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  1. 2 hours ago, Foosters said:

    A similar move in California mobilized the Latino voting bloc against the GOP. Prop 187 in 1994 killed the GOP in that state for good.

    Not saying we'll see the same in Texas, just pointing it out.

    A big difference is that the GOP runs Texas and will marginalize that voting bloc.

  2. 11 hours ago, Gil Bang said:

    If your're a woman in this country, and you are in a relationship with a man that votes for, or supports republicans, you need to shut off pussy access IMMEDIATELY. 

    They better shut it off fast because that type of action is going to made illegal in the future. Or marital rape will be made legal. One of the two.

  3. 3 hours ago, miguelito said:

    Blames Biden for ending Title 42 Covid restrictions for immigrants.

    Prevents cities, counties, and schools from enacting Covid prevention measures. 

     

    It doesn't matter because (R).

     

    Restrictions are fine when they are put on the other guy. Restrictions for thee but not for me. It's part of the new American ethos.

  4. 19 hours ago, Woland said:

    Ping Gai Chicken is a Laotian recipe. I love grilled wings, and I search around for chicken recipes from around the globe and use/adapt them to prepare my wings. I probably have a dozen or so wing recipes I use through the grilling season.

    I'm old(er) with high blood pressure, so I substitute coconut aminos and maple syrup for the soy, oyster, and fish sauces. I also like things hot, so I add pureed ghost pepper in the marinade and doubled the sambal oelek in the sauce. I like using ghost pepper because it adds smokiness as well as heat. I also marinate my wings for 2-3 days.

    For the Marinade:


    1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns, or more to taste
    1 large bunch fresh cilantro stems and leaves
    3 tablespoons oyster sauce
    2 tablespoons soy sauce
    2 tablespoons fish sauce
    2 tablespoons vegetable oil
    2 pinches cayenne pepper
    10 boneless, skinless chicken thighs


    For the Dipping Sauce:


    ⅔ cup seasoned rice vinegar
    1 lime, juiced
    4 cloves garlic, crushed
    1 tablespoon sambal oelek
    1 tablespoon fish sauce
    ¼ cup freshly chopped cilantro
    2 tablespoons honey, or more to taste

    Left off the prep:

    • Step 1

      Grind peppercorns coarsely using a mortar and pestle, electric grinder, or spice mill.

    • Step 2

      Chop cilantro finely and transfer to a mixing bowl. Stir in the freshly ground pepper, oyster sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, oil, and cayenne. Add chicken thighs and toss by hand until completely coated. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the fridge for 4 to 12 hours.

    • Step 3

      Combine rice vinegar, lime juice, garlic, sambal, fish sauce, cilantro, and honey to make the dipping sauce. Refrigerate until ready to use.

  5. 22 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

    So let's talk about this situation.  What is going on right here cause that shit looks awesome. 

    Ping Gai Chicken is a Laotian recipe. I love grilled wings, and I search around for chicken recipes from around the globe and use/adapt them to prepare my wings. I probably have a dozen or so wing recipes I use through the grilling season.

    I'm old(er) with high blood pressure, so I substitute coconut aminos and maple syrup for the soy, oyster, and fish sauces. I also like things hot, so I add pureed ghost pepper in the marinade and doubled the sambal oelek in the sauce. I like using ghost pepper because it adds smokiness as well as heat. I also marinate my wings for 2-3 days.

    For the Marinade:


    1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns, or more to taste
    1 large bunch fresh cilantro stems and leaves
    3 tablespoons oyster sauce
    2 tablespoons soy sauce
    2 tablespoons fish sauce
    2 tablespoons vegetable oil
    2 pinches cayenne pepper
    10 boneless, skinless chicken thighs


    For the Dipping Sauce:


    ⅔ cup seasoned rice vinegar
    1 lime, juiced
    4 cloves garlic, crushed
    1 tablespoon sambal oelek
    1 tablespoon fish sauce
    ¼ cup freshly chopped cilantro
    2 tablespoons honey, or more to taste

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  6. Trump gloated about the low price of oil, never once acknowledging the way it was hammering red states like Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, etc.  Didn't faze his voters one bit.  It's the damndest thing.

    His voters believe anything bad is a result of the communist policies of the liberal Democrats.
  7. He did ?  Which event was that ?

    After the KAL downing, the Soviets were convinced that Reagan was going to order a first strike. Soviet defenses incorrectly registered incoming missiles. If not for a low-level Soviet soldier questioning the data, the Soviet Union would have launched. The event spooked both sides and Reagan softened his rhetoric. The details were revealed when the Soviet archives were opened after 1991.
  8. And you're underestimating him.  He said communism is bad, and did something about it thru increased military spending, throwing Star Wars on the table. Calling out the leaders of the Soviet union in public with blunt in your face comments.  That's a cliffs note version of some of his strong points. He definitely had some issues, but on his rhetoric, and actions regarding the Soviet Union, he led the charge to bury them.

    He also damn near got us into a nuclear war… which is a good example that foreign policy is a fucking messy endeavor and always comes with unforeseen consequences. The future is always a tough gamble. It’s easy to judge past actions.
  9. The closer this trip gets, the more I think I'm going to appreciate my wife's obsession with Disney.  I lose my shit driving to school in traffic.  I can't imagine how frustrated I'd be if I was responsible for tickets, lines, Genies, rope drops, etc... As it stands, my wife has done more research on this than she did in getting her Master's.  

    My wife is a super Disney nut and planner and even she used a Disney planner this last trip to help sort through the changes.
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  10. The numbers are interesting.  If wiki is to be believed, Russia has 1M active and 2M reserve personnel.  The population of Russia is 144M.  So, not a big fraction, right?  Well, if one drills down into age brackets, it becomes apparent that Russia only has 3.45M men between the ages of 20 and 24.  Obviously, their armed forces extend past that age group, and I assume some are female, but I'd bet a large fraction is roughly that age.
    It wouldn't shock me if 2/3 of young Russian men are in the military.  That's hard to hide, regardless of how captive the state media is.  This could turn into a real shitshow for Putin.

    Add in the factor that anyone in the middle class has probably paid the bribes to stay out of the military.
  11. Skinflint, cheesedick motherfucker.
    Also prompts the question, who the fuck owns the copyright to those photos?
    The best part is, under Obama and GWB, the WH photog published their own photo book and both of them wrote forewords, for free.
    Fucking trump wanted 10% of her advance.
     

    In Trump’s mind, everyone in the world will want to buy multiple copies of the book because he is in it… that 10% is probably a billion dollars.
  12. Something that occurred to me.
    It is possible in a purely political way that a Trump indictment could be premature.
    No matter how solid a case the DOJ brings, there is always a chance of acquittal. Always.  
    And, given the novelty of some of the potential charges (a lot of these crimes are rarely or never charged, so we don't have a lot of law on them), there is a possibility that Trump is able to have an indictment dismissed.
    I think the maximum value of a Trump indictment might simply be to have it pending during any election campaign and election.  Because a conviction is not a legal barrier to election, I'm not sure that it is quite as valuable as a pending indictment and criminal trial.
    So, there may actually be some value in delaying any Trump indictment to make sure it's pending during the election.
    No, the base won't care, but I think some other voters that he needs will care.  And the humiliation of campaigning with an indictment pending may deter him from running.

    That’s the way Trump would play it and he’s pretty good at that game. Perception is more important than reality.
  13. In the Russian-government-controls-discussion department… a Russian friend related that if the word “war” is used in communication, the communication is abruptly cut off. She is here in the states, so I don’t if that applies to general communication in Russia or just external to internal.

  14. I think I’ve seen this movie before 

    A long time ago we took in for a few weeks an exchange student from Uzbekistan. She had Asian features but also had blue eyes and freckles. Her great-grandfather had been a Polish officer who was captured and he and his family were sent to Uzbekistan. The officer and his wife died leaving a young daughter who was sold to be a wife for a wealthy Uzbek. The daughter was the exchange student’s grandmother.
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