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Ah, the leader giving direction to private industry leaders to further his political goals. There's a type of political structure that utilized this sort of organizing principle, but I just can't seem to remember what it was. All I can say it was kind of in vogue in Europe in the first part of...

Proving that you have damage to your hearing will be difficult. Hiring a lawyer will also be challenging. Getting a doctor to testify that your hearing damage has worsened will likely be expensive.

I find that there is a delay between the acoustic trauma and the resulting spike, just as you described. I usually experience the spike the following day.

Yes. I have a discordant cacophony of high-frequency static, crickets, shrieks, and pure tones that constantly change in pitch by the millisecond, all at around 85 dB. The frustrating part is that my hearing loss starts at 6 kHz, so there is no ability to mask the sound. It really sucks, and...

His description sounds like my tinnitus. I recommend that he stop using noise-cancelling headphones for a while. They made my tinnitus worse.

Honest mistake - they thought the journalist was a Russian spy. Fortunately, Trump knows nothing. So I expect everyone involved to resign. /s

Avoid microsuction, as it can be quite loud.

Musk balances a fork and two spoons on his pinkie! Trump is amazed. Quite the genius.

I had DBS surgery as part of a clinical study to address tinnitus and was not taking any antibiotics. Your assumption is incorrect.

"We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests." — FDR, 1941 "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." — Ben...

Trump/Vance are in full bully mode. We know we have you over a barrel, and we're going to extract everything we can and give you as little as possible while still not crossing Putin. Does Vance think he's the Bad Cop? He's such a despicable and unlikeable person; his injection wasn't helpful...

"When we speak of peace, we should not mean just the absence of war. True peace rests on the pillars of individual freedom, human rights, national self-determination, and respect for the rule of law." — Ronald Reagan

I guess the potential upside of changing the landscape to basing everything on bullshit, making words and agreements meaningless, weaseling out of whatever you want, and doing your best to get over on the other guy, means that others get to do the same, so we'll just have to see what actually...

From what I can gather online, they announced plans to discontinue research on this drug. I’m not sure what that means.

Looks like DEI is back. Trump plans to create a religious office in the White House and target what he calls “anti-Christian bias.” Makes sense, since he is the lord and savior... /s

Canadians and Mexicans are rallying around the idea of not buying American goods, which is hurting our own exports. In return, Trump managed to get them to agree to things they were already doing anyway. Masterful gambit, sir.

Republicans’ lack of foresight and planning, especially with Trump wanting to shrink the government without first improving it, creates more problems rather than solving any. You cannot transition away from certain economic dependencies without preparation unless you are willing to deal with...

Elon Musk will control the treasury at the same time that every single FBI official that could investigate his actions are being systematically purged... even the executive directors overseeing cybersecurity. This isn't a red flag. It's a 5-alarm blazing fire. These people are not playing for...

How does a fascist government consolidate its hold on a country? By punishing businesses and people who don't do as they dictate and rewarding businesses and people who do. We are now clearly governed by a fascist government, and it will get worse by the week. It's amazing how fast things have...

Four more years of word salad coming our way. Asked if he would "commit to prioritizing legislation to make child care affordable" and "what specific piece of legislation" he would support during a Q&A session at the Economic Club of New York Thursday, Trump said:

They are also screen grabs from when their hands are waving, paused at the exact time to make it look bad. It's out of context and bad faith. Anyway, I'd suggest that since you're defending this shit, go ahead and take a video of you making the same gesture and post it on your personal social...

If you watch the videos, you'll see that they aren't Nazi scum like Elon.

I recommend a very slow taper. The folks and moderators at BenzoBuddies can really help - check 'em out.

He wasn't selling snake oil - he gave it away. I could only listen for a moment and knew that it wasn't for me.

Digby and Buster, 10-month-old Wrestling Monkey brothers.

Trump's Manifest Destiny: Time for war and military intervention to claim Greenland and the Panama canal. I'm so surprised. /s Next, I'm sure he'll suggest renaming in Gulf of Mexico to something more maga-ity.

Or stupid enough to be convicted in a federal court by a jury of his peers for being a total douchebag.

Everybody knows the candidate is Trump, whom you assumed is the criminal I'm referring to; he will be convicted, and if you think otherwise, you are just kidding yourself or are full of Kool-Aid. Another stumble and another big oops; Trump's memory is slipping, and his apparent mental decline...

I thought I would share these funny quotes from Steven Wright. They made me chuckle a lot. 1- I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize. 2 - Borrow money from pessimists -- they don't expect it back. 3 - Half the people you know are below average. 4 - 99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name. 5 - 82.7%...

My buddy Tom went to college and racked up a lot of student debt. He never committed a crime and had a squeaky-clean record. However, due to George W. Bush's ignorance, he graduated into one of the worst economic disasters. At one point, he had to choose between food and paying his loans, and he...

It is entertaining, isn't it. In other news, RFK Jr. admitted in a NY Times article that a brain worm ate part of his brain, and he was also previously diagnosed with mercury poisoning, which causes serious neurological issues. 2010, he was experiencing memory loss and mental fogginess so...

Let's forget about dogs. There were much more juicy, interesting things to discuss today, such as testimony in Trump's courtroom trial. Per Daniel's testimony, after Trump pulled out a magazine, she said she told him: Daniel's description of the magazine incident led many jurors to... Per her...

Late Lament Lyrics from The Moody Blues. Breathe deep the gathering gloom Watch lights fade from every room Bedsitter people look back and lament Another day's useless energy spent Impassioned lovers wrestle as one; Lonely man cries for love and has none; New mother picks up and suckles her...

Thank you for starting this thread. I kinda unleashed my life story, which was very cathartic for me. I could easily double the length of this post by regaling everyone with where my wife and I traveled; it's quite a story. Sentimental reasons are why my bike has been in the garage dormant for...

I already know that I'm going to die of stage 3B chronic kidney disease (CKD), and I'm planning on having my friends and family present while I swallow the magic, doctor-approved elixir that will end my life. I also plan to have a smile on my face. Hopefully, my death will occur long before the...

Members of my wife's family are cops with loud, commanding voices. Her brother retired and is now a football coach. They only have one volume, and it is way too loud for me. I usually relax in a corner during family gatherings and try to guess what people are saying when they talk to me. I then...

This won't happen. I believe suicide will just transfer your pain and suffering onto your friends and family. This is what I discovered when I tried to end my life twice.

My passion is motorcycling. It started when I was 13, and a new neighbor moved in next door who was 1 year older than me, and he had a Honda CT70; I wanted a Honda CT70. After enough begging, my father gave in and bought me one. Terry and I were best buds who rode after school and on weekends...

You know, if I participated in a deplorable practice the vast majority of people don't approve of, I'd probably keep it to myself. Not in the sense of being ashamed of it, but it's probably because it's an easy way of making yourself a social pariah for many. But if you don't care, then you...

I just watched Captain Marvel. It was released in 2019 and just skipped my watch list. I really enjoyed it; it has a good story with character development and excellent graphics/CGI. But the only thing that kind of blows it for me, just a bit, is Brie Larson's voice. She has a kind of...

Cruelty is 'a feature, not a bug' with many Republicans, and, in that regard, Noem is a true believer. Conservative commentator Tomi Lahren posted about this online: Joan Payton, of the German Wirehaired Pointer Club of America, had this to say about the killing: Speculation is that her book...

Kristi Noem wants everyone to know that it wasn’t easy for her to kill her 14-month-old wire-haired pointer, Cricket, for aggressive behavior. Noem’s decision to disclose in her new memoir that she once shot and killed a family dog is being seen as pure political self-immolation. Noem, until...

I watched all 10 episodes of Shogun on FX. It was exceedingly well done, with great acting and action. Highly recommended.

Judge Alito said this today: Alito is being deliberately obtuse here. Biden is NOT going after Trump. Trump committed crimes and is facing consequences for them; it is that simple. He cannot be so stupid as to A) not see that Trump is the one who is destabilizing the functions of Democracy...

You live, you die, but you suffer in between.

Just like Mike Johnson, even a blind squirrel occasionally finds a nut. While some leaders of the free world show up to shake Trump's hand, just in case he wins, and while Trump rubbed shoulders with his mutual bromance partner Orban, a fellow lover of illiberalism who presided over the radical...

I'm happy you enjoyed a toke with your wife and that it was beneficial. It's been a while for me since I swore off weed the last time I took a single small hit from my wife's vaporizer; I got extremely high, and so did my tinnitus.

Resveratrol is a stilbenoid, a type of natural phenol, and a phytoalexin produced by several plants in response to injury or when the plant is under attack by pathogens, such as bacteria or fungi. Sources of Resveratrol in food include the skin of grapes, blueberries, raspberries, mulberries...

Maybe he can buy himself some happiness. He is sorely lacking it. Being in court everyday must drain what little remains of his capacity to seize the day. Right-wing media's sentiment/expectation that "Trump's going to dominate the courtroom" has fallen flat. As someone who has never faced...

What brand and dosage of Resveratrol do you take?

Press release issued by the Southern District of New York on Monday: This is in connection with Karen McDougal, a former Playboy Playmate, who signed a $150,000 deal with AMI owner David Pecker in August 2016 that transferred to the company the rights to her story of her 10-month romantic...

Nothing like Mike reviewing “the global consequences of inaction” to cut through the political bullshit. If Ukraine falls, Russia will be emboldened to attack NATO countries, or even more likely; if it looks like Ukraine is about to fall and Ukrainians flee west in massive numbers to try and...