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Topic/REAL/ Mommy Milkers ITT
TheMikh
03/12/21 10:02:17 PM
#339
lww99 posted...
Did Angie get implants
yes, but that picture is photoshopped

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TopicWelp, power is out
TheMikh
02/18/21 5:52:19 PM
#219
power's back on without interruption since last night

heater's still malfunctioning though, and the roads are icy as hell so i can't call in a repairperson

or drive to the convenience store to buy smokes for that matter

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TopicInstantly become the richest man on Earth or get rid of all disease and viruses
TheMikh
02/18/21 5:38:11 PM
#159
IHeartRadiation posted...
Gut flora aren't diseases but yeah

my initial post referred to bacteria and viruses in general, suggesting that eliminating all of such would have adverse consequences

even bacteria which are common and even beneficial in one part of the body can cause serious diseases when introduced to others; i'd imagine a similar case can be made for viruses, but i'm admittedly not as informed on the matter

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TopicInstantly become the richest man on Earth or get rid of all disease and viruses
TheMikh
02/18/21 3:46:37 PM
#157
ShibaToken posted...
[citation needed]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gut_flora
for starters

also research the relationship between viruses and human evolution

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TopicInstantly become the richest man on Earth or get rid of all disease and viruses
TheMikh
02/18/21 2:32:52 PM
#141
as with all things, viruses and bacteria can be good or bad

wiping them all off the face of the earth would have dire consequences

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TopicSJW CNN Anchor Brooke Baldwin LEAVES the Network after 13 YEARS!! Is She Hot??
TheMikh
02/17/21 11:06:09 PM
#9
TopicRush Limbaugh has died.
TheMikh
02/17/21 1:37:14 PM
#225
TopicWhat would you do if you inherited $100mil USD?
TheMikh
02/16/21 11:50:37 PM
#44
pay off house

pay top dollar for neglected medical concerns

invest the rest

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TopicCalifornia or Texas?
TheMikh
02/16/21 10:27:31 AM
#28
California weather isn't sounding so bad rn

But I'd sooner move to Florida

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TopicWelp, power is out
TheMikh
02/15/21 11:46:29 PM
#72
small town east of austin here

up to a foot of snow in my neighborhood; 11F; it's cooooold and we get like 10 minutes of power for every 20 minutes without it

also my ac is out

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TopicITT: I play Scott Joplin on the piano
TheMikh
02/15/21 6:13:15 PM
#2
wonderful performance.

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Topiclol conservatives actually believe this
TheMikh
02/15/21 5:42:03 PM
#8
i know a woman who grew up in a backwoods northeastern community that descended from loyalists; they speak a completely different dialect of english

picture's obviously a joke, but it seems the descendants of royalists and parliamentarians were both on board with the revolution so the picture is also obviously incorrect

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Topichow much bitcoin do you own?
TheMikh
02/15/21 5:14:05 PM
#32
just shy of 0.6, but my entire portfolio is approximately 1btc more or less, currently more

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TopicSo is Meghan Mccain being employed on The View...
TheMikh
02/15/21 5:10:15 PM
#6
SolRaiderN7 posted...
They're the actual conservatives unlike what Ben Shapiro, Dave Rubin, Tucker Carlson, and the rest of these fools pretend to be.

ben shapiro and dave rubin are also neocons

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TopicSo is Meghan Mccain being employed on The View...
TheMikh
02/15/21 1:23:37 PM
#2
are neocons really conservatives

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TopicKaty Perry gained some weight, do you think that happens a lot after motherhood
TheMikh
02/14/21 9:54:39 PM
#6
might be the outfit tbqh

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TopicI've been watching the Chris Chan documentary on youtube
TheMikh
02/14/21 5:55:44 PM
#7
i took an extended break from watching after a couple dozen episodes

it's way too much

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TopicI like my tea how I like my women
TheMikh
02/14/21 4:07:01 PM
#24
teep_ posted...
With some

hah, nice

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TopicIYO, what is the biggest threat facing America for the foreseeable future?
TheMikh
02/13/21 7:14:23 PM
#11
the collapse of the dollar, both by way of inflation and its loss of leverage in the geopolitical arena

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Topic?What are your thoughts on people who believe in astrology
TheMikh
02/13/21 6:11:34 AM
#36
depends on how seriously they take it; don't believe in it myself

the concept is interesting to think about though, particularly why it's been of enduring interest to societies for so long

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TopicThis black male conservative breaks down BLM in under 30 minutes
TheMikh
02/13/21 5:57:17 AM
#39
OANn posted...
Now with that said, i've been invited to read Karl Marx and Mao Zedong but afraid too because my reading level may be at college level but my ability to break down and refute propaganda is limited at best.

i have yet to read mao, though his genius supposedly lied in military tactics. i'd imagine he was politically savvy as well, but his economic implementations left much to be desired to say the least. if i had a lot of reading time on my hands i'd probably take a deep dive on the philosophies of his successors, particularly deng, jiang, hu, and xi.

as for marx, the communist manifesto is pretty short and shallow, but his magnum opus is kapital. the latter, however, is very dry and misses the forest for the trees with respect to the question of economic value.

lenin is more interesting to read than marx imo.

i'd also like to explore gramsci at some point if time and energy permitted.

I'm jealous of the work you did TheMikh. Do you have a Masters or PhD? I am not trying to be a goober (southern term for a loveable jerk or goof off who wants attention.)

i didn't do graduate studies in history, but have spent a lot of my spare time reading sociology, history, autobiographies - particularly older works - pertaining to black american history and historical figures among other topics, perhaps to have a more comprehensive understanding of what it means to black in america myself.

to return to your earlier point, to avoid the propagandization you're concerned about in general, older books - nonfiction works ideally written by historical figures themselves or impartial contemporaries - are the best way to go. this is not to say primary source authors do not have their biases, and so it's good to delve into a myriad of "counterpoint" writings for lack of better words - authors critiquing the ideas of other authors/ideas of a different school of thought - to add additional dimensions to understanding of a topic. as a rule, the ideals some authors put forth may be flawed or shortsighted at times, but their criticisms of others' points tend to be particularly illuminating.

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TopicThis black male conservative breaks down BLM in under 30 minutes
TheMikh
02/13/21 5:07:37 AM
#36
cjsdowg posted...

@cjsdowg while i'm also disappointed that he grossly mischaracterized du bois's ideas, i strongly recommend that you take the time to do in-depth research/reading of booker t. washington for a better understanding of his life, work, and ideas. he was absolutely not the dreadful term that you used to refer to him.

though time has a way of oversimplifying how people are perceived, the real story is always far more nuanced.

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TopicThis black male conservative breaks down BLM in under 30 minutes
TheMikh
02/13/21 4:55:24 AM
#35
my thoughts as the video progressed:

  • while hampton is correct about the existence of the washington vs du bois philosophical dynamic, arguably ongoing to this day; iirc sowell himself disputed the alleged extent to which there was a heated rivalry between washington and du bois themselves, instead suggesting that while there were major differences in their philosophical praxis, their relationship was best characterized as respectful and even cooperative as they shared common end goals
  • i doubt hampton's claim that du bois ever advocated rioting or violence. if anyone is more well-read (i've mainly read du bois's sociological writings), please fact check the claim, because if false (which i suspect it is) it's very damaging slander.
  • washington's praxis was especially pragmatic in his native south, but a suboptimal standalone strategy in the north, which was also receptive to du bois's praxis; meanwhile, du bois's praxis was especially pragmatic in his native north, but would have put activists and black communities in danger if used in the nadir-era south. their strategies were products of their environments at the time and best geared to such.
  • malcolm x did not advocate going against the law, at least to the extent that one was not physically endangered by unjust manifestations of the law.
  • though hampton makes a thinly veiled attempt to characterize malcolm as a duboisian and king as a washingtonian, i'd argue the opposite was the case, with king's emphasis on peaceful protest as a means to encourage legal changes to improve both social and economic conditions, and malcolm's emphasis on a do-for-self approach to organic economic and social development independent of dependence on state action.
  • with the previous point in mind, the prominence of blm is not the first time the dubois praxis has gone "mainstream".
  • though i'm not sure what the organization's actual intent is, i do not believe that the critique of the nuclear family unit is inherently bad, even from a conservative angle. it is after all a manifestation of societal atomization brought about by the industrial and post-industrial eras - a convenient end product of the breakdown of the extended family, the latter which in my opinion did a far better job of instilling organic values than two parents alone could ever do.
  • intersectionality just refers to the general advocacy of under-represented demographics within demographics having a voice in the greater societal discourse. sojourner truth's "ain't i a woman" speech is arguably a foundational example of this. the modern baggage/connotations the term has picked up with respect to rhetorical patterns associated with it, in my opinion, stem from external ideological/philosophical sources - what these sources are, i know not. hampton conflates the former with the latter, when this is not always the case.


with that all said, that video did not prove to be the bombshell expose hampton insinuated it would be. he might have wanted to touch down on the former blm cincinatti chapter's critique of the organization's leadership, or further explored the topic of funding.

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TopicPeople that order well done burgers at fast food restaurants.
TheMikh
02/12/21 11:51:35 PM
#3
not sure i'd trust a fast food restaurant with anything but well done if there were options in the first place

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TopicLincoln Project was huge scam, aware of founder's harassment for months
TheMikh
02/12/21 7:01:43 PM
#21
do you mean to tell me a neoconservative think tank has swindled the public again

who could have predicted this

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TopicBest "Big" pizza chain?
TheMikh
02/12/21 1:09:42 PM
#17
dominos > pizza hut > papa johns > little caesars

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TopicT or F: You aren't a progressive if have bloodlust
TheMikh
02/12/21 12:19:14 PM
#10
the only political ideology without direct or indirect bloodshed caused is anarcho-pacifism

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TopicIs there any anime where the dub is superior to the sub?
TheMikh
02/12/21 11:25:09 AM
#35
cromartie high school

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TopicAre you learning a language in DuoLingo?
TheMikh
02/11/21 11:44:03 PM
#6
spent a while studying hebrew years back but didn't keep up with it unfortunately

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TopicWhich dating app should I get a 1 month membership to?
TheMikh
02/11/21 11:25:48 PM
#9
dating in the bay area sounds like a waking nightmare

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TopicIs anyone surprised that Gina Carano is a far-right person
TheMikh
02/11/21 11:08:34 PM
#41
FortuneCookie posted...

Eh, many old school leftists were pretty badass. Those of the new school who have deliberately or inadvertently sold their souls to the neoliberal order are another story. Not enough of the "from each according to their ability" mentality, I suppose.

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TopicRIP Chick Corea
TheMikh
02/11/21 9:42:00 PM
#21
Topic/REAL/ Mommy Milkers ITT
TheMikh
02/11/21 7:14:30 PM
#235
@Sub-ZeroMKA posted...

i wouldn't direct link that

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TopicLol @ GUYS who don't style their HAIR with PRODUCTS
TheMikh
02/11/21 7:10:39 PM
#17
who needs hair styling products when you've got dreads

all you need is conditioner every now and then, water spray when you need things presentable, beanie when you don't

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TopicWould you stop loving your son if he killed you?
TheMikh
02/11/21 6:05:43 PM
#5
that is a pretty dark question in light of a recent murder case

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TopicI like my tea how I like my women
TheMikh
02/11/21 4:29:24 PM
#13
hot, sweet, and english with high-fat milk and a hint of spice

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TopicMost streaming services are owned by far left companies.
TheMikh
02/11/21 4:10:30 PM
#12
is it really far left if it's not a worker-owned cooperative

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TopicTrump being off Twitter is the worst thing for this trial
TheMikh
02/11/21 2:30:26 PM
#2
he still issues statements via his gab account, but it seems like his ****posting is a thing of the past

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TopicHacked Florida water plant reused passwords and had aging Windows installations
TheMikh
02/11/21 2:27:45 PM
#6
using windows for mission-critical infrastructure should be a felony imo

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Topiccops are now playing copyrighted music to have videos of them taken down
TheMikh
02/11/21 1:58:25 PM
#37
one more reason why intellectual property needs to be abolished

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Topic*job says entry level*
TheMikh
02/11/21 12:53:57 PM
#27
future boss at the interview for my current job: "your resume suggested you're underqualified/inexperienced for this role but your technical assessment results blew all the other applicants out of the water"

now carrying the entire company from a development standpoint aside from more executive matters managed by the boss

Paragon21XX posted...
HR always tacks on a bunch of unnecessary bullshit to job listings such as "X years of experience" on an entry-level job. If you think you can do the job, apply anyway.

this, absolutely

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TopicIs anyone surprised that Gina Carano is a far-right person
TheMikh
02/11/21 11:26:25 AM
#31
never thought i'd see physiognomy discussion on CE but here we are

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TopicStock Market General #20
TheMikh
02/11/21 6:16:52 AM
#39
Makeveli_lives posted...
Bitcoin at an all time average high of 45k right now

definitely comfy with my bitcoin and ether holdings right now

invested in the graph last week and my holdings have already doubled

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TopicWould Dale Gribble have been a QAnon believer?
TheMikh
02/10/21 8:29:14 PM
#7
coin toss, really

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TopicHow did you get your first job out of college?
TheMikh
02/10/21 5:16:51 PM
#19
every software developer job i've landed since leaving college i've found on craigslist of all places

but i've only worked for two companies aside from my own so it's not saying much

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TopicBitcoin consumes more energy than the country of Argentina
TheMikh
02/10/21 12:37:06 PM
#9
its market cap is almost twice argentina's gdp, so it doesn't come as that much of a shock

lww99 posted...
maybe crypto isnt environmentally sustainable

surprisingly the amount of energy consumed by miners (and costs associated) has spurred an arms race with respect to harnessing more cost-efficient energy sources, especially in the area of green energy

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