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Post by jkjacq on Mar 19, 2018 9:14:36 GMT -6
first question was 'when are you going to call this domestic terrorism?' they call it a serial bomber and looking at possible ideologies and/or if the devices match.
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Post by athn64 on Mar 19, 2018 9:21:02 GMT -6
first question was 'when are you going to call this domestic terrorism?' they call it a serial bomber and looking at possible ideologies and/or if the devices match. I'd think a racist white nationalist ideology fits pretty well.
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Post by jkjacq on Mar 19, 2018 9:31:55 GMT -6
first question was 'when are you going to call this domestic terrorism?' they call it a serial bomber and looking at possible ideologies and/or if the devices match. I'd think a racist white nationalist ideology fits pretty well. They aren't sure that last nights was the same as the previous 3. The previous 3 were targeted POC while this one seems to be a target of opportunity. ( I think its been reported that it was 2 white males on this last one.)
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Post by cougarette on Mar 19, 2018 9:47:32 GMT -6
We have no HBO but does anyone know where I can find a clip of last night's show? I usually catch it on YouTube on Monday
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Post by Uncaripswife on Mar 19, 2018 9:48:14 GMT -6
Oh, I remember. We started watching The Looming Tower on Hulu. I really enjoyed the book and have been looking forward to the show. We're 2 (3?) episodes in. Anyway, I thought it might deserve its own thread, but do I make it on the TV board or Politics? I have never heard of this before. Off to google.
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Post by bunnyfungo on Mar 19, 2018 9:55:44 GMT -6
Oh my gosh if you have HBO please make sure you watch Last Week Tonight w/ John Oliver from last night. OH MY GOD IT IS AMAZING. I ordered the Marlon Bundo book right after the show 😂 The Chronicle Books website was super slow, so at least I’m not alone.
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Post by ldubhawksfan on Mar 19, 2018 10:03:03 GMT -6
We have no HBO but does anyone know where I can find a clip of last night's show? I think it's usually on the Last Week Tonight Facebook page. Not yet. I just checked.
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Post by jkjacq on Mar 19, 2018 10:31:22 GMT -6
Is anyone else watching CNNs series on the Kennedys? So far its been pretty good.
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Post by athn64 on Mar 19, 2018 10:35:11 GMT -6
Oh my gosh if you have HBO please make sure you watch Last Week Tonight w/ John Oliver from last night. OH MY GOD IT IS AMAZING. I ordered the Marlon Bundo book right after the show 😂 The Chronicle Books website was super slow, so at least I’m not alone. I just googled to find this book and the first thing that popped up was the Pence book. I was super confused as to why people would be recommending that.
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Post by Bluebird on Mar 19, 2018 10:35:30 GMT -6
I'd think a racist white nationalist ideology fits pretty well. They aren't sure that last nights was the same as the previous 3. The previous 3 were targeted POC while this one seems to be a target of opportunity. ( I think its been reported that it was 2 white males on this last one.) Austin is extremely segregated by geography. Last night's incident was in an upper middle class, predominantly white neighborhood, versus the previous three bombings. We will see just how much this changes the conversation and the attention. Regardless of the motivations, this is becoming an increasingly frightening situation.
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Post by charlotte on Mar 19, 2018 10:47:31 GMT -6
Is anyone else watching CNNs series on the Kennedys? So far its been pretty good. I haven’t, but would like to. I’ll have to look & see if it’s on Hulu.
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Post by bunnyfungo on Mar 19, 2018 10:51:56 GMT -6
I ordered the Marlon Bundo book right after the show 😂 The Chronicle Books website was super slow, so at least I’m not alone. I just googled to find this book and the first thing that popped up was the Pence book. I was super confused as to why people would be recommending that. Ha. Yes. This is the John Oliver version where Marlon Bundo is gay. I will not be buying the Mike Pence version of the book.
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Post by jkjacq on Mar 19, 2018 10:52:52 GMT -6
Is anyone else watching CNNs series on the Kennedys? So far its been pretty good. I haven’t, but would like to. I’ll have to look & see if it’s on Hulu. I'm watching the 2nd episode on CNNGo right now. We're up to the 1960 Dem Convention. I really feel for Jackie. (also there isn't a lot about her) TIL that Johnson put a note on all the delegates doors the night before they voted telling them that JFK had Addisons disease and Bobby got doctors to lie about it.
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Post by bunnyfungo on Mar 19, 2018 10:55:38 GMT -6
Plus, the proceeds of the John Oliver book go to the Trevor Project and AIDS United. Can I buy a copy and donate it to my library fatpony? I would love for our 90% conservative small town to have a copy lol. Or will they trash it?
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Post by fatpony on Mar 19, 2018 11:09:01 GMT -6
Plus, the proceeds of the John Oliver book go to the Trevor Project and AIDS United. Can I buy a copy and donate it to my library fatpony ? I would love for our 90% conservative small town to have a copy lol. Or will they trash it? We only add donations to the collection if we have a minimum of three copies donated. Otherwise they say its too much money to catalog and process an individual item. You should call and ask though, because every system is different.
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Post by fatpony on Mar 19, 2018 11:10:22 GMT -6
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Post by bunnyfungo on Mar 19, 2018 11:10:58 GMT -6
Plus, the proceeds of the John Oliver book go to the Trevor Project and AIDS United. Can I buy a copy and donate it to my library fatpony ? I would love for our 90% conservative small town to have a copy lol. Or will they trash it? We only add donations to the collection if we have a minimum of three copies donated. Otherwise they say its too much money to catalog and process an individual item. You should call and ask though, because every system is different. ::increases shopping cart quantity:: I should probably ask though. Because our entire library is the size of the room you do story time in lol
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Post by fatpony on Mar 19, 2018 11:25:54 GMT -6
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Post by fatpony on Mar 19, 2018 11:26:18 GMT -6
This is my new favorite gif
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Post by Bookshelves on Mar 19, 2018 11:28:50 GMT -6
Oh, I remember. We started watching The Looming Tower on Hulu. I really enjoyed the book and have been looking forward to the show. We're 2 (3?) episodes in. Anyway, I thought it might deserve its own thread, but do I make it on the TV board or Politics? I have never heard of this before. Off to google. It's based on a book by Lawrence Wright about the failures of intelligence gathering (and mainly, sharing, between CIA and FBI) in the lead-up to 9/11 as al Qaeda built its network. The book was fascinating. The miniseries (I think that's what it is, not a long-term show?) stars Jeff Daniels and Peter Saarsgard. Sarsgaard. Saaarsgaaard, I dunno. ETA "fascinating" may not be strong enough. "Frustrating," "terrifying"
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Post by Bookshelves on Mar 19, 2018 11:33:34 GMT -6
YOU MEAN TO TELL ME I AM 2 DEGREES FROM JOHN OLIVER? I post on an internet message board with someone that knows his wife, ERGO, I AM 2 DEGREES FROM JOHN OLIVER Just imagine how many people that gets you 3 degrees away from!! Ermagerd
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2018 11:36:54 GMT -6
Oh, I remember. We started watching The Looming Tower on Hulu. I really enjoyed the book and have been looking forward to the show. We're 2 (3?) episodes in. Anyway, I thought it might deserve its own thread, but do I make it on the TV board or Politics? I was going to start this after we finish Collateral so I would be game.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2018 11:39:02 GMT -6
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Post by jkjacq on Mar 19, 2018 11:39:22 GMT -6
As of right now, President Trump hasn't made a single comment about the bombings in Austin. Not even a "thoughts and prayers." I railed about this a little over in the old thread, but if this had happened in, say, Pittsburg or Cincinnati...hell, even Dallas or Houston, the response would be 100% different. I've been very disappointed in how all of my Republican leaders/representatives--because that's all I have at almost every level of gov't--have said, or in most cases not said, about the bombings. I've certainly seen more coverage today then I have in the past week. Probably because of the location and victims. For some reason, to ME, its reminiscent of the DC sniper attacks. I looked up the timeline earlier and there were a bunch of crimes in the weeks nationwide prior to the cluster of shootings so I wonder if whomever is doing this (and I do think its the same person) had other crimes that they haven't linked yet. I only think its the same person because of the plea that went out to the perp. According to reports the PD asked for the person(s) responsible to 'send them a message' and then this 4th bomb was triggered. Its horrifying.
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Post by Bookshelves on Mar 19, 2018 11:42:28 GMT -6
ETA -- the following has no spoilers, FYI.
Since no one has told me to #startathread about The Looming Tower, I'll just say my main takeaway so far is that it's supposed to paint a picture of an intelligence community that was dysfunctional and didn't work together, and it does. But I couldn't help but contrast it to today while watching. That was our government at a time when the leadership was imperfect but overall, competent and strong.
Add in today's turnover, lack of leadership, constant distractions, lack of focus -- it made me feel overwhelmingly that we are more vulnerable than ever to terrorism, and probably overdue for something really, really bad. I hope I'm wrong. Sorry if that's distressing to hear. I hope the grunts at the agencies are still getting the time and resources they need to devote to those counter-terrorism initiatives. Maybe it's a time for bottom-up leadership.
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Post by athn64 on Mar 19, 2018 11:44:58 GMT -6
Thanks fatpony. Now I need that bundo book too
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Post by elle on Mar 19, 2018 11:45:02 GMT -6
Oh my gosh if you have HBO please make sure you watch Last Week Tonight w/ John Oliver from last night. OH MY GOD IT IS AMAZING. I ordered the Marlon Bundo book right after the show 😂 The Chronicle Books website was super slow, so at least I’m not alone. I bought it last night too, half thinking the order might not go through because it was so seriously slow. But it did and now I have an extra book to stick in ny 16 month old's Easter basket.
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Post by Bookshelves on Mar 19, 2018 11:50:14 GMT -6
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Post by bunnyfungo on Mar 19, 2018 11:51:19 GMT -6
I actually used to work in publishing and my job was to look at the sales to determine which books should be reprinted and in what quantities. So, I’m super curious, from a personal standpoint, about what the initial run was for the Bundo book. Because I definitely wanted the physical copy and not the ebook.
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Post by jkjacq on Mar 19, 2018 11:54:46 GMT -6
BTW the Dow is down about 400 pts. Also the lastest CR runs out this week (I think) 45 is meeting with the Saudi Ambassador tomorrow (he is also a Prince and brother to the Crown Prince), currently talking to Wolf and talking about Iran and how the US needs to support SA.
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