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[olysh pops]

More than $200K worth of drugs seized during Dead & Company weekend shows at Gorge

Thousands of grams of psychedelic drugs, LSD, weed and cocaine were seized last weekend during two Dead and Company shows at the Gorge Amphitheatre.

komonews.com

Anchor, first and oldest US craft brewery, to shut down after 127 years

‘Grandfather of American craft brewing,’ started in San Francisco in 1896, to end operations amid financial struggles

www.theguardian.com

Does anyone have any idea why so little ketamine was seized ? After cannabis, cocaine, mushrooms, lsd and mdma, a little trace of ketamine always feels good, in my opinion.

 

[Stu]

@Bologna you are being extremely rude to members and to my home state. If you can't play nice, you're not going to play at all.

I'm only going to give you one warning point, although you deserve multiple in this thread. You are now on an extended vacation from FC.

It's really not that hard to be nice to your fellow humans. Please consider giving that a try.

 

[Canna Chameleon]

@Bologna you are being extremely rude to members and to my home state. If you can't play nice, you're not going to play at all.

I'm only going to give you one warning point, although you deserve multiple in this thread. You are now on an extended vacation from FC.

It's really not that hard to be nice to your fellow humans. Please consider giving that a try.

To get this thread back on topic, and inspired by Stu spanking the bologna….

500+ Masturbating Euphemisms & Other Terms Used for Wanking

Masturbation, we all do it. Here's a detailed list of all the different terms and slang for this popular past time. Read the comments for more

www.mantality.co.za

 

[fucreg123]

The climate zars have begun to ration out life to cut down carbon emissions.

An argument can be made that anyone who's onboard with the sacrificial cult has forsaken humanity.

Ireland: Slaughter the Cows, Save the World | National Review

Impairing the Irish dairy and beef industries is a catastrophically stupid idea.

www.nationalreview.com

 

[Abele Rizieri Ferrari]

It's just a proposal to reduce the amount of cows, right? This farmer lobbyist rhetoric seems to be dramatic demagoguery. I'd argue the "sacrificial cult" of consumers of animal products is more worrisome than this proposal. I mean, where's the humanity in breeding animals for the sole purpose of being a commodity? Destined to be slaughtered for food? While there's plant based alternatives negating the need for this tragedy that not only devours animals, but the ecosystem as a whole.

 

[vapviking]

The climate zars have begun to ration out life to cut down carbon emissions.

An argument can be made that anyone who's onboard with the sacrificial cult has forsaken humanity.

Increasingly tough decisions will be more frequent and more controversial than this proposal.
And it is only a proposal atm, I think "begun rationing out life" is a huge exaggeration.

I find it comical, just how defensive carnivores become at the mention of alternatives.

The cited article approaches this topic completely from an economic perspective, even making the assumption that Brazil will absorb the beef demand, thus destroying rain forest. So, using a climate issue to argue against taking measures to mitigate human effect on climate! Brilliant!

Wait! @fucreg123, are you saying that reducing the cattle herd in Ireland is somehow sacrificing the animals to a cult????? Aren't cattle "sacrificed" daily for the carnivore-consumption cult?

Please, exactly what "life" are you saying is being rationed? Yours? the cows? The Irish?

 

[florduh]

dramatic demagoguery

"Dramatic Demagoguery" is a great alternative name for "The National Review".

Climate Change Deniers would be a little less annoying if they'd just admit: "we won".

Literally every government on earth has sided with the Deniers. Yes, they will sometimes virtue signal to people who understand how chemistry works. But when it comes to action, they all behave as though climate change is a big 'ol hoax.

Behold, Brandon The Marxist. The guy who is going to take away our Burger. The Guy who's gonna make us live in the Pod and eat the Bugs:

Biden Administration Oil, Gas Drilling Approvals Outpace Trump’s

Center for Biological Diversity: Massive Fossil Fuel Expansion Undermines U.S. Climate Commitments

biologicaldiversity.org

So the climate change deniers have won. They could at least be magnanimous in victory.

Anyway. Totally unrelated Floriduh news....

Florida ocean temperatures peak to almost 100 degrees amid heatwave: "You really can't cool off"

The higher-than-normal sea surface temperatures off the coasts of the Sunshine State could cause a "nasty" coral bleaching event, experts say.

www.cbsnews.com

AAA pulls back from renewing some insurance policies in Florida

More insurance companies are fleeing the state because of the growing threat from natural disasters.

www.cbsnews.com

Hazardous heat wave tightens grip on West, South with temps that feel hotter than 110

More than 93 million Americans from California to Arizona to Texas to Florida are under heat alerts, and there's no relief in sight.

www.foxweather.com

 

[Trajectory.]

Hmm, this is kinda interesting...:

FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill in the U.S.

The oral contraceptive Opill isn't expected to be on store shelves until early next year.

www.nbcnews.com

and

Let's hope it's available soon and widely distributed esp in certain Third World countries that are still breeding like rabits, or roaches.

Of course, expect screams of protest from freaks who think that 8 billion plus is not enough.

 

[florduh]

This young man needs to run for President. He literally has the least stupid platform of any candidate in recent memory.

 

[Knewt]

The climate zars have begun to ration out life to cut down carbon emissions.

An argument can be made that anyone who's onboard with the sacrificial cult has forsaken humanity.

If you are educated and paying attention to the world, it is humanity that has forsaken humanity. The powers in control (the puppet masters) don’t give a damn about anything except more power.

 

[macbill]

Musk Says Twitter Cash Flow Still Negative as Ad Revenue Halved​

Twitter owner Elon Musk said the company still has a negative cash flow because of its heavy debt load and a roughly 50% drop in advertising revenue. The social media site will “need to reach positive cash flow before we have the luxury of anything else,” Musk said in a tweet.

 

[PhilosoStoner]

Deadpool 3 Movie To Be Suspended Indefinitely

Didn't even know another one was being made, but I'm now disappointed lol

 

[florduh]

Deadpool 3 Movie To Be Suspended Indefinitely

Didn't even know another one was being made, but I'm now disappointed lol

Yeah. That is a bummer. Deadpool is just about the only superhero movie series I enjoy.

You should email this piece of shit: robert.iger@disney.com

He's got the power to put an end to this, tomorrow.

Just the interest payments on the debt he (very stupidly) took on to buy Fox a few years ago would be enough to make every Disney writer and background actor a millionaire.

I am done with these motherfuckers in Corporate America crying poverty every time it comes to paying the people who make them their billions.

Squid Game Increased Netflix's Value by Almost $1 Billion While Its Creator Received Virtually Nothing - IGN

A new report details how Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk lost the rights to his creation, which has made Netflix close to $1 billion.

www.ign.com

LOL. The writer of a show about the hellish realities of late stage capitalism made Netflix a cool billion dollars. He got less than 200k in return.

Another funny anecdote: David Prowse, the dude who played Darth Vader in Return of the Jedi chose to get most of his pay in residuals.

Unfortunately for him, it turns out that a movie that cost Lucasfilm $30 million to produce, and made about $450 million at the box office somehow never managed to turn a profit. So he got jack shit.

 

[Cheebsy]

Not only that, David prowse had a thick West country accent (think typical British farmer accent) and George lucas didn't tell him his character was going to be revoiced... He discovered at the screening the story goes! These people have always been power mad pieces of shit!

 

[PhilosoStoner]

Yeah. That is a bummer. Deadpool is just about the only superhero movie series I enjoy.

You should email this piece of shit: robert.iger@disney.com

He's got the power to put an end to this, tomorrow.

Just the interest payments on the debt he (very stupidly) took on to buy Fox a few years ago would be enough to make every Disney writer and background actor a millionaire.

I am done with these motherfuckers in Corporate America crying poverty every time it comes to paying the people who make them their billions.

Squid Game Increased Netflix's Value by Almost $1 Billion While Its Creator Received Virtually Nothing - IGN

A new report details how Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk lost the rights to his creation, which has made Netflix close to $1 billion.

www.ign.com

LOL. The writer of a show about the hellish realities of late stage capitalism made Netflix a cool billion dollars. He got less than 200k in return.

Another funny anecdote: David Prowse, the dude who played Darth Vader in Return of the Jedi chose to get most of his pay in residuals.

Unfortunately for him, it turns out that a movie that cost Lucasfilm $30 million to produce, and made about $450 million at the box office somehow never managed to turn a profit. So he got jack shit.

I wish the world was a good enough place for me not to be surprised by Holywood employees having to fight for better pay...

It's been happening in pretty much every industry with a union as of late (and rightly so). Hope they all get what they want. Monopolistic corporations always waste millions in so they can short their employees by a cent

Not only that, David prowse had a thick West country accent (think typical British farmer accent) and George lucas didn't tell him his character was going to be revoiced... He discovered at the screening the story goes! These people have always been power mad pieces of shit!

They really don't care about anything, do they

 

[Trajectory.]

This is so cool.

EU's Copernicus Sentinel mission records land surface temperature of 140F (60C) in Spain as global temperatures soar

Temperatures around the world continue to reach record levels as scientists issue more heat warnings.

tinyurl.com

 

[PhilosoStoner]

Sunak to Limit Places On University Degrees That Are Deemed to Be 'Low
Value'

This really pisses me off. What arbitrary criteria will have to be met to be classed as a 'high value' degree? What about degrees in the arts that don't translate into professional jobs, because it's not meant to.

What about places that don't have the best results because they cater to students from disadvantaged backgrounds (like mine)?

I hope this comes to nothing

 

[Trajectory.]

Interesting facts about Robert Oppenheimer, the brilliant scientist who led the Manhattan Project that created the nuclear bomb. But I don't buy the poison rumour.

8 wild stories about J. Robert Oppenheimer, the 'father of the atomic bomb'

From predicting the existence of black holes to being insulted by Einstein — J. Robert Oppenheimer led an intriguing life. Here are eight facts you didn't know about the father of the atomic bomb.

tinyurl.com

 

[macbill]

Romanian court rules to keep Andrew Tate under house arrest as human trafficking case continues

A court in Romania’s capital has ruled to extend by another 30 days the house arrest of Andrew Tate, the divisive social media influencer who is charged with rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.

apnews.com

 

[PhilosoStoner]

Typo Sends Millions of US Military Emails to Russian Ally, Mali

Whoops!

 

[macbill]

Michigan couple, 'poster children' for normalizing marijuana use, win $40K weed wedding

"There's going to be a good buzz," Danielle Geralds said of her all-expenses-paid wedding, happening on Oct. 5. "Everything will be heavily labeled."

www.usatoday.com

Taco Bell wins 'Taco Tuesday' trademark dispute with rival chain

Yum Brands' Taco Bell prevailed on Tuesday in its self-described bid to "liberate" the phrase "Taco Tuesday," as competing fast-food chain Taco John's told the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) it would abandon its federal "Taco Tuesday" trademark.

www.reuters.com

 

[Marlon Rando]

Forgot to post up this gem a few days ago.
Not from his cold dead hands!

25 Investigates: Undetected loaded gun goes off inside Boston cremation chamber

A loaded gun went off in a crematorium in Boston last week – after the firearm somehow went undetected by hospital and funeral home staff for two months, 25 Investigates has found.

www.boston25news.com

 

[florduh]

I'm sorry, but public education in this country is not nearly "woke" enough.

What do Americans think about the Civil War? | YouGov

The issue of responsibility for instigating the war splits opinion, though more place blame on the South than on the North. Four in 10 say the South started the war, 11% say the North did, and 35% deem both sides equally responsible.

today.yougov.com

There are very few wars in human history where there is a clear, unambiguous "bad guy". The American Civil War is one of them. The disgusting Confederacy was founded on a single principle: that white people have to right to own black slaves. Nazi Germany levels of Evil.

The wildest bit is only 51% of black Americans are sure they would've supported the North. Yeah... we need way more "Critical Race Theory". Not less.

I feel like a huge percentage of the problems America faces today comes down to how we treated the defeated South after the war. Far too kindly.

America in 2023 if, after the war, we had the decency to execute every slaveholder and redistribute their property to the freed slaves as compensation for their labor:

 

[Cheebsy]

Tupac Shakur: Police search house over 1996 killing

Nevada police search a Las Vegas home as part of an investigation into the rapper's 1996 killing.

www.bbc.co.uk

Didn't expect to see his name in the news!

 

[macbill]

Threads has reportedly lost half of its active users in just a week as Zuckerberg claims ‘10s of millions now come back daily’

"The focus for the rest of the year is improving the basics and retention," Zuckerberg said. "It'll take time to stabilize, but once we nail that then we'll focus on growing the community."

finance.yahoo.com

The wild sex act taking Gen Z by storm

“He hasn’t said I love you but he has sent me a photo of his penis.”

nypost.com