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Charles Johnson  Dec 30, 2023 • 5:03:06pm

My favorite song so far from this new album.

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Charles Johnson  Dec 30, 2023 • 5:03:54pm

The horn arrangement is killer. I think they play exactly two chords.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips  Dec 30, 2023 • 5:04:42pm

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Might as well finish off 2023 with a bang …

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darthstar  Dec 30, 2023 • 5:24:12pm

Back home in big wave country. Saw some gorgeous 30’ waves crashing around Bodega Bay as we looped through to pick up a wine shipment. Got home and the missus asked for quiche…so we’re about 30 minutes away now.

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Joe Bacon ✅  Dec 30, 2023 • 5:31:04pm

“Should I leave the Republican Party?”

No, George, Anthony or whatever other name you go by. You got to stay!

Expelled congressman George Santos asked his fans and followers if he should leave the Republican party, and most of them said yes.

Santos, who is also facing criminal charges from the DOJ, posted a poll on social media on Friday, simply asking, “Should I leave the Republican Party?” At the time of writing, the poll has four hours remaining and it stands with 67.6% people voting for his departure from the party. The poll shows 32.4% saying he should stay.

The comments are a mixed bag, with some begging Santos to stay to fix a broken party and others condemning Santos as an alleged criminal.

rawstory.com

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Decatur Deb  Dec 30, 2023 • 5:35:03pm

re: #5 Joe Bacon ✅

It would be terrible if Santos abandoned the party he founded in 1854.

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teleskiguy  Dec 30, 2023 • 5:38:19pm

One of Dad’s colleagues…

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teleskiguy  Dec 30, 2023 • 5:41:28pm

re: #7 teleskiguy

Randall Walker is an infectious disease specialist at the Mayo Clinic.

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Charles Johnson  Dec 30, 2023 • 5:42:18pm

I’ve seen a lot of folks comparing the Mastodon user experience to a Homeowner’s Association, and as someone currently uneasily coexisting with an HOA, can confirm.

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teleskiguy  Dec 30, 2023 • 5:42:58pm

Whenever Dad spotted an opportunity to rub shoulders with folks he thought were brilliant he took it with gusto every time.

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Belafon  Dec 30, 2023 • 5:51:11pm

We’re observing our annual between the holidays tradition of watching Tokyo Godfathers.

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darthstar  Dec 30, 2023 • 5:58:08pm

re: #9 Charles Johnson

I’ve seen a lot of folks comparing the Mastodon user experience to a Homeowner’s Association, and as someone currently uneasily coexisting with an HOA, can confirm.

I don’t have an HOA…the Russian River House supposedly is in one, but there are no fees…like Mastodon.

But I do like mastodon for what it provides…I don’t want a Twitter replacement. Twitter is like cocaine…it just enhanced your personality. If you are an asshole, it makes you an enhanced asshole.

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wrenchwench  Dec 30, 2023 • 5:59:46pm

re: #7 teleskiguy

One of Dad’s colleagues…

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I’m starting to feel like it’s a privilege to second-hand ‘know’ him through ‘knowing’ you. People like that hold societies together. And build from there.

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darthstar  Dec 30, 2023 • 6:01:36pm

Fresh out of the oven. I really fucking like making quiche.

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Charles Johnson  Dec 30, 2023 • 6:05:30pm

re: #12 darthstar

I’m not really negative toward Mastodon, but I have encountered my share of self-appointed gatekeepers.

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Dangerman  Dec 30, 2023 • 6:06:52pm

re: #14 darthstar

Fresh out of the oven. I really fucking like making quiche.

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I guess we had a deconstructed quiche

Sorta

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teleskiguy  Dec 30, 2023 • 6:08:30pm

re: #13 wrenchwench

People like that hold societies together. And build from there.

It was Dad’s life’s work to make sure kids knew how to think critically and be the best they could be.

weeping

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teleskiguy  Dec 30, 2023 • 6:10:42pm

wrenchwench gets a rare ‘heart’ tag from me.

I very rarely tap the Heart on comments here. Two requirements: 1.) I need to remember something and 2.) Holy shit this is too beautiful to ignore.

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EstebanTornado1963  Dec 30, 2023 • 6:16:22pm
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Decatur Deb  Dec 30, 2023 • 6:20:31pm

re: #19 EstebanTornado1963

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The proper form of address is “Convict Flynn”.

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Nerdy Fish  Dec 30, 2023 • 6:24:25pm

re: #20 Decatur Deb

The proper form of address is “Convict Flynn”.

I prefer “traitor”, is that okay?

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Joe Bacon ✅  Dec 30, 2023 • 6:26:08pm

re: #20 Decatur Deb

The proper form of address is “Convict Flynn”.

“Gitmo For Life Flynn” is more apropos.

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retired cynic  Dec 30, 2023 • 6:26:27pm

re: #14 darthstar

Fresh out of the oven. I really fucking like making quiche.

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I really like EATING quiche! And that one looks prime!

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Decatur Deb  Dec 30, 2023 • 6:27:15pm

re: #21 Nerdy Fish

I prefer “traitor”, is that okay?

Only at an informal setting, like a BBQ or wedding rehearsal dinner.

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Nerdy Fish  Dec 30, 2023 • 6:31:02pm

re: #24 Decatur Deb

Only at an informal setting, like a BBQ or wedding rehearsal dinner.

I’ll be sure to keep that in mind when I’m smoking a pork loin later this weekend. Traitor Flynn is acceptable around the smoker.

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Captain Ron  Dec 30, 2023 • 6:31:59pm
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Patricia Kayden  Dec 30, 2023 • 6:33:35pm

re: #6 Decatur Deb

It would be terrible if Santos abandoned the party he founded in 1854.

**snort** 😂 😂

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Joe Bacon ✅  Dec 30, 2023 • 6:38:01pm

‘A tour de force’: Experts reveal Jack Smith’s ‘sly’ additions to new Trump filing

Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team didn’t pull any punches in its new filing contesting Donald Trump’s claims of absolute presidential immunity in the former president’s D.C. election subversion case, numerous legal experts said on Saturday.

Smith’s motion, which former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance said could force Trump to move more quickly when it comes to his Supreme Court immunity appeal, argued that the ex-president was “wrong” to say his acts were within the parameters of his presidential duties.

But legal professionals online noticed some easter eggs, and flagged some other key points buried deep within the more than 80-page filing.

Several onlookers noticed, for instance, that the filing was targeted for Supreme Court review. Specifically, according to those who read the motion, it was meant to be read by the conservative justices on the bench.

Legal expert and former Justice Department prosecutor Andrew Weissmann commented on a post by a fellow legal analyst, pointing out that the filing was “classic Dreeben,” referencing former Deputy Solicitor General Michael Dreeben, a heavy hitter Smith brought on board to press the top court.

By calling the filing “classic Dreeben,” Weissmann says he means it is “a tour de force,” and that it’s “VERY geared to [Supreme Court] review.”

In a second post, Weissmann says Smith “slyly notes that Trump himself previously told the [Supreme Court] in a case where he sought (unsuccessfully) immunity from a state grand jury subpoena that he [would] NOT be immune post-Presidency and [would] not be thereafter ‘above the law.”

Legal analyst Allison Gill also chimed in on the high court aims for the filing, noting that the “shout outs to Alito and Kavanaugh were a nice touch.”

Christian Vanderbrouk, a conservative commentator who previously worked in the George W. Bush White House, also noticed the prosecutors focused on quotes from the conservative justices from the right-leaning Supreme Court.

“Jack Smith’s citations of Justices Alito, Kavanaugh and Thomas are particularly on point in this filing,” he wrote on Saturday.

Conservative attorney George Conway also noticed something.

“Also: ‘a president who sells nuclear secrets to a foreign adversary,’” Conway said, quoting the filing. “Interesting choice of hypotheticals.” He then added, “It took quite an imagination.”

rawstory.com

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Nerdy Fish  Dec 30, 2023 • 6:43:32pm

re: #28 Joe Bacon ✅

That makes sense, when you think about it. Everybody - both us laypeople and all the people in the room where it’s happening - knows that this is going to be reviewed by SCOTUS sooner or later. By laying the groundwork for that inevitable appeal now, it makes the work easier later - in addition to making it more difficult for the opposition to make their case, when you can clearly state that your side has been arguing in accordance with Supreme Court precedent the whole time. (Not that precedent matters to the Calvinball Court, but it gives them a nice fig leaf when they have to do something unpleasant, like shutting down Trump.)

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Vicious Babushka  Dec 30, 2023 • 6:45:14pm

Mastodon

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teleskiguy  Dec 30, 2023 • 6:50:19pm

re: #7 teleskiguy

I’m just a ski bum.

And you know what?

Dad ADMIRED me for that, ENVIED me at times…

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Patricia Kayden  Dec 30, 2023 • 6:54:43pm

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wrenchwench  Dec 30, 2023 • 6:58:38pm

Mastodon

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Patricia Kayden  Dec 30, 2023 • 7:02:28pm

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Nerdy Fish  Dec 30, 2023 • 7:02:56pm

re: #33 wrenchwench

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“Hey y’all, watcheth this!”

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Jay C  Dec 30, 2023 • 7:04:27pm

re: #33 wrenchwench

re: #35 Nerdy Fish

“Thou doubteth?
Hold my mead… “

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Sherlock Hound  Dec 30, 2023 • 7:08:19pm

re: #15 Charles Johnson

I’m not really negative toward Mastodon, but I have encountered my share of self-appointed gatekeepers.

I’ve compared Mastodon, unfavorably, to the Linux community. I use both, but the mixed emotions…

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Sherlock Hound  Dec 30, 2023 • 7:13:13pm

re: #26 Captain Ron

Why aren’t those people running? The only treatment for hypergolic propellant/oxidizer poisoning is a long way from that village!

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Sherlock Hound  Dec 30, 2023 • 7:15:40pm

re: #36 Jay C

“Thou doubteth?
Hold my mead… “

“Thump.”

“Kind sir, thou thankest thee for thy mead!”

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Nerdy Fish  Dec 30, 2023 • 7:17:05pm

All of this makes me wonder: Did the Native Americans have the equivalent of Florida Man? Or is it only us white people that are that fucking stupid?

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Dangerman  Dec 30, 2023 • 7:19:04pm

And so it begins

Maine elections official who removed Trump from primary ballot targeted in swatting incident, police say.

State police say they responded to a swatting call at the home of Maine State Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Friday night, a day after she removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 primary ballot.

Police say no residents were at the Manchester home when the incident occurred

Link

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Dangerman  Dec 30, 2023 • 7:26:42pm

re: #36 Jay C

“Thou doubteth?
Hold my mead… “

+1 (eth)

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BeenHereAwhile  Dec 30, 2023 • 7:43:40pm

re: #37 Sherlock Hound

I’ve compared Mastodon, unfavorably, to the Linux community. I use both, but the mixed emotions…

Every technical community has techno-snobs.

They’re best ignored.

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Ace Rothstein  Dec 30, 2023 • 7:58:05pm

I have reached 80,000 karma. Thanks fellow lizards for having me around all these years.

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Ace Rothstein  Dec 30, 2023 • 8:01:32pm

I’ve shot a lot of basketball and have used a lot of remotes, but today is the first time I finally got around to putting one on the floor next to me. Sony A9ii, 24-70mm 2.8 set at 35mm. 1/1250 @ f4, 3200 ISO.

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Jay C  Dec 30, 2023 • 8:02:54pm

re: #44 Ace Rothstein

I have reached 80,000 karma. Thanks fellow lizards for having me around all these years.

Thanks for the reminder: I checked my karma, and realize that it’s finally gone over 60,000!
Is that the toaster or the microwave level?

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Ace Rothstein  Dec 30, 2023 • 8:03:30pm

re: #46 Jay C

Thanks for the reminder: I checked my karma, and realize that it’s finally gone over 60,000!
Is that the toaster or the microwave level?

Steak knives.

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Joe Bacon ✅  Dec 30, 2023 • 8:15:21pm

re: #46 Jay C

Thanks for the reminder: I checked my karma, and realize that it’s finally gone over 60,000!
Is that the toaster or the microwave level?

It’s a CAR!

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Targetpractice  Dec 30, 2023 • 8:18:52pm

re: #48 Joe Bacon ✅

It’s a CAR!

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That car is probably worth more to a collector today than it was when new.

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Captain Ron  Dec 30, 2023 • 8:33:11pm
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Jay C  Dec 30, 2023 • 8:36:39pm

re: #49 Targetpractice

That car is probably worth more to a collector today than it was when new.

Possibly, but I’d imagine that the cost of restoring that “beauty” to even basic drivable condition would run several times its original cost (even adjusted for inflation).
Might make an interesting planter, though.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips  Dec 30, 2023 • 8:51:38pm
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Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus  Dec 30, 2023 • 8:52:23pm

re: #37 Sherlock Hound

I’ve compared Mastodon, unfavorably, to the Linux community. I use both, but the mixed emotions…

I’ve compared Mastodon to the many soviets of the original revolution…

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darthstar  Dec 30, 2023 • 8:55:26pm

I feel like a fuckin’ teenager again. Just got home from the cabin and I think I need to win the lotto so I can go back up and listen to music all the time on a quality sound system.

I know, I know…this was totl back in the 80s and 90s…it’s still better than the Amazon sound stick called Alexa.

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piratedan  Dec 30, 2023 • 8:57:23pm

re: #54 darthstar

I feel like a fuckin’ teenager again. Just got home from the cabin and I think I need to win the lotto so I can go back up and listen to music all the time on a quality sound system.

I know, I know…this was totl back in the 80s and 90s…it’s still better than the Amazon sound stick called Alexa.

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just needs some milk crates and pallets and bean bag chairs and you’ll be set!

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darthstar  Dec 30, 2023 • 9:01:30pm

Mastodon

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darthstar  Dec 30, 2023 • 9:02:57pm

re: #55 piratedan

just needs some milk crates and pallets and bean bag chairs and you’ll be set!

Will get a small table to hold the components. They’re too wide for the shelves that are up. Would like to have them stay near the TV as I’d like to run the TV audio through those bitchin’ speakers.

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darthstar  Dec 30, 2023 • 9:09:40pm

re: #52 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips

It’s good to see that (intoxicated) grandma got in on the family values assault on teenage party guests.

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retired cynic  Dec 30, 2023 • 9:11:04pm

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A Cranky One  Dec 30, 2023 • 9:21:59pm

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darthstar  Dec 30, 2023 • 9:29:46pm

Okay, time to put my temple to sleep for a while. I’ll leave you with this…

Mastodon

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Targetpractice  Dec 30, 2023 • 9:39:27pm

re: #51 Jay C

Possibly, but I’d imagine that the cost of restoring that “beauty” to even basic drivable condition would run several times its original cost (even adjusted for inflation).
Might make an interesting planter, though.

Yeah, watching shows like Fantom Works and Wheeler Dealers has clued me into the cost of even basic restorations and it is not a pretty sight. The former in particular is always amazing when they bring the customer in for an estimation of all the work they want and many go “Yeah, I can’t afford all that.”

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Patricia Kayden  Dec 30, 2023 • 9:49:49pm

re: #61 darthstar

😂 😂

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Belafon  Dec 30, 2023 • 9:56:42pm

re: #59 retired cynic

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That has been my December.

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Targetpractice  Dec 30, 2023 • 10:52:04pm

re: #55 piratedan

just needs some milk crates and pallets and bean bag chairs and you’ll be set!

Just some pallet wood and cinder blocks. And don’t forget the wire spool coffee table.

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Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus  Dec 31, 2023 • 12:06:44am

Obsessive/Compulsive computer office… is impressive:

Dual Standing Desk Setup to Greet the End of 2023 | OLED TV as Monitor | Mac & Windows #ergonomics


..

Would love to have an office like that… so I could look outdoors at a lovely landscape. Would probably never get any work done.

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Targetpractice  Dec 31, 2023 • 12:10:13am

One of the unspoken “dangers” of working the overnight shift at a hotel is any guests who become “bored” or “restless” have a greater-than-zero chance of deciding that you are “lonely” at the front desk and need a friend to talk to. So you’ll find yourself in the middle of a shift suddenly stuck with a chatterbox who wants somebody to listen to them for the night. I put it as “danger” because if you really are feeling lonely or the extrovert at the desk wants to talk about topics that you’re interested in, then you might find yourself with a new friend who can help the night go by. But there’s an equal chance that you’re going to end up spending time you’d rather use to watch YT or playing games listening to somebody you don’t know tell you their life’s story or try to convince you that the Illuminati have it out for them.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Dec 31, 2023 • 1:30:38am

re: #9 Charles Johnson

I’ve seen a lot of folks comparing the Mastodon user experience to a Homeowner’s Association, and as someone currently uneasily coexisting with an HOA, can confirm.

I simply have no idea how to use the site for any purpose that might interest me.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Dec 31, 2023 • 1:34:17am

re: #50 Captain Ron

Israel orders over 55,000 rounds of artillery ammo from U.S. - The United States has approved a sale of M107 155mm projectiles and related equipment to Israel for an estimated cost of $147.5 million.

Which is why progressives have to abandon BIden for his support of Israel and ease the way to re-elect a President who moved the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem…

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Targetpractice  Dec 31, 2023 • 2:04:18am

re: #69 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

Which is why progressives have to abandon BIden for his support of Israel and ease the way for a fellow who moved the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem…

Nah, brogressives never supported Biden, they just couldn’t convince enough Dem voters in 2020 that the party refusing to abandon the primary system and embrace Bernie as their One True Savior tm meant it had abandoned them and the proper response was to vote third party or stay home in “protest.”

So now they’re trying to convince Dems that the party should totally have spent millions of dollars and months of time running primaries where the incumbent faced one or more challengers for the nomination because refusal to do so means the party is abandoning “tradition” to anoint Biden and Dem voters should abandon the party to either vote third party or stay home in protest.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Dec 31, 2023 • 2:07:38am

re: #70 Targetpractice

Rodents are copulating again in an attempt to suppress the vote. Because indifference and apathy are the best means of voter suppression.

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Targetpractice  Dec 31, 2023 • 2:10:20am

re: #71 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

Rodents are copulating again in an attempt to suppress the vote. Because indifference and apathy are the best means of voter suppression.

It’s 2012 again where the brogressives tried to convince anybody who’d listen that Bernie would totally have beaten Obama and lead the Dems to the Holy Land if only the party would have allowed Obama to be “primaried”…and if Bernie hadn’t waved off the idea and endorsed Obama.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Dec 31, 2023 • 2:16:33am

re: #72 Targetpractice

It’s 2012 again where the brogressives tried to convince anybody who’d listen that Bernie would totally have beaten Obama and lead the Dems to the Holy Land if only the party would have allowed Obama to be “primaried”…and if Bernie hadn’t waved off the idea and endorsed Obama.

In 2016 it was the “There’s no difference between Hillary and DJT, so vote Libertarian or stay home” talking point that helped get the latter elected.

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Targetpractice  Dec 31, 2023 • 2:21:51am

re: #73 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

In 2016 it was the “There’s no difference between Hillary and DJT, so vote Libertarian or stay home” talking point that helped gt the latter elected.

Ayep, every four years we see the Bad Faith Olympics start up, where the brogressives spend months BSing the public that they don’t want a Repub to win, before getting to the fall and admitting that they’re totally cool with the Repub winning because the Dems refused to simply give the nomination to their chosen messiah.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Dec 31, 2023 • 2:28:43am

re: #74 Targetpractice

This is mostly ratfucking by cynical bastards who know that idealists are easy to manipulate.

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Decatur Deb  Dec 31, 2023 • 3:05:35am

re: #75 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

This is mostly ratfucking by cynical bastards who know that idealists are easy to manipulate.

“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.”
Matthew 10:16-18

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BeenHereAwhile  Dec 31, 2023 • 3:07:13am

Shoq@shoq.bsky.social

The thing about zealots is, no matter their beliefs, they’re typically wrong and always tedious to listen to.

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Targetpractice  Dec 31, 2023 • 3:07:33am

re: #75 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

This is mostly ratfucking by cynical bastards who know that idealists are easy to manipulate.

Hence “brogressives,” because whenever you scratch the surface you find out they’re every bit as greedy and single-minded as the conservatives they claim to oppose, the only difference is the pony they are demanding in return for their votes.

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Patricia Kayden  Dec 31, 2023 • 3:10:34am

re: #69 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

Yep. I’m seeing people vowing to not support President Biden because of what’s going on in Israel. It’s always something why they can’t support the Democratic candidate.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Dec 31, 2023 • 3:13:22am

re: #78 Targetpractice

Hence “brogressives,” because whenever you scratch the surface you find out they’re every bit as greedy and single-minded as the conservatives they claim to oppose…

Brodents

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Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅  Dec 31, 2023 • 3:27:17am

Interesting.
Wordle 925 3/6

⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛
⬛🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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William Lewis  Dec 31, 2023 • 3:27:35am

One last drive time track for the year from me, neat version of a song we’ve discussed a couple of times. I like the way the older video is interleaved into this version.

Echo Beach 30th Anniversary Version / Martha and the Muffins

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Dec 31, 2023 • 3:33:36am

re: #82 William Lewis

One last drive time track for the year from me, neat version of a song we’ve discussed a couple of times. I like the way the older video is interleaved into this version.

I had a terrible crush on Martha Ladly but she is so far outta my league that I could not even get bleacher ticket seats for an exhibition game…

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Dec 31, 2023 • 3:35:35am

Speaking of Martha’s Muffins, look what I got for Xmas:

bakin’ right with Martha White

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William Lewis  Dec 31, 2023 • 3:37:37am

re: #83 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

I had a terrible crush on Martha Ladly but she is so far outta my league that I could not even get bleacher ticket seats for an exhibition game…

Hah! I know that feeling. That’s me and Molly Ringwald … sigh… not even nosebleed seats.

(A recent post from her Instagram)

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Patricia Kayden  Dec 31, 2023 • 3:51:19am

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William Lewis  Dec 31, 2023 • 4:09:36am

re: #86 Patricia Kayden

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Snarfed and posted to blusky 😉

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Patricia Kayden  Dec 31, 2023 • 4:12:38am

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Shropshire Slasher  Dec 31, 2023 • 4:16:43am

Last of the year drive time music, I hope you enjoy.

Noah Kahan - Stick Season (Live on SNL)

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Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire  Dec 31, 2023 • 4:34:51am

Morning Lizards. Well I made it through the night without having a meltdown. Now I just have to make it through the day. Since baking bacon was mentioned downstairs, well I just happen to have a pic……………..

And yes, I will use that entire package.

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Patricia Kayden  Dec 31, 2023 • 4:40:13am

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CleverToad  Dec 31, 2023 • 4:44:19am

re: #90 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire

Morning Lizards. Well I made it through the night without having a meltdown. Now I just have to make it through the day. Since baking bacon was mentioned downstairs, well I just happen to have a pic……………..

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And yes, I will use that entire package.

One night at a time
One day ditto
One anniversary at a time
{{{Michele}}}

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Shropshire Slasher  Dec 31, 2023 • 4:47:06am

Now I want bacon, I will have to settle with scrambled eggs and ham.

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Eventual Carrion  Dec 31, 2023 • 4:50:16am

re: #81 Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅

Interesting.
Wordle 925 3/6

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4/6 for me

Wordle 925 4/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Dangerman  Dec 31, 2023 • 5:41:03am

so desantis said he’d pardon trump.

you know, because ‘the country has to move on” and “80 year old in prison” nonsense.

but Disney went too far for him

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Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire  Dec 31, 2023 • 6:20:45am

I also bake cookies every other day.

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jeffreyw  Dec 31, 2023 • 6:26:07am

Good morning!

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Patricia Kayden  Dec 31, 2023 • 6:32:47am

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Eventual Carrion  Dec 31, 2023 • 6:44:15am

Phew! Connections

Connections
Puzzle #203
🟪🟦🟪🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦

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Nerdy Fish  Dec 31, 2023 • 6:46:06am

That’s the way to finish a year.

Wordle 925 3/6

🟩🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟩⬛🟩🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Belafon  Dec 31, 2023 • 6:50:34am
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PhillyPretzel ✅  Dec 31, 2023 • 7:07:44am

I am proud of myself. I finally was able to make hard-boiled eggs. Yay.

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Belafon  Dec 31, 2023 • 7:12:01am

Happy 123123.

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Belafon  Dec 31, 2023 • 7:13:38am

And for all you on European time, Happy 311223, a nice date that wraps around on itself.

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jeffreyw  Dec 31, 2023 • 7:27:46am

re: #102 PhillyPretzel ✅

I am proud of myself. I finally was able to make hard-boiled eggs. Yay.

Don’t toss the juice after that last pickle and take the next step:

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Dr Lizardo  Dec 31, 2023 • 7:34:13am

And here’s something for you to ring out the year! The Legend of Bigfoot, from 1975, one of those documentaries from the Golden Age of Woowoo that even the twaddle they broadcast today can’t touch.

The Legend of Bigfoot (1975) Documentary

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Dave In Austin  Dec 31, 2023 • 7:34:55am

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A hollow voice says: Abort SCOTUS  Dec 31, 2023 • 7:36:29am

After a string of pars, the birbie sings again.

V3JGWFdDK0t5Mkt1cFRzVXVCTXhISE93Ymw4TElBeTZvWkFqNWxqREFhUHB5b1JBNmh3Yms3bUExVUVnSmxzdGRCNGt1alViNEh5WjI5UWh1c0RRRytCbENTZFR2VCtVR2xUUmMvdkVKWS9kZmIzNXlSTm5RaHhxcW9EV1hNREU6Og+2heUqB7DZBjMxFxnYCro=

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Dr Lizardo  Dec 31, 2023 • 7:36:31am

re: #107 Dave In Austin

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A hollow voice says: Abort SCOTUS  Dec 31, 2023 • 7:39:39am

re: #76 Decatur Deb

“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.”
Matthew 10:16-18

…and if that’s too complicated, remember 2016 (and 2000)..

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Dr Lizardo  Dec 31, 2023 • 7:42:15am

Looks like China’s real estate crisis is continuing, with no signs of abating. Recent measures taken to arrest the decline seem to have been a damp squib.

The slide in China’s home sales accelerated in December, underscoring the challenges to arrest the country’s property slump.

The value of new home sales among the 100 biggest real estate companies fell 34.6% from a year earlier to 451.3 billion yuan ($64 billion), compared with a 29.6% decline in November, according to preliminary data from China Real Estate Information Corp. on Sunday.

That puts major developers’ full-year sales 16.5% lower than 2022, worse than the institution’s earlier estimate of a 15% drop. December’s sales were up 15.7% compared with the previous month.

China’s prolonged housing downturn has weakened the economy and hurt developers that are struggling to repay debts and complete projects. In the latest move to revive demand, authorities relaxed homebuying curbs in Beijing and Shanghai, two of the country’s biggest housing markets.

bnnbloomberg.ca

2024 already shaping up to be a bumpy ride.

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Dave In Austin  Dec 31, 2023 • 7:42:36am

re: #109 Dr Lizardo

Why? That’s my question.

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Joe Bacon ✅  Dec 31, 2023 • 7:44:28am

re: #107 Dave In Austin

[Embedded content]

Ah Grifter vs. Grifter in New Hampshire and they didn’t invite Cornholio West or Cuckoo For Cocoa Puffs RFK Jr!

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A Cranky One  Dec 31, 2023 • 7:46:04am

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Dangerman  Dec 31, 2023 • 7:47:29am

“Who needs the NYTimes Pitchbot when we have the NYTimes??”

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Dave In Austin  Dec 31, 2023 • 7:48:08am

The proper way to do things.

Everything they say about Costco is true.

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darthstar  Dec 31, 2023 • 7:50:45am

Mastodon

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A hollow voice says: Abort SCOTUS  Dec 31, 2023 • 7:51:40am

Winter blooms.

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Joe Bacon ✅  Dec 31, 2023 • 7:52:54am

Southern Baptist Convention settles lawsuit that accused former judge of sexual abuse

rawstory.com

The Southern Baptist Convention and others have reached a confidential settlement in a high-profile lawsuit that accused a former leader of sexual assault, ending a six-year legal drama that helped prompt a broader reckoning over child sexual abuse in evangelical churches, expanded victims’ rights in Texas and showed that a prominent conservative activist and Texas House candidate repeatedly downplayed abuse allegations.

Pressler, 93, is one of the most influential evangelical figures of the last half-century, and is considered the co-architect of the SBC’s “conservative resurgence” that began in the late 1970s and prompted the faith group to adopt literal interpretations of the Bible, align more closely with the Republican Party, ban women from preaching and strongly condemn homosexuality.

Pressler — who formerly represented Houston in the Texas House and served for 14 years as a state appeals court judge — is also an influential figure in GOP politics. His endorsement has for years been sought by conservative evangelical politicians, including U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. In 1989, Pressler was nominated to lead the Office of Government Ethics under President George H.W. Bush, though the bid was later withdrawn; and Pressler is a founding member of Council for National Policy, a secretive network of conservative judges, politicians, media figures, megadonors and wealthy business owners that is currently led by Tony Perkins, head of the anti-LGBTQ+ Family Research Council.

Pressler denies the allegations and has not been criminally charged for any of the alleged abuses. An attorney for Pressler did not respond to a request for comment about the settlement, which is not public.

In a statement, legal representatives for the Southern Baptist Convention and its executive committee confirmed that they had “entered into a confidential settlement agreement” despite being “fully prepared” to proceed to a trial that was scheduled for February after being postponed twice this year.

More proof of just how morally bankrupt the Southern Fried Baptists are.

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HypnoToad  Dec 31, 2023 • 7:57:30am

Re: restoring old cars. A little over three weeks ago, I helped my nephew load my deceased mother’s 1957 Mercury Montclair onto a trailer, so he could take it back home East of the mississippi to restore. (It and I are in SoCal) It had been sitting in a garage unmoving for thirty-three years on four flats, frozen drum brakes, and with possums denning in a debris filled engine compartment. Just before Christmas, he texted to say he’d backed it off the trailer and driven it a bit under it’s own power. I guess he’s good at this. (He has restored several 50s vintage cars already)

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jeffreyw  Dec 31, 2023 • 8:00:31am

Mastodon

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Shiplord Kirel: From behind wingnut lines  Dec 31, 2023 • 8:01:13am
re: #106 Dr Lizardo

And here’s something for you to ring out the year! The Legend of Bigfoot, from 1975, one of those documentaries from the Golden Age of Woowoo that even the twaddle they broadcast today can’t touch.

[Embedded content]

And speaking of Woowoo, just one post later:

re: #107 Dave In Austin

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Belafon  Dec 31, 2023 • 8:18:52am
Chinese EV makers are planning factories in Mexico—and the U.S. is worried it’s a ‘back door’ to undercutting the Big 3 carmakers

Electric vehicles made in China—boosted by large government subsidies—are rapidly being adopted around the world. Over the past three years, China’s EV exports have jumped 851%, the New York Times reported in October.

But in the U.S., tariffs affecting China’s EV makers have made it nearly impossible for them to compete against vehicles made domestically or imported from friendly countries. That doesn’t mean they aren’t planning an assault, however: Chinese EV makers are instead focusing on another North American market, one that could prove to be a stepping stone into the U.S.: Mexico.

South of the border, sales of affordable Chinese-made EVs are booming. According to the Mexican Association of Automotive Distributors, Mexico’s imports of Chinese cars (both EVs and traditional ones) increased 62.6% during the first eight months of this year compared to the same period last year.

The Mexico advantage
More worrying for U.S. automakers, several Chinese EV makers plan to build factories south of the border. That’s concerning because Mexico has a free trade agreement with the U.S. and Canada (the USMCA). Among the Chinese EV makers scouting locations in Mexico are BYD, Chery, and MG, reports the Financial Times.

Especially formidable is BYD, backed by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and poised to overtake Tesla as the world’s biggest EV seller. It owns the entire supply chain of its EV batteries, from the raw materials to the finished battery packs. Other Chinese EV makers have similar supply-chain advantages, to varying degrees, giving them a big cost advantage.

fortune.com

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Belafon  Dec 31, 2023 • 8:28:31am

re: #121 jeffreyw

I do agree with some in the replies that the response wasn’t really helpful, and seemed to trade one hate for another, but sometimes the pettiness does feel good, especially if this person is hiding behind her religion.

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Patricia Kayden  Dec 31, 2023 • 8:30:01am

re: #116 Dave In Austin

Another reason to be a member of Costco. I remember when a Costco executive came out to the DNC convention in 2008 and supported President Obama. I decided then and there to not renew my SAM’s membership.

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nines09  Dec 31, 2023 • 8:35:58am

re: #125 Patricia Kayden

I’ve shopped at Costco in Harrisburg Pa since my daughter was in Middle School. And I would kill time there as my daughter was practicing gymnastics 5 days a week.
Spoke with many workers. Not one said it was a bad place to work. Good pay, no power tripping group leaders and decent. And they stayed there. Still talk to a few when I visit.

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Vicious Babushka  Dec 31, 2023 • 8:40:43am

LibsofTikTok Suspended by Facebook (Again), No Explanation Given

The explanation is that she is a hateful inciter of violence who is trying to get people killed.

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jeffreyw  Dec 31, 2023 • 8:46:53am

re: #124 Belafon

I do agree with some in the replies that the response wasn’t really helpful, and seemed to trade one hate for another, but sometimes the pettiness does feel good, especially if this person is hiding behind her religion.

The pettiness is the point. It reduces her presumed stance to pettiness rather than a moral one.

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Joe Bacon ✅  Dec 31, 2023 • 8:56:38am

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sizzzzlerz  Dec 31, 2023 • 8:57:26am

re: #126 nines09

I’ve shopped at Costco in Harrisburg Pa since my daughter was in Middle School. And I would kill time there as my daughter was practicing gymnastics 5 days a week.
Spoke with many workers. Not one said it was a bad place to work. Good pay, no power tripping group leaders and decent. And they stayed there. Still talk to a few when I visit.

My nephew started at Costco in the Seattle area and worked for them for several years, getting more and more responsibility. He then moved to Las Vegas and worked for Costco there as head of their warehouse. He moved back to the PNW to work for Costco for several more years before moving on to other things. He has said that the pay and benefits were good, management weren’t power-hungry dicks, they would work around his availability due to going to school at the time, and it was a genuinely nice place to work.

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Teukka  Dec 31, 2023 • 9:04:30am

re: #129 Joe Bacon ✅

[Embedded content]

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PhillyPretzel ✅  Dec 31, 2023 • 9:05:03am

re: #131 Teukka

lol

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wrenchwench  Dec 31, 2023 • 9:30:54am

re: #114 A Cranky One

[Embedded content]

lol

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wrenchwench  Dec 31, 2023 • 9:32:37am

Now we see how much faster Philly is.

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PhillyPretzel ✅  Dec 31, 2023 • 9:33:27am

re: #134 wrenchwench

Fast? me? Nah.

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wrenchwench  Dec 31, 2023 • 9:36:07am

re: #135 PhillyPretzel ✅

Fast? me? Nah.

That Nerdy Fish can beat you, but you’re pretty quick on the upding. And the lol.

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darthstar  Dec 31, 2023 • 9:37:13am

re: #123 Belafon

fortune.com

I, for one, don’t mind seeing Elon get fucked in the marketplace by Warren Buffett. It’s bad enough that he’s getting his adapter used by US companies and Volkswagen…unless he allows other charging companies like EV-Go and ElectrifyAmerica to put Tesla plugs on their charging stations. No more monopolies.

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darthstar  Dec 31, 2023 • 9:41:22am

Applies to conservatives in general.

Mastodon

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JC1  Dec 31, 2023 • 9:44:00am

2/6, not a bad way to end the year.

Wordle 925 2/6

🟩🟨🟨⬛🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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darthstar  Dec 31, 2023 • 9:44:54am

Mastodon

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Joe Bacon ✅  Dec 31, 2023 • 9:52:47am

Typical Republican. Stab anyone in the back to climb up to the top.

‘I dumped him’: Nancy Mace uses Fox News interview to smear ‘unfaithful’ ex-fiancé

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) used a Fox News appearance to smear her former fiancé for alleged infidelity.

Fox News host Howard Kurtz broached the subject of Mace’s recent break-up in an interview that aired on Sunday.

“You’ve recently been asked about breaking up with your fiancé,” Kurtz noted. “What happened?”

“Well, a bunch of media wrote about it, but, you know, infidelity can be a very painful thing,” Mace revealed. “I caught him being unfaithful. He was on a dating app, and so I dumped him.”

Anything to score political points with the Fascist GOP base…

rawstory.com

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Shiplord Kirel: From behind wingnut lines  Dec 31, 2023 • 9:54:24am

re: #140 darthstar

[Embedded content]

Her son Crown Prince Fredrik will succeed her as King Fredrick X.
This is mom, then Crown Princess Margrethe, with infant son Fredrik in 1968.

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wrenchwench  Dec 31, 2023 • 10:03:11am

Good for Michigan. I tend to think ‘motor voter’ programs promote car culture. Bike shops need to register voters.

Mastodon

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Vicious Babushka  Dec 31, 2023 • 10:08:38am

Shades of 2020!

I am watching my grandson’s engagement party on Zoom.

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PhillyPretzel ✅  Dec 31, 2023 • 10:10:19am

re: #144 Vicious Babushka

Mazel Tov

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wrenchwench  Dec 31, 2023 • 10:12:49am

Beagle from the blue. Wordle 925 2/6*

⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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wrenchwench  Dec 31, 2023 • 10:26:36am

Mastodon

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sagehen  Dec 31, 2023 • 10:26:58am

re: #144 Vicious Babushka

Shades of 2020!

I am watching my grandson’s engagement party on Zoom.

tell us about the girl, did he choose wisely?

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Vicious Babushka  Dec 31, 2023 • 10:34:55am

re: #148 sagehen

tell us about the girl, did he choose wisely?

She seems nice. Kinda nerdy, but so is he.

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Patricia Kayden  Dec 31, 2023 • 10:45:27am

re: #140 darthstar

Tbh, apart from the British Royal family, I have no idea about other country’s Royals. I wonder if they’re jealous of the Windsor’s notoriety.

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Patricia Kayden  Dec 31, 2023 • 10:47:15am

re: #127 Vicious Babushka

Temporary or permanent? Apparently, she has been temporarily suspended before. I wish she faced lawsuits for inciting violence. There should be consequences for dangerous, hate speech.

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wrenchwench  Dec 31, 2023 • 10:50:09am
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Randall Gross  Dec 31, 2023 • 10:51:18am

I — I will be here again
I — I will be here again….

on New Year’s day.

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Vicious Babushka  Dec 31, 2023 • 11:00:48am

Mastodon

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Randall Gross  Dec 31, 2023 • 11:05:38am
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Unabogie  Dec 31, 2023 • 12:09:16pm

re: #46 Jay C

Thanks for the reminder: I checked my karma, and realize that it’s finally gone over 60,000!
Is that the toaster or the microwave level?

Jeez, I only have a little over 11,000 karma. I need to post a lot more cat pictures.


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