TranscendentalEmpire

Not to sound too Korean..... but, that's kinda the social repercussion of electing war criminals, then the children of war criminals, and the grandchildren of war criminals to lead your country.

Modern Japan is a weird poly-sci experiment examining what would happen if you took guns away from a fascist government.

And you are all actively sinking in that faulty boat, about to die in the middle of the ocean...

And who does this represent in your scenario?

Nah, he was a Jamie. Thankfully no longer part of the fam.

I think now that we've successfully prosecuted the Jan. 6th domestic terrorists, we can put this notion to rest.

Except that the feds had their kiddy gloves on for sentencing..... Out of the thousands of people there only a small percentage have caught charges that drastically change their lives, and even then not to the point of treason nor terrorism charges.

We absolutely can and should go after these nutjobs threatening federal workers.

I agree, but I don't see it happening any time soon. Not when the person who led them is still considered appropriate for the highest position in the land to half of the electorate.

Islamic fundamental extremism didn't really find its way into Afghanistan until the 80's. It was transplanted by the Saudi government who were in part supported by the United States as a way to counter the Soviet invasion.

If you actually ever get the chance to meet an actual Afghan family, I think you would be surprised of how kind they generally are, hospitality is a cornerstone of their culture.

I think it's important to realize that the cultural identity of the Taliban to America isn't actually based off of Afghan culture, it's based off of the Saudi, and that the Afghan people are the real victims of this .

Mainly because after the pr disasters of ruby ridge and then Waco, right winged militia's grew in numbers, basically using the events as marketing materials.

Right winged grifters love it when they are confronted, it fulfills all their fantasies about the underdog standing up to authority, and proves in their minds that they were correct the whole time.

Since the American fascist movements have legitimized news organizations that will echo their claims, it's extremely hard to actually crack down on them without turning them into Martyrs.

The end result has been the federal government putting right winged extremists on the back burner for the last 30 years, allowing them to fester into the infection we know and hate today.

Oddly, i had the same argument with my brother in law.

I'm 6'2", but I always say I'm around 6'1" or 6'2", so I don't blow up any 5'11"s cover. My BL who is very clearly 3-4" shorter than me tried to convince me that I'm 6'4", because he is exactly 6 foot. He got super upset, like red in the face, temper tantrum.

I fucking wish. At least then I wouldn't have to be put on hold for 30 min just to have to eventually explain to a person who was hired 3 weeks ago how to do their job.

Private insurance always has you speak to an actual adjuster for authorization, mainly because they know any sort of automated system would be more accurate and faster than having you talk to their undertrained and understaffed employees.

Private insurance's goal is to erect as many barriers between the provider and the patients as possible, and then blame the provider for all the barriers. It works every time.

"I have the best insurance, they told me it would be covered". Nope, Medicare is the best insurance and you traded that away for a privatized Medicare supplemental that lies to you about your coverage.

I'm guessing it's an older apple tree? Because my two establishing plumb trees take a lot more work than a couple hours a year.

Most of the effort for fruit trees is spent getting them established and shaped the way you want. After 10-15 years of growth they mostly take care of themselves, but depending on your environment the first 5-10 can take a lot of time and effort just to keep them alive.

Public trees already have a maintenance schedule and budget, public fruit trees don't need to be about filling hungry people, they're just as much about finding small moments of joy in your community.

Unfortunately, fruiting trees take a lot more maintenance just to keep alive, even moreso if you want them to produce anything worth eating.

I have two plum trees in my front yard that I planted about 5 years ago and they take about as much work to maintain as a small garden patch. Modern fruit trees aren't really natural, they've been bred over time to produce more and more fruit. With so much of its energy going to produce fruit, it leaves them more susceptible to disease and especially pests.

If you like gardening it's a great little hobby, but I couldn't imagine the amount of work it would take to maintain hundreds or even dozens of public trees. Plus, I'm not so sure how comfortable I would be eating the fruits of trees absorbing all the petrochemicals from road wash.

Yeah, that can be an issue with some of the more advanced knee units and upper limb devices if they are being done by a private clinic and being purchased by a private insurance or a workers comp case.

Luckily Medicare and most Medicaid programs dictate that the clinic that fabricates the limb also maintains the limb until the patient qualifies for a new one.

don't think Batman makes Nolan any less prestigious.

I don't either, but the critics that love art house movies prob do.