Hurricane Milton strengthens to category 5 storm with sustained windspeeds of 160 mph
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    Everywhere around the gulf coast is going to be uninsurable within the next decade. This will be happening more and more frequently as time goes on.

    I thought it was pretty fool hardy a month ago when I saw a bunch of news articles asking "is the 2024 hurricane season a dud?" Bro, there will be no more "dud" hurricane seasons, it's a matter of when we get smoked, not if.

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  • Hexbear Gender Survey #2 - Science Edition. Remember to respond even if you are cis!
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    I have prepared myself to be ex(cis)ed for the good of my trans comrades

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  • Kamala plans to get rid of FTC chairs
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    Make America Evil Again vs In This House, We Believe In Evil

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  • Sputnik 1 - New General Megathread for the 4th-6th of October 2024
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    I'm coming down with some kind of cold. You know when you get a tickle like you have to sneeze and it gets like 95% of the way there and then goes away? And your eyes get all watery and your nose stuffs up? That's been every waking moment of my day when I haven't been sneezing, which is at least every five minutes. Not having a good time but at least that and nasal congestion are my only symptoms right now.

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  • Bulletins and News Discussion from September 30th to October 6th, 2024 - Qassam, Qassem, Quagmire
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    Heard the same here (also NJ), extremely happy to have purchased a cheap bidet attachment during the pandemic.

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  • Not sure what to do now
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    You don't need the books for 5/3/1. I would strongly recommend that program though, it made me very strong.

    Use the Black Iron Beast calculator website, pick the Boring But Big variation, less boring swap option, leave everything else recommended and pop your numbers in. That will be your basic setup. Four days per week will probably be easier and definitely leave you less sore than three, if you can manage that.

    The basic setup for each day is 5/3/1 sets for lift one, volume sets for lift two, and one (or more, if desired) accessory lift. Days alternate between upper and lower body. You can add more lifts if you want after you get a feel for it.

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  • Trail of Tears - New General Megathread for the 30th of sep-1st of October 2024
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    Same here, having to constantly be making a conscious effort to keep a book open is just such a pain. I'm much more likely to use an e-reader or listen to an audio book.

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  • Sister wanted some 1 gallon glass bottles. They're $10 each online, but the local liquor store sells identical bottles filled with wine for $11 each lol 😂🍷🥴
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    I did this with a one gallon jar of pickles so I could turn it into a squirrel feeder. It was significantly cheaper than just buying an empty jar of the same size.

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  • George Jackson "Patience has its limits. Take it too far and it's cowardice" - New General Megathread for the 23-24th of September 2024
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    It's wild how much more expensive even a one-night backpacking trip is compared to a day hike if you haven't done one in that season already. Cold weather sleeping bags are either expensive or terrible, apparently. I also haven't even bought food yet, which I know will be outrageous if I want freeze-dried meals.

    The good news is that my pack is looking to be much lighter than my first trip, which is good because that sucked terribly. No change of clothes, no 5 lbs of trail mix, nothing I won't absolutely need.

    If the weather is shit that weekend, I'm going to lose my mind.

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  • Bulletins and News Discussion from September 16th to September 22nd, 2024 - This Megathread Is Dedicated To The Brave Mujahideen Fighters of Afghanistan - COTW: Afghanistan
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    Gottheimer is an unbelievable ghoul, unfortunately he's my representative and I just know he's going to be around for a fucking eternity.

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  • Paulo Reglus Neves Freire - New General Megathread for the 18th-19th of September 2024
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    Equally likely in the cursed year of our lord 2024 that somebody got paid $20 on Fiverr for that new logo

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  • Paulo Reglus Neves Freire - New General Megathread for the 18th-19th of September 2024
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    Is this like a road trip with camping stops? Or are you backpacking? Sound like a blast either way, I'm doing an overnight hike in the Catskills next month and I'm already hyped out of my mind.

    I've been in moose country like 3 times and have yet to see one in the wild. It's a minor bucket list item for me haha

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  • Paulo Reglus Neves Freire - New General Megathread for the 18th-19th of September 2024
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    I found a guy selling paw paws yesterday and was finally able to try them for the first time. Folks, we have been systematically deprived of an S-tier fruit by the evils of commercial farming. I nearly had an out of body experience.

    The only downside is that I'm farting a LOT, those things have a ton of fiber in them.

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  • Trump is ‘safe following gunshots in his vicinity,’ campaign says in statement | CNN Politics
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    They've since stated that the SS agent is the only one who fired.

    My hot take guess is that this person was a second amendment open carry auditor, you are allowed to carry basically any firearm in Florida as long as you are actively fishing or traveling to/from the location you will be fishing.

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  • "Major deficiencies" found at Boar’s Head plant ~2 YEARS AGO.
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    I work at a flavor company, what we make will eventually be like 0.5% max of a finished food/beverage and almost all of it has zero risk of microbial contamination (due to formulation) before another company adds it to their product. If our plant had like 10% of the issues that Boar's Head has, we would have been shut down immediately by the FDA. I can't even begin to imagine how many people were paid off for this to go on for so long.

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    The link is not 100% but two hunters eating from the same deer population and falling ill at around the same time is extremely unlikely to be a coincidence. We are essentially one mutation away from this spreading between humans and that would be very, very bad.

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    Forty-eight years ago today, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, claiming the lives of all 29 crew members. This is the first anniversary of the wreck to occur after Gordon Lightfoot's passing (May 1, 2023).

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    www.outsports.com

    cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/802664 > The NHL further cementing its reputation as the least LGBTQ friendly major professional sports league after a whopping **seven players** didn't want to wear optional pride jerseys during warmups last season. Literally rolling over to keep a handful of bigots happy. Disgusting.

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    www.outsports.com

    The NHL further cementing its reputation as the least LGBTQ friendly major professional sports league after a whopping **seven players** didn't want to wear optional pride jerseys during warmups last season. Literally rolling over to keep a handful of bigots happy. Disgusting.

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    I'm kind of bummed about this, the game already has a ton of content but BoTW had some great challenging DLC and ToTK would have definitely benefitted from something similar.

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    Encourage your crabs to do some light stretching because I have a feeling they will be dancing soon

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