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  • 89: Your challenge, if you choose to accept it…

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    @Klaus You are the winner!!
  • In other news....

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    taiwan_girlT
    @doctor-phibes Very cool! Was this the same birds where the first set of eggs was eaten?
  • Picking up the guitar again

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  • Shithole countries

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    bachophileB
    @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.
  • Respect my wishes!

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    MikM
    Meh. then nobody shows up.
  • A judgmental map of Cincinnati

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    MikM
    Indiana pricing maybe? I don't know.
  • Interesting re MAGA for the post Trump era

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    jon-nycJ
    @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.
  • On the vast disparity of risk/benefit calculation between Trump and Bibi

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    bachophileB
    @jon-nyc as i said in the other thread, most people feel we r fucked
  • The Iran War (was Nuclear Program) thread

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    bachophileB
    either way, alot of people here feel we r really fucked. unless he really does manage to talk the iranians into handing over the enriched unranium
  • Hay Jodi!

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    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'.
  • Mildly interesting

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    AxtremusA
    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
  • A Few Questions For My Liberal Friends…

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    MikM
    Yeah, Trump is the symptom more than the problem. Warren's plan sounds a lot like central planning to me.
  • Baby Bust. Low Birth Rates.

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    AxtremusA
    Teen birth rates hit another historical low in 2025, CDC says https://www.npr.org/2026/04/09/nx-s1-5777587/teen-birth-rates-hit-another-historical-low-2025-cdc The teenage birth rate in the U.S. fell by 7% in 2025, ... Reasons cited include: higher use of contraception and lower sexual activity for youth, and ... continued access to abortion care Overall, nearly 126,000 babies were born to mothers ages 15 to 19, according to the analysis of provisional data. The birth rate for that age group was 11.7 births per 1,000 females. By contrast, the teen birth rate in 1991 was 61.8 births per 1,000. The report also explored other topics related to births in the United States. The overall birth rate fell 1% from the previous year, also continuing a long decline. ...
  • Artemis Launch…

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  • Funny Pics

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    [image: 664981370_1551204627006806_5728167948394804500_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=13d280&_nc_ohc=d-2yezad_G4Q7kNvwGm3TPI&_nc_oc=Adpm2Y4KbQfHzgEnsyl6dv1_nylYjZjKg03qy7tMK_vP96klixFn0LaKVQoEGogkoyA&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-phl2-1.xx&_nc_gid=8F6B0Ya0CWcmDgP5mnek0A&_nc_ss=7a3a8&oh=00_Af3OkeCBpsYou4JaTc1aav7HigWBt5LCX9QoV3F-ip4A7A&oe=69DD6123]
  • 22,580 synchronized airborne drones set new world record

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  • America First

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    https://x.com/anaswanson/status/2041992433630667026?s=46
  • The impact of AI on jobs

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    MikM
    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.
  • Privatizing the TSA

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    89th8
    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.