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Sigh. This reinforces my absolute hatred of Twitter. Completely uncivil, full of snark, and bursting at the seams with conspiracy theories. Twitter is an intelligence wasteland.
Of course he is. Been since the beginning.
United Airlines paid millions to test China Virus spread on full aircraft.
Because planes are cleaned at every stop, and every plane provides air through HEPA filters that trap 99.9% of the virus, tests revealed that the chances of contracting the virus is .003 even on full aircraft.
That is three one thousandths of one percent!
Because planes are cleaned at every stop, and every plane provides air through HEPA filters that trap 99.9% of the virus, tests revealed that the chances of contracting the virus is .003 even on full aircraft.
That is three one thousandths of one percent!
Musk is not nearly as noble as a dissident. He just craves attention.To me, a word "dissident" has a positive connotation
Александр Солженицын был вашим дедушкой?To me, a word "dissident" has a positive connotation
Wonder how many people from 50-up have underlying conditions .... like obesity, high blood pressure, or asthma? Perhaps many, if not most.
As well, I wonder what “survival” means. If one “survives” but has permanently damaged lung function or lasting neurological issues, is this considered a “survival”?
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No, but my great grandparents and grandparents surreptitiously listened to radio Voice of America. Despite being party members
This picture should bring back some happy memories. I just went down to King George, VA, on Wednesday to buy some additional high-capacity magazines and ammunition, to prepare additional personal defenses for the coming American civil war. These magazines are not allowed to be sold in the state of Maryland, though they are 100% legal to own. VA has much better gun lawsNo, but my great grandparents and grandparents surreptitiously listened to radio Voice of America. Despite being party members
That's a nice looking weapon. I don't know a whole lot about guns but I am going to guess that's a Russian Kalashnikov.This picture should bring back some happy memories. I just went down to King George, VA, on Wednesday to buy some additional high-capacity magazines and ammunition, to prepare additional personal defenses for the coming American civil war. These magazines are not allowed to be sold in the state of Maryland, though they are 100% legal to own. VA has much better gun laws
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It's a Romanian-made variant of the Kalashnikov-pattern carbine, called the Romarm SAR-1. Pretty much all of the former Eastern Bloc countries made and exported variants of the Kalashnikov; the Romanian versions tended to be among the middle-to-better-quality units. I got it new nearly 20 years ago from a colleague in Oregon (when I lived there) who was a licensed gun dealer on the side. He ordered several of them for clients. I think I paid $350 or so for it.
Interestingly, the gun store I visited on Wednesday just over the Potomac River in rural Virginia, was selling Chinese-made variants of the AKM for $3,000-3,500 each.
The Russian AK 47‘s that are the shit are the Saiga’s from the Izhmash factory in Russia, same factory that makes the military version of AK’s. But they are not allowed in the U.S., but the Romanian versions are good and are better compared to the Chinese versions.
I was looking for some hollow-point ammo for my new addition to my Makarov, a stainless-steel P220 Sig Sauer .45, but only round ball ammo is available in the stores and it’s been like that for a while. I guess I‘ll have to make do with my 4,000 rounds of ball ammo for now...in case the American civil war kicks in.
I was looking for some hollow-point ammo for my new addition to my Makarov, a stainless-steel P220 Sig Sauer .45, but only round ball ammo is available in the stores and it’s been like that for a while. I guess I‘ll have to make do with my 4,000 rounds of ball ammo for now...in case the American civil war kicks in.
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It’s not if / in case .... it’s when. This has been brewing for a long time, and has been kicked up a few notches in the past few years.
Quite and it’s very unfortunate.
Old school=proven school, one of the reasons I love my Makarov. Nice set of tools, btw.
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It's funny, the first time I shot an SKS I fell in love with them. They're so crude and clunky yet functional and dependable that I just had to have one. Sort of like a 1911 (I have one of those, too.) I love old school stuff like this. I started out my pistol collection with a Walther PPQ, which I eventually sold and replaced with the 1911. The Walther was a great pistol, but the 1911 just feels right in your hand.
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This picture should bring back some happy memories. I just went down to King George, VA, on Wednesday to buy some additional high-capacity magazines and ammunition, to prepare additional personal defenses for the coming American civil war. These magazines are not allowed to be sold in the state of Maryland, though they are 100% legal to own. VA has much better gun laws
Muah, how about one of these see?
I think the cold [civil] war is already underway.
Come on guys. There is NOT going to be a new American civil war. That's crazy. There may be different political views, but those are solved by discussion in this country. And what fundamental differences would lead to violence? Tax rates on the wealthy? A public option for health care? My family comes from a country that went through a civil war. I remember watching the news to see if we could spot my grandmother in the caravans of refugees because we didn't know if she survived when her village was destroyed. That was a time when people used AK-47s on people who used to be their neighbors.
Going back to a more "grounded" topic (pun intended) - I just took a transatlantic flight on a big airbus A340 or A350. There must have been only 10 passengers. In my section, with 10 rows and 2-3-2 seating per row, so 70 seats, there were 3 people. And you had to have a recent covid test before getting on the airplane. It was probably the safest environment in the world for covid.
Going back to a more "grounded" topic (pun intended) - I just took a transatlantic flight on a big airbus A340 or A350. There must have been only 10 passengers. In my section, with 10 rows and 2-3-2 seating per row, so 70 seats, there were 3 people. And you had to have a recent covid test before getting on the airplane. It was probably the safest environment in the world for covid.
This is no longer true.
You HAVE watched the news over the summer. Lawlessness tolerated by the authorities in numerous major cities, not stopped. Untamed looting.
Here is the aftermath. This is not right-wing whacko web sites. These are mainsteam media videos.
My former city of downtown Portland, Oregon. Where I lived for 13 years. I worked here (you can see my old office building in several shots). I took my baby son down here. My old house was on NE 19th St., just across the river and 19 blocks up ... an easy walk.
Minneapolis
New York City and California
Look, I saw this brewing even in the mid-2000s before I left Portland for Houston in 2008. It's fermented and festered there ever since. COVID was a perfect storm that kept many people out of work, freeing them for days and weeks and months of daily mayhem, while paying them in many cases more money than they were making while employed.
Did you not see what happened in downtown Washington DC this summer? The downtown (1700 "K" St.) Washington DC branch of Mervis Diamond, the jewelry store where I bought Laura's engagement and wedding rings (I patronized the Tyson's Corner store), was broken into, looted and completely cleaned out during the summer's DC riots. As were many many many other businesses in DC.
Those are cute, but not very serious, questions. And I think you know the real answers to them. The reality is, that we essentially live in two American countries now, governed by two fundamentally different philosophies.
Can you imagine the eruption of violence that would have happened if Trump would have definitively won re-election on election night? Me neither. But plenty of people could, and in cities all across the country, they prepared for it. Which political factions / philosophy were they making preparations for?
I have been hoping for many years that this civil war would not happen in my lifetime, so that I would not have to see it. Unfortunately, the events of this year have convinced me that it is coming much faster than I had anticipated.
The Latin saying, "Si vis pacem, para bellum" has never been truer. You can call me a "whacko" if you want, but I will not let all that I have worked for be taken from me or burned up by a faceless mob. I have the Constitutional right in this country to defend myself, my family, and my property. And that is what I am fully prepared to do, if I am forced to.
Politics aside, I wasn't a gun owner until maybe 5 years ago. For that matter, we didn't allow guns in the house before that. After hurricane Irma, we realized that the potential for looting and other such behaviors could possibly affect us. When you've got power, food and supplies and the people around you don't, you become a potential target. Maybe that sounds a little paranoid, but having lived under such conditions it does make you wonder how things could go down if they got ugly. Better to be prepared.
With this in mind I collected some firearms for both "fun" and personal protection. My boys both enjoy shooting and we often spend time at our local sporting clays club shooting clays and practicing at the pistol and rifle range. No different than golf or bowling, except that it has the benefit of providing protection under a worst case scenario. Although I guess you could use a golf club for protection...
With this in mind I collected some firearms for both "fun" and personal protection. My boys both enjoy shooting and we often spend time at our local sporting clays club shooting clays and practicing at the pistol and rifle range. No different than golf or bowling, except that it has the benefit of providing protection under a worst case scenario. Although I guess you could use a golf club for protection...
The last four sentences of your first paragraph make the point of what I said in my last paragraph, Dan. Having myself lived through two hurricanes in Texas (Ike in 2008 and Harvey in 2017), I hear you. Except far more people are armed in Texas, so there is far less looting and other problems than in other parts of the country.
Any reports of mass looting, burning, and civil unrest in Houston over the summer? Dallas? San Antonio? Austin? El Paso? Nope. They don't put up with that crap in Texas. Demonstrations, fine. Looting and arson? Nope.
Any reports of mass looting, burning, and civil unrest in Houston over the summer? Dallas? San Antonio? Austin? El Paso? Nope. They don't put up with that crap in Texas. Demonstrations, fine. Looting and arson? Nope.
I'm a transplant to USA from former USSR in 1990, I was 17 when we left, spend majority of my life here. And to my greatest disappointment, my observation after 30 years of living here, I have to agree with Gerry
I refuse to watch news on the daily basis any longer, because all it does is just raising my blood pressure. I no longer discuss any of my political views with anyone, no not discussing any views on the healthcare (and I work in healthcare)... as it now seems it is very difficult to find some kind or compromise, it appears it's all < or > or nothing. And I can't not mention this destruction of the cities, businesses, private properties in the "name of peaceful protests"... It is disheartening to me...
On the positive note, during all this covid season, I cook a lot more, certainly developed a great appreciation for Asian cuisine, particularly their soups, stews etc. Discovering international food adventures on netflix/tubi/amazon and a like - is what I tend to enjoy more and more...
My version of Ramen
And Pho style broths
I love experimenting with food and learning new dishes and cuisines.
Regards,
D
That is my feeling about what I'm seeing and sensing. Even at work, the diverse opinions of co-workers that I'm witnessing is simply dividing people, good people, but at the same time frustrated people.
I refuse to watch news on the daily basis any longer, because all it does is just raising my blood pressure. I no longer discuss any of my political views with anyone, no not discussing any views on the healthcare (and I work in healthcare)... as it now seems it is very difficult to find some kind or compromise, it appears it's all < or > or nothing. And I can't not mention this destruction of the cities, businesses, private properties in the "name of peaceful protests"... It is disheartening to me...
On the positive note, during all this covid season, I cook a lot more, certainly developed a great appreciation for Asian cuisine, particularly their soups, stews etc. Discovering international food adventures on netflix/tubi/amazon and a like - is what I tend to enjoy more and more...
My version of Ramen
And Pho style broths
I love experimenting with food and learning new dishes and cuisines.
Regards,
D
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D_V, you have been a very real and strong inspiration to many here, including myself, with your SL work. I did not know you also are from the former USSR. Perhaps you and @kiev have some interesting things to talk about. I keep telling him not to go near Припять.....
And now we find out that you are a cook. You should start a thread on food experimentation !! I bet we have other foodies that would come out of the woodwork.
And now we find out that you are a cook. You should start a thread on food experimentation !! I bet we have other foodies that would come out of the woodwork.
I reiterate that there is not going to be a civil war in the US. And there are not two drastically different political philosophies in the US. Indeed, there are two main philosophies that are pretty similar if you map them on a scale of schools of prominent political thought in the world.
What America does have, and suffers from, is two *identities* that are linked to political party affiliation. They are basically ethnicities. And it's very easy to *other* a different ethnicity. That makes it easy to hate and fear them.
This identity based politics didn't happen organically. It was fostered. For profit and for control.
There are legitimate political differences between the parties. But they are not fundamental. One side is not fascist. The other is not communist. The differences are matter of degree on the same scale.
There is violence and civil unrest in the US. It is both worthy of condemnation and a chance for reflection that there are reasons why certain segments are unhappy. Jail those that commit crimes. Listen to those (far greater numbers) that peacefully protest. Don't view them as an *other* with whom you share no common ground or humanity. (I'm not saying anyone here is doing that. I'm speaking generally.)
What America does have, and suffers from, is two *identities* that are linked to political party affiliation. They are basically ethnicities. And it's very easy to *other* a different ethnicity. That makes it easy to hate and fear them.
This identity based politics didn't happen organically. It was fostered. For profit and for control.
There are legitimate political differences between the parties. But they are not fundamental. One side is not fascist. The other is not communist. The differences are matter of degree on the same scale.
There is violence and civil unrest in the US. It is both worthy of condemnation and a chance for reflection that there are reasons why certain segments are unhappy. Jail those that commit crimes. Listen to those (far greater numbers) that peacefully protest. Don't view them as an *other* with whom you share no common ground or humanity. (I'm not saying anyone here is doing that. I'm speaking generally.)
С какой части России?
You are too kind Sir. This forum however has definitely been a source of inspiration for me a great deal, couldn't have done a lot of those things that I have with "ya'll"
We've met with @kiev few times (too short), but indeed, there are many similarities and memories for sure!
A little bit of ground... My name is Dmitry, born in Moscow. Mom was a nurse, dad was a manager of one of the Moscow's premier restaurants of that era. So, much of my free childhood I got to spend around the hospital and food. Somehow I guess it carried over... into now. As a kid, I was very active in cycling, we build bikes from scratch, starting with something as bare-bones as assembling the bearings (yes, fitting balls in the the housings), to the wire spokes of the wheels and on and on... I guess that is where the "mechanical" interest woke up inside.
Now: Food, gardening (used to grow up to 50 varieties of tomatoes each season) miss that very much, need to sell my postage stamp property and move back to the country site, photography, cars, etc...
And back to food, I'm still waiting for @RicardoD to share that rustic looking bread recipe
The shelter-in-place project continue along with a baking bread every 3 days or so.
Well said Sir!
I grew up in a very "Nixon" Republican household. My Dad was quite active in the Republican party in Indiana, serving as a precinct committeeman and poll worker for as long as I can remember. One of his business partners was John Mutz, who later served as Lt. governor for the state. I can recall as a young boy going out on canvassing calls on the weekends before elections to get people registered to vote. I remember getting to attend a fundraising breakfast and meeting Richard Nixon in 1968.
There were many cocktail parties at our house during election times, probably as fundraisers I suspect (I was pretty young and not totally aware of what was taking place.) There were people of all sorts of positions and backgrounds there, and the one thing I recall is that regardless of the subject, discourse was always civil.
That's what's missing today. How things got so polarized escapes me, although I suspect there are a number of reasons, but the ability to have a civil discussion over politics or most anything now seems to have evaporated. Things seem to be a very "us versus them" mentality, and people appear to immediately label you once they hear your feelings about a particular issue, or for that matter, something as stupid as knowing you listen to NPR or watch Fox News.
I don't get it.
There were many cocktail parties at our house during election times, probably as fundraisers I suspect (I was pretty young and not totally aware of what was taking place.) There were people of all sorts of positions and backgrounds there, and the one thing I recall is that regardless of the subject, discourse was always civil.
That's what's missing today. How things got so polarized escapes me, although I suspect there are a number of reasons, but the ability to have a civil discussion over politics or most anything now seems to have evaporated. Things seem to be a very "us versus them" mentality, and people appear to immediately label you once they hear your feelings about a particular issue, or for that matter, something as stupid as knowing you listen to NPR or watch Fox News.
I don't get it.
A very cool looking rifle. I've always liked Czech products. Form follows function design. Kind of like our cars.
Guns were a part of my upbringing. My first job was loading clays onto the launcher, then scorekeeper for skeet/trap. My mom was state champion in skeet. I never could afford to collect them as I wanted although I have a few. I liked cars even more.
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I mostly agree but your 3rd paragraph outlines a problem I don't see any solutions for. Our media can no longer be trusted to inform us and never in history have we relied so heavily on one source of information. People need to stop watching the "news" and start reading and using critical thinking. There is much more to the problem but this is not a political forum so I will refrain.
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Not to mention the "echo chamber" effect and self-reinforcing algorithms of social media, which read what people consume and are set to feed them more of it, thus extending the echo chamber even further.
The cumulative effect of social media over the past 15 years have been hugely devastating to the state of public discourse in the United States, and unfortunately is probably the single largest contributing factor there is to political division. It is rapidly leading, as I said, in the direction of civil war.
Nobody actually reads much of anything anymore. They consume media over their mobular phones.
It's one reason why I take both the Wall Street Journal and Annapolis newspapers' print editions every day. It's part of my morning routine (after checking the forum to see that things haven't gone technically sideways overnight) to kick my feet up on my desk, prepare a nice big French Press of coffee, and READ the newspaper cover to cover.
In my opinon the Wall Street Journal's news operation is one of the last big-paper reporting staffs that is very unbiased in its reporting. It's easy to compare the same news as reported by the WSJ compared to the New York Times or Washington Post. You see hugely different headlines and slants on the how the same news is reported between those three newspapers. The WSJ's editorial page ("opinion pages") are right of center, for sure, but not in whacko territory.
The Annapolis newspaper is heavily left-leaning, but useful to see what is brewing in local news, and local/county political circles (Annapolis being the Maryland state capital and all).
Like you, @Duh_Vinci, I have stopped watching news on ANY mainstream media (major networks, cable networks (CNN/Fox/MSNBC/etc.) because it is SO slanted one way or the other (mostly one way) that it is far beyond the point of being able to be trusted as fact or truth. I closed my Facebook account in early 2013, in part because I was disgusted at the discourse leading up to the 2012 Presidential election. Fortunately I don't use Twitter (though I maintain an account for work purposes, if ever needed).
I do agree with Melville that much of this bifurcation -- particularly in the media -- has been and is done in the name of profit and ratings. As a journalism major at university, much of what I have seen in how the mainstream media reports the news over the past 15 years is directly antithetical to everything I was taught in school. It is no longer true journalism. It is opinion-based news reporting that is targeted to one political "tribe" or the other. Donald Trump's presidency was the biggest gift, ever, monetarily to the mainstream media cable networks of all stripes.
There are a lot of smart people out there. The smartest, most practical and down-to-earth people I have tended to know are the people who DO NOT live in "echo chamber bubble" big cities on the East and West Coasts. People who live everyday lives and work everyday jobs. They are not rural, flyover-territory "rubes" or "low-information voters" that you hear the cable network people talk about. I work with A LOT of people who live in the big coastal cities (and I visit the big coastal cities frequently for work, pre-COVID) and the smugness in some people (borne of this echo-chamber bubble effect) is astounding.
The utter politicization of COVID-19 on both sides of the US political spectrum has been particularly despicable.
Hey that’s awesome!!! Noodle texture for ramen is important. Try to find noodles that have been made with very basic water (high ph). If you can find Sun Noodles from Hawaii in you store, they have the right elasticity and springiness. Sun Noodle | Fresh Ramen Noodles
@Duh_Vinci I applaud you leaving the confines of your culinary comfort zone! I have been doing the same. After 21 yrs of marriage, we just made and ate “nachos” for the first time ever for dinner! (Very different from Asian noodle soups, which is what we grew up with, and are now rapidly finding very tiresome during shelter-in-place).
You guys really haven't lived, until you wrap a nice salmon filet in a few layers of tin-foil, add appropriate seasoning, place it on top of your intake manifold under the airbox, drive 100 miles, and then enjoy your freshly cooked meal when you get to your destination.
Just within the last 2 years I have become aware of at least a half dozen real journalists being fired and/or blacklisted for telling the truth, both here and in Europe. Others in science and industry are receiving the same treatment. I haven't really watched any television outside of documentaries and the occasional movie or sports event in some ten years or more. I do occasionally suffer through ten minutes of network news just to see what they are pushing. A kind of "know your opposition" exercise. I couldn't agree more on the social media platforms.
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@sheward: A great source for some REAL investigative reporting is Glenn Greenwald, the fiercely independent investigative reporter who recently left "The Intercept" which he co-founded. He is a guy who separates his political beliefs from his professional work, and is not afraid to delve into sensitive topics and set the record straight.
His own colleagues censored him over election-related reporting he was doing there, so he resigned. Greenwald was one of the guys who helped expose the "W" Bush administration Iraq policy, secret NSA surveillance of US citizens, and the Snowden expose, and much more. He is about the closest as I can think of these days, as to what a non-partisan investigative reporter (once called a "muckraker") is in today's world.
His work since recently leaving The Intercept is available here: Glenn Greenwald
Read a few of his pieces, and you will have a difficult time arguing with his reporting.
His own colleagues censored him over election-related reporting he was doing there, so he resigned. Greenwald was one of the guys who helped expose the "W" Bush administration Iraq policy, secret NSA surveillance of US citizens, and the Snowden expose, and much more. He is about the closest as I can think of these days, as to what a non-partisan investigative reporter (once called a "muckraker") is in today's world.
His work since recently leaving The Intercept is available here: Glenn Greenwald
Read a few of his pieces, and you will have a difficult time arguing with his reporting.
Cheers @Jlaa Thanks for the tip, appreciate it! I'm kinda new to this cuisine, but I have noticed there is quite a bit of difference in "takes" of various places on Ramen, and apparently, there are as many recipes to Ramen as there are restaurants and vendors that prepare these dishes. Now to the texture, yes!!! and that differs too, much to learn still! Thanks for the link, will see what he has in the local store indeed!Hey that’s awesome!!! Noodle texture for ramen is important. Try to find noodles that have been made with very basic water (high ph). If you can find Sun Noodles from Hawaii in you store, they have the right elasticity and springiness. Sun Noodle | Fresh Ramen Noodles
@Duh_Vinci I applaud you leaving the confines of your culinary comfort zone! I have been doing the same. After 21 yrs of marriage, we just made and ate “nachos” for the first time ever for dinner! (Very different from Asian noodle soups, which is what we grew up with, and are now rapidly finding very tiresome during shelter-in-place).
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Interesting you "venturing" into the "nacho-food" too, looks great, loaded with all the right things!
Right at our local pick-apart here in Fredericksburg VA, there is a food truck. Authentic simple Mexican food, tacos mostly. I had to try to "re-create" some of their dishes, loving it! Simple, fresh, easy to make, and great with a cold brew... Some "taco" here from the Russian:
Gerry, nahhh man, has to be under 100mile drive or the salmon is well done (and that's a no no lol)
I've always had a tough time cooking salmon until I realized that for the way I enjoy salmon (crispy outside, medium inside) the best way to cook salmon is to treat it like a steak.
- Timing is most important (to avoid overcooking) so uniformity of pieces in size and shape (3" thick sections of fillet) is needed.
- Need high-fat salmon (not coho or any of the leaner ones)
- Sprinkle a little salt on the salmon and that's it.
- Crank up the pan on the stove with NO OIL OR BUTTER OR ANYTHING --- Pan sear, flesh side down for 2 minutes.
- Flip salmon, skin side down, pan sear for 1 minute
- Put the entire pan with salmon in a 425F* oven for 4-6 minutes, depending on thickness of your cut.
Remove from oven and enjoy plain, or add whatever flavoring you want. The result is perfectly seared salmon with a juuuuust-done interior --- no overcooking. And quite healthy as there is no added butter/oil/fats.
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