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Pollster: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez most likely 2028 Democratic presidential nominee

Pollster: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez most likely 2028 Democratic presidential nominee

| April 19, 2025 | 44 Comments

Pollster Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight founder, claimed that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has the best chance of being the next Democratic presidential nominee. Galen Druke, a podcaster, listed individuals who could potentially be the nominee, but settled on Cortez. Silver agreed with him. Cortez appears to have broad appeal throughout the Democratic Party. From Fox News: “So that […]

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Saturday shorts

Saturday shorts

| April 19, 2025 | 9 Comments

I was going to lead off with a Happy Easter Saturday – till I read that Easter Saturday is used colloquially  for both the Saturday before Easter and the Saturday 6 days after Easter.  May you all have a joyful (and thoughtful) weekend. Saw the update on Dakota Meyer – here’s a few others. Thomas […]

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Daily FGS

Daily FGS

| April 19, 2025 | 14 Comments

SVD Dragunov Homeowner Shoots Suspect During Burglary In Jones County Morgan Howard The Jones County Sheriff’s Department continues to investigate a burglary in progress on Monday, April 14th, that led to a suspect being shot by the affected homeowner. 40-year-old Marcus Crosby was arrested by Jones County Investigators at South Central Regional Medical Center following […]

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Weekend Open Thread

Weekend Open Thread

| April 18, 2025 | 87 Comments

I had Bing AI image generator create this image with the prompt “Good Friday scene”. Instead of the usual 3 crosses, or something normally shown as internet search results for Good Friday, Bing generated images with Jesus shown more than once. Whether Bing intended to or not, it captured the shortest church season in one […]

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PhD student suggests liquidating President Trump and “a whole class of people”

PhD student suggests liquidating President Trump and “a whole class of people”

| April 18, 2025 | 64 Comments

When people with advanced degrees lack smarts… Nicholas Decker, an economics PhD student at George Mason University, went on a social media political rant. Decker claimed that the source of political power will always be violence. Decker said that if things continue with the Trump administration’s actions, the “problem” would be solved with blood and […]

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Self-Loading Luggage

Self-Loading Luggage

| April 18, 2025 | 40 Comments

E-Ticket Ride Transportation Secretary Duffy Delivers a Reality Check to Blue Origin Lady ‘Astronauts’ By Bob Hoge The ladies of the highly publicized 11-minute “Blue Origin” rocket trip might have wished they’d stayed in space a little longer, because after their cringeworthy antics upon returning to Earth, they’ve been the subject of widespread mockery. Singer […]

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Birthright citizenship case scheduled for Supreme Court hearing in May

Birthright citizenship case scheduled for Supreme Court hearing in May

| April 18, 2025 | 28 Comments

The case challenging President Donald Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship is due to be heard at the U.S. Supreme Court. The cases related to this order will be consolidated and arguments presented on May 15, 2025. Trump’s argument is based on what was intended with the 14th Amendment. Those opposed to his order argue that […]

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DOD DEI Purge

DOD DEI Purge

| April 18, 2025 | 8 Comments

Five-Sided Wind Tunnel A Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion position is defined as one that was established for the purpose of influencing hiring or employment practices or promoting preferential treatment on the basis of race, sex, color, or ethnicity. Since early 2024, DOD has cut nearly 200 DEI-related jobs: Report By Stephen Losey Since early 2024, […]

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