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  • Riley Gaines was Assaulted Last Night

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    JollyJ
    Equal justice under the law. Seems to me, Riley Gaines civil rights have been violated.
  • "Moon facies"

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    JollyJ
    @George-K said in "Moon facies": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_face Cushing's disease is caused by a cortisol-producing tumor of the adrenal gland. Cushing's syndrome is a collection of findings consistent with Cushing's disease, but can be caused by external steroids. Classic appearance... Amy Schumer reveals she has Cushing syndrome After Schumer was a guest earlier this month on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” where she discussed the second season of her Hulu hit “Life & Beth,” some on social media critically commented that her appearance had changed. Schumer responded to the comments in a scathing Instagram post by explaining there were some “medical and hormonal things going on in my world right now but I’m okay.” [image: 1708809400696-screenshot-2024-02-24-at-3.16.23-pm.png] In an interview published Friday on Jessica Yellen’s News Not Noise newsletter, Schumer revealed she has exogenous Cushing syndrome, brought on by getting steroid injections that resulted in excess cortisol in her body. According to the Mayo Clinic, the condition can lead to weight gain, fatigue, “moon face,” headaches and other symptoms. Schumer said she felt “reborn” learning her diagnosis, following an uncertain series of tests to determine what was going on. “While I was doing press on camera for my Hulu show, I was also in MRI machines four hours at a time, having my veins shut down from the amount of blood drawn and thinking I may not be around to see my son grow up,” Schumer recalled. “So finding out I have the kind of Cushing that will just work itself out and I’m healthy was the greatest news imaginable. It has been a crazy couple weeks for me and my family.” Unanswered, of course, is why was she getting steroid injections? Moon facies occurs after prolonged, and high-dose steroid use. Along with the hump neck.
  • New experience for me

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    JollyJ
    No, that would involve humming.
  • Believe All Women

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    LuFins DadL
    There was some talk of Pittsburgh going after him. I’m glad we didn’t. Yes, he was cleared of that incident, but there was a WHOLE bunch of other stuff surrounding it that Mt he wasn’t cleared of. And yes, I’m aware of the “irony” with the Ben allegations, but 1) I am privy to a little information that makes me look a little less harshly at Ben. He was deserving of an ass kicking but not of facing charges… And 2) We are talking about a punter 2-3 extra yards per punt are not worth those distractions.
  • I made the sports/Twitter big time!

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  • Hey Mik and Jolly

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    JollyJ
    I don't think it is. That's why I'm leaning towards a Day 2 guy that can play.
  • Westmoreland was right?

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    RenaudaR
    You deal with…it, Sen. Claghorn, er….Beauregard, honey.
  • The GOP shoots itself in the foot again

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    JollyJ
    Personally, I think we need to get back to stand-alone bills and ditch a lot of the earmark (thank you, Dems) silliness. I also think the Pelosi Review Window of 24 hours to review a 500 page bill is utter BS and should never, ever happen again.
  • Democracy Dies in Not Certifying Elections

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    George KG
    @taiwan_girl said in Democracy Dies in Not Certifying Elections: Sounds like they are reading President Trump's guidebook. "Vote against certifying the rightful winner of the election and keep me in power" Indeed. However, it’s different when they do it don’t you know.
  • Well, it ain't George's pet lizard...

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    taiwan_girlT
    @Jolly said in Well, it ain't George's pet lizard...: Great minds think alike... :couplekiss:
  • Check your Bananas

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    MikM
    Had one this morning. Not feeling particularly peppy, so I think we’re good.
  • Wanna see inflation? Check this out...

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    taiwan_girlT
    @Jolly Yes, seems like kind of a weird list. Someone with USD$500K is at #7.
  • Confounded Interest

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    MikM
    @Renauda nailed it in one.
  • Cellular Outage

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    George KG
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  • "Communicating threats and confronting officers"

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    JollyJ
    The fix was in. Justice in America. Now, if the Feds would get off their dead ass and quit chasing people for taking a selfie on the Capitol lawn, I suspect this victim had his Constitutional rights violated in more than one way.
  • My people

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    taiwan_girlT
    it would be better with subtitles! 555
  • F1 Grand Prix

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    taiwan_girlT
    Very cool!!
  • Strassel's Opinion

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  • The rainbow of birds around the world.

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    taiwan_girlT
    @Mik Those are excellent. Thanks! I am not really a bird watcher but I do have the Univ. of Cornell bird app on my phone. Quite easy to log and keep track of birds I see. (It is called Merlin Bird ID)