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To: bentway who wrote (935892)	5/19/2016 6:16:15 PM
From: Don Hurst	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1587769

>>"You fell for a fake news article, fubbie!"<< Figures...that character, tideglider, reced it.

To: bentway who wrote (935892)	5/19/2016 6:18:29 PM
From: miraje	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1587769

Hey bent, here's a good one to post over on epi's thread.. Message 30589799 I'm sure your buddy, whacky old koanhead, would say "I told you so". LOL!

To: bentway who wrote (935892)	5/19/2016 7:24:21 PM
From: zax	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 1587769

Nobody ever lost any money betting on the gullibility of right wing nuts.

To: bentway who wrote (935892)	5/19/2016 8:28:04 PM
From: Brumar89	2 Recommendations Recommended By locogringo Stock Puppy Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1587769

Following miraje's lead, here's another one you'll want to post on the Wicked Witch of the West's thread: Better Living Through Chemistry: The Settled Science If I still dressed up for trick or treat on Halloween, I think I’d don a costume for the most frightening thing imaginable to the Greenie left: I’d dress up as a Genetically Modified Organism (GMO). Go with Frankenfood when Frankenstein won’t do. Yesterday the National Academy of Sciences released a 407-page report on genetically engineered crops that debunks most of the frothier claims of the anti-GMO crusaders. From the summary: While recognizing the inherent dif?culty of detecting subtle or long-term effects in health or the environment, the study committee found no substantiated evidence of a difference in risks to human health between currently commercialized genetically engineered (GE) crops and conventionally bred crops, nor did it ?nd conclusive cause-and-effect evidence of environmental problems from the GE crops. Even worse from the greenie point of view is the finding that GMOs have produced positive economic outcomes for their users. Better living through chemistry, and higher profits too! Talk about feeling the bern burn! I wonder whether Greenpeace and other panic mongers will accept this “settled science”? Meanwhile, late last week the World Health Organization released a major report on pesticide residues *that many environmentalists will chose to ignore. In particular the WHO study looked at diazinon, glyphosate, and malathion—three pesticides that environmentalists have targeted for a long time. The conclusions: Overall, these studies provided no convincing evidence of genotoxic effects**, and the Meeting concluded that diazinon was unlikely to be genotoxic. The Meeting concluded that diazinon is unlikely to pose a carcinogenic risk to humans from exposure through the diet. . . In view of the absence of carcinogenic potential in rodents at human-relevant doses and the absence of genotoxicity by the oral route in mammals, and considering the epidemiological evidence from occupational exposures, the Meeting concluded that glyphosate is unlikely to pose a carcinogenic risk to humans from exposure through the diet. . . Based on consideration of the results of animal bioassays, genotoxicity assays and epidemiological data, the Meeting concluded that malathion and its metabolites are unlikely to pose a carcinogenic risk to humans from exposure via the diet. Looks like environmentalists came out 0 for 3 here. http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2016/05/better-living-through-chemistry-the-settled-science.php

To: bentway who wrote (935892)	5/20/2016 9:59:41 AM
From: jlallen	2 Recommendations Recommended By locogringo TideGlider Respond to of 1587769

The Deblasio pronoun story isn't false: (Now who's the moron?) .... Today’s guidance lists several ways employers, landlords, and business owners could violate the Law on the basis of gender identity and expression, including: Intentionally failing to use an individual’s preferred name, pronoun or title. For example, repeatedly calling a transgender woman “him” or “Mr.” when she has made it clear that she prefers female pronouns and a female title.Refusing to allow individuals to use single-sex facilities, such as bathrooms or locker rooms, and participate in single-sex programs, consistent with their gender identity. For example, barring a transgender woman from a women’s restroom out of concern that she will make others uncomfortable.Enforcing dress codes, uniforms, and grooming standards that impose different requirements based on sex or gender. For example, enforcing a policy that requires men to wear ties or women to wear skirts.Failing to providing employee health benefits that cover gender-affirming care or failing to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals undergoing gender transition, including medical appointments and recovery, where such reasonable accommodations are provided to other employees. (Federal and New York laws already require certain types of insurance to cover medically-necessary transition-related care.)Violations of the New York City Human Rights Law could result in civil penalties of up to $125,000 for violations, and up to $250,000 for violations that are the result of willful, wanton, or malicious conduct. There is no limit to the amount of compensatory damages the Commission may award to a victim of discrimination. New York City’s Human Rights Law now goes further in protecting the rights of transgender and gender non-conforming people than many large municipalities with gender identity protections. Cities such as Washington, D.C., San Francisco, CA, and Philadelphia, PA, do not articulate such specific protections under their laws. The provision on dress code and grooming standards issued today goes further than even U.S. federal courts in protecting the rights of New Yorkers. Federal courts have upheld employment policies that require female bartenders to wear make-up or male servers to wear ties. Now, the Commission on Human Rights will find it a violation of the law if employers enforce strict dress codes and grooming standards for men and women based on gender or sex stereotypes. ............. Experts estimate that roughly 25,200 transgender and gender non-conforming people call New York City home. According to a recent survey, 75 percent of transgender or gender-non conforming New Yorkers reported harassment and mistreatment in the workplace, 20 percent were refused a home, 17 percent were refused medical care, and a staggering 53 percent were verbally harassed or disrespected in a place of public accommodation, including hotels, restaurants, buses, airports and government agencies because of their gender identity. http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/961-15/nyc-commission-human-rights-strong-protections-city-s-transgender-gender