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underpants's JournalHey! Who turned his campaign launch week into another "Infrastructure Week"?
Oh that's right, he did.
Boy, the air went out of that balloon like the safety pin malfunctioned.
WEAK. Frankly Trump calling off this attack is bad.
I post this not as rooting against him, we all know he's horrible. POTUS's don't do this. You don't un-pull the trigger.*
I don't advocate for violence or the escalation that would clearly follow but you don't back off an attack after approving it. It makes him (or really a mid level management type reversing course on something) as flippant, erratic, immature.....and in Trump's case like a bully who showed his true weakness.
He provoked this starting with getting out of the deal a year ago. Since then he's poked and provoked and flustered about it. The consistent thinking on this is that Iran's actions of late have been expected in response to Trump's (Bolton/Pompeo) rhetoric and moves.
This link includes audio (at another link) of Sen. Kaine on NPR yesterday morning stating that in a briefing the prior day even CJC Gen Dunford and Pentagon brass agreed that Trump has escalated this himself and that Iran's responses were expected.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=12205518
The immediate questions are as I see it:
1. Is he really this erratic?
2. Did he reverse course because of domestic intervention (CJC Gen. Dunford) or international (Putin's annual Q&A last night)?
3. HOW weakened does this make us look?
*on edit - I just thought of that. Yeah coffee!
The visionary brilliance of George Costanza 😁
20 Ways to Look Younger—Without Looking Like You’re Trying
Your Daily Stretches: #4 King Cobra Stretch
Lie facedown with legs extended, hands planted on floor near shoulders. Slide left knee up and out to the side. Push through palms to straighten arms, keeping hips on floor. Turn head to left and hold 30 seconds; repeat on opposite side.
https://www.mensjournal.com/health-fitness/20-ways-to-look-younger-without-looking-like-youre-trying-w444525/your-daily-stretches-4-king-cobra-stretch-w444534/
Philosophical question - What does "Real Peanut Butter" mean?
As I was avoiding a 3pm crash (so I could be productive...like now) I saw the label on these deLISHeeous M&’s and it got me to thinking.
What does that mean “Real Peanut Butter”? I mean there’s a process to make peanut butter sure but don’t the ingredients count more than the process?
I think little red guy is trying to tip us off that’s its a truck.
Okay. Back to the TPS reports.
This little piggie is NOT going to market - trade war hits PORK
Trump tariffs crush U.S. pig farmers
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/19/trump-tariffs-us-pig-farmers-1538546
China would not normally be able to satisfy its consumer demand for pork, even before the epidemic of African swine fever has cut the nation’s pig population in half. Farmers in the United States would, normally, step in to help fill the gap.
But in retaliation to the tariffs placed on Chinese imports by President Donald Trump, pork going to China from the U.S. now faces a 62 percent levy, essentially making American products too expensive for consumers in China. It’s also leaving exporters frustrated that they cannot take advantage of a prime opportunity to gain long-term access to a lucrative market.
“To put it another way, nothing like this has happened since we’ve had data to record such things,” said Feng Yonghui, chief researcher at Soozhu.com, a website for the pork industry.
Lost opportunity
All those factors leave the U.S. in a position that should allow it to dominate the market, said Nick Giordano, vice president of the National Pork Producers Council. From a U.S. farmer’s perspective, this is “the single greatest sales opportunity in our industry’s history,” Giordano said.
U.N. Reveals Contents of Secret Tape of Khashoggi's Brutal Last Moments
Read it if you want to. Warning - it’s really bad.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jamal-khashoggi-un-report-has-contents-of-secret-recording-of-washington-post-writers-brutal-last-moments
Tech question about WiFi at work
I have a MiFi jet pack provided to me by my employer. Obviously using my phone on it is way faster than LTE and saves on my data plan.
When I connect to it on my personal phone (don’t have a company phone) it says that a device has been connected.
Will the MiFi track what sites I go to?
No I’m not going anywhere I shouldn’t. I’m just not sure how DU would look if this thing does track WHERE I go on the inter webs.
Did you take my eggs again Darryl? 😁
I thought the only reason people went to Orlando...
...was to see their favorite Princess.
...was to see a Mickey Mouse operation inaction
Offer your own joke about this Clustertrump going on tonight.
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