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Should be a wild four years.

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UnidentifiedFlyingOrchid said:
Regular people don't have hours of free time to study everything like an autist, like I do.
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People could avoid a lot of shit by avoiding products with more than five ingredients and any that use corn syrup, or seed oils. This would weed out 80% of the horseshit and takes a two second glance at the ingredients label to check.
I also don't think 12 bucks for maple syrup is a big deal. Do people really eat pancakes that often?
I eat them maybe once a month if that. They're more of a treat than an actual breakfast in my opinion.
 
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Amelia Troonheart said:
People could avoid a lot of shit by avoiding products with more than five ingredients and any that use corn syrup, or seed oils. This would weed out 80% of the horseshit and takes a two second glance at the ingredients label to check.
I also don't think 12 bucks for maple syrup is a big deal. Do people really eat pancakes that often?
I eat them maybe once a month if that. I usually eat eggs and bacon, or some Greek yogurt with fruit.
Even the higher protein pancakes I make don't keep me full as long as more normal food so I don't eat them frequently.
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People shouldn’t be having a ton of maple syrup anyway. A teaspoon is fine, maybe a tablespoon. Anything more is too much. High sugar stuff like that should be consumed in moderation.
 
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Basic Blond Boy said:
They live in a reality completely driven by legacy media. They aren’t dumb, but seem to be unable to see a broader picture. This is made even worse when they start getting mighty about shit like the Nazis, yet pretty much prove that no, Hitler would be able to do “xyz” in this day in age. A common one I see is anything with China. Even though that nation literally has camps, the same anti-Nazi people could not give two shits, but muh Russia….
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They are forced to redirect all the concerns they have about any foreign power towards Russia, because Russians are white. You can't be too concerned about China or Chinese power, because that's racist. Same with any other nonwhite country.

And yet these people are compelled to focus on foreign interference, because the alternative is accepting that their ideas aren't really that popular domestically, and that the majority of Americans disagree with them. There must be shadowy foreigners working in the background, but they must all be Russians because mistrusting any nonwhite foreigner is racist.

The exception is Elon Musk, who as a white South African also fits the "shadowy-but-white foreigner" mold. All the platitudes about how "no one is illegal" and "immigrants are just as American as you and me" go out the window as soon as he comes up: Musk has white skin, so they're allowed to call for him to be denaturalized and deported, and label him a dangerous foreign influence even though he's an American citizen.
 
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Breadbassket said:
A couple ice hockey players from the United States and Canada got into a fight with one another right after the game started.

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It all happened after a large percentage of the sellout crowd at a center in Canada loudly booed the U.S. anthem. A number of fans also booed every time a U.S. player was shown on video screens during pregame warmups.
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I thought this was the entire reason why people go to see hockey?
 
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Amelia Troonheart said:
People could avoid a lot of shit by avoiding products with more than five ingredients and any that use corn syrup, or seed oils. This would weed out 80% of the horseshit and takes a two second glance at the ingredients label to check.
I also don't think 12 bucks for maple syrup is a big deal. Do people really eat pancakes that often?
I eat them maybe once a month if that. They're more of a treat than an actual breakfast in my opinion.
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A bereavement orange creamsicle cake was requested, there are exactly 5 ingredients in the frosting, if made from scratch. It takes like 8 minutes.
 
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"We Are Going To Fucking Kill You"
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I thought, even before election day, that Trump's second term would have the same attitude as the Robert E. Howard (of Conan fame) story "By this Axe I Rule"
“Hear, people of Valusia,” he exclaimed, upheld by the wild beast vitality which was his, fired from within by a strength which was more than physical. “I stand here — the king. I am wounded almost unto death, but I have survived mass wounds. Hear you! I am weary of this business! I am no king but a slave! I am hemmed in by laws, laws, laws! I cannot punish malefactors nor reward my friends because of law — custom — tradition! By Valka, I will be king in fact as well as in name!
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“But the law!” screamed Tu.
"I am the law!” roared Kull, swinging up his axe; it flashed downward and the stone tablet flew into a hundred pieces. The people clenched their hands in horror, waiting dumbly for the sky to fall. Kull reeled back, eyes blazing. The room whirled to his dizzy gaze. “I am king, state and law!” he roared, and seizing the wand-like sceptre which lay near, he broke it in two and flung it from him. “This shall be my sceptre!” The red axe was brandished aloft, splashing the pallid nobles with drops of blood. Kull gripped the slender crown with his left hand and placed his back against the wall. Only that support kept him from falling but in his arms was still the strength of lions. “I am either king or corpse!” he roared, his corded muscles bulging, his terrible eyes blazing. “If you like not my kingship — come and take this crown!” The corded left arm held out the crown, the right gripping the menacing axe above it. “By this axe I rule! This is my sceptre! I have struggled and sweated to be the puppet king you wished me to be — to king it your way. Now I use mine own way! If you will not fight, you shall obey! Laws that are just shall stand; laws that have outlived their times I shall shatter as I shattered that one! I am king!”
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UnidentifiedFlyingOrchid said:
I agree, maple syrup is delicious. It is unfortunate that most people eat imitation "pancake syrup". It is understandable that many people see a huge price difference and go without the "luxury".
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I won't lie. The fake shit tastes better. Real maple syrup IMHO is too tart. If RFK Jr. can make it healthier, more power to him.
 
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quaawaa said:
In case you have some sympathy for the Feds:
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If you want to hate the feds, look no further than Jolly West. He was the psychiatrist funded with tax payer money to develop brain washing techniques. If that didn’t work he’d intentionally drive you insane with drugs.
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Jack Ruby was employed by the CIA and used to kill Lee Harvey Oswald before anything damning came out.
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Jolly West was then sent in to scramble Ruby’s Brians. They assigned a psychiatrist (who lived halfway across the country) to Ruby that specialized in mind-control, killed an elephant with LSD, and ran experiments for the CIA’s MKUltra project. Makes total sense.
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Anyway, Jack Ruby was left alone in a cell with Jolly West and his fed goons and they went to work. A once sane man by all that knew him, Ruby completely lost his mind.
 
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Gehenna said:
In serious response, read "The Art of the Deal" for gods sake.

Treat the other person with a modicum of respect and civility. Go out of your way to be polite at the start of a negotiation. This makes them relax and makes them more amenable to your proposals. And it also means that when you begin applying pressure, which should be done sharply and suddenly, it forces them on the back foot from the whiplash.
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It's sad that people have forgotten that basic courtesy works. As the saying goes, "You get more flies with honey, than vinegar"
 
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If you want to hate the feds, look no further than Jolly West. He was the psychiatrist funded with tax payer money to develop brain washing techniques. If that didn’t work he’d intentionally drive you insane with drugs.
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Anyway, Jack Ruby was left alone in a cell with Jolly West and his fed goons and they went to work. A once sane man by all that knew him, Ruby completely lost his mind.
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Here is the thing ((They)) don't want you to know, amongst all the conspiracy theories mixed into the JFK assassination:

>>Jack Leon Ruby (born Jacob Leon Rubenstein)
 
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