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bolverk

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  1. "Watch John Oliver DESTROY Mark Zuckerburg!!!" No, but seriously, this is a 30-minute beat down.
  2. I was just commenting on this last sentence and got cracked up with pictures in my head about what YOU PEOPLE (the Surly collective, excluding your debonairness, of course) might look like with your purchased munitions.
  3. The revolution will Not be televised, and I'm here for it.
  4. Are you suggesting a Surly Army? Shit, talk about Gravy Seals.
  5. Indeed. We are one of just 18 countries in the world willing to go on record REFUSING TO CONDEMN RUSSIA'S INVASION & OCCUPATION, INCLUDING THE GENOCIDE. Let it soak in. All of it. Go down the list and consider each one specifically. This is the company we keep, a bunch of "shithole" countries and bad actors: Belarus Burkina Faso Burundi Central African Republic North Korea Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Haiti Hungary Israel Mali Marshall Islands Nicaragua Niger Palau Russia Sudan United States of America
  6. We are one of just 18 countries in the world willing to go on record refusing to condemn Russia's invasion. The company we keep: Belarus Burkina Faso Burundi Central African Republic North Korea Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Haiti Hungary Israel Mali Marshall Islands Nicaragua Niger Palau Russia Sudan United States of America
  7. Well-written, informative article from the Lubbock public radio station: More hidden measles cases likely amid slow testing in rural West Texas outbreak Local health officials are watching the sharp rise in measles cases among rural West Texas communities, with more cases expected to be confirmed over the next few weeks. Still, they are confident in overall protection from the virus after more than 50 years of immunizations. The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines were developed in the 1960s and by 2000, many health professionals – including the World Health Organization – considered measles to be eliminated in the United States. In recent years, there have been concerning spikes in confirmed cases, including the recent outbreak in a spread-out corner of West Texas. On Feb. 21, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported at least 90 confirmed cases related to this outbreak, including at least 16 hospitalizations. Health officials confirmed the outbreak started in rural Gaines County in late January. It is about an hour and a half away from Lubbock, where many people from rural West Texas communities go for more extensive medical treatment. Dr. Ron Cook is the medical authority for the City of Lubbock, where at least one case of measles has been identified. Cook said the case was traced to a local waiting room, where an infected individual had come to Lubbock for medical help. “They shared the same waiting room, and this individual had not been vaccinated yet and subsequently came down with the infection,” Cook said. “And that's our fear.” Measles is highly contagious. It spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. According to the CDC, measles can be picked up just by being in a room where a person with measles has been, even up to 2 hours after that person has left. But don’t expect calls for masks or booster shots just yet. Cook advised the City of Lubbock during the COVID-19 pandemic and he said this disease is not the same. “It's not like the flu,” Cook said. “We'll let people know when we should do that, but we're not at the numbers yet. And most people, most people, have immunity to this virus.” Though most people with vaccinations are considered protected, health officials have said those vaccinated between 1968 and 1989 likely only received one dose of the vaccine and suggest people in that window check their status and get a second dose. [THIS INCLUDES A LOT OF US.] Those who are unsure of their vaccination status can call their primary care providers to request that information. Cook has also encouraged people to call clinics or providers before traveling, particularly to the doctor’s office. “What we don't want people to do if they were exposed, we don't want you going into the waiting room,” Cook said. cont'd:
  8. Gonna be fine week to open all the windows and air the house out.
  9. Mine's had that same lingering cough for a little over a week, but she seems fine otherwise.
  10. It's like that old movie My Bodyguard, but in this version, Linderman steals Clifford's bike. Fucking extortion, loan shark bullshit. Unbelievable. Unforgivable.
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  12. You know how one of the early symptoms of Covid seemed to involve going on adventures? The same seems to be the case with measles, but more specifically focused on causing the infected to go on campus tours up and down the I-35 Corridor. Weird disease.
  13. Yeah, it was a fun episode, though I get distracted while watching when I start pondering how the guests will get their comeuppances. Yeah, her accent's off, but some of that might be PP trying to act high while doing it. Yes, that was absolutely him. I had to pause to look it up. Gaitok's gonna get himself in trouble trying to prove his manliness.
  14. Parker Posey grew up in small-town Louisiana and Mississippi. Sure, she might not normally use a Southern accent in public, but I'm sure she's been around it enough to pull off what she grew up hearing. It could be comical, but that wouldn't be the first time I've heard an authentic (but absurd) Southern accent. Hell, any of us who grew up in Texas or the South could pull off the same trick and possibly sound equally funny or exaggerated. I dunno. Input that data into your bullshit-o-meters and come to your own conclusions.
  15. Yeah, keep us in the loop on that one.
  16. It turns out that De Gaulle was right about the inherent dangers of being overly reliant on the US. He was a dick about it, but ultimately, correct.
  17. I know it's not funny, but I can't help but picture some countrified German+Spanish-speaking Mennonites hanging out at a breastaurant with the IPIHB San Marcos crew with all sorts of ensuing zany antics. It'd be like The Hangover movie, but this time with measles!
  18. Check out this weekend's latest This American Life when y'all get a chance. In a rarity, they devoted the entire hour to a single story about a man going down what basically sounds like a Qanon hole and the effects that it has on the family. Basically, the conspiracy theorist dad makes a $10,000 bet with his adult son that his 10 far-out ideas will come to pass by the end of 2025, which they reveal the results of at the end of the episode. The son takes his father up on it to see if his dad can come back to normalcy after being proven all his predictions are wrong. You can guess the results, but I think it's still worth a listen--especially for those of you who feel like you're losing (or have lost) your parents or other family members to the cult. It looks like it'll be available to stream after 7pm this evening. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/854/ten-things-i-dont-want-to-hate-about-you
  19. One observation I've had is that these people tend just not to think things through. It's like they're unable to do second-order (and beyond) thinking, so they're always shocked by unexpected consequences.
  20. I dunno. We'll see if this is a "come to Jesus" moment to work together for liberal democracy in Germany and Europe. I've got a few German friends from college and high school days (mix of fmr foreign exchange students and time I spent in Europe), and they've been pretty active on FB discussing mobilizing for protests against the Rechts.
  21. I guess another option would be something like a "unity government" or whatever a Left/Right coalition that excludes the fascists like that would be called. Really, from my perspective, that would be the only hope.
  22. So, I guess the million-dollar question is: Will the Christian Democrats hook up with the fascists for a majority?
  23. Not sure what you expect from him. Even if he did/does read it, do you think he'll recoil in horror over the damage done? No, that motherfucker is giddy with joy over all of this. He's a true believer as a member of the New Right and dreams of the US becoming akin to a monarchy with a national leader also being the head of the church. That guy has gone so far down the rabbit hole, you might as well just consider him clinically insane because his political philosphy is rooted in an entirely different universe where any civilizing notions of equality, rights, or democracy aren't seen as virtues.
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  25. That is so incredibly apt and something I'd completely forgotten. https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/international/215000-if-only-stalin-knew/
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