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August 10, 2015

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August 10, 2015

Russia, in midst of exploding HIV epidemic, plans to ban importation of condoms

Another brilliant move brought to you by the administration of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/russia-plans-to-stop-condom-imports-despite-rise-in-hiv-1.2311698

Russia has unveiled plans to ban state procurement of imported condoms, prompting a wave of risque jokes in the country’s media. But for anyone following the alarming rise in HIV infections in Russia the proposal was hardly a laughing matter.

Russia is one of the few places in the world where the HIV virus is still rapidly spreading, driven mainly by intravenous drug use and unprotected sex.

Within five years at least two million people are expected to be officially registered as HIV-positive, while three million – or 2 per cent of the total population – will be carrying the virus, according to Dr Vadim Pokrovsky, the head of the Russian Federal Aids Centre.

In most cases infection is an avoidable tragedy. However at “an adult level there are hardly any information campaigns to warn the public to take steps to protect themselves against the virus. We need to attend to these problems very urgently,” Dr Pokrovsky told The Irish Times.

August 10, 2015

Would love to hear from members of this group regarding this OP I created in GD

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027061488

August 10, 2015

Protest 101: Raise the visibility of your group and it's goals - BLM's netroots and seattle are wins

You may not like how they protested or whom they protested, but their actions are successful by at least one major criteria of protesting.

They have raised the visibility of Black Lives Matter and thus its goals. And by that important criteria, they did it right and were successful.

We're probably going to be talking about BLM and what to do about protecting the lives of African Americans for the rest of the 2016 election season.

And that is as it should be.

August 7, 2015

Trump's Implosion in the Debate was Breathtaking to Behold.

Frank Luntz' focus group of grassroots Republicans went from overwhelmingly pro-Trump to absolutely despising him.

I was tweeting during the debate that Trump's performance was a disaster but you never know for sure how Republicans will see things.

August 6, 2015

I cant wait to watch what I've nicknamed as "17 Shades of Cray"

tonight.

August 3, 2015

I didn't realize this but this past June 22 was the 10th anniversary of "Chicken"

At least of Skinner's hilarious and famous "Please no more threads about Chicken" post: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=3499154

Skinner ADMIN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 04:30 PM
Original message
Please, no more threads about chicken.

I am trying to keep a sense of humor about this, so please bear with me.

I have instructed the moderators to lock new threads about chicken. If you must discuss chicken -- and, yes, I understand it is a *vitally* important topic in which you all have an intense interest -- please do so in one of the threads that was opened previously. Here's a good one:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=3496148

Go post in there. Or post here.

I think that some of you are well aware that the discussions about chicken are not about chicken at all. The purpose of these threads is to dig up an old flame war and wave it in the faces of certain people, because you want to get under their skin. To their credit, those people have not taken the bait. But we really think that a dozen threads on a topic specifically intended to bait people is really enough.

But now we are in a completely idiotic death-spiral of enforcement and boundaries-testing. The mods lock a thread, and then three spring up. And so the purpose of starting threads about chicken is no longer about tweaking a few of your fellow DUers, it's now about tweaking the moderators.

And then I get incredulous emails from people who are shocked, shocked that discussion of chicken -- chicken fercryinoutloud -- is not allowed. As if the discussion of chicken is something that is vitally important and that everyone is really interested in.

So please, if you really need to discuss chicken, do it in one of the threads that is already open on the subject. But please stop posting new threads about chicken or turkey or whatever. I know it's really fun to tweak people, especially when those people are the moderators, but I think it's time to find to something else fun to do.

Thank you for your understanding.

Skinner
DU Admin

July 31, 2015

PR Firm hired by killer of Cecil the lion quits

Interesting

http://radaronline.com/celebrity-news/lion-killer-walter-palmer-public-relations-firm-quits/

The Backlash Continues! Lion Killer Walter Palmer’s PR Firm Quits As African Officials Close In

Lion killer Walter Palmer just lost one of his only allies: RadarOnline.com has learned that the public relations firm formerly associated with the American dentist has quit, as the outrage against his alleged poaching of Cecil the lion continues to mount.

After being publicly outed by the London Telegraph, Dr. Palmer hired J. Austin & Associates, a public relations firm.

Wednesday afternoon, the public relations firms issued a statement on social media, stating their work with Palmer was finished.

“Yesterday another PR firm asked to help distribute Dr. Palmer’s statement. Having completed that task, we’ve ended our work on this issue,” the post on Twitter stated.
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July 30, 2015

And then the clown car had 17: Former VA Gov James Gilmore (R) announces

http://www.mtv.com/news/2227715/jim-gilmore-president-republican-17-virginia

James “Jim” Gilmore, former governor of Virginia, is running for president. Gilmore joins 16 other presidential hopefuls vying for the Republican party’s nomination for 2016. Although his formal announcement is planned for sometime next week, right before the first Republican debate (Aug. 6), Gilmore has already filed all his paperwork to make his candidacy official.

Gilmore said he believes that the 2016 race is “running differently than previous presidential races,” with no real front-runner on the GOP side just yet –and that’s why he thinks he has a real shot. “The difference is with many, many candidates in there, there is room to have your voice heard,” he said.
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or is it a clown train at this point?

July 28, 2015

Hi Skinner: We need TOS Clarification. Re: This post, in your opinion is it a TOS violation?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7018315

DUer posted a person's business contact info. The Dentist accused of killing the famous lion. Does the business info of someone in the service industry violate the TOS provision regarding posting personal info?

Thanks in advance

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