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by ap215
Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:31 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Its Technical
Replies: 520
Views: 672557

Re: Its Technical

Blinken tells democracy summit that technology must sustain democratic values SEOUL, South Korea -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscored the need to make sure that technologies sustain democratic values, telling a democracy summit on Monday that authoritarian regimes deploy them to und...
by ap215
Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:29 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: 2024 NCAA March Madness Thread
Replies: 0
Views: 14

2024 NCAA March Madness Thread

2024 NCAA printable bracket, schedule for March Madness Here's the official, printable NCAA bracket for the 2024 NCAA DI men's basketball tournament, also known as March Madness. The 68-team bracket was officially revealed on Sunday, March 17. Games begin with the First Four on Tuesday, March 19. ht...
by ap215
Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:27 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: EARTH....
Replies: 1285
Views: 494684

Re: EARTH....

Iceland volcano erupts: See images of flowing lava, smoke from fourth eruption in three months Iceland has declared a state of emergency after a volcano erupted for the fourth time in three months. The eruption opened a fissure almost 2 miles long between Stóra-Skógfell and Hagafell mountains on the...
by ap215
Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:26 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Joe Biden Doing it Again, how much proof do you need
Replies: 570
Views: 355253

Re: Joe Biden Doing it Again, how much proof do you need

Biden to sign executive order aimed at advancing study of women’s health WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order Monday aimed at advancing the study of women’s health in part by strengthening data collection and providing easier and better funding opportunities f...
by ap215
Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:00 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Mass Shootings/Gun Control Reform Thread
Replies: 1557
Views: 658658

Re: Mass Shootings/Gun Control Reform Thread

2 killed, 5 others wounded in DC shooting Seven people were shot in an early morning shooting in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, leaving two killed and another five wounded, police said. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said its officers responded to the intersection of 7th and P Streets, Northw...
by ap215
Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:01 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 General Elections Thread
Replies: 117
Views: 32886

Re: 2024 General Elections Thread

The criminal got what he wanted a rigged win & long term dictatorship Russia is done don't set foot in there everyone. Putin wins what Russia claims was an "election" for its presidency Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin late on Sunday unsurprisingly claimed victory in what Russia said wa...
by ap215
Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:41 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 Presidential Election
Replies: 607
Views: 497167

Re: 2024 Presidential Election

RFK Jr. reportedly pursuing Nicole Shanahan as VP pick (NewsNation) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to announce Nicole Shanahan as his running mate for his independent presidential bid, Mediaite reported. Mediaite uncovered what they say is the domain registration of kennedyshanahan.com, indicat...
by ap215
Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:40 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 General Elections Thread
Replies: 117
Views: 32886

Re: 2024 General Elections Thread

One far-right leader ousted. Another barely hangs on. Is Shasta rejecting MAGA politics? Shasta County voters have booted from office a key figure in the county's hard-right shift, even as the fate of a second far-right crusader on the powerful Board of Supervisors still hangs in the balance. Patric...
by ap215
Sat Mar 16, 2024 6:00 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: NFL history DOES repeat
Replies: 2
Views: 78

Re: NFL history DOES repeat

Bears trade Justin Fields to Steelers for conditional fourth-round pick, per report Justin Fields has finally been traded. After months of speculation, the former Chicago Bears' quarterback has been dealt to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a conditional fourth round pick, NFL Media reports. Fields' stat...
by ap215
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:03 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Its Technical
Replies: 520
Views: 672557

Re: Its Technical

FTC launches inquiry into Reddit's AI deals, ahead of IPO The Federal Trade Commission has launched an inquiry into Reddit's licensing of user data to AI companies, according to a Friday afternoon disclosure by the social media company. Why it matters: This comes just days before Reddit is expected ...
by ap215
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:02 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: EARTH....
Replies: 1285
Views: 494684

Re: EARTH....

Court halts SEC climate disclosure rule A federal court on Friday halted a new federal rule that would require publicly traded companies to reveal climate change-related information. A panel of Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals judges issued an order that pauses the rule as litigation against it plays ...
by ap215
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:00 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Mass Shootings/Gun Control Reform Thread
Replies: 1557
Views: 658658

Re: Mass Shootings/Gun Control Reform Thread

DA won't prosecute rider who disarmed, shot man on Brooklyn subway The Brooklyn district attorney's office will not prosecute a subway rider who disarmed and shot a 36-year-old fare-beater after an argument aboard a train at the start of the evening rush a day ago, a spokesperson said Friday. "...
by ap215
Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:52 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Banning TikTok
Replies: 48
Views: 610

Re: Banning TikTok

Joy-Ann Reid did the best job of covering the real TikTok narrative, the hidden billionaires. Joy-Ann Reid and Robert Reich provided the best coverage of the insane TikTok fiasco. Unlike the shallow coverage elsewhere, they hit the real issues. In a compelling narrative interwoven with assertive com...
by ap215
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:15 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: The GOP Snowflake Thread
Replies: 890
Views: 319087

Re: The GOP Snowflake Thread

This is humiliating. :evil: Justice Ginsburg’s Family Decries Bestowing RBG Award on Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch On Wednesday, the Dwight D. Opperman Foundation announced the 2024 recipients of the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award. The winners: businessman Elon Musk, right-wing media ki...
by ap215
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:51 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: EARTH....
Replies: 1285
Views: 494684

Re: EARTH....

Three dead after tornadoes sweep across Ohio and Indiana At least three people were killed and dozens injured after severe weather and tornadoes swept across parts of Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio overnight. All three confirmed deaths took place in Ohio's Logan County, which was struck by a tornado on ...
by ap215
Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:19 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1697
Views: 528185

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

Former 'General Hospital' actress Robyn Bernard found dead at 64 in San Jacinto SAN JACINTO, Calif. (KABC) -- Robyn Bernard, who played Terry Brock on "General Hospital" for more than a decade, has died at 64. The body of the former actress was found Tuesday in an open field behind a busin...
by ap215
Thu Mar 14, 2024 2:31 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1697
Views: 528185

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

Former Time Warner executive Gerald Levin dead at 84 Gerald Levin, the media executive who was one of the architects of the failed Time Warner and AOL merger of the early 2000s, died this week. Levin, 84, had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and was living in California, The New York Times re...
by ap215
Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:59 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: GOP NC Guy candidate Mark Robinson
Replies: 39
Views: 482

Re: GOP NC Guy candidate Mark Robinson

Boy is this guy a doozy he's going to drive North Carolina into a total shithole if he's elected.
by ap215
Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:59 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Banning TikTok
Replies: 48
Views: 610

Re: Banning TikTok

A list of names on who wants to 'buy" TikTok i'll keep on adding more to this list.

Steven Mnuchin
Bobby Kotick
Kevin O'Leary
Rumble
Kellyanne Conway
by ap215
Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:53 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Bye
Replies: 1494
Views: 563198

Re: Bye

Don't make a deal with any devilish billionaire on any social media platforms at all it's better to do your own things yourselves. Musk abruptly cancels ‘The Don Lemon Show’ on X after he sits for the program’s first interview SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk abruptly canceled “The Don Lemon Show” on ...
by ap215
Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:31 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 General Elections Thread
Replies: 117
Views: 32886

Re: 2024 General Elections Thread

It'll be overturned by the NC Supreme Court because it's Republican but for now. North Carolina judges block elections board changes pushed by Republicans that weaken governor RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina’s GOP-controlled legislature unlawfully tried to seize from the governor the power to choose...
by ap215
Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:29 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Trump and the RNC
Replies: 28
Views: 398

Re: Trump and the RNC

Total complete bullshit. Republican National Committee sues Benson over what it says are inflated voter rolls The Republican National Committee on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit pressing an earlier demand that Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson take steps to purge voter rolls of what it p...
by ap215
Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:27 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Bye
Replies: 1494
Views: 563198

Re: Bye

Fired? Resigned? Media Matchmaker Michael Kassan Out At UTA’s MediaLink Michael Kassan is out as CEO of MediaLink, the consultancy he founded that is now owned by UTA, amid a flurry of charges and counterclaims, including whether Kassan resigned or was fired. Kassan made MediaLink into an important ...
by ap215
Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:01 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Racist/Corrupt/Immoral Police Thread.
Replies: 613
Views: 101410

Re: Racist/Corrupt/Immoral Police Thread.

California officer shoots and kills boy, 15, holding gardening tool A sheriff’s deputy in southern California shot and killed a 15-year-old boy who was holding a gardening tool, officials said. The San Bernardino county sheriff’s department was responding to a 911 call on Saturday from a family repo...
by ap215
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:38 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Bye
Replies: 1494
Views: 563198

Re: Bye

Republicans will no longer get to handpick their judges when they sue Biden Plaintiffs hoping to reshape federal or state policies will no longer be allowed to choose which judge will hear their case, at least in federal court. A new policy announced Tuesday by the Judicial Conference of the United ...