@jon-nyc said in Private Jets: @George-K said in Private Jets: Funny how the Transportation Secretary's use of private jets was a big deal a while ago. Price was HHS. My mistake. Sorry. That's completely different.

I googled it and then realized I’ve seen it.

@George-K said in Cristofori Piano: She said "it's short" If you had a nickel….

One of my favorite Mike Leach moments… https://www.foxsports.com/watch/1604857923802

Ppfffttt ... a true FIFA official would call soccer football.

Too much.

@xenon No one more evangelical than a committed atheist. I have no issue with atheists just as long as they're not telling me what to not believe. Same way with evangelicals of all sorts.

LOL.

@Renauda said in "I can't afford to live, so kill me.": I really do not see why this is such an issue for others and, in particular, people who are not affected by Canadian law, when it is, in reality, a matter of personal choice. All the law does is affirm and facilitate the legality of medical professional involvement in a patient’s personal choice to die with what he or she believes is with some dignity and on their own personal terms. +1

@89th said in Breaking the Digital Addiction: I mean, the kids practicing are like 7 years old so yes the parents drive the kids there and stay for the 30-45 minutes of practice. Oh, ok - yes, you're right, that makes more sense. I'd assumed the kids were older. We used to do the karate stuff at that age, and I wouldn't have missed it for anything.

WaPo: [image: 1670933486703-image.jpeg] Journalism dies in ignorance.

He looks awfully frail. You only lose muscle mass if you are bedridden and not eating. When I've been in, they had a hell of a time keeping me in bed.

Gibson's Bakery v. Oberlin College was an Ohio legal case concerning libel, tortious interference, and infliction of distress. The case ultimately involved questions about the responsibilities of universities during student protests. The case began in 2016 with an incident of shoplifting by an Oberlin College student at Gibson's Bakery. Following the arrests of three students related to the shoplifting incident, students, faculty members, and employees of Oberlin College protested against the bakery, alleging racism. Meredith Raimondo, the dean of students and vice-president at Oberlin college, took part in the protest, distributing a pamphlet falsely alleging racism on the part of the bakery. Oberlin initiated financial sanctions against the bakery, while lending material support to protestors. The owners of the bakery sued Oberlin College and Raimondo for damages. In 2019, a jury found that the college had defamed the owner of Gibson's Bakery and his family, and awarded them $44 million in compensatory and punitive damages. Following the jury verdict, the trial judge reduced the total award to $25 million, due to Ohio state law capping punitive damages. The trial court also awarded $6 million for legal fees. The College appealed that decision. In 2022, the Ninth Ohio District Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the 2019 jury verdict which found that the college defamed, inflicted distress, and illegally interfered with Gibson's Bakery, and upheld the damages award. Oberlin College then sought review by the Supreme Court of Ohio, but that effort failed when the Court declined to accept jurisdiction on August 30, 2022.[1][2] On September 8, 2022, Oberlin College announced that it would no longer contest the matter and would pay Gibson's Bakery the sum of $36.59 million representing the judgment with interest.[3][4]

Oh, he's a piece of work, to be sure. Did you know that UPenn pulled his PhD thesis from public?