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The white overseers wouldn't be in charge.

@Jolly It's a mess alright. I understand the Portuguese model for decriminalizing narcotics and treating drug use as a medical problem has been very successful in reducing crime and drug utilization (relying on probably 20 year old information). It seems that the thresholds for "small amounts" should be obviously personal use only, and still confiscatable with the user brought into a rehab process under due process, and any sales or exchange of any illegal drug should incur draconian penalties. But I don't know how the law is written or the social process is implemented.

@jon-nyc said in Mostly peaceful Molotov cocktail in Madison, WI: The odd thing is that, like me, you’re old enough to remember the big wave of these in the late 70s and 80s

@Horace said in Wordle goes woke: Sounds like the integrity of the puzzle was at stake. Thanks for straightening that out, Ax. You are welcome.

I assume we all know that Confederate Memorial Day 2022 here in Virginia will be Monday, May 30 [image: 1652202258122-e1c654bc-d830-462c-9ffb-7a6988b7627c-image.png]

When these nukes start raining down, do we have a backup plan for tncr? The network will go away. How are we supposed to operate?

I love the left mom's death grip on the kid's leg. She's like, I'm doing this and I don't even know why.

I've liked them since the old days and saw them once on the Opry Stage. Marty Robbins also did a lot of western stuff. And the Sons of the Pioneers are still active. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sons_of_the_Pioneers The music is its own genre and should not be lost...

I want to have a beer at the Edmond Burke pub and whine about populism. https://twitter.com/c_k_lynch/status/1522637211530899462?s=21&t=DVPjP46RaDrf8pNzKKx61w

Trump lost the house, senate, and presidency in a single term, the first president to do that since Herbert Hoover. Biden may well repeat the trick.

@Renauda said in Toad Poison: @brenda I think it’s a combination of a culture of ingrained superstition and distrust in other people’s professional abilities. An anthropologist I am sure would disagree with my take on it. I trust your experience, Renauda, more than an anthropologist who may not have experience with the culture. Thank you.

@Mik said in Gotta wonder why this popped up on my FB feed: They figure if you are involved with horses you can probably afford it. The "Three Fs Rule" applies to horses too.

@Mik the amazing thing is that they hacked the internal video, allowing them to access the boss's computer - iirc, they earn thousands and thousands per day. The original caller earns $7K a month, and the "supervisor" earns $15K. As he says in the conclusion, they shut them down for a few days, saving millions of dollars in scams. And then...the gummint came in. Good for him.

Wapo makes progress

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I have been buying individual dental insurance for about 15 years. I have used Cigna and now it is Delta. I think it has been a good deal. I never miss the 6-month preventative appointments. And I think I probably do a little better than break even over the course of a year. I suspect the insurance companies make money on people who don't use benefits. I don't think they make a lot from me.