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I hear by proclaim next week National African American History Week, 2019.

In the year 1619, a Dutch trading ship sailed into the Chesapeake Bay and dropped anchor at Point Comfort, Virginia. Comfort, what a name. Sounds a lot like Pleasure. Believe me, it was no pleasure at all. The vessel’s arrival marked the beginning of the unscrupulous slave trade in the American colonies. So many folks coming to our Country, in many cases unwillingly. They were African, they went through a lot. To become American. And that led to many things. To FREEDOM. And the very special achievements that we honor and celebrate during National African American History Week. Our wonderful African Americans enrich every fiber of American life.

It's going to be a great week. A great time to think about the horrible Crisis on our Southern Border. So many folks coming to our Country, and in many cases it's unwilling.

We don't call it slavery. We call it Human Trafficking. We have the Coyotes. The victims are women. And children. Maybe to a lesser extent, believe it or not, children. Women are tied up. They're bound, not too tight but not too loose. Duct tape put around their faces, around their mouths, and in many cases, they can't even breathe. You want to let them breathe. Maybe not easily, but they need to breathe. They're put in the backs of cars or vans or trucks. They don't go through your port of entry. They can't come through the port, because if they come through the port, people will see 4 women, sitting in a van, with tape around their face and around their mouth. People will ask, "oh hello ladies, is everything all right in there?" And the answer from the women won't be easy to hear. The answer that comes back is gonna be muffled. Because of the duct tape. And you can try that one at home. The duct tape on the woman. Or turn it around and the woman tapes the man. You can turn it around, just this once. You try it, then you know. Very special experience.

Mexico is sending, they call them the Coyotes. They're driving unbelievable vehicles. They have the best vehicles you can buy. Stronger, bigger, and faster vehicles than our police have, than ICE has. Or Border Patrol. They have areas they go to, it's like a highway. No tolls, they don't pay the tolls. They go into the desert areas, or whatever areas you can look at. And as soon as there's no protection, they make a turn to the left. And another turn to the left, in some instances a turn to the right or they even go straight. Into the United States of America. There's nobody to catch them, there's nobody to find them. Can't have that. And it's a problem that's gotten much worse. Because of internet. We know this, because they're leaving so many prayer rugs out there in the desert. Big mess, they use these rugs once or twice. And then it becomes trash. We have the garbage patches in the ocean. And our Southern Border is getting very trashy too. Low class and it's hurting the property values. People coming across from many countries, some of which would be a big surprise. Middle Eastern countries. Muslim countries. We need a ban on Muslims entering our Country. Until we can figure out what the hell is going on.

And Brian Kolfage is helping us with that one. He was a great, and very brave soldier. In the horrible Iraq war -- big mistake. And Brian's a cripple, he's an amputee. They blew off his legs, blew off his whatever. He doesn't need them. Because he's a thinker, he works with his Brian. Very smart guy and there's nothing wrong with his Brian, believe me. He did the GoFundMe, $1 billion for the Wall. But he saw that it would be much smarter to start a Foundation. And have that money go to his Foundation. But unfortunately GoFundMe told the wonderful donors, "oh, your money was for the Wall, we didn't reach the $1 billion for that, you can have your money back -- or let it go to Brian's Foundation." Don't take that money back, folks. Tell Brian to keep it. So it goes to his Foundation. We love Foundations, right? And his Foundation, eventually, will BUILD THE WALL!

Enjoy National African American History Week. A great time to honor our beautiful Civil War (and other) statues, honor our history. And there's no better way than with my History Is Watching Tee shirts. Now on sale. Regular $20, we brought them down to $16. Tremendous deal. And don't forget a Make America Great Again Hat. You've seen the red, the original red. Great choice. In the beginning we only had the red ones. But now we also have the pink. The white. And the camo. Many colors. Like our great American people! shop.donaldjtrump.com/products/history-is-watching-mens-tee-small

And by the way, Governor Ralph Northam of Virginia. This guy has got to go. He wore "black face." Do you know the "black face"? Something the boys at Covington High do a lot. But, they're kids. When a grown man does it, very different. Very insulting to our fabulous blacks. And Ralph went to the makeup department, they did the black makeup. Like he was Al Jolson. Or Eddie Cantor. Those guys put on the "black face," they truely became black, it was very convincing. Because they weren't just great singers. They were great ACTORS. They could act. And Ralph can't act. Another thing, people are saying that he is, or was, in the K.K.K. Whatever that is. I don't know a lot about that one, but I'm told it's not good. Ralph's an embarrassment. And he apologized. It's not enough. He needs to resign. To quit. I always say, "winners never quit & quitters never win" (Vince L). Ralph's not a winner. He's a loser. And possibly you're thinking, "oh, President Trump, you're the least racist person, you're very sensitive to these things!" That's true, that's so true. But it's not just me. It's many people. Including some of our wonderful African Americans. Joe Biden. And Michael Moore. Time to go, Ralph!!!

Trying to figure out where this speech came from. It was quoted on my favorite talk show. I may not have it exactly verbatim, but I can get really close. I really want to know who made this speech, and I'm having no luck on the world wide spiderweb.

There's more, but they cut it around this point, so I didn't hear any more.

takyon writes:

I'll put this here so it can appear on the front page, since it would not with this user's low karma. Use this advice at your own risk.

fakefuck39 writes:

If anyone is interested, I thought I would share some practical results from shocking yourself with electricity for years. Typing this now w/ a 3-electrode ab-belt on my stomach, and 8 electrodes on my arms, while eating oatmeal. I had this up on reddit in /fitness. got me banned because it's not about the latest cabbage diet. you can get fit while you sit in a chair, just put up with pain and discomfort.

SUMMARY

Can EMS completely replace working out, and make me fit w/ bulging muscles: yes.

Is it bad for you: there is literally nothing you can do to hurt yourself unless you get a plug-in medical device that costs over $1k. The little pocket battery units don't have enough power to reach your heart or organs, even on max power. Even if you put electrodes to go through your body, it'll still traverse through the outside tissue (uncomfortable but safe - tested many times). In fact, since I replaced lifting with EMS for half my workouts, my joints stopped hurting.

How does it compare to lifting: Not as much visible muscle volume increase (but some), but more actual strength, like when you punch.

Do those electric body vests at the gym do anything: No. Waste of sweat/time/money.

Are $1k+ medical plug-in units better: No. You need the help of a professional to use them, as they have the power to kill you. They can crank it much higher, and with a lot of pain (bite down on something) cut your 5-hour pocket EMS workout to 30min.

If I bench 300lb 20 times, stop lifting and just do EMS for a year, can I still bench 300? Yep, and now you'll push it up it 25 times. But you won't be able to do 350lb 20 times. You'll have more muscle, but it'll look the same volume-wise.

Is it expensive: No. About $200 initial investment for everything I use, about $10/year for replacement stuff.

Does it hurt or itch: Yes, a lot. If you power through a few months of being uncomfortable 1/4 of your day, you no longer notice it.

Can I work out w/ EMS under my clothes while in a meeting at work, at dinner, or dancing at a club: absolutely.

If I'm a fatass, can EMS alone, w/o going to the gym, with no effort, get me in shape so I look toned and built: Yes. You have to do it several times a week for 5-10 hours at a time. The more fat you have the less electricity reaches your muscle, so you have to turn it up more till you lose the fat.

Has anyone famous gone hardcore on EMS for an extended time: Bruce Lee.

ME

40/male. 5'11, 170lb, ~6% bodyfat, fit all my life. I don't pay attention to my diet and often eat before bed. I pop a lot of dried berry type supplements and a centrum per day, but don't do anything else like protein powder or creatine. I'm in STEM, and know quite a bit about biology and organic chemistry. I have worked at a hospital assisting nurses and am fairly well-versed in medicine.

I will link to some stuff I use. I am in no way affiliated with anything or make money from it - it is simply what I've come to find as an optimal complete solution in my 20 years of experience. What I have done is a ridiculous amount of research over the years, and tried many different pads, belts, EMS units, leads/wires, and even tshirts.

I did a lot of track, and after 18 started lifting, which progressed to some ridiculously heavy weights - and that caused some joint problems later in life. About 20 years ago I injured my shoulder. I picked up a soccer mom ab belt as seen on TV, strapped it to my shoulder and did that for about 6 months till I could lift again. It used a watch battery and made the aux muscles in the shoulder stronger around the scar tissue. Once that passed, I tossed it and got one with larger batteries for my abs. I've been doing that instead of sit-ups since then - for 20 years.

ABS

I wake up, put on an ab belt, and do my morning wash/brush/dress stuff, including eating breakfast, with it on. I start at 50% and after an hour go to 100%. 2 hours a day, pretty much every day. The morning belt only does the front, and does not use gel pads. It has these carbon-rubber nipples - you just touch them with a wet hand for conductivity and put on the belt. They don't itch at all, but leave little red marks that go away fully an hour after you take it off. I place it low (touching top of pubes) one day, and high (touching bottom of ribs) the next day. This works the middle muscle twice as much as the upper and lower, which keeps all 6 the same size, as the middle ones are slowest to grow.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N7RAQ6F

I use programs 1-3. Start at level 12, then crank it to 20(max). It takes 3 AAA, and I just put in 3 NiMH rechargeables which last 2 months before needing a recharge. Make sure to get a charger that charges individual slots, not pairs. The 3 batteries last 5-10 years.

https://www.amazon.com/EBL-Battery-AAA-Rechargeable-Batteries/dp/B071X6KHCW

A couple of times per week I wear a different belt to the office. This does obliques. I use program 8. On level 30-40 there is no visible twitching and you can be in public. At home I use level 100-150(max). It has a big pad in the middle, and a pad on each side. 3 gel pads total, and I stick the outer ones as far out as they go. If you take care of the pads, they last over a year, and then you shell out $5 for a new set. These don't need gel - they are made of a conductive gel. Any gel pads itch, and the higher the electricity the more they itch. The unit I am linking has a non-removable battery and needs to be charged weekly. The battery has been the same for a year, so I'll estimate it lasts 3-5 years. After that you need to toss the belt and get a new one, because batteries are non-removable, or pull the charger apart and do some tinkering. This belt is very thin and invisible under a shirt, and the control/battery just goes in your pocket.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07G748N5R

EMS

I have two EMS7500 units. https://www.tensunits.com/product/DE7502.html

You cannot get these on amazon, as they are "almost/kinda" medical grade. The ones on amazon have much less power than these. Thankfully if you go to many of the sites specializing in these, they resell the units. If you go to the manufacturer, Rosco Medical, they'll want a prescription.

This has 3 modes - I only use the Constant mode (C). Frequencies of https://www.amazon.com/OKcell-Rechargeable-Battery-Helicopter-Microphone/dp/B01LZIQ7EA

fan: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003XN24GY

PADS

You need large pads. What comes with all the units goes in the trash. 3x5" pads are perfect, because if they fold a little or crease you don't care as the remaining contact area is enough. If you can't fit 4 of these on your tiny girl-chest, I recommend a 3x5 for the negative (black) going to a 2x4 positive (red). Keep in mind that the black wire is going to hit your muscle harder than the red. The right side of your body also conducts worse, so if you just do 2 pads across the chest, black on the right and red on the left, unless you want one of your tits to look bigger.

When you take them off, put the plastic cover back on. Once every couple of weeks, get your hand wet and wash the conductive side. I also spray that side with 91% alcohol weekly. This will keep them working for about 6 months.

Putting some electrical tape on the wire joints also keeps the wires from folding too much and breaking in your pocket. With that, the wires are also good for about 6 months.

3x5 pads https://www.otcwholesale.com/axelgaard-cf7515-3-5-rectangle-cloth-electrode.html

2x4 pads https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HX1NO8I

wires https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HX1NO8I

Pads no longer stick after about 10 uses. This is fine, as even when they are fresh, it's helpful to wear a compression shirt to keep them in place. I just bought 10 shirts and I wear them under everything when I have the pads on. You want it way tighter than a regular shirt, so if you sweat a little pads don't spil - they press on parts where muscles curve, such as the inner part of the chest. When I do arms, I put socks on the upper arm over the pads. Just take thin tight dress socks and make them into a tube by cutting off the toe.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G7CM82M

If you have the pads on the same spot for 5-10 hours at a time, you'll get little skin bumps in those spots after you shower. Don't scratch that area, don't use a hard sponge in the shower. The bumps go away when your skin dries. If you scratch the area and rip off a little skin, you're not in for a good time when you put the electrodes back on. You can put pads on top of lotion after it dries - I do. You do not need to clean the skin area before putting on pads.

Chest / Arms / Upper Back

Simplest thing is take one wire, stick the black far on your right tit, stick the red far on your left, and turn everything all the way up. Go to work in the morning and take it off when you come back. Turn it down to 20-50Hz while you eat lunch. That's about 2 hours of hardcore bench press, and you'll see it volume-wise and feel quite sore the next morning.

I use 2 EMS units for this - one for each side of the body. I also work out opposing muscles in groups. Doing this lets you not lock up and have the EMS going while you go on about your day. Chest+back and bis+tris. For example, per arm, I put a negative (black) from the wire on the bottom of the bicep, and it's positive (red) on the top or the front of the shoulder. The second wire's negative goes on the bottom of the tricep under your armpit, or the back of the shoulder.

For chest, you can have positives on the outer chest and negatives in the middle. I do back at the same time, so I'll have positives on the back below the armpits, and negatives at the base of the neck. You can also just use 2 3x5" pads on one wire to go across the chest. I do this when I'm going to be out while having the EMS on - less wires, less distraction - like when you're at work or at dinner.

When you turn it up high, you'll be twitching a bit and it'll hurt. The pain goes away after 10-30min. I recommend cranking it to max pulse width and max power on the knobs, at 150Hz for 10min. You get used to it, then turn it down to 120Hz and cut the pulse width by 1/3 (to 200). After being on max, this will feel like nothing, and you can go to work. You twitch a little bit, so if you're out in public, find the frequency range and power that makes you twitch less. Careful carrying that hot cup of coffee if you have it on max.

Lower back and Legs

I do this a couple of times per week when I sleep, as the wife is not happy with me sleeping with a compression shirt on. Use the lowest pulse width so it doesn't itch, and use 10-20Hz. I put the red terminals from each of the 2 wires on the lower back just above the ass, and the black terminals about half way in the middle of the back shoulder blades. With a compression shirt on, you sleep fine and they don't slip. It took about a week to get used to sleeping w/ the EMS on, now it's almost like falling asleep to a massage.

Same goes for your legs, just borrow your wife's pantyhose to keep the electrodes on at night (if you're into that). I walk around a crazy amount and take the stairs when I can, so I don't put electrodes on my legs at all, but you're free to try it if you're comfortable in your masculinity. I'm kidding - just get some biking pants.

I know a girl who just puts one pad on the left of her stomach and the other on the right, and on 10Hz sleeps while working out her abs. If you do this, keep in mind to put the black electrode on the right side of your stomach and red on the left - the black hits more, and the right side of the body conducts less, so it balances out. This itches, so I can't do it while sleeping. The belts all have timers, so you can't leave those on all night. If you are able to find an electric ab belt w/o a timer, dear god please post a link here.

Extended Use

I've been doing abs like this for about 20 years, no sit-ups at all. It's perfect, and I'd say even better. Other muscle groups, I've been using EMS for about 5 years. I cut lifting time about in half - I just do an hour of weights on the bowflex in the morning 3-4 times per week. You can also have electrodes on while you lift if you want, although I don't.

For over a year, I couldn't work out due to injury. In that year, I only used the electrodes - 5-10 hours per day, 4-5 times a week. Bodyfat did not increase at all, and muscle volume stayed the same. When I resumed lifting, I was not able to do more weight, but was able to do more reps w/ the same weight. This tells me you can actually replace working out w/ just EMS and you'll maintain your fitness level and muscle mass - you just won't get bigger. But you do have to crank it all the way up, and work out both type 2A muscle (20-80Hz) and 2B type muscle (80-150Hz).

You can place the electrodes anywhere, just make sure they don't go through your body - the amps still go around, not through, but it feels weird. Don't stick a positive terminal on your chest and the negative from that wire on your back. It won't kill you if you do, and it's not a big deal or really dangerous. It's just really, really uncomfortable. You can however put one pair of terminals from a wire on the chest, and another pair of terminals (from another wire) on your back. You can go across your chest, but don't go across your back so you don't hit your spine. On the back, you can either do black on the outer and red on the inner (by your spine), or go up and down your back. Even a red electrode above the left ass cheek, and the black on your left trap/shoulder by your neck.

Anywise, as I have gotten older and the joints can't take as much weight, as there is less time in my schedule, cutting down lifting to about 3-4 hours per week and using EMS to supplement it has been perfect. After 5 years, I am at least as fit as I was, probably a little better. You'll see stuff out there online that says don't put them across the chest - complete BS, it's fine. People will also write to take breaks. For example, the EMS has 2 other modes, where it's on a minute, then off a minute. Completely useless - just put it on always-on (Constant) and forget about it.

I also have some friends and family that do the same thing as I do w/ EMS. Same results, same lack of issues. If you want to be a little lazy and a lot fit, maybe give it a try.

Original Submission

Yet another aristarchus submission, yadda, yadda, yadda. But this was was particularly funny. So the Ed response was again vacuous:

We're sorry, your submission "Far-right Proud Boys leader arrives at Roger Stone's house to show solidarity with Trump associate" was declined for the following reason:

The editors felt it inappropriate for them to correct the issue themselves. Please feel free to correct the issue yourself and resubmit.

And I was just about to resubmit, after I fixed the "nothing" that was wrong with the fine submission. But then I realized, it was a trap! No matter how many times I submit a submission about the submissiveness of the Proud Boys, and their ex-leader, a formerly Proud Man, I know it will be rejected. The only reason I can surmise is that we have some Proud Boys on the Ed crew? Possibly? But it bothers me that more and more, aristarchus submissions are purged from the queue very quickly, as if to not let Soylentils see them, so as to mold and manipulate our opinions. Not censorship, you say? It's TMB's blog, and he can do what he wants, you say? Perhaps. But it just seems that more of a chance should be given to a philosopher as old as I am, just in case I may have learned something along the way about right-wing nut-job movements, and how to expose them. Hey! Did you see that great stuff by Ann Coulter! What a skeletal babe, that one! And she is famous, why? For the same reasons Roger Stone and Sean Hannity are going to Federal Pound for not quite canines?

Post Scriptum: in the linked Fine Article there are many photos of the alleged T-shirt, and tattoo. Nixon, eh? Whatever. Better than Ann and here McCarthy fetish, and it is not one of the Beatles.

Japan's Supreme Court upholds transgender sterilization requirement

Those who wish to change their gender on official documents must have their original reproductive organs removed, according to the 2004 law.

Japan’s Supreme Court has upheld a law that effectively requires transgender people to be sterilized before they can have their gender changed on official documents.

The court said the law is constitutional because it was meant to reduce confusion in families and society. But it acknowledged that it restricts freedom and could become out of step with changing social values.

[...] [Takakito] Usui, 45, had appealed to the top court after he unsuccessfully requested lower courts to grant him legal recognition as male without having his female reproductive glands surgically removed.

Despite the unanimous decision, presiding justice Mamoru Miura joined another justice in saying that while the law may not violate the constitution, “doubts are undeniably emerging,” according to Usui’s lawyer, Tomoyasu Oyama.

The two judges proposed regular reviews of the law and appropriate measures “from the viewpoint of respect for personality and individuality,” according to Japanese media reports.

[...] Japan does not legally recognize same-sex marriages. As LGBTQ rights awareness has gradually grown in recent years, some municipalities have begun issuing partnership certificates to ease problems in renting apartments and other areas, but they are not legally binding.

Possible 12-Core Third-Gen Ryzen 'Matisse' CPU Pops up in UserBenchmark Database

Exclusive: AMD 7nm Mobility Supported OEMs And Current Roadmap

Oh how easily we slip into tyranny! You are aware, are you not, that we Greeks had two different words for "king", depending on how they "got to be king, because I didn't vote for you." The two words are, Basileus (Greek: βασιλεύς), and Tyrant (Greek τύραννος, tyrannos). Basileus is a legitimate king, whether by birth or by election. Tyrants, um, come to power by other means.

So here we have it. Yet another aristarchus submission has met it's appointed fate, and highly unusual, the eds, (OK, Takyon) provided a justification, beyond the fact that it was, after all, an aristarchus submission.

We're sorry, your submission "MAGA hats are offensive and there’s nothing we can do about it" was declined for the following reason:
There’s nothing we can do about it -takyon

The editors felt it inappropriate for them to correct the issue themselves. Please feel free to correct the issue yourself and resubmit.

Yeah, right, resubmit. One thing about being the target of a programme of censorship, you learn to recognize sarcastic encouragement. Not bloody likely, as janrinock of olde would say. There was nothing they could do? How about doing your job, editors, like, editing something. Throwing back to me what I thought was a perfectly cromulent submission, and expecting me to divine from the fact that there was nothing you could do, that there is something that I could do? Boggles the mind, it does.

Point is, if you wear a MAGA hat, you hate American, you hate Native Americans, which includes the TMB, as lovely and native as he is, and you hate immigrants, which all but the Native Americans are, and you are probably a Catholic Prep School Douche, like Brett Kavanaugh. There. I said it. Catholic preps school boys are fun! And recruits for Opus Dei and the Alt-right. And Takyon seems to be in cahoots (just because I like to use the word "cahoots") with them. #freearistarchus!!!!

The citizens of Venezuela have suffered for too long at the hands of the illegitimate Maduro regime. He's not your President. He's a big phoney. He says he "won" the Election. He didn't win it. He only won because it was Rigged. And the United States will not stand a Rigged Election. Unless our guy wins. We stand with the Venezuelan people. That's 100%. And ALL OPTIONS are on the table. The nuclear and the everything else.

A big hand to @JGuaido of Venezuela, the President of the Venezuelan National Assembly, who I have officially recognized as the Interim President of Venezuela. twitter.com/VP/status/1088137453268013057

Thank you Mike. Vayan Con Dios! twitter.com/VP/status/1087734655804194819

Boyfriend and girlfriend are out. ‘Partners’ are in. Here’s why more millennials are changing how they define their relationships.

Had another incredible day today. Would have been PERFECT if it wasn't so cold -- we'd love some of that good old Global Warming!

I proclaimed it Martin Luther King Day. Made it a Holiday for our fantastic Federal Workers. My way of thanking them for all they're doing for our Country. And VP Pence joined me for a little visit to the statue of Martin. Who was a big believer in our monuments, our statues. Big fan of Stone Mountain in Georgia, where they honor, so beautifully, the heroes of our Confederacy -- and their noble horses. President Jefferson Davis with his Generals Robert E. Lee & Stonewall Jackson. Who they were calling Stonewall before they carved him into the mountain there. They're thinking of carving Martin into that same mountain. Hopefully on a horse, the fine people from both sides riding together. Very classy, that will truely look majestic and we want him to look like a King.

I'll tell you, I felt like a King today. When we were at Martin's statue, VP Pence said something so beautiful and so smart. He said I'm doing exactly what Martin did. That "He inspired us to change through the legislative process to become a more perfect union." Thank you, Mike. I'm very honored. And it's so true. Martin was a fighter. And he would be fighting very hard for Border Security -- if he was still around (RIP!!). Because he loved Barriers. Because he loved our Country, and without a Border you don't have a Country!
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