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Was the war worth it for Russia? More weeping widows and fatherless children. A ruined economy, a collapsing demographic. An armaments industry which is a laughing stock. A currency no one wants, shut out from the world's banking system. Yes , life can be a bitch, and it has obviously twisted you badly.

The farmers and builders who want the cheap labor are not leftists. They are Republicans, and Trump supporters. More fool them. https://www.aginfo.net/report/58605/Southeast-Regional-Ag-News/Agri-Pulse-Poll-Shows-Farmers-Support-Donald-Trump

Sodium chloride is inorganic, and ubiquitous in all foods. It is quite natural, our oceans are 4% NaCl. Organo-chlorines are entirely man made. There is nothing natural about them. I can only conclude from your posts you are being deliberately thick. Goodbye.

Having a family history of cancer is all the more reason to avoid organo-chlorines. Up to you. Massaging the language of studies to give a favorable impression is nothing new. I remember some compound given to mice, reporting on their offspring. The report said the mice were born "visually impaired". That was preferable to saying the mice were born without eyes. Certainly there are a few people who live to a ripe old age drinking whisky. There are statistically far more that need a portal shunt, or die defecating blood.

Limited to the sugar in fruit.

Where is the money coming from for urban renewal? I doubt it is in the city tax base.

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Animal studies are basically useless. Every species responds differently to a toxin. How many of the 110 studies in humans were conducted over 20-30 years, to determine long-term effects?

I am consuming protein, a small amount of fat, collagen, and low carb vegetables. My BMI is normal.

Salt is an inorganic compound. One chlorine atom. Sucralose ( Splenda ) has three chlorine atoms substituted for hydroxyl groups. Chlorine in most organic molecules interacts with the kidneys and liver. Most organo-chlorines are lipophilic. IIRC about 90% of synthetic medications have one or more chlorine atoms somewhere in the compound. OTOH, stevia is plant-derived, naturally occurring glycosides.

I only looked as far as the Robusta. Maybe I am not as meticulous as you.

Splenda is heavily chlorinated sugar. Heaven knows what it does to the kidneys and liver, and I don't want to find out.

Each to his own. Stevia tastes better than regular sugar to me.

So can a Mazda2, or a Toyota Vios.

Exactly the same experience as I had.

AFAIK Ukraine is not bombing hospitals and schools.

I beg to differ. Only an idiot would launch a war based on intelligence that told him what he wanted to hear.

So if the Chinese came for New Zealand, you'd be laying out the welcome mat?

No more than the Russians hiding in Thailand.

America produces one - tenth of the steel China does. Putting it bluntly, American autos are crap. They are now a byword for poor quality and reliability. That ship sailed quite some time ago. No need to boycott them, they do it for themselves. That includes Teslas. How many recalls has the Cybertruck had? Maglite torches make good clubs. I can buy something just as good for a fraction of the price in the Mae Sai markets.

Both sides have generals to direct operations. Putin's ex-KGB buddies assured him Ukrainians would welcome Russian soldiers, and it would only take a week to conquer all of Ukraine. Of course he is running the war, the buck stops with him. You think Zelensky needs a suit? What are you, the fashion police?

Over 1000 Western companies have left Russia. Starbucks, KFC and MacDonalds don't matter. What does matter are the companies that supplied the technical skills and equipment to keep Russia functioning. All the oil field technology is Western - Baker-Hughes, Haliburton, Petrolite etc. Russia needs about 1000 domestic aircraft to service a very large country. It has 400. It can't build enough planes on its own. The Soviet education system collapsed in 1986. The home-grown engineers, technicians and scientists are all at or past retirement age. ! million people have left Russia, including some of its best and brightest. A bank interest rate of 21% is stifling business investment. There is no foreign investment. If Russia keeps Crimea and the east, it is still in a death spiral.

You think Putin is a military genius?

Russia will think it has won. In reality, it is a pariah nation, with a ruined economy, and in demographic collapse. It's a Pyrrhic victory. The Chinese will move on eastern Siberia when the timing is right.

You are posting from New Zealand.

There is research suggesting moderate coffee consumption has cardiovascular benefits. https://www.heart.org/en/news/2021/02/09/coffee-may-help-reduce-risk-for-heart-failure#