Jefferson: He liked France, but he didn’t LOVE France like Franklin.
Back in March, my wife and I took a trip to England. We saw the sites, did the tourist thing, watched a soccerfootball local sporting event. Something odd came up a week prior—a friend of mine just happened to be in Paris that weekend. Side trip! One thing I learned from the people I sat next to on the Eurostar to Paris, it doesn’t matter what country you are in, people bitch about the same stuff at work. Also, since it was snowing, no matter what country you are in people will irritate me by bitching about the cold. I’m from Arizona, if I can handle a little snow without complaining, what does that say about you?
This is my review of Kronenbourg 1664.
This is also my review of Kronenbourg 1664.
I thought I would find out if a beer was different here vs. across the pond. So I bought three cans on the train with the intent of smuggling one of them back home. Cost for three 500mL cans: about €11. But why Kronenbourg? Honestly, it was the only one available at the time I thought of it that was sold on both continents. Once I got home I picked up a six pack from a local Kroger. Cost: about $8.
Here’s the problem, when I decided to finally drink it I found out what was available at my local grocer was imported directly from France, rather than a contract brewer located somewhere in North America.
Edinburg, that’s in still in Scotland, right?
To make matters worse, the can I stuffed in my checked bag at Heathrow was actually brewed by a contract brewer in Scotland. Which gives me the further impression that not only does the Auld Alliance still live[!], the modern Scottish economy is mostly booze, and [fucking] sheep related.
Incidentally this 500mL can is 2.5 out if the 4 daily units of alcohol recommended by the British government. Which is a shame, given the amount of alcohol available over there. Not as shameful as the beer; this is rather forgettable. Neither is one I would recommend when others are available, but for purposes of consistency: Kronenbourg 1664 2.5/5.
Due to this disappointment I went and found another to feature. This one is from Grand Canyon Brewery in Williams, AZ which for the observant among you will recall the last time I raised awareness for the Glibertarian Beer it Forward.
This one uses the same schtick as the bock with the bag of wood chips in the bottle to add notes of fresh cut oak but also raw coffee beans. I was much happier with this one. Grand Canyon Coffee Bean Stout: 3.5/5.
Mondays are for chumps. The part about doing the Mexican news though, is finding out in comparison, Monday isn’t so bad. Need an few examples?
10 people in Nicaragua (that’s south of Mexico…) killed when they found out for free stuff costs money! Or was it 25?
El presidente de Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, anunció este domingo que revoca la resolución de aumento de pagos a la Seguridad Social que fue el detonante de las manifestaciones en el país.
Al menos 10 personas han muerto en las manifestaciones que empezaron esta semana, según dijo la vicepresidenta Rosario Murillo al medio estatal El 19 Digital.
No obstante, la organización sin fines de lucro Centro Nicaragüense de Defensores de Derechos Humanos (CENIDH) dijo en un comunicado que hasta la fecha se registran al menos 25 fallecidos y 67 personas heridas por las protestas.
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The president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, announced on Sunday that he revokes the resolution to increase payments to Social Security that was the trigger for the demonstrations in the country.
At least 10 people have died in the demonstrations that began this week, said Vice President Rosario Murillo to state media El 19 Digital.
However, the non-profit organization Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights Defenders (CENIDH) said in a statement that to date at least 25 people have died and 67 people have been injured by the protests.
Sunday marked the beginning of the Mexican Presidential Debates. An item on the agenda: violence. Predictably, the answers had nothing to do with anything that might actually make the shithole parts of Mexico less of a shithole.
El Trumpeñero
Muy pronto, los candidatos empezaron a criticar una propuesta de López Obrador, realizada el 5 de diciembre pasado: “No descarto que se someta a discusión que se consulte al pueblo sobre la posibilidad de una amnistía”.
Anaya arguyó que la estrategia se había intentado en Colombia, y había fracasado. Meade sugirió que al promover la amnistía servía a los criminales. Por su parte, Zavala dijo que la rechazaba “por respeto a la ley”.
López Obrador respondió que “amnistía no quiere decir impunidad”, aunque agregó que “no se puede apagar el fuego con el fuego”.
Su propuesta contra la violencia fue combatir sus “raíces”, refiriéndose a la falta de desarrollo y a la economía. […]
Meade, por su parte, anunció que se enfocaría en la prevención, y sobre todo en la impunidad.
Margarita Zavala dijo que el eje de su gobierno sería defender a los mexicanos, incluido defenderlos “de Donald Trump”. Y de López Obrador.
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Very soon, the candidates began to criticize a proposal by López Obrador, made on December 5: “I do not rule out the possibility of an amnesty being submitted to discussion to ask the people.”
Anaya argued that the strategy had been tried in Colombia, and had failed. Meade suggested that by promoting amnesty he served criminals. For his part, Zavala said he rejected it “out of respect for the law.”
López Obrador responded that “amnesty does not mean impunity,” although he added that “you can not put out the fire with fire.”
His proposal against violence was to combat his “roots”, referring to the lack of development and the economy.
“Violence broke out in the country because there has been no economic growth,” he said.[…]
Meade, on the other hand, announced that it would focus on prevention, and above all on impunity.
Margarrita Zavala said that the axis of her government would be to defend the Mexicans, including defending them “from Donald Trump.” And of López Obrador.
Comò se what?
Ever wonder what immigration will ask to make sure your marriage with an illegalundocumenteddreamerthe nice lady Estéban isn’t a sham? Telémundo with the help of the NY Times has the answer.
Con la espalda contra la pared por la ofensiva del Gobierno de Donald Trump, muchos inmigrantes indocumentados confían en el matrimonio con un ciudadano estadounidense para salvarse de la deportación. Y mucho terminan en manos del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas, que ya no perdona en tiempos de Barack Obama las órdenes de expulsión previas.
Los inmigrantes deben demostrar además que su matrimonio es legítimo, que no se trata de un truco para salvarse de ICE. ¿Qué va a solicitar el Servicio de Inmigración y Ciudadanía (USCIS) para comprobar que efectivamente son ustedes esposos, que se quieren y tienen un proyecto de vida en común?[…]
¿Cómo se conocieron?
¿Cuánto tardaron en empezar a salir juntos como pareja?
¿Cuándo conocieron a sus respectivas familias?
¿Cuándo decidieron casarse?
¿Dónde compró usted el anillo?
¿Cómo fue la boda, a quién invitaron?
¿Qué hicieron después?
¿Dónde comieron?
Recuerde, si le pillan mintiendo, pueden multarle hasta con 250.000 dólares. Además, le pueden condenar a no conseguir nunca una green card a través del matrimonio.
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With their backs against the wall because of the Donald Trump government offensive, many undocumented immigrants rely on marriage with a US citizen to save themselves from deportation. And many end up in the hands of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service, which no longer forgives in the time of Barack Obama the previous expulsion orders.
Immigrants must also prove that their marriage is legitimate, that it is not a trick to save themselves from ICE. What will the Immigration and Citizenship Service (USCIS) request to verify that you are indeed spouses, that you love each other and have a common life project?[…]
How did you meet?
How long did it take to start dating together as a couple?
When did you meet your respective families?
When did you decide to get married?
Where did you buy the ring?
How was the wedding, who was invited?
What did you do after?
Where they ate?
Remember, if you are caught lying, you can be fined up to $ 250,000. In addition, you can be condemned to never get a green card through marriage.
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I was planning on writing an article with the specific intent of insulting people. Why would I do that? Because Polish jokes are funny.
This is my review of Zyweic 1881 Porter.
While funny, these jokes have a vicious history. It began on September 1, 1939. Do you know what else was significant about that day? Much like the word, “assault rifle,” the Polish joke has its origins in Nazi propaganda. During and after the invasion, the jokes were pushed with the intent of creating a stereotype that made the Poles look stupid. To the point where Hitler himself made claims of Poland countering the Blitz with mounted cavalry and swords. This was not a just wild claim, as Poland was overrun as quickly as it was precisely because of it’s outdated military. The old adage of going to war with the army you have, rather than the one you want has merit. This was all designed to minimize sympathy Europeans might have for the Poles once the Germans were through with them. Nobody’s going to care, they’re just untermenschen, right? Nowadays, Poland is part of NATO and those GROM guys look pretty serious.
Knowing that, maybe the jokes are in poor taste. So much so that it actually got Jimmy Kimmel into a bit of trouble when he began reviving some of these jokes in segments of his show. I personally have no idea if he used them after people complained, because I don’t watch his show. This link here says that he personally likes them so much that he was going to continue it.
Since I know a fair number of you don’t care, I‘ll put a link here for an exhaustive list.
So this beer is no joke. It says porter on the label but it is definitely more stout like. Not a super sweet chocolate stout or one that is adorned with dark fruit and peanut butter. It is nice, dry, and straightforward as 9.5% abv gets. Perfect for day drinking. Zyweic 1881 Porter: 3.5/5
Esta bien. Once again I, your melanin enhanced but totally in a good way guide to the media catering to spanish speakers brought you the links!
Neil Gorsuch throws CNN for a loop. Its almost like he has principles, which might give him a nuanced opinion of things…or something like that.
La Corte Suprema de EE.UU. invalidó una disposición de la ley federal que exige la deportación obligatoria de inmigrantes que han sido condenados por algunos delitos, argumentando que la ley es inconstitucionalmente vaga.
Como se esperaba después del debate oral, el juez Neil Gorsuch se unió a los jueces más liberales por primera vez desde que se unió a la Corte para producir una mayoría de 5 a 4 invalidando el estatuto federal.
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The Supreme Court of the United States it invalidated a provision of the federal law that requires the mandatory deportation of immigrants who have been convicted of some crimes, arguing that the law is unconstitutionally vague.
As expected after the oral debate, Judge Neil Gorsuch joined the most liberal judges for the first time since joining the Court to produce a 5-4 majority by invalidating the federal statute.
Un vuelo de pasajeros tuvo que aterrizar de emergencia este martes en el aeropuerto de Filadelfia.
Un pasajero a bordo del vuelo 1380 de la aerolínea SouthWest le dice a CNN que el vuelo programado para partir de Nueva York el martes por la mañana rumbo a Dallas fue desviada a Filadelfia cuando el perdieron el motor izquierdo del avión.
Desde el lugar de los hechos se puede ver una gran cantidad de líquido debajo y detrás del lado izquierdo del avión, y a los bomberos ayudando a los pasajeros del avión.
SouthWest dijo que le vuelo salió de LaGuardia en Nueva York cuando algo salió mal. El aterrizaje fue descrito como “seguro”.
En imágenes tomadas en el aeropuerto de Filadelfia se puede ver a los pasajeros desembarcando con calma.
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A passenger flight had to land emergency on Tuesday at the Philadelphia airport.
A passenger aboard flight 1380 of the SouthWest airline tells CNN that the flight scheduled to depart from New York on Tuesday morning bound for Dallas was diverted to Philadelphia when he lost the left engine of the plane.
From the scene you can see a lot of liquid under and behind the left side of the plane, and the firemen helping the passengers of the plane.
SouthWest said the flight left LaGuardia in New York when something went wrong. The landing was described as “safe”.
In images taken at the Philadelphia airport, passengers can be seen disembarking calmly.
Nikki Haley is the latest member of the Tump administration to be contradicted by Trump himself. BECAUSE HE IS TOTALLY IN BED WITH THE RUSSIANS.
Partly serious, because this time it helps them.
El presidente Donald Trump decidió no seguir adelante con un plan preliminar para imponer sanciones adicionales a Rusia, contradiciendo el anuncio hecho por la embajadora ante Naciones Unidas, Nikki Haley.
Las medidas punitivas serían por el apoyo del gobierno de Vladimir Putin al régimen sirio de Bashar al Asad tras el supuesto ataque químico hace un poco más de una semana en un suburbio de Damasco que mató a unas 40 personas, la mayoría civiles.
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President Donald Trump decided not to go ahead with a preliminary plan to impose additional sanctions on Russia, contradicting the announcement made by the ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley.
The punitive measures would be for the support of the government of Vladimir Putin to the Syrian regime of Bashar al Asad after the alleged chemical attack a little over a week ago in a suburb of Damascus that killed some 40 people, mostly civilians.
Preventable crimes are preventable with this one weird trick. Jeff Sessions hates this.
Una pareja de civiles ecuatorianos fue secuestrada en la frontera con Colombia, en la misma zona donde la semana pasada fueron asesinados los tres miembros de un equipo periodístico del diario El Comercio por supuestos disidentes de las FARC vinculados con el narcotráfico.
El ministro ecuatoriano de Defensa, Patricio Zambrano, confirmó este martes que los secuestrados son ecuatorianos, de una provincia cercana a Esmeraldas y desestimó las informaciones, supuestamente con origen en medios colombianos, de que los raptados pudieran ser agentes de las fuerzas de seguridad.
“En ningún caso, ninguna información (indica) que pueden ser agentes (…) No son militares”, subrayó. “Se supone que han salido de viaje y han sido extraídos por parte de los delincuentes en la zona de Esmeraldas, cerca de San Lorenzo”, dijo Zambrano.
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A couple of Ecuadorian civilians was kidnapped on the border with Colombia, in the same area where last week the three members of a journalistic team of the newspaper El Comercio were assassinated by alleged dissidents of the FARC linked to drug trafficking.
The Ecuadorian Minister of Defense, Patricio Zambrano, confirmed on Tuesday that the kidnap victims are Ecuadorians, from a province near Esmeraldas, and dismissed the information, supposedly from Colombian media, that the abductees could be agents of the security forces.
“In no case, any information (indicates) that can be agents (…) are not military,” he said. “They are supposed to have gone on a trip and have been taken by the criminals in the area of Esmeraldas, near San Lorenzo,” said Zambrano.
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Which one of you is it? The Saturday day drinking crowd at Glibertarians.com has averaged 163.7 comments per weekend for the past 10 Saturdays, which means if this crowd is anything like the rest of America, around 16.4 (I’ll let you decide who is less than 2/5 of a Glib) of you have on some level have an unnatural fear of the number:
“Please, I’m not afraid of a number,” “that’s preposterous,” you say. Sure you’re not. You wear the veneer of the pure rationalist as your public face. Never flinching at the thought bad luck or fate. You walk happily under ladders and you pet the nice black kitty that crosses your path—if you’re not a cat person maybe you kicked the little bastard in the ribs. Deep down inside you’re clutching your rabbit’s foot or rubbing the head of the Raphael action figure you’ve had since 1991, the last remnant of the talisman you swore by as a kid. After all, Raphael was cool—but rude. You do this in secret.
I know with certainty, one of you uses Not Adhan’s horoscope as an investment strategy. Your secret is safe with me. Its cool, I won’t judge you.
This is my review of Lagunitas Lucky 13 Mondo Large Red Ale
Whether or not you are among the 10% of Americans that is superstitious, Friday the 13th does have an effect on your life. Not just the marathon from the movie, which I contend still has the best ending to any horror movie. There is a quantifiable effect, that has drawn the attention of serious academic researchers. People call in sick from work, stop travelling, and generally avoid leaving their house. But why?
Foolish mortal, murder is merely mischief,
Some attribute it unfortunate events occurring on Friday the 13th. The number 13 itself being associated with the Norse god, Loki, the god of mischief. Leave it to the Vikings to consider murder merely “mischief.”. Maybe Judas Iscariot was the 13th person to show up to dinner and we all know he formed a heavy metal band in the 80s. Most of it is simply attributed to simply being one digit behind the number 12. With 12 months,12 apostles, 12 Norse gods, a day being divided into 12 hour segments, et al. 12 is a “complete” number.
80% of buildings in America avoid using the number 13; buildings with greater than 12 stories simply call the 13th story above grade the 14th floor. The Apollo program even considered skipping 13, which would have made the movie much less interesting. Interestingly enough, a commercial runway is designated 13R and the standard Roulette wheel sports Black 13.
Lucky 13 was released at an unusual time. Its spring, but for most of the country it still pretty cold out. Maybe a bit late for a stout but certainly too soon for a summer ale. They made it a red ale, and a strong one at that. This one I have to admit, is okay. I’ll leave it at that. Lagunitas Lucky 13 Mondo Red Ale 3.0/5.
I would like to draw attention to an update to an article from a couple weeks ago. The information I presented was, to put it bluntly, incorrect. I have amended the article to reflect this. H/T: DEG.
Why mention this? Unlike some other websites, I like to think we have integrity. That is all.
Sometimes humans have an unhealthy infatuation with things that are simply not normal. This has been going on since we realized that people with odd deformities are not the result of demons residing in their bodies. Nope, these people were just freaks.
This is my review of Green Flash Le Freak Belgian Style IPA
This was the first beer I picked up following my annual medieval self-punishment. It’s fairly inexpensive, available in my area, and a hoppy Saison sounds compelling in a, “that simply isn’t natural” sort of way. Why did I get it?
As I said, freaks have been a draw for a long time. The earliest of nature’s curiosities are believed to gain popularity during the 1600s. Later on, travelling shows featuring such people began. One example were the conjoined twins Lazarus Colleredo and John Baptista, who travelled Europe with, “female about four feet high in every part like a woman excepting her head which nearly resembles the ape.”
One person many associate with freak shows is PT Barnum. Who is credited with the infamous quote, “There is a sucker is born every minute.”
Turns out this is misattributed to him. Barnum however, was the type of person that would embellish the truth and even engage in activities of questionable ethics in order to turn a profit:
The nature of this exhibition showcases Barnum’s willingness to skirt controversy and behave in potentially unethical or immoral ways. What he purchased was a nearly paralyzed woman named Joice Heth. This woman, who was nearly 80 years old, was displayed as a 161-year-old ex-nurse of George Washington.
Barnum was well aware that buying slavers was illegal in New York at the time. However, he used a slavery loophole that allowed him to lease her for a year. During this time, he would display this frail woman for up to 12 hours a day. As a result, Heth passed away a year later and left Barnum with no source of income. Thinking on his feet, he scheduled a live autopsy of her body and charged 50 cents (a hefty sum at the time) for people to watch.
He was even credited with creating hoaxes.
The Cardiff Giant – This infamous case was a hoax based on a hoax. In 1869, a large statue was dug up in New York, which the discoverer claimed to be the body of a 10-foot ancient man. It was claimed that this was one of the giants mentioned in the Bible. The creator of this hoax charged people 25 cents to view it, and people showed up in droves. After it was sold for $23,000 to another showman, Barnum built a giant and claimed that his giant was the real one. When the owner of the original statue tried to sue Barnum, the case was thrown out of court. This event was the origination of the “There’s a sucker born every minute” line, a quip that was spoken by the plaintiff in this case, not by Barnum.
The world’s earliest known photo STEVE SMITH?
More info on PT Barnum and his antics during the age of toxic capitalism gone wild, can be found here.
Is this beer worthy of it’s moniker? It has good body like nearly every Saison out there with a strong citrus flavor. It uses copious amounts of Amarillo hops which aren’t as bitter, which seem to compliment rather than balance. It’s definitely different, but freak might be going too far. Green Flash Le freak Belgian IPA: 3.5/5
¡Buenos nachos Gliberinos! You all want links?? You want them with red or green salsa? None? Weirdos.
El Trumpeñero floats the idea of using the military spending to pay for the Wall but also that the Baltic states couldn’t understand the situation, because Trump knows. It is known.
“El presidente también habló sobre la caravana de migrantes de Centroamérica que actualmente se desplazan a través de México y que planean entregarse y solicitar asilo una vez que lleguen a la frontera con Estados Unidos. Él ha exigido un alto a la caravana en una serie de tweets
“Si llega a nuestra frontera, nuestras leyes son tan débiles y patéticas, ustedes (los líderes bálticos) no entenderían esto porque sé que sus leyes son fuertes en la frontera, es como si no tuviéramos frontera”, dijo.
Trump dijo que le dijo a México “muy enérgicamente” que “vas a tener que hacer algo con respecto a estas caravanas”.
Aunque dijo que Estados Unidos está renegociando el acuerdo comercial del TLCAN con México y Canadá, enfatizó que la seguridad fronteriza tendría que ser parte del trato.”
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The president also spoke about the caravan of migrants from Central America who are currently moving through Mexico and who plan to surrender and seek asylum once they reach the border with the United States. He has demanded a halt to the caravan in a series of tweets
“If it reaches our border, our laws are so weak and pathetic, you (the Baltic leaders) would not understand this because I know their laws are strong on the border, it’s like we have no border,” he said.
Trump said he told Mexico “very energetically” that “you’re going to have to do something about these caravans.”
Although he said the United States is renegotiating the NAFTA trade agreement with Mexico and Canada, he emphasized that border security would have to be part of the deal.
“La marca de cerveza Stella Artois, perteneciente a la empresa Anheuser-Busch Inbev, anunció este lunes que un lote de sus botellas que fue distribuido a Estados Unidos y Canadá podrían contener partículas de vidrio en su interior.
A través de un comunicado de prensa, Stella Artois anunció el retiro de esta mercadería. Asimismo, se precisó que se trata de botellas de 330 mililitros en paquetes de 6, 12, 18 y 24 unidades, además de los paquetes “Best of Belgium”.
¿Cuál fue el origen del problema?
La empresa aseguró que el retiro de estas unidades equivale a menos del 1% de las botellas distribuidas anualmente en América del Norte. Atribuyó, además, el origen de las botellas con partículas de vidrio en su interior a otra empresa que fabrica estos envases para Stella Artois.
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The brand of beer Stella Artois, belonging to the company Anheuser-Busch Inbev, announced on Monday that a batch of its bottles that was distributed to the United States and Canada could contain glass particles inside.
Through a press release, Stella Artois announced the withdrawal of this merchandise. Likewise, it was specified that they are bottles of 330 milliliters in packs of 6, 12, 18 and 24 units, in addition to the “Best of Belgium” packages.
What was the origin of the problem?
The company assured that the withdrawal of these units is equivalent to less than 1% of the bottles distributed annually in North America. He also attributed the origin of the bottles with glass particles inside to another company that manufactures these containers for Stella Artois
Jakiw Palij vive a sus 94 años en Nueva York y, al contrario que millones de indocumentados, tiene la seguridad de que -por ahora- no va a ser deportado, pese a tener incluso una orden de expulsión emitida hace unos 15 años. En 2004 una corte federal de la ciudad de los rascacielos le despojó de su ciudadanía por haber mentido en el formulario para naturalizarse.
Palij no reveló nunca durante todo su proceso migratorio que había trabajado como guardia en Treblinka, un campo de concentración en Polonia en el que en 1943 hasta 6,000 judíos murieron en un solo día y fueron enterrados en fosas.
El hombre, que nació en Polonia, llegó con 26 años como un refugiado de guerra a Estados Unidos en 1949, se hizo ciudadano en 1957 y vivió durante más de 50 años trabajando como dibujante hasta que finalmente se retiró.
Su pasado había quedado olvidado hasta que investigadores federales lo denunciaron por ser cómplice de algunos de los episodios más sórdidos del holocausto. Funcionarios del Departamento de Justicia también afirman que Palij también ofreció sus servicios en Trawinki, otro campo en el que se entrenaba a tropas secretas para llevar a cabo el exterminio de judíos polacos.
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Jakiw Palij lives to his 94 years in New York and, unlike millions of undocumented people, he is sure that -for now- he will not be deported, despite having even an expulsion order issued some 15 years ago. In 2004 a federal court in the city of skyscrapers stripped him of his citizenship for having lied on the form to become naturalized.
Palij never revealed during his immigration process that he had worked as a guard in Treblinka, a concentration camp in Poland in which in 1943 up to 6,000 Jews died in a single day and were buried in graves.
The man, who was born in Poland, arrived at the age of 26 as a war refugee to the United States in 1949, became a citizen in 1957 and lived for more than 50 years working as a cartoonist until he finally retired.
His past had been forgotten until federal investigators denounced him for being an accomplice of some of the most sordid episodes of the holocaust. Justice Department officials also claim that Palij also offered his services in Trawinki, another camp in which secret troops were trained to carry out the extermination of Polish Jews.
¡Cállate y dame una cerveza!
Good news everyone! The Colorado River is drying up. Either that or it was grossly misallocated for nearly a century by state and federal regulators.
De esta parte del río dependen hoy una de cada 10 personas en el suroeste del país (Baja California, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah y Colorado) y entre ellos a un tercio de los hispanos que viven en EEUU y se desempeñan en labores de producción agrícola o turismo y servicios a lo largo de la ribera.
La situación actual preocupa a las autoridades: el uso del agua del río, la población que la usa y las temperaturas globales van en aumento creciente y acelerado y como consecuencia de ello no solo se disminuye el caudal del río (por uso y evaporación) sino también hay menos lluvias y nieve para alimentarlo. En resumen: huele a peligro y no hay demasiadas (o suficientes) alternativas en proceso.
“El sistema del río Colorado enfrenta la peor sequía registrada. El nivel del agua del lago Mead, que sirve como el principal reservorio de agua del sur de Nevada (y que proviene del río), ha caído más de 130 pies desde enero de 2000”, explica a Univision Bronson Mack, portavoz de la Autoridad del Agua del Sur de Nevada.
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Of this part of the river today, one out of every 10 people in the southwestern part of the country (Baja California, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah and Colorado) depend and among them one third of the Hispanics who live in the US and work in agricultural production or tourism and services along the riverbank.
The current situation worries the authorities: the use of river water, the population that uses it, and global temperatures are increasing and accelerating, and as a consequence, the flow of the river is not only reduced (by use and evaporation), but There is also less rain and snow to feed it. In short: it smells like danger and there are not too many (or sufficient) alternatives in the process.
“The Colorado River system faces the worst drought recorded. The water level of Lake Mead, which serves as the main reservoir of water in southern Nevada (and that comes from the river), has fallen more than 130 feet since January 2000, “Bronson Mack, spokesman for the Authority, told Univision. of Southern Nevada Water
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The fun part about the internet is the ability to review products before you buy. Which can be nice, but it resulted in a lot of blogs specializing in certain things, like say, hair products. Then marketing departments start to notice the number of clicks they get and the blogger figures out what their price is. Then what happens?
“These all suck, buy brand X hair spooge.” All of them do it on some level; never saying a negative word about any one of them willing to toss a few bucks their way. I guess you might say it’s pretty good work to get paid to play with other people’s stuff, then write up something and post something online. Why mess that up by writing something negative?
I’m not getting paid, and let’s face it there’s like 80 of you, so I don’t need to worry about that.
This is my review of Samichlaus Classic Bier.
If you’ve never heard of it, it’s probably because it’s hard to find due to a small batch of it being brewed once a year. Officially, it is Austrian in origin but in recent years moved its brewing to Switzerland. This is a 14% abv beast, that might be the worst beer I’ve ever had. That might be interpreted as hyperbole but I had to think this one over for a bit. Could it really be that bad? Let’s compare:
Stone Stocasticity Project.
Take everything that Stone has ever made. Maybe you had no idea why everyone was throwing a chip at the dealer and said, “C & E” but you followed suit and came back with 15x your bet and bought the entire product line. Whatever the reason you bought everything Stone makes and put it in a blender. That is what this tastes like. The only redeeming quality its it’s healthy 7% ABV which quite frankly is a given. Stone Stocasticity Project: 1.8/5
Crush Cucumber Sour
This one. This is a sick joke played on Mexican Hipsters. Yes, they do exist. Crush Cucumber Sour. 1.5/5
At this point you must be wondering what was wrong with Samichlaus. First, it took me forever to figure out how to pronounce it due to the font. It makes me think they are trying to hide something. At one time they identified it on the bottle as the world’s strongest beer, which might have been true at one point but now is not even close. It was lighter than I anticipated given its ABV. It is a reddish-brown color. It smells like something I can only describe as spiked almond milk. It is sickeningly sweet, like chocolate covered malt balls. If it was ever hopped, I can’t tell.
Once again, I take you for a brief tour of the day’s news as seen by people who would prefer not to speak Engrish!
¡Mira esté Cabrón!
OEF Veteran not smart enough to know that service in the military while often helpful in gaining citizenship is not automatic. Seriously, after two tours you would think he gave immigration a call. That sort of went to hell when he was caught smoking pot on base (dumbass), resulting in a General Discharge. All of which ultimately led to the drug conviction that led to them denying citizenship. I mean, I feel for the guy with the pot thing, but once you sell a kilo of cocaína to an undercover cop, well….
En 2010, fue condenado en el condado de Cook, Illinois, por cargos relacionados con la entrega de casi un kilo de cocaína a un oficial encubierto. Fue sentenciado a 15 años y su tarjeta verde o tarjeta de residencia fue revocada. Había cumplido la mitad de su condena cuando ICE comenzó el proceso de deportación.
Pérez dijo que estaba sorprendido de estar en detención de ICE y erróneamente creyó que alistarse en el ejército automáticamente le daría la ciudadanía estadounidense, según su abogado, Chris Bergin. Su solicitud retroactiva de ciudadanía fue denegada a principios de este mes. Si bien hay disposiciones para agilizar el proceso de naturalización de las tropas, un requisito principal es que el solicitante demuestre “buen carácter moral”, y la condena por drogas fue suficiente para influir en la decisión en contra de su solicitud, dijo Bergin.
Pérez se alistó en el ejército en 2001, solo meses antes del 11 de septiembre. Sirvió en Afganistán desde octubre de 2002 hasta abril de 2003 y nuevamente desde mayo hasta octubre de 2003, según su abogado. Él dejó el Ejército en 2004 con un despido general después de que lo sorprendieron fumando marihuana en la base.
Pérez inició una huelga de hambre a principios de este año, diciendo que temía que la deportación significara la muerte. Además de no recibir el tratamiento que necesitaba, le dijo a CNN que teme que los cárteles de la droga mexicanos intentarán reclutarlo por su experiencia en combate y lo asesinarán si no coopera.
“Si me están sentenciando a una muerte segura, y yo voy a morir, ¿por qué morir en un lugar en el que no he considerado mi hogar en mucho tiempo?”, preguntó.
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In 2010, he was convicted in Cook County, Illinois, on charges related to the delivery of nearly a kilo of cocaine to an undercover officer. He was sentenced to 15 years and his green card or residence card was revoked. He had served half his sentence when ICE began the deportation process.
Perez said he was surprised to be in ICE detention and erroneously believed that enlisting in the military would automatically give him US citizenship, according to his attorney, Chris Bergin. His retroactive request for citizenship was denied earlier this month. While there are provisions to expedite the process of naturalization of troops, a principal requirement is that the applicant demonstrate “good moral character”, and the conviction for drugs was sufficient to influence the decision against his request, said Bergin.
Pérez enlisted in the army in 2001, just months before September 11. He served in Afghanistan from October 2002 to April 2003 and again from May to October 2003, according to his lawyer. He left the Army in 2004 with a general dismissal after he was caught smoking marijuana at the base.
Pérez began a hunger strike earlier this year, saying he feared deportation would mean death. In addition to not receiving the treatment he needed, he told CNN he fears that the Mexican drug cartels will try to recruit him because of his combat experience and will kill him if he does not cooperate.
“If they are sentencing me to certain death, and I am going to die, why should I die in a place where I have not considered my home in a long time?” He asked.
On Univision Noticias page its all….China, immigration, deportation, immigration, census BS, immigration. Here’s something different!
Daniels –cuyo nombre real es Stephanie Clifford– “tiene la intención de demostrar que el acuerdo de silencio no tenía un objeto o propósito legítimo”, arguye Avenatti en la moción.
“Más bien, el acuerdo y el pago de $130,000 que se hizo de conformidad con el propósito de influir en la elección presidencial de 2016 al impedir a la demandante de hablar abierta y públicamente sobre el Sr. Trump apenas semanas antes de las elecciones”, sostiene Cohen en su escrito a la corte.
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Daniels – whose real name is Stephanie Clifford – “intends to demonstrate that the silent agreement did not have a legitimate object or purpose,” Avenatti argues in the motion.
“Rather, the settlement and payment of $ 130,000 was made in accordance with the purpose of influencing the 2016 presidential election by preventing the applicant from speaking openly and publicly about Mr. Trump just weeks before the election,” Cohen argues in his brief to the court.
Next week: Hillary blames Trump paying off a porn star for losing the election.
I’m sure they are glossing over the details of how they went about doing it, but the result is pretty cool.
“La idea era peatonalizar la calle, que se le pusiera un poco de area verde, algo de color y mobiliario. No había nada muy elaborado por parte de la municipalidad”, dice Fernández, quien comenzó a pintar desde los 14 años, al sur de Santiago. “Escuchamos lo que querían y la verdad es que nos pareció que tenía un potencial tremendo”.
Si bien la propuesta ya era innovadora en lo visual, también lo fue en lo comercial: la Municipalidad de Santiago no tuvo que sacar ni un peso de sus bolsillos. El proyecto completo se financió, básicamente, a través del aporte que distintas marcas hicieron para visibilizar sus logos en el Paseo, por donde transitan decenas de miles de personas cada día. Con el dinero entregado por las empresas privadas, Fernández pudo cerrar el espacio a los autos y buses, comprar los materiales, y solventar los gastos que significaba transformar, pintar e intervenir la calle Bandera. Según el artista, el costo total del proyecto no superó los 550,000 dólares.
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“The idea was to pedestrianize the street, to put a little green area, some color and furniture. There was nothing very elaborate on the part of the municipality, “says Fernández, who began painting at age 14, south of Santiago. “We heard what they wanted and the truth is that we thought it had tremendous potential.”
Although the proposal was already innovative visually, it was also commercial: the Municipality of Santiago did not have to take any weight out of their pockets. The entire project was financed, basically, through the contribution made by different brands to make their logos visible on the Paseo, where tens of thousands of people pass through each day. With the money given by the private companies, Fernandez was able to close the space to the cars and buses, buy the materials, and pay for the expenses that transforming, painting and intervening Calle Bandera meant. According to the artist, the total cost of the project did not exceed $ 550,000.
As always, translation services provided by the Alpha Beta Corporation, who say, “we might suck, but at least we’re not Facebook!”
Since this question was raised, now is as good a time as any to go over basic glassware. Like nearly anything else, beer tastes better when served in a glass; preferably a clean one.
This is my review of–wait I don’t have a beer to review today. Let me check the archives…
Stone Xocoveza! Hat Tip: Yusef drives a Kia a.k.a Russian Kia drive Yusef.
Since the type of beer many brewers put out have been increasingly become more complex, with some styles becoming some sort of arms race to see who can put the weirdest, hoppiest, or highest gravity beer to market, it helps to have a suitable glass. Much like a pistol needs a proper holster, the right golf club to get the most efficiency from the shot needed, knowing why a mallet exists and why you might want to use it instead of a hammer, or even picking the right pair of socks–you get the best result with a tool built for task. I will focus on the basics since there many out there that will over-complicate this.
The Snifter
If you drink a lot of Barleywine, Imperial Stouts, or if you are one of those people that are obsessed with bourbon barrel aged ales, this is your best bet. Chances are if you are the type that likes a good cognac, you probably already have one on hand.
Because of their high ABVs and strong, aggressive flavors, imperial stouts and barleywines are meant to be served in small pours at cellar temperatures (around 55° F). This makes them perfectly suited for a short-stemmed, globe-shaped snifter like the kind you’d use for bourbon, brandy, or cognac. The balloon shape focuses volatile aromas that would otherwise dissipate in an open-topped glass while allowing the beer to unfurl and develop as it warms in the glass.
If you only occasionally drink this type of beer, the next best thing is a chalice.
The Chalice
No, it’s not pretentious to put beer in a wine glass! Especially if you’re drinking a fruity, light-bodied, highly effervescent saison or farmhouse ale like the ones brewed in Belgium and France where wine glasses are de rigueur.
This is true, it is not pretentious to put beer in a wine glass–but if you do, make sure to wear a Rush Limbaugh brand necktie with your favorite polo. Preferably in clashing colors, which will likely be a given due to the garishness of the tie. It is this way, everyone around you will assume you are a one of the world’s “special people” and will not pass judgement on you as a courtesy. Get a chalice.
This is probably the most versatile glass, being that it will suit also suit IPA, pale ales and nearly any other effervescent beer like many West Coast Amber Ales. It does not however, do as well for malty beer.
The Pint Glass
No need to differentiate between English type with that ring near the top, the Irish version with the svelte curve, or even the ubiquitous tumbler, they’re pretty much all the same.
This does better with malty beers. Think English ales, stouts, porters, and brown ales. The idea here is your hand is intended to warm the beer slightly over the time you spent with it. This link has an exhaustive list of suitable varieties. I will concede the existence of a variant called, “the stout glass” which is really just a pint glass with a wide shoulder. I have never used one.
The Stein/Mug
How I decorate my cubicle.
Lagers go in a mug. The thick glass and handle is meant to keep your hand from warming it. It is also handy for those times when you had too many but are still toasting your friends with too much force or need a handy melee tool.
Many like these because you can have a lot of fun with them. These are suitable for all lagers with one exception:
The Pilsner Glass
Pilsners go in a Pilsner glass. Unless it is dirty or all you have is a mug, this is not a polite suggestion.
Das Boot
This has its roots well before the movie Beerfest. There are a few different versions of how this came to pass: both versions begin with a Prussian General making a wager to his men prior to a particularly hard battle ahead to drink beer from his boot should they win. Turns out they did. Here’s where it deviates: the first is he actually drank from his boot, and the glass was made to commemorate the occasion. The other is that he chickened out and had commissioned the glass be made. Either way, the article linked below, says the boot shaped glass actually has its origins in England but eventually became popular in Germany. So much so that by WW1/WW2 the glasses were sought after as war trophies by allied soldiers. Personally, I’d take a P-08 Luger.
So how was Stone Xocoveza? It was actually pretty good. It’s a chocolate stout that like Mexican hot chocolate contains various spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and red chillies. It isn’t overwhelming at all, they actually keep everything in balance. Served of course, in a pint glass. The only downer, was the price. Over $12 for a six pack…otherwise, good call, Yusef. Stone Xocoveza 4.0/5.
To make matters worse, the can I stuffed in my checked bag at Heathrow was actually brewed by a contract brewer in Scotland. Which gives me the further impression that not only does the Auld Alliance still live[!], the modern Scottish economy is mostly booze, and [fucking] sheep related.
The old adage of going to war with the army you have, rather than the one you want has merit. This was all designed to minimize 
Knowing that, maybe the jokes are in poor taste. So much so that it actually got Jimmy Kimmel into a bit of trouble when he began reviving some of these jokes in segments of his show. I personally have no idea if he used them after people complained, because I don’t watch his show. This 
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