yet to “prove” a link between smoking pot and lung cancer, regular smokers may want to consider the risk.
Other Health Effects
Research indicates that THC impairs the body’s immune system from fighting disease, which can cause a wide variety of health problems. One study found that marijuana actually inhibited the disease-preventing actions of key immune cells. Another study found that THC increased the risk of developing bacterial infections and tumors.
[….]See Also: NIDA InfoFacts: Marijuana
Immune System
Early Onset of Schizophrenia
Marijuana / Cannabis and Schizophrenia
Overview: Use of street drugs (including LSD,methamphetamine,marijuana/hash/cannabis) and alcohol have been linked with significantly increased probability of developing psychosis and schizophrenia. This link has been documented in over 30 different scientific studies (studies done mostly in the UK, Australia and Sweden) over the past 20 years. In one example, a study interviewed 50,000 members of the Swedish Army about their drug consumption and followed up with them later in life. Those who were heavy consumers of cannabis at age 18 were over 600% more likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia over the next 15 years than those did not take it. (see diagram below). Experts estimate that between 8% and 13% of all schizophrenia cases are linked to marijuna / cannabis use during teen years.
Many of these research studies indicate that the risk is higher when the drugs are used by people under the age of 21, a time when the human brain is developing rapidly and is particularly vulnerable.
People with any biological predisposition towards schizophrenia are at the highest risk — unfortunately its impossible to accurately identify this predisposition beforehand ( a family history of mental illness is just one indicator of such a predisposition). [see causes and prevention of schizophrenia for more information on all risk factors linked to a person developing schizophrenia]
Researchers in New Zealand found that those who used cannabis by the age of 15 were more than three times (300%) more likely to develop illnesses such as schizophrenia. Other research has backed this up, showing that cannabis use increases the risk of psychosis by up to 700% for heavy users, and that the risk increases in proportion to the amount of cannabis used (smoked or consumed). Additionally, the younger a person smokes/uses cannabis, the higher the risk for schizophrenia, and the worse the schizophrenia is when the person does develop it. Research by psychiatrists in inner-city areas speak of cannabis being a factor in up to 80 percent of schizophrenia cases.
Professor Robin Murray (London Institute of Psychiatry) has recently (2005) completed a 15-year study of more than 750 adolescents in conjunction with colleagues at King’s College London and the University of Otago in New Zealand.
Overall people were 4.5 times more likely to be schizophrenic at 26 if they were regular cannabis smokers at 15, compared to 1.65 times for those who did not report regular use until age 18.
Impaired Driving
The National Institutes of Health issues the impairment experienced by drivers who are high: “Marijuana significantly impairs judgment, motor coordination, and reaction time, and studies have found a direct relationship between blood THC concentration and impaired driving ability.” (See references at the link.) Time Magazine had an interesting study it wrote about
THIS IS THE POINT!
YES, but the point is that legalization increases use, which we know when combined with alcohol, increases the affects of THC: “The study also found that pot and alcohol have more of an impact on driving when used together” (Time).
(Old footage… new to me) While the pirates are too far away for any GRAPHIC visuals… this is still a video about justice on the high sea’s
Alternate camera angle (Low-rez) ~ “Arggg, Twas a bad day for a plunderin’“
Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro takes on the myth that Donald Trump is a truth-teller.