U.S. District Judge Thomas Cullen dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit against all 15 federal judges in Maryland over an order by the chief judge that stopped the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removals.
OpEd: There tend to be three AI camps. 1) AI is the greatest thing since sliced bread and will transform the world. 2) AI is the spawn of the Devil and will destroy civilization as we know it. And 3) "Write an A-Level paper on the themes in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet." I propose a fourth: AI is now as good as it's going to get, and that's neither as good nor as bad as its fans and haters think, and you're still not going to get an A on your report.
A little known fact about movie and TV show "purchases" online: What's being bought isn't actually ownership of the title but rather a limited-time license for viewing access.
US media has accused Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard of refusing to share information from Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations with Washington's closest allies -- to the potential benefit of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Are cracks appearing in the West's longstanding anglosphere "Five Eyes" intelligence alliance?
Facing criticism over his hardline actions in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump pushed back, saying, "A lot of people are saying, 'Maybe we like a dictator.'" read more
@#19 ... How much have Fox News employees given to Republicans in the past 5 years? ...
Good question.
fwiw ...
Fox News (foxnews.com) " Bias and Credibility
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... Overall, we rate Fox News right biased based on editorial positions that align with the right and Questionable due to the promotion of propaganda, conspiracy theories, pseudoscience, the use of poor sources, and numerous false claims and failed fact checks. Straight news reporting from beat reporters is generally fact-based and accurate, which earns them a Mixed factual rating. ...
Fox News (foxnews.com) " Bias and Credibility
Stranglers - Skin Deep (1984)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
...
Many people tell you that they're your friend
You believe them, you need them for what's round the river bend
Make sure that you're receiving the signals they send
'Cos brother, you've only got two hands to lend
Maybe there's someone who makes you weep
And some nights loom up ahead when you're asleep
Some days there's things on your mind you should keep
Sometimes, it's tougher to look than to leap
Better watch out for the skin deep
Better watch out for the skin deep
(Better watch out) Watch out for the skin deep
(Better watch out) Watch out for the skin deep
Better watch out for the skin deep
One day the track that you're climbing gets steep
...
A MAGA theme song?
Fools - Life Sucks Then You Die (1985)
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Lyrics excerpt (and then some) ...
genius.com
... Wicked Local once wrote that "Life Sucks, Then You Die" is a single that "totally trashes the traditional country-western song."
It flew off the shelves in New England in 1985 faster than their new record company could get it printed and was popular on Dr. Demento's national radio show. ...
My house burned down in a flash of thunder
My wife ran off with a one-legged plumber
My crops fell dead when the riverbed went dry
My dog got squashed by a pickup truck
My son ran away and got hooked on drugs
My daughter's knocked up by the class of '85
People say that life is good
It don't seem good to me
I'm lost without a paddle
And I'm headed up ---- creek
People say that life is fun
But I don't know why
As far as I can tell
Life sucks then you die
The government dumps its toxic waste
Right on top of my mother's grave
A team of experts say it won't do her no harm
But my sheep went crazy and killed my mule
I cut off my dick with a power tool
Fixin' the hole where the meteor hit the barn
And it hurt, too!
People say that life is good
But I just piss and moan
I got one foot on a banana peel
The other in the Twilight Zone
People say that life is fun
But I don't know why
As far as I can tell
Life sucks then you die
...
Gang Of Four - I Love A Man In Uniform (1982)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
genius.com
...
Time with my girl, I spent it well
I had to be strong for my woman
(You must be joking, oh man, you must be joking!)
She needed to be protected
[Pre-Chorus]
The good life was so elusive
Handouts, they got me down
I had to regain my self-respect
So I got into camouflage
The girls, they love to see you shoot
[Chorus]
I love a man in a uniform!
I love a man in a uniform!
I love a man in a uniform!
I love a man in a uniform!
[Verse 2]
To have ambitions was my ambition
But I had nothing to show for my dreams
Time with my girl, I spent it well
(You must be joking, oh man, you must be joking!)
[Pre-Chorus]
The good life was so elusive
Handouts, they got me down
I had to regain my confidence
So I got into camouflage
The girls, they love to see you shoot
...
@#16 ... Illegal immigrants aren't "tourists" ...
...And your current alias' point is ...
What?
Las Vegas' Sinking Tourism Numbers Are a Bad Sign for the U.S. Economy (August 12, 2025)
www.fodors.com
... The writing is on the wall: International tourism to the U.S. is on a downward spiral.
Recent numbers show that tourist-dependent Las Vegas is feeling the squeeze after June saw 11.3% fewer visitors compared with last year. Canadians, traditionally some of its most loyal customers, have turned their backs. ...
@#16 ... History had a different G-word for a dictator's personal enforcement unit....
Gestapo?
en.wikipedia.org
... The Geheime Staatspolizei (['ham' tatspolitsa] ", lit.''Secret State Police''), abbreviated Gestapo (['stapo] "),[3] was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German-occupied Europe.
The force was created by Hermann Gring in 1933 by combining the various political police agencies of Prussia into one organisation. On 20 April 1934, oversight of the Gestapo passed to the head of the Schutzstaffel (SS), Heinrich Himmler, who was also appointed Chief of German Police by Hitler in 1936. Instead of being exclusively a Prussian state agency, the Gestapo became a national one as a sub-office of the Sicherheitspolizei (SiPo; Security Police). From 27 September 1939, it was administered by the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA). It became known as Amt (Dept) 4 of the RSHA and was considered a sister organisation to the Sicherheitsdienst (SD; Security Service).
The Gestapo committed widespread atrocities during its existence. The power of the Gestapo was used to focus upon political opponents ...
@#1
As seems to be the norm with Pres Trump, no evidence was presented.