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u/valuefuckingdeep u/pbman2 u/merf
https://old.reddit.com/r/beyond_uranus/comments/199x2mk/the_birth_of_a_new_financial_system_teddy/
Thots?
I hope the NFT marketplace was only shuttered because the next iteration of it is coming. It'll be a tough regulatory battle though. The government does not want competition.
Have you ever had a conversation with someone you were sure was an AI bot?
Only using online businesses "Help Chat".
To be fair, the online help chat that I've been pretty sure isn't AI has been bottom of the barrel. Sad.
Haven't used that stuff in 5 to 10 years.
Wall-E, is that you?
Beep boop.
In all seriousness, though, I'm not asking rhetorically.
I envision W.E.F meetings going something like this..
"We must outlaw linux operating systems, everyone must use Bill Gates Windows, or tim Cook's ios. We must ban all social media except for Mark Z's facebook. We must ban all search engines, only Sundar Pichai's google search can be used. The same for phones, only google phones and Tim Cook's iphone are permitted. We must phase out the dummy monitors, and phase in smart tv's so we can continue to harvest data and watch people. Hacking any of these devices should be punishble with life in prison. Everyone must subscribe to pfizer weekly or monthly plan, no exceptions. All people must submit their biometrics to our central databases and must be tracked at all time. All new vehicles must be remotely accessable, observable and deactivatable. All private property must be in the name of one of our members"
I make myself sick sometimes thinking of these things.
Just a pause to remember and respect. Remember Jesus.
Prayers up for my President and his wife. 🙏💕
A Song: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sCUfTx8dzE4
Have a blessed day.
Does anybody have democrats as grandparents or great grandparents and what was that like?
I've got a whole slew of Minneapolis Liberal elders... Love them to death, but they're insufferable and always have been. Wildly stingy people who have always divided checks at restaurants with slide rules. Wouldn't give you a blanket if you're cold and they had two of them. Just the way they are.
Wildly socially liberal. All for immigration and always decrying the plight of "the minority" while superficially glorifying black culture from afar. Real Louis Armstrong's greatest hits CD type people who never interact with any real minorities or even poor folks. Awkward and uncomfortable outside their bubble. Pretty common stereotype.
The last three years there's been just a decimation of their health. Lots of cancers and vascular issues. No idea why! 🤷♂️
Like I said, I love them. I've always been the one to reach out to them, visit them, call them and send cards etc. Usually fairly unreciprocated and that's fine.
This year they all made sure to send me Christmas cards, which is unusual!
The Great Awakening. NCSWIC
I love your description of "wouldn't give you a blanket even if they had two". I know perfectly that type of people. They love Jazz and Nat King Cole but so awkward and feels different w/ people outside their bubble, and secretly think they're not as smart/rich. I always think "who's the racist now?"
I, the republican, have friends from all walks of life and of all color and comfortable enough w/ them to bust each other's balls and argue politics. Most of them New Yorkers from the African muslim communities (customers) now tell me "You're right, I should have listened to you. Biden sucks, Trump is the man! Trump 2024!" High 5!
Brother, spot on. Glad it was appreciated. They'd be insufferable if Christ wasn't in my life. 😅
Edit: the "Jazz and Nat King Cole" thing is so... Perfect.
My entire family was registered democrat to vote in that primary. I never understood that when they wouldn’t be caught dead voting democrat. They explained it but I can’t remember the details. Something about messing up the democratic vote. Sounded crazy to me.
Taking a break to say Hey 👋🏻 who needs fake social media when you have nice 🐸 frens like you guys. Talk at ya later😀
Anybody remember those old wall heaters with the stacked coils that would radiate insane amount of heat? what are those called
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D6wVcgdXYAAeSAi.jpg
I want to say RADIATOR, but that can't be the answer... Can it? Kek.
found! https://www.pinterest.com/pin/vintage-seaboard-electric-heater--350366046014477933/
Nice. Never had seen that particular style heater. I figured it wasn't a standard radiator. 👌
they definitely radiated!
I believe you are talking about a gas heater that is attached to the wall. There is stand alone old ones that’s what was in the country church I grew up in. We have a few in storage my husband wants to bring them in. My issue is the heat won’t run because it’s so hot up front and back of house is freezing. Might have to give in. IDK 🤷🏻♀️ we just paid $750.00 to fill the gas tank and that’s just 85% because they won’t fill to the top.
dang they ain’t cheap!
Vinyage Space Heater
Modern version wall heater
found! https://www.pinterest.com/pin/vintage-seaboard-electric-heater--350366046014477933/
Never seen one of those.
no these were electric, the wire coils would glow red hot
Yes, we had one in our bathroom at the house I grew up in. They did get crazy hot. I'll try to remember and ask the parents.
found! https://www.pinterest.com/pin/vintage-seaboard-electric-heater--350366046014477933/
ty!
I think the one we had was a Thermador. I saw one like it on utube. Ours was pretty wild with the coils very accessible. I never tried but it seemed like you could have lit a cigarette on it if you wanted to. Those were the days of personal responsibility!
found! https://www.pinterest.com/pin/vintage-seaboard-electric-heater--350366046014477933/
I used to light cigarettes on them! lol
I don't think there is a worse sin than those who hurt children. Jesus said those who hurt children, it's better for a milstone hang around his neck to the depth of this ocean (or something like that) and he did not mention ever forgiving them. Nope.
If we, sinful people, can be this angry and unforgiving towards those who hurt children, I truly believe Jesus felt a million times worse than us and would want them to burn in hell more than us.
Do not ever make excuses or pity those who hurt children, infants, the elderly, the weak, and the poor.
Amen!
Here is an interesting vid on thermo tampering over long term by NOAA to fit the global warming/change agenda NOAA Tampering
I just realized the joke here... Lol
It is. It doesn't seem to get used much around here but the boards are full of it. And full of sh!t shills too.
https://clifhigh.substack.com/p/hyperspace-and-time?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2
My colleague's country music/blue grass radio show just began and only lasts for one hour. Stream it from here: https://rabe.ch/drivin-home/
Enjoy. 😊
Edit: show now finished but there are some podcast links on the page.
u/Mary911 : The show #187 played on my Birthday (uploaded a day later), he even played "Radio Girl" for me. 🤓
Do we really have to wonder what they're going to unleash on us? It's already here but not fully revealed. Sentient AI. That's the obvious answer. It'll be our new "god". There's little doubt in my mind that's what's next. Why do Aliens when you can do that?
think it’s already here, that’s what the ‘tares’ are; automatons. might have been Elizabeth Clare Prophet who said they were robot like/malfunctioning, that’s why they’re so evil.
It would be a far more complicated operation than something like WW3 or even Bluebeam.
Can it pay the national debt?
As long as it's MAGA
Wars and rumors of wars are really ramping up.
Some stuff about telecom vs information service. What I gathered is essentially they decide what the truth is and we should call them Cartmen (they will do what they want) They laugh about this too.
They have a monopoly on what they deem as the truth and they laugh about this.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-451_7l48.pdf
Vivek's head looks like a Ramaswamy
Lol. I was unaware.
LOL
Back in 2010 or so was it widely believed that once you had mmr (as a child most likely) that you were protected from those diseases for life?
Speaking of vaccines those of us with the smallpox scare (that didn’t tan) will be the minority. I’ve always been able to get an estimate of age by those. I’m not in favor of vaccines but those scars were cool to me growing up. When I could see it I knew I had a great tan.
Dang I replied and forgot to comment on greekish🙄🤯🤣🤬 oh there’s so many emojis 🥵 air
I tan good but not like that. It’s split in my family and weird. My uncle gets really tan like an Indian and my mom and I always tan really good but more a deep golden. My brother and cousin has the deep dark tan like my uncle. My brother can go out for half day and I don’t get that dark if I am out every day of the summer. I have a tanning bed and have never been that tan. Speaking of tanning bed you know how the doctors ask if you smoke, drink, tanning bed etc. Anything that the insurance companies see as you will get sick they want to track you. I don’t smoke but I lie on the other questions. Say I don’t drink or tan. None of their business.
Same for the pox shot…. Now I don’t have to worry about getting monkeypox. 😂🤣
What about that ole "Disease X"? I am literally trembling. :)
In my opinion child trafficking is the worst thing happening in our world. Children carrying guns, killing and committing crimes is the second worst. I don’t know what the answer is other than prayer. It’s a vicious cycle of babies having babies dependent on welfare and the baby daddy is not present and most likely running drugs or worse. I’ve heard this city is a child trafficking hub. I don’t know if that’s true. Over ten years ago I heard Charlotte was a hub. I’m not trying start that discussion.
kids need our prayers
This is from my county and the city they made arrests is very gangster. Population 54,000. It’s run by a very corrupt city government.
PRESS RELEASE
On 01/17/2024, our Crash Reduction Unit conducted a traffic stop in the (blank city) for a motor vehicle violation. Throughout the investigation, a search was conducted on the occupants, and the backseat juvenile passenger was in possession of a firearm located down their pants. After seizing the firearm, it was determined the firearm was built with an “internal switch,” making it an automatic weapon.
The driver was cited and released. The juvenile was taken into custody and processed through the juvenile petition process, charged with felony possession of weapon of mass destruction, misdemeanor carrying a concealed gun, and misdemeanor possession of a firearm by a minor.
“We will continue to actively conduct traffic stops in every part of blank County with the focus of eradicating our streets of guns in the wrong hands,” stated Sheriff.
When the crack cocaine business hit the inner cities, I remember reading an article how the drugs affect the fetus, especially cocaine. Cocaine wipes out the dopamine receptors in the brain with constant use, so babies are born without those receptors. Dopamine is the feel good chemical that gives us those happy feelings, from emotions and physical pleasures. Imagine what happens with entire generations born without that, and what you get is enormous amounts of children born into sociopathy. Society is reaping what has been sown. Education about it is just laughed at by too many of these kids, the programs barely make a dent, and the soldiers for these cartels are coming in daily. We can pray. As long as there are customers, the business will go on, and the big cheeses in this business are not living in "the projects", they are in office, in the courts, and often, funding a lot of these urban projects. The poor men and women are addicted to the drugs, the ones selling them are addicted to the money. It is very depressing.
I didn’t know about drug babies born with dopamine receptors. Thanks for the education. Almost sounds like it was planned so they could soldiers, limitless income and soldiers to carry on the business. Evil is all around us and all we do is pray and try to keep loved ones safe. Over forty years ago I was way too familiar with alcohol and weed in my teens. Sure weed helps pain and other chronic illnesses but it dulls the mind and is highly addictive. Doesn’t matter if it’s legal or not people will get what they desire! I tried cocaine once and it scared the 💩 out of me. Not much has ever scared me so that’s saying something. I’m incredibly grateful I didn’t like it.
I feel the same about child trafficking and the entire satanic sacrifice, etc. We can try to stop it but it won’t ever be stopped until Jesus returns. Evil will always be here until the end. Some days I wish my head was still in the sand. Doesn’t matter because with my curiosity I would have found out eventually.
The driver was cited and released.
OK that’s a huge problem for me. But obviously all the cops are in on it. They don’t want to at rest the traffickers - but the kid in the backseat with the gun that’s the one they arrested. How do they know that was even the kids gun. Maybe the person driving forced the child to take the gun so he wouldn’t go to jail. Something smells fishy.
The city of the arrest is very corrupt but I’m learning even the tiny towns are corrupt. Don’t have time for details now will reply about that later. The sheriff department did the arrest. I’m not saying the sheriff department isn’t crooked but they have a good reputation, but anyone can be bought.
Apparently, California is not completely lost…
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2JUInCL78u/
I believe a large part of California is just like us. They are just living in a state ruined by the leadership. Especially Northern California is regular working class people, ranchers and farmers. They can’t help where there family raised them. Sure they could move but maybe they stay because the love their home and are proud Californians. I’m proud to be born and bred in North Carolina, that doesn’t mean I like my governor. Thankfully the republicans outnumber the democrats in the state government.
I was born and raised there too. I loved it. But I was in Huntington Beach in Los Angeles. I’m not too keen to be wanting to go home now. However; I will be having to go there soon to visit friends and family it’s been a long time.
Philippians 1:21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain
Amen brother. And what a life it is! 👏👏
Is it weird to not be a voice in the wilderness now? everybody is so pumped for GEOTUS again.
I hadn't thought about it, but yes! It is weird.
I actually came to GC today to post about what an awesome feeling I had just relaxing at home last night, messing around on hobbies and listening to POTUS's New Hampshire speech.
The man came out several hours late, clearly dog tired. But spoke for a long time, quickly gaining energy and feeding off the crowd. It was just such a good feeling to have. The crowd was awesome. This is not a one man show - it's a back and forth between the POTUS and us, the like minded, God filled patriots. The energy was revitalizing to all in attendance, and it really did me good to watch and enjoy.
Feels GOOD.
this is the kind of time where you find out who was just a voice in the wilderness, and who was an ego in the wilderness who wants the spotlight. Once the message is spread enough some are spreading some other messages just to stay relevent (think ppl like Stew Peters)
good call. time to shake out the grifters.
It's awesome!!