Politics Thread

[Berzerker]

https://youtu.be/LXJf8f9N-lA

56 minutes in Aaron Mate discusses the firing of Shokin and whether or not the EU really wanted him fired. No, Shokin was being praised by the EU and Victoria Nuland before Biden dropped the hammer on him.

The US line changed in late 2015 when Burisma told Hunter to get Shokin's investigation shut down.

[Berzerker]

I think you're missing the point, they reflect the narrative pushed by big pharma and the politicians/media they bribe

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[Jon Miller]

Possibly the only one of those I care about the opinions of at all is Arnold. And that mostly because I consider him a reasonable opponent.

JM

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[Berzerker]

"Leadership on Pentagon budgets on Capitol Hill is dominated by lawmakers from shipbuilding communities like Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss. The industry directs tens of millions of dollars of campaign contributions to key lawmakers and mounts lobbying campaigns pushing the Navy to build more ships.

In just the past eight years, Congress has added $24 billion in extra money to build ships, more than any other part of the Pentagon budget, even as lawmakers have cut spending on repairs to the fleet, according to an analysis by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments."

Crooks, war profiteers, ghouls... And their priorities make us less safe, navies are quickly becoming obsolete. Surface vessels are death traps and submarines will join them soon enough. Drone warfare, unmanned submersibles, missiles, these will rule the seas

[Berzerker]

To have cannabis use disorder, or CUD, a person must have two or more of such symptoms as craving weed, becoming tolerant, using more than intended, using marijuana even though it causes problems in life, using it in high-risk situations, experiencing withdrawal and being unable to quit, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“The main take home message of our study is that cannabis use disorder is common among primary care patients in a state with legal cannabis use,” said Lapham, who is also an assistant investigator at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute.

In addition, using both medical and recreational weed led to a more severe addiction than using medical marijuana alone, the study revealed.

“Not all people will want or remember to report their cannabis use … therefore, this study likely underestimates the prevalence of cannabis use disorder,” he added.

Weird, I'd think under-reporting use would mean they're over-estimating the damage. As for those symptoms, are all cravings disorders and are there people out there without cravings? Which is the 'disorder', cravings or no cravings? Becoming tolerant is what the body does. If I eat more potato chips than the recommended serving do I have an eating disorder? I suppose so if I crave chips.

Of course using pot causes problems in life, users get tossed in the pokey, stereotyped in negative terms, fired from jobs, denied 1st and 2nd Amendment rights (and others), and the people persecuting them are the biggest drug dealers on the planet. High risk is relative, is driving high risk? The general advice on drugs applies - see how it affects you before operating heavy machinery. That means 1st time users are at greater risk, not 'seasoned' veterans who've used pot for years. I quit using a few times, had to for reflux. No withdrawals ever.

And ofc medical pot users qualified for CUD less than medical/recreational users, the definition equates more use with the disorder. I'm sure people who have smoked pot know about tolerance, occasional use produces a better high because the brain's receptors aren't saturated with the chemicals. I dont know when they came up with CUD as an official designation but it looks like its meant to include just about anyone who likes pot.

[Berzerker]

not to those with immunity

[BeBMan]

Just wanted to say that DeSantis is governor in Florida for quite some time now, but has he drained any of them Florida swamps yet??? Yeah, there you have it

[Uncle Sparky]

Any conspiracy theorist will know looking at dancing bananas will destroy their DNA

[pchang]

Silly rationalist. You can’t debunk crazy conspiracy theories with science!

[Broken_Erika]

Yet the current Russian government makes the original Azov battalion look pacifist in comparison. Have you paid any attention at all to what Russia has turned into?

[Berzerker]

Azov does not offer freedom

[giblets]

Anything targeting "Russian" DNA is going to be dangerous to all humans

[Jon Miller]

I think I and my family got Covid for the first time in July.

It knocked me and the kids out for a week (and we took another week easy, and my running speed is still down). It knocked my wife out for two weeks.

There are still plenty of people out there who could use a vaccine, because they haven't gotten Covid or haven't had it in years.

JM

[Ming]

They are dying for their own freedom... the freedom to not have Russians raping and killing them simply so that Russia can expand their empire.