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indeed, but lesson could be opposite o' what you have learned. a few thousand US troops 'coulda staved off the current humanitarian crisis for a long time and am thinking is tough to argue americans 'round the world will be safer once the US is complete gone from afghanistan. the real lesson, arguably, is that nation building can't be done on the cheap; usa keeps making that mistake. gd won't like to hear, but if your goal is nation building then more troops and treasure is the solution. however, if you wanna prevent what you have been seeing the past few weeks, and if you believe the security benefits o' preventing groups such as the taliban from gaining/regaining control o' nations such as afghanistan, then there is at least a good argument the real lesson learned here is kinda opposite o' what gd believes. am not having a dog in this race. however, am recognizing that as much as obama wanted to get out o' afghanistan, he were persuaded by the intelligence he were receiving that the long-term costs to americans were too high to get out and get out cleanly were impossible. imagine some kinda illuminati conspiracy where the clintons, george soros, and the faceless boogeymen o' the military industrial complex managed to muscle obama into maintaining an afghanistan presence is not plausible. obama lost considerable political clout keeping troops in afghanistan, and he did anyway. whatever imagined future body county he saw in his nightmares if the US withdrew from afghanistan, it were enough to dissuade a guy who had promised his voters he would do just that. converse, while is true US combat deaths in afghanistan had dropped to handful kinda numbers in recent years, those is nevertheless deaths which is difficult to place on a balance w/o needing a particular heavy counterweight to validate. how many us marines or soldiers need die in a year in afghanistan 'cause o' unspecific future security concerns which the pentagon and President either cannot or will not share with those asked to die. regardless, what gd sees as a clear lesson am betting will not be viewed 'quite so narrow by those needing make the same choices in the future. HA! Good Fun! ps only read this article moments following our posting, but while am certain gd will find unconvincing, it might cement the notion that the afghanistan lessons is not gonna be viewed through an identical lens.

so she recognizes covid-19 cases is exploding across the nation. she admits georgia emergency room admissions are up by at least 1/3 but somehow don't consider that figure alarming. seeing as how the vast majority o' those admitted to the hospital for covid-19 related problems is unvaccinated and given that +99% o' the people who need icu care or is gonna die is unvaccinated, one would think the efficacy o' the vaccine is self evident, but somehow mtg sees opposite? 'cause unvaccinated people is needing hospitalizations, the vaccine is a fail? furthermore, mtg opines full fda approval o' the vaccines should be delayed with the basis for such a delay not being a science concern but the recognition numerous states and localities will indeed choose to mandate vaccines no doubt after voting on such measures. lord knows we can't have can't have democracy decide issues o' public safety and general welfare, eh? most who watch will be dismissive o' majorie taylor greene's misinformation peddling and ignorance embrace, but am expecting the trump base and antivaxxers is doing their bestest animated bobblehead impressions as they nod along and at least silent cheer mtg stoopid. am getting that with american polarization at levels not seen in 100 years, there is no issue which is fair game, but if in 2016 you had told us a pandemic would divide americans we woulda been dubious. woulda' assumed a rally to the flag moment which likely woulda turned whomever were President into a heroic figure whether they deserved the applause or not. tell us multiple vaccines would be developed in less than a year (thanks in large part to independent darpa efforts and funding) we woulda probable dismissed as perhaps hollywood movie plot material... too good to be true. the notion conservative white americans (mostly male) would then be unwilling to take the vaccine woulda been just stoopid. antivaxx were always a thing in the US but were also relative fringe-- minority communities and hippie moms. none o' this makes sense. mtg is clear spewing nonsense. unvaccinated people is being hospitalized at rates we saw last november when no vaccine were available, and the mtg folks is just digging in with their nonsense. ... we got nothing. HA! Good Fun!

gonna need to send troops to evacuate the embassy. would be funny if it were not so ugly. HA! Good Fun!

am recognizing a low-carb diet is something we should consider. invariably we order a pizza and the urge to explore low-carb options vanishes at least temporarily. that said, am admitted at least curious 'bout low car alternatives which ain't just some kinda cheese wrapped with bacon or a cheeseburger which is served to us in multiple layers o' lettuce but sans the bun. have seen numerous recipes which call for coconut flour. the flour is not used as part o' crafting a bread substitute, but looks to be a staple for those recipes which call for a dredge before frying. maybe worth a look, right after we order a pizza. HA! Good Fun!

am not too often using what could be recognizable as a barbecue sauce for our pulled pork. after low and slow barbeque, we pull the pork and then add a bit o' moisture back to our spicy pile o' pig meat. chicken stock, white wine, dates, roma tomatoes, garlic, cider vinegar and dark molasses is the constants, but what we eventual throw in the pot, simmer and then reduce is likely changing with each iteration. even after the reduction, our sauce is gonna be relative thin. HA! Good Fun!

what china achieved in spite o' its poverty is kinda amazing, but geography were the pivotal factor. a european population a fraction o' the size o' china, constant on the edge o' starvation, would be intractable and difficult to control, especially as the native european populations had developed independent. two valleys east or west in what is now germany or france mighta had a culture evolve with its own unique traditions and languages and even when those peoples eventual began to mix, they retained their tribal identities for many centuries. china were different. two river valleys representing the near entirety o' the population, and in spite o' extremes o' poverty and starvation which woulda' driven people elsewheres to revolt (instability such as were the norm in european colonies) china had incredible cohesion over an inspiring span o' centuries. homogenous culture and a population limited to only two main waterways allowed for a bureaucracy to develop in ways not possible o' replication anywhere else on the planet save egypt which you already mentioned. unlike the tigris and euphrates, the nile flooded regularly and the flooding were instrumental in reinvigorating the rich soil which the egyptians farmed. explains why egypt enjoyed similar longevity, eh? 'course in spite o' homogenous populations and a concentrated population, poverty and starvation is ordinary disruptive to smooth running o' a government. eventual a bureaucracy will find it impossible to control a starving population... even with the benefit o' a state religion which convinces the population that suffering is natural and even godly... or somesuch. which is why chinese police power and force resources were constant directed inwards. colonization is unlikely if all efforts is focused on preventing internal strife and discord. current chinese authoritarianism and brutality is not shocking when one considers history. but again, is curious that success were exact what led to so much chinese suffering. 'cause o' the unique rivers, chinese homogenous populations grew beyond that which were achieved anywhere else. once populations grew too large to be sustainable by conventional farming, the bureaucracy were able to impose nationwide laws regarding cultivation which allowed the population to grow even further. success! 'course the success only magnified the future problem o' impossibility o' sustainability. in spite o' advantages o' geography leading to homogenous populations, china still required police power directed internal to maintain control as the chinese population suffered at levels which would (and did) drive european populations to rebellion. in a land o' plenty, the chinese eventual produced arakis like scarcity. weren't lack o' water which led to suffering. were the excess o' people which were the problem, and the excess had only been possible 'cause o' unique circumstances o' geography and culture. is easy to dismiss chinese authoritarianism and brutality as inhumane, but for much o' chinese history, the bureaucracy were trying to stave off mass starvation (and enrich themselves while developing a tradition o' improbable cronyism, but prevent famines were also a major motivation). genuine fascinating if a bit horrifying as well. HA! Good Fun!

am knowing is a double post, but is complete different and has another twitter link, so apologies in advance. am knowing this feels to many at this point like same old, same old. why is this different than all the other examples we know o' where trump tried to compel white house lawyers, military leaders or doj officials to do his illegal bidding? senator grassley would have you believe that because those lawyers, leaders and officials didn't comply, there is no crime, which is ridiculous. the problem has always been clear evidence o' intent to do illegal. the thing is, the instant case is a bit different and if you get pretty much any o' those doj officials who advised mr. pak regarding wh intentions to fire him that the wh did indeed make it know they would fire pak if he failed to contest the election results, you got clear evidence o' intent. nowadays, is near impossible to recognize a smoking gun even if you can smell gunpowder and you see a victim crumple to the floor with a bloody chest wound. this ain't the smoking gun, but somebody is gonna interview who in doj advised pak, which is gonna necessarily lead to wh connections. HA! Good Fun!

with your recent russia post, you triggered all too predictable whataboutism. am stare at the highway accident curious what your new post will trigger. HA! Good Fun!

largest economy is also utter bs. imagine a family o' four living on $100k a year in 2021 milwaukee-- hardly sooper rich by american standards. now imagine a family o' forty living on same $100k. the reason why china eventual adopted their draconian and self destructive one-child policy is 'cause o' the widespread famine. as large as is the chinese population, near all o' that population lived along two river valleys. chinese bureaucracy were indeed a marvel, but it had stretched the limits o' an agrarian society past sustainable limits. ask for per capita gdp o' chinese in the 1500s. have no idea what the numbers would be, but would be shocked if it resulted in top or best or most wealthy. china were dirt poor and were struggling yearly to stave off mass starvation event. pretend like they were some kinda enlightened exemplar o' peaceful restraint is worst kinda dark humor or just simple ignorance. HA! Good Fun!

kinda looks like the foundation o' our dream diet. add eggs and call it breakfast. add a bun and condiments and then call it lunch. add more sausage and call it a last meal. HA! Good Fun!

well, that was something. bruce campbell is getting too old for this kinda thing? HA! Good Fun!

is where we differ. am thinking it would matter very much "what he did." defending a man or woman senator from stomach churning charges which has a great deal o' evidence to support is presumptive gonna be untenable regardless o' numeric splits. keep senate majority today and lose a considerable number o' voters in the next election is not a winning strategy. you can add all kinda what ifs to make more or less plausible, but after #metoo, am thinking the democrats in particular is gonna find it difficult to sanitize a sexual harassment scandal once it inevitable becomes public. any politician who is later seen as having been covering up such a scandal is likely gonna personal pay with lost votes. maybe you see such long view pragmatism as no less skeevy than myopic and mindless defense? fair. that said, while am not able to look into hearts and minds, am thinking there is bound to be at least a couple individuals who, like romney during the trump impeachment stuff, choose conscience over practical political concerns... also recognizing these guys in the senate serve six years so if you just got reelected you personal is insulated for a good period o' time from potential backlash. gonna suggest you once again wanna oversimplify based on your they are all bad world view. HA! Good Fun!

is gonna sound like am defending gaetz. not true. have referred to him as a carnival barker many times. however, so far is not a matter o' victims coming forward and accusing gaetz o' impropriety. has been leaks regarding an fbi investigation, leaks which were amusing the result o' gaetz accusing impropriety o' the fbi investigation 'bout which almost nobody previous knew anything. has also been indictments against a co-conspirator who accuses gaetz o' a whole laundry list o' misdeeds, but the indicted co-conspirator is not an ideal witness. again, is not victims coming forward. gaetz is accused o' paying underage women for sex and other stuff, but is not difficult to see why gaetz treatment has been different compared to other sexual harassment scandals. as for voters in north carolina looking the other way regarding madison 'cawthorn's sexual improprieties and overt stoopidity, am having no response. was admitted pre election and the voters knew, so ain't like he were caught doing something bad while a Congressman, but why should that make his sexual predator antics ok with voters? trump normalized such for the republican party? if you would be offended by madison regarding his pervy and alleged assaultive beahviour, then how would you explain support for trump? the same folks voting for madison voted for trumps, so recognizing the transitive obtuse property at work... dunno. HA! Good Fun!

sounds all too likely. is a shame too 'cause is a fantastic novel and our horrible synopsis might leave a person with the impression it were corny. am NOT a fan o' vampire or zombie books or movies, but i am legend is one o' our favorite scifi novels. ‘Out of control’: Dallas County reports 3,270 coronavirus cases in 3-day total "Dallas County reported five more COVID-19 deaths and 3,270 new coronavirus cases Tuesday in totals that included the weekend." icu beds is not gonna magic appear. the thing am recalling most from reading various books 'bout spanish flu in the US were that the cities which weathered the pandemic better all approached pandemic mitigation efforts similar: they acted quickly and decisively to implement social distancing mandates. closed theatres and churches and prohibited gatherings o' more than two people. masks were required everywhere. this were early 1900s and med technology weren't what it is today, but the folks knew they were facing a deadly respiratory disease and so they implemented the limited, low-tech options they had at their disposal, the same limited options available for hundreds o' years. no surprise, those communities which responded fast and comprehensive suffered less. 2020 USA response to the pandemic were so disappointing 'cause even a brief look at history made the right response kinda obvious. unfortunate, too many people don't like to read anything longer than a twitter post. HA! Good Fun!

dog and bone show. the reason why the aforementioned democrats and republicans didn't fight is 'cause they believed (typical they were informed by party leadership) that combat would be worse than going meek. want us to predict which republicans and which democrats is gonna get the defense o' their party in spite o' scandal? we cannot do that. nevertheless, you trying to distinguish the functional indistinguishable is not the best play. HA! Good Fun!

the reason why the observation from @Guard Dog (again) is particular funny is 'cause the guy cuomo replaced, also a democrat, resigned following a scandal, a fact we reminded him o' not long ago in point o' fact when he made a similar observation. jim mcgreevey, the governor o' new jersey, also had to resign following sexual harassments claims. national, is kinda tough to forget mr. weiner, yes? elizabeth esty was big news for ten minutes. 'course, for those who think republicans haven't faced similar issues and resignations, they is deluding selves. (edit: do self a favor and google "trent franks" if you do not recall who he is. same time as franken. initial bigger scandal. quickly forgotten somehow.) truth to tell, trump and clinton stand kinda apart, so might be more accurate to observe how Presidents get a weird double-standard. but serious, is functional spam and somebody is a dog with a bone. HA! Good Fun!

am suspecting matheson, the novel's author, were not happy with goldsman. am seeming to recall matheson asking why anybody would buy movie rights just to change pivotal stuff. the point o' the title o' the book is that the main character recognizes that he has become like a monster o' legend to this new society o' vampire people which is evolving. while the vampires sleep during the day, robert neville came to them doing slaughter which would leave an indelible mark on their collective psyche long after he were dead and gone. the book vampires is intelligent and they know fear and they will remember neville as a creature outta legend the way humans o' today view vampires. the movie version o' the i am legend creatures, as were our understanding, were much more feral than the people in the book. am suspecting it woulda' been impossible for movie robert neville to carry on a romantic relationship with one o' the vampires, yes? am doubting it would make a difference, but maybe the owner o' the eyewear store could provide his employees with a copy o' the matheson novel. perhaps the prospect o' being turned into a bulletproof vampire and having forbidden and romantic relations with the last living person on earth wouldn't seem so terrifying, although such a fear would still be epic stoopid. one hurdle at a time, eh? HA! Good Fun!

am thinking this solid puts to rest the question o' whether or not owlcat is considering a delay of the release. sure, a delay appeared unlikely, but given the state o' the beta, such a move were warranted and even the hardcore owlcat fans at their boards were/are voicing concerns 'bout day 1 game stability. *shrug* had already resigned self to september being a continuation o' the beta, but am perhaps naïve in our hope that at least the first three chapters and crusade management will offer better than the current level o' stability... would also be nice if a few broken class features were addressed in the next few weeks. HA! Good Fun!

saw very little o' the movie. in novel the pathogen which transformed people into "vampires" were a bacteria initial spread by mosquitos. the bacteria could functional animate dead people and those were the zombified victims as it were. living folks who survived infection were vulnerable to direct sunlight and they would putrefy, turning into a ghastly puddle o' goo when exposed, but the victims were self aware and intelligent, and their vampire vulnerabilities (other than the aforementioned sunlight) were largely psychological in nature as 'posed to physiological... none o' which is relevant save for fact am disappointed so few have read the book. not book club fodder, but current cases per day is where we were at the end o' the first week o' november 2020, and such numbers is with recognition is summer and more people is spending non social distanced time outdoors as 'posed to indoors. am not expecting death rates to climb as dramatic as 2020, but we do expect a proportional increases, so two weeks from now am hoping am wrong in our expectation o' grim numbers once again being part of daily news cycle, save at fox. somehow is all gonna be fauci's fault, well, fauci and the vampire/zombie virus engineered by china now infecting americans 'cause o' all the illegal aliens flooding across the southern border. am not sure how to work conspiracies 'bout jewish space lasers into this, but if movie scripts is fair game then why not space lasers? HA! Good Fun!

additional unstated obvious: an employee opposed to a vaccination request from her boss may quit. the employee is not denied the option o' ending employment even if her reasoning for quitting is abject stoopid, and what could be more american than that, eh? HA! Good Fun!

correct. for three reasons: 1) deny business owners the right to chose a reasonable option to protect their workers is unamerican and lacks a rational basis. a simple vaccine significant reduces the chance that during a global pandemic which has already killed hundreds of thousands of americans, your primary asset (labor) will be interrupted or even crippled by what are now largely (not complete) avoidable outbreaks. again, we don't even blink at sharing private medical info such as eye exam results and drug tests, so suggest vaccine proof is a bridge too far for business is kinda asinine. 2) history has shown a poor response to government vaccine mandates and the current ignorance-based resistance is disproportionate to any historical analogue we could care to name. our resistance is nothing more than a practical recognition that achieving results through vaccine mandates is unlikely to produce the results many anticipate while at the same time resulting in a higher likelihood of radicalization amongst the stoopid. is far too much stoopid. 3) hhs has no authority to mandate national vaccine requirements. HA! Good Fun! ps this has been stated numerous times, so repeating feels like is patronizing, but 'pon reflection, given the current audience, is necessary. government mandate assumes it is not possible to say no to the demand for vaccination. kinda presupposed by "mandate" language. whatever. converse, and as already stated, trump or joe shopkeeper may only request employees or prospects vaccinate. no fines. no loss of liberty threat. am assuming an at will employment which is kinda the standard here in the US. employer may fire you for reason or no reason at anytime as long as reason is not violating the Constitution or some state or fed law. employee may quit at anytime. vaccination status is not gonna be one o' those select categories which precludes ending an at will employment.

unnecessary clarification: am opposed to government mandated vaccinations for civilian population. businesses, whether is corporate or sole proprietor (*eye roll*) obviously has reasonable and practical reasons for demanding prospective and current employees be vaccinated against a widespread communicable disease for which there is a readily available and free vaccination. preclude businesses from requesting employees provide so-called private medical info, such as eye test results for a pilot or driver, or drug tests results for bus drivers or train engineers, would not only be unreasonable but would be interfering with the rights o' business owners. make some kinda crazy exception to preclude vaccine status requests or prevent testing would be un american as well as just plain stoopid. edit: meanwhile, in texas... Austin in 'dire' situation with rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations, officials warn The grim outlook is also captured in new modeling released last week by researchers at the University of Texas. It placed the chance of reaching ICU capacity by the end of August at 92%, if community mitigation efforts do not slow transmission. not good news. HA! Good Fun!

we knew how it worked, but am admitting we were curious 'bout hydrogen storage. unlike the impression one might be left with watching tv and movies, gasoline don't just spontaneously explode when a person looks at it funny. 'course we also know that unlike liquid gasoline, hydrogen dissipates extreme quick, so in spite o' volatility, we weren't certain 'bout dangers. regardless, we had never bothered to look for info regarding hydrogen storage, so thanks. HA! Good Fun! ps we do wish the video woulda' covered battery end o' life and recycling issues. lithium batteries is not eco friendly when they eventual need be disposed. am not knowing much 'bout platinum batteries and their disposal or recycling.

The Pentagon Has Moved Toward Making Vaccines Mandatory For Service Members am not actual in favor o' mandated vaccines for the civilian population. past US experience with mandated vaccines, which is incontrovertibly legal btw, has been less than positive. as some o' you may have discovered this past near year-and-a-half, once you tell americans they are required to do something, some % will resist as a matter o' principle. if USA fed or state governments mandated the need to wear a warm coat when temperatures drop below freezing, then am guaranteeing you would see a disturbing spike in hypothermia deaths. that said, the military is a bit different. mandate vaccines and reach near 100% vaccination rates is not facing practical hurdles for DoD. am guessing the only reason this has not already been done were 'cause such a mandate (sans delta) would be widely criticized by the right as well as the awareness there is so many far right extremist groups with disproportionate numbers o' former military. mandate and forcibly vaccinate large numbers o' individuals who is objecting to being vaccinated will save lives and reduce unacceptable hospitalization rates, but it will result in a boost to proud boy and 3% recruiting efforts. regardless, the current right is gonna criticize this move, but looking at the covid-19 hospitalization rates in places like texas is gonna somewhat mute the braveheart moments from republican politicians trying to dramatic appeal to the trump base before the next primary or election. even folks like desantis has given up on vaccine resistance and shifted to masks. masks? whatever. regardless, am moderate surprised the Department of Defense waited as long as it did. quite likely means there is far more future proud boys, oathkeepers and 3% in the military than we had imagined, and we imagined more than a few. is not a privacy issue. we are talking 'bout a communicable disease which has already killed hundreds o' thousands o' americans in a relative brief period o' time, a disease which is spread quite easily and anonymously through ordinary public human interaction. is 'bout as not private as you can get. HA! Good Fun!