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"What Happened to Philadelphia?"
Look upon the horrors that Democrat rule of cities has made:
What happened to Philadelphia? pic.twitter.com/nG6HMvFhjt
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 17, 2023
Lisa ElizabethA very popular drug is "tranq," which causes unimaginable wounds to the human body. A bacteria called necrotizing fascitis is spread by injecting tranq, and it necrotizes flesh worse than any cobra bite. It's like these people had their limbs held in concentrated hydrochloric acid for a half hour. She links pictures of the ravages it makes of the body. Content warning: It makes people look like medical dolls used for showing the insides of muscles and organs. See this Instagram account for more horrors. We're being kind and generous and "caring" by letting schizophrenic people literally dissolve their bodies with acidic narcotics. Aren't we? Michael Schellenberger, author of San Fransicko, and a powerful critic of the left's culture of killing dressed up as a culture of caring, discusses the left's ideology here. He makes two big points: The term "homelessness" is a lie. It is intended to deceive. The left uses this term to suggest that the problem is a shortage in housing. Of course, that's not true at all. Homelessness is the result of the problem, not the problem itself. The problem is that these people are all very mentally-unwell, often schizophrenic, or are addicted to drugs that make earning an income or even staying in an apartment impossible. Many are both: They are using drugs to self-medicate their insanities. He points out that many of these people were permitted to couch-surf in the homes of their friends and family -- until their determination to inject heroin every single day, and to steal from their benefactors to pay for their drugs -- caused them to finally be kicked out by everyone. The left wants to pretend that these people are all merely victims of circumstance, rather than of their own conscious choices. That's a lie. They don't want to admit that this has anything to do with conscious choices because if it does, then they'll have to agree that an intervention is called for. This is the second major point Shellenberger makes. He says there are three stages of drug rehabilitation: Intervention, treatment, and recovery. The left loves talking up the latter two elements but will not acknowledge the first, indispensable step of intervention. That's because intervention consists of others forcing -- or at least pressuring -- someone to make changes that they're unable to or unwilling to. And the left categorizes people into two groups: Victims, and oppressors. If you're an oppressor, Shellenberger notes, everything may be demanded of you and nothing should be given to you. But if you're a victim, then everything should be given to you, and nothing can be asked of you, ever. You cannot ask a "victim" to stop doing drugs in exchange for a taxpayer-funded apartment. No, you must just give them free housing, and cannot ever ask them to change their decisions that leave them as dependents on the state. He notes a woman he knew who had been hospitalized and given an emergency dose of Narcan after a fentanyl overdose. The moment she was out on the street -- a day or two after her near-fatal fentanyl overdose -- she was back on the street again, doing fentanyl. He also mentions a drug-addicted woman whose legs had to be amputated due to the ravages caused by injecting drugs. That necrotizing fascities mentioned above. He points out that the left will continue doing absolutely nothing to force -- or even nudge -- these people into stopping the behavior that is killing them, all the while patting itself on the back for showing so much "care" for these Precious Victims. In reality -- I'm adding this -- their idea of "care" is just blind their eyes to the damage they cause and then sit in little Curated Bubbles where they can all stroke each other for being so "caring" as to allow schizophrenic women living on the street to keep injecting drugs into their legs until a doctor is forced to amputate them. Anything, anything before telling a "victim" it's time to straighten her act out. And so you get this. And the Woke Cultists all murmur together: "We are holy." God save us from the evil Woke Cult that teaches its fanatics that doing substantive evil is holy.
@Lisaelizabeth
Yes this is real. It's Kensington & Allegheny. This is just the tip of the iceberg. They are on heroin, fentanyl and tranq. The tranq causes such bad flesh wounds you can see exposed bone on many. Rehabs won't take people with open wounds so they keep using and wounds get worse. The city and our Soros backed DA does nothing. Instead they fund needle exchange and free needle programs where users take handfuls of clean needles and sell them for more drugs. But that's not all they are abducting women, prostitution is rampant, assault, theft, murder are all on the rise. No, the insane open air drug use isn't everywhere but is is spreading. Junkies are all over Market and Chestnut street in Center City. However, unrelated crime is up everywhere even in the "good areas." We are seeing daily murders, carjackings, and growing home invasions in Society Hill and Queen Village. Shootings in RFK park and on South Street in daylight. Just two days ago a man was caught on camera stealing packages in Fairmount with a machete. Don't think it's going to get any better. This is the norm in cities run by democrats for generations. Even the GOP here is corrupt. If this is what the people want is it even worth saving?
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Posted by: RUReadingthis at July 21, 2023 03:08 PM (aQ25I)
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Otters called
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at July 21, 2023 03:09 PM (krqg6)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 03:10 PM (LvTSG)
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Damn... that's something
Posted by: Inogame at July 21, 2023 03:11 PM (53oGX)
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at July 21, 2023 03:11 PM (krqg6)
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However, unrelated crime is up everywhere even in the "good areas." We are seeing daily murders, carjackings, and growing home invasions in Society Hill and Queen Village. Shootings in RFK park and on South Street in daylight. Just two days ago a man was caught on camera stealing packages in Fairmount with a machete.
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:: tents fingers ::
Exxxxxxccccelllllent
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Exxxxxxccccelllllent
Posted by: George Soros at July 21, 2023 03:11 PM (t0OGg)
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Auditing Philly's elections would be racist.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 03:11 PM (LvTSG)
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"The term "homelessness" is a lie. It is intended to deceive. The left uses this term to suggest that the problem is a shortage in housing. Of course, that's not true at all. Homelessness is the result of the problem, not the problem itself."
If Homelessness is characterized as a first-order derivative of the problem, then the Leftists have come up with a new term that can be looked at as a second-order derivative of the problem, further obscuring any chances of solving it. They now call the homeless the 'unhoused'.
If Homelessness is characterized as a first-order derivative of the problem, then the Leftists have come up with a new term that can be looked at as a second-order derivative of the problem, further obscuring any chances of solving it. They now call the homeless the 'unhoused'.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at July 21, 2023 03:12 PM (/iWhV)
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We're being kind and generous and "caring" by letting schizophrenic people literally dissolve their bodies with acidic narcotics. Aren't we?
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Yes. To do otherwise, would make you a h8r!
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Yes. To do otherwise, would make you a h8r!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:12 PM (t0OGg)
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I would like to hear Wyatt Earp’s take on this.
Posted by: tubal at July 21, 2023 03:12 PM (PCK5/)
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The problem is that these people are all very mentally-unwell, often schizophrenic, or are addicted to drugs that make earning an income or even staying in an apartment impossible. Many are both: They are using drugs to self-medicate their insanities.
He points out that many of these people were permitted to couch-surf in the homes of their friends and family -- until their determination to inject heroin every single day, and to steal from their benefactors to pay for their drugs -- caused them to finally be kicked out by everyone.
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Yes. This is Truth That Must Not Be Named. Ever. Ever. Ever.
He points out that many of these people were permitted to couch-surf in the homes of their friends and family -- until their determination to inject heroin every single day, and to steal from their benefactors to pay for their drugs -- caused them to finally be kicked out by everyone.
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Yes. This is Truth That Must Not Be Named. Ever. Ever. Ever.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:12 PM (t0OGg)
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You cannot ask a "victim" to stop doing drugs in exchange for a taxpayer-funded apartment. No, you must just give them free housing, and cannot ever ask them to change their decisions that leave them as dependents on the state.
this is absolutely step by step a recipe for dooming people.
it removes all dignity, all responsibility for the self.
it is NOT kindness; it is torment.
this is absolutely step by step a recipe for dooming people.
it removes all dignity, all responsibility for the self.
it is NOT kindness; it is torment.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at July 21, 2023 03:12 PM (AcWfM)
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9 We're being kind and generous and "caring" by letting schizophrenic people literally dissolve their bodies with acidic narcotics. Aren't we?
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Yes. To do otherwise, would make you a h8r!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:12 PM (t0OGg)
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What if it's a conspiracy theory to rid the population of people with genetics that predispose them to addictive behaviors?
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Yes. To do otherwise, would make you a h8r!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:12 PM (t0OGg)
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What if it's a conspiracy theory to rid the population of people with genetics that predispose them to addictive behaviors?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 03:13 PM (LvTSG)
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at July 21, 2023 03:13 PM (ItjGH)
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It's not that bad.
They all sober up, clean up and 100% of them do their civic duty and vote every November.
They all sober up, clean up and 100% of them do their civic duty and vote every November.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 21, 2023 03:13 PM (oVrDc)
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So all those 80s low-low-budget horror films where some drug causes people to literally melt or decompose were actually on to something??
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 03:13 PM (iFTx/)
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AI generated found footage!
Posted by: 13times at July 21, 2023 03:13 PM (RFoC2)
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They are part of the 117% precinct turnout on election day.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 21, 2023 03:13 PM (TZ75n)
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I counted five votes for Biden in that video.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 03:14 PM (KbCG3)
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15 It's not that bad.
They all sober up, clean up and 100% of them do their civic duty and vote every November.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 21, 2023 03:13 PM (oVrDc)
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Now they just need to sign their name on a mail in ballot form!
They all sober up, clean up and 100% of them do their civic duty and vote every November.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 21, 2023 03:13 PM (oVrDc)
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Now they just need to sign their name on a mail in ballot form!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 03:14 PM (LvTSG)
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I will say that that part of Philadelphia is in the northeast and rather far from "Center City."
there are PLENTY of similar zombies in Center City itself now, however. I think (suspect?) that sometimes the ones who pop up in Center City or other nicer areas get moved up there tho.
at the same time the city keeps pushing for more methadone clinics and needle giveaways in nicer areas - especially South Philly, which Must Be Punished for not being liberal.
there are PLENTY of similar zombies in Center City itself now, however. I think (suspect?) that sometimes the ones who pop up in Center City or other nicer areas get moved up there tho.
at the same time the city keeps pushing for more methadone clinics and needle giveaways in nicer areas - especially South Philly, which Must Be Punished for not being liberal.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at July 21, 2023 03:14 PM (AcWfM)
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Whatever they decide to call it, "intervention" will involve the cops and the justice system.
I know that the progressives do not like these words, but the "treatment" and "recovery stages" will involve something similar to jail/prison and a hardcore probation/parole element.
They better get to "re-imagining" their approaches to this subject.
I know that the progressives do not like these words, but the "treatment" and "recovery stages" will involve something similar to jail/prison and a hardcore probation/parole element.
They better get to "re-imagining" their approaches to this subject.
Posted by: Andrew at July 21, 2023 03:14 PM (l3I0j)
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Let's get the weekend off to an upbeat start, shall we?
Posted by: All righty then at July 21, 2023 03:15 PM (NBVIP)
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This is hilarious because I *just* saw this NPR article:
"Why can't we stop homelessness? 4 reasons why there's no end in sight" (spoilers: houses cost money)
But yeah, the rent is too damn high or something. It has nothing to do with these types of choices.
"Why can't we stop homelessness? 4 reasons why there's no end in sight" (spoilers: houses cost money)
But yeah, the rent is too damn high or something. It has nothing to do with these types of choices.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:15 PM (oxVgP)
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OT: We laid my MiL to rest today. No more pain and suffering.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 21, 2023 03:15 PM (TZ75n)
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16 So all those 80s low-low-budget horror films where some drug causes people to literally melt or decompose were actually on to something??
sure. I assume someone saw some people dying in an opium den while in Asia, possibly.
heroin isn't as fast, but it'll do this.
sure. I assume someone saw some people dying in an opium den while in Asia, possibly.
heroin isn't as fast, but it'll do this.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at July 21, 2023 03:15 PM (AcWfM)
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There is a reason it's call Filthadelphia.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 21, 2023 03:16 PM (ncXxy)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at July 21, 2023 03:16 PM (AcWfM)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:16 PM (oxVgP)
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This is the second major point Shellenberger makes. He says there are three stages of drug rehabilitation: Intervention, treatment, and recovery. The left loves talking up the latter two elements but will not acknowledge the first, indispensable step of intervention.
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Because, when it comes to vagrants, that first step - intervention - has a synonym: arrest.
"We can't criminalize the houseless!"
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Because, when it comes to vagrants, that first step - intervention - has a synonym: arrest.
"We can't criminalize the houseless!"
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:16 PM (t0OGg)
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I can actually attest to this. I was in Philadelphia this past December for Army-Navy.
On the ride back on the subway after the game, first of all it was a disgusting mess with trash all over the place, and then midway two homeless people that were VERY OBVIOUSLY stoned out of their minds got on, and one of them had disgusting gigantic open wounds on one of his hands that was just chunks of flesh missing and clearly infected.
On the ride back on the subway after the game, first of all it was a disgusting mess with trash all over the place, and then midway two homeless people that were VERY OBVIOUSLY stoned out of their minds got on, and one of them had disgusting gigantic open wounds on one of his hands that was just chunks of flesh missing and clearly infected.
Posted by: DudeAbiding at July 21, 2023 03:16 PM (setIA)
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Wow. You could slip that clip into any zombie movie and it would fit right in.
Posted by: Biergood at July 21, 2023 03:17 PM (FQWHA)
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A very popular drug is "tranq," which causes unimaginable wounds to the human body.
That sentence is just weird.
A very popular drug is "tranq," which causes unimaginable wounds to the human body.
That sentence is just weird.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2023 03:17 PM (63Dwl)
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We're being kind and generous and "caring" by letting schizophrenic people literally dissolve their bodies with acidic narcotics. Aren't we?
Michael Schellenberger, author of San Fransicko, and a powerful critic of the left's culture of killing dressed up as a culture of caring, discusses the left's ideology here.
The left are Nazis in the same vein as Mengele.
I do not say that lightly. From the kiddie diddling to the abortion to the sex slave trade to the medical/mental experimentation.
Michael Schellenberger, author of San Fransicko, and a powerful critic of the left's culture of killing dressed up as a culture of caring, discusses the left's ideology here.
The left are Nazis in the same vein as Mengele.
I do not say that lightly. From the kiddie diddling to the abortion to the sex slave trade to the medical/mental experimentation.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 03:17 PM (nW4TA)
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25 OT: We laid my MiL to rest today. No more pain and suffering.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 21, 2023 03:15 PM (TZ75n)
Condolences. I lost my last surviving grandparent a couple of weeks ago. Not easy to say goodbye to the matriarchs/patriarchs of our families.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 21, 2023 03:15 PM (TZ75n)
Condolences. I lost my last surviving grandparent a couple of weeks ago. Not easy to say goodbye to the matriarchs/patriarchs of our families.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 03:17 PM (KbCG3)
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I have to admit, the Gay Pride shoes were a nice touch.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:17 PM (oxVgP)
Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at July 21, 2023 03:17 PM (BfcqS)
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We're all made in the image of God.
Satan enjoys corrupting that image, and he does a very good job in doing so.
Seeing those people who are so lost in mind, body and soul...
Only Jesus can reach those people.
Satan enjoys corrupting that image, and he does a very good job in doing so.
Seeing those people who are so lost in mind, body and soul...
Only Jesus can reach those people.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at July 21, 2023 03:17 PM (ItjGH)
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The two documentaries Seattle is Dying and Fight for the Soul of Seattle are very well done and document this entire trend in America's cities.
Well worth a watch for those that are interested in the subject.
Also, Mike Pence says it's not his concern.
He says he ain't in the city savin' business, he's in the Rooski killin' business, and cousin, business is a boomin'.
Well worth a watch for those that are interested in the subject.
Also, Mike Pence says it's not his concern.
He says he ain't in the city savin' business, he's in the Rooski killin' business, and cousin, business is a boomin'.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at July 21, 2023 03:18 PM (Y2rTN)
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> He points out that many of these people were permitted to couch-surf in the homes of their friends and family -- until their determination to inject heroin every single day, and to steal from their benefactors to pay for their drugs -- caused them to finally be kicked out by everyone.
Just like Karl Marx!
Just like Karl Marx!
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 03:18 PM (R38qh)
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He points out that the left will continue doing absolutely nothing to force -- or even nudge -- these people into stopping the behavior that is killing them, all the while patting itself on the back for showing so much "care" for these Precious Victims.
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Perhaps, but the same people sure do love to "nudge" the non-pathetic into all manner of things, don't they?
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Perhaps, but the same people sure do love to "nudge" the non-pathetic into all manner of things, don't they?
Posted by: Alec Leamas at July 21, 2023 03:18 PM (ssz2a)
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Leftists are a Death Cult.
Posted by: DaveX64 at July 21, 2023 03:18 PM (gFrcz)
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What if it's a conspiracy theory to rid the population of people with genetics that predispose them to addictive behaviors?
that's a lot of people
not to mention the people who are pushed into active mental illness by their initiation to drugs
which I've had in my family; my cousin went to college, started using marijuana, failed out and went absolutely mad (schizophrenia). could be a coincidence or maybe not.
that's a lot of people
not to mention the people who are pushed into active mental illness by their initiation to drugs
which I've had in my family; my cousin went to college, started using marijuana, failed out and went absolutely mad (schizophrenia). could be a coincidence or maybe not.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at July 21, 2023 03:18 PM (AcWfM)
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Where's Wyatt Earp? He can give first hand accounts of this.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 03:18 PM (nW4TA)
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If I was walking by when they were shooting that video I might open fire at those zombies .
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 21, 2023 03:18 PM (ncXxy)
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Every big US city center will eventually morph into Escape from NY style, eventually the states in which they exist will demand walls to close them all up and just wait until they all die out - including all the local pols.
I actually think we need to acknowledge that modern psychology - and left wingers - totally have misrepresented addictions. It is not a medical illness. It is a character one, perhaps one of the soul. Even medicine is beginning to understand addiction is much different than they supposed.
I actually think we need to acknowledge that modern psychology - and left wingers - totally have misrepresented addictions. It is not a medical illness. It is a character one, perhaps one of the soul. Even medicine is beginning to understand addiction is much different than they supposed.
Posted by: Black JEM at July 21, 2023 03:18 PM (UVyKP)
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unrelated crime is up everywhere even in the "good areas."
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Gate your communities. Get private schools in them. Hire private security. Keep voting Democrat.
unrelated crime is up everywhere even in the "good areas."
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Gate your communities. Get private schools in them. Hire private security. Keep voting Democrat.
Posted by: AWFLs at July 21, 2023 03:19 PM (lCaJd)
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The term "homelessness" is a lie. It is intended to deceive. The left uses this term to suggest that the problem is a shortage in housing. Of course, that's not true at all. Homelessness is the result of the problem, not the problem itself.
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THIS!
"Homelessness" implies that the problem can be solved with housing. It cannot. That scratches where it doesn't itch, in typical leftist fashion.
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THIS!
"Homelessness" implies that the problem can be solved with housing. It cannot. That scratches where it doesn't itch, in typical leftist fashion.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:19 PM (YqDXo)
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Oh Wyatt....
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 03:19 PM (xcxpd)
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"He notes a woman he knew who had been hospitalized and given an emergency dose of Narcan after a fentanyl overdose. The moment she was out on the street -- a day or two after her near-fatal fentanyl overdose -- she was back on the street again, doing fentanyl."
In the 80s and 90s in NYC, you'd read about a cluster of heroin overdoses over drugs with odd street names, like Death or something. Why? because addicts thought that if someone OD'd that the drugs must be great, so they'd seek them out for themselves. Twisted logic.
In the 80s and 90s in NYC, you'd read about a cluster of heroin overdoses over drugs with odd street names, like Death or something. Why? because addicts thought that if someone OD'd that the drugs must be great, so they'd seek them out for themselves. Twisted logic.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at July 21, 2023 03:19 PM (/iWhV)
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Also, Mike Pence says it's not his concern.
don't worry, those of us who still painfully are attached to our cities of birth know full well that no one cares
don't worry, those of us who still painfully are attached to our cities of birth know full well that no one cares
Posted by: BlackOrchid at July 21, 2023 03:19 PM (AcWfM)
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What if it's a conspiracy theory to rid the population of people with genetics that predispose them to addictive behaviors?
See #34. Nazism fits.
See #34. Nazism fits.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 03:19 PM (nW4TA)
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 03:19 PM (MNhXM)
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41 He points out that the left will continue doing absolutely nothing to force -- or even nudge -- these people into stopping the behavior that is killing them, all the while patting itself on the back for showing so much "care" for these Precious Victims.
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Perhaps, but the same people sure do love to "nudge" the non-pathetic into all manner of things, don't they?
Posted by: Alec Leamas at July 21, 2023 03:18 PM (ssz2a)
Safe needle sites good. 22-oz. sodas bad. Drug vending machines good. Smoking cigars bad.
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Perhaps, but the same people sure do love to "nudge" the non-pathetic into all manner of things, don't they?
Posted by: Alec Leamas at July 21, 2023 03:18 PM (ssz2a)
Safe needle sites good. 22-oz. sodas bad. Drug vending machines good. Smoking cigars bad.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 03:19 PM (KbCG3)
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I actually think we need to acknowledge that modern psychology - and left wingers - totally have misrepresented addictions. It is not a medical illness. It is a character one, perhaps one of the soul. Even medicine is beginning to understand addiction is much different than they supposed.
Posted by: Black JEM at July 21, 2023 03:18 PM (UVyKP)
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THIS ALSO!
Posted by: Black JEM at July 21, 2023 03:18 PM (UVyKP)
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THIS ALSO!
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:20 PM (YqDXo)
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Even the GOP here is corrupt.
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Well, yeah.
2020 doesn't happen without the GOPe in all of those cities being 100% on-board.
Every major city Republican organization is nothing but Democrats who couldn't hack in their true party.
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Well, yeah.
2020 doesn't happen without the GOPe in all of those cities being 100% on-board.
Every major city Republican organization is nothing but Democrats who couldn't hack in their true party.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 21, 2023 03:20 PM (oVrDc)
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That video clip is pretty disturbing. And yes, it's only the tip of the iceberg.
The Left is all about encouraging self-destructive, nihilistic, even solipsistic behavior.
They WANT people stacked like cordwood in the streets from fentanyl and tranq overdoses. It's how they consolidate their power.
There really is just one word for this: Evil.
Absolute true evil, in service to their Dark Master.
The Left is all about encouraging self-destructive, nihilistic, even solipsistic behavior.
They WANT people stacked like cordwood in the streets from fentanyl and tranq overdoses. It's how they consolidate their power.
There really is just one word for this: Evil.
Absolute true evil, in service to their Dark Master.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2023 03:20 PM (YIVH2)
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They misspelled hopelessness.
Posted by: Roy at July 21, 2023 03:20 PM (rqgpJ)
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Every city has an empty stadium/arena. Round up all the hobos, "homeless", crazies, druggies. Clear the streets of all them. Put them in the empty stadium arena. Weld the doors shut. Leave on the electric and water and provide food. Have 100 pounds of heroin, fentanyl tranq etc. in place. Check back in a week. Add another 100 pounds of drugs if needed. Repeat as needed. Until problem solved. Do it in all cities. Less than a month and the national "homeless" problem is solved.
Posted by: NCKate at July 21, 2023 03:20 PM (an6os)
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Was in better old city last couple weeks, actually very nice area, bet rent isn't cheap and buildings quite keep up to standard. But then it is the tourist destination
Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2023 03:20 PM (xhxe8)
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:20 PM (xChBq)
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He points out that the left will continue doing absolutely nothing to force -- or even nudge -- these people into stopping the behavior that is killing them, all the while patting itself on the back for showing so much "care" for these Precious Victims.
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See also "ghetto murder rates."
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See also "ghetto murder rates."
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:20 PM (YqDXo)
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80+ years of nonstop democrat mayors in Philadelphia.
My guess is: for at least 40 years, people have been voting the democrats out, but the ballots counted somehow keeps coming up democrat.
My guess is: for at least 40 years, people have been voting the democrats out, but the ballots counted somehow keeps coming up democrat.
Posted by: uniparty, Raping and Mutilating the Children They Don't Kill at July 21, 2023 03:20 PM (0q+t6)
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He notes a woman he knew who had been hospitalized and given an emergency dose of Narcan after a fentanyl overdose. The moment she was out on the street -- a day or two after her near-fatal fentanyl overdose -- she was back on the street again, doing fentanyl.
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This is one possible upside to the tranq disaster, though it is a brutal calculus. Tranq is everywhere because it makes the drug cheaper. Some people do it on purpose, but lots of them are just fentanyl addicts that end up getting tranq instead. And it's spreading. If tranq is in your city, all fentanyl is likely to be tranq pretty quickly.
And it cannot be survived. Narcan can pull you back from death's door if you OD on fentanyl, but nothing can put you back together again if your flesh rots away. These people *will* die, wholesale, wherever tranq gets a foothold. And once that happens, the market will collapse and the problem will likely burn itself out - albeit at a fairly high blood price.
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This is one possible upside to the tranq disaster, though it is a brutal calculus. Tranq is everywhere because it makes the drug cheaper. Some people do it on purpose, but lots of them are just fentanyl addicts that end up getting tranq instead. And it's spreading. If tranq is in your city, all fentanyl is likely to be tranq pretty quickly.
And it cannot be survived. Narcan can pull you back from death's door if you OD on fentanyl, but nothing can put you back together again if your flesh rots away. These people *will* die, wholesale, wherever tranq gets a foothold. And once that happens, the market will collapse and the problem will likely burn itself out - albeit at a fairly high blood price.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM (t0OGg)
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Im guessing each of these people just happen to also have a 100% voting record over the last 20 years in Philly too.
Posted by: Rbastid at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM (buvPL)
66
Place hasn't been the same since the cream cheese industry took a hit.
Posted by: Insomniac for a moment at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM (II3Gr)
67
I don't get the mentality of people who allow this to happen to their own homes.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM (ZLI7S)
68
We laid my MiL to rest today. No more pain and suffering.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
My deepest condolences.
I'm dreading that in a couple of years.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
My deepest condolences.
I'm dreading that in a couple of years.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM (nW4TA)
69
Miss me yet?
Posted by: Frank Rizzo at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM (sWM8x)
70
In the 80s and 90s in NYC, you'd read about a cluster of heroin overdoses over drugs with odd street names, like Death or something. Why? because addicts thought that if someone OD'd that the drugs must be great, so they'd seek them out for themselves. Twisted logic.
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A local sheriff just gave a presentation on this, and it's happening now. The druggies are chasing the need for the Narcan hit. If they can die and be revived it's considered the closest high to the first time that can ever be achieved again, and they are actively trying to achieve that.
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A local sheriff just gave a presentation on this, and it's happening now. The druggies are chasing the need for the Narcan hit. If they can die and be revived it's considered the closest high to the first time that can ever be achieved again, and they are actively trying to achieve that.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM (oxVgP)
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Anything, anything before telling a "victim" it's time to straighten her act out.
And so you get this. And the Woke Cultists all murmur together: "We are holy."
God save us from the evil Woke Cult that teaches its fanatics that doing substantive evil is holy.
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There is no evil so long as it smashes {the patriarchy|capitalism|white supremacy|etc.}.
And so you get this. And the Woke Cultists all murmur together: "We are holy."
God save us from the evil Woke Cult that teaches its fanatics that doing substantive evil is holy.
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There is no evil so long as it smashes {the patriarchy|capitalism|white supremacy|etc.}.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM (t0OGg)
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I read a paper on krokodil, a similar synthetic opioid that's popular in Russia. Also causes necrotizing fasciitis. Who on earth is supplying this kind of lethal recreation unless its a vicious and slow means of reducing the population?
I read a paper on krokodil, a similar synthetic opioid that's popular in Russia. Also causes necrotizing fasciitis. Who on earth is supplying this kind of lethal recreation unless its a vicious and slow means of reducing the population?
Posted by: Moki at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM (JrN/x)
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They WANT people stacked like cordwood in the streets from fentanyl and tranq overdoses. It's how they consolidate their power.
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Also they want to pose as "compassionate" to get the suburban wine mom vote.
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Also they want to pose as "compassionate" to get the suburban wine mom vote.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:22 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 21, 2023 03:22 PM (Xrfse)
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But other morning due to coworker miscommunication had to drive from wrong job to center city, less than q0 miles was 45 minutes and didn't see human wastage but areas are in bad shape
Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2023 03:22 PM (xhxe8)
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I don't usually comment here, but this was too Clown World not to share: Several weeks ago I listened in on a training session for nurses & medical pros who might encounter people on tranq with open wounds. The most important thing he/him leading the group wanted to impart from the outset was that it is unkind to refer to such patients as zombies, no matter how strong the resemblance.
Incidentally, should you ever come in contact with such a person, the wounds are not contagious. So, that's nice to know I guess.
Incidentally, should you ever come in contact with such a person, the wounds are not contagious. So, that's nice to know I guess.
Posted by: Lurker almost forever at July 21, 2023 03:22 PM (AVZPr)
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:22 PM (xChBq)
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In the 80s and 90s in NYC, you'd read about a cluster of heroin overdoses over drugs with odd street names, like Death or something. Why? because addicts thought that if someone OD'd that the drugs must be great, so they'd seek them out for themselves. Twisted logic.
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How very Darwinian.
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How very Darwinian.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:22 PM (YqDXo)
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For a week or so someone here was posting the number of people committed to mental institutions in the 60’s compared to today.
The Left doesn’t do cause and effect very well if at all.
The Left doesn’t do cause and effect very well if at all.
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 03:23 PM (MNhXM)
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I read a paper on krokodil, a similar synthetic opioid that's popular in Russia. Also causes necrotizing fasciitis. Who on earth is supplying this kind of lethal recreation unless its a vicious and slow means of reducing the population?
Moki I think back to the crack (cheap crappy cocaine) epidemic and honestly start to believe our IC or some global group DID seed that garbage through the cities
Moki I think back to the crack (cheap crappy cocaine) epidemic and honestly start to believe our IC or some global group DID seed that garbage through the cities
Posted by: BlackOrchid at July 21, 2023 03:23 PM (AcWfM)
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As for the junkies themselves, I'm pretty zero tolerance on recreational drugs. And I'm ok with that. I have no tolerance for users or what they use. Tolerating this crap just results in exposed bones and muscles, clearly.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 03:23 PM (xcxpd)
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> The problem is that these people are all very mentally-unwell, often schizophrenic, or are addicted to drugs that make earning an income or even staying in an apartment impossible. Many are both: They are using drugs to self-medicate their insanities.
Yeah, these are the people that'll always be homeless unless you start using force in some way.
Yeah, these are the people that'll always be homeless unless you start using force in some way.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 03:23 PM (R38qh)
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THIS!
"Homelessness" implies that the problem can be solved with housing. It cannot. That scratches where it doesn't itch, in typical leftist fashion.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:19 PM (
You know the problem would have been so much worse without all of our help say the leftists ruining these poor peoples lives by not enforcing laws.
"Homelessness" implies that the problem can be solved with housing. It cannot. That scratches where it doesn't itch, in typical leftist fashion.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:19 PM (
You know the problem would have been so much worse without all of our help say the leftists ruining these poor peoples lives by not enforcing laws.
Posted by: CaliGirl at July 21, 2023 03:23 PM (R1K4Q)
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Detroit was arguably the wealthiest city on the planet never mind the U. States. Now the decline of Detroit can’t be entirely laid at the feet of leftist policies or Democrats - but it’s probably a distinction without a difference.
Our little midwestern burg still has boarded up, burned out buildings from 1968. Riots are incredibly long lasting in their effects. The areas never come back, practically speaking.
Similarly Argentina was once the 3rd wealthiest country on the planet. Then the levelist socialists showed up. They won’t be bouncing back anytime soon either.
When you see city leaders taking crime and looters seriously, regardless of party, there may be a glimmer of hope. If instead they are talking about how they are going to fine-tune the weather 100 years from now, know that you are well and truly fucked. Move away!
Our little midwestern burg still has boarded up, burned out buildings from 1968. Riots are incredibly long lasting in their effects. The areas never come back, practically speaking.
Similarly Argentina was once the 3rd wealthiest country on the planet. Then the levelist socialists showed up. They won’t be bouncing back anytime soon either.
When you see city leaders taking crime and looters seriously, regardless of party, there may be a glimmer of hope. If instead they are talking about how they are going to fine-tune the weather 100 years from now, know that you are well and truly fucked. Move away!
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2023 03:23 PM (NH796)
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:23 PM (xChBq)
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The lefty philosophy is really evil wrapped in false virtue; not only are we to give these people everything in exchange for nothing, the productive are also obligated to let them rob, assault, and sometimes murder us. The taxpayer is not allowed to defend himself or others, even when the state won't, lest the state persecute him.
Posted by: UGAdawg at July 21, 2023 03:23 PM (tRd71)
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Left Philly 30 years ago next month. Almost returned 2x, but had already surfed those waves and need a new break. Don't regret it, except for the pizza and hoagies.
Posted by: Ganowicz Commie Exterminators, LTD. at July 21, 2023 03:24 PM (2D+TA)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 21, 2023 03:24 PM (Xrfse)
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59 Put them in the empty stadium arena. Weld the doors shut.
Posted by: NCKate at July 21, 2023 03:20 PM (an6os)
Wasn't this the plot of the second Kingsman movie?
Posted by: NCKate at July 21, 2023 03:20 PM (an6os)
Wasn't this the plot of the second Kingsman movie?
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at July 21, 2023 03:24 PM (JXens)
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Christians tried to present everyone with a basic moral code to follow direct from The Big Guy and were roundly told to go fuck themselves - and not just by people on the satanic Left.
Behold the fruits of rejecting that ickiness. Behold your new gods. Enjoy!
Behold the fruits of rejecting that ickiness. Behold your new gods. Enjoy!
Posted by: ... at July 21, 2023 03:24 PM (g16rN)
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There is no evil so long as it smashes {the patriarchy|capitalism|white supremacy|etc.}.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM (t0OGg)
Ah, you've seen the Barbie movie
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM (t0OGg)
Ah, you've seen the Barbie movie
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 03:24 PM (xcxpd)
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"He notes a woman he knew who had been hospitalized and given an emergency dose of Narcan after a fentanyl overdose. The moment she was out on the street -- a day or two after her near-fatal fentanyl overdose -- she was back on the street again, doing fentanyl."
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Some woman who's having a baby could get her medical bills taken care of for what Miss Fetty will cost the city.
"He notes a woman he knew who had been hospitalized and given an emergency dose of Narcan after a fentanyl overdose. The moment she was out on the street -- a day or two after her near-fatal fentanyl overdose -- she was back on the street again, doing fentanyl."
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Some woman who's having a baby could get her medical bills taken care of for what Miss Fetty will cost the city.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2023 03:24 PM (lCaJd)
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75 But other morning due to coworker miscommunication had to drive from wrong job to center city, less than q0 miles was 45 minutes and didn't see human wastage but areas are in bad shape
things are rough everywhere in the city but Comcast is making people come in now 4 days a week and a lot of other offices are following suit
that alone will clear the central parts of homeless people (hopefully)
it was just totally empty before, then had it to themselves
things are rough everywhere in the city but Comcast is making people come in now 4 days a week and a lot of other offices are following suit
that alone will clear the central parts of homeless people (hopefully)
it was just totally empty before, then had it to themselves
Posted by: BlackOrchid at July 21, 2023 03:24 PM (AcWfM)
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personal responsibly is non-existent for the Left.
get out of the cities -- they will be the first to fell in the burning times
get out of the cities -- they will be the first to fell in the burning times
Posted by: brak at July 21, 2023 03:24 PM (25k9m)
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I have seen a few videos like this, one was 10 worst Philadelphia neighborhood to live in, I wondered was wasn't on the list.
Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2023 03:24 PM (xhxe8)
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You tube has great vids of US Marines in the South Pacific during WWII . Some soldiers used flame throwers to burn resisting Japs from caves and trenches. There was even a tank mounted flame thrower used. Wow that was so.e awesome c olor footage. Just sayin... have a nice day.. BTW after WWII my uncles Domenic and Vito opened a lunch counter in Reading Terminal on Market St in Philly. It is still open being run by Domenic's grandson. I reside in New Jersey out in the Pine Barrens.. We dont have junkies here. The Jersey Devil eats them after midnight..
Posted by: I"m Gumby Damn It! at July 21, 2023 03:25 PM (kTU2w)
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Speaking of Walking Death Cocaine Sharks.....
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:25 PM (dGCAG)
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This is the result Soros envisioned.
The destruction of a once-great country. City by city, town by town.
The destruction of a once-great country. City by city, town by town.
Posted by: DaisyB at July 21, 2023 03:25 PM (AbL8c)
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This is one possible upside to the tranq disaster, though it is a brutal calculus. Tranq is everywhere because it makes the drug cheaper. Some people do it on purpose, but lots of them are just fentanyl addicts that end up getting tranq instead. And it's spreading. If tranq is in your city, all fentanyl is likely to be tranq pretty quickly. ...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM (t0OGg)
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As a follow-on to this, it will force prog government to do one of three things, none of which are easy to spin as good things:
1. Do nothing, let the Tranq run wild until it kills its users, and the problem burns out under weight of apathy
2. Get serious - very serious - about drug enforcement and send lots of people up for serious prison time, while the throwing the book squarely, directly and at full force at the Tranq dealers
3. Displace Tranq from the market by selling drugs itself, directly, so it can perform quality control and crowd Tranq out of the market by replacing it with directly government-dealt fentanyl
None of these are consistent with Prog ideals and processes, but door #1 is the easiest and so I suspect that will be what happens.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM (t0OGg)
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As a follow-on to this, it will force prog government to do one of three things, none of which are easy to spin as good things:
1. Do nothing, let the Tranq run wild until it kills its users, and the problem burns out under weight of apathy
2. Get serious - very serious - about drug enforcement and send lots of people up for serious prison time, while the throwing the book squarely, directly and at full force at the Tranq dealers
3. Displace Tranq from the market by selling drugs itself, directly, so it can perform quality control and crowd Tranq out of the market by replacing it with directly government-dealt fentanyl
None of these are consistent with Prog ideals and processes, but door #1 is the easiest and so I suspect that will be what happens.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:25 PM (t0OGg)
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We need less Mr. Rogers and more Mr. Hand from Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
"If you can't make it, I can make you."
"If you can't make it, I can make you."
Posted by: ace at July 21, 2023 03:25 PM (KRtlO)
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Incidentally, should you ever come in contact with such a person, the wounds are not contagious. So, that's nice to know I guess.
Posted by: Lurker almost forever at July 21, 2023 03:22 PM (AVZPr)
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Not contagious? Where've we heard THAT before?
Not contagious this week. Next week ... who knows?
Posted by: Lurker almost forever at July 21, 2023 03:22 PM (AVZPr)
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Not contagious? Where've we heard THAT before?
Not contagious this week. Next week ... who knows?
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:25 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: John Fetterman at July 21, 2023 03:25 PM (5hfjS)
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Ace, I think you and Schellenberger may be missing one key point: "homelessness" and rampant drug addiction are just two more ways Democrat politicians, the government leviathan, and their assorted remoras keep the money spigot flowing.
There is little money to be made in actually CURING disease or a social dysfunction. But there are piles of money to be made pretending to manage it, care about it, and address it -- always by spending more money on it, natch.
If Philly suddenly cleaned up its homeless and drug problem, tens of thousands of gov't and NGO workers would be out of business, the corrupt gravy train of billions of dollars would dry up, and probably a dozen agencies and NGOs would be obsolete. Never gonna happen.
There is little money to be made in actually CURING disease or a social dysfunction. But there are piles of money to be made pretending to manage it, care about it, and address it -- always by spending more money on it, natch.
If Philly suddenly cleaned up its homeless and drug problem, tens of thousands of gov't and NGO workers would be out of business, the corrupt gravy train of billions of dollars would dry up, and probably a dozen agencies and NGOs would be obsolete. Never gonna happen.
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 03:25 PM (iFTx/)
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And it cannot be survived. Narcan can pull you back from death's door if you OD on fentanyl, but nothing can put you back together again if your flesh rots away. These people *will* die, wholesale, wherever tranq gets a foothold. And once that happens, the market will collapse and the problem will likely burn itself out - albeit at a fairly high blood price.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM (t0OGg)
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I honestly cannot imagine the spiral of agony those people are in when their flesh is melting. The only "cure" is more tranq, which leads to more open wounds, which then causes more agony, which requires more drugs to dull the pain. And so on until only death will release them from suffering.
This may be one of the most horrific ways to die I've ever heard of.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM (t0OGg)
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I honestly cannot imagine the spiral of agony those people are in when their flesh is melting. The only "cure" is more tranq, which leads to more open wounds, which then causes more agony, which requires more drugs to dull the pain. And so on until only death will release them from suffering.
This may be one of the most horrific ways to die I've ever heard of.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2023 03:25 PM (YIVH2)
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Mr. Aspirin Factory, may God bless and comfort you and your family in your grief. I'm so sorry for your loss.
Posted by: Moki at July 21, 2023 03:25 PM (JrN/x)
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 03:25 PM (MNhXM)
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Save the Liberty Bell, the sign from Tun's Tavern, and the 28th century Americana from the museum.
Nike the rest into oblivion.
Nike the rest into oblivion.
Posted by: PabloD at July 21, 2023 03:25 PM (NhvWk)
108
The left wants them to die and is doing all they can to speed up the process.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 21, 2023 03:25 PM (JTwsP)
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There is no problem so difficult or too great that your local city government can not solve with more time, more money, more power, and more patience from the electorate.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at July 21, 2023 03:25 PM (k1Qly)
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Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 21, 2023 03:15 PM (TZ75n)
Sorry; I hope that it was meaningful memorial service.
Sorry; I hope that it was meaningful memorial service.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 21, 2023 03:26 PM (Keyt1)
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On the whole, I'd rather NOT be in that Philadelphia.
Posted by: W. C. Fields at July 21, 2023 03:26 PM (NBVIP)
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3. Displace Tranq from the market by selling drugs itself, directly, so it can perform quality control and crowd Tranq out of the market by replacing it with directly government-dealt fentanyl
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What could go wrong?
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What could go wrong?
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:26 PM (YqDXo)
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It's past time to rebuild the Mental Hospitals.
They were closed by the lie that most of the mentally ill were harmless.
Nope. They are not harmless. And throw the groomers in there too. They are not harmless either.
They were closed by the lie that most of the mentally ill were harmless.
Nope. They are not harmless. And throw the groomers in there too. They are not harmless either.
Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at July 21, 2023 03:26 PM (jgJfd)
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Who on earth is supplying this kind of lethal recreation unless its a vicious and slow means of reducing the population
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A report yesterday said tranq is produced in bulk in China and sent to Puerto Rico for distribution to US cities. The price can be as low as $1 per kilo.
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A report yesterday said tranq is produced in bulk in China and sent to Puerto Rico for distribution to US cities. The price can be as low as $1 per kilo.
Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at July 21, 2023 03:26 PM (sWM8x)
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>>You tube has great vids of US Marines in the South Pacific during WWII . Some soldiers used flame throwers to burn resisting Japs from caves and trenches. There was even a tank mounted flame thrower used.
My Grandfather was in command of about 9 tanks in the South Pacific. Holy crap did those guys see some shit.
My Grandfather was in command of about 9 tanks in the South Pacific. Holy crap did those guys see some shit.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:26 PM (xChBq)
Posted by: The Left at July 21, 2023 03:26 PM (fs1hN)
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Too many flies! Too many flies! It’s hot as hell in Philadelphia!
Posted by: The Continental Congress in 1776 at July 21, 2023 03:26 PM (xTRSc)
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"Several weeks ago I listened in on a training session for nurses & medical pros who might encounter people on tranq with open wounds. The most important thing he/him leading the group wanted to impart from the outset was that it is unkind to refer to such patients as zombies, no matter how strong the resemblance."
I think the non-offensive term is brain seekers.
I think the non-offensive term is brain seekers.
Posted by: Biergood at July 21, 2023 03:26 PM (FQWHA)
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Incidentally, should you ever come in contact with such a person, the wounds are not contagious. So, that's nice to know I guess.
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Yeah, I'm guessing the rubber gloves and face mask/shield are to avoid catching AIDS, not catching wounds.
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Yeah, I'm guessing the rubber gloves and face mask/shield are to avoid catching AIDS, not catching wounds.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:27 PM (oxVgP)
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I remember shortly after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, videos began surfacing of opiate addicts being stripped naked and slapped around in humiliating circumstances by Taliban soldiers.
This is kindness compared to the way America treats those that are addicted. Because it fixes them.
If, God forbid, my daughter ever started down this path, I would have no hesitation or remorse in kidnapping her, locking her up and forcing her into withdrawals and rehab in a secret location.
Prison is often the most kind and compassionate thing you can do for an addict.
This is kindness compared to the way America treats those that are addicted. Because it fixes them.
If, God forbid, my daughter ever started down this path, I would have no hesitation or remorse in kidnapping her, locking her up and forcing her into withdrawals and rehab in a secret location.
Prison is often the most kind and compassionate thing you can do for an addict.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at July 21, 2023 03:27 PM (Y2rTN)
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20th century... and nuke, not Nike. Damn phone...
Posted by: PabloD at July 21, 2023 03:27 PM (NhvWk)
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There are very few homeless people who aren't junkies or mentally ill. The ones who are normal stay homeless for about a week.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at July 21, 2023 03:27 PM (h1jJh)
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117 Too many flies! Too many flies! It’s hot as hell in Philadelphia!
Posted by: The Continental Congress in 1776 at July 21, 2023 03:26 PM (xTRSc)
Won't someone open up a window...
Posted by: The Continental Congress in 1776 at July 21, 2023 03:26 PM (xTRSc)
Won't someone open up a window...
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 03:27 PM (xcxpd)
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The left wants them to die and is doing all they can to speed up the process.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 21, 2023 03:25 PM (JTwsP)
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I don't think so. I think they're useful vehicles for agitprop ("compassion"), and through their behavior help to undermine America generally speaking.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 21, 2023 03:25 PM (JTwsP)
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I don't think so. I think they're useful vehicles for agitprop ("compassion"), and through their behavior help to undermine America generally speaking.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:27 PM (YqDXo)
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When I was a tyke in school, they told us that Russian spies in USA took cameras into poverty-stricken, broken down areas (i.e., inner cities), filmed the frightful mess, then told their citizens that these pictures were what American capitalism actually looked like. No doubt it made the Russians standing in breadlines feel a lot better about their own plight.
When I look at these zombified people in the streets, I think of the billions wasted on "caring" for these addicts and mentally ill. This is what American liberalism actually looks like. It would have been cheaper and more beneficial to society to put them in asylums starting decades ago (the zombified peeps - though liberals belong there, too).
When I look at these zombified people in the streets, I think of the billions wasted on "caring" for these addicts and mentally ill. This is what American liberalism actually looks like. It would have been cheaper and more beneficial to society to put them in asylums starting decades ago (the zombified peeps - though liberals belong there, too).
Posted by: kathysaysso at July 21, 2023 03:28 PM (PvVvQ)
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Saw this NBC -New Florida standards teach that slavery was good for Black people to teach them useful skills
I call bullshit
I call bullshit
Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2023 03:28 PM (xhxe8)
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I actually think we need to acknowledge that modern psychology - and left wingers - totally have misrepresented addictions. It is not a medical illness. It is a character one, perhaps one of the soul. Even medicine is beginning to understand addiction is much different than they supposed.
Posted by: Black JEM at July 21, 2023 03:18 PM (UVyKP)
There is a reason that a propensity toward sin has been called slavery for eons.
But we aren't allowed to call anything a sin these days.
Posted by: Black JEM at July 21, 2023 03:18 PM (UVyKP)
There is a reason that a propensity toward sin has been called slavery for eons.
But we aren't allowed to call anything a sin these days.
Posted by: Just Lily at July 21, 2023 03:28 PM (RLLZj)
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The ACLU made sure that the laws permitting involuntary detention in mental facilities were all thrown out so those patients always end up back in the street.
No one wants people chained to beds like the old days and no one has a better solution either. It's not easy to keep some people inside the walls of a mental care facility without restraints and they get hurt in those places by other patients and by staff too.
But sending them out with no hope of shelter or protection seems far far worse.
No one wants people chained to beds like the old days and no one has a better solution either. It's not easy to keep some people inside the walls of a mental care facility without restraints and they get hurt in those places by other patients and by staff too.
But sending them out with no hope of shelter or protection seems far far worse.
Posted by: TexasDan at July 21, 2023 03:28 PM (m89dd)
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They're going to reopen the mental hospitals and populate them with those of us they don't unalive.
Posted by: ... at July 21, 2023 03:28 PM (g16rN)
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We should legalized it and tax it heavily!
That will eliminate the crime from dealers and only responsible people will be able to afford to use!"
/s/ Libertarians thinking they are thinking
That will eliminate the crime from dealers and only responsible people will be able to afford to use!"
/s/ Libertarians thinking they are thinking
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 21, 2023 03:28 PM (oVrDc)
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"there are three stages of drug rehabilitation: Intervention, treatment, and recovery."
Forgot the fourth stage: failure. 'Drug rehabilitation' usually does not work.
Forgot the fourth stage: failure. 'Drug rehabilitation' usually does not work.
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at July 21, 2023 03:29 PM (MvF+J)
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I think the non-offensive term is brain seekers.
Posted by: Biergood at July 21, 2023 03:26 PM (FQWHA)
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That was last week. This week the preferred term is "zombo-Americans."
Posted by: Biergood at July 21, 2023 03:26 PM (FQWHA)
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That was last week. This week the preferred term is "zombo-Americans."
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:29 PM (YqDXo)
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Who on earth is supplying this kind of lethal recreation unless its a vicious and slow means of reducing the population
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A report yesterday said tranq is produced in bulk in China and sent to Puerto Rico for distribution to US cities. The price can be as low as $1 per kilo
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I don't think any politicians are addressing it, but someone with a microphone pointed out that we're clearly engaged in war with China. They are very open about chemical and biological agents, spy balloons, spies, etc.
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A report yesterday said tranq is produced in bulk in China and sent to Puerto Rico for distribution to US cities. The price can be as low as $1 per kilo
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I don't think any politicians are addressing it, but someone with a microphone pointed out that we're clearly engaged in war with China. They are very open about chemical and biological agents, spy balloons, spies, etc.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:29 PM (oxVgP)
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Gol dang!! I thought for sure the new needle give away program would stop this insanity..
Posted by: I at July 21, 2023 03:29 PM (kTU2w)
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People are trying to fill God-sized holes in their souls with drugs. How is it compassionate to let people live like that?
Unfortunately, Democrat politicians (i.e., minions of Satan) look at that and are unmoved.
Unfortunately, Democrat politicians (i.e., minions of Satan) look at that and are unmoved.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 21, 2023 03:29 PM (pJWtt)
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I have to say, part of the Homeless problem is that rents have doubled in the last few years. I'm looking to sell the house and rent for the winter, and anything reasonable is pretty dang pricey...
Now, WHY are rents so high? Could it be that we now have MILLIONS of new migrants pouring into the country, and they have to be housed somewhere? While at the same time, I'm NOT seeing a lot of building going on?
Now, WHY are rents so high? Could it be that we now have MILLIONS of new migrants pouring into the country, and they have to be housed somewhere? While at the same time, I'm NOT seeing a lot of building going on?
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2023 03:29 PM (oHd/0)
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Look you need to break some eggs before you get to Utopia. It ain't easy to get to perfection people.
Posted by: Picric at July 21, 2023 03:29 PM (mnahY)
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MiL?
She sounds like a good one.
"A mother-in-dies only when another devil is needed in hell." - Francois Rabelais
She sounds like a good one.
"A mother-in-dies only when another devil is needed in hell." - Francois Rabelais
Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at July 21, 2023 03:29 PM (jgJfd)
139
Moki I think back to the crack (cheap crappy cocaine) epidemic and honestly start to believe our IC or some global group DID seed that garbage through the cities
Posted by: BlackOrchid at July 21, 2023 03:23 PM (AcWfM)
It's horrifying, isn't it? Now I wonder if the rumors about the three letter organizations putting crack and other drugs into inner cities were true? Honestly, nothing would surprise me now, and that absolutely breaks my heart.
Moki I think back to the crack (cheap crappy cocaine) epidemic and honestly start to believe our IC or some global group DID seed that garbage through the cities
Posted by: BlackOrchid at July 21, 2023 03:23 PM (AcWfM)
It's horrifying, isn't it? Now I wonder if the rumors about the three letter organizations putting crack and other drugs into inner cities were true? Honestly, nothing would surprise me now, and that absolutely breaks my heart.
Posted by: Moki at July 21, 2023 03:29 PM (JrN/x)
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"there are three stages of drug rehabilitation: Intervention, treatment, and recovery."
Forgot the fourth stage: failure. 'Drug rehabilitation' usually does not work.
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at July 21, 2023 03:29 PM (MvF+J)
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And the fifth stage: death.
Forgot the fourth stage: failure. 'Drug rehabilitation' usually does not work.
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at July 21, 2023 03:29 PM (MvF+J)
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And the fifth stage: death.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:29 PM (YqDXo)
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A local sheriff just gave a presentation on this, and it's happening now. The druggies are chasing the need for the Narcan hit. If they can die and be revived it's considered the closest high to the first time that can ever be achieved again, and they are actively trying to achieve that.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM
There was a guy in Lexington Kentucky that had been "revived" by the para medics with narcan over 20 times in less than three years. The City council was going to hold a vote to determine when enough was enough because narcan is expensive and has a relatively short shelf life. The pro drug people descended upon the city council meeting and started screaming and shouting they wanted to murder people, the TV news was there and it got ugly. They tabled that vote and never brought it up again.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM
There was a guy in Lexington Kentucky that had been "revived" by the para medics with narcan over 20 times in less than three years. The City council was going to hold a vote to determine when enough was enough because narcan is expensive and has a relatively short shelf life. The pro drug people descended upon the city council meeting and started screaming and shouting they wanted to murder people, the TV news was there and it got ugly. They tabled that vote and never brought it up again.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (ncXxy)
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One basic truth, whether one wants to hear it or not, is most addicts have been subjected to some type of horrific abuse/trauma, often in early childhood.
You're seeing the adult results of terrible conditions during development.
Not all, but most.
You're seeing the adult results of terrible conditions during development.
Not all, but most.
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (dGCAG)
143
Meant hospitals for gun owners.
Posted by: 13times at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (RFoC2)
144
Yikes. I botched the quote, but you can infer what it was supposed to be.
Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (jgJfd)
145
I imagine a lot of people make a good living from the 'homeless problem'.
Posted by: Javems at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (Ku0EJ)
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Yes, a lot of the Japanese died horrifically in WWII at the hands of US forces. They refused to surrender and stayed holed up underground to kill our troops.
Notice that they haven’t started any shit in a very long time.
Notice that they haven’t started any shit in a very long time.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (JTwsP)
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I don't think any politicians are addressing it, but someone with a microphone pointed out that we're clearly engaged in war with China. They are very open about chemical and biological agents, spy balloons, spies, etc.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:29 PM (oxVgP)
Interesting question... wonder if we are FUNDING some of these drug labs? Like we were the Covid Bio Warfare Lab?
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:29 PM (oxVgP)
Interesting question... wonder if we are FUNDING some of these drug labs? Like we were the Covid Bio Warfare Lab?
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (oHd/0)
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Ace, in all seriousness, this is one of the best posts you have ever done. Sure, you've had great rants, been absolutely cruel to politicians who deserve it, but this is about something bigger. The "care and concern" of so many leftists is absolute cruelty in practice. And they affect real people, sons, daughters, brothers and sisters.
These zombies were human. The way some of them were slouched over, I don't know if there is any hope of recovery. Are they for all intents and purposes brain dead?
Now, even if so, my faith teaches me that they have inherent dignity and value, and I would support compassionate treatment (which does not mean voluntary treatment). But my faith also compels me to fight against such a society and policies that makes such horrifying videos commonplace.
These zombies were human. The way some of them were slouched over, I don't know if there is any hope of recovery. Are they for all intents and purposes brain dead?
Now, even if so, my faith teaches me that they have inherent dignity and value, and I would support compassionate treatment (which does not mean voluntary treatment). But my faith also compels me to fight against such a society and policies that makes such horrifying videos commonplace.
Posted by: Jeffrey Toobin at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (a/dOO)
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"Homelessness" implies that the problem can be solved with housing. It cannot. That scratches where it doesn't itch, in typical leftist fashion.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:19 PM (
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This is old language, Jay. It's "houslessness" now.
The problem isn't that they're mentally ill or on drugs, it's that there aren't enough houses. This sounds the same right? Well yes, it does - but there's a wrinkle.
They make it an economics problem, with a specific cause and villain: speculators. The problem - always, with people who use this term - is evil speculators holding empty houses and apartments off the market, depriving vagrants from living in them.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:19 PM (
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This is old language, Jay. It's "houslessness" now.
The problem isn't that they're mentally ill or on drugs, it's that there aren't enough houses. This sounds the same right? Well yes, it does - but there's a wrinkle.
They make it an economics problem, with a specific cause and villain: speculators. The problem - always, with people who use this term - is evil speculators holding empty houses and apartments off the market, depriving vagrants from living in them.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (t0OGg)
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Now, WHY are rents so high? Could it be that we now have MILLIONS of new migrants pouring into the country, and they have to be housed somewhere? While at the same time, I'm NOT seeing a lot of building going on?
it'll level off once all you white people hurry up and die
it'll level off once all you white people hurry up and die
Posted by: WEF at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (25k9m)
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65 Im guessing each of these people just happen to also have a 100% voting record over the last 20 years in Philly too.
Posted by: Rbastid at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM (buvPL)
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Nothing, I mean nothing prevents them from voting on election day. That's how civic minded they all are.
And you can tell just by looking at them.
Posted by: Rbastid at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM (buvPL)
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Nothing, I mean nothing prevents them from voting on election day. That's how civic minded they all are.
And you can tell just by looking at them.
Posted by: washrivergal at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (XeHMZ)
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@118: "I think the non-offensive term is brain seekers."
People experiencing cerebral malnutrition!
Bonus points for making them sound starved for intellectual conversation.
People experiencing cerebral malnutrition!
Bonus points for making them sound starved for intellectual conversation.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at July 21, 2023 03:31 PM (k1Qly)
153
Soylent Green Energy : People Fixing Our Energy Problem. With People.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:31 PM (xChBq)
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I have to say, part of the Homeless problem is that rents have doubled in the last few years. I'm looking to sell the house and rent for the winter, and anything reasonable is pretty dang pricey...
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I don't think so. The "homelessness" problem is in fact a vagrancy problem, and it has existed for eons. We used to call vagrants "winos."
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I don't think so. The "homelessness" problem is in fact a vagrancy problem, and it has existed for eons. We used to call vagrants "winos."
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:31 PM (YqDXo)
155
This is one possible upside to the tranq disaster, though it is a brutal calculus. Tranq is everywhere because it makes the drug cheaper. Some people do it on purpose, but lots of them are just fentanyl addicts that end up getting tranq instead. And it's spreading. If tranq is in your city, all fentanyl is likely to be tranq pretty quickly.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM (t0OGg)
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This. The vast majority of tranq junkies didn't do it willingly. They bought garbage fentanyl that was cut with tranq to make it cheaper. They became so addicted to the toxic cocktail that they can't stop even as their body falls apart. That being said, they made their bed. They can sleep in it.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM (t0OGg)
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This. The vast majority of tranq junkies didn't do it willingly. They bought garbage fentanyl that was cut with tranq to make it cheaper. They became so addicted to the toxic cocktail that they can't stop even as their body falls apart. That being said, they made their bed. They can sleep in it.
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 03:31 PM (iFTx/)
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I don't think so. I think they're useful vehicles for agitprop ("compassion"), and through their behavior help to undermine America generally speaking.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:27 PM (YqDXo)
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They also provide warm bodies so that the ones who count the votes can make the count look "legitimate" based on the people living in that district.
Yeah, all of them lined up in a nice, orderly queue and voted D on election day, all right.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:27 PM (YqDXo)
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They also provide warm bodies so that the ones who count the votes can make the count look "legitimate" based on the people living in that district.
Yeah, all of them lined up in a nice, orderly queue and voted D on election day, all right.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2023 03:31 PM (YIVH2)
157
I'm going to say it. The vast majority of those people are beyond recovery. The small number who can recover will typically only be good for helping those similar to themselves recover. The outlier who recovers and goes on to a normal life is just that, an extreme outlier.
Weimar America is going to get its snapback. It will not be pretty.
Weimar America is going to get its snapback. It will not be pretty.
Posted by: Keep Movin On at July 21, 2023 03:32 PM (Ix9FU)
158
> As for the junkies themselves, I'm pretty zero tolerance on recreational drugs. And I'm ok with that. I have no tolerance for users or what they use. Tolerating this crap just results in exposed bones and muscles, clearly.
Anything that compromises your decision making ability or completely removes your agency by turning you into a creature that only wants that drug is playing with fire.
Anything that compromises your decision making ability or completely removes your agency by turning you into a creature that only wants that drug is playing with fire.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 03:32 PM (R38qh)
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But we aren't allowed to call anything a sin these days.
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Or slavery!
Love,
Human Trafficking
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Or slavery!
Love,
Human Trafficking
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:32 PM (oxVgP)
160
And because they don't arrest them, they are never given the option of jail or treatment. As long as they are in the same environment with the same people, they will never change.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 21, 2023 03:32 PM (ouTlx)
161
There is a Reader's Digest article think from the 80s about a 'Needle Park' in Western Europe. It acted as a magnet for druggies from all across Europe.
So this was not unexpected.
So this was not unexpected.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 21, 2023 03:32 PM (FV2j+)
162
If, God forbid, my daughter ever started down this path, I would have no hesitation or remorse in kidnapping her, locking her up and forcing her into withdrawals and rehab in a secret location.
Prison is often the most kind and compassionate thing you can do for an addict.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at July 21, 2023 03:27 PM (Y2rTN)
My uncle was an alcoholic. Shortly before he died, he had a bad fall and my father had to take him to the hospital. He went through it all during the time he was there and when he got out...right back to drinking.
I wonder if he had been forced to endure an extended stay if he'd still be alive today.
Prison is often the most kind and compassionate thing you can do for an addict.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at July 21, 2023 03:27 PM (Y2rTN)
My uncle was an alcoholic. Shortly before he died, he had a bad fall and my father had to take him to the hospital. He went through it all during the time he was there and when he got out...right back to drinking.
I wonder if he had been forced to endure an extended stay if he'd still be alive today.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 03:32 PM (KbCG3)
163
>> Yes, a lot of the Japanese died horrifically in WWII at the hands of US forces. They refused to surrender and stayed holed up underground to kill our troops.
They were also Evil incarnate on the battlefield. My Grandfather eventually forgave the Germans.
But if he saw a pair of Chopsticks? Look out.
They were also Evil incarnate on the battlefield. My Grandfather eventually forgave the Germans.
But if he saw a pair of Chopsticks? Look out.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:32 PM (xChBq)
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Yeah, all of them lined up in a nice, orderly queue and voted D on election day, all right.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2023 03:31 PM (YIVH2)
You just collect their ballots.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2023 03:31 PM (YIVH2)
You just collect their ballots.
Posted by: Keep Movin On at July 21, 2023 03:32 PM (Ix9FU)
165
wonder if we are FUNDING some of these drug labs? Like we were the Covid Bio Warfare Lab?
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (oHd/0)
I don't. 🙂
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (oHd/0)
I don't. 🙂
Posted by: ... at July 21, 2023 03:32 PM (g16rN)
166
No one is on the street because of one bad event.
It's a lifetime of bad choices.
But, the left will trot out the exception and demand you accept it as the rule.
It's a lifetime of bad choices.
But, the left will trot out the exception and demand you accept it as the rule.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 21, 2023 03:32 PM (oVrDc)
167
You want Mr. Hand from Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
You'll settle for Mr. Hand from Dark City.
You'll get Brutal Calculus opening for Grim Fandango.
(things are gonna get weirder before they get better)
You'll settle for Mr. Hand from Dark City.
You'll get Brutal Calculus opening for Grim Fandango.
(things are gonna get weirder before they get better)
Posted by: Lance McCormick at July 21, 2023 03:33 PM (l8gTz)
168
Zombie voters. Now zombie citizens.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 21, 2023 03:33 PM (+lWN1)
169
If Philly suddenly cleaned up its homeless and drug problem, tens of thousands of gov't and NGO workers would be out of business, the corrupt gravy train of billions of dollars would dry up, and probably a dozen agencies and NGOs would be obsolete. Never gonna happen.
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 03:25 PM (iFTx/)
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Oh yes. The amount of money being stolen by the Homeless Complex is breathtaking.
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 03:25 PM (iFTx/)
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Oh yes. The amount of money being stolen by the Homeless Complex is breathtaking.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:33 PM (t0OGg)
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146 Yes, a lot of the Japanese died horrifically in WWII at the hands of US forces. They refused to surrender and stayed holed up underground to kill our troops.
Notice that they haven’t started any shit in a very long time.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (JTwsP)
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"Yea, about that . . . ."
-- Godzilla
Notice that they haven’t started any shit in a very long time.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (JTwsP)
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"Yea, about that . . . ."
-- Godzilla
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 03:33 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at July 21, 2023 03:33 PM (jgJfd)
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The problem isn't that they're mentally ill or on drugs, it's that there aren't enough houses. This sounds the same right? Well yes, it does - but there's a wrinkle.
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It suggests that supplying housing - at public expense, but of course - wil make the problem go away.
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They make it an economics problem, with a specific cause and villain: speculators. The problem - always, with people who use this term - is evil speculators holding empty houses and apartments off the market, depriving vagrants from living in them.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (t0OGg)
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Speculators --> capitalists. That's where they're going with this.
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It suggests that supplying housing - at public expense, but of course - wil make the problem go away.
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They make it an economics problem, with a specific cause and villain: speculators. The problem - always, with people who use this term - is evil speculators holding empty houses and apartments off the market, depriving vagrants from living in them.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (t0OGg)
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Speculators --> capitalists. That's where they're going with this.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:33 PM (YqDXo)
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Man, this is wild. In the 80s, Embarcadero Center in S.F. (as well as Oakland City Center where I worked for 5 years) was dynamic and teeming with life & activity (and per this video, similarly still as little as four years ago).
[h/t ZeroHedge.com Headline:] "Video Of Deserted Mall And Streets In Downtown San Fran Reveals Democrats Destroyed City"
https://is.gd/p1Geuz
[h/t ZeroHedge.com Headline:] "Video Of Deserted Mall And Streets In Downtown San Fran Reveals Democrats Destroyed City"
https://is.gd/p1Geuz
Posted by: ShainS at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (idbzh)
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164 Yeah, all of them lined up in a nice, orderly queue and voted D on election day, all right.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2023 03:31 PM (YIVH2)
You just collect their ballots.
Posted by: Keep Movin On at July 21, 2023 03:32 PM (Ix9FU)
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To even ask questions about the propriety of voting processes in Philadelphia is racism and will not be tolerated by our betters.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2023 03:31 PM (YIVH2)
You just collect their ballots.
Posted by: Keep Movin On at July 21, 2023 03:32 PM (Ix9FU)
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To even ask questions about the propriety of voting processes in Philadelphia is racism and will not be tolerated by our betters.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (LvTSG)
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Yeah. . . Not my concern
Posted by: Mike Pence at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (sYErV)
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143 Meant hospitals for gun owners.
Posted by: 13times at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (RFoC2)
I don't need a hospital, thanks. I have my emotional support handgun.
Posted by: 13times at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (RFoC2)
I don't need a hospital, thanks. I have my emotional support handgun.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (xcxpd)
177
Off sock.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (xTRSc)
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Yes, a lot of the Japanese died horrifically in WWII at the hands of US forces. They refused to surrender and stayed holed up underground to kill our troops.
Notice that they haven’t started any shit in a very long time.
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I'm no Japan-ologist, but I'd suggest they're better friends and allies than much of Europe that we saved.
Notice that they haven’t started any shit in a very long time.
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I'm no Japan-ologist, but I'd suggest they're better friends and allies than much of Europe that we saved.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (oxVgP)
179
Things aren't getting better until the Second Coming.
Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (jgJfd)
180
If Philly suddenly cleaned up its homeless and drug problem, tens of thousands of gov't and NGO workers would be out of business, the corrupt gravy train of billions of dollars would dry up, and probably a dozen agencies and NGOs would be obsolete. Never gonna happen.
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 03:25 PM (iFTx/)
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Of course. It's the dirty not-so-secret underlying all this.
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 03:25 PM (iFTx/)
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Of course. It's the dirty not-so-secret underlying all this.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (YqDXo)
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167 You want Mr. Hand from Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
You'll settle for Mr. Hand from Dark City.
You'll get Brutal Calculus opening for Grim Fandango.
(things are gonna get weirder before they get better)
Posted by: Lance McCormick at July 21, 2023 03:33 PM (l8gTz)
3rd should be... You'll get Mr. Hanky from South Park.
You'll settle for Mr. Hand from Dark City.
You'll get Brutal Calculus opening for Grim Fandango.
(things are gonna get weirder before they get better)
Posted by: Lance McCormick at July 21, 2023 03:33 PM (l8gTz)
3rd should be... You'll get Mr. Hanky from South Park.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (oHd/0)
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178 I'm no Japan-ologist, but I'd suggest they're better friends and allies than much of Europe that we saved.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (oxVgP)
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The Japanese of WWII were asshoe.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (oxVgP)
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The Japanese of WWII were asshoe.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (LvTSG)
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Sure looks like Hunter's drug treatment has been a failure.
I often wonder like in Luminiers Gloria there are easier ways to die than drug yourself to death.
I often wonder like in Luminiers Gloria there are easier ways to die than drug yourself to death.
Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (xhxe8)
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These zombies were human. The way some of them were slouched over, I don't know if there is any hope of recovery. Are they for all intents and purposes brain dead?
Posted by: Jeffrey Toobin at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (a/dOO)
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You raise a very excellent point. Their humanity--God's grace--has been robbed from them. They are past the point of no return in many cases. Even if you *could* wean them off the drugs, they will never be fully functioning human beings ever again. That's all gone. They will require state-managed care until the day they die, with or without the drugs.
"Cruel" barely begins to describe what's been done to them by Democrat policies.
Posted by: Jeffrey Toobin at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (a/dOO)
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You raise a very excellent point. Their humanity--God's grace--has been robbed from them. They are past the point of no return in many cases. Even if you *could* wean them off the drugs, they will never be fully functioning human beings ever again. That's all gone. They will require state-managed care until the day they die, with or without the drugs.
"Cruel" barely begins to describe what's been done to them by Democrat policies.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (YIVH2)
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3 But they all vote.
Trust them. They have the ballots to prove it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 03:10 PM (LvTSG)
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Great point. If Dems knew theae people would be removed from the voter rolls when they die they might consider intervention.
Trust them. They have the ballots to prove it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 03:10 PM (LvTSG)
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Great point. If Dems knew theae people would be removed from the voter rolls when they die they might consider intervention.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 21, 2023 03:35 PM (ssESX)
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No one wants people chained to beds like the old days and no one has a better solution either. It's not easy to keep some people inside the walls of a mental care facility without restraints and they get hurt in those places by other patients and by staff too.
But sending them out with no hope of shelter or protection seems far far worse.
Posted by: TexasDan at July 21, 2023 03:28 PM (m89dd)
Part of my job as a consular officer in overseas embassies was the welfare of American citizens imprisoned or held in mental hospitals (that fact that was part of the job description was shocking to naive me). In Greece, I went to visit an American woman who went off her meds with her 6 year old in tow, whom she tried to sell on the street. (Best thing I ever did in my life was get that little girl to safety and loving family in the US. The thing I am most proud of.) cont.
But sending them out with no hope of shelter or protection seems far far worse.
Posted by: TexasDan at July 21, 2023 03:28 PM (m89dd)
Part of my job as a consular officer in overseas embassies was the welfare of American citizens imprisoned or held in mental hospitals (that fact that was part of the job description was shocking to naive me). In Greece, I went to visit an American woman who went off her meds with her 6 year old in tow, whom she tried to sell on the street. (Best thing I ever did in my life was get that little girl to safety and loving family in the US. The thing I am most proud of.) cont.
Posted by: Moki at July 21, 2023 03:35 PM (JrN/x)
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Posted by: Jeffrey Toobin at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (a/dOO)
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This is a good post, but it looks an awful lot like a sock fail...
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This is a good post, but it looks an awful lot like a sock fail...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:35 PM (t0OGg)
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The progs want this, it's all part of their grift and crime.
Keep people in filth and stupid, it's much easier to set up schemes to defraud the govt.
They are evil schemers.
The progs want this, it's all part of their grift and crime.
Keep people in filth and stupid, it's much easier to set up schemes to defraud the govt.
They are evil schemers.
Posted by: Dr.Rev. Senator Your Highness E Buzz Miller, Esq PhD MA MS at July 21, 2023 03:35 PM (UCNv1)
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I wonder if he had been forced to endure an extended stay if he'd still be alive today.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 03:32 PM (KbCG3)
Unlikely. Breaking an addiction really requires a change that goes beyond detox. Many addictions are due to being unable to handle living. It is self-medicating.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 03:32 PM (KbCG3)
Unlikely. Breaking an addiction really requires a change that goes beyond detox. Many addictions are due to being unable to handle living. It is self-medicating.
Posted by: Keep Movin On at July 21, 2023 03:35 PM (Ix9FU)
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I'm no Japan-ologist, but I'd suggest they're better friends and allies than much of Europe that we saved.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (oxVgP)
We gave them a Constitution .
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (oxVgP)
We gave them a Constitution .
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 03:35 PM (MNhXM)
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No one wants people chained to beds like the old days and no one has a better solution either. It's not easy to keep some people inside the walls of a mental care facility without restraints and they get hurt in those places by other patients and by staff too.
But sending them out with no hope of shelter or protection seems far far worse.
Posted by: TexasDan at July 21, 2023 03:28 PM (m89dd)
Once upon a time, when there were pastoral settings for the mentally ill (funny farms), they were much more humane than anything we do now. But Pee sigh chiatrists don't like having to drive out to the country to inject patients with their poison.
So we put them on the streets or in prisons. Because we're progressive like that.
But sending them out with no hope of shelter or protection seems far far worse.
Posted by: TexasDan at July 21, 2023 03:28 PM (m89dd)
Once upon a time, when there were pastoral settings for the mentally ill (funny farms), they were much more humane than anything we do now. But Pee sigh chiatrists don't like having to drive out to the country to inject patients with their poison.
So we put them on the streets or in prisons. Because we're progressive like that.
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:35 PM (dGCAG)
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I think Tom Hanks gave Philadelphia AIDS.
There was a documentary made about it back in the 90s.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:20 PM (xChBq)
me too.
There was a documentary made about it back in the 90s.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:20 PM (xChBq)
me too.
Posted by: Wilson at July 21, 2023 03:35 PM (v0R5T)
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Fentanyl is thanks to Joe Biden and his Chinese paymasters. Keep that border open so they can wage their opium war on us.
What/where is the origin of Tranq???
What/where is the origin of Tranq???
Posted by: Lizzy at July 21, 2023 03:36 PM (sYErV)
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I'm no Japan-ologist, but I'd suggest they're better friends and allies than much of Europe that we saved.
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The Japanese of WWII were asshoe
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Oh, horrible horrible folks.
I'm talking about post-WWII
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The Japanese of WWII were asshoe
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Oh, horrible horrible folks.
I'm talking about post-WWII
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:36 PM (oxVgP)
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Purple Tranq?
Posted by: wth at July 21, 2023 03:36 PM (v0R5T)
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Ban narcan and the problems will start solving themselves. Just sayin...
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at July 21, 2023 03:36 PM (hFLBN)
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190 I'm no Japan-ologist, but I'd suggest they're better friends and allies than much of Europe that we saved.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (oxVgP)
We gave them a Constitution .
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 03:35 PM (MNhXM)
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"Gave."
We imperialized the shit out of Japan, and Japan was better off for it.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (oxVgP)
We gave them a Constitution .
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 03:35 PM (MNhXM)
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"Gave."
We imperialized the shit out of Japan, and Japan was better off for it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 03:36 PM (LvTSG)
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3rd should be... You'll get Mr. Hanky from South Park.
Maybe, but Brutal Calculus really sounds like a band name.
(And I really need to see Dark City again.)
Maybe, but Brutal Calculus really sounds like a band name.
(And I really need to see Dark City again.)
Posted by: Lance McCormick at July 21, 2023 03:36 PM (l8gTz)
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Speculators --> capitalists. That's where they're going with this.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:33 PM (YqDXo)
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Oh, yes. Obviously, and without apology.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:33 PM (YqDXo)
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Oh, yes. Obviously, and without apology.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:36 PM (t0OGg)
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Like the grifting over Ukraine, or covid, or the border or this, the bottom line is there's money to be made because the feds throw money, blindly, at every issue they can't, or more likely don't want to deal with.
My solution would entail funneling money into mental health institutions, asylums even, and start putting these people in places where the underlying cause of their insanity can be treated. Funnel huge sums of money. Build the asylums, grift of that. Gin up medications for the insane, grift off that. And so on....
It's the only way there'd be a real interest in 'solving' the mental health crisis. There has to be a way for the political class to make money off it. Otherwise, they don't care.
My solution would entail funneling money into mental health institutions, asylums even, and start putting these people in places where the underlying cause of their insanity can be treated. Funnel huge sums of money. Build the asylums, grift of that. Gin up medications for the insane, grift off that. And so on....
It's the only way there'd be a real interest in 'solving' the mental health crisis. There has to be a way for the political class to make money off it. Otherwise, they don't care.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 21, 2023 03:36 PM (Q4IgG)
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Nothing, I mean nothing prevents them from voting on election day.
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Sadly it looks like they can no longer hold a pencil or push a button on the voting machines. That might stop them.
Good thing the Democrats have a protocol in place to make sure their votes are counted anyway.
*Spit
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Sadly it looks like they can no longer hold a pencil or push a button on the voting machines. That might stop them.
Good thing the Democrats have a protocol in place to make sure their votes are counted anyway.
*Spit
Posted by: Just Lily at July 21, 2023 03:36 PM (RLLZj)
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After all is said and done concerning these addicts, I still oppose a Final Solution for them.
Posted by: tubal at July 21, 2023 03:36 PM (PCK5/)
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off, horrible sock for post 148
Posted by: Virginia SoCon at July 21, 2023 03:37 PM (a/dOO)
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I think Tranq is literally a horse tranquilizer that can be ordered online (probably from Chinese merchants).
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 21, 2023 03:37 PM (ssESX)
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You raise a very excellent point. Their humanity--God's grace--has been robbed from them. They are past the point of no return in many cases. Even if you *could* wean them off the drugs, they will never be fully functioning human beings ever again. That's all gone. They will require state-managed care until the day they die, with or without the drugs.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (YIVH2)
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Which is why we need to legalize drugs. /sarc
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (YIVH2)
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Which is why we need to legalize drugs. /sarc
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:37 PM (YqDXo)
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I'm so old, I can remember when some leftist retards possibly including that Mitch something-or-other fuckwit were shrieking because Rush Limbaugh suggested that teaching bums "safer" ways to dumpster dive was *not* compassionate, let alone helpful.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 21, 2023 03:37 PM (llON8)
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You don't become homeless because you run out I money. You become homeless because you run out of relationships.
Posted by: Think about it at July 21, 2023 03:37 PM (NBVIP)
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>>We imperialized the shit out of Japan, and Japan was better off for it.
Funny. The English did the same to India and netted equal results.
Almost as if Imperialism is good if you keep the French and Portuguese out of the process.
Funny. The English did the same to India and netted equal results.
Almost as if Imperialism is good if you keep the French and Portuguese out of the process.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:37 PM (xChBq)
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In regards to homelessness being a factor:
Uh...has a homeless shelter ever looked better once people have moved into it?
How about those hotels they use to house illegals and the homeless?
Pretty sure they all resemble the state of those occupying them.
Uh...has a homeless shelter ever looked better once people have moved into it?
How about those hotels they use to house illegals and the homeless?
Pretty sure they all resemble the state of those occupying them.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 03:37 PM (KbCG3)
Posted by: wth at July 21, 2023 03:37 PM (v0R5T)
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Good to see people out on the streets getting sunshine and clean air. City of Brotherly Love it is.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 03:37 PM (yRved)
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@154: "We used to call vagrants .winos.'"
I spent the past eighteen months knee deep in an urban nexus of homelessness, drug addiction, mental illness, poverty, and dissociative governance. It's not pretty, and if I'm being honest, then I must say the hobos aren't the only zombies in the middle of this clusterfuck. Politicians and normies are just as detached and mindless in their everyday behavior too.
I spent the past eighteen months knee deep in an urban nexus of homelessness, drug addiction, mental illness, poverty, and dissociative governance. It's not pretty, and if I'm being honest, then I must say the hobos aren't the only zombies in the middle of this clusterfuck. Politicians and normies are just as detached and mindless in their everyday behavior too.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at July 21, 2023 03:38 PM (k1Qly)
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208 >>We imperialized the shit out of Japan, and Japan was better off for it.
Funny. The English did the same to India and netted equal results.
Almost as if Imperialism is good if you keep the French and Portuguese out of the process.
SPAIN HAS ENTERED THE CHAT
Funny. The English did the same to India and netted equal results.
Almost as if Imperialism is good if you keep the French and Portuguese out of the process.
SPAIN HAS ENTERED THE CHAT
Posted by: Lance McCormick at July 21, 2023 03:38 PM (l8gTz)
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Hey, pot shops in Michigan were deemed "essential" by Whitmer during the Covid.
But at $2 a pre roll and a quarter for a fentanyl tab grandma's purse isn't gonna get cleaned out as often, amirite?
Hey, pot shops in Michigan were deemed "essential" by Whitmer during the Covid.
But at $2 a pre roll and a quarter for a fentanyl tab grandma's purse isn't gonna get cleaned out as often, amirite?
Posted by: Auspex at July 21, 2023 03:38 PM (j4U/Z)
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Which is why we need to legalize drugs. /sarc
yeah I'm not a fan of legalizing any more recreational intoxicants -- you legalize it, you mainstream it, more people will do it. But I'm in the minority these days it seems
yeah I'm not a fan of legalizing any more recreational intoxicants -- you legalize it, you mainstream it, more people will do it. But I'm in the minority these days it seems
Posted by: brak at July 21, 2023 03:38 PM (25k9m)
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We imperialized the shit out of Japan, and Japan was better off for it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 03:36 PM (LvTSG)
I don’t get it
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 03:36 PM (LvTSG)
I don’t get it
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 03:38 PM (MNhXM)
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208 >>We imperialized the shit out of Japan, and Japan was better off for it.
Funny. The English did the same to India and netted equal results.
Almost as if Imperialism is good if you keep the French and Portuguese out of the process.
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Belgium has entered the chat.
Funny. The English did the same to India and netted equal results.
Almost as if Imperialism is good if you keep the French and Portuguese out of the process.
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Belgium has entered the chat.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 03:38 PM (yRved)
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140 "there are three stages of drug rehabilitation: Intervention, treatment, and recovery."
Forgot the fourth stage: failure. 'Drug rehabilitation' usually does not work.
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at July 21, 2023 03:29 PM (MvF+J)
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And the fifth stage: death.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:29 PM (YqDXo)
I have seen it work, but it usually takes something pretty dramatic.
Forgot the fourth stage: failure. 'Drug rehabilitation' usually does not work.
Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at July 21, 2023 03:29 PM (MvF+J)
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And the fifth stage: death.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:29 PM (YqDXo)
I have seen it work, but it usually takes something pretty dramatic.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 21, 2023 03:39 PM (zZu0s)
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Time for "The Gang does an intervention" (ASIP)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 21, 2023 03:39 PM (ssESX)
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part 2
The mental facility was what I suspect Bedlam looked like in its heyday: giant, old victorian building; beautiful grounds filled with patients in various states of undress milling about; periodic cries from inside. The American and I walked around, and she told me it was so much better than American hospitals she had been in, because they fed her, were kind to her, and didn't put up with nonsense, but also let people be themselves. "People who can't deal with the world are safe here," she told me.
The mental facility was what I suspect Bedlam looked like in its heyday: giant, old victorian building; beautiful grounds filled with patients in various states of undress milling about; periodic cries from inside. The American and I walked around, and she told me it was so much better than American hospitals she had been in, because they fed her, were kind to her, and didn't put up with nonsense, but also let people be themselves. "People who can't deal with the world are safe here," she told me.
Posted by: Moki at July 21, 2023 03:39 PM (JrN/x)
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182 178 I'm no Japan-ologist, but I'd suggest they're better friends and allies than much of Europe that we saved.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (oxVgP)
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The Japanese of WWII were asshoe.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (LvTSG)
Yes they were. My Dad and his buddy had a pact that if capture was a certainty, they'd off each other instead. They saw the aftermath of the Bataan death march in the Philippines
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (oxVgP)
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The Japanese of WWII were asshoe.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (LvTSG)
Yes they were. My Dad and his buddy had a pact that if capture was a certainty, they'd off each other instead. They saw the aftermath of the Bataan death march in the Philippines
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 21, 2023 03:39 PM (+lWN1)
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208 Almost as if Imperialism is good if you keep the French and Portuguese out of the process.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:37 PM (xChBq)
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*waves seductively*
-The Dutch
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:37 PM (xChBq)
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*waves seductively*
-The Dutch
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 03:39 PM (LvTSG)
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A very popular drug is "tranq," which causes unimaginable wounds to the human body. A bacteria called necrotizing fascitis is spread by injecting tranq, and it necrotizes flesh worse than any cobra bite.
This sounds like something right out of The Onion's "CIA Unveils New Ghetto Drugs For '98" story.
https://archive.li/IhVbO
This sounds like something right out of The Onion's "CIA Unveils New Ghetto Drugs For '98" story.
https://archive.li/IhVbO
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at July 21, 2023 03:39 PM (DTX3h)
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162 If, God forbid, my daughter ever started down this path, I would have no hesitation or remorse in kidnapping her, locking her up and forcing her into withdrawals and rehab in a secret location.
Prison is often the most kind and compassionate thing you can do for an addict.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at July 21, 2023 03:27 PM (Y2rTN)
My uncle was an alcoholic. Shortly before he died, he had a bad fall and my father had to take him to the hospital. He went through it all during the time he was there and when he got out...right back to drinking.
I wonder if he had been forced to endure an extended stay if he'd still be alive today.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 03:32 PM (KbCG3)
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Probably not. The studies and data on rehab are breathtaking: it usually takes a MINIMUM of six rehab attempts before it sticks. Sometimes more. The whole point is never to get addicted in the first place, obviously.
Prison is often the most kind and compassionate thing you can do for an addict.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at July 21, 2023 03:27 PM (Y2rTN)
My uncle was an alcoholic. Shortly before he died, he had a bad fall and my father had to take him to the hospital. He went through it all during the time he was there and when he got out...right back to drinking.
I wonder if he had been forced to endure an extended stay if he'd still be alive today.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 03:32 PM (KbCG3)
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Probably not. The studies and data on rehab are breathtaking: it usually takes a MINIMUM of six rehab attempts before it sticks. Sometimes more. The whole point is never to get addicted in the first place, obviously.
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 03:39 PM (iFTx/)
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'Twenty three years old' followed by the words 'a lifetime of bad choices.' Rings oddly.
Posted by: 13times at July 21, 2023 03:39 PM (RFoC2)
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A lot of homeless is mental illness caused I believe
Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2023 03:39 PM (xhxe8)
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I imagine a lot of people make a good living from the 'homeless problem'.
Posted by: Javems at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (Ku0EJ)
"Brought to you by Pfizer."
Posted by: Javems at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (Ku0EJ)
"Brought to you by Pfizer."
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:40 PM (dGCAG)
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What we need is a scrubbing bubble drug that just fucking kills these people fast. Do that and clean up is a possibility.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 03:40 PM (yRved)
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What/where is the origin of Tranq???
Posted by: Lizzy at July 21, 2023 03:36 PM (sYErV)
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"Tranq" usually refers to a cocktail. It consists of fentanyl and xylazine (an animal tranquilizer). The xylazine makes the fentanyl hit harder and faster, and also turns you into a zombie and makes your skin rot off.
The fentanyl virtually all comes from Red China, shipped in quantity to Latin America. There, the cartels move it El Norte for distribution in the United States, courtesy of our open border and Soros DAs.
The conversion of fentanyl to tranq can happen anywhere in the chain after the cartel takes possession of the fentanyl. It could be done by the cartel itself, by the aggregation hubs, by the local bosses or by the street dealers. The most likely point is the local bosses, since tranq floods specific markets (like Philadelphia, for example), as opposed to taking over at all once across the country.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 21, 2023 03:36 PM (sYErV)
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"Tranq" usually refers to a cocktail. It consists of fentanyl and xylazine (an animal tranquilizer). The xylazine makes the fentanyl hit harder and faster, and also turns you into a zombie and makes your skin rot off.
The fentanyl virtually all comes from Red China, shipped in quantity to Latin America. There, the cartels move it El Norte for distribution in the United States, courtesy of our open border and Soros DAs.
The conversion of fentanyl to tranq can happen anywhere in the chain after the cartel takes possession of the fentanyl. It could be done by the cartel itself, by the aggregation hubs, by the local bosses or by the street dealers. The most likely point is the local bosses, since tranq floods specific markets (like Philadelphia, for example), as opposed to taking over at all once across the country.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:40 PM (t0OGg)
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Is that actually Necrotizing fasciitis or "just" necrosis? Necrotizing fasciitis is known as "galloping gangrene" and often kills in hours/1-2 days.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at July 21, 2023 03:40 PM (z+89e)
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Also, I gotta think the Irish would disagree.
Posted by: Lance McCormick at July 21, 2023 03:40 PM (l8gTz)
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“Turn on tune in drop out” and the rest of it was government directed. So was Rap, once it became officially Fuck the Police. Near as I can tell, the wipepo are being influenced to suicideand despair. The FM “miusic” is all minor key death metal tunes of isolation and despair.
Meanwhile, “try that shit in a small town” is being pulled from official imprimatur. Starting to notice a pattern?
The spooks have been busy for a LONG time.
Meanwhile, “try that shit in a small town” is being pulled from official imprimatur. Starting to notice a pattern?
The spooks have been busy for a LONG time.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2023 03:41 PM (NH796)
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(Best thing I ever did in my life was get that little girl to safety and loving family in the US. The thing I am most proud of.) cont.
you saved a life there, heck of a story.
you saved a life there, heck of a story.
Posted by: brak at July 21, 2023 03:41 PM (25k9m)
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We have recovered alcoholics/ addicts who post here… it does happen.
Posted by: tubal at July 21, 2023 03:41 PM (PCK5/)
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My uncle was an alcoholic. Shortly before he died, he had a bad fall and my father had to take him to the hospital. He went through it all during the time he was there and when he got out...right back to drinking.
I wonder if he had been forced to endure an extended stay if he'd still be alive today.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer
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my ex nearly died going through detox. Rehab, then immediate relapse. Got and stayed sober for over a year to stay out of jail. Went right back to drinking as soon as he was done with that program. Went on to have multiple traumatic brain injuries, brain surgeries, long hospital stays, etc. None of it was enough to keep him off alcohol. Many, many people tried to intervene. We were all ineffectual. I think he's still alive and miserable but still determined to continue the path he's on.
I wonder if he had been forced to endure an extended stay if he'd still be alive today.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer
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my ex nearly died going through detox. Rehab, then immediate relapse. Got and stayed sober for over a year to stay out of jail. Went right back to drinking as soon as he was done with that program. Went on to have multiple traumatic brain injuries, brain surgeries, long hospital stays, etc. None of it was enough to keep him off alcohol. Many, many people tried to intervene. We were all ineffectual. I think he's still alive and miserable but still determined to continue the path he's on.
Posted by: screaming in digital at July 21, 2023 03:41 PM (aBJcM)
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Why, you can't even make decent Soylent Green out of these folks.
Posted by: wth at July 21, 2023 03:41 PM (v0R5T)
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Shellenberger had a very, very late awakening and was part of the problem for a long time. Maybe if he had kept his arrogance in check, but no.... I read the SF Chronicle comments every once-in-awhile. A lot of self-identifying liberals (who take pains to distinguish progressives) say they will happily vote for a moderate for Board of Supervisors or mayor or Assembly or Senate, but the problem they don't get is that by now, there really aren't any moderates who want to subject themselves to running for office today. The hard left, that's their raison d'etre. Moderates? Nah, they've got families and jobs and sensitivities and such. The liberals waiting for Steiner are going to keep waiting and nashing their teeth.
Posted by: SFGoth at July 21, 2023 03:41 PM (KAi1n)
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That's all gone. They will require state-managed care until the day they die, with or without the drugs.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (YIVH2)
From a utilitarian POV, and even a humane one, it would be best for them to be given all the drugs they want and let them die quickly. The wretched part is the vultures in these support services who scam money from the rest of us by barely maintaining life among a large group of dying people who should be allowed to die, just so that this group can profit from it.
It is not inhumane to let them die; in fact it is what they want, and what we need.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (YIVH2)
From a utilitarian POV, and even a humane one, it would be best for them to be given all the drugs they want and let them die quickly. The wretched part is the vultures in these support services who scam money from the rest of us by barely maintaining life among a large group of dying people who should be allowed to die, just so that this group can profit from it.
It is not inhumane to let them die; in fact it is what they want, and what we need.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 21, 2023 03:41 PM (i9ffA)
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We’ve seen great sums of money doled put by cities to “fight homelessness.” I’m guessing that this has become a new favorite vehicle for graft, as the billions allocated create an empire of bureaucrats and associated contract NGOs to skim off most of the funds for themselves —- thus ensuring there’s an incentive to grow, not solve, homelessness.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 21, 2023 03:41 PM (sYErV)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 21, 2023 03:41 PM (69ido)
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198 3rd should be... You'll get Mr. Hanky from South Park.
Maybe, but Brutal Calculus really sounds like a band name.
(And I really need to see Dark City again.)
Posted by: Lance McCormick at July 21, 2023 03:36 PM (l8gTz)
Ironically, due to the AoSHQ no-maths provision, Brutal Calculus is banned from playing any MoMe.
Maybe, but Brutal Calculus really sounds like a band name.
(And I really need to see Dark City again.)
Posted by: Lance McCormick at July 21, 2023 03:36 PM (l8gTz)
Ironically, due to the AoSHQ no-maths provision, Brutal Calculus is banned from playing any MoMe.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at July 21, 2023 03:42 PM (N3zMI)
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@228 then turn into a caustic green goo like those alien-human hybrids in X-Files. Eady cleanup.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 21, 2023 03:42 PM (ssESX)
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I'm no Japan-ologist, but I'd suggest they're better friends and allies than much of Europe that we saved.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (oxVgP)
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The Japanese of WWII were asshoe.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM
The Japanese people are hands down the most racist people I have ever encountered in my travels all around the world.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM (oxVgP)
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The Japanese of WWII were asshoe.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM
The Japanese people are hands down the most racist people I have ever encountered in my travels all around the world.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 21, 2023 03:42 PM (ncXxy)
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We have recovered alcoholics/ addicts who post here… it does happen.
Posted by: tubal
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As well as adult children of said alcoholics/addicts.
God's grace extends to all who will accept it.
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As well as adult children of said alcoholics/addicts.
God's grace extends to all who will accept it.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at July 21, 2023 03:42 PM (ItjGH)
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A report yesterday said tranq is produced in bulk in China and sent to Puerto Rico for distribution to US cities. The price can be as low as $1 per kilo.
If true, no surprise there.
If true, no surprise there.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 21, 2023 03:42 PM (Xrfse)
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How a citizen makes money - provide valuable goods and services, get compensated
How the government 'makes' money - create a problem, make it worse, rake in cash from taxpayers by the tanker-full, make it worse, rake in more cash, etc.
How the government 'makes' money - create a problem, make it worse, rake in cash from taxpayers by the tanker-full, make it worse, rake in more cash, etc.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 21, 2023 03:42 PM (fs1hN)
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also, shambling is the new jogging
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at July 21, 2023 03:42 PM (z+89e)
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You cannot ask a "victim" to stop doing drugs in exchange for a taxpayer-funded apartment. No, you must just give them free housing, and cannot ever ask them to change their decisions that leave them as dependents on the state.
this is absolutely step by step a recipe for dooming people.
it removes all dignity, all responsibility for the self.
it is NOT kindness; it is torment.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at July 21, 2023 03:12 PM (AcWfM)
Nobody thinks it is a kindness, because a kind person would change their behavior once they saw it was a mistake, or ineffective.
ALL of this is intentional malice on the part of the authorities and people who skim money and power rather than fix the problem.
this is absolutely step by step a recipe for dooming people.
it removes all dignity, all responsibility for the self.
it is NOT kindness; it is torment.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at July 21, 2023 03:12 PM (AcWfM)
Nobody thinks it is a kindness, because a kind person would change their behavior once they saw it was a mistake, or ineffective.
ALL of this is intentional malice on the part of the authorities and people who skim money and power rather than fix the problem.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 03:43 PM (eoQWY)
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The mental facility was what I suspect Bedlam looked like in its heyday: giant, old victorian building; beautiful grounds filled with patients in various states of undress milling about; periodic cries from inside. The American and I walked around, and she told me it was so much better than American hospitals she had been in, because they fed her, were kind to her, and didn't put up with nonsense, but also let people be themselves. "People who can't deal with the world are safe here," she told me.
Posted by: Moki at July 21, 2023 03:39 PM (JrN/x)
We'd probably spend a lot less money too, if we housed the insane in large estates, and just let them mostly be themselves.
But Pfizer's gotta make their next quarterly earnings statement shine, so we don't.
Posted by: Moki at July 21, 2023 03:39 PM (JrN/x)
We'd probably spend a lot less money too, if we housed the insane in large estates, and just let them mostly be themselves.
But Pfizer's gotta make their next quarterly earnings statement shine, so we don't.
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:43 PM (dGCAG)
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Did anyone else happen to notice that we did not agree to leave Afghanistan until, for national security reasons, we had locked in a reliable supply of fentanyl from Mexico?
Posted by: Paul at July 21, 2023 03:43 PM (O6Idd)
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219 Time for "The Gang does an intervention" (ASIP)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 21, 2023 03:39 PM (ssESX)
A roast?! I've always wanted to be roasted!
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 21, 2023 03:39 PM (ssESX)
A roast?! I've always wanted to be roasted!
Posted by: Frank at July 21, 2023 03:43 PM (KbCG3)
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What is tranq
Posted by: Jen the original at July 21, 2023 03:43 PM (SNy+t)
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Intervention? For the hardcore addicts melting themselves away - 5 years in rehab (the old-fashioned ones with bunks and lockdowns). For the mentally ill? We need to re-open mental institutions. No more "catch and release" horseshit.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 21, 2023 03:43 PM (BdMk6)
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I imagine a lot of people make a good living from the 'homeless problem'
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Same as poverty. There's an entire industry built around it. If it's "fixed" then that economy collapses and millions of people are unemployed, from the courts to rehabs to social workers (and entire college departments and book printers) to police to etc. etc.
We have to have those drugs. Our economy depends on it.
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Same as poverty. There's an entire industry built around it. If it's "fixed" then that economy collapses and millions of people are unemployed, from the courts to rehabs to social workers (and entire college departments and book printers) to police to etc. etc.
We have to have those drugs. Our economy depends on it.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:43 PM (oxVgP)
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From a utilitarian POV, and even a humane one, it would be best for them to be given all the drugs they want and let them die quickly. The wretched part is the vultures in these support services who scam money from the rest of us by barely maintaining life among a large group of dying people who should be allowed to die, just so that this group can profit from it.
It is not inhumane to let them die; in fact it is what they want, and what we need.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 21, 2023 03:41 PM (i9ffA)
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I'm generally not in favor of euthanasia for humans (Canada can suck start a shotgun if they are so keen on it), but the fact that these people are so far gone almost makes euthanasia a merciful end for them. They cannot come back.
It is not inhumane to let them die; in fact it is what they want, and what we need.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 21, 2023 03:41 PM (i9ffA)
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I'm generally not in favor of euthanasia for humans (Canada can suck start a shotgun if they are so keen on it), but the fact that these people are so far gone almost makes euthanasia a merciful end for them. They cannot come back.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2023 03:43 PM (YIVH2)
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61 I think Tom Hanks gave Philadelphia AIDS.
There was a documentary made about it back in the 90s.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:20 PM (xChBq)
Some good gay jokes in there too.
There was a documentary made about it back in the 90s.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:20 PM (xChBq)
Some good gay jokes in there too.
Posted by: Mishdog at July 21, 2023 03:43 PM (GkcM7)
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If Philly suddenly cleaned up its homeless and drug problem, tens of thousands of gov't and NGO workers would be out of business, the corrupt gravy train of billions of dollars would dry up, and probably a dozen agencies and NGOs would be obsolete. Never gonna happen.
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 03:25 PM (iFTx/)
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Posted by: ShainS at July 21, 2023 03:43 PM (idbzh)
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> Probably not. The studies and data on rehab are breathtaking: it usually takes a MINIMUM of six rehab attempts before it sticks. Sometimes more. The whole point is never to get addicted in the first place, obviously.
Even worse, those numbers represent people who WANT to get clean. Also, those stats often don't count the rehab attempts where the person drops out before the conclusion of the rehab cycle. If you're in a 30 day program and you leave on day 7, that doesn't count as a rehab attempt.
Even worse, those numbers represent people who WANT to get clean. Also, those stats often don't count the rehab attempts where the person drops out before the conclusion of the rehab cycle. If you're in a 30 day program and you leave on day 7, that doesn't count as a rehab attempt.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 03:44 PM (R38qh)
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I have seen successful rehab; but I have only seen it when the addict in question is the one who decides that they have to change. Maybe it's possible for someone to change because of an intervention, but I've never seen it. My experience is that the will to change comes from inside, or it never comes at all.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 21, 2023 03:44 PM (i9ffA)
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There is something rotten when parts of cities like Philadelphia, Chicago and San Francisco are imploding due to drugs and crime.
Since I don't reside in any of the above, its a mystery to me.
Since I don't reside in any of the above, its a mystery to me.
Posted by: mr tmz at July 21, 2023 03:44 PM (rJ48h)
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A lot of homeless is mental illness caused I believe
Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2023 03:39 PM (xhxe
Because our therapy for mental illness is to throw them onto the streets to die.
Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2023 03:39 PM (xhxe
Because our therapy for mental illness is to throw them onto the streets to die.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 03:45 PM (eoQWY)
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246 How a citizen makes money - provide valuable goods and services, get compensated
How the government 'makes' money - create a problem, make it worse, rake in cash from taxpayers by the tanker-full, make it worse, rake in more cash, etc.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 21, 2023 03:42
the government also passes out the cash to favored enterprises on the left. Homeless inc being one of many.
How the government 'makes' money - create a problem, make it worse, rake in cash from taxpayers by the tanker-full, make it worse, rake in more cash, etc.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 21, 2023 03:42
the government also passes out the cash to favored enterprises on the left. Homeless inc being one of many.
Posted by: CaliGirl at July 21, 2023 03:45 PM (wfD/S)
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poor philly. they got george floyded. saint george.
Posted by: x at July 21, 2023 03:45 PM (ZBPE2)
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Whoo Hoo!
That couple in the video look like they are enjoying their bestest buzz era!
That couple in the video look like they are enjoying their bestest buzz era!
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 21, 2023 03:45 PM (ga8qR)
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 03:45 PM (krQz2)
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It's not rape rape.
It's holy rape.
It's holy rape.
Posted by: humphreyrobot at July 21, 2023 03:46 PM (mihEW)
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The Japanese of WWII were asshoe.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM
The Japanese people are hands down the most racist people I have ever encountered in my travels all around the world.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 21, 2023 03:42 PM (ncXxy)
Even today they really don't like non-Japanese people.
They used to be worse.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 03:34 PM
The Japanese people are hands down the most racist people I have ever encountered in my travels all around the world.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 21, 2023 03:42 PM (ncXxy)
Even today they really don't like non-Japanese people.
They used to be worse.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 03:46 PM (xcxpd)
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Opioids reduce many symptoms of mental illness
😄 Great street relievers! Wait until Americans discover how easy to grow right here
😄 Great street relievers! Wait until Americans discover how easy to grow right here
Posted by: Paul at July 21, 2023 03:46 PM (O6Idd)
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Let’s do the monster mash !
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 03:46 PM (MNhXM)
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Don't tell me that can't be saved and put to use.
They can be harnessed to the Inspiration Coach to pull it as the Emperor inspects the progress on the Dignity Canals.
They can be harnessed to the Inspiration Coach to pull it as the Emperor inspects the progress on the Dignity Canals.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 21, 2023 03:46 PM (oVrDc)
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>>Man, this is wild. In the 80s, Embarcadero Center in S.F. (as well as Oakland City Center where I worked for 5 years) was dynamic and teeming with life & activity (and per this video, similarly still as little as four years ago)
San Francisco in the 80s was a hoot. Last time I was there was probably 10 years ago and I have no desire to return. Can't imagine how bad it is now.
San Francisco in the 80s was a hoot. Last time I was there was probably 10 years ago and I have no desire to return. Can't imagine how bad it is now.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 21, 2023 03:46 PM (ZLI7S)
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The Japanese people are hands down the most racist people I have ever encountered in my travels all around the world.
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Pfft. Try the Chinese. Notice one thing - those we call racists have homelands that care for their own. Watch that video again and see how the non-racists care about people.
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Pfft. Try the Chinese. Notice one thing - those we call racists have homelands that care for their own. Watch that video again and see how the non-racists care about people.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 03:46 PM (yRved)
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SF Goth. A friend was telling me the Hungarian mob control the SF fentanyl trafficking. True?
Posted by: 13times at July 21, 2023 03:46 PM (RFoC2)
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Saw this NBC -New Florida standards teach that slavery was good for Black people to teach them useful skills
I call bullshit
Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2023 03:28 PM (xhxe
My memory is a bit hazy on this, but I think it was George Foreman who talked about being in Africa before the Ali-Foreman fight, saying something along the lines of "After seeing Africa, I thank God my ancestors were enslaved and taken to America."
That's something that will NEVER be even mentioned in public schools. Anywhere.
Saw this NBC -New Florida standards teach that slavery was good for Black people to teach them useful skills
I call bullshit
Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2023 03:28 PM (xhxe
My memory is a bit hazy on this, but I think it was George Foreman who talked about being in Africa before the Ali-Foreman fight, saying something along the lines of "After seeing Africa, I thank God my ancestors were enslaved and taken to America."
That's something that will NEVER be even mentioned in public schools. Anywhere.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 21, 2023 03:46 PM (n+4am)
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Oh, and this is rather smile-inducing and interesting. Randy Shaw, founder of the Tenderloin Housing Clinic (a very left-wing group founded around 1980) whom I regularly litigated against for 2 decades (if Franpsycho were here, the two of us could name drop for days) has publicly come out against his former employee/associate attorney Dean Preston as out of touch with the drug and crime problem in the Tenderloin (which Preston got stuck with after redistricting). Shaw, as left-wing as he is and to his credit, has actually been against the drug trade/use and crime going on here for a long time. He actually supports police arresting dealers.
Posted by: SFGoth at July 21, 2023 03:46 PM (KAi1n)
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Because our therapy for mental illness is to throw them onto the streets to die.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 03:45 PM (eoQWY)
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The 70s libs told us it was a lot more humane than housing them in an institution.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 03:45 PM (eoQWY)
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The 70s libs told us it was a lot more humane than housing them in an institution.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 03:46 PM (krQz2)
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Add to this the hot, new trend of cities legalizing and funding Injection Sites where these addicts can “safely” shoot up and be revived at the city/state expense should they OD.
As studies have shown, cities with these injection sites become magnets for both addicts AND cartels ( go where the customers are!) — all while these bureaucrat enablers proudly call themselves “caring” for doing this.
As studies have shown, cities with these injection sites become magnets for both addicts AND cartels ( go where the customers are!) — all while these bureaucrat enablers proudly call themselves “caring” for doing this.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 21, 2023 03:47 PM (sYErV)
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The Left just denies that they've created any problems, or that problems even exist. I have a lot of friends and family in the Twin Cities and visit semi-regularly, and i can say with no hesitation tha the Cities have gone to shit, mostly after Floydapalooza, but some even before that.
But the response of Lefties is to post pictures of their beautiful upper class neighborhood, or their wonderful trip to a Michael Buble-type concert. They won't even acknowledge the obvious. As they're being dragged from their homes by the drug-addicted mob, they'll probably just be thinking how Republicans are going to seize on this as an issue.
But the response of Lefties is to post pictures of their beautiful upper class neighborhood, or their wonderful trip to a Michael Buble-type concert. They won't even acknowledge the obvious. As they're being dragged from their homes by the drug-addicted mob, they'll probably just be thinking how Republicans are going to seize on this as an issue.
Posted by: Wally at July 21, 2023 03:47 PM (VEm33)
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What is tranq
Posted by: Jen the original at July 21, 2023 03:43 PM (SNy+t)
$20, same as in Philadelphia.
Posted by: Jen the original at July 21, 2023 03:43 PM (SNy+t)
$20, same as in Philadelphia.
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:47 PM (dGCAG)
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I'm generally not in favor of euthanasia for humans (Canada can suck start a shotgun if they are so keen on it), but the fact that these people are so far gone almost makes euthanasia a merciful end for them. They cannot come back.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2023 03:43 PM (YIVH2)
I would not go so far as to explicitly euthanize them; but I would let them have the drugs they want without restriction, and if they choose to OD, then that's their choice.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2023 03:43 PM (YIVH2)
I would not go so far as to explicitly euthanize them; but I would let them have the drugs they want without restriction, and if they choose to OD, then that's their choice.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 21, 2023 03:47 PM (i9ffA)
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Opioids reduce many symptoms of mental illness
😄 Great street relievers! Wait until Americans discover how easy to grow right here
Posted by: Paul at July 21, 2023 03:46 PM (O6Idd)
Apparently younare not taking enough opioids.
😄 Great street relievers! Wait until Americans discover how easy to grow right here
Posted by: Paul at July 21, 2023 03:46 PM (O6Idd)
Apparently younare not taking enough opioids.
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 03:47 PM (MNhXM)
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Just saw on the sidebar that Tony Bennett passed away.
He had a nasty heroin addiction himself, at one point. Fortunately he turned his life around, and with the help of his son as his manager enjoyed a career resurgence in the last few decades of his life.
As much as I might feel like shutting addicts away somewhere, out of sheer disgust or fatigue, I know that they are simply tortured souls that would bloom if there was some hope of redemption for them in this life. I know that one exists.
He had a nasty heroin addiction himself, at one point. Fortunately he turned his life around, and with the help of his son as his manager enjoyed a career resurgence in the last few decades of his life.
As much as I might feel like shutting addicts away somewhere, out of sheer disgust or fatigue, I know that they are simply tortured souls that would bloom if there was some hope of redemption for them in this life. I know that one exists.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at July 21, 2023 03:47 PM (/iWhV)
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If true, no surprise there.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 21, 2023 03:42 PM (Xrfse)
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Xylazine itself is produced in a lot of places. They do make it in Red China, since that country is a gigantic drug manufacturer.
But the street drug called "tranq" colloquially is not just xylazine. The fentanyl and the xylazine may both originate in Red China, but they needn't.
I doubt the Chinese are mixing the cocktail because street tranq is not geographically widespread yet. It's broken out in a big way, mostly in the mid-Atlantic cities but also in some others. If the fentanyl was being cut at the source (Red China), it should be universal by now since they produce virtually all of the street fentantyl available here.
It's the cartels doing the cutting/mixing and distribution, I think, and probably the local bosses.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 21, 2023 03:42 PM (Xrfse)
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Xylazine itself is produced in a lot of places. They do make it in Red China, since that country is a gigantic drug manufacturer.
But the street drug called "tranq" colloquially is not just xylazine. The fentanyl and the xylazine may both originate in Red China, but they needn't.
I doubt the Chinese are mixing the cocktail because street tranq is not geographically widespread yet. It's broken out in a big way, mostly in the mid-Atlantic cities but also in some others. If the fentanyl was being cut at the source (Red China), it should be universal by now since they produce virtually all of the street fentantyl available here.
It's the cartels doing the cutting/mixing and distribution, I think, and probably the local bosses.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:47 PM (t0OGg)
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Even today they really don't like non-Japanese people.
They used to be worse.
they're one of the only countries to resist the globalist siren song of "let's bring in millions of third world immigrants" so maybe it's benefitting them
now if they would just get back to having children...
They used to be worse.
they're one of the only countries to resist the globalist siren song of "let's bring in millions of third world immigrants" so maybe it's benefitting them
now if they would just get back to having children...
Posted by: brak at July 21, 2023 03:47 PM (25k9m)
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San Francisco in the 80s was a hoot. Last time I was there was probably 10 years ago and I have no desire to return. Can't imagine how bad it is now.
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All of Coastal California started swirling the bowl in the 80s-90s. You should have seen it in the early 60s. A fucking wonderland.
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All of Coastal California started swirling the bowl in the 80s-90s. You should have seen it in the early 60s. A fucking wonderland.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 03:47 PM (yRved)
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We're being kind and generous and "caring" by letting schizophrenic people literally dissolve their bodies with acidic narcotics. Aren't we?
Well, if someone wants to kill himself I cant stop him. It seems in time the problem would solve itself with the junkies dissolving themselves all over urban America.....were it not for the endless supply of replacements coming over the boarder everyday.
Well, if someone wants to kill himself I cant stop him. It seems in time the problem would solve itself with the junkies dissolving themselves all over urban America.....were it not for the endless supply of replacements coming over the boarder everyday.
Posted by: FRED at July 21, 2023 03:47 PM (2znMt)
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So Traq is Chinese made.
Coke me shocked.
Coke me shocked.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 21, 2023 03:47 PM (sYErV)
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Try to imagine the brute political honesty and courage required to confront these problems, or a leader capable of embodying it and achieving the influence to impose it. It's almost unimaginable in current America.
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 21, 2023 03:47 PM (tf4XU)
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The Greek word for sorcery is pharmakeia, which literally means "the use of medicine, drugs or spells."
Like so many other warnings in the Bible, this is another one of God's that people have ignored, to their eternal detriment.
Like so many other warnings in the Bible, this is another one of God's that people have ignored, to their eternal detriment.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at July 21, 2023 03:48 PM (ItjGH)
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A lot of homeless is mental illness caused I believe
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I just figured out how to help some of those poor bastards. We gonna put the chocolate in the peanut butter.
Either get off the drugs or you're going to get your private parts chopped off. Your choice.
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o_O
I just figured out how to help some of those poor bastards. We gonna put the chocolate in the peanut butter.
Either get off the drugs or you're going to get your private parts chopped off. Your choice.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:48 PM (oxVgP)
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> A friend was telling me the Hungarian mob control the SF fentanyl trafficking.
That's probably true in some areas of the US where the Hungarian mob are powerful. From what I've read, the vast majority of it in the US is coming from China.
That's probably true in some areas of the US where the Hungarian mob are powerful. From what I've read, the vast majority of it in the US is coming from China.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 03:48 PM (R38qh)
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you saved a life there, heck of a story.
Posted by: brak at July 21, 2023 03:41 PM (25k9m)
I was a stupid 24 year old newbie, trying to figure things out. What saved that little girl was my parents making sure I knew right and wrong, and to fight wrong when I saw it. State wanted to leave her in a Greek orphanage. I thought that was wrong and did something. I should note, I didn't get promoted like my peers for some reason.
you saved a life there, heck of a story.
Posted by: brak at July 21, 2023 03:41 PM (25k9m)
I was a stupid 24 year old newbie, trying to figure things out. What saved that little girl was my parents making sure I knew right and wrong, and to fight wrong when I saw it. State wanted to leave her in a Greek orphanage. I thought that was wrong and did something. I should note, I didn't get promoted like my peers for some reason.
Posted by: Moki at July 21, 2023 03:48 PM (JrN/x)
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Nike the rest into oblivion
The melanin-enabled residents of West Philadelphia are very interested in being Nike'd into oblivion, I would imagine.
The melanin-enabled residents of West Philadelphia are very interested in being Nike'd into oblivion, I would imagine.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 21, 2023 03:49 PM (ZGrMX)
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These zombies were human. The way some of them were slouched over, I don't know if there is any hope of recovery. Are they for all intents and purposes brain dead?
Posted by: Jeffrey Toobin at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (a/dOO)
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I wonder what would happen if someone set down a boombox and starting playing "Thriller" by Michael Jackson.
Posted by: Jeffrey Toobin at July 21, 2023 03:30 PM (a/dOO)
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I wonder what would happen if someone set down a boombox and starting playing "Thriller" by Michael Jackson.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 21, 2023 03:49 PM (ssESX)
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Great and necessary post Ace.
Fixing this is going to take a lot of tough love.
Fixing this is going to take a lot of tough love.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2023 03:49 PM (e4fEA)
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Pennsylvania - the Keystoned State.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2023 03:49 PM (TpxpJ)
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For years, the Left has told us what is happening in Philadelphia, SF, Seattle, Portland, LA is first "not happening," then that it is "compassionate." They stopped prosecuting because of "compassion." They created safe spaces to show "compassion." They handed out paraphernalia to project "compassion." And now they tiptoe around unnavigable wastelands because "compassion" would suggest that showing disgust at the state of drugged out human refuse would immediately make them MAGA-aligned.
Compassion would be treatment facilities that work, a court system that didn't play into addicts' bullshit, a DEA more focused on drug trafficking than grandma's AR-15. To think that Philadelphia is the goal -- not the horribly mistaken outcome -- of liberal policies is becoming ever clearer.
Compassion would be treatment facilities that work, a court system that didn't play into addicts' bullshit, a DEA more focused on drug trafficking than grandma's AR-15. To think that Philadelphia is the goal -- not the horribly mistaken outcome -- of liberal policies is becoming ever clearer.
Posted by: red speck at July 21, 2023 03:49 PM (0Id0S)
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>Yes. This is Truth That Must Not Be Named. Ever. Ever. Ever.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:12 PM (t0OGg)
I've seen this (fortunately at a bit of a distance) in my extended family more than once. It's absolutely true.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:12 PM (t0OGg)
I've seen this (fortunately at a bit of a distance) in my extended family more than once. It's absolutely true.
Posted by: Dworkin Barimen at July 21, 2023 03:49 PM (WfbJj)
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A Moron the other day mentioned that there are good people trapped in these hell holes. Imagine trying to work a job, raise a family with this going on around you. And they get no help or encouragement.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 21, 2023 03:49 PM (ouTlx)
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>>All of Coastal California started swirling the bowl in the 80s-90s. You should have seen it in the early 60s. A fucking wonderland.
I did. My grandfather took my sister and I a couple times when we were kids. I thought the place was magic. It was. What the left has done to the most beautiful state is criminal.
I did. My grandfather took my sister and I a couple times when we were kids. I thought the place was magic. It was. What the left has done to the most beautiful state is criminal.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 21, 2023 03:49 PM (ZLI7S)
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I have seen successful rehab; but I have only seen it when the addict in question is the one who decides that they have to change. Maybe it's possible for someone to change because of an intervention, but I've never seen it. My experience is that the will to change comes from inside, or it never comes at all.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 21, 2023 03:44 PM
We have a live in VA drug/alcohol rehab center in our town here in Bonham Texas. At times there are close to 100 people in the program, most of them are frequent flyers. They check in when they have no place left to go.
They usually stay a month or two and then leave the program. I personally know one guy that has been in the program six different times. He uses it as a de facto homeless shelter when he has no options left. That program does not have a good success rate, but it's mandated by Congress.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 21, 2023 03:44 PM
We have a live in VA drug/alcohol rehab center in our town here in Bonham Texas. At times there are close to 100 people in the program, most of them are frequent flyers. They check in when they have no place left to go.
They usually stay a month or two and then leave the program. I personally know one guy that has been in the program six different times. He uses it as a de facto homeless shelter when he has no options left. That program does not have a good success rate, but it's mandated by Congress.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 21, 2023 03:50 PM (ncXxy)
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I lived in the nobberloin 83-85 and junkies were everywhere. North Beach wad seedy.
Posted by: 13times at July 21, 2023 03:50 PM (RFoC2)
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273 SF Goth. A friend was telling me the Hungarian mob control the SF fentanyl trafficking. True?
Posted by: 13times at July 21, 2023 03:46 PM (RFoC2)
That would be odd, but I don't know much about SF. I know that with Fentanyl in general, most of the raw materials are made cheaply in China and then shipped to Mexico where the final product is made and sent by the cartels to the US.
And don't just blame the Chinese and Mexicans - a whole lot of our US officials are in on the payoffs from pretending not to notice how much is coming in. I would venture to guess that there are some entire police departments taking payoffs from this.
Posted by: 13times at July 21, 2023 03:46 PM (RFoC2)
That would be odd, but I don't know much about SF. I know that with Fentanyl in general, most of the raw materials are made cheaply in China and then shipped to Mexico where the final product is made and sent by the cartels to the US.
And don't just blame the Chinese and Mexicans - a whole lot of our US officials are in on the payoffs from pretending not to notice how much is coming in. I would venture to guess that there are some entire police departments taking payoffs from this.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 21, 2023 03:50 PM (i9ffA)
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Enabling always makes any problem worse. People enable because tough love is hard and doesn’t always work so there’s guilt.
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 03:51 PM (MNhXM)
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Almost as if Imperialism is good if you keep the French and Portuguese out of the process.
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Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 03:38 PM (yRved)
I'd heard it described as there are 2 kinds of colonies. The exploitation colonies where you went there, made a fortune and went back home with the loot. Spain, Portugal, Belgium (made even worse because it was the King's personal fief, not even the government's).
English and some French colonies were more that they moved there and stayed there and thus some of the money remained and improved the lives of the colonized. The US colonies were the latter sort.
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Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 03:38 PM (yRved)
I'd heard it described as there are 2 kinds of colonies. The exploitation colonies where you went there, made a fortune and went back home with the loot. Spain, Portugal, Belgium (made even worse because it was the King's personal fief, not even the government's).
English and some French colonies were more that they moved there and stayed there and thus some of the money remained and improved the lives of the colonized. The US colonies were the latter sort.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 03:51 PM (eoQWY)
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@273 I thought there were far more Russian speaking people in SF than Hungarians.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 21, 2023 03:51 PM (ssESX)
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The Japanese think they're better than everyone else because they are. Smarter, harder working, honest and quality conscious. They don't let third world losers squat in their country.
Yet their economy has been listing for DECADES, and young people are not having kids.
Yet their economy has been listing for DECADES, and young people are not having kids.
Posted by: Regular joe. Not just mad, Samuel L Jackson mad at July 21, 2023 03:51 PM (nnp+f)
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To quit addiction only occurs once you have found a more compelling addiction.
Be it:
God.
Life
Spouse
Children
Money
I'm talking about something better than yourself at that point and going forward.
Until that happens, you're kidding yourself that you can "manage" it
Be it:
God.
Life
Spouse
Children
Money
I'm talking about something better than yourself at that point and going forward.
Until that happens, you're kidding yourself that you can "manage" it
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 21, 2023 03:51 PM (0DQ9k)
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Great and necessary post Ace.
Fixing this is going to take a lot of tough love.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2023 03:49 PM (e4fEA)
Drug addicts are a luxury item, a biproduct of a wealthy nation.
The only question is, do we descend into madness at this same slow rate, or is there a sudden collapse that happens all at once, with not tent cities and walking dead, but actual dead, rotting in the streets.
Fixing this is going to take a lot of tough love.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2023 03:49 PM (e4fEA)
Drug addicts are a luxury item, a biproduct of a wealthy nation.
The only question is, do we descend into madness at this same slow rate, or is there a sudden collapse that happens all at once, with not tent cities and walking dead, but actual dead, rotting in the streets.
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:51 PM (dGCAG)
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Unfortunately if institutional mental hospitals were to make a comeback, the authorities would gleefully fill them with lawful gun owners and conservative Christians.
Unfortunately if institutional mental hospitals were to make a comeback, the authorities would gleefully fill them with lawful gun owners and conservative Christians.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 21, 2023 03:51 PM (69ido)
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The Hondurans run the fentanyl trafficking in the Tenderloin, not the Hungarians.
Posted by: mr tmz at July 21, 2023 03:52 PM (rJ48h)
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'm no Japan-ologist, but I'd suggest they're better friends and allies than much of Europe that we saved.
Posted by: Moron Robbie
We gave them a Constitution .
Posted by: polynikes
If they can keep it.
'm no Japan-ologist, but I'd suggest they're better friends and allies than much of Europe that we saved.
Posted by: Moron Robbie
We gave them a Constitution .
Posted by: polynikes
If they can keep it.
Posted by: BEN FRANKLINBERGER at July 21, 2023 03:52 PM (63Dwl)
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Even today they really don't like non-Japanese people.
They used to be worse.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
Amazing how lighting up their asses changed attitudes.
They used to be worse.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
Amazing how lighting up their asses changed attitudes.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 03:52 PM (nW4TA)
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I was told the Hispanic mob are locked out of the fentanyl trade in SF.
Posted by: 13times at July 21, 2023 03:52 PM (RFoC2)
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Mike Lindell is an example of a successful drug rehab.
His addiction was so bad that even his dealer thought he should get help.
His addiction was so bad that even his dealer thought he should get help.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 21, 2023 03:53 PM (xTRSc)
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299 A Moron the other day mentioned that there are good people trapped in these hell holes. Imagine trying to work a job, raise a family with this going on around you. And they get no help or encouragement.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 21, 2023 03:49 PM (ouTlx)
A lot of good people were trapped in Berlin in 1945. There are times and places when anyone with sense knows it's time to get out, no matter the cost.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 21, 2023 03:49 PM (ouTlx)
A lot of good people were trapped in Berlin in 1945. There are times and places when anyone with sense knows it's time to get out, no matter the cost.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 21, 2023 03:53 PM (i9ffA)
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The Japanese people are hands down the most racist people I have ever encountered
Yes, but I know some Indians who could give 'em a run for their money.
The Japanese people are hands down the most racist people I have ever encountered
Yes, but I know some Indians who could give 'em a run for their money.
Posted by: Auspex at July 21, 2023 03:53 PM (j4U/Z)
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Unfortunately if institutional mental hospitals were to make a comeback, the authorities would gleefully fill them with lawful gun owners and conservative Christians.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 21, 2023 03:51 PM (69ido)
Exactly! This pairs well with the post about the leftist capture of psychology.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 21, 2023 03:51 PM (69ido)
Exactly! This pairs well with the post about the leftist capture of psychology.
Posted by: InZona at July 21, 2023 03:53 PM (bfyic)
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Yet their economy has been listing for DECADES, and young people are not having kids.
Posted by: Regular joe. Not just mad, Samuel L Jackson mad at July 21, 2023 03:51 PM (nnp+f)
People in glass houses should not thlow stones, gaijin.
Posted by: Regular joe. Not just mad, Samuel L Jackson mad at July 21, 2023 03:51 PM (nnp+f)
People in glass houses should not thlow stones, gaijin.
Posted by: Japanese guy with a point at July 21, 2023 03:53 PM (Nw1nV)
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All of Coastal California started swirling the bowl in the 80s-90s. You should have seen it in the early 60s. A fucking wonderland.
Posted by: Puddinhead
Mom and Dad were married aboard Camp Pendleton in the early 50's. As soon as he was separated from the service, they moved back to the Midwest.
Even then, Dad felt the 'fruits and nuts' people's influence far outweighed the natural beauty of the state.
Posted by: Puddinhead
Mom and Dad were married aboard Camp Pendleton in the early 50's. As soon as he was separated from the service, they moved back to the Midwest.
Even then, Dad felt the 'fruits and nuts' people's influence far outweighed the natural beauty of the state.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2023 03:53 PM (TpxpJ)
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317
The Japanese people are hands down the most racist people I have ever encountered
Yes, but I know some Indians who could give 'em a run for their money.
Posted by: Auspex at July 21, 2023 03:53 PM (j4U/Z)
Feather, or Dot??
The Japanese people are hands down the most racist people I have ever encountered
Yes, but I know some Indians who could give 'em a run for their money.
Posted by: Auspex at July 21, 2023 03:53 PM (j4U/Z)
Feather, or Dot??
Posted by: tubal at July 21, 2023 03:54 PM (PCK5/)
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To quit addiction only occurs once you have found a more compelling addiction.
Be it:
God.
Life
Spouse
Children
Money
I'm talking about something better than yourself at that point and going forward.
Until that happens, you're kidding yourself that you can "manage" it
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 21, 2023 03:51 PM (0DQ9k)
It's a math equation, really. A pros and cons list. On one side, the reasons you use. On the other, all the reasons you don't/shouldn't.
If you can't find enough on the side of quitting, you won't.
Be it:
God.
Life
Spouse
Children
Money
I'm talking about something better than yourself at that point and going forward.
Until that happens, you're kidding yourself that you can "manage" it
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 21, 2023 03:51 PM (0DQ9k)
It's a math equation, really. A pros and cons list. On one side, the reasons you use. On the other, all the reasons you don't/shouldn't.
If you can't find enough on the side of quitting, you won't.
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:54 PM (dGCAG)
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@310 I'd call that analysis paralysis -- they also love when people do nothing.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 21, 2023 03:54 PM (ssESX)
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Whichever pharmaceutical co makes Narcan is rolling in the dough thanks to city run injection sites. Aren’t they also starting to stock Narcan on public libraries and public schools?
Posted by: Lizzy at July 21, 2023 03:54 PM (sYErV)
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The only question is, do we descend into madness at this same slow rate, or is there a sudden collapse that happens all at once, with not tent cities and walking dead, but actual dead, rotting in the streets.
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:51 PM (dGCAG)
it's coming. The situation won't be "fixed", but it will end. It most definitely will end.
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:51 PM (dGCAG)
it's coming. The situation won't be "fixed", but it will end. It most definitely will end.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 21, 2023 03:54 PM (i9ffA)
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Republican Impeachment Report: Border Chief Mayorkas Violated Oath of Office
Posted by: SMOD at July 21, 2023 03:54 PM (RHGPo)
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These drug abusers will remove themselves from the population over time.
I visited Philadelphia many years ago- specifically, Independence Hall. Glad I got that out of the way.
I visited Philadelphia many years ago- specifically, Independence Hall. Glad I got that out of the way.
Posted by: DB - unaffiliated, unvaccinated & in contempt at July 21, 2023 03:54 PM (geLO8)
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The Hondurans run the fentanyl trafficking in the Tenderloin, not the Hungarians.
Posted by: mr tmz
Affectionately called "Hondos". They're actually pleasant dudes who don't go for the hard sell. They offer, you turn them down, they don't "push it" (pun intended). Also, they're polite and actually don't want any violence/trouble around.
Posted by: mr tmz
Affectionately called "Hondos". They're actually pleasant dudes who don't go for the hard sell. They offer, you turn them down, they don't "push it" (pun intended). Also, they're polite and actually don't want any violence/trouble around.
Posted by: SFGoth at July 21, 2023 03:54 PM (KAi1n)
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SF Goth. A friend was telling me the Hungarian mob control the SF fentanyl trafficking. True?
Posted by: 13times
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Hungarian, not Honduran? I've been reading about grand spreads in Honduras that are being built from SF fetty money.
SF Goth. A friend was telling me the Hungarian mob control the SF fentanyl trafficking. True?
Posted by: 13times
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Hungarian, not Honduran? I've been reading about grand spreads in Honduras that are being built from SF fetty money.
Posted by: Not SF Goth, but... at July 21, 2023 03:55 PM (lCaJd)
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I have seen successful rehab; but I have only seen it when the addict in question is the one who decides that they have to change. Maybe it's possible for someone to change because of an intervention, but I've never seen it. My experience is that the will to change comes from inside, or it never comes at all.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 21, 2023 03:44 PM (i9ffA)
This! Intervention just pisses off the addict or alcoholic. I've never seen it work as it was designed. Most people in actual recovery are walk-ins wanting to change.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 21, 2023 03:44 PM (i9ffA)
This! Intervention just pisses off the addict or alcoholic. I've never seen it work as it was designed. Most people in actual recovery are walk-ins wanting to change.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 21, 2023 03:55 PM (BdMk6)
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I drive through my small town and see the police...two of whom are neighbors and I'm grateful...even if they know of my good natured distrust.
And I think of Wyatt in Philly a lot and pray for him. A tough job there.
And I think of Wyatt in Philly a lot and pray for him. A tough job there.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2023 03:55 PM (e4fEA)
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Fug Em..problem solved.
Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at July 21, 2023 03:55 PM (kTU2w)
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English and some French colonies were more that they moved there and stayed there and thus some of the money remained and improved the lives of the colonized. The US colonies were the latter sort.
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The English, German and Dutch former colonies are the best. The French are hit and miss.
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The English, German and Dutch former colonies are the best. The French are hit and miss.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 03:55 PM (yRved)
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But narcsn doesn’t fix the ravages of tranq
Posted by: SMOD at July 21, 2023 03:55 PM (RHGPo)
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I imagine a lot of people make a good living from the 'homeless problem'
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Same as poverty. There's an entire industry built around it. If it's "fixed" then that economy collapses and millions of people are unemployed, from the courts to rehabs to social workers (and entire college departments and book printers) to police to etc. etc.
We have to have those drugs. Our economy depends on it.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:43 PM (oxVgP)
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"White Racism & Supremacy" as well. Too lucrative to let die ...
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Same as poverty. There's an entire industry built around it. If it's "fixed" then that economy collapses and millions of people are unemployed, from the courts to rehabs to social workers (and entire college departments and book printers) to police to etc. etc.
We have to have those drugs. Our economy depends on it.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:43 PM (oxVgP)
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"White Racism & Supremacy" as well. Too lucrative to let die ...
Posted by: ShainS at July 21, 2023 03:55 PM (MGRmA)
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Aren’t they also starting to stock Narcan on public libraries and public schools?
Posted by: Lizzy at July 21, 2023 03:54 PM (sYErV)
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cops in Portland, or maybe it was Seattle, carry Narcan.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 21, 2023 03:54 PM (sYErV)
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cops in Portland, or maybe it was Seattle, carry Narcan.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at July 21, 2023 03:55 PM (2YtOq)
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Mike Lindell is an example of a successful drug rehab.
His addiction was so bad that even his dealer thought he should get help.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 21, 2023 03:53 PM (xTRSc)
And now he sells little white particles in a bag.
His addiction was so bad that even his dealer thought he should get help.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 21, 2023 03:53 PM (xTRSc)
And now he sells little white particles in a bag.
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:55 PM (dGCAG)
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@328 It's only natural to get Hungarians and Hondurans mixed up /sarc
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 21, 2023 03:56 PM (ssESX)
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Yet their economy has been listing for DECADES, and young people are not having kids.
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Ha. If I understand things correctly Americans are all supposed to be providing tech support or selling coffee to each other.
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Ha. If I understand things correctly Americans are all supposed to be providing tech support or selling coffee to each other.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:56 PM (oxVgP)
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Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 21, 2023 03:50 PM (ncXxy)
My former supervisor and good friend had a brother that went there more than once. Former marine Vietnam vet. Great guy who stayed clean for long periods but would eventually slip up. My friend was army helicopter gunner in Vietnam. A miracle he didn’t succumb to the same but he had a fantastic wife.
My former supervisor and good friend had a brother that went there more than once. Former marine Vietnam vet. Great guy who stayed clean for long periods but would eventually slip up. My friend was army helicopter gunner in Vietnam. A miracle he didn’t succumb to the same but he had a fantastic wife.
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 03:56 PM (MNhXM)
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"Who wins the victory? He shall have his share in this; I will be his God, and he shall be my son. But not the cowards, not those who refuse belief, not those whose lives are abominable; not the murderers, the fornicators, the sorcerers, the idolaters, not those who are false in any of their dealings. Their lot awaits them in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, and it is the second death.
--Revelation 21: 7-8
Faster, please
--Revelation 21: 7-8
Faster, please
Posted by: logprof at July 21, 2023 03:56 PM (X1F+F)
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313 Even today they really don't like non-Japanese people.
They used to be worse.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
Amazing how lighting up their asses changed attitudes.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 03:52 PM (nW4TA)
They'd never been whipped before. Never been beat so bad and have someone else could come into their country and remake it.
I maintain that it did something to their brain. They are so hierarchal, that WW2 proved to them that there was a higher authority that they had to obey. And they turned their society around on a dime, as they had done a couple generations before.
They used to be worse.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
Amazing how lighting up their asses changed attitudes.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 03:52 PM (nW4TA)
They'd never been whipped before. Never been beat so bad and have someone else could come into their country and remake it.
I maintain that it did something to their brain. They are so hierarchal, that WW2 proved to them that there was a higher authority that they had to obey. And they turned their society around on a dime, as they had done a couple generations before.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 03:56 PM (xcxpd)
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God save us from the evil Woke Cult that teaches its fanatics that doing substantive evil is holy.
They've been given over to a Depraved mind.
They've been given over to a Depraved mind.
Posted by: Puddleglum at July 21, 2023 03:56 PM (sAmhv)
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Feather, or Dot??
Posted by: tubal at July 21, 2023 03:54 PM (PCK5/)
_________
Dot. Either the nicest people you can meet or insufferable assholes who won't give you the time of day.
Feather, or Dot??
Posted by: tubal at July 21, 2023 03:54 PM (PCK5/)
_________
Dot. Either the nicest people you can meet or insufferable assholes who won't give you the time of day.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 21, 2023 03:56 PM (69ido)
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>A local sheriff just gave a presentation on this, and it's happening now. The druggies are chasing the need for the Narcan hit. If they can die and be revived it's considered the closest high to the first time that can ever be achieved again, and they are actively trying to achieve that.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM (oxVgP)
And the pharma companies are once again laughing all the way to the bank, because of all of the Dem "harm reduction" protocols that mandate that cities buy shit tons of Narcan for emergency workers to have on hand.
Shit, they're even running treacly TV commercial hawking that shit. Our country is a true dystopia.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM (oxVgP)
And the pharma companies are once again laughing all the way to the bank, because of all of the Dem "harm reduction" protocols that mandate that cities buy shit tons of Narcan for emergency workers to have on hand.
Shit, they're even running treacly TV commercial hawking that shit. Our country is a true dystopia.
Posted by: Dworkin Barimen at July 21, 2023 03:56 PM (WfbJj)
346
Whichever pharmaceutical co makes Narcan is rolling in the dough thanks to city run injection sites. Aren’t they also starting to stock Narcan on public libraries and public schools?
Posted by: Lizzy at July 21, 2023 03:54 PM
They were passing it out to High schools and Junior High schools when we left Kentucky 7 years ago. I don't recall the library getting any but I could be wrong.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 21, 2023 03:54 PM
They were passing it out to High schools and Junior High schools when we left Kentucky 7 years ago. I don't recall the library getting any but I could be wrong.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 21, 2023 03:57 PM (ncXxy)
347
It's a math equation, really. A pros and cons list. On one side, the reasons you use. On the other, all the reasons you don't/shouldn't.
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:54 PM (dGCAG)
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I was told there would be no math.
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:54 PM (dGCAG)
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I was told there would be no math.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 03:57 PM (krQz2)
348
The only question is, do we descend into madness at this same slow rate, or is there a sudden collapse that happens all at once, with not tent cities and walking dead, but actual dead, rotting in the streets.
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:51 PM (dGCAG)
it's coming. The situation won't be "fixed", but it will end. It most definitely will end.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 21, 2023 03:54 PM (i9ffA)
I think so too. Almost too big to even contemplate.
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:51 PM (dGCAG)
it's coming. The situation won't be "fixed", but it will end. It most definitely will end.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 21, 2023 03:54 PM (i9ffA)
I think so too. Almost too big to even contemplate.
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:57 PM (dGCAG)
349
The Japanese people are hands down the most racist people I have ever encountered in my travels all around the world.
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Pfft. Try the Chinese. Notice one thing - those we call racists have homelands that care for their own. Watch that video again and see how the non-racists care about people.
Posted by: Puddinhead
I gotta give the modern racist asshole title to the Chinese. For example, the Japanese epithet "gaijin" generally translates to "foreign barbarian". A barbarian is still human. The Chinese epithet "gweilo" is more like "foreign devil", which denies that the foreigner is even human at all.
The Japanese people are hands down the most racist people I have ever encountered in my travels all around the world.
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Pfft. Try the Chinese. Notice one thing - those we call racists have homelands that care for their own. Watch that video again and see how the non-racists care about people.
Posted by: Puddinhead
I gotta give the modern racist asshole title to the Chinese. For example, the Japanese epithet "gaijin" generally translates to "foreign barbarian". A barbarian is still human. The Chinese epithet "gweilo" is more like "foreign devil", which denies that the foreigner is even human at all.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 21, 2023 03:57 PM (n+4am)
350
Philthydelphia - the birthplace of our nation.
Posted by: Brass Pair at July 21, 2023 03:57 PM (ZA1gv)
351
It was Mike Lindell’s dealers who did the intervention 
Posted by: Lizzy at July 21, 2023 03:57 PM (sYErV)
352
Is that vid accompanied by "Heroin"?
Posted by: logprof at July 21, 2023 03:57 PM (X1F+F)
353
317
The Japanese people are hands down the most racist people I have ever encountered
Yes, but I know some Indians who could give 'em a run for their money.
Posted by: Auspex at July 21, 2023 03:53 PM (j4U/Z)
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Africans. Not so much racist as tribalist. If you are Nigerian Edo, you marry Nigerian Edo. Your parents would rather you marry the most racist white skinhead in the world than marry an African from an opposing tribe. This is slowly breaking down, however, as the younger generations are much more open to inter-tribe relations.
The Japanese people are hands down the most racist people I have ever encountered
Yes, but I know some Indians who could give 'em a run for their money.
Posted by: Auspex at July 21, 2023 03:53 PM (j4U/Z)
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Africans. Not so much racist as tribalist. If you are Nigerian Edo, you marry Nigerian Edo. Your parents would rather you marry the most racist white skinhead in the world than marry an African from an opposing tribe. This is slowly breaking down, however, as the younger generations are much more open to inter-tribe relations.
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 03:58 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 03:58 PM (MNhXM)
355
We are seeing daily murders, carjackings, and growing home invasions in Society Hill and Queen Village.
That's a shame. Queen Village is a great neighborhood, I used to live there. The only time it got a little crazy was weekend nights due to our proximity to South Street. But there weren't anything as serious as home invasions though.
That's a shame. Queen Village is a great neighborhood, I used to live there. The only time it got a little crazy was weekend nights due to our proximity to South Street. But there weren't anything as serious as home invasions though.
Posted by: kallisto at July 21, 2023 03:58 PM (B61xu)
356
Not Hungarian.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 21, 2023 03:58 PM (JvZF+)
357
The 70s libs told us it was a lot more humane than housing them in an institution.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 03:46 PM (krQz2)
The libs are sending their kids to a tony college using the old buildings in a pretty setting and trying to impeach the governor for not doing something about the homeless who are camping in their neighborhoods.
Every so often they decide a block or two of addict jungle should be cleared off. Sometimes they are back in days, sometimes none ever return and I can't help wondering what they did with the population. I just know that it isn't any better for them whatever it is.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 03:46 PM (krQz2)
The libs are sending their kids to a tony college using the old buildings in a pretty setting and trying to impeach the governor for not doing something about the homeless who are camping in their neighborhoods.
Every so often they decide a block or two of addict jungle should be cleared off. Sometimes they are back in days, sometimes none ever return and I can't help wondering what they did with the population. I just know that it isn't any better for them whatever it is.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 03:58 PM (eoQWY)
358
It's a math equation, really. A pros and cons list. On one side, the reasons you use. On the other, all the reasons you don't/shouldn't.
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:54 PM (dGCAG)
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I was told there would be no math.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 03:57 PM (krQz2)
This too is an illusion. It's all math. Everything is math.
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:54 PM (dGCAG)
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I was told there would be no math.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 03:57 PM (krQz2)
This too is an illusion. It's all math. Everything is math.
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:58 PM (dGCAG)
359
SF needs El Salvador style governing. Philly too.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 21, 2023 03:58 PM (ssESX)
360
I'd call that analysis paralysis -- they also love when people do nothing.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO
More a matter of understanding solutions have prerequisites, I think.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO
More a matter of understanding solutions have prerequisites, I think.
Posted by: Brother Tim sez Max Headroom for President! at July 21, 2023 03:59 PM (OUMaO)
361
It was Mike Lindell’s dealers who did the intervention
Posted by: Lizzy at July 21, 2023 03:57 PM (sYErV)
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A dead user doesn't buy product.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 21, 2023 03:57 PM (sYErV)
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A dead user doesn't buy product.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at July 21, 2023 03:59 PM (2YtOq)
362
I have seen successful rehab; but I have only seen it when the addict in question is the one who decides that they have to change. Maybe it's possible for someone to change because of an intervention, but I've never seen it. My experience is that the will to change comes from inside, or it never comes at all.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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That's why uncompassionate little me rejects the notion that addiction is an illness. Addiction ends with a decision, not surgery or medication. Meds can help with it, but overcoming addiction is primarily an act of individual will.
I have seen successful rehab; but I have only seen it when the addict in question is the one who decides that they have to change. Maybe it's possible for someone to change because of an intervention, but I've never seen it. My experience is that the will to change comes from inside, or it never comes at all.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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That's why uncompassionate little me rejects the notion that addiction is an illness. Addiction ends with a decision, not surgery or medication. Meds can help with it, but overcoming addiction is primarily an act of individual will.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2023 03:59 PM (lCaJd)
Posted by: logprof at July 21, 2023 03:59 PM (X1F+F)
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I gotta give the modern racist asshole title to the Chinese. For example, the Japanese epithet "gaijin" generally translates to "foreign barbarian". A barbarian is still human. The Chinese epithet "gweilo" is more like "foreign devil", which denies that the foreigner is even human at all.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 21, 2023 03:57 PM (n+4am)
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True, but being a devil is cooler than being a barbarian
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 21, 2023 03:57 PM (n+4am)
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True, but being a devil is cooler than being a barbarian
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 03:59 PM (iFTx/)
365
Tim Allen went to prison for dealing coke. Says best thing that ever happened to him except the prison stuff.
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 03:59 PM (MNhXM)
366
True, but being a devil is cooler than being a barbarian
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 03:59 PM (iFTx/)
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Back off, brother.
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 03:59 PM (iFTx/)
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Back off, brother.
Posted by: Conan at July 21, 2023 04:00 PM (t0OGg)
367
God save us from the evil Woke Cult that teaches its fanatics that doing substantive evil is holy.
They've been given over to a Depraved mind.
Posted by: Puddleglum at July 21, 2023 03:56 PM (sAmhv)
Isaiah 5:20
They've been given over to a Depraved mind.
Posted by: Puddleglum at July 21, 2023 03:56 PM (sAmhv)
Isaiah 5:20
Posted by: InZona at July 21, 2023 04:00 PM (bfyic)
368
Well, the orientals are an inscrutable folk
Posted by: DB - unaffiliated, unvaccinated & in contempt at July 21, 2023 04:00 PM (geLO8)
369
SF needs El Salvador style governing. Philly too.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 21, 2023 03:58 PM (ssESX)
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Wait, wut?
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 21, 2023 03:58 PM (ssESX)
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Wait, wut?
Posted by: Zombie Frank Rizzo at July 21, 2023 04:00 PM (JvZF+)
370
Where's Wyatt Earp? He can give first hand accounts of this.
Posted by: rickb223
Perhaps it wouldn't be wise of him to do so whilst he's currently employed....
Posted by: rickb223
Perhaps it wouldn't be wise of him to do so whilst he's currently employed....
Posted by: JT at July 21, 2023 04:00 PM (T4tVD)
371
Denver Public Library stocks Narcan. There are homeless people who have “lived” there (used as a day shelter) for decades. The unlocked bathrooms in the main branch are unusable because they are shooting up, bathing, etc. in them.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 21, 2023 04:00 PM (sYErV)
372
Pfft. Try the Chinese. Notice one thing - those we call racists have homelands that care for their own. Watch that video again and see how the non-racists care about people.
Posted by: Puddinhead
Yup, One Ethnic goup of Chinese are ever Racist against another part of the Chinese!
Posted by: Puddinhead
Yup, One Ethnic goup of Chinese are ever Racist against another part of the Chinese!
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2023 04:01 PM (oHd/0)
373
Do you think it's an easy thing to move to an unknown place, where you know no one? It's very difficult to break out of that. JD Vance talks about it in Hillbilly Elegy.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 21, 2023 04:01 PM (ouTlx)
374
Philthydelphia - the birthplace of our nation.
Posted by: Brass Pair
The Shitty of Brotherly Shove.
Posted by: Brass Pair
The Shitty of Brotherly Shove.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2023 04:01 PM (TpxpJ)
375
You can watch Buckley interview O’Leary, Ed Sanders, Alan Ginsburg, Black Panthers, all the usual suspects in the 1960s.
Young people had it all figured out. “Love” and drugs were going to usher in a new Utopia. Everything will be Free!
The Diggers serve free food. Free concerts. It’s Free Love, too.
You squares are just too uptight, man.
Young people had it all figured out. “Love” and drugs were going to usher in a new Utopia. Everything will be Free!
The Diggers serve free food. Free concerts. It’s Free Love, too.
You squares are just too uptight, man.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2023 04:01 PM (NH796)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 21, 2023 04:01 PM (xTRSc)
377
I'm not ego snitched to the Huns controlling the market. I'm simply curious.
Posted by: 13times at July 21, 2023 04:01 PM (RFoC2)
378
Old Soviet joke
The Armenian Radio is asked: what is the Brotherhood of Socialism?
The Armenian Radio answers: the Brotherhood of Socialism is when Russians, Latvians, Ukrainians and Georgians join together to beat up the Uzbeks.
Old Soviet joke
The Armenian Radio is asked: what is the Brotherhood of Socialism?
The Armenian Radio answers: the Brotherhood of Socialism is when Russians, Latvians, Ukrainians and Georgians join together to beat up the Uzbeks.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 21, 2023 04:02 PM (69ido)
379
@371 I think they're confused about what a "library" is.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 21, 2023 04:02 PM (ssESX)
380
369 SF needs El Salvador style governing. Philly too.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 21, 2023 03:58 PM (ssESX)
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Wait, wut?
Posted by: Zombie Frank Rizzo at July 21, 2023 04:00 PM (JvZF+)
Yeah, but they didn't like me much...
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 21, 2023 03:58 PM (ssESX)
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Wait, wut?
Posted by: Zombie Frank Rizzo at July 21, 2023 04:00 PM (JvZF+)
Yeah, but they didn't like me much...
Posted by: Det. Calahan at July 21, 2023 04:02 PM (oHd/0)
381
338 @328 It's only natural to get Hungarians and Hondurans mixed up /sarc
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My favorite waiter at my favorite Chinese Restaurant turned out to be Honduran instead of Chinese. And I grew up in Taiwan and missed that.
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My favorite waiter at my favorite Chinese Restaurant turned out to be Honduran instead of Chinese. And I grew up in Taiwan and missed that.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 04:02 PM (yRved)
382
Do you think it's an easy thing to move to an unknown place, where you know no one? It's very difficult to break out of that. JD Vance talks about it in Hillbilly Elegy.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 21, 2023 04:01 PM (ouTlx)
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I've done it multiple times. No big deal. People are people. Be polite and have a plan will take one a long way.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 21, 2023 04:01 PM (ouTlx)
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I've done it multiple times. No big deal. People are people. Be polite and have a plan will take one a long way.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at July 21, 2023 04:02 PM (2YtOq)
383
It was Mike Lindell’s dealers who did the intervention
Posted by: Lizzy at July 21, 2023 03:57 PM (sYErV)
......
He kept forgetting his promo code.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 21, 2023 03:57 PM (sYErV)
......
He kept forgetting his promo code.
Posted by: wth at July 21, 2023 04:03 PM (v0R5T)
384
354 Movie Thread !!!
28 Days is Sandra Bullocks best movie.
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 03:58 PM (MNhXM)
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What happened to her 28 Days Later?
28 Days is Sandra Bullocks best movie.
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 03:58 PM (MNhXM)
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What happened to her 28 Days Later?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:03 PM (LvTSG)
385
Yup, One Ethnic goup of Chinese are ever Racist against another part of the Chinese!
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Don't bring up the Koreans or Japs.
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Don't bring up the Koreans or Japs.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 04:03 PM (yRved)
386
I wonder if he had been forced to endure an extended stay if he'd still be alive today.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 03:32 PM (KbCG3)
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Probably not. The studies and data on rehab are breathtaking: it usually takes a MINIMUM of six rehab attempts before it sticks. Sometimes more. The whole point is never to get addicted in the first place, obviously.
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 03:39 PM (iFTx/)
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Usually it never works. Which is because people don't want to stop. You can break the physical withdrawal symptoms with medical help. So the inability to stop after rehab has nothing to do with physical addiction.
Rehab is paid for by many employers' EAP programs. They are universally failures - and not worth the money spent on them.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 03:32 PM (KbCG3)
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Probably not. The studies and data on rehab are breathtaking: it usually takes a MINIMUM of six rehab attempts before it sticks. Sometimes more. The whole point is never to get addicted in the first place, obviously.
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 03:39 PM (iFTx/)
==
Usually it never works. Which is because people don't want to stop. You can break the physical withdrawal symptoms with medical help. So the inability to stop after rehab has nothing to do with physical addiction.
Rehab is paid for by many employers' EAP programs. They are universally failures - and not worth the money spent on them.
Posted by: Black JEM at July 21, 2023 04:03 PM (UVyKP)
387
My kindle keeps auto correcting incorrectly.
Posted by: 13times at July 21, 2023 04:03 PM (RFoC2)
388
>>> 289 The Greek word for sorcery is pharmakeia, which literally means "the use of medicine, drugs or spells."
Like so many other warnings in the Bible, this is another one of God's that people have ignored, to their eternal detriment.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at July 21, 2023 03:48 PM (ItjGH)
This is totes a conspiracy theory, just like questioning the source of the little double-snake thingy used as a medical symbol.
Like so many other warnings in the Bible, this is another one of God's that people have ignored, to their eternal detriment.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at July 21, 2023 03:48 PM (ItjGH)
This is totes a conspiracy theory, just like questioning the source of the little double-snake thingy used as a medical symbol.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 21, 2023 04:04 PM (llON8)
389
> Tim Allen went to prison for dealing coke. Says best thing that ever happened to him except the prison stuff.
I have a buddy who's relatively well known in the Vegas car scene. He sees Tim Allen all the time. Apparently the guy is a MASSIVE dick.
I'm glad he turned his live around and became a success and all, but he's a tool.
I have a buddy who's relatively well known in the Vegas car scene. He sees Tim Allen all the time. Apparently the guy is a MASSIVE dick.
I'm glad he turned his live around and became a success and all, but he's a tool.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 04:04 PM (R38qh)
390
384 354 Movie Thread !!!
28 Days is Sandra Bullocks best movie.
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 03:58 PM (MNhXM)
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What happened to her 28 Days Later?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:03 PM (LvTSG)
The Brits killed her
28 Days is Sandra Bullocks best movie.
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 03:58 PM (MNhXM)
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What happened to her 28 Days Later?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:03 PM (LvTSG)
The Brits killed her
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 04:04 PM (xcxpd)
391
It's a math equation, really. A pros and cons list. On one side, the reasons you use. On the other, all the reasons you don't/shouldn't.
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:54 PM (dGCAG)
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I was told there would be no math.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 03:57 PM (krQz2)
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Can we get a Null Venn Diagram from Kamala?
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:54 PM (dGCAG)
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I was told there would be no math.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 03:57 PM (krQz2)
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Can we get a Null Venn Diagram from Kamala?
Posted by: ShainS at July 21, 2023 04:04 PM (MGRmA)
392
That's why uncompassionate little me rejects the notion that addiction is an illness. Addiction ends with a decision, not surgery or medication. Meds can help with it, but overcoming addiction is primarily an act of individual will.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2023 03:59 PM (lCaJd)
It was called an illness when the decision was made to pivot from trying to end it and instead profit from it and extend it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2023 03:59 PM (lCaJd)
It was called an illness when the decision was made to pivot from trying to end it and instead profit from it and extend it.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:05 PM (eoQWY)
393
Do you think it's an easy thing to move to an unknown place, where you know no one? It's very difficult to break out of that. JD Vance talks about it in Hillbilly Elegy.
Posted by: Notsothoreau
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You talking about those lousy ungrateful Asian immigrants who come here to escape their shithole countries and bring all their unAmerican tribalist bullshit with them and refuse to let it go?
Do you think it's an easy thing to move to an unknown place, where you know no one? It's very difficult to break out of that. JD Vance talks about it in Hillbilly Elegy.
Posted by: Notsothoreau
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You talking about those lousy ungrateful Asian immigrants who come here to escape their shithole countries and bring all their unAmerican tribalist bullshit with them and refuse to let it go?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2023 04:05 PM (lCaJd)
394
The intersection of 3 empty sets is an empty space (Kamala)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 21, 2023 04:05 PM (ssESX)
395
Narcan has become so ubiquitous it's dispensed via 'vending machines' now.
Free 'vending machines' BTW.
Free 'vending machines' BTW.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 21, 2023 04:05 PM (Q4IgG)
396
Posted by: DudeAbiding at July 21, 2023 03:16 PM (setIA)
what?? You mean there was no subway advisory on visitphilly.com
?
what?? You mean there was no subway advisory on visitphilly.com
?
Posted by: kallisto at July 21, 2023 04:06 PM (B61xu)
397
Moki thank you for sharing that story.
Posted by: TexasDan at July 21, 2023 04:06 PM (r+zni)
398
390 What happened to her 28 Days Later?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:03 PM (LvTSG)
The Brits killed her
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 04:04 PM (xcxpd)
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I've read recent rumors that Danny Boyle has an idea for 28 Months Later and is working with Alex Garland on it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:03 PM (LvTSG)
The Brits killed her
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 04:04 PM (xcxpd)
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I've read recent rumors that Danny Boyle has an idea for 28 Months Later and is working with Alex Garland on it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:06 PM (LvTSG)
399
If I had to live with Sandra Bullock I would kill her during the second week.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 04:06 PM (yRved)
400
382 Do you think it's an easy thing to move to an unknown place, where you know no one? It's very difficult to break out of that. JD Vance talks about it in Hillbilly Elegy.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 21, 2023 04:01 PM (ouTlx)
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I've done it multiple times. No big deal. People are people. Be polite and have a plan will take one a long way.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at July 21, 2023 04:02 PM (2YtOq)
Truth.
People are trapped mentally. If you have the motivation, you can pick up and move to a new city with almost nothing. Work hard, save money, and you'll prosper.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 21, 2023 04:01 PM (ouTlx)
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I've done it multiple times. No big deal. People are people. Be polite and have a plan will take one a long way.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at July 21, 2023 04:02 PM (2YtOq)
Truth.
People are trapped mentally. If you have the motivation, you can pick up and move to a new city with almost nothing. Work hard, save money, and you'll prosper.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 04:06 PM (xcxpd)
401
Republican Impeachment Report: Border Chief Mayorkas Violated Oath of Office
Posted by: SMOD at July 21, 2023 03:54 PM
And?
Posted by: SMOD at July 21, 2023 03:54 PM
And?
Posted by: Every Democrat in Office at July 21, 2023 04:06 PM (EACuB)
402
395 Narcan has become so ubiquitous it's dispensed via 'vending machines' now.
Free 'vending machines' BTW.
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But Epipens sell at $300 each.
Free 'vending machines' BTW.
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But Epipens sell at $300 each.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 04:07 PM (yRved)
403
I've read recent rumors that Danny Boyle has an idea for 28 Months Later and is working with Alex Garland on it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:06 PM (LvTSG)
I'm kinda tired of zombies.
28 Days Later was great for the first half, but not in the second half. The sequel was a slog.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:06 PM (LvTSG)
I'm kinda tired of zombies.
28 Days Later was great for the first half, but not in the second half. The sequel was a slog.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 04:07 PM (xcxpd)
404
Can we get a Null Venn Diagram from Kamala?
Posted by: ShainS
"We invested an additional $12 billion into community addicts, because we know community addicts are in the community, and understand the needs and desires of that community as well as the talent and capacity of community addicts."
Posted by: ShainS
"We invested an additional $12 billion into community addicts, because we know community addicts are in the community, and understand the needs and desires of that community as well as the talent and capacity of community addicts."
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2023 04:07 PM (TpxpJ)
405
Tranq, BAY-BEE!!!
I use videos of Kensington as anti-drug horror propaganda for my kids. It gets a lot worse than what Ace posted.
I routinely say things like "study hard. You don't want to end up Kensington," etc.
I use videos of Kensington as anti-drug horror propaganda for my kids. It gets a lot worse than what Ace posted.
I routinely say things like "study hard. You don't want to end up Kensington," etc.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2023 04:07 PM (oINRc)
406
I have a buddy who's relatively well known in the Vegas car scene. He sees Tim Allen all the time. Apparently the guy ihas a MASSIVE dick.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 04:04 PM (R38qh)
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Fixed it for you.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 04:04 PM (R38qh)
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Fixed it for you.
Posted by: Tim Allen at July 21, 2023 04:07 PM (krQz2)
407
Do you think it's an easy thing to move to an unknown place, where you know no one? It's very difficult to break out of that. JD Vance talks about it in Hillbilly Elegy.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 21, 2023 04:01 PM (ouTlx)
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I've done it multiple times. No big deal. People are people. Be polite and have a plan will take one a long way.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at July 21, 2023 04:02 PM (2YtOq)
Its pretty much what made America America. Move here to an empty-ish land. Make it better. Americans move around to homogenize themselves from region to region and have much more than other areas.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 21, 2023 04:01 PM (ouTlx)
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I've done it multiple times. No big deal. People are people. Be polite and have a plan will take one a long way.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at July 21, 2023 04:02 PM (2YtOq)
Its pretty much what made America America. Move here to an empty-ish land. Make it better. Americans move around to homogenize themselves from region to region and have much more than other areas.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:07 PM (eoQWY)
408
403 I'm kinda tired of zombies.
28 Days Later was great for the first half, but not in the second half. The sequel was a slog.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 04:07 PM (xcxpd)
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Danny Boyle excites me. He's just one of those modern filmmakers who has immense talent and energy in everything he does.
28 Days Later was great for the first half, but not in the second half. The sequel was a slog.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 04:07 PM (xcxpd)
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Danny Boyle excites me. He's just one of those modern filmmakers who has immense talent and energy in everything he does.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:08 PM (LvTSG)
409
401 Republican Impeachment Report...
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How many divisions does this Republican Impeachment Report have?
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How many divisions does this Republican Impeachment Report have?
Posted by: Zombie Joe Stalin (D) at July 21, 2023 04:08 PM (ssESX)
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400 382 Do you think it's an easy thing to move to an unknown place, where you know no one? It's very difficult to break out of that. JD Vance talks about it in Hillbilly Elegy.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 21, 2023 04:01 PM (ouTlx)
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I did that every two to three years growing up. Its called being a service brat. Rub some dirt on it and drink water. Don't be a pussy.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 21, 2023 04:01 PM (ouTlx)
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I did that every two to three years growing up. Its called being a service brat. Rub some dirt on it and drink water. Don't be a pussy.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 04:08 PM (yRved)
411
Last time I was in Philly was 1985.
Beirut was nicer, cleaner and safer.
Some things never change.
Beirut was nicer, cleaner and safer.
Some things never change.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 21, 2023 04:08 PM (R/m4+)
412
363 My nominee for dystopian movie on this topic:
Robocop 2
Posted by: logprof at July 21, 2023 03:59 PM (X1F+F)
Dredd
Robocop 2
Posted by: logprof at July 21, 2023 03:59 PM (X1F+F)
Dredd
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at July 21, 2023 04:09 PM (DTX3h)
413
Truth.
People are trapped mentally. If you have the motivation, you can pick up and move to a new city with almost nothing. Work hard, save money, and you'll prosper.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 04:06 PM (xcxpd)
Moved 10 times in 20 years...
If the house sells, I'll move 2 times over the next 2 years...
People are trapped mentally. If you have the motivation, you can pick up and move to a new city with almost nothing. Work hard, save money, and you'll prosper.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 04:06 PM (xcxpd)
Moved 10 times in 20 years...
If the house sells, I'll move 2 times over the next 2 years...
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2023 04:09 PM (oHd/0)
414
Hey Ace and Cobs...
been years since you all posted a de-Lurker Thread.
Just sayin'.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:23 PM
Well maybe if some of youse guys weren't waiting to greet the newbs with a Barb wire covered baseball bat...
been years since you all posted a de-Lurker Thread.
Just sayin'.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:23 PM
Well maybe if some of youse guys weren't waiting to greet the newbs with a Barb wire covered baseball bat...
Posted by: OneEyedJack at July 21, 2023 04:09 PM (FCbAQ)
415
This is totes a conspiracy theory, just like questioning the source of the little double-snake thingy used as a medical symbol.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 21, 2023 04:04 PM (llON
--I'm not sure what SMH meant specifically, but those words meant something to the contemporary readers. When you see something about potions or the like in the New Testament, oftentimes they meant abortifacients.
Death is God's enemy and the enemies of God embrace death.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 21, 2023 04:04 PM (llON
--I'm not sure what SMH meant specifically, but those words meant something to the contemporary readers. When you see something about potions or the like in the New Testament, oftentimes they meant abortifacients.
Death is God's enemy and the enemies of God embrace death.
Posted by: logprof at July 21, 2023 04:09 PM (X1F+F)
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What if it's a conspiracy theory to rid the population of people with genetics that predispose them to addictive behaviors?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 03:13 PM (LvTSG)
If that were the case, it would be happening faster, and the junkies would be dying sooner.
Unless the people behind the conspiracy as as incompetent as typical government agents.
Hmm, maybe you're on to something.
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What if it's a conspiracy theory to rid the population of people with genetics that predispose them to addictive behaviors?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 03:13 PM (LvTSG)
If that were the case, it would be happening faster, and the junkies would be dying sooner.
Unless the people behind the conspiracy as as incompetent as typical government agents.
Hmm, maybe you're on to something.
Posted by: a.moron at July 21, 2023 04:10 PM (tu3iY)
417
Don't bring up the Koreans or Japs.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 04:03 PM (yRved)
After about two generations they lose the bigotry, as much as you can. It turns into the Boston Irish bitching about Cromwell, and that is because it is not really rewarded or even needed for social cohesion.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 04:03 PM (yRved)
After about two generations they lose the bigotry, as much as you can. It turns into the Boston Irish bitching about Cromwell, and that is because it is not really rewarded or even needed for social cohesion.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2023 04:10 PM (xhaym)
418
Did y'all see the video of the naked crazy woman destroying some grocery store's cake section? The employees had to stand around and watch as she destroyed hundreds of dollars worth of food.
https://tinyurl.com/yc6khsp4
NSFW-ish. She's naked, but her body is so weird, it's kind of like looking at a naked pygmy mole or something.
https://tinyurl.com/yc6khsp4
NSFW-ish. She's naked, but her body is so weird, it's kind of like looking at a naked pygmy mole or something.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 04:10 PM (R38qh)
419
Its pretty much what made America America. Move here to an empty-ish land. Make it better. Americans move around to homogenize themselves from region to region and have much more than other areas.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:07 PM (eoQWY)
If'n we could still homestead? Yeah... I'd do it.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:07 PM (eoQWY)
If'n we could still homestead? Yeah... I'd do it.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2023 04:10 PM (oHd/0)
420
363 My nominee for dystopian movie on this topic:
Robocop 2
Posted by: logprof at July 21, 2023 03:59 PM (X1F+F)
Dredd
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at July 21, 2023 04:09 PM (DTX3h)
Barbie
Robocop 2
Posted by: logprof at July 21, 2023 03:59 PM (X1F+F)
Dredd
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at July 21, 2023 04:09 PM (DTX3h)
Barbie
Posted by: wth at July 21, 2023 04:11 PM (v0R5T)
421
It is not a medical illness. It is a character one, perhaps one of the soul.
Posted by: Black JEM at July 21, 2023 03:18 PM (UVyKP)
Addiction ends with a decision, not surgery or medication. Meds can help with it, but overcoming addiction is primarily an act of individual will.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2023 03:59 PM (lCaJd)
These are very, very unpopular views of addiction. And I think you are both 100% correct.
Posted by: Black JEM at July 21, 2023 03:18 PM (UVyKP)
Addiction ends with a decision, not surgery or medication. Meds can help with it, but overcoming addiction is primarily an act of individual will.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2023 03:59 PM (lCaJd)
These are very, very unpopular views of addiction. And I think you are both 100% correct.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 21, 2023 04:11 PM (PHmov)
422
Moved 10 times in 20 years...
If the house sells, I'll move 2 times over the next 2 years...
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2023 04:09 PM (oHd/0)
We've lived in our house 23 years. The other day Mrs. R asked me if I'd ever want to move.
"Only when they carry me out in a box," I said.
If the house sells, I'll move 2 times over the next 2 years...
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2023 04:09 PM (oHd/0)
We've lived in our house 23 years. The other day Mrs. R asked me if I'd ever want to move.
"Only when they carry me out in a box," I said.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at July 21, 2023 04:11 PM (N3zMI)
423
I'm glad he turned his live around and became a success and all, but he's a tool.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 04:04 PM
ISWYDT.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 04:04 PM
ISWYDT.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 21, 2023 04:11 PM (EACuB)
424
To quit addiction only occurs once you have found a more compelling addiction.
Be it:
God.
Life
Spouse
Children
Money
If you picked money, you will most likely fail.
Be it:
God.
Life
Spouse
Children
Money
If you picked money, you will most likely fail.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 21, 2023 04:11 PM (Xrfse)
425
I'm kinda tired of zombies.
28 Days Later was great for the first half, but not in the second half. The sequel was a slog.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 04:07 PM (xcxpd)
Mass Zombies are so dumb. Outside of the first day or so policing would be trivial. Oh, they are attracted by noise? Have the men and boys patrol outside the homestead area and make noise, catching them in traps. Then boar spears and machetes to pin and chop them up one by one.
And there's only so many animatable bodies out there so it is very self limiting.
28 Days Later was great for the first half, but not in the second half. The sequel was a slog.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 04:07 PM (xcxpd)
Mass Zombies are so dumb. Outside of the first day or so policing would be trivial. Oh, they are attracted by noise? Have the men and boys patrol outside the homestead area and make noise, catching them in traps. Then boar spears and machetes to pin and chop them up one by one.
And there's only so many animatable bodies out there so it is very self limiting.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:11 PM (eoQWY)
426
If'n we could still homestead? Yeah... I'd do it.
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Plenty of cheap homesteads in Blue Shitholes. Like the early settlers you might end up with a chest full of arrows.
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Plenty of cheap homesteads in Blue Shitholes. Like the early settlers you might end up with a chest full of arrows.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 04:12 PM (yRved)
427
Unless the people behind the conspiracy as as incompetent as typical government agents.
Hmm, maybe you're on to something.
Posted by: a.moron at July 21, 2023 04:10 PM (tu3iY)
Narcan is $130 to $140 a hit... Big Pharma has an interest in junkies OD'n.
Hmm, maybe you're on to something.
Posted by: a.moron at July 21, 2023 04:10 PM (tu3iY)
Narcan is $130 to $140 a hit... Big Pharma has an interest in junkies OD'n.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2023 04:12 PM (oHd/0)
428
Barbie
Posted by: wth at July 21, 2023 04:11 PM (v0R5T)
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A brightly colored Cthulhoid monstrosity.
Posted by: wth at July 21, 2023 04:11 PM (v0R5T)
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A brightly colored Cthulhoid monstrosity.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 04:13 PM (krQz2)
429
Danny Boyle excites me. He's just one of those modern filmmakers who has immense talent and energy in everything he does.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:08 PM (LvTSG)
I was once like that. Then I saw 'A Life Less Ordinary' and 'The Beach'. That cured me. I'm very cautious about any movie made anymore. I don't get excited, I read reviews, weigh reactions and decide.
Been burned too many times by the belief that making a good movie once means you'll make nothing but good movies.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:08 PM (LvTSG)
I was once like that. Then I saw 'A Life Less Ordinary' and 'The Beach'. That cured me. I'm very cautious about any movie made anymore. I don't get excited, I read reviews, weigh reactions and decide.
Been burned too many times by the belief that making a good movie once means you'll make nothing but good movies.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 04:13 PM (xcxpd)
430
Plenty of cheap homesteads in Blue Shitholes. Like the early settlers you might end up with a chest full of arrows.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 04:12 PM (yRved)
100 acres? Would work for me.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 04:12 PM (yRved)
100 acres? Would work for me.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2023 04:13 PM (oHd/0)
431
Mass Zombies are so dumb. Outside of the first day or so policing would be trivial. Oh, they are attracted by noise? Have the men and boys patrol outside the homestead area and make noise, catching them in traps. Then boar spears and machetes to pin and chop them up one by one.
And there's only so many animatable bodies out there so it is very self limiting.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:11 PM
Plus after 3-5 days they start decomposing and bits and pieces start falling off and they can no longer walk. Easy kills if you can find a hide out to last the first week.
And there's only so many animatable bodies out there so it is very self limiting.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:11 PM
Plus after 3-5 days they start decomposing and bits and pieces start falling off and they can no longer walk. Easy kills if you can find a hide out to last the first week.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 21, 2023 04:13 PM (ncXxy)
432
Do you think it's an easy thing to move to an unknown place, where you know no one? It's very difficult to break out of that. JD Vance talks about it in Hillbilly Elegy.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 21, 2023 04:01 PM (ouTlx)
Perhaps it's not easy but it's doable. Just takes strength of character.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 21, 2023 04:01 PM (ouTlx)
Perhaps it's not easy but it's doable. Just takes strength of character.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 21, 2023 04:13 PM (BdMk6)
433
Dredd
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at July 21, 2023 04:09 PM (DTX3h)
--Also good. I'm nearly suggested RoboCop 2 because of the novel drug that was part of the plot, and it's hilariously entertaining and prescient.
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at July 21, 2023 04:09 PM (DTX3h)
--Also good. I'm nearly suggested RoboCop 2 because of the novel drug that was part of the plot, and it's hilariously entertaining and prescient.
Posted by: logprof at July 21, 2023 04:14 PM (X1F+F)
434
430 Plenty of cheap homesteads in Blue Shitholes. Like the early settlers you might end up with a chest full of arrows.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 04:12 PM (yRved)
100 acres? Would work for me.
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Its doable, but it would be in Detroit.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 04:12 PM (yRved)
100 acres? Would work for me.
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Its doable, but it would be in Detroit.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 04:14 PM (yRved)
435
I don’t like to move unless I have to. I have had to 5 times. Next time I move it will because I want to.
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 04:14 PM (MNhXM)
436
pharmakeia, as forbidden in the Bible relates to, get this, inducing miscarriage.
Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at July 21, 2023 04:14 PM (jgJfd)
437
What if it's a conspiracy theory to rid the population of people with genetics that predispose them to addictive behaviors?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 03:13 PM (LvTSG)
No, there is too much money in smuggling and selling, as well as the associated industries of prostitution and crime. There is also far too much money for helping street addicts, the homeless and the crazies so there is no real drive to solve any of these problems.
Then, the costs caused by them are so incredibly high no city or state government can deal with them, and that cuts into things the government wants to do with the money instead, like shower it on their friends and relatives.
It is the typical: declare a problem, make it worse, raise taxes, declare an emergency so normal restrictions don't apply, give money in big gobs to people who promise a solution . . . and so on.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 03:13 PM (LvTSG)
No, there is too much money in smuggling and selling, as well as the associated industries of prostitution and crime. There is also far too much money for helping street addicts, the homeless and the crazies so there is no real drive to solve any of these problems.
Then, the costs caused by them are so incredibly high no city or state government can deal with them, and that cuts into things the government wants to do with the money instead, like shower it on their friends and relatives.
It is the typical: declare a problem, make it worse, raise taxes, declare an emergency so normal restrictions don't apply, give money in big gobs to people who promise a solution . . . and so on.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2023 04:14 PM (xhaym)
438
Don't bring up the Koreans or Japs.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 04:03 PM (yRved)
After about two generations they lose the bigotry, as much as you can. It turns into the Boston Irish bitching about Cromwell, and that is because it is not really rewarded or even needed for social cohesion.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2023 04:10 PM (xhaym)
In the 50s and 60s my uncle Bill adopted three Korean girls and brought them to Ohio. Their name is Briggemeyer.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 04:03 PM (yRved)
After about two generations they lose the bigotry, as much as you can. It turns into the Boston Irish bitching about Cromwell, and that is because it is not really rewarded or even needed for social cohesion.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2023 04:10 PM (xhaym)
In the 50s and 60s my uncle Bill adopted three Korean girls and brought them to Ohio. Their name is Briggemeyer.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:14 PM (eoQWY)
439
431 Mass Zombies are so dumb. Outside of the first day or so policing would be trivial. Oh, they are attracted by noise? Have the men and boys patrol outside the homestead area and make noise, catching them in traps. Then boar spears and machetes to pin and chop them up one by one.
And there's only so many animatable bodies out there so it is very self limiting.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:11 PM
Plus after 3-5 days they start decomposing and bits and pieces start falling off and they can no longer walk. Easy kills if you can find a hide out to last the first week.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 21, 2023 04:13 PM (ncXxy)
Yeah, you have to sort of assume some supernatural element to keep the zombies rotting but never dissolving.
There ought to be more zombie movies about humans kicking zombie asses and working together, but the Leftists who make most movies don't do that.
And there's only so many animatable bodies out there so it is very self limiting.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:11 PM
Plus after 3-5 days they start decomposing and bits and pieces start falling off and they can no longer walk. Easy kills if you can find a hide out to last the first week.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 21, 2023 04:13 PM (ncXxy)
Yeah, you have to sort of assume some supernatural element to keep the zombies rotting but never dissolving.
There ought to be more zombie movies about humans kicking zombie asses and working together, but the Leftists who make most movies don't do that.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 04:15 PM (xcxpd)
440
373 Do you think it's an easy thing to move to an unknown place, where you know no one? It's very difficult to break out of that. JD Vance talks about it in Hillbilly Elegy.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 21, 2023 04:01 PM (ouTlx)
I've done it more than once. It is a way to prosper, if you do it right. People think they are stuck, when they have all sorts of freedom.
Don't like your job? Find another one, doing something else. Too old to learn? Bullshit. No prospects where you are? Go to where there are.
Where you live is inconsequential if you can find prosperity and happiness.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 21, 2023 04:01 PM (ouTlx)
I've done it more than once. It is a way to prosper, if you do it right. People think they are stuck, when they have all sorts of freedom.
Don't like your job? Find another one, doing something else. Too old to learn? Bullshit. No prospects where you are? Go to where there are.
Where you live is inconsequential if you can find prosperity and happiness.
Posted by: tcn in AK, hail to the thief at July 21, 2023 04:15 PM (okGHj)
441
428 Barbie
Posted by: wth at July 21, 2023 04:11 PM (v0R5T)
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A brightly colored Cthulhoid monstrosity.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 04:13 PM (krQz2)
Andre from Midnight's Edge called it straight-up "evil".
Posted by: wth at July 21, 2023 04:11 PM (v0R5T)
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A brightly colored Cthulhoid monstrosity.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 04:13 PM (krQz2)
Andre from Midnight's Edge called it straight-up "evil".
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at July 21, 2023 04:15 PM (DTX3h)
442
Perhaps it's not easy but it's doable. Just takes strength of character.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 21, 2023 04:13 PM (BdMk6)
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That's kind of what I was thinking.
Boatloads of cash help as well.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 21, 2023 04:13 PM (BdMk6)
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That's kind of what I was thinking.
Boatloads of cash help as well.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 04:16 PM (krQz2)
443
432 Do you think it's an easy thing to move to an unknown place, where you know no one? It's very difficult to break out of that. JD Vance talks about it in Hillbilly Elegy.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 21, 2023 04:01 PM (ouTlx)
Perhaps it's not easy but it's doable. Just takes strength of character.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 21, 2023 04:13 PM (BdMk6)
It is do-able, I've done it four times as an adult, not counting basic training.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 21, 2023 04:01 PM (ouTlx)
Perhaps it's not easy but it's doable. Just takes strength of character.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 21, 2023 04:13 PM (BdMk6)
It is do-able, I've done it four times as an adult, not counting basic training.
Posted by: a.moron at July 21, 2023 04:16 PM (tu3iY)
444
Plenty of cheap homesteads in Blue Shitholes. Like the early settlers you might end up with a chest full of arrows.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 04:12 PM (yRved)
I heard that some people in Detroit city demoed buildings and put in crops inside the city.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 04:12 PM (yRved)
I heard that some people in Detroit city demoed buildings and put in crops inside the city.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:16 PM (eoQWY)
445
arbie
Posted by: wth at July 21, 2023 04:11 PM (v0R5T)
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A brightly colored Cthulhoid monstrosity.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 04:13 PM (krQz2)
Andre from Midnight's Edge called it straight-up "evil".
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at July 21, 2023 04:15 PM (DTX3h)
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I'ts a "Thing that Should Not Be".
Posted by: wth at July 21, 2023 04:11 PM (v0R5T)
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A brightly colored Cthulhoid monstrosity.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 04:13 PM (krQz2)
Andre from Midnight's Edge called it straight-up "evil".
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at July 21, 2023 04:15 PM (DTX3h)
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I'ts a "Thing that Should Not Be".
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 04:17 PM (krQz2)
446
I heard that some people in Detroit city demoed buildings and put in crops inside the city.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:16 PM (eoQWY)
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Green-belting. Yes, it is done.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:16 PM (eoQWY)
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Green-belting. Yes, it is done.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 04:17 PM (krQz2)
447
Mass Zombies are so dumb. Outside of the first day or so policing would be trivial. Oh, they are attracted by noise? Have the men and boys patrol outside the homestead area and make noise, catching them in traps. Then boar spears and machetes to pin and chop them up one by one.
And there's only so many animatable bodies out there so it is very self limiting.
If you're dealing with the numbers of random zombies you see in normal zombie movies, this would work fine. But if you had vast herds of zombies walking around and you didn't have an early enough response, they would be very hard to deal with.
There are something like 330,000,000 people in the US. Add in MX and Canada. If a herd of 10,000,000 zombies collected, no conventional weapon would stop them.
And there's only so many animatable bodies out there so it is very self limiting.
If you're dealing with the numbers of random zombies you see in normal zombie movies, this would work fine. But if you had vast herds of zombies walking around and you didn't have an early enough response, they would be very hard to deal with.
There are something like 330,000,000 people in the US. Add in MX and Canada. If a herd of 10,000,000 zombies collected, no conventional weapon would stop them.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 04:18 PM (R38qh)
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Fast zombies like in WW Z are okay. Super zombies like in Will Smith’s Omega Man not enjoyable .
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 04:19 PM (MNhXM)
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Nood GAAAAAINZZZZ
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at July 21, 2023 04:19 PM (N3zMI)
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Saaayyyy, can't the federal government decide which cities get federal money and which don't?
Can't Congress set standards on how money is doled out to cities?
Like, crime rate has to be at X percent or no money. Get your effing criminals in jail and then we'll talk. If you go bankrupt, ask your state capital. If they don't have any money for you, we'll put you in receivership and make your governance decisions for you.
Saaayyyy, can't the federal government decide which cities get federal money and which don't?
Can't Congress set standards on how money is doled out to cities?
Like, crime rate has to be at X percent or no money. Get your effing criminals in jail and then we'll talk. If you go bankrupt, ask your state capital. If they don't have any money for you, we'll put you in receivership and make your governance decisions for you.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2023 04:20 PM (lCaJd)
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What if it's a conspiracy theory to rid the population of people with genetics that predispose them to addictive behaviors?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 03:13 PM (LvTSG)
If that were the case, it would be happening faster, and the junkies would be dying sooner.
Unless the people behind the conspiracy as as incompetent as typical government agents.
Hmm, maybe you're on to something.
Posted by: a.moron at July 21, 2023 04:10 PM (tu3iY)
Take away the Narcan and free needles and crack pipes. Take away the the government cash giveaways and subsidies.
We'd see the problem solving itself.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 03:13 PM (LvTSG)
If that were the case, it would be happening faster, and the junkies would be dying sooner.
Unless the people behind the conspiracy as as incompetent as typical government agents.
Hmm, maybe you're on to something.
Posted by: a.moron at July 21, 2023 04:10 PM (tu3iY)
Take away the Narcan and free needles and crack pipes. Take away the the government cash giveaways and subsidies.
We'd see the problem solving itself.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 21, 2023 04:21 PM (BdMk6)
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Been burned too many times by the belief that making a good movie once means you'll make nothing but good movies.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 04:13 PM (xcxpd)
Often enough success means you quit taking advice and your own flaws come out.
I think this happened to George Lucas. The first series was mostly practical effects, the story was fairly tight and characters were varied and plotted out. There were some signs of revision as the OT went along but they were acceptable.
By the Prequels nobody would tell Lucas he was being dumb or he didn't listen. The fake effects limited the actors and the writing was bad.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 04:13 PM (xcxpd)
Often enough success means you quit taking advice and your own flaws come out.
I think this happened to George Lucas. The first series was mostly practical effects, the story was fairly tight and characters were varied and plotted out. There were some signs of revision as the OT went along but they were acceptable.
By the Prequels nobody would tell Lucas he was being dumb or he didn't listen. The fake effects limited the actors and the writing was bad.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:21 PM (eoQWY)
453
Traditional/WWZ zombie stuff bores me.
I liked World's End more than Shaun of the Dead, and really enjoyed Kingdom on Netflix (which I hope returns).
I liked World's End more than Shaun of the Dead, and really enjoyed Kingdom on Netflix (which I hope returns).
Posted by: logprof at July 21, 2023 04:22 PM (X1F+F)
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In the 50s and 60s my uncle Bill adopted three Korean girls and brought them to Ohio. Their name is Briggemeyer.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:14 PM (eoQWY)
Was it through Holt Adoption or another?
Girls were abandoned regularly after the Korean war, they were considered a drag. There were also a lot of children born out of wedlock, because prostitution is a way to eat. There were a lot of orphanages, and orphans were looked down on. If you talk to Korean orphans from the 60's and early 70's they spent time eating roots and leaves to fill out their rations.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:14 PM (eoQWY)
Was it through Holt Adoption or another?
Girls were abandoned regularly after the Korean war, they were considered a drag. There were also a lot of children born out of wedlock, because prostitution is a way to eat. There were a lot of orphanages, and orphans were looked down on. If you talk to Korean orphans from the 60's and early 70's they spent time eating roots and leaves to fill out their rations.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2023 04:24 PM (xhaym)
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If you're dealing with the numbers of random zombies you see in normal zombie movies, this would work fine. But if you had vast herds of zombies walking around and you didn't have an early enough response, they would be very hard to deal with.
There are something like 330,000,000 people in the US. Add in MX and Canada. If a herd of 10,000,000 zombies collected, no conventional weapon would stop them.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 04:18 PM (R38qh)
How do they collect? They aren't rational, and barring violation of conservation of energy they gotta eat. Anyone dead in the continent is sealed in a coffin or tomb in days, and there's no stimuli to make a zombie want to break out if they could.
There are something like 330,000,000 people in the US. Add in MX and Canada. If a herd of 10,000,000 zombies collected, no conventional weapon would stop them.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 04:18 PM (R38qh)
How do they collect? They aren't rational, and barring violation of conservation of energy they gotta eat. Anyone dead in the continent is sealed in a coffin or tomb in days, and there's no stimuli to make a zombie want to break out if they could.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:24 PM (eoQWY)
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Girls were abandoned regularly after the Korean war, they were considered a drag. There were also a lot of children born out of wedlock, because prostitution is a way to eat. There were a lot of orphanages, and orphans were looked down on. If you talk to Korean orphans from the 60's and early 70's they spent time eating roots and leaves to fill out their rations.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2023 04:24 PM (xhaym)
I didn't really think about it at the time, but yes, the kids were too young to be related to the actual war, but about a decade later. One of the cousins came to my sister's funeral about 10 years ago and I remembered her as a great tall person and she now comes up to about my shoulder.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2023 04:24 PM (xhaym)
I didn't really think about it at the time, but yes, the kids were too young to be related to the actual war, but about a decade later. One of the cousins came to my sister's funeral about 10 years ago and I remembered her as a great tall person and she now comes up to about my shoulder.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:28 PM (eoQWY)
Posted by: logprof at July 21, 2023 04:33 PM (gYpwI)
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Philly also looks like Gotham in Joker
Posted by: logprof at July 21, 2023 04:37 PM (gYpwI)
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" To quit addiction only occurs once you have found a more compelling addiction."
*********
Dude who worked for me decided to get sober after waking up on his Harley going 90 mph on I-10, with his head about 2 feet above the pavement. Stayed clean. Was an unsufferable jerk to work with. Most said they liked him better when he was using.
*********
Dude who worked for me decided to get sober after waking up on his Harley going 90 mph on I-10, with his head about 2 feet above the pavement. Stayed clean. Was an unsufferable jerk to work with. Most said they liked him better when he was using.
Posted by: Cosda at July 21, 2023 04:41 PM (ARTfP)
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Growing up it is your folks handling the move. You are just along for the ride. And since I just moved halfway cross the country by myself, I am talking about people in these cities.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 21, 2023 05:24 PM (ouTlx)
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Did y'all see the video of the naked crazy woman destroying some grocery store's cake section? The employees had to stand around and watch as she destroyed hundreds of dollars worth of food.
https://tinyurl.com/yc6khsp4
NSFW-ish. She's naked, but her body is so weird, it's kind of like looking at a naked pygmy mole or something.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 04:10 PM (R38qh)
If that was my store? Hair spray, lighter. She can then compete in the Richard Pryor one mile marathon. She can be the torch.
https://tinyurl.com/yc6khsp4
NSFW-ish. She's naked, but her body is so weird, it's kind of like looking at a naked pygmy mole or something.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 04:10 PM (R38qh)
If that was my store? Hair spray, lighter. She can then compete in the Richard Pryor one mile marathon. She can be the torch.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at July 21, 2023 06:03 PM (Zvtjl)
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If by "caring" you meant "utterly indifferent," that's what the warlike US toll of fentanyl overdoses and deaths coast to coast has made me. In fact, I'm past even that stage of lethargy. Let 'em die, as they all have lost interest in living. That, too, is is a choice, isn't it, and wo am I to intervene?
Posted by: Fred Baumann at July 21, 2023 06:38 PM (lO6Ut)
463
Missed this afternoon. Where's the f*#king $ & services is the question. Always. Year in, year out.
WHYY/PBS - Philadelphia City Council approved a $6.2 billion dollar budget Thursday before leaving for summer recess.
The fiscal year 2024 budget, which now awaits Mayor Jim Kenney’s final signature, includes additional money for mental and behavioral health crisis response services.
“Over 200 Philadelphians each day seek mental health support,” said Councilmember Kendra Brooks, “and this funding will help ensure trained mental health providers will be able to respond to every call.”
This is the governor(s) & their irk, too. Shhh. Get on them for accountability & you'll be having 'problems' in your area, too.
"God save us from the evil Woke Cult that teaches its fanatics that doing substantive evil is holy." Amen, Ace. Thanks.
WHYY/PBS - Philadelphia City Council approved a $6.2 billion dollar budget Thursday before leaving for summer recess.
The fiscal year 2024 budget, which now awaits Mayor Jim Kenney’s final signature, includes additional money for mental and behavioral health crisis response services.
“Over 200 Philadelphians each day seek mental health support,” said Councilmember Kendra Brooks, “and this funding will help ensure trained mental health providers will be able to respond to every call.”
This is the governor(s) & their irk, too. Shhh. Get on them for accountability & you'll be having 'problems' in your area, too.
"God save us from the evil Woke Cult that teaches its fanatics that doing substantive evil is holy." Amen, Ace. Thanks.
Posted by: L - Practice makes perfect. They know their enemy. at July 21, 2023 08:27 PM (GshMh)
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Posted by: soaked at July 22, 2023 07:25 PM (FdhCo)
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