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  1. Just now, Red Five said:

    I need to get me some of them disclaimer clauses. "Hey heads up, this is all bullshit and I'm committing crimes but you can't charge me."Β 

    From a (mostly worthless) NYT Opinion piece:Β https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/28/opinion/trump-lawsuit-real-estate.html#commentsContainer

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    To Mr. Trump, that disclaimer makes the statement useless to anyone who would want to do business based on it. He said it’s known in the business as the β€œworthless clause.”

    β€œAgain, you know, I hate to be boring and tell you this,” he said in his sworn deposition. β€œWhen you have the worthless clause on a piece of paper and the first β€” literally the first page you’re reading about how this is a worthless statement from the standpoint of your using it as a bank or whatever β€” whoever may be using it, you tend not to get overly excited about it. I think it had very little impact, if any impact on the banks.”

    The prosecutor then asked him, β€œSo am I understanding that you didn’t particularly care about what was in the statement of financial condition?”

    Mr. Trump replied: β€œI didn’t get involved in it very much. I felt it was a meaningless document, other than it was almost a list of my properties, with good-faith effort of people trying to put some value down. It was a good-faith effort.”

    Here Mr. Trump appeared to contradict himself. First he said it was meaningless, just a list of properties. Then he said it was a good-faith effort. The fact that he repeatedly called it worthless tells me that he didn’t actually consider it much of a good-faith effort.

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  2. 9 minutes ago, Poe It Up said:

    Well you’re a terrible person to be so mean to a special needs individual.

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    Willful Ignorance warrants no pity or accomodation.

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  3. 1 hour ago, NotActuallyALonghorn said:

    If your gonna tour Africa and spend some time in Kenya, you should take up a tour of Kibera. It's the largest slum in the continent. You really can't get a sense of Africa without seeing what makes it Africa.

    Yeah, that was something else, though not nearly as disturbing as the the two orphan children we happened upon living in a literal mud hut in the rural Rakai District on the border of Uganda and Tanzania.Β 

    I do think it's important to allow yourself to experience both the beauty and despair.Β  Go to Karen and have some delicious coffee, but then spend some time in Kibera (with a local guide).

  4. I've only spent time in Kenya and Uganda.Β  Both were awesome in their own way but if I had to recommend one of the two for their respective major cities I'd say Nairobi over Kampala.Β  I'll echo that getting around is not easy- even by air.Β  My experience with the 3 I flew out of was not good- think Denver airport during a blizzard in the middle of a baggage handlers' strike.Β Β 

  5. Cue the annual Halloween fear mongering.Β  Actually it's pretty tame compared to last year's fentanyl nonsense.Β 

    https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-police-warn-parents-child-ingests-thc-infused-candy-received-halloween-school-event

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    Police in California are warning parents to check their children’s candyΒ during HalloweenΒ after a child reportedly fell ill from ingesting a THC-infused candy received at a local trick-or-treating event over the weekend.

    The Alameda Police Department on Monday asked parents to "exercise extra caution and inspect your child’s Halloween candy " while they investigated an incident that required a child to seek immediate medical attention after consuming a cannabis candy.

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    Inspecting the candy is "extra" caution?

  6. Agree with everything here, except that kids mostly have no choice.Β  In Canada maybe, but here in the US, unfortunately this isn't the case.Β  Anecdotally, I can tell you that only a small percentage of kids wear them.Β  For the ones who do, it's typically the turtle neck style with the kevlar reinforced necks.

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    My kid fought it because he said it was hot, but quickly got used to it.

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    I do think we'll see more usage now at the youth level, but it'll come via parents and individual associations first before state and federal governing bodies.Β  Here's the most recent statement from USA Hockey that I've been able to find (they only go so far as to recommend):

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    USA Hockey continues to recommend a neck laceration protector for all players. The heightened discussions around lacerations from a skate blade reinforce the recommendation that players wear a neck laceration protectorΒ that covers as much of the neck as possible along with cut-resistant socks, sleeves or undergarments. USA Hockey, led by its safety and protective equipment committee, continues to work with equipment companies inΒ efforts to ensure the safest possible environment for all participants.

    Neck Laceration Protectors

    USA Hockey is very concerned about neck lacerations and the potential catastrophic involvement of arteries, veins and nerves.Β 

    There is sparse data on neck laceration prevalence, severity and neck laceration protector (neck guard) effectiveness.Β 

    Highlights of research on Neck Laceration Protectors:

    Current neck laceration protector designsΒ do not eliminate the riskΒ of a neck laceration: 27% of players who sustained a neck laceration were wearing a "neck guard" at the time of the injury.

    Neck lacerations are potentially catastrophic, but most are superficial: 20 (61%) required bandaging only, 11 were sutured and 2 were glued.

    Damage to the neck guard is not an indicator of the cut resistance of a neck guard.Β 

    Neck laceration protectors with Spectra fibers were the most cut resistant.

    Some neck laceration protectors shrink after washing, which may decrease surface area, expose more of the neck and reduce effectiveness.

    Neck laceration protectors can decrease cervical spine range of motion.Β 

    USA Hockey Neck Laceration Protector Policy

    USA HockeyΒ recommendsΒ thatΒ all playersΒ wear a neck laceration protector, choosing a design that covers as much of the neck area as possible. Further research & improved standards testing will better determine the effectiveness of neck laceration protectors.

    As a goalie, my kid finally gave into the trifecta of dangler, clavicle guard, and shirt- all serving different but overlapping protection.

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  7. 24 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

    Sorry if already answered, but what's the consensus on Poblano's? I have a whole bunch from my garden this year. I've been blending them into my refried beans and they really add some good flavor.Β 

    Lots and lots of folks (myself included) use reconstituted or powdered poblanos (Ancho), but I've personally never used fresh ones.Β  I don't see how it could hurt, especially if blended.Β Β 

  8. 44 minutes ago, Pods said:

    Both sides is a loaded term, because it's always a bullshit copout that obfuscates the actual problem and dissuades us from attempting to fix the actual problem.

    Our massive deficits are because the Republican solution to everything for over 40 years has been to cut taxes on corporations and the ultra-wealthy, while exploding spending using their 2 Santas philosophy.

    https://www.salon.com/2018/02/12/thom-hartmann-how-the-gop-used-a-two-santa-clauses-tactic-to-con-america-for-nearly-40-years_partner/

    Republicans have spent 4 decades intentionally, and systematically, underfunding the government and not paying for the huge amounts of spending THEY have authorized. It's blatant dishonesty and and shameless politics.

    We only hear Republicans cry about spending when the President is a Democrat. Our deficits under Republicans explode, while the deficits contract under Democratic presidents.Β 

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  9. 49 minutes ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:


    I read all of these teary, remorseful confessions (by people who should have known better) and I'm reminded of that great line by Ray Wylie Hubbard ... some get spiritual 'cause they see the light, some 'cause they feel the heat.

    I didn't use cocaine to get high, I just liked the way it smells.

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