Now That Trump Has Won...

[Vort]

  On 11/16/2024 at 3:19 AM, Carborendum said:

It is interesting that one process (pasturization) designed to reduce disease has the unintended consequence of possibly raising the spread of disease.

We get our raw milk from a local dairy farm.  They do all they can to keep their cattle healthy and separated from other farms.  And if there is a sign of disease, they have shut down production for testing.  So, once or twice a year, we show up and we can't get any milk.  They are a very responsible and self-regulating farm.

I'm lactose intolerant. But the effects are diminished with raw milk.  And since I tend to have hypokalemia, the additional potassium is a welcome medication.

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  Raw bovine milk is a sort of nectar. I used to believe that pasteurization was all that and a bag of M&Ms. I'm starting to disbelieve that, for several reasons.

Edited November 16, 2024 by Vort

[Carborendum]

GCM24-1112 Transgender Issues Topline

Apparently an increase in people against the transgender agenda.  A 10 point increase in those opposed to men using women's only areas (bathrooms, locker rooms, showers...).

Could it be that there was always this opposition, but they were afraid to express it until Trump won?  I'm asking for a friend.

[LDSGator]

  On 11/19/2024 at 7:59 PM, Carborendum said:

Could it be that there was always this opposition, but they were afraid to express it until Trump won?  I'm asking for a friend.

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It’s complicated. You had some liberals who were vocally opposed to transgenderism before Trump. JK Rowling comes to mind, but there are others. 
 

Having said that, I do think a lot of people have been silent about who they voted for this election cycle. They’ll say Kamala but they secretly voted for Trump for many reasons. 

[zil2]

  On 11/19/2024 at 7:59 PM, Carborendum said:

Could it be that there was always this opposition, but they were afraid to express it until Trump won?  I'm asking for a friend.

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I think the opposition was always there among those who knew what was going on and the extent of it.  If Trump's election made a difference for some people, I'm baffled - Trump's election will not diminish the viciousness of the response from the alphabet soup community if they perceive you are anything less than fully and explicitly in favor of them.

[Carborendum]

  On 11/15/2024 at 4:44 PM, zil2 said:

I've watched a fair number of interviews with this guy.  His legal career seems to be related to the field.  He talks a lot about the pharmaceutical companies owning the NIH and other government regulatory bodies (something which seems obvious at this point).  He talks details about America's health issues that are far above the rates for the same age groups in other countries (and the same age groups 50 years ago in the US), and the differences in the laws in the US vs those other countries related to what can go into food and about pharmaceutical use in children (e.g. doctors told to prescribe (type 2) diabetes medicines for children as young as 9 years old and not talk at all about diet and activity at all).  To hear him describe his positions sounds a lot more credible than when "reporters" call him an "anti-vaxxer" and leave out all the rest.

If all he did were clean up corruption in the various government agencies dealing with pharma, and get laws changed so that ingredients illegal in the EU are illegal in the US, I'd say he was a good pick.

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OK.  I've read a little bit more about him.  I believe he lines up pretty closely to my health/medical ideology.

People said he was an anti-vaxxer.  He actually said that he thinks most vaccines are a good thing.  But many have not really had a good trial run.  He wants better track records, and he would avoid forcing them on people especially anything new that has not been tried over a long period.

That makes sense to me.  Why are people calling him an anti-vaxxer?

[zil2]

  On 11/27/2024 at 8:13 PM, Carborendum said:

Why are people calling him an anti-vaxxer?

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Same reason they call Trump a Nazi.

[mirkwood]

Disagree with the covid shot = anti vaxxer.  smh.

[Carborendum]

Wow!

I had suspected that this may be some fake Youtube video.  But BBC says it's real...

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c89v4w51dzyo

Edited November 30, 2024 by Carborendum

[NeuroTypical]

Good start.

Up next: A ceasefire and talks between Russia and Ukraine - also something Trump promised he would do before taking office.

[NeuroTypical]

Also, let's all have good data driven perspective on what happened during Biden's years:

 

Source 

 

[LDSGator]

  On 11/30/2024 at 9:30 PM, NeuroTypical said:

Good start.

Up next: A ceasefire and talks between Russia and Ukraine - also something Trump promised he would do before taking office.

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Like all of us I’m praying that happens.  

[Carborendum]

  On 11/30/2024 at 11:30 PM, NeuroTypical said:

Also, let's all have good data driven perspective on what happened during Biden's years:

 

Source 

 

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I've never heard of the CHNV Parole program.  It seems that this was how a lot of slavers got their "merchandise" across the border. 

So, Biden/Harris facilitated slavery.  Wow.

[Ironhold]

https://apnews.com/article/biden-son-hunter-charges-pardon-pledge-24f3007c2d2f467fa48e21bbc7262525

Despite promises not to, Biden has indeed just pardoned his son Hunter. 

[Carborendum]

  On 12/2/2024 at 12:50 AM, Ironhold said:

https://apnews.com/article/biden-son-hunter-charges-pardon-pledge-24f3007c2d2f467fa48e21bbc7262525

Despite promises not to, Biden has indeed just pardoned his son Hunter. 

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At least AP did a very forensic report on it.

Take a look at CNN's take.

Kasie Hunt rolls the tape on Biden after pardoning his son | CNN Politics (Says Biden was only mimicking Trump).

Biden’s pardon of his son pours fuel on Trump’s claims of politicized justice | CNN Politics (Says this will only get worse under Trump).

Live updates: Biden pardon, Trump tariffs, Kash Patel and more presidential transition news | CNN Politics (Says that this will only serve to embolden Trump to do the same).

Can any of them even admit that Hunter violated many laws, many of which he wasn't even indicted for?  Can any of them even admit that without his privilege, he would have been in jail for high treason and many worse felonies?

No, they just want to say, "Hey look, we're reporting on it.  So, you can't say we're sweeping it under the rug (proceeds to then sweep any details under the rug).  Now watch as Trump (shiny bauble) does something 1/10 as bad and you need to crucify him for it or else you're just brainwashed."

Gee, projecting much?

Edited December 2, 2024 by Carborendum

[Carborendum]

We're seeing intimations that the LBGTQ hysteria is dying down.  I'm wondering about the aftermath.  Will some people just start "waking up" (to their awful state)?  Will they be so ingrained that they will fall into depression as public sentiment moves away from putting trans people on a pedestal?

Or are they just going to retreat to regroup and come back harder than before?

[NeuroTypical]

Kind of hard to be hysterical when Trump's pick for a key position, is now set to become the nation's first openly gay Treasury secretary.  Scott Bessent and his husband even own and restored the historic John Ravanel house, aka the 

 

My contacts in the alphabet community (the ones with a decent sense of humor, anyway) are finding it difficult to complain about the gay guy in Trump's administration who owns a giant gay pink mansion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Bessent

Edited December 2, 2024 by NeuroTypical

[LDSGator]

  On 12/2/2024 at 6:55 PM, NeuroTypical said:

Kind of hard to be hysterical when Trump's pick for a key position, is now set to become the nation's first openly gay Treasury secretary.  Scott Bessent and his husband even own and restored the historic John Ravanel house, aka the 

 

My contacts in the alphabet community (the ones with a decent sense of humor, anyway) are finding it difficult to complain about the gay guy in Trump's administration who owns a giant gay pink mansion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Bessent

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Guess who he worked for? 
 

Soros Fund Management. Yes, that one. 

[Carborendum]

At least the police are beginning to arrest people that are supposed to be arrested.

Rep. Ritchie Torres of NYC says he would fire 'antisemites' on public payroll | Fox News

We can hope that sanity rules the day:

Daniel Penny returns to court for closing arguments in subway chokehold trial | Fox News

Edited December 2, 2024 by Carborendum

[NeuroTypical]

Oof. Today on "what's our incoming president talking about": 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113584730902816413

[Ironhold]

  On 12/2/2024 at 11:06 PM, NeuroTypical said:

Oof. Today on "what's our incoming president talking about": 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113584730902816413

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Most of the Israeli civilians that were taken hostage last year *still* have not been released, and it's been determined that several have since died while still being held. 

[NeuroTypical]

  On 12/3/2024 at 1:04 AM, Ironhold said:

Most of the Israeli civilians that were taken hostage last year *still* have not been released, and it's been determined that several have since died while still being held. 

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Yep.  And these are the American citizen hostages (at least, those considered to be still alive, maybe):

Keith Siegel, 65, from North Carolina.  Captured and driven to Gaza in his own car.  His mom died recently, during his kidnapping.

Sagui Dekel-Chen, 36.  His mom was also captured and wounded, but was able to escape quickly and made it to safety.

Edan Alexander, 20.  Used in a heavily-edited propaganda video.

 

We thought Omer Neutra, 22 was alive, but this week we learned he died.  The other American citizens taken by Hamas who are confirmed dead are Itay Chen (19), Judith Weinstein (70), and Gadi Haggai (73).

 

 

[Carborendum]

  On 12/2/2024 at 6:55 PM, NeuroTypical said:

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Awwwh.  So cute.

[Carborendum]

Tell me if you're all noticing this.

So many things are turning around.  People who we would have thought would still want to push against Trump are pulling back.  Yes, a lot of the media is still in attack mode and exposing themselves as Biden apologists.  But even MSNBC is going lighter on Trump.

I had this long list of stuff in my head.  But it would take a long time to write down.

Is anyone else noticing this?

It seems that the deep state had its fingers into so much of the country that DOGE, primarily, is basically saying "Those people who were paying you to be crooked and threatening you if you chose the law are now going away.  No more payoffs.  And no more threats." 

Now they get to choose for themselves.  Some are still on the attack.  But many seem to be backing off.

Am I projecting?

[zil2]

I think it more likely that the enemy has retreated into its lair to figure out its next strategy, with the utmost secrecy, leaving the minions (and folks who cooperate only under threat) without detailed instructions for now.  Eventually, they will come back like a whirlwind.  (But don't worry, the world will end after that. )

Another way of saying that might be that the people who make up the "deep state" are not the sort of people who would give up that easily.  If they appear to have backed off, it's not a good sign.

(Yes, I'm intentionally using overly dramatic language, but it gets the general idea across.)

[NeuroTypical]

I'm thinking lots and lots of people on the left are in a peak year of several years' worth of "The Emperor Has No Clothes".   They look at how scared they were during COVID.  They get embarrassed remembering how quickly they did stuff like proclaim pronouns to support weird gender theory, supported defunding the police, thinking conservatives were alt-right evil fascists, aligning with antifa and thinking our beloved institutions were full of hidden racism and needed to be burned down.   Yeah, the embarrassment grows every day they don't manage to forget what happened.

Then this massive red tidal wave showed up with news like Trump sweeping all the tossup states, with a majority of hispanic males in support, and people just loose some of the OOMPH behind all their yelling.

I'm thinking the average left-leaning person could probably use a hug from right-leaning people.

I'm also very aware that there are still left-leaning people like this, still plotting away at how to turn the phenomenon into their advantage: