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Out of curiosity, how many would be enough to count as "a lot"? They have 950+ games, all of which are accessible with a Premium membership (not very expensive). Plus non-premium players can play premium games if there's at least 1 premium member at the (virtual) table.

Things Canada Stands to Gain if it Becomes a US State:

Private company buys a public good. A few years go by and the company decides the public good is no longer worthwhile; the public suffers as a result.

This story arc is way too common in modern society.
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The Republicans have the presidency, the house, the senate and the supreme court, so this line:

"Trump's proposal could run afoul of a federal law requiring environmental reviews of all major infrastructure projects."

seems so far beyond naive as to be laughable, if it weren't so sad.

Really, AI?

Christmas Turkey, by Arrogant Worms 15 track album

In the spirit of the season we've made CHRISTMAS TURKEY available for whatever you want. And that includes $0!
We just want to spread joy through songs like Christmas Sucks and Santa's Gonna Kick Your Ass.
PLEASE SHARE to smear the cheer far and near.
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Sautéed sliced mushrooms piled on a piece of buttered toast.

I love you and I want you to start your mushrooms in a dry pan. DRY. Med-high heat, flip when you start seeing beads of water on the faces of 2-3 slices (3-6 minutes depending on your stove & recklessness). 2-3 more minutes, then add butter/oil (&garlic/herbs if u want), 1-2 mins. Finish w salt.

Yes, but they amuse me 😄 and it isn't like they're grammatically incorrect.

Anche io: "CuriousMind" (se sei interessata)

I used to just transcribe them to share with friends. A few more:

"I don't know whether she used a knife or a bottle."
"Sei così dolce che ho mal di denti."→"You're so sweet that I have a toothache"
"I remember only that the lips were cold."
“Il cognome è quello che è.”→“The surname is what it is.”

Also:

And:

I have had some weird sentences learning Italian too. Such as:

@danacorn.bsky.social, I really enjoyed today's Phoebe & Her Unicorn strip. I mean, I always enjoy it, but the expressions on Phoebe's face today especially impressed/amused me!

Normalize this reaction
#art #artists

Normally, I would have found this story fairly disturbing, but today, it perfectly fit my mood.

Wow. I looked up Section 28 (having neither lived in nor gotten much news from the UK during those years). That's just insane. I'm so sad that they did that to people, but I'm glad that I now know about it.

How a Big Pharma Company Stalled a Potentially Lifesaving Vaccine in Pursuit of Bigger Profits A vaccine against tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest infectious disease, has never been closer to reality, with the potential to save millions of lives. But its development slowed after its corpora...

Never forget that the fight for batter vaccines isn't just against the disease, but against profit-driven motives. And at times, life-saving work seems futile.🧪

www.propublica.org/article/how-...

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