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SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/837332889008279552

# ¿ Mar 2, 2017 17:28

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 09:22

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:

wait buttcoin is still A Thing?

The Winklevoss' are still pushing for their bitcoin etf as well.

quote:

Officials from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission met with the twins on Feb. 14 to discuss their proposal for an ETF based on the digital currency, according to a short notice of the meeting published on Feb. 22. A decision is due by March 11. The 35-year-old twins want to trade the security on the Bats BZX Exchange Inc.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-02/winklevoss-twins-await-imminent-sec-decision-on-bitcoin-etf

# ¿ Mar 2, 2017 17:43

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/837352892642299904

Second page includes mention of this statement from GDubbs chief ethics lawyer:

https://twitter.com/RWPUSA/status/837136831405752320

# ¿ Mar 2, 2017 18:59

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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Sen Coons: There are transcripts that provide very helpful, very critical insights into whether or not Russian intelligence & senior Russian political leaders including Vladimir Putin were cooperating, were colluding with the Trump campaign at the highest levels to influence the outcome of our election. And if that information is stonewalled or hidden away and if we are not able to get that on the senate intelligence committee, house intelligence committee then I think that has real consequences for our democracy. So I would urge the FBI director to make sure that the counter intelligence investigation is completed, is taken to its furthest conclusion and then all the products of that investigation are appropriately shared with the intelligence committees.

Mitchell: Let me just clear up very briefly, do such transcripts exist? Is that what you�re saying?

Sen Coons: I have not seen them, I believe they exist.

Video

# ¿ Mar 3, 2017 23:43

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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Number Ten Cocks posted:

People get sick and die. It's the circle of life. My point is we don't let them in the military when we can see it coming.

The entire article is based off actual statistics and the purpose behind it is to highlight a real cost to using women in the military that should be debated, not hidden. The fact that you're wetting you pants over this makes it clear it's not a debate you think would go well.

If the military was full of people like you they'd never get pregnant.

I think you might be onto something here.

# ¿ Mar 4, 2017 17:23

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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MassivelyBuckNegro posted:

thats not true. i never had access to condoms either time i deployed.

Field expedience is a virtue.

# ¿ Mar 4, 2017 17:55

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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From the d&d thread:

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/838072989732200451

# ¿ Mar 4, 2017 22:13

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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Not a poo poo post.

quote:

VETERAN FIGHTING DEPORTATION AFTER 2 TOURS IN AFGHANISTAN

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A group of soldiers, family, and community members came together Saturday to fight a deportation order for a former U.S. soldier.

Army Private 1st class Miguel Perez, Jr., was born in Mexico and grew up in Chicago. On Monday, Perez faces a deportation hearing because he committed a non-violent drug offense, his family said.

Perez represents thousands of green card veterans who face deportation, according to a press release by Ashley's Memory Project, which was started by the immigrant mother of a deceased veteran, and a local church. They said many enlist with the promise of citizenship.

He served two tours of duty in Afghanistan and was injured in an explosion. He sustained a brain injury and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, his family said.

"He's more American than most of us standing here, because he did pick up arms to defend this country," his mother told reporters at Lincoln United Methodist Church in Pilsen.
Perez's parents are both U.S. citizens.

The family said that Perez did not get the adequate medical attention when he returned home and turned to self medication with drugs and alcohol.

His family said he joined the Army before he could go through the citizenship process.

The family plans to hold a press conference before the deportation hearing at the Chicago Immigration Court in the Loop. Congressman Luis Gutierrez, D-Chicago, and Ald. Danny Solis (25th Ward) are also scheduled to attend.

On Tuesday, the family will travel to Washington, D.C., for an event of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

http://abc7chicago.com/news/veteran-fighting-deportation-after-2-tours-in-afghanistan/1739129/

# ¿ Mar 6, 2017 05:49

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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shyduck posted:

I'm guessing it's the original countries sans Iraq?

Correct.

The six nations are Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/06/us/politics/travel-ban-muslim-trump.html

# ¿ Mar 6, 2017 17:31

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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facialimpediment posted:

Kelly seems to me like a really decent guy.

https://twitter.com/CNNSitRoom/status/838877868453064704

But gently caress him in the eye.

They've gotta keep Comet Pizza supplied somehow.

# ¿ Mar 6, 2017 23:40

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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https://twitter.com/Edeaulx/status/838520499516899328

# ¿ Mar 7, 2017 03:44

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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M_Gargantua posted:

Ftfy

Except it wasn't in reference to Americans.

# ¿ Mar 7, 2017 18:48

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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https://twitter.com/ericgarland/status/839240715922210818

# ¿ Mar 8, 2017 00:00

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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CommieGIR posted:

https://twitter.com/ArmyStrang/status/839489060431351808/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

# ¿ Mar 8, 2017 17:15

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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shyduck posted:

Is that real

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDUnFFo-gd4

# ¿ Mar 8, 2017 17:22

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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Slim Pickens posted:

A twitter link to a buzzfeed link to a youtube link. Just cut out the middleman next time, ok?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hih84V5s1A

Winston falls for as has assuredly been mocked for reposting satire as fact.

# ¿ Mar 10, 2017 00:31

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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Zeris posted:

this airsoft-tier wannabe firefighter detail

# ¿ Mar 10, 2017 06:08

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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Zeris posted:

Oh my god let's go back to talking about putting out platinum wizard fires or whatever

https://twitter.com/APEastRegion/status/840238366704705537

# ¿ Mar 10, 2017 19:48

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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efb

# ¿ Mar 10, 2017 19:57

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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Spicer: "Don't make me make the podium move."

# ¿ Mar 10, 2017 20:20

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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FrozenVent posted:

He wishes he had that kind of reach.

Also drat, that Aussie dude is pissed.

Last question as he was walking away:

"Are you watching SNL this weekend since you talked about moving the podium?"

# ¿ Mar 10, 2017 20:34

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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TBeats posted:

Is this normal

https://twitter.com/zoetillman/status/840294219768045568

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/so-is-this-us-attorney-purge-unprecedented-or-not/

# ¿ Mar 10, 2017 21:47

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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https://www.statnews.com/2017/03/10/workplace-wellness-genetic-testing/

# ¿ Mar 11, 2017 03:35

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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facialimpediment posted:

Pre-Trump, Bannon was basically a ghost: https://www.washingtonpost.com/inve...m=.1e9d13ae32ec

Consummate Professional posted:

Bannon killed someone in a hot tub. What a time to be alive

# ¿ Mar 11, 2017 19:57

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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https://twitter.com/robbercat/status/839854416106749952

# ¿ Mar 12, 2017 02:25

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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Office Pig posted:

https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/841121006248968193

The only further explanation I've seen so far regarding the above EO:

https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/841255737343004672

# ¿ Mar 13, 2017 17:36

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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According to Spicer, the president will donate his salary at the end of the year and he wants the press corps to help determine where it will be donated.

# ¿ Mar 13, 2017 18:35

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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# ¿ Mar 13, 2017 22:49

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/841400244130705409

gently caress a paywall.

quote:

Take a look at the photo above. That's what most marijuana consumers picture when they think �marijuana� � chunks of pungent green plant material coated in sticky, crystallized THC-rich resin.

But if you're a researcher looking to work with marijuana � to say, investigate how it impairs people, or how it could help people suffering from certain ailments � you don't have access to the weed that everyone else is using. Since the late 1960s the federal government has mandated that all marijuana used in research has to come through the federal government.

To investigate the real-world effects of marijuana, however, researchers need a product that looks and feels like the real thing. And they're increasingly frustrated with government weed that is something else entirely.

Don't take their word for it. The photo below shows a sample of federal marijuana distributed to Sue Sisley, a researcher who just embarked on a first-of-its-kind clinical trial to test the efficacy of medical marijuana for military veterans suffering from PTSD.

Nida-supplied marijuana, as received by Sue Sisley. (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies)

Here they are side by side:

Photos via Oliver Contreras/Washington Post (left) and MAPS (right)

A quick glance confirms it looks nothing like the commercial marijuana depicted above. While the real stuff is chunky and dark green, the government weed is stringy and light in color. It appears to be full of stems, which most consumers don't smoke. �It doesn�t resemble cannabis. It doesn�t smell like cannabis,� Sisley told PBS NewsHour last week.

Jake Browne, a cannabis critic for the Denver Post's Cannabist marijuana news site, agrees. �That is, flat out, not a usable form of cannabis,� he said. Browne should know: He's reviewed dozens of strains professionally and is running a sophisticated marijuana growing competition called the Grow-Off.

�In two decades of smoking weed, I've never seen anything that looks like that,� Browne said. �People typically smoke the flower of the plant, but here you can clearly see stems and leaves in there as well, parts that should be discarded. Inhaling that would be like eating an apple, including the seeds inside it and the branch it grew on.�

It's unclear if this is an exceptionally bad batch, but there's reason to strongly suspect it's typical of what most researchers are given.

All federal marijuana is grown at a single facility at the University of Mississippi, overseen by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Last summer the DEA formally took steps to allow other entities to supply marijuana for research purposes. So far, none have been approved.

The problems with the Mississippi weed go well beyond aesthetics.

For instance, the pot grown there maxes out, potency-wise, at about 13 percent THC (the main chemical that gets you high). And that might be an overstatement � Sisley's own testing found that one of NIDA's strains purported to be 13 percent THC was actually closer to 8 percent.

By comparison, the typical commercial weed available in Colorado is at about 19 percent THC, according to a laboratory that tests commercial marijuana in the state. And that's just the average � some of the higher-end strains are pushing 30 percent THC or more.

For a researcher, it's difficult to assess the real-world impact of high-end pot if you only have access to the low-quality stuff. It's akin to investigating the effects of bourbon by giving people Bud Light.

For certain types of research this isn't necessarily a problem, says Rick Doblin, founding director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, a group that's been working with Sisley on the PTSD trial. "[NIDA's] marijuana is fine if you want to do academic research,� Doblin said � studies that look at how marijuana affects the body in a laboratory setting, for instance.

But NIDA's weed doesn't pass muster if you want to know how marijuana use is affecting people in the real world. Or if you want to run highly controlled medical experiments, like the one Sisley and Doblin are working on. It's not even tested for some common contaminants, like yeast and mold, that many states now check for as part of their regulatory regimes.

Doblin said the marijuana they received from NIDA showed levels of mold and yeast that far exceeded standards for some states, like Colorado and Washington. Be they opted to go ahead with the trial since additional testing confirmed that none of the strains of mold and yeast found in the plant material posed a risk to humans.

In an email, a NIDA representative acknowledged that �there has been some emerging interest from the research community for a wider variety of marijuana and marijuana products. ... NIDA does plan on growing some additional marijuana this year and harvest some high THC material that will likely be above 13 percent THC.�

# ¿ Mar 13, 2017 23:06

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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https://twitter.com/Vets_Vs_Trump/status/841412694880223232

https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/841327667643318275

# ¿ Mar 13, 2017 23:28

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/841424182802075650

# ¿ Mar 14, 2017 00:18

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/840915294130323458

ACAB

# ¿ Mar 14, 2017 17:28

SwampDonkey: Oct 13, 2006; by Smythe
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Torrannor posted:

So you can do a live webcam show where each donation/tip makes the vibrator go off, and if the spectators pay enough, they can get you off/make you pretend that you are getting off.

Or perhaps a significant other but whatever you're more familiar with.

# ¿ Mar 14, 2017 17:36