#15 | Posted by sentinel

The combination of vinegar, salt, and spices like turmeric, cumin or coriander makes a natural preservative. Very similar to pickling. They kill or slow microbe and bacterial growth, prevent mold, and fight some of the common pathogens like E Coli and S Aureus. And taste good doing it. I use them in different combinations when making wild game jerky or biltong, vegetable and fruit salsa, and guacamole.

However, they don't do anything about salmonella, cyclospora or listeria. Prevention of salmonella and listeria, which are bacteria, require proper sanitation and temperature controls during processing and storage to prevent them forming and thorough cooking to kill them. Cyclospora is a parasite, spread by feces-contaminated water or soil, usually from untreated irrigation water. Thorough washing helps reduce all three but won't remove them completely. Cooking to 140 will kill salmonella, 160-165 for cyclospora and listeria. Cold temperatures, including freezing, help keep salmonella, listeria, and cyclospora from growing but is not an effective kill step.

#7 | Posted by jpw

General Patton's uniform is similar to the Soviet Red Army officer's uniform. The design and color anyway. General MacArthur's uniform, at least the devices and rank, appear similar to the British Army uniform. Although the rank insignia on the arm is that of an enlisted corporal, while he wears two general's stars on the epaulet. Ignorant and poorly worded AI commands, would be my guess. Even taking Trump out of the picture, it's completely disrespectful to two of our legendary soldiers. And then to not only put Trump in an unearned uniform, but also picture him with more ribbon bars than MacArthur, the US's most decorated soldier ever, is ridiculously insulting. Not that any Trumpers will care, which in my opinion is the worst part of this.

#13 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS

Trepanation is another option. I've got an antique brace and bit that are probably about the same age as Trump which I'd happily donate for the procedure. I'll even sharpen the bits. No fee.

Or
More desalination plants

I've wondered why we don't use more desalination on the west coast. Is it the terrain? I understand there's a high energy consumption, but surely we're already using a great deal of energy moving water from the Colorado River.

still beat the best the Dems could come up with which says alot about the Dem party.

#15 | Posted by fishpaw

Not wrong. Which is why justagirl's comment bears repeating for emphasis.

"Dont underestimate the Dems ability to screw this up. Do not take for granted that the blue wave is coming. Get out there and cause that wave."

#2 | Posted by justagirl_idaho

The DeLorean family breathes a sigh of relief.

#56

I won a street race with a DeLorean in about '86, with a '74 Formula 400 Firebird. They looked cool but were not fast at all.

Block it? Limpet.

#7 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis

Why not Phuket?

To what degree do you think the Iranian leadership's religious belief that Allah is on their side contributes to their determination?
#76

I think leadership's determination is based on their own goals to gain, maintain, and expand power. I think leadership's calling upon religious authority is a justification to their own people. Not limited to Iranian leadership, ours does the same.

#72 | Posted by truthhurts

- the problem is OUR leaders have no clue what they are doing. THEY do not understand Iran's perspective, not because Iran's worldview is not understandable from a western perspective, it is due to a lack of empathy and willful ignorance of the magat leadership.

That's essentially what I was trying to say, perhaps I didn't state it effectively. Our leadership seems to think we can simply use escalating force to cow Iran into capitulation. Short of complete annihilation that is just not going to work. We're not destroying anything they can't rebuild, including the population in another generation. They have no reason to trust any statements or agreements coming from this administration. Why would they commit to any long-term agreements with an untrustworthy negotiator, who will be out of office or dead in another couple of years? And the unintended (to us) consequence of this conflict is the demonstration to the world of Iran's ability to control the Strait of Hormuz. Iran is an old civilization, they take the long view on their relationship to the rest of the world. They can wait the Trump admin out and be stronger in the end.

As this conflict drags on with eye-rolling waffling updates as to its success, I'm reminded of the Powell Doctrine which got us into and successfully out of 2 military actions in Panama and Kuwait/Iraq. Got us off to a decent start in Afghanistan until that went off the rails. Say what you will about how he ended his career for GWB, Powell's doctrine was designed specifically to avoid becoming embroiled in military quagmires, using the lessons of Vietnam and even the USSR's experiences with Afghanistan.
1-Is a vital national security interest threatened? - Maybe, several reasons have been given for beginning this conflict. Difficult to assess the truth from this administration.
2-Do we have a clear attainable objective? - Unknown - again, several objectives have been stated since the conflict began. Also again, difficult to assess the truth.
3-Have the risks and costs been fully and frankly analyzed? Clearly not
4-Have all other non-violent policy means been fully exhausted? Clearly not
5-Is there a plausible exit strategy to avoid endless entanglement? Clearly not
6-Have the consequences of our action been fully considered? Clearly not
7-Is the action supported by the American people? Clearly not
8-Do we have genuine broad international support? Clearly not

Just for the hell of it, I'll answer Bill's questions to the best of my knowledge.
Does Iran have a superior military, or are its leaders simply smarter than ours? Their military is clearly not superior in strength and capability. Their leaders are certainly making ours look ridiculous.
Or is it something else? See the Powell Doctrine, above. This conflict was clearly entered into with no clear plan of objectives, no understanding of the potential consequences, no substantive risk/benefit analysis, no significant support, and clearly no effective exit strategy.
Is the US politically incapable of forcing Iran to yield? Yes. We're making the same mistakes we made in Afghanistan and Iraq-thinking we can predict or influence the behavior of people whose worldview we simply don't understand.
Is the rest of the world simply going to have to accept Iran's control over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz? Yes. We've given them the platform to demonstrate that control to the world. It's a huge advantage to Iran, why would they give it up?

Envy is not a virtue.

#31

Nor is the abject stupidity to continue not only supporting, but worshipping the lifelong conman who is rolling in the money he has fleeced from all of you useful idiots.

His net worth has grown about $3 billion since first taking office in 2016. Dipped a bit while he was out of office but rocketed right back up in 2025-2026. It's nearly tripled in the last two years.

Criminals don't want to be tracked.

#3

Certainly not. But it doesn't mean the rest of us should be tracked either. I'm not giving the government carte blanche to my data because they don't want to do the work to obtain sufficient probable cause for a warrant.

Um, we did get migrants from Norway. In the mid-1800's Norwegians and Swedes immigrated to the U.S. in droves, as did Irish, and Scots, following the potato famine. The Norwegians and Swedes settled in the upper midwest, areas very similar in climate to what they were used to and low in population, with lots of available land for farming. The Finns followed later and targeted the Great Lakes region - mining, logging, and water transportation. Those who remained in Sweden, Norway, and Finland turned those three countries into some of the most successful and happiest places to live in the world. Why the hell would they want to immigrate here now? If she would retrieve her head from the far-right's collective ass, Megyn is smart enough to answer this question herself, and even ask why we can't be more like those countries.

Universal coverage is such a massive undertaking that only 38 of the top 39 nations have mastered it.

#23 | Posted by Nixon

And how many of those 38 nations have a massive insurance industry generating $1,700,000,000,000 in annual revenue, netting $71,000,000,000 in annual profit, and spending $180,000,000 per year on federal lobbying? Or religious groups controlling nearly a quarter of the nation's medical facilities? The insurance industry's annual revenue, for comparison purposes, is about the size the annual budget deficit.

#117 | Posted by dutch46

In which case Charon will refuse the fare and we'll have another bloated rotten corpse stinking up the reflecting pool. I wonder if even his family wants anything to do with his carcass once he's no longer of use or benefit to them.

Effete;

He's translating your posts into Russian. For example, Sitz's 86 is your 85, in Russian.

Muscovy ducks, despite the name, are native to the America's. More Central and South America, but they are native to southern North America as well, mostly Mexico and south Texas. They're non-migratory, so they do cause problems when transplanted to northern and eastern U.S. ecosystems because they stay all year. They're popular with private ponds because they look cool and, again, don't fly away for the winter. USFWS prohibits release of Muscovy ducks into the wild outside their native range.

The photos of ducks in the reflecting pool that I've seen, live or dead, look like mallards. Doesn't mean there aren't any Muscovy's, they're pretty distinctive in color and head shape so should stand out.

"God is a sound people make when they're too tired to think anymore."
--Edward Abbey

#215

There's a quote I haven't seen before. Thank you, I'll begin using it regularly.

It must have been a terrorist act by AlgaeFa

#8 | Posted by Hughmass

My VA doctor told me she is part of a preliminary study of veterans with multiple deployments, specifically who've received multiple gamma globulin shots, and any correlation with lessened COVID incidence. Sounded interesting. I've had the GG twice, and either never caught COVID or was asymptomatic. Granted I get the vaccine every time I'm due, but I also work in an occupation where I'm in direct contact with a lot of people, even during the height of COVID. Be interesting if that awful peanut butter shot provided an extended immune system boost.

#35 | Posted by visitor_
Flag: Has no idea how solar works and is just spouting BS.
FLAG: Shot his mouth off without thinking

Solar is also more efficient when it is cold because there is less voltage drop in colder temperatures than in hotter ones. This is due to the fact that as temperatures drop, so does the resistance of the wire and as a result more power can be transmitted.

Here are a few sources of facts you can use instead of parroting right-wing talking points.

I worked straight nights for about 10 years. Worked out pretty well when my kids were little. Usual shift was 10p-6a. Got home in the morning and saw them for a little bit before they went off to school, napped during the day, got up in the afternoon and spent time with them after school, had dinner together and I took another nap before going to work. Coached soccer, little league, youth football, and was their Cub and Boy Scout leader. Worked out pretty well. I preferred the permanent overnight schedule to rotating shifts, that just tore me up physically and mentally.

#28 | Posted by sitzkrieg

Pretty sure that rifle is T.R.'s Holland & Holland double in .500/450 Nitro Express, nicknamed the Big Stick, which was a premier elephant gun at that time. Fired a 480gr bullet at about 4200 fps, just over 5,000 ft/lb of energy. He also carried a 1895 Winchester in .405 and a Springfield .30-03 on that hunt. He preferred the .405 for large and dangerous game, like lions and cape buffalo, but for elephants and rhinos used the H&H. Apparently inspired by Karamojo Bell, a professional hunter who took over 1,000 elephants with small-bores, primarily a .275 Rigby (7x57 Mauser), T.R. took at least one elephant with the .30-03. You can read about the expedition in T.R.'s book, African Game Trails. It's been reprinted many times and is still commercially available.

#17

"It was a complete obliteration," Trump said of the Saturday strike in Iran. Trump, flanked by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, said that Iran's nuclear ambitions were set back "decades."

"I don't think they'll ever do it again. ... I think they've had it," Trump said. "I mean, they just went through hell. I think they've had it. The last thing they want to do is enrich.

#10

Brent crude was over $100 per barrel for March and April. $103 average for March, $117 average for April.