The former visitor center for the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, or TMI, was overrun by greenery when I conducted an interview there in 2020 for my graduate research. The ivy had climbed to the second-story observation deck, once a carefully crafted vantage point for visitors to look across the street at the power plant and onto the atomic future it heralded. read more
Cable companies worry rule will make it hard to talk customers out of canceling. read more
Migrant advocacy groups are celebrating a federal appeals court ruling this week that struck down a past policy of limiting the number of migrants crossing at border ports of entry, a process known as "metering."
Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of major government contractor SpaceX and a key ally of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the last two years, The Wall Street Journal reported.
House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris' (R-Md.) colleagues said he needs to pull "his head out of his ass" and take "a Civics 101 class" for suggesting North Carolina legislators consider awarding the state's electors to former President Trump before votes are counted. read more
OK, an oldie...
Alvin's Harmonica - Alvin & The Chipmunk (1959)
www.youtube.com
Yeah, the Chipmunks were a thing back then.
Fortunately pop music has moved forward since then.
@#103 ... I'm just asking LL to not disrespect readers with such ridiculous gaps...
Yeah, but it took a long (quite a long) while to get to that request, no?
OK, the journey to this point aside, what are the supposed gaps of which you speak?
Are those gaps a comment formatting issue, or a comment content issue?
If the former, what do you suggest? (and, yes, I do know HTML. In a prior life I brought a company from dial-up access to the web access.) That aside...
But I guess my main concern here is... why do you seem to be so focused upon formatting over content?
That's the question I'd like to see a response to.
Another from the current playlist...
Stereophonics - Have A Nice Day (2001)
www.youtube.com
Yeah, I went to that instead of a happy face.
Another that just popped up on the playlist here...
Scott Joplin - The Cascades: A Rag (1904)
www.youtube.com
Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore...
@#40 ... It appears that the Israeli-Palestinian question will be easier to solve than the Hans-Lamp conundrum. ...
Stay tuned ...
:)
Mel Blanc & The Sportsmen - Woody Woodpecker Song (1948)
www.youtube.com
An interesting playlist here this evening.
@#26 ... The retort will be better for it ...
Oddly, just popped up on a playlist here ...
New Model Army - White Coats (1989)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt ...
genius.com
...
Well, we know what makes the flowers grow, but we don't know why
And we all have the knowledge of DNA, but we still die
We perch so thin and fragile here upon the land
And the earth that moves beneath us, we don't understand
...
@#16 ... Trump Gives Kamala GIFT with DISASTER NY Speech ...
OK, here is why I dislike the youtube videos.
I just wasted 13 minutes of my life trying to correlate that video with the comment I quoted above.
Some random guy droning on, and on, and on ....
Yet, the fact is that fmr Pres Trump seemed to pack Madison Square Garden with supporters as he, and his high profile guests (I mean, even Melania showed up. Wow.).
I would not try to diminish this event.
And, yeah, I have attended events at MSG (as we call that legendary Manhattan venue 'round here).
This appearance by fmr Pres Trump at MSG is significant.
Similar to this one?
1939 Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden
en.wikipedia.org
... On February 20, 1939, a Nazi rally took place at Madison Square Garden, organized by the German American Bund. More than 20,000 people attended, and Fritz Julius Kuhn was a featured speaker. The Bund billed the event, which took place two days before George Washington's Birthday, as a pro-"Americanism" rally; the stage at the event featured a huge Washington portrait with swastikas on each side.[1]
Approximately 100,000 anti-Nazi counter-protesters gathered outside, attempting to break through lines of police officers guarding the rally on three occasions. The Bund rapidly declined in the aftermath of the rally, with Kuhn being imprisoned for embezzlement by the end of the year.[2] ...
Oh, that sounds so familiar ...
@#4
Nice deflection attempt ....
China's Investments in Africa: What's the Real Story? (2016)
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu
... Is China exploiting Africa for its natural resources, or is it aiding the continent's development? ...
Russian mercenaries exploiting Africa to fund war in Ukraine' (2022)
www.theguardian.com
Giuliani defends Trump's rhetoric: He's a New Yorker'
abcnews.go.com
... Madison Square Garden erupted in a standing ovation for former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani when he took the stage at Trump's rally on Sunday.
Giuliani, who has been disbarred over his false claims about the 2020 election, appealed to New Yorkers to boost Trump.
"We gather here today in the middle of midtown Manhattan that this is the most iconic venue of venues in the United States. This is where, this is where Republicans are not supposed to come, which is why Donald Trump came here," Giuliani said, making a nod to the unlikely setting for Trump's closing argument just days away from Election Day.
"There's no place in America the president shouldn't be able to come," he continued.
Giuliani defended Trump's personality as a trait of a New Yorker: "Like me, President Trump grew up here. He's a New Yorker. That's why some people get a little annoyed at him. He speaks his mind." ...
Wait, what?
... "There's no place in America the president shouldn't be able to come," he continued. ...
Who ever said fmr Pres trump was not allowed to visit the great city of New York?
@#179 ... Oh thanks gal, now Hans and Lamp are gonna have a multiple thread argument over whose longfellow is bigger!
Not gonna happen.
I refuse to be drawn into such a trivial argument when there are so many more important issues to be discussed here.
The only reason why I proffered my prior comments on this thread was to try to bring it (the thread) back to discussing issues instead of discussing formatting.