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U.S. law prohibits the depiction of living individuals on currency and coins. This tradition aims to avoid the appearance of a monarchy and has been in place since an 1866 Act of Congress.

Since when do laws matter to Republicans in power?

And illegal

Of course. Another illegal act.

He was a bit of a hero on local social media...

"In South Shore this week, federal agents approached or entered nearly every apartment in a five-story building that was raided, and U.S. citizens were among those detained for hours, residents and witnesses told the Sun-Times."

(They ziplined down from blackhawk helicopters, flashbanged and broke their way into apartments.)

https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/10/02/as-dhs-claims-hundreds-of-arrests-in-chicago-advocates-launch-independent-dashboard-to-track-deportations

There seems to be a misconception about what the vaccine/boosters accomplish. They don't seem to keep you from catching Covid - but what they are really good at is keeping you from spiraling down into needing to go to the hospital. The jury still seem to be out as to whether additional boosters are needed to keep an infection from needing hospital care.

If there was ever a perfect time for a coup...

Saw this today:

In short, the REAL reason DJT is suddenly sending troops into Portland, Oregon — in case it felt random. Literally -- follow the money. Let me explain…
Yesterday, (Sept. 27th), I shared DJT's post on Truth Social:
“At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect war-ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists. I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary.”
Out of nowhere, he declared Portland “war ravaged” and ordered in troops.
Oregon officials — Gov. Tina Kotek, Mayor Keith Wilson — immediately said it was nonsense.
Portland was calm.
No one had asked for help.
Local leaders flatly told DJT the number of troops needed was 0.
So why Oregon? Why now?
Let's follow the money, beloved.
No. Literally.
Bc here’s the part that got buried in the noise these last few weeks.
How about Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon has been investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s financial network for over 3 years now.
On Sept. 9th, he introduced the 'Produce Epstein Treasury Records Act', a bill designed to compel Treas. Sec. Scott Bessent to release ALL of Epstein’s suspicious financial activity reports to the Senate.
This legislation is part of Wyden’s ongoing effort to trace the BILLIONS of dollars flowing through Epstein’s accounts and uncover the financial enablers of his crimes.
Wyden’s team has already seen glimpses — more than $1.5 BILLION in suspicious transactions, including:
✓ Over 4,7k wire transfers totaling approximately $1.1B processed through Epstein’s JPMorgan Chase account.
✓ Payments to women from Eastern European countries, the regions where many of Epstein’s alleged victims originated.
✓ Transfers through sanctioned Russian banks, used to process payments tied to sex trafficking.
✓ Involvement of other major financial institutions, including Deutsche Bank, Bank of New York Mellon, and Bank of America, which facilitated roughly $1.9B in Epstein-linked transactions.
✓ Investments tied to billionaire Peter Thiel, including $40M in Valar Ventures that has grown to roughly $170M — the largest asset of Epstein’s estate.

• And he’s also pressing JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon to explain WHY THE HELL the bank continued to do business with Epstein long AFTER his 2008 conviction.
  Now... if y'all remember, just a few days after Wyden's bill (and 2 days before DJT made the post about sending troops to Portland (Sept. 25th)), I was sharing how the House Oversight Committee received a 3rd batch of documents from Epstein’s estate, including calendars, call logs, and cash ledgers.
  These are NOT Treasury financial reports - BUT, they complement Wyden’s investigation by showing operational patterns, interactions, and the broader context of Epstein’s network, just in general.
  In shorter words, and to make it plain: the timing of DJT's troop deployment comes just DAYS after Wyden escalated the Treasury financial investigation, and just 2 days AFTER the new Epstein documents were released to Congress.
  Coincidence? I sure tf don't think so.
  And that’s not just Oregon news.
  That’s the kind of story that could expose powerful men, global banks, and YEARS of cover-ups.
  Not that I need to say this... but I think by now we all know this is NOT about “law and order” in Portland. smh.
  So, in these kinds of instances, it's best to look for what they don't want you to see.
  It is, once again IMHO, a headline-grabbing distraction.
  By sending troops, DJT shifts attention away --AGAIN-- from the financial and operational investigations that could expose powerful people and institutions connected to Epstein.
  And there’s one more layer we can't ignore.
  Sending troops into Portland isn’t just a distraction — it’s a message.
  It’s DJT showing Oregon (and every other state that dares to dig too deep) that the federal government can come for you if you step out of line.
  It’s about intimidating the home base of the senator who’s pulling on the financial threads of the Epstein network.
  It’s about making the “Wyden-Epstein story” look like a local political scuffle instead of a global financial scandal.
  It’s about rebranding a city known for protests and investigative journalism as “war-ravaged” — so anything coming out of it can be dismissed as chaos.
  THIS is how you bury a money trail:
  By flooding the news cycle with “troops” and “riots” and “law and order,” you turn the place where the investigation originates into a circus — and hope the public looks away from the billion-dollar question.
  So no, DJT suddenly sending troops into Portland wasn’t random IMHO.
  And the scope of the story is no longer just about Epstein, banks, or Congress:
  – It’s about how power and media attention can be manipulated to bury inconvenient truths;
  – It’s about drowning out the story that actually matters — the money trail;
  – And it’s about sending a warning shot at the people and places digging for those answers.
  As always, sources in comments.
  Hope this helped.
  ~Ms. G, J.D. ️

Most recent escalation were border control/ICE boats with gun toting goons cruising down the popular portion of the Chicago river/riverwalk right downtown. Normalizing military sightings??

We've switched to Cosmic crisp apples after finding them at a "pick your own" farm last fall.

@ShiroKuro said in Sunlight exposure - risks vs. benefits:

@Rontuner said in Sunlight exposure - risks vs. benefits:

There are vibration plate models with support handles if balance is an issue, but we got one of the Lifepro models that went for around $200?? I can look up the model if you want!

Yes, that would be most appreciated!

So do you just stand on it and try to maintain your balance while it vibrates? For how long? Every day?

It's really up to you. The vibration speed is up to you and it doesn't move very much so it doesn't seem a challenge to us to maintain balance. Squats, twists and any upper body things you may do standing. Even just sitting on it is supposed to be helpful. There are also step up, step down types of things, and more advanced challenges but it sounded like those aren't right for you? Also planks with either hands, knees or feet on platform. Probably lots to find online. Maybe 3x/week?

I think this is the one I purchased: https://lifeprofitness.com/products/hovert-3d-vibration-plate-machine

Got my flu shot last week. Guess I'll look around for a Covid shot next week. My plan is to go to CVS which seems to have novavax here in Illinois

Just one of those random "well this works too" kindof observation. The little pointy thing is most likely a plug for those types of squirters on bottles meant to store with the cap down.

The vibration plate and a rebounder (Bellicon - lymph movement and more bone density for MrsTuner) are the only real "equipment" in the apartment, but we've both had recoveries from surgeries and rounds of physical therapies over the years. MrsTuner was very active in yoga and pilates until her recent shoulder replacement, so learned that there is a lot that can be accomplished in the room it takes to roll out a yoga mat or tube for fascia rolling (she swears by the melt method - has video membership). Lots of resistance bands/tubes with a little anchor to hook in a door gives any of the weight training that we a currently practicing.

There are vibration plate models with support handles if balance is an issue, but we got one of the Lifepro models that went for around $200?? I can look up the model if you want!

We've added a vibration plate to the circuit in our apartment. Mixed data on the effect targeting bone density, but even sitting on it or doing a kneeling plank is possible if you have foot issues. We got one of the Lifepro models which has worked well for us. MrsTuner has bone density issues and is doing what she can to improve.

Time for police to arrest ICE contract workers? I think this should be the norm for contractors without visible ID or warrents.

We will be on our way to Door County for a little break! But MrsTuner was interested in watching.

Gone - Land of the Free and Home of the Brave. Republicans replaced that with Be Afraid of "Them" and the Government will tell you what to do and say.

sad

What?!? Maybe Kirk was too far left for this group?

https://www.newsweek.com/groyper-charlie-kirk-shooting-nick-fuentes-2129114

"As authorities investigate the motive, online speculation has turned toward extremist factions that once targeted Kirk—specifically, Fuentes' "Groyper Army," which has long accused him of being insufficiently radical."

Looking more and more like a professional job to rile up the base and distract from the pedos and pedo protectors in power... (and probably a not-so veiled threat to any others that might step out of line. . . I'll go back in my bunker now.)

Saw this today:

Journalist and college professor Stacey Patton goes viral by penning a stunningly powerful statement about how she was on Charlie Kirk’s “digital hit list” and recounting the horror that he inflicted on her.
We cannot allow this tragic assassination to whitewash Kirk’s legacy…
“I am on Charlie Kirk’s hit list,” Patton wrote to her 215,000 followers on Facebook. “His so-called ‘Professor Watchlist,’ run under the umbrella of Turning Point USA, is nothing more than a digital hit list for academics who dare to speak truth to power. I landed there in 2024 after writing commentary that inflamed the MAGA faithful. And once my name went up, the harassment machine roared to life.”
“For weeks my inbox and voicemail were deluged. Mostly white men spat venom through the phone: ‘bitch,’ ‘cnt,’ ‘n***r.’ They threatened all manner of violence,” she continued.
“They overwhelmed the university’s PR lines and the president’s office with calls demanding that I be fired,” Patton wrote. “The flood was so relentless that the head of campus security reached out to offer me an escort, because they feared one of these keyboard soldiers might step out of his basement and come do me harm.”
“And I am not unique,” she added.
“Kirk’s Watchlist has terrorized legions of professors across this country. Women, Black faculty, queer scholars, basically anyone who challenged white supremacy, gun culture, or Christian nationalism suddenly found themselves targets of coordinated abuse,” Patton wrote.
“Some received death threats. Some had their jobs threatened. Some left academia entirely. Kirk sent the loud message to us: speak the truth and we will unleash the mob!” she continued.
“That is the culture of violence Charlie Kirk built. He normalized violence. He curated it, monetized it, and sicced it on anyone who dared to puncture his movement’s lies,” she wrote.
“And now, in the wake of his shooting, there’s all this national outpouring of mourning, moments of silence, yellow prayer hands, and tributes painting him as a civil debater,” Patton continued. “But the truth is that Kirk and his foot soldiers spent years terrorizing educators, trying to silence us with harassment and fear!”
“And now the same violence he unleashed on others has come full circle.”
“But what i find especially jarring is the dissonance in public mourning for a smug white man whose life work was actively hostile to certain groups,” she continued. “Kirk spent years demonizing LGBTQ people, mocking gun survivors, spewing racism about Black folks, and pushing policies that literally shorten lives.”
“It is so revolting to watch a bipartisan wave of grief sweep over this hateful racist as if he was a neutral community servant,” she concluded.
This is pure unvarnished truth from Patton. Charlie Kirk did not deserve what happened to him, but nor did his victims deserve the hell that he unleashed on them. If Americans are going to build a more peaceful future for ourselves we must condemn political violence while also condemning the hateful, bigoted rhetoric that made Kirk a multimillionaire.