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As the saying goes, "All's fair in love and war." These are not peaceful times. The DOJ managed to elevate Hunter's case to a level that seems inappropriate. At the same time, they avoided prosecuting Trump until it was too late. (Justice in America? What justice?) In the grand scheme of things, that is the real crime. It is angering that on the one hand we have corruption going unchecked, and on the other a president who has to be taken to task for protecting his son. Compared to Trump's pardons, Biden's pardon seems benign (except for the blanket part). The optics of Biden's pardon are horrible and he does come across as aloof at times. It's not the first time he's reneged on a promise and the price to pay for both reversals is steep. That's also aggravating.

Perhaps it wasn't right. . . but are these normal times? The good guys are going to be held to higher standard than the bad, I'm afraid. I am happy at the poke in the eye to the republicans, but enormously frustrated at the palaver of it all.

I will remain of mixed mind over it for now.

Ugh. This thread is reminding me to have a talk w Mr SK to make sure we're both being sufficiently careful.

We have yet to have a package stolen from our front porch, which is sort of encouraging, but I'm sure it will happen eventually!
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Had stomach trouble that is still going on. I was delighted when I found that I could find things at Chipotle that I could eat.

Have you run an internet speed test on Speedtest.org?

How does the result compare to the speed your providers are promising?

@AndyD He has always demanded fealty from his underlings, and he made the mistake (in his mind) during his first administration of having people in his cabinet who didn't execute his every instruction.

He's a sucker for praise, and the so-called adults he's surrounding himself this time around are getting their respective jobs because they have kowtowed to him. They have few scruples and their own agendas, so they won't do anything to stop him.

I doubt that his party in the legislative branch (which has the majority) will have the guts to speak out either. We saw some of condemn him after January 6th and then cave and support him eventually. If he declared martial law, you won't see legislators fighting to get into the Capitol building to vote against the president as the South Koreans just did after theirs declared martial law.

eta: The Kash Patel Principle, or creating power ministries .

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/the-kash-patel-principle/ar-AA1v3mns

Hi, @Jodi !

Food deserts and the Robinson-Patman Act.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/the-mystery-of-food-deserts/ar-AA1v4dJA

@pique said in For Pique:

If they don't want to do something, they just lie down and refuse to move. Game over.

Newfoundlands make dandy doorstops, too.

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Anything you type into a computer or other device, if that device is connected to the internet, it is not private. This has always been true. And you can't erase it, either. Just be circumspect in your communications you wish to keep private. Use the phone (land line?) or write a letter. Or meet in person.

I encourage all of you to check out ProPublica, if you haven't already. Best reporting I've seen in a long, long time.

I'm as baffled as anyone else, and I am supposed to be "up on" E. Asia.
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Gonna go ask a colleague.

So should I get a shot of yogurt in my brain then? 😛

J/k... Maybe I'll read the article before I make any other stupid jokes. 😁

Cool, thanks for posting this link! 🙂

A version of capsule hotels in Japan, except people live in the sleeping pod arrangement all the time.

I couldn't do it.

Just puttin' it out there - I am NOT the ChatGPT Sermonator. Mine are better - and shorter.