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  1. I was in a small town in Montana at a bar last night and 4 separate groups walked out within 15 minutes (with only 8 in the restaurant bar) because the bar didn’t have Prime (a $600 subscription). Seems the restaurant bar is screwed with either decision as the local population is tiny (once Beartooth Pass closes in September) and tourists can’t get to Yellowstone.
  2. you are correct. I wouldn’t say Dems are Jay Walkers though. They are the good guys. Fuck those pubs and independents and libertarians… dirty little shits they are.
  3. Maybe keeping it vague due to Lott wanting to play offense. No reason to decide it now anyway.
  4. No, I actually like reading about certain topics that may require an analytical approach.
  5. Read up. The current thought is that he was villainous. Who knows if this thought will change over time. When I was growing up, he was thought of as a hero. Either way, most of the atrocities were documented by a single source who wasn't reliable and who had ulterior motives. There was also animosity towards Columbus. Some of the thoughts are that this animosity was because he was possibly of Jewish decent and had ancestors who were forced to convert to Catholicism. And while widely considered Italian and born in the city-state of Genoa, new DNA evidence presented in 2024 suggests Christopher Columbus may have had Spanish or Sephardic Jewish origins, though this research is still pending peer review. For centuries, written records and documents have also indicated a Spanish or Portuguese heritage for Columbus. Anyway, when you do read up, google something specific like Christopher Columbus upbringing and early childhood.
  6. No, Twice went on a tangent because he thought/hoped I said something that I didn't. The Democrat/Republican goal is to demonize the opposing party. When Congress is Dem and Pres is Pub there will be impeachment hearings. When Congress is Pub and Pres in Dem, there will be impeachment hearings. When Pres and Congress are both Dem there will be shit talking but nothing will happen. When Pres and Congress are both Pub there will be shit talking but nothing will happen. This shit talking and impeachment talk/proceedings gets worse with each passing congressional term. Both parties act like vindictive children and their constituencies seem to eat it up. Europe is not immune to this behavior, either. I think we as a species must like conflict.
  7. He has worse feet than Stroh.
  8. Offensive line is weak. We have Turntine and Robertson who are players. We need Lee and a solid 4th guy like Sam Utu committed to Alabama. Otherwise, we will be the same offensively as we have been under Sark.
  9. LOL You and I were 9.
  10. There were really only a few out of about 150 head that really pissed me off. The worst we named Sadie after my late aunt.
  11. i think the President was a Republican and Congress was Democrat and I think it left bad blood between the two parties that spilled over to later presidencies.
  12. I just find that kind of stuff interesting. The same sort of thing happened to Cristopher Columbus where he was vilified because he wasn’t from their country and likely wasn’t born Catholic.
  13. That was my point - this has been going on at least since watergate (as far back as you and I go) and keeps getting worse each year. It’s almost like observing a meeting between two large groups of opposing councils without a mediator - and then bringing those same groups back together each year. It’s like Lord of the Flies, man.
  14. We had a cross between Salers and Brahman cattle. They were good.
  15. Only by the Lakota tribe.
  16. Wife is there at our house. I’m in Red Lodge for a few weeks before I get her over Columbus Day weekend.
  17. Is it your opinion that other countries don't act like vindictive children when their party is in control? Tangentially related from the BBC: Why 'the most controversial queen in history' was so hated 8 days ago Deborah Nicholls-Lee Once the most despised woman in Europe, Marie Antoinette was vilified as an empty-headed libertine, a conspirator and a reckless spendthrift – and then publicly executed. Now a major exhibition interrogates some of the myths that surround her. "All eyes will be on you," cautioned Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, in April 1770, as her daughter, the 14-year-old Archduchess Maria Antonia prepared to marry the future King Louis XVI of France at the Palace of Versailles. Yet the scrutiny endured by Marie Antoinette, as the Archduchess was later known, was far crueller than anticipated. She was vilified as a libertine, a conspirator and a reckless spendthrift, whose exorbitant lifestyle was bankrupting the country – accusations that would precipitate the French Revolution and lead to a rare and shocking spectacle: the public execution of a queen. Our fascination with Marie Antoinette has never waned, but increasingly her story is being questioned. Did she deserve to be despised, or was she a martyr caught between conflicting interests and destroyed by lies? For Dr Sarah Grant, the curator of Marie Antoinette Style, opening at the V&A on 20 September, she is the "most fashionable, scrutinised and controversial queen in history". Marking the 270th anniversary of the birth of this mould-breaking but maligned figure, the show celebrates her sense of style, and interrogates some of the myths associated with her. One such myth is her apocryphal "let them eat cake" comment, a brattish response to devastating bread shortages. Attributed to "a great princess" in Rousseau's Confessions, written in 1765 when Marie Antoinette was aged 10 and still in Austria, it cannot have come from her. More fake news appears in the form of the "diamond necklace affair" (1785-6), in which a necklace of more than 600 diamonds was falsely ordered in the queen's name, solidifying her reputation for excess despite her vindication at trial. A replica, along with the Sutherland Necklace, reportedly containing stones from the original, features in the exhibition. The young queen's lavish lifestyle was certainly salt in the wounds of the starving poor – she found diversion in extravagant parties, gambling and fashion Other items speak to her legacy as a tastemaker: opulent furnishings from the French Revival (1800-1890), for example, that emulated elements of her style, and frilly pink shoes from Sofia Coppola's Oscar-winning Marie Antoinette (2006), designed by Manolo Blahnik, who confesses in the catalogue's foreword that he remains "enraptured by everything about her". The young queen's lavish lifestyle was certainly salt in the wounds of the starving poor. Bound to a weak-minded and rather dull husband, who was more interested in hunting than in her, and was for seven years medically unable to consummate their marriage, she found diversion in extravagant parties, gambling and fashion. Her fancifully decorated dresses with vast structural panniers, crowned with towering ornamental hairstyles, were widely copied at the time, and later inspired pop stars such as Madonna and Rihanna, and fashion designers such as Vivienne Westwood, Dior and Moschino. 'Madame Déficit' The moniker of "Madame Déficit", however, was unjustified. Though she spent less than the king's brothers, and was just one of a series of profligate French monarchs, the foreign queen became a convenient scapegoat for the French government's handling of funds. "It's the spending on wars that is actually what bankrupts France, certainly not the money that Marie Antoinette is spending," Grant tells the BBC. "Her wardrobe budget is the equivalent today of around $1 million, but France spent $11.25 billion on just the American War of Independence." Even scaling back her spending made her new enemies. "When she stops wearing silks, the silk industry is in uproar because their livelihood is threatened," says Grant. And when, in 1783, she tried to project a different image with a portrait of her in the more casual "country" attire that she would popularise, it was swiftly replaced by something more elaborate and formal. "She is expected to create a regal spectacle," Grant continues. "That is how the monarchy maintains its authority." The folklore surrounding this early modern celebrity also overlooks her philanthropy. She recycled her wardrobe each year, sharing it between her staff; and she adopted several children, including Jean Amilcar, originally from Senegal, who she released from slavery. She also "turned down offers of expensive gifts from her husband" and "gave generously to charities", author Melanie Burrows (née Clegg), who has written widely on the period, tells the BBC. Far from being the "empty-headed idiot she is often portrayed as", argues Burrows, she was "well-intentioned, generous and kind-hearted". Marie Antoinette was considered too prominent, too vivacious, and too willing to use her charm to meddle in political affairs Presented to the French court as a peace offering after years of hostility with Austria, Marie Antoinette had split allegiances that mired her in suspicions − not all unfounded − that she shared military secrets with Austria. She was deemed indifferent to the French people, and derogatory references to her as "L'Autri-chienne" (a wordplay on the French for both Austrian and bitch) exemplify the distrust that fuelled public feeling. Unlike a king, a queen had no official power and was meant to remain in the background. Marie Antoinette was considered too prominent, too vivacious and too willing to use her charm to meddle in political affairs, secretly lobbying ministers and opposing the constitutional reforms the country cried out for. As far as her enemies were concerned, she needed to be brought down. Libellous pamphlets circulated, some pornographic, accusing her of promiscuity (Count Axel von Fersen is, in fact, her only known lover), orgies, lesbian relations and even incest. The gossip was "all driven by misogyny", argues Grant, adding that "a lot of the myths that persisted... arose in the 19th Century when her biographies [were] written by men". According to Burrows, the queen was actually quite prudish. She rarely drank, she says, engaged in only "very mild flirtation" and "hated to be seen naked even by her own maids". Yet these tropes persist. In Marie Antoinette's World – Intrigue, Infidelity, and Adultery in Versailles (2020), Will Bashor speculates that her chronic uterine bleeding was caused by venereal disease. But he also argues that she was "emotionally abused", "bored" and "neglected", and though he finds her guilty of seeking pleasure outside her marriage, concludes that, for him at least, she was "forgiven". In reality, "she was a devoted mother," Dr Laura O'Brien, Associate Professor of Modern European History at Northumbria University in the UK, tells the BBC, referencing the "gentler and more emotional connection" the queen had with her children, in contrast to her own upbringing. She was the first French queen to breastfeed, and to dress – as seen in the rejected portrait – in a manner suited to parenthood and life at her rural retreat. The continuing fascination with Europe's most loathed queen is also linked to the tragedy of her story: a child bride from a royal dynasty forced into an impossible situation, and ultimately reduced to a tragic figure in a white chemise, her hair shorn short, carried by cart to her death. For revolutionaries, she became a symbol of everything France needed to change, and her execution in 1793 attempted to cleanse the country of the worst of the Ancien Régime. Whether or not Marie Antoinette's death was justified, it failed to stifle her influence. A trend emerged for short "porcupine" haircuts and blood-red chokers suggestive of the guillotine's cut. She was detested by those who believed the stories surrounding her, but she was also widely – and enduringly – admired. "For me, this exhibition is another dream fulfilled," Blahnik commented in a recent interview. "The re-vindication of Marie Antoinette." Marie Antoinette Style is at the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London from 20 September 2025 to 22 March 2026. The accompanying book is published by V&A Publishing.
  18. ^^^^ the article I posted is from a month ago.
  19. A carrier strike group typically includes a sub but one is not always present. All three Northern Fleet Yasen submarines at sea as U.S. carrier group sails outside northern Norway Summarize As of August 25, the Yasen-class submarines Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk and Kazan are not present at the Nerpicha base in Zapadnaya Litsa. British media report about NATO warplanes searching for a Russian submarine in the waters near the US Navy’s USS Gerald R. Ford strike group. Thomas Nilsen 27 August 2025 - 14:30 At least a dozen specialist NATO warplanes have since Sunday been launched to search for a Russian submarine suspected of sailing near the US Navy carrier, newspaper Express reported. Sorties were made by British, American and Norwegian P-8 Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft from bases in Scotland, Iceland and Norway, the newspaper reported. Norway has five P-8 Poseidon based at Evenes air base inside the Arctic Circle. It is not immediately clear where the USS Gerald R. Ford strike group is located on Wednesday, but the on-going training is taking place along the west coast of Norway, likely somewhere outside the Lofoten archipelago in the north. "For security reasons, the Armed Forces do not wish to provide further details about the upcoming activity at this time," Norway's military reported. None of the NATO countries around the North Sea have commented on the possible hunt for a Russian submarine. Satellite images studied by the Barents Observer show that as of August 25, all three multi-purpose submarines of the Yasen- and Yasen-M class belonging to the Russian Northern Fleet are out at sea. The Severodvinsk (K-573), the Kazan (K-561) and the Arkhangelsk (K-564) all have Nerpicha as their home base. The base is located in the Litsa fjord some 60 kilometres from Russia's border with Norway and there are no submarines present at the piers. After August 25, clouds have made it impossible to study satellite images from the naval bases along the coast of the Kola Peninsula. The Yasen-M class submarines are the most quiet of all Russian submarines. They are armed with both torpedoes and a set of cruise missiles. U.S. - Norway military cooperation "Practicing our interoperability in the High North environment ensures a secure and stable region through defense against malign influence in critical waterways," a Facebook post by the U.S. carrier group said. The Navy added: "We are showcasing our collective deterrence and commitment to defend the Euro-Atlantic region." The two Norwegian warships Thor Heyerdal (frigate) and Maud (supply ship) are sailing together with the carrier group. On Wednesday, Norwegian F-35s flew side by side with F/A-18 from the air wing of USS Gerald R. Ford. Last November, the U.S. carrier group Harry S. Truman exercised with the Norwegians in the waters outside the Lofoten archipelago. Earlier in August this year, three U.S. air force B-1B Lancer bombers were deployed to Ørland air base in Norway. The increase in U.S. military training with Norway comes ahead of the massive strategic exercise Zapad-2025 (West-2025) that Russia and its puppet ally Belarus are about to kick off, likely in mid-September.
  20. Blame it on the Hindus.
  21. I knew a cute sorority girl from Sweetwater. She was little but sweet.
  22. How much was a one-way rental car? I needed a one-way from Austin to San Antonio about 10 years ago and I think I was charged $350 for a one day, one-way rental.
  23. Streaming option? Can't find it on Dish in Montana.
  24. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Poland scrambles jets after Moscow launches huge aerial assault on Ukraine It came as three Russian fighter jets entered Estonian airspace last night, a move described by the country’s foreign ministry as ‘unprecedentedly brazen’ Stuti Mishra,Alex Croft Saturday 20 September 2025 15:57 BST From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. Your support makes all the difference. Polish fighter jets were scrambled overnight to protect the Nato-member country’s airspace during a major Russian air attack across Ukraine. Polish aircraft and air defences were at the “highest state of readiness," the operational command said on X, as more than 600 drones and missiles were fired at Ukraine overnight in an air attack which killed at least three and injured dozens. European countries are on high alert following a string of Russian incursions into Nato territory, as Moscow’s forces continue to probe and provoke the alliance’s defences. An incursion of three fighter jets into Estonian airspace last night was dismissed by Moscow as a “scheduled” flight carried out in “strict accordance” with airspace rules. Three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered Estonian territory on Friday night where they remained without permission for 12 minutes, the Estonian foreign ministry said. US president Donald Trump has warned of “big trouble” as he grows increasingly dismayed by Russia’s provocations, including repeated drone and fighter jet incursions intoneighbouring countries including Poland and Romania. "I don't love it. I don't like when that happens. Could be big trouble,” he told reporters, adding that he was yet to be fully briefed on the situation. Nato will meet in Estonia early next week to discuss the Russian incursion. Key Points Polish and allied aircraft scrambled again overnight Russia denies incursion, says flights were scheduled Trump says Russian incursion 'could be big trouble' Three killed and dozens injured as Russia launches 619 drones and missiles - Zelensky Trump to meet Zelensky at next week's UN General Assembly NATO to meet in Estonia to discuss Russia's airspace violations 28 minutes ago More on Russia's overnight air attack We’re getting more detail through on Russia’s huge overnight air attack on Ukraine overnight. At least 30 people were wounded in the attack in Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region, local governor Serhii Lysak said. Several high-rise buildings and homes were damaged in the eastern city of Dnipro. In the Kyiv region, local authorities said there were strikes in the areas of Bucha, Boryspil and Obukhiv. A home and cars were damaged. In the western region of Lviv, Gov. Maxim Kozytsky said two cruise missiles were shot down. Russia launched 619 drones and missiles, Ukraine's Air Force said this morning, including 579 drones, eight ballistic missiles and 32 cruise missiles were detected. Ukrainian forces shot down and neutralized 552 drones, two ballistic missiles and 29 cruise missiles. "During the air strike, tactical aviation, in particular F-16 fighters, effectively worked on the enemy's cruise missiles. Western weapons once again prove their effectiveness on the battlefield," the Air Force said in a statement. Alex Croft20 September 2025 15:57 1 hour ago Polish and allied aircraft scrambled again overnight Poland's Operational Command on Saturday said Polish and allied aircraft were deployed again overnight, due to Russian long-range airstrikes in neighboring Ukraine. "Polish and allied aircraft are operating in our airspace, while ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems have been brought to the highest state of readiness," the operational command said in a post on X. At 5:40am local time (4:40am UK time), nearly all of Ukraine was under air raid alerts following Ukrainian Air Force warnings of Russian missile and drone attacks. Shortly after 5am, Polish and allied air forces ended the operation as airstrikes by the Russian Federation against Ukraine were ceased, the Polish command said, adding that the actions were "preventative and aimed at securing airspace in areas adjacent to the threatened area". In a post on X later, the operational command described the operation as "preventive," and "aimed at securing the airspace in areas adjacent to the threatened zone." Polish jets have been deployed repeatedly in recent months to patrol the country's airspace in connection with Russian attacks on Ukraine. Last week, fellow Nato member Romania said it deployed two F-16 jets to intercept a drone that briefly entered its airspace.
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