lucius septimius 4/26/2022 5:47:50 AM

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vxbush 4/26/2022 6:04:08 AM

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In #1 lucius septimius said: So how many billyuns of people have died because of Elon Musk buying Twitter?

Better yet, how many tens of people will realize that going nuts over this doesn't change anything and is just simply wasting brain cells? 

Occasional Reader 4/26/2022 6:12:26 AM

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vxbush 4/26/2022 6:47:51 AM

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In #3 Occasional Reader said: ; I just hope we'll still be able to cook something like it in the near future. 

Nowhere in that article was it explained why exports will stop. If I have time, I might go and see if I can find out more. But that article was singularly unhelpful. 

JCM 4/26/2022 7:31:39 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 2:

Yeah, I was thinking along the same lines.

Will, CAN Elon clean house at Twitter?

JCM 4/26/2022 7:34:33 AM

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Reply to JCM in 5:

Also remember, and but most people won't. The deal isn't done for at least 6 months. The regulators have to approve it. Then how long for things to change at Twitter? A year?

vxbush 4/26/2022 7:38:58 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 4:

I found this article claiming this export ban was put in place to make sure oil was available for people within Indonesia. But if palm oil is their biggest export, why the shortages? This article seems to explain more. 

Occasional Reader 4/26/2022 8:05:16 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 7:

There are rumblings linked to at Instapundit about more generalized cooking/edible-oils shortages, linked to (maybe?) the Uke war, ongoing supply chain issues, etc.  

I've suddenly found a renewed interest in air fryers... (which, yes, I know, do better with a little bit of cooking oil, for some dishes). 

JCM 4/26/2022 8:16:32 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 8:

Most of the soybeans and soybean oil is sourced out of Ukraine.

Meanwhile the Biden Admin is pushing farmers to let fields lie fallow... for climate change of course.

vxbush 4/26/2022 8:18:32 AM

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In #9 JCM said: Meanwhile the Biden Admin is pushing farmers to let fields lie fallow... for climate change of course.

It is hard to not come to the conclusion that these people want to kill a bunch of us through famine. 

Kosh's Shadow 4/26/2022 8:32:43 AM

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In #10 vxbush said: It is hard to not come to the conclusion that these people want to kill a bunch of us through famine. 

And I'm sure the NY Times will insist there is no famine.

JCM 4/26/2022 8:37:13 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 10:

Not so much famine, as shortages.

The the call will be for the gov't to control distribution and allocate supplies.

Roll in the social media scoring....

Kosh's Shadow 4/26/2022 8:45:03 AM

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In #12 JCM said: The the call will be for the gov't to control distribution and allocate supplies. Roll in the social media scoring...

Need to update an old Soviet joke:

Everyone hears that a market has meat. 

Line grows. A couple of hours in, "We aren't getting as much meat as we thought. Anyone who isn't white, BIPOC, LGBTQ, go home"

Line gets shorter.

Many hours later, "We are not getting any meat at all. Everyone go home"

A Black gender-fluid individual sees a white man who had been in line earlier and screams "You white guys have such privilege!!!!!"

buzzsawmonkey 4/26/2022 9:02:01 AM

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In #10 vxbush said: It is hard to not come to the conclusion that these people want to kill a bunch of us through famine. 

It's first-wave Faminism.

Occasional Reader 4/26/2022 9:17:48 AM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 14:

++++

Holy Domors, Batman!

Occasional Reader 4/26/2022 9:23:15 AM

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vxbush 4/26/2022 9:24:05 AM

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In #15 Occasional Reader said: Holy Domors, Batman!

*groan*

I should have seen that one coming. 

vxbush 4/26/2022 9:30:04 AM

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In #12 JCM said: Not so much famine, as shortages.

That may be true in Western countries, but I rather doubt it will simply be shortages in other locations. 

buzzsawmonkey 4/26/2022 9:39:56 AM

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Didn’t David Bowie write a song about this?

Fame Famine! 

Helps the Left take things over

Famine!

When there is no food to swallow…

JCM 4/26/2022 10:49:20 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 18:

As with almost every famine since the end WWII. The primary cause is not weather related, or drought. But a political failures of The State, a failed State, or in the case of the Holodomor crimes of The State.

buzzsawmonkey 4/26/2022 11:07:32 AM

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buzzsawmonkey 4/26/2022 11:39:02 AM

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Occasional Reader 4/26/2022 3:12:33 PM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 23:

++++

“Look in the fendel [sp?] Mendel…”

Any idea what that means?

JCM 4/26/2022 3:20:01 PM

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This is a goodie.... from last week.

Climate Change protesters block a tanker truck.........

...... of cooking oil. 

Kosh's Shadow 4/26/2022 3:30:43 PM

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In #25 JCM said: Climate Change protesters block a tanker truck......... ...... of cooking oil. 

That explains post #3///

lucius septimius 4/26/2022 3:33:36 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 24:

Foundling/orphan I believe (if it's the same in Yiddish as in German).

buzzsawmonkey 4/26/2022 4:06:38 PM

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In #24 Occasional Reader said: Any idea what that means?

I hate to shoot my reputation for obscure slang knowledge all to hell, but frankly I've no idea.