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    Just a little humor

    You might be a redneck if you use ancestry.com instead of tinder.
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    Obituary: ... there they go !

    Honoring Jeanne Gibson In 1944, an 18-year-old girl took a bus across the country to hold a torch against steel plates, welding destroyers in the cold Seattle night. Jeanne Gibson didn't just help win a war; she proved that when women step into spaces they were told they didn't belong in, the...
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    Obituary: ... there they go !

    j I a prior life I worked for a Swiss company and, for the Swiss men, it was relatively rare that someone was promoted to senior levels if they weren't already senior in the Swiss army (remember that compulsory military service exists there). In any case it was always interesting to watch the...
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    HEADLINES: 2026

    In Oklahoma https://www.tahirih.org/news/oklahoma-legislators-send-bill-to-ban-child-marriage-to-the-govenors-desk/
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    Uvalde - the followup

    Most likely the "highly qualified, specially trained people operating these things" will be someone grabbed off the street and paid minimum wage.
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    Uvalde - the followup

    The obvious question - who are the "highly qualified, specially trained" people operating these things?
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    Cops behaving badly ...

    Last week, a 17-year-old child named Anthoneil Williams II called 911 while in distress. Austin Police arrived, and executed him in cold blood with a barrage of more than 20 rounds. Let’s Address Texas State Director Saadia Mirza covered this tragic story in detail. And as I painfully reflected...
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    Uvalde - the followup

    Some schools installing pepper-spraying drones to help stop active school shooters Some American schools are now turning to a hi-tech device to combat active shooters. At least nine schools across the U.S. are now being equipped with the drones designed to distract a school shooter until...
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    What to call this thread?

    This food bank's cupboards are empty - wonder why? https://www.facebook.com/reel/1382500297096106
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    - trivia -

    True - but that's not the origin of the term https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-09-30/how-woke-went-from-an-expression-in-black-culture-to-a-conservative-criticism
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    Anthropogenic Global Warming ... how hot is it ?

    Deadly flooding in West Virginia finds prevention plans unaddressed At least two West Virginians are dead, dozens of homes are damaged and communities across north central West Virginia are left picking up the pieces in the wake of another major flood. Just a decade ago, a massive flood...
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    What to call this thread?

    BREAKING An anti-trans activist told the internet a trans soccer player hospitalized two cis women. In court, she admitted she had no proof, no names, no date, and no idea where it supposedly happened. The activist is Kirralie Smith, CEO of the anti-LGBTQ+ group Binary Australia. Back in 2023...
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    Just a little humor

    THIS IS WHY WE LOVE CHILDREN 1) NUDITY I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, 'Mom, that lady isn't...
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    The Second Term of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America

    Back to the Reflecting Pool https://www.facebook.com/reel/1778149283366884
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