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[Levi]

http://thehill.com/policy/national-...istration-inappropriately-unmasked-trump-team

"Normally, when government officials receive intelligence reports, the names of American citizens are redacted to protect their privacy. But officials can request that names — listed as “U.S. Person 1,” for example — be "unmasked" internally in order to give context about the potential value of the intelligence.

The national security adviser has the authority to request the unmasking names if there is a compelling national security reason to do so."

Doesn't it seem odd, that supposedly well to do folks came under incidental surveillance as a result of surveillance of corruption with foreign officials?

 

[BlackSmith]

All I've heard for the last month is that there was no surveillance. Which is it?

 

[Levi]

I think it's pretty clear that there was surveillance, there's always surveillance. The fact that trump and company were the focus is what's up for debate.

It all seems like another smoke and mirrors thing. For the last 12 years or more I've resigned to the fact that there is constant surveillance of just about everybody.

This seems to be an effective distraction from the fact that trump and company have been under investigation for their Russian ties for a couple of years or so.

 

[Mick!]

You know what they say about opinions, Mick.

People die from choking every day.

In a world where people are starving every day, there's something rather grotesque about people racing to ram unwanted food into their faces.

Maybe it's a cultural tradition, dunno.

 

[stig]

Especially in a country where a LARGE part of the population suffers from massive obesity.

 

[Levi]

I know that it's insensitive and I'm a complete ass, but I could not help but laugh at the irony of a person choking to death in an eating competition.

 

[stig]

Makes two of us.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I want to compete in a scotch egg eating contest.

 

[Mick!]

Practice makes perfect.

 

[stig]

Hey, Butch.
Did Lousiana win the " Largest amount of obese people in the US" award last year, or did they lose it to Alabama?

 

[stig]

I looked it up and realized I was way off the mark:

http://www.eatthis.com/most-and-least-obese-states-in-america-ranked

 

[FireFighterZero]

We must enact laws to fight this epidemic!

 

[FireFighterZero]

Anyone know much about the chemical attack in Syria yet?

It will be interesting to see how it plays out.

 

[Levi]

I looked it up and realized I was way off the mark:

http://www.eatthis.com/most-and-least-obese-states-in-america-ranked

Wow, supposedly I'm in the least obese state but there are obese people everywhere I go.

 

[BlackSmith]

Yeah I don't think awards are given Stig but we keep trying... heh. If the wife would give up her personal trainer we might have a shot next year tho.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Work those pecs!

 

[Jomo]

Oops!

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/l...ay-Hurt-Another-Stunt-Critical-418015583.html

Murder cycles!

Big balls n little brains!

Nothing like a right fist wrapped round a crispy throttle though.......

Jomo

 

[Levi]

Ouch

 

[MasterBlaster]

Sports that can kill you are NOT for me.

 

[PCTREE]

what stuff like tree climbing ??

 

[pantheraba]

 

[MasterBlaster]

With the proper gear, climbing isn't dangerous.

With the proper gear, jumping over a train IS dangerous.

 

[Levi]

This on the other hand, i'd be all in.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/men-catch-15-foot-long-144-pound-python-in-the-florida-everglades/

 

[MasterBlaster]

I wonder if that snake was still alert while it was being held like that.

Professional snake hunters... cool.

 

[squisher]

I hope this link works. This old guy is one of the coolest people you'd ever hope to share a pint with. When I was skiing all the time I did just that more than once.

I used to live on the road to the ski hill (about 20km one way from town to the hill) and daily Dag would run down the hill, have upwards of half a dozen pints(my uncle was th bartender at rosters referred to in the article) and then run back up. Blazing heat, freezing cold. Didn't matter. Truly a hardcore dude, going strong his whole life. Check it out.

http://infotel.ca/newsitem/the-free-life-and-lives-of-dag-aabye/it41372