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Supreme Court rules for coach whose prayers on football field raised questions about church-state separation SCOTUS got this one right. I really thought they would get Kagan to swing to the majority on this one. It went 6-3. I was expecting 7-2. Oh well. Didn't read any of the reasoning yet but seems like the right outcome. The separation of Church and State should not empower the extermination of voluntary public religious expression on personal time just because the individual involved happens to be a state employee.

Iraqi Drought Reveals Stunning 3,400-Year-Old City Covered By Tigris River I think I sacked this city while playing Old World.

NY Libraries giving away free books to kids

Firefighter rescue dog trapped in submerged car

The ISS transiting in front of the Sun:

Scottish Islanders Save Couple’s Wedding Across the Ocean After Nightmare Airport Saga Lost Their Luggage I think most folks are pretty decent when given the chance to be

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I watched the last three episodes of Obi Wan last night. I thought the whole thing pretty decent. It wasn't perfect but it was very entertaining and did good service to all the characters. I don't get all the flack the actress who played Reva caught. I thought she did a great job with the character even if her story arc didn't completely make sense. Switching between sadistic badass to broken child and making it look genuine couldn't have been easy. The kid that played Princess Leia absolutely stole the show. Cool cameo at the end. No complaints from me. So that's why I'm hoping this is a one off. They did a good job of it but a season 2 is an opportunity to make a hot mess of it all. Never forget this is still the people who made "The Rise of Skywalker" which stank worse than a burning dumpster full of soiled diapers.

Working longer hours to get ahead. Our Canadian vacation is in two weeks. Sounds like a movie title!

Completely agree with this take. It's definitely causing me to re-think some of my past admiration for Thomas.

I'll have to look into that.

This was a question on Jeopardy LAST NIGHT! You sir are ahead of the curve!

With regard to today's SCOTUS ruling on expanding access to CC. I really don't think this case should have been heard at all. New York changed the original law (which WAS unreasonably restrictive) before the case was heard so it should have been moot. The fact the the Court took a moot case smacks of activism looking for a place to happen. If I hate it when the liberal justices do it I'm going to hate it when the conservative justices do it. I have always thought CC was the purview of the state. Its up to the voters and legislature of each state to decide. Of course this is a over reaction to an over restriction. That is what over restriction generally get. It's all well and good to not prohibit ownership of firearms (within reason) but when you turn around and make it illegal to transport them outside the home under any condition (even driving to the range which it what this was all about) this is what you get.

Completely agree!

Just read this at G's suggestion. She loves having me read books she likes and then discussing them: One of the main point the writer was trying to hit was that evangelical whites follow leaders that are the exact opposite of the Christian moral ideal. Well... no s--t. But she whiffs pretty badly as to the reasons why. To her it all comes down to racism and toxic masculinity. A rather unimaginative and sophomoric explanation from someone looking down their nose at those poor deluded rubes. The reason IMO is that you have the left on one side that, on some issues, actually does follow the Judeo-Christian ethic but is outwardly and vocally hostile to the practice of religion, particularly Christianity. On the other hand you have the right that says the right things even though they don't actually DO right. The writer would argue it's not a cynical lesser evil choice that evangelicals are making. And while that might be true for some, IMO for most it is a lesser evil choice. Although most don't put much thought into it. They hear one side talking about faith, God, and America and the other castigating, denigrating, and vocally trying to ban people with religious convictions from the political arena. It really isn't more complicated than that. People generally are too bust living their lives to read about Donald Trump's marriages, kinks, trysts, many wives, etc. But, you guys all know where I stand on choosing "lesser evils". I love G. No doubt about that. But I really try not to engage her in pollical/social discussions because she gets really mad when hearing opposing opinions. And my political opinions don't fit neatly into any framework she can relate to.

I became king of Sweden in CK3 this morning. I can only imagine what feats I'll accomplish in the real world before the sun sets! BTW, @Azdeus you should refer to me as hans Majestät until further notice!

It's a beautiful time to be alive if you like TV isn't it? I remember when I was a kid and we had a choice of three channels. In you hat to turn the aerial antenna in different directions for each!

Hey I've liked the Obi Wan series so far. Yeah is has some plot holes and and few other story telling flaws but it's been good for me. I've really liked The Manadlorian. Haven't gotten into the Book of Boba Fett yet. When I've watched all these I'm cancelling Disney until the next season or series comes out. This is the way. I'd totally watch the heck out of this idea:

Anyone who wants to kidnap you better been in Olympic level shape. If you can't out run them you'd out ride them. And if that didn't work you'd outswim them.

Woman About to be Evicted Was Saved By Neighbors Who Bought the Home For Her