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It’s done. We are in Iceland.
It took a lot of planning, a fair amount of cash, and some good luck, but the contents of our house were delivered today. We’ll be unpacking boxes for the next couple of days, but overall it’s gone smoothly.
The dogs come out of quarantine on Wednesday. Then the family will be complete.
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they're ok for honeybees, because honeybees aren't native either
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TechCrunch
X, formerly known as #Twitter, will begin collecting users’ biometric data, according to its new privacy policy that was first spotted by Bloomberg. The policy also says the company wants to collect users’ job and education history. The policy page indicates that the change will go into effect on September 29
“Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for safety, security, and identification purposes,” the updated policy reads
Jim Jordan is abusing the congressional investigative power. And he knows it.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/fani-willis-jim-jordan-georgia-trump-rcna101841
Somehow I don't see Republicans voting for a guy whose last name they can't pronounce.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-fully-pivots-to-vivek-ramaswamy
"To the dismay of Pentagon officials, Musk volunteered that he had spoken with Putin personally. Another individual told me that Musk had made the same assertion in the weeks before he tweeted his pro-Russia peace plan, and had said that his consultations with the Kremlin were regular. (Musk later denied having spoken with Putin about Ukraine.)... ‘Well, I had this great conversation with Putin,’ ” the senior defense official told me. “And we were, like, ‘Oh, dear, this is not good.’
“We need Elon now.” “How now?” he replied. “Like fucking now,” the official said. “People are dying.” Another Ukrainian involved told me that he was “awoken by a dozen calls saying they’d lost connectivity and had to retreat.”
Elon Musk’s Shadow Rule
How the U.S. government came to rely on the tech billionaire—and is now struggling to rein him in.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/28/elon-musks-shadow-rule
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And I would have never known about this if I hadn't had to debunk a MAGA3X a while ago.
Maybe Zuck isn't entirely evil.
https://www.npr.org/2020/12/08/943242106/how-private-money-from-facebooks-ceo-saved-the-2020-election
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@OldDeckHand if this was a simulation you'd think it would be run better.
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Depression, anxiety not linked with cancer risk
Depression and anxiety do not make people more vulnerable to cancer, a large analysis has found.
Experts had suspected that these mental health conditions may increase cancer risk by affecting health-related behaviors or by having biological effects on the body that support cancer development, but studies so far have had mixed results.
https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cncr.34853
Pretty bizarre, seeing the GOP 'elite' together like this. Even without Tarrio.
The six co-conspirators have not been named (they are referred to as co-conspirator 1, co-conspirator 2, etc.), but the 45-page indictment lists the six as: four attorneys, a Justice Department official and a political consultant.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Trump-6-co-conspirators-indictment/story?id=101919066
Give me a heart to hang on to.
Really.
Pete Townsend and Ronnie Lane
#CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ4PIFeofd4
Retired minister charged with the 1975 kidnap and murder of an 8 year old girl.
https://www.delcotimes.com/2023/07/24/retired-minister-charged-in-1975-cold-case-murder-of-marple-8-year-old/
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