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Supreme Court won't hear challenge to Maryland assault weapons ban A split Supreme Court is declining to hear a challenge to state bans on assault weapons, semiautomatic rifles that are popular among gun owners and that have also been used in multiple mass shootings. By...

These Hidden Provisions in the Budget Bill Undermine Our Democracy By Eric Kashdan May 22, 2025 ... buried in Section 70302 of the legislation— would severely restrict federal courts’ authority to hold government officials in contempt if they violate judicial orders. A court’s ability to hold...

A thermodynamic contradiction of social superiority: hot chicks are cool ! Let's hope gramps split the $10k savings w/ leggy.

Oh. Thanks M'B. & Excellent. Then perhaps you wouldn't mind forfeiting your Liberty to become a slave. Give it a decade, then give us an update. K?

Men In Black VII: Impractical Kitchen Utensils ? In a pizzeria when the order is for a "747", it's for a large plane.

Not sure this'll help ... [MDIA=facebook]karen.bauman.dye/posts/pfbid02d1ZSQkyVwj1Qata1bqkEwqZDEhCfg6hzwoGb21R4NQsfYdGRZ5igybnye5yxqpp4l[/MEDIA] note: The best / easiest time to snuff out a wildfire is while it's still on the match. All this would be a non-issue if the United States...

- preposterous - PBS stands for Prison-Bound Scoundrels [/satire] Dr. Italo Benin said in previous centuries the grandparent's generation served the nuclear family not merely as baby-sitter but as a reservoir of wisdom, storytellers. And that now that we warehouse / marginalize them in...

Trump was not informed about Ukraine attack which destroyed huge fleet of Russian planes, reports claims Isabel Keane / Sun, June 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM EDT Trump was not informed about Ukraine attack which destroyed huge fleet of Russian planes, reports claims Donald Trump was not given a heads-up...

A preoccupied vegan named Hugh Picked up the wrong sandwich to chew. He took a big bite before spitting, in fright, "OMG, WTF, BBQ!"

Opinion At last, Putin is getting a taste of his own medicine Hamish de Bretton-Gordon / Sun, June 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM EDT Sunday, June 1, may go down as one of the most significant days of this war. It may be a sign that the pendulum is at last swinging in Ukraine’s favour. The Russian Air...

Canada is on fire again. - bummer -

Probably commenting on U.S. law: "No right is absolute. Conversely, no government authority is absolute." lawyer, law Professor and former ACLU head Nadine Strossen There were always exceptions. Even if speech, perjury, slander, & betraying State secrets is not protected speech...

You're such a smoothie ! I think my 2nd grade reaction was: - Hey Miss Curry! You have dirt on your forehead! - "If you knew you were going to die tomorrow, what would you do today?" Keanu Reeves "I'd clear my browser history." Stephen Colbert 24/07/22 - free cookies for...

Bad idea. Had the PBS people not seen the Oz movie ?! Photos, vids, etc .... I recommend the 7680x4320 version, BUT beware, it's high-res. https://wallpaperswide.com/a_spring_field_in_bloom-wallpapers.html

I remember that. The TI-51 was about $55 It's now a museum piece. When I captained the Committee Boat for the Tappan Zee Yacht Racing Association (I was 14) the official that scored (handicapped) the mixed class regattas used a slide rule...

My ~9th grade math teacher had us use the fraction 22/7 instead of 3.14 The "four banger", the simple add / subtract / multiply / divide pocket calculator didn't hit the market until I was ~20. By now I gather many calculators have a Pi key. Pie are round. 🥧 A dying mosquito exclaimed, "A...

The Wizard of Oz was an unusual movie, filmed part black & white, part color. It did not win Best Picture as it was released the same year as Gone With The Wind which won instead. Plot summary for the Oz film: A Kansas school girl is transported to a surreal landscape, kills the first person...

There once was a man from Peru Who dreamed he was eating his shoe. He woke with a fright In the middle of the night To find that his dream had come true. 'Tis a favourite project of mine, A new value of 𝝅 to assign. I would fix it at 3, For it's simpler, you see, Than 3 point 1 4 1 5 9

#183 In a Southern U.S. State? My public school ed. began in kindergarten, in NY. iirc if not in kindergarten, then in 1st grade each class day began with the Pledge of Allegiance, a U.S. flag displayed above the blackboard (yup, slate blackboard). The term is not in common usage: (so I can't...

Canadian also-rans can take any goofy position they wish. BUT !! Must they sully the esteem true conservatives have earned by embracing the label without earning it? I'm in the dark on this S2. In the U.S., though it doesn't seem to mean much at the moment, we have a Constitution, fundamental...