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Phoebe

I saw a little bit of this video and the University in particular and everybody else generally is lucky this didn't go a much worse way, like with a fire breaking out in that place from the fireworks. It seems like they had already decided to break up the encampment with the aid of the California hi...

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At Emory they have some people officially designated by the University to facilitate free expression. I don't know what happened yet on the day they called the outside police into campus, or the day they let the students surround the dining hall. Apparently some faculty and students want the preside...

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What else is in that gravel pit? Brrr.

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It isn't working out well for her. I'm sure it endears her completely to Trump, but not so much to the type of voter he needs to convince. A lot of Republicans out there are really fond of their dogs. They should have done some reading on the next door neighbor social media site, keyword dog. They w...

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Remarkable video continues to emerge. I don't know how to link these exactly because some of them come through Twitter or TikTok or things that I don't have... But one is a guy filming from a walkout basement as the tornado rolls by, still fairly far away but you can see the debris rolling by even o...

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I was meaning to share this link for a while - in the larger issue of how to deal with violent police responses to incidents and situations that need some other solution. This seems like the better way: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-mexico-mental-health-first-responders-are-increasingly-civil...

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It is not normal for people from the country, from rural areas, to slaughter their inconvenient animals in a gravel pit. That is all. People who do that should be monitored by a mental health professional, obviously. Goes without saying they shouldn't be making any decisions for anybody.

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Barricading the doors is not merely annoying - it can't be allowed and prevents people who don't want to be there from getting away. They just did this at Emory as well, not only when they were trying to get in the doors the campus security was blocking, but when protesters chanting "from the r...

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The footage is craaaazed - at one point there's a big wide tornado with three little ones spinning around the outside. Yikes! Amazing that so few were seriously injured considering... Probably lucky it was during day when everyone was awake and aware, at work, school, etc.

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This is what the university President had to say about it and it conforms with what other witnesses who saw it reported - tbh I am surprised that there was not more violence used to subdue these protesters when they were throwing things at police and trying to break into a building. (See also the pa...

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I don't doubt that some of these protests are being broken up with excessive police aggression, but at Emory it certainly was a mixed bag with protestors initiating the violence themselves. They are setting up for end of term events on the quad and the campus security was tasked with keeping the pro...

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I have trouble finding investments I feel comfortable with even with much smaller amounts. It's wild. Also I'm getting my @#$ handed to me in the markets ... 90% of what I pick is genius and money doubling and then I pick Credit Suisse and wave goodbye to my money. That was sad.

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I haven't yet seen what happened in Texas. I did watch the Emory video and honestly the protestors fought the police and that isn't going to fly in Atlanta. They were not students and were trespassing so they were removed by the actual police as soon as they came in to set up the encampment protest....

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Maybe so. But they weren't able to get the job done in England, that's the crucial point. The state has established an official religion, complete with my tax dollars being used for it. It would be outrageous even if my religion were one of the officially endorsed state religions, but of course it i...

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My husband doesn't think it's a good idea for me to start a private high school funded with taxpayer dollars, so I haven't yet started the school and I'm waiting for the lottery to help fund it. For that I would need to buy a lottery ticket, so I'm waiting for that as well. I think it's obscene that...

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I keep seeing online these tales of creepy school or sports league officials asking parents to fill out participation forms that list the last date of their daughter's menstrual period, or other information about their menstrual cycle. I am wondering if this is a rare event that simply got a lot of ...

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An interesting example - though he was not a billionaire - is Zell Kravinsky, a multi-millionaire who gave away most of his money and more! He is discussed in comparison to famous examples of billionaires in this article from 2006 by Peter Singer: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/magazine/17charit...

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That USC thing I recently read about and wowwwwwwwwww is that BS.

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If doing things like this gives people a kick start and breaks up the routine in a good way, I'm for it. But overall... suspicious of tricky diets that place heavy restrictions on food that seems otherwise positive. I am happy with my nutrition plan which emphasizes GREEN VEGETABLES and other things...

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I say length and strength more like the kids - you can still tell there's an E in the word but definitely has a long-A sound coming in. Penguin is inexplicable - it is pronounced like the writing instrument + guin! I blame Iowa - there is no A in that word. I know what you mean about the TTs - it se...

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Oh Lord. I am trying to keep an eye on how the universities are handling these situations because it is instructive, but have been too busy with work things to follow along. What I do know so far is a lot of places have botched the response wildly - Columbia & Texas in particular. It appears Col...

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According to Jacques Pepin, the superior cut of chicken is the thigh, and I think his word on this matter is law. So it's good that we all agree. And yes, they are by far the cheapest (same as legs, which I also love - and if you're going to make a chicken wing as a snack, for the love of Pete why w...

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Given that the deprivation of food is being used as a weapon here, and it's pretty clearly documented now that it is, then the genocide label fits and it needs to be used to make clear the severity of the crime. On the other hand, if not calling it by this name helps to achieve some temporary pragma...

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Mood: another day, another $#!??& work function where I can't eat the food (or have to wait for an hour to figure out whether it's edible), have to shout inane small talk at people in a noisy room, have to be judged purely on appearances, and inevitably will be blamed for doing God only knows wh...

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Still loving this Beyonce album!

Difficult day but now it's the weekend I guess.

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How the hell is she talking while drinking tea?

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This phone doesn't even work.

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I had exactly your list of positives and when we reached Daughter it was "mind blown" phase, and from there I'm not even tracking individual stuff... I was just WhAt IS tHiS?!!! Still there!
For some reason American Requiem is the one sticking with me during the non-listening times.

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World Central kitchen is this charity founded by chef Jose Andres, which has been on the scene delivering essential food aid after natural disasters and in conflict zones around the world. Everybody knows them, everybody works with them - It's a group established and supported by the people who make...

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I have complaints about the world's criticism of Beyonce's Jolene. My child informed me that her enjoyment of the song was being dampened! Look at the video, I said: that hand is not Beyoncé's hand! She's not from Louisiana! This song is about her mother! And if her mother wants to bring that smoke ...

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How exciting! Good sleep is so important. I have been on this journey with a slightly different path: at first I was diagnosed with very mild sleep apnea, and I had a really good doctor. I was able to go to a wonderful dentist (tbh I had a certain fondness for my dentist!) who took impressions and f...

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Warning: listening to this could cause you to low level vibrate all over with frequencies you can't even hear! https://youtu.be/RYD8isM7RH4?feature=shared Update: The good looking one in this video started following me on social media for no goddamn reason... I think it must be a hoax or something? ...

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The song "Daughter" on Beyoncé's new album took my breath away before we got to this part and then I was in complete disarray, not sure whether to laugh for joy or cry!

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Also religious groups that would not be able to donate to the political campaign apparently can purchase large quantities of Bibles and then he benefits. Sick.

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I believe this very thing played itself out once among my dogs and a young, small possum, which was terribly unfortunate because the possums are quite valuable. Luckily we have many possums and the larger ones are too intimidating for them to approach. The possum is so beneficial to have around.

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I stayed up till midnight just so I could hear Beyoncé's version of Jolene, and I was apparently slow to the news there is an entire country album out here today. Haven't even made it through the whole thing and I am just astounded. I couldn't imagine how she was going to top the last album. It's so...

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I have had one point two five margaritas. My liver apparently doesn't work anymore. The whole thing is tragic and a cause for sorrow rather than humor, but I will tell you, It's like getting to ride the rides at the carnival for free.

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He agreed to this licensing deal, that's all that matters. He is grotesque, period.

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Wow, amazing! I would like to see one closer - we've seen them from a distance but even small with aid of binoculars. One cannot go close to the nests at all.

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What kind of pants do they wear to garden, one wonders?

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Haven't heard ANY of this yet due to constant work, and I refuse to be sullied by this info until I get Beyoncé's Jolene. Talk later.

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My response is simply, what is wrong with giving up? Giving up what, conformity to bs social standards that impinge upon human liberty and happiness? Giving up the loss of your time and vital energies? Give it all up! Give up. I have no further standards and the people at the nearest grocery store k...

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Happy birthday to all the March people!

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My f****** car... It doesn't understand my eyes so it constantly beeps and thinks that I'm not looking at the road. If they sent my data it would be that an eyeless person or zombie of some kind is driving the vehicle. I hope they do send that data everywhere.

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How exciting! It's amazing that you have a 9-year-old. The game looks interesting as well!

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Do you have a bucket list? If so, what sorts of things are on it and what kind of list is it - i.e. a before-I-die kind of list? Or some other parameters? I do not have such a list formally thought out but wonder if it might not be a good idea, given the limited window we have on earth. Also the buc...

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It has come to my attention that one can hire a DM. The mass of middle schoolers wishes to play Dungeons and Dragons, specifically, and they want me to be their DM. Nope! No. I love them but cannot do this thing. It is worth my money and time to hire someone, but when hiring a random stranger to zoo...

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A hypnotist like therapeutic or performance based? We have become the default pre/post party house for my current high schooler. I thought I would hate this but it's actually pretty good - everyone is present and accounted for and reasonably safe in this spot, I don't have to drive much besides back...

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In that sweet spot before the actual dementia! Or before it is noticeable, let's say. We need entirely new systems for dealing with this. The optimal condition seems to be a house in a neighborhood, remodeled to accommodate 6-8 dementia patients and two caregivers at any given time. Family and frien...

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Went to Scotland; would repeat that trip indefinitely. I want to live there but am told the weather was unusually great when we visited and that most of the time it's a damp chill that cracks the bones unpleasantly. I don't buy it. I like that Kyle is posting more! The topics are always an interesti...

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