TARS told me earlier that SCOTUS has been reluctant to address such a topic.

That Poulenc concerto doesn't get a lot of play. I first heard it from the EMI recording with Poulenc as one of the pianists. It was well recorded and a decent performance.

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The mullahs are clearly scared. This guy was arrested 1/8 and will be hanged Wednesday. “Even a close relative who is a lawyer tried to take on the case but was blocked and threatened by security agents,” a source close to the family told IranWire. “They told him, ‘There is no file to review. We announced that anyone arrested in the protests would be executed,'” the source added. Soltani’s family has also allegedly been threatened with arrests if they try to speak out publicly about the case or contact the media, according to the local outlet. The protester is being charged with “waging war against God,” a crime punishable by death in Iran, The US Sun reported. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iranian-protester-sentenced-to-death-allowed-only-10-minutes-to-say-goodbye-to-family-report/ar-AA1U93n6

We won after all!

RIP Scott Adams. NYT obit gift link https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/arts/scott-adams-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EFA.SuLG.fk_J3jikMa77&smid=url-share

Dalek poetry might be interesting.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly informed Trump on Sunday that the investigation “made a mess” and risked destabilizing financial markets. A source told Axios, “The secretary isn’t happy, and he let the president know.” Former economic government officials—including three former Federal Reserve chairs, four former treasury secretaries, and former Republican Sen. Phil Gramm of Texas—signed a statement describing the reported criminal investigation into Powell as an “unprecedented attempt to use prosecutorial attacks to undermine [the Federal Reserve’s] independence.”

AI is Satan IMHO. Ergo, Horace is in league with Satan. [image: 1768302903868-410eb107-2d50-4410-a9aa-0483d3a03c23-image.png]

@89th said in Hi Fi on the cheap...: Send links to what you got? It's on Amazon - DX5 II Reviews are all over YouTube - e.g. at Link to video

Unless it’s a dude in drag then it’s 10 crazy 0 hot.

And if Xi or Kim or Putin win? Greenlanders would be both selling and trading. Its not just about the cash, it's also about maintaining their way of life balanced with new US citizenship. What's US citizenship worth? I'm pointing out the idea has a lot of upsides

https://x.com/robbysoave/status/2010820478185660701?s=46

Who knew that FDR basically sketched out I-80, I-90, I-10 and I-95. https://x.com/amazingmap/status/2010820525195739340?s=46

@Doctor-Phibes I think it could be described as seeds for brains stupid. If you were to throw dirt on their heads their brains would sprout shoots.

Hard to lose money on real estate unless you are in California.

Yep. And it's also amazing the number of wrong answers it comes up with.

@jon-nyc said in What are you reading now?: I only just yesterday finished Chernow’s Mark Twain. While I liked the book and was never really tempted to put it down, it was definitely an endurance test. 1200 pages. I listened and the narration was 44 hours. I think they would do well to create an abridged version. Still a fascinating man and a fascinating life. I read/lillstened to that book as well - great listen - but you're right, lonnng.

said in The Venezuelan Oil Thread: Darren Woods, who leads the largest U.S. oil company, Exxon Mobil, was especially blunt during a televised portion of the meeting. “We’ve had our assets seized there twice, and so you can imagine to re-enter a third time would require some pretty significant changes,” he said. “Today it’s uninvestable.” https://x.com/osint613/status/2010716004947485070?s=46