Shared on Facebook with the caption “Doing absolutely no favours to their international reputation, Americans have swarmed social media posts of Taylor Swift’s Melbourne concerts confused by a very obvious detail. Can you spot it?”...
West Virginia’s Republican-controlled House of Delegates voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to allow teachers and other school staff who undergo training to carry guns in K-12 public schools....
What’s more likely is that one day, when the classroom is crazy, they will leave their gun storage unsecured, and a 7-yr-old will find it and shoot their friend by accident.
Resource tracking is a drag, unless every single member of the party is into it. Because of they’re not, then inevitably it will come down to one guy who gets to be the accountant for the whole group, and that leads to disputes where he gets to decide who got what reward when and what’s in their damned pockets.
Former President Donald Trump owes an additional $87,502 in post-judgment interest every day until he pays the $354 million fine ordered by Judge Arthur Engoron in his civil fraud case, according to ABC News’ calculations based on the judge’s lengthy ruling in the case....
My entire mortgage is his fucking interest payment, but if I stop paying the fractional payments on it – which this asshole spends in a day on overcooked steaks and too-long ties – they’d take my house. Start fucking taking his stuff, goddammit.
I am still mad that SGU didn’t even get a sign-off movie on SyFy. That franchise was a massive property for that network, and the moment one of them faltered in the ratings they just dropped it like it was diseased. Those characters deserved better.
As involved with the show as the authors were, I could easily see them changing things if and when the show ever comes back. They and the cast have said that they are open to returning to it some day. I could easily see Amazon or another streamer giving it a limited series run, but it needs to cool off a bit.
As he closes in on the Republican presidential nomination, former President Donald Trump made a highly unusual stop Saturday, hawking new Trump-branded sneakers at “Sneaker Con,” a gathering that bills itself as the “The Greatest Sneaker Show on Earth.”...
I only mean unfortunately in that there is seemingly no incentive for those people to show proper respect for a flag that they claim to worship. The code is just a kind of etiquette, which is only reinforced through a kind of peer pressure, and the people who actually respect what it stands for have no real way of shaming those who wear it on their underwear – because they just don’t care.
During a visit to lobby legislators on transgender issues, Senator Carden Summers ® knelt down and told a child he would protect her. When he learned she was trans, he backed away....
Masculine and feminine are useful concepts with long roots in every culture on earth. The problem is when people impose a positive or negative connotation to them. It should be considered normal and healthy for someone who identifies on the male side of the spectrum to exhibit feminine traits, and so on.
It’s just a conceptual framework that simplifies understanding. Our problems arise when we oversimplify, and forget that it is just an artificial construct we made up to explain our world.
Two juveniles were charged with crimes connected to the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally, authorities said Friday, as the city tries to recover in the aftermath of the violence....
Fox News Star: Black People Will Vote for Trump Because ‘They Love Sneakers’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
The fall of Angband was the biggest geopolitical desaster of the first age. (feddit.de)
The detail is "where do they park?" The answer is they don't. (aussie.zone)
Shared on Facebook with the caption “Doing absolutely no favours to their international reputation, Americans have swarmed social media posts of Taylor Swift’s Melbourne concerts confused by a very obvious detail. Can you spot it?”...
West Virginia House OKs bill to allow teachers with training to carry guns, other weapons in schools (apnews.com)
West Virginia’s Republican-controlled House of Delegates voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to allow teachers and other school staff who undergo training to carry guns in K-12 public schools....
The future is now, old woman. (lemmy.world)
Phrasing matters
Couples race to move frozen embryos out of Alabama after court defines them as children (www.telegraph.co.uk)
'A lot of money': Trump owes $87K in interest per day until he pays the fine in his civil fraud case (abcnews.go.com)
Former President Donald Trump owes an additional $87,502 in post-judgment interest every day until he pays the $354 million fine ordered by Judge Arthur Engoron in his civil fraud case, according to ABC News’ calculations based on the judge’s lengthy ruling in the case....
Unvaccinated Florida kids exposed to measles can skip quarantine, officials say (arstechnica.com)
On Tuesday, nearly 20 percent of the school's 1,067 students were reportedly absent.
Which shows do you think ended too soon, or went on too long?
Trump hawks $399 branded shoes at 'Sneaker Con,' a day after a $355 million ruling against him (apnews.com)
As he closes in on the Republican presidential nomination, former President Donald Trump made a highly unusual stop Saturday, hawking new Trump-branded sneakers at “Sneaker Con,” a gathering that bills itself as the “The Greatest Sneaker Show on Earth.”...
Georgia Senator Vows to Protect Girl, But Then Runs Away After Learning She Is Trans (www.erininthemorning.com)
During a visit to lobby legislators on transgender issues, Senator Carden Summers ® knelt down and told a child he would protect her. When he learned she was trans, he backed away....
2 juveniles charged in mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade (apnews.com)
Two juveniles were charged with crimes connected to the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally, authorities said Friday, as the city tries to recover in the aftermath of the violence....
Paramount and Comcast are reportedly considering a streaming partnership (www.theverge.com)
Interview: Jeri Ryan On Taking Seven From Borg To Bi Captain Of The Enterprise To ‘Star Trek: Legacy’ (trekmovie.com)
Nuclear fusion reaction releases almost twice the energy put in (www.newscientist.com)