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Nichelle Nichols, Uhura, has died... - RL - 8/1/2022 1:15:51 AM
- Warp Speed, Uhura - BuckGalaxy - 8/1/2022 4:12:06 AM
- Hailing channels open. RIP. - podrock - 8/1/2022 3:27:19 AM
- A very classy lady. - ER - 8/1/2022 1:28:29 AM

A picture is worth... - RL - 7/31/2022 4:51:09 AM

Kung Flu Cracked? - ER - 7/26/2022 11:45:27 PM
- The shadow of doubt shortens - podrock - 7/27/2022 4:14:08 AM

Bannon guilty of contempt of Congress - podrock - 7/22/2022 7:06:41 PM
- Realistically, how long is he looking at ? - Pebble - 7/23/2022 5:09:13 PM
  - Depends. - podrock - 7/23/2022 6:49:42 PM
    - Plus, - podrock - 7/23/2022 7:39:43 PM

The overturning of Roe vs Wade from a Christian perspective - Pebble - 7/19/2022 2:39:52 PM
- Good take on religion. - RobVG - 7/20/2022 12:56:27 AM
  - That one's easy - ER - 7/20/2022 2:05:01 AM
- Good essay, thanks. - podrock - 7/19/2022 5:35:35 PM

Why the Russians can't win...Ukrainian mutant troops created in US-inspired biolabs. - ER - 7/19/2022 12:29:06 PM
- Aw, okay, that explains it. - podrock - 7/20/2022 12:06:12 AM

Large wild fire - Pebble - 7/18/2022 10:57:11 PM
- And another one - Pebble - 7/19/2022 2:31:11 PM
- Very sorry for your loss. - podrock - 7/18/2022 11:14:48 PM
  - I used to go there when I visited my grandparents - Pebble - 7/18/2022 11:51:02 PM
    - The link works fine - podrock - 7/19/2022 1:19:05 AM
      - I wasn’t sure if the bbc geoblocked it - Pebble - 7/19/2022 7:08:06 AM

Annoying new cultural manifestations department. - ER - 7/17/2022 9:50:53 PM
- Since I retired - ER - 7/18/2022 3:39:44 AM
  - The great thing about geology - podrock - 7/18/2022 3:53:04 AM
    - I’ve never done any of those things, that suits me fine. - Pebble - 7/18/2022 3:51:37 PM
    - A tux? - ER - 7/18/2022 1:54:17 PM
      - Haven't worn it for years. - podrock - 7/18/2022 4:52:56 PM
- A New York, NYer, sort of explained this to me. - podrock - 7/18/2022 3:02:05 AM
- I’m guilty of that - Pebble - 7/17/2022 10:24:44 PM
  - Nothing wrong with bright socks. - ER - 7/18/2022 2:02:32 AM
    - How about sky blue polyester pants and white shoes. - RobVG - 7/18/2022 2:10:39 AM

The amount of flack Biden is getting for going to Saudi Arabia is bullshit. - RobVG - 7/15/2022 6:07:54 PM
- Mixed feelings about this. - ER - 7/15/2022 6:32:27 PM
  - About oil dependence - RobVG - 7/17/2022 1:05:21 AM
    - Where does the electricity for electric cars come from? - ER - 7/17/2022 2:53:18 AM
      - Warning: This website will suck you in. - RobVG - 7/17/2022 7:54:16 AM
  - He inherited a shit show, Just like Obama. n/t - RobVG - 7/16/2022 2:18:46 AM
    - Biden is making mistakes, though. - ER - 7/16/2022 3:14:12 AM

Night of the Long Knives - ER - 7/16/2022 1:46:10 AM
- And now, this - ER - 7/16/2022 2:55:16 AM
  - Re: And now, this - podrock - 7/17/2022 4:47:42 AM
  - The dent in my desk just gets bigger. - podrock - 7/16/2022 9:54:45 PM
    - But wait, there's more! - ER - 7/17/2022 3:04:00 AM

Good for MSNBC - podrock - 7/16/2022 8:14:09 PM

The Coming End - podrock - 7/16/2022 8:07:37 PM

Even transiting through the US is dodgy - Pebble - 7/13/2022 8:55:16 PM
- Insanity. - podrock - 7/13/2022 10:02:30 PM
  - NZ is very strict and with good reason - Pebble - 7/14/2022 8:08:56 AM
    - recently from CNN - podrock - 7/15/2022 8:33:45 PM

On top of the wheat shortage from the war in Ukraine... - RL - 7/7/2022 3:18:43 AM
- There’s also a chick pea shortage…I eat them daily so I hope it’s short. - Pebble - 7/10/2022 4:11:40 PM
  - Garbanzos? - ER - 7/10/2022 6:12:25 PM
    - The difference between Chickpea and Garbanzo is... - RL - 7/10/2022 6:57:26 PM
      - Is that supposed to be funny? - Pebble - 7/13/2022 8:56:09 PM
        
        Why, yes... - RL - 7/14/2022 12:17:08 AM
        
        It doesn’t seem funny to me. - Pebble - 7/14/2022 8:12:34 AM
        
        Actually, Pebble, - ER - 7/14/2022 1:02:28 PM
        
        I get that but… - Pebble - 7/14/2022 4:25:11 PM
        
        'chick' is hardly fowl language... - RL - 7/15/2022 1:07:49 PM
        
        It's hard enough to come up with legume puns without having to worry about offending someone... - RL - 7/15/2022 1:20:31 PM
  - Costco has pre-packaged Channa Masala - RL - 7/10/2022 5:57:06 PM

The Jan 6 hearings should be streamed on NetFlix. - podrock - 7/12/2022 7:47:20 PM
- It doesn't matter. - ER - 7/12/2022 9:24:45 PM
  - Turn it into a mini-series - podrock - 7/13/2022 1:12:19 AM

The beginning of the end for the UK PM ? - Pebble - 7/5/2022 5:53:16 PM
- More…. - Pebble - 7/5/2022 6:26:21 PM
  - And the calls for resignation start - Pebble - 7/5/2022 6:36:48 PM
    - He'll never resign. Ever. - podrock - 7/5/2022 10:14:33 PM
      - I think that too - Pebble - 7/5/2022 10:36:53 PM
        
        I heard today... - ER - 7/6/2022 8:57:28 PM
        
        Aaaand....Boris is now leaving.... - RL - 7/7/2022 12:42:05 PM
        
        resigning, sometime later...? - podrock - 7/7/2022 2:41:59 PM
        
        Is he likely to refuse to leave after his announcement? - RL - 7/10/2022 2:54:04 PM
        
        I hope he’s not that much like him. - Pebble - 7/10/2022 4:10:59 PM

Submitted for your approval... - ER - 7/10/2022 4:42:02 AM
- Also: - podrock - 7/10/2022 5:19:49 AM

Seriously Scary - podrock - 7/8/2022 7:17:56 PM
- DeSantis is Trump with brains. - ER - 7/8/2022 11:25:06 PM
  - That's what scares me. - podrock - 7/8/2022 11:31:43 PM

Shooting in Denmark - Pebble - 7/3/2022 7:50:27 PM
- Damnit. - podrock - 7/3/2022 8:04:54 PM
  - Thanks, not sure why it was so messy - Pebble - 7/3/2022 9:08:55 PM
    - You cleaned it up nicely - podrock - 7/4/2022 4:33:31 AM
      - But I didn’t do anything ? - Pebble - 7/4/2022 6:46:32 PM
        
        No, you didn't. ????? - podrock - 7/5/2022 12:08:26 AM
        
        I thought you must have done. - Pebble - 7/5/2022 2:08:06 AM
        
        I will not edit your posts without permission. - podrock - 7/5/2022 2:25:10 AM
        
        I know - Pebble - 7/5/2022 6:10:39 PM

Chicago …and on July 4th - Pebble - 7/4/2022 6:48:59 PM
- I may as well post this here as anywhere - Pebble - 7/5/2022 2:07:22 AM
  - After our visit, we have seriously considered moving there. - podrock - 7/5/2022 4:33:54 AM
- GOP Guv Candidate Darren Bailey Says ‘Let’s Move On’ After Parade Shooting - RL - 7/5/2022 1:21:23 AM
  - It's too soon to talk about this, RL - podrock - 7/5/2022 2:23:07 AM
- Some people - podrock - 7/4/2022 7:53:23 PM
- They have his rifle - RobVG - 7/4/2022 7:33:47 PM
  - They have him too now according to our news - Pebble - 7/5/2022 2:08:39 AM

From one independent country to another - Pebble - 7/4/2022 8:41:53 PM
- Thanks, Pebble. - podrock - 7/4/2022 11:22:47 PM

And the latest in the anti abortion debacle - Pebble - 7/1/2022 11:52:28 PM
- This is so damn horrific... - RL - 7/2/2022 7:44:33 PM
  - This isn't about opposition to abortion. - ER - 7/2/2022 9:06:34 PM
    - Imposition. - podrock - 7/2/2022 10:15:25 PM
      - It’s terrifying, - Pebble - 7/2/2022 11:10:21 PM
- An assault on five fronts. - ER - 7/2/2022 2:54:46 PM
  - No, there’s nothing like that going on in either of my home countries. - Pebble - 7/2/2022 11:11:28 PM

definition of the term "caliber" - ER - 6/29/2022 10:09:55 PM

After that hearing, I'm watching Fox News. - podrock - 6/28/2022 7:09:47 PM
- Meadows is not in a good place right now... - RL - 6/29/2022 12:35:24 AM
- After FOX news refused to cover or mention the hearings, the headline on their website is: "Trump lunged at Secret Service agent after being told he couldn't go to Capitol on Jan 6, ex-aide says" - RL - 6/28/2022 9:15:50 PM
  - That didn't last long- That headline is now gone - RL - 6/28/2022 9:34:08 PM
    - 'Natch. - podrock - 6/28/2022 9:46:37 PM
  - "Shields are down, Captain." - podrock - 6/28/2022 9:28:38 PM
    - But, seriously- I don't think they will take this gracefully... Thinking of 'The Wrath of Khan... - RL - 6/28/2022 9:43:06 PM
      - Quoting Melville. Ahab's last words. - podrock - 6/28/2022 9:44:42 PM
        
        Khan said it better.... - RL - 6/28/2022 9:46:30 PM
        
        Gregory Peck and Patrick Stewart said them well. - podrock - 6/28/2022 9:59:21 PM
- I was tied up in the lab during the hearing... - RL - 6/28/2022 9:12:22 PM
  - Missed the first part. - podrock - 6/28/2022 10:13:38 PM
- Re: After that hearing, I'm watching Fox News. - ER - 6/28/2022 8:37:50 PM
  - But there's more! - podrock - 6/28/2022 9:21:42 PM

How convenient - ER - 6/26/2022 2:30:08 PM
- Prime Time - podrock - 6/26/2022 4:24:05 PM
  - 15 Republican senators are up for re-election. - RobVG - 6/27/2022 12:46:58 AM
  - "Control the outrage" - ER - 6/26/2022 6:52:43 PM
  - I also find it ironic - podrock - 6/26/2022 4:47:30 PM
    - An interesting must read - podrock - 6/26/2022 6:41:27 PM
      - Celebrating the christian sharia law - podrock - 6/27/2022 5:14:13 PM
        
        What they want - podrock - 6/28/2022 2:33:36 AM
      - Strange brew, kill what's inside of you. - ER - 6/26/2022 7:07:11 PM
        
        He’d have been at the protests against the over turning - Pebble - 6/26/2022 10:02:51 PM
        
        He'd be turning over tables - podrock - 6/26/2022 11:44:40 PM
        
        Roe v Wade: Church that helped Jane Roe still aids abortion-seekers https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61849137 - Pebble - 6/27/2022 6:24:05 AM

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