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Good to see a new format taking hold, takes a little getting used to but it's definitely a better mobile version. Seems like things are picking up a bit since last I logged in, I'm optimistic towards future growth.

I don't really visit the site all that much anymore but I'm ready to post whenever. I took pictures of almost everything that passed through me so we should be able to get a decent representation even w/o everyone posting. At this point I'm pretty sure it's just Azteka w/o a book.

If your country was "bordered" by a terrorist organization forcing itself into a state to obtain legitimacy while advocating the eradication of semitic peoples and claiming your capital city as their own you might think differently about that statement.

First thing I thought when I logged onto the new site was "welp, never coming back here again."

Sorry for the absence there guys, both books shipped out, I'll send tracking numbers via pm once I get home. Azteka, from what I gather KWG held your book thinking it was Butters' w/ the intention of sending it to Butters. However, he doesn't appear to have actually sent anything to Butters so I would think it's still in his possession. Pretty sure Aero has a contact for him so maybe he can get in touch w/ him for you. I sent you a PM w/ the info I have.

Pulz's book was sent last week, Butters' will be in the mail by Thursday at the latest, hopefully sooner. Still haven't heard from GOGP w/ an address.

Got caught up at work and haven't made it to the post office yet, shipping yours (pulz) off tomorrow afternoon though. Probably gonna need until Saturday to finish up Butters' book, but I have his address now. GOGP's is done but I haven't heard back from him w/ an address yet.

Haven't posted in here in a while, been to a Beligain Beerfest and several other beer activities since then. Some highlights: Panil Divina- who knew the Italians were capable of making delicious sours? I've been a fan of the Barriquee for a while but Divine might be taking its place: light blonde colored classic saison tartness but w/ more body than your average saison Perennial La Bohme - apparently out of Michigan, these guys can make a hell of a sour, first time trying them and on draft no less. Sour cherries and various sour yeasts, full bodied yet light w/ a good tartness and sour cherry flavor Millstone - local favorites, these guys have been blowin' up the craft cider game around here, truly fantastic meads & ciders. My favorites are Thislte (sour brett apple cyser), Funky Plum (tart plum mead), & Bonfire (apple cider w/ fish pepper chilies). Hope they get more recognition because they're definitely on the right path. Check them out here: http://www.millstonecellars.com/our-products/

Addresses guys, sent you two PMs as well. Trying to get these all shipped on Monday.

So here's a copy of their complaint (https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1175039-complaint.html. After reading the article I was confused what attorney or firm would put their name on this nonsense, low and behold the answer is none: "Plaintiffs currently represent themselves pro se because of the overwhelming costs related to paying an attorney to represent them in this complex civil rights matter." Apparently they had the help of a former civil rights attorney but I'd bet he won't be standing up to be named based on how legally erroneous some of their claims are.

Agreed. Saying this is misogynistic extremism, as I've seen some uber-feminist types attempt to claim, is patently ridiculous. This isn't what happens when someone hates women oh so much, it's what happens when someone is crazy. Since when did we start pretending we care why crazy people do things? CNN had an article the other day (http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/27/justice/california-elliot-rodger-wealth/index.html) talking about the idiot's obsession w/ his families wealth/status or lack thereof. So apparently, not only did he have a problem w/ women, but he wasn't well off enough for his own tastes either. But seriously, who gives a fuck? People like this do this kind of shit for attention, and oh look he got a whole lot of it. We shouldn't be talking about gun control or mental illness or getting up on a soap box for own personal plight, we should be asking this kid's parents where they were? I'm sorry but this level of crazy doesn't fly under the radar if you're a good parent. I've come to find that modern feminists take a very pretentious stance when arguing w/ those they perceive to be non-feminists. One of the first things they attempt to do is show how difficult it is to understand feminism, both intellectually and existentially. They then tell you that they can't even begin to explain it because you don't understand various lower tenets that supposedly form the basis of the more complex intellectually-rich doctrine. The problem w/ all of that of course is feminism isn't deeply intellectual nor is it difficult to understand existentially, but you see it has to be, because if it were easy then everyone would be capable of getting it. If everyone were capable of simply understanding feminism then their narrative falls apart because that very same narrative posits that the vast minority of people understand, or are even capable of understanding, their plight. The harsh reality is that people do understand and either disagree or don't care, but the very fabric of their narrative doesn't allow for this reality.

Yes I've got yours.

Didn't get to finish Butters and GOGP last weekend, both will be finished this weekend though. Shipping everything out either Saturday or Monday so if I don't have your address drop me a pm (pretty sure I don't have Butters or GOGP).

Pulz's book is done, should finish Butters and GOGP by the end of the weekend.

Your understanding of economics & politics is about as developed as that of a 16 year old who ran away from home to join Occupy Wallstreet for the weekend. While the number is up from 10 years ago, the percentage of people working minimum wage jobs has actually been declining since 2010. This doesn't make any sense. The only contestable point I made was advocating for the states to manage minimum wage w/o the involvement of the federal government, i.e. no federal minimum. I like Washington's model which uses an algorithm based on cost of living to determine whether or not an increase is needed on a yearly basis. Guess what, there is no low wage employment problem in Washington, in fact they have the lowest percentage of people on minimum wage in the whole country. My original point was merely that the federal government shouldn't use Washington as an example for raising the federal minimum because doing so undermines the process and circumstances that have made Washington's system successful. Lastly, the "vast majority" can definitely afford to live, we're not talking about Ethiopia; in fact, the vast minority of the work force are paid minimum wage. It's no fun arguing w/ you, all you do is push a narrative. The link you posted actually posits that the average CEO earns about 350 times more than the average worker. No one needs to make $100million a year, but I don't want anyone saying someone can't make that much either. Legislating these kinds of things is a slippery slope regardless of one's personal opinions and I for one am not willing to open that door. I wonder how many of the firms used for that article even have minimum wage jobs though, I'd wager it's less than you think. The stat I posted was only accounting for a federal minimum wage increase, companies like Walmart could obviously make internal adjustments to keep afloat but my point was just to show how many people they employ and how financially significant a federal minimum increase of that size would be. As an aside, the article you posted should be taken w/ a grain of salt. Unfortunately the author does not cite where he comes up w/ the average worker's salary; in fact, in googling the amount it only comes up w/ his article and various other articles quoting or just directly copying his information. That's troublesome because "average worker" doesn't really mean anything. The stats from the Census Bureau leave a lot of room for interpretation, but if you look per state, per industry, per household, etc... the number the author chose is definitely on the lower end of the spectrum with the true average appearing to be closer to $50k. In case you're interested you can thumb through these tables: https://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/labor_force_employment_earnings.html. Even if you use the average hourly amount the author mentions ($20), the full time yearly is closer to $40k. However, again the BLS, which for some reason he cites despite the fact that it doesn't support his number, puts the average hourly wage closer to $24 which would then raise the yearly closer to $50k. You can look at this table if you're interested: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t19.htm. Moreover, crunching his numbers on the average CEO hourly rate, I come up with $5,913 per hour bringing his ratio from 350 all the way down to 246. These numbers are obviously not exact, but the author is clearly playing fast and loose w/ the stats for the purpose of getting his point across.