History is instructive.
Blood eagle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The Blood Eagle was a method of torture and execution that is sometimes mentioned in Nordic saga legends. It was performed by cutting the ribs of the victim by the spine, breaking the ribs so they resembled blood-stained wings, and pulling the lungs out through the wounds in the victim's back. Salt was sprinkled in the wounds."
What do you know about grass fed steaks, deep squats and deadlifts, son!?
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God. Damn.
Ah, romance.
Craigslist-post-of-the-day - BroBible.com: "‘You Blew a Load On My Face and Stuck a $100 Bill On It’: The Best Craigslist Missed Connection Ever -- Here at BroBible we always try to help people find love, especially if one of those people is a down-on-her-luck chick who is searching high and low for..."
Constitution? Due process? Rule of law? Posse Comitatus?
I give it 6 months before we learn of an "extraordinary circumstance" and drone assassinations being carried out in America. Or, you know, 'America.'
Obama Administration Says President Can Use Lethal Force Against Americans on US Soil | Mother Jones: "Yes, the president does have the authority to use military force against American citizens on US soil—but only in "an extraordinary circumstance," Attorney General Eric Holder said in a letter to Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Tuesday. "The US Attorney General's refusal to rule out the possibility of drone strikes on American citizens and on American soil is more than frightening," Paul said Tuesday. "It is an affront the constitutional due process rights of all Americans.""
March 2013 Beta Of The Month | Chateau Heartiste: "Hi, My wife of 12 years and mother of 4 told me she wants a divorce because she has “fallen out of love” with me and can “never love me again.“
Where have we heard this before… oh yeah, everywhere.
Last night she explained her life plan, that I would buy her a car and two condos so we could be divorced and neighbors. She said her online friends are doing it that way.
...This “life plan” is a tidy encapsulation of the desire of women to extract emotional and financial resources from doting beta males while being free to pursue sexual resources from sexy alpha males. I love the “all our friends are doing it” appeal to popularity. Men use arguments to win the crowd. Women use the crowd to win arguments."
So close.
Sprouse Exits Orson Scott Card's "Adventures of Superman" Story - Comic Book Resources: "Orson Scott Card's digital-first "Adventures of Superman" story from DC Comics has sparked since its announcement -- and the latest developments are likely to cause even more discussion. According to USA Today, Chris Sprouse, the artist announced as drawing Card's Superman story, has chosen to exit the title due to the increased media attention surrounding both the author and his Superman story"
Truth.
"Tumblr:Great Exercises for Toning........
Me:the fuck is toning?"
The Democracy Boondoggle in Iraq - By Christian Caryl | Foreign Policy: "The U.S. spent billions promoting democracy in Iraq. Now the official verdict is in: It was all for nothing."
...Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki now runs a staunchly authoritarian state that, while not quite as vicious as Saddam's old dictatorship, certainly doesn't hesitate to crack down on its opponents. The media are largely under government control, and the government is happy to swoop down and make its opponents disappear on the pretext of a vaguely defined "war on terror." And yes, the local al Qaeda franchise is still active, blowing up people at random -- mostly, it would seem, for sectarian reasons: Maliki's ham-fisted rule is based on his roots in the country's Shiite majority, while al Qaeda still draws upon radical elements within the disenfranchised Sunni minority.
...As Carothers notes, though, "even occupying a country doesn't give you as much influence as you think." This error was compounded by the devastating American inability to comprehend Iraqi society in all of its complexity -- or to comprehend why the occupation was so despised. A common view holds that you can't "install democracy at gunpoint." The Iraq War's defenders contend that the West succeeded in doing just that that in occupied Germany and Japan in the wake of World War II. What this argument usually overlooks is that post-1945 efforts were meticulously planned, took place under good security conditions, and marshaled the expertise of an entire generation of administrators and social scientists -- factors that certainly didn't apply to the U.S. state-building exercise in Iraq after 2003."
Adaptation is specific.
T NATION | Knocks to the Weightlifting Head: "Want to see a bodybuilder's functional strength at work? Let's look at what happened in 1993 when Tom Platz and his epic quads had a friendly test of strength against Fred "Dr. Squat" Hatfield. Platz was well-known for his phenomenal leg development built by heavy squats, high-rep squats, and heavy squats for high reps. Hatfield, who earned the nickname "Dr. Squat" by successfully squatting well-over 1,000 pounds in several competitions, was clearly no slouch in lower body strength.
Yet, when the two legends had a "squat off" and each squatted 505 for max reps, Platz came out the clear winner, racking up 23 reps to Hatfield's 12. That, my friends, is why you don't challenge a bodybuilder to a weighted "max reps" contest. It's where their functional strength shines – performing multiple repetitions with a moderate to heavy load – and it's no coincidence that it also happens to be an ideal way to build muscle. However, earlier that day, when the two men compared their max squat for a single rep, guess what happened? Hatfield dominated by lifting 865 to Platz's 775 (supposedly with a spotter giving him more-than-a-little help out of the hole). Again, challenging a powerlifter to a one-rep max contest is not a good idea. Functional strength, fully demonstrated."
Awesome.
Watching House of Cards, I could not help but think, "This is how politicians wish they were. None of them are this competent." Glad to see I wasn't alone.
Washington, DC: Capital of The Absurd - Reason.com: "Like most of this company town, I'm addicted to Netflix's Beltway "telenovela," House of Cards, starring Kevin Spacey as a conspiratorial House majority whip. But the show unwittingly flatters D.C., depicting a city of ruthless, steely competence. The real thing is a clown show consumed by trivialities."
Secretary of State Kerry: You Just Can't Expect the U.S. to Not Start Another War Forever - Hit & Run : Reason.com: "Not content to further dig us into a Syrian quagmire, Secretary of State Kerry yesterday made it clear that the world can't reasonably expect us to avoid war with Iran forever if it doesn't do everything we want, according to this Reuters report.
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday there was "finite" time for talks between Iran and world powers on its disputed nuclear program to bear fruit, but gave no hint how long Washington may be willing to negotiate. Israel, Iran's arch-enemy and convinced Tehran is secretly trying to develop nuclear weapons, has grown impatient with the protracted talks and has threatened preemptive war against Tehran if it deems diplomacy ultimately futile...
When you are the hyperpower, "diplomacy" means "you do what we want without making us kill a bunch of people." The mad, backward Iranians, Kerry seems to worry, might not fully understand this. See also Vice President Biden yesterday assuring the world that Obama is not bluffing with Iran, and Obama's ominious "We will do what is necessary" during his State of the Union speech last month, and, well, get ready for the mighty stimulating powers of war in the Middle East that made the '00s a happy dream for those of us stumbling though the '10s."
Truth disguised as lulz.
"So…why so ugly? First, let’s put aside the 1% on each side. Hitting the genetic lottery for better or worse (deformities on one hand, and the model/beautiful types on the other) is not something you can control. Once you accept that, the answer should be obvious. It’s laziness. The difference between an undateable and an average, and for that matter an average and an above-average, is lack of effort — not caring or doing enough with respect to your appearance.
Eat well? Fast food is easier. Go to the gym? Nah that’s for vain people. Dress nice? My 12-year-old sweatshirt is just fine. I simplify as there are other factors but the main culprit is laziness. If a girl is out of shape she’s too lazy to exercise. When a girl talks about chopping her hair off it’s because long hair “is just so hard to maintain!” A guy has bad breath because he’s too lazy to floss and brush. These causes lead to certain effects. Unhygienic men do not hit trendy bars on a Friday night. Most girls sporting fat rolls do not have their iPhones blowing up with multiple gentlemen callers trying to connive themselves into their sweaty panties.
If you want to be desirable, all hope is not lost. These categories are fluid and movement from one to another is common, absent the 1% mentioned above. I will readily admit I’ve been undateable three separate times in my life, but after I ceased my laziness I escaped and now for good. There are plenty of articles around on how to improve one’s looks and style, so I won’t comment much on it. You can basically transform yourself in a day with some hygiene, decent clothes and a stylish haircut."
Mila Kunis confirms her cool chick status.
Ashton Kutcher Didn’t Drain All The Awesome Out of Mila Kunis. Yet. - The Superficial - Because You're Ugly: "Press junkets for movies are incredibly bland and boring, so here’s Mila Kunis promoting Oz The Great And Powerful on BBC Radio 1 where she finds out it’s her interviewer’s first time with a celebrity – Or a “famous,” in the Queen’s tongue. – and literally jumps at the chance to bail this kid out instead of doling out canned answers about the movie. In fact, at one point, her publicist tries to steer the conversation back to just that, only for Mila to rattle off her pre-written talking points and go right back to discussing steak pies and Jagerbombs with Hugh Grant Jr."
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