Sudden outrage over a long-shot bipartisan immigration reform bill sparked a public battle among House Republicans, fueled by an onslaught of online activists, that's putting GOP divides over immigration policy squarely into the spotlight. read more
The new research is the first to measure community water fluoridation exposure during childhood and any potential impact on cognition up to age 80.
South Carolina's measles outbreak, the worst in decades, is endangering babies as vaccination rates fall and anti-vaccine legislation gains momentum.
Record domestic oil and gas production hasn't saved US drivers from price spikes.
The glass panels of the Lynching Victims Monolith are simple, etched with the names of more than 600 victims of documented racial killings in Mississippi, along with the attackers' motives. One man, Malcolm Wright, was beaten to death in front of his family in 1949. His offense? "Hogging the road." Further research revealed that his mule-drawn wagon was, to his killers, moving too slowly.
Tubes - What Do You Want From Life? (1975)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
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What do you want from life?
To kidnap an heiress
Or threaten her with a knife?
What do you want from life?
To get cable TV
And watch it every night?
There you sit, a
Lump in your chair
Where do you sleep
And what do you wear
When you're sleeping
What do you want from life?
An Indian guru
To show you the inner light?
What do you want from life?
A meaningless love affair
With a girl that you met tonight?
How can you tell when you're doin' alright?
Does your bank account swell
While you're dreaming at night?
How do you know when you're really in love?
Do violins play when you're touching the one
That you're loving?
What do you want from life?
(What do you want from life?)
Someone to love
And somebody you can trust?
What do you want from life?
(What do you want from life?)
To try and be happy
While you do the nasty things you must?
What do you want from life?
What do you want from life?
What do you want from life?
What do you want from life?
Well, you can't have that, but
If you're an American citizen you are entitled to:
A heated kidney shaped pool
A microwave oven--don't watch the food cook
A Dyna-Gym--I'll personally demonstrate it in the privacy of your own home
A kingsize Titanic unsinkable Molly Brown waterbed with polybendum
A foolproof plan and an airtight alibi
Real simulated Indian jewelry!
A Gucci shoetree!
A year's supply of antibiotics
A personally autographed picture of Randy Mantooth
And Bob Dylan's new unlisted phone number
A beautifully restored 3rd Reich swizzle stick
Rosemary's baby!
A dream date in kneepads with Paul Williams
A new Matador
A new mastadon
A Maverick
A Mustang
A Montego
A Merc Montclair
A Mark IV
A meteor
A Mercedes
An MG
Or a Malibu?
A Mort Moriarty
A Maserati
A Mac truck
A Mazda
A new Monza
Or a moped
A Winnebago-- Hell, a herd of Winnebago's, we're giving 'em away
Or how about a McCulloch chainsaw?
A Las Vegas wedding
A Mexican divorce
A solid gold Kama Sutra coffee pot
Or
A baby's arm holding an apple?
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@#62 ... Because Putin owns him. Lock stock and freaking barrel. ...
Stated differently, Pres Trump is a chicken?
And, considering what seems to be his current mental state ...
Reminds me of ...
Fools - Psycho Chicken (1980)
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Is Pres Trump a psycho chicken?
@#58 ... I think Trump has every right to disagree with the Pope. ...
Disagree? I'd agree that Pres Trump has the right to disagree with the Pope.
No question of that in my opinion.
But then we seem to come to the ramifications of that disagreement.
If I may be allowed to channel a phrase known all too well to MAGA followers ...
"We all know" that Pres Trump neither likes nor allows dissent.
So, when the Pope criticized Pres Trump, based upon Pres Trump past behavior when critized, what might be expected to happen.
Italian PM condemns ally Trump over 'unacceptable' Pope criticism
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... Donald Trump's remarks about Pope Leo XIV were "unacceptable", Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said.
The US president accused the pontiff of being "WEAK on Crime and terrible for Foreign Policy" in a long Truth Social post, later telling reporters he was "not a big fan".
"The Pope is the head of the Catholic Church, and it is right and normal for him to call for peace and to condemn every form of war," Meloni said in a statement. ...
The longer term issue to keep in mind is not the price of gas, but the price of diesel fuel.
The diesel fuel that is used to transport goods across the Country every hour of every day.
Why Diesel Prices Spike Faster Than Gasoline In A Crisis
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... When a geopolitical shock hits energy markets, the same pattern plays out: diesel prices spike fast, while gasoline lags behind.
According to data from the Energy Information Administration, since the conflict in Iran began through 4/6/26, the national average price of gasoline has risen by $1.11 per gallon.
Meanwhile, diesel prices are up $1.75 per gallon. That divergence is important, because diesel underpins freight and logistics, amplifying inflationary pressures across the broader economy. ...
New York Times Co. v. United States
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... New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971), often referred to as The Pentagon Papers Case, is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States on the First Amendment right to freedom of the press. The ruling made it possible for The New York Times and The Washington Post newspapers to publish the then-classified Pentagon Papers without risk of government censorship or punishment.[1]
President Richard Nixon had claimed executive authority to force the Times to suspend publication of classified information in its possession. The question before the court was whether the constitutional freedom of the press, guaranteed by the First Amendment, was subordinate to a claimed need of the executive branch of government to maintain the secrecy of information. The Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment did protect the right of The New York Times to print the materials.[1] ...
@#11 ... When is the drunk rapist/secretary of war crimes going to resign? ...
Good question.
There's this reporting ...
Pete Hegseth's Secret History (December 2024)
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... After the recent revelation that Pete Hegseth had secretly paid a financial settlement to a woman who had accused him of raping her in 2017, President-elect Donald Trump stood by his choice of Hegseth to become the next Secretary of Defense. Trump's communications director, Steven Cheung, issued a statement noting that Hegseth, who has denied wrongdoing, has not been charged with any crime. "President Trump is nominating high-caliber and extremely qualified candidates to serve in his administration," Cheung maintained.
But Hegseth's record before becoming a full-time Fox News TV host, in 2017, raises additional questions about his suitability to run the world's largest and most lethal military force. A trail of documents, corroborated by the accounts of former colleagues, indicates that Hegseth was forced to step down by both of the two nonprofit advocacy groups that he ran -- Veterans for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America"in the face of serious allegations of financial mismanagement, sexual impropriety, and personal misconduct. ...
Blasters - Dark Night (1985)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
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[Verse 1]
Hot air hangs like a dead man
From a white oak tree
People sitting on porches
Thinking how things used to be
[Refrain]
Dark night, it's a dark night
Dark night, it's a dark night
[Verse 2]
The neighborhood was changing
Strangers moving in
A new boy fell for a local girl
When she made eyes at him
[Verse 3]
She was young and pretty
No stranger to other men
Open doors were being locked at night
And old lines drawn again
[Chorus]
I thought these things didn't matter anymore
I thought all that blood had been shed long ago
Dark night, it's a dark night
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[Verse 4]
He took her to the outskirts
He pledged his love to her
They thought it was their secret
But someone knew where they were
[Verse 5]
He held her so close
He asked about her dreams
When a bullet from a passing car
Made the young girl scream
[Chorus]
I thought these things didn't happen anymore
I thought all that blood had been shed long ago
Dark night, it's a dark night
Dark night, it's a dark night
...
OK, another view (or listen, as the case may be..)
Any Trouble - Walking In Chains (1981)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
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