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I do not necessarily agree with this article, but I think it's important to read it for a perspective and an update on events, even if one does not agree with how or why the events are occurring. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/19/far-right-columbia-university-student-arrests...

Article That sounds too reasonable and so maybe they will reduce it to $800 after some pressure.

Sometimes these conversations can be pretty funny. I asked the bot for ideas on what kind of things it can be and it told me a friend among a bunch of way better choices. And that gave me an absurd idea.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-measles-outbreak-unvaccinated-kids-school/ Imagine these people during a zombie apocalypse. "Look, if your kid gets bitten, you can still send him to school or a birthday party. It's up to you as parents."

Last night I was watching a livestream of the Indigo Girls with my wife. It was a free performance they were doing for charity. By the end of just a few hours they had raised $42K for medical supplies in the Dominican Republic. In the back of my mind, I was wondering about Trump's gofundme page...

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/21/opinions/alabama-supreme-court-fetal-embryo-personhood-abortion-ziegler/index.html This section of the opinion article gets interesting: I took a look at the passed Constitutional amendment and it does not mention a fetus versus embryo versus zygote, but talks...

At first I didn't like the headline, but here's the context from the article:

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4449904-russia-quiet-on-tucker-carlsons-visit-to-moscow/ So, first, let me just say that this story of a possible interview has the look-and-feel of trying to gain a spotlight. Kind of like Putin's people spreading it or Tucker spreading it as a rumor so they...

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna135908 If I were on a jury, I'd convict him. Too many private citizens were impacted... HOWEVER, what about a hypothetical where Trump was the only tax info victim? I wouldn't convict the leaker because Trump said he was going to release the info to the...

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/lead-contaminated-applesauce-pouches-expose-issues-with-food-safety-oversight Video at link. Lead found in blood levels of children in US linked to these apple sauce pouches, sold in stores that poor people frequent, like Dollar Tree... That's interesting on...

It's Christmas eve today. Virtually nowhere do I observe the "true" fundamentalist meaning of Christmas. It's all presents, Santa, christmas trees, Rudolph, and shopping. Driving through neighborhoods, I cannot recall even seeing a nativity scene, just cartoonish blow-up dolls. No, not the...

The current Pope is pretty progressive for a high Catholic official. For a pope, he's pretty radical. Most recent news: https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/19/europe/popes-aproval-of-same-sex-blessings-intl/index.html He has enemies deep in the church who are very conservative. Anyone think they will...

Interesting numbers were released not too long ago: When examining the population at large in the U.S., there might be many more atheists, like 10% or so. Even 1% would be 10 times the percent as in prison. One of several studies has the US number around 4%. So one must wonder why are...

Is this real?

There's some talk that we're headed to WW3. I mean, if you compare to at least some of the previous world wars, there's a few things in common: such as strong alliances, possible smaller triggering events with different sides allied to bigger entities...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/10/03/kate-cohen-atheism/ Good article. I especially like the last few paragraphs.

https://newrepublic.com/article/175481/trump-trials-election-interference-2024 It's a little disconcerting because it seems to be working with independents.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mike-huckabee-hints-violence-trump-204332757.html How many right-wingers are thinking of this alternative do you think?

The indictment. All charges are falsifying business records. Each one lists a specific thing, like check# or falsifying General Ledger or invoice etc etc and the date it was done.

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/22/ex-florida-lawmaker-dont-say-gay-sponsor-harding-pleads-guilty-to-fraud/70037008007/ Seems like he lied that his so-called business needed covid money, got an illegit $150K loan or relief, not sure which, got caught, and then quickly...