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This: List of countries by number of public holidays shows he's talking nonsense, of course. Americans tend to take fewer vacation days than, say, their European counterparts, so I'd say we need more holidays.

Why just say "no" we're not going to start a war, when he can milk it for weeks worth of the entire world's attention? Anyway, let's see if TACO.

It always did feel a bit revolting.

Well, except perhaps for the majority who migrated here following the civil war (including myself). The Brits abolished slavery in 1837, so we were a bit ahead of you chaps. But fair enough.

Well, not to sound negative, but that is a holiday specifically for a minority of the population. For most people it has little relevance. We might as well make Cinco de Mayo a holiday while we're at it.

That trend has been happening over the past four years, so I doubt it's a seasonal effect.

The First Images from Vera Rubin are About to Drop Prepare to drink from the firehose...

Streaming surpasses broadcast and cable TV viewing in US for first time I looks like the viewership battle is all but over, at least in the USA.

‘These are the most magnificent poles made’: As Middle East rages, Trump brags about new flag poles at the White House Coming soon: Honest Don's Used Vehicle Dealership. Only American-made, of course.

Sounds like a suitable application for the Hammer the Gap feat.

A curious study: Study finds Republicans flagged for posting misleading tweets twice as often as Democrats on Community Notes One would hope the use of disinformation would be equal among both parties, but it appears the right has more fully embraced the dark arts.

They should call it "Spaceballs To", just to mess with the grammar space nazi's. It's good to see Mel Brooks still kicking around at 98.

Apparently no strikes in eastern Iran. Range limit perhaps?

I can access it on Hulu, but apparently it's also on Roku or Plex (per Just watch). I hear ya. Recently I started switching between (Roku-accessible) streaming services every few months, just to watch different shows. I'm expecting that there will be more and more consolidation over time.

I'm just curious why so much anime seems to feature slavery? Is it because there's less of a cultural inhibition in Japan?

In case we forget what the first amendment does for us: Saudi Arabia executes a journalist after 7 years behind bars. Activists say it was over his tweets

It's funny how so many attempts at peacemaking in the Middle East by American presidents only seems to lead to more conflict. I guess it's just a crappy neighborhood. We've wasted entirely too much diplomatic capital on that region. Because oil, I suppose.

I think it would have been (a lot) more popular without the obvious association with his highness' birthday. I'm not against military parades per say, and I do support our military forces. But this was tacky.

I actually enjoy watching How It's Made. It's very calming; must be the predictability of its presentation and how everything progresses logically.

Today in... wha? The Bleach Community Is Ready for RFK Jr. to Make Their Dreams Come True So... do I need to worry about what's in this Fall's influenza vaccine?

The way the two sides are(n't) talking at each other, this all seems to be heading in a really bad direction. *sigh* If this ends up in a civil war, I suspect it will be along, brutal guerilla war that will ultimately destroy the nation. There aren't going to be clear-cut front lines, and we won't recognize the country when it's over. But we will be a great (third-world) nation afterward. So, congratulations MAGA.

Simon & Garfunkle classic

The delta seems to be various small tweaks. The one I did notice is that the half-elf and half-orc are not in the new SRD. WTF?

I finished watching the Andor series; overall it was really good, probably the best star wars sequence I've seen, even counting the original trilogy. The curious thing is that watching Rogue One at the end only made that movie seem rushed. There was much less character development compared to Andor, and the result was the ending didn't feel that tragic. I wonder what it would have been like if Rogue One was season 3 of Andor? That would never happen, of course, because it was an expensive series. But then I also wondered what made it so expensive? Was it all the expansive sets they built? It was well done and felt very organic to the setting. I don't think I saw any half measures.