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[From the last Sandbox I will repeat my 920am invitation.  'Paul, you guys continue going after the low-hanging fruit on Trump. Why don't you instead take on something more meaningful to Americans? – your assertions that tax rates don't affect economic behavior, or 'border walls don't work', or more regulations encourage commerce and entrepreneurial activity, or capitalism has created all the world's ills, or bigger government taking on a bigger share of the economy is better, or people are indifferent to living among others more like themselves, or … .  There are so many things you guys believe in that you should really attempt to substantiate instead of displaying your ongoing spasms of TDS.' gjr]

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  1. fish Avatar
    fish

    Never really had the urge to own an AR before…..might need to start thinking about getting one!
    https://www.zerohedge.com/political/bloomberg-unveils-extreme-gun-control-plan

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  2. Walt Avatar

    Fish. And that’s why Nanny Bloomers will never become President. Hear the Queen of the Damned always reference the Constitution? And how Trump has supposedly broken the oath of office? Bloomers will have a tough time upholding HIS oath to “uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States”.
    (I know…. The LIBS work on shredding it on a daily basis.)

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  3. Walt Avatar

    It’s counselling time the LIBS.
    Those you vote for have no shame. the end justifies the means.
    If you agree with the dirty, underhanded tactics your of the same low moral standing as they are.
    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/06/democrats-used-deceptively-edited-video-of-trump-in-judiciary-committee-impeachment-hearing/
    “Democrats used a deceptively edited video of President Donald Trump in Wednesday’s first House Judiciary Committee hearing on impeachment, using “experts” in constitutional law to claim, falsely, that he believes he has absolute power.
    She repeated that statement on Thursday evening in a CNN Town Hall, saying Trump thought himself a “king.”
    It is not clear exactly which of Trump’s statements Pelosi was quoting. As Spiering pointed out, when Trump told ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos in June that “Article II allows me to do whatever I want,” he was referring specifically to his constitutional authority to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller, which he never actually did.”
    So cutting and splicing Trump’s statements to paint him in a bad light is OK with you?
    It must be. Since not one of you have spoke out against such a practice.(It’s not the first time)
    Your collective silence on these issues sure don’t make you look good, in any way, shape or form.
    This message brought to you by the Bringing Liberalism Stupidity and hate to Light Council.

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  4. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    “Harvard Law professor and Democrat witness Noah Feldman takes the witness stand today in front of the House Judiciary Committee.
    Feldman wrote in a New York Times op-ed published on March 16, 2008 that “Islamic law offered the most liberal and humane legal principles available anywhere in the world.”
    He also juxtaposed Sharia with English common law, and claimed the West “needs Shariah and Islam”.
    Some of the key paragraphs of Noah Feldman’s op-ed are as follows:
    …the outrage about according a degree of official status to Shariah in a Western country should come as no surprise. No legal system has ever had worse press. To many, the word “Shariah” conjures horrors of hands cut off, adulterers stoned and women oppressed. By contrast, who today remembers that the much-loved English common law called…blah, blah, blah, blah”
    https://warroom.org/2019/12/04/noah-feldman-penned-fawning-of-shariah-law/
    ———
    Dr. Rebane @ yesterday
    Well, there is no ‘there’ there and I now will go out on a limb and say that One Man and a Twitter Machine can speak louder and reach more people that the avalanche of Fakenews 24/7 bad press. Normal people see the Dems are overreaching. “Impeach for that? Oh bother.”
    Nancy has got to stop the bleeding. The only way the Dems come out smelling like a rose if they can sell their Big Lie to the public. They have put all their eggs in one basket.
    Nadler screwed up the Russian Collusion hearings so bad that Nancy pulled the plug after just one day. She has done it again with Ukraine, basically, telling Nadler to just write up the damn thing with now! Gotta get it out of the House. Timetable, folks. Not a moment to waste. It’s a matter of survival of our civilization! Spare me.
    Dem Overreach. Not getting the eyeballs and Nancy is giving it all she got. They (she) is fighting for survival and relevancy. Against the odds, the path for Trump is narrow, yet doable. Love playing the underdog and victim. Especially with a little help from our unhinged friends. A quarter point here, another quarter point there and soon it all adds up.

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  5. Walt Avatar

    Sorry Lefties,, your hopes and dreams of a recession to hang around Trump’s neck have been dashed. I don’t need to post that fact. I’m sure you have heard that bad Proggy Press news.

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  6. George Rebane Avatar

    BillT 418pm – “The only way the Dems come out smelling like a rose if they can sell their Big Lie to the public. They have put all their eggs in one basket.” Mr Tozer, that has been exactly my point here and for the last twelve years. The unmitigated and unmediated ignorance of their constituents is their only hope – for the Left it always has been, and always will be.

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  7. Walt Avatar

    Queen Nan still thinks we are in the “Obummer years.
    “Despite some encouraging numbers, the November jobs report offers little solace to the farmers and hard-working families who are struggling to stay above water with the costs of living rising and uncertainty surging.”
    Pelosi directed attention away from President Donald Trump’s triumphant news on jobs and the economy. Instead, she focused on a Democrat bill to control the prices of prescription drugs:
    We must take action to strengthen the health and financial security of America’s seniors and families. Next week, the House will pass our transformational Lower Drug Costs Now Act to finally stop Americans from having to pay more for their medicines than what Big Pharma charges for the same drugs in other countries. When we lower out-of-control prescription drug prices, we deliver huge savings for patients, employers and taxpayers – which we will reinvest in the search for cures and historic new vision, dental and hearing benefits for Medicare beneficiaries.”
    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/06/desperate-pelosi-november-jobs-report-offers-little-solace/
    The epic news report is just bad news for her.

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  8. Scott O Avatar

    Walt 5:08 – Perplexed Pelosi “Next week, the House will pass our transformational Lower Drug Costs Now Act to finally stop Americans from having to pay more for their medicines than what Big Pharma charges for the same drugs in other countries.”
    So – the drug companies will jack up the price of what they sell to other countries and the poorer people there will suffer.
    Sounds like a winner, Pelosi. You pass your idiot law, our drug prices remain high and the poor folks of other countries suffer.
    It’s lose, lose, lose! Except for the drug companies.
    And the Dems get the kick-back! Well – er, ‘campaign donations’.
    Such a deal!

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  9. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    “Donald Trump was elected to break the elite. Of course they want to impeach him”
    https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/05/opinions/trump-is-still-winning-jennings/index.html

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  10. Castaneda Avatar
    Castaneda

    ,,, Brilliant!!! This guy puts rocket scientist to shame!!!
    These are direct quotes from Trump at a meeting he held yesterday, December 6th. Serious question – who flushes their toilets 10-15 times each time they use it?
    “We have a situation where we’re looking very strongly at sinks and showers and other elements of bathrooms, where you turn the faucet on in areas where there’s tremendous amounts of water, where it all flows out to sea because you could never handle it all, and you don’t get any water,” he said. “They take a shower and water comes dripping out, very quietly dripping out. People are flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times, as opposed to once; they end up using more water. So EPA is looking very strongly at that, at my suggestion.
    “You go into a new building, new house, a new home, and they have standards where don’t get water, and you can’t wash your hands practically; there’s so little water,” he added. “And the end result is that you leave the faucet on, and it takes you much longer to wash your hands, and you end up using the same amount of water. So we’re looking very seriously at opening up the standard, and there may be some areas where we go the other route, desert areas, but for the most part, you have states where they have so much water where it comes down — it’s called rain — that they don’t know what to do with it.”
    https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-epa-people-flushing-toilets-10-15-times-2019-12

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  11. Walt Avatar

    Come now Dougy,, how soon a LIB forgets. The ECO bastards has Congress redesign the crapper. Now it takes 5 flushes to get the same sized turd to go down.

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  12. Castaneda Avatar
    Castaneda

    ,,,oh Wally,,,5 flushes??? Not quite as full of turd matter as the Orange Chief at 10-15 flushes.
    ,,,Maybe cut back on the smoked meats???

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  13. Walt Avatar

    We know how you have cut down on water use. You get two or three days out of those Depends?

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  14. Charmin Man Avatar
    Charmin Man

    Trump is so full of shit, even he can recognize the symptoms. Repetitive flush syndrome. Blame the toilet.

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  15. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Violations of the Clean Water Act?
    California Farmer Fights Government Claim That Dirt Is a Pollutant
    https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/article/california-farmer-fights-government-claim-dirt-pollutant

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  16. Walt Avatar

    “Charmin Man”?? Using another dead guy Dougy??
    So what you trying to say? You have and appointment with the undertaker soon?

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  17. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    The trend line continues.
    ‘Medicare for All, Progressive-Campaign Killer’
    “Quinnipiac found that support for Medicare for All among all voters has fallen from a high of 51 percent who said it was a good idea in August 2017 to 36 percent today. The picture looks even worse for progressives in the swing states. The most recent Blue Wall Voices project of the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Cook Political Report found that a 62 percent majority of swing voters in Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin called Medicare for All a “bad idea.” The top health-care priority for voters was lowering prescription-drug costs. Medicare for All was last.
    Once thought to be the fulfillment of the age-old dream of universal health care, Medicare for All is more like one of those ingenious Acme devices Wile E. Coyote uses to catch the Road Runner. It’s a catapult that launches you into the stratosphere. And right into a wall.“
    https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/12/medicare-for-all-politically-unpopular-kamala-harris-elizabeth-warren/
    Looks like they are stuck with Biden. Mano a mano. Toe to toe. May the best man win.

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  18. Castaneda Avatar
    Castaneda

    ,,,mini Trump heckled by Trumpets??? Finds his girlfriends on Fox News… Classic!!!
    https://www.marketwatch.com/story/donald-trump-jr-and-girlfriend-heckled-off-stage-by-trump-supporters-2019-11-11

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  19. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: Bill Tozer | 07 December 2019 at 01:41 PM
    Joe looks good wearing “The Cone of Shame”!

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  20. Gregory Avatar
    Gregory

    And Heidi Hall has announced her reelection campaign for County Super.
    I’ll drink to that!

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  21. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Take two.
    CIVIL WAR ON THE LEFT: ELECTION OUTLOOK EDITION
    https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2019/12/civil-war-on-the-left-election-outlook-edition.php
    ——
    PS: And Lunch bucket Joe said that a recession is coming just around Election Day, folks. He’s the guy to fix it. Man at the helm. That was the same day that the off-the-charts economic and labor reports came out.

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  22. Castaneda Avatar
    Castaneda

    ,,,Posted by: scenes | 06 December 2019 at 06:08 PM
    ,,,But scenes,,,everyone knows CNN is fake news,,,sounds like Scenes might entertain a Warren vote…she is rattling Wall Street cages…

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  23. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    “sounds like Scenes might entertain a Warren vote…she is rattling Wall Street cages.”
    It might be an interesting and fun thing to watch if she actually went after Wall Street. Of course, I can survive any President.
    She’s a full-blown open borders advocate, not so much of a free-trade zealot (unlike the local Blue Mob), she’s anti-troops in Syria (unlike the local Blue Mob), queen of the Free Shit Army. Aside from the broken user interface, she seems a lot like Trump in some ways but not in others. It’s a mixed bag.
    Given the corporate mafia that backed Obama/Hillary and now Biden, I don’t think she’s got a shot in any case.

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  24. Barry Pruett Avatar
    Barry Pruett

    Yes Gregory. The ultra liberal democrat is running again DUI and all. No mention about that in the Pelline reprinting of her press release. That said when Deborah Wilder announced her candidacy, Pelline attacked her for being a Republican. Pelline is not a journalist but a propagandist. The disgraced former editor of The Union = fake news. No wonder he’s no longer a real journalist.

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  25. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    BillT: “CIVIL WAR ON THE LEFT: ELECTION OUTLOOK EDITION”
    If you plan on buying me a Christmas present, I’d like two things.
    1) Democrats nominate establishment candidate (Biden) plus some random token candidate.
    2) Convention is in Chicago.
    Just imagine the Daley-esque possibilities. It’ll make absolutely wonderful television.

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  26. Walt Avatar

    We should all send Ms. Hall a gift for her announcement.
    A bottle of the hard stuff. Anyone know her preference?
    ( a miniature jug should do the trick… I’m a cheap bastard)

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  27. Barry Pruett Avatar
    Barry Pruett

    A box of Chardonnay and some chili cheese fries. 😂

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  28. Scott O Avatar

    Car-load 2:41 – “,,,But scenes,,,everyone knows CNN is fake news,,,sounds like Scenes might entertain a Warren vote…she is rattling Wall Street cages…”
    Carloada might want to actually read for once – that was labeled right at the top as an ‘opinion’ piece – it wasn’t the usual fake news.
    As far as Faux-ca-haunt-us ‘rattling’ Wall Street cages…
    She’s just running her mouth for the low IQ types like Carloada.
    It’s always a popular sport for the Dems to say they’re ‘going after’ anyone perceived by the proles as having gained wealth unfairly. In the end, the very wealthy of Wall Street will be fine and the middle class investors will get screwed.

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  29. Scott O Avatar

    Barry and Gregory – you boys be nice, now!
    Just because HH became ensnarled in the racist white male dominated justice system is no reason to demean her.

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  30. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Scenes @3:03 pm
    Well, how about a socking stuffer instead? I am on a budget.
    https://i1.wp.com/www.powerlineblog.com/ed-assets/2019/12/IMG_1024.jpg?w=1076&ssl=1
    And just cause I like these two for various reasons.
    https://i2.wp.com/www.powerlineblog.com/ed-assets/2019/12/Screen-Shot-2019-12-02-at-6.04.30-PM.png?w=996&ssl=1
    https://i0.wp.com/www.powerlineblog.com/ed-assets/2019/12/Screen-Shot-2019-12-06-at-8.58.27-AM.png?w=996&ssl=1
    Please, scroll at your leisure….to stay woke and the cutting edge. Still haven’t figured out all those white cat at the table memes everywhere. Guess I ain’t on the woke edge…but I did get the verification that ‘micro-aggressions’ is out, so yesterday. “Where have you been?” Wonder what the replacement word will be.
    https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2019/12/the-week-in-pictures-narwhal-tusk-edition.php
    ————-
    Well, it was another day chalk full of ‘historic’ days, an “HISTORIC DAY in our nations capital today”. Day after day. Somebody counted many times CNN said, “It’s a historic day.” Over 3-4 days straight.
    But looking back over the week, the biggest story was not the economy, but that Moscow Mitch got 4 more Federal Judges confirmed and sailed through. Got ‘er done under all the noise and ‘Another Historic Day in Our Nation’s Capital this morning.”
    Looking ahead, the week starts off with a bang. It’s a sprint, a mad dash, every split second counts. The IG Report comes out while Nadler and bunches and bunches of Dems lawyers are working round the clock this weekend to get The Articles of Impeachment done by Monday morning and in Nadler’s high waist trouser pockets. Oh the drama. Everything was to be now now now.
    And Nancy just figured out that her Dems have got zip done this year and there was a lot of new candidates that ran on some issues and made a lot of promises and nothing has got done. They need to rack up some legislation, but quick. Their quiver is empty. They don’t have much time left between Monday and the Christmas break to get bills rammed through by thenew year. Oh, the drama. Nothing like a deadline. Nothing like facing your constituents. Chop, chop people. The Show must go on.
    https://www.facebook.com/PatriotPost/photos/a.82108390913/10156857168110914/?type=3&theater

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  31. Gregory Avatar
    Gregory

    Yes, Pelline did leave a large turd a few weeks ago:
    “The supes are supposed to be nonpartisan. Not around here.
    In the latest example of bald political partisanship, Republican Deborah Wilder — who has been active as a GOP state and local officer for a long, long time— is running for District 1 Supervisor. “The State of the State the California GOP” was one of her speeches. You get the point.”
    And before Heidi Hall ran for Supervisor, she ran for a big partisan office… CA-1, against LaMalfa, and she lost by a 22% margin in the Nov ’14 election. Ouch.
    “The supes are supposed to be nonpartisan”… not true, Jeff. Why do you lie so? While the actual office is non-partisan, there has never been an expectation that County Supervisors do not have a political bone in their bodies. There is no oath required along the lines of “I am not now, nor have I ever been, a [Democrat | Republican | Libertarian | Green | P&F | etc]”.
    It’s just Pellini bullshite, along with his claim to be a non-partisan by his refusal to declare a party for voting purposes. No one believes him, everyone sees through the smokescreen.
    When it comes to Hall’s DUI, it was more than just a DUI. Her blood alcohol content was 0.22%… high enough that if she’d have had a pilot’s medical certificate it would have been shredded. That high of a BAC … and she wasn’t incapacitated, flopping about on a sidewalk, slurring words to the point of being incomprehensible?
    She had to have been a alcoholic, with family and associates both being aware and covering for her. A daily drinker.
    Here’s a video with some details.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdz2WVTtDBk
    This is her first campaign since the arrest…it’s fair game. She should have candid answers… how many times did she show up to do the county’s business with a maintenance dose or a wee bit more?

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  32. Castaneda Avatar
    Castaneda

    ,,,illustrating the sophistication of the Republican mind,,,
    https://twitter.com/NTarnopolsky/status/1203435271611650048?s=09

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  33. Walt Avatar

    Nice try Dougy, Trump is yanking your PC chain. And YOU took the bait.🤣

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  34. Walt Avatar

    Hummm.. Not a published peep from the local rag.
    Not going to paint Nevada City as a bad place to go?(well, no worse than it already is.)
    Gotta read the police blotter to find it.
    11:32 a.m. — A caller from Sacramento Street reported tires slashed overnight.
    4:35 p.m. — A caller from Mill Street reported two vehicles had slashed tires.
    8:22 p.m. — A caller from Main Street reported tires were slashed the previous night.
    And this has been going on for days.

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  35. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    re: Walt
    https://www.theunion.com/news/crime/vandal-slashes-dozens-of-vehicle-tires-in-multi-day-crime-spree-through-nevada-city/
    Juvenile deliquent? Crazy homeless person? Stink-ass refugee?
    Only their long suffering mother knows for sure.

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  36. Walt Avatar

    Well well…. I stand corrected.

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  37. Walt Avatar

    Quid Pro Joe rides again.
    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/07/biden-will-not-rule-out-rewarding-political-donors-with-ambassadorships/
    No didn’t Proggycrats just give Trump shit for doing just that?
    (even though “O” did the same… 100,000 grand was the selling price)

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  38. Cadtaneda Avatar
    Cadtaneda

    ,,,well,,,will you look at that,,,remember when the roundtable sadsacks jumped AOC for denying tax incentives from NY for the new Amazon HQ???
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/nyregion/newyorktoday/AOC-Amazon-nyc.html
    You corporate welfare types might just have
    learned a thing or two…

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  39. George Rebane Avatar

    Cadtanda? 821am – Mr Sackhead, you become more incoherent with every posted comment. Can you decode the attempted point you’re trying to make here?

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  40. Walt Avatar

    Only Dougy can try and make a case for 90% job loss.
    And that would be corp welfare to a radical Leftist business.
    Good job with the friendly fire Dougy.
    Rain down artillery fire upon your own. Vary Putin like.

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  41. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Yang responds to AOC’s Freedom Dividend criticism: ‘I think she’ll be very excited when she sees what it would mean’
    https://twitter.com/steinhauserNH1/status/1201958084630986753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Fyang-responds-to-aocs-freedom-dividend-criticism
    28,000 lost jobs can’t hold a candle to AOC’s eye popping 1,700 jobs she created. Time to troll Amazon and to the victory dance. New math and all that jazz hands stuff.
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2019/12/06/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-trolls-amazon-over-its-new-york-expansion/4359377002/

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  42. Walt Avatar

    Sorry Vegans,, got some real bad news for you.
    https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/vegan-influencer-carnivore-healthier
    “A formerly vegan influencer revealed to her fans that she spent 30 days eating nothing but meat and animal products. She also revealed that the new diet had some surprisingly positive effects on her health.”
    ““I swallowed my pride and decided I’d give it a shot,” she continued. “Full-on carnivore. I woke up the next morning feeling more mentally clear, focused, wholesome, and healthy than I had felt in years.” “

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  43. Castaneda Avatar
    Castaneda

    ,,,this the season to reflect on what would Jesus do,,,
    https://tinyurl.com/wkpoc23

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  44. fish Avatar
    fish

    Religion…….the last refuge of the progressive twatwaffle!

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