Now if we can get them to quit building in wildfire zones, they might be able to get insurance.

Saw this in a news report: It is rare for people to fall off a cruise ship, but when they do, they often do not survive. In 2019, the most recent year data is available, 25 people fell overboard and only nine of them were rescued, according to a Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) report.

Steady on.

@Tom-K said in Boy NYC's haircut: As the elder generation opines, the fair damsels of the younger generation acquiesce. Yep.

Wow!!!!

The leaps and bounds made by AI video in the last 12-24 months is insane. We might already be there, but soon enough it will be impossible to tell what is real. Scary future!

Nah. Nothing unconfirmed out of Tehran is credible on its face. But I would not be a bit surprised if it were true.

I rather liked him. But this probably improves the odds of a democratic pickup, such as they were.

“From Leesburg to Tyson’s Gallery, NoVa will be free”.

@LuFins-Dad said in I haven’t seen Jon post today, I wonder what he’s up to?: @jon-nyc said in I haven’t seen Jon post today, I wonder what he’s up to?: Yay titties! And a not insignificant chance of seeing a little make out action… Yeah, but it's not as you fantasize it... which is... [image: b3a44a4563ae24a849966a42972850c7.gif] More like [image: couple-kissing.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=FaKBR8YYaPumG_cS2MhQukHo7fKk5aoxH2K7Z9O6r5c=]

Ew.

Early adopter…

Yes. And he was raised here, near the old Crosley Field.

@jon-nyc said in 18 People Looking for a New Job: My best guess is they end up, after a lot of drama, with more or less the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta. Take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors. The bulk of these devastating cuts to SNAP and Medicaid could be avoided if they limited the 2017 tax cut extension to those making under $400k. Tax cuts for the wealthy are why we’re here. [image: 1751213554461-img_6059.jpeg]

Also, you might want to tune into Youtuber James Hoffmann a World Barista Champion who has a wonderful site about expresso and it's associated equipment. Link to video Further, Mr. Hoffmann and I both worship the same hair god, the late great David Lynch. [image: 1751143103804-90e57a7f-ea18-4067-91f0-4b5b1bd96357-image.png] (We are not worthy, We are not worthy, We are not worthy.)

Agreed. Symbolic at best and not an attractive symbol.

@LuFins-Dad said in And now, the corruption.: And as a reminder, the other choice would have been bought off with a $500 Ernest & Gallo Gift Card. Speaking quite seriously, there is no precedent in all of our history of corruption on this scale. I really think you need to go to post soviet Russia or post-colonial Africa to see analogs. And even those might require adjusting for GDP.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he's ending all trade discussions with Canada to hit back at Ottawa for slapping a tax on web giants — and he wants it removed before negotiations can begin again. Canada and the U.S. have been locked in talks to get Trump to lift his punishing tariffs on Canadian goods, levies that have already led to major economic dislocations, job losses and a drop in southbound exports. Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed at the G7 last week to reach some agreement on the trade dispute within 30 days. Speaking in the Oval Office on Friday afternoon, Trump said the U.S. has "such power over Canada," and that he's upset the country is following a taxation strategy similar to Europe's. "It's not going to work out well for Canada. They were foolish to do it," he said of imposing the DST, which was passed into law last year with a delayed application. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-terminating-trade-discussions-canada-1.7572964

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a884_new_5426.pdf I think this was original about birthright citizenship, but this decision does not say anything about it - only that a federal court cannot form an injunction against the whole nation Because universal injunctions likely exceed the equitable authority that Congress has granted to federal courts, the Court grants the Government’s applications for a partial stay of the injunctions entered below regarding the implementation and enforcement of President Trump’s Executive Order No. 14160, but only to the extent that the injunctions are broader than necessary to provide complete relief to each plaintiff with standing to sue.