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orthoxerox
I realized I can change my flair color to Barbie pink
21m ago
What backlash, what assassination? Donald Trump was old and overweight, there's nothing unusual when an old overweight person dies from cardiac arrest. Nothing to see here, move along.
Eurovision has always been a mix of political and song enjoyment. It is highly unlikely that politics had nothing to do with this considering how the Israeli-Palestinian war is the current big issue. Ukraine won in 2022, and it makes sense that the war is going to affect a decent share of votes.
epohon
1hr ago
The people who all share the same name by a coincidence, and that name is 😷✊🏿🇺🇦🇵🇸
RegularlyExpressed
1hr ago
Lirael is definitely the best book in the original series. She's the most engaging protagonist and I really enjoy her relationship with the dog. I also liked reading about the society of the Clayr.
I've only read the original trilogy but I've bought the newer books - pretty excited to start them!
Exotic_cetacean
Aesthetics over ethics
1hr ago
Is this right? Fifteen books, ranging from #1-6?
Six main novels, yes. I kind of forgot how many side stories are there, maybe I should read them.
The Book of the New Sun?
I recall reading the first book many moons ago, but I didn't read further. My written down impressions from back then are mostly complaining about overloaded, opaque prose, funnily enough. My taste might have changed, but I would still say that the style is quite different
Does this have an audiobook, and is the narration any good?
It does.
is the narration any good?
No. Though I'm not a fan of fiction audiobooks in the first place
Stefferi
Chief Suomiposter
1hr ago
A lot of acts with queer themes did well. The UK fact did badly because that guy just couldn't sing.
His profile says banned on request, people do it from time to time if they need to spend more time away from the community for whatever reason (like real life work).
I’m sure he’ll be back.
Primaprimaprima
Bigfoot is an interdimensional being
2hr ago
What happened to @ymeskhout?
Representing Ireland is a (sigh) non-binary singer-songwriter calling herself (sigh) Bambie Thug. Her* decision to participate was controversial, with many figures in Ireland's music scene likening her to a scab worker for not honouring the Eurovision boycott in protest of Israel's participation. She has given multiple interviews defending herself and insisting that she is acting in accordance with her values. I believe I read somewhere that she claimed she was originally planning to wear a dress with the word "ceasefire" or something to that effect emblazoned on it in ogham (am ancient Irish script) but the Eurovision people made her wear something else.
*Don't care.
orthoxerox
I realized I can change my flair color to Barbie pink
3hr ago
This was one of the most stereotypically American things I've read.
DradisPing
3hr ago
Even before it wasn't quite the same. Eurovision contestants are typically born and raised in that country. Sure they've often done some travelling but they have lifelong links.
College football players often didn't have any link to the college or state before they got the scholarship.
theincompetencetheorist
3hr ago
Or the televotes result is a disorganized majority that is tired of the agenda that shove politics in their face by what is en vogue for the terminally online, they just come for the entertainment and music. Because if you look at the UK televote votes. They received 0 points for almost a gay live show. And Israel received more televote points than the LGBTQIA+ winner. So in my mind, people simply didn't give a fuck and voted for the act they liked the best.
MaiqTheTrue
Zensunni Wanderer
4hr ago
That’s not surprising. Games are on streaming services and rarely on network TV. Going to a ballgame is expensive for families— somewhere between 150-200 dollars to attend a game and get a snack and a drink. Even youth baseball is harder to access, it’s mostly select teams after first or second grade. All of this means kids aren’t watching as much baseball as they used to.
Mewis
4hr ago
The issue isn't Hispanics, but the people all over the world that seek to use Latin America as a route to the United States.
OliveTapenade
5hr ago
I wonder if it's partly because something like Eurovision requires a level of whimsy or self-deprecation that Americans can't manage?
I have a lot of fondness for Americans, but they do undoubtedly take themselves very seriously - perhaps too seriously for something like Eurovision. If I imagine an American Eurovision, America can do the excess and the glamour and the high-budget-yet-low-taste glitter of it all, but there has to be this subtle element of self-mockery in it, of realising that the whole thing is silly and yet embracing it anyway.
curious_straight_ca
5hr ago
It provides a lot more visual impact than just classified documents with markings.
This is true, and probably isn't ideal, but it is not a huge issue. Maybe prosecutors shouldn't do things for 'visual impact', but they do, and at any rate the conduct of Trump and his lawyers at various legal proceedings has been 100x worse.
It gives the impression that it would be obvious to anyone who casually looked in the box that it had classified documents. This is important because "knowingly" is an element of some of the charges.
Pretty sure the documents themselves have clear classification markings on them?
It effectively substitutes the FBI's CLAIM that the documents were classified for the actual evidence of classification.
To the public, maybe? The claim is true, though, and it's not evidence to the courts, though. If those documents weren't actually classified when trump was President, Trump's lawyers would be all over that.
Since the classification markings on the pre-printed cover sheets didn't have to match those on the documents, it provided the impression that the documents had perhaps a higher classification level than they did.
Do you actually think this made a difference in anyone's reaction to this case? And, again, the courts are considering the actual documents and their classification levels. Here is an article going over the actual documents and their classification levels and contents. I do not think the cover pages were materially misleading given that.
DradisPing
6hr ago
You might want to check out "Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy" which is a remaster of the various GTA3 games. They did AI upsampling so there are some odd errors like a big nut above a hardware store turning into a donut.
Saints Row 2 - 4 are less serious GTA knock offs. Also check out the Just Cause series, skip the first.
CanofWorms
6hr ago
Golf, housecleaning, beers with the fellas, a long hike with my dog. Cooking a good meal.
TowardsPanna
6hr ago
jkf
6hr ago
It seems old enough that O.G. copies should be available... somewhere?
I'd send it to you myself but I'd need to fire up some old K8 box to find it on the hard drive...
jkf
6hr ago
Precursors AIUI are regulated such that most viable pathways are difficult these days -- so you pretty much need to buy those from bikers (or whoever runs things in your area) and they will take an interest in the results. If you know some bikers this could still be an OK career path!
ace
7hr ago
Snope's explanation of why the rumor is mixed is hilarious:
What's True
Harris did date former San Francisco Mayor and State Assembly Speaker Willie Brown for a period of time between 1994 to 1995. In his capacity as speaker, Brown appointed her to two political posts — first to the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, and then to the Medical Assistance Commission.
What's False
Although Brown was technically still married during the time period that he dated Harris, he had been estranged from his wife Blanche Brown for more than a decade. Harris' first, successful run for office in 2003 happened well after the relationship ended, and Harris sought to distance herself from Brown.
So it's half true because Brown was estranged from his wife. LOL. The offensive part was trading sex for favors. The adultery is nobody's business but Mr. and Mrs. Brown.
Speak plainly.
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