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Re: Breaking news: Penn’s president resigns after responses about antisemitism - Yesterday

Quote$tevie Quotegadje from the NYT article QuoteNYT Ms. Magill had already been embattled for months, before the Oct. 7 attacks. In the summer, donors asked her to cancel a planned Palestinian literary conference on campus. Ms. Magill, citing free speech, said that it would go on as planned in September. Why did donors oppose a Palestinian literary conference BEFORE the attacks? Becau

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Re: 3 for the road?!.....3 TV shows from lesser networks canceled....'Station 19' on ABC ending/canceled.... - Yesterday

“Lucky Hank” was an excellent series, I recommend it highly. But in truth, I actually thought it was a one-and-done miniseries. As much as a I love anything with Bob Odenkirk in it, “Luck Hank” feels like a story that’s been told.

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Re: Slow horses - 3 days ago

Tried it. Didn’t hook me. But, might give it another go.

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Re: Cosmetic site FabFitFun tells customers to "Go ____ Yourself" with promo code, account cancellations ensue - 3 days ago

Gee, who could have guessed following Elon Musk’s lead could maybe not be the best idea in the world?

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Re: If you were given 100 billion of dollars, how would you live your life? - 5 days ago

Perspective. $100 billion is ten one hundred thousand stacks of $1 million dollars. Yes, 100,000 stacks. A stack of 1,000,000 dollar bills? Fifty feet higher than the Statue of Liberty. (YouTube :47) So, 100,000 of those. That’s a lot. I originally said 10,000 stacks, cuz I asked N-OS X-tasy and that’s what he told m… ::sigh:: No. I fooped up. N-OS X-tasy caught

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Re: My mom passed - 5 days ago

My condolences to you and your family. Perhaps the greatest comfort I received when we finally had to decide to assign our mom to ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ status came from the head hospice nurse. She told us to imagine mom as we always knew her, when she was the woman we’d always known and loved, standing at the foot of her bed. “Listen to her.” The answer was a

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Re: Musk to departed advertisers: “Go f**k yourselves.” - 9 days ago

Musk’s Christmas basket from Trump’s PR team is going to rock this year. They really needed a breather.

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Musk to departed advertisers: “Go f**k yourselves.” - 11 days ago

Doubling (tripling?) down. During a broadcast NYT interview. (YouTube 3:38) NYT: “… there were advertisers leaving…” Musk: “I hope they do stop… Go f**k yourselves… If someone is going to try to blackmail me with advertising? Blackmail me with money? Go. F**k. Yourself. Hey, Bob! ”

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Re: Musk in Israel - 13 days ago

Damage control? CNN 11/17/2023 ”Elon Musk has publicly endorsed an antisemitic conspiracy theory popular among White supremacists: that Jewish communities push “hatred against Whites.” That kind of overt thumbs up to an antisemitic post shocked even some of Musk’s critics, who have long called him out for using racist or otherwise bigoted dog whistles on Twitter, now known as X. It

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Re: BBC: Jeremy Bowen admits he ‘got it wrong’ in Gaza hospital report but has ‘no regrets’ - 14 days ago

Here’s the original BBC Jeremy Bowen report. YouTube (7:28) The report includes both what looks to be footage that Bowen says led him to erroneously report that the hospital had been “flattened”/destroyed (1:06) and video of an Israeli denial of involvement and their preliminary analysis of the event (3:07).

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Re: Explore Scientific Telescopes: FirstLight 10" Dobsonian $500 (normally $2k) - 14 days ago

High octane daydream fuel.

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Re: Vehicle explodes on bridge between US and Canada - 17 days ago

The car was really launched before it crashed and exploded.

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Re: Has anyone seen BF streaming deals yet (Hulu, Disney+, Peacock, etc.)? - 18 days ago

QuoteForrest Max ( HBO) with limited adds is usually $9.99 per month, but starting today until next Monday it’s down to $2.99 for 6 months - see www.max.com I’m in meltdown. For $3.00 a month I can finally watch the “Succession” finale. Thanks!

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Re: Mint Mobile 3-Month 15GB/Month + Unlimited Talk/Text + $40 Target eGift Card $60 - 18 days ago

This may be the push that gets me to finally jump from AT&T to Mint Mobile.

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Re: CROC(s)-a-dile rock?!....if you hated crocs before, McDonalds & Crocs release new line..... - 19 days ago

QuoteRAMd®d I'd not pay for the McDonald's version and wouldn't wear them for free. I've bought some 'colorful' shoes on the cheap that people didn't like. None of the colors bothered me. The McCrocs are an absolute non-starter, even for free. Anyone that feels different, party on. There is some darkness within me that draws me to the chaos of putting into the world a 6’2”, 3

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Re: CROC(s)-a-dile rock?!....if you hated crocs before, McDonalds & Crocs release new line..... - 20 days ago

I love this post mostly for the fact that I now know that we live in a world where even plastic sandals are now sold with the offer of no interest financing.

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Re: Update on my journey. A chance at moving forward. - 20 days ago

QuoteMacArtist So many people are a step away from a nightmare that Jeff is experiencing. I didn’t go through the same issues as Jeff but I was close enough to be very scared. 3 years ago almost to the day I caught Covid-19 and was very close to dying from complications. Hospitalized until stable. Recovered at home and could not work for months. Obligations, bills, mortgage. Family income

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Update on my journey. A chance at moving forward. / Goal met and more! I have been lifted on high by angels. My friends. Thank you to each and every one of you. For your words and your generosity. - 21 days ago

My fall came a few months ago, when I lost my home, most of my possessions and all three of my cats. Nights spent sleeping in my car. Then came a complete car break down. Months now were not one, but three social workers have been unable to find shelter space or other living space. Moving from motel to hostels, draining resources. Then hit by another car, nearly totaling mine (but thankfully no

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Re: If You're Still on Twitter, 'You Know You Shouldn't Be' - 24 days ago

QuoteRAMd®d Turning a completely deaf ear to toxic outlets and the ebb and flow of its conversations and the ‘information’ gaining currency there has, I think, led to a lack of awareness that has not served us well in the past. I agree, BB, but you don't have to tough a pot on the stove more than a second to know it's too hot to hold. (That sounded more profound in my head.) The

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Re: If You're Still on Twitter, 'You Know You Shouldn't Be' - 24 days ago

I’ve stayed in tXitter for one reason. It’s still an important platform to keep track of, even if it’s for all the wrong reasons. Turning a completely deaf ear to toxic outlets and the ebb and flow of its conversations and the ‘information’ gaining currency there has, I think, led to a lack of awareness that has not served us well in the past. They have also made it more difficu

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Re: easy as 1-2-3?!.....ABC announces when their shows are returning..... - 24 days ago

“Will Trent” is my only ABC show, but it’s a great, rock solid keeper. Ramón Rodríguez stars as Detective Will Trent. Survived a rough childhood in the foster care system, and pulled himself up to be one of, if not the best, detectives in his department. Interesting twist, Trent is dyslexic to the point of not being able to read. It works really well I think because it’s very sel

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Re: MR Forum Confessions - 24 days ago

QuoteAcer I'd rather have a grilled hot dog than a grilled steak. Preach! Mine? I almost never watch sports of any kind anymore. It’s not that I don’t like sports, I’ve just lost interest somewhere over the years. I’ll dip a toe into a finals game, maybe, here and there. Games where a team may clinch a title are the ones most likely to reel me in. The tension/release/cele

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Re: More fight club! Fistfight nearly breaks out during Senate hearing - 25 days ago

QuoteDeusxMac QuoteBlankity Blank My point is, lazy cheap shots don’t smell particularly good whatever side they come from. I’ll stop with the heresy now. When elected officials (or anyone)... - “support making abortion illegal in all circumstances, including cases of rape, incest, or if the mother's life is at risk” - "contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election&q

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Re: SEAL’d with a kiss?!…..’SEAL Team’ ending (again)/canceled…..another newbie exits humongous TV franchise..... - 25 days ago

I’ll be really sorry to see SEAL Team go. I have also had a great time watching Special Ops: Lioness (trailer), also in Paramount+. It’s not the full on hooah! sausage party that SEAL Team is, but it’s intense as all get out, and gives me just about the same good punch as SEAL Team. I’d say it’s even closer to ST than “The Unit” was. The first season is still streaming on P

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Re: More fight club! Fistfight nearly breaks out during Senate hearing - 25 days ago

There was low brain cell testosterone poisoning on both sides of this one. This is the tweet that set off Mullins, from Sean O’Brien, the other guy involved in the incident. And when the d**k swinging started, O’Brien responded just as badly as Mullins. I’m going to add this on because as much as I despise d**khead GOPers, I’m not a big fan of cheap shot dunking on people e

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Re: EIHL player Matt Petgrave arrested for on-ice death of Adam Johnson on suspicion of manslaughter - 26 days ago

QuoteNumo Wow, that’s a shocking allegation. Seems like it would be hard to prove unless the other player could be seen deliberately kicking at Petgrave. Years ago I witnessed a high school player who appeared to do this after he was checked to the ice and his legs became entangled with the opposing player. He (the kicker) was immediately kicked out of the game. I saw a slow motion, slightly

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Re: Photographer wins photo contest with staged photo, award suspended - 27 days ago

Quotehal still a nice photo - I don't understand the significance of the close-up - is there something going on there that gives it away? The tip of the smaller pyramid has been captured, possibly slightly enlarged, and moved to the right to create a tighter image that fits within the cover’s yellow border. Notice how the pyramid’s tip now slots into the niche in the bigger pyramid’s edge

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Re: Dumb crooks …. Trying to steal a secret service SUV ? - 27 days ago

Quotemacphanatic A Secret Service agent assigned to protect Naomi Biden, President Joe Biden’s granddaughter, opened fire on Sunday after three people allegedly tried to break into a Secret Service vehicle. Multiple agents were in Washington’s Georgetown neighborhood just before midnight when officials say they saw three people breaking into their unoccupied SUV, the Secret Service confir

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Re: Photographer wins photo contest with staged photo, award suspended - 27 days ago

QuoteLew Zealand QuoteDeusxMac “Back in February 1982, a Nat Geo cover featured a shot by Gordon Gahan of a camel train in front of the Pyramids of Giza. The original shot was in a landscape orientation, but the magazine’s editors decided to alter the image, squeezing the main subjects into a vertical frame so that it would fit the iconic yellow borders…” I have no problem with that

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Re: Photographer wins photo contest with staged photo, award suspended - 27 days ago

“The photographer who submitted the image, Dikye Ariani, apologized profusely, blaming the submission on the confused actions of an assistant, submitted a replacement image, that was meant to be his original entry. “I look forward to working with the committee to rectify this unfortunate misunderstanding.”, Mr. Ariani messaged to the competition’s panel of judges.

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