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RFKJr. Exposes More Billions in Medical Fraud
KanekoaTheGreatVideo below the fold. Related: Hennepin County, Minnesota helpfully set up a new welfare program for Somalis to defraud. They got so many obviously-fraudulent applications that even fraud-happy Minnesota had to halt the program. It's estimated that three-quarters of the applications are fraudulent. The welfare was for businesses who were "harmed" by ICE operations in Minnesota, due to illegal aliens not showing up for work or illegal aliens not patronizing restaurants.
@KanekoaTheGreat NEW: RFK Jr. says Medicare spending on wound care patches exploded from $200 million in 2019 to $14 billion last year: "It's all stolen." Bad actors billed Medicare billions by slapping the most expensive skin grafts on elderly and dying patients who didn't need them. "The doctors who prescribed them would get 6% of the sales cost. And so, they were incentivized to prescribe more expensive products. In Europe, they spend 35 cents a cubic inch. We were spending $135, and that went up to $2,000 a cubic inch." "So 2019, we were paying $200 million. Last year we spent 14 billion. All stolen. It's all stolen. And we were on track to spend 23 billion this year." "We put an end to it, and we now have driven that cost down to somewhere around a billion dollars." In one Arizona case, the owners of two wound care companies pleaded guilty to more than $1.2 billion in fraudulent claims. Medicare paid over $1 million per patient for grafts slapped on elderly patients who didn't need them, many of them dying in hospice. In June, DOJ charged 11 more defendants over more than $2 billion in allograft claims, including a company accused of issuing sham invoices to inflate what Medicare paid. It feels like every week I learn a new way people were ripping off taxpayers for billions.
Um, no. You stopped the obvious fraud. Plenty of more skillful fraudsters got paid.
Hennepin County shut down a small business grant program after apparently fraudulent applications raised concerns, with $1.5 million in public money left in the fund. The county said fraudulent applications plagued the recovery program, which was meant to help offset local business losses during Operation Metro Surge. County leaders repurposed the remaining $1.5 million into what they described as a lower-risk program with wide-ranging support such as business consulting for new entrepreneurs. Two successes came out of the now-ended fund, according to the county: no tax money actually went to fraudsters and legitimate businesses did receive help.
... Hennepin County Commissioner Jeffrey Lunde said 82 legitimate businesses received help, but the county got about 300 applications and shut down the $2 million program after giving out $500,000.218 out of 300 applications were "obviously fabricated."
Note that the only reason these fraudsters were caught is because they copy pasted repetitive applications for a large number of fake businesses. That's the "patterns" the commissioner euphemizes above. Also, the only verification they bothered doing was going to the addresses of the "businesses" to make sure they even existed. Three quarters of them did not. But of the businesses that did exist -- how many actually suffered thousand dollar "losses" due to illegal aliens not coming to work or eating in their restaurants? They didn't bother to even check that. Actual Justice Warrior has more, including video of local news coverage. Lord knows you won't see national media outlets cover it.
Commissioner Lunde said the county and a nonprofit helping to review grant applications found a significant number with red flags for fraud. "As we dug deeper in, and we started to see patterns, and those patterns were not -- they were fraudulent patterns," Lunde said.
Trump boasts he'll be sending out $500 refund checks to people overcharged for Obamacare. The real refunds need to go to independent workers who pay for their own insurance, but who are forced to subsidize the unhealthiest of all people getting insurance through Obamacare.
In news that would make RFKJr. happy: McDonald's is spending $8.5 billion to change its menu to be healthier -- more protein in meals.
President Donald Trump is set on Sept. 30 to start sending $500 checks to nearly 1 million Americans his administration says were overcharged through the Affordable Care Act's federal exchange for buying health insurance. Treasury Department checks, along with letters signed by Trump notifying recipients, will begin going out to more than 950,000 Americans across 30 states, according to an administration official. "For years, the Biden administration overcharged you to fund the operation of HealthCare.gov," Trump says in the letter, which was viewed by USA TODAY. "That money belongs to hard-working Americans, not the Government, and now I'm returning it to you!" Trump announced the $500 Obamacare refund checks on Sept. 10 in a video posted by the White House that coincided with the Republican midterm convention in Dallas. The money is separate from a controversial $5,000 dividend Trump has vowed to distribute to all Americans if Republicans retain control of Congress after the November midterm election. The White House has said the Biden administration collected user fees from health insurance companies that consumers paid for in the form of higher premiums ‒ and that the premiums exceeded what was needed to run the exchange. The Trump administration has accused the Biden administration of sitting on the surplus of money. The checks, issued five weeks before the November midterm election, come as Americans' anxieties over high costs and affordability pose major political liabilities for Trump and Republicans as they look to hold on to power in Congress. "You have paid into this flawed System, and now you are finally getting something back," Trump says in the letter.
You're spending billions to introduce a burger without the bun? But that's not their real plan. Their real plan is to make Quarter Pounders entirely out of 10 karat gold. Gold has no calories. Look it up.
The fast-food chain is exploring higher-protein menu options and different portion sizes, as customers increasingly look for meals that will satisfy them without leaving them feeling like they need to unbutton their jeans. ... The menu rethink is part of a much bigger makeover. McDonald's plans to spend roughly $8.5 billion to support franchisees over the next decade. The money will go toward modernizing restaurants, improving operations and helping franchisees win customers. The plan did not impress Wall Street, with shares falling 6% in afternoon trading after the spending was announced. Part of that shift comes as Americans are putting more money and attention toward wellness. GLP-1 use is one piece of that change. About 11% of U.S. adults said they were using a GLP-1 medication for weight loss in 2026, up from just 3% in 2024, according to Gallup. The U.S. wellness economy reached roughly $2.1 trillion in 2024, making it the largest wellness market in the world, according to the Global Wellness Institute. That focus is increasingly showing up in how some consumers order fast food, too. McDonald's is placing a sizable bet on getting customers through the doors more often at a time when its rivals are making their own expensive plans. Burger King, for example, has committed up to $700 million through 2028 to its "Reclaim the Flame" turnaround plan, which includes restaurant remodels, new technology, kitchen equipment and other upgrades. Those efforts appear to be gaining traction as Burger King U.S. reported comparable-sales growth of 8.5% in the second quarter of 2026. ... Now the company is looking for ways to stretch business even further. It plans to explore more flexibility on the beef side, including different portion sizes and menu options. "We're looking to add more choice in beef for those seeking more flexibility in portion sizes, for example, a burger bowl," Jill McDonald, McDonald's executive vice president and global chief restaurant experience officer, said during the meeting.
So now that this is a Health Gains thread: Does apple cider vinegar help with gastric reflux?
The fast-food giant is giving away a miniature Quarter Pounder made from a quarter pound of 10-karat gold as part of its 2026 Monopoly Golden Edition promotion in Canada. According to Access Winnipeg, the unusual collectible has an estimated value of C$20,000, which works out to roughly $15,000 USD. Unlike the restaurant's usual signature burger, there is no need to add cheese or a side of fries. McDonald's official promotion website confirms that the prize is crafted from a quarter pound of 10-karat gold and comes with an appraisal.
I'm one of them. When I get reflux, which I get if I eat carbs or something that disagrees with me within two hours of bedtime, if I drink a tablespoon of ACV in a glass of water, the reflux goes away in 20 minutes. Years ago someone claimed that reflux is not caused by too much acid, as you might think, but too little acid, where your stomach never finishes digesting a meal so it just hangs around in your gut. Apple cider vinegar gets the last meal fully digested. Or maybe it just sends a signal to the stomach that, as it has a lot of acid in it, it's time to turn off the acid taps. I don't know. But it works for me, much better than antacids ever did.
"Most of the research on apple cider vinegar is about blood sugar and weight. For digestive symptoms, I am not aware of a single well-designed human trial showing it helps reflux, bloating, gas, or the gut microbiome," says gastroenterologist Sameer Berry, MD, a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York City and the chief medical officer of Oshi Health, which provides multidisciplinary gastrointestinal (GI) healthcare. Acid reflux, when acid from your stomach moves up into the esophagus and throat, is common: Research has found that 2 in 5 Americans experience it weekly. Some people with the condition rely upon anecdotal evidence that ACV can tame uncomfortable symptoms like heartburn and indigestion.
Maybe. All I can say is that it works for me, every time. Vinegar is bad for your teeth so you need to brush your teeth after drinking it. Because I don't want to be bothered with that in the middle of the night, I take apple cider vinegar pills when I get woken up with reflux. They're cheap and available on Amazon (and pretty much any drug or nutrition store. By the way: A commenter recommended nicotine lozenges over gum. I knew about lozenges, but never tried them until he recommended them. Thanks -- it's how I take nicotine now. Costco sells a big box of them, 270 lozenges, for $45. Pretty cheap.
The online claims aren't backed by research though, says Dr. Berry. "There is absolutely no evidence in human trials that ACV does anything for acid reflux," he says, adding that for reflux, "I don't recommend it." ACV may also make chronic reflux, known as gastroesophageal reflux disease, symptoms worse because it is acidic, says Simon Mathews, MD, a Baltimore-based gastroenterologist and spokesperson for the American Gastroenterological Association, where he chairs the Committee for GI Innovation and Technology. "An inflamed esophagus doesn't benefit from an increased acid load," Dr. Mathews says.
"If you enjoy the taste and if you feel better on it, it's totally safe to use. If your reflux gets worse with it, then I would absolutely stop," he says.Well of course. But it's worth a try, I think. Here's seven supplements you should take if, unlike me, you're over 40. To spare you having to read, here are the seven: Vitamin D3, Vitamin B12, Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Omega 3s, Probiotics. Potassium's hard to get in a supplement because the little pills they sell have 3% of the RDA of potassium. You have to take -- let me run the calculations -- ten just to get 30% of the RDA. You could, however, get Potassium Chloride, which people cutting salt use as a salt substitute. But I'd be cautious. I have to assume they strictly limit the amount of potassium in each pill for a reason. A special message about addiction for Jack Straw. Anyone have any health gains to report? I have a semi-gain. I got serious about staying Keto for the first time in years. I've been in keto almost every day, at least just a little. (I check my urine.) But unlike in previous keto regimes, I'm not really losing any appreciable weight. Has anyone else gone through this? Is there a fix to kick-start actual fat-burning? (You don't have to mention the "fat fast," I know about that.)
NEW: RFK Jr. says Medicare spending on wound care patches exploded from $200 million in 2019 to $14 billion last year: "It's all stolen."
— KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) September 30, 2026
Bad actors billed Medicare billions by slapping the most expensive skin grafts on elderly and dying patients who didn't need them.
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Posted by: gnats local 678 at October 02, 2026 03:10 PM (CWTWj)
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i noodled
Posted by: gnats local 678 at October 02, 2026 03:11 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 03:13 PM (mJVit)
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"It feels like every week I learn a new way people were ripping off taxpayers for billions."
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I'm still waiting for my cut of the fraud...
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I'm still waiting for my cut of the fraud...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 02, 2026 03:14 PM (FZ29D)
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Ace,
Have you tried one of the "isn't fasting but acts like it" diets? I keep seeing Dr. Patrick mention this but have been too lazy to look it up.
Have you tried one of the "isn't fasting but acts like it" diets? I keep seeing Dr. Patrick mention this but have been too lazy to look it up.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at October 02, 2026 03:14 PM (K40fF)
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If 1% of this went back to the Democrats through donations...
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:14 PM (42WUB)
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Ace put up a heck of a Café last night.
If you didn't have an opportunity to peruse it, may I invite you to do so?
If you didn't have an opportunity to peruse it, may I invite you to do so?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 03:14 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 03:15 PM (Fi81e)
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Elderly patients never saw the patches. Even when they needed to.
But hey, suckers like me keep paying the freight.
Say, any of those billions available to cover some of my elderly parents' medical bills that I'm covering?
Beuller?
But hey, suckers like me keep paying the freight.
Say, any of those billions available to cover some of my elderly parents' medical bills that I'm covering?
Beuller?
Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 03:19 PM (pfXMo)
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AND, ActBlue set donation records in the first two quarters of 2026, and are on the path to the same in the 3rd quarter. YOU CANNOT convince me that this particular fraud is not connected intimately to the "unreportable" donations setting records at orgs like ActBlue.
Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 03:19 PM (dIske)
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No, not in the great state of Scammesota!!
I shannot believe it.
Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 03:15 PM
There is iron oxide in the words of Axeman for everyone to see.
I shannot believe it.
Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 03:15 PM
There is iron oxide in the words of Axeman for everyone to see.
Posted by: Ten Bears Walz at October 02, 2026 03:19 PM (0sNs1)
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who has been quiet this election season. The SPLC.
Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 03:13 PM (mJVit)
I dunno. Heidi Beinrich is quite the screamer!
Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 03:13 PM (mJVit)
I dunno. Heidi Beinrich is quite the screamer!
Posted by: Hans Hogschtuppenleiter at October 02, 2026 03:20 PM (88C+u)
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All fast food restaurants are under pressure and some of them might not make it.
The FF industry never really bounced back after covid. The customers didn't come back. The FF franchises got socked with much higher operating costs due to Biden's inflation, insane minimum wage requirements, and higher insurance, rent, etc.
Plus, getting rid of 3 million illegals hurt both them both on their employment side and the customer side.
I think customer tastes have also turned away from FF.
FF is a contracting industry.
The FF industry never really bounced back after covid. The customers didn't come back. The FF franchises got socked with much higher operating costs due to Biden's inflation, insane minimum wage requirements, and higher insurance, rent, etc.
Plus, getting rid of 3 million illegals hurt both them both on their employment side and the customer side.
I think customer tastes have also turned away from FF.
FF is a contracting industry.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:20 PM (iFTx/)
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retatrutide / tirzepatide
for weight loss! Ret is the real deal. I don't use any of these tho, just being a spaz keeps me thin
I take creatine/collagen/and a "greens" mix that includes fiber every morning, like mixed into a big glass of water. and that's it! feeling really good actually
since cold/flu season is coming, I'm going to add arabinogalactin powder (a probiotic that boosts immunity) to my powder mix.
for weight loss! Ret is the real deal. I don't use any of these tho, just being a spaz keeps me thin
I take creatine/collagen/and a "greens" mix that includes fiber every morning, like mixed into a big glass of water. and that's it! feeling really good actually
since cold/flu season is coming, I'm going to add arabinogalactin powder (a probiotic that boosts immunity) to my powder mix.
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:20 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 03:21 PM (YSUhf)
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Related: Hennepin County, Minnesota helpfully set up a new welfare program for Somalis to defraud.
And Boy Howdy, are they showing some incentive !!!
And Boy Howdy, are they showing some incentive !!!
Posted by: Adriane the Logical Progresion of Things Critic. . . at October 02, 2026 03:21 PM (3ZUWJ)
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Is ANY government program not being ripped off? All those politicians and wealthy public servants, what is it they do again?
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at October 02, 2026 03:21 PM (l26NL)
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No wonder Healthcare is so sky high, looting the Republic
Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 03:21 PM (Ia/+0)
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13 Plus, getting rid of at least 3.3 million illegals hurt both them both on their employment side and the customer side.
I think customer tastes have also turned away from FF.
FF is a contracting industry.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:20 PM (iFTx/)
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Suggested edit.
I think customer tastes have also turned away from FF.
FF is a contracting industry.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:20 PM (iFTx/)
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Suggested edit.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:21 PM (42WUB)
Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 03:22 PM (YSUhf)
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But unlike in previous keto regimes, I'm not really losing any appreciable weight. Has anyone else gone through this?
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:10 PM
Oh yes! The only difference has been less exercise, caused by injury. But I have never seen anything about Keto + Exercise, so...
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:10 PM
Oh yes! The only difference has been less exercise, caused by injury. But I have never seen anything about Keto + Exercise, so...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 02, 2026 03:22 PM (k5CNB)
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>>>Have you tried one of the "isn't fasting but acts like it" diets? I keep seeing Dr. Patrick mention this but have been too lazy to look it up.
yes, I've tried it. It's the protein-sparing fasting-mimicking diet, where you eat 500 calories if a woman or 600 if a man with a strong tilt towards protein. Supposedly it mimicks most of the benefits of fasting while giving you enough protein that you don't burn it to make glucose.
The problem is that it's pretty easy just to slop over that 600 calories.
But yeah I've tried it. I did a fake fast a few months ago where I was basically doing the PSFM diet because I would eat bites of cheese here and there. It does wind up producing about the same keto effects as a true fast.
yes, I've tried it. It's the protein-sparing fasting-mimicking diet, where you eat 500 calories if a woman or 600 if a man with a strong tilt towards protein. Supposedly it mimicks most of the benefits of fasting while giving you enough protein that you don't burn it to make glucose.
The problem is that it's pretty easy just to slop over that 600 calories.
But yeah I've tried it. I did a fake fast a few months ago where I was basically doing the PSFM diet because I would eat bites of cheese here and there. It does wind up producing about the same keto effects as a true fast.
Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 03:22 PM (1wjle)
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Shut down programs, plug up leaks, spin them plates. Fraudsters aren't bonded to any particular program; they're fraudulent to the core, and they move faster than you.
I've said before, look at them in videos when they're confronted. Their facial expressions and body language alone tell you they're never going to stop. They're going to roll and find their next fraud.
Shut down programs, plug up leaks, spin them plates. Fraudsters aren't bonded to any particular program; they're fraudulent to the core, and they move faster than you.
I've said before, look at them in videos when they're confronted. Their facial expressions and body language alone tell you they're never going to stop. They're going to roll and find their next fraud.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:23 PM (mmrXZ)
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22 The problem is that it's pretty easy just to slop over that 600 calories.
But yeah I've tried it. I did a fake fast a few months ago where I was basically doing the PSFM diet because I would eat bites of cheese here and there. It does wind up producing about the same keto effects as a true fast.
Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 03:22 PM (1wjle)
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Hard boiled eggs.
Cottage cheese.
It's really all you need in life.
But yeah I've tried it. I did a fake fast a few months ago where I was basically doing the PSFM diet because I would eat bites of cheese here and there. It does wind up producing about the same keto effects as a true fast.
Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 03:22 PM (1wjle)
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Hard boiled eggs.
Cottage cheese.
It's really all you need in life.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:23 PM (42WUB)
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Ridiculous. If you are taking supplements without knowing if you need them or not is stupid. The only way to know what you need, if anything at all , is by having a blood test.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:23 PM (10NPz)
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I suspect a large part of the skin graft fraud was with the eager participation of the skin graft makers. In other words, there were very few skin grafts sold in the scam. Just fake invoices for fake products and everyone just whacked up the dirty money.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:23 PM (iFTx/)
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Apple cider vinegar is great for burns. Even if you're already getting a blister it will vanish if you keep a vinegar poultice on the burn (keep adding more vinegar). Do that for 30 minutes or so. It takes away the pain after a few minutes, too. The last thing you want to put on a burn is butter.
Posted by: JuJuBee at October 02, 2026 03:23 PM (YSQQv)
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I take the 7 recommended supplements, buuuuut I figured that out myself years and years ago by thinking a bit and doing some reading.
I take the 7 recommended supplements, buuuuut I figured that out myself years and years ago by thinking a bit and doing some reading.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 03:23 PM (YSUhf)
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Black Orchid,
What's your "greens mix"?
hang on let me check name. they're sleeves of powdered veggies and stuff from Costco
Organic Supergreens from Zena
What's your "greens mix"?
hang on let me check name. they're sleeves of powdered veggies and stuff from Costco
Organic Supergreens from Zena
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (j+aD2)
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Ace, I'm curious if you watched my little short film in the side bar.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (42WUB)
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How did the Democrats take in $833M via ActBlue in the 3rd quarter?
Who is donating this money? I thought ActBlue was under investigation for shenanigans. Did the smurfing stop? The foreign donations?
Who is donating this money? I thought ActBlue was under investigation for shenanigans. Did the smurfing stop? The foreign donations?
Posted by: Ann at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (SHHm+)
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When people lose their homes and fancy cars and their offshore bank accounts are confiscated, when they are incarcerated and forced to work for free in prison clinics, then the punishment may become a deterrent.
Otherwise, they keep all the stuff, or their family does, and nothing happens.
Otherwise, they keep all the stuff, or their family does, and nothing happens.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (+8HoB)
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All fast food restaurants are under pressure and some of them might not make it."
Birth rates from 2008 might have a bit to do with that as well...ya know, like kolledges...
Birth rates from 2008 might have a bit to do with that as well...ya know, like kolledges...
Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 03:25 PM (pfXMo)
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https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/
2105817941132353547
"@EricLDaugh
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18h
🚨 IT’S OFFICIAL: “Minnesota men” Hassan Hussein and Ahmed Mohamed have PLEADED GUILTY to defrauding Minnesota's Medicaid Housing Stabilization Services program, per DOJ
TYPICAL “MINNESOTA” NAME 😠
They ran “Pristine Health LLC” and billed Medicaid more than $820K, with DOJ saying they stole over $500K by submitting claims for services that were NEVER PROVIDED
They each pleaded guilty to wire fraud and face up to 20 YEARS in prison.
The fraud busting is firing on all fronts. DEPORT THE PIRATES"
2105817941132353547
"@EricLDaugh
·
18h
🚨 IT’S OFFICIAL: “Minnesota men” Hassan Hussein and Ahmed Mohamed have PLEADED GUILTY to defrauding Minnesota's Medicaid Housing Stabilization Services program, per DOJ
TYPICAL “MINNESOTA” NAME 😠
They ran “Pristine Health LLC” and billed Medicaid more than $820K, with DOJ saying they stole over $500K by submitting claims for services that were NEVER PROVIDED
They each pleaded guilty to wire fraud and face up to 20 YEARS in prison.
The fraud busting is firing on all fronts. DEPORT THE PIRATES"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:25 PM (42WUB)
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The amount of fraud is staggering. Musk was right.
The amount of fraud is staggering. Musk was right.
Posted by: Frank Barone at October 02, 2026 03:26 PM (OkYzo)
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ACV is very effective for any itching or bug bites.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:26 PM (10NPz)
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I rarely go out to dinner any more. I cook myself. It's cheaper, easier, and much better.
We went out to eat only twice in Iceland, both to very highly rated restaurants. Where they good? Yes. One was very good.
But was it worth the price and the time and effort to get there and back? Maybe. But not definitely. And these were two very highly rated restaurants. These weren't McD or any chain place.
All the other meals we made ourselves.
We went out to eat only twice in Iceland, both to very highly rated restaurants. Where they good? Yes. One was very good.
But was it worth the price and the time and effort to get there and back? Maybe. But not definitely. And these were two very highly rated restaurants. These weren't McD or any chain place.
All the other meals we made ourselves.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:26 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 03:27 PM (RIvkX)
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Be careful with Potassium supplements. Hyperkalemia is no bueno.
I've been testing out different electrolyte/hydration mixes. LMNT is my favorite so far. Sucks that it's expensive but it's salty as hell and tastes great. Nothing but electrolytes and flavor, no sugar or weird shit.
I've been testing out different electrolyte/hydration mixes. LMNT is my favorite so far. Sucks that it's expensive but it's salty as hell and tastes great. Nothing but electrolytes and flavor, no sugar or weird shit.
Posted by: ballistic at October 02, 2026 03:27 PM (3BwY8)
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"Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), gave eight states 30 days on September 29, 2026, to explain why they reported zero Medicaid fraud referrals and zero overpayments recovered in Medicaid managed care this year. The states named were Arizona, California, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Wisconsin."
Dr. Oz CMS
@DrOzCMS
Eight states. Zero fraud referrals. Zero overpayments recovered in Medicaid managed care. How is that possible across states serving millions of Medicaid beneficiaries?
x.com/DrOzCMS/status/
2105036690649973174
"Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), gave eight states 30 days on September 29, 2026, to explain why they reported zero Medicaid fraud referrals and zero overpayments recovered in Medicaid managed care this year. The states named were Arizona, California, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Wisconsin."
Dr. Oz CMS
@DrOzCMS
Eight states. Zero fraud referrals. Zero overpayments recovered in Medicaid managed care. How is that possible across states serving millions of Medicaid beneficiaries?
x.com/DrOzCMS/status/
2105036690649973174
Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 03:27 PM (94QNV)
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yeah honestly I like cooking
we used to do fast food only when everyone was in youth sports
now we can just cook! it's way way better
we used to do fast food only when everyone was in youth sports
now we can just cook! it's way way better
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:27 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 03:27 PM (+8HoB)
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Hard boiled eggs.
Cottage cheese.
It's really all you need in life.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:23 PM
Beans and cabbage are good additions.
Cottage cheese.
It's really all you need in life.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:23 PM
Beans and cabbage are good additions.
Posted by: Eric Swalwell (D-CA & Cuck-CCP) at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (0sNs1)
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37 But was it worth the price and the time and effort to get there and back? Maybe. But not definitely. And these were two very highly rated restaurants. These weren't McD or any chain place.
All the other meals we made ourselves.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:26 PM (iFTx/)
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Carbone brand cacio e pepe sauce.
High quality pasta.
Homemade sourdough.
Homemade butter.
$15 bottle of wine.
A meal that would have cost you $75 each at a restaurant.
All the other meals we made ourselves.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:26 PM (iFTx/)
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Carbone brand cacio e pepe sauce.
High quality pasta.
Homemade sourdough.
Homemade butter.
$15 bottle of wine.
A meal that would have cost you $75 each at a restaurant.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (42WUB)
45
A woman in Ohio had surgery to amputate one of her legs. The stupid doctors amputated her good leg. The leg to be amputated was clearly marked.
WTH?
A woman in Ohio had surgery to amputate one of her legs. The stupid doctors amputated her good leg. The leg to be amputated was clearly marked.
WTH?
Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (/QHx4)
46
Who would think graft would be so riddled with fraud?
Posted by: Oglebay at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (2ap+5)
47
Ace, you are a great guy but you drive me batshit crazy with your approach to your health.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (10NPz)
48
There's an apocryphal, or perhaps deuterocanonical, account of someone visiting the Vatican. He asked some prelate, how many people work here?
"Uhh... maybe about half."
"Uhh... maybe about half."
Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (88C+u)
49
I've been testing out different electrolyte/hydration mixes. LMNT is my favorite so far. Sucks that it's expensive but it's salty as hell and tastes great. Nothing but electrolytes and flavor, no sugar or weird shit.
my husband uses the Aldi dupe of that
my husband uses the Aldi dupe of that
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (j+aD2)
50
42 I watched it TJM.
Very David Lynch-ish.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 03:27 PM (+8HoB)
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I saw you say that! And I thanked you!
So, I thank you again.
Very David Lynch-ish.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 03:27 PM (+8HoB)
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I saw you say that! And I thanked you!
So, I thank you again.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (42WUB)
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If you are taking supplements without knowing if you need them or not is stupid"
There was a line about "Americans had the most expensive urine in the world" due to supplements...
There was a line about "Americans had the most expensive urine in the world" due to supplements...
Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 03:29 PM (pfXMo)
52
A woman in Ohio had surgery to amputate one of her legs. The stupid doctors amputated her good leg. The leg to be amputated was clearly marked.
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She should sue but I'm afraid the court would say......
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She should sue but I'm afraid the court would say......
Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 03:29 PM (mJVit)
53
Who is donating this money? I thought ActBlue was under investigation for shenanigans. Did the smurfing stop? The foreign donations?
Posted by: Ann at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (SHHm+)
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1) Foreigners, NGOs, and other shadow organizations.
2) They are.
3) No.
4) Also no.
Who is donating this money? I thought ActBlue was under investigation for shenanigans. Did the smurfing stop? The foreign donations?
Posted by: Ann at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (SHHm+)
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1) Foreigners, NGOs, and other shadow organizations.
2) They are.
3) No.
4) Also no.
Posted by: ballistic at October 02, 2026 03:29 PM (3BwY8)
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I'll tell you who has been quiet this election season.
The SPLC.
Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 03:13 PM (mJVit)
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They finally succeeded in shutting down The Klan.
The SPLC.
Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 03:13 PM (mJVit)
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They finally succeeded in shutting down The Klan.
Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 03:29 PM (94QNV)
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45
A woman in Ohio had surgery to amputate one of her legs. The stupid doctors amputated her good leg. The leg to be amputated was clearly marked.
WTH?
Posted by: four seasons
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DEI hires in the medical field.
A woman in Ohio had surgery to amputate one of her legs. The stupid doctors amputated her good leg. The leg to be amputated was clearly marked.
WTH?
Posted by: four seasons
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DEI hires in the medical field.
Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 03:29 PM (E4rtv)
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if anyone cares the Academy of Natural Sciences as closed by Drexel. they already had a development deal in hand for the building. for housing!!!
the city is meeting to try to quickly designate it historic, which God knows why was never done
Drexel sucks and Shapiro is also involved in the pay out here. they're just liquidating the museum for cash, and as fast as they can so we can't stop them.
the city is meeting to try to quickly designate it historic, which God knows why was never done
Drexel sucks and Shapiro is also involved in the pay out here. they're just liquidating the museum for cash, and as fast as they can so we can't stop them.
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:30 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 03:30 PM (pfXMo)
58
Ben Had, your rain dance has produced results here in Central Texas. Thank you!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 03:30 PM (0sNs1)
59
I don't know if this is true, but I had bad acid reflux at night... and I snored. I was told the reflux was acerbated by snoring. So I was put on an APAP machine and haven't had a reflux problem since.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 03:31 PM (RORbl)
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One (just one) of the reasons our medical products are so expensive is that we are generally the innovators, and other countries then subsidize their purchase of the products we invent. (Sometimes, using our money to do so, through foreign aid. /eyeroll/) I wonder if there would be a market (that wouldn't be horribly skewed by gov't involvement) to purchase the patents of great new, proven innovations, then licensing them back to all sorts of manufacturers? And charging LOTS of money for non-Americans to do so.
Yeah, the big drawback is having the gov't manage any kind of market....
Yeah, the big drawback is having the gov't manage any kind of market....
Posted by: GWB at October 02, 2026 03:31 PM (kU0PQ)
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Also, the only verification they bothered doing was going to the addresses of the "businesses" to make sure they even existed. Three quarters of them did not.
But of the businesses that did exist -- how many actually suffered thousand dollar "losses" due to illegal aliens not coming to work or eating in their restaurants? They didn't bother to even check that.
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Um...isn't having illegal aliens working for you a crime?
But of the businesses that did exist -- how many actually suffered thousand dollar "losses" due to illegal aliens not coming to work or eating in their restaurants? They didn't bother to even check that.
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Um...isn't having illegal aliens working for you a crime?
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:31 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 03:31 PM (pfXMo)
63
When people lose their homes and fancy cars and their offshore bank accounts are confiscated, when they are incarcerated and forced to work for free in prison clinics, then the punishment may become a deterrent.
Otherwise, they keep all the stuff, or their family does, and nothing happens.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (+8HoB)
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Not as long as everyone gets their cut.
Otherwise, they keep all the stuff, or their family does, and nothing happens.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (+8HoB)
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Not as long as everyone gets their cut.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 03:31 PM (RIvkX)
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Ace, I'm curious if you watched my little short film in the side bar.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (42WUB)
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I don't get it.
/obligatory
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (42WUB)
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I don't get it.
/obligatory
Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM (94QNV)
65
"You're spending billions to introduce a burger without the bun?"
Anyone remember Salisbury steak? That's basically a hamburger without a bun, crossed with a meatloaf SS was big when I was a kid. I remember really liking SS. But I rarely see it now.
Ditto knishes. The big fat ones. Remember those?
Anyone remember Salisbury steak? That's basically a hamburger without a bun, crossed with a meatloaf SS was big when I was a kid. I remember really liking SS. But I rarely see it now.
Ditto knishes. The big fat ones. Remember those?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM (iFTx/)
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61
Um...isn't having illegal aliens working for you a crime?
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:31 PM (uhVAy)
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KNOWINGLY having illegals work for you is a crime.
The law is written so that UNKNOWINGLY having illegals work for you is not a crime.
Um...isn't having illegal aliens working for you a crime?
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:31 PM (uhVAy)
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KNOWINGLY having illegals work for you is a crime.
The law is written so that UNKNOWINGLY having illegals work for you is not a crime.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM (42WUB)
67
51 If you are taking supplements without knowing if you need them or not is stupid"
this is true of course
my doc says only take creatine
I do the greens just bc I don't always eat enough greens and the powder has fiber in it too so I don't have to drink Metamucil lol
I do collagen for myself. he (doc) says I don't need. but I click when I don't take it! it helps me I know it does. I don't like "hearing" my knees.
and that's it other than immune support in the winter
this is true of course
my doc says only take creatine
I do the greens just bc I don't always eat enough greens and the powder has fiber in it too so I don't have to drink Metamucil lol
I do collagen for myself. he (doc) says I don't need. but I click when I don't take it! it helps me I know it does. I don't like "hearing" my knees.
and that's it other than immune support in the winter
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM (j+aD2)
68
I rarely go out to dinner any more. I cook myself. It's cheaper, easier, and much better.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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I've been doing this one recipe at a time. I used to be intimidated by ethnic foods -- lasagna, sweet-and-sour, spanakopita, curries -- but I discovered I could make them better or as good as anything in town. Those restaurants are out now.
I rarely go out to dinner any more. I cook myself. It's cheaper, easier, and much better.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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I've been doing this one recipe at a time. I used to be intimidated by ethnic foods -- lasagna, sweet-and-sour, spanakopita, curries -- but I discovered I could make them better or as good as anything in town. Those restaurants are out now.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM (mmrXZ)
69
64 Ace, I'm curious if you watched my little short film in the side bar.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (42WUB)
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I don't get it.
/obligatory
Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM (94QNV)
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I didn't use words because I can't read.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (42WUB)
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I don't get it.
/obligatory
Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM (94QNV)
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I didn't use words because I can't read.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM (42WUB)
70
All stolen? Well, Government, go get it back.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at October 02, 2026 03:33 PM (wxsGM)
71
Duncanthrax, It did absolutely nothing for me. The rain split to the north and south of us.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:34 PM (10NPz)
72
The law is written so that UNKNOWINGLY having illegals work for you is not a crime.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM (42WUB)
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And in blue states the burden of "proof" needed for an employer to say "i had no idea" is basically the illegal alien producing a note from his mom that says he's good to go.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM (42WUB)
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And in blue states the burden of "proof" needed for an employer to say "i had no idea" is basically the illegal alien producing a note from his mom that says he's good to go.
Posted by: ballistic at October 02, 2026 03:34 PM (3BwY8)
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Ditto knishes. The big fat ones. Remember those?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM
The primary component of a knish nosh.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM
The primary component of a knish nosh.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 03:34 PM (0sNs1)
74
Other things for gut issues. Cabbage juice can also help with reflux issues. I get a Korean brand from Amazon. Thorne makes a product called Leaky Gut that works well too. I have been taking some creatine but was told I need small amounts daily
First thing in the morning is a glass of warm water with some salt and shilajit. And I am trying fire cider this year.
First thing in the morning is a glass of warm water with some salt and shilajit. And I am trying fire cider this year.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (bkuEU)
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I think customer tastes have also turned away from FF.
I suspect that increasing prices also makes a difference, because I think most of the price increase is in the base cost including base time and not the added cost of making more prestige food. As percentage cost increase of choosing prestige food goes, so will the number of people choosing to get fast food.
McDonald’s is a far cry from the McDonald’s as originally portrayed in The Founder. If that portrayal was anything close to real, I have never had fast food in my entire life.
I suspect that increasing prices also makes a difference, because I think most of the price increase is in the base cost including base time and not the added cost of making more prestige food. As percentage cost increase of choosing prestige food goes, so will the number of people choosing to get fast food.
McDonald’s is a far cry from the McDonald’s as originally portrayed in The Founder. If that portrayal was anything close to real, I have never had fast food in my entire life.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (z9/xM)
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72 And in blue states the burden of "proof" needed for an employer to say "i had no idea" is basically the illegal alien producing a note from his mom that says he's good to go.
Posted by: ballistic at October 02, 2026 03:34 PM (3BwY
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eVerify is set up so that any returned result is verification that the person inquired about is legal to work.
Even if the names don't match.
Posted by: ballistic at October 02, 2026 03:34 PM (3BwY
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eVerify is set up so that any returned result is verification that the person inquired about is legal to work.
Even if the names don't match.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (42WUB)
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Academy of Natural Sciences as closed by Drexel."
Isn't Drexel one of the "schools in trouble" due to finances?
Isn't Drexel one of the "schools in trouble" due to finances?
Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (pfXMo)
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A woman in Ohio had surgery to amputate one of her legs. The stupid doctors amputated her good leg. The leg to be amputated was clearly marked.
WTH?
Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (/QHx4)
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There are approximately 4,000 "wrong site" botched surgeries in the USA every year. This happens way more than people think.
I don't know how they can amputate the wrong fucking leg, but it happens.
WTH?
Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (/QHx4)
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There are approximately 4,000 "wrong site" botched surgeries in the USA every year. This happens way more than people think.
I don't know how they can amputate the wrong fucking leg, but it happens.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (iFTx/)
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Zinc, Magnesium but my system is fucked from Crohns and surgery, both are life savers. Turns out you need zinc to metabolize protein. Otherwise a state of constant protein deficit and painful protein hunger
Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 03:36 PM (mJVit)
80
Hard boiled eggs.
Cottage cheese.
It's really all you need in life.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:23 PM (42WUB)
The stuff in eggs is designed to keep a body alive inside the egg. Never bought the 'eggs is evil' crap even when the taste of eggs disgusted me as a child.
Cottage cheese.
It's really all you need in life.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:23 PM (42WUB)
The stuff in eggs is designed to keep a body alive inside the egg. Never bought the 'eggs is evil' crap even when the taste of eggs disgusted me as a child.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:36 PM (uhVAy)
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78 There are approximately 4,000 "wrong site" botched surgeries in the USA every year. This happens way more than people think.
I don't know how they can amputate the wrong fucking leg, but it happens.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (iFTx/)
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"This leg has a big X on it."
"Obviously it means, don't do this one."
"Makes sense to me!"
I don't know how they can amputate the wrong fucking leg, but it happens.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (iFTx/)
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"This leg has a big X on it."
"Obviously it means, don't do this one."
"Makes sense to me!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:36 PM (42WUB)
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Isn't Drexel one of the "schools in trouble" due to finances?
they say they are $29 mil in debt right now
I hope they crash and burn
they are assholes
they say they are $29 mil in debt right now
I hope they crash and burn
they are assholes
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:36 PM (j+aD2)
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You're spending billions to introduce a burger without the bun?
In-n-Out has been selling burgers without the bun for over a decade. It’s quite good, too. I don’t know if they’ve put it on the menu now, but it was popular even when it wasn’t.
In-n-Out has been selling burgers without the bun for over a decade. It’s quite good, too. I don’t know if they’ve put it on the menu now, but it was popular even when it wasn’t.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (z9/xM)
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Went to Burger King recently, was surprised how large the burger was.
Posted by: MikeN at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (zMYdC)
85
Not as long as everyone gets their cut.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Nurse is right, but the consequences have to be widespread. The threat has to be credible, like "This could really happen to me."
That's why it's such a laugh that Minnesota just started ANOTHER entitlement program, aka fraud ranch. We just keep offering so many opportunities for fraud that we can't possibly prosecute them all. I quoted an attorney who said we can't prosecute our way out of the level of fraud we've got now -- we need to tear down the programs and start from scratch -- but a few morons called that talk defeatist. I think it's a realistic look at the problem and its scope.
Not as long as everyone gets their cut.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Nurse is right, but the consequences have to be widespread. The threat has to be credible, like "This could really happen to me."
That's why it's such a laugh that Minnesota just started ANOTHER entitlement program, aka fraud ranch. We just keep offering so many opportunities for fraud that we can't possibly prosecute them all. I quoted an attorney who said we can't prosecute our way out of the level of fraud we've got now -- we need to tear down the programs and start from scratch -- but a few morons called that talk defeatist. I think it's a realistic look at the problem and its scope.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (mmrXZ)
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>>> and helping franchisees win customers.
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Bring back the $1 menu as the $2 menu and the 50¢ coffee for a dollar.
Oh, more protein? Cut out the dough. Your big breakfast is 90% dough.
You have the most unhealthy and overpriced menu of all the fast food chains.
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Bring back the $1 menu as the $2 menu and the 50¢ coffee for a dollar.
Oh, more protein? Cut out the dough. Your big breakfast is 90% dough.
You have the most unhealthy and overpriced menu of all the fast food chains.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (iLKq8)
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I have to assume they strictly limit the amount of potassium in each pill for a reason.
Yes, Ace. I checked into that various question.
Turns out potassium in any concentration can do bad things in your gut. IIRC, it had something to do with putting holes in your intestines or similar. You have to spread it out if it's not already in a spread out form (like a banana, which has more than 2-3% of your RDA).
Yes, Ace. I checked into that various question.
Turns out potassium in any concentration can do bad things in your gut. IIRC, it had something to do with putting holes in your intestines or similar. You have to spread it out if it's not already in a spread out form (like a banana, which has more than 2-3% of your RDA).
Posted by: GWB at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (kU0PQ)
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I do most of the cooking because I'm a gay
Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (mJVit)
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Duncanthrax, It did absolutely nothing for me. The rain split to the north and south of us.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:34 PM
Hmmm.
* consults with THE Bruce Dickenson *
He says that, in addition to more cowbell, you need to get out there and really explore all the space of the pasture with your dance.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:34 PM
Hmmm.
* consults with THE Bruce Dickenson *
He says that, in addition to more cowbell, you need to get out there and really explore all the space of the pasture with your dance.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (0sNs1)
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>>>I watched it TJM.
Very David Lynch-ish.
I just watched. Very neat. Good match with the hotel room to the ship deck.
One thing confused me: The hail sound effect with no visible hail. I understood the ocean sounds later on, but not the hail.
Very David Lynch-ish.
I just watched. Very neat. Good match with the hotel room to the ship deck.
One thing confused me: The hail sound effect with no visible hail. I understood the ocean sounds later on, but not the hail.
Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:38 PM (j+aD2)
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Ditto knishes. The big fat ones. Remember those?"
Yonah Schimmel's. Used to stop in once a week...
So good
Yonah Schimmel's. Used to stop in once a week...
So good
Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 03:38 PM (pfXMo)
93
The Left is freaking out over a different RFK jr quote at the moment (especially because defending billions in illegal immigrant fraud isn't popular with the normies).
RFK Jr wants Americans to hand over their health data to the government, so it can then be searched by artificial intelligence.
At an event held by the MAHA Institute, run by anti-vaccine activist Mark Gorton, Kennedy said he wanted the federal government to collect Americans’ health data, including doctor’s visits, so it could be shared with independent researchers and be searchable by AI, The Guardian reports.
RFK Jr. Says AI Is ‘Better Informed’ Than Doctors And Can ‘Free Us From Medical Tyranny’
The health secretary said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told him two years ago he wouldn’t have told anyone to take medical advice from AI, but now it would be “malpractice” to make a diagnosis or issue a prescription without checking with the technology.
Kennedy claimed it can give you “a second opinion that is much better informed than any doctor in the country.”
another change he expects AI to bring is that health policymaking will never again be dominated by public officials “who tell us ‘Trust the experts
RFK Jr wants Americans to hand over their health data to the government, so it can then be searched by artificial intelligence.
At an event held by the MAHA Institute, run by anti-vaccine activist Mark Gorton, Kennedy said he wanted the federal government to collect Americans’ health data, including doctor’s visits, so it could be shared with independent researchers and be searchable by AI, The Guardian reports.
RFK Jr. Says AI Is ‘Better Informed’ Than Doctors And Can ‘Free Us From Medical Tyranny’
The health secretary said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told him two years ago he wouldn’t have told anyone to take medical advice from AI, but now it would be “malpractice” to make a diagnosis or issue a prescription without checking with the technology.
Kennedy claimed it can give you “a second opinion that is much better informed than any doctor in the country.”
another change he expects AI to bring is that health policymaking will never again be dominated by public officials “who tell us ‘Trust the experts
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 02, 2026 03:38 PM (+/CWD)
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Ditto knishes. The big fat ones. Remember those?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM
The primary component of a knish nosh.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 03:34 PM (0sNs1)
_______
"Is that like a MMF orgy with a really drunk girl? Asking for a friend."
-- Cornell Frat Bro.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM
The primary component of a knish nosh.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 03:34 PM (0sNs1)
_______
"Is that like a MMF orgy with a really drunk girl? Asking for a friend."
-- Cornell Frat Bro.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:38 PM (iFTx/)
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First thing in the morning is a glass of warm water with some salt and shilajit. And I am trying fire cider this year.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (bkuEU)
Romans used to drink water with vinegar on the march -- probably pretty dilute of course. That's why when Jesus called for water on the cross he got a sponge with vinegar - its what the dudes had.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (bkuEU)
Romans used to drink water with vinegar on the march -- probably pretty dilute of course. That's why when Jesus called for water on the cross he got a sponge with vinegar - its what the dudes had.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:39 PM (uhVAy)
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90 I just watched. Very neat. Good match with the hotel room to the ship deck.
One thing confused me: The hail sound effect with no visible hail. I understood the ocean sounds later on, but not the hail.
Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (1wjle)
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Thank you!
It's a light rain sound. It was lightly raining at the time, though rain is hard to catch on video unless it's backlit (I didn't have giant lights for that for some reason).
I would have just left the original sound, but I wanted the contrast in sound from the cabin to the exterior of the hotel in the hard cut between them.
One thing confused me: The hail sound effect with no visible hail. I understood the ocean sounds later on, but not the hail.
Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (1wjle)
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Thank you!
It's a light rain sound. It was lightly raining at the time, though rain is hard to catch on video unless it's backlit (I didn't have giant lights for that for some reason).
I would have just left the original sound, but I wanted the contrast in sound from the cabin to the exterior of the hotel in the hard cut between them.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:39 PM (42WUB)
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47 Ace, you are a great guy but you drive me batshit crazy with your approach to your health.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (10NPz)
Amen. Ace, I'd sit down with a nuritionist and have them design the macros you need to hit daily based on your normal life activity, age, and other metrics. See if a healthy, but probably slow, path gets you where you want to go.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (10NPz)
Amen. Ace, I'd sit down with a nuritionist and have them design the macros you need to hit daily based on your normal life activity, age, and other metrics. See if a healthy, but probably slow, path gets you where you want to go.
Posted by: Nova Local at October 02, 2026 03:39 PM (tOcjL)
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True story.
Seven years ago Husband was in a hospital in South Carolina. The floor was staffed with people of color except for one white nurse. The only care he received was the white nurse who came in her off days to take care of him.
It might be unbelievable but we lived it.
True story.
Seven years ago Husband was in a hospital in South Carolina. The floor was staffed with people of color except for one white nurse. The only care he received was the white nurse who came in her off days to take care of him.
It might be unbelievable but we lived it.
Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 03:40 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 03:40 PM (pfXMo)
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You're spending billions to introduce a burger without the bun?
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Just throw some mushroom sauce on there and call it salisbury steak.
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Just throw some mushroom sauce on there and call it salisbury steak.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 03:40 PM (JzUSu)
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Went to Burger King recently, was surprised how large the burger was.
Posted by: MikeN at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (zMYdC)
BK's just plain burger was always really good.
Posted by: MikeN at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (zMYdC)
BK's just plain burger was always really good.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:41 PM (uhVAy)
102
Beans and cabbage are good additions.
Posted by: Eric Swalwell (D-CA & Cuck-CCP) at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (0sNs1)
If you want fiber and probiotics, make tzatziki with Greek yogurt (with an active culture). You might need some gyros for an excuse to eat the tzatziki. But the cucumbers add fiber and the yogurt is probiotic. Don't buy it, though; make it. You can add an adequate amount of garlic and adjust the cucumber to your liking.
Posted by: Eric Swalwell (D-CA & Cuck-CCP) at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (0sNs1)
If you want fiber and probiotics, make tzatziki with Greek yogurt (with an active culture). You might need some gyros for an excuse to eat the tzatziki. But the cucumbers add fiber and the yogurt is probiotic. Don't buy it, though; make it. You can add an adequate amount of garlic and adjust the cucumber to your liking.
Posted by: GWB at October 02, 2026 03:41 PM (kU0PQ)
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The leg to be amputated was clearly marked.
WTH?
Posted by: four seasons
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WTH indeed! I took someone in for cataract surgery recently and I asked her if she had written notes all over her body in black marker. "DO NOT CUT. I AM HERE FOR CATARACT SURGERY. MY BREASTS ARE FINE." etc.
I think that's how explicit you have to be, not just "X marks the spot." (Truthfully, if I saw an "X" I'd double-check to see which side, because X is kind of ambiguous. X as in No, the opposite of checkmark, or X as in Right here?)
The leg to be amputated was clearly marked.
WTH?
Posted by: four seasons
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WTH indeed! I took someone in for cataract surgery recently and I asked her if she had written notes all over her body in black marker. "DO NOT CUT. I AM HERE FOR CATARACT SURGERY. MY BREASTS ARE FINE." etc.
I think that's how explicit you have to be, not just "X marks the spot." (Truthfully, if I saw an "X" I'd double-check to see which side, because X is kind of ambiguous. X as in No, the opposite of checkmark, or X as in Right here?)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:41 PM (mmrXZ)
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Anyone have any health gains to report?
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace
Found out I have a heart murmur at my physical this morning. Cardiologist is seeing me on the 8th. I'll find out then if it's a meh murmur or a go in and fix it murmur then I suppose.
Anyone have any health gains to report?
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace
Found out I have a heart murmur at my physical this morning. Cardiologist is seeing me on the 8th. I'll find out then if it's a meh murmur or a go in and fix it murmur then I suppose.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at October 02, 2026 03:41 PM (QVmho)
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"But unlike in previous keto regimes, I'm not really losing any appreciable weight. Has anyone else gone through this? Is there a fix to kick-start actual fat-burning?"
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Not to be harsh, but why not do keto + exercise? I can lose 10 lbs per month if I do keto along with a half-hour-ish workout 4 times per week. One workout needs to be intense weight-lifting, the rest need to be something cardio: I usually row 15 mins twice, but hard; a basketball game works, racquetball, beach volleyball (no more than 4 per side)... I lost 40 lbs June-Oct 2025, put 20 of it back on with vacations + family stuff, and just lost 10 last month. We've got no trips til early Feb so I'm gonna push hard to shed 30 lbs more this year. What I find though is, when you hit a wall, you need to change up the cardio to get your metabolism shaken up. E.g. I might plateau after 3 weekly rowing sessions for 2 months, so get a weekly racquetball or basketball game in the mix.
I've also never needed to measure ketosis. Wife just tells me when my breath is bad... But if you cut out sugars and starches (and eat high fiber veggies)... You're gonna get ketosis. My experience, anyway.
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Not to be harsh, but why not do keto + exercise? I can lose 10 lbs per month if I do keto along with a half-hour-ish workout 4 times per week. One workout needs to be intense weight-lifting, the rest need to be something cardio: I usually row 15 mins twice, but hard; a basketball game works, racquetball, beach volleyball (no more than 4 per side)... I lost 40 lbs June-Oct 2025, put 20 of it back on with vacations + family stuff, and just lost 10 last month. We've got no trips til early Feb so I'm gonna push hard to shed 30 lbs more this year. What I find though is, when you hit a wall, you need to change up the cardio to get your metabolism shaken up. E.g. I might plateau after 3 weekly rowing sessions for 2 months, so get a weekly racquetball or basketball game in the mix.
I've also never needed to measure ketosis. Wife just tells me when my breath is bad... But if you cut out sugars and starches (and eat high fiber veggies)... You're gonna get ketosis. My experience, anyway.
Posted by: bearski at October 02, 2026 03:42 PM (Bhsk7)
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"We'll put a t in their yard. A lower cased t. It'll mean time to leave. And we'll set it on fire."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:42 PM (42WUB)
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78 A woman in Ohio had surgery to amputate one of her legs. The stupid doctors amputated her good leg. The leg to be amputated was clearly marked.
WTH?
Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (/QHx4)
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There are approximately 4,000 "wrong site" botched surgeries in the USA every year. This happens way more than people think.
I don't know how they can amputate the wrong fucking leg, but it happens.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (iFTx/)
When I had to have my gallbladder out, they almost did a masectomy on me instead. I was nursing at the time of that surgery, and since I was taped on the chest, someone screwed up the folder of mine and the door next to mine. I always said the last check was the most valuable one (when they read your name again, even though they did it 5 times before)...
WTH?
Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (/QHx4)
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There are approximately 4,000 "wrong site" botched surgeries in the USA every year. This happens way more than people think.
I don't know how they can amputate the wrong fucking leg, but it happens.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (iFTx/)
When I had to have my gallbladder out, they almost did a masectomy on me instead. I was nursing at the time of that surgery, and since I was taped on the chest, someone screwed up the folder of mine and the door next to mine. I always said the last check was the most valuable one (when they read your name again, even though they did it 5 times before)...
Posted by: Nova Local at October 02, 2026 03:42 PM (tOcjL)
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Mmm, Salisbury Steak. aka Bachelor Alpo.
Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 03:43 PM (88C+u)
109
Holding steady at 170-175- moved 39 tons of volume for chest/tri/quads yesterday.
Posted by: Farmer Bob at October 02, 2026 03:43 PM (csLUY)
110
None made it out of the 70s...
That scene was as astounding to me watching the movie as it was to Ray Kroc in the movie.
That scene was as astounding to me watching the movie as it was to Ray Kroc in the movie.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 02, 2026 03:43 PM (z9/xM)
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I do most of the cooking because I'm a gay
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I do most because I'm a bitter old cat lady.
I do most of the cooking because I'm a gay
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I do most because I'm a bitter old cat lady.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:43 PM (mmrXZ)
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>>>but a few morons called that talk defeatist. I think it's a realistic look at the problem and its scope.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Right. Eliminate the program; there will be no fraud.
This goes back to our spineless, limpdick, mush brained congress who are managed by their interns. The young inexperienced interns are making law. Get rid of the interns, have congress persons do their own work; We will be the better for it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Right. Eliminate the program; there will be no fraud.
This goes back to our spineless, limpdick, mush brained congress who are managed by their interns. The young inexperienced interns are making law. Get rid of the interns, have congress persons do their own work; We will be the better for it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 03:43 PM (iLKq8)
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The other reason for the decline of major FF chains like McD and Burger King is there's now 756 thousand competitors.
Everyone and his five napkin brothers has a burger chain, chicken shack, subway slinger, or some kind of FF-y chain.
I personally think they all suck green dildos and avoid them all.
Everyone and his five napkin brothers has a burger chain, chicken shack, subway slinger, or some kind of FF-y chain.
I personally think they all suck green dildos and avoid them all.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:43 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:44 PM (j+aD2)
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113 The other reason for the decline of major FF chains like McD and Burger King is there's now 756 thousand competitors.
Everyone and his five napkin brothers has a burger chain, chicken shack, subway slinger, or some kind of FF-y chain.
I personally think they all suck green dildos and avoid them all.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:43 PM (iFTx/)
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"You come on down here and have my Nashville hot chicken and say dat!"
-Hattie B
Everyone and his five napkin brothers has a burger chain, chicken shack, subway slinger, or some kind of FF-y chain.
I personally think they all suck green dildos and avoid them all.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:43 PM (iFTx/)
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"You come on down here and have my Nashville hot chicken and say dat!"
-Hattie B
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:44 PM (42WUB)
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Her mistake was telling them "make sure you take the right one".
Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 03:44 PM (mJVit)
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I do collagen for myself. he (doc) says I don't need. but I click when I don't take it! it helps me I know it does. I don't like "hearing" my knees.
and that's it other than immune support in the winter
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM (j+aD2)
I got a bag of beef collagen powder a while ago for thickening soups and stews, I just toss some in. If you overdo it it becomes a bit puddingy, but just add more broth and youre fine.
and that's it other than immune support in the winter
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM (j+aD2)
I got a bag of beef collagen powder a while ago for thickening soups and stews, I just toss some in. If you overdo it it becomes a bit puddingy, but just add more broth and youre fine.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:45 PM (uhVAy)
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I cook because I love good food and enjoy making it. Some wine and music while cooking just makes it even better.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:45 PM (10NPz)
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And the day Husband was being discharged the nurses finally hooked him up with a heart monitor.
Why were the doctors not aware of that?
And the day Husband was being discharged the nurses finally hooked him up with a heart monitor.
Why were the doctors not aware of that?
Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 03:45 PM (/QHx4)
120
Haven’t commented in a long time- site always crashes on me with weird pop up ads
Posted by: Farmer Bob at October 02, 2026 03:46 PM (csLUY)
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I always said the last check was the most valuable one (when they read your name again, even though they did it 5 times before)...
Posted by: Nova Local
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Holy carp. I went through all those "What's your name and what are you here for today?" from about 12 people when I went to get my broken arm set (had to do it under a general it was so bad). I liked it.
I always said the last check was the most valuable one (when they read your name again, even though they did it 5 times before)...
Posted by: Nova Local
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Holy carp. I went through all those "What's your name and what are you here for today?" from about 12 people when I went to get my broken arm set (had to do it under a general it was so bad). I liked it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:46 PM (mmrXZ)
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Haven’t commented in a long time- site always crashes on me with weird pop up ads"
Have you tried this one weird trick?
Have you tried this one weird trick?
Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 03:48 PM (pfXMo)
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The other reason for the decline of major FF chains like McD and Burger King is there's now 756 thousand competitors.
Everyone and his five napkin brothers has a burger chain, chicken shack, subway slinger, or some kind of FF-y chain.
I personally think they all suck green dildos and avoid them all.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:43 PM (iFTx/)
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"You come on down here and have my Nashville hot chicken and say dat!"
-Hattie B
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:44 PM (42WUB)
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I've had hot chicken many times over the years. Not at Hatties, but at other very highly rated places. Is it good? Yes. Is it worth all the hype and long lines and aggravation? No.
Same with In-N-Out. If another person talks about how great that chain is, like they're handing out free blowjobs, I'm gonna smack them upside the head. It's mediocre at best.
Everyone and his five napkin brothers has a burger chain, chicken shack, subway slinger, or some kind of FF-y chain.
I personally think they all suck green dildos and avoid them all.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:43 PM (iFTx/)
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"You come on down here and have my Nashville hot chicken and say dat!"
-Hattie B
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:44 PM (42WUB)
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I've had hot chicken many times over the years. Not at Hatties, but at other very highly rated places. Is it good? Yes. Is it worth all the hype and long lines and aggravation? No.
Same with In-N-Out. If another person talks about how great that chain is, like they're handing out free blowjobs, I'm gonna smack them upside the head. It's mediocre at best.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:48 PM (iFTx/)
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You're spending billions to introduce a burger without the bun?
In-n-Out has been selling burgers without the bun for over a decade. It’s quite good, too. I don’t know if they’ve put it on the menu now, but it was popular even when it wasn’t.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (z9/xM)
One of the more deluxe chains does it for their bigger burgers - a lettuce wrap instead of bun.
In-n-Out has been selling burgers without the bun for over a decade. It’s quite good, too. I don’t know if they’ve put it on the menu now, but it was popular even when it wasn’t.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (z9/xM)
One of the more deluxe chains does it for their bigger burgers - a lettuce wrap instead of bun.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:48 PM (uhVAy)
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If another person talks about how great that chain is, like they're handing out free blowjobs"
*suddenly starts paying attention
*suddenly starts paying attention
Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 03:49 PM (pfXMo)
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123I've had hot chicken many times over the years. Not at Hatties, but at other very highly rated places. Is it good? Yes. Is it worth all the hype and long lines and aggravation? No.
Same with In-N-Out. If another person talks about how great that chain is, like they're handing out free blowjobs, I'm gonna smack them upside the head. It's mediocre at best.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:48 PM (iFTx/)
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I hold up Hattie's because it's the one hot chicken place that's made chicken I actually consider hot.
Dolley ordered the second hottest (I wasn't hungry at the time and didn't order), but she could only get halfway through. I finished it (I got hungry).
It was pretty hot.
It fucked up her insides, though, and she can eat spicy food.
Same with In-N-Out. If another person talks about how great that chain is, like they're handing out free blowjobs, I'm gonna smack them upside the head. It's mediocre at best.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:48 PM (iFTx/)
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I hold up Hattie's because it's the one hot chicken place that's made chicken I actually consider hot.
Dolley ordered the second hottest (I wasn't hungry at the time and didn't order), but she could only get halfway through. I finished it (I got hungry).
It was pretty hot.
It fucked up her insides, though, and she can eat spicy food.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:49 PM (42WUB)
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The only place I see salisbury steak now is in TV dinners by Swanson and Banquet.
There are recipes out there to make it yourself but I haven’t tried any,
There are recipes out there to make it yourself but I haven’t tried any,
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 03:49 PM (6ydKt)
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Checking in to the hospital they had pulled the wrong folder and as she's reading it to me I'm saying whoa I'm not here for that, I'm here for a biopsy. She proceeds to argue with me. Reads the folder telling me who I am. Handed her my driver license - Compare and contrast.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 03:50 PM (iLKq8)
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Same with In-N-Out. If another person talks about how great that chain is, like they're handing out free blowjobs, I'm gonna smack them upside the head. It's mediocre at best.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Oh yeah, that's another one I conquered. I make better burgers than restaurants, although that's easy.
Same with In-N-Out. If another person talks about how great that chain is, like they're handing out free blowjobs, I'm gonna smack them upside the head. It's mediocre at best.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Oh yeah, that's another one I conquered. I make better burgers than restaurants, although that's easy.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:50 PM (mmrXZ)
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Here's some free advice for McDonalds.
When I first drive, in the 70s, I would drive the major business roads and ever 5 miles I could smell another McDonald's and their fryer. It was like the pie in the cartoons pulling me in to buy an order of fries. Sometimes I would stop 3 or 4 times on one trip.
Now passing a McDonald's smells like passing a Secaucus dump.
Fix that, and all will improve.
When I first drive, in the 70s, I would drive the major business roads and ever 5 miles I could smell another McDonald's and their fryer. It was like the pie in the cartoons pulling me in to buy an order of fries. Sometimes I would stop 3 or 4 times on one trip.
Now passing a McDonald's smells like passing a Secaucus dump.
Fix that, and all will improve.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 03:50 PM (G+1P3)
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In-n-Out has been selling burgers without the bun for over a decade. It’s quite good, too. I don’t know if they’ve put it on the menu now, but it was popular even when it wasn’t.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (z9/xM)
"Protein style" It's part of their secret menu. "Animal style" is their quarter pounder rubbed with mustard before grilling, then served topped with grilled onions. They also offer animal style fries, featuring cheese and grilled onions. IIRC, protein style burgers were served in a lettuce leaf wrapping. Tried it once. Messy...
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (z9/xM)
"Protein style" It's part of their secret menu. "Animal style" is their quarter pounder rubbed with mustard before grilling, then served topped with grilled onions. They also offer animal style fries, featuring cheese and grilled onions. IIRC, protein style burgers were served in a lettuce leaf wrapping. Tried it once. Messy...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 02, 2026 03:51 PM (08OqX)
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@107 78
For decades the surgery site is marked. Then there is a "time out" (since 2003, and launched in June 2004 by operating nurses for other people to verify the patient and surgery). This is standard in any Joint Commission hospital receiving funding from Medicare/Medicaid.
Unless the surgeon and the entire team were drunk, on drugs, or foreign DEI I don't understand how this happened.
The "time out" is a last stop before surgery, after a series of patient identification. It makes no sense at all.
Everyone in that surgical suite should be fired with license removed to never practice agagin, and the hospital sued with Joint Commission for accreditation pulled.
For decades the surgery site is marked. Then there is a "time out" (since 2003, and launched in June 2004 by operating nurses for other people to verify the patient and surgery). This is standard in any Joint Commission hospital receiving funding from Medicare/Medicaid.
Unless the surgeon and the entire team were drunk, on drugs, or foreign DEI I don't understand how this happened.
The "time out" is a last stop before surgery, after a series of patient identification. It makes no sense at all.
Everyone in that surgical suite should be fired with license removed to never practice agagin, and the hospital sued with Joint Commission for accreditation pulled.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 03:51 PM (hzuYO)
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The amount of fraud is staggering. Musk was right.
Posted by: Frank Barone at October 02, 2026 03:26 PM (OkYzo)
They couldn't do much without the cheerful cooperation of the government and regulators. Where else could you suddenly just start having 10000x invoices without someone going "what the hell" and asking questions?
Posted by: Frank Barone at October 02, 2026 03:26 PM (OkYzo)
They couldn't do much without the cheerful cooperation of the government and regulators. Where else could you suddenly just start having 10000x invoices without someone going "what the hell" and asking questions?
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:51 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:51 PM (mmrXZ)
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damn keyboard. Sorry about the typos. My battery is low and it skips letters. I go back but not always.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 03:51 PM (G+1P3)
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We need to build some sort of incentive to catch this kind of fraud. There's IRS programs that if you expose the fraud, you get a cut of what is owed.
Something like that needs to be introduced into government healthcare
Something like that needs to be introduced into government healthcare
Posted by: Leupold at October 02, 2026 03:52 PM (UgMlZ)
137
One thing confused me: The hail sound effect with no visible hail. I understood the ocean sounds later on, but not the hail.
Posted by: ace
Outside the hotel it was POURING rain.
Posted by: ace
Outside the hotel it was POURING rain.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 03:52 PM (vDyA9)
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Its going to be interesting to see how many people get arrested for election fraud after this election...because if they are stealing this much money how many fake ballots are they casting?
Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 03:53 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 03:53 PM (G+1P3)
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I believe that this is a big reason for the anti-boomer hysteria on social media where social security/medicare is concerned. The left wants to get the yoots all fired over how much money they're being taxed to pay for benefits for the olds and get that idea cemented in their brain so they'll ignore the evidence that it was all being stolen by foreigners.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 03:53 PM (ExV1e)
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Same with In-N-Out. If another person talks about how great that chain is, like they're handing out free blowjobs, I'm gonna smack them upside the head. It's mediocre at best.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Oh yeah, that's another one I conquered. I make better burgers than restaurants, although that's easy.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:50 PM (mmrXZ)
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Tip: use ground lamb or venison for the burger. More flavor. I also make goat burgers but I have to test them first for traces of Muslim guy's VD.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Oh yeah, that's another one I conquered. I make better burgers than restaurants, although that's easy.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:50 PM (mmrXZ)
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Tip: use ground lamb or venison for the burger. More flavor. I also make goat burgers but I have to test them first for traces of Muslim guy's VD.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:53 PM (iFTx/)
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Same with In-N-Out. If another person talks about how great that chain is, like they're handing out free blowjobs, I'm gonna smack them upside the head. It's mediocre at best.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Oh yeah, that's another one I conquered. I make better burgers than restaurants, although that's easy.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:50 PM (mmrXZ)
In and Out is meh, and the fries are just poor.
Never was a huge fan of the other cult-like fast food, White Castle and the sliders, tho the small burgers are cute and the onion juice bath is different at least.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Oh yeah, that's another one I conquered. I make better burgers than restaurants, although that's easy.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:50 PM (mmrXZ)
In and Out is meh, and the fries are just poor.
Never was a huge fan of the other cult-like fast food, White Castle and the sliders, tho the small burgers are cute and the onion juice bath is different at least.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:53 PM (uhVAy)
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Medicare for all !!!
Posted by: wth at October 02, 2026 03:54 PM (UjdFS)
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I hope and pray for many things, starting with this administrations safety and health. As well as a victory mid-term.
I mostly hope for a hair-raising tantrum by the Dims in President Trumps next SOTU. As he spells out the fraud leading to the national debt. And how DOGE and others like JFK have found more fraud. PLUS! Who in Congress were getting kick backs.
I want these numbers in writing and contrasting between his administration and the waste and fraud with Biden and Obungo's.
I would stand up cheering with a bottle of champagne!
I mostly hope for a hair-raising tantrum by the Dims in President Trumps next SOTU. As he spells out the fraud leading to the national debt. And how DOGE and others like JFK have found more fraud. PLUS! Who in Congress were getting kick backs.
I want these numbers in writing and contrasting between his administration and the waste and fraud with Biden and Obungo's.
I would stand up cheering with a bottle of champagne!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 03:54 PM (hzuYO)
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More protein in McDonalds means some kind of added soybean paste I bet. No way they are adding more meat, it'll be some kind of garbage animal feed waste product.
Posted by: Max Power at October 02, 2026 03:54 PM (SwyyQ)
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Tip: use ground lamb or venison for the burger. More flavor. I also make goat burgers but I have to test them first for traces of Muslim guy's VD.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:53 PM (iFTx/)
Buffalo burgers were great in that window where they were even sold anywhere.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:53 PM (iFTx/)
Buffalo burgers were great in that window where they were even sold anywhere.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:54 PM (uhVAy)
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I have been cutting firewood. It seems to be the sort of thing I need to do, since I hate gyms.
I have also been taking things like creatine, Nattokinase and Urolithin A, so that might be what is helping.
I have also been taking things like creatine, Nattokinase and Urolithin A, so that might be what is helping.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 02, 2026 03:54 PM (rbvCR)
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138 Its going to be interesting to see how many people get arrested for election fraud after this election...
prediction: forty-two!
prediction: forty-two!
Posted by: deep thought at October 02, 2026 03:55 PM (oY6Yp)
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Somali fraud is also now in every corner of MN. I don't think many people realize how bad it is there.
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@libsoftiktok
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BREAKING: Abdi Nur Salah, the former aide to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) and convicted "Feeding Our Future" fraudster, was just sentenced to 33 MONTHS in prison.
Salah stole more than $1.6 MILLION in taxpayer funds.
JAIL ALL FRAUDSTERS
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@libsoftiktok
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BREAKING: Abdi Nur Salah, the former aide to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) and convicted "Feeding Our Future" fraudster, was just sentenced to 33 MONTHS in prison.
Salah stole more than $1.6 MILLION in taxpayer funds.
JAIL ALL FRAUDSTERS
Posted by: beckster at October 02, 2026 03:55 PM (kX27y)
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118 I cook because I love good food and enjoy making it. Some wine and music while cooking just makes it even better. Posted by: Ben Had
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The end of one of Alton Brown's Good Eats cookbooks had a nice epilogue encouraging people to spend more time cooking and appreciating their food, like a gateway to mental (from the process) as well as physical (food quality) health. He summed it up better than I could...
He also ended one of the books with the Don Quixote quote: "The best sauce in the world is hunger." I think that's a great quote for a cook to say when someone compliments the meal (I'm always late in serving...)
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The end of one of Alton Brown's Good Eats cookbooks had a nice epilogue encouraging people to spend more time cooking and appreciating their food, like a gateway to mental (from the process) as well as physical (food quality) health. He summed it up better than I could...
He also ended one of the books with the Don Quixote quote: "The best sauce in the world is hunger." I think that's a great quote for a cook to say when someone compliments the meal (I'm always late in serving...)
Posted by: bearski at October 02, 2026 03:55 PM (Bhsk7)
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Living rural in SW Wyoming it is a hour and a half drive to McDonalds. The only chain place here is Subway and it sucks.
We actually eat healthier by cooking at home.
Living rural in SW Wyoming it is a hour and a half drive to McDonalds. The only chain place here is Subway and it sucks.
We actually eat healthier by cooking at home.
Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 03:55 PM (/QHx4)
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Amen. Ace, I'd sit down with a nuritionist and have them design the macros you need to hit daily based on your normal life activity, age, and other metrics. See if a healthy, but probably slow, path gets you where you want to go.
Posted by: Nova Local
Or, you could stop being a pussy and do a 382 day fast like me. Lost over 250 lbs and felt great!
Posted by: Nova Local
Or, you could stop being a pussy and do a 382 day fast like me. Lost over 250 lbs and felt great!
Posted by: Angus Barbieri at October 02, 2026 03:56 PM (+/CWD)
Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:56 PM (10NPz)
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145 More protein in McDonalds means some kind of added soybean paste I bet.
i was expecting crickets.
when i was young, the urban legend was that they stretched the beef with earthworms.
i was expecting crickets.
when i was young, the urban legend was that they stretched the beef with earthworms.
Posted by: anachronda at October 02, 2026 03:56 PM (oY6Yp)
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More protein in McDonalds means some kind of added soybean paste I bet. No way they are adding more meat, it'll be some kind of garbage animal feed waste product.
Posted by: Max Power at October 02, 2026 03:54 PM (SwyyQ)
Yes, I can identify the taste from the Catholic school burgers in the 60s - 70s they tried to foist on us. Not sure if they are in the larger burgers but there's some in the little ones.
Posted by: Max Power at October 02, 2026 03:54 PM (SwyyQ)
Yes, I can identify the taste from the Catholic school burgers in the 60s - 70s they tried to foist on us. Not sure if they are in the larger burgers but there's some in the little ones.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:56 PM (uhVAy)
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107 78 A woman in Ohio had surgery to amputate one of her legs. The stupid doctors amputated her good leg. The leg to be amputated was clearly marked.
WTH?
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They need to turn the radios off and pay attention to what they are doing.
WTH?
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They need to turn the radios off and pay attention to what they are doing.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 03:56 PM (iLKq8)
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149 Somali fraud is also now in every corner of MN. I don't think many people realize how bad it is there.
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22h
BREAKING: Abdi Nur Salah, the former aide to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) and convicted "Feeding Our Future" fraudster, was just sentenced to 33 MONTHS in prison.
Salah stole more than $1.6 MILLION in taxpayer funds.
JAIL ALL FRAUDSTERS
Posted by: beckster at October 02, 2026 03:55 PM (kX27y)
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"This isn't all of the fraud in one news item, so nothing is happening."
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@libsoftiktok
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22h
BREAKING: Abdi Nur Salah, the former aide to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) and convicted "Feeding Our Future" fraudster, was just sentenced to 33 MONTHS in prison.
Salah stole more than $1.6 MILLION in taxpayer funds.
JAIL ALL FRAUDSTERS
Posted by: beckster at October 02, 2026 03:55 PM (kX27y)
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"This isn't all of the fraud in one news item, so nothing is happening."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:56 PM (42WUB)
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How did the Democrats take in $833M via ActBlue in the 3rd quarter?
Who is donating this money? I thought ActBlue was under investigation for shenanigans. Did the smurfing stop? The foreign donations?
Posted by: Ann at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (SHHm+)
Pretty sure you already answered your own question.
Who is donating this money? I thought ActBlue was under investigation for shenanigans. Did the smurfing stop? The foreign donations?
Posted by: Ann at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (SHHm+)
Pretty sure you already answered your own question.
Posted by: GWB at October 02, 2026 03:56 PM (kU0PQ)
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Another tip for making good burgers is to toast a slice of prosciutto on top. That makes it salty enough to not have to add salt, and adds a little extra flavor.
I'd sooner smash myself in the nuts than eat a smashburger. Most overrated burger ever.
I'd sooner smash myself in the nuts than eat a smashburger. Most overrated burger ever.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:57 PM (iFTx/)
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153 Not one administration prior to PDT mentioned fraud.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:56 PM (10NPz)
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They all MENTIONED it.
"Waste, fraud, and abuse," were to be rooted out of Medicare and all federal programs.
No one did anything about it.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:56 PM (10NPz)
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They all MENTIONED it.
"Waste, fraud, and abuse," were to be rooted out of Medicare and all federal programs.
No one did anything about it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:57 PM (42WUB)
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>>It's a light rain sound. It was lightly raining at the time, though rain is hard to catch on video unless it's backlit (I didn't have giant lights for that for some reason).
yes I've heard that rain doesn't appear on film and that many scenes are filmed in rain but it looks like normal clear weather.
I didn't see any rain (and I looked) so maybe treat it like a clear day?
yes I've heard that rain doesn't appear on film and that many scenes are filmed in rain but it looks like normal clear weather.
I didn't see any rain (and I looked) so maybe treat it like a clear day?
Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 03:57 PM (1wjle)
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More protein in McDonalds means some kind of added soybean paste I bet.
i was expecting crickets.
when i was young, the urban legend was that they stretched the beef with earthworms.
Posted by: anachronda at October 02, 2026 03:56 PM (oY6Yp)
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Grasshopper tacos are a real thing in Mexico. Like, a really real thing. There are some authentic MX places in NYC that serve them. Yes, I've eaten them.
i was expecting crickets.
when i was young, the urban legend was that they stretched the beef with earthworms.
Posted by: anachronda at October 02, 2026 03:56 PM (oY6Yp)
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Grasshopper tacos are a real thing in Mexico. Like, a really real thing. There are some authentic MX places in NYC that serve them. Yes, I've eaten them.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:58 PM (iFTx/)
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161 yes I've heard that rain doesn't appear on film and that many scenes are filmed in rain but it looks like normal clear weather.
I didn't see any rain (and I looked) so maybe treat it like a clear day?
Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 03:57 PM (1wjle)
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Too late!
My short film career is now over...
woe is me.
I didn't see any rain (and I looked) so maybe treat it like a clear day?
Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 03:57 PM (1wjle)
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Too late!
My short film career is now over...
woe is me.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:58 PM (42WUB)
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The problem is, states run/administer much of these federally funded programs, so they are incentivized to allow (and even encourage) fraud. Ultimately, it's bringing money INTO the state from other states, so why would you try to stop it?
If the federal government stopped funding these programs, massively reduced taxes, and told states to raise their taxes correspondingly and run the programs themselves, they'd suddenly be a LOT more interested in preventing fraud.
If the federal government stopped funding these programs, massively reduced taxes, and told states to raise their taxes correspondingly and run the programs themselves, they'd suddenly be a LOT more interested in preventing fraud.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at October 02, 2026 03:59 PM (+/CWD)
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Also never impressed with Subway, even before Jared was showing off his six incher to little kids.
I did like Blimpie's tuna melt though.
I did like Blimpie's tuna melt though.
Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 03:59 PM (88C+u)
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RFK Jr wants Americans to hand over their health data to the government,...
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Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions
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Your buttfucking buddy Obama mandated that, dipshit
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Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions
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Your buttfucking buddy Obama mandated that, dipshit
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 03:59 PM (iLKq8)
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They were feeding us soybean burgers for hamburger days in the cafeteria when I was school.
Then, the next day, you would naturally get leftover soybean hamburger spaghetti sauce on spaghetti.
Anything McDonalds makes beats that nasty burger by a mile.
Then, the next day, you would naturally get leftover soybean hamburger spaghetti sauce on spaghetti.
Anything McDonalds makes beats that nasty burger by a mile.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 03:59 PM (6ydKt)
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166 RFK Jr wants Americans to hand over their health data to the government,...
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Your buttfucking buddy Obama mandated that, dipshit
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 03:59 PM (iLKq
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ACA fixed healthcare and ended the profit motive in insurance, the one thing preventing utopia.
Why are they complaining?
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Your buttfucking buddy Obama mandated that, dipshit
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 03:59 PM (iLKq
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ACA fixed healthcare and ended the profit motive in insurance, the one thing preventing utopia.
Why are they complaining?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 04:00 PM (42WUB)
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167 They were feeding us soybean burgers for hamburger days in the cafeteria when I was school.
Then, the next day, you would naturally get leftover soybean hamburger spaghetti sauce on spaghetti.
Anything McDonalds makes beats that nasty burger by a mile.
i'll see your soybean burgers and raise you army surplus dehydrated chili con carne.
Then, the next day, you would naturally get leftover soybean hamburger spaghetti sauce on spaghetti.
Anything McDonalds makes beats that nasty burger by a mile.
i'll see your soybean burgers and raise you army surplus dehydrated chili con carne.
Posted by: anachronda at October 02, 2026 04:00 PM (oY6Yp)
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Not one administration prior to PDT mentioned fraud.
Posted by: Ben Had
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I disntinctly remember in debates, moderators would ask Republicans to say how they would cut the deficit but made the ground rule "you can't say waste, fraud or abuse"
You werent ever alowed to even talk about it
Reminds me of voter fraud
Posted by: Ben Had
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I disntinctly remember in debates, moderators would ask Republicans to say how they would cut the deficit but made the ground rule "you can't say waste, fraud or abuse"
You werent ever alowed to even talk about it
Reminds me of voter fraud
Posted by: Leupold at October 02, 2026 04:01 PM (UgMlZ)
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Anything McDonalds makes beats that nasty burger by a mile.
At locations where the Quarter Pounder is fresh local beef, it's legitimately good, even great.
At locations where the Quarter Pounder is fresh local beef, it's legitimately good, even great.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 04:01 PM (2ocoG)
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Doctor: "I'm looking at her and that's the left leg."
Nurse: "No, that's her right leg."
Doctor: "But it's on the left."
Nurse: "That's your left, her right."
Doctor: "How cornfusing."
Nurse: "No, that's her right leg."
Doctor: "But it's on the left."
Nurse: "That's your left, her right."
Doctor: "How cornfusing."
Posted by: wth at October 02, 2026 04:01 PM (UjdFS)
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Subway is gross. The people that run them don't even eat there.
Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 04:01 PM (MWfyi)
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Speaking of impeachment if the Dems take the House …
A precedent was set during the Biden admin that the Senate can decide not to have a trial when the House impeaches. Remember Mayorkas?
I’d love to see Schumer after the next Trump impeachment complain when Majority Leader Thune announces that there will be no trial and …
Never mind.
A precedent was set during the Biden admin that the Senate can decide not to have a trial when the House impeaches. Remember Mayorkas?
I’d love to see Schumer after the next Trump impeachment complain when Majority Leader Thune announces that there will be no trial and …
Never mind.
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at October 02, 2026 04:01 PM (GD2xa)
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Obamacare is John McCain’s legacy. Boy he really stuck it to Trump, didn’t he?
Posted by: That Guy at October 02, 2026 04:02 PM (ScG/9)
Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 04:02 PM (2ocoG)
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The second comment down on Ace's "addiction is caused by living in a cage and not interacting with people and challenges" video is a guy saying "but I like my rat cage."
Too true. I honest think welfare is the very worst thing for them. Drug test all gov. bennies.
Too true. I honest think welfare is the very worst thing for them. Drug test all gov. bennies.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 04:02 PM (G+1P3)
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I hold up Hattie's because it's the one hot chicken place that's made chicken I actually consider hot.
Dolley ordered the second hottest (I wasn't hungry at the time and didn't order), but she could only get halfway through. I finished it (I got hungry).
It was pretty hot.
It fucked up her insides, though, and she can eat spicy food.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:49 PM (42WUB)
there's a chain out here that has hot chicken in kinda a log form rather than a fillet, but their hot calibration is way different from most where hot is *real hot* and i'm not a shrinking violet even. It comes on a bed of rice that is great, just a pile of rice with a bit of color. I had to back down to medium, or even mild. Not sure how they form the chicken into its shape, like a huge fish stick but it seems to be just chicken. I suppose they might just cut the fillet before breading it.
Dolley ordered the second hottest (I wasn't hungry at the time and didn't order), but she could only get halfway through. I finished it (I got hungry).
It was pretty hot.
It fucked up her insides, though, and she can eat spicy food.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:49 PM (42WUB)
there's a chain out here that has hot chicken in kinda a log form rather than a fillet, but their hot calibration is way different from most where hot is *real hot* and i'm not a shrinking violet even. It comes on a bed of rice that is great, just a pile of rice with a bit of color. I had to back down to medium, or even mild. Not sure how they form the chicken into its shape, like a huge fish stick but it seems to be just chicken. I suppose they might just cut the fillet before breading it.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 04:02 PM (uhVAy)
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RFK Jr., J.D. Vance, and 4 other Trump cabinet members are all following the grass-fed beef, fish, and fermented veggies diet, that include short sprints and doing push ups/pull ups to exhaustion. Exercise is 5 minutes, 2-3x/day. Then you add fasting 2-3 days on and off eventually. That might help jump start your weight loss. Also, no co sumption of highly processed foods , sugar, or alcohol.
Posted by: Annie Rose at October 02, 2026 04:02 PM (MQoxb)
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In and Out
Five Guys
Whattaburger
boutique burger joints whos main draw is they are not...
that other place.
Had them all and throw in cfa,
meh...
just meh...
to them all.
Five Guys
Whattaburger
boutique burger joints whos main draw is they are not...
that other place.
Had them all and throw in cfa,
meh...
just meh...
to them all.
Posted by: Will Robinson at October 02, 2026 04:02 PM (dCMJG)
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I didn't see any rain (and I looked) so maybe treat it like a clear day?
Posted by: ace
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Could you see forever?
Posted by: ace
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Could you see forever?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 04:02 PM (iLKq8)
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RFK Jr wants Americans to hand over their health data to the government,...
...
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions
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Your buttfucking buddy Obama mandated that, dipshit
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 03:59 PM (iLKq
*****
Hey! I'm just cock curious.
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Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions
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Your buttfucking buddy Obama mandated that, dipshit
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 03:59 PM (iLKq
*****
Hey! I'm just cock curious.
Posted by: Lightworker at October 02, 2026 04:03 PM (BmQWk)
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I believe that this is a big reason for the anti-boomer hysteria on social media where social security/medicare is concerned. The left wants to get the yoots all fired over how much money they're being taxed to pay for benefits for the olds and get that idea cemented in their brain so they'll ignore the evidence that it was all being stolen by foreigners.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 03:53 PM (ExV1e)
Also, one of the main things ignored by main stream economics is "time preference" since general economic theory treats all preferences and marginal utility in general as identical for "the average consumer".
Kids today have short term time preference, which is engendered by high inflation eating all savings and low interest which makes the utility of buying lots of houses to rent really good deal for big companies that can get the lower interest rates and prices the houses out of the range of young buyers. Add to that the extra cost of regulations on houses, operating businesses, hiring, and building cars, there is a triple threat. Can't save, can't earn, borrowing is rigged against them.
Blaming the Boomers is a good way to deflect blame.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 03:53 PM (ExV1e)
Also, one of the main things ignored by main stream economics is "time preference" since general economic theory treats all preferences and marginal utility in general as identical for "the average consumer".
Kids today have short term time preference, which is engendered by high inflation eating all savings and low interest which makes the utility of buying lots of houses to rent really good deal for big companies that can get the lower interest rates and prices the houses out of the range of young buyers. Add to that the extra cost of regulations on houses, operating businesses, hiring, and building cars, there is a triple threat. Can't save, can't earn, borrowing is rigged against them.
Blaming the Boomers is a good way to deflect blame.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 02, 2026 04:03 PM (rbvCR)
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171 Anything McDonalds makes beats that nasty burger by a mile.
At locations where the Quarter Pounder is fresh local beef, it's legitimately good, even great.
my local mcdonalds was purchased by some sort of incompetent holding company.
fortunatly, my local burger king stopped burning everything to a crisp about the same time.
At locations where the Quarter Pounder is fresh local beef, it's legitimately good, even great.
my local mcdonalds was purchased by some sort of incompetent holding company.
fortunatly, my local burger king stopped burning everything to a crisp about the same time.
Posted by: anachronda at October 02, 2026 04:03 PM (oY6Yp)
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Um...isn't having illegal aliens working for you a crime?
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:31 PM (uhVAy)
And it's generally illegal to profit from a crime....
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:31 PM (uhVAy)
And it's generally illegal to profit from a crime....
Posted by: GWB at October 02, 2026 04:03 PM (kU0PQ)
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We have to be over a trillion in fraud. So republicans have reflected that in a lower budget- right? Right?
We at least have a new baseline right?
Paying down the deficit?
We at least have a new baseline right?
Paying down the deficit?
Posted by: That Guy at October 02, 2026 04:03 PM (ScG/9)
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Pooky had his annual Medicare/Medicaid assessment over the phone today. The NP asked if he had any questions, and he asked how to get the ball rolling on taking a GLP-1. She said to talk to his primary care doctor and she'd refer him to the weight loss team. I spoke up at that point and explained that he's on two meds (one is the antipsychotic) that make him gain weight. We know this for a fact because he had to be off of them for a few months last year and immediately dropped 50+ pounds. Thankfully, she noted that in her referral to the weight loss team, so we'll see how much they pester him to "eat right and exercise more" when they know that the problem is mostly med-induced.
As for me, I'm gaining weight like I'm supposed to and Wee Pooky is going to be a healthy weight.
As for me, I'm gaining weight like I'm supposed to and Wee Pooky is going to be a healthy weight.
Posted by: pookysgirl hopes her body is ready for this Christmas at October 02, 2026 04:04 PM (Wt5PA)
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At locations where the Quarter Pounder is fresh local beef, it's legitimately good, even great.
Posted by: Ian S.
100% worm
https://t.ly/U9q6y
At locations where the Quarter Pounder is fresh local beef, it's legitimately good, even great.
Posted by: Ian S.
100% worm
https://t.ly/U9q6y
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 02, 2026 04:04 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 04:04 PM (iLKq8)
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At locations where the Quarter Pounder is fresh local beef, it's legitimately good, even great.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 04:01 PM (2ocoG)
The Double Quarter Pounder, Fries, and EggMcMuffins are the only yhing I ever want from McDs. The problem is finding a McDs that isn’t staffed by morons who ruin the food at every opportunity.
It’s getting harder to do that which is why I only eat from McDs once or twice a year.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 04:01 PM (2ocoG)
The Double Quarter Pounder, Fries, and EggMcMuffins are the only yhing I ever want from McDs. The problem is finding a McDs that isn’t staffed by morons who ruin the food at every opportunity.
It’s getting harder to do that which is why I only eat from McDs once or twice a year.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 04:04 PM (6ydKt)
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ace, last time I did keto qua keto, I got started by cutting to *zero* carbs for like, a month straight. Meat, eggs, lettuce wraps, no tomato, no carrots (not even in the chili), reading the labels on the sliced cheese packages because some use flour to keep the cheese from sticking together...
Now, the last time I deliberately lost weight, on the other hand, I gradually rachetted down from 'pizza and burgers' to 'burgers without fries' to 'burgers no bun', etc and held there at 'really low carb'. Still lost like 80 pounds that time.
Now, the last time I deliberately lost weight, on the other hand, I gradually rachetted down from 'pizza and burgers' to 'burgers without fries' to 'burgers no bun', etc and held there at 'really low carb'. Still lost like 80 pounds that time.
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 02, 2026 04:05 PM (aJQbY)
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RFK Jr., J.D. Vance, and 4 other Trump cabinet members are all following the grass-fed beef, fish, and fermented veggies diet, that include short sprints and doing push ups/pull ups to exhaustion. Exercise is 5 minutes, 2-3x/day. Then you add fasting 2-3 days on and off eventually. That might help jump start your weight loss. Also, no co sumption of highly processed foods , sugar, or alcohol.
Posted by: Annie Rose at October 02, 2026 04:02 PM (MQoxb)
I bet Usha has been riding J.D. over the Fat JD memes.
He needs to buy new shirts, his neck is getting thin.
Posted by: Annie Rose at October 02, 2026 04:02 PM (MQoxb)
I bet Usha has been riding J.D. over the Fat JD memes.
He needs to buy new shirts, his neck is getting thin.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 02, 2026 04:05 PM (rbvCR)
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"A special message about addiction for Jack Straw."
Yea, that's bullshit. Seems like trying to excuse and normalize drug addiction.
I won't dispute that leading a boring, purposeless, isolated life might lead to increased substance use and thus abuse.
But many popular, rich, friendful people also succumb to drug addictions.
Yea, that's bullshit. Seems like trying to excuse and normalize drug addiction.
I won't dispute that leading a boring, purposeless, isolated life might lead to increased substance use and thus abuse.
But many popular, rich, friendful people also succumb to drug addictions.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 04:05 PM (iFTx/)
194
the powder has fiber in it too so I don't have to drink Metamucil
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM (j+aD2)
So, you're making Metamucil so you don't have to take Metamucil? And you're making it green?
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM (j+aD2)
So, you're making Metamucil so you don't have to take Metamucil? And you're making it green?
Posted by: GWB at October 02, 2026 04:06 PM (kU0PQ)
195
Grasshopper tacos are a real thing in Mexico. Like, a really real thing. There are some authentic MX places in NYC that serve them. Yes, I've eaten them.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:58 PM (iFTx/)
When they swarm and eat your crops, you gotta eat them right back. I used to catch them as a kid and feed them to our cool cat who used to crunch em down.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:58 PM (iFTx/)
When they swarm and eat your crops, you gotta eat them right back. I used to catch them as a kid and feed them to our cool cat who used to crunch em down.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 04:06 PM (uhVAy)
196
"when i was young, the urban legend was that they stretched the beef with earthworms.
Posted by: anachronda"
They serve rattlesnakes
French fries between your toes
And boogers from your nose
Posted by: anachronda"
They serve rattlesnakes
French fries between your toes
And boogers from your nose
Posted by: I have it on good authority at October 02, 2026 04:06 PM (MWfyi)
197
I’ve hated on Subway for a long time.
Can’t stand it.
Jersey Mike’s, Firehouse, and a local sub shop named Sub Station II are the only subs I’ll eat these days unless I make one myself.
Can’t stand it.
Jersey Mike’s, Firehouse, and a local sub shop named Sub Station II are the only subs I’ll eat these days unless I make one myself.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 04:06 PM (6ydKt)
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186 We have to be over a trillion in fraud. So republicans have reflected that in a lower budget- right? Right?
We at least have a new baseline right?
Paying down the deficit?
Posted by: That Guy at October 02, 2026 04:03 PM (ScG/9)
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Government spending as a percentage of GDP has gone down across the last three quarters (-5.6% (govt shutdown), +4.4% (gov opening back up), -1.0%).
Trump is cutting government spending.
And no one gives a shit.
It's a lot like the immigration thing. "Immigration is my #1 issue." One year later: "Oh, I have no idea that Trump is doing anything about immigration. I saw a Bangladeshi man at my Costco last weekend, so nothing must be happening."
We at least have a new baseline right?
Paying down the deficit?
Posted by: That Guy at October 02, 2026 04:03 PM (ScG/9)
=======
Government spending as a percentage of GDP has gone down across the last three quarters (-5.6% (govt shutdown), +4.4% (gov opening back up), -1.0%).
Trump is cutting government spending.
And no one gives a shit.
It's a lot like the immigration thing. "Immigration is my #1 issue." One year later: "Oh, I have no idea that Trump is doing anything about immigration. I saw a Bangladeshi man at my Costco last weekend, so nothing must be happening."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 04:07 PM (42WUB)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 04:07 PM (ExV1e)
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I like Steak 'n Shake.
After they screwed up during covid then have done yeomen's work to turn things around. They did not bring back all the great shake varieties (thank goodness! my butt does not need that turtle shake) but the food has gotten better. Fries in tallow put them at the top of the fast food pyramid.
As far as eating out... Hubby and I try to do a "date day" once a week which includes dining out. We did better with variety up in NY, but the oysters are way better down here in Florida.
After they screwed up during covid then have done yeomen's work to turn things around. They did not bring back all the great shake varieties (thank goodness! my butt does not need that turtle shake) but the food has gotten better. Fries in tallow put them at the top of the fast food pyramid.
As far as eating out... Hubby and I try to do a "date day" once a week which includes dining out. We did better with variety up in NY, but the oysters are way better down here in Florida.
Posted by: Ann at October 02, 2026 04:07 PM (SHHm+)
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Schutz is good. An R running against Ellison.
Dustin Grage
@GrageDustin
·
2h
🚨 WATCH: Ron Schutz just EXPOSED Keith Ellison over his claim that he has prosecuted 350 cases of Medicaid fraud in Minnesota.
In an overwhelmingly majority of those cases:
- Nobody went to jail
- Nobody had a felony on their record
- They paid cents on the dollar
- In 70 of those cases, charges were completely dropped.
WOW!
Schutz is good. An R running against Ellison.
Dustin Grage
@GrageDustin
·
2h
🚨 WATCH: Ron Schutz just EXPOSED Keith Ellison over his claim that he has prosecuted 350 cases of Medicaid fraud in Minnesota.
In an overwhelmingly majority of those cases:
- Nobody went to jail
- Nobody had a felony on their record
- They paid cents on the dollar
- In 70 of those cases, charges were completely dropped.
WOW!
Posted by: beckster at October 02, 2026 04:07 PM (kX27y)
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ACV, even diluted, weakens your enamel so you should rinse your mouth with water immediately after drinking it and wait to brush your teeth.
Posted by: Jeremy at October 02, 2026 04:07 PM (29a26)
203
I ate the food prisons serve when we would go in for the 3 day ministry programs we would run. The food was pretty much repulsive. Soy would have been a luxury. Punishment by nauseating is a thing. As it should have been, I suppose. The food is supplied by the lowest bidder. Truck came once a month. Whatever was on the truck was what was served for the month. One time it was stewed tomatoes in a large part. Heh. The meals a day featuring, prominently, - stewed tomatoes.
Posted by: tubal at October 02, 2026 04:07 PM (Gqar8)
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Sub Station in Columbia SC was great. Great food and a wonderful staff.
Sub Station in Columbia SC was great. Great food and a wonderful staff.
Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 04:08 PM (/QHx4)
205
"WATCH: Ron Schutz just EXPOSED Keith Ellison over his claim that he has prosecuted 350 cases of Medicaid fraud in Minnesota.
In an overwhelmingly majority of those cases:
- Nobody went to jail
- Nobody had a felony on their record
- They paid cents on the dollar
- In 70 of those cases, charges were completely dropped.
WOW!"
wow indeed
In an overwhelmingly majority of those cases:
- Nobody went to jail
- Nobody had a felony on their record
- They paid cents on the dollar
- In 70 of those cases, charges were completely dropped.
WOW!"
wow indeed
Posted by: Guy who always says "Nothing will happen" and is usually right at October 02, 2026 04:08 PM (MWfyi)
206
We have to be over a trillion in fraud. So republicans have reflected that in a lower budget- right? Right?
We at least have a new baseline right?
Paying down the deficit?
Posted by: That Guy
.......
You crack me up.
We at least have a new baseline right?
Paying down the deficit?
Posted by: That Guy
.......
You crack me up.
Posted by: wth at October 02, 2026 04:08 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 04:10 PM (ExV1e)
208
"Anyone have any health gains to report?"
The Blade, he is following The Paolo's exercise routine, IYKWIMAITYD.
The Blade, he is following The Paolo's exercise routine, IYKWIMAITYD.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 04:10 PM (iFTx/)
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203 I ate the food prisons serve when we would go in for the 3 day ministry programs we would run. The food was pretty much repulsive. Soy would have been a luxury. Punishment by nauseating is a thing. As it should have been, I suppose. The food is supplied by the lowest bidder. Truck came once a month. Whatever was on the truck was what was served for the month. One time it was stewed tomatoes in a large part. Heh. The meals a day featuring, prominently, - stewed tomatoes.
Posted by: tubal at October 02, 2026 04:07 PM (Gqar
I imagine this is part of the reason the Kairos minstry has been very successful. Prior to doing the youth programs, I routinely baked cookies for when the Church group did their outreach (they haven't done this since Covid, so I imagine my Church's group faded then)...those cookies apparently where a huge draw for the prison ministry.
Posted by: tubal at October 02, 2026 04:07 PM (Gqar
I imagine this is part of the reason the Kairos minstry has been very successful. Prior to doing the youth programs, I routinely baked cookies for when the Church group did their outreach (they haven't done this since Covid, so I imagine my Church's group faded then)...those cookies apparently where a huge draw for the prison ministry.
Posted by: Nova Local at October 02, 2026 04:10 PM (tOcjL)
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"Anyone have any health gains to report?"
I gained two pounds on my annual Fall candy corn and peanut butter diet but ran out of candy corn and peanut butter.
I gained two pounds on my annual Fall candy corn and peanut butter diet but ran out of candy corn and peanut butter.
Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 04:11 PM (MWfyi)
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Fascinating - https://tinyurl.com/rdam5vu6
Goes to X. A bit of Stephen Miller history.
That's actually awesome! And weirdly relevant again.
Goes to X. A bit of Stephen Miller history.
That's actually awesome! And weirdly relevant again.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 04:12 PM (2ocoG)
212
172 Doctor: "I'm looking at her and that's the left leg."
Nurse: "No, that's her right leg."
Doctor: "But it's on the left."
Nurse: "That's your left, her right."
Doctor: "How cornfusing."
Posted by: wth
That is a tough one.
https://tinyurl.com/ycy95y8m
Nurse: "No, that's her right leg."
Doctor: "But it's on the left."
Nurse: "That's your left, her right."
Doctor: "How cornfusing."
Posted by: wth
That is a tough one.
https://tinyurl.com/ycy95y8m
Posted by: Detective Harrison Yates at October 02, 2026 04:12 PM (+/CWD)
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Actual spending is down of course. But what does next year’s budget for all those agencies say? They all reflect and increase because the House and senate used the baseline that did not reflect fraud.
Why is that important? Because now agencies with programs that had massive fraud will receive a budget that does not reflect that fraud reduction (unless the program is axed). It ultimately means a Democrat House can pass a budget inclusive of that fraud, and then when in full power again restarts it.
I keep trying to tell people you should look at any changes in the power or economic structure and game out what will happen of Democrats ever regain power.
Why is that important? Because now agencies with programs that had massive fraud will receive a budget that does not reflect that fraud reduction (unless the program is axed). It ultimately means a Democrat House can pass a budget inclusive of that fraud, and then when in full power again restarts it.
I keep trying to tell people you should look at any changes in the power or economic structure and game out what will happen of Democrats ever regain power.
Posted by: That Guy at October 02, 2026 04:12 PM (ScG/9)
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I don't know how they can amputate the wrong fucking leg, but it happens.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (iFTx/)
Simple: "My left or your left?"
We actually had a cadet get in trouble at the Academy while I was there for using magic marker on his knee before surgery, writing "Not this knee, dumba**." They had operated on the wrong knee previously. He didn't get in trouble for the writing, per se. He got in trouble for the disrespect to authority for his choice of words.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (iFTx/)
Simple: "My left or your left?"
We actually had a cadet get in trouble at the Academy while I was there for using magic marker on his knee before surgery, writing "Not this knee, dumba**." They had operated on the wrong knee previously. He didn't get in trouble for the writing, per se. He got in trouble for the disrespect to authority for his choice of words.
Posted by: GWB at October 02, 2026 04:12 PM (kU0PQ)
215
210 "Anyone have any health gains to report?"
I gained two pounds on my annual Fall candy corn and peanut butter diet but ran out of candy corn and peanut butter.
Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 04:11 PM (MWfyi)
Hold off till November 1st. ‘Twill be lit then.
I gained two pounds on my annual Fall candy corn and peanut butter diet but ran out of candy corn and peanut butter.
Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 04:11 PM (MWfyi)
Hold off till November 1st. ‘Twill be lit then.
Posted by: tubal at October 02, 2026 04:13 PM (Gqar8)
216
>>> which makes the utility of buying lots of houses to rent really good deal for big companies
---
They buy in lots/tranches, the good with the bad.
The bad one's they send a crew in to caulk, paint and sell at an attractive price but in reality far overpriced because it's actually falling apart junk.
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They buy in lots/tranches, the good with the bad.
The bad one's they send a crew in to caulk, paint and sell at an attractive price but in reality far overpriced because it's actually falling apart junk.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 04:13 PM (iLKq8)
217
One think appears to me in food chains, some are better service than maybe the same chain outlet
Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 04:13 PM (Ia/+0)
218
204
Sub Station in Columbia SC was great. Great food and a wonderful staff.
Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 04:08 PM (/QHx4)
Sub Station II’s locally were the only subs I ate for most of my childhood/early adult years.
Then Subway came to town and one by one all the Sub Station II’s closed down.
The company was re-founded by new owners a few years back and now there are several around the Lowcountry again.
They taste very similar to how the subs were originally back in the day.
Sub Station in Columbia SC was great. Great food and a wonderful staff.
Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 04:08 PM (/QHx4)
Sub Station II’s locally were the only subs I ate for most of my childhood/early adult years.
Then Subway came to town and one by one all the Sub Station II’s closed down.
The company was re-founded by new owners a few years back and now there are several around the Lowcountry again.
They taste very similar to how the subs were originally back in the day.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 04:13 PM (6ydKt)
219
Nude gay Hollywood garbage. Or shit.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 04:13 PM (iFTx/)
220
We actually had a cadet get in trouble at the Academy while I was there for using magic marker on his knee before surgery, writing "Not this knee, dumba**." They had operated on the wrong knee previously. He didn't get in trouble for the writing, per se. He got in trouble for the disrespect to authority for his choice of words.
Posted by: GWB at October 02, 2026 04:12 PM (kU0PQ)
Ok, DOCTOR dumbass!
Posted by: GWB at October 02, 2026 04:12 PM (kU0PQ)
Ok, DOCTOR dumbass!
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 04:13 PM (uhVAy)
221
Subway is gross. The people that run them don't even eat there.
......
They know nobody puts the mayo in the frig at night.
......
They know nobody puts the mayo in the frig at night.
Posted by: wth at October 02, 2026 04:13 PM (UjdFS)
222
Have had operations on body parts, they sure seemed to be extremely careful not to fk up.
Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 04:15 PM (Ia/+0)
223
"Is that like a MMF orgy with a really drunk girl? Asking for a friend."
-- Cornell Frat Bro.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:38 PM (iFTx/)
But the Ms are circumcised.
-- Cornell Frat Bro.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:38 PM (iFTx/)
But the Ms are circumcised.
Posted by: GWB at October 02, 2026 04:16 PM (kU0PQ)
224
In-N-Out burgers are better than most other fast food burgers. But let's face it, they're still just burgers. And their fries suck ass. Proper Freedom Fries aren't just sliced fresh potatoes tossed into the fryer. They need to be partially cooked and washed with something to induce the proper crunch BEFORE they go into the fryer.
The best part about In-N-Out Burger was the pre-1990 bumper stickers which everyone in Central and Southern California modified into "In-N-Out urge".
In-N-Out burgers are better than most other fast food burgers. But let's face it, they're still just burgers. And their fries suck ass. Proper Freedom Fries aren't just sliced fresh potatoes tossed into the fryer. They need to be partially cooked and washed with something to induce the proper crunch BEFORE they go into the fryer.
The best part about In-N-Out Burger was the pre-1990 bumper stickers which everyone in Central and Southern California modified into "In-N-Out urge".
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 04:17 PM (y9nCu)
225
Hold off till November 1st. ‘Twill be lit then.
Posted by: tubal at October 02, 2026 04:13 PM (Gqar
Its not like candy corn goes bad.
I save hard cinnamon candy for use when I get nagging coughs - it works better than the drugged stuff for me and those I've given them to. I treat it like a medicine and never snack on it unless the throat feels dry. I have jars and little containers here and there and those last years.
Posted by: tubal at October 02, 2026 04:13 PM (Gqar
Its not like candy corn goes bad.
I save hard cinnamon candy for use when I get nagging coughs - it works better than the drugged stuff for me and those I've given them to. I treat it like a medicine and never snack on it unless the throat feels dry. I have jars and little containers here and there and those last years.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 04:17 PM (uhVAy)
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"Related: Hennepin County, Minnesota helpfully set up a new welfare program for Somalis to defraud.
They got so many obviously-fraudulent applications that even fraud-happy Minnesota had to halt the program.
It's estimated that three-quarters of the applications are fraudulent.
The welfare was for businesses who were "harmed" by ICE operations in Minnesota, due to illegal aliens not showing up for work or illegal aliens not patronizing restaurants."
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MN Lt. Governor Peggy Flangan's US Senate campaign hardest hit.
They got so many obviously-fraudulent applications that even fraud-happy Minnesota had to halt the program.
It's estimated that three-quarters of the applications are fraudulent.
The welfare was for businesses who were "harmed" by ICE operations in Minnesota, due to illegal aliens not showing up for work or illegal aliens not patronizing restaurants."
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MN Lt. Governor Peggy Flangan's US Senate campaign hardest hit.
Posted by: mrp at October 02, 2026 04:17 PM (rj6Yv)
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In-N-Out burgers are better than most other fast food burgers. But let's face it, they're still just burgers. And their fries suck ass.
As someone who eats there every time I have to be in Silly-Con Valley, 100% agreed. Burgers are upper tier for a chain, but the fries are godawful.
I appreciate the Bible references on their packaging though.
As someone who eats there every time I have to be in Silly-Con Valley, 100% agreed. Burgers are upper tier for a chain, but the fries are godawful.
I appreciate the Bible references on their packaging though.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 04:19 PM (2ocoG)
228
If another person talks about how great that chain is, like they're handing out free blowjobs
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:48 PM (iFTx/)
Hmmmm.... The beginnings of a business plan are forming....
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:48 PM (iFTx/)
Hmmmm.... The beginnings of a business plan are forming....
Posted by: GWB at October 02, 2026 04:21 PM (kU0PQ)
229
There’s a local burger joint here named Cookout Burger that actually means what it says on the label, everything tastes like it was made on the back patio grill on the 4th.
The fries are deep fried and greasy.
The burgers are grilled on a grill and greasy.
And they slap a mound of those long, thin, cut grilled onions on top of the burger and greasy.
It tastes like home but I can’t handle all of the onions and greasy.
The fries are deep fried and greasy.
The burgers are grilled on a grill and greasy.
And they slap a mound of those long, thin, cut grilled onions on top of the burger and greasy.
It tastes like home but I can’t handle all of the onions and greasy.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 04:23 PM (6ydKt)
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When people lose their homes and fancy cars and their offshore bank accounts are confiscated, when they are incarcerated and forced to work for free in prison clinics, then the punishment may become a deterrent.
Otherwise, they keep all the stuff, or their family does, and nothing happens.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (+8HoB)
Defraud a Government program once, 5 years in jail. Do it again upon release, straight to the firing squad. Multiple instances of fraud on the first offence? Straight to the firing squad. Fraud by aliens, or naturalized citizens, or refugees, etc? REvocation of citizenship (if any) and deport to ancestral homeland, penniless.
Otherwise, they keep all the stuff, or their family does, and nothing happens.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (+8HoB)
Defraud a Government program once, 5 years in jail. Do it again upon release, straight to the firing squad. Multiple instances of fraud on the first offence? Straight to the firing squad. Fraud by aliens, or naturalized citizens, or refugees, etc? REvocation of citizenship (if any) and deport to ancestral homeland, penniless.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 04:26 PM (n2qDf)
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Nood Quickies
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 04:26 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 04:26 PM (6ydKt)
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My recent gainzzz is doing a better job of stocking the fridge with home-prepared, easy-to-grab, real, wholesome food items as an alternative to fast food or highly-processed convenience foods. For example, this morning I ate homemade egg bites during my commute. They were quite tasty and contained no mystery ingredients.
Also, I have a different parking situation this year. It's close enough to my destination that I can walk, except it's actually more of a climb than a walk. I only got very slightly sore the first day I climbed to class and not sore at all since then. So it didn't take long to get in shape for that.
Also, I have a different parking situation this year. It's close enough to my destination that I can walk, except it's actually more of a climb than a walk. I only got very slightly sore the first day I climbed to class and not sore at all since then. So it didn't take long to get in shape for that.
Posted by: Emmie at October 02, 2026 04:27 PM (ppsv1)
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ACV is very effective for any itching or bug bites.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:26 PM (10NPz)
And would any other vinegar work as well?
Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:26 PM (10NPz)
And would any other vinegar work as well?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 04:27 PM (n2qDf)
235
Never tried Freddy's, once was behind a car and could hear the car ahead ordering. Actually it was the person inside telling the customer after finding the customer didn't order on line the 3,000 options on a hamburger. I didn't have time and left.
Thete is one near me now but haven't gone yet
Thete is one near me now but haven't gone yet
Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 04:29 PM (Ia/+0)
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McDonald’s is a far cry from the McDonald’s as originally portrayed in The Founder. If that portrayal was anything close to real, I have never had fast food in my entire life.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (z9/xM)
McDonalds has gotten away from their roots. They had a limited menu, and they had a row of wrapped burgers and bags of fries sitting under heat lamps. They never sat there for very long, because they knew the demand curves, and cooked to meet them. You could walk in, pay a couple of bucks, and get your burger, fries, and a soda right then and there, none of this nonsense of a receipt with a number on it. It really was fast food. Fast, and edible.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (z9/xM)
McDonalds has gotten away from their roots. They had a limited menu, and they had a row of wrapped burgers and bags of fries sitting under heat lamps. They never sat there for very long, because they knew the demand curves, and cooked to meet them. You could walk in, pay a couple of bucks, and get your burger, fries, and a soda right then and there, none of this nonsense of a receipt with a number on it. It really was fast food. Fast, and edible.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 04:35 PM (n2qDf)
237
The problem with too much fasting is you start to lose muscle mass and then you start to get weak and have balance problems. Be smart.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at October 02, 2026 04:36 PM (VQ7/I)
238
Subway is gross. The people that run them don't even eat there.
Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 04:01 PM (MWfyi)
They even smell gross, like hospital laundry.
Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 04:01 PM (MWfyi)
They even smell gross, like hospital laundry.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 04:47 PM (n2qDf)
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People who have never eaten at McDonald’s are not only vastly morally superior in every way, the are also OH SO HEALTHY.
They also all die.
They also all die.
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Milestone: Oliver Willis Posts 400th "Fake News Article" Referencing Britney Spears
Liberal Economists Rue a "New Decade of Greed"
Artificial Insouciance: Maureen Dowd's Word Processor Revolts Against Her Numbing Imbecility
Intelligence Officials Eye Blogs for Tips
They Done Found Us Out, Cletus: Intrepid Internet Detective Figures Out Our Master Plan
Shock: Josh Marshall Almost Mentions Sarin Discovery in Iraq
Leather-Clad Biker Freaks Terrorize Australian Town
When Clinton Was President, Torture Was Cool
What Wonkette Means When She Explains What Tina Brown Means
Wonkette's Stand-Up Act
Wankette HQ Gay-Rumors Du Jour
Here's What's Bugging Me: Goose and Slider
My Own Micah Wright Style Confession of Dishonesty
Outraged "Conservatives" React to the FMA
An On-Line Impression of Dennis Miller Having Sex with a Kodiak Bear
The Story the Rightwing Media Refuses to Report!
Our Lunch with David "Glengarry Glen Ross" Mamet
The House of Love: Paul Krugman
A Michael Moore Mystery (TM)
The Dowd-O-Matic!
Liberal Consistency and Other Myths
Kepler's Laws of Liberal Media Bias
John Kerry-- The Splunge! Candidate
"Divisive" Politics & "Attacks on Patriotism" (very long)
The Donkey ("The Raven" parody)
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