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ACAB, Anti-War, and I hate Democrats, Republicans, and billionaires.
It says that most Americans haven't been familiar with US' domestic and foreign policy for 25 years at least, because the US has been caging kids, renditioning citizens, and dumping them in cages and black sites for more than two decades. (such as Gitmo and Abu Ghraib, among others.)
Disappearing people into torture chambers was standard operating procedure during the War on Terror. The major difference was that the government had to go to a secret court and get a warrant to do it.
If your dad is Bill Gates, you're probably not getting a Starbucks gift card for graduating college. In 2018, Jennifer Gates walked off the Stanford stage and onto a 124-acre, $15.82 million horse farm in North Salem, New York. According to ...
If your dad is Bill Gates, you're probably not getting a Starbucks gift card for graduating college.
In 2018, Jennifer Gates walked off the Stanford stage and onto a 124-acre, $15.82 million horse farm in North Salem, New York. According to Architectural Digest, the lavish estate was a graduation gift from her billionaire parents—and came complete with rolling pastures, three parcels of land, and proximity to New York City for her future studies.
But in case that sounds too much like the plot of "Succession: Equestrian Edition," Melinda Gates would like to remind everyone: their kids were absolutely raised "middle class."
100%
After the way he let Robert Finn skate when he ran cover for a priest raping kids, Francis belongs in Hell. It's a bummer that Hell isn't a real place.
Agreed.
And the Democrats can sit, watch, and learn what it means to be electable while it happens.
Sad state of affairs, but yep.
And dollars-to-donuts everyone at Signal with enough access is reading them too.
If i had his number I'd 100% send that text. Imagine him getting it when he's having one of his drinking binges. The dude would hit 'accept' so fast.
This would make me want to communicate nonverbally with said diner's neck.
Bastards.
After the evident insider trading that occurred on 'Liberation Day', I've seen enough to think that everything this government is doing is happening on Signal. Any documentation they're presenting as some sort of 'transparency' is just a prop, and they have another year and a half to get away with it, because Congress is happy to benefit in its complicity.
But would it personally make Trump a few bucks richer?
Accurate.
Fair point there too.
A huckster shithead who runs cover for child rapists every single day.
I'm just over here annoyed at people calling the Pope's continuing ability to live a 'miracle' when he's spent the last month in a hospital keeping his ass animated with advanced medical science that his church probably condemns every Sunday.
Stories like this are what I think of every time the topic of regulating social media comes up.
We know it's programmed to create rage machines. We do, and then people act surprised when social media works as designed.
It is nice looking outside the US and seeing foreign politicians and heads of state using actual mean words to describe a fascist. Here in the US we see former presidents and POTUS candidates, even those who spent the whole campaign calling Trump 'Hitler' chumming around with him at public events.
If you can, it's time to be investing.
My dad, when I was a kid, used to open the door quickly, look down at my visiting friend and say "Who the hell are you?"
Then he'd shut the door abruptly, wait 3-4 seconds, then open it, laugh, and welcome them in.
If you can do that and they don't get offended, they're friend material.
They forgot to put 'master planner' in air quotes.
This guy just spent 80 million on an old-ass Geno Smith.
I don't care how fat he is.
I wish we could get a true accounting of his brain health and the state of his hairline.
Found a random family's old website from the early 2000's
I love finding these random, old websites since the vast majority are just gone. It's a bummer that the family members' individual pages are no longer active, but this just had a time-capsule kind of charm to it.
Elven Honor Duel
Question for the floor:
I've got an idea for a fomorian to insult one of my party members' (a sun elf) house honor and demand a duel in the Feywild.
What are some ways to make it feel more authentic in the setting? I don't want to just outright copy human customs if I can help it.
TIL the story of Mark Codman, an American Slave, Executed, Whose Body Later Became a Landmark for Paul Revere's Famous Ride
It has come to the attention of Historic Boston Inc. that the family of our organization’s founder, John Codman, had a personal connection to the enslavement of Black Bostonians in the 18th century. We stumbled across this information by chance, as the newest member of...
Nearly 50 years later, Revere references the site of Mark’s execution as a geographic marker that had remained culturally relevant. Mark’s body hung in a gibbet on Charlestown Common for nearly 20 years and his last words were published and sold next to a prison on Queen Street. His body and last words, immortalized in print, would serve as a terrorizing reminder to the enslaved population of Boston of what the cost of resistance would be. Even while their white counterparts were actively organizing to free themselves from the rule of the British monarchy.
Sources:
Historic Boston Inc - Article on Mark and Phyllis Codman, Their Crimes, and Executions
The House censures Democratic Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump’s joint address to Congress
The House has voted to censure Al Green, a Democratic congressman from Texas, for disrupting President Donald Trump’s address to Congress earlier in the week.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday voted to censure an unrepentant Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, for disrupting President Donald Trump’s address to Congress.
The Justice Department's filing asks the conservative-majority court to lift a judge's court order temporarily reinstating Hampton Dellinger as the leader of the Office of Special Counsel.
The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to permit the firing of the head of the federal agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers, according to documents obtained Sunday that would mark the first appeal to the justices since President Donald Trump took office.
The emergency appeal is the start of what probably will be a steady stream from lawyers for the Republican president and his administration seeking to undo lower court rulings that have slowed his second-term agenda.
A report from the USAID inspector general says that almost $500 million in food assistance is sitting in ports, ships and warehouses.
Almost $500 million in food aid is at risk of spoilage as it sits in ports, ships and warehouses after funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, was paused by the Trump administration, according to a Feb. 10 report from a government watchdog.
The report from USAID's inspector general highlighted the risks of "safeguarding and distribution" of $8.2 billion in unspent humanitarian aid after the Trump administration ordered almost all staff to be placed on leave and ordered a review of U.S. foreign assistance programs.
Some Israeli soldiers traveling abroad are targeted for alleged war crimes in Gaza - AP News
An Israeli army reservist’s dream vacation in Brazil ended abruptly last month over an accusation that he committed war crimes in the Gaza Strip.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An Israeli army reservist’s dream vacation in Brazil ended abruptly last month over an accusation that he committed war crimes in the Gaza Strip.
Yuval Vagdani woke up on Jan. 4 to a flurry of missed calls from family members and Israel’s Foreign Ministry with an urgent warning: A pro-Palestinian legal group had convinced a federal judge in Brazil to open a war crimes investigation for his alleged participation in the demolition of civilian homes in Gaza.
A frightened Vagdani fled the country on a commercial flight the next day to avoid the grip of a powerful legal concept called “universal jurisdiction,” which allows governments to prosecute people for the most serious crimes regardless of where they are allegedly committed.
Kansas City Roller Warriors - Game 4 Tomorrow Night!
Come out and support your local roller derby league, the Kansas City Roller Warriors!
If you're in or around Kansas City tomorrow, there's some great roller derby happening at 6PM at Memorial Hall in KCK. (Doors open at 5:30) Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for kids. There will also be booze, bbq, and merch for sale.
IT'S GONNA BE FUN!
NFL emails reveal extent of Saints’ damage control for clergy sex abuse crisis - AP News
Hundreds of internal emails show executives of the New Orleans Saints were far more involved than previously known in providing public relations help to Catholic Church leaders as they confronted a clergy sex abuse crisis.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As New Orleans church leaders braced for the fallout from publishing a list of predatory Catholic priests, they turned to an unlikely ally: the front office of the city’s NFL franchise.
What followed was a months-long, crisis-communications blitz orchestrated by the New Orleans Saints’ president and other top team officials, according to hundreds of internal emails obtained by The Associated Press.
How I feel about the incoming three-peat for the Chiefs
Ten years ago we couldn't have imagined that our football team would be the greatest dynasty in the NFL, but here we are, and I intend to enjoy every second of it.
Question: Rules for an Honor Duel between Sun Elves (Forgotten Realms)
Are there any canon rules for an honor duel between sun elves in the Forgotten Realms setting?
Donald Trump Sued by Quakers Over ICE Raids
The lawsuit appears to be the first from a faith-based organization challenging the immigration policy change in court.
A group of Quaker congregations has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over a policy change by Donald Trump designed to make it easier for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to locate and remove illegal immigrants.
The new U.S. president changed the law to allow ICE agents to conduct operations in "sensitive locations," including houses of worship, playgrounds, schools and hospitals, without prior approval from their supervisors, which was previously required.
Why It Matters
The Trump administration is seeking to crack down on illegal immigration. The president made immigration a central theme of his successful campaign for office, and Americans largely support his mass deportation plans.
A New York Times/Ipsos poll, carried out from January 2 to 10, found 55 percent of voters strongly or somewhat supported such plans. Eighty-eight percent supported "deporting immigrants who are here illegally and have criminal records." Large majorities of De
As winners of the last two Super Bowls, the Chiefs have a chance to become the first team to three-peat in NFL history. The gravity of the opportunity is not lost on any of them.
Fifteen regular-season wins and two playoff victories -- including a nailbiter in the AFC Championship Game -- later, the Chiefs are once again conference champions and heading back to the Super Bowl.
To some, it might be old hat. Kansas City has represented the AFC in each of the last two Super Bowls and will do so again in New Orleans on Feb. 9. But this time, history is on the line.
As winners of the last two Super Bowls, the Chiefs have a chance to become the first team to three-peat in NFL history. The gravity of the opportunity is not lost on any of them. After taking down the Buffalo Bills, 32-29, in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, many of their responses ended with the same statement of a shared goal: Make history.
Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Hillary Clinton, George Soros, 17 others
WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden on Saturday named former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and billionaire political activist and philanthropist George Soros recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, part of a group of 19 people selected for the nation's highest civilian honor.
Others presented the medal by the outgoing president at a White House ceremony included U2 frontman Bono, actor Michael J. Fox, actor Denzel Washington, chef José Andrés and William Sanford Nye, better known as television's "Bill Nye the Science Guy."
From the sports world, decorated professional soccer player Lionel Messi of Argentina and retired NBA legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson also received the medal. Messi did not attend the ceremony because of a scheduling issue.
The teens all face multiple felonies for the July attacks.
Mount Prospect Police Chief Michael Eterno said the teens attacked the two men in two different incidents on the evening of July 8, 2024. The victims were two gay men, aged 41 and 23, who responded to ads placed on an unnamed gay dating app. After arriving at the locations, a combination gas station and convenience store parking lot and a residential street in a different part of town, the teens allegedly attacked the men and vandalized their cars. Both victims were able to escape and report the attacks to police.
The charged teens were all aged 17 except for one boy aged 16. Police say all 11 participated in one or both attacks. Each was charged with either one or two felony counts each of Aggravated Battery, Criminal Damage to Property, and Mob Action. One of the 17-year-olds was also charged with two felony Hate Crime counts for “yelling a racial and another derogatory term” during the attacks.
Question: Critters for an Elven Campaign
Hello, fellow nerds:
What are some neat monsters or creatures I could use for a new campaign I'm running in 2025. The gist is that one of the four sons of the Vyshaantar Empire has gathered strength, occupied a castle in the Misty Forest, and is looking to take over the entirety of the territory and spearhead a resurgence of the Vyshaantar Empire. (Or, to put it even more succinctly: Nazi Elves.)
I've got a few Vyshaantar enemies built out, like a Vyshaantar Sniper, Elven War Golem, Corrupted Treant, and Pyromancer.
What are some others that are different but would fit this kind of campaign?
Federal officials say the United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country.
The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country, federal officials said Friday.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said federally required tallies taken across the country in January found that more than 770,000 people were counted as homeless — a number that misses some people and does not include those staying with friends or family because they do not have a place of their own.
That increase comes on top of a 12% increase in 2023, which HUD blamed on soaring rents and the end of pandemic assistance. The 2023 increase also was driven by people experiencing homelessness for the first time. The numbers overall represent 23 of every 10,000 people in the U.S., with Black people being overrepresented among the homeless population.
A report by the House Ethics Committee found former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid multiple women, including a 17-year-old girl, for sex.
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican who briefly stood to become President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, was found by congressional ethics investigators to have paid numerous women — including a 17-year-old girl — for sex, and to have purchased and used illegal drugs, including from his Capitol Hill office, according to a final draft of a comprehensive investigative report obtained by CBS News.
Former Kansas City police detective Eric DeValkenaere has sentence commuted by Gov. Parson - KCTV5 News
Late Friday afternoon Missouri Governor Mike Parson commuted Devalkenaere for the December 2019 killing of Cameron Lamb.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Eric DeValkenaere will be home for Christmas. Late Friday afternoon Missouri Governor Mike Parson commuted Devalkenaere for the December 2019 killing of Cameron Lamb.
Lamb was shot and killed by DeValkenaere as he was backing a truck into a garage at his home. DeValkenaere’s attorneys argued the detective and his partner were doing their jobs, following up on reports that Lamb’s vehicle had been chasing another car through town.
The attorneys argued that the detectives believed Lamb was reaching for a gun and DeValkenaere was worried about his partner.
DeValkenaere was convicted in a bench trial of second-degree manslaughter in the case. He was sentenced to six years in prison, but his legal team appealed. He was allowed to stay out of jail while awaiting an appeal decision. The appeal was denied, and DeValkenaere was taken into custody in October 2023.