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They planned to remove Khamenei, trigger mass protests by Shah supporters, and install a new regime. This has clearly failed.


So far we've killed Khamenei and told the civilians to stay in their homes. Not sure how anyone can interpret that as "clearly failed."
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Dummies falling for the same propaganda used to lie us into a decades long war with Iraq. Can’t make this shite up. I’m sure regime change in the Middle East will go smoothly this time though!


You realize that Iran admits to having the enriched uranium and has said in negotiations that they will not give it up, right?
Then why were they enriching uranium past levels needed for reactors?
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They took out th Ayatollah already?


No, he’s been in hiding and pretty much gave another official majority control a week or so ago.
Any good live streams on youtube to keep up with these events?

re: Update: War in Iran thread

Posted by ApisMellifera on 2/27/26 at 10:48 am to
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That guy has great data but a horrible analysis


Very annoying delivery too.

re: Leaving Lawn for Bees

Posted by ApisMellifera on 2/27/26 at 3:01 am to
I make my backyard as pristine as possible to give my kids a good turf to play on.

The front yard I don't care about and have let nature do its thing. The drawback is that over the years, burweed has been brought in due to it being in the soccer fields where my kids' games were. I'm now having to fight that and the clover and aster will get caught in the crossfire.

I'm not worried because there are plenty of other resources around me for the bees to collect from as evidenced by my hives having fresh nectar last time I looked in them 2 months ago.
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I know how to change my own oil but after buying the oil($20) and the filter($10), I'd much rather pay $10 more to have someone do it all for me. It's not worth the hassle of gathering all my tools, Put the car on ramps, etc.


Had to replace the front camera on my wife's Odyssey right before Christmas. It was time for an oil change so I asked the dealership how much it would cost. Just under $100.

No thanks. I'll change the oil and teach my boys something in the process.
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LINK


That is the one I was thinking about. Thanks :cheers:

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I'm sorry to hear that. That's rough! My wife and I went through that as well so I understand the heartbreak.


Yeah, it has been a rough week and Mardi Gras will probably always be a reminder for us unfortunately. Time should help things get better though. It has also given me a new appreciation of the time that I have with our other healthy children.
What are some good online sources for native wildflowers?

My wife and I found out on Mardi Gras that she had a miscarriage. Obviously it has been a rough week since then. She has mentioned the idea of planting something or doing something else as a kind of reminder for the baby.

I have an old raised garden bed that I'm not doing much with now and thought a wild flower garden might be a good idea. I know a couple of websites have been posted here in the past but couldn't remember the names.

TIA
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Those patches are much less intrusive than I thought they might be.


Agreed.

I still hate it though. Sponsor patches do not belong period.
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I'm learning though and doing my best to adapt as I go.


That’s all we can do man. No one is perfect and if we try to make ourselves the perfect parents or our kids perfect, it’ll will drive us all crazy. I go through the same exact struggle and I’m sure most parents do.

The fact that you care so much and have a good enough head on your shoulders to step back and reflect upon everything tells me you’re a damn good parent.

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re: Bad weather tonight?

Posted by ApisMellifera on 2/14/26 at 8:54 pm to
Pretty nasty in that area

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There's probably some truth in that. My daughter's a warrior though and fearless to a fault. She loves sports, she's a fierce competetitor, shoots guns with me, loves to be outside & active. She's confident in herself. It's like a 180 from my son who enjoys those things as well - just not as much. I don't know. It's got me scratching my head at how different they are.


Brother, you’re describing my 2 oldest boys to a tee.

The oldest is not athletic, unsure of himself, and would rather play the piano than toss a baseball.

His little brother is the complete opposite. Very competitive, keeps up or excels with kids he is playing with despite always playing up a level, and constantly wanting to be outside.

Sometimes, kids are just different. Like others have said, just start getting interested in what they enjoy.

Btw, my wife and I have always taken the position that the kids need to do 1 sport/physical activity. My oldest bounced around from baseball and soccer but it was the same story with yours. This past fall, we put him into golf lessons and he enjoyed the hell out of it so you could give that a try. Look up Operation 36.

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Wrong. The offer of $$ makes it level 1.


If the OM AD was made aware of the situation and did nothing, I think lack of institutional control could be up for grabs.
As another poster said, the problem with the kits is that they don't last. I'm on my 2nd one. The first disappeared during Laura in 2020 (completely gone except for 3/5 of the boards bolted to ground anchors). I don't really fault it for that but it was deteriorating before and was purchased at the end of 2018.

The current one I bought at the end of 2021 is on its last leg. Within the next year I'll likely tear it down, cann the slide and rock wall, and build one from scratch that will last until my soon to be 5th kid wants nothing to do with it anymore.

If you plan on having more kids, and even half-way know your way around a tape measurer, I'd highly recommend you find plans and build it yourself. You could even do it in phases. Start with a swing set and slide, then a simple playhouse, eventually add a 2nd level, etc.
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Doubt people care that much about a game against MILWAUKEE.

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Do people care about a February baseball game this much for this thought to even enter their minds?


First game of the season coming off a national championship in which there are again lofty expectations?

Yeah, I'd say it isn't crazy.
Depends on what your budget can handle (monetary and time).

Granular is easier/quicker but more expensive.

Liquid is cheaper but takes more time.

My pre-emergent application was granular because I don't have the time right now to spend most of a day spraying the yard. During late spring and summer, I will use a backpack sprayer for applications. I always use the sprayer for spot treatments like this past weekend with the burweed.

I have half an acre. I'd love to get a sprayer I can pull behind the zero turn so I can spray year-round.
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The main problem is Federal overreach, yet trying to secure election integrity is the symptom, not the malady. If the Federal government operated largely within its constitutionally enumerated powers, the prospect of corruption at the state level influencing a federal election through electoral manipulation would be of limited practical consequence and such corruption would have little direct effect on the daily lives of most citizens.

Yet that constitutional equilibrium no longer exists; federal statutes and regulations extend across nearly every domain of civic and private life. This includes both the most mundane matters — such as the flush rate our commodes — to the most consequential — such as our healthcare choices.

Under these conditions, the manipulation of federal elections by a small number of corrupt or unaccountable states carries profound national consequences. Elections shaped by blatant theft in distant states now determine policies that affect Americans in all states.

The principle of strict state control over elections is thus defensible only when accompanied by a corresponding restraint on federal authority, consistent with constitutional design. Absent that restraint, electoral misconduct at the state level ceases to be a localized pathology and instead becomes a mechanism for imposing increasing authoritarian control without voter consent.

Without restoring constitutional limits on federal power, “states’ rights” over elections become not a safeguard of liberty, but a convenient cover for consolidating authority through fraud. Is this contradictory?

Without a doubt. Yet this inherent contradiction only underscores the reality that some form of political separation between Red and Blue States is the logical solution to the deepening crisis.



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