A world that has tossed out the print edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica in favor of Wikipedia is not necessarily a richer one.
You have options to click one box to order companies not to blab your personal data. California might soon require it by law.
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Definitely an all-time favorite. I'll see anything with her in it.
Cheney was always one of the most reprehensibly right-wing Congresscritters, but lots of lefties love her because she voted to impeach Donnie Trump, and she gives great lip service to the Constitution. I have enthusiastically never been in the love-Liz crowd. She's opposed to gay rights, women's rights, minority rights, health care rights, human rights, etc, and she doesn't give a damn about the Constitution — she just doesn't like Donnie.
• Criminal investigation reopened after alleged sexual abuse by a former pastor (archived link)
• California pastor charged with 8 counts relating to child sex abuse
• "We are devastated" — Church fires 'worship pastor director' who admitted hiding a camera in the restroom (archived link)
• Baptist pastor fatally shoots himself after accusation of child molestation
• Texas grand jury indicts Catholic priest on three felony sexual assault charges
• Minnesota man gets 33 years for fatally stabbing his wife during Bible study (archived link)
• Presbyterian pastor arrested, accused of groping man at Walmart, police say
• Victims sue Jefferson City Diocese for ‘shameless cover-up’ of sexual abuse (archived link)
• Texas pro-Trump evangelist says Harris used 'witchcraft' to win debate
• California pastor arrested, accused of abusing young brothers for years (archived link)
• Former teacher, church youth leader gets 31 years in prison for child sex crimes (archived link)
Anti-Trump Republican stymied investigation of activist married to supreme court justice, says reporter David Brock
A recent AI discovery resurrected my late father's handwriting—and I want anyone to use it.
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This article is perhaps the most idiotic pro-AI propaganda yet published on a mainstream news site, but I gotta emphasize 'yet'.
The threats, which already closed government offices and caused school evacuations, come as Trump pushes racist lies
Says here it's one of his greatest performances. I saw it and it ain't bad.
Pope Francis made the remarks after a 12-day international tour and said both US presidential hopefuls have policies that are "against life".
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Being old, death gets my attention, so I read the obituaries. This is a collection of recent obits, mostly of people whose work touched my life, because I want to say thanks (or maybe give 'em a final fuck you).
There’ll be a roundup like this occasionally, until I’m on the list myself.
• Robert Beck in county jail
• Mark Cole blogger, Rivets on the Poster
• Kenneth Cope actor, Doctor Who
• Valerie Cuccia in county jail
• Joyce Dennison (Archived link) activist
• Michaela DePrince ballerina
• Daniel Edwards (Archived link) in county jail
• Herbie Flowers sessions bassist, "Walk on the Wild Side"
• Alberto Fujimori Peruvian President, then imprisoned (Archived link)
• Gary Gatewood hunter (Archived link)
• Pravin Gordhan activist (Archived link)
• Sharmaine Karine Hawes in county jail (Archived link)
• Zoey Hawkins pit bulled (Archived link)
• James Earl Jones actor, The UFO Incident
• Ed Kranepool baseballer, New York Mets (Archived link)
• Stephen Peat hockey player, Washington Capitals
• Michael Brandon Rivers in county jail (Archived link)
• Peter Renaday voice actor, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Saul Vasquez in county jail (Archived link)
• Masamitsu Yoshioka attacked Pearl Harbor (Archived link)
Previously dead
Eugene Price Jr.'s family was awarded $6 million after he was neglected while spending a year in solitary confinement.
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On a “prayer call” ahead of this week’s presidential debate, Trump promised attendees he would “stop the weaponization of our government against Christians.”
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The decision locks libraries into an ecosystem that is not in readers' interests. Congress must act.
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Actions of Burt Jones in 2020 ruled ‘reasonable and not criminal’ by Peter Skandalakis, head of prosecutors’ council
Former President Trump presented a dystopian image of California as a warning about what would happen to the nation if Kamala Harris is elected president.
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In the first days after the July 13 shooting, Trump was gracious and spiritual and called for unity. His tone has changed in recent weeks, including at Tuesday's debate.
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Is it true that Donald Harris was (and, one supposes, still is) a Marxist? The answer can only be a resounding "no."
I would really like an answer to that.
The answer is, if Kamala Harris says anything less than wholeheartedly supportive of Israel's ongoing war crimes, she'll be slammed all across the media for anti-Semitism. That's rancid but it's a fact, so she's probably politically smart to shut up about it until after the election.
I strongly suspect that if she wins, Ms Harris still won't say much about the genocide. But... she's better than Trump, on this and every issue.
The new government said it will not delay the plans, which were first announced by the Tories in 2021 but pushed back twice.
Timothy Hale-Cusanelli is described by the Department of Justice as a committed Nazi sympathizer. He attended a fundraiser at Trump's club.
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"What the hell are we trying to defend? What is left of the United States to defend?"
Devolved? No, man, I've always been this way.
Did some research, actually, and concluded long ago that most 9/11 skeptics and truthers are empty-headed fools — and all the ones who say "do your own research."
It's treason, and Republicans want a second try at it.
Prosecutors said Haspil had been hired as an assistant for Saleh, whose ventures included a ride-hailing motorcycle startup in Nigeria, but quickly began to siphon money from Saleh’s businesses.
That's a painfully clumsy sentence. Has AP no editors?
This really plugs my drain, man. When I worked in payroll, I would've known it was dicey accepting gifts from employees or managers. And I was nobody, just an ordinary worker-schmoe.
Judges should be held to a higher standard, not no frickin' standard at all.
It wasn't my croppage, but I've fixed it, thanks.
I missed it too, but now I'm laughing so hard the cat is hiding down the hall... :)
Absolutely agree with the excerpt. Audio-video works best for entertainment, but learning and understanding comes from reading, in my experience.
Odd that she's making this point in an audio podcast, but her transcript is appreciated, and I'm reading it, not listening.
Ah, the sign. Hadn't noticed that & right you are.
The article's use of "one's" is correct, but repeating the phrase twice within inches is, well, repetitive.
Hilarious is the first word that springs to mind, alongside heartbreaking. You know these bastards are going to make the wrong decision.
$200, eh? Yeah, I'll probably take my chances and skip any more booster shots.
I've only ridden the Empire Builder for one round trip, and there wasn't time enough for leisure like this, but now that I'm retired maybe there's time...
Thanks. Can't particularly disagree with that.
Old, large, cranky. Gotta go to the bathroom. Also, that picture isn't me. www.itsdougholland.com