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7 Hours Ago
Thread: What are you listening to NOW?
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Re: What are you listening to NOW?
A thrilling, epic recording of Mahler's 6th from Bernstein and the Vienna Philharmonic -one of the best recordings.
Mahler: Symphony Nº 6 In A Minor, "Tragic" - LEONARD BERNSTEIN (youtube.com) -
19 Hours Ago
Thread: 2024 USA Election: Wishin' and Hopin'
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Re: 2024 USA Election: Wishin' and Hopin'
Or scary? America, are you 'Locked and Loaded' in preparation for the 2024 election Debacle?
"The Trump campaign says it plans to change tactics from 2020 when Joe Biden beat the then-incumbent... -
19 Hours Ago
Thread: Thought for the Day
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I hope you also find this 'interesting' --
"Just how did Marilyn Lands end up ousting Republicans from a suburban state house seat in northern Alabama? The Associated Press reports that the... -
1 Day Ago
Thread: Haiti,Poverty and Power.
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I agree that the scope of the challenge is great, but there are existing mechanisms that succeeded the League of Nations Mandate system, namely the United Nations Trusteeship Council and the...
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1 Day Ago
Thread: legs, legs, legs
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More links to Bee's Tik-tok -sorry I can't capture the video with a still. A case when slim legs are so alluring.
Bee Urgello (@beeurgello) | TikTok
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1 Day Ago
Thread: From Securitate to Securitatty
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Thus the increasing concern in Israel with Netanyahu
"In the Hebrew-language newspaper Ma’ariv, Ben Caspit described the approach of the Israeli prime minister as “delusional”, “madness” and... -
1 Day Ago
Thread: From Securitate to Securitatty
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From Securitate to Securitatty
The history of the modern State relies on numerous concepts of law and order, of which Security is fundamental. It was because of what he saw in the English Civil War that Thomas Hobbes, in...
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2 Days Ago
Thread: legs, legs, legs
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Tik-tok, and the decline of Western Civilization...whatever.
Follow the link -can't seem to extract a still from a tik-tok video.
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2 Days Ago
Thread: 2024 USA Election: Wishin' and Hopin'
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A new contender-
"A Texas man has legally changed his name to Literally Anybody Else and announced he is running for US president in the 2024 election."
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2 Days Ago
Thread: Database Error?
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Re: Database Error?
Yes it is, but another poster, whose name I cannot recall, added a post about 2 days ago.
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2 Days Ago
Thread: Question for Mod(s)
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Yes, I saw the posts. Must be something technical, though I can log in as usual.
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3 Days Ago
Thread: Database Error?
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Re: Database Error?
A thread I posted on Politics & Religion has disappeared, as has the thread on What is the Last Movie You Watched? so maybe it has been a technical fault?
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3 Days Ago
Thread: Question for Mod(s)
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Question for Mod(s)
I began a new thread yesterday (Sunday 24th March) called From Securitate to Securitatty -it has since been deleted -is this a technical error, or was there something in the first post that violated...
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5 Days Ago
Thread: Donald Trump Indicted on 7 Counts
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Re: Donald Trump Indicted on 7 Counts
Further to a point I made the other day, and bearing in mind I don't know a lot of details about US regulations, I came across this today. Senator Robert Casten (D) made these points about...
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5 Days Ago
Thread: Donald Trump Indicted on 7 Counts
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Re: Donald Trump Indicted on 7 Counts
Hmm...liking a building doesn't mean it is a beaut.
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5 Days Ago
Thread: Donald Trump Indicted on 7 Counts
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Ok, look, I did not think the Twin Towers had any architectural merit, but they were a 'totemic' part of the Manhattan. I cannot forget the moment when I left NYC for the second time (I had flown in...
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6 Days Ago
Thread: Just checking in. I"M NOT DEAD, YET!
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Re: Just checking in. I"M NOT DEAD, YET!
Better to check in than to check out...pleased to see you return.
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6 Days Ago
Thread: What are you reading now - and then
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Re: What are you reading now - and then
Hermann Hesse, Steppenwolf, (1927, English translation by David Horrocks, 2012)
I thought I read this in the 1970s when it was a trendy book, but I now realize I did not finish it at the time. ... -
1 Week Ago
Thread: cigar smoking
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How much does a 12 year old Macallan cost over there? It is over £40 a bottle in most places in the UK (approx $51.18 ).
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1 Week Ago
Thread: Donald Trump Indicted on 7 Counts
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Re: Donald Trump Indicted on 7 Counts
In the first link, the possibility is discussed, that Donald Trump might file for Bankruptcy to delay -avoid?- coming up with the money he owes the citizens of New York City. In the UK it used to be...
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1 Week Ago
Thread: Favorite Pic Of The Day!!
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Re: Favorite Pic Of The Day!!
Yes, but that is what AI is for, being opposed to reality.
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1 Week Ago
Thread: Israel: Turn Right for the Abyss
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Re: Israel: Turn Right for the Abyss
Kushner has complained his comments have been taken out of context. He has posted a video of his talk on X, and it is here, though I always feel a but compromised when accessing Musk's platform for...
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1 Week Ago
Thread: Israel: Turn Right for the Abyss
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Re: Israel: Turn Right for the Abyss
Well would you Adam and Eve it, here is Jared Kushner, the co-author of that business deal packaged as a new era in Middle East Peace (!) dubbed the 'Abraham Accords' -Jared, Dad and Brother all have...
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1 Week Ago
Thread: Haiti,Poverty and Power.
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Yes, it is possible to criticize the development economics which transforms a country into an 'investment destination' for foreign capital, which in reality targets segments of the country -for...
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1 Week Ago
Thread: What is The Last Movie You Watched?
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Re: What is The Last Movie You Watched?
Anatomy of a Fall (Justine Triet, 2023)
This is the kind of film that appeals to those who have read their Barthes, Foucault, Lacan and that generation of philosophes, as over two and half hours...
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