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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. Im not that up on this whole scandal but even if Giuffre never mentioned Trump and perhaps Trump never met her, but aren’t there dozens or more victims? It would stand to reason that Epstein wouldn’t have each of his personal victims meet high level men but is the idea that she was the only victim passed around these men? I assumed the opposite.
  2. Last penny was minted today. It's still legal tender but there shouldn't be more made. I read that it may end up costing the US Mint more because it's more expensive to mint nickels and they may need to up minting more nickels now.
  3. Surprised they’re not reporting about Hillary and Benghazi.
  4. Always found it interesting that the Epstein conspiracy theorists believe he was murdered in jail, but never want to take the next natural leap that it was the Trump administration who murdered Epstein even though Trump was president at the time. imagine if Obama or Biden were Epstein’s friend, and he died under their watch?
  5. I actually don't think most cops, current or retired, would look to fire a gun through a front door because someone knocked on their door early in the morning. If anything, they may not want to ruin their front door. More likely it's someone who in Indiana who watches Fox News or Newsmax 24/7 focusing on the invading hordes from the south.
  6. At this point, the head of comms at many agencies is the equivalent of a meme poster on 4chan, tigerdroppings, or this place! Who knew that years of posting from hornfans to surly has prepared many for a career in govt communications.
  7. Everyone working should be paid on the regular schedule. If Congress and the President can't agree on the appropriations, then shut it down.
  8. I would be interested to know how many GOP members are using today's vote to get something. The last thing the GOP leadership needs is a delayed vote because they can't get their party in order. It's always easier to get something when your vote is needed. Why give away your vote for free.
  9. very wild series. eye opening what drug abuse & poverty would drag down some women. I recall some older hooker (probably 32) negotiating how many cigarettes in exchange for sex with a young customer.
  10. to be fair, Kash was probably flying back in the FBI jet after an overnight date in Nashville and was working on limited info. We shouldn't expect the FBI director to be fully informed before making public statements.
  11. the middle linebacker cop is doing his job. the old man should be aware of that fact and comply by taking the beating. Here's a recent example of this. A citizen was following an ICE agent, who in turn drew a gun on the citizen, who was not committing a crime. The ICE agent faced zero repercussions for illegally drawing his weapon. We have 2 sides to the law when it comes to cops.
  12. I can see that. We all know that anyone only needs to claim that they're in fear of their lives. Gives them cover to do whatever they want. A cop built like a middle linebacker can claim that he was in fear of the 80 year old, 125 lb black man who walks with a cane. Whatever happens next is legal, and the cop can wink at the investigative detective when questioned. In seriousness, the concept is somewhat related to a reasonability test. Would a reasonable person be in fear or need to protect their home from someone on their porch before 7am? From a quick search, it could still have been dark in Indiana at that time, so 6:30 is only slightly lighter than 2am. That gives the homeowner more cover than someone knocking on his door at 1pm. (It's not clear when the shooting exactly occurred. Cops say they found the body just before 7am.)
  13. Google AI on sermorelin: Assuming this worked for children with hormone deficiencies, it would seem logical that it could help adults as well. The biggest problem that I see with longevity medicine is the overwhelming number of them who prescribe, aka peddle, expensive supplement and vitamin concoctions. Turn <1 penny cost of ingredients into a $5 daily pill. If people think Big Pharma has questionable ethics, they got nothing on the doctor in the shopping center who have severed all ties with insurance companies and hospitals.
  14. Very telling that the local cops need over a week to investigate before they will provide more info to the press. Sounds more like the DA needs to consult some legal and PR folks to tell him how best to announce there isn’t enough evidence to even arrest the homeowner much less prosecute. i would guess the police are not investigating anything. but in the homeowners defense, the deceased’s husband only appears to speak Spanish. Not that the homeowner knew that but in 47% of American homes, that is grounds for an execution of the person outside your door.
  15. Very shocked that Fox News had this as one of their top 4 stories on the website. Obama welcomed an honor flight of veterans flying from WI to DC. At least he didn’t wear a tan suit. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/obama-surprises-honor-flight-veterans-arriving-washington-we-very-grateful Video of greeting
  16. New bridge in China collapses after a few months.
  17. I could lose 10-15 lbs but currently no interest in metformin or glp-1. I was only pointing out that I'm interested in hearing how these meds (& others) may impact longevity and more important healthspan. If something existing could be proven and verified to help with healthspan/longevity, it could be reformulated to to remove potential side effects. Of course that could have the side business benefit in greatly increasing the cost to consumers.
  18. Im interpreting that you think supplements have more science behind them than actual meds in terms of longevity. Not sure I know that to be true, and it can’t be easy to research longevity in terms of giving someone a supplement or pill for multi decades to see the results. But you can follow people who use a pill for decades like metformin and see how they generally compare to populations who don’t. IMO, the biggest drawback to supplements is that lack of standards or quality. Sure a university can run studies where they control the quality of the supplements but many random checks show that supplements at stores have differing levels. I could probably sell flour as creatine powder on Amazon and have zero repercussions. And doubtful I would get caught especially if I kicked in some cheap additives like flavoring.
  19. The handful of dem senators fully caved. I feel like they should have caved on Day 1. They created hardships for people and got zero in return. Cruz and especially Cornyn would have started to feel the pressure when lines at Texas food banks became longer or flights were being cancelled. If you don’t have the balls to win, then don’t start the game.
  20. I haven't seen the report, but a legit news agency should go above and beyond to ensure that edits from a speech do not even remotely create a false sense of what was said. Even if the 2 sentences are related, it should be noted if the sentences are not said next to each other. A on-screen message should be enough.
  21. As for other longevity meds, I'm curious about the impact of metformin or even rapamycin. Not to a point of seeking a doc to write a script off-label but I follow news stories about new research. Testosterone replacement has been a topic that I'm interested in but my level has naturally increased over the past year with improved exercise and diet. Finally I intentionally attacked my cholesterol and blood pressure with low dosage meds as it was slightly in wrong levels.
  22. 56 here. I find myself drinking less and less. A big reason is that it impacts my sleep. If I have more than 3+ drinks at night, I'm lucky to get 4 hours of sleep and even that is low quality. And as I lower the drinking, the drink count that impacts my sleep has gotten lower and lower. To a point, that I can tell when walking up, I had as low as 2 drinks. I might be ok with 2 but its not the same as 0. I'm still prone to going over board on vacations but then I just suffer through horrible sleep. Honesty, I've thought about kicking drinking altogether on a day to day basis. Perhaps hold a beer or wine glass at a social/work happy hour in case it makes others feel uncomfortable or judged if someone else isn't drinking. As for melatonin, I take 3mg if I feel that I will have trouble sleeping for whatever reason. It definitely helps me fall asleep in about an hour but it doesn't keep me asleep.
  23. Perfectly normal to start deploying political watch dogs in every school.
  24. Imagine being so desperate that you are robbing a DQ at 9pm.
  25. Sorry to hear about this guy but I really hate seeing the words ā€œhigh speed chaseā€ in any story because it puts the lives of others in danger. Since he appeared to escape the police chase, I assume the local law enforcement has a policy against following too close in these chases. Effectively letting them get away, and continue to look for them.
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