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Memorial Day even more poignant as veterans die from virus One was a 94-year-old veteran of World War II who was the first of his 11 brothers to enlist in the military. One was a Vietnam veteran who lost his … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Recognizes Memorial Day
People mostly staying home are still getting Covid-19—here’s the problem and what to do about it In a press conference May 6, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that 66% of new hospitalizations in New York for Covid-19 were people who had … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Wants You to Wash Your Hands
So, what’s our like in your neck of the woods? Are you in an area that’s reopening, full speed ahead? Slowly reopening? I know in my area, the state itself is slowly reopening certain stores, but there were plenty of … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Slowly Reopening to the Public
The US is being colonized by ‘murder hornets,’ a ‘shockingly large’ insect that can kill humans and behead entire colonies of bees The hornets, which are over two inches long, were first spotted in the state in December last year, … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Not Having It With MURDER HORNETS
You may not have noticed, what with all the other news flying around these days, but the Defense Department officially released some videos of UFOs. They’ve been out there on the internet for a while, but these are the official … Continue reading Let’s Talk UFOs
Nev. Union Support for Sanders Shows Limits of Labor Warning Members of Nevada’s most politically powerful labor group were warned by union leaders that Bernie Sanders’ plan would doom their prized health care, but they voted for him anyway. Funny … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Still Waiting for Super Tuesday
Well, we’ve been talking about this, in both the Day and Night Threads. I’m not putting some fun image or pithy comment in the header. Some of us caught this as developing adults (me), some of us are too young … Continue reading September 11, 2001
I brought this up in the Seriousness Thread, but I know we’ve got some Southeastern Avocados who will be affected by the storm (even if it doesn’t make direct landfall). If that’s you, check in here, rant a bit if … Continue reading Hurricane Dorian Check-In Thread
Jeffrey Epstein has apparently committed suicide. This thread is intended for discussion surrounding that. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49306032 A note on tone and being kind to each other, courtesy of MLA: It appears Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide. We understand that this … Continue reading Jeffrey Epstein Discussion Thread
The incident as we understand it thus far Eight locations across three cities in Sri Lanka have been struck. The attackers used a combination of suicide bombs and remote IEDs. The initial wave was composed of six attacks, three of … Continue reading Sri Lanka Attacks Discussion Space
UPDATE: Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire earlier today. It appears that it has been contained. The spire was lost and large sections of the roof burned up, but the interior structure and two towers are largely intact. Discuss the … Continue reading The Notre Dame Cathedral Is on Fire
This is your thread for discussing updates in the Jussie Smollett case. Please be kind to your fellow commenters here, we know this case has a lot of personal feelings wrapped up in it and making blanket statements should … Continue reading Jussie Smollett Case Updates
A suspect is in custody after shooting up two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47578798 https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/14/asia/christchurch-mosque-shooting-intl/index.html https://www.buzzfeed.com/richardhjames/serious-firearms-incident-in-christchurch (this one mentions the livestream) Please keep discussion of this to this thread. Please be kind to each other. Please think of … Continue reading Christchurch Mosque Mass Shooting
Since the PT thread has been overwhelmed by discussion of the roller coaster ride that is the Jussie Smollett situation, with no clear evidence to this point of exactly what happened and with tempers on the PT occasionally getting heated, … Continue reading Jussie Smollett Case Discussion Thread
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Yesterday, social media platform and microblogging service Tumblr announced that as of December 17th of this year, adult content would be banned from the site. This news was surprising, as Tumblr has been seen as one of the more permissive … Continue reading Tumblr’s Adult Content Ban
Halloween Comicfest is Sat October 27th, 2018. You can find a full list of the FREE comic books your local comic shop is giving away here. My top 5 picks for Saturday are – A Walk Through Hell Monstrous – … Continue reading Halloween Comicfest is Saturday October 27th
