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Snowden isn’t a member of the press, like EH says.

wierd and martinuzz appear to be arguing from the ideological position of the Free Press (any interference regardless of how small means no free press) and if the reality doesn’t match up to that lofty position, then the press ain’t free. Shonus was arguing that in spite of these interferences, articles are still published and journalists are generally unmolested, so the press can be said to be free

I mean, wierd said:

Rather, I was trying to get you to see that censorship in the press takes more forms than just government control, and that when these forces exist, it is not a free press. 

which, yes, but some of those censors even come from within the press itself. There are editors and owners with their own agendas, they can censor their own journalists from investigating or publishing certain things, or put a certain spin on it instead. That’s the free press limiting the free press.

Mine always says something unwanted, like 4:00PM.  (I wake up at 9:00pm, and work 3rd shift)

Mine Satan wtfautocorrect says things like 6.30, and I have to get up.

I don't know why I bothered with online dating.  Nobody even looks at my profile, and all the messages I send just go ignored.  There's just something wrong with me I can't fix.  I'm worth nothing.

The only thing wrong with you is that you are so fascinating. People are too intimidated to respond to your messages because they fear they won't match up to your spectacular-ness.

Aye, Snoke was lying about him connecting Rey and Kylo over the galaxy. Probably gonna have a “no, I am your father” reveal in the next one and find they’re related in some capacity.

Everyone has an agenda, man. Why let facts get in the way of that?

For one quarter of a century I have walked this world now. And seen some fascinating things, like kingfishers and kestrels and a dormouse. I hope to see more this year.

You are a veritable child!

... speaking of which, I unironically used the phrase “you’re probably too young to remember” for the first time yesterday.

That was no advice, it was a comment :p

Was watching local Fox affiliate news this morning, they broadcast a section titled “Both Sides” around the topic of Donald Trump referring to certain countries as “expletive holes”, as they say.

This section involved some Republican appearing before some committee, being asked by some Democrat about Trump’s language.

Democrat: did the president use the word or a substantially similar word?

Republican: he did not use that word.

Democrat: that doesn’t answer my question. Did he use a substantially similar word?

Republican: the president used tough language, as did many other people present use tough language *sound fades out, presumably to avoid more rambling and the Democrat continuing “it’s a yes or no response not a fucking essay question you clown”*

Which apparently represents both sides.

Christ even the 20 minutes of this shit I watch before work is too much sometimes.