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DireWolfSpirit

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  1. As an atheist/agnostic I enjoy reading religious texts of all sorts. It supports my faithlessness tremendously. Eta: I find I usually know the New Testament a bit better than most Christians I have contact with. I am also greatly amused with what they think the Old Testament says and how it contradicts Rabbinical interpretation of the same text.
  2. Kind of poor optics for Newsom. Panera Bread, however, was ruled exempt from the $20-an-hour minimum wage hike by Gov. Gavin Newsom after the billionaire owner of several of the chain’s locations donated to his campaign, according to a report.
  3. Court ruling effectively outlaws Islamic schools in India’s most populous state https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/24/india/india-madrasa-court-ruling-uttar-pradesh-intl-hnk
  4. "Plato y Plomo" Trump is no Corleone or Escobar, he's just a weak, greasy, slob with a completely irreconcilable relationship with the truth.
  5. ^^^ Ninja'd me on the Colin F. Penguin Eta: Yeah im down for the Monkee Man, Dev Patel has been great in a string of action movies now.
  6. Down to the Sweet 16 and not a single 1 or 2 seed upset yet. Thats no fun at all.
  7. Wow Sarkozy sounds like a awful person, but then again, typical politician.
  8. The 4 terrorist suspects in the Moscow attack were arraigned today. 3 of the 4 pleaded guilty. The 4th, in a wheelchair being nursed and unable to respond yet. All 4 beat to a bloody pulp. Oh and one had his ear hacked off. Im going out on a limb and predicting these guys dont survive long during their imminent to come "life sentences."
  9. Dont skip "1883" either. I think I'd view that before "1923". All 3 of the Yellowstone chronology are fun imo, with '1923' and "1883" there are more bittersweet aspects at work in the story.
  10. Senator Murkowski announcing she will not endorse or vote for Trump in November. Murkowski is done with Trump. And the powerful Republican won’t rule out leaving GOP https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/24/politics/lisa-murkowski-done-with-trump
  11. Bloodthirsty Putin knows no decorum. If you get a chance to hit them take it.
  12. ^^^Yes it happened to me as well, at a State Park Campgrounds washroom. These annoying flush switches in the middle of your back I am finding them in all our work restrooms and along the highway rest stops. This stuff drives people buggers and its why you hear the middle aged bitching about how older stuff was so much nicer than a lot of newer things that we get forced on us at the user end. Product packaging is getting lamer and lamer as well, not only is all the crap bad for the environment but you often need 2-3 tools to open things and your thinking, "It wasn't always so stupid".
  13. What grinds my gears lately- The ever growing tendency of restrooms that have the flush button directly in the upper middle of my back. Otherwise known as the most inconvenient location imagineable. How does that even happen, I mean youd think someone along the process of developing these wouldve pointed out the lack of functionality?
  14. Heard interesting reporting that theres a proposal to use the interest from the $200 billion in frozen oligarch funds and give the proceeds to Ukraine to fund weapons purchases. The interest alone was something like $3-4 billion, so its a worthwhile/helpful amount.
  15. The reported death toll has now increased to 115 souls.
  16. What on earth was Blackthorne doing to that perfectly fine pheasant (freakin insanity man)?
  17. Its ISIS-K specifically that is claiming the Moscow attack. They are interesting in that many of them have splintered off from ISIS and Taliban because "they arent extreme enough", . "ISIS-K formed around 2015. The 'K' in its name stands for Khorasan. It's a historical name for a region that covers Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, and part of Central Asia. Even with similar beliefs, ISIS-K is a lot more intense than ISIS. ISIS-K tends to recruit Afghan and Taliban defectors who feel the Taliban's methods aren't extreme enough." I think theyve found a new perfect target.
  18. I dont know why, but I had assumed it was a illegal use of campaign funds to pay Trumps legal fees?
  19. A magnificent greet from a S.African Bull Elephant who is letting it be known intrusion is not appreciated. Video enclosed- https://abcnews.go.com/International/bull-elephant-lifts-safari-truck-carrying-tourists/story?id=108348355
  20. Cant recall the restaurant name but Black Rock doesnt sound familiar. The cut of meat, a KC Strip was a generous size, not a porterhouse but at least a 16 oz maybe slightly larger, tender, thick and marbled. I was disappointed that I didnt get that perfect sear becuse I failed to get it right onto the very hottest point of the charcoal pit (the thing was at least 10 feet long maybe 3 foot across and by my estimation mustve had the equivalent of 10 large charcoal bags in the pit, there were 2 of these charcoal pits of that size btw). Not the perfect sear, which is challenging on charcoal, but then I compounded it by not being patient enough for that thick of a cut. The result a bit underdone, very rare, totally my own under-perormance on the grill, tender though and I did eat every bite. Thing is if it was from the patio grill at home, I wouldve just put it back on the rack and let it get a little more well done. At the restaurant I didnt feel comfortable going back up and throwing my steak back on once I had sampled it. I kind of fealt it was like double dipping in the salsa bowl in a strange way. Two other nitpicks, they served me coffe that very obviously was from the teapot, the waitress took that off the bill and admitted its happened before. The other issue is I would never eat in this place in the summer time with all the heat the charcoal is putting off in the dining area, not for me and I did not notice outdoor, patio stye seating so summer time forget about it.
  21. This allows them to detain people suspected of entering the country illegallly. Supreme Court allows Texas to begin enforcing controversial immigration law https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/19/politics/supreme-court-allows-texas-to-begin-enforcing-controversial-immigration-law
  22. Really, I thought he was pretty unfairly maligned and the league used him as a whipping boy because they had to look like they were doing something to combat CTS. It was easier to pick out a few physical players than do something meaningful for safety like ban the concrete turf that these guys are still getting slammed into weekly. Fuck Goodell.
  23. I still think I want another perjury charge against this sleaze for testifying, under oath, that he had $400 million in cash. Its long past time for Donald to be held accountable. Eta: Keep punching while the beast is down, keep punching. Eta: Turns out Trumps former bagman Cohen, is saying similar stuff about a perjury charge for the false cash claim. “If that’s true, post the $400 million and get the balance,” Cohen said. “And if it’s not true, who knows, maybe it could be a perjury charge.”
  24. Well your the lawyer or something, not me, I build ships for a living, but the following makes me doubt SCOTUS will save Trump on this- The Anti-Injunction Act (28 U.S.C. § 2283), is a United States federal statute that restricts a federal court's authority to issue an injunction against ongoing state court proceedings, subject to three enumerated exceptions. It states: "A court of the United States may not grant an injunction to stay proceedings in a state court except as expressly authorized by Act of Congress, or where necessary in aid of its jurisdiction, or to protect or effectuate its judgments."[1] The Act was originally enacted as part of the Judiciary Act of 1793. The current Act was enacted in 1948. As interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States, the Act is a bastion of federalism and embodies the need to avoid "needless friction" between state and federal courts.[2]
  25. I doubt SCOTUS could bail Trump from a NY State judgement before the 1 week away deadline till Ms. James auctions his gaudy properties away. I think hes between a very neatly fitting rock and a hard place and noone's coming to help him this time.
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