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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2NpcTXkwtI Been playing this all day to fight the current culture.
Does anyone have an idea how to get ahold of old ensyclopedia Britannicas?
Just searched for books on yandex. There’s a lot on ebay.
https://archive.org/details/encyclopaedia-britannica-all-volumes
Oh awesome, did not think to look on archive. Much rather hard copies. But this is a step in the right direction ty. I just dont trust ebay. There are a few thrift stores near me. Cant hurt to check there.
Thrift Books may have them, library book sales maybe.
Great analogy of government and MSM. Old one but a goody, Ron White.
You Can’t Fix Stupid
Mods we should be able to deport private messages when they are rude. Cowards send private rude messages because they don’t have the balls to post publicly. So I’m going to expose them. I blocked the user but don’t know if that was. This was in response to my post today and side effects of taking Guafinisin. It doesn’t hurt my feelings as it’s intended. I will be the first to admit I’m over weight and I’m working on it. Fat shaming comes from an uneducated mind set. Of course being fat isn’t healthy. But not everyone that’s fat got that way because they only eat cupcakes daily. I won’t go into the reasons. If you care to know the multiple medical reasons you got Google or any other spy search engine. I’m just thankful I was taught to see beyond a person’s outer image beautiful or ugly it doesn’t matter. Praying people like this will find the lord and be a more peaceful person. It’s very sad when a person is taught this behavior.
Message: from username: Ceeker. Ew. Your nasty vag smell comes from being gross and overweight. Nasty.
Edit: As I said, blocking doesn’t work. But taking the bait so I can deport. Going on with my life and won’t let hate bring me down.
sick people get off on trolling, there is no other explanation, it's a sickness, not immaturity. Thing is, like narcissism or socio pathology, it is not a sympatheitc mental illness. Sorry you had to receive that, and it is too bad that we cannot report that sort of thing, anyone who sends pointless hate filled messages should be banned, in my opinion, it is not the same as having a disagreement, or even name calling someone, its direct abuse done in a sneaky manner. Stand tall moodyblue, be glad you're not them, must be hellish to have a mindset like that.
Absolutely to everything especially banning. Thanks, I’m good people like that are everywhere, just a little bit less here thanks to the mods.
So sorry my Southern Sister. Just remember people that do this kind of lashing out at others, really hate themselves. They think if they hurt others, they will feel better. Instead they look in the mirror and still hate themselves. Don’t let it get to you, we all know you are beautiful inside and out. ❤️
Thanks sista, you are always so kind, honestly it didn’t rattle me. I’ve through much meaner crap. It just pissed me off mainly because you can’t report a private message. Dang what if it was a serious threat?
We would have to band together and hunt them down and torture them with some good old southern slang for hours, after stuffed grits up their nose and down their throat. 😂🤣
A few Bless Your Hearts and some junk talking Miranda Lambert might do the trick. If that doesn’t work we’ll go with Hank Williams Jr😂
Oh yeah Bocephus will straighten him right out 🤠
There have been a few people doing this type of behavior. They don’t make any posts or any comments, because then you could have them deported. The only direct message, because the only thing you can do is block them. It’s a tactical move. I’ve contacted the mods in the past and ask them if there’s some type of functionality that can be implemented. I have seen no results.
The best thing to do is ignore them, and to not even let them know that you were bothered by them at all. Sorry had to go through this, just count it as stripes, or a brick, or a coat, or something like that. (PDW reference.)
I usually do ignore them. I couldn’t let that slide because they were so nasty. Sometimes you gotta air that dirty laundry. He/she commented on my comment and I deported. I got a message saying it was handled. They deleted his comment. Honestly I didn’t post it to deport. Was thinking if they are saying that to me what are they saying to someone that can’t take the bullying. I was bullied in school until my freshman year and it stopped only because I was seen as a good looking girl and sadly that’s when I was accepted. Not to talk about me! It’s just sad people are so small minded. It’s cool when this happens I consider the source and keep rolling. Keyboard bullies don’t know me and can’t imagine how good my life its. I truly feel bad for people like this. It’s gotta be a sad lonely life.
Good for you, ladypede. Don't let the bastards wear you down.
As my sainted Nana used to say: "if they're talking bad about me, they're not talking bad about someone who cares".
I love your Nana’s motto. Sounds like a great lady.
Thanks, she was one of the best. She was also one of the physically strongest women I've ever met. As a girl, she chopped enough firewood and scuffled enough potatoes to get through a nine-month winter in the Canadian Maritimes, Also, a legal immigrant, along with her husband.
Summers with her brother's family taught me what hard work and how rewarding farming is. They finally got electricity and 1965 - '66!
That generation was awesome and if you were lucky enough learn from them you are very blessed. She sounds a lot like my grandma. I’ve never met anyone as tough as both my grandma’s. They each had different life experiences and it made them who they were.
Hey to anyone doing our wanting to do backyard food gardening, while homesteader videos are cool, they're very committed people and have different approaches than suburban working folks.
There's a channel called Next Level Gardening on YT who started chill but has come to the conclusion that They are against independence or self-determination. Recently he posted one called "now they want us to stop backyard gardening" and I think he admits that was the final straw, he's radicalized and is doubling down lol
Anyway, great tips and he's just started a series on getting started with no money. We've started, with money (I don't think he has to worry about deer), but I'll be watching for ideas, because we might expand. Okay, will expand. Must expand.
Thanks for sharing. Look up wicking pots. We are using blue rain barrels and the plastic pots farmers use to feed livestock. Didn’t buy livestock pots a friend gave them to us. My husband had rain barrels from a job about twenty years ago. Thank goodness he didn’t throw them out. You use a very big piece of PVC pipe sideways in the bottom. Halfway pot add landscaping fabric on top of pvc. Fill with dirt. You drill a small drainage hole on side of the pot. Use a smaller pvc pipe to fill with water. Lots of videos available. You can’t successfully grow a big tomato plant like Big Boy but it’s good for peppers, cucumbers and smaller plants.
Gardening with Leon https://youtu.be/6GI-O49gcvc
Interesting!
Russia, Russia, Russia
Trump, Trucker and Biden rap song
https://youtu.be/L141KhTpvSs?si=sagW4q_dRYX50auB
I absolutely love this ❤️
82-8000 is AF1 correct? Tracker shows it's up but the resident isn't scheduled to go anywhere today. He's entertaining the king and queen of Jordan.
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=adfdf8
⚠️TMI if that bothers you don’t read. Summary crud back because I stopped medication⚠️
• • •Someone asked here yesterday for advice on a cough. As I normally do I gave lots of info. Guess I should take my own advice. I took guaifinisin for 4-5 days either Robitussin DM or a pill from. I was doing much better and stopped because of personal reasons. I don’t this applies to men. The smell in your pee and intimate area is so strong. It’s like it’s detoxing and it’s so dang strong. Well my crud came back with a vengeance this morning. So it’s back on it and putting up with the negative side effects. So I’ve got a chicken in the pot trying to get some broth for healing. Pray you don’t get this! I feel fine just aggravating coughing up phlegm every five minutes.
Platonic fren hugs. And appreciation that you came back so honestly about following your own advice. Praying I can imitate that and be wise like you. Especially in front of the young uns, lol
Thanks sometimes we are our own worst enemies.
Dear heavenly father We lift up moody to you. We pray Lord God that you would give her a complete healing, and that you would help her to get over this illness. We pray that during this time that she’s down, that she’s focusing on you. Maybe there’s a message you have for her. We just ask you to once, and for all healer, and have her be happy and healthy and moving on with life. In Jesus name amen!
Thanks you are so kind. Such a beautiful prayer. I hope one day I can be a prayer wordsmith. I posted because I’m frustrated not for payers. I’m not crazy enough to turn down well meaning prays.
👏👏👏 The Lord has got this! 🙏
Amen Sister 😇
Anyone familiar with Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel area on either side? I’ve never crossed it and it’s a good day trip for me. Looking for a good restaurant with seafood. Nothing fancy, hole in the walls are the best. Reading reviews online is a waste of time.
It's quite a trip on an engineering marvel. Here's a link to the CBBT's web site. There is an interactive map so you can explore the CBBT online. Sadly, the restaurant is closed but as I remember, it's no big loss. There is a fishing pier that is closed until the parallel tunnel under Thimble Shoals is complete. The toll is $20 and under depending on day and season. US 13 is the road and it's a typical US highway, you'll be travelling at a leisurely pace and the traffic at the south end can be bad. It's fun thing for a road trip.
https://www.cbbt.com/
Thanks fren. I’m very familiar with the traffic in New Port News/VA beach area. Been there many times. Just never been over the bridge.
This is what we’re up against? 😂🤣 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2lScIdMqak/
Reminds me of this hilarious skit. Must watch:
Mr. Garvey Is Your Substitute Teacher - Key & Peele
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQaLic5SE_I
This is so funny. I used to watch like to watch them, but not anymore.
Luh - a is my favorite🤣 This is probably a joke but we know there’s some crazy names out there. Lawd clearly my mind isn’t working today. Instead of relying to you I made a random comment. Deleting and replying to you now🤦🏻♀️
Got it 👏👏👏
https://www.youtube.com/live/TzR---YDDIQ?si=IZg4U116VYYhd9Ab...,.gonzalo on nuland
Thank you for this. I watched over the weekend. Explains a lot. Is he really dead? That breaks my heart 🥲
Yes Zelinsky killed him
What a shame. I’m not going to say what I really want to say because it’s not Christ like, but I remember that “ vengeance is mine saith the Lord”. May he rest in peace 🙏🏻🥲
https://youtu.be/t5IPDXDxfaA?si=VbnNLlnW7mlBIC4u
Farmer exposes the mainstream lies surrounding livestock emissions... Cows play an integral part of the environment and ecosystem, rather than producing and emitting new carbon, they recycle it.
Farmer explains how grazing improves the soil and air
That's not doing what he thinks it's doing.
A solar panel provides power/electricity. His cows are grazing grass, great, but all that's getting improved there is that grass field and the cows belly. If cows graze grass they also need protein feed provided.
It's like he saw a meme about cow farts and then just talked out of his own ass for 10 minutes. Almost everything he said is wrong.
And please, I cook more steak than anyone I know, I'm not some veggie idiot trying to say cows are murder or bad for the environment or whatever, but this dude is just wrong.
I get my beef shipped , frozen, 100% grass fed, no grain at all for finishing. The grasses themselves get turned into protein, the bacteria in their gut as they feed and ruminate is all they need. The only time they need extra protein is if they are being milked all the time, to help keep the milk production up.
But this guy is saying the grass provides power to people, that is not the case, I don't care what it has to do with protein, it's not keeping the lights on.
I know the guys we buy our beef from, they do not supplement feed, nor inject with anything, now they're not even "finishing" with corn. Black Angus, pasture all the way. Hay that they grow to over-winter. What is this protein feed you speak of? I'd like to ask at the butcher shop now.
So you think, 90% of those farms are run by corporations and they just lie.
That's an odd thing to say, I'm simply asking what is this protein feed supplement you say must be used on cows. I have never heard of cows eating meat or protein, unlike chickens or pigs. As far as corporations lying, well, you tell me.
You've never had to feed any livestock have you?
Search for cattle feed and any time you see 16% or 14% that is the amount of protein in the feed. It's the same for all livestock. All animals require protein, even non-carnivores.
No. Have you? So like I said, I only know farmers who raise cattle, been at their places and saw what they did. Lick blocks, hay, grass, trying to imitate nature inasmuch as domesticated animals can have, and in nature, grazing animals graze. They don't eat each other, all the protein comes from the seeds and grains they walk in. So "all animals require protein" sure, so do humans but there is protein in the plant kingdom otherwise vegetarians would all be dead. Supplements are only needed if the provided diet is insufficient in required natural things- this is true for humans and animals, you can agree is self-evident. So, poor quality grazing?
Sooooo you don't know.
What is wrong with what he said? I’m confused.
Thanks for setting me straight. I was gullible and didn’t research before posting. There’s so much information available and most of it’s wrong. I didn’t think you were taking the vegan side. I’ve carnivore almost two months. I’ve seen so many videos of vegetarians going carnivore and fixing multiple health problems they have had for years.
I just can’t with these kind of people
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2024/02/12/dem-rep-steve-cohen-blasts-super-bowl-fans-for-not-standing-for-negro-national-anthem/
Cohen… 😂🤣😂🤣
So it’s wrong not to stand for a made up song for blacks? But it’s ok if you don’t stand the song written over two hundred years ago for United States of America. I don’t believe these hot air bags believe in what they preach. It’s all for show and division. Sadly the average person is brainwashed with this agenda. Thankfully most people don’t buy into the agenda.
Agree Fren, it’s a made up issue. We are all Americans we have our song. They even try to change that with their voice inflections. Check this out from a Marine stationed overseas probably last year:
Super bowl Sunday: From a Marine Corps Colonel in Afghanistan: "So with all the kindness I can muster, I give this one piece of advice to the next pop star who is asked to sing the national anthem at a sporting event: save the vocal gymnastics and the physical gyrations for your concerts. Just sing this song the way you were taught to sing it in kindergarten - straight up, no styling. "Sing it with the constant awareness that there are soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines watching you from bases and outposts all over the world. Don't make them cringe with your self-centered ego gratification. Sing it as if you are standing before a row of 86-year-old WWII vets wearing their Purple Hearts, Silver Stars and flag pins on their cardigans and you want them to be proud of you for honoring them and the country they love - not because you want them to think you are a superstar musician. They could see that from your costume, makeup and your entourage. Sing 'The Star Spangled Banner' with the courtesy and humility that tells the audience that it is about America, not you." Semper Fi!
Excellent points. There are times we just need a song sung and not a damned circus show. National Anthem shouldn’t be about your ego. Chris Stapleton is the best with national anthem so far in my opinion. He sung it in his style. If you aren’t familiar with his singing style you might think he was trying to be noticed. That’s not him.
Love me some Stapleton
Oh me too. For three years we followed him around. Three days of concerts each trip. Dang tiring but we had a ball. You know you got a problem when the singer recognizes you🤣 His wife was always waving at us. It’s too expensive now. Prices doubled.
Anon is learning the importance of keeping track of vital records for future use. Specific dates from a decade ago just aren't in my memory. ffs.
This is a TEST!!!
And a headache kek
https://youtu.be/ghvfXqT3xg8?si=rEBmKJjdMZg55Pff
https://youtu.be/K_1SaQ_dk9c?si=DhKtxz1mKQyl2K7E
https://youtu.be/K_1SaQ_dk9c?si=DhKtxz1mKQyl2K7E
What’s the topic of your videos?
Joe Biden is a retard. You’re welcome. 😂🤣👏👏👏
Read The Bill!
Since I heard OK Governor Stitt and legislative leaders have chosen to discard a bill without even reading it first, we shall read it for them.
OK SB1729
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
More to add later in the comments.
Prayers up for all the jobseekers that are getting scammed by AI testing.
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-spot-a-job-offer-scam-written-by-ai-1850664352
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66592219
https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/work-life/job-scams-are-getting-sophisticated-heres-how-to-protect-yourself/
One of my sons works for a company that uses AI now to do all of its hiring. The AI posts the ads, interviews the people over email, then does a video interview complete with a fake person that looks real, and then it makes a report on each person that is half a page and emails it to the boss. This way they can interview thousands of people for each role instead of just two or three. It's crazy.
Next there will be AI respondents to AI recruiters.
Just speculating.
Okay, I have to say something about this:
On every single other topic on every single win, I have it so it sorts comments by Top.
Only on these GAW General Chat threads does it default to sorting by New.
Why is that?
Just so I'm clear, I'm not objecting, I just think it's weird.
Because its meant to be like a forum where all posts have equal chance of being viewed by others.
Way back when they started this, iirc, the mods noted that it would be sorted by New so that the newest comments wouldn't get hidden by older sub threads. It's not a static post but a running conversation.
Makes sense to me. Thanks.
Kansas City
KC = 11.3
Feb 11th, won by 3 points
11.3
KCC score = 25
u/#q25
11.3
u/catsfive
u/fatality
u/qanaut
Would like to see a new flair available. Something that focuses on either BRICS, or Russia, or the intl political goings on, as they are a significant part of the current world process, etc.
E.g.
(re: Russia) "Putin on the Ritz"
(re: BRICS) "Just Another BRICS In the Wall"
(re: Europe) "Europa-dope"
Etc.
Also, a general "analysis" flair, for posts that are analysis but not specifically Q-drop related, and are not simply "discussion".
Why don't you frogs think about it? We know you have a ... flair ... for flairs.
:D
Great idea!
I think we can make that happen. I'll pass the concept on to the team!
u/#buildthewall
Announcing the arrival of a new force in our world: a peaceful little bundle of joy born on the new moon to her loving parents. Quiet wisdom resides within this perfect sweetheart.
👏👏👏🥰🥰🥰
Congratulations!!
Congratulations! Wishing you all good health and happiness as you go forth in your journey together.
Thank you. I think we are making your wish come true.
Congratulations!
Thank you!
An anon friendly love song
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fk1Q9y6VVy0 Snow Patrol - Open Your Eyes
All this feels strange and untrue And I won't waste a minute without you My bones ache, my skin feels cold And I'm getting so tired and so old The anger swells in my guts And I won't feel these slices and cuts I want so much to open your eyes 'Cause I need you to look into mine Tell me that you'll open your eyes Tell me that you'll open your eyes Tell me that you'll open your eyes Tell me that you'll open your eyes Get up, get out, get away from these liars 'Cause they don't get your soul or your fire Take my hand, knot your fingers through mine And we'll walk from this dark room for the last time
Dark to light! God is love, love is God, 143 = I love you 14+3 = 17 = Q
Does anyone lipread to know what Taylor and (Roger?) were saying? https://twitter.com/stoolpresidente/status/1756807897365819799
https://nitter.poast.org/stoolpresidente/status/1756807897365819799
Hard to lip read when most of the conversation the lips aren’t in view.
Rigged. I did not watch, refreshed the text based yard line info in the last minute. Guessed it would OT, then Kansas won.
I think we need to give up on Super Bowl ever being a stage for WH activity or Q milestones. One could say the event is a cabal fortress
Definitely rigged. Also saw a bunch of people at the start of the show holding up the classic "Hail Satan" hand signal. Still showing their allegiance to their leader.
What do you see. Ignore swift.
What is Demon Spice doing to the left?
What’s on her neck?
As soon as she sees she’s on the big screen she begins her satanic shit.
https://x.com/mjtruthultra/status/1756863671697838411?s=46&t=Nv-utU267f0b8qDU3clbew
Is anyone else noticing anything funny with GreatAwakening when you have the community styling clicked. Are they working on it?
Hearing a lot of people reporting issues and we know the devs have been busy, lets hope at the end of this we will have an even more shinier GAW!
Ok thanks. Yeah that would be awesome. Thanks for letting me know it's not just me experiencing this. :) wasn't sure If It was something on my end or not
Wait, are you saying its not shiny enough already? ;)
Haha not at all. Just making sure it wasn't something I did to change it and didn't realize it. Got nothing but love for this place and appreciate it as is. The people and the mission are the things I value. All other things I am fine with however it is. 😜😁🙏😉.
It's definitely shiny enough already 😜😉
"Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)? Support your answer with a proof."
Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle’s Law (gas cools off when it expands and heats up when it is compressed) or some variant. One student, however, wrote the following:
First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So, we need to know the rate that souls are moving into Hell and the rate they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for how many souls are entering Hell, let’s look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Some of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there are more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all people and all souls go to Hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially. Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle’s Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand as souls are added. This gives two possibilities.
If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.
Of course, if Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over.
So, which is it? If we accept the postulate given to me by Ms. Therese Banyan during my Freshman year that "It will be a cold night in Hell before I sleep with you," and take into account the fact that I still have not succeeded in having sexual relations with her, then (2) cannot be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic.
The student got the only A.
https://www.albany.edu/faculty/miesing/teaching/assess/hell.html#:~:text=1%29%C2%A0%20If%20Hell%20is%20expanding%20at%20a%20slower,and%20pressure%20will%20drop%20until%20Hell%20freezes%20over.
One of my favorite explanations.
u/#ridetofreedom
The Choices We Make Are Important. We Should Consider Them Carefully. My Morning Bible Read Was Acts 3:11-26. Verse 19: "Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,"