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[Yahoo] Non-binary Biden nuclear official charged with stealing woman's luggage at airport

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Os Trigonum, Nov 29, 2022.

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  1. Os Trigonum

    Os Trigonum Member
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    you must have missed the list from the other thread:

    Anthony Mason (CBS News)
    Wolf Blitzer (CNN) and Rep. Adam Schiff
    Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski (MSNBC)
    Andrea Mitchell (NBC News)
    Tiffany Cross (MSNBC)
    Lesley Stahl (CBS News)
    Christiane Amanpour (PBS and CNN)
    Brian Stelter (CNN)
    Terence Samuels (NPR)
    Anand Giridharadas (MSNBC)
    Christiane Amanpour (PBS and CNN)
    Nick Schifrin (PBS)
    Andrea Mitchell (NBC News)
    Ken Dilanian (NBC News)
    Brian Stelter (CNN)
    Ken Dilanian (NBC News)
    John Heilman (MSNBC)
    Ben Rhodes (former Obama administration)
    Jason Johnson (MSNBC)
    Joe Scarborough (MSNBC)
    Tiffany Cross (MSNBC)
    James Clapper (CNN)
    Evan Perez (CNN)
    Nicole Wallace (MSNBC)
    Ken Dilanian (NBC News)
    Ben Rhodes (former Obama administration)
    David Corn (Mother Jones)
    John Brennan (former Obama administration, MSNBC)
    Anthony Mason (CBS News) with Hunter Biden
    Jeremy Bash (MSNBC)
    Ken Dilanian (NBC News)
    Erin Burnett (CNN)
    Jen Psaki (former Biden administration)
    Michael Smerconish (CNN)
    Hunter Biden
    Norah O’Donnell (CBS News)
    Joe Biden
    Nick Schifrin (PBS)
    Joe Biden
    Hunter Biden
    Joe Biden
    Gloria Borger (CNN)
    Joe Biden
    Traci Smith (CBS News)
    Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski (MSNBC)
    Kasie Hunt (MSNBC)
    Joe Biden
    Joe Scarborough (MSNBC)
    Wajhat Ali (New York Times)
    Ken Dilanian (NBC News)
    Alex Marquardt (CNN)
    Wolf Blitzer (CNN)
    Mika Brezenski (MSNBC)
    Brian Stelter (CNN)
    Brianna Keiler (CNN)
    Erin Burnett (CNN)
    Yasmin Vossoughian (MSNBC)
    Frank Figliuzzi (MSNBC)
    Mika Brzezinski (MSNBC)
    Ken Dilanian (NBC News)
    ​
    these folks are all pretty quiet. not sure why
     
    #81 Os Trigonum, Nov 30, 2022
  2. durvasa

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    The original Fox News article in the OP refers to Brinton as a "senior Biden DOE official". At what point does someone get the "senior" designation?
     
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  3. durvasa

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    Unless you don't know whether they are a he or she, in which case "they" is acceptable.
     
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  4. tinman

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    Well it’s key for the authorities to ensure they got the right suspect
    I’m sure on the video tape and witness accounts there might be some people without their glasses and contacts and saw sone flat chested woman with an adams apple
    @Commodore
    @Jontro
     
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  5. Os Trigonum

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    if I'm not mistaken there's a legally recognized basis for senior executive positions:

    https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/

    description:

    The Senior Executive Service (SES) lead America’s workforce. As the keystone of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, the SES was established to “...ensure that the executive management of the Government of the United States is responsive to the needs, policies, and goals of the Nation and otherwise is of the highest quality.” These leaders possess well-honed executive skills and share a broad perspective on government and a public service commitment that is grounded in the Constitution.

    Members of the SES serve in the key positions just below the top Presidential appointees. SES members are the major link between these appointees and the rest of the Federal workforce. They operate and oversee nearly every government activity in approximately 75 Federal agencies.

    The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) manages the overall Federal executive personnel program, providing the day-to-day oversight and assistance to agencies as they develop, select, and manage their Federal executives.​
     
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  6. Duncan McDonuts

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    It's felony theft. I'd prefer public officials to not be felons. It's not the worst felony, but still is poor judgment.
     
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    looks like Pennywise…same forehead
     
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  8. Invisible Fan

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    They is overloaded and implicitly taxing because it upends teaching from childhood. No big deal when one accepts it but it's like a speed bump for people new to the concept.

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't he/she based on the individual's wishes?

    I'd rather have new terms than overwriting old terms.
     
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  9. Os Trigonum

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    I don't think there's a good solution at the moment. When grading papers I think the current solution is to allow "they is" and other similar constructions. Or perhaps "ignore" is a better word than "allow." I imagine the pendulum swing in ten years will fall back upon more traditional grammar rules. It is always possible to use the person's name instead of a pronoun.
     
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    The guy is objectively a dude. So it's a "he" from me. Maybe if he gets his private parts chopped of, he can start arguing he wants to be called a "she". But it's still one person. So no "they" from me.
     
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    FWIW, “they are” is still correct even when using the singular “they” according to this:

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/wor...hey are" is still the,the person as they/them.
     
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    As long as you don't work with him or her and purposefully harras them like explicitly using language that uses more pronouns to emphasise you don't like them. As long as you don't do that I don't give a **** about how you feel about pronouns. I just don't like people being harassed for something they can't control.
     
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    I identify as a grammarian, so of course I agree with you and with Merriam-Webster. But I can tell you that in today’s academic climate, any professor pushing that in grading or correcting it in conversation will have a complaint made about him/her/them.
     
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    The new holocaust.
     
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    fify
     
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    You might need to start hiding in an attic. The woke ss is coming.
     
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  17. AleksandarN

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    I thought you identify as a troll
     
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    MTG?
     
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    Pronoun is IT
     
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