Politics And The Markets 8/30/21

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[Buffalo_Ken]

Man - I thought this was the thread with minimal regulation. Whatever.
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Somebody wants to challenge my scientific statements, then I am 100% up for a good debate. Somebody gonna tell me how to spell words, then I refer you to the definition above.
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I look forward to continuing in this "political" conversation, and I reckon this one that commenced on August 30th is getting a tad long in the tooth. So I propose an end to today's conversation. Can I get a second on that?
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Regardless....
May the best ideas win!
BK

[Jpokergman]

Hey Joe... What time is it?

Asking for a corpse.

[crademan]

Look for an Afghan restaurant if you are fond of ethnic dishes.
Please take a peek at the 10 Most Popular AFGHAN FOODS.

"The crown of Afghan cuisine, Kabuli pulao is often said to have been originally created by the upper-class families of Kabul who could afford to prepare this elaborate meat and rice dish. Over time, pulao had spread across the country and changed its name to qabili pulao, derived from the Dari word qabil, meaning capable or able, as it was considered that only a truly skilled chef could make a good Afghan-style pilaf.

Moreover, an Afghan woman's marriage prospects are said to depend on her ability to make qabili palau. This national dish traditionally consists of steamed long-grained rice mixed with caramelized carrots, raisins, almonds, and chunks of lamb meat, although chicken and beef are also often used."

www.tasteatlas.com/...

[AbolishtheFed]

@crademan
“Moreover, an Afghan woman's marriage prospects are said to depend on her ability to make qabili palau. ”

Times have changed..

“All imams and mullahs in captured areas should provide the Taliban with a list of girls above 15 and widows under 45 to be married to Taliban fighters,”

www.jihadwatch.org/...

It seems like Women no longer have to cook to find a husband in Afghanistan.

Luckily in our country men have evolved and no longer demand their wife to be their servants.

Do you think a woman’s place is in the kitchen?

[crademan]

@AbolishtheFed "Do you think a woman’s place is in the kitchen?"

No, a woman’s place is not in the kitchen unless she chooses a career as a chef. www.gayot.com/...

[AbolishtheFed]

@crademan maybe it’s best not to celebrate a culture that oppresses women.

Do you expect the hundreds of thousands of Afghan immigrants to adopt western ways or look to subjugate women as is acceptable in there culture?

[crademan]

I was surprised to learn that 12 social media influencers are responsible for 73% of the anti-vaxxer propaganda. One operates a multimillion dollar business selling sham treatments and dietary supplements. Another is an ambulance chasing lawyer looking for cases he can profit from. Who knew?

"The largest anti-vaxxer influencer on social media, according to the report, is Joseph Mercola. Mercola is an alternative medicine promoter who runs a multimillion dollar online business selling treatments and dietary supplements. The FDA recently sent Mercola a warning over his sham treatments for COVID-19.

Another major culprit is Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Kennedy, the nephew of John F. Kennedy, is perhaps one of the most high profile influencers in the anti-vaxxer community. Last month, Instagram banned him from the platform for violating the site’s coronavirus vaccine misinformation policy.

However, despite calls to deplatform him from Twitter and Instagram’s parent company, Facebook, Kennedy’s accounts remain on those social media services.

The other social media users in the “Disinformation Dozen” include Ty and Charlene Bollinger, Sherri Tenpenny, Rizza Islam, Rashid Buttar, Erin Elizabeth, Sayer Ji, Kelly Brogan, Christiane Northrup, Ben Tapper, and Kevin Jenkins." mashable.com/...

[Pinguino Investments]

@crademan John Wilson has been trying his hardest to break into the top 12. He might be one of the top 12 on Seeking Alpha, though, if it's any consolation to him.

[crademan]

@Pinguino Investments The 12 social media influencers in the article are all trying to profit from the disinformation they post. I believe that John Wilson is sincere although misguided.

[AbolishtheFed]

@crademan they sound like the CNN of bad medicine.

[DigDeep]

Fauci thinks, and the investors in the pharma producers also think, their jabs are wonderful.

Israel study;

www.naturalnews.com/...

The vax fraud is beginning to crumble.

[Jack T Bonds]

@DigDeep "Overall, we rate Natural News a Questionable source based on the promotion of quackery level pseudoscience and conspiracy theories, as well as extreme right-wing bias. This is one of the most discredited sources on the internet." mediabiasfactcheck.com/...

[GreenEggs&Ham]

@Jack T Bonds Yup, anti-vax fake news form a website devoted to anti-vax propaganda.

Who would have guessed..

[tewright2012]

@DigDeep I read an article tied to the same issue and it is clear that Israel opened everything up too soon and then Delta hit. What these pieces of semi information fail to point out is the deaths of those not vaccinated and what percent of the vaccinated are actually in hospital. When an article says 90% of the seriously ill are vaccinated that does not mean that 90% of the vaccinated are seriously ill.

[tewright2012]

Bomb it to rubble and let it rot. That was Trump's plan for Afghanistan or at least, when asked by Stuart Varney, that was the impression he gave after, of course, alluding to shadowy (unnamed) forces controlling Biden. No wonder some on this board have such bizarre ideas. They listen only to Trump and Fox and OANN and Newsmax.

[Jack T Bonds]

@tewright2012 They also believed Trump would "bomb the sh*t out of" ISIS "and take all their oil," and "I'm going to build a wall and make Mexico pay for it." It's all loony talk.

[al roman]

Kev g 1 g 2 and subsequent you know what it’s done
We need a Mediterranean Sea port show case a regional Mecca 🕋 of sorts sorta on the lines of the Trump vision but way bigger

[al roman]

Estonia is good for nord 3 ?
Keeping warm is important

[al roman]

I hope mother doesn’t get suppressed she earn her right to be heard

[al roman]

m.youtube.com/...

[al roman]

FTC to

[allnite4321]

@al roman Definetely

[al roman]

m.youtube.com/...

[al roman]

A stable Afghanistan will give China a better negotiation position and stability through regional law

[al roman]

Our guy’s can’t even use a depth charge concept during Covid
Wtf

[al roman]

Taliban learn to fly a black hawk in one day no pryer experience

[al roman]

I think there integrated with 300 400 as a back up system m.youtube.com/...

[al roman]

@al roman if Taliban got they figured it before sunset 🌅

[al roman]

There not easy to fly they read the instructions m.youtube.com/...

[al roman]

We can’t handle our internal problems by ourselves anymore either

[AbolishtheFed]

China is going to start to push Biden harder.

“In a move that could have ramifications for the free passage of both military and commercial vessels in the South China Sea, Chinese authorities said on Sunday they will require a range of vessels “to report their information” when passing through what China sees as its “territorial waters”, starting from September 1.”

www.thehindu.com/...

The shooting starts in a few years.

[al roman]

@AbolishtheFed no legal atrophy
If Iraq goes the way of Afghanistan no quality leadership is going to reverse this

[Divi-It-Up]

Some people do not like to answer difficult questions:

www.foxnews.com/...