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And now it's voice actor Peter Cullen
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Peter Cullen, prolific voice actor who gave Optimus Prime his authoritative baritone, has died
Peter Cullen, the iconic voice actor behind Optimus Prime and Eeyore, has died at 85. His agent announced Cullen died Wednesday at his Los Angeles home.
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videoAnd now it's voice actor Peter Cullen
Peter Cullen, prolific voice actor who gave Optimus Prime his authoritative baritone, has died
Peter Cullen, the iconic voice actor behind Optimus Prime and Eeyore, has died at 85. His agent announced Cullen died Wednesday at his Los Angeles home.
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re #234
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The One Stereotype That Gloria Steinem Shockingly Busted
She may have been a feminist icon, but she was in on the joke.
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Steinem made her most culture-changing progress before the first full century of women's suffrage had elapsed.
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George Chuvalo - Sept 12, 1937 - Sept 12, 2026
George Louis Chuvalo CM OOnt was a Canadian professional boxer, who was a five-time national heavyweight champion and two-time world heavyweight title challenger. He was famous for having never been knocked down in any of his 93 professional bouts including fights against Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and George Foreman.
George Louis Chuvalo CM OOnt was a Canadian professional boxer, who was a five-time national heavyweight champion and two-time world heavyweight title challenger. He was famous for having never been knocked down in any of his 93 professional bouts including fights against Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and George Foreman.
Peter Max (born Peter Max Finkelstein; October 19, 1937 – September 14, 2026) was a German-American artist known for using bright colors in his work. Works by Max are associated with the visual arts and culture of the 1960s, particularly psychedelic art and pop art.
Disgraced former House Speaker Dennis Hastert dies at 84
The Illinois Republican was sentenced to 15 months in prison after leaving Congress for scheming to cover up child molestation accusations.
The 2026 mid-term election is less than a month away.#229
The Trumpets have left the globe in shambles.
The president of the United States has publicly offered a carrot & stick bribe to the U.S. electorate:
- maintain Republican leadership and you get $5,000.oo - or -
- Trump will not support the States that don't.
In this context the distinction between a political opponent and an adversary / enemy can be blurred.
Up yours J.D., child molesters are dirt bags.
- right - ? *
* The psychological counterpoint worth considering here:
we may perceive others as deficient if they subordinate their humanity to more base manifestations of contempt, vengeance, malice.
The well-centered personality defines itself. It's cause for alarm if we find the destructive dysfunction of our opponents / adversaries
contaminating our approach to humanity.
This could be internalized, excuse for self-flagellation.
But perhaps we ought not overlook: perhaps in the era of President Trump, our political opponents are indeed also our enemies ? Rest in Peace Speaker Hastert
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In 2016, he was sentenced to 15 months in prison for financial offenses related to the sexual abuse of teenage boys. He admitted to the abuse at a sentencing hearing, though he was never convicted of any sexual crimes.[4][5][6]
From 1965 to 1981, Hastert was a high school teacher and wrestling coach at Yorkville High School in Yorkville, Illinois.
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In May 2015, Hastert was indicted on federal charges of structuring bank withdrawals to evade bank reporting requirements and making false statements to federal investigators. Federal prosecutors said that the funds withdrawn by Hastert were used as hush money to conceal his past sexual misconduct.[7][5] In October 2015, Hastert entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors. Under the agreement, Hastert pleaded guilty to the structuring charge (a felony); the charge of making false statements was dropped.[8]
In court submissions filed in April 2016, federal prosecutors alleged that Hastert had molested at least four boys as young as 14 years of age during his time as a high school wrestling coach.[4] At a sentencing hearing, Hastert admitted that he had sexually abused boys whom he had coached.[6] Referring to Hastert as a "serial child molester", a federal judge imposed a sentence of 15 months in prison, two years' supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.
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Thank you R5 & S2.
I'm obviously quite clumsy about a coherent message here.
Fact is, I nearly included the "
" in the original post #229 announcement.I've been a victim of my own conscience since I posted a joke involving murder, post #1,635
My excuse for (one of) the punchline is, it was not about murder, only a misunderstanding about murder.
So Matthew, you preach that god gave us judgment, and expects us to not use it?
Speaker Hastert:
If you wanted a better epitaph, perhaps you should have dated boys your own age.