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The Speaker of the House wouldn't be allowed to go to Taiwan if intel thought there'd be even a remote chance of war erupting between China and the United States.
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In light of the GOP once AGAIN screwing over people they claim to care for.
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For reasons I don't quite understand, HBO Max and Discovery+ will merge into one streaming service around the Summer of 2023.
https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/h ... 235333314/
https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/h ... 235333314/
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Salman Rushdie was attacked onstage in New York, condition unknown.
https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-top- ... -new-york/
https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-top- ... -new-york/
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Oof. I met Salman Rushdie a few years ago at a private reading event at my college a few years ago. I have a signed copy of “The Satanic Verses”.Major sssspielberg! wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 7:31 am Salman Rushdie was attacked onstage in New York, condition unknown.
https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-top- ... -new-york/
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national ... go-search/
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/12/politics ... index.html
So I'm assuming everyone has kept up with Trump and the FBI search and how MAGA extremist are threatening and want to de-fund and kill FBI agents.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/12/politics ... index.html
So I'm assuming everyone has kept up with Trump and the FBI search and how MAGA extremist are threatening and want to de-fund and kill FBI agents.
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-nods-miguelnuva wrote: ↑Sat Aug 13, 2022 3:25 pm https://www.washingtonpost.com/national ... go-search/
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/12/politics ... index.html
So I'm assuming everyone has kept up with Trump and the FBI search and how MAGA extremist are threatening and want to de-fund and kill FBI agents.
I've grown cynical and don't expect anything to come out of it, though.
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It's always perplexing how quickly Trumpers turn on law enforcement.
First they had no qualms about beating Capitol police with fire extinguishers on January 6th. Now this.
Say what you will about the BLM "rioters", but at least they don't flip flop their convictions when they become inconvenient.
In unrelated news, Joe Manchin Agrees To Sweeping Legislation To Raise Taxes On Wealthy, Invest In Climate.
Tax. The. Rich.
First they had no qualms about beating Capitol police with fire extinguishers on January 6th. Now this.
Say what you will about the BLM "rioters", but at least they don't flip flop their convictions when they become inconvenient.
In unrelated news, Joe Manchin Agrees To Sweeping Legislation To Raise Taxes On Wealthy, Invest In Climate.
Tax. The. Rich.
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Did Manchin want to look like a hero or did pressure get to him. Oh well atleast we can get climate change... for another two years when the red takes over because people want results now.
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Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act into law
Holy shit, I thought this bill was dead in the water not two weeks ago! This may be the first time the US has put together any sort of official policy on climate change. It even mentions nuclear power and public transportation.
Holy shit, I thought this bill was dead in the water not two weeks ago! This may be the first time the US has put together any sort of official policy on climate change. It even mentions nuclear power and public transportation.
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Cinemaworld is apparently filing for bankruptcy.
https://www.ign.com/articles/cineworld- ... nema-chain
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Biden cancels $10,000 in federal student loan debt for most borrowers
My favorite part of this that no one is mentioning is how monthly interest will also be covered, which would prevent your loans from increasing despite making on-time payments. This'll especially be good for those of us with professional/graduate school debt, a major chunk being exorbitant interest.
My favorite part of this that no one is mentioning is how monthly interest will also be covered, which would prevent your loans from increasing despite making on-time payments. This'll especially be good for those of us with professional/graduate school debt, a major chunk being exorbitant interest.
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Are you serious?LSD Jellyfish wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 6:54 pm
Oof. I met Salman Rushdie a few years ago at a private reading event at my college a few years ago. I have a signed copy of “The Satanic Verses”.
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What's wrong with that?LegendZilla wrote: ↑Sat Aug 27, 2022 10:34 pmAre you serious?LSD Jellyfish wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 6:54 pm
Oof. I met Salman Rushdie a few years ago at a private reading event at my college a few years ago. I have a signed copy of “The Satanic Verses”.
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What's wrong with that? I own one too (not signed unfortunately).LegendZilla wrote: ↑Sat Aug 27, 2022 10:34 pmAre you serious?LSD Jellyfish wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 6:54 pm
Oof. I met Salman Rushdie a few years ago at a private reading event at my college a few years ago. I have a signed copy of “The Satanic Verses”.
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I'm curious, Legend, do you know anything about that novel?LegendZilla wrote: ↑Sat Aug 27, 2022 10:34 pmAre you serious?LSD Jellyfish wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 6:54 pm
Oof. I met Salman Rushdie a few years ago at a private reading event at my college a few years ago. I have a signed copy of “The Satanic Verses”.
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^I’m just surprised that someone here of all places actually met the man. Not that I have anything against it.
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Yeah, I really did meet him. He was doing a speaking and reading event at the college I was attending. I was taking a special creative writing class, named "Living Creative Writers", where the author would come to our school and discuss works they've written. It's also how I met Deborah Eisenberg and Wallace Shawn (they came as a pair and read one of Shawn's plays!). For the class, we read Haroun and the Sea of Stories, an otherwise light hearted and completely uncontroversial children's novel that I reccomend.LegendZilla wrote: ↑Sun Aug 28, 2022 11:01 am ^I’m just surprised that someone here of all places actually met the man. Not that I have anything against it.
While he breifly discussed the infamous book, he discussed a variety of topics and read from Midnight's Children. He was mostly jovial, kind, and at the time discussed what had happen to him in a humurous fashion. When the topic of religion and controversy came up, he discussed that at the time of writing the novel (Satanic Verses), he had no idea that it really would change his life and cause such a big deal. He discussed that if anything, that was what made him more aware/critical of mainstream religion and Islam.
In retrospect, the event was surreal to me, because it's not unlike the event in which he got stabbed at. I don't think a random person will ever be able to approach him ever again, at least in the way I was able to meet and speak to him.
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Shit we already, unfortunately knew, but a UN report pretty much confirms all the horror stories about China and it’s treatment of Muslim ethnic groups within its borders:
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/31/asia ... index.html
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/31/asia ... index.html