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Oh, pshaw! Well, maybe for Hot Wheels cars....

He's still got it. Pretty cool guitar solo midway through too. https://x.com/UnleashedG23066/status/2042362080049701277?s=20

Yes, I hear that.

That’s awesome.

"U.S. birth rate continues to fall" https://www.npr.org/2026/04/09/nx-s1-5779627/birthrate-united-states-babies-immigration 710,000 fewer babies were born last year in U.S. compared with two decades ago The U.S. fertility rate continued its slide to historic levels, due to plunging teen pregnancies and far more women delaying motherhood into their 30s and 40s. In 2007: 4.2 million babies were born In 2024: 3.6 million babies were born

@taiwan_girl said: @doctor-phibes Very cool! Was this the same birds where the first set of eggs was eaten? Yes, they had a second set. I find watching them strangely compelling.

@taiwan_girl said: @Andrea-B said: It happens on public transportation in the US as well. I stepped in barf on an LA subway car. I think I still have PTSD from it. Los Angeles has a subway? Who knew.

Meh. then nobody shows up.

Indiana pricing maybe? I don't know.

@Tom-K said: The Middle eastern neighbors are not unhappy with what Trump is doing. I think this was true until Tuesday night. He’s left them sorta fucked.

@jon-nyc as i said in the other thread, most people feel we r fucked

In Belgium we have this comics series called 'Blauwbloezen' (blue coats). The story line s about the civil war in the US. One of the main characters has a horse that instantly drops when someone calls 'Attack'.

Didn't know that before and not exactly surprised. Apparently there are multiple bands named "Beethoven", including https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camper_Van_Beethoven

Yeah, Trump is the symptom more than the problem. Warren's plan sounds a lot like central planning to me.

https://x.com/anaswanson/status/2041992433630667026?s=46

Is he leaning one way or another? If I was his age I’d lean toward something entrepreneurial. Trades maybe. Bright kid, he’ll do well but white collar is dicey. The changes we are seeing in our lifetime are dizzying.

While it’s true that someone with a weapon could kill a bunch of people on a plane even if they can’t use it as a missile, that’s also true of every mall and restaurant in the US. We don’t put metal detectors in front of those. The last time I rode the train I was surprised that you could just… walk right on. Zero security, they’ll check your ticket once the train is moving. Would be so easy to cause damage.

Rick, lay off the Cannonau.