Meatloaf jamming sometime in the 1980s with two unknown musicians: link text

@mik said in How to Think About War in Ukraine: Great article. Thanks. He makes a huge and valid point that only geopolitical considerations are at the forefront - not concern for a sovereign nation being invaded. Exactly. But that is a motif of Russian and Soviet foreign policy. Small nations that border Russia do so only at the pleasure of the Kremlin. Along with Snyder, Stephen Kotkin has repeatedly pointed this out in his presentations. Putin sees the world through a geopolitical lens that has been distorted by his years as a KGB operative and officer. He is very much influenced by the xenophobic populism that permeates Russia beyond Moscow and St. Petersburg, cities more open to western ideas. As Snyder points out, he adheres to and champions a myth not unlike many autocrats.

@mik said in Why Wall St loves Bidens low approval rating: Maybe not, but I do encourage you to reproduce at a greater than replenishment rate. We're right there, and if it's a good spring at work, we may consider going for one more.

Original Crickett.

@axtremus said in Is this hate speech?: @klaus said in Is this hate speech?: There is no such thing as "hate speech", in my opinion. There's speech that is within the realm of free speech, and there's speech that is against the law. Merely hating somebody or something is not against the law. “Hate speech” as a type of speech can certainly be defined into existence. Whether a particular definition of it overlaps with illegality is a separate question. But to define "hate speech" you'd need to define "hate". Good luck with that. Any definition will eventually boil down to "the things that those in power don't want to hear".

My favorite place ever was The Maisonette. Sadly it is long gone, a standard of cuisine, service and decor that was unmatched. I wish i could find good pictures that really captured its elegance. [image: ?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2F40%2F5a%2Ffe%2F405afe248a8cbcf0863734536974a9e7.jpg&f=1&nofb=1]

Dozen that make you wonder how small they are?

@jolly said in No Vaxx, No Haul: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-to-close-borders-to-unvaccinated-canadian-mexican-truckers-on-saturday Doesn’t matter, I believe we have already implemented this or were planning the same in the next couple of days https://www.theglobeandmail.com/amp/canada/article-trudeau-defends-vaccine-mandate-for-cross-border-truckers-amid-supply/

There is no need for BLM to protest anymore BLM is too busy writing policy and syllabi for Loudoun County.

Assholes.

Oh, what a tangled web we weave....

Of course if she brings the gun, it would no longer be a threat. Case dismissed

[image: 1642860471498-screen-shot-2022-01-18-at-2.29.21-pm.png] "Scaremongering," LOLGF.

wonderful news! Prayers answered.

I was a fan… I think he was pretty big through the 90s, too.

My oldest and youngest have ink. Not just small symbols. My youngest has this elaborate, very well done, artwork on her arm. It's "retail price" is somewhere around $1,200. She received a $300 award for Best in Show tatoo at last year's Tattoo convention in Milwaukee. It really is very nicely done. How it ages is anyone's guess. My oldest has a few and a large one on her outer thigh area which is a copy of my photo of M45 [image: 1642803058652-m45102608-1rev5_72dpi1024.jpg] .