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Beer: Is There Anything It Can't Do?

So far, it seems pretty effective:

Every week, Darwin Brewing Company in Bradenton needs to get rid of thousands of pounds of soggy barley.

Known as spent grain, the cracked kernels are a byproduct of making beer, each a little bigger than a grain of rice. Usually, farmers haul off totes of the grain for their livestock to eat, said Blue Hellenga, Darwin’s head brewer. But more recently, some of it has gone to a new destination at the nearby Mote Marine Lab.

Researchers there are trying to find ways to thwart Red Tide, a scourge for Florida’s Gulf Coast. They believe the used grains could hold an answer in molecules that stunt algal blooms. Red Tide kills fish in droves and forces sunbathers off the beach. Besides the putrid smell, it causes breathing problems.

So Mote researchers discovered that enzymes remaining in the spent barley stops the organism behind red tide, if delivered in time - before the bloom really gets underway. Seems like a big win for brewers and for Florida tourism.

 

Guess That's One Way To Fight The 'Rona

North Korea has ordered military units and police to shoot on sight anyone in the country who goes within one kilometer (0.6 miles) of the Sino-Korean border, the latest of Pyongyang’s draconian measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, sources in the country told RFA Wednesday.

They don't care why you're there, if you're in the zone, they'll shoot to kill.

Supposedly, this is to prevent the spread of COVID.

 

Dissonance

As mentioned previously, a Trump supporter was shot and killed on Saturday evening in downtown Portland by a "black lives matter protester". Naturally, the mayor, governor, and other Democratics here blame...Trump. It is somehow his fault that one of his supporters was murdered in the street in downtown Portland. Say what? How is that even remotely logical?

It might fly if the Trump supporter and shot and killed a BLM Leftist, but that's not what happened.

 

Pandemic Medical Problems

Pandemic travel restrictions have made Americans prisoners of their country. Even within North America, Mexico and Canada have closed thousands of kilometres of border to all but essential travel, roiling plans for vacation, work, and school. For cash-strapped Americans, it has also cut off access to medicines and health-care services that they can't afford at home -- at a time when money is tighter than ever.

A surprising number of Americans had been purchasing their medications in Canada and Mexico because prices for the meds are far less expensive there than they are in the USA. The border closures have really cramped their style. Insulin is a prime example:

Stephanie Boland's nine-year-old son was diagnosed with diabetes in December. Travelling to Canada to fill his insulin prescription took a half-day's drive from where they live in Brainerd, Minnesota, but it was worth it -- the purchase was a simple, over-the-counter affair. One pack of injection pens, which would last several months, cost less than a hundred dollars, she says, compared to a list price of $530 at home.

It's the same for many other medications; we pay four or five times as much as people in Canada and Mexico pay for the same stuff, and health-care reforms in the USA haven't done anything to alleviate the disparities. Health insurance here only goes so far.

 

Port;and Normal

A Trump supporter was targeted and killed last night in Portland. Portland Mayor

@TedWheeler

is blaming President Trump and his supporters. This is absolutely unreal.

Unfortunately, These Aren't Exactly "Good Times"

Mom-and-pop landlords across the United States are coming under increasing pressure as a patchwork of regulations and eviction moratoriums passed by the federal government, states, counties, and municipalities in the wake of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus crisis have strongly curtailed their ability to enforce their property rights. Some landlords’ associations have resorted to legal action (pdf) to challenge the moratoriums, as many are currently unable to evict tenants breaking the terms of their lease agreement, such as those causing a nuisance to their neighbors—unless those tenants pose a danger to public health.

“With the moratorium in place, property owners have no ability to enforce anything in their leases,” Garvey claimed. “If tenants are causing a nightmare for other residents, or neighbors, there is nothing the owner can do about it. If they are tearing up the place, same thing.”

“In good times, approximately 9¢ of each dollar in rent is available as income to the owner of a well operated property,” Garvey says.

These are bad times to be a landlord in many places, as tenants are sometimes gaming the system to the financial detriment of landlords.

 

Trump Follows Up, Now That A Leftist has Murdered A Peaceful Supporter

“The big backlash going on in Portland cannot be unexpected after 95 days of watching and incompetent Mayor admit that he has no idea what he is doing,” Trump tweeted. “The people of Portland won’t put up with no safety any longer.The Mayor is a FOOL. Bring in the National Guard!”

“Our great National Guard could solve these problems in less than 1 hour. Local authorities must ask before it is too late. People of Portland, and other Democrat run cities, are disgusted with Schumer, Pelosi, and their local ‘leaders’. They want Law & Order!,” Trump continued, later adding: “Wheeler is incompetent, much like Sleepy Joe Biden. This is not what our great Country wants. They want Safety & Security, and do NOT want to Defund our Police!”

Living here in Portland, I'd say Trump is right.

 

More Info On Last Night's Murder In Portland, Oregon

On Saturday night, a Portland Black Lives Matter militant shot and killed a member of the pro-Trump group Patriot Prayer. Evidently, this is the perp.

Within minutes of the shooting, 4chan users got to work, and within hours… they had a name. The message board quickly claimed that the shooter is Michael Reinoehl, 48, of Portland.

He's a "professional snowboarder" and contractor.

The Nationalist Review wrote in their in-depth report, “the 48-year-old ‘professional snowboarder’ was previously featured on a Bloomberg promo for the riots where he described himself as part of the rioter’s security apparatus. Reinoehl touted his military experience and described events that led up to him receiving a bullet grazing on his arm. In the video, a neck tattoo identical to the shooter’s own tattoo is seen on his neck.”

By the way, that tattoo on the right side his neck is a "black lives matter" tattoo. People with neck tats have rarely come off as wrapped real tight; for the most part, it seems prudent to avoid them.

Rioters in the city cheered and celebrated the murder by one of their peers. Following the fatal shooting, rioters also surrounded and assaulted Patriot Prayer founder Joey Gibson. When Gibson retreated into a gas station, rioters broke the windows and threatened the owner.

We have a law for this kind of out-of-control situation: It is called the Insurrection Act, and it authorizes the president to send the National Guard and, if needed, the military into the area to quell the situation regardless of the demented desires of the local officials.

And that may be just about to happen.

Perhaps it is time for that; when demented Leftists start killing those who disagree with them, it's time to bring out the big dogs.

 

At The Rate They're Going, Yeah

It Was Only A Matter Of Time

One person was shot dead in Portland on Saturday night as tensions between pro-Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter counter-protesters boiled over. The man was pictured wearing a Patriot Prayer baseball cap, showing allegiance to the far-Right group based in Vancouver, Washington and frequently present during Portland protests.

Details are still sketchy at present, but it appears that the deceased was shot in the chest by a peaceful Lefty "protester".

Portland police are still on the scene, but have not released any information regarding either the deceased or the shooter.

The shooting took place on Southwest 3rd Avenue and Alder Street - along the main throughfare which runs through the heart of Portland, past Portland State University. The man lay in the street as medics tended to the gunshot wounds. The body remained there after medics left. Next to the body was camouflage gear with infidel and thin blue line patches, which commonly indicate support for law enforcement. Police taped off the area.