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  1. 1 hour ago, Incredulity said:

    Are the protesters breaking the law by burning down buildings for extended time periods?

    Yes. And? 

    Thought exercise time: imagine a group of Mexicans on the Mexico side of the border blocking all traffic /commerce on IH35 in protest of immigration laws. You'd probably call them economic terrorists and want far more done to them than just shutting down their bank accounts. 

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  2. 2 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

    Have caught a few minutes here and there.  Honestly, I've gotten to a point where the main thing I miss is watching/listening to Johnny Wier be SUPER gay.  He's awesome.  I don't give 1/10th of a shit about figure skating, but he and Tara are fantastic together.

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    Like, bro. Did you see the panda look? 

     

  3. Interesting read (site translated into English) 

     

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    Address of the All-Russian Officers' Assembly to the President and citizens of the Russian Federation - 31 January 2022

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    The Chairman of the "All-Russian Officers' Assembly" Colonel-General Ivashov Leonid Grigoryevich wrote an Appeal to the President and citizens of the Russian Federation "Eve of War" :

    Address of the All-Russian Officers' Assembly

    to the President and citizens of the Russian Federation

    Today humanity lives in anticipation of war. And war is the inevitable loss of life, destruction, suffering of large masses of people, the destruction of the usual way of life, the violation of the vital systems of states and peoples. A big war is a huge tragedy, someone's serious crime. It so happened that Russia was at the center of this impending catastrophe. And, perhaps, this is the first time in its history. 

    Previously, Russia (USSR) waged forced (just) wars, and, as a rule, when there was no other way out, when the vital interests of the state and society were threatened.

    And what threatens the existence of Russia itself today, and are there such threats? It can be argued that there is indeed a threat - the country is on the verge of completing its history. All vital areas, including demography, are steadily degrading, and the rate of population extinction is breaking world records. And degradation is systemic in nature, and in any complex system, the destruction of one of the elements can lead to the collapse of the entire system.

    And this, in our opinion, is the main threat to the Russian Federation. But this is a threat of an internal nature, emanating from the model of the state, the quality of power and the state of society. And the reasons for its formation are internal: the unviability of the state model, the complete incapacity and lack of professionalism of the system of power and administration, the passivity and disorganization of society. In this state, any country does not live long.

    As for external threats, they are certainly present. But, according to our expert assessment, they are not currently critical, directly threatening the existence of Russian statehood, its vital interests. On the whole, strategic stability is maintained, nuclear weapons are under reliable control, NATO forces are not building up, and they are not showing threatening activity.

    Therefore, the situation that is being whipped up around Ukraine is, first of all, artificial, mercenary in nature for some internal forces, including the Russian Federation. As a result of the collapse of the USSR, in which Russia (Yeltsin) took a decisive part, Ukraine became an independent state, a member of the UN, and in accordance with Art. 51 of the UN Charter has the right to individual and collective defence.

    The leadership of the Russian Federation has not yet recognized the results of the referendum on the independence of the DPR and LPR, while at the official level more than once, including during the Minsk negotiation process, emphasized the belonging of their territories and population to Ukraine.

    It has also been said more than once at a high level about the desire to maintain normal relations with Kiev, without singling out special relations with the DPR and LPR.

    The issue of the genocide perpetrated by Kiev in the southeastern regions was not raised either in the UN or in the OSCE. Naturally, in order for Ukraine to remain a friendly neighbor for Russia, it was necessary for it to demonstrate the attractiveness of the Russian model of the state and the system of power.

    But the Russian Federation did not become one, its development model and foreign policy mechanism of international cooperation repel almost all neighbors, and not only.

    The acquisition of Crimea and Sevastopol by Russia and their non-recognition as Russian by the international community (and, therefore, the overwhelming number of states in the world still consider them to belong to Ukraine) convincingly shows the failure of Russian foreign policy, and the unattractiveness of domestic.

    Attempts to “love” the Russian Federation and its leadership through an ultimatum and threats of the use of force are senseless and extremely dangerous.

    The use of military force against Ukraine, firstly, will call into question the existence of Russia itself as a state; secondly, it will forever make Russians and Ukrainians mortal enemies. Thirdly, there will be thousands (tens of thousands) of dead young, healthy guys on one side and on the other, which will certainly affect the future demographic situation in our dying countries. On the battlefield, if this happens, Russian troops will face not only Ukrainian military personnel, among whom there will be many Russian guys, but also military personnel and equipment from many NATO countries, and the member states of the alliance will be obliged to declare war on Russia.

    President of the Republic of Turkey R. Erdogan clearly stated which side Turkey would fight on. And it can be assumed that two Turkish field armies and a fleet will be ordered to "liberate" the Crimea and Sevastopol and possibly invade the Caucasus.  

    In addition, Russia will definitely be included in the category of countries that threaten peace and international security, will be subject to the heaviest sanctions, will turn into a pariah of the world community, and will probably be deprived of the status of an independent state.

    The president and the government, the Ministry of Defense cannot fail to understand such consequences, they are not so stupid.  

    The question arises: what are the true goals of provoking tension on the brink of war, and the possible unleashing of large-scale hostilities? And that there will be, says the number and combat composition of the groupings of troops formed by the parties - no less than one hundred thousand servicemen from each side. Russia, exposing the eastern borders, is transferring formations to the borders of Ukraine.

    In our opinion, the country's leadership, realizing that it is not capable of leading the country out of the systemic crisis, and this can lead to an uprising of the people and a change of power in the country, with the support of the oligarchy, corrupt officials, lured media and security forces, decided to activate the political line for the final destruction Russian statehood and the extermination of the indigenous population of the country.  

    And war is the means that will solve this problem in order to retain its anti-national power for a while and preserve the wealth stolen from the people. We cannot suggest any other explanation.      

    From the President of the Russian Federation, we are officers of Russia, we demand to abandon the criminal policy of provoking a war in which the Russian Federation will find itself alone against the united forces of the West, to create conditions for the implementation of Art. 3 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and resign.

    We appeal to all retired and retired military personnel, citizens of Russia with a recommendation to be vigilant, organized, support the demands of the Council of the All-Russian Officers' Assembly, actively oppose propaganda and unleashing a war, and prevent an internal civil conflict with the use of military force.

    Chairman of the All-Russian Officers' Assembly                                                                                                                     Colonel-General Ivashov L.G.

     

     

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  4. Just picked this up today from Shaker (love that place). Been looking to get into pechuga and the guy totally geeked out on this one. This one is distilled with turkey, venison, rabbit and iguana so had to give it a try. It's so delicious and a major recommendation. 

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  5. 9 minutes ago, Johnny Sack said:

    Thought Jan 6 was dumb.  But not an insurrection.  If it was, the trespasser would have brought a few guns.  

    I also find it rich from a group of people that supported the Steele Dossier and a bullshit Russian collusion hoax for years in an attempted to coup to remove a sitting president.

    It's not like leftist rioters forced a President into a bunker to save his life, and then publicly laughed about it. It was also reported 50 secret service agents were injured during the riot. It was the same riot that burned down two historical monuments. Note, not a single democrat condemned the rioters or the violence that day. None. No media personalities, no politicians, none of them. Instead they fabricated a story that Trump had protestors tear gassed, even though the DC police chief said it was his call and had nothing to do with the White House. They completely ignored the attack on an American institution that literally shut down executive functions.

    But if that wasn't bad enough. They then mocked Trump for "hiding in a bunker". While their jack boots were attacking their political opposition, they mocked the president for being forced into the bunker by the Secret Service. That's the Democrats attempting to appear to have the high ground on Jan 6 and the media going along with their vast exaggeration.

    So spare me your faux outrage.  You don't give a shit. This is all Realpolitik at this point. 

    Why was someone shot and killed in the Capitol that day? 

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  6. 7 minutes ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

    Jeezus... why are we still talking about 2020 election.... it's no wonder people could care less about politics or Washington in general....

    Let's revisit 2020 and name call to ramp up the partisan divide once again... great job. 2022 off to a great start by looking backwards.

    Because +30% of the population is happy to use the 2020 election to further their agenda to tear down democracy. But let's just not talk about that and it'll go away on its own.... 

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  7. 3 hours ago, ROFL BOX said:

    On the contrary, it has been said on many an occasion that the Founders designed our 3 legged system this way on purpose.  The ship ain't supposed to turn quickly.

    I agree on that. However, perception and awareness of that long turning of the ship into the iceberg is what I'm talking about. 

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    6 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

    I bought myself a Pax 3 for Christmas along with a set of Budkups, which are little perforated metal compartments to stuff full that supposedly makes cleaning a lot easier, as well as allowing for packing multiple rounds in advance, and for on-the-go use. 

    I'm not a lightweight but not a heavyweight in terms of my tolerance (usually smoke 1.5-2 one hitters, but mine is deeper than most; or eat ~15g of gummies at a time; or take 2-5 hits from a disposable vape pen), but I am having a hard time figuring out how to use my Pax to get me good and baked. I've used it for 3-4 separate chambers full. I have packed the Budkups as densely and tightly as physically possible, so I don't think that's the issue. 

    I have started on the lowest setting for two sessions, and incrementally done two sessions at each of the other three heat settings, and I have also just skipped the lowest setting and started on #2/yellow. 

    I feel like for as many hits as I take per session (8-10?), I ought to be good and stoned, not just kind of baked for a half hour, and then sneaking off to the bathroom to hit a hidden vape pen. 

    I've read up on it, and people say that you have to "learn how to hit it" and people compare it to sipping coffee or slowly drinking a milkshake through a straw. My most successful approach to this point is to take a slow, intermittent draw, almost like I'm trying to pull the "smoke" through the device as slowly as possible. I pull for 2-3 seconds, pause for 1-2 seconds, and repeat for as long as I have the patience to do so, and I usually stop when I feel like it ought to be doing something, but it's almost like a false sense of a normal high coming on. 

    Any advice? 

    Edit: I haven't used the app and have no intention of installing such thing on my phone. 

    I use those as it makes it easier to keep my pax clean BUT they take longer to heat up enough to get good hits. I tend to puff on it like a cigar until I know I'm getting some vapor. Also, I have noticed the high is gentler with a pax. It creeps on you. 

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