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    Cops behaving badly ...

    Why is lieutenant engaged in such public contact? Cut to the chase: do you suppose robot policemen will be any better? [you're welcome THX-1138 fans]
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    What to call this thread?

    Seems to me you each recognize these distinctions among male / female / other / non include more than one criterion. It's not only genital configuration. It's not only XX or XY. etc. The appeal of simple, clear distinctions is obvious. It facilitates local pub distinctions such as an...
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    The Second Term of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America

    #2,647 is an interesting insight into leadership. A good leader and a bad leader can have the same objective. In that case the distinction is method of leadership. The Pope can lead millions of Catholics around the globe by presenting his ideas and interpretations persuasively enough for them...
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    The Second Term of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America

    A Reporter at Large Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion In August, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned. By David D. Kirkpatrick January 31, 2026...
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    The Second Term of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America

    ICE confirms measles inside Texas detention center holding growing number of immigrant families Alex Woodward / Sun, February 1, 2026 at 10:51 PM EST ICE confirms measles inside Texas detention center holding growing number of immigrant families Donald Trump’s administration has confirmed at...
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    - trivia -

    Iconic image. Folklore has grown from this. One such anecdote: An African-American was belligerently informed from behind the lunch-counter "We don't serve [n-word plural] here." The customer replied: I wasn't going to order that. Instead, I'll have a cheeseburger with fries please. Another...
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    HEADLINES: 2026

    Putin ‘will send thousands of criminals to wreak havoc across Europe’ Joe Barnes / Sun, February 1, 2026 at 3:00 AM EST Vladimir Putin could send Russian soldiers to Europe to wreak havoc, according to the Estonian foreign minister Vladimir Putin is preparing to send hundreds of thousands of...
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    Happy Groundhog Day

    PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. -- Punxsutawney Phil is said to be predicting six more weeks of wintry weather after he saw his shadow Monday. His annual prediction was translated by his handlers at Gobbler's Knob in western Pennsylvania. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club says that when Phil is deemed to have...
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    Photos, vids, etc ....

    And how shall we interpret this? Let's not conflate interest low enough to not motivate spontaneous attendance, and low artistic merit.
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    Quotable Quotes

    a) Obviously. b) There's no excuse. But at least there must be an explanation. Which is? Catastrophic systemic failure? Not merely a nation of over 300 million, but a global ultra-power stands passively by ... And the best we can do, quote the Slovakian prime minister ?
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    The Second Term of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America

    I had assumed so. One corroborating fragment of evidence, Trump initially announced a down-time of less than one year, but that parameter expanded to two years, seemingly overnight. dis·mal (dĭzməl) adj. 1. Causing gloom or depression; dreary: dismal weather; took a dismal view of the...
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    Photos, vids, etc ....

    Is it Melania the feature vid. that's getting panned here? Or are bitter political antagonists attacking the U.S. president by criticizing his third wife? I never met Melania. But apart from her choice of spouse, she doesn't seem so bad to me. One early response reported low marks from...
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    The Second Term of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America

    Trump announces two-year closure of Trump Kennedy Center for major renovations The Trump Kennedy Center will close on July 4, 2026 for two years By Amanda Macias Fox News / Published February 1, 2026 6:36pm EST Trump says he is honored after Kennedy Center Board votes...
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    The Second Term of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America

    Reportedly they got the horse to do that for the Mr. Ed camera with peanut butter. This Trump rally image is not photoshop. Off Trump's right shoulder, a guy with a black MAGA hat checking his wristwatch on camera. Not merely bored, demonstrably impatient. And to Trump's left, actor Edgar...
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    What to call this thread?

    When feminists feared the 'lavender menace' of lesbians — and how those lesbians fought back Lesbians fought homophobia in the feminist movement with humor and heart. Jan 31, 2026 In the late 1960s and early 1970s, second-wave feminism, a.k.a. women’s liberation, was...
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    W W Y D : What Would You Do ? Where ethics, pragmatism, & law meet ? Collide ?

    February 1, 2026 Today in History Today in History: February 1, space shuttle Columbia destroyed during re-entry On Feb. 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke apart as it re-entered the earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven of its crew members: commander Rick Husband; pilot William McCool...
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    Photos, vids, etc ....

    https://www.foxnews.com/ Buckle your seatbelts Minneapolis. Punxsutawney corpse predicts 6 more weeks of ICE. What's more useless than tits on a bullfrog? Frozen beaver?
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    2 0 2 6 : The U.S. Mid-Term Elections - Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and their Citizen Taxpayer Victims

    On Feb. 1, 2026 the Republican party controls the House via Speaker Johnson, the Senate via M.L. Thune, SCOTUS via CJ Roberts, and the exec. via DJ Trump. BUT !! The electorate is rumbling. Example: House GOP's already fragile majority to further shrink after Democrats' ballot box victory...
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    - trivia -

    What It Means short shrift noun SHORT-SHRIFT Short shrift means: a) “little or no attention or thought” or “quick work.” b) In religious use it refers to barely adequate time for confession before execution. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20shrift Perhaps definition b)...
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    The Second Term of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America

    First wrongful death lawsuit filed against Trump administration over drug boat strikes The families of two Trinidadian men who were killed in an Oct. 14 strike on an alleged drug boat accused the U.S. in a lawsuit Tuesday of wrongful death and extrajudicial killings. Jan. 27, 2026, 10:13 AM...
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