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by ap215
Tue Dec 05, 2023 7:38 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: The GOP Snowflake Thread
Replies: 815
Views: 67234

Re: The GOP Snowflake Thread

Ex-British officials say Murdoch tabloids hacked them to aid corporate agenda The Murdoch family's British tabloids hacked the voicemails of thousands of people in the U.K.: Crime victims. War dead. Politicians. Sports stars. Celebrities. All to generate headlines, sell papers and inspire clicks. Co...
by ap215
Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:57 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Tuberville
Replies: 10
Views: 264

Re: Tuberville

Senate approves hundreds of military promotions after Republican senator ends blockade of nominees WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate in a single stroke Tuesday approved about 425 military promotions after Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama ended a monthslong blockade of nominations over his opposition to a...
by ap215
Tue Dec 05, 2023 5:18 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1540
Views: 90346

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

Wings and Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine dead at 79 Former Wings and Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine has passed away at the age of 79. The news was confirmed in a social media post by his wife, Elizabeth Hines. In the statement, she wrote: "My darling husband passed away peacefully early t...
by ap215
Tue Dec 05, 2023 11:45 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: The GOP Snowflake Thread
Replies: 815
Views: 67234

Re: The GOP Snowflake Thread

Like i said George was going to find a different profession outside Congress so. Santos’s first post-Congress gig: Selling videos on Cameo Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is on to his next job after the House voted to expel him last week: selling videos on Cameo. The ousted New York Republican — ...
by ap215
Tue Dec 05, 2023 11:38 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: EARTH....
Replies: 1196
Views: 81360

Re: EARTH....

Earthquake measuring 3.5 rattles Fullerton in California Earthquake with a magnitude of 3.5 rocked Fullerton, in the Orange County in California at 8:09pm, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred less than a mile from Anaheim, one mile from Placentia, two miles from Brea and...
by ap215
Tue Dec 05, 2023 10:37 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 Presidential Election
Replies: 347
Views: 27655

Re: 2024 Presidential Election

Biden-Harris 2024 - The Idea of America

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp9h4YEV6Rk
by ap215
Tue Dec 05, 2023 10:34 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Hamas fires 7000 rockets at Israel, starting major war
Replies: 377
Views: 14733

Re: Hamas fires 7000 rockets at Israel, starting major war

Swing-state Muslim leaders launch campaign to ‘abandon’ Biden in 2024 Muslim leaders from several swing states on Saturday descended on Dearborn, Michigan, to launch a national campaign against the reelection of President Joe Biden — a response to his handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict. Organizer...
by ap215
Tue Dec 05, 2023 10:32 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Its Technical
Replies: 441
Views: 43410

Re: Its Technical

Instagram and Facebook Messenger chats are being disconnected this month Meta is beginning the process of disconnecting the ability to have “cross-app chats” with your Instagram contacts via Facebook Messenger and vice-versa. Back in 2020, Meta – then “Facebook” – announced that it was connecting it...
by ap215
Tue Dec 05, 2023 8:58 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 Presidential Election
Replies: 347
Views: 27655

Re: 2024 Presidential Election

Eligible voters are being swept up in conservative activists' efforts to purge voter rolls Voters eligible to cast ballots are already being swept up in a grassroots effort to purge the nation's registration rolls ahead of the 2024 presidential election, a CBS News investigation has found. Fueled by...
by ap215
Mon Dec 04, 2023 8:55 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Its Technical
Replies: 441
Views: 43410

Re: Its Technical

FCC Chair: Regulatory Authority Over Streaming Must Come From Congress Federal Communications Commission chair Jessica Rosenworcel said Thursday (November 30) that those looking for the agency to start regulating video streamers should look to Congress instead. Rosenworcel has said before that she d...
by ap215
Mon Dec 04, 2023 8:54 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: The GOP Snowflake Thread
Replies: 815
Views: 67234

Re: The GOP Snowflake Thread

The Texas GOP voted against a proposed ban on members associating with Nazi sympathizers The Texas GOP executive committee voted against a measure that would ban Republicans from associating with Holocaust deniers and Nazi sympathizers. The committee, by a vote of 32 to 29, removed the clause from a...
by ap215
Mon Dec 04, 2023 12:53 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: EARTH....
Replies: 1196
Views: 81360

Re: EARTH....

Al Gore slams COP28 climate summit host UAE, says its emissions soared DUBAI, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Climate advocate and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Sunday slammed the UAE - host of the COP28 climate summit - saying its position as overseer of international negotiations on global warming this ...
by ap215
Mon Dec 04, 2023 12:51 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Labor/Economics
Replies: 980
Views: 68639

Re: Labor/Economics

Casino workers with MGM Grand Detroit ratify deal, ending 47-day strike DETROIT (AP) — Casino workers for MGM Grand Detroit have voted to ratify a new contract, ending a 47-day strike. MGM Grand Detroit workers are union members of the Detroit Casino Council, which represents nearly 4,000 employees ...
by ap215
Mon Dec 04, 2023 12:39 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Bye
Replies: 1315
Views: 87595

Re: Bye

Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal that may attract regulator scrutiny SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal announced Sunday, potentially putting it on track for a clash with a Biden administration wary of higher airfares. The ...
by ap215
Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:43 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: NCAA Football 2023
Replies: 8
Views: 800

Re: NCAA Football 2023

CFP: Michigan, Washington, Texas, Alabama to vie for title Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama have been selected by the College Football Playoff committee to vie for the national championship, leaving out Florida State - the first time in CFP history an undefeated Power 5 champion failed to fin...
by ap215
Sun Dec 03, 2023 8:12 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1540
Views: 90346

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

Baroness Glenys Kinnock, former minister and wife of ex-Labour leader, dies aged 79 Baroness Glenys Kinnock died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday with her husband and former Labour Party leader Lord Kinnock by her side, her family said. She served as a minister in Sir Tony Blair’s Labour government...
by ap215
Sun Dec 03, 2023 8:11 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1540
Views: 90346

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

Pioneering Latina public radio journalist Maria Martin dies at 72 Radio journalist Maria Emilia Martin, a former NPR colleague who created the radio show Latino USA, has died in Austin, Texas. She was 72 years old, and died after a recent operation. For nearly half a century, Martin brought the voic...
by ap215
Sat Dec 02, 2023 11:58 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Bye
Replies: 1315
Views: 87595

Re: Bye

Suspect in custody in killings of 3 homeless men in Los Angeles Los Angeles police announced Saturday that a suspect has been identified in connection with the killings of three homeless men this week. The suspect, Jerrid Joseph Powell, 33, was already in custody after having been arrested in the ki...
by ap215
Sat Dec 02, 2023 11:06 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: EARTH....
Replies: 1196
Views: 81360

Re: EARTH....

Philippines earthquake: Tsunami warning after powerful quake hits Authorities in the Philippines have warned of a potential "destructive tsunami" after a powerful earthquake struck the island of Mindanao. People living in the coastal areas of Surigao Del Sur and Davao Oriental in the Phili...
by ap215
Sat Dec 02, 2023 8:58 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: The GOP Snowflake Thread
Replies: 815
Views: 67234

Re: The GOP Snowflake Thread

He's the same asshole who impeached Bill Clinton a total bully. Gingrich slams Newsom for ‘personal attacks’ on DeSantis during debate Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich went after Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) on Friday over his recent debate with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.). The pair faced off Thurs...
by ap215
Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:08 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Storming The Capital 2: A Counter Storm is Coming
Replies: 1527
Views: 94912

Re: Storming The Capital 2: A Counter Storm is Coming

Klete Keller, Olympic gold medalist, gets 36 months probation in Jan. 6 riot case WASHINGTON — Former U.S. swimmer and Olympic gold medalist Klete Keller was sentenced to 36 months of probation Friday, avoiding jail time for his participation in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The sent...
by ap215
Fri Dec 01, 2023 9:45 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Hamas fires 7000 rockets at Israel, starting major war
Replies: 377
Views: 14733

Re: Hamas fires 7000 rockets at Israel, starting major war

Julianna Margulies Apologizes For Comments Tying Black & LGBTQ Communities To Antisemitism: “I Did Not Intend For My Words To Sow Further Division EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Julianna Margulies says she is “horrified” by the reaction to a series of statements she had made about Black and LGBTQ Americ...
by ap215
Fri Dec 01, 2023 5:25 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: We need to end gerrymandering - PERIOD.
Replies: 89
Views: 6268

Re: We need to end gerrymandering - PERIOD.

Appeals court rules North Florida map constitutional, overturns lower court TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCJB) - A state appeals court has reversed a lower court ruling ordering congressional districts to be redrawn to create a Black opportunity district in North Florida. The appeals court ruled that the Flor...
by ap215
Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:09 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Bye
Replies: 1315
Views: 87595

Re: Bye

I'll be surprised if a dem wins that district it was gerrymandered last year via court order by a GOP Judge i'm hoping the NYS Supreme Court reverses that ruling he's gonna find a different profession outside of congress it won't be the last we'll see of him.
by ap215
Fri Dec 01, 2023 9:12 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1540
Views: 90346

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

Influential DJ Who Helped Grow MySpace Music Dies at 43 Roslynn Alba Cobarrubias, a media entrepreneur, radio DJ and music promoter who helped grow the MySpace music platform, died Nov. 19, according to her family. She was 43. The Los Angeles Times reports that Cobarrubias died in her hometown of Wa...