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Malaysian Plane Possibly Shot Down?
http://www.thewire.com/global/2014/07/malaysian-passenger-plane-crashes-in-ukraine-near-russian-border/374616/ Please say it not so, 295 possibly killed. Peace
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Joe Manchin
Is a piece of crap and probably the biggest blockage to anything worthwhile getting done. Also he isn’t helping Dems case for the midterms. This is the place where we pile on the waste of a senate seat that is Joe Manchin an old white southerner, that is well past his usefulness.
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Boris Johnson resigns.... So does LIZ TRUSS AFTER 44 DAYS!!!!
https://apnews.com/article/boris-johnson-resignation-60da3c4b29a4e9c93c7db9f53034ad0e
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Hatchet Hitchhiker saviour now wanted for murder
ELIZABETH, N.J. - New Jersey authorities have issued a murder warrant for a homeless hitchhiker who gained Internet and television celebrity after using a hatchet to attack a man who ran over a California utility worker. Police said Thursday they're seeking Caleb Lawrence McGillvary in Sunday's beating death of Joseph…
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AI revisited (again).
A while back, dancepartner posted thoughts on artificial intelligence. This months Mother Jones has published an article by Kevin Drum, entitled "Terminated" which talks about the likelihood of AI becoming a reality twenty years or so from now. The article (which I don't find on-line this early after publication) covers…
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Donald Trump 3
This discussion was created from comments split from: Donald Trump.
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Human population: Is it a problem? If so, what are the solutions?
For quite some time, I've been tempted to ask these questions but hesitate to do so with the concern that doing so may be taken wrong. So let me state from the outset: I do not hate children. Though I have never had children, I have been a teacher, I have help raise some of my nephews, I have godchildren and great…
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POOTWH (Previous Occupant of the White House & I Shant Type His Name)
As POOTWH is still very much relevant as the titular head of the repub party, which is currently owned by him lock, stock & barrel, and considering the damage he's done to US democracy and the republic, unfortunately, he's still worth discussing. An exchange between Lerxst and mrussel1 regarding the repubs and their…
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MLK
What does this day mean to you?
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Donald Trump
Goodbye you disgrace to humanity.
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Footloose Situation in Sweden?
Really? https://apnews.com/article/sweden-government-e0542960cfe612350af6051ef878396d Sweden government Sweden Swedish govt moves to get rid of permits needed for dancing Today STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's center-right coalition government wants to cut red tape when it comes to dancing by abolishing a decade-old requirement…
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Author Apparently Commits Suicide: Then Returns Alive Two Years Later
this is messed up. https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/10/us/susan-meachen-romance-author-alive-death-cec/index.html
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Quiet Quitting
this is a concept that is becoming more and more clear to me in the current stage of my career that I find myself in. I work for a Crown Corporation (non-profit that is really for-profit for the government to the tune of bazillions of dollars). Our BOD is full of provincial government heads, and of course, every dime of…
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Police Reform (Please Don’t Call It Defund)
This is how democracy should work. This is how grown ups address an issue. Is it overdue? Sure. Is it perfect? No. Will it make a difference? Time will tell. But it’s the start of a dialog and hopefully, a continuing evolution to make policing better and a safer , more livable society.…
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Monkeypox
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1555245921004298241 well fuck
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Should I stay or should I go? (ya...I'm staying, lol)
Great song, but that's not what I mean. I'm posting this here because other than "Other Music", AMT is where I spend most of my time when here. So I seriously have to ask, is $35, a 75% increase, for which I gain nothing (I don't do downloads), worth the extra bucks? For myself, and I suspect others here, this is big-time…
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Balenciaga
Anyone following this? It is gaining momentum on the conservative side. It was a stupid ad campaign and I would be even more curious as to who greenlighted it. I don't think it was to promote pedophilia but it's sure not a good look. https://www.thecut.com/2022/12/what-to-know-about-the-balenciaga-ad-scandal.html
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Keystone XL Updates
I just got off the phone with CA Senator Feinstein's office and they are thrilled that the Keystone XL has been defeated in the Senate. This doesn't mean this is over- no way- but it's a big step in the right direction. I want to reiterate to anyone here who does work related to the oil industry that I am never in favor of…
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PAN AM FLIGHT 103
https://apnews.com/article/london-scotland-united-kingdom-government-states-libya-e195e6bf1c18be0ff102a54219ac9d1f Libya U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Government and politics Libyan accused in Lockerbie bombing now in American custody By ERIC TUCKER and SYLVIA HUI Today WASHINGTON (AP) — A…
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In Defense of Germany
The country of Germany has been maligned elsewhere on AMT so I'm jotting a quick post in defense of that country. Yes, they have a shady past in parts of the 20th century, but Germany is a good example of how change for the better can happen. I have German friends in that country. I know people who have visited and lived…