Well that's one headline I both did not think could happen nor am surprised of now that I've read it.

The Buzz Aldrin line

@taiwan_girl said in Squaredle: I have tried it, but am not very good. LOL I am happy if I can get to the first "hint" level. I'm terrible at word puzzles.

@Jolly said in Demon Gravity: Y'all do know that there is a small group within the Resident's staffers, that is tasked with making sure the Resident does not fall? These are the guys that changed out the steps on Air Force One, among other things. I did not know it, but it does not surprise me. Just like I am sure that there were staff people who made sure that McDonalds food was available for President Trump when he traveled to foreign countries, etc. Every president has a group with has nothing to do with policy but is dedicated to the presidents comfort, well being, etc. So and so US President likes it to be 64 degrees when he gives a speech because doesn't want to be seen sweating? Cant do that with the number of people in the conference room? Bring in portable A/C's to bring down the temperatures to what he wants. (Was semi involved for a VIP (not US president) who came to Thailand in that situation, so I would think that it would be more prevalent for a US president)

@taiwan_girl said in Newt - "The race is over": @Jolly Do you think 45% of the popular vote with the other person winning 55%, but the 45% person still getting the electoral votes? Or, do you think that the three party candidates will get 10% or so of the vote? George has a nice illustration. And don't forget, it's not just the 45%, but where it comes from...

So...Can YT become supplanted as the primary long form video sharing platform? Or is it too big to fail? The WW2 Channel does a great job of covering WW2 day-by-day and also has many enrichment videos, such as women on the homefront, etc. YouTube has pretty much demonetized most of their stuff, but they still upload due to the viewership numbers on the platform. If there was just a valid competitor...

Not happy about the limitation they put on aid to Ukraine. This worries me greatly. Not so much for this particular one, but for the potential for that to become GOP orthodoxy.

@George-K said in Happy Birthday Jimmy: Remember the premature RIPs when he elected to go into hospice. Just a reminder that hospice doesn't mean "death's door." Or, at least it should not. I always thought it did. LOL Learn something new every day.

Our universities. Leading the headlong charge into a new dark ages.

@Aqua-Letifer said in If you needed proof of the hatefulness of the left..: As long as they win elections everything will be fine and great for them and for everyone else? Exactly the problem. Compromise seems to have been lost. Both sides think that if they were fully in power, we would be living in a utopia.

An observation...Many moons ago, the armed forces did a lot of their own construction, maintenance, food service, etc. Contractors were only used for projects occasionally. It was a good way for guys to learn and practice skills. Maybe we need to get back to doing more of what we used to do.

From what I understand, Cheetahs are not particularly aggressive by nature. Of course, as you point out, it IS a mom and her babies.

John Oliver talking about his own show: "It's not journalism, it's comedy – it's comedy first, and it's comedy second." He's said as much many, many times.

@taiwan_girl said in DiSantis on Maher: The "problem" is that I am not sure if many people actually see this. For most programs, TV/streaming is so broken into small viewerships, that it is pretty difficult to get a large number of people to watch. Different groups. YouTube would attempt to disseminate it among both Maher and DiSantis fans.

@jon-nyc said in What the hell is going on in Sweden?: They imported an underclass. Sadly, you are correct. I think in the next decade, there will be some very frank discussions about immigration - legal and illegal - on both sides of the pond.

Don’t need a camera trick, they could have measured it in advance and put a little mark on the board.

I feel your pain...

@jon-nyc said in The Feinstein Senate Seat: Yeah, no. Aw, c'mon. It would be fun, wouldn't it? Almost as much fun as a security video at a performance of "Beetlejuice."

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