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  • Meta-thread about the word association thread....

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    ShiroKuroS
    @AdagioM I remember you talking about Sonata! Ok so maybe not too obscure
  • Use of semicolon in decline

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    AdagioMA
    Probably commas, INCORRECTLY!
  • Meanwhile, in Staten Island

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    MikM
    That thing about a village…
  • This is fantastic: Lemony chicken feta meatball soup with spinach

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    rustyfingersR
    @wtg you are brilliant
  • Changes at DOE

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  • Some refugees welcome

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    Differences between President Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa came to a head Wednesday afternoon in an Oval Office meeting, as they clashed over whether White genocide is taking place in South Africa. Mr. Trump and Rampahosa are meeting, with South African-born billionaire Elon Musk in the room, for a critical conversation amid tensions between the U.S. and South Africa, after the U.S. accepted 59 White Afrikaners last week and granted them status as refugees. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-musk-south-africa-president-meeting-tense-relations/
  • Changes at DOJ

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    wtgW
    The Trump administration said it will roll back Biden-era police reform efforts in cities where there has been controversy over high-profile police killings and brutality. The US justice department said on Wednesday it will be dismissing oversight agreements reached with the police departments in Louisville, Kentucky and Minneapolis, Minnesota. It will also be scrapping investigations into police constitutional violations in six other cities, including Phoenix and Memphis. The Biden-era justice department reached accountability agreements with both the Louisville and Minneapolis police departments, but they were not formally enacted. They included measures like enhanced training, accountability, and improved data collection of police activity. The Trump administration said those findings relied on "flawed methodologies and incomplete data". The move comes amid a large upheaval of the justice department's civil rights division since Trump's re-election. Around 70% of the department's lawyers have quit, according to current and former officials who spoke to NPR, over concerns of its changing priorities under the new Trump administration. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8e663n8glgo
  • This frog looks photoshopped

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  • What's oxidized silver?

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    @Steve-Miller My guess is the worst thing it could do is give you an allergic reaction. I'm sending it back. I'm glad to know oxidized silver is real.
  • Original Sin

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    Of course he was. What makes you think otherwise?
  • The No Tax On Tips Act

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  • For fans of As Time Goes By

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    Just great to see new bits thank you. I wonder Geoffrey really liked custard tarts. And a sausage for breakfast.
  • Radical constitutionalism

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    @Big_Al It seems more than a little ironic to me that Marbury v. Madison "established" the court's right to determine the constitutionality of act of congress, considering that the actual opinion of the case was rubbish. All born out of a very nasty political fight. As Leonard Levy says in the book I'm reading*, "It is... one of the most flagrant specimens of judicial activism and, from the standpoint of judicial craftsmanship, resulted in one of the worst opinions ever delivered by the Supreme Court. . . . As a matter of judicial politics, however, it ranks among the craftiest in our constitutional history." (Emphasis mine) Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. The US has been a struggle from the get go. It is really wise to have a single branch of the government wield the power of judicial review? Current events make me question. "Original Intent and the Framers' Constitution"
  • Brooklyn Bridge accident

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    rustyfingersR
    An analysis of what happened https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/what-happened-brooklyn-bridge-boat-crash-nskfs75df
  • RIP Norm (aka George Wendt)

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    DougGD
    It’s a dog-eat -dog world out there and I’m wearing milk bone underwear. Women. You can’t live with them….. pass the beer nuts. Two norm quotes I carry around in my head with me…
  • Dinosaur mass grave in Canada

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    MikM
    Fascinating read. Thanks.
  • What does he have to give them in return?

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    About that 'gift'.... The Trump administration first approached Qatar to inquire about acquiring a Boeing 747 that could be used as Air Force One by President Donald Trump, four sources familiar with the discussions told CNN. That’s contrary to the narrative from the president that Qatar reached out and offered the jet as a “gift” to him. After Trump took office in January, the Pentagon contacted Boeing and was told the company would not be able to deliver the new jets it was building to replace the aging presidential planes for another two years, the sources said. The Trump administration, however, wanted a replacement plane much faster, and the Air Force was exploring different options for doing so. At the same time, Trump tasked his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff with finding a list of viable planes, a senior White House official told CNN. After the Pentagon’s initial engagement with the company, Boeing provided US defense officials with a list of other Boeing clients around the world with planes that could work in the meantime, three of the sources said. “And Qatar was one of the clients,” the second source familiar with the discussions said, adding the Pentagon “offered to buy the plane” and Qatar indicated it was willing to sell it. The Pentagon had launched the discussions with Qatar after learning that the White House supported the idea, the third source familiar said, and Witkoff helped facilitated the initial conversations, the White House official said. The third source recalled that the initial discussions were about leasing the plane, rather than buying it outright. But Trump has repeatedly described the potential deal as a “gesture” or “contribution” from Qatar’s royal family. A “GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE,” he wrote on his social media site Truth Social. He said it would be a temporary replacement for Air Force One and given to his presidential library after he leaves office but denied he would fly in the plane then. https://cnn.com/2025/05/19/politics/trump-adminstration-approached-qatar-jet
  • Advice re paper for a framed print

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  • Tariff reality

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    Piano*DadP
    Wanna see some heads explode? I have agreed with about five separate things Randy Paul has said over the past week or so... https://bsky.app/profile/dhfeldman.bsky.social/post/3lphxauk5ec25
  • Memphis and Elon's supercomputer

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    AxtremusA
    When Earth's environment gets bad enough, escape with SpaceX rockets.