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007wannabee 1 point ago +1 / -0

I'm in UK and last year was the first time government ID was required for voting. Did not go well. The voter turnout is falling anyway because there is no difference between any of the crap useless political parties and people increasingly don't see the point of voting. There was quite a dip this time as people saw the ID requirement as yet one more obstacle and incentive not to bother.

The folk who operate the voting stations are local volunteers and it seems to attract some real nanohitlers who get off on finally having some power. Mine made me take my glasses off then scrutinised my ID super-carefully under a light to make sure I wasn't trying anything.

Non-citizens are even less interested to vote and the ID requirement means nothing to them because they aren't going anyway. Also you don't have to be a citizen to get a driving license so I don't understand why they accept licenses as ID it seems pointless if the objective is to restrict voting to those entitled.

Voter ID is not fixing anything in UK - good luck and hope you have a better result in US.

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007wannabee 3 points ago +3 / -0

This guy did research back in 2014 and found that a combination of 4 supplements reduced levels of PSA. I am using it but not yet had blood test to see if it works.

Pomegranite seed extract, broccoli extract, turmeric, green tea extract powder.

You can easily buy all of those separately and make your own, or can just buy direct from his company ready-made. Whichever you do I would suggest adding ground black pepper as that contains piperine known to increase the bioavailability of the good things in turmeric. Turmeric is a root vegetable grown in foreign lands in unknown sanitary conditions so personally I prefer a certified organic version.

https://www.naturemedical.co.uk/pomi-t/

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007wannabee 3 points ago +3 / -0

The EU has realised that it can no longer hide under the current NATO setup where the USA takes care of their defence. In other news they have no money to build their own replacement defence force.

It's my guess that anything about "tariffs" is just jawboning for public consumption. I suspect the real deal is being done out of sight where EU promises to buy absolutely loads of American weapons and in return nothing very bad happens to their exports to the US.

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007wannabee 1 point ago +1 / -0

Interesting one. "Bullion" definitely refers to gold, as everyone knows, and also to silver.

However I have heard of lead bullion. The word bullion comes from the same root as "boiling" and refers to the high temperatures used to refine metals. Would not at all surprise me that other metals can also be bullion.

I can see a court case coming one day when somebody's metal import gets slapped with a tariff...

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007wannabee 0 points ago +3 / -3

I thought your USA Constitution recognised the right to freedom of religion?

I don't like certain religions but fortunately for us we have no such constitutional protection (we don't even have a constitution!) so I don't have to feel unlawful when I push back against those religions.

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007wannabee 4 points ago +4 / -0

The real question - what does "digital" actually mean?

We have got used to it meaning "regular computer hardware" but that is only one part of it. Digital means duality, one interacting with zero. You could even say that biological humans are digital already.

Also remember that Elon has said many times that he is 100% sure we are already living in a simulation. Anything can happen in a simulation.

So no need for us to go full omg yet about being conquered by AI.

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007wannabee 2 points ago +2 / -0

Sometimes their definition of service is different from mine. I appreciate actual service, such as getting my order right and bringing it without delay. I DON'T appreciate fake service like pestering me every few minutes and interrupting my conversation by asking is everything OK. Yes it is because if it wasn't I would have asked you to fix it. I also don't like a general obsequious manner such as overdoing the calling me "sir" every other word.

Eating out in the US really does suck in comparison to where I live. @BerlinWallCrosser upthread has got it right; restaurant staff should be paid a decent wage just like any other job and not be compelled to screw money out of customers.

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007wannabee 6 points ago +6 / -0

I had never heard the word "autopen" until this scandal broke - although I was aware of the existence of such a machine which could write signatures by guiding a pen.

How stupid is the design of the machine though to write each signature exactly the same? If it introduced random variations, as does a human when making repeated signatures, then nobody would ever know.

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007wannabee 6 points ago +6 / -0

Not disagreeing with you at all

The guy's point though - they had the choice of all the much easier target protestors, but why did they pick this particular protestor with such an "interesting" background?

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007wannabee 8 points ago +8 / -0

One of the reasons Julian Assange got released was the lack of clarity as to whether the First Amendment does or does not apply to a non-US-citizen.

This Mahmoud guy seems an unlikely pick for a test case - seems he could have been or still is working for the British. It's certainly not what it seems, just a regular troublemaker being kicked out of US.

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007wannabee -2 points ago +1 / -3

You Americans and your obsessions with Lord. I really dislike having to read your Lord this and Lord that all the time.

Go and see some actual real Lords. As the saying goes you'll never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy

https://x.com/UKHouseofLords

tl;dr lords are not good

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007wannabee 3 points ago +5 / -2

Kind of ironic that a hotshot spelling exam can't even spell correctly: "Physiology - what does the liver secrate"

I would fail to understand some of these questions. "Diagram: The Lord loveth a cheerful giver". What does that even mean?

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007wannabee 1 point ago +1 / -0

Of course it's kinda tempting but if I were the guy introducing the tranny I would have just not bothered to announce any title such as Mister. Just let it go.

Any guy dressing in women's clothes, in public, and even actually pretending to be one, well they clearly have serious mental issues and need proper help rather than making a big scene to stress them even more about it.

I know it feels like if you accept him/her/it as an authentic woman then you have been pressured into going along with the fraud, but ultimately it's none of my business how someone else wants to live their life.

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007wannabee 1 point ago +1 / -0

Had me worried there! Our (UK) clocks don't change until 30 March.

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007wannabee 2 points ago +2 / -0

It's not as simple as Blacks v. Whites

There are several black races (mostly immigrants) who don't get along with each other. The English Whites are not exactly best buddies with the Dutch Whites either. Not so simple as draw a line on a map.

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007wannabee 2 points ago +2 / -0

Not heard anyone say that before. Just searched for a Q post with lil x, nothing found. Help me out?

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007wannabee 2 points ago +2 / -0

English bloke here - I'm glad you Americans enjoy using our language! It is a pleasure for us to license it for your use. I hope you read the small print about the ongoing fees. Send me an email for my account details.

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007wannabee 7 points ago +7 / -0

My physician recommended that I have an MRI scan. I was fine with this until I discovered that as contrast agent to enhance the magnetic imaging they would inject me with liquid gadolinium, which is one of the rare earths shown in the table. I had never heard of it so did some research and all I found was people who said that they had been badly damaged by the gadolinium remaining permanently in their body including brain tissue because it can cross the barrier. Some had lawsuits.

The idea is that this stuff is injected into you and then the body naturally flushes it out afterwards. This only works if your kidney function is A1 and maybe not even then.

The majority of gadolinium products were banned as dangerous by the European Medicines Agency but then nearly all unbanned again after they decided that "the benefits outweighed the risks".

I got the scan anyway without the gadolinium and the results were still OK.

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007wannabee 5 points ago +5 / -0

I love paying taxes so that our money gets sent to Ukraine, and 10 percent for their Big Guy.

NOT REALLY

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007wannabee 1 point ago +1 / -0

This was scripted and expected and I think your summary of the reasons behind it is a good one. This is circus-level kayfabe alright.

The film/TV studio which Zelensky originally founded has posted a revenge photo - Zelensky is famous for playing a piano with his dick and here is a piano they have named Trump.

https://www.rt.com/news/613533-zelensky-studio-insult-trump-piano/

(that site censored in many countries so you may not be able to see without a VPN)

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007wannabee 1 point ago +1 / -0

I don't think it is a Tamga. It is a Tryzub which is the official Ukraine coat of arms.

https://shunspirit.com/article/ukrainian-trident-symbol-meaning

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007wannabee 2 points ago +2 / -0

Many of our government workers don't have a government-assigned email address. If you're a manual worker who moves stuff around in a warehouse then why would you need it.

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