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  1. Yikes. I graduated from a small-town Texas HS in 1989. That's a first for me, and there *are* miles and miles of cotton fields as far as the eye can see, starting on the north side of town. Inside-Out Day? Check. Funny socks? Check. Slaves? Yeah, we didn't have that one. Jesus, I think we forget how little still hadn't changed culturally by the time we reached that age.
  2. Thanks. I'm only going off what I've seen published on legit news sites like NYTimes, the AP, etc., by googling that name, which certainly isn't exhaustive. I don't think I've visited the CNN site in quite a while.
  3. I've only seen that name posted in the NY Post, The Economic Times, and a few other Indian sites. Absolutely nothing elsewhere, despite it being repeated in DT. Like I said over there, I found someone by that name on FB who looks like he's roughly the right age, but there's absolutely zero political content that can be seen in public. Just some baby and family photos. If you have a decent source, post it. Edit: Let me also add for those who haven't been over there, the guy has a photograph showing the City of Anna on it, so he's from the Metroplex.
  4. And that, my friends, is how the Overton window keeps shifting reichward.
  5. Btw, I looked for an official source on the shooter's name and came up with bupkis so far, other than the NY Post, The Economic Times, and a bunch of Indian sites, all very questionable. The only credence I'd give to the NY Post would be its ties to the regime.
  6. I'd still like to know where two-thirds of the 1,800 people forced into the concentration camp in the Everglades were disappeared to when it was shut down.
  7. Of all the European empires, I believe it was only the Portuguese who abolished slavery in its colonies after the US. The French, Spanish, English, and Dutch all abolished it well before the US throughout their empires. The fact that they didn't allow that "peculiar institution" in their home countries but "out of sigh, out of mind" in their colonies for a good while longer doesn't negate the fact that they still prohibited it before us.
  8. Found a Facebook account under that name. The guy in the photos looks like he's about that age. Although no location is provided, he posted the photo below of his young daughter about two years ago, which garnered a lot of likes from folks in the Dallas area. Edit: I'll also note that there's absolutely no political content on this profile, but I'm not posting the link to it for obvious reasons.
  9. Sure, yeah, that works too. The point being, your viewership is getting captured by the bean counters regardless.
  10. Out here in the wastelands on the edge of the Chihuahuan Desert, we got just shy of an inch overnight. #NotNowThis #WellMaybe #FeelsGoodMan
  11. Followed up with the two TikTok chicks. The first hasn't updated yet; probably got raptured and is laughing at all of us who got left behind. The other one posted this last night:
  12. Oh, I'm sure they keep track of what you stream, and that gets captured in whatever calculus they use to measure viewership, as well. For example, I watched the full monologue last night before bed on YouTube. I just checked, and it's now been viewed 9.9 million times in the last 12 hours. They pay attention to that. Further evidence, Kimmel specifically mentioned that folks were going to have to view his show on other platforms, mentioning YouTube specifically, because Sinclair/Nextstar won't air his show.
  13. The front blew through here last night, bringing storms and about an inch of rain. It's an absolutely lovely 67Β°F at the moment with sunny skies and a cool breeze.
  14. Modified quote from the world-famous Waco Christmas lights story.
  15. NE corner on Quordle did me in because of that final letter. Wordle 1,558 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #836 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸ™‚ Daily Quordle 1339 4️⃣8️⃣ 5️⃣πŸŸ₯ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩
  16. In an "every man for himself" world, no single individual can stand up to a powerful corporate entity, to which SCOTUS has bequeathed the rights of a citizen.
  17. Agreed. Simply commenting on the general esthetic of the game on screen. The color combo of the two teams playing really just popped under the lights, or at least I thought so.
  18. Tylenoltism πŸ˜†
  19. I hadn't heard of them before, but after watching that one, I've watched some others. Really, really good stuff. Thanks for the introduction.
  20. That whole Elephant Graveyard video was posted elsewhere by someone a few weeks ago, and it was really great. Highly recommend viewing. Whoever it was, I think I might owe them a Hook'em. Here it is for anyone who hasn't seen it yet.
  21. Dammit! Forgot the link to the OG South African preacher's prediction:
  22. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/us/rapture-tiktok-sept-23.html The Rapture is upon us, according to TikTokers, some of whom have latched on to a prediction that on Tuesday, Sept. 23 β€” today β€” Jesus Christ will return to Earth and take true believers to Heaven. Some evangelical Christians believe the Bible predicts such an event, known as the Rapture, which essentially marks the beginning of the end of human history. They interpret parts of the Christian New Testament as describing the Rapture, including a passage from First Thessalonians that says followers of Christ β€œwho are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.” It is not uncommon for various individuals and groups to predict specific dates for the Rapture, sometimes through interpreting passages and events in the Bible, and sometimes claiming they received visions. None of the predictions have obviously come to pass. In recent days, a prediction spread through social media that the Rapture would occur Tuesday, and on TikTok, the hashtag #rapturenow has over 311,000 videos β€” some of which endorsed the prediction, while many others poked fun at it. For those who believe in the prediction, the TikTokers had some advice: Don’t make any weekend plans, leave your phone unlocked and your passwords accessible for those left behind, and maybe leave your house and car unlocked. With the keys easily accessible if possible. Why today? The date of Sept. 23, 2025, appears to have originated from Joshua Mhlakela of South Africa. Though news reports have widely described him as a pastor, he said in a YouTube video from June: β€œI’m just a simple person, no title. I’m not an apostle, I’m not a pastor, I’m not a bishop. I’m just a believer.” In the video, he says that Jesus came to him in a dream in 2018 and told him, β€œOn the 23rd and the 24th of September, 2025, I will come to take my church.” The context, as Mr. Mhlakela understood it, was the 2026 FIFA World Cup. β€œHe was telling me that by June 2026, the world is gearing up toward the World Cup,” he said, but because chaos would descend after the Rapture, β€œthere will be no World Cup in 2026.” His prediction somehow gathered momentum on the internet. Searches for β€œrapture” and β€œthe rapture Tuesday” started to climb around Sept. 20, according to Google Trends. While some TikTok creators appeared to believe that the Rapture was imminent and were encouraging their followers to convert to Christianity, more greeted the prediction with satirical advice. One creator said that those who wanted to ensure they would ascend to Heaven should place items that might contain demonic energy, like designer clothing, outside their houses. Another discussed how to style outfits to match the angel wings they would soon receive.
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