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We're not easily offended and don't want people to think they have to walk on eggshells around here (like at another place that shall remain nameless) but of course, there is a limit to everything.
Play nice!
Thanks Lobo. I posted at Daedalus telling the stalkers over there not to panic.
The is the chairman of the Council of Economic advisors
Well, um, the – er – so the – I mean – again, some of the stuff gets – some of the language that the – erm – some of the language and concepts are just confusing. I mean, the government definitely prints money, and it definitely lends that money, which is why – erm, er – the government definitely prints money, and then it lends that money by – er – by selling bonds – er – is that what they do? They, they – erm – they – yeah, they, they – erm – they sell bonds – yeah, they sell bonds, right, so as they sell bonds and people buy bonds and lend them the money – yup – so a lot of times, a lot of times – at least to my ear – with [Modern Monetary Theory] the language and the concepts can be kind of unnecessarily confusing, but there is no question that the government prints money and then it uses that money to – um, er, uh – er – so – um – yeah, I – I – I guess I’m just – I don’t – I can’t really talk – eh, I don’t – I don’t get it – I don’t know what they’re talking about, like, ’cos – it’s like – the government clearly prints money, it does it all the time, and it clearly borrows, otherwise we wouldn’t be having this that ’n’ defic – conversation, so I don’t think there’s anything confusing there.
His name is Jared Bernstein. He’s a musician.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/05/we-are-screwed.php
@ eaglesoars:
Well, he’s highly qualified.
uh huh.
Hubby just got back from his audiologist. The woman has a brother in his 50s. Got his flu shot. Got the flu anyway.
And now he’s paralyzed from the waist down. They don’t yet know if it’s temporary or not, but the doc warns it’s doubtful he’ll ever have complete mobility again.
And Hubby no longer wonders why I refused to get a flu shot for the last 3 yrs. I trust nothing.
@ eaglesoars:
Oh! I just remembered! Remember during the Ford admin and the flu was rampant so they rolled out this flu shot and it caused Guillian-Barre (sp?)??
@ eaglesoars:
I was in the Air Force at the time, they made all of us take the flu shot, IIRC it was for the swine flu in 1976. A bunch of us, me included got a nasty case of the flu from it. It was the first and last time I got a flu shot.
@ Bordm:
swine flu, that was it, yep
Anybody see AZ Federalist around? I’m listening to some guy whose name I didn’t catch but sounds sane saying Kari Lake is not all that popular in AZ and I would like some insight
Man, I wonder what she knows
Melinda Gates leaving the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation next month
https://justthenews.com/nation/melinda-gates-leaving-bill-melinda-gates-foundation-next-month
eaglesoars wrote:
Quitting-ship-rats-sinking!
🙂
@ eaglesoars:
And getting $12.5 billion to start her own foundation with
$7.5 billion over 2 yrs will get you 7 EV charging stations.
https://twitter.com/Architectolder/status/1790096388199526416
Wonder where THAT money went
@ eaglesoars:
Well, when the major auto manufacturers all decide that they’ve wasted enough money on the failed EV project and quit building them, that’s about the number of charging stations that will be needed.
Where the action is.
https://news.usni.org/2024/05/13/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-may-13-2024
lobo91 wrote:
So now that Xi’s China has gone all in to stag EV marketplace the rest of the world decided that battery tech can’t match the overblown range promises, the EVs are reaching ‘EV mountain status’ in parking lots across China, know Xi suddenly gets that market sinking feeling!
🙂
Couldn’t happen to a nicer bloke!
Batteries, as an idea, are so 19th century tech, and have been about for the last 150 years. Hydrogen tech, and especially ‘green H2 tech’ like hydro or geo-thermal powered generation, or ‘pocket nuclear tech’ manufacturing ‘red H2 tech’ that powers FUEL CELL tech with 500 – 700 mile range and a 3 minute refuel timing is the way to go. Diesel also has a place with all heavy haulage vehicles and remote diesel trades vehicles.. Rolls Royce is onto a winner with their suburban ‘pocket nukes’ and no need for miles of transmission lines.
Xi’s China has bought a ‘pup’ with battery tech!
HEH
🙂
I don’t know if anyone else has a membership to Daily Wire, but they have a really good 8 part series on the origins of the Soviet Union called An Empire of Terror. It’s hosted by Bill Whittle.
Well this is a first. My phone is android. I wiped the notifications at the top of the home screen and the icon for my photo gallery showed up.
It was a movie of pics of our dogs all the way back to Bonnie. Apparently, it was from Tumbler.
I have never used Tumbler in my life, I wouldn’t know how.
So how does that happen?
bed nite
@ eaglesoars:
Tumbler sucks donkeys.
A couple of mockingbirds have a nest somewhere outside the garage and they guard it from the roof of the neighbor’s house. When they see me they yell at me, call me obscene cat names in mockingbird slang.
I started leaving blueberries on the fence as tribute. They say nice things until the blueberries are gone, then it’s back to fuck you cat again.
Jerks.
Bunk Five Hawks X wrote:
how did it get to pics on my phone? I never downloaded the app or even logged onto it
@ eaglesoars:
That’s a mystery. They could have been surreptitiously lifted from your phone with spyware. If you sent the pics to someone else, could be you have spyware, or they do. If you posted them ANYWHERE on line, you gave them to the internest for free.
P.S. I’m not an expert on this stuff, Mr. Possum is a good source for advice.
@ eaglesoars:
Malwarebytes has protection for both iphones and androids.
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
I shall take my phone to T-Mobile next week, thank you
Oh ffs.
Blinken is in Kiev. Pretending to be a rock star
https://twitter.com/RealMacReport/status/1790464711995121908
Yes, he actually said it
NYC Mayor Says ILLEGAL Aliens Could Solve Lifeguard Shortage Because They’re “Excellent Swimmers”
https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1790456734953132501
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
I left a grape for the mockingbirds. Now they’re complimenting me on my impeccable culinary skills.
On Tuesday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) claimed that illegal aliens could be used to fill the city’s lifeguard shortage because they are “excellent swimmers.”
If any Republican had said that, it would be headline news for months. Probably years.
POTatUS & The Doctor visited the NYC “portal” to Dublin.
https://twitter.com/edwardrussl/status/1790458157661319400
Ahhhh !
The Great Forgetting.
Have YOU been programmed to just forget the last 3 years?
I was shocked to realise that I had been infected with a dose of the great forgetfulness to the extent I had.
I immediately got busy and re-remembered all of the craziness that swirled about the Covid years and that disappeared down a huge rabbit hole of instituted forgetting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Irc2GEyiQCk
Go and get a ‘shot of remembering’ the facts that governments sought to strip from our brains
Enjoy the ride.
🙂
eaglesoars wrote:
Yes very funny, but it has been discredited in several quarters as AI generated.
Not that the current economist protagonist in chief is still not a screaming nutter / musician / Sociologist doctorate !
Aussie Infidel wrote:
I bought it. I think Bongino did too.
Aussie Infidel wrote:
(0:22:59)
“The plot, I’m sad to say, is that the juggernaut of wokeness is it always starts in California, moves across America, moves across Britain, and then it moves across Europe, sometimes hits a bump in France because they don’t like wokeness very much in France , but then it carries on and eventually reaches Australia, and that’s what’s happening.”
😀
Sorry, yinz. Meat world got in the way.
Mrs coldwarrior is in hospital with chest pain / near syncope.
Heart cath tomorrow given prior heart attack with Stent.
She’s in great hands, world class cardiologist and EP cats.
And we’re trying to move. I suspect this is all stress related
Aussie Infidel wrote:
dammit
coldwarrior wrote:
It is one of most stressful things you can do. Moving to a different state is an effing nightmare. ALL the paperwork? Sheesh. We STILL have to change our trusts to get the house in Virginia out of them and put this house in them. Willow was so stressed she ended up in the hospital w/in an hour of getting here. I think she was afraid she was being thrown away again.
So yeah, I get it.
I will need your new address btw. I’m keeping the double boiler and that’s it. You are getting the rest. Tell me when you’re settled in and I will get it to you.
@ eaglesoars:
Best to send it to our current address
Soonest, if possible. As the kids have to finish the school year here
somehow I pulled a tendon behind my left knee and I think it’s thrown my knee alignment off and now I’m completely gimpy.
@ eaglesoars:
Posterior cruciate ligament.
That’s a tough one to twist up
@ coldwarrior:
Well, I managed.
TRUST THE SCIENCE!!!
Fake studies have flooded the publishers of top scientific journals, leading to thousands of retractions and millions of dollars in lost revenue. The biggest hit has come to Wiley, a 217-year-old publisher based in Hoboken, N.J., which Tuesday announced that it was closing 19 journals, some of which were infected by large-scale research fraud. In the past two years, Wiley has retracted more than 11,300 papers that appeared compromised, according to a spokesperson, and closed four journals. It isn’t alone: At least two other publishers have retracted hundreds of suspect papers each. Several others have pulled smaller clusters of bad papers.
Although this large-scale fraud represents a small percentage of submissions to journals, it threatens the legitimacy of the nearly $30 billion academic publishing industry and the credibility of science as a whole. The discovery of nearly 900 fraudulent papers in 2022 at IOP Publishing, a physical sciences publisher, was a turning point for the nonprofit. “That really crystallized for us, everybody internally, everybody involved with the business,” said Kim Eggleton, head of peer review and research integrity at the publisher. “This is a real threat.” The sources of the fake science are “paper mills” — businesses or individuals that, for a price, will list a scientist as an author of a wholly or partially fabricated paper. The mill then submits the work, generally avoiding the most prestigious journals in favor of publications such as one-off special editions that might not undergo as thorough a review and where they have a better chance of getting bogus work published.
https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/05/15/1449205/flood-of-fake-science-forces-multiple-journal-closures
for those of us who like to cook, you may like this site
https://octopodculinary.com/
spices and stuff
@ coldwarrior:
Prayers, and all the best to Mrs coldwarrior. Hopefully just a drop in B/P for some benign reason.
Feel better soon !
@ eaglesoars:
Yikes, I felt that from here ! No pain ? Either that or ya don’t bellyache much …
Wishes for a quick recovery
@ 4_Sticks:
It’s uncomfortable but nothing that I would take meds for at least not right now. My knees have been shot for a long time from running beagles in suburban Virginia for lord knows how many years. 15 at least. Plus I walked my friend’s pit bull, Thor, to whom I am godmother, whenever she had to go out of town or whatever
Not to mention that in any event, I’m old and decrepit.
Crap catches up with you.
And now I’m off to bed. Nite.
@ eaglesoars:
“age and gravity ain’t your friends”
write that down
https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Pages/DCA24MM031.aspx
I love failure analysis
eaglesoars wrote:
The bullshit phrase used to justify bullshit papers was
“But they’re PEER REVIEWED!”
The decaf coffee / decaf soft drink fad / industry was based in large part on a senior thesis out of Ohio State University. The students found that the data they used didn’t support their thesis, so they made up data that did.
eaglesoars wrote:
Lotta stuff catching up with us these days. Octo at Daedalus is recovering from Hip No. 1 surgery. Hip No. 2 is on the play list.
[Which reminds me that I need to throw something new up at the satellite station.]
lobo91 wrote:
…just as the dems & MSM do on a regular basis.
@ lobo91:
Mark Levin is ripping it apart right now.
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
Does not shock me one bit. OSU. Great Football team. Mediocre school.
Ever hear of the Deluth model? Those dykes made the data up as well.
Cold, prayers to misses.
Nothing much happening here, just a slight breeze and over a million customers without electricity. That is customers as in businesses and households not people.
But you all will be pleased to know I have all the electricity I need.
On a different subject I have started playing with myself again. Last month I tried it for a while and was pleased with the results until demon drink lured me to the dark side once more.
MD 20/20 and Busch 16oz cans kind of ruins the effects of bodily experimentation.
Re-starting my journey to well being and happiness!
( A 5 liter box of Cabernet is going to assist. )
Not going to bother anyone with daily updates but as a reference today I am 221.2 pounds. Yes I know weight can fluctuate a few pounds day to day because of shit but I do not have that problem. A right Hemi Colectomy fixes that issue.
Anyway as I just started playing with myself I am not in Ketosis, not even wasting any strips and pissing on my fingers. Will take a couple of days to alter my body chemistry.
Interesting fact, the human body can switch from using carbohydrates for fuel and this is all due to Mr Liver. He converts fatty acids to ketones.
When running on fat not carbs Mr Blood Sugar does not even exist, he takes a well deserved sleep.
But there is always a twist to the story, Mr Liver cannot use ketones for fuel, he needs glucose to function. But all is not lost, Mr Liver is smart, he can break down amino acids as what proteins are made of and convert them to glucose!
So, off I go to play with myself, using a kitchen scale and a spreadsheet. Life is good! I have a hobby.
Playing with myself…..
@ Possum:
Oh and just before I depart, one thing I found when researching all these low carb diets that tell you to east very few carbs ( less than 50g per day and preferably less than 25g ) is also monitor total calories.
My favorite diet foods are deviled eggs, burger patties smothered in cheese, a plate of lettuce smothered in mayo. All zero carbs.
But if you go above 2000 calories a day you are going to GAIN weight on your low carb diet.
Now I am really done.
@ coldwarrior:
give Mrs.Cold all of my thoughts and prayers.
from AI and Mrs. AI
Buckeye Abroad wrote:
OSU has been a party school since the ’50s, maybe even earlier. I’m not familiar with the Deluth dykes.
Possum wrote:
Good god. Mad Dog will give you zits. It turns pavement purple, too.
Equivalent of Cat 1-2 hurricane force winds.
https://www.khou.com/article/weather/houston-texas-severe-weather-recap/285-a2110ba9-2533-400b-b6f7-299334ae8ac7
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
That is what I said above, a slight breeze.
This is Texas, everything is bigger…
Almost half of small business owners say they may not survive a 2nd Biden term.
https://thenationalpulse.com/2024/05/16/data-half-of-americas-small-businesses-say-they-wont-survive-a-2nd-biden-term/
I don’t read the rag but Bannon showed it. Lead story NYT: NATO Considers sending troops to Ukraine.
Vietnam all over again.
On the scene live updates from Houston. 16 hours after it got a bit windy there are only 692,823 customers ( not people, that is more ) without power. At least they will not freeze to death.
Estimates for some areas is it will take days to restore power. I am thinking it may take weeks.
The reason? Several high voltage lines supplying Houston fell down. You know those huge things that when you were a 5yo and you half closed your eyes you could imagine them as giant robots marching in a line towards you.
Anyway, I am no expert on power grids but I would not be surprised if for the next few weeks we had planned rolling blackouts here as the electricity companies rationed the power coming into the Houston area.
https://cdn.abcotvs.com/dip/images/14828879_downed-transmission-lines-img.png
Article here https://abc13.com/post/houston-severe-weather-storms-damage-after-in-my-area/14828941/
@ Possum:
LOL I gave you the latest news before the news outlets did.
Weeks….
@ Possum:
Linky https://www.khou.com/article/weather/houston-storms-recovery-whitmire-hidalgo/285-e38447a4-9122-45c6-93e7-20df48abd75f
I have been retired now for five years and I must say it is REALLY FUCKING BORING!
Even the cats are bored. Same shit every day.
I have watched every movie and TV show available on the Internet that I am interested in and even watched many foreign shows and movies with sub titles.
Most interesting thing that has happened to me recently was being stopped while walking by two cop cars and four aggressive police persons because I looked suspicious.
Now, please excuse me while I go watch “Mongolian Death Worm”
I googled Mongolian Death Worm and it said it is a worm that looks like a sausage. So I guess this is a movie critic post and a food post.
Possum wrote:
At first I didn’t know what you were talking about because fuzzbrain and possumspeak.
eaglesoars wrote:
Give Turkey something to do.
No idea why they’re a member.
Possum wrote:
My house is in view of two of those robots. They buzz and tell me the approximate humidity. Sometimes the robots host loud parties for hundreds of little birdies.
_________________
This is kinda fun. Nice soundtrack.
https://youtu.be/ajtJN9VwLE4?si=ww3DGDKdoPsjWLq9
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
When you are not fuzzy brain there is something interesting in the Houston windy episode you may be interested in.
Yeah, the power went off. Shit happens, but the interesting thing is the number of windows broken in the tall buildings in the city center.
It is a long story but here a supplier of anodized and chemically treated aluminium moved locations and he was not allowed to re-start operations for months until he could prove the windows in the office attached to the building could withstand some windy thing. They had to find initial invoices for glass from years ago.
In retrospect it would have been cheaper to just replace all the glass. To satisfy the health and safety people.
Just like when I applied for my Green Card it was required that I produce evidence of my vaccination records. LOL that ain’t going to happen easily.
Answer to that problem was went to a clinic in the USA and got everything. Stabbed in both arms and my ass. Cost me hundreds of dollars but got the paperwork.
She was a nice nurse, caring, considerate and understanding. After all the vaccinations she said ” and for another $25 I can give you a flu shot )
She sold one….
4 year anniversary today. Coming off of Infusion 104 and all is well.
Sister was discharged from the hospital last Sunday, and she’s in a rehab / retirement facility. She thinks she’s going back to an apartment, but she can’t walk without assistance, her right hand is gimpy, and she can’t care for herself. She’s got some mental stuff going on that she doesn’t realize. (I know what that’s like…)
Daughters Bunkarina (nurse) & Bunkessa (social worker for seniors) are in town cleaning out her old apartment, coordinating caseworkers, setting up long-term care. I didn’t ask them to do it – they took the initiative, and I’m proud of them.
Bunk Five Hawks X wrote:
Thanks for update on your sister. Blessings to her, Bunkarina, Bunkers and you!
Possum wrote:
Buildings are not required to be designed for tornados, but are required to withstand sustained wind loads and gusts, and the load depends on region (weather zone) and how tall they are. Those codes have been in force for a long time, and they’re updated after catastrophic events when engineers discover new design weaknesses; HOWEVER, buildings are not required to be upgraded to meet current code unless they sustain significant damage or undergo large alterations / renovations.
Some curtain wall systems for high rise buildings are designed to blow out during extreme wind events to prevent building collapse.
rightymouse wrote:
Got some cousins in the area too. Good peeps.
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
I think change of ownership of building may have triggered enforcing new regulations.
Bunk Five Hawks X wrote:
Structural design for wind loads is almost the same as designing for earthquakes. The building wiggles in both cases – from the top down with wind, from the bottom up with earthquakes. Same structural distortions in both cases.
With earthquakes there is a vertical force in addition to horizontal movement. Up and down movement isn’t a problem – the building is designed as if it’s heavier than it really is.
Possum wrote:
That doesn’t trigger it because it’s “grandfathered in” code wise.
Side note. The owner of the firm I did consulting work for for ten years called and wants me back. I resigned last August because I’d had enough of their bullshit. My spies tell me that the bullshit has increased and they’ve lost a lot of talent. Their latest hire is an acad drafter working remote from India. Brilliant.
Breaking news!!!!!
Houston is opening many cooling centers so people without power can escape the heat.
Too many links to link but this is important news!
It is currently 73F in Houston, I have three cats curled up and cuddling for warmth in my tiny bed but the cooling centers are open!
It is 73F We don’t need cooling we need wooly socks, hot soup, blankets and a cuddle.
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
Take the money. Fuck your pride.
Bunk Five Hawks X wrote:
Today? I don’t, either. At one time, Turkey was a convenient place to put intermediate range ballistic missiles, along with airbases for spying on the Soviets.
@ lobo91:
Do not get me started on the NATO shit.
Article 5 basically says if there is an attack on a member country then all the other NATO countries will come to the aid of the country or territory of the member country that was attacked.
NATO is like a gang, you attack one of our gang members and we all will come after you.
Um, where the fuck was NATO in 1982?
Possum wrote:
Indeed
But AR5 doesn’t quite read like one thinks.
@ coldwarrior:
@ Possum:
And we helped yinz more than yinz know
Mrs coldwarrior is home. All is well.
Thank yinz
@ coldwarrior:
You can take her to see some live music to cheer her up. The Warning just announced their fall North America dates. They’ll be at the Thunderbird Cafe and Music Hall in Pittsburgh on September 23rd.
Possum wrote:
It’s not pride. I have limitations that trump the aggravation factor.
coldwarrior wrote:
Glad to hear it.
coldwarrior wrote:
whew!
coldwarrior wrote:
ya see
there is good news about
🙂
I have an X/twitter question. Before Elon took over there was a way to order the content you saw, e.g., most recent first, etc. IIRC, it was under a snowflake icon.
My timeline is just a jumble. If I look for a post I see on my phone and want to find on my laptop, I can find the poster but the order of the posts is entirely random so I have to scroll forever to find the post I want.
Anybody know how to organize your timeline?
This is fun.
The Antikythera Mechanism, widely believed to be the world’s first computer, was among wreckage retrieved from a shipwreck off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera on May 17, 1901.
A year later, it was identified as containing a gear by Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais. Since then, the Mechanism has had a lasting impact on scientists and thinkers across the world.
The Antikythera Mechanism, widely believed to be the world’s first computer, was among wreckage retrieved from a shipwreck off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera on May 17, 1901.
The Antikythera Mechanism
https://greekreporter.com/2024/05/17/antikythera-mechanism-legacy/
Aussie Infidel wrote:
Hold my beer! 😀
eaglesoars wrote:
The ancients were ingenious.
I believe the first “computer” was a stick in the dirt. It calculated the time of day.
In ketosis. Managed to do it faster this time, I suppose it takes practice.
Now instead of running on glucose which is made from donuts, fries, cake, beer and gas station bear claws topped with butter pecan ice cream I am now running on ketones.
Basically ketones are a close relative of nail polish remover and bio-diesel.
Yesterday’s meals consisted of the really yummy shit you get at posh weddings. Five boiled eggs made into devilled eggs. There would have been six eggs but one exploded when boiling it. A salad with six meatballs and a dollop of mayo.
Now my plump body is using fat in my diet to keep me moving the next stage is to reduce my daily calorie intake. As few carbs as I can, still a high percentage of fat and moderate protein.
The calorie deficit should cause my body to start eating my belly fat as my whole metabolism has switched to using fat, dietary and body fat.
( wish I had not mentioned gas station bear claw. Half of one microwaved for 30 seconds and topped with ice cream is the most delicious thing ever invented! )
Bed time for me.
Supper was a medium sized avocado, a can of sardines, a handful of shredded Lettuce and 14g of mayo ( half an ounce )
No, I am not gay just fat.
It’s Stalecracker, dood! Makin dat jambalaya for 800 first responders after the tornados.
Bunk Five Hawks X wrote:
That’s surprising. Normally Bongino is a ‘safe pair of hands’.
Still the screed was so very typical of what passes for ‘informed comment’ these days, it’s understandable to get sucked in by the odd quote that sounds on the face of it perfectly possible.
🙂
lobo91 wrote:
Ask Gary Powers the U-2 pilot how that went!
Turkey has been on the wrong side of history for at least the last 900 years. Looks like the Ottomans are back for yet another round, given Erdogan’s recent rants. I was hoping that Amal Ataturk had seen that crew off back in the 1920s with the assistants from his ‘Young Turks’.
It appears not!
🙁
@ eaglesoars:
My ‘baby brother’ was putting out a cardboard box of empties when the box seemed to move all on its own. He opened the box and looked in.
Rookie error!
It was an 6 foot ‘Night Tiger’ who had taken up residence. Being OZ this snake was highly poisonous …. hey ‘whatdoya’ expect it’s Australia after all
A Night Tiger snake has very small fangs at the back of its mouth so it’s considered only ‘moderately’ lethal. In Oz there are degrees of lethality. Hey it’s Oz where everything has the capability of killing you in ways that you just don’t want to know about! Compared to just plain old fashioned straight Tiger Snakes who will kill you horribly in 3 minutes 500 times over, and are aggressive big bastards who have a serious attitude problem.
Even for real Tiger snakes have a problem with getting seriously dead, when they eat Cane Toads and die horribly because the toads have poisonous slimy skin.
Ahhhh
Aussie! Gotta luv it!
🙂
We finally dug in and started on the garage. Got a lot of the junk hauled away and it looks nice and neat. Still a lot of boxes to go thru but nothing urgent.
But I feel like somebody beat me with tire iron.
Cody and I have been out at a local lake camping for a couple of nights. I figured it was a good place to test out the post-Baja repairs on the trailer,since it’s only 30 minutes from home.
Good thing I did,since I ended up spending two days with no electricity. The inverter was DOA, with an error code that translated to “call the service department.”
Fortunately, I brought along my Jackery portable power station, so I figured I was fine. Until I tried to use it, and got the same sort of error code on it,too.
They’re both under warranty, but are going to be a pain to send back. I have to disconnect a bunch of wiring to remove the inverter, and the Jackery weighs north of 35 pounds. I hope they send me a shipping label for it.
Reports of a helicopter carrying Iran President Raisi has crashed.
https://x.com/TheBreakingRprt/status/1792370575723405505
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
Awww.
Anyway, we had storms rumble through we put rosebushes in in front and back, and now they have plenty of water. I guess I won’t be moving any more dirt though this week.
Iranians are claiming Raisi was martyred.
Was Mossad agent Eli Copter responsible?
right_wing2 wrote:
The weather was total crap. Whoever thought it was a good idea to fly in it either got what they deserved or is about to be publicly executed.
Anyhoo…Good!
Press Conference: Assange Granted Right To Appeal
https://x.com/FreeAssangeNews/status/1792558265282212195
@ lobo91:
So no more excursions for awhile? How is Cody doing?
@ eaglesoars:
Cody’s fine. He enjoyed running around in the water.
I’m hoping it won’t be too difficult to get everything repaired/replaced. Both are under warranty still. I’m not looking forward to shipping that Jackery, though. It’s the size of a medium-sized cooler and weighs about 35 pounds.
Where the action is. Lookit the ME.
https://news.usni.org/2024/05/20/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-may-20-2024
Dublin is gone.
>107 homeless migrant tents now line the Grand Canal in Dublin, as Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman says that the government is expecting 22,000 asylum seekers this year – a “significant jump” on last year.
https://x.com/griptmedia/status/1792636019075846589
Time to unleash the IRA
eaglesoars wrote:
For the past 70 years the bureaucrats within Nation States in the West have been signing off on treaties and joining international groups without the necessary, required oversight of the Legislature, and the elected leaders within the Governing Houses, and Houses of Review.
Tokenism has been the hiding place of bureaucrats everywhere, and especially where Houses of Review (Senates) have been terminated. Government by institutionalised, permanent bureaucrats ultimately always leads to State control by an unelected bureaucracy.
It’s called soft tyranny in polite society, and is rampant through the West.
eaglesoars wrote:
Although yours is an android, there might be something going on similar to this.
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/05/deleted-iphone-photos-show-up-again-after-ios-update
Flying helicopters in terrible weather conditions, strong winds, with zero visibility in mountainous geography, at low level, is setting up an accident that is just waiting to happen. Sheer dumb luck rolls the dice and some times a dumb pilot gets away with it. I was just that dumb pilot who got lucky on several occasions, but on one occasion almost ‘holed-out’, by missing a mountain top by just 10 FEET, whilst iced, descending still, with full power applied, an iced carburettor with full Carb-Heat ON, in a 60 degree banked turn, stall warning bleeping on and off, in the middle of a Cumulo-nimbus storm cloud, had run out of ideas, and was awaiting my immanent death.
Usually accidents happen when enough things line up and dumb pilots are too slow to recognise that they have found the hard edge of an aircraft’s operational parameters, where they cease being part of a flying machine, and surrender to gravity. She is a bitch of a lady!
Rather than look for esoteric reasons for accidents, like assassination of passengers, or engineering problems brought on by sanctions that set to deny proper servicing schedules. It’s better to look first at over confidence by pilots, or even more likely, ignorance by pilots who slowly dig themselves into inescapable situations, that eventually turn airplanes into burned metal fill on mountainsides, during REALLY bad weather.
🙂
Running out of luck and capability at the same time is always a BAD look!
🙂
right_wing2 wrote:
A parody account claimed that there were 400 Palestinian children on board.
Sorry if I posted this before.
Africa comes to Melbourne.
https://youtu.be/aDbaYUVLlr4?si=e3zLDAoo-JAteC-O
Bunk Five Hawks X wrote:
Thanks.. I’m going to run it over to T Mobile as soon as I can find the time.
I don’t understand why I am at least as busy in retirement as I was when I was gainfully employed.
@ Aussie Infidel:
Mrs MF’s friend lost her husband in a Lifewatch flight be of pilot error.
https://www.ntsb.gov/Pages/ResultsV2.aspx?queryId=db84a311-b9c0-46a9-b428-c963e9498c51
Hope that works.
Pushing on by a pilot instead of backing away, knowing that to push on means that not only the pilot is risking his life often needlessly, but the pilot is making survival decisions for his passengers as well. An air ambulance flight is doubly stressful as a pilot attempts to balance the risks of ‘pushing on’ compared with risking poor outcomes for seriously ill passengers. On occasions these decisions have to be made extremely quickly and based on gut instinct. Deciding to push on by low flying in moderately poor weather whilst a 5 year old suffering tetanus induced breathing difficulties was one such decision. Climbing to a higher altitude enough to ‘just’ clear a mountain saddle, to get the child to hospital before he died in the aircraft, caused the child to go into respiratory failure. No crew in the aircraft except the pilot and the extremely sick child. Made it over the gap in the mountains but the little guy died on the floor of the aircraft whilst the pilot was battling to clear the jungle clad saddle and get the airplane down to a lower height.
Flew his little body to Aitupe where a nun (also a doctor) did the post mortem. Little Patrick would have died anyway because his tetanus was too far advanced, even though he’d been given the anti-tetanus shot before loading him aboard the airplane in Kambratoro strip. His dying with just the pilot busy trying to not kill them both by ‘pushing on’ to hospital, didn’t make his death any easier to deal with. Nor did the locals at Kambratoro blaming the pilot and Kambratoro mission station staff for having Patrick die alone and away from his village, where the locals believed that his spirit was lost by dying far away from home.
Little Patrick is engrained in my memory permanently. I’ll never forget the little guy who used to sit in my pilot’s seat during turn arounds at ‘Kamby strip’. His little body is buried at the Amanab Kyup’s (Australian Patrol Officer) flower garden. I miss the little guy even after all of these years.
Wow. The US Senate held a “moment of prayer” this morning for Raisi.
We’re doomed.
Oh this is fun! Some guy loves fun commercials and he’s got his 12 favorites. Remember the E-Trade baby? That’s one of them.
enjoy!
https://x.com/jinkoh/status/1792571042382438440
Aussie Infidel wrote:
Sometimes life just sucks.
@ Aussie Infidel:
Terrible. Poor kid and his family.
The flight in NV was a repositioning flight, so there wasn’t a need to risk anything or anyone.
Oh, no. We missed celebrating Michael Brown’s birthday yesterday. He would have been 28, had his life not been tragically cut short by a racist white cop 10 years ago. He probably would have just been finishing up medical school now.
Just kidding. He’d probably be dead, in prison or on parole, with half a dozen kids by as many women.
But Democrat Cori Bush wants to turn his birthday into some sort of national holiday, apparently.
Guess who is one of the people behind the arrest warrant for Netanyahu?
Amal Clooney, George’s wife.
She’s a ‘human rights’ lawyer, Lebanese (not Muslim, not Marionite Catholic, Druze maybe)
@ eaglesoars:
One of my favorite commercials
https://youtu.be/nojWJ6-XmeQ?si=PjfGtThl94v3ewI7
And Germany has decriminalized the possession of child p-rn.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/05/21/germany-child-porn-law-n2639323
right_wing2 wrote:
Yup sometimes shit just happens.
The locals in New Guinea have a very complicated way of rationalising stuff that happens to their kids. Some of it is just lack of knowledge and some of it is just impossible to rationalise so you have to just get past it. I have seen kids with leprosy roll into a fire and because they have no feeling in a limb feel no pain and are terribly burned and the parents seem not to even react. Then the same kid can tear off a fingernail and it’s as if hell has arrived in town! Logically there appears no rhyme nor reason but soon you realise that being burned terribly and having leprosy is just the ‘wallpaper’ that is life in the jungle. Tearing off a fingernail is a new experience and the family’s world seems to self destruct.
You get to understand the way things go down but it’s still all out of proportion
🙁
eaglesoars wrote:
She is Druze and her father was a notable Druze luminary and was quite wealthy and UK based. She’s secularised and although nominally a Sunni from her mother’s side. Amal is one smart lady and is a member of the Welsh Bar and has practiced as a barrister. The Netanyahu arrest warrant is just a shadow play that will be forgotten by the next news cycle.
🙂
@ coldwarrior:
@ eaglesoars:
Daughter has been trapped between a rock and a hard place. Media giant Discovery / Warner is about to shut down New Zealand’s TV3 and my daughter’s job as a TV3 International News Producer is about to disappear.
300 staff at TV3 and 200 from TVNZ (a public broadcast channel) are about to lose their jobs. My daughter applied for a job all over the place. Had a great interview with Sky TV UK and did well with her international affairs questioning … but didn’t get the job. Then AP (UK) popped up and she did a reasonable interview and scored 9 out of 12 in a general but tricky International News questionnaire. Didn’t feel that she’d done her best but BINGO got the job as International News Producer for Associated Press (UK) based in London. Then up popped another job offer with Reuters News based out of Hong Kong as their International News Producer.
Decided on the London job so is now trying to sell her house here in Auckland, move to London and is looking for a place to live probably in Battersea on the river in London. She’ll be based out of Associated Press (UK) in the Angels Islington just over the river opposite Westminster.
We get to inherit ‘the dog’ as ‘Flora’ is now 12 and she loves the beach but also has a heart murmur so long distance travel is out for her and living in London is definitely out for an elderly dog.
Daughter starts at AP(UK) in early August as an International News Producer mostly using AP ‘stringers’ and reporters throughout Europe for source material. Being fluent in French and Italian was a big advantage and she did most of her university work in the UK … BA (Hon) MA (cum Laude) and two Advanced Diplomas, in Teaching (NZ) and Acting / Direction/ Production (Lamda London). so she has a known academic background that resonated with AP(UK). Having French and Italian fluency was also a help getting the job.
BIG smiles all around
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right_wing2 wrote:
Germany continues to implode!
@ eaglesoars:
@ coldwarrior:
Thought that daughter was going to have another shot at getting into Aussie Security Intelligence Service but thank God she isn’t going there, as I’d have been worried shitless having her working as a spook, especially given the way the Pacific is headed with China on the prowl. She was also learning to speak Farsi (Iranian) and THAT would have been my nightmare!
Fortunately she is sticking with AP in London!
Phew!!!
🙂
@ eaglesoars:
Now this is rather interesting Eagles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKmFGOnYCBg
Normally I don’t hold much truck with Archibald but this time he actually has something serious to say!
Enjoy!
eaglesoars wrote:
And George is calling for forced vaccinations to prevent more ‘ronas.
Wow. I don’t know how or when this woke nutbag was installed. The school wasn’t like this when *ahem* someone’s daughters attended.
https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1792756500831539603
“UPDATE: The principal Mary Flock deleted her X account. There’s also now a petition to remove her from her position as principal.” https://www.change.org/p/remove-mary-flock-as-principal-of-saint-bonaventure-catholic-school
@ Aussie Infidel:
The next likely step scares the crap out of me.
right_wing2 wrote:
If that scares the crap out of you try this on for size.
https://www.youtube.com/@TuckerCarlson
Worth a hour out of your day and is an interview with the former CEO Erik Prince of Blackwater. The discussion covers a multitude of subjects all of which you need to know to protect yourself and yours.
From a retired nurse friend on FB:
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
*grin*
morning y’all
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/us-federal-budget-crosses-grim-milestone-as-interest-payments-overtake-defense-spending/ar-BB1mN4nI
making 2024 the first year ever that the United States will spend more on interest payments than on national defense.
feature, not bug
Aussie Infidel wrote:
saved for later
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/05/22/of-course-biden-was-plotting-with-iran-against-israel-n3788845
If there’s anything to this…
right_wing2 wrote:
Chuck Schumer literally called for the overthrow of the Israeli government recently.
@ right_wing2:
Doesn’t surprise me. Obama was trying to do the same thing.
Julie Kelly on one of the Trump trials. Jack Smith’s prosecution is imploding
Special Counsel team’s frustration with Judge Aileen Cannon is really evident.
And it’s glorious.
David Harbach, one of Smith’s lead prosecutors and usually a cool customer in court, had a series of mini temper tantrums this morning. At times pounding his fist on the podium and clapping his hands in anger to emphasize a point, Harbach was totally unprofessional, demeaning, and petulant.
Cannon asked Harbach to “calm down” during one diatribe about accusations DOJ threatened one of the defense attorneys to get his client to flip on Donald Trump.
He kept trying to argue with her–Cannon also remains measured most of the time and is no fan of antics–and when she asked him a question about an issue, he shot back “that’s not the right question.”
A few reporters in the media room even gasped.
Harbach is flailing bc his case is imploding.
DOJ never thought their dirty, sloppy, corrupt tricks would see the light of day. Biden regime never thought information such as the FBI’s operations order related to MAL raid that included lethal force guidance would ever be made public.
But Cannon is systematically dismantling this case by holding hearings (like today) and ordering the unsealing of key motions and evidence. She is a one-woman wrecking crew and Smith’s team knows there is very little they can do about it.
And she is nowhere near finished. Just this week, in addition to the unsealed motions posted yesterday that revealed details about the MAL raid, Cannon ordered the unsealing of several motions filed earlier in the case.
I’m working on a Substack post for the weekend on the nature of the motions today and the proceedings–but suffice to say Jack Smith’s team already appears deflated and defeated.
https://x.com/julie_kelly2/status/1793414610927919107
Just passing through. 216
Five pounds lost since my post on May 16, 2024 10:35 pm
Hey not bad, 5 pounds lost so far in the same thread!
@ Possum:
Is it strange that because I am now closely monitoring my daily intake of calories, fat, protein, carbohydrates and sodium I now know how much my empty slow cooker pot weighs?
For those wondering 1250g ( without the lid, accuracy is important )
Tonight I finally got confirmation that Summer is officially here in Houston.
Ran the cold water here to assist in the peeling of my boiled eggs, it is never actually cold but not as warm as the warm water, and the familiar smell of swimming pool invaded my nostrils.
Excess Chlorine in tap water means Summer is here!
Down side is coffee will taste like shit until October.
@ Possum:
Supper is two boiled eggs and a can of sardines.
310 calories and zero carbs. YUMMY!!!!!
Possum wrote:
That could explain the sudden outage at DuckDuckGo.
https://downdetector.com/status/duckduckgo/
Los Angeles, San Francisco & Seattle affected.
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
I can believe that. Maybe DuckDuckGo is also on a diet and it was too weak to get out of bed and do ducking stuff.
I can relate to that.
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
Updates and shit.
https://x.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1793342059442577677
Taking supplements to compensate in deficiencies in your diet?
Today the healthy fish oil supplement was declared a danger to your health and may cause heart attacks and strokes.
I could post a link but there are many articles, which one do you trust?
A cat story.
Two or three days ago there was a black cat on my bed licking a wound or something on its right side just below its armpit ( cats have arms!!! ) anyway it looked like a scratch, not a bite and because of all the licking there was a huge wet spot on the side of the cat.
Assumed it was Glenn. After that I refrained from body stroking Glenn so as to not irritate the wound. Today I thoroughly examined Glenn. Absolutely no trauma!
OK, so I got the wrong cat, these things happen. Examined Georgie very closely from nose to tail, no wounds, no trauma.
The moral of the story is, when you leave the window open at night so your cats can come in then be advised.
Not every cat that comes in and cuddles you in bed is actually your cat!
Anyone here likes to start a fight and a pissing contest with customer service at a very large retail store that also is a front end for third party sellers?
I got a good one for you.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Spaghetti-Hearts-of-Palm-Pasta-6-count-54oz-255g-each-Keto-Low-Carb-Gluten-Free/816182077Order this.
A bargain, Now $5.49
You save $25.41
was $30.90
$30.90
You save
$25.41
Too good to be true you are thinking. Why the fuck would anyone buy fake spaghetti made from palm trees? Stop laughing, I am on a diet and my judgement is impaired. So hungry I would eat my socks!
Anyway my order is on the way. UPS says package is 10 ounces.
Ordered a six pack, looks like I will just get one.
Possum wrote:
I’ll take my fish oil, thanx
I’m soooo sore, we did two loads of moving two days ago…I think I did 3 miles up and down steps alone.
@ coldwarrior:
Are you all done?
eaglesoars wrote:
We’ll be between houses for the next 2 weeks.
Kiddos have to finish school
lol
Trump just wrapped up his rally in the Bronx with Sam and Dave’s “Hold On I’m Coming.”
place is jumpin
The principal of Saint Bonaventure School (who penalized and humiliated the 8th grader for using the word “patriotism” in his student council speech and tried to get his dad arrested) has been fired.
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
Be careful what you wish for Mr Bunk….
Great cover
Enjoy!
🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHYnkWjApiU
Possum wrote:
And what did I wish for?
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
The place to be jumpin’
Possum wrote:
I don’t wish for jumpin places. Never have.
Time for a sandwich.
6 pack Busch 16oz cans $6.49 4.3%abv
6 pack Michelob Ultra 16oz cans $9.99 4.2%abv
Total for six pack Busch = 912 calories 55.2g carbs
Total for six pack Michelob = 760 calories 20.8g carbs
So, on a keto diet restricting carbs to less than 50g per day and ideally less than 25g the six pack of cheaper Busch is not an option.
However, by splashing out and paying more for Michelob Ultra I can get a nice buzz and not break ketosis. Still leaving myself about 700 calories for actual food as I am trying to stay below 1500 per day.
This is also an example of how an alcoholic can use science and math to justify his next drink!
LOL
ok, what do yinz think of Tom Cotton as Trump’s VP? via instapundit
https://ringsideatthereckoning.substack.com/p/the-best-news-yet-about-donald-trump
@ eaglesoars:
He could certainly do worse
@ eaglesoars:
The VP choice has to be a viable presidential candidate for 2028. Tom Cotton doesn’t pass that test although he’s qualified.
@ eaglesoars:
I saw something the other day that Tim Scott gave Trump the best chance of winning.
We had the BEST thunder/lightening storm in the middle of the night. I love that stuff. And I could still hear the trains coming thru. Coziest thing ever.
Unfortunately, it’s still raining so Psycho Puppy is moping in the house for the day.
As for Trump’s VP – Tim Scott is a nice guy but Cotton has balls. Give it time.
Oddly enough, I haven’t seen one word about this in any media. I picked it up on twitter
ATF agents cut off the electricity to Bryan Malinowski’s Little Rock home before executing their search warrant March 19. None of the agents wore body cameras, and they covered Malinowski’s doorbell camera with tape to hide their actions.
Even tho Congress is holding hearings
https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/2024/05/24/dettelback-dances-around-oversight-questions-in-hearing-into-atfs-killing-of-bryan-malinowski/
https://thepostmillennial.com/trump-says-nikki-haley-could-have-a-place-in-his-administration?utm_campaign=64487
Sec of State?
right_wing2 wrote:
Only if the state is Idaho (population about half a person per sq mile)
Hundreds of Huge Stars Disappeared From The Sky. We May Finally Know Why.
https://www.sciencealert.com/hundreds-of-huge-stars-disappeared-from-the-sky-we-may-finally-know-why
Pretty obvious if you ask me.
Oh ffs
GAZA: The American floating pier collapsed and drifted away due to bad weather.
https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/1794298073533010004
Does that look like bad weather to you?
@ eaglesoars:
That’s not the pier
@ lobo91:
what is it?
I wonder what Bunk had in his sandwich and what type of bread he used?
As a side note the sandwich was a British invention, as is Chicken Tikka Masala, the most awesome meal on this planet!
Just been for a 7am walk to the local convenience store. I try to go every day even if I do not really need anything. Today came back with a cucumber and an avocado.
They have nice fresh produce there and prices comparable to Walmart but not much of each and a small selection but what they have is good. I think the reason is they have a small cafe in there too which serves real Hispanic food and the shelves in the store with produce for sale is what they also use for making their to-go meals.
When to go for a walk is difficult to decide at this time of year, 7am like today it is only 81F but humidity is 83% and absolutely no wind, not even a slight breeze so after walking 3/4 mile I come back soaked to the skin and exhausted.
In the evening just before sunset which is about 8pm now the temperature is roughly 15F higher but humidity is lower and often there is a slight breeze, but I still come back soaked to the skin and exhausted.
Problem with the evening walk is that at that time the drug addicts and general homeless population are out and about and asking for money etc.
So, for the next few months I will be an early bird!
Ps I am not gay, I actually like avacados….
@ eaglesoars:
Looks like a pontoon bridge section to me. The pier is huge
A cooking post, I may have posted this before but I looked back and can’t find it.
Silicone liners for air fryers. I was using aluminium foil to make a ” nest ” in the air fryer and using that to make cauliflower cheese. However I found I was loosing too much cheese even after spending a while scraping cheese off the foil.
Finally splashed out and got a $4 liner and now I get to eat 100% of the cheese!
Today going to try making a frittata using chopped summer sausage, cut in half meatballs, onion, cheese and enough eggs to make the mix sloppy. Then bake it at 350 for, I don’t know, until eggs are firm.
Then maybe sprinkle shredded cheddar on top and broil at 400F for five minutes or so to give it that burned cheese taste.
@ eaglesoars:
Here’s a picture of the entire pier. The thing with the red circle around it is what was in the other picture: https://x.com/DefensePolitics/status/1794318730689962467/photo/1
Well it is in the air fryer, I would have real oven baked it but oven quit over six months ago. That is why I have not been posting bread recipes, although I could try baking very small batches in the air fryer I suppose. As I am not allowed real flour I will have to try using almond or coconut flour which I have.
Final mix roughly in ounces for reference but actually all ingredients were measured in grams. Set fryer at 350F for 25 mins
6 large eggs 12oz
12 Walmart meatballs sautéed then halved 6oz
Summer sausage 6oz
Onion, sautéed in butter first, 4oz before cooking
Cheddar 2oz
While typing this smelled nice smells and went to check. 12 mins in top was browning and internal temp an even 140F set it going for another 5 mins.
Finished product should weigh about 28oz, lost weight from pre cooking onions, so that will give me four portions of 7os. Quite a big portion.
406 calories, 31g fat, 24g protein and 5g carbohydrates ( that comes from fillers in meatballs and summer sausage )
Toss a chunk of that on a plate, add lettuce and diced cucumber and a dolop of mayo and a 500 calorie lunch!
Down side is that is lunch today, and tomorrow and the next day and the day after that.
@ Possum:
Oh and another thing before I go, until I started logging what I ate I did not realise how much sodium was in processed foods. When I keyed in the nutritional value of the foods I eat so I could just copy an paste what I ate into a daily spreadsheet I only added the sodium column for the sake of completeness.
wha?
New details on shooting in Carthage, North Carolina that involves an elite SF Army Colonel and two Chechens who were in the country illegally. Special Ops have reported increasing foreign surveillance of them and their families raising concerns about vulnerabilities. https://video.foxnews.com/v/6353620829112
https://x.com/JenGriffinFNC/status/1794189738758336885
@ eaglesoars:
Can confirm. My sources also say these Chechens are likely tied to SVR (Russia’s foreign intelligence service) and that the soldiers impacted were all in a group that was in Ukraine earlier this year doing counterintel/psyops (4th Psyop Group is at Ft Bragg/Liberty)
https://x.com/jenvanlaar/status/1794273391052272115
eaglesoars wrote:
Obviously the morons who ‘floated’ this idea have never heard of the Mulberry Harbour …. before it was wrecked by a storm off the D Day beaches.
The more things change the more they just stay the same!
🙂
eaglesoars wrote:
Sorry, not buying it.
Possum wrote:
Thin sliced deli turkey, swiss cheese and mayo on cracked wheat bread.
Oh I bet they are……..
BREAKING: Moderna and Pfizer are in talks with the government to make a bird flu vaccine.
https://x.com/PeterSweden7/status/1794795846405664951
ICE confirms Jordanians who attempted to breach Marine Corps Base Quantico were both in US illegally
https://www.foxnews.com/us/ice-confirms-jordanians-attempted-breach-marine-corps-base-quantico-both-us-illegally
coldwarrior wrote:
A mysterious shooting in North Carolina north of Fort Liberty, formerly Fort Bragg, not far from where some of America’s most elite U.S. Special Operations forces live and train is under investigation by the Army Criminal Investigation Division as well as local police. The shooting in Carthage, North Carolina occurred May 3 at 8:15 p.m. following a phone call about a suspected trespasser near a Special Forces soldier’s property.
Two Chechen men who spoke broken English were found near the soldier’s home. The family alleges the suspected intruder, 35-year-old Ramzan Daraev of Chicago was taking photos of their children. When confronted near a power line in a wooded part of the property, an altercation ensued and Daraev was shot several times at close range. A second man, Dzhankutov Adsalan, was in a vehicle some distance from the incident and was questioned by authorities and then released. The Moore County Sheriff’s office is leading the investigation.
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The shooting incident two weeks ago in Carthage could have been a case of mistaken identity. The two Chechens had no personal identification. They did have two cell phones with Russian language contacts and camera equipment. They were not wearing any uniforms for the power company that reportedly employed them.
Sheriff Ronnie Fields said Daraev was working as a subcontractor for Utilities One, a company based in New Jersey, at the time of his death. Investigators are still working to verify his official employment and immigration status.
At the time of the incident, Daraev was not in possession of any utility equipment, utility clothing, or identification. The incident has been reported to the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
https://www.foxnews.com/us/mysterious-shooting-army-special-forces-residence-north-carolina-raises-questions
Don’t forget to put up a new post.
@ Possum:
We’re not at 300 yet.
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
Nah, but it locks itself at two weeks.
@ Possum:
7hrs to go!
Possum wrote:
I can fix that. I have the combination lock numbers memorized.
@ Possum:
We’re good until June 4 when it all comes crashing down.
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
Nice!
The Monday Open is now open again this fine sunny Monday morning….
This is for Lucy D.
Huggin’ Molly is an Alabama ghost.
https://www.hugginmollys.com/legend
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
I passed it on to Lucy, she is in the kitchen doing something with a chunk of roast pork that almost died of freezer burn, a cabbage and a slow cooker. She thinks that giving the pork a transfusion of cabbage juice may make it moist and succulent again.
Still got a shit load of the egg thing left also.
Two hours to go until my 7am walk and it is going to be a sweaty one again.
Currently 79F and 93% humidity.
Possum wrote:
When I lived in Houston, by 7am I had the horse stalls shoveled out, took a shower, got dressed, and was stuck in traffic on the 45 headed for 3000 Milam Street.
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
That reminds me, I have a couple of litter boxes to attend to.
Just got back from the store. You know when it is going to be a hot sticky day when you get to the store and you can’t see inside because of all the condensation. On the OUTSIDE of the windows.
81F 95% (Dangerously Humid) is what the weather man says it is now.
For those interested today’s purchase at the store as a reason to go there was two tomatoes and two limes. They will be turned into guacamole using the big ass avocado I impulse bought yesterday. Ass, Haas, get it? Tough crowd in here )
Well because I woke up at 1am it is now time for my afternoon nap. I do not know how I managed to get myself on UK time but this has been my routine for a while. Sometimes I skip the afternoon nap and stay awake until 4pm.
Weight today 213 so lost 8 pounds in ten days. Mostly water weight though, there are no longer dimply rings on my legs when I take my socks off. However belt is now on next hole with ease.
@ eaglesoars:
Chechens also work for isis, al qeda, Albanian narcos, and a miriad of other nefarious groups.
I’m not buying that it’s the Russians yet again…this could easily be scores being settled from years ago. Besides, we don’t have troops in ukieland….
@ Possum:
Hence why I don’t live in the south…too hot/humid
coldwarrior wrote:
I wouldn’t bet the ranch on that. I remember the ‘advisors’ in ‘Nam
OK I am almost at quitting point. When you try and nap and all you can dream about is a baked potato then something is wrong.
I need to go to a meeting like AA or NA.
” my name is Possum and I have not eaten mashed potatoes for three weeks”
Going to stick this out until under 210 then start eating like a normal person but watch the calories. From what I have learned and my silly spreadsheet I will aim for less than 1000 calories a day, but no more of this very high fat, some protein and few to no carbohydrates.
Pissed at Bunk for mentioning sandwich. Bread is not allowed.
Possum wrote:
It’s dessert for me because I cant have cake and beer.
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Tell Ms. Lucy Dynamite thanks for the anniversary gift tip. I opened the shipping package, no gift wrap, no card, no time left so I gave it to the missus. She opened it, and there was no necklace. Nice carved jade pendant otherwise, and I’m off the hook until her birthday.
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
When you said green and shiny my first thought was a bell pepper.
welp
Pennsylvania is sitting on major untapped lithium ‘white gold mine’ that could generate new billion-dollar industry, government study finds
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13465025/Pennsylvania-sitting-major-untapped-lithium-white-gold-generate-new-billion-dollar-industry-government-study-finds.html
Pennsylvania could be at the center of America’s new ‘white gold rush’ with the discovery of a major untapped source of lithium in the state.
Government scientists have shown that they can filter the precious metal from the state’s shale gas wastewater: pulling tons of lithium per day, with little left behind.
They concluded that Pennsylvania alone could produce nearly half of the total US demand for lithium — starting in the first year — supplying this key compound that’s needed to power everything from smartphones to electric vehicles to solar panels.
A project on this scale could make Pennsylvania a rust-belt Saudi Arabia, ending US dependence on lithium from China, which now controls 90 percent of the market.
And unlike many new lithium-mining proposals, which have threatened scarce water resources from Arkansas to Colorado, this process would make a virtue of the high-pressure water already used by the hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, of natural gas.
With 72 proposed lithium mines across the US, the discovery could help reduce local ecological fallout as America shifts away from ‘greenhouse gas’-emitting fossil fuels.
@ eaglesoars:
The region has some of the cleanest coal and oil on the planet, adding lithium is a trifecta. Since fracking is involved, lithium has joined the ‘fossil fuels’ club.
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
It’s a wonder human stupidity hasn’t killed us off yet
In other news, got our homeowner’s insurance policy renewal notice.
Increase of 50%
why? We don’t live in FL or TX
wow
Britian’s demise, summed up in one photo:
https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1795413176454181068
interesting thread
@ Possum:
It’s your brain telling you that you are lacking basic nutrients
eaglesoars wrote:
Hence why it won’t happen.
@ coldwarrior:
I would kill for mash. But on a very low carb diet that is to be expected. Actually I am craving liver and onions but that is not the same without mash.
@ eaglesoars:
A very VERY cleverly taken photograph designed to show Britain in a derelict condition. I have the receipts if needed.
Took me over 30 minutes but I have bugger all else to do.
Possum 1 Artificial Intelligence 0
Where was this photograph taken https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GOqWwQgWkAIr0oj?format=jpg&name=900×900
I don’t have enough information to tell where the photograph was taken based on the link you provided. I can’t access information from the web directly, but I can search for you. Would you like me to try searching the web for information about the photograph?
yes
Sure, I can search the web for you. Here are some ways you can try to find where the photograph was taken:
Use a reverse image search engine. You can upload the image to a reverse image search engine, such as Google Images (https://images.google.com/) or Bing Images (https://www.bing.com/images/details/%7B0%7D), to see if it can find any matches that might provide information about the location.
Search for the photographer’s name. If there is any information about the photographer included with the image, you can try searching for their name online to see if they have a website or social media presence where they might have posted the photo and included information about the location.
Look for clues in the image itself. There may be landmarks or other details in the image that you can recognize and use to narrow down the location. For example, if you see a particular type of storefront or building, you can search for that type of business or architecture to see if you can find a match.
@ Possum:
AI did not have enough information but dumb as a box of rocks Possum did.
Possum wrote:
Don’t do that. The missus says mash up some cauliflower and garlic in with fewer potatoes, or eliminate the potatoes altogether.
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
I do that, and it tastes ok but the liver and onion gravy don’t mix quite right with the cauliflower mash.
I use almond flour to thicken the gravy.
I am out of cauliflower at the moment, I like it sprinkled with a bit of shredded cheese. But it is like 120% water and same as eating a Chinese, an hour after eating it you are hungry again.
Oh Bunk I sent you an X funny. If that was in the USA we could make millions recycling the authentic Victorian bricks. You design the new building and I get someone to carefully take that building apart, brick by brick.
Cats!
Even they are sick of my diet. You would not believe how many cat beds and empty cardboard boxes are in the apartment but today the best place to sleep is on the kitchen counter between the microwave and air fryer with their ass on the scale.
Assholes!
https://x.com/Lucy_Dynamite/status/1795571065575604636
Scratch another brand new F-35B. This one was being flown to California from the factory in Ft. Worth and stopped in Albuquerque for refueling:
from Mark Levin
I asked my friend of nearly 45-years, Arthur Fergenson, who served as a law clerk to the late chief justice, Warren Burger, and one of the smartest lawyers I know, if he represented President Trump how he might seek a direct appeal to the Supreme Court if necessary. This was his reply:
“The US Supreme Court can act by its statutory writs of certiorari to take a case from a lower appellate court, and the Court also has a host of other processes, often called common law writs. I became acquainted with these common law writs (actually authorized as a general matter by the Judiciary Act of 1789: https://law.justia.com/constitution/us/article-3/13-power-to-issue-writs-the-act-of-1789.html ), when IBM sought review of a discovery order by a vindictive federal judge when I was clerking for Chief Justice Warren Burger. A total of six petitions were filed; all were denied, and rarely are any common law writs ever issued by the Supreme Court, but there are, nonetheless, multiple ways to offer the Supreme Court an opportunity to forthwith review a conviction by a rogue court, as would be the case here.
“The principle ground I would rely upon is the denial of due process by not informing Donald Trump of the underlying federal crime he was alleged to have committed—the predicate crime that NY law requires to prove the NY crime. That is a kangaroo court: to try someone for a crime that they are not informed of is as serious a breach of due process rights as we can possibly imagine. See, e.g., the Stalin show trials—Darkness at Noon. The timing of the trial and the blatant denial of fundamental rights can only be explained by an effort to interfere with the fair conduct of a presidential election, thereby, in effect, denying the American people the right to a Republican Government.”
“The Supreme Court warned that Bush v. Gore not be relied on as a precedent—on the merits. But it can and should be relied upon as the Supreme Court acting to preserve American democracy from an imminent threat. Consistent with that is the refusal of the Supreme Court to grant expedited review to the immunity controversy at the request of federal prosecutor Jack Smith. The NY trial court represents an imminent danger to the fair and untrammeled conduct of a federal election for the most powerful position in America and the world. The Supreme Court has the power to act to protect our democracy. And it should. If a guilty verdict is returned, it should act right away.”
https://x.com/marklevinshow/status/1795617859869061334
eaglesoars wrote:
These bastards are s-l-o-w learners as well and shouldn’t be allowed near ANY virus!
SPIT
🙂
eaglesoars wrote:
The longer the SC hesitates the worse the degree of interference with an election and the greater the seriousness of the threat to a democratic lawful resolution and maximisation of the breach of electoral law.
Possum wrote:
Just swap out the spuds and replace them with sweet potato, which are much better for you. Still carbs but MUCH better carbs!
🙂
coldwarrior wrote:
Not to worry mate. Lithium is so 2023 already. Don’t sweat it! Sodium batteries are already tending to swap out the Li batteries. Don’t forget that batteries are so last century after all. Look to fuel cells that make on the spot electricity and replace the weight of battery packs with H2 tanks.
🙂
coldwarrior wrote:
Who ya think is operating all of those Patriot batteries mate. Also the Brit SAS have been on the job for YEARS already.
Believe it!
🙂
Aussie Infidel wrote:
My govt would NEVER lie to the citizens!!!
NEVER!
🙂
You’re just my innocent. Now I’ve heard that you are in the market for a slightly used bridge. I just happen to have access to a certain bridge in Brookline NY that would suit you down to the ground Mate!
HEH!
🙂
Aussie Infidel wrote:
Slice yams into medallions and fry ’em in butter.
Can we please stop talking about food!!!!
Today’s 7am healthy walk to the store was pleasant, cooler and less humidity and a slight breeze. Came back home with a cucumber, three tomatoes and a green pepper. Nutritious girl type food.
Also came back with a six pack of beer, so that means lunch, afternoon snack and supper will be a big plate of lettuce, no dressing, no cheese, no blob of mayo.
And sweet potatoes and yams are totally different plant species…
Possum wrote:
Yams are better.
Sweet potatoes leave spots on the ceiling when the baby takes the jar and drops it off her high chair tray.
After reading the jury instructions in Trump’s trial, it seems even more obvious he’s got about as much a shot of fair treatment as I would facing off against an Olympic athlete with 20 pound weights around my ankles.
This would HAVE to get overturned.
Of course, then the judges doing so would be corrupt.
Bunk Five Hawks X wrote:
Yams?
Nah mate.
Yams are a bridge too far!
🙂
right_wing2 wrote:
I can’t imagine that there isn’t some recourse to hold this judge accountable for such blatant corruption.
Fingers crossed for jury nullification
@ eaglesoars:
Best case is probably a hung jury.
Aussie Infidel wrote:
I know better than to argue with you. Back to POTatUS.
@ Bunk Five Hawks X:
In the USA the word Yam is used to refer to a sweet potato. A real Yam comes from Africa not Walmart.
I assume we will be hearing more yammering about global warming very soon
India may have recorded its hottest temperature ever amid severe heat wave
A temperature of 126 degrees Fahrenheit was measured near New Delhi.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/india-records-hottest-temperature-amid-severe-heat-wave/story?id=110639547
Another ‘grain of salt’ headline
Researchers develop water-based battery that has twice the energy density of lithium batteries: ‘Demonstrating significant stability’
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/water-based-battery-electric-vehicle-ev-lithium/
yeah, water has hydrogen, but this is out of China, so…..
Bannon just played a hilarious clip of some lib woman talking about Alito’s wife refusing to take down her flag: What is it with these conservative justices not being able to control their wives?
I spit my coffee all over the patio.
The Trump trial, I have absolutely zero interest in the proceedings, honest!!!!
Having said that yesterday afternoon the jury requested the judge re-read the jury instructions to them. They are not allowed to have a written copy.
Currently the judge is reading the same 55 page load of bollocks he read to them yesterday.
If Mr Possum was the judge he would have just given them a link and said ” now fuck off and read it to yourselves, I am off to the pub for beer and cake ”
https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/press/PDFs/People%20v.%20DJT%20Jury%20Instructions%20and%20Charges%20FINAL%205-23-24.pdf
@ Possum:
LOL on the first page it states
Now if Mr Possum and Mr Bunk were on the jury we could have the daft old bugger reading and re-reading the instructions for days and days!
He says he will be happy to do so.
A boring post. Had a very pleasant walk to the store and back today. Purchased two unions and unfortunately the demon alcohol monster whispered in my ear again. Looks like today will be another lettuce day!
As to yesterday my total was 1409 calories, so not that bad considering 889 was beer and only 520 in food.
I lied about having to eat lettuce all day. One meal was a chunk of a frittata ( which is a quiche without a crust ) made with onion, green pepper and spinach and an egg with a lettuce salad and a very small blob of mayo. It was bloody good and I am glad I have leftovers!
Other meal was cucumber and onions with a dressing made of sour cream and hint of mint sauce and a packet of tuna all wrapped up in two low carb tortillas.
Even though my carb total for the day was 35g which is higher than I would like it was still under the 50g danger level.
This morning’s piss test after not eating or drinking anything other than tea for over 12 hours was great.
4.0 mmol/L meaning my body was eating my belly while I slept.
Did you know Judge Marchan’s daughter, who is in the campaign business, has Kamala Harris for a client?
@ Possum:
Medical professionals are yelling ” Doing a urine test first thing when you wake up will give a wrong reading! What is in the bladder is an average of the last 8hrs not a current level ”
Mr Possum is smart, he takes a test of the second piss of the day…
eaglesoars wrote:
Yup. And she’s raised over $100 million directly off of the case
uh huh
A massive fire broke out at a poultry farm in Southern Illinois.
One of the largest free-range egg facilities in the country starting burning last night.
Millions of chickens dead.
Millions of eggs gone.
There wasn’t any determination of what may have caused the fire.
Between bird flu and this fire, chickens are having a bad week.
This will no doubt have some type of effect on the food supply.
https://x.com/ShadowofEzra/status/1796210675938685192
lobo91 wrote:
Easily. I wonder what her cut is.
@ eaglesoars:
“Free Range” means the little cluckers get to run about outside and eat grass and bugs and lay their eggs in peaceful and tranquil surroundings and the eggs cost four times as much in stores.
That facility is as free range as my hairy pink, and not as fat as it was, ass.
Trump guilty on all counts
@ eaglesoars:
Time to appeal
Good, I am very happy that they found former president Trump guilty. 34 felony counts. I hope he is sentenced on each count to serve his time in jail consecutively and not concurrent.
He should be out of jail in around 2096, that is if he behaves himself in prison.
Sentencing hearing is on July 11th
How will this impact the campaign?
right_wing2 wrote:
For the moment, it won’t. Between now and the sentencing hearing, he’s free to campaign wherever he wants. After that, who knows? It all depends on what the utterly corrupt hack judge decides on July 11th.
@ right_wing2:
It will not impact the campaign but even if Trump is sentenced to just one week in prison he will not be able to physically attend the GOP convention when they nominate who they want to run for president.
From what I gather a candidate for president has to be physically present at the GOP convention.
So, one week in prison and he is fucked
@ Possum:
Not that I am taking any interest in Trump and trials or the latest he referred to black people with the same word that black people refer to each other.
I am known around here as Gringo.
Possum wrote:
I don’t know if that’s true or not, I’ll take your word for it. But if it is, they can always change the rule.
Possum wrote:
This supposedly happened 20 yrs ago and we’re just hearing about it NOW? And they won’t let anyone listen to the recording?
I think some skepticism may be in order
@ lobo91:
Got to be prison.
You cannot give anyone convicted of 34 felonies deferred adjudication.
Prison time….
@ eaglesoars:
And we do not know who was in the room with him at the time.
Context makes a big difference.
Was walking to the store one day and a group of people were all talking and one said “Gringo” I smiled and said “that is ME!”
They smiled and said ” No, we were not talking about you, we were talking about our boss “
@ eaglesoars:
Next you’re going to tell me that you don’t believe that he tried to strangle a Secret Service agent and grab the steering wheel of the presidential limo
lobo91 wrote:
gawd,I’d forgotten all about that!
I’m always amazed by the Democrats’ lack of forethought in these things. How did Trump get three Supreme Court justices confirmed? Because the Dems got rid of the filibuster for judicial nominations.
Assuming that at least the House remains in Republican control, I’d say that it’s guaranteed that we’re going to see a 9/11 committee-style series of prime time TV hearings devoted to uncovering the collusion between the Biden DOJ and the various DAs involved in bringing these cases against Trump, followed by prosecutions.
Possum wrote:
With a ASL translator chick.
@ lobo91:
IF Republicans have the stones to do so.
Instead of a standard fine, Dinesh D’Souza was sentenced to prison for inadvertently contributing a thousand dollars or so over the legal limit to a buddy’s campaign. D’Souza wasn’t even running for office, let alone POTUS, but they took him out anyway for exposing the election fraud pf 2020.
Bunk Five Hawks X wrote:
That’s not what I understood the situation to be. I thought it was a strawman contribution – d’Souza gave his friend the money to contribute under his friend’s name. I don’t know why that’s illegal but supposedly it is.
Perhaps I mis-remember/misunderstand
@ eaglesoars:
That’s correct
eaglesoars wrote:
Perhaps so did I. Irrelevant, as the penalty is typically a fine, not imprisonment for a misdemeanor.
@ lobo91:
I gots the fuzzbrain today. I plead something but I can’t remember right now.
I think the only way this gets resolved is via SCOTUS.
But Justice Barret’s husband is being targeted via his law firm.
And Roberts is an institutionalist. He will vote to not take the case in order to keep SCOTUS out of the fray and ‘pure’
Coward.
So we’re screwed
nite
eaglesoars wrote:
oh wait!
I leave you with the best rock song EVAH
Run Around Sue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik57HLn0Nm0
Bunk Five Hawks X wrote:
Right. He was guilty, but it’s not something that would typically have landed him in prison.They made an example of him.
@ lobo91:
Three charges for each individual transaction is a bit hard to justify as well. So much about lawfare disgusts me.
Trump’s response is next shoe to drop.
Just for the hell of it, let’s say this sham trial with a joke of a biased judge does manage to get Trump off the ticket.
I think the outrage is going to turn out people to throw Joe out of office.
Will there be riots?
Would there have been if they HADN’T found him guilty?
Here is the source story for Trump using the n-word
‘sketchy’ isn’t even close
https://victorygirlsblog.com/the-apprentice-n-word-and-donald-trump/
People asking ‘where are the subpoenas’ (from the Republicans) just don’t get it.
The Republican corporate class thinks Trump is just as big a threat to them as the Dems consider him to be.
And WTF was Niki Haley doing in Israel?
Interesting fact.
I have lost ten pounds in two weeks. Yeah I know initial loss was water weight, but I am still losing pounds.
You will all be pleased to know that if I keep losing weight at this rate I will disappear in approximately ten and a half months….
Remember this doc who figured out the ivermectin/zinc protocol?
“…. theres a class of virus called SINGLE STRAND RNA…includes all the covid strains, influenza virus, rsv, MARBURG VIRUS, ebola, hanta….SAME TREATEMENT using ZINC IONOPHORES(HCQ, IVN, QUERCITIN, EGCG) and ZINC….”
works for lots of stuff. FYI
https://x.com/frank_zelenko/status/1648420652444168192
eaglesoars wrote:
yep.
Abstract
We have discovered two metal ion binding compounds, pyrithione (PT) and hinokitiol (HK), that efficiently inhibit human rhinovirus, coxsackievirus, and mengovirus multiplication. Early stages of virus infection are unaffected by these compounds. However, the cleavage of the cellular eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF4GI by the rhinoviral 2A protease was abolished in the presence of PT and HK. We further show that these compounds inhibit picornavirus replication by interfering with proper processing of the viral polyprotein. In addition, we provide evidence that these structurally unrelated compounds lead to a rapid import of extracellular zinc ions into cells. Imported Zn(2+) was found to be localized in punctate structures, as well as in mitochondria. The observed elevated level of zinc ions was reversible when the compounds were removed. As the antiviral activity of these compounds requires the continuous presence of the zinc ionophore PT, HK, or pyrrolidine-dithiocarbamate, the requirement for zinc ions for the antiviral activity is further substantiated. Therefore, an increase in intracellular zinc levels provides the basis for a new antipicornavirus mechanism.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18922875/
it messes with SOME virii’s ability to replicate AFTER the infection.
ivermectin does not contain zinc, however…it needs free zinc to work effectively. Zn is very very tightly regulated in the human body, and it is an ion, therefore somewhat unstable in vitro.
@ coldwarrior:
Only part of that I understood was “cleavage”
https://thepostmillennial.com/arab-americans-favor-trump-over-biden-by-14-points-arab-american-institute-poll?utm_campaign=64487
https://www.dailyfetched.com/former-hillary-clinton-donor-announces-300000-donation-to-trump-after-guilty-verdict/
https://wokespy.com/release-the-names-report-into-congress-settlements-resurfaces/
@ right_wing2:
Which is why Biden keeps trying to throw Israel under the bus
Possum wrote:
well…yeah.
@ eaglesoars:
@ coldwarrior:
When talking about …. all things associated with Kangaroos ….
https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2024-5-30-todays-scorecard-for-new-yorks-kangaroo-legal-system
HEH!
🙂
lobo91 wrote:
Ahhh
The easy questions first ehhhh ?
Because he’s an evil and corrupt individual who is now in the thrall of a whole battalion of similar evil and corrupt ideologues. We tend to use the possessive …. ‘Swamp Creatures’ advisedly
🙂
@ Aussie Infidel:
Stop insulting kangaroos.
@ lobo91:
I wonder what numbers will look like in a week, a month, and 5 months.
I have finished setting up/planting my herb garden in a box. That sucker took 45 pounds of dirt. My back IS NOT HAPPY!!!
eaglesoars wrote:
my arms are bruised.
yesterday, mrs coldwarrior and i moved ‘the freezer’. and other much less heavier things.
the freezer…upright, 1977 kenmore. i swear it weighs 250 lbs. my parents bought it new. we inherited it. g’ma and papap coldwarrior have burned through 3 freezers since.
it still goes…unrelenting…like the rotation of the earth…like time itself.
it was like moving a moai.
eaglesoars wrote:
fresh basil….the finest of all herbs
coldwarrior wrote:
I have sent you a pic.
You guys didn’t get professional movers? That’s just asking for it. Accidents are nasty enough w/o dummy DIY stuff
Different military branches clearing an obstacle
eaglesoars wrote:
I worked for UPS and then FedEx for a total of 20 years.
Lemme tell yinz about moving boxes…lol
@ eaglesoars:
@ coldwarrior:
Put wheels under it.
I will say that I am now back into boys on the dock shape.
And there are 3 able bodied teenagers to work as well.
I’ve seen several tweets saying Judge Marchan’s wife works with Letitia James. I don’t know if that’s true, none of them say in what capacity, etc.
coldwarrior wrote:
good
coldwarrior wrote:
No. We paid someone to help us clean out the garage a couple weeks ago. Those guys were GOOD. Now I only have about 15 boxes to go thru instead of – oh – 50 or so. Don’t talk to me about the so-called ‘guest room’. That’s the next project.
It’s only been 3 yrs (In July)
@ eaglesoars:
I’ll be moving another half to full yard of dirt on Thursday.
3 1/2 so far, at least 3 to go.
And I pay for it!
@ eaglesoars:
Oh yes, the girls are fully involved in the heavy lifting
right_wing2 wrote:
That’s true work.
right_wing2 wrote:
ugh
tomorrow I have to work on the front garden, but that’s just pruning, etc. No heavy lifting
@ eaglesoars:
Our flower beds in the back started off about 4-5” low over 15-20’ and out 4’ or so.
The next part will be dirt on the east side, 20-20’x 3’ and 5-6” deep, sloping away. I might have to do the west end, too.
@ lobo91:
Oh, didn’t know you swung that way … not that theres anything wrong with that …
KIDDIN’ Just KIDDIN’ ya !!
Over 300 comments means it’s time for a shiny new thread.
https://www.blogmocracy.com/2024/06/01/speechless-3/
I see the Trump trial talk has kinda petered out, hope no one minds if I bring up the following:
From what I’ve read, the father of this judge brought him here from Columbia along with the rest of his family, when the judge was 6 years old. From what I’ve read, the father was an officer in the Columbian military. Of course theres nothing wrong with improving ones life, giving your kid more opportunities, etc etc … I guess.
I don’t think of myself as being jingoistic, nor do I think of myself superior to other ethnicities and mainly because like so many Americans, I’m a mutt.
Maybe I have a strange way of thinking though I don’t know because i’ve never brought this up with anyone before, so here goes:
Even if I cross the border into another state, I make it a point to follow the speed limit there even more strictly than I do in my home state and this is because, for some reason, I feel like I’m a guest in this other state. Probably sounds nuts ? Well, I needed to get that out here first before saying this:
Even though this JUDGE has been an American citizen since he was a kid and graduated from one of our top law schools, if I were in his shoes and asked to handle this particular case I know that I would take a back seat and suggest someone else take on the task. Likewise, I can’t even imagine moving to Columbia and being put in this same position as he was here in the USA and, even if for some reason I DID take it on, no way would I conduct myself as he did. Yes, I get it. Hes a full blown, tax paying American citizen, no better nor worse than me. Still …
If I had no choice and had to take this case I would certainly be as professional and respectful to the accused former POTUS, well, unless the accused former POTUS was charged in the murder or rape of of a child and in front of at least 5 witnesses and the courthouse was surrounded by pitch fork tottin’ locals who were out for blood … but this guy?
Although it wasn’t televised there were eyewitness accounts from the likes of legal luminaries such as Alan Dershowitz whose description of how absurdly President Trump was treated, including his lawyers and witnesses, I mean c’mon ! He was like a chained pit bull who had been beat and conditioned since 6 years old to rip the throat out a former American POTUS!
I know that in our criminal justice system (uh, former system) the following does not matter a whit but, my father and every male in my family fought for this country in WWII, in the So Pacific, the Islands, D-Day to the Battle of the Bulge and again, so, just sayin’, if I were asked to take on this trial I would be …
If my father moved me to Columbia as a kid, to this day I would no doubt still feel somewhat like a guest (should have said that up top).
Hell, when I go down to the deep south I still feel like a guest.
So I ask, is it just me?
@ 4_Sticks:
That is worth cutting and pasting on the new thread. Some of the really old folks in here only read things on the current posting and they never go back and look at the old stuff.
Which sometimes is a bonus for me. LOL
Possum wrote:
Ditto.
Done.