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Hootsbuddy

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Budding octogenarian who began blogging about 20 years ago.

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GottaLaff, to Canada
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POD #2 is now full of furniture and nearly ready to lock up. I'm officially exhausted.

Your Daily Dose of dopey #CountdownToCanada gifs is here, and if you click on the hashtag, it's there too.

Day. After. Tomorrow!

#Canada 🇨🇦

Have a great evening, everyone!

video/mp4

Hootsbuddy,
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@GottaLaff
Holiday?
What holiday?
You have the durability of a dogsled driver.
Maybe look into entering the Iditarod.

jeffjarvis, to random
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Yes.
The End of TikTok Is a Propaganda Win for Beijing https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/14/opinion/tiktok-sale-ban-legislation-congress-china.html?smid=tw-share

Hootsbuddy,
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@jeffjarvis
Lots of pearl-clutching in the comments section but the argument seems right to me. The odds of finding a buyer appear slim to none and the thrust of the proposed forced sale is to give China another green light to do likewise (which they already do).

jeffjarvis, to random
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Jamelle Bouie reminds: Trump Is Not Invincible https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/opinion/trump-trial-not-invincible.html?smid=tw-share

Hootsbuddy,
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@jeffjarvis
"You don’t need anything to make sense of the picture here — it should be clear and sharp to the naked eye. It is bad, for his political prospects, that Trump is on trial. It hurts him, with voters, to face allegations of criminal wrongdoing and sexual misconduct in a court of law."

GottaLaff, to legal
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NEW 🧵 starts HERE.

Please remember I don’t reply while live-posting. Plz use NFL (Not For Laffy, but no hashtag) so I can ignore those replies.

1/

McB:

...At 2:14 p.m., Trump walks in, entourage in tow.

Boris Epshteyn just handed a piece of paper with a photo on it to Kaitlan Collins.

I thought he maybe said "Conway" to her, but I'm not exactly sure.

Hootsbuddy,
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@GottaLaff Whew!

GottaLaff, to legal
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starts HERE.
Please remember I don’t reply while live-posting. Plz use NFL (Not For Laffy, but no hashtag) so I can ignore those replies.

1/… Bower:

Trump enters the courtroom. Before arriving, he lingered for a moment in the doorway, talking to his lawyers, Emile Bove and Todd Blanche. He had a piece of paper in his hand, which he waved around as he spoke.

Wait for it….

Hootsbuddy,
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@GottaLaff This is spellbinding.
Almost like being there. Nice work.

gutenberg_org, to science
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German mathematician Emmy Noether was born in 1882.

One of her most significant contributions is Noether's Theorem, which establishes a fundamental connection between symmetries & conservation laws in physics. This theorem has had profound implications in fields such as quantum mechanics, particle physics & field theory. Despite facing discrimination as a woman in academia during her time, Noether persevered & made enduring contributions to mathematics and physics.

Noether sometimes used postcards to discuss abstract algebra with her colleague, Ernst Fischer. This card is postmarked 10 April 1915. Emmy Noether - Auguste Dick's Emmy Noether: 1882-1935, just after p. 58

Hootsbuddy,
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Her Wikipeda article is epic!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy_Noether

GottaLaff, (edited ) to Georgia
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📌 Via Tamar Hallerman: 1/...

Coming at 1 pm: closing arguments from Fulton election defendants who are arguing should be disqualified from the case. We're also expecting both sides to try and submit additional evidence, incl text messages, cell records and an affidavit

Live stream here: https://www.youtube.com/@judgescottmcafee/streams

Among today's spectators: Scott Grubman, att'y who rep'd defendant Ken Chesebro. Former Dekalb CEO and gubernatorial candidate Vernon Jones is also back

Hootsbuddy,
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@GottaLaff
You have the patience of Job.
I watched most of it via CBSLive (You Tube) which ran uninterrupted by ads and talking heads only when the court had a few short breaks.
This judge is a model of propriety.
Willis looks good to me. Her single lawyer faced off against five or so "defense" dudes taking turns flaming the case.
She needs to keep on the case & I sense the judge feels the same.
jmo

GottaLaff, to random
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👋🏼 Koch network stops spending on 's presidential campaign https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/25/koch-afp-nikki-haley-00143212

Hootsbuddy,
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@GottaLaff
Good-bye and good riddance.
Perhaps she can quietly shift her sights and appeal to a less-extreme source of support. She's not stupid.
We shall see...

jeffjarvis, to random
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If we saw generative AI as a creative tool, then I'd say imagining the founding of America with women & Black people at the table and the Catholic Church headed by Black women and Native Americans is a proper revision of history. 1/
https://www.engadget.com/google-promises-to-fix-geminis-image-generation-following-complaints-that-its-woke-073445160.html

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@jeffjarvis
You may appreciate this by Noah Smith.
https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/this-is-not-a-good-way-to-fight-racism?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

jeffjarvis, to random
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Oh, Gawd, I switch to Fox and they're twisting themselves in knots to find a Biden-memory and a Kamala-is-next angle even to the Navalny story.

Hootsbuddy,
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@jeffjarvis
Unsurprising.
But speaking of Fox, are you aware of the 24/7 Fox channel, even via the web?
It's all "breaking news" free of editorializing with a group of "anchors" never seen in the larger Fox domains.
https://www.livenowfox.com/

jeffjarvis, to random
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Finland always surprises: 600 high-school students dancing old-time dances: live video.
https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000010226411.html

Hootsbuddy,
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@jeffjarvis
Seems to be an annual event.
You Tube has videos from years past.

GottaLaff, to Georgia
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STARTING A NEW THREAD HERE. 1/...

Live feed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDcexi-W8rQ

Hootsbuddy,
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@GottaLaff
I discovered last night CSPAN caught the whole event!
https://www.c-span.org/event/?533625/evidentiary-hearing-fulton-county-da-fani-willis-misconduct-allegations

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