My grandfather worked in a lab at a brewery. His job was to sample grain coming in. Rejected grain cars were sent to the cereal factories.

I hate it all. The hats, the flags, the yard signs, etc. But I also love them because I easily know the people I don’t want to be around and will never trust. The only thing more identifying is a badge.

This is the hard part for me. I would willingly lay down my own life, but I cannot ask those I love to risk their lives or comfort.

Though even typing that sentence, there does come a point when they would have neither and my action to defend what we believe in, may just preserve life and comfort for them.

I hope it doesn’t come to having to make that choice and if the time arrives I will need to have that conversation. I don’t want to watch them suffer knowing I could have done something and didn’t.

A half bad joke. Like a half smoked brisket.

That’s nice, but what we really need right now is the scat man

This is why I prefer “smart” controls for dumb things. If the control gets bricked I can replace it or the thing will still work without it.

Israel really is like that spoiled kid in the neighborhood who’s dad is rich and powerful. He sits there and throws rocks and makes fun of everyone and then runs and hides behind dad.

Now we’re at the point where neighborhood pets have gone missing and dad just thinks it’s odd while he looks for his hunting knife.

Little Israel would never do anything really bad. He just gets a bit rambunctious. He’s too young to know any better.

You mean Iran right? That’s why we need severe consequences because Iran is doing this?

Right?

Right?

Are we the badies?

I did the same

Yeah, the strippers hate it when I start chucking quarters.

Nah pack my body and clothes with thermite.

Based on John Oliver, I’d say the later is true.

https://youtu.be/p4QGOHahiVM

In the US Aldi requires a quarter. Depending on the area, there are absolutely people who will give up their 25 cents to not walk their lazy ass to return the cart.

Florida is full of inconsiderate selfish assholes.

I’d vote for you.

TIL

And I wish I hadn’t.

I assume they are only given a short lecture with a low bar quiz. The rest of the 21 weeks is spent in gym class and training in weapons.

ACAB

For anyone like this to be a good thing there needs to be a system of checks and balances. There should be an appeal process that is low effort and low or zero cost. There should also be a verification process by a third party before anything can be added.

I know the UN is not NATO but an attack on an arm of the UN should be an attack on all.

It’s past time the world started treating Israel like they treat Russia.

STAR voting would be better.

I do, but I do it on my terms when I know it is stable. I don’t allow anyone to push updates to my system.