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    Great!
  • Tell us what you really think

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    He meant to say human animals.
  • Tulsi resigns

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    Good riddance. She represented me in Maui County. I believed she was sincere about what she said about regime change wars. Lie down with dogs get up with fleas.
  • CBS News Radio shutting down

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    Edward R. Murrow lived in a large colonial house in Pawling NY. This mid-century world of media giants is dead.
  • Paul proposes Medicare changes

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    If I am a Medicare-approved provider now, I am restricted to receive no more money than the Medicare-approved amount for any given service. If this Rand Paul bill were to become law, then the smart move would be for me to stop being a Medicare-approved provider -- because that allows me to keep serving my existing patients and still be able to get at least the Medicare-approved amounts for services I provide, but also allow me to ask (some of) my patients to pay me more. This bill will likely eliminate the incentive for any provider to remain Medicare-approved. As eccentric as some of the old Ron Paul's view points were, I never really doubted that 'ol Ron knows economics. I don't have quite the same level of confidence with Rand.
  • Hay WTG

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    Just got a new can of Hungarian paprika for the task.
  • A Waymo "routing problem"

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    Interesting observation. Makes sense.
  • Laughter is the best medicine

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    Link to video
  • Newest Google sneaky ploy

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    Thankfully, I'm on Linux using Firefox.
  • Justin’s last ride

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  • What are you listening to?

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    Madonna. Confessions on a Dance Floor. Let It Will Be.
  • House for sale

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    @steve-miller It's the market for luxury properties there. It's not doing well. Incredible bargains. @andyd I'll have #1. Spectacular.
  • All of the Above (documentary film)

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  • 2026 International Booker Prize

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  • Let's Party!

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    @jon-nyc said: I’m in 100% if I don’t have a conflict. +1
  • Ebola

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    @wtg said: the White House reportedly resisted allowing citizens to return to the US for care and monitoring. I missed this. (I’ve been kind of hiding from the news lately, it’s all just too much) How shameful this country’s administration has become. it gets worse with each day.
  • Solving a flooding problem in the UK

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    Clever!
  • Junior Prom

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    Very stylish!
  • Here you go, jon

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  • Santa wore green not red

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    He's a reputable historian. His wheelhouse is the history of the Arabs. https://share.google/nr9msyvfYCsLpukdD I see he probably did get this wrong. A cartoonist invented red Santa in 1863 for Harper's Weekly and Coca-Cola used red Santa in 1938. - From the comments. I suppose both stories could be true. I think I'll Google an image of the 1863 Santa. But why a red Santa at that time? I like him wearing green. It's my favorite color. Edit- "In 1863, Santa Claus did not wear his signature red suit in Harper's Weekly, as the magazine was printed entirely in black-and-white wood engravings. While cartoonist Thomas Nast famously introduced the prototype of our modern Santa Claus on the January 3, 1863 cover of Harper's Weekly, the actual text accompanying the illustration reveals that Santa was dressed in a patriotic Union uniform of a star-covered jacket and striped trousers rather than a solid color.Nast did not popularize the iconic bright red outfit until 1881, when his famous colorized illustration titled "Merry Old Santa Claus" was published. Thank you, AI Edit 2- He was wrong. He should stick to his area of expertise. A Pictorial History of Santa Claus — The Public Domain Review https://share.google/2kiuUQ8ouUy0lSY5v