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originally posted by: Skyfloating
This is a Q-uestion I don't really understand:
Why is everything 'really' made in China?
The word 'really' is in Quotation marks. Why?
If things are not made in China for cost saving, then what?
I guess Trump would say its to weaken the U.S.?
Maybe nothing to see here, dunno.
originally posted by: tiredoflooking
I was doing some reading on Chris Cornell and Chester Beddington and their suicides. Of course there are a tonne of rumors that they were investigating pgate. I cannot find any proper news articles supporting that theory. I think it is almost enough of a red flag that Snopes felt it necessary to debunk it.
www.snopes.com...
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: tigertatzen
....
Meanwhile, Bennington's wife blames a lifetime of mental health issues.
originally posted by: diggindirt
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: tigertatzen
....
Meanwhile, Bennington's wife blames a lifetime of mental health issues.
I would say the same thing in her place if I didn't want to end up like my husband. Wouldn't you? Self preservation.
originally posted by: tigertatzen
originally posted by: tjack
Quick thought on how to organize solving the unanswered crumbs, what about a wiki?
But can't anyone who feels like it change a Wiki at any time? The content, I mean?
originally posted by: tjack
originally posted by: tigertatzen
originally posted by: tjack
Quick thought on how to organize solving the unanswered crumbs, what about a wiki?
But can't anyone who feels like it change a Wiki at any time? The content, I mean?
Yeah there's that, but if it tracks the changes maybe it could be manageable? Semi private perhaps? I haven't thought about all the nuances, just that the wiki format might lend itself well to the task.
Feb 21 2018 20:20:23
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[2]
Patriot
1. a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country
and its interests with devotion.
2. a person who regards himself or herself as a defender,
especially of individual rights, against presumed interference by
the federal government.
Traitor
1. a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust.
2. a person who commits treason by betraying his or her
country.
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originally posted by: diggindirt
originally posted by: Skyfloating
This is a Q-uestion I don't really understand:
Why is everything 'really' made in China?
The word 'really' is in Quotation marks. Why?
If things are not made in China for cost saving, then what?
I guess Trump would say its to weaken the U.S.?
Maybe nothing to see here, dunno.
Trying to catch up here after taking a day away from this thread so someone may have answered this question...
I took that to mean that some component of every device is made in China. A couple of years ago I was looking for new appliances for our kitchen and was attempting to buy "Made in the USA." Many of the US companies' products were labeled "Assembled in the USA." When I asked what that meant I was told (by numerous representatives of the various companies) that one could not actually purchase anything that was 100% manufactured in the US because anything that uses computer components contains some components manufactured in China, especially anything with a clock device.
Same thing when I was researching a new computer that would have all US-made parts. The guy who built my computer is convinced of the "back-door" theory that among the chips built into computers and all devices that use chips. He is also convinced that there are "kill" switches built into a certain number of those devices that cause the devise to cease functioning just after the warranty expires. He's had a LOT of experience with this---been building computers since 1988. His belief is that the BackDoor chips allow the spooks to access and the KillSwitch makes more money for the manufacturer due to the fact that nobody gets a monitor, laptop or tablet fixed these days, cheaper to buy a new one---or so we are told.
Of course these things weaken the US by making us buy things every five to ten years that used to last 20-30 years. I have a refrigerator in my basement that is from the 1950s and still runs. But the fridge I bought when we built the house 25 years ago died at 10 years old and I was told that the company didn't make parts for it. Same with the stove I bought at the same time. It was 11 years old when it began to fail. On the other hand, my washer and dryer are both over 30 years old as is the trash compactor and they work just fine---no computer chips in them. A local shop still has parts for the washer and dryer but the guy who owns it is in his 80s so I fear ....
Same with phones---I have a couple of phones (I only have a landline, don't own a cell phone) that are from the 1960s, no computer chips, no electricity required. They work fine during a power outage. I can't even begin to guess how many of the cordless variety we've owned in the past 30 years.
If we all sat down and added up how much we've spent on these "disposable" items that formerly were never disposable, we'd be marching to the castle with our pitchforks. Not just the cost of the items but the cost plus the interest we paid on our credit cards because these devices are normally purchased that way. Add in the cost of disposal (stuffing them into landfills) and we would, if our critical thinking skills were engaged, have already breached the gates.
Feb 21 2018 20:34:05 Q !UW.yye1fxo 453 NEW
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SAT_SEC_1_X_GOOD
SAT_REC_GOOD
SAT_RELAY_GOOD
SAT_PING_GOOD
SAT_SIG_GOOD
SAT_LINE_GOOD
SAT_HOLD_CONF
HOLD_NOW_CONF
SAT_HOLD_DED_1_X_YES
SAT_HOLD_DED_1_X_CONF_60D
SAT_HOLD_DED_OPT_60D+
AUTH_HOLD_REL_GOOD
Post last edited at 02/21/18 (Wed) 20:43:37
Feb 21 2018 20:49:10 Q !UW.yye1fxo 454 NEW
DELTA [6] CONF.
COMMS GOOD.
OPERATIONAL.
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originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: diggindirt
At the same time, given what we were theorizing about Monarch programming and celebrity. Mental health issues can also be an indicator of a choice subject for such things or an indicator that the programming didn't take or is being broken.
originally posted by: tigertatzen
All those empty cities in Korea and China...vast, elaborate, high tech cities that make Vegas look ordinary by comparison. What if they're not empty at all?
What if they are "stocked" from time to time with human beings? For the entertainment purposes of the elite, to satiate the proclivities that can only safely be unleashed far beyond prying eyes? Fully functioning cities with every amenity, where there is something for everyone?