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Testing out my new headphone setup with this...one of my favourite easier-to-listen-to jazz albums. Stan the Man! It apparently took all of three hours to record the entire album. Link to video

@Doctor-Phibes said in ICE kills a US citizen in Minneapolis: @Horace said in ICE kills a US citizen in Minneapolis: @Doctor-Phibes said in ICE kills a US citizen in Minneapolis: @Horace said in ICE kills a US citizen in Minneapolis: I don't know how meddlesome they can be. I've read that they have taken control of the video evidence, but the shooter himself released the primary video to the public. There's a hypothetical scenario where there is video not seen by the public, nor MN state officials, which is being held by the FBI, and that video would be helpful for any legal case against the shooter. That's just a hypothetical. I'm not aware of any reports that there is juicy video the public hasn't already seen. What the public has already seen sure does seem to be enough to build a case with, according to many, so maybe we'll see it. And then if convicted Trump can pardon him. Presidential pardons don't work for state level crimes. Right, and the US can't declare war on a country without a vote by Congress. Yes, that's true too. Loopholes around military action without declaring war, take that up with most presidents.

@jon-nyc said in From my sister who works at the sheriffs office: My sister was a dispatcher aged 24 when 'The Gainesville Ripper' serial killer hacked up five co-eds about her age. The movie 'Scream' is based on him. That freaked her out. She had details that no one sane wants to hear. Some day, if she's still willing to talk, I will be willing to listen.

lol

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

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.”

@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.

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

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.

These videos will become so much more valuable to high school kids in the near future. Similar to @mik 's post about missing decency with GHWB.

There was a guy who was famous for "walking" the entire earth. I believe he said Kazahkstan was the most beautiful place he had seen. I could see that, mountains and cold lakes are hard to beat.

Trump 4D chess. The name "Operation Mexico" is actually the code name to take over Greenland.

That looks like fun!