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by ap215
Thu Nov 28, 2024 8:30 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Its Technical
Replies: 618
Views: 1825724

Re: Its Technical

FTC opens wide-ranging antitrust probe into Microsoft New York (CNN) — Microsoft is set to go under the microscope of the nation’s top antitrust watchdog, the Federal Trade Commission, which is launching a sweeping investigation into the tech giant’s practices. The FTC, in a letter sent to Microsoft...
by ap215
Wed Nov 27, 2024 5:51 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Bye
Replies: 1812
Views: 1585070

Re: Bye

All things must come to an end Why Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade 2024 isn’t on CBS: start time, performances, and more Thanksgiving is now upon us, the pumpkin spice is being broken out, the turkeys are being bought, and the mulled wine is being brewed. New Yorkers in particular go the hardest with...
by ap215
Wed Nov 27, 2024 5:30 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 2096
Views: 1526090

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

Helen Gallagher Dies: Two-Time Tony Winner & ‘Ryan’s Hope’ Matriarch Was 98 Helen Gallagher, who won Tony Awards for Pal Joey and No, No, Nanette before starring as Maeve Ryan in all 13 seasons of daytime soap Ryan’s Hope, died November 24. She was 98. Playbill confirmed the news on social media...
by ap215
Wed Nov 27, 2024 11:52 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: the news??
Replies: 36
Views: 2149

Re: the news??

ROF Farron Cousins - Is Left Wing Media Going Extinct?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW7IIhaVbWY
by ap215
Wed Nov 27, 2024 8:29 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 General Elections Thread
Replies: 427
Views: 168567

Re: 2024 General Elections Thread

Mississippi runoff election results for judicial candidates On Tuesday, Nov. 26, four candidates in state judicial races competed in runoff elections for a Mississippi Supreme Court seat and a seat on the Mississippi Court of Appeals. https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/...
by ap215
Wed Nov 27, 2024 8:28 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 2096
Views: 1526090

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

I'm so sorry Dan. Jean Rather, wife of former longtime CBS News anchor Dan Rather, dies at 89 Jean Rather, the wife of former longtime CBS News anchor Dan Rather, died Tuesday at the age of 89, her family announced. Rather died in Austin, Texas, surrounded by family and friends following a battle wi...
by ap215
Tue Nov 26, 2024 2:56 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Hamas fires 7000 rockets at Israel, starting major war
Replies: 1303
Views: 1947409

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

Unfortunately too little too late Israel announces cease-fire plan with Hezbollah in Lebanon Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he has agreed to a cease-fire deal with the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon, a major breakthrough in efforts to avert a wider war in the region...
by ap215
Tue Nov 26, 2024 2:19 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Labor/Economics
Replies: 1622
Views: 1751505

Re: Labor/Economics

Consumer Confidence Hits 2-Year High As Recession Fears Fade: Stock Market Optimism Soars To Record High American consumers are feeling better about the economy than they have in years, as the latest data Tuesday from The Conference Board shows. The Consumer Confidence Index rose from 111.3 in Octob...
by ap215
Tue Nov 26, 2024 12:47 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: the news??
Replies: 36
Views: 2149

Re: the news??

Yeah which actually started by a right winger in Jack Dorsey the same with Facebook with Mark if nothing happens with the web when Trump returns to the WH i'm joining Democratic Social Media Platforms from this point forward.
by ap215
Tue Nov 26, 2024 10:03 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Hello
Replies: 404
Views: 758518

Re: Hello

I didn't expect this what a huge honor. In rare NYC trip, Biden visits Staten Island to honor service members before Thanksgiving NEW YORK -- President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden made a rare visit to New York City on Monday to honor service members and their families ahead of Thanksgiving. ...
by ap215
Tue Nov 26, 2024 8:27 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Mass Shootings/Gun Control Reform Thread
Replies: 1700
Views: 1816875

Re: Mass Shootings/Gun Control Reform Thread

White neighbor convicted of manslaughter in fatal shooting of Black mother is sentenced to 25 years (CNN) - Susan Lorincz, the White woman who fatally shot Black neighbor Ajike “AJ” Owens through the door of her central Florida apartment during a dispute over children playing near her home, was sent...
by ap215
Tue Nov 26, 2024 8:26 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: The Donald Trump is Batcrap Crazy and The Leader of the GOP Thread
Replies: 1397
Views: 1052708

Re: The Donald Trump is Batcrap Crazy and The Leader of the GOP Thread

Just wait the chaos starts again next year then his poll numbers will hit a nose dive. Trump’s favorability climbs in post-election poll President-elect Trump’s favorability climbed by six points after he was elected president earlier this month, a new poll on Tuesday found. The president-elect’s fa...
by ap215
Tue Nov 26, 2024 8:24 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 General Elections Thread
Replies: 427
Views: 168567

Re: 2024 General Elections Thread

This Election’s Surprising Bright Spot for Progressives Is a Very Big Deal The 2024 election marked a painful setback for Democratic hopes of rebalancing the federal judiciary: When Donald Trump reenters the White House in January, he will have a pliant Republican Senate majority eager to confirm hi...
by ap215
Mon Nov 25, 2024 5:21 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Whatever happened to truth squads?
Replies: 22
Views: 1236

Re: Whatever happened to truth squads?

Let's not get in that pissing contest again. I oppose Trump and did not want him to win the election. But I don't hate Trump. It seems the prerequisite is hatred of Trump opposing him just isn’t enough. Also to that we could ad that support of any Republican is considered by about 35pct of the coun...
by ap215
Mon Nov 25, 2024 3:07 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Bye
Replies: 1812
Views: 1585070

Re: Bye

Special counsel moves to abandon election interference and classified documents cases against Trump WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith moved to abandon two criminal cases against Donald Trump on Monday, acknowledging that Trump’s return to the White House will preclude attempts to federall...
by ap215
Mon Nov 25, 2024 2:20 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Democrats Might Want to Put Her in Charge
Replies: 111
Views: 4594

Re: Democrats Might Want to Put Her in Charge

DNC announces candidate forums, sets chair election for Feb. 1 The Democratic National Committee announced on Monday that it will hold its chair’s election on Feb. 1, an early indicator of the party’s direction following Kamala Harris’ stinging loss this month. The contest will be held at the commit...
by ap215
Mon Nov 25, 2024 2:13 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: The Donald Trump is Batcrap Crazy and The Leader of the GOP Thread
Replies: 1397
Views: 1052708

Re: The Donald Trump is Batcrap Crazy and The Leader of the GOP Thread

Farron Balanced - So...I've been getting death threats after the election

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sklog5k6cfI
by ap215
Mon Nov 25, 2024 9:05 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Its Technical
Replies: 618
Views: 1825724

Re: Its Technical

How Will Trump’s Second Term Impact Social Media Companies? With Donald Trump set to return to the White House for another term, what will that mean for social media regulations, and how will the major social platforms be impacted by a second Trump administration? Social media has played a big role ...
by ap215
Mon Nov 25, 2024 8:22 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Bye
Replies: 1812
Views: 1585070

Re: Bye

Montreal coffee chain terminates contract with woman videoed doing Hitler salute The Canadian coffee chain Second Cup terminated the contract with a franchisee in Montreal after she was filmed making a Nazi salute while wearing a keffiyeh during pro-Palestinian protests last week. Second Cup said it...
by ap215
Mon Nov 25, 2024 8:21 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 General Elections Thread
Replies: 427
Views: 168567

Re: 2024 General Elections Thread

Romania election results: Ultranationalist candidate scores stunning first round win Romanian ultranationalist Călin Georgescu won the first round of presidential elections, according to official results published Monday afternoon. Georgescu won with 22.94 percent of the vote. He was followed by lib...
by ap215
Sun Nov 24, 2024 7:47 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 General Elections Thread
Replies: 427
Views: 168567

Re: 2024 General Elections Thread

Uruguay’s conservative candidate concedes hard-fought presidential runoff to left-wing challenger MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — The presidential candidate of the conservative coalition that has governed Uruguay for the past five years conceded defeat on Sunday after a close runoff election even as the ...
by ap215
Sun Nov 24, 2024 6:53 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Bye
Replies: 1812
Views: 1585070

Re: Bye

NHL News: Blues Fire Drew Bannister; Jim Montgomery Named HC on 5-Year Contract It didn't take long for Jim Montgomery to find his new home. The St. Louis Blues announced Sunday they fired head coach Drew Bannister just 22 games into the season and hired Montgomery to replace him on a five-year cont...
by ap215
Sun Nov 24, 2024 1:20 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 2096
Views: 1526090

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

Braves Hall of Famer Rico Carty passes away at 85 Rico Carty was popular enough to be elected to start an All-Star Game as a write-in candidate. Memories of Carty’s 1970 All-Star election and the batting title he won that same year were rekindled on Sunday, as the former outfielder passed away at th...
by ap215
Sun Nov 24, 2024 8:27 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 General Elections Thread
Replies: 427
Views: 168567

Re: 2024 General Elections Thread

Modi's BJP, allies to win election rebound in India's richest state, Maharashtra NEW DELHI, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party and its allies were set to return to power in the nation's richest state, television channels reported on Saturday, a boost for the Hindu-nationa...
by ap215
Sun Nov 24, 2024 8:25 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Democrats Might Want to Put Her in Charge
Replies: 111
Views: 4594

Re: Democrats Might Want to Put Her in Charge

Progressives begin search for a new leader Progressives are debating who should lead their movement as they seek to remake the Democratic Party in a new populist mold following devastating losses in November. Initial conversations are starting to take place on the left among political strategists, a...