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Lots of love. My grandfather passed away on Thanksgiving and it was very difficult. Arguably, the hardest part is watching other family members take it harder. Hang on to those memories. They're precious.

What an incredible thread. I have no idea how I missed this 2 years ago lmao. So back to "My Father's Gun" by Elton John, I became obsessed with a similar song from a different band: The Band's "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down." Robbie Robertson didn't intend any messaging towards the Lost Cause. He wrote the song because it fit Levon Helm's voice and accent. But in doing so, the song about a poor Confederate soldier with an overarching anti-war message became one of these cultural things that perpetuated the Lost Cause. People read into it what they wanted to hear. I have some sympathy for songwriters that accidentally fell into the Lost Cause myth while making incredible pieces of art. On the flip side, fuck Lynyrd Skynyrd and their blatant glorification of the Confederacy.

Wow, I totally missed the NYT Op-ed thing.

It's important to remember that the Ukrainian Air Force, Navy, and Special Forces are more agile and eager to learn and adapt than the Army.

This is as good of a justification as any as to why Nebraska and Utah are on opposite sides.

Idiotic. Just what do these filmmakers think Minnesota has in common ideologically with Idaho? Let alone TX and CA.

Survey Reveals Those Accepting Territorial Concessions to Russia Growing WWW.KYIVPOST.COM The poll indicates only one-fifth of Ukrainians now ready to cede territory to stop Russia's war against them.

How F-16 fighter jets could reshape Ukraine's aerial battlefield WWW.REUTERS.COM Exploring the impact advanced fighter jets could have against Russia's modern combat aircraft This interactive article is very good.

Alex Jones level judgement. lmao

My reactions in order that I felt them: California and Texas? Surely not. Maybe it's non-bay area and SoCal California and Texas. LOL, Fat Damon as a chud and Ron Swanson as president. This is going to be so bad. Whatever this movie is trying to say will probably fall flat, if it's trying to say anything at all. Given the state of the country at the moment, this seems ill advised at best and really harmful at worst. This looks like shit.

I saw this preview before Godzilla and I thought it looked pretty intriguing. Or that it could be. We'll see!

yes pls

My company is already working on this and helped Chicago get $336 million for the city to inventory its lines and replace them.

I could have gotten the Grimes part wrong.

worst list of humans I've seen in one screenshot in the last several years. It's fitting that all I hear is piss.

Vivek went to piss with his mic on.

When Elon bought Twitter, some chuds were asking him to bring back Alex Jones. Elon said that he held his newborn child in his arms as the newborn died from some sort of complications. He used that instance as a way of highlighting how Alex Jones used the death of children (Sandy Hook) to push his political views (anti-gun control). Grimes came out later and said that Elon wasn't even there during the birth of that child and that Elon was lying through his teeth. Now Alex Jones is back on Twitter.

The Aristocrats!

100% this. How the average person "feels" is not an indicator of "the economy" at large. But the indicators of "the economy" are not what has the main effect on the average person. The disconnect isn't between Dems and the average voter. The Republicans have the same disconnect. And no one in power is actually capable of bridging that disconnect--AOC, Bernie, and Fetterman included.

I don't think the economy is really that bad. I just think home interest rates are too high.

Did you know that the Onion article about how there's no way to prevent this is so important that it has its own Wikipedia page? 'No Way to Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG

So there was a potential warrant being served is what I've read. I'm guessing the guy turned on the gas and did this to avoid legal consequences. It's an astounding video. EDIT: Oh noooo this was a duplex!

I just got done seeing Godzilla Minus One... This isn't going to clear that bar lmao

I'm a fucking idiot. I just got done seeing Minus One. This is not only the best Godzilla movie since the original 1954 Gojira. It is also the best movie I've seen all year, beating out Oppenheimer. No spoilers here, but the human characters are perfect, compelling, INCREDIBLY distinct, well acted, and really brought out my emotions. The music in this movie is to die for. Lots of great music, including reusing Akira Ifukube's scores. The action and effects are out of this world good. The practicality and realism of everything happening really grounds the movie for me, even if it does surround an overgrown lizard. To put it short, this is a perfect movie. The pacing was right where it needed to be. There were moments where I wanted to stand up and cheer. There's also great little easter eggs for nerds like me who love this series. Holy hell. I'm still in awe. Perfect 10/10. Go see Godzilla Minus One while you still can.