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  1. The military *is* part of the government, and of course it should be under the government's control. If government leaders want to know what the Air Force is doing they just call a meeting and ask them what's up. Furthermore, Obama did not take away your guns.

    No shit, Sherlock. It just shows that the most outrageous and uninformed statements can be easily mistaken for mainstream Republican views.

  2. I'm pretty sure that the government is forcing the Air Force to upgrade to Windows 10 so they can install spyware and find out what the Air Force is up to.

    Anyone who loves freedom will fight the government's efforts to control the military. Obama took away our guns and now he's trying to take away our F-22 Raptors, too.

  3. Re:Controversial study on Ultra-Processed Foods May Be Linked To Cancer, Says Study (theguardian.com) · · Score: 0

    Now you are calling law abiding citizens in the US terrorists, without proof?

    They are complicit in the murder of children. The NRA is not a "law-abiding" organization. Unfortunately, our current leaders are too dependent on the NRA's money to do anything about it.

  4. Re:Controversial study on Ultra-Processed Foods May Be Linked To Cancer, Says Study (theguardian.com) · · Score: 0

    Incidentally, in 2013 the CDC has found that private ownership of guns [nap.edu] in the US prevents somewhere around 1.5-2 million crimes per year.

    The paper doesn't say anything remotely like that, you lying bastard.

    The Brady Foundation for Handgun Control disagrees - they say it's only 500,000 crimes.

    No, they don't. Never did. You're lying again.

    The NRA claims guns prevent over 3 million crimes per year.

    Well, of course they do. They're a terrorist organization that is complicit in the deaths of school children. They'd say anything.

    By the way, there are only about 300,000 crimes involving guns per year right now in the United States.

    You're way off.

  5. Re:Controversial study on Ultra-Processed Foods May Be Linked To Cancer, Says Study (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    There's also a historical, well-proven link between disarmament and fascism.

    There is also an historical well-proven link between corporations and fascism.

  6. Re:Controversial study on Ultra-Processed Foods May Be Linked To Cancer, Says Study (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    but why school shootings started only 20 years ago

    School shootings go back a lot longer than 20 years.

    https://www.history.com/this-d...

  7. Re:Controversial study on Ultra-Processed Foods May Be Linked To Cancer, Says Study (theguardian.com) · · Score: 0

    heart attacks and head-in-ass syndrome.

    That reminds me, here is a list of members of Congress who get the most money from the NRA:

    https://www.nytimes.com/intera...

    All of them offered "thoughts and prayers" after today's mass shooting.

  8. Re:Been there on Ultra-Processed Foods May Be Linked To Cancer, Says Study (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    It takes me a long time to cut the vegetables, toss the dough and get everything assembled. If I count for the trip time to buy ingredients about 90 minutes. But at least I get two meals out of it.

    My brother, get a pressure cooker or an Instant Pot. Once you learn techniques, you can cut up vegetables in no time. I get bored with cooking, but I like to eat, so I've got maybe half a dozen dishes that are super easy that I know how to prepare. take some meat, throw it in the pot and brown it on both sides. Doesn't matter what it is. Chicken, beef, pork, horse meat, I don't care. Cut an onion into four pieces. Cut a few carrots into 1 inch circles. Throw in some potatoes, a little salt and pepper, cayenne, turmeric (if you like it) and maybe 1/4 wedge of cabbage. Half a glass of water. Cover the pot and wait until it starts to hiss or the little button pops up. Turn the heat down and wait 15-19 minutes. Turn off the heat, let the pot cool until the pressure goes down and you've got three or four delicious meals. You can wash the vegetables if you want. It's probably a good idea. All together, maybe 10 minutes of preparation time for several healthy meals. If you're lazy, you can even throw the pressure cooker pot in the fridge so you can have the leftovers the next day so you don't even have to mess with plastic containers. If you're single, you need a pressure cooker. If you're married and buy a pressure cooker and make a meal, you may get gratitude sex from your spouse.

    Don't eat pizza all the time. Trust me. Oh, and when you get your pressure cooker, RTFM. The Instant Pot is even easier, because you can program it like a coffee maker and it has anti-burn fuzzy logic in it (or something).

  9. Controversial study on Ultra-Processed Foods May Be Linked To Cancer, Says Study (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1, Funny

    A recent study shows that there may be a link between guns and mass shootings. However, due to the controversial nature of this issue, the CDC Is legally forbidden from conducting any further research until we can get more extensive data on the number of mass shootings that are committed with knives and bombs.

    In other news, Florida Governor Rick Scott rushed to the scene of today's high school shooting in Florida to make sure that the guns were OK.

  10. Re:Why? on AMP For Email Is a Terrible Idea (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    That's good. Watching that reminds me that I've never watched Blackadder. Back in the day, it didn't make it to my local public broadcasting station here in the states and I never got around to it.

    Thanks.

  11. The UK has a lot of cool looking roadsters, but often that was all you could do - look. The odds that the cars would run on any given day seemed to be about 50/50.

    Since the odds of it raining on any given day in the UK are about 50/50, you're probably better off taking the Morris sedan anyway.

  12. Then the UK will have it's first decent roadster.

    Wait a minute. Jaguar and Aston Martin have made some terrific roadsters. I had a 1960s MGB roadster in the '80s that was great (though useless in Chicago winters). Triumph roadsters were some of the coolest cars ever made. If anything, the UK has had too many decent roadsters.

    http://car-from-uk.com/carphot...

  13. Re:Why? on AMP For Email Is a Terrible Idea (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    I would actually rather see this in action before deciding to poo poo the idea.

    For future reference, once does not "poo poo" an idea. One pooh poohs an idea. Even if the idea happens to be poo poo.

    I'm not generally a stickler for spelling or usage, but this one sticks in my craw. And don't nobody want poo poo stuck up in their craw, best believe.

  14. Re:Fastest transition to 3rd world nation? on Trump Administration Wants To Fire 248 Forecasters At the National Weather Service (fortune.com) · · Score: 2

    Great, we are past the once a century hurricane now, we can hire them back in 95 year.

    I'm with you brother. The National Weather Service only reports the liberal weather anyway. What was the last time you heard a weather report for Norman, Oklahoma or Elkins, West Virginia? They're covering up conservative weather, I tell you!

  15. Re:Fastest transition to 3rd world nation? on Trump Administration Wants To Fire 248 Forecasters At the National Weather Service (fortune.com) · · Score: 0, Troll

    Just so we're clear, the actual budget for forecasting proposed calls for a 4% reduction in forecasting services

    I mean, it's not like there have been any weather events that caused Americans any problems last year.

    And if there were once-in-a-century hurricanes, etc that caused problems last year, then we probably won't need those forecasters because what are the odds we're going to get two years in a row of weather disasters, amirite? I say we should drain the National Weather Service, because they're all libs anyway. #MAGA

  16. How about his plan for the par-5 on the back-nine?

    Sources say that Stormy Daniels pegged her par-5 into Trump's back nine, if you catch my meaning. There's got to be a good reason that the negotiator-in-chief would pay her $130k to keep her mouth shut. That's way too much for straight sex.

  17. Influencing a few tens of thousands of people is easy, Influencing a few tens of thousands of the right people is orders of magnitude more difficult.

    That's why you automate.

  18. You think Russia pinpoint targeted a few ten-thousands of people, spread precisely across three states, out of more than 120 million total voters, by buying a few Facebook ads?

    Don't argue with me, argue with the guys Trump appointed to be the Director of National Intelligence, the head of the FBI, NSA, CIA and DOD. Those are the guys making the claims, not me.

    I mean, Trump hired them, so they have to be the best, right?

  19. Re:Fiscal conservativism on Trump's New Infrastructure Plan Calls For Selling Off Two Airports (politico.com) · · Score: 1

    How the fuck am I funny?

  20. In my day on The Most Popular Linux Desktop Programs (zdnet.com) · · Score: 2

    You kids don't know how lucky you got it. When I was coming up, we didn't have any fancy Linux to use.

  21. I saw the shenanigans that Russia got up to on facebook and have a hard time believing that influenced anyone to vote differently than they otherwise might have.

    To sway the election, they only had to influence a few tens of thousands of people. If you don't believe there are tens of thousands of Americans who can be influenced by nonsense, I suggest googling, "Church of Scientology".

    In related news, just over an hour ago, the United States Director of National Intelligence, Dan Coats, who was appointed by Donald Trump, speaking for six intelligence agencies before Congress, said that Russia's attacks on the 2016 elections were indisputable and more cyber-attacks on US elections are "likely" and that all of the agencies are expecting attacks on the 2018 midterm elections.

    https://reut.rs/2Ep1eCb

  22. Re:Science snowflakes on 25 Years of Satellite Data Shows Global Warming Is Accelerating Sea Level Rise (usnews.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Naah, naah, they just figured it out "now" with TWENTY FIVE years of data.

    You're right. WHY ARE THEY HIDING THE SATELLITE DATA FROM 100 YEARS AGO? HUH?

    Checkmate, libs.

  23. Re:Fiscal conservativism on Trump's New Infrastructure Plan Calls For Selling Off Two Airports (politico.com) · · Score: 1

    Meanwhile, in other western countries airports have long been the domain of private enterprise.

    As long as we're copying other western countries, can we get universal health care too?

  24. Science snowflakes on 25 Years of Satellite Data Shows Global Warming Is Accelerating Sea Level Rise (usnews.com) · · Score: 0, Troll

    You libs, with your data and your science. It's a religion, I tell you! You believe all that stuff just because it's been peer-reviewed. It shows just how gullible you really are.

    If there really was global warming, don't you think it would have been predicted in the Bible? I'm pretty sure God would have mentioned it.

  25. Re:Fiscal conservativism on Trump's New Infrastructure Plan Calls For Selling Off Two Airports (politico.com) · · Score: 2, Funny

    as Trump sets up a golden ivory tower, rent free, in his head.

    As long as he doesn't set up a golden shower in my head. That's nasty.