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The Race To The Bottom Accelerates: This is What Happens When Competence, Transparency and Accountability are All Punished
Of Two Minds ^ | 01/27/2023 | Charles Hughes Smith

Posted on 01/27/2023 9:19:53 AM PST by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 01/27/2023 9:19:53 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

safe and effective...


2 posted on 01/27/2023 9:22:00 AM PST by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: SeekAndFind

He’s got a point about cereal. I can’t find a granola anymore that’s not sickly sweet -and that goes for the expensive Quaker Oats version. Seems that in the last two years many brands have reconstituted theirs until it’s just too sweet to eat. All that’s left is plain Cheerios, and a few plain corn and rice brands.


3 posted on 01/27/2023 9:43:56 AM PST by Not_Who_U_Think
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To: SeekAndFind

bkmk


4 posted on 01/27/2023 9:55:44 AM PST by sauropod (“If they don’t believe our lies, well, that’s just conspiracy theorist stuff, there.”)
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To: SeekAndFind
The scene is in Hell at the annual dinner of the Tempters’ Training College for young devils. Screwtape, a very experienced Devil, who is the guest of honour, rises to reply:

"What I want to fix your attention on is the vast, overall movement towards the discrediting, and finally the elimination, of every kind of human excellence--moral, cultural, social, or intellectual.
And is I not pretty to notice how 'Democracy' (in the incantatory sense) is now doing for us the work that was once done by the most ancient Dictatorships, and by the same methods?"

5 posted on 01/27/2023 10:18:36 AM PST by G Larry ( "woke" means 'stupid enough to fall for the promotion of every human weakness into a virtue')
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To: SeekAndFind

“Routine procedures and hospital stays now carry pricetags equal to four years college tuition or a modest house.”

Have you seen how many healthcare administrators there are compared to pharmacists, doctors and nurses? Once you do you’ll see the problem.


6 posted on 01/27/2023 10:24:10 AM PST by packagingguy
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To: Not_Who_U_Think

In the fall, Costco has 2 big bags (34 oz each) of Quaker Oats granola for about $6-7. It is too sweet, but I consider it a prepping food.


7 posted on 01/27/2023 10:52:05 AM PST by The Truth Will Make You Free
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To: SeekAndFind

Products are designed to sell and not to work for any period of time.


8 posted on 01/27/2023 10:55:16 AM PST by cp124 (80% of everything is fake or a lie.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Hope they’ve got their bags packed...


9 posted on 01/27/2023 10:59:10 AM PST by Jim Noble (You have sat too long for any good you have been doing)
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To: Not_Who_U_Think

Ha! Quaker is the worst. Look at the labels. Quaker “healthy” cereals have more sugar than Capn Crunch or Count Chocula. Lol.


10 posted on 01/27/2023 11:10:58 AM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: SeekAndFind

There is also planned obsolescence. Goods, especially appliances, are designed to wear out faster and be replaced rather than lasting decades and being repairable. Clothing goes in and out of fashion so quickly that they are cheaply made and not meant to be repaired.

The bottom line is that it provides a steady stream of income because of demand.

And all the while the left is hyperventilating over landfills, and recycling, and saving the planet.

What hypocrites.


11 posted on 01/27/2023 12:15:11 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: Not_Who_U_Think

Make your own granola

I have a great recipe if you’re interested.


12 posted on 01/27/2023 12:16:04 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: metmom

I have a great recipe if you’re interested.
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I’m interested, please post it. Thanks.


13 posted on 01/27/2023 2:53:01 PM PST by fortes fortuna juvat (Democrat politicians and voters are dangerous psychopaths. They confirm it everyday.)
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To: fortes fortuna juvat

I’ll post the recipe and then some notes about what I have learned about making it over the years. I don’t follow the recipe exactly. It is certainly open for adjustment as you prefer.

Mix together:
10 C rolled oats
2 C sunflower seeds (unsalted)
2 C chopped almonds
1 C oat bran
2 Tbsp cinnamon
1/2 C (or to taste) brown sugar

In a pot, put:
1 stick butter
1/2 C olive oil
4 tsp Vanilla

Heat over low until butter is melted, then pour over dry ingredients and mix well.

Bake at 300F for 20 mins, stirring once. I use a lasagna pan because the sides are high enough that granola doesn’t end up all over the oven when I stir it.

I don’t put in the oat bran. Seems redundant.

For the almonds I use sliced almonds and run them through the food processor. Whole almonds do NOT chop well or easily.

In addition to the vanilla, I also put in about a third as much maple extract flavoring.

If you want to add raisins or coconut, do it after baking the granola. Both burn very easily in the oven and you’ll waste time picking out chunks of charcoaled raisins.


14 posted on 01/27/2023 3:20:15 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: SeekAndFind
"The Race To The Bottom Accelerates"

Seems like Chinese consumer products decay rapidly when exposed to sunlight.
15 posted on 01/27/2023 5:08:08 PM PST by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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