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Forty_Niners posted...

Bernie calls for conditions to future money going to Israel:

* End to indiscriminate bombing and a pause in action until civilians can get the humanitarian aid
* Faithful negotiations for a 2 state solution
* No long term blockade for Gaza
* Clear West Bank occupation and violence against Palestinians
* Right for Palestinians displaced by the war to return to Gaza

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He's not wrong lest it keeps the US in the crossfire if not direct future targeting. That's a casualty of unconditional military support - you're roped in, perception is reality.

1.5 times a year (3 in 2 years usually).

Often in early Sept,.probably because summer's end & school's in to re-infect the world.
Mid-winter again if things aren't going smoothly.

Prior the big bang, there might've merely been the death of an earlier universe.
In which case, that would only logically imply an infinite history of universes.
Thereby, we as humanity know really nothing much about anything at all.

Mindfully, I prefer night. Physically & psychologically, I prefer day.

Soo... neither?

Sure. I've yet to encounter one which didn't speed up my learning curve.

Only problem is it'd be dark in the mornings until spring. Not terrific for schoolkids &/or commuters. Dark + cold winter = pass.

Yep. There isn't a moment in time on this planet where a Beatles song is not being played somewhere by someone.
Probably has been the case since 1964.

Kmart. Didn't get a Walmart near me until mid 00's.

I still remember how Kmart smelled - that stale yet oddly pleasant sterilized odor. Target smells like stuffy yarn. Walmart smells like Kmart + old newpapers.

Billyionaire posted...

Well now I have a newfound fear of hot tubs

Water safety isn't just for the beach or toddlers. No one should really be alone in submersible depths even a hot tub or shallow end... just like never lock a door in the house esp. a bathroom.

Matthew Perry was a one of a kind, informed my comedic sense nearly as much as anyone like Conan or Carrey. Alas, his health/body had been through a lot over the years, including a coma.

I've seen enough third party disasters via Amazon to know better than to save $1.35 on an item.

Nope, Halloween is probably my highest ranked & it's maybe top 30.

There are such particles probably on/in more things than you or anyone wishes to believe.

Get over it, or live in a sealed bubble.

Richest Old Navy mannequin in history.

KFHEWUI posted...

Empire Strikes Back is the hardest of the trilogy.

Overall, yeah, esp. by front loading its difficulty to the first few stages.
Jedi's Falcon escape from the Death Star 2.0 though is like the Joker laughing in my face. I don't think I've ever done it more than a single time.

As for NES hard, I actually appreciate it enough. Can you imagine Castlevania or Ninja Gaiden as walks in the park? Not as grand. Besides, back in the day, when many of us barely got 1-3 new games to own a year (we played a lot via rental), the difficulty was good value for the price & replay incentive.

At restaurants I seem to.

Biden's military team is cautioning Israel about urban warfare 'branches' (where warfare decisions will lead next & what of Israel after occupying) & 'sequels' (obviously regional backlash to come, weeks-months-years ahead).
The US is trying to underscore to Israel the importance of thinking 3 steps ahead.

Sufferedphoneix posted...

Theoretically couldn't he run out of organic too? It's not he magically conceives the shit his body has to produce it.

Wasn't that Spider-Man 3?

Organic for me, yet mechanical doesn't bother me. Organic seems to make him more of a god-like superhero; mechanical more humanistic like Batman.

High school teacher in the 90's told us how funerals would be big business in the new millennium.

Monday. My work pay periods end on Sundays.

Biden. 1 term of FOX News & Friends as the Joint Chiefs was enough for humanity.

Delusional.

The clearest explanation is our memories of reality become less so, & we develop memories of our memories.
I heard that only a few months ago, & it makes total sense - our memories live infinitely, evolving. Reality is in the now only a singular time.

TomClark posted...

It was probably a better experience than it was a show.

All the hype, the discussion, the theories, and the WTF moments week-on-week was a genuinely unparalleled community experience at the time it was airing live.

Season 5's finale end shot broke the internet beautifully that night. Black font on white screen over the blast was f'n boss.

My journey with the show:
S1 rented Blockbuster sick one week 2005, binged it craving more.
S2 waited until DVD, bought for another full binge.
S3 avoided until DVD, only to have date delayed so I purchased a pirated set.
S4 I began watching 'live' & it's probably my 2nd fav season, & likely its finest acted.
S5 time travel was fascinating, & esp. appreciated their closed loopholes about it.
S6 high highs, low lows (Kate's eps, & the placement of Across the Sea). Across the Sea I always argued should've/could've been mini flashbacks drawn out over the season, or at least put it as season premiere or 2nd/3rd out of the way, rather than put it right up against the finale main event - with zero actors/characters we'd ever seen before.

I did a full re-watch after S6, & it landed nicely. I've done character arc re-watches for much shorter stints - Jack & Christian episodes arc is excellent tv.

I do hope future gens give LOST a try.

Dracula 1931

Australia gonna save lots on maritime security once they crash into Indonesia.

thronedfire2 posted...

I read that as Ruby vs Bibi and I was like "I don't know either of those strippers"

Well, you're probably not wrong somewhere in this world.

Japan. I feel like Hawaii isn't calm enough for its environs - windy & huge waves?

Yep, the entity will be able to live on Mars 2100.

Zero chance. I wouldn't want more than $10 million ever. Ever. Insta target, endless attention, & never really again enjoying this ignorance is bliss 6 day work week at 2 jobs I actually like.

What the hell would I do with $1 billion?? Buy an island?? Gee fun, until after 11 days of turning into jell-o, 9 weeks of COVID lockdown was solitude enough.
I'd probably just donate 90% of it to every last major hospital across Canada. Fully fund them for 20yrs.

As for the human race, we're already headed there... we spend millions on health care & food, whilst spending billions more on stuff that is eroding our existence.

One of the finest casts of the 21st century to date.

More & less liberal. As a liberal voter, I've seen a fair share of progress since the 80's. I do think there are some who want pedal to the metal rate of change, ignoring & discounting what the other half of voters think be damned.
I try to aim as left-centre.. socially progressive, fiscally sane.

I could see some 2020 Trump voters abstaining but being very vocal about it.
Biden will likely win re-election, but barely yet again, however I'd like to think there'll be next to no dire close calls in 2024. America, the world, humanity, we just don't need that.

indica posted...

Why don't people care about Sudan? ( -_-)

Because either side or the other winning doesn't mean a future incursion with other democratic nations on that continent.
Piling money into a war with Russia is better than piling soldiers.

More like Far-a-Bago amiright??

Yes. Someone's sexuality should be a mundane as one's blood type.

Anyone in modern society making this an issue, either side, deserves mental frustration.

Famous for being infamous I'd say.

Porn is now nearly starless, or at least with ppl with enough reach. It's like music - with a million options, no one's really going to stand out again.

00's I would've said Tera Patrick, she essentially went mainstream with her persona. Had her post on-screen career been half as influential, maybe she's it.
She's not.

Guide posted...

I think it mostly depends on how engaged a country is with the global community, at least concerning media and goods. We get a lot more from France than we do from Ukraine. If Japan came under attack, you best fucking believe the weebs would fund their defense.

I think the China-Taiwan question is hovering over all continents. That will immediately shock & awe the global economy into a disaster. I think China just wants to take over the South China Sea without invasion, & well, that's happening right now already... they've physically blockaded Philippine fishing boats from entering certain water zones.

Former war mongers rolling in their graves missed out on their military atrocities because there wasn't tiktok or Taylor to distract the masses.

Ukraine fatigue is despicable. Then again, ppl won't care if Putin marches on Berlin in 2029 if they can pay under $35 to fill their gas tanks.

Shh... it saves the right hand lane for ppl who like to drive faster.

Can't count the times I'm in the better lane on the right... either just above speed limit cruising past, or watching the left rubberneck & wondering if they still think that's the fast lane.

Were_Wyrm posted...

When people have their windshield wipers going at full speed when it's barely sprinkling.

Ppl who don't turn on their wipers when it's pouring rain/snowing... I feel like getting out & walking.

Well, apparently we're on the clock.

Scientists suggest that Earth's inevitable Supercontinent trajectory our land masses are ever on will create near full inhospitable conditions for humanity, around 250 million years from now.
Colliding lands, earthquakes, volcanoes, & drought from disrupted water locales/weather patterns.

In a way it's fascinating I suppose... I saw a doc once about Australia's northern sea boundary, the security involved, only for them to accept that Australia will full stop one day far away collide with Indonesia anyways. The continent is noticeably shifting northward iota at a time each year.

Nope, yet I know Toronto's water is some of the cleanest filtered in the world...

...alas, it's not the water, it's the plumbing, it's what the water goes through to get to a tap that probably keeps it from tasting how I want.

Lemonade only when it's hot summertime, & still I barely double dip at the grocery for more.

Milk defeats chocolate 12 months a year, so it wins.

Messi

I think he's funny because he sticks to everyday randomness most all of us can relate to.

Still, some of his jokes can seem less of a payoff once you realize how specific he can sneak his scenarios. 'Ever wonder why X is so Y? How about we just do Z, it's right there?!' ...when Z could have 50 logical (historical) reaons... but we're already swimming in the bit, we're not thinking about it.