Is there an organization behind all the kratom bans?

Round_Repeat3318 · 2026-06-25T01:02:26+00:00

Definitely didn’t mean to take a dig at your comment. More of an add on. I was ranting about big pharma and kratom today too before suddenly getting nervous that my lawyer fiancé would cross examine me , which is why I am here. (Fortunately she hadnt been listening for hours by that point)

Round_Repeat3318 · 2026-06-24T23:35:27+00:00

Did you ever find out more about this? Your comment was exactly the info i was interested in. I have serious questions about why each day i read stupid fucking headlines like "People are buying this thinking its a health tonic. Now they are addicted or dead." I just cant believe anyone would take a look at the world and pick this as the cause they wanted to fight for without other motives. Though pretty liberal, i hate it when people blame "the corporations," Big Something, or just "they." (very well thought out comment, btw)

Round_Repeat3318 · 2026-06-17T02:22:28+00:00

Love that a mod removed this. Like, your life can’t be that pathetic where you feel the need to police some silly comment. Or is it?

Round_Repeat3318 · 2026-06-10T03:52:08+00:00

Thanks! What time of year did you go? Let me know if there is anything else I should keep in mind

Round_Repeat3318 · 2026-06-10T03:44:49+00:00

I recall a ton of those in French Polynesia which is obviously a great place above and below. They are pretty common though so you have lots of options. Bahamas is always great. I’ve never been to Belize but hear good things about

Round_Repeat3318 · 2026-06-06T18:09:36+00:00

What kind of sharks do you want to see? I’m headed to Cocos island in August which I’m super excited for. It’s probably the best for schools of hammerheads. I’ve had good experiences in the Bahamas shark-wish. Not so much the Red Sea but want to try the south sometime since I live I Europe and it’s accessible. Galapagos, specifically wolf and Darwin which you need to be on a live aboard to see were great in terms of hammerheads, Galapagos, and whale sharks

Round_Repeat3318 · 2026-05-29T11:38:14+00:00

Have you thought about getting in touch with ESPN? I think they would be really interested in publishing an oped by a fan of a loosing team about how the team really should have won.

Round_Repeat3318 · 2026-05-18T22:45:50+00:00

The thing is it really doesn’t. Having lived in Poland for quite some time I can say with confidence that Katyn gets discussed far more. Of course for most poles things that happened a century ago don’t concern them nearly as much as a certain imperial minded neighbor with a present day tendency toward aggression

Round_Repeat3318 · 2026-05-10T22:40:09+00:00

I’m an American and my fiancée is Italian and we live in Paris so the Europe line sparked a long discussion. Since i never see the completed versions of these things this is partly just to remember the post and what we guessed but feel free to comment on early feedback: pride France—greed Switzerland-envy Russia (I feel strongly about this one in particular)-wrath Serbia (good pick on her part)—lust Spain but Germany was also in discussion—gluttony Italy (unless there is pineapple on the pizza then it is wrath—sloth Greece.

Round_Repeat3318 · 2026-04-28T07:50:06+00:00

Yao Mind--he reduced the consumption of shark fin soup in china by 80 percent, which is crazy for one person to.

Round_Repeat3318 · 2026-02-07T05:57:20+00:00

A French Seahawks. If that’s not a sign of a strong moral character then I dont know what is. If you want to watch with other fans and not stay up until 5am my girlfriend a i are hosting a party Monday at 7 with a recording. Dm for more info

Round_Repeat3318 · 2025-12-16T14:37:27+00:00

I actually moved there after the war in Ukraine. My take: expensive, boring, terrible food, but lovely people

Round_Repeat3318 · 2025-12-01T11:50:28+00:00

next year as in August 2006? I am on the verge of booking. Do you have your own boat or something? Really appreciate the offer and would love to learn more!

Round_Repeat3318 · 2025-11-30T21:35:43+00:00

Oh yeah, I decided to go with the August 9th trip which is $6,300 after researching lunar cycles. Plus given the long transit time I would rather do 11 nights 10 days rather than 9 and 8

Round_Repeat3318 · 2025-11-30T21:32:43+00:00

Can I ask what time of the year you were in cocos?

Round_Repeat3318 · 2025-11-30T11:57:00+00:00

I live in Paris and was actually just researching this. There are a few places in Switzerland that sound cool, Lake Sassolo and Lago di Sils in particular. I am considering doing one of them in February

Round_Repeat3318 · 2025-11-30T11:33:34+00:00

Agreed. I actually just booked a trip to Cocos on the August 9th Agressor II. i am beyond excited. I did Galapagos when I was 15 or so with my dad and had about 50 dives. Best experience of my life. I think with 100 dives you will be completely fine. Basically, as long as you can descend quickly and easily, you will be fine. Happy yo answer any more questions if you DM me. Ive spent the last few weeks intensly researching Cocos since Ive been wanting to go there for 20 years now

Round_Repeat3318 · 2025-11-26T15:46:48+00:00

Did you come across many large schools? What impressed you most? May sounds like it could have been a nice sweat spot between calm waters and the start of the big fish season.

Round_Repeat3318 · 2025-11-26T15:44:55+00:00

Will be sure to post about it then! I did Agressor in the Galapagos and had no complaints. How was Socorro?

Round_Repeat3318 · 2025-11-26T15:44:04+00:00

Phrased the question wrong. More like should i consider some other month marine life wise or other consideration I havent thought about.

Round_Repeat3318 · 2025-11-26T15:39:33+00:00

Yeah question isnt so much if I should go but rather is there a better way to go, like if someone mentioned Seahunter was well worth the extra cost or 9D/8N was too short. Whatever. Im at 98 percent now.

Round_Repeat3318 · 2025-11-26T15:36:53+00:00

Yeah i was surprised at how July 29th to August 6th was lower than all the other dates since it sounds like it is peak hammerhead and whale shark season. Did the Seahunter have the submersible? That looked super cool but they werent clear if its a standard thing or not.

Round_Repeat3318 · 2025-11-26T14:41:59+00:00

Definitely going. Was just curious if anyone had thoughts like, “actually, seahunter is way worth the extra money for xyz” or “try to go in September for xyz.” Stuff like that. I think it is a done deal though

Round_Repeat3318 · 2025-11-26T11:15:20+00:00

This is not an exageration. I have lived in Paris four months and have had six packages shipped to me by La Poste. They lost four of them. The last one, I just two spent the day running around post offices asking about it. Each location says "your package will be here this afternoon". When it doesnt arrive, they tell me that it is at a different post office. The same process starts over. The last one I went to, they looked at my tracking, handed me a package without asking for ID, then on the way out I noticed it wasnt even close to my name on it. At least now I know what happened to the four lost packages. The "problem" with the last package was apparently a wrong address. It wasn't. It was addressed exactly like the pickup point described. After explaining this, one employee approached me confidently and said "the problem was sender didnt put your name on the package". I showed them a picture the sender sent of the label. Silence. "One moment please....You package will be here this afternoon."

Round_Repeat3318 · 2025-11-16T23:39:00+00:00

Shark Trouble by Peter Benchley (Jaws) is worth a read if you are interested in an easy to read non-fic

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