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  • Collection of Pinned Threads

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  • Hamas attacks Israel

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    HoraceH
    In fairness, public messagers like the Bee are different from TNCR posters, in their culpability.
  • The Epstein File

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    HoraceH
    She had a tight loop.
  • Mildly interesting

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    Doctor PhibesD
    @Renauda said in Mildly interesting: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251117-the-animals-that-can-eat-poisons-and-not-die That's interesting. On a very loosely related subject, it struck me that if cats and dogs ever did go to war, the felines could triumph very quickly with the use of chocolate-based WMD's.
  • Charlie Kirk Shot

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    HoraceH
    I've actually never listened to her. My strongest impression about her was when she was standing at Trump's left shoulder in some speech he was giving in his first run. I remarked about how beautiful she was. She has taken some turns, because the culture has given her leverage. It wasn't the culture that directed her, it was her inclinations. She's as crazy as people will be, without boundaries.
  • Hey Mik

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    MikM
    Depends on how the effort was spec'd. Bad start pretty much predicts a bad ending. I've been up since 5:30 trying to beat Epic into submission.
  • Thanksgiving memes 2025

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    jon-nycJ
    (I know, not Thanksgiving but I didn’t have the will to create an Xmas thread in mid-November
  • SpaceX

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    89th8
    That is cool. Their whole goal was frequent, reusable, economic launches. I posted in the New Glenn thread, the Blue Origin stuff gets a lot of jokes because how far "behind" it is than SpaceX, but I really enjoyed the 1.5 hour watching of those 2 behind-the-scenes tour with Jeff Bezos, it really, really, dare I say, really shed light into all of the work and decisions that goes into building reusable boosters and orbital vehicles. It also shows you what can happen if you have 100 billion dollars and are very smart. Kind of like @jon-nyc if he had 99 more billion dollars and 99 more smart.
  • Fascinating Wilson quote

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    LuFins DadL
    I liked this one - “"You're a pest, Dennis. A menace. A selfish, spoiled little boy and I've no use for you.” He always came around at the end, though.
  • Funny Pics

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    @jon-nyc said in Funny Pics: The short version is she’s a right wing influencer (formerly a big FoxNews host now independent) who’s been subject to criticism from some quarters for refusing to denounce the open antisemites in her movement. So the joke here is that she’s worried Israel has it out for her thus she’s suspicious of an old pager (think Hezbollah attack from 2024). Thanks!
  • Tell me aqain who the censors are

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    89th8
    @jon-nyc said in Tell me aqain who the censors are: I would say people in power who are threatened by ideas. History bears this out pretty uniformly. She probably has no power but she (or her ilk) used to be and she hasn't quite internalized the shift. I skimmed through the video of the public comments. You're pretty accurate. Most of the comments were along the lines of "TP USA is a threat, look at the evidence!" and then the evidence they would cite would basically be words or messages they don't like. That TP USA says trans people have mental issues, or TP USA dehumanizes with their posters... Many of the speakers were parents with LGBT kids in the high school. I find it a bit ironic that a year ago they would want compelled speech (e.g., call my kid by their preferred pronoun!) and now they are against free speech. I guess there is a theme, there.
  • Late Mid-Life Crisis Car shopping…

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    LuFins DadL
    @xenon said in Late Mid-Life Crisis Car shopping…: Huge fan of the BMW. I have an X7. The B58 engine (their inline 6) is bulletproof. Very reliable. That doesn't mean their electronics are reliable or that the maintenance is cheap - but that particular drivetrain is very proven (don't get a BMW V8). Personally, I like small sports cars (think Miata, GR86, low-end porche, etc.) with small engines and manuals. I'm not going to the track and these whizbang Mercedes and BMWs, and if you gave them full throttle, their 400HP engines would mean you're breaking the law by the time you shift from 2nd gear.. With the small cars you can actually push the gas down a bit and row through the gears on normal streets. While I do enjoy driving a stick, it would be cumbersome as a daily driver in this area. And sooner or later I would get lazy and wind up burning some clutches. The Paddle shifters aren’t as engaging, but can be a somewhat reasonable facsimile when the mood hits.
  • FB really doesn't keep up

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    I think loved ones can contact FB to get a page "memorialized".
  • Funny Videos

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    jon-nycJ
    Wait for the end. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1A2dF5pvx3/?mibextid=wwXIfr
  • The Ukraine war thread

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    RenaudaR
    @Wim Makes sense in so far as Russia is not and never has been a monolith state. It also explains the internal struggle since the dissolution of the USSR between the siloviki (strongmen - security services, military) and the financial/industrial business elites. He correctly identifies Rosneft’s Igor Sechin as more than just associated with the FSB. Back in the 90’s Rosneft was the poor boy in the oil patch a badly managed state owned oil company that could not compete with its privatized competition like LUKOil or Surgutneftegaz. That all changed with the arrival of Putin in the Kremlin and during the course of his first two terms Rosneft came to be among the top three Russian oil companies. By now it is probably the most powerful in the country as in terms of production, refining capacity and lucrative financial assets outside of the oil business internally and abroad.
  • Today’s pick-me-up

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    AxtremusA
    Indian accent too fake. But it's a promising concept. Just need better execution.
  • Racial oversensitivity

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    kluursK
    So much for read along with Tom Sawyer.
  • The 2028 GOP primary thread

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    MikM
    I like Vance OK, but he's vulnerable. His association with Trump was the fast track to a potential WH bid, but it comes with a whole lot of baggage. The GOP also has a far deeper bench of attractive candidates.
  • The impact of AI on jobs

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    89th8
    AI is a supersonic tsunami, as Elon says.
  • Latest Trump cause, Andrew Tate

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    jon-nycJ
    Claire Lehman for the win. https://x.com/clairlemon/status/1990187910893801563?s=46