AWESOME!

Moyers was ordained as a Baptist minister already by then. What an interesting life.

@Horace said in Cuomo?: @LuFins-Dad said in Cuomo?: @89th said in Cuomo?: Hard to imagine anti-Zionist or antisemite winning in Jew York, even if he has the D next to his name. He’s actually got a fair amount of “progressive” Jew support. The Jewish comptroller has been very public in his support. He really plays into the anti-Zionism ≠ antisemite. He got the wealthy college educated white person vote. Progressive Jews will be a big part of that. The people in the parts of the city he aims to help most directly with his helpful socialism, voted mostly for Cuomo. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/opinion/jews-zohran-mamdani.html Michelle Goldberg's op-ed: "Plenty of Jews Love Zohran Mamdani."

So there is such a thing as "city mouse" vs. "country mouse."

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8zv8j563po Iranian authorities have carried out a wave of arrests and multiple executions of people suspected of links to Israeli intelligence agencies, in the wake of the recent war between the two countries. It comes after what officials describe as an unprecedented infiltration of Iranian security services by Israeli agents. Authorities suspect information fed to Israel played a part in a series of high-profile assassinations during the conflict. This included the targeted killings of senior commanders from the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and nuclear scientists, which Iran attributes to operatives of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency working inside the country. Shaken by the scale and precision of these killings, authorities have been targeting anyone suspected of working with foreign intelligence, saying it is for the sake of national security. But many fear this is also a way to silence dissent and tighten control over the population.

President Donald Trump's administration is planning to deport migrant Kilmar Abrego for a second time, but does not plan to send him back to El Salvador, where he was wrongly deported in March, a lawyer for the administration told a judge on Thursday. The deportation will not happen until after Abrego is tried in federal court on migrant smuggling charges, a White House spokesperson said. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/trump-administration-will-put-abrego-on-trial-before-deporting-him-again

@Doctor-Phibes said in BBC News now wants $8.99 a month for subscription.: I may end up paying, particularly if they start charging for BBC sounds, which makes my drive to work bearable. I am guessing that you are not talking about this website? 555 Many years ago, I came across this and bookmarked. Quite interesting with a lot of unusual and different sound effects. https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk for example Aircraft: Trident - Exterior. Taxi up & past. Bottles - Barman setting out bar, background traffic Birds: Pigeons - Pigeons: Flying, Chasing in coop. etc

Yes, happy birthday to you. Hope to see you back here soon!

The thing is, he still has a tremendous support with a large part of the voting population. It will be easy for them to make excuse as to justify what he said vs. what has actually happened.

Maybe I should have posted this in the Funny Pictures thread instead of the Share Your Worries thread.

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That ball came uncomfortably close to that baby's head.

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@89th said in Megalodon Sharks Were Prehistoric Nightmares. Why Did They Go Extinct?: I'm surprised we haven't seen a trump-inspired MAGA LaDon. The article says it was slimmer than the great white rather than being built like a big fat torpedo.

@Mik said in The Oscars are on now: Yeah, Brody overstayed his welcome. I might not have minded if he had anything remotely interesting to say. I do want to see The Brutalist though. He was good in the Brutalist. I just watched it last nights, yes plural... it's like 3.5 hours long or something so it took me 3 nights. My thoughts, no plot spoilers though: click to show Guy Pierce is really great in it. Surprised to see him, and loved his performance as a rich tycoon. I thought the movie would be more about the brutalist architecture movement though, and not so much about one person. The movie starts out strong (and the cinematography holds strong the whole time) but the plot gets a little sloppy about half way through and (to me) lost the "this is a great picture" feeling by the end.

Make this. You'll thank me later. I just used ground chipotle and some adobo spice instead of the can. also breasts instead of thighs. Also sauteed instead of firing up the grill for two little chix breasts. Still delicious, any way you want to cook it. Marinated for three hours. Would be great on pork, fish, pretty much anything. https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1023145-tajin-grilled-chicken

I bet he calls Pete that in private as a fun joke, and forgot he was speaking in public.