This is a stand alone because it so precisely sums up every complaint I have had about the "experts" for the past decade. They always imply the "science is settled" and you should just shut up and believe what the experts say.
As a scientist, I have been crushed to hear the stupidity...that you are not supposed to question. My most concerning moment came when they started to dictate masks. I looked up the studies for using masks for viruses...and they all said they were useless...especially for lay people who wouldn't use/fit them properly. I then went back to those studies a few weeks later and they had been taken down...WTF. And not because the data was found to be faulty, but for political reasons.
Fooled one time is a lesson, fooled twice is a choice...never again.
I will post pictures of the final product soon, after I wiped the grease off my phone.
@derrickhhurd what is the formula of your success? How has it changed over the years?
Iconic American History:
On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry delivered his famous "Give me liberty, or give me death!" speech to the Second Virginia Convention at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia. Arguing against British tyranny, Henry urged the assembly to prepare for armed resistance, influencing the colony to put its troops into a posture of defense.
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Context: The speech was given during a time of intense debate, as American colonists weighed continued negotiation with Great Britain against preparing for military conflict.
Significance: Henry argued that peace with Britain was no longer possible and that war was inevitable, framing the choice as liberty or enslavement.
Result: The resolution, supported by Henry's speech, passed with a 65-60 vote, prompting the colony to plan for arming a militia.
The Speech: The exact, word-for-word text was not transcribed on the day, but was reconstructed years later by biographer William Wirt from accounts of witnesses who ...
My daughter had to fly out this morning. Going from ATL to NOLA. She got to the airport at 5 for a 7:30 flight. She made it to the plane with a few minutes to spare.
She described the TSA line as being split into two parts. lf you have TSA pre-check you go to the line that is wrapped around baggage claim in the South Terminal. Sounds bad right? No, she made it.
lf you weren't willing to pay the cost of pre-check and your line in the North Terminal is wrapped around baggage claim and ends somewhere in the parking lot. It's really long.
She comes back on Thursday. NOLA has done away with pre-check. Maybe the ICE agents will be on duty then and the lines will be shorter? Can't say that to her though, she is against ICE.
Moral of the story: If it's under 8 hours drive.
