[FRIAM] thanks for nothing biden

[Prof David West]

This summer there was a "cruiser bicycle" gathering here in Vegas. heavy frames, fat tires, lights everywhere, and sound systems. One trike had a large 'trunk'; with a pull out gas grill and a sound system that rivaled those in movie theaters for sheer volume. Most were pure pedal driven but some had electric assist. The convoys as they rode around town were pretty impressive, even in a city full of neon.

davew


On Thu, Jul 7, 2022, at 8:29 AM, Marcus Daniels wrote:
> There is one practice I find amusing that probably infuriates some.  On the bike paths here, young black friends and family in their 20s ride souped-up bikes that are the bicycle equivalent of choppers (eg silly handlebars). They attach boom boxes to their bike racks and ride around together.  They don’t ride fast or endanger anyone, but what a party on wheels. 
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>> On Jul 7, 2022, at 7:54 AM, Steve Smith <sasmyth at swcp.com> wrote:
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>> As I was leaving NL, Amsterdam was  planning to significantly reduce the number of "coffee shop" licensed locations because they were felt to be an enforcement problem... being a magnet to illegal drug trade in the vicinity.   It does seem like the best place to try to score something harder would be where the soft stuff is sold.   I don't know if streetwalkers hang out close to adult video shops but it seems like an obvious strategy?   I have become so innured to the odor of pot in the air that I hardly noticed the few areas in Amsterdam proper where there were skunky wafts... or maybe the higher humidity helps to mask or dilute such odors?
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>> I'm not a fan of aerosolized *anything* in the commons, whether it is a pickem-up-truk "rolling coal" or a man or woman who thinks an extra layer of strong perfume makes them more attractive or less-offensive or someone who mistakes the strong scent of antiseptic in a space to be the same as having a well-maintained or clean space.   I'm not specifically offended by much of any of them (except maybe heavy exhaust) but it is always annoying that the folks offering them up seem to be insensitive to the idea of a shared commons (same with loud music/exhaust/partying activity).
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>> On 7/7/22 7:59 AM, Marcus Daniels wrote:
>>> Because of the pandemic, we have air filters in every room.   One nice thing about that is that removes odors from the air.   Two common odors from the area are 1) smoke from fires, and 2) a whole hillside of people smoking pot.  Why can’t people use some non-aerosolized medication?   Drink vodka all afternoon, I don’t care, at least I don’t have to smell it!
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>>> Which is his entire, moronic time as POTUS
>>>  
>>> FUCK!
>>> Democratic senators hit Biden for 'extraordinarily disappointing' stance on marijuana (msn.com) <https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democratic-senators-hit-biden-for-extraordinarily-disappointing-stance-on-marijuana/ar-AAZiqn1?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=9897ced10c824eedbfa5c4779937ffd1>
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>>> What in the fuck is wrong with that man?  How is this not a nobraider binary, 2 digit IQ push an vote by him?
>>> So far weed in places where it's legal has brought in fat stacks. From taxes in sales of the wonderful caugh inducing treat alone NM is on track to record surplus.  I don't get it  low hanging fruit to ease (or stop) a depresse economy, and (maybe) slow or stop out of controll inflation.
>>>  
>>> i feel as though both parties despise the country.
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