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It's amazing how nobody in the comments notices that which makes me marvel at the disconnect and lack of understanding about how democracy works. And also the inability of the Democrats to comprehend why so many didn't vote for them despite obvious social reasons for doing so.

The method of the Catholic Church to gain members in poor regions of the world. Not democracy, though. Democrats can organize but once you feed for votes, you're buying votes.

I hear that most of them are decent people. Just brought to the extremes, sadly.

6. He's unfortunately right in thinking that if not all then many are too stupid or lazy or entrenched to check. Even here people constantly post unchecked fake stuff.

Yeah. Splendid..

Czech initiative raises funds to purchase Flamingo missile for Ukraine More than 500,000 euros in just 48 hours? This Czech organisation has shown the way: with a fundraising campaign, the organisation has raised enough money for a Flamingo cruise missile.

A Czech initiative raises over €500,000 in 48 hours to fund a Flamingo missile to Ukaine

I'm envious. :)

And from what I see, the ugliest.

And apparently the amphitheatre is 1970 m above sea level.
Spectacular geology. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Roc...

YouTube video by Alexandrescu Ciprian Gojira - Live at Red Rocks

I recently watched a great Billy Strings concert at Red Rocks and along with the music, found the venue impressive. Now stumbled onto a Gojira gig there and it's wowee.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBzn...

I'm perfectly fine with disagreement.

YouTube video by Idrîsî Ensemble Idrîsî Ensemble - Ότι Θεός / Oty Theos - Old Roman chant (4th-11th c.)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J0T...

Well, it's either this or that gun. Besides, Libya was bombed way before Hillary. It was under embargo. It has a long history with the US and there is no good exit between a local tyrant and an external one. Controlled capital, if anything, has provided on average way better lives to more people.

Scribbles.

YouTube video by Claus Kellerman POV Trump To Canada "I CAN PLAY DIRTIER" Increases Tariffs 10 %

An interesting perspective on the effects of that Canadian ad. It can indeed backfire - not with Trump but with his voters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2TP...

This is the best 404 page I've seen. www.merkurtoys.cz/en/merkur-hi...

Also, the world is complex and such simplistic takes which are prevalent in American political commentary (and beyond) are not helpful at all. Taking one metric like free education but ignoring the context or what is actually taught, is not proving any point.

Libya had free education. It also had a repressive regime that killed anyone who'd disagree with the Little Green Book. All European communist countries had free education and also - see previous sentence. Free education is good - and indeed, necesary - but not in isolation.

Trump raises tariffs on Canada by 10% in retaliation for anti-tariff TV ad Move is response to ad sponsored by Ontario that referenced Ronald Reagan’s support for free trade

If anything, it’s Trump’s action imposing an additional 10% tariff on Can that shows that his legal rational - a national emergency because of a national emergency due to a trade deficit - is wrong. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Coral collapse signals Earth's first climate tipping point The global die-off of coral reefs signals a critical shift in Earth’s climate system with global environmental consequences along with economic ones.

Earth has entered a grim new climate reality. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/coral-collapse-climate-tipping-point

YouTube video by Brian James Foo Fighters - Detroit Rock City (W/ Paul Stanley) (The Forum,Los Angeles CA 1/10/15)

Happiness. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ADg...

Trump Administration Live Updates: Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown

The amount is meaningless — less than one day of salary. But the principle is important: once the armed services are paid by the oligarchs, they become a private militia, and we no longer have a country.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

I ate half of the butternut.

Spain revives EU daylight savings debate – DW – 10/24/2025 Spain is pushing EU colleagues to finally do away with setting clocks back and forth, with the prime minister making the case on social media. A 2018 EU pledge to ditch the outdated practice has failed to find unanimity.

Spain revives EU daylight savings debate

For images, check with TinEye or google's own image search if you will. It's easier to be outraged every five minutes (but not very healthy) than do the extra work before posting. Or after. But then, it's the outrage that feeds social media, I know.

Hmno, it's apparently from the FDR Memorial. www.istockphoto.com/de/foto/grav...
Stop trusting AI for fact-checking. Use it carefully and use your minds.

And I don't think we can afford ignoring them.

2024-2025 Literacy Statistics | National Literacy Institute Literacy Statisitics

Ah, they've moved it: www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/2024-2025-li...

2024-2025 Literacy Statistics | National Literacy 2024-2025 Literacy Statistics

I did a fast search out of curiosity. Interestingly, this page of the National Literacy Institute has been taken down in the summer. The information in it looks troubling but logical. web.archive.org/web/20250618...

About 21% are illiterate so this is not surprising. I guess those people are too busy surviving to care about who is Chuck Schumer.