That’s right and my real name is actually a cover name. (@bachophile might be the only one here to catch that)

Would need an escrow agent probably who would provide contracts for buyer and seller for a specific dollar amount the crypto is worth at the time the contract is signed by both parties. No surprises and the escrow agent makes money through fluctuations by taking a cut. The precious metals dealers online have massively cut the amount they are willing to pay for silver. Used to be that you could sell Eagles at spot since eagles have some collector value beyond the metal. Now they can be sold at 90% of spot. The middlemen in crypto transactions would pull similar tricks in times of high volatility to guarantee their own profits. Current difference online between buy and sell prices for silver is 25%. I guess these guys are making plenty of money even through these fluctuations. And that assumes the customers are acting intelligently by buying low and selling high, which is not necessarily the case. I bet the metals retailers profits have spiked enormously through all these fluctuations simply because they dictate the spread, and demand for transactions has spiked.

@jon-nyc said in ICE kills a US citizen in Minneapolis: Not the forum I’d expect this in. https://x.com/headquarters_67/status/2019486222029037719?s=46 Having said that I have no details of city or venue. Yeah, I generally more class and decorum, as well as a more intelligent crowd at a WWE event than at a random Democrat rally…

The irony of a New Yorker speaking about the fine state of Massachusetts in this way may be lost on some of our more unsophisticated posters.

lol

Lol. https://x.com/timalberta/status/2019606362305560939?s=46

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1BtsMCa1E1/?mibextid=wwXIfr

@Doctor-Phibes said in Florida couple sue fertility clinic after being implanted with wrong embryo: I'm not convinced that trying to trace the biological parents is a good idea - what are they hoping to achieve? Better to just accept the kid as theirs. Better do some due diligence, at least rule out the Zamunda-Joffer bloodline or the Wakanda-T’Chaka bloodline.

Prediction, their goal of Artemis 3 (actually landing on the moon) in 2028 probably wont happen until at least 2038.

@Mik said in In other news…: [image: 628011225_1219314263705646_1183473734092212067_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=FnptP-mBItsQ7kNvwGDA1If&_nc_oc=AdnaQTOkYlCf_r3w8kQCLjTAVAdkcdGjeaojv6-1PTHEOx8jDJSI0QMRFEArKIopB1sHJmwc2MAZ4uKq58SFNKvc&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.fluk1-1.fna&_nc_gid=t8xp3HLUUvguxYeII4q50w&oh=00_AfudPwI0WhpBxE92gY9PSP0CY4G8JUu0yB0_9XcYiGH_3g&oe=698A5042] And those same plastic surgeons endorsed 18 months ago.

I know what the 6.8 doesn't mean. Err umm, I mean I'd be guessing. I definitely do not KNOW.

Damn you get our hopes up just for this?

General Keith Kellogg speaks: https://kyivindependent.com/keith-kellogg-says-he-left-trumps-white-house-to-be-free-to-talk-about-ukraine/

Re: Melania documentary https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/amazon-pulls-melania-movie-theater-1236494861/ As first reported by The Oregonian, and then nationally spotted by The Daily Beast, an Oregon theater long known for finding creatively witty ways to advertise its movies was asked by Amazon to stop screening Melania. The Lake Theater and Cafe in Lake Oswego had touted last week's release of Amazon MGM's controversial documentary with declarations such as "Does Melania wear Prada? Find out Friday" and -- quoting Sun Tzu's The Art of War -- "To defeat your enemy, you must know them. Melania starts Friday." Then manager Jordan Perry says their booker received a call from somebody at Amazon asking the theater to pull the film. "The studio was not happy and/or did not appreciate my take on marketing their film to our own public," Perry told The Oregonian. The theater marquee was then changed to: "Amazon called. Our marquee made them mad. All Melania showings cancelled. Show your support at Whole Foods instead." This was followed by "Join Amazon Prime for Free Two-Day Shipping." (Amazon had no immediate comment on the matter).

Different state, but Supreme Court makes decision on redistricting. https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-02-04/supreme-court-rejects-gop-challenge-to-californias-new-election-map The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that California this fall may use its new election map, which is expected to send five more Democrats to Congress. With no dissents, the justices rejected emergency appeals from California Republicans and President Trump's lawyers, who claimed the map was a racial gerrymander to benefit Latinos, not a partisan effort to bolster Democrats. "Donald Trump said he was ‘entitled’ to five more congressional seats in Texas. He started this redistricting war. He lost, and he’ll lose again in November," Gov. Gavin Newsom said in response to the court's decision.

@89th Star Trek: Is this an unlimited buffet?? The replicator in 10 Forward can cater to all tastes and appetites.

She's seen a lot of history, up close and personal. I wonder what the status of Hamas is today.