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“And having big hips is kind of difficult. When I go up or down stairs, or through doors, I have to turn sideways.”

Bobbi-Jo attributes her massive weight gain to an underactive thyroid, a condition she was diagnosed with six years ago.

However, she was recently paid a home visit by nutritionist Nadia Sharifi, the owner of MyTrimLine Weight Loss and Wellness Centers, who was not convinced by Bobbi-Jo’s explanation.

Nadia concluded Bobbi-Jo is a “ticking time bomb” and that she needs to start eating healthily or she could face an early death.

The nutritionist said: “It’s literally a life or death choice at this point.

“Hormones, or thyroid issues, or blood type or ancestry might play a little part, but ultimately it’s down to what we put into our mouth.

“When we’re talking about her veins, she can have a block very easily. She is really, truly a ticking time bomb.

“She is definitely in a place where it is very hard for the people to be – it’s not that she needs to lose 50 pounds, she needs to lose over 200 pounds.”

Despite the words of warning, Bobbi-Jo says that her heart is set on being the proud owner of the world’s biggest hips, and that she won’t consider losing weight until she has achieved her dream.

She said: “I understand that I’m putting myself at risk by trying to get the world’s biggest hips.

"I am worried about my health sometimes because of my size - I know that it is not healthy.

“My doctor asked me if I had ever considered gastric bypass and I do have a fear of dying.

“But it’s just something that I have to do and I take it one day at a time.

"I want to be remembered for something, and I think having the world’s biggest hips is what I was meant to be remembered for.”

Sharon Hill, who was dubbed "Britain's fattest woman" after ballooning to 48 stone, recently revealed her amazing 18 stone weight loss and vowed to lose more.

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>Believing something from The Sun

top kek

>>161825
The day of the rope is close

>>161825
Not news. >>>/pol/
>>161826
>le day of le rope is le close xD le /pol/ memes r so funnay :DDDDD
>>>/reddit/

>>161826
Yes is time to hang Hillary for her crimes against America

The irony is that Zinke and Trump have long called for action to exploit federal land that the Obama administration, which tended to prioritized environmental protection, denied. Now, Zinke is threatening that he will protect the environment if Murkowski doesn’t support a health care bill. The importance of oil to Alaska’s economy, especially as the petroleum market struggles with low prices, means Murkowski is likely paying attention.

Still, like many Trump team propositions, it’s hard not to see this as a bluff. Will one wayward health care vote have this White House lining up with the Sierra Club and the League of Conservation Voters when it comes to Alaska’s federal lands? Don’t count on it.

>>161810
It definitely seems like it has no chance of becoming a reality, but maybe they don't think they're bluffing. Trump is so hyper-concerned with bombarding opposition that he might be dumb enough to sign off on an underhand blow like that. But the administration seems more concerned with stabbing cabinet members than whipping votes, and I doubt their ability to focus on something as arbitrary as this. And GOP leadership isn't going to be moronic enough to think that they can twist arms by threatening to harm a senator's constituents. When Trump and co. started sniping Heller, the leadership intervened.

Besides, Murkowski is a force of nature. Her name wasn't even on the ballot when she won her seat, enough people wrote her name in. On top of that, rural healthcare being more expensive means that the Obamacare subsidies are vital for Alaska. She's a popular senator doing what's right for her constituents, and the right's cries of bloody murder aren't going to change that.

>>161812
>Besides, Murkowski is a force of nature. Her name wasn't even on the ballot when she won her seat, enough people wrote her name in. On top of that, rural healthcare being more expensive means that the Obamacare subsidies are vital for Alaska. She's a popular senator doing what's right for her constituents, and the right's cries of bloody murder aren't going to change that.

Fake News. Murkowski uses the word cock sucker and should be tried with Hillary!

>>161588
Is everyone in the upper echeleons of society a pedophile peice of shit?

Time to clean house.

-Raymond Liddy, 53, pleaded not guilty to possession of child pornography
-He was arrested in San Diego on Tuesday and released on $100,000 bond
-An investigation into Liddy was launched after an electronic service provider sent a a user had uploaded an image that appeared to be child porn
-Local and federal authorities said they traced the activity to Liddy's home
-A search of his home uncovered photos of minors engaged in sexual conduct

>>161591
Not every one of them is a pedo, but yes, they are all broken pieces of shit.

>>161334

>Expert

another "study", huh? leftists are mentally ill

the fact that some of them have PhDs and lie about their mental illnesses does not change the fact

Are you retarded or what? How does forcing yourself to think you are a cartoon animal boost mental health? If anything, it severely lowers mental health because they believe anything the internet tells them and are disillusioned enough to believe this furry garbage. This goes beyond cosplay, it is a public fetish, furries want to fuck these things, and are allowed to wear their fucksuits in public, around children, and even have an online community.

>>161444
Person running the study has a wiki page on wikifur
https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Courtney_%22Nuka%22_Plante

Dawkins ended up responding to the radio station in a letter of his own: "I used to love your station when I lived in Berkeley for two years, shortly after that beloved place had become the iconic home of free speech," he wrote. "…I have criticized the appalling misogyny and homophobia of Islam, I have criticized the murdering of apostates for no crime other than their disbelief. Far from attacking Muslims, I understand – as perhaps you do not – that Muslims themselves are the prime victims of the oppressive cruelties of Islamism, especially Muslim women."

In the letter, he points out what he sees as a double standard: "I am known as a frequent critic of Christianity and have never been de-platformed for that. Why do you give Islam a free pass? Why is it fine to criticize Christianity but not Islam?"

"You say I use 'abusive speech' about Islam. I would seriously – I mean it – like to hear what examples of my 'abusive speech' you had in mind. When you fail to discover any, I presume you will issue a public apology, which I will of course accept in a spirit of gratitude for what KPFA once was. And could become again," he added.

>>160322
Islam is so hot right now

Reminder that you can imperviously state any opinion if you write "I'm a muslim" after it.

God I hate Obama. So glad he is gone.

I have nothing against people from the EU living in my cunt, as long as they have a job and behave according to our laws.

>>159959
That's the thing isn't it. They hate our laws. They form enclaves and live according to their own laws everywhere. They are like rats.

New Yorkers must be terrified to visit Pennsylvania, where 13% of adults have permits. In Potter County, Pa., on the New York state line, more than half of adults have a permit.

In Los Angeles County, by contrast, as of January there were 226 permits for almost eight million adults. Only the political elite get them: judges, reserve deputy sheriffs and a small group of very wealthy, well-connected individuals. As of 2012, Hispanics made up almost half the county, but they only got about 6.5% of the permits. Women got about 7%, and blacks 5%.

Where officials decide who gets permits, explicit death threats often aren’t enough for a law-abiding person to get one. Living in high-crime neighborhoods is considered irrelevant.

My research has demonstrated that the two groups that benefit the most from carrying guns are the likeliest victims of crime (poor blacks in high-crime urban areas) and people who are physically weaker (women and the elderly). Dozens of published peer-reviewed studies find similar results.

If the media elites spent more time outside their protective bubbles, they might realize how misplaced their fears of permit holders are. According to a study in Police Quarterly, criminal convictions of police are rare compared with the general public. But permit holders are convicted at less than one-sixth the rate of police officers.

Police are the most important factor in stopping crime, but the police almost always arrive on the scene after an offense has occurred. In the past few years those who benefit the most from carrying concealed handguns have been getting them.

Correct me if I am wrong, but pretty sure registered gun owners are responsible for less than 1/10th of a percentile of homicides in our country. This is what irks me about people who are pushing gun control. It's like they are truly insane? It is like they do not understand that wishing for something doesn't make it so.

And the biggest fattest elephant in the room is that if you take out black on black crime, the United States has a murder rate the same as Switzerland. And obviously, none of those guns used are registered... and none of those men have conceal and carry permits.

>>160918

Thanks for the article and is that the entire article (there’s a paywall at the link)?

>The numbers show how out of sync the media capitals—California, New York and the District of Columbia—are with the rest of the country.

The anti-gun philosophy is completely illogical and wholly unsupportable and it’s believers are fundies no different then Born Again bible thumpers who insist that Adam & Eve rode dinosaurs to church, as neither of these bat shit crazy groups will accept any evidence or data that goes against the dogma of their insane cult.

>But the president's speeches don't always match his business practices. Many Trump-branded products are manufactured oversees. Trump eyeglasses are made in China, as are items from the Trump Home Collection, for instance. Trump-branded items were noticeably absent from a "Made in America" event featuring American-made products earlier this week.

>Ivanka Trump, Mr. Trump's daughter and assistant to the president, has also been criticized for her company's use of foreign workers. Many of her products are manufactured abroad, mostly in China.

>Buzzfeed News first reported the request for foreign workers.

>>159595
>>159596
>oversees
Please stop.

>>159616
You stop. Plebe responses like this are a total diamond dozen.

>>157822
They're all mentally off, suicidal baby wimps

Someone contact PETA.

>fox news

Finally

>>160535
God is dead

God does exist

Mr. Trump.

The lure of Afghanistan as a war-torn Klondike is well established: In 2006, the George W. Bush administration conducted aerial surveys of the country to map its mineral resources. Under President Barack Obama, the Pentagon set up a task force to try to build a mining industry in Afghanistan — a challenge that was stymied by rampant corruption, as well as security problems and the lack of roads, bridges or railroads.

None of these hurdles has been removed in the last eight years, according to former officials, and some have worsened. They warn that the Trump administration is fooling itself if it believes that extracting minerals is a panacea for Afghanistan’s myriad ills.

“It would be dangerous to use the potential for resource exploitation as a selling point for military engagement,” said Laurel Miller, a senior analyst at RAND who served until last month as the State Department’s special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. “The barriers to entry are really quite considerable, and that kind of argument could fuel suspicion about America’s real intentions in Afghanistan.”

But for Mr. Trump, as a businessman, it is arguably the only appealing thing about Afghanistan. Officials said he viewed mining as a “win-win” that could boost that country’s economy, generate jobs for Americans and give the United States a valuable new beachhead in the market for rare-earth minerals, which has been all but monopolized by China.

China already has a $3 billion contract to develop a copper mine about 25 miles southeast of the Afghan capital, Kabul. Officials said Mr. Trump was determined not to spend American lives and treasure in Afghanistan only to watch China lock up its rare-earth deposits, which are used to make products from wind turbines to computer chips.

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Mr. Silver, the chemical executive, may head an effort to maximize the rights for American companies to extract these minerals, according to a senior official.

Mr. Trump’s interest also reflects how his military advisers have struggled to present him with other persuasive reasons to send troops to the country, where the United States has been at war since 2001.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, and the national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, have led a review of Afghanistan policy.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, and the national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, have led a review of Afghanistan policy. Doug Mills/The New York Times
The White House’s review of Afghanistan policy — led by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and the national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster — was supposed to be finished by the middle of July. Instead, it bogged down after Mr. Trump expressed displeasure with a proposal from General McMaster for a modest troop increase and a multiyear commitment to the country.

Policy meetings have become increasingly heated, officials said, as Mr. Trump and his chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon, have squared off against General McMaster. Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson is also said to be unhappy with the current proposals.

Vice President Mike Pence, not General McMaster, will lead a meeting Wednesday of National Security Council principals on Afghanistan. Some officials said that reflected General McMaster’s isolation; others said that the general welcomed Mr. Pence’s involvement and that the two were closely aligned on the policy.

But Mr. Trump, it is clear, is not. In June, he grudgingly agreed to give Mr. Mattis the authority to send additional troops — a number believed to be about 4,000 — as a stopgap measure to stabilize security in Afghanistan. But Mr. Mattis has not yet used his authority, perhaps reflecting his recognition that the commander-in-chief is uncomfortable with it.


When reporters last week asked Mr. Trump at a meeting at the Pentagon whether he planned to send more troops, he answered, “We’ll see,” and added,

We’ll see,” and added, “ISIS is falling fast,” suggesting he viewed the counterterrorism threat in Afghanistan as declining.

Worried that Mr. Trump will be locked into policies that did not work for the last two presidents, Mr. Bannon and the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, have brought in outside voices, including Mr. Feinberg and Erik D. Prince, a founder of the private security firm Blackwater International. Both have urged using more private contractors and giving the C.I.A. an oversight role in the conflict.

In addition, Mr. Feinberg has reached out to people involved in the Obama administration’s effort to build Afghanistan’s mining industry. Some warned him that the prospects for a profitable business are worse now than in 2009, given the decline in commodities prices and the deteriorating security in areas where the deposits are believed to lie.

Afghanistan’s deposits of copper and iron ore are trading at about a third of their 2010 prices. Most of the undiscovered deposits of rare-earth minerals are believed to be in Helmand Province, large parts of which are controlled by the Taliban.

“There are undoubtedly minerals to be exploited in Afghanistan, which could help provide economic stability to the country in the future,” said Daniel F. Feldman, a former special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. “But given all the obstacles, it could be many years before mining yields dividends for the Afghan people.”One advantage is that the Trump administration would have a willing partner in the Afghan government. During the Obama administration, President Ghani resisted the rapid development of the mining industry, largely because he worried about the threat of widespread corruption that would come with it.

But as soon as Mr. Trump was elected, Mr. Ghani reversed his position, contacting the Trump team and promoting Afghanistan’s mineral wealth. He realized that Mr. Trump would be intrigued by the commercial possibilities

>>160143
Hopefully they'll outlaw communism as well.

>>160143
The proposed measure, called the Israel Anti-Boycott Act (S. 720), was introduced by Cardin on March 23. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reports that the bill “was drafted with the assistance of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee [AIPAC].” Indeed, AIPAC, in its 2017 Lobbying Agenda, identified passage of this bill as one of its top lobbying priorities for the year:

The bill’s co-sponsors include the senior Democrat in Washington, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, his New York colleague Kirsten Gillibrand, and several of the Senate’s more liberal members, such as Ron Wyden of Oregon, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Maria Cantwell of Washington. Illustrating the bipartisanship that AIPAC typically summons, it also includes several of the most right-wing Senators such as Ted Cruz of Texas, Ben Sasse of Nebraska, and Marco Rubio of Florida.

A similar measure was introduced in the House on the same date by two Republicans and one Democrat. It already has amassed 234 co-sponsors: 63 Democrats and 174 Republicans. As in the Senate, AIPAC has assembled an impressive ideological diversity among supporters, predictably including many of the most right-wing House members – Jason Chaffetz, Liz Cheney, Peter King – along with the second-ranking Democrat in the House, Steny Hoyer.

Among the co-sponsors of the bill are several of the politicians who have become political celebrities by positioning themselves as media leaders of the anti-Trump #Resistance, including three California House members who have become heroes to Democrats and staples of the cable news circuit: Ted Lieu, Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell. These politicians, who have built a wide public following by posturing as opponents of authoritarianism, are sponsoring one of the most oppressive and authoritarian bills that has pended before Congress in quite some time.

cont.

>>160145
LAST NIGHT, the ACLU posted a letter it sent to all members of the Senate urging them to oppose this bill. Warning that “proponents of the bill are seeking additional co-sponsors,” the civil liberties group explained that “it would punish individuals for no reason other than their political beliefs.” The letter detailed what makes this bill so particularly threatening to basic civic freedoms:

It is no small thing for the ACLU to insert itself into this controversy. One of the most traumatic events in the organization’s history was when it lost large numbers of donors and supporters in the late 1970s after they defended the free speech rights of neo-Nazis to march through Skokie, Illinois, a town with a large community of Holocaust survivors.

Even the bravest of organizations often steadfastly avoid any controversies relating to Israel. Yet here, while appropriately pointing out that the ACLU “takes no position for or against the effort to boycott Israel or any foreign country,” they categorically denounce this AIPAC-sponsored proposal for what it is: a bill that “seeks only to punish the exercise of constitutional rights.”

The ACLU has similarly opposed bipartisan efforts at the state level to punish businesses who participate in the boycott, pointing out that “boycotts to achieve political goals are a form of expression that the Supreme Court has ruled are protected by the First Amendment’s protections of freedom of speech, assembly, and petition,” and that such bills “place unconstitutional conditions on the exercise of constitutional rights.” The bill now co-sponsored in the Congress by more than half of the House and close to half of the Senate is far more extreme than those.

cont.

buried a number of cities in the usually tranquil Bay of Naples, most famously Pompeii.

These days, nearly 2,000 years later, archaeologists commonly find hollow spaces in the layers of volcanic ash and rock that buried Pompeii. When plaster is poured into these spaces and the ash around it is chiseled away, human and animal forms in their last throes of life are revealed. Their cooked bodies decayed, leaving hollow molds of people cowering in hallways, praying, gripping each other, and, in the case of dogs, trying to break free from their chains.
But no one is masturbating.

While it’s abundantly clear that a pyroclastic avalanche entombed the denizens of Pompeii, the precise cause of their prompt death is debatable, although the options are few. Vesuvius’s heated gases could have swept through the city’s doors and windows, causing people to suffocate before another flow of super-heated rock and ash engulfed their bodies.

Another theory, published in the journal PLOS ONE in 2010, proposes that the blazing hot ash and gas swiftly killed them with flashes of temperatures exceeding 500 degrees Fahrenheit — which was enough to melt the Pompeian’s silverware. Such an event would have sizzled their skin and cooked their organs, which is why most of the figures are found in withering, contorted postures.

In either case — asphyxiation or being heated in a temporary volcanic oven — there is little chance that any man would have the ability to masturbate while being destroyed by Vesuvius’s fiery wrath.

>>154681
>here is little chance that any man would have the ability to masturbate while being destroyed by Vesuvius’s fiery wrath
They have clearly never been on 4chan.

>>154680
>important question
>can people masturbate during a volcanic eruption?
How is this an important question? The answer is yes if they are not swallowing hot ash or in the blast radius.

He is killing the Muslims AND the Commies?
I didn't think it was possible to love this man any more than I already do.

>>161152
Yes because when a dictator says he's suppressing freedom of speech to prevent the spread of dangerous ideas, he always means dangerous to the citizens. Certainly not his regime.

>>161154
But I love his regime. I want him to stay in power and keep killing subhumans forever.