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    Photos, vids, etc ....

    Re #2,744 Ask and ye shall receive https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23921675/ https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/do-educated-people-believe-in-god
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    The Second Term of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America

    Not that anyone with half a brain expected the phones to live up to the hype but it is doubtful that they'll ever ship.
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    Photos, vids, etc ....

    Correlation does not imply causation. When I was teaching undergraduate statistics I used to point out that there was a very high positive correlation between the number of murders committed in NYC and the number of ice cream cones sold there. That did not mean that people were being...
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    Below The Fold ...

    He wasn't the only one to do that and arrive at similar dates: I don't know if they were as "precise" as Ussher by providing an estimate that detailed the exact date and time that creation started. The Ussher Bible Timeline, created by 17th-century Archbishop James Ussher, calculated the...
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    HEADLINES: 2026

    There's no "probably" about it. Regardless of what he says he has to weigh at least 300 pounds.
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    For my Canadian friends

    A new Nanos survey for CTV News found that most Canadians continue supporting boycotts of U.S. travel and products as trade tensions persist. About 82% of respondents said avoiding American goods and travel helps strengthen Canada’s bargaining position, with older Canadians showing the strongest...
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    Below The Fold ...

    All he did was add up all the ages of people in the bible and make a few adjustments because of different calendars.
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    Below The Fold ...

    BTW, while it only rained for forty days and forty nights they were onboard (afloat) for a full year (feeding the animals for that long is just another reason that the entire story is impossible)
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    Quotable Quotes

    Dementia Don is on a roll "Nobody else ever ended a war." ~ Trump, on himself "They trifled with us today. We blew them away...You won't have to know if there's no ceasefire. You're just going to have to look at one big glow coming out of Iran." ~ Trump, asked if ceasefire is still on
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    What to call this thread?

    An individual doesn't have to go thru surgery to be trans. But the first sex change operation dates to 1931. Absolutely
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    Uvalde - the followup

    There seem to be a lot of different analyses of the effect https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/dem/releases/studies-gun-massacre-deaths-dropped-during-assault-weapons-ban-increased-after-expiration...
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    Below The Fold ...

    The man at the desk that day was Dr. Irving Finkel, a curator at the British Museum and one of the very few people alive who can sight-read cuneiform, the wedge-shaped writing of ancient Mesopotamia. He had translated thousands of clay tablets in his career. Contracts. Prayers. Grocery lists...
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    What to call this thread?

    Yep - "Transgender people have existed throughout history, with documented examples spanning thousands of years, including Gala priestesses in ancient Sumeria (5000–3000 B.C.) and Roman figures like Emperor Elagabalus. Historical figures such as surgeon James Barry (1789–1865) and Lili Elbe...
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    For my Canadian friends

    TOURISM SHOCK: Canadian Boycott Slams U.S. Travel — $5.7 BILLION Vanishes Overnight A sudden chill has swept through the U.S. tourism industry after a growing boycott by travelers from Canada reportedly wiped out an estimated $5.7 billion in projected travel spending. Industry insiders say...
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