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"My juror": Trump believed a loyalist on the jury could save him, until the very end
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    athos77
    5mo ago 100%

    He's most likely referring to Juror #2 who, iirc, is a man who follows Trump on Truth Social and also watches Fox 'News'.

    At this point, I would love again like to publicly apologize to Juror #2 for the aspersions I cast on his character during the trial. I'm sorry, dude; you looked at the evidence and went where it led you.

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    Christian lifeguard can't handle standing near a Pride flag, sues Los Angeles
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    athos77
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    Little typically works at Will Rogers Beach, long considered a safe space among LGBTQ+ beach goers. The beach is so popular with queer residents and visitors that it earned the nickname "Ginger Rogers Beach.

    Why doesn't he just ask to be stationed at a different beach? He's offended by a flag, but not a bunch of men and women making everyday PDAs right in front of him?

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    LIVE UPDATES: TRUMP GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS IN HUSH-MONEY CASE
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    athos77
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    I would like to formally and publicly apologize to Juror #2 for the aspersions I had cast upon his character. I am sorry for doubting you and your motives, Juror #2.

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    Millions of older Americans still grapple with student loan debt, hindering retirement
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    athos77
    5mo ago 100%

    That's also assuming those all reflect bachelors degrees. You can also get loans for asters, doctorates, medical, and technical degrees, as well as ongoing learning requirements

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    Louisiana chemical plant threatens to shut down if EPA emissions deadline isn't relaxed
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    athos77
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    When the agency originally proposed tougher emissions limits, Denka had a longer timeframe to comply. But the EPA sued the company last year, finding the facility posed an “imminent and substantial endangerment” to the nearby community. [...] The company wants the EPA’s 90-day deadline put on hold and says the agency won’t consider lengthening that timeline until Denka sets out an emissions reduction plan, according to the filing.“ [...] (Denka) will need at least two years to plan, develop, test and install the controls required by the rule,” the company said in a court filing.

    The EPA has been working on this rule since Biden took office. You knew it was coming, you just hoped there would be a change of administration before you had to comply with the ruling (so you wouldn't have to comply at all, which is also what you're hoping for with your current delay tactics). Sucks to be you - your lack of planning does not constitute my emergency, etc ....

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  • What kind of jelly do you use for your peanut butter and jelly sandwiches?
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    athos77
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    Jam is mashed, preserves have chunks of fruit. With some fruits it's hard to leave large china during processing (like raspberries, which break easily when properly ripe), at which point raspberry preserves might have less sugar then raspberry jam.

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  • Talking Point: Would You Watch A New Stargate Show? » GateWorld
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    athos77
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    The problem with Universe is that they were trying for the Battlestar Galactica audience, thereby alienating a bunch of the SG/SG1/SGA audience.

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  • does anyone know any states that are cheaper to live in? we can't handle Illinois pricing any more
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    athos77
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    One thing people never count on is all the stuff your taxes pay for, that you end up paying for in other ways. Things like trash collection, sewer, water, library services, snow plows, etc. You move away and either you pay yourself or you do without.

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  • Far-right Israeli settlers step up attacks on aid trucks bound for Gaza
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    athos77
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    The New York Times did an article on it last fall. Here's a non-paywalled copy of the article or, if you prefer audio, here's the episode of The Daily where they discuss it.

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  • https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/03/18/politics/trump-464-million-dollar-bond

    Former President Donald Trump can’t find an insurance company to underwrite his bond to cover the massive judgment against him in the New York attorney general’s civil fraud case, his lawyers told a New York appeals court.

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    www.thedailybeast.com

    Sure, spez, tell us again how reddit's just never managed to make a profit ...

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    Reddit athos77 8mo ago 98%
    Reddit Files to Go Public, Reveals That It Paid CEO $193 Million Last Year
    www.thedailybeast.com

    Sure, spez, tell us again how reddit's just never managed to make a profit ...

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    https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/investors-will-say-ok-boomer-aging-reddit-2024-02-07/

    [...] a dearth of profit this late into its existence portends the lack of a real business model, suggesting it’s still not ready for public company life.

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    https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/investors-will-say-ok-boomer-aging-reddit-2024-02-07/

    [...] a dearth of profit this late into its existence portends the lack of a real business model, suggesting it’s still not ready for public company life.

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    Reddit athos77 9mo ago 93%
    [Reuters BreakingViews] Investors will say “OK Boomer” to aging Reddit
    https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/investors-will-say-ok-boomer-aging-reddit-2024-02-07/

    [...] a dearth of profit this late into its existence portends the lack of a real business model, suggesting it’s still not ready for public company life.

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    https://www.ouraynews.com/2024/01/20/ridgway-man-cited-newspaper-theft-case/

    It wasn't the sheriff, the sheriff's son, or the sheriff's son's friends.

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    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ouray-stolen-newspapers-police-chief-rape_n_65aa9f5fe4b076abd7ab6a90

    “It’s pretty clear that someone didn’t want the community to read the news this week,” said Ouray County Plaindealer co-publisher Erin McIntyre.

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    https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/12/20/giuliani-judgment-pay-immediately/

    Judge Beryl A. Howell wrote that there is a strong danger Giuliani is likely to hide his assets from plaintiffs Ruby Freeman and Wandrea ArShaye “Shaye” Moss and is unlikely to succeed in having last week’s the jury verdict overturned or cut down on appeal.

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    https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/12/6/2210087/-Newly-elected-school-board-president-sworn-in-on-stack-of-banned-books

    Pennsylvania’s Central Bucks School District was one of the places where Moms for Liberty lost big in the 2023 elections, with a right-wing school board majority swept out and replaced with ...

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    25 baskets, to be precise, but I used the original caption.

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    https://i.imgur.io/i5LRtIq_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium

    "We invite unions around the country to align your contract expirations with our own, so that together we can begin to flex our collective muscle [...]. It's important not only that we strike, but that we strike together."

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    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/us/baptists-abuse-kentucky.html

    A brief filed in a Kentucky case has infuriated members of the denomination across the country, just as it grapples with an abuse scandal.

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    www.404media.co

    Volunteers in Philadelphia’s Kensington say YouTubers and TikTokers are increasingly exploiting drug users as “trauma porn stars.”

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    www.nytimes.com

    The dining scene here is having a moment, whether it’s outstanding pizza, fiery Ethiopian fried chicken or French inflected cuisine that feels like a cozy dinner party.

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    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/08/gavin-newsom-california-insulin-bill-35-dollar-cap

    Bill denial for the prescription drug price cap called ‘a major setback’ for diabetics in the state

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    Philadelphia athos77 1y ago 100%
    Philly thief steals a shop-vac filled with hundreds of giant hornets
    https://www.inquirer.com/news/stolen-hornets-nest-philadelphia-bee-vacuum-20230927.html

    Don Shump, owner of Philadelphia Bee Co., stared at the empty bed of his pickup truck last Friday morning: His portable shop vac, an essential appliance for any bee removal specialist, had gone missing. But then, Shump, 46, of Frankford, remembered what had been inside the vacuum: hundreds of large hornets, giant queens, and yellowjackets he had left swarming in the machine overnight. A thief had unsuspectingly stolen a hornet’s nest. And not just any hornets, but European hornets, the only true hornet species in North America. These buzzing bugs, identifiable by their burnt orange wings and bodies as big as wine cork, are the largest social stinging insects in the eastern United States. Cranky creatures and stubbornly defensive of their colonies, European hornets are known to sting repeatedly, and without warning. There were probably four hundred of them, Shump figured, including a hundred feisty queens, and a thousand yellowjackets, to boot. All part of a removal he had performed the day before, now trapped in the purloined vacuum. Desperate. Furious. Ready to swarm. “Well, this is going to be extremely unpleasant for somebody,” Shump thought. Shump, who maintains a collection of educational beehives on the roof of the Parkway Central Library and provides honey to such businesses as Shane Confectionery and Franklin Fountain in Old City, has searched his neighborhood for the vacuum since the Sept. 22 theft. He hoped to find it abandoned, the hornets and bees still inside. He checked for nearby security footage, but found nothing. He didn’t bother notifying the police. ”Not over a $100 vacuum,” he said. He posted an open letter to the bee bandit on Facebook: “To the poor soul who lifted the shop-vac out of the back of my truck, I wanted to give you a heads up,” he wrote, warning that the queen bees “should be full of life and extra spicy.” “I anxiously await your unboxing video,” he wrote. Smaller than the more vicious so-called murder hornets, which kill about 50 people a year in China, the European hornets deliver a sting that would not be lethal, Shump said. Just very, very painful. “Like a horror movie.” He worries that the thief could unknowingly unseal the vacuum hose, freeing the insects — or bring the stolen item directly to a pawn shop. “I see someone pulling out the hose and being stunned,” he said. “They would hear the buzzing and some would crawl out, and some would fly out and start bouncing off them until they got a hold … then it would dawn on them that they were actively being attacked.” Five to 30 stings a day For his part, Shump, who started Philadelphia Bee Co. with his wife, Amanda, 11 years ago, said it was the allure of danger that first drew him to bees. A former web developer, he had been searching for something more adventurous. Beekeeping became a weekend hobby. But two hives soon turned to 10, and bees became a career. “It’s physical and pseudo dangerous,” he said while removing a honey bee colony that had nested under an eve of Happy Hollow Recreation Center in Fernhill. Dozens of bees crawled over his skin and the honey-covered surface of his ventilated beekeeping jacket. He held one of the remaining European hornets aloft on his finger. “I could study these things for the rest of my life.” On average, he is stung anywhere from five to 30 times daily, he said. His body has built a tolerance, he said. “It doesn’t really matter how many stings I take,” he said. Don’t panic While bees and wasps can be relocated, larger European hornets, which Shump sucks up with the vacuum, are put down, he said. If the thief hasn’t already discovered the hornets, Shump hopes the publicity will servce as an alert to the danger. “My advice is to put it somewhere anonymously,” he said. “Just put it down, and let us know where it is. We’ll come and deal with it.” Someone who is stung should not panic. “You’re gonna swell, and it’s gonna be a rough 24 hours,” he said. “Take some Benadryl.” The lesson was simple, he said. “Don’t steal other people’s stuff — it might be filled with bees.”

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    Philadelphia athos77 1y ago 100%
    Charges Dropped Against Philly Cop Who Killed Man Sitting In Car
    https://patch.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/charges-dropped-against-philly-cop-who-killed-man-sitting-car

    A Philadelphia judge dismissed murder and related charges filed against former Philadelphia Police officer Mark Dial Tuesday.

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