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1/20/09...
Feels like a loooong time away. I wonder what "you have to have a warrant to spy on people, I mean, you don't need a warrant, but we're not spying on Americans, I mean, yes, we're spying on Americans, but only those calling countries with Al-Queida, I mean, yes, of course we're collecting all the phone records of every…
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Iran shoots down US drone
A US military drone has been shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile while in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz, US officials say. Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said it shot down the drone over Iranian airspace, near Kuhmobarak in the southern province of Hormozgan. IRGC commander…
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Shocked by Heart ICD! ouch...again! Oct '19
Ever seen the video of Anthony Van Loo go down on the field (pitch) and get shocked back by his cardiac ICD? https://youtu.be/DU_i0ZzIV5U Well, I had one of these implanted a couple years ago. Received my first "shock" the other morning. Around 6am I was sound asleep one second, then wide WIDE awake the next second. I sat…
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a 1/3 of honeybees are dead this year 2010
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/05/02-1 Fears for Crops as Shock Figures From America Show Scale of Bee Catastrophe The world may be on the brink of biological disaster after news that a third of US bee colonies did not survive the winter by Alison Benjamin Disturbing evidence that honeybees are in terminal…
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IRS stimulus checks
For those who have been shut out til now, the application has been updated. I was able to get through to add info and show as eligible now.... article I found it in...…
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Pandora has passed :( she used to post here ....
mickeyrat posted it on AET that our Pandora passed away this past Monday 10/6 , please keep her family in your thoughts :( damn she never got to post here again .....I figured folks here would like to know she was always here ....
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We are all Greeks!
The truth about Greece
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Your pick for first U.S. female president?
Now that Hillary has made it official she is running ( http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/12/hillary-clinton-2016_n_6134814.html ) who would you like to see become the first U.S. female president?
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Factory farms are as despicable a wet markets.
There has been a lot of outcry about how horrible China's wet markets are, and rightly so. But the same concern and outrage could, and should, be targeted at our factory farms. The abuse to animals is wrong, and the danger to our own health as a result of this gross kind if food production is real. Thank you Bill Maher for…
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increasing health insurance premiums
My boss just told everyone this morning that our (already expensive) health insurance premiums are going up 20%. Co-Pays are going up by $5 and prescriptions are slightly higher. I wonder how much this is COVID related. I'm already barely able to afford it. anyone seen any increases yet?
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How do you think Coronavirus will change the world?
I keep hearing/reading people saying the world will never be the same after this crisis is over. Some think we'll be more grateful for all the little things we now miss (e.g., going out to a cafe or meeting with friends) and be more kind to one another. Some think the days of working in an office are over and working from…
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Merged: What Happens if Biden Drops Out?
This discussion has been merged.
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17 Dead in Canadian province of Nova Scotia in a mass shooting
Nova Scotia gunman shot dead after killing 17 people in 'senseless' and 'random' rampage https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/nova-scotia-shooting-rcmp I believe this is the largest mass shooting in Canadian history. The pos shooter is dead. needless to say Canada is in shock and in mourning.
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Who Should Biden pick as his running mate?
(Top candidates per the MSM, except the NY Governor)
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Making a Murderer (Crime-Docu similar to West Memphis Three case)
Anyone watched Making a Murderer on Netflix yet? It reminds me so much of the West Memphis Three trial. Corrupt police and procecutors, an incompetent defense lawyer - this case shows a dark picture of the US justice system. I wonder if these cases (Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey) will get the attention the WMT got, both…
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Planned Obsolescence
Planned Obsolescence. Are we just now catching on? Apparently so: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/15/the-right-to-repair-planned-obsolescence-electronic-waste-mountain Planned obsolescence: the outrage of our electronic waste mountain "Unrepairable phones and laptops are one of the scandals of our throwaway…
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The Nation State of California
While watching California Governor Gavin Newsom's noontime COVID update the other day, I noticed him use the phrase "Nation State" in referring to California. Newsom never comes right out and badmouths our current federal administration but, rather, does so in more intelligent and subtle ways. I wondered if others had…
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If You Live In Mass Or NH - Pressed Cafe - Pay For Medical Care Works Food
If you live in either of these states and have eaten at pressed you would know how good it is. They are doing a great thing right now you can go on and buy food that will be delivered to the hospital of your choice near them , you can buy breakfast for one / three / five / ten people or buy lunch or dinner. Thinking of…
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Tipping Grocery Workers
Maybe others are doing this already. Since the shit hit the fan , I feel for everyone on the front lines no matter what their job ( I still have to interact with the public very limited 2-3 people a day ) and I hate it. Most of these people I assume are living paycheck to paycheck , I know not everyone can afford to do…
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Gas prices...
are falling... http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/08/news/economy/gas_prices/index.htm?eref=rss_topstories Yeah, I understand the whole "supply and demand" thing...however, we've had a couple of hurricanes hit the gulf, Ike is raging and heading toward the gulf, Iran is saber rattling (…