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I’d say it’s far more likely that Trump saw some idiot on Fox News say “We should just buy potash from Belarus,” and went straight to social media. He doesn’t listen to his advisors anyway.

Maybe it’s true that Vance wants him out; he would have the most to gain. But in the final analysis, I’m not sure there’s much Vance could do to make him look even more foolish than he actually is.

Gosh, I wonder if Canada is in a good mood to negotiate their potash price. 🤔

I can. After the artist has been dead for 50 years.

I lived through the 70s. There’s a lot of wiggle room left. People muddle through. The complaining will continue but that’s about it.

I’ve known it since the 7th grade and I ain’t particularly bright.

You get my Cheez Whiz, boy?

I only got a summons once. I got picked for the jury and the trial was the next day. The trial was all wrapped up in one day. There were about 200 people in the initial room, and periodically they would read a list of numbers that should go to a courtroom for jury selection, or they would read a long list of numbers and those people could go home.

Like 25 of us got called into the courtroom for jury selection. Only one person tried the acting crazy gambit, and she did end up getting excused, but the judge just sent her back to the main room and told her to wait until the end of the day in case any other cases needed her. I interpreted this as punishing her for wasting his time rather than her actually being needed. A couple others had legit excuses for not being able to serve and did get to go home.

I don’t remember getting paid. I do remember them talking about there being a per diem, but I think that was only if it went past like 5 days. I don’t think there was any compensation for the people who waited all day without getting picked. My employer allowed me a certain number of days of jury duty that they still paid me before that kicked in, but I don’t know if that was mandatory or just a nice benefit. I was on my own for parking and lunch. But I did get a fancy certificate.

There’s a very strict admonishment to not discus the case while it is ongoing. I don’t know if it’s technically called an NDA, but I did sign something that says I got the message and there could be penalties for violating it. After the case is over you can say whatever you want about it.
Most people I know who get the summonses call a number listed on the card the night before and get told don’t come in after all.

Edit: dang, paragraphs.

That they’re adventurous, curious, and open minded about other cultures. They will be far richer for the experience.

The Jungle

Oh, no. That project was put on hold. The environmental impact study determined that it would cause Chicks and Ducks and Geese to scurry.

85% seems low.

Shit you mean nobody’s tried that yet? If it works we’re gonna feel so dumb.

So he shared a map with open borders, then.

Stalactites hold tight. Stalagmites might.

See, if it’s hanging from the ceiling it must be holding tight, innit?

Never forgot it after hearing this in the 4th grade.

Probably Pop Mart. A three-story shop filled with nothing but these odd little collectible toys of cartoon characters. It was absolutely mobbed.

Overall I thought it was an amusing parlor trick but when I found out how much energy it uses I want it to die in a fire and for everyone to forget it was ever invented.

It’s just basic logic.

Tesco rice cooker. IYKYK

Still kinda disappointed nobody has come up with a brand of soy milk called “Soy Capitan!”

I just started Dumb Luck by Vu Trong Phung. I was browsing through Book Street in Vietnam and found this, one of the few that was translated into English. I’m excited, I’ve never read a Vietnamese book before. It was written in 1936, which was during the late French colonial period.