In a thread that isn't about BRC items... I suppose we could stick to including things like the news/politics of Russia's war in/against Ukraine, and the related tanks, rockets, missiles, artillery, UAVs, terrorist units & war crimes, or should we stick to purely defensive things, like anti-aircraft...

So the discussion here is between curated and totally-ass-random experience? Sorta. I'm in favour of filtering Open Discusion topic results from the hand-holding Active Topics, so Active Topics hand-holding is more strongly BRC event related. That, and cleaning up after "When someone comes in and s...

I don't perceive any sweetness with my cold-brew, but it's so utter devoid of bitter, so smooth, that I found that I don't reach for the sugar. Since I put the ground beans in the DIY tea bag (sit in fridge for two days, a week if I forget), there's is no mess. I end up with a concentrate. I leave s...

I just use the DIY tea bags for my coffee. I "find" the unbleached ones give a better taste, for both coffee and for tea. I don't know if that's real, or just my expectation because they're unbleached... But coffee made with those tea bags loses a lot of the bitter. I guess it's like filtered coffee...

... * Known for untrued wheels that can taco (fold/collapse). ... Especially appreciated this tip; getting the wheels trued by the local bike shop, also having them take care of the greasing while they're at it, and going over the bikes in general. Wheel truing is not something I felt I could learn...

Cherrypicked Biden announces measures to crack down on ‘ghost guns’ The White House said there had been a tenfold increase in reports of ‘unserialized, privately made firearms’ since 2016 Ghost guns are an increasing problem for US law enforcement. The critical component in building an untraceable g...

Nato’s ‘achilles heel’: alliance conducts war games in nervous Lithuania Baltic nation is calling for increased military presence in response to Russian invasion of Ukraine As Nato members prepare to meet in Madrid in June, Lithuania, along with its Baltic neighbour Estonia, is calling on Nato to u...

A sophisticated Chinese anti-aircraft system was delivered to Russian ally Serbia in a veiled operation this weekend , amid Western concerns that an arms buildup in the Balkans during the war in Ukraine could threaten the fragile peace in the region. twitter.com/AP/status/1513155493132443650 My pie...

Return of the firing squad: a quicker but less sanitized method of execution is gaining ground in the US As more ‘technological’ methods have proved grisly, some states are considering shooting prisoners instead [one cherry pick] Lawyers for Nevada countered that some firing squad executions didn’t...

"Julian Lennon broke his longstanding vow never to perform his father’s most iconic solo song, “Imagine,” during a benefit for Ukrainian refugees Saturday."

In one village russians mined potatoes , which they deliberately displayed for hungry people . This seems like a nightmare, but it is Ukraine's reality twitter.com/OlenaHalushka/status/1512527771511181313 I really don’t understand this. Russians mined a washing machine in one of the houses . Probab...

A sophisticated Chinese anti-aircraft system was delivered to Russian ally Serbia in a veiled operation this weekend , amid Western concerns that an arms buildup in the Balkans during the war in Ukraine could threaten the fragile peace in the region. twitter.com/AP/status/1513155493132443650 “Russi...

UK MOD update- “Further evidence of alleged Russian war crimes continues to emerge following Russian withdrawal from northern Ukraine. This includes the reported discovery of a makeshift grave containing deceased Ukrainian civilians near Burzova” ["Allegations of sexual violence perpetrated by Russ...

* 7 buses with Russian soldiers suffering from Acute Radiation Syndrome have arrived to a hospital in Belarus from the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine. * ... Energoatom, Ukraine's state-run nuclear power agency, has said Russian soldiers were exposed to "significant doses" of radiation. ... * w...

The wreckage of a Russian Orlan-10 reconnaissance drone, shot down by a LMM Martlet, fired by the Ukrainian army. twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1513097077647200257 Pro-Russian accounts and 'fake news' sites are trying to claim that satellite imagery from @Maxar, posted by @nytimes, showing bodies on...

Russia stepping up hostilities again... The use of a corrected reactive 300-mm projectile descending on the stabilizing parachute for the Tornado-C "in Kharkov. t.me/milinfolive/80810 There was a large explosion in Mikolaiv. twitter.com/RALee85/status/1513261800032280577 * Reports from locals coming...

Popeye wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 10, 2022 5:03 pm

... I like the idea of pruning of some threads, especially where the same individual posts repeatedly. ...

Would that be used where it's largely one or two individuals covering a topic, or where someone loses it and spews nonsence all over. Who decides?

... Between bad actor individuals and state-sponsored nogoodnicks really stepping up their bullshit this weekend, it's been a little nutty. Apologies for the slow loads and timeouts and reboots that the site has been experiencing, ... Good to know! I've been doing the WTF a lot, wondering what was ...

I don't agree with those proposed merges. While there sometimes is overlap (which one is best for this...), more often the difference is way more than a nuance. Like Rest In Peace vs. Fuck. Instead of locking new topic creation in Open Discussion, have mods review a new topic. Mod merging of new top...

... Burning Man is restarting and ePlaya needs to be and can be better than other forums for new and returning burners. this Also, Seeing the repeated posting of the same (and offensive, even "hate") material, and repeated "Personal attacks via username" (a la Community Guidelines "Personal attacks...

Worked for me today.

7 buses with Russian soldiers suffering from Acute Radiation Syndrome have arrived to a hospital in Belarus from the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine. They allegedly dug trenches in the highly radioactive Red Forest - UNIAN News Agency twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1509287796065845250 [Drone foo...

flying on commercial airlines was fun, people were polite, and the cabin was spacious and comfortable. And they'd welcome me join them on the flight deck... When I was a kid, this was particularly fun, as they'd let me stay up there for hours, watching the radar for Iceland, Greenland, Labrador & I...

(don't ask...)

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wow
suddenly youtube videos show again!

Streisand Effect!!! How to guarantee this reaches millions This may turn into "I can't believe leopards ate my face" George Galloway @georgegalloway Russia state-affiliated media [RT - Russia Today] Dear @TwitterSupport I am not “Russian State Affiliated media” . I work for NO #Russian media. I hav...

Pakistan Supreme Court rules against National Assembly dissolution and the dismissal of no-trust motion. The Pakistan Supreme Court on Thursday declared the dismissal of the no-confidence motion against Imran Khan as unconstitutional. The court has ordered the restoration of the National Assembly a...

(since I can't post photos anymore)
from an image

Trump:
No books,
no friends,
no music,
no curiosity,
no patience,
no integrity,
no compassion,
no empathy,
no loyalty,
no conscience,
no courage,
no manners,
no respect,
no character,
no morality,
no honor,
not even a dog.

Simon of the Playa wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 09, 2022 5:23 am

flying on commercial airlines was fun, people were polite, and the cabin was spacious and comfortable.

And they'd welcome me join them on the flight deck...

Ketanji Brown Jackson: US Senate votes to confirm judge to top court The US Supreme Court is to include a black female justice for the first time in its 233-year history after the Senate confirmed Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the nine-member bench. Three Republicans crossed the aisle to seal he...

The woman from Bucha told how Russian “liberators” with george’s ribbons burned her house and killed her unarmed husband. “They took him out, put him on his knees and shot him in the head" - she said. Video from Докази воєнних злочинів https://twitter.com/avalaina/status/1511354407782424588 * That ...