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    Today, 04:06 PM
    You left out the slash in the closing tag at the end.
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    Today, 04:02 PM
    There always have been and always will be booze hounds and drug addicts. The War on Drugs is no more "winnable" than the War on Booze was. The only thing it will accomplish is the enrichment of violent criminals and government bureaucrats. And the fact that government "safety" programs don't work any better than government "prohibition" programs should be a surprise to no one.
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    Today, 03:56 PM
    Bathtub gin wasn't deadly because it was gin. Some of it wasn't even gin at all. (The term "bathtub gin" was used to describe any illicitly produced booze that was cooked up in things like bathtubs - hence, "bathtub gin".) It was deadly because it was adulterated with other legally produced substances (such as formaldehyde) to increase its volume and/or potency. - just as (legally produced) fentanyl, in addition to being used directly as a drug itself, is often used to adulterate other drugs to increase their volume and/or potency (which are then consumed by unwitting users who don't even know it's there - something which would be much less likely to occur if the production and sale of drugs were fully legal and their producers and sellers could be held liable for such adulteration, just like alcohol producers are). From the article (bold emphasis added): And as I noted in your quote of me (bold emphasis added):
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  • Occam's Banana's Avatar
    Today, 03:51 PM
    Ukraine is the ne plus ultra of election fortification.
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    Today, 03:11 PM
    Dave Smith vs. Chris Freiman | What's the ideal immigration policy? | Just Asking Questions, Ep. 16 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M23uW7G1OEE {ReasonTV | 28 March 2024} Podcaster Dave Smith and philosopher Chris Freiman debate open borders on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions. Text and links to sources available here: https://reason.com/podcast/2024/03/28/dave-smith-vs-chris-freiman-whats-the-ideal-immigration-policy/ What's the ideal immigration policy?
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    Today, 02:49 PM
    Don't mind me. I just picked this thread at random to post this in. Carry on.
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    Today, 02:42 PM
    The fentanyl thing is not really much different from the poisonous "bathtub gin" problem that existed during alcohol prohibition. It's a problem that occurs because of prohibition, not because of "legalization". The problem with all these so-called "legalization" schemes is that they only "legalize" possession and consumption, but not production and distribution (which remain criminal). So the only producers, distributors, and sellers will be criminals who will (1) be prone to violence to protect their turf and profits, and (2) have no incentives to care about the quality or safety of their products. Notice that, unlike during alcohol prohibition, innocent (and even not-so-innocent) people are not being injured or killed during running gun battles between competing alcohol distributors (such as Anheuser-Busch and Miller Brewing Co.). Brewers and sellers don't need to peddle their wares on schoolyards, and those who peddle poisonous products can be held civilly and/or criminally liable to their victims. And this was all without having to coddle drunks (unlike what is going on in Portland and elsewhere with respect to drugs & addicts).
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    Today, 02:14 PM
    Portland's problem isn't the "legalization". Portland's problem is the irresponsible addict-coddling of batshit insanity progressivism. From the thread about that very subject:
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    Today, 01:36 PM
    Why is ‘Libertarian’ Reason Unreasonably Smearing Argentina’s Javier Milei? https://ampamerica.com/nichols-why-is-libertarian-reason-unreasonably-smearing-argentinas-javier-milei/ {Brian Nichols | 28 March 2024} When I saw the recent hit piece by Antonella Marty, CEO of Sociedad Atlas at The Atlas Society, in Reason magazine attacking Argentina’s new president Javier Milei, I had to rub my eyes in disbelief. Could this really be coming from the CEO of a prominent libertarian think tank, published in a respected libertarian outlet ? The op-ed, which portrays Milei as an authoritarian populist, is so rife with distortions and unfounded allegations that it borders on intellectual malpractice. As a proud libertarian, I feel compelled to set the record straight and defend a man who is bravely trying to pull his country out of the abyss of socialism. Let’s start by examining the central claim of Marty’s piece – that Milei is not a “real” libertarian because of some of his policy decisions and rhetoric. But since when did the Atlas Society and Reason magazine, of all places, provide a platform for such blatant purity testing and gate-keeping? The reality is that governing is messy business, especially in a country as dysfunctional as Argentina. Milei has inherited an economic catastrophe marked by hyperinflation, stifling regulations, and unsustainable government spending. In this context, some deviations from libertarian orthodoxy are not only understandable, but necessary as transitional measures. https://twitter.com/Libertarium_arg/status/1763669774846824742 1763669774846824742
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    Today, 12:56 PM
    I hate all the War on Drugs bullshit, but South America (and Central America, and Mexico) is a god-forsaken basket-case of drug-cartel corruption and violence, so I'm not going to complain (too much) about whatever Bukele, Milei, et al. decide they have to do to mitigate it. The best thing that could be done for South America (and Central America, and Mexico) is for the rest of the world (especially the United States) to put an end to War on Drugs and legalize (or decriminalize, or whatever) it all. That would do far more to impoverish the cartels and drive them out of business than all the laws in the world. (So, of course, that's the one thing that won't happen - the CIA would never stand for it, among other reasons.)
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    Today, 12:41 PM
    https://twitter.com/chayesmatthew/status/1773383673074552968 1773383673074552968 https://twitter.com/chayesmatthew/status/1773414327556452750 & https://twitter.com/chayesmatthew/status/1773414467071578383 https://twitter.com/cliftonaduncan/status/1773417003614646703
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    Today, 12:16 PM
    For example, instead of just briefly mentioning a list of tax hikes or the seemingly pointless purchase of fighter jets - which are two of the more problematic items, IMO - they could have made an effort to determine if those actions were actually instigated by Milei himself, or whether they are things he had to accede to as part of his agreement with the coalition partners (Bullrich, Obaid, et al.) whose support he needed in order to win the election (and will continue needing in order to enact other policies). In either case, they are bad things and deserve to be criticized, but as I've pointed out several times in this thread, Milei is not the OmniGod of Argentina - he was always definitely going to have to enact at least some unlibertarian policies, regardless of whether he really wanted to or not (not possibly, not probably, but definitely). In assessing and judging Milei, it makes a difference whether he "wanted to" or "had to". Reason could have helpfully tried to sort that out, but instead they just went "bitch mode" . The nature of politics - and especially electoral politics - is that you can easily do that with anyone. If Ron Paul had become POTUS, Reason could have written exactly the same kind of article about him - "Oh, look, he appointed his less-than-honorable grandson-in-law Jesse Benton as his Chief of Staff! Nepotism!" - "Oh, look, those newsletters! Racism!" - "Oh, look, the military spent more money on planes! All that 'non-interventionism' stuff must have been bullshit, after all!" - and so on. I suspect this has much more to do with Reason's social libertinism vis-à-vis Milei's social conservatism than it has to do with actual libertarian principles. (Hence, their complaints about "gender issues" and Milei being a "pro-lifer"). In the case of Milei (or Ron Paul), was that money offset by greater spending reductions elsewhere? Maybe. Maybe not. If not, was it by choice or political necessity? Who knows? Reason couldn't (or wouldn't) be bothered to try to find out and tell us.
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    Today, 11:53 AM
    https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1773380776114917712 1773380776114917712
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    Today, 11:41 AM
    That is exactly right.
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    Today, 11:40 AM
    Yes, there are, which is why that was never a "dark ship" option in the oilfield. Here's a chart of the area, clearly showing cables and pipelines. The ship was traveling at about one shiplength per minute. You see the scale on this chart at 375 per inch. The event started at roughly 4:11, so that means the ship traveled roughly 3300 feet, over half a mile before impact, and at least a couple thousand feet before the submerged cable lines. Not out of the question to drop anchor at that point and it is standard procedure.
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    Today, 11:22 AM
    The definition of "Master Mariner" is one who holds both a Master's certificate and a Chief Engineer's certificate. I do...or at least did, until IMO regs prohibited it on international tickets.
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    Today, 11:19 AM
    :D :D:D
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    Today, 11:18 AM
    Pretty much what I said from day one. This ship suffered a severe electric failure. Twice, you see when the main power cuts out, shortly after they start backing down on the main engine, indicated by the heavy black smoke, and then again a second time as the e-gen kicks on, shortly, and then cuts back out again. Somewhere I am going to guess there was direct short to ground in the main buss panel or parallel buss panel, that just smoked the whole system. There was little, if anything, the captain, pilot or crew could have done, they were dark and out of control.
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    Today, 10:43 AM
    They have a few - but unfortunately, instead of actually providing any substantive examination of those few points, they only mention those points in passing so they can spend the vast majority of the article indulging in innuendo and other nonsense like griping about his dogs (or bizarrely complaining that army officers can't get tattoos, paint their nails, or grow beards).
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    Today, 10:31 AM
    You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Intrepid again. Just exactly so.
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    Today, 10:10 AM
    Where’s that damn meteor when you really need it?
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    Today, 10:09 AM
    Judge Kaplan: It is the judgment of the court that you are sentenced to 240 months then consecutive 60 for a total of 300 months https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/1773376645161730378 to: https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/1773377112294002908 https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1773340043744010640 to: https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1773376299626574125 https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1773340043744010640.html]
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    Today, 09:43 AM
    https://twitter.com/jonstewart/status/1773094797676253293 https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore/status/1773328625749958737
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    Today, 09:35 AM
    https://twitter.com/OliLondonTV/status/1773323181094273276 1773323181094273276
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    Today, 09:02 AM
    I regret to inform you that Reason is at it again: https://twitter.com/LPNH/status/1773337490709000345 Is Javier Milei Making Argentina Great Again? The new Argentine president is popular with American libertarians, but his record at home looks increasingly populist and authoritarian. https://reason.com/2024/03/27/is-javier-milei-making-argentina-great-again/ {Antonella Marty | 27 March 2024}
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    Today, 08:33 AM
    :up:
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    Today, 08:18 AM
    That's nice. It would be even nicer if I knew to whom you are referring.
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    https://twitter.com/AntiFeder1776/status/1773226622109221091 1773226622109221091
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