The party also has unadulterated antisemitic policies. It is very uncomfortable - scary even - to be a Jew in Poland. Again.
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World News Thread
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Mornings wouldn't suck so badly if they came later in the day.
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You would think we were better and smarter than this. That we would learn from history.. but alas, no. It's terribly frustrating.
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The Parliament of Taiwan, notorious for its rowdiness, today had a water balloon fight.
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Túrin Turambar wrote:The Parliament of Taiwan, notorious for its rowdiness, today had a water balloon fight.
Okay, at that point they're just making excuses to have fun.
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"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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See, missing out on this sort of thing is just one of the many prices the US has to pay for filling all its important posts with decrepit old men.
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We need our government to take a page from this congresswoman and start acting like they represent *us* and aren't bought by their sponsors in business.
The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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Katie Porter is awesome.elengil wrote: We need our government to take a page from this congresswoman and start acting like they represent *us* and aren't bought by their sponsors in business.
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The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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Yes, this is a real headline, not a collection of words pulled together in some sort of Cards Against Humanity-type game:
You swine! German nudist chases wild boar that stole laptop
You swine! German nudist chases wild boar that stole laptop
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Mornings wouldn't suck so badly if they came later in the day.
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... I've been trying to come up with something clever to say.. all I can think of is 'Where the Wild Things' Are. Or perhaps, 'This little Piggie went to market..' would be more appropriate? Piggie needed a new computer. I wonder how the Wild-Fi is in the area. 
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Russian opposition leader Navalny is in critical condition and widely believed to be poisoned on Putin's orders.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Well I suppose he has a better chance of survival than those doctors who fell out of windows at the COVID hospitals this past spring...
When you can do nothing what can you do?
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The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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Thanks, elengil! I was trying to find decent information on the fires, but kept running into paywalls!
When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.
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The fires will destroy the electric infrastructure and with the heat they've been having it's going to be tough even if an area isn't consumed by fire. 
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Another sad article out of California, but at least it brings closure to many
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/21/us/golde ... index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/21/us/golde ... index.html
A former California police officer who became known as the notorious Golden State Killer...
...confessed to 13 murders and dozens of rapes, terrorized the victims in the 1970s and '80s.
The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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So, he’s in Germany now.Frelga wrote:Russian opposition leader Navalny is in critical condition and widely believed to be poisoned on Putin's orders.
Scary stuff.
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Malicious imp Putin strikes again. I hope he is not successful. What does Trump have to say? Not a peep. This could be Trump's chance to show the American people how 'tough' he is on Russian aggression/Putin.. but no (because he's not tough on Russia/Putin). He is their patsy. Putin is daring him to stand up to him but he could push Trump over with a feather. I'm sure we'll hear a "He (Putin) is a very fine person.." soon.
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His family and doctors demanded a transfer for days, saying that he was kept in a small hospital that was not meant to treat his condition. They suspect that this was done to give the toxins time to dissipate so that they can't be identified.Inanna wrote:So, he’s in Germany now.Frelga wrote:Russian opposition leader Navalny is in critical condition and widely believed to be poisoned on Putin's orders.
Scary stuff.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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