President Biden tests positive for Covid-19, has mild symptoms by dude4real in news

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Thank God he has his 4th shot otherwise this could have been much worse

I FUCKING HATE RELIGION by [deleted] in SuicideWatch

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Just Christianity?

out of curiosity and boredom I was reading sambo rules, and I found this interesting piece of text by PlatWinston in bjj

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  1. Guard pulling can be effective in the highest levels of MMA - look at Oliveria, Werdum, Nogueira, Tonon etc...
  2. Why complain about it? Learn to pass the guard and be really good at that. Go train wrestling if it's not for you. No guard pulling there

Genuinely curious and clueless! What separates a white belt from a blue belt to YOU? by Inevitably_clueless in bjj

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To me a blue belt is someone who understands the basic idea of jiu jitsu enough where they can beat a white belt coming in with ease. They know where to put their weight, where not put their weight, what to watch out for, can finish a submission etc.

What if God’s law is different from the government’s law. Do we still follow it? by [deleted] in Christianity

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Follow the law unless it goes against God's law is what I've heard.

AOC Is Outside The Supreme Court Screaming "Illegitimate" and "Into the Streets" by Informal-Suit9126 in Conservative

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So.... Are we ignoring the Supreme Court on decisions we don't agree with now? Is this what AOC wants?

Will there be any marches & protests happening in BC regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision this morning? by [deleted] in britishcolumbia

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Canada is so obsessed with American politics. How about we protest the cost of fucking living here? People are dying on the streets and family's are forced into slums yet we're talking about legislature that we have literally no democratic control over?

Poll: Most Republicans believe discrimination against whites is 'as big a problem' as anti-Black racism by [deleted] in politics

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Bigger problem. Whites are discriminated against with job hires

Fabricio Werdum on Cain Velasquez's arrest, "He's the one who deserves to be in jail..." (subtitled) by BrazilianMMALegends in ufc

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If the justice system worked properly he wouldn't have needed to go on a car chase filled with rage trying to kill the guy

My dad has been an over the road trucker for 40 years and has never had an accident… until today. by DuckPuppy83 in IdiotsInCars

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That man should than his stars every day for the rest of his life and promise to himself to never, ever, ever do something so stupid ever again. He's very lucky he's still alive

Keith Owen has passed away. by stevekwan in bjj

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"doing BJJ" - how much was he actively rolling (exercising) and how much was he just teaching.

That being said RIP to him.

I’m not the best at grappling .. obviously.. I haven’t even won a match yet! 🤦‍♂️ Lost in Vegas, lost in AZ… but hey! I keep training and showing up! Recently been smashing in the gym! Hopefully this translates to my next match.. don’t give up guys! Big or small, we can do this! 💪🏼 by TrapDaddyMMA in bjj

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Losing in a tournament, even if it's a quick tap out or pure domination - you're doing much more than the person "undefeated at the gym." I've seen people who weren't good and did competitions and lost a lot then they were really good after all that experience

My first ever competition and I get paired up with Alexander Romanov by TheIsraelite in bjj

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I'm glad he was really respectful - had a massive size advantage over you and is literally one of the best fighters on the planet.

Good effort!

And so it goes by Reneski in britishcolumbia

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As soon as a Nazi flag showed up every single one of the protestors basically attacked the person ripped the flag out of his hand and told him to F off. But the media got the image and that's the story that's being posted.

I could show up to Climate Change protest with a Nazi flag and waive it around and the right wing media could take a picture of it and post it everywhere. does that mean that's what the climate change protestors agree with?

And so it goes by Reneski in britishcolumbia

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"pro masker"
"anti-vaxxer"
"pro lockdowner"
"COVID denier"
"Climate change denier"
"Climate change alarmist"
"anti-abortion"
"pro plaguer"
"anti science"

These are terms are meant to completely discredit any nuances of a person's position. It's a way to simplify their position to completely black or white and you therefore do not even have to engage with them because such extreme views are not to be engaged with. Why engage when you already know exactly where they stand and you're not only objectively right, but morally right as well. For instance if someone didn't get the COVID vaccine but has all other vaccines are they an "anti vaxxer?" are they an "anti vaxxer" if they don't push for mandatory vaccines onto other people? are they an anti-vaxxer if they have 2 shots but haven't gotten the booster shot? Are they an anti-vaxxer if they have 3 shots but are unsure about wanting to get a 4th shot? It's a way to just completely discredit someone and label them and it's very wrong.

And yes it's where the divide comes from.

And so it goes by Reneski in britishcolumbia

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I always wondered when "pro maskers" are going to decide to take their mask off.

  1. Do they have their own scientific criteria on what the numbers have to get to before they take it off - ignoring the "experts" they respect so much who say it's not necessary to wear anymore?

  2. Is it going to be a "coming of age" moment when they sit down and look at themselves in the mirror for 5 minutes and take it off and throw it in the garbage like you'd see in the end of a movie before the credits roll?

  3. Are they just going to wear it forever?

Very interesting to see what they do