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@jon-nyc said in We need nuclear:

China did it by adding more coal-fired electricity-generating capacity per year than the U.K. has in total.

By the way, those Brits feeling the pain of net zero probably find this ironic, to say the least.

I am appalled an explanation was necessary.

@LuFins-Dad said in Boris might be cool…:

I feel like Buitengebieden deserves their own pinned thread.

The last thing we need is to turn into a bunch of crazy cat people.

I think it is mostly the same for most presidents. The majority of the cabinet candidates are unknown to most people.

Pass the barf bag.

Seriously. I came here to write “fast food”, and realized how out of place the comment would be at this point.

@taiwan_girl

I used to love going to the various open food markets in Russia and Central Asia. Each one was unique. My favourite though was the Georgian market in Moscow. The different cheeses were to die for; smoked suluguni was my favourite. It is available in North America in specialty shops although the flavour in the processed version is not the same as what was offered in local markets abroad.

@jon-nyc said in Who thinks this is a good idea?:

@LuFins-Dad said in Who thinks this is a good idea?:

including Ruth Vader Ginsburg

She did wear a black robe after all.

I actually did that on purpose…

I freaking love climbing. I'm not fast, but it's just a hell of a lot of fun.

@LuFins-Dad said in Bell to bell:

Listen, I can occasionally keep him interested in something for 30 minutes… Music, a book, a game, a story being read… But Legos? The kid would sit there for 6 hours straight putting together the larger kits if we didn’t make him switch activities…

Budding engineer.

If pardons didn't exist, it would be unthinkable to add them to the constitution. Weakening them is probably well and good.

@Copper said in Gulf watch:

I think that is exactly why he did this.

Throw a bone to msnbc, so they ignore the stuff he wants them to ignore.

That's my suspicion too. We used to do it all the time in contracts - put something ridiculous in there you know they will reject and it makes it easier to keep what you really wanted.

Yeah the gender/culture thing I can even see, from a very zoomed out lens. But even still, it would be more accurate to just say someone is a feminine man, or a masculine woman, since the cultural gender at the end of the day is just an association to the gender characteristics (look, voice, clothing, interests...), of course that is an option other than calling it a mental illness... aka gender dysphoria, or faulty neuronal development.

@Horace said in When you lose the WSJ:

I would have preferred that the J6 pardons were more discriminate. The only discrimination involved was between commutation and pardon. I was expecting some people to stay in jail.

Agreed.

There's a relatively clear line between leading the charge, assaulting officers, breaking and entering, stealing, and conspiracy to stop the election.... and those who were there for the protest and followed the mob through already-opened doors...aka trespassing or unauthorized entry. The latter shouldn't have been charged in the first place, and pardons would make sense there. But not for the clear criminals.

@Horace said in Bolton:

@taiwan_girl said in Bolton:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Bolton:

"You can't have a security detail for the rest of your life because you work for government," Trump told reporters, when asked about the decision on Friday. "It's very standard."

Did President Trump have government provided security after he left the president office? 🤔

Yes, ex-presidents get SS protection for life, by law.

I was actually trying to be sarcastic. 🙂

D.C. is interesting...

That tattoo is not going to age well.

Cuing @George-K to chime in about good tattoos, old tattoos, ...... 😊

@Jolly stay safe!!! It will be a good stay for you to stay by your fire and post here!!!

@Copper said in Do you watch inaugurations:

@Horace said in Do you watch inaugurations:

Trump sounded fine cognitively, but more importantly, measured and reasonable in tone.

That's no guarantee that it will be reported remain that way.

Seeing clips of President Biden from 2019, etc, the decline until today is starling.

Yes, people in their 90's can remain quite sharp. I hope President Trump is one of those.

@George-K said in On the legality of DOGE:

Let's see what the courts say about "subject to the jurisdiction thereof".

It will be an interesting argument.

That's about as interesting as saying let's see what the courts say about "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State ..."