Re: Food Shortages Reports
On Sun, May 23, 2021 at 11:41 AM, WillyTex wrote:
Meat Eaters Hit Hardest as Inflation Sweeps U.S. Grocery Aisles
Alex. Stock up. It might be a good idea to get a backup freezer and portable generator, just in case. Avoid the danger that lies ahead. YMMV. MEAT HACK SHAKES GLOBE BUYERS SCRAMBLE RANSOM PAID? Largest meat producer getting back online after cyberattack
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Re: Don’t forget to sign up, everyone!
?How this will end? Hopefully with him in a prison cell or a mental institution... as indictments get closer I fully expect the crazy to ramp up even more, if that’s possible. ?Hopefully nobody else will be willing to risk prison in defense of their ever-more-unhinged fearless leader. ?
His family clearly could care less what becomes of him as long as the grift continues.?
FWIW his blog is now effectively down... that was fast. ?No worries though, the contribution link is still up. ?
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On Jun 2, 2021, at 8:40 AM, awb via groups.io <abater@...> wrote:
?It really is very sad and pathetic that trump believes this. And I do think he does believe it. He is a deluded fool with serious mental health issues that feed others who lack basic analytic skills and suffer from delusional buffoonery and gullibility. I mean, someone should take this poor bugger and get him some help. I really almost feel sorry for him, truly, except that his delusionality is coupled with far too much corruption and heartlessness. We live in a time when you have to hold your nose or look away just to keep from tearing your hair out with the frustration of being surrounded by so much crazy. I simply don't get it and probably never will. I really want it all to stop but all I can do is limit the amount of time I spend reading about trump or his sycophants. I wonder how all of this will end.
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It really is very sad and pathetic that trump believes this. And I do think he does believe it. He is a deluded fool with serious mental health issues that feed others who lack basic analytic skills and suffer from delusional buffoonery and gullibility. I mean, someone should take this poor bugger and get him some help. I really almost feel sorry for him, truly, except that his delusionality is coupled with far too much corruption and heartlessness. We live in a time when you have to hold your nose or look away just to keep from tearing your hair out with the frustration of being surrounded by so much crazy. I simply don't get it and probably never will. I really want it all to stop but all I can do is limit the amount of time I spend reading about trump or his sycophants. I wonder how all of this will end.
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On May 27, 2021, at 8:51 AM, awb via groups.io <abater@...> wrote:
?On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 08:10 AM, Sal Sunshine wrote:
Let’s hope his luck...or whatever it was... has run out. ?He likes to think of himself as a mafia boss, now he can go down like one.
they always do go down, usually in a hail of bullets...
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Re: SSgt Floyston F Bryant
Beautiful story. ?It sure would be nice if every now and then people would stop to think of the *real* cost of war... lives ended prematurely, empty seats at tables, shattered parents.
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On May 31, 2021, at 11:08 AM, Emily Mae via groups.io <emily.mae50@...> wrote:
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I wrote the following last year for a dear friend who had recently passed. She was the middle sister in this story, and as we grew up, she told us stories of Beau so that he came alive, although he died 19 years before I was born. Maybe it’s because I am a historian, but for the life of me I cannot think of those who died in our wars without thinking of the terrible holes their deaths tore in the fabric of our lives. This year, as I thought of what I might want to say about Memorial Day, it kept coming back to this: who would men like Beau have become, and what has the world lost by never knowing their children?
In the end, I decided just to rerun last year’s post from Memorial Day, because right now, anyway, I have nothing more to add:
Floyston Bryant, whose nickname was “Beau,” had always stepped in as a father to his three younger sisters when their own father fell short.
In September 1942, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He became a Staff Sergeant in the 322nd Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, nicknamed "Wray's Ragged Irregulars" after their commander Col. Stanley T. Wray. By the time Beau joined, the squadron was training with new B-17s at Dow Army Airfield near Bangor, Maine, and he hitchhiked three hours home before deploying to England so he could see his family once more.
It would be the last time. The 91st Bomb group was a pioneer bomb group, figuring out tactics for air cover. By May 1943, it was experienced enough to lead the Eighth Air Force as it sought to establish air superiority over Europe. But the 91st did not have adequate fighter support until 1944. It had the greatest casualty rate of any of the heavy bomb squadrons.
Beau was one of the casualties. On August 12, 1943, while he was on a mission, enemy flak cut his oxygen line and he died before the plane could make it back to base. He was buried in Cambridge, England, at the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, the military cemetery for Americans killed in action during WWII. He was twenty years old.
I grew up with Beau’s nephews and nieces, and we made decades of havoc and memories. But Beau's children weren't there, and neither he nor they are part of the memories.
His sisters are all gone now, along with almost all of their friends. We are all getting older, and soon no one will be left who even remembers his name.
When Beau was a teenager, he once spent a week’s paycheck on a dress for his middle sister, so she could go to a dance.
I wish you all a meaningful Memorial Day.
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I wrote the following last year for a dear friend who had recently passed. She was the middle sister in this story, and as we grew up, she told us stories of Beau so that he came alive, although he died 19 years before I was born. Maybe it’s because I am a historian, but for the life of me I cannot think of those who died in our wars without thinking of the terrible holes their deaths tore in the fabric of our lives. This year, as I thought of what I might want to say about Memorial Day, it kept coming back to this: who would men like Beau have become, and what has the world lost by never knowing their children?
In the end, I decided just to rerun last year’s post from Memorial Day, because right now, anyway, I have nothing more to add:
Floyston Bryant, whose nickname was “Beau,” had always stepped in as a father to his three younger sisters when their own father fell short.
In September 1942, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He became a Staff Sergeant in the 322nd Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, nicknamed "Wray's Ragged Irregulars" after their commander Col. Stanley T. Wray. By the time Beau joined, the squadron was training with new B-17s at Dow Army Airfield near Bangor, Maine, and he hitchhiked three hours home before deploying to England so he could see his family once more.
It would be the last time. The 91st Bomb group was a pioneer bomb group, figuring out tactics for air cover. By May 1943, it was experienced enough to lead the Eighth Air Force as it sought to establish air superiority over Europe. But the 91st did not have adequate fighter support until 1944. It had the greatest casualty rate of any of the heavy bomb squadrons.
Beau was one of the casualties. On August 12, 1943, while he was on a mission, enemy flak cut his oxygen line and he died before the plane could make it back to base. He was buried in Cambridge, England, at the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, the military cemetery for Americans killed in action during WWII. He was twenty years old.
I grew up with Beau’s nephews and nieces, and we made decades of havoc and memories. But Beau's children weren't there, and neither he nor they are part of the memories.
His sisters are all gone now, along with almost all of their friends. We are all getting older, and soon no one will be left who even remembers his name.
When Beau was a teenager, he once spent a week’s paycheck on a dress for his middle sister, so she could go to a dance.
I wish you all a meaningful Memorial Day.
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Re: Annals of Self-Beclowning
On Sun, May 30, 2021 at 10:04 AM, WillyTex wrote:
"Adolf Hitler adamantly rejected socialist ideas, dismantled or banned left-leaning parties and disapproved of trade unions."? - Glenn Kessler
Nazi is short for the National Socialist German Workers’ Party
First, is twitchy where you go to brush up on history?? "?Twitchy is a conservative website "revolving around provocative commentary on Twitter."?The website aggregates tweets, creating stories and organizing them into short posts."?Twitchy was founded by Michelle Malkin in 2012. In December 2013, the website was sold to, a conservative Christian broadcasting corporation...." - Wikipedia
I think you like to know what all sides are thinking and how they are getting their information.? A good thing, honestly.? It is misinformation and disinformation that is responsible for the ongoing assault on our democracy, flawed as it is.??
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“You know, Nazis were the National Socialist Party. Just like the Democrats are now a national socialist party.”
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Those who apparently do not know history are doomed to make basic mistakes.
It seems so simple. The official name of the Adolf Hitler’s political party — the Nazis — had the word “socialist” in it. Ergo, it must have been a socialist party. And that means that Democrats, some of whom call themselves socialists, must be Nazis. Or something like that.
The full name of Hitler’s party was Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei. In English, that translates to National Socialist German Workers’ Party. But it was not a socialist party; it was a right-wing, ultranationalist party dedicated to racial purity, territorial expansion and anti-Semitism — and total political control.
The Nazi party was largely supported by small-business men and conservative industrialists, not the proletariat. Still, left-wing parties such as the Communists and Social Democrats were major parties in 1920s Germany so the inclusion of “socialist” in the party’s name was attractive to working-class voters who might also be anti-Semitic. Hitler adamantly rejected socialist ideas, dismantled or banned left-leaning parties and disapproved of trade unions.
We suggest Greene brush up on her history of the Nazi party. It was not a “socialist” party and cannot be compared, either in the United States or in Europe, to today’s socialists. She earns Four Pinocchios. - Glenn Kessler, Washington Post
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Re: Annals of Self-Beclowning
"Adolf Hitler adamantly rejected socialist ideas, dismantled or banned left-leaning parties and disapproved of trade unions."? - Glenn Kessler
Nazi is short for the National Socialist German Workers’ Party
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Re: Don’t forget to sign up, everyone!
On Fri, May 28, 2021 at 09:46 AM, WillyTex wrote:
Whether you define yourself as an ex-cult member is up to you.
That's funny! Unless you want to call being banned from meditating inside the golden dome cult-like behavior. YMMV.
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Re: Nothing To See Here Move Along
On Fri, May 28, 2021 at 11:43 AM, WillyTex wrote:
racist conspiracy theory
Wait! You mean Facebook was banning posts that Covod-19 was man-made? This is just outrageous!
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On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 11:26 AM, WillyTex wrote:
This is the sitcom where Chandler remains age 29 for 9 years.
Review: A gauzy, tear-filled reunion for ‘Friends’ actors
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Re: Don’t forget to sign up, everyone!
On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 01:18 PM, Emily Mae wrote:
Whether you define yourself as an ex-cult member is up to you.
That's funny! Unless you want to call being banned from meditating inside the golden dome cult-like behavior. YMMV.
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Re: Nothing To See Here Move Along
"That the Covid pandemic could’ve leaked from a lab in Wuhan went from terrible, racist conspiracy theory to plausible overnight for the mainstream media, without a shred of accountability."
Corrupt Media's About Face on Lab-Leak Theory
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Re: Annals of Self-Beclowning
On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 10:48 AM, Sal Sunshine wrote:
Your pettiness is really showing Willy. ?
Demanding we wear masks isn't the president's job. YMMV.
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Re: Annals of Self-Beclowning
But that’s all they got...the minute whatever is left of the fading, rusty glow of the Trump mystique, the last shimmer of which I predict will disappear the moment he’s indicted... will be the moment anyone with any sanity left will recognize what’s left of their party is indeed going somewhere: ?off the nearest cliff. ?And I also believe that will be the moment of greatest danger, hopefully Congress and others are protected. ?Which shouldn’t be necessary of course, but even if they never win another election the GOP has succeeded in at least partially turning this country into a banana republic. It’s the only thing they’re good at.
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Speaking of the few Republicans that are making opposing bets - The Six-pack Scaredy-cat Ryan is making a comeback!
Paul Ryan, a critic of the former President in the past, is expected to say
at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California,
that Republicans must move away from the "populist appeal of one
personality" because "then we're not going anywhere."
Indeed - can't believe he ever got elected. Too many wackos in Florida
DeSantis is a clown who I predict will be toast the minute Trump is indicted. He seems to be confusing himself with a king or a tinpot dictator. ?None of these laws will hold up. How did this fool ever get there on the first place? ?He has all the charisma of a piece of wood. ?On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 07:17 AM, WillyTex wrote:
so easily influenced by made up nonsense it's sad to see.?
Reporter tries to dunk on DeSantis, he completely clowns her and gets a standing ovation
This is what I said about a Miami Private School run by conspiracy theorists:? "Hmmm, I see.? They seem to be saying just standing next to a vaccinated person takes away female menstruation?? What about the young'uns in pre-school? Will they just never conceive?? The? anti-vaxxers are so consumed by fear, so confused, and so easily influenced by made up nonsense it's sad to see." This is the "surely will end up in court" bill that DeSantis signed.? The question was whether or not he did it for Trump.? You decide:??
- All Floridians?treated unfairly by Big Tech platforms will have the right to sue companies that violate this law — and win monetary damages. This reform safeguards the rights of every Floridian by requiring social media companies to be transparent about their content moderation practices and give users proper notice of changes to those policies, which prevents Big Tech bureaucrats from “moving the goalposts” to silence viewpoints they don’t like.
- The Attorney General of Florida can bring action against technology companies that violate this law,?under Florida’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. If social media platforms are found to have violated antitrust law, they will be restricted from contracting with any public entity. That “antitrust violator” blacklist?imposes real consequences for Big Tech oligopolies’ bottom line.
- Big Tech is prohibited from de-platforming Floridian political candidates. The Florida Election Commission will impose fines of $250,000 per day on any social media company that de-platforms any candidate for statewide office, and $25,000 per day for de-platforming candidates for non-statewide offices. Any Floridian can block any candidate they don’t want to hear from, and that is a right that belongs to each citizen — it’s not for Big Tech companies to decide.
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Re: Annals of Self-Beclowning
Speaking of the few Republicans that are making opposing bets - The Six-pack Scaredy-cat Ryan is making a comeback!
Paul Ryan, a critic of the former President in the past, is expected to say
at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California,
that Republicans must move away from the "populist appeal of one
personality" because "then we're not going anywhere."
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Indeed - can't believe he ever got elected. Too many wackos in Florida
DeSantis is a clown who I predict will be toast the minute Trump is indicted. He seems to be confusing himself with a king or a tinpot dictator. ?None of these laws will hold up. How did this fool ever get there on the first place? ?He has all the charisma of a piece of wood. ?On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 07:17 AM, WillyTex wrote:
so easily influenced by made up nonsense it's sad to see.?
Reporter tries to dunk on DeSantis, he completely clowns her and gets a standing ovation
This is what I said about a Miami Private School run by conspiracy theorists:? "Hmmm, I see.? They seem to be saying just standing next to a vaccinated person takes away female menstruation?? What about the young'uns in pre-school? Will they just never conceive?? The? anti-vaxxers are so consumed by fear, so confused, and so easily influenced by made up nonsense it's sad to see." This is the "surely will end up in court" bill that DeSantis signed.? The question was whether or not he did it for Trump.? You decide:??
- All Floridians?treated unfairly by Big Tech platforms will have the right to sue companies that violate this law — and win monetary damages. This reform safeguards the rights of every Floridian by requiring social media companies to be transparent about their content moderation practices and give users proper notice of changes to those policies, which prevents Big Tech bureaucrats from “moving the goalposts” to silence viewpoints they don’t like.
- The Attorney General of Florida can bring action against technology companies that violate this law,?under Florida’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. If social media platforms are found to have violated antitrust law, they will be restricted from contracting with any public entity. That “antitrust violator” blacklist?imposes real consequences for Big Tech oligopolies’ bottom line.
- Big Tech is prohibited from de-platforming Floridian political candidates. The Florida Election Commission will impose fines of $250,000 per day on any social media company that de-platforms any candidate for statewide office, and $25,000 per day for de-platforming candidates for non-statewide offices. Any Floridian can block any candidate they don’t want to hear from, and that is a right that belongs to each citizen — it’s not for Big Tech companies to decide.
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Re: North Island Wildlife Rescue
On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 10:54 AM, Sal Sunshine wrote:
Omg how adorable! ?I love bears. ?What a great place to volunteer at.
Sal
Yes it is very rewarding to contribute to this wonderful place. Over 800 injured animals are brought in every year. They do very necessary work.
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Re: Annals of Self-Beclowning
Indeed - can't believe he ever got elected. Too many wackos in Florida
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DeSantis is a clown who I predict will be toast the minute Trump is indicted. He seems to be confusing himself with a king or a tinpot dictator. ?None of these laws will hold up. How did this fool ever get there on the first place? ?He has all the charisma of a piece of wood. ?On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 07:17 AM, WillyTex wrote:
so easily influenced by made up nonsense it's sad to see.?
Reporter tries to dunk on DeSantis, he completely clowns her and gets a standing ovation
This is what I said about a Miami Private School run by conspiracy theorists:? "Hmmm, I see.? They seem to be saying just standing next to a vaccinated person takes away female menstruation?? What about the young'uns in pre-school? Will they just never conceive?? The? anti-vaxxers are so consumed by fear, so confused, and so easily influenced by made up nonsense it's sad to see." This is the "surely will end up in court" bill that DeSantis signed.? The question was whether or not he did it for Trump.? You decide:??
- All Floridians?treated unfairly by Big Tech platforms will have the right to sue companies that violate this law — and win monetary damages. This reform safeguards the rights of every Floridian by requiring social media companies to be transparent about their content moderation practices and give users proper notice of changes to those policies, which prevents Big Tech bureaucrats from “moving the goalposts” to silence viewpoints they don’t like.
- The Attorney General of Florida can bring action against technology companies that violate this law,?under Florida’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. If social media platforms are found to have violated antitrust law, they will be restricted from contracting with any public entity. That “antitrust violator” blacklist?imposes real consequences for Big Tech oligopolies’ bottom line.
- Big Tech is prohibited from de-platforming Floridian political candidates. The Florida Election Commission will impose fines of $250,000 per day on any social media company that de-platforms any candidate for statewide office, and $25,000 per day for de-platforming candidates for non-statewide offices. Any Floridian can block any candidate they don’t want to hear from, and that is a right that belongs to each citizen — it’s not for Big Tech companies to decide.
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Re: North Island Wildlife Rescue
Awesome Ann - very cure bear pups!
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On May 27, 2021, at 9:39 AM, awb via < abater@...> wrote:
Every Friday I volunteer at the wildlife rescue in Errington. We mostly treat and release birds including eagles, owls and ravens (among many others) as well as bears. Here is a video of some of the cubs that have been rescued and rehabbed for later release.
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Re: Annals of Self-Beclowning
DeSantis is a clown who I predict will be toast the minute Trump is indicted. He seems to be confusing himself with a king or a tinpot dictator. ?None of these laws will hold up. How did this fool ever get there on the first place? ?He has all the charisma of a piece of wood.
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On May 27, 2021, at 4:16 PM, Emily Mae via groups.io <emily.mae50@...> wrote:
?On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 07:17 AM, WillyTex wrote:
so easily influenced by made up nonsense it's sad to see.?
Reporter tries to dunk on DeSantis, he completely clowns her and gets a standing ovation
This is what I said about a Miami Private School run by conspiracy theorists:? "Hmmm, I see.? They seem to be saying just standing next to a vaccinated person takes away female menstruation?? What about the young'uns in pre-school? Will they just never conceive?? The? anti-vaxxers are so consumed by fear, so confused, and so easily influenced by made up nonsense it's sad to see." This is the "surely will end up in court" bill that DeSantis signed.? The question was whether or not he did it for Trump.? You decide:??
- All Floridians?treated unfairly by Big Tech platforms will have the right to sue companies that violate this law — and win monetary damages. This reform safeguards the rights of every Floridian by requiring social media companies to be transparent about their content moderation practices and give users proper notice of changes to those policies, which prevents Big Tech bureaucrats from “moving the goalposts” to silence viewpoints they don’t like.
- The Attorney General of Florida can bring action against technology companies that violate this law,?under Florida’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. If social media platforms are found to have violated antitrust law, they will be restricted from contracting with any public entity. That “antitrust violator” blacklist?imposes real consequences for Big Tech oligopolies’ bottom line.
- Big Tech is prohibited from de-platforming Floridian political candidates. The Florida Election Commission will impose fines of $250,000 per day on any social media company that de-platforms any candidate for statewide office, and $25,000 per day for de-platforming candidates for non-statewide offices. Any Floridian can block any candidate they don’t want to hear from, and that is a right that belongs to each citizen — it’s not for Big Tech companies to decide.
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