Biden mansion in Florida purchased for him by Ukraine Oligarchs...he sold it in 2016 for $1.3 million, asked for 6
Ugghh...
better test them for covid, i suppose
It's almost as if China and Russia don't really respect Joe Biden .
This whole thing feels ugly on every level.
I can't even fathom how many people will die if they go through with this.
I have used them on hardwoods in Hawaii. I don't remember the brand but I know the Dewalt ones and have used them too. For what you are describing, they work great and are nice and quiet.
Sharp chain is everything, of course.
You can probably get a reasonably priced inverter/solar panel setup at a Harbor freight-type place for under $200 and be able to charge those batteries off-grid.
I'm actually a little irritated I don't have that already.
I forgot about electric chainsaws.
Display MoreI fully appreciate your post. I, a third generation veteran, have experienced changed in perspective as I aged and matured. I tend to focus on U.S. participation (or lack of). Yes, context counts.
Our battle for independence from England was a decision yet fought on our soil and inevitable IMO. So the first war was good, according to Americans, by and large ...and bad to Brits, by and large. Same with the War of 1812.
The Civil War was very devastating for both the North and South ... yet both sides found a way to glorify it for various reasons.
The Indian campaigns facilitated expansion to the West but were horrific (and genocidal) ... but the U.S. wouldn't have become what it is without them.
The Spanish American War was an effort on the U.S.'s part to lay claim to the Western Hemisphere as its own (and, again, the U.S. wouldn't be the same, otherwise).
WWI was the U.S. picking sides in a European war that was the worst the world had seen (until a few years later with WWII) but the entry of the U.S. finally cut it short.
WWII was a global conflict against fascism and we were attacked (I, personally, think that it might have been our one true just war).
Korea and Vietnam were proxy wars with communist China and the Soviet Union but they caused great death and destruction for the locals.
The Cold War was (is?) held our people and theirs as psychological hostages, fearing each other for or very lives.
The Middle East conflicts were rationalized actions of 'eliminating terrorism' (what a concept) by destroying places and people as an answer to a dozen Arabic extremists committing a terrible crime on our soil (but it also made a president or two seem more 'warrior like' and made stock holders richer - at a terrible cost to our soldiers, their families and the national treasury).
And so we're here ... on the brink with nobody really knowing what will come of it.
We've come a long way .... to nowhere.
When I was younger I actually bought what was taught out of public school history books, lock and barrel. Now, more detail came to light.
It is truly a complicated history with the 'devil' ever present in the details.
i enjoyed reading that.
Here we are in the middle of nowhere.
Reminds me of Donnie Darko and Tears for Fears.
Display MoreSorry if I dissect you piece by piece. LOL.
"It's amazing to study cultures that use plant medicines to activate larger portions of their neo-cortex and discover that they generally lack, as part of their cultural identity, the overall arrogance "orthodox theistic " cultures carry. I would include the western scientific community in the latter...as they have evolved into one of the most devoutly religious groups when it comes to defending their 'higher truth concept/s'."
Part of this reminds me of something.
Take the finest spices: of liquid myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet-smelling cinnamon half as much, that is, two hundred and fifty, and of aromatic cane two hundred and fifty. (Exodus 30:23, RSV)
This is the formula of the anointing oil used in the Bible. "qaneh bosem" is the Hebrew words that are translated "Aromatic cane". Now this plant is not used today because it contains a know carcinogen. So to me it is unlikely that this is an accurate translation. "qaneh bosem" can also be translated "cannabis". That would make much more sense. Here's a link. The information isn't just from one source but this is a clear rendering.
It would not surprise me to find out The Jeester used ganj.
In Michael Polin's book , The Botany of Desire, he shared info on research into what cannabis does in the brain. Apparently there are gobs of THC receptors in the brain and they deal with muting and unmuting how much of literal reality we perceive. The idea is that we would be completely overwhelmed if we had direct 1:1 relationship with it.
Like in the Matrix movie where the people who were unplugged could only view the matrix in coded form because their computer translators could not handle the it all.
So, the THC from cannabis interrupts that governing system and shifts things.
i find it makes me super anxious and would only consider using it orally in micro-dose amounts for sleep and dreams...or ,if I was using it in smokable form, when I had something physical to do like a long run or hike.
I make components for the charging systems so I know a little about them.
I had a feeling you might be tied in.
Do you know if they are they hardened in any way for EMP stuff?
Check iiiiitttttt out!
more baseless propaganda.
Go get him Joe!
Isn't that exactly what Putin AND Zelensky accused the US of doing?
Like these guys are all on the same propaganda team.
I'm sure none of it is real.
My fixation on Trump is for good reason, and I won't let it go until he's been ruined. How can I trust the good faith of people willing to vote in a man like that, whatever their justification? Which is very often (though definitely not always) plain ol' contempt for their fellow *Americans*?
Remember the 90's when Clinton got a blowjob and Republicans claimed that 'character matters'? I believed them at the time, and identified as a Republican for another decade after that. Trump has conclusively proven that this was 100% bullshit.
Turns out that character does in fact matter. Trump and his supporters literally tried to over-turn an election certified by the states and the courts. When people show me who they are, I tend to believe them.
Yeah...ok man...and you admit voting for Joe Biden but have no similar axe to grind against that POS in regards to character?
smell ya later
I have to disagree with you there. Charing has come a long way in a short time. When you plug in at home it's not like firing up a welder. Probably less than your average electric dryer. It's a much slower charge, less stress on the grid. And on the road with the super chargers you are actually pulling from a battery pack. Not direct from the grid. The charging stations trickle charge when possible and pull more during off peak hours.
That's interesting info.
246 plus years with small breaks here and there.
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Well, not to split hairs, cause I agree with you, but I would make the case that the actual essence of this conflict goes back a few thousand years.
I was just referring to the role of broadcast media as full time state propaganda.
I believe peace is a verb, not a by-product, and as it is or goes with humans, we tend to put more energy into methods of controlling conflict than we do resolving it. At least that's what history and my own life has shown me.
We are caught managing symptoms in avoidance of being held accountable for the cause.
Like when Luke Skywalker takes off Darth Vader's mask only to see his own face.
Well this is what countries do in times of war, they manufacture war propaganda. I have seen some great old videos on the stuff from prior wars. Propaganda is a weapon of course and nothing is off limits in war.
Indeed...but in that sense, I think we have been at war for 50 plus years
This is happening in Italy:
Well, the Globalists and 80 million Americans who prefer them over whateverthefuck Trump thought he was doing.
again...weird.
I don't claim the false certainty that election-deniers claim. The courts have spoken. Even Trump's own appointees didn't take a stand for him- because he had no proof of anything.
And he'll never get close to the White House again. The Globalist have had enough of his shit.
The are still cases going on filed by people in state legislatures. You seem more fixated on Trump than anyone else here. It's not about putting Trump back in the WH, IMO.
It's about having fair elections. It is the keystone to having a free country. Understanding what happened in 2020 in terms of fraud and in many years past. I have never voted because I have never trusted their system...it has never really affected me until now. So, I have decided to pay much closer attention.
All the D.A.s and school board members fucking up our society were put in power by elections.
Your Trump fixation might be the plank in your eye.
YMMV
Display MoreWow, there is so much there. I may have to read this several times to absorber all of it. Please don't think I'm complaining. What you say is rich and takes me a while to digest.
My first impressions are that you write in the Spirit. Inspired means that God breaths into you. It confirms what I already know. We don't have to know everything to know
what we need to know. My father told me "A man with an experience is never at the mercy of a man with an argument."
"experiential religion based upon revelation" This is the foundation of my belief system. I have classical Christian beliefs but without my experiences they are lifeless.
It takes both beliefs and experiences and more. You have to pursue God and you have to be confronted by God. He has to revel Himself to you. But you have to ask Him to.
I will have more to say to you about what you have written.
That is a very cool and concise adage. Never heard that one.
I went to see the Dali Lama speak one time in a college gymnasium in Salt Lake City, maybe 25 years ago....I got invited by some friends I stopped to see on my way to Colorado.
The one thing he said that really stood out to me, given the community he was speaking to, was to be cautious about discarding your religion if it is something you grew up in. That Buddhism was not meant to replace religion, but as a spiritual practice to help you relate your experience to that religion. I think his exact words were more like, 'a template to help you understand your religion'.
The belief system as an operating system to surf the now....is how i read your response.
I agree. I would also add that the ability to suspend belief in certain situations is a critical part of the pathless path.
Peyote for the win. Zero addictive zero side effects. At least that's what I've read.
Not a big fan of peyote myself but I would take it over acid on most occasions.
It's not that I strongly 'believe' that Biden got 80 million voted. Peasants like us will never really know. But the fact remains that Trump lost ALL court cases on the matter. If you want to take the word of a man like Trump over the entire judicial branch of our government that's your prerogative. But I'm sure you can see why I'm not interested in that take.
And even after he lost every single court case, Trump literally pressured Pence to certify bullshit 'alternate electors' to overturn the entire process. It was a literal insurrection that failed via incompetence. From a guy with a long history of kissing up to every dictator he can find.
How should I regard folks who want *that* for our country?
Ok...fair enough. Except if you don't actually believe Biden got 80 million plus votes, why are we even talking about it?
For the record, I am not taking Trump's word on that issue. I'm following the action of the former Supreme Court Judge in Wisconsin. The actual video cam footage and sworn testimony in Georgia as well as the legislative process in Arizona along with their DA. I'm actually looking into all of it.
I'm not gonna debate any of this because from your last comment I can see how much you've actually looked into it all....
I just find it amazing that anyone believes Joe Biden got less of the black and hispanic vote than Obama but got over 10 million more votes than Obama...but you don't actually believe that, it's just a talking point for you.
