Ok, so the rational political play here is that Schumer uses the recent blue wave to put pressure on the GOP: give up on the ACA attacks for a year and we will re-open the government. The GOP are now put into a position where they cave to the Dems or they are directly responsible for prolonging the shutdown, undercutting the GOP narrative for who to blame for the shutdown.

The gamble, the risk, is that the GOP accepts the offer and the Dems look like they cave. It sucks but that was the risk for this bold fucking gamble by Schumer. I hate him and wish he would lose his job but this was a smart play. There is no history of the GOP working with the Dems in recent history so they wouldn’t be inclined to start now.

Waiting for Disney to come full circle and start making CG animated remakes of their live action movies.

People don’t feel safe AND there is a dramatic rise in AfD voters? Sounds like a media problem.

Now look at Tesla

The ultimate “too big to fail” experiment. Lets watch.

Literally only hit one year in since his election. There’s another year before midterms. Is he claiming that there are 3 years he’s got his hands glued together?

Russia was the previous maker of so many cheap weapon systems that the world was divided between NATO/US systems that cost a lot or Russian hardware that was rugged but unreliable and not as accurate as the NATO equivalent.

But now China is filling that gap and Russia is falling to 5th, behind EU and Korean military hardware. Russia makes the same stuff that they did 40 years ago while the rest of the world is moving on. Russia can’t even make its own drones - it needs Iran.

Yeah, but it’s helpful to have it posted here to provide common sense among the speculation in the comments.

You somehow have managed to ignore the current review much of the EU is undergoing with regard to the software infra that is used and who maintains it. The West is going through some shit right now over your exact point - so why the whataboutism?

Your response is so weirdly succinct and ends with a whataboutism, like a state actor. Let’s agree that China is fucked up for doing this and needs to learn to stay in their lane.

He lives in an RV because Trump took all his money, his home, his children, and deported his wife.

Keep in mind that every claim is an admission of what the authoritarians are thinking about. They want ID to buy food - basic survival will require prior paperwork.

Bitter sounds like hard water is altering the pH and pulling more tannins. Cleaner water, like RO water, will pull the flavonoids and fewer bitter tannins.

Second, the water needs to rest for a bit after boiling. 80C/180F is a good temp to pull maximum flavor with minimal tannins. This will again reduce the bitterness of the tea.

An easy alternative approach to tea making that will remove most bitterness is to cold brew the tea in water overnight, separate leaves and tea, and then slow heat the tea. It will have virtually none of the bitterness while keeping the flavor.

Pour the nearly boiling tea over sugar and ice cubes - clean water and slow freezing makes clear ice that leaves no flavor or residue in the tea. The sugar will melt but may require some additional stirring until thoroughly melted. Use more sugar than you might think, like 200g for each liter of tea.

Real sweet tea is a treat, like drinking candied tea.

So I should say a joke before I hurl a sandwich, to show I am both 1) not mad and 2) it’s just a prank bro. Salami high fives for Mr Parron!

Blame the guy before him and after him for why we are here. The moment business became the focus of the country instead of the people, it all started to break apart.

I should buy some salami sandwiches. To share.

That’s Ralph Bakshi

Rename “chores” to “dailies” and you would get immediate results.

She is desperate for a place that she can be considered “one of the good ones” with the implicit idea of “there are bad ones and they deserve to be treated worse than the good ones”. She doesn’t understand that the world builds rules on foundational ideas that are just straw men dressed in stereotypes - no one bothers with distinction.

Almost like the GOP cuts to the ACA would have kicked in and kept costs down - at least that would be the perspective of paying people until they tried to use their insurance and find out most things aren’t covered because the GOP destroyed healthcare.

The shutdown exposed the cynical idea that people don’t pay attention until they need to so fuck them over in private and let them figure it out when it’s too late.