Divemedic

Garbage, Not Science

I saw this a week or so ago, and wanted to comment, but hey, lots of things going on. There is this study being talked about that claims resumes with they/them listed as pronouns are more likely to be overlooked than other resumes. It’s a garbage study. Let me explain:

The flaw lies in the methods of the researchers. They sent two sets of identical resumes in to prospective employers in an effort to test “whether or not the inclusion of gender-neutral pronouns impacts how employers perceive resumes.” Both featured a gender-ambiguous name, ‘Taylor Williams.’ The only difference between the test and control resumes was the presence of gender pronouns on the test version. The test resume included “they/them” pronouns under the name in the header.

The flaw here is obvious. In order for a study to be valid, you should conduct the test with the control having only one difference from the test. That difference is called the dependent variable. In this case the dependent variable is the presence or absence of preferred pronouns, NOT the presence or absence of “they/them” as opposed to “he/him” or even “she/her.”

So all they have proven is that people who put preferred pronouns in their resumes are less likely to get hired. They set out to prove that nonbinary applicants were being discriminated against, but all they managed to provide was evidence that employers don’t want the drama of assholes who insist that everyone use their preferred pronouns. It’s my guess that, should the study be repeated with the other pronouns, the results would be similar. The last thing that a company needs is some woke gender pronoun warrior running around, creating drama and potentially suing because they were misgendered.

Companies don’t like drama, they don’t like getting sued. Companies are funny like that.

By Divemedic, ago

Follow Along

A man died, meaning that his house would have gone to his sister, who was his next of kin. Instead, Javon Waldon produced a signed, notarized document showing that the deceased had transferred title of the home to Waldon for free. The notary, Alfrenecia Perkins, could not possibly have identified the man signing the quit claim deed. He had been dead for a week.

The whole thing started a two year mess that caused the state to uncover that Waldon had been stealing homes by forging deeds for years. Still, they weren’t going to press charges until the Orlando media got ahold of the story. Finally, Waldon pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years in prison.

Meanwhile, the stolen home had been sold to an investor. The investor insisted that he owned the home. The sister claimed that she was the rightful owner. Complicating the issue, the decedent’s nephew was living in the home and had been evicted by the investor.

All of this came to a head when the courts had to decide who was the rightful owner of the home. No matter what was decided, someone is losing some money. The ownership of the home has still not been decided because the sister is a moron who didn’t hire a lawyer.

The title insurance company is gonna take the hit on this one, in my opinion. The notary should also be charged with a crime, and her bonding company should have to pay out some money as well.

By Divemedic, ago

Not Censorship?

So if a senior government official demands that a member of the press be silenced, that is not censorship, according to Schumer.

So why was it wrong when Schumer accused Trump of censoring the press?

By Divemedic, ago

On Crisis Actors

There are people who claim that every event that happens involved government sponsored performance art, where the entire event was played out using “crisis actors” with the entire thing being scripted and the same actors being used time and time again. Everything from 9-11, to Sandy Hook, to J6 was played out and no one was actually hurt.

I don’t believe it, for a couple of reasons.

1 It would require that hundreds of people including the actors, stunt men, director, camera guys, script writers, and others be able to keep a secret. It’s much more likely and plausible for a dozen or so rabble rousers to be seeded into the J6 crowd for a willing press to film. The press wouldn’t even have to be in on it, because they will naturally gravitate to the most obvious acts of violence, what with their “if it bleeds, it leads” mentality.

2 It really does do a disservice to those who were killed, from Ashli Babbitt to the kids at Uvalde for us to claim that they were not really killed.

3 The “crisis actor” theory supposes that the government cares about “breaking a few eggs” and would rather use actors than simply allow events to transpire.

More likely is a government that is at times incompetent, other times unscrupulous, ruthless, and uncaring. It only requires that there be a relative few people in the government who want more power and aren’t willing to sacrifice some people in order to make it happen.

So ask yourself- what’s easier, more convenient, and easier to hide:

  • Allow bad events to go down, some even prodded along with a few agents provocateur, or
  • Script major events and use cast and crew in the hundreds to fake an entire event.

I know where my money lies.

By Divemedic, ago

Defensive Shooting?

In the Florida retirement community of the Villages, there was a defensive shooting at an Applebee’s restaurant early on Tuesday morning. Details are sketchy, but the story seems to be that it was a defensive shooting. The story is that there was some sort of an altercation outside the restaurant, possibly involving shots fired. One of those involved in the altercation entered Applebee’s restaurant through a side employees-only door after the restaurant had closed. Another man already in the restaurant, who was waiting for an employee to get off duty and has a concealed weapons permit was armed and shot the man who entered the restaurant. The man, who was shot three times, died at the scene.

The decedent, has not yet been identified. Police are attempting to determine his identity using a fingerprint scanner. Police have not released additional details about either altercation: the initial gunshots heard outside the restaurant, nor the shooting inside of the restaurant. There is also no information regarding potential arrests in either case.

By Divemedic, ago

Double Standard is the Only One We Have

The Capitol police are calling Tucker Carlson a liar because they claim that he was cherry picking video footage when he claimed that the events at the Capitol were a peaceful protest. They also claim that he released video that might contain security secrets, even though video of the same locations was released to the public as a part of the Trump impeachment hearings.

First, the left claims that J6 was a violent uprising while continuing to call riots by the left as being mostly peaceful because “The first amendment doesn’t go away when a single person sets a fire,” and, “Destruction of material is fundamentally different from violence.” The article mentions that 500 people have been convicted of crimes, but most of them were for nonviolent things like “parading” or “trespassing.”

The fact that Republicans are jumping on the bandwagon is a telltale sign that they are not in our corner. They will sell out the American people in a heartbeat if it means maintaining power and wealth.

This was all a false flag operation to justify cracking down on the right. The entire thing was scripted, directed, and orchestrated by our government and the press.

Schumer accused Speaker Kevin McCarthy of treason after giving Tucker the tapes. Treason is one of the crimes defined in the Constitution. Article III, Section 3, Clause 1 of the Constitution defines treason as:

Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.

So are we to understand that Schumer considers the people are the enemies of the United States?

By Divemedic, ago

Safes

Some interesting facts about securing firearms.

[Researchers at Rutgers University] found that 58.3 percent of firearm owners store at least one firearm unlocked and hidden and 17.9 percent store at least one firearm unlocked and unhidden. Among those who store at least one firearm locked, gun safes are the most frequently used type of option both for devices opened by key, PIN code or dial lock (32.4 percent) and biometric devices (15.6 percent).

I don’t have any biometric devices. I frequently have at least one firearm that is not secured in the house, but there are no children in my house, which brings us to the next quote:

First, to address motivation we need to address disproportionate fears regarding the likelihood of armed home invasions. Similarly, we need to help the public better understand the risks associated with having firearms in the home – above and beyond the risk of unauthorized access by children.

Let me guess, this is the point where they trot out the old bull about guns being more likely to be used on a family member than a home invader. The problem with that “fact” is that guns are highly unlikely to be used against you or a family member if you are not a criminal. Gun safes don’t prevent suicide if the owner is the one committing suicide.

By Divemedic, ago

SPLC= Domestic Terror Organization

It seems that the Southern Poverty Law Center needs to list itself as a Domestic Terror Organization, seeing as how one of the attorneys on staff there has been charged with Domestic Terrorism, with authorities alleging that the attorney participated in a mostly peaceful protest by throwing deadly missiles at police. The left continues to gaslight everyone with this:

“Music is not a crime, protest is not a crime. The first amendment doesn’t go away when a single person sets a fire,” the Atlanta Solidarity Fund tweeted following the events of the day.

That’s bullshit and they know it. If one person robs a bank, the getaway driver is still guilty of bank robbery, even if he never enters the bank. They continued with their bullshit by making this claim:

Destruction of material is fundamentally different from violence.

Again, that is total and complete bullshit. This is how the left defines “mostly peaceful.” Under the SPLC’s own definition, they are an anti-government hate group.

By Divemedic, ago