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FYI--and worth watching...

youtu.be/RrDsbP17DDM?...
What would actually happen if a president did not step down. A Constitutional breakdown
YouTube video by Civics Review
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Reposted by RackerDad
It tracks .
November 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Not much of a "when was that film made" guy, so getting this one so quick is...wow.

Quintalist #455 2/5
Stephen King*
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November 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Strands #620
“Out, damned spot!”
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Connections
Puzzle #886
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Skill 97/99
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November 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Wasn't there a song-"Pardons For Sale Or Rent, Comutations are Fifty Cents"

www.jalopnik.com/2024065/trum...
Trump Pardons Diesel Tuner Convicted Of Violating The Clean Air Act - Jalopnik
Troy Lake served seven months in prison for disabling emission control devices in at least 344 heavy-duty commercial trucks.
www.jalopnik.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
November 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
What the hell, we do need to change society!
Repost with an iconic fictional band
November 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I personally don't want Kim Davis to be ALLOWED to file bankruptcy. She should be required to pay David Ermold and David Moore the nearly $400K she owes them if she has to pick oranges and strawberries.

www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
MSN
www.msn.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:36 AM
#crosswordle7x7 - 1088
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Quintalist #454 3/5
NBA**
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November 12, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Strands #619
“How puzzling”
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Connections
Puzzle #885
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Uniqueness 1 in 329,293
4/5 Difficulty
November 12, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I would say some folks need to hear this over and over and over until they fucking get it....

youtube.com/shorts/dWyPW...
Power should answer to people, not rule over them... 😳😳😳 #truelife #edwardgrobinson
YouTube video by TOONFY CLIP
youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Krugman's thinking is sound on attacking GOPer policy overall. I have doubts about this sentence, however.

"(Chuck Schumer may have voted no, but he didn’t manage, and may not even have tried, to prevent defections.)"

open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Republicans Are Damaged by Their Own Cruelty
They’re pathologically unwilling to help Americans in need — and Democrats should hammer this home
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:18 PM
We steadfast Dems now have our own HATED EIGHT

Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada
Dick Durbin, D-Illinois
John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania
Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire
Tim Kaine, D-Virginia
Angus King, I-Maine
Jacky Rosen, Nevada
Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire

May each one pickle in their own shame.
November 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
#crosswordle7x7 - 1086
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November 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
This is quite important, unexpected, and great news

No paywall.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I am so--TBH I can not name the depth of my anger at the cabal of the Senate Dems that caved for whatever their craven reasons.

Will be absent from both Bluesky and LinkedIn today. I don't care to comment any more than I have.

In the words of Kiili--I have spoken.
November 10, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Fetterman has been a RINO since he took office.

Tim Kaine killed the 50 State Strategy and has had my enmity for years.

Derbin is a sleeze, AFAIK.

The rest are unknown, Matrix Cyphers, IMHO.
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Strands #617
“A case of the Mondays”
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Connections
Puzzle #883
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1/5 Difficulty
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#crosswordle7x7 - 1085
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November 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Quintalist #451 4/5
Apples**
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Streak: 2
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November 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Non-Doomscroll and seriously wonky...

I'd heard of this...never heard the leading explanation, though.

YES, I am a science lover. FYI, discounted Genesis/Garden of Eden (other than myth) when I was about 8.)

youtube.com/shorts/j9IID...
Geology’s Biggest Unsolved Mystery
YouTube video by Today I Learned Science
youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Strands #615
“Knock, knock!”
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Connections
Puzzle #881
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November 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
This Leonard Cohen ballad seems somewhat prophetic in the wake of Mamdani's victory over Cuomo, and the Blue Wave sweep up and down ballot across the US...IMHO

youtu.be/JTTC_fD598A?...
Leonard Cohen - First We Take Manhattan (Official Video)
YouTube video by LeonardCohenVEVO
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Love the juxtaposition...and the reality of the comment..
If two of these convicted felons were still alive, Trump would have pardoned both on Jan. 20th, and made Al Capone FBI Director and Bernie Madoff Secretary of the Treasury.
November 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM