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    HEADLINES: 2026

    - dag nabbit - CORRECTION: No. These politicians and political operatives are NOT political conservatives. They're radical extremists. Please do not reward these poseurs by granting them their false claim. There are multiple reasons to not disparage conservatism. Your own personal integrity not...
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    Below The Fold ...

    Gen Z turns on classic snacks, forcing major grocery shake-up: 'They don't trust them' About 35% of parents buying snacks for Gen Alpha kids say they prioritize natural ingredients By Deirdre Bardolf Fox News / Published May 4, 2026 8:00am EDT America's snack habits are...
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    HEADLINES: 2026

    Barney Frank [D-ret] Dying progressive icon urges party to shelve culture wars and focus on economics
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    Just a little humor

    The 2026 Kentucky Derby was won by a woman. Didn't they used to let horses run that race?
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    Just a little humor

    My wife and I laugh about how competitive we are, but I laugh more.
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    What to call this thread?

    True, but substantially immaterial. The sensible counterpoint being obfuscated here: there are perverts that would wish to infiltrate public toilet facilities not for the intended purpose of attending to routine bodily functions, but instead for lascivious unethical purpose. Even if some...
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    Quotable Quotes

    Do you suppose Republican presidential candidates choose undesirable presidential candidates as VP running-mates to discourage assassination attempts?
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    Just a little humor

    Q: What do you call a pigeon that can’t find its way home? A: A pigeon.
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    Just a little humor

    Q: What do you call a magician without his magic? A: Ian.
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    Below The Fold ...

    Mother charged with involuntary manslaughter over teen son's alleged e-motorcycle crash By Meredith Deliso May 1, 2026, 7:46 PM Mother charged after teen son allegedly hits veteran, 81, while riding e-motorcycle A mother has been arrested and charged with child...
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    adage, chestnut, cliché, old wives' tale, proverb, trope, truism: concise insight? or hackneyed vestige?

    We earn it, they spend it. What could possibly go wrong ?! "Our Constitution is in actual operation; everything appears to promise that it will last; but in this world nothing is certain but death and taxes." Benjamin Franklin
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    Quotable Quotes

    "The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history... this century's history.... We all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century." -- Dan Quayle, then Indiana senator and Republican vice-presidential candidate during a news conference in which he was asked his opinion of...
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    Below The Fold ...

    ... back in the good ol' days, when we were a nation of immigrants ... xe·no·pho·bi·a (zē′nə-fōbēə, zĕn′ə-) n. Fear of, hatred of, mistrust of, or contempt for that which is foreign, especially strangers or people from different countries or cultures. Usage Note: Xenophobia has long had two...
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    partisan clatter

    "exoneree" is my source of confusion here t #3. Exonerate means to free from blame. They blame him for winning the election? Decisively?! Anyway, the report indicates to me the candidate won the election with broad popular support, but for partisan reasons the opposing political party...
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