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Should be a wild four years.

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Thoughts on this? Personally I think it would scare the HR roasties.
If HR started to use more in-person interaction during the interview process, their heads would spin because social interaction has become a dying art.
It's not a big deal. I handle resumes and interviews every 2-3 months and you can very obviously tell someone used AI.
It's a chess match of sorts: both HR and job seekers are using AI to make the process easier. Unfortunately, the technology can be misused by either side, but Pandora's box has been open and it's never closing. Job seekers want any advantage they can to advance past the screening process and HR needs to weed out the people who are bad fits and using AI to embellish their resumes. Any HR person who knows how to do their job is probably operating as @'Ole Dente is.

Every person you hire into a real professional job, every single one, will require 6 months to start contributing as they learn your company's processes and systems. In that amount of time, they'll also be learning new skills as well. That one highly specific thing they don't know or were a little rusty on? Don't worry, in 6 months, that will be online, too.
From my own experience with my latest job, this is true. It takes six months to get acclimated and have the boss realize what should have been communicated sooner but wasn't, etc. This was around the time I discovered a document regarding an office procedure was grossly out of date and causing issues, so I collaborated with a co-worker to get and keep it correct so that any new hire has correct information as soon they come aboard.

what critical services do NPR and PBS provide that would require a replacement to fill the void? plenty of other liberal propaganda outlets exist to scam old people out of money
Some people I've talked to feel government-sponsored TV and radio should not be endorsing any single political viewpoint akin to a separation of church or state and that a variety of opinions need to be presented if they want to broadcast that kind of content.

As previously stated, public broadcasting still has a role in informational and educational broadcasting. However there has to be some tough decisions made regarding how to do this because traditional media is no longer the #1 source for people in a time where live streams, podcasts, etc. all compete to fill in that need. It needs to adapt and be revamped in order to remain viable - even if it means focusing on quality over quantity.

Nobody would mind PBS/NPR etc if they just had some cooking shows and shit. The problem is that it’s a full blown Dem propaganda organization.
Locally, PBS aired cooking shows on one of its subchannels during the COVID lockdown every weekend. Unfortunately, those look to have been put on the back burner and air less frequently, and all of them appear to have the same format to the point it feels like PBS execs randomly draw a cook's name out of a container and let them run the cooking show of the moment because the only things differing between episodes are the host and the food.

Empirically, I know someone who watches what little informational/educational shows airs but doesn't grasp those shows are now the exception and not the normal PBS offerings as they once were and can't understand why it needs to be defunded. 🤷‍♂️

But could talk about this Obama coup some, no? Honestly it seems a clear-cut case of abuse of power and I would think treasonous.
I think the fact that the media is very, very intentionally ignoring it is telling.
With so little being revealed, having an informed opinion is difficult. Nevertheless, the media ignoring this is for sure telling because this has the potential to blow up into something that will look bad for the Dems - akin to how the IRS during Obama's era was used to unduly hassle conservative-leaning entities.

What the media sees as treasonous versus what truly is has been a distinct dichotomy for quite some time. It won't surprise me if the media dismisses this as a good thing - just like they did with the violence against law enforcement and their buildings back in 2020 - whereas the mere storming of the White House on January 6 is portrayed as the one of the worst things that could ever possible happen in American history.

One can only wonder if anything of actual legal consequence will happen or not.
As much as I'd love to be proven wrong, I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for consequences.

Serious question: How do Americans who attend mega churches and televangelist events view the 'pastors' that they follow? Do they not see the grift or is there something that I have yet to discover that makes the mega churches defensible in the eyes of their followers?
I look at the differences between a figure like Billy Graham and one like Kenneth Copeland and I wonder what changed in the last 50 years...
From what I've heard of megachurches and their pastors, the experience is less about religion and more about having some sort of community/social activity on a Sunday. A number of pastors don't even mention God, Jesus, or anything spiritual and simply give sermons that are motivational pep talks intended to make attendees feel empowered to go out and do something good in their lives. Other mega churches have in-building restaurants or other amenities for people to eat or do whatever instead of attend the actual service as if the religious aspect matters less than going out somewhere. I've also heard megachurches do less to help the poor than other/smaller mainstream churches.

It's as if its all a giant production or show to give people what they think they want without actually giving them what they want or need in a spiritual sense.

Every place has its hang-ups.
Years ago, a pastor in his discussion said that not everyone believes 100% of the church's teachings and we have to be open with ourselves about the hang-ups that come with that. People have various needs, so one size definitely doesn't fit all. Good pastors know this and try to act accordingly. Others don't care and it eventually shows in the congregation stagnating or moving to another place that better suits their needs.
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They think the Law has been abrogated by Christ and many, but not all, of the prophecies only apply to Jews. They don't think it's only for Jews to read and completely ignore it. They still study it, memorize Psalms, write commentaries on it, teach it in Sunday School, etc.
like i said they love it, they study it, they're inspired by iy but they still thinks its for the jews.
This is something the media is reporting, so assume they're lying about at least one thing and leaving out at least one key detail. Remember the "Maryland man" that got deported for no reason at all except oop, turns out he was MS-13 affiliated?

The major problem with this story is that if you have a green card, you are here on a residency visa. Your visa is still valid if you lose your physical card, which you can just get replaced. You can't be deported unless you've done something that violates the terms of that visa. If they nabbed him and deported him, it's because some kind of red flag came up in the system. So what was it?

Since we know he was a refugee from Pinochet, he was most likely a Communist. Was he involved in subversive political activities here in the States? Did he traffic drugs? Did he just fail to renew his visa for 20 years? Additionally, if he got deported to Guatemala, it's because Chile wouldn't take him.

Conclusion: We're not being given the full story.
the article i posted, referenced by the gruniad article in the reddit link, says theres no confirmation this guy is at the guatamalan hospital only that a relative said he was.
 
Violence isn’t violence. Violence is anything neoliberals don’t like. They do like violent crime; otherwise the Democrat Party would not promote and enable it.
God just when I thought this Trust Fund Jeet couldn’t get any dumber.
Those ARE violent crimes. By the very definition of violence. Violence is “physical force intended to hurt … someone or thing.”
Stealing a package is using physical force (the act of taking the package) to hurt someone (deprive them of their property). Burglary is using physical force (breaking into the dwelling) with the intent to hurt someone (intent to commit a crime therein; not even getting into if trespass is a harm to someone).
They are by definition violent. Fucking retarded pajeet needs to be deported back to Africa.
 
Except that there's nothing about dispensationalism in the Bible. In fact, the Bible is very clear that Israel is the church and the modern political entity called Israel has no biblical roots nor gods grace.
The idea that Jews are the historical Jews and have a homeland in Palestine is far older than dispensationalism and was referenced by the founding fathers

John Adams wrote in 1819

nay farther I could find it in my heart to wish that you had been at the head of a hundred thousand Israelites, indeed as well disciplin’d as a French army — & marching with them into Judea & making a conquest of that country & restoring your nation to the dominion of it. For I really wish the Jews again in Judea an independent nation; for, as I believe, the most enlighten’d men of it have participated in the ameliorations of the philosophy of the age. Once restored to an independent government & no longer persecuted they would soon wear away some of the asperities & peculiarities of their character; possibly in time become liberal Unitarian Christians; for your Jehovah is our Jehovah & your God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob is our God.
I am, Sir, with respect & esteem, your obliged humble servant,
John Adams.”
 
I meant to comment it when they were throwing a fit about it a couple weeks ago, but Democrats know exactly what they are doing when they demand ICE Agents not cover their faces, and this is the outcome they are hoping for.
He's been trying to do that for years. Frankly, the name isn't going to change, and I think the best way you can honor the former name is to rename the team to the "RedWolves", which are also native American affiliated. Keeps the history guys happy, and the libs don't get mad (hopefully) because the name isn't "offensive"
They should change it back to the Redskins but change the mascot to a potato.
 
On an unrelated note to everything else happening recently, here is some recent news regarding President Trump:
He is trying to get the NFL team the Washington Commanders to return their old name, the Washington Redskins.
Ehhh, I kind of like the new name. It's military, and could be spun to be a celebration of America's might if they just leaned into it with their iconography. All their imagery is still very sterile from when they were just "Washington Football Team" which was the real disgrace. I've actually heard sports commentators ask "What the hell even is a Commander?" like it hasn't been a military rank in some form for centuries.

Unfortunately they decided that this should be their mascot and suddenly I question the motives behind everyone involved in the team's image.
Major Tuddy.webp
 
This is a 2008 teenage youtube atheist argument that is easily debunkable with the slightest amount of life experience and wisdom, and is directly addressed many times in the bible.
TJ Kirk ruined a generation. In the end he shoved a Banana up his ass. That is the side you are on Athiests. The Banana fucking side
 
On the rare chance you miss out on somebody who’s extremely well written, it’s worth it.
You’d rather not interview someone with a proper education to avoid pajeets?
That seems counter productive and entirely my point.

People hiring are going a worse job than they could because they rely far too much on AI to screen out people who are probably perfectly qualified for the job. The entire point of being in that position is to read resumes and conduct interviews. The fact that they read almost no resumes and barely conduct any interviews is the central problem.
 
its called mainstream media for a reason

The majority of high budget production is there and you have to REALLY look to find something that branches out
It’s not mainstream, it’s corporate media. They call it mainstream in an attempt to make people believe it’s popular or the popular opinion. If you’re calling it the mainstream media, you fell for it
 
Years ago, a pastor in his discussion said that not everyone believes 100% of the church's teachings and we have to be open with ourselves about the hang-ups that come with that. People have various needs, so one size definitely doesn't fit all. Good pastors know this and try to act accordingly. Others don't care and it eventually shows in the congregation stagnating or moving to another place that better suits their needs.
the non demoninational churches/"missions" start strong but die out rapidly once the founding members leave (for whatever reason they leave). another eventuality is that they'll hit a point where someone will ask why there arent women deacons or elders or why the church isnt doing pride month shit and then everyone realizes they arent on the same page theologically and split.
 
Well, it's too bad that majority of the creative folk are on the left because the majority of conservatives have told their kids that going into art and entertainment was for fags and losers.

And the best conservative folk have for entertainment is the daily wire and they are falling apart.

So you got a long way to go to get that nice conservative art going. So that's gonna take what 20 years before things get at least halfway decent.

Good luck
The majority of creatives are on the left because of the communist unions gatekeeping people from getting into the industry. That’s literally the only reason
 
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