Karl Henderson

Thanks. I looked for it when he announced but didn't find anything. Donation made.

I wish China were actually trying to take our place here and save some lives rather than just seeing if a bit of hard power will fit in the hole our soft power left.

I regret I have but one comment to give to return to ratio.

Are they required to stay mollified?
If no, can we get the Muppets?
If yes, Muppets anyway. No point trying.

He'll be 30 Martian years old on May 12th 2027.

Pope Leo tells US bishops to address Trump's immigration crackdown - www.reuters.com/world/pope-l...

Never before in American history has one state's military force been deployed in another state over its objection.

I say never because the Civil War involved states whose governments legally ceased to exist, their offices vacated by constructive resignation, with no legitimate governors to object.

The Eye of Sauron in Still life with Oranges by Paul Gauguin.

the fellowship of the arts: thread

OK, but if tell me Happiness Hotel doesn't smell and has a working elevator, it's going to blow my mind.

I guess "exclusive" is one way to say no one else would run this shit.

Gezellig

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

I just pre-ordered from there.
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Just pre-ordered from Libro.fm.
If it's not her, it will still be good.

Excellent news!

All the repairs for my hail damage (much less bad than yours) are finally done after 6 months. That ought to make me done with it but I'm still anxiously checking the claim status for when they close the case.

Doxing is one of those things where it's a real problem but any laws about it are more likely than not, a nightmare.

Combine 2 Film Titles 2 make a New Film.

Falling Down Periscope

It probably says something about me that my first instinct is to check if Kermit is sticking his knife in the hot or the neutral.

It looks like the smaller hole which would be the hot but that would mean the image is mirrored. If wired up right.

Also, Dawgs...

The outage is over now but useful to know these numbers.
Starkville, MS is (662)-323-4131 per the city website.
www.cityofstarkville.org/127/Police-D...

I guess that would be 2.

Staffing cuts and a personal emergency

This post has my most recent picture. I'm a few months older.
I'm on the right. On the left, John is much younger.
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it turns out it is extraordinarily difficult to save the lives of millions without generating some soft power

I guess I'm a 1 percenter. How many bots though?

These are the largest cities (not metropolitan areas) in the US as of 2025. A few really pretty city flags too. LA is great; Jacksonville’s upper half is cool; Phoenix kicks ass.

Language tapes

Fearful Americans Stockpiling Facts Before Federal Government Comes To Take Them Away

Fearful Americans Stockpiling Facts Before Federal Government Comes To Take Them Away https://theonion.com/fearful-americans-stockpiling-facts-before-federal-gove-1819579589/

I Like Free Speech So Much That I’ve Decided It’s Just Mine Now “President Trump said networks giving him negative coverage may deserve to have their licenses revoked, ramping up threats administration officials...

"I like so many things about free speech. I like that my friends on TV can say they want to kill homeless people and then keep showing up for work like nothing happened."

Hey, ICE, stop misusing the Bible to recruit agents (RNS) — Next time, leave the biblical scholarship to the professionals.

OPINION: The ICE recruitment ads are especially painful because they not only employ Bible verses to support morally questionable ends, but because in their original context the verses’ teachings are diametrically opposed to the current mission of ICE.
religionnews.com/2025/09/17/h...