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Re: Police response to school shooting be questioned - 2 days ago

The police who were shot were treated and released.

by abevilac - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Police response to school shooting be questioned - 2 days ago

I thought that the police have no responsibility to go into harm’s way to save someone.

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Re: Oh f#ck it IS 15 dead, 14 children and a teacher, in shooting at Texas elementary school - 4 days ago

Town is supposed to be 60% Hispanic and the school is 2nd thru 4th grade. WTFF

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Re: "Well, what am I supposed to do? Kill myself?" ... a preview of what's to come - 8 days ago

Wouldn’t Oklahoma”s law make the iud illegal? What if a woman had one put in at home in Pennsylvania and then went to Oklahoma for school and had an iud failure??? (I had one fail on me once.)

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Re: Second Booster, how did your body react? - 5 weeks ago

I’ve had 3 Pfizer shots so far. I was wondering about mixing it up a bit and asking for a Moderna for the 4th. Anyone else do something similar? Thoughts?

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Re: Russian News: "don't believe the propaganda, they're lying to you" - 2 months ago

Quotehal SHe has been tried for the video she posted before the protest that I mentioned above. She has been fined 30000 rubles for THAT infraction. GOt off easy, but the punishment for the protest itself has not been addressed yet. That's $283 in today's rubles.

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Re: How to restore some movies from iTunes - 2 months ago

Thanks for your help but I’m still led to an empty folder. I lost some movies A thru E and I may have found some of them in another folder which I can add to iTunes. I think Time Machine let me down. It works for other files just not my admittedly very old version of iTunes.

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Re: How to restore some movies from iTunes - 2 months ago

I get as far as the iTunes Media folder and then it directs me to an empty folder called Automatically add to iTunes. I think my iTunes library has an odd way of dealing with some movies. The ones I have purchased are in Movies but then there’s the bulk of my movies in Home Videos which is sort of a separate section under genres.

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How to restore some movies from iTunes - 2 months ago

I need help with what I thought should have been an easy thing to do. I accidentally deleted some movies from my iTunes and I have an up to date Time Machine backups. The set up: Mac mini (Mid 2010) running Sierra 10.12.6 iTunes 12.8.2.3 Yeah, this is old stuff but it works nicely as my media station. The movies were in the Home Videos section of iTunes and I’m not sure how to

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Re: People are speculating that Putin's distancing is fear of assassination - not Covid - 2 months ago

In an interview with Fiona Hill last week, she said she thought his face looked puffy and wondered about his health. Elsewhere I saw a mention (probably without any factual backup) that he might be taking anabolic steroids to build up muscle mass which apparently lowers your immune defenses and that would explain his standoffishness during Covid.

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Re: Putin waited until the Olympics were over, didn't he? - 2 months ago

NYTimes backs this up. China Asked Russia to Delay Ukraine War Until After Olympics, U.S. Officials Say

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Re: Time For A Gasoline Poll? How Much Are You Paying Per Gallon? - 2 months ago

$3.71 Lancaster PA - just west of Philly.

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Re: Famous survivor of the siege of Leningrad arrested protesting in St Pete - 2 months ago

What an adorable babuska!

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Malice or incompetence?? - 2 months ago

There are reports and images of the destruction of civilian structures that have been bombed by the Russians. Sometimes they fall in totally non-military areas which prompts people to say that these are deliberate acts of malice. Couldn’t they also show the total incompetence of the Russian army? Which makes the whole nuclear weapon thing a whole lot scarier. (I understand the US military has m

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Re: Would YOU go to the gym? - 2 months ago

Quotep8712 Florida. Swimming, indoors, either early morning (5am) or late (9:30pm). My therapist keeps harping on me about exercise and going to the gym. Can't wear a mask when in the water, obviously, and live next door, so I'm not around too long inside. Swimming is such great exercise; given that the place is next door, I would check out how many people are in the building at the hours you

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Re: Putin waited until the Olympics were over, didn't he? - 2 months ago

I agree. Putin knows he needs to keep China on his side and an invasion during the games would have taken the world’s attention away from them and embarrassed the Chinese. It was bad enough that Russia stained Xi’s Olympics with the doping scandal of a 15 yo. It’s interesting that in the security council the Chinese abstained in the vote to condemn Russia.

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Re: MIL needs a new phone - 3 months ago

Perfect. Thanks, rgG.

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Re: Off season compost advice - tumbler too moist (but currently frozen) - 3 months ago

We have a tumbler that we only use in warmer weather because of similar problems. A few years ago we bought a foodcycler on kickstarter. It dehydrates the food and works well. We then spread out the dried stuff thinly around the gardens at planting time. Vitamix 068051 FoodCycler FC-50, 2L Capacity, Grey We also jut bought this but haven’t set it up with worms yet — subpod, another kick

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Re: MIL needs a new phone - 3 months ago

Here’s her email to me on the subject. (She’s 96.5 and has her full mental capacities and leaves the building 1 - 2 times a month.) I am caught in a bind with this phone which I received from Tracfone to replace the ten year old one that I have been using. The problem is that it combines Tracfone for calls and Google for all the rest of the functions which means one has to sign in with

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Re: MIL needs a new phone - 3 months ago

Yeah. She has an iPad for photos and prefers to use the landline for calls as it connects with her hearing aids. So it’s jut the ease and security of having a cell for her very infrequent trips outside the facility that she wants a cell phone for. It doesn’t look as if the sort of prepaid card that my husband had still exists but I’ll go over to Walmart and check out what they’ve got.

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Re: MIL needs a new phone - 3 months ago

Quotetestcase Can she (or you) afford an iPhone SE? We can both afford it but it’s so much more than she needs. A few years ago my husband used to have a prepaid flip that didn’t have a monthly plan; I would just buy him a $50 card twice a year. I was hoping to find something like that for her and she probably wouldn’t even use $25 a year in calls. (I think she calls someone to pick her u

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Re: MIL needs a new phone - 3 months ago

Quotesrf1957 3G is fazing out . That’s the issue.

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MIL needs a new phone - 3 months ago

My 96 yo MIL uses a cell when she’s at doc appointments or shopping. When she’s back at her continuing care facility, she just uses her landline. Her old cell was 3G so she needs a new one. I was thinking that all she really needs is a basic phone and a prepaid no contract. Any suggestions?

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Re: Olympics: So a doping figure skater testing positive can still win a medal? - 3 months ago

In addition to the grandpa statement, her mother apparently testified that her daughter took meds because of heart flutters. They really have to get their lies i mean story straight.

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Re: Olympics: So a doping figure skater testing positive can still win a medal? - 3 months ago

I love watching ice skating and watched and enjoyed the team event but this has turned me off. I’m voting with my eyes and will not watch the ladies single event.

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Re: iPhone 13 Pro or 13 Pro Max? I'll take both. Delivered by courier. - 3 months ago

I love the camera on my 13 Pro. So glad I upgraded from an 8.

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Re: Washington stste trooper quits over vaxx... - 3 months ago

When I volunteered at a hospital every six months I had to have a TB test. I never thought twice about it. I figured the test was protecting me and the many sick people I was in contact with. I was there to be of service. I guess this guy lost sight of that.

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Re: “I Stand With Neil Young!” - 3 months ago

I doubt that Spotify is thinking about the Constitution — just the bottom line. It could kick off the guy for spreading lies just like twitter did to the former guy. Private companies make the rules on who can use their platform. Let’s go Joni!

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Re: No vaccine? No new heart for you. - 4 months ago

The gofundme page describes his medical condition a bit more. It’s a sad situation but at this point there’s nothing to be done. It may indeed be too late for him to get vaccinated fully. He has A-fib and should have been vaccinated last spring. Sad, sad story.

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Re: I wasn’t a big Meatloaf fan, but he did my favorite version of the National Anthem - 4 months ago

I had never seen that. Such a voice. It also looked like a happier time in America.

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