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UpperWestside

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  1. I'm an American and I'm glad that Charlie Kirk is burning in hell. I'm also glad that that moron woman that got killed on January 6th is there too.
  2. I applaud your stream of consciousness in all its splendor.
  3. This details that Polynesians made their way to the west coast of South America 800 years ago. Not just a theory, but one backed up by DNA evidence. People who were called savages by European sailors as late as the 18th and 19th centuries made landfall using Polynesian methods with no modern equipment. Anyone interested in how the world’s oceans were explored should definitely spend time reading about Polynesian navigators. https://www.history.com/articles/polynesian-sailors-americas-columbus
  4. If there is a Mt. Rushmore for navigators this man belongs on it. He was the one who successfully brought the Hokulea from Hawai’i to Tahiti using no modern equipment to prove that the ancient Polynesian Wayfinders were as good as any explorers in history. https://daily.jstor.org/pius-mau-piailug-master-navigator-of-micronesia/
  5. This book is really good and I would highly recommend reading it. It will give you an excellent overview of how the Pacific was settled and why that was and is so important. It’s science based and not just conjecture. Micronesian stick charts are talked about as well as how Polynesians could listen to the ocean to find their way is fascinating. The Pacific was like an enormous highway system to them. The Hokulea voyage in 1976 really hammers home just how ridiculously good Polynesians were at ocean voyages. I tell people that while Euros were busy trying to get out of the Mediterranean the Polynesians were settling islands thousands and thousands of miles apart and we know it was them because of linguistics. The languages all shared common characteristics, but were from the same basic language.
  6. I was going to mention this yesterday, but didn't. Polynesian seafarers and explorers were many, MANY magnitudes better at exploring than any European was. There shouldn't be any debate on that. Their ability to traverse an ocean that the rest of the continents could fit into is the most incredible seafaring accomplishment in history. They were doing this with no instruments to guide them nor did they have the ships that Columbus had. What they did have was an absolutely amazing ability to remember their history of exploration through the telling of stories over centuries upon centuries. There is no close 2nd to them, at all.
  7. Maybe you'll find Sue's dad there dealing stud.
  8. The comment from Leo's daughter when she met Penn's character made me laugh. Don't remember the exact line, but she told him he wears lifts in his shoes right after she made fun of his shirt. One of the more memorable exchanges in the movie to me.
  9. Matsuzawa did an IG Live in the locker room. Took a still image from the video. Coach Chang called him The Tokyo Toe as well. Great nickname. He also broke Jason Elam’s record for consecutive field goal makes as he is now 20-20 on the season. That’s unreal to be that accurate and have that much power in your leg.
  10. Alejado’s last two games have him at 69-101 for 870 yards with 6 TD passes and another rushing TD. He had 413 yards tonight and 457 last game against the AFA. If he was 6’3” he’d already be a starter at a P4 school. I hope he stays here because he is not your typical freshman QB and Chang will let him throw the pill all he wants.
  11. One of the best things about games at the TC Ching campus stadium is you can walk on the track behind the visitor bench and watch the game if you want to.
  12. The story is amazing on its own for sure. Then you watch him kick and he just has a cannon for a foot. I also like the sign calling him “The Tokyo Toe” as mentioned above. Looks like he’s a baseball fan as well with the celebration he has on successful field goals.
  13. Some of y’all that are just big fans of the game definitely need to take a game in out here at some point. The atmosphere is really cool and the people are here to actually watch the game. I usually stay away from live sporting events, but I look forward now to coming to all their home games.
  14. Matsuzawa is definitely going to be kicking in the NFL. His accuracy is ridiculous.
  15. This has been a fun game tonight. Micah Alejado was just shy of 300 yards passing at halftime for the Rainbow Warriors. He is a bunch of fun to watch in-person. He is way better than this level of football.
  16. Knew this was an L the moment they announced Leavitt would not play. Good thing I can just go watch the Rainbow Warriors play instead of sitting through that.
  17. Have you met Bobby Hurley? He has held his job for ELEVEN SEASONS at ASU. I mean it defies any rational logic that he is still the head basketball coach. I think he gets fired this year, but I mean a dozen wasted seasons for Bobby Hurley?
  18. That Israel will just not let the Palestinians live in peace is infuriating. You would think seeing 6 million plus people of Jewish descent perish in World War II would be the thing that leads the Jews to attempt to find ways to connect with their neighbors and live a peaceful existence alongside them. Instead they have gone full on "we've got bigger and badder weapons and we'll kill Palestinians anytime we feel like it because there are no consequences for anything we do to them." It's sickening to me and I think most of the world that is watching the Palestinians civilians suffer so mightily.
  19. Just remember that Bitcoin IS CLEARLY NOT A SCAM. I cannot believe there are people on this site who actually think it's legit. How little intelligence do you have to possess to realize it's a scam? One of the more baffling things that has happened. I hope everyone here that tries to buy that garbage goes broke and lives in a van down by a river that has run completely dry.
  20. Some schools really do not need football. Just close up shop and stop letting this happen. Nothing at all is gained in this.
  21. The soundtrack was really cool. Bridges and his appearance were well done. He's aged well and seeing him as part of a long since forgotten part of the computer universe was nice. I think it'd be great to be able to operate one of those bikes. They looked like all kinds of fun. This film deserves to win something for the music. The rest is not really memorable other than you know there will be more of these films. I'm alright with that as it was couple of hours of enjoyment in a 4DX 3D screening.
  22. An entire lineup of idiots. Honest to God all I do is laugh every single time I see this stuff. He could get up there and say he has a massive dong and they'd all applaud and smile.
  23. Anyone with a functioning brain knew he got ZERO consideration for it. That short press conference gave the answer about him lobbying for the Peace Prize. In the most Scandanavian way possible he was told he does not matter to the people in the room who make the decision on the winner. The short speech given about why Ms. Machado won it was pushback to dictators and fascists and governments that do not support democracy. He'll be right on it in two weeks.
  24. I'll also posit that we don't see much else about war with Venezuela. Regime being deposed means Ms. Machado can come out of hiding and be democratically elected as their president. Going to guess TFG doesn't want to see her on the world stage as a head of state. His narcissism wouldn't be able to handle it, at all.
  25. And the 2nd question was about TFG campaigning and saying he deserves the award. Yeah they shot him down pretty nicely with the response. He just doesn't matter to the people in the room making the decision.
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