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1 month ago1m

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKLetters From An American 02/14/2023

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General & Hellos

1 month ago1m

Posted by Ryo1

I was reading about the 'melting pot'. Does American society as a whole still support the 'melting pot ideal'? Do you, personally? Just being curious. :) '... In conclusion, the melting pot ideal has a long history as a cultural belief in the ...

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Food Glorious Food

1 month ago1m

Posted by TOFERD

LINKFood, Glorious Food! | Office for Science and Society - McGill University

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Legalize Cannabis Nationwide/Worldwide

1 month ago1m

Posted by Mickey

A stoned society is an obedient and compliant society.

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Just for Laughs

1 month ago1m

Posted by MerlinZap

One of my favorite all time movies.

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Posts

1 month ago1m

Posted by William_Mary

Woke Imperialism Woke culture, devoid of class consciousness and a commitment to stand with the oppressed, is another tool in the arsenal of the imperial state. Did the lives of Native Americans improve as a result of the legislation mandating ...

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Liberal/Progressive Party

1 month ago1m

Posted by SpikeTalon

From a CBS News station based in Florida (tried to use left-leaning progressive news sources here, but it appears so few of such outlets carried the following story, but at least CBS covered it). Looks like Florida Governor DeSantis received some ...

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Religious Humor.

1 month ago1m

Posted by Jenny101

there are definitely insensitive religious people. I've been terribly affected by them through the years. They are anything but a joy to be around. So I can understand why you may not care; and that's unfortunate. But I try not to take my anger out ...

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Movie Lovers

1 month ago1m

Posted by AlanCliffe

Huda's Salon on DVD. Good one. Probably the first fictional Palestinian film I've seen. The Renoiresque principle that everybody has their reasons is operative here. And so is the reality, expressed by one character, that Palestinian women are ...

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1 month ago1m

Posted by OldGoat43

CANNABIS IN SCIENCE & HEALTH2/10/2023 A study found that "high school seniors in medical states had higher odds of past-year vaping cannabis, but 12th graders in adult-use states were not significantly more likely to vape ...

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General & Hellos

1 month ago1m

Posted by Julie808

Today I learned that a complete rainbow (total circle) is called a "glory" and apparently a double glory was seen over the Waimea Canyon on Kauai this afternoon. A helicopter crew for the Department of Land and Natural Resources caught it as they ...

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COVID CULT

1 month ago1m

Posted by BDair

Fauci and Gates are changing their tunes. It is proven that the heavily censored 'conspiracy theorists' were right from the very beginning. 'A little update on your friend Bill Gates. - from Tom Woods First, let's remind ourselves of what Gates ...

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Religion & Spirituality

1 month ago1m

Posted by Jenny101

Historically, from the perspective of the soul, there have been two foundational routes to discover these truths: religion and spirituality. Although they have many similarities and there is a relationship between the two, there are differences ...

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Politics

1 month ago1m

Posted by Jenny101

It may be used positively in the context of a "political solution" which is compromising and nonviolent, or descriptively as "the art or science of government", but also often carries a negative connotation. The concept has been defined in ...

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COVID CULT

1 month ago1m

Posted by BDair

About the COVID-19 Humanity Betrayal Memory Project Our Mission, Our Philosophy, and Our Spirit Our Mission Founded by the FormerFedsGroup Freedom Foundation, the mission of the CHBMP is threefold: 'Never Forget Recognizing that the stories of many...

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LGBT+

1 month ago1m

Posted by snytiger6

LINKJapanese LGBTQ groups demand the country adopt equal rights law by G-7 summit | PBS NewsHour

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Posts

1 month ago1m

Posted by OldGoat43

INTERNATIONAL CANNABIS NEWS2/6/2023 Thailand's digital economy and society minister said the government should legalize vaping devices. LINK: Germany's health minister answered ...

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Music Fans

1 month ago1m

Posted by Marionville

It’s time for Tuesday’s teatime treat…which is - Katie Melua. - Where Does The Ocean Go?

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News & Links

1 month ago1m

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKWhat ending the emergency actually means YLE 02/07/2023

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News & Links

1 month ago1m

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKLetters From An American 02/06/2023

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Posts

Feb 5Feb 5

Posted by William_Mary

Venezuela and Colombia Sign Agreement on Investments Protection The Venezuelan President emphasized that the signed agreement is a step in the right direction to promote productive integration. The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, ...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Feb 5Feb 5

Posted by Lorajay

Costermonger supposedly British but my friend raised in Tennessee used it in conversation today. .

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Just for Laughs

Feb 5Feb 5

Posted by Ryo1

A zoo with parental guidelines due to cussing parrots. 😅

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Atheist Points Of View On The Middle East

Feb 5Feb 5

Posted by kmaz

it looks like israel is on the verge of total collapse of the rule of law, and descent into sone sort of full blown fascist theocracy "... Roee Neuman, a leader of the pro-democracy protest movement, told The Daily Beast he is “getting calls from...

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Quotes

Feb 4Feb 4

Posted by FrayedBear

From a recent post:

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Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 4Feb 4

Posted by fishline79

A little knowledge: " When would you estimate the "dumbing down” of America began? I submit that It is a relative condition. To some extent our society has always been relatively ignorant and under-educated, but I think the largest factor ...

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Religion & Spirituality

Feb 4Feb 4

Posted by Julie808

Re-branding Jesus? Hobby Lobby founder David Green is apparently behind the 3 billion dollars worth of ads and commercials, in efforts to "re-brand Jesus" according to this Raw Story article. "A mysterious commercial called "He Gets Us" that ...

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Liberal/Progressive Party

Feb 4Feb 4

Posted by Willow_Wisp

I had a political conversation with ChatGPT-3 I was fishing for some kind of evidence of conservative policy success... apparently it doesn't exist. Warning a lot of text. Willow@???.com How effective is the "trickle down" theory of ...

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News & Links

Feb 4Feb 4

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKLetters From An American 02/03/2023

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Silly, Random & Fun

Feb 3Feb 3

Posted by Gwendolyn2018

Ya know, while I won't categorize all Xtians as lacking intelligence and being gullible, many of them are. This was on my FB feed this morning: "You are not reading this by accident. Every hands that types Amen shall never lack in 2023,I pray in ...

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Mynd Storm

Feb 3Feb 3

Posted by Word

I can like simple things. I typically do not get into discussions when it involves the word moral. By its very definition it is complex. Its complexly is the muddy water that people slosh around in when making debate about the word. Is there a ...

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Silly, Random & Fun

Feb 2Feb 2

Posted by snytiger6

LINKSatanists are opening an abortion clinic. It's named after Sam Alito's Mom.

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CLASSICAL, OPERA and CROSSOVER

Feb 1Feb 1

Posted by rogerbenham

Bach - Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine from St John Passion BWV 245 | Netherlands Bach Society

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Health & Happiness

Feb 1Feb 1

Posted by BDair

BOOM! FAKE vaccine cards for doctors? What? In Texas? Houston Methodist Hospital offered fake cards to doctors who refused the vaccine so that they would not lay them off? - Alexander COVID News-Dr. Paul Elias Alexander's Newsletter 'Dr. Julapalli ...

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Just for Laughs

Jan 30Jan 30

Posted by RobertNappi2

Part time job...

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News & Links

Jan 30Jan 30

Posted by BDair

Opinion piece, from a 7th year Med Student - It's Time for the Scientific Community to Admit We Were Wrong About COVID and It Cost Lives 'As a medical student and researcher, I staunchly supported the efforts of the public health authorities when ...

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Posts

Jan 29Jan 29

Posted by William_Mary

U.S. colonial State has identified three strategic enemies—Colonial mode of production in existential crisis! As the Advanced Detachment, we are in the process of continuously developing a meaningful response to the recent brutal assault on ...

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Music, Movies & Books

Jan 28Jan 28

Posted by SnowyOwl

Something special.

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Posts

Jan 28Jan 28

Posted by William_Mary

The class issues in the police killing of Tyre Nichols The fatal beating of Nichols by five African-American police undercuts the racialist narrative of police violence advanced by the Democratic Party and its identity and racial politics ...

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Just for Laughs

Jan 28Jan 28

Posted by noworry28

I'm not going down that road🤔

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Posts

Jan 28Jan 28

Posted by William_Mary

ROBERT PARRY: Ukraine, Through the US Looking Glass On the 5th anniversary of his death, we republish one of Parry’s many prescient articles on Ukraine, this one on the risks of ignoring the 2014 coup, the neo-Nazis’s role and the war ...

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Music Fans

Jan 27Jan 27

Posted by Emme

@Marionville This kid was only 18(correction,16!) at the time he did this. I bout fell out when i found that out. Killer soundtrack. Hope you enjoy this version. 🤗

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News & Links

Jan 27Jan 27

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKLetters From An American 01/26/2023

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Silly, Random & Fun

Jan 26Jan 26

Posted by Ryo1

Meanwhile in London. Organised by The Stiff Upper Lip Society. No Trousers Tube Ride: Trouserless travellers take to Tube for event 😆

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Music Fans

Jan 26Jan 26

Posted by Marionville

I’m late with my teatime treat today…but here it is now from Oasis. - Don’t Look Back In Anger…

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Jan 26Jan 26

Posted by Dhiltong

The Ventures - Hawaii Five-O

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Space

Jan 25Jan 25

Posted by Theresa_N

NASA to join military in development of nuclear rockets:

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Freedom from Religion Foundation

Jan 24Jan 24

Posted by Robecology

I only have a vague recall of who "Frederick the Great" was; but he was quoted as saying this; Here's the Wiki link on him if you want to know more;

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Gun Control Now

Jan 24Jan 24

Posted by SeaGreenEyez

LINKLIVE: At least 18 dead in 3 days in a brutal wave of gun violence in California | NPR

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Me Too - Women's Rights and Men's Rights

Jan 24Jan 24

Posted by nicestuff

What a pregnancy actually looks like before 10 weeks – in pictures The vast majority of abortions occur during the first trimester of a pregnancy. In 2020, 93% of abortions occurred during the first trimester – that is, at or...

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Posts

Jan 23Jan 23

Posted by zeuser

What's in a name? ;)

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Politics

Jan 23Jan 23

Posted by snytiger6

LINKWhat the George Santos drag queen denial reveals about the Republican Party - YouTube

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CLASSICAL, OPERA and CROSSOVER

Jan 22Jan 22

Posted by rogerbenham

Bach - Violin Concerto in E major BWV 1042 - Sato | Netherlands Bach Society

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Posts

Jan 22Jan 22

Posted by William_Mary

2023: The global capitalist crisis and the growing offensive of the international working class 1. The celebration of the beginning of the New Year will be brief. The old year has passed into history, but its crises persist and will intensify. ...

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News & Links

Jan 21Jan 21

Posted by Ryo1

Eight things that went right this week, including big energy and health wins Renewables came to the rescue in the UK, cancer rates plummeted in the US, and Wales netted a win for gender equality, plus more good news This week’s good news roundup...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Jan 21Jan 21

Posted by JackPedigo

words This will be fun for (me) some and, for some, E E E K!! Musophobia: Rats have always scared humans. At its worse, it called musophobia. The main topic for a recent Pacific NW magazine was ‘dedicated to this issue. ”You live in Seattle, a ...

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Religion & Spirituality

Jan 20Jan 20

Posted by of-the-mountain

Right wing evangelicals and other right wing conservative religious sects want to outright destroy our Secular country with it free society and various cultures!!! By forced baptisms in jails, prisons, schools, colleges and universities!!! ...

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News & Links

Jan 17Jan 17

Posted by BDair

The other side of the story is starting make its way out in to the public eye. Stand by for more Narrative 2.0 From Tom Woods 'You've heard me mention the name Jay Bhattacharya -- professor of medicine at Stanford -- quite a few times. He and I ...

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News & Links

Jan 17Jan 17

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKFree Speech Is The Freedom To Shut Up And Listen To Your Betters, Trump Judge Explains - Above the LawAbove the Law

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News & Links

Jan 16Jan 16

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKCancer deaths down 33% since 1991 - Upworthy

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Posts

Jan 15Jan 15

Posted by William_Mary

A Prison Where The Prisoners Don’t Know They’re In Prison: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix Talking about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine without also talking about the ways the US empire provoked and benefits from this war is the ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 15Jan 15

Posted by Archeus_Lore

I posted this in a response to someone below a previous post, but it is just to good to leave there only. Aldous Huxley, in the book Island, considered the idea that each person has their own "island" of refuge that they create in their mind, ...

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Music of the Movies

Jan 13Jan 13

Posted by Ray13

Here is a very appropriate and rousing soundtrack suite from the 1952 adventure film The Crimson Pirate - composed by William Alwyn. The film cast included Eva Bartok, Torin Thatcher, Nick Cravat and of coarse Burt Lancaster in the title role...and ...

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Posts

Jan 12Jan 12

Posted by Killtheskyfairy

Leeks are usually serious!

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Music Fans

Jan 12Jan 12

Posted by Sierra4

Here are B.J. Thomas and Steve Tyrell in 1972 and 2015 with Rock & Roll Lullaby. The song was written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.

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Libertarians Worldwide

Jan 12Jan 12

Posted by SpikeTalon

Some random individual I was chatting with: Abortion procedures and birth control should always be kept legal and should never be banned, because bans never have nor ever will cause all abortions to magically stop just like that, and prohibitions ...

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Religion of Science & Higher Consciousness

Jan 11Jan 11

Posted by Earthling50

Have any of you heard of or been following Jordan Peterson? He's been all over the news for quite some time as a forward thinker - very much controversial with the woke movement. It all started with his questioning and challenging pronouns like ze...

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Posts

Jan 10Jan 10

Posted by ballou

I'm enlightened by that!

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Music, Movies & Books

Jan 10Jan 10

Posted by rainmanjr

Chapter 49 in Mark Twain’s post-hummus autobiography are about his hand picked publisher for Gen Grant’s memoirs, Charles L Webster. Twain’s thoughts about Webster are fun but his views on immortality were something I thought would be ...

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News & Links

Jan 9Jan 9

Posted by snytiger6

LINKReport: 188 Catholic clergy members in Kansas are alleged predators

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Truth Seekers

Jan 9Jan 9

Posted by ChrisAine

Spirituality Versus Religion Hello everyone Happy new year from The Pearl of Africa Something on my mind right now is the difference between Religion and Spirituality? Like one person said we should avoid putting people into fixed categories nor ...

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Posts

Jan 8Jan 8

Posted by St-Sinner

It takes time to dress up for shopping

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Trump Pinata

Jan 7Jan 7

Posted by SeaGreenEyez

LINKHouse speaker drama: Democrat reads 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fk' book on floor

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News & Links

Jan 7Jan 7

Posted by CuddyCruiser

Ashli Babbitt’s mother arrested outside of Capitol on second anniversary of Jan.6 riot. Proof that stupidity really runs in the family.

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Posts

Jan 7Jan 7

Posted by William_Mary

The Secret History of a Riot The 800-page gorilla of a report from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the Capitol seems strangely silent on a few matters that, apparently, were a bit too uncomfortable for the ...

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Religious Naturalism

Jan 7Jan 7

Posted by skado

“Each one of us is alone in the world. It takes great courage to meet the full force of your aloneness. Most of the activity in society is subconsciously designed to quell the voice crying in the wilderness within you. The mystic Thomas à ...

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Feline Fanatics

Jan 6Jan 6

Posted by Killtheskyfairy

Few feline funnies…

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News & Links

Jan 4Jan 4

Posted by anglophone

A "winning at all costs" attitude, including being sent to prison: . What a pathetic excuse for a human being!

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jan 4Jan 4

Posted by laidback1

Why aren't basketballs & soccer balls that have the earth 🌎 printed on them in schools? I'd imagine that everyone or at least a good number of people would have great geography knowledge from something so simple.. I could see someone trying to ...

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General & Hellos

Jan 2Jan 2

Posted by Lorajay

Incase you were wondering why eggs cost an arm and a leg.

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Legalize Cannabis Nationwide/Worldwide

Jan 2Jan 2

Posted by OldGoat43

FEDERAL CANNABIS NEWS1/2/2023 Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts reported that federal drug cases decreased 15 percent in Fiscal Year 2022. LINK: Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) ...

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General & Hellos

Dec 31, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by NoMagicCookie

As a teacher every once and a while you run across promising students that are just great people. As their advancement as a good, caring, thoughtful and respectful person grows, it gives me hope for a positive future for our society as this is the ...

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Trump Pinata

Dec 31, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by anglophone

Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, wife of US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has just admitted making a fool of herself by flaunting her partisanship and raising ethical concerns: As if her husband could give a damn about the damage that he ...

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Just for Laughs

Dec 29, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by St-Sinner

A story in Texas

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 27, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by Archeus_Lore

Nietzsche did not go far enough, when he said that god is dead . . . . for that which never existed cannot have died.

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FreeThinkers

Dec 25, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by FvckY0u

There are all sorts of crazy robotics now. Also there is AI. Can you imagine engaging with the best of whatever? Say you want to get your ass kicked by a robotic version of Bruce Lee in a fight. Or use a recent fighter for which we have a lot of ...

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News & Links

Dec 24, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKCDC: Life expectancy lowest in 25 years due to COVID, drug overdoses

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Religion & Spirituality

Dec 23, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by OldMetalHead

LINKJehovas Vitner taper registrering som trossamfunn. | Statsforvalteren i Oslo og Viken

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Memes R Us

Dec 22, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by Appleriver

I’m not sure I really want my onion relish having a rap sheet..

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Memes R Us

Dec 21, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by noworry28

The flat earth society will hold their own world cup tournament with players who believes that the earth is flat. The new trophy will reflect the flatness of the world.