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Discussing the North Dakota Access Pipeline (NDAP)

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The following correspondence originally took place upon the Facebook wall of my friend, Daniel Sv, after he shared a captioned graphic from here…

(all replies from third parties have been omitted for clarity)

Daniel Sv.:

So I still have friends on my page liking and sharing these anti-pipeline articles and memes. If you don't pipeline for a living, and you're not from North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, or Illinois then you should really stay out of this conversation, especially if you're just going to keep sharing the same lies over and over. I know everyone is entitled to their opinion, but this is not about opinions, it's about facts, and the facts are; the Dakota access pipeline DOES NOT cross the Standing Rock reservation, it DOES have all the necessary permits and approvals, and it is NOT disturbing any burial grounds This information is easily accessible online with a quick Google search, but I'll include a map anyway, in case you don't have time to research the lies you're sharing. And here are the links showing they have the permits, and that North Dakota's top archeologists surveyed these sites and found nothing. http://m.bismarcktribune.com/news/opinion/guest/all-eyes-on-north-dakota-full-story-isn-t-being/article_5dc1e955-fd71-5003-86be-0fa0f29d7fbc.htmlhttp://www.kcci.com/article/archaeologist-no-human-remains-found-at-pipeline-site/6922493And before you start in about possible water contamination, that's just another scare tactic. The Missouri river will be directionally drilled and the pipeline will have the latest technologies and monitoring systems to help prevent releases and will be constructed 90 feet below the riverbed to ensure nothing may reach the river — far above and beyond what’s required by federal regulations. Don't be fooled, the battle right now may be against this pipeline, but the war is on oil. I know some of you hate oil (even though you consume as much as the rest of us on a daily basis) but there simply is not enough renewable energy to meet the current demand, so this oil WILL be brought to market one way or another, and the safest way is via pipeline. They have a smaller carbon footprint and are 4.5 times less likely to cause a spill than trains. It's an easy choice. So don't tell me you're against pipelines because you care about the environment, because the two ideas are contradictory. With that being said, I will not hold back any longer, if you've got the nerve to post these lies, I will call you out on it, so you better do your research before you chime in on something that you know nothing about.

So I still have friends on my page liking and sharing these anti-pipeline articles and memes. If you don’t pipeline for a living, and you’re not from North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, or Illinois then you should really stay out of this conversation, especially if you’re just going to keep sharing the same lies over and over. I know everyone is entitled to their opinion, but this is not about opinions, it’s about facts, and the facts are; the Dakota access pipeline DOES NOT cross the Standing Rock reservation, it DOES have all the necessary permits and approvals, and it is NOT disturbing any burial grounds This information is easily accessible online with a quick Google search, but I’ll include a map anyway, in case you don’t have time to research the lies you’re sharing. And here are the links showing they have the permits, and that North Dakota’s top archeologists surveyed these sites and found nothing. http://m.bismarcktribune.com/news/opinion/guest/all-eyes-on-north-dakota-full-story-isn-t-being/article_5dc1e955-fd71-5003-86be-0fa0f29d7fbc.html

http://www.kcci.com/article/archaeologist-no-human-remains-found-at-pipeline-site/6922493

And before you start in about possible water contamination, that’s just another scare tactic. The Missouri river will be directionally drilled and the pipeline will have the latest technologies and monitoring systems to help prevent releases and will be constructed 90 feet below the riverbed to ensure nothing may reach the river — far above and beyond what’s required by federal regulations.
Don’t be fooled, the battle right now may be against this pipeline, but the war is on oil. I know some of you hate oil (even though you consume as much as the rest of us on a daily basis) but there simply is not enough renewable energy to meet the current demand, so this oil WILL be brought to market one way or another, and the safest way is via pipeline. They have a smaller carbon footprint and are 4.5 times less likely to cause a spill than trains. It’s an easy choice. So don’t tell me you’re against pipelines because you care about the environment, because the two ideas are contradictory.
With that being said, I will not hold back any longer, if you’ve got the nerve to post these lies, I will call you out on it, so you better do your research before you chime in on something that you know nothing about.

Rayn: The protesters, also called “water protectors,” are attempting to prevent the Missouri River from possible destruction in the event of a pipeline leak.

This much more detailed map accurately portrays this fact:

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Discussing Democrats, With Their Demagoguery, Doublethink, and Unsubstantiated Conspiracy Theory About Russian Election-Rigging

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The following correspondence originally took place on my Facebook wall, upon my post, “Who’s Trying to Effect the Outcome of the Elections?“…

Donna Brazile holds up her CNN DNC pass

Donna Brazile holds up her CNN DNC pass

Rayn: Who’s trying to effect the outcome of the elections? “The Russians! The Russians!” LOL!

CNN Cuts Ties with Donna Brazile After Hacked Emails Show She Gave Clinton Campaign Debate Questions:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/cnn-cuts-ties-with-donna-brazile-after-hacked-emails-suggest-she-gave-clinton-campaign-debate-questions-183855590.html

Diana B.: when democracy fails, there’s always the soviets to blame

Rayn: Democracy and Demagoguery Make a Perfect Team!
https://acidrayn.com/2016/10/22/democracy-and-demagoguery-make-a-perfect-team/

Rayn: When “Conspiracy Theorists” Are Pro-Establishment, Their Unsubstantiated Claims Are Given Full Credence:
https://acidrayn.com/2016/10/19/when-conspiracy-theorists-are-pro-establishment-their-unsubstantiated-claims-are-given-full-credence/

Funny how doublethink works, eh? 😉

The False Dichotomy Continues to Win!

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As I scrolled through my Facebook memories, I discovered the following artwork, which I originally shared to my wall in October of 2012, in my post, “The False Dichotomy Wins Again!,” and decidedly re-shared it, along with a new commentary…

My Original Commentary: The false dichotomy wins again!

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My New Commentary: Always relevant, sadly…

With No Surprise, the State is the Biggest Food Stamp Fraudster

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I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

"(S)upplemental (N)utrition (A)ssistance (P)rogram"

“(S)upplemental (N)utrition (A)ssistance (P)rogram”

Food Stamp Craze: U.S. Spends $3.6 Billion to Give $70 Billion in Benefits:
https://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2016/10/food-stamp-craze-u-s-spends-3-6-billion-give-70-billion-benefits/

Not only does the government spend a breathtaking $70 billion a year to give a record number of people food stamps, it wastes billions more to administer the bloated welfare program. Some states spend a lot more than others to distribute the free food vouchers and the discrepancies are downright outrageous. The government dedicates $3.6 billion annually just to administer food stamps (renamed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—SNAP to eliminate stigma), according to a federal audit that includes mind-boggling figures.

For instance, California, the state with by far the largest food-stamp roll, spends a lot more than the national average to execute the federal nutrition program. The Golden State doles out an average of $34.06 a month for each of its 2 million food stamp cases while other states, like Ohio, spend only $9.55. Some California counties are off the charts with administration costs. For instance, San Francisco County spends a whopping $73 a month administering each food stamp case. To put this in perspective, New York City spends $23 per case. The huge gap suggests “possible waste and operational inefficiencies,” according to the audit conducted.

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: The biggest food stamp fraudsters? Why, the very States who administer the program, of course! Are you surprised? I’m not… I’ve been saying this for years about ALL government-operated “assistance” programs. I don’t blame y’all for not understanding. I was only made fully-aware by my first-hand experience with the systemic corruption inherent to these government programs, as a youth, living with my family in the NYC shelter system for almost four years, starting at age twelve … But, what do I know? I’m a “naive, utopian” Voluntaryist, who foolishly believes that humanity can get along much better without sociopathic criminals ruling over us, like masters, while systematically running society into the ground… *sigh* Hopelessly pathetic, aren’t I?

This article illustrates how overbloated-bureaucracies operating in some of the country’s biggest cities are making HELLA cash in their (mis) “management” 😉 of the SNAP program – and, parasitically do so at the financial hardship of those they purport to “serve.” Also, for anyone looking at the bigger picture, this article is also an inadvertent indictment against the so-called “economic recovery” that so many head-in-the-sand dupes keep babbling about, since their have been a record number of Americans on food stamps, for years, now!

But, Without Government, Who Would Purposely Congest the Roads to Extort More Tax Dollars from Local Residents?

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I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

South Florida traffic

South Florida traffic

Report: South Florida Officials to Make Drivers ‘Suffer’:
http://www.local10.com/news/report-s-fla-officials-to-make-drivers-suffer

(Jeff Tavss) If getting stuck in South Florida traffic doesn’t make your blood boil, learning that public officials are behind it all will do the trick.

The Sun-Sentinel reports that officials are hoping that traffic becomes so bad that commuters will eventually ditch their cars to walk, ride a bus or take a train to wherever they need to go.

And the report says the officials are completely aware of driver frustration.

“Until you make it so painful that people want to come out of their cars, they’re not going to come out of their cars,” the newspaper says Anne Castro, chair of the Broward County Planning Council, said during a meeting last year. “We’re going to make them suffer first, and then we’re going to figure out ways to move them after that because they’re going to scream at us to help them move.”

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: But… MUH Roadssss. 😥