Biden's America Last Program
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Has anyone seen the prices for those K-Cups lately? For a simple 12 cup pack, the price per pound of the coffee inside can be $28 -$32 per pound! That's probably why there are rows of those Keurig machines. Unless one is not lazy and gets one of those reusable K-cups, it ain't worth buying the "convenience" pre-made ones.
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All psychological warfare against the, (ignorant), people of these United States.
All psychological warfare against the, (ignorant), people of these United States.
If I want a quick single cup, will use instant and water "boiled" in the nuclear cooker.
Yep. Time to break out my little espresso maker.
The West’s Green Delusions Empowered Putin
How is it possible that European countries, Germany especially, allowed themselves to become so dependent on an authoritarian country over the 30 years since the end of the Cold War?
Here’s how: These countries are in the grips of a delusional ideology that makes them incapable of understanding the hard realities of energy production. Green ideology insists we don’t need nuclear and that we don’t need fracking. It insists that it’s just a matter of will and money to switch to all-renewables—and fast. It insists that we need “degrowth” of the economy, and that we face looming human “extinction.” (I would know. I myself was once a true believer.)
John Kerry, the United States’ climate envoy, perfectly captured the myopia of this view when he said, in the days before the war, that the Russian invasion of Ukraine “could have a profound negative impact on the climate, obviously. You have a war, and obviously you’re going to have massive emissions consequences to the war. But equally importantly, you’re going to lose people’s focus.”
But it was the West’s focus on healing the planet with “soft energy” renewables, and moving away from natural gas and nuclear, that allowed Putin to gain a stranglehold over Europe’s energy supply.
As the West fell into a hypnotic trance about healing its relationship with nature, averting climate apocalypse and worshiping a teenager named Greta, Vladimir Putin made his moves.
While he expanded nuclear energy at home so Russia could export its precious oil and gas to Europe, Western governments spent their time and energy obsessing over “carbon footprints,” a term created by an advertising firm working for British Petroleum. They banned plastic straws because of a 9-year-old Canadian child’s science homework. They paid for hours of “climate anxiety” therapy.
You know what gets me is, I’ve been reading about Soviets/Russians gloating for years about how they intend to squeeze the balls of Western Europe black and blue over their reliance on Russian gas and oil. I know it was a long time back but I recall a reporter asking a Russian official about what they will do if Europe doesn’t do what they want, and he grinned and said they’d justify turn the knobs off - and then Europe will obey.
I can’t recall but I am sure that interview had to be a good thirty years old. What on Earth led Western Europe to believe it could trust Russia?
I can’t recall but I am sure that interview had to be a good thirty years old. What on Earth led Western Europe to believe it could trust Russia?
It wasn't' trust. It was betrayal.
Merkle and her like spent too much time growing up under the Soviet thumb and are too easily led.
‘Changed Our Entire Energy Policy Because Greta Thunberg Yelled At Us’
“That is, I think, an insulting policy decision by the White House, and to proclaim that like it’s some great thing for the State of the Union address,” Perino said. “Because, if you’re at home, you’re thinking ‘60 million barrels, that’s not a lot.’ It’s less than three days of what we consume. That’s ridiculous.”
“What the president could have done last night, he could have done an ‘[Operation] Warp Speed’ for innovation, in terms of [producing] cleaner energy — reward innovation,” Perino continued. “But to then tell the Left, very clearly, ‘We are going to have to ramp up our traditional fossil fuels for the next several years so that we can protect our national security, protect your gas prices, but rest assured we’re trying to get to the greener energy.”
“We actually changed our entire energy policy because Greta Thunberg yelled at us,” Perino added.
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My son has used the reusable K-cups off Amazon, he has used the pack of four for about two years now.
I roast my own beans once per week, burr grind them and use a French press. Works great, taste's better and raw beans cost less than anything in a can, bag or K-Cup.
Its not so much Biden not saying it, its his handlers not allowing him to say it. They tell him what to say & do.
Almost-Law College Transparency Act Would Build Another National Surveillance System
According to the bill, the student-level data the federal government collects will include “student-related surveys,” race or ethnicity, age, sex, attendance, program of study, military or veteran benefit status, enrollment and credential status, distance education enrollment status, and federal Pell Grant status. Wait, that’s not all. “[A]dditional data” will be collected and tracked, including but not limited to, economic status, participation in remedial coursework, status as a parent of dependent children, incarceration or confinement status, disability status, and “other” undefined data to be collected as the government later deems necessary.
The CTA was snuck in via a last-minute amendment to the America Competes Act. It moved quickly out of the House on Feb 4, 2022, without a legislative hearing, with only 12 minutes total discussion, and passed by roll call vote. The federal student data system embedded in this bill is only one conference committee away from President Biden signing it into law. That committee is expected to consider this bill soon.
Notably, biometric data, personality data, and behavioral data collection such as facial expression, threat and risk scores, predictive analytics, and social-emotional data are not prohibited in this bill. The CTA also has language that specifically allows third parties to sell student data (page 58): “nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit third-party entities from using publicly-available information in this data system for commercial purposes.”
The information in this proposed student data system must also be matched and shared with the U.S. Department of Defense, the Social Security Administration, the Census Bureau, the Office of Federal Student Aid (even if the student did not apply for aid), the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Thanks to loopholes and exceptions in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), these federal agencies can then further disclose student data with other approved agencies and businesses as allowed by law.
They don’t call this “surveillance” in the bill; they call it “transparency.”
black dog
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I would bet when my son comes home he will buy a grinder and a press.
He presses with a Jet-boil when in the field...
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I tried the re-usable cups, but they were a pain to clean. I prefer to use a drip brewer with a paper filter, and just toss the whole thing in the composter.
black dog
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I'm not a coffee drinker myself, I sent him those a few years ago so he could brew his BRC coffee in his room easily... Hes packing today and I know his single Koreg? is one of the things he is leaving with other brothers on his floor.
He might be Bojangling me, lol
He talks about pressing coffee all the time, not K cups..
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It's only going to get worse. Tighten your belts folks, it's gonna be a rough ride for quite a while.
% price change, this morning vs. 12/31/19.
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It's only going to get worse. Tighten your belts folks, it's gonna be a rough ride for quite a while.
% price change, this morning vs. 12/31/19.
- Aluminum +95.0%
- Iron Ore +56.4%
- Copper +66.6%
- Nickel +93.5%
- Tin +124.6%
- Lithium +897.0%
- Natural Gas +119.8%
- Heating Oil +136.4%
- Coal +756.2%
- RBOB Gasoline +94.1%
- Uranium +81.1%
- Oil (Brent) +63.6%
- Oil (WTI) +78.5%
- Ethanol +77.2%
- Propane +206.0%
- Cotton +79.7%
- Oats +148.7%
- Lumber +248.8%
- Coffee +74.6%
- Corn +92.3%
- Palm Oil +138.4%
- Soybeans +78.7%
- Soybean Oil +125.7%
- Wheat +95.2%
The contents of the above post may not be safe for children, expectant mothers, or the elderly. The above post should probably not be taken seriously but should be taken with a quart of whisky. Misuse of the above post may cause rash, infection, joint pain, bleeding gums, car trouble, bad weather, black mold and/or anal seepage.