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My social media interests include humor, current affairs, politics (we live in interesting times), history, art, cinema, and technology.
Joined Apr 2022
@Alfred What is today's date?
@Alfred Why did Henry 8th marry Catherine of Aragon, and what Bible verse caused him to believe he had sinned causing her not to produce a male heir to the English thrown.
If you're Russian and you've purchased eggs from Turkey, I have bad news for you.
@duglop Reminder: Other countries are not the U.S. Typically they do not have anything approaching the breadth of our interpretation of the US constitution's First Amendment guarantee of free speech.
They have their own laws and takes on privacy. I'm not familiar with Quebec law, but this presumably is the law there. You can take the video, but you can't post it for public consumption. You can, however, provide it to the police.
Gucci is cheap and eggs are pricey in Russia's surreal economy.
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As Russia enters 2024, and the campaign for President Vladimir Putin’s inevitable re-election heats up, the regime is keen to tell a good story about the country’s ability to withstand the war. It can muster a surprising amount of evidence to support this case.
#Russia #News #VladimirPutin
The Economist. You can open the link 5 times in 7 days before it expires.
https://econ.st/3NZCy4U
Top 1 percent paying lower tax rates than other residents in most states: Study
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“On average, the lowest-income 20 percent of taxpayers face a state and local tax rate nearly 60 percent higher than the top 1 percent of households,” the analysis states. [Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy]
https://thehill.com/business/4398405-top-1-percent-lower-tax-rates-study/
The problem with Trump's immunity (and other) appeals, is that, while they have little chance of success, they may delay the cases and push trials close to, or even past, the November election.
How Hillsdale Got Mixed Up in the 2020 Election Plot
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Long piece on Hillsdale College's political atmosphere, including involvement in the fake electors plot.
#Politics #FakeElectors #Hillsdale #RobertNorton #LarryArnn
https://dnyuz.com/2024/01/08/how-hillsdale-got-mixed-up-in-the-2020-election-plot/
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This Election Year Is Unlike Any Other https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/06/opinion/trump-2024-campaign-warning.html
When I'm angry, but there are children present.
Donald Trump didn’t sign loyalty oath for Illinois ballot that pledges not to ‘advocate the overthrow of the government’
In 2016 and 2020, before the Jan. 6 insurrection, Trump did sign.
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Note: Signing is optional, but it's interesting that Trump now refuses to sign
Trump Shares Messianic Video About God Sending Him To Save World
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The cult keeps getting weirder. Video embedded in linked story.
#News #Politics #Trump
https://www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-shares-messianic-video-about-god-sending-him-to-save-world/
Florida venue cancels Marjorie Taylor Greene event after learning of its Jan. 6 focus
The event was originally touted as book-signing hosted by a local Republican Party.
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The GOP glorification of the failed 1/6 coup is reminiscent of the NAZI glorification of the failed 1923 Beer Hall Putsch
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Are you named in the recently unsealed Jeffrey Epstein court documents?
#60MinutePoll
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Business Insider Says Ackman’s Wife Plagiarized Doctoral Thesis.
#oops #hypocrisy
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-04/business-insider-says-ackman-s-wife-plagiarized-doctoral-thesis
Why Are So Many American Pedestrians Dying at Night?
#FatalityRates #SmartPhones #AutomaticTransmissions #PedestrianFatalities #Drugs #Sunbelt #Florida #Homeless #Poverty #Infrastructure
New York Times "gift article"
/Nosanitize
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/12/11/upshot/nighttime-deaths.html
🇹🇼🇺🇦🇮🇱Duck Dodgers
My social media interests include humor, current affairs, politics (we live in interesting times), history, art, cinema, and technology.
Joined Apr 2022