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Mexico will pay for the border wall, says Trump

tcr! · Aug 5, 2015 at 10:04 am

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Trump: Mexico will pay for wall because I say so

On Tuesday, Fox’s Bill O’Reilly grilled the billionaire businessman on his claim that as president he will get Mexico to pay for a wall on the southern U.S. border to help prevent undocumented immigrants from crossing into the United States.

“Bill, they are making a fortune, Mexico is making a fortune off the United States, it’s becoming the new China in terms of trade — they’re killing us at the border,” Trump said after O’Reilly pressed him twice on the same question.

The third time O’Reilly asked, Trump said, “I’m gonna say, ‘Mexico, this is not going to continue, you’re going to pay for that wall,’ and they will pay for the wall. And Bill, it’s peanuts, what we’re talking about.”

They get into it at about 3:45.

#politics #election2016

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jimi hindrance experience jimi hindrance experience · Aug 9, 2015 at 12:00 pm

May I just say “douche bonnet”? If not, may I borrow, “douche nozzle”?

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Bumblebees foraging based on the weather

tcr! · Aug 5, 2015 at 9:33 am

Bumblebees Alter Their Flight Plans Depending On The Cargo They're Carrying

Bumblebees Alter Their Flight Plans Depending On The Cargo They’re Carrying

When returning to the hive after foraging, bumblebees fly differently depending on whether they’ve collected pollen or nectar, researchers find. The load they carry affects stability and maneuverability, a study shows.

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Unlike honeybees, which have dedicated foraging bees for nectar or pollen, bumblebees are generalists that will collect either pollen or nectar based on what the colony most needs.

The necessary tradeoff of stability or maneuverability depending on the load carried may be why bumblebees prefer to forage for pollen on windy days, to take advantage of the flight stability it offers during windy conditions, the researchers suggest in their study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

No matter what type of load they carry, bumblebees are known to be excellent fliers, able to keep aloft and forage in different types of weather.

Now, it seems that weather conditions may play a part in what type of food — nectar or pollen — a bumblebee chooses to go after on its aerial shopping trips, the researchers say.

#bees #weather

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This view never gets old

tcr! · Aug 4, 2015 at 8:25 pm

This view never gets old

#photos #sunsets #forsale

Get the photo print

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edox edox · Aug 5, 2015 at 10:53 pm

You are correct, it never gets old.

2015 07 29 20 43 42

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tcr! tcr! · Aug 6, 2015 at 7:52 am

Nice shot! Is that from your backyard?

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edox edox · Aug 6, 2015 at 12:56 pm

I wish it was. This is from last week when our family was in the San Juan Islands.

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keamoose keamoose · Aug 7, 2015 at 7:17 pm

Great Bear Lake, NWT

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edox edox · Aug 9, 2015 at 1:44 pm

Very nice!

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Jalapeno — we got four plants in the garden

tcr! · Aug 4, 2015 at 5:02 pm

Jalapeno - we got four of them in the garden

#photos #garden #peppers

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wet confetti — this is so illegal

tcr! · Aug 4, 2015 at 12:49 pm

wet confetti - this is so illegal

wet confetti were one of my favorite bands from 2003. The band, the music, the vocals — they all flood me with emotions when I hear this stuff.

I can’t find any of these videos online so I’m sharing a few of the tracks here.

Fitting since the name of this album is in my title above.


saves christmas

wet confetti - saves christmas - MP3

Sail on high new water
People in town, how to ask
Who, where, what, why?
Startled as a cannon, shot in the air.
Tried not to listen what his wife had to say
Gave most people permission to stay
Muched encouraged, one out of five
Good, great, all at stake.


body of maritima

wet confetti - body of maritima - MP3

So you must adapt to that


only accidents

wet confetti - only accidents - MP3

All the rest stepped out.
Out of sight, how nice.


#music #lyrics

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jimi hindrance experience jimi hindrance experience · Aug 5, 2015 at 12:01 pm

listening to only accidents as i write. nice hook. jimi like drum.
addendum: never appreciated the stereo on my mac so much.

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They tore off hitchBOT’s head!

tcr! · Aug 3, 2015 at 1:08 pm

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HitchBOT, Hitchhiking Robot, Meets Demise in Philadelphia After Two Weeks in U.S.

HitchBOT, the tweeting, child-sized robot that made its way across Canada and safely visited Germany and the Netherlands was “vandalized” in the U.S.

The robot had set out to travel cross-country. It was immobile on its own, relying on the kindness of strangers. Those who picked it up often passed it to other travelers or left it where others might notice it.

Why can’t we have nice things?

More: http://m.hitchbot.me and https://twitter.com/hitchBOT

#videos #robots

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Water-walking robot bugs

tcr! · Aug 3, 2015 at 7:01 am

Scientists Invent Robotic Jesus Bug That Walks on Water

Researchers have developed a tiny robot that is able to jump off the surface of water by mimicking the behavior of water striders, or skimmers, a kind of bug which has the unique ability to walk on water.

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The insect moves thanks to a “torque reversal catapult mechanism,” inspired by the way fleas can jump up to 150 times their body length. The bug uses enough thrust to jump off water, without breaking the water’s surface, like a water strider.

#videos #robots

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jimi hindrance experience jimi hindrance experience · Aug 3, 2015 at 9:34 pm

yea, these guys are the coolest.

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Aug 2nd, 2015 at 10:38:16 pm

tcr! · Aug 2, 2015 at 10:38 pm

Our new stove rug

This is our new stove rug. Available at Super Target.

#photos #homeimprovement

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Homegrown baby red potatoes

tcr! · Aug 2, 2015 at 5:22 pm

Homegrown baby red potatoes

I threw a handful of old ones across the garden earlier this Spring before putting down the compost. These are their kids.

#photos #garden #foodies

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jimi hindrance experience jimi hindrance experience · Aug 3, 2015 at 9:20 pm

damn they look good! nice job.

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tcr! tcr! · Aug 4, 2015 at 6:22 am

Thankies! I didn’t think they’d grow like they did, they seemed to do better than our tomato plants have.

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Aug 2nd, 2015 at 12:39:31 pm

tcr! · Aug 2, 2015 at 12:39 pm

Eastern Swallowtail caterpillar still chilling on the dill plant

This Eastern Swallowtail caterpillar is still chilling on the dill plant.

The other one didn’t make it.

#photos #naturerocks

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