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The All Things Political Topic
Yes, well with elections coming up, the Republicans need to start looking responsible again. But Redacted and his family still enjoy immunity to tax audits, so that will likely be challenged in court.
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The All Things Political Topic
Trump admin is terminating a vast network of ocean monitors We ought to know by now not to bother billionaires with pesky facts and data when there are oil profits to be made. I mean, who would want to know what's happening on 70% of the planet's surface anyway?
- Music: Sharing and Listening - Where words fail, music speaks
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FIFA World Cup 2026 thread
World Cup 2026 power rankings: Counting down all 48 teams (USA Today) Brazil is number 7?
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The All Things Political Topic
The first meeting of the Bored of Peace took place Feb. 19. Nine days later the USA and Israel started bombing Iran. Coincidence? 🤨
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New Scientific Discoveries, Part Fünf
MIT researchers develop a low-cost technique to get lithium out of rocks Sounds intriguing, if they can scale it up.
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The All Things Political Topic
Our world-class hypocrite is rapidly draining the strategic national oil reserve, after criticizing Biden for the same. America’s pile of emergency oil is shrinking fast But what else is new.
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FIFA World Cup 2026 thread
Greenland/US.
- Funny Stuff - Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it
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New Scientific Discoveries, Part Fünf
I was impressed how rapidly it left the pad. Must be the new engines. The old Saturn V seemed to take forever to clear the tower.
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What You've Done Today...or yesterday...or what you are doing RIGHT THIS MINUTE!!!
I could see a major vehicle transition occuring if we switch most vehicles to self-driving. In that case there might not be the incentive to buy bulky, gas-powered vehicles, with the motivation switching to internal comfort and safety. One thing I do wonder about is why the EV are still so focused on streamlining instead of style? Without the motivation to save on gas, streamlining seems like a lower priority. (The Tesla Cybertruck seems like a partial exception to this.)
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The TV and Streaming Thread: Enough episodes for syndication
Slow Horses was pretty good spycraft drama, although the seasons are only six episodes long. I could see that being remade for the US.
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New Scientific Discoveries, Part Fünf
- The All Things Political Topic
Republicans cancel votes amid fight over Trump's ‘anti-weaponization' fund In the USA, we're rapidly approaching political "silly season" as politicians posture for the upcoming election. In this case, some Republicans are objecting to Redacted's 'anti-weaponization' slush fund. I guess that isn't as silly as usual. At least the police who were attacked on Jan. 6th are taking the settlement to court. Redacted likes to break the rules, but perhaps this was a crime too far?- The All Things Political Topic
To top it off: US government will permanently drop tax claims against Trump as part of IRS lawsuit deal Such a deal. How do we get one of those? Yeah, sue the government for $10 billion. Anyway, seems just a tad illegal. - The All Things Political Topic